Only in the United States Congress could a legislative provision
entitled “Market-Based H-1B Visa Limits” actually mean that “the
number of visas calculated under subparagraph (A) for any fiscal
year shall not be less than 110,000 or more than 180,0...
In 1987, on the evening of her third general election victory as
leader of the Conservative Party, the late and great Margaret
Thatcher gave a speech
before her constituents in the district of Finchley. It was mostly
boilerplate stuff—thanking...
Rookie Florida Senator Marco Rubio continues to work tirelessly
to get the United States to annex Mexico, though an exhaustive (and
exhausting) search of his 2010 election campaign reveals no
promises to do, nor even a mention that he might consider doing...
New Jersey alcohol enforcement officials raided bars up and down
the Garden State Wednesday on suspicion that mixologists were
pouring generic rail-drinks from high-end liquor bottles. Earlier
samples of 150 liquors ordered by name yielded a 20 percent fr...
Beijing’s leadership expertly follows a tricky path of
maintaining close financial and commercial relations with
Washington while simultaneously strutting about militarily.
American businessmen and visiting politicians are wined and dined
by well-connec...
Republicans’ capacity for destruction seems to rank up there
with Mother Nature’s in the eyes of some Senate liberals. And
rarely has that been more evident than after Monday’s terrible
events in Oklahoma.
In the aftermath of the tornado that de...
The Boy Scouts of America voted to lift the ban on openly gay
Scouts on Thursday afternoon. Their rule forbidding gay
scoutmasters and adult leaders is still in place.
The decision is not at all surprising. The Scouts faced extreme
pressure from groups li...
So Holder wants to tell us that he recused himself from the
AP phone records scandal, but now we learn (from
NBC News of all places) that he personally went on the attack
against Fox News Reporter James Rosen.
Story
here....
According to the BBC’s Annual Country Ratings World Survey,
Israel is
the fourth least popular country in the world. It ranks ahead
of only Iran, North Korea and Pakistan.
Germany ranks as the world’s most popular country with Canada in
second...
Even before the IRS scandal reminded Americans of the
unenjoyable prospect of that agency becoming involved in American’s
health care decisions, Obamacare was becoming an increasing
political problem for the president and for Democrats.
An Economist...
