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Do Politics And Bad TV Mix? Absolutely 12.13.11
Culture: When surfing 500 TV channels and nothing's on, do your politics determine which program may be worth some prime-time time-wasting? Say, "Swamp Loggers"? Entertainment Weekly thinks so. Rather, Experian-Simmons, the more scientific-sounding consu
Jet Fuel-Gate Is Obama's New Solyndra 12.13.11
Ecofanaticism: SolyndraGate was no isolated case of corrupt government misspending. The U.S. Navy was just forced to buy 450,000 gallons of biofuels from an Obama-connected firm at an outrageous $16 per gallon. The massive Obama stimulus was supposed to
Will The Supreme Court Seal Our Nation's Borders? 12.13.11
Border Justice: As the administration proposes unmanned border entry and halving our National Guard force on the border, the Supreme Court agrees to tackle Arizona's tough immigration law in an election year. Arizona wasn't around when the original 13 st
Americans' Fear Of Big Government Has Risen Under Obama 12.13.11
Politics: The percentage of Americans who fear big government is close to an all-time high. It's no coincidence that in recent history this alarm has tended to peak toward the end of Democratic terms in the White House. According to a new Gallup poll, "A
Newt Shows Presidential Mettle In Palestinian Remarks 12.13.11
Election 2012: In the latest GOP debate, Newt Gingrich caused a scandal by defending his remark that the Palestinians were an "invented people." The real scandal is it took this long for an American politician to tell the truth. Saturday's debate showed
Obama Also Lists Clinton for Lousy Recovery 12.12.11
Economy: No longer content to blame President Bush for the country's economic ills, President Obama now accuses his Democratic predecessor of being a co-conspirator.
Deal Or No Deal? The Climate Con Lives On In Durban 12.12.11
Global Warming: So an accord has been reached at the Durban climate conference after all. Or did envoys merely agree to make a real deal later, letting them continue with their corrupt enterprise? The headlines say the representatives at the United Natio
Green Groups' Attack On Fracking Based On Bad Science 12.12.11
Energy: After admitting there's no documented evidence of groundwater contamination due to a technique used to extract oil and gas from shale, the EPA tries to manufacture a crisis in Wyoming. At a House Oversight Committee hearing in May, Environmental
Occupy's Attempt To Close Ports Would Punish The 99% 12.12.11
Economic Illiteracy: Is the discredited "Occupy" protest horde shifting to economic terrorism? Its attempt to shut down West Coast ports Monday — in the name of "good jobs" — is a nasty shot at America's workers. Claiming its aim is to "end corporate
Too Much Regulation Is Damaging Economy, Killing Jobs 12.8.11
Red Tape: Seeing it's vulnerable on the issue of job-killing regulation, the White House is pushing back with media spin and misleading studies. Unfortunately, some conservatives have taken the bait. Columnist David Brooks, for one, claims "it's not clea