Invoking the words of Rock Hill Herald Editor Paul Osmundson, who said, “The leader of the free world should be willing to be photographed by a free news media,” McClatchy newspaper editors will no longer ublish photographs issued by the White
Pronouncing it, “Simply unacceptable,” senior aides on the Hill, many of them working for Democrats that forced ObamaCare on America, are now being hit by sticker shock as a result of the very legislation that helped pass. It’s so bad,
Talk about defining success down. The White House is doing that very thing when it comes to their massive failure of a website. White House spokesperson Jay Carney announced today that an 80% failure rate for HealthCare.gov would be considered
Traditionally, students at America’s universities and colleges were able to take advantage of “bare bones” health insurance policies; that’s no longer an option thanks to ObamaCare. The schools are now forces to choose between offering more expensive coverage, or none at
With a government shutdown that worked in Democrat’s favor now in the rear-view mirror and the nation focused closely on the tremendous early failure of Barack Obama’s signature initiative, ObamaCare, Democrats are increasingly desperate to change the subject. The irony
According to the New York Times, “virtually every vote cast by black New Yorkers” went to Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio, who captured 96 percent of NYC’s black vote. That’s a larger percentage that David N. Dinkins, the city’s first black Mayor,
The federal data hub that connects ObamaCare to the IRS and enables data checks during the enrollment process will be going down for four days beginning Saturday night. The site needs to be taken off-line for upgrades and repairs according
The Hill posits that, with more of Obama’s agenda either hamstrung, or dead because of Congressional in-fighting, the EPA’s ability to skirt the legislative process trhough rule-making may provide him his best shot for a long-term legacy. … there’s one
The Democrat-controlled New Jersey state legislature place a constitutional amendment on the ballot this year which would raise the state’s minimum wage on Jan. 1 and then every year there after. That was after trying to strike a deal with
White House regulatory official Howard Shelanski announced that the Obama administration is making additional changes to a metric that helps regulators estimate the value of rules that cut greenhouse gas emissions. It’s launching a public comment period “in response to public and stakeholder
Self-proclaimed never wrong wise and wonderful wizard of wonkishness, Paul Krugman was recently dismissing the silly notion of so called ObamaCare sticker shock. As usual, he blew it. You see, all the recent news on health costs has been good.
In 9-plus years of blogging, never have I seen a story this telling of a Republican Party that doesn’t understand its base, or New Media. Worse, it’s indicative of a corrupt inside-the-Beltway party that has abandoned or decided to ignore
Claiming that American intelligence gathering activities he exposed represented “systematic violations of law by my government that created a moral duty to act,” fugitive contractor Edward Snowden is asking the American government to grant him clemency. Snowden reportedly made the appeal
Along with documenting the many technical failures of Obama’s so called signature website Healthcare.gov, this CBS New York item reports the Obama sticker shock many Garden State college students now face thanks to the increasingly misleadingly named Affordable Care Act. New Jersey built
With support from teachers’ unions such as the National Education Association and the American Federation of Teachers, liberals like Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN) are opposing a bill that would help protect school children from the possibility of being exposed to criminals,
Rasmussen reports that more than half of U.S. voters polled want to delay the requirement that everyone must purchase health insurance. The survey of 1,000 Likely Voters was conducted on October 22-23, 2013 by Rasmussen Reports. The margin of sampling
CBS News is reporting that one of the so-called ‘fixes’ recently applied to HealthCare.gov is behind people being given incorrect pricing information. In some cases, the actual costs of insurance can be twice as much as what the website would
Ironically, an administration that spent hundreds of millions of dollars on a botched healthcare website is suddenly claiming to have been careful and “precise” when it comes to drone strikes overseas said to have killed dozens of civilians. The real
With the IRS now claiming that tax refunds will be delayed because of the recent government shut-down, it’s worth highlighting that the same was true last year. A 2014 delay would mark the second time in as many years that
How Washington politicians use so called ‘Leadership PACs’ to skirt previously adopted ethics reform rules was one key topic touched upon tonight in a 60 Minutes investigative report by veteran CBS reporter Steve Kroft and Government Accountability Institute (GAI) President
Families with children are facing stagnant incomes, if not unemployment and increased housing costs driving rents beyond their reach, thereby growing the number of homeless Americans in an increasingly failed Obama economy. Add in increased unemployment, or reduced hours thanks to
Selling the American people on ObamaCare was always going to be a big challenge. That’s why it was passed all but in the middle of the night. Now, with the number of people who say they will opt out of
In what some have pronounced the worst-ever launch of a government program, it seems more people have signed up for a one-way trip to Mars, than have been able to enroll in ObamaCare through the Healthcare.gov interface. A startup venture
Police claim a disgruntled employee with a labor dispute is behind two dry ice explosions at Los Angeles International Airport. They have not as yet identified the suspect. Deputy Chief Michael Downing says authorities do not believe the explosions are
In what was otherwise characterized as a real drone of a speech, former First Lady and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton did appear to get worked up over one topic – the bin Laden raid. Or was this actually Hillary’s
The Washington Times is reporting that N.J. Governor Chris Christie appears to have switched his position and is now in favor of in-state college tuition rates for illegal immigrants on par with those for legal citizen residents. Immigrant-rights activists say
Federal prison employees can’t collect a paycheck during the government shutdown, but that doesn’t mean the prisoners they guard have been forced to wait. A group of 100 guards at a federal prison camp in Yankton, S.D., still have to
The Pentagon has confirmed it will not pay death benefits to the families of troops killed in combat during the so-called government shutdown. With Obama’s recent startling admission that he won’t approve any measures to partially restore suspended government payments for
This New York Times’ article is written to give the impression that some so called elder statesmen within the GOP have some great alternative to fighting against ObamaCare, along with trying to highlight and fight against Washington’s runaway spending. G.O.P.
There was a time in America when liberty, a certain amount of self-reliance and personal responsibility were seen as positive things. Clearly, that isn’t how Democrat Senator Elizabeth Warren sees things. In her view, without big and even bigger government,
Faulting, not the software, but the basic design approach, John McAfee, founder of McAfee, Inc. has been harshly critical of the tech roll-out behind ObamaCare. McAfee pointed out that, because there is no central point of control when it comes
Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker’s administration defied the federal government by refusing to close popular state properties at the behest of the National Park Service. The park service ordered state officials to close the northern unit of the Kettle Moraine, Devil’s
Texas state Sen. Wendy Davis (D) became a national liberal heart throb thanks to her much publicized filibuster of an abortion bill. But you wouldn’t know it given her recent announcement for Texas Governor, one perhaps more interesting for what
When asked a question about abortion recently, Texas First Lady Anita Perry responded by saying she sees it “as a woman’s right.” What, if anything, that has to do with any potential run for President by her husband Texas Governor
Barack Obama implored people to not take his word for how awesome the new healthcare.gov website is. And he was right! Obama: “And you don’t have to take my word for it. Go on the website, healthcare.gov, check it out
Iranian parliamentarians have passed a bill that allows for men to marry their adopted daughters and do so while said daughters are as young as 13 years-old. Iran’s Guardian Council, a body of clerics and jurists which vets all parliamentary
These are the words of Republican House Speaker John Boehner on Monday. “Why don’t we make sure that every American is treated just like we are?” Boehner asked, seeking to prohibit members of Congress and Capitol Hill aides from getting
Somehow, I’m thinking many of Harry Reid’s constituents may have a different impression as to what his responsibility is actually supposed to be. Some may even have thought he’s in Washington to serve and support them, not his political party
If Congressional staffers complained every time Congress threw taxpayers under the bus, they’d probably never have time to do much of anything else. But at least now we know they’re vocal enough to talk to Mother Jones when looking out
Although federal law usually prevents taxpayer money from being used to pay for abortions, the Office of Personnel Management has ruled that health care plans offered through state health care exchanges are private. Under the terms of Obamacare, lawmakers and their aides