“The fundamental issues about how we’re going to pay for government moving forward have completely not been resolved and the two parties are, if anything, further apart than ever.” – Ellis Henican The Senate approved a last minute budget deal to temporarily avert shutting down the government, but partisan politics could keep the two sides from…
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“Was improper political influence applied in the promise of these loan guarantees? … The point isn’t to take someone specific down.” – Ellis Henican The Solyndra story is being mostly ignored by the media. Shouldn’t someone be investigating the White House involvement in this billion dollar scandal? Henican says “yes”. E-mail ellis@henican.com. Follow him…
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“Screeching to the Government Shutdown Line—Here We Go Again”, Ellis Henican, Fox News Opinion, September 26, 2011 Pass the budget cuts we’re demanding, House Republicans are saying now – or the victims of floods, tornados and hurricanes can kiss their FEMA help goodbye. It’s like that old National Lampoon cover from the 1970s with a worried-looking…
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“I think we should start the hearings tomorrow. That worked out great with Clinton for Republicans, didn’t it?” – Ellis Henican Stating that “Our president is an enemy of our Constitution, and, as such, he is a danger to our safety, our security and our personal freedoms”, former Congressman Tom Tancredo has started the…
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“The irony is that the things that will make the Republican nominee strongest in November against Barack Obama are the things that make it hard for candidates to get there.” – Ellis Henican
“Does social-host law curb teen drinking?”, Ellis Henican Column, Newsday, September 25, 2011 It would be better if teenagers never drank alcohol. Most adults agree. Drinking is illegal, for one thing. It isn’t always easy to moderate. And this part is undeniable: Kids sometimes do reckless things — to themselves and to others — when the…
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The debate quickly heats up on The Factor with Bill O’Reilly arguing that taxing the rich will not help the economy.
“The Jimmy Buffet Rule”, Ellis Henican, Fox News Opinion, September19, 2011 Forget Warren Buffett. The coddle-the-rich crowd has now discovered “The Jimmy Buffett Rule.” You know how that works, right? For the folks who own really big sailboats and shelter their wealth on islands with swaying palm trees, it’s always margarita time! Go ahead and squeeze…
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Brrrr…Summer sure left quick… Time for one last blast – “All Summer Long” by Kid Rock http://tinyurl.com/kidlyn “Now nothing seems as strange as when the leaves began to change Or how we thought those days would never end Sometimes I’ll hear that song and I’ll start to sing along And think man I’d love…
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