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Operation American Spring : ‘This is very disappointing,’ Texan says

 Operation American Spring, billed as a Friday morning multi-million patriot march on Washington, D.C., to oust leadership from the nation’s capital — from President Obama to House Speaker John Boeher — has proven woefully below expectations. “It’s a very dismal turnout,” said Jackie Milton, 61, a Jacksboro, Texas, resident and the head of Texans for […] Continue reading →

Iran prepares for start of landmark nuclear deal

 Ahead of the start of a nuclear deal between Iran and world powers, an official in the Islamic Republic called limiting uranium enrichment and diluting its stockpile the country’s “most important commitments,” state radio reported Sunday. The comments by Behrouz Kamalvandi, a spokesman of Iran’s atomic department, show how the government of moderate President Hassan […] Continue reading →

Brent Bozell: Remembering Harold Simmons

I’ve not read the official obituaries because they are predictable. “Billionaire.” “Reclusive.” “GOP donor.” “Swift Boat Vets.” “Industrialist.” “Controversial.” “Dallas.” And there you have it: the death of a sinister figure driven by greed, the puppeteer manipulating the political process, a 21st century J.R. Ewing. (Or is it Mr. Burns?) If this is what you’ve […] Continue reading →

Why December 25th?

Erick Erickson One of the most popular theories and commonly taught explanations for why Christmas is on Dec. 25th is because the early church placed Christian holidays at times of Roman celebration to co-opt the local pagan festivals. Christians placed Christmas on Dec. 25th to co-opt Saturnalia, the mid-winter festival, or possibly the Festival of […] Continue reading →

Nine Reasons Why �Obama�s Recovery

by Dr. Kevin “Coach” Collins,  Last week, we got our monthly insult from the Bureau of Labor Statistics telling us that unemployment is down to 7.0%. The truth behind the BLS’s fake number is that when Americans are so sick and tired of trying to find work and give up in despair, using Soviet style […] Continue reading →

The Anatomy of a Dangerous Iranian Nuclear Deal

In a potentially history-shaping choice of diplomacy over confrontation, the U.S. and other world powers agreed Sunday to give Iran six months to open its nuclear sites to possible daily inspections in exchange for allowing Tehran to maintain the central elements of its uranium program, in a multi-layered deal to test Iran’s claim that it […] Continue reading →

Farm Bill: New Christmas Tree Taxes

Christmas may be six months off, but it seems the Grinch is already at work. Look at the farm bill now under consideration in the House of Representatives — it carries an unwelcome stocking stuffer known as the Christmas tree tax. If the name of the tax sounds vaguely familiar, that may be because the […] Continue reading →