Given that Mr. Kerry is clearly exaggerating what happened to minority voters in the 2000 election in Florida, maybe we should wait for him to provide evidence of what he is alleging in 2004.
John FundTom Coburn never forgot that members of Congress are spending the hard-earned money of the people back home. Even a lot of conservatives end up forgetting that. Here's hoping that back in the private sector, Tom Coburn keeps up the fight for his beliefs and that he remains a constant reminder to lawmakers and the White House of ethical standards to which all should aspire.
John FundThe RNC was run so badly you could walk through their deepest competence and not get your ankles wet.
John FundI believe careers should be judged independently unless there's a clear conflict of interest in a specific case.
John FundDozens of members of Congress will be retiring next month, and some should be missed. But there is only one Tom Coburn, the Oklahoma senator the Christian Science Monitor has dubbed 'a rabble-rousing statesman.'
John FundAs government grows, its increased power to grant favors or inflict pain attracts more people who would abuse the system.
John FundI think Democrats often hold the unconstrained vision, and Republicans focus more on the Rule of Law.
John FundOne Blue Dog Democratic House Member reminded me earlier this month of the saying that 'insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.' He wondered if his fellow Members weren't more in need of advice from psychiatrists than from economists at this point.
John FundOne thing members of Congress need to realize is how much their reliance on staffers is hurting the institution and helping make it unaccountable.
John FundRemember, the Islamist view of democracy is: one man, one vote, one election, and that's it.
John FundThere have been brilliant satires about the tax bureaucracy before, from the Beatles song โThe Taxmanโ to the film โHarryโs War,โ but in some ways Jim Greenfieldโs The Taxman Cometh outdoes them all. His tale of a little guy who canโt take it anymore is both compelling and timely, given the tax scandals we read about in Washington almost every day.
John Fund