Jedediah Bila

I heard you speak briefly about the Ground Zero Mosque on Hannity’s Great American Panel. What’s your full take as a New Yorker? – James; Florida I oppose the Park51 Islamic center for three main reasons: 1) The proximity of the proposed location to Ground Zero, a mere 560 feet away. Out of sensitivity to [...]

He’s been a deputy U.S. Marshal, an undercover FBI agent, a member of the U.S. Marine Corps and the FBI’s Financial Fraud Squad. He founded a health food restaurant in New York City and is a principal in a Texas bio-fuel company. He has a BBA in accountancy with a concentration in finance and a [...]

EMILY’s List, a self-proclaimed “community of progressive Americans dedicated to electing pro-choice Democratic women to every level of office,” has launched its latest scheme against Sarah Palin’s “Mama Grizzlies” outreach. If you haven’t checked out the video, you must. It’s downright hysterical. And not just because of the bear costumes and growling. Some of the [...]

Did you ever dream about having a president whose stand on key issues would be notoriously at odds with the will of the American majority? No? Well, you got one anyway. According to Rasmussen on August 11, 30% of likely voters feel that the country is heading in the right direction. Since last July, the [...]

It’s time to announce the winners of my “Media Insanity of the Week” competition. So grab a snack, slip on your MSNBC “Got Ratings?” T-shirt, and get ready for what some of the best in left-wing media loonyville had to offer. Bronze Medal On August 10, Media Matters asserted that “conservative media figures have used [...]

On Saturday, I decided to help out a friend by babysitting her daughter, Amy. Amy’s pretty much an adult living inside a six-year-old body, which made for an interesting afternoon (especially because I’m about seven at heart, eight on a mature day). We stopped by a nearby candy store first. Amy picked up a small [...]

I have to admit that back in February, when I first saw the Minnesota Miss Me Yet? billboard featuring an image of President George W. Bush, I wished that the creative minds behind it had chosen a photo of Ronald Reagan instead. I guess that Bush’s expansion of the federal government’s role in our educational [...]

What are your thoughts about the Tea Partiers, what do you see for their future, and how many of their events have you attended? What are your thoughts about what you have heard and observed at those events, and have you been or will you be a speaker at any of them?—Lyle; Aurora, IL I [...]

While all conservatives feel the overwhelming desire to remove the liberals/socialists/progressives from Congress and the White House, what are your views on proactive positions (What do we stand FOR)? I agree with strong foreign policy, border security, and reduction in the size of government, but what are your thoughts on the full platform?—Greg; Alpharetta, GA [...]

We’ve heard a lot of talk about how the Republican Party needs to get back to its conservative roots. Amen to that. However, many young Americans are often left wondering What does that actually mean? I’ve been asked that question a number of times by young Manhattanites who are intrigued by the “foreign” ideology of [...]