The Project to Restore America

01/16/2014

I was always told you can't fight fire with fire... one man in France listened.

http://nbcnews.to/1dUAoZ2

A critic of French President Francois Hollande dumped tons of horse manure in front of Paris' parliament building Thursday in a pungent protest against French politics.

01/15/2014

$1.1 trillion spending bill passes the House 359-67, now onto the Senate.

http://politi.co/1a82R2o

The House approved and sent to the Senate a landmark $1.1 trillion spending bill that fills in the blanks of December’s budget agreement and sets a new template for appropriations for the remainder of President Barack Obama’s second term. Adopted 359-67, the giant measure literally touch...

01/14/2014

"We don't need bigger government; we need better governing."

-- Thomas J. Donohue
President and CEO U.S. Chamber of Commerce

01/10/2014

Something to think about for your drive @ 5 (EST.)

In The Wall Street Journal, Robert Rector writes that 50 years and $20 trillion later, LBJ's goal to help the poor become self-supporting has failed.

01/10/2014

Every time a bell rings a politician inserts pork barrel spending...

http://herit.ag/19XfLjA

The Heritage Foundation highlights 10 of the most outrageous government projects that received federal funding in 2013. An omnibus bill will include more.

01/08/2014

Coincidence that the polar vortex hit one day after all the hot air returned to Washington D.C.? --- I.e. Congress & Senate

I think it's nature's way of offsetting extreme temperatures.

A new Rasmussen Reports survey finds that only eight percent (8%) of Likely U.S. Voters think Congress is doing a good or excellent job.

http://bit.ly/1fdefvF

Rasmussen Reports - The best place to look for polls that are spot on

01/07/2014

Retweeted The Hill ():

Reid open to paying for jobless aid http://t.co/HomegbGeiy

01/07/2014

U.S. District Judge Edmond E. Chang said Monday that while the government has a duty to protect its citizens, it’s also obligated to protect constitutional rights, including the right to keep and bear arms for self-defense. The city of Chicago can still appeal.

In other news...

http://bit.ly/1aE6Z4s

On the heels of a federal court striking down Chicago's ban on gun sales, those seeking gun permits in Illinois flooded the State Police website over the weekend to begin the permitting process.

01/06/2014

Whether you support him or despise him, Ted Cruz delivered a message in 2013 that hit home with many.

Check it out below.

http://bit.ly/19XBHbV

Frank Luntz talks to Charles Payne about the "sound byte of the year"

12/20/2013

Santa wears many hats...

12/18/2013

Retweeted CSPAN ():

Seen on C-SPAN2: U.S. Senate approves Federal Budget Agreement, 64-36. http://t.co/bLW2SILEnG

12/18/2013

The highly anticipated 2013 Wastebook...

OUT NOW! Nearly $30 BILLION in waste and low-priority spending.

While politicians in Washington spent much of 2013 complaining about sequestration’s impact on domestic programs and our national defense, we still managed to provide benefits to the Fort Hood shooter, study romance novels, help the State Department buy Facebook fans and even help NASA study Congress.

See more here: http://www.coburn.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ContentRecord_id=14aea5f1-9fe5-4b54-9c1f-08c666f51a5b&ContentType_id=d741b7a7-7863-4223-9904-8cb9378aa03a&Group_id=7a55cb96-4639-4dac-8c0c-99a4a227bd3a