One of the political rationales for giving the Obama Administration what it wanted on the payroll tax holiday and unemployment benefits extensions — which will add $101 billion to the debt this year alone and is not paid for — was to avoid another showdown in Washington, D.C. Ironically, in the process, House Republicans may have guaranteed that another controversial issue comes up before the election — the $16.394 trillion debt ceiling.
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Why Romney Can’t Close the Deal
As the Republican nominating process for president continues to unfold, Republicans continue to render a harsh verdict against former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney — the presumptive frontrunner — who lost decisively in three contests to former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum in Missouri, Colorado, and Minnesota. So what has happened?
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Playing Political Games With Taxes
The fact is, Obama is out of touch when he is more concerned with what Warren Buffett’s secretary pays in taxes than with what it would take to turn the economy around. Raising Buffett’s taxes will not do that. And playing class warfare will not create the millions of jobs Americans need to sustain their families. But it might help Obama get reelected if Republicans are not prepared to counter it with the supply side of the equation.
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The SOPA Implosion
It is telling that on the same day the Wall Street Journal published a lead editorial in favor of legislation that would censor the Internet in the name of protecting copyright that the bill lost no less than 13 previous backers, who dropped their support of the legislation. What was behind the defections? A flood of thousands of emails and phone calls from concerned Americans, prodded on by super-popular websites like Wikipedia.org that went dark on Jan. 18 in protest of the legislation.
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Recent American Clarion Articles
Should the President Combat California’s Sanctuary of Undocumented Immigrants?
Interposition is precisely what the Declaration of Independence was all about – our Founders interposed for us against tyranny – and it is precisely what we want our state and local officials to do. Our sheriffs, our police, our local judges, our legislators, and our appointed officials are
Chuck Schumer’s Fake News
Senator Charles Schumer seems to have difficulty in distinguishing between the rumblings of change and the rumblings of dissatisfaction. After some 36 years in Washington, Schumer likes the way things are and probably cannot conceive how fed up so many Americans are and how they crave real and
Roe Versus Wade is Based Off Lies: Roe Admitted It, the Bible Confirmed It
Her name was not Roe, she was Norma McCorvey. She gave birth to the “Roe” baby in June 1970 almost three years before the Supreme Court opinion was written. What did Norma do after giving birth she gave her daughter to a loving adoptive family. She chose
SOS: Speaking of Seniors – 17 Claims Missing
On February 27, 2017, I reviewed a medical bill for a client from Gary, Indiana. The bill sought $261.15 from the client for 17 different doctor visits in 2016 and
Reviving the Remnant
All true Christians can easily discern there is something terribly, awfully wrong in this world today. I understand that many people are hopeful for America’s future under bold, new American leadership. To the “natural man” things may appear to be looking up. But, I’m afraid I am not
Proud to Be a Pain
Important people in Washington and elsewhere want everyone in America to believe that the federal government can run things better than anyone else. But, if letting the federal government run our health care is such a great idea, why are there so many problems with Medicare, Medicaid, and
Senators Russell, Jensen on Vehicle Bills, Gov. Daugaard Schmoozing, Strongarming Legislature
During the legislative crackerbarrel meeting in Rapid City yesterday, South Dakota Senators Lance Russell and Phil Jensen discussed how the RINO leadership of the legislature uses “vehicle bills” that are voted on with no significant language and later have significant language inserted into them
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