When President Obama hands the keys to the Oval Office to his successor in 2017, he'll leave behind more than $9.3 trillion in red ink. With difficulty, red ink can be washed out. A legacy of scandal is permanent. Published May 14, 2013
By Jeffrey T. Kuhner - The Washington Times
President Obama is presiding over an administration that has engaged in the systematic abuse of power. This is the real meaning of the Benghazi tragedy. Published May 10, 2013
By Victor Davis Hanson - The Washington Times
Remember when President Obama used to warn Syria's Bashar Assad to stop his mass killing and step down? Published May 10, 2013
By Michael Taube
Republicans have been completely right in criticizing President Obama for his poor handling of the economy. That being said, it's completely wrong for the GOP to criticize him when he does something right. Published May 8, 2013
By William G. Shipman
While pundits, politicians and economists are distracted by marginal tax rates and a possible Internet sales tax, President Obama may be preparing for the biggest of all trophies: a wealth tax. Published May 8, 2013
By Ed Feulner - The Washington Times
"Do as I say, not as I do," goes an ironic saying worthy of Mark Twain. It's a phrase that is well suited to the political field. Published May 7, 2013
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Nobody likes paying a telephone bill, landline, cell or otherwise. The long-term contracts, early termination fees and the bewildering array of fees and limits make comparison shopping a drudge. This isn't so, however, for nearly 1 every 10 Maryland residents who get their telephone free from the Lifeline subsidy program. Published May 7, 2013
By Oliver North - The Washington Times
On April 30, 1789, at Federal Hall in New York, George Washington took the oath of office as the first president of the United States. He and the members of both houses of Congress then assembled in the unfinished Senate chamber, where Washington took less than 20 minutes to deliver the first inaugural address. Published May 6, 2013
By R. Emmett Tyrrell Jr. - The Washington Times
It has happened again. Our gaffe-prone president has filed another blunder on his presidential record. At the dedication of George W. Bush's presidential library, he invoked history with his usual mastery of detail. He placed President John F. Kennedy in Air Force One, "on the flight back from Russia, after negotiating with Nikita Khrushchev at the height of the Cold War." Published May 2, 2013
By Donald Lambro - The Washington Times
It’s not too premature to now say that President Obama’s second-term agenda is adrift — that is, if he ever had a really well-thought-out agenda to begin with. Published May 1, 2013
By Michael Taube
Since last December’s terrible shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School, President Obama has been engaged in a personal war on guns. He felt that the general public was ready for stricter levels of gun controls, including a ban on semi-automatic weapons and extensive background checks. Published May 1, 2013
By J.D. Gordon
Though separated by 240 years, the Boston massacres of 1773 and 2013 share disturbing themes. Published April 30, 2013
By Frank J. Gaffney Jr. - The Washington Times
In the wake of the Boston Marathon bombing, the investigation into its perpetrators has been marred by a series of bizarre and even alarming actions by President Obama and his administration. Unfortunately, these increasingly suggest a pattern that is at odds with our national and homeland security. Published April 30, 2013
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Barack Obama has been president for 51 months, and America is still waiting for that change he told us to hope for. The latest economic indicators continue to point in the wrong direction: Durable-goods orders are falling, growth in factory output is sluggish and optimism is dissolving. Published April 29, 2013
By Jeffrey T. Kuhner - The Washington Times
President Obama must be held accountable for the Boston bombings. Instead, Mr. Obama and his media allies are desperately trying to deflect blame for the horrendous atrocity. Yet the fact remains that the bombings were the most devastating terrorist attack on U.S. soil since Sept. 11, 2001. Published April 26, 2013
By Andrew P. Napolitano
The government's fidelity to the Constitution is never more tested than in a time of crisis. The urge to do something - or to appear to be doing something - is nearly irresistible to those whom we have employed to protect our freedom and to keep us safe. Published April 25, 2013
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After four years and counting of Barack Obama, George W. Bush is looking pretty good. That's the nut of a poll in The Washington Post, of all places, and it makes a happy coincidence with the opening Thursday of the George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum on the campus of Southern Methodist University in Dallas. Published April 25, 2013
By J.T. Young
The economy remains stuck in neutral and the budget stuck in reverse. So with what does the administration want to move forward? Guns and immigration. The White House's nonchalance about money matters that matter seems nothing new. However, this year's belated budget submission underscores it to an unprecedented degree. Published April 25, 2013
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Sen. Max Baucus, who as chairman of the Finance Committee guided Obamacare down the tracks in the U.S. Senate, is changing his tune now that he's about to retreat into Montana to hide in placid retirement. He sees "a huge train wreck coming down" with the implementation of President Obama's health care takeover. Now he tells us. Published April 25, 2013
By Jonah Goldberg
"You know, I actually believe my own bull." Published April 22, 2013
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