In the Debt Crisis, Moral Equivalence Is Moral Evasion

Political games are now too dangerous to indulge.

Rasmussen: 2 out of 3 Believe Tax Cuts Are Better for Job Creation

Sure to raise some Keynesian hackles, a new poll released today by Rasmussen Reports demonstrates that 66%, or 2 out of 3 American voters, believe that tax cuts are better for job creation. This number has increased notably since January when 59% of voters reported the same view. In contrast, an abysmal 18%, or less [...]

Brian Riedl: Obama’s Fantasy Jobs – NYPOST.com

Last year, White House economists claimed that the $862 billion stimulus would create 3.3 million jobs. Since then, the nation has lost more than 3 million jobs. That’s a 6.3 million jobs gap. By the White House’s own standards, the stimulus failed. So President Obama has shifted his argument. Sure, the economy lost jobs, he [...]

Like Toyota, Obama’s Accelerator Pedal Is Stuck

The level of red ink just seems inexorably to rise.

Don’t Run, Sarah! Newsweek Assesses Palin’s Electoral Prospects (Again)

Two parts predictable, one part probable: Newsweek’s Daniel Stone takes a look at Sarah Palin’s Tea Party Nation convention speech and determines her unable to win a national election.  Shock!
However, aside from his own unambiguous sentiment and Newsweek’s penchant for Palin mockery, is he necessarily wrong?

The basis of her speech, as she put it, was [...]

Obama’s Budget Blame Game

The president blames his predecessor for his own fiscal profligacy.

Obama unveils $3.83T budget with massive deficits – AP

WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama sent Congress a $3.83 trillion budget on Monday that would pour more money into the fight against high unemployment, boost taxes on the wealthy and freeze spending for a wide swath of government programs. The deficit for this year would surge to a record-breaking $1.56 trillion, topping last year’s then [...]

Obama Defiant

Unchastened and unbowed, the president doubles down on the Democrats’ agenda.

A Spoonful of Saccharine: Brown’s Victory Causes Temporary Memory Loss

If you went looking for comedy last night, you couldn’t have done better than tuning in to the Rachel Maddow show about the time that Scott Brown officially won last night’s election to succeed Ted Kennedy as Massachusetts Senator. Host Maddow and guest Chris “Shiver Me Timbers” Matthews were beside themselves, aghast at the results. [...]

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The Message of Massachusetts – WSJ.com

Whether or not Republican Scott Brown wins today in Massachusetts, the special Senate election has already shaken up American politics. The close race to replace Ted Kennedy, liberalism’s patron saint, shows that voters are rebelling even in the bluest of states against the last year’s unbridled pursuit of partisan liberal governance. Tomorrow marks the anniversary [...]