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SuperCommittee Tax Hike Spells Disaster

It would be a great tragedy if a super tax hike came out of a supercommittee compromise deal. It would do great harm to the economy — just as much harm as President Obama’s various tax-hike threats. And on the

Let Americans Make American Planes

As President Obama prepares to address a joint session of Congress on Thursday night about jobs, the stakes for American workers as well as his 2012 re-election are high. Yet, as millions of Americans remain unemployed, President Obama continues to

No More Secrecy in Debt Fight

One of the main components of the legislative “solution” to the debt ceiling “crisis” that occurred a few weeks ago is the formation of a new bipartisan Super Committee that is charged with cutting $1.2 trillion out of the budget

Sen. Murray's DSCC Pressuring Koch Bros. For Cash?

The Left and Democrat establishment have made a cottage industry out of bashing the Koch brothers, most especially post-Wisconsin union battles. So, what to make of a letter and phone call from DSCC Chair Senator Patty Murray promising the Koch’s

How The West Can Be Won By Republicans

The focus of American politics is often on the East Coast. The interplay between Washington DC and the major media outlets on the East Coast often results in West Coast politics being as much as an afterthought as college sports

GOP Will Win House and Senate

Stanley Greenberg and James Carville claim that the Republican Party has peaked too soon. Incredibly, Greenberg says that “when we look back on this, we’re going to say Massachusetts is when 1994 happened.” Stan’s only claim to expertise in the