According to the “Wall Street Journal,” student loan debt has topped $1 trillion in the U.S. Not to mention the fact that youth unemployment is high. Yet, the Obama re-election campaign is still working to rally youth voters.

By Robert Romano — According to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), the budget proposed by House Budget Committee Chairman Rep. Paul Ryan , and to be voted on by the House of Representatives, would be balanced by 2040. By his own numbers, the only time the budget would even be cut is in 2013 and 2014, and then […]

By John Vinci — Today is the second anniversary of the passage of Obamacare.  And by our count there are now over one hundred Obamacare regulatory implementation documents that span over 10,000 pages and contain nearly 2.5 million words .[1] You’d think that 2.5 million words would be enough to tell us exactly how Obamacare will work and operate. Not so, says […]

By Paul Driessen — When President Obama took office, regular gasoline cost $1.85 a gallon. Now it’s hit $4.00 per gallon in many cities, and some analysts predict it could reach $5.00 or more this summer. Filling your tank could soon slam you for $75-$90. […]

To receive the Must Reads in your inbox, click here ! Good Thursday morning, Here are the Must Reads according to Adam Bitely : What is fair? SCOTUS unanimously strikes down the EPA Cartoon: Let them eat Health Care! House passes repeal of IPAB Romney credits bailouts for avoiding economic depression… The inexorable march of creative destruction Is the Ryan budget still big government? 57% favor Keystone pipeline Obama takes credit for Southern portion of Keystone pipeline construction… Is Congress really serious about eliminating wasteful spending? Upcoming U.N. summit repackages global warming agenda under guise of ‘sustainability’…

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By Bill Wilson — The latest installment of the Obama theater of the absurd plays out today in Cushing, Oklahoma, where Obama, who personally stopped the building of the pipeline from Alberta, Canada, to Texas, is now attempting to take credit for the private company, TransCanada, decision […]

By Rebecca DiFede In Jan., Obama made a big show of vehemently denying requests to build a Keystone XL pipeline, which would have created thousands of jobs and helped restore to the sluggish economy. The funny thing is, Obama only controls three inches of the […]

By Kevin Mooney — Suddenly the concept of “sustainability” is very much in vogue in the run-up to yet another United Nations climate conference scheduled for June. But the idea that life on earth can only be sustained by limiting population growth is not new, […]

By Frank McCaffrey — President Andrew Jackson never backed down from a fight. This included his battle to drop the national debt. Here’s a look at how “Old Hickory” did business.