The Congressional “super committee” to tackle the national debt has begun to take shape. Harry Reid, Mitch McConnell, and John Boehner have all named their representatives to the committee. Here is what it looks like so far: Harry Reid’s appointments: Patty Murray of Washington, John […]

To receive the Must Reads in your inbox,  click here ! Good Wednesday morning, Here are the  Must Reads according to  Adam Bitely : Fed projects weak economy two years ahead The Fed doubles down on zero What’s next after the S&P’s downgrade? Don’t blame the Tea Party for the downgrade Unions lose big in Wisconsin The crumbling cult of Obama Amending the 10th amendment Education czar Duncan rules by decree, not law Barone: How Iowa’s straw poll can make a president What is democratic government? Stimulus: $490,000 spent to plant trees in 1 county in Nevada?

By Frank McCaffrey – The amount of Americans who are without work or are underemployed is staggering. We did the math and you will be floored by what we came up with. See for yourself.

By David Bozeman – With no record to run on in 2012, look for Democrats (along with their accomplices in the mainstream media) to attack like cornered animals.  They will continue the narrative, so ingrained in American political thought as to be considered gospel, that […]

By Bill Wilson – In an unusual move, the Federal Reserve on Aug. 9 announced that it intended to keep the Federal Funds Rate — the rate at which the Fed and banks lend to each other — at near-zero “at least through mid-2013”. The near-zero interest rates were instituted in Dec. 2008 as an emergency and, we thought, temporary measure to counteract […]

The amount of Americans who are without work or are underemployed is staggering. We did the math and you will be floored by what we came up with.
See for yourself.

To receive the Must Reads in your inbox,  click here ! Good Tuesday afternoon, Here are the  Must Reads according to  Adam Bitely : Credit downgrade should remind D.C. politicians that they are human The debt-ceiling deal does nearly nothing Santelli: If not for Tea Party, U.S. credit rating would be BBB Cartoon of the day, “Sanity Downgrade” At time of crisis, Obama plays politics Why this crisis is different from the 2008 version Obamacare or America? Those colossal, recklessly irresponsible $2 trillion errors Fiscal hawks vs. defense hawks Liberal rage won’t stop the Tea Party’s rise

By Frank McCaffrey – Hear from ALG President Bill Wilson on how President Barack Obama is handing the S&P downgrade. Plus, we look at debt issues during the Washing, Jefferson and Jackson era.

By William Warren – It would appear that the U.S. credit rating wasn’t the only thing receiving a downgrade…

By Adam Bitely – The political class in Washington got a wake up call late Aug. 5 — they are just as mortal as the rest of humanity. For some strange reason, many of the political elite were astounded that Standard & Poor’s would downgrade […]