Asserts the conservative Republican commentator, in response to the U.S. Secretary of State's "what difference, at this point, does it make?" comment in response to the Benghazi murders: "The media are enamored of what
they perceive as Hillary Clinton’s witty riposte to Senator Johnson
during the Benghazi hearings. Conservatives should employ the
same question as often as possible. It’s more appropriately directed at
the following: The War on Poverty.
$15,000,000,000,000 has been spent by the federal and state governments
on 122 separate welfare programs since 1964, according to a Cato
analysis. The poverty rate in 1964 was 19 percent and falling. Nearly 50
years later, the rate is still more than 15 percent and climbing. What
difference, at this point, does trillions in welfare spending make?"
He continues his commentary: "The Department of Education. The department was created in 1980 for the express purpose of improving
U.S. students’ academic performance. Since then, per pupil K-12
spending has increased (in constant dollars) from approximately $6,000
annually to $12,500. Hundreds of billions have been spent by the
department since 1980, yet the scores for the nation’s 17-year-olds on
the National Assessment of Educational Progress — called “the nation’s
report card” — have remained unchanged, and U.S performance is slipping
relative to other nations. What difference, at this point, does the
Department of Education make?"
Peter Kirsanow: "Conservatives Should Apply Hillary Clinton's Mentality To Today's Key Issues"
