Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) has issued a statement regarding the chairman’s mark released by the bipartisan deficit reduction commission yesterday, and — at least in relation to the reactions of the majority of his Democratic colleagues — his take seems decidedly positive.
“I thank the leaders of the More…
The Heritage Foundation just wrapped up a panel discussion to that effect, called “Where Does the Tea Party Go from Here?” Panelists included Billie Tucker, executive director of the First Coast Tea Party in Florida, Ed Morrissey from Hot Air, and Byron York, the chief political correspondent for The More…
Senator-elect Rand Paul (R-Ky.) is among the most forthright of conservative deficit hawks when it comes to straight talk about cutting spending, but in his interview with Christiane Amanpour on ABC’s This Week, even Paul largely shied away from specifics:
“Republicans traditionally say, ‘Oh, we’ll cut domestic spending, but
Dan Benishek, a Republican favored to win the congressional seat in Michigan’s First District, has loads of ideas for reducing the federal deficit. “The Department of Energy was created in the 1970s to make us energy independent, and look at us now,” he said. “So what is its purpose, then?” More…
Next year, for the second year in a row, America’s seniors won’t be getting any bigger checks from Social Security.
Last week, the Social Security Administration announced that the cost of living had not risen, with inflation low due to the sluggish economy. (The consumer price index, the More…
For much of the year, both Democrats and Republicans have tried to avoid looking like big spenders, disavowing earmarks and trying to outflank one another on the issue of fiscal discipline — because that’s what they believe voters want to hear. A comprehensive new study of voter preferences, More…
Can a single ad tip an election? After a rocky primary victory, businessman Rick Scott (R) has been narrowly leading Florida CFO Alex Sink (D) in the state’s gubernatorial race, but an ad cut with funding from the Democratic Governors Association could prove devastating for his chances among those More…
Via Ezra Klein, Third Way has a great proposal (PDF) for an itemized receipt to go along with each taxpayers’ return:
The Associated Press reports that two additional nonprofits that support conservative causes — Americans for Job Security and The 60 Plus Association — have joined the election spending fray in a big way, buying $5 million in advertisements attacking Democrats in House races in swing districts across the country:
In an upset, former health care executive Rick Scott won Florida’s Republican primary for governor tonight, beating Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum, according to the Associated Press.
Unknown candidate Mike McAlister earned about 10 percent of the vote. McCollum was all but expected to win the nomination More…
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