It should come as no surprise that unions are spending big bucks to keep their Democratic friends in power. And with good reason: Does anyone honestly believe with fiscal conservatives in control of Congress, legislation like last summer’s $10 billion
Last week on the PBS NewsHour, Judy Woodruff asked Nancy Pelosi if the GOP would take back the house. Pelosi replied “We take it one district at a time.” “Will the Republicans take back the House?” is perhaps the most
SOF – an Exceptional Magazine and Much More Like most things unapologetically conservative and unapologetically pro-American, Soldier of Fortune magazine has been pilloried for years by the organized Left’s venomously anti-American press and culture. But SOF, founded in 1975 by
From the Associated Press: The die is cast, and it’s grim news for the Democrats. There’s nothing now that Congress or President Barack Obama can do to before the November midterm elections to jolt the nation’s stagnant economy. Friday’s government
President Obama has asked Congress for an additional $50 billion in “stimulus” money to finance infrastructure projects. The theory is that the additional spending will cause businesses to boost production to meet this demand. Producers will add jobs, triggering increases
Daniel Levy is the archetype of a media-friendly Middle East analyst. He has a pedigree of far left-wing government activism that allows journalists to label him a “veteran diplomat.” He’s available to turn convoluted geopolitical struggles into simplistic conspiracies, valorizing
It isn’t often these days that the West or its allies can, after a counterterrorism operation, make a statement like the following: “The symbol of terror in Colombia has been brought down.” Less often is it followed by the stirringly
With less than a month to go before Democrats across the country face their fate, one would hope that they are reflective enough to ask themselves where they went wrong and how their out-of-touch liberal policies have failed the American
Big banks have been under fire for using improper documents to foreclose on homes. Well, Congress stepped in to help, quietly passing a bill that could shield the banks from liability. From Reuters: The law, the “Interstate Recognition of Notarizations
In a perfect world, candidates vying for public office would debate issues and contrasting philosophical approaches to the problems confronting the nation and her citizens. Historians like to point to the Lincoln/Douglas debates as an example of how campaigns ought
On Wednesday The Hill reported on a new poll it has conducted of the 2010 midterms with initial focus on 12 districts held by freshmen Democrats and the news isn’t good for those incumbent Dems scrutinized. On the other hand,
This preordained doomed attempt should NOT serve as an impetus for unilateral FCC action Last week gave us another piece of last minute, hurry-up and pass-it legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives – Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Henry
Now that Steven Colbert’s congressional “testimony” has had its fifteen minutes, I think it’s time for someone to say his whole shtick has run its course. I don’t want to discuss if it was appropriate for a comedian to be
Back in June, we reported that California Congressman Brad Sherman (D) was circulating a letter to his fellow Democrats to introduce legislation to repeal “Right-to-Work” laws in 22 states. Now, with less than a month before the mid-term elections and
Let us stipulate that it has been a long, slow process, this erosion of American exceptionalism and those uniquely American qualities that made this country and its citizens the envy of the world. Some say we are “crying over spilled
A few weeks ago, we at The Americas Report wrote an article about the current situation in Peru, as a country finally laying the foundations for economic prosperity, this after years of struggle and internal conflicts against two major terrorist
Slate’s David Weigel: It’s hard to count the explosions. Battle for America has the sort of pyrotechnics that would make Michael Bay worry about the viewers’ retinas. Some buildings implode as fireballs tumble out the windows. Others crumble into clouds
The Republican Party’s 2010 Agenda, “A Pledge to America,” is in many ways an impressive document. It contains both principles and policies that answer the call for a more accountable government in Washington. It is particularly strong on the health-care
Less than one week after the faux Israel advocacy group J Street was caught lying about taking cash from progressive financier George Soros, new evidence has been revealed about the group that eliminate any doubt about its true intentions vis
28 Sept, Wall Street Journal: “Venezuela’s Chavez Loses Key Vote“; 28 Sept Guantanamo, Cuba, (Solvision) “Fidel Castro Classifies the Venezuelan legislative elections as victories to the Bolivarian Revolution and its leader: Hugo Chavez.” With the September, 2010, Venezuelan Congressional elections
Shilling for Democrat candidates and left-wing causes is standard operating procedure in Hollywood. As defined in Webster’s Dictionary, “to shill” means to act as a spokesperson or promoter. Another source, Wikipedia.com, further states that the “shill gives the impression of
The Constitution of the United States of America. Journalist Mary Dejevsky wrote about it, but she sure hasn’t the first clue about what it does, what it means, or why American politics seem to have gone awry. She did get
Enjoy the spectacle of Jake Tapper, Chuck Todd and others in the White House Press Corps giving Robert Gibbs grief for not fighting Republicans hard enough on tax policy in Congress.
House Democrats adjourned this week without a vote on extending the Bush tax cuts set to expire in January. While they seem content to blame Republican leadership for the failure, it turns out that a group of Democratic House members
I am ashamed to admit that there is one thing the contemporary mainstream media does well. Having spent years studying politics, history, and language, I find it amazing that media is able to convince people to believe conflicting narratives. The
