Let’s Get Rid of All Earmarks

I’ll bet you thought earmarks were already a thing of the past.  WRONG Most people say that the President’s budget is dead on arrival.  WRONG While Congress prohibited itself from congressionally-directed spending (aka earmarks) in 2011, they didn’t stop the President from earmarking.  I’m not talking about funding this program and not funding that one. …

This is Trump’s Infrastructure Week and It’s a Flop

By Howard Marlowe Normally, I’m not that negative.  I mean, over-the-top headlines get readers, but this one is meant to reflect my utter disappointment.  The system of representative democracy our Founders established is one that works.  I’ve seen firsthand what can be done when local and state elected officials organize to fight back against government…