The age of civility ushered in by the shooting of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords came to a screeching halt late last night in Washington, D.C. Congressman Steve Cohen, Democrat from Tennessee, became completely unhinged on the House Floor and said that Republicans were acting like Nazis in their opposition to Obamacare. Rep. Cohen should be censured for […]
Citizens United President David Bossie sent the following letter to all members of the House of Representatives urging them to repeal Obamacare and notifying them that the vote will be scored in Citizens United’s 2011 Congressional Rankings: Dear Member of Congress, On behalf of over 500,000 members and supporters of Citizens United, I urge you to […]
In the Business Week Debate Room, CU President David Bossie responds to the topic “U.S. Political front groups that don’t have to disclose donors’ identities are inherently unethical. Pro or con?” Con: A Venerable Tradition To call organizations that engage in political speech while protecting the identities of their donors “front groups” that are “inherently […]
In our inaugural vote alert for the Citizens United 2011 Congressional Ratings, we have urged the House of Representatives to support H.R. 2, the Repealing the Job-Crushing Health Care Law Act. This vote, and any other on repealing Obamacare, will be considered for scoring in our Ratings. Please see the full letter below: Citizens United’s […]
On May 1st Pope Benedict XVI will beatify his predecessor Pope John Paul II, thus moving John Paul The Great one step closer to sainthood. This is a blessed honor for Pope John Paul II, who was an extraordinary leader of the Catholic Church and devoted his life to Christ and spreading his message of […]
After years of reckless spending, the state of Illinois is passing on their $13 billion budget deficit to the taxpayer. The Illinois House, in the final hours of a lame duck session, passed a whopping 66 percent income-tax increase on Illinoisans. In the land where they once called Rod Blagojevich “Governor,” and “Chicago-style politics” has become […]
Over the course of the past year, President Obama and his liberal friends have relentlessly attacked the Citizens United v. FEC Supreme Court decision as well as the groups of Americans who have exercised their First Amendment right to political speech as a result of the decision. As we celebrate the one-year anniversary of our […]
While in China, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said he believes that North Korea is five years away from having the capability of striking the continental United States with a nuclear tipped missile. Gates’ revelation is unnerving; how did the Obama Administration only just come to this conclusion? The North Korean regime is still in a pseudo […]
The first issue of Obama Biden Watch for 2011 by Citizens United In This Issue: 8 Reasons William Daley is a Peculiar Pick for Obama’s Chief of Staff CU v. FEC One Year Later Conservative Communique Citizens United Hosts 2nd Annual CPAC Film Festival Final thoughts from Citizens United President David N. Bossie Read the […]
What happened at Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords’ event in Arizona over the weekend was a senseless act of violence. My thoughts and prayers go out to those who were murdered and wounded by delusional gunman Jared Loughner. Unfortunately, the professional left is hard at work politicizing the tragedy. It was disheartening to read headlines speculating about […]
The unemployment rate has been over 9 percent for twenty straight months. The Obama Administration’s failed economic policies have not produced any results to help the job market. With President Obama sacking nearly his entire economic team, the President knows his policies have not put our economy on the right track. Adding 103,000 jobs to the […]
The announcement of Bill Daley as President Obama’s new Chief of Staff is a peculiar choice considering his past history and Obama’s pledge to set a new tone in Washington. Over the course of his career, Bill Daley: 1. Rewarded Enron executives with a high profile trade mission as Bill Clinton’s Commerce Secretary. 2. Publicly […]