Post-Gazette -- JACK KELLY http://www.post-gazette.com/ 2013-05-19T00:09:50-04:00 The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Foreign leaders pay attention to Obama's words, not the spin http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/opinion/jack-kelly/jack-kelly-foreign-leaders-pay-attention-to-obama-688024/ 2013-05-17T15:57:15-04:00 Jack Kelly jkelly@post-gazette.com 2013-05-17T15:56:00-04:00 Most journalists happily accept White House spin when it comes to Syria -- foreign leaders do not. Jack Kelly: Questions remain in Benghazi http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/opinion/jack-kelly/jack-kelly-questions-remain-in-benghazi-687695/ 2013-05-15T16:12:07-04:00 Jack Kelly jkelly@post-gazette.com 2013-05-14T00:00:00-04:00 We already know President Barack Obama and senior aides were laying about Benghazi, but several other questions must be answered. What about Benghazi? Democrats don't seem interested in learning the truth http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/opinion/jack-kelly/what-about-benghazi-democrats-dont-seem-interested-in-learning-the-truth-687290/ 2013-05-12T00:19:15-04:00 Jack Kelly jkelly@post-gazette.com 2013-05-12T00:00:00-04:00 How different history might have been if the news media were as blase about Watergate as they've been about Benghazi. Reform immigration http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/opinion/jack-kelly/reform-immigration-686344/ 2013-05-05T00:13:21-04:00 Jack Kelly jkelly@post-gazette.com 2013-05-05T00:00:00-04:00 But Congress should reject the "Gang of 8" and write a new bill. Jack Kelly: Federal goverment is ponderous and slow http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/opinion/jack-kelly/jack-kelly-federal-goverment-is-ponderous-and-slow-686172/ 2013-05-03T17:03:11-04:00 Jack Kelly jkelly@post-gazette.com 2013-05-03T17:02:00-04:00 The federal government today is obese, causing a problem for national security. For government to be strong, it must be limited and federal. Country must pay closer attention to extremist beliefs http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/opinion/jack-kelly/jack-kelly-country-must-pay-closer-attention-to-extremist-beliefs-684805/ 2013-04-24T16:50:07-04:00 Jack Kelly jkelly@post-gazette.com 2013-04-24T16:49:00-04:00 Whether we regard Islam with admiration or suspicion, we must try to understand why those who are trying to kill us are trying to kill us. The media ignore facts about guns http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/opinion/jack-kelly/the-media-ignore-facts-about-guns-684343/ 2013-04-21T00:07:17-04:00 Jack Kelly jkelly@post-gazette.com 2013-04-21T00:00:00-04:00 Liberals take a stand, then they make reality fit. The lady made of iron: Margaret Thatcher put the 'great' back in Great Britain http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/opinion/jack-kelly/the-lady-made-of-iron-margaret-thatcher-put-the-great-back-in-great-britain-683350/ 2013-04-14T00:06:27-04:00 Jack Kelly jkelly@post-gazette.com 2013-04-14T00:00:00-04:00 The daughter of a grocer who won a scholarship to Oxford has had a major impact on the world. Jack Kelly: North Korea's weak threats have familiar tone http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/opinion/jack-kelly/jack-kelly-north-koreas-weak-threats-have-familiar-tone-683199/ 2013-04-12T16:09:18-04:00 Jack Kelly jkelly@post-gazette.com 2013-04-12T16:08:00-04:00 Threats of war from North Korea on the eve of joint U.S.-South Korea military exercises have become a familiar rite of spring. Jack Kelly: Is global warming a hoax? http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/opinion/jack-kelly/jack-kelly-is-global-warming-a-hoax-682727/ 2013-04-09T17:09:52-04:00 Jack Kelly jkelly@post-gazette.com 2013-04-09T17:09:00-04:00 Facts are facts: The planet hasn't warmed since 1997. Since 2009, it's been cooling. Blowing up another bubble: Easy money helps Wall Street and threatens Main Street http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/opinion/jack-kelly/blowing-up-another-bubble-easy-money-helps-wall-street-and-threatens-main-street-682459/ 2013-04-07T00:20:20-04:00 Jack Kelly jkelly@post-gazette.com 2013-04-07T00:00:00-04:00 The Fed runs the printing presses day and night to try to stimulate the economy. It hasn't worked. Jack Kelly: Is it possible to defend marriage and gay rights? http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/opinion/jack-kelly/jack-kelly-is-it-possible-to-defend-marriage-and-gay-rights-682240/ 2013-04-05T15:47:39-04:00 Jack Kelly jkelly@post-gazette.com 2013-04-05T15:47:00-04:00 Should DOMA and Prop 8 be pitched on procedural grounds, it would be a "victory" for gay marriage, but little would change. Democrats are increasingly divided http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/opinion/jack-kelly/democrats-are-increasingly-divided-681540/ 2013-03-31T00:11:12-04:00 Jack Kelly jkelly@post-gazette.com 2013-03-31T00:00:00-04:00 Yet the news media has been focused on the woes of the Republican Party. Call them Ahabs of gun control http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/opinion/jack-kelly/call-them-ahabs-of-gun-control-681364/ 2013-03-29T15:44:24-04:00 Jack Kelly jkelly@post-gazette.com 2013-03-29T15:44:00-04:00 President Barack Obama and liberals risk offending millions of people that vote for them in pursuing gun legislation. Fairy-tale budgeting: Both Democrats and Republicans base their figures on fantasies http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/opinion/jack-kelly/fairy-tale-budgeting-both-democrats-and-republicans-base-their-figures-on-fantasies-680593/ 2013-03-24T00:05:48-04:00 Jack Kelly jkelly@post-gazette.com 2013-03-24T00:00:00-04:00 But to get their numbers, Democrats rely on pixie dust, magic beans and chicanery. The royal presidency: Obama cuts White House tours while spending on himself http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/opinion/jack-kelly/the-royal-presidency-679646/ 2013-03-17T00:12:08-04:00 Jack Kelly jkelly@post-gazette.com 2013-03-17T00:00:00-04:00 For the first time in more than half a century, "the average American is both earning less and worth less than four years earlier." A national crisis in our schools http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/opinion/jack-kelly/a-national-crisis-in-our-schools-678984/ 2013-03-12T17:24:09-04:00 Jack Kelly jkelly@post-gazette.com 2013-03-12T17:08:00-04:00 If our children, and our country, are to have a future, the entire politicized system must go. Look to Detroit, and you'll see where Obama's policies could take us http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/opinion/jack-kelly/look-to-detroit-and-youll-see-where-obamas-policies-could-take-us-678846/ 2013-03-11T12:44:33-04:00 Jack Kelly jkelly@post-gazette.com 2013-03-10T00:00:00-05:00 No city has fallen so far, so fast. For half a century, Detroit has been governed by the policies President Obama advocates. Obama can't bully his way out of this one http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/opinion/jack-kelly/obama-cant-bully-his-way-out-of-this-one-678120/ 2013-03-06T15:41:02-05:00 Jack Kelly jkelly@post-gazette.com 2013-03-06T15:40:00-05:00 Targeting the Washington Post's Bob Woodward for doing his job will come back to haunt the Obama administration. Reform Social Security http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/opinion/jack-kelly/reform-social-security-677700/ 2013-03-03T00:21:52-05:00 Jack Kelly jkelly@post-gazette.com 2013-03-03T00:00:00-05:00 Members of the Tea Party are hardly alone in their belief that the government should reduce spending.