By Andrew P. Napolitano
The president's men trash the Constitution to pursue antagonists
Independent voices from the TWT Communities
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke sketched a bleak picture of the U.S. economy Tuesday — and warned it will darken further if Congress doesn't reach agreement soon to avert a budget crisis.
Defense contractors already are preparing for the layoffs and plant closures that will occur if Congress fails to reach a deal on the federal deficit this year, triggering $600 billion in automatic Pentagon spending cuts.
The head of a top American aviation group on Thursday called the European Union's controversial Emissions Trading Scheme "wrong-headed" and "do-gooderism."
He was voted one of the "50 Great Americans," holds 28 honorary degrees, and received the Defense Department's highest civilian decoration (Distinguished Service Medal) not just once, but five times.
