Categories: Politics, Letters to the Editor
AARP tries to kill entitlement reform
Oct 14th
I'm not a number. I'm not a line item on a budget. And I'm definitely not a pushover. But I am a voter. So, Washington, before you even think about cutting my Medicare and Social Security benefits, here's a number you should remember: 50 million. We are… more »
In praise of regressiveness
Oct 13th
This morning, Jim Cramer of CNBC was speaking critically of Herman Cain's 9-9-9 plan on the basis that a sales tax is regressive. I oppose 9-9-9 for a very different reason, as I explained here, and have a very different reaction to the idea of a less p… more »
Ross in for Michael Brown on KOA tonight
Oct 12th
Please listen in tonight as I guest host for Michael Brown from 7 PM to 10 PM on Newsradio 850 KOA in Denver.
In the we'll speak with Christian Adams, author of Injustice: Exposing the Racial Agenda of the Obama Justice Department about the Department… more »
Debate thoughts
Oct 12th
A few brief thoughts on last night's Bloomberg/Washington Post Republican debate in Hanover, New Hampshire. I'll keep this briefer than usual because the debate was less interesting than usual. If you missed the debate, you can watch it here, but I don'… more »
Rove and Koch: healthy competition
Oct 12th
As with the Pastor Jeffress' remarks on Mormonism, the "mainstream" media loves finding a news story with which to predict or create a divide among Republicans.
Such was the angle in yesterday's Politico story breathlessly revealing that their reporter… more »
False religions, real diversions
Oct 11th
Robert Jeffress, the pastor of the First Baptist Church in Dallas, made news last week when referring to Mormonism as a cult while introducing Texas Governor Rick Perry to the Values Voters Summit.
In the past couple of days, Jeffress is doing anything… more »
Currency cretinism
Oct 7th
When the front-running Republican presidential hopeful agrees with Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) on an economic policy, you know we have a problem. Unfortunately, that’s the situation we find with former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney agreeing, at le… more »
Harry Reid roles the nuclear dice
Oct 6th
This afternoon during a debate on Senator Chuck Schumer's self-destructive China currency bill, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) threw a hyper-partisan bomb into a political situation already nearly paralyzed by partisan differences.
Senate Rep… more »
Chris Christie thoughts
Oct 3rd
Over at Intrade.com, Chris Christie is trading just over 20 percent to announce that he will run for the presidency -- and 10 percent to receive the nomination -- despite saying repeatedly that he is not running.
Rumors persist that he is reconsidering… more »
Paul Ryan 's Guide to Repeal and Replace
Oct 1st
On Tuesday, Congressman Paul Ryan (R-WI) gave a speech at the Hoover Institution about health care which he titled "The Optimist's Guide to Repeal and Replace." It explains the problems in the health care system, why prices are out of control, why Obama… more »
