RNC Chair Michael Steele’s recent comments on Afghanistan – which he derisively called “Obama’s war” while questioning the potential for victory – found pockets of support across the political spectrum. (more…)
Here is the National Journal scorecard on which Rep. Doug Lamborn (R-CO5) tied for #1 among all congressmen in his conservative (more…)
President Obama met with Congressional Republicans yesterday with the expressed intent to listen and discuss policy differences. (more…)
You’ve seen those buy-back programs where some nanny group wants to get guns off the streets by buying them back. One such (more…)
We all know that Barack Obama doesn’t think much of the Constitution. And he certainly won’t let it get in the way of the government takeover of health care. (more…)
(Nantucket) If the recession wasn’t enough, the summer’s unprecedented bad weather has added to this island’s woes. Also experiencing very heavy weather these days is the Democratic (more…)
I’m constantly amazed at the arrogance of our elected officials in Washington. Service in the government was (more…)
Instructions for Congress: (1) STOP what you are doing. STOP destroying the country. Do NOT pass any more legislation. (2) Repeal ALL the (more…)
History repeats itself, first as tragedy, second as farce. - Karl Marx
While not in the habit of quoting the father of “scientific socialism,” I know a good Marxian quotation when I see one (more…)
When I pick up the morning newspaper these days I am often reminded of that old Chinese proverb “may you live in interesting times”. (more…)
If you will ever consider buying or selling a house, you need to beware of the Democrats’ “cap and trade” bill that recently (more…)
Maybe when climate-change regulators strangle the economy and carbon-counters turn gas, oil and electricity into expensive luxuries, farmers (more…)
TCM, the Turner Classic Movie channel, offers a steady stream of yesterday’s movies. Sometimes it offers a classic (more…)
So the House of Representatives, that august body led by union-backed leftists and intellectual dwarfs, has managed to narrowly pass a Climate change bill (more…)
It’s just a shame that a song by that title was actually more popular than Tuesday’s announcement from Senator Arlen Specter. (more…)