On: 12/16/2010 09:15:10 In: Corruption 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 […]

On: 12/10/2010 09:16:09 In: Energy Crisis, Global Warming Fraud, and the Environment By Adam Bitely Coal mining has long been under attack from environmentalists and especially the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The result of these attacks have caused coal mines to be closed until they receive certification and permits that meet the approval of bureaucrats […]

On: 12/06/2010 09:03:27 In: Economy By Rick Manning 15.1 million Americans unemployed. The entire state of Ohio has a population under 12 million people. The commonwealth of Pennsylvania is at around 12.5 million people. Illinois is around 13 million. In fact, every state except California, Florida, New York […]

On: 12/01/2010 09:19:52 In: Taxes By Rebekah Rast Those who are counting down to Christmas know there are only 24 days left. This is significant to the politicians on Capitol Hill as well because it means only a few more weeks until the 2001 and 2003 tax cuts […]

Today has not been a good day in the U.S. Senate. This morning, the Senate voted to expand the nanny state further through food regulations . This afternoon, they voted down a ban on earmarks. According to The Hill , 8 GOP voted against the ban: Eight GOP senators voted to preserve earmark spending, including Thad Cochran (Miss.), […]

A bill that is designed to give the FDA more power to regulate food has just passed in the U.S. Senate. The bill now heads to Obama’s desk where it will be signed into law. The bill passed with a vote of 73-25. According to […]

To receive the Must Reads in your inbox, click here ! Good Tuesday Morning, Here are your morning Must Reads according to Adam Bitely : The danger of a global double dip recession is real Boehner and McConnell: Where we and Demcorats can work together Pay freeze locks in historically high government wages Federal pay freeze is an empty gesture Pay freeze the beginning of Clintonian triangulation strategy? The appearance of corruption Politicians’ time is not much more important than ours The conquering bureaucracy The misguided economics behind small business Saturday

By Adam Bitely – On November 27th, 2010, American Express along with several non-profits , encouraged people to participate in a national Small Business Saturday , similar to shopping holidays like “Black Friday” and “Cyber Monday” where Americans would change their normal shopping patterns and intentionally devote their resources towards small businesses identified by […]

By Bill Wilson – On the surface, Barack Obama’s announced two-year freeze of federal civilian pay may sound like a reasonable overture to congressional Republicans and the American people who want unsustainable government spending to be reined in. But, just below the surface is the reality that […]

By Rick Manning – There will be a lot of heat generated in the first month of the 112th Congress as the newly elected Republican majority in the House of Representatives moves, as they should, to repeal the signature legislation of the Pelosi era — ObamaCare. It […]