The spill in the Gulf has gone on now for almost 50 days. Since it began in April, President Obama has had plenty of time to do a great number of things. Just last night, for example, he attended his second “music party” in less than a week. He was …

Just last week, a House Subcommittee on Energy and Environment held a hearing on the current status of the BP oil spill cleanup effort in the Gulf. Subcommittee Chair Ed Markey, the only committee member to attend the hearing during recess, stated his disapproval of the often criticized BP efforts …

Recent news stories report that the United States and NATO forces are facilitating talks between the Afghan government and senior Taliban leaders by giving them “safe passage” for meetings in Kabul. Afghan President Hamid Karzai has long announced his intention to reach out and “reconcile” with these leaders. In return …

During the Thanksgiving holiday, as we gather with friends and family, it’s easy to become focused on our own little worlds, whether in the political arena and the recent elections or on our troubled economy and how much effort it takes just to pay the bills or on our kids …

Democrats have convinced themselves that it would be far worse to do nothing on health care than listen to the concerns of the public. And they have demonstrated they will stop at nothing to get some form of legislation passed – even using the House Rules Committee to draft a …

The major focus of President Obama’s State of the Union address tonight is expected to be on jobs. But as he pushes for more of the same solutions to get folks back to work maybe we should ask how well his policies have been working out after his first year …

The recent death of Dawn Brancheau at Orlando’s Sea World Park at the jaws of Tilikum, a 30 year old male killer whale, shocks the sensibilities of those that view killer whales as intelligent but gentle giants. Many call them ‘orcas’ rather than killer whales because it sounds friendlier. Biologists, …

This week Senator Max Baucus (D-Mont.) and Representative Sander Levin (D-Mich.) unveiled their American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act. They and their fellow Democrats are pushing to pass this legislation before Memorial Day. The bill is an economic disaster. It will destroy jobs and harm capital creation. Even in …

Liberals have become hysterical. Who can blame them? Just when things were going so well, their beloved leader has done the unthinkable – he has flopped. Not only has President Obama crashed in the polls, but he has managed to anger the right, the left and the center of the …

“Who told you were naked?” That was the Lord’s question to Adam after he gave in to temptation. Adam’s fig leaf covered his nakedness better than the fig leaf President Obama gave to Congressman Bart Stupak. Stupak accepted a bogus Executive Order on abortion in exchange for leading–actually misleading–a small …