Over the course of the week, we have made posts on the subjects of the effective tax rates and raw dollar tax payments of the so-called “1-Percent” and the “99-Percent.” That may sound a bit wonky, but it’s really quite simple. …

By Dick McDonald

Today’s Lead Editorial from the New York Times:

A Clear Warning From the Jobs Numbers

After the unmistakably weak employment report for April, it’s obvious that the economy will not heal itself without more government help.

The Democrats promote and the media parrot the insane …

The effective tax rate of the 1% is 3 times higher than the entire 99%

Yesterday, we posted a comparison between the absolute dollar amount in taxes paid by the top 1% and the bottom 50%. Since the Occupy crowd and their ilk are …

Often times, you will hear politicians or commentators use the terms “out of control” or “runaway” to describe federal spending. The chart below clearly indicates that those terms are entirely appropriate. Indeed, they may be understating the matter. A more appropriate term might be “insane.”

Honestly, …

Speaker of the House Andy Tobin (R-District 1)

Republicans passed a budget this week and, as usual, we did so without the help of Democrats. Despite the fact that we made no cuts in essential services while providing $150 million for statewide K-12 education funding, $21 …

Magellan Strategies has just released the results of a major poll of Arizona voters, and the results should have the Democrats and Team Obama questioning the wisdom of their belief that Arizona is in play.

On the generic congressional ballot, Republicans enjoy a 9-point advantage:

Republican candidate …

The video below contains a crisp critique of Obama’s so-called ‘recovery’.  Technically, the video is a campaign commercial for Newt Gingrich, who has announced he is suspending his campaign on May 2. But the material in this video is too good …

It seems that Republicans and Democrats agree on one thing:  the federal government should continue dumping taxpayer money into the financial vampire that is the university system.  Both parties have arrived at the conclusion that the interest rate on federally-subsidized student loans for undergraduates …

The U.S. Senate held a hearing today on SB1070 in advance of Supreme Court arguments defending the law.  For the most part, Republicans dismissed the hearing as being political theater.

“It’s just all, I believe, a political stunt that they’re performing today at the …

Support for Obamacare has never stayed above 50% for more than brief periods; it usually significantly lower. It had to be rammed through quickly, without being read by those voting on it. In spite of majorities in both chambers, the Democrats barely got it through, …