Apr 28, 2009 – Ninety-nine days in, with 1,362 days to go, and we can see with some clarity the trajectory on which Barack Obama wants to take the … To put it in geographical terms, he wants to move us some considerable distance toward Europe. … Obama also wants to reshape the energy sector by imposing a cap-and-trade system to reduce carbon emissions.…

Apr 28, 2009 – It takes only 51 votes to pass a bill, for example -- but first, 60 senators must agree to grant “cloture” to end the debate. … John Ensign, R-Nev., offered an amendment to remove the reauthorization requirement. It was voted down 58-39. … Yet the Heritage survey shows the amendment would have passed if senators who sent their own children to private school had voted for…

Apr 27, 2009 – According to Obama, he has a plan to reduce the deficit a tad over the next few years. … So as far as Obama is concerned, it’s okay to explode the deficit because he plans to reduce it a bit. … lead to ever-growing debt, according to independent estimates.…

Apr 27, 2009 – For Americans from coast to coast, Sunday, April 26 marked our nation's Debt Day. … Debt Day is the day during the fiscal year – which runs from October 1, 2008 to September 30, 2009 this year – on which government … Judging by the penchant for spending we've seen from Congress and the White House, I think it's safe to say that this infamous day…

Apr 27, 2009 – You had to finish your homework before you played, had to eat dinner with the family, and had to go to church every Sunday whether … Many are having to come home to make ends meet. … I thank my parents for caring enough to teach me to pay off my credit cards monthly, to retire my mortgage as soon as possible, to…

Apr 26, 2009 – Take a moment to tally up all your household expenses and income from October 1st to September 30th. … Every dollar spent from now to October 1 is a dollar our children will eventually have to find a way to pay back with interest. … Our budget made the tough choices that are needed to get our fiscal house in order. Not a single Democrat voted for it.…

Apr 25, 2009 – Unfortunately, the Senate recently voted 58 to 39 to kill the D.C. Opportunity Scholarships. … The Post would like to know which senators voted to cut off parental choice for poor children in Washington—while sending their own … I would like to see a listing of the senators who voted down D.C.…

Apr 24, 2009 – to guns or religion or antipathy to people who aren't like them ... as a way to explain their frustrations," he revealed that he does … Ever since the Social Democrats voted to a man for the Kaiser's war credits in 1914, the left has felt itself repeatedly betrayed by … The weapons of the mind have been given to us, they believe, to defend the things of the heart.…

Apr 23, 2009 – that would've permitted Illinois voters to oust governors by a popular vote. … Blagojevich said he wanted to "eat bugs" to help pay his mortgage. … This may be the best possible result of a political scandal to date.…

Apr 23, 2009 – President Obama wants to expand government’s role in everything from providing healthcare and preschool to dictating executive pay … To pass this ambitious agenda, he needs to convince the public that government is capable of delivering results. … The Administration did nothing in March when Congress effectively voted to phase-out the scholarship program.…

Apr 23, 2009 – For those who remember Obama's promise to be a transformative leader, it comes as a surprise to see such deference to Congress. … Better, perhaps, to leave it to Congress, where Democratic senators have considerable experience legislating and the relevant House … Nearly half the Senate Democrats voted against including this in the budget resolution, which would have made it easier to pass --…

Apr 23, 2009 – The Senate voted 58-39 to kill the program. … Heritage reports that if the senators who have exercised their ability to choose private schools had voted to continue the program … of other people's children to schools the liberals' children did not attend.…

Apr 21, 2009 – I believe that the federal government has to do the same when it comes to the federal budget.As most Americans know, over the last … I voted against all of these bills because I believe that massive spending will not lead to a growing economy; it will only lead to … The path to our economic recovery starts with fiscal responsibility in Washington. …

Apr 21, 2009 – Fox somehow has enough control over those people to cause them, against their otherwise free will, to go to the trouble to interrupt … they rushed to be voted on before anyone else had time to read it either. … politics to see.…

Apr 21, 2009 – GOP officials are so afraid of becoming talk show pariahs that the Executive Committee of the California Republican Party voted to … to avoid diluting the "no" message. … But a top staffer to a conservative GOP U.S. senator told me he believes that "Republicans need to be afraid."…

May 10, 2009 – I wanted to have the House pass a resolution to honor the mayor for his family and the city.” … As leader, Boehner controlled motions scheduled to be voted upon, and he told Doyle he'd see what he could do. … “You have to remember while I may think that we spent too much, they always wanted to spend more -- always.”…

May 9, 2009 – Specter is famous for believing whatever he needs to "believe" to get elected. … Olympia Snowe of Maine proclaimed in response to Specter's self-defenestration, "It was when we began to emphasize social issues to … If they want to get back to basics, maybe they could have started by thwarting a Godzillan pork bill that's large enough to be seen…

May 8, 2009 – It sees Europe, led by Britain, beginning to accept Hezbollah. It sees itself as next in line. And it knows what to do. … Of all the phony fights to pick with Israel. … Netanyahu is reluctant to agree to a Palestinian state before he knows what kind of state it will be.…

May 8, 2009 – "listen" to the people. … In Michigan, Washington and California, none of them red states, majorities have voted to abolish affirmative action. … A Republican drive to write into federal law an end to all race and gender preferences, as well as to all race and gender discrimination…

May 7, 2009 – to fight." … Many of them want to give back the money, but the government won't let them. They also voted to accept the Chrysler settlement. … to the union?…

May 7, 2009 – Bush, also testified against the 100-to-1 disparity. … A former federal prosecutor, Hutchison observed that the law meted out a five-year sentence for 10 to 50 doses of crack, or 2,500 to … But because the professional dealers, men with long criminal histories, knew enough to "snitch" on Aaron, they were sentenced to less…

May 6, 2009 – The other day, when Specter's pollster apparently told him he was going to lose to Toomey in a rematch, he promptly chucked that blather … In desperation, he switched to the Democratic Party. Specter will say (and now do) anything to remain in power. … There ought to be a rebellion. There ought to be an uprising." The networks loved it.…

May 6, 2009 – People of New York, Holmes said in a letter to a friend that he had just voted for "the right of an ass to drool about proletarian … Justice Holmes saw his job to be "to see that the game is played according to the rules whether I like them or not." … to obey them.…

May 5, 2009 – In 1992, Ridge even voted to override President Bush’s veto of a bill that allowed taxpayer-funded family planning clinics to promote … What will happen when voters find out that Ridge voted to send taxpayer dollars to the National Endowment for the Arts to be spent … What will happen when they discover Ridge voted to expand government entitlement programs?…

May 5, 2009 – Jack Kemp was supposed to read this column. … to discuss them! … And yet, Jack Kemp led the Bills to the 1964 and 1965 American Football League's championships, and was voted the league's most valuable…