By Robert Romano — On March 13, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Executive Board will be meeting to decide how much of the most recent €130 billion bailout it will be providing to Greece and her troubled creditors. To date, the IMF, which U.S. taxpayers fund, committed a little less than €30 billion of the original €110 billion bailout. Another […]

By Robert Romano — The national debt to GDP ratio is now over 100 percent. It’s official now. Well, almost. We’ll know more when the first quarter Gross Domestic Product (GDP) numbers are published by the Bureau of Economic Analysis on April 27. But, based on a […]

By Robert Romano Americans for Limited Government (ALG) sends condolences to the family and friends of Andrew Breitbart, popular media guru who gained notoriety for leading the charge for conservative causes in unconventional ways. Breitbart died last night of natural causes . He will be missed. ALG was fortunate to host an event featuring Breitbart in 2009 at the Union Pub in Washington, D.C. Then, he spoke about the […]

By Robert Romano — One of the political rationales for giving the Obama Administration what it wanted on the payroll tax holiday and unemployment benefits extensions — which will add $101 billion to the debt this year alone and is not paid for — was to avoid another showdown in Washington, D.C. Previous battles between the House and Obama — on continuing resolutions, […]

By Robert Romano — In response to the Obama Administration’s supposed modification of its rule mandating religious-affiliated institutions to provide contraceptive services that violate their doctrines , the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) adopted an old Reagan mantra — trust but verify. “[W]e reserve judgment on the details until we have them,” Cardinal-designate Timothy Dolan, president of the […]

By Robert Romano — As the Republican nominating process for president continues to unfold, Republicans continue to render a harsh verdict against former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney — the presumptive frontrunner — who lost decisively in three contests to former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum in Missouri, Colorado, […]

By Robert Romano — Why does Barack Obama play the politics of division on the income tax question? At the State of the Union Address Obama was at it again, quick to point out that “Warren Buffett pays a lower tax rate than his secretary.” It’s not […]

By Robert Romano — The economy slowed down in 2011 to “a tepid snail’s pace,” says Americans for Limited Government President, according to new data released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). In 2010, the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) had grown at 3 percent in 2011, but only at 1.7 percent in 2011.  The Bureau said the […]

By Robert Romano — House Republican Conference Vice Chair Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers and Americans for Limited Government (ALG) president Bill Wilson joined together today in expressing deep concerns about the failure of President Barack Obama’s Treasury Department to comply with even minimal transparency standards in their dealings with […]

By Robert Romano — In an unexpected move, on Jan. 19, the U.S. Department of Justice, along with New Zealand law enforcement officials, have taken down Hong Kong-based Megaupload.com, a popular file sharing site that had been promoted by pop culture icons Alicia Keys, Kim Kardashian, and […]