Print Mike Flynn Follow Read Full Bio Francis: Cardinals Select New World Pope For over 1,000 years, the Bishop of Rome, Pontiff of the Catholic Church, has come from Europe. In a papal conclave today, Cardinals broke that tradition and named Argentine Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio as the 266th Pope of the Church. He takes St. Peter's seat as Pope Francis. 13 Mar 2013 Obama's Budget Abdication Breaks 92 Year Tradition Barack Obama certainly enjoys the trappings and perks of the Office of President. The actual job of being President, however, doesn't seem to interest him. His desire to avoid being tied to any specifics of any proposal have caused him to do what no modern President has done. He is the first President since 1921 to abdicate the task of drafting a federal budget to Congress. 12 Mar 2013 Lt Gov Bolling Passes on VA Gov Bid On Tuesday, VA Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling emailed supporters saying he has decided not to run for Governor in Virginia this year. Earlier, Bolling had pulled the plug on seeking the Republican nomination for the office. Speculation had been building that he instead would launch a third-party bid for Governor. 12 Mar 2013 Growth Agenda: Ryan Budget Balances in 10 Years This morning, House Budget Chairman Paul Ryan unveiled the latest GOP budget blueprint. The plan cuts $4.6 trillion over the next decade, bringing the budget into balance by 2023. The principal savings in the plan come from a repeal of ObamaCare. 12 Mar 2013 The Obama Problem: Dems Don't Win Running Left An overlooked factor in the Democrats winning control of the House of Representatives in 2006 was the recruitment of middle-of-the-road, culturally conservative candidates. At the time then-Rep. Rahm Emanuel, who headed the effort, infuriated many on the left by aggressively recruiting dozens of "blue dog democrats" to challenge GOP incumbents. The effort worked, but the Democrats soon forgot the lesson. 11 Mar 2013 Top 5 Myths About the Minimum Wage Raising the minimum wage is the kind of cheap policy proposal politicians love. In a wave of their legislative hand, they can boast they have given millions of Americans a pay raise. It's an emotional issue powerful enough to stand up to decades of economic research. Most Americans are decades-away from the kinds of jobs that make up the minimum wage workforce, blunting the obvious implications of federally mandated wages. Still, like all other government mandates, a wage hike sets off unintended consequences that end up harming the very people politicians say they are trying to help. 10 Mar 2013 Levin Retirement Expands Senate Battlefield Late this week, MI Sen. Carl Levin announced that he would retire at the end of his term, rather than seek reelection next year. Levin is the 4th Democrat Senator to announce his retirement next year. Senate Democrats already faced a challenging political landscape to retain their majority. Levin's retirement adds to that challenge, making a safe Senate seat competitive. 9 Mar 2013 Obama Budget to Congress 9 Weeks Late On Friday, Pentagon officials informed a House committee that the President's formal budget proposal wouldn't be delivered to Congress until April 8th, more than two months past the statutory deadline. Under federal law, the President is required to submit his budget blueprint to Congress no later than the first Monday in February. President Obama has met that deadline only once. 9 Mar 2013 Paul, Cruz, Rubio: Loyal Opposition Emerges in Senate Since the 2010 midterm elections, conservatives have looked to Speaker Boehner and House Republicans to provide a vanguard against Obama's radical agenda. It has been a disheartening experience. In fairness to House Republicans, there is little one legislative chamber can do to affect the direction of the federal government. The tools they do have, however, they have often declined to use. Paul's filibuster of the Brennan nomination on Wednesday, however, showed the emergence of a new opposition to Obama. Based in the Senate, it is providing the American public a stark contrast to Obama's ever-expanding government. 8 Mar 2013 McCain, Graham on Wrong Side of History John McCain is an American hero. He endured horrors in North Vietnamese captivity that few of us can ever imagine. I have disagreed with him often, but never doubted his commitment to our country. Lindsey Graham is a character out of a Tennessee Williams' play. He would disavow any position he's had if it got him an invite to a Sunday Show. Together, they abet the media complex's campaign to discredit conservative principles. 8 Mar 2013 Previous 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Next
Francis: Cardinals Select New World Pope For over 1,000 years, the Bishop of Rome, Pontiff of the Catholic Church, has come from Europe. In a papal conclave today, Cardinals broke that tradition and named Argentine Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio as the 266th Pope of the Church. He takes St. Peter's seat as Pope Francis. 13 Mar 2013
Obama's Budget Abdication Breaks 92 Year Tradition Barack Obama certainly enjoys the trappings and perks of the Office of President. The actual job of being President, however, doesn't seem to interest him. His desire to avoid being tied to any specifics of any proposal have caused him to do what no modern President has done. He is the first President since 1921 to abdicate the task of drafting a federal budget to Congress. 12 Mar 2013
Lt Gov Bolling Passes on VA Gov Bid On Tuesday, VA Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling emailed supporters saying he has decided not to run for Governor in Virginia this year. Earlier, Bolling had pulled the plug on seeking the Republican nomination for the office. Speculation had been building that he instead would launch a third-party bid for Governor. 12 Mar 2013
Growth Agenda: Ryan Budget Balances in 10 Years This morning, House Budget Chairman Paul Ryan unveiled the latest GOP budget blueprint. The plan cuts $4.6 trillion over the next decade, bringing the budget into balance by 2023. The principal savings in the plan come from a repeal of ObamaCare. 12 Mar 2013
The Obama Problem: Dems Don't Win Running Left An overlooked factor in the Democrats winning control of the House of Representatives in 2006 was the recruitment of middle-of-the-road, culturally conservative candidates. At the time then-Rep. Rahm Emanuel, who headed the effort, infuriated many on the left by aggressively recruiting dozens of "blue dog democrats" to challenge GOP incumbents. The effort worked, but the Democrats soon forgot the lesson. 11 Mar 2013
Top 5 Myths About the Minimum Wage Raising the minimum wage is the kind of cheap policy proposal politicians love. In a wave of their legislative hand, they can boast they have given millions of Americans a pay raise. It's an emotional issue powerful enough to stand up to decades of economic research. Most Americans are decades-away from the kinds of jobs that make up the minimum wage workforce, blunting the obvious implications of federally mandated wages. Still, like all other government mandates, a wage hike sets off unintended consequences that end up harming the very people politicians say they are trying to help. 10 Mar 2013
Levin Retirement Expands Senate Battlefield Late this week, MI Sen. Carl Levin announced that he would retire at the end of his term, rather than seek reelection next year. Levin is the 4th Democrat Senator to announce his retirement next year. Senate Democrats already faced a challenging political landscape to retain their majority. Levin's retirement adds to that challenge, making a safe Senate seat competitive. 9 Mar 2013
Obama Budget to Congress 9 Weeks Late On Friday, Pentagon officials informed a House committee that the President's formal budget proposal wouldn't be delivered to Congress until April 8th, more than two months past the statutory deadline. Under federal law, the President is required to submit his budget blueprint to Congress no later than the first Monday in February. President Obama has met that deadline only once. 9 Mar 2013
Paul, Cruz, Rubio: Loyal Opposition Emerges in Senate Since the 2010 midterm elections, conservatives have looked to Speaker Boehner and House Republicans to provide a vanguard against Obama's radical agenda. It has been a disheartening experience. In fairness to House Republicans, there is little one legislative chamber can do to affect the direction of the federal government. The tools they do have, however, they have often declined to use. Paul's filibuster of the Brennan nomination on Wednesday, however, showed the emergence of a new opposition to Obama. Based in the Senate, it is providing the American public a stark contrast to Obama's ever-expanding government. 8 Mar 2013
McCain, Graham on Wrong Side of History John McCain is an American hero. He endured horrors in North Vietnamese captivity that few of us can ever imagine. I have disagreed with him often, but never doubted his commitment to our country. Lindsey Graham is a character out of a Tennessee Williams' play. He would disavow any position he's had if it got him an invite to a Sunday Show. Together, they abet the media complex's campaign to discredit conservative principles. 8 Mar 2013