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I’ve been struggling over the last few weeks to put my finger on what bothers me so much about Barack Obama. (more…)

1175 pages. That’s the length of the most massive-spending, government-expansive, pork-laden piece of legislation in U.S. history. (more…)

The era of big government is back — with a vengeance. President Obama returned to Denver to sign into law his American Reinvestment (more…)

Many Americans are skeptical of the economic stimulus bill as passed by Congress, and with good reason. We may debate the merits (more…)

As Heard on Backbone Radio, Feb. 15
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What a sad showing of vanity and weakness by Senators Spector, Snowe, and Collins in helping pass the generational theft bill, misnamed stimulus, for President Obama. In contrast, what a display of backbone by Sen. Judd Gregg in walking away from a cabinet post (more…)

“Thank goodness the Republicans are rediscovering their backbone under Obama,” says John Andrews in the February round of Head On TV debates. Susan Barnes-Gelt scoffs that “tt’s a new day and the Grumpy Old Partisans are tone deaf.” John on the right, Susan on the left, also go at it this month over Obama’s honeymoon, Salazar’s agenda at Interior, (more…)

Here are email addresses for over 500 staff contacts in US Senate offices in Washington DC. Let’s make our voices heard in opposition (more…)

“You never want a serious crisis to go to waste” said Rahm Emanuel, President Obama’s chief of staff. One look at the so-called (more…)

Today’s lead editorial in the Wall Street Journal caught my eye this morning, reminding me of a famous French proverb (more…)

The reason the so-called stimulus bill will not achieve the goals set for it is twofold: Ideology plus the Democrats’ lack of understanding (more…)

Editor: A day after Rep. Phil Gingrey, R-GA, took Obama’s bait and went after radio host Rush Limbaugh this week, he ate his words. (more…)

Editor: Ken Gordon, former Colorado Senate Majority Leader, circulated a list of political precepts that fired up Karen. She wrote him (more…)

Once again, Sen. Harry Reid has overreached his elected authority and exposed his lack of moral authority in the Roland Burris issue. (more…)

Paul Weyrich, conservative organizer par excellence, died today at his home in Washington DC after a long and painful illness (more…)

Some of the biggest donors to both the Democratic and Republican national conventions are now among the companies (more…)