When you knowingly pay someone to lie to you, we call the deceiver an illusionist or a magician. When you unwittingly pay someone to do the same thing, I call him a politician. Full Article at Town Hall

Even as the deficit grows, they vomit up our money onto new pet "green" projects, bailouts for irresponsible industries, gifts for special interests and guarantees to everyone. Full Article at Creators Syndicate

Environmentalism is mostly a pseudo-science based on statistical analysis of both credible and questionable data. Full Article at Town Hall

Bill O'Reilly is mad at me because I'm not mad enough about taxes. Last week on "'The O'Reilly Factor,'" we talked about California's and New York's enormous budget deficits and planned tax increases. Full Article at The Orange County Register

Taxation is just one way government gets money, writes John Stossel. The other ways—borrowing and inflation—are equally burdens on the people. As the late Milton Friedman put it, the true burden of government is the spending level. Full Article at Hit and Run

John Stossel reported recently that the official government "transparency" Web site, www.recovery.gov, shows jobs were created or saved by the stimulus plan in Arizona's 15th Congressional District. Full Article at The Orange County Register