The conventional wisdom has it that voters last week handed power to Republicans in both houses of Congress hoping that legislative unity might translate into measures to improve the economy.  I don’t really buy this analysis, but never mind.  Let’s say it’s right.  What specific measures would be a good idea other than what Obama has been doing with the various “stimulus” packages and income-redistribution schemes? My bottom line: start by eliminating unnecessary regulations.  Yes, I realize that burdensome (crazy?) regulations exist at the federal, state, and local levels so that what the feds do by themselves will not be sufficient to deal with the problem.  I’m not saying it will be sufficient, only that it’s necessary and that, moreover, it will send a message to legislators at state and local levels that they need to get with the program. To take an example recently in the news, bird protection laws written...(Read Full Post)