WASHINGTON – House Republicans are expanding their probe into the Obama administration’s energy programs, investigating $500 million in green job training grants that placed just 10% of trainees in jobs, according to a government report. The program’s goal was to train 124,893 people and put 79,854 in jobs. But 17 months later, 52,762 were trained […]
Yet still more mush from the wimps. To borrow a famous Reagan phrase: “Well, there they go again.” Somewhere an exasperated Gipper is doubtless shaking his head. The war between conservatives and the Republican Establishment — and make no mistake, this is a war — is on once more. The people who brought the GOP […]
He’s the only Mormon in the presidential race, but that doesn’t mean Mitt Romney is the only candidate Mormons support. Another favorite White House hopeful? Ron Paul, whose demand that Washington strictly adhere to the Constitution has some members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints singing his praise. “You cannot grow up […]
The Congressional Budget Office found Monday that federal workers are compensated 16 percent more than comparable private-sector workers on average. The finding is bound to inflame disputes between Republican and Democrats as to how much to reduce the deficit by cutting federal worker pay. “While millions of Americans continue to struggle with stagnant wages and […]
Vice President Joe Biden was eager to get moving. In office for only a month, the Obama administration had already passed a monumental economic stimulus plan to address the biggest downturn since the Great Depression. Now, at the first implementation meeting in 2009, Biden — with a smudged Ash Wednesday cross still on his forehead […]
Alabama and Arizona are being sued by Barack Hussein Obama to farther his insidious plan to erase our borders and allow millions of potential new Democrat voters to flow in and snuff out our liberties. Both states have taken strong measures to get their illegal alien problem under control and both are experiencing improvements in […]
A new InsiderAdvantage poll conducted Sunday night of likely Republican voters in the state of Florida shows a significant surge for former House Speaker Newt Gingrich. The poll has former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney leading with 36 percent of voters, followed by Gingrich at 31 percent. The Sunday results of 646 likely GOP voters are […]
(CNSNews.com) – Pope Benedict XVI warned a group of Catholic bishops from the United States in a speech at the Vatican last week that some cultural trends in the U.S. are “a threat not just to Christian faith, but also to humanity itself.” The pope made the observation Thursday, Jan. 19, as he addressed a […]
Freeport, Maine (CNN) – Linda Bean, an heiress to famed Maine outfitter L.L. Bean, came out in support of Ron Paul on Saturday as the candidate made a campaign swing through the state. Bean, who is a part owner of her family’s company and sits on its board, said she is a longtime supporter of […]