Weekly Republican Address: Rep. Peter Roskam

◼ Delivering the Weekly Republican Address, Rep. Peter Roskam (R-IL) talks about how excessive federal regulations are hurting job creation in America, and discusses the House’s efforts to address the problem. - Office of Speaker Boehner

‎"“Small business owners are fighting every day to create and innovate, but continue to face government barriers to job creation. Among them: our unsustainable debt, the constant threat of higher taxes, and excessive regulations."

The campaign and the perpetual Obama need to find enemies has completely overtaken fiscal policy. Obama has ceased even pretending.

◼ Can’t Obama just find someone to publicly flog and be done with it already? - Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion

Faced with a Congress that opposes many of the suggestions he has made for job growth and deficit reduction, the president is increasingly making proposals that seem designed to garner popular, even populist, support — Republicans call it “class warfare” — so as to draw contrasts with Republicans for election 2012. - Jake Tapper/ABC News

◼ (T)he “Buffett Rule” - NY Times

Mr. Obama will not specify a rate or other details, and it is unclear how much revenue his plan would raise. But his idea of a millionaires’ minimum tax will be prominent in the broad plan for long-term deficit reduction that he will outline at the White House on Monday.

◼ Obama to Propose ‘Buffett Tax’ on Monday - Michelle Malkin

Obama almost pulled it off. The Great Recession conveniently allowed the president to start the spendathon under the guise of economic stimulus

◼ Quotes of the day - HotAir

Rising Stars of Los Angeles Republican Politics

◼ (L)ets give credit to those who have brought Los Angeles to a fighting stance: - Valley Of The Shadow at the CRP Convention in LA.

It’s a tough thing, but you can throw a president under the bus. You can never throw liberalism itself under the bus.

◼ ‘Something is Breaking Loose in Terms of the Liberal Lockstep’ - Ed Driscoll at Pajamas Media

Ron Paul Wins 2011 California Straw Poll

◼ CRP Chairman Tom Del Beccaro announced Congressman Ron Paul as the winner of the 2011 California Straw Poll. - CaGOP
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