I interviewed Congressman Connie Mack (R-FL), via telephone, about his new “Mack Penny Plan,” which is gaining considerable support from both House and Senate Republicans, and even some Democrats. Congressman Connie Mack did not vote to raise the debt ceiling
Am I the only one who grew quite tired of seeing John Kerry this weekend on the MSM talk show circuit deriding the Tea Party and what he is proffering as their responsibility for the S&P action Friday? “This is
On June 2, 2011, Judicial Watch released documents that show the Obama FCC’s collusion with a radical leftist organization to seize control over the Internet. This investigation caught the eye of congressional leaders, and now it appears a congressional probe
July 21 was the day on which Wall Street stocks reached their most recent high, the highest since May 10. A trader at the NYSE (AFP) July 21 was also the day when the Europeans announced a new bailout plan
Just when you thought the Progressive Movement could be more deeply invested in denial, now comes the absurd notion that somehow, the TEA Party Movement, whose pinnacle tenet is fiscal responsibility; which has devoutly insisted that the federal government cease
The tremendous 7% crash in stock market prices over the last five trading days serves as over-whelming evidence that the President of the United States or someone in his inner circle leaked “material non-public information” to Wall Street traders that
Since America’s credit rating was downgraded for the first time in history under President Obama, Democrats and their media structure have been working overtime to spin this as the tea party’s fault. They’re spinning so hard they’re absolutely dizzy. John
Yes, we understand that politics is a blood sport and that name-calling has become the common coin of the political realm. But this past week, following the passage of the bill to raise the debt ceiling, and before the nation’s
Can you even imagine blaming a rape victim for being raped, or a terrorist victim for being murdered by terrorists? Of course not. In a sane world, it is the rapist and terrorist that is blamed for the crime, not
On the evening of Aug. 8th, Jews across the world begin their observance of the fast of Tisha B’Av, mourning the loss of the two Jerusalem Temples (and many more calamities to the Jewish people). The Talmud tells us the
Candidate Obama said he would “transform the Untied States of America” and unfortunately this is the one promise he kept. Two and one half years into his presidency, the National Debt has climbed to 100% of our Gross Domestic Product
From The Associated Press: Credit rating agency Standard & Poor’s on Friday downgraded the United States’ credit rating first time in the history of the ratings. The credit rating agency said that it is cutting the country’s top AAA rating
The agreement to force Congress to have an up or down vote on a Balanced Budget Amendment is the cornerstone of re-establishing America as the world leader in sound economic policy. For decades, America’s small government model was internationally respected
Since the modern tea party movement began February 27th, 2009, leftist ideologues in both political parties have tried to halt the movement. Their tactics are as predictable as they are weak. Their weapon? Name-calling. Why must the supposed elites in
[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets080411.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Ben Domenech are joined by Senator Jim DeMint to discuss the fallout from the debt ceiling debate, the danger of Congress’
A few weeks ago I told you that the Obama administration has nearly tripled the amount of taxpayer funds given to the radical Mexican separatist group the National Council of La Raza (NCLR). Not coincidentally, this increased generosity commenced after
So we got ourselves a Super Congress…hopefully, Boehner will put himself, Paul Ryan, and Joe Walsh on it. I want the imperfect Tea Party freshman who allegedly owes child support to have a voice. They are all likely imperfect; I
Fellow Friends of Barack: I join all liberals and progressives in condemning the terrorism of the Tea Party, just as we condemn terrorism in all its forms. We need a Local War On Terror (LWOT) to replace the futile Global
In this time of crippling deficits, what could be more obscene than the government funding art unable to sustain itself in the free market? What am I saying; even in times of a budget surplus this is obscene. The National
It appears the Boehner/Reid debt fix, which was really no fix at all, did what most legislation does nowadays: it extended the power of the government while doing very little to solve the problems for which it was designed. Thus,
BEIJING: China warned Wednesday that tortured efforts to raise the US debt ceiling had failed to defuse Washington’s “debt bomb”, and that it would further diversify its currency holdings away from the dollar. US President Barack Obama finally signed an
There is no need whatsoever for conservatives to marginalize those we disagree with on the other side of the aisle by referring to them as stupid or ridiculous because they keep going out of their way to do it for
As I write this it is difficult to hear myself think over the sound of congressional Republicans high-fiving each other over the debt ceiling deal. They would do well to remember the words of a British parliamentarian uttered during the
We have discussed – often and at great length – the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)’s illegal, Congressional end-run power grabs. On, for example, both the wired (your Ethernet cable) and wireless (your cell phone, iPad, etc.) Internet – so as
From The Associated Press: The deal reached by Congress to raise the debt ceiling and cut more than $2 trillion in public spending should have only a minor impact on the economy for the next two years. Almost all the
