The standoff with Arizona and the never-ending BP disaster have spurred enmity between taxpayers, government, and businesses. Opportunism spurred by the discord will compel legislators to pass bills to give the appearance of action, and to appease special interests eager to seize the moment.
The Health Care Bill Just Cost Us Another $200 Billion
With BP oil leak updates growing more ominous by the day, we expected more bad news from the gulf on Saturday. The president delivered the bad news with his weekly address, but no mention was made of BP. The nation has another, completely unrelated crisis to deal with, and the problem needs to be addressed this week.
Searching for Brownie
The president’s political roots harken back to Chicago, so he knows the lesson of the 1979 snowstorm that was the beginning of the end for Mayor Michael Bilandic. He also knows that culpability is rarely the issue in politics. As any street-level Chicago hood will tell you, the most important thing is to make sure that you always have someone to rat on if you are unlucky enough to get caught.
Are the Sacrifices of Our Veterans Without Value?
Memorial Day is the symbolic start of the summer season, but most of us understand that this holiday associated with cookouts and weekend getaways is meant for something other than our enjoyment. On Memorial Day we honor Americans who died in service, and reflect on sacrifices made and lives lost for the sake of people not only in this country, but in countries throughout the world.
Health Care Bill Giveaways No One is Talking About
Part I: Benefits for Illegal Immigrants: What Congress Won’t Admit
“The truth is, there’s no plan that has ever been considered under health care reform in Congress that covers illegal immigrants. Nobody has proposed that. And yet, a huge percentage believe that that’s the case.
Manufacturers, Part II: A Tale of Two Governments
The launch of Sputnik I on October 4, 1957, caught America by surprise. In the face of President Eisenhower’s support of the Vanguard proposal, the Soviet Union’s unexpected milestone shocked us into accelerating our aerospace program, led to the creation of NASA, and ultimately delivered three astronauts to the moon on July 20, 1969.
First, Let’s Kill All the Manufacturers
Part I: The Employment Picture
We have accepted for decades that the decline of U.S. manufacturing is inevitable, with lengthy analyses since the 1970s dedicated to finding a root cause for the inexorable deterioration of this vital sector of our economy.