Romney Must Cease and Desist From Ethanol Mandate

By: Daniel Horowitz (Diary)  |  August 23rd at 10:51 AM  | 

Earlier today, Mitt Romney unveiled his comprehensive energy plan he will pursue as president.  Energy policy provides Republicans with their most potent weapon against Obama in this campaign.  Nothing emblematizes Obama’s socialist, anti-prosperity style of governance more than his destructive energy policy compromised of a “none-of-the-above” approach.  Well, none of the above except for green energy.  To that end, Romney’s biggest ace in the hole | Read More »

DC Circuit Tosses Out EPA’s Pollution Rule

By: Daniel Horowitz (Diary)  |  August 21st at 01:12 PM  | 

Amidst Obama’s inexorable war on American energy, consumers, jobs, and prosperity, his EPA is in the process of promulgating 4 new pollution rules that will bury the coal industry and “necessarily” raise the price of electricity on American households.  They are the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule, the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards for Utilities (MACT), the Cooling Water Intake Structures regulation, and the Disposal of | Read More »

EPA Mandates Use of Nonexistent Fuel Blend

By: Daniel Horowitz (Diary)  |  July 18th at 06:40 AM  | 

It’s bad enough that government regulations and environmental legal defense groups have prevented us from building oil refineries for over 30 years.  It’s even worse when the existing ones are forced to blend fuel mixtures that don’t exist. We are all painfully aware of the Soviet style mandate that requires 10% of petroleum to be comprised of ethanol.  This unconstitutional mandate has killed jobs, driven | Read More »

Shale Fracking: If it Keeps Moving, Regulate it

By: Daniel Horowitz (Diary)  |  June 26th at 08:43 PM  | 

Shale technology coupled with horizontal drilling has created the biggest oil and natural gas boom in recent years.  Fracking could become the most auspicious innovation of the past decade.  It has already created thousands of jobs, and has the potential to drive down the cost of energy and reinvigorate our economy.  Unfortunately, the more successful the private innovation, the more Obama’s regulatory regime will ensure | Read More »

Why are Republicans Supporting Dodd-Frank?

By: Daniel Horowitz (Diary)  |  June 13th at 04:02 PM  | 

If Obamacare is the worst piece of legislation passed by Obama and the Democrats, Dodd-Frank is clearly close behind on the list.  This pernicious bill, sponsored by the instigators of the financial and housing crises, will permanently alter our financial markets for the worst just as Obamacare will kill the healthcare sector if it’s not repealed.  I’ve met many small business owners who are contemplating | Read More »

Yes, Many Republicans Supported Obamacare All Along

By: Daniel Horowitz (Diary)  |  May 16th at 10:38 PM  | 

Many of us have taken it for granted that all Republicans would work for full repeal of Obamacare.  After all, not a single Republican voted for it.  However, it is always important to understand the reasons why politicians support or oppose a piece of legislation. When you listen to many prominent Republicans voicing their disdain for Obamacare, you generally hear the following complaints: it raises | Read More »

The RSC Jobs Plan: Jobs Through Growth

By: Daniel Horowitz (Diary)  |  November 2nd at 01:30 PM  | 

One of the more positive ancillary benefits of this presidential primary season is the newfound focus on taxation, regulation, and energy production.  The prominence of the presidential election has helped jumpstart a vital discourse on long-term reforms for those three policies. The RSC, which is the most respected conservative group within Congress, has proposed a jobs growth plan today, which seeks to achieve those reforms, | Read More »

A Conservative Look at Perry’s Economic Plan

By: Daniel Horowitz (Diary)  |  October 25th at 12:11 PM  | 

When Herman Cain proposed his 9-9-9 plan, many conservatives became energized, despite their misgivings with the fine print of the plan.  It wasn’t so much the details of the proposal that excited the base, as most conservatives intuitively recoiled from a consumption tax; it was the boldness of the plan that resonated with them.  Cain’s 9-9-9 brought some excitement to a race that was defined | Read More »

Let’s Replace EPA With Employment Protection Agency

By: Daniel Horowitz (Diary)  |  August 12th at 12:01 PM  | 

When members of Congress return to Washington in September, they must confront the next budget challenge; a Continuing Resolution for FY 2012.  While the top line discretionary spending level has already been agreed upon through the debt ceiling agreement, the specific levels of funding for each department and agency are still up for debate (or closed-door negotiations, in this case).  Unfortunately, instead of prudently analyzing | Read More »

The Earmark Eight, and the Food Fifteen

By: Daniel Horowitz (Diary)  |  November 30th at 01:57 PM  | 

Everyone is busy analyzing what the Democrats have learned from the midterm elections.  The real question is what Republicans have learned from this election.  Within 25 minutes, 8 Republicans voted to continue the practice of pork barrel spending, while 15 voted to give the FDA unlimited power to shut down food producers and cut jobs. Here is a list of the 8 Republicans who voted | Read More »

16 Republican Vote for New Nanny State Regulations on Food Producers

By: Daniel Horowitz (Diary)  |  November 17th at 01:56 PM  | 

If there is anything that is clear from the outcome of the elections, it is that we have barely changed the Senate.  Yes, we have gained some seats and moved some Republican open seats to the right for the 112th congress.  However, there are still many Republicans that remain in the Senate who have shown no signs of changing their big government tendencies.  Today, 16 | Read More »