January 25, 2011
State of the Union
There is a television show called “State of the Union” on CNN. It’s not doing very well in the ratings. Just like the country. The President is going to step into the House Chamber with approval ratings as high as...
January 24, 2011
The Era of Big Government Is Over
In January of 1996, Bill Clinton proclaimed in his State of the Union Address, the “era of Big government is over.” Ah, if that only were the case. That remarkable speech came to mind as I thought about President Obama’s...
January 24, 2011
March for Life
For the last 37 years, on January 24th, thousands of people, mostly Catholics but some assorted others, have come to Washington D.C. and marched around the Capitol building, ending up right outside the Supreme Court. They come every year to...
January 21, 2011
Old School, Old Style
The Bears play the Packers in the NFC championship. They won’t play in a dome. They won’t play in balmy weather. And they won’t play nice. They will be in the bitter cold, probably with a good deal of snow,...
January 20, 2011
Symbolic?
The House of Representatives votes to repeal a massive, intrusive, expensive new health care law, and the press calls it symbolic. John Boehner, Mitch McConnell and, umm, (Harry Reid, the Democratic Leader of the Senate) decide not to attend to...
January 19, 2011
Missing the Point on Gun Control
I am a comparative liberal when it comes to gun control. I don’t think crazy people should have access to guns. I think there should be a licensing regime that comes with buying weapons. I don’t think criminals should ever...