” The problem isn’t always big government. Sometimes it’s business and their decisions.” – Ellis Henican Are we headed toward another recession? Fox News LIVE.com (8/5/11) with Jonathan Hunt, Jim Pinkerton and Ellis Henican E-mail ellis@henican.com. Follow him at twitter.com/henican
FOX NEWS OPINION: Ellis Henican August 4, 2011 www.foxnews.com Just in time for back-to-school, here comes the Bazooka Boost. According to a new study in the brainy Journal of Adolescence, eighth-graders who chew gum during math class and homework time score higher on standardized tests than their empty-mouthed classmates. Take that, Assistant Principal Lockjaw! How [...]
“I hate it. Using the debt limit as a hostage device in order to get policy changes that would never have been approved is a terrible way to run the government.” – Ellis Henican The House passed a debt budget deal that raises the debt ceiling but who are the real winners and losers here? Ellis [...]
“Just dithering on the debt ceiling”, Ellis Henican Column, Newsday, July 30, 2011 If it’s this hard to raise the debt ceiling, how can Washington even think of solving real problems? That’s the next question we’ll get to face, once this debt-limit fiasco is finally behind us — and not a minute too soon. What [...]
John Boehner has a plan. Harry Reid, too. The Tea Party has their opinions. So does the President. This week’s News in Song – “So let’s leave it alone, ’cause we can’t see eye to eye. There ain’t no good guys, there ain’t no bad guys. There’s only you and me and we just disagree.“ “We [...]
“Personally, I would trade my high priced health care for government run medicare.” – Ellis Henican A new study shows that health spending will account for 1 of every 5 dollars -20% of the U.S. Economy – by the year 2020. Is this the result of Obamacare? E-mail ellis@henican.com. Follow him at twitter.com/henican
With Republicans, Democrats, and the President still miles apart on a budget agreement, Ellis Henican believes the end may be a simple one page – or one paragraph – debt ceiling hike. E-mail ellis@henican.com. Follow him at twitter.com/henican
“I think you’re naive if any politician speaks and you don’t think there’s any element of campaigning.” – Ellis Henican President Obama spoke to the nation about the looming debt ceiling crisis. Republicans called it a glorified campaign speech, but democrats see it differently and want to know why the GOP won’t compromise. It’s the [...]
“Too hot to care about anything except A/C”, Ellis Henican Column, Newsday, July 24, 2011 It’s been said that people actually lived around here in the days before air conditioning. That could well be true. But here’s the question that no one’s been able to answer: Why on Earth would they want to? Have you [...]
It’s hot on Long Island. It’s hot just about everywhere. But really, who’s as “Hot, Hot, Hot” as Buster Poindexter? Nobody is! tinyurl.com/hottimes3 “Ole, ole, ole, ole Ole, ole, ole, ole Feeling hot, hot, hot Feeling hot, hot, hot Feeling hot, hot, hot Feeling hot, hot, hot Me mind on fire Me soul on [...]
ELLIS HENICAN is a columnist at Newsday and a political analyst on the Fox News Channel. He also hosts a nationally syndicated weekend show on Talk Radio Network, is author of a New York Times Bestseller, and is the voice of “Stormy” on the hit Cartoon Network series “Sealab 2021.”
