Archive for September, 2009
Government role will leave us with the bill
America is teetering on the edge of a nearly $12 trillion abyss called the “national debt,” a financial chasm that threatens to swallow our economic future whole. And what are our leaders doing about it? If a bill working its way through Congress is any indication, they’re insisting that they’re pulling us away from doom [...]
How Congress is cooking the books
Last week, the Senate Finance Committee voted 12-11 not to wait for the Congressional Budget Office to “score” its health-care bill before the committee votes on it. Imagine that: Some senators actually wanted to know how much the bill costs before voting on it.
Revealed: How Liberalism exploits the vulnerable
Of all of the outrages uncovered by James O’Keefe and Hannah Giles, who in a sting operation exposed one corrupt “ACORN” office after another by requesting information on how to evade taxes, bring underage foreign prostitutes into the country, and perpetrate other acts of fraud, certainly the most indicting was the commentary by the ACORN [...]
The real reasons behind Fed secrecy
Last week I was very pleased that the Financial Services Committee held a hearing on the Federal Reserve Transparency Act, HR 1207. The bill has 295 cosponsors and there is also strong support for the companion bill in the Senate. This hearing was a major step forward in getting the bill passed.
Reagan not serious about cutting government, says Redpath
During the 2008 primary, many Republican presidential candidates claimed to be like former President Ronald Reagan. This was apparently intended to mean that they supported small government. I recently listened again to this speech promoting free enterprise, which Ronald Reagan gave in 1977 (before he was elected president).
Scandal: Fox News hires apologist for cop-killer
The “conservative” Fox News Channel (FNC) has hired Marc Lamont Hill, a public supporter of convicted cop-killer Assata Shakur, as a paid “analyst” and “contributor.” He has appeared on “The O’Reilly Factor,” hosted by Bill O’Reilly, more often than other FNC programs.
