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On Sunday Irish rock star and political activist, Bono offered his commentary as guest columnist on the Opinion pages of The New York Times to tell us that we must rebrand our nation and that Barack Obama is just the man to do it. Now, I’ve written and spoken about …

The Van Jones affair could be an important turning point in the Obama administration if we use it as a window to understand the structure of the left and to stop the huge power-grab now taking place in the name of green jobs. It’s also one of the most significant …

Fri, 30 Jan 2009 18:35:02 +0000 – Ater the thrashing Republicans took at the polls in 2008 many political analysts speculated that the GOP would be a minority party in Congress for decades to come. And those same pundits predicted that it might also take decades before a Republican would …

Woodstock coincided with my entrance into a Franciscan novitiate on Long Island. Not exactly the typical Age of Aquarius response to Bob Dylan’s “The Times They Are A-Changin”… But a response nonetheless. Woodstock and all it represents was a part of me and my generation and it still is.Woodstock matters. …

Wed, 29 Apr 2009 15:03:45 +0000 – By Liz PeekFinancial Columnist President Obama hopes to celebrate his first one hundred days in office by signing a $4 trillion budget. Doesn’t that say it all? For many Americans, the prospect of soaring government spending and unprecedented deficits is cause for mourning, …

We need to get special interests out of politics. They spoil everything. For once President Barack Obama is right: special interests are messing up health care reform. “Every time we are in sight of health insurance reform, the special interests fight back with everything they’ve got,” Obama told us. You’ve …

Sat, 23 May 2009 15:20:19 +0000 – By Patrick DorinsonPolitical Commentator “I will seek somebody with a sharp and independent mind and a record of excellence and integrity.” So said President Obama recently when talking about what qualities he’s looking for as he searches for someone to fill Justice David …

Wed, 11 Mar 2009 05:00:08 +0000 – By Dan GainorVice President Business Media Institute This is the winter of environmentalists’ discontent. They desperately want the earth to be warming to prove Al Gore’s truth inviolate and they are going to make you pay thousands of dollars for it no matter …

This time of year, it’s easy to get caught up in wanting to get the latest gadget or toy. For me, as I’ve gotten older, it’s more about wanting to spend time with those closest to me. Because time is the greatest gift we can give to those we love, …

Every poll of recent months shows Americans in a foul mood when it comes to the economy, their personal finances and the general direction of the nation. Most Americans think the great American Dream — the idea that our children will achieve a standard of living higher than our own …