FreedomTalks

Yesterday, I taped an episode of Bloggingheads with American Prospect staff writer Ezra Klein. The whole thing is here, but FT readers might be interested in the following bit in which I talk about how John McCain might smooth out his sometimes rocky relationship with the conservative movement:
There’s more about McCain and economics, William F. [...]

Last fall, our chairman, Dick Armey, spoke at a conference hosted by Reason here in D.C. Today, Reason.tv, the new video project from the organization.
They’ve posted a clip of Armey talking about immigration and the role liberty — for all people — has played in this country’s history.
Here’s the gist of his [...]

Here’s James Pethokoukis on Obama’s economics:
What is the economic philosophy of Democratic front-runner Barack Obama? I will elaborate on this later, but for now, think of it this way: He’s Robert Rubin on trade (pretty much keep it open but help workers), Warren Buffett on taxes (higher rates really don’t affect what rich folks do, [...]

Hi there, FT readers.  Hope you’ve been reading checking out what I’ve been writing over at Andrew Sullivan’s blog. Here are some posts that may be of interest to you:

Regulating DC taxi cabs
Environmentalism and the politics of fear
The president’s role in shaping the economy
 Health care metrics and health care stats

Meanwhile, you should also check out [...]

Former Austin Mayor Kirk Watson really didn’t have an answer to the question, “What are Barack Obama’s legislative accomplishments?” Could this become a theme in the general election if Obama wraps up the nomination? Stay tuned.

When it comes to Congressional pork, there’s a clear leader amongst the top  presidential candidates:
 Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton helped secure more than $340 million worth of home-state projects in last year’s spending bills, placing her among the top 10 Senate recipients of what are commonly known as earmarks, according to a new study by a [...]

Apologies for the light posting; I’m still recovering from a nasty flu bug I picked up at CPAC. In the meantime, here’s John Stossel taking a whack at the stimulus package:
The economy does seem to be slowing, and there was a net loss of jobs in January. The housing industry is sluggish and the [...]

The other rumor that’s going around here (and elsewhere) is that Mike Huckabee is in the running for the VP slot.
Needless to say, this strikes me — and all of us at FreedomWorks — as bad news.  Huckabee’s economic record is ghastly.  Armey has gone on record with his opposition to Huckabee’s candidacy.  Various others [...]

President Bush spoke at CPAC at 7:15am, an hour when normal people’s brains are still somewhere between gravy and melted ice cream. But it says something about his diminished status that the buzz around the conference today is still all about Romney and, to an even greater extent, John McCain. I don’t have [...]