Don’t tell Tom Tancredo…
…But people still like America. 700 Million Worldwide Desire to Migrate Permanently United States Tops Desired Destination Countries The United States is the top desired destination country for the 700 million adults who would like to relocate permanently to another country. Nearly one-quarter (24%) of these respondents, which translates to more than 165 million adults worldwide, name the [...]

Post election redux
You’ve read plenty of election coverage, but I haven’t seen much mention of the effect Obama had on his party’s nominees. He went into Virginia about 2 weeks out, and Deeds dropped in the polls. Corzine was up by about 2 points when Obama started with the appearances and robo-calls. Corzine ended up losing steam [...]

“Only a Moderate can Lose”
Conventional wisdom upset [Hence, the name of this blog...BTW] After Obama’s presidential election, a cottage industry of punditry sprang up to forge a new conventional wisdom. It goes something like this: The Republican Party has been discredited by the Bush presidency, congressional scandals and overspending. Worse, it is “out of touch” due to the stranglehold of [...]

In your heart, you just know it’s wrong
It must be awful to watch. Just awful. Think about the perverted zeal one must have to be aggressively pro-choice. Then think about our current president. Planned Parenthood Director Quits After Watching Abortion on Ultrasound The former director of a Planned Parenthood clinic in southeast Texas says she had a “change of heart” after watching [...]

More Heavy Baggage for Jim Ryan
From the SunTimes archives… Lawyers: Jim Ryan not worthy Defense attorneys in Nicarico case say he’s unfit to govern As DuPage County state’s attorney, Ryan prosecuted Rolando Cruz, Alejandro Hernandez and Stephen Buckley for the 1983 kidnap, rape and murder of Jeanine from her home near Naperville. When the state Supreme Court overturned the case in [...]