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Bill Clinton: Obama Should Have Armed Syrian Rebels Years Ago

On Sunday, former President Bill Clinton made efforts to further distance Hillary Clinton from President Barack Obama’s unpopular foreign policy by stating that the Obama administration should have armed Syrian rebels years ago, a position Hillary Clinton claims she took

Bill Clinton: Obama Should Have Armed Syrian Rebels Years Ago

POLITICO: The Collapse of Arab Civilization

Hisham Melhem, the Washington bureau chief of Al-Arabiya, writes in POLITICO: Arab civilization has collapsed. It won’t recover in my lifetime. With his decision to use force against the violent extremists of the Islamic State, President Obama is doing more than

POLITICO: The Collapse of Arab Civilization

Obama Administration Admits Obamacare Figures Inflated

During testimony before the House Oversight Committee Thursday, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services administrator Marilyn Tavenner admitted that the White House’s original number of eight million Obamacare enrollments was inflated. The real number, Tavenner now claims, is 7.3 million.  Oversight

Obama Administration Admits Obamacare Figures Inflated

New Poll Has Brown Up Over Shaheen 47% to 43%

A new poll out by Vox Populi Polling has Republican Scott Brown leading Democrat Jeanne Shaheen 47 – 43 percent in their race for the U.S. Senate seat in New Hampshire. Republican Scott Brown 47  Democrat Jeanne Shaheen 43  Unsure

CNN, Washington Post: The Roger Goodells of Plagiarism

Any whiff of scandal from any American institution and you can bet CNN and The Washington Post will demand accountability, an investigation and full transparency. The ongoing NFL scandal, for example. In-between calling for his head, both the Post and

CNN, Washington Post: The Roger Goodells of Plagiarism

Sheldon Adelson 'Roved' Again?

Just as a high stakes gambler in the wrong place at the wrong time might get “rolled” from time to time, Las Vegas casino mogul Sheldon Adelson appears ripe to get “Roved” yet again based upon reports he’s “donated $10 million

Democrats Slam Debbie Wasserman Schultz

Politico reports that “long-simmering doubts” and a renewed lack of confidence in Democratic National Committee Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz from the White House, congressional Dems and other Washington Democrats has Schultz struggling to try and hold onto her job. They’ve lost faith in

Democrats Slam Debbie Wasserman Schultz

Limbaugh Hits Back At DCCC

Rush Limbaugh spokesperson  Brian Glicklich claims the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is “lying” about Limbaugh’s recent remarks on sexual abuse in “a disturbing and cynical attempt to fund-raise from the serious problem of sexual abuse.” On Tuesday, DCCC Chairman Steve Israel

Politico: Fareed Zakaria Plagiarized. Period.

You would think that the mainstream media would either defend Fareed Zakaria, or out him as a serial plagiarist. Instead, despite a drip-drip-drip of allegations from two anonymous writers at Our Bad Media charging Zakaria with serial plagiarism, the elite

Politico: Fareed Zakaria Plagiarized. Period.

Sushi Prices Could Spike Due to CA Drought

Sushi prices nationwide could rise dramatically in the coming months, as rice production in drought-ravaged California is expected to fall by 25% this year. According to Politico, California’s 2,500 rice growers planted just 420,000 acres of the high-quality rice used

Sushi Prices Could Spike Due to CA Drought

Coming This November: The Obama Economy That Couldn't

As we approach the November mid-term elections, voters “remain frustrated and unhappy” with the Obama economy. According to Politico, “By every measure in the survey, a gloomy mood still pervades the electorate when it comes to kitchen-table issues.” That can’t

McCarthy Anticipates Bipartisan Passage of Syrian Authorization

WASHINGTON, D.C. — House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy told reporters Monday afternoon that debate on the the authorization to train and arm Syrian rebels could begin Tuesday and described the legislative language as providing “much more accountability.” Reports have indicated

McCarthy Anticipates Bipartisan Passage of Syrian Authorization

House Republicans Draft Proposal to Arm Syrian Rebels

House Republicans plan to unveil legislation to provide the Obama administration a limited authority to arm and train the Free Syrian Army, in a proposal that will require that Congress is kept in the loop, according to reports.  According to

House Republicans Draft Proposal to Arm Syrian Rebels

Poll: 64% in Battleground States Disapprove of Obama on Immigration

Voters in battleground states overwhelmingly disapprove of how President Barack Obama is handling immigration, which explains why Obama delayed his executive amnesty until after the midterms.  A poll Politico commissioned found that 64 percent of voters in states that have

Poll: 64% in Battleground States Disapprove of Obama on Immigration

Scott Brown Also Ran on National Security in 2010

Former Sen. Scott Brown (R-MA) is defying the skeptics by making the New Hampshire race against incumbent Democrat Sen. Jeanne Shaheen a real contest.  Though he voted as a centrist in Washington, D.C.–even casting a critical vote for the Dodd-Frank

Scott Brown Also Ran on National Security in 2010

Mark Sanford Ends Infamous Engagement

Citing ongoing legal battles with his ex-wife, South Carolina GOP Rep Mark Sanford announced the end of his engagement to Argentine fiancee, Maria Belen Chapur. In a rambling, nearly 2,400-word post on his Facebook page, Sanford blamed a custody battle between him

Obama Calls GOP Chairman To Request ISIS Vote

President Obama personally called the House Appropriations Committee Chairman at 5:00pm Tuesday to request congressional authorization to arm Syrian rebels, prompting a scramble on Capitol Hill to digest the proposed policy change and decide how to bring it up for

Obama Calls GOP Chairman To Request ISIS Vote