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Sunday's Socialist Triumph

March 24, 2010 by Barry Bostrom

The path to Sunday's catastrophic vote was paved with cynical blandishments by the Democratic Party's congressional leaders to their members. Read more »

Obama Names SEIU's Stern to Deficit Commission

March 1, 2010 by Publius

A curious appointment to say the least, given that the commission is going to be asked to look at ways to save the federal government money. Federal wages and general benefits are one likely area to cut spending, but don't expect that process to be easy with Stern on the commission.

Report Shows Government's Liabilities Surging

March 1, 2010 by Publius

The latest report issued by the Treasury Department shows the federal deficit surging to a record $11.46 trillion deficit, and with the Obama administration showing little restraint with respect to spending, that number is likely to grow significantly higher in 2010.

Obama Agnostic on Tax Pledge

February 12, 2010 by Publius

President Obama said that there is "a mismatch between the amount of money coming in and the amount of money going out." His solution, bring more of your money in.

Obama Budget: Record Spending, Record Deficit

February 3, 2010 by Publius

Andrew Taylor, AP, offers this analysis of Obama's 2011 budget proposal. The spending and deficit is only half the story, Obama wants Congress to act quickly to pass his budget, you know, job creation and all. Not sure I'm prepared to have Congress just rubber stamp a budget this inflated.

Obama's Fiscal Fantasy World

January 7, 2010 by Publius

Karl Rove, in the WSJ, on the huge spending surge that occurred under Obama's watch.

Obamacare Would Add to the Deficit

December 25, 2009 by Publius

Obama promised that he "will not sign a plan that adds one dime to our deficits, either now or in the future . . . period." Well, through a convenient double-count, the Democrats are claiming that they have accomplished the feat with cuts to Medicare and increased taxes. Read more »

George Will: Debt is Destroying the Dollar

November 13, 2009 by Publius

The story here on Real Clear Politics.

Federal Deficit Surges to Record $176 Billion in October

November 13, 2009 by Publius

And yet the administration continues to insist on spending even more money. Up next: a bailout of the ailing paper industry, to ensure that the treasury has enough paper to print money on. Here is the story on the deficit.

Obama on Pace to Increase Deficit by $8 Trillion Before 2012

August 4, 2009 by Publius

President Obama has increased the federal deficit by over $1 trillion since taking office in January. At this rate, he will have increased it by over $8 trillion before the 2012 elections. Considering it took President Bush (43) 2.5 years to increase the deficit by $1 trillion, this is by far a record. Read more »

Deficit Tops $1 Trillion for the First Time

July 14, 2009 by Publius

Nine months into the fiscal year, and the federal deficit has topped $1 trillion dollars. Just when exactly is the President planning on fixing the economy and the budget?

RNC Releases New Video on Obama's Reckless Spending

May 14, 2009 by Publius

RNC RELEASES NEW WEB VIDEO ON OBAMA’S RECKLESS SPENDING Read more »

Americans Want to Cut National Debt

March 9, 2009 by Publius

That will not happen soon.

Cutting Deficit in Half "Wildly Optomistic"

February 23, 2009 by Publius

Having increased the deficit to $1.4 trillion a year, is cutting it in half really good enough?

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