The Faith of John Roberts
In a meeting last week, Roberts briefly lifted the carefully maintained curtain over his personal views. In so doing, he raised a question that could not only undermine the White House strategy for confirmation but could raise a question of his fitness to serve as the 109th Supreme Court justice.

Judicial Activism at Root of Supreme Court Fight
As the dog days of summer roll through August, the hot breezes will give way to the hot air of liberal opposition to the confirmation of Judge John Roberts, President Bush's nominee to replace Justice Sandra Day O'Connor on the U.S. Supreme Court.
by Gary Palmer

France Deports Muslim Preachers
Imams and their followers who fuel anti-western feeling among impressionable young French Muslims will be rounded up and returned to their countries of origin, most commonly in France's case to its former north African colonies.

Robert's Reagan-Era Work Criticized
Liberal activist groups and their allies in the Senate yesterday expressed growing concern about the conservative positions Roberts advocated while working as a young Justice Department lawyer in the Reagan administration.

You Call This a War?
The London terror bombings make one thing clear: the United States and the United Kingdom are never going to win the "war on terrorism." The reason is simple: it isn't really a war. And nobody can win or lose it.
by Joe Sobran

Ruin by Design
The dysfunctional United Nations wanting more money from me to provide aid to the dictators in Africa, And, the pity is that my government will take my money and give it to them.

Tancredo Denounces GOP Elite’s Attack on the Base
Congressman Tom Tancredo (R-CO) denounced the Republican elite’s emerging campaign to outmaneuver the party’s base on the issue of immigration control and border security. Former high-level officials at the RNC and the Bush-Cheney 2004 campaign are involved.

U.S. Court Rejects Israeli Spy Pollard's Appeal
A federal appeals court on Friday rejected an appeal by Jonathan Pollard, a former U.S. Navy intelligence analyst who admitted spying for Israel and challenged his 1987 sentence of life in prison on the grounds he had received ineffective assistance of counsel.

Illegal Immigrants Riding in on 14th Amendment
It is time to re-examine abuses of the 14th Amendment to our Constitution. It states in part, "All persons born or naturalized in the United States and subject to the jurisdiction thereof are citizens of the United States and of the state wherein they reside."

British Police Killed Innocent Man
Scotland Yard admitted Saturday that a man police officers gunned down at point-blank range in front of horrified subway passengers on Friday had nothing to do with the investigation into the bombing attacks in London.

Major Journalism Scandal at Sacramento Paper
As more comes to light about Diane Griego Erwin, the former Sacramento Bee columnist, the more revealing and instructive the story becomes. It is another validation for the New Media, specifically the blogs. And it shines a light on problems related to diversity in the newsrooms, when diversity strictly refers to skin color.

Kill the Death Tax
When Benjamin Franklin said, "In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes," I seriously doubt that he would have envisioned that the country that he helped found would one day make death taxable too.
by Gary Palmer

Et Cetera, Et Cetera, Et Cetera
Once again, horror and nonsense, an incongruous combination we might be inured to by now if it were possible to get used to horror. The London bombings were the horror; the usual nonsense was immediately served up by President Bush and Prime Minister Tony Blair.
by Joe Sobran

Volcanic Politics
The balkanization of America is underway - A separate state for native-Americans is in place, a separate state for native- Hawaiians is on the calendar, and separate states for blacks and Hispanics is on the horizon. Whites can have what's left.

Do The Right Thing
Even Republicans are groveling to the outdated demands of black racists for more "bug-splat" voting districts.

Tancredo to Ask Justice Department for Report on 'American Hiroshima' Plan
Tancredo said he was greatly alarmed and would seek whatever information he could get from the nation's law enforcement authorities – either in classified or unclassified reports.

These are your teachers?
The National Education Association recently concluded its annual meeting in Los Angeles – and you might be surprised (or maybe not) what the largest teachers' union in America talked about and decided.

Biden Wants Court Selection to Be 'Unanimous' Choice
Sen. Joseph Biden (D-Del.) prefers to look back at the confirmation vote of Justice Sandra Day O'Connor in 1981. O'Connor, whose retirement has caused the current vacancy on the court, was approved by the Senate by a 99-0 vote.

Bush Should Please His Friends, Not His Opponents Wtih SC Pick
President Bush was quick to slap his conservative base, yet he has shown an inexhaustible supply of sensitivity to those who plot to derail his presidency. The president was solicitous of Senator Ted Kennedy, inviting him to the White House residence to watch a movie and share popcorn.

Stop Aid to Africa
The worst thing that can be done is to give more foreign aid to African nations. Foreign aid allows Africa's corrupt regimes to buy military equipment, pay off cronies and continue to oppress their people. It also provides resources for its leaders to set up "retirement" accounts in Swiss banks.

Naval Academy to Retain Prayer
The Naval Academy has rejected a request to drop a mandatory lunchtime prayer. The academy's superintendent said that part of the reason for the prayer is to encourage future officers to understand other religions.

London Police Said to Have Shot Suicide Bombers
A New Zealander working for Reuters in London says two colleagues witnessed the unconfirmed shooting by police of two apparent suicide bombers outside the HSBC tower at Canary Wharf in London.

Muslims in Canada Demand Their Own Laws
Canada has become the first country in the West to kowtow to immigrant Islamic demands that they not only have a right to settle in the country and be free to practice their religion unhindered, but also the right to bring their own laws with them.

Blacks Fear Younger Generation
Civil rights leaders like 57-year-old Prentice McKinney, who fought to free Milwaukee's blacks from the ghetto, say gangs, drugs and violence have left those who still live in the nation's urban cores in fear of the next generation.

The Muslim Hate Crime That Wasn't
Muslims in America are fine ones to talk about hate. The real question is why are they here in this "evil" country?

Illegal Immigration Tsunami, Part 3
The cheap labor we are selling out our country for is actually not so cheap. It is only cheap to the big corporations and smaller businesses that recruit and use illegal immigrant labor. The rest of America pays the education, medical and welfare bills and the higher taxes. Part 3 of 3.
by Mike Scruggs

The Language of Lear
I recently watched Laurence Olivier as King Lear again, and apart from the excellence of all the performances I was most struck by the strangeness of the language.
by Joe Sobran

Property Rights Latest Victim of Activist Judges
By authorizing the government to take the homes, lands and businesses of American citizens, the Supreme Court of the United States has given a whole new meaning to the concept of "public-private partnerships."
by Gary Palmer

Congress Moves to Restore Property Rights
Congress voted to try to restrict the effect of what has proven to be a highly controversial Supreme Court ruling that found that private property can be taken for private development if government authorities decided it would benefit the larger community. Some Democrats are lining up to oppose the measure.