by Jane Richey | Mar 14, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets
On Saturday, President Barack Obama claimed that under his administration, oil production in America was “at an eight-year high,” that the number of operating oil rigs had quadrupled, and that millions of acres had been opened for drilling, which were assertions that...
by Jane Richey | Mar 14, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Free Markets
A new survey shows that rising gasoline prices will force changes in the driving habits of American adults, but only six percent of them said they plan to buy a hybrid/energy-efficient vehicle to alleviate pain at the pump. The online survey, conducted by Harris...
by Jane Richey | Mar 13, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets
The National Academy of Engineering in Washington, D.C., once asked its members to pick the greatest engineering achievement ever. Their choice? The electrification of the country through what’s known as “the grid.” Ernest Moniz, director of the...
by Jane Richey | Mar 13, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets
James Gattuso and Diane Katz detail how the Obama Administration has imposed new regulations costing $46 billion annually, with nearly $11 billion more in one-time implementation costs. That is about five times the cost of regulations imposed during the first three...
by Jane Richey | Mar 13, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Free Markets
Former Shell Oil President John Hofmeister said Sunday that new production of oil mainly takes place on private land, because federal land permits have been “dramatically reduced in the last several years.” “Where the land is commonly held, actually, that’s only on...
by Jane Richey | Mar 13, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Free Markets
In a commentary published Sunday in Politico, Health and Human Services Secretary (HHS) Kathleen Sebelius defended Obamacare’s individual mandate that says people must buy health insurance, stating, “Congress carefully weighed its authority in writing the law.”...
