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Loose Lips

Holder's decision to Mirandize the Christmas bomber was bad enough. Telling the world he was talking again was even worse.

Who are the 300 terrorists held in U.S. prisons?

"The Bush administration used the criminal justice system to convict more than 300 individuals on terrorism-related charges," writes Attorney General Eric Holder in a new letter to Republican critics in Congress.

The great peasant revolt of 2010

"I am not an ideologue," protested President Obama at a gathering with Republican House members last week. Perhaps, but he does have a tenacious commitment to a set of political convictions.

Walesa's Warning

In a press conference, Walesa commented on an America that seemingly apologizes for everything these days, cajoles rather than confronts the thugs of the world and is embarked on a path to shackle beyond redemption the free economy that led the Free World to victory.

Canada-Care's Secret

A Canadian premier, Danny Williams, said Tuesday he was headed for the U.S. for heart surgery. That's a bit ironic, given that Democrats hail Canada-care as a model for the U.S. and call our system "broken."

A New Era Of Irresponsibility

If you're one of those who doubted the White House's pledges of fiscal restraint, the new budget confirms your worst fears. Over the next 10 years, it boosts spending, taxes and debt by record amounts.

An Agenda in Shambles

Obama's 'New Foundation" had five goals: reform the banks, spend more on education, create a "green economy" through cap and trade and government subsidy, pass universal health insurance, and shift the focus of discretionary spending from defense to social programs.

Obama's 17% unemployment rate

That's what we got for almost a trillion in stimulus spending.

Obama the Slow Learner

Time for a remedial course in how to create jobs.

Krauthammer: Obama is tricking us with his 'freeze' on spending

Krauthammer dissects Obama's "freeze" on spending rhetoric.

Mark Steyn: In Obama's America you'll all work for the government

Obama is a job-killer. Why would a small business take on a new employee? The president's proposing a soak-the-banks tax that could impact your access to credit. The House has passed a cap-and-trade bill that could impose potentially unlimited regulatory costs.

Questions About Obama's Leadership

The most revealing congressional reaction following President Obama's State of the Union address came from Sen. Richard Burr of North Carolina: "He sort of took us to the principal's office, didn't he?"

Krauthammer: Miranda rights for terrorists?

The handling of the Christmas Day bombing suspect: the scandal grows

Haven't We Heard This Before?

Haven't we heard that speech before, practically every word of it? Maybe it was a year ago when President Obama first addressed Congress. Maybe it was during the campaign. Maybe it was at one of those town halls? Maybe Obama can't help himself.

Our Philosopher-King Obama

In Plato's ideal society, philosopher kings and elite Guardians shepherded the rabble to force them to do the "right" thing.

FACT CHECK: Obama and the 'hatchet' job

President Barack Obama, who once considered government spending freezes a hatchet job, told Americans on Wednesday it's now part of his solution to the exploding deficit. He didn't explain what had changed.

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McDonnell To Talk Jobs And Spending In Rebuttal

Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell's (R) office released the following excerpts of his State of the Union response.

Abdulmutallab in 50 Minutes

The more we learn about his 'interrogation,' the worse White House policy looks.

Michael Gerson: Obama's options, in a post-Massachusetts nation

Massachusetts has given Obama three options, none of which he is likely to master. President Obama now is left with three options as he stumbles toward the State of the Union: He can try to ignore the anger, embrace the anger or blunt the anger.

What Scott Brown's win means for the Democrats - Charles Krauthammer

After Coakley's defeat, Obama pretended that the real cause was a generalized anger and frustration "not just because of what's happened in the last year or two years, but what's happened over the last eight years."

Brown Victory Signals Second American Revolution

As Scott Brown gallops to victory, capturing the Massachusetts senate seat made absent by Sen.

Mark Steyn: Can Obama hold Teddy's seat?

A Massachusetts pseudo-"election" has bizarrely morphed into a real one.

American Thinker Blog: Reality arrives at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue

The initial target will be business. However, those costs will be passed on to the beleaguered consumer who in turn will have less to spend. Thus sales will drop and the tax revenue so hoped for by the Democrats will not materialize.

One Year Out: The Fall | From Mr. Wonderful to the Grinch in twelve months

What went wrong? A year ago, he was king of the world. Now President Obama's approval rating, according to CBS, has dropped to 46 percent—and his disapproval rating is the highest ever recorded by Gallup at the beginning of an elected president's second year.

Karl Rove: The President's Bait-and-Switch Operation

Which campaign promises has he kept?

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  • Loose Lips

    Holder's decision to Mirandize the Christmas bomber was bad enough. Telling the world he was talking again was even worse.

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    "The Bush administration used the criminal justice system to convict more than 300 individuals on terrorism-related charges," writes Attorney General Eric Holder in a new letter to Republican critics in Congress.

  • The great peasant revolt of 2010

    "I am not an ideologue," protested President Obama at a gathering with Republican House members last week. Perhaps, but he does have a tenacious commitment to a set of political convictions.

  • Obama Deconstructs the 'Axis of Evil'

    Of all of the political buzz terms with unusually long half-lives, none has lingered quite so notoriously as President Bush's "axis of evil," a construction he used to describe Iraq, Iran, and North Korea as states that sponsor terrorism in his 2002 State of the Union addre …

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