Here we go on federal judges.  Claims he has nominated only individuals who will "interpret" the law rather than "legislate" from the bench, and that are "well qualified."  This is demonstrably untrue … [Read more...]

"Voluntary personal retirement accounts."  OK - let's see if he fesses up to how much this will cost.Diverting "4 percentage points of their payroll taxes" to private accounts.  Can anyone figure out the math … [Read more...]

"We have to move forward with courage and honesty."Honesty, indeed.  If only we could get some of that from the White House! … [Read more...]

"Serious problems."  "A very different era."  Ok - here comes the useless canard: 16:1 workers then, 3:1 now, 2:1 later.  But what does that mean, W?2018: the shortfalls begin (CBO has re-estimated this to … [Read more...]

Ah, here comes social security.  "Headed toward bankruptcy" -- big lie!  big lie!  "Bankruptcy" has no meaning in this context -- it's just a scary word that makes people think something bad is … [Read more...]

"Clear skies" really is a big fat lie.  No way is that going to improve the environment for anyone but the big power plants. … [Read more...]

Here we go: junk lawsuits.  This oughta be good.  Wait for it....frivolous class actions and asbestos claims.  Well, no specifics so hard to call it a "lie."  But I don't think too many small businesses are hit … [Read more...]

As we wait to hear the big State of the Union speech, you can prep by reading the "official" text at Americablog. … [Read more...]

With so many other bloggers out there live-blogging the State of the Union tonight (a few are listed here), it seemed redundant for us to add our voice to the mix.  But we had so much fun live-blogging His Excellency's State of the … [Read more...]

This link will take you to an excellent resource for the coming debate on Social Security.  (Hat tip: TaxProf via ACSBlog.)  The 103-page document was prepared by the Chairs of the House and Senate Republican Conferences, Deborah … [Read more...]