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1 post published by Leigh Beadon on October 8, 2022

The filibuster in the U.S. Senate protects the rights of Senators to debate and amend legislation, thereby protecting the interest of the American people. The filibuster actually realizes the Founders’ intent that the Senate slow the legislative process “to ensure due deliberation and inquiry” before passing a bill. Current efforts to limit the filibuster to expedite the legislative process are misguided. One of the problems causing the expansion of the use of the filibuster are the action...

A domestic financial crisis wasn't enough to end the practice of pork barrel politics. Now we have members of Congress boldly diverting important funds that should be spent to make us more secure to union buddies as a pork barrel payback instead.

In a surprise, the latest Quinnipiac University poll shows both Gov. Ned Lamont and U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal up by 17 points each with the election less than seven weeks away. In the battle for go...

Lamont and Blumenthal up by 17 points each.

As always, it's the cover-up that sinks people. Liberals are working overtime to cover up their role in the mortgage meltdown. Not only did they block attempts to reform Government Sponsored Enterprises (GSEs) such as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac before they could drag down our economy, but liberals also abused the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA), turning it into a vehicle for directing loans to unqualified homebuyers. The left knows that whoever shapes public understanding of what caused to...

The USS Nautilus has attracted more than 3 million visitors since it became the focal point of the Submarine Force Museum.

Groton ― The Navy on Friday celebrated the completion of a $36 million preservation of the USS Nautilus, the world’s first nuclear-powered submarine, as elected officials celebrated the ship’s histo...

Blue-collar, centrist, tough-on-crime facades belie a slate of progressive clones.

Students were slightly sweaty as they moved in around Wilfrid Laurier University over the long weekend.