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Stevens Retiring: Buckle Up!

From the Associated Press: Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens, the court’s oldest member and leader of its liberal bloc, he is retiring. President Barack Obama now has his second high court opening to fill. Stevens said Friday he will

I Will Miss Jack Bauer

This week’s two hour episode of 24 was emotionally exhausting. Viewers spent two hours watching Jack Bauer race to save the Middle Eastern President of Kamistan, Omar Hassan, upon whose life peace in the region rested. In spite of Jack’s

Erick Erickson: The Left's Newest Target for Silencing

The other day on his local radio program, RedState.com blogger and CNN Contributor Erick Erickson delivered a 13 minute segment on the census and the lengthier, American Community Survey (ACS). It was a solid bit of talk-radio monologue, including extensive

The Black Guy in Chief

As far as white people go, you couldn’t get much whiter than Teddy Kennedy. He was utterly luminescent. Running around in his boxer shorts, chasing the college girls his nephew William brought home that night, he must have appeared almost

Tribune's Oscar Avila Plays Stupid With The Tea Party

Over the weekend, Tribune Corp’s Oscar Avila played stupid in his coverage of the Chicago Tea Party: One year ago at a downtown Chicago tea party rally, a confrontation between a television reporter and activists crystallized the emotions surrounding the

Throwing Stones: The Left's Hypocrisy Problem

Many a partisan and pundit-provocateur has spent the last year trying to convince us that the tea parties consist of violent extremists. The multi-front attack has come from the media, Hollywood, and the current White House. At the genesis of

Should America Bid Farewell to Exceptional Freedom?

Of course there were no news accounts of this, so we missed it. On March 31st, Rep. Paul Ryan delivered a keynote address to the Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs, one of the better state-based free market think tanks. It

Sarah Palin Switches Parties, Becomes Democrat; Media Rejoices

Wasilla, Alaska (UIP)– Shocking news last night as former Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin announced that she is following in the footsteps of the noble senator from Pennsylvania, Arlen Specter, and is switching parties to become a Democrat. This news

Michelle Obama Plants W.H. Garden

AP: First Lady Michelle Obama welcomed students to the White House where they planted a garden. Mrs. Obama said last year’s harvest fed dozens of people and it sparked conversation among school officials, grocers and families about healthy eating.