By Howard Rich – With American politicians still refusing to substantively address the looming consequences of their fiscal irresponsibility, it only makes sense that voters are feeling frustrated and powerless. Last November’s elections sent an unambiguous message to leaders at all levels of government that […]

By Frank McCaffrey – Utah Senator Orrin Hatch sees a number of areas where President Barack Obama hasn’t been showing leadership. His love for having a little fun when serious issues are on the radar has been cause for concern with a number of people. […]

The Washington Post and CBS have been receiving hundreds of thousands of dollars from the Early Retiree Reinsurance Program (EERP), a slush fund created through ObamaCare that goes out to companies, labor unions and states to pay for health care benefits of retirees that retire […]

To receive the Must Reads in your inbox, click here ! Good Wednesday Morning, Here are your morning Must Reads according to Adam Bitely : Compound savings Rep. Paul Ryan’s budget plan is not enough America’s two futures visualized Dems bash GOP budget, but where’s theirs? Sen. Tom Coburn: Reform or go broke Pelosi claim: GOP budget will deprive seniors of meals… The Ryan budget deserves a serious response from Democrats The road to a government shutdown DNC Chairman Tim Kaine announces VA Senate run, but for which party? Jon Stewart mocks Obama’s lack of transparency Pelosi and company not taking spending cuts seriously Ron Paul to announce presidential bid next month… The economy is problematic for Obama re-election Taxpayer Alert: The coming postal service bailout… Think the U.S. debt is bad? Check out the states The Arab spring Washington Post and CBS receiving ObamaCare slush fund money?

By Frank McCaffrey – With a budget battle on Capitol Hill, it seems like a good time to look at how serious Democrats really are about making real spending cuts. Nancy Pelosi, Max Baucus and other Dems have a great game going with the taxpayers. […]

By David Bozeman – Will Republicans ever learn? A little seen commercial from 2008 has resurfaced , featuring then-governors Tim Pawlenty of Minnesota, Janet Napolitano of Arizona (now head of Homeland Security) and Charlie Crist of Florida (soundly defeated in his US Senate bid by Marco Rubio) urging Congress to take action on […]

By Bill Wilson – For the 2012 budget, House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan proposes approximately $110 billion of initial spending cuts , and a spending cap that will control the growth of spending going forward. The mandatory cap on spending will require that any future increases in spending must be offset with cuts, leading to increasing savings every year. In fact, this is where […]

DNC Chairman Tim Kaine announced today that he will seek the seat being vacated by Senator Jim Webb (D-VA). Former Senator and Governor George Allen and Tea Party activist Jamie Radtke have already announced they will seek the GOP nomination. In a funny side note, […]

You can’t make this stuff up. The question is, who really believes it? You can watch the video at RealClearPolitics.com , but here is her quote: NANCY PELOSI: “In one of the bills before us, six million seniors are deprived of meals — homebound seniors are […]

Check out this video from Rep. Paul Ryan on the course of America’s debt over the coming decades. Rep. Ryan proposed his budget plan earlier today that would drastically reduce the debt over the next few years. There are tough choices to be made, and hopefully the course that is ultimately chosen resembles […]