In every entry-level economics classroom you will almost always encounter the same scene. The front row will be dominated by opinionated and vocal liberals who feel it is their moral duty to set the class straight on the failings of American capitalism. The middle rows will be a nice blend of both conservative and liberal students who are trying their best to earn an A | Read More »
As college students, people often taken for granted that we vote Democrat. You’ve probably heard the old political saw (often misattributed to Winston Churchill), “”If you’re not a liberal when you’re 25, you have no heart. If you’re not a conservative by the time you’re 35, you have no brain.” There are numerous theories as to why. Democrats have a more optimistic, open-hearted vision for | Read More »
They say that history is written by the winners. Just imagine what would have happened had the British won the Revolutionary War. Would it have been called the War of Colonial Aggression? Would Benedict Arnold have been revered as a national hero? Would our forefathers be considered nothing more than a society of menacing rebels? Or, best question yet, what would today’s Tea Partiers be | Read More »
Every self-respecting hero has a villain. Someone to provide some contrast; to show just how good they really are. Americans have already crafted their villain – the national debt. They are literally terrified by its powers. To be fair, they have a right to be afraid. The national debt is growing out of control, and worse, growing beyond our ability to pay for it. Much | Read More »
Obamacare was passed with very specific promises from Democrats. President Obama said “We [Senate Democrats and the Administration] agree on reforms that will finally reduce the costs of health care. Families will save on their premiums.” Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid added, “We can reduce the costs of premiums for Nevadans and all Americans. This is one more reason why we need to pass health | Read More »
President Obama’s carefully crafted cult of personality seems to be crumbling. It seems people have finally stopped drinking the Kool-Aid. A new ABC poll out this week finds that for the first time that a majority of people disapprove of the way President Obama is handling his job. With their figurehead falling, Congressional Democrats are in the weeds. The same poll finds that likely voters | Read More »
It must be getting really boring to be one of the President’s speechwriters. How many different ways can you say the same thing? For over a year now, as employment has remained stagnant despite the President’s stimulus plan we’ve heard the same thing: “I didn’t get us into this mess, but now that we’re here I’ve met with some people and we’re working on it.” | Read More »
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi laid out the three guiding principles of the economic stimulus package: that it be “timely, temporary and targeted.” More than a year later, it is clear that none of these principles has been fulfilled. Timely? As CBS News reported as recently as August 16, almost all of the stimulus money has been awarded, but that is very different from it all | Read More »
“Let me be clear.” Uh oh. If you’ve been following this Presidency at all you know that those words almost always signal that he is about to utter a very unclear statement. It has essentially become his rhetorical fingerprint, his unique way of letting people know a talking point is on the way. His latest “let me be clear” came at a White House dinner | Read More »
“Things could be worse.” That is the best this beaten-down President can say. It reminds me of the scene from that cinema classic Dumb and Dumber. The main characters, Harry and Lloyd, beaten down from their personal (but self made) struggles go on a rant, “We got no food, we got no jobs, our PETS’ HEADS ARE FALLING OFF!” That is the sense of frustration | Read More »
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