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- Opinion · Jul 14, 2014A Rapidly Metastasizing Crisis
message the Obama administration is sending when they disperse UACs nationwide, even refuse to check the status of those to whom they are dispersing them? Or when 70 percent … comprehensive immigration reform, even as he threatens to invoke executive orders, further advertises that reality. It gets even worse when one realizes that neither of those two “solutions” will mitigate
- Opinion · Jul 13, 2014Beyond the Pale
mortgages for houses,” the same folks not only manage to keep their mockery in check, but offer her their sympathy. I mean, perhaps Diane Sawyer and hubby Mike Nichols know … nefarious plot, Shaw was passed off as a war hero, but was in reality a dupe who had been psychologically programmed to kill in order that foreign and domestic villains
- Opinion · Jul 9, 2014Why America Is in Jeopardy
anti-social passions, but the vast majority of us can do a fine job checking and controlling them without religion as it has been practiced throughout American history. These … deny that human beings are filled with anti-social passions betrays a denial of reality and a lack of self-awareness. One has to be taught nonsense for a great
- Opinion · Jul 9, 2014Obama’s Immigration Fix Borders on Absurdity
debt. For all the libertarians out there unconcerned with issues like this one, the reality is that refusing to enforce the law -- whether it’s marriage law or immigration … cautioned, he and the rest of the GOP won’t write another blank check to cover up this administration’s shortcomings. If the President wants to spend more than three
- Opinion · Jun 30, 2014Government-Enabled Amnesty
they first arrived, were not over 30 years of age currently, passed criminal background checks, and met other requirements. I say ostensibly because there is little doubt the same administration … have no final orders,” Homan revealed. House Judiciary Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) made reality even starker. He noted that ICE has only been able to remove fewer than
- Opinion · Jun 23, 2014A Loss of Faith
simple idea: we are suffering from a collective loss of faith. In essence that reality was broadcast loud and clear on three fronts in the space of a single week … people who lead us, those whose job it is to keep them in check, and ultimately each other, is easily exploitable. Twentieth century history alone is replete with examples
- Article · Jun 19, 2014Is the President ‘Done’ Being President?
must have faded from overuse. Now that Obama has a sustained taste of the realities of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, he’s learning that Americans don’t take too well … slow to move.” In Federalist No. 51 , James Madison eloquently described a system of checks and balances that lumber along at a pace of half-past-yesterday but would protect
- Alexander's Column · Jun 18, 2014Middle East Meltdown — Just Blame Bush!
what follows is how that blame-shifting to Bush plays out, complete with reality-check rebuttals. In a group debate about the meltdown in Iraq and the rest
- Opinion · Jun 18, 2014A Fed-Up Veteran Blasts VA’s ‘Lie, Delay, Deny’ Abyss
throw more funding at the VA, as usual. The veteran offers a scathing reality check: “There is ample money to address the needs of American veterans,” he says. “The problem
- Opinion · Jun 11, 2014The United States Does Not Negotiate ... With Congress
proficient in reading. So Washington has the answers? In reality, they don’t even know the questions. Check out the facts on Common Core that the government doesn’t want
- Opinion · Jun 9, 2014The Cloward-Piven Immigration Strategy
forced to abide by the 2012 Supreme Court decision -- allowing Arizona police to continue checking the immigration status of people stopped or detained if there is “reasonable suspicion” the person … guess is amplified by the reality that once the detainees are processed by DHS, they will be released, even as they are expected to check themselves back in when their
- Opinion · Jun 6, 2014Taliban Rising
Guantanamo Bay have never been referred to as POWS either, largely reflecting the reality that terrorists are international gangsters rather than soldiers of a nation state. The five released Taliban … Qatar, but this was later discovered to be untrue. “All five men received medical checks and they now live with their families in an accommodation facility in Doha,” a Gulf
- Opinion · May 27, 2014The Race Card Is Still Maxed Out
redundant, I know), keeping Americans at each other’s throats. Hence the “check your privilege” scam being perpetrated at America’s Marxist finishing schools, more familiarly known as colleges. That … Trayvon Martin, who has become the archetype for white prejudice, irrespective of the reality that he was killed by Hispanic George Zimmerman who was subsequently acquitted of murder charges
- Opinion · May 23, 2014Hillary Stacks the Benghazi Select Committee
victims “to bring some minimal level of balance to this process and check false claims wherever they may arise.” Perhaps they could start with Nancy Pelosi. Even as John Boehner … effort to blunt Republican hyper-partisanship, even as they willfully ignore the reality that while the Obama administration’s disinformation campaign has been thoroughly shredded, not a single individual
- Opinion · May 22, 2014American Silence Has Sudan Impact
Again, the State Department shrugged it off, replying that they’d be “happy to check and see if there’s more to share.” “So, as of this moment,” the reporter … upon the exploitation of human beings for profit because we are uncomfortable confronting the reality that our own addiction to sexual entertainment makes us culpable in this national crisis
- Opinion · May 19, 2014Comprehensive Con Job
they meet certain requirements like paying back taxes, learning English, and passing a background check.” Regarding the latter poll, the Wall Street Journal, who many Americans many not realize … only 34 miles were double-layered. Much of that laxity was due to the reality that the Act was amended one year later by Republican Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison
- Opinion · Apr 30, 2014Big Government GOP’s Common Core Rebrand Hustle
homework. And presidential aspirant Pence was too busy daydreaming about 2016 to correct him. Reality check: Last week, Pence faced the anger of hundreds of Indiana parents, educators and activists … homework. And presidential aspirant Pence was too busy daydreaming about 2016 to correct him. Reality check: Last week, Pence faced the anger of hundreds of Indiana parents, educators and activists
- Opinion · Apr 30, 2014Of Donald Sterling’s Racism and the Rise of Thoughtcrime
year, the NAACP gave him a Lifetime Achievement Award. In 2005, Sterling signed a check for more than $5 million to settle a lawsuit alleging that he had attempted … majority decides to destroy people for engaging in thought it dislikes, thoughtcrime becomes a reality. Sterling’s career should have been ended by public outrage based on his established patterns
- Opinion · Apr 29, 2014Special Rules for Democrats
poverty under Obama than under his predecessor. If he were a Republican, this reality would be widely acknowledged. It’s better to be a Democrat. Now how is the class … Obamacare). In terms of federal dollars, we spend $7 of every $10 on sending checks to the poor and the middle class. Under Obama, the disability rolls have exploded, removing
- Opinion · Apr 25, 2014Rand Casts a Paul Over Life Debate
issue. While the media is busy declaring an end to the debate, the reality is that most voters are just as opposed to redefining marriage as they were 10 years … favor of assisted suicide was challenged in court by New Mexico’s Attorney General. Check out the video here , as well as media coverage like the Christian Post’s, which