American Thinker Blog
May 31, 2009
When Pravda Calls Us Communists...
There was an embarrassing editorial (embarrassing for Americans, at least) on a recent online edition of Pravda... More
May 31, 2009
Tales of the new American nomenklatura
The new ruling elite of America consists of those favored by government power. More
May 31, 2009
Oppression Liberators Need not Apply
This is a job announcement from the website of one of America's top inner-city public charter schools located in Oakland, California (no kidding): More
May 31, 2009
More doubts about Obama on the left
I was always fairly certain that BO's arrogance was not going to wear well. My only question was how long it would take More
May 31, 2009
Homogenizing 'Hispanics'
To liberals, those of us with origins in Spanish-speaking cultures are a voting block or interest group. They aren't interested in celebrating our real diversity. More
May 31, 2009
Obama's America: There's no place like homelessness
When a Republican is in the Oval Office, you can count on the media to hyperventilate over homelessness, and blame the heartlessness of the GOP More
May 31, 2009
P.J. O'Rourke on Detroit's Downfall
There are few political humorists who have P.J. O'Rourke's instinct for what's important about a story or a pen as sharp and witty to describe it. More
May 31, 2009
Some good news from Pakistan
The Pak military appears to finally be getting serious about the Taliban. More
May 31, 2009
Media infatuation with Obama
The liberal economist Robert Samuelson says the unthinkable for a lefty. More
May 31, 2009
Israel to US: Stop favoring the Palestinians
Warnings of trouble ahead. More
May 31, 2009
The Most Expensive Date Night in History
Your tax dollars at work. More
May 30, 2009
The dream of limitless energy suppllies
Is this the beginning of the end of the power of the oil despots? More
May 30, 2009
Joni Mitchell: the accidental conservative?
If Joni Mitchell is a straight-out leftist, she isn't a very good one. More
May 30, 2009
Judge Sotomayor and Higher Learning
You can thank young campus crusaders like current Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor for helping to remove the rich European cultural tradition from its esteemed position on the college curriculum. More
May 30, 2009
Who pressured Justice to drop case against voter intimidation in Philly?
The New Black Panther Party gets a 'Get out of jail, free' card from the Obama administration. More
May 30, 2009
Obama seeks to stifle criticism of stim bill
Free speech for me but not for thee. More
May 30, 2009
What Obama learned about US intelligence at a burger joint
Imagine what the president would learn at an Italian restaurant. More
May 30, 2009
How Lawmakers use Tax dollars to fund lavish lifestyles
Not a shock but troubling nonetheless. More
May 30, 2009
Obama's broken promises start to cost him on the left
Barack Obama's ability to spin words and seem to be everything to everyone is running smack into an unprecedented role for him: executive responsibility More
May 30, 2009
A sign of the times
Yesterday, I was provided with the most absolute evidence that the direction this country is being taken is one that runs afoul of so many Americans. More
May 30, 2009
State Department may designate Iranian militia a terrorist group
We keep giving. Iran keeps giving us the back of their hand. More
May 30, 2009
Patriotism in the Age of Obama
Now that Obama is in the White House, a lack of patriotism, and disdain for the American flag in particular, is being reflected in real life circumstances. More
May 29, 2009
Sotomayor's minority cred
Sotomayor can keep playing the poor, underprivileged Boricua, but let's be real More
May 29, 2009
Democrat Empathy
Credit Kimberly Strassel of the Wall Street Journal for knocking the wind out of Barack Obama and his cohort of empathetic Democrats. More
May 29, 2009
Identity Politics and the Sotomayor nomination
Judge Sotomayor's grammar is as suspect as some of her legal analysis. More
May 29, 2009
Obama's vanishing gray hair
Steve Gilbert assembles the evidence, and it is conclusive. Either President Obama is dying his hair, or it has miraculously gone from graying to solid black since he took office. More
May 29, 2009
Congratulations Taxpayers! You're on the hook for $55 grand to pay off Obamanomics
Anyone want to guess how we are going to pay off that debt? Bueller? Bueller? More
May 29, 2009
Great video
Eat your heart out, Hollywood libs. More
May 29, 2009
McAuliffe tried to bribe Nader to stay off key ballots in 2004
Sleazier than we thought. More
May 29, 2009
The Shot That Changed A Republic
A communist agent provocateur who turned a nation to the left. Sometimes communist plots work. More
May 29, 2009
Burris story: From sleazy to surreal
Every time this guy opens his mouth, he descends further down the rabbit hole. More
May 29, 2009
Alarmist Scientists Compare Climate Change to Thermonuclear Warfare
A London meeting of 60 scientists, including 20 Nobel Laureates, has issued a global warming manifesto which actually compares itself to the Einstein-Russell manifesto on the worldwide threat of H-bombs. More
May 29, 2009
Good news, bad news on the Charter School front
Using stim dollars to promote charter schools? More
May 29, 2009
Krauthammer's 'teaching moment' on Sotomayor
Charles is dead wrong in his conclusions, though. More
May 29, 2009
The Context of Sotomayor's ideas on race
Where she said it and who she said it to. More
May 28, 2009
Kyle-Anne Shiver on the air
Kyle-Anne Shiver will be on the Peter Weissbach Show, on 570 KVI Seattle at 8:35 Eastern (5:35 Pacific). A live internet feed is available. More
May 28, 2009
Let the Sun Shine! Again
A beloved publication is back! More
May 28, 2009
While Hollywood sang Obama's praises
With North Korea threatening imminent war, Commander in Chief was not in Washington supervising the State and Defense Department responses to the situation first hand, but in Hollywood, rubbing elbows with Democrat partisans who paid $30,000 for the privilege.
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May 28, 2009
Car Czar and Chrysler dealer terminations
We know that Caesar's wife is supposed to be above suspicion, but what about a Czar's wife, when it comes to terminating Chrysler's dealers? More
May 28, 2009
Burris is incapable of being truthful
An embarrassment to decency. More
May 28, 2009
John Bolton, prophet
He told us so about North Korea More
May 28, 2009
Cue the laugh track: Sotomayor 'saved' baseball
In fact, she almost ruined the professional game. More
May 28, 2009
Obama's NSA - NoKo's no 'imminent threat' -- then why raise alert level?
More Keystone Kops foreign policy from Obama More
May 28, 2009
Environmentalists meet, promote business activity
Anytime there is a world event with the environment on the agenda, you have to wonder. Who's involved. What's being talked about? What's really going on? More
May 28, 2009
Dealergate: The plot thickens
Down the rabbit hole where things are getting curiouser and curiouser. More
May 28, 2009
Coercion: In Spite of the Will of the People
Occasionally the real Obama is revealed for a passing moment, shedding more light on his agenda than could be gleaned from months of parsing speeches. More
May 28, 2009
Would all parties receive fair treatment from Justice Sotomayor?
Speaking of heritage and historical wrongs... More
May 28, 2009
Nationalized Health Care Threatens America's Future
AT's Richard Baehr explains why. More
May 28, 2009
Newsweek on why we should trust Iran
One more way that Newsweek is trying to burnish Barack Obama's image and make his job easier? More
May 27, 2009
Sotomayor avoided public schools
In "freeing herself" from the poverty of her childhood, Sonia Sotomayor had the benefit of attending private, not public schools. More
May 27, 2009
WaPo: Obama now owns Air Force One
Legacy media sycophancy may have reached new heights Wednesday More
May 27, 2009
When government runs businesses, consumers lose
Under Barack Obama, the government is running more and more of our economy, undermining existing consumer protections. More
May 27, 2009
The high stakes for Sotomayor's nomination
The brilliant Richard Epstein, a former colleague of Barack Obama's on the University of Chicago Law School faculty, foresees some potential trouble ahead for the Sotomayor nomination More
May 27, 2009
More evidence emerges that Chrysler Dealer closings was politically motivated
It turns out that the dealer closings may have been ordered by the White House More
May 27, 2009
The Union's Pyrrhic Victory Over Capitalism
The market noticed and is exacting its price. More
May 27, 2009
Secretary Ray Lahood, Meet Friedrich Hayek
The federal bureaucrat who intends to "coerce people out of their cars" needs to read Friedrich August von Hayek and be tutored in government coercion.
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May 27, 2009
Sotomayor overturned 60% of the time by Supremes
Missing the "forest for the trees." More
May 27, 2009
No light at the end of the tunnel for Housing disaster
The market has yet to find a bottom. More
May 27, 2009
Surprise! Tapes show Burris offering to give Blago money for senate seat
Burris is a crook after all. More
May 27, 2009
Conservatives divided on tactics in opposing Sotomayor
Time to throw pragmatism under the bus and stand on principle. More
May 27, 2009
Terrorist recidivism and Gitmo
What's a better recruiting tool for terrorists? 9/11 or Gitmo? More
May 27, 2009
Ayers/Dorhn and the politics of race
The dynamite duo and their selective outrage. More
May 26, 2009
SCOTUS talk on Moran's show tonight
Kim Priestap, Fausta Wertz, and Lori Byrd join Rick for an in depth look at Sonia Sotomayor. More
May 26, 2009
California Supreme Court Upholds Gay Marriage Ban
The California high court would have been hard pressed to rule any other way. More
May 26, 2009
Trouble for cradle of social welfare state policies
Germany, whose welfare state model inspired the "progressive" movement of which Obama and the American Left are so enamored, is in deep economic trouble. More
May 26, 2009
Transportation Secretary: 'Coerce People Out of Their Cars'
Ray Lahood, Secretary of Transportation, commits a classic DC gaffe, telling the truth. More
May 26, 2009
Double standards in Canada on presidential assassination fantasy
The CBC has been rebuked for broadcasting a joke about the assassination of President Obama. Good. But why no Canadian outcry when the butt of assasination fantasy was George W. Bush? More
May 26, 2009
Time to Remember an Obama Promise
This is a good time to remember an Obama campaign pledge that could come into play any day now. More
May 26, 2009
Justice, ethnicity, immigration status, and empathy
The Texas Supreme Court is being asked to void a $15.8 million damages award to a family which lost four members in a truck accident because the driver's illegal immigrant status was mentioned during the trial More
May 26, 2009
Is Big Oil behind Global Warming Scaremongering?
If the website, Exxon Secrets, is correct, then Big Oil has switched sides and now forecasts unprecedented global warming. More
May 26, 2009
Explosive allegations in Hariri case; it was Hezb'allah
"Dangerous" allegations by the Special Tribunal More
May 26, 2009
SCOTUS pick: It's a Sonia!
She's a woman, an Hispanic, and not as liberal as the left would like but too liberal for the rest of us More
May 26, 2009
NoKo's fire two more test missiles - for good measure
Even a tepid response to this latest outrage would be an improvement. More
May 26, 2009
Did Chrysler play politics with dealer closings?
An awful lot of big Republican donors are turning up on the list of Chrysler dealers who have had their franchise yanked. More
May 26, 2009
'Is Obama another Jimmy Carter?'
I think a better presidential template would be James Buchanan's administration More
May 26, 2009
The early summer of our discontent
More "head in the sand" diplomacy. More
May 25, 2009
More Evidence of Saddam-Al Qaeda Links
It is perhaps unfashionable to keep reminding people that the claim that there were no links between the deposed Iraqi regime head and Al-Qaeda is bunk. Mark Eichenlaub isn't letting that stop him. More
May 25, 2009
The Axis of Evil Tortures Obama
The remnant of the Axis of Evil delights in torturing our President . Not just with words -- but with carefully timed "3 a.m." nuclear detonations and launches of inter-continental missiles -- as read by Rush More
May 25, 2009
Obama's Season of Fear
The US Naval Academy graduation ceremony was the latest stage for another of President Obama's endless political campaign speeches More
May 25, 2009
Actions have consequences
Obama must think his decisions take place in a vacuum. More
May 25, 2009
Obama Reaches the Limits of His Oratorical Prowess
Two recent events demarcate the boundaries of President Obama's speech-making skills. More
May 25, 2009
Blog Tributes to the Fallen
Right and left tributes - and lack of them. More
May 25, 2009
Nancy Pelosi: Elected women are more ethical than elected men
Lessons for the rest of us from a moral exemplar, currently hiding in China. More
May 25, 2009
Will GOP Senators stand up against Obama SCOTUS pick?
There will be blood. More
May 25, 2009
Fleet Week in NYC
It is Fleet Week in New York City, and both the Navy and Marines were showing denizens of the Apple some of their weapons. More
May 25, 2009
The Wages of Appeasement: 2nd NoKo Nuke Test
The consequences of not punishing bad behavior on the part of a tyrant. More
May 25, 2009
A preview of Obamacare
Great Britain and Scandinavia offer a lesson in nationalized health care. More
May 25, 2009
What we celebrate today
A musical tribute to fallen heroes, veterans, the military and America, from Tim Janis and Lisa Fisher More
May 24, 2009
Bipartisan Team to Destroy Sanctity of Contracts
As if any more proof were needed, here's further evidence that the difference between Republicans and Democrats is practically nil in many parts of the country. More
May 24, 2009
What's Wrong With These Pictures?
Body language meets policy alignment. More
May 24, 2009
Labor unions pressure Wall Street on ending secret ballots for unionization
To paraphrase: "Nice little investment fund you've got there. Be a shame if anything happened to it." More
May 24, 2009
Planet Obama: Where Hitler spoke Austrian and Churchill didn't torture
Obama's knowledge of World War II is laughably simplistic. Especially for a man boasting two Ivy League diplomas as evidence of his intellect. More
May 24, 2009
Double Speak and the Economy
Looks like the economy is getting better because it is getting worse. More
May 24, 2009
Obama's 'Overleveraged' presidency
Your weekend reading assignment More
May 24, 2009
Pak army fighting in 'Taliban city'
Are they finally getting serious about the Taliban? More
May 24, 2009
Fiat Frets about Chrysler
What happens when the government intervenes in the delicate (and harsh) bankruptcy process? More
May 24, 2009
Obama's strawmen finally noticed by the press
The president has populated a virtual field of scarecrows with his rhetoric and finally, someone is calling him out on it. More
May 24, 2009
More ironic juxtapositioning from Obama
Instead of his motto being "Hope and Change," Obama ought to change it to "Irony and the Status Quo." More
May 24, 2009
Father-Son tag team in Albany
The governor and his father make quite a couple when it comes to raping the taxpayer. More
May 23, 2009
Obama's verbal onanism
Probably a presidential record for the use of the first person singular. The stats are impressive. More
May 23, 2009
It's not going to be pretty
Obama's plan to get us all into small cars is going to cost lives. It is the blood for oil tradeoff we always heard about for Bush, brought to life by Obama. More
May 23, 2009
Business as usual in corrupt Illinois politics
Gov. Pat Quinn (D) was pushing for reform in Illinois politics at the same time his campaign aides were selling "face time" with the Governor to trade groups. More
May 23, 2009
Obama Blames 7 Straw Men for Being 'out of money'
Unable to blame Bush directly for current and pending budget deficits, President Obama has taken to blaming Straw Men. More
May 23, 2009
Ode to the Indiana Teacher's Union (a poem)
As the Indiana State Pension Fund seeks to block the Chrysler sale, a poet ponders the irony. More
May 23, 2009
Operation Gratitude in Facebook Face-off for Troops
How you can help Operation Gratitude help the troops, at no cost to you. More
May 23, 2009
Obama: 'We're out of money'
I wish he would have realized that about $11 trillion ago. More
May 23, 2009
Reagan statue to be erected in front of US Embassy in London
The US Embassy in London, located in posh Grosvenor Square, is about to be graced with a new 10 ft. tall bronze statue of Ronald Regan. Not everyone is pleased. More
May 23, 2009
Welcoming the Castros
More unilateral concessions from Obama. More
May 23, 2009
Obama aide: Hey! Not our job to reduce abortions
That's not what Obama said at Notre Dame. More
May 23, 2009
Joan Baez: Free speech for me, but not for thee?
When a free speech award winner tries to stifle criticism from others. More
May 23, 2009
New York terrorists: a cautionary tale for moving Gitmo detainees here
Is Obama crazy? Moving professional terrorist recruiters into mainland prisons? More
May 23, 2009
Pelosi: 'I stand by my lies'
It takes a lot of moxie to look straight into a camera and declare that you stand by statements that are demonstrable lies. More
May 23, 2009
Another Mark Steyn Gem
Mark Steyn is in rare form with this column in the OC Register that is both hilarious and tragic: More
May 22, 2009
First Round Knockout
The media were hoping for a 12 round heavyweight title bout between Barack Obama and Dick Cheney that would go the distance, but we were all treated to a first round knockout quicker than Mike Tyson on Marvis Frazier. More
May 22, 2009
Minneapolis Imam on 'the hell of living in America'
Question: why does America continue to open its arms to people who want to change the very basic nature of our society and find the status quo a living hell? More
May 22, 2009
The era of state-controlled media
Another line has been crossed by the Obama administration: state-controlled television reports only of a news event at the White House. More
May 22, 2009
'Speed Reader' latest Democratic gimmick
A little levity in the serious game of legislation. More
May 22, 2009
Telegraph:Cheney Lands 10 Solid Punches to Obama's Jaw
It is something to read a major press piece by someone not beset by Obama fever. More
May 22, 2009
Can Newt ride the anti-establishment mood into the White House?
Gingrich ponders his future while directing his intellect and energies toward fighting Obama and his ruinous policies More
May 22, 2009
Obama vs. Cheney: Man vs. Manchild
A study in contrasting styles and conflicting world views. More
May 22, 2009
Jesse Jackson, Jr.'s 'unique synergy' with his wife
I wonder what Jackson's donors to his campaign fund, where the payments to his wife originated, think about giving money to support Jesse Jr.'s lavish lifestyle?
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May 22, 2009
Forty Two years ago today
A milestone in the Six Day War. More
May 22, 2009
Kyle-Anne Shiver on KSFO Friday
Kyle-Anne Shiver will be the guest of Lee Rodgers and Officer Vic on KSFO's Morning Show, Friday, May 22 at 9:05 Eastern Time. A livestream feed is available More
May 21, 2009
Losing the war in Iraq
Weakness draws attacks. People are naturally attracted to the strong horse. More
May 21, 2009
NYT admits error on Netanyahu
The New York Times now admits that in reporting the Obama-Netnayahu summit, it misquoted the Israeli prime minister More
May 21, 2009
The Cult
The cultish appurtenances of the Obama image machine are ripe for satire. More
May 21, 2009
American Idol: Underdogma Strikes Again
For the second year in a row, American Idol voters have chosen the underdog over the frontrunner. More
May 21, 2009
He Who Must Not Be Laughed At (a poem)
The first-ever poem from James Lewis More
May 21, 2009
NYT admits 'lax' on ethics reporting issue
James Rainey of the Los Angeles Times catches the New York Times not living up to its own standards More
May 21, 2009
It's going to get worse, says Fed
Hold on to your tuckus, boys and girls. It is going to get much bumpier:
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May 21, 2009
Lomborg's 'Climate-Industrial Complex'
Al Gore shows up with his hand out at a business-government conference on climate change. More
May 21, 2009
How's that attack on capitalism working out for teacher unions?
A number of reports are making their way into the press about how various teachers' unions are being hurt by the drop in the stock market. More
May 21, 2009
Arpaio Gets The Money Napolitano Took From Him
When Homeland Security Director Janet Napolitano was still governor of Arizona, she stripped $1.6 million from Sheriff Joe Arpaio's budget to enforce immigration laws in Maricopa County. More
May 21, 2009
1 in 7 freed Gitmo detainees go back to terrorism: Pentagon report
This should prove to anyone with a mind open enough to grasp it that basing national security decisions on other nation's perceptions of our actions is suicide. More
May 21, 2009
Obama Backtracks on Threat to California
It seemed outrageous when Obama threatened to deny California stimulus funds if it reduced SEIU member health care workers' wages More
May 21, 2009
Will Obama give California 'The Geithner Treatment?'
Is the state of California next in line for a federal bailout?
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May 21, 2009
Gibbs blurts out the truth about the administration's decision on Gitmo
How much longer can Gibbs keep sticking his foot in it and survive? More
May 21, 2009
Authorities arrest 4 home grown terrorists in New York city plot
A dash of reality for the Obama administration. More
May 20, 2009
Waiting for Obama's Godot?
So where are we now, after the Netanyahu Obama meeting? We wait until one of these two things happens. More
May 20, 2009
Cooling off on Warming
As the left marches on toward "solving" the alleged problem of global warming, the public is continuing to move in another direction. More
May 20, 2009
Hersh gets Hershed
Seymour Hersh in full denial mode. More
May 20, 2009
In the eye of the beholder
Judges of female beauty? More
May 20, 2009
Obama presidency summed up in two sentences
A well-put summary of Obama's presidency from Heritage More
May 20, 2009
Texas Senate approves guns on campus
If a bill tentatively approved by the Texas State Senate passes a final vote and wins approval of the House, students will be permitted to possess guns on campus. More
May 20, 2009
The end of the 'American Car'
Do you remember your first car?
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May 20, 2009
Senate Dems refuse to allocate money to close Gitmo
More hypocrisy from a party that is eating so much crow lately, one would think they have developed a taste for the bird. More
May 20, 2009
Netanyahu Agrees To The Two-State Solution
Did Binyamin Netanyahu use the words "two-state solution?" No. Did he show his agreement with the two-state solution? Absolutely. More
May 20, 2009
Second Amendment victory in the offing
Republicans aren't impotent if they stand on principles. More
May 20, 2009
California voters tell lawmakers, 'Make the hard choices'
California residents rejected a package of budget reforms that was supposed to close the $21 billion deficit gap in the state's finances. More
May 20, 2009
'Democrats' Assault on the CIA'
Michael Gerson's column exposes the Democrats as shameless hypocrites when it comes to supporting the CIA. More
May 19, 2009
Administration Targets Major Drug Maker
Obama's Justice Department just joined a lawsuit against a major drug manufacturer More
May 19, 2009
Obama at Notre Dame
The Fighting Irish received a lesson in faulty logic from their commencement speaker. The article read on air by Rush. More
May 19, 2009
Obama's 'blood for oil' plan
American muscle cars are not the only ones being sent to an early grave thanks to President Obama's radical fuel efficiency standards. More
May 19, 2009
California's budget crisis even worse than admitted
California's tax-happy government will find itself in a corner. More
May 19, 2009
Bibi came; he saw; and was conquered
Bottom line: Bibi got his tuchis handed to him. More
May 19, 2009
Pelosi got heads up from administration on Panetta memo
White House now in full damage control mode. More
May 19, 2009
Letter from a Dodge dealer
This appears to be a genuine letter from a disposessed Dodge dealer. The government as a senior partner leaves something to be desired. More
May 19, 2009
CIA concerned it can't do its job on interrogations
Is this the price we pay for an "open society" where all our dirty laundry is aired and a microscrope applied to the most secret areas of our government?
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May 19, 2009
Memo to California: Cannabis is bad for your economy's health
Look at the experience of Holland. More
May 19, 2009
The reason American kids lag behind the world in math
Why can't Johnny's teacher add? More
May 19, 2009
Dr. Barry Rubin on the future of American policy in the Middle East
Does Obama have the flexibility to change course once he realizes he's on the wrong track? More
May 19, 2009
Wright and Ayers headline anti-Israeli hate fest
Birds of a feather. More
May 19, 2009
Appointment of Mitchell aide means more trouble for Israel
Indications that Mitchell will hardly be the balanced negotiator he's cracked up to be. More
May 19, 2009
Thought for the day
Tell it to a Democrat. More
May 18, 2009
The Obama-Netanyahu Summit
If the summit produced anything, it has tended to soften presumed policy differences between Netanyahu and Obama. More
May 18, 2009
Obama's Methodist Language at Notre Dame
Where and why the President cribbed from the United Methodist Church More
May 18, 2009
What did Bibi tell Obama? (updated)
Something along these lines? More
May 18, 2009
'Paradox' of carbon cap and trade dawns on German warmists
Once again, the adverse consequences of poorly-conceived environmental policies dawns on mush-headed greenies. More
May 18, 2009
The futility of soaking the rich
Who care about the consequences when "fairness" is the cry in punishing those who succeed? More
May 18, 2009
Oh joy: Pakistan adding nukes to its stockpile
Is Pakistan using our aid to build nuclear weapons? More
May 18, 2009
Boehner to Pelosi: Put up or shut up
The GOP leader ups the ante for Pelosi. More
May 18, 2009
New York Taxpayers voting with their feet
An exodus of the wealthy due to skyrocketing taxes will kill the goose that laid the golden egg. More
May 18, 2009
Rattner's $15 million 'share the pain' summer home
A guy with no experience helping "save" the auto industry while living the high life on Martha's Vineyard. More
May 18, 2009
'When Bibi met Obama'
How will Bibi counter Obama's urging Israeli "withdrawal?" More
May 18, 2009
Pelosi a no-show on Sunday gab fests
Having trouble keeping track of her stories. More
May 18, 2009
How Did Bush Do This?
It turns out the numbers tell a story you won't find in the mainstream press. More
May 17, 2009
Airman saves airliner
Once again, we have reason to give thanks for the United States Military. More
May 17, 2009
Marin County turning against "green energy"
A dose of reality hits fashionable liberal policies. More
May 17, 2009
ElBaradei: strike on Iran nukes 'completely insane'
Look who's talking. More
May 17, 2009
It's Not Easy Being Green
Is Mother Nature is more Mommy Dearest than mommy of the year? More
May 17, 2009
New NIC chief tapped?
And we thought Chas Freeman was a disaster. More
May 17, 2009
Another overblown warmist scare on the trash heap
To paraphrase Love Story (which Al Gore claimed was about him): Being a warmist means never having to say you're sorry. More
May 17, 2009
'Torture photos' cause outrage
Sure to add to the torture debate. More
May 17, 2009
Blabbermouth Biden blurts out location of secret bunker
Hey kids! Wanna see my secret hiding place? More
May 17, 2009
2002 statement by Pelosi casts further doubt on her claims
Pelosi's never ending story on waterboarding. More
May 17, 2009
Jimi Hendrix, the right-wing flower child?
One of the world's most creative guitarists fit no stereotype of a leftist. More
May 17, 2009
Obamacare to cost at least $1 trillion over next 10 years
More debt we can't afford. More
May 17, 2009
Sister Pelosi meets a Water Board
A beloved American folk tale, updated for the Speaker. More
May 16, 2009
'Thugs' Prey on 'Endangered' Birds
Or so some would have you believe. More
May 16, 2009
When is 'brutal' not 'brutal'?
Hint: when it involves Nancy Pelosi More
May 16, 2009
Obama invests in T Bills, inks book deal
Follow the money. More
May 16, 2009
Chrysler having trouble driving off the lot
Pity the poor former Chrysler dealers, abandoned by their company. How are they going to liquidate the inventory the company cajoled them into buying? More
May 16, 2009
Winter Soldier embarasses Dems
Gullibility by Democrats on display. More
May 16, 2009
Climate Change legislation won't reduce emissions
Just another corporate welfare scheme. More
May 16, 2009
Gore tries to close another debate
The sure sign of a losing argument. More
May 16, 2009
No US deadline for progress in Iran talks
An open ended commitment to appeasement. More
May 16, 2009
Irony so thick you can use it as pancake syrup
Al Gore says he didn't criticize the Bush administration for two years after he left office? More
May 16, 2009
Pelosi hits bottom - keeps digging
Panetta calls the speaker of the house a liar. More
May 16, 2009
Utah Governor Huntsman named Ambassador to China
Did Obama name Huntsman to the China post to remove a potential rival in 2012? More
May 16, 2009
Axelrod: Prejean is a dog
How much longer will this country be able to endure the utter contempt these progressives have for traditional American values? More
May 15, 2009
WaPo cleanses Jews from Nazareth
An odd absence. More
May 15, 2009
Obama Chutzpa, Deflection By Reflection
The Obama administration must be feeling the heat on the budget deficits... More
May 15, 2009
The latest federal takeover (satire)
Mr. Obama was responding to recent reports that Notre Dame has so far lost $8.2 million in canceled bequests and donations as a result of that Catholic institution's plan to award the pro-choice President an honorary degree More
May 15, 2009
Liberal Fantasyland (continued)
But the intentions were good. More
May 15, 2009
Israel to let Obama know if it attacks Iran
How close is Tel Aviv to launching an attack? More
May 15, 2009
NYT looking particularly ridiculous today
When a newspaper is having trouble surviving, adopting the profile of a laughingstock is not a good move.
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May 15, 2009
Obama's nose grows another couple of inches
Maybe our president needs a hearing aid. More
May 15, 2009
Glacial progress of stim funds leaves opening for GOP
Only $11 million out of a trillion dollars spent. More
May 15, 2009
MSNBC Calls for International Savage Ban
Another day, another new low point for cable news channel MSNBC.
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May 15, 2009
A political style campaign for health insurance boondoggle
Obama may not be much of a president but few doubt his skills as a political campaigner. More
May 15, 2009
Bush's 3rd term continued
Obama's latest outrage - according to the left - is his plan to keep the military tribunal system in place for terrorist detainees. More
May 15, 2009
Loving New York in Afghanistan
This is what I call dedication. More
May 15, 2009
More Carbon: The Only Answer to Global Freezing
Global Warming is dead. Global Freezing is in. More
May 15, 2009
Whose Senate Indeed...
The left is offended that a majority of 66 senators would vote in support of second amendment rights. More
May 15, 2009
Friday Tales From 57 States: A Week of Jocularity
And so it came to pass that, in the month of flowers, there was much jocularity in and around the POTUS Palace. More
May 14, 2009
Underground Iran
Iran's underground world of sex, drugs and rock 'n roll is featured in this CBC video. But there's serious content here too. More
May 14, 2009
Obama, Fast Learner
No one can say President Obama is not a fast learner. With less than four months in office, he has learned that our national debt is "unsustainable."
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May 14, 2009
Obama as Marc Antony
Some of Barack Obama's education at expensive elite schools seems to have paid off. More
May 14, 2009
Could California interest you in buying a bridge?
While the Bay Bridge is not for sale yet, it may soon be. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R-CA) is planning to sell off other California assets such as San Quentin Prison, the Los Angeles Coliseum and The Del Mar Racetrack More
May 14, 2009
Sheltering pedophiles
It never ceases to amaze me what passes muster on the left.
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May 14, 2009
The NYT looking for life support
The struggling New York Times is reportedly facing at least two alternatives to stay alive involving rescuing angels.
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May 14, 2009
Unionized States of America
The issue that never got adequately covered in the debate over the Stimulus Bill was that near a third of the money went to the states to protect unionized jobs in bloated local and state governments. More
May 14, 2009
Pelosi accuses the CIA of lying to her
Nancy Pelosi apparently has not learned the first lesson of Washington, D.C. More
May 14, 2009
Boston Globe union on suicide watch
Killing the goose that lays golden eggs is rarely a good idea. More
May 14, 2009
The Left's Forgotten Man
It might not be easy to deconstruct progressive liberal thought processes, but it is relatively straightforward to make telling empirical observations. More
May 14, 2009
Did uncounted overseas ballots give the lead to Franken in Minnesota?
The numbers tell a disturbinmg story. More
May 14, 2009
Obama, Detainee Photos, and Vanity Arson
President Obama will emerge as a hero for having put out the fire that he started. More
May 14, 2009
'Right wing extremist' report withdrawn
File this one under "closing the barn door after the horse escaped." More
May 14, 2009
Obama to Bibi: No surprises on Iran
Obama didn't wait for his meeting with Netanyahu next week to lay down the law. More
May 14, 2009
The company we keep
The Obama White House is celebrating our election to the UN Human Rights Council. More
May 14, 2009
Cook County's Stroger a tax deadbeat
The most powerful Democratic organization in the country is headed up by a tax cheat. More
May 14, 2009
Issue trends tilt toward GOP
Reports of the GOP's demise may be greatly exaggerated. More
May 14, 2009
San Francisco reinstates Junior ROTC program
Choice is back in the city by the bay. More
May 14, 2009
America 2035 (a poem)
I knew a country long ago/ Where you could say what you wanted to say./ You could work where you wanted,/
Your ambition undaunted,/ And you could pray how you wanted to pray.
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May 13, 2009
Did Obama Open Pandora's Box?
Be careful what you wish for. More
May 13, 2009
Obamalogic
It sort of makes sense in a Zen koan kind of way. The media will buy it. More
May 13, 2009
Smith, Barney, and Obama
Feds dictating pay scales to private companies. More
May 13, 2009
Meanwhile, back in the physical economy
The Dow may have risen in anticipation of a recovery, but rail car loadings, usually a reliable indicator of economic activity, tell a different story. More
May 13, 2009
Afghanistan: Obama's Vietnam?
President Obama is embarking on a very dangerous path in Afghanistan that could become his Vietnam. More
May 13, 2009
Socialized medicine at work: 10 hour ambulance wait
Government bureaucracies and their characteristic lack of responsiveness are one thing when getting a driver's license, and quite something else when your life is at stake More
May 13, 2009
The Circle of Life in Gaza
A classic video. In 1 minute and 22 seconds, everything you need to know about alleged Israeli atrocities. More
May 13, 2009
How's Obama's foreclosure policy working out?
Didn't candidate Obama say he was going to rescue people from foreclosures when he first passed all those stimulus bills? More
May 13, 2009
Democrats say CIA out to get them
After watching for 8 years as the Central Intelligence Agency sought to bring down the Bush Administration, the Democrats have decided that the spooks attacking politicians is not a good idea. More
May 13, 2009
Tales of the labor bosses
Follow the money. Labor bosses with a friend in the White House are revealing their true nature.
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May 13, 2009
Incredible. FAA approves stimulus funds for Murtha's ghost airport
FAA plays politics with Murtha's golden goose. More
May 13, 2009
Durban II swag bag
A minute and a half of laughing at the UN. More
May 13, 2009
Hey Hawaii: About 'Islam Day' (Updated)
Islam is dead last in numbers of followers in Hawaii. Why is the state celebrating 'Islam Day'? More
May 13, 2009
Is Vertical Central Planning Our Future?
What began with the banks has spread to the auto companies. Are the insurers of home-and-car next? More
May 12, 2009
Jen Rubin, Jazz Shaw on Moran's Show Tonight
Taxes, health care, and a political potpourri . More
May 12, 2009
The big shakedown
Putting politics in command of business ends up rewarding those who have, to use a Chicago word, "clout." More
May 12, 2009
The Audacity of Hope
In my lexicon, the definition of "audacity" is in line with the dictionary's words: insolent recklessness. But don't try to tell that to the looney leftists who write New York Times editorials More
May 12, 2009
Overreach
President Obama is going to overreach and alienate the great center of the American public. Early signs already point in this direction. More
May 12, 2009
Duh - Obama's budget means massive increase in federal workforce
Government growing faster than you can believe. More
May 12, 2009
The madness of cap and trade
Will we learn the lessons that the Australians are learning? Not likely. More
May 12, 2009
The risk of giving money to Hamas
The lesson of aid to Lebanon should be heeded. More
May 12, 2009
Multiple organ failure - what a hoot!
It takes a Brit to properly shame Wanda Sykes, President Obama, and the White House correspondents for their cruel humor. More
May 12, 2009
A Kennedy may run for Illinois senate seat
At least he'll have name recognition - if not any experience in politics. More
May 12, 2009
Sanitizing a Palestinian harangue at the pope
Suppose that Israel's chief rabbi, at an interfaith meeting in Jerusalem with Pope Benedict XVI, had launched a vicious tirade against all Palestinians More
May 12, 2009
Pelosi's pretzel logic
The modified limited hangout strategy. More
May 12, 2009
Edwards' staff and their misguided loyalty
Party loyalty before loyalty to their candidate. More
May 12, 2009
MSM ramps up anti-military bias
"I am repulsed by what the uniforms represent" More
May 12, 2009
Obama's European Apology Tour: Next stop - Dresden
Is the president capable of recognizing evil? More
May 11, 2009
Time For Holder to Appoint a Special Counsel to Investigate the Leaks from OPR
Criminal leaks. More
May 11, 2009
Liberals and O's Afghanistan policy
Where's Mother Sheehan and her band of flacks? Why aren't they camping in Lafayette Park? More
May 11, 2009
Is the Gray Lady Making Amends to Jews?
Lately, Times readers have been treated to a series of peculiarly Jewish-oriented articles, including the whimsical, the contorted, and the historical/nostalgic. More
May 11, 2009
Charlie Crist running for Senate in Florida
The GOP is gaining some promising Senate candidates, but apparently losing a couple of others. More
May 11, 2009
Hawaii hoodwinked into 9/11 Islam Day
AT contributor Andrew Walden noted something very odd indeed More
May 11, 2009
A National Security Advisor who just doesn't get it
Dangerous ignorance or indifference at the top. More
May 11, 2009
Roxana Saberi to be freed
Why is Iran doing this now? More
May 11, 2009
Letterman writer: Obama 'too competent' to make jokes about
The Lightworker cannot be parodied. More
May 11, 2009
Taliban making inroads in Pakistan
The people are waking up to the fact they are losing freedom as the Taliban gains ground. More
May 11, 2009
States divest from companies doing business with terrorists
An important public stance taken by states. More
May 11, 2009
In Obama White House, nepotism is alive and well
Relatives of Democratic party big shots are ushered to the front of the personnel line. More
May 11, 2009
A real 'bully pulpit'
Obama acting more like a ward heeling Chicago alderman than the President of the United States More
May 11, 2009
Of Golf and Politics
Media Matters for America is absolutely apoplectic over what the popular, humorous and often ditzy Feherty obviously meant as a joke. More
May 10, 2009
US Temperature Records Biased on High Side
Garbage in, garbage out, as the saying goes. More
May 10, 2009
Why so few convenience stores are robbed in Israel
An Israeli blog, The Muqata, makes an excellent point More
May 10, 2009
Helping urban youth
Educate or die may sound extreme, but consider the alternative. More
May 10, 2009
Sykes Hopes Limbaugh's Kidneys Fail - Obama Laughs
Even more shocking than Sykes' hatefully vulgar words was the response they elicited from the President of the United States -- Laughter. More
May 10, 2009
Sooner or Later the Price will be Paid
According to the UK Times the Labour Party has reached a thirty-year low in popularity. More
May 10, 2009
Obama Has Iran Problem Backward
The overwhelming number of Jewish voters who helped put this man in the White House should carefully rethink how they have been so completely duped More
May 10, 2009
By Allah and the Five Year Plan!
There are still millions of liberals in denial out there. But President Obama faces the same issues that led the left to try to crucify his predecessor, George W. Bush. More
May 10, 2009
Hard truths loom as GM faces bankruptcy
Facing bankruptcy, GM has announced plans to shutter four more assembly plants and expand production abroad, where UAW contracts do not make profitable operations impossible. More
May 10, 2009
Ill-Equipped Troops, Where's NYT's Outrage Now?
The New York Times jumped on the story of ill-equipped troops being sent into a combat zone in 2004; so where are they in 2009? More
May 10, 2009
Welcome to the Banana Republic Club
Welcome the latest entry into the Banana Republic Club: The United States of America. More
May 10, 2009
NYT opposes urban beautification in one city
The anti-Israel agenda trumps all else. More
May 09, 2009
Poppin-Jay
Jay Rockefeller is a consummate liar. More
May 09, 2009
In-N-Out Burger at a crossroads?
Sometimes a company comes along that helps restore your faith in American capitalism. More
May 09, 2009
Bye-bye sanctity of contracts
As property rights are flushed, you can fuggedaboutwhat's in your contract. After all, you wouldn't want to be a"hold-out" member of a "cabal" of "dissident lenders" More
May 09, 2009
Saturday Tales From 57 States: The Great Distraction
Seldom in the Realm was there talk of a Moderate Donkey... More
May 09, 2009
Iraq backsliding thanks to Obama policies
Change is coming to Iraq - just not the kind anyone wants. More
May 09, 2009
Ed Lasky on US-Israel deteriorating relations
The most hostile US administration to Israel in history. More
May 09, 2009
Dept. of Education cuts questionable link
AT reports it, and the Obama administration responds. More
May 09, 2009
'What Congress Knew'
More revelations about what the Congress knew about waterboarding and when they knew it. More
May 09, 2009
$19 billion more down the Fannie Mae black hole
And these guys gave themselves a couple of hundred million in bonuses? More
May 09, 2009
France offers glimpse of higher ed under Obama
In ten years, if Obama gets his way, a college education will mean squat. More
May 08, 2009
Feds Fund Study of Gay Caballeros
Just when you thought wasteful government spending was porked-out, we learn that the National Institutes of Health are paying "researchers" $400,000 tax dollars to cruise six bars in Buenos Aires More
May 08, 2009
Obama's Grotesque Choice
There is something groteque about President Obama's travel itinerary next month. More
May 08, 2009
Chavez seizes oil service companies
The revolución in Venezuela follow a predictable path, as Hugo Chavez starts seizing assets of oil field service companies in Venezuela More
May 08, 2009
Science You Can Believe In
Sacrificing science for sycophancy in a formerly prestigious organization? Yes they can. More
May 08, 2009
Gitmo backlash plagues Obama
Closing Gitmo imperils Americans, and also Obama's popularity. Much better to think it through before caving in to the left. More
May 08, 2009
Strings Attached
California may lose $6.8 billion in stimulus funds if it does not toe the Obama administration line... More
May 08, 2009
US Jobless rate climbs to 8.9%
Probably close to hitting bottom. More
May 08, 2009
Micro-Belt-Tightening
The financial farce that is the Obama administration was on full display Thursday. More
May 08, 2009
Of shoddy combat helmets and Democratic corruption
PMA Group brings home the bacon - but it's rancid. More
May 08, 2009
Three Score and Four Years Ago
Today is V.E. day... More
May 08, 2009
Governor Patrick's car giveaway (updated)
No one wonders why Massachusetts is going broke. But they may wonder abut the sanity of their governor. More
May 08, 2009
The nutroots doesn't know Obama anymore than we do
The nutroots inadvertently reveal the fragility of Obama. More
May 08, 2009
Obama schools the press on how to report his 'budget cuts'
Well, I guess it's better than the $100 million he asked his department heads to trim a couple of weeks ago. More
May 08, 2009
Israel in peril
The Obama administration seems to want a linkage between progress on the Israeli Palestinian front and any stepped up American pressure on Iran. More
May 08, 2009
GM takes the $15 billion and runs
Stimulating the economies of other countries with taxpayer dollars. More
May 08, 2009
Elizabeth Edwards: Enabler
Living in a 28,000 square foot mansion forgives a lot of sins. More
May 07, 2009
Pelosi lied about interrogation briefing
A memorandum surfaces. More
May 07, 2009
Congress Should Say Nuts to ACORN (updated)
Add up the billions being dangled before ACORN in the new budget and you have serious money, even in DC. More
May 07, 2009
Obama, Israel, and Iran
What would happen if Israel attacked Iran? More
May 07, 2009
Obama's approval up
Lessons from the last week. More
May 07, 2009
Warmist infighting reveals the folly of ethanol
Those of us who believe Global Warming is a huge scam designed to profit those interests pushing it as "consensus science" just got a big boost from a powerful Democrat committee chairman in the House of Representatives. More
May 07, 2009
Chrysler and the rule of law
Since Chrysler has entered bankruptcy, instead of letting the legal process takes its normal course, the Obama team is threatening and intimidating legitimate creditors and bond holders More
May 07, 2009
Finding the center
It is disheartening to hear some Republicans calling for the party to be more "centrist." That would only be desirable if the meaning of the word had not been redefined by the Old Media. More
May 07, 2009
The David Paterson comedy tour
Surely no experienced politician would embark upon the curious route navigated of late by New York's Democrat Governor David Paterson. More
May 07, 2009
Obama's choice for #2 Housing official accused of 'blatant violations' of open records laws
At this rate, Obama will have the most ethically challenged administration in history. More
May 07, 2009
Obama to observe National Prayer Day in private
I guess there just weren't enough potential votes for him to make the effort. More
May 07, 2009
Surprise! New York Times hints the economy is getting better
Someone pull the plug on these guys. More
May 07, 2009
Obama might send 100 Gitmo detainees to the Saudis for 're-education'
Obama still trying to find a home for people no country in their right mind would have. More
May 07, 2009
Murdoch: The days of free online newspapers is over
Murdoch thinks that because online subscriptions are booming for the Wall Street Journal that he can pull a similar trick with his other newspaper holdings. More
May 07, 2009
Oklahoma tries again with sovereignty measure
The "Tenth Amendment Movement" chugs forward. More
May 06, 2009
Subtraction By Addition, Obama Style
With Obama's magic beans, government is about to become leaner -- by hiring 20,000 new government employees.
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May 06, 2009
Trivializing War Crimes
The American left has hit a new low by trivializing genuine war crimes through likening them to the discomfort inflicted by water boarding. More
May 06, 2009
Free trade rebounds
Here's a buried news item: free trade has recovered its support with the American public. People now want it More
May 06, 2009
Obama said to abrogate a secret agreement with Israel
More change we don't believe in. More
May 06, 2009
Missing the point on Middle East 'engagement'
Now that the word of the day is "engagement," media figures are rushing justifying President Obama's change of American policy vis-à-vis the Middle East. More
May 06, 2009
Obama, Hayek, Central Planning and Despotism
President Obama's attempt to circumvent the Rule of Law in the bankruptcy deliberations concerning the disposition of Chrysler is the act of a despot. More
May 06, 2009
Global Something
"Preemptive denial" of a solar minimum leading to global cooling and other contortions of the warmists. More
May 06, 2009
Good news! Chrysler to stiff taxpayer for $7 billion
Well, it looks like that "bail out" money we gave Chrysler just became a "giveaway:" More
May 06, 2009
At least we'll end up sleeping more under Obama
Turning America into a European socialist state has its benefits. More
May 06, 2009
Digging deep to bail out irresponsible state governments
Massachusetts is the state to emulate for Barack Obama - not. More
May 06, 2009
After reading this, you may actually feel sorry for New Yorkers
Coming to a statehouse near you. More
May 06, 2009
Obama trying to stop union financial disclosure
Workers will be in the dark as to how their dues are spent. More
May 06, 2009
Rice: No delay in peace talks
In spite of enormous problems, the Obama administration is bulling its way forward regardless of the consequences. More
May 05, 2009
All American Thinker Night on Moran Show
Moran is joined by Rich Baehr and Ed Lasky to talk about the AIPAC gathering and the survival of the Jewish state. More
May 05, 2009
Israel suffers another blow from the Obama administration
The Obama administration has announced reversal of an important policy toward Israel, one that weakens that nation's ability to survive in its hostile neighborhood. More
May 05, 2009
So much for Obama's 'transparency'
The administration that released pictures of detainees and thereby damaged America's reputation abroad has decided some other photos will not see the light of day anytime soon. More
May 05, 2009
France takes first place in avg. hours of sleep
Why bother to wake up when there are few jobs and when a wage earner is taxed so heavily to support a welfare state? More
May 05, 2009
And Now--The CIA's War on Obama?
The trumped up Plame affair was the first battle of the CIA against Bush. Is Obama is now about to feel the agency's bite? More
May 05, 2009
Criminal charges filed against ACORN and two employees
I'm glad somebody, somewhere is finally cracking down on these goons. More
May 05, 2009
White House asserts control over foreign policy
The focus of power involving foreign policy is in the National Security Council, not the State Department. More
May 05, 2009
Riding high - for now
If NY and MA are any indication, Obama is heading for a fall. More
May 05, 2009
Is the New York Times running the Hamas PR shop? (updated)
Printing the absurd Hamas "peace offer" anywhere but the comics section of the paper strains credulity. More
May 05, 2009
NY Charter school teachers to union: Let my people go
Unions throwing a monkey wrench into education reform - as usual. More
May 05, 2009
Good news: Another trillion dollar entitlement on the way
Has college now become an entitlement? More
May 05, 2009
The Unvarnished Middle East
While nearly all political leaders and major media outlets prefer to pretend otherwise, the reality of the Middle East is actually fairly easy to understand. More
May 04, 2009
Obama's Enron borrowing strategy
Enron used off balance sheet vehicles to purchase Enron securities in order to increase their values. Now it seems as if the Federal Reserve is doing the same sort of dance More
May 04, 2009
Iran Can 'Wipe Israel Out of Existence' in 11 Days
Iranian Army General Commander Ataollah Salehi spoke on television claiming it would take only 11 days "to wipe Israel out of existence." More
May 04, 2009
Obama's Ethical Toggle Switch
Ethics and virtue should live under the same roof... More
May 04, 2009
Tales From 57 States: The Elephant Stampede
Such were opinions trumpeted among the gathered Elephants... More
May 04, 2009
Discovered: 200 trillion cubic feet of natural gas
Good news for America undermines the green energy agenda. More
May 04, 2009
Obama: In debt we Trust
An AT blog by Richard Henry Lee became the basis for an Op Ed in the NY Daily News. More
May 04, 2009
Obama's high tech campaign sweatshop
The hypocrisy of calling for a living wage while using the service of a company that runs the cyber version of a sweatshop is obvious. More
May 04, 2009
Edwards campaign being investigated by Feds
Like 'looking for a needle in a haystack.' More
May 04, 2009
Obama Iran policy a 'fantasy' says Newt
Some worrisome parallels with Carter. More
May 04, 2009
Climate change bill in trouble
Squabbling Democrats may be unable to come to an agreement on how much they are going to rob from the taxpayers More
May 04, 2009
Are Pakistani nukes safe?
A crisis that may come to a head in a matter of weeks. More
May 04, 2009
Specter: Republicans killed Kemp
The guy is obviously eating up all the attention More
May 04, 2009
The Boston Globe: Thanks for the memories, Pinch
Howard Kurtz at the Washington Post is covering the apparent demise of another ancient American newspaper; the Boston Globe. More
May 03, 2009
Comments you never want to make to a coworker
Joe Biden might want to take a look at the Delaware Department of Transportation's Diversity Spotlight, which is offering advice to employees on what not to say to co-workers More
May 03, 2009
March Turns Deadly in Iraq
Some many question -- so few answers. More
May 03, 2009
Obama's Whack-a-Mole Politics
Our Carney Pitchman in Chief's sheer volume and frequency of gaffes, cons, misguided solutions, outrageous abuses of executive power, and repeated episodes of bad judgment. More
May 03, 2009
'Environmentalism' Dying?
Reality bites again. More
May 03, 2009
Jimmy Carter reported to accept coca invitation from Evo Morales
Globovision of Caracas reports news that we hope is inaccurate, and which will be denied by former President Carter. More
May 03, 2009
Pinch Sulzberger grovels before his Patron
Not only nauseating, but the tactics used by Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim are exactly the tactics the Times used to condemn. More
May 03, 2009
No Social Security COLA for this year or next
No cost of living increases for seniors? Congress will have something to say about that. More
May 03, 2009
Ahem, Mr. President - about those 150,000 jobs you said you created...
Fact Check.org calls Obama out for lying about the number of jobs he says his stimulus bill has created already. More
May 03, 2009
Tea Party Patriots Group demands apology from Democrats
The tea party movement continues to grow. More
May 03, 2009
Jack Kemp, RIP
His enthusiasm and optimism defined what conservatism meant for the generation after Reagan More
May 03, 2009
Government by Thuggery - 'The Chicago Way'
Man, when the White House plays hardball, they play it "The Chicago Way" - brass knuckles, groin kicks, and threats to destroy their adversaries. More
May 02, 2009
Obama +1 net approval on day 103
Rasmussen's Daily Tracking Poll paints a different picture than all the headlines last week about how popular Obama is. More
May 02, 2009
Obama's Litmus Test
Back in 2005, then Senator Barack Obama voted against the nomination of John Roberts to the Supreme Court.... More
May 02, 2009
Saturday Tales From 57 States: His Obamaness and The Chrysler
So many and varied were the powers of His Obamaness that with tongue alone he could change the meaning of words... More
May 02, 2009
Tenure won't mean much if the college goes bankrupt
It shouldn't be surprising to anyone who met a payroll. More
May 02, 2009
Just a tad tetchy
Hispanic members of Congress are demanding an apology from the GOP for a split second image in a 1:24 minute video montage that never mentions the CHC or even Latinos in general. More
May 02, 2009
Another part of global warming theory 'topples'
The fragile and tentative nature of climate science is once again on display in a study providing "new data of novel high precision." More
May 02, 2009
Another 'catch and release' incident with Somali pirates
Today there is yet another story of a NATO ship, this time from Portugal, catching pirates, now armed with explosives, and releasing them. More
May 02, 2009
Citibank needs another $10 billion
The government is about to order Citigroup to raise additional capital so that it can be certified as "healthy" by their new bosses in the Obama Administration. More
May 02, 2009
Times Editorial: 'Republicans want to kill you'
The unwritten conclusion you can draw from the Times editorial is that the GOP doesn't care whether you die from the flu. More
May 02, 2009
Surprise! Obama may revive Military Tribunals at Gitmo
Somewhere, Bush is smiling and feeling a great deal of satisfaction. More
May 02, 2009
FEC fines Al Sharpton
Better late than never - especially if you're a Democrat. More
May 02, 2009
Will the 'real' Bob Herbert, please stand up?
Is it real? Or is it an auto-generated fascimile? More
May 01, 2009
1993 World Trade Prosecutor Calls Out Eric Holder
The lead prosecutor in the investigation of Blind Sheikh Omar Abdel Rahman, and others involved in the 1993 World Trade Center bombing, declines invitation from the Obama administration. More
May 01, 2009
Notre Dame Pays for Picking Obama
The idea of choosing Barack Obama for graduation speaker may cost Notre Dame more than just prestige. More
May 01, 2009
Pakistan doesn't waste a crisis
Obama and the Congressional Democrats are being Allinskyed, as Pakistan panics them into sending more money with fewer strings attached. More
May 01, 2009
Charges to be dropped in AIPAC case
The unprecedented charges brought against two former lobbyists for AIPAC are being dropped. More
May 01, 2009
Visualize Obama's budget cuts
A little perspective on the tokenism. More
May 01, 2009
Another GOP senator reported retiring
Why it's a good thing. More
May 01, 2009
Senate rejects cramdown for homeowners
Is anyone on Capitol Hill listening? Apparently, yes. More
May 01, 2009
PETA to bring mini-hog farm to the Capitol
The pet murderers of PETA partake in some ironic symbolism. More
May 01, 2009
Souter to retire in June?
Justice David Souter will retire at the end of this year's docket:
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May 01, 2009
BMI's brilliant marketing strategy (updated)
That's one way to wipe Israel off the map. More
May 01, 2009
Aren't you glad Sarah Palin isn't Vice President?
Our "smart" Vice President let's loose with another doozy. More
May 01, 2009
Blagojevich nixes brothel deal
It was a 'bed too far' for Rod. More
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