Yesterday, Standard & Poor’s issued a dire warning stating a 50 percent likelihood that the nation’s gold-plated Triple-A credit rating will be downgraded in the next 90 days.  Not because of any failure to increase the debt ceiling, but because it appears there will be […]

This morning, the House of Representatives repealed the ban on incandescent light bulbs by a voice vote. The amendment was offered by Rep. Michael Burgess (R-TX) , and finally unravelled the ban that first moved out of Congress in 2007. The amendment to repeal the ban on Thomas Alva Edison’s incandescent light bulb is attached to […]

By Bill Wilson – If the $14.294 trillion debt ceiling is not raised, and the U.S. misses any interest payments, credit rating agency Moody’s has threatened to downgrade the nation’s Triple-A credit rating.  S&P has added its two cents, citing a 50 percent chance of a downgrade in […]

By Adam Bitely – 38 Congressman stood up for liberty on Tuesday night when they supported Rep. Candice Miller’s amendment to the National Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2011, which would end the Federal government’s role as an insurance company and pass the ability to […]

NRD Editor’s Note: The following story is a must read from Politico : By Jonathan Allen and Jake Sherman – House Speaker John Boehner could face a revolt if he follows Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s lead in trying to give the president the power to lift […]

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has become the latest co-sponsor of the Cut, Cap, and Balance Act–a major victory for the Cut, Cap and Balance movement! Sen. McConnell now ensures that the CCB Act will be given the time of day in both chambers of […]

Dr. Mike Burgess (R-TX) will be introducing an amendment to the Energy and Water appropriations bill that, if passed, will bring an end to the ban of incandescent light bulbs. The Burgess amendment will block implementation or enforcement of Department of Energy regulations to phase-out […]

House Speaker John Boehner has a historic chance to take back control over the debt ceiling debate today by joining with his House Republican colleagues in tying any increase in the debt ceiling to passage of cut, cap and balance legislation. Cut, cap and balance […]

To receive the Must Reads in your inbox,  click here ! Good Thursday morning, Here are the  Must Reads according to  Adam Bitely : Crazy debt talk Moody’s places U.S. on review for credit downgrade… In debt standoff, some in GOP ask: Can’t we do something? Obama’s debt ceiling ‘grand bargain’ doesn’t exist Who owns the debt ceiling fiasco? Obama Obama walks out of debt limit talks on Wednesday Debt Plan B and limited government’s future America tunes Obama out The milk carton Republicans… Wanna know how GE gets its tax bill so low? Obama administration labor rule changes are unfair to employers The disappearing recovery IPAB: “The roach after the nuclear blast”

By Victor Morawski – December of 2009 was a tense time for libertarians, conservatives and global warming skeptics worldwide, the month of the UN Climate Conference in Copenhagen, Denmark. Members of the environmental left across the globe had high hopes going into that conference that this […]