Obama’s Bus Tour Obama’s bus tour is the Administration’s latest failed attempt to recapture the magic of 2008.  The cost of the Obama bus and the timing of his tour add to the sense that this is a thinly disguised effort to campaign on the tax payer’s dollar.  Vilsack’s Food Stamp’s Comment  Vilsack’s statement shows just how out of touch he is with the concerns of everyday Americans.  Welfare Programs such as food stamps… [Continue Reading]

I am a long-term advocate for a mandatory E-Verify Bill that would require employers to check the records of new and existing employees against a national database. In addition, I have enormous respect for House Judiciary Committee Chairman Lamar Smith (R-TX) and I trust his advocacy on behalf of American workers. However, I must quibble with Chairman Smith’s apparent compromise with pro-amnesty groups (Chamber of Commerce, National Restaurant Association, and the Home Builders Association) and his decision to include preemption language in H.R. 2164 that could tie the hands… [Continue Reading]

My son Ben has been unemployed for over a year.  Just about every day he is out there looking for work and mining the leads he gets from the state unemployment office.  He has had two interviews in the past six months.  In a few weeks, his unemployment benefits will end.  This is the first time in my son’s adult life that he has experienced unemployment for such a sustained… [Continue Reading]