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  • FT.com: Supreme Court set to back gun rights

    By Selwyn Duke Patti Waldmeir of the Financial Times reports that the Supreme Court appears poised to uphold an individual’s right to bear arms.  As you may know, a landmark Second Amendment case has come before the court, as a lower court has ruled in favor of a security guard who was upset that he…

  • Barack Obama: Tell Me Who Your Friends Are and I’ll Tell You Who You Are

    By Selwyn Duke By now, everyone knows about the controversy surrounding Barack Obama and his vile, bigoted pastor, "Reverend" Jeremiah Wright.  Everyone is awaiting Obama’s speech on the subject, but what’s the point?  We know what he’s going to say.

  • The Concept of Free

    By Selwyn Duke A long time ago I wrote about the left’s very successful manipulation of language.  I think about this when I hear about socialized medicine schemes and "free health care."

  • The Next Republican Ticket?

    Some are asking if John McCain would have a savage administration . . . .

  • When I Must Admire a Liberal

    By Selwyn Duke It probably won’t come as a surprise to many that I’m no fan of Geraldine Ferraro, but, wow, she must be receiving inspiration.  As you may know, she recently opined that Barack Obama would not be enjoying his current success were it not for his race.  And, as many don’t know, she…

  • Taking a Toll on the PeopleWhy toll roads are absolutely the worst way to raise revenue

    By Selwyn Duke You’re driving north on the New Jersey Turnpike (I-95), heading toward the Big Apple. Cruising along, you pass exits 7, then 8, 9, 10 and 11, and everything is fine.  Then you come to exit 12, and traffic starts to slow down; soon, it’s a New York bumper-to-bumper nightmare, the worst kind.…

  • Eliot Spitzer: Goodbye and Good Riddance

    By Selwyn Duke As a native New Yorker, I’ve long associated Eliot Spitzer with prostitution — the political variety, that is.  He’s a man who would, it seems, do anything to advance himself, including using his office when attorney general to harass pro-life organizations on behalf of the abortionists who greased his palms.  In this…

  • Enviro-lies

    By Selwyn Duke Upon being asked what wisdom was, the ancient sage Confucius once replied, "Wisdom is, when you know something, knowing that you know it, and when you do not know something, knowing that you do not know it." If this definition is correct, I would say most politicians are sorely lacking in the…

  • Breaking News – NY Times: Gov. Eliot Spitzer tied to prostitution ring

    NEW YORK – Gov. Eliot Spitzer has told senior advisers that he had been involved in a prostitution ring, The New York Times reported Monday, citing an anonymous top administration official. Read the rest here.

  • Obama Panders to Radical Homosexual Activists

    Barack Obama, shameless demagogue that he is, is now pandering to the homosexual community, promising to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act (signed into law by Bill Clinton) and further undermine Western Civilization.  Writing about it, WorldNetDaily.com tells us: