If Hillary was Republican, there would be blood in the streets…. =========== By Shannen W. Coffin And Michael J. Edney Consider these facts: The chairman of a Canadian company named Uranium One reportedly donated $2.35 million to the Clinton Foundation while Hillary Clinton was secretary of state. At the same time the company was seeking U.S. government approval to sell a 51% controlling... Read more
Archive for the ‘Party Politics’ Category
A Double-Standard Windfall for the Clintons
April 29 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Clinton, Hillary Clinton, Party Politics, The LeftShutting Bad Schools, Helping Students
April 29 | Posted by mrossol | Education, Party Politics, The LeftSure, not politically correct, but perhaps correct, nonetheless. ======== By Michael J. Petrilli And Aaron Churchill April 27, 2015 7:21 p.m. ET As difficult and disliked as school closures can be, a new study being released Tuesday by the Fordham Institute indicates that the students usually benefit. When we looked at the impact of closures on their achievement, we found that, on average,... Read more
Labor’s Dirty Tricks
April 22 | Posted by mrossol | Labor, Law, Party Politics, The LeftReal fair, yes? ====== April 21, 2015 7:43 p.m. ET Lawyers for the Labor Department on Wednesday will appear in federal court in Florida to answer to Judge M. Casey Rodgers, who sounds increasingly skeptical about the department’s honesty. The case is part of an attempt to regulate to death a legal guest-worker program. It’s called H-2B, and many businesses rely on these visas... Read more
Ferguson, Lies and Statistics
March 10 | Posted by mrossol | Democrat Party, Obama, Party Politics, Politically correct, The LeftThe Left-wing press will be tripping over themselves to confess their misguided analysis and judgement, to date. ===== By Bret Stephens Updated March 9, 2015 7:44 p.m. ET Darren Wilson has been exonerated, again, in last August’s shooting death of Michael Brown, and that ought to be as much a vindication for the onetime Ferguson, Mo., police officer as it is a teachable moment... Read more
A Daunting Challenge for the GOP
March 7 | Posted by mrossol | Party Politics, Republican(s)I’m sure they are aware, but will they respond adequately? ======= By Whit Ayres March 4, 2015 6:52 p.m. ET Republicans stand a slim chance of winning the presidency in 2016—unless they nominate a transformational candidate who can dramatically broaden the GOP’s appeal. That assertion may seem incongruous in light of stunning Republican triumphs in the past two midterm elections. But success in 2014... Read more
The Right-to-Work Advantage
March 7 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Economics, Labor, Party Politics, UnionsMore discussion would be welcome! ============= By Luke Hilgemann And David Fladeboe March 4, 2015 6:51 p.m. ET Wisconsin will likely become the nation’s 25th right-to-work state within the next week. No longer will the Badger State’s private-sector employees be compelled to join a labor union and pay dues as a condition of employment. Debates over this contentious public policy are usually cast as fights... Read more
