The House of Representatives will have a vote at 6:30 pm tonight on raising the debt ceiling. The bill that Congress is considering is a “clean” bill, meaning that the bill has no other items attached to it and will just simply raise the ceiling. It is widely expected to fail. House Republicans are opposed to the measure, and even […]

Rep. Tim Scott (R-SC) has introduced the Empower Employees Act, a bill that would stop labor unions from automatically deducting union dues from federal government employees’ paychecks. As Rep. Scott noted in his “Dear Colleague” letter, the legislation will lead to a decrease in dues paying members of public sector unions. Rep. Scott wrote, “Time and again, when the automatic […]

A new World Health Organization (WHO) report labels cell phones as possibly carcinogenic to humans. Further, the report classifies cell phones in category 2B, meaning that cell phones are as hazardous to humans as DDT and gasoline engine exhaust. The WHO will be creating a set of guidelines for cell phone use that will be released in the near future. […]

By Kevin Mooney – After expressing skepticism toward the concept of man-made global warming at a town hall meeting in Toms River, N.J. last year, Gov. Chris Christie appears to have shifted over into the alarmist camp. This has become a sore-point for free-market conservatives who have held out hope Gov. Christie may yet emerge as a GOP savior in […]

To receive the Must Reads in your inbox, click here! Good Tuesday morning, Here are the Must Reads according to Adam Bitely: Stopping Obama’s dictatorship The 2012 Republican battle test Dems haven’t learned the lessons of Europe Boudreaux: More weather deaths? Wanna bet? The facts about taxes and spending The Dems figure they can win as the ‘Party of No’ […]

By Frank McCaffrey – Obama is gearing up for a 2012 run and his accomplishments don’t seem overly impressive. We speak with ALG’s Robert Romano about the budget issue and we look at Obama’s recent statements line by line.

By David Bozeman – While nothing here is intended as a diatribe against open primaries (where voters of any or no affiliation are allowed to vote in the party’s primary of their choice), I do submit that in 2012 Republican voters alone should pick their own nominee for president. Supporters of Ron Paul are counting, in part, on anti-war Democrats […]

By Rebecca DiFede – When Barack Obama first hit the political scene for his Presidential campaign in 2008, he received an outpouring of support from college students. Campus communities began to overflow with banners, flyers, t-shirts — all advertising the Obama/Biden platform. These eager, fledgling voters came out in flocks, rallying support for the young, hip Senator. Obama’s emergence as […]

By Howard Rich – The fact that Barack Obama is working “under the radar” to strip Americans of their Second Amendment rights is truly disconcerting. But is it really all that surprising? Obama – who successfully rammed socialized medicine, bureaucratic bailouts and a Wall Street takeover through Congress during his first two years in the White House – is employing […]

By William Warren – Here is my special edition Memorial Day cartoon.