Conservative think tanks like the Heritage Foundation and Cato Institute have criticized Bush for his big increases in spending, which far exceed those of the Clinton era. Jim Cooper bigbushcato Change image and share on social
We are scheduled to meet this year fewer days than any Congress since at least 1948. And that is even before I was born. So far, we are in the 123rd day of this year, and yet we have only had 26 voting days in this body. That is a shame. Jim Cooper 123rdbearbody share on social
Politicians are terrified of losing touch with folks back home but content to be clueless about government's failure to fix real problems. Jim Cooper backcluelesscontent Change image and share on social
Almost every economist agrees that the American health care system is unsustainable. Medical care is so expensive that it is busting all of our budgets - government, business, and personal. Eventually, the medical price bubble will pop. What, then, are the alternatives? Jim Cooper agreealternativeamerican share on social
First, the year 2004, the year past, the Comptroller General of the United States, David A. Walker, said that arguably it was the worst year in American fiscal history, clearly setting our Nation on an unsustainable path. Jim Cooper americanarguablybad share on social
With our national savings rate well below one-percent, it is imperative that the government embrace innovative and cost-effective means of boosting personal savings. Jim Cooper boostcosteffective Change image and share on social
True partisans draft legislation that gives themselves everything and their enemies nothing. They love bills that repulse and even disgust the other side. Today's politics have become an all-or-nothing, black-or-white, zero-sum game - it's not a contact sport but a blood sport. Jim Cooper billblackblood share on social
If taxpayers want better results from Congress, they must stop paying their elected officials for failure. After all, you get what you pay for. Jim Cooper congresselectfailure Change image and share on social
Any politician who's ever been re-elected knows that friends come and go; enemies accumulate. Jim Cooper accumulateelectenemy Change image and share on social
Well, where is the money? Show me the money? Our allies have put up a few billion dollars, but the American taxpayer has been required to shoulder the burden of this war. Jim Cooper allyamericanbillion Change image and share on social
