Politics
Idealized Islam: Interview With Rev. Elijah Abraham, Part III
This is the third segment of a four-part interview with Rev. Elijah Abraham. (To see the first two segments, click here and here.)...
Did the Tea Party Cost Republicans the Senate, and Should It Matter?
The U.S. Senate losses by Tea Party favorites Sharron Angle and Christine O'Donnell have led some pundits to conclude that the Tea Party...
Read moreCan House Republicans Govern With No?
The Democratic talking points were reiterated endlessly during the campaign, that the Republican Party can't govern with “no.” “Simply saying 'no' will do...
Read moreBlessed D.C. Gridlock
Comments by the Associated Press following the midterm election sounded the alarm about gridlock. The AP writer warned: "A standoff between the Obama...
Read moreNew Hampshire GOP says “Thanks, Ayotte”
If any song is being sung at the headquarters of the Democratic National Committee today, it's probably not "Happy Days Are Here Again."...
Read moreGubernatorial Victories for GOP a Big Deal
The 2010 midterm elections promised to be dramatic, and they certainly did not disappoint, particularly for the Republican Party. Among the notable GOP...
Read moreThe Elephant in the Room: Not the GOP Tea Party Election Influence
On Tuesday night, NBC’s David Gregory called the Tea Party “the elephant in the room.” MSNBC.com reported about that elephant on November 3,...
Read moreU.S. Supreme Court Begins Debate on “Schwarzenegger v. EMA”
On election day, of all days, the U.S. Supreme Court took on a California case challenging a law prohibiting the sale and promotion...
Read moreRepeal Direct Election of Senators?
Mike Lee, the Republican nominee for the Senate in the Utah election this year, supports repealing the 17th Amendment. “People would be better...
Read moreIdealized Islam: Interview With Rev. Elijah Abraham, Part II
This is the second segment of a four-part interview with Rev. Elijah Abraham. (To see the first segment click here.) Rev. Abraham was...
Read moreLabor Unions Fear Republican Congressional Takeover
The Democrats are not the only ones apprehensive about the outcome of today’s soon-to-be historic vote. According to the New York Times, "Organized...
Read moreMurkowski’s Camp Attempts to Stop Freedom of Speech
A local Alaska radio host recently discovered that freedom of speech does in fact have limitations. Dan Fagan of KQFD, angered by Alaska...
Read moreProgressives Emerge Unscathed
The hard-core Left represented by members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus in the House of Representatives will survive essentially undamaged in today's mid-term...
Read more“Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” Back for Now
Much to the chagrin of gay rights activists, a federal appeals court ruled on November 1 that the military may maintain its "don't...
Read moreComedy Central Rallies Satirize Beck, Tea Parties
Saturday's "Rally to Restore Sanity," hosted by Comedy Central's Stephen Colbert and Jon Stewart, proved to be a forum of absurdity and...
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