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Tired of the Northeastern RINOs Yet?

Take note, South Carolina. We know that Mitt Romney has been on all sides of basically every issue, but the broader concern here is: are conservatives tired of stressing about and being duped by northeastern so-called Republicans and their mostly

Obama Admin: Ft. Hood Shooting 'Workplace Violence'

Sen. Susan Collins on Wednesday blasted the Defense Department for classifying the Fort Hood massacre as workplace violence and suggested political correctness is being placed above the security of the nation’s Armed Forces at home.

Financial Regulations Reformed?

On Wednesday, if all goes as planned, President Barack Obama will sign the financial-reform bill crafted by Senator Chris Dodd of Connecticut and Congressman Barney Frank of Massachusetts, sponsored by the Democratic Party in both houses, and supported by three

MSM Ignored Racial, Gender Quotas in Financial Reform Bill

Do you know — and more important, do your Representatives and Senators know — that the just-passed Dodd-Frank financial reform bill will unleash a tsunami or racial quotas on financial regulatory agencies and, inevitably, on the financial industry itself? Not

Newsweek's Eleanor Clift Wrestles with Her Inner Girlfriend

As the nearly two-year-old Palin piñata-fest demonstrates, for the devout liberal the intersection of Sorority Street and Politics Avenue is left-turn only. To no one’s surprise, Sarah Palin remains the left’s First Lady of political feminae non gratae, the gold

Durbin: 'Timing Was Perfect' on Goldman Charges

Last week, the Securities and Exchange Commission brought civil fraud charges against Wall Street investment bank Goldman Sachs. The charges arise from the bank marketing collateralized debt obligations (CDOs) to customers without disclosing that a major hedge fund investor, and

A Government Takeover of the Financial Sector?

As long as the Democrats continue to control Congress, we’ll have to endure an endless procession of initiatives for the federal government to take over industry after industry. Health insurance and college loans went under federal hegemony with passage of

Obama's First Year

Wednesday will mark the first anniversary of the presidential inauguration of Barack Obama — who began his Presidency, as nearly all new first-term Presidents do, high in the polls. At that time, Obama’s approval ratings were, in fact, in the

Breaking: Treasury Inspector General to 'Review' ACORN

Press Release COMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT AND GOVERNMENT REFORM http://republicans.oversight.house.gov News Release Treasury IG Agrees to Request by Issa and Collins to Conduct a Review of ACORN September 24, 2009 WASHINGTON D.C. –Treasury Department Inspector General, J. Russell George agreed to