I’m a firm believer that usually, it’s good when politicians in Washington are so divided that they can’t pass new legislation. When they’re gridlocked they can’t raise our taxes, pass ridiculous political speech laws like the Campaign Finance Reform, and the like.  There are exceptions, of course: we need swift consensus votes on important matters [...]

Some people think we need our politicians in DC to “work together” more often.
More often than not, though, gridlock is the preferred state of affairs in DC. A great example of how utterly devastating “bipartisan cooperation” can be for the country is the new amnesty bill thrown together behind closed doors. Any time you can [...]

OpinionJournal – Drunken GOP Sailors : Great article on how the Republicans are spending cash like there is no tomorrow. The title isn’t exactly fair to drunken sailors, though. It is truly an era of “big government conservatism.”