Futility.

An effective talking point, but I wish he’d waited a bit. It’s silly to roll this out before we know what the actual decision is; why not sit tight instead of offering the other side a soundbite with which they might be able to do something? The quote: “As you know, the Supreme Court is [...]

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Waste, fraud, and abuse.

Over the last two weeks, the importance of a $820,000 junket put on by the General Services Administration (GSA) in Las Vegas has dominated the politician and pundit worlds. The spending spree has resulted in an investigation from Congress, the release of several federal employees and recriminations from both parties. Unfortunately, it has also allowed [...]

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"Just another example of Newt's arrogance and self-importance."

Newt Gingrich said he’d be in the presidential race until Tampa — and he’s showing every sign of keeping his word. For the most part, his presence in the race is innocent enough. Lingering supporters — who seem to have accepted that their candidate won’t win the nomination — report that they still like to [...]

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Never when I posted Bankrupting America’s parody of the planning proceedings for the General Services Administration Western Regions Conference did I dream that video would surface of actual GSA employees also mocking their own outrageous use of taxpayer dollars. Yet, that’s exactly what this video shows. But that’s not all. CNN’s dispatch drew from a [...]

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Brazen.

In an obvious attempt to advance the “Republican war on women” narrative, Democrats have picked a fight with their congressional opponents over the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act. While Republicans want to use the reauthorization process to ensure that VAWA works as it was intended to work, Democrats want to use the process [...]

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Sweet Sixteen.

Lloyd: What the hell are we doing here, Harry? We’ve got to get out of town! Harry: Oh, yeah? And go where? Where are we gonna go? Lloyd: I’ll tell you where. Someplace warm. A place where the beer flows like wine. Where beautiful women instinctively flock like the salmon of Capistrano. I’m talking about [...]

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What else could it be?

In a recent lengthy piece in praise of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, The Nation’s Lizzy Ratner selects a series of sympathetic examples to demonstrate the successful way in which SNAP acts as a true social safety net, a source-of-last-resort for the most desperate among us. Food stamps, Ratner tells us, are the saving grace of [...]

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Luxury.

Ever read a personal finance advice column with regularity? It’s usually just a matter of time before the columnist posts a piece headlined something along the lines of “Five Easy Ways to Save Money This Season.” Inevitably, the first of the “five easy ways” is to forego the specialty Starbucks drinks. Save $3 a day [...]

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Say goodbye to "swag."

Actually, this one I rather like. His student loan reforms might have delivered a damaging message for little gain and his mortgage refinancing proposals might ultimately be pointless — but, with this latest move, at least President Unilateral doesn’t legislate through the executive branch. He just demands through an executive order that his administration, well, [...]

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