12.16.2010

Must Reads for December 16

12.16.2010

The Establishment Strikes Back, Part II

By Robert Romano – At least four Senate Republican are considering voting for the $1.27 trillion omnibus spending bill now under consideration: Senators Kit Bond, George Voinovich, Susan Collins, and Bob Bennett, reports The Hill . “The support of Senators Bond, Voinovich, Collins and Bennett would be enough to push […]

12.16.2010

Food to Fuel Special Interests

By Rebekah Rast – About 80 million acres of land in the U.S. are devoted to corn. The U.S. is a major player in the world corn trade market, with approximately 20 percent of the corn crop exported to other countries and it is also the most widely used feed grain in the U.S. The U.S. government has plans to beef up this industry. Not for the interest of world hunger, but for its […]

12.16.2010

Real Academic Accountability Requires Real Choices

By Howard Rich – With fresh data showing that students in the United States are falling further behind their international peers, a commitment to universal parental choice at all levels of government is needed now more than ever. Without putting too fine a point on […]

12.15.2010

The Person of the Year: The Tea Party

By Adam Bitely – The Tea Party is the “Person of the Year for 2010” and it isn’t even close. No single grassroots movement in modern politics has so rapidly developed while simultaneously influencing the U.S. political system as widely and deeply as the Tea […]

12.15.2010

Must Reads for December 15

12.15.2010

The Wage and Hour Division: We Can Help Prolong the Recession

By David McFadden – Since approximately day two of his administration, President Obama has boasted about what he has done since “day one.” Actually, day one was relatively harmless. It was only a half day, and Obama spent it delivering another vapid speech, having a […]

12.15.2010

The Food Police Target McDonald’s

By Frank McCaffrey – McDonald’s executives are very unhappy that the City of San Francisco is instituting a ban on toys in Happy Meals. The city believes they lure parents into buying unhealthy food for their kids. Reporter Frank McCaffrey spoke with McDonald’s reps and […]

12.15.2010

Sovereign Debt Crisis Can Happen Here

By Bill Wilson – All year long, Congress has failed to address the budget. Instead, the government is currently operating on a continuing resolution that expires in less than ten days. So, it needs to pass another one just to keep the government running, like the one that passed the House on December 8th . The House-passed […]

12.14.2010

The Obama Constitution

By William Warren – Today’s cartoon is pretty straightforward… it comments on the unconstitutionality of ObamaCare.

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