By Bill Wilson – On March 29, House Republicans led by Conference Chairman Jeb Hensarling unveiled a piecemeal approach to bringing an end to government control of mortgage markets that includes winding down Government Sponsored Enterprises (GSEs) Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. In 2008, Congress and the Bush Administration placed Fannie and Freddie into conservatorship as the firms descended into insolvency. Since then, the government bailout has cost taxpayers […]

By Rebekah Rast – Entitlement programs, also known as mandatory spending, account for two-thirds of the federal budget. This current fiscal year, mandatory spending exceeds total federal receipts. In hard numbers, mandatory spending is estimated to cost this country $2.194 trillion this year alone, according to the Office of Management and Budget , […]

To receive the Must Reads in your inbox, click here ! Good Tuesday Morning, Here are your morning Must Reads according to Adam Bitely : TARP was not a success Above the law Obama’s missed moment of clarity O still murky on Libya Lawyer-in-Chief Obama explains Libyan war that isn’t a war Five rules for going to war Sowell: Voting with their feet Trial lawyers try to squeeze billions from WalMart EU to ban cars from cities by 2050… Carbon rationing by other means Despite rising national debt, few in Congress use payback program… Pushing back against Big Labor in Congress

By Frank McCaffrey – This week’s episode features ALG President Bill Wilson , who speaks with us about what Senate Republicans are trying to do in regard to  a balanced budget amendment. Plus, we hear from Ohio Congressman Jim Jordan on his legislation for welfare reform. And […]

By Adam Bitely – Contrary to Robert Samuelson’s claim that TARP has been a success story , it has been anything but. Writing in the Washington Post, Samuelson claims that “[w]hen the entire financial system succumbs to panic, only the government is powerful enough to prevent a complete collapse.” Clearly, Samuelson has never taken an […]

By Bill Wilson – Barack Obama is the unilateral president. He does what he wants, when he wants, and Congress — and the people — be damned. The examples are too numerous to ignore. Recently, Obama ordered an attack on Libya without so much as consulting with […]

To receive the Must Reads in your inbox, click here ! Good Monday Morning, Here are your morning Must Reads according to Adam Bitely : Balanced budget amendment takes center stage Libya: A war by any name Charlie foxtrot over Libya Gates: Libya not vital U.S. interest. Clinton: Yes, it is. Will liberal voters abandon Obama over Libya? Entitlements or requirements? Barnes: Republicans are winning the budget fight Gingrich vs. Gingrich The Senate’s EPA showdown GE rakes in profits but pays no taxes Team Obama spotlight: Joe Biden Is Media Matters breaking the law in its ‘war’ with Fox News? Is Biden’s closet packed with media skeletons? Winning whose future?

By Frank McCaffrey – The Amtrak/Joe Biden relationship.

By Rebekah Rast – All or nothing. At least that is what a federal judge says about government entitlements. Judge Rosemary Collyer recently ruled that Social Security recipients must take the government’s form of health care—Medicare. Sound familiar? ObamaCare is now a year old and […]

By Rick Manning – Senate Republicans are taking the bold step to make passage of a Balanced Budget Amendment on the upcoming vote to raise the debt ceiling promising to support an increase in exchange for the Senate passage of a Balanced Budget Amendment that would effectively […]