The State of the Union: An Inside Report

by Dr. Mark Hendrickson
as posted at The Center for Vision and Values

On Tuesday evening, I had the honor of attending the State of the Union address as the guest of Congressman Mike Kelly (PA-03). Here are my impressions in abbreviated form:
The address seemed more like a rewrite of previous speeches than [...]

1,000 Days without a Budget

From the Heritage Foundation

Defending Economic Liberty


AP/ Charles Dharapak
On my radio program this past weekend, I talked about the anti-capitalist attacks launched by GOP Presidential candidates Newt Gingrich and Rick Perry against Mitt Romney.  We have all come to expect these kinds of anti-liberty statements from President Obama and his cronies, but the attacks from Gingrich and Perry demonstrate that these [...]

The Obama-Axelrod Class-Warfare Machine

By Paul Kengor
As posted at The American Spectator
Obama strategist David Axelrod set his sights on capitalist pig Mitt Romney long before Newt Gingrich did.
Conservatives are upset with Newt Gingrich and Rick Perry for their criticisms of Mitt Romney and his work at Bain Capital. Some of the statements smack of classic left-wing class warfare — [...]

Popular Gameshow Host Tells How Govt. Can Cut $1.5 Trillion

Even Chuck Woolery can cut $150 billion per year out of the federal budget without touching Defense, Social Security, Medicaid, or Medicare.

Senator Marco Rubio’s Letter to President Obama

AS pdf copy of this letter is available here.
From Marco Rubio’s website…
January 6, 2012
President Barack Obama
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, D.C. 20500
Dear Mr. President:
Any day now, news reports suggest you will ask Congress to approve yet another increase in the debt ceiling. The expected request is another $1.2 trillion, adding to a [...]

China’s “Superior” Economic Model?

By Dr. Mark W. Hendrickson
As posted at the Center for Vision and Values

In a recent piece for the Wall Street Journal, Andy Stern, an Obama insider and one of organized labor’s more aggressive personalities, praised what he called “China’s superior economic model.”
Does China have a superior economic model? That depends: Superior to what?
Mr. [...]

Looking Ahead to 2012, 2013, and 2014

As posted at The Center for Vision and Values

Whoever takes the oath of office as President of the United States in January of 2013 will inherit an economy facing multiple challenges:
Undoubtedly, still-escalating federal spending will have the government bumping up against the debt ceiling again. By then, total federal debt will [...]

Dick Morris On Obama’s Agenda

Is President Obama simply inexperienced and unprepared to be President of the United States? Or is he strategically trying to weaken America? Dick Morris, former political adviser to Bill Clinton has a theory.

Greece on the Brink

By Dr. Mark Hendrickson
As posted at The Center for Vision and Values

The Greek government is in a gigantic financial hole and is teetering on the brink of defaulting on its debt. It has been able to limp along since last year only with bailouts from outside of Greece.
According to the latest reports, the [...]