Chicago Daily Observer

Not long ago the National Center for Health Statistics at the Center for Disease Control released data showing that the total number of live births in the United States in 2006 hit a nearly half-century high, approximately 4.3 million. The last time as many children were born in the U.S. was 1961, at the tail end of the baby boom.

With the 35th anniversary of Roe v. Wade darkening observed Jan. 22, the NCHS data might seem like welcome news, but before we uncork the champagne, let’s take a closer look. First, we should not be surprised to see the total number of annual births on the rise when, because of immigration, the total population of the United States is at an all time high: 301 million. Indeed, Hispanics, who bear more children than Americans of European decent, account for some, but not all, of the increase. Further, in ... Read More...

When Democratic partisans vote in the Illinois primary Tuesday, they’ll have a choice between two leading candidates, one of which doesn’t want to play by the rules and the other who likes to play hide and seek.

Astonishingly, Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.) wants to change the rules in the middle of the primaries in her favor. And her opponent, Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) missed so many Senate votes, it would be hard to tell where he stands; except that one analysis of his voting record shows that he is the Senate’s biggest liberal.

Not much of a choice, if you ask me.

First, Clinton’s wanting to change the rules in midstream:

It involves her “wins” in Michigan and Florida, two states that were stripped of their voting delegates in the Democratic convention because they violated the Democratic National Committee’s orders not to hold their primaries before Super Tuesday. Clinton, like ... Read More...