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EDITORIAL: Tempting contempt of Congress
The clock is ticking for the Justice Department. As officials continue to withhold documents relevant to the administration's fatally flawed gunrunning scheme, House lawmakers grow more anxious to get to the bottom of what happened. Unless the material is produced before the deadline, Republicans shouldn't waver in issuing contempt-of-Congress citations. Published February 7, 2012
EDITORIAL: Obama’s cash for condos
Though Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac sparked the housing collapse that crippled the economy, President Obama now wants them to play an even greater role. The president on Wednesday announced his "blueprint for an America built to last," which would have the government-backed mortgage giants underwrite more loans. " Published February 6, 2012
EDITORIAL: Obama’s shovel-ready veterans
Good news for veterans. If you have honorably served your country and are looking for work, drop your rifle and grab a shovel. President Obama has a job for you. Published February 6, 2012
EDITORIAL: Obama’s bogus jobs data
The White House hyped the news Friday that January payrolls had risen by 243,000. The hitch is the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) also dropped 1.2 million from the calculated workforce. Somehow this net loss of a million workers in a single month was transformed into an improvement in the unemployment rate. As the old saying goes, figures don't lie, but liars can figure. Published February 3, 2012
EDITORIAL: Big spenders on the Chesapeake
Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley may be more skilled at implementing President Obama's agenda than the White House itself. The Democratic governor is bringing the same big-spending, high-tax and class-warfare policies to the Free State. It's going to cost residents a bundle. Published February 3, 2012
EDITORIAL: The U.N.’s new, big, scary report
The United Nations is raising the alarm that unless the world's governments take drastic action to impose strict development controls, humanity is in grave peril. So what else is new? Published February 2, 2012
EDITORIAL: Obama’s divided America
A new survey shows that Barack Obama is the most polarizing president in the last 60 years. As divisive as he is, the current occupant of the White House has simply exacerbated a trend towards disunity that has been developing for years. Published February 1, 2012
EDITORIAL: The economics of fear
Hopes that America's economic or budgetary situation might improve anytime soon were dashed Tuesday. The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) issued its outlook through 2022, with near-term figures looking increasingly negative. This shouldn't surprise anyone. Published February 1, 2012
EDITORIAL: Obama’s deadly secret
Now that it's in full campaign mode, the Obama administration can't stop talking about things once regarded as secret. President Obama has been bragging about the once-shadowy SEAL Team 6 so much you'd think he was going to tap it to be his running mate. Published January 31, 2012
EDITORIAL: Sins of commission on Yucca Mountain
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid owes America $10 billion. That's the amount taxpayers have been forced to throw away in the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste storage facility, which sits unused because of the Nevada Democrat's opposition. Because that's a refund check we're never going to see, lawmakers should act promptly on a set of recommendations released Thursday to limit the damage, ensuring further billions set aside for nuclear waste are not misspent. Published January 31, 2012
EDITORIAL: Obama’s frack attack
President Obama taking credit for higher oil and natural gas production is like the rooster taking credit for the sunrise. Contrary to the words on the teleprompter at last week's State of the Union address, any success for these fossil fuels has come in spite of administration policies. Published January 30, 2012
EDITORIAL: Selma on the Nile
A minority group's neighborhood was torched because of a perceived slight to a woman belonging to the majority. No it isn't the Old South, it's the New Egypt. Published January 30, 2012
EDITORIAL: Global warming’s ‘dirty laundry’
Those who say man alone is responsible for overheating the planet frequently dismiss any role the sun might play. As can be seen in an ongoing freedom-of-information lawsuit leveled against the University of Virginia (UVA), sunshine is precisely what the heralds of climate catastrophe fear most of all. Published January 27, 2012
EDITORIAL: Obama’s twisty light-bulb logic
President Obama said in his State of the Union address, "I will not back down from protecting our kids from mercury pollution." Of course, no one is asking him to back down. There is no movement in favor of exposing kids to mercury poisoning. It was like boldly proclaiming opposition to organized dog fights. Published January 27, 2012
EDITORIAL: Another million dead
Jan. 22 marked the 39th anniversary of the Supreme Court's decision in Roe v. Wade and corresponding abdication of social responsibility. The March for Life and other pro-woman and pro-life groups commemorated the day as they have every year since 1974, with vigils and gatherings across the country and a march from downtown Washington, D.C., to the Supreme Court. Published January 27, 2012
EDITORIAL: Obama’s crony capitalism
President Obama said in his State of the Union address that one of the American values that must be reclaimed is "an economy where everyone gets a fair shot, and everyone does their fair share, and everyone plays by the same set of rules." For three years, he and his political allies have been undermining this vision. They see government as a means of rewarding their friends and punishing their enemies. For the Obama circle, rules apply only to other people. Published January 26, 2012
Get Out: Sports Monster Jam
In 1981, St. Louis auto-parts salesman Bob Chandler drove a modified Ford F-250 pickup truck over two junkyard cars in an empty field. He didn't have much of an audience, and he certainly didn't imagine he was founding a sport. Published January 26, 2012
EDITORIAL: Burning for freedom
On Saturday near the Kirti Buddhist monastery in Sichuan province in the People's Republic of China (PRC), a Tibetan monk sat on the ground, drank and doused himself with kerosene, and set himself ablaze. He was immediately engulfed in flame and soon burned to death. Published January 25, 2012
EDITORIAL: Setback for Big Brother
Authoritarians nationwide were disappointed to learn Monday that a unanimous Supreme Court had denied their ability to place hidden global-positioning-system (GPS) tracking devices on cars without a warrant. The decision is long overdue in a society where government officials have quietly turned to technology to spy on the public. Published January 25, 2012
ROUNDUP: Obama’s speech reveals plan for ever bigger government
Rich Lowry, Fox News: "Don't worry, America. There's nothing that ails this country that can't be made right by a catalogue of piddling proposals that will be forgotten tomorrow - and oh yeah, more taxes on the rich. Such was the message of President Obama's State of the Union address. It made Bill Clinton's notoriously endless lists of poll-tested banalities look like artistry by comparison." Published January 25, 2012
