Why We’re Not ‘Post-Racial’
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on November 22nd, 2009 5:30 am by HL
Obamanomics 101: No Need for Capitalism
Fred Barnes, Weekly Standard
Increase Font SizePrinter-FriendlyEmail a FriendRespond to this article Back in February, President Obama met with a group of CEOs in the White House, seeking their support for his economic stimulus package. One of his chief targets was Jim Owens, the head of Caterpillar in Peoria, Illinois. The day after the session in Washington, the president flew to Peoria to speak at the Caterpillar factory and took Owens and newly elected Republican representative Aaron Schock, the youngest member of Congress at 28, with him.Aboard Air Force One, Obama chatted amiably with Owens and Schock. Owens…
The Coming Deficit Disaster
Douglas Holtz-Eakin, Wall Street Journal
President Barack Obama took office promising to lead from the center and solve big problems. He has exerted enormous political energy attempting to reform the nation's health-care system. But the biggest economic problem facing the nation is not health care. It's the deficit. Recently, the White House signaled that it will get serious about reducing the deficit next year"”after it locks into place massive new health-care entitlements. This is a recipe for disaster, as it will create a new appetite for increased spending and yet another powerful interest group to…
