02.20.2012

By Rebecca DiFede — In light of our crumbling economy, I’m sure it won’t surprise you that the Congressional Budget Office has stated that the United States is currently experiencing the longest stretch of high unemployment since the Great Depression . According to the website, “The rate of unemployment in the United States has exceeded 8 percent since February 2009, and CBO projects that it will remain above […]
02.17.2012

By Bill Wilson — This legislation the House has passed that will extend the payroll tax holiday, unemployment benefits, and the “doc fix” for another year without paying for it will add $165 billion to the debt over the next three years . This is simply inexcusable. They are promising partial pay-for’s down the road, such that the ten year […]
02.17.2012

By Rebekah Rast — The gap of opposing viewpoints between Republicans and Democrats in Congress is closing. The fears of a Tea Party takeover in Congress from the 2010 elections are far gone, and in fact, should now be laughed at. Republicans had their opportunity, […]
02.17.2012

By Rebecca DiFede — Turkey and cheese sandwich on multigrain bread, banana, potato chips and apple juice; sounds like a healthy lunch right? All food groups are represented, it seems balanced, and is quite typical of something a small kid would want to eat. However, […]
02.16.2012

Please take a moment and listen to this important message from Judge Andrew Napolitano. It will make you think, and hopefully, learn something in a good way.
02.16.2012

By Rebekah Rast — What’s worse than the U.S. Congress overseeing the education of this country’s children? One man in the White House doing the very same job. The No Child Left Behind (NCLB) law is 10 years old. Is it outdated? Yes. Is it […]
02.16.2012

By Howard Rich — Tucked away inside a new World Bank report on the flagging European economy is a compelling indictment of big government in the 21st Century — a critique which should send a chill up and down the spine of every American policymaker. In assessing whether government expansion […]
02.15.2012

By Rebekah Rast — President Obama is moving full-speed ahead on his Executive Order “Stewardship of the Ocean, Our Coasts, and the Great Lakes ,” which he put into order on July 19, 2010. The White House claims this Executive Order “strengthens ocean governance and coordination, establishes guiding principles for ocean management, and adopts a flexible framework for effective coastal and […]