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The usual media formulation for the abortion issue isn't "pro-choice" vs. "pro-life," it's "abortion rights supporters" and "abortion opponents." Note the subtle nuance there. It's "abortion rights supporters," not "abortion supporters," because as we're often reminded: No one is pro-abortion, and I respect that people of good faith will disagree on this issue. I strongly […]

Jon Meacham is editor of Newsweek magazine. At the Reagan Forum earlier this week, he had this to say: “As a journalist, I did not drink the Obama Kool-Aid last year. I think if he walks across the Potomac, his feet will get wet.” Just his feet? And then there's this question: What does not […]

If you're lucky enough to still have a job in this economy, for many unpaid furloughs and/or pay cuts are the price you pay for continuing to get that paycheck. That's true for California workers too who are forced to take one day a month off unpaid. The furloughs are necessary to help save money […]

Last year, satirist extraordinaire Iowahawk wrote up some fake 1970's-era ad copy for Congressional Motors. All new for 2012, the Pelosi GTxi SS/Rt Sport Edition is the mandatory American car so advanced it took $100 billion and an entire Congress to design it. We started with same reliable 7-way hybrid ethanol-biodeisel-electric-clean coal-wind-solar-pedal power plant behind […]

I haven't looked at what people are blaming today's market downturn (DJI -254.16 points) on, but I could've told you Friday this would happen. Why? This is why: Guest lineup for the Sunday TV news shows: ABC's "This Week" — Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner. NBC's "Meet the Press" — Geithner We're lucky that the market […]

The space shuttle Atlantis almost blew up in 1988 due to an identical problem -- damaged heat shield tiles -- that ultimately brought down the shuttle Columbia 15 years later. The exhaustive attention NASA now devotes to making sure shuttle heat shields are damage-free and safe for re-entry is a direct result of the 2003 […]

I'm flipping channels and come across the ScienceHD channel showing "Snowball Earth." The summary reads: Scientists postulate that the Earth was once sheathed in ice and complex animals evolved when the planet thawed, due to the release of carbon dioxide. Wow, carbon dioxide is good for little cuddly bunny rabbits and other living things? Who […]

Last Thursday, the Chicago Tribune published a story looking at White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel's stint on the board of directors of Freddie Mac. To say the story paints a troubling picture of cronyism and corruption is an understatement. In a year-plus tour, Emanuel attended a total of six meetings and made more […]

Sen. Harry Reid has a history of putting his foot in his overlarge mouth on a regular basis when it comes to judges -- it's a minor miracle he still has any teeth left. Today, Reid stepped in it again. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said Friday that John Roberts misled the Senate during his […]

Henry Ford famously declared that you could get a car in any color you wanted as long as it was black. Well, that may not be the case any more. If you think black is a hot color for a car, you're not alone. The California Air Resources Board thinks the same thing. And that's […]