In The News Archive Huckabee Bags a Bird in Iowa - 12/26/2007 Presidential contender Mike Huckabee bagged a pheasant Wednesday, offering Iowa voters the image of an experienced outdoorsman on the hunt, shotgun blasting and dogs braying. Just a campaign gambit?  More... Good News For the GOP - 12/20/2007 There has been very good news for the GOP over the past few weeks, which has gone unnoticed in the laser focus on the Iowa caucuses and the New Hampshire primary.  More... For Hillary, Electability Now Equals Vulnerability Later - 12/20/2007 In the New York Times/CBS poll of Dec. 11, Hillary was overwhelmingly rated as the most likely of the Democratic candidates to defeat the Republicans in the 2008 general election. Good news for Hillar  More... Key Setbacks Dim Luster of Democrats` Year - 12/20/2007 The first Democratic-led Congress in a dozen years limped out of Washington last night with a lengthy list of accomplishments, from the first increase in fuel-efficiency standards in a generation to t  More... Hillary leads in the `anti-` vote - 12/19/2007 Forty percent of Americans say they would vote to keep Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton from winning the presidency, more than twice the total for their No. 2 "anti-" pick, former New York Mayor Rudolph W.  More... Voters More Likely to Value Endorsement of the NRA - 12/19/2007 A recent poll conducted by Zogby International for Associated Television News shows that voters value the endorsements of the National Rifle Association over organizations like the AFL-CIO and the Nat  More... Majority in U.S. poll support gun ownership rights - 12/17/2007 Nearly two-thirds of Americans say they believe the Constitution guarantees each person the right to own a gun, according to a poll released Sunday.   More... Justice Clinton? - 12/17/2007 Hillary Clinton`s commanding lead in the polls has diminished, and with Oprah Winfrey stumping for Barack Obama, she`s called increasingly on the "star power" of husband Bill. But the ubiquitous prese  More... Romney Claims NRA Endorsement He Didn't Receive - 12/16/2007 In answer to questions about whether he would sign an assault weapons ban, Romney said: "Just as the president said, he would have, he would have signed that bill if it came to his desk, and so would  More... Mitt Romney on ‘Meet the Press’ Dec. 16, 2007 - 12/16/2007 Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, a Republican candidate for 2008, speaks with NBC’s Tim Russert of “Meet the Press” on issues including support for the Clinton Gun Ban.  More... Power, trust divide in the public mind - 12/12/2007 The public may not trust the very organizations it perceives as the most powerful. There is a distinct disconnect between trust and power in Washington, according to research released yesterday. Th  More... Liberal views could haunt Obama - 12/12/2007 When Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) was seeking state office a dozen years ago, he took unabashedly liberal positions: flatly opposed to capital punishment, in support of a federal single-payer health pla  More... Hillary Locks and Loads - 12/12/2007 Ah, what a wonderful thing is democracy. It may have its flaws, but there`s nothing better, particularly the pleasures of a national election with early contests in Iowa and New Hampshire. What else t  More... Revisit the Clinton Record? - 12/12/2007 The last thing Bill or his wife want is for the press to scrutinize their public records. The media have been absolutely AWOL on this front for fifteen years. He knows it, just as he knows that his b  More... Mayors Query the Candidates on Guns - 12/11/2007 Some of America`s mayors want to know where the presidential candidates stand on guns, and they`ve gotten tired of waiting. So today they will send a detailed questionnaire -- filled with pointed ques  More... The endorsements that would make huge waves - 12/6/2007 Throughout 2007, presidential candidates on both sides of the aisle have touted the lawmakers, celebrities and sports stars who are backing their campaigns. However, there are plenty more big fish out  More... Exposing Clintons` lies - 12/4/2007 “The Clinton administration is going to be the most difficult presidency for historians to record accurately,” writes R. Emmett Tyrrell Jr. “This is because the Clintons are inveterate liars and fraud  More... CNN: Corrupt News Network - 12/3/2007 This most recent debacle masquerading as a presidential debate raises serious questions about whether CNN is ethically or professionally suitable to play the political role the Democratic and Republic  More... `Nonpartisan` groups help Hillary`s bid - 12/3/2007 An extensive political network of advocacy think tanks and bloggers that Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton and her campaign donors helped create and bankroll is playing a strategic role in her bid for the W  More... Candidates in Virginia 1st District make their cases for votes - 12/3/2007 Turnout is expected to be so low in the Dec. 11 special election for the 1st District congressional seat that the major party candidates are campaigning door to door, reaching one voter at a time.  More... CNN hit for planted questions - 11/30/2007 Not only did CNN include a question from Clinton supporter retired Brig. Gen. Keith H. Kerr in its debate, but the network also brought him to the forum for a follow-up.  More... CNN Defends Its Use of Democratic Supporters in Republican YouTube Debate - 11/30/2007 After spending the day facing accusations it stacked the deck against the Republican presidential contenders by having Democratic backers ask video questions during its debate, CNN on Thursday respond  More... CNN/YouTube Republican presidential debate transcript - 11/29/2007 Transcript of the GOP debate, firearms related responses are about 3/4 of the way down.  More... Rudy Presses Suit - 11/28/2007 Candidate Rudy Giuliani pledges to appoint strict-constructionist judges who won’t make policy from the bench, because “making laws is the responsibility of an elected legislature.” He cites Justices  More... Photo ID law didn`t hurt turnout in Indiana - 11/27/2007 Jeffrey D. Milyo, a professor at the University of Missouri, compared the 2006 midterm elections -- the first since Indiana`s law was enacted -- to the 2002 elections and said voter turnout increased  More... Cuccinelli Is Declared the Victor in Close Race - 11/27/2007 Virginia election officials officially certified pro-gun Sen. Ken Cuccinelli II yesterday as the winner in the race to represent the 37th District of Fairfax County.  More... Lott to retire, ending 35 years on Hill - 11/27/2007 Senate Minority Whip Trent Lott yesterday announced he will resign from the Senate at year`s end, closing a 35-year career in Congress and spurring prominent Republicans in the chamber to jockey for a  More... Second Amendment Showdown - 11/26/2007 "Not only does history demonstrate that the Second Amendment is an individual right, but experience demonstrates that the broad ban on gun ownership in the District of Columbia has led to precisely th  More... The Second Amendment Wedge - 11/26/2007 Hillary calls them, “kitchen table issues,” the political questions Americans take seriously enough to talk about them privately, in their homes, among family and friends. Whether she likes it or not,  More... Gunless D.C. Fires Back - 11/26/2007 The debate over individual gun rights just has become a front line issue in the 2008 presidential campaign. The United States Supreme Court decision to hear arguments on District of Columbia v. Heller  More... Thompson Touts Gun Rights in S.C. - 11/26/2007 White House hopeful Fred Thompson called his trip down an aisle of rifles, shotguns and pistols at a gun show Saturday "a day in paradise," and criticized his leading Republican opponents for past pos  More... Richardson stands out as pro-gun Democrat - 11/26/2007 During his first term as New Mexico`s governor, Bill Richardson backed legislation allowing residents to carry concealed weapons. When it became law in 2003, Richardson applied for a permit himself. A  More... Hillary criticized for press strategy - 11/26/2007 Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks to local residents during a town hall meeting Monday in Knoxville, Iowa. Mrs. Clinton rarely holds press availabilities or takes ques  More... Gov. Ed Rendell’s Effort to Pass Gun Restrictions Overwhelmingly Rejected! - 11/21/2007 Republican Party of Pennsylvania Chairman Robert A. Gleason, Jr. was pleased that the Pennsylvania House Judiciary Committee voted against Gov. Ed Rendell’s measures to undermine Pennsylvanians’ right  More... Supreme Court Will Hear D.C. Guns Case - 11/20/2007 Wayne LaPierre, executive vice president of the National Rifle Association, noted that 44 state constitutions contain some form of gun rights, which are not affected by the court's consideration of Wa  More... Bloomberg Becomes Entangled by Gun Lawsuits - 11/20/2007 After picking a legal fight with gun dealers down South, Mayor Bloomberg could soon come under fire in courtrooms in South Carolina and Georgia. Two recent court rulings — one from yesterday — suggest  More... Face-off is today on Pa. gun bills - 11/20/2007 Interest groups on both sides of the gun-control debate launched a cross-state blitz to pressure lawmakers in advance of a legislative committee vote scheduled today on three firearms bills.  More... PA GOP: Rendell Seeks To Limit Our 2nd Amendment Rights - 11/20/2007 Republican Party of Pennsylvania Chairman Robert A. Gleason, Jr. was disappointed by the lengths that Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell will go to undermine Pennsylvanians’ right to buy and retain a firear  More... Sunday hunting ban needs to take a hike - 11/20/2007 In 1656, upon returning home to Boston after three long years at sea, a seafarer identified only as Captain Kemble was so happy to see his wife that he kissed her in public. He was convicted of lewd a  More... Democratic Gun Rights Activists Seek Senate Power - 11/19/2007 The Virginia General Assembly could become more friendly to gun rights advocates despite gains by Democrats in state elections this month, several lawmakers and advocates said.  More... Exclusive Edwards Interview Update: The NRA Response - 11/15/2007 Last Month, soon after Presidential Candidate John Edwards proposed his “Hunting and Fishing Bill of Rights and Responsibilities," F&S Associate Editor, Brian McClintock, asked Edwards about some  More... Thompson talks guns in N.H. - 11/7/2007 Fred Thompson had a somewhat surreal day yesterday as he toured the nation's first primary state, dropping in to Nashua for a genteel early-morning "tea with the candidate," then spe  More... Hillary`s Waffling Brings G.O.P Opening - 11/6/2007 The recent debate of Democratic Presidential candidates featured a disastrous performance by front-runner Hillary Clinton. She gave conflicting, equivocal answers to every question she faced--waffling  More... Thompson Speaks On Gun Ownership, Border Control - 11/6/2007 Republican presidential candidate Fred Thompson made his fourth visit to New Hampshire on Monday discussing his views on gun ownership and securing the borders.  More... Probe Sought Into Davis` Donations To Wife - 11/5/2007 Virginia Democrats asked federal and state election authorities yesterday to investigate cash donations that Rep. Thomas M. Davis III, a Republican, gave to the re-election campaign of his wife, state  More... Campaign Call Reveals Clinton Debate Concern - 11/2/2007 Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton’s (D-N.Y.) top advisers, doing damage control after the candidate’s debate performance Tuesday, told supporters on a conference call Wednesday that the campaign needed more  More... Hillary Reveals Her Inner Self - 11/2/2007 “The story isn`t that the Democrats finally took on Hillary Clinton,” writes Peggy Noonan. “Nor is it that they were gentlemanly to the point of gingerly and tentative. The story is that she talked ab  More... `This Will Make Voter Fraud Easier` - 11/2/2007 Sen. Hillary Clinton was asked during a debate this week if she supported New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer`s plan to give driver`s licenses to illegal immigrants. At first she seemed to endorse the idea, t  More... Bloomberg Backs Anti-Gun Candidate In Virginia - 11/1/2007 In a rare move, Mayor Bloomberg will make an endorsement today in an out-of-state, local election, throwing his support behind Jeannemarie Devolites Davis, an anti-gun state senator from Fairfax whose  More... Hillary Gets Worst Reviews Yet - 10/31/2007 The usual flood of editorials and blog posts after a major presidential debate were particularly harsh on Hillary Clinton this morning following Tuesday night’s Democratic debate at Drexel University.  More... Hillary Backed Lab Of Donor - 10/30/2007 Lawmakers, including Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, have taken thousands in campaign cash from an embattled Nobel-prize winning scientist while earmarking federal money for his New York lab.  More... Sportsmen, Animal Rights Activists Clash Over Wildlife Bill - 10/29/2007 The makeup of a little-known citizens council that advises the state on how to manage New Jersey wildlife is causing a major war of words between state sportsmen and animal rights activists. At stake  More... Edwards`s Bid For Favor Of Hunters Draws Fire - 10/25/2007 A new attempt by a Democratic presidential hopeful, John Edwards, to cozy up to hunters is coming under fire from the National Rifle Association and conservation groups. Asked for his opinion of the f  More... Firearms Trigger Little Talk Despite Their Pull - 10/23/2007 Republican and Democratic presidential candidates dance upon political eggshells when it comes to gun control because it`s a divisive issue that can change the outcome of an election. Some believe tha  More... Bayou Boy Wonder - 10/22/2007 Bobby Jindal, a 36-year-old Republican congressman from the New Orleans suburbs, won 54% of the vote in Saturday's election, avoiding the need for a runoff next month. When he takes office in Ja  More... Hillary Leads In Donor Refunds - 10/17/2007 Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton`s presidential campaign has cut nearly $1.3 million in refund checks to hundreds of donors since July 1--more than triple what the rest of the Democratic field returned to  More... Democratic Candidates Keep Outraising Republicans - 10/16/2007 The leading Democratic presidential candidates raised twice as much money as their Republican counterparts this summer, according to campaign finance reports filed yesterday, and several major candida  More... Anti-Gun Extremism In The Garden State - 10/15/2007 Can drunk driving be reduced by selling fewer cars? Can arson be reduced by selling fewer matches? The obvious answer to these questions is no. The criminal misuse of any lawful product is not a funct  More... New Poll Shows Drop In Support For Gun Laws - 10/12/2007 A new Gallup poll says the number of Americans that support stricter gun laws has dropped.  More... There’s A Reason They Choose Schools - 10/12/2007 Wednesday’s shooting at yet another school has a better outcome than most in recent memory. No one died at Cleveland’s Success Tech Academy except the perpetrator. The two students and two teachers he  More... Hillary Talks About `It` - 10/12/2007 “In an interview in yesterday`s Washington Post, Hillary Clinton said she had contributed to the country`s mood of bitter partisanship and wants to "put an end to it." It`s a start,” writes Daniel Hen  More... Why The Democrats Are Backing Hillary - 10/12/2007 “The question looms over the Democratic primary: Why are rank-and-file Democrats so determined to nominate Hillary Clinton for president? Asks Dick Morris and Eileen McGann. “With her lead now growing  More... Activists In US Prepare For Major Legal Battle Over Guns - 10/11/2007 Activists on both sides of America`s contentious debate over gun control are gearing up for what could be a major showdown. Their focus is on the nation`s highest court, which has been asked to decide  More... Thompson Timing `About Right` - 10/10/2007 Fred Thompson delivered a gaffe-free performance at his first Republican presidential primary debate yesterday as he, Mitt Romney and Rudolph W. Giuliani all scrambled to assert themselves as the lead  More... Criminal Behavior - 10/10/2007 Editorial: There are two kinds of crooks. The first cuts a deal. He tells the government what he knows and forever after is ostracized and hunted by his old partners in crime. The second is “stand-up.  More... Rival`s Backers Not Ceding To Hillary - 10/9/2007 Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama has been able to keep pace in fundraising with his chief rival. Supporters of Sen. Barack Obama remain encouraged about how well he is doing in the pr  More... The Real Rudy - 10/8/2007 All year, many New Yorkers have been trying to tell their friends in other parts of the country that there’s another Rudy Giuliani than the one they’re seeing in debates.  More... Chelsea Gun Club Members Shoot Off On Giuliani - 10/4/2007 Opinions of presidential hopeful Rudolph Giuliani vary at Chelsea`s West Side Rifle and Pistol Range: The staff and customers describe the former mayor`s gun control journey as everything from "opport  More... Reasonable Voter ID Laws - 10/2/2007 The Supreme Court has agreed to hear arguments in a case challenging an Indiana law that requires would-be voters in primaries and general elections to show a government-issued photo identification be  More... Getting The Gun Vote - 10/1/2007 "As the premier organization representing American gun owners, the National Rifle Association has taken center stage in the ongoing election drama," writes Sandy Froman. "To stop anti-gun presidential  More... House OKs Measure Slamming MoveOn Ad - 9/28/2007 A measure to condemn a newspaper advertisement by the liberal group MoveOn.org for its criticism of Iraq war commander Gen. David H. Petraeus was approved overwhelmingly by the House yesterday.  More... Locked And Loaded - 9/27/2007 “The 2008 GOP presidential primary is shaping up to be the most competitive nominating process the party has seen in decades,” writes Kenneth Blackwell. “It is also the most frontloaded. In each of th  More... Giuliani Bobs And Weaves On Gun Control Record - 9/27/2007 “Rudy Giuliani had a monumental task last Friday.” Writes John R. Lott Jr. “Going before the NRA, Giuliani wanted to alleviate gun owners` fears that he would take away their ability to use guns to de  More... Giuliani Defends Right To Bear Arms - 9/26/2007 Rudy Giuliani, who sued firearms manufacturers and called for tough gun control as New York`s mayor, said Tuesday the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and a recent court ruling framed his current defense of  More... NRA Now Eyeing Role In GOP Primaries - 9/25/2007 The National Rifle Association, which did not endorse President Bush in 2000 and 2004 until just a month before the general election, is considering stepping into the presidential campaign fray early  More... What`s Real On The Campaign Trail? - 9/25/2007 When Rudy Giuliani took a phone call from his wife during a major speech he was making at the NRA Friday, a rival Republican campaign wondered if it was truly a spontaneous call or a planned stunt. Th  More... Bloomberg Lambastes Gun Law That Giuliani Calls ‘Sensible` - 9/25/2007 Mayor Bloomberg may be unwilling to criticize his predecessor directly, but he is leaving little doubt about his distaste for Mayor Giuliani`s newfound courtship of the gun lobby. "Rudy Giuliani can s  More... Thompson Lauds Gun Rights - 9/24/2007 Fred Thompson, who hopes to have support from conservative groups like the NRA, enjoyed a warm reception. He called for the protection of all basic rights. "We are here today not just because we suppo  More... Huckabee Tells NRA He`s A Sports-Gun Fan - 9/24/2007 He’s got a Browning, a Weatherby rifle and a Benelli duck-hunting gun. But his favorite is an old 20-gauge shotgun so rusted out it can’t even fire. Speaking before an appreciative crowd of National R  More... GOP Rivals Take Aim At Giuliani - 9/24/2007 Rudolph W. Giuliani assured members of the National Rifle Association he would protect their Second Amendment rights while his rivals for the 2008 Republican presidential nomination criticized his inc  More... Moveon`s Millions Mostly Fund Hits On GOP - 9/20/2007 The political arm of MoveOn.org is spending far more money attacking Republicans than on behalf of the Democrats it supports, campaign filings show.  More... Past Clouds Candidates` Donor Lists - 9/20/2007 A list of the donors who have "bundled" large sums from dozens of individuals to give to Hillary Rodham Clinton`s presidential campaign includes several figures who were involved in the 1990s Democrat  More... Sen. Clinton To Return $850,000 - 9/11/2007 Confronted with the possibility that disgraced fundraiser Norman Hsu might be running an illicit investment scheme, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton`s presidential campaign announced that it was returning  More... Photo Ids For Voters Are Upheld - 9/7/2007 A federal judge on Thursday upheld a Georgia law requiring voters to show photo ID, clearing the way for enforcement at local elections on Sept. 18.  More... Hillary`s Hypocrisy - 9/7/2007 The winner of the Hypocrite of the Year award goes to Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.). Even though the year is far from over and is likely to have its fair share of hypocrisy, Mrs. Clinton’s comm  More... Handgun Ban Could Lead To Key Ruling - 9/7/2007 A case challenging the ban on private handgun ownership in the U.S. capital could lead to the first ruling by the Supreme Court since 1939 on the rights of Americans to bear arms.  More... Crooked Clinton Cash - 9/5/2007 “Here’s a peculiar thing about the holier-than-thou campaign-finance-reform crowd,” writes Michelle Malkin. “Whenever the stench of dirty money starts wafting from Democrat-party coffers, the clean-el  More... Chinese Donor Sounds Like `96 - 9/4/2007 Questionable donations to Democratic officials and presidential candidates from a Chinese-American businessman highlight past concerns over Chinese political influence-buying operations.  More... When Controversy Follows Cash - 9/4/2007 Sant S. Chatwal, an Indian American businessman, has helped raise hundreds of thousands of dollars for Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton`s campaigns, even as he battled governments on two continents to esca  More... Soros-linked group hit with huge fine - 8/30/2007 The Federal Election Commission has fined one of the last cycle’s biggest liberal political action committees $775,000 for using unregulated soft money to boost John Kerry and other Democratic candida  More... Reformation Leader - 8/29/2007 Republicans surveying the country for reasons to be hopeful about their party’s future have found at least one bright spot on the landscape. In Louisiana, Governor Kathleen Blanco’s post-Katrina stumb  More... Benefit Of The Doubt - 8/29/2007 The Supreme Court rocked the 2008 presidential race by upsetting, in late June, a provision of the McCain-Feingold speech-regulation law that banned any radio or TV ad mentioning the name of a candida  More... Sportsmen`s Issues Thrust Into 2008 Race - 8/24/2007 An unusual move by President Bush to promote hunting on federal lands is calling attention to sportsmen`s issues, which presidential candidates have largely neglected on the stump in recent months.  More... Thompson Brings Gun Control To The Fore - 8/22/2007 Former Senator Fred D. Thompson of Tennessee, who has not officially declared his presidential ambitions, took a not-very-veiled swipe yesterday at the leading Republican candidate, former Mayor Rudol  More... Congress Approval Rating Matches Historical Low Just 18% approve of job Congress is doing - 8/21/2007 A new Gallup Poll finds Congress' approval rating the lowest it has been since Gallup first tracked public opinion of Congress with this measure in 1974. Just 18% of Americans approve of the job Congress is doing, while 76% disapprove, according to the August 13-16, 2007, Gallup Poll.   More... Democrats vie for most electable - 8/17/2007 "Mr. Richardson says although he is not considered a 'rock star' like Mrs. Clinton or Mr. Obama, 'It should be about who can win. I'm electable.' "Democrats too often nominate 'Northeastern' can  More... NRA ‘Alternative` Formed - 8/9/2007 There seems to be no end to the groups that take potshots at the National Rifle Association. It goes with the territory, I guess, when an organization is as successful, determined, and as radical in i  More... Hill Democrats` Ratings Worry Some In Party - 8/9/2007 Party strategists are worried that growing disapproval of the Democratic majority in Congress will weaken its prospects in next year`s elections while boosting Republicans` chances of winning in compe  More... Pack Closing On Hillary In Early States - 8/3/2007 The race between Democratic presidential front-runners in the early state contests has tightened in the past month, defying national polls that show Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton with a sizable lead.  More... Let Fairness Doctrine R.I.P. - 8/1/2007 The conversation now about revival of the Fairness Doctrine, buried by the Federal Communications Commission 20 years ago, shows no idea ever dies. Even the worst ones.  More... Too Uninformed To Vote? - 8/1/2007 "Can you name all three branches of government? asks Jonah Goldberg. "Can you name even one? Do you know who your congressman is? Your senators? Do you even know how many senators each state gets? If  More... Brownback Goes To Firing Range To Signal Support Of Gun Rights - 8/1/2007 Sam Brownback Republican presidential candidate Sam Brownback fired a few rounds at a gun range near Ames Tuesday afternoon to signal his support for the rights of gun owners.  More... Taking Aim At D.C.’S Gun Law - 7/31/2007 The District of Columbia has the most restrictive gun laws in the country. But that’s a distinction the nation’s capital might soon lose.  More... Radio Free America - 7/31/2007 The failure of liberal talk radio is an issue for liberals to ponder and solve. When Sen. Dick Durbin, Democrat of Illinois, talks about fairness, it`s a good idea to count the silverware. "It`s time  More... Whose Ox Is Gored - 7/30/2007 After Bush`s victory, liberals shouted "Voter fraud!" Why have they changed their tune?  More... Sen. Schumer (D-NY) regrets not leading an Alito filibuster - 7/28/2007 Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) declared that his decision not to lead a successful filibuster in January 2006 of Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito's nomination was one of his "greatest failings" as a  More... Poll: Public Grows More Cynical About Politics - 7/27/2007 Cynicism about American politics has risen sharply in recent months, according to a new poll that finds growing numbers of voters feel the country is heading in the wrong direction and that fewer thin  More... FCC Chair: Fairness Doctrine Not Needed - 7/27/2007 The Federal Communications Commission has no intention of reinstating the Fairness Doctrine imposing a requirement of balanced coverage of issues on public airwaves, FCC Chairman Kevin Martin said.  More... Hillary The Underestimated - 7/27/2007 Hillary Clinton has led in almost every national poll among the Democratic presidential candidates, usually by double digits. She has turned in a solid, self-assured performance in all the debates, ha  More... Giuliani`s "Federalism" - 7/26/2007 "Ronald Brownstein says that Giuliani is running as a federalist candidate. I`m not so sure, writes Ramesh Ponnuru. "He used to be for licensure of gun owners, but now says that he favors Judge Silber  More... Endorsements Focus Of Miss. Lt. Gov. Race - 7/26/2007 As a state senator, Republican Charlie Ross of Brandon was the chief author of a 2006 law known as the "Castle Doctrine," which expanded Mississippians` rights to defend themselves against intruders i  More... New Bloomberg URL Adds To Speculation Of Presidential Run - 7/26/2007 Will he or won`t he? In the latest twist to Mayor Michael Bloomberg`s "I`m-not-running-for-president" campaign, team Bloomberg has fired up a new URL, "mike2008.com."  More... Anti-Gun Goofs - 7/25/2007 Sen. Joe Biden is the embodiment of snide. Snide is the embodiment of the left-wing attitude toward gun owners. So when snide Joe Biden confronted a YouTube user who asked Democrat presidential candid  More... Gun Enthusiast Doesn`t Warm To Biden - 7/25/2007 Jered Townsend had the distinction of being one of three dozen Americans whose video question for the Democratic presidential contenders was broadcast during July 23 debate--and the further distinctio  More... Gun Ownership Becoming a Capital Idea - 7/24/2007 “For years, Shelly Parker faced intimidation and harassment from the drug dealers and gang-bangers who roamed her neighborhood,” writes Deneed Borelli. “Already frustrated because the police never did  More... Dems Crush GOP In Money Game - 7/24/2007 From almost any angle, Republicans are facing a Democratic financial tsunami in 2008. In the first six months of this year, Democratic federal candidates and the party`s three national committees rais  More... Jindal Gets NRA`s Endorsement - 7/23/2007 U.S. Rep. Bobby Jindal picked up the endorsement of the National Rifle Association in his bid for governor. Jindal, a Republican, traveled across the state with NRA officials to announce the endorseme  More... Michael And Me - 7/18/2007 “In his new movie, "Sicko," Michael Moore praises government-controlled health care systems in Canada and Europe,” writes John Stossel. “He suggests that Americans pay more for health care but have a  More... D.C. Wants Supreme Court to Hear Gun Ban - 7/16/2007 The D.C government will petition the Supreme Court to hear its appeal of the federal circuit court's decision to overturn the city's 30-year-old handgun ban. Mayor Adrian Fenty's office says the cit  More... Campaign Finance: When Right Seems Wrong - 7/16/2007 The Supreme Court`s Federal Election Commission v. Wisconsin Right to Life ruling repealing part of the McCain-Feingold campaign-finance law is a landmark court decision that strengthens our Constitut  More... Watch Out For Gore - 7/16/2007 "With all due respect to my fellow election observers, I don`t think nearly enough attention is being paid to the plans and potentialities of former Vice President Al Gore," writes William Rusher.  More... Obama Calls for Permanent Semi-Auto Ban - 7/16/2007 "We need to express our collective anger through collective action," Obama said. He said the government needs to permanently reinstate the Clinton gun ban and further regulate gun dealers.  More... Bloomberg Linked To Anti-Gun Bullying - 7/13/2007 Mayor Michael Bloomberg`s aides threatened to run negative ads against House Appropriations Committee chairman David Obey if pro-gun legislation opposed by the mayor was passed in that committee, Obey  More... Gun-Control Rally Targets Presidential Hopefuls At NAACP Forum - 7/13/2007 Gun control supporters held protests in an attempt to sway Presidential candidates to adopt their anti-gun positions.  More... Clinton, Edwards Talk Of limiting Debates - 7/13/2007 Democrats John Edwards and Hillary Rodham Clinton consider themselves among the top presidential candidates. They were caught by Fox News microphones discussing their desire to limit future joint appe  More... Giuliani Questioned About Gun Control - 7/9/2007 When asked about his position on gun owners’ rights, Rudy Giuliani said: "It doesn`t matter if I believe in it or not - and I do - it is the Second Amendment. I`m a strict constructionist. The Second  More... The Return Of Billary - 7/9/2007 As Bill and Hillary Clinton campaigned in Iowa last week to put themselves back in the White House, a Democratic strategist warned their two-for-one strategy had trouble written all over it.  More... A Whistleblower`s Tale - 7/9/2007 Remember Oil for Food? Here`s the story of how the U.N. propped up Pyongyang.  More... Restored: Free Speech During Elections - 7/6/2007 “The Supreme Court just concluded its October 2006 term, and in a long-awaited decision, took the first step in restoring political free speech,” writes Sandy Forman. “The Supreme Court began dismantl  More... What`s Fair About the Fairness Doctrine? - 7/6/2007 “Lately, I’ve been hearing rumors that prominent liberal politicians, the very same people who are always proclaiming themselves passionate advocates for free speech, are looking into ways to muzzle c  More... Airwave `Diversity` Ambush - 7/6/2007 “At first the liberal Democrats were coy about reports they wanted to impose government control on talk radio,” writes R. Emmett Tyrrell. “When it was reported New York`s Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton h  More... Supreme Court Strikes Blow For Political Speech - 7/6/2007 Conventional wisdom is already gathering around the idea that the U.S. Supreme Court took a sharp conservative turn last week as it completed its latest term. But at least one of the cases cited in th  More... Supreme Speech - 6/29/2007 “There are few areas where I think common sense is more sorely lacking than in our public debates over free speech, and there’s no better proof than two recent Supreme Court decisions,” writes Jonah G  More... Michael Bloomberg: The Anti-Perot - 6/29/2007 When Mayor Michael Bloomberg flees New York for his weekend retreats in Bermuda, his neighbors include Ross Perot, the independent candidate for president who shook up the 1992 election. Careless pund  More... More Than Half Of Americans Won`t Vote For Clinton - 6/29/2007 More than half of Americans say they wouldn`t consider voting for Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton for president if she becomes the Democratic nominee, according to a new national poll made available to Mc  More... Lobbyists Scramble Ahead of 'No. 1' Gun Vote - 6/28/2007 The members of the Senate Appropriations Committee are scheduled to vote July 28 on the Tiahrt amendment, a piece of legislation that has been in the crosshairs of Mayor Bloomberg since the beginning  More... NRA Challenges Gun Control Democrats - 6/28/2007 For the first time since taking control of Congress, gun-control Democrats are taking on the National Rifle Association. The NRA seems to be nipping the effort in the bud. "A major contributing factor  More... Muzzles Off - 6/28/2007 Let us hope that Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer, who is rarely right about First Amendment matters, was right about what he said in April. During oral arguments about a challenge to a use of the  More... Free Speech And Politicians - 6/28/2007 Free speech--which means, to entirely too many self-styled liberals, "speech I agree with"--won a modest victory this week in the U.S. Supreme Court. A conservative majority of five reminded their fou  More... Pelosi Assures Left She`s On Their Side - 6/28/2007 House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) is working hard to make sure that the fiery liberal wing of the Democratic Party remembers that she is one of them. She is also going out of her way to reassure o  More... Dismantling Campaign Finance Reform: Restoring Your Free Speech - 6/26/2007 On the last day of its term, the Supreme Court began dismantling the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 (BCRA). Anyone who cares about the First Amendment should be cheering.  More... Court Rules For Funding Of Issue Ads - 6/26/2007 The Supreme Court ruled June 25 that the First Amendment protects the rights of businesses and unions to fund advocacy ads in the closing months of an election, striking a blow to campaign-finance law  More... Bloomberg`s Politics - 6/21/2007 Michael Bloomberg says he isn`t running for President, and maybe we should believe him. But his recent preoccupation with the state of national politics, combined with his announcement in California t  More... Small Turnout For Moore "Sicko" Screening - 6/21/2007 Only about a dozen healthcare lobbyists answered filmmaker Michael Moore’s challenge and turned out for an advanced screening of his critical take on the American healthcare system. Democratic lawmak  More... Gatekeepers Of Hillaryland - 6/21/2007 Hillary Clinton`s coterie from her White House days is back together, and it`s all for one and one for all. And there are at least a dozen more onetime White House aides who remain on staff or in clos  More... GOP Comeback In Congress? - 6/21/2007 It may be too early to make any predictions about the 2008 elections, but it`s likely Republicans will win back some House seats they lost last year.  More... Journalists Giving Money To Politicians - 6/21/2007 MSNBC.com identified 144 journalists who made political contributions from 2004 through the start of the 2008 campaign, according to the public records of the Federal Election Commission. Most of the  More... Surprise Party Swap For Mike - 6/20/2007 Mayor Bloomberg took his biggest step toward a White House run--and potentially plunged the 2008 contest into chaos--when he announced he`s quitting the Republican Party to become an independent.  More... Wyoming GOP Picks Senate Seat Finalists - 6/20/2007 The Wyoming Republican central committee picked state Sen. John Barrasso, former state treasurer Cynthia Lummis and former assistant U.S. Attorney General Tom Sansonetti as the final three candidates  More... Democratic Congress Shows Cracks - 6/19/2007 Republican campaign strategists and independent election analysts say that after five months of contentious House Democratic rule, the Republican Party`s once-bleak congressional prospects for 2008  More... Misguided Hero Worship - 6/15/2007 "In an age when Fox News is a ratings juggernaut and Katie Couric is ratings roadkill, it seems almost antique to talk about liberal media bias." writes Jonah Goldberg. "But it’s still out there, my f  More... States Can Put Rules On Use Of Union Fees - 6/15/2007 The Supreme Court yesterday ruled unanimously that states may require public-sector labor unions to get permission from workers before using their union fees for political activities.  More... Ex-Marine At GMU Presses To Let Students Have Guns - 6/14/2007 Soon after Virginia Tech`s mass shooting, some George Mason University students formed a group to do something about guns on campus: They want the right to carry them.  More... Vote-Fraud Demagogues - 6/13/2007 Voter suppression and fraud both deserve to be vigorously addressed. But those concerned with the first who would paint those worried about the second as racially discriminatory are engaged in a form  More... Constitutional Amendment for Hunters Passes Tennessee House - 6/13/2007 The Tennessee House has unanimously passed a measure to amend the Tennessee Constitution to further protect the rights of hunters and fishermen.  More... Red Nation, Blue Nation - 6/12/2007 "Listening to the recent debates among the candidates, monitoring their Web sites and reading the poll numbers," writes Michael Barone "one gets the impression Republican and Democratic primary electo  More... Ex-U.N. Official Convicted In Fraud - 6/8/2007 A former U.N. official was convicted yesterday of helping a friend secure $100 million in U.N. contracts in exchange for a huge discount on two luxury Manhattan apartments and cash.  More... Clinton, Obama Tied In New Poll - 6/6/2007 Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York and Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois are, for the first time, in a statistical dead heat for the Democratic presidential nomination, according to a nationwide Gall  More... Anti-Gun Foundations Bankrolling Advocates For Aliens - 6/6/2007 Wealthy philanthropic foundations are helping bankroll the pro-immigration movement, while groups advocating for tighter control of U.S. borders say they take a more grass-roots approach to raising mo  More... A Media Scholar? - 6/5/2007 "Al Gore`s new book, "The Assault on Reason," has definitively established one fact: Al Gore is still the sorest loser in American politics, Writes Brent Bozell. "Even liberal book reviewers are winci  More... Jefferson Charged In Bribery And Corruption - 6/5/2007 A federal grand jury in Alexandria yesterday indicted Rep. William J. Jefferson, Louisiana Democrat, on charges of bribery and corruption in his promotion of telecommunications equipment and services  More... Why Americans Don`t Like Hillary Clinton - 6/4/2007 A wave of new books about Hillary Clinton casts tinder into the ongoing flames of discomfort with the New York Senator and Democratic presidential candidate. You might suspect that damaging books abou  More... Right Said Fred - 6/4/2007 Fred Thompson demonstrated to an enthusiastic Virginia Republican Party dinner Saturday that he has gravitas, a presence and the ability to make people comfortable. Most importantly, many at the dinne  More... Cleveland`s Gun Lawsuit Draws NRA Fire - 6/1/2007 Cleveland`s challenge of a state law that prevents Ohio cities from making their own gun laws faces a new opponent -- The National Rifle Association.  More... John Lott: Moore`s Myths - 6/1/2007 Michael Moore is at it again. For someone who saw conspiracies in the 2000 presidential election or completely mangled almost all the facts in "Bowling for Columbine," Moore`s claim that Cuba has a be  More... Days Of Their Lives - 5/31/2007 First there was Dallas and then there was Dynasty, family tales of intrigue in high places, guilty pleasures that kept us couch-bound each week in the 1980s, dazed by the money, the jets  More... Guns and Rudy: The Whole Story - 5/30/2007 “Republican presidential aspirant Rudy Giuliani does not make himself a conservative by calling himself one,” writes Michael Gaynor. “And he does not make himself a legitimate champion of gun owners b  More... Counterpoint: Gun Control Does Not Stop Violence - 5/30/2007 “Everybody`s first reaction to the massacre at Virginia Tech was one of shock and sorrow, but, for some, what followed that initial reaction was an angry and ridiculous call for more gun-control,” wri  More... John Edwards` `Shameful Practices` - 5/30/2007 In April, when John Edwards announced his plan to fight predatory lending, he charged that the increase in subprime mortgages in recent years had contributed to last year`s 42% rise in foreclosures, w  More... The House of Pelosi - 5/29/2007 The official biography of Speaker Nancy Pelosi says: “Pelosi has pledged to restore integrity and civility to the People’s House and preside over the most honest and open Congress in history. As Leade  More... Politics, Guns And The 2008 Elections - 5/29/2007 When Gov. Mark Warner signed a bill allowing guns on school property, he never figured it could become a defining litmus test for the 2008 presidential election. But the dispute between Virginia Attor  More... Michael Moore`s Sicko Propaganda - 5/29/2007 Is all that ails the U.S. health-care system that it`s not run by a communist dictatorship? Left-wing documentary filmmaker Michael Moore is reviving this Cold War relic of an argument in his new movi  More... Debate Over Sharing Gun Data Turns A Little Testy - 5/29/2007 Rep. Todd Tiahrt of Kansas and Mayor Michael Bloomberg of New York City are waging a gunfight.  More... Bob Shrum Vs. John Edwards - 5/25/2007 Political junkies have been awaiting the new memoir by Bob Shrum, the famed consultant to a string of Democratic presidential candidates, including Al Gore in 2000 and John Kerry in 2004. After compil  More... Rep. Sam Smith: Regarding Rendell`s Gun Statement. - 5/25/2007 Pennsylvania Rep. Sam Smith responds to Gov. Rendell`s attack on gun owner`s rights.  More... The Undeclared Candidate - 5/23/2007 Former Sen. Fred Thompson (R-Tenn.) debates Michael Moore rather than the other Republicans.  More... Michael Bloomberg`s War On Guns - 5/23/2007 New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is leading a war on guns, and it may be just the first salvo in his drive to become president.   More... Bad Seed - 5/22/2007 No one disputes that secondary-mortgage giants Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae need reform. But congressional Democrats look at a reform bill moving through the House as an opportunity to crack open a hone  More... The Personal Becomes Political - 5/21/2007 Bill Clinton campaigned with Hillary in 1992, promising voters they could "buy one, get one free." That didn`t sell; Americans don`t like someone they didn`t vote for exercising power over them. In he  More... Pride Of The Caymans - 5/21/2007 John Edwards` part-time job. Let us say right up front that it`s terrific that John Edwards lives in a country where he can lose an election and still land a $480,000 part-time job as a consultant to  More... The Man Who Wasn`t There - 5/18/2007 "Having watched the second Republican debate the other night," writes Peggy Noonan, "it`s clear to me the subject today is Fred Thompson, the man who wasn`t there. While the other candidates bang away  More... Panel Softens Lobbying Bill Provisions - 5/18/2007 The House Judiciary Committee on May 17 stripped from the lobbying reform bill a proposal to limit the lobbying activity of congressional officials once they enter the private sector and soundly defea  More... Bloomberg Calls FOP A "Fringe Organization" - 5/17/2007 At a breakfast sponsored by Ladies Home Journal, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg took a swipe at the Fraternal Order of Police."It is one fringe organization," charged Bloomberg. "I would say re  More... Lobbying Bill Could Trigger Hill Firestorm - 5/17/2007 The new lobbying reform bill could force grassroots organizations such as the Sierra Club, the National Rifle Association and NARAL Pro-Choice America to disclose large portions of their donor lists,  More... Media Hypocrisy And Lobbying - 5/17/2007 What a difference an election makes. No one issued a memo or formal declaratory judgment, but guess what? It`s now okay to meet with lobbyists again on Capitol Hill. They still can`t buy a staffer a p  More... Clinton Aide Forfeits Law License In Justice Probe - 5/17/2007 Samuel R. Berger, the Clinton White House national security adviser who was caught taking highly classified documents from the National Archives, has agreed to forfeit his license to practice law.  More... Three Party Presidential Freak Show - 5/16/2007 You`ve got to give it to New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg--he does not suffer from low self-esteem. But then, as he owns a 68 percent share of the $20 billion to $30 billion, privately held, self-name  More... GOP Hopefuls Defend Stances During Debate - 5/16/2007 Under pressure from their rivals, the leading Republican presidential contenders defended their conservative credentials in a feisty debate.  More... Dems Revive ’06 Ethics Bill - 5/16/2007 House Democratic leaders have decided to use their Honest Leadership and Open Government legislation from the 109th Congress as the basis for the lobbying reform bill that the House Judiciary Committe  More... Gun Control: Viewers Respond - 5/16/2007 John Stossel investigates the myth that gun control laws actually reduce crime.  More... Bloomberg Poised For Third-Party Campaign - 5/15/2007 New York Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg is prepared to spend an unprecedented $1 billion of his own $5.5 billion personal fortune for a third-party presidential campaign, personal friends of the mayor tel  More... First Things First - 5/15/2007 “We have road maps--at least two of them in fact--the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution--to guide us,” writes Fred Thompson.”How can we look at the world without thinking about inaliena  More... Guns Are Back in the News: Here`s a Handy Guide - 5/15/2007 In the wake of the Virginia Tech atrocity, a new wave of gun control debate and legal measures will remain in the news for months. But sloppiness is a warm gun: It would be nice if the press at least  More... Presidential Candidates On Gun Control - 5/14/2007 A quick review of the positions on firearms rights held by the announced presidential candidates.  More... Public Rates Congress Little Better Than Bush - 5/14/2007 People think the Democratic-led Congress is doing just as dreary a job as President Bush after four months of bitter political standoffs that have made little progress on Iraq and on a host of domesti  More... Sen. Clinton`s Strategist In Chief - 5/14/2007 Bill Clinton`s connections, and his endless supply of chits, only begin to capture his singular role in his wife’s presidential candidacy, advisers and friends of the couple say. He is the master stra  More... Hillary Responds--Or Does She? - 5/11/2007 As the end-of-the-quarter mad dash for cash approached its frenzied peak, Bill Clinton e-mailed supporters beseeching them to donate to Hillary Rodham Clinton`s presidential campaign before March 31.  More... Michael Moore Faces U.S. Tresaury Probe - 5/10/2007 Filmmaker Michael Moore is under investigation by the U.S. Treasury Department for taking ailing Sept. 11 rescue workers to Cuba for a segment in his upcoming health-care documentary "Sicko," The Asso  More... Liberal Money Talks - 5/9/2007 The liberal wealthy super-elites who control private tax-exempt foundations have discovered success in controlling politicians and bankrolling activist organizations ranging from open borders advocate  More... The Mystery Of Michael Bloomberg - 5/9/2007 There is a stunning disconnect between Michael Bloomberg`s modest accomplishments as mayor of New York and his elevation to a figure worthy of presidential consideration--albeit as an independent cand  More... GOP Hopefuls Hold Edge In Favorability - 5/9/2007 Democrats seem to have nearly everything going their way in the 2008 presidential election campaign, except the most likable candidates.  More... Axis Soros - 5/9/2007 The men and motives behind the World Bank coup attempt.  More... Gore Backers Hold On To Cash - 5/8/2007 Prominent political fundraisers who backed Al Gore`s 2000 presidential campaign are reserving support for the current slate of 2008 Democrats in hopes the former vice president will swoop in for anoth  More... Virginia Tightens Rules On PACs Formed By Out-of-State Politicians - 5/8/2007 Virginia is preparing to impose a law designed to stop out-of-state politicians from funneling unlimited amounts of money through the commonwealth, which has no restrictions on how much individuals or  More... The Louisiana Wunderkind - 5/7/2007 ‘When my dad sat you down and said that you had ‘a lot of potential`—that was not a good speech,” says Rep. Bobby Jindal, a Louisiana Republican. “It meant that you weren’t working hard enough.” It’s  More... Hillary`s Assets - 5/7/2007 During the Democratic presidential candidates` debate Hillary Clinton was asked, "How is America a better place because of all these burgeoning hedge funds?" Considering her extraordinary success duri  More... Sagging Republican Fundraising - 5/7/2007 Eyebrows were raised when the cumulative first-quarter fund-raising total ($65.7 million) for the three leading Democratic presidential contenders (Hillary Clinton, $26 million; Barack Obama, $25.7 mi  More... An Incomplete Field - 5/4/2007 The Wall Street Journal`s Peggy Noonan offers first impressions of the 2008 GOP field.  More... The Shadow Candidates - 5/3/2007 May 3 10 Republicans go on stage to trade sound bites in a debate at the Reagan Library in Los Angeles. But a lot of media oxygen is being used up by the "noncandidate candidates"--those who might wan  More... Hillary Stuck in Real Race - 5/3/2007 Hillary`s pollster Mark Penn recently claimed that she was leading the race for the Democratic presidential nomination in all states in all the polls. Not so fast, Mark. The latest Rasmussen poll, con  More... High House Hopes - 5/3/2007 Tom Cole earned a Ph.D. in British history from the University of Oklahoma, intending to become a college professor, but he came to his senses and to a zest for politics and now, in just his third ter  More... "Issue Ads" And Common Sense - 5/2/2007 Eight Supreme Court justices spent an hour on April 25 arguing with three lawyers and one another about the constitutionality of the federal regulation governing political advertising by nonprofit adv  More... Feinstein`s Cardinal Shenanigans - 5/2/2007 California Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D) chairs the Senate Rules Committee, but until last year was for six years the top Democrat on the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies (or  More... Favored By 527s, Democrats Mum On Reforms - 5/1/2007 The Democratic majority in Congress has pursued a reform agenda that so far has overlooked the campaign-finance loophole allowing soft money to flood so-called 527 organizations, loosely regulated pol  More... Ban On Sale Of Guns To Mentally Ill Is Expanded - 5/1/2007 Virginia Gov. Timothy M. Kaine signed an executive order April 30 closing a "loophole" that allowed Virginia Tech murderer to purchase firearms even though he had been declared dangerously mentally il  More... Justices To Consider Finance Law Limits - 4/25/2007 The Supreme Court will consider for the third time in four years Congress`s landmark effort to regulate campaign finance, and the outcome could have a major impact on the 2008 elections.  More... Giuliani Faces Skeptical GOP Voters - 4/25/2007 Republican presidential contender Rudy Giuliani defended his positions on a late-term abortion procedure and gun control Tuesday as he faced skeptical GOP voters who questioned his sincerity.  More... Silencing Criticism - 4/24/2007 There is a perennial impulse among governing powers to make political dissent illegal. The Framers of our Constitution, well acquainted with this impulse, squarely countered it by vesting the powers o  More... ‘Issue Ads` Case May Set Limits of Public Discourse in 2008 - 4/24/2007 Congress`s effort to curtail the rights of private organizations to pay for political advertisements near Election Day will come under challenge before the U.S. Supreme Court in a case that may set t  More... Hillary`s Pressure Bruises Fundraising - 4/20/2007 An increasing number of Democratic fundraisers -- alienated by Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton`s strong-arm tactics against prospective donors -- are raising money for presidential rivals of the former fi  More... Wanted: A Culture Of Self-Defense - 4/19/2007 “There’s no polite way or time to say it: American colleges and universities have become coddle industries,” writes Michelle Malkin. “Big Nanny administrators oversee speech codes, segregated dorms, p  More... Gun Control Advocates Stir Again on Capitol Hill - 4/18/2007 After years in the political wilderness, Capitol Hill`s most vocal advocates for intensified gun control are expressing hope that-in the wake of the shootings at Virginia Tech their cause will have in  More... Democrats Wary Of Tightening Laws - 4/18/2007 Advocates of stricter gun laws, such as Rep. Carolyn McCarthy (D-N.Y.), met with Democratic leaders, determined to resurrect an issue that has been dormant since the shootings at Columbine High School  More... Reid Warns Against Rush On Gun Control - 4/18/2007 After the worst mass shooting in U.S. history, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid cautioned April 17 against a "rush to judgment" on stricter gun control. A leading House supporter of restrictions on f  More... Why The NRA Usually Wins - 4/18/2007 The National Rifle Association has money, motivated members and powerful allies in Congress. But what puts the NRA in a separate class among interest groups is its track record of defeating incumbents  More... Hunting For Voters, Or For Partisans? - 4/17/2007 Democrats object to bill to send registration cards to those who get hunting, fishing licenses.  More... Ex-Envoy Warns Of Foreign Threats To U.S. Gun Owners - 4/16/2007 Gun-control advocates want to use international treaties to restrict rights in U.S., former Ambassador John Bolton tells the NRA members here. Gun owners should watch out for threats to their rights f  More... Democrats` First 100 Days Deemed Failure By GOP - 4/13/2007 House Republicans today will issue a scathing report grading the Democrats` first 100 days in control of Congress, with a reminder to the American people that none of the new majority`s signature issu  More... Rep. Cappelli Opposes Firearm Registration Legislation - 4/12/2007 In order to protect the rights of law-abiding gun owners in Pennsylvania, Rep. Steven Cappelli (R-Williamsport) today announced his opposition to House Bill 760, which would create the Firearm Registr  More... Rudy Giuliani`s Narrow Reading Of The Second Amendment - 4/11/2007 Jacob Sullum takes a look at Rudy Giuliani`s "support" for the Second Amendment.  More... Flawed Laws Help Stalkers Victimize Women - 4/10/2007 What do you do when the police can’t protect you? Police may be the single most important factor for reducing crime, but there is something the police themselves understand: They almost always arri  More... Checks And Balances - 4/10/2007 Wasn`t McCain-Feingold supposed to take big money out of politics? With Democrats crowing that their presidential candidates raised record sums of money and are therefore destined to capture the White  More... More Money, No Problem - 4/10/2007 "The first time I covered Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) he was enjoying the raucous cheers of liberal college students," writes David Weigel. "Less than a year later, McCain and Feingold got rid of soft  More... Jindal, Vitter Join NRA In Promoting Citizens` Rights - 4/6/2007 If U.S. Rep. Bobby Jindal and Sen. David Vitter have anything to say about it, what happened in New Orleans in August of 2005 will never happen again. That`s the message the two congressmen--flanked b  More... Violations Force Feinstein Military Committee Resignation - 4/5/2007 Veteran Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California has resigned as chair of a powerful military construction committee after reports that for years she abused her position to award her husband`s companies bi  More... The Soros Influence - 4/5/2007 Who is George Soros and why is he saying such awful things? Most Americans do not know this billionaire investor, but, using his vast wealth, he has become a force in left-wing political circles.  More... Jindal, Vitter To Hold Second Amendment Rally - 4/4/2007 U.S. Rep. and gubernatorial candidate Bobby Jindal will join U.S. Sen. David Vitter in Shreveport April 4th for a Second Amendment rally with the National Rifle Association. The rally will begin at 1:  More... Florida’s Orlando Sentinel Opposes Your Second Amendment Rights! - 4/3/2007 sumOn Sunday, April 1, the Orlando Sentinel printed an editorial opposing the Personal Private Property Protection Act. Today, two insightful and thought provoking response letters were printed. Those letters can be viewed by clicking the links below.  More... Florida’s Orlando Sentinel Opposes Your Second Amendment Rights! - 4/3/2007 sumOn Sunday, April 1, the Orlando Sentinel printed an editorial opposing the Personal Private Property Protection Act. Today, two insightful and thought provoking response letters were printed. Those letters can be viewed by clicking the links below.  More... Rudy Bumpo - 4/3/2007 Rudolph Giuliani has a problem with guns. Seems that when he was cleaning up New York, Sheriff Giuliani took a hard line on hoglegs. As part of his campaign to make the streets safe, Giuliani`s admini  More... Romney Outpaces GOP Pack In Fundraising - 4/3/2007 Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney provided a jolt to the Republican presidential contest yesterday, reporting a haul of $21 million in the first three months of the year, as Sen. John McCain o  More... What`s Money Got To Do With It? - 4/3/2007 Most of the candidates running for the White House reported their first-quarter fundraising numbers. What do these numbers--with Hillary Clinton and Mitt Romney out front--mean? National Review Online  More... Feinstein Leaves Senate Defense Panel Amid Controversy - 4/3/2007 Government watchdog groups want more answers as to why Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) stepped down from a military appropriations subcommittee at a time questions were being asked billions of dollar  More... Hillary Raises $26 Million For `08 - 4/2/2007 Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton`s presidential campaign announced she raised $26 million since announcing her bid Jan. 20, a record-setting pace that nearly equals what the entire Democratic field raised  More... Selective Sense Of Scandal - 4/2/2007 If the latest Democratic subpoenas threatened in the White House firing of eight U.S. attorneys sounds like a fishing expedition in search of wrongdoing, that`s because it is. Bill Clinton knew how to  More... Opening Shots - 3/29/2007 It’s not every day a federal circuit court rocks the political, legal, and academic worlds. But on March 9, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit did just that, ruling in the  More... Waxman`s ‘1984` Law Would Impede Citizen Lobbying - 3/29/2007 Opponents of a new executive branch lobbying reform bill working its way through the U.S. House of Representatives warn that it will impede an ordinary citizen`s absolute right to communicate with gov  More... Campaign Reform? Try Campaign Inflation - 3/28/2007 Billionaire Michael Bloomberg reportedly tells friends that his idea of good financial planning is to have his check to the undertaker bounce. "So," asks the Washington Post, "how does a billionaire s  More... If You Wanna Speak, You Better Have A Lawyer - 3/28/2007 When Karen Sampson and six of her neighbors decided to oppose a local ballot initiative, they learned an important lesson about modern American politics: To speak out, you need more than an opinion. T  More... Latest Black Eye For New York Times - 3/27/2007 The Times evidently knew it was printing phony information in a recent story, but waited a week to print a correction. In fact, it appears to have scheduled a correction for a week later and the only  More... Hillary Clinton`s $2.6 Million Hollywood Hit - 3/27/2007 Sen. Hillary Clinton hit Hollywood at the estate of grocery store mogul Ron Burkle and took home $2.6 million for her presidential campaign.  More... GOP`s Gunplay Holds Up D.C. Vote In House - 3/23/2007 Using a procedural motion to ward off a Democratic victory, Republicans effectively postponed a vote on a bill that would give District of Columbia residents a voting member of the House. After an hou  More... 2008: The Battle For A Generation - 3/23/2007 Hillary Clinton is about the last major Democrat from the left-wing of her generation capable of taking on her generation`s right-wing for the presidency. The year 2008 will witness Hillary and her fe  More... AL-Mighty Preacher Running Out Of Power - 3/23/2007 Al Gore went to do his preacher-scientist-prophet thing on Capitol Hill, and he said unto the elected politicians listening to his testimony that they must "walk through that fire" to save the planet  More... Law And Order And Guns - 3/22/2007 "One person`s "reasonable and sensible" gun laws aren`t always another`s. So when Rudy Giuliani recognizes that the Second Amendment guarantees people the right to bear arms subject to "reasonable and  More... When Aiming For Control, Be Certain You Know Where Your Target Is - 3/22/2007 "As the first, and for a great while the only, journalist to talk on the record with Jim Zumbo following his disastrous blog entry about semi-automatic rifles in mid-February," writes Dave Workman, "I  More... Hillary Brings On Bill For A D.C. Fundraiser - 3/21/2007 Bill Clinton joined his wife, Hillary, for a rare joint campaign appearance last night, raising $2.7 million for her presidential bid and telling about 1,000 donors he always thought she was the best  More... Obama More Liberal Than Kucinich, Analysis Reveals - 3/21/2007 The most liberal member of Congress running for the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination isn`t Rep. Dennis Kucinich of Ohio. It`s Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois.  More... Louisiana: Blanco Bows Out of Gov. Race - 3/20/2007 Gov. Kathleen Blanco (D-La.) announced minutes ago that she will not stand for a second term this November, stepping aside from a race that many within her party did not believe she could win. Blan  More... The Blame-America-First Crowd - 3/20/2007 "They always blame America first." That was Jeane Kirkpatrick, describing the "San Francisco Democrats" in 1984. But it could be said about a lot of Americans, especially highly educated Americans, to  More... YouTube Ad Trouble For Hillary? - 3/20/2007 The riveting "Big Sister" YouTube ad attacking Hillary Rodham Clinton--produced by an anonymous creator to benefit Barack Obama--launches a new chapter in presidential campaigning. "This will be the p  More... Rudy`s Gun-Control Agenda - 3/20/2007 The 2007 version of Rudy Giuliani defends his past support of gun control as a necessary evil to fight crime in a big city.  More... Scientists Blame Hollywood For Increased Fears Over Global Warming - 3/20/2007 Leading climate change experts have thrown their weight behind two scientists who hit out at the "Hollywoodisation" of global warming. Professors Paul Hardaker and Chris Collier, both Royal Meteorolog  More... Whose Ox Is Gored? - 3/20/2007 The media discover former vice president Al Gore`s environmental exaggerations and hypocrisy. Criticism of his anti-global-warming franchise and his personal environmental record has gone beyond ankle  More... Handgun Bans` Logic Got Shot Full Of Holes - 3/19/2007 "Our good and well-meaning friends in Chicago, Wilmette and other towns that have outlawed the possession of handguns, even in the sanctity and privacy of the home, might want to notice that the natio  More... Changing Rules On 527s - 3/19/2007 Congressional Democrats are considering curbs on 527s, those shadowy soft-money groups that inundated the radio and television airwaves with propaganda ads during the last few election cycles. Wonder  More... Hunting The Hook And Bullet Vote - 3/16/2007 Each election cycle, campaigns from Big Sky, Mont., to Big Cypress, Fla., organize sportsmen coalitions to win over the votes of Americans who hunt and fish. Some of these efforts are well-planned and  More... Second Amendment Showdown - 3/14/2007 "Last week`s decision, striking down the District of Columbia`s ban on guns as unconstitutional under the Second Amendment, flowed directly from the text, history and original understanding of the Con  More... Clinton: Right-Wing Conspiracy Is Back - 3/14/2007 Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton has described past Republican political malfeasance in New Hampshire as evidence of a "vast, right-wing conspiracy." Clinton`s barbed comments  More... Hillary Knows All About Sacking U.S. Attorneys - 3/14/2007 Senator Hillary Clinton has joined the fun, blaming President Bush for "the politicization of our prosecutorial system." Oh, my. As it happens, Mrs. Clinton is just the Senator to walk point on this i  More... Hillary`s Thesis: The Village Needs An Enemy - 3/13/2007 Hillary Clinton`s political methods were founded on the theories of a 1960s radical about whom she wrote her college thesis in 1969. It may take a village to raise a child, but Clinton`s college thes  More... Democrats Question Hillary`s Electability - 3/12/2007 Talk among Democrats that Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton could end up losing the Democratic presidential nomination is increasing because of growing doubts about her electability, fueled by her declining  More... D.C.'s Ban On Handguns In Homes Is Thrown Out - 3/10/2007 A federal appeals court ruled yesterday that the District's longtime ban on keeping handguns in homes i