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Middle Class Net Worth Collapses to 1969 Levels
The angle of a just-released New York University study is, of course, that ole' left-wing canard known as "income inequality," but the findings are still useful in drawing other conclusions, and not...
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Company accused of ethics lapses in Chicago holds big public contracts
Redflex Traffic Systems, Inc., a major traffic camera vendor accused of ethical lapses in Chicago, holds big public contracts in the state of Oregon and may be looking to expand its customer base to...
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ObamaCare Fallout: Walmart Ends Insurance For New Hires
And so the government takeover of our health care system begins:Walmart, the nation’s largest private employer, plans to begin denying health insurance to newly hired employees who work fewer than 30...
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House to Be in Session Only 15 Fridays in 2013
The House of Representatives will cut back on Fridays during the 113th Congress, being in session only 15 Fridays through all of 2013, which is nearly a 30% drop from 2011. The House was in session for...
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Progressive 'Gang of Six': Higher Tax Rates for Wealthy 'Just the Beginning'
Some of the most liberal House Democrats have formed a progressive “Gang of Six” to push for more tax increases, calling the potential tax increase on families making more than $250,000 “just the...
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Over the Cliff We Go
President Obama is making a mockery of the seriousness of our spending and debt problems with his role in the fiscal cliff negotiations.There had been talk earlier in the week of a deal involving $1.2...
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Pelosi Moves to Force Vote on Top Rate Tax Hike
Democrats are claiming the 2012 elections gave them a mandate to raise taxes on those making more than $250,000, while House Republicans are arguing Americans kept them in power in the House to...
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No Word on Same-Sex Marriage Cases at SCOTUS
We have to wait until Monday to learn the status of gay marriage at the U.S. Supreme Court. On Friday, Nov. 30, the justices considered petitions in ten cases regarding same-sex marriage. Nine were...
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ATF Takes Action Against Agents Involved In Fast and Furious
Top ATF officials involved in Operation Fast and Furious had their government security clearances revoked and others were fired, demoted, or transferred. Former ATF Special Agent in Charge of the...
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Environmentalists Petition Susan Rice to Divest 'Every Dollar of Stock' in...
Environmentalists are furious that potential Secretary of State nominee and U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice owns stock in TransCanada Corp, the pipeline firm that would benefit from the Keystone XL...
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SCOTUS Directs Appeals Court To Address HHS Mandate Challenge
The Supreme Court has directed the Fourth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to reconsider a case that challenges the HHS mandate. In its ruling on November 26th, the high court vacated the appeals court’s...
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Gallup: Half Of Democrats, Quarter of Republicans Approve of Socialism
According to a Gallup poll conducted November 18-19, more than half of Democrats (53%) approve of socialism, which isn’t surprising, but almost one-quarter of Republicans (23%) also do.What the poll...
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McConnell: WH Must Agree to 'Structural Changes' in Entitlements
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell on Friday said the White House must agree to make structural changes to entitlement programs like Social Security and Medicare now if Republicans decide to...
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GOP Rep: I Can Break Anti-Tax Pledge Since My District Number Changed
Rep. Chris Gibson (R-NY) signed the anti-tax “Taxpayer Protection Pledge” when he was running for Congress in 2010 to represent New York’s 20th Congressional District, but he now claims he is not bound...
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Norquist: Resurgent Tea Party Will 'Dwarf' First Wave
Grover Norquist, president of Americans for Tax Reform, predicted on Friday that an upcoming "Tea Party second wave" will "dwarf" the first wave that propelled Republicans into the majority in the...
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ObamaCare's Menu Labeling Regs Hike Costs and Stifle Creativity
The American Pizza Community, a coalition of the nation’s largest pizza companies, regional chains, and small franchise operators, is supporting passage of the Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Ace of...
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Reid Attempts Inside Straight for Casinos on On-line Poker
Last December, the DOJ overturned a forty year old regulation prohibiting online wagering, noting that a 1961 rule governing sports betting could not be considered to cover modern games of online Texas...
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McCain Jokes with Lieberman About Judaism
John McCain, at a farewell for retiring Senator Joseph Lieberman, decided to make some jokes about Lieberman’s orthodox Judaism for the star-studded crowd, which included former vice president Dick...
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Obama to Charge Health Insurers in Exchanges Additional 3.5% of Premiums
President Obama is all set to punish residents of states that don’t comply with his tyrannical Obamacare program, the Department of Health and Human Services proclaimed Friday. Under Obamacare, states...
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Jerry Brown Opposes Privately-Funded Raise for UC Berkeley Chancellor
California Gov. Jerry Brown is fine with endless public expenditures of taxpayer cash. But when it comes to private donations, Brown is putting his foot down. The new University of California Berkeley...
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