05.23.2011

Newt Gingrich Isn’t Radical Enough

By Bill Wilson – Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich poured gasoline on his presidential campaign and lit the match when he attacked House Budget Chairman Paul Ryan’s Medicare proposals as “imposing radical change from the right” on NBC’s Meet the Press. Americans for Limited Government (ALG) Chairman Howard Rich wrote in response that Gingrich’s comments had “sparked a full-fledged uproar […]

05.20.2011

Saving Medicare: Free Market Reforms Are Better than Bureaucratic Rationing

The latest Center for Freedom and Prosperity Foundation video explains how a “premium-support” plan would solve Medicare’s fiscal crisis and improve the overall healthcare system. This voucher-based system also would protect seniors from bureaucratic rationing.

05.20.2011

Rand Paul: Are Government Regulations ‘Pro-Choice’ for Consumers? I think not

This “smackdown” from Sen. Rand Paul is an oldie (about a month ago) but a goodie:

05.20.2011

Must Reads for May 20

05.20.2011

The Debt Ceiling ‘Game’ of Chicken

By Robert Romano – The national debate over the debt ceiling has been compared to a high stakes game of “chicken”. Everyone is familiar with the game, where two drivers speed headlong at one another. The one who doesn’t swerve “wins,” while the one who does is […]

05.20.2011

Economic Benefits of a Right-to-Work State

By Rebekah Rast – “There is no evidence that this legislation will offer any benefits to New Hampshire’s economy or workers,” New Hampshire Governor John Lynch said in a statement after vetoing the state’s right-to-work legislation. Taking a closer look at the 22 states that have a right-to-work law […]

05.20.2011

Newt Gingrich—An Inevitable Unraveling

By Howard Rich – The unspooling of former U.S. Speaker Newt Gingrich’s presidential ambitions came fast and furious this week in the wake of his assault on U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan’s budget proposals. After previously offering his support for the Ryan plan — which aims […]

05.19.2011

The Morality of Profit

This great video from the Atlas Network explains that you can’t give back something that you didn’t take. Many believe that profits are immoral, but those folks are misinformed. Watch this video to see why:

05.19.2011

Goodwin Liu Cloture Vote Has Failed in the Senate

The U.S. Senate has failed to pass a cloture vote for Goodwin Liu by a vote of 52-43 with 1 Senator voting present (the roll call of the vote is posted below). 60 votes were needed for Liu to make it to a final vote […]

05.19.2011

Will John McCain Filibuster Goodwin Liu?

CNSNews is reporting that Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) will filibuster the controversial Obama nomination of Goodwin Liu for a seat on the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. The cloture vote for Liu is expected to occur at 2 p.m.. According to CNSNews : “As a member […]

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