Daily News Alert | Monday, April 5, 2010 12:00 AM PDT |
Time to End Recess Appointments
Sat, 3 Apr 2010 10:00 pm PDT
RealClearPolitics.com - Congressional Republicans are furious over President Barack Obama's recent slate of recess appointments, but one in particular chafes. Senator John McCain called the appointment of Craig Becker to the National Labor Relations Board “clear payback by the administration to organized labor.” Full Story | Top |
Fallout: Electoral Impact of US-Israeli Tensions
Sat, 3 Apr 2010 10:00 pm PDT
RealClearPolitics.com - US-Israeli tensions are having subtle ripple effects on the electorate. Polls show, however, that President Obama retains leeway with Jewish voters, like the public overall, to reasonably pressure Israel. Full Story | Top |
American Jihadis: Blame violence-prone boys, not Islam
Thu, 1 Apr 2010 09:00 pm PDT
The Christian Science Monitor - The recent arrest in Yemen of Somali-American Sharif Mobley, accused of being a member of an Al Qaeda affiliated group, raises the question: Why are young American men abandoning this country’s promise and opportunities to pursue jihad in foreign countries with groups rooted in anti-Americanism? Full Story | Top |
Remembering Martin Luther King Jr.
Sun, 4 Apr 2010 07:09 am PDT
The Nation - The Nation -- Today is the 43rd anniversary of the murder of the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. in Memphis, TN. This is the last speech King ever gave in public. His prescience and, of course power and eloquence, are a miracle to behold on this Easter, 2010. Full Story | Top |
Obama and offshore drilling: a crude move
Thu, 1 Apr 2010 12:30 pm PDT
The Christian Science Monitor - President Obama’s decision to open large areas off the US coastline for offshore drilling of oil and natural gas mixes a blob of political calculation with a dollop of questionable energy policy. The resulting sludge looks unappealing. Full Story | Top |
A NATION HAUNTED BY ITS PAST
Sat, 3 Apr 2010 04:58 pm PDT
David Shribman - Margaret MacMillan is the warden of St. Antony's College, Oxford. She is a historian. She is the great granddaughter of David Lloyd George. And in her recent book, "Dangerous Games: The Uses and Abuses of History," she quotes a recent Russian aphorism: "These days we live in a country with an unpredictable past." Full Story | Top |
GOP OPPOSES IMMIGRATION REFORM AT ITS PERIL
Sat, 3 Apr 2010 04:58 pm PDT
Cynthia Tucker - WASHINGTON -- You might not have heard much about it, but immigration supporters held a huge rally on the National Mall two weeks ago (March 21). Though overshadowed by the spectacle surrounding the health care debate, they were out in large numbers: Tens of thousands gathered to urge Congress to pass comprehensive immigration reform, which would include a path to citizenship for the estimated 11 million illegal immigrants already here. Full Story | Top |
PRESCRIPTIONS FOR DISASTER NOW COVERED UNDER OBAMACARE
Fri, 2 Apr 2010 07:56 am 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 |
REPEAL
Fri, 2 Apr 2010 02:26 am PDT
The Weekly Standard - In the days since the enactment of their health care plan, Democrats in Washington have been desperately seeking to lodge the new program in the pantheon of American public-policy achievements. Full Story | Top |
Economics for Dummies
Fri, 2 Apr 2010 02:26 am PDT
The Weekly Standard - Y ou probably missed it. But a new school of economics was unveiled last week shortly after health care reform passed the House of Representatives. Speaker Nancy Pelosi stepped to the podium in the House chamber and said the legislation will "unleash tremendous entrepreneurial power" and create millions of jobs. "Our economy needs something new, a jolt," she said. And she and her Democratic colleagues had just delivered it. Full Story | Top |
Which Side Are They On?
Fri, 2 Apr 2010 02:26 am PDT
The Weekly Standard - Labor unions in the United States were not always tied to the Democratic party and to a leftist ideological agenda. Once upon a time, the American Federation of Labor (AFL) stood at odds with the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO); the former resisted statist labor law changes and leftist union policies beginning in the 1930s and the latter supported them. Full Story | Top |
Rape Games?
Fri, 2 Apr 2010 12:00 am PDT
Brent Bozell III - Many — too many — red-blooded American boys grow up on Japanese video-game systems from Sony and Nintendo. Full Story | Top |
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