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• Quibbling with Jindal’s Roadmap Mon Jan 28
  Dan Holler
  “I plan to say some things that may challenge your assumptions,” warned Louisiana Governor and rumored 2016 contender Bobby Jindal. “You may not agree with all of it, but that’s ok, ours is a party that can handle real discussions.” Challenge accepted, Governor. ... more
• The Debt Star We're Building Sun Jan 27
  Paul Jacob
  Politicians can say 'no' to spending only when the proposal is meant as a joke - and don't count on that being a consistent principle. Politicians have every intention to continue to spend, spend, spend. ... more
• Europe's Wishes Came True Thu Jan 24
  Victor Davis Hanson
  Almost a decade ago, Europeans and many progressive Americans were lamenting how the United States was going to miss out on the 21st-century paradigm symbolized by the robust European Union. ... more
• Analysis: Debt limit bill gives political cover to both parties Wed Jan 23
  Reuters News
• Senate Democrats praise House Republican debt limit bill Wed Jan 23
  Reuters News
• Clinton retires debt from 2008 campaign Tue Jan 22
  AP News
• Asia stocks mixed ahead of US debt ceiling vote Tue Jan 22
  AP News
• White House: Obama would support short-term debt limit increase Tue Jan 22
  Reuters News
• Study: "Debt Problem Began Four Decades Ago" Mon Jan 21
  Kevin Glass
• Once a Critic of Deficits, Obama Now Goes for Broke Mon Jan 21
  Byron York
  "You don't have to be a deficit hawk to be disturbed by the growing gap between revenues and expenses," said Sen. Barack Obama during a Nov. 3, 2005, debate on the Senate floor. ... more
• President Obama's Deficit Problem Sun Jan 20
  Kevin Glass
• Republicans Plan Vote on Clean Debt Ceiling Hike Sat Jan 19
  Kevin Glass
• How Liberals Argue: Democrats Voting Against Debt Ceiling Wasn't "Real" Fri Jan 18
  Katie Pavlich
• Republican Congressional Battle Plan Needs Strategic Rework Wed Jan 16
  Jackie Gingrich Cushman
  Last week, Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed cited the need to use hard and soft politics in governing the city. "We are making hard decisions again and again that allow us to show compassion," the Democrat told a luncheon held by the Atlanta Press Club. "Because you can't help other people if you're broke yourself." ... more
• The Right Way to Cut Defense Spending Mon Jan 14
  Byron York
  Just because the sequestration cuts are bad doesn't mean the defense budget should be sacrosanct. ... more
• To Coin a Solution Mon Jan 14
  9 to 5
  Enter the $1 trillion coin. ... more
• Waiting for the Sequel Thu Jan 3
  Michael Reagan
  The latest horror movie from Washington -- “The Fiscal Cliff” -- finally came to an exciting end in the early hours of 2013. ... more
• Resolve to Conquer or Die Wed Jan 2
  Chuck Norris
  When President Barack Obama was re-elected, the winds waned behind many patriots' ships' sails. My wife, Gena, and I felt that sock in the gut for our country and posterity, too. But instead of cowering in defeat, I believe we need to discard conventional (unsuccessful) strategies and advance in new directions. ... more
• "I'll Gladly Pay You Tuesday for a Hamburger Today" Thu Dec 27
  Austin Bay
  As 2012 ends, the Greek debt crisis continues. In December, the Greek government began restructuring its debt for the second time this year. ... more
• Face a Cliff Now or a Chasm Later Mon Dec 17
  Terry Paulson
  Thomas Jefferson warned us, "I, however, place economy among the first and most important Republican virtues, and public debt as the greatest of dangers to be feared. To preserve our independence, we must not let our rulers load us with perpetual debt... I am for a government rigorously frugal and simple." ... more
• Update on Fiscal Cliff Talks: Boehner and Obama Meet Mon Dec 10
  Katie Pavlich
• The Perils of President “Present” Sun Dec 9
  Brian and Garrett Fahy
  Whatever the president believes was the basis for his reelection, surely he cannot think he was given another term to simply be, as he has been, a mere observer of national crises. ... more
• Time to Stop the Debt Charade Fri Dec 7
  Star Parker
  The crisis du jour in Washington now dominating the news, the so-called “fiscal cliff”, is but the latest in seemingly endless political crises that we shouldn’t be having. ... more
• Senate Republican leader blocks debt limit vote Thu Dec 6
  Reuters News
• UK government heading for political blow from debt downgrade Thu Dec 6
  Reuters News
• Restoring Confidence Thu Dec 6
  Michael Reagan
  Help us, we’re falling and we can’t get up again. Once upon a time -- in 1988 and 1998 to be exact -- the United States was the best country for a baby to be born and raised in, at least according to The Economist magazine. ... more

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