By Kevin Mooney — Here, in a nutshell, is what several astute commentators on the right, including George Will, Charles Krauthammer, and others have told readers in the aftermath of the Supreme Court ruling on ObamaCare: Associate Justice John Roberts would have ruled to strike down the federal health care law, but Chief Justice John Roberts felt an institutional obligation [...]

By Bill Wilson — In 2010, Republicans swept into the majority of the House of Representatives on a bold platform that included repealing the unpopular Obamacare legislation, cutting $100 billion from the budget in the first year in power, rolling back the Dodd-Frank financial takeover, and reining in regulatory excesses at agencies like the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). Their [...]

The Congressional “super committee” to tackle the national debt has begun to take shape. Harry Reid, Mitch McConnell, and John Boehner have all named their representatives to the committee. Here is what it looks like so far: Harry Reid’s appointments: Patty Murray of Washington, John Kerry of Massachusetts and Max Baucus of Montana Mitch McConnell’s appointments: Jon Kyl of Arizona, [...]

By Frank McCaffrey – “Lord Of The Rings” fans will be excited to find out that Washington has put out a new sequel to their favorite movie franchise. It’s called “Ignored For The Ring” Check out this preview:

By Rick Manning – When it takes about five minutes for President Obama and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) to sign on to a new debt deal, perhaps Republicans should look for the trapdoors. Based upon press reports, here are just four. Contrary to what the deal states, it actually guarantees a tax increase. The “deal” sets the CBO [...]

By Bill Wilson – A late deal struck by House and Senate leaders to raise the debt ceiling — with spending cuts that won’t balance the budget anytime soon, if ever — is a sad commentary on the state of affairs in Washington. There is no solution to the problem in sight. It leaves the American people short-changed; who in [...]

Barack Obama, Harry Reid, and Mitch McConnell have reached a debt deal agreement, while Boehner possible holds out. The deal would cut as little as $2 trillion over the next decade. Boehner is supposedly concerned that the deal would cut too much from the Pentagon, and is still considering whether he will support the legislation. Further trouble for the compromise [...]

By Bill Wilson - With White House talks ended over Obama’s insistence on job-killing tax increases, it is time for House Speaker John Boehner to turn up the pressure for spending cuts on the Senate. On July 22, just minutes after defeating the House-passed “Cut, Cap, and Balance” plan to trim the deficit by $5.8 trillion over the next ten years [...]

The following letter is being sent to members of the House today by Americans for Limited Government President Bill Wilson: To the Members of the House of Representatives: Representative Joe Walsh is distributing a letter to Speaker Boehner urging him to reject the McConnell Senate debt ceiling proposal.  Moody’s has warned that the McConnell proposal fails to prevent a credit [...]

It becomes increasingly clear that ‘Cut, Cap, and Balance’ is going to be the only plan that can pass the House, and by default, might be the only “compromise” plan available. From The Hill: House Democratic leaders are attacking Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s (R-Ky.) debt-ceiling fallback plan, characterizing it as a political ruse intended to scapegoat Democrats and taint [...]