HHS Nominee Tom Daschle a Tax Cheat?
ABC News reports that former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle, who is President’s Obama nominee for Health and Human Services secretary, may have cheated on his taxes: […] The…
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The Affordable Housing Religion
BB&T CEO John Allison believes a “religious belief in affordable housing” led the government to create the Community Reinvestment Act of 1977, and during the Clinton administration to a massive expansion of Fannie Mae and…
Borrowing Our Way Out of Debt
What no politican will say: “American consumers are awash in debt, drowning in it. This is the fundamental issue with the stimulus proposal. We’re trying to borrow our way…
Former Crackhead Mayor Marion Barry in Trouble Again
Marion Barry, the liberal former mayor of the District of Columbia who years ago was videotaped smoking crack and sent to prison, has again failed to file tax returns.
Goldman Sachs Plugged in at Geithner’s Treasury
Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner has made former Goldman Sachs lobbyist Mark Patterson his chief of staff. From a report in the D.C. Examiner: The selection is at least the…
An Icy Reception for Gore
Amidst freezing rain that forced closure of some local schools, Al Gore was on Capitol Hill today trying to bolster his global warming investment portfolio. Sen. James Inhofe (R-Oklahoma)…
ACORN Porkulus Bill Passes House
The House passed the disgusting, pork-laden $825 billion-plus so-called stimulus bill and ACORN bailout by a closer than expected margin of 244 to 188. No Republicans voted for it. The…
We’re Not All Keynesians Now
The Cato Institute has prepared an ad signed by many prominent economists who reject the idea that government spending can stimulate the economy. It appears in today’s New York…
Taxpayer Subsidized Lobbying.
Who said this? “Nobody mentioned that you are giving up your Constitutional right to petition the government” when you accept federal tax dollars. Nan Aron? Independent Sector? Nope. It’s Edward Yingling, president…
A-G Nominee Eric Holder is Anti-Second Amendment
President Obama’s nominee for U.S. attorney general, Eric Holder, is hostile to gun rights, notes the Independent Institute’s Stephen P. Halbrook. Halbrook is the author of The Founder’s…