Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX) has been roundly criticized for his foreign policy. Sen. Rick Santorum neatly–and accurately–summarized Paul’s views as those of “the Dennis Kucinich wing of the Democratic Party” (at 6:02 in the video below): Visit msnbc.com for breaking
– CNN debuts new morning show: – Megyn Kelly vs Kent Sorensen. Point Kelly. I adore how at 1:45 in a Bachmann for President truck drives by in the background. – Rick Santorum vs Al Sharpton. Point Santorum. [youtube cDXPcI28tlM
The designer of Ronald Reagan’s economic plan is endorsing former Speaker Newt Gingrich for the Republican nomination for president. Arthur Laffer, chairman of Laffer Associates, and the Laffer Center for Supply-Side Economics, also co-authored “Return to Prosperity: How America Can
Michael Barone has a thoughtful piece on the Iowa caucus in Tuesday’s Wall Street Journal. He writes in “As Iowa Goes, So Goes Iowa” that the Iowa caucus often doesn’t decide who wins the primary, let alone the general election.
Andrew Roberts (www.andrew-roberts.net) The mistake that the liberal media constantly make, especially for some reason in America, is assuming that when Britons are isolated in Europe, they are also uncomfortable. Yet since the 16th century it has almost always been
Mitt Romney’s weekend interview in the Wall Street Journal seems to add weight to conservative doubts about his candidacy. Romney doesn’t seem to get it: the 2012 election is about the size and cost of government. We already have a
Democratic National Committee Minutes December 24, 2011 OFFICERS PRESENT Debbie Wasserman Schultz, National Chairleader Mike Honda, Vice Chair, UAW Liaison Donna Brazile, Vice Chair, Hemispheric-Americans Voting Rights Coordinator Linda Chavez-Thompson, No Relation to Cesar or Fred OTHERS Akio Toyoda, President,
The hackers known as “Anonymous,” who helped organize and support the Occupy Wall Street protests this past fall, claim to have stolen emails and credit card numbers from Stratfor, the highly respected U.S. security think tank. The Wall Street Journal
There’s been a lot of discussion about Mitt Romney’s appeal – or lack thereof – among supporters of limited government. To put it mildly, many libertarians and conservatives are underwhelmed by his less-than-stellar record on healthcare, his weakness on Social
In the year since the Tea Party arrived in Congress, the movement has managed to change the debate on Capitol Hill, but not the way Washington works. The Tea Party has stopped President Barack Obama and the Democrats from bailing
What’s a Barack Obama Administration multi-billion dollar boondoggle without a Czar to oversee it? For the automobile industry bailout, the Lord Overseer was Car Czar Steven Rattner. This is the same Steven Rattner who late last year reportedly paid a
The primary field really is bad–for Democrats. As the media and voters scrutinize the Republican contenders, it is easy to forget how weak and unpopular the incumbent is. Polls suggest a majority of Americans want to replace President Barack Obama
John Bolton, former UN ambassador, writing from the Wall Street Journal, discusses the future of North Korea’s government leadership in the wake of Kim Jong Il’s death: North Korean dictator Kim Jong Il’s death opens a period of intense danger
[audio: http://www.coffeeandmarkets.com/CoffeeandMarkets122211.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Ben Domenech are joined by Francis Cianfrocca to discuss the disappointing GDP numbers, Chipotle’s call for immigration reform, and the need
– It’s so bizarre to watch this interview considering how Bill Clinton used the IRS to go after people like O’Reilly. Still, the Clinton survival instinct can make them seem almost likable at times, due to the “enemy of my
The formidable Bret Stephens of the Wall Street Journal notes a glaring (im)moral equivalence in the New York Times‘s obituary for Kim Jong-Il: The real mystery is why, in free societies where few journalists and politicians are ever at serious
What a glorious one-liner: “You are a pyromaniac in a field of straw men.” It’s Will vs Reich. Newsbusters has the transcript [bold my emphasis]: CHRISTIANE AMANPOUR, HOST: Can government, should government do what the congressman is doing and allow
[audio: http://www.coffeeandmarkets.com/CoffeeandMarkets121911.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Ben Domenech are joined by Francis Cianfrocca our great recession, a voice of sensibility from the Dallas Fed, and too big
With a record 46 million Americans now receiving food stamps and rampant abuse resulting in what the Wall Street Journal calls a “food stamp crime wave,” Nation reporter Lizzie Ratner believes that “deep racism” is “at the heart of conservative
Recent polls indicate Americans are fed up with Big Labor’s schoolyard bully tactics and utilization of taxpayer money to support political candidates and liberal agendas. Additionally, Americans are tired of government deficits driven by public sector pay, overblown benefits, and
I am disgusted by the media declarations and the presidential proclamations that the war in Iraq has ended with the departure of US troops. It is an erroneous conclusion, designed with political victory in mind–and heedless of the risk of
The SEIU’s Insidious Tentacles continue to infiltrate government and politics at the expense of its own rank and file without attracting national media attention. Interestingly enough the mainstream media will not peek beneath the covers and investigate reports by employees
Today, Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) and Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) will formally introduce a new, bipartisan plan for Medicare reform. People 55 years of age or older would not be affected; everyone else, starting in 2022, will receive premium support
$787 billion. Plus interest. At downgrade – and thusly increased – rates. Behold the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 – the “Stimulus.” Brought to you by President Barack Obama, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi
Yes, says Yale Law Professor Jonathan Macey in an article in today’s Wall Street Journal. From WSJ: On closer examination, it appears that what Congress really wants is to keep making the big bucks that come from trading on inside
