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Thomas R. Eddlem

Tuesday, 12 February 2013 09:42

Karl Rove's Effort to Keep GOP Leaning Left

Former presidential advisor Karl Rove established the Conservative Victory Project this month as a means of becoming the gatekeeper to Republican nominations in the intra-party battle between constitutionalists and neo-conservatives.

 

Wednesday, 30 January 2013 10:12

Obama Shuts Down Office that Would Close Gitmo

President Obama has issued an order to close the small office he created with the responsibility of closing Guantanamo Bay prison. He repeatedly promised during the 2008 presidential campaign and immediately after assuming office to close the Cuban prison, which houses many of the detainees picked up after the invasion of Afghanistan in 2001; however, the closure never happened.

Former Republican vice presidential nominee and Congressman Paul Ryan told NBC's Meet the Press January 27 that the Republican ideas for spending cuts on social welfare programs would have increased the Food Stamp program by 260 percent over a decade, instead of the Democrats' 270 percent.

 

 

 

Tuesday, 27 April 2010 00:00

Outcome of ObamaCare

Americans who want to know how ObamaCare, the recently passed healthcare reform package, will impact the nation need only look toward Massachusetts.

President Obama derided the Second Amendment as obsolete in his second inaugural address, claiming that “when times change, so must we” on issues like gun control.

 

 

Monday, 21 January 2013 11:52

House to Senate: No Budget, No Pay

House Republicans have decided to pass on a stand-off against the White House and Democratic Senate on the looming national debt limit fight, choosing instead to insist upon an unconstitutional measure denying Senators federal pay until the Senate passes a budget. 

Friday, 18 January 2013 17:20

Before the Income Tax

Yes, the U.S. government did at one time run large budget surpluses, and the revenue was generated without resorting to an income tax.

The retirement of Congressman Ron Paul from the House of Representatives last week did not end the Texas libertarian's influence in Congress. And if the first week of the new Congress is any indication, his influence has only multiplied.

 

Egyptian voters adopted a big-government constitution in a national plebiscite December 15, and it went into force December 26, according to Reuters wire service. Voters adopted the constitution by a 64 percent popular vote.

 

Thursday, 27 December 2012 10:15

The Real Green in Fedgov’s “Green Energy”

“Green energy” companies supported by Obama have primarily helped create jobs for elected officials and lobbyists in Washington, and profits for Wall Street.

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