By Bill Wilson — Eric Holder’s Nixonian levels of paranoia penetrating the upper reaches of the Justice Department notwithstanding, there is indeed a growing chorus of elected officials calling for the Attorney General to step down — and with good cause. One Border Patrol agent and at least 300 Mexicans are dead because of the Justice Department’s operation to funnel […]
Must Reads for November 30
To receive the Must Reads in your inbox, click here! Good Wednesday morning, Here are the Must Reads according to Adam Bitely: America’s ‘shadow deficit’ looms larger than $15 trillion Fed lowers interest rate on dollar swaps The epitaph of Barney Frank Cartoon: Barney Frank’s impact Conservatives should think twice about Newt Political false advertising is worse than commercial false advertising When does […]
Barney Frank’s Impact
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America’s ‘shadow deficit’ looms larger than $15 trillion
NRD Editor’s Note: This column by the chairman of our parent organization was originally published at The Daily Caller. By Howard Rich — The United States government recently blew past a pair of significant spending mileposts. In a cruel “trick or treat” twist, this Halloween our nation’s debt eclipsed its gross domestic product — something that hasn’t happened since America’s […]
Our Very Sarcastic Report On Barney Frank
By Frank McCaffrey — We at ALG are so sad that Barney Frank is retiring from congress that we put together a highlight reel of his catastrophic blunders. See it for yourself!
The Epitaph of Barney Frank
By Bill Wilson — It is not frequent that the retirement of a member of the House of Representatives would warrant any form of comment in these pages. But, then, Barney Frank was no ordinary Representative. From 2007 until the end of 2010, Frank was the chairman of the House Financial Services Committee. Frank had been a staunch defender of […]
When does ‘Occupy DC’ become ‘voluntarily homeless’?
By Rebecca DiFede — After reading article after article detailing the persistence and baffling disorganization of the Occupy movements across the country, I began to wonder what exactly the purpose was. Sure, at first it seemed like they were there to stand with their fellow constituents on Wall Street, but after three months it leaves me with some questions. What […]
Congress’ Obamacare stock market betting
By John Vinci — What outcry would there be if it were learned that just prior to Super Bowl XLV members of the Pittsburgh Steelers purchased stock in their publicly traded opponent’s team, the Green Bay Packers? What about congressmen who purchase stock in companies, while debating and voting on legislation that will materially impact the value of those stocks? […]
EPA fuel efficiency standards are an unnecessary cost to taxpayers, automakers
By Rebekah Rast — Once again the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is stepping on the toes of, well, everyone who owns, manufacturers or sells a vehicle. The EPA’s most recent announcement is all vehicles must meet an average of 54.5 miles per gallon by 2025—a doubling of today’s average of about 27 mpg, according to the Wall Street Journal. The […]
Must Reads for November 29
To receive the Must Reads in your inbox, click here! Good Tuesday morning, Here are the Must Reads according to Adam Bitely: Obama says U.S. stands ready to bail out Europe… Solyndra workers hit taxpayer jackpot, again… Barney Frank announces retirement Barney’s bubble Ethically challenged Maxine Waters in line to replace Frank on Financial Services committee… Why does Keynesian success feel like failure? […]
