April 19, 2010

WES VERNON, RA ANALYST — So here's the problem: The new nuclear START Treaty signed by the United States and Russia in Prague -- combined with President Obama's Nuclear Posture Review (NPR) announced just two days earlier -- essentially leaves the U.S. powerless to strike back effectively at nations likely to attack us... (more)

April 19, 2010

KURT KONDRICH — This past week, I read an article that disturbed me deeply concerning a Florida doctor who had his license revoked. The article stated that the doctor "lost his license for mistakenly aborting a healthy twin during a procedure targeting a deformed fetus"... (more)

April 18, 2010

GEORGE WILL — When liberals advocate a value-added tax, conservatives should respond: Taxing consumption has merits, so we will consider it -- after the 16th Amendment is repealed. A VAT will be rationalized as necessary to restore fiscal equilibrium. But without ending the income tax, a VAT would be just a gargantuan instrument for further subjugating Americans to government... (more)

April 18, 2010

ASSOCIATED PRESS — A memo from Defense Secretary Robert Gates to the White House warned that the United States lacks a nimble long-term plan for dealing with Iran's nuclear program, according to a published report... (more)

April 17, 2010

WENDY WRIGHT — One detail was missing from President Obama's list of qualifications for his nominee to replace John Paul Stevens on the Supreme Court: Any mention of the Constitution... (more)

April 17, 2010

JOHN GIZZI — The man considered one of the premier sculptors of Bill's Clinton's re-election in 1996 predicted Friday night that Republicans would take control of the Senate and the House in mid-term elections this fall... (more)

April 17, 2010

PAT BOONE — "I'm so embarrassed, Pat. I'm ashamed. I believed in the man and thought he'd be good for the country. Sure, I'm a Democrat, somewhat liberal, and felt it was time for an able black leader to be president. So I voted for Obama... (more)

April 17, 2010

L. BRENT BOZELL III — Six years after "The Passion of the Christ," anyone expecting a renaissance in faith-based movies has largely been disappointed. This is not to say such movies aren't produced. Every now and then, there's a movie made for this audience, but the audience won't hear about it from the movie critics because these elites aren't interested... (more)

April 17, 2010

CNSNEWS.COM — A New York Times/CBS News poll found that a majority of Americans, 52 percent, think the policies of President Barack Obama are moving the United States toward socialism... (more)

April 16, 2010

CONNIE HAIR — U.S. District Court Judge Barbara Crabb ruled Thursday that the National Day of Prayer is unconstitutional. The ruling came down in a lawsuit brought against then-President George W. Bush by the radical atheist group Freedom From Religion Foundation... (more)

April 16, 2010

CNSNEWS.COM — Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) said he supports "abolishing" the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the federal income tax code. He made his remarks at a pre-tax-day event on Capitol Hill with other Republicans and several conservative activists... (more)

April 16, 2010

WORLDNETDAILY — Thousands of enthusiastic tea partiers gathered along the lawn surrounding the Washington Monument Thursday to mutually express grievances over what they regard as high taxes, big government and an even bigger nation debt. Two rallies took place in Washington Thursday: One at the Freedom Plaza in the morning and another, hosted by FreedomWorks, at the Washington Monument... (more)

April 16, 2010

DICK MORRIS — Politics is no longer a spectator sport. Those in the grandstands must leave their seats and come down on the playing field to help their side score. That is the key lesson of the Obama campaign. He didn't just have supporters. He had campaign workers -- millions of them... (more)

April 16, 2010

ASSOCIATED PRESS — Opposition to President Barack Obama's health care law jumped after he signed it -- a clear indication his victory could become a liability for Democrats in this fall's elections. A new Associated Press-GfK poll finds Americans oppose the health care remake 50 percent to 39 percent... (more)

April 16, 2010

MATT HADRO — Tea Party protesters used Tax Day on Thursday to rally against higher taxes and bigger government, often using harsh rhetoric to attack President Obama and Congress for their big-spending policies... (more)

April 16, 2010

POLITICO — After several days of hype and hand-wringing about liberal plans to infiltrate Thursday's tea party rallies, the great 2010 Tax Day Tea Party Crash did not produce much of a bang in Washington... (more)

April 16, 2010

LAWRENCE KUDLOW — So much is being written in the mainstream media about who the tea partiers are, but very little is being recorded about what these folks are actually saying. We know that this is a decentralized grassroots movement, with many different voices hailing from many different towns across the country... (more)

April 16, 2010

JEFFREY T. KUHNER — President Obama has disgraced the United States - again. During this week's nuclear summit in Washington, he bowed when greeting Chinese President Hu Jintao. The act was not only shocking but revealing... (more)

April 16, 2010

ASSOCIATED PRESS — In a move hailed as a step toward fairness for same-sex couples, President Barack Obama is ordering that nearly all hospitals allow patients to say who has visitation rights and who can help make medical decisions, including gay and lesbian partners... (more)

April 16, 2010

WASHINGTON TIMES — The abortion lobby has spent nearly 40 years arguing that the radical surgery at issue is - for purposes of the courts - merely a medical question, not a moral one. On Tuesday, Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman signed a law that returns moral judgment to a spot front and center in the abortion debate... (more)

April 15, 2010

WES VERNON, RA ANALYST — The radical anti-American left is going back to doing what it enjoys best: infiltrating and disrupting gatherings of patriotic Americans, as well as trying to discredit or undermine normal citizens so as to make them look like kooks... (more)