Congress
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Economy
Rock, hard place, Syria
Through his latest action, calling for a vote of Congress on a strike against the Assad regime – but not…
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Economy
Was Obama making a thinly veiled threat in today’s ‘jobs speech’?
It has been observed in this space before that Barack Obama loves a good fight. Or at least he claims…
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Law and Government
Food 'safety' law to crush some small farmers, may thwart safety improvements
“Proposed FDA safety rules frustrate tree fruit farmers,” by imposing costly and complicated rules on them, reported The Washington Post.…
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Economy
Dead in the water: Obama’s military and the Iran nuclear threat
Two to three years ago, the United States Department of Defense had enough military forces on station in, or readily…
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National Security
Hillary Clinton’s new specs are to correct vision problems after concussion
Anyone who follows the news would have to be blind not to notice the stylish new eyewear that Secretary of…
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Economy
Obama threatens vets’ pensions, Social Security checks
In his quest to get the debt ceiling raised, President Obama issued a threat in his Wednesday press conference that…
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Economy
New poll shows root canals, cockroaches more popular than Congress
How low is the American public’s opinion of Congress? So much that many say they’d rather endure a root canal…
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Law and Government
It's time for a new Speaker of the House
While critical of Speaker Boehner, I have always been reluctant to call for his ouster — after all, who will…
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Economy
The lonely position of neutral
I hate raising taxes. I find high tax rates immoral. However, we lost the election. An increase in revenue is…
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Economy
Obama returns to campaign trail to sell his fiscal cliff solution
Somebody give this man a road map! The individuals with whom President Obama needs to palaver over the looming “fiscal…
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Economy
The great conceit of the federal government
In 2008, Main Street was forced by Washington to bail out Wall Street through the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP).…
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