Opinion Pieces
Last week, Jonathan Gruber testified before Congress. He's of course the MIT professor who, in a now-famous series of videos, called American voters stupid. Or, to state it plainly, he's the guy who took your tax money and lied to you about Obamacare, and then when it became law he made fun of you and bragged about it.
Journalist Michael Kinsley famously said, "A gaffe is when a politician tells the truth." While not a politician, Jonathan Gruber is the most recent public figure to prove the point. Today, Gruber, a health economist and professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, will testify before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
As I travel the 4th District, I continually hear from people upset that Washington, D.C. seems completely out of touch with the problems the middle class faces in America today. Average Americans think the government is rigged against them. They see bailouts for big corporations and well-connected banks, and handouts to people who are able, but unwilling to work.
L. Gordon Crovitz writes that "accountability has been scarce" in the realm of intelligence gathering for counterterrorism ("Judges for National Security," Information Age, Aug. 11).
In their wisdom, the founders sought to protect certain fundamental freedoms in the First Amendment to the Constitution. One of the most important is the freedom to speak out against the policies of your government.
Control Debt, Pass Balanced Budget Amendment
By Congressman Jim Jordan and Congressman Eric Cantor
During August and early September, I took the opportunity to meet with health care professionals and concerned citizens around our district. Whether individually, in small groups, or in large town hall meetings, people from every walk of life expressed to me their concerns about the federal takeover of health care being proposed by President Obama and leaders in Congress.