FEBRUARY 18, 2011 Where the Leaders Are In a time of crisis, two governors show Washington the way. By PEGGY NOONAN There were two big speeches this week, and I mean big as in “Modern political history will remember this.” Together they signal something significant and promising. Oh, that’s a stuffy way to put it. […]
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WASHINGTON TIMES Sol Sanders Archive Tuesday, February 1, 2011 INTELLIGENCE BRIEFING World gone mad: Where’s Uncle Sam just when he’s needed the most? Picture a barred door. On one side is Uncle Sam holding it with bracing shoulder. On the other side are smaller figures pushing, but not too hard, and looking back over
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FEBRUARY 19, 2011 Who’s in charge of our political system—voters or unions? By JOHN FUND This week President Obama was roundly criticized, even by many of his allies, for submitting a federal budget that actually increases our already crushing deficit. But that didn’t stop him Thursday from jumping into Wisconsin’s titanic budget battle. He accused
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FEBRUARY 19, 2011 The GOP’s fiscal leader explains why House Republicans will vote to reform Medicare and why the public is ready to listen. By PAUL A. GIGOT Washington Paul Ryan doesn’t look like the menacing sort. He’s amiable in a familiar Midwestern way, his disposition varies between cheerfully earnest and wry, and he uses
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FEBRUARY 18, 2011 A seminal showdown between public unions and taxpayers. For Americans who don’t think the welfare state riots of France or Greece can happen here, we recommend a look at the union and Democratic Party spectacle now unfolding in Wisconsin. Over the past few days, thousands have swarmed the state capital and airwaves
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FEBRUARY 18, 2011 Unlike years past, the budget debates in the House were vigorous and democratic, not stage-managed by the leadership of the majority party. By KIMBERLEY A. STRASSEL Washington and Lincoln—those birthday boys—ought to be smiling. The 112th House of Representatives spent the week debating how to fund the rest of fiscal 2011. In
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JOURNAL SENTINEL.COM Unions want to overturn election result Feb. 16, 2011 Say you generally liked Gov. Scott Walker’s move to rein in government labor costs but had a few doubts on his method. The last few days should have cleared that up nicely. The public-sector union tantrums, meant to make lawmakers wobble, have an inadvertent
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