The Los Angeles times published an OpEd by Novelist Diana Wagman, titled “Liberals vs conservatives.” In it she describes neighbors who, before she learned their political views were… …the best neighbors in the world.  Always ready with a tool, an ingredient, or a jump-start for the car.  Whatever you need, if they have it, they [...]

Since the beginning of his campaign in 2007 President Obama, always looking for an excuse for a tax increase, has blamed government deficits on the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, claiming the were “not paid for.” But he apparently changed his position in his State of the Union address. The government has run deficits every year [...]

Communication from the Congressional “Super Committee” reminds us of an overused gag from “I Love Lucy” and other early TV sitcoms.   Rickey comes home from work to learn that his ditzy wife Lucy has spent money they can’t afford on something they don’t need and he doesn’t want.  Lucy assures him the unneeded trinket [...]

We’ve been through almost a year of dramatic and acrimonious political debate about the government’s deficit, and it isn’t over yet. Much of the political media establishment has been suffering fits of anguish over alleged “austerity” and “deep cuts” being inflicted upon the defenseless government by Republicans, driven by those terrible Tea Party activists.  But [...]

Paul Krugman, the Progressive’s favorite “economist” pontificated again from his New York Times tower, far from the realities of Main Street.  Astoundingly, Krugman says the problem is the government has not yet borrowed and spent enough to haul the economy out of recession.  Here’s an excerpt: I don’t mean to dismiss concerns about the long-run [...]

On Friday Evening an angry President Obama held a press conference to announce that, once again, debt ceiling negotiations had broken down.  Of course he blamed Republicans.  Here’s an excerpt: So here’s what we’re going to do.  We have now run out of time.  I told Speaker Boehner, I’ve told Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, I’ve [...]

Before we agree to President Obama’s demand for tax increases shouldn’t we take a look at what brought us to this moment of debt crisis? In his third debt-ceiling press conference President Obama called for a “balanced approach” or “balanced package” seven times.  By this he meant immediate tax rate increases and spending cuts to [...]

The Obama Administration’s fiscal and budget policy is simple: Position the President to blame others for the debt crisis and to take the credit if the relatively few competent adults who serve in Congress manage to resolve it. With the (2nd) debt ceiling deadline looming, and secret, high-level negotiations on-going, President Obama appears and reappears, [...]

President Obama and the Democrats keep trying to shift the blame for seemingly endless economic misery from themselves to the very taxpayers who have delivered more revenue to the government than anyone thought was possible just a few months ago. By now virtually every American has heard President Obama, the Democrats and the media chorus [...]

Remember 2007?  Was Government too small by 40%? For several days the establishment media hyped the majestic arrival of President Obama to the debt ceiling debate.  But after several urgent, crucial, Oval Office Meetings no agreement is even close. Republicans want major spending cuts in exchange for their votes for a debt ceiling increase.  Obama [...]