A quick trip around Hannity’s America… Limiting Your Choices As President Obama revs up the effort to pass a nanny state health care plan, one of his main selling points is that if you like the care that you have you can keep it. That seems like a win-win situation, …
Read More »Is America a Torture Nation?
President Obama personally ordered the release of some CIA memos on tough interrogation techniques in play after the 9/11 attack, and I say good. I want a national debate on the issue. Here are the headlines Friday in The New York Times and The Washington Post. The Times opining: “Memos …
Read More »With Swine Flu on the Rise, Should We Stop Shaking Hands?
It’s expected. At a job interview, during an introduction, when saying goodbye . . . The handshake is as American as apple pie. But — eewww — just imagine where that person’s hand might may have been before being clutched into yours! Touching a subway rail … flushing a toilet …
Read More »Hubble-Bound Astronauts Tweet Their Horn
Call him @Astro_Mike. That’s the latest digital moniker of NASA astronaut Michael Massimino, who has invited the world to tag along via the Twitter micro-blogging Web site as he trains for a May space shuttle mission to overhaul the Hubble Space Telescope. Massimino, a veteran spacewalker and Hubble repairman, is …
Read More »'Dancing With the Stars' Finale: Shawn Johnson Gets the Gold
In a surprising finish, Olympic gymnast Shawn Johnson was named the winner of season 8 of “Dancing With the Stars.” Gilles Marini, the “Sex and the City” actor who had long been seen as the front-runner, came in second, and Melissa Rycroft, a sentimental favorite who had joined the show …
Read More »The Politics of Ridicule
Robust debate is vital to America. It can put complicated issues in focus and sometimes exposes charlatans. Stating your case with strength and dignity is the sign of a patriot. But in today’s political landscape, ridicule is on the rise, and both the left and the right are using it: …
Read More »We're Raising a Generation of Would-be Killers
There’s a new CNN poll that shows a clear generational split in who supports Obama’s health care plan. As the age goes up, support goes down. Our youth seem to be all for Obama’s “free” health care. Dude, like how could you be against free health care, man? And free …
Read More »Fox News Poll: Americans Remain Divided on Afghan Conflict
The last few weeks have seen a greater focus on U.S. efforts in Afghanistan — both in terms of the current status of the conflict and the range of future policy options. President Obama has addressed the issue, as has the top commander in Afghanistan, Gen. Stanley McChrystal. Although support …
Read More »Will Far Left Bring President Obama Down?
Barack Obama won the election by running to the center and convincing many Americans that he was a moderate liberal, not a far-left guy. But that was then. Now the president seems to be intimidated by the radical left, which is urging him to champion extremely liberal causes. Guys like …
Read More »NASA's Unmanned Probe Arrives at the Moon
A powerful robotic lunar scout, NASA’s first in more than a decade, arrived at the moon early Tuesday on a mission to seek out potential landing sites and hidden water ice for future astronauts. NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) fired its thrusters at 5:47 a.m. EDT (0947 GMT) in a …
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