FEBRUARY 7, 2011 A Modest $500 Billion Proposal My spending cuts would keep 85% of government funding and not touch Social Security or Medicare. By RAND PAUL After Republicans swept into office in 1994, Bill Clinton famously said in his State of the Union address that the era of big government was over. Nearly $10 […]
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CHARLOTTE OBSERVER Two approaches to state budget shortfall You Democrats spent us to death; now we must make tough decisions. By N.C. Sen. Bob Rucho Tuesday, Feb. 08, 2011 Excerpts from a speech Rucho, R-Mecklenburg, delivered on the N.C. Senate floor last week: “Here we are in a situation where we’ve got double-digit unemployment. And
By William Lajeunesse Published February 04, 2011 | FoxNews.com Described as “aggressive, bullying, hostile, and intimidating,” President Obama’s ambassador to Luxembourg left the U.S. embassy there “in a state of dysfunction” and unable to carry out its duties after her recent exit, according to report released this week by the State Department Inspector General. Cynthia Stroum, one
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February 4, 2011 Bubbles, Bubbles Everywhere By Victor Davis Hanson The 2008 financial crash originated with a housing bubble. Not long ago, the cheap money policies of the Federal Reserve, the infusion of trillions of dollars in new foreign investment, and the misguided policies of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae all conspired to extend to
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Published on Washington Examiner (http://washingtonexaminer.com) By Noemie Emery Created Feb 1 2011 Obama’s moment passes him by President Obama, who once seemed fortune’s child, is now the least lucky of men. Two years ago, he and his goals seemed as one with the trends of the era. He was a man of destiny, if he
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JANUARY 31, 2011, 7:36 P.M. ET Don’t Just Cut Government, Reinvent It Across-the-board reductions will not improve efficiency. By LOUIS V. GERSTNER JR. The hottest topic in Washington, D.C., and many state capitals is cutting the cost and size of government. Understandably so—we are living way beyond our means, and the future of our nation
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Published on The Weekly Standard (http://www.weeklystandard.com) The benefits of U.S. defense spending far outweigh the costs Robert Kagan January 24, 2011, Vol. 16, No. 18 The looming battle over the defense budget could produce a useful national discussion about American foreign and defense policy. But we would need to begin by dispensing with the most
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January 31, 2011 The Greedy Bastards Paradox Bogie If we accept President Obama’s economic arguments, his State of the Union address was most remarkable in the aftermath, when nothing happened. For the sake of argument, let’s agree with the President that the winning ticket of the global economic lottery will be investment in renewable energy,
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CAN WE GET SERIOUS PLEASE, OUR GREAT COUNTRY IS AT RISK by Frank Roche, Economist Throughout American history, in good times and bad, policy makers have always faced difficult challenges, choices, and final decisions. American policy makers in 2011 face their own difficult challenges, choices, and final decisions. What I sense is missing today among policy makers is a sufficient degree of seriousness,
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