Historians always rank the presidents that expand government power and spending as the greatest, and the ones who limit government as the failures. This is why historians consistently rank FDR, Woodrow Wilson, and even Barack Obama as “successful presidents.
In order to counter this liberal/progressive historical view of political leaders, we polled more than 100 of the most influential conservative thought leaders – a list that includes U.S. Senators, members of the U.S. House, governors, think tank scholars, business leaders, and prominent conservative writers and economists.
The question posed was: “Who would you rank as the single most overrated political figure in history and who would you rank as the single most underrated?”
Here are the responses we received from 120 of these top conservative influencers:
For the most overrated category, the person who was far and away the leading choice was Barack Obama. Here are the top five:
For the most underrated category, the winner was Calvin Coolidge. Here are the top five:
2) Three Years Into Biden Presidency and Workers Are Still Losing Ground
Joe Biden continues to grouse that he’s not getting the credit on the economy he deserves. Maybe that’s because Bidenomics has made most workers poorer. Adjusted for inflation take-home pay for workers has fallen, which contrasts with big gains at the same stage of the presidency under Trump.
Is this at all complicated or ambiguous? It shouldn’t be.
The federal government derives its powers from the states, not the other way around. The unfortunate political reality these days is that power flows in exactly the reverse direction that was originally intended.
The 9th and 10th Amendments are now called the “forgotten amendments.” It's time to start remembering.
The sheer stupidity of the green movement never ceases to amaze us. Now they want to mandate that charging stations be installed in multi-family housing units for the owners and in many cases renters as well.
On January 1, Illinois will become the first state to require all new homes and apartment buildings to be equipped with sophisticated electric vehicle (EV) charging capabilities. Charging stations can cost upwards of $400.
More than 10 states have passed “Right-to-Charge” policies, guaranteeing that EV owners will be able to charge their vehicles at home. They are:
Washington, Oregon, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Florida, Virginia, New Jersey, New York and Connecticut.
We can’t help but notice that these are all Blue States, with the exception of Purple Virginia.
The "Greens" want cleaner air and fewer carbon emissions. But if you subsidize something, you get more of it. So while the Feds spend billions of dollars to encourage people to conserve energy – for example on washers and dryers and dishwashers – the states are now encouraging Americans to drive MORE by paying for the charging stations – which will mean more greenhouse gas emissions.
