As was dutifully noted last week, global warming, aka. climate change, is an issue of very contentious debate. That is true, not only in America, but also across the world. It received even more attention last week with the release of e-mails showing the data that [...]
One of the most contentious debates in our time is the debate over global warming and it’s supposed causes. It seems that most of the far left liberals in the world all want to blame human beings (that’s you and me) for global warming. So far, they have done a [...]
Everyone should be familiar by now with South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford and his infamous disappearing act in June. You know the one, where he went to Argentina to meet with his mistress and failed to put anyone in charge of the state while he was gone. He didn’t even [...]
Now that the Senate has voted to vote on health care reform they can finally get to crafting a version of the measure that may actually pass. Even given the close vote in the House on their final measure it would be surprising if they chose not to agree with [...]
My readers (all three of you) are probably going to think I am way behind the times with this story, but I think it bears mentioning. Imagine my surprise as I was listening to NPR this morning and one of the commentators said something about how health care reform was [...]
Senator Mary Landrieu
After ten hours of floor speeches and debate, the United States Senate is set to vote at 8:00 PM EST to send it’s version of health care reform to the Senate floor for debate. For a while, it looked as if they may fall two [...]
Just over a week ago, United States Attorney General Eric Holder announced that he would be bringing five of the suspects in the 9/11 attacks to New York to stand trial in federal civilian court. These suspects are Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Waleed bin Attash, Ramzi Binalshibh, Mustafa Ahmad [...]
Are women under attack? That seems to be the question hanging in the air after the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists issued new guidelines for Pap smear testing right on the heels of the new mammography guidelines issued earlier this week. One has to question the wisdom of the [...]
One of the reasons Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi was able to scrape her version of health care reform by earlier this month was because of concessions she made to the moderates in her party, concerning abortion. Those concessions were due, in large part, to the [...]
This post is a bit unusual, in that I came to write it as part of a blog campaign. It is something I normally do not participate in, but I felt this warranted an exception. Today is Universal Youth Day and it is fitting that bloggers across the world are [...]
One of the most publicized decisions President Obama has made since taking office has been his order to close the prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. It was a decision that was heralded by most of the world, as the prison is very unpopular, and by the liberals [...]
First let me say that I was as surprised by the new recommendations as anybody. I am deeply involved in the fight against cancer as a member of the board of a major cancer center. It is generally agreed that screening for all forms of cancer, other than pap tests [...]
When the House of Representatives passed their version of health care legislation earlier this month, I did some very extensive reading of the final version of their bill. (Final as in before they reconcile with the Senate.) At at time, I wrote an article detailing some of the things [...]
Who says lightning doesn’t strike twice in the same place? Do you remember the Maersk Alabama and the ordeal they faced in April? They were hijacked off the coast of Somalia and the crew fought back, recapturing their ship. The pirates managed to keep Captain Richard [...]
Well, here I go again, treading waters where I probably have no business swimming in. I was very
President Obama bows to the Japanese
busy over the weekend with computer problems and was unable to keep up with the news. Imagine my surprise when [...]
What is it about some of us that we can not be civil to one another? This question is prompted by an article I just read from The Associated Press, concerning the upcoming trial in New York of Heather Ellis. Ms. Ellis is an African-American and [...]
A Senate bill to overhaul financial regulations was issued last week and a similar bill from the House is expected soon. The White House issued a proposal for financial reform back in June and the GOP responded with a counter plan in July. So there are lots of things on [...]
They’re baaaaaack!!! Those pesky perpetrators of prostitution and perniciousness are fighting back — and they have a very strong case. Seriously folks, if you thought, or hoped, that the government’s action to defund Acorn would shut them up, and shut them down, then you will be dismayed [...]
As the deadline for the Obama administration to decide how to deal with the detainees at Guantanamo Bay approaches, it is being reported that five of them will be moved to the United States and will stand trial in civilian federal court in New York. The men [...]
The health care bill narrowly passed by the House this weekend has raised the ire of liberal Democrats who view concessions on abortion funding included in the Stupak-Pitts amendment as an attack on women. Congresswoman Nita Lowey said the amendment “puts new restrictions on women’s access to abortion coverage in [...]
Much ado was made last year about the Mormon church’s support of Proposition 8 in California, which basically took away the right of homosexuals to marry. The vicious backlash from homosexual advocates was something the Mormon church simply had to endure, as they were not about to change their position [...]
What is the role of the Supreme Court? Here’s what Article III Section 2 of the Constitution says: “In all cases affecting ambassadors, other public ministers and consuls, and those in which a state shall be party, the Supreme Court shall have original jurisdiction. In all the other cases before [...]
I thought I would not be revisiting the shooting at Fort Hood so soon, but as the investigation into what happened begins to unfold, I think there are some things that merit mentioning.
First of all, the shooting at Fort Hood had nothing to do with post traumatic [...]
Last week the President signed a new $24 billion stimulus bill including measures to extend jobless benefits, to provide tax relief for struggling businesses, and to expand the homebuyer’s tax credit introduced earlier this year. The measure passed the Senate unanimously (98-0) and the House overwhelmingly (403-12) and was signed [...]
As a disclaimer, let me state categorically that I am not trying to bash the Catholic Church with this article.
If there is one thing the Catholic Church is known for, it is it’s secrecy. I am not versed at all in their religious proceedings, but the first thing I think [...]
I knew there was a reason I liked Joe Lieberman. With the House passing their version of health care reform late Saturday night, the battle over how to reform the system moves to the Senate and conservatives seem to have an ally in the Democrat turned [...]
Throughout the day Saturday, one could never tell what was about to happen. First, there was news that President Obama would be traveling to Capital Hill to woo Democrats who were thinking about voting against the health care legislation Nancy Pelosi was trying to pass. Then came [...]
As the aftermath of the shooting at Fort Hood begins to unfold and more details are released, one thing is apparent. There are a lot of questions and no so many answers. It is now known that Major Nidal Malik Hasan is still alive and is in stable condition. The [...]
Even though I made the decision to cover breaking news and current events after the 2008 Presidential election was over, I hate writing about happenings such as this.
Around 1:30 PM this afternoon, a soldier went on a shooting rampage at Fort Hood, TX and at the last count, 12 people [...]
Remember how Barack Obama and his hordes of aides descended on Washington, D.C. before he even took the oath of office and began making the push and the sell for a massive economic stimulus package? To the tune of $787 billion, they told the American people that [...]
As the news coverage of the GOP wins in Virginia and New Jersey continues, it is clear November 3rd was a big day for the Republican Party. Even though they lost the congressional seat in New York, they managed to pull off big wins in both of the previously mentioned [...]
It is a well known fact that voters in the New England area of our country are more independent than most and tend to vote more on the liberal side of the political spectrum. That statement is not meant to be a slam towards those voters, just [...]
Does anyone remember how it was last year around this same time? Barack Obama had just won the White House, due in no small part to a large influx of new voters, people who usually did not participate in the election process. For weeks now, we have heard how today, [...]
For most of this year, it seems all I have written about has been the health care reform debate. Every time I turn around, there is something new to add to the discussion and even though I get tired of writing about the same old song and dance, it is [...]
There was a story out last month about Hyatt Hotels’ mistreatment of its housekeeping staff in three Boston hotels that I let pass due to the more engrossing health care reform debate. There was yet another editorial in todays paper, however, and so I thought it was time [...]
I have been out of the news loop for most of the weekend, due to having other obligations and it appears that I have missed a lot. Mike has already written about the struggle between the conservative and moderate factions of the Republican Party and how this struggle is [...]
