John and Mitt try to perk up the Michiganders

Over on Swampland, Ana Marie reports from the Great and Economically Struggling State of Michigan that Romney and McCain have made economic policy a focus of their primary battle there, even though their ideas to help the state are pretty much the same: As small government conservatives, neither man supports the kinds of targeted incentives [...]

Year Seven of the Bush fiscal stimulus package

You’ve heard the talk about a possible fiscal stimulus package to counteract the recession we may already be in. Maybe we need it. It’s important to note, though, that the Bush administration has had a fiscal stimulus package of sorts in place ever since the middle of 2001. That’s when the federal government started spending [...]