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Washington is dangerously close to reaching the deadline for sequestration. This wonky term simply means: automatic spending cuts to federal programs — half from domestic and half from military programs. Sequestration is not a solution to improve our economy and create jobs; frankly it is an irresponsible approach. President Obama proposed sequestration and insisted it [...]
Read more...It might be an off year in most of the country and here in Indiana, but apparently that doesn’t mean there can’t be a little early blood drawn in potential GOP primaries. As we have become all too aware in recent years, there is no offseason in elections anymore. The next round of primaries start [...]
Read more...Last week, a white paper was leaked to NBC News regarding the President’s alleged legal authority to order drone strikes to assassinate American citizens. Reason.com published an excellent follow-up analysis of why the justification is scary and should worry everyone who values our civil liberties. While I have been very critical of Barack Obama on [...]
Read more...Raising the debt ceiling does not authorize us to spend more. All it does is say that America will pay its bills. And we are not a deadbeat nation. — Barack Obama, January 14, 2013 According to the historical tables on Barack Obama’s website, the sum total of budget deficits from 2001 to 2008 was [...]
Read more...In listening to some folks from the “No Labels” crowd address gun control on ABC This Week, it is amazing how people can speak a lot of words and then say absolutely nothing of substance. What is the ultimate goal of “No Labels” in dealing with gun control and public safety? “You’ve got to get [...]
Read more...Our new US Senator, Joe Donnelly, said that we must now focus on cutting spending now that we have cut taxes for 98% of Americans. That is an interesting interpretation of the deal to avert the so-called “fiscal cliff” that Congress signed at the last minute. It is interesting because it is completely counterfactual. The [...]
Read more...Since the horrific mass murder of young children in Newtown, Connecticut, there has been a lot of talk about the “need” for an assault weapons ban to replace the 1994 ban that expired in 2004. With this in mind, we need to chill out and examine the statistics, both for cause of death generally and [...]
Read more...Wait—there are some parts of our healthcare system that are “working”? Yes, just look at the Medicare Part D prescription drug program. Using a free-market approach, Medicare Part D premiums are currently half what they were expected to be at this point when the program was enacted in 2003: about $30 per month versus $60 [...]
Read more...Adam Cahn walks us through his path to a Senate majority on his blog Cahnman’s Musings. I commend the entire blog post on taking a super majoring in the Senate to you, but here’s just a bit to wet your appetite: One of my pet peeves this election season is that people aren’t being aggressive [...]
Read more...We hope you all enjoyed our chat with State Senator Jim Banks last week! Every Wednesday at 8pm we host a chat on Twitter using the hashtag #HAchat where you can talk about news and politics in the Hoosier state. If you missed last week’s #HAchat, read Derek Trovillion’s excellent Storify summary of our [...]
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