Where We Are At Year’s End
It's time to take a tally of where we are at year's end.
Category: Congress
What Did Congress Do in 1999? — January 2000
What Did Congress Do in 1999? What happened to our tax cut? Although taxpayers’ money is rolling into the U.S. Treasury at an unprecedented rate, we didn’t get…
VAWA Tests the Limits of Federal Power
With President Clinton issuing a blizzard of overreaching executive orders and Congress federalizing hundreds of crimes that are properly in the jurisdiction of the states, we must depend…
The Feminization of the U.S. Military
Even though the voters elected a President who said he “loathes” the military, we couldn’t have imagined back in 1992 how much damage Bill Clinton would actually do.…
Washington Is Out Of Touch With The Voters
The disconnect between the Republican establishment and its grassroots constituency is manifest in the latest fundraising survey from the Republican National Committee (RNC). In the customary hyperbolic rhetoric…
Show Me the Money. Know Your Passenger.
“Show me the money.” That famous movie line, spoken by an actor who won an Academy Award, helps explain why politicians are racing to establish control over financial,…
Was it “According to Plan”? Did Nothing “Go Wrong”?
Have you noticed how few Members of Congress are willing to go on television and spell out clearly their position on Clinton’s war against Yugoslavia? It’s time for…
Congress Must Deal With Executive Orders
Not only does President Clinton not feel any shame about his impeachment; as he told Dan Rather recently, Clinton now feels stronger than ever, able to ignore and…
Clinton’s Power Grab Through Executive Orders
Faced with a Republican Congress unwilling to grant him all the powers he wants, Bill Clinton has unleashed a blizzard of Executive Orders to grab new authority for…
It’s The Bribery, Stupid, Not Just “Lying About Sex”
Ken Starr’s “Referral,” which formed the basis of the impeachment of Bill Clinton, was shocking, but the new book called “Year of the Rat” is even more shocking.…