11.29.2011

Energy Innovations in Louisiana Could Guide Policy Changes in the Northeast

By Kevin Mooney — Manufacturing jobs are coming back to Louisiana thanks to innovations in the energy industry that pressure groups in the northeast are attempting to block. The substantial deposits of natural gas that are now available could create about 35,000 jobs in the state as key industries mobilize […]

11.29.2011

Solyndra workers hit taxpayer jackpot, again

By Rick Manning — Hold onto your hats, the Solyndra government bailout story has gotten even worse. To recap, Solyndra, Incorporated, a solar panel manufacturing company which was largely owned by  major Obama political contributor, George Kaiser, scored a $535 million U.S. taxpayer loan guarantee courtesy of […]

11.28.2011

Richmond, Virginia Tea Party audited after requesting investigation of ‘Occupy Richmond’

The Richmond Tea Party in Richmond, VA is being audited by the City of Richmond. This audit request comes after the group requested an investigation of Occupy Richmond to see whether or not they had paid for the proper permits as well as other services necessary to hold […]

11.28.2011

Maxine Waters in line to replace Barney Frank on House Financial Services Committee

Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) is next in line to replace retiring Rep. Barney Frank as the top ranking Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee. But get this. This is the same Maxine Waters who is currently under an ethics investigation or shady bank loans. […]

11.28.2011

Rep. Barney Frank will retire

Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA), whose name is on the controversial Dodd-Frank Financial Reform legislation, has announced that he will not seek re-election . This would result in Maxine Waters becoming the ranking member on the House Financial Services Committee . ALG President Bill Wilson had the following to say about Frank’s retirement: “Barney Frank has been a staunch defender of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac throughout the […]

11.28.2011

Note to the Millionaires: A Better Return On Your Dollar

By David Bozeman — After visiting the website of Patriotic Millionaires for Fiscal Strength , the group demanding higher taxes on wealthy Americans like themselves, one may lament the defiant, don’t-tread-on-me spirit that once defined our national character. It is not merely that these millionaires mimic the schoolroom apple-polisher who […]

11.28.2011

Obama’s culture of corruption’s unwitting victims

By Rick Manning — The Obama Administration’s Solyndra scandal that cost U.S. taxpayers $535 million is just the tip of the iceberg of the scandal enveloping Obama’s use of taxpayer dollars to help his top donors.  In the Solyndra case, Obama campaign cash machine George Kaiser personally spoke with the White House about the taxpayer […]

11.28.2011

Eurozone crisis, coming soon to a continent near you

By Howard Rich — Like a lengthening shadow creeping across the Atlantic, the economic despair we’re witnessing in Europe is an ominous harbinger of things to come here in the United States.  The only question is whether American taxpayers will be forced into even more […]

11.24.2011

Must Reads for Thanksgiving (and NFL open thread)

To receive the Must Reads in your inbox,  click here ! Happy Thanksgiving, Today is an important day of Football above all else. Your regular Must Reads, including 4 William Warren Thanksgiving cartoons, are below today’s Football forecast. First at 12:30 eastern, Green Bay plays Detroit. This is a […]

11.23.2011

A little truth leaks out of recent CBO report on stimulus

A recent Washington Times story reveals the truth about “stimulus” from a recent Congressional Budget Office (CBO) report: The Congressional Budget Office on Tuesday downgraded its estimate of the benefits of President Obama’s 2009 stimulus package, saying it may have sustained as few as 700,000 jobs at its peak last […]

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