Obama’s War on Religious Liberty

Welcome to the real ObamaCare, whereby a handful of leftists in Washington, D.C., impose the views of their big-money donors on more than 300 million Americans. If the Obama mandate for contraception remains intact, then liberals will next demand that Americans pay for other objectionable items that are not really medical care. Click here to [...]

Obama’s 2009 Stimulus Package gets an “F” from CBO

It’s a good, solid F- for the stimulus and the President who wasted $800 billion on it, three years after insisting that his gimmicky approach to economics would create a modern economy that would generate prosperity for all. Click here to read this post from Hot Air.                 [...]

Obama’s Friends Win Big in Budget

You don’t need to log on to President Barack Obama’s Facebook page to find out who his friends are, and you don’t need to read tea leaves, gaze into a crystal ball, or consult a psychic to learn where his priorities lie. No, you only have to take a look at his 2013 budget, just [...]

Boehner’s Bailout: The Highway to Hell

Last week, John Boehner’s spokesman, Brendan Buck, falsely asserted that the highway bill is “completely paid for –without raising the gas tax,” and will not engender further bailouts.  The reality is that this bill will impel an immediate $40 billion bailout from the general fund, while relying on phantom offsets to pay for it over [...]

Obama releases 2013 Budget

The White House claims the plan for fiscal 2013 would create jobs in the short term through billions in stimulus spending while dealing with the deficit down the road. But the GOP says the budget would simply deepen the nation’s deficit crisis while burdening the economy with tax hikes.   Read this article from The [...]

Dependence on Government Highest in History

When John F. Kennedy was President, just over a quarter of federal spending went to fund programs paying for some 21.7 million Americans to be dependent on Uncle Sam. But as high as that spending and dependence on the federal government was then, it has exploded today, with one in five Americans — more than [...]

Santorum Stuns Romney

This morning the race for the Republican presidential nomination has been turned upside down again with three stunning wins by former Pennsylvania U.S. Senator Rick Santorum(R) in three states. Colorado, Minnesota and Missouri. Although former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney(R) is still the front runner, both in terms of perception and the delegate court, the Santorum [...]

A Fairness Quiz for the President

President Obama has frequently justified his policies—and judged their outcomes—in terms of equity, justice and fairness. That raises an obvious question: How does our existing system—and his own policy record—stack up according to those criteria? Click here to read this Wall Street Journal article.

Could Indiana’s Right to Work Law Mean Trouble For Neighboring States?

Michigan, Ohio, and Illinois soon may need to construct a wall—not to keep people out but to keep business in. While such a drastic move is unlikely, they will need to do something because they are at a severe regional economic disadvantage now that Indiana has passed a right to work law. Click here to [...]

In Illinois, more registered voters than eligible voters.

A recent investigation by Defend the Vote , found that 16 out of 110 election jurisdictions inIllinois have more registered voters than eligible voters.  In addition, 40 election jurisdictions have 90% or more registered voters than eligible voters.   These figures include both active and inactive voters.  Most often, voters are marked inactive when the election [...]