“Sequester cuts really D.C.’s self-made pit”, Ellis Henican Column, Newsday, March 3, 2013 Jedi mind trick, Vulcan mind meld: An exasperated Barack Obama was obviously smushing his “Star Wars” and his “Star Trek” together when he complained that no “Jedi mind meld” could persuade congressional Republicans to end the budget sequester. Still, the president’s point [...]
“We have to agree to some basic principles—regardless of who is in office—we don’t kill people, we don’t jail people, we don’t torture people and we don’t go to war with people without some process of justice.” – Ellis Henican A recently uncovered confidential Justice Department memo states that the U.S. government can order the killing [...]
“Left in dark with many questions”, Ellis Henican Column, Newsday, November 4, 2012 SO MANY QUESTIONS, so many unanswered, at the end of a very challenging week: Nice to hear the polls will be open on Tuesday. Now who’s expecting to drive to one?… You wanted waterfront property? This badly?… How will Steve Bellone enforce [...]
“Keep the political pageantry short and sweet”, Ellis Henican Column, Newsday, September 9, 2012 The conventional wisdom is already in: Mitt Romney did well enough in Tampa, Fla., to remain competitive. Barack Obama delivered a solidly stirring acceptance speech, though Bill Clinton kinda stole the Charlotte, N.C., show. And pound for pound, the Dems put [...]
“This election, groups PAC a dirty punch”, Ellis Henican Column, Newsday, August 12, 2012 We should all have our own super PACs, pseudo-independent hit men doing our dirty work while pretending to operate entirely on their own. “Really?” we could ask, feigning extravagant surprise. “Someone just berated my noisy neighbors? Someone just disciplined my unruly [...]
Here’s a questions for all you budding politicians: What’s worse than not releasing your tax returns? Maybe the answer is releasing your tax returns. Harry Reid has been relentless in his attacks and taunts — successfully putting the GOP on the defense — asking why a presidential candidate wouldn’t voluntarilly release his federal tax returns. [...]
“This court is a completely discredited partisan operation” – Ellis Henican All eyes are on the Supreme Court this week. The nine justices are scheduled to rule on the highly contested partisan issue of Health Care. This is one of the court’s most important decisions – one that will have an immediate and long-term impact on every [...]
“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, [...]
“Let’s not drag Mom into the political fray”, Ellis Henican Column, Newsday, April 15, 2012 Don’t say housewife. It’s not a house she’s married to. Don’t say stay-at-home mom. With all the soccer practices, doctor’s appointments, carpool trips and runs to the mall, she should be so lucky. Whatever you do, don’t talk about the [...]
“Religion’s still at the center of politics”, Ellis Henican Column, Newsday, April 8, 2012 Things don’t change much in the battle for the American soul. One day, Roger Williams is debating John Winthrop, Puritan preacher against Puritan governor, over the proper distance between religion and government. The next — or 400 years later — Rick [...]
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.”
