America as Texas vs. California
By Ryan Streeter
New Geography, the online magazine created by Joel Kotkin and others with a special focus on demographics and trends, has been tracking the implosion of California in an interesting way: by comparing it to Texas.
Medicare Fraudsters Rake in Billions
Medicare fraud is a multibillion-dollar business preying on an ever-increasing number of retiring baby boomers who often are being charged for medical treatments and products they don't need and for services they don't receive.
South Carolina Rift Highlights Debate Over G.O.P.
When Senator Lindsey Graham joined forces last month with Senator John Kerry on a compromise to the climate change legislation known as cap and trade, it was the last straw for the Charleston County Republican Party.
Huckabee: 'Less than likely' I'll run in 2012
Mike Huckabee, the former Republican governor from Arkansas who has his own Fox show told Chris Wallace on "Fox News Sunday" that a 2012 presidential bid is "less than likely" and depends on whether Roger Ailes, the head of Fox News, keeps liking his show.
Quiet GOP Tactic Stalls Top Obama Appointments
Sen. Jim DeMint has locked a "hold" on President Obama's pick to head the Transportation Security Administration over concerns the nominee would undermine safety by allowing airport security screeners to unionize, the latest in a series of appointments stymied by Republican objections that are increasingly frustrating the Senate's Democratic majority.
DNC Sends Out Oppo Research About Me to a Berkeley Grad Who Works for a Newspaper That Rooted for the Terrorists in Iraq
by Erick Erickson
I was a bit annoyed that the reporter working the DNC hit job on me didn't bother calling me first, but then I read the dude's bio and just felt sorry for him - the guy's got the career trajectory of an anvil tossed out of a hot air balloon.
Mafia-Style Health Insurance: An Offer You Can't Refuse
by Dr. Paul Hsieh
Suppose the mafia came to your town and forced everyone to purchase all their meals at mob-approved restaurants. The mafia would also select the menu items.
Deputies' Ruse Fails to Hold Up in Court
Two detectives suspected a couple were growing marijuana in a home, but there was not enough evidence to get a search warrant. So they came up with another plan after learning the couple had a child.
Put More Lipstick on That Public Option Pig!
by Rick Scott
What are we up to now, six different names for the public option? Let us count the ways desperate Democrats have tried to re-brand, re-tool, re-name or re-invent what is, by all accounts, a plot that will ultimately force millions of Americans into the waiting arms of government health care bureaucrats.
Frustrated Congressional Black Caucus Plays Hardball with White House
The long-simmering family feud between the Congressional Black Caucus and the first African-American president burst into the open on Wednesday, with members boycotting a financial overhaul vote as a warning shot at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.
As We Say in Alaska, "Go Sarah, Go!"
by Eddie Burke
Some people in the Lower 48 might be saying, "What is with you people up in Alaska?" You might be wondering why people in our State would kick Sarah Palin around like she's the enemy? Also, you must think some of us are crazy to file 20 Ethics complaints on our former Governor that were all dismissed? If you ask me, these people who filed the complaints are crazy!
Why the GOP Will Take Both Houses in 2010
by Dick Morris
While the smoke rises from the Capitol building where the health care debate proceeds, Obama is losing his political base on the left.
Climategate? What Climategate?
by John Fund
The scandal involving leaked or purloined emails from the Climatic Research Unit at Britain's University of East Anglia finally reached Capitol Hill this week, but not in the way you'd expect. Democratic committee chairmen ignored the evidence of scientific skullduggery at the influential research unit, even as its head Phil Jones stepped aside this week to make way for an investigation.
Pennsylvania: In-Home Schooling Popularity Slipping Across State
Anne Cook is convinced she instilled a sense of lifelong learning in her five children by teaching them at home.
