Here are the names of the 22 House Republicans that opposed Boehner’s debt plan: Justin Amash (Mich.) Michele Bachmann (Minn.) Chip Cravaack (Minn.) Jason Chaffetz (Utah) Scott Desjarlais (Tenn.) Tom Graves (Ga.) Tim Huelskamp (Kans.) Steve King (Iowa) Tim Johnson (Ill.) Tom McClintock (Calif.) Mick […]

CNN’s Erin Burnett spoke with a source at S&P who said that Harry Reid’s plan would not cause a credit downgrade, but Boehner’s plan would: The question now is, why would House Republicans support a bill that will bring about the downgrade of the U.S.’s […]

By Bill Wilson – The Obama Administration has been attempting to strong arm credit rating agencies to back off their threats to downgrade the United States’ Triple-A credit rating , and even to endorse the Reid plan in the Senate that falls far short of the agencies’ calls to cut at least $4 trillion to prevent a downgrade.  To the agencies’ credit, they have not backed down.  How dare the Administration try […]

To receive the Must Reads in your inbox,  click here ! Good Friday morning, Here are the  Must Reads according to  Adam Bitely : Boehner urged to reconsider ‘Cut, Cap, and Balance’ A ‘AA’ credit rating hangs like an albatross around Obama’s neck Boehner debt plan might be voted on today… Does Boehner’s plan cut spending? Where is Obama’s debt plan? Fact checking the debt-ceiling debate Noonan: Obama still has supporters, but theirs is a grim support The deepening depression The failure of central planning lite Why the USPS should be privatized Happy 99th Birthday, Milton Friedman!

The following letter from Americans for Limited Government President Bill Wilson urges Speaker Boehner to hold another vote on ‘Cut, Cap, and Balance’ with a few amendments: July 29th, 2011 The Speaker of the U.S House of Representatives John Boehner U.S. Capitol Washington, D.C. 20510 Dear Mr. […]

Missouri Congresswoman Vicky Hartzler speaks with ALG about big government and cutting big government spending. Reporter Frank McCaffrey has the story.

By Rebecca DiFede – In the classic tale of Robin Hood, the hero steals money from the rich Prince John and gives it to the towns many poor people. In the same way, the government takes tax money and delivers aid to the less fortunate […]

By Victor Morawski – What I mean by a “metaagency” can best be illustrated by using a concrete, real-world example, which I shall do immediately below. In the abstract, a “metaagency” is “An agency that duplicates, coordinates and centralizes the regulatory functions of other agencies […]

By Bill Wilson – Barack Obama is trying to run out the clock. He is attempting to get the debt ceiling debate as close to Aug. 2 to back House Republicans into a corner which they cannot get out. Likely at the last minute, the Senate will […]

The vote on Boehner’s debt plan has been delayed. It is rumored that the vote will take place later this evening. As of 6 PM, Boehner’s plan did not have enough support for passage. No Democrats are supporting Boehner–so he needs 218 Republicans to pass. […]