The James Buckley Scenario
by Kenneth Tomlinson
A couple of weeks ago, political handicapper Charlie Cook alerted his subscribers that "the situation for President Obama and congressional Democrats has slipped completely out of control." Politico asserted the Cook Political Report special "should send shivers down Democratic spines."
Stakes High for Maine's Marriage Vote
For an off-year election in a state only rarely in the national political spotlight, an upcoming referendum on same-sex marriage has dramatic potential to make history and to roil emotions from coast to coast.
Lose at the Ballot, Push! for Payback at the Bench
by Debra J. Saunders
Chief U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker opened the gates to hell this month when he ruled that strategists for Proposition 8 -- the 2008 ballot measure, passed by 52 percent of California voters, that limited marriage to a man and a woman -- must release internal campaign documents to measure opponents.
'Conceptual Language' Hides Health Care's Costs
by Michael Barone
Some of the headlines in recent days are not worthy of belief. No, I'm not referring to the headlines that Barack Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize, however odd that many seem to many (including, it seems, Obama himself). I'm referring to the headlines earlier in the week to the effect that the health care bill sponsored by Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus will cut the federal deficit by $81 billion over the next 10 years.
Show Me the Bill!
by Robert Knight
Do you think Congress should vote on bills without reading them? How about voting on bills that don't even exist yet, except in fragments?
Tea Partiers Turn on GOP Leadership
While the energy of the anti-tax and anti-Big Government tea party movement may yet haunt Democrats in 2010, the first order of business appears to be remaking the Republican Party.
Muslim Spies On Capitol Hill?
by Gary Bauer
Yesterday, a disturbing story was brought to my attention regarding our national security. A group of four House Republicans are calling for an investigation into a leading American Muslim advocacy group for placing interns in security-related Congressional committees.
Making Us Less Safe
by Gary Bauer
At a time when the Obama Administration should be actively pressuring Iran to allow inspectors into its nuclear facilities, it has reportedly decided to allow Russia to inspect OUR nuclear sites. The plan was agreed to when Secretary of State Hillary Clinton met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Tuesday. According to Fox News, this would "constitute the most intrusive weapons inspection program the U.S. has ever accepted."
Leveling Limbaugh
The National Football League, in which each Sunday men weighing 365 pounds slam headlong into men weighing 245 pounds, has decided it can't handle Rush Limbaugh, talk-show host, age 58. C'mon guys, show some guts.
Rush's Rams
by Elisabeth Meinecke
For all the fuss over Rush Limbaugh's attempt to buy the NFL's St. Louis Rams franchise, you'd think he'd been torturing dogs or accidentally firing pistols in nightclubs.
