Gas Prices Are Down, But Federal Employees’ Reimbursement Rate Goes Up Mark Meckler January 23, 2015 Budget, Featured, News Drivers across the US are relieved to find lower gas prices at the pump. Federal employees can be even happier that they’re still getting a raise in their reimbursement for driving this year. Gas prices have dropped 31% nationwide since June, but the...
Justice Department Claims it Had No Idea It Hacked Sharyl Attkisson’s Computers Mark Meckler January 22, 2015 Activist Stories, Big Government, Corruption, Engaged Citizens, Featured, News, Scandals Sharyl Attkisson has long been bringing attention to the hypocrisy, lies, and scandals of President Obama’s administration. She’s done such a good job, it appears, that they hacked her computers to keep track of her investigations. It all started with...
Reagan’s Inaugural Words: An Inspiration and Warning for Today Mark Meckler January 20, 2015 Big Government, Convention of States, Dispersed Power, Engaged Citizens, Featured, Mark's Commentaries, News, Pillars of Self Governance It doesn’t seem like it’s been thirty-four years. But on January 20, 1981, Ronald Reagan was sworn in as the 40th President of the United States as the new First Lady and millions of Americans looked on. The words of his inaugural address are full of...
A Nation United: History Is Being Made Mark Meckler January 19, 2015 Big Government, Convention of States, Engaged Citizens, Featured, News 1 Comment It is so often said that the nation is "divided," or "polarized." The pundits and politicians tell us the fight is between the left and the right, conservatives and liberals or Democrats and Republicans. They are very wrong. The nation is indeed...
Obama’s Affordable Internet Plan Mark Meckler January 16, 2015 Big Government, Dispersed Power, Featured, News After settling healthcare and fixing the immigration system, defeating racism and single-handedly stopping global warming, the President has now turned to improving the internet. This is not a joke. In preparation for the State of the Union address next...
The States are Standing Up to Obama Mark Meckler January 14, 2015 Big Government, Dispersed Power, Featured, Incumbent Accountability, News Obama’s speech on November 20, when he announced his executive actions regarding immigration laws in our country, practically dared his political opponents to do something about it. Twenty-five states are answering the call. They’ve filed a lawsuit...
“Letter from a Venezuelan Jail” Shows Future of United States Mark Meckler January 12, 2015 Corruption, Engaged Citizens, Featured, Mark's Commentaries, News Leopoldo López is one of many political prisoners in Venezuela, locked away in a military prison because of dissenting words and ideas. His letter, published in the Wall Street Journal, carries a warning for all Americans. After nearly a year in prison, he...
Obama’s Regulations Hurt the People He Promised to Help Mark Meckler January 9, 2015 Economy, Featured, Incumbent Accountability, News Of course campaign promises can’t be trusted – but who would guess that a candidate would actually do the opposite and hurt the people he promised to help? Yet that’s exactly the effect that Obama has had on the working and middle class. Experts say...
Half of Obamacare Subsidies May Have to Be Repaid Mark Meckler January 7, 2015 Convention of States, Featured, News If you received a subsidy for Obamacare coverage, there’s a 50-50 chance you’ll have to pay some of it back come tax-time./ It doesn’t come as much of a surprise that HealthCare.gov’s estimates may have been inaccurate. “The poorly-written...
Obama Administration Pushes 1,200 New Regulations before New Year Mark Meckler December 31, 2014 Dispersed Power, Economy, Featured, News Well, what did we tell you? Right before Thanksgiving, the White House quietly released its plans for new regulations in 2015. They were hoping no one would notice in the holiday rush. The government has gotten quite good at creating more regulations...