by Jane Richey | Jul 25, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets, Politics
UPS has delivered a stark warning to the White House and Congress that U.S. economic growth will fall to an anemic annual rate of 1 percent by Election Day. The company’s leaders on Tuesday said U.S. businesses are in danger of going over the fiscal cliff because of...
by Jane Richey | Jul 25, 2012 | Fiscal Responsibility, Politics
A new report from the Government Accountability Office finds that last year’s debt ceiling showdown between House Republicans and the White House cost the government $1.3 billion – increasing market uncertainty and raising federal borrowing costs. “Delays in raising...
by Jane Richey | Jul 24, 2012 | Politics
After James “The Joker” Holmes committed unspeakable acts of violence at a midnight screening of “The Dark Knight Rises” last Friday, ABC’s Brian Ross — in what can only be described as a sloppy act of journalism — practically jumped at the chance to tie the shooter...
by Jane Richey | Jul 24, 2012 | Politics
Two-thirds of likely voters say the weak economy is Washington’s fault, and more blame President Obama than anybody else, according to a new poll for The Hill. It found that 66 percent believe paltry job growth and slow economic recovery is the result of bad policy....
by Jane Richey | Jul 24, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets, Politics
A stock sell-off driven by renewed worry over Europe made clear Monday that the continent’s debt crisis remains a threat to the U.S. recovery and President Obama’s reelection chances. Markets were spooked Monday morning by the news that multiple regions of Spain, and...
by Jane Richey | Jul 23, 2012 | Fiscal Responsibility, Politics
he number of workers taking federal disability insurance payments hit yet another record in July, increasing to 8,753,935 during the month from the previous record of 8,733,461 set in June, according to newly released data from the Social Security Administration. The...
