Liberals love banks when the vaults are open to them Dec 31, 2009 By THE WASHINGTON TIMES For all their railing against the evils of big bad banks, Democrats aren’t shy about jumping into bed with them when the price is right. And they don’t much care whether taxpayers lose out in the process. Rep. [...]

Democrats know Americans will hate government care Dec 31, 2009 By THE WASHINGTON TIMES President Obama and Democratic leaders say they are counting on a health care victory to buoy their electoral prospects in 2010. Not even House Speaker Nancy Pelosi can believe that baloney. That’s why they are trying to make it impossible to [...]

Failed agency spouts flimsy excuses Dec 31, 2009 By THE WASHINGTON TIMES The editorial pages of practically every major newspaper in the country have warned that the Transportation Security Administration is failing. Left, right, center, it doesn’t matter. The incompetence is obvious to anyone who looks. Just last week this page dubbed TSA the “Terrorism [...]

Dec 31, 2009 By Eli Lake The White House official leading the interagency review into the U.S. terrorist watch list system that contributed to a near-catastrophe on Christmas Day used to head a company that provides critical analysis to those who create the watch list. John Brennan, President Obama’s special assistant for counterterrorism and homeland [...]

Weak economy adds to tally seeking government health care Dec 31, 2009 By Amanda Carpenter Leading Democrats like to hold up the Veterans Benefits Administration as an example of how well government can provide health care. But veterans who deal with the complex federal bureaucracy have invented an unhappy refrain to describe the VBA: “Deny, [...]

Dec 31, 2009 LAHORE, Pakistan  —  Authorities arrested a senior Pakistani Taliban commander who led the group’s network in the key central province of Punjab, where violence has been increasing in recent months, police said Thursday. The arrest strikes a blow as militants have stepped up their efforts to wage attacks far from their sanctuary [...]

By Frances Townsend, CNN Contributor December 30, 2009 6:30 p.m. EST Editor’s note: Frances Fragos Townsend, a CNN contributor on national security issues, served as President George W. Bush’s chief anti-terrorism and homeland security adviser. Townsend is a partner in the law firm of Baker Botts LLP and a member of the Council on Foreign [...]

Dec 31, 2009 JAKARTA, Indonesia (CNN) — The U.S. Embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia, warned Thursday of an indication of an attack to Bali on New Year’s Eve. The Embassy said the warning initially came from the Bali governor, Mangku Pastika, and that it passed on his alert verbatim. The governor, however, said there was no [...]

Time For The President To Hang Up His Cleats Dec 30, 3009 (The New Republic)  Michelle Cottle is a senior editor of The New Republic. It’s been a tough first year for President Obama, as critics throughout the body politic bemoan that Mr. Change-We-Can-Believe-In is looking more and more like Mr. Politics-As-Usual. With the coming [...]

13 Attorneys General say they’ll Sue Unless Lawmaker’s Remove Provision for Nebraska in Senate Bill Dec 31, 2009 (AP)  Republican attorneys general in 13 states say congressional leaders must remove Nebraska’s political deal from the federal health care reform bill or face legal action, according to a letter provided to The Associated Press Wednesday. “We [...]