In the crucial bellwether state of Ohio, the Democratic governor has created a heavily partisan committee that may be able to tip the scales in favor of Democrats in the upcoming 2010 census.What makes this situation particularly worrisome is that the man tapped to run the committee is current state …
Read More »Jessica Simpson Weight Debate Is More Than Just Tabloid Fodder
The writer C.S. Lewis once aptly likened we humans to that individual who “after falling off his horse on the right, falls off it next time on the left.” It’s a perfect description of our bipolar popular culture which is producing in increasing numbers, young women who are either battling …
Read More »Nobel Committee Rewards Obama For Not Being Bush
The decision to award Barack Obama the Nobel Prize rewards him for not being George W. Bush and for his aspirations rather than his achievements, his promise rather than his performance. The committee was rewarding America’s welcome change of tone under the eloquent young president and encouraging his commitment to …
Read More »Mike Baker's THE PEOPLE'S WEEKLY BRIEF
Ladies and gentlemen, those of us here at the main office are pleased to announce that the Peoples Weekly Brief (voted America’s favorite column two years running as tallied by the Spenkman-Wanker Polling Institute) is back on line. After a lengthy hiatus, during which I toiled on a book of …
Read More »Here Comes Al Gore, Our Global Warming Groundhog
Tue, 27 Jan 2009 20:58:38 +0000 – By Dan GainorVice President Business Media Institute It’s almost Groundhog Day. That means it must be time for Americans to wait anxiously for Al Gore to pop up out of his hole, mumble “global warming” to the shivering masses and then scurry away …
Read More »How Republicans Can Stop Handing Victories to Obama
Although President Obama enjoys a Democratic majority in both the Senate and House it is actually Republicans who keep delivering legislative victories to him. On June 26, the House just barely passed Obama’s controversial cap-and-trade global warming bill by a seven-vote margin (219-212). It was the 8 Republicans who voted …
Read More »Today's Tea Party Movement Has A Lot In Common With the Sons of Liberty
Thu, 09 Apr 2009 02:16:32 +0000 – By Peter RoffSenior Fellow, Institute for Liberty/Former Senior Political Writer, United Press International In just about a week, following the footsteps of other social movements that have changed America, thousands of ordinary citizens will be coming out on Tax Day — April 15 …
Read More »Senator Kirsten Gillibrand — Democrats' Newest Rubber Stamp?
Sun, 19 Apr 2009 01:20:19 +0000 – By Michael GoodwinNew York Daily News Columnist/FOX News Contributor NEW YORK — From the moment Kirsten Gillibrand was named to replace Hillary Clinton in the Senate, Democratic rivals and advocacy groups criticized her as insufficiently liberal for this deep blue state. They need …
Read More »Will We Soon Be Bailing Out Obama Voters In California?
Wed, 27 May 2009 21:03:35 +0000 – By Dan GainorMedia Research Center’s Vice President for Business and Culture When the Tax Day Tea Party protests happened on April 15, the idea of government spending us into bankruptcy seemed hard for some to grasp. A month-and-a-half later, even skeptics have a …
Read More »These Days In Washington, It Takes More Than Two to Do the Bipartisan Tango…
Mon, 02 Feb 2009 21:42:36 +0000 – By Lanny DavisAttorney/Former White House Special Counsel Barack Obama campaigned on change. One of the most fundamental changes he promised was a new politics committed to finding bipartisan solutions whenever possible. In his first week as president, Mr. Obama has proven he is …
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