Fifty years ago, Kennedy and Nixon changed our politics forever
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Mike M. Bates
On September 26, 1960, Senator John Kennedy and Vice President Richard Nixon appeared in the first of what came to be called the Great Debates. How great they truly were is subject to dispute. But there's no doubt they altered American politics permanently.
Barack Obama: GOP Man of the Year
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Mike M. Bates
It wasn't so long ago that the Grand Old Party was rapidly headed toward becoming the Grand Dead Party. Democratic victories in the House, the Senate, state capitols and, of course, the White House made it disheartening for those who subscribe to archaic concepts like limited government, a modicum of fiscal prudence and the Constitution.
The Names Have Been Changed to Protect the Guilty
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Mike M. Bates
These days, Barack Obama would rather talk about his birth certificate than use the word "stimulus." At the press conference that wouldn't end last week, Obama was asked if his latest and greatest spending proposal amounted to a second stimulus. He answered, "There is no doubt that everything we've been trying to do is designed to stimulate growth and additional jobs in the economy," but adamantly avoided the dreaded s-word.
Where are the apologies?
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Mike M. Bates
Glancing at a newspaper in the Age of Obama can be hazardous to your mental – if not physical – health.
If ObamaCare Wins, Obama Loses
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Mike M. Bates
“It’s like déjà vu all over again,” noted philosopher Yogi Berra is credited with saying. And so it is.
The "most trusted man in America" reconsidered
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Mike M. Bates
Just as the media – with the exception of Larry King – were finally getting over the passing of Michael Jackson came the news that former CBS newsman Walter Cronkite died. Cronkite was an iconic figure amongst his brethren and media encomia were suitably lavish.
I'm Barack Obama and I approve this message
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Mike M. Bates
Cook County board president Todd Stroger has an almost $12,000 lien on his house for unpaid federal taxes. Illinois treasurer Alexi Giannoulias bought a $26,000 hybrid SUV with money from the state's college savings program. Former governor Milorad Blagojevich likely will be parking his hairbrush in a federal facility in the foreseeable future.
Obama's Poster Children for Tax Reform
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Mike M. Bates
If, as Oliver Wendell Holmes claimed, taxes are what we pay for a civilized society, we have become very civilized indeed.
Obama: Yet Another Sorry Democratic President
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Mike M. Bates
Watching Barack Obama this past week was painful. The new president went out of his way to display his fresh style of leadership. It won rave reviews from many foreigners, the mainstream media and others who hold the United States in contempt.
CNN’s Roland Martin Misstates Catholic Teaching in Defending Obama
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Mike M. Bates
CNN's Roland Martin is hosting Campbell Brown: No Bias, No Bull for the next eight weeks. On Monday's program, Martin clearly demonstrated he's going to have trouble living up to the program's title.