By Tom Toth South Carolina Representative Trey Gowdy laid out effectively why former IRS official Lois Lerner voided her Fifth Amendment right to not testify about her part in the IRS Tea Party targeting scandal. According to Gowdy, Lerner voided her right when she gave a statement […]

By Rick Manning Americans expect fireworks on Independence Day, but this past week, they have broken out all over Washington, D.C. and beyond. This past week has seen out and out war break out between the Republican majority and Democrat minority of the House Government Reform and […]

By Tom Toth Ted Cruz’s bill banning a known Iranian terrorist—and champion of the Iranian hostage crisis—from appointment as the American ambassador from Iran is likely to make it to Barack Obama’s desk after unanimous passage through the House and Senate. Hamid Aboutalebi was a primary participant […]

By Tom Toth Update: Tea Party Abuser Held in Contempt of Congress 4/10/14 – The House Oversight Committee has voted to hold former IRS official Lois Lerner in Contempt of Congress. Read the full story here. 4/9/14 – The House Ways and Means Committee has voted to request the Department of Justice (DOJ) […]

By Rick Manning U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder just refuses to take no for an answer when it comes to gun registration and monitoring. After Congress rebuffed the Administration’s background check/registration scheme, Holder went back to the drawing board coming up with the ultimate high tech licensing […]

By Rick Manning & Tom Toth Attorney General Eric Holder doesn’t like being challenged to produce documents surrounding his Justice Department’s involvement in the Fast and Furious scandal.  In fact, he became incensed when Representative Louis Gohmert had the temerity to push him regarding his Contempt of Congress citation, […]

By Robert Romano Barack Obama does not have the votes to pass the so-called Paycheck Fairness Act, legislation that professes to address the 23-cent income gap between men and women. So, he is just going to issue an executive order and act as if the legislation has passed — as […]

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By Tom Toth Last week, Congressman Jim Moran (D-Va.) stood in front of a microphone and said “I think the American people should know that the members of Congress are underpaid,” arguing that Representatives can’t “live decently” on their annual salary of $174,000. At a time when […]

By Don Todd Like President Carter who has lost his reputation as the worst President in recent times Andrew Volstead (R-MN) has lost his distinction as the author of the most hated legislation in modern history with a politician’s name attached to it.  The Volstead Act which […]