By Adam Bitely — House Republicans were given a majority in Congress in the 2010 mid-term elections to fight back against the explosion of government spending. Instead of fighting back, they seem to mostly be rolling over on one of the most important issues that […]

To receive the Must Reads in your inbox, click here ! Good Thursday morning, Here are the Must Reads according to Adam Bitely : The 127 House Republicans that support defunding ObamaCare — NetRightDaily Cartoon: American Nightmare — Warren Toons Obama believes success is a gift from government — Michael Barone How “you didn’t build that” became “he didn’t say that” — Reason Think of all the businesses that never happened because of government — Mark Perry Obama puts far left Groshen in key labor post — Investor’s Business Daily What politicians don’t know about outsourcing — Reason If you care about the future then lower capital taxes — Time.com Obama’s ‘ridiculous’ class warfare speech — Adam Carolla Harry Reid’s wardrobe — […]

127 House Republicans have signed a Republican Study Committee letter urging immediate action by House Speaker John Boehner to not only repeal Obamacare, but to defund every aspect of it. Below is a list of those that signed and those that didn’t. Americans for Limited Government President Bill Wilson had this to say about the letter: “On […]

NRD Editor’s Note: This post originally appeared at Investor’s Business Daily . By Bill Wilson — Five months ago Barack Obama nominated union backer, liberal economist and Federal Reserve bureaucrat Erica Groshen to lead the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) — the agency best known for calculating the nation’s […]

By Rick Manning — Sitting near the Washington, D.C. Beltway, it is easy to get consumed by government news.  The latest legislation, regulation or court ruling that turns our nation’s laws on their head either for better or worse. Every whisper by a policy maker becomes cause […]

Take a look at the latest Obama nominee, Erica Groshen, who could soon be running the Bureau of Labor Statistics: Erica Groshen Report

NRD Editor’s Note: Sen. Jim DeMint and Sen. Lindsey Graham are calling on GOP leaders on Capitol Hill to pass a spending agreement now to avoid a lame duck session of Congress . By Bill Wilson — The House needs to give the American people a much-needed break after the November elections, no matter how they turn out, and force Washington, D.C. to quit governing by crisis. Cancel any plans for a lame duck session, and […]

You can’t make this stuff up: (H/T Project Veritas ) About the above video : Undercover reporters posing as “Earth Supply and Renewal” — group dedicated to digging holes and filling them back in, meet with Labor Bosses, NY Legislator, and former NY Assemblyman, who tell them how to secure funding […]

By Rick Manning — The Internet is abuzz with the declaration by the president of the United States that “If you’ve been successful, you didn’t get there on your own.” Obama continued to explain that, “If you’ve got a business — you didn’t build that.  Somebody else made that happen.” This […]

By Rebekah Rast — In 1988, the booming timber industry in Oregon harvested 8,743 MMBF (million board feet) of wood.  In 2010, the amount harvested was less than half at only 3,227 MMBF . For comparison, in 2009, Oregon Business cited Bob Ragon, executive director of Douglas Timber Operators, as saying that over the last two decades Oregon and Washington states have lost 35,000 jobs in the timber industry . Why?  A restriction on logging due to the Endangered Species Act protection afforded the Northern Spotted Owl and hard economic times resulting from somewhat dwindling demand for timber have made it difficult for the industry to survive.  […]