You know the old rule of thumb in politics was for each party during the primaries, you go gangbusters here as far extreme to the left or right as you need to to get your base and get the nomination, then the old Nixon theory, and once you go to the general, you moderate and […]

Economic news: “The number of US workers filing claim for initial jobless benefits fell…” FELL! This means that fewer people filed for unemployment compensation. It “fell more than expected.” Is that just a template now, “more than expected“? It’s probably a keystroke, like Command-E. “More than expected.” Just do that rather than type the words. […]

With rising prices, food riots, and uncertainty over food supplies worldwide, Democrats want more money. “This is the worst global food crisis in more than 30 years,” says Democrat senator Dick Durbin. He seeks a $200 million increase for international food relief programs. Meanwhile, Tyson Foods — one of the world’s largest food producers — […]

Barack Obama’s pastor, Jeremiah Wright, took his routine to the National Press Club. As demonstrated by his speech and the Q&A session afterwards, here’s how Reverend Wright’s so-called liberation theology sees America: We are a nation forever damned by a history of slavery, deserving of terrorist attacks because we have “done terrorism” the world over. […]

When the effort to reform campaign financing was underway. It would weaken Republicans’ ability to freely speak to voters. It would not take the money out of politics, it would merely redirect it — and all that has happened. Now there’s another effort underway aimed at restricting campaign speech. It’s the ad produced by the […]