Free Republic

President Obama said Saturday he's troubled by the angry rhetoric of those who are trying to make the case that government is "inherently bad." He told graduates at the University of Michigan that people who take that line of attack seem to forget that in a democracy, "government is us." Obama also said in his commencement speech that members of the class of 2010 should seek out and listen to opposing views on the issues of the day. His advice: If you're a regular Glenn Beck listener, then check out the Huffington Post sometimes. If you read The New York...

Top conservative leaders have written President Bush telling him to drop his insistence on a guest-worker program and a path to citizenship for illegal aliens and instead support the 85 percent of congressional Republicans who want to tighten law enforcement first. Signers include William J. Bennett, Robert H. Bork, Ward Connerly, David A. Keene, Phyllis Schlafly and a number of think-tank academics and pundits. The immigration debate is the first major issue on which Mr. Bush finds himself opposing a majority of Republicans in Congress and depending on Democrats to deliver a victory. In their letter, the conservatives tell Mr....