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 [...]

With so much at stake this November, what voting-age group will be most pivotal in determining the outcome of the 2010 midterm elections? America’s seniors are gearing up to make their voices heard louder and clearer than the rest. They know what’s worth fighting for and aren’t about to be passive bystanders. According to SeniorJournal.com, [...]

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’m not a politician. I’m a concerned citizen,” said Joe Miller, Alaska’s GOP senatorial candidate, in an exclusive interview with Jedediah Bila. “I believe our nation is at a crossroads, and business as usual will no longer work.” Miller, who is challenging Republican Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski, defines himself as “a limited-government constitutionalist.” “We must [...]

One of the biggest complaints Americans have about our elected officials is that they lack authenticity. The current administration’s hope and change promises and transparency talk didn’t quite hold up when the tax cheats, backroom deals, and a bundle of former Clinton appointees rolled in with the “yes we can” posse. But it’s important for [...]

Merriam-Webster defines tolerance as “sympathy or indulgence for beliefs or practices differing from or conflicting with one’s own.” Dictionary.com defines it as “a fair, objective, and permissive attitude toward those whose opinions, practices, race, religion, nationality, etc., differ from one’s own.” And America’s Left defines it as compassion for those they agree with, coupled with [...]