This story has to be one of the most disturbing things I have read in a long time: Ikenna, a 28-year old construction worker, went to deposit a $8,463.21 Chase cashier’s check at his local Chase branch, only for the teller to decide that neither he nor his check looked right and he got tossed […]
It has become even more obvious that the GOP 2012 hopefuls only political platform is to oppose President Obama. Enter Newt Gingrich on the Libya issue. On March 7th, the presidential hopeful had this to say about Libya. Exercise a no-fly zone this evening. … We don’t need to have the United Nations. All we […]
Well isn’t this just the nicest thing you ever heard of? The state Department of Revenue deposited 2010 tax refunds into Georgians’ accounts in the last few days then withdrew them, leaving people with strings of bank charges for overdrawn accounts. Robert Freeman of Valdosta said he noticed his 2010 refund was in his account […]
I read stories like this, then I sit here and scratch my head thinking “Wow! Some lawmaker thought this was a good idea and a bunch others joined in”: Tennessee is one of four states, along with Arizona, Georgia and Virginia, that recently enacted laws explicitly allowing loaded guns in bars. (Eighteen other states allow […]
Today the Supreme Court ruled that states can’t impose laws hindering the gun rights: The Supreme Court held Monday that the Constitution’s Second Amendment restrains government’s ability to significantly limit “the right to keep and bear arms,” advancing a recent trend by the John Roberts-led bench to embrace gun rights. By a narrow, 5-4 vote, […]
Yesterday the Democrats released the outline for immigration reform, but there is something missing. The issue, which goes to the heart of the matter, is the hiring of illegal immigrants. Under current laws the fines for businesses that hire illegals is laughable. It’s such a small amount that the fines actually becoming nothing more than […]
Another blue dog bites the dust: Sen. Evan Bayh will not run for re-election, a decision that will shock Democrats and Republicans alike in Indiana. In prepared remarks, Bayh, 54, cited excessive partisanship that makes progress on public policy difficult to achieve as the motivation for his decision. “After all these years, my passion for […]
I really didn’t realize that the first thing you have to learn when becoming a terrorist was how to be an escape artist: “This move will put our citizens in unnecessary danger” – John Cornyn If the facilities used to house the most dangerous people in this country are so insecure then aren’t we already […]
Instead of letting Congress vote on one, the IRS went ahead and gave it to them: The federal government quietly agreed to forgo billions of dollars in potential tax payments from Citigroup as part of the deal announced this week to wean the company from the massive taxpayer bailout that helped it survive the financial […]
Something that has been really bothering me is how Democrats are saying they can force citizens to buy insurance because of the “commerce clause” of the Constitution: To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes; If this clause gives Congress the power to force you and me […]