American national politics is like a disease, but the United States Attorney General is not supposed to be playing politics. As the highest ranking law enforcement officer in the country, he or she is supposed to be above the fray; […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It’s difficult to discern the truth as to what is going on in talks between House Republicans and Senate Democrats. If you’re to believe Harry Reid and Chuck Schumer, they’re very close to a deal that would cut 33 billion […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
After 14 Wisconsin state senators hid in Illinois for weeks on end, the Legislature and Governor found a way to push through the law to limit collective bargaining rights for state workers by removing any spending from the bill. The […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
In a rare moment of bi-partisanship last year, the Congress enacted reform of the fees banks charge or threaten to charge, on debit card transactions. The law would limit the price-fixing engaged in by the nation’s largest banks so they […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
There’s a lot of hubbub going on in Wisconsin after the state senate and today, the state assembly, passed a law restricting public union collective bargaining rights. Members on both sides of the aisle in Wisconsin are being attacked with […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Remember when Nancy Pelosi told Americans that we needed to pass the Health Care Law so we could find out what’s in it? She wasn’t kidding. This past week a revelation of how far the law went became uncovered, to […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Today the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a scathing report on government waste and inefficiencies. Just a few of the issues included in this 345 page report would make your head spin. The report details overlapping programs, duplication and programs […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
We’ve had sanctions against Iran for more than a decade. It should be clear to anyone paying attention that sanctions have little if any effect. Has it slowed down their nuclear program at all? No. Has it helped against their […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Anyone who understands the origins of labor unions in the United States, realizes that it started as a way to gather persons of a given skill together into a brotherhood where they could stand together to protect their rights against […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
In the past election, the Republicans promised to cut 100 billion dollars from government spending in this year alone. The latest proposal cuts approximately 74 billion dollars. The House Republicans state that the reason for the reduction from 100 billion […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…