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1,111 days since the Senate has passed a budget

May 14, 2012 Comments Off by

In what is being described as “one of the biggest abdications of power we have seen on the part of our government in modern time,” the United States Senate is now three years into their failure to do their most basic legal responsibility: passing …

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No Democrats willing to vote for Obama budget

Mar 29, 2012 Comments Off by

Last night, the House voted on President Obama’s budget. The result?

414 to 0.

Republicans wrote an amendment that contained Mr. Obama’s budget and offered it on the floor, daring Democrats to back the plan, which calls for major tax increases and yet still adds trillions …

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Big Whiff: Details of Obama’s 2013 Budget

Feb 15, 2012 Comments Off by

Yesterday, President Obama released his fiscal year 2013 budget proposal. Unfortunately, this budget request doubles-down on the same failed policies which have made the economy worse under President Obama. This budget includes the most government spending in history, the biggest tax increase in American history, …

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State of the Union facts vs. Obama’s fictions

Jan 25, 2012 Comments Off

SOTU FACT: President Obama’s Policies Have Made Our Economy Worse

CLAIM: President Obama says our economy has “momentum.”

“As long as I’m President, I will work with anyone in this chamber to build on this momentum.” (President Obama, State of the Union Address, January 24, 2012)

FACT: President …

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Five Things to Watch for in President Obama’s State of the Union Address

Jan 24, 2012 Comments Off

If President Obama’s past addresses are any indication, this year’s State of the Union will sound like a broken record in more ways than one.  In all three previous addresses President Obama has delivered, he has called for more of the same failed policies that …

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Even Democrats are angry at Obama for killing Keystone

Jan 20, 2012 Comments Off

Dems Take White House to Task for Killing Keystone Pipeline Jobs

A chorus of criticism is being directed at the White House for rejecting 20,000 Keystone pipeline jobs, and by a surprising group: members of the president’s own party.  The White House is not just …

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The budget mess made simple

Jan 16, 2012 Comments Off

The image below is one of those things that gets forwarded around and around the Internet. It’s provenance is unclear now, but the message make America’s budget insanity quite cogent:

 

Those who argue in favor of large government debt will insist that governments …

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Are the NLRB appointees even qualified?

Jan 08, 2012 Comments Off

“In fact, neither Block nor Griffin participated in a Senate vetting process required of past NLRB nominees, including completing an application and undergoing a background check to ensure no legal issues or conflicts of interests exists that may call into question their ability to serve …

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