Some of you may not be old enough to remember Wimpy. Wimpy was Popeye’s friend in cartoons. He was very intelligent, and well educated, and also something of a scam artist. I was reminded of Wimpy when I was reading…
The Gang of Six’s “Wimpy” Plan
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Obamacare and the Deficit
Americans are speaking loud and clear but the Obama regime is not listening. The news of late is dominated by the Debt Ceiling negotiations and the American people clearly believe that the deficit must be reduced by spending cuts. While…
Voters support Republican position in debt ceiling negotiations
According to a recent Rasmussen survey, eighty-five percent (85%) of voters are following the debt ceiling story closely and 52% believe it would be dangerous to raise the debt ceiling without making significant cuts in government spending. Fifty-eight percent (58%) of…
U.S. Treasury options to avoid default
The U.S. Treasury Department has options available to it right now to avoid default in the short term and provide the time required to engineer a long term solution to the problem of unrestrained government spending. The U.S. does not have…
President or Megalomaniac???
Obama found his way to the presence of the White House Press Corp (that’s pronounced “core.” Mr. President) to use his bully pulpit and expose his affinity for the white hot lights once again. His message was about the status of…
House Subcommittee Hearing in the Black Hills
I am not sure who chose the venue, but the choice was superb. The backdrop of the hearing was a magnificent vista of the Black Hills of South Dakota. Under bright sunshine and blue skies the red tops of beetle…
The House wimps out on Libya
The US House took a half-stand on the Libyan War yesterday. Despite being ignored and marginalized by the Commander-In-Chief regarding his defiance of the War Powers Resolution, the House voted only to prohibit military aid to Libyan rebels battling Moammar…
Corn Ethanol Subsidies Compromise Deal
After some high-stakes, high-octane negotiations between the opponents of ethanol subsidies and the agricultural state senators, a deal was announced on Thursday that may be the beginning of the end for the high profile subsidies that have been in place…
Bill Clinton likes Romney and Huntsman
In a recent ABC News exclusive interview and again this weekend at the Aspen Festival, Bill Clinton weighed in on the GOP primary field. Of Romney he said “Romney’s a much better candidate than he was last time, because he’s not…
Kagan-Obamacare problem
Kagan Impartiality Questioned In light of the numerous challenges to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), aka Obamacare, it seems increasingly likely that the US Supreme Court will be the tribunal that will finally decide on the constitutionality of…