BY FROMA HARROP Voices from right field are explaining why they’re justified in threatening the United States with default if Congress does not defund ObamaCare. The Wall Street Journal’s Kimberley Strassel said on Sunday chat TV, “There isn’t one poll that shows that Americans approve, as a majority, of this health care law.” That’s an […]

BY SUSAN ESTRICH If the House Republicans were children, they’d surely be getting a “timeout.” Are they really going to close down the government in a futile attempt to undo ObamaCare? Are they really willing to risk the full faith and credit of the United States to score political points? Symbolic votes to repeal Obamacare […]

BY WANDA JO STAPLETON All five of Oklahoma’s U.S. Congressmen voted on Sept. 19 for House Resolution 3102, a measure which cuts $40 billion, over...

BY SUSAN ESTRICH While details are still emerging about Aaron Alexis, the man responsible for killing 12 people at the Washington Navy Yard, this much is already clear: This man never should have had a security clearance that allowed him to enter the Yard. And he never should have been permitted to buy a gun. […]

BY RICHARD L. FRICKER The state executive director of NORML, Norma Sapp, has released a survey conducted by Sooner Poll showing 71.2% of those interviewed...