Jan 8, 2013 – Chuck Hagel -- now President Barack Obama's pick to serve as secretary of defense -- seems to have ignored it.Biographically, the former … Frank called Hagel "aggressively bigoted" last week.On Monday, as he was angling to be the interim appointee to replace Sen. … To the contrary, in picking Hagel, Obama has shown that he prefers to throw lighted matches at the right.The president has chosen to…

Jan 8, 2013 – They have failed to convince those who buy guns. … Not according to the Financial Times. … "The number of hunters fell from 16.6 million in 1975 to 12.5 million in 2006, according to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service."…

Jan 8, 2013 – You don't have to wait until Nov. 6 to vote." … What if jurors were allowed to decide they are tired of a lengthy trial and want to vote to convict a defendant midway through the … Hallum pled guilty to election fraud. Mail-in ballots are subject to the same problem.…

Jan 7, 2013 – "We had hoped to be able to find a qualified recipient of this property ourselves and made great efforts to do so," said Les Miller … of the process to select a new owner. … "It was a great experience to participate and get to talk to the kids about getting new shoes," said Cumberlands basketball player…

Jan 7, 2013 – Although she ultimately voted for the bill, this distant relative of Daniel Boone was helping to blaze a trail for the Democrats’ continued … In a video to supporters, he promised to pursue a big balanced bargain that “asks the wealthiest Americans to contribute and pay their … [Aside: Because the text of the bill was not available to senators before they voted, perhaps Mr.…

Jan 7, 2013 – Let me introduce you to the five men in the Senate who stood their ground while their Republican peers (save two abstainers) voted … Instead, Republicans voted to add $4 trillion to the national debt, which already parallels our GDP. 2. … Indeed, here are some of the reasons these five good men give to explain why they voted against the fiscal cliff deal: Sen.…

Jan 7, 2013 – They tried to ensconce in the state constitution their right to collective bargaining and cleanse all state laws of any restrictions … The problem rests with how unions and their leaders have used their goodwill with the people to destroy their image due to their strong-arming … It is also where companies are moving to in droves. 5 million people relocated from union-controlled states to right-to-work states…

Jan 5, 2013 – Obama got a class-warfare tax hike and nothing was done to control government spending. … The key is to pick battles that are winnable. … have nothing to do with hurricane-related damage.…

Jan 5, 2013 – Republicans also did a poor job of responding to the president's claims that he only wants to restore Clinton era tax rates for investors … Which brings us to the greatest Republican failing: allowing the entire Fiscal Cliff discussion to take place without ever mentioning … It is still not too late to try it out.…

Jan 20, 2013 – Some 18 states permit medical use of marijuana, and in November, Colorado and Washington voted to allow recreational use. … Patrick Kennedy, D-R.I., has formed a new organization to stop what he imagines to be the "300-miles-per-hour freight train to legalization … In the Netherlands, where "coffee shops" are allowed to sell pot, teenagers are far less likely to use it than their American peers.The…

Jan 20, 2013 – It would work in this fashion: In the 2012 election nearly 67 million Americans voted for liberal candidates, who promised to significantly … Slightly fewer than 66 million voted to re-elect the President, Green Party candidate Julie Stein garnered 468,000 votes, the Justice … There is the solution to our problem!…

Jan 19, 2013 – to President Bush. … But nobody wants to vote to authorize additional federal debt – not even the people who voted for all the spending that caused the … ceiling attached as leverage to force the House and Senate to come to agreement.…

Jan 19, 2013 – to win the presidency. … All the so-called “skewed” polling that pointed to an Obama turnout of Democrats similar to 2008 turned out to be correct. … If you count the 2.5 million fewer Evangelicals that voted compared to 2008, and the 6.4 million Evangelicals that voted for Obama,…

Jan 18, 2013 – Last year, the bishops also voted to allow the ordination of transgendered persons. … "We applaud the decision by Oxygen to shut this project down. It's the right thing to do. … talk to."…

Jan 17, 2013 – Not only did he supply long answers to relatively easy questions, but much of what he said bore no relation to reality. … And doesn't that suggest that we are going to go into a default situation, because no one is talking to each other about how to resolve … Whatever tax revenue government manages to save, Congress will always find a way to spend it.…

Jan 16, 2013 – Perhaps we should begin with that age old tradition: Look to your left. Now look to your right. … We do have some fine talks coming up, but we can usually count on our speakers to do their best to ingratiate themselves to you and … (We’d like to talk to you about that, offline by the way. Those people are not your friends.…

Jan 16, 2013 – ’ve had much worse congresses that have brought us to this fix to begin with.        … The Ultimate Tool seems to be this tool trailer… although be careful: While it promises to be “an organized approach to home building … It includes the right to property in addition to the right to make social choices free from coercion.…

Jan 16, 2013 – term -- if this isn't the time to map out a plan to bring spending down, when is it? … to go unresolved." … Well, the American people also voted to keep the House in Republican hands by a decisive margin.…

Jan 16, 2013 – It needs to return to Ronald Reagan conservatism and give America a two-party system, not a tinny echo of Obama. … But our liberal media keep desperately inviting fake Republicans to offer advice to the GOP. … Republicans should listen to this advice, knowing the correct response is always to do the opposite.…

Jan 15, 2013 – voted against raising the debt ceiling. … Could Obama's refusal to negotiate with Congress lead to default? … And the autopilot kicked in: He's happy to talk, but Republicans expect to win 100 percent.…

Jan 15, 2013 – Consider Chicago where numerous anti-gun laws appear to have done little to stop gun deaths. … In 2004, when he was an Illinois state senator, Barack Obama voted against a bill that affirms the right of citizens to defend themselves … We need to hear more stories of how law-abiding gun owners have managed to thwart criminals.…

Jan 15, 2013 – And talk about a about a sunshine soldier: Having voted to go to war in Iraq, Sen. … to send to war. … It's one thing to have made a misjudgment at a crucial moment, another to be unable to admit it.…

Jan 14, 2013 – Adhere to the rule of law. … Voters whose personal philosophy is to the right of the political spectrum respond to just this kind of inspiration.  … I hope they serve tongue in order to save the attendees from having to bite their own.…

Jan 13, 2013 – It appears to be a vicious cycle with no beginning or end. … The regulatory hit to the coal industry is tough to deny: “Currently, the amount of coal that Georgia Power uses to produce electricity … Despite the assault on coal that has decimated the economy of entire regions, lawmakers voted to subsidize coal through Section 406…

Jan 13, 2013 – ’ve had much worse congresses that have brought us to this fix to begin with.        … The Ultimate Tool seems to be this tool trailer… although be careful: While it promises to be “an organized approach to home building … It includes the right to property in addition to the right to make social choices free from coercion.…