By Andrea Seabrook
When congressional leaders began to assemble the mammoth economic stimulus bill, top Democrats and the Obama administration decided that there would be no earmarks: no "special projects," no pork-barrel spending. In so doing, they gave up some control over how the money is spent, leaving the decision to public servants around the country.
"Someone [...]
Congress was front and center in the national news last week and the American people were far from impressed. If they could vote to keep or replace the entire Congress, 59% of voters would like to throw them all out and start over again. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that just 17% [...]
By ELIZABETH WILLIAMSON
WSJ - The 110th Congress, whose term officially ends in January, hasn't passed any spending bills or attacked high gasoline prices. But it has used its powers to celebrate watermelons and to decree the origins of the word "baseball."
Barring a burst of legislative activity after Labor Day, this group of 535 men and [...]
By Sen. John Ensign
HUMAN EVENTS - My son recently passed his driver’s test and could not be more excited. Unfortunately for him, gas prices are at record highs and Democrats continue to obstruct Republican attempts to solve our energy crisis in the short and long term. As Americans demand relief from the energy burden they [...]
