Defense Wins Championships, but Offense Saves the Planet

We Americans are at our best when we’re on offense, facing enemies and taking advantage of opportunities.  As a country, we got our start by taking up arms so that we could achieve our freedom.  Then we saw the land lying west of the Mississippi as opportunity and went west with lots of determination and very little planning.  In the process, individuals blazed the trails to establish small communities,…

It’s Time to Bring Back Earmarks 

It’s Time to Bring Back Earmarks  by Howard Marlowe  [yop_poll id=”1″] It has been nearly eight years since Congress gave away control over spending.  Next January when the new House of Representatives meets to adopt its rules, it can correct that mistake by striking its “temporary” ban on congressionally-directed-funding, or earmarks.  Since 2008, Congress has only once passed a few funding bills on time, and the Congressional…