Feb 9, 2012 – It was intended to prevent any tax money from going to a church, and it was intended to keep the government from using its coercive … powers to influence or to punish religious institutions. … use the power of government to resist that should be voted out of office.…

Feb 8, 2012 – to protect traditional marriage. … This decision does not end this fight, and I expect it to go to the Supreme Court. … We need to have a President that is willing to stand up to the Judiciary.…

Feb 8, 2012 – If you're going to do anything, you're going to have to make the city make a determination as to what's an appropriate use of the schools … "It is my responsibility to protect my community. … pass and the governor to sign legislation amending the New York state education law to grant houses of worship maximum access to school…

Feb 8, 2012 – marriage.In 2004, then-Mayor Gavin Newsom decide to ignore state law and opened San Francisco City Hall to same-sex marriages. … Newsom didn't bother trying to win Californians over to his cause. He figured the courts would impose same-sex marriage on them. … And then voters don't have to like it.…

Feb 7, 2012 – When he loses, Gingrich doesn't even bother to pretend to be a good sport.Already, insiders are calling Newt's Saturday Las Vegas news … do to win enough states. … But Gingrich has long maintained that he doesn't need to listen to advisers; he is his own best compass.So how did Gingrich explain…

Feb 6, 2012 – (BP) -- A plurality of self-identified evangelicals and born-again Christians voted for Mitt Romney during Saturday's Nevada caucuses … identify as evangelicals and born-again, with Gingrich capturing 28 percent, Ron Paul 15 percent and Rick Santorum 14 percent, according to … According to CNN's tally, Romney now has 99 delegates, Gingrich 33, Paul 15 and Santorum 11.…

Feb 6, 2012 – s going to be a magic wand to create funds.” … additional transportation funding is “not the right message to be sending…to grassroots activists.” … spending is tantamount to a jobs plan.…

Feb 6, 2012 – Lizza's reporting undercuts the stated thesis of his article: that Obama sought to bring bipartisan governance to Washington, but was … to. … His personal interactions are limited to his liberal Democratic staff -- and to the rich liberals he meets at his frequent fundraising…

Feb 6, 2012 – The creditors still want austerity measures applied to wages and pensions; the Greek government, still able to detect a distant whiff … Like an indulgent parent, the ECB just keeps shoveling cash to Greece which allows them to then keep being irresponsible with their … Expect another wild ride for precious metals this week, with the Greek government desperate to find a way to kick the can down the…

Feb 6, 2012 – This fear, of course, is part of what propels most taxpayers to turn over their hard-earned dollars to the government. … But there appears to be one group of people who don’t seem to exhibit the same level of anxiety: our own federal employees. … When he investigated the issue, he found that nobody in Congress cared enough to put a stop to this.…

Feb 5, 2012 – lay out his strategy to take him further in the GOP nomination fight and, potentially, to the nomination. … "Our goal is to get to Super Tuesday where we are in much more favorable territory... … Gingrich's focus on Southern states stems from his success in South Carolina where he powered to victory thanks to the support of voters…

Feb 5, 2012 – to implement -- and named it the CLASS Act. … to workers who are 18 or older; its initials are about the only classy angle to the scheme.Last February, Health and Human Services … Then, to balance the books, the government plan would have to reduce benefits.…

Feb 5, 2012 – The productive sector of the economy kept getting knocked to the canvas, so there was never an opportunity to adjust to the new burdens … alms to the poor. … It is one thing for them to have voted liberal, but to say they are the conservatives, while accusing somebody else as not being conservative…

Feb 5, 2012 – Certainly politicians have been able to “beat the issue” — most notably when George Nethercutt, having defeated Foley on a pledge to … measure to term-limit statewide officials. … voted down by Claire McCaskill?…

Feb 4, 2012 – , not whom they've just voted for as they leave) indicate that Mitt Romney is poised to clean up in today's Nevada caucuses.  … Failing to achieve a top-two finish here would be a blow to Team Newt, which has suffered more than its share of setbacks here in the … Until that time, however, Adelson remains a Gingrich supporter, and says he will continue to fund the former Speaker's effort to win…

Feb 4, 2012 – to Nevada for a likely victory party tonight. … Gingrich has cast tonight's Nevada contest as a fight for second place, hoping to hold off Santorum and Ron Paul all while looking … He accused the president of failing to do enough to create jobs as he campaigned in a state with sky-high unemployment and foreclosure…

Feb 4, 2012 – Michigan, Ohio, and Illinois soon may need to construct a wall—not to keep people out but to keep business in. … right to say no to union bosses and still keep their job. … Adding insult to injury, the union members who voted to close the plant became eligible for the taxpayer-funded federal Trade Adjustment…

Feb 3, 2012 – I have always said family comes first, and I never intended to be a career politician. … Shuler voted with social conservatives on a host of issues. … He did, though, vote to lift the military's prohibition on open homosexuality in the military.…

Feb 2, 2012 – They tend not to have knee-jerk reactions to issues of the moment. … The employers include all Catholic institutions, from colleges to hospitals to nursing homes to social-service agencies to charities … … to whatever else.…

Feb 2, 2012 – of right-to-work states -- the first state in the 'rust belt' (industrial manufacturing = major union power) to do so. … The state House voted 55-41 for the measure, sending the bill to the state Senate for its approval Wednesday. … The unions didn't take to that to well (I know, weird!)…

Feb 2, 2012 – weapons to the cartels. … to Operation Fast and Furious are off-limits to investigators. … Unfortunately, in 2011, a majority of House Members – including all members of the majority on this Committee – voted to keep law enforcement…

Feb 2, 2012 – I'm not supposed to take every legal advantage provided me by the tax laws to reduce my taxes?" … voted to impose on the wealth of others. … How much income would Sharpton have had to earn to amass $3.5 million in state and local taxes? A lot.…

Feb 2, 2012 – Every time I watch Mitt Romney on television or listen to him speak, the first thing that I need to get over is his name, Mitt.  … As I continued to listen to the Florida victory speech, I was certain the country club crowd had come out in droves in order to support … the candidates as they want them to be. …

Feb 1, 2012 – By a vote of 267-159, the House of Representatives voted to overturn the CLASS Act, a long-term care provision of Obamacare that would … Phil Gingrey, R-Ga., that "the CLASS program can't be operated without mandatory participation so as to ensure its solvency." … Unless it is terminated, he said, "it poses a clear danger to the fiscal health of our budget and to the American taxpayer."…

Feb 1, 2012 – information to make financial investments. … The move seems to have paid off. Last night the Senate voted 93 to 2 to proceed to a full vote. … “They think too many members of Congress have come to Washington to make themselves rich.”…