June 11, 2013 at 3:59 pm in News by Dustin Siggins ·
Yesterday, the New York Times’ editorial board relied on half-truths and scare tactics to promote its version of Social Security reform. While some of the editorial is normal big government trope – tax increases to cover Social Security’s coming shortfalls, for example – there are several factual inaccuracies that need correcting. The editorial misleads right…
June 11, 2013 at 3:14 pm in News by Dustin Siggins ·
A few weeks ago, Tea Party Patriots reported on a modest scandal in the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) – the agency appears to be waiving fees for Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests for liberal groups, while charging conservative groups full price. Over the last few weeks, other small scandals have popped up, but have…
June 11, 2013 at 11:03 am in News by Dustin Siggins ·
Last night, the Senate passed its version of the farm bill. That bill awaits a companion bill from the House, whereupon both chambers will work together to have a “conference” bill that compromises between the overspending in the House’s version and the larger overspending in the Senate’s version. What does that overspending look like? The…
June 10, 2013 at 5:57 pm in News by Tea Party Patriots ·
Yesterday, on NBC’s Meet the Press, Senator Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) said she will support the amnesty bill working its way through the Senate. Her disappointing decision was spelled out in detail in an op-ed on her Senate web page. With an estimated 11 million illegal immigrants in the United States, the status quo isn’t working…
June 10, 2013 at 4:09 pm in News by Tea Party Patriots ·
June 10, 2013 at 3:17 pm in News by Tea Party Patriots ·
On Friday, Senate Majority Leader Reid (D-NV) said he wanted a partially open process for the immigration “reform” bill that is going to land on the Senate floor this week. From Chris Moody of Yahoo! News: Speaking from the Senate floor Friday, Reid said he would utilize an “open as possible process” for senators wishing…
June 10, 2013 at 10:06 am in News by Tea Party Patriots ·
In recent weeks, a smorgasbord of scandals has hit the Obama Administration. From IRS harassment to phone tapping the Associated Press to the Benghazi cover-up to judicial targeting of a Fox News reporter – never mind the newly-revealed NSA tapping of cell phones – the Administration formerly known as transparent is losing support left, right,…
June 7, 2013 at 3:43 pm in News by Tea Party Patriots ·
Since the IRS scandal broke, many Tea Party and Patriot organizations have reported on the harassment and unethical investigations they have faced from the IRS. One of those organizations, True the Vote, has filed a lawsuit against the IRS. True the Vote has also been investigating voter fraud across the nation – including the 2012…
June 7, 2013 at 1:23 pm in News by Dustin Siggins ·
In looking at the federal budget, neither party is all that serious about reducing or eliminating deficits. Republicans tend to avoid looking at the Pentagon for savings, and Democrats almost entirely refuse to examine social spending. A fiscal crises is the only possible result of these attitudes. In light of this bipartisan failure to prioritize…
June 7, 2013 at 10:43 am in News by Tea Party Patriots ·
Today’s jobs numbers bring more bad news to an economy still sluggish exactly four years after the Great Recession ended. The highlights: 175,000 jobs were added, which is a bit above the replacement rate. March’s jobs numbers were revised to add 4,000 jobs – but April’s were revised to go down by 16,000 – meaning…
