The mid term elections this Fall are going to be rough for Democrats judging from recent polls that show the public recoiling from their preferred policy initiatives. Whether we’re talking about income inequality, Obamacare, or abortion on demand, Democrats are
Last year, the Obama administration was caught using the IRS to target Obama’s political enemies. According to some analysts, the political suppression of tea party groups from 2010 through 2012, easily cost Mitt Romney the election. What the Regime was
In honor of the 41st anniversary of Roe v Wade, Obama proudly proclaimed, “we reaffirm our steadfast commitment to protecting a woman’s access to safe, affordable health care and her constitutional right to privacy, including the right to reproductive freedom. And we
Wendy Davis has been blaming Greg Abbott for all of her woes, lately, but it was her ex-husband who talked to the Dallas Morning News reporter. He is also the guy who asked a Texas District Court to issue a temporary
Wendy Davis is having a very bad week. She’s been caught embellishing her personal narrative about overcoming adversity as a young single mom and leaving out pertinent details like the financial help she got from her ex-husband. Then she embarrassed herself
What started out as a local reporter’s routine interview with a Michigan Democrat challenger to Republican incumbent Dan Benishek, turned into political intrigue after the interview was published and the candidate’s campaign implied that an impersonator had commandeered his cellphone
So who knew that the “Tell a Friend – Get Covered” ObamaCare campaign held a six hour live streaming telethon, yesterday? I sure didn’t. In case you missed it, the event was advertised to “include stories, tips, helpful information and
In introducing Alison Lundergan Grimes at a political event in Kentucky, Thursday night, Democrat Greg Stumbo managed to compare defeating Sen. McConnell to liberating Europe from Nazis. Lundergan-Grimes is running against McConnell in the US Senate race in Kentucky. “You
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy testified before the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Thursday morning at a hearing to discuss the president’s climate change policies. During the hearing, she was asked about a Washington Free Beacon
The two men the US will be sending to the Sochi games next month to compete in the men’s figure skating competition, will be Jeremy Abbott, who won his fourth U.S. figure skating title at the US Nationals on Sunday, and teenage
Newly declassified documents obtained by Fox News, show that a press release issued by the White House Press Office on the eve of the terrorist attacks in Benghazi, misled the public about military preparedness in Libya on the anniversary of
During Tuesday’s press briefing, Ed Henry asked White House Press Secretary Jay Carney about pronouncements he made in the White House briefing room, in the days following the Benghazi attack, referring to Fox News’ exclusive report on newly declassified documents
A mere six weeks after the House judiciary committee held a hearing on “the President’s Constitutional Duty to Faithfully Execute the Laws,” exploring political remedies to executive overreach, the president has defiantly promised that he’s “not just going to be waiting for legislation”
In response to When Obama and Biden Betrayed Sharon: Joel Pollak’s description of Obama’s statement on the death of Sharon – “polite (if generic)” is downright charitable compared to what a few others on the right have said about it.
Powerline’s Scott Johnson thinks this little vignette, shared by former Defense Secretary Robert Gates in his new book, Duty: Memoirs of a Secretary at War, “explains much,” but I’ll report and let you decide. Gates says that Harry Reid once
The Hill is reporting that Rep. Darrell Issa will be pursuing the IRS scandal, the Benghazi attack and the lethally stupid Fast and Furious operation in 2014 – which will likely be his last year as the House GOP’s chief investigator.
In response to US News and World Report Publishes Vicious Anti-Catholic Screed, Inflaming Readers: In a weak statement released Friday evening, US news and World Report editor Brian Kelly, finally responded to the deluge of criticism the news site received
Thank God for small favors – Colorado Republicans have introduced a bill that if passed, would prevent food stamp recipients from withdrawing EBT cash inside pot dispensaries. Via Townhall Tipsheet: Food stamps for a pot brownie? Colorado lawmakers want to
PhillyMag.com has a poll up asking readers if they think Obama was wrong to nominate Debo Adegbile, the former lawyer of cop killer Mumia Abu-Jamal, to head the Civil Rights Division at the Department of Justice. Reporter Victor Fiorillo notes that “a lot
In response to House Passes ObamaCare Security Bill 291-122 : Yesterday, U.S. Sens. Mike Johanns (R-NE) and John Barrasso (R-WY) introduced legislation in the Senate that is similar to the bill that just passed the House. The Health Exchange
Today, House lawmakers overwhelmingly passed a proposal designed to address potential security breaches on the HealthCare.gov Website. The measure would require the Obama administration to notify Americans within 48 hours if their identity is compromised via the Obamacare website. It
In response to Not Just a Rorschach Test, Also A Picture of Dorian Gray: Via Michael Walsh at The Corner: Re whispers that Christie dust-up is good for Jeb Bush in donors’ eyes: He’s in Uruguay with Swiss bankers right
Rachel Maddow has doubled down on her spurious “bombshell” report alleging that the nefarious Koch Brothers helped fund a shockingly outrageous initiative in Florida (which the vast majority of Floridians happened to support), but no one outside of the MSNBC clown
On January 21, conservative filmmaker Ben Howe will be premiering his latest movie, “Bankrupt” at the DC Auto Show. The subject he chose for his first full length documentary, is the cronyism that he believes brought down Detroit. In the
Syndicated columnist Jamie Stiehm penned a highly offensive oped for US News and World report entitled, “The Catholic Supreme Court’s War on Women”, enraging scores of readers who are currently venting their disgust in the comment section. Her screed is completely
Florida Sen. Marco Rubio blocked the nomination of Judge William Thomas to the federal bench after a careful review of his record raised red flags. A spokeswoman for Rubio explained back in September that the Senator would be withdrawing his support for
Obama already had a reputation for appointing the absolute worst possible persons to fill government positions, but his nomination of radical attorney, Debo Adegbilem to be the nation’s top civil rights lawyer, is his most gut-wrenchingly awful, “in your face” appointment, yet.
In response to The icy mailed fist of climate fascism: Another acolyte of the Church of Global Warming weighed in on Twitter with what Twitchy calls the “weakest global warming analogy ever.” Saying global warming isn’t real because it’s cold
In response to Global warming and the polar vortex: What the warmists don’t seem to understand is that when skeptics make jokes about the cold weather and global warming – we are mocking them. We are mocking their habit of
In response to Obama lectures other people on taking vacations from his luxury Hawaiian retreat: Last month, as the president’s approval rating hovered below 40%, Peter Wehner, writing for Commentary, noted that “Obama’s tedious act has grown stale.” He argued
Parents, teachers and students who have been complaining for the past couple of years about the unappetizing, and unfilling lunches Michelle Obama’s signature anti-obesity program has imposed on schools, finally have something to cheer about. USDA regulators have agreed to
It’s pretty sad when Congress has to pass bills just to make “the most transparent administration in history” more transparent about the president’s signature legislative achievement – but that’s where we’re at. The administration apears to be playing politics with
As part of an effort to pressure Republicans into extending federal aid for three more months, Obama will hold a photo-op at the White House with Ameicans who lost their unemployment benefits at the start of the year. Obama’s “in
Does Obama have any idea how bad this looks? Polls already show that most Americans oppose the HHS contraception mandate. Moves like this one – trying to force The Little Sisters of the Poor (!) to comply with a policy that
In response to Hating On ObamaCare Somewhere In The Pacific: In his “Fresh Pickings From The Political Grapevine” segment on Fox News’ Special Report, Bret Baier, covered MSNBC.com Executive Editor Richard Wolffe’s ridonculous nomination for 2013’s “Losers of the year” as seen
In response to Five Reasons 2.1 Million ‘Enrolled’ Is Not That Impressive: As disastrous as the ObamaCare rollout has been, and as unimpressive and frankly dubious the numbers they’re touting are, in an alternate universe, the “biggest losers of the
Fans of the BBC’s widely acclaimed Sherlock series are in for a treat, today. The highly anticipated first episode of season 3 will be broadcast today at 9p.m. GMT on BBC One and is available to watch online via live stream on
On Monday, MSNBC’s Joy Reid, declared that the “Knockout Game” is a non-story that conservatives are going “absolutely ballistic” about in order “to stoke issues of race.” The segment in which she made the remarks was hosted by none other
In response to Whitewashing al-Qaeda involvement in Benghazi: John notes that “the people who were in Libya on 9/11/12 are said to be angry at the Grey Lady for its assertions.” “Angry” might be an understatement. According to Fox News’ Adam Housley,
Four American military personnel who were working at the United States Embassy in Tripoli, Libya, were detained today by the Libyan government.. Details are sketchy, but according to the New York Times, “the four were believed to have been reviewing