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Representation without Representation: The Only Way to Fix Our Democrat Congress

Representation without Representation: The Only Way to Fix Our Democrat Congress

When the country sends 254 Democrats to Congress, they are guaranteed to get three things accomplished: spending, spending, spending. Oh, and borrowing, too. Find out why the Democrat-run Congress is unable to do its job…or at least laugh about it with Steve Green, Bill Whittle and Scott Ott.
Watch Trifecta episode #3598

NY Times, Seizing on Fear, Pushes Civil Rights Restrictions

NY Times, Seizing on Fear, Pushes Civil Rights Restrictions

Does the New York Times really crave a society in which the federal government can restrict the Constitutional rights of citizens who have committed no crimes?
In the wake of the attempted Times Square bombing, the New York Times editorial board this week (5/6) lambasted the National Rifle Association and Congress for opposing further restrictions [...]

With Rep. Obey Forced Out, Can Republican Tim Burns Take Murtha’s Former Seat Too?

With Rep. Obey Forced Out, Can Republican Tim Burns Take Murtha's Former Seat Too?

The GOP needs 41 more House seats to retake Congress. But thanks to a special election and a fresh candidate in entrepreneur Tim Burns, that might become an even 40. The Trifecta crew — Steve Green, Scott Ott and Bill Whittle — gives you the who, the why, and the how.
Watch Trifecta episode #3510 [...]

Bleeding Us Dry: What Are We Getting For Our Money?

Bleeding Us Dry: What Are We Getting For Our Money?

Monied Congressmen, exploding debt, and more government jobs: the only shining city on a hill around here is Washington, D.C. How much of the country can they shove into the public sector? VodkaPundit Stephen Green helms the latest Trifecta, badgering Bill Whittle and Scott Ott with fabulous salary figures of our Congressional staffers.
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Congressional Cowards Bet The House & The Senate On Obamacare

Congressional Cowards Bet The House & The Senate On Obamacare

The gall! The nerve! The rank incompetence and unmitigated mendacity of this goat rodeo called Congress! No supply of adjectives will do the Obamacare injustice justice – but one word that must not be left out is cowardice. Bill Whittle leads Scott Ott and Steve Green to discuss the lily-livered Obama administration approach to what [...]

U.S. Census Questions That I Won’t Answer

U.S. Census Questions That I Won't Answer

We just received our census questionnaire from the Federal government. It comes emblazoned with a foreboding all-caps message on the envelope:
YOUR RESPONSE IS REQUIRED BY LAW
This might lead you to believe you must answer all of the questions. The Census is, after all, one of a handful of Constitutionally-mandated exercises. The enclosed letter, printed on [...]

Beware the Politician Who Speaks of Limited Government

When I read the speech, given by a governor of one of these United States, I thought, ‘We have finally found the politician who understands limited, Constitutional, Republican government — in which the people and the states delegate specific powers to the Federal government, and retain all others to themselves.’
It is, perhaps, the best [...]