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Basra is better

…alcohol sellers and anyone suspected of collaborating with Westerners. Without doubt much of the active shooting and the religious persecution ending is a great relief to most citizens. The last…

It Can’t Happen Here.

…corpus, the right to seek relief from illegal detention, has been a fundamental principle of law for seven centuries. The Bush administration’s decision to hold suspects for years at Guantánamo…

Reporting on the Bush Budget

…future tax cuts, and AMT relief. All of these major factors affecting the budget are frequently excluded from Bush administration budget forecasts whenever they are inconvenient to their rhetorical goals….

Constancy

…[W]e can cut our deficit in half by 2009 and make sure the American people still get their tax relief. Yesterday’s forecast of the budget deficit by the CBO: Kash…

Did Someone Say Spending Restraint?

…to increase spending. So the only question regarding taxes is not whether they will go up but when. Well – maybe one other question – whose taxes will be increased…

Bill Thomas Defends Permanent Tax Cuts

…keep intact the tax relief that has resulted in a strong economy and robust job creation. Congress should provide Americans with continued tax certainty and continued opportunities to save for…

The Rest of The Story

…May of 2003. It is vital that we keep taxes low on individuals and on capital gains and dividends and resist tax hikes that could undermine the path of economic…

Operation Offset

…a tax increase, which would redistribute the tax burden to the disadvantage of the successful and threaten an economic recession. Where to begin with addressing the economic illiteracy of Mr….