Fellow NRD contributor Rick Manning created a “Top 10” list of reasons that Harry Reid wants a “shutdown” over at The Hill’s Pundits Blog . Here are his top 10: Top 10 Reasons Why Harry Reid Wants a Federal Government Shutdown (with apologies to a certain over-the-hill late-night talk-show host) 10: […]

House Speaker John Boehner blamed Democrats’ unwillingness to cut spending for the impending “shutdown” of government. If the Senate fails to take action on the troop funding measure that sits before them today, the government will shut down at midnight tonight. Speaker Boehner spoke earlier […]

Courtesy of Mark Tapscott at the Washington Examiner , here is a brief timeline of how we have arrived at the impending shutdown: Here’s what’s happened in the intervening months, according to Don Seymour, a senior aide to Boehner: · April 15, 2010 – The Democrat-run Congress misses the deadline under […]

Earlier this week, Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) spoke on this website about the failed leadership from the White Hous e . Now, Hatch is going after the Senate Democrats as well for refusing to pay the military in the event of a government shutdown . Hatch said the following late yesterday about the Democrats refusing to fund the military : “Because the Democrats in this chamber will not accept the modest spending reductions in H.R. 1, the House […]

By Victor Morawski – Many Conservatives over the past year — myself among them — have viewed former Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty as a credible option for the 2012 Republican Nomination. Some of the faith of his possible supporters has been shaken recently by the […]

By Kevin Mooney — Thanks to the ingenuity and vision of key activists who are going local rather than fixating on Washington, D.C., the Tea Party is in position to challenge the power and influence of state level green groups. For decades, well-funded environmental activists […]

UPDATE: The troop funding bill just passed in the House —> 247-181. More detail on this legislation can be found here . It now appears that a “shutdown” is going to happen. And the fault of the “shutdown” will be on the shoulders of Harry Reid and Barack Obama . Why? Because Obama is threatening to veto the only piece of legislation that has been proposed to keep it open . Why is Obama vetoing? Simply put, the legislation would defund Planned […]

To receive the Must Reads in your inbox, click here ! Good Thursday Morning, Here are your morning Must Reads according to Adam Bitely : Your guide to a government shutdown Time for Obama and Hill Democrats to grow up Reid warns that “shutdown” is likely… House expected to vote on short-term spending measure today GOP seeks 1-week extension as “shutdown” looms… Sen. Orrin Hatch: Obama isn’t leading A Ronald Reagan budget Expand voters’ rights to recall politicians George Will: Does the U.S. have “responsibility to protect” syndrome? Reforming Medicare for the real world Election fraud in Wisconsin? Unemployment rates and other useless measurements

By Paul Driessen – In a scene reminiscent of Colonial Williamsburg , for 16 years Thabo Molubi and his partner had made furniture in South Africa’s outback, known locally as the “veld,” using nothing but hand and foot power. When an electrical line finally reached the area, […]

By Adam Bitely and Rebekah Rast – What happens if the government shuts down? Well, nothing really, and the consequences of a shutdown are really rather mundane. The worst part of it all, Congress would still be working, oh, and all government museums and tourist […]