To receive the Must Reads in your inbox, click here ! Good Wednesday Morning, Here are your morning Must Reads according to Adam Bitely : Race against time to balance the budget Meet the ‘New’ Donald Berwick Rangel found guilty Charlie Rangel was the very picture of an arrogant insider The story of government spending Cartoon of the day, “Pardon Yourself” TSA Unionization: A $32 million annual gift to union bosses Fred Upton fails to take a stand on energy in his announcement to seek Chair of House Energy & Commerce Committee Why the BBC cannot be trusted on ‘climate change’ Pennsylvania’s lame duck robbery A roadmap to save America’s cities Hey union members, check out where your dues are going

By Bill Wilson – Why put off until tomorrow that which can be fixed today? In its lame-duck session, the Pennsylvania legislature on November 15th considered HB 2497, a bill whose sole purpose is to underfund the state’s pension system by approximately $2.9 billion over the next […]

By William Warren – Today’s toon focuses on the poll that came out yesterday citing that 26 percent of Americans think Obama will be reelected. I tied this in to a Thanksgiving reference.

This is a great video on the modern history of U.S. government spending.

By David Bozeman – Whenever the dominant political culture starts calling for moderation and a return to civility, it usually means that conservatives are exercising their Constitutional rights again. The recent Rally for Sanity on the national mall was reportedly tongue-in-cheek, but it underscored a […]

By Kevin Mooney — Still think you’re union bosses are representing you? – Ah, the answer to that is no. Vincent Vernuccio, a Labor Policy Council at The Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI), has released a new YouTube video that is a must see for rank and […]

In Upton’s announcement, he fails to mention any substantive policy on energy. Upton’s energy policies have been suspect throughout his career. See for yourself in Upton’s announcement : Upton to Seek Energy and Commerce Chairmanship Former budget aide to President Ronald Reagan reveals strong vision to expand […]

The latest episode of Uncommon Knowledge features economist Gary Becker. A professor at the University of Chicago for more than 30 years, Gary Becker is a founder of the Chicago school of economics. A winner of the John Bates Clark Medal and of the Nobel […]

Charlie Rangel was found guilty of 11 violations of House ethics. According to Politico : A special eight-member panel of the House ethics committee, after deliberating for roughly six hours, found that there was “clear and convincing evidence” that Rangel had violated House ethics on 11 […]

Conservative leaders sent a letter to John Boehner urging him to not grant Rep. Jerry Lewis a waiver to serve as Chairman of the House Appropriations Committee. Lewis was term-limited out from serving as Chair but was  seeking a waiver to maintain control of the […]