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On Sequestration, Obama Wants to Have His Cake and Eat It, Too
Tweet Share on Facebook February 27, 2013 CommentThough someone is almost certain to do so, no one has yet figured out how much President Barack Obama's all-star antisequester traveling road show is costing U.S. taxpayers. The amount is probably considerable, which should make for interesting optics at a time when the automatic budget cuts that originated in White House are almost to take effect.
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Obamacare Is Raising Healthcare Costs, Not Lowering Them
Tweet Share on Facebook February 26, 2013 CommentNo one really knows how much Obamacare is going to cost the American government or the American people. All we really know for certain, something that a number of public and private econometric studies have backed up, is that it will be more expensive than the president led us to believe it would be.
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Obama's Minimum Wage Hike Will Raise Unemployment
Tweet Share on Facebook February 25, 2013 CommentIf over the coming summer the black youth unemployment number exceeds 50 percent, then thank President Barack Obama.
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Choosing a New Pope Isn't a Political Campaign
Tweet Share on Facebook February 25, 2013 CommentBenedict XVI has made his last public appearance as Pope. Later this week the papal apartments will be sealed as the process of selecting the new leader of the world's millions of Roman Catholics begins.
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Congress Should Scrap Frank Gehry's Eisenhower Memorial Design
Tweet Share on Facebook February 22, 2013 CommentWith a $1.2 trillion sequester looming, the funding for the federal government set to run out in about a month's time, and the issue of the debt ceiling still lurking out there it may seem trivial for Congress to focus its attention on other things. The economy, after all is important—perhaps the most important issue with which we expect federal legislators to grapple. Nevertheless there are other issues, issues that are important culturally and historically, that deserve the Congress's time and attention—even in a period of economic chaos such as we are now experiencing.
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The U.S. Needs Washington's Birthday, Not Just President's Day
Tweet Share on Facebook February 16, 2013 CommentIt's almost that time of year again. President's Day, America's annual excuse for a three day weekend and a chance to buy stuff on sale, is upon us. Commercialized beyond even Christmas, the holiday once set aside to mark the birth of George Washington, "the father of our country," has lost all its meaning.
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Get Rid of the State of the Union
Tweet Share on Facebook February 15, 2013 CommentWhat does it say about the State of the Union address when the biggest story to come out of it involves Florida Sen. Marco Rubio having awkwardly reached for a bottle of water while delivering the official GOP response? It says the speech has become a giant "nothing burger," that's what it says.
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Colin Powell Would Make a Better Defense Secretary Than Chuck Hagel
Tweet Share on Facebook February 11, 2013 CommentThe nomination of former Republican Nebraska U.S. senator Chuck Hagel to be the nation's next Secretary of Defense seems imperiled.
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National Prayer Breakfast Shows Science and Religion Can Coexist
Tweet Share on Facebook February 11, 2013 CommentSince 1953 members of the U.S. House and Senate have organized a "National Prayer Breakfast" for politicians and believers from many different denominations and faiths to set aside their differences in a testament to the power of prayer.
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Is Obama Failing to Keep Nuclear Materials Out of Terrorists' Hands?
Tweet Share on Facebook February 8, 2013 CommentIn his brief time as a member of the United States Senate, Barack Obama did manage to make a mark as someone who appeared seriously concerned about the proliferation internationally of fissionable nuclear materials.
Peter Roff
Peter Roff is a contributing editor at U.S. News & World Report. Formerly a senior political writer for United Press International, he’s now affiliated with several public policy organizations including Let Freedom Ring, and Frontiers of Freedom. His writing has appeared in National Review, Fox News’ opinion section, The Daily Caller, Politico and elsewhere. Follow him on Twitter @PeterRoff.
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