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[18 Nov 2010 | No Comment | ]

by Matthew Leonard
President Obama and the Democrat majorities in Congress have amassed $3 trillion in deficit spending in just twenty-three months since taking the reins of Washington in 2008.[i]
The Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW), a nonprofit watch group, think the president’s fiscal strategy for the country spells doom, and they have unleashed a public awareness campaign to express their indignation.[ii] The 60 second message set 20 years into the future features a Communist Chinese professor lecturing an auditorium of college students on the history of failed civilizations.  In subtitled Mandarin, …

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[20 Sep 2010 | One Comment | ]
Four Recommendations for the New Republican Congress

By Matthew Leonard
For freedom-loving Americans, there is cause for optimism in November. The popular tide has turned against the collectivist record of the Democrat party. There are telling signs that a more conservative majority will govern Congress next year.
Given the wide margin of Barack Obama’s victory two years ago, his compatriots’ fall from grace has been surprisingly precipitous. Those on the Left explain their slide in the polls as misplaced blame for a sour economy bequeathed by Bush. On the other side, the Right claims that …