The CBO Financial Report for 2011 was released this week. It concludes substantially more reform is needed to address the current lack of fiscal discipline and the looming funding gap for mandatory spending programs as baby-boomers begin to retire in greater numbers. These are not new insights, and the recommendations for solving the deficit culture … Continue reading
Tag Archives: Politics
Hispanic voters not flexing their muscles at the polls, yet
Over the past week the Huffington Post ran two articles about Hispanic voters and their thoughts and feelings leading up to the 2012 Presidential Election. It is widely publicized that the Hispanic population in the United States is growing rapidly and could possibly double by 2050. Therefore, one might believe it reasonable to assume that … Continue reading
Debate analysis: rowdy SC audience shows discontent with candidates
“It is now time for our party to unite around the candidate best equipped to beat Barack Obama,” said Jon M. Huntsman Jr. as he ended his campaign for the Republican nomination yesterday.[1] Throwing his support behind frontrunner Mitt Romney, Huntsman ended a policy-driven campaign based on pragmatism that failed to resonate with GOP voters. … Continue reading
Moderator Dereliction
During nearly four hours of debate over a single weekend, neither NBC’s David Gregory nor ABC’s George Stephonpoplis (former democratic operative) managed to ask about educational policy. Instead, an excessive amount of time was dedicated to discussing social issues and fielding hypothetical questions bordering on the bizarre. One of the more perplexing lines of … Continue reading
Policy Interns 