Chronicle

Wednesday, February 22, 2012

National Review: "While dismantling the presuppositions of the political media is surely a skill a conservative president would do well to acquire, it does not rank with the ability to clearly and persuasively articulate a conservative policy vision for solving America's most pressing problems, or with the ability to display fiscal sobriety, strategic acumen, and strong instincts toward liberty when presented with new challenges, foreign and domestic. These abilities -- and not the ability to cleverly parry liberal inanities -- are what the primary debates are meant to test."

Plus UK health care is being partially privatized, Obama lowers economic expectations and the Leftmedia credit George Washington with Obama Care -- all that and more.

Brief

Monday, February 20, 2012

Columnist Byron York: "Alone among Republicans, Santorum spoke at length about the decline of U.S. manufacturing and the problems of American workers who don't have college degrees. ... Those positions, along with his dogged determination on the stump, caused many Republicans to give him a serious look."

Plus the assault on Liberty from Obama's contraception mandate and the budget, and more.

Open Thread: Washington's Birthday

Monday, February 20, 2012

In some circles, today is observed as "Presidents' Day," jointly recognizing Presidents George Washington and Abraham Lincoln, but it is still officially recognized as the anniversary of "Washington's Birthday" -- and that is how we mark the date in our shop. (Washington's actual birthday is Feb. 22.)

Digest

Friday, February 17, 2012

Congress finally reached an agreement Thursday to extend the payroll tax "holiday" for the rest of 2012 and will likely vote on it today. The cut hasn't helped the economy much, but at least neither party can be accused of raising taxes on the middle class in an election year.

Also more on Obama's budget, the real state of unemployment, nanny-state interference in school lunches and much more.

Obama's Budget Blather

By Mark Alexander · Thursday, February 16, 2012

Barack Hussein Obama's socialist propaganda machine roared at full throttle this week, in defense of his "re-election campaign budget." The long-term consequences of Obama's economic policies will be devastating -- and Liberty will be the first casualty. ... Read All About It.

Chronicle

Wednesday, February 15, 2012

The Washington Examiner: "How credible is President Obama on taxes and spending? ... Take his claim that his budget cuts the deficit by $4 trillion over 10 years. Nothing could be further from the truth." Plus analysis of the contraception issue, taxes ad infinitum ... Read More.

Brief

Monday, February 13, 2012

Obama's "compromise" on insurance and contraception is nothing of the sort. The ObamaCare mandate still stands for religious institutions to provide health insurance that covers contraceptives (including abortifacients), but they don't have to pay for that part -- the insurance companies do. Either he's not smart or he thinks we're not, because that isn't how things work in the real world. That's why the Catholic Church and others have rightly rejected his attempt to pull a fast one.

Plus the GOP race, federal employees' generous compensation, thoughtful reader comments and much more.

Digest

Friday, February 10, 2012

The Yes-We-Can administration remains on the defensive following public outrage from its latest ObamaCare edict issued by Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius. This one forces religiously affiliated hospitals, schools and charities to provide insurance covering "preventive services." Trampling religious liberties is apparently the essence of Hope 'n' Change.

Plus campaign coverage, Obama's bank heist, the latest on Komen and more.

FBI Terrorist Alert: Beware of Those Who 'Reference the Constitution or Bible'

By Mark Alexander · Thursday, February 9, 2012

The FBI held a press conference this week on a terrorist alert bulletin, which it sent to every federal, state and local law enforcement agency across the country. Unfortunately, that bulletin continued a trend of "terrorist profiles" issued since Barack Hussein Obama has been in office. This particular alert identified such broad ideological characteristics that it can be construed to include the activities of tens of millions of law-abiding Americans.

Chronicle

Wednesday, February 8, 2012

Investor's Business Daily: "A study to be published in June in the New York University Law Review finds that our Constitution 'appears to be losing its appeal as a model for constitutional drafters elsewhere.' 'Among the world's democracies,' writes David Law of Washington University in St. Louis and Mila Versteeg of the University of Virginia, 'constitutional similarity to the United States has clearly gone into free fall...' The Constitution doesn't seem to be of much use to Barack Obama, either."

101st Anniversary: We Salute the BSA!

Wednesday, February 8, 2012

The Boys Scouts of America was incorporated Feb. 8, 1910. Sir Robert Baden-Powell began the movement in England two years prior. A hero of the South African Boer Wars, Sir Baden-Powell's troops were besieged 200 days by an overwhelming army, but thanks to his resourcefulness, his men were saved. The Boy Scouts are now the largest voluntary youth movement in the world, with membership over 25 million. In the 1917 pamphlet "Scouting & Christianity," Baden-Powell wrote: "Scouting is nothing less than applied Christianity."

Brief

Monday, February 6, 2012

Focus on the Family CEO Jim Daly: "The Susan G. Komen foundation succumbed [Friday] to a relentless barrage of political bullying, a fact that is not only sad news for those who cherish the sanctity and dignity of all life, but also for all of us who believe that a private philanthropic organization shouldn't be subjected to such harassment. That the Komen foundation apologized for its decision to halt contributions to Planned Parenthood is another illustration that political correctness is running amok."

Open Thread: Ronald Reagan

Monday, February 6, 2012

February 6th marks the anniversary of President Ronald Wilson Reagan's birthday, a fitting occasion to honor the greatest president of the 20th century. The observance of this day provides a vital bond with our national heritage of Liberty, and those who have devoted their lives and fortunes to advance it. Long live the Reagan Revolution!

The Komen Kure?

Friday, February 3, 2012

In Friday's Digest under the Faith and Family section, our editors ran an item about the Susan Komen Foundation, the largest breast cancer fundraising organization in the world. Komen announced Tuesday that it was cutting off grants to abortion Clinics. Friday afternoon, after 22 pro-abortion Democrat senators issued a letter of protest, Komen announced they were reversing their reversal, and restoring funding to abortion clinics.

Read our analysis on the reversed reversal and give us your opinion.

Digest

Friday, February 3, 2012

On Tuesday, Mitt Romney was flying high after trouncing the other Republican presidential candidates in the Florida primary. By Wednesday morning, he was making remarks so boneheaded that Barack Obama's campaign staff could rejoice over ready-made campaign ads. The rest of us were wondering, "Did he really just say that?"