February 8, 2011
Foreign Aid On the Chopping Block
According to a Gallup poll released right before the President’s State of the Union Address, a majority of Americans said they favor cutting U.S. foreign aid, but more than 6 in 10 opposed cuts to education, Social Security, and Medicare....
February 7, 2011
Reagan Wannabes
Ronald Reagan casts a long historic shadow. He changed the course of American history and now is proudly featured in General Electric advertisements that focus on his 100th birthday. It is unusual that so much attention would be paid to...
February 4, 2011
The Know-Yers
I gave a little talk to about one hundred brand new legislative directors at an event at the Ripon Society and I thought I would share what I said with you. Jim Counzelman, a very good friend and the President...
February 3, 2011
Open Rules Good For Democracy
You win some. You lose some. Earlier this week, the Senate voted to repeal Obamacare. The amendment failed, but that is not how either Mitch McConnell or Harry Reid saw it. McConnell saw it as a victory for his long-term...