When a panel of fiscal experts took the stage at The Concord Coalition’s annual Economic Patriots Dinner last week, nobody was expecting a lot of happy talk about the federal debt. But the immediate sense of urgency may have caught…
The Senate has finally approved President Obama's nomination of Jack Lew to head the Office of Management and Budget. Sen. Mary Landrieu had held up the nomination since September because she objected to administration policies on oil and gas drilling.Having…
After visiting cities across the country this fall, The Concord Coalition’s Fiscal Solutions Tour wrapped up for the year on President Obama’s home turf in Chicago last week. The tour's policy experts outlined the country’s deteriorating fiscal situation, underscoring the…
The problem with campaign rhetoric is that you’re stuck with it if you win. The danger is that people might just believe you can really do all the wondrous things you promise and if you don’t deliver, they get angry.…
