by Jane Richey | Jun 22, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets, Politics
Economy: Ever since he uttered those famous six words about the private sector, President Obama has been running away from claiming that anything much in the economy is “doing fine.” He’s just not looking hard enough. Yes, the economy is barely eking...
by Jane Richey | Jun 22, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets, Politics
There’s been a great deal of talk lately on the likely demise of this Grand Republic of ours. Very wise and scholarly Americans have taken to opining publicly on the dire state of things, all asking the basic question, “Can this Republic be saved”?...
by Jane Richey | Jun 22, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility
The Obama Record: Moody’s didn’t quite say it, but its move to slash the credit rating of America’s No. 1 and No. 3 banks to near junk is based in part on the banks’ exposure to bad government risk. Officially, Moody’s said its...
by Jane Richey | Jun 21, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets
The Obama administration launched a pre-emptive ad blitz on June 19, touting the Obama health law’s benefits days before the U.S. Supreme Court will announce its ruling on ObamaCare’s constitutionality. The ads claim there’s a lot to lose if the law...
by Jane Richey | Jun 21, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets, Politics
The Senate passed a farm bill Thursday that will cost nearly $1 trillion, with more than three-fourths of the expenditures going to food stamps. Couldn’t our lawmakers dial it back a bit? Apparently not. Should the bill become law — it still must pass the House...
by Jane Richey | Jun 21, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility
Washington’s fiscal failure is an exercise in overlooking the obvious. Entitlements are bankrupting the country, yet what’s currently facing the biggest budget ax is the area that has actually shrunk relative to the economy over the last 40 years: defense....
