By Howard Rich – New taxes on corporate income and capital investment proposed by President Barack Obama would weaken an already anemic economic recovery, while further eroding our nation’s ability to compete in the global marketplace. Making matters worse, Obama is pushing these tax hikes as […]

By David Bozeman – One is reluctant to call any tactic in the liberal playbook new, but the latest salvo against conservatives and Tea Partiers could surely qualify as bizarre. A liberal friend recently remarked that politicians who advertise their affection for the Constitution clearly don’t […]

As we predicted earlier today , the repeal of the light bulb ban in the House has been defeated. By a vote of 233-193 , the light of liberty has been further dimmed. To undo the ban, a 2/3 majority was needed. 10 Republicans joined with 183 Democrats to restrict the […]

Texas Congressman Ron Paul is running for President and generating a lot of interest in his ideas for the Federal Reserve. In this exclusive interview with Americans for Limited Government, he explains why a number of taxpayers want transparency in the Fed. ALG’s Adam Bitely reports.

In a puzzling move today, Mitch McConnell announced that a backup plan of his for the debt deal would be allowing Obama himself to raise the debt ceiling, which would be a complete abdication of Congressional responsibility. Americans for Limited Government President Bill Wilson said the following […]

There is some bad news on the horizon for supporters of lifting the ban on incandescent light bulbs. House Republican leadership brought the bill up under suspended rules –destining the legislation for failure. Why did House Republican Leadership do this? This means that for the ban on light bulbs to be lifted, the House will […]

To receive the Must Reads in your inbox,  click here ! Good Tuesday morning, Here are the  Must Reads according to  Adam Bitely : Obama admits that he wants to raise taxes if re-elected… Are you better off than you were before Obama? Budget battle is a clash of two eras Cut the debt by cutting government What the debt ceiling really means The Euro’s last gasp Default OK with Obama… Sowell: Unknown Unknowns Obama administration is anti-choice on light bulbs Don’t raise taxes to fund ObamaCare Fresh doubt cast on Obama’s health care story The first rule of liberalism: The failure of government always justifies more government

The Obama administration is making it clear that they don’t want Americans to have a choice when it comes to how they light their homes. As we noted earlier today, the  Better Use of Light Bulbs (BULB) Act would allow Americans to choose what kind of light bulbs they want since Congress […]

House needs to pass the debt ceiling increase… NOW .

By Rebecca DiFede – Recently, First Lady Jill-of-all-trades Michelle Obama added another job to her ever-expanding repertoire: poacher. When speaking to reporters at an event at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on May 11th, she unveiled her  “Let’s Move” campaign to stop childhood obesity which included getting rid of popular cartoon characters […]