The esteemed folks at MSNBC were trying to spin the May unemployment numbers before they even came out, saying that the economy was getting better. Well, when 8:30 AM EST came around, the news out of the Labor Department was not good. The unemployment rate ticked up to 8.2 percent and only 69,000 were lucky […]
At the end of each May, Americans come together to remember our deceased war heroes on Memorial Day. Every day our men and women in uniform are on the frontlines protecting our freedom and our way of life. Our military is the best in the world because of the American soldier. Unfortunately, Washington is playing […]
As the White House and its friends in the liberal media crowed about the unemployment rate moving ever so slightly down to 8.1 percent from 8.2 percent in April, the real story was how the American labor force shrunk to 63.6 percent. This means that 88,419,000 Americans are sitting on the sidelines, not even looking […]
The last time the United States Senate passed a budget was three years ago on April 29, 2009. It is a complete outrage that what is supposed to be the greatest deliberative body in the world cannot figure out a fiscally sane budget that will put America back on a path towards prosperity. I have […]
As America heads towards a presidential election this fall, the growth and size of the federal government will and must be at the heart of the electoral debate. Both Republicans and Democrats have had a hand in increasing the size and scope of the federal government for decades. But President Obama has taken the expansion […]
The filing deadline to pay your 2011 taxes is midnight tonight. Big Government has seen a boon under the Obama Administration but small business and the middle class are feeling the pinch from unwanted taxes. Read more about the Tax Man from last week’s Cagle column here.
The “Buffett Rule” is just a class warfare gimmick for President Obama’s reelection campaign and not real tax policy. This so-called rule, which is really a tax, will only hurt small businesses and will not help create a single job. Read more at Politico here.
In the past week there have been two instances where President Obama or a member of his administration were far more candid than usual. Maybe it was because both were not in front of Teleprompters or scripted on poll-tested talking points. President Obama and his administration have continuously altered the facts to prepare the landscape […]
Justice is blind to political considerations like upcoming elections and the Supreme Court should decide this case this year. Read more at Politico here.
Debbie Wasserman Schultz’s statement this weekend on how Republicans are waging a “war on women” is part of a long line of divisive and over the top statements by the DNC chairwoman. Wasserman Schultz lives in an alternative universe where up is down and the sky is always a shade of neon green. What’s even […]
President Obama and his liberal allies in Congress have no solutions to America’s energy crisis. Gas prices are out of control and hurting the pockets of hard-working Americans. In California, gas prices are over $5 in some areas; in Florida, some people are paying nearly $6 a gallon! America needs energy solutions now or the […]
Those in Chicago should not take a victory lap just yet. As we have seen in the Republican Primary, the ebb and flow of this race has been fluid. A number of issues can pop up over the course of the next eight months that will determine the eventual outcome, from Iran, Syria, Afghanistan and […]