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Why Do Budget Hawks Keep Invoking Reagan?

By | 05.07.10 | 3:32 pm

This morning, Texas Rep. Kevin Brady, senior House Republican on the Joint Economic Committee, wondered aloud why Democrats faced with the recent recession didn’t adopt the same policies favored by Ronald Reagan during the economic downturn nearly 30 years ago.

“President Reagan pursued pro-growth policies, including large reductions in marginal More…

Being Tim Geithner

By | 11.20.09 | 10:38 am

For Tim Geithner, it’s been a difficult week.

“Conservatives agree that as point person, you failed,” Rep. Kevin Brady (R-Texas) told the Treasury secretary yesterday during a hearing of the Joint Economic Committee. “Liberals are growing in that consensus as well. Poll after poll shows that the American public has More…

The Glenn Beck Effect

By | 08.28.09 | 11:17 am

One reason I pay a lot of attention to Glenn Beck is that, viewer for viewer and listener for listener, he has a more direct impact on the conservative movement and the GOP base than any other conservative personality. Here’s an example.

Please Rangel Don’t Hurt ‘Em

By | 03.19.09 | 10:27 am

Glenn Thrush highlights a tweet from conservative Rep. Kevin Brady (R-Texas), bellyaching about a proposed punitive tax on AIG’s bonuses.

Tax AIG bonuses? Why do Dems believe solution to every problem is higher taxes? Its government’s money, we own AIG – get it back!

This is just one data More…