On: 11/16/2010 09:57:57 In: Fiscal Responsibility By Robert Romano It would appear that the American people, who are demanding fiscal responsibility of elected leaders, are making quite an impression on Republican leaders in Congress. The latest to come on board was Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell in support of a two-year moratorium on congressional earmarks. “[O]n the issue of congressional earmarks, as the […]

On: 11/15/2010 09:47:28 In: Fiscal Responsibility By Bill Wilson Correction: This article mistakenly claimed that the deficit commission proposes slashing interest payments on the national debt by $15 billion a year.  That is incorrect.  The commission is proposing approximately $74 billion cut from interest payments on average every year […]

On: 11/15/2010 09:47:09 In: Uncategorized Video by Frank McCaffrey ALG Editor’s Note: As ALG News has previously reported, Senate Republicans will be voting on a two-year moratorium on earmarks. In the following featured video, we take a look at some of the more ridiculous spending proposals Congress has implemented:

On: 11/15/2010 09:46:01 In: Fiscal Responsibility By Kevin Mooney Attention incoming House and Senate Republicans. You are well positioned deep inside enemy territory to operate as constitutional insurgents. This means you are not part of the club and must remain separate and distinct from your party’s leadership in order […]

On: 11/15/2010 09:45:22 In: Republican in Name Only (RINO) By Adam Bitely This week, Americans watched George W. Bush come back on the political scene through the release of his memoirs, Decision Points. He hit the media circuit with appearances on Oprah, Hannity, and a special prime-time interview with Matt Lauer, as […]

On: 11/12/2010 10:09:50 In: Fiscal Responsibility By Robert Romano China’s credit rating agency, Dagong, has once again downgraded the U.S. credit rating, this time down to A+ . The agency cited the Federal Reserve’s proposed $600 billion in purchases of U.S. treasuries, writing that the “move entirely encroaches on the interests of the creditors, indicating the decline of the U.S. government’s intention of […]

On: 11/12/2010 10:09:20 In: Elections   ALG Editor’s Note: William Warren’s award-winning cartoons published at GetLiberty.org are a free service of ALG News Bureau. They may be reused and redistributed free of charge.

On: 11/12/2010 10:08:20 In: Republican in Name Only (RINO) By Rebekah Rast Not all Republicans are the same. Some Republicans in the House of Representatives favor a more moderate approach when voting on big-ticket items like health care, cap-and-trade and stimulus bills. Others stick to fiscally conservative values and shrink away from […]

On: 11/12/2010 10:07:41 In: New York News By Kevin Mooney Even as the New York Times concedes that Gov. Chris Christie of N.J. is a “rising star in the Republican Party” thanks to his budget cutting, it needles him for billing taxpayers for hotel stays. This criticism is recycled from the state’s 2009 […]

On: 11/11/2010 09:46:08 In: Fiscal Responsibility By Bill Wilson To hear some of the post-election spin regarding whether congressional Republicans should support increasing the national debt ceiling beyond $14.294 trillion, one might come to the conclusion that Republicans lost control of Congress in 1996 and not in 2006. Why […]