In Rhode Island politics, corruption is nothing new, so when former Speaker of the Rhode Island House of Representatives Gordon Fox pled guilty this week to federal corruption charges, it wasn’t a complete shock. And earlier this year when House Deputy Majority Whip Joseph Almeida was arrested for similar charges of misappropriating campaign funds, it was no […]
Archives for March 2015
Vaya Con Dios to My Favorite Patriot
WEEI writes: When it comes to Wilfork, we’ve written these obituaries for his Patriots career a few times over the last five years or so, including last offseason where it appeared he was at odds again with the organization. But this time, it just feels like this could really be the end of his time in New […]
Hot Debate over Defense Budget
Matthew Fay writes that the debate in Washington over the future of the defense budget is acrimonious and points readers to some interesting analysis on the subject. Even as another arctic blast hit the Beltway this week, the debate over the defense budget remains hot. Here are a few articles on the issues shaping that […]
Unarmed Is Uninformed
Debbie and I are holders of Florida Concealed Weapon or Firearm Licenses. As part of our license program, we took the excellent NRA handgun safety course, which included much hands-on instruction. Every American should take the NRA safety course and apply for a license if it is applicable in your state. If you have not […]
Craving War Like Bibi
In the NationalInterest.org, Reza Marashi, director of research at the National Iranian American Council, writes, “With the truth on its side, the White House can confidently reach a nuclear deal with Iran and sell it to the American people free of spin, based on merit alone.” Marashi continues, “Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) said Netanyahu’s claim […]
The Robin Hood Strategy
In the name of “fairness,” writes Stephen Moore, an economist at the Heritage Foundation, President Obama would like to raise the capital gains and dividend taxes to 28%, which is almost twice what they were when he was elected president. He would also like an effective inheritance tax rate of over 50%. According to the […]
France Not Obsessed with Bibi/Israel
Scott McConnell in the American Conservative writes, “France has since (the 1967 war) been little obsessed with Israel. Not hostile, not overly friendly. It is, now, and for the foreseeable future, obsessed with its relationship with Muslims, seemingly having been taken completely off guard by the fact that the decedents of the immigrants France took […]
Gordon Fox Pleads Guilty
Former Rhode Island House Speaker Gordon Fox pleaded guilty Tuesday for taking bribes, wire fraud and filing a false tax return. He accepted $52,500 in bribes to help a bar and restaurant get a liquor license and illegally diverted $108,000 in campaign funds to pay for personal expenses.
IRS Illegally Taxing Millions
“Does anybody really want to live in a world where the IRS has the power to impose taxes all on its own?” asks the Cato Institute’s Michael F. Cannon. That is exactly what King v. Burwell is about. The plaintiffs in this case are not challenging Obamacare; instead, they want to uphold the act and […]
“Don’t Attack Saddam”
In a 2002 WSJ op-ed, titled “Don’t Attack Saddam,” Brent Scowcroft advised, “the Iraqi dictator had nothing to with the 9/11 hijackers, his aims were at odds with the terrorists’, he would never hand over weapons of mass destruction to outside groups, an occupation of Iraq would be bloody and costly for America, and such […]
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