One fact of political handicapping is that your chances of being 100% right are exactly 0%. Another fact is that in politics, 18 months is the same thing as eternity. A lot can and will happen in the process of electing or re-electing an American...
I always enjoy the annual Club for Growth symposium, and I am as proud of this organization as I have ever been. They have become major players in national politics, and are doing God's work at holding politicians accountable. No RINO is safe with the...
Another great day here in Florida with the Club for Growth. The very most principled members of Congress addressed us, along with a few other fantastic thought leaders and public policy wonks. I am waiting until tomorrow is complete to editorialize and summarize, but here...
I got to talk with Governor Pawlenty last night for quite a while in the reception that took place for the opening night dinner of the Club for Growth symposium (where he was our keynote speaker). Could not have been more impressed. A few tweets...
News today that a federal judge in Florida has ruled the entire ObamaCare bill unconstitutional has sent shockwaves throughout the Obama administration. Or has it? Let me put it this way: President Obama's very best friend right now is Judge Roger Vinson. Since Obama's health...
When President Obama announced his intention to extend the Bush era tax cuts over a month ago, he called a press conference to defend himself against leftist critics who were livid that he was breaking his promises. President Obama was doing the right thing, but...
It is not that I dislike being right, but there are times that it pains me to go back and look at pessimistic predictions I made that ended up coming true. And so far, the things I said about the behemoth FinReg bill have been...
I always say that where NT Wright is strong (theology and hermeneutics) he has few peers (if any), but where he is weak (economics and politics) he is atrocious in a way I barely ever see. I am reading his Romans devotional book in my daily devotions...
Perhaps you heard the news today that California's budget deficit is worse than people thought - as in, um, $25 billion. $25.4 billion to be precise, but I assure you that extra $ 0.4 billion is not causing anyone any anxiety. I mean, what is...
One of the things I often have to remind my clients in my work as an Investment Manager is that while the sum of our parts is always going to be just fine, it is irrational to expect that each individual part will always be...
