By David Bozeman – February 6th marks the 100th birthday of President Ronald Reagan, and while his legacy as the pre-eminent conservative of the 20th century remains not only unshaken but sturdier than ever, his ideological heirs had better guard the truth of the 1980’s […]

By Robert Romano – Even if some of the most conservative estimates of participation in ObamaCare prove to be correct in the next 15 years, the legislation will still mean expenditures of about $102.8 billion every year once fully implemented, or about $1 trillion over ten years. […]

After a 236-181 vote, the first step to begin repealing ObamaCare has been taken. The vote in the House today set the rules for a debate next week for a repeal vote. The results were nearly party-line, but 4 Democrats crossed over and voted with Republicans […]

To receive the Must Reads in your inbox, click here ! Good Friday Morning, Here are your morning Must Reads according to Adam Bitely : The unemployment situation explained by former Dept. of Labor public affairs chief of staff The debt ceiling dilemma Cartoon of the day, “Reading the Constitution” Constitutionalism Liberal distaste for the Constitution The “Chicago Way” continues at the White House The “Professional Left” does not approve of Daley… Project labor agreements could lock out non-union shops The underpaid Robert Gibbs and Washington’s sense of entitlement Driving U.S. families into fuel poverty Prohibitionists: Leave us alone! A productive role for Homeland Security? Republicans file bill to block EPA from greenhouse gas regulation

By Rick Manning – Expect the White House to begin talking up the brighter unemployment numbers that the Labor Department announced this morning.  What is likely to be unstated by the White House is the fact that this is the 19th straight month where the unemployment rate […]

By Niger Innis, Rev. Samuel Rodriguez and Amy Frederick – The Obama Administration still hasn’t gotten the message voters sent Washington on November 2. The lame duck session and 111th Congress finally ended, without the White House getting key items on its wish list. So […]

By Bill Wilson – Not without spending cuts. That was House Speaker John Boehner’s response to Barack Obama’s request to Congress to increase the national debt ceiling from its current $14.294 trillion level. “The American people will not stand for such an increase unless it is accompanied by meaningful action by the President and Congress to cut spending and end the job-killing spending binge […]

By William Warren – Today’s cartoon focuses on the reading of the Constitution on the House floor yesterday.

By Kevin Mooney — With John Boehner (R-Ohio) now officially sworn in as the new House Speaker you might think that organized labor’s pursuit of special interest paybacks from the Obama Administration is dead in the water. You would be wrong. The stipulations and restrictions […]

Obama has chosen Bill Daley to become his next Chief of Staff, replacing Peter Rouse who was filling in as acting-Chief while they searched for a replacement to Rahm Emanuel. Bill Daley is part of the Daley political dynasty that runs Chicago–so it’s no coincidence […]