Budget

FY2013 President’s Budget: Election Year Games and Gimmicks

Tue, 2012-02-14 02:10 | Budget & Economy | Gordon Gray

By the Numbers

Taxes: The President’s Budget proposes increasing taxes by $1.9 trillion, raising tax revenues as a share of the economy by nearly two percentage points above historic norms.

Housing, Growth, and Politics

Thu, 2012-02-09 12:29 | Budget & Economy | Douglas Holtz-Eakin

The president can’t bring himself to put politics aside, aid the housing-market recovery, and generate stronger economic growth. Odd for an administration supposedly laser-focused on jobs.

Countdown to Letdown: Awaiting the Next Obama Budget

Tue, 2012-02-07 08:44 | Budget | Gordon Gray

2011: A Year in Review

Tue, 2012-01-24 17:05 | Budget, Economy, Education, Energy, HealthCare & Regulation | Catrina Rorke, Gordon Gray, Michael Ramlet, Sally Lovejoy, Sam Batkins

Debt and Deficits: The Obama Factor

Mon, 2012-01-23 19:46 | Budget & Economy | Gordon Gray

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Notes from Norm January 16th 2012: What Are You Doing For Others

Mon, 2012-01-16 13:32 | Budget, Economy, Education, Energy, Environment, Foreign Policy , HealthCare, Jobs & Regulation | Norm Coleman

In Martin Luther King, Jr., America had its national conscience.  A voice for the poor, the oppressed, the repressed, the disadvantaged, the discriminated and the hopeless. 

Throughout my lifetime, as a younger man, and now, as the father of two children who are about the same age as I was during the time that King walked the Earth, I still find his wisdom as enduring today, as I did then.

Notes From Norm, January 12th: Lies and Statistics

Thu, 2012-01-12 14:56 | Budget | Norm Coleman

American actor and writer, Stephen Wright, once said, “I'm writing a book. I've got the page numbers done.”

In many ways Wright’s commentary would mirror the philosophy of the current Administration when it comes to the issue of jobs.  For the President, the most recent job numbers and unemployment figures amounts to their own sense of accomplishment: “We’re creating jobs.  We’ve got the unemployment rate down.”

Notes From Norm January 6th: Obama, Defense is No Offense

Fri, 2012-01-06 16:46 | Budget | Norm Coleman

"Our national debt is our biggest national security threat.”

- Admiral Mike Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff,  June 24, 2010

“I haven’t changed my view that the continually increasing debt is the biggest threat we have to our national security.”

- Admiral Mike Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff,    August 2, 2011

Notes From Norm Friday December 30th: The Top Ten Stories of 2011

Fri, 2011-12-30 16:51 | Budget, Economy, Education, Energy, Environment, Foreign Policy & HealthCare | Norm Coleman

The year 2011 has been a reflection of all that is good and bad that encompasses human behavior and human events.

We saw remarkable kindness and joy in the actions from those who serve our nation on the front lines of public safety – men and women who put their own lives and safety on the line to preserve the peace and protect our communities from those who seek to do us harm.

Notes From Norm Thursday December 29th: Top Story of the Year

Thu, 2011-12-29 16:03 | Budget | Norm Coleman

As the year comes to a close, and we begin to prepare for 2012, I’d like to hear from you what you consider to be the most critical and important stories from 2011.

While I will have my own list to publish before the year’s end, it would be fascinating to hear from you what story or issue you consider to have had the most impact – for better or worse – on the future of the United States.

It doesn’t have to be politics – and it doesn’t have to be a policy. Perhaps it was something more personal and more local to you and your family.