Those terrifying sequester cuts sure haven't crippled America. This week in my syndicated column, I point out that if you look at all government spending, the sequester wasn't even a cut.

That may surprise you, since President Obama likened the sequester to taking a "meat cleaver" to government, causing FBI agents to be furloughed, prosecutors to let criminals escape and medical research to grind to a halt!... continue reading »

Yesterday, I pointed out that even with the supposedly "devastating" sequester cuts, government spending still grows.

But the sequester does bring some actual cuts. The parts of the budget labeled "discretionary" (about a third of it) would be cut about 7%.

But that doesn't mean there's a need for "devastating" cutbacks or even cuts in basic services like air traffic control. As Senator Rand Paul points out on my show tonight at 9PM ET:... continue reading »

President Obama says the sequester is like taking "a meat cleaver to the budget."

I wish that were true. This week, I grab a meat cleaver and point out what ought to be cut.

Despite the big spenders' hysteria about "long TSA lines, no meat inspection, abandoned children!", the sequester doesn't even cut the budget! It just slows it's growth... continue reading »

President Obama warns that if Congress allows automatic budget cuts known as the "sequester" to happen:

"Thousands of teachers and educators will be laid off... tens of thousands of parents will have to scramble to find child care... Air traffic controllers and airport security will see cutbacks, causing delays!"

The media is hysterical, too.

"Watch out! Like the asteroid headed to earth, they're coming -- $86 billion in automatic budget cuts," CNN anchor Carol Costello warned... continue reading »