Author: Michael Porfido

We received another disappointing jobs report Friday, which now continues an annual pattern of ‘jobs report’ disappointments in the beginning of Spring. Some will blame the sequester, some will blame the tax increases, and some still will find a way to blame George Bush. It is obvious, however, that four years into our “recovery” a […]

The House Republicans recently came out with a budget that repeals Obamacare. There have been numerous interviews with budget committee chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) about the budget he has presented. All of the reporting seems to be focused on the political angles, or the practicality of the proposal. Asking about who this will help politically […]

Cyprus is a small island country in the Mediterranean. Their government did something last week that should be a wakeup call to all citizens of debtor nations. In order to continue to receive support in the form of loans from the European Union, they agreed to tax 10% of all bank deposits. They later withdrew […]

President Obama has probably repeated the phrase “balanced approach” when talking about budget and deficit solutions, over 100 times at this point. If you just listen to him saying that phrase over and over, you probably think that he is interested in raising some taxes, as well as cutting spending to solve our country’s debt […]

This is not the latest Lifetime TV reality show, but the state of affairs in the nation’s largest city. The past few years New York City has taken some pretty big “Nanny State” steps. They have eliminated smoking indoors and at outdoor stadiums, stopped the use of Trans fat, reduced salt in cooking, and most […]

The President’s history of negotiations with Republicans has led to the remarkable feet of making Washington DC even more dysfunctional. The President has behaved as if the country is split roughly 80-20 in his favor. Through his negotiations and public pronouncements he has exploited every opportunity where he has had even the slightest advantage. This […]

The weather channel made a unilateral decision this season to start naming winter storms.:  The large snowstorms called Nemo and Plato are recent examples of this.:  Their argument is that this is a better way to communicate about an upcoming storm and track the destruction, such as has been used for hurricanes for decades.:  Some […]

The President laid out his agenda in the State of the Union Address, and it was filled with initiatives and statements similar to what he has said before.:  It gives the media the opportunity to ask questions that they have neglected in the past.:  Statements that were presented as facts also need clarification.:  Up until […]

In the wake of the Connecticut school shooting, there is a desire to do something to try to prevent similar types of incidents from occurring again.:  The liberals understand this, and have run with it.:  They have run in the direction that feels good, but has no proof of effectiveness.:  Conservatives have the solution that […]

The Republicans need a new strategy for their upcoming negotiations with President Obama.:  The last round, they had a distinct disadvantage where doing nothing would have led to a terrible consequence, namely everyone’s taxes going up.:  With these negotiations behind us, we no longer have the sun setting on good policy, which requires action for […]