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  • Another Czar on the way...
    Nov 20, 2009  - In case you missed it, Wall Street Journal's Kim Strassel wrote this piece for today's paper: Help Wanted The Democratic Party seeks a wildly optimistic individual to oversee a national jobs-creation program. Wanted: National Jobs Czar Employer: The Democratic Party Job Type: Crisis Man... More
  • Estate Tax a Killer for Family-Owned Businesses and Their Workers
    Nov 20, 2009  - The Heritage Foundation today released a memo detailing the negative impact of the Death Tax and the benefits of repealing it.  From the memo:  The death tax is a drag on America's family-owned businesses, destroys jobs, and lowers wages while raising little revenue. As such, Congress should repeal... More
  • RIP Uga VII
    Nov 19, 2009  - The AJC is reporting that UGA's mascot, Uga VII, died today.  Jack had the opportunity to meet him on the sidelines of this weekend's victory against Auburn. More
  • "Holiday Mail for Heroes"
    Nov 19, 2009  - Jack participated in the "Holiday Mail for Heroes" today, a program sponsored by the American Red Cross that allows Americans to send Christmas cards to soliders and veterans both at home and abroad.  If you'd like to learn more, click here. More
  • How Would Most Americans Solve the Unemployment Problem? More Tax Cuts, Not Government Spending
    Nov 19, 2009  - “What is a better way to create jobs and fight unemployment — more government stimulus spending or more tax cuts?” 62%     More tax cuts 21%     More government stimulus spending 17%     Not sure Rasmussen; conducted November 17-18, 2009; Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters Nationwide More
  • KINGSTON SENDS CHRISTMAS CARDS TO SOLDIERS
    Nov 19, 2009  - Congressman Jack Kingston (R-GA) signs Christmas cards for soldiers as part of the American Red Cross’ “Holiday Mail for Heroes” program.  The program, now in its third year, allows Americans to send Christmas cards to active duty service members and veterans across the nation and abroad.  For more ... More
  • JACK ON THE FLOOR: Stop the bailouts
    Nov 18, 2009  - Jack spoke on the House floor this evening and pointed out that, without a single vote from Congress, the Federal Reserve last year spent hundreds of billions of dollars bailing out firms like Bear Stearns and AIG. Now there's a dangerous proposal in Congress that would give the Federal Reserve and ... More
  • GAO reveals 50,000 fake jobs
    Nov 18, 2009  - ABC News just posted a story revealing a Government Accountability Office report which shows continued discrepencies with the White House's "created or saved" jobs claims. The report shows that: 59,386 jobs were claimed to have been "created or saved" by projects on which no "stimulus" money ... More
  • ICYMI: The $1.9 Trillion Gimmick
    Nov 18, 2009  - In case you missed it, the Wall Street Journal is out with this great editorial today: The $1.9 Trillion Gimmick The Democrats' 'doc fix' for Medicare payments would shock Madoff. What passes for a joke on Capitol Hill these days is that Bernie Madoff, given his experience managing Ponzi sche... More
  • Nine Months In, Less than One-in-Ten Americans Buy the Stimulus “Saved or Created” Nonsense
    Nov 18, 2009  - “From what you know so far, which comes closest to your own view? 1. The economic stimulus package has already created a substantial number of new jobs in the U.S., OR 2. It will create a substantial number of new jobs but hasn’t done that yet, OR 3. It will not create a substantial number of new jo... More