Issues, Insights & Istook
Ernest Istook
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ERNEST ISTOOK: Super Bowl is a too-rare moment that unites America
Political divisions, racial divisions and wealth divisions that split the country apart fade away for one brief day as America unites to enjoy the Super Bowl.
ERNEST ISTOOK: California protects the chickens, Al Gore targets the humans
Which comes first? The chicken or the consumer?
ERNEST ISTOOK: Al Gore’s $90 trillion dream could put us back on horses
One of the presentations to the global elite in Davos is a $90 trillion plan to rebuild every city in the world without roads for autos. They're banned. Yes, Al Gore is involved.
ERNEST ISTOOK: Obama told whopper lies about Obamacare costs, so why believe him today?
President Obama told gargantuan lies to get Obamacare passed, so it's smart to think he's probably lying again about his latest plans. New numbers show Obamacare adds $1.3 trillion to the deficit over 10 years.
ERNEST ISTOOK: Earth won’t catch fire: Global warming alarmists ignore our latest science
The global warming alarmists use outmoded technology to scare us into backing their agenda. But global temperature readings from the best source--satellites--tell a different story.
ERNEST ISTOOK: Egg prices climb to pay for new chicken rights
Why have egg prices become so "fowl?" Because California insists that chickens need more TLC -- and that's expensive.
ERNEST ISTOOK: Window blind safety could cost consumers millions
"You can never be too safe," goes the old saying. But how much are we willing to empty our pockets to be as safe as government insists?
Democrats’ tax plan is legalized theft—gangster government
When a tax plan blatantly says it will take from a few and give that money to everybody else, it should be labeled what it is: legalized theft, designed to win votes by redistributing money.
ERNEST ISTOOK: Gun control push backfired in 2014
Gun control advocates have shot themselves in the foot. Their big push for gun control backfired as support for Second Amendment rights soared in 2014.
ERNEST ISTOOK: Obama & Sharpton put Martin Luther King’s dream into reverse
We're going in reverse. Race relations have gotten worse under Obama. He sees racism almost everywhere.
ERNEST ISTOOK: Obama, Sharpton put Martin Luther King’s dream into reverse
We're going in reverse. Race relations have gotten worse under Obama. He sees racism almost everywhere.
ERNEST ISTOOK: Regulators raise a stink over perfumes
What's coming to America? It could be European-style regulations on perfumes. And colognes. And other fragrances.
ERNEST ISTOOK: Government does not protect us from lotteries
Because government loves us so much, it wants to protect us — from everything except government, that is.
ERNEST ISTOOK: Under Obama, expect more red tape in 2015
It doesn't matter whether the Dow hits 20,000 or higher in 2015. The big investment play is in government, not the private sector.
ERNEST ISTOOK: Federal regulators say “Bah, Humbug!” to Christmas lights
Christmas lights have become so affordable that even the humblest of homes often are lit like the Star of Bethlehem. Federal bureaucrats are working to end this.
ERNEST ISTOOK: How red tape grounded the jolly man in the red suit
'Twas the night before Christmas, when several unexpected visitors showed up at the North Pole.
ERNEST ISTOOK: Consumer Financial Protection Board growing staff and budget
Truth is stranger than fiction in Washington D.C. Every satire about government has a real-life counterpart. Much like the runaway bureaucracy in a great recent novel, President Obama's Consumer Financial Protection Board is growing like a weed, while CFPB officials are busy snooping on our household finances.
ERNEST ISTOOK: Phantom executive order on amnesty: It’s a trap!
Misuse of the executive order label has damaged efforts to hold President Obama accountable. Critics fell into a White House trap, part of its strategy to villainize those who disagree.
ERNEST ISTOOK: Put body cameras on politicians, bureaucrats who launch armed raids
President Obama wants local police to wear body cameras. His idea is too moderate. We should think big and put body cameras on politicians, starting with the White House.
Constitution tells Obama NO on bypassing Congress to fund his amnesty plan
Pres. Obama says he can bypass Congress to fund his amnesty program by collecting fees. But the Constitution tells him, "No!"
