US Conservative Politics August 2009 Archive

President Barack Obma's decision to approve an investigation of CIA officials who interrogated terror suspects in the wake of the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001 has set a dangerous precedent. In ... Read More

While President Barack Obama is publicly lamenting the passing of Sen. Ted Kennedy, he must surely be worried privately about what the death of this iconic Democrat from Massachusetts will ... Read More

Eight years ago I had the honor of bumping into Sen. Edward Moore "Ted" Kennedy, the legendary Massachusetts Senator who died last night in his Hyannis Port home at the ... Read More

US Attorney General Eric Holder announced Monday that he has launched an investigation into the methods used by CIA operatives who interrogated suspected terrorists during the Bush Administration. Former Vice President ... Read More

Immediately following the 2008 general election, nearly two dozen top conservative leaders held a summit in Virgina to discuss the redirection of the Republican Party, signaling perhaps the party's long-awaited ... Read More

Although this has been covered previously here at US Conservative Politics & Perspectives, the mainstream press still seems confused regarding the obscure language of the "Administrative Simplification" section of the ... Read More

Before presenting any list that claims to be the top 10 of anything, it must first be noted that it is inherently subjective, and thus, open to criticism. For that ... Read More

Conservative columnist and commentator Robert David "Bob" Novak, also known as "The Prince of Darkness" to his liberal colleagues, died early this morning of brain cancer. He was 78. Perhaps best ... Read More

I'm a Philadelphia Eagles fan, so perhaps I'm biased when I say I'm pleased that former Brigham Young alumnus and current Philadelphia Eagles Coach Andy Reid has decided to give ... Read More

It may not be the reform plan conservatives are hoping for, but at least the Republican health care reform plan addresses a few of the issues about which conservatives are ... Read More

Update No. 3 (Aug. 13, 3:47 p.m.):The fury of the Left is in full-force now, attacking Katy Abram with a shocking indecency. This morning, she spoke with Glenn Beck and described ... Read More

As the smoke continues to billow from the heated controversy of the national heath care debate, average Americans are beginning to speak up about what they're seeing first hand at ... Read More

Democrats on Capitol Hill are now saying the anger expressed over Obama's health care proposal at town hall meetings across the country is  unreal because the participants are "organized." These sentiments ... Read More

By a 68-31 margin, former Second Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Sonia Sotomayor was confirmed as America's newest Supreme Court justice earlier today. The immediate question that comes to mind is ... Read More

At first blush, it might seem silly to disagree with members of Congress who are calling the "Cash for Clunkers" program a smashing success ... especially since the program ran ... Read More

Very often, liberals claim conservatives have nothing to offer the health care reform debate except obstructionism. The truth, however, is that the liberals just aren't listening. Monday, the New York Times ran ... Read More

With President Barack Obama's first term turning out to be a liberal spending-spree, it's not too soon for conservatives to begin speculating about the top Republican candidates for president in ... Read More

The internet was buzzing this weekend with rumors that Sarah and Todd Palin were planning to divorce. Critics of the former governor used the rumors to fuel their argument that she ... Read More

Reading the ObamaCare legislation package is a little like reading some bad Orwellian novel set in the future. It's not long before the reader encounters just how far-reaching and invasive this ... Read More