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    • Solis is the New Daschle Update: Electioneering?

    February 5, 2009 at 4:51 pm

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    Just like the Senate stimulus bill, the more time we examine President Obama’s Cabinet nominees, the more ‘honest mistakes’ are revealed. Congresswoman Solis is having a particularly bad week. Earlier this afternoon, we told you about USA Today’s revelation that Ms. Solis and her husband were experiencing similar tax problems … More

    The Government Needs A Bigger Garage

    February 5, 2009 at 3:46 pm

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    Some Americans in their later years may decide to buy a new recreational automobile. Maybe a Corvette, maybe a new Prius. They may even add a third garage to a two-garage house to accommodate their mid-life splurge. If the current Senate Trillion Dollar Debt Plan is enacted, the U.S. Government … More

    Yet Another Reason Solis is the New Daschle

    February 5, 2009 at 3:17 pm

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    Just when you thought the tax problems for President Obama’s Cabinet nominees were finally over, another one surfaces. USA Today reports today that Labor Nominee Hilda Solis’ husband settled over $6,000 in tax liens yesterday. Tax liens that were 16 years old. As a result, today’s hearing of the Senate … More

    In Their Own Words: President Obama on the Stimulus

    February 4, 2009 at 11:47 am

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    Yesterday, President Barack Obama was interviewed by several cable and network news outlets on matters ranging from Tom Daschle to the Trillion Dollar Spending Bill. Below are some excerpts of what he said in those interviews, and why President Obama needs to visit readthestimulus.org as soon as possible, so he … More

    Hilda Solis: The Next Tom Daschle?

    February 3, 2009 at 6:52 pm

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    President Obama’s choice to lead the Department of Health and Human Services stepped down today after it was discovered that he had failed to pay over $140,000 in taxes and amid allegations that he was too closely connected with health care lobbyists that would have had all-too-easy access to him … More

    The Luckiest Fans Alive

    February 3, 2009 at 11:50 am

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    Since we are inundated with bad news these days, we thought we would take a seventh inning stretch and share with you some good news. Today, Major League Baseball announced their decision to finally honor Lou Gehrig by helping fight the disease that bears his name, A.L.S. (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis). They will … More

    Smart Stimulus 101

    February 3, 2009 at 11:12 am

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    The American Option Introduced by Senator Jim DeMint (R-SC), the American Option Act proposes to aggressively and immediately lower taxes on businesses and individuals. Tax cuts will create rapid growth in wages and business incomes, which in turn will significantly help struggling sectors of the economy, i.e. Smart Stimulus. Consumer … More

    A Tale of Two Tax-Paying Americas

    February 2, 2009 at 5:46 pm

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    Today, the White House called Tom Daschle’s failure to pay more than $100,000 in back taxes a “serious mistake”, but reiterated their support for their nominee to head the Department of Health and Human Services. Last week, White House Press Secretary Secretary Robert Gibbs also pointed out that Treasury Secretary … More

    Profiles in Conservatism

    January 30, 2009 at 9:17 am

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    NAME: Devin Nunes OCCUPATION: US Congress, 21st District of California HOMETOWN: Tulare, California Devin Nunes was elected to Congress in 2003 after being appointed California State Director for the United States Department of Agriculture’s Rural Development section by President George W. Bush in 2001. He is a founding member of … More

    “Stimulus” 101 Update: The Trillion Dollar Spending Plan Passes House

    January 28, 2009 at 7:11 pm

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    On Wednesday, January 28, the House passed the single largest spending bill in United States history by a 244-188 vote. It remains to be seen where the stimulus is in this bill. Conservative alternatives exist that promise twice the jobs at half the cost, yet the Left continues to support … More

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    Rory Cooper is Director of Strategic Communications at The Heritage Foundation. In this position, Cooper coordinates the think tank’s external message and internal communications, manages its entire digital communications and social media portfolios, and develops new media partnerships. Cooper also serves as the executive editor for The Foundry, the conservative policy news blog at Heritage.
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    Ed Meese: We’ve Seen the Effect of “Amnesty” Before

    Experts can’t always predict exactly how public policy will affect the nation, despite our best efforts. But when it comes to immigration policy, we have tried many of the types of reforms advocated by today’s Gang of Eight—so we should consider the effects these reforms had in the past. In … More

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