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In our weird new world, where hope and wishful thinking are the same as accomplishment in the confused minds of many – obviously including the Nobel Prize folks – it’s worth recognizing real accomplishment. For example, comedian Al Franken is…

It’s an odd natural occurrence when you put MSNBC “Hardball” host Chris Matthews and CNBC “Mad Money” host Jim Cramer together, but when it happens they seem to draw some obvious conclusions – albeit nearly 10 months too late.

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America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP), an insurance lobbying group, just released its own cost estimate of the health care reform bill currently in the Senate Finance Committee’s hands.

CNN’s Christine Romans criticized the report calling…

Here was a chance for Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. to admit he was wrong, and to conclude publicly that government intervention in the private sector doesn’t always result in the best of outcomes.

McCain appeared on CNN’s Oct. 11 “State of the…

With President Obama seeking to nationalize more and more private industry, Michael Moore promoting his latest socialist agit-prop and the left gleefully proclaiming the death of capitalism, a documentary special airing tonight offers a welcome…

Remember back just a few short months ago – when thousands, if not millions, of Americans were protesting out-of-control government spending and other policies favored by President Barack Obama’s administration?

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Harold Meyerson reveals a weak grasp of economics when he laments that "Manufacturing now employs just one in 10 American workers; the vast majority of new jobs in recent decades has come in the service and retail sectors,…

Despite White House claims to the contrary, there is a growing possibility that illegal immigrants will be covered under a health care reform bill. And although the issue was the cause of Rep. Joe Wilson’s “shocking outburst” that generated…

Turn on any network last week and you saw famous people making excuses. It didn’t matter if it was Hollywood morons defending a rapist, David Letterman pretending he was a victim for treating his staff like a harem, or Barack Obama denying…

The president’s a real comedian. I’m not referring to the performance on Letterman as much as I am at the G20 Summit, where, humorously, he spoke of his determination to prevent and prohibit the “reckless risk-taking” that he asserts brought…

Networks Ignore Democrat Defeat of Immigrant ID and Their Push for Coverage of Illegals Rep. Joe Wilsons shocking outburst, generated plenty of media…

The foreclosed and/or evicted homeowners that have played such a role in the current economic meltdown – are they irresponsible borrowers that lived beyond their means or are victims that got swindled? Michael Moore is clear on where he thinks…

The real problem with U.S. health care is a “misalignment of the American system,” at least according to The Washington Post.

Post staff writer Ceci Connolly presented that perspective Sept. 29 in her article: “In Delivering Care, More Isn…

Fans of Douglas Adams’ “Hitchiker’s Guide to the Galaxy” books will remember that the answer to “life, the universe, and everything” was “42.” For American liberals, the answer to “health, insurance, and everything” appears to be 47. Liberal…

Attacking industry is an old standby for “60 Minutes,” and the Oct. 4 segment against coal companies was no exception.

Lesley Stahl criticized the industry for accidents, using the huge 2008 spill in Kingston, Tenn. to push…

TV segments on high oil prices were popular throughout 2008 as oil rose to $140 – some commentators warned of the worst and predicted hardship for consumers. But as the price of oil retreated and the price of gasoline fell, predictions about oil…

Scary times ahead? Perhaps, if you take credence in what Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, says.

Paul, who had a strong grassroots following during the 2008 presidential election, explained on Glenn Beck’s Sept. 30 radio program that…

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These are tough times. More than 3 million people have lost their jobs just since February 2009 and consumer confidence fell unexpectedly in September. The unemployment rate has spiked from 8.1 percent to 9.7 percent…

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Unemployment under President Barack Obama is at a 26-year-high. The last time the economy had 9.7 percent or higher unemployment was under President Ronald Reagan. But despite similar periods of rising unemployment…

Gee, wasn’t it Obama who swore to end the influence of lobbyists in government?

So we should believe that Al Gore is not a big, fat lobbyist. It is pure coincidence that the start-up electric car company Gore is invested in and backing…