Earlier today in Iowa, President Barack Obama, in a town hall discussion with a Tea Party activist, used the word “socialist” as a pejorative (see Washington Times). We’ve heard of wedge issues before. But is the president purposely trying to … Read more>

It’s absolutely astounding, but true: The Communist Chinese, who even know that excessive corporate tax rates kill jobs, is doing a better job at fostering economic growth than the current Washington regime. The further irony is that those now running … Read more>

The video below is making the rounds, primarily because the man speaking in it, Donald Berwick, President Barack Obama’s choice to head the agency that runs Medicare and Medicaid, said to a crowd of true believers in Britain that socialized medicine is the way … Read more>

Annotations & Elucidations

Hope For Hollywood?

Almost all the news today is national in scope, and much of that is about culture. It appears now that the same-sex marriage drive in the Northeast has stalled. Starting with Maine’s decisive ballot … Read more>

Annotations & Elucidations

Back From Break

The four day Thanksgiving break is universally good for everyone. With so many events converging in November, it’s good to hit the breaks, take a rest, then gear up for the non-stop onslaught that … Read more>

Give U.S. Representative Barney Frank (D-Mass.) some credit. He is a flaming liberal, but he speaks what he truly believes. At least now that he and his like-minded left-wing ideologue colleagues have complete power in Washington.

Today at the National … Read more>

Last night we posted a breaking news story which soon became the talk of cable news and is dominating talk radio today (click here). A tape of an interview Democrat presidential candidate Barack Obama gave in January to The San … Read more>

As asked here, over the weekend, why is it “bipartisan” only to increase taxes but unacceptable even to consider other measures proven to work elsewhere? Why do liberals, who are supposed to know so much more than the rest of us and who supposedly … Read more>