Collecting My Thoughts

Obama vetoed the NDAA. He stabbed our military in the back and sunk us at a very dangerous time—right on the heels of his giving the store t...

“While the sequester is an imperfect mechanism to reduce spending, as the brunt of the cuts falls disproportionally on defense, it only amou...

When the rest of us have a set back or need to budget, we move money from the non-essentials. Not the government. Those departments raced ...

Most of our tax money (70%) goes for social programs, especially Medicare, Medicaid, VA, and Social Security.  Some conservatives don’t like...

In 2010, the federal government spent 61% of its finances on housing and community services, welfare and social services, recreation and cul...

Paul Ryan has old-fashioned goals, says Real Clear Markets.com, like saving America from fiscal bankruptcy, economic stagnation, and a Europ...

HT Bob Kirchman , a Virginia blogger, Christian and conservative. Also a great photographer. Check out his web site.

"Elmendorf may be the most important financial analyst in America: his client list is all 535 members of the U.S. Congress. His job is ...

When I got back from church tonight, I checked my site meter, and my blog about the Morgenthau quote had suddenly gone off the charts, so I ...

"To carry out the Obama administration's defense plans, the Pentagon will need its non-war-related spending over the next 18 years ...

Ohio's unemployment rate is now over 9%. When the Democrats and Governor Strickland took over the state in the 2006 elections it was ha...

Mayor Coleman's budget cuts Tough times. Not so tough cuts. They will primarily affect programs aimed at the poor, in my opinion. Al...

Penny wise and pound foolish I don't live there, so I don't know why Illinois is in such tough economic shape. Democrats? Unions? Hi...

Fixing up the United Nations building One thing we can do in the United States to improve skylines (visual pollution), meet energy regulati...

4622 Dead tree or cyber winged budgets? Ruth Marcus of the Washington Post is not so thrilled that the 2009 budget is digital instead of...

Thursday Thirteen 13 things we did when the budget got tight. After six carefree years as DINKS (double income no kids), we went to one inco...