08.04.2011

Boehner, Pelosi, Reid, McConnell, Obama and McCain Star In ‘Ignored For The Ring’

By Frank McCaffrey – “Lord Of The Rings” fans will be excited to find out that Washington has put out a new sequel to their favorite movie franchise. It’s called “Ignored For The Ring” Check out this preview:

08.04.2011

DC Debt Deal: Restraint In Name Only

By Howard Rich – Republican leaders in Washington, D.C. have failed another crucial test of their limited government resolve.  Rather than insisting on immediate cuts, entitlement reform, caps on future spending and a balanced budget requirement during the recent debt ceiling debate, the GOP has […]

08.03.2011

Key dates for the Budget Control Act of 2011

Yesterday, the President signed into law the Budget Control Act of 2011, which provides for a total debt ceiling increase of between $2.1 trillion-$2.4 trillion, sets ten-year caps on discretionary spending, creates a Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, and requires both houses of Congress […]

08.03.2011

Geithner, Pelosi, Reid, McConnell, Obama and McCain Star In “Ignored For The Ring”

“Lord Of The Rings” fans will be excited to find out that Washington has put out a new sequel to their favorite movie franchise. It’s called “Ignored For The Ring” Check out this preview

08.03.2011

Must Reads for August 3

08.03.2011

Are We Double-Dipping?

By Robert Romano – As the poor economic data continues to come in, the bad just gets worse. Poor manufacturing numbers, growth revised downward to nearly zero for the first quarter, and now lower-than-expected consumer spending all weigh on the weakest economic recovery in modern history. Housing […]

08.03.2011

Jim Crow Lives On

By David Nace – Most people outside of the construction industry are surprised to learn that the wages and benefits paid to workers on government construction projects are set by the government and construction unions, not by the marketplace.  As taxpayers, they are generally outraged […]

08.03.2011

The Hot Air Effect

By Rick Manning – Global warming alarmists have spent the past two decades convincing the world that carbon dioxide, particularly man produced carbon dioxide, is plunging the world into a cataclysmic heat wave that will melt the polar ice caps, flood coastal areas and generally change life […]

08.02.2011

Senate Approves Debt Deal

In a 74-26 vote , the Senate has passed the debt deal that passed the House last night. The bill now awaits Obama’s signature. Most troubling about the vote is a report from The Weekly Standard that fiscal conservatives who opposed the debt deal would be barred from serving on […]

08.02.2011

Must Reads for August 2

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