Senate majority leader Harry Reid has indicated that Congressional Democrats will use reconciliation to pass health care reform.  With the Democrat’s version of health care reform supported by less than 40% of Americans, it is no wonder that barely 20% of Americans approve of the job that congress is doing. Reconciliation is a process that...
Read more »

Once again the media is pushing stories about obscene health insurance company profits.  According to a recent report from Health Care For America Now, health insurance company profits for 2009 were over 56% higher than 2008.  The report also called out CIGNA for a whopping 346% increase in profits. The liberal-leaning, union-bankrolled Health Care...
Read more »

 Reagan Vision Took Time to Develop By Robb Austin Politicians are flocking to the cable news networks in an effort to keep themselves in the public eye – with the hope they may stay relevant to the voters, and pick up a handsome pay check as well. The latest politician to make the leap...
Read more »

Where Have All the Bumper Stickers Gone? By Robb Austin Politicians know the best supporters are those who are not afraid to be public about their support – putting a yard sign up or a bumper sticker on their car. This is a clear signal they are proud of who they like and want...
Read more »

Incinerating a Hot Potato By Scott Spiegel If deficit spending is the way out of an economic downturn, as leftist economists like Paul Krugman keep telling us, then one way to characterize President Obama’s approach to reviving the ailing economy is “killing it with kindness.” Another is “tough love” – not the kind where...
Read more »

For years, the Federal Government has kept budget deficits lower than they would have been by borrowing money from Social Security.   However, now this borrowing has lead to a situation where Social Security is now in the red.  In fiscal year 2010, Social Security will run a cash deficit of $28 billion. As pointed out...
Read more »