The Real State of the Union: Beyond Bankrupt
by All the twitter about President Obama’s sneak attack on the Supreme Court and Justice Alito’s silent rejection of it masked the real news of the …
Month: January 2010
Football as a Metaphor Starring the N.Y. Jets
The irony of this week’s AFC championship game is not lost on any football fan: Had the Indianapolis Colts had the moral fiber to give …
Obama’s biggest failure in 1st…
Obama’s biggest failure in 1st year is his rejection of reality. Americans don’t want to be told how it’s gonna be. We do the telling …
Words of Wisdom: Environmentalist Grandstanding
Jason Avark writes: The current state of environmentalism seems a form of moral preening — a very self-promotional way for “green” adherents to publicly display …
The Key Difference in the U.S. Response in New Orleans and Haiti
In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans was a disaster area. Despite the fact that the dangers of a large hurricane scenario were well-known …
Cass Sunstein, Obama Confidant, Supreme Court Possibility, Repressionist
I frequently don’t see eye-to-eye with Glenn Greenwald, but his latest post about Cass Sunstein, a close confidant of President Obama and current head of …
Poll: Americans Want Politicians With Principles
Matt Corley of the ultra-liberal Think Progress blog was kind enough to bring this Allstate/National Journal Heartland Monitor poll into the news today in which …
Responding to Terrorism Requires a Tough Attitude, Long-Term Perspective
In the aftermath of the failed Christmas-day attempt to bring a Northwest Airlines flight down, David Broder says that 9/11 was a call to duty …
Unlike Other Spending, President’s Teacher Program Too Small
Since taking office just under a year ago, President Obama and the Democrats have tripled the already obscene budget deficit by spending $500 billion on …
Is America Addressing Terrorism Correctly?
Barack Obama has admitted that the homeland security apparatus failed in the case of Nigerian terrorist Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab. He had no choice, really – …