“Bipartisan” anti-deficit groups are proposing massive cuts in government spending. Sounds good, right? Wrong. These proposals are like ones we have seen before. The chief error of these panels, past and present, is that they treat defense spending as equivalent … Continue reading
Here are some additional arguments for Republicans seeking to not raise taxes: “The rich” are people too. Your rights don’t arbitrarily end at a certain income level. It’s bad enough that tax rates are higher for people who make more … Continue reading
Some recent good news in a column by L. Gordon Crovitz, earlier this week: Crovitz wrote: As a reminder of unpredictability in politics, consider what happened when the Progressive Change Campaign Committee last month announced that 95 candidates for Congress … Continue reading
Of all the new faces in the new House of Representatives, the only one — so far — to not speak the Republican dialect of “Washingtonspeak” is Paul Ryan, of Wisconsin. Ryan has been in Congress for a decade, but he’s about … Continue reading
There’s danger ahead. And its name is Donald Trump. In recent interviews, Trump has been claiming that there are two things wrong with government policy. The first, he says, is that the stimulus bill should have been used for roads, … Continue reading
Some people blame Obama’s failures on being “too ideological.” This is equivalent to saying: “Obama is failing because he has ideas.” Ridiculous. Nobody in politics — or anything else — fails for having ideas. People fail for having BAD ideas. … Continue reading
What will Barack do now that he’s lost much of his power in Congress? The premise of this question is wrong. The premise of this question is that he cares about whether or not he has power in Congress. He … Continue reading
As expected, Republicans now have more control of the government than before. Their gains in the House of Representatives, at least, are substantial. The more important news is that some Republicans actually do appear to stand for something different from … Continue reading
Reality: Unemployment has gone up 2 percent since Obama came to office. All of his economic proposals passed Congress. Democrats’ response: It’s all Bush’s fault. The economy is so bad that even Obama cannot save it. Bush destroyed everything. Still, … Continue reading
‘A wise and frugal government, which shall leave men free to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement, and shall not take from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned — this is the sum of good … Continue reading
Dear Dr. Hurd: I notice you live in Delaware, where Christine O’Donnell is running for Joe Biden’s former Senate seat. Do you plan to vote for her? Dr. Hurd’s Answer: Yes. Or more precisely, I plan to vote against Obama … Continue reading
Patrick Henry might as well have been living today, as one of the better hosts on Fox News. Consider these quotes of his, way back when: ‘The Constitution is not an instrument for the government to restrain the people, it … Continue reading