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EDITORIAL: Shut up, Egypt is Muslim
Supporters of Egypt's various new political parties gathered in Cairo's Tahrir Square on Friday for what was supposed to be a unity rally. In a portent of things to come, however, the gathering was hijacked by masses of Islamists who intimidated the members of liberal and secular parties out of the square. America's most important Arab ally is hurtling toward an Islamist takeover and the Obama administration is egging on the transition. Published August 1, 2011
EDITORIAL: Alexandria’s voluntary cameras
The city of Los Angeles last week abandoned its multimillion-dollar red-light camera cash grab because residents caught on to a dirty little secret. Payment of a citation that shows up in the mailbox anywhere in L.A. County turned out to be a strictly voluntary act. The same happens to be true in Alexandria, where ticketing resumed Monday. Alexandria officials hope you don't notice. Published August 1, 2011
EDITORIAL: America abandons Obama
So much for hope and change. With the economy growing worse and worse, the grand promises of Barack Obama's 2008 campaign have faded as the reality of malaise takes hold. Published July 29, 2011
EDITORIAL: Obama’s economic collapse
Smack in the middle of the debt-ceiling crisis comes word that the economic situation is worse than everyone thought. New Commerce Department figures show the gross domestic product (GDP) growing at an anemic 1.3 percent rate in the second quarter of 2011. Even more alarming, the initial first-quarter 1.9 percent figure was sharply downgraded to a scant 0.4 percent. If the second-quarter rate is later reduced that much, it would signal that the country is in a recession. Most Americans suffering during this historic downturn wouldn't be surprised. Published July 29, 2011
EDITORIAL: Obama gets tough on Tehran
The Obama administration is going where no White House has gone before: directly accusing Iran of supporting al Qaeda. This long overdue move to get tough on Tehran deserves to be applauded. Published July 28, 2011
EDITORIAL: Economics on the brink
The clock is chiming the 11th hour as the United States approaches default on its sovereign debt - or so we are told. The drama over the supposed Aug. 2 deadline always has been contrived. Published July 28, 2011
EDITORIAL: Jacking up your electric bill
America faces a European-style debt crisis, but you wouldn't know it from observing what's happening on Capitol Hill. At a Senate committee's request, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) on Tuesday issued an analysis of proposed renewable (RES) and clean-energy standards (CES). The federal government has grown so large that it's actually studying how to spend money to make electricity more expensive. Published July 27, 2011
EDITORIAL: The debt ceiling and dictatorship
The debate over raising the federal debt ceiling has driven some liberals into a fit of despair. On Wednesday, Rep. James E. Clyburn, South Carolina Democrat, said if Congress forwards a debt-ceiling extension bill to the White House that isn't to the president's liking, he should veto it and raise the debt limit by executive order. "If that's what lands on his desk, a short-term lifting of the ceiling, the debt ceiling," Mr. Clyburn said, "he should sign an executive order invoking the 14th Amendment to this issue." The congressman was referring to a provision that the "validity of the public debt of the United States... shall not be questioned." The move, however, would be rule by executive fiat. Published July 27, 2011
EDITORIAL: Obama: 2; GOP: 0
It looks like the heated rhetoric over raising the debt ceiling is about to come to an end. Instead of serving as a wake-up call to Congress on the need to change course, the debate has sent House Republicans and Senate Democrats scrambling to pass bills with illusory cuts and put off doing something about our nation's crushing $14.3 trillion debt. Published July 27, 2011
EDITORIAL: Obama’s Iran hostage crisis
Americans Joshua Fattal and Shane Bauer are scheduled to face trial Sunday in Iran on charges of illegal entry and espionage. They and Sarah Shourd, who was later released, were detained by Iranian forces two years ago while hiking in the mountains of Iraqi Kurdistan. Whether they strayed over a poorly marked border or were seized on Iraqi territory is unclear. Either way, these Berkeley-educated social activists don't fit the profile of clandestine operatives sent to infiltrate the Islamic republic. The charges are farcical, and the hikers should be freed. Published July 26, 2011
GHEI: Obamacare, a death panel for jobs
Rep. Nancy Pelosi once said we'd have to wait until the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act passed before we'd know what was in it. The San Francisco Democrat was right. Only now is it becoming apparent just how much the Obamacare law is oppressing small business, the engine of job growth in this country. Published July 26, 2011
EDITORIAL: Hijacking Reagan
President Obama is the latest Democrat to try to enlist Ronald Reagan in a campaign to saddle Americans with more taxes. Last week, MSNBC host Chris Matthews took some of Reagan's quotes on taxes out of context and chided, "Would Reagan even be a Republican today?" No doubt the 40th president is in heaven smiling sadly and shaking his head. There they go again. Published July 25, 2011
EDITORIAL: Al Gore in ‘24’
Move over Jack Bauer, Al Gore is here. In the hit television series "24," federal agent Jack Bauer observed no limits in his real-time quest to thwart terrorists intent on killing millions of innocent Americans. Mr. Gore is looking to channel this program's success with his own "24 Hours of Reality," which he claims will rescue the planet itself from a more imminent threat - global warming. The Oscar-winning veep-turned-environmental-maven, however, is no Jack Bauer. Published July 25, 2011
EDITORIAL: Government pornography ring
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced Wednesday that computerized fig leaves would be applied to the images produced by X-rated x-ray scanners in airports. The agency was forced to beat a partial retreat from its "all nude, all the time" position after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit insisted on the change in a July 15 ruling that also found TSA violated the Administrative Procedures Act by rushing the machines into service without adequate scrutiny or public notice. Published July 22, 2011
EDITORIAL: Sun sets on lunar glory
On Thursday morning the space shuttle Atlantis landed at Cape Canaveral, marking the end of the U.S. manned space program. The date coincided with the 42-year anniversary of mankind's first steps on the moon. Now the eagle has landed for good. Published July 21, 2011
EDITORIAL: The left’s brilliant lie
Liberals want to take away your light bulbs, pickup trucks and family sedans, but they aren't honest enough to admit it. On the House floor last week, Democrats insisted regulations prohibiting the sale of cheap sources of illumination beginning in January are about increasing consumer choice. Likewise, the Obama administration's forthcoming 56-mile-per-gallon fuel-efficiency mandate for automakers is supposedly a boon for consumers. Published July 21, 2011
EDITORIAL: Class warfare, Obama-style
Liberals have driven the debt-ceiling debate into the class-warfare swamp, promising most Americans they will continue to get something for nothing. This is a painless proposition for demagogues; the vast majority of Americans are not "rich" so it's easy to propose that those earning more money should fix the problems created by big-spending politicians. This undermines America's entrepreneurial spirit. Published July 20, 2011
EDITORIAL: Treasury: Stop the presses
The Obama administration has only one answer to bad economic news: more spending. It's no surprise, then, that there's now talk of printing up billions in currency to accommodate the reckless fiscal policies that have already sent the economy on a downward spiral. Published July 19, 2011
EDITORIAL: Cain calls out teleprompter president
Last November proved voters are eager for new blood in Washington. Tea Party activists helped elect individuals who had never before held public office to both the House and Senate. Herman Cain thinks he can tap the same enthusiasm for outside-the-Beltway candidates in his quest for the Republican presidential nomination. Published July 19, 2011
Inside Politics
President Obama's decision not to pick Elizabeth Warren to head a new consumer protection agency is pumping up speculation that Ms. Warren could launch a Senate bid against Sen. Scott P. Brown, Massachusetts Republican, a top Democratic target in 2012. Published July 18, 2011
