Picking up on the theme laid out by Heritage’s Mike Franc last week in Human Events, today John Fund writes in the Wall Street Journal about President Bush’s legacy on fiscal responsibility: This week President Bush will make one of the most important decisions of his remaining time in office. It won’t get headlines or lead the news, but it could play a major role in deciding whether this country ever gets any kind of grip on the constantly growing federal budget. Fund’s column comes at a critical moment. The …
Why The Netroots Aren’t Rejoicing Over Obama’s Caucus Win It finally happened. The droves of young voters motivated to ‘change’ Washington finally showed up in large enough numbers to give a ‘movement’ candidate a surprising and convincing electoral victory. If this was 2004 and the candidate was Howard Dean, the netroots would be ecstatic. Instead, prior to last night’s results, Daily Kos founder Markos Moulitsas wrote: “Not rooting for any of these candidates, election day isn’t as exciting. Then again, I won’t have to relive the pain of Dean’s crushing …
Bringing ‘change’ to Washington is a popular buzzword for candidates from both parties in Iowa today. But Americans have been promised ‘change’ countless times before only to be disappointed and the most recent Congress is a case study in failure to deliver on real change in Washington. While the 110th Congress did pass the Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007, as The New York Times reports today, “Congressional Crackdown on Lobbying Is Already Showing Cracks.” The Times goes on to try and place the blame for the law’s …
22-year-old Iraqi student Ridaa al-Azzawi told Reuters New Years Eve, “The security has changed and it took us by surprise. We’re very happy. Especially us young people.” While the statistics support al-Azzawi’s personal observations, liberals back in the United States are threatening to pull the plug Iraq’s nascent peace. According to iCasualites.org, casualties for both American servicemen and Iraqi civilians were down from November. The comparison to December 2006 is even more dramatic. US deaths were 80% lower in 12/07 than 12/06 (23-112) and Iraqi casualties fell more than 70% …
