As another budget battle looms over the politically weary heads of the Illinois voters, the real issues of state government are going to be once again ignored. The stereotypical political talking points are going to be flung at either side one claiming the other will raise taxes or the other claiming that his opponent doesn’t [...]
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
by Jarad Perry
Failure is not an option, but it may be inevitable. At least that is the feeling the Democrats are getting as the current state of affairs unfolds. Glancing back at the past year, the charred remains of rhetoric, talking points, and half finished public policy scatter the public arena like so many canceled [...]
Thursday, February 4, 2010
The heft of Obama’s ideology is unquestionable and, as such, governing with pragmatism and prudence is seen as a lack of conviction. Pragmatism is viewed with distrust and hostility by those who have a purist ideological ax to grind and thus are ultimately doomed to failure.
However, ideology does not need to be cast aside altogether [...]
Thursday, February 4, 2010
Real Clear Politics: Dems Haunted By Revived Stereotypes
John Stossel: “Biased Judge Does the Right Thing
Reason: Fiscal Stimulus Buying Trouble
Real Clear Markets: A Federal Budget that Insults All Budgets
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Thursday, January 28, 2010
by Jarad Perry
In a great cascade of promises and platitudes, President Obama pontificated his plans to improve the State of the Union. However, in a Herculean effort of mental gymnastic the President offered plans for new energy sources yet seeks a cap-and-trade scheme to shackle growth. He talked of job’s creation saying “…..the true engine [...]
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Reason: Advice to Barack Obama
Human Events: Laffer: Obama’s ‘Train Wreck’ Ahead
Wall Street Journal: A GOP Road Map for America’s Future
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by Jarad Perry
The vitriolic tones, snickering quips, and general snobbery that have become a staple of the American political process are so often heard that it amounts to nothing more than white noise. However, with the recent election of Scott Brown to the Senate as well as the constant White House berating of Quixotic windmills [...]
The Washington Post: How Hugo Chavez’s Revolution Crumbled
Wall Street Journal: A Debt-Limit Test
John Stossel’s Take: Obama’s Bad Connection
Big Government: Calling Another Stimulus a ‘Jobs Bill’ Won’t Make It Work any Better Than Last Year’s Fiscal Flop
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Thursday, January 21, 2010
by Jarad Perry
Empty rhetoric echoes in deafening silence when there is no substance for it to be muted upon. This state of affairs exists in the hallowed halls of the White House where a president once hailed as eloquence manifest, now sits in the eye of a coming political storm.
Rhetoric is the vehicle by which [...]
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
A great shadow is looming across the progressive landscape and that shadow is common sense. In an upset fit for a political thriller, Republican State Senator Scott Brown has won the special-election for the Senate seat held by Edward Kennedy in Massachusetts.
The voters of Massachusetts have sent a clear signal to Obama and the Democrats [...]