06.19.2014

Stuart Smalley v. the First Amendment

By Rick Manning This is not a joke. The Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on The Constitution, Civil Rights and Human Rights, led by Saturday Night Live comedian turned politician Al Franken, voted unanimously against the exact language contained in the First Amendment to the United States Constitution.  This marks perhaps the […]

06.19.2014

If the Redskins have to change their name, the Senate should rename the Russell Senate Office Building

By Robert Romano Americans for Limited Government President Nathan Mehrens on June 18 in a letter to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) urged the Senate to change the name of the Russell Senate Office Building. The building was named after Georgian Democrat Senator Richard Russell, Jr. who Mehrens noted “filibustered civil rights legislation, actively supported segregation, […]

06.18.2014

House must enforce Lerner email subpoenas in federal court

By Robert Romano In 1974, then-special prosecutor Leon Jaworski issued a subpoena for the infamous White House tapes. Those tapes were the critical bit of evidence that might prove Richard Nixon was involved in the Watergate scandal and cover-up. Nixon refused, claiming an absolute executive privilege against […]

06.17.2014

Race for House Majority Leader Narrows to Two

At the end of the week, the House Republican conference will select a new Majority Leader to replace the ousted Eric Cantor. To date, two Representatives have thrown their hats into the ring, vouching for the second highest position in the House. The first was […]

06.16.2014

Another Obama overreach goes to Supreme Court

By Nathan Mehrens Throughout the course of the Obama Administration we’ve seen the President and his appointees make a regular practice of dodging laws that make implementing their agenda difficult. One such example of this practice will be receiving greater scrutiny now that the U.S. […]

06.16.2014

Cartoon: “Down the Drain”

06.16.2014

What does Hillary’s laughing rape defense audio mean?

Hillary Clinton laughed her way through an early 1980s taped interview surrounding her getting a 41-year-old Arkansas man off on charges that he raped a 12-year-old girl in 1975. The Washington Free Beacon  has the story , where you can hear Hillary giggling through explaining how her faith […]

06.16.2014

Senate must defund HUD racial housing quotas

By Robert Romano Last week, the House adopted an amendment by Rep. Paul Gosar (R-Ariz) to the Transportation and Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) appropriations bill defunding implementation of the “Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing” rule. A close vote, the measure passed narrowly 219 to 207 . The appropriations bill then was adopted, with the provision included, by a 229 to 192 vote . The […]

06.16.2014

Washington’s Northern Virginia suburbs grapple with ‘smart growth’

By Bonner Cohen Even in one of the most politically correct enclaves in the country, resistance is growing to elaborate and expensive transportation projects favored by elite planners. In Arlington County, just across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C, the local equivalent of a political […]

06.13.2014

Chairman Issa’s sarcastic IRS lost email statement

Chairman Issa doesn’t believe that the IRS suddenly can’t find Lois Lerner’s emails, my jaw dropped when I learned he had this kind of sense of humor. Issa Statement on Lois Lerner’s Deleted IRS Emails   WASHINGTON – House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman […]

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