Economy
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New poll shows root canals, cockroaches more popular than Congress
How low is the American public’s opinion of Congress? So much that many say they’d rather endure a root canal…
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What Republicans can't do, can do, ought do and must do
Only President Barack Obama can cause the U.S. to default on its sovereign debt, and congressional Republicans must make this…
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Liberal radio host says U.S. should ‘outlaw billionaires’
Mere days after he explained that the Sandy Hook massacre was caused by “inequality,” libtalker extraordinaire Thom Hartmann took to…
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Rep. Raul Labrador: Democrats 'like banks robbers' on taxes, fiscal cliff
I first met Raul Labrador back in 2010 after he won his first primary. His Democratic opponent, Walt Minnick, outspent…
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Next fiscal cliff battle in 3, 2, 1…
Late on New Year’s Day, the House of Representatives voted to pass a bill that will technically prevent the nation…
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Fiscal cliff alert: Obama grants pay raise to Biden, selected federal officials
Barack Obama quietly authorized pay raises to Vice President Biden, members of Congress, and federal judges, reports The Weekly Standard.…
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Hillary shall remain concussed while in Punta Cana
Hillary, who shall remain concussed until next week, has taken her concussion on holiday to Punta Cana in the Dominican…
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For attacking NRA, David Gregory’s reward is Obama interview
It has been said that no good deed goes unpunished. The converse appears to be true as well, at least…
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It’s not that Obama won’t cave on taxes; it’s that he can’t
The president is back in Washington, where in about an hour he will be meeting at the White House with…
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The inside scoop
With so much riding on the fiscal cliff talks, I figured there would be tremendous interest in knowing just what…
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Why the ride over the fiscal cliff may not be as much fun as Obama thinks
At this writing on Dec. 24, the president is in Hawaii with his family, enjoying a little time away from…
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Obama’s new plan to solve fiscal cliff crisis: ‘Drink some egg nog’
Late Friday afternoon, just before jetting off to Hawaii, where he and his family will spend the Christmas holiday, President…
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Liberal radio host explains that ‘inequality’ caused Sandy Hook
A sampling of the morning’s headlines suggests that members of the liberal media are largely in agreement over what action…
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Abject union thuggery
We’ve all seen the video of the Lansing, Michigan union protests. They’re mad that Gov. Rick Snyder passed a right-to-work…
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Tax less, spend less, grow more jobs
Economic growth and job creation do not come from government spending: States that Spend Less, Tax Less — and Grow…
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The lonely position of neutral
I hate raising taxes. I find high tax rates immoral. However, we lost the election. An increase in revenue is…
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Union thugs go on violent rampage over right to work bill, assault Steven Crowder
Knife-wielding union thugs went on a violent rampage in Lansing, Mich., after the state legislature passed a right-to-work bill on…
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Obama has added 143K jobs since taking office, all in the federal government
The administration no longer speaks of “saving” jobs, which was a mythical and impossible-to-compute statistic in the first place, but…
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Welfare state advocate spews inaccuracies on PBS NewsHour
The PBS NewsHour has yet to invite a hard core conservative on the program to talk about the fiscal cliff. …
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Bankrupt Obama-funded green company bought by Chinese
Behold your future and your fate, America. China, a nation that holds 8 percent of all publicly held U.S. debt,…
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Raising tax rates on the rich is no guarantee of new revenues
The late comedian George Carlin once quipped: The rich are there to make all the money and pay none of…
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Obamacare may drive up health care costs for your pet, too
The results of the latest Rasmussen survey, released on Thursday, show that 50 percent of Americans still favor repeal of…
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Beneath the November jobs report: 73% of new hires are government employees
The BLS November jobs report is out and the news is good. It shows 146,000 new jobs and the unemployment…
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The other half of the Norquist pledge
Earlier today, my friend Jonathan Bydlak was published at National Review Online. Jonathan, the President of the Coalition to Reduce…
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Classy: Ed Asner asks if he can urinate on Fox News producer
Actor Ed Asner proved to the world that liberalism is an ideology of rage and hate when he asked a…
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Obama was for eliminating charitable deductions before he was against it
Since the fight over the fiscal cliff began nearly a year ago (yes, a year ago!), a number of commentators…
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Detroit councilwoman demands government 'bacon' after city voted for Obama
Since Detroit voters overwhelmingly voted for Barack Obama, City Councilwoman JoAnn Watson says the president owes the city a bailout.…
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The fiscal cliff drama could turn out to be the bane of Obama’s presidency
On Monday, New York Times columnist Jeff Zeleny was a guest “all-star panelist” on FOX News Channel’s Special Report with…
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Health care debate, redux?
Yesterday, House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) put forth a counter-offer to the President’s politically unrealistic and economically unintelligent “plan” on…
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