By Rand Paul
Obama acts as though we no longer have a Constitution
Paul Dickson, a noted author, commentator and lexicographer, warms up the audience by opening this entertaining and informative book with a list of 44 presidential firsts, in no real way related to the subject of presidential neologisms or phrases, but guaranteed to grab our attention.
Fresh from decisive losses in seven of Maryland's eight congressional districts and its worst performance ever in a U.S. Senate race, the Maryland Republican Party is searching for answers to stop its slide into irrelevance in the increasingly deep-blue state.
Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. says last week's contempt vote in the House was politically motivated ("House makes history in Holder contempt," Page 1, Friday). When Richard Nixon's vice president, Spiro Agnew, was accused of taking bribes, he said the charge was politically motivated.
Early autumn, 1972. We were on a winning swing through the West, with Vice President Spiro Agnew as the administration's chief campaigner and the McGovernites on the run, hammered by speeches on Sen. McGovern's consistent inconsistencies.
There's no question we'll ultimately go [to Mars]. It's a matter of when, not if.
THE CONVICTION OF RICHARD NIXON: THE UNTOLD STORIES OF THE FROST/NIXON INTERVIEWS
Sometimes Americans get discouraged about their country and the world around them but then someone comes along with a cheery word that brightens their lives.
Sometimes Americans get discouraged about their country and the world around them but then someone comes along with a cheery word that brightens their lives.
When Richard Nixon's vice president, Spiro Agnew, was accused of taking bribes, he said the charge was politically motivated.
He says Maryland's economic struggles could be pivotal in helping him overcome a 2-to-1 advantage in the state of registered Democrats over Republicans.
