Politics
New U.S. Nuclear Policy in the Works
Citing White House aides and Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates, the New York Times reported on February 28 that President Obama is...
N.Y. Governorship Scandal Hits Again: Paterson Will Not Run
The governor had been steadfast in his determination to capture a full term at the ballot box, despite low poll numbers and growing...
Read moreGov. Rick Perry: Conservative When It Counts?
Tomorrow Republicans in the Lone Star State will go to the polls to select their party’s representative in the gubernatorial contest to be...
Read moreObama Signs Patriot Act Extension
President Obama signed a one-year extension of three provisions of the USA Patriot Act Saturday February 27. House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers (D-Mich.)...
Read moreObama’s “Charms” failed to Woo GOP at Summit
In an attempt to paint Senator John McCain as “bitter” over his defeat in the 2008 presidential election, President Obama was blunt during...
Read moreMost See Government as Threat to Rights
Ronald Reagan once said that the nine scariest words in the English language are “I’m from the government, and I’m here to help.”...
Read moreCongressional Democrats Nix Anti-torture Measure
House Democrats have caved in to Republican pressure, removing an anti-torture provision from the Fiscal 2010 Intelligence Authorization Act (H.R. 2701). “The controversial...
Read moreHouse Republicans Call for Bigger Deficits Than Obama
An alternative budget proposal submitted by Congressman Paul Ryan (Wis.), the House Budget Committee's Republican ranking member, would increase the federal budget deficit...
Read moreEPA Fast-tracks Greenhouse Gas Regulations
Obama's Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced its timetable to start regulating industrial greenhouse gas emissions under the Clean Air Act. Responding by...
Read moreCPAC: “Conservatism” at the Crossroads
President Barack Obama's first year in office has done much to stir broad and angry opposition to his autocratic rule and his efforts...
Read moreGates Complains About NATO Allies
Secretary of Defense Robert Gates complained in his February 23 speech at the National Defense University that our European NATO allies are not...
Read moreHigh Crimes: White House Accused of Using Bribery to Preserve Senate Majority
Has a bombshell just been dropped in the November elections? If a story that broke on Thursday gets enough ink, the answer may...
Read morePresident Obama Publishes His Health Care Plan … Sort of
In an effort to drag health care reform back onto the legislative stage, on February 22 President Barack Obama released a blueprint of...
Read moreU.S. Corporations Quit Climate-change Lobby
Three major U.S. corporations have withdrawn from a highly influential climate-change lobbying group, and political pundits say their departure sounds the death-knell for...
Read moreCPAC 2010 – An Interview with J.D. Hayworth
Former Congressman J.D. Hayworth of Arizona is taking aim at the Senate seat now held by former presidential candidate John McCain. Hayworth has...
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