FOX Business: Working Hard Or Hardly Working?
FOX Business host Lou Dobbs discussed the findings of the recent report by the Government Accountability Institute, “Presidential Economic Meetings: A Time-Based Analysis.”
POLITICO: How Much Time Has President Obama Spent On The Economy?
You can’t measure how much time a president spends “thinking” about the economy. But how much time has Obama spent working on rebuilding America’s crumbling economy? Researchers at the Government Accountability Institute looked into this for a new report into Obama’s official public schedule from his Inauguration until June 30, 2012. Read the rest at…
GAI Report: Presidential Economic Meetings: A Time-Based Analysis
The Government Accountability Institute conducted an analysis of how much time President Barack Obama has spent in economic meetings of any kind. The study covered the President’s first 1,257 days in office. The full report can be found here: GAI Report–Presidential Economic Meetings–A Time-Based Analysis
The Five Biggest Corporate Political Donors in 2012
A new analysis by Douglas A. McIntyre and Alexander E. M. Hess of 24/7 Wall St. has determined the five companies who have donated the most money to political parties, candidates, and PACs.
Investigation Reveals AFL-CIO, SEIU Partnered With JP Morgan Chase
If union members are upset that the millions union bosses have dumped into defeating Gov. Walker in tomorrow’s recall election appears not to be working, they may be furious when they learn the details of a new investigation by the Government Accountability Institute… To Read the Full Article, Click Here.
Romney’s Anti-Cronyism Theme Catching Fire
Last week, the Romney campaign scored a one-two punch with its surprise speech at Solyndra and its rapid-fire mobilization of a counter protest of Obama campaign strategist David Axelrod’s speech in Boston. But something else happened last week, something big. To Read the Full Article, Click Here.
AFL-CIO Bashes The Big Banks, Makes $28M A Year From Credit Cards
With the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) and AFL-CIO spending tens of millions on political activism, including the recall election of Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker, union members might do well to see where the money is coming from. Peter Schweizer reveals the eye-opening research the Government Accountability Institute uncovered… To Read the Full…
Why Obama Lacks Political Will To Crackdown On Wall Street
The presidential election is well under way but as President Barack Obama tries to position himself as the defender of the middle-class who will protect the 99% against corporate malfeasance and too big to fail banks, he may find himself in a precarious position. His record does not necessarily reflect his rhetoric and at the…
‘Real News from the Blaze’: Need for Government Benefits on the Rise, What can be Done?
The Wall Street Journal released a troubling report this week finding that 49.1 percent of Americans live in a household where at least one member received some type of government benefit in the first quater of 2011. That’s up nearly 5 precent from 2008 and nearly 20 percent from the early 1980s. With the rise…
Is the Defense Budget Rife with Waste and Crony Capitalism?
In a new Daily Beast article, Breitbart contributing editor Peter Schweizer argues that the Pentagon’s budget suffers from instances of serious waste and crony capitalism. To Read the Full Article, Click Here.