By Robert Romano In the face of withering public support for its agenda, the Washington, D.C. establishment was dealt two critical blows this week. The first came when President Barack Obama asked Congress to postpone indefinitely plans for a Sept. 11 vote on military force in Syria. […]
By Robert Romano Sometimes you have to wonder why they even bother. A new proposal by House Majority Leader Rep. Eric Cantor (R-Va.) that purports to defund Obamacare will do exactly the opposite. It will guarantee that it is funded, meanwhile providing political cover to elected leaders who can claim they did everything they could to stop […]
By Robert Romano House Republicans may be attempting to attach language to the Syria war resolution that would overturn sequestration cuts made to defense, reports Bill Gertz in the Washington Free Beacon . House Armed Services Committee Chairman Rep. Buck McKeon said in an interview that the authorization to use military force in Syria represented […]
By Robert Romano “Not cooperating means the states’ taxpayers will pay for this and the money will to go someone else, somewhere else.” That was former President Bill Clinton’s take on 27 states that are not implementing state exchanges under the new health care law, speaking at his presidential library . He […]
By Robert Romano “My credibility is not on the line. The international community’s credibility is on the line. And America and Congress’s credibility is on the line because we give lip service to the notion that these international norms are important.” That was Barack Obama at a press conference in Stockholm, Sweden imploring Congress to authorize the use […]
By Robert Romano This week the House of Representatives remains in recess for a so-called “constituent work week,” one of 18 such weeks scheduled in 2013 when members work out of their district offices, presumably to hear from those they purport to represent. It is just as […]
By Robert Romano 5.3 million. That is the net increase in population of those aged 16 to 64 from January 2009 to present data compiled by the Bureau of Labor Statistics from the month of July shows. Guess how many of them found jobs. Go on. I […]
By Robert Romano “The Congress shall have power … to declare war, grant letters of marque and reprisal, and make rules concerning captures on land and water.” That is Article 1, Section 8 of the Federal Constitution, making perfectly clear that it is Congress that decides […]
By Robert Romano “If he allows Obamacare to be funded, he’ll own it — and so will every House Republican that votes with him. Now is the time for choosing.” That was how Americans for Limited Government President Nathan Mehrens described how political blame will be assigned […]
