José Manuel Barroso, the European Commission, Goldman Sachs, Corruption, and Cronyism

by Dan Mitchell | Sep 14, 2016 | Big Government, Blogs, Europe

Why did a for-profit college pay former President Bill Clinton the staggering sum of $16.5 million to serve as an “honorary chancellor for Laureate International Universities”? Was it because he had some special insight or expertise on how to improve education? Why...

Let’s Enjoy the Whining of Jose Manuel Barrosso as he Attempts to Supplant Herman van Rompuy as the Biggest Clown in Europe

by Dan Mitchell | Jul 8, 2012 | Big Government, Blogs, Europe

For quite some time, I’ve thought of Herman van Rompuy as the poster child of Europe’s incompetent political elite. Virtually unknown to people in the real world (his sole claim to fame is that a British MEP, in a speech that went viral on YouTube, said he resembled a...

The World’s Biggest Political Clown?

by Dan Mitchell | Sep 7, 2010 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending, Government Waste

I’m working on a serious blog post about European fiscal developments, but my research on that issue has alerted me to a couple of stories about President Jose Manuel Barroso that cry out for immediate mockery and abuse. Mr. Barroso, for those that don’t follow the...