The Sordid History of Ed Markey

By: Matt Vespa (Diary)  |  May 1st at 10:52 AM  | 

Democratic Congressman Ed Markey won his party’s primary to fill John Kerry’s vacant seat, but there’s a few things you should know about him.  First, he ran for congress in 1976 on a platform against the court-ordered busing of Boston’s schools.  At the time, the public schools in Boston were ordered to desegregate, and white and black students were forcibly bused to each others districts – which | Read More »

Government Continues to Stand In The Way of Energy Independence

By: Matt Vespa (Diary)  |  November 18th at 02:38 AM  | 

In a striking blow for the environmental left, the International Energy Agency released a report last Monday detailing how the United States is on track to outpace Saudi Arabia in oil production.  This surely puts the Obama administration in a bind concerning their green energy monomania that has dominated their energy policy for the past four years.  Heritage compiled a nice butcher’s bill of the | Read More »

My Prediction: Romney Wins Comfortably

By: Matt Vespa (Diary)  |  November 6th at 03:23 AM  | 

The day has arrived.  In about twenty-four hours, the stains of Barack Obama will be wiped clean and honor and dignity will be restored to The White House under Governor Mitt Romney.  It hasn’t been an easy road.  Conservatives waged a brutal primary battle that left us with a scarred nominee – Romney – coming out of the gate to take on President Obama in | Read More »

Obama’s War on Energy is about Control

By: Matt Vespa (Diary)  |  November 1st at 04:56 PM  | 

When one thinks of energy, the thoughts about economic growth rarely come into play.  In fact, most take it for granted.  It charges our iPhones, laptops, and Kindles, but it also is the lifeblood that keeps our economy growing.  It’s also the critical element that keeps our health services running.  It allows us to channel our resources elsewhere – to be more productive during the | Read More »

Obama’s bad tryst with coal is going to hurt him

By: Matt Vespa (Diary)  |  October 11th at 11:09 AM  | 

We all know about the Obama administration’s ‘War on Coal.’  It’s an egregious regulatory onslaught against American enterprise.  However, it’s a story that’s often buried by some in the media.  Last month, I wrote about how The Washington Post pushed another event in Obama’s war on coal to page 16 of their September 19 edition.  It was when “Alpha Natural Resources [planned to] lay off 160 mineworkers | Read More »