On: 07/16/2008 22:25:16 In: New York News Governor Spitzer’s fall from grace may have unleashed a chain reaction wherein all of Spitzer’s favored tools of State-coercion are finally unraveling like a cheap suit. On Monday, New York State Governor Paterson authorized (Editor’s note: Politicalese for “ordered”) State Attorney […]

On: 07/16/2008 16:07:36 In: Fiscal Responsibility The House of Representatives’ “conservative” Blue Dog Democrats Coalition needs to start practicing what it preaches, lest the self-proclaimed watchdogs become lapdogs.The Republican Study Committee recently posted a list of representatives who have sworn off Congressional earmarks. However, only 1 of the 48 so-called Blue Dogs , a group of Congressmen who supposedly […]

On: 07/16/2008 14:12:03 In: Property Rights Homeowners nationwide know that their property taxes are too high, and are getting higher. But many of them may not realize why: not because of an increase in their property’s value, but the expansion of government spending. Paul T. Wink seeks […]

On: 07/29/2008 17:36:24 In: First Amendment What would you do if you saw a proposal on the local ballot that you adamantly opposed? You probably would exercise your freedom of speech to state your case, right?You might write a letter to the editor of your local newspaper. […]

On: 07/20/2008 17:14:19 In: Energy Crisis, Global Warming Fraud, and the Environment On the issue of energy, America finds itself at a crossroads. One road leads to higher taxes, more regulations, and economic stagnation. The other leads to lower taxes, fewer regulations, and energy independence. The first road is premised upon the now-popular […]

On: 07/20/2008 14:19:15 In: Taxes Since Democrats took over Congress again in 2007, their fiscal ratings have plummeted like a bad stock’s price per share. According to the non-partisan National Taxpayers Union , the average “Taxpayer Score” in the House fell from 39 to 35 percent, and in the Senate it fell from […]

On: 07/16/2008 22:19:41 In: Big Labor It would appear to be a matter of common sense that if you joined an organization, and paid dues, you would have the right to know how your dues were getting spent. Right?Well, the State affiliates of the National Education Association […]

On: 07/16/2008 16:03:27 In: Big Labor The union bosses in Nevada have mastered their trade. No, not actually representing the best interests of bricklayers, carpenters, public school teachers, or bureaucrats basking on the public payroll. Those are all really just avocations to the union big boys. Their […]

On: 07/16/2008 14:09:07 In: Barack Obama In the past week, the U.S. has learned to some horror that Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) had attended a church which promoted racist views. But it is with equal horror that he has knelt at the altar of Big Government, and […]

On: 07/29/2008 17:30:52 In: Fiscal Responsibility “Conscience of the Senate” is a sobriquet that’s been bandied about for years to describe those who, for one reason or another, have earned (or frankly, in some cases, not earned) the highest esteem of their fellow salons.Decades ago, it was […]