https://hotair.com/author/rbluey/feedHotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usWed, 15 Apr 2026 09:01:43 -0400<![CDATA[Republicans have promised to finally overhaul America’s tax code next year. Reform is long overdue. Now it’s a matter of what direction lawmakers should take.]]>Fri, 10 Aug 2012 14:41:45 -0400<![CDATA[Rob Bluey]]><![CDATA[Taxes]]><![CDATA[tax reform]]>https://hotair.com/rbluey/2012/08/10/tax-reform-as-easy-as-1-2-3-n200519<![CDATA[Add the city of Longmont, Colo., to the growing list of communities freaking out over fracking. This enclave in liberal Boulder County will ask citizens to vote on a fracking ban this November. The local newspaper has the story:]]>Fri, 10 Aug 2012 11:21:35 -0400<![CDATA[Rob Bluey]]><![CDATA[Colorado]]><![CDATA[fracking]]><![CDATA[North Dakota]]>https://hotair.com/rbluey/2012/08/10/more-fracking-hysteria-colorado-city-puts-ban-on-november-ballot-n200512<![CDATA[There are more than 70 separate welfare programs operated by the federal government today. The cumulative cost is nearly $1 trillion per year and rapidly expanding on President Obama&#8217;s watch.]]>Fri, 10 Aug 2012 09:21:09 -0400<![CDATA[Rob Bluey]]><![CDATA[Department of Health and Human Services]]><![CDATA[Jim Jordan]]><![CDATA[welfare]]>https://hotair.com/rbluey/2012/08/10/do-welfare-recipients-have-an-incentive-to-work-n200509<![CDATA[You&#8217;ve probably never heard of Greene County, Alabama. Yet this small county of 9,000 people in western Alabama, about an hour from Tuscaloosa, was home to one of the biggest voter-fraud scandals in recent history. Corrupt incumbents devised an elaborate scheme to rig the election using absentee ballots. When they prevailed on Election Day, skeptical citizens began asking questions. A subsequent investigation and trial led to the convictions of 11 people involved in the plot.]]>Thu, 09 Aug 2012 13:21:47 -0400<![CDATA[Rob Bluey]]><![CDATA[al franken]]><![CDATA[Voting]]>https://hotair.com/rbluey/2012/08/09/book-voter-fraud-is-real-and-has-consequences-just-look-at-sen-al-franken-n200463<![CDATA[More than 30,000 people are expected to attend Saturday&#8217;s screening of &#8220;Honor Flight&#8221; at Milwaukee&#8217;s Miller Park, which would break the world record for a film premiere. The feature-length documentary chronicles the stories of World War II veterans who made their way to Washington, D.C., to visit the memorial built in their honor.]]>Wed, 08 Aug 2012 15:21:09 -0400<![CDATA[Rob Bluey]]><![CDATA[Milwaukee]]><![CDATA[World War II]]>https://hotair.com/rbluey/2012/08/08/film-honoring-wwii-vets-aims-for-world-record-premiere-at-ballpark-n200469<![CDATA[Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer wowed the Democratic National Convention four years ago with a talk that Time called a &#8220;folksy, tough, funny, home-run of a speech.&#8221; It was the kind of performance that generated enough buzz to propel talk of a presidential run in 2016.]]>Wed, 08 Aug 2012 11:21:08 -0400<![CDATA[Rob Bluey]]><![CDATA[Montana]]>https://hotair.com/rbluey/2012/08/08/montanas-democrat-governor-calls-constituents-white-racist-rednecks-n200454<![CDATA[Reporters ridiculed Mitt Romney on his recent foreign trip for not making himself more available for questions. Even though Romney held one press availability in London, journalists complained they &#8220;didn&#8217;t come all the way here to handle photo ops.&#8221;]]>Tue, 07 Aug 2012 11:21:53 -0400<![CDATA[Rob Bluey]]><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]><![CDATA[media]]><![CDATA[Mitt Romney]]><![CDATA[Press Conference]]>https://hotair.com/rbluey/2012/08/07/obama-goes-seven-weeks-without-white-house-press-conference-n200433<![CDATA[Al Armendariz&#8217;s big mouth cost him his job as a regional administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. Now that he&#8217;s working for the Sierra Club, Armendariz appears even more opinionated about the industry he once regulated.]]>Mon, 06 Aug 2012 12:36:48 -0400<![CDATA[Rob Bluey]]><![CDATA[coal]]><![CDATA[Energy]]><![CDATA[Environmental Protection Agency]]><![CDATA[equality]]><![CDATA[Texas]]>https://hotair.com/rbluey/2012/08/06/ousted-epa-administrator-vows-to-stop-the-construction-of-any-new-coal-plants-in-texas-n200402<![CDATA[Today&#8217;s resignation of regulatory czar Cass Sunstein has revived a myth about President Obama&#8217;s record on regulation. Let&#8217;s be clear: This president&#8217;s regulatory reforms pale in comparison to the vast number rules he&#8217;s imposed on Americans.]]>Fri, 03 Aug 2012 12:01:54 -0400<![CDATA[Rob Bluey]]><![CDATA[government regulations]]>https://hotair.com/rbluey/2012/08/03/debunking-the-myth-of-obamas-regulatory-record-n200358<![CDATA[Getting food-stamp benefits can now be as easy as picking up an informational brochure or calling a toll-free number, according to a new report out this week from the Government Accountability Office. More than 40 states have lowered eligibility requirements for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, resulting in a vast expansion of the welfare state under President Obama.]]>Thu, 02 Aug 2012 17:01:31 -0400<![CDATA[Rob Bluey]]><![CDATA[food stamps]]><![CDATA[Government Accountability Office]]>https://hotair.com/rbluey/2012/08/02/1-800-food-stamps-how-states-expand-eligibility-for-welfare-program-n200338<![CDATA[A month ago as Americans were celebrating Independence Day, two dueling factions released competing visions of Internet freedom. Both dubbed the “Declaration of Internet Freedom,” they represented a post-SOPA attempt to articulate principles for tech policy.]]>Thu, 02 Aug 2012 08:41:01 -0400<![CDATA[Rob Bluey]]>https://hotair.com/rbluey/2012/08/02/rand-paul-makes-the-conservative-case-for-internet-freedom-n200329<![CDATA[Mike Huckabee, the Family Research Council and others have declared this Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day. And while Americans should head to the chicken-sandwich restaurant to show their support, they should also take the opportunity to reflect on the intolerant left.]]>Wed, 01 Aug 2012 13:16:40 -0400<![CDATA[Rob Bluey]]>https://hotair.com/rbluey/2012/08/01/why-are-liberals-so-intolerant-n200312<![CDATA[Voters with college degrees and international travelers are breaking for President Obama over Mitt Romney in the presidential race, according to a polling analysis from John Zogby. Romney, meanwhile, comes out ahead among top earners and the middle class.]]>Fri, 20 Jul 2012 17:21:57 -0400<![CDATA[Rob Bluey]]><![CDATA[2012 election]]><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]><![CDATA[Mitt Romney]]><![CDATA[polls]]>https://hotair.com/rbluey/2012/07/20/zogby-obama-outperforming-romney-among-upscale-voters-n200044<![CDATA[During his run for the presidency in 2008, Barack Obama praised the work requirements that were the centerpiece of welfare reform &#8212; the very requirements his administration just gutted last week.]]>Fri, 20 Jul 2012 16:01:39 -0400<![CDATA[Rob Bluey]]><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]><![CDATA[Department of Health and Human Services]]><![CDATA[welfare]]>https://hotair.com/rbluey/2012/07/20/flashback-obama-praised-welfare-work-requirements-his-administration-just-gutted-n200040<![CDATA[Frank VanderSloot grew up a poor kid in rural Idaho. His father made $300 a month. His clothes came from the Salvation Army. Yet through determination and hard work &#8212; and with the help of America’s free-enterprise system &#8212; today he’s the successful CEO of a global supplier of wellness products.]]>Fri, 20 Jul 2012 13:21:59 -0400<![CDATA[Rob Bluey]]><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]><![CDATA[Super PACs]]>https://hotair.com/rbluey/2012/07/20/irs-labor-department-persecute-idaho-man-after-appearing-on-obamas-enemies-list-n200037<![CDATA[A coalition of Republicans in the House and Senate vowed to preserve the work requirements at the heart of welfare reform after the Obama administration announced last week it would illegally gut the 1996 law. Lawmakers could vote in the coming days on a plan that prohibits the administration from implementing its unilateral action.]]>Thu, 19 Jul 2012 18:01:23 -0400<![CDATA[Rob Bluey]]><![CDATA[Department of Health and Human Services]]><![CDATA[Jim Jordan]]><![CDATA[Kathleen Sebelius]]><![CDATA[Orrin Hatch]]><![CDATA[poverty]]><![CDATA[welfare]]>https://hotair.com/rbluey/2012/07/19/obama-faces-capitol-hill-revolt-after-gutting-welfare-reform-work-requirements-n200007<![CDATA[The Obama administration is facing growing resistance to its anti-conscience mandate two weeks before the policy goes into effect. Yesterday evangelical Wheaton College announced it was joining a lawsuit against the mandate. Last week another Illinois institution, Catholic Charities of Chicago, sued the administration.]]>Thu, 19 Jul 2012 16:01:06 -0400<![CDATA[Rob Bluey]]><![CDATA[Catholicism]]><![CDATA[College]]><![CDATA[Department of Health and Human Services]]><![CDATA[HHS mandate]]><![CDATA[religious freedom]]>https://hotair.com/rbluey/2012/07/19/nearly-60-plaintiffs-now-suing-obama-administration-over-hhs-mandate-n200008<![CDATA[House conservatives gather this morning to take your questions about taxes, sequestration and a range of other issues facing Congress in the coming weeks and months. It&#8217;s your opportunity to be heard on Capitol Hill. Submit a question in the comments below.]]>Thu, 19 Jul 2012 11:21:57 -0400<![CDATA[Rob Bluey]]><![CDATA[sequester]]><![CDATA[Taxes]]>https://hotair.com/rbluey/2012/07/19/do-you-have-a-question-for-house-conservatives-n200006<![CDATA[Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) is hoping to orchestrate a &#8220;carefully choreographed crisis&#8221; after the Nov. 6 election to force the GOP&#8217;s hand on spending and taxes, a trio of Republican senators warned today. They want help from their House colleagues to remove the threat of a government shutdown during the lame-duck session of Congress.]]>Wed, 18 Jul 2012 18:01:41 -0400<![CDATA[Rob Bluey]]><![CDATA[Government]]><![CDATA[Harry Reid]]><![CDATA[Jim DeMint]]><![CDATA[Lindsey Graham]]><![CDATA[Ron Johnson]]><![CDATA[sequester]]>https://hotair.com/rbluey/2012/07/18/how-to-stop-harry-reids-lame-duck-looting-session-n199995<![CDATA[The Senate has gone 1,175 days without passing a budget. Taxmageddon and sequestration are threatening the economic livelihood of millions of Americans. And yet the top order of business for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) this week is the DISCLOSE Act, a blatant attempt by liberals to circumvent and restrict the First Amendment.]]>Tue, 17 Jul 2012 17:21:40 -0400<![CDATA[Rob Bluey]]><![CDATA[Chuck Schumer]]><![CDATA[Filibuster]]><![CDATA[Harry Reid]]><![CDATA[Senate]]><![CDATA[Sheldon Whitehouse]]>https://hotair.com/rbluey/2012/07/17/schumer-calls-for-limits-on-first-amendment-rights-during-senate-debate-n199968