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The Federal Octopus
Under the Obama administration, executive departments and agencies bear almost no resemblance to the apolitical, disinterested, law-abiding entities the early Progressives envisioned.
National Review, June 24, 2014 -
Medicare Official: Obamacare ‘Bailout’ of Insurers To Be Financed by New Tax
The Obama administration’s new plan is to extralegally fund Obamacare’s risk-corridor slush fund through “user fees” that will increase Americans’ health insurance costs.
Forbes, June 20, 2014 -
Here Are Good Ways to Replace Obamacare, Not Simply Repeal It
Republicans can bring about Obamacare’s full repeal if they advance a winning alternative that fixes the unfairness in the tax code, deals sensibly with preexisting conditions, and doesn’t disrupt the typical American’s employer-based insurance.
Washington Examiner, June 20, 2014 -
Memo: Obamacare’s Risk-Corridor Slush Fund
It’s time for Congress to take a stand against corporate welfare and stand up for Main St. Americans by putting a stop to Obamacare’s risk-corridor slush fund.
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George Will Explains Why a Special Prosecutor Is Needed for IRS Scandal
The suspicious activity at the IRS is beyond coincidental—calling for a neutral party to investigate and prosecute abuses of power.
Real Clear Politics, June 22, 2014 -
Washington Won’t Let Me Help My Patients
Neurologist Kathryn Chenault explains how the bureaucratic burden of federally run health-care creates more red tape for physicians and limits valuable time spent with patients.
USA Today, June 22, 2014 -
Ryan Blasts IRS Commissioner: ‘I don’t believe you’
“You ask taxpayers to hang onto seven years of their personal tax information in case they’re ever audited, and you can’t keep six months’ worth of employee emails?”
Washington Free Beacon, June 20, 2014 -
The Crony Capital
By taking a firm stand against corporate welfare and bailouts, conservatives can prove they are the real advocates of everyday Americans.
The Weekly Standard, June 23, 2014 -
The President’s Coming to Town on Your Dime
President Obama’s frequent junkets to attend partisan fundraisers at extravagant taxpayer expense call out for the branch that controls the purse to rein in such lavish travel.
Zócalo Public Square, June 14, 2014 -
Abortion Activists Deny Science
Though the courts and pro-abortion activists prefer to downplay the question of when life begins as being vague and philosophical, science has a very clear answer.
National Review, June 17, 2014 -
Voters vs. Leaders
As last week’s upset in Virginia shows, voters want GOP leaders to champion policies on behalf of the typical person on Main Street, not well-connected entities on Wall Street.
The Weekly Standard, June 23, 2014 -
Poll on Obamacare’s Insurance Bailout and Individual Mandate
A national poll by McLaughlin & Associates (including 38% Democrats and 31% Republicans) finds that Americans overwhelmingly oppose Obamacare’s bailout provision for insurance companies and support the suspension of Obamacare’s individual mandate.
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The Flimsy Justification for Obama’s Usurping of Legislative Power
A desire to advance policies that are political losers doesn’t justify violating the constitutional separation of powers.
The Weekly Standard, June 13, 2014 -
Cronyism and Coercion
Republicans have an inviting opportunity to go after Obamacare’s risk-corridor slush fund and its unprecedented individual mandate—two things that voters want them to go after.
The Weekly Standard, June 23, 2014 -
PAYGO Begone
The PAYGO system, which requires Congress to balance or “pay for” anything that is scored as a deficit-increasing measure, actually creates perverse incentives, lets politicians game the system, and makes it harder to control runaway entitlement spending.
The Weekly Standard, June 16, 2014