Sarah and the Death Panels

Friday - August 21, 2009 at 12:46 am

by Patrick J. Buchanan "The America I know and love is not one in which my parents or my baby with Down syndrome will have to stand in front of Obama's 'death panel' so his bureaucrats can decide, based on a subjective judgment of their 'level of productivity in society,' whether they are worthy of health care. Such a system is downright evil." Of Sarah Palin it may be said: The lady knows Continue reading...

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Is Notre Dame Still Catholic?

Tuesday - March 31, 2009 at 12:52 am

By Patrick J. Buchanan By inviting Barack Obama to deliver the commencement address and receive an honorary degree at Notre Dame, the Rev. John Jenkins has polarized the Catholic community nationwide -- and raised a question. What does it mean to be a Catholic university in post-Christian America? Are there truths about faith and morality that are closed to debate at Notre Dame? Or is Notre Continue reading...

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Last Chance — For Life

Friday - September 12, 2008 at 12:13 am

By Patrick J. Buchanan Near the end of a town hall meeting in Johnstown, Pa., a woman arose to offer a passionate plea to Barack Obama to "stop these abortions." Obama's response was cool, direct, unequivocal. "Look, I got two daughters -- 9 years old and 6 years old. ... I am going to teach them first about values and morals, but if they make a mistake, I don't want them punished with a Continue reading...

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A Catholic Case Against Barack

Tuesday - August 12, 2008 at 12:27 am

by Patrick J. Buchanan In the Pennsylvania primary, Barack Obama rolled up more than 90 percent of the African-American vote. Among Catholics, he lost by 40 points. The cool liberal Harvard Law grad was not a good fit for the socially conservative ethnics of Altoona, Aliquippa and Johnstown. But if Barack had a problem with Catholics then, he has a far higher hurdle to surmount in the fall, with Continue reading...

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