By Charlie Reese

Politicians are the only people in the world who create problems and then campaign against them.

Have you ever wondered, if both the Democrats and the Republicans are against deficits, WHY do we have deficits?

Have you ever wondered, if all the politicians are against inflation and high taxes, WHY do we have inflation and high taxes?

You and I don’t propose a federal budget.  The president does. Read the rest of this entry »

Thanks to Mark for contributing the following proposal:

When a company falls on difficult times, one of the things that seems to happen is they reduce their staff and workers. The remaining workers need to find ways to continue to do a good job or risk that their job would be eliminated as well. Wall Street and the media normally congratulate the CEO for making this type of “tough decision” and his board of directors gives him a big bonus.

Our government should not be immune from similar risks. Therefore let’s reduce the House of Representatives from the current 435 members to 218 members and Senate members from 100 to 50 (one per state). Also reduce remaining staff by 25%. Accomplish this over the next 8 years. (two steps/two elections) and of course this would require some redistricting. Read the rest of this entry »