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COMMENTARY -- March Forth Means: Pearls Before Swine
By Debra Saunders -- The biggest problem with last week's March 4 Day of Action to Defend Education, which was organized to protest cuts in California's education spending: The event showed how little educators and students value education.
COMMENTARY -- Stimulus or Sedative?
By Thomas Sowell -- Abraham Lincoln once asked an audience how many legs a dog has, if you called the tail a leg? When the audience said "five," Lincoln corrected them, saying that the answer was four. "The fact that you call a tail a leg does not make it a leg." That same principle applies today. The fact that politicians call something a "stimulus" does not make it a stimulus. The fact that they call something a "jobs bill" does not mean there will be more jobs.
COMMENTARY -- Low-Tax Texas Beats Big-Government California
By Michael Barone -- "Stop messing with Texas!" That was the message Gov. Rick Perry bellowed on election night as he celebrated his victory over Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison in the Republican primary for governor. In his reference to Texas' anti-littering slogan, Perry was making a point applicable to national as well as Texas politics and addressed to Democratic politicians as well as Republicans.
COMMENTARY -- Obama vs. Insurers and the People - Part II
By David Limbaugh -- President Barack Obama obviously has no qualms about slandering people or industries that interfere with his agenda. In the same creepy manner he defamed the Cambridge Police Department without benefit of the facts, he is scapegoating the insurance companies based on his distorted version of facts.
COMMENTARY -- Politics as Usual: Another Washington Deal
By Richard Olivastro -- They're at it again. This time they are playing with fire. First, some background: Overwhelming numbers of Americans do not want terrorists tried in civilian courts. Rather, the people say military tribunals are appropriate. And, Guantanamo is the best site for them.
NEWS -- Obama still wants US trial for some Gitmo suspects
WASHINGTON (AP) -- White House aides are increasingly convinced that accused 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed will never face trial in a civilian court and are trying to cut a deal that would still transfer Guantanamo Bay terrorism suspects to the U.S., where many would faces criminal charges, a senior administration official said Monday.
NEWS -- Petraeus for president? 'No' is his handy answer
WASHINGTON (AP) -- For a guy who professes to have no interest in running for president, Gen. David Petraeus can come off as surprisingly eager to talk about it -- sometimes without even being asked.
NEWS -- Greenpeace activists arrested in Senate building
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Three Greenpeace activists were arrested Monday after their balloon-powered banner criticizing Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, was released in the Senate Hart Office Building.
NEWS -- Washington weddings begin for same-sex couples
WASHINGTON (AP) - Tuesday is the first day same-sex couples can pick up marriage licenses and tie the knot in the city. Some couples planned quick ceremonies at a church or gay rights group's office while others said they'll wait and have more elaborate celebrations.
NEWS -- Poll finds blacks motivated to vote in November
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Democrats facing strong headwinds this election season have at least one reason for optimism, according to polling that found the party's large African-American voting bloc eager to stay involved even without Barack Obama on the ballot.