Archive for July, 2011
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The Limits of Libertarianism
Posted on July 29, 2011
I like to call myself a Libertarian, but I am really not. I don’t really want government to disappear. While I read The Fountainhead in college, and I admit I...
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Remember Charlie Stenholm
Posted on July 28, 2011
Charlie Stenholm, the former Congressman from Texas, perennially sponsored and pushed for a balanced budget to the Constitution. Charlie was a Democrat, and sponsoring the balanced budget amendment helped him...
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Debt Impasse Continues In Washington: NPR
Posted on July 27, 2011
Both Republicans and Democrats have their own plan to end the debt standoff. But neither party thinks a grand deal is in their interest. Hear more >> www.npr.org...
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Boehner Is In Fine Shape
Posted on July 27, 2011
John Boehner is doing an exceptional job as Speaker under extraordinarily tough times. When I first started working in Congress, Tom Foley had just taken over from Jim Wright as...
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The Limits of the Bully Pulpit
Posted on July 26, 2011
President Obama has not been shy lately in trying to use the power of the bully pulpit to get his way on Capitol Hill. It is not clear that his...
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