Health Care Reform Dead?

by Tim Lambert

While much has been made about the death of President Obama's effort to "reform health care" since the election of Republican Scott Brown in Massachusetts, it appears that the President and the Democrats have no plans to end their socialistic efforts.

 

U.S. to Appeal Dismissal of Blackwater Charges: Biden

The government will appeal a court decision to dismiss charges against Blackwater security guards accused of killing 14 Iraqi civilians in 2007, Vice President Joe Biden said on Saturday.

 

Young Activists Adding Fuel to Antiabortion Side

by Robert McCartney

I went to the March for Life rally Friday on the Mall expecting to write about its irrelevance. Isn't it quaint, I thought, that these abortion protesters show up each year on the anniversary of Roe v. Wade, even though the decision still stands after 37 years. What's more, with a Democrat in the White House likely to appoint justices who support abortion rights, surely the Supreme Court isn't going to overturn Roe in the foreseeable future.

 

Justice Kennedy Was Key to Conservatives' Win in Campaign Finance Decision

by Robert Barnes

If there was a new boldness from the Supreme Court's conservative majority in last week's landmark ruling on campaign finance laws, there was also an underlying and familiar truth.

 

A Victory Over the Political Machine

by Newt Gingrich

"If the First Amendment has any force, it prohibits Congress from fining or jailing citizens, or associations of citizens, for simply engaging in political speech."

These are the words of Justice Anthony Kennedy, writing for the majority in a historic Supreme Court decision that began with a man, a movie, and a message that bothered the bureaucratic Washington machine.

 

Thiessen and Amanpour

by Erick Erickson

I have written about this before. Marc Thiessen was on with Christiane Amanpour earlier in the week on CNN's International network to discuss his new book. They had a heated confrontation that is well worth watching.

 

Fight on Right Enlivens Utah Senate Race

by Valerie Richardson

On the list of endangered congressional incumbents this year, Sen. Robert F. Bennett is one of the last names you'd expect to see. A three-term Republican from conservative Utah, he's never been linked to any kind of scandal and won his last race with 69 percent of the vote.

 

Don't Mess with Texas, or Massachusetts!

by Bill Murchison

Between Austin and Boston there doesn't seem normally a lot of ... what should we call it? Consonance? Agreement of purpose and outlook, that sort of thing.

 

Democrats' Bush-bashing Strategy Goes Bust

After three consecutive losses in statewide races, some top Democrats are questioning a tactic aimed at boosting the party's candidates in each of those contests: Bush-bashing.

 

The Real Loser In The Massachusetts Election

by Phyllis Schlafly

Smarting from their surprise loss in the race to fill the U.S. Senate seat in Massachusetts, the Democrats are throwing their candidate, Martha Coakley, under the bus. They blame her for running a poor campaign that made losers out of Barack Obama, the Democrats, their bad health care bill and even Ted Kennedy in his grave.

 

Biden's Son Adds to Democrats' Woes

The political environment got worse for Democrats on Monday when Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr.'s son said he'll pass on seeking his dad's former Senate seat in Delaware - the latest in a bad month for the struggling majority party.

 

Florida Senate Race Leads Nation in Fundraising

The Republican primary race for a Senate seat in Florida is one of the most watched in the nation, and the fundraising numbers released Tuesday morning are matching those lofty expectations.

 

Wolf Seeks Panther Case Dismissal Probe

A senior Republican on the House Appropriations Committee asked the Justice Department's Office of Inspector General on Tuesday to investigate "potential improprieties" in the department's dismissal of a civil complaint brought against the New Black Panther Party after its members disrupted a Philadelphia polling place in the November 2008 elections.

 

German Homeschoolers Granted Political Asylum

A German couple who fled to Tennessee so they could homeschool their children was granted political asylum Tuesday by a U.S. immigration judge, according to the legal group that represented them.

 

The Heisman Trophy Winner Who Almost Wasn't

by Bobby Eberle

The career of University of Florida quarterback Tim Tebow is one of legend. Not only did he win the Heisman Trophy, college football's highest honor, as a sophomore, he was in the running for it during his junior and senior years as well. He led the Gators to two national championships and has displayed honor and integrity at every turn.

 

Tea Parties Shake Up Political Races Across the USA

A once-dismissed loose confederation of Tea Party activists opposed to big government, bailouts and higher taxes is causing heartburn for establishment candidates across the United States.

 

Study: Teen Pregnancy Rate Increasing

According to a new study by the Guttmacher Institute, the nation's teen pregnancy rate rose three percent in 2006, the first increase in more than a decade. While the Institute-founded in 1968 as a division of Planned Parenthood-politicized the findings by touting them as evidence that "Bush administration" abstinence programs "do not work," the increased pregnancy rate should draw the attention of every parent to the pressures their teens face in a hyper-sexualized culture that treats teen sex as a rite of passage.