January 5, 2009

FRED HUTCHISON, RA ANALYST — In our walk through the history of conservatism, we have reached the period running from 1973 to 1988. In 1973, abortion was legalized, and 1988 was the last year of the Reagan presidency. That was the heyday of the culture war when the Christian right rose to challenge the powerful secular left... (more)

January 5, 2009

ALEXANDER J. MADISON (NOV. 16) — Barack Hussein Obama has prevailed in the 2008 presidential election. Obama not only carried all the "blue" states that John Kerry won in 2004, he also flipped several "red" states, such as Colorado, Nevada, Florida and Virginia, delivering a crushing electoral defeat to John McCain... (more)

January 5, 2009

ASSOCIATED PRESS — The state Canvassing Board was poised to certify the results of the recount in Minnesota's grueling Senate election in Al Franken's favor -- but that doesn't mean the race is definitely over... (more)

January 5, 2009

FOX NEWS — Israeli forces seized control of high-rise buildings and attacked houses, mosques and smuggling tunnels in pressing its offensive against the Gaza Strip's Hamas rulers on Monday, as a stream of European leaders headed to the region to push for a truce... (more)

January 5, 2009

ASSOCIATED PRESS — President-elect Barack Obama has selected Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine as the next chairman of the Democratic National Committee, two Democrats said Sunday. The officials spoke to The Associated Press on a condition of anonymity because the decision had not yet been officially announced... (more)

January 5, 2009

ASSOCIATED PRESS — New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson says he is withdrawing his nomination to be President-elect Barack Obama's commerce secretary amid a grand jury investigation. Obama said in a statement Sunday that he accepted Richardson's withdrawal "with deep regret" but that the governor was putting the nation first to avoid any delay in filling the Cabinet post... (more)

January 4, 2009

WORLDNETDAILY — A recent Military Times survey of active-duty service members found 6 of 10 U.S. soldiers polled said they were "pessimistic" or "uncertain" about Barack Obama serving as commander in chief of America's armed forces... (more)

January 4, 2009

HENRY LAMB — When Bill Clinton assumed the presidency in 1993, few people had ever heard the term "sustainable development." When Barack Obama assumes the presidency on January 20, sustainable development will guide the formulation of public policy in city councils, county commissions, state legislatures, the U.S. Congress, and the U.N. General Assembly... (more)

January 3, 2009

THOMAS SOWELL — Whoever called politics "the art of the possible" must have had a strange idea of what is possible or a strange idea of politics, where the impossible is one of the biggest vote-getters... (more)

January 3, 2009

FOX NEWS — Israeli ground forces have begun moving across the border into the northern Gaza Strip in an escalation late Saturday night of the weeklong offensive against Hamas, according to reports citing Palestinian witnesses and Israeli officials... (more)

January 3, 2009

WORLDNETDAILY — A public school that once permitted community organizations to distribute literature to students but barred churches from passing out similar flyers has now relented under pressure from a determined pastor and his legal counsel... (more)

January 3, 2009

STEPHEN ROBERTS — ...Guns are often used to commit violent crimes, but might they also be an answer for cities suffering from crime? St. Louis Alderman Charles Quincy Troupe thinks so, and suggests citizens arm themselves. The Associated Press quotes him as saying: "The community has to be ready to defend itself, because it's clear the economy is going to get worse, and criminals are getting more bold"... (more)

January 3, 2009

REUTERS — Connecticut lawmaker Frank Nicastro sees saving the local newspaper as his duty. But others think he and his colleagues are setting a worrisome precedent for government involvement in the U.S. press. Nicastro represents Connecticut's 79th assembly district, which includes Bristol, a city of about 61,000 people outside Hartford, the state capital... (more)

January 2, 2009

ASSOCIATED PRESS — Officials say the daughter of the late President John F. Kennedy will be the governor's choice to fill the New York Senate seat being vacated by Hillary Rodham Clinton. Two people close to Gov. David Paterson tell The Associated Press they believe Caroline Kennedy will be his choice, but the governor cautions he's still looking... (more)

January 2, 2009

WORLDNETDAILY — Politically active Barack Obama supporters in Michigan have tried to silence criticism of the president-elect on a talk program at a community radio station by cutting its air time, the program host says... (more)

January 2, 2009

WORLDNETDAILY — One of the top lawyers in the nation in the battle to protect traditional marriage, historically Christian lifestyle choices, parental rights and the key freedoms provided by the U.S. Constitution is warning that there eventually could be no lawyers left to take up those disputes... (more)

January 2, 2009

ASSOCIATED PRESS — Missouri businesses are about to get a shove toward a federal database for screening newly hired employees for illegal immigrants. And cities will risk getting punished if they become havens for illegal immigrants... (more)

January 2, 2009

ASSOCIATED PRESS — Untold thousands of illegal immigrants live in public housing at a time when hundreds of thousands of citizens and legal residents are stuck waiting years for a spot. Illegal immigrants make up a tiny portion of the 7.1 million people in federal housing, according to government statistics... (more)

January 2, 2009

KURT KONDRICH — ...I have a beautiful 5-year-old daughter, Chloe, who has Down Syndrome. She has brought immeasurable good and light into the world. Because of technology developments and the increase in prenatal testing, children with Down Syndrome are also an endangered species with a 90+ percent abortion rate once identified in the womb... (more)

January 1, 2009

RENEWAMERICA — This New Year, as America is about to embark on fundamental changes that threaten to alter -- permanently -- the very character of our free country, we at RenewAmerica would like to invite you to give serious thought to signing the Pledge for America's Revival... (more)