Not all surprises are good. When it comes to Obamacare, the original projections are turning into unfortunately different realities. For the next six days, Heritage is going to highlight one of the various changes in Obamacare projections (e.g., cost, enrollment, etc.) from when the law first passed until now. Under Obamacare, most employers will either […]
(CNSNews.com) – President Barack Obama’s likely nominee for Secretary of State, Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.), has been an avid supporter of foreign aid to Pakistan throughout his years in the Senate. Kerry, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, co-sponsored the Enhanced Partnership with Pakistan Act of 2009 along with Sen. Richard Lugar (R-Ind.). The […]
Rumors are swirling that included in their negotiations to avert the “fiscal cliff,” President Obama and House Speaker John Boehner (R–OH) may add an additional $100 billion in cuts as an alternative to the roughly $500 billion in defense budget cuts over nine years required by sequestration under the Budget Control Act of 2011. If […]
REPEAL THE GUN FREE SCHOOL ZONES ACT – PASS H.R. 2613! URGENT: On July 21, 2011, U.S. Representative Ron Paul introduced H.R. 2613 to repeal the federal Gun Free School Zones Act in order to protect our children. The last major action taken on this bill was in August 2011 when it was referred to […]
(CNSNews.com) – The Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Inspector General says it will investigate whether EPA officials — including Administrator Lisa Jackson — used alias email accounts to conduct official government business, thereby shielding those communications from Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests. Jackson reportedly used the name “Richard Windsor” on an official email account […]
Too often, government policies designed to ameliorate a general problem merely benefit a special interest. A case in point, highlighted by Binyamin Applebaum on the Economix blog, is the Home Affordable Refinance Program (HARP). HARP is part of the complex federal effort to stabilize the home mortgage market and stem the flood of foreclosures, and […]
WE KNOW there are more than enough military ballots still UNTALLIED from the November 6th General Election in some swing states to change the outcome of the presidential election. Tens of thousands of military absentee ballots are unaccounted for – plus the Democrat Party and Obama administration abused their authority over our troops to impede […]
by Marc J. Fink • Dec 16, 2012 at 7:22 pm It’s not in America’s national security interest to have a Defense Secretary who regularly receives praise from an organization named an unindicted co-conspirator to fund the terrorist group Hamas in America’s largest terrorism financing case; an organization officially banned from cooperation with the FBI […]
The Republican Jewish Coalition (RJC) announced its opposition to the potential appointment of former Senator Chuck Hagel (R-NE) as Secretary of Defense, citing a long list of actions Hagel has taken that raise alarms about his failure to support Israel. Hagel is said to be the leading contender to replace Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, who […]
In filings with California state regulators, Blue Shield is seeking an average rate increase of 12% for more than 300,000 customers. Consumer advocates say the firm should use its reserves to hold down rates. Health insurer Blue Shield of California wants to raise rates as much as 20% for some individual policyholders, prompting calls for […]
