Domestic Issues
Tuesday, July 01, 2008
By
Rob
on July 1, 2008 at 11:55 am
It’s more than just a lapel pin and an American-damning spiritual leader: The Nation ran a famous series then called “These United States,” in which smug emissaries from East Coast…...
By
Rob
on July 1, 2008 at 11:35 am
Recently retired general Wesley Clark has made news lately by saying that John McCain’s experience in the military, which includes being shot down in Vietnam and spending seven years being…...
By
Rob
on July 1, 2008 at 11:28 am
Obama before the election: States should decide gay marriage Obama during the election: California’s attempt to decide gay marriage for itself is “divisive and discriminatory.” Which, as far as I…...
By
Rob
on July 1, 2008 at 10:46 am
Of course, it’s just rich Americans like Tiger Woods and Alex Rodriguez, so who cares right? It was fortunate for Tiger that his most-recent U.S. Open win occurred in 2008.…...
By
Rob
on July 1, 2008 at 10:11 am
Of course, just because the whimsical opinion of the masses right now is that free trade is bad for our economy doesn’t mean it’s true. According to the CNN/Opinion Research…...
By
Rob
on July 1, 2008 at 09:27 am
But McCain’s experience in Vietnam, and his ability to emerge from that crucible as a successful member of our society, does speak highly of his character. As David Harsanyi notes:…...
By
Rob
on July 1, 2008 at 09:10 am
This doesn’t bother me at all, though it sure explains a lot about Bob Beckel. It is exactly this sort of unapologetic public disclosure that is going to end the…...
Monday, June 30, 2008
By
Rob
on June 30, 2008 at 09:03 pm
Last week I posted about plans to put protesters at this year’s national Democrat convention in fenced-in cages (don’t worry, they’ll be open on top!). Now the Denver Post is…...
By
Rob
on June 30, 2008 at 08:43 pm
Here’s a fact the gun-control activists don’t often talk about: ATLANTA - The Supreme Court’s landmark ruling on gun ownership last week focused on citizens’ ability to defend themselves from…...
By
Rob
on June 30, 2008 at 08:17 pm
Sigh… Democrats aren’t exactly catering to the brightest bulbs on the tree with this one. They’re catering to the Jon Stewart, Daily Show crowd. You know, the people who think…...
By
Rob
on June 30, 2008 at 07:39 pm
This is from The New Yorker, not exactly a bastion of anti-Obama sympathies: In February, 2007, when Barack Obama declared that he was running for President, violence in Iraq had…...
By
Rob
on June 30, 2008 at 05:00 pm
I have to admit, when bottled water first started to hit retail store refrigerators across the country I wasn’t buying it. Why would people fork out good money for something…...
By
Rob
on June 30, 2008 at 04:47 pm
Expect Obama to flee before the NRA’s criticisms with yet another policy shift toward a more gun-friendly position on par with his flip flops on public financing, FISA and illegal…...
By
Rob
on June 30, 2008 at 03:50 pm
Back before Barack Obama was campaigning for the votes of mainstream Americans in a national election for President of the United States, when he was merely the very liberal President…...
By
Rob
on June 30, 2008 at 07:46 am
Greg Pollowitz: I saw WALL-E with my five year old on Saturday night. It was like a 90-minute lecture on the dangers of over consumption, big corporations, and the destruction…...
By
Rob
on June 30, 2008 at 07:42 am
Inconvenient poll numbers for America’s liberals. More at the link. ...
Sunday, June 29, 2008
By
Rob
on June 29, 2008 at 02:24 pm
So here we are in another Presidential election year, and yet again we are asked to choose between a candidate with no background of military service and one with military…...
By
Rob
on June 29, 2008 at 02:02 pm
Russ Vaughn: The true irony in all this is not that this champion of change is tainted; it’s by what he’s tainted. You’d at least think if this Pied Piper…...
By
Rob
on June 29, 2008 at 01:42 pm
It’s tough getting people to show up to an anti-war rally in North Dakota. I suspect that it’s getting tougher to get people to show up at rallies against the…...
By
Rob
on June 29, 2008 at 01:14 pm
If the 2nd amendment means individuals have a right to bear arms then the folks at the Chicago Tribune think the 2nd amendment should be no more. That’s not the…...
By
Rob
on June 29, 2008 at 09:29 am
I think there is a strong case to be made for Barack Obama being another candidate in the same vein as John Kerry, except perhaps with better oratory skills. Kerry…...
By
Rob
on June 29, 2008 at 08:43 am
If checks from the government stimulate the economy like this, maybe the government should send everyone a check every month? NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com)—Personal income surged in May as the government’s…...
Link: sevenload.com Listen to the tape from yesterday and decide for yourself. I think he thinks those “12 million” illegal aliens are his constituency. I wonder why this is an…...
Saturday, June 28, 2008
By
Rob
on June 28, 2008 at 09:01 pm
Apparently Bill Clinton is still smarting from having the Obama faithful try to cast him as a racist during the primary race. For being a self-proclaimed unifying candidate, Obama has…...
By
Rob
on June 28, 2008 at 08:55 pm
This daring act of bravery in the face of an onslaught of negative vibes from bigoted conservatives naturally warrants a New York Times feature story. On my Facebook profile I’m…...
By
Rob
on June 28, 2008 at 07:54 pm
This evening my wife and I took my daughter and one of her friends to see the new Disney/Pixar film WALL-E. The characters were cute and appealing, the animation was…...
NASA “scientist” James Hanson gave a staged testimony warning Congress of the consequences of global warming. The Democrats staged the thing quite well up to disabling the air conditioning so…...
By
Rob
on June 28, 2008 at 08:41 am
First Obama, who would have us believe that he’s a constitutional law scholar, tells us that the DC gun ban is part of a constitutional effort to control gun ownership. …...
By
Rob
on June 28, 2008 at 08:16 am
Electing Obama may end up issuing a death-blow to one particularly heinous liberal article of faith: That minorities cannot succeed unless they are given government-mandated special treatment. WASHINGTON - Barack…...
By
Rob
on June 28, 2008 at 07:36 am
By now we’re all well aware of Obama’s rather anemic resume. Obama’s campaign is also aware of this, which is why they’ve been trying to make the best of what’s…...
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