‘Muddling Through a Rescue,’ President Obama has no Time, Energy for ‘Solutions’ that Exist Outside his Leftist Worldview

By: Jeff Emanuel (Diary)  |  March 9th at 11:12 AM  | 

Believe it or not, the term “muddling through” comes from none other than ultra-Keynesian Paul Krugman, who kicked off today’s column by saying, “The Obama administration’s economic policy is already falling behind the curve, and there’s a real, growing danger that it will never catch up.” It’s pretty clear that “muddling through a rescue” is about the kindest face that can possibly be put on | Read More »

A reminder of the economic philosophy of our governing majority (and open thread)

By: Jeff Emanuel (Diary)  |  January 9th at 05:31 PM  | 

[W]e’ve been guided by a Republican administration who believes in the simplistic notion that people who have wealth are entitled to keep it, and they have an antipathy towards the means of redistributing wealth. -Rep. Jim Moran (D-VA) Couple that with Barack Obama’s statement yesterday that “Only government can break the vicious cycles that are crippling our economy,” and you get a pretty clear picture | Read More »