Palin to Stump for Conservative Democrats
Brushing aside the criticisms of pundits and politicos, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin said she plans to jump immediately back into the national political fray - stumping for conservative issues and even Democrats - after she prematurely vacates her elected post at month's end.
It's Cornyn's Time to Shine
When confirmation proceedings start Monday for Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor, it will be Texas' soon-to-be senior senator who will emerge to persistently press the federal appeals court judge about her 17-year judicial record.
Franken, a Clown for All Seasons, Arrives in Time
by Wesley Pruden
We've never had an Official U.S. Senate Pornographer before, though pornographic behavior is frequently the entertainment provided to the public by the world's oldest deliberative body. So Al Franken, the answer to Harry Reid's prayer, should fit right in.
The Fake Cheney/CIA Scandal
by Gary Bauer
For three days the Left and its media allies have been in full-throated attack mode against former Vice President Cheney, the Bush Administration and the CIA. They are claiming that there was a secret program at the CIA to kill Al Qaeda operatives and that Cheney ordered the CIA not to inform Congress about the program. This is actually being treated as "breaking news" and partial justification of Nancy Pelosi's outrageous charge that the CIA routinely misleads Congress. Don't get sucked in by the media hype. This isn't a scandal. It is an attempt to demonize everyone in the Bush/Cheney Administration, and ultimately throw some good people in jail.
Dems to GOP Nominee: Will the Defendant Please Rise?
by Ann Coulter
Every time a Democrat senator has talked during the Senate hearings on Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor this week, I felt lousy about my country. Not for the usual reasons when a Democrat talks, but because Democrats revel in telling us what a racist country this is.
Health Bill Would Deliver Pre-Reagan Tax Rates
Small-business owners are warning that the economy would suffer under a health care bill proposed by House Democrats, which would drive tax rates for high-income taxpayers to levels not seen since before President Reagan's tax reform of 1986.
Sotomayor Is Grilled on Abortion and Gun Rights
Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor sidestepped questions on abortion, gun rights and gay rights Wednesday -- including whether a state could forbid aborting a 38-week-old fetus -- leaving both conservative and liberal activists troubled.
Poll Shows Falling Support for Health Care Reform
Public support for congressional efforts to reform America's health-care system is declining, according to a report released Wednesday by the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston and Zogby International.
CBO: Health Care Reform to Increase Federal Cost
Congress' budget watchdog warned Thursday that Democrats' health care bills would not lower skyrocketing costs and would drive up government spending, undermining one of President Obama's chief arguments for the overhaul.
Going Alamo: Why Jobs and Companies are Flocking to a Big Small-Government State
by Keven D. Williamson
If you want to know where the future is headed, look where the people are going. And if you want to know where the people are going, check with U-Haul. Here's an interesting indicator, first noted by the legendary economist Arthur Laffer: Renting a 26-foot U-Haul truck to go from Austin to San Francisco this July would cost you about $900. Renting the same truck to go from San Francisco to Austin? About $3,000. In the great balance of supply and demand, California has a large supply of people who are demanding to move to Texas. There's a reason for this.
