NRD Editors Note: This column originally appeared at Investors Business Daily . The author, Howard Rich, is the chairman of Americans for Limited Government , the sponsor organization of this blog. By Howard Rich – The desire of politicians to obtain instant electoral gratification at the expense of long-term financial security has […]

By Robert Romano – The threat of a double-dip recession is real, but it should not be cause for more government “stimulus,” deficit-spending, bailouts, and low-interest monetary easing. The primary reason for the current market downturn is unacceptably high levels of sovereign debt and spending in Europe, […]

By Rick Manning – House Democrats plan to leave the country without a budget according to House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer who stated, “ It’s difficult to pass budgets in election years because they reflect what the [fiscal] status is.” Now that’s courage, leadership and transparency. It is stunning that the Majority Leader of the […]

By Bill Wilson – A pension bailout for Big Labor is in the works for underfunded multi-employer pension funds. New legislation sponsored by Senator Bob Casey, S. 3157 , would give taxpayer backing via the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC). If the union bosses get their way on this […]

By ALG News – It took four months for Senator Scott Brown to be transformed by the Washington establishment, but it has finally happened. No longer the 41st vote against far-reaching government takeovers, yesterday Brown availed himself as the 60th vote in favor of the […]

By Kevin Mooney — (Posted on TimesCheck.com) Does the so-called financial overhaul bill now moving closer to passage re-establish the controversial organization as part of new government agencies?  Even worse, does the legislation intend for new government agencies to actually replicate ACORN’s questionable financial practices? […]

By Adam Bitely – In a 60-40 vote, the U.S. Senate has passed cloture on the Financial Takeover Bill, clearing the way for final passage. Three Republicans voted with 57 Democrats to pass the cloture vote. The three Republicans were Scott Brown (R-MA), Olympia Snow […]

By Robert Romano – Yesterday, after the Dodd financial takeover bill failed to achieve the 60 votes necessary to end debate, Senator Dick Durbin appeared on the floor to impugn the motives of Republicans. “It’s not surprising that the Republicans are reluctant to be a part of Wall Street reform… We’re trying to change the way Wall Street does business so we never have to face […]

By Adam Bitely – For the fourth time, the Chris Dodd financial takeover bill has failed to make it closer to passage. In a vote that concluded moments earlier, the Senate was unable to pass the bill in the cloture vote, failing 57-42. Voting against […]

By Kevin Mooney — (This is a piece that ran on The American Spectator) As the science underpinning anthropogenic (man-made) global warming steadily erodes in light of new data and in the midst of scandal, the public policy rationale has also shifted. The proponents of […]