06.12.2012

State to Watch in 2012: North Carolina

By David Bozeman — Whatever the outcome of Election 2012, North Carolinians can already celebrate knowing that the saucy  Bev Perdue (D) will step down as governor come January.  One of the nation’s least popular, she declined to seek a second term, citing the extreme […]

06.11.2012

Your government at waste: State Department spends $16.5 million on 2,500 Kindles

Here’s the latest government waste that should make you forever question those running the government in Washington, D.C.: the State Department spent $16.5 million on the purchase of 2,500 Kindles . As Americans for Limited Government President Bill Wilson put it , “The Obama Administration has become organized looting. This should warrant a Special Investigator” From The Atlantic : IPads are too fancy, Nooks aren’t fancy enough, but […]

06.11.2012

Liberty is lost on a slippery slope as Durbin calls for more Obama executive actions

Americans for Limited Government (ALG) president Bill Wilson reacted to reports that allies of Barack Obama are urging him to by-pass Congress and expand his executive authority to change the law through decree. “This trial balloon from Durbin shows the complete disdain that the left has for […]

06.11.2012

Must Reads for June 11

To receive the Must Reads in your inbox, click here ! Good Monday morning, Here are the Must Reads according to Adam Bitely : House Oversight Committee planning contempt vote for Holder — NetRightDaily Earth to Romney — NetRightDaily Poll: Romney 47%, Obama 44% — Rasmussen Reports The end is near for public-sector unions — Jeff Jacoby Indiana governor suggests it’s time for unions to go — Fox News A good day for the GOP in California — Michael Barone Earth to Obama: Private sector is not doing ‘fine’ — NetRightDaily No Mr. Obama, the economy is not fine — Washington Examiner Will Romney pick Rubio? — Washington Times The dangers of government dependency — […]

06.11.2012

House Oversight Committee will vote to hold Eric Holder in contempt of Congress

The House Oversight Committee is planning to hold a vote on whether to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress. The vote is expected next week. From CBS News : It’s the fourth time in 30 years that Congress has launched a contempt action against […]

06.11.2012

Rep. Waxman Blocks U.S. Air Force from Obtaining Fuel from a Reliable, Friendly Source

By Kevin Mooney — Is there anything America’s political class is doing to undermine the nation’s geopolitical standing that a paid foreign agent of a hostile power could do better? The answer is: they would have a hard time improving upon an obscure provision of […]

06.11.2012

Secretary of Commerce John Bryson cited for a felony hit and run

UPDATE: Reports state that Bryson suffered a seizure at the time of the accident. Details are still developing. But here is what we know via Politico : Commerce Secretary John Bryson is under investigation for allegedly causing two traffic collisions with minutes of each other in San Gabriel, Calif., on […]

06.08.2012

Ending taxpayer funded green energy

On June 5, the House passed via voice vote an amendment to HR 5325 by Rep. Jeff Landry that would defund a “green” energy propaganda campaign by the federal government. It was supposed to encourage us to get off fossil fuels and on to “cleaner” […]

06.08.2012

Must Reads for June 8

06.08.2012

Obama Administration Signals that Small Businesses May Not Get to Keep Their Self-Insured Health Plans

By John Vinci — Imagine that, in order to increase competition among grocery stores, the government created local farmers’ markets all across the country.  Anyone could sell food within these farmers’ markets — including the grocery stores.  But when the grocery stores refused to participate, […]

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