by Dan Mitchell | Mar 30, 2011 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending
Yesterday, I analyzed how the GOP should fight the budget battle, but I may have made a big mistake. I assumed the Republican leadership actually wanted to do the right thing. I thought they learned the right lessons from the disastrous Bush years, and that the GOP no...
by Dan Mitchell | Mar 29, 2011 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending
According to news reports, Democrats and Republicans are unlikely to reach any sort of budget agreement before April 8, when a short-term spending bill for the current fiscal year expires. Barring some new development, this could mean a shutdown of the non-essential...
by Dan Mitchell | Mar 26, 2011 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending
I posted yesterday about the stunning political incompetence of Republican Senators, who reportedly are willing to give Obama an increase in the debt limit in exchange for a vote (yes, just a vote) on a balanced budget amendment. As I explained, there is no way they...
by Dan Mitchell | Mar 25, 2011 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending
The old joke in Washington is that Democrats are the evil party and Republicans are the stupid party (which is why you should guard your wallet and freedom whenever you hear talk of “bipartisanship”). The GOP definitely is doing what it can to prove that at least one...
by Dan Mitchell | Mar 24, 2011 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending, Health Care
This won’t surprise anyone with a pulse, but Obama, Reid, Pelosi, et al, were disingenuous about the costs of Obamacare. The Congressional Budget Office has released revised numbers and government-run healthcare will cost 8.6 percent more than what was projected in...
