So now we have entered — or will, come January — the era of “bipartisanship,” the era of “transforming America,” the era of “change.” We’ll believe what Barack Obama and the new administration claims it seeks when Mr. Obama’s new attorney general frog-marches Barney Frank, Chris Dodd, Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid and Henry Waxman — chief architects and enablers of the subprime mortgage... 

We have a choice between two futures. For the first, fast forward 23 days.  It’s November 17.  Congress convenes for a special session with a veto-proof Democratic majority Senate, an expanded Democrat majority in the House and a Democrat in the White House.   The sole item on their agenda is to pass the $300 billion government spending package promised by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi back in October.There... 

  Barack accused Senator McCain of voting against a health care plan, however, Barack left out many salient facts. First, SHIFA provides free or greatly reduced health care and insurance to those families earning up to 200% of the poverty level, $42,000. The Democrats proposed increasing the funding by $65 billion dollars to include families earning up to 400% of the poverty level, $84,000. President... 

Setting the Record Straight: Speaker Pelosi Misleads on SCHIP Congress’ Bill Would Expand SCHIP Beyond Poor Children It’s Intended To Help; Move Children From Private To Government Insurance   White House News       Setting the Record Straight “The policies of the government ought to be help poor children and to focus on poor children. … Poor kids first.” -... 

In a dramatic move yesterday President Bush removed the executive-branch moratorium on offshore drilling. Today, at a news conference, Bush repeated his new position, and slammed the Democratic Congress for not removing the congressional moratorium on the Outer Continental Shelf and elsewhere. Crude-oil futures for August delivery plunged $9.26, or 6.3 percent, almost immediately as Bush was speaking,... 

This is what we’re talking about. This past weekend, I had the privilege of joining Republican Leader John Boehner and nine other members of the House on an “American Energy Tour.” This trip explored the available natural resources that our nation has in Colorado and Alaska to increase domestic energy supply and decrease America’s rising gas costs. ... 

There has been a lot of rhetoric from both parties with regards to what policies, if any, can bring down gas prices. John McCain has proposed one bad policy: a temporary gas tax holiday. But recently, the issue of offshore drilling has now come up.  Read More →