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OBAMA GETS LOU DOBBS ALL REVVED UP

“This president brings with him a sinkhole of negativity.” – Lou Dobbs “There is  one thing Obama has going for him—have you seen the people running against him?” – Ellis Henican   Lou Dobbs gets fired up when discussing Barack Obama with Ellis Henican. Listen to The Lou Dobbs Radio show (8/4/11):       E-mail ellis@henican.com.…

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CHEWING GUM HELPS STUDENTS WITH MATH

FOX NEWS OPINION:  Ellis Henican August 4, 2011   www.foxnews.com Just in time for back-to-school, here comes the Bazooka Boost. According to a new study in the brainy Journal of Adolescence, eighth-graders who chew gum during math class and homework time score higher on standardized tests than their empty-mouthed classmates. Take that, Assistant Principal Lockjaw! How…

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LOTS OF LOSERS (AND SOME WINNERS) IN DEBT DEAL

“I hate it. Using the debt limit as a hostage device in order to get policy changes that would never have been approved is a terrible way to run the government.” – Ellis Henican The House passed a debt budget deal that raises the debt ceiling but who are the real winners and losers here? Ellis…

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DEBT TALKS PARALYZED BY POLITICS—WHAT NEXT?

“Just dithering on the debt ceiling”, Ellis Henican Column, Newsday, July 30, 2011 If it’s this hard to raise the debt ceiling, how can Washington even think of solving real problems? That’s the next question we’ll get to face, once this debt-limit fiasco is finally behind us — and not a minute too soon. What…

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FUTURE HEALTHCARE COSTS WILL SKYROCKET

  “Personally, I would trade my high priced health care for government run medicare.” – Ellis Henican    A new study shows that health spending will account for 1 of every 5 dollars -20% of the U.S. Economy – by the year 2020. Is this the result of Obamacare?                      E-mail ellis@henican.com. Follow him at twitter.com/henican Print…

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HENICAN IS DARED TO DEFEND OBAMA’S DEBT SPEECH

  “I think you’re naive if any politician speaks and you don’t think there’s any element of campaigning.” – Ellis Henican President Obama spoke to the nation about the looming debt ceiling crisis. Republicans called it a glorified campaign speech, but democrats see it differently and want to know why the GOP won’t compromise. It’s the…

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THE GENIUS OF AIR CONDITIONING

  “Too hot to care about anything except A/C”, Ellis Henican Column, Newsday, July 24, 2011 It’s been said that people actually lived around here in the days before air conditioning. That could well be true. But here’s the question that no one’s been able to answer: Why on Earth would they want to?  Have you…

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