Donald Lambro

GM bailout fuels fears of Europeanization

The Obama administration's bankruptcy bailout of General Motors Corp. Monday is the latest in a series of unprecedented government takeovers of private companies that some critics fear could lead to the Europeanization of the U.S. economy.

June 2, 2009

BREITBART: No more apologies from Sotomayor

With Barack Obama, many Americans had hoped to get a post-racial president. With Mr. Obama's pick of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to replace David H. Souter on the Supreme Court, it looks less and less like they got one.

June 1, 2009

Burris wiretap complicates ‘10 election bid

A newly released wiretap transcript in which Sen. Roland W. Burris seeks a Senate appointment as he discusses a campaign contribution for then-Illinois Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich raises another obstacle to his election chances if he decides to run in 2010, political analysts said Wednesday.

May 28, 2009

LAMBRO: Virginia and New Jersey beckon

The Democrats and their friends in the national news media never miss an opportunity to report how unpopular Republicans are in the Age of Obama. Clearly, the Republican Party has a lot to prove if it is to regain majority status.

May 28, 2009

Corzine’s woes offer GOP a chance

Gov. Jon Corzine's bid for a second term is in trouble over New Jersey's battered economy, angry homeowners who face rising property taxes,

May 26, 2009

LAMBRO: Obama’s ambitious agenda

Not long after President Obama was sworn into office, he faced a monstrous $1.8 trillion budget deficit that analysts said would force him to sharply curtail his big-spending agenda.

May 25, 2009

BREITBART: How Sean Penn won the war

On this day in which Americans honor their war dead, perhaps a smidgen of our time should be spent reflecting on the unheralded and fearless wartime antics of Sean Penn.

May 25, 2009

On offense, Cheney scores points

Former Vice President Dick Cheney's sweeping indictment of administration policy changes on the handling of terrorism-suspect detainees has thrown President Obama on the defensive and scored points for the vice president and his party, according to pollsters and political analysts.

May 24, 2009

ANALYSIS: Obama’s vast agenda sparks concern

With a set of proposals that will increase federal spending to $3.7 trillion next year now on the table, policy analysts, including some Democrats, are asking whether President Obama is promising more than he can deliver.

May 19, 2009

BREITBART: ‘I, Jerk’

In this day of polarized politics, it's incumbent on good citizens to be vigorously truthful. Even in the heat of battle, partisans should own up to their mistakes. Rectifying errors builds credibility. Honest self-criticism ensures a healthy debate and a healthier democracy.

May 18, 2009

LAMBRO: New protests planned

Last month's nationwide "tea party" demonstrations to protest massive government spending increases and rising taxes received relatively little coverage from the national news media.

May 18, 2009

Coleman extends Senate fight

Attorneys for Norm Coleman filed their final brief with the Minnesota Supreme Court Friday in the bitterly contested 2008 election that the former Republican senator lost to Democrat Al Franken by 225 votes after a partial recount.

May 16, 2009

Crist poised to make Senate bid

Florida Gov. Charlie Crist, who is expected to announce his Senate candidacy Tuesday, becomes the front-runner for the open seat being vacated by Republican Mel Martinez, who will not seek a second term in 2010.

May 12, 2009

LAMBRO: ‘Smart power’ stumped

The world's terrorists and rogue nations have clearly become more dangerous since President Obama took office, and analysts say they're testing him to see how much they can get away with.

May 11, 2009

Anti-tax crusade to storm Capitol

The grass-roots "tea party" movement that swept across the country April 15 to protest federal tax and spending hikes will hold demonstrations in Washington and elsewhere this summer and fall when Congress will be battling over President Obama's biggest budget proposals.

May 10, 2009

LAMBRO: Social Security bonus?

Social Security beneficiaries will get a one-time $250 bonus payment this month from President Obama's economic recovery program that works out to $4.80 a week.

May 7, 2009

LAMBRO: Capitalism a recession victim

Capitalism has taken a beating lately, as it often does in a prolonged recession, even though government precipitated the crisis in the first place.

May 5, 2009

Foreign foes test new president

National security analysts say the intensity percolating in the world's trouble spots is partly due to President Obama's policies and attempts by adversaries to test his leadership and resolve on the global stage.

May 5, 2009

BREITBART: Political correctness is torture

Here we go again. The latest poster conservative for political-correctness-run-amok in a country careening downhill on left-wing, Democratic cruise control is Republican congresswoman Virginia Foxx.

May 4, 2009

Obama tax breaks may trip up seniors

Social Security beneficiaries received notices last month that they soon will be getting a $250 check courtesy of President Obama's economic recovery package, but the administration did not say that some recipients may have to give part of it back.

May 3, 2009