From the Washington Examiner: Pentagon counternarcotics and counterterrorism operations around the world were abruptly suspended this month when the Defense Department officials overseeing the programs failed to ensure they were funded by congressional authorizations, according to documents obtained by The
The simple proposition that no one should be forced to pay tributes to labor bosses or they will lose their job, is not a conspiracy. It is freedom from tyranny. Using forced dues to finance politicians who vote to force
CNN’s John King discovers an interview with President Barack Obama that directly refutes Attorney General Eric Holder’s testimony before congress.
Rep. Linda Sanchez (D-CA) appeared on The Ed Schultz Show and spoke out against the Republicans in congress who have not let President Obama or the Democrats have their way.
From The Hill: Democrats in Congress are urging their party leaders to get behind a balanced-budget amendment (BBA), fearing that Republicans will use the issue as a political weapon in 2012. President Obama and Democratic leaders in Congress have spoken
From the Associated Press: Congress approved free trade agreements Wednesday with South Korea, Colombia and Panama, ending a four-year drought in the forming of new trade partnerships and giving the White House and Capitol Hill the opportunity to show they
Remember when we used to have a legislative process? Lately, the Obama Administration has me wondering if Congress even has a job to do anymore. Between Obamacare, card check, cap and trade, net neutrality, and massive financial regulations, among many
Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell is holding little back as he compares his state’s model for success to Washington’s big government corporate socialism and big labor cronyism. In a recent letter, Gov. McDonnell writes, “we are unapologetic supporters of Virginia’s Right
It seems to me that as we look across time and U.S. reactions to other serious events that not only got planned and foiled, but also got executed, we could conclude that just about any tin horn dictator with a
Remember, Obama’s plan is to run against a do-nothing Congress and blame any second recession we might face on the fact that his jobs bill wasn’t passed by that do-nothing Congress: —– Isn’t the fact that two Democratic Senators, Ben
From Rep. Tim Huelskamp (R-KS): (WASHINGTON) – In an open letter in August, Congressman Tim Huelskamp called on billionaire Warren Buffett to release the contents of his tax returns. Subsequently, Congressman Huelskamp told Neil Cavuto that he would release the
GOP candidates for President took another night out of their schedules to get smeared by smug liberal journalists. The low-point of the night was when Charlie Rose and JournOlister Karen Tumulty used a 30 second clip of Ronald Reagan to
On Sunday, Fox News correspondent Chris Wallace asked an over-the-top question of presidential candidate Rick Santorum, which demonstrated unfortunate media bias on an issue of major concern to military men and women. Tough questions are fair game, but this one
Conservatives opposed the legislation that created the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction (the so-called super committee) because our officials have no intentions of truly addressing the spending problems plaguing our nation. We also opposed it because it hands the
My fellow Americans–and, I suppose, Canadians: I regret to inform you that you are not the “99 Percent.” The 99 Percent dislikes big banks, but also dislikes big government–and big messes. The 99 Percent does not occupy property it does
From AgWeek: WASHINGTON — Despite his earlier statements that the Obama administration would let Congress write the next farm bill, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack commented Oct. 3 and 4 on several sections of the bill… …Vilsack said in the interview
Well, the hippies are still sleeping on the ground down by Wall Street, defecating who knows where, dragging their tarps from street corner to street corner and having sexual relations out in public. (I guess it’s kinda like Woodstock, minus
Congressional hucksters sold last year’s “Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act” as a pro-consumer effort to prevent future big bank bail-outs. The good news, according to the U.S. Government Accountability Office, is that Dodd-Frank expanded big government payrolls
In light of the “Fast and Furious” fiasco, the Obama administration is embarrassing itself whenever it tries to convince the public that on issues like healthcare and immigration reform, the government is well equipped to ensure the safety of the
You may have seen the 10-minute video clip of U.S. Rep. John Lewis‘ unsuccessful attempt to address the ‘Occupy Atlanta’ crowd, but did you notice the self-proclaimed “Teamsters Union Thug” apparently from the Jimmy Hoffa’s army Division. Is this really
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) – Joe the Plumber is plunging into politics. The Ohio man who became a household name after questioning Barack Obama about his economic policies during the 2008 campaign has filed paperwork to run for Congress. Samuel “Joe”
From the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) home page: Protestors [sic] are assembling in New York and around the country to let billionaires, big oil and big bankers know that we’re not going to let the richest 1% force draconian
Neil King, Jr., writing in the October 8-9 Wall Street Journal, “Romney Calls for Defense Boost”, apparently believes that a speech by a pro-defense candidate for national office needs it own simultaneous rebuttal which he tries mightily to give us.
[youtube zl3yFA8rbWA] This week, the Restore America’s Voice Foundation delivered 1.6 million petitions from Americans demanding the repeal of Obamacare to Congress. The Heritage Foundation attended the press conference and spoke to some legislators afterwards about the problems with Obamacare,
Many are focused on the Supreme Court’s take-up of the question of the constitutionality of the individual mandate clause in Obamacare as the means to stop President Obama’s signature legislation. However, some of the law has already been funded and
