Choosing between Cong. Barney Frank’s let-the-Federal-Reserve regulate all banks legislation and Sen. Chris Dodd’s let’s-establish-a-new-regulator legislation is really a pick-your-poison choice. Both proposals presume that the free market should not be free, both presume that bureaucrats and politicians should supersede the free choices of consumers and investors, and neither proposal finds any basis in the Constitution. The Frank proposal puts…

The notes of General Tommy Franks, then a member of the Board of Directors of the Bank of America (B of A), which have been subpoenaed and released by New York Attorney General and Governor wanna-be Andrew Cuomo, reveal the General’s concerns that then-B of A CEO Ken Lewis wanted to keep from public view his issues with the acquisition…

I for the life of me cant understand what this adminstartion and Senator John Kerry was thinking king working over President Karzai until he agrees to a runoff and not securing his opponent- Abdul la Abdul la? Now they are saying it doesnt change anything now that the run-off wont take place.

Why exactly do we haver to wait until 11/11…

Could it be a three stop sweep for the GOP? VA governorship should go Republican so should the 23rd district seat in NY but if NJ goes right alot will be wrong for the Dems..

Word is Chris Christie truly expects to walk away with the governorship of NJ & has begun telling friends his internal numbers show a biog victory.

Not…

In the Truman administration, Congress enacted legislation that exempted health insurance carriers from anti-trust laws, but exposed them to heavy state regulation; regulation so heavy that the states were permitted to erect economic barriers around themselves and exclude out-of-state carriers from doing business in-state. Thus, for example, New Jersey excludes non-New Jersey insurance companies from doing business in New Jersey;…

Wow could not believe the number of callers who are fed up with the AFPAK war and want victory not retreat. The President going to Dove to salute the caskets reeks of politics and if it wasnt there would not of been a camera there. I love that he salutes the troops but men are dying because he cant make…

Senator Reid we now get it…you know you didn’t have 60 votes for the public option but you are firming up your liberal support by bringing it forward. So many moderates want no part of this that bringing it up might just be hu,humbeling..But the Dems are fighting each other– Moveon.org pledged to go after any dem that does not…

Public option is alive and dare I say well in the SENATE…..Senator Harry Reid is trying to save his career by pushing this forward and also shows how he fears Senator Schumer who is gaining power and popularity.
Some great gets today Major Garrett on the inside story of the Fox war with the White House, Senator John Cornyn, and…

Our military almost to a man knows if given the chance they will reverse the tide in afghanistan and help Pakistan beat back the Taliban and Al Qaeda. Its been almost 60 day and yet the president is still wallowing in indecision. NATO read the McChrystal report and decided his plan gets their full endorsement. Of course for NATO not…

It is a truism of our system that Congress writes the federal laws. Hence, it has exempted itself from all FOIA and Sunshine statutes. Traditionally and historically, the give and take between and among members of Congress have not been transparent. Most laws are written behind closed door, and we never really know what compromises animate the legislation that is…