by Jane Richey | Jul 18, 2012 | Fiscal Responsibility, Politics
Former Vice President Cheney made a rare trip to Capitol Hill on Tuesday to give House and Senate Republicans a dire assessment of what $500 billion in cuts to the Pentagon budget would mean for national security. Cheney’s appearance came amid a concerted lobbying...
by Jane Richey | Jul 18, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Free Markets
Among President Obama’s disingenuous promises made over his four years, he said he would focus on creating “jobs that pay well and can’t be outsourced.” Yet he spent billions of U.S. taxpayer’s money overseas to create outsourced jobs. Typical of Obama’s passion for...
by Jane Richey | Jul 17, 2012 | Fiscal Responsibility, Politics
Republicans and Democrats seized on a new report estimating that automatic budget cuts will cost the economy 2 million jobs to level election-year charges that underscored the deep political divide over how to avert the looming crisis. Roughly five months until the...
by Jane Richey | Jul 17, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility
Mayor Nutter has created an Office of Grants in response to the nationwide competition for a shrinking pool of federal funds, increasingly doled out based for merit and innovation. The new office, established by executive order, will seek federal, state, and private...
by Jane Richey | Jul 17, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Free Markets
A new survey from Gallup finds that 60 percent of Americans say Obamacare will actually make things worse for taxpayers. Another 57 percent say it will make things worse for businesses by increasing costs and adding bureaucracy. Nearly half of all Americans also told...