Over at Downsizing the Federal Government, we focused on the following issues this week:

• Sen. Rand Paul bucks the trend of wimpy spending cut proposals with a more serious plan.
• Perhaps Charlie Sheen’s agent should consider getting him a gig with HUD.
• A Senate Democrat supports a plan that would focus on spending cuts and not tax increases.
• Policymakers should roll back the punishing regulations and taxes that make it difficult for businesses of all races and sizes to succeed.
• Federal energy policy, Newt Gingrich, and “rank gooberism.”