Paul Ryan is in his sixth term as a member of Congress, representing Wisconsin’s First Congressional District. He is ranking member of the House Budget Committee and a senior member of the House Ways and Means Committee. This quote was taken from an article in the February 2010 issue of Imprimis.
– From March 2010, Econ 101, Dr. Martin Regalia, Senior Vice President and Chief Economist, Economic Policy, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
I am somewhat frustrated by the gibberish that is coming from Washington. Be it Health Care Reform, the so called “stimulus” packages or even just the general budgets. Many would say it has always been like that and I have read some accounts that discussed arguments over bills that nearly came to blows in the 1800’s. There are other records that belie that though. The Homestead Act of 1862 is one such example. Could such a sweeping document be created and passed in such a succinct form today? I think not.
First, if you look at that document (here), which basically opened the West to settlement, it is only two pages long! I would wager that President Lincoln didn’t sign his name to it with 15 different give-away pens either…
“A recent Rasmussen survey found that the approval rating of Congress — of all political bodies, is our guess — has fallen into single digits. The number of people who think Congress is doing a good job now can be explained by estimates of those wandering around drunk at any given time or, most plausibly, needing psychiatric care. ” – from The Virtues of Contrary Voting by Craig Ladwig in the Indiana Policy Review, July 16, 2008
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