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.                 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

llinois scrapes the bottom of the barrel in job creation

As Governor Pat Quinn continues to use taxpayer money as perks to keep companies and jobs from moving out of the state to greener pastures, what returns are taxpayers receiving for their monies?   On January 26 The Illinois Policy Institute published a revealing Tax & Budget Brief — Wrong way, Illinois:  Failed policies lead [...]

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 [...]

Gingrich vs. GOP Esablishment

The Republican establishment believes that the birth and rebirth of candidate Gingrich should have ended in the cradle, that he had no right messing up Romney’s coronation in South Carolina and had better be stopped in Florida. Click here to read this article from Politico. 

Obama’s citizenship viability finally receives a Georgia Court hearing

President Obama has lots of explaining to do.  On January 26, aGeorgiacourt case hearing was held which revolved around the Natural Born clause of the Constitution and whether or not Obama qualifies under it to serve. More so, if found ineligible, Obama’s name would not appear on the 2012 ballot inGeorgia.  Obama’s attorney, Jablonski, was [...]