By Paul R. Hollrah, Guest Blogger The March 2 Open Secrets blog contains a report co-authored by Dave Levinthal and Craig Gurian. The report is titled, “New Study: More Than 130 Top Congressional Staffers Are Former Lobbyists.” Wow! So what do we do now? Get the kids in off the street? Take cover in a [...]
Lobbyists, Lobbyists Everywhere!
April 4th, 2011 · No Comments
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Senator Inhofe Handles Global Warmers Ambush
February 15th, 2011 · 4 Comments
U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) found himself being ambushed in a Capitol Hill hallway by global warming alarmists with cameras. Watch the video below to see how the senior senator from the state of my birth handled their whining, fiction-based inquiries. Good job, senator! FYI: If you enjoy this blog and want to keep reading [...]
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Democrats Ignore Basic Economic Facts
October 7th, 2010 · 1 Comment
By Foster Friess, Guest Blogger Democrats are fond of talking about the Clinton era budget surplus President George W. Bush “squandered” and the terrible financial mess President Barack Obama “inherited.” Both arguments ignore a few basic facts. First, presidents don’t control spending, Congress does. Second, outside events have to be taken into account before you [...]
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New Color-Coded Threat Level on Capitol Hill
January 22nd, 2010 · 1 Comment
On the same day officials in the United Kingdom raised the country’s terror threat level to “SEVERE” in anticipation of a terrorist attack, Democrats on Capitol Hill added a new color-coded threat level to the Congressional Security System: BROWN. In the wake of Republican Scott Brown’s stunning victory over Democrat Martha Coakley in the race [...]
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Why Must Liberals Resort to Violence?
January 13th, 2010 · 1 Comment
Another Democrat. Another smackdown. Why must liberals resort to violence? Are they out of ideas? The video below shows a member of liberal Democrat Martha Coakley’s entourage appearing to assault John McCormack, a Weekly Standard reporter, after he attempted to ask the candidate a question about why healthcare industry lobbyists were supporting her campaign. This [...]
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I Dreamed of a World Without AARP
January 2nd, 2010 · 4 Comments
Last night, I dreamed of a world without AARP. The dream entered my slumber, probably as a result of having recently celebrated another birthday and edging one year closer to that golden age when the folks at AARP, the organization that purports to represent the nation’s seniors, add me to their mailing list. As one [...]
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Barack Obama Breaks Energy-Related Promises
November 12th, 2009 · No Comments
In a post one year ago today, I opined about the nation’s energy future under then-President-Elect Barack Obama: While Americans wait for Barack Obama to take office, the nation’s energy future hangs in the balance. Still, amidst so much uncertainty, a review of the president-elect’s statements and actions in recent months offers an ever-so-slight glimmer [...]
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