"Words that make actions speak louder."
In 2008, Barack Obama said this: “I think Ronald Reagan changed the trajectory of America in a way that Richard Nixon did not …” He might want to rethink that statement, especially now that he seems to be promoting policies that are opposed by large majorities of the voting public. Obama needs to channel his […]
You know what they always say: Pay now or pay later. Middle-class Americans may pay very dearly for the president’s tax deal, and at the stage of life when they can least afford it. By providing a temporary cut in the payroll taxes that fund Social Security, this deal starts the nation down a slippery […]
I don’t hate Jamie Dimon. He’s smart and hard-working, and undoubtedly wants to believe that his work contributes to society. But his bank continues to harm millions of Americans, and his political activism is helping an entire industry pilfer and endanger the economy. Now he’s started to publicly express feelings of hurt and rejectedness, and […]
I appeared on the Rick Smith Show this weekend to talk about the Deficit Commission report (it’s technically not an official report, but it’s being treated like one anyway), and what its recommendations would mean to a lot of people in this country. Rick, who’s based in central Pennsylvania, does a great job of discussing […]
The Presidential Deficit Commission has issued its report — sort of — and the president has a problem. Like Dr. Frankenstein in the Mary Shelley novel, he built a creature from discarded parts and it took on a life of its own. And like its fictional counterpart, this creature is threatening to destroy its creator. […]
Tomorrow the Deficit Commission votes on its draft proposal. That proposal will not “pass,” according to the charter that created the Commission. But if it gets enough yes votes, it’s likely to trigger a chain of events that will cost the President and his party dearly. The outcome could define this Presidency for generations, while […]
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It’s come to this: At a strange and bitter press conference this afternoon (where they even accused their opponents of “racism”), the co-chairs of the Presidential Deficit Commission laid out a proposal that literally meets the dictionary definition of extremism. They’ve apparently rewritten the Executive Order creating their Commission, too, so if enough Commission members […]
The co-chairs of the Presidential Deficit Commission released the final draft of their report today, and it’s now scheduled for a Friday vote by members of the Commission. We’re being told that it’s a fairer and more reasonable document than its predecessor. It’s nothing of the kind. In many ways this document is worse than […]
There are lots of things to be thankful for in this world, and I’ve got a pretty good list: A loving family, the glittering splendor of the cascading galaxies, Eddie Hinton’s guitar solo on the Staples Singers’ “I’ll Take You There” [1]… you know, the usual stuff. But here’s something you may not think warrants […]