Examiner Editorial

Published: Tue, Apr 30, 2013

Successful presidential second terms have been hard to come by since the end of World War II. Dwight Eisenhower signed the 1957 Civil Rights Act and dispatched federal troops to escort black students to public schools in Little Rock, Ark., but then came Sputnik and the 1958 recession. Richard...

Examiner Editorial

Published: Mon, Apr 29, 2013

All presidents take credit for the good things that happen on their watch no matter if they actually deserve it, and they blame their predecessors' follies for the bad things, as well. But President Obama may be the first chief executive to take credit for the results of things he has opposed...

Examiner Editorial

Published: Sun, Apr 28, 2013

Floyd Corkins, 28, learns his fate today when he returns to federal court in the District of Columbia for sentencing following his February 6 guilty pleading to three felonies, including interstate transportation of a firearm and ammunition, assault with intent to kill while armed, and...

Examiner Editorial

Published: Sat, Apr 27, 2013

In the last two weeks, we've watched the spectacle of Obamacare's main author, Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., call the law's implementation a "train wreck" just before he dashed for the exits by announcing his retirement from the Senate. A few days later, the country was outraged to learn that...

Examiner Editorial

Published: Thu, Apr 25, 2013

As the initial elation over the swift identification and ending of the Brothers Tsarnaev manhunt fades, a steady stream of facts are emerging that strongly suggest the need for a more sober assessment of the FBI's performance in the two years prior to the Boston Marathon bombing. FBI...