FreedomTalks

In Washington, one of the greatest divides amongst the young and old is whether or not new technologies are viewed as positive or negative additions to the political arena.
Naturally, an overwhelming majority of young people see the potential in online social networks and bookmarking sites like Digg, Facebook, Reddit, Propeller, etc, but when it comes [...]

NTU really hits the nail on the head with their new project: www.nonewenergytaxes.com.
That really sums up so much of the gas prices, cap-and-trade, regulations, and carbon arguments - whether it be fee levied on energy producers, unrealistic mandates like CAFE standards and biofuels, or subsidies dealt out to favored industries and technology - it all [...]

Senator Chuck Grassley is having some problems with conservatives in Iowa. Matt Lewis over at TownHall.com writes, “According to a reliable source, some conservatives (believing Sen. Grassley has lately been drinking too much water from the Potomac), decided to punish the sitting senior senator by not including him as a national delegate for the Republican [...]

Yesterday, President Bush announced that he was lifting an executive ban that has prevented offshore drilling for nearly two decades. The lifting of the ban, which was put into place by the former President Bush in 1990, represents a step in the right direction towards lower gas prices and American energy independence.

However, the executive [...]

While it’s no surprise that each year more Americans turn to the internet to find news about what is happening in Congress, what is surprising is how resistant certain factions in Congress are when it comes to letting Members of Congress communicate with their constituency more freely.
Currently, there is a debate brewing in the House [...]

John over at “This Ain’t Hell” has a good post and pictures up about yesterday’s operation to crash MoveOn.org’s “Campaign for an Oil-Free President.”
FreedomWorks outnumbered the leftists and held up signs that called for the U.S. to expand our domestic energy supplies. The MoveOn crowd seemed perplexed and couldn’t figure out how we were able [...]

The Boston Globe (news section — not editorial) on the housing bailout:
The mortgage legislation would help lenders like Countrywide, which was acquired by Bank of America last week, by allowing them to transfer their distressed loans to the federal government, avoiding potentially huge losses if borrowers continue to default on their mortgages.
The bill also raises [...]

Two Rasmussen Reports surveys released today cause me to wonder (as I often do) why so many people believe that government is the solution rather than the problem.
First, as TKeeley mentioned in an earlier posting on these pages, the Congressional Performance survey in which “Congressional approval fell to single digits for the first time ever.
“This [...]

Rasmussen Reports released a new survey today that showed Congress has reached an all time low, receiving a dismal 9% approval rating. This is the first survey in Rasmussen’s history where Congressional rating has dropped below 10%.
Even when broken down by party affiliation, only 13% of Democrats and 8% of Republicans gave Congress positive marks.
While [...]

The New York Times informs us that people are still fretting over the upcoming DTV transition.  Will everyone be aware? Will they know what to do? This is a TV emergency!

As I’ve noted before, there’s already plenty of money being spent to fund education efforts. Here’s what I wrote back in March in response to [...]