Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney has electrified the race by choosing Rep. Paul Ryan as his running mate. In the last day, the two have drawn big, excited crowds and have gotten rave reviews from conservative talking heads in the … More…
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Romney Is the Most Secretive Candidate in Years
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has based his entire campaign on his knowledge of business and his ability to turn around the economy in a way President Obama hasn’t.
His credentials are his experience running private equity firm Bain Capital, … More…
Domestic Spending Already Has Been Cut–a Lot
When you listen to former Gov. Mitt Romney and other Republicans on the campaign trail, you’d think federal spending is out of control and still growing. And, in a curious bit of jiu-jitsu, some even say that’s holding back the … More…
The Curse of the Bush Tax Cuts
Updated July 15, 2012
It’s the summer of 2012, President George W. Bush has been out of office for 3 ½ years, and the biggest issue of the presidential campaign is whether to keep his signature tax cuts, which were … More…
Chris Christie Is Out of Control
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, a favorite among conservative Republicans for his in-your-face attitude, appears to be losing it.
Just last week, the governor was buying ice cream with his family on the Jersey Shore when a heckler criticized his … More…
GOP Honchos Read Romney the Riot Act
Just a few weeks ago, President Obama’s re-election campaign appeared to be foundering. Now it’s Mitt Romney’s turn.
Since the Supreme Court’s recent decisions on immigration and health care reform, the future Republican presidential nominee has been reeling.
The … More…
If It Walks Like a Tax and Quacks Like a Tax
Never look a gift tax in the mouth, especially if it may have just saved your presidency.
That’s what you’d think President Obama’s reaction would be to the life line (sorry for the mixed metaphors) Chief Justice John Roberts extended … More…
Court Immigration Ruling Gives Obama a Partial But Real Win
President Obama and his re-election team must have celebrated this morning when the Supreme Court threw out most of Arizona’s controversial immigration law, SB1070, by a 5-3 majority, with only conservative Justices Antonin Scalia, Clarence Thomas, and Samuel Alito dissenting.… More…
It Could Be a Long, Hot Summer for Obama
President Obama has caught a couple of breaks after a bad few weeks in which he lost ground to Republican opponent Mitt Romney.
Last Friday, the president announced a new immigration policy that would accomplish some of the same things … More…
Four Things We Got Right and Europe Didn’t
You hear it a lot in some circles: The US is heading down the same road as Greece, a basket case of an economy with huge debt and no hope.
And if we don’t address entitlement spending—primarily Medicare and Medicaid—our … More…
Howard R. Gold
I’m an award-winning business and financial journalist and an independent-minded citizen who is deeply concerned about the challenges facing our country. That’s why I started The Independent Agenda. "
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