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Obama Budget Is Rainbows, Butterflies, and Unicorns

Obama Budget Is Rainbows, Butterflies, and Unicorns

The ObamaAdministration’s 2015 proposed “Budget of the United States” promises the economywill grow at its fastest rate in a decade, unemployment will fall to theaverage of the Reagan Administration, and spending will rise at its lowestpercentage rate since the Clinton

New York Goes After Bottomless Mimosas

An attack on brunch?   As a New York Times headline should say, “Women and gay men hardest hit.” No wonder they didn’t announce this before the mayoral election. From The Foundry: The NYC Hospitality Alliance sent out an alert

Texas: The Antidote to the Soft Tyranny Gripping America

Texas: The Antidote to the Soft Tyranny Gripping America

In Democracy in America, Alexis de Tocqueville worried that someday America would lose its liberty to “…a network of small complicated rules…” reducing citizens to sheep with the government their “shepherd.” He termed this soft tyranny or despotism. Today, the

Common Core by Any Other Name Is Still Common Core

Common Core by Any Other Name Is Still Common Core

What’s in a name? that which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet; — Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet As Juliet reminds us, changing the name of something doesn’t change its nature. Yet, in an apparent

Thought of the Day: Lessons from Caracas

Thought of the Day: Lessons from Caracas

Three people died in riots in Caracas last Thursday. Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro predictably blamed the deaths on “neofascists financed by the United States.” Nothing was said about empty shelves in stores, food shortages, or an inability to buy a

Texas Enforcing Voter ID Law Today – Despite DOJ Attack

Texas Enforcing Voter ID Law Today – Despite DOJ Attack

Early voting for the March Primary Election began today with Texas’ voter ID law enjoying full enforcement, despite U.S. Department of Justice objections in federal court. Just as Texans experienced in the 2013 Constitutional Election, voters must present an approved

Obama: Immigration Reform Will Pass Before I Leave Office

Obama: Immigration Reform Will Pass Before I Leave Office

On Valentine’s Day, President Obama told a Univision Radio audience that Congress will deliver a comprehensive immigration reform bill before he leaves office in 2016. “I believe it will get done before my presidency is over,” Obama declared. “I’d like

'Noah' director faces criticism for artistic license

The Hollywood Reporter has a long article about the backlash director Darren Aronofsky has been getting from some Christians in the test audiences for his upcoming “Noah” epic, starring Russell Crowe as the Bible hero.  Aronofsky says only ten or

WSJ Compares Sessions, Heritage to AFL-CIO

WSJ Compares Sessions, Heritage to AFL-CIO

The Wall Street Journal editorial board accused Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) and the Heritage Foundation of being lockstep with the AFL-CIO and other labor unions because of their aggressive opposition to amnesty. “The populist wing of the [Republican] party has talked itself

Mike Huckabee Explains Viral Girl Scout Cookiecott

Mike Huckabee Explains Viral Girl Scout Cookiecott

The Girl Scout cookiecott first reported at Breitbart News has gone viral. Now, the first major political leader has voiced his concern with the Girl Scouts and their leftward journey. Late last night Mike Huckabee announced on his Facebook page: