The Environmental Compliance Cost Transparency Act of 2013 

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Congressman Paul  Gosar, D.D.S (AZ-04) introduced The Environmental Compliance Cost Transparency Act of 2013, H.R. 2162. This legislation provides transparency by reporting the related costs incurred by electricity consumers as a result of environmental regulations. Although this bill does not amend environmental laws, it is premised on the notion that consumers have the right to know how much of their energy bill is related to ever-increasing compliance with federal regulations.

Rep. …

I don’t mind admitting I’m relieved that the Boston bombers were Muslims.  While I regret the murders and mutilations committed by the Chechen brothers, I admit I was worried that the mayhem had been perpetrated by native-born Americans.  That’s because I am so sick and tired of the politically correct crowd countering legitimate attacks on radical Islam by playing the moral equivalence game every chance they get.

You can bet that if they had been Americans, the liberal pinheads would have …

CNN reports, “The Internal Revenue Service official overseeing the unit that targeted conservative groups for several years beginning in the spring of 2010 has been placed on administrative leave, according to Congressional sources in both parties. Lois Lerner was the director of exempt organizations when the agency filtered applications for tax exempt status for words such as ‘patriot’ and ‘tea party.’ She publicly revealed the targeting two weeks ago in her answer to a planted question at a …

A cri de cœur from Bill Kristol on behalf of the American people. It’s pithy and right on, and it ends as Longfellow ends Paul Revere’s Ride:

For, borne on the night-wind of the Past,

Through all our history, to the last,

In the hour of darkness and peril and need,

The people will waken and listen to hear .  .  .

Read it!

Arizona Republican legislation pushes back on federal travel management rules    
Senator Chester Crandell (R-Dist. 6) &
House Majority Leader David Gowan (R-Dist. 14)

STATE CAPITOL, PHOENIX (May 24, 2013) – Arizona residents’ ability to utilize off-highway vehicles in the state’s federally managed forests will soon be enhanced thanks to legislation sponsored by State Senator Chester Crandell (R-Heber) and House Majority Leader David Gowan (R-Sierra Vista).

HB2551 (off-highway vehicles; use; authority; enforcement) began as legislation sponsored by Majority …