NRD Editor’s Note: This column was originally published at The Washington Examiner . By Bill Wilson — In late December, Barack Obama announced that he believed the U.S. Senate was in recess and that he had the right to plant four people into sensitive governmental positions without Senate concurrence.  Coming […]

It appears that the “Occupiers” have finally found work. The entrepreneurial spirit has overcome the fading movement as they receive payments of $60 a day to protest at CPAC. (H/T video courtesy of Daily Caller )

By Bill Wilson — Despite overwhelming objections to his regulation, Obama has announced he is moving forward with his regulation forcing religious-affiliated employers like hospitals, schools, and charities to provide contraception in their plans without modification, giving them one year to figure out how to implement it. […]

Deadbeat homeowners who weren’t making payments on their mortgages are receiving a bailout. Yes, you read that correctly. Check out this piece from Charles Gasparaino on the matter: It’s hard to imagine a less-deserving group of victims: people who gambled during the housing bubble by […]

By Adam Bitely — Harry Reid, on the Senate floor belittling the valid concerns of millions of Americans regarding the contraception/church issue, said that people claiming first amendment violations, specifically a claim that forcing contraception on the churches would be a violation of the freedom […]

To receive the Must Reads in your inbox,  click here ! Good Friday morning, Here are the  Must Reads according to  Adam Bitely : Obama the usurper Obama’s mandates come down to someone getting something for free at taxpayer expense The real trouble with the birth control mandate Forced contraception violates religious liberty Will White House cave? Could Santorum upset Mitt in Michigan? Is Ron Paul poised to win Maine? ‘Occupy’ movement fading out in a whimper Obama’s MediCare mandate That jobs thing sure didn’t last long Virginia Republicans are falling prey to bad medicine…

By Bill Wilson — Barack Obama has once again reminded the American people that he has no reservation at all about dictating to his subjects what they must do and when they must do it. Take his most recent power grab. Whether one agrees with the use […]

By Rebecca DiFede and Rick Manning — Have you ever seen the show The Dog Whisperer?  It features a man who claims he can telepathically communicate with and speak to dogs. Following its success, a new show is to be aired in its place: The Whale Whisperer. […]

By Paul Driessen — President Obama “is focused like a laser on putting people back to work,” Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.) assured us last fall — echoing repeated statements by President Obama and Administration officials who “can’t wait” for Congress or others to take […]

To receive the Must Reads in your inbox,  click here ! Good Thursday morning, Here are the  Must Reads according to  Adam Bitely : Out of control pork barrel spending Cartoon: “Your will be done…” Forced contraception violates religious liberty Axelrod: Burden on church to contradict itself Path to a brokered GOP convention emerges Why Romney can’t seal the deal The anti-Romney vote Obama’s halftime hypocrisy George Will: Republicans need more than rhetoric on defense Foreign policy under Obama is not much different then under Bush Highway bill is a key test for Boehner and House GOP An economist’s lament