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Some ill-informed folks describe conservatives as “the NO party,” suggesting that we oppose all proposed legislation without any positive plans (more…)

By John Andrews

“We recommit ourselves to the ideas of the American Founding. Through the Constitution, the Founders created an enduring framework of limited government based on the rule of law.” So begins the Mount Vernon Statement, an important and timely declaration of principles issued on Feb. 17 by the heads of 16 major conservative organizations. Originating with intellectual leaders on the Right, rather than elected officials and candidates, the statement sets a baseline for thinking patriots in weighing the claims we’ll hear from politicians (more…)

This great country — and I do mean EXCEPTIONAL — is in the grips of a domestic enemy. (more…)

Rhetoric often manipulates our understanding through bias-laden misuse of language. We all have encountered such examples. (more…)

Frank Rich, the former NY Times drama critic turned left-wing opinion guru, has today written an opinion piece which provides a great window into how liberals view the world. (more…)

The Colorado Union of Taxpayers, a non-partisan group advocating for taxpayers, has released its 2009 CUT Ratings of the Legislature, (more…)

We should all hope and pray that Karl Rove is right in his opinion piece today in the Wall Street Journal (“Obama Care in Trouble”). (more…)

We all know that common sense is in short supply these days. I blame in large part the insidious cancer of political correctness — a scourge (more…)

Jonah Goldberg points out how the left is stringing together two disconnected acts, the killing of abortionist George Tiller (more…)

The left in this country has made much of the big electoral victories that the Democrats won in 2006 and 2008 — and for good reason.  (more…)

With President Barack Obama’s nomination of federal judge Sonia Sotomayor to replace retiring Supreme Court Justice David Souter, the nation is in a debate (more…)

By Sean Duffy

In tributes since he succumbed to cancer last week, Jack Kemp has been rightfully called a statesman, patriot and visionary. The architect of a key pillar of the Reagan Revolution. But, as I look back at powerful and memorable encounters with him over the years, I remember boundless energy, constant searching for new ideas and new converts, and most of all, one hell of a guy. (more…)

The term “useful idiots” was attributed to Soviet dictator Vladimir Lenin describing intellectual idealists persuaded to adopt communism. (more…)

What next? The Tea Party movement is simply not going to be co-opted by the Republican Party. It’s not a creation thereof, (more…)

Tax, spend, borrow and regulate are the four horsemen of American socialism under Obama and Ritter. Intrusive government now tramples our liberties with a brazenness that would amaze those old Boston patriots who dumped the tea in ‘73. Tea Party protests will happen in many cities on Tax Day, Wed. April 15. I’ll be taking part and so should you. Here’s the information you need. (more…)