Candidate Rundown: Rick Perry

On September 2, 2011, in 2012 Election, Analysis, Opinion, by ConsiderLiberty

Lately Rick Perry has been all over the headlines.  He is the new media darling in the race for the Republican Party nomination.  Talk of Perry entering the race has been going on for months, but was recently confirmed by his formal announcement, made the day of the Ames, IA straw poll.  Ever since he [...]

Take Action: Congress and the Debt Ceiling

On July 12, 2011, in Action Alert, Analysis, Opinion, The Executive Branch, The Legislative Branch, by ConsiderLiberty

By now everyone has heard that the United States is going to hit our current borrowing limit on August 2nd according to a US Treasury estimate.  The President has stated repeatedly that the limit must be raised or the US will default on its debt and trigger an unprecedented financial crisis that will have widespread [...]

President Obama Announces Troop Withdrawal: Actions Speak Louder Than Words

On June 25, 2011, in Analysis, Opinion, The Executive Branch, by ConsiderLiberty

Wednesday evening President Barack Obama appeared before the American people from the East Room of the White House to announce his plan to begin withdrawing United States armed forces from Afghanistan.  His remarks began shortly after 8pm EST and were approximately 15 minutes in length. The President began by invoking the memory of the attacks [...]