DC Independent Examiner

Many are puzzled that Democrats persist in ramming unpopular and destructive legislation down our collective throats while seemingly unconcerned by their plummeting poll numbers. A widespread belief is that the Democrats are committing political suicide and will be swept from one or both houses of Congress with unprecedented electoral losses next November. But since Democrat politicians rarely do things that will not ultimately benefit themselves, this column asked two weeks ago: "what do they know that we don't?"

We may have found out. It's called universal voter registration. The Wall Street Journal's John Fund described the Democrat plan recently at a David Horowitz Freedom Center forum. Watch the video:

Keep On Fighting! Obamacare Is NOT a Done Deal

"Omaha, NE - A small group of pro-life supporters braved sub-freezing temperatures and knee-deep snow on New Year's Day to protest outside the Omaha residence of Sen. Ben Nelson. The group, which was joined by Operation Rescue's Truth Truck, voiced disapproval of Nelson's 'Cornhusker Kickback,' in which Nelson traded his vote in support of tax-funded abortion for special favors for Nebraska." - Operation Rescue

Last Wednesday on National Review on Line, Jeffrey Anderson declared "Its Not Inevitable" - -

"No, the air of inevitability that the pro-Obamacare press is presenting needs to waft away and be replaced with more realistic reports like the following:

Having passed separate versions of their highly unpopular health-care overhaul by the narrowest of margins (with a mere two votes to spare in the House and none in the Senate) - versions that were tailor-made for their respective chambers and designed to squeeze out the maximum number of votes in each -

The editors of The Daily Bell are pleased to publish an interview with the distinguished libertarian thinker and free-market activist, Nelson Hultberg (pictured left).

Introduction: Mr. Hultberg is a freelance writer in Dallas, Texas and the Executive Director of Americans for a Free Republic. His articles have appeared in such publications as The Dallas Morning News, Insight, The Freeman, Liberty, and The Social Critic, as well as numerous Internet sites. He is the author of Why We Must Abolish The Income Tax And The IRS (1997) and Breaking the Demopublican Monopoly (2004). He has just written a new book titled, The Conservative Revolution: Why We Must Form a Third Political Party to Win It.

Daily Bell: Thanks for sitting down with us. You have a new book, and exciting news - and we'll discuss that in a minute. But let's jump right in. Is there a kind of Anglo-American power elite driving us toward socialism in the West?

In defense of Bill Clinton, their democrat president, the liberal media campaigned to convince Americans that character does not matter. In the midst of the Clinton scandals, I was shocked to hear even a minister say Clinton's affairs were a personal matter and did not affect his presidency. The media spin worked.

An extraordinary man was featured on the Glenn Beck TV program, Jon Huntsman, founder of the Huntsman Cancer Institute. Asked by Beck to share, Huntsman told a tale of amazing integrity. In the 80s, Huntsman sold his business for 54 million dollars. The buyer's lawyers were slow. In the 6 months it took them to finalize the contract, Huntsman's business grew in value 5 times their original deal.