Voting Resources
Rudy Cajka
June 2nd, 2011
Tuesday (5/31/2011), House Republicans gave President Obama and the Democrats the House vote they had requested some months ago – a clean vote on raising the federal debt ceiling. The results were predictable, in that the...
May 13th, 2011
Is John Boehner Really Serious About Negotiating on the Debt Ceiling Increase?Once again, the country is faced with another “do or die” must pass financial bill to raise the National Debt Ceiling. Now that...
March 30th, 2011
There has been a lot of discussion lately about Congress attempting to pass a Balanced Budget Amendment (BBA). In light of the incredible deficits run up by the Obama administration, and in particular, the speed at which...
March 15th, 2011
Do House Republicans Really Want to Cut the Federal Budget?This past Friday (3/11/2011), House Republicans unveiled yet another Continuing Resolution (CR) to keep the federal government running for three...
March 7th, 2011
The Washington Post published an article on Feb. 28, 2011 by Lon Montgomery entitled “GOP spending plan would cost 700,000 jobs, new report says”. The article goes on to quote Mark Zandi, chief economist for Moody’s...
February 14th, 2011
House Republicans Have a Challenge with the Upcoming Continuing ResolutionPrior to ObamaCare passing in the House of Representatives last year, everyone remembers Nancy Pelosi’s famous statement “If you want...
January 28th, 2011
State of the Union Speech Stresses More Spending to Move America ForwardPresident Obama’s State of the Union address was filled with the usual soaring rhetoric, self praise, promises to freeze spending and a...
January 14th, 2011
After the tragic shootings in Tucson this past weekend, there has been no shortage of commentary and blame ascribing the reasons for this senseless act. Unfortunately, most of the reasons given by the chattering class,...
December 13th, 2010
Re-Thinking the Grand CompromiseAt first blush, it appeared that the grand compromise between President Barack Obama and the Congressional Republican leadership was a huge win for Republicans. It appeared...
December 6th, 2010
A Different Perspective on the 2012 ElectionIt’s now clear that Democrats suffered huge losses in the House of Representatives and substantial losses in the U. S. Senate as a result of the Midterm elections...
May 19th, 2011
There have been numerous stories and indications recently that Texas Governor Rick Perry is now considering entering the GOP presidential sweepstakes.
April 8th, 2011
Why These Riders are so ImportantAs the days proceed towards a government shutdown, the principal negotiators continue to battle over something that few Americans have heard much about. This looming...
March 24th, 2011
Drill, Drill, Drill in BrazilIt seems that President Obama had something more to accomplish on his trip to Brazil this week, other than to enjoy the sights of Rio and the adulation of Brazil’s leading...
March 7th, 2011
Democrat Budget Proposals are Totally UnreasonableOn Fox News Sunday (3/06/2011), Sen. Richard Durbin stated firmly that the Democrat’s proposal of only $10.1 Billion in discretionary spending cuts were as...
February 26th, 2011
Will House Republicans Stand Firm?During the last days of the lame duck session of Congress in 2010, the House and Senate passed a compromise Continuing Resolution (CR) to fund the government on a temporary...
February 4th, 2011
Republicans Proposing to Cut Just $32 Billion from 2011 BudgetRemember when Republicans promised to cut the budget by at least $100 Billion? It looks like that promise has gone by the boards. House...
January 24th, 2011
Has Obama Really Moved to the Center?Don’t believe it for a minute! Since his election in 2008, and his inauguration in 2009, Barack Obama has presided over the most left wing American administration since...
December 26th, 2010
START Treaty Ratified With Help From Republican SenatorsAs you may know, along with most conservatives, I opposed ratification of the START Treaty. You can see my previous article on this subject. On...
December 10th, 2010
Do We Even Need a New START Treaty?The first START Treaty between the United States and the Soviet Union was signed on July 31,1991 and entered into force on December 5, 1994. The START Treaty essentially...
