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Paul Krugman: Conservative Facts Are ‘Non-Facts’

March 10, 2013 at 10:47pm

Not surprisingly, Krugman is actually wrong here. There is no “Social Security trust fund.” Social Security is part of the general budget, and that is why it’s dangerous. If it had its own separate funds, then it couldn’t bring down the government if and when it collapses. Regardless of what tag you put on it, the funds that keep Social Security alive are part of the general budget of the United States.

By the way, this was never supposed to be the case. It was supposed to be separate from general budgeting.
See Boehner’s 54-Second Challenge to President Obama: Sign ‘Plan B’ or Own The Consequences

December 19, 2012 at 4:33pm

Every one on our side wants reduced spending. How will be get guaranteed spending cuts? Letting the “fiscal cliff” (horrible phrase) deadline expire. Automatics spending cuts. Let it expire and then budget from there.
The Best, Worst & Most Vicious Reactions to Donald Trump’s $5 Million Obama Ultimatum

October 24, 2012 at 1:05pm

Regardless of your opinion on Trump, the issue of Obama’s passport records and college transcripts are important. There is a reason he has not released either, and the public should know what that reason is.
Paul Ryan’s 78-Year-Old Mom Joins Him on the Campaign Trail for Medicare Talk

August 18, 2012 at 2:23pm

No wonder all the regular people think that the repubs are a bunch of sissies; they use their moms and wives to deliver their messages. How about articulating your position in a clear and persuasive manner. It’s really the only thing politicians are supposed to do.
Fareed Zakaria: Tea Party ‘Fundamentally Anti-Democratic,’ Will ‘Blow the Country Up’

July 31, 2011 at 8:10pm

Sure, Fahreed, the Tea Party is to blame for the government spending money that it doesn’t have.
New Auditors’ Shock Claim: Tucson Ethnic Studies Program Promotes ‘Peace’

June 18, 2011 at 2:05pm

The most ironic thing about the arguments the supporters of “raza” studies use is that the Hispanics weren’t even in the Southwestern United States first; it was the paleo-indians. On any piece of land, one can go back through time and identify what groups of people have lived there, but this actually doesn’t mean anything. It’s about who controls it now.
White Kids to be Minority by End of Decade

April 6, 2011 at 5:40pm

This is misleading. All of the minorities put together almost equal the white population. So, comparing whites to ALL other groups, yes, they would almost be the minority. But comparing whites to one specific minority, whites are still the majority.