A lawyer for Guantanamo detainees is alleging that abuse of prisoners at Guantanamo Bay has worsened sharply since President Barack Obama took office: Abuse of prisoners at Guantanamo Bay has worsened sharply since President Barack Obama took office as prison guards “get their kicks in” ...

Obama Budget Would Create $634 Billion Health-Care Fund President Obama intends to release a budget tomorrow that creates a 10-year, $634 billion “reserve fund” to partially pay for a vast expansion of the U.S. health care system, an overhaul that many experts project will cost as much a...

Back to the Future? by Mona Charen on National Review Online Folsom reminds us that it was a series of political decisions by very politically minded men. Political motives often determined where federal money was spent. The New Dealers wanted to relieve suffering. But the suffering of those in soli...

What is the difference between Jesus and Barack Obama? One was a carpenter and the other couldn’t put a Cabinet together. h/t Theo......

knoxnews.com: News stories by the Associated Press But Burris explained Sunday that he voluntarily gave the committee a Feb. 4 affidavit disclosing the contact with Robert Blagojevich because questioning during his January testimony abruptly changed course and he never got a chance to answer a direc...

Here’s What $800 Billion Buys Today: The final stimulus package is the final insult to taxpayers. - Reason Magazine To get a sense of what made it through the supposedly thorough “scrubbing” process, consider the following provisions: * $24 million for United States Department of A...

It’s not “Just $780 billion.” Stimulus Update: Senate Bill $7.5 billion Higher Than House Version - Marc Thiessen - The Corner on National Review Online Stimulus Update: Senate Bill $7.5 billion Higher Than House Version [Marc Thiessen] Stimulus Update from Senate Republican Policy...

Check out this fascinating Q+A over at the WaPo, as captured by DougJ: New York: I could care less about Daschle, who is a sleazy lobbyist in all but title, but this Killefer woman’s withdrawal over a $500 tax lien demonstrates conclusively how dishonest and worthless our Washington opinion makers...

NANCY PELOSI: Every month that we do not have an economic recovery package 500 million Americans lose their jobs. I don’t think we can go fast enough to stop that. There seems to be a fuzzy math virus filtering its way through DC these days. Whether it’s Timothy Geithner not paying taxes...

Then-Sen. Obama talked frequently about cleaning up Washington. He portrayed himself as the ultimate change agent. Thus far, he’s acting more like the ultimate agent of the status quo. Tim Geithner, his first Treasury Secretary, didn’t pay his taxes. That’s a great example to set a...