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ACORN has skirted the law when it comes to voter registration. They were active in an Ohio voter drive at a time when the registration period overlapped early voting, opening the state up for fraud. They have taken an active stance against a Harlem school that may have been just a little too successful for their tastes. ACORN is an organization that, unlike its stated mission, seems to be dedicated to keeping our poorest communities poor, and our biggest unions wealthy.

In the Obama Administration, actions and words live in two distinctly different worlds. At a time when news was breaking about some on the Presidents team delaying decisions on oil drilling, Barack Obama decided to speak with the press for the first time in months. Obama’s comments included a discussion on how we needed to bridge the gap from our current energy economy to a new, yet to be discovered energy economy. Obama stated, “[G]iven our energy needs, in order to continue economic growth, produce jobs, make sure our businesses are competitive around the world, that we are going to...

Ancient Greek myths tell of a god named Midas who ruled over Phyrgia (present day Turkey). The gods bestowed him with a touch that turned everything into gold. Today, we have a President who is quite the opposite; from climate gate and healthcare setbacks, to failed help in midterm campaigns; it is hard to point to an area of focus that is truly running well. He fancies himself a something of a deity, often posing with halos superimposed over his head, yet, just as those touched by Midas found out; his “gifts” are not really the boon for which we...

A word in the hand is better than two in the teleprompter. Are we really talking about this? Instead of covering the rift between America and our leaders, journalists are out making silly and often bitter (see the SFGate’s blog Sarah Palin Gives Hand Job to the Tea Party Movement) comments about 3-4 words written on a palm. The take from the liberal media seems to be that Sarah Palin used some hand scribbles in a speech in which she criticized Obama for using a teleprompter. I prefer to look at the event as an underdog, low-funded, grassroots movement using...

By Rachel Land for MainStreetRadical.com Press Secretary Robert Gibbs was on State of the Union Sunday, on CNN. Reporter John King asked, “Republicans and a growing number of Democrats in Congress say, ‘Number one: We don’t want these terrorists tried on American soil,’ and a lot of those lawmakers also say, ‘Number two: That this should be done in the military justice system, not in the federal court system.’ What’s Plan B if you need one?”

In his first State of the Union Address, Barack Obama addressed how the Government can change the lives of the American people. He addressed a number of concerns and scolded Republicans, Democrats, and the Supreme Court alike. He attempted a heartfelt approach to show that he feels the pain of the average citizen. Above all, he tried to step outside of the Washington clique and to appear to be the populist leader that he seemed to be at this time last year. With his party in control of the executive and legislative branches of the government, and holding a super...

By James Rosen - FOXNews.com The Obama administration this month awarded a $25 million federal contract for work in Afghanistan to a company owned by a prominent Democratic campaign contributor without entertaining competitive bids, Fox News has learned. Despite President Obama’s long history of criticizing the Bush administration for “sweetheart deals” with favored contractors, the Obama administration this month awarded a $25 million federal contract for work in Afghanistan to a company owned by a Democratic campaign contributor without entertaining competitive bids, Fox News has learned.

With a failing economy, a misguided stimulus, two wars, continuing terror threats, staggering unemployment, record foreclosures, and a general malaise in public confidence, President Obama chose in his first year to ignore these problems and place all of his political capital in an effort to orchestrate a massive government take over of healthcare. Here is an ensemble of a year’s worth of healthcare quotes.

In the wake of the Massachusetts special election, Democrat incumbents are nervous that the President’s agenda is costing them political capital that they just do not have. In reaction, Obama plans to stake the 2010 mid-term elections on change: a change in his fundamental message from “Yes, we can” to “Yes, I get it.” But, can he resist the urge to blame the Republicans, and not go to bat for his policy of spending? The AP reports on the Administration’s preparations for the State of the Union address noting, “It all points to the message Obama wants to convey: Yes,...

Scott Brown’s improbable win and the energy of the Tea Party movement that helped to sweep him into office have stirred the imagination and creativity of the electorate. Mainstreet America will not sit by and let the debate be dictated by the left. Incumbents, regardless of party, should fear a well-informed and politically active public.

By MARK STEYN Syndicated columnist Excerpt from The Orange County Register So what went wrong? According to Barack Obama, the problem is that he overestimated you dumb rubes’ ability to appreciate what he’s been doing for you. “That I do think is a mistake of mine,” the president told ABC’s George Stephanopoulos. “I think the assumption was if I just focus on policy, if I just focus on this provision or that law or if we’re making a good rational decision here, then people will get it.”

Scott Brown’s improbable win and the energy of the Tea Party movement that helped to sweep him into office have stirred the imagination and creativity of the electorate. Mainstreet America will not sit by and let the debate be dictated by the left. Incumbents, regardless of party, should fear a well-informed and politically active public. A Submission from Mainstreetradical reader Marcia Devere: The Mid-term Ride of Senator Brown Listen my countrymen and you shall hear Of a new “politique” beginning to appear. On the nineteenth of January, two thousand ten, Voters cried out, “Let real change begin!” We will all...

There is a palpable change in the attitude of the left. The left can no longer marginalize its opposition with acusations of racism and extremism; that model does not hold up in the demographic of the Massachusetts election. Since the Administration is unwilling to call the vote what it is (a referendum on their liberal agenda), the new effort is to associate the anger that voters expressed at the Masachusetts polls with the momentum that carried Obama into office. Prior to the election, the left characterized angry voters as extremists and racists. Now, however, there is a rush to paint...

The Senate’s inquiry into the Christmas Day attempted terrorist attack, did not bear much fruit for anyone looking for answers. Even more disturbing is the fact that the hearings offered no level of comfort that after a year on the job (more for some), our top terror officials are still in the dark. On the question of who authorized the civilian arrest of Abdul Farouk Abdulmutalla, each witness (FBI director Robert Mueller, National Counterterrorism Center director Michael Leiter, Director of National Intelligence Dennis Blair, and Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano) said they did not know. When asked if they were...

The Senate’s inquiry into the Christmas Day attempted terrorist attack, did not bear much fruit for anyone looking for answers. Even more disturbing is the fact that the hearings offered no level of comfort that after a year on the job (more for some), our top terror officials are still in the dark.

There is a seachange in the attitude of the left. A left that can no longer marginalize oposition with acusations of racism, and extremism; that model just does not hold up in the demographic of the Massachusetts election. Since the Administration is unwilling to call the vote what it is: a referendum on our liberal agenda, the new effort is to associate the anger that voters expressed at the polls with the momentum that carried Obama into office. Prior to the election, the left characterized angry voters as extremists and racists. Now, however, there is a rush to paint a...

Two of the pillars that Barack Obama has staked his presidency on are starting to crumble, and the cause is a damn the facts, full speed ahead approach to politics. Both the energy policy and healthcare policy of this Administration have an end goal that is admirable: energy independence and increased healthcare coverage; few would argue that either is a bad thing. But along the way, common sense and practicality are ignored and a punitive attitude is more pervasive than a utilitarian one. In regard to energy policy, we are staking future on green jobs that do not exist while...

The video below has been making the rounds everywhere. Today’s vote holds the promise to change the political landscape for the near future. A group of independent-minded voters, supporting an independent-minded candidate, can take down one of the country’s most effective political machines.

On FridayPress Secretary Robert Gibbs again had to defend the President’s flip on transparency in government. He stated, ”The President believes that the standard of people being able to see what’s going on, to be able to understand what is being discussed, and the details that are available [are enough].” Pressed on the fact that there are no independent reports on the many hours of negotiations going on at the White House, Gibbs pointed to a 12 point (talking points) brief distributed by his staff. The Administration’s position on transparency is to refer back to a statement made two weeks...

What is happening in the increasingly upside down Massachusetts Special Election? For the Coakley campaign it must feel like the sky is falling. With large infusions of cash in the past week, SEIU leadership has tried to bail out the Attorney General and stop the slide that she is on. Maybe they should have asked their members before committing membership dues to a failing campaign. As usual with unions, the rank and file are often of a different mindset than the leadership. But SEIU’s highly public support of Coakley, which will continue with the addition of union feet on the...