Utah Senator Orrin Hatch has also weighed in on the executive order that the Obama administration is floating which would require firms to disclose their political donations before being eligible to receive Federal contracts: “The Obama administration’s politically motivated executive order, conditioning federal contracts on disclosure of campaign contributions, is a gross abuse of executive power.  […]

By Kevin Mooney — Here on the one-year anniversary of the British Petroleum oil well explosion, the Institute for Energy Research (IER) and the American Petroleum Institute (API) have pulled together a few key statistics that call out for a major overhaul of U.S. energy […]

By Rick Manning – In a stunning move well beyond the scope of their legal mandate, the Obama Administration appointee controlled National Labor Relations Board is suing Boeing Corporation for, get this, building a second production line for their new Dreamliner passenger plane in South Carolina rather than in Washington […]

By Robert Romano – By now, it is common knowledge that the 2011 continuing resolution negotiated by House Speaker John Boehner, which cut $38.5 billion in budget authority, will only reduce 2011 outlays by about $352 million . That is mostly because the resolution did not address about $240 billion of budgeting authorities enacted by previous Congresses that have yet to be fully spent. Only when they are will outlays begin reducing in […]

A group called the “ Patriotic Millionaires ” are complaining that America’s wealthiest are not paying their “fair share” of taxes. This group of millionaires is calling on the government to use their powers to tax the wealthy at a higher rate. Of course, these same millionaires […]

To receive the Must Reads in your inbox, click here ! Good Thursday morning, Here are the Must Reads according to Adam Bitely : Obama to implement gag order by decree… McConnell: Demanding political records before awarding federal contracts is outrageous If Washington is so great, let’s all pay for it Debt limit could be hit by next week… 1,147,271 Words of Obamacare Regulations Published So Far—270% as Long as the Text of the Statute … Good news: New Hampshire passes right-to-work bill 60% oppose a government ID for online security There is a ‘magic’ formula for lower gas prices The U.S. should follow Europe’s lead The Donald takes on media’s love affair with Obama… Trump: Why won’t Obama release the records? Stossel: Watch the watchmen Obama’s crooked campaign cash-o-matic machine

By Bill Wilson – On April 18, the Heritage Foundation’s Hans A. von Spakovsky, a former Federal Election Commissioner, broke a story for Pajamas Media about a draft executive order by the White House to compel companies, their directors, and officers to disclose donations to candidates, parties, campaign committees, and non-profit groups that make independent expenditures during an election cycle. The executive order would apply to both “[a]ll […]

By Paul Driessen – President Obama and environmentalists often say America should follow Europe’s lead on energy, climate and economic matters. Recent events suggest that we should listen more attentively to the Europeans. Two brutal winters have awakened Europe to the fact that global temperatures […]

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 […]

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 […]