Outside the Beltway

Conservatives seem to be viewing the Fiscal Cliff through rose-colored glasses.

With just about a month to go before we hit the “Fiscal Cliff.” things don’t look good at all.

Once again, there are proposals to eliminate the Dollar Bill. It’s a good idea, which is why it’s not likely to go anywhere.

More signs of cracks in the wall of GOP resistance to tax increases.

Republicans need to realize that they are at a disadvantage in the upcoming negotiations regarding the Fiscal Cliff.

As we approach the fiscal cliff, there are signs that House Republicans may not be as rigid as they were the past two years.

Political reality says that the Bush Tax Cuts for high income earners are likely doomed in the wake of the election, but the GOP will find it very hard to switch positions on this issue.

The American public doesn’t think we can afford to cut any category of government spending, even imaginary ones.

Economic growth is the key to fixing many of our problems. Unfortunately, we’re not likely to see the kind of growth we need any time soon.

Congress and the American people have a choice to make between two not very palatable options.

In calling for the sequestration cuts to be delayed, Republicans are demonstrating their lack of seriousness on the issue of fiscal responsibility.

The recent call by many on the right for Mitt Romney to select Paul Ryan as his running mate is puzzling.

While Washington dithers, business owners are starting to worry.

One year ago, the U.S. lost it’s AAA credit rating with S&P. There doesn’t appear to have been any real impact from that decision.

The people trying to undo the Defense Budget sequestration cuts are making some pretty weak arguments.

Get ready for the battle over the Bush Tax Cuts to start up yet again.

If the GOP wins in November, there will be very few actual barriers in the way if they really want to repeal the PPACA.

The Republican strategy on health care in the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision needs some tweaking.

Bill Clinton walks back his comments about extending the Bush Tax Cuts in the most unbelievable manner possible.

Jeb Bush is the latest Republican to eschew GOP tax orthodoxy.

Alan Simpson is imparting wisdom to his fellow Republicans. I doubt they will listen.

Illinois wants to solve its Medicaid problem by hoping its citizens smoke more cigarettes.

Your tax dollars should not be paying for this.

The battle lines are being drawn for another showdown over the debt ceiling.

Another example of Republican foreign policy taking precedence over fiscal conservatism.

Mitt Romney is proposing one of the biggest peacetime increases in military spending in U.S. history.

Republicans should have listened to Mitch Daniels, because he was right.

A crack in the orthodoxy?

The debt has increased at a faster rate in the past three years than in the previous eight, but assigning blame isn’t what matters.

What happens when political pandering substitutes for serious fiscal policy.

The Obama Administration introduced a corporate tax reform plan that doesn’t go nearly far enough.