Did the Obama Administration Illegally Waive the Welfare Work Requirement? (Is the Romney ad a Lie?)

They may as well have, because they have solicited requests for waivers from the work requirement, but they do not have the statutory authority to grant waivers from the work requirement. Let me walk you through the law. Bear with me. The work requirement for welfare is laid out in Section 407 of the Social [...]

Deficits, Presidents and Congress

During the Bush Administration, deficits were higher than under Clinton. In fact, under Clinton, we ran a surplus. But why? All spending bills originate in the House, proceed to the Senate, and then land on the president’s desk. He can veto, or sign. Or involve himself in the process during Congress’s consideration. Clinton had to [...]

Gangster Government

While the title is catchy, it undercuts the seriousness of her speech and sobriety of her message. When the government can abrogate contracts between private citizens and your only protection is if your Congressman owes you a favor, then we’ve got a serious problem. Related Posts:The Government Can – By Tim HawkinsBill would give president [...]

Obama Justice Department Calls Black Voters (and White Democrats) Idiots

My heading is a paraphrase to be sure, as the DOJ didn’t use the term “idiots”, but it did claim that black voters cannot possibly select the candidate of their choice if the ballot doesn’t say “Democrat” next to the candidates’ name. And I’m not just reading between the lines here. I’m not kidding. I [...]

Bi-Polar Leadership

Obama still prefers public option, White House says. This, after a weekend of trial balloons about dropping the public option. And the Administration wonders why it is losing support for its attempt to remake 100% of the health care system for the sake of less than 10% who want but don’t have insurance. Lacking a [...]