Palin Fires Back at Critics on Twitter

Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin used her Twitter page Sunday to fire back at critics seizing on her decision to abruptly resign from office this month and to rebut speculation of an FBI investigation.

For Reid, 60 is the Loneliest Number

Oh, the burdens of a Democratic supermajority. After eight months in limbo, Al Franken is poised to be sworn in as the 60th Democratic senator - cause for celebration among party activists, the lefty blogosphere and his fellow Democrats planning to give him a hero's welcome at Tuesday's caucus lunch.

A Free-Market Approach to Health Care Reform

What exactly would a free-market approach to health care reform look like?  Quite simply, it relies on those time-tested building blocks of marketplace efficiency: competition and choice, says Michael Tanner, a senior fellow with the Cato Institute.

We Need to Reduce Emissions in Congress

In the last week of June, the House of Representatives passed a bill intended to reduce greenhouse gas emissions 17 percent by 2020 and 83 percent by 2050. The bill is a long way from becoming law.

Palin And "Blood Sport"

by Gary Bauer

During her surprise weekend announcement, Sarah Palin bemoaned that American politics increasingly looks more like "blood sport" than it does legitimate debate. I agree. Thanks to figures like Saul Alinsky and his "Rules for Radicals," the Left has put together a "kill machine," funded by ideologues like George Soros, that is capable of destroying anyone who stands in the way. In recent months, Palin was the target of 15 ethics probes, all of them baseless, which cost her hundreds of thousands of dollars in legal fees to defend against.

Sarah Palin Attorney Warns Press on 'Defamatory Material'

Ratcheting up her offensive against the news media, Gov. Sarah Palin's attorney threatened on Saturday to sue mainstream news organizations if they publish "defamatory" stories relating to whether Palin is under federal investigation.

GM Takeover Part of Broad Federal Role

Capping a series of bold government actions to rescue failing corporate giants, the White House has won approval of its restructuring plan for General Motors Corp., putting the government on track to take ownership of the storied automaker by the end of the week.

Déjà Vu All Over Again

by Gary Bauer

Laura Tyson, an economic advisor to President Obama, is suggesting that the nation needs a major economic stimulus plan devoted to infrastructure spending to help the anemic economy recover. No, you're not having déjà vu; the administration is laying the ground work for Stimulus II. Believe it or not, Tyson says the $787 billion stimulus bill was "a bit too small."

Democrats Stuck in Stimulus Jam

President Barack Obama says there's "nothing" he "would have done differently" about his economic stimulus plan, but one of his top outside economic advisers says the plan was "a bit too small."

Republicans Bring Knife to Gunfight & Lose Again

by David Kahane

One of the most terrifying moments of my political life came last summer at the Republican convention in St. Paul. No, I don't mean seeing John McCain careering around the Xcel Energy Center like Eyegore in Young Frankenstein, as he reached across the aisle to his erstwhile friends in the media and got his hand bitten off. Rather, I'm referring to the aftermath of Sarah Palin's outrageous acceptance speech, which whipped up the Rotary Club delegates into a frenzy of white-boy fury that not even heckling by a brave Code Pink embed could deter.

McCaul Race Garners Attention as Dollars Pour In

Austin Democrat Jack McDonald continues to show strength in his possible challenge to Republican U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul, saying Tuesday that he raised more than $322,000 in the second quarter of the year.

Texas, Other States File U.S. Supreme Court Brief Challenging Handgun Bans

In a brief filed Tuesday with the U.S. Supreme Court, the top legal officers in Texas and 32 other states said state and local handgun bans violate Second Amendment protections allowing individuals to keep and bear arms.

Breaking News

by Gary Bauer

Just minutes ago, the Associated Press reported that the state of Massachusetts has filed a lawsuit in federal court seeking to overturn the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act. This is the one law that currently protects the people of 30 states who voted to define marriage as the union of one man and one woman from being forced to recognize homosexual marriages being performed in Massachusetts.

Forgetting Sarah Palin

by Ann Coulter

Sarah Palin has deeply disappointed her enemies. People who hate her guts feel she's really let them down by resigning. She's like the ex-girlfriend they're SO over, never want to see again, have already forgotten about -- really, it's O-ver -- but they just can't stop talking about her.

Democrats Shy Away from Health Care Tax

Cracks in President Obama's health care reform plan formed Wednesday as his August deadline appears to be slipping away amid angst from Democrats over taxing employer benefits to help pay for the $1 trillion makeover.

Palin: Not Down and Not Out

by Gary Bauer

Like a few other intrepid souls, I have received a lot of grief for my defense of Sarah Palin's decision to resign the governorship of Alaska.