Op-Ed

NATO has already begun to change. Lisbon will take things further. Leaders will agree to a new “Strategic Concept” that will outline how NATO plans to retain its relevance as the most successful military alliance in history.

The well-worn tradition of analyzing election results is in full swing on cable news and talk radio. Not surprisingly, talking heads on the right and left disagree on the big question of what it all means. But strip away all the noise and one conclusion is obvious: Voters want Washington to fix the economy or get out of the way.

Hardly a day goes by in which our country’s leaders don’t blame our joblessness and economic crisis on China. They claim the cause of these problems is that the Chinese currency is undervalued. 

At one point I served as an attorney for Rep. Charles Rangel (D-N.Y.). So I am only going to stick to published facts in this column.

We the people spoke loudly on Election Day, and we sincerely hope the newly elected and reelected members of Congress heard the message: Change course!

With the new Congress pledging to cut unnecessary spending and eliminate wasteful earmarks, the extra engine for the multi-service F-35 joint strike fighter should head the list.

They’re called rogue sites, and they exist for one purpose only:  to make a profit using the Internet to distribute the stolen and counterfeited goods and ideas of others. 

Decades from now, Wikipedia or its successor will have an entry for the “Election of 2010.”

The tax cuts passed during the Bush administration — which, according to economists, included an unsustainable giveaway to the top income bracket — are going to expire Dec. 31. 

As Republicans prepare to assume the majority in the House of Representatives, we are determined to repeal and replace the new healthcare law with a reform package that empowers consumers, improves access to quality care and protects the sanctity of human life.