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The GOP Budget: Hope for a Fiscally Conservative Future

The federal government has few constitutional powers and responsibilities. One of those responsibilities that made the Founding Father’s very short list is that Congress shall pass a budget every year. Given how much time our elected officials spend on Capitol Hill, you would think that this responsibility would not be overwhelming. Apparently, it is. As Conservative Daily [...]

Payroll Tax Cut : House GOP Call Harry Reid’s Bluff

The battle to extend the payroll tax cuts until the end of this year has reached a very welcome milestone recently. The House Republican leadership announced a clean tax cut extension bill yesterday, that does not include the added unemployment extensions nor the extension of the medicare “doc fix” that has been required since the passage [...]

Payroll Tax Cut : House GOP Call Harry Reid's Bluff

The battle to extend the payroll tax cuts until the end of this year has reached a very welcome milestone recently. The House Republican leadership announced a clean tax cut extension bill yesterday, that does not include the added unemployment extensions nor the extension of the medicare “doc fix” that has been required since the passage [...]

A Grope A Day Keeps Osama Away

Sen. Rand Paul (R–KY) made the news Monday when he declined to get up close and personal with TSA guards at the Nashville, TN airport. Paul entered the security line; dumped his belt, glasses, wallet, shoes, cell phone and pocket change in the attractive plastic bin and walked passively through the full–body scanner. Unfortunately while [...]

Senator Rand Paul detained by TSA

Senator Rand Paul has been detained by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) at the Nashville, TN airport.  Senator Paul was on his way to Washington DC to speak at a March For Life event.   Paul’s father – presidential candidate Ron Paul informed many Americans of the situation via his Facebook page by posting: “My [...]

Rand Paul Discusses His Dad And Iowa

Fox News Video Kentucky Senator Rand Paul talks with Shepard Smith about his dad’s presidential bid.

Rand Paul And Newt Gingrich At Odds On Gun Rights

From The Boston Globe: As Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich campaigned in New Hampshire today, the National Association for Gun Rights sent out robo-calls in New Hampshire accusing the former House speaker of being “anti-gun.” The calls say Gingrich has not returned the organization’s survey, adding, “Maybe it’s because of his past support for gun [...]

Senator Paul On The Indefinite Military Detention Of American Citizens

Watch the latest video at <a href=”http://video.foxbusiness.com”>video.foxbusiness.com</a> Senator Rand Paul, on Freedom Watch with Judge Napolitano, dicusses why he is opposed to the indefinite detention of American citizens by the U.S. Military without due process.

Mack Introduces Resolution of No Confidence in Treasury Secretary Geithner in U.S. House

Congressman Connie Mack (R-FL) today announced that he will be introducing  to the House a resolution for a vote of no confidence in Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner. This vote mirrors the Senate proposal by Sen. Rand Paul last night. The measure points out Geithner’s mismanagement of the U.S. economy as the reason for the vote [...]

House votes down Patriot Act Extensions

With key provisions of the Patriot act set to expire on Feb 28th, 24 House Republicans voted to block an extension of what many consider to be illegal spying on U. S. citizens. As reported by The Washington Post*  we see just what provisions were voted down:     “ The House measure, which was sponsored by [...]