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VIDEO: Udall rails on the debt–and the absolute need to increase revenue as well as cut spending

By | 07.06.11 | 6:03 pm

Senator Mark Udall has become something of a broken record on the subject of the national debt and deficit, and what it will take to solve the problems: bipartisan cooperation, broad spending cuts and targeted tax increases.

Budget hawks bafflingly idealize big spender Reagan

By | 05.07.10 | 2:22 pm

This morning, Texas Rep. Kevin Brady, senior House Republican on the Joint Economic Committee, wondered aloud why Democrats faced with the recent recession didn’t adopt the same policies favored by Ronald Reagan during the economic downturn nearly 30 years ago.…

A libertarian complaint at national conservative conference

By | 02.19.10 | 10:06 am

As the Conservative Political Action Conference chugs on in Washington, Wes Benedict, executive director of the Libertarian Party, issued this statement reminding the world that the GOP has no moral claim to small government or fiscal…

Putting earmarks into perspective

By | 09.11.08 | 7:40 am

John Cole at Balloon Juice.com makes a very important point that every voter should heed. Break out the calculators, kids.