Category Archives: Washington
Are they prisoners of war or enemy combatants? More than a decade after the United States launched its attack on Afghanistan, we still haven’t really confronted that question. Oh sure, President Barack Obama officially renounced the term in 2009. But … Continue reading
The interesting thing isn’t that a Secret Service sex scandal is dominating the news. It’s that we suddenly care. Richard Nixon’s apologists used to say that he did the same things previous presidents had done, but he was the only … Continue reading
The George W. Bush administration took a lot of heat for condoning various forms of torture against suspected terrorists, and rightfully so, in my opinion. So where is the general outrage against the Obama administration now that Attorney General Eric … Continue reading
I know I’m running a risk by writing this because most of you are probably too tired to read it, but somebody has to speak up and say it. Daylight Savings Time is lunacy. The practice of inducing jet lag … Continue reading
Rush Limbaugh makes people angry. I don’t mean just the people who disagree with him. I mean the ditto-heads who hang on his every word.
Here’s a shock – Republicans and Democrats have agreed to extend the temporary payroll tax cut until the end of the year. And in other news, apple pie will retain its status next to motherhood. In politics, it’s all about … Continue reading
If you want to be part of a popular team, you ought to steer clear of Congress. Even in the best of times, that group isn’t spoken of with reverence. But the current bunch is a record-setter. Gallup just released … Continue reading
It will be interesting to see how the fight over extending, and deepening, the Obama payroll tax cut plays out. Republicans are reluctant to support it because some say it hasn’t helped the economy. A few Democrats have said the … Continue reading
Rep. Jeb Hensarling, R-Texas, is an influential member of the “Supercommittee” that has to find a way out of the nation’s debt crisis by next week, unless automatic cuts are to be set in motion. He said this week the … Continue reading
The president’s jobs bill is a bad idea that not only won’t work, it probably would make the economy worse. That’s the conclusion of the Tax Foundation, a nonpartisan tax research group based in Washington. Read the report by clicking … Continue reading