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Obama Mourns Fort Hood Soldiers, Plans Tuesday Trip There For Memorial Service
It's Crunch Time on Jobs, and Time for Obama to Make His Move
Rick Scott: Unsung Conservative Hero of the Health Care Debate
Obama Hails AARP, AMA Support for House Health Bill 2 Days Before Vote
Michele Bachmann's Capitol House Call: 'Get Your Hands Off My Health Care!'
Gay Marriage Split: Why Maine Is Mainstream
Weighty Matters: Mike Huckabee Gains 25 Lbs., 'Biggest Loser' Comes to D.C.
Carly Fiorina Enters California Senate Race to Unseat Barbara Boxer
'By the People' Watch Party: On '09 Election Night, Dems Liked '08 Ending Better
McDonnell, the New Model for GOP Success as Republicans Win 2 of 3
The Battle of NY-23 and Sarah Palin's Purity Problem
Bloomberg Re-Elected Mayor in N.Y., Menino in Boston; Foxx in Charlotte
Did Michael Jackson Know Too Much?
By Ken LayneWith the passing of the legendary dancing singer Michael Jackson, truly we are a nation challenged. But now that the tears have dried, and we are back to the crushing grind of everyday political life, it is time to ask the hard questions. Did Micheal Jackson, friend of presidents and other powerful people, simply know too much? No musical performer before or since has had such access to the White House, with the exception of maybe Frank Sinatra and Willie Nelson. From the twin triumphant terms of the Reagan Presidency to the first Bush Administration, it seemed as if Michael Jackson was ...
Iran's Brutal Riots Have Finally Validated Twitter
By Ken LayneSince the dawn of Twitter, the annoying status-message service which allows millions to broadcast their most banal thoughts about lunch and teevee to dozens of followers, we have all awaited the moment happening right now in Iran.We have all waited for some sort of important news event to justify our use of Twitter and Facebook, those pointless time sinks we engage instead of talking to our families, or occassionally braving our own neighborhoods.And now, even though few of us in America have anything to do with it, big events are happening in Iran -- and a few people are using the favorite ...
Is Barack Obama Secretly a Zen Buddhist Master?
By Ken LayneFrom the angry fringe right of America, we sometimes hear confused yelling about how Barack Obama is secretly a Kenyan, or a Muslim, or an intellectual, or an elitist, or a talented writer and speaker, or a very successful man with a seemingly happy family life, or a rich and powerful leader, or a thoughtful man or even the important fictional space alien, Mr. Spock -- basically, everything that the rapidly aging and increasingly isolated Republican voter is not.This is a tactic that says a lot more about the accuser than the accused, but there's no denying that in Barack Obama, the nation ...
Is Barack Obama a Wall Street Wizard?
By Ken LayneBarack Obama means different things to different people. Kids say he's the "cool uncle" who plays basketball and wears fancy sunglasses. Adults know him as the popular new president of the United States. And some old nuts here and there who listen to AM talk radio are certain Obama is some kind of evil space alien who will bring prosperity and education to the nation. ...
Is Gay Marriage a Threat To Our Culture?
By Ken LayneThe crucial topic of gay people getting married once again made headlines this week when the California Supreme Court ruled that some gay people can stay married while others cannot become married. It's a good thing there are no pressing issues in America, or on Earth, because otherwise you could say it's sort of frivolous to be so concerned about something that affects so very few people -- people who generally live in much better neighborhoods than those simple folk who oppose the faraway homosexuals having a wedding. ...
Can We Stop Obama By Destroying Our Interstates?
By Ken LayneDangerous times call for bold ideas, which is why I was so excited after reading my colleague George Will's insightful column on Tuesday about how the socialist Eisenhower government forced Americans to become drivers of automobiles because of the Interstate Highway System."That explains a lot," I told my secret friend who reads all the various columnists and blogs to me over the telephone.Now, Barack Obama and his liberal Republican Transportation Secretary are trying to "improve" or "update" things we all know certainly do not need updating. If roads and trains and other such modes of ...
Does Obama Love America's Media?
By Ken Layne
Whatever you think of the very popular new president Barack Obama, there is one aspect of this historical era we can all agree on: Does Obama care enough about our important Washington journalists? After Saturday night's very exclusive White House Correspondents' Association Dinner, the answer appears to be so very clear. Barack Obama loves our nation's reporters in D.C. He made jokes about them, but at the end, he proved he cared about America's newspapers. This president may be a hero, after all. ...
Will Obama Protect the Media From Pig Flu?
By Ken Layne
No matter what the crisis, Barack Obama and his do-gooder administration seem ready to personally save whatever is in trouble: car companies, banks, even people without jobs and people who cannot afford their house payments.But in one crucial department, this young new president offers no solution, no bailout. When it comes to newspapers, Obama has been silent.Now that the terrible pandemic looms over America, it is time for the president to make the hard choices and announce to the world that his first priority must be saving Washington journalists from the H1N1 flu. ...
Could Surgeon General Save U.S. From Flu?
By Ken Layne
While news of the swine flu epidemic shocked Americans on Friday, my thoughts turned to the empty Surgeon General's office in Washington. Who will help us, I wondered. Who will tell us "It's okay." And then, as so many Americans do when they are frightened, I turned to the cable news. And I waited for the comforting words from Dr. Sanjay Gupta. ...
Should Anti-Obama People Be Allowed To 'Blow Off Steam'?
By Ken Layne
A recent article in my favorite magazine, a British newsweekly we all know as The Economist, noted something I myself had not yet noticed in America. Apparently, there are some voters who do not pay the proper respect to their newly elected ruler, President Barack Obama.Is it simply racial predjudice? No, of course not. Nothing is quite so simple. Yet perhaps racial intolerance is but one of many "factors," as Bill O'Reilly might say, within the small yet noisy anti-Obama movement. It is certainly not for me to judge.There are two parts to this fringe culture, according to The Economist: Some ...
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