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Now is funny money time in Congress
'Tis the season for Washington, DC, to roll out the gimmicks. News stories might make you yawn, saying the House or the Senate just approved a bill to spend umpteen billions of dollars. Now's the time when Congress considers the appropriations...
Consumers get socked with $11,000 in costs due to new regulations
It's hard to get ahead when prices keep climbing. There's a link between rising prices and runaway regulations. Higher costs of doing business hurt the whole economy, and fewer jobs get created. But billions in red tape costs get tacked onto the...
Obama wants to control America even after he's out of office
President Obama says he will push his agenda harder than ever. Saying he will “squeeze every last little bit of change” into his final two years in office, Obama bragged to fellow Democrats that his actions will set the course for Ameri
Media scoffed, but FBI confirms ISIS recruits Americans
ISIS has recruited and trained Americans to be terrorists—even to launch attacks within the USA. Despite the ridicule heaped upon those reports by our national media, the FBI confirms it is a fact. The FBI just testified to Congress to describe
Millions of federal workers told to promote Obamacare
We have over 4-million federal employees and they're being asked to pitch their friends and family to enroll in Obamacare. Even solders have received official flyers to hand out and postcards to mail. The White House hopes this will add millions of people
Obama's new hotline pressures Border Patrol to obey him, not the law
What's next? A hotline for tax cheats to complain about enforcing tax laws? One for pushers to complain about obeying drug laws? Obama's new hotline for illegal immigrants is more than catering to those who break immigration law.
Honesty is a lost policy in today's America
Honesty is supposed to be the best policy—but it's a lost policy today. NBC anchorman Brian Williams is off the air because he told fibs once too often, but he's notour only dishonest public figure. Bernie Madoff stole billions. President Obama's he
Head of Gallup Poll says media & politicians are lying about job growth
The Gallup poll's CEO just accused politicians and the media of lying. Jim Clifton, Gallup's CEO for over 25 years, writes that politicians and news media are lying when they claim America's unemployment is only 5.6%. Among other problems, gover
The Super Bowl is a too-rare moment that unites America
We have too few things that Americans enjoy together. The Super Bowl is a too-rare occasion that unites us. On other days, we are overwhelmed by divisions. Conservatives oppose liberals; even moderates get accused of not having enough principles. Ra
Al Gore's $90-trillion dream would cramp our lives
Al Gore has a $90-trillion dream. He's involved with the World Commission on the Economy and Climate, which wants every city in the world to be re-designed in a way that eliminates automobiles. Substitute public transit for roads. And move everybody