Dick Lugar Haunts the Free Market from the Grave

By: Daniel Horowitz (Diary)  |  May 23rd at 10:45 AM  | 

You might have thought that we vanquished Dick Lugar from the levers of power a few weeks ago.  But if nothing is done to stop the impending 5-year Farm Bill, he might harm us with his regressive policies long past his time in Washington. Last month, the Senate Agriculture Committee passed a 5-year farm bill that continues to serve as one of the most potent | Read More »

Kent Conrad’s Budget Folly

By: Daniel Horowitz (Diary)  |  March 19th at 09:12 PM  | 

Paul Ryan is set to release the details of the House Republican budget resolution tomorrow.  While liberals, conservatives, tea partiers, etc. will have plenty to say about the content of the budget, we must all acknowledge that Ryan has worked assiduously to formulate a coherent blueprint for a responsible budget.  The same cannot be said for his counterpart in the Senate. Senate Budget Committee Chairman | Read More »

Show Us The Budget, Senator Conrad

By: Erick Erickson (Diary)  |  May 5th at 05:10 PM  | 

Senator Kent Conrad is about to release the Senate Democrats’ budget. What we know so far is that Senate Democrats are aghast at what might be in it. Now, I can’t actually tell you what is in Senator Conrad’s budget because only Senate Democrats have actually seen it. It is not released to the public. Even Senate Republicans have not seen it. Based on what | Read More »

BREAKING: Kent Conrad (D, ND) to retire.

By: Moe Lane (Diary)  |  January 18th at 10:00 AM  | 

Admittedly, this revelation is coming from Chris Cillizzia, so take it with a grain of salt – but it’s hardly unexpected news; the Senator almost certainly feels like he has a target on his back these days*.  This immediately makes the seat a strong Republican pickup prospect: Senator Conrad was in that seat largely out of personal popularity, and is unlikely to pass that popularity | Read More »

Sen Kent Conrad (D, ND) & I agree!

By: Moe Lane (Diary)  |  November 13th at 11:31 AM  | 

Reversing the fiscal insanity that’s been unleashed upon us by the Democratic party would be a good thing, even if it means that some politicians lose their jobs.  I am completely in favor of this policy.  I think that I want to take this policy in hand and make sure it’s eating properly.  In fact, I have a list of Senators whose firing in 2012 | Read More »

Judd Gregg, Kent Conrad Push Massive Tax Increases in Lame Duck Session

By: Brian Faughnan (Diary)  |  July 28th at 12:00 PM  | 

Cross-posted from Liberty Central. Obviously, balancing the federal budget is a worthy goal – an extremely important one, in fact. Congress has massively increased spending, to the point that the United States is projected to run inordinately high deficits for years to come. The problem is one of historic proportions. It would be a welcome change if this Congress were to consider a package of | Read More »