Secretary Gates has made it clear that he is going to be leaving his cabinet position as Secretary of Defense in 2011. While it is not clear when he is leaving, my guess is that he will be gone by mid-year. This leaves President Obama with a opportunity to name …
Read More »A Lesson and a Warning From Britain
Today, George Osborne, Britain’s Chancellor of the Exchequer – the man responsible for Britain’s budget –announced the results of a high-profile spending review. He promised cuts, and he delivered. The question is whether the cuts will be deep enough, and Osborne’s other policies wise enough, to restore Britain to financial …
Read More »Now It's Obama Who Is 'Bitter' and Clinging to Something
Look at President Obama’s face during his White House press conference following last week’s post-midterm election debacle, and what do you see? You may not be a facial coding expert like I am, but anybody can recognize –and maybe even be shocked by—the degree to which Barack Obama has gone …
Read More »Obama 2.0
The bill has become law. It’s been signed, sealed and delivered. And now, the aftermath of the health care vote is fascinating to the armchair political analysts and pundits. Just a few weeks ago President Obama was seen as sinking fast. He was characterized as a one term president who …
Read More »Founding Fathers Smiling After Supreme Court Campaign Finance Ruling
The Supreme Court’s action in striking down the worst censorship provision of McCain-Feingold restores vital free speech protection in America. The First Amendment does not allow the government to silence its critics, and Thursday’s decision would make our Founding Fathers applaud — they built this country out of a revolution …
Read More »What We Learned From Tiger's Talk
Today, Tiger Woods spoke before close friends and family members ending his three months of silence. Despite the controlled environment and the significant lag between his actions and public confession, Tiger was sincere and remorseful for his actions that hurt his family and disappointed his fans. Most important, he did …
Read More »Wanted: A Summit for American Entrepreneurs
Celebrating a “new beginning” with Muslim nations, this week the White House hosted 275 entrepreneurs from over 50 Muslim-majority countries. The purpose of the summit was to reach out to Muslim counterparts with a new collaborative approach. This is good foreign policy, but what about U.S. entrepreneurs at home? Silicon …
Read More »JANINE TURNER: Time for a 180, America
I was driving my mother’s car the other day and I commented on how small her rearview mirrors were. My rearview mirrors are big because, as a Texan, I drive a large SUV that I use to work my ranch. As I was looking out of her rearview mirrors, I …
Read More »Obama's Summer: A Lighter Look
By Dan GainorBoone Pickens Fellow/Vice President, Media Research Center Dear Oprah, I started to write: “Having a wonderful time. Wish you were here.” But you know better. Being president isn’t fun and games like I hoped. And I really don’t wish you were here. I could use a friend, but …
Read More »Since I Helped Pay For It, May I Use the $35,000 Commode?
Fri, 23 Jan 2009 18:43:54 +0000 – By Eric BollingCo-Host, “Happy Hour”, FOX Business Network/Host, “The Strategy Room” Foxnews.com -Fabric for a Roman Shade $11,000 -Area Rug $87,000 -Curtains $28,000 -Pair of Guest Chairs $87,000 And hey, how about the $230,000 driver…just the driver, not the car. And did you …
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