McCain unveils economic plan

Getting economists to agree is a challenge in and of itself. Getting Nobel prize winning economists, American Economic Association presidents, U.S. Treasury secretaries and under secretaries, OMB Directors, members of the President’s Council of Economic Advisors, Congressional Budget Office directors, and more economists from the academic and business community to the tune of over […]

Oh, dear. What is the left to do?

It appears that Rush Limbaugh has re-upped his radio deal with — get this — a nine figure signing bonus up front. (Yes, nine figures, which means at least $100,000,000.) See here.
This at the same time that the pathetic Air America struggles to hold onto radio stations that pump their signals into the […]

“Dubya” Here…

The Party of Hope, Change, and freebies is once again dividing Americans with fierce partisan rhetoric and the politics of class envy.
Check out this radio ad, featuring a Bush impersonator:

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Message to Kaine - Tires are only useful with gas in the tank

Today, Governor Tim Kaine launched a huge fanfare as Good Year announced an expansion of its Danville plant, the world’s largest aircraft tire and medium radial truck tire manufacturing plant.
Why, then, has Kaine fought against drilling for our own American resources?

Virginia’s coast was spared today by Governor Tim Kaine (D) who rejected a plan to […]

Isn’t equality a good thing?

Some don’t think so.
“A woman wants to achieve and yet she might have a husband who wants to lay on the couch and watch Oprah all day,” says Dr. David Swanson, a family psychologist. “In that situation, you can understand why that woman might spit on the check every month when she sends it out.” […]

Webb raises taxes

I’ve been reading about Sen. Jim Webb’s GI Bill for the last few weeks and honestly was leaning to supporting it. Ronald Reagan extended the GI Bill in ‘87 That’s what I get for relying on the liberal media, who only after the vote in the House decided to print this little tidbit:
Webb […]

We don’t have to reinvent the wheel…

On Wednesday, I was down in Richmond at the meeting of what Delegate Oder hopefully called the “new urban majority.” Legislators from NoVA & Hampton Roads (HR) got together to talk about transportation.
Let’s just say that thinking out of the box wasn’t happening.

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Congressional Ostriches

It’s time to get our heads out of the sand when it comes to the federal budget. Already mandatory spending (Medicaid, Social Security, Medicare, etc) is 62% of the budget. Only the other 38%, which includes constitutionally-mandated functions like, oh, national defense, is discretionary.
If we stay on our current path, by 2045, a […]

Is it oil or the dollar

The Daily Press reports Virginia gas prices at their highest point in history ($3.15), as crude oil hits a new high ($105), but was Ron Paul right? See the chart here

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Norman Leahy: McGovern, Kaine, and Economic Paternalism

Norm has a a post up on on pay-day lending today over at Decision 2008 that is worth considering. In it, George McGovern…yes, THAT George McGovern…discusses the unintended consequences of tinkering with free market economics. Which brings me to this conclusion: when politicians mess with Adam Smith, we, the people, usually end up […]