Opinions

At the end of the day, the root of President Barack Obama’s mendacity on Obamacare was simple: He didn’t dare tell people how the law would work. He couldn’t tell people how the law would work. [Full Story »] 

There are few things sadder than the “climate denier.” He ignores the data and neglects the latest science. His rhetoric and policy proposals are dangerously disconnected from reality. He can’t recalibrate to take account of the latest evidence because, well, he’s a denier. [Full Story »] 

Bill Elliott, the South Carolina cancer patient who spoke out against Obamacare, is now being audited by the IRS (the initials you never have to explain) for the year 2009. Mr. Elliott (not the race car driver) says he voted for Obama in 2008 (bad move, Bill) and then made the additional mistake of appearing on Fox News Network, explaining the situation to Megan Kelly. I’ll bet he didn’t make the third mistake of voting for Obama in 2012. I’m sure many gullible Americans voted for free medical insurance when they voted for Obama. It didn’t work as planned. Many people were all for Obamacare until they found out they were paying for it themselves. [Full Story »] 

Barack Obama is the coolest president we’ve had since John F. Kennedy, at least according to conventional standards for such things. Obama has always been a brand as much as a politician, one that has been perceived as sleek, smart and up to date. [Full Story »] 

R.I.P. Joe Dean “Mr. SEC Basketball” (1930 - 2013) The String Music Man. [Full Story »] 

Chris Christie couldn’t have been any more obvious about his 2016 intentions if he had begun his victory speech earlier this month with the words “My fellow Americans” and ended it with a balloon drop. [Full Story »] 

Arizona Senator Barry Goldwater voted against the Senate censure of Senator Joe McCarthy in 1954. Every Democrat in the U.S. Senate voted for censure. That included all the “conservative” Southern Democrats, who weren’t conservative at all. [Full Story »] 

Dear editor,
In the state of Georgia there are several thousand citizens living in Georgia’s five state hospitals and two community areas that serve clients with developmental disabilities and behavioral health needs. Many of these clients have lived in these hospitals most of their lives and have little, if any, contact with or support from friends or family. [Full Story »] 

Henry Waxman made a plea at the end of a House hearing grilling Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius. The California Democrat asked Republicans to reach across the aisle to work with Democrats to improve Obamacare. [Full Story »] 

Charlie “Can’t Miss” Crist is back, He says he’s now running for governor of Florida again, this time as a Democrat. Check him out on Shark-Tank.net, a great site.

Florida’s Republican House Speaker Will Weatherford posed two questions to Charlie Crist. Charlie, who claims to be attuned to the feelings of the average Floridian, failed to answer either question. [Full Story »]