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A Snapshot of Government Efficiency

A Snapshot of Government Efficiency

—State Congress members in Connecticut rapt in attention during State Budget debate (via The Courant )

If the United States were a High-School Yearbook:

The Most Likely to Succeed Secede

"That not one member of this body has read . . ."

Here we are with 1,100 pages, that not one member of this body has read. Not one. —Minority leader John Boehner shortly before House Democra...
A Tale of Two Presidents

A Tale of Two Presidents

A President most Americans Blamed for Everything , A President-Elect most Americans believe will "fix" Everything . I'm skept...

Word of the Day after the Second Presidential Debate

After watching the Second Presedential Debate last night, I found today's "Word of the Day" particularly apt: Circumlocution ...

But, Why must Congress act so quickly?

Congress was designed by the Founding Fathers to move slowly, precisely to avoid the sudden panic of a one-week solution that becomes a ...
High Altitudes and Low Political Efficacy, or Bailouts and Nose-Dives

High Altitudes and Low Political Efficacy, or Bailouts and Nose-Dives

Yesterday, I read two news stories within a few minutes of each other: " A 40-Year Old Swiss Man attempts to Jump out of a Plane over ...

The Rhetoric of the 2008 Presidential Race

Al Mohler comments on this year's Presidential campaign scene: The rhetoric of the race, and the rhetoric of many evangelicals, is dist...

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