And leave the light on. If Congress can't repeal the law that banishes the Edison light bulb and forces us to buy Chinese-made bulbs we don't like, voters will ask, what was the use in electing a Republican House? Not only are the majority of Americans in favor of abolishing that obnoxious law, but even a majority of House members voted to repeal the current law, yet that ... MOREPhyllis Schlafly: Get Government Out Of Our House
And leave the light on. If Congress can't repeal the law that banishes the Edison light bulb and forces us to buy Chinese-made bulbs we don't like, voters will ask, what was the use in electing a Republican House? Not only are the majority of Americans in favor of abolishing that obnoxious law, but even a majority of House members voted to repeal the current law, yet that ... MOREJonah Goldberg: Wake Up And Smell The Tea
Tea Party downgrade? Not hardly. Is this a wake-up call to Washington?” NBC’s David Gregory asked Sen. John Kerry (D., Mass.) on Meet the Press, referring to the S&P downgrade. “Well, it’s a partial wake-up call. I believe this is, without question, the tea-party downgrade.” Shortly after pointing fingers and assigning blame, Kerry went on to lament how Republicans insist on ... MOREVIDEO: The Recipe For America's Destruction
Whatever else, call him correct. More than 50 years ago, John Birch Society Founder Robert Welch foresaw those forces that plague America today.
Rick Barrett: Feds Push For Licenses To Drive Tractors
Proposal will treat tractors like big rigs. Tim Strobel has been driving a tractor for 20 years, so he's a bit puzzled that federal officials are kicking around an idea that could ultimately force him - and anyone else operating farm machinery - to get a commercial driver's license. Yes, the same kind of license that interstate truckers must have to operate their rigs. ... MOREVIDEO: Obama's Bottom Line - Credit Rating Downgrade
excerpts from the President's speech that simplify and clarify.
excerpts from the President's speech that simplify and clarify.
William Kristol: Fear The FED
FED continues to stack house of cards. A businessman and investor for whose judgment I have the highest regard sends this email about yesterday’s Fed announcement: “It is impossible to overstate the danger posed to the long-term stability of our country by current Fed policy, which has reached what one can only hope is the apogee of misplaced confidence in their ability to ... MOREJacob Feldman: Government Consumes American Earnings
Americans work so politicians can spend. Each year Americans for Tax Reform Foundation authors the Cost of Government Day (COGD) report which measures the number of days worked to pay off the annual burden of government spending and regulation. In 2011, Americans have to work 224 days (through August 12) to support the government Goliath. For the third ... MOREJohn Stossel: A Government That Kills
More dangerous cars have been mandated. President Obama has declared that auto companies' fleets must average 54.5 miles per gallon by 2025, almost double the current 27.5. Standing at his side when he made the announcement were executives from the Big Three automakers. The New York Times reported: "It is an extraordinary shift in the relationship ... MOREIra Stoll: Obama Gets A Blank Check For An Endless War
Where is the press? Where are the protests? The Obama administration is on pace to have more American soldiers killed in casualties related to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan than the George W. Bush administration did in its first term. Already, hundreds more American troops have been killed in Afghanistan during the less than three years of the Obama administration than during ... MOREW. James Antle, III: Downgrading The Constitution
The downgrade that began the crisis. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner dinged Standard & Poor's for "terrible judgment" in downgrading the federal government's credit rating. Less genteel liberals offered less flattering assesments. "[I]t's hard to think of anyone less qualified to pass judgment on America than the rating agencies," opined Paul Krugman. "The people ... MORE
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