From The Heritage Foundation, I’m Ernest Istook. Once upon a time, 3/4ths of banks offered free checking. Now that’s cut in half. What happened to free checking? In one word: Government. In three words: Too much government. Massive regulations gradually kicked in since the Dodd-Frank law was enacted in 2009. The law limits things like [...]
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Polling Shows We Don’t Trust Major Media
From The Heritage Foundation, I’m Ernest Istook. Almost two-thirds of America–60%–don’t trust the media. Here’s one example of why. Mitt Romney released tax returns showing that last year he paid $1.9-million in taxes–a rate of about 14%–and gave away over $4-million. He got little praise for being unselfish, but was criticized for not deducting the entire [...]
Justice is Slow Regarding Fast and Furious
From The Heritage Foundation, I’m Ernest Istook. Operation Fast and Furious was a shameful plan by federal officials to let firearms be smuggled to Mexican druglords. Those guns were not tracked, but were used to kill people on both sides of the border. At long last, an Inspector-General report has condemned multiple high-level U.S. Officials, forcing [...]
Those Supported By Government Vote For Politicians Who Give Them Things
From The Heritage Foundation, I’m Ernest Istook. Telling the truth is often unpopular in politics. But it’s true that about half the country pays no federal income tax–not a penny. It’s also true that many of those voters support politicians who give them things. But that’s nothing new. Dependence on government grew by over 8 percent [...]
Are We Better Off Than Four Years Ago?
From The Heritage Foundation, I’m Ernest Istook. Are you better off than you were four years ago? That question supposedly will decide whether President Obama is re-elected or not. It’s always true that some people are better off than four years ago, and some people are not better off. But how large is each group? 13-million [...]
The Public Gets To Untangle This Election Mess
From The Heritage Foundation, I’m Ernest Istook. “Dont make us come in there!” Many times my parents yelled this out when my brother, sisters and I misbehaved. It’s a mess to untangle things when everyone tells a different story. Parents grow fizzy trying to unravel the details to sort out who’s in the wrong and [...]
Two Big Speeches Launch GOP Convention
From The Heritage Foundation, I’m Ernest Istook. The two biggest speeches appeared to go in different directions on the first full day of the Republican National Convention. But maybe not if you look deeper. Ann Romney focused on love within a marriage and a family, and the fulfillment of a real marriage overcoming real problems—no storybook [...]
The Political Party Family Reunions
From The Heritage Foundation, I’m Ernest Istook. We’re seeing the biggest family reunions that America has to offer, as the family Republican and the family Democrat gather for their party conventions. Like all families, they wondered if everyone would make it, what with weather problems and the economy and all. And even while they all [...]
Immigration Agents Sue To Do Their Jobs
From The Heritage Foundation, I’m Ernest Istook. Behind the scenes, the Obama Administration is welcoming about 1.7-million people here illegally to apply for permission to stay in the U.S. Immigration agents are being told not to do their jobs, because federal law charges them with arresting those not here legally. Several, including the head of the [...]
Obama Knows He’s Supposed To Enforce Immigration Laws But He Isn’t
From The Heritage Foundation, I’m Ernest Istook. I just heard a speech President Obama gave last year. He said he is obligated to enforce laws even when he disagrees with them. He said it was tempting to do things on his own, bypassing Congress. But, the President said, that’s not how our system works, and it’s [...]
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