We've seen the Democratic Congressional leadership's "prebuttal" to the President's State of the Union Address. Here's the other side of the coin, from some conservative Republicans in the House: "It takes a lot of courage for any politician to touch ...
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CNSNews.com has a report that will cheer anyone who wonders why America is not appreciated more overseas. Hint: It has to do with Australia's John Howard accusing some European nations of "ridiculous" anti-Americanism ...
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By calling for Social Security reform, President Bush has signaled he is serious about taking on the "third rail of American politics." This comparison to the lethal electric rail on a subway implies that politicians risk certain death - or ...
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Now, the world knows. For several months, bitter liberals, terrified Arab monarchs and dictators everywhere told the world Muslims weren't prepared for democracy.  They essentially claimed voting is a luxury exclusively for those in the West.  Terrorists tried every conceivable ...
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I recently learned about an African-American male who died of lupus at the age of 40. He is survived by a wife and four children - with the youngest only two years old. Although the cause of his death is ...
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The National Center's Ryan Balis has suggested I recommended this Miami Herald op-ed by Patrick Moore to blog readers. Moore is a founder of the environmental group Greenpeace. In the op-ed, Moore explains why he left Greenpeace ("By the mid-1980s, ...
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This story about the NAACP refusing to comply with an IRS request for documents -- a typical IRS action in an audit of this type -- amazes me. Does the NAACP really think it can retain its tax-exempt status while ...
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The Heritage Foundation's Heritage Policy Weblog chides the Associated Press for saying that "only" the Heritage Foundation has said that the present Social Security system cheats African-Americans. Hey AP, haven't you ever heard of Google? ...
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Whether you love them or would just love to leave them out in the cold, enthusiastic advocates of the global warming theory are not known for an exquisite sense of timing. A year ago, former Vice President Al Gore picked ...
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If you count the two "sequels" spawned by the original Jurassic Park, no less than 13 of Michael Crichton's page-turning thrillers have delighted moviegoers around the globe. From The Andromeda Strain in 1971 through 2003's Timeline, films based on Crichton ...
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