Maybe it was just a dream, but I feel certain that I recently read an essay with the above title, authored by Barack H. Obama and Elizabeth Warren. […]
Last week, the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research held an extraordinary conference in New York, in which leftist Jew actually took an honest look at leftism's true opinion of Jews. […]
Most discussions of the personal tax code quickly deteriorate into disagreements over the relative size of tax rates or brackets. But it is the definition of taxable income -- the tax base -- that drives the tax train. […]
When it came out last week that Milwaukee mayor (and Wisconsin Democratic candidate for governor in the upcoming recall election) Tom Barrett had skipped out on two ceremonies honoring Milwaukee police officers, there was some questions about what Barrett thought could possibly be more important that going to, say, a memorial service for slain Wisconsin poli […]
In the weekly GOP address, Wisconsin’s U.S. Ron Johnson takes the president to task for the failed Obama economic policies: “We are all disappointed by the failure of President Obama’s economic policies… His budget busting stimulus plan grew government, grew our debt, but failed to grow our economy.” You can watch Senator Johnson’s terrific address below: Se […]
This week, President Obama and Interior Secretary Salazar returned to familiar territory, once again chastising energy companies for maintaining an inventory of undrilled Federal leases. Obama challenges oil companies to drill existing leases WASHINGTON – The White House on Tuesday pushed back against the oil and gas industry’s claims that the Obama administ […]
Activist Chen Guangcheng and his immediate family are out of China. This is a good thing, and the Obama Administration deserves credit for making it happen. There will be plenty of opportunity for the American political system to assess the Administration’s initial handling of the matter and what it says about its foreign policy priorities. There are certain […]
NPR, PBS and other public broadcasting outlets are asking taxpayers to fork over $445 million in funding for the next fiscal year. But not if Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC) and Rep. Doug Lamborn (R-CO) have anything to say about it. The conservative lawmakers want to defund the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the steward of the federal government’s “investment” […]
When NATO leaders meet this weekend in Chicago, they are expected to announce an Interim Missile Defense Capability in Europe. This announcement might read well in the summit’s declaration, but a lot more will need to be done before the members of the alliance will be protected from the ever-increasing missile threat. According to NATO’s strategic concept, “ […]
In the latest example of “hard to believe” comments, U.S. Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX) says he is surprised at some of the snipping directed at him by fellow Democrats over his involvement in negotiations regarding redistricting. (http://www.mysanantonio.com/default/article/Cuellar-I-was-attacked-for-standing-up-for-3390552.php) However, these attacks on […]
Here we go again. Last Saturday, Alamo Heights High School in San Antonio played basketball and beat San Antonio’s Edison High School in a state playoff game. Unfortunately, a few students from Heights began chanting “USA! USA!” Because Edison’s team roster is predominantly Hispanic, several “grown-ups” including SA Independent School District athletic direc […]
Regarding Comments by Ciro Rodriguez about new redistricting maps – http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/politics/article/Foes-of-new-redistricting-maps-line-up-3371795.php Ciro Rodriguez’ response (in SA Express-News, March 1, 2012) to the new proposed redistricting maps by the Court shows the entitlement mentality that predominates in among liberal Hispanic D […]