Ethanol Subsidies May be Extended
Senate Finance Chairman Max Baucus proposed a “tax extenders package” on December 2 that pertains to a slew of energy issues, including an extension of ethanol subsidies, as well...
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Obama and Lawmakers Not Serious about Fiscal Conservatism
Americans have heard politicians talking a great deal about cutting spending, reducing the deficit, and employing a mentality of fiscal conservatism. But just how serious are they about it...
Movie Review: Glenn Beck’s “Broke”
Last night, conservative pundit Glenn Beck regaled audiences across the country in his live performance of Broke: Restarting the Engine of America in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, which was streamed to...
Food Safety Bill DOA
While Democratic Senators touted the passage of the Food Safety Modernization Act as an "accomplishment," conservatives and constitutionalists begged to differ. It appears, however, Americans may have run into...
Charles Rangel Censured for Ethics Charges
On Thursday, Democrat Charles Rangel became the 23rd member of Congress to be censured for violating House ethics rules after the House voted 333-79 on the resolution. Considered the...
TSA Policies May Desensitize Children to Sexual Abuse
The concerns voiced against the intrusive Transportation Security Administration screening procedures have been confirmed by experts at Child Lures Prevention. According to the organization, in an effort to have...
H.S. Football Player Penalized for Gesturing to God
Tumwater (Washingon) High School running back Ronnie Hastie learned the hard way that freedom of religion is a dying right on Monday night when he received a...
Catholic Groups Respond to Anti-Christmas Billboard
In response to a highly offensive and controversial billboard posted by the American Atheists that calls Christmas a myth, the Catholic League has posted a pro-Christmas billboard message directly...
House Plans DREAM Act Vote for Next Week
While Republicans in the Senate have vowed to block all legislation in the Senate chamber until a decision is made on the federal budget and the Bush tax cuts,...
Obama Administration Imposes Seven-year Drilling Moratorium
As predicted, the Obama administration rescinded its promise to allow domestic offshore oil drilling yesterday. The Competitive Enterprise Institute reports that the Interior Department has placed an official moratorium...
House Dems Win Procedural Vote on Tax Cuts
Today, the House Democrats cleared a procedural hurdle to advance a bill extending the Bush tax cuts to middle class families only, prompting accusations from House Republicans that the...
UKIP Leader Resembles Tea Party Leaders as He Rips EU
The viral exposure of a video of an anti-European Union speech given earlier this week at European Parliament has some political analysts wondering if England will see the rise...
Apple Removes Religious iPhone Application
Apple’s Application Store recently removed a religious iPhone application called the “Manhattan Declaration,” prompting protests from a Christian group. ...
The Unintended, or Intended, Effects of Wikileaks?
While the benefits of the items revealed in some of the Wikileaks reports are debatable, one cannot help but wonder about the motives of Wikileaks’ founder Julian Assange. According...
Lame-duck Accomplishments and Upcoming Agenda
Given the quantity of items planned for this year’s lame-duck session, it is imperative to keep up with the items addressed in the final month of the 111th Congress...