Consequences of Irresponsible Spending
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on January 21st, 2010 5:37 am by HL
Consequences of Irresponsible Spending
Richard Rahn, Washington Times
PoliticsDems vow to press ahead on health carePoliticsBrown defeats Coakley in Mass. Senate raceWorldChina removed as top priority for spiesPoliticsTough reviews for Obama's first yearPoliticsObama takes populist tack to buttress DemocratsWorldFrance likely to sell warship to MoscowWorldIran rejects plan to ship uranium abroadWednesday, January 20, 2010Rate this storyAverage 5.00after 1 votes Login or register to rate this storyBy Richard W. Rahn “So what?” is the implicit expression of much of the Washington political class when it comes to spending and taxing. The…
Democrats Lost the Health Care Debate
David Harsanyi, Denver Post
Generally speaking, would you favor smaller government with fewer services or larger government with more services?Fifty-eight percent of those polled by The Washington Post recently claimed they preferred smaller government with fewer services, with only 38 percent favoring a larger government with more services (and, yes, it is a terrific struggle not to place ironic quotations marks around the word “services”). Receive news alertsThis is the highest number for the “smaller government” category since 2002. And a full year into President Barack Obama's term, most…
Win Sends Shock Waves Through Blue-State Races
Kyle Trygstad, RCP
Just two people — John F. Kennedy and Edward M. Kennedy — had been elected in the last 58 years to the Massachusetts Senate seat Republican Scott Brown won yesterday. The seat's legacy and Democrats' dominance in the state were no match, however, for the lethal mix of Brown's message and a poorly run campaign by Democrat Martha Coakley, as well as a shifting public mood.The upset, which political analyst Stuart Rothenberg called the biggest of his adult life, follows Republican wins in the New Jersey and Virginia governor's races last year — all three states voted…
