Author's note: This is not a new issue. In fact the Bush & Clinton administrations are directly at fault for the same inaction. A maritime agreement negotiated by the US State Department set the Russian boundary on the other side of the disputed islands, but no treaty has ratified this action. Consequently, it is within the President's power stop this giveaway. The Alaska delegation's failure to put pressure on ...
As I discussed during my Senate campaign less than two years ago, our nation faces some very tough times ahead, in both the near-term and certainly in the long term. Since that campaign, the state of our nation – and Alaska – has not improved; by many standards it has deteriorated. The false hope peddled by Obama lies strewn about the Occupy sites, even as many continue to cling to unreality. However, ...
As most of you know, I am no fan of Mitt Romney. The only constant in Mitt's history seems to be moving his political career forward. So, I haven't exactly been disappointed in the recent disruption of Mitt's coronation plans. Moreover, I've got to admit that I've enjoyed watching the Establishment's hyperventilation over Newt Gingrich's upstart candidacy.
I've always been amazed by Newt's intellect and his capacity to generate almost ...
The president’s decision to reject a proposal concerning the Keystone pipeline project is exceptionally disappointing. In short, the pipeline would have served as a major distribution corridor for crude oil from the oil sands of Canada to various refineries located throughout the United States. At a number of junctures in the lower-48, it was also expected to be a conduit for significant quantities of American crude.
No one can ...
The United States may reject oil from Iran but that does not result in immunity from Iran’s saber-rattling in the Persian Gulf. The situation shaping up in the Strait of Hormuz illustrates the need for a serious push towards energy independence here in the United States. It defies common sense for the American economy to be reliant on foreign sources of energy when we have so much available right ...
With the top contenders for the GOP nomination fighting over who's a conservative, I thought it might be appropriate to talk about the individual mandate, a provision in Obamacare and Romneycare mandating that individuals purchase a minimum level of health-care coverage or pay a stiff fine.
Republican candidates Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney have both argued at one time or another that individual mandates within health-care reform reflect conservatism. They ...
As a Senator and presidential candidate, Barack Obama decried the use of presidential signing statements, but as with so much other rhetoric originating from Obama concerning “hope and change,” he has decided to keep things the same. Yesterday the Washington Times laid out candidly President Obama’s latest efforts to circumvent the Constitution and his own campaign promises:
When the president of the United States signs a bill into law, ...
It’s no secret that President Obama has an inflated view of himself. This becomes crystal clear when the President, as he routinely does, blames everybody but himself for the nation’s problems. A leader who does not acknowledge his or her own mistakes is clearly suffering from an overdose of hubris. Because President Obama apparently can’t help but display his arrogance, it came as no surprise to many ...
Last week, Nancy Pelosi repeated the bizarre claim that an extension of unemployment benefits would create an uptick in employment. This was not the first time we heard this insane logic. We posted about President Obama’s similar claim on December 11 in which he also declared that an extension of unemployment benefits would result in job creation – more job creation than the proposed Keystone pipeline project!
Apparently Pelosi and Obama ...
