When Jean Chretien became prime minister in 1993, Canada faced a fiscal and economic breakdown. The government’s share of the economy had climbed to 53% in 1992, from 28% in 1960. Deficits had tripled as a percentage of gross domestic product over the prior two decades. Government debt was nearly 70% of GDP and growing rapidly. Interest payments on the... Read more
Archive for the ‘Liberal Press’ Category
How Spending Cuts—Not Higher Taxes—Saved Canada
July 23 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Debt, Economics, Liberal Press, Obama
Design Flaw Fueled Japanese Nuclear Disaster
July 3 | Posted by mrossol | Economics, Environment, Liberal Press, Technology, The LeftDesign Flaw Fueled Japanese Nuclear Disaster – WSJ.com. Nuclear technology is not the issue. Of course, don’t hold your breath waiting for “left leaning, liberal, environmental factual analysis”… I cannot figure out why/how the Nuclear Industry itself is so often its own worst enemy. ====== By NORIHIKO SHIROUZU And CHESTER DAWSON TOKYO—Some senior engineers at Tokyo Electric Power Co. knew for years that... Read more
Vindicating the CIA
July 3 | Posted by mrossol | Liberal Press, Obama, Party Politics, The LeftReview & Outlook: Vindicating the CIA – WSJ.com. Well, again I wait for the moaning and bleating of the liberal press… = The education of the Obama Administration on antiterror policy has been remarkable to behold, and the latest installment is Attorney General Eric Holder’s decision to pull the plug on the investigation into most CIA interrogations. The disgrace is... Read more
The Strauss-Kahn Standard
June 3 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Liberal Press, Politically correct, The LeftReview & Outlook: The Strauss-Kahn Standard – WSJ.com. The liberal press is again, AWOL… So now we know what a real scandal atop a leading international organization looks like. Whatever becomes of the sexual assault charges against Dominique Strauss-Kahn, DNA evidence and all, it is now clear that the former head of the International Monetary Fund treated the organization as his... Read more
Israel, or Should we say Palestinians?
May 26 | Posted by mrossol | Liberal Press, ObamaNotable & Quotable – WSJ.com. House Majority Leader Eric Cantor speaking to the AIPAC conference, May 22: The following story illustrates Israel’s dilemma. A Palestinian woman from Gaza arrives at Soroka Hospital in Beersheba for lifesaving skin treatment for burns over half her body. After the conclusion of her extensive treatment, the woman is invited back for follow-up... Read more
A 62% Top Tax Rate?
May 26 | Posted by mrossol | Economics, Liberal Press, Party PoliticsStephen Moore: A 62% Top Tax Rate? – WSJ.com. Are Dems and the liberal press on this one? (Hint- “no”)
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