Wesley J. Smith

The House of Representatives barely squeaked through Obamacare tonight by 220-215.  And it took a strong anti-abortion amendment to get that job done.  From the story:As drafted, the measure denied the use of federal subsidies to purchase abortion coverage in policies sold by private . . . . Continue Reading »

President Obama should be careful about what he says about the reasons Congress should vote for the overstuffed turkey that is known generically as Obamacare.  From the story:President Obama cast the House’s health care reform vote, expected to happen later today, in historic terms: . . . . Continue Reading »

This is so unconstitutional. A provision was added to the Senate Obamacare package, the effect of which would be to have the government in a public plan pay for Christian Science practitioners to provide prayer treatments to patients and/or prohibit private plans from refusing to treat such prayer . . . . Continue Reading »

This is so unconstitutional. A provision was added to the Senate Obamacare package, the effect of which would be to have the government in a public plan pay for Christian Science practitioners to provide prayer treatments to patients and/or prohibit private plans from refusing to treat such prayer . . . . Continue Reading »

The House will probably be voting on Obamacare late tonight or tomorrow.  I expect it to narrowly pass, which is a vivid illustration of how badly the Obamacare pushers have lost the political debate, given the massive Democratic majority and the fearsome power of Pelosi’s . . . . Continue Reading »

It takes remarkable hubris—not to mention a pronounced anti-democratic streak—to shove through Congress a bill that is wildly unpopular with the American people, and apparently getting more so every day. How unpopular? According to a CNN poll, a solid majority now opposes Obama-style . . . . Continue Reading »

This is an interesting study that belies the notion that fetuses are insentient: Apparently, babies cry in their own languages.  From the story:From their very first days, the cries of newborns already bear the mark of the language their parents speak, scientists now find. French newborns tend . . . . Continue Reading »

It’s one thing when the Environmental Liberation Front (ELF) pushes criminality in the name of saving the planet. That’s what fringe types often do.  But when a supposedly respectable figure like Al Gore—a former U.S. Senator, Vice President, and Peace Prize Nobel . . . . Continue Reading »

Speaker Nancy Pelosi-no democrat, small “d”—wants to shove her 2000 + page monstrous bill down our throats by forcing the House to vote before anyone—including legislators—can absorb all its provisions.  Toward this imperious end, she scheduled the vote for a rare . . . . Continue Reading »

Oh no! It looks as if the coming Copenhagen climate change, prosperity murdering summit will not produce an enforceable treaty to raise taxes, stifle employment, and kill energy production. From the story:A global treaty to fight climate change will be postponed by at least six months and possibly a . . . . Continue Reading »