Author Archives: Washington Post
Mitt vs. Newt
Two ideologically problematic finalists: One is a man of center-right temperament who has of late adopted a conservative agenda. The other is a man more conservative by nature but possessed of an unbounded need for grand display that has already led him to unconservative places even he is at a loss to explain. Continue reading
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White House ignores evidence of how D.C. school vouchers work
Editorial Board Opinion With the House poised to vote Wednesday on legislation to reestablish a voucher program that allows low-income D.C. students to attend private schools, the Obama administration issued a strongly worded statement of opposition. The White House of … Continue reading
Obama budget plan shows interest owed on national debt quadrupling in next decade
Interest payments on the national debt will quadruple in the next decade and every man, woman and child in the United States will be paying more than $2,500 a year to cover for the nation’s past profligacy, according to figures in President Obama’s new budget plan Continue reading
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Stop blaming the Tea Party for the Arizona tragedy
Over the weekend, the Tea Party detractors were at it again – this time blaming the movement for the tragic shooting of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and 19 others. Continue reading
Obama: The vision thing
Pedestrian is beneath Obama. Mr. Fix-It he is not. He is world-historical, the visionary, come to make the oceans recede and the planet heal. How? By creating a glorious, new, clean green economy. And how exactly to do that? From Washington, by presidential command and with tens of billions of dollars thrown around. Continue reading
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Congress’s real problem? A lack of restraint on spending
We’re told that gridlock, procedural holds, partisanship and extreme ideology are preventing members of Congress from working together. While some of this analysis is true — Washington is petty, partisan and shortsighted — few are acknowledging that Congress does enjoy remarkable unity in one critical area: spending beyond our means. Continue reading
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