Only 17 of the 234 house Republicans elected last year came from a district won by Obama. As such, the remaining 217 reps can, with no fear of losing their seats, take a states’ rights’ approach and vote no on the immigration bill. These young reps should pay zero attention to the Republican leadership and […]
Archives for July 2013
Congress Can’t Get the Deal Done so Student Loan Rates Double to a Whopping 6.8%
Thanks to the Washington politicians and the unconstitutional Fed, the money changers on Wall Street borrow for nothing, while your granny cannot earn zilch on hard-earned retirement savings. The bond and stock markets are in another bubble phase and your kids and grand-kids are now being forced to pay an outrageous rate on their student […]
The Freshmen and Sophomores Save the House
It’s time senior leadership pays attention to the young guns in the House. As Gerald Seib of The Wall Street Journal writes: Many House Republicans—particularly the younger freshmen and sophomore members who now make up a stunning 46% of the caucus—don’t much care what conventional wisdom says they should do. They are happy to rock […]
Middle-Class Sold Out by Corporate Soldiers of Fortune
Since we bailed it out, GM has become General Tso Motors, and in the process sent 6,000 jobs to China and killed off 78,000 jobs here at home.-Dick Young The Republican party has sold its soul to Fortune 500 companies. Where have all the Reagan Democrats gone? As Pat Buchanan tells us, “Answer: For a […]
The Politics of Pension Reform
Forbes columnist, former federal securities lawyer, and investment banker Edward “Ted” Siedle has been critical of Rhode Island pension reform. But then he goes and does this: In an online column for Forbes on April 4, Siedle blasted Raimondo for dramatically increasing both risk and fees by steering a sizable chunk of Rhode Island’s $7-billion state pension […]
Ten Items You Must Stockpile In Case Disaster (say an EMP attack) Strikes #1
You surely already have in your mind a list of things you’ll need in a disaster situation. Food, water, and warmth top the list. But here’s an item you may not be considering.
Electromagnetic Railgun
BAE Systems was awarded a $34.5 million contract from the Office of Naval Research (ONR) for the development of the Electromagnetic (EM) Railgun under Phase 2 of the Navy’s Innovative Naval Prototype (INP) program. The focus of Phase 2 is to advance the Railgun technology by maturing the launcher and pulsed power from a single […]
The 150 Healthiest Foods on Earth: #2
Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S., has created one of the most vital books on the health of your family you will ever find. The lavishly illustrated, 358-page weighty tome gives you more vital information on foods that can keep your family healthy than any other publication I have ever come across. And I am always on the […]
Fair Tax or Flat Tax?
Is a “Fair Tax” or a “Flat Tax” better? The answer is both are better than what we’ve got now. But real tax reform is wishful thinking. As Stephen Moore of The Wall Street Journal writes: On Thursday Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus of Montana and ranking Republican Orrin Hatch of Utah unveiled their […]
Immigration Bill Horror
Mark Steyn, writing at National Review, flabbergasts readers with this breaking news item, just perfect for Republican members of the House to grab onto. Mark tells Americans that Senator John Hoeven (R.ND), an alleged author of the Corker-Hoeven Amendment to the immigration bill, now says he has no idea what was in the legislation he wrote. […]