July 4, 2008
If our nation’s Founders could visit us on this, our 232nd Independence Day, what would they make of us? What would they declare of us? A hint can b...
July 2, 2008
It was a glorious morning. The sun was shining and the wind was from the southeast. Up especially early, a tall, bony, redheaded young Virginian found...
June 29, 2008
“A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the People to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed....
June 24, 2008
"Hi, I'm from the government and I'm here to help you."Congress held hearings Monday on the role that speculators play in shaping the oil market -- sp...
June 21, 2008
In his St. Paul victory speech, Barack Obama pledged again to pull out of Iraq. Rather than “continue a policy in Iraq that asks everything of our b...
June 21, 2008
Congressional Democrats have a scandal brewing, and two top senators are caught up in it. Christopher Dodd (D-CT), Chairman of the Senate Banking Comm...
June 21, 2008
The House passed a $162-billion bill Thursday providing funding for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Of course, in the parlance of the swamp, “war ...
June 21, 2008
Congressional Republicans can’t seem to keep pace in the race for cash this election cycle. Their inability to get a grasp on earmark spending, thei...
June 21, 2008
Barack Obama, who this week broke his word and became the first candidate to opt out of public financing since it began more than 30 years ago, may ha...
June 21, 2008
Denver received a $50-million federal grant for security for the August 25-28 Democrat National Convention. That’s close to the price tag of the con...