FreedomTalks

Matt Yglesias writes:
The “world in numbers” for our current print issue is a nifty map of the overtaxed highway infrastructure in our major urban areas. Under the circumstances, the case for more transportation infrastructure is compelling, but it’s worth underscoring the fact that you’re never going to have anything more than a very temporary solution [...]

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. [...]

Ooops!
For this bill Mr. Reid decided to ignore the normal vetting of committee hearings and markups, and it shows. Democrats laud the $200 million in the bill for credit counseling, but the actual language of the bill directs $200 billion to something called the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation. We trust this error [...]

This is Rep. John Campbell (R-CA) making some great points on the ridiculous Keynesian economic scheme that is moving quickly through Congress.

The CBO has released a new report [PDF] on the current economic situation and possibilities for economic stimulus.  I’m still processing a lot of it, but it seems to me that the quick takeaway is this:

The economic situation is not as bad as it feels.  Though the risk of recession has increased, the report tells [...]

To all of you following the effort to get Jeff Flake on the House Appropriations Committee, there is some good news to report. Our efforts have connected thousands of constituents with their congressional offices via phone and email. Because of grassroots pressure, the vote to decide who will sit on the House Appropriations Committee has [...]

FreedomWorks Chairman Dick Armey appeared at an even FreedomWorks cosponsored with our friends at the Club for Growth in South Carolina.  The purpose was to warn conservatives in the state to be wary of the misguided fiscal policies being peddled by Republican primary candidate Mike Huckabee.  The New York Times has the scoop (and a [...]

For the children? Perhaps not. In the Washington Post, Robert Samuelson casts a skeptical eye on the current crop of presidential candidates and their promises to take care of the children.
Our children face a future of rising taxes, squeezed — and perhaps falling — public services and aging — perhaps deteriorating — public [...]

Congressman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) is calling for an immediate suspension of the earmarking process after learning that a House Democrat suggested to Speaker Nancy Pelosi that additional earmarks could assist the campaigns of vulnerable Democrats.
“Inherently, we understand that this earmark process is not equitable… There are a few examples of where your [...]

This may be the do-nothing Congress, but Democratic control of both houses has certainly accomplished one thing: helping out traditional Democratic allies. Here’s the Politico:
Trial lawyers, labor unions, good governance reformers and the environmental community all achieved significant wins since Democrats took control of Congress.
The article goes on to report on campaign donations by [...]