Feb 23, 2009 – One has only to look at the President’s past to gauge the prism through which he sees the present… and the future. … Continuing that crisis will allow them to do more of the same. … It’s time to prepare for a long and ugly ride.…

Feb 22, 2009 – It's also the American people -- most of whom voted with their pocketbooks not to support GM and Chrysler but now see their money forcibly … vehicles at a price that pays you to make them -- if we are willing to buy them at all. … The weak firms would file for bankruptcy and be forced to take drastic measures to cut their costs.…

Feb 21, 2009 – As a result, politicians have an incentive to try to maximize the numbers of their constituencies. … volunteers to locate residents. … "Whatever their personal political views (I suspect that most voted for Obama), their allegiance is to the integrity of the positions…

Feb 20, 2009 – Obama has nearly a trillion dollars to pass out now to “fix” the economy and no one is bothering to ask the question “what qualifies … Shameful, considering Obama faithfully voted to increase that deficit while he was in the Senate. … "You never want a serious crisis to go to waste.…

Feb 20, 2009 – Your president loves his country so much that he would sacrifice up to $275,000,000,000 of your money to keep the housing bubble bubbling … So why are we rewarding failure and attempting to abolish consequences? … This week, the federal government doubled its commitment to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, promising to reimburse the companies up to…

Feb 20, 2009 – "We need to show that we exist. … Second, we need to show support for the Republicans and Democrats that voted against the porkulus. … billion to $200 billion program to bail out banks and beleaguered borrowers having trouble paying their mortgages.…

Feb 20, 2009 – But on final passage, only a half-dozen brave Blue Dogs voted against the bill that will, with interest, add $1 trillion-plus to the … explaining to do. … This is just a small sampling of what the Blue Dogs voted for, and no doubt there's more to come. Stay tuned.…

Mar 11, 2009 – And at his high school reunion Biden was voted "most likely to try to bum a ride off of somebody." Vote Biden! … According to their tax returns, in 2006 and 2007, the Obamas gave 5.8 percent and 6.1 percent of their income to charity. … We don't pretend to be Christians."…

Mar 11, 2009 – Susan Collins and Olympia Snowe said it would be “far too premature to be discussing the possibility” and that “it’s too early to tell … to filibuster the bill. … It might not matter to Arlen Specter.…

Mar 11, 2009 – Whether you agree with these measures of not, you cannot argue that a bill like this should be brought to the floor and voted on with … just 40 minutes of discussion and no ability to offer amendments. … Their procedural maneuvers and failure to require proper vetting continue to show a level of disrespect not only to the Congressional…

Mar 11, 2009 – The Peter Principle: "In a hierarchy every employee tends to rise to his or her level of incompetence." … It is now clear to me - although I have absolutely no reason to know this to be true - that Hillary agreed not to blow up the Democratic … The problem for the rest of us is that President Obama can't seem to decide whether to be Herbert Hoover or Franklin Roosevelt when…

Mar 10, 2009 – With Card Check -- the so-called "Employee Free Choice Act" -- generating lots of talk today, speculation has begun to mount as to … to move the bill forward in 2007, he did so knowing the legislation lacked the votes to advance in the Senate. … Specter's vote for the stimulus package (he was one of only three Republicans to defect) made him vulnerable to a potential primary…

Mar 10, 2009 – One such group is Let Freedom Ring USA, which has produced a very good ad to oppose the legislation. … Arlen Specter's vote (Specter voted for it in 2007). … Senate.This is clearly a very important vote to watch ...…

Mar 10, 2009 – Frum is calling for a fundamental capitulation of conservatism to liberalism in response to polls rather than principles. … Our party seems to be running to govern a country that no longer exists. … They voted for an image, which is turning out to be a mirage. The under 30 crowd needs to be persuaded, not capitulated to.…

Mar 10, 2009 – Just last month, the University of California Board of Regents voted to eliminate SAT Subject Tests as an admissions requirement, opting … It stands to reason that, if the standards for admission to college are subject to holistic whims, so too should be the grades given … to students.…

Mar 10, 2009 – They held 68 Senate seats to Republicans' 32, and 33 governors to the GOP's 17. … He tried to do it all. … When America voted to cancel the White House lease of Mr. Bush, it did not vote Barack Obama a blank check.…

Mar 8, 2009 – “..One of the common errors of founder-presidents is to hold to the reins of leadership too long…” With these words, conservative … But, unpopular as it may be to some, leaders of the movement need to articulate these kinds of alliances publicly, and to “normalize … And his plans to nationalize healthcare, which inevitably leads to healthcare rationing, threatens to undermine the sanctity of the…

Mar 8, 2009 – can find knowledge to enrich his mind and to enlarge his talents. … Will he be strong enough to stand up to leaders in his own party?  … But sometimes dreams have to give way to reality. …

Mar 8, 2009 – She voted with George to legalize same-sex marriage -- despite the passage of Proposition 22, which 61 percent of voters approved in … But as Kennard told attorneys pushing to overturn Proposition 8, the court had to choose between "the inalienable right to marry and … Justice Ming Chin, who had voted with George in May, asked anti-8 attorney Michael Maroko if the answer was to get rid of marriage…

Mar 8, 2009 – But this is a tedious and time-consuming task compared to trying to get the state Supreme Court to nullify the will of the people. … It's quite another to ask it to repudiate their verdict again, after they had decided to alter the constitution precisely to reverse … Kennard, it should be noted, was among the justices who voted last year to legalize same-sex marriage.…

Mar 6, 2009 – Q: You don't have to be a Noble Prize-winning economist to know that all this money has to be coming from somewhere -- from our descendants … this but we have to." … So we took a bond issue to the voters and by an 80 percent margin the people of my state voted to rebuild our road system.…

Mar 6, 2009 – For another, there was a very good reason that I voted for John McCain, and it certainly had nothing to do with my having great expectations … Now I can’t swear to be an expert in Obama-speak, but to me that sounds like he gets to claim, if at some time in the future there … I mean, who wants to be one of 435 congressmen and have to listen to Nancy Pelosi day in and day out or be one of 100 senators and…

Mar 6, 2009 – It has been voted to the edge of political irrelevance, assaulted by a European-style budget and overshadowed by a new president of … Given this glut of global debt, America will have to beg China, Japan and others to buy American bonds. … There will also be a strong temptation to print money to buy the debt ourselves, leading to inflation.…

Mar 5, 2009 – Steele apologizing to Mr. … These days it's used to describe legislation loaded with special projects for lawmakers to distribute to constituents, courtesy of … Ellis was anxious to call up the bill lending $1 million to the New Orleans Cotton Exhibition, and so he helped to keep back the Library…

Mar 5, 2009 – to seeing some people having a good time while they are not. … Marriott says thousands of jobs have been lost due to reduced business. … The stock market reacts not to the past, but forecasts the future.…