January 8, 2009

WES VERNON, RA ANALYST — Picking up the pieces from the 2008 election is going to be an uphill climb as it is. Add to that an issue deemed so delicate that not one of the six candidates for Republican National Chairman dares utter a meaningful word about it during a 90-minute debate... (more)

January 8, 2009

ARLEN WILLIAMS — Chief Justice John Roberts has sent a full-throated challenge of Barack Obama's presidential eligibility to conference: Lightfoot v. Bowen (SCOTUS docket page). Investigating Obama (I.O.) interviewed Lightfoot lead attorney Orly Taitz at 2:20pm CT Wednesday, minutes after she learned of this move... (more)

January 8, 2009

NEWSMAX — In a naked power grab for Democrats, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has angered Republicans by pushing through a rule change to curb the GOP's rights to affect legislation. The rule change -- approved on Tuesday, the first day of the 111th Congress -- puts new restrictions on motions to "recommit" a bill to the committee that approved it in order to add new amendments... (more)

January 7, 2009

JOSEPH FARAH — Barack Obama's White House chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel, told business leaders assembled by the Wall Street Journal in November that the economic crisis facing the country is "an opportunity to do things you could not do before"... (more)

January 7, 2009

NEWSMAX — In an abrupt reversal, Senate Democratic leaders are sitting down with Roland Burris in the Capitol amid new indications that he's likely to be seated as the new senator from Illinois. But there is no final deal yet, and Senate officials say Burris' appointment still has to be certified by Illinois' secretary of state... (more)

January 7, 2009

WORLDNETDAILY — A perfect storm is developing for Second Amendment opponents that could allow President-elect Barack Obama's choice for attorney general -- Eric Holder -- to "ban guns at will" despite the 2008 affirmation from the U.S. Supreme Court that U.S. citizens have a right to bear arms... (more)

January 7, 2009

WORLDNETDAILY — Conflicts across the globe and an international respect for Barack Obama have created the perfect setting for establishment of "a New World Order," according to Henry Kissinger, the Nobel Peace Prize winner and former secretary of state under President Nixon... (more)

January 7, 2009

WORLDNETDAILY — A conference is scheduled Friday at the U.S. Supreme Court during which justices will consider behind closed doors -- again -- taking up a case that could put to rest the questions about whether President-elect Barack Obama qualifies to occupy the Oval Office under the Constitution's requirement that he be a "natural born" citizen... (more)

January 7, 2009

CHRISTIAN POST — Over the course of four years (2003-2007), the number of homeschooled students increased by more than 36 percent, according to recently released estimates from the National Center of Education Statistics (NCES)... (more)

January 7, 2009

CNSNEWS.COM — Will the Rev. Rick Warren be allowed to give the invocation at the inauguration of President-elect Barack Obama? Maybe not, if atheist Michael Newdow gets his way... (more)

January 7, 2009

NEWSMAX — Palestinian extremist organization Hamas used the now broken cease-fire with Israel as a ruse to build up its supply of rockets and other arms, says a Middle East expert... (more)

January 7, 2009

WORLDNETDAILY — Upon hearing that he was one of Barack Obama's candidates to head Immigration and Customs Enforcement, one federal investigative official's first act was to write an urgent letter to President Bush -- insisting that he pardon former Border Patrol agents Ignacio Ramos and Jose Compean... (more)

January 7, 2009

JOSEPH FARAH — I'm surprised no one else has explained this before. It seems so obvious to me that I'm a little embarrassed to have to write it and explain it. It worries me that no one else has, to date, stated so plainly and simply what I am about to tell you... (more)

January 6, 2009

LIFESITENEWS.COM — Amid a flurry of outrage, NBC quickly countered rumors that the media outlet had intended to "ban" conservative commentator Anne Coulter from the station when cancelling her appearance on Tuesday's Today Show. The network has now re-booked her for Wednesday's show... (more)

January 6, 2009

DON FEDER — Here's an idea so atrocious that that it should send shivers down the spines of those who are fighting media bias -- forcing taxpayers to subsidize said bias... (more)

January 6, 2009

NEWSMAX — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid yielded to Republican threats and agreed on Monday not to immediately seat fellow Democrat Al Franken, whose razor-close victory in Minnesota faces legal challenges... (more)

January 6, 2009

ASSOCIATED PRESS — Sponsors of California's voter-approved gay marriage ban accused Attorney General Jerry Brown on Monday of advancing a far-fetched legal theory to justify overturning it. In papers submitted to the state Supreme Court, lawyers for the Protect Marriage coalition argued that Brown had "invented an entirely new theory" by asking the justices to trump the electorate... (more)

January 6, 2009

DICK MORRIS — The Democrats are on the verge of seating Al Franken as the next U.S. Senator from Minnesota. This is simply an outrage! On Election Day, Republican Norm Coleman was ahead by hundreds of votes... (more)

January 6, 2009

NEWSMAX — When the 111th Congress is sworn in Tuesday, several new faces will grace the House and Senate, including at least 13 freshmen senators and 54 brand-new representatives. The new members are part of a wave that helped the Democrats make significant gains in both chambers, with the Dems picking up 78 seats in the House and 16 in the Senate... (more)

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)