By Emily Miller - The Washington Times
Under a law that just took effect, Barack Obama will be the first president required to send Congress a budget that balances at some point in the future. Since that point isn't likely to be in anyone's lifetime, Republicans once again are looking to a constitutional amendment to impose restraint. Published February 15, 2013
By J.T. Young
The economy's dismal performance appears to be overtaking President Obama's symbolic efforts to address it. Latest indications are that the economy did not catch cold -- it caught the flu -- with reports showing it shrank in 2012's last quarter and unemployment rose in 2013's first month. Published February 15, 2013
By Donald Lambro - The Washington Times
President Obama's second-term wish list to jump-start his stalled, job-starved economy looked a lot like his warmed-over, half-baked proposals of the past. Published February 15, 2013
By Sen. Rand Paul
The recent leak of a Department of Justice white paper on the legal justification for the use of drones to execute American citizens abroad accused of terrorism raises some very important constitutional and moral issues. Published February 15, 2013
By Jeff Birnbaum - The Washington Times
Both presidential candidates -- and the leaders of both political parties -- were outspoken in their support for tax reform last year. Democrats have reneged on their pledge, however, hurting the cause of deficit reduction. Published February 15, 2013
By David Meyers
Will President Obama meet with Hamas when he visits Israel next month? The answer should be obvious. Hamas is a terrorist organization committed to Israel's destruction. Yet, based on Mr. Obama's record, meeting with Hamas would be a logical step. Published February 15, 2013
By Emily Miller - The Washington Times
Echoes of the past could be heard in President Obama's Tuesday night State of the Union Speech. Unbowed by failure to alleviate the economic malaise during his first term, Mr. Obama vows to continue tax-and-spend liberal policies for another four years. Published February 14, 2013
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Energy is the key to America's economic future. In his State of the Union address Tuesday night, President Obama promised to fundamentally transform the nation into one increasingly dependent on sunshine and breezes to power the economy. Published February 14, 2013
By Michael Taube
The Republican Party is in a period of transition. Various politicians, pundits and columnists have suggested possible routes toward broader policy discussions and electoral success. Published February 13, 2013
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If truth is the first casualty of war, consistency is probably the second. The loudest critics of President George W. Bush's anti-terrorism policies have fallen silent as our Nobel Peace Prize-winning president ordered the killing of Americans in drone strikes. Published February 13, 2013
By Donald Lambro - The Washington Times
The definition of a failed, spendthrift, debt-producing fiscal policy is making the same proposals over and over again and expecting a different result. Published February 13, 2013
By Emily Miller - The Washington Times
President Obama's State of the Union speech Tuesday was carefully staged to promote his gun-grabbing second-term agenda. Arrangements were made so TV cameras would pan to the faces of victims of gun violence in the House galleries. Published February 13, 2013
By Frank J. Gaffney Jr. - The Washington Times
Last week, 25 Republican senators wrote a letter to a former member of their caucus and the man President Obama wants to lead the Defense Department, demanding full disclosure of his financial dealings. To date, Sen. Chuck Hagel has demonstrated afresh his contempt for the legislature by declining to do so. Published February 12, 2013
By Richard Rahn - The Washington Times
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By Emily Miller - The Washington Times
Expect President Obama to use his primetime State of the Union address Tuesday to blame the GOP for all the nation's ills in the hopes of convincing voters to oust them in 2014. He knows the most extreme of the liberal items on his agenda can't get through the legislative process unless Rep. Nancy Pelosi retakes the speaker's gavel. Published February 12, 2013
By Sen. John Barrasso
President Obama will deliver his State of the Union Address on Tuesday night. He should spend his entire speech talking about the one big issue Americans care about: jobs. This address needs to be different from the half-dozen or more times the president has claimed he would pivot back to jobs. Published February 12, 2013
By Emily Miller - The Washington Times
President Obama has a way to delay the across-the-board $85 billion sequestration scheduled for March 1. His not-so-surprising proposal is to raise taxes so he can spend more. Fortunately, the GOP is not going along with this tired, old plan. Published February 11, 2013
By Reza Kahlili
Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. announced in early February at the Munich Security Conference that the United States would engage in bilateral talks with Iran over its illicit nuclear program. For four years, President Obama tried that. Published February 11, 2013
By Donald Lambro - The Washington Times
The Congressional Budget Office sent us a gloomy report this week about the government's debt and the ailing economy. It's worse than the Obama administration has led us to believe. Published February 8, 2013
By Josh Krisinger
In 2008, I was a 21-year old college junior and first-time voter. At the time, I had an opportunity to shake then-Sen. Barack Obama's hand as he marched out from the student center at Georgia Tech, my college, to address a packed crowd in downtown Atlanta. Published February 8, 2013
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