Apr 24, 2009 – When asked in his March 24 news conference about the huge debt he's incurring, Obama spoke vaguely of "additional adjustments" that … Accordingly, Britain's National Health Service can deny treatments it deems not cost-effective -- and if you're old and infirm, the … The more acute thinkers on the left can see rationing coming, provoking Slate blogger Mickey Kaus to warn of the political danger.…

Apr 24, 2009 – Dennis Blair, President Barack Obama's director of national intelligence, wrote in a memo to his staff this week, "High value information … That's good news because it hasn't happened yet. More transparency -- and less moral preening -- would be a nice start. … If not, the entire memo scandal will just stink of political hackery and payback. Don't misunderstand me.…

Apr 22, 2009 – Mother's deep-seated political activism saved me on more than one occasion. … At the 2004 Republican National Convention, I was taking my parents to a lot of the parties in New York and, at one of them, Herman … I had seen him on Fox News' "Cavuto" -- but I couldn't remember his name for the life of me.…

Apr 22, 2009 – this week is that three-quarters (74 percent) of Internet users went online during the 2008 campaign to take part in, or else get news … entire adult population, and marks the first time more than half the voting-age population used the Internet to connect to the political … Visitors will find the national motto, "In God We Trust," displayed in the House Theater exhibit, while several religious items and…

Apr 22, 2009 – communist thug Daniel Ortega, who ranted that America had unleashed a century of expansionist aggression, Obama's response wasn't national … leftists should show respect by reading the president's own masterful books in order to admire his "common-sense, post-ideological political … To glimpse at the warped worldview of our media elite, look no further than a news "analysis" by Steven Hurst of the Associated Press…

Apr 21, 2009 – This news has disappointed school choice advocates who point to Obama’s openness to school vouchers and the administration’s vocal … Political Contributor, on the FOX Forum blog. … The National Education Foundation and other unions have lobbied heavily against voucher programs in DC and elsewhere, pouring money…

May 8, 2009 – Bristol Palin is back in the news. … whose views cut across a wide political spectrum.) … These figures have remained consistent in all the National Campaign's surveys.…

May 7, 2009 – As the messenger bearing the bad news, he was very nearly stoned. … Too many spokesmen on the left and the right have made marriage a political football. … America project provides the hard social science evidence of the importance of family structure and religious attendance to the national…

May 7, 2009 – When Congress passed the Anti-Drug Abuse Act in 1986, proponents boasted that stiff mandatory minimum sentences would be bad news … Pardon Attorneys Margaret Colgate Love and John Stanish recommended in the National Law Journal that Obama apply "a few judicious grants … On his PardonPower.com blog, political science professor P.S.…

May 6, 2009 – At the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver, Mr. … He played himself in the TV sitcom "LateLine," starring political newcomer Al Franken. … Otherwise, he has appeared on virtually every network news show. YOUNG AND FEMALE Thomas C.…

May 6, 2009 – So he tried to spin his way out of this shameless act of political self-preservation by attacking conservatives. … And the left-wing "news" media were there to help. … On CNN, political analyst Bill Schneider exclaimed, "There's a big message here, which is that the Republican Party has moved so far…

May 6, 2009 – News item No. 2 is this headline on the front page of the May 4 edition of The Washington Post: "U.S. … It inherited our current national military strength. … So, too, should we be prepared for world political events -- or be prepared to pay the consequences.…

May 5, 2009 – It's true that a recent Washington Post/ABC News poll shows that only 21 percent of Americans now identify themselves as Republicans … terrorists our classified interrogation techniques and plans to release terrorist detainees on American soil, against the advice of his national … It's outrageous enough when the political branches redistribute the nation's wealth and the court lets them get away with it.…

May 5, 2009 – News & World Report documented what it considers to be the "10 Most Important Obama Faith Moments." … News & World Report means by "most important" and "faith moment." "Most important" for whom? U.S. News & World Report? The left? … News & World Report or any other major news magazine would run that article or my op-ed?)…

May 4, 2009 – First, the National Organization for Marriage (NOM) held a major press conference announcing their "No Offense" campaign with Carrie … This means that a national congressional debate on gay marriage could begin as soon as this month. … Second, churches must contact their political leaders.…

May 3, 2009 – That was the “news” of a week ago, when Napolitano had already become a “constant presence” in the media. … So Bush had a political reason to “not waste a good crisis” back in 2006. … So what better time to be all over the national news media, “urging calm,” “offering reassurance,” and so forth?…

May 1, 2009 – polar bears, elephants lost in the ever-growing deserts, and great white sharks which, if you believe what you read at peak slow-news … Every day, you can compare your national immunity with other countries’. You can’t do that with the average flu! … And where there’s government involvement, there’s political sensitivity.…

May 1, 2009 – on from last week's flap over Miss USA contestant Carrie Prejean's truthful pageant answer on same-sex marriage, but subsequent news … Neal said Prejean was urged only to reiterate that she didn't mean to offend anyone and to use the national spotlight "to heal some … serve as a wake-up call to complacent Christians operating under the fallacious belief that they have no business engaging in the political…

May 20, 2009 – And while I oppose the sort of witch hunt Pelosi and her energumens clearly crave, this isn't necessarily good news. … Pelosi's hypocrisy may be serving as a political logjam, but the issues at stake are far more serious. … For all the talk about how the Bush White House "politicized" national security, it's now clear that Pelosi is a purely political creature…

May 20, 2009 – Following the news from Washington has never been easy. But there’s an added challenge today: the problem of large numbers. … And at that time, there’s little doubt that political pressure will force Congress to act to keep benefits flowing. … The news isn’t nearly as good for younger workers.…

May 16, 2009 – It is rare that a news headline catches my attention these days. … executives have often been conned into spending shareholder greenbacks on programs and projects that do nothing but advance the political … Why would the leader of a huge multi-national corporation lend support to a U.S.…

May 15, 2009 – vicious, widespread, nonpartisan conspiracy—designed to convince the American public that she is lying and playing politics with national … Two outlets deserve special condemnation: ABC News and The Washington Post. … (Note that these news agencies just happen to collaborate on public opinion polls. Coincidence? Speaker Pelosi thinks not).…

May 15, 2009 – nationwide "Tea Party" demonstrations -- protesting massive government spending increases and rising taxes -- were minimalized by the national … news media. … More than a half-million people spread out across the nation doesn't have the same political impact as thousands gathered in front…

May 13, 2009 – There’s no good news inside the annual report released Tuesday on the state of Social Security and Medicare. … There’s just bad news and worse news. Benefit payments will exceed tax revenues by 2016, one year earlier than expected. … Many think that President Obama has enough political capital to enact meaningful reforms.…

May 12, 2009 – “So what does comedy tell us about the truth that the news can't? … Based on other comments made during the panel, his political leanings were no secret.  … He said they help people “learn how to watch and decipher the news.”…