Policy Daddy Balancing family, policy and saving the world one issue at a time

The growing concern about America’s mounting national debt and the inability of our elected leaders to adequately address it has led to many calls for a balanced budget amendment (BBA) to the U.S. Constitution. Given our current fiscal problems, the attractiveness of requiring federal spending and r

Amid the cook-outs and fireworks this weekend, it is easy to forget the real reason we celebrate the Fourth of July. It is because 235 years ago the Continental Congress adopted a radical document stating that it was necessary for the 13 American colonies to severe their bonds to the British Empire

Ideas, dialogue/ Budget gets worse, debt rises/ Action, partnership

Extend; repeal them/ Tax cuts for the rich; middle/ Need reform, not rage

August is a relatively calm time to reflect before the stormy months ahead. Congress is currently in recess, the president is on vacation. By contrast, the period after Labor Day will be marked with shrill posturing in Washington and heated campaigning throughout the country ahead of the November el

Oil is gone, or not/ Reform now; no need for change/ No answers, just blame

Amid the hoopla over incumbents being booted in primaries and debate over the impact of the Tea Party in elections, an important development earlier this month that could change the shape of elections — and hopefully of politics — has been largely overlooked. California voters approved open primarie

Congress can’t balance/ Stimulus now, debt later/ No plan, just gridlock