“Obama, GOP hope for post-election compromise”, Ellis Henican Column, Newsday, November 11, 2012 In any normal year, this should be the lull time, the predictable rest between election night and when the governing begins. Who said this year is normal? Instead of basking in his victory, Barack Obama is staring over the edge of a [...]
“Politics may decide health care ruling”, Ellis Henican Column, Newsday, June 24, 2012 Here it comes, the biggest decision of the U.S. Supreme Court’s current term, and the stakes could not be much higher. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services v. Florida should have a huge impact on how Americans get their medical care, [...]
The Republican’s epic primary season seems to have finally have found their nominee. Maybe now the candidates can kick back and relax with a good book. A few suggestions: GRAND OLD CLASSICS Herman Cain Mutiny Brave Newt World The Adventures of Huckle Perry Finn Ron Quixote Mitt’s Summer Night’s Dream E-mail ellis@henican.com [...]
“I guess it’s just an accident that the man who falls into that tax bracket – who paid considerably far lower rates than I pay and I bet you pay, too – now creates a special tax cut for the top .1%” – Ellis Henican He may very well secure the Republican nomination on ‘Super Tuesday’, so [...]
“The (Obama) policy is to look at everything. He actually put nuclear power plants – to my chagrin – on the table.” _ Ellis Henican Gas prices are over $4 a gallon. Everyone is feeling that pain. But, at a hearing this week, when Rep. Alan Nunnelee specifically asked Energy Secretary Steven Chu if “the [...]
Sooner or later, there won’t be much around… There is only so much oil in the ground Sooner or later there won’t be much around Tell that to your kids while you driving ’round downtown That there’s only so much oil in the ground We can’t cut loose without that juice Can’t cut loose [...]
“Can’t help but repeat Jeremy Lin’s story”, Ellis Henican Column, Newsday, February 19, 2012 We may not care about narratives. But sure as Jeremy Lin is a red-hot, Harvard-educated, against-all-odds New York Knick, narratives care about all of us. Just ask Jeremy. “I didn’t think it was gonna happen like this,” the Greatest Sports Narrative [...]
Bank Foreclosures – Underwater Mortgages…Tom Waits couldn’t possibly have known about the housing crisis that had yet to occur when he penned these lyrics – but it sure sounds like something right out of today’s news. “House Where Nobody Lives” by Tom Waits tinyurl.com/nobodyshome There’s a house on my block That’s abandoned and cold Folks [...]
“Samantha Garvey’s story a brilliant one”, Ellis Henican Column, Newsday, January 15, 2012 How do you not like this story? Samantha Garvey, a senior at Brentwood High School, is named a semifinalist in the national Intel Science Talent Search. No dis on the 299 other semifinalists across the country, 60 of them on Long Island, [...]
Nassau – New York’s wealthiest county – can’t balance it’s budget without another half BILLION dollars. So they borrowed it. Money – It’s Never Enough “Money (That’s What I Want)” The Flying Lizards tinyurl.com/justgimme Gimme Money (That’s What I Want) Lots Of Money (That’s What I Want) Just Give Me Some Money (That’s What I Want) [...]
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.”
