04.18.2011

California Can Look Within its Borders for its Budget Answers

By Rebekah Rast – A state boasting the world’s eighth-largest economy now suffers from a 12.2 percent unemployment rate. What has happened to the once-booming state of California? California Gov. Jerry Brown wants the answer to that question so he sent Lieutenant Gov. Gavin Newsom […]

04.18.2011

Team Obama Spotlight: Air Traffic Controllers

By Frank McCaffery – Our Team Obama Spotlight turns to sleeping air traffic controllers who have scared a number of air travelers and lead to the resignation of the man at the head of the FAA. Not to mention, our Vice President was busted nodding […]

04.18.2011

Obama’s Tax and Spend Irony

By Robert Romano – When he addressed students at George Washington University on the dire fiscal emergency facing the nation, Barack Obama attempted to lay blame for the $1.645 trillion budget deficit at the feet of tax cuts enacted in 2001 and 2003. Obama said , “we made the […]

04.15.2011

Michael Moore and Barack Obama Wish You a Happy Tax Day

Monday is tax day, and Barack Obama and Michael Moore wish you a happy tax day!

04.15.2011

Must Reads for April 15

To receive the Must Reads in your inbox, click here ! Good Friday morning, Here are the Must Reads according to Adam Bitely : Budgeting apples and oranges Tax Day truth: You’ll pay for Obama spending Krauthammer: Real cuts vs. smoke and mirrors Paul Ryan: A budget for the 21st century The Obama growth discount State officials should resist implementing ObamaCare, policy analysts say Saving the welfare state The Ryan plan and Medicare out-of-pocket costs Charlie Cook: Trump’s a joke Are the good times really over for good? Term Limits for Congress? Jim DeMint and 10 GOP Senators introduce a Term Limits amendment

04.15.2011

Jim DeMint and 10 GOP Cosponsors Introduce a Term Limits Amendment

Senator Jim Demint (R-SC) and 10 Senate GOP cosponsors have introduced a term limits amendment . The Constitutional Amendment would allow members of the House of Representatives to serve a maximum of three terms of two years, and Senators would be limited to two terms of six years each. Phil Blumel, President of U.S. Term Limits , had this to say about the […]

04.15.2011

The Ryan Plan and Medicare Out-of-Pocket Costs

By Victor Morawski – Would the Ryan Plan’s Medicare reforms actually result in higher out-of-pocket costs to seniors? This charge by its critics overlooks one of its most important cost-controlling features. While much of the criticism from the Left greeting the newly announced Medicare reforms […]

04.15.2011

State Officials Should Resist Implementing ObamaCare and Advance Free Market, Policy Analysts Say

By Kevin Mooney – State officials should act now to deny ObamaCare the regulatory edifice it needs to take root, instead of waiting for the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn the federal law, according to policy analysts who favor free market reforms. Already, Gov. Bobby […]

04.15.2011

Budgeting Apples and Oranges

By Robert Romano – A battle has broken out between the tea party movement and House Republicans over just what the now-enacted continuing resolution (CR) for fiscal year 2011 will achieve in real savings. Activists have been responding to AP reports that the resolution cutting $38.5 billion would only result in $352 million in actual cuts to outlays in 2011 . How can this be? The difference is […]

04.14.2011

Michael Moore Says We Need To Raise Taxes, Is The President Listening?

Here is another look at the left’s favorite topic…taxes. From Michael Moore to Barack Obama, liberals have done a lot to go against what Former Chief Justice John Marshall once taught us.

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