June 16, 2011

WORLDNETDAILY — CIA Director Leon Panetta, President Obama's nominee to serve as secretary of defense, has come under newfound scrutiny for his ties to a pro-Marxist think tank accused of anti-CIA activity. The Institute for Policy Studies, or IPS, has long faced criticism for positions some say attempt to undermine U.S. national security and for its cozy relationship with the Soviet Union during the Cold War... (more)

June 16, 2011

NEW YORK POST — Randy Rep. Anthony Weiner has finally decided to step down from his congressional seat, sources told The Post. He has informed House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi and other key party leaders of his decision, the sources said. Weiner called Pelosi and Rep. Steve Israel, who heads the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, at the White House picnic last night and told them of his decision, a Democratic Party leadership aide said... (more)

June 16, 2011

NEW YORK POST — Divided Senate Republicans came under new pressure to vote on gay marriage yesterday after Democrats unexpectedly pushed the measure through the state Assembly, bringing it one step closer to becoming law... (more)

June 15, 2011

ANN COULTER — I consider all Republican debates time-fillers until New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie jumps in, but Monday night's debate did crystallize for me why I dislike libertarians. (Except one, who is a friend of mine and not crazy)... (more)

June 15, 2011

HUMAN EVENTS — Even without the intense media circus that surrounded the first hearings on the radicalization of Muslims in America, the second round of "King Hearings" had just as much drama and hyperbole, and as many compelling testimonials... (more)

June 15, 2011

NEWSMAX — The Earth could be heading straight for a little ice age -- and not a global warming phase as dictated by Al Gore and others -- posits the U.S. National Solar Observatory (NSO) and the U.S. Air force Research Laboratory... (more)

June 15, 2011

WASHINGTON TIMES — Eight states have thrown down the gauntlet and denied the federal government's authority to regulate firearms that never cross state lines. In 2009, Montana became the first to enact a law declaring any gun manufactured and kept within the state's borders was subject only to state rules... (more)

June 15, 2011

NEWSMAX — The real winner of Monday night's Republican presidential debate wasn't any of the seven candidates on the stage, it was the tea party, analysts agree... (more)

June 15, 2011

JOSEPH FARAH — Last week Texas Gov. Rick Perry did something very unusual these days. He proclaimed Saturday, Aug. 6, "a day of prayer and fasting for our nation to seek God's guidance and wisdom in addressing the challenges that face our communities, states and nation." Perry also invited the governors of all 50 states to join him at Houston's Reliant Stadium that day... (more)

June 15, 2011

NEWSMAX — Billionaire Donald Trump's continues to pressure the Republican Party to find a great candidate to challenge President Barack Obama -- with the threat that he will jump back in the race as an independent next year if he finds the GOP nominee lacking... (more)

June 15, 2011

WALL STREET JOURNAL — The Wisconsin Supreme Court cleared the way Tuesday for the state's contentious collective-bargaining law to take effect, ruling 4-3 that a lower-court judge who put the measure on hold improperly interfered with the legislature. The decision limits Wisconsin's public employees to bargaining over their wages. Raises will be limited to the inflation rate unless voters approve larger increases... (more)

June 15, 2011

POLITICO — A bipartisan group of House members announced on Wednesday that it is filing a lawsuit charging that President Obama made an illegal end-run around Congress when he approved U.S military action against Libya... (more)

June 15, 2011

ASSOCIATED PRESS — Gene Balas and Carlos Morales were facing health problems and crushing financial pressures plaguing many U.S. households when they decided to file bankruptcy as a married couple. The Obama administration said they couldn't, citing the Defense of Marriage Act, which prohibits federal recognition of same-sex marriages... (more)

June 15, 2011

JOHN STOSSEL — America is falling deeper into debt. We're long past the point where drastic action is needed. We're near Greek levels of debt. What's going to happen? Maybe riots -- like we've seen in Greece? We need to make cuts now. Some governors have shown the way. You know about Chris Christie, Scott Walker, Rick Scott, John Kasich, etc. But you probably don't know about Luis Fortuno... (more)

June 14, 2011

WORLDNETDAILY — A federal jurist in California has ruled that the fact that a judge shares circumstances with the plaintiffs in a legal dispute is no reason for him not to make a binding legal decision in the case. The opinion today comes from Judge James Ware in a request that a ruling from ex-Judge Vaughn Walker, an open homosexual who shared many of the circumstances of the plaintiffs in the hotly fought Proposition 8 legal dispute over same-sex "marriage," should be overturned... (more)

June 14, 2011

PATRICK GARRY, RA ANALYST — Ever since the 2010 elections, with the prominent role of the Tea Party, there has been much discussion about big, centralized government. Conservatives, libertarians, and Tea Party activists argue that America has drifted too far from the constitutional principle of limited government -- that the federal government is becoming too big, too powerful, with an unlimited scope of authority... (more)

June 14, 2011

DENNIS PRAGER — To their credit, most Democratic Party leaders have (finally) called for New York Rep. Anthony Weiner's resignation. But among liberal commentators and millions of other Americans, there is a great deal of flawed thinking about whether Weiner should resign... (more)

June 13, 2011

NEWSMAX — Michele Bachmann announced tonight that she has filed paperwork to run for presidency and will soon make a formal announcement. Bachmann made the statement just 10 minutes into the first debate among Republican candidates at St. Anselm College in Manchester, N.H.... (more)

June 13, 2011

FORT WORTH STAR-TELEGRAM — Texas could soon be in a position to turn the lights off on a federal plan to phase out certain light bulbs. State lawmakers have passed a bill that allows Texans to skirt federal efforts to promote more efficient light bulbs, which ultimately pushes the swirled, compact fluorescent bulbs over the 100-watt incandescent bulbs many grew up with... (more)

June 13, 2011

WES VERNON, RA ANALYST — If you have been depending on the mainstream media for your news the past few days, you are probably learning here for the first time that CIA Director Leon Panetta has been called out for his links to an important open member of the Communist Party... (more)