By Rebekah Rast – States are beginning to connect the dots between necessary spending and needless spending.  As they work to come up with sustainable budgets the status quo is no longer affordable. Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker tackled his state’s budget problem by discontinuing collective […]

By Don Todd – President Obama in the opening days of his term made a showing of mandating openness in government.  He even stated, “Transparency promotes accountability and provides information for citizens about what their Government is doing.  Information maintained by the Federal Government is a national […]

To receive the Must Reads in your inbox, click here ! Good Wednesday Morning, Here are your morning Must Reads according to Adam Bitely : Rising radiation levels halt work at Fukushima nuke plant… The Fukushima 50: Not afraid to die Boehner promises vote to slash ObamaCare slush fund Cartoon of the day, “Obama’s Blast from the Past” Ethics issue plague Obama judicial nominee… Welcome to the Third World Coburn: Honesty needed to solve debt problem The reality of Head Start–It doesn’t’ work… Democrats rope-a-doping Republicans on spending Let there be light! Obama does less damage when he’s golfing or madness bracketing on ESPN Nuclear disaster in Japan: Does it show a way forward for nuclear power? Some nuance on destruction U.S. leaders learning the wrong lesson on the rise of China

By Paul Driessen – As Britain suffered through its coldest December in a century, families were forced to choose between keeping homes warm and feeding their children nourishing meals — thanks to climate policies that have forced extensive reliance on wind power and deliberately driven […]

By Frank McCaffrey – Tuesday afternoon Moveon.org along with a litany of public employee unions conducted rallies across the nation in favor of more government spending. Americans for Limited Government dropped by and caught up with some of these union protesters in Fairfax, Virginia.

By Bill Wilson – On Jan. 15, 2011, Barack Obama nominated for the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals, Susan Carney, Deputy General Counsel for Yale University. She has been voted out of the Judiciary Committee, and currently is awaiting full Senate consideration. But, not so fast. Unfortunately, […]

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Public worker unions gather at the Fairfax City Library to show solidarity with Wisconsin. By the way, Fairfax County is a very wealthy place and its public workers make very good money. Perhaps the rally should have served caviar. Reporter Frank McCaffrey has the story.

For a free market economy to function properly, competition between businesses needs to be possible. Whether the business is conducted in person or over the Internet, competition needs to thrive for the free market to function. Enter Senators Mike Lee (R-UT) and Herb Kohl (D-WI). […]

To receive the Must Reads in your inbox, click here ! Good Tuesday Morning, Here are your morning Must Reads according to Adam Bitely : Japan makes progress at nuke plant IBD: Don’t take nukes off the table Government: Too big to fail Cartoon of the day, “Ballooning Deficits” Wisconsin recall fight: Unions vs. the little guy Europe’s gathering storm Big Labor rallies for Big Government The truth about the state pension crisis In Virginia Senate race: Tim Kaine may not be the perfect guy… Sowell: Blacks and Republicans Obama wants it both ways on transparency… Bad logic on the Japan disaster Could ‘No Child’ get left behind? Taxpayers have rights, too