A new survey released Thursday revealed a majority of Americans oppose the Federal Communications Commissions proposed overhaul of the nation’s broadband regulatory regime. The poll, conducted by Hart Research Associates, found that a full 75% of Americans nationwide believe the
Today, California is set to exceed its own prior record with regard to budget tardiness, as it heads into its 85th day without a budget. Legislative leaders flew to Los Angeles Wednesday to meet with an ailing Arnold Schwarzenegger, who
The exercise of free speech is acceptable to the left when they agree with what you are saying. But when the left and media types find the views disagreeable or inconvenient and painfully true, the exercise of free speech becomes
September 22, 2010 marks the end of summer and beginning of fall. So it’s an appropriate time to review the results of Democrats’ “Recovery Summer” for American workers. Recovery_Summer_Report_2010_ In announcing the start of the “Recovery Summer” on June 17,
As the nation confronts a debilitating national deficit of $1.3 trillion – the second highest of all time – the Federal government must dedicate itself to spend money more responsibly and thoughtfully instead of rewarding special interests and abusing taxpayer
In Washington, DC, if you want to release news so it doesn’t get much coverage, do it Friday afternoon. If you want to really stick it to the American people, do it after Election Day. Apparently, the Food and Drug
In addition to 2010 clearly being the Year of the Tea Party, a good sub-headline is the Year of the Sore Loser. The Republican establishment elites are angry because they keep losing campaigns. The latest example of a “Sore Loser”
Tax hikes on the oil and gas industry being pursued by the Obama administration will have a crippling effect on the U.S. economy, says a new report by professor Joseph Mason of Louisiana State University. In the study published earlier
A couple weeks ago, House Member Eleanor Holmes Norton made a fundraising call to a lobbyist. The lobbyist wasn’t available, so Holmes Norton left a voicemail. We have been given a copy of that message. The audio is below. By
Recently, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Transportation (DOT) announced the latest Obama administration “green” initiative: Assign cars an A-D letter grade, to be noted on labels affixed to car windows at auto dealerships, based exclusively on
It doesn’t take a brain surgeon to realize that Americans reject rationing of medical care. The Obama Administration denied it would ever happen. They lied. The effort to ration late stage cancer drugs based upon their costs is underway in
We have no other details, but a tipster from fly-over country forwarded us this text they received this afternoon: DNC Chair Tim Kaine is making a major announcement on the future of the Democratic Party tomorrow. Attend the announcement at
With the FDA preparing to initiate cost-based rationing of late stage cancer drugs, the intellectual giants at the New York Times have decided to lay down a gauntlet to defend rationing of medical care. Welcome to the Brave New World
With Congress set to return to Washington, D.C. this week, the number one issue on the legislative agenda is tax cuts. Most Democrats want to extend some, but not all, of the tax cuts initiated by former President George W.
While Harry Reid may have allowed the energy tax hikes to die on the floor of the Senate, liberals nationwide have continued their attacks on the energy industry. The Gulf oil spill is barely a fond memory of a moratorium
Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.), Chair of the Senate Ethics Committee, has paid some $30,000 since 2004 for the endorsement of embattled Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) in the context of a scheme that critics charge is unethical and amounts to Waters
From 1998 to 1999, Alexi Giannoulias played professional basketball in Panionios B.C. Greece. That part we already knew. But one thing we still don’t know is how an American with Greek citizenship was able to live in Greece without being
Last week, Capitol Confidential reported on a new scheme being pursued by California Democrats to force out-of-state, online retailers to collect and remit California sales taxes. But in a new development, it is now being reported that the proposal has
New York, like most states in the nation, is facing a nasty budget hole which Gov. David Paterson attempted to fix earlier this summer by pushing through a tax hike on cigarettes. A pack of smokes now costs as much
In a further blow to those pressing for the institution of controversial net neutrality rules, it emerged on Monday that the Gun Owners of America (GOA) has exited the Save the Internet coalition backed by pro-regulation liberal groups such as
A top network neutrality advocacy group is weathering a flap over its sketchy lobbying disclosures after it was reported last week the group had taken numerous unreported meetings with senior aides at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the National
There is little debate that the leadership of the House — lead by Nancy Pelosi — has successfully convinced vulnerable Democrats to walk the plank on issues like the government takeover of our health care system, trillions in wasteful spending,
It’s ba-ack! Facing a $20 billion budget gap, California liberals in the state legislature are reviving a tax-hike plan targeting out-of-state, online retailers that has a diverse coalition of web entrepreneurs and business and political leaders fuming. The proposal, mentioned
In a little remarked upon move earlier this month, Sen. Max Baucus (D-Mont.) put forward a legislative proposal to raise taxes on energy companies by stripping them of the ability to claim a key tax deduction. Known as Section 199
Big Government.com alerted it readers weeks ago about the emerging model for rationing health care at the FDA. The FDA is considering “de-listing” the drug Avastin for use with breast cancer patients– not because it doesn’t work, but because of
