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And the rich get richer … Washington style

By Jim Vicevich / July 16, 2009 /

This article went pretty much unnoticed a couple days ago, but I noticed. There’s a move in DC by some courageous members of Congress to close a loophole in the law that my guess has helped line the pockets of our “public servants” for decades … While federal laws aim to restrict insider trading in…

Expense accounts for House and Senate members add up

By Steve McGough / May 30, 2009 /

The salary for United States Senate and House of Representatives members is currently set at $174,000 which for just about anywhere in the country is very respectable, but are you familiar with the expense accounts available to Senate and House members? As is with government workers, it’s not always about the salary; you need to…

House passes pork-filled appropriations bill – $410 billion

By Steve McGough / February 25, 2009 /

Less than 36 hours after the bill was released to the public, the Omnibus Appropriations Act of 2009 passed through the U.S. House of Representatives along party lines. 36 hours. Yeah, sure… the public – and even congress – had plenty of time to review 1,122 pages of pork. Click here to read our previous…

Updated 2009 appropriations bill – $430 billion

By Steve McGough / February 24, 2009 /

As noted yesterday, I figured it would take less than 24 hours for a draft of the new House appropriations bill (H.R. 1105) to show up, and we’ve found it and have it here. Hat tip to Sister Toldja who provides a link to the scanned draft [PDF, 13mb]. It has been posted on the…

Getting all the way in to the stimulus package

By Steve McGough / January 27, 2009 /

Crazy title I know, but along with Heritage Foundations readthestimulus.org Web site, we also have a another site called Senate Conservative Fund that offers the full text – that is searchable – of all 430-plus pages of the bill. Update: New cleaner version of H.R. 1 – American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. a.k.a.…

Oh My …. $850 Billion Dollars

By Jim Vicevich / January 15, 2009 /

I was not going to post but Drudge and HotAir have featured it and it really is worth the watch. This is my own recording so it should play well. The Democrats have finally introduced “Son of Bailout”. That prompted this response from House Minority Leader John Boehner (R) Ohio, “Oh my God”.  From “Live Desk” on…

Idiots in Congress put Marines at Risk

By Steve McGough / February 27, 2008 / Comments Off on Idiots in Congress put Marines at Risk

This is what happens when congressional representatives show-boat about how Bush is not delivering what the troops need in battle. They have no idea what they are talking about, but they push and push. We have to do something! Guess there were no user acceptance testing involved. Marines Call New Body Armor Heavy, Impractical Wednesday,…