In response to:

Some Solid "Solutions"

Allen141 Wrote: Sep 08, 2010 3:42 PM
"For example, Congress should require able-bodied adults to do something productive in return for receiving benefits." Good point. Why pay (able-bodied) people to sit around watching TV, when they could be building roads or other public works projects.

Conventional wisdom says voters don’t pay much attention to campaigns until after Labor Day. But crafty politicians take no chances. They like to hammer home their talking points early and often.

Take President Barack Obama. On Aug. 18, he took to the stump to criticize those on his political right. “They’re not offering new plans,” he told Democratic donors in Florida. “They’re not offering new ideas. They’re offering cynicism, and they’re offering fear. They’re offering distractions and wedge issues.”

Not quite. In fact, all the ideas these days are conservative. And we’ve got plenty.

That’s why we...

Friday, June 01 | 10:35 AM ET
Friday, June 01 | 10:35 AM ET
Friday, June 01 | 10:35 AM ET
Friday, June 01 | 10:35 AM ET