The long-winded story of Saab’s sale finally came to a close last month, with the brand born from jets adding a propeller to the mix in the form of Dutch sports car company Spyker, which reached a deal to purchase the struggling Swedish automaker from GM. Once the dust settles, …
Read More »Pelosi Turns Up Her Nose at Transparency
Now some fresh pickings from the Political Grapevine: Speaking Her Mind House Speaker Nancy Pelosi took what many saw as a swipe at President Obama during a news conference Tuesday. When a reporter asked if C-SPAN video crews would have access to the House-Senate negotiations on health care reform legislation, …
Read More »President Obama's Atmosphere of Under-Reaction
So as the underpants bomber entered a not guilty plea, a new Rasmussen Poll reveals that nearly 60 percent favor ethnic profiling for airline security. This on the heels of President Obama finally accepting responsibility for the major screw-up on Christmas Day: Our president admitted that the “buck” stopped with …
Read More »The Fight for Opium Central
Camp Leatherneck, Helmand Province, Afghanistan – This is the first in a series of reports from Afghanistan. This Forward Operating Base, “20 miles from nowhere” may be the fastest growing military installation in the world. In the six months since our Fox News team was last here, the base and …
Read More »Is the American Way of Life in Danger?
You may remember my book “Culture Warrior,” the one before “Bold Fresh.” In that book, I said that secular progressives want to change our traditional Judeo-Christian heritage. SPs believe it is oppressive and unfair. “Culture Warrior” was a No. 1 New York Times bestseller, and I think I made a …
Read More »What's the Difference Between Amish and Islam?
So last night on the show, Andy Levy pointed out that the person representing the Ground Zero mosque on Twitter made a few jabs at our dear Amish people. This is what the tweeter tweeted: “Amish saying stop Muslims? 1. What are you doing on the computer? 2. That’s not …
Read More »The Absorber in Chief
So here’s something that’s raised the dander on my chapless goat. According to a new book by reporter Bob Woodward called “Obama’s Wars,” when warned by advisers of another terror threat on U.S. soil, our president said that our country could “absorb” the attack. This is what he said in …
Read More »Ford, Hyundai Big Winners in August Sales
Ford saw its August sales rise sharply from a year earlier as consumers flocked to dealerships to take advantage of the Cash for Clunkers program. Chrysler and General Motors didn’t fare as well, according to figures released Monday. FordÍs August sales rose 17.2% from a year ago. Chrysler sales fell …
Read More »E.T. Phone the U: Physics Class Tries to Contact Extraterrestrials
One University of Utah class is hunting down the lovable E.T…. with radios and books. The class Does Extraterrestrial Intelligence Exist? uses a scientific method to theorize where E.T. could be and how to contact him. “We are basically trying to notify E.T. that we exist, and the idea of …
Read More »Top Ten Deadliest Stretches of Road in America
While Congress is busy hammering out the details of the $838 billion-and-counting economic recovery bill, the 50 states are already releasing their wish lists for the projects they want to see funded. Among those are numerous roads and highways that they want to see improved. But where do you start? …
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