May 7, 2009

WES VERNON, RA ANALYST — In a classic case of poetic justice, President Obama is getting some flak from his own Democrats in Congress on the issue of shutting down the Guantanamo Bay prison that holds the world's worst terrorists... (more)

May 7, 2009

MARIE JON, RA ANALYST — After a hundred days of Barack Hussein Obama's presidency, sadly we are finding out the meaning of Obama's slogan "Change We Can Believe In," followed by the mantra, "Yes. We. Can." We now know the meaning of these slick words... (more)

May 6, 2009

ASSOCIATED PRESS — Maine's governor signed a freshly passed bill Wednesday approving gay marriage, making it the fifth state to approve the practice and moving New England closer to allowing it throughout the region... (more)

May 6, 2009

NEWSMAX — According to a new study released by the Mercatus Center of George Mason University, some of the most liberal U.S. states rank lowest when it comes to personal freedom... (more)

May 6, 2009

WASHINGTON TIMES — President Obama is distancing himself from the National Day of Prayer by nixing a formal early morning service and not attending a large Catholic prayer breakfast the next morning. All Mr. Obama will do for the National Day of Prayer, which is Thursday, is sign a proclamation honoring the day... (more)

May 6, 2009

CNSNEWS.COM — Mark Levin's "Liberty & Tyranny" debuted as No. 1 on the New York Times Bestseller list and has retained that position for five straight weeks. In the book, Levin explains his understanding of American conservatism... (more)

May 6, 2009

JOSEPH FARAH — I don't believe for a minute that the United Kingdom decided to ban entry to U.S. talk-radio star Michael Savage on its own initiative. First of all, Savage was not asking to enter the U.K. Second of all, while Savage is a big fish in the U.S., his program is not widely known across the pond... (more)

May 5, 2009

WORLDNETDAILY — A bill calling for the comptroller general of the United States to audit the private Federal Reserve is gaining widespread support in Congress, as 124 representatives have added their names to its growing list of co-sponsors... (more)

May 5, 2009

THOMAS SOWELL — Justice David Souter's retirement from the Supreme Court presents Pres. Barack Obama with his first opportunity to appoint someone to the High Court. People who are speculating about whether the next nominee will be a woman, a Hispanic, or whatever, are missing the point... (more)

May 5, 2009

CHRISTIAN POST — The Washington, D.C. Council gave its final approval on Tuesday to recognize same-sex marriages performed in other states. The council voted 12 to 1 to pass the legislation... (more)

May 5, 2009

JAMES H. WALSH — U.S. citizens are slow to anger and even slower to demonstrate, but when they do, it is the stuff of history. In the last two months, culminating on Tax Day, April 15, 2009, an estimated 600 to 800 grass-roots tea party protests were held throughout the country with total attendance in the tens of thousands... (more)

May 5, 2009

DAVID LIMBAUGH — A fellow conservative I highly respect told me last week that he doesn't see how Republicans can ever regain the majority without reaching out to moderates, because, he said, only 30 percent of Americans are conservative... (more)

May 4, 2009

WORLDNETDAILY — A newly released study of the media shows that Barack Obama's first 100 days in office have been unusually blessed by positive press coverage -- 50 percent more favorable than coverage of the Clinton administration and nearly twice as glowing as the reports about George W. Bush... (more)

May 4, 2009

JED BABBIN — The Democrats' hold on the presidency and Congress leaves only one branch of government not firmly in their control. The announcement of Supreme Court Justice David Souter's retirement in June -- likely to be followed quickly by two other justices -- provides President Obama with an opportunity to begin remaking the third... (more)

May 4, 2009

BAPTIST PRESS — In a victory for a group of five Christian parents, a federal judge issued a preliminary injunction May 1 preventing a Tennessee elementary school from censoring posters advertising the popular National Day of Prayer and See You at the Pole events... (more)

May 4, 2009

NEWSMAX — Former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich told The Jerusalem Post on Sunday that the Obama administration is endangering Israel through its reckless engagement with Iran and the Arab world... (more)

May 4, 2009

AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE — China, wary of the troubled US economy, has already "canceled America's credit card" by cutting down purchases of debt, a U.S. congressman said... (more)

May 4, 2009

CNSNEWS.COM — Pro-life lawyers are asking the Montana Supreme Court to overturn a state court judge's ruling last December saying that residents of the Big Sky State have a right to assisted suicide -- and possibly even to euthanasia... (more)

May 4, 2009

Private vs. public transportation; Arlen Specter & Jack Kemp

WES VERNON, RA ANALYST — If you hope to leave your small business or your farm to your heirs, you'd better get all your papers in order and plan on dying in 2010. That is the year the Death Tax goes down to zero... (more)

May 4, 2009

JOAN SWIRSKY — In the last century, the impassioned words and actions of patriots like Winston Churchill -- along with America's heroic help and sacrifice -- saved Europe. The eloquence and actions of "I've been to the mountaintop" Martin Luther King Jr. brought America to an unprecedented level of social justice... (more)