The Halloween horror story of ObamaCare continues to unfold as Senator Mike Enzi announced that a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report showed that a program designed to help early retirees has effectively been looted by 24 organizations. The Health and Human Services (HHS) program has paid out $2.9 billion with a majority going to government entities and union health plans. […]

Cartoon by William Warren — Here is a classic Halloween themed Warren Toon from 2008 that still rings true today. NRD Editor’s Note: As always, you may reprint this cartoon anywhere you please, but we ask that you provide a link back to this source. To see more Warren Toons, click here.

These unilateral executive orders from the Obama administration, whether on government-backed student loans and mortgages or FDA oversight, are intended to sidestep the consent of the governed, and as a result they overstep the President’s constitutional boundaries.  Obama can rhetorically dress this up however he likes, but his actions are not predicated on the consent of the governed, they are […]

To receive the Must Reads in your inbox, click here! Good Monday morning and Happy Halloween, Here are the Must Reads according to Adam Bitely: Ireland versus Greece: Pay attention, America On FOIA, Obama wants a license to lie Harry Reid’s HD vision lenses! Climate scientists caught lying and cheating again Obama’s new war in Uganda Can Romney win the GOP nomination? What […]

By Frank McCaffrey — The President and his buddies seem to be fans of the “Occupy” movement. Some even claim they created it. They neglect to mention that there is a great deal of hate and even violence in this group.

By Kevin Mooney — Chevron is not backing down to New York State officials who are pressuring the company to settle a multibillion-dollar lawsuit that involves plaintiffs from Ecuador who are suing over alleged environmental damages. On Oct. 7, Chevron submitted a Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) request to the office of New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli in an […]

By Howard Rich — Ireland’s refusal to bow to Eurozone pressure on tax hikes has resulted in slow but steady economic growth on the Emerald Isle — while Greece’s insistence on tax hikes in lieu of tougher “austerity” measures has crippled its economy and threatened to plunge the Eurozone (and the world) into another recession. What lessons should U.S. policymakers […]

By Rick Manning — Maybe it’s just me, but is anyone else wondering if Harry Reid is the best the Senate Democrats can do?  Of course with Dick Durbin and Charlie Schumer waiting in the wings, maybe he is. Maybe it’s just me, but is anyone else more than a little bit uncomfortable with the Occupy protesters anti-Semitic signs and […]

By Rick Manning — In early 2009, when “hope and change” expressed an ideal rather than a ridiculed symbol of policy failure, the White House issued a memorandum on the importance of openness in government through the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) stating, “The Freedom of Information Act should be administered with a clear presumption: In the face of doubt, […]

By Frank McCaffrey — Obama is trying to help the economy by cutting back the amount students pay on their college loans. ALG’s Robert Romano thinks this will backfire.