09.11.2014

The states of irrelevance: A case for the original United States Senate

U.S. Senate

By Tom Toth Elections to decide who will control Congressional majorities in the House and Senate are less than seven weeks away, and this calm before the political storm is as good a time as any to analyze the state our government’s most powerful branch—the people’s Congress. […]

09.10.2014

Get ready for the lame duck budget

By Robert Romano The House of Representatives led by Republicans is prepared to pass a continuing resolution for fiscal year 2014 that will fund the government through December 11 of this year, after the November elections. So, after the American people head to the polls, many of […]

09.09.2014

Fascism in the First Amendment?

By Tom Toth Mere hours after returning from summer recess, Harry Reid is prejudicially targeting his party’s proverbial White Whale: The First Amendment. While the words to the Pledge of Allegiance still rang fresh from the Senate chamber after opening the session yesterday, Harry Reid took the […]

09.09.2014

Cartoon: Reality Check

09.08.2014

September’s closing argument for election 2014

By Rick Manning The final month of Congress before an election serves as the opportunity for each political party to make their closing argument for their election.  With a limited calendar, the Democratic Party controlled Senate and the Republican Party controlled House will each be trying to […]

09.08.2014

Mr. President, what about a campaign-style push to talk up America for a change?

By Marita Noon One of the unique roles of the executive is to be a cheerleader for his/her individual state—or in the case of the President, for his country. This is, perhaps, best exemplified by Texas Governor Rick Perry who, as ABC News puts it : “has […]

09.05.2014

Unethical lame duck funding floated

By Rick Manning A left-wing inside the Beltway publication is reporting that key House Republican staff members from the offices of Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy and Majority Whip Steve Scalise’s offices have briefed key Washington, D.C. lobbyists about their plans for September. This is not surprising in and […]

09.04.2014

SEIU to protest fast food with illegal acts today

By Brad Tidwell The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) and Fast Food Forward is targeting fast food companies like McDonald’s and Burger King with illegal acts and widespread civil disobedience, escalating their efforts in their “Fight for 15” $15 minimum wage campaign. “They’re going to use nonviolent civil disobedience as […]

09.04.2014

Cartoon: The Obama Doctrine

09.03.2014

Cartoon: “Putin’s strategy”

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