What people don’t realize is that the underlying question is how big the US government should be. Until that is decided, the right only has its talking points, and the left its ad hominem attacks. First agree on whether the public sector should be 35%, 44%, 55%, 65% of the economy. Then come up with […]

I would like to see some discussion on a policy that determines explicitly how big the public sector should be. This goal should be openly debated, and once agreed, no spending or tax policy should be enacted that disturbs this balance. I believe that until agreement on the size of government is made, it will […]

I agree to raise taxes to any rate you want, as long as they are voluntary. If income taxes were voluntary, I would not care how high they were. You show me a “rich” person who says he has no problem with paying higher taxes, and who is voluntarily paying higher taxes. You might not be […]

I thank the Minnesota Republican Majority for standing strong for principals of smaller government and the free market during the recent Minnesota state govenment shutdown. Only by having a robust private sector will there be jobs and prosperity. The social safety net is something of last resort. It is not intended to provide an alternative […]

“Keep your hands off my body.” An acceptable request for the pro-abortionists, but not for parents of males? Why is government intervention not equally viewed in these cases? If it is ok to have government intervention to prevent a surgery, why is this same thinking not applied to abortion?

Here is a new Conservative tactic: start calling all tax and spending cuts increases. Here is a sample headline: “Republicans propose increased spending and taxes.” The fine print shows that while they wanted a 20% decrease, they are “compromising” on a 10% decrease. Let’s start calling that an increase. It is the standard of language […]

Like the Titanic, Obamacare continues to sail towards the iceberg, while Ryan is the lookout shouting “NO, go the other way!” However, the captain of the Titanic says “full steam ahead” because we are unsinkable.

If laws passed by states regarding illegal immigration are wrong because they are superseded by Federal law, then why are sanctuary cities not also wrong? While the immigrant laws are yet to be debated and are thus at this point moot, it is very clear that the sanctuary city provisions are in contradiction of Federal […]

While Liberals often claim the high ground of compassion, what happens when you look at who in America contributes most to charity? Consider these items reported in an article by George Will in Real Clear Politics, entitled Conservatives More Liberal Givers: Although liberal families’ incomes average 6 percent higher than those of conservative families, conservative-headed […]

Does the 14th Amendment give the President power to unilaterally raise the debt limit? I think you could just as well make the case that it implies that spending should be reduced. If the debts of the Federal government should “not be questioned”, you could say that implies that the President has the power to […]