02.17.2014

Obama on separation of powers: ‘Catch me if you can’

By Robert Romano “I have never seen a president so brazenly and openly say I’m going to break the rules, I’m going to defy my oath, I’m going to violate the separation of powers, undermine Article 1 — and catch me if you can.” That was nationally syndicated talk show host Mark Levin, talking to Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) in a February 13 interview . Cruz responded, […]

02.17.2014

Watchdogging Obama’s regulatory state

By Ron Arnold If you’ve ever tried to start your own business, this will stir old hopes and frustrations: Shortly before  President Obama ‘s  State of the Union  speech last week, a new Washington watchdog group launched its first campaign with a report on “The Regulated State of the Union.” The […]

02.14.2014

Obama’s minimum wage move: All about unions

By Nathan Mehrens President Obama’s decision to bypass Congress and raise the minimum wage from $7.25 to $10.10 for federal contract workers is a very big deal — and not just because it will force U.S. taxpayers to shell out more money on the same […]

02.14.2014

Lessons from a unique and powerful senator

By Rick Manning Senator Jeff Sessions is not as famous as Ted Cruz among limited government circles, but he is every bit as important. This is not to minimize the work done by Senator Cruz, but rather to extol the efforts of Mr. Sessions. It is Sessions, […]

02.13.2014

The tea party repealed the debt limit? Really?

By Robert Romano Let the blame game begin. The House of Representatives, led by House Speaker John Boehner, turned over control of that body to Nancy Pelosi and Democrats to pass a so-called clean debt limit extension — really it’s been suspended — until March 15, 2015. […]

02.13.2014

Cartoon: “I’ve got a pen”

02.12.2014

House punts on debt ceiling, cedes power of the purse

By Robert Romano Last August, before a partial government shutdown occurred in the ill-fated attempt to defund Obamacare, House Republican leaders were reportedly urging their conference to just wait for the debt ceiling, that that would be the time to achieve some concessions. On August 13, National Review’s Robert Costa reported , “Sources tell me […]

02.12.2014

Political targeting of Walker supporters proves it can happen here

By Rick Manning As originally published at TheHill.com. It can’t happen here. Government targeting and intimidation against political opponents is something found in North Korea or Iran, not in the United States of America. Tell that to conservative groups in the state of Wisconsin whose leaders have had their private homes raided […]

02.11.2014

Clean debt ceiling vote fails to rein in IRS

House Speaker John Boehner as indicated that he plans to introduce a clean bill raising the debt ceiling, failing to answer calls to use the limit as leverage to stop IRS regulations limiting free speech for 105(c)(4) non-profit organizations. Americans for Limited Government President Nathan […]

02.11.2014

Who is the One Percent?

Class warrior Barack Obama’s dogs served on china and crystal according to official photo released by Michele Obama. Bone appétit! pic.twitter.com/vuXRoKEnGY — FLOTUS (@FLOTUS) February 11, 2014

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