If we could turn back the hands of time, what would we change to make our lives better and safer? ...more

December 20, 2009

President Barack Obama and his administration have shown in the past nine months that change has come to America. ...more

December 20, 2009

federal and state - are living documents that essentially mean nothing, direct democracy (often mob rule) is alive and well in the form of citizen initiatives to amend state constitutions. ...more

December 20, 2009

Even though liberals insist that all constitutions — federal and state — are living documents that essentially mean nothing, direct democracy ...more

December 20, 2009

If you're wondering why Congress feels empowered to call the plays on the college bowl game lineup, blame the guy who fancies himself quarterback in chief. Barack Obama clinched the couch potato vote last fall by declaring his support for a playoff series to pick the national champion, then promised after his election to "throw my weight around a little bit" to make it happen. ...more

December 20, 2009

A blizzard-like storm rocked the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast on Saturday, crippling travel across the region and causing tens of thousands of power outages. ...more

December 19, 2009

Democratic leaders secure the support of Sen. Ben Nelson to provide the 60th and deciding vote for sweeping health care legislation in the Senate, capping a year of struggle and a final burst of deadline bargaining on President Barack Obama's top domestic priority. ...more

December 19, 2009

President Barack Obama and his administration have shown in the past nine months that change has come to America. ...more

December 19, 2009

Republicans accused Democrats of bad manners, bad timing and bad health care policy today, then summoned images of fire and ice for good measure as they campaigned to block passage of sweeping legislation President Barack Obama's allies want passed by Christmas. ...more

December 19, 2009

Not long ago, it seemed a dead certainty that the only thing threatening Charlie Crist's march to a seat in the U.S. Senate in 2010 was a giant hurricane that left Florida taxpayers on the hook for a huge property-damage payout, thanks to the takeover of the insurance industry by the governor and his allies in the Legislature. As it turns out, other political ill winds are stirring. ...more

December 19, 2009