December 8, 2016

CLIFF KINCAID — The New York Times is claiming the ability to expose "fake news." It should know something about the topic. So-called "fake news" from the New York Times helped bring Fidel Castro to power. Castro had urged the Soviet Union to launch the nuclear missiles it had installed in Cuba on the United States, with the potential to obliterate tens of millions of Americans.... (more)

December 8, 2016

TOM DEWEESE — This past Halloween I had an opportunity to take part in an activity that I haven't done in a couple of decades -- hand out candy to the children on Beggars' Night.... (more)

December 8, 2016

USA TODAY — President-elect Donald Trump's choice to head Homeland Security is a blunt-talking retired Marine general who would become part of a small but influential team of former military officers with powerful influence over security policy in the next administration.... (more)

December 8, 2016

CLIMATE DEPOT — 'Trump listened to what Gore had to say at their New York City meeting and then he exercised his good judgement and did the exact opposite.'... (more)

December 8, 2016

BOB UNRUH — The Democratic Party's energy policy for the 2016 election campaign took a hard line, including a refusal to acknowledge natural gas "has been the primary (and most cost-effective) driver in reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S.," according to the American Legislative Exchange Council.... (more)

December 8, 2016

WASHINGTON TIMES — Pressure is mounting on President Obama to grant eleventh-hour mercy in the high-profile national security cases of accused Army deserter Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, exiled NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden and transgender military secrets leaker Chelsea Manning.... (more)

December 8, 2016

MICHAEL BARONE — It's been a tough decade for the political left. Eight years ago a Time magazine cover portrayed Barack Obama as Franklin Roosevelt, complete with cigarette and holder and a cover line proclaiming "The New New Deal." A Newsweek cover announced "We Are All Socialists Now."... (more)

December 8, 2016

PHILIP KLEIN — Republicans are in the process of internally debating how to repeal and replace Obamacare now that they have unified control of government, but no matter what strategy they ultimately pursue, there's one move they could make right off the bat to make their jobs easier: immediately act to prevent more individuals from newly enrolling in Obamacare.... (more)

December 7, 2016

NEWSMAX — President-elect Donald Trump said he would only use military force "when it is in the vital national security of the United States" and pledged Tuesday to seek elimination of the federal budget sequester.... (more)

December 7, 2016

GREG COROMBOS — A recently uncovered evaluation of Pentagon spending shows $125 billion could be slashed within five years, showcasing the challenge for the incoming Trump administration to make government more efficient, an effort that will also be tested by Trump's call for a trillion dollars in infrastructure spending.... (more)

December 7, 2016

NEWSMAX — Republicans in the House of Representatives added language to a must-pass spending bill Tuesday that would speed up the confirmation of retired Gen. James Mattis for secretary of defense, Politico reported.... (more)

December 7, 2016

NATIONAL REVIEW — The Supreme Court vacancy left by the late Justice Scalia may have guaranteed Donald Trump's victory. Exit polls show that among the 21 percent of voters who deemed the Supreme Court as the most important factor in their decision, Trump soundly defeated Secretary Clinton by 17 points. Now Trump can reward those voters with a successor worthy of Justice Scalia. And Trump has an opportunity to both mend rifts within his party -- a critical necessity for accomplishing his presidential goals -- and achieve a historic "first" with his selection. One name on Trump's short list accomplishes all three: Utah Supreme Court justice Thomas R. Lee.... (more)

December 7, 2016

NEWSMAX — Republicans aren't wasting any time with putting an end to Obamacare. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday told reporters that legislation repealing the Affordable Care Act will be the first thing the new Congress tackles, a move that will help President-elect Donald Trump keep true to his campaign promise.... (more)

December 7, 2016

NEWSMAX — President-elect Donald Trump's proposed wall on the Mexican-American border should go up within the first year of his administration, according to the majority of Republicans in a new Rasmussen Reports poll.... (more)

December 7, 2016

ROLL CALL — For years, Republicans in Congress have been eyeing an overhaul of the federal workforce -- by reducing the number of workers and curtailing benefits and pay while making it easier to fire bad employees. - See more at:... (more)

December 7, 2016

MEDIAITE — The chairman and CEO of Time Warner thinks all the talk about Donald Trump being a threat to the First Amendment is overblown. In fact, according to Variety, not only did he completely dismiss the idea out of hand at a conference today, but he actually said that's more an issue with the Democrats:... (more)

December 7, 2016

GARTH KANT — It's difficult to imagine a more clear-cut a case of media bias. One reporter at a television station said on the air, "Ted Cruz is like the dark lord from Star Wars," and, "I think he's the Antichrist." Another reporter at the same television station stated in a private Facebook post that she was "happy and relieved" the morning after Donald Trump won the presidential election.... (more)

December 7, 2016

NEWSMAX — Actor and director Denzel Washington chastised the media Tuesday over "BS" reporting, saying they should stick to the truth. "If you don't read the newspaper, you're uninformed; if you do read it, you're misinformed," Washington said at the premier of his upcoming film "Fences" at the National Museum of African American History and Culture, The Hill reported.... (more)

December 7, 2016

WESLEY PRUDEN — The populist saber continues to cut the elites down to size. The elites, who think they know it all and are uniquely qualified to tell everyone else how to live, took another pasting Sunday in the Italian elections. Prime Minister Matteo Renzi felt so humiliated by voter rejection of his proposals for constitutional reform that he quit on the spot.... (more)

December 5, 2016

The 'logical myopia' in today's thinking about same-sex 'marriage'

ALAN KEYES — There are times when it is critically important to reason according to principle. Why? So that we can appreciate the relationship between one object, event, or circumstance and another. It is rather like family relations. Sites like ancestry.com have become increasingly popular because people see an advantage or benefit to be gained by increasing their awareness of kinship relations that go unnoticed until we begin tracing our roots back to their origin.... (more)

December 5, 2016

CLIFF KINCAID — With the selections of General James N. "Mad Dog" Mattis as Secretary of Defense and Lt. General Michael T. Flynn as national security adviser, President-elect Donald J. Trump has indicated that he is prepared to meet foreign threats from Russia, China, and global Islam. Indeed, Flynn argues in his book The Field of Fight that the U.S. is facing a "working coalition" of enemies that includes radical Islamists, Russia, China, North Korea, Iran, Syria, Cuba, Bolivia, Venezuela and Nicaragua.... (more)

December 5, 2016

GREG COROMBOS — Republicans in Congress are fired up by the chance to accomplish big things in the early days of the upcoming Trump administration and move away from the crisis budgeting that faces them once again in the lame-duck session.... (more)

December 5, 2016

WASHINGTON TIMES — Democrats are increasingly antsy over the lineup President-elect Donald Trump has announced for his Cabinet, but they are also powerless to do very much to stop him -- thanks to their own leader, Sen. Harry Reid. It's unlikely Mr. Reid had a President Trump in mind when he pulled the so-called "nuclear option" trigger three years ago, changing Senate rules to eviscerate the use of a filibuster to block presidential nominees.... (more)

December 5, 2016

SHANNEN W. COFFIN — Because Senate Democrats eliminated the filibuster for executive-branch appointments, President-elect Trump's nominees should have relatively smooth sailing in their confirmations. The (not yet official) nomination of General James Mattis to be secretary of defense is the lone exception, and some Democrats quickly realized their opportunity to throw sand in the gears.... (more)

December 5, 2016

HUGH HEWITT — Donald Rumsfeld served his second tour of duty as Secretary of Defense from Jan. 20, 2001, to Dec. 18, 2006. He is one of America's most accomplished public servants. And he was arguably the best prepared secretary of defense, having not only served in that job before, from Nov. 20, 1975 to Jan. 20, 1977, but having also been White House chief of staff, America's ambassador to NATO and a congressman, among many other successes.... (more)