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Conservatives warned from the beginning that President Obama's health care plan was a case of massive government overreach that would restrict health care choices, jeopardize individual freedom and expand government control over personal decisions. However, many never imagined that Obamacare mandates would end up blatantly trampling religious freedoms.

The annual budget report from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) gets more grim every year. This year's Budget and Economic Outlook confirms that the 2012 deficit is expected to equal $1.079 trillion, marking the fourth consecutive year with a deficit above $1 trillion.

This legislation makes really significant reforms in the way the CBO (Congressional Budget Office) decides baseline calculations. The CBO automatically budgets for inflation and discretionary spending. This process runs completely counter to what every American does with their own budget. No family sits down and assumes they will automatically have an inflationary increase in their budget next year.

Most State of the Union addresses offer more empty promises than substantive policy. Even by that low standard, President Obama's latest annual address to Congress was a disappointment. Instead of proposing realistic solutions to the nation's severe economic challenges, the president offered a campaign speech full of vague goals and budget gimmicks that are either unenforceable, ineffective, or both.

President Obama's decision to reject the Keystone XL pipeline was met with near universal outrage from both ends of the political spectrum. With good reason. The construction and operation of the Keystone pipeline would create 20,000 direct jobs and as many as 118,000 related jobs. By expanding access to oil from our allies in Canada, the pipeline could greatly reduce our dependence on Middle Eastern oil -- a vital step toward enhancing national security and lowering fuel prices.