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For the eighth time in what increasingly looks like will be his only term, President Barack Obama held forth at a talking point dump, aka press conference. For a man dubbed “messianic” by the liberal elite, I can’t help but notice of late, Obama looks as comfortable in front of the camera as a blind agoraphobic in Grand Central Station during rush hour. Watching our increasingly desperate President try to hold the attention of even the fawning sycophants who comprise the bulk of the White House Press Corps was like watching a physics professor trying on homecoming Friday to hold...

Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- Saying it hands John Kerry a political issue to use in the presidential election, some Republicans are looking to add language downplaying President Bush's position against taxpayer funding of embryonic stem cell research. Delaware Congressman Mike Castle released a letter to members of the Republican party's platform committee Thursday urging them to include language in the platform advocating Bush's position to be overturned. Castle, who has sponsored legislation seeking to overturn the policy and allow taxpayer funds to pay for the destruction of human embryos in research, wants the upcoming party platform to reflect his position....

Although Pastor Jones did not follow through with his proposed “Burn a Koran Day”, the Muslims of “Muslims Against the Crusades” followed through on their promise to burn the US flag. Watch their anger, as they shout “democracy will burn, the USA will burn”. Their message is clear.

Why won't NRA endorse (formerly) A-rated Sharron Angle against (formerly) B-rated Harry Reid in Nevada's 2010 United States Senate race? If they have any expectation of maintaining credibility in other races, why would the association negate confidence in their own incentive system?The only argument, excuse really, parrots an NRA talking point, whether those uttering it realize the apologist-exploited meme's origins: I’ll give you four words: Majority Leader Chuck Schumer. That's Chris Cox, the NRA-ILA Executive Director and chair of the Political Victory Fund, explaining why they won't be trying for...uh...victory in Nevada's U.S. Senate race. The assumption is, Harry Reid,...

ABC News’ Arlette Saenz reports: First Lady Michelle Obama discussed the need to improve childhood obesity rates and promote a healthy lifestyle at a young age with attendants of today’s plenary session of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute’s 2010 Policy Conference. “It’s an issue that keeps me up at night, not just as First Lady, but as a mother, and that is the health of our children – in particular, the epidemic of childhood obesity in America today,” Mrs. Obama said.

For the second day, the House debated a Democratic-sponsored resolution disapproving of President Bush's plan to send additional soldiers to Iraq. Eleven Republicans gave speeches supporting the measure, joining Democrats in their opposition.... ...Among the moderates was Mike Castle (R-DE), who said he backed the resolution "because I believe that the surge will be unsuccessful without a comprehensive, diplomatic strategy to engage the international community and turn responsibility over to the Iraqi government." Like Castle, several Republicans regretted the Bush administration's refusal to follow diplomatic proposals from the Iraq Study Group, a bipartisan panel that issued a report late last...

“Endless money forms the sinews of war.” – Marcus Tullius Cicero – 44 B.C. I’m normally not given to pessimism about America—we are a strong people in a rich land—but our political class has set the foundation for disaster. The Federal debt stands at $13.4 trillion with another $110 trillion in unfunded Medicare and Social Security liabilities. The People’s Republic of China now holds about $850 billion in U.S. Treasury bonds, most of it quietly moved over the past few months into notes maturing in less than a year. The ability of a nation to borrow and to finance its...

HHS demonstrates its “gangster government” approach to regulating A Commentary by J. D. Longstreet Michael Barone has a piece at the Washington Examiner which is a “must Read” for those of you who felt I was overly critical of the Obama Regime in my article entitled: “ Groomed for a Socialist Dictatorship” (HERE). If you will read Mr. Barone’s piece, I expect you will see more evidence that what I was trying to say was, in fact, not strong enough. Barone’s article is entitled: “Gangster government stifles criticism of Obamacare” and you will find it (HERE). In his article, Barone...

I continually see the media calling the Imam of the proposed Ground Zero Mosque a “moderate”. But the truth is that no Muslim who supports Sharia is a moderate, because Sharia calls for the domination of non-Muslims. Here is what the Imam had to say about Sharia to the Jordanian newspaper al-Ghad.

[From The Case for Legalizing Capitalism] - Having learned that the government acts in ways detrimental to its citizens economically, and by causing wars, we should ask exactly why we support our politicians, why we support most of our military operations, and why we support our very national identity. In short, we should ask ourselves why we are patriotic. What is patriotism? What exactly are we supporting when we are patriotic? If the answer is "our country," does that mean a geographical region that our government has artificially and arbitrarily identified as its own? If so, does our patriotism change...

Rep. Amo Houghton is leading a revolt of Republican moderates against President Bush's $1.4 trillion tax cut -- a move that could doom the centerpiece of the White House domestic program for this year. Houghton, of Corning, and Rep. Mike Castle of Delaware told House Speaker Dennis Hastert on Thursday that the 11 House GOP members -- including Rep. Jack Quinn of Hamburg -- "cannot"support either the tax cut or the fiscal 2004 budget that Republican

Tonight will be a good night to watch The Ed Show & Hardball. As most you know,last night this story regarding the IMAN and his sidekick claimed that 9/11 was an inside job was the top break out story on FOX News. Bill O'Reilly was all over it and made a few remarks pertaining to how the MSM will cover it. How will the supporters of the Ground Zero Mosque explain their way out of this new scandal/cover up?. Let's see if Chris Matthews and Schultz bring this story up tonight.

Enough's enough: Obama has conceded ineligibility For more than two years now, I have given Barack Obama the benefit of the doubt. During that time, despite suggestions to the contrary, I never accused Obama of being born elsewhere. I never concluded he is constitutionally ineligible. I avoided speculation on what we might find if Obama ever did willingly and openly release his records as other presidents and presidential candidates have. However, when Barack Obama insinuated to Brian Williams of NBC that he had done everything he could to quell America's curiosity and doubts about his constitutional eligibility for office –...

McDonald's Corp. is the target of a new television commercial set to air in Washington, D.C., Thursday that blames the burger giant for heart disease. In the commercial, produced by the nonprofit Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, a woman weeps over a dead man lying in a morgue. In his hand is a hamburger. At the end, the golden arches appear over his feet, followed by the words, "I was lovin' it," a play on McDonald's longtime ad slogan, "I'm lovin' it." A voiceover says, "High cholesterol, high blood pressure, heart attacks. Tonight, make it vegetarian." PCRM's president, Neal Barnard,...

PPP's new national survey looking at arguably the 5 most significant Democratic figures in the country finds Hillary Clinton as the most popular followed by Michelle Obama, then Bill Clinton, Joe Biden, and Barack Obama. Hillary Clinton 56/37 +19 Michelle Obama 52/37 +15 Bill Clinton 53/40 +13 Joe Biden 43/43 Even Barack Obama 47/49 -2 Here are observations: -Hillary Clinton is the most popular among Democrats, Republicans, and independents alike. -85% of Democrats view her favorably, followed by 83% for Michelle Obama, 82% for Barack Obama and Bill Clinton, and 73% for Biden. -21% of Republicans see her positively, followed...

Rush Limbaugh today stated on his radio show that Rep. Mike Castle (R-DE) voted in favor of House Resolution 1258 on June 11, 2008. What was "On Motion to Refer: H RES 1258 The Kucinich Privilege Resolution"? Answer: "Impeaching George W. Bush, President of the United States, of high crimes and misdemeanors" 24 Republicans voted with the Democrat majority and that did include Rep. Mike Castle (R-DE). Vote Record: http://www.govtrack.us/congress/vote.xpd?vote=h2008-401 Bill Information: http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=hr110-1258

Is this a move to grab the influential under-12 demographic in the midterms? Barack Obama, New York Times bestselling author and President of the United States, is finally fulfilling the terms of his three-book, $1.9 million deal with Random House with the forthcoming release of the children's book Of Thee I Sing: A Letter To My Daughters. Obama's earlier books include the nonfiction hits Dreams From My Father and The Audacity of Hope. According to its publisher, the book (illustrated by Loren Long) will be "a moving tribute to thirteen groundbreaking Americans and the ideals that have shaped our nation."

Senate Republicans today rejected a proposal to bar the nation’s biggest oil companies from taking a popular domestic manufacturing tax deduction. Democrats fell four votes short of the 60 they needed to cut off extended debate on the measure, which was proposed as a way to pay for other spending and a bid to relax an IRS reporting mandate in the new health care law. The procedural vote was 56-42. The proposal, sponsored by Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., took aim at the “section 199″ domestic manufacturing tax deduction. Created six years ago, section 199 allows a wide variety of companies...

President Obama’s refusal to extend all the Bush tax-cuts will result in tax-hikes for individuals earning over $200K and households earning over $250K. Let’s see who are these ‘millionaires’ as Barack Obama likes to call them. First ,of course, the President will tax-hike himself with his $400K salary. Next under the IRS knife goes the Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi with her $224K. To rephrase the President: at some point the public servants had made enough money. The line moves to the elite Academia led by the Harvard professors and the top university administrators. The American Association of...

MADISON, Wis. — A brick-and-glass state office building on the banks of Lake Monona, just a few blocks from the Wisconsin Capitol and the rest of downtown Madison, shows no outward sign that it has become the focal point of one of the most heated — and unexpected — debates to divide this state’s Democrats and Republicans in a crucial election year.The controversy is over what the building could become: one of the first new station stops on a high-speed rail network paid for primarily with federal dollars. Wisconsin won big in a national competition to get the high-speed rail...