07.28.2010

Mining for Jobs

By Rebekah Rast – The Seven Dwarfs from the Disney movie wouldn’t be singing “Heigh-Ho” on the way to their job if they were mining in the U.S. In fact, they would probably be out of work altogether. An often overlooked but critical industry in […]

07.28.2010

Reid’s War on Dissent

Harry Reid just does not like dissent. Yesterday, the Senate Majority Leader failed to muster the votes necessary to proceed to the so-called DISCLOSE Act , which would impose burdensome restrictions on corporations and nonprofits that choose to engage in advertising for or against candidates for federal office. In arguing for the bill, Reid blasted Senate Republicans for dissenting against major Democrat policy initiatives , in particular the $2.5 trillion ObamaCare, the government takeover of the nation’s financial […]

07.27.2010

Must Reads for July 27

To receive the Must Reads in your inbox, click here ! Americans for Limited Government President Bill Wilson ’s quote of the day from Geithner’s Two Face Gamble : “And yet, in typical two-faced fashion, Geithner argues that increasing debt is the solution to the problem. It makes one wonder if he isn’t […]

07.27.2010

Geithner’s Two Face Gamble

Speaking this past Sunday on NBC’s Meet the Press , Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner was of two minds — or shall we say two faces — about the American people’s level of debt and the causes of the financial crisis. First, he said “we’ve been living beyond our means as a country, Americans have […]

07.27.2010

How Bout a Cold Drink?

07.26.2010

Ann Coulter Debates Rick Sanchez over Shirley Sherrod

This debate is a must watch. Ann Coulter equates Tea Party racism charges to evidence of CNN’s Rick Sanchez looking at kiddie porn… Neither of which exists. H/T Newsbusters

07.26.2010

Reid Praises Snowe and Collins at NetRoots Nation

At the NetRoots Nation conference in Las Vegas this past weekend, Harry Reid asked the room to not bad mouth certain Republicans. Which ones? Susan Collins and Olympia Snowe. According to Reid, he admires their work in the Senate. And remember, the audience that applauds […]

07.26.2010

Must Reads for July 26

To receive the Must Reads in your inbox, click here ! On Gingrich: A legacy of surrender Nancy and Harry’s debt Is it time to end climate alarmism? Not a state-broken people The unpresidential president No jobs but more handouts Taking what is not yours The art of the unbelievable Market confusion Americans for Limited Government President Bill Wilson ’s quote of the day is in reference to  the White House’s projection of a $1.47 trillion budget deficit for 2010: “The announced $1.47 trillion deficit by the Obama Administration is […]

07.26.2010

Taking What is Not Yours

By Rebekah Rast – The federal government has an insatiable spending appetite. Most Americans already know that. But it appears to have an insatiable land-grabbing appetite as well. “The Obama Administration has a lot of ideas when it comes to deciding what to do with […]

07.26.2010

On Gingrich: A legacy of surrender

This article originally appeared in Politico . By Howard Rich – The news that former House Speaker Newt Gingrich folded like a cheap suit in the wake of a brazen political attack on the tea party movement was sad. But not surprising. As far back as […]

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