Mon, 26 Jan 2009 15:21:12 +0000 – After our nation suffered through more than five years of press members in the full grips of Bush Derangement Syndromeconcluding with an election cycle when so-called “journalists” unashamedly showed their support for one presidential candidate, is it possible they could ever lose that …
Read More »Why Health Care Is Killing Obama
President Barack Obama is disconnected from the American people on the ideas behind improving health care in America. Recent Gallup poll numbers — placing him below former President Jimmy Carter in overall approval ratings — point to it. And now so do numbers of additional new polls. The Washington Post/ABC …
Read More »'Tea Parties' — A New Political Movement Is Brewing
Sat, 04 Apr 2009 00:35:56 +0000 – By Peter RoffSenior Fellow, Institute for Liberty/Former Senior Political Writer, United Press International Washington’s continued mishandling of the economic crisis has disquieted the electorate. The bad economic numbers, the precipitous decline in the stock market, the dramatic increase in government spending and the …
Read More »Obama Plays the God Card
It’s been said that when people are experiencing trials and tribulations, they often seek a higher power. Apparently, the president is one of them. Yesterday, in perhaps the most overtly religious move of his tenure thus far, the selectively faithful Obama preached his health care message to more than 1,000 …
Read More »What My Toddler and Kim Jong-Il Have In Common
Sat, 30 May 2009 18:19:25 +0000 – By Mike BakerFormer CIA Field Operations Officer/Diligence, Co-Founder Last night it occurred to me that Scooter, my two-year-old power-hungry son, is not unlike Kim Jong Il, North Korea’s power-crazed despotic leader. I shall explain. The thought that my wife and I are possibly …
Read More »The Conservative Revival Begins
Thu, 26 Feb 2009 16:25:46 +0000 – By Peter RoffSenior Fellow, Institute for Liberty/Former Senior Political Writer, United Press International As the political intelligentsia explains it, Barack Obama’s election sounded the death knell for American conservatism. It’s true that Obama, who garnered 53 percent of the popular vote, is a …
Read More »Why Are Your Tax Dollars Paying For the White House's 'Limbaugh Strategy'?
Thu, 05 Mar 2009 17:04:01 +0000 – By Peter Roff Senior Fellow, Institute for Liberty/former Senior Political Writer, United Press International So much has been written over the last few days about radio commentator Rush Limbaugh that additional commentary might be considered piling on. It is certainly true that both …
Read More »Obama insults Australia: Why did president diss close ally's prime minister?
President Obama’s defiance appears to know no bounds. Why do I say this? Consider this: Since the beginning of the last century, Australia is the only country to have fought alongside the United States in every single major conflict. Australia is America’s closest ally in Asia, and indeed, the world. …
Read More »Punishment and discipline: Why they have nothing in common
Discipline is a sensitive and complicated topic, and the fact that the age and temperament of children influences how they respond to various forms of discipline doesn’t make it any easier on parents. Opinions vary greatly on which type of discipline is most effective, and I’m not here to convince …
Read More »Puppy love… for real
She had him at woof. Our golden doodle puppy, Brady, has a crush on the girl next door. She’s an adorable Wheaton terrier named Elsie who’s just a few months younger than Brady. Ever since they discovered each other across our chain-link fence, their obsession has grown. When one is …
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