Here are some details of the upcoming book tour. I’m starting in Michigan, and you’ll understand why when you read the book. Last year, I made a promise to the good people of Michigan that I would be back, and now I’m keeping that promise. (Michigan is near and dear to my family’s heart! Our eldest son, Track, lived with a great host family there during his […]

Twenty years ago, the ultimate symbol of the division between freedom and tyranny was torn down. The Berlin Wall was constructed for one purpose: to prevent the escape of East Germans to the freedom of the West. The Wall’s cold, gray façade was a stark reminder of the economic and political way of life across the Soviet Union’s sphere of influence in Eastern […]

We’ve got to hold on to hope, and we’ve got to fight hard because Congressional action tonight just put America on a path toward an unrecognizable country. The same government leaders that got us into the mortgage business and the car business are now getting us into the health care business. Despite Americans’ decisive message last Tuesday that they reject […]

Great event last night in Wisconsin! It was an honor to meet great Americans who are working so hard to remind us of life's sanctity and value. I commend this fine state for its efforts to make our nation a more welcoming place for all children. Let me set the record straight on the media's follow-up reports of the great event: Despite what CNN rep […]

Like many Americans, I’m very concerned about the efforts underway to rush through the 2,000 page Pelosi health care bill this weekend. Why the rush? That’s a lot of pages to read. Why not give everyone the chance to read it and debate it? How much will this bill cost us? It’s unclear because the figures coming out of Washington keep changing – and always in […]

Todd and I would like to offer our condolences to the families of the victims of the tragic shooting today at Fort Hood. Our thoughts and prayers will be with them. - Sarah Palin

Congratulations to the new Governors-Elect of Virginia and New Jersey! I’d also like to offer a special word of support to the new Lieutenant Governor-Elect of New Jersey, Kim Guadagno, the first woman to hold that office. Of course, the real victors in this election are the ordinary men and women who voted for positive change and a return to fiscal sanity. […]

I am very, very excited about the upcoming road trip for my book. It will be an honor to meet as many of you as possible! “Going Rogue” publisher HarperCollins is working hard to schedule book signings across the nation, and we’ll be announcing the locations in the next day or two. I’ve decided to travel to cities outside of the typical book tour venues, and […]

“...the right which woman needed above every other, the one indeed which would secure to her all the others, was the right of suffrage.” Susan B. Anthony used those words to describe the cause she spent her life fighting for: the right of an American woman to cast a ballot for the candidate of her choice. Because of Susan B. Anthony’s tireless efforts and th […]

As the vice president knows, I have always advocated an all-of-the-above approach to American energy independence. Among other things, my alternative energy goal for Alaska sits at 50 percent because Alaska reached more than 20 percent during my term in office. The Obama-Biden administration, on the other hand, recently announced a renewable goal of only 25 […]

On Monday's Countdown show, MSNBC host Keith Olbermann  took issue with Republican Governor Haley Barbour's contention that President Obama has personal popularity -- based partially on being the first black President -- that is separate from the unpopularity of Obama's policies, as the MSNBC host referred to  President Obama as a "target […]

I believe in miracles. They happen everyday. Like Reuters, of all news outlets, acknowledging the role that religious faith played in the dissident movements in East Germany leading up to the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989. Sarah Pulliam Bailey picked up on that in a November 9 post at Get Religion yesterday: With Bon Jovi, Angela Merkel and Mikhail Gorbach […]

For general discussion and debate. Possible talking point: confessions of an ObamaCare supporter. [The New Yorker's John] Cassidy is more honest than the politicians whose dishonesty he supports. "The U.S. government is making a costly and open-ended commitment," he writes. "Let's not pretend that it isn't a big deal, or that it […]

There were some potentially interesting admissions on CNN Monday night when Wolf Blitzer said he thought he could identify a marijuana plant by its smell, and Lou Dobbs followed by saying he could recognize it "rather readily" by sight.Unfortunately, neither mentioned whether or not they inhaled.Somewhat comically, Dobbs, speaking with Blitzer and […]

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The Washington Post is still having trouble with how the voters rejected their favorite Democrats. The bias erupted in a front page headline on Tuesday: 'Scozzafava' turns into epithet It's a Grand Old Purging as moderate's ouster spotlights Republican dysfunction Actually, that could be the motto of the Washington Post: "Spotlightin […]

Of all the things that might give you comfort in the wake of Nidal Malik Hasan's murderous rampage, where would you rate the news that the military's commitment to "diversity" endures?  Down there, dare I guess?  Ah, but you're probably not part of the MSM elite.Chrystia Freeland is. And on today's Morning Joe, the Financial Tim […]

Permit a late word or two on Newsweek’s thoroughly in-the-tank cover story for Al Gore. Sharon Begley oozed about Gore’s favorite quote in his book – but never seems to note that Gore’s "philosopher" expert is a Marxist. It comes near the very end of the piece: His favorite quote in [his new book] Our Choice is from the philosopher Theodor Adorno ( […]

As is seemingly tradition, the media is once again playing that classic game known as ‘How Can We Blame Bush?'  It's the party favorite where liberals take the biggest headline of the day, and immediately link Bush to the cause in one fell swoop, eliminating all facets of rationale.  Now, syndicated columnist Gwynne Dyer has introduced his own vers […]

We are learning more and more as the days pass since the horrific terrorist attack on Fort Hood this past week- yes, I said it - that’s what it is. What else do you call it when someone plots, plans, and carries out an attack on our soil but terrorism? Was not the [...]

(Bumped up from Nov. 9th.) With the rightwing working itself into a froth because Major Nidal Hassan, the murderer of fellow soldiers at Fort Hood last week, allegedly claimed to be a muslim first and an American second, I was reminded of the movie, EXODUS. If you are 53 years old (or older) I’m sure you remember [...]

(Bumped up from Saturday.) “I will continue to say what I’ve said before. You hear in this debate, you hear analogies, you hear references to, you see pictures about and depictions of individuals that are truly stunning, and you hear it all the time. People — imagine five years ago somebody comparing health care reform to [...]

Typical Obama. Why vote “yes” or “no” when you can punt? He did it throughout his sparse legislative career as pointed out in the New York Times: In 1999, Barack Obama was faced with a difficult vote in the Illinois legislature — to support a bill that would let some juveniles be tried [...]

Just before midnight Saturday, the House rammed through the 2,000 page monstrosity laughingly known as the health care bill. I’d say they did it under cover of night, reneging on a promise of a 72-hour waiting period. Again, who read this thing? How much arm twisting was involved to prevail in this [...]

Yesterday was one for the ages. No, I’m not talking about the House of Representatives passing their Health Care Reform Bill. No, I will give you a break from the lunacy that is our Congress, one that passes a bill with little time for review thus resulting in Nancy Pelosi violating her promise of [...]

(Updated post from last Monday) Paulie wants you all to know that she is still battling H1N1 and has cancelled tonight’s show. Paulie has had this illness for @ two three weeks, and says that the “headaches and joint aches are just completely incapacitating.” As I wrote last week: I’m sure that all of [...]

(This was emailed to me and it seemed perfect for sharing with the many pet loving NQ regulars. Author unknown. h/t BGD) THE FOLLOWING WAS FOUND POSTED VERY LOW ON THE REFRIGERATOR Dear Dogs and Cats: The dishes with the paw prints are yours and contain your food. The other dishes are mine and contain [...]

(Bumped up from Sunday morning.) The Fort Hood shootings will take some time to unravel. While we can justifiably revel in the courage and skill of Sgt. Munley and wonder about what drove the psych major to murder his fellow soldiers (is it PTSD by association or Islamic radicalism?), there are other stories out there [...]