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Dear Patients: Vote to Repeal ObamaCare
OPINION
SEPTEMBER 1, 2010
Dear Patients: Vote to Repeal ObamaCare
Don’t believe Democrats who promise to fix the bill once they’re re-elected.
By HAL SCHERZ
Facing a nationwide backlash, Democratic congressional candidates have a new message for voters: We know you don’t like ObamaCare, so we’ll fix it.
This was the line offered by Democrat Mark Critz, who won a special [...]
The Blame Bush Strategy Won’t Work
OPINION
AUGUST 12, 2010
The Blame Bush Strategy Won’t Work
Polls reveal voters are receptive to GOP ideas.
By KARL ROVE
To save themselves in the midterm elections, Democrats are counting on selling two themes: The state of the economy is all George W. Bush’s fault, and Republican policies will take us backwards. President Obama relished going to Texas this [...]
Our Divisive President
OPINION
JULY 28, 2010
Barack Obama promised a new era of post-partisanship. In office, he’s played racial politics and further split the country along class and party lines.
By PATRICK H. CADDELL AND DOUGLAS E. SCHOEN
During the election campaign, Barack Obama sought to appeal to the best instincts of the electorate, to a post-partisan sentiment that he said would [...]
The Bush Tax Cuts and the Deficit Myth
OPINION
JULY 13, 2010
The Bush Tax Cuts and the Deficit Myth
Runaway government spending, not declining tax revenues, is the reason the U.S. faces dramatic budget shortfalls for years to come.
By BRIAN RIEDL
President Obama and congressional Democrats are blaming their trillion-dollar budget deficits on the Bush tax cuts of 2001 and 2003. Letting these tax cuts expire is [...]
Inside the Pelosi Sausage Factory
OPINION
MARCH 21, 2010
Inside the Pelosi Sausage Factory
Michigan Rep. Bart Stupak sold his anti-abortion soul for a toothless executive order.
By KIMBERLEY A. STRASSEL
Last week Republican Rep. Mike Pence posted on his Facebook site that famous Schoolhouse Rock video titled “How a Bill Becomes a Law.” It’s clearly time for a remake.
Never before has the average American been [...]
Obama’s $3,000,000,000,000 Tax Hike
OPINION: FEDERATION FEATURE
MARCH 10, 2010, 5:52 P.M. ET
Obama’s $3,000,000,000,000 Tax Hike
The president’s budget would borrow 42 cents for each dollar spent in 2010.
By BRIAN M. RIEDL
From the Heritage Foundation
When he released his new budget proposal on February 1, President Barack Obama asserted that the government “simply cannot continue to spend as if deficits don’t have consequences; [...]