Sen. Sam Brownback, R-Kan., supported a debt reduction commission until President Obama and Democrats pushed for it; then he voted against it. Next Brownback said he would support increased Medicaid payments — money that Kansas is depending on to avoid severe cuts to education and other crucial spending — provided that it wouldn’t increase the federal deficit. But when the Senate approved the legislation last week, paying for the spending by phasing out a food-stamp program and ending a tax break for multinational corporations located outside the United States, Brownback voted “no.” Brownback has excuses for his votes, saying he didn’t like this or that particular provision. But they sound just like that — excuses.
Club for Growth, a Washington, D.C.-based political-action committee, is 
A Time magazine cover photo of a young Afghan woman who had her nose and ears cut off by her husband has ignited debate about what might happen when the United States leaves Afghanistan. Some critics note that the violence happened while our troops were in Afghanistan, and they complain that the photo is being used as “emotional blackmail” to try to guilt America into not withdrawing troops. But the head of an organization that runs women’s shelters in Afghanistan Follow us
