August 19, 2010

MARIE JON, RA ANALYST — America will not survive the political and social trials that are to come if we are not engaged in the fight to protect our Judeo-Christian beliefs and our American way of life. We do not want to become a socialist country by "forcing Peter to give to Paul"... (more)

August 18, 2010

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR — A federal appeals court on Wednesday ruled that roadside crosses erected to memorialize fallen Utah Highway Patrol officers violate the First Amendment's prohibition of government endorsement of religion... (more)

August 18, 2010

DAVID KUPELIAN — It caused Sean Hannity to pull out of last February's Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington, D.C., where he had been slated to appear as keynote speaker. When Hannity withdrew from the CPAC lineup, Glenn Beck stepped in... (more)

August 18, 2010

NATIONAL REVIEW — It's not often that we have occasion to speak favorably of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, the federal appellate court that has earned a reputation for aggressive left-wing lawlessness... (more)

August 18, 2010

WASHINGTON TIMES — A stable of dark-horse Republican candidates - to the surprise of political handicappers - are seriously threatening veteran Democrats in heavily Democratic states, increasing GOP hopes to reclaim control of the Senate in November. From Washington to Wisconsin and Connecticut, Republican challengers are forcing analysts to revise upward their midterm forecasts of potential Democratic losses... (more)

August 18, 2010

NEWSMAX — The U.S. Senate race in Nevada remains very close. The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of likely voters in Nevada shows Democratic Sen. Harry Reid and his Republican challenger Sharron Angle tied with 47 percent of the vote each... (more)

August 18, 2010

NEWSMAX — Sheriff Joe Arpaio is under an intensifying federal civil rights investigation that is sure to further anger anti-illegal immigration advocates who regard the Maricopa County leader as a folk hero for his aggressive pursuit of criminal aliens... (more)

August 18, 2010

ANN COULTER — "Nativism in American politics has become so rampant that it is considered scandalous in Republican circles for a judge to acknowledge paying any attention to foreign courts and their legal rulings." -- New York Times editorial, Aug. 3, 2010. The New York Times runs this same smug editorial every few months -- at least I think it's the same editorial... (more)

August 18, 2010

ASSOCIATED PRESS — Dr. Laura Schlessinger, the talk show host who recently apologized for saying the N-word 11 times to a caller on the air, said Tuesday she plans to give up her radio show when her contract is up at the end of this year... (more)

August 18, 2010

WASHINGTON TIMES — Former Illinois Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich sidestepped the most serious charges against him Tuesday when a federal jury in Chicago found him guilty of only one of 24 charges, lying to the FBI -- at least a temporary victory for the Democrat accused of trying to sell the Senate seat once held by President Obama... (more)

August 18, 2010

THOMAS SOWELL — "We the people" are the central concern of the Constitution, as well as its opening words, since it is a Constitution for a self-governing nation. But "we the people" are treated as an obstacle to circumvent by the current administration in Washington. One way of circumventing the people is to rush legislation through Congress so fast that no one knows what is buried in it... (more)

August 18, 2010

L. BRENT BOZELL III — It was deceptive. At a White House dinner with Muslims celebrating Ramadan, Barack Obama finally weighed in on the Ground Zero mosque controversy. Incredibly, he lectured Americans about the religious freedom of Muslims "that includes the right to build a place of worship and a community center on private property in Lower Manhattan"... (more)

August 17, 2010

ASSOCIATED PRESS — Arizona legislators are at least temporarily setting aside Gov. Jan Brewer's suggestion that lawmakers consider changing parts of the state's controversial immigration law. Brewer floated the idea of making "tweaks" shortly after a federal judge blocked implementation of numerous provisions... (more)

August 17, 2010

GEORGE WILL — When Israel declared independence in 1948, it had to use mostly small arms to repel attacks by six Arab armies. Today, however, Israel feels, and is, more menaced than it was then, or has been since. Hence the potentially world-shaking decision that will be made here, probably within two years... (more)

August 17, 2010

NEWSMAX — For the first time in his presidency, President Barack Obama's job performance is disliked by a majority of Americans, according to a new Gallup poll. According to the Gallup daily tracking poll released on Tuesday, 51 percent of U.S. adults said they disapproved of how Obama was handling his job, compared with 42 percent who approve... (more)

August 17, 2010

VICTOR SHARPE — Ask one hundred people in the United States what a dhimmi is and perhaps two or three might know. In Europe the number would be slightly higher because of latent memories of battles fought against invading Moslem armies over the span of hundreds of years... (more)

August 17, 2010

JOSEPH FARAH — Glenn Beck may hate socialism and communism, but he showed he shares a materialistic worldview with Marx, Engels and Saul Alinsky in a recent conversation with Bill O'Reilly. O'Reilly and Beck were discussing a ruling by an openly homosexual judge overturning the will of California voters who approved Proposition 8, a statewide ballot measure prohibiting same-sex marriage... (more)

August 16, 2010

A.W.R. HAWKINS — The debate concerning abortion in our nation is often bogged down by rhetoric and dogma. Because of this, talks about abortion are usually framed in the terms of being pro-women's rights or anti-women's rights, or degenerate into screaming matches between "pro-life" and "pro-death" factions... (more)

August 16, 2010

ASSOCIATED PRESS — Defense Secretary Robert Gates says he plans to leave his job next year. A Republican and holdover from the Bush administration, Gates had agreed to stay on at the request of President Barack Obama... (more)

August 16, 2010

WES VERNON, RA ANALYST — Maybe we should have the right to elect (or defeat) the faceless bureaucrats who presume the right to dominate our lives. Why not? Dr. Angelo M. Codevilla, an international relations professor at Boston University, has challenged the "ruling class" in the U.S.... (more)