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Tue, 03 Feb 2009 21:57:13 +0000 – The withdrawal of Thomas Daschle as nominee for Secretary of HHS reminds me of the song from the musical “Chicago” — “He Had It Coming.” Even people with short memories will recall how Daschle, as Senate Majority Leader, frequently blocked the nominations of …

The lessons of war are usually learned after the fighting stops. But for the Israel-Hamas battle, now in its 16th day, a number of lessons are already sinking in. First, the Iron Dome anti-missile technology really works, and it is improving constantly. Hamas has fired thousands of rockets and missiles, …

Republican Rep. Kevin McCarthy is no liberal. He’s no conservative either. His election as the House Majority Leader would be terrible mistake for the GOP. In his resignation remarks Rep. Eric Cantor repeatedly referred to himself as a “conservative.” Certainly he would like Americans to believe that McCarthy, who he …

While the United States, European Union and Russia battle over whether Ukraine will follow Crimea back into the Russian camp, there is a little secret that none of them dare utter in public:despite all the posturing and hand wringing over Ukraine, none of them wants to be left holding the …

Just when you thought the Afghanistan mini-series was winding down, it’s headed for another season – turns out all those goat herders and militants are sitting on one of the world’s largest deposits of valuable minerals. It will be like “The Beverly Hillbillies” with guns and turbans. Let’s recap the …

I’m part of Generation Z — the very group Zohran Mamdani, a self-described Democratic Socialist,is counting on to deliver him the mayor’s office in New York City. I’ve seen how the left sells socialism to my peers: dress it up as “compassion,” brand capitalism as “greed,” and use TikTok to …

Conservatives and Republicans should be at the top of the list of people who enjoyed the writers strike over the summer. From May through September, the alleged comedians who are an important part of the Democrat messaging and morale machine were sidelined. They missed the opportunity to wallow joyfully in …

Of all the critiques of President Obama’s handling of Libya, one of the most damning is that he has failed to define victory—perhaps the most important step to justify military action to the American people. This is an essential job of the commander in chief. It is also relatively straight-forward …

The good news came in March. The February unemployment rate dipped slightly below 9 percent to 8.9 percent, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, with nonfarm payroll increasing by 192,000 jobs. But before we pop the Champagne and toot our patriotic Made-in-China horns we need to keep in …

Abba Eban, the late Israeli diplomat and scholar, lamented that “the Palestinians never miss an opportunity to miss an opportunity.” He might have said the same about President Obama. The president committed so many blunders with his new Mideast approach that it is almost unfair to single out one. Yet …