Categorie: Preluari

We take free speech for granted in America, unlike elsewhere. The  furor over that anti-Muslim video is the latest reminder of that. But freedom of speech is never safe, even here. Many colleges now  impose „civility codes.” Civility is nice, but enforcing a „civility rule”  against offensive speech would put an end to lots of useful… Continuă lectura Bad Rules

Exotic dancers, robotic squirrels, and a reality TV show in India-your tax dollars supported all of these this year. Two reports just released-“Federal Spending by the Numbers 2012” by The Heritage Foundation and “Waste Book 2012,” a report by the office of Senator Tom Coburn (R–OK)-shed light on these and other examples of Washington’s irresponsible… Continuă lectura Top 10 Examples of Wasteful Federal Spending in 2012

In the first presidential debate, Mitt Romney said of Obama’s green energy initiatives “You don’t pick winners and losers, you only pick losers.” The list of so-called losers, which already included the well-known Solyndra and the Chevy Volt also included Finnish car company Fisker. Fisker’s new electric vehicle, Karma, was created with a $529 million… Continuă lectura Fisker Karma: Obama’s Latest Green Disaster?

Since Roe v. Wade legalized abortion in January 1973, more than 55 million babies have been aborted in America. If a number like “55 million” is hard to grasp, think of it this way – if you added together the populations of New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, Houston, Philadelphia, Phoenix, San Antonio, San Diego,… Continuă lectura Abortion Kills Children and Entire Populations

Calls to spend more on teachers are likely to come up in tonight’s debate. More likely still, we’ll hear accusations that Governor Mitt Romney wants to slash education spending by 20 percent. This figure is a reference to the House of Representatives-approved budget, authored by House Budget Committee chairman Paul Ryan, which aims to trim… Continuă lectura Presidential Debate Prep: Schools Should Trim Education Jobs

If there’s one consistent strategy Barack Obama’s reelection campaign has pursued, it’s trying to mobilize women on his behalf with rallying cries of free birth control. His tactics have ranged from declaring a literal ‘war on women,’ to evangelizing Hollywood actresses like Scarlett Johansson to blanketing television with ads admonishing women to be ‘scared’ of… Continuă lectura Is Obama is Losing the War For Women?

Oklahoma Republican Senator Tom Coburn released his “Wastebook 2012” on Tuesday, which highlights over $18 billion in taxpayer money that the outspoken spending hawk says has been wasted by the government. In his report, the senator singles out the current Congress as the “biggest waste of taxpayer money” for its potentially historic lack of productivity.… Continuă lectura Coburn report details $18 billion of wasteful gov’t initiatives

A123, recipient of a $249 million Department of Energy manufacturing grant, warned of impending debt default and cash problems that forced the company to seek bankruptcy protection. With 14 straight quarterly losses–nearly $83 million in 2nd Quarter 2012 and $125 million in the previous quarter, on top of $258 million in 2011, reported here on… Continuă lectura Another Green Failure: A123 Files for Bankruptcy

Senator Tom Coburn released the Wastebook 2012 today detailing the 100 most egregious wastes of taxpayer money. The two hundred page report details waste in all manner of federal spending – from multi-billion dollar programs all the way down to a $300 grant to a small-town library for a Star Wars-themed event. It’s emblematic of… Continuă lectura Moroccan Pottery, Obamaphones, and Gaydar: How the Government Wasted Your Money This Year

According to CNS News, Barack Obama is still running around and claiming “we got back every dime we used to rescue the financial system.”  Like so many other Obama and Biden statements, that is absolutely false: The Congressional Budget Office–based on figures from Obama’s own Office of Management and Budget-gives a different assessment. “The cost to… Continuă lectura Another Obama fairy tale turns to dust: CBO confirms $24 billion loss on bailouts