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Obama’s Failing Record: The Numbers Do Not Lie

By The Admiral | Published Friday January 27th, 2012 @ 5:47 PM CDT

Following President Barack Obama’s self-congratulatory State of the Union address, Rep. Dave Camp (R-MI), chair of the House Ways and Means Committee, produced a simple chart that tells the real story of the Obama administration: Read the rest at Big Government

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Congress Doesn’t Want to Give Up Its Insider Trading Privileges

By The Admiral | Published Thursday January 26th, 2012 @ 5:22 AM CDT

President Obama’s plea to ban Congressional insider trading may poll well and have bipartisan support, but it’s already facing stiff resistance from lawmakers the morning after his State of the Union address. On Tuesday night, the president spoke in no uncertain terms: “Send me a bill that bans insider trading by Members of Congress, and I will sign it [...]

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The Cato Institute Fact-checks, Responds to President Obama’s State-of-the-Union Address

By The Admiral | Published Wednesday January 25th, 2012 @ 5:26 PM CDT

I’ve already bragged that the Cato Institute is America’s best think tank, highlighting the fact that we took the lead in battling against Obama’s faux stimulus at a time when many were dispirited and reluctant to fight big government. I’m biased, of course, so I’ll understand if you discount what I say. But I hope [...]

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Looking Back on Obama’s Five Previous Addresses to Congress: Waste, Fraud, and Abuse from the Podium

By The Admiral | Published Tuesday January 24th, 2012 @ 5:30 PM CDT

Tonight, President Barack Obama will deliver his third State of the Union Address–and his sixth address to a joint session of Congress. That’s more than either President Bush or President Clinton had addressed in any single term. Despite his purported skill as an orator, none of Obama’s addresses to Congress has been particularly successful. They [...]

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Reports of Recovery Have Been Greatly Exaggerated

By The Admiral | Published Monday January 23rd, 2012 @ 5:55 PM CDT

As President Barack Obama prepares for his State of the Union address in Congress, where he will no doubt claim credit for signs of economic recovery, new analyses by economists suggest that growth will slow and unemployment will remain virtually unchanged by year’s end. According to economists surveyed by USA Today, much of the excitement [...]

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