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O'Keefe Owes His Supporters an Explanation

I proudly stood behind James O’Keefe on his groundbreaking ACORN investigation. I also defended him when the media, including CNN — during a previous regime, “the Rick Sanchez era” — falsely reported the Sen. Mary Landrieu story as a “wiretapping”

Mexican Criminals Increasing Violence? Blame America

We are a selfish nation and treating our neighbor to the south horribly. It’s our fault that border violence is up. From Fox News: A coalition of Mexican mayors has asked the United States to stop deporting illegal immigrants who

Small Business Bill Passes; Business Owners Groan

In a hail-mary attempt to garner main street support for Democrats before the elections put an end to the legislative season, President Obama finally was able to push the small business lending bill through the Senate, thanks to two retiring

Margaret Thatcher vs. The Auto Bailouts

[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets100110.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed In today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Ben Domenech talk about Rahm Emanuel’s departure from the White House, the latest consumer spending numbers, and the upcoming college football

Is the EPA Killing Green Jobs?

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

Overhauling CBO and JCT Is a Real Test of GOP Resolve

While I’m glad Republicans are finally talking about smaller government, I’ve expressed some disappointment with the GOP Pledge to America. Why “reform” Fannie and Freddie, I asked, when the right approach is to get the government completely out of the

Friday Free For All: Dems Gone Wild Edition

Rep. Frank Pallone (D-NJ) has never really faced a competitive race. Now that he is, some of his supporters don’t quite know how to respond. We’re pretty certain that hitting 68 year old supporters of the GOP candidate is far