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September 11: Remembering Edward Francis 'Teddy' Maloney III

Fri, 11 Sep 2009 08:44:11 -0700

On a sunny Tuesday morning, one month before his 33rd birthday, Edward Maloney III - known to all as Teddy - left for a typical day at the office. The TradeSpark offices of Cantor Fitzgerald were located on the 104th floor of One World Trade Center, ...

Health Care Reform: Dissent is no longer patriotic

Wed, 12 Aug 2009 17:30:54 -0700

Used to be a time, not so long ago, that "speaking truth to power" was considered a brave and patriotic thing to do.When it came to sending troops thousands of miles away to kill our enemies before they could kill us, it was totally accepta...

Health Care Reform: The facts

Mon, 10 Aug 2009 13:30:43 -0700

Sacremento Craigslist - jobs for HR3200 agitatorsWe're hearing a lot of disinformation coming from both sides of the political aisle over HR 3200, the healthcare reform bill. It's hard to keep track of all of it, but let's focus on just a few here:1....

Canadian health care exposed

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 08:11:25 -0700

Canadian-born comedian Steven Crowder hits the road back to his (and my) hometown of Montreal to give Americans an idea of what socialized medicine is like. It is true that the American system is out of reach for many, with high insurance rates, rest...

Sarah Palin updates

Sun, 05 Jul 2009 17:48:07 -0700

Since yesterday, some clarifications have come to light about the resignation of Sarah Palin as Alaska Governor effective July 26.For one, MSNBC is backtracking on their allegation of embezzlement at the behest of the Palin legal team. The FBI has si...

Palin Resignation: Roundup

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 13:10:39 -0700

For now, it's still speculation. No one really knows why Alaska Governor Sarah Palin resigned her position yesterday, effective July 26. Will she run for the GOP presidential ticket in 2012? Will she go on the road to campaign with those u...

Breaking: Gov. Sarah Palin to resign

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:02:34 -0700

Alaska Governor Sarah Palin has said she will not seek re-election, and will step down from her post by the end of the month. In a choacked address on CNN, Palin said "I'm taking my fight for what's right elsewhere," fuelling speculation th...

4th of July TEA Parties

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:16:46 -0700

Location details can be found hereFrom coast to coast on 4th of July, Americans will be celebrating their independence with a new revolution. They will be attending TEA Parties (Taxed Enough Already) in the name of lower taxes - a response to the un...

Comment: A good day to bury bad news

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 17:50:52 -0700

AP Photo/Jae C. HongLittle did I know last week when I asked people not to be distracted by the Sanford scandal, that just a few days later a news cycle Armageddon would break out with the unexpected death of Michael Jackson.Thursday, June 25 - the d...

Sanford resignation shouldn't distract people from the issues

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 13:10:16 -0700

It's another day of rough waters for the GOP as Governor Mark Sanford of South Carolina resigns as head of the Republican Governors Association amid talk of an affair. Sanford was reported missing over the weekend by his wife. He was speculated to be...

Comment: George Tiller

Mon, 01 Jun 2009 11:45:55 -0700

The facts: Dr. George Tiller was a famous Kansas abortion doctor who performed controversial late-term abortions. The pro-life movement made him their bogeyman, perhaps with good reason. It is speculated that he performed over 60,000 abortions in his...

Bush Bashing continues in Canada

Fri, 29 May 2009 17:20:57 -0700

Four months after President George W Bush left office, he's still the #1 most hated man among many on the left. Iraqi war resisters, Ontario Stop the War Coalition, Communist Workers, Steelworkers Union, Socialists, kids wearing Che Guevara t-shirts,...

California upholds gay marriage ban

Tue, 26 May 2009 15:15:04 -0700

The people of California made their choice on Proposition 8, and the California Supreme Court has chosen to uphold that choice. Democracy has spoken.Proposition 8, the gay marriage ban included on the November election ballot, was voted in by a 52% m...

Memorial Day 2009

Mon, 25 May 2009 06:49:12 -0700

Photo Credit Wendy Sullivan

Here's wishing all Americans, Republican and Democrat alike, a lovely Memorial Day. Please speare a minute today while you barbecue or play with the kids to remember why you had the luxury of sleeping in this morning.

Pelosi's tortured fortnight

Thu, 21 May 2009 14:07:00 -0700

AP Photo/Susan WalshHouse Speaker Nancy Pelosi has had a rough couple of weeks, with all this "what did she know and when did she know it?" stuff; a familiar song with some of the lyrics changed.We Republicans are trying to place the onus o...

Rep. Linda Sanchez's cyberbullying legislation

Sat, 16 May 2009 14:53:28 -0700

Voltaire wouldn't like this one bit.Representative Linda Sanchez (D-CA) has proposed the The Megan Meier Cyberbullying Prevention Act to Congress in the wake of the 2006 suicide of 13-year-old Megan Meier who was harassed on MySpace. It makes emails,...

Am I a terrorist or not?

Thu, 14 May 2009 12:57:44 -0700

Secretary of Homeland Security Janet NapolitanoI can never be sure. I'm about to have my Examiner business cards printed up, but I'm not sure if I should include the title "Domestic Terrorist" or not.A month ago, Department of Homeland Sec...

Smart Girls in Politics

Sat, 09 May 2009 12:31:31 -0700

Tabitha Hale, co-founder of Smart Girl PoliticsWhen we think of women in politics, we think of Hillary Clinton or Nancy Pelosi. Or in political activism, we think of the endless parade of angry feminists screeching that voting Republican is voting f...

Jack Kemp July 13, 1935 - May 2, 2009

Sun, 03 May 2009 14:26:14 -0700

Yesterday football star and conservative politician Jack Kemp succumbed to the cancer which had long plagued him. He was 73. All across the nation today, tributes are being paid to this great conservative, who really wasn't what we today consider to ...

Chrysler will file for bankruptcy

Thu, 30 Apr 2009 11:32:58 -0700

The deal with Fiat and Chrysler LLC has been struck, but part of that deal is restructuring under Chapter 11 Protection, as advised in a press release issued in the last hour.This move will allow Chrysler to shad a lot of its debt while cementing the...