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Year in Review: The Political Highs and Lows of 2012

Normal Frank Wrote: Dec 31, 2012 9:03 PM

It was balanced only if you count the surplus in the Social Security fund at the time, which isn't the government's money to count against the surplus in the first place. However, since you like to refer back to the Clinton years, with slightly higher tax rates and a supposed surplus, then YOU need to acknowledge and agree with the final part of the equation--that spending levels need to go back to where it was back then too. If you can't accept that, then you have zero business talking about the so called Clinton surpluses. But thanks for playing Sybil.

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Year in Review: The Political Highs and Lows of 2012

Suddenly, 2013 is upon us. New year, similar issues, familiar players. But before we set our sights on the battles and controversies to come, let's cast our gaze backwards to the year that was. 2012 promised to be a politically consequential year, and it lived up to its billing, albeit with generally disappointing outcomes from a conservative perspective. The following is my personal take on the most significant political peaks and valleys from the past calendar year. Let's begin with the good stuff:

(3) Mitt Romney selects Paul Ryan as his running mate. Many conservatives viewed Mitt Romney's presidential...