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Mon, 23 Feb 2009 15:12:35 +0000 – By Andrea TantarosRepublican Political Commentator In the next few days President Obama is expected to announce a plan to cut our annual federal deficit by at least half and to do it by the end of his term. He hopes to accomplish this …

I’m going to take a strong stance on what I perceive to be biased reporting by a majority of the Latino media – most notably Univision, Telemundo and similar stations. In my opinion, these networks are presenting a prejudiced take on the crisis at the Texas border, in which thousands …

On Fathers’ Day one year ago, my two young sons gave me a beautiful basketball. It was the perfect gift, if only we owned a hoop. Minor detail. In the year since, they’ve reminded me many times that the ball is lonely without its compound word buddy. I’ve even caught …

In the voluminous recorded literature of World War II, there is only one known instance of an American housewife receiving a letter signed by all twenty-one of the Nazi war criminals tried – and many of them later hanged – at Nuremburg. This was the letter that was received by …

Things in Middle East are quickly spiraling out of control. The Palestinians want to import weapons from Iran, to stockpile for the next war with Israel, but are prevented from doing so by the Israeli naval blockade. They realize they can’t stop the Israelis militarily, so they’ve turned to the …

Two years ago, George Soros said he wanted to reorganize the entire global economic system. In two short weeks, he is going to start – and no one seems to have noticed. On April 8, a group he’s funded with $50 million is holding a major economic conference and Soros’s …

Several months ago, an old and dear friend of ours offered my wife and I a one day pass to the Masters. Since it was an opportunity to see an event without having to cover it, we jumped at the chance. Our friend, who will remain anonymous because he is …

Any time Congress passes a massive, partisan “reform” bill – promising Americans troves of goodies while simultaneously claiming to reduce the deficit – taxpayers better drink a double dose of caution. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (aka Obamacare) should cause us to chug a big gulp of just …

During my 26 years in Congress, I served with five different House Speakers and since leaving office in 2005 have had the opportunity to closely follow a sixth – Speaker Nancy Pelosi. The new speaker, John Boehner, who takes office today is his own person and probably will be different …

There’s a familiar adage that recognizing you have a problem is the first step toward recovery. And Hollywood certainly has a problem with discrimination against conservatives. As I detailed in my new book, “Primetime Propaganda,” Hollywood insiders routinely discriminate against conservatives, believing them to be untalented hacks and political barbarians …