November 9, 2009

WES VERNON, RA ANALYST — The media are playing the role of Mr. Magoo again. Once more, an act of supreme violence occurs on our soil and the self-censoring media -- led by the man in the White House -- go wandering around Mr. Magoo-style, bending themselves into pretzels to avoid calling an act of Islamofascism -- well, an act of Islamofascism... (more)

November 8, 2009

ASSOCIATED PRESS — ...The government health insurance plan included in the House bill is unacceptable to a few Democratic moderates who hold the balance of power in the Senate. If a government plan is part of the deal, "as a matter of conscience, I will not allow this bill to come to a final vote," said Sen. Joe Lieberman... (more)

November 8, 2009

JOSEPH FARAH — America is still mourning the murders of 13 soldiers at Fort Hood in what can only be characterized as a vicious slaughter by a jihadist terrorist, an attack incubated and nurtured by an irrational pandemic of political correctness. I know no one else is putting it quite like this. I know I will be flamed for introducing politics into this terrible tragedy... (more)

November 8, 2009

KATHRYN JEAN LOPEZ — Opposing gay marriage is a loser of a position. That, at least, is what everyone seems to say, all along the political spectrum. Everyone, that is, except voters. Maggie Gallagher, president of the National Organization for Marriage, has been my personal political hero for the last few election cycles for her tireless work in defense of the institution of marriage... (more)

November 8, 2009

ASSOCIATED PRESS — In a victory for President Barack Obama, the Democratic-controlled House narrowly passed landmark health care legislation Saturday night to expand coverage to tens of millions who lack it and place tough new restrictions on the insurance industry. Republican opposition was nearly unanimous... (more)

November 7, 2009

ASSOCIATED PRESS — A bipartisan House coalition voted Saturday to prohibit coverage of abortions in a new government-run health care plan that Democrats would establish to compete with private insurers... (more)

November 7, 2009

LONDON TELEGRAPH — Hasan, the sole suspect in the massacre of 13 fellow US soldiers in Texas, attended the controversial Dar al-Hijrah mosque in Great Falls, Virginia, in 2001 at the same time as two of the September 11 terrorists, The Sunday Telegraph has learnt. His mother's funeral was held there in May that year... (more)

November 7, 2009

MICHAEL REAGAN — One year ago Barack Obama turned the political establishment upside down with a resounding national election that, according to so-called experts, spelled the end of influence and legitimacy for the GOP for years, perhaps decades to come. However, a mere 12 months later, Republicans have dramatically turned around their fortunes with two high-profile gubernatorial victories in Virginia and New Jersey -- both by comfortable margins... (more)

November 7, 2009

MICHELLE MALKIN — In 2006, the minority party in Congress issued a dire report on the "unprecedented erosion of the democratic process." Democratic Rep. Louise Slaughter, then the ranking member of the House Rules Committee, authored the scathing document... (more)

November 6, 2009

WORLDNETDAILY — A Michigan congressman has released a report from the non-partisan Joint Committee on Taxation confirming that the House Democrats' health-care bill could impose penalties of up to $250,000 in fines and five years in jail for failing to buy the proper insurance coverage... (more)

November 6, 2009

CNSNEWS.COM — Thousands of Americans opposed to the Democrats' health care plan marched on Capitol Hill Thursday urging lawmakers to "kill the bill"... (more)

November 6, 2009

NEWSMAX — Senate Republicans are gearing up to block the appeals-court nomination of U.S. District Judge David Hamilton, whose resume includes a stint as a fundraiser for ACORN, the community-organizing group recently tripped up by a series of embarrassing undercover videos... (more)

November 6, 2009

WASHINGTON TIMES — The Senate on Thursday gave the green light to President Obama to transfer the accused plotters of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks to the United States to be tried in civilian courts. Republicans had tried to tie Mr. Obama's hands by offering an amendment that would have applied to anyone accused of being behind the attacks on New York and the Pentagon, but Democrats said civilian courts can handle suspected terrorists, will ensure they get faster trials and will enhance the U.S. reputation around the world... (more)

November 6, 2009

DAVID LIMBAUGH — The White House arrogance on display in denying that Tuesday's election results were a repudiation of President Barack Obama's radical agenda is of a piece with its arrogance in attempting to advance this agenda against the people's will... (more)

November 6, 2009

WASHINGTON TIMES — Tens of thousands of people from across the country made a "House call" on the west side of the Capitol yesterday. These Americans traveled to Washington to register their objections to the mammoth government health care bill that Democrats are rushing through Congress... (more)

November 6, 2009

WORLDNETDAILY — A crowd of at least 10,000 descended on the Capitol Thursday to protest the trillion-dollar health-care bill and storm the halls of congressional office buildings. With less than a week's notice to prepare for the event, the throng steadily grew as buses unloaded for an "Emergency House Call on Congress" to stop the House from passing the bill... (more)

November 6, 2009

ASSOCIATED PRESS — Senate Democrats Thursday blocked a GOP attempt to require next year's census forms to ask people whether they are U.S. citizens. The proposal by Louisiana Republican Sen. David Vitter was aimed at excluding non-citizens from the population totals that are used to figure the number of congressional representatives for each state... (more)

November 6, 2009

WASHINGTON TIMES — The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Thursday passed a sweeping climate change bill co-authored by Chairman Barbara Boxer and Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., with none of the panel's seven Republicans participating in the 11-1 vote... (more)

November 6, 2009

JAMES R. EDWARDS, JR. — The Obama operatives at the Department of Homeland Security have pared back one of the most successful immigration-enforcement programs, known as 287(g)... (more)

November 5, 2009

CNSNEWS.COM — When asked by CNSNews.com what specific part of the Constitution authorizes Congress to mandate that individuals must purchase health insurance, Sen. Roland Burris (D-Ill.) pointed to the part of the Constitution that he says authorizes the federal government "to provide for the health, welfare and the defense of the country."... (more)