National Journal online reports: “According to the Congressional Budget Office, which released its new Budget and Economic Outlook report [last week], a 10-year repeal of the growth-rate formula that froze doctors’ rates [for Medicare reimbursement] at current levels would cost … Continue reading
Category: Politics & Government
Making Peace With Bullies Never Ends Well
Associated Press reports: “Iran’s powerful Revolutionary Guard began military exercises Saturday in the country’s south, the latest show of force after threats to close the strategic Strait of Hormuz in retaliation for tougher Western sanctions. The latest military maneuvers got … Continue reading
The 46 Percent
A flat income tax — say, 15 percent for all Americans — is a brilliant idea. Right? No way. The flat tax proposal, in the economy as we know it, evades two very, very important facts. No proposal which evades … Continue reading
Romney: Not Ready for Prime Time
Mitt Romney’s defeat in the South Carolina primary shows how he’s not such a strong candidate after all, not generally or not against Barack Obama. Newt Gingrich was simply hurling the same insults at Romney as Barack Obama will do … Continue reading
We’re ALL Entitled to ALL of Our Liberty, Not Just Some
Dear Dr. Hurd: I understand you’re against social conservatives for wanting to use the force of government to restrain personal and private behavior. However, I cannot envision myself supporting any Republican, for any reason at any time. I don’t care what you … Continue reading
Why Ron Paul’s Ethics Cannot Support His Politics
In a recent debate, candidate for President Ron Paul claimed we should practice the “Golden Rule” in the Middle East. If we treat people like we want to be treated, Paul claims, then we’ll be treated the same way in … Continue reading
High Oil Prices Not a Problem … for Obama
Obama has announced that he will deny a permit for the Keystone XL pipeline, a project that unions and GOP lawmakers alike said would be a boon for job creation as well as energy security. Nearly fifty percent of Americans, … Continue reading
Santorum and the Mullahs Agree on the One Thing That Matters
Dear Dr. Hurd: I believe your equating Santorum with the Ayatollah is outrageous. The Ayatollah’s beliefs v. Santorum: Ayatollah: A man can have sex with animals such as sheep, cows, camels and so on. Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, The Supreme Leader … Continue reading
Is Mitt Romney the Only One Who Can Beat Obama?
Increasingly, it seems likely that Mitt Romney will attain the Republican presidential nomination for 2012. He’s a deeply flawed candidate. He has flip-flopped on issues more than any other candidate in modern times, and that’s saying something. In the span … Continue reading
Obama Has Made the U.S. a “Well-Bred Doormat”
Former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton, referring to Barack Obama and his foreign/defense policy: “He’s not only the most radical President in history domestically; he is the first President, Republican or Democrat, at least since Franklin Roosevelt, … Continue reading
“Vulture” Capitalism is a Contradiction in Terms
It’s interesting. I knew that the country had been swinging to the left — not the right — in recent years and have said so repeatedly. The Tea Party seemed, for only a moment, to be an opposite trend. But … Continue reading
Santorum for Ayatollah 2012
Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum has reportedly said that every child has a “God-given” right to a heterosexual set of parents — meaning man and woman, not two men or two women. He argues this in defense of a Constitutional … Continue reading