Don’t believe all of the public fighting by Republican and Democrat leaders over the past week on increasing the debt limit. My sources on Capitol Hill tell me that many conservatives believe that the fix may be in on a
Many conservatives and even some liberals have complained about Obama’s penchant for appointing “czars” in order to avoid accountability under law. One of his most notorious is the Consumer Czar, Elizabeth Warren, who was appointed by Obama to help set
As we have previously reported, it looks like the proposed “Amazon tax” scheme being pursued by California liberals is going to do severe damage to the state’s already hurting economy and affect a broad swath of internet-based businesses known as
From The New York Times: New Jersey lawmakers on Thursday approved a broad rollback of benefits for 750,000 government workers and retirees, the deepest cut in state and local costs in memory, in a major victory for Gov. Chris Christie
From the Associated Press: House Majority Leader Eric Cantor pulled out of talks with Vice President Joe Biden on a deficit reduction-debt ceiling deal, saying they had reached an impasse over Democratic demands for tax increases to be paired with
News today that the FTC is preparing to issue civil subpoenas as part of a broad anti-trust inquiry into Google’s business practices comes on the heels of a similar–and perhaps more in depth– threat from Congress. In a letter sent
In 2000, when Al Gore out polled George W. Bush in the popular vote but was bested by Bush in the Electoral College to become President, it became clear we need Electoral College reform. In Adams vs.Jackson in 1824, Hayes
Most Americans Agree with Senator Rand Paul (R-Kentucky) that citizen’s right to travel is being violated by the federal government every day. Searching of toddlers, infants and the elderly is a waste of resources and a concrete example of the
From Accuracy in Media‘s Michael Watson: On his TV show “Fareed Zakaria GPS” (transcript here) from Sunday, June 19, 2011, journalist Fareed Zakaria of CNN and Time magazine stated that “we could use the ideas of social media that were
I had a chance to view a clip of Rep. Michelle Bachmann boasting that President Obama has failed Black and Hispanic Voters. Well I have to look no further than my front door to see the truthfulness in Ms. Bachmann’s
What should we take away from the following story? Once upon a time, the man who was given charge of all the secrets of the nation was then given charge of all of its soldiers and weapons. And none of
The American people continue to pay the price for President Obama’s decision to flout clear Constitutional and legislative intent in launching an expensive and ill-advised war against Libya without seeking formal Congressional authorization. I was critical of the President’s go-it-alone
The debt limit increase debate is heating up and conservatives have put together one fascinating proposal as a means to get spending cuts in consideration for a debt limit increase: The Cut, Cap, and Balance Pledge. Conservatives seem to be
Emails obtained through the Wisconsin Open Records law indicate former Dane County Executive Kathleen Falk emailed all county employees and circuit court judges, including Circuit Court Judge Maryann Sumi, with a memo announcing her intention to file suit against Gov.
Patent Reform legislation is being championed in Congress by liberal Pat Leahy (D-VT) in the Senate and Judiciary Committee Chairman Lamar Smith (R-TX) in the House. Its disturbing that Smith seems to have gone native – going so far as
The TSA is now groping Texas state officials. Chairman of the Texas Public Utility Commission, Barry Silverman and State Rep. Barbara Nash both told their compellingly disturbing stories to Fox’s Austin affiliate in a news report: [youtube AKE98sJpGig] Before the
In 1796, President George Washington decided to retire from public service, thus not seeking a third term. He wrote a 32 page Farewell Address, with Alexander Hamilton’s ever present counsel. It was printed in Philadelphia’s American Daily Advertiser, on September
Antolin Aguirre of the Austin Immigrant Rights Coalition was testifying against Senate Bill 9 that would help crack down on illegal immigrants in Texas. Aguirre spoke through an interpreter even though he had been in the U.S. since 1988.
The practice of infant male circumcision is under assault, and though a proposed bill to ban circumcision in Santa Monica, California was withdrawn, the battle is far from over. Opponents of circumcision are relying on gross misstatements of scientific fact
Jeff Mapes in The Oregonian: At the behest of Service Employees International Union, Oregon Senate budget chief Richard Devlin sought to stifle criticism of an organizing drive that added more than 7,700 workers to the union’s membership and turned it
EDITOR’S NOTE: The story below involves an actual Missouri Family Court case; however, all names, dates and other case-specific personal details in the story have been changed in order to protect the identities of the innocent people involved. It is
Federal prosecutors are taking their second shot at former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich, who is facing 20 criminal charges, including one count of attempting to “sell” former President Obama’s vacant Senate seat to the highest bidder. The first time around,
The main political goal of the left is to seduce Republicans into supporting higher taxes. Bluntly stated, all of their fiscal policy goals require more tax revenue coming to Washington. The most important factor (from their perspective) is that they
A recent request by Vietnam to come to her aid in resolving China’s aggression in the South China Sea confirms that the next cold war will be fought against China in the South Pacific over the oil resources there. Incoming
Weiner-mania: if the story weren’t so infuriating and sad – and such a damning commentary on our society – it would be laughable. Alas, here we stand at a moment in time when a sitting US congressman – a newly
