In the Los Angeles Times today. The headline says it all: “Political Temperature May be Just Right for Health Care Overhaul.” Ohhhh! Political temperature may be just right. I wonder what the political temperature is? Well, the temperature is: “[T]he bleak environment [and ‘the ballooning budget deficit’] may paradoxically spur the kind of costly, sweeping […]

Ever wonder… Why is it that conservatives don’t protest and riot and so forth like the left does whenever they don’t get their way? We have a respect for the democratic process. When we lose we lose and we try to fight our battles internally (as is happening now), and we try to come back […]

Well, when executives from the Big Three automakers went before Congress this week, their pleas for $25 billion in bailout money were met with disdain. In a moment of supreme irony, Connecticut Senator Chris Dodd, who chairs the banking committee, scolded the auto execs, telling them there was no way they couldn’t see the crisis […]

A recent article in Congressional Quarterly examines the best way for Republicans to “repackage” their agenda. Thankfully, many elected Republicans are embracing a theme that “the problem is not conservative principles” — but rather how poorly Republicans practiced conservative principles once they got to Washington. Others view “the problem” differently. Former Wisconsin Governor Tommy Thompson […]

40% of America (I’m approximating the number here) knowingly voted for socialism, whether they know what it is or not. Whether they know the definition of the word “socialism” or not, they understand the concept. There are 47 million Americans who do not pay taxes, who do not pay income taxes, and I will wager […]