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Being the Angry Party Will Keep GOP Out of Power
The way many conservatives see it, the way to win is not by emulating the no-drama strategy of the Obama campaign, but rather the hard-nosed, foul-mouthed Chicago tactics of Rahm Emanuel circa 2005 and 2006 . But this strategy will not work for the GOP. Bruce Bartlett, as always, is a fascinatin…The Headlines Review
Napoleon Linardatos presents a humorous take on today's headlines. Napoleon Linardatos presents a humorous take on today’s headlines. “As Internet Booms, the Postal Service Fights Back” - New York Times , 08.28.09 The U.S. Postal Service plans to start its own email …Megrahi's Release: Another Shoe Drops
A news report today suggests that while the Obama administration was opposed to the release of al-Megrahi, it made clear that it was open to compromise - such as house arrest in Scotland - rather than implacably opposed, period. The yielding attitude of the Obama administration seems to have …Marine War Dog Hero Dies
MWD Flapoor was one of our great military working dogs who was on the front lines with our Marines during Operation Iraqi Freedom. Flapoor did two tours of Iraq, and was awarded the Purple Heart after he was wounded in a suicide bombing. His handler, Marine LCpl Brown, made this tribute video so …Can't I Dissent On Anything?
As an intern at a conservative organization here in Washington D.C., I was taken aback when a colleague suggested that I was "working in the wrong place" because I don't consider myself pro-life. Like thousands of other undergraduates, I flocked to Washington, D.C. this summer to intern and …Michael Pollan: I'll Still Shop at Whole Foods
CEO John Mackey's views on health care, much as I disagree with them, will not prevent me from shopping at Whole Foods. Whole Foods is not perfect, however if they were to disappear, the cause of improving Americans' health would suffer. John Mackey's views on health care, much as I disagree with …Vermont: Lots of Cows, Not Many Elephants
Vermont's Republican Governor Jim Douglas announced that he will not seek reelection next year, leaving Republicans with an open gubernatorial race in what is perhaps the most liberal state in the nation. Vermont's Republican Governor Jim Douglas announced that he will not seek reelection next …The Shifting Balance of Power
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper has just announced a new ambassador to Washington: a member of Canada's left-most party, someone who can speak the language of Pelosi and Obama. Another example of how the implosion of the GOP has implications around the world. Canadian Prime Minister …Gaddafi's Son: Bomber's Release No Surprise to U.S. & U.K.
Some telling comments from Gaddafi's son today in the Glasgow Herald . He anticipates deals between Libya and London, declares Lockerbie bomber Megrahi "an innocent man" and claims that the U.S. knew well in advance about Megrahi's release. Some telling comments from Gaddafi's son today in …A Kennedy Lesson for Obama Critics
Peggy Noonan's Wall Street Journal column today reminds readers of a graceful tribute to John F. Kennedy delivered by President Reagan in 1985. As the nation pays tribute to Jack Kennedy's last brother, we should remember: There are boys and girls who will feel into the 2080s about President …My Opponent, Senator Kennedy
My own feelings about Senator Kennedy are a bit more complicated or nuanced than those of many of my friends and associates, for I have never been able to forget -- nor entirely get over -- Senator Kennedy’s challenge to my old boss, Jimmy Carter, for the 1980 Democratic presidential nomination. …Senator Frum
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced today that he will appoint my sister, Linda Frum Sokolowski, to the Canadian Senate. I am so proud of and thrilled for Linda, a woman of unique grace, talent and accomplishment. Linda Frum Sokolowski Canadian Prime Minister Stephen …
Obama's Big Idea: Bankrupt Medicare Faster
The president has spoken repeatedly about how well Medicare works and has promised seniors it will be strengthened by his plans. But Medicare is going bankrupt and is unsustainable: It will be $37 trillion in deficit by the year 2050. How can Medicare avoid bankruptcy? It cannot with the current …The Whole Foods Dilemma
Now two unions are joining the campaign to boycott Whole Foods, in order to punish the company for the free-market healthcare beliefs of its CEO. I know how I will respond: by buying an extra half-gallon of grass-fed milk at the store. But something more is called for here, a counter-boycott. And I …Qaddafi's Gift to Obama
My latest column in The Week tries to analyze what we know - and what we have yet to learn - about the release of the convicted Lockerbie bomber. Luckily for President Obama, nobody is asking many questions on this side of the Atlantic. Or more exactly: nobody is asking any of the questions that …Universal Coverage: Stand Around & Wait
NM SYMPOSIUM: America already has government healthcare: Medicare, Medicaid, SCHIP, programs for Indians on reservations. The program I’m personally familiar with is Tricare, for military dependants. Go to Clark Clinic on Fort Bragg to see how government medicine works: Not very well. Tens of …Senator Ted Kennedy
I know exactly the hour when my opinion of Sen. Ted Kennedy permanently changed. I had remained very angry at the Massachusetts liberal for many years since his 1986 speech so unjustly vilifying the great conservative justice Robert Bork. Then came 9/11. I know exactly the hour when my opinion of …Electoral Disaster Looms for German Left
With five weeks remaining before the German general elections, all the polling data continues to shows the Social Democrats badly trailing the rival Christian Democrats of Chancellor Angela Merkel. It has not been a good summer for the German Social Democratic party (SPD) and its chancellor …