Blog Articles · Mar 27, 2012 · Cronyism

Pres. Obama was Against ExIm, Before He Was For It

In 2008, during a campaign speech in Green Bay, Wisconsin, then-Senator Obama called the Export-Import (ExIm) Bank "little more than a fund for corporate...

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Blog Articles · Mar 11, 2012 · Cronyism

Legislative Trickery on ExIm Bank

This week, the Senate will take up a version of the House-passed JOBS Act (H.R.3606). According to CQ (sub. req'd) there will be some...

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Blog Articles · Jul 4, 2011 · Cronyism

Corporate Welfare Gets New Life in the House

Ronald Reagan once said that, "The closest thing to eternity is a government program." Case in point: The Export-Import (Ex-Im) Bank, which has made...

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Blog Articles · May 19, 2011 · Cronyism, Healthcare

More Cronyism With Obamacare Waivers

President Obama's administration claims that there is no cronyism involved in granting waivers from provisions in the Obamacare law, but when AARP becomes exempt...it...

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Blog Articles · Jan 31, 2011 · Cronyism

Obama's Central Planning Promises

Give President Obama credit for saying the right thing when he praised America's spirit of entrepreneurship in his State of the Union address. It's...

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Blog Articles · Jan 12, 2011 · Budget and Spending, Cronyism

Washington Establishment and Business as Usual

Yesterday, the head of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, traditionally viewed as a Republican leaning organization, came out in strong support of raising the...

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