Once again, the Obama administration attempted to get what it wanted through its often-used strategy of intimidation and executive overreach. This time, though, the American people responded quickly and forcefully, and sent a powerful message to the White House: No, not this time.Americans stood up and said this unconstitutional power …
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10 November
Lenny's naturalization ceremony — savoring our freedoms, my citizenship
On January 3, I had the great pleasure of witnessing a privilege that we far too often take for granted. My good friend, Lenny, originally from Canada invited me to be his guest as he took the oath that made him a citizen of the United States. At the naturalization …
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10 November
Yes to phones on flights, no to yakking on them at 30,000 feet
In November, Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Tom Wheeler announced that the agency would be considering whether cell phone use for voice calls should be allowed on planes. This follows the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) October decision to allow airlines to safely expand passenger use of consumer electronics during all …
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10 November
President Obama spins while his image burns
While White House Press Secretary Jay Carney and Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius got grilled this week about ObamaCare’s snafus, the image of their boss, President Obama, has gotten fried. According to a recent NBC/Wall Street Journal poll, President Obama’s personal likability rating among Americans is more negative …
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10 November
Welcome to ObamaCare activation and government slimdown week
It’s ObamaCare activation and government “shutdown” week in Washington, where the consequences of misplaced faith in government are everywhere. Still, “true believers” remain faithful that ObamaCare will be the exception to government’s past failures in achieving big goals. There are examples galore of government’s inability to do things well and …
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10 November
Three reasons why cyber-snooping on an ex should be illegal
‘Breaking up’ is brutal, but ‘breaking it off’… completely… can seem nearly impossible. A new report out of the Pew Research Center (discussed here on FoxBusiness.com) finds that nearly half of the twenty-somethings (known as Millennials) admit to checking up on their exes on social media. The numbers drop significantly …
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10 November
'Just Say No' is road to nowhere for Republicans
So much of our politics is built on a binary model: House or Senate; liberal or conservative; and Democrat or Republican. Unfortunately when it comes to finding a solution to the latest round of wrangling over the debt ceiling and the future of the nation’s health care system, the either-or …
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10 November
In contest of perverts, West Coast wins
Conan O’Brien has declared San Diego Mayor Bob Filner the winner of his East Coast, West Coast Perv-Off competition. Filner grossed out Anthony Weiner for top spot, thanks to the 16 women accusing him of creepy come-ons, including a great-grandmother. Filner gives late-night comics endless material as more women emerge, …
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10 November
My George Zimmerman moment
President Obama can’t stop comparing himself, or the son he never had, to Trayvon Martin. And he can’t stop talking about race. Everything in Obama’s world is black and white. This is not America’s first “post racial-president.” This is America’s first “all race, all the time president.” I see the …
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10 November
Three reasons why you can’t beat small town life
My family lives in a small town on the Gulf Coast. Orange Beach, Alabama boasts a population of only 4,000 people and we love it here. In 2004, when Hurricane Ivan destroyed our house and those of many of our friends, we were constantly asked, “Isn’t there anywhere else you …
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