by Dan Mitchell | Nov 20, 2014 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending
A couple of days ago, I wrote that Republicans should not be intimidated if the White House threatens a government shutdown. Simply stated, prior shutdowns have yielded meaningful policy victories without causing measurable political damage. This isn’t to say...
by Dan Mitchell | Nov 18, 2014 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending
Notwithstanding the landslide rejection of Obama and his policies in the mid-term election, I don’t think this will produce big changes in policy over the next two years. Simply stated, the GOP does not have the votes to override presidential vetoes, so there’s no...
by Dan Mitchell | Oct 22, 2013 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending
I recently gave five reasons why the shutdown fight was worthwhile and my number one reason was that it’s better to be on offense than defense. It seems I’m not the only one to reach this sensible conclusion. Here’s some of what Fred Barnes wrote today for the Wall...
by Dan Mitchell | Oct 17, 2013 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending
The wailing and hysteria in Washington is over. The politicians now have the authority to borrow more money and the bureaucrats are all back at work (rested and refreshed after their paid vacation, so they’ll probably tax, spend, and regulate with extra fervor). So...
by Dan Mitchell | Oct 8, 2013 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending
Even though it’s an uphill battle, I’m glad there are some lawmakers willing to fight Obamacare. They realize a hard battle today could help save America from genuine fiscal crisis in the future. I don’t know how this government-shutdown battle (which is morphing into...
