Apr 24, 2012
America is addicted to chocolate. Foreign chocolate. Most Americans eat chocolate every day.
Oct 6, 2011
Give two U.S. senators credit for trying to do something about the smoke-and-mirrors games in Washington.
The Honest Budget Act by Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., and Sen. Olympia Snowe, R-Maine, goes to the heart of public distrust of Congress, namely the dishonest budget...
Sep 2, 2011
President Barack Obama is accustomed to having his way like trying to dictate exactly when Congress would assemble for him to address a special joint session.
But that s small stuff. The big stuff is the dictatorial flood of regulations that Obama is imposing. He can t...
Aug 23, 2011
President Barack Obama plans a big jobs announcement right after he finishes his vacation in Martha s Vineyard. Expect him to say that green jobs are the key to recovery that they will generate millions of jobs and a new era of prosperity.
Oh, you ve already heard that...
Jul 19, 2011
President Obama and the left claim they re protecting the poor and downtrodden by opposing spending cuts.
It s a key point in budget talks because anti-poverty spending is a huge part of the federal budget.
Big government relies on illusions. Claiming that stimulus...
Jul 5, 2011
Our future should not be determined behind closed doors.Yet that s where the White House and Congress are holding secret talks about our debt ceiling and about taxes and spending.
We deserve openness instead.We don t need another farce when the players suddenly burst from...
Jun 20, 2011
It s tempting to cut off funds immediately for President Obama s ill-conceived Libya offensive.But it s not the right course.For the sake of our allies, Congress needs to be patient in using the power of the purse to correct Obama s misadventure.
The policy is indeed a...
Jun 1, 2011
President Obama could learn a lesson from this fable about a great ship.
Having received ample warning of icebergs ahead, some of the crew of the HMS Titanic proposed changing course to avoid them. But the captain objected.
Making that maneuver would end this cruise as...