Katrina Vanden Heuvel is not my favorite "talking
head" on ABC's "This Week" with George Stephanopoulos.
head" on ABC's "This Week" with George Stephanopoulos.
Yet two points that she has made have gotten my attention
and increased my measured respect for writers and commentators on the right.
and increased my measured respect for writers and commentators on the right.
This country must get our troops out of Afghanistan. The
United States foreign policy of "preemptive strikes" and
"nation-building" is a resounding failure, one that is bankrupting
this country. Vanden Heuvel and George Will both agreed on this point, one
which Beltway elites refuse to respond to or respect.
United States foreign policy of "preemptive strikes" and
"nation-building" is a resounding failure, one that is bankrupting
this country. Vanden Heuvel and George Will both agreed on this point, one
which Beltway elites refuse to respond to or respect.
On cutting spending, Vanden Heuvel keeps on harping the
"pay fair share" mantra. She needs to articulate who these
"rich" people are. If she is talking about Big Businsess like General
Electric or Big Labor like the AFL-CIO elites, then definitely they need to pay
their taxes. If she is talking about movie stars or job creators, then her
demands for "fair share" are inherently unfair.
"pay fair share" mantra. She needs to articulate who these
"rich" people are. If she is talking about Big Businsess like General
Electric or Big Labor like the AFL-CIO elites, then definitely they need to pay
their taxes. If she is talking about movie stars or job creators, then her
demands for "fair share" are inherently unfair.
On the Decemnber 23 edition of “This Week”, Norquist and
Vanden Heuvel both esteemed the interests of the middle class, with the
president of Americans for Tax Reform attacking the Obamacare taxes, and the
editor of the Nation attacking Big Business subsidies. She also went after Big
Military, which is the locus of a great deal of waste in this country.
Vanden Heuvel both esteemed the interests of the middle class, with the
president of Americans for Tax Reform attacking the Obamacare taxes, and the
editor of the Nation attacking Big Business subsidies. She also went after Big
Military, which is the locus of a great deal of waste in this country.
On those principles, those two should be in Congress working
out a comprehensive tax and spending reform, and for once this conservative can
claim an affinity and respect for “The Nation” Editor Katrina Vanden Heuvel.
out a comprehensive tax and spending reform, and for once this conservative can
claim an affinity and respect for “The Nation” Editor Katrina Vanden Heuvel.