On the day three convicted bombers were executed for their roles in the 2002 Bali blast, which killed 202 people, Man Haron Monis, the Australian hostage taker, wrote a letter congratulating the families of the men on their martyrdom. Man
It was obvious yesterday that a split had emerged within the Democratic Party between a more practical wing that wanted to keep the lights on and a more extreme progressives wing that appeared willing to risk a shutdown if it
Until this week anyone on the left talking about a government shutdown was doing so to paint Republicans as irresponsible extremists willing to put at risk the “full faith and credit” of America for partisan gain. But when progressive darling
A supporter of Obamacare living in Orange County, California says her first year under the new system has been “more frustrating than I’d ever dreamed.” In a piece published by the Washington Post, 56-year-old freelance writer Catherine Keefe describes the
The story of an alleged gang rape at UVA has taken an unexpected new turn, one that puts the accuser’s story in a new light. According to a report in the Washington Post,the woman known as Jackie wanted to start
Economist Jonathan Gruber testified under oath before Congress this morning. When it came to his previously uncovered statements about subsidies and state exchanges–an issue now before the Supreme Court–Gruber offered the following excuse in his opening remarks [emphasis added]: I
In a piece published Saturday in the Washington Post, attorney Zerlina Maxwell argues that we should always err on the side of believing alleged rape victims. Unfortunately, her vision of justice would allow serious consequences to fall upon alleged perpetrators
Rolling Stone managing editor Will Dana offered a series of tweets Friday afternoon which seem to offer a more abject apology for the magazines failure to check the facts in a widely read story about an alleged gang-rape at UVA.
Not since U2 gave its new album to every Apple iTunes user whether they wanted it or not has music felt this much like a threat. Produced by a group called Stand with Hillary, the country music video walks a
Two weeks ago the Center for American Progress made a concerted effort to claim that Jonathan Gruber was wrong in some of his embarrassing statements caught on video. But it turned out it was CAP that had it wrong, not
By his own estimation, economist Jonathan Gruber had it backwards when he claimed in 2012 that the failure of Obamacare would lead to single-payer. Now he says only the success of Obamacare can lead to single-payer. Speaking at a health
Protests continue around the country but some elements in the media are starting to back away from the Brown case as a racial outrage. Case in point, the lead story at the New Republic this morning is headlined “The Ferguson
The left is very good at starting racial firestorms but, likeirresponsible campers leaving behind an unquenched campfire, they arenot so good at putting them out. What we saw in their handling of the Brown case is a rerun of the
Ezra Klein says there is one moment in particular in Officer Wilson’s account that doesn’t ring true. Klein writes, “Every bullshit detector in me went off when I read that passage.” What is the passage that didn’t ring true for
After CBS News aired a damaging report which suggested Attorney General Eric Holder had lied to Congress, the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) press director worked overtime to suppress reporter Sharyl Attkisson’s story and called her CBS superiors to complain. Attkisson
After a two-year investigation, the bipartisan House Permanent SelectCommittee on Intelligence released its report on Benghazi. The reportcontains a total of 17 findings, most of which focus on the behavior ofthe intelligence community. Some of the report’s findings are at
In 1972 film critic Pauline Kael gave a lecture in which she said, “I live in a rather special world. I only know one person who voted forNixon. Where they are I don’t know. They’re outside my ken. Butsometimes when
Economist Jonathan Gruber made at least a dozen trips to the White House including at least one meeting with the President. The Wall Street Journal reports that Gruber visited the White House six times in 2009 and several more times
Over the weekend President Obama referred to economist Jonathan Gruber as “some adviser who never worked on our staff” but as far back as 2006 Senator Obama was already praising Gruber for his good ideas. “You have already drawn some
You won’t find it spelled on the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol website but apprehensions of unaccompanied children on the southwest border went up nearly 5% between September and October. Friday the Border Patrol website added the childhood and family
Thursday the White House pushed back on the claim that the passage of Obamacare lacked transparency. But President Obama has already admitted that was the case in a major interview with ABC News broadcast in January 2010. Obamacare architect Jonathan
Former Speaker Nancy Pelosi has denied knowing who Obamacare architect Jonathan Gruber is, but her Speaker of the House website began touting his analysis of the ACA in December 2009. At a press conference this morning former Speaker Nancy Pelosi
Now that comments by Obamacare architect Jonathan Gruber have entered their fourth day of dominating the non-network news cycle, the White House allied Center for American Progress is beginning to push back by claiming Gruber is simply wrong. But is
If you always expect the NY Times to bend over backwards to help Democrats in trouble, you’ll rarely be disappointed. Such is the case today with the NY Times coverage of the Jonathan Gruber affair. Not surprisingly, the Times’ Neil
President Obama has done great things for the party. Not his party, the Republican party. According to a new survey published by Pew Research, American’s views of which party should take the lead in solving problems have shifted dramatically over
Five years ago it was already obvious that the Obama administration and congressional Democrats were engaged in an elaborate deception, a series of them really. But back then most of the media and much of the public didn’t seem to
In less than a year Jonathan Gruber has gone from being cited as an outstanding expert on health reform modeling to being downplayed as “a private citizen” who misspoke. The tone in Halbig/King filings has certainly changed over the past
The number of unaccompanied minors at the southwest border was up 77% in FY 2014 while family apprehensions were up 361% overall compared to the previous year. The full data set for the 2014 fiscal year is not yet available
With the decision last week by the Supreme Court to hear an appeal of the King v. Burwell case, there is renewed interest in the arguments surrounding the case. Today, Brian Beutler at the New Republic poses a legal solution
In a recently uncovered video taken at an event in October 2013, Obamacare architect Jonathan Gruber says that lack of transparency was a key advantage in helping get the law passed. “This bill was written in a tortured way to
The Supreme Court will decide the fate of Obamacare subsides and with them the fate of the law itself. Today the Court agreed to hear a case which will determine whether states without their own state-based insurance exchanges can grant
This week Sharyl Attkisson released Stonewalled: My Fight for Truth Against the Forces of Obstruction, Intimidation, and Harassment in Obama’s Washington. The book offers an insiders perspective on some of the major stories she has been involved in over the last
Since at least 2009, Democrats have branded the GOP as the “party of no.” This claim has some basis in fact but it was also used as lazy shorthand nearly every time Republicans opposed the actions of a progressive President,
Last night several high-profile champions of the Democrats’ “war on women” meme lost their races, suggesting this particular appeal to voters may have peaked in 2012 and will see diminishing returns in the future. Wendy Davis was selected by Democrats
RGA Chairman Chris Christie appeared on the Today show Wednesday morning to praise the Republican candidates who defended and won governorships across the country despite a tough electoral map. Christie’s voice was rough from overuse during the final hectic week
Zale Thompson, the man who attacked a group of New York City policemen with an ax last month, was a self-radicalized jihadist who spent days before the attack looking at extremist websites. Two sources with knowledge of the investigation tell
I missed this when the House Oversight Committee released it last week. This 3 minute clip hits some of the highlights of the investigation into improper targeting of conservative groups by the IRS. The first 30 seconds or so of
Will the Supreme Court choose to hear King v Burwell, the case regarding the delivery of subsidies in states without a state-based exchange? Today the court chose to delay its answer for at least a week. Last Friday the Supreme
Deputy VA Secretary Sloan Gibson asked the Inspector General investigating the Phoenix VA scandal to adjust findings in his final report. This resulted in the addition of a highly quoted claim that there was no conclusive evidence wait times had
Since a spat in 2010 over the release of an interview, C-Span has not been granted another interview with the President, Vice President, First Lady or lower level White House officials. The incident is reminiscent of what happened with another