04.20.2011

Iceland Endures

By Bill Wilson – Now that Iceland has told international banks and the European Union (EU) to pound sand, by refusing to bail out the UK and Netherlands who covered the losses of British and Dutch investors who lost $5.8 billion in Icesave when the bank failed in 2008 , a funny thing has happened. Or has not. The Earth did not open up, sucking the North Atlantic island nation into the deep reaches. The sky […]

04.19.2011

The Battle Over Public Employee Unions Is Not Against the Workers, It’s Against the Union Bosses

By Adam Bitely – Fire fighters. Policemen. Teachers. Medics. Those are the professions that Democrats and Big Labor are falsely claiming to be under assault from the well-reasoned folks that support limiting the collective bargaining power of public sector employee unions. Simply put, those professions […]

04.19.2011

Must Reads for April 19

To receive the Must Reads in your inbox, click here ! Good Tuesday morning, Here are the Must Reads according to Adam Bitely : Sovereign debt downgrade imminent, time for balanced budget now If America faces economic crisis, why are our leaders on recess? Obama on the spending debate: Sense, nonsense Uncle Sam’s sinking credit The debt crisis: negative watch Get ready for a game of chicken over the debt ceiling Obama’s plan for a fundamentally different America The real issues in Wisconsin Sowell: Bull about bullying The auto bailout and the rule of law Atlas Shrugged Part 1 is a must see! Education showdown The forgotten history of the anti-war right…

04.19.2011

The Week Ahead: S&P’s Downgrade U.S. Outlook

By Frank McCaffrey – Americans for Limited Government’s Robert Romano speaks about what the Standard and Poor’s lowering of the U.S. credit rating outlook means for us and for big government. Plus, Tennessee Representative Marsha Blackburn speaks with us on ways to contain big government.

04.19.2011

The Real Issues in Wisconsin

By David Nace – On February 27, My Opinion, Penn Miller clearly illustrates the envy theory of the left. However envy does not justify support of public sector unions at taxpayer expense. It is not wages and benefits that are the real issues in Wisconsin. […]

04.19.2011

Sovereign Debt Downgrade Imminent, Time for Balanced Budget Now

By Bill Wilson – The U.S. cannot say it was not warned. For years now, sovereign credit rating agencies have repeatedly told Congress to get its torrent of deficit spending under control, or else face a downgrade of its gold-plated Triple-A credit rating. Alas, we did not […]

04.18.2011

S&P’s Lower U.S. Rating and Our Corresponding Budget Issues Are The Focus Of “The Week Ahead”

Americans for Limited Government’s Robert Romano speaks about what the Standard and Poor’s lowering of the U.S. credit rating outlook means for us and for big government. Plus, Tennessee Representative Marsha Blackburn speaks with us on ways to contain big government.

04.18.2011

Atlas Shrugged Part 1 is a Must See!

By Adam Bitely – Atlas Shrugged Part 1 opened in 300 theaters this past Friday. Fortunately, I had the chance to see it twice over the weekend—and I’m glad I did! The movie opens with clips from futuristic newscasts in the year 2016. The clips […]

04.18.2011

Must Reads for April 18

To receive the Must Reads in your inbox, click here ! Happy Tax Day and Good Monday morning, Here are the Must Reads according to Adam Bitely : S&P says U.S. outlook is ‘negative’ Obama’s tax and spend irony Obama targets the middle class while pretending to tax only the rich Barone: Obama finds things not going his way Laffer: The 30-cent tax premium 5 economic issues that doom Obama to 1 term Michael Moore and Barack Obama wish you a happy tax day! The incredible shrinking Obama California can look within its borders for its budget answers Team Obama spotlight: Air traffic controllers Why Trump is leading and what it really means Atlas is shrugging already… Wisconsin’s election snafu is a national wake-up call Surprise! Obama wants to ration your health care Reagan’s former solicitor general says the individual mandate passes constitutional muster… No archons

04.18.2011

Standard & Poor’s Says U.S. Outlook is ‘Negative’

Standard & Poor’s downgraded the outlook of the United States to negative today : “Because the U.S. has, relative to its ‘AAA’ peers, what we consider to be very large budget deficits and rising government indebtedness and the path to addressing these is not clear to us, we have revised our outlook on the long-term rating to negative […]

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