Liberal Stealth Groups Paved Obama Win
More than 4 million people who voted for Barack Obama in 2008 did not vote this year. But by applying new voter science, Obama nudged… Read More
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Armed Services Chairman Denounces White House Benghazi Cover-Up and Muzzling of Military Leaders
President Obama should come clean with the American people about what exactly happened in Benghazi, according to the Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee,… Read More
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Our Dangerous Dependence on Foreign Chocolate
America is addicted to chocolate. Foreign chocolate. A majority of us consume chocolate each day. Although the U.S. produces only 6% of the world’s cocoa,… Read More
Congress Needs to Fix Itself in 2012
Congress owes America better start for 2012, and not to repeat the way it ended 2011. Even if the Senate is hopelessly dysfunctional, the House… Read More
‘Twas the Day After Christmas
‘Twas the day after Christmas, And all ‘cross the land All the people were saying, “Wasn’t Christmas just grand?” The children were joyful, The parents… Read More
Ghost Savings: Spectrum or Spectral?
The federal government owns vast assets that would be better managed and more productive in the hands of the private sector. Selling some of these… Read More
Where Can Congress Find Room to Cut? Look to Obamacare.
Where can Congress’ “super committee” find its $1.2-trillion target in savings? The answer is hidden in plain sight. The money could come from Obamacare, to… Read More
Piecemeal ‘Jobs Bill’ Can Still Be Dangerous
If something is too big to swallow, you cut it into bite-sized pieces. But that won’t improve the taste—unless you jettison any stinky stuff. Likewise,… Read More
A Plan to Limit Dishonesty in Congress
Give two U.S. Senators credit for trying to do something about the smoke-and-mirrors games in Washington. The “Honest Budget Act” by Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL)… Read More
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Obamacare: Forgotten But Not Gone?
Has Congress forgotten Obamacare? All the promises to repeal it mostly faded into the background months ago, even as the health law disrupts our economy…. Read More
Obama’s Maleficent Seven
President Obama is accustomed to having his way—like trying to dictate the date and time when Congress would assemble for him to address a special… Read More
Are Green Jobs ‘Gone with the Wind’?
President Obama plans a big jobs announcement—right after he finishes his vacation in Martha’s Vineyard. Expect him to say that green jobs are the key… Read More
Our Big Government Addiction Must End
As soon as the U.S. Treasury was cleared to start borrowing again, it quickly borrowed $238 billion more and reached a milestone. Our national debt… Read More
The Left’s Desperate, Devious and Dangerous 14th Amendment Ploy
Seeking to make virtue out of vice, the political Left has launched a desperate, devious and dangerous ploy to prevent the spending cuts that the… Read More
On Debt, Don’t Let Politicians Rush Through Another Bad Deal
Our future should not be determined behind closed doors. Yet that’s where the White House and Congress are holding secret talks about our debt ceiling… Read More
Resisting Temptation Over Libya
It’s tempting to cut off funds immediately for President Obama’s ill-conceived Libya offensive. But it’s not the right course. For the sake of our allies,… Read More
Obama Can’t See the Icebergs
President Obama could learn a lesson from this fable about a great ship. Having received ample warning of icebergs ahead, some of the crew of… Read More
Another Good Swing At Defunding Obamacare—But Not A Hit
Once again the U.S. House plans to take another whack Tuesday at defunding Obamacare—although the Senate and White House are poised to protect the funding…. Read More
House Moves Toward Draining Obamacare Slush Funds
Efforts to defund Obamacare one bite at a time are making progress in the House, although Senate prospects remain dim. The House is addressing parts… Read More
As the Budget Debate Unfolds, It’s Time for Grown Ups
House Budget Chairman Paul Ryan (R, WI) has proposed a budget for grown ups. Washington’s big spenders have responded with the tired clichés we expect… Read More
The “Untouchable” $23.6 Billion
Untouchable. That’s the treatment being given to the $23.6 billion being spent right now to implement Obamacare. This $23.6 billion is part of the $105.5… Read More
Government Unions Play Key Role in Shutdown Fight
The potential government shutdown is not just history repeating itself between a Democrat President and a Republican House. It’s also a repeat of a key… Read More
The Dirty Little Secret About De-Funding Obamacare
Several members of Congress, like Rep. Denny Rehberg (R, MT) and Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R.-Wash.) are offering amendments that would prevent any new spending… Read More
Now Is the Best Time to Defund Obamacare
Now—when the House considers the bill to fund government for the rest of the year and seeks to reduce spending by $100 billion—is the best… Read More
An Opportunity to Defund Obamacare
So far, the House GOP is not including Obamacare among the programs proposed for de-funding next week. Why not? Although the Appropriations Committee has produced… Read More
Obama’s High-Speed Sale
President Obama’s proposed $53-billion more for “high-speed rail” (on top of a previous $10-billion) is a testimony to the power of adjectives. If it were… Read More
Green Jobs Cronyism and Cannibalism
To rephrase President Obama’s State of the Union theme: “This is our generation’s apparatchik moment.” Yes, he said “Sputnik” instead, but his actual agenda is… Read More
Let’s Avoid Political Games Over Arizona Shooting
The horrid shootings and killings in Tucson demonstrate the always-unpredictable nature of mayhem. It’s worsened by the sadly predictable efforts of Washington interests to twist… Read More
Lame Duck Congress, Will You Please Go Now!
The lame duck Congress is a clone of Marvin K. Mooney. He’s the Dr. Seuss character who refused to leave. Refusing to accept the voters’… Read More
O, Christmas Tree! O, Taxing Tree!
The tax bill (still being drafted in secret) is becoming a lobbyist’s dream, just in time for Christmas. The Democrat opposition to President Obama’s compromise… Read More
