Nancy Pelosi hasn't quite thought this through just yet: "I think that women, we have to get away from the politics of victim. This is about you go out there and you fight," she said. "I think that what Hillary Clinton did was tremendous for the country. She has kicked open many doors, which now …
Yeah, Joe, We Take Regular Baths, Too
Barack Obama's choice of Joe Biden as his VP running mate may make good "policy wonk" sense (Biden is supposedly an ace with foreign policy) but strikes me as weak. (In fact, I found myself hard pressed to find anyone to be an Obama running mate who really struck me as being helpful to his …
Declining Oil Supplies: When You’re Part of the Problem…
Many people don't like big oil, but we're paying the price... Oil production has begun falling at all of the major Western oil companies, and they are finding it harder than ever to find new prospects even though they are awash in profits and eager to expand. Part of the reason is political. From the …
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Why I Wouldn’t Obsess Over the Russians
The Russians are back in our news again. Our media is manic-depressive: it careens from supine pacifism to hyperventilating bellicosity, and these days the invasion of Georgia is inspiring the latter. Our government isn't much better: it can't seem to know whether to send the troops, send the diplomats, or just hide. I have a …
The Reality of an Obama Presidency Sinks In
This from George Barna: George Barna, who has managed various political campaigns and been involved in polling for many candidates, directed the study. He believes the faith community may yet emerge as the deciding factor in what many analysts consider to be a certain victory for Barack Obama. "It is unusual to see such significant …
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Looking Smarter About Barack Obama Every Day
Spengler was widely trashed for his article Obama's Women Reveal his Secret back in February (as was I for agreeing with it.) But compare this passage from a piece by David Brooks: Last week Jodi Kantor of The New York Times described Obama's 12 years at the University of Chicago Law School. "The young law …
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Is Obama Running for “Dominus et Deus?”
For my Christian visitors who may not be aware: the Roman Emperor Domitian was the first to demand that he be called "Dominus et Deus" (Lord and God.)Â The refusal of Christians to call him that was a source of persecution, and may well have caused John's exile at Patmos, from where he wrote the …
Phil Bredesen is Wrong About the Ford-Corker Race
Tennessee Governor Phil Bredesen is simply wrong about "race-baiting" and the 2006 senatorial race between Harold Ford and Bob Corker: In a meeting with Politico reporters, Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen referred to a commercial aired against then-Rep. Harold Ford Jr. (D-Tenn.) in his unsuccessful bid for the Senate in 2006 as an example of the …
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Beating Lenders at Their Own Shell Game
Lance Wiggs has hit up on yet another twist in the debt crisis: It turns out that because of the mortgages being sold and sliced and sold, the ownership of the original mortgage is often in doubt. It took Mamie Ruth Palmer in Atlanta, Georgia to bust this one open, in a court case that …
Obama Redefines Patriotism
The Politico's piece on the attempt--and the risk--of John McCain's campaign to paint Barack Obama as "unpatriotic" needs a little clarification. I've taken heat for demonstrating that Obama's relationship with the U.S. is not in sync with what many Americans regard as "patriotic."Â But that begs the obvious question: what is patriotism? I've noted before …
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