The 2 Best in the West
Senator Bob Bennett met his political demise this week when he was booted from the Republican primary in Utah. A lot of Washington insiders are crying in their milk at the loss. And that’s reason enough for the rest of us to celebrate. Bennett has a fairly conservative record that in most years would... Read the full story
2 Conservatives You Should Know
There is a short but important list of things the U.S. needs to do to get itself back on the right track. Everyone knows what’s on the list, but politicians do a very good job of bringing up loads of other issues to confuse and divide Americans into voting for the bums. Here’s the list, in case you... Read the full story
5 Governors to Watch
In barely more than a year, the fortunes of the GOP have gone from looking awful to looking up. The media was proclaiming the death of the GOP in January of 2009, but now pundits are wondering if the Republicans might not take back the House and Senate in 2010. The congressional elections are coming... Read the full story
Government Goes All In
In a recent op-ed article in The New York Times titled Start-Ups, Not Bailouts, Thomas Friedman displays once again how the country’s intellectuals are outsmarting themselves. Mr. Friedman argues that the country needs to attract and create more high-IQ risk-takers to help shore up America’s pool... Read the full story
What Now?
What now? What do we do to save the country now? Right after the votes were counted and it started to sink in that Obamacare was now law, I thought of fleeing the country. Fighting has failed; we fought for a year and still lost. What’s left? Flee, right? Wrong. FreedomWorks and Campaign for Liberty... Read the full story
Who’s in and Who’s Out?
Wisconsin The potential entry of former governor and Health and Human Services secretary Tommy Thompson into the race for senator in Wisconsin could open up a new competitive race there. Barring Thompson’s entry, it is unlikely that Russ Feingold (of the infamous McCain-Feingold bill) will face any... Read the full story
A Terrifying Time for Democrats
Over the past two weeks, every bit of news associated with the 2010 senatorial elections has been terrifying for the Dems. Indiana The big bad news for Dems came when Senator Evan Bayh from Indiana announced his retirement. His exit puts a seat that was largely thought safe directly into play, with... Read the full story
2010 Senate Scorecard:
There are 36 Senate seats up for grabs in the 2010 midterm elections. Through the November elections, I’ll be keeping track of which way each race seems likely to go, whether Democrat, Republican, or independent. In Illinois, the nation’s first primary of 2010 is over. Mark Kirk (R) and Alexi Giannoulias... Read the full story
The Death of Obamacare
A death blow to Obamacare was delivered when Scott Brown won the Massachusetts Senate race. But Scott Brown alone didn’t kill Obamacare; he just put the final nail in the coffin. Obamacare died because Americans simply don’t believe in its core tenets. The people Obamacare aimed to cover were not... Read the full story
Safety vs. Privacy
Since the failed terror attack on Christmas day, the debate over full-body scanners has exploded, so to say. Without such scanners, say advocates, Americans will never be safe in the skies. It is tempting for politicians to mandate a full-body scanner in every airport, and surely the manufacturers of... Read the full story
