“Department of Transportation” on The Daily Caller

The inspector general of the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) and a member of the Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board agreed with the less-than-stellar grades given the federal government’s performance by the Reinvestment and Recovery Act by Input, a government market research firm. (more)

Barack Obama has long decried the corrupting influence of money in politics. As a candidate, he ran against lobbyists and the pay-for-play culture of Washington. As president, he has continued to hammer the theme, most recently in his impassioned attacks on the Supreme Court’s ruling in Citizens United v Federal Election Commission. (more)

Abstract: Despite decades of repeated failure, President Obama and Congress continue to promote the myth that government can spend its way out of recession. Heritage Foundation economic policy expert Brian Riedl dispels the stimulus myth, lays out the evidence that government spending does not end recessions–and presents the evidence for what does end recessions. Hint: It’s not another “stimulus package.” (more)