Bailout Critic Hensarling Gets Slot On Its Oversight Board November 20, 2008  -   Thursday, Nov. 20, 2008 One of the biggest critics of the $700 billion financial rescue fund, Rep. Jeb Hensarling, R-Texas, has been tapped to serve on a five-member oversight board for the program. House Minority Leader Boehner Wednesday selected Hensarling, the outgoing chairman of the c... More

Mark Davis: Driving off a bailout cliff November 19, 2008  -   This week's battle over whether to bail out the Big Three U.S. automakers is far more than a policy struggle. It is a touchstone of where we stand as a society. Have we jettisoned every vestige of the self-reliance and toughness we say we admire in our founding fathers? Have generations of... More

Chances Dwindle on Bailout Plan for Automakers November 14, 2008  -   WASHINGTON — The prospects of a government rescue for the foundering American automakers dwindled Thursday as Democratic Congressional leaders conceded that they would face potentially insurmountable Republican opposition during a lame-duck session next week. At the same time, hope among m... More