Holiday Giving
In addition to raising 1.6 trillion in new taxes, and 50 billion in new stimulus, the president wants Congress to turn over the right to raise the debt ceiling.
Populist Pipes
The Republicans have been suffering an identity crisis. Mike Flynn of Breitbart identifies them as the party of slightly less tax hikes.
Bachelor Degree
This is an editorial cartoon I did for the Tampa Bay Times. Florida Governor Rick Scott, taking a page from the Texas playbook, is challenging state colleges to offer 4 year degrees for $10,000.
Student Loan Bubble
Nationwide student loan debt reached an all time high of one trillion dollars. It also reached an all time high in delinquency rates. Is this the next bubble? Here’s a Bloomberg story about a government plan to make automatic withdrawals from student loan debtors’ paychecks.
Making a List
Mitt Romney dropped by the White House for lunch last week. Later the president hit the campaign trail to promote tax hikes on the rich. During a rally at the Rodon Group plant in Hatfield Pennsylvania, Obama announced he was keeping a list of naughty and nice congressmen. The Naughty or Nice List isn’t to be confused with the his Enemies List of Republican campaign donors, or his Kill List.
