What have we become as a nation? It seems at every level America is in a state of decline. We are coming off a failed presidency of George W. Bush.  A Presidency that stumbled into the war in Iraq that consumed the last five years of his administration and has brought us to the brink of financi...

Bobby Jindal has been selected to deliver the televised Republican response to Barack Obama's February 24 address to Congress, which means Jindal will now be the subject of a wave of news stories hyping him as a rising national star. Take it away, New York Times: "The Louisiana governor has bec...

Matt Yglesias explains why public transit should be free through an analogy: Say there’s no road between Washington, DC and Frederick, Maryland. You can go from the one place to the other, but it involves going way out of your way even though it could be a pretty quick trip on a direct road. What ...

People often wonder how the leaders of socialist states get to be the brutal, evil assholes that they always turn out to be. I think that the trouble isn't always with the leaders, it is the system that makes people evil. People become so enraptured with the state that they forget about individuals....

This is Scary This is just plain scary. The stimulus bill will affect every part of health care, from medical and nursing education, to how patients are treated and how much hospitals get paid. The bill allocates more funding for this bureaucracy than for the Army, Navy, Marines, and Air Force combi...

I don't give a damn if this terrorist was tortured, waterboarded or given a warm bath. These 17 Americans were defending their country's foreign policy overseas and Obama is writing them off simply because he vehemently disagrees with that foreign policy. These sailors were my shipmates and terroris...

It’s only three weeks into Barack Obama’s Presidency and “Mr Cool” is loosing it big time. The swaggering confidence that he showed through the campaign has now been replaced with flashes of anger. Obama’s speeches are now filled with threats and warnings, his message o...

Never pay taxes again. Just become a Democrat. Whether rich or poor, Democrats seemingly never pay taxes. First, Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner cops a plea; then Tom Daschle falls on his sword. Now we learn Minnesota wannabe Senator Al Franken, who was never really that funny, says he owes $70,000 ...

When Skeptical Brotha regular Zeitgiest9000 posted yesterday that the Atlantic’s Marc Ambinder is reporting that the Obama Administration is vetting Tennessee Governor Phil Bredesen for Secretary of Health and Human Services, my head exploded. I damn near stroked out, y’all. A diehard Hillarycra...

First it was Tim Geitner. Then it was Nancy Killifer. Then Tom Daschle. Now BO's latest Cabinet pick, his choice to head the Department of Labor, Hilda Solis, has tax problems : The husband of President Obama's choice to head the Labor Department paid about $6,400 Wednesday to settle tax liens that ...