Introduction On Monday of last week, the Republicans flinched and the so-called "nuclear option" to end the filibuster of President Bush's judicial nominees was avoided. In seclusion, the so-called "Gang of 14" (seven Republican senators and seven Democratic senators) hammered...
Introduction Last week, President Bush began a political process which gives him the option of abandoning his call for private savings accounts as a central point of his push for Social Security reform. His nationwide push for private accounts has not been met with overwhelming support, and his poll...
Introduction President Bush said some things in his January 20 inaugural address that sent the liberal media into yet another conniption. In his speech, Bush emphasized that the administration’s policy in his second term would be to spread freedom around the world. The media, of course, seized upon his...
Introduction During his re-election campaign, President Bush piqued interest among voters, especially conservatives, when he said that replacing the current income tax code with a national sales tax was “an interesting idea.” Then just after the election, he signaled that tax reform would be a centerpiece...
Introduction The stock markets rallied strongly last week after the election, not only here in the US but in much of the rest of the world as well, as I predicted in my October 19 E-Letter. In that issue, I suggested that stocks would rally regardless of who won the election, and I recommended that investors...