September 19, 2012 at 7:31 pm in Blog, Debt, Fiscal Responsibility by Phillip Dennis ·
“When the people find that they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic.” Little did Benjamin Franklin know that his warning would be picked up by the left as the most successful political tactic in recorded history. That part of the Democrat playbook is even more popular than the “Call…
September 15, 2012 at 6:45 pm in Blog by Phillip Dennis ·
One clear takeaway from the Democratic Convention: President Obama and the Democrats really want to raise taxes on high-income earners. And while Republicans have repeatedly refused to go along with the president’s proposed tax hikes, a solid Obama re-election victory might shake that determination. Now France could be providing a preview of what might happen…
September 3, 2012 at 11:46 pm in Blog, Debt by Phillip Dennis ·
Move forward with what?…… More taxes? Higher national debt? Still more deficit spending? Higher gas prices? Higher energy prices? Higher unemployment ? More and more businesses closing their doors? More people losing their jobs? More people losing their homes? Higher and higher food prices? More and more people on food stamps? More people in poverty?…
August 4, 2012 at 3:01 pm in Blog by Phillip Dennis ·
Unemployment seems stuck around 8.2 percent, but black unemployment jumped from 13.6 percent in May to 14.4 percent in June, while Hispanics are at 11 percent and teens are at nearly 25 percent. In addition, economists predict that poverty rates—the result of long-term unemployment—will rise from 15.1 percent in 2010 to as high as 15.7…
March 13, 2012 at 9:20 am in Accountability, GAN, John H. Isakson, News, Senate by Mark ·
Senator Johnny Isakson called the Obama budget proposal for 2013 a “budget for failure,” saying the president’s plan keeps the federal government on a path of reckless spending and unsustainable debt. “The president claims his plan will reduce the deficit by almost $4 trillion over the next 10 years, but his proposal relies on a…
March 2, 2012 at 3:41 pm in Accountability, News by Cathy ·
Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli joined 14 other states in challenging the Environmental Protection Agency’s regulation of greenhouse gases. Attorney Generals are challenging the EPA’s rule on greenhouse gases. In discussing the EPA rule Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli referred to the EPA as the “Employment Prevention Agency“ and voiced concern that the EPA’s policies…
January 6, 2012 at 8:08 pm in Accountability, GAN, John Cornyn, News, Senate by Kim Robinson ·
President Obama defied Senate leaders Wednesday with his a recess appointment of Richard Cordray as Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) without Senate confirmation while the Senate was still in session. Although the President has the right under the U.S. Constitution to bypass the confirmation process if the Senate is in recess, the…
November 13, 2011 at 8:13 am in Accountability, GAN, John H. Isakson, News, Senate by Mark ·
U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson (R-GA) has announced his support for executive actions recently proposed by the Obama Administration and Federal Housing Finance Agency, which would aid millions of borrowers with non-delinquent but “underwater” Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac-backed mortgages to refinance their mortgages at historically low interest rates. The proposed Obama plan draws many elements…
