On MSNBC’s Morning Joe, Former press secretary Robert Gibbs stated that Congressman “Darrell Issa should call Jay Carney and apologize this morning.” Gibbs went on to say that Issa as Chairman of the House Oversight Committee was the “biggest joke
Bradley Cooper and Glenn Close will be visiting the White House on Monday for a conference on mental health. The effort was organized as part of President Obama’s response to last year’s Sandy Hook shooting. Although the one-day conference was
According to a new survey by insurancequotes.com, 61% think healthcare costs will go up as a result of reform. The deadline to purchase health insurance under the new Affordable Health Care Act is Jan 1, 2014, but 64% say they
The Evanston City Council voted 5-4 for a two year ban on the use of airborne drones. The vote brought together an odd coalition of people: the anti-war groups were joined by the libertarians and the privacy advocates to pass
Yesterday, Attorney General Eric Holder pledged to protect the first amendment rights of the media at a closed door, off-the-record meeting. The meeting took place with the media after it was revealed that the DOJ subpoenaed thousands of pages of AP
Former Governor Jeb Bush said he would need another year at least to decide if he were to run for the presidency in 2016. Bush, the son of former President George H.W. Bush and brother of former President George W. Bush,
As late as last year, the FBI ran a child pornography operation in an attempt to nab its customers. The service ran for two weeks “while attempting to identify more than 5,000 customers, according to a Seattle FBI agent’s statements
A beaver in Belarus attacked a 60 year old fisherman when the man attempted to take a picture with the creature. The angry beaver sliced open an artery, causing the man to bleed to death. The rodents have become increasingly
China’s Shuanghui International has agreed to purchase Virginia-based Smithfield Food in the largest takeover of a US company by a Chinese rival. Shuanghui’s takeover will be “closely monitored” by the US on account of numerous Chinese food scandals. “In
House Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) announced the committee will hold a hearing featuring the victims of the IRS’s ideological profiling. The hearing will take place on June 4th at 10am. Camp said “While we now know that
In a recent interview on the “To the Point” television show in Nevada, Senator Harry Reid (D-NV) said that getting 60 votes on the immigration bill would be “pretty easy.” “I think we have 60 votes. Remember, we start out
According to video on her website and on her Facebook page, Congresswoman Michele Bachmann will not run for a fifth term in Congress. A video was posted on her website Wednesday morning announcing her decision. Bachmann began serving in Congress
According to an interview with the Daily Beast, Attorney General Eric Holder felt a sense of “remorse” when the Washington Post ran a story about “how agents had tracked Rosen’s movements in and out of the State Department, perused his
Democrat State lawmakers in Colorado are facing recall bids as fall out from their support in the legislature of gun control legislation. So far, Senate President John Morse and three other Democrats are in the crosshairs, so to speak. The recall
The President of the Roanoke Valley Republican Women’s club took matters into her own hands when she learned that a MASH unit had nothing but worn and torn blood-stained sheets to use to take care of our wounded warriors stationed
A French Soldier (in uniform) was attacked in Paris while conducting his “anti-terrorist” duties. The soldier’s throat was stabbed by knife-wielding man described by police as “bearded, of North African origin and wearing a light coloured jihab’ under a jacket.”
Lois Lerner, the IRS Director of Exempt Organizations, signed letters that were sent to targeted groups asking them to turn over an extensive amount of information to the IRS. Earlier this week Lerner refused to testify before the House Oversight
The White House announced yesterday that Victoria Nuland will be nominated by President Obama to assistant secretary for European and Eurasian affairs. Nuland has served as State Department spokesperson since 2011 until earlier this year. The nomination requires Senate
A law enforcement official has told NBC News that Attorney General Eric Holder is the one who signed the search warrant for the private emails of Fox News reporter James Rosen. The warrant was signed under the guise that Rosen
(Connecticut) An ecstasy drug raid resulting in two arrests also rescued a baby, who was found at the scene sleeping in a crib with a 14 inch butcher’s knife under it’s pillow. The child is four months old and was
On Wednesday, the Chicago School Board voted to close 49 elementary schools, “in what is believed to be the biggest single mass shutdown of schools in U.S. history” Fifty-three schools were originally scheduled to be shut down. The closures come
The House Judiciary Committee sent a letter yesterday to Deputy Attorney General James Cole seeking answers regarding the Obama Administration’s decision to secretly subpoena two months of call records of AP reporters and editors. Attorney General Eric Holder told the Committee
Tamerlan Tsarnaev, the deceased Boston Marathon Bombing Suspect, participated in a 2011 triple homicide, according to sources. Ibragim Todashev, who was killed in a shoot out with authorities yesterday, confessed to his role in the burtal murders and identified Tsarnaev
Today, the United States formally acknowledged killing four American citizens with drone strikes in Yemen and Pakistan. Attorney General Eric Holder disclosed in a letter the administration had killed Anwar al-Awlaki, a radical Muslim cleric in a September 2011 drone strike
IRS employee Lois Lerner appeared very briefly at the House Oversight Committee hearing, where she firmly stated (under oath) that she “did not do anything wrong.” She went on to refuse to answer all questions and was dismissed (along with
On May 14, the House Ways and Means Committee demanded the IRS turn over documents and answer questions related to the targeting of conservative groups. The letter was signed by the Chairman David Camp and ranking member Sander Levin of the
Lois Lerner, the IRS official who headed the tax exempt division of the IRS targeting conservatives groups will be taking the fifth amendment at a House Oversight hearing tomorrow. But Chairman Issa has issued to her a subpoena nevertheless. The
Not really. The IRS had little interest in 501(c)(4) political activities until the 2002 McCain-Feingold campaign-finance reform. That law barred dedicated political-advocacy groups from soliciting and spending soft money–funds that aren’t subject to tight federal campaign-contribution limits and are used
Add Labor Unions to the list of people concerned about the implementation of Obamacare. Labor is now publicly “balking at how the administration plans to implement the landmark law. They warn that unless there are changes, the results could be
On Face the Nation Sunday, AP’s president and executive said that the government’s seizure of AP reporters phone records was unconstitutional. Gary Pruitt “called the Justice Department’s actions ‘unconstitutional’ and said the AP hasn’t ruled out legal action.” Pruitt went
Today is the Preakness, the second race in the Triple Crown. It is my personal favorite race of the Triple Crown Races. Here is a picture I took last year at the race: My mother, who analyzed the Kentucky
Chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Darrell Issa announced that he has issued a subpoena for ARB Chairman Thomas Pickering. Pickering is to appear for a deposition to answer for the Accountability Review Board report on Benghazi.
Two members of the DC City Council support a mandate forcing gun owners to carry $250K liability insurance policy. Name and shame: “Councilmembers Vincent Orange and Mary Cheh said after a hearing Thursday that any bill they pursue would likely be
An Associated Press review of public tax filings by 93 Tea Party activist groups show “small budgets” and that groups “rarely displayed overt partisan activities.” The AP reviewed 990 tax returns through Guidestar and Foundation Center websites and some groups voluntarily made
Dan Rather, discredited CBS journalist, has weighed in on the recent scandals facing the Obama administration. He stated that the “controversies” are not in the same “cosmos” of Watergate. “Those who compare it to Watergate, the Republicans, are always eager
President Obama announced yesterday that Treasury Secretary Jack Lew had asked for the resignation of Steven Miller, acting IRS Commissioner, in the wake of an “ideological profiling” scandal that hit the agency. However, Miller was due to leave the
A heated argument arose between Doctor Who and Star Wars fans at a science fiction convention in UK. “Police were called after members of the rival Norwich Sci-Fi club arrived to get autographs from two Doctor Who actors
Rep. Jason Chaffetz questioned the release of a mere 100 emails out of 25,000 on Fox News yesterday evening. He described the emails as a “smidgen”of the documents available pertaining to the Benghazi attack. Under a growing mountain of scandals,
FOX 19 is reporting that four Cincinnati workers have been identified for disciplinary and possible criminal action for targeting “right wing” groups applying to the IRS for non-profit status. However, according to sources, IRS workers in Cincinnati, OH “simply did
During a press conference this morning about the IRS scandal, House Speaker John Boehner asked “My question isn’t who’s going to resign, it’s who’s going to jail over this scandal?” AG Holder announced Tuesday that the FBI is launching an investigation