Except the ideas in the GOP proposal aren't new. One is lowering taxes across the board to 25 percent. We've had tax cuts before, so does the theory that they create jobs match reality?

Contrary to expectations, the government didn't revise first quarter growth up from 1.8 percent. Weak consumer spending and factory output mutes the outlook.

The debate over the Keystone XL pipeline has environmentalists and oil companies squaring off, forcing the Obama administration to choose a winner and loser.