The comparison is so crude as to be laughable, but given the mainstream media’s immediate linkage of the two, and President Barack Obama’s insistence on talking about himself in his eulogy for Nelson Mandela, it must be said: Obama is
The Internal Revenue Service quietly proposed new regulations aimed at 501(c)(4) organizations during the Thanksgiving recess that Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA), Chairman of the House Oversight Committee, called “a crass political effort by the Administration to get what political advantage
Fast food workers organized by the SEIU are on strike today to demand a $15 an hour wage. Activists are also seeking to unionize workers and to bring attention to the push for a higher minimum wage nationwide. Protests began
Mayor-elect Bill De Blasio garnered honors at a fundraiser for New York Communities for Change (NYCC) where calls for “revolution” and declarations of a “progressive moment” abounded. De Blasio appeared at the fundraiser as a headliner to support the group, formerly a branch of
In response to City of Detroit Allowed to Proceed With Bankruptcy: As Javier said, a judge ruled yesterday that Detroit can file bankruptcy. From the New York Times: “This once proud and prosperous city can’t pay its debts,” the judge
(AP) Judge: Detroit eligible for Chapter 9 bankruptcyBy ED WHITEAssociated PressDETROITDetroit is eligible to shed billions in debt in the largest public bankruptcy in U.S. history, a judge said Tuesday in a long-awaited decision that now shifts the case toward
The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) is attempting to force hospitals in California and Oregon to allow it to organize workers by using ballot initiatives that would cap executive pay and charges to patients, the Wall Street Journal reported Monday. The
Recently, a perfect example came to light of the propensity of the Common Core curriculum to teach to a test instead of teaching to comprehend. It was revealed that a teaching unit on Lincoln’s famed Gettysburg Address instructs that students
I’m spending a bit of time poring through two books, each about two likely Republican presidential contenders in 2016: Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker’s Unintimidated: A Governor’s Story and a Nation’s Challenge, and Chris Christie: The Inside Story of His Rise to Power,
The push for a nationwide thunderous protest by Walmart employees against their employer on Black Friday turned out to be no more than a tiny drizzle. Walmart estimated the number of its employees protesting nationwide at 20. The activist group
In response to Brosurance! ObamaCare Event in Arkansas Has Condom Prize Give-Aways (Video): There’s also a big ObamaCare prize giveaway in progress for Obama’s powerful Big Labor allies, but they’re getting a heck of a lot more than free rubbers.
With a happy Iran at the negotiating table and plenty of reasons to take the spotlight off health care, the Obama administration now seeks to tie the hands of political opponents by limiting spending by tax-exempt groups with political messages.
(AP) IRS pushes to rein in tax-exempt political groupsBy ANDREW TAYLORAssociated PressWASHINGTONThe Obama administration is trying to rein in the use of tax-exempt groups for political campaigning. The effort launched Tuesday is an attempt to reduce the role of loosely
Sen. John Thune (R-SD), the chairman of the Senate GOP conference, has discovered that President Barack Obama’s administration has decided to grant an exemption to labor unions from Obamacare’s reinsurance tax. On page 70 of regulations the administration published on
Tax documents from Karl Rove’s Crossroads GPS show that Grover Norquist’s Americans for Tax Reform (ATR) is largely funded by Rove, ProPublica’s Kim Barker reports. “Social welfare nonprofits, also known as dark money groups because they don’t have to report
Wisconsin Republican Governor Scott Walker believes Republicans can win national elections again if the “R” next to their names stands for “reformers” instead of “rich guys.” In an interview with Breitbart News Executive Chairman Stephen K. Bannon that aired on
The archbishop of San Francisco has reminded Catholics that, when archbishop of Buenos Aires, Pope Francis fought to oppose the redefinition of marriage to accommodate same-sex couples. According to the National Catholic Register, Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone, who is chairman of
A small-government move that could save the overtaxed state of New Jersey millions faces strident union opposition, as the authority governing paid highways considers privatizing toll collection in the state. According to the Star-Ledger, a meeting of the transit authority
As the only governor in history to survive a recall effort–one in which he faced $21 million in union funding against him–Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker has earned the right to name his new book Unintimidated. Walker sat down for an exclusive interview with
Roger Daltrey, frontman for The Who, stepped up to slam Britain’s recent massive increases in legal immigration, saying they hurt domestic workers in the European nation, the Telegraph reports by way of the Sunday Times magazine. “I will never, ever forgive
To one degree of another, Republicans have spent decades on the opposite side of our nation’s unions. That’s a generalization of course, but the fact is the GOP’s crack message machine repeatedly lumps unions together as one monolithic group. In
Some may have wondered why Big Labor and unions like the AFL-CIO would support amnesty when it would drive unemployment numbers up and wages down, particularly for workers who are members of those unions. Now, according to the Huffington Post, the
(AP) New Colorado? Rural voters approve secession ideaBy IVAN MORENOAssociated PressDENVERThe nation’s newest state, if rural Colorado residents had their way, would be about the size of Vermont but with the population of a small town spread across miles of
The Wall Street Journal published a devastating op-ed on Friday by the Hoover Institution’s Paul E. Peterson and Eric A. Hanushek pointing out that much of the improvement in education assessments for which the Obama administration is taking credit actually occurred
Over fifty union activists were arrested by outside a new Walmart in Chinatown in Los Angeles on Thursday evening during a protest for higher wages against “the unequal distribution of wealth.” Similar protests have been taking place around the nation–almost
Though Democrats have railed against the influence of money in politics after the Supreme Court’s Citizens United ruling, liberals have accounted for 70% of the so-called “dark money” that has been spent this year. According to Open Secrets, “liberal dark money
While millions of Americans deal with the fallout of ObamaCare in the form of increased premiums prices and cancellations, the New York Post reports that President Obama has already moved to protect his Big Labor allies from paying their “fair
(AP) Unions ramp up push for immigration overhaulBy SAM HANANELAssociated PressWASHINGTONLabor unions are spending more than $1 million on new television ads criticizing House Republicans for refusing to back comprehensive immigration reform. The ads will air in Spanish in target
In response to First You Win, Then You Make Policy: Winning is important. Of course. But someone needs to tell that to the Republican establishment class, who abandoned Ken Cuccinelli in a winnable election. The “first you win” argument has
The Illinois House of Representatives narrowly approved a bill Tuesday to allow same-sex marriage in the state, replacing an existing provision for civil unions. The bill will now proceed to the Illinois Senate and to Gov. Pat Quinn (D) for
When Chris Christie was first elected governor of New Jersey in November 2009, his win–along with that of Bob McDonnell in Virgina–was seen as the first sign of the Tea Party’s political muscle. Two months later, Scott Brown (R) would
Bill De Blasio, presumably the next mayor of New York City, is already considering a new schools chancellor: Randi Weingarten, head of the American Federation of Teachers. Weingarten was previously the head of the United Federation of Teachers in New
Five workers employed by the federal Bureau of Prisons are now suing for double pay during the government shutdown. On Monday, they said that the government should have paid them on time, and that because the government didn’t do so,
By ELLIOT SPAGATAssociated PressSAN DIEGOIt took Democrats 20 years to recapture the mayor’s seat in San Diego and less than nine months for one of their own to be driven out. Bob Filner’s disgraced exit amid a flurry of sexual
Add Big Labor to the ever growing list of left wing special interest groups spending heavily to elect Democratic nominee Terry McAuliffe governor of Virginia governor in the election that will be held on Tuesday. According to financial documents of
Terry McAuliffe is benefiting from a late surge in campaign donations as national Democrats ensure that he prevails in the important Virginia Governor’s race on Tuesday. On Wednesday, the McAuliffe campaign reported it had received over $500,000 in donations from
The recent political clash over ObamaCare, the government budget and the debt ceiling exposed a widening rift between the Tea Party and the GOP establishment. The fight for power in the Beltway is no longer simply between traditional political parties.
On Friday, a top political adviser to left-wing billionaire George Soros met with leftist organizations to form a new group called the Latino Victory Project, the Washington Post’s Matea Gold reports. The group is connected to Hollywood actress Eva Longoria, a
The Wisconsin Policy Research Institute has published an excerpt from Gov. Scott Walker’s forthcoming book. It describes the threats to life and limb that he and his family received during the debate over Act 10. In particular Walker notes how
You know, things have really changed around here. One night I go to bed, secure in my place in society as a Friend of the Gay Man. The next morning I wake up, and I’m a bigot. One day I’m
