The False Narrative of the Grand Bargain on Tax Hikes

    Over the past few months, there has been a daily trickle of establishment Republicans coming out before the media in hostage style confession statements to declare that they would accept tax increases as part of a “grand bargain” to cut the deficit.  The latest member was Lindsey Graham, who stated his newfound opposition to the taxpayer pledge of Americans for Tax Reform, which he considered | Read More »

    GOP Supporters of Increased Revenue are Motivated by Support for Big Government

    It’s another week in Washington, and another story is out containing a plethora of quotes from Republicans who are willing to “put revenues on the table.”  Here are some quotes from today’s article in Politico: “Nobody wants to raise taxes, but the question is can you lower tax rates, lower loopholes and deductions and apply that to debt reduction? I think the answer is yes,” | Read More »

    McCain and Graham Claim to Speak for Conservatives on Libya

    Whenever we attempt to evince bold distinctions between ourselves and the Democrats, Lindsey Graham and John McCain can always be counted upon to muddle those distinctions.  Foreign policy, in particular, is a subject in which voters struggle to perceive clear differences between the parties.  Consequently, we must repel the rapturous support for the so-called Arab Spring emanating from Obama’s tag team of favorite Republicans. Back | Read More »

    Perpetuating the Social Security Ponzi Scheme is Not Conservative

    When Bernie Madoff was caught running a Ponzi scheme, he was sentenced to lifetime imprisonment. Needless to say, the Ponzi scheme was prorogated immediately.  Unfortunately, when the leftists in government were caught purloining the funds from the mandatory Social Security retirement program, they were rewarded with reelection.  Worse yet, they still have the power to force us to contribute more, receive less, and raise the | Read More »