Obama is requesting that Senators and House members post earmarks on their websites for scrutiny before they are passed into law. I don't see how this would have helped with the last spending bill? If Congress is going to ram legislation through in just… more »

Chinese Navy gets a little too close for comfort... http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7933171.stm Five Chinese ships have manoeuvred dangerously close to an unarmed US navy surveillance vessel in the South China Sea, the US government says… more »

Most people don’t even know what this Omnibus Bill is. Well if you have followed the news at all the Omnibus Bill is the one with 9,000 earmarks in it! That’s a lot of pork. Now not all of the pork comes from one side of the isle. Both sides have loaded… more »

Cap and Trade is designed to offset the evil carbon emissions. There are a few things about Cap and Trade that just don't click. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/04/08/AR2007040800758_pf.html As U.S. lawmakers work on th… more »

This article hits home for me, because I have worked in the facility that they are mentioning here. The University of Florida Proton Therapy Institute. http://www.boston.com/news/health/articles/2009/03/02/us_system_to_rate_health_therapies/ Lisa… more »