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Flying MonkeysYes, this particular bill might well be simple political grandstanding.However, Obama's first budget, rejected 97-0, would have increased spending, on top of the already $1.6 trillion deficit.What is Obama's and Dems' plan to eliminate the deficit?What is their plan to reform entitleme...

The Worst Idea In WashingtonBy Ezra KleinBruce Bartlett (domestic policy adviser to President Ronald Reagan and Treasury official under President George H.W. Bush) takes a look at the Balanced Budget Amendment all 47 Republicans signed their names to and pronounces it quite possibly the stupidest co...

Another smoke and mirrors Republican.Rick Perry: Why His Texas Record Is Much Worse Than You ThinkTexas last year created most of the jobs that were "created in the US."Without Perry, Obama's supposed job creation would have fallen by more than half.Say, speaking of "smoke and mirrors," how's that r...

Another smoke and mirrors Republican.Rick Perry: Why His Texas Record Is Much Worse Than You ThinkBetween speeches in Los Angeles, New York and New Orleans, Rick Perry is doing his best to keep people guessing if and when he’ll throw his (ten-gallon) hat into the GOP presidential primary. W...

Michele Bachmanns Husband Calls Homosexuals Barbarians Who Need To Be Educated And DisciplinedWhen trying to figure out where presidential candidate Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) gets her stringent, anti-gay views, you only have to look as far as her husband. Dr. Marcus Bachmann, who has described hi...

And why was that? Two words....government spending.BTW, by 1944, the top tax rate had soared to 94%.Obviously you and I have two completely different views when it comes to economic policy.No. Because the war gave jobs. A lot of jobs. Mostly to women since the men were out fighting. A lot of the...

But your graph is misleading. The Unemployment rate really started diving in 1940, which of course was the war.And why was that? Two words....government spending.BTW, by 1944, the top tax rate had soared to 94%.Obviously you and I have two completely different views when it comes to economic policy...

But your graph is misleading. The Unemployment rate really started diving in 1940, which of course was the war. It didn't start diving due to FDR's New Deal and Second New Deal plans. In fact, there is no immediate way of showing whether those plans really had a meaningfull impact because governm...

I think you are agreeing with me actually. As I said in my post, the recovery happened due to cutting spending. This is what you are saying as well, yes?No. I'm saying just the opposite. As you can see by the chart I posted, when Roosevelt cut spending during the recovery from the Great Depression...

Senate Republicans block another jobs bill.Senate Republicans Oppose Economic Development Administration They Once Supported WASHINGTON -- Republicans filibustered a reauthorization bill Tuesday of a federal program that many had previously praised as a job creator, saying they would not move forwar...