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: 01/28/2009 10:20:34 In: Federalism By Robert Romano Often, talk of the nation’s founding principles is discarded as an irrelevancy in public discourse. But in truth they are more salient than ever as power in Washington grows to untold heights. And those who still value liberty must take […]

On: 01/22/2009 10:03:21 In: Taxes By Isaac MacMillen “All of these ‘rescues’ are a disaster for the taxpayer, for the financial markets and also for the Federal Reserve System as an organization. Geithner, in our view, deserves retirement, not promotion.”— Christopher Whalen , senior vice president at Institutional […]

On: 01/16/2009 10:22:55 In: Hard Left ALG Editor’s Note: As ALG News has previously reported, the people Barack Obama will put into Cabinet level positions is a reflection of his level of judgment as President of the United States, and as noted by the following featured commentary […]

On: 01/09/2009 11:00:27 In: Big Labor As ALG News reported on Monday, January 5th, a request has been filed with Labor Secrtary Elaine Chao to launch a formal investigation of possible ERISA violations by a coalition of union officials, environmentalists, and thirteen state government officials. For the […]

On: 01/02/2009 09:40:13 In: Corruption By Robert Romano “If men were angels, we would have no need for laws or limits; no enduring imperatives to protect the weak and proscribe the strong. If men were angels, power to could be entrusted to the few and the many would […]