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Wamp for Whip

Less than twenty-four hours after he played a high-profile role in the conservative scotching of an a...

More shameless self-promotion

Check out my new article over at Personal Democracy Forum, titled: Why Most Candidate’s can’t “Hacket...

22 For, 22 Against:

Senate Democrats were evenly split for and against John Roberts as the Senate voted 78-22 to confirm ...

Kinder, Gentler Artillery

By any historical standard, Americans at war are scrupulous to avoid inflicting collateral damage (wh...

Campus Update

Campuses never fail to bring us outrages and today is no different. At Bucknell University, the words...

Hurricane Winds Bring Ineffective and Corrupt Government ‘Solutions’

It’s an ill wind that doesn’t blow somebody some good. That apparently applies to hurricanes. A recen...

Good News from the Middle East:Democracy Blooms in Iraq and Afghanistan

It took hurricanes Katrina and Rita to all but eliminate any recent mention of the war for peace and ...

Three Winners and Three Losers in the Katrina and Rita Aftermath

Here’s hoping that our run of major hurricanes is over – and here’s an opportunity to examine which p...

Irresponsible, Anti-War Rhetoric from Cindy Sheehan Reveals Lunacy

Anti-war protester Cindy Sheehan attempted to get Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., to lead the ch...

The McCain Economy Bloc Hampers Old Senate Spending Tricks

The Senate was up to its old tricks Monday evening. It prepared to pass, without debate and under a p...

Liberal Media Again Whitewashed the Colorful, Leftist, Kook Fringe

When cataclysmic events like Hurricane Rita capture the nation’s attention, other significant news st...

Congress Must Hold Saudi Arabia Accountable

Saudi Arabia has “seen the face of the devil, and they don’t want it.” So says Prince Saud, the Saudi...

From Spindletop to Spin: Will Our Oil Be Around for Just a Few Years — or Forever?

We're not running out of Petroleum!...

It’s Blunt, Not Dreier

Contrary to reports in the Associated Press, Fox News, and other news sources, House Republicans did ...