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Boehner On Dems’ No-Budget: Failure Of Leadership, Missed Opportunity On Jobs
May 13, 2010
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At his weekly press briefing, House Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH) addressed Washington Democrats’ failure to pass a budget this year, calling it a “missed opportunity” to rein in wasteful Washington spending and provide the fiscal discipline economists say is needed to create jobs and grow o...
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Credibility Gap: ObamaCare Just Another Washington Program That Overspends, Underdelivers
May 12, 2010
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Washington Democrats’ campaign to “sell” their government takeover of health care got off to a rocky start yesterday when Americans received the news that the new law will cost at least $115 billion more than advertised. The non-partisan Congressional Budget Office’s (CBO) analysis means that the c...
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Leader Hoyer: House Dems "On The Cusp of Failing To Meet The Most Basic Responsibility of Governing"
May 11, 2010
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The national debt is nearing the $13 trillion mark, but that’s not stopping Washington Democrats from continuing their out-of-control spending spree while “on the cusp of failing to meet the most basic responsibility of governing – enacting a budget.” Those words were uttered by then-Democratic W...
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CNBC’s Rick Santelli Rips Key Democrat For Ignoring Fannie/Freddie Reform
May 11, 2010
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Democrats still don’t get it, and they refuse to reform Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the government mortgage companies that sparked the meltdown by giving high-risk loans to people who couldn’t afford it. Standing up for American taxpayers, CNBC’s on-air...
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Democrats Having Nervous Breakdown Over Lack of Budget, Jobs Plan
May 10, 2010
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Washington Democrats are in the midst of a nervous breakdown, turning on each other publicly as Americans cope with painfully high unemployment and record debt. Desperate to avoid being held accountable for their job-killing policies, Democrats on Capitol Hill are lashing out at President Obama for...
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Democrats: Budgets Are For Other People
May 10, 2010
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As part of their ongoing nervous breakdown, Washington Democrats may punt on a budget while the national debt hurtles towards the $13 trillion mark. At a time when families and small businesses are making tough spending choices each month, Democrats don’t feel compelled to do the same - even ...
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What is the Obama Administration’s Strategy to Confront and Defeat the Terrorist Threat?
May 7, 2010
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Yesterday, House Republican Leader Boehner reiterated his longstanding concern that the Obama Administration lacks a real, comprehensive plan to confront and defeat the terrorist threat, citing four major terrorist incidents on U.S. soil in the last eight months and saying “luck is not an effective ...
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Little Late For That: President Obama Seeks Line-Item Veto After Aiding and Abetting Spending Binge
May 7, 2010
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After aiding and abetting the unprecedented spending binge that is hurting our economy, President Obama is reportedly set to ask Congress for line-item veto authority in an effort to “signal fiscal responsibility.” The line-item veto is a common-sense tool to bring accountability to the way Congres...
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Smoking Gun: Frank Memo Exposes Dem Campaign To Protect Financial Crisis Culprits
May 6, 2010
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Just hours before one of the government mortgage companies responsible for triggering the financial meltdown reported that it will need another taxpayer bailout, one of its chief enablers on Capitol Hill, House Financial Services Chairman Barney Frank (D-MA), issued a memo urging the Obama Administr...
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Sugar High: Census Temps Don't Help Families, Small Businesses Asking 'Where Are The Jobs?'
May 6, 2010
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Analysts are expecting job gains from tomorrow’s April employment report, but as was the case last month, much of that could come from the taxpayer-funded temps being hired to help conduct the 2010 Census. This is work that lasts “on average, about 19 hours per week for six weeks,” but it counts o...
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