07.23.2013

Big trouble in not-so-little China

By Bill Wilson “[T]he only question now is just how bad the crash will be.” That was none other than New York Times pundit Paul Krugman commenting on recent financial developments , including a credit slowdown, in China, an economy he says “has reached its limits” after decades of record expansion. The Krugman warning comes at a time when Fitch is flashing the […]

07.22.2013

In God We Trust, just don’t tell Holder’s Justice Department

By Rick Manning Earlier this summer, headlines blared across many conservative oriented and mainstream websites declared , “DOJ Defunds Youth Programs that Reference God.” A Young Marines program run by the Bossier Parish Sheriff in Louisiana was notified that they would be denied future federal support of their […]

07.22.2013

Only thing worse than a liberal policy is a Republican compromise

By Willie Deutsch Over the past two weeks, Republican leadership in the House and Senate drastically increased conservative distrust of Republican compromises.  In the House of Representatives, the compromise version of the Agriculture Bill proved to be worse than the original, and the Senate filibuster […]

07.22.2013

IRS 501(c)(4) targeting reaches agency’s top lawyer

By Robert Romano The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) targeting of tea party and other 501(c)(4) organizations has now reached the post of the agency’s top lawyer, chief counsel William Wilkins, a political appointee. The bombshell was revealed in recent congressional testimony as reported by the House Oversight Committee . How far we have come. […]

07.19.2013

Joke is on Senate Republicans: Richard Griffin to be NLRB General Counsel

By Willie Deutsch In the Senate Republicans capitulation on stopping Obama’s radical nominees, their consolation prize was that Obama would withdraw his nomination of Richard Griffin and Sharon Block to the NLRB.  While Obama took advantage of this by nominating two equally radical nominees , their is a further irony. It […]

07.19.2013

Al Sharpton’s biggest cause: Himself

By Marta H. Mossburg If anyone dies as a result of protests following the Zimmerman verdict, the Justice Department should charge Al Sharpton. The self -anointed civil rights leader and talk show host has done everything but cry “fire!” in a crowded theatre to incite […]

07.18.2013

Supreme Court will decide fate of checks and balances

By Nathan Mehrens A version of this article appeared on WashingtonExaminer.com. President Obama’s January 2012 decision to unilaterally declare the Senate in recess and install three Members to the National Labor Relations Board stands as one of the most egregious usurpations of power in our history. Using a purported power under the Constitution’s […]

07.17.2013

Score one for property rights

By Bonner Cohen, Ph. D. Dealing an unexpected blow to power-hungry local officials accustomed to running roughshod over landowners, the U.S. Supreme Court June 25 ruled in favor of property rights and against government abuse of the U.S. Constitution’s Takings Clause. The 5-to-4 ruling marks […]

07.17.2013

Justice for America?

By Willie Deutsch U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder has vowed to proceed with a civil rights inquiry against George Zimmerman .  With all the things on Holder’s plate, one has to wonder how he has the time for it. Recently, Holder celebrated the one year anniversary of being held in contempt of congress by the House […]

07.17.2013

Senate Republicans capitulate

By Rick Manning A version of this article was published at TheHill.com. Welcome to the new Senate, the formerly august body where the minority used to be able to influence executive branch nominations through a vetting process and the threat of blocking confirmation is no more. In their quest to “save” the institution, John McCain (R-Ariz.) […]

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