Posted by Erick Erickson “Democrats want to bring bloggers—all bloggers—not just conservative ones—under the control of federal campaign finance regulations.” Just when you thought the Democrats had gone after every possible sub-group in America, either through punitive taxes, confusing regulatory burdens, stifling federal takeovers, or just rhetorical attacks, it appears that the Democrats had left […]
The Obama administration authorized $205 million to allow Israel to complete its Iron Dome short-range missile defense system. “As the president has repeatedly said, our commitment to Israel’s security is unshakable and our defense relationship is stronger than ever,” a statement from the White House said. “The United States and our ally Israel share […]
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President Barack Obama — who came to power with the help of government employee unions across the nation and has lavished on them hundreds of billions in stimulus funds to keep them on federal, state and local payrolls with no strings attached — is moving to cut spending on salaries for military personnel. This weekend […]
The Obama administration intends to bypass Congress and implement outrageous global warming regulation of the entire U.S. economy through the EPA. Many of you have helped us put tens of thousands of comments into the EPA, but they aren’t listening. We need Congress to step in and stop the EPA power-grab, by sending a clear […]
As we have explained on www.ObamaChart.com, the Obama administration is committed to accomplishing its far-left agenda at any cost and by any means. When Congress blocks its agenda, it pursues any number of techniques to circumvent the normal policy-making process. In its efforts to impose crippling net neutrality regulations on the Internet-an idea with very […]
Bank stocks went up after Obama’s so-called financial reform speech. That’s probably because his bill institutionalizes “too big to fail.” It doesn’t break up the banks and it assures them access to Federal Reserve loans as needed. It makes bailouts permanent. The Goldman Sachs scandal exposes a deep flaw in the bill that we believe […]
House Democratic leaders plan to bring H.R. 2499, the Puerto Rico Democracy Act, to the floor of the House of Representatives for a vote this week! H.R. 2499 is “stealth legislation” designed to make Spanish-speaking Puerto Rico the 51st state. That is the only reason why Puerto Ricans are being asked to vote again, after they […]
Thursday, April 22, 2010 By Matt Cover, Staff Writer House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) (CNSNews.com) – House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called a Capitol Hill press conference Wednesday to unveil new light fixtures in the House cafeteria. The light fixtures cost $140,000 and will take almost 10 years to pay off in saved energy. […]
by Daniel Pipes National Review Online April 13, 2010 Things are not always as simple as they seem; the current crisis in U.S.-Israel relations has a silver lining. Four observations, all derived from historical patterns, prompt this conclusion: First, the “peace process” is in actuality a “war process.” Diplomatic negotiations through the 1990s led to […]
