Rand Paul Figures It Out

Way back in April 2011, this website criticized U.S. Speaker of the House John Boehner for his piss poor negotiating skills on behalf of American taxpayers.
Specifically, we chided Boehner for caving on the 2011 shutdown debate … and for giving away the GOP’s negotiating position in regard what became the debt dereliction deal of August [...]

The Wire: 1/7/2013

TIPS, COMMENTS, SUGGESTIONS AND SNIPPETS
Welcome to today’s editions of the wire … our pseudo-daily effort to engage
We’re officially one day away from the start of the 2013 session of the S.C. General Assembly, a truly mind-numbing six-month ordeal which will result in at least $23 billion of your money going down the drain to perpetuate [...]

Happy New Year, Joanna Krupa

POLISH-AMERICAN HOTTIE DID NOT FALL OVER FISCAL CLIFF
Nothing says comfort like continuity … and in these uncertain economic times it’s comforting to know we have frolicking housewives to keep us anchored in “reality.”
Take 33-year-old Polish-American hottie Joanna Krupa – star of Bravo’s Real Housewives of Miami reality TV show.  No amount of Washington dysfunction could [...]

US House Endorses Fiscal Cliff Tax Hike

$620 BILLION TAX INCREASE PASSED BY “GOP-CONTROLLED” CHAMBER
Eighty-five “Republicans” joined Democrats in supporting a massive tax hike on the American people – and in postponing spending cuts they agreed to as part of an August 2011 deal to raise the federal government’s debt limit to $16.4 trillion.
The so-called “fiscal cliff compromise,” which overwhelmingly passed the [...]

Fiscal Cliff Tax Hike Passes U.S. Senate

$620 BILLION TAX INCREASE RECEIVES BROAD, “BIPARTISAN” SUPPORT
The U.S. Senate kicked off 2013 by retroactively endorsing a massive $620 billion tax hike on upper income earners – including small business owners whose ability to create jobs is vital to the health of the American economy.  In passing the tax hike, lawmakers also reneged on the [...]

“Saint Barack” Doles Out Fiscal Cliff Pay Raises

AMID “CLIFF” TALKS, OBAMA AWARDS $11 BILLION IN GOVERNMENT RAISES
Just call him “Saint Barack.”  Assuming you’re a taxpayer-funded employee, that is …
As “leaders” of both parties in Washington, D.C. contemplate the depth and breadth of the ass reaming they’re about to administer to American taxpayers in 2013, Obama has decided to give all government employees [...]

Careening “Forward” Over The Cliff

BARACK OBAMA RETURNING FROM “CLIFFMAS” VACATION
U.S. President Barack Obama is returning to Washington, D.C. this week from his latest Hawaiian vacation - purportedly to try and avert a plunge over the so-called “fiscal cliff.”
Wait … doesn’t Obama want the country to go over the cliff?  Absolutely … which means he’s really returning to manage the “blame [...]

John Boehner’s Latest “Deal”

ANOTHER TAX HIKE OFFER MADE TO BARACK OBAMA
You can’t negotiate with terrorists, people … especially class warfare terrorists who are hellbent on redistributing wealth on a massive scale. Yet for reasons surpassing understanding, U.S. Speaker John Boehner (RINO-Ohio) is still attempting to negotiate with U.S. President Barack Obama on the “fiscal cliff.”
Boehner’s latest offer?  A [...]

Obamacare: A Second Fiscal Cliff

AND “REPUBLICANS” AREN’T DOING ANYTHING TO STOP IT
One way or the other, the American economy will be saddled with massive tax hikes in 2013 as elected officials of both parties in Washington, D.C. refuse to rein in their addiction to deficit spending.
But even if by some miracle the tax hikes associated with the so-called “fiscal [...]

Mulvaney: Obama Isn’t Serious About Avoiding “Fiscal Cliff”

“YOU CANNOT COMPROMISE WITH SOMEONE WHO DOES NOT WANT TO MAKE A DEAL”
By Mick Mulvaney || At a recent town hall meeting I had a constituent ask me a fairly straightforward question: “Why won’t you compromise with the President?” My response was probably not what she expected: “Do you want to sell your home?” Taken [...]

Duncan: Barack Obama Doesn’t See Seriousness Of Debt Crisis

DEBATE OVER THE “FISCAL CLIFF” IS MISSING THE BIGGER POINT
By Jeff Duncan || Just when Americans were hoping for some post-election relief from politics, this so-called “fiscal cliff” comes to the forefront just in time for the holidays. Like most political crises, this one didn’t start overnight.
The stances of the two parties are fairly clear: [...]

Government’s War On Giving

WASHINGTON TARGETS CHARITABLE DEDUCTIONS TO EXPAND ITS WELFARE BUREAUCRACY
By Howard Rich || Every year, religious institutions, charitable organizations and philanthropically inclined individuals and corporations give of their time, talents and financial resources to assist those in need. This benevolence is an essential part of the fabric of our country as well as a compelling reminder [...]