Americans are vastly more generous with their time and money than Europeans. According to social demographer Arthur C. Brooks, in 1995 (the last year international data on giving was available), Americans gave 3 1/2 times more money to charities and...
The Hill reports on all the agony that the Democrats are going through as they try to address energy prices without allowing a vote on expanding drilling. They're afraid that, heavens, such a vote might actually succeed. It seems that...
Olympic athletes will be suffering with terrible air quality over in Beijing. This may make a difference in their performance. More than that, I've been wondering where the environmentalists are on this. Interestingly, the American government (EPA) has done...
Germans demonstrate their awesome insight once again: The Pew Global Attitudes Project, published last month, showed that 66 per cent of Germans had unfavourable views of the US and that China and Russia had more interest than Washington in Germany's...
Congratulations to Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi on achieving a remarkable milestone. For the first time in American history, the public's approval of Congress has fallen to single digits. From Rasmussen, via Drudge: This month, just 9% say Congress is...
It's probably a mistake to set up a timetable for the withdrawal of our troops from Iraq because it would give the enemy the ability to simply lay back and wait for us to leave. That's why wars aren't fought...
If you believe that the expansion of government and deficit spending are serious issues, then there almost could not be a starker difference between the two candidates for President. From the LA Times, Among other proposals during the course of...
This recommended diary from the Daily Kos isn't the usual "I am happy this Republican died and is burning in hell" or "I can't wait for the revolution so I can murder Republicans" post from Kos, but yet and still,...
Rather than getting our news about the imaginary climate change crisis from the authoritarian propagandists who run the mainstream media, we would be well advised to turn to sources more grounded in reality. South Africa's Engineering News, for example: During...
I sometimes wonder (in fact I often wonder) about the real mental acuity of the Speaker of the House. She does not impress me as the brightest bulb in the pack: The speaker blames what she labels the Bush-Cheney big...
Make sure to check out Conservative Grapevine today, where you'll find links like: Rachel Lucas: Busting babies for "racism"? Seriously? Cassy Fiano: A pic of Cassy Fiano and Melissa Clouthier together at a ball game in Texas Heckler Spray: Top...
Cheri Jacobus, who is a brilliant woman, a Republican strategerist, she lives in Washington, she's worked on Capitol Hill, posted a little blurb: "Just how much Senate experience does Barack Obama have in terms of actual work days? Not much....
The GOP is in trouble right now for one simple reason; Too many Republicans in DC seem to be under the impression that it's the job of conservative voters to fall in line with their beliefs and serve their needs...
Being terrorist's metaphorical friends is not the same thing as actively working against one's own government, but that's exactly what Nancy Pelosi has done. No doubt, being in bed with terrorist scum will endear her to her constituents, but will...
The House is lost to Republicans and the numbers there are predicted to be worse after the November election. The Senate has been the Republican's only bastion of power in this Congress, albeit as a minority party. But in the...
Conservative groups begin highlighting one of Barack Obama's more extreme positions: his views on abortion. CBN reports this from the Christian Defense Coalition: "Senator Obama talks about bringing hope, faith and change to American politics. We now see this is...
It's a great day to be an American. Now that this Fourth of July weekend has wound down, I realize that I appreciate it particularly this year because I spent last year's out of the country while I was on...
I hope you enjoyed your Fourth of July weekend more than the moonbats at AP, who predictably spent it wallowing in gloom. We're told that even the Optimists Club can hardly find a reason for America to go on living:...
Monte Python in its prime would have been at a loss to outdo the self-parody into which Britain's totalitarian political correctness has descended. In the name of combating "racism," toddlers are now required to like foreign foods: The National Children's...
