by Jane Richey | Jul 16, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Free Markets
Instead of rallying together to fight the Obama Administration’s backdoor environmental regulations, which have exorbitant costs and minimal benefit, some conservative organizations are working with liberal groups to push costs higher by piling on a carbon tax. This...
by Jane Richey | Jul 16, 2012 | Fiscal Responsibility, Politics
George Washington told the House of Representatives in 1793: “No pecuniary consideration is more urgent than the regular redemption and discharge of the public debt; on none can delay be more injurious, or an economy of the time more valuable.” Washington also wrote...
by Jane Richey | Jul 16, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility
The outlook for the U.S. economy appeared dimmer Monday after a report that Americans spent less at retail businesses for a third straight month in June. The report led some economists to downgrade their estimates for economic growth in the April-June quarter. Many...
by Jane Richey | Jul 16, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Politics
Opponents have locked in enough votes to block Senate ratification of the controversial Law of the Sea treaty championed by White House and the Pentagon. The pact, which which would have created de facto rules for the world’s oceans, was heralded by Defense...
by Jane Richey | Jul 16, 2012 | Politics
Treasury Department officials have been cited for soliciting prostitutes, breaking conflict-of-interest rules and accepting gifts from corporate executives, according to the findings of official government investigations. The revelations of unethical behavior at...