On: 02/13/2009 10:09:34 In: Congressional Earmarks By Isaac MacMillen There’s an old saying that, “If you give a mouse a cookie, it’ll ask for a glass of milk.” Well, it appears that the salt marsh harvest mouse may receive more than just a cookie . Thanks to house Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), up to $30 million has been allocated […]

On: 02/06/2009 10:50:58 In: Barack Obama By Robert Romano “The American people are watching. They did not send us here to get bogged down with the same old delay, the same old distractions, the same talking points, the same cable chatter. You know… aren’t you all tired of that […]

On: 02/02/2009 11:23:45 In: Government Transparency By Isaac MacMillen Tax-and-Spend liberals—of both parties—have had considerable success in the past decade. Even self-styled “conservatives” have often revealed themselves as porkmongers upon reaching their legislative bodies. Others have simply fallen prey to the mindset prevalent in government—that they can […]

On: 02/25/2009 11:09:24 In: Barack Obama By Carter Clews The good news is that Joe Btfsplk is alive and well. The bad news is that he now resides in the Oval Office. Barack “Btfsplk” Obama is a man who has made a career out of spreading doom […]

On: 02/19/2009 12:11:29 In: Government Transparency By Isaac MacMillen Despite his self-proclaimed clean start, Illinois Senator Rolland Burris (D-IL) has run into ethical questions. After allegations arose—now confirmed by the Senator’s office—that ex-Governor Rod Blagojevich’s (D) brother had tried to solicit campaign funds from the then-Senate candidate, […]

On: 02/13/2009 10:08:50 In: Energy Crisis, Global Warming Fraud, and the Environment By Robert Romano You may have noticed that the price of gasoline has started climbing again, and if you’re looking for somebody to blame, you need look no further than your government. As of this writing, GasBuddy.com reports the national average price of gasoline is $1.94 per gallon , up from a month ago when […]

On: 02/06/2009 10:50:31 In: Economy By William Warren For those of us who value the American Dream, the thought of a “maximum wage” in America sounds like a nightmare scenario taken straight from the yellowed pages of The Communist Manifesto. Yet, this appears to be precisely […]

On: 02/02/2009 11:22:31 In: Federalism Perhaps one of the most straightforward ways to inflate the size and authority of the federal government is to diminish that of the states—the 10th Amendment notwithstanding. As the $819 billion (Government) “stimulus” package marinates in Congress, a side campaign has […]

On: 02/25/2009 11:08:43 In: Conservative Movement VIDEO FEED ALERT: Reminder: Throughout the day on Thursday and Friday ALG News will be feeding exclusive interviews with top political pundits and policymakers to member of the news media. These interviews will be featured on the Americans for Limited Government […]

On: 02/19/2009 12:11:00 In: Barack Obama ALG Editor’s Note: As noted from the following featured commentary from the National Review’s print edition, the First Lady may have owed her salary increase her husband’s ascendancy to the junior Senatorship for Illinois. It should be noted, however, that the […]