Another Congressman for sale.
read more...Which of the 8 former governor’s running for the Republican nomination has the best record on spending?
read more...Another tax hiker who demands we do as he says, not as he does.
read more...Republicans are parading through Iowa promising special handouts for political support.
read more...The media complains about a lack of “productivity” under divided government. I celebrate it.
read more...Evidence of positive outcomes from banning earmarks.
read more...Last month, I nailed Bill and Hillary Clinton for their gross hypocrisy on the death tax. But that’s just one example. Today, we’re going to experience a festival of statist hypocrisy. We have six different nauseating examples of political elitists wanting to subject ordinary people to bad policy while self-exempting themselves from similar burdens. Our first three […]
read more...Regular readers know that I like to mock big government and the hacks who are drawn to politics. This explains why I’ve always enjoyed cartoons that portray the state as a blundering, often-malicious, overweight nitwit. You can see some of my favorite examples here,here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, and here. So in that tradition, let’s set aside serious issues today and enjoy […]
read more...In the famous “Bridge of Death” scene in Monty Python and the Holy Grail, some of the knights are asked to name their favorite color. One of them mistakenly says blue instead of yellow and is hurled into the Gorge of Eternal Peril. I can sympathize with the unfortunate chap. If asked my least favorite part […]
read more...Last year, while writing about the sleazy and self-serving behavior at the IRS, I came up with a Theorem that explains day-to-day behavior in Washington. It might not be as pithy as Mitchell’s Law, and it doesn’t contain an important policy prescription like Mitchell’s Golden Rule, but it could be the motto of the federal […]
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