“There has to be some tipping point where we hate Congress so much that we actually don’t send our guy back.” – Ellis Henican John Boehner and House Republicans have said they will not vote to approve a bipartisan two-month extension of the Social Security payroll tax cut that cleared the Senate over the weekend and are demanding…
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“(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…
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“I’m going to judge Newt by his policies, by his leadership skills, his reliability – not his dating history.” – Ellis Henican Newt Gingrich became the latest Republican candidate to endorse the so-called marriage pledge, a document put forward by an influential evangelical group in Iowa that opposes same-sex marriage and abortion. Mr. Gingrich stopped…
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“A knee-jerk reaction to ‘Tebowing’”, Ellis Henican Column, Newsday, December 18, 2011 Of all the boneheaded stunts teenagers are capable of, why crack down on “Tebowing”? If you don’t know the term, you should by now. From Facebook and YouTube to random campuses across America, young people are striking the same prayerful one-knee pose that…
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“Newt Gingrich has done some pretty successful things for himself. He has some pretty innovative ideas – you know, that sound a little bit out there – the moon colony and the Jurassic Park thing.” – Victoria Cox on the Ellis Henican Show The economy is the number one issue facing candidates for the White…
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“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…
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“Build the highest wall and pass the roughest laws that you can. Harrass as many people on streetcorners as you want to – and none of it will stop the immigrants from coming here. What will is a rational system of legal immigration.” – Ellis Henican Alabama has one of the toughest Immigration Laws in the…
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“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…
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