“Conservatives used to be good at politics. But, this year, they’ve been completely skunked by this moderate guy from Massachusetts that, frankly, most of them don’t like or trust very much.” – Ellis Henican Rick Santorum, trailing Mitt Romney in the polls, got an endorsement he terms “a very big deal.” With the South [...]
“We’ve had months and years of struggling…this is good. Let’s just keep doing more of what we’re doing—stimulating the economy, get people back to work. Do what we know works and let’s congratulate ourselves.” – Ellis Henican The December jobs report said we gained 200,000 jobs and reduced the unemployment rate to 8.5% – but there [...]
“Let’s be clear about one thing – it’s Obama-Clinton not Clinton-Obama.” – Ellis Henican The rumors have started - Hillary Clinton replacing Vice-President Joe Biden on the Obama ticket for 2012. Advancing the idea as “a natural” this time around is former Labor Secretary with the Bill Clinton administration, Robert Reich. “Obama needs to stir the passions and enthusiasms of [...]
“These guys were reckless, they came running for our money and, I’m sorry, our money comes with string attached.” – Ellis Henican A Federal Reserve proposal by the chief U.S. banking regulator says the largest U.S. banks and financial companies should hold extra cash on their balance sheets to cushion themselves against financial crises and [...]
“(Obama) was against it - he didn’t think it was a good idea to go in. But once we were there, you can’t erase history.” – Ellis Henican The War in Iraq is over. Comparing statements made by Barack Obama, Mike Huckabee contends that the President flip-flopped his opinions of the fight and withdrawal of troops. E-mail ellis@henican.com Follow him at [...]
“The 21 year old drinking thing has been a disaster – it has not saved lives.” – Ellis Henican Is it time to rethink the Supreme Court decision that the federal government can freeze millions of dollars in highway funds to states that don’t set the drinking age at 21? E-mail ellis@henican.com Follow him at [...]
“Here we have Donald presiding over a party that almost no one wants to attend. All the candidates have backed away, come up with excuses and remembered – “Oh yeah, that’s the day I have to wash my hair.” – Ellis Henican What if Donald Trump threw a debate and no one came? Listen to [...]
“GE came to us on their knees in great distress. You know what, I want some payback. You go to a loanshark – they want you to pay them back, too.” - Ellis Henican Following General Electric’s $16 billion bailout, investors learned today that they would have to wait until the Federal Reserve regulators finish [...]
“Tough times are still coming – don’t feel like you’re out of the woods yet.” – Ellis Henican The Federal Housing Administration (FHA)’s mortgage insurance fund is threatened by declining home prices and could require a taxpayer bailout, according to Congress members. Watch Ellis Henican on the FOX Business Channel’s “Freedom Watch” with Elizabeth MacDonald and [...]
“Hold on, just because we elected some Republicans in 2010 doesn’t mean we want to turn over the idealogical store to the extremist part of the party.” – Ellis Henican In two major Election Day referendums voters came out decisively and in large numbers against right wing ideals. Have Republicans pushed too far? Listen to [...]
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.”
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