Today in Washington – May 21, 2010

    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 »

    Today in Washington – May 13, 2010

    Today will be another day of Obama Solicitor General Elena Kagan one-on-one meetings with Senators.  As Senators review the qualifications and actions of Elena Kagan to be the next Supreme Court Justice, they should hold her to the high standard that she sought to impose on conservative nominees.  In 1995 Kagan wrote a review of the book “The Confirmation Mess” by Stephen L. Carter and she complained of | Read More »

    Today in Washington – May 4, 2010

    Hot day in Washington and things are going to heat up in the debate on the ObamaBailout bill.  Conservatives should focus on understanding the debate in the Senate today on amendments to S.3217, the so called Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010.  Expect more talk and floor speeches about the Gulf Coast Oil Spill and the level of BP’s financial responsibility in the disaster in Washington.  Also, the talk of the town this | Read More »