Efforts of Wisconsin Republicans recall Lincoln and Reagan, according to Michele Bachmann

Rep. Michele Bachmann told radio host Mark Levin on Friday evening that in facing protests by labor supporters Gov. Scott Walker and Wisconsin Republicans are like President Abraham Lincoln, who fought the Confederacy, and President Reagan, who contended with the Soviet Union. But contrary to Bachmann’s assertion, Lincoln had More…

Happy Presidents Day

The American Independent News Network and the Michigan Messenger are taking the day off to celebrate Presidents Day. Originally a celebration of George Washington’s birthday on Feb. 22, it is now viewed as a celebration of his and Lincoln’s birthday, which was Feb. 12. Happy Birthday, gentlemen.

As Florida Takes on Redistricting, Illinois’ Efforts Come Up Short

The Florida and Illinois state legislatures ended the week with a series of votes on redistricting reform, with Florida placing three measures on November’s ballot and Illinois failing to approve a comparable measure.

The Florida legislature approved a state constitutional amendment yesterday that, like two citizen-sponsored amendments also More…

Surprise! John Yoo Believes in Broad Executive Powers

Former Deputy Assistant Attorney General John Yoo has been spewing his grandiose views on presidential power ever since leaving the Bush administration. So although his latest book, “Crisis And Command,” is an unusually ambitious 446-page historical survey of executive power from George Washington to George W. Bush, his More…

The Triumph of Blue Patriotism

When Barack Obama took the stage at the We Are One concert at the Lincoln Memorial on Sunday, he signaled not only the arrival of a new administration to Washington but the arrival of a patriotism that looks new but isn’t. This patriotism’s founding document is the Declaration of Independence. More…