Published: June 4, 2010
Tags: benefits, democrat, entitlement, George Bush, Medicare, Paul Ryan, Republican, Ron Johnson, Ronald Reagan, Senate, Social Security, veterans
By Matt Pommer Ron Johnson, the Oshkosh businessman and likely Republican nominee for the U.S. Senate seat, says he is running to end America‘s “culture of entitlement.” Johnson will have to spell out what entitlements he would like to attack. The biggest now operating in American government are veterans’ benefits, Medicare and Social Security. Few [...]
By Raymond Keating Dolan Media Newswires Long Island, N.Y. — Here we are at the beginning of 2010, and President Barack Obama marks the completion of his first year in office. To paraphrase former New York City Mayor Ed Koch: How’s he doing? According to recent poll numbers, not so well. In early January, Gallup [...]
By Martin Crutsinger AP Economics Writer Washington — Franklin Roosevelt, confronted with the worst economic crisis in the nation’s history, wrote the book on government jobs programs. Since FDR, presidents have been less ambitious because the economic challenges they faced were less severe. President Barack Obama, battling the worst downturn since FDR’s time, has put [...]