Bill Clinton's New Covenant is a different kettle of fish from Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal, John F. Kennedy's New Frontier, and Lyndon B. Johnson’s Great Society. Whereas those previous slogans seemed to open a vista toward a better future, the … [Read more...] about Bill Clinton’s New Covenant
The Politics of the NEA Union — August 1992
Corporate America Demands Taxpayer Subsidies
With the whole world rejecting socialist central planning and rushing toward a free market, Corporate America is pushing the Bush Administration toward adopting the discredited socialist system. They don't call it that, of course, they call it “an … [Read more...] about Corporate America Demands Taxpayer Subsidies
Wake Up Congress, the Taxpayers are Watching
Wake up, Congress. Time is running out on your sweetheart deals, and the American people are giving you a wake-up call. You got by with the tax increase, the middle-of-the-night pay raise, and the unpaid accounts at the Capitol Hill restaurant, but … [Read more...] about Wake Up Congress, the Taxpayers are Watching
The Democrats’ Tax Bill is a Bad Deal
Do you get the idea you are just onlookers watching a charade when you hear about what Congress is doing about taxes? of course, the Democrats' tax bill is not a tax cut at all; it will not reduce federal revenues by $1, but really is a tax … [Read more...] about The Democrats’ Tax Bill is a Bad Deal
Scandals Shake the Imperial Congress — March 1992
Let’s Help Taxpayers, Not Just the “Economy”
It seems that “everyone” is demanding that the President and Congress “do something” to aid our ailing economy. Republicans demand tax cuts to stimulate investment; Democrats demand that we spend more tax funds on make-work projects to jump-start the … [Read more...] about Let’s Help Taxpayers, Not Just the “Economy”
The Search for Stability Versus Liberty
A rumor is circulating in Washington, D.C. that, on one of the upper floors in the State Department, there is a room called the Shrine, and that every day Secretary James Baker and emissaries from President Bush and the Secretary of Commerce gather … [Read more...] about The Search for Stability Versus Liberty
Lessons of the Elections
Nothing is certain but death and taxes, says the old adage. But political consultants who are mapping strategy for the big presidential election year of 1992 should face up to the new axiom of current politics: Nothing is certain but taxes and … [Read more...] about Lessons of the Elections
Good News for Taxpayers
Congress is feeling the lash of public resentment, and it's about time. The American people have had enough of the Imperial Incumbency, the various money and sex scandals ranging from the resignation of Jim Wright to the Barney Frank escapades to the … [Read more...] about Good News for Taxpayers