The humorous movement of the week goes to Sen. Harry Reid who made a team about the “National Mets”, “this team that we are so happy to have here in Washington.”  Hard to believe he’s such a fan of them if he can’t get their name right. This week the Senate Democrats are holding the […]

Conservative Action Project The Conservative Action Project, chaired by former Attorney General Edwin Meese and former Congressman David McIntosh, is designed to facilitate conservative leaders working together on behalf of common goals. Participants include the CEO’s of over 100 organizations representing all major elements of […]

By Rick Manning Obstructing policies that dramatically expand the size and scope of government is not only the right thing to do, it is the duty of elected officials who swear an oath to protect our nation and uphold the Constitution. Our entire constitutional system of government […]

When the farm bill was voted down on June 20th, many conservatives renewed their cry to split it into a subsidy bill and a food stamp bill.  This was meant as a chance to reform both elements of the bill.  A new RedState article shows that while the bill is being split in half, the result is worse than what was voted on before .  We need new leadership if anything will be accomplished in DC. _____________________________________________________________________________________________ As I  noted this morning , when GOP leadership is forced to offer us a […]

By Albert Maslar Recently, Bill O’Reilly on his TV program showed part of a Congressional interrogation of Director of the National Security Agency (NSA) General Keith Alexander, who was asked if the government has the ability to tap into phone calls, and e-mails. Alexander told […]

By Robert Romano Gina McCarthy appears to be cruising for confirmation as the next head of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), with a key opponent throwing in the towel on blocking her nomination with a filibuster. Sen. David Vitter (R-LA) on July 9 in a statement indicated he had reached agreement with the agency on several items […]

By Rick Manning New York City tabloids have to be sponsoring this year’s City elections. In case you missed it, and I don’t know how you could have, the unfortunately and predictively named Anthony Weiner is mounting a comeback with his run to become the next Mayor […]

By Robert Romano Is this the beginning of the end of the filibuster? If Senate Republicans object to a series of upcoming nominations this month, “Democrats plan to threaten to use the impasse to change the Senate rules,” eliminating the filibuster, reports the New York Times . The pending nominations include the […]

By Brad Tidwell If there’s any overarching theme to be found from the Obama Administration’s last few years in office, it’s the “we can’t wait” theme. The Obama administration has never been long on patience, oversight or precedent when it comes in opposition to their […]

By Willie Deutsch On the first of the year, Speaker Boehner announced that “ 2013 Must be About Cutting Spending and Reforming the Tax Code .”  At the end of that statement he made it clear that, “Without meaningful reform of entitlements, real spending controls, and a fairer, cleaner tax code, our debt will continue to […]