Americans were hoping to see more spending cutbacks than they have seen so far. Rep. Scott Garrett tells us that he spoke with many of these Americans. He conveyed their feelings with us. Reporter Frank McCaffrey has the story.
By Robert Romano – It was a telling moment in America’s political discourse. It hinted at how Republicans might govern should they reclaim a majority in one or both houses of Congress in 2010. “We need to capture this lightning in a bottle,” former Virginia Republican Congressman Tom Davis said of the tea party […]
By Rick Manning – When you filed your taxes this year, did you get a refund larger than the amount the government withheld from your paycheck? If you were one of the 23.1 million tax filers who benefitted from federal government share-the-wealth schemes like the Earned Income […]
By Howard Rich – For the organized labor movement in America, desperate times apparently call for desperate measures. With private sector unions continuing to lose favor in the marketplace and public sector unions facing fresh scrutiny from cash-strapped state governments, organized labor finds itself at […]
The unemployment rate has increased to 9.0%–a blow to the Obama administration’s claims that the recession is over and that jobs are returning. The reaction from the Obama administration to the increase in unemployment? Apparently, they are “pleasantly surprised.” Obama’s top economic adviser Austan Goolsbee said the following: “This was a solid […]
Americans were hoping to see more spending cutbacks than they have seen so far. Rep. Scott Garrett tells us that he spoke with many of these Americans. He conveyed their feelings with us. Reporter Frank McCaffrey has the story.
By Rick Manning – The incentive to spend more and more money is at the heart of our government’s budget crunch as millions of dollars are spent simply because there is no incentive not to spend it all, even if t isn’t needed. U.S. Congressman Denny Rehberg […]
By Adam Bitely – When a new Walmart opens, the same thing usually happens. Leading up to the opening, local activists bemoan the goliath store from coming to their community. A few concerned locals will lead protests, attempt to get the government to stop the […]
By Kevin Mooney — As a way to attack America from within, Osama bin Laden very shrewdly seized upon the cause of climate change to advance his agenda. In a videotape message that was broadcast back in January 2010, the terrorist leader criticized the U.S. […]
By Rebekah Rast – Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker has started a revolt — a pro-democracy revolt in favor of taxpayers and workers. Acclaimed economist Lawrence Kudlow writes in the Washington Examiner, “Nationwide, state and local government unions have a 45 percent total-compensation advantage over their private-sector counterparts. With […]