Daily News Alert | Thursday, April 1, 2010 12:02 AM PDT |
Note to Liberal Elite: It's Not About Race
Mon, 29 Mar 2010 10:00 pm PDT
RealClearPolitics.com - New York Times columnist Frank Rich argues that opponents of Obama's healthcare legislation are motivated by racism. The Washington Post's Colbert King believes Tea Party activists "forerunners" are Southern segregationists. The Atlanta-Journal Constitution's Cynthia Tucker views racist incidents as a "reflection on the Grand Old Party" overall. Full Story | Top |
Lincoln Suddenly Stands With Obama
Wed, 31 Mar 2010 12:23 pm PDT
The Nation - The Nation -- Describing Arkansas Democrat Blanche Lincoln's position on healthcare reform as a flip-flop doesn't do justice to her political flexibility. During a year of contentious debate on President Obama's signature domestic priority, she's been all over the map. Full Story | Top |
Why the Health Care Bill Could Be Repealed
Mon, 29 Mar 2010 10:00 pm PDT
RealClearPolitics.com - The punditocracy has recently been consumed with a debate over whether or not the Republicans will be able to repeal the recently-passed health care bill. Outside of self-professed conservative pundits, the conventional wisdom seems to be that the odds are prohibitively against repeal (or significant modification). Full Story | Top |
Cesar Chavez and Hugo Chávez: more alike than they are different
Wed, 31 Mar 2010 08:29 am PDT
The Christian Science Monitor - March 31 is the birthday of the Chavez Americans love to love. Cesar Chavez led the United Farm Workers (UFW) to successfully take on California agribusiness in the 1960s, and his soft-spoken manner and fierce commitment to social justice inspired a generation of activists. Full Story | Top |
Nelson Mandela and the 2010 World Cup: South Africa at a crossroads
Wed, 31 Mar 2010 07:49 am PDT
The Christian Science Monitor - For decades, sub-Saharan Africa was ignored by the West because it lacked the strategic significance of Asia or Latin America. As it emerged from colonial rule it became a region of often dysfunctional, bad governments; corrupt bureaucracies; savage tribal warfare; and declining, AIDS-racked populations. Full Story | Top |
Who's the Enemy Again?
Wed, 31 Mar 2010 07:41 am PDT
The Nation - The Nation -- When it comes to Afghanistan, it doesn't sound like President Obama is in a negotiating mood. Full Story | Top |
Moscow subway bombings: What now?
Tue, 30 Mar 2010 10:40 am PDT
The Christian Science Monitor - As Russia mourns those killed in the Moscow subway bombing terrorist attacks this week, its leaders are considering how to respond. One thing they should realize: Brutal tactics against terrorists in the North Caucasus region – the suspected origin of the subway suicide bombers – are not working. Full Story | Top |
PRESCRIPTIONS FOR DISASTER NOW COVERED UNDER OBAMACARE
Wed, 31 Mar 2010 04:58 pm PDT
Ann Coulter - On the "Today" show this Tuesday, President Obama claimed the massive government takeover of health care the Democrats passed without a single Republican vote was a "middle of the road" bill that incorporated many Republican ideas. Full Story | Top |
Obamacare’s Consequence
Wed, 31 Mar 2010 03:35 pm PDT
The Weekly Standard - The liberal line is that President Obama has secured his place in history by signing into law the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010. Full Story | Top |
HEALTH CARE PROTESTS ARE A CULTURAL WAKE-UP CALL
Wed, 31 Mar 2010 07:35 am PDT
Georgie Anne Geyer - WASHINGTON -- Even as the United States seemed to take a promising step forward on policy last week, the levels of incivility and vulgar, even dangerous behavior among our citizens reached new levels. This does not bode well for America's "civil society." Full Story | Top |
Rejection Season
Wed, 31 Mar 2010 12:00 am PDT
Susan Estrich - Yesterday, Stanford University announced it had accepted a mere 7.2 percent of the tens of thousands of high school seniors across the country who applied for admission to the class of 2014. Other highly selective schools will be making similar announcements in the days ahead. Full Story | Top |
Liberals In Vitriol Denial
Wed, 31 Mar 2010 12:00 am PDT
Brent Bozell III - When the Republicans shocked the liberal media elite by winning back Congress in 1994, they had been demonized for months. But it took the Oklahoma City bombing on April 19, 1995 for Bill Clinton and all of his "objective" media devotees to really pull the violence card and smear that mass murder all over Newt Gingrich and conservative Republicans, blaming it on their "anti-government" rhetoric. Full Story | Top |
The Real Anti-Americans
Tue, 30 Mar 2010 12:00 am PDT
Pat Buchanan - As Democrats, after a Sunday rally on the Capitol grounds, marched to the House hand-in-hand to vote health care reform, Tea Partiers reportedly shouted the "n-word" at John Lewis and another black congressman. A third was allegedly spat upon. And Barney Frank was called a nasty name. Full Story | Top |
Dems Lose Argument -- Win Dirty
Tue, 30 Mar 2010 12:00 am PDT
Mona Charen - The revisionist history writers were busy last week. The health care law was "sweeping" and "historic." Mrs. Pelosi was the "most powerful speaker in history," and President Obama had cemented his place as "one of the most consequential presidents." The press, in short, echoed Vice President Biden's view on the importance of the legislation. Full Story | Top |
OHIO'S UNLIKELY WARRIOR
Sat, 27 Mar 2010 04:58 pm PDT
David Shribman - Ohio has changed its mind. In 1887, the state sent William Allen to Congress as one of its representatives in Statuary Hall. Full Story | Top |
STUDENT LOAN OVERHAUL WILL IMPROVE LIVES
Sat, 27 Mar 2010 04:58 pm PDT
Cynthia Tucker - WASHINGTON -- The United States used to be among the world's leaders in educating its citizenry. After World War II, Americans completed college at higher rates than most other countries as returning soldiers used the GI bill to pay tuition. Full Story | Top |
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