Ernest Istook

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.

December 17, 2014

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.

December 10, 2014

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.

December 5, 2014

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.

December 4, 2014

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!"

December 2, 2014

ERNEST ISTOOK: Bureaucrats give thanks for record harvest of Obama regulations

Federal bureaucrats can be thankful that President Obama is giving them lots of work. There's nothing like job security at Thanksgiving time.

November 26, 2014

ERNEST ISTOOK: Obama’s amnesty: Your guide to the gimmicks

What do the president's amnesty plan and Obamacare have in common? Both were orchestrated with massive government-funded propaganda.

November 21, 2014

ERNEST ISTOOK: Wind energy industry gambles with taxpayer chips

Every gambler must know his limits — when to stop making bets and walk away from the table.

November 19, 2014

ERNEST ISTOOK: Will Ferguson race riots help Obama?

A race riot could erupt in Ferguson, Missouri, any day. To thwart it, President Obama and Attorney General Eric Holder should be utilizing tools like the federal Anti-Riot Act. Instead, they're stoking the flames.

November 18, 2014

ERNEST ISTOOK: Supreme Court can stop Obamacare subsidy deceit

Deception abounds in Obamacare. A video of MIT Professor Jonathan Gruber, the "architect" of the Affordable Care Act, is all over the Internet, showing his admission that the entire measure was based on deceit, "written in a tortured way" to be deceptive so it could pass thanks to "the stupidity of the American voter."

November 12, 2014

ERNEST ISTOOK: Oil does what politics cannot: Gasoline price drop stimulates the economy

Why aren't we thanking oil and gas companies for stimulating family budgets and the national economy? Every penny saved on a gallon of gasoline puts a billion dollars in the pockets of Americans.

November 5, 2014

ERNEST ISTOOK: Obama is a robot’s best friend: Policies hurt jobs but help machines

President Barack Obama is a robot's best friend. At the expense of people's jobs.

October 29, 2014

ERNEST ISTOOK: Lame-duck Congress may lay golden eggs for crony capitalists

The lame-duck Congress that will meet after the Nov. 4 election could lay a few golden eggs that will hatch into a new flock of crony capitalist ducklings. The gold would actually come from taxpayers. The politically well-connected are especially eager about an $18 billion giveaway to wind farms, a tax credit that benefits mostly millionaires and billionaires.

October 22, 2014

ERNEST ISTOOK: Obama to triple punch America in the gut after midterms

No matter who wins or loses on Election Day, President Obama is ready with a big new push of his radical agenda the very next day. It includes a triple punch on immigration amnesty, higher health insurance costs and putting thousands of convicts back on the streets early.

October 20, 2014

ERNEST ISTOOK: Media and schools try to reeducate us to embrace cross-dressing

Aided by national media and the education establishment, President Barack Obama is using federal agencies to push special treatment for transgender persons — people who want to ignore their biological sex and live life as the opposite sex.

October 16, 2014

ERNEST ISTOOK: Transgenders on the march: Reality disappears and only feelings count

Reality doesn't matter in government anymore. It's feelings that count, as promoted by heavy doses of propaganda. The biggest example is the transgender/gender identity movement. It proclaims that you can choose your own gender and switch it whenever you wish. Others must bend their behavior to your behavior.

October 15, 2014

ISTOOK: Regulations could kill your labor-saving home appliances

Be prepared to work harder at home. The era of affordable labor-saving devices is threatened by rising appliance costs due to federal energy regulations.

October 8, 2014

ISTOOK: Obama prioritizes — golfing, fundraising trump national security

President Obama gives higher priority to his two loves — golf and political fundraising — than he gives to America's national security.

October 2, 2014

ISTOOK: Tax dollars blowing in the wind-energy production credit

Crony capitalism plans are so lucrative for a select few that they are hard to kill. Those who get rich make generous campaign contributions, hire lobbyists and run massive public relations propaganda campaigns, using the billions of our tax dollars that they receive.

October 1, 2014

ISTOOK: Will Obama, Holder cause more beheadings in America?

President Obama plans massive clemency edicts that may free radical Islamists from prison more quickly and put them on America's streets. Thousands of early releases are planned as soon as the Justice Department finishes processing the paperwork.How many will be like Alton Nolen?

September 29, 2014