With the recent departures of OMB Director Peter Orszag, Economic Policy Advisor Lawrence Summers and White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel, the next senior Obama administration official expected to quit is the National Security Advisor to the President, James…

It’s hard to imagine how the American public’s opinion of Congress could get much worse than it is already, but last week, Representative Zoe Lofgren tested this notion when she invited Comedy Central comedian and faux pundit Stephen Colbert to…

Last week, Republicans in the House of Representatives unveiled with much fanfare their “Pledge to America.”  It is intended by the GOP leadership to serve as both a campaign platform for winning a new majority and as a program for…

Among the warnings sounded as the Democratic health care reform bill was being debated was that the federal insurance mandate included in the bill—even though not national health care per se—would essentially give the federal government control of the insurance…

Recent reports that nearly 20 percent of Americans believe Barack Obama is a Muslim have been widely discussed and analyzed. Moreover, according to surveys, only a third of Americans believe he is a Christian. Evangelicals are almost evenly divided, with…

As the midterm elections rapidly approach and Tea Party candidates continue to gain ground in primary battles across the country, the Republican establishment is beginning to feel the sand shift beneath their feet.  Rather than resigning themselves to irrelevancy however,…

On Tuesday, September 21, 2010, The 2011 Defense Authorization Bill, which contained a provision allowing open homosexuality in the armed services, failed today by a 56-43 vote.  Senate Republicans and two Democrats halted the 60 votes necessary to overcome any…

The United States Senate is scheduled to vote Tuesday on a motion to proceed to debate on the annual defense authorization bill.  Normally, such a step is a routine mechanical one.  In this case, though, it is one of the…

To appease radical homosexual groups, Senate Majority Leader Sen. Harry Reid will schedule a vote next Tuesday, which will allow full and open inclusion of homosexuals in our military. Reid’s parliamentary maneuver would cut-off any debate on the 2011 National…

Last month Julia Gillard was elected prime minister of Australia. Gillard is Australia’s first female and first unmarried prime minister. Even more remarkably, she won Australia’s highest office after openly declaring that she is an atheist.
It is extremely unlikely…