Feb 17, 2009 – Yesterday, I wrote about the question of Why Barack Obama waited three days to sign a bill he told the American people MUST get passed … And did President Obama sign it rather quickly? Not at all. He also chose not to sign it on Saturday. … And not to sign it on Sunday. And he chose not to sign it on Monday.…

Feb 16, 2009 – "Harassing" means holding up a sign, passing out literature or offering counseling. … The stated purpose of the Oakland ordinance, which may send Walter Hoye to jail, is to protect 'right of privacy." … "Right of privacy" of teenage girls not old enough to vote, but who can get a state paid for abortion without informing a parent.…

Feb 15, 2009 – Drink Tax, to a referendum vote. … bill requiring all people who gather petitions to be registered to vote. … A number of states have set up regulations, putting up higher and higher hurdles to the petitioning process.…

Mar 1, 2009 – I have to vote my conscience whether you agree with me or not. I will not tell you what you want to hear. I'm nobody's boy." … You need to sign up for the other guy." Collins died of a heart attack at age 52 on March 19, 1993. … He held himself to the same standards to which he held others.…

Feb 25, 2009 – He is trying to maneuver that 95 percent into supporting taxing the top two percent to pay for everything they'll get. … This gigantic voting bloc can be depended upon to march obediently to the polls and vote to place the full financial burden on the … Yet President Obama, who claims to be a dedicated foe of earmarks, says he'll sign that pork-laden bill because he wants the support…

Mar 2, 2009 – And there are more to come. … One day he's going to spend $787 billion to stimulate the economy, or at least political patronage, and the next he's going to balance … All these bad moves have their equivalents today: the labor unions' card-check program to deny American workers the right to vote on…

Mar 21, 2009 – Union leaders would like to see that go up. … only to vote for it but to co-sponsor it, as well. … It would set up tollgates to channel the money of consumers as well as taxpayers to the Democratic Party.…

Mar 18, 2009 – Vote, shmote. This ain't about democracy. It's about power. And how to seize it. Ah, yes, the right to vote. … Those who declined to sign up would have to take a lonely stand in public, risking harassment. … Once the right to vote has been lost, the union installed, and a contract is to be negotiated, both labor and management would lose…

Mar 18, 2009 – pledging to crack down on them, President Obama today will sign a $410-billion spending bill loaded with congressional pet projects … The president says he's only signing the bill to finish up last year's business. … They didn't have to vote for a pay raise. They have rigged it now so the raise is automatic. Freshman Rep.…

Mar 18, 2009 – Sixty votes were needed to force a substantive vote on Coleman’s amendment. It got 49. … Up until then, American broadcasting was governed by the Radio Act of 1912, which was designed to ensure good communications with ships … Click here to sign up and receive Townhall Magazine every month in your mailbox!…

Mar 17, 2009 – The rush was such that not only did Democrats and Obama break their pledge to allow for a 48 hour review period prior to the vote, … And unless tax-paying American citizens speak up it will continue to be effective, with some tweaks. … An unpopular, earmark-laden bill that the President himself was embarrassed to sign? A new national energy tax?…

Mar 31, 2009 – to be president. … In 2008, however, Hinchey-Rohrabacher never even made it to a House vote. Too toxic for a presidential election year. … Maybe anyone can grow up to be president -- whether he inhaled or not -- just as long as he campaigns on the promise to just say no…

Mar 28, 2009 – But roadblocks have started to appear. One has been set up by the Senate Budget Committee. … Arlen Specter when he announced this week that he would not vote, as he did in the last Congress, to advance the unions' card check … But then at this stage in Bill Clinton's first term, the healthcare lobbies were sidling up to the table, too -- or as close to it…

Mar 26, 2009 – When running for President, Obama promised Planned Parenthood that his first act as President would be to sign the Freedom of Choice … When did "seeking peace" mean sucking up to those who want to destroy not only the Chosen People, but the rest of us infidels? … , and in so doing provide exactly the kind of cover and sanction that he desperately needs to prop him up while he undermines our political…

Mar 22, 2009 – Witness the House bill that passed Thursday by a 328-93 vote to levy a 90 percent tax on bonuses for executives at corporations that … What about: By about a 328-93 ratio, House members would vote to throw their mothers out of the lifeboat to save themselves. … If Liddy can step up to the plate, why not Congress and Obama?…

Apr 20, 2009 – I am going to talk about me, I am going to talk about us, and I am going to talk about them. … I believe in myself and my ability to get up every morning and make good things happen – good things that will outnumber the bad things … We have to be willing to say to the representative who proudly brags about the projects she brought home, that we don’t need Washington…

Apr 11, 2009 – You may end up not moving the world where you wanted it to go and finding yourself in a position you didn't want to be in. … Arlen Specter voted to bring it to a vote, too. … In other words, if I'm going to ask some of my members to cast a tough vote, one that will be hard to explain in their districts, I…

Apr 27, 2009 – Judging by my e-mail, a great many conservatives are counting down the days until they next get to vote in 2010. … nuclear disarmament with Russia at the same time that Iran, Pakistan and North Korea are gearing up, talking tough to Israel while … decided to sign on as defenders of the faith.…

Apr 24, 2009 – If he knows his social agenda is going to drown us in debt, what's he up to? He has an idea. … The proposal is brought to Congress for a no-amendment up-or-down vote. Done. The hard part is Medicare and Medicaid. … Is that really why the middle class will sign on to a revolutionary multitrillion-dollar shift in spending -- so the government can…

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. … were held up to ridicule by Republicans and bipartisan critics of pork-barrel spending. … a clear sign that members from states and districts that depend on coal-fired electric plants don't want to impose high utility rates…

Apr 22, 2009 – Perhaps an EPA mandarin will pick up a copy of "The Greenpeace Guide to Environmentally Friendly Sex" and go after the root causes … moderate Democratic and Republican members of Congress to sign on to the president's cap-and-trade scheme (itself an enormous energy … actually having to vote for it.…

May 8, 2009 – Getting to shake hands, pose for pictures, sign books, and interact with people who listen to our radio shows is a blast. … We Republicans are in the mess we’re in because the other side convinced enough people to vote for Democrats. … to.…

May 6, 2009 – legislation that would make it easier for labor organizations to sign up new members. … Does this make you more likely to vote for Arlen Specter for United States Senator, less likely, or doesn't it make a difference? … glaze over the question and think "Anything that Specter does makes me LESS LIKELY to vote for him" ?…

May 5, 2009 – to the High Court. … The biggest danger in appointing the wrong people to the Supreme Court is not just in how they might vote on some particular issues … But, if no one sounds the alarm now, we can end up with a series of appointees with "empathy"-- which is to say, with justices who…

May 3, 2009 – So I have made appeals at each stop for audience members to subscribe to the magazine and sign up for TalkPac.com if only as a $5 member … (though of course we would prefer donations up to the max of $5,000). … Center-right votes and a large swath of the independent vote is shaking its collective head at the furious rush to the far left, and…