04.21.2011

1,147,271 Words of Obamacare Regulations Published So Far—270% as Long as the Text of the Statute

By John Vinci – Last year Congress passed the 906-page “Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act” followed by the 55-page “Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010.”[1] Together, they form what is better known as Obamacare. If you thought that Obamacare was long, it […]

04.20.2011

Demanding Political Records Before Awarding Federal Contracts is Outrageous

Following up on our post this morning about a new executive order that Obama is considering that would require companies to disclose their political donations comes this statement from Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell on the matter: “Just last year the Senate rejected a cynical effort to muzzle critics of this administration and its allies in Congress. Now, under the guise of ‘transparency,’ the […]

04.20.2011

60% Oppose a Government ID for Online Security

Good news! 60% of Americans oppose the government issuing an ID for online security, according to a survey conducted by Rasmussen Reports . The government ID has been pushed hard by the Obama administration and the Department of Homeland Security, but has found little support. Even 64% […]

04.20.2011

New Hampshire Passes Right-to-Work Bill

The New Hampshire Senate passed a right-to-work bill by a veto proof majority . This means that the legislation that has already passed the House will move to the governor’s desk. Unfortunately, New Hampshire Governor John Lynch (D) has said he will veto the bill when it reaches his desk. While the Senate has a veto proof […]

04.20.2011

White House Considers Executive Order Silencing Dissent

The Obama administration is considering a draft executive order to compel companies to disclose donations to non-profit groups that might make independent expenditures during an election cycle. The executive order would apply to “[a]ny contributions made to third party entities with the intention or reasonable expectation that parties would use those contributions […]

04.20.2011

Must Reads for April 20

04.20.2011

Pumping Out Great news

By William Warrem – Today’s cartoon looks at the mainstream media coverage of the high gas prices that Americans are dealing with. If anyone remembers just a few years back when gas prices soared under the Bush administration, the MSM went nuts blaming Bush. But […]

04.20.2011

Iceland Endures

By Bill Wilson – Now that Iceland has told international banks and the European Union (EU) to pound sand, by refusing to bail out the UK and Netherlands who covered the losses of British and Dutch investors who lost $5.8 billion in Icesave when the bank failed in 2008 , a funny thing has happened. Or has not. The Earth did not open up, sucking the North Atlantic island nation into the deep reaches. The sky […]

04.19.2011

The Battle Over Public Employee Unions Is Not Against the Workers, It’s Against the Union Bosses

By Adam Bitely – Fire fighters. Policemen. Teachers. Medics. Those are the professions that Democrats and Big Labor are falsely claiming to be under assault from the well-reasoned folks that support limiting the collective bargaining power of public sector employee unions. Simply put, those professions […]

04.19.2011

Must Reads for April 19

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