This Week in Washington – May 24, 2010

By: Brian Darling (Diary)  |  May 24th at 11:00 AM  | 

This week is the last week of work for the House and Senate before the Memorial Day recess and these are the times when taxpayers should keep a close eye on elites on Capitol Hill. Keep an eye on all of the expensive ideas up for a vote, because this week could prove very expensive for the American people if Congress passes every “must pass” | Read More »

Today in Washington – May 21, 2010

By: Brian Darling (Diary)  |  May 21st at 12:45 PM  | 

Financial Services “Reform” passed the Senate yesterday on a 59-39 vote.  Now the question is what will happen next?  What is the end game for this legislation?  What will it look like when it is presented to the President to be signed into law?  A conference between the House and Senate is expected in the next month to negotiate the differences between the house passed measure | Read More »

President Obama’s Permanent Bailout Fund

By: Brian Darling (Diary)  |  February 3rd at 04:00 AM  | 

Frank Luntz has created a firestorm with the release of a document “The Language of Financial Reform” where he outlines messaging points about the financial reform ideas pending before Congress.  The left is in a fury over this memo, yet the memo seems to correctly allege that the financial reform measures pending before Congress contain a permanent bailout authority and fund for the federal government.  A source in the Senate tell me that | Read More »