On February 5, The Hill reported on criticism of Senator Rand Paul’s Audit the Fed bill. In response, Sen. Paul was quoted as saying, “Citizens have the right to know why the Fed’s policies have resulted in a stagnant economy and record numbers of people dropping out of the workforce.” You can read the full story here.
After the American Principles Project’s State Lunch on February 5, LifeSiteNews interviewed Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal. The governor stated that he was “proud to stand up for innocent, unborn life,” and that he was “proud to stand up and say that I believe in the traditional definition of marriage, between a man and a woman.” He urged his fellow potential candidates to follow suit and stand up for their conservative beliefs as well. Jindal reiterated that he was “a believer in traditional marriage…a believer in protecting innocent human life, unborn life. [As well as] a strong believer in religious liberty.” You
Elizabeth Warren wants to incarcerate banking executives. She wants to insure former Wall Street executives don’t attain high government positions (recently claiming the scalp of Antonio Weiss). Most of all she wants to prevent the repeal of any part of the Dodd-Frank regulatory monstrosity. Senator Warren is correctly discerning the public’s economic discontent: survey show large majorities of all parties believe the current economy favors the already-rich over the middle class, and even a majority of Democrats believe the economic policies of the U.S government are rigged against hard working middle class families. Senator Warren’s indignation is meant to pander
In an orchestrated orgy of protests, Fed governors and regional bank presidents have roasted Sen. Rand Paul and his co-sponsors for reintroducing a bill mandating an audit of the Fed. Loretta Mester, president of the Cleveland Fed, wants us to know that such a thought is “misguided.” Why? “They really are about allowing political considerations to influence monetary policy decisions,” she said in a speech in Columbus. “This would be a tremendous mistake, because it would ultimately lead to poorer economic performance.” What performance? Presumably the Fed wants a pat on the back for the zero-interest-rate policy of the last
On February 1, former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee appeared on CNN’s State of the Union and discussed his views on marriage. He lambasted other Christian politicians who have “evolved” on the issue, saying, “unless I get a new version of the scriptures, it’s really not my place to say, OK, I’m just gonna evolve.” Huckabee then likened asking a Christian to accept gay marriage to “asking somebody who is Jewish to start serving bacon-wrapped shrimp in their deli.” You can find the full interview here.
