February 15-21, 2009


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.