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Ohio Gov. John Kasich Goes the Full Obama on Medicaid
Tweet Share on Facebook March 1, 2013 CommentDuring the 2009 healthcare debate, Democrats accused Republicans of wishing that the elderly and sick would "die quickly" simply because they opposed the president's healthcare plan. The law, which takes healthcare decisions away from patients and gives them to politicians and cronies, is based upon imaginary budget numbers that the public never believed, and lets proponents sleep soundly imagining that by simply giving people an insurance card that American families will have access to appropriate, timely healthcare.
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Big Government Aims to Repeat Housing Crash Mistakes
Tweet Share on Facebook February 21, 2013 CommentA young professional that my firm occasionally contracts recently graduated from law school and is preparing to take the February Bar Exam. During our discussions he shared a terrifying revelation with which small government advocates like me are all too familiar. In a class discussion on discrimination and "human rights," fellow classmates were suggesting solutions to systemic discriminatory practices. The solutions proffered shocked the student, not only because they were contrary to his political beliefs, but also because they were devoid of economic truth. The student's terror became even more real when he realized the singular truth that all proponents of limited government come to know: These people will be working for the federal government one day and running my life. God help us all.
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What Obama Got Wrong in the State of the Union
Tweet Share on Facebook February 13, 2013 CommentNapoleon Bonaparte once said, "History is a set of lies agreed upon." Luckily, most reputable economists agree with very little in President Obama's State of the Union address.
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Fiscal Cliff Tax Deal Was a Con
Tweet Share on Facebook January 4, 2013 CommentCharles Krauthammer summed up the so-called "fiscal cliff" deal nicely. I will indent his quote for emphasis.
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Atop the Fiscal Cliff, Obama Postures and Lectures
Tweet Share on Facebook December 28, 2012 CommentPrior to the Christmas break, Patrick O'Connor and Peter Nicholas of the Wall Street Journal documented the behind the scene negotiations on the "fiscal cliff." There are a number of telling moments, but one sticks out in particular.
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What Obama Could Learn From Aesop About the Fiscal Cliff
Tweet Share on Facebook December 3, 2012 CommentThe Ant and the Grasshopper is one of my favorite fables, created to teach children the principles of hard work and planning. The fable is simple, a grasshopper spends the warm summer months singing and playing, while an industrious ant slaves away storing up food for the upcoming harsh winter. The harsh winter arrives and the grasshopper finds itself starving to death of hunger, while the ant enjoys the bounty of his hard work. The grasshopper begs for food, but the ant reminds the grasshopper that his situation is the result of idleness and improvidence.
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Barack Obama Makes Too Many Excuses To Be a Real Leader
Tweet Share on Facebook October 2, 2012 CommentWhat makes a good leader? It's not sheer competency; we've all worked with smart people who do not inspire. It's not boldness alone; many a fortune and life has been lost because audacity without analytics often results in a violent collision with reality. History has shown us that good leaders possess both qualities, along with a strong sense of perspective and willingness to accept responsibility.
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After QE3 It’s Time to Rein in the Federal Reserve
Tweet Share on Facebook September 20, 2012 CommentFor decades, the argument to exempt the Federal Reserve from government oversight has focused on protecting it from politicization. But the Fed's recent decision to indulge in yet another round of quantitative easing makes this argument borderline laughable. It's like saying that you are trying to avoid diabetes by only eating at fast food restaurants.
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Voters May Like Michelle Obama, but They Trust Mitt Romney
Tweet Share on Facebook September 5, 2012 CommentAs an occasionally myopic political junkie, my extended family is always a wake-up call to me. It apparently never occurs to them—and to many Americans for that matter—to interrupt their normal routine of having a cup of tea and finishing that good book they were reading in order to watch the political conventions. The pageantry of the conventions, however, and their role as the starting gun for the final stretch of a presidential race is de riguer for most of us who care about party or policy. Here's what you missed if you found a good book preferable:
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For Mitt Romney, Actions Speak Louder Than Words
Tweet Share on Facebook August 30, 2012 CommentTAMPA—We've all probably read too much about Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney's ability to define himself and connect with voters. And without a doubt, the first question that will be asked by commentators when he completes his speech this evening will be whether he was effective in making the connection and the sale.
