Rusty Weiss

The same organization that gave us the “lives touched” method for calculating stimulus job creation, the Department of Energy (DOE), has now stumbled upon a whole new way to increase employment. (more)

This past election cycle, the American people marched to the polls with a clear-cut message for their officials in Washington -- stop.  Stop the rise of massive government.  Stop developing policy behind closed doors, through backroom deals.  And stop this anti-American agenda.  The results were a “shellacking” for the party in power. (more)

The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) is coming under fire for refusing to provide financial aid in the recount battle between North Carolina conservative congressional candidate Renee Ellmers and her opponent, Democratic incumbent Bob Etheridge. (more)

In a powerful speech last week, Sarah Palin framed the upcoming election using an issue sometimes relegated to the backburner during turbulent economic times -- abortion.  According to Palin, the elections boil down to a contest between candidates who favor a ‘culture of life’ and those who promote a ‘culture of death.’ (more)

With over $20 billion in funding provided for research and development, universities across the nation are struggling to outline a clear path between stimulus funding, their research projects, and viable job creation.  One such case involves the University of Notre Dame. (more)

At the risk of being branded racist, this can easily be defined as a case of the pot calling the kettle black. (more)

Michael Joseph Gross of Vanity Fair is the kind of journalist you’ve come to expect these days.  He’s the kind of journalist that tabloid reporters look at with disdain.  The kind of reporter producing work that even TMZ photogs would consider beneath them.  He’s the kind of journalist you’d expect to find rooting through one’s garbage for some deep, dark secret to expose to the world. (more)

Every time a report on the stimulus bill is released, one can almost hear the sound of ‘Yakety Sax’ playing in the background and the president’s team running around in frantic disarray. (more)

With her recent victory in the Connecticut Republican Senate primary, former wrestling CEO, Linda McMahon, can expect the litany of oh-so-predictable attacks from her Democrat opponents to continue.  There will be the mandatory wrestling references – headlines will use grappling terminology (McMahon Slams Her Opponent), and there will be the clever use of wrestling events in the place of political events (debates will be replaced by cage match references).  But the knee-jerk reaction from the Democratic National Committee (DNC) immediately following her nomination is comical at best, and shows that her opposition is - as they say in the business - green, to say the least. (more)

After an initial grace period in which most Americans were willing to give a new president the benefit of the doubt, what this nation has steadily watched is a man and an administration almost exclusively governing against the will of the people.  While the crux of his predecessors low approval ratings were in fighting an ‘unpopular war’, President Obama is watching his own approval rating plunge due to an unpopular, well, everything else.  His record has been so blatantly in contrast to the will of this nation, that it could very nearly be defined as anti-American. (more)

With recent contentious race topics entering the spotlight -- such as the voter intimidation incident and the Shirley Sherrod imbroglio -- the media has been more than willing to open their arms and turn on their cameras to hear the opining of the National Chairman of the New Black Panther Party, Malik Zulu Shabazz. Shabazz has appeared on Fox News, issued a statement through CNN, and done exclusive interviews for various media outlets. (more)

By all outward appearances, Lakey Peterson is your typical 15-year-old girl, balancing school time with play, hanging with friends, and wondering what the future may hold. But hidden behind the bleach blonde hair, the painted nails, and the big teenage grin, lies the heart of a dedicated champion who is dominating women’s surfing, and unleashing performances that make her male counterparts take notice as well. (more)

“We’d been had.” (more)

Ken Griffey Jr., owner of one of the most perfect swings in all of baseball, abruptly announced his retirement after 22 predominantly successful seasons. The game will sorely miss one of history’s true greats. What fun it was to watch a superstar, sporting a backwards cap and the smile of a kid playing ball for the first time. Griffey's home run swing has been considered an art form amongst the baseball elite, prompting his apt nickname, The Natural. (more)

As Tiger Woods's dalliances dominate golf headlines, Anna Rawson is showing fans that some professionals in the sport have nicer things to offer – long legs, soft blue eyes, flowing blonde locks, and, most importantly, a big heart. (more)