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Paul M. Weyrich is the late Chairman and CEO of the Free Congress Research and Education Foundation. He served as President of the foundation from 1977 to 2002. From 1989 to 1996, Mr. Weyrich served as President of the Kreible Institute of the Free Congress Foundation, responsible for training democracy movements in the states comprising the Former Soviet Empire. He is a founder and past director of the American Legislative Exchange Council, the founding president of the Heritage Foundation, and the current National Chairman of Coalitions for America. A former reporter and radio news director, Mr. Weyrich is a regular guest on daily radio and television talk shows. A sought-after writer, Mr. Weyrich has published policy reports and journals on a variety of conservative issues and has contributed editorials to The New York Times, The Washington Post, and The Wall Street Journal. He has been described by The Economist as "one of the conservative movement's more vigorous thinkers." Voted three years in a row from 1981 - 1983 by readers of Conservative Digest as one of the top three "most popular conservatives in America not in Congress," Mr. Weyrich has been named by Regardie's Magazine as "one of the 100 most powerful Washingtonians." He has been married since 1963 to the former Joyce Smigun, is the father of five children, and serves as a deacon in his church.
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Paul Weyrich (Dec 23, 2008)
The President-elect appears to have stepped back from some of his
campaign promises. That merely is speculation. We shall see. The
President-elect did make a... more
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Paul Weyrich (Dec 18, 2008)
It was the best of times. It was the worst of times. It is the worst of
times because millions of Americans are unemployed this Christmas. It is
the worst of years... more
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Paul Weyrich (Dec 17, 2008)
I am worried that the Minnesota United States Senate race in effect will
be run by the United States Senate. When one has been around as long as
I have,... more
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Paul Weyrich (Dec 16, 2008)
I received an e-mail from a supporter of President-elect Barack H. Obama
congratulating me for having spent so much money that the
President-elect is unable to... more
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Paul Weyrich (Dec 11, 2008)
A good lady is about to leave Washington, D.C. after decades of public
service. I refer to Senator Elizabeth Hanford Dole (R-NC), who was
defeated in her bid for... more
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Paul Weyrich (Dec 09, 2008)
Have you ever heard of the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA)? If not, you
should have. It is among the factors responsible for the worst housing
crisis in... more
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Paul Weyrich (Dec 04, 2008)
When pundits are asked to name the best Presidents of the 20th Century
Harry S. Truman's name always comes up. That is interesting because when
he left office... more
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Paul Weyrich (Dec 02, 2008)
Surprise, surprise. President-elect Barack H. Obama has appointed a
center-right group of economic advisers. That is center-right in the
Democratic context.... more
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Paul Weyrich (Dec 01, 2008)
On December 9 my good friend Ed Lozansky, President of the American
University in Moscow, will show a documentary at the National Press
Club. The film purports... more
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Paul Weyrich (Nov 28, 2008)
As long as I can remember Representative John Dingell (D-MI) was one of the toughest committee chairmen in Congress. His father preceded him in Congress though the... more
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Paul Weyrich (Nov 25, 2008)
The 111th Congress recently passed an authorization bill which provides
more money for Amtrak than any bill passed in history. President George
W. Bush... more
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Paul Weyrich (Nov 25, 2008)
Last Monday the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) increased the
amount of renewable automobile fuels required to be sold in the United
States next year from... more
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Paul Weyrich (Nov 21, 2008)
Voters were busy approving in the November 4 elections various transit
projects. Twenty-three ballot initiatives, or more than 70% of those up
for a vote,... more
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Paul Weyrich (Nov 20, 2008)
This past week I sat in on a couple of "where do conservatives go from
here" panels. Bear in mind that it was the Republican brand which was in
trouble in 2008,... more
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Paul Weyrich (Nov 13, 2008)
News reports in the past few days suggest that as a priority after he
assumes the Presidency on January 20, 2009, President Barack H. Obama
will use the power... more
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Paul Weyrich (Nov 06, 2008)
Now that the election is over, it is time to evaluate what the American
public can expect from the 111th Congress and the incoming Presidency.
There are several... more
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Paul Weyrich (Nov 04, 2008)
As the American economy continues to struggle through a mortgage crisis,
credit crisis and job losses, part of the immense worldwide phenomenon,
it would be wise for... more
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Paul Weyrich (Nov 03, 2008)
Senator Barack H. Obama has a huge lead. No, Senator John S. McCain, III is closing the gap. The next poll shows Obama running away with the election. With... more
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Paul Weyrich (Oct 29, 2008)
My son Andrew and I were at a museum Saturday, which happened to be Polish Heritage Day. It got me to thinking about the contribution Polish people have made to the... more
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Paul Weyrich (Oct 28, 2008)
Many conservatives agree that since the mid-20th Century the Federal Government has grown too large, its bloated bureaucracies unaccountable to the American... more
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Paul Weyrich (Oct 22, 2008)
Is there growing opposition to re-imposition of the so-called Fairness
Doctrine or is there a clever effort - maybe a plot? - to convince
opponents of the Doctrine... more
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Paul Weyrich (Oct 21, 2008)
Forget the election for the moment. We will know the outcome in two
weeks. The question one ought to consider seriously is what to do with
one's money. Lord... more
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Paul Weyrich (Oct 20, 2008)
The debates are concluded. In a few weeks voters will decide who will
occupy the Oval Office for the next four years.
While Senator John S. McCain, III... more
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Paul Weyrich (Oct 17, 2008)
I have always disliked the "goo-goo" types. That stands for good government, the people who want everybody to vote. I don't want the uninformed to vote because either... more
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Paul Weyrich (Oct 15, 2008)
As soon as Congress passed the $700 billion bailout, California's
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Henry
M. Paulson, Jr. asking for... more
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Paul Weyrich (Oct 14, 2008)
I asked Bill Wichterman, Special Assistant to the President for Public
Liaison, if there would be a public ceremony when President George W.
Bush signed the... more
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Paul Weyrich (Oct 09, 2008)
One radio listener dubbed the second Presidential debate as a contest
between the Fresh Prince of Bel Air and Fred Mertz. Talk about boring. I
had a difficult time... more
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Paul Weyrich (Oct 06, 2008)
We are talking about a Super Bowl-size audience as more people than ever
turned to the Vice Presidential debate last Thursday. Who won? It
apparently depends... more
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Paul Weyrich (Oct 03, 2008)
An important event occurred this week, though it went largely unnoticed
because of the economic turmoil on Wall Street. On September 30
Congress allowed the 27-year-old... more
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Paul Weyrich (Oct 01, 2008)
Economists, House Republicans led by Minority Leader John Boehner (R-OH)
and millions of Americans across the country are questioning the
prudence of the Federal... more
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Paul Weyrich (Sep 29, 2008)
I was among the estimated 80 million who watched the entire debate last Friday evening. Who won? There was no knock-out blow as some debates have produced in the... more
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Paul Weyrich (Sep 26, 2008)
Messages have poured in asking my opinion of the trillion-dollar bailout
announced by President George W. Bush late last week. I hesitate to
discuss this topic... more
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Paul Weyrich (Sep 26, 2008)
Remember in grade school when we first were introduced to the Pledge of
Allegiance? One can picture that scene everywhere in America, no matter
if it occurred... more
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Paul Weyrich (Sep 24, 2008)
In Pennsylvania, Democratic Governor Edward G. Rendell and the
Republican-controlled Legislature achieved a breakthrough by agreeing to
permanent funding of the... more
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Paul Weyrich (Sep 22, 2008)
Judging from what I can tell of the current financial and economic woes
of the nation, I am beginning to believe that this Presidential election
may be a... more
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Paul Weyrich (Sep 15, 2008)
For the most part ABC News anchor Charles Gibson's interview with
Governor Sarah Palin was fair. As expected, Gibson included a "gotcha"
question. He asked her what... more
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Paul Weyrich (Sep 11, 2008)
With every indication that the Presidential race will be close, the
question that is far from settled is what will happen to the contests
for the Congress.... more
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Paul Weyrich (Sep 10, 2008)
The year was 1920. A huge crowd gathered downtown to listen to a loud
speaker. The city was Pittsburgh. The reason for the crowd? It was
election night. Voters... more
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Paul Weyrich (Sep 09, 2008)
Having participated in every Presidential election since 1960 as a
reporter, commentator, Congressional assistant, delegate or activist, I
am in a position to state... more
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Paul Weyrich (Sep 08, 2008)
The Speaker's war with the Catholic Church has now spilled over to the
Congress. Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) has challenged when life begins.
The Roman Catholic... more
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Paul Weyrich (Sep 06, 2008)
Certainly arguments can be raised that no criminal or mentally
unbalanced individual should have access to guns. Between 1,500 and
2,000 deaths occur each year... more
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Paul Weyrich (Sep 05, 2008)
One of the arguments which opponents of school choice always make is
that it would adversely affect the public school system. Opponents claim
that the alternative... more
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Paul Weyrich (Sep 02, 2008)
A regular reader of this column, Peter Farmer, sent me an e-mail withwhat he said was a small criticism of my piece on Michael Phelps. Hiscorrection was right on the money.... more
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Paul Weyrich (Sep 01, 2008)
Pity poor Minnesota Governor Timothy J. (Tim) Pawlenty. He supposedly
was on Senator John S. McCain's short list for Vice President. As the
list was whittled... more
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Paul Weyrich (Aug 28, 2008)
At last, after a build-up reminiscent of the Super Bowl, Senator Barack
H. Obama has chosen his Vice Presidential nominee. In some ways the
selected of Delaware... more
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Paul Weyrich (Aug 27, 2008)
Watching the Fox News Network set up to cover the Democratic National
Convention in Denver, with some 400 Fox employees, brought to memory the
three... more
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Paul Weyrich (Aug 25, 2008)
Is patriotism a thing of the past or is it still kosher to take pride in
America? That question was put to basketball great Kobe Bryant at the
Summer... more
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Paul Weyrich (Aug 20, 2008)
Every generation needs heroes. Young people especially need role models.
How blessed we are that the role model of these Summer Olympics is
Michael... more
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Paul Weyrich (Aug 20, 2008)
Surveying the wreckage in Georgia where more than 100,000 people are
without homes, running water and food, the question remains: what could
have been done to... more
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Paul Weyrich (Aug 14, 2008)
Politics, it said, makes for strange bedfellows. I have seen hundreds of examples in the many years I have been involved in politics. Here is another example which I... more
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Paul Weyrich (Aug 13, 2008)
As I watched the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games and witnessed the
incredible images created by the Chinese people, my mind flashed back to
the late... more
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Paul Weyrich (Aug 12, 2008)
Last week President George W. Bush attended the opening of the Olympics in Beijing, China, the first American President to attend outside his own country. ... more
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Paul Weyrich (Aug 07, 2008)
This past week we have heard non-stop about the race card. This is one of the most long-running uses of it in the political process. I first heard the term used when... more
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Paul Weyrich (Aug 06, 2008)
When Congress returns after Labor Day the Republican Whip,
Representative Roy Blunt (R-MO), will introduce the American Energy Act.
He means it to be the... more
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Paul Weyrich (Aug 05, 2008)
I spent the period from the late 1980s to 2000 teaching our form of
government to the people of the Soviet Union. They were fascinated to
hear of a... more
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Paul Weyrich (Aug 04, 2008)
This year will go down in history as one in which great fighters for
freedom have been called home by the good Lord. And so we bid farewell
to the most important... more
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Paul Weyrich (Jul 31, 2008)
Earlier this week the White House announced that the projected Fiscal
Year 2009 deficit will be $490 billion, an amount much higher than
originally anticipated and also... more
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Paul Weyrich (Jul 30, 2008)
I have been feeling rather blue. Those who know me know that I never
give up without a fight. My problem is with the so-called "Fairness
Doctrine," which... more
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Paul Weyrich (Jul 29, 2008)
It was an unusually warm January day in Washington as President-elect
Barack Hussein Obama took the oath of office administered by longtime
Supreme Court Justice John... more
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Paul Weyrich (Jul 25, 2008)
The Administration of President George W. Bush is drawing to a close
after nearly eight years in office. Therefore, it is time to assess who
best fulfilled the... more
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Paul Weyrich (Jul 24, 2008)
Without doubt the Federal appointee who was most effective dealing with
sex-trafficking was former Representative John R. Miller (R-WA).
President George W. Bush has... more
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Paul Weyrich (Jul 22, 2008)
What makes the newest United States Senator more powerful than a
ten-term Representative? Every Senator has the power to stop
consideration of any legislation... more
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Paul Weyrich (Jul 21, 2008)
In District of Columbia v. Heller, the Supreme Court ruled that the
District of Columbia's highly restrictive ban on guns is
unconstitutional. The ruling was... more
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Paul Weyrich (Jul 18, 2008)
Whatever one thought of President Richard M. Nixon, political advice was
worth considering. One cannot help but think of the late President as
one observes... more
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Paul Weyrich (Jul 16, 2008)
Does Osama bin Laden possess nuclear weapons? Has he smuggled these
weapons into the United States? Does he have a plan to detonate these
weapons in multiple American... more
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Paul Weyrich (Jul 14, 2008)
The Lord must need some good company in Heaven. Recently, Tim Russert,
Jesse Helms and now Tony Snow have been called home. My pastor says that
the older he becomes the... more
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Paul Weyrich (Jul 12, 2008)
I am neither an attorney nor an expert in Constitutional law. Others
have been good enough to say I am a good strategist. If so, then I would
like to share my... more
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Paul Weyrich (Jul 09, 2008)
When I was the political reporter and weekend anchor at WISN TV, the CBS
affiliate in Milwaukee, John Coleman was our weatherman. He was s strong
conservative... more
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Paul Weyrich (Jul 08, 2008)
In a remarkably short time the public has changed from supporters of environmentalism to advocates of drilling for oil and natural gas in the Alaskan National Wildlife... more
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Paul Weyrich (Jul 02, 2008)
I met Paul T. Yarbrough through my daughter, Diana, and her husband. My
son-in-law, Lieutenant Colonel Craig Pascoe, was stationed at the Air
Force base near... more
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Paul Weyrich (Jul 02, 2008)
Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), the only openly lesbian Member of Congress, is
predicting passage of hate crimes legislation and repeal of DOMA (the
Defense of Marriage... more
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Paul Weyrich (Jun 26, 2008)
In 1993 Dr. Richard J. Bishirjian visited with me and told of his vision
for an internet university which would teach traditional economic and
cultural ideas.... more
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Paul Weyrich (Jun 25, 2008)
It now has been four years since Dr. William Graham, Science Advisor to
President Ronald W. Reagan and Chairman of the General Advisory
Committee on Arms Control and... more
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Paul Weyrich (Jun 23, 2008)
There has been much talk of late in Congress about the need to begin
drilling our own oil. THE WALL STREET JOURNAL reported a poll which
indicates that 57% of... more
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Paul Weyrich (Jun 19, 2008)
While Americans suffer economic woes due in part to legislative
regulation, such as ethanol mandates and subsidies, Congress has been
busy solving America's problems. ... more
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Paul Weyrich (Jun 17, 2008)
The year was 1967. I was on a private aircraft belonging to an oil
company with my boss, the late Senator Gordon L. Allott (R-CO). We were
flying to Oklahoma... more
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Paul Weyrich (Jun 13, 2008)
Senate Majority Leader Harry M. Reid (D-NV) pulled down the
Warner-Lieberman Global Warming Bill as Republicans filibustered and
there were too few Democrats... more
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Paul Weyrich (Jun 12, 2008)
Phil Truluck is today Executive Vice President of the Heritage
Foundation. He is the right-hand man of Edwin J. (Ed) Feulner, Jr. In
1973 he worked under my... more
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Paul Weyrich (Jun 11, 2008)
I have obtained a document prepared for the Department of Homeland
Security, which is not posted on the DHS website. It is an internal
handbook telling... more
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Paul Weyrich (Jun 10, 2008)
Having written recent commentaries favoring streetcars and light rail
and objecting to the Bush Administration's push for so-called Bus Rapid
Transit, I have... more
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Paul Weyrich (Jun 05, 2008)
On May 8 the House of Representatives passed by voice vote H.R. 5690, a
bill to remove the African National Congress (ANC) from treatment as a
terrorist... more
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Paul Weyrich (Jun 04, 2008)
Today staff of the House of Representatives Armed Services Committee
will meet with the staff of the Center for Military Readiness. This is
believed to be the... more
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Paul Weyrich (Jun 04, 2008)
I belong to the National Streetcar Coalition, which pushes policies
favorable to the return of streetcars throughout the nation. Each month
we hold a conference... more
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Paul Weyrich (Jun 02, 2008)
Washington is a place utterly without loyalty. It has gotten worse every
year since I have been here. Poor President George W. Bush. Loyal to a
fault. His... more
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Paul Weyrich (May 29, 2008)
Alabama State Senator Scott Beason has turned out to be the principal
opponent of a new textbook, the Bible and Its Influence, backed by
liberals for schools... more
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Paul Weyrich (May 29, 2008)
When Edward J. (Ed) Feulner, Jr., long-time President of the Heritage
Foundation, and I organized what now is known as the Republican Study
Committee (RSC) 35... more
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Paul Weyrich (May 27, 2008)
The Reason Foundation estimates that States of the Union are facing a $9
billion a year shortfall to deal with infrastructure, mainly roads.
Governors aren't sure... more
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Paul Weyrich (May 22, 2008)
There has been a major development in the State of Georgia yet the
so-called mainstream media has completely ignored it and even the
alternative media hardly has... more
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Paul Weyrich (May 21, 2008)
I was interviewing one of the most liberal Democrats in the House of
Representatives, Representative Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), when suddenly he
surprised me by... more
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Paul Weyrich (May 19, 2008)
These are difficult times. Wars and rumors of wars. Troubling times with
the world economy. While all of these things are happening, there is a
remarkable... more
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Paul Weyrich (May 14, 2008)
Last week I had the opportunity to participate in a conference on
rebuilding America's infrastructure. It was held at the Woodrow Wilson
Center in the heart of... more
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Paul Weyrich (May 13, 2008)
When my father came from Germany as a 19-year old the very first thing
he did was to enroll in a class taught at a local public school to learn
English. My... more
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Paul Weyrich (May 12, 2008)
I came to Washington 42 years ago. At the time liberalism was riding
high. Senator Barry M. Goldwater had suffered a humiliating defeat.
Democrats got commanding... more
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Paul Weyrich (May 07, 2008)
Last week President George W. Bush held a press conference on the
current state of the economy and the high cost of energy. In it he made
several important... more
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Paul Weyrich (May 06, 2008)
Since Congress enacted No Child Left Behind (NCLB) in January 2002 at
the behest of President George W. Bush there has been no shortage of
criticism from both the... more
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Paul Weyrich (May 05, 2008)
Is the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) ever on the right side of
any issue? On one issue out of a bundle we might find ourselves in
agreement. As for most,... more
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Paul Weyrich (Apr 30, 2008)
The Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement (TPA) has been in the news recently after President George W. Bush, who steadfastly supports it, submitted it to Congress on... more
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Paul Weyrich (Apr 23, 2008)
The leader of the Roman Catholic Church, Pope Benedict XVI, was in
Washington and New York this past week. While Pope John Paul II, his
predecessor, was known as a... more
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Paul Weyrich (Apr 17, 2008)
Last week the Senate passed H.R. 3221, its version of a bill to provide
housing reform in the wake of the downturn in the market and the
mortgage crisis. The $25... more
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Paul Weyrich (Apr 10, 2008)
Sometimes Congressional Republicans amaze me with their
short-sightedness. In the mid-term elections in 2006 the Republican
Party lost control of both Houses of... more
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Paul Weyrich (Apr 07, 2008)
Richard Cumberland, Bishop of Peterborough and 17th-century English
philosopher, wrote, "Games of chance are traps to catch school boy
novices and gaping country... more
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Paul Weyrich (Apr 02, 2008)
Secretary of the Treasury Henry M. Paulson, Jr. recently released the
"Blueprint for a Modernized Financial Regulatory Structure," the
Department of the Treasury's... more
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Paul Weyrich (Apr 01, 2008)
On Sunday night the Washington Nationals baseball team played their
first regular-season game in their new stadium, Nationals Park.
President George W. Bush was on... more
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Paul Weyrich (Mar 28, 2008)
The United States Border Patrol cannot seem to catch a break. Border
Patrol agents have to guard both the US-Canadian Border and the nearly
2,000-mile-long... more
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Paul Weyrich (Mar 26, 2008)
Throughout this prolonged presidential campaign the three main
candidates - Senators John S. McCain III (R-AZ), Barack H. Obama (D-IL),
and Hillary Rodham Clinton... more
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Paul Weyrich (Mar 21, 2008)
The United States Capitol is one of the most dramatic buildings in Washington, D.C. It also is one of the most visited. Every spring thousands of students... more
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Paul Weyrich (Mar 19, 2008)
Congress currently is considering the Federal budget for Fiscal Year 2009, which begins October 1, 2008. There are many problems with the proposed budget in both... more
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Paul Weyrich (Mar 18, 2008)
Last Thursday night the House of Representatives met in a closed session
to debate H.R. 3773, the FISA Amendments Act of 2008. It passed the
House on Friday by a... more
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Paul Weyrich (Mar 12, 2008)
Last year the House of Representatives passed legislation intended to govern the political behavior of its Members by implementing tighter ethics regulations. The... more
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Paul Weyrich (Mar 07, 2008)
There is a potentially dangerous piece of legislation to strengthen the
Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) which could see action in the
Senate before the... more
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Paul Weyrich (Mar 05, 2008)
When Alexis de Toqueville traveled through the United States in 1831 to
observe American penal institutions, he wrote down his observations of
American political... more
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Paul Weyrich (Mar 05, 2008)
When a great leader passes away everyone who has met that leader has a
story. Here is mine. A judge in my hometown, Richard G. Harvey, Jr., who
was a strong... more
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Paul Weyrich (Feb 28, 2008)
The Report to the Commissioner of Baseball of an Independent
Investigation into the Illegal Use of Steroids and Other Performance
Enhancing Substances by Players in... more
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Paul Weyrich (Feb 26, 2008)
Among the recommendations of the Report of the Surface Transportation Policy and Revenue Study Commission, entitled “Transportation for Tomorrow,” was an increased... more
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Paul Weyrich (Feb 26, 2008)
THE NEW YORK TIMES printed an unsourced piece saying that in 2000 when
Senator John S. McCain, III ran for the Presidency he had what some
aides supposedly regarded... more
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Paul Weyrich (Feb 21, 2008)
As this column has noted repeatedly, much of the Federal bureaucracy
continues to march to the beat of its own bloated drum. Wait, make that
a union drum. The... more
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Paul Weyrich (Feb 20, 2008)
Few issues frustrate economic conservatives more than farm subsidies because of their extremely high cost to taxpayers and their role in keeping the price of commodities at... more
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Paul Weyrich (Feb 19, 2008)
Media pundits now have begun to predict that Senator Barack Obama (D-IL)
will be the Democratic Presidential nominee. Some even have pronounced
that Senator Hillary... more
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Paul Weyrich (Feb 13, 2008)
There is finally some potential good news on the immigration front. One
of the most egregious problems of President George W. Bush's tenure in
office has been his... more
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Paul Weyrich (Feb 12, 2008)
Every year Family Research Council (FRC) Action issues a report card
detailing how our elected officials in Congress vote on pro-family
issues. ... more
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Paul Weyrich (Feb 06, 2008)
The much anticipated Super Tuesday has come and gone. Surprisingly, it
did little to reveal who the next President of the United States may be.
Nor do the... more
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Paul Weyrich (Feb 05, 2008)
Last Thursday I noted in this column that President George W. Bush had finally “acknowledge[d] the corruption and fiscal irresponsibility of the earmark process” when he... more
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Paul Weyrich (Jan 31, 2008)
This column frequently extols the virtues of self-control,
responsibility and discipline, both individually and institutionally.
Consequently, I have been critical... more
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Paul Weyrich (Jan 30, 2008)
With all the recent talk of recession, the housing crisis and the downturn in the stock market, many families and individuals are concerned that they may suffer significant... more
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Paul Weyrich (Jan 29, 2008)
In speaking to some media friends I find them all atwitter about the supposed tension between Senators Barak Obama (D-Ill) and Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY) over the... more
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Paul Weyrich (Jan 23, 2008)
Last week was busy for Members of the Surface Transportation Revenue and Study Commission. We had spent twenty-two months of hard work, with hearings around the... more
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Paul Weyrich (Jan 22, 2008)
When was the last time Republicans had a true brokered convention? I would argue that it was the 1920 Convention which produced Senator Warren G. Harding of Ohio and... more
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Paul Weyrich (Jan 16, 2008)
On January 11 the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued its final regulations for minimum security standards for state-issued drivers’ licenses and identification... more
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Paul Weyrich (Jan 15, 2008)
With the Presidential election campaign well underway and many important
state primaries within three weeks, few people have thought about
Congress. There is... more
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Paul Weyrich (Jan 14, 2008)
Conservatives may be surprised to hear that for over 50 years they have been successful in stopping the growth of big government. Going all the way to the early 1950s... more
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Paul Weyrich (Jan 11, 2008)
While I was watching the results of the primaries in New Hampshire on
Tuesday night, the network news anchors repeated the same theme ad
naseum: this competition,... more
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Paul Weyrich (Jan 08, 2008)
Anchors of the major newscasts did their evening news about the Iowa
caucuses from Iowa and will do the same for New Hampshire. Why? In Iowa
alone the networks... more
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Paul Weyrich (Jan 07, 2008)
After the Iowa caucuses on January 3, the pundits are busy trying to determine the lessons learned from the opening contest of the 2008 Presidential election. It is clear... more