by Barbara Simpson -- When I was a kid, there was a phrase that when someone put the finishing touch on something, people would say, "Well that's the icing on the cake!" more…
by Barbara Simpson -- The tea party is delirious. Republicans try to figure out what it means. The Democrats look shell-shocked. They've lost congressional control. The man who is president is shuckin' more…
by Barbara Simpson -- It's the mantra of talk-show hosts, commentators and pundits when talking about elections: "A lot is at stake." That conclusion is usually presented in stentorian tones that make more…
by Barbara Simpson -- If there's one thing that's the brand of the Obama administration, it's that it's clothed in deception. If there's one thing I've learned about the Obama administration, it's more…
by Barbara Simpson -- I don't know whether Americans are more angry and frightened by the Ebola threat or by the ineptitude, mistakes and lies of so-called health officials and politicians. As more…
by Barbara Simpson -- This weekend, the San Francisco Bay area is celebrating Fleet Week again. Yeah! It was canceled last year because the government had money problems – the sequestration and more…
by Barbara Simpson -- If you listen to the "official spokesmen" from the White House, the Centers for Disease Control, the National Institutes of Health and even officials in Dallas where the more…
by Barbara Simpson -- Let's see, this country is spending $10 million a day to deal with the problem with ISIS – or ISIL, as the president insists on calling it – more…
by Barbara Simpson -- I find the general silence about money surrounding the opening of schools in August and September rather interesting. Instead of the usual, annual complaints that the schools just more…
by Barbara Simpson -- It's hard these days to keep up with news events, almost impossible to stay ahead of them. I had this commentary written and ready to send to WND more…
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