Category Archives: Congress

What should Congress do? #3 Eliminate Small Programs

Posted on June 22, 2013 by Jim

Given President Obama’s abdication in presenting select priorities to the Congress, Selfish Citizenship took the initiative to spell out the top seven legislative priorities for 2013 at the beginning of the year. The federal government funds many small programs unrelated … Continue reading →

Posted in Congress | Tagged Corporation for Public Broadcasting, debt, deficit reduction, entitlement reform, HBCUs, Higher Education Act, Mitt Romney, National endowment for the Arts, National Endowment for the Humanities | 4 Comments

Legislative Resolutions, Legislative Priorities for 2013: #2 Block Grant Funds to States

Posted on June 20, 2013 by Jim

Given President Obama’s abdication in presenting select priorities to the Congress, Selfish Citizenship took the initiative to spell out the top seven legislative priorities for 2013 at the beginning of the year. The Congress has infringed upon the states’ police … Continue reading →

Posted in Congress | Tagged block grants, education, entitlement reform, federalism, Medicaid | 5 Comments

Legislative Resolutions, Legislative Priorities for 2013: #1 Reduce Regulations

Posted on June 17, 2013 by Jim

Given President Obama’s abdication in presenting select priorities to the Congress, Selfish Citizenship took the initiative to spell out the top seven legislative priorities for 2013 at the beginning of the year. While spending and taxing are given high priority … Continue reading →

Posted in Congress | Tagged economic regulation, regulation, regulatory compliance costs | 5 Comments

Obama is Brer Donkey’s Tar Baby

Posted on June 9, 2013 by Jim

As part of the Obama Administration’s attack upon free speech (see IRS scandal), Obama partisans smear as racist anyone who disagrees with what our President reads from the teleprompter. In doing so, they forget the story of the boy who … Continue reading →

Posted in Congress, Political Discussions, President | Tagged Barack Obama, Brer Fox, Brer Rabbit, Disney, George Allen, Harry Reid, Nancy Pelosi, ObamaCare, Songs of the South, tar baby | Leave a comment

The Federal Sequester Has Delayed Your Life and Cancelled Your Flight

Posted on April 22, 2013 by Jim

Today the FAA began its sequester furloughs with a resulting rash of flight delays, especially in NYC and DC. I became aware of the issue when a coworker was trapped in New York and we did not know when to … Continue reading →

Posted in Congress, President | Tagged air traffic controllers, Barack Obama, deficit reduction, economic regulation, FAA, privatization, sequester, tax reform | Leave a comment

Republican Congressman Attacks Private Toll Road, Calls for Public Ownership

Posted on April 16, 2013 by Jim

In an e-mail to me today, Congressman Frank Wolf (R-VA) has called upon the state of Virginia to buy a private toll road in Loudoun County, the Dulles Greenway: I want to share with you my testimony I submitted for … Continue reading →

Posted in Congress | Tagged Dulles Greenway, Frank Wolf, private roads, transportation, Virginia | 1 Comment

Gay Marriage and Barbara Jordan

Posted on March 4, 2013 by Jim

As part of a school assignment related to Black History month, I assisted my niece with her paper on Barbara Jordan. Of course, in my family who is the go to guy for black history but me? Probably the people … Continue reading →

Posted in Congress | Tagged Barack Obama, Barbara Jordan, black history month, civil rights, gay marriage | Leave a comment