Shrink the State. End the Fed. Balance the budget. Make a profit. Leave an inheritance.
Gary North
Posted on February 12, 2014
Former Obama administration Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis took thousands of dollars of free trips on a union’s jet to “avoid freeway traffic” and did not report the trips as required by federal law, according to a lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court against union leaders. Solis traveled on a private jet owned by the […]
Continue reading →Posted on February 12, 2014
A new page on the Republican Party’s web site will publish information related to the Benghazi and Libya attacks. The page, which is located at www.GOP.gov/Benghazi, is in response to the Obama Administration stonewalling the Republican House’s attempts to investigate the incident. The web page says, “The terrorist attack in Benghazi, Libya on September 11, […]
Continue reading →Posted on February 10, 2014
Facing critics from both the left and the right, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo named a panel to try to fix the implementation of Common Core in the state. Cuomo’s action comes after New York State United Teachers, the largest teachers union for the Empire State, joined the chorus of critics and called for a […]
Continue reading →Posted on February 10, 2014
More than 8.7 million pounds of meat have been recalled from a Northern California company because the plant “processed diseased and unsound animals,” federal officials announced Saturday. “Rancho Feeding Corporation, a Petaluma, Calif. establishment, is recalling approximately 8,742,700 pounds, because it processed diseased and unsound animals and carried out these activities without the benefit or […]
Continue reading →Posted on February 8, 2014
President Barack Obama highlighted in his weekly address Saturday some of the executive actions he has taken this year, warning Congress once again that he will not stand by and wait for them to act on a host of issues. “I want to work with Congress on this agenda where I can,” Obama said. “But […]
Continue reading →Posted on February 8, 2014
The always insightful Americans For Tax Reform have an article up today breaking down the IRS’s plans for taxing our Olympic athletes should they receive a medal. Now I don’t know how much people know about Olympic athletes, but the majority of them make virtually nothing for the thousands of hours they put in training […]
Continue reading →Written by John Odermatt on February 7, 2014
In 1998, the state of Massachusetts passed legislation with the intent to reduce violence and make the state safer. The lawmakers reasoned that a drop in violent crime could be achieved by reducing the amount of legal guns. The 1998 gun legislation accomplished the goal of reducing the amount of gun owners in the state. […]
Continue reading →Posted on February 5, 2014
When CVS Caremark Corp. Chief Executive and President Larry Merlo announced that his drugstore chain would stop selling tobacco products , one of the first to respond was the president of the United States. The speed of the president’s statement indicates that CVS’s decision was likely coordinated with the White House. Every day, countless business […]
Continue reading →Posted on February 4, 2014
Bill O’Reilly aired the remainder of his exclusive interview with President Barack Obama on Monday, revealing a few more tense exchanges. The original interview aired prior to the Super Bowl on Sunday. O’Reilly pressed Obama on his administration’s record on assisting the black community, reminding him that “72 percent of babies in the African-American community […]
Continue reading →Posted on February 4, 2014
One of the worst things a home seller can do when listing a home is price it too high. Why? Because when a home sits on a Multiple Listing Service for months, and undergoes a few price cuts, prospective buyers will suspect there’s something wrong with it. And those who eventually are interested are more […]
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