Ninety-five Democratic Congressional hopefuls signed last week a pledge to support the Federal Communications Commissions proposed Net neutrality rules. On Tuesday, all ninety-five “net neutrality protectors” lost to their Republican opponents. Among the measure’s endorsers–or victims, as some campaign insiders
It’s Halloween, and in the Land of (Honest Abe) Lincoln a liberal judge is wearing a Republican mask and lying to voters. Staring disaster in the face on Tuesday, Democrats are running scared. And some are even running as Republicans.
When patients, doctors and cancer treatment centers plead with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to continue to allow late-stage breast cancer patients to use life-extending drug Avastin as part of their treatment, it’s time to stand up and take
Mississippi native J. Dudley Butler is a notorious plaintiff’s attorney who has filed numerous lawsuits against poultry companies alleging unfair marketing and procurement practices. Before his nomination by President Obama as Administrator of the Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyard Administration
California Republican Senate hopeful Carly Fiorina Tuesday reaffirmed her opposition to the Federal Communications Commission’s bid to exert regulatory influence over the broadband industry, attesting in a web video to the onerous and “antiquated” regulations imposed on the tech industry.
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, one of the country’s foremost nanny-staters, recently opened up a new front in the food wars, advocating a ban on the use of food stamps to purchase soft drinks. However, it is one of
Over 35 counties in Illinois missed the deadline to mail military ballots to our soldiers defending America. But in Chicago, county election officials have taken special steps to ensure that no inmates at the Cook County Jail are unable to
Had Mario Puzo ever collaborated with George Orwell, one might easily imagine a sinister or otherwise shadowy character brandishing the honorific, “The Intellectual Godfather of Private Equity Tax Hikes.” Sadly, the genius of these two novelists is unnecessary in a
On Tuesday, the Obama administration finally lifted its moratorium on drilling in the Gulf. However, concerns are already being voiced that the administration is keen to maintain a de facto moratorium that could keep future energy exploration from occurring in
This is a national disgrace. The Illinois State Board of Elections has been lying about the status of military absentee ballots and a lazy Department of Justice has allowed itself to be duped. In an e-mail exchange between the Illinois
Robert Delaney, the Illinois Election Official who refused to mail 1,300 Military Absentee ballots for 14 days beyond the Federal deadline has a history of disenfranchising voters. In 2009 Delaney, an active Democrat, was sued by a group of citizens
When we say that Democrats spend money like drunken sailors, we meant it figuratively. It turns out, though, that at least some Dems take it literally. The video below shows Missouri State Auditor Susan Montee socializing at the recent Democrat
The FCC is trying to walk a careful line on net neutrality, according to Democratic and Republican sources in Congress and the FCC. Earlier this year, FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski proposed regulations giving his agency wide authority over broadband services,
Ten years ago, Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA)– currently chair of the Senate Ethics Committee– personally moved legislation that has financially benefited her son, Capitol Confidential has learned. Boxer, then in her second term as a U.S. Senator, carried legislation restoring
The federal government has identified a new opportunity in its quest to endlessly push dubious spending initiatives supposedly tied to advancing “the greater good.” According to the New York Post, federal copy-editors are forcing New York state to spend $27.6
In the last gubernatorial debate, Governor Strickland informed the viewers that “I’m happy to let the people of Ohio know tonight that according to the Federal Reserve out of Philadelphia, that Ohio now has the sixth fastest growing economy over
California leaders including Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger have reportedly agreed a new budget deal, but as the state attracts jeers for its lateness in taking concrete steps to pass a budget, some are booing its leaders for their willingness to sign
At the height of debate surrounding Democrats’ proposed overhaul of the American health care system, a chart purporting to explain the complex web of regulations created by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act infamously made its way around the
A recent report from the Senate Environment and Public Works committee and coal, among others – with unrealistic standards and impossibly complex regulations, threatening thousands upon thousands of jobs, not just in the industries themselves, but in the surrounding communities
House Democrats adjourned this week without a vote on extending the Bush tax cuts set to expire in January. While they seem content to blame Republican leadership for the failure, it turns out that a group of Democratic House members
The CATO Institute has released its 2010 Fiscal Policy Report Card on America’s Governors, offering praise for some and criticism for many. At the front of the pack are three Republicans and one Democrat: Gov. Mark Sanford (R-S.C.), Gov. Bobby
It didn’t get as much attention as it should have, but GOP Pollster Glen Bolger has done a fascinating poll. He finds Republicans leading the generic congressional ballot, 44% to 39%. No biggie. But look at the crosstabs: “Besides all
It didn’t get as much attention as it should have, but GOP Pollster Glen Bolger has done a fascinating poll. He finds Republicans leading the generic congressional ballot, 44% to 39%. No biggie. But look at the crosstabs: “Besides all
Obama administration policies have caused “irreperable harm” to the Gulf Coast economy, stifling the energy sector and culling employment within it to a degree previously underestimated by the administration itself. That is the conclusion drawn by Louisiana State University economics
One of the chief responsibilities of the Congress is the provide oversight of the executive branch — a responsibility that the Democrat Congress has punted. The president nominated Donald Berwick to head the Centers of Medicare and Medicaid, a proponent
