by Jane Richey | Dec 3, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Free Markets, Politics
No matter how much the economy might contract as it free falls down the fiscal cliff, this much is true: We now have proof that the U.S. economy is totally — totally — dependent on federal government spending. The sequestration piece of the cliff calls for...
by Jane Richey | Dec 3, 2012 | Agenda 21, Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Politics
President Obama’s plan for the Outer Continental Shelf does not include any new oil and gas leases in the Atlantic Ocean over the next five years, but it does include windmills. The Interior Department wants to lease nearly 278,000 acres off the coasts of Rhode...
by Jane Richey | Dec 3, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Politics
Attorneys general in New York and nine other states have written to U.S. Senate leaders urging them to stop legislation that would allow licensed gun owners to carry concealed firearms across state lines. Letters sent to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., and...
by Jane Richey | Dec 1, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Health Care, Politics
For the first time in more than a decade, a majority of Americans say it’s not the government’s responsibility to ensure access to healthcare. A new Gallup survey shows an all-time low in public support for a government guarantee of healthcare coverage —...
by Jane Richey | Dec 1, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Politics
AAA urged the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to halt sales of gasoline with higher ethanol concentrations Friday, contending the fuel blend causes engine damage not covered under most auto warranties. EPA says that cars made in the model year 2001 and later can...
by Jane Richey | Dec 1, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets, Politics
The petty games that we have allowed the politicians and pundits from both side have used to divide us has only allowed for the fact that we cannot have honest and constructive discussions about these very real and looming problems that are facing us. We have allowed...
