The Competent Conservative

On January 20, 2012, the Obama Administration finalized their plans to move forward with something many Americans feared was coming. As a part of the “Affordable Healthcare Act” passed by a Democrat run Congress and signed into law by President Obama in 2010, the administration would now mandate that all insurances must cover birth control. [...]

Religious freedom, or freedom of conscience, is critical to the health of a diverse society. This is Part 3 in a series of articles on religious freedom. For the series introduction, see “An Introduction to Religious Freedom.” Over the past two years, general officers of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints have delivered [...]

What Americans Know About Religious Freedom Most Americans know that religious freedom is one of the most basic freedoms guaranteed in the U.S. Constitution. Frequently called the “first freedom,” freedom of religion is prominent in the American founding documents and gives rise to many other freedoms. It is a fundamental human right — one that [...]

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has issued a series of articles about the principle of Religious Freedom here  in the US.  The church generally tries to stay out of political issues but when political issues threaten moral/religious issues, the church will stand by those who are defending what is morally right.  In [...]

Barack Obama just went from “blame Bush” to “blame Founding Fathers” for his lack of success in delivering on the promises he made to the American people!  It’s very clear when you listen to this statement that Obama doesn’t like the Constitution and feels it is getting in his way of “forcing” Congress to do [...]

Jeffrey Zients will serve as President Obama’s new acting director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), but the president’s decision might undercut attacks on Republican Mitt Romney’s career as a venture capitalist, because Zients and Romney are both alumni of Bain & Company. “I’m pleased to designate Jeff Zients to lead the Office [...]

For all the fire directed at the private equity world this week – from Mitt Romney’s opponents in both parties – few major politicians can claim to have their hands clean when it comes to the financial services industry, and President Barack Obama is no exception. Newt Gingrich and Rick Perry found that out the [...]

Wow. So I just came across this video of Chris Wallace taking on the head of the Democratic National Committee for Democrat attacks on Mitt Romney for laying off workers. He asks that if we should blame Mitt Romney for bankrupt companies that he invested in, then shouldn’t we blame the president for making a [...]

BEGIN TRANSCRIPT   RUSH: Folks, I realize this is serious out there, and at some point I may have to issue a fatwa to stop this. If I sense it’s really getting out of hand, of course I’ll take action. I’ll stand up and I’ll just tell everybody here involved, “Cut this out and get [...]

Mitt Romney is calling President Obama’s appointees to the labor board “union stooges” who practice un-American political playback, in a new ad his campaign is airing in South Carolina. The release of the 30-second television ad comes the day after Obama installed three new members of the National Labor Relations Board, appointing them while the [...]