Category — congress

The "food stamp" president isn't much on individual liberty. When his policies end in disaster, he always blames someone else. Lately, he's adopted Truman's strategy of blaming that darned Congress. He seems to have forgotten that until a few months ago, it was a Democrat controlled Congress.   Read the rest of this entry »

The State of the Union address was meant as one of the checks and balances between the executive and legislative branches. Every other president has been respectful of the other branches during the annual address—except for this president.   Read the rest of this entry »

A return to constitutionality was supposed to be a hallmark of the 2010 election. Part of the GOP's Pledge to America read, “We will require each bill moving through Congress to include a clause citing the specific constitutional authority upon which the bill is justified.” Republicans took over the House with considerable help from the Tea Party and other constitutional conservatives. How has Congress fared in delivering on its promise to comply with the Constitution?   Read the rest of this entry »