Death Match: Cicero v. Obama –
Evangelical Outpost, Monday, February 16, 2009
Ancient Roman senator spoke against redistribution of property and protecting debtors.
Legislature adjourns with no budget; governor prepares to lay off 10,000 –
LA Times, Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Republicans hold the line on Tuesday. (Maldonado crossed it two days later.)
Slow Drip of Financial Ruin –
Real Clear Politics, Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Congress and the President have enacted history’s most expensive giveaway, based entirely on panic, divination, and ignorance.
California breaks budget impasse; Update: Tax swap, not cut –
Hot Air, Thursday, February 19, 2009
A net loss for Republicans and Californians, who already pay among the highest tax rates in the country. A lack of fiscal discipline, and the desire for a nanny state, are to blame.
Final CA Budget Cuts Gas Tax Increase, Still Nothing for Transit – StreetsblogLA, Thursday, February 19, 2009
Budget reduces transit subsidy to $0 for the near future; 160,000 of bus service could be cut.
Subsidize Bad Behavior? – Real Clear Politics, Friday, February 20, 2009
President Obama’s mortgage bailout rewards bad behavior, enlarges moral hazard, and expands the welfare state.
Real Reaganites Raise Taxes –
National Journal, Saturday, February 21, 2009
Argues that conservatives should figure out how to finance the welfare economy with the least impact on the economy and individual liberty.