Jun 10, 2012 – As Meg’s message began to get traction, the government employee’s unions offered-up all the more cash to Brown’s campaign - and Brown … Not surprisingly, one of the first “accomplishments” of Governor Brown after he took office in 2011 was to negotiate and sign a new … the same objective: providing salary and benefits increases to government employees who mostly vote with his Democrat party.…

Jun 27, 2012 – Ornstein and Mann suggest fining people, say $15, if they don't vote and using the proceeds to set up a lottery to bribe reluctant … Forcing people to vote, they hope, would put an end to that. … How far would the government go to compel these citizens to pay up or comply?…

Jun 25, 2012 – the individual mandate:   Those who say that Roberts' vote is in play point out that he asked critical questions to both … We might read this as a sign that Roberts, too, was hoping to bring Kennedy to his side in the health-care decision. … A few years ago, when Kennedy was a necessary fifth vote for extending his corpus rights to prisoners in Guantánamo, then- Justice…

Jun 25, 2012 – Every Democrat on Capitol Hill professes to be a fiscal hawk.  … But, they never seem to find the will to vote for anything that will actually move the nation even a little bit in that direction. … Sessions also tried to end the preposterous federal policy of paying some $500 million in bonuses to states that sign up more people…

Jun 21, 2012 – It would get my vote.But the vote it needs belongs to Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, and he isn't giving it. … exactly galloping to start with. … Sumner argues the central bank should commit to sticking with that tactic as long as it takes to get growth back to a healthy pace…

Jun 20, 2012 – They can vote him out and deliver the Senate to Republicans. … Here's Bill Clinton in 2010, trying to persuade voters not to vote Democrats out of their congressional majority: "Give us two more … You can vote us out then." That's good advice to follow.…

Jun 20, 2012 – vote. … "As we get closer to the election and the so-called Fiscal Cliff, businesses are going to stay pretty conservative in their hiring. … They want a plan to grow our economy, but they're coming to the conclusion that raising taxes on investors, employers and risk-takers…

Jul 4, 2012 – to pay. … It's a "big step" to sign up with the socialist justices who can't find a limitation to government anywhere in the Constitution. … But when Roberts caved to the left, now it was a "bold, defiant, grand decision." The tingle up the leg was back.…

Jun 30, 2012 – As one of the founders of the modern personhood movement likes to say, “We are not called to be kingmakers, we are called to be standard … Schlafly endorse for the highest office in the land the candidate that was first to sign our pledge? You can’t have it both ways. … We have not had the political courage to demand better from politicians, holding them to a high standard, and then following up with…

Jun 29, 2012 – Americans who do not purchase health insurance will be fined up to $1900 per year. … The penalty for noncompliance is up to a year in jail or a $25,000 fine. … It is so unpopular it will drive more people out to vote, especially doctors.…

Jul 15, 2012 – Cut a little here, cut a little there, and hopefully it will be enough to add up to real savings. … These three cities—including my hometown—serve as a warning sign to all of us. We must cut a little here and cut a little there. … And, hopefully, the combined cuts will add up to real savings that can help pull a city back from the abyss of bankruptcy.…

Jul 13, 2012 – Well now, if the president wants to secure that same voting sector, he’s going to have to do a lot more to fire up the youth than be … A Gallup Poll released Friday shows that 58 percent of registered voters between the ages of 18-29 are “definitely likely” to vote. … That advantage won't matter if the young voters don't show up to vote, however. Come to think of it, Mr.…

Nov 27, 2013 – up for Obamacare. … To recap, a "risk corridor" provision in Obamacare allows the federal government to give health insurers a tax payer bailout if the … This will transfer billions more dollars from tax payers to insurance companies.…

Dec 16, 2013 – Obamacare needs 40 percent of those who sign up to be under 35, but only 29 percent of uninsured 18-to-29-year-olds say they intend … to enroll. … s vote.…

Dec 16, 2013 – He seems to thinks it’s a great idea to shaft the GOP base on immigration. … chance to try to sign up for Obamacare-compliant plans that give worse coverage at twice the price provided by doctors who practice … Now, if you really want to give a gift to someone deserving, how about sending a few bucks to the folks at Wounded Warrior Project?…

Dec 15, 2013 – You might notice that Boehner couldn’t even bring up his Plan B- or the “Morning-After Tax” as I like to call it- up for a vote. … If you are so damn sure the President is doomed to failure, you can rejoice because next time around you will be there to pick up the … The NIC is supposed to write intelligence reports made up of the most up to date, unbiased, accurate information, regardless of the…

Dec 15, 2013 – As such, they aren’t likely to vote someone into a leadership position who is a good communicator or charismatic and inspirational … That leaves messaging for Republicans up to individual members, who are horrible at it, and outside groups, who are almost as bad. … Democrats would never go along with that and, like it or not, you need their votes in the Senate and President Obama to sign it.…

Dec 9, 2013 – In the process, jurors can send a message to the legislature as to how the law needs to change to better serve society. … to nullify. … Because the State had not proven the reliability of the machine, the jury was obligated to vote not guilty.…

Dec 20, 2013 – A further sign of the Fed's caution was its decision to hold short-term interest rates at near zero. … It didn't get much media attention, but initial unemployment claims in the first week of December shot up to 368,000, an increase of … The Fed's board was virtually united behind Bernanke's decision, voting 9 to 1 to begin easing its stimulus next month.…

Dec 19, 2013 – A further sign of the Fed's caution was its decision to hold short-term interest rates at near zero. … It didn't get much media attention, but initial unemployment claims in the first week of December shot up to 368,000, an increase of … The Fed's board was virtually united behind Bernanke's decision, voting 9 to 1 to begin easing its stimulus next month.…

Jan 5, 2014 – Every time you give the federal government power to regulate, you open up the ability to pick winners and losers in the economy.That … capital would have to forfeit 152 days of pay on a 365 day calendar to catch up. … There is no solid Catholic vote. It’s up for grabs.…

Jan 4, 2014 – I hate to dredge up bad memories so early in a new year, but we need to remind ourselves of the awful TARP bailout of 2008. … …Do you really think vulnerable Democrats up for reelection will vote for a bailout? … Dare the president to stand up and say: “I’m willing to let the country default in order to preserve a massive bailout for insurance…

Jan 3, 2014 – Then some individuals would not have to take up their own individual mandate. … Is it any wonder the very demographic Obamacare needs to avoid bankrupting — the Republic — has decided it will not sign up? … Employers are refusing to hire. Insurance rates are going up.…

Jan 1, 2014 – The surprising 4.1 percent GDP rate in the third quarter was not all it was cracked up to be. … In a recent CNN-ORC voter survey, 55 percent said they were more likely to vote for a congressional candidate who was opposed to Obama … "If too many sick people sign up, and not enough healthy people, the average ...…

Jun 18, 2011 – “Indeed, consumers do not appear very impressed with the fall in gasoline prices, with the 5 year inflation view edging up to 3.0% … from 2.9% and the 1 year view seeing only marginal slippage, to 4.0% from 4.1%." … , senior economist at ITG Investment Research told his clients according to the WSJ.…