July 31, 2011 By Salena Zito When historians look back on this moment in American politics, they may wonder why the White House failed to focus on the consuming issue of the time: the economy — and, in particular, jobs. An exasperated U.S. Sen. Bob Casey Jr., D-Pa., said in a recent phone interview, “Frankly, [...]

Decline starts with the money, but it doesn’t stop there. July 30, 2011 By Mark Steyn That thoughtful observer of the passing parade, Nancy Pelosi, weighed in on the “debt ceiling” negotiations the other day: “What we’re trying to do is save the world from the Republican budget. We’re trying to save life on this [...]

By George Will (Archive) · Sunday, July 31, 2011 WASHINGTON — August is upon us, beaches beckon, and Michele Bachmann has set the self-improvement bar high. She recently told The Wall Street Journal, “When I go on vacation and I lay on the beach, I bring von Mises.” The congresswoman may be the first person [...]

July 31, 2011 Jim Gammon   It has all gotten so routine that the Democrats might as well put together a playbook, to help the rookies. Grand strategy for dealing with Republicans:  Accuse them of: 1.      Being stupid, ignorant and/or crude 2.      Wanting the rich to get a tax break on the backs of the poor [...]

July 31, 2011 Lee Cary In December 1778, Silas Lee, former representative of the United States in the Court of France, was embroiled in a dispute with Arthur Lee, also an envoy to France. In the midst of a congressional brouhaha surrounding the dispute, General George Washington visited Philadelphia from his army’s encampment at White [...]

July 30, 2011 Thomas Lifson A fascinating bit of gossip from Joe Scarborough, on his MSNBC Morning Joe show (via RCP, which has video): Joe Scarborough: “I have got to clear this up. Mika heard two days ago on Capitol Hill Democrats all saying the same thing. And that is, this president has been invisible, [...]

July 31, 2011 By Alex Jakubowski As international efforts to dispose of Moammar Gaddafi escalate, less and less attention is given to the real international threat in the region: Iran.  While the Arab Spring has taken out or severely weakened hostile regimes throughout the Middle East, Iran has continued its dangerous buildup of nuclear material.  [...]

July 31, 2011 AFGHANISTAN STORIES: DVIDS Custom-Made Child’s Bed Helps Afghan Family Cope Story and photos by AF Staff Sgt. Ryan Crane Medics assigned to FOB Mehtar Lam transport a bed to the front gate, for Afghan citizen Noor Ahmad, July 20. The bed was designed and built for Ahmad’s son, Samir, 3, who was [...]

By You Decide Published July 29, 2011 FoxNews.com Yes. Government should not be allowed to spend more money than it has. 73.63%  (92,194 votes)       Maybe. Would such an amendment allow government to spend more in an emergency? 10.61%  (13,285 votes)       No. Don’t tamper with the Constitution. Pass laws that work and [...]

Published July 30, 2011 FoxNews.com A conservative group is calling on Congress to temporarily suspend funding to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) after releasing a study that found the agency wasted half a billion dollars in taxpayer money on “bizarre projects,” and gave more than $90 million to China, America’s largest creditor, over the [...]