Romney’s Response to the Jobs Report
From Mitt’s website: “This is not what a real recovery looks like. We created fewer jobs in September than in August, and fewer jobs in August than in July, and we’ve lost over 600,000 manufacturing...
View ArticlePaul Ryan’s Response to the Jobs Report
Romney/Ryan Press Release: Mitt Romney Press | 5 October, 2012 – 12:04 Location: Boston, MA United States Paul Ryan today released the following statement on the September unemployment report: “Today...
View ArticleGreat Challenges Bring Great Opportunity
Many within and outside the Republican Party have commented on the intimidating situation Mitt Romney would inherit (yes, I went ahead and used one of President Obama’s favorite words) if he won this...
View ArticleRomney’s “Unique Qualifications” for the Economy
The Romney campaign likes to refer to Mitt as “uniquely qualified” for the office of the presidency. While I enthusiastically agree, I’d like to extend the phrase to a particular subset of the role:...
View ArticleWSJ: Romney’s Tax Deduction Cap Makes Sense Economically and Politically
The Wall Street Journal opines: The Obama campaign and the press corps keep demanding that Mitt Romney specify which tax deductions he’d eliminate, but the Republican has already proposed more...
View ArticleThe Grover Norquist Myth
“For every complex problem, there is an answer that is clear, simple, and wrong.” – H.L. Mencken With top Congressional Republicans like Lindsey Graham and Peter King breaking ranks with Grover...
View ArticleBREAKING: U.S. Economy Contracts in Q4 2012
From the A.P. report: The U.S. economy posted a stunning drop of 0.1 percent in the fourth quarter, defying expectations for slow growth and possibly providing incentive for more Federal Reserve...
View ArticleThe Myth Of The Government Shut-Down
The government of the United States is not going to be shut down this week. Or next week. Even if the continuing budget resolution is not passed by both the U.S. house and senate, and signed by the...
View ArticleWisconsin Republicans Rip Walker’s Budget
Governor Scott Walker is waiting until July to officially enter the Race 4 2016 because of one thing: the Wisconsin state budget. This is the norm for sitting governors – finish up work during the...
View ArticleThe Pro-growth Candidates
“The Republican party is not going to win this election unless it persuades the electorate that its primary principles of low marginal tax rates, lighter regulation, free trade, and a sound dollar are...
View ArticleTrump Lied About Scott Walker
I’m not a big fan of Walker, or Carly for that matter. But Trump keeps attacking Republicans in the race with the cumulative effect of seriously damaging the party. Without exception he’s been...
View ArticleRemembering Jack Kemp
Fred Barnes and Morton Kondracke have just published a major biography of an iconic conservative figure entitled Jack Kemp: The Bleeding-Heart Conservative Who Changed America. Normally, I would pass...
View ArticleAfter Trump Loses
Going into the nominating process there were two basic factions in the Republican Party, with Donald Trump representing one of them and 16 other candidates representing the other. Gary Johnson, The...
View ArticleThe Dangers of Hillary in Washington
Hillary Clinton is often portrayed as representing the status quo, which tacitly suggests that four years of her as President will look just like the last four. Look at that a little closely and you...
View ArticleTrump’s Contract With America
Forget everything you know about Trump. He has lots of negative qualities, but Clinton matches him in this area point by point. Now, focus on their visions for the future. Does anyone know what...
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