Austan Goolsbee’s Petulance
During Sunday’s interview on ABC’s This Week with the Obama administration’s chief economics advisor, Austan Goolsbee, he warned opponents not to treat the...
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Incoming Tea Party Politicians Vow to Change Washington
Incoming Tea Party-elected officials continue to vow to target deficit spending. Fox News writes, “Republicans elected to Congress with the help of Tea...
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Feds’ Financial Statements Impossible to Audit, Says GAO
According to the federal government’s 2010 financial statements, released in late December, the 2010 deficit was $1.29 trillion, a slight decrease from the...
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The 112th Congress: Real Substance, or Just Smoke?
When the House of Representatives announced new rules for the Congress that convenes on Wednesday, the mainstream media immediately called them “strict” and...
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Tea Party Hypocrisy on Display?
Tea Party support helped coast a number of congressional candidates to victory in the 2010 midterm elections. However, whether those victors will stay...
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Will New House Rules Mean New Hope for the Constitution?
Christmas is a time for hope and as a new Congress is sworn in after the New Year comes the hope that a...
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New Congress Poised for Real Immigration Reform
With the 2010 lame suck session now in the past, what many hope will be a more conservative 112th Congress is poised to...
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Three Congressmen Reject Congressional Health Care
While most politicians campaign on the premise that they are “one of us,” they seem to lose touch with the American people once...
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111th Congress Racks Up Record Debt
Leave it to Democrats to make the spendthrift Republicans of the George W. Bush era look like tightwads. “The federal government,” reports CNSNews.com,...
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A Taxpayer’s Dime Is a Terrible Thing to Waste
Did you know that in 2010 the federal government spent $2.9 million for a study of the video game "World of Warcraft"? How...
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Obama Promises Jobs, But Fails Struggling Alabama Manufacturer
According to the official White House website: ...
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Reid and McConnell Compromise on Short-Term Spending Bill
According to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell on CNN’s State of the Union, he and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid came to an...
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“Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” Repealed
The Senate today voted 65-31 in favor of repealing the 17-year-old military policy, “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” (DADT). The historic bill is now...
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Senate May Have Enough Votes to Repeal DADT
On Wednesday, December 15, the House of Representatives voted 250 to 175 to repeal the military’s long-standing policy of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.”...
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Senate Extends Tax Cuts, House Vote Expected Today
The United States Senate voted today to approve the legislation that will temporarily extend the Bush-era tax cuts to all Americans. The 81-19...
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