Archive for the ‘Government’ Category
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Death of Common Sense
Posted on November 17, 2010
Several months ago, I wrote about a story about a little boy who was suspended from his grade school because he brought some toy soldiers into his classroom. The reason?...
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Earmark Ban
Posted on November 16, 2010
Mitch McConnell bowed to reality with his statement on earmarks yesterday. It couldn’t have been easy and it shouldn’t have been. Earmarks are essential part of our Constitutional process. For...
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The Class of the 112th Congress
Posted on November 15, 2010
Over the last four decades, there have been four huge classes on incoming Freshmen members of the House that are historically notable. The Class of 1974 swooped in as Watergate...
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The Veteran’s Day Deficit Panel
Posted on November 11, 2010
It is altogether fitting and appropriate that the President’s deficit commission would start leaking its wish list on Veteran’s Day. After all, the number one issue facing America’s national security...
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Quantitative Easing
Posted on November 10, 2010
I am about as qualified to talk about the technical intricacies of the Federal Reserve as Ben Bernanke is qualified to talk about the MTV show “Jersey Shore”. But that...
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