From The Heritage Foundation, I’m Ernest Istook. Innocent behavior has become a crime in America. People who did nothing wrong still get punished. And it’s all over bureaucracy. Even if you do everything right, you get the blame if your seller didn’t get all the overseas red tape right. Four men were sentenced to prison for [...]
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Conservatives Accused Of Being Mentally Defective
From The Heritage Foundation, I’m Ernest Istook. Conservatives are simpletons with a mental defect. That claim is offensive, odious, obnoxious and downright deranged. But it’s the thesis of a book that liberals are buying up, written by Chris Mooney, called “The Republican Brain.” He claims it’s science, not bias; that Republicans, Tea Partiers and other [...]
Some Education About Student Loans
We have bigger problems, like the possible bankruptcies of Social Security and Medicare. The President doesn’t have time to tackle those; he’s too busy visiting colleges to woo student voters, with taxpayer money.
Can We Wait Or Not?
Our Constitution tries to balance powers between three branches of government. But when the President acts bull-headed, our whole system of democracy suffers.
Our Oft-Ignored Constitution
To govern ourselves, we need to understand the Constitution, and now there’s a special website to help you.
Obama Speculates On Scapegoats
President Obama has failed to convince the country with his other theories about gasoline prices, so now he’s blaming speculators who buy and sell crude oil futures.
We Survived Tax Season…This Time
According to laws already on the books, taxes go up for most of us in 2013, and you’ll be working until the end of April purely to pay taxes.
Another Argument Over Money
Congress is debating whether to abolish pennies, or replace dollar bills with coins. Making money is big business, and companies are fighting over who should get the work.
Taxes Dominate The News
Taxmageddon could push our economy off a cliff in January, just a couple of weeks after the Mayan calendar predicted we’d see the end of the world.
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President Obama is not the first chief executive to campaign on military glory in an election year.