Russia Threatens Arms Race And Preemptive Strike Against ABMs
I’m going to violate the first law of punditry by conceding that I don’t get it when addressing Russia’s moves on the eve of a crucial missile defense conference with NATO in Moscow. On the one hand, the Russians are attempting persuasion by presenting computer simulations designed to demonstrate the threat that the missile-defense system […]
Romney Set to Meet Santorum
Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum are set to have a private meeting on Friday in Pittsburgh, Pa. Romney will be looking to gain Santorum’s endorsement – and the delegates that are bound to him under GOP primary rules – prior to the Republican National Convention in August. Santorum is expected to demand assurances that conservatives […]
Embarrassment in Beijing
On her first visit to China in 2009, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told Chinese leaders that she considered human rights secondary to other, greater issues. “Our pressing on those issues can’t interfere on the global economic crisis, the global climate change crisis and the security crisis,” she said. Have those words ever come back to […]
Washington Post: EPA “Earning A Reputation for Abuse”
It hasn’t been a good week for the Environmental Protection Agency, and today’s Washington Post editorial page didn’t make it any better. On Monday, EPA Region VI Administrator Al Armendariz resigned after video emerged in which he likened the agency’s “philosophy of enforcement” to Roman crucifixions. Today, The Post took up the issue of the […]
If I Were the Devil
Long time radio commentator Paul Harvey created the original of this homily around 1965. It was updated as the years went by and therefore versions of it vary over time. This is a warning to America about its own decay. [youtube H3Az0okaHig nolink]
Side Effects: Another Obamacare Initiative Bites the Dust
On Monday, the Obama Administration signaled that another part of its signature health care law may not be working out as planned. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) put an end to a program that offered a $100 incentive to insurance brokers and agents for recommending eligible people to Obamacare’s Pre-Existing Conditions Insurance […]
Obama’s Giveaway: Oil-Rich Islands to Russia
Exclusive: Joe Miller sounds alarm over deal to put land in hands of Putin’s Kremlin By Joe Miller The Obama administration, despite the nation’s economic woes, effectively killed the job-producing Keystone Pipeline last month. The Arab Spring is turning the oil production of Libya and other Arab nations over to the Muslim Brotherhood. Iraq is […]
Obama Wants Access to Your Cellphone Records
The Obama administration is pushing for more Marxist policies, now they want to invade your cell phone records. Obama urges the U.S. Congress to pass a law to give investigators freer access to your cellphone records, the Obama administration announced on Thursday. In remarks that raised concern among advocates of civil liberties and privacy. Jason […]
FEMA’s Use of Waffle House as Severity Indicator a Smart Move
Recent press reports indicate that FEMA uses the status of Waffle House restaurants to gauge the severity of conditions following a natural disaster. Fox News‘ Garrett Tenney explains: After a disaster, officials call a restaurant in the affected area, and ask what’s on the menu. If the restaurant is serving everything, it means there is water and […]
Occupy Wall Street: Why Conservatives Shouldn’t Ignore the Persuadables
This is the third of our four-part series on Occupy Wall Street, transcribed from a recent Heritage Foundation event on the movement. In part three, Ben Domenech, research fellow at the Heartland Institute and editor of The Transom, reflects on his own interaction with Occupiers and explains why he’s not ready to write them off. […]
Hercules Takes on the Obamacare Hydra
The contraception mandate has met yet another foe. On Monday, the Alliance Defense Fund (ADF) filed a complaint against Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Kathleen Sebelius on behalf of Hercules Industries, Inc., a family-owned HVAC manufacturer based in Denver, Colorado. Hercules Industries is owned by five family members, all practicing Catholics, who seek […]
