Rick Moran

Rick Moran

  • April 22, 2019

    Kellyanne Conway: 'We didn't need WikiLeaks' to win. 'We had Wisconsin'

    One of the reasons the Russian collusion narrative appears to have more lives than a cat with Democrats is that there is still, two and a half years after the 2016 election, the denial of reality by Dems that Hillary Clinton lost, not because th...

  • April 22, 2019

    US will not renew sanctions waivers for allies buying Iranian oil

    Another turn of the screw on the Iranian terrorist regime will really hit the mullahs where they live. Last week, the U.S. designated Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps a terrorist organization.  Now the AP has learned that Secret...

  • April 22, 2019

    Census: Residents fleeing Baltimore in record numbers

     Since 2015, Baltimore has experienced a record loss of population, according to the US Census Bureau. The reasons are plain enough, according to Dan Rodricks of the Baltimore Sun:  An insane rate of shootings and homicides; the contin...

  • April 21, 2019

    France's yellow vests angered at huge donations to rebuild Notre Dame

    France's yellow vest protesters hit the streets for the 23rd straight weekend with a new target for their anger. While most protesters are saddened by the fire that nearly destroyed the ancient cathedral of Notre Dame, they are apparently enra...

  • April 21, 2019

    Key Beto O'Rourke aide leaves the campaign

    Becky Bond, a key aide to Beto O'Rourke's presidential campaign who helped run his unsuccessful Senate bid against Ted Cruz, has left the campaign BuzzFeed has confirmed. Bond's deputy, Zack Malitz, also departed.  Bond is a ha...

  • April 21, 2019

    Central American migrants wearing out their welcome in several Mexican towns

    Several towns in Mexico where Central American migrants have been congregating are showing the strains of taking care of the mass of humanity. In many cases, the Mexican citizens are as poor and as desperate as the migrants. That hasn't stoppe...

  • April 20, 2019

    Yankees, Flyers dump Kate Smith's 'God Bless America' because she was a racist or something

    The New York Yankees baseball team played a 1939 recording of Kate Smith's stirring rendition of Irving Berlin's "God Bless America" for 18 years during the 7th-inning stretch.  Similarly, the Philadelphia Flyers hockey cl...

  • April 20, 2019

    Does this Ancestry.com ad 'romanticize' slavery?

    Does this Ancestry.com ad 'romanticize' slavery?  I don't see it, but then, I am frequently accused of not being "woke" enough. USA Today: Ancestry.com has apologized for an ad critics claim romanticizes the hi...

  • April 20, 2019

    The fallacy that gun background checks prevent mass shootings

    NPR has a piece that details the failure of the the National Instant Background Check System (NICS) to prevent mass shootings despite being touted at the time as a means to keep guns out of the hands of those who would do harm to others. This...

  • April 19, 2019

    Buttigieg gains in polls at expense of Biden, Sanders

    What is it that Democratic primary voters want in a candidate?  Since shortly after the 2016 election, when pollsters first began to take the temperature of Democratic voters, former vice president Joe Biden was the clear choice among Democ...

  • April 19, 2019

    Administration stymied again by federal courts over sanctuary city policies

    A familiar villain, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, handed the Trump administration a stinging defeat in its bid to punish sanctuary cities in California for refusing to cooperate with federal immigration authorities. The panel ruled unanimously...

  • April 19, 2019

    AG Barr's new asylum rules vital for border security

    Attorney General William Barr has recently changed the rules for detaining some asylum-seekers.  He has ordered that those seeking asylum who are caught crossing the border illegally be held without bond until an expedited ruling can be mad...

  • April 19, 2019

    Dems' dilemma: The country wants border security, but their base wants open borders

    Donald Trump has the Democrats over an immigration barrel, and Rep. Tim Ryan knows it. Ryan has announced his intention to run for president, and the Ohio congressman is one of the only Democrats in the race who clearly sees that the nation at lar...

  • April 18, 2019

    Some French lefties say Notre Dame rebuild shouldn't be 'overburdened' with Christian meaning

    It's hard to tell sometimes if liberals are saying something because they really mean it or whether they're just trolling the right, trying to get a rise out. I say this because it's hard to imagine anyone being serious about rebuildin...

  • April 18, 2019

    Why did the media dump Beto for Pete?

    In case you haven't noticed, South Bend mayor Pete Buttigieg is running for president.  And the rollout of his campaign has been nothing short of spectacular.  He's getting rave reviews from the media and Democrats (I know...

  • April 17, 2019

    Trump vetoes resolution that would have ended US involvement in Yemen

    Donald Trump used the second veto of his presidency to defeat a congressional resolution that recommended that the U.S. withdraw all support for Saudi Arabia in its war against Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen. In vetoing the measure, Trump a...

  • April 17, 2019

    Yuma, AZ mayor declares state of emergency as migrants inundate the city

    The mayor of Yuma, Arizona has declared a local state of emergency due to the flood of migrants, released from custody, who are overwhelming his city and is asking the federal government for help. Yuma mayor Douglas Nicholls said the crisis i...

  • April 16, 2019

    Report: US gave Ecuador a 'verbal assurance' Assange would not face the death penalty if extradited

    The backstory to how Julian Assange overstayed his welcome in Ecuador's London embassy and was finally forced to leave included secret negotiations with the U.S. to wangle a pledge from Washington that we would not seek the death penalty for Assa...

  • April 16, 2019

    It didn't take long for the Notre Dame fire conspiracy nuts to crawl out from under their rocks

    The conspiracy culture is a fact of life in the 21st century.  Fed by anonymous social media posters, conspiracy theories race like wildfires across the internet.  And by the way, did you know that those California wildfires were deliberate...

  • April 15, 2019

    Dallas will no longer prosecute 'petty crimes'

    Is this the face of criminal justice "reform"? Dallas County district attorney John Creuzot is enacting sweeping changes to the way his office deals with crime.  It appears that Creuzot will be giving petty criminals a pass. Creu...

  • April 15, 2019

    Senator Graham to introduce long overdue asylum reform bill

    The recent wave of asylum-seekers from Central America who have shown up at our southern border points out the desperate need for reforming our asylum laws and procedures. The fact is, few asylum-seekers will be successful because they don't c...

  • April 15, 2019

    Little noticed change in visa procedures leads to skyrocketing number of denials

    For some foreign nationals seeking a visa to come to the U.S., a little noticed change in the State Department handbook for approving visa applications has led to their denial, even though the applicant appears to have met all legal criteria to enter...

  • April 14, 2019

    Maduro calls for a million more militia thugs

    Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is getting desperate. With the international community lining up against him, and his own people getting more hungry all the time, Maduro finds himself increasingly alone and isolated. His solution? Find a milli...

  • April 14, 2019

    US business its own worst enemy in fighting China hacking

    The problem of China hacking US businesses and stealing intellectual property has been going on for decades. But when it comes to fighting the crime wave from China, the US government has been hampered by a lack of cooperation from the victims. An...

  • April 13, 2019

    Trump appears to embrace plan to bus illegals being released to sanctuary cities

    Given the harsh reaction to the Washington Post story yesterday about the Trump administration considering releasing immigrant detainees into sanctuary cities, you just had to know that the president would take the opportunity to troll his political ...

  • April 13, 2019

    Hackers access FBI-affiliated websites to post personal info of agents and police officers

    The website Techcrunch has learned that hackers exploited a breach on several FBI-affiliated websites to acccess files containing the personal information of thousands of federal agents and police officers. The hackers breached three sites assoc...

  • April 13, 2019

    Some Colorado sheriffs in open rebellion over 'Red Flag' gun law

    Colorado's Democratic Gov. Jared Polis signed the controversial "Red Flag" gun bill into law on Friday and several county sheriffs have indicated they won't enforce it. Some are even willing to go to jail for their beliefs. CNN: ...

  • April 12, 2019

    FBI was still assessing reliability of Steele even after getting FISA warrant

    In closed congressional testimony last year, a lawyer for the FBI told lawmakers that even after the bureau obtained a FISA warrant to spy on Trump campaign aide Carter Page, officials were still trying to assess the "reliability" of Christ...

  • April 12, 2019

    City of Chicago sues Jussie Smollett for costs associated with investigating his hoax hate crime

    TV actor Jussie Smollett is going to pay for perpetrating a hoax on the Chicago Police Department, even though all charges against him have been dropped and the records sealed. The city announced that it has filed a lawsuit against Smollett, looki...

  • April 12, 2019

    White House wanted to release asylum-seekers into sanctuary cities

    Now, this is what I call "social justice." Fox News: The Trump administration proposed releasing immigrant detainees onto the streets of "sanctuary cities" — including San Francisco —  on at...

  • April 12, 2019

    Michael Avenatti indicted on 36 counts, including embezzling millions from a paraplegic

    The man who once said of Donald Trump, "You are an habitual liar and complete narcissist who also is a disgrace as a president and an embarrassment to our nation" has been indicted on 36 counts of tax fraud, wire fr...

  • April 11, 2019

    Egypt withdraws from US-led anti-Iran security pact

    Citing a lack of seriousness on the part of the U.S. and other Sunni Arab states in the Middle East, Egypt has withdrawn from the Middle East Security Alliance, or MESA, which was formed to counter Iranian influence in the region. M...

  • April 11, 2019

    All but one Democrat in the House co-sponsors a bill to allow males to compete on female athletic teams

    And the madness continues. All but one Democrat in the House signed on to co-sponsor legislation that would require — require — schools to allow men who identify as transgender to compete on female athletic teams. Daily Caller: ...

  • April 11, 2019

    Julian Assange arrested inside of Ecuadorian embassy in London

    For seven years, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange took refuge in the Ecuadorian embassy in London rather than be extradited to Sweden to face rape allegations. Those charges were eventually dropped.  But Assange was still being sought on...

  • April 11, 2019

    GOP wants to put Democrats on the spot again with vote on 'Medicare for all'

    Senate Democrats are livid with GOP majority leader Mitch McConnell for forcing them to put their money where their mouths are when it comes to their radical, wildly expensive proposals. First, McConnell held a vote on the Green New Deal. ...

  • April 10, 2019

    AG Barr will investigate origins of counterintelligence operations against Trump campaign

    At a contentious hearing on Capitol Hill, Attorney General William Barr told lawmakers he had assembled a team of investigators to examine the origins of the FBI's counterintelligence operation against the 2016 Donald Trump campaign for president...

  • April 9, 2019

    Rep. Eric Swalwell joins the clown car posse of Democrats running for president

    Wow, that Democratic debate stage is filling up.  Before you know it, there will be more Democrats debating than there will be watching on TV. California Democrat Rep. Eric Swalwell announced on The Late Show that he is running for the D...

  • April 9, 2019

    Sanders calls for federal ban on right to work laws

    Democratic presidential hopeful Senator Bernie Sanders addressed a powerful union in Las Vegas yesterday and announced his support for a federal ban on state right to work laws. Because nothing says freedom quite like forcing people to join a unio...

  • April 9, 2019

    US Secret Service director says he wasn't fired

    Don't you just hate it when a liberal narrative falls apart? Well, not really.  And in the case of Secret Service director Randolph "Tex" Alles, who was reportedly fired yesterday, the narrative has gone off the rails....

  • April 9, 2019

    Nunes files $150-million lawsuit against McClatchy alleging conspiracy in Clinton probe

    Rep. Devin Nunes filed a $150-million lawsuit against The McClatchy Company, alleging that the news service conspired with a political operative to derail his oversight work into the Clinton campaign and Russia probe. Fox News: The filin...

  • April 8, 2019

    Beto O'Rourke injects himself into Israeli elections, calls Netanyahu a 'racist'

    Democratic presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke said yesterday that the relationship between Israel and the United States "must transcend" a "prime minister who is racist." Israel's prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, i...

  • April 8, 2019

    Rep. Nunes refers 8 people to Justice Department for prosecution

    House Intelligence Committee ranking member Rep. Devin Nunes says he has referred eight individuals to the Department of Justice for prosecution.  Nunes told Fox News the referrals were for crimes committed in the Russia collusion investiga...

  • April 8, 2019

    US troops pull out of Libya as fallout from Obama-Clinton policies continues

      U.S. intervention in Libya in 2011 continues to reap the whirlwind of tragedy as forces in opposition to the "legitimate" Government of National Accord are attacking the capital city of Tripoli. In short, it's a mess. ...

  • April 7, 2019

    Democrat Diogenes looking for honest members of his party

    Former Senator Bob Kerrey of Nebraska made a name for himself by honestly criticizing his own party when he believed it was wrong. He famously said of Bill Clinton that he was an “uncommonly good liar” and has bucked his own party in...

  • April 6, 2019

    US will designate Iran's Revolutionary Guards a terrorist organization

    The U.S. is expected to designate Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps a terrorist organization, perhaps as early this week.  The move is part of the Trump administration's increasingly aggressive posture toward the Iranian regime that ...

  • April 6, 2019

    Was Revolutionary War hero Casimir Pulaski a woman?

    A DNA test performed on the bones of Polish Revolutionary War hero General Casimir Pulaski reveal several characteristics that suggest he may have been a woman, or intersex. The bones were confirmed to be Pulaski's when they were tested agains...

  • April 5, 2019

    Pete Buttigieg wants you to know he's very, very, very sorry he used the phrase 'all lives matter'

    Somebody wake up South Bend mayor Pete Buttigieg so he can get woke. The openly gay candidate is running for the Democratic nomination for president in 2020, and he made the pilgrimage to one of the holiest shrines to identity politics: Al Sh...

  • April 5, 2019

    2020 Dems bend the knee to Al Sharpton at National Action Network convention

    Democrats running for president in 2020 made the pilgrimage to New York city to attend Al Sharpton's National Action Network convention.  Sharpton swears that the candidates don't have to "kiss my ring" because he doesn...

  • April 4, 2019

    Prosecutors drop all charges in 2015 Waco biker shootout

    On May 15, 2015, a brawl erupted in the parking lot of the Twin Peaks restaurant between two biker clubs.  The fighting quickly escalated, and shots rang out.  Club members and innocent bystanders alike were wounded, and when the ...

  • April 4, 2019

    AZ professors rally to cause of student demonstrators who disrupted CPB event on campus

    More than 70 professors at the University of Arizona have penned a letter to campus police asking them to drop charges against two students who disrupted an event by the Customs and Border Protection agency. CPB agents were speaking to the Cr...

  • April 3, 2019

    A good night for socialists as Chicago elects first black female mayor

    It was a good night for socialists in Chicago as city voters, sickened by corruption, turned out much of the old guard to elect a bunch of new faces - most of them from the far left. Every decade or so, city voters become so disgusted with the mac...

  • April 1, 2019

    Pew: Nearly 20% of world's migrant population lives in the US

    A  new study by Pew Research reveals that 18% of migrants in the world live in the U.S.  This is an astonishing number, given the grief the U.S. gets from nations around the world — and the left in this country — for n...

  • April 1, 2019

    Washington Post springs to the defense of serial groper Joe Biden

    Joe Biden is in a lot of trouble, as editor Lifson points out today.  Biden apparently kissed a woman without her permission, which is a serious offense in #MeToo land.  There are also several photos of Biden with his ar...

  • March 31, 2019

    Trump cuts off aid to Central American countries while threatening to close the border

    We're in a severe crisis and its time we started to act like it. Donald Trump has cut off aid to three Central American countries whose citizens continue to flee north seeking asylum in the US. The president also threatened to close the US bor...

  • March 31, 2019

    Nearly 1/3 of men age 18-29 did not have sex in 2018

    The world is changing and for young people, those changes are having a profound effect on their sex lives. A new survey from the General Social Survey has found the portion of Americans 18 to 29 reporting no sex in the past year more than double...

  • March 29, 2019

    'Black press only' allowed in Georgia political event

    Savannah, Georgia elected its first white mayor in 20 years back in 2015, so black politicians in the city decided to hold a meeting to see if the black community could unite behind a single candidate. There was no TV or sound recording devices al...

  • March 29, 2019

    Texas AG will investigate San Antonio's banning of Chick-fil-A from airport

    Fallout from the city of San Antonio's decision to ban Chick-fil-A from the city's airport is continuing as Texas attorney general Ken Paxton announced that he would investigate the city for First Amendment violations. Fox News: Paxto...

  • March 28, 2019

    Border Patrol chief says immigration system at 'breaking point'

    U.S. Customs and Border Protection commissioner Kevin K. McAleenan told an audience in El Paso that our immigration system has reached a "breaking point" due to the "unprecedented humanitarian and border security crisis ...

  • March 28, 2019

    Biden apologizes for 'white man's culture'

    Former vice president Joe Biden went in full pander mode on Tuesday night, telling his audience he regretted the impact of "white man's culture" and said it must change. Biden made the remarks while apologizing for his role in the Cl...

  • March 27, 2019

    Dems vote 'present' as Senate votes down Green New Deal

    It was time for Senate Democrats to put up or shut up about the Green New Deal yesterday as Majority Leader Mitch McConnell sprang his trap and scheduled an up-or-down vote on the plan. The Democrats protested that the vote was a sham.  ...

  • March 27, 2019

    Hilarious video on the media frenzy over collusion

    This is one you're going to want to bookmark so you can watch it the next time the media go into paroxysms of anti-Trump hate. Coverage of the Russia collusion story was marked by several catchwords and phrases like "bombshell";...

  • March 26, 2019

    Justice Department will back judge's ruling ending Obamacare

    The Justice Department announced that it would support an appeals court decision that the entire Obamacare law should be thrown out. The decision reverses previous policy that supported keeping some protections for people with pre-existing conditions...

  • March 26, 2019

    Scientists surprised that formerly shrinking glacier is growing again

    The Jakobshavn glacier, located in Greenland, had been shrinking about 130 feet a year since 2012. But to the surprise of scientists, the last two years has seen the glacier growing at about the same rate it was shrinking. I'm waiting for the ...

  • March 25, 2019

    O'Rourke's 'Medicare for America' plan just another government takeover of health care

    This is what passes for "moderate" in the Democratic Party these days. Presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke is proposing an alternative to the socialist "Medicare for All" plan being pushed by Bernie Sanders and several oth...

  • March 25, 2019

    South Bend mayor Pete Buttigieg generating buzz among Democrats

    Democrats are going to have a lot of candidates to choose from in 2020 — septuagenarian socialists; a couple of losers from 2018; and women, women, and more women. But for some reason, the focus this week has settled on an unknown mayor from...

  • March 25, 2019

    Womens March co-founder blames 'Jewish establishment' for New Zealand massacre

    A woman named Bob Bland (yeah, I know) believes that the "Jewish establishment" caused the New Zealand mosque attack. Bland shared a particularly nasty and nauseating posting on Facebook that blames Jews for the massacre. Je...

  • March 24, 2019

    Pelosi will reject classified briefing of Mueller's findings

    House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told key Democrats in a conference call yesterday that she would reject a classified briefing on the Mueller report, saying the entire report should be made public. Politico: Three sources who participated in a conf...

  • March 24, 2019

    Kimball: 'The Vast Attempt to Undo the 2016 Election Has Failed'

    This is excellent from Roger Kimball, publisher of The New Criterion and Encounter Books, on the ultimate meaning of an unindicted Trump. Spectator USA: John Brennan, James Clapper, James Comey, Sally Yates, Andrew McCabe, Peter Strzok, Lisa ...

  • March 24, 2019

    Rep. Ilhan Omar's CAIR fundraiser greeted by protesters

    Noted anti-Semite and Democratic congresswoman Ilhan Omar travelled to California to address a fundraiser sponsored by the Council of American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) and was greeted at the venue by more than 1000 protesters. CAIR, an u...

  • March 24, 2019

    Kamala Harris wants to use federal funds to augment teacher salaries

    I'm a little puzzled. Is there any Democratic candidate for president who has an idea that doesn't involve a massive increase in federal spending? Kamala Harris isn't one of them. Harris has proposed using federal funds to augment teac...

  • March 23, 2019

    Saturday Schadenfreude: Watch Dems predict Mueller probe results in Trump impeachment

    It started out so well for the Democrats and the media.  The frenzy over what Robert Mueller may have been uncovering in his probe of  collusion between the Trump presidential campaign and the Russian government led to speculation...

  • March 23, 2019

    Schiff on end of Mueller probe: 'We have to find the truth'

    Rep. Adam Schiff, chairman of the House Intelligence Committee said about a month ago the "evidence" of Trump collusion with Russia was "in plain sight. Politico: "Chairman Burr must have a different word for it," Sch...

  • March 23, 2019

    Hollywood celebrities champion higher wages for waitresses who say 'no thanks'

    Several Hollywood celebrities are pushing New York Governor Andrew Cuomo to eliminate the wage difference between hourly employees and tipped workers like waitresses and bartenders. Sarah Jessica Parker, Michelle Williams, Amy Poehler and Amy Schu...

  • March 22, 2019

    It's 'experience' vs. 'resolve' as Chicago mayoral candidates face off in TV debate

    With less than two weeks to go in the race for Chicago mayor, Cook County Board president Toni Preckwinkle and attorney Lori Lightfoot participated in a televised debate that featured telling blows delivered by both candidates from the outset. Pre...

  • March 22, 2019

    Most major 2020 Dem candidates will boycott AIPAC conference

    Almost all major Democratic candidates for president in 2020 will not attend next week's American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) conference after the radical left group MoveOn.org called for a boycott of the event. The Hill: ...

  • March 21, 2019

    Rubio introduces constitutional amendment to limit Supreme Court to 9 justices

    Senator Mark Rubio says he plans to introduce a constitutional amendment that would limit the number of Supreme Court justices to nine.  Rubio cited the stated goal of several 2020 Democratic presidential candidates to expand the number of ...

  • March 21, 2019

    VP Pence's outreach to 2016 anti-Trump donors meeting with some success

    The 2020 presidential campaign is already well underway, and the Trump re-election effort finds itself playing catch-up. Some Democratic candidates have raised eye-popping amounts of money in their first few days and weeks of fundraising. ...

  • March 21, 2019

    Judge blocks oil-drilling in Wyoming because of climate change

    An outrageous ruling from a federal judge will halt hundreds of oil and gas drilling projects across 500 square miles in Wyoming because he says the government did not adequately take into account climate change when granting the leases on publi...

  • March 20, 2019

    Pentagon identifies $12.8 billion in funding for the wall

    The Pentagon has identified $12.8 billion in military construction spending that could be used to fund the building of a wall on the southern border. The money has already been appropriated but not spent and is targeted for various stateside milit...

  • March 20, 2019

    Biden widens lead over Sanders, but will he be accepted by the radicals?

    A new Morning Consult poll shows former vice president Joe Biden widening his lead over Bernie Sanders for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination. The Hill: The poll found that Biden leads Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) by 8 ...

  • March 19, 2019

    Christian video on marriage removed from YouTube when Google employees object

    Google employees on an internal company listserv complained when a Christian video on marriage appeared as an advertisement on several YouTube channels. A Google vice president agreed that it was "offensive" and had the video taken down. ...

  • March 18, 2019

    RNC criticized on the right for mocking 'noted Irishman' Robert Francis 'Beto' O'Rourke

    Democratic presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke, who has been trying to sell himself as Hispanic, was trolled by the Republican National Committee on St. Patrick's Day with a tweet that featured his mug shot from a 1998 drunk driving arrest a...

  • March 18, 2019

    Deaths of six Ferguson, MO activists generating fear and suspicion

    Since the 2014 shooting death of Michael Brown by police officer Darren Wilson in Ferguson, Missouri, six people who were connected in some way to the protests that followed the incident have died. Is someone or some group targeting Ferguson activ...

  • March 17, 2019

    Greens have a cow as Trump eases rules for drilling on protected habitat

    The Trump administration announced that they are in the process of finalizing plans that would ease the draconian restrictions on oil and gas exploration put in place by the Obama administration on land protecting the sage grouse. It should be not...

  • March 17, 2019

    Reuters reporter deliberately withheld damaging info on Beto O'Rourke for a year

    In the November, 2018 election, Rep. Beto O'Rourke came within 3 points of toppling GOP incumbent Senator Ted Cruz. O'Rourke used that near miss and the excitement his candidacy generated nationwide to launch a bid for the Democratic presiden...

  • March 17, 2019

    Washington state will keep Trump off the ballot unless he releases tax returns

    The Washington state Senate has passed a bill that would require candidates to release 5 years of tax returns before appearing on a primary or general election ballot. The law is aimed at Donald Trump who, so far, has declined to release any of hi...

  • March 16, 2019

    North Carolina county declares itself a 'gun sanctuary'

    The Board of Commissioners in Cherokee County in North Carolina has passed a resolution — largely symbolic — declaring the county a "gun sanctuary." The gist of the resolution: Furthermore, any regulation of the right to...

  • March 16, 2019

    The cartels and their 'conveyor belt' system of bringing asylum-seekers to the US

    Cartels have long been in the business of facilitating the illegal entry of aliens into the U.S.  But the coyotes have discovered a way to drastically lower their overhead costs while maximizing profit. It's called the "conveyor...

  • March 16, 2019

    Steele admits he used posts from 'random individuals' on CNN website for Trump dossier

    The dossier that launched several investigations into Donald Trump and his presidential campaign was based, in part, on posts from "random individuals" from a CNN website that allows the public to publish unverified information. Christop...

  • March 15, 2019

    Weaponizing children with the 'US Youth Climate Strike'

    Little girls and boys across the country are skipping school today to protest inaction on climate change by adults. I guess schools have changed a lot since I was suspended for walking out on Vietam War Moratorium Day in 1969. In the case of...

  • March 15, 2019

    AOC: To hell with your 'thoughts and prayers' for victims of New Zealand massacre

    Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is mad again. Her perpetual outrage at the world around her is one of her more endearing qualities - that and her wide-eyed innocence and towering ignorance. AOC criticized the prime minister of New Zealand who asked ...

  • March 14, 2019

    #BirthStrike activists pledge not to have kids because Earth has 'no future'

    A new climate activist group is solemnly pledging not to have any children because our planet has "no future." #BirthStrike has about 90 members, and, judging by their spokesperson, they are a really, really depressed bunch of crazies. ...

  • March 14, 2019

    Rep. Ocasio-Cortez's wild, wacky, and wonderful questioning of Wells Fargo chairman

    Rep. Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez should get her own reality TV show.  It would be a comedy, of course, with cameras following her around to record a typical day in the life of the face of the Democratic party. Those cameras would record some...

  • March 14, 2019

    Trump turns his fire on CA governor for his death penalty moratorium

    California Governor Gavin Newsom, who will sign an executive order halting executions in his state, became the president's Twitter target as Donald Trump turned his fire on the governor for his shortsighted decision. Newsom cited his "mor...

  • March 13, 2019

    Sarah Lawrence College activists demand resignation of conservative prof for being conservative

    A conservative professor at Sarah Lawrence College is being targeted by radical activists who don't much like the fact that he's conservative. Usually, when we've covered cases like this, the activists and liberal faculty will take som...

  • March 13, 2019

    Court rules Ohio can defund Planned Parenthood

    An appeals court in Ohio gave a rare victory over Planned Parenthood funding when a majority of the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the state can cut funding to Planned Parenthood because the company performs abortions. Several other ...

  • March 13, 2019

    Trump's budget cuts $2.7 trillion over next decade. It's not nearly enough

    Under Barack Obama, the national debt increased more than $8.6 trillion — a 74% increase from when he took office.  Now that a supposed fiscal conservative is in the White House, the situation isn't much better.  The natio...

  • March 12, 2019

    Could Brexit be the catalyst to finally unite Ireland

    All signs point to a "no Brexit" exit from the EU for Great Britain. Opposition from conservative members to some of the major issues - including the prospect of a "hard" border between Northern Ireland the republic - will probabl...

  • March 11, 2019

    Finnish government resigns over failure to reform social welfare programs

    This is a straw in the wind for other, larger European Union countries. The entire Finnish government resigned yesterday when it became apparent they would not achieve their major policy goal of reforming social welfare programs and the health car...

  • March 11, 2019

    Study: China inflates its GDP by 12%

    A carefully researched study by economists at the Brookings Institute estimates that the Chinese government inflates its gross domestic product by about 12%.  The reason this is important is that even with the Chinese overestimating their nat...

  • March 11, 2019

    Ocasio-Cortez is excited about a robot taking your job

    The incoherence of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and her ignorance of basic economics is well known by now. But this example from her appearance at SWSX might top everything she's said to date. AOC was asked a question from the audience about ...

  • March 10, 2019

    Ocasio-Cortez at SXSW: Blasts America as 'garbage' and FDR, Reagan as racist

    Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez hung out for a while with the hipsters and geeks at the SXSW and gave her uniquely ignorant take on current affairs and history. Fox News: U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez slammed political moderates ...

  • March 10, 2019

    Elizabeth Warren: I'm not a socialist except when I act like one

    Elizabeth Warren made the obligatory appearance for Democratic presidential candidates at SXSW and insisted that she was no socialist like Bernie Sanders or even a democratic socialist. She claimed she believed in markets, but with limits. Fox Bus...

  • March 10, 2019

    Even if you flee New York, you can't hide from the tax man

    The rich are fleeing high-tax New York but are being pursued by tax authorities who are going after every penny possible. The state is in the midst of a $2 billion budget crisis and even those who are trying to leave find themselves the subject of...

  • March 9, 2019

    Ocasio-Cortez says being a waitress is just as good as being a member of Congress

    Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is taking issue with those who she believes are belittling her job as a bartender-waitress before she got elected to Congress.  I find it revealing when people mock where I came from, & say they’re go...

  • March 9, 2019

    House Dems vote in favor of illegal alien voting

    House Democrats took a step down a slippery slope yesterday when they voted to defend the right of local governments to allow illegal aliens the right to vote in local elections. Currently, all non-citizens — including illegals — are b...

  • March 9, 2019

    Today marks 12 years of captivity in Iran for former FBI agent Robert Levinson

    On March 9, former FBI agent Robert Levinson marked his twelfth year being held in captivity by Iran.  Newsweek reports that efforts to free him have been ongoing but have not met with success because of Iranian intransigence and the Americ...

  • March 8, 2019

    Former AG Holder: Dems should pack the Court if they win Senate in 2020

    One of the fundamental differences between liberals and conservatives is how both view the Constitution.  Conservatives believe that adhering to constitutional principles, if not the letter and spirit of the document, should be the guiding ...

  • March 8, 2019

    Appeals court rules asylum-seekers can go before a judge

    Everyone agrees that American citizens should have the right of due process.  But what about illegal aliens and asylum-seekers? The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco ruled unanimously that a man who crossed the U.S.-Mexican border...

  • March 7, 2019

    Senate confirms 37-year-old federal judge as Dems condemn her ties to 'hate group'

    The Senate confirmed Allison Jones Rushing to the 4th U.S. District Court of Appeals, making the 37-year-old one of the youngest federal judges in history. Rushing's qualifications were questioned, but her greatest sin was her association with...

  • March 7, 2019

    Democrats can't decide whether to come out of the closet as anti-Semites or not

    The Democrats find themselves in a bind over whether or not they should acknowledge that a sizable segment of their party are anti-Semites.  They had a chance yesterday to go on record with a strong statement condemning anti-Semitism and en...

  • March 6, 2019

    Complete victory for Colorado cake shop owner persecuted for his religious beliefs

    Jack Phillips is the Colorado cake shop owner who was sued by the state's civil rights commission  for not baking a cake for a gay wedding in 2012. The case went all the way to the Supreme Court where Phillips won his appeal against the...

  • March 6, 2019

    ICE arrests 20 illegal alien criminals released due to NY city sanctuary policies

    Officials from the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency arrested more than 20 illegal aliens in New York city who had been released from custody in accordance with their sanctuary policies. New York authorities refused an ICE request to ...

  • March 5, 2019

    'Second Amendment sanctuaries' a growing phenomenon

    Taking a page from the liberal playbook on illegal aliens, several blue-state counties are declaring themselves to be "Second Amendment sanctuaries" where they refuse to enforce gun laws they feel infringe on a citizen's Second Amendmen...

  • March 5, 2019

    Google internal study shows they're underpaying more men than women

    Google's motto used to be "Don't Be Evil."  The company ditched it last year, much to the chagrin of many Google old-timers.  But the self-conscious progressive culture of Google remains.  So what is the ...

  • March 5, 2019

    Millennials believe calling yourself a socialist is sexy

    Socialism has become "a new way to date" in Brooklyn, according to a New York Magazine writer.  There's even an app for that. Washington Times: Things have gotten so social with socialism that the young and restless no...

  • March 4, 2019

    Former Greenpeace Canada President: AOC is a 'pompous little twit'

    Patrick Moore is a former Greenpeace Canada president who left the movement years ago when it was "hijacked by eco-fascists and opportunists."  He's no longer considered "green" by the hysterics, but like many "refor...

  • March 4, 2019

    Emerging narrative for Green New Deal: It doesn't matter what it costs

    The Green New Deal will cost the US taxpayer tens of trillions of dollars, add trillions to the deficit, and ruin the economy in the process. But it's OK. It doesn't matter how much it costs because unless we spend the money, the human rac...

  • March 4, 2019

    'Red-state hate' by liberals will re-elect Donald Trump in 2020

    Salena Zito has an excellent column in today's New York Post that uses the red state/blue state cultural and political divide to show why liberal hate for those of us in flyover country will re-elect Donald Trump. Zito reports on the Bill Maha...

  • March 3, 2019

    Most sanctuary cities receive grants despite administration efforts to block them

    Dspite efforts by the Trump Justice Department, almost all sanctuary states and cities who were awarded federal law enforcement grants in 2017 received them. Out of 30 cities and states that Congress authorized to receive the funding, only one - O...

  • March 3, 2019

    Ocasio-Cortez: Proud to be a hypocrite

    On Saturday, the New York Post published an article pointing out the hypocrisy of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez for eschewing "green" modes of transportation in favor of gas guzzling cars and airplanes. But the woman who boasts of a ...

  • March 3, 2019

    Oakland teachers union forces charter school moratorium as strike ends

    Oakland teachers, on strike for a week, ended their walkout when they reached an agreement with the school board that will increase their pay 11%, reduce class sizes, and enforce a moratorium on approving new charter schools. The Bay area is the m...

  • March 2, 2019

    'Social justice' is killing organized religion

    A fascinating article by Joel Kotkin in The Tablet describes the precipitous decline in membership to organized churches and synagogues, with a primary reason being the growing influence in these religious organizations of leftists and leftist d...

  • March 2, 2019

    Not surprisingly, GOP chances to regain the House in 2020 hinge on Trump

    It's never too early to talk about 2020.  In addition to re-electing Donald Trump, Republicans are going to go all out to retake the House of Representatives. The GOP will need at least 18 seats (19 depending on the outcome of the sp...

  • March 2, 2019

    Justin Trudeau equated procuring prostitutes with supporting Canadian workers

    Canada's golden boy prime minister, Justin Trudeau, is embroiled in a serious scandal involving one of Quebec's top construction firms and the interference by his office in legal troubles being experienced by the firm. According to testimo...

  • March 1, 2019

    Gov. Cuomo frantically working behind the scenes to woo back Amazon

    Amazon, Inc. was forced to withdraw its bid to locate a second headquarters facility in New York City two weeks ago, but New York state and city political leadership hasn't forgotten them. Governor Andrew Cuomo, Mayor Bill de Blasio, major uni...

  • March 1, 2019

    When will Congress censure Rep. Ilhan Omar for her blatant anti-Semitism?

    Listening to Rep. Ilhan Omar can be like getting in a time machine and returning to the 1930s. Before Adolf Hitler came to power, Europe was in the grip of an anti-Semitic fever.  Political parties, politicians, even newspapers were open...

  • March 1, 2019

    Biden calls Pence 'a decent guy' then backtracks after leftists rage

    Former vice president Joe Biden was in Omaha at the Forum in Global Leadership at the University of Nebraska-Omaha yesterday when he said a kind word about our devout Christian vice president, Mike Pence. Daily Caller: Former Vice Presid...

  • February 28, 2019

    New conservative media company will feature 'old school reporting' and no 'partisan boosterism'

    Jonah Goldberg is leaving National Review to start his own media company with former editor-in-chief of the Weekly Standard Steve Hayes.  This sounds like great news.  The more publications out there that talk ...

  • February 28, 2019

    Is Trump doing enough to resolve the India-Pakistan crisis?

    Two nuclear powers, India and Pakistan, stand on the brink of war, and some in the foreign policy establishment don't think Donald Trump is doing enough to subdue the crisis. Axios: As India and Pakistan descend into direct combat over vi...

  • February 28, 2019

    Ocasio-Cortez brags she has a 'razor-sharp BS detector'

    Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez should find a way to bottle her essence and sell it as an emetic.  Much of what most politicians say makes us queasy and a little nauseated.  But many times, what Ocasio-Cortez has to say makes me wan...

  • February 27, 2019

    A shocker in Chicago Democratic mayoral primary

    Bill Daley, the son and brother of legendary Chicago mayors, as well as the former chief of staff for Barack Obama, spent nearly twice as much in the Democratic primary for mayor as his closest rival, Cook County Board president Toni Preckwinkle...

  • February 26, 2019

    The massive, well funded assault on charter schools by teacher unions

    For the first time in a generation, there is labor unrest in America's public schools.  Strikes in Los Angeles, Denver, Oakland, and West Virginia as well as threatened strikes in other localities are more than teacher unions flexing th...

  • February 26, 2019

    Study: Green New Deal would cost $94.4 trillion

    A new study by the American Action Forum says that the Green New Deal being pushed by radical socialists in the Democratic Party would cost American taxpayers $94.4 trillion over ten years, or about $600,000 per household. That's a lot of gree...

  • February 26, 2019

    Media predicting 'defeat' for Trump on border emergency vote

    The media are already creating a narrative that, no matter the final disposition of Donald Trump's declaration of a border emergency, the president is on "the brink of defeat." Politico's headline is extraordinarily misleadi...

  • February 25, 2019

    VA's Lt. Gov. Fairfax compares himself to lynching victims

    Virginia's Lt. Governor Justin Fairfax lashed out at his critics during a speech in the state Senate that had senators stunned into silence.  Fairfax, accused by two black women of sexual assault, compared himself to Jim Crow–era ...

  • February 25, 2019

    Anti-Trump congressman comes out in support of president's emergency declaration

    One of the more prominent anti-Trump Republicans on the Hill told Margaret Brennan of Face the Nation that he believes that the president's national emergency declaration is warranted. Rep. Adam Kinzinger, recently returned from deployment at ...

  • February 25, 2019

    Transgender males finish first and second in CT girls state high school track championships

    Two Connecticut transgendered high school athletes finished first and second in the girls 55 yard dash at the state championship meet earlier this month. High school juniors Terry Miller and Andraya Yearwood are biological boys but compete as girl...

  • February 24, 2019

    Media blitz foiled: conservatives outnumber liberals in far more states, since Trump's election

    You could be forgiven if you thought that the media onslaught against conservatives the last few years would have an effect on how most of the country views the right. That media campaign - directed against Donald Trump but also against conservati...

  • February 24, 2019

    Saudi Crown Prince defends China's concentration camps for Muslims

    The leader of the Royal family charged with guarding Islam's holiest cities of Mecca and Medina, Mohammed bin Salman, arrived in China yesterday and proceeded to defend the Chinese government's policy of incarcerating one million Ui...

  • February 24, 2019

    Medicare for all? How about paying for the Medicare we have now?

    A new report from Health Affairs on healthcare expenditures over the next decade and it is not good news. With Democrats ready to make their single payer, "Medicare for all" plan a litmus test for 2020 presidential candidates, the number...

  • February 24, 2019

    In a crowded field, no dominant candidate in Chicago's mayor race

    Chicagoans will go to the polls to elect a new mayor on Tuesday. Actually, it's the Democratic primary that's being held but in the one party dictatorship that is Chicago, it's decisive. With 14 candidates on the ballot, it's not l...

  • February 23, 2019

    Dem candidate in Chicago wants socialism in 'control of every facet of our lives'

    Sometimes I feel as though I'm living in the early 1930s in Germany, listening to Adolf Hitler espouse his views on how the Nazis will make people's lives so much better. For Ugo Okere, a candidate for Chicago alderman, the 1930s is now. ...

  • February 23, 2019

    Trump administration will cut funds to Planned Parenthood for abortion services

    The Trump administration will issue sweeping new rules on government funding of family planning facilities that will include denying money to Planned Parenthood facilities that refer clients for abortions. Planned Parenthood allies are screaming a...

  • February 22, 2019

    CMS report shows CBO was wildly off base in Obamacare estimates

    Someday, when an in-depth history of the Obamacare law is written, an entire chapter will be devoted to the Congressional Budget Office estimates over the years that have had such a huge impact on the nation's health care system. The Centers f...

  • February 22, 2019

    Leftists want to rename John Wayne Airport because he was a racist...or something

    An op-ed in the Los Angeles Times is calling for John Wayne's name to be removed from the airport in Orange County because of The Duke's racist, homophobic, and anti-Indian beliefs. Most people familiar with the life story of J...

  • February 20, 2019

    Trump demands California repay $2.5 billion in bullet train funds

    The Trump administration canceled $929 million in funds earmarked for California's high-speed rail project and demanded the state pay back $2.5 billion in funds already spent. Governor Gavin Newsom vowed to fight for the money, saying it was C...

  • February 20, 2019

    'Crazy Andy' McCabe thinks 'it's possible' Trump could be a Russian spy

    Just how far off the deep end has anti-Trump hysteria taken former and current FBI and Justice Department officials? The former acting director of the FBI, Andrew McCabe, who opened a federal investigation on the president of the United States to dis...

  • February 19, 2019

    16 states sue to halt Trump's emergency declaration

    Fifteen states have joined California in filing suit to stop Donald Trump from using money from the military to build a border wall. The attorneys general from Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota...

  • February 19, 2019

    Warren to unveil 'universal child care' initiative

    The 2020 race for the Democratic presidential nomination is well underway, and one of the big questions to be answered is how far left some candidates will go to capture the party's base and ride them to victory. Elizabeth Warren's answer ...

  • February 18, 2019

    Jussie Smollett case to go before grand jury next week

    While the Jussie Smollett "hate crime" fable continues to unravel, TMZ is reporting that the case will go before a grand jury next week. Law enforcement sources connected to the investigation tell TMZ, the 2 brothers who were arrested ...

  • February 18, 2019

    Putin eyes annexing Belarus to maintain power

    Russian President Vladimir Putin has held the reins of power since 2000. After being constitutionally limited to two terms as president, he became prime minister in 2008 with Dmitry Medvedev serving as as figurehead president. Medvedev w...

  • February 17, 2019

    Supreme Court to decide if citizenship question can be on 2020 census form

    What does it mean to be a citizen of the United States. The concept of citizenship has been under attack in recent years as open borders advocates and others maintain that citizenship is basically meaningless and that there should be no difference be...

  • February 17, 2019

    After the outrage, Dem 2020 candidates silent about Smollett hoax

    The social and cultural fallout from the revelation that Jussie Smollett staged a "hate crime" attack with the help of two friends is just now being assessed, as advocates and activists who blamed Trump, white supremacy, and homophobia for ...

  • February 16, 2019

    New York Dems at war over Amazon headquarters flap

    New York Mayor Bill de Blasio tore into rookie Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez when she gloated about playing a big role in the decision by Amazon not to open a second headquarters in Queens. New York Post: "As a progressive my entire life...

  • February 16, 2019

    Report: Nigerian brothers released by cops in Smollett case 'not racist, homophobic, or pro-Trump'

    Ola and Abel Osundairo, the two brothers from Nigeria who were arrested and detained by police in connection with the Jussie Smollett "hate crime" incident, are not "racist, homophobic, or pro-Trump," according to TMZ. ...

  • February 15, 2019

    Beto would 'absolutely' destroy existing walls on southern border

    Here's a glimpse at just how much 2020 Democratic candidates for president will pander to the open borders crowd and just how radical those campaigns will be. Senate loser Beto O'Rourke told MSNBC's Chris Hayes, "Yes, absolutely ...

  • February 15, 2019

    States helping public unions weather the effects of Janus decision

    According to a study released by the Manhattan Institute, the effect of last year's Janus v AFSCME Supreme Court decision has been mitigated somewhat by a determined effort of state governments and labor allies to shield unions fro...

  • February 14, 2019

    Sen. Menendez threatens to call police on reporter who asked about Green New Deal

    A reporter for the Daily Caller found Democratic Senator Robert Menendez at a Capitol Hill subway stop and asked him what he thought about Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's Green New Deal. Democrats have been screaming for two years about Donald...

  • February 14, 2019

    Foreign tax bureaucrats have giant tech firms in their sights

    Tech giants have been getting pretty much of a free ride on taxes overseas but that may be coming to an end.  The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), a European is looking to make new rules that would force compani...

  • February 13, 2019

    State power now being used to force parents to transgender their kids — or else

    A disturbing report from The Federalist details efforts by transgender activists to school the courts in how to deal with parents who refuse to transgender their young children.  In some cases, the courts have seized children whose par...

  • February 13, 2019

    Teacher shot after Baltimore school board votes against arming school security officers

    A couple of weeks ago, the Baltimore school board voted to disapprove of arming school security guards. The vote was in response to a proposed state law that would have allowed for the arming of school resource officers. Last Friday, a special edu...

  • February 12, 2019

    Massive oil and gas reserves found off South African coast a 'game-changer'

    While many of the world's industrial powers are looking for ways to reduce their consumption of fossil fuels, a fabulous oil discovery off the coast of South Africa promises to alter the energy future of the continent. French state o...

  • February 11, 2019

    Warren: Trump 'may not even be a free person' in 2020

    Donald Trump is running for re-election.  He will be on the ballot in every state in 2020.  He will not be convicted by the Republican Senate even if the Democratic House impeaches him. These are facts that any junior high stud...

  • February 11, 2019

    Why was the Green New Deal yanked from Ocasio-Cortez's website?

    The story behind the comedic and unsuccessful rollout of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's Green New Deal demonstrates a congressional office in utter chaos with no one — or everyone — in charge. The document appeared on Ocasio-Cortez...

  • February 11, 2019

    Are you ready for 'Galentines Day'?

    Everyone has heard of "Festivus" - the sitcom created holiday that replaces Christmas in some leftist circles. There's now another "holiday" created by a sitcom. It's called "Galentines Day" and it's exclusiv...

  • February 10, 2019

    Prosecutors drop abortion charge against man accused of murdering his pregnant girlfriend

    The repercussions of New York's radical new abortion law are only now being made clear as a Queens prosecutor was forced to drop second degree abortion charges against a man accused of murdering his pregnant girlfriend. New York Post: Que...

  • February 10, 2019

    British woman arrested for calling a transgender woman a man

    A British woman was arrested in front of her children and held in police custody for 7 hours after calling a transgender woman a man online. Kate Scottow was detained following an argument on Twitter with a transgendered woman. She was charged wit...

  • February 10, 2019

    Why didn't DoJ prosecute FL election official for destroying ballots in 2016?

     Broward County, FL election head Brenda Snipes is back in the news, as a former candidate who ran against Debbie Wasserman Schultz in the 2016 Democratic primary wondered aloud in a tweet why the Department of Justice never prosecuted her for i...

  • February 9, 2019

    Graham tells Dems put up or shut up on Green New Deal

    Senator Lindsey Graham wants to hold Democrats' feet to the fire on the Green New Deal and force them to "put up or shut up" by an up-or-down vote on the resolution in Congress. "Let's vote on the Green New Deal!" Gra...

  • February 9, 2019

    Chicago mayoral task force recommends $1,000-a-month handout for 'struggling' Chicagoans

    A universal basic income has been around as an idea since the 1960s, but few state or local governments in America have actually tried it.  That may change in Chicago as a panel of experts assembled by Mayor Rahm Emanuel is recommending tha...

  • February 8, 2019

    The wild and wacky mind of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

    Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez could utter absolute gibberish, and the media would swoon before her, and her supporters would declare her a genius. How do we know?  Because Ocasio-Cortez frequently utters gibberish, and the media and her ...

  • February 7, 2019

    Ocasio-Cortez releases outline for 'Green New Deal'

    Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and her Massachusetts Democratic colleague, Senator Ed Markey, have released what they are calling an outline of the "Green New Deal" that would massively transform the American economy and society in ways that...

  • February 7, 2019

    Dems should be very nervous about Trump's declaration of war on socialism

    Donald Trump all but announced one of his major themes for his 2020 re-election campaign during his State of the Union speech that had Republicans cheering and Democrats fidgeting nervously in their seats. New York Sun: The most remarkable mo...

  • February 6, 2019

    Elizabeth Warren once again caught pretending to be a Native American

    Howie Carr of the Boston Herald has got it exactly right: "Stick a fork in cold crab omelette – the fake Indian is all done now." The Washington Post has revealed that Warren, who said in the past that she never used her ...

  • February 5, 2019

    Cuomo calls $2.3-billion drop in revenue a 'heart attack'

    The state of New York may be falling behind some states when it comes to quality of life issues.  But there's one category where New York excels: taxing its citizens. New York leads the nation in taxes, a dubious distinctio...

  • February 4, 2019

    WaPo Super Bowl ad demonstrates exactly what's wrong with the media

    The Washington Post sponsored an ad during the Super Bowl that may have been the most pretentious, the most exaggerated paean to the religion of journalism ever created.  They call it "Democracy dies in darkness," and it features ...

  • February 3, 2019

    Researchers say Native American genocide changed the climate

    Researchers at University College in London have published a paper theorizing that the slaughter of Native Americans by whites in the 15th and 16th centuries led to climate change often referred to as "The Little Ice Age." Temperatures p...

  • February 2, 2019

    There's a typhus epidemic in Los Angeles just like any other third world city

    Los Angeles is a modern American city of 4 million people that's in the midst of a typhus epidemic. Typhus? Really? It's true. The same disease that afflicts many residents of Caracas, Venezuela is spreading in Los Angeles and city offi...

  • February 1, 2019

    Is Howard Schultz having second thoughts about running for president?

    Fox Business is reporting that potential independent presidential candidate Howard Schultz has told advisors that he was shocked by the near hysterical backlash from Democrats to the news that he may run in 2020 and that he was having second thoughts...

  • January 31, 2019

    Black Caucus members undecided about supporting Booker or Harris

    The Congressional Black Caucus has a dilemma to resolve.  With two major black candidates running for president, whom do the caucus's members support?  Senators Cory Booker and Kamala Harris are both vying for the coveted CBC ...

  • January 31, 2019

    Investigations into Wisconsin 'John Doe' prosecutions ends with no accountability

    The investigations into the potential misconduct of the prosecutor in the Wisconsin "John Doe" case has died with no one being held accountable. Legal Insurrection's Bill Jacobson called them "some of the worst political abuses ...

  • January 30, 2019

    Watch: Ocasio-Cortez's political party calls for the elimination of Israel in 2017

    The Democratic Socialists of America, the political party closely associated with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, called for the elimination of Israel at its 2017 convention. "From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free," chanted de...

  • January 29, 2019

    Huge crowd turns out for veteran who had no family to attend his funeral

    An amazing story from Killeen, Texas, where a lonely veteran died in November of cancer and was to be buried with only a few staff members of the Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery present at the funeral.  Joseph Walker had no known...

  • January 29, 2019

    Some angry Democrats consider recruiting a challenger for Ocasio-Cortez

    When you come to Congress as a 29-year-old newbie and start throwing your weight around by threatening the careers of some of your party colleagues, you shouldn't be surprised if you make enemies of powerful people. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez ma...

  • January 28, 2019

    NATO chief says Trump's tough talk has added $100 billion in alliance defense spending

    The dictionary defines "jawboning" as "the use of public appeals (as by a president) to influence the actions especially of business and labor leaders."  Or "an unofficial technique of public and private discussions...

  • January 28, 2019

    Possible independent candidates scaring both parties

    Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz appeared on 60 Minutes last night and proceeded to scare the bejesus out of the Democratic Party. CBS: I am seriously thinking of running for president.  I will run as a centrist independent, outs...

  • January 27, 2019

    Taliban, US agree to draft deal that would withdraw foreign forces from Afghanistan

    Reuters is reporting that Taliban officials say they have reached a draft deal with US negotiators to withdraw all foreign forces from Afghanistan in 18 months. US special peace envoy Zalmay Khalilzad would not confirm a draft deal was in pla...

  • January 27, 2019

    Teachers unions in Denver, Oakland prepare to strike

    Following the settlement of an 8 day teachers strike in Los Angeles, the teachers union in Denver authorized a strike to begin Monday. And the Oakland teachers union will vote on January 29 whether to authorize a strike or not. What lurks below th...

  • January 27, 2019

    Changing priorities for Koch donor network doesn't include support for Trump in 2020

    Representatives from Charles Koch's extensive network of political and ideological organizations is meeting in Palm Springs this weekend, mapping out initial strategies for the 2020 general election. One thing is certain; the network will not ...

  • January 26, 2019

    Dems in a quandary over support for House resolution that rejects Antisemitism

    It used to be that being accused of anti-Semitism was as bad as being accused of racism. Now, anti-Semitism is gone mainstream in the Democratic party and the leadership is in a quandary. With so many members elected in 2018 who support the BDS mo...

  • January 26, 2019

    Massive number of hacked Russian documents posted online

    A group that says it advocates for "transparency" has released hundreds of thousands of documents hacked from Russian sources. The organization, DDoSecret, says that the trove includes “hundreds of thousands of messages and files...

  • January 25, 2019

    US to begin returning asylum-seekers to Mexico

    The United States will begin implementing a new policy that will send asylum-seekers to Mexico until their cases are processed by immigration courts.  Previously, most asylum-seekers could wait in the U.S. for the chance to plead their caus...

  • January 25, 2019

    Chicago mayoral candidate suggests renaming Daley Plaza for Obama

    Former Chicago alderman Bob Fioretti is running for mayor in a crowded field and, like most minor candidates, is trying to generate some buzz to jump-start his campaign.  Fioretti held a press conference and jokingly suggested that iconic D...

  • January 25, 2019

    Elizabeth Warren proposes 'wealth tax' on the very rich

    Senator Elizabeth Warren is proposing a "wealth tax" on Americans with more than $50 million in total assets. She is advocating for a 2% tax on those worth more than $50 million and 3% on those with a billion dollars or more in assets. N...

  • January 24, 2019

    Pro-Obamacare group's poll finds majority support for 'Medicare for All'

    A poll conducted by the pro-Obamacare group the Kaiser Family Foundation found that 56% of Americans support the "Medicare for All" plan being pushed by far-left Democrats. But the Foundation got a different response when cost was mentio...

  • January 24, 2019

    Two Saudi teen sisters committed suicide rather than return home

    In October, the bodies of two Saudi Arabian sisters, Tala Farea, 16, and Rotana Farea, 23, washed up on the New York city waterfront. Authorities feared foul play. But yesterday, the medical examiner said the two young women committed suicide...

  • January 23, 2019

    Rep. Ilhan Omar claims she was 'befuddled' when she said Israel has 'hypnotized the world'

    Rep. Ilhan Omar has been in Congress less than a month and is already making her mark. Unfortunately for her, the "mark" she is making is as one of the most nauseating anti-Semites in the House. But it's not her fault, she says....

  • January 22, 2019

    Ocasio-Cortez: The sky is falling, climate change is war, and we're all going to die in 12 years

    Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez spoke at an event commemorating Martin Luther King's birthday and immediately went after the stupid teenager vote. Fox News: Speaking at an event commemorating Martin Luther King Day, Ocasio-Cortez expre...

  • January 22, 2019

    Prime Minister May's 'Brexit Plan B' looks a lot like 'Brexit Plan A'

    British prime minister Theresa May unveiled her Brexit Plan "B" yesterday after Parliament decisively rejected her original plan to take Great Britain out of the European Union last week. It didn't go over well. Associated Press: ...

  • January 21, 2019

    In rare move, Israel announces attack on Iran in Syria

    The undeclared war between Israel and Iran is heating up as, in a nearly unprecedented move, the Israeli government announced that it had struck Iranian targets in Syria. Iranian troops belonging to the Quds Force were hit along with targets near ...

  • January 21, 2019

    A Democratic presidential candidate says both sides to blame for shutdown impasse

    Hawaii congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard is an unconventional Democrat.  She deployed to Iraq with the Hawaii National Guard in 2005 and then promptly came out against American interventionism in the Middle East.  She met with Syrian ty...

  • January 21, 2019

    Another 'undeclared' missile base found in North Korea

    A report issued today by the defense think tank, the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), reveals that a major "undisclosed" missile base has been found in North Korea - one of at least 20 bases that are not part of the de...

  • January 21, 2019

    'Likely' illegal alien linked to 4 horrific murders in Nevada

    A man, described by Nevada authorities as likely in the United States illegally" has been linked to the murder of 4 northern Nevada elderly people whose homes were invaded and then robbed before being shot to death. Fox News: Wilbur...

  • January 20, 2019

    Report: America's oil boom could lead to a 'climate catastrophe'

    The US drive to become the world's largest oil and gas producer will sow the seeds of a "climate catastrophe," according to a report delivered at the Davos summit. CNN:   The report by Oil Change International said tha...

  • January 20, 2019

    Trump administration to revive infrastructure plan

    Top officials of the Trump administration met last week on plans to revive an infrastructure bill in Congress that could cost as much as $200 billion over ten years, according to Reuters. Trump made infrastructure spending a centerpiece of his pre...

  • January 19, 2019

    History repeats itself: France's existential crisis

    French history is one of revolution, sometimes bloody, but always accompanied by cultural and political upheaval.  France is a far more revolutionary country than the U.S., although that may be due more to the political stability of the two...

  • January 19, 2019

    CNN's King suggests Secret Service detail be pulled from Mrs. Pence

    CNN anchor John King shocked a lot of people when he questioned taxpayers subsidizing Secret Service protection for the wife of the vice president. Karen Pence will be working at a Christian school that bans gays and lesbians from teaching. ...

  • January 18, 2019

    Three Chicago PD officers found not guilty of cover-up in Laquan McDonald murder

    Three Chicago police officers were found not guilty by a Cook County judge of trying to cover up the actions of Officer Jason Van Dyke in the murder of 16-year-old Laquan McDonald in 2014. Van Dyke was found guilty of second-degree murder in the s...

  • January 18, 2019

    Even if there weren't a trade war, China would be in crisis

    The Chinese economic crisis has been a below-the-radar story for more than a year as the once mighty Chinese economy is in free fall. The trade war with the United States certainly hasn't helped matters, but the crisis in the Chinese economy p...

  • January 17, 2019

    CIS sues SPLC demanding SPLC stop referring to CIS as a 'hate group'

    One of the most respected conservative immigration think-tanks, the Center for Immigration Studies, is suing the Southern Poverty Law Center in an effort to stop the organization from labeling it a "hate group." CIS says SPLC is running ...

  • January 17, 2019

    NY Times opinion columnist can't understand why Democrats don't push 'open borders'

    If you ask most Democrats, they will tell you that they are not in favor of "open borders" - even if some of their proposals would achieve that goal. If they were to go to the voters advocating open borders, they would be slaughtered at the...

  • January 16, 2019

    The top 12 climate change 'facts' debunked in 2018

    You'd never know it from media coverage of the climate change issue, but over the past year, several "facts" about global warming have been debunked entirely or were radically altered. Almost all Democratic candidates who ran in the ...

  • January 15, 2019

    The 'unintended consequences' of Philadelphia's soda tax

    In 2017, Philadelphia levied a 1.5-cent-per-ounce tax on "sweetened" drinks.  The city wanted to raise additional money to fund a universal pre-K program and reduce obesity.  What they got was entirely predictable to any...

  • January 14, 2019

    Los Angeles teachers strike over pay and class sizes

    Teachers in the Los Angeles Unified School District, the second largest in the nation, are officially on strike today as several last-minute offers from the district were rejected by the teacher union. At issue are pay raises for teacher...

  • January 14, 2019

    Trump, the Russian agent, and the left-wing Birchers

    I take second place to no one in my disdain for this president.  But a Russian agent?  Really? Since the New York Times "broke" the story that Trump's former campaign manager gave polling data to the Rus...

  • January 13, 2019

    Women's March loses SPLC as a partner

    The Women's March movement is in deep trouble and is in danger of falling apart as a result of the nauseating anti-Semitism of its leadership. The latest sign of fractures in the movement came as the Southern Poverty Law Center announced they ...

  • January 13, 2019

    White House reportedly explored options to strike Iran

    The Wall Street Journal reported today that the White House explored options to strike Iran militarily following a mortar attack on the US embassy in September in Baghdad that was linked to Iran. National Security Adviser John Bolton asked the Pen...

  • January 13, 2019

    Veterans Administration looking to redirect billions of dollars to private health care

    The Veterans Administration is preparing to significantly change the way that our veterans recieve health care. The agency is planning to redirect billions of dollars from government run facilities into the private health care sector. Ne...

  • January 12, 2019

    Huh? FBI investigated the president for being a Russian agent after Comey firing

    It's a "blockbuster," a "game-changer," it "proves collusion," it's...it's... It's a nothingburger. The New York Times published a story that's hard to comprehend.  After Tru...

  • January 12, 2019

    House Republicans angrily criticize Rep. Steve King for his remarks on 'white nationalism'

    This is 2019.  Can anyone really be so ignorant as to wonder out loud why terms like "white nationalism" and "white supremacy" are considered offensive? Rep. Steve King really is that ignorant.  The Hill: ...

  • January 12, 2019

    Trump floats 'path to citizenship' for H-1B visa-holders

    Donald Trump tweeted yesterday that "changes are soon coming" to the H-1B visa program that could give a "path to citizenship" for some. CBS News: "H1-B holders in the United States can rest assured that changes are s...

  • January 11, 2019

    In Cairo, Pompeo gives the speech Obama should have in 2009

    Early in his presidency, Barack Obama gave a speech in Cairo that he referred to as "A New Beginning."  In that speech in June 2009, Obama identified the United States as one of the causes of turmoil and violence in the Middl...

  • January 11, 2019

    Dems ask: How do you solve a problem like Alexandria?

    How do you solve a problem like Maria? How do you catch a cloud and pin it down? How do you find a word that means Maria? A flibbertijibbet! A will-o'-the wisp! A clown! This showtune from the beloved Rodgers and Hammerstein musical, T...

  • January 10, 2019

    Once again, Iran accused of carrying out terror attacks in Europe

    The Iranian nuclear deal was supposed to have encouraged Tehran to act like a normal, civilized country.  The Europeans are so enamored of the deal that they still believe in that fiction and want to preserve the agreement at all costs. ...

  • January 10, 2019

    It's war: California governor Newsom versus Donald Trump, president

    It's a heavyweight title match pitting the two most powerful politicians in the country against each other. Newly sworn in California governor Gavin Newsom threw down the gauntlet during his inauguration speech, saying, "People's live...

  • January 9, 2019

    De Blasio: 'Everyone is guaranteed a right to health care'

    New York City's Mayor Bill de Blasio announced a "historic" plan to give comprehensive health care to every single New Yorker, regardless of ability to pay or immigration status. There are an estimated 300,000 illegal aliens liv...

  • January 9, 2019

    A leader of the German nationalist party AfD was beaten senseless by 'hooded men'

    What happens when the political opposition and the entire media establishment in Germany refer to your party as "fascists"?  This. The Hill: Frank Magnitz, a lawmaker with German far-right party Alternative for Ger...

  • January 8, 2019

    Chicago alderman's wife seeks order of protection from husband after gang threats

    The wife of a powerful Chicago alderman has filed an order of protection against her husband for abusive behavior and threats from local gangs. Betty Torres-Munoz, wife of Alderman Ricardo Munoz, filed the protection order after an altercation wit...

  • January 8, 2019

    CA governor Newsom: 'Sanctuary to all who seek it'

    California's new governor, Gavin Newsom, gave notice in his inauguration speech yesterday that a bright new day was dawning for the state under his "progressive, principled leadership." Even for a liberal, Newsom's laundry list o...

  • January 7, 2019

    Macron's hard-line stance against yellow vest protesters backfires

    French president Emmanuel Macron ratcheted up the rhetoric against protesters who have been in the streets of Paris for more than two months on Friday, accusing them of promoting revolution. If he believed that his words would strike fear in ...

  • January 7, 2019

    Media silent after fake 'hate crime' involving the murder of a little girl, exposed

    The shooting death of 7-year-old Jazmine Barnes in Houston set off a media frenzy when the mother and sister of the victim described the shooter as a white male, "with blue eyes, a thin build and no beard.  They say he 'looked...

  • January 6, 2019

    Appeals court rules in favor of Trump transgender military ban

    At least one federal appeals court in the country hasn't gone off the deep end. The US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit sided with the Trump administration's ban on most transgender persons serving in the military. In so doing, the cour...

  • January 6, 2019

    SCOTUS may hear appeal of Indiana law that directly challenges Roe

    This is an issue that may be taken up by the Supreme Court that hasn't gotten a lot of national attention. It involves an Indiana law, referred to as the "Eguenics Statute," passed in 2016 that makes it  illegal for women...

  • January 6, 2019

    New theory on 'Snowball Earth' challenges climate change orthodoxy

    The earth is about 4.6 billion years old (with apologies to young earthers). During that time, the climate has changed numerous times, including several episodes of freezing that put the earth into virtual hibernation. The processes that led to ...

  • January 5, 2019

    Macron accuses 'agitators' of wanting to 'promote insurrection'

    French president Emmanuel Macron has hardened his rhetoric about the continuing protests that are roiling France for the thirteenth straight week. After the first cabinet meeting of the year, Macron apologized to the French people, saying through ...

  • January 5, 2019

    SCOTUS to hear two cases on partisan gerrymandering

    The Supreme Court has agreed to hear two important cases where the deliberate drawing of congressional district lines involved giving one side a partisan political advantage. It's known as "gerrymandering," and it's supposed to b...

  • January 5, 2019

    Shutdown endangers tax refunds and food stamps if stalemate continues

    With 25% of the government shut down, there are bound to be some consequences.  The Treasury Department and Department of Agriculture have furloughed their employees or are forcing some workers to work without pay.  This means tha...

  • January 4, 2019

    Powerful Chicago alderman indicted for attempted extortion

    For many who don't live in Chicago, the indictment of Alderman Ed Burke may be a minor example of public corruption in a corrupt city. But there is nothing minor about Ed Burke.  He has served as an alderman since 1969, when Richard ...

  • January 4, 2019

    Israeli government in shock over Trump comment that 'Iran can do what it wants' in Syria

    Donald Trump shocked at least one Israeli official when he said at a press conference that Iran "can do what they want" in Syria.  The president may have been referring to the possibility that Iran will withdraw its troops fr...

  • January 4, 2019

    The stock market may be tanking but the economy roars ahead with 312K jobs last month

    Donald Trump may be a little obsessed with the performance of the stock market, which lost 6% of its value last year, but he needn't worry about the overall American economy. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today that busines...

  • January 3, 2019

    CNN reporter asks brother of American detained in Russia about his anti-CNN posts

    Michigan businessman and ex-Marine Paul Whelan was detained in Russia this week on charges of espionage.  CNN's Alisyn Camerota interviewed David Whelan, brother of Paul. News media do this all the time.  It gives...

  • January 3, 2019

    NY police say 'Muslim Community Patrol' car not sanctioned by them

    New York's Muslim community created a "security patrol" in Brooklyn's Bay Ridge neighborhood in November of 2018.  The "Muslim Community Patrol" car is outfitted to look like an NYPD vehicle, complete with a near...

  • January 2, 2019

    Trump administration sets record for lowest number of regulations

    An undeniable success of the Trump administration has been a radical altering of the mindset of federal agencies when it comes to creating new regulations.  Trump's executive order at the beginning of his term that stated for every one ...

  • January 2, 2019

    Government shutdown exposes redundancy in Washington

    The partial government shutdown goes on with little hope of resolution.  Democrats want to test Donald Trump's resolve on border wall funding by proposing a plan to reopen the government without any money for a wall.  With Tru...

  • January 2, 2019

    Israel and the US officially quit UNESCO

    The United States and Israel officially quit the U.N.'s educational, scientific, and cultural agency at midnight, January 1, as both states cite the organization's anti-Israeli bias. The Associated Press reports, "The Paris-based...

  • January 2, 2019

    The changing face of Islamic terrorism

    Vera Mironova, writing in Foreign Policy, says that in 2019, the terrorists menacing the west will not primarily be from the Middle East. Look to Russia's Muslim provinces for the "New face of terrorism." The threat posed by M...

  • January 1, 2019

    Veganism is 'cultural appropriation'?

    I don't know many Vegans and count myself lucky for it. I have nothing against anyone's food choices or lifestyle - except when they constantly throw it in my face. That riles me. Vegans rile me. Even though I'm smarter, prettier, and ...

  • January 1, 2019

    Union representing federal employees sues the government over shutdown

    The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) has filed a complaint in federal court seeking damages for the nearly 400,000 federal employees who are working without pay during the shutdown. Politico: The two plaintiffs — Justi...

  • December 31, 2018

    New California pet store law looks to end 'puppy mills'

    A new California law would require pet store owners to purchase stock only from animal shelters and non-profit rescue organizations.  Sales of purebred puppies and kittens from breeders would be illegal, punishable by a $500 fine per animal...

  • December 31, 2018

    Walter Russell Meade: The year's biggest loser...

    Walter Russell Meade has penned a perceptive editorial in the Wall Street Journal, picking the biggest losers of 2018. China, Britain, Saudi Arabia, and Emmanuel Macron are on the list – all for obvious reasons if you've been f...

  • December 30, 2018

    Public employees fighting to keep their identities secret in abortion body parts case

    Public employees at the University of Washington are arguing that the First Amendment gives them the right to have their identities concealed in a case involving the sale of body parts for medical research. The 9th circuit court just heard argum...

  • December 30, 2018

    Foreign cyberattack hits distribution networks of major newspapers

    The Los Angeles Times, San Diego Union Tribune, and other major newspapers across the country were hit with a cyberattack that experts say originated in a foreign country. What first arose as a server outage was identified Saturday as a malw...

  • December 30, 2018

    Cop killer Mumia Abu-Jamal may get another court hearing

    Thirty-seven years ago, Mumia Abu-Jamal shot and killed a young police officer, Daniel Faulkner, who had stopped his brother at a traffic light. He was convicted by a jury and sentenced to death. What has happened since has been a traves...

  • December 29, 2018

    Merkel: 'Nation-states must be prepared to give up their sovereignty'

    German chancellor Angela Merkel gave a deeply disturbing speech at the Konrad Adenaur Foundation in Berlin, where she stated in no uncertain terms that the traditional idea of a nation-state is dead. Zero Hedge: "Nation states must today...

  • December 29, 2018

    Retiring Dem senator: When you talk 'Medicare for All,' you 'start losing people in my state'

    The week between Christmas and New Year after an election is usually filled with retiring (or defeated) politicians summing up their careers and giving the benefit of their wisdom – or lack thereof – to their colleagues. Outgoing India...

  • December 28, 2018

    Despite climate change predictions of worsening storms, no major tornadoes in US this year

    The Washington Post reports that, with just a few days left in the year, 2018 will be the first year with no violent tornadoes since records began to be kept in 1950.  This year is also vying to be a record for lowest number of fatalities f...

  • December 28, 2018

    America's oldest living veteran dies at 112

    Richard Overton, the nation's oldest living veteran, died at the age of 112 in Austin, Texas yesterday. A veteran of World War II, Overton served three years in the Army and moved to Austin after the war, where he lived in the same house for 7...

  • December 28, 2018

    Hispanic support for GOP remains steady

    Hispanics make up about 11% of the US population and are having a growing impact on politics in America. But despite what is described as an "anti-immigrant" attitude among Donald Trump and Republicans, support for the GOP among the Hispani...

  • December 27, 2018

    The Washington Free Beacon's 'Worst of MSNBC in 2018'

    The Washington Free Beacon has combed through the MSNBC archives to come up with the most hilarious, most maddening, most shocking, most wrong-headed moments from the network in 2018. Needless to say, it was a target rich environment. In the ...

  • December 27, 2018

    Reid Hoffman apologizes for funding anti-GOP effort in AL Senate race

    Reid Hoffman, founder of LinkedIn and a major Democratic party donor, apologized yesterday for helping to fund a "false flag" operation against former GOP Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore.  Essentially, a firm that Reid contribute...

  • December 27, 2018

    Chicago chapter of Women's March cancels 2019 rally

    Citing "high costs and insufficient volunteer hours," the Chicago chapter of Women's March has canceled its rally planned for January 19 next year, the anniversary of the original nationwide Women's March in 2017. The Hill: ...

  • December 26, 2018

    Israeli Syria strike targeted Hezb'allah officials

    The Israeli air force struck several targets inside Syria yesterday, hitting ammunition dumps and, according to a U.S. Defense Department official, Hezb'allah leaders who had boarded a plane bound for Iran. Newsweek: Several leaders of He...

  • December 26, 2018

    Democratic activists playing 'wait and see' in Iowa and New Hampshire

    With up to two dozen Democrats seriously considering a run for the nomination in 2020, activists in Iowa and New Hampshire – who would normally be committed to a candidate by now – are holding back, waiting to see who will actually be run...

  • December 25, 2018

    Trump's epic Christmas Eve tweetstorm targets his enemies

    Donald Trump let loose a tweetstorm on Christmas Eve that left little doubt if he was Santa Claus, he would have been giving out a lot of coal. I am all alone (poor me) in the White House waiting for the Democrats to come back and make a deal on...

  • December 25, 2018

    TSA will now employ floppy-eared dogs because pointy-ear dogs 'scare children'

    The Transportation Security Administration, famous for scaring passengers with their intrusive, even sexually suggestive searches, has decided to become kinder and gentler. They are getting rid of pointy-eared dogs in favor of floppy-eared canines...

  • December 24, 2018

    The unspoken fear of Democrats about moving the California primary to March

    See also: "Ballot-harvesting California muscles to the front of 2020 presidential primaries"; "California's new early primary makes money, not retail politics, the key to picking a presidential nominee" When California...

  • December 24, 2018

    Mnuchin to convene 'Plunge Protection Team' after call to top bankers

    Treasury secretary Steven Mnuchin called the CEOs of the nation's six largest banks on Sunday amid a continued precipitous decline in the markets in recent weeks.  Reuters: The Treasury said in a statement that Mnuchin talked with th...

  • December 23, 2018

    Start the new year off right! Attend the White Privilege Conference!

    Come one, come all! Mark the date on your carefully inclusive, diverse and politically correct calendar. On January 7, The Privilege Institute will hold its 20th annual White Privilege Conference in beautiful and exciting Cedar Rapids, Iowa. ...

  • December 23, 2018

    Mount Holyoke College thinks 'Venus' symbol is 'offensive'

    A prestigious, all-women's college, Mount Holyoke, is apologizing profusely for offending the LGBTQ community for suggesting a new logo for the school that included the Venus symbol, a traditional icon of feminism and womens' rights. T...

  • December 23, 2018

    GoFundMe campaign for Wall hits $15 million

    A GoFundMe fundraising campaign to fund the president's border wall has raised nearly $16 million in just 6 days. More than 250,000 Americans have donated to the cause. The goal is to raise a billion dollars toward construction of the wall. ...

  • December 22, 2018

    Rand Paul issues 'Festivus Edition' of The Waste Report

    Read it and weep, taxpayers. Every Christmas since he took office, Senator Rand Paul has issued a "Waste Report" on government spending.  This year, Senator Paul has outdone himself in finding the stupid, inane, shocking, ...

  • December 22, 2018

    GOP- and Trump-supporter Robert Mercer to cut back on funding Republican candidates

    Robert Mercer, a major force in fundraising for the GOP, has "disappeared," according to one confidant, because of the increased scrutiny he has received for backing Donald Trump and his agenda. CNBC: Donors, strategists and Trump a...

  • December 22, 2018

    Can Trump fire Fed chairman Powell?

    Donald Trump has expressed a desire to fire Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell over recent weeks because of a raising of interest rates by the Fed. Those increases have led to a big sell off in the stock market, with the Dow dropping 7% ...

  • December 21, 2018

    Texas city featured in Al Gore film lost millions in green energy investments

    A green energy scheme to supply a small town in Texas with 100% of its electrical needs via cheap solar and wind power is, instead, costing the city almost $7 million. Georgetown, Texas was featured in the sequel to Al Gore's Inconvenient Trut...

  • December 20, 2018

    Is the US really one of the most 'dangerous countries' for journalists?

    Reporters Without Borders is out with its annual list of most dangerous countries in the world for journalists, and for the first time, the U.S. is named. NBC News: At least 63 professional journalists were killed doing their jobs in 2018, a ...

  • December 20, 2018

    Faced with minority status, House conservatives revolt against funding bill

    With the clock ticking toward a partial government shutdown on Friday, embittered House conservatives, facing life in the minority in January, lashed out at their leadership for refusing to include funding for a border wall.  The Senate pas...

  • December 20, 2018

    South Carolina mulls canceling 2020 primary to protect Trump

    The South Carolina Republican Party is considering canceling its 2020 primary to discourage any challengers to Donald Trump. Why would any pro-Trump Republican official be worried about a challenge from Jeff Flake?  Or John Kasich? ...

  • December 19, 2018

    Has Trump caved on border wall funding to keep the government open?

    Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell appeared before the media yesterday and said there would be no partial shutdown of the government on Friday because the White House had backed off its demand that Congress approve $5 billion in funding for the b...

  • December 19, 2018

    US pledges $10.6 billion in aid for Central America and Mexico

    The U.S. will give Central American countries and Mexico more than $10.6 billion in development aid as part of an effort with the Mexican government to combat illegal immigration and the refugee problem. The joint announcement by the State Departm...

  • December 19, 2018

    Hackers broke into a sensitive EU communications network and stole thousands of secret cables

    Hackers associated with the Chinese military broke into a sensitive European Union communications network and stole thousands of secret documents, according to a story in the New York Times. PLA Unit 61398 is being accused of copying secret diplom...

  • December 18, 2018

    Clemson prof wonders, 'Would human extinction be a tragedy?'

    Clemson University philosophy professor Todd May penned an op-ed in the New York Times that posed the question, "Would Human Extinction Be a Tragedy"? "Our species possesses inherent value, but we are devastating the earth and causi...

  • December 18, 2018

    Trump administration to repeal Obama-era school discipline rules

    The Trump administration is set to abandon the race-based school discipline policies created by President Obama that stressed leniency to minority students who misbehave. Those rules emerged when studies showed that minority students received susp...

  • December 17, 2018

    Large protest in Brussels against UN Migration Pact

    More than 5,000 protesters demonstrated in Brussels Sunday, protesting the signing of the U.N. Migration Pact. The protest by mostly nationalist parties dwarfed a pro-treaty demonstration in the city center. Reuters: Belgian right-wing N-VA, ...

  • December 17, 2018

    Dems promise quick action on gun control in January

    "Commonsense" gun control laws.  Every time I see that phrase, I have to resist the impulse to giggle.  Invariably, "commonsense" is shorthand for "nonsense" – especially when the "commonse...

  • December 17, 2018

    California moves its primary from June to early March

    California politicians want a bigger say in who will be the nominee for president from their respective parties.  To that end, they have moved their presidential primary from early June to March 3. The impact of the move will be gigantic...

  • December 16, 2018

    Trump's 2020 strategy taking shape with government shutdown looming

    It seems almost suicidal. Donald Trump said recently that he would be "proud" to shut down the government in order to get his border wall funded. This means that, when several federal agencies - including Homeland Security - run out of mone...

  • December 16, 2018

    Second Brexit referendum looms as talks with EU stall

    Some of British Prime Minister Theresa May's closest advisors and several Tory MP's have begun seriously considering holding a second referendum on whether Great Britain should leave the EU. Politico: David Lidington, the Cabinet Offi...

  • December 15, 2018

    Judge rules Obamacare unconstitutional

    A federal judge in Texas has ruled that, due to changes in tax law last year that repealed the individual mandate to buy Obamacare insurance, the entire Affordable Care Act is unconstitutional. The bombshell ruling by Judge Reed O'Connor will ...

  • December 15, 2018

    Cloudflare accused of providing cyber-security to known terrorist groups

    Lenin once said, "The capitalists will sell us the rope with which we will hang them."  No doubt Hamas, the Taliban, and other terrorist groups are saying the same thing. Tech giant Cloudflare apparently doesn't care w...

  • December 15, 2018

    Former Green Beret charged with murder for killing suspected terrorist

    A former American commando has been charged with the murder of an Afghan terrorist who was suspected of killing two Marines when a bomb went off in a market. Maj. Mathew Golsteyn has admitted to tracking down and killing the suspected bomb-maker a...

  • December 15, 2018

    CNN's Cuomo says viewers are 'frustrated' because he's 'too balanced'

    CNN's Chris Cuomo and Trump adviser Kellyanne Conway got into an unintentionally hilarious exchange, where the oblivious Mr. Cuomo claimed that CNN viewers are "frustrated" with him because his show is "too balanced." R...

  • December 14, 2018

    Congress passes bill to make members pay for sexual harassment claims

    After it was revealed that members of Congress were allowed to tap public money to pay off women who had been sexually harassed, embarrassed lawmakers from both parties began working on legislation that would force members to pay off sexual harassmen...

  • December 14, 2018

    Far left is raising money on Patreon to 'inspire insurrection'

    The crowd funding site Patreon was recently in the news for purging some conservative accounts.  While this isn't unusual, the company's blatant double standard when it comes to far-left users raising money to "inspir...

  • December 13, 2018

    McConnell relents, will bring criminal justice reform bill to the Senate floor

    For the last few weeks, Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell had been adamantly opposed to bringing a sweeping criminal justice reform bill to the floor.  But yesterday, at the president's urging, McConnell finally relented and s...

  • December 12, 2018

    British prime minister May to face 'no confidence' vote

    British prime minister Theresa May will face a vote of no confidence from her Tory Party over opposition to the Brexit deal she agreed to with the E.U. Most of the opposition in her own party to the Brexit deal is coming from members who believe t...

  • December 12, 2018

    Three dead after Christmas market terrorist attack in Strasbourg

    One of Europe's most famous Christmas markets in Strasbourg, France was the scene of a horrific terrorist attack as a gunman sprayed automatic weapon fire into the crowd.  At least three people are dead and another dozen wounded in what F...

  • December 11, 2018

    Supreme Court lets stand lower court decision on Planned Parenthood funding

    In a ruling that has angered pro-life conservatives, the Supreme Court refused to hear two cases related to states terminating the Medicaid contracts for Planned Parenthood. It would have taken four justices to agree to hear the cases, but only...

  • December 11, 2018

    Dems offering $1.3 billion for 'border security' but nothing for the wall

    Donald Trump will meet with Democratic leaders Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer to discuss a spending bill to fund about 25% of the government through September 30, 2019. Before the election in November, Trump had signed off on a spending package th...

  • December 10, 2018

    Russia military buildup along Ukraine border stokes fears of invasion

    Satellite photos reveal disturbing images of Russian tanks massing along the border with Ukraine, and heavy lift cargo planes landing at a military base in Crimea.  Taken with the recent closing by the Russian navy of the Kerch Strait, bloc...

  • December 10, 2018

    Pence aide Nick Ayers declines Trump's offer of chief of staff

    Nick Ayers, chief of staff for Vice President Mike Pence, has declined Donald Trump's offer to succeed John Kelly as White House chief of staff. Ayers was negotiating with Trump his time of service.  He wanted to hold the position on...

  • December 10, 2018

    Workers will take their case to the Supreme Court to recoup dues money

    Some home health care workers in Illinois are suing the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) for $30 million in forced dues money they feel they are owed.  After being denied in federal court, the workers are now looking to tak...

  • December 9, 2018

    'Yellow vest' riots spread to Belgium and Netherlands

    More than 5,000 yellow vest rioters in Paris faced off against 8,000 police as violent demonstrations broke out for the fourth straight weekend. More than 1700 were arrested  and hundreds were injured as some of the richest sectio...

  • December 9, 2018

    'Your time is up, white people': South African parliament targets next March for land expropriation

    The South African parliament approved a motion that would set up an ad-hoc committee to recommend procedures on how land expropriation without compensation would work. Earlier, the parliament had approved the constitutional changes that would gi...

  • December 9, 2018

    Heartland Institute and legendary labor union join to criticize climate conference

    One of the most prominent American organizations opposed to climate alarmism and a legendary Polish union that helped bring down the iron curtain issued a joint statement calling for the “restoration of the Scientific Method and the dismis...

  • December 8, 2018

    Federal judge orders discovery in Clinton email case

    An angry federal judge ordered the State and Justice Departments to cooperate with Judicial Watch in submitting a proposed schedule of discovery in JW's suit alleging that Hillary Clinton sought to evade the Freedom of Information Act by utilizin...

  • December 8, 2018

    Virginia teacher fired for refusing to use new pronouns for transgender student

    "You will be made to care," wrote Eric Erickson in RedState back in 2013. He was referring to a court case in Colorado of a Christian baker who refused to make a wedding cake for a gay couple and was fined for it. Today, we are bein...

  • December 8, 2018

    'Yellow vest' rioters back on the streets but where's Macron?

    More than 5,000 protesters, most wearing the "yellow vests" that French law requires each driver carry in their car, roiled the streets of Paris once again, forcing the 8,000 police mobilized to deal with them to fire tear gas and stun gren...

  • December 7, 2018

    DNC chief Perez complains that voters 'buy' what they hear in church

    The chairman of the Democratic National Committee, Tom Perez, believes that his party's message isn't getting through to heartland voters partly because they are influenced what they hear in church on Sundays. Daily Caller: Perez...

  • December 7, 2018

    Report: Hezb'allah 'tunnel terrorist' trained with Mexican cartels on US border

    Yesterday, we covered the news that Hezb'allah had been constructing tunnels from its bases in Lebanon in order to infiltrate terrorists into Israel.  There is now a report by i24 News that shows video of the tunnels...

  • December 7, 2018

    MN Prof: Mary 'did not consent' to God impregnating her with Jesus

    Is this Minnesota professor just pulling our leg, or is he serious? Minnesota State University, Mankato psychology professor and sex therapist Dr. Eric Sprankle suggested in a couple of tweets that Mary, the mother of Jesus, was raped by God ...

  • December 6, 2018

    Israel accuses Hezb'allah of a 'dangerous destabilization of the region'

    The Israeli ambassador to the U.N. sent a letter to the Security Council asking the UN to "condemn in the strongest possible terms" the construction by the Lebanese terror group Hezb'allah of tunnels into Israel, while holding the Hezb...

  • December 6, 2018

    Dem 2020 race: subtract two, add two

    If you thought the 2016 GOP presidential candidate field was large, just wait for the 2020 Democrats.  Some observers of the ongoing process believe that "20 or 30" candidates are in the mix already, although few believe that...

  • December 6, 2018

    Wisconsin Democrats complain GOP lawmakers thwarting the 'will of the voter'

    Wisconsin Democrats, as well as the nationwide media and liberals across the country, are outraged at what the Republicans are doing in the lame duck session of the state legislature.  State GOP lawmakers want to limit early voting, impose ...

  • December 5, 2018

    Administration looking to end subsidies for electric cars

    The Trump administration plans to phase out subsidies for electric cars and renewable energy sources by 2021.  White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said that "other subsidies that were imposed during the Obama administration,...

  • December 5, 2018

    French retreat on fuel tax increase worries delegates to climate change conference

    At climate change talks in Katowice, Poland, there is a lot of worried talk about the revolt by the French people over President Emmanuel Macron's fuel tax increase.  The tax increase was a large part of Macron's effort to combat gl...

  • December 5, 2018

    Sex offender Jeffrey Epstein settles civil suit, avoiding explosive testimony by victims

    A civil suit against wealthy financier and Clinton pimp Jeffrey Epstein has been settled, avoiding explosive testimoney from some of his numerous victims who also had sex with famous celebrities, politicians, and artists. Epstein had a palatial es...

  • December 4, 2018

    The left can't help themselves in bringing the hate for former President Bush

    It's become common on both sides of the political divide to use the occassion of the death of a prominent politician to point out the deficiencies, mistakes, even crimes of the dearly departed. Recall the recent death of Senator John McCain and t...

  • December 3, 2018

    Comey reaches deal with House Republicans to testify

    Former FBI director James Comey has come to an agreement with House Republicans on the Judiciary and Oversight Committees to give a private deposition as soon as today. Comey had sued the committees, looking to force Republicans to hear his testim...

  • December 3, 2018

    Pelosi, Dems to pass DREAM Act in next congress

    The probable incoming speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi, said in a statement on Saturday that one of the first orders of business for the new Democratic majority in the House would be to pass a DREAM Act, putting millions of children of illegal alie...

  • December 3, 2018

    Kamala Harris to decide on 2020 run 'over the holiday'

    California senator Kamala Harris said at the "Know Your Value" conference that she is seriously weighing whether to run for the Democratic nomination for president in 2020 and would make a decision "over the holiday." Harr...

  • December 3, 2018

    Dutch judge rules man cannot legally take 20 years off of his age

    A Dutch motivational speaker has lost his bid to shave 20 years off his legal age when a judge ruled against him. Emile Ratelband, age 69, had petitioned the court to lower his age to 49.  The judge let him down easy. Associated Press...

  • December 2, 2018

    French 'Yellow Vest' protests spread from Paris to Belgium

    Violent French protests against high taxes and the government of President Emannuel Macron entered their second week as similar demonstrations erupted in Brussels. The protesters in both countries are wearing yellow vests, which drivers are requir...

  • December 2, 2018

    Rev. Sharpton sells rights to his autobiography - to his own charity

    The Reverend Al Sharpton is, if nothing else, a shameless hustler. In addition to the nearly $220,000 salary he pulls down from his "charity," the National Action Network, NAN has agreed to buy the rights to the story of his life for a...

  • December 2, 2018

    Iran test fires ballistic missile, violating UN resolutions

    Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that Iran had test fired a medium range ballistic missile capable of carrying multiple warheads. The launch specifically violates a UN Security Council resolution that calls on Tehran not to test ballistic mis...

  • December 1, 2018

    Texas AG Paxton sues San Antonio in test of new sanctuary city law

    Texas attorney general Ken Paxton is suing the city of San Antonio for violating the new state law that punishes cities and towns for not cooperating with federal immigration detainers and turn over illegal aliens to authorities. City officials an...

  • December 1, 2018

    Interior sec. Zinke accuses congressman of 'drunken and hostile behavior'

    Arizona Democratic rep. Raúl Grijalva penned an op-ed in Friday's USA Today calling on interior secretary Ryan Zinke to resign. Not surprisingly, Zinke didn't like that.  Fox News: In a remarkably scathing Twitter post,...

  • December 1, 2018

    DHS chief calls on other federal departments for help with caravans

    Homeland security secretary Kirstjen Nielsen has asked other federal departments to send civilian police to the border in order to deal with migrant caravans making their way to the U.S. The memo, obtained by Politico, highlights the continui...

  • November 30, 2018

    Offices of powerful Chicago alderman raided by FBI

    For 50 years, Alderman Ed Burke has walked the corridors of City Hall, a gigantic presence in Chicago politics.  He got his start in the heyday of machine politics in the city, when Mayor Richard J. Daley wielded national power.  ...

  • November 30, 2018

    In Chicago, the 'old machine' making way for the 'new machine'

    The FBI raid on powerful Chicago alderman Ed Burke's offices may turn out to be the death knell of the "old" Chicago political machine. Chicago's reputation for corrupt government is well deserved, going all the way back to the a...

  • November 30, 2018

    NC 9th election results held up for investigation into voter fraud

    The North Carolina elections board has refused to certify the results of the 9th District congressional race between Republican Mark Harris and Democrat Dan McCready, which Harris won by 905 votes.  The board cites "irregularities...

  • November 30, 2018

    Senator Scott to oppose nomination of Thomas Farr to federal court

    South Carolina Republican Senator Tim Scott said on Thursday that he would oppose the nomination of Thomas Farr to become a U.S. District Court judge in the Eastern District of North Carolina.  With Senator Jeff Flake indicating he will vot...

  • November 29, 2018

    CNN commentator calls for a Palestinian state 'from the river to the sea'

    CNN commentator Mark Lamont Hill, described on the network's website as "one of the leading intellectual voices in the country," said in a speech  at a U.N. event commemorating the International Day of Solidarity wit...

  • November 29, 2018

    MS-13 gang member arrested at border after traveling with caravan

    A Honduran national who admits he belongs to the notorious MS-13 gang was arrested on the U.S. side of the border after traveling with the caravan of migrants currently camped in Mexico near Tijuana. Agents arrested Jose Villalobos-Jobel, 29,...

  • November 29, 2018

    Study shows liberals at UW believe conservatives are 'evil,' 'inhuman'

    We are being constantly bombarded in the news and in popular culture with the message that conservatives are stupid, even evil.  So it shouldn't surprise us that a study conducted by a team of psychology professors at the University of ...

  • November 28, 2018

    Big property rights victory at the Supreme Court

    The Supreme Court ruled in favor of a landowner who challenged the government's designation of 1,500 acres of land as "critical habitat" for an endangered frog species.  Edward Poitevent sued the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Serv...

  • November 28, 2018

    Conflicting signals on Senate vote to protect Mueller

    The #2 Republican in the Senate says there may be a vote on a bill that would protect special counsel Robert Mueller and his investigation into Russian collusion during the presidential campaign 2016.  But Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is...

  • November 28, 2018

    Dem state rep issues blood-curdling threat to GOP colleague

    The Illinois House was debating a bill aimed at helping families of those who died or became sickened by a Legionnaires' outbreak at a state-run veterans home.  Democratic state rep. Stephanie Kifowit rose to speak to the meas...

  • November 27, 2018

    Why Pelosi will be the next speaker even though Dems don't really want her

    Politico reports that the opposition to Nancy Pelosi becoming speaker of the House is crumbling as the reality of dumping a Democratic Party icon hits home. The rebels signed a letter last week saying they would not vote for Pelosi to be speaker....

  • November 27, 2018

    Hyde-Smith takes comfortable lead over Espy in MS senate runoff race

    Despite several controversies - some manufactured, some not - Mississippi Republican senate candidate Cindy Hyde-Smith has taken a 10 point lead over former Bill Clinton agriculture secretary Mike Espy in the runoff election to be held next Tuesday. ...

  • November 27, 2018

    'Appalling,' 'frightening' poll results on European anti-Semitism

    "Never forget." You would think that less than 75 years after 6 million Jews were slaughtered by Nazi Germany that European attitudes toward Jews would have evolved beyond the crude, nauseating anti-Semitism that directly led to the Holocau...

  • November 26, 2018

    Russia opens fire on 3 Ukrainian vessels in Azov Sea

    Russian patrol ships opened fire on 2 armed Ukranian ships and a tugboat on Sunday near the Kerch Strait, wounding three sailors before seizing the ships. They released the ships a few hours later after blockading the strait. The strait connects t...

  • November 26, 2018

    Noted climate scientists trashes White House climate report

    Marc Morano at Climate Depot notes that climate expert Prof. Dr. Roger Pielke Jr. has found a glaring hole in the recently released climate change report by the White House. Pielke points out that the report utterly failed to highlight the signifi...

  • November 26, 2018

    Report: Gene-edited babies born in China

    In an announcement with profound implications for the future of humanity, a Chinese scientist claims to have worked on the first successful live birth of babies whose genetic makeup had been artificially altered. A Chinese researcher claims that...

  • November 26, 2018

    Why transgenderism is a political ideology and not 'gender identity'

    A liberal woman from Canada has been banned from Twitter for violating its rules against "hateful conduct." Her sin? Calling out a transgender man for his advocacy of prostitution and pornography as "empowering for women" and crit...

  • November 25, 2018

    Illegal alien who took 'sanctuary' in a church arrested by ICE when he left

    A North Carolina illegal alien who had taken "sanctuary" in a local church was arrested by ICE agents when he arrived at U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services office where he was seeking to defer his deportation. Samuel Oliver-B...

  • November 25, 2018

    EU leaders approve May's Brexit plan

    Now comes the hard part. As expected, European Union leaders approved the plan for Great Britain to exit the EU in March, setting the stage for a crucial vote in the British parliament next month. CNBC: May needs a simple majority of the 6...

  • November 25, 2018

    Democrats will refuse to support spending bill without protections for Mueller probe

    Democrats are looking to leverage their support for a spending bill to keep the government fully operating by tying their support to a measure that would guarantee special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation won't be shut down. Wall Str...

  • November 24, 2018

    Iran's 'moderate' leader calls Israel 'a cancerous tumor'

    We are extremely fortunate at this time to have a moderate leader as president of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Can you imagine what would happen if some hard line goon like former President Mahmoud Amadinejad was in charge? Both the US and Isra...

  • November 24, 2018

    Nothing new in administration climate change report

    The White House released a report on climate change this week that made headlines for some of the dire warnings it contained.  But there's nothing in the report that hasn't been stated publicly before and, in most instances, simply re...

  • November 24, 2018

    Amazon European warehouse workers walk out on Black Friday

    Union walkouts at Amazon warehouse across Europe were planned for Black Friday as workers protested "inhuman" working conditions and being "treated like robots." Techspot: This isn't the first time Amazon has dealt wit...

  • November 23, 2018

    Comey will fight subpoena from Judiciary Committee

    Former FBI director James Comey's attorney says he will fight the subpoena issued by the House Judiciary Committee to privately testify on events surrounding the bureau's investigation of the 2016 election. Chairman Bob Goodlatte subpoenae...

  • November 23, 2018

    Harvard, NYU law reviews sued over racial quotas

    Live by diversity.  Die by diversity.  The Harvard and New York University law reviews are being sued for racial discrimination over their use of quotas. Faculty, Alumni, and Students Opposing Racial Preferences (FASORP) has file...

  • November 22, 2018

    UN environment chief resigns after travel revelations

    Here's a little U.N. hypocrisy with your turkey today. The head of the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP), Erik Solheim, has resigned amid some startling revelations about the frequency and expense of his travel. Solheim really gets ...

  • November 22, 2018

    Caravan members may be planning 'human stampede' at US border

    With the U.S. military being redeployed from the southern border, the founder of the aid group Angels without Borders claims that "thousands" of migrants in the caravan that arrived at the U.S. border may be prepared to cross the ...

  • November 21, 2018

    Female genital mutilation ban ruled unconstitutional by federal judge

    A federal judge has determined that a law banning the cultural practice of femal genital mutilation is unconstitutional. FGM is a crime against women, a crime against humanity, and a crime against civilization. But one federal judge believes it...

  • November 21, 2018

    Trump stands with Saudis despite Khashoggi murder

    It's often been said that nations have no friends or enemies, only interests. That;s why it's hardly surprising that Donald Trump would issue a statement backing the Saudi Arabian government despite evidence that the murder of journalist Jama...

  • November 21, 2018

    Russian snubbed for Interpol chief

    After an intense lobbying campaign by the US against a Vladimir Putin crony, Interpol has chosen South Korean Kim Jong Yang to be the next president of the international law enforcement agency Interpol. Russian Maj. Gen. Alexander Prokop...

  • November 20, 2018

    Public opposition to Pelosi grows as Dem civil war heats up

    You would think that in victory, Democrats in the House would unify in order to achieve their main goal of impeaching Trump and passing their radical agenda. Not so.  In fact, the fractures that have plagued the party over the last sever...

  • November 20, 2018

    Founder of Women's March calls on Linda Sarsour, other board members to resign

    Theresa Shook, one of the founders of the Women's March, is calling radical Palestinian activist Linda Sarsour and other board members to resign because they have "steered the Movement away from its true course." National Review...

  • November 20, 2018

    Innocuous comment by S.M. Gellar about 'overeating' on Thanksgiving roils the internet

    Actress Sarah Michelle Gellar, who starred in Buffy the Vampire Slayer, posted a provocative Instagram photo, saying she would post photos like it all over her house "as a reminder not to overeat" on Thanksgiving. Good advice....

  • November 19, 2018

    Broward County elections chief resigns

    The embattled elections chief in Broward County who was the center of controversy during the recount in Florida has tendered her resignation. Brenda Snipes, whose questionable practices in ballot counting led to charges that she was at best, incom...

  • November 19, 2018

    Democrats look to overturn rule banning headwear for Muslim member

    A 181 year old rule that bans the wearing of hats on the House floor may be overturned by Democrats looking to accommodate the religious practices of a newly elected female Muslim member. Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) wears a headscarf for religious r...

  • November 19, 2018

    17 students at British school 'tricked' into changing their gender

    A startling story in the Daily Mail involving 17 students at a British school, many of them autistic, who have been convinced to change their gender. The story does not say how old the students are, but even if they were high school age, the idea ...

  • November 18, 2018

    Astroturfing Trump Hate

    Astroturfing in politics has become all too common in the internet age, largely because it's easy to do. The term refers to creating fictitious individuals, groups, or organizations to make it appear as if an issue or cause is supported at the gr...

  • November 18, 2018

    Ocasio-Cortez to back effort to primary fellow Democrats

     Newly-elected Congressman Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez is saying that she will back an effort by a new Democratic party organization, Justice Democrats, to make the party more liberal and "diverse."  That means that some Democratic...

  • November 18, 2018

    There are no GOP congressmen representing 'Reagan country' anymore

    At one time, Orange County, California was one of the most Republican counties in the nation. From the 1960s on, it was known as "Reagan country" because the Gipper referred to it as a place where "Good Republicans go to die." ...

  • November 17, 2018

    De Blasio calls incompetent response to NYC snow storm 'bad luck'

    The Gothamist is calling it "one of the worst traffic jams in New York history." When 6 inches of snow blanketed the NY city area, life came to a virtual standstill. One private school sent an email to students who had been sitting on buses...

  • November 17, 2018

    Saturday schadenfuede: Avenatti's fall from grace with the left

    How deliciously satisfying is creepy porn lawyer Michael Avenatti's fall? The man who announced his intention to run for the Democratic nomination of president in 2020 has just been evicted from his law offices in Newport Beach, is facing domesti...

  • November 17, 2018

    Trump's appointment of Matthew Whitaker as AG challenged in Supreme Court

    The fight over the president's appointment of Matthew Whitaker for attorney general took an unusual turn on Friday, when lawyers representing a defendant in a gun case before the Supreme Court, asked the justices to rule on the legality of Whitak...

  • November 16, 2018

    Trump administration considers extraditing Erdogan foe living in the US to Turkey

    The Trump administration is seriously considering extraditing US resident and Turkish cleric Fethullah Gulen to Turkey in order to placate President Recep Erdogan over the murder of Saudi Arabian journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Erdogan has used Gulen ...

  • November 16, 2018

    Dems in FL caught using altered forms to count illegal ballots

    Federal prosecutors are looking at a state-wide effort by Florida Democrats to count invalid ballots by giving absentee voters an altered form to fix discrepancies in their signature. The date on the form has been altered to make it appear that th...

  • November 16, 2018

    Florida will now hand count thousands of ballots

    Florida  Secretary of State Ken Detzner has ordered thousands of ballots that have been rejected by voting machines to be counted by hand. The state just completed a 5 day recount of the ballots cast for governor, senator, and agriculture c...

  • November 15, 2018

    Pelosi in the fight of her life to regain speakership

    Momentum is building in the Democratic caucus to deny former speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi the leadership of her party. Pelosi got a genuine challenger for the speakership yesterday when Ohio Democrat Rep. Marcia Fudge threw her hat into the r...

  • November 15, 2018

    Slate writer compares Sessions exit with Nixonian 'Saturday Night Massacre'

    It's been nearly 50 years since President Richard Nixon was brought down by his own crimes and arrogance. But the left is acting as if it were only yesterday. I guess you can't blame them. Watergate was their ultimtae triumph - overturning...

  • November 15, 2018

    Trump warns Antifa opposition could become 'more violent'

    The far left group Antifa, who justifies violence against their political opponents as a means to combat "fascism," received a direct warning from Donald Trump in an interview with the Daily Caller. The Hill: "They better hope ...

  • November 14, 2018

    Rep. Clyburn accuses Dem colleagues of using racist 'dog whistles' in leadership race

    Rep. Jim Clyburn, running for the #3 leadership spot in the new Democratic House, is accusing some members of his own party of using racial "dog whistles" to defeat him. The State: “I don’t know where it’s all...

  • November 14, 2018

    Ocasio-Cortez says she can't afford a DC apartment; records show otherwise

    I often wonder if politicians like Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez can ever be happy. What does it do to a person when they constantly claim to be a victim? I know it would be a miserable life to live, where your happiness would be defined by how unhappy you...

  • November 14, 2018

    Maine GOP rep sues to stop counting 'ranked choice' ballots

    Maine Rep. Bruce Poliquin has filed suit in federal court looking to stop the secretary of state from counting "ranked choice" ballots. Polquin won a plurality of votes on election day. But Maine's quirky federal electoral syste...

  • November 13, 2018

    Pelosi: I am woman, hear me whine

    Former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi is warning Democrats that not re-electing her to her former position would send the wrong signal to women. Pelosi, who may face stiff opposition from some younger Democrats, is making gender a central issu...

  • November 13, 2018

    Beto heads for Iowa as Dems gear up for 2020

    Political loser Rep. Beto O'Rourke, who lost to Senator Ted Cruz on election day, may be heading to Iowa after the Polk County Democrats extended an invitation to speak. O'Rourke hasn't responded to the invite yet, but with so many n...

  • November 12, 2018

    Mississippi Senate candidate in trouble for using 'hanging' in a sentence

    Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith has created a firestorm of controversy for using a metaphor to describe how she felt about an invitation to speak. Hyde-Smith, appointed Senator upon the retirement of Thad Cochrane last April, is running for a full term...

  • November 12, 2018

    Democrats lead in most House races yet to be called

    A week after all the ballots have been cast - absentee and provisional ballots as well as those that are machine tabulated -- there are still 13 House races still to be decided. The reasons vary, but generally, the outstanding votes are from absen...

  • November 12, 2018

    UW mandates diversity training after professor pens article on 'sex differences'

    Administrators at the University of Washington-Seattle gave in to student radicals and have initiated diversity training in the computer sciences department. This, in and of itself, would not be news. But the reason why the decision to initiate ...

  • November 11, 2018

    Illegal alien killed 3 after release from custody in New Jersey

    An illegal alien arrested last December on domestic violence charges in New Jersey, ended up in Missouri early this month and murdered three people. The New Jersey authorities knew that Mexican citizen Luis Rodrigo Perez was in the country il...

  • November 10, 2018

    Scott wins two lawsuits as he fights a blatant attempt by Dems to violate the law

    Are Florida Democratic election officials the dumbest Democrats in the country? They apparently can't even steal an election properly. Governor Rick Scott, the GOP candidate challenging Senator Bill Nelson, has won two separate lawsuits agains...

  • November 10, 2018

    Administration halts refueling operations for Saudis in Yemen

    In a move widely seen as an effort to delay sanctions against Saudi Arabia for the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, the Trump administration reached an agreement with Saudi Arabia to end refueling operations in Yemen. A coalition of Gulf states ...

  • November 10, 2018

    Sessions orders limits on police consent decrees

    In one of his last acts as attorney general, Jeff Sessions directed US attorneys to limit consent decrees that have severely hampered law enforcement's ability to protect citizens. It's a victory for local control of police departments, wh...

  • November 9, 2018

    Rick Scott files lawsuits accusing Democrats of trying to 'steal the election'

    It's election time, it's Florida, and that means controversy. The state has had its fair share of close contests in recent years, but the election last Tuesday for governor and senator may not be decided by ballots that were cast on electi...

  • November 9, 2018

    Despite concession by Gillum, they're still 'finding' votes to count in FL governor's race

    On election night, Democratic candidate for governor, Andrew Gillum, conceded the race to his Republican opponent Ron DeSantis. Every major media outlet called the race for DeSantis. But something funny happened happened to the vote count. Those d...

  • November 9, 2018

    Democrats pushing losing senate candidate to run for president

    Democratic Rep. Beto O'Rourke narrowly lost to GOP Senator Ted Cruz on Tuesday night, but that isn't stopping national Democrats, activists, and other left wing loons from pushing O'Rourke to run for the nomination for president in 2020. ...

  • November 8, 2018

    How to lose a House majority in three easy steps

    Everyone knows that House Democrats have blood in their eyes and hate in their hearts as they ascend (or descend) into their majority status. But many are wondering exactly how all that pent-up rage and hysteria will manifest itself when they begin t...

  • November 7, 2018

    War hero Dan Crenshaw wins House race despite SNL smear

    Here's one of the best "feel good" stories of last night. Dan Crenshaw, a former Navy SEAL who lost an eye in combat in Afghanistan, coasted to victory in his Texas House race after being slimed by "Saturday Night Live" cast m...

  • November 7, 2018

    Solid gains for Democrats in the Midwest

    The Midwest battle ground states that Donald Trump won in 2016 saw some solid gains for Democrats after yesterday's mid terms. Republicans lost the governorships in Wisconsin and Illinois, as well as losing several House seats. The one bright ...

  • November 7, 2018

    As the smoke clears, Republicans prepare for leadership fight

    Just hours after Democrats took control of the House, Rep. Jim Jordan announced his intention to challenge for House Republican leader. With the retirement of Speaker Paul Ryan, his deputy Kevin McCarthy was widely seen as the heir apparent. But t...

  • November 6, 2018

    Will Washington State be the first to pass a carbon tax?

    The most expensive ballot initiative in the history of Washington State will be decided today, and whether it succeeds or fails will have an enormous impact on the rest of the nation. At issue is the country's first carbon tax.  Ball...

  • November 6, 2018

    Michigan reporter fired for overheard comments about GOP candidate

    Brenda Battel, a reporter for Huron Daily Tribune, left a voicemail with Michigan Senate Republican candidate John James's campaign office and, inadvertently, failed to hang up the phone. Her next comments went viral. Daily C...

  • November 5, 2018

    Liberal women call for 'sex strike' before midterms

    What if liberal women called for a "sex strike" against their men and no one cared – least of all men? It's true.  A bunch of liberal women have bared it all in the "grab them by the ballot" campaign that ca...

  • November 5, 2018

    GOP candidate, the butt of a tasteless SNL joke, isn't demanding an apology

    On Saturday night, SNL's Pete Davidson made a tasteless joke about GOP congressional candidate Dan Crenshaw that set social media ablaze with criticism. Davidson was doing "Weekend Update" and one of the segments featured him making ...

  • November 4, 2018

    The ever-expanding, ever-burgeoning definition of 'racist'

    Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue is in trouble for uttering a "racist" colloquialism. Or maybe he didn't say anything wrong. Or maybe, his political oppopents decided that saying the Florida governor's race is so "cottonpicki...

  • November 4, 2018

    McSally 'roasts' Sinema at barbecue

    With just a couple of days before the election, the Senate race in Arizona is coming down to the wire with both candidates in a virtual dead heat. GOP Rep. Martha McSally has hit upon a new line of attack that skewers her Democratic opponent,...

  • November 3, 2018

    NY Times and others try to blame 'Trump's words' for Nigerian massacre of demonstrators

    Donald Trump said on Thursday that “Anybody throwing stones, rocks, like they did to Mexico and the Mexican military, Mexican police, where they badly hurt police and soldiers of Mexico, we will consider that a firearm." Well, Trum...

  • November 3, 2018

    Former Governor Rendell warns Dems: 'We are leaning left too far'

    The colorful former Democratic Governor of Pennsylvania, Ed Rendell, penned an op-ed in The Hill warning his fellow Democrats that the party was leaning too far left. For Democrats, one trend that has taken hold is quite alarming: our swing...

  • November 2, 2018

    CNN gambled on being the 'anti-Trump' network. It failed

    The latest cable TV news ratings are out, and the news is grim for CNN and MSNBC. The Hill: Fox News topped MSNBC and CNN combined in the cable news ratings race for the month of October, according to Nielsen Media Research. Overall, ...

  • November 2, 2018

    CNN's Lemon doubles down on white men are 'the biggest terror threat'

    CNN's Don Lemon took identity politics to its ludicrous but logical conclusion earlier this week when he solemnly told his audience who the biggest terrorist threat in the U.S. is. The Hill: We have to stop demonizing people and realize t...

  • November 1, 2018

    Report: New computer virus attacks Iranian 'strategic networks'

    The Times of Israel is reporting that a new computer virus 'more powerful' than the Stuxnet worm that devastated the Iranian nuclear weapons program in 2010 has been unleashed on Iran's "infrastructure and strategic systems." ...

  • October 31, 2018

    Are you prepared for 'cultural appropriation' madness this Halloween?

    I have decided on the perfect Halloween costume this year. I will greet trick or treaters at the door disguised as myself. I will wear my best white man's suit (Brooks Brothers), my perfect white man's shoes (Florsheim), my race-appropriat...

  • October 30, 2018

    Report: Carbon emissions from US power plants have dropped 28% since 2005

    A new report from the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) says that CO2 emissions from power plants have declined an astonishing 28% since 2005. Carbon emissions from power plants make up 34% of the total energy-related CO2 emissions in the...

  • October 30, 2018

    Senator McCaskill wants you to know she's not one of those 'crazy Democrats'

    Incumbent Democratic Senator Claire McCaskill is in the fight of her life trying to hold on to her seat against Missouri's Republican Attorney General Josh Hawley.  Hawley has been scoring points in recent weeks, branding McCaskill has a ...

  • October 29, 2018

    Battleground Senate poll shows Republicans in excellent shape heading into midterms

    The CBS Battleground Poll of three key Senate races shows Republicans leading in two contests while the Democrat leads in another. Polls from Arizona, Florida, and Indiana all show tight races.  But in Indiana and Florida, Democratic inc...

  • October 29, 2018

    Father shoots and kills armed robber at Alabama McDonald's

    A father leaving an Alabama McDonald's with his two sons found himself in a gunfight with an armed suspect who was about to enter the store.  The gunman was killed in the fight, while the father and one of the sons sustained injuries. ...

  • October 29, 2018

    Merkel to step down as CDU party leader

    European leaders who dismiss opposition to their open door policies as "racist" or "xenophobic" might want to observe what's happening in Germany to Chancellor Angela Merkel. More than a million people from North Africa and...

  • October 29, 2018

    Crowdfunding campaign has raised $1 million for Christine Blasey Ford

    Brett Kavanaugh's main accuser, Christine Blasey Ford, has raised nearly $1 million from two GoFundMe accounts, and she's asking for more, according to an article by RealClearInvestigations. Ford is also fielding offers for a boo...

  • October 28, 2018

    Out-of-state money pouring into losing Dem Senate candidates in ND, TX

    The Texas Senate race between incumbent Republican Ted Cruz and Democratic challenger Rep. Beto O'Rourke has now become the most expensive Senate race in US history. Filings with the FEC show O'Rourke raising an astonishing $70 million. Cr...

  • October 28, 2018

    Professor called 'racist' for urging a student to 'try harder'

    A professor at the Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art has been singled out by a female student for urging the kid to "try harder" in his class. The student missed a couple of classes, at which point the professor tr...

  • October 27, 2018

    No surprise: Iran 'closer to nuclear weapons than we thought'

    A report issued by top international security experts says Iran was much closer to developing a workable nuclear bomb than anyone previously imagined. The paper, authored by, among others, Institute for Science and International Security dire...

  • October 27, 2018

    NBC hid exculpatory information that would have cleared Kavanaugh of gang rape accusation

    NBC News is admitting that information that would have exonerated Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh of a gang rape accusation was kept from the public.  Instead, despite knowing that the charge against Kavanaugh was bogus, NBC ran the s...

  • October 27, 2018

    Democrats have made California one of the poorest states in the nation

    They used to call California "The Golden State."  That was before the modern Democratic Party got a hold of it. This, from Matt Margolis writing at PJ Media: Despite all the wealth in the state and the Democrat contro...

  • October 26, 2018

    Who is really behind the illegal alien caravan?

    News about the caravan of illegal aliens from Central America who are making their way across Mexico in an attempt to breach the U.S. border has been shuttled to the sidelines thanks to the attempted bombing of prominent Democrats. But they're...

  • October 26, 2018

    Rauner attempting to tie Pritzker to corrupt Dem machine in Illinois

    The race for Illinois governor has devolved into a real food fight, with Democrat J.D. Pritzker hitting GOP incumbent Bruce Rauner hard for failure and incompetence in office while Rauner is desperately trying to tie Pritzker to Illinois House speake...

  • October 25, 2018

    Why no one trusts the media to get the bombing story right

    Andrew McCarthy writing at the National Review has some thoughts on the way the media is covering the attempted bombing of prominent Democrats. Speculation is not "news" although many in the media are reporting it as such. In fact, as Mc...

  • October 25, 2018

    Democrats getting the politics of the caravan wrong

    Thousands of illegal immigrants are streaming through Mexico headed toward our southern border, looking to make a mockery of our immigration laws and all Democrats can do is accuse Republicans of being hateful. That charge of "racism" an...

  • October 24, 2018

    Here they come! Another illegal immigrant caravan forming in El Salvador

    NBC News is reporting that another illegal alien caravan is forming in El Salvador and will begin its trek to the U.S. border soon. As the Trump administration makes preparations to combat the 6,500-member Honduran migrant caravan...

  • October 24, 2018

    Heitkamp aide caught on hidden camera saying she'll be 'super liberal' if re-elected

    James O'Keefe's intrepid crew of Project Veritas video bandits has struck again.  This time, he's caught a "bait and switch" effort from the campaign of Heidi Heitkamp, the incumbent senator from North Dakota. We of...

  • October 24, 2018

    DHS says number of attempted illegal border crossings spiked this year

    Are there more people trying to cross the border or are efforts to stop them improving? The answer is probably a little of both. Whatever the reason, the Department of Homeland Security is reporting a significant increase in the number of people t...

  • October 23, 2018

    Analysis of early voting shows Republicans in the lead

    You can bet that the Democrats didn't want to hear this. An analysis of early voting patterns in seven states shows that Republican enthusiasm is putting a damper on the Democrats' dream of a wave election. NBCNews: Republican-affi...

  • October 23, 2018

    Hatchet buried, Trump rallies Republicans for Cruz in Houston

    If there were any doubts in anyone's mind of lingering animosity between Donald Trump and Ted Cruz, Trump laid those fears to rest last night as he and the Texas senator appeared on the same stage in Houston. The bruising, nasty primary fight ...

  • October 23, 2018

    Dem challenger loses it in synagogue debate with GOP incumbent

    There was a debate Sunday night at a synagogue between the incumbent congressman from the 8th District in Pennsylvania (with redistricting, soon to be the 1st District), Republican Brian Fitzpatrick, and his challenger, Democrat Scott Wallace. At ...

  • October 23, 2018

    Georgia Democratic gubernatorial candidate admits burning state flag during demonstration

    Georgia Democratic candidate for governor Stacey Abrams admitted that while she was a college student in 1992, she took part in a protest where the state flag of Georgia at the time was burned. That flag featured the stars and bars of the Confeder...

  • October 22, 2018

    Trump's approval now better than Obama's was at first midterm election

    A new NBC-Wall Street Journal poll has some good news for Donald Trump and the Republicans.  The president's approval rating jumped to 47%, the highest ever for that poll.  Trump's approval is better at this point in his p...

  • October 22, 2018

    Bernstein: Trump will call election 'illegitimate' if Dems take power

    Journalist Carl Bernstein said on CNN Sunday that the Trump White House is considering a plan to delegitimize the midterm elections if the Democrats take control of the House. Washington Examiner: During an appearance on CNN, Bernstein said h...

  • October 22, 2018

    Dems' hoped for surge in Hispanic turnout an illusion

    Democrats have been touting their "blue wave" for months, believing that their anti-Trump, anti-GOP hysteria will drive minorities and women to the polls. But as we get closer to election day, it is becoming more apparent that this hoped...

  • October 22, 2018

    With two weeks to go, GOP has more cash to spend than Dems

    If Republicans are able to hold on to the House after the midterm elections, they might point to the significant cash advantage they hold over the Democrats. Fundraising doesn't necessarily win you an election, but a lack of it might lose...

  • October 21, 2018

    Ocasio-Cortez: Fighting climate change like fighting Nazis in WW II

    Socialist candidate for Congress, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, is very, very worried about our changing climate. In fact, she calls it an "existential crisis." She also says that we already have a "blueprint" to fight it. All we h...

  • October 21, 2018

    Florida and Texas are creating jobs in record-shattering numbers

    According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Texas and Florida are not only leading the nation in creating non-farm jobs, but they are doing it at a record-shattering pace. And they weren't the only states showing significant improvement. C...

  • October 21, 2018

    Trump, Biden appear at separate rallies in Nevada

    They didn't appear on the same stage, but Donald Trump and Joe Biden were in the same state yesterday, appearing on behalf of two senate candidates locked in a tight race. With Trump's renomination virtually assured and Biden leading the pote...

  • October 20, 2018

    Saudi 'explanation' of Khashoggi killing leaves many unconvinced

    The government of Saudi Arabia confirmed yesterday that journalist Jamal Khashoggi was killed in the kingdom's consulate in Istanbul.  But the Saudis refused to acknowledge that the killing was an assassination ordered by Crown Prince Salman...

  • October 20, 2018

    Alaskan governor pulls out of re-election race and throws support to Democrat

    Alaska's independent governor, Bill Walker, shocked the political establishment in announcing his withdrawal from his re-election race just 18 days before the voting begins. Walker's withdrawal follows the withdrawal and resignation o...

  • October 20, 2018

    Central American illegals riot at Guatemala-Mexico border

    A group of illegal aliens from Honduras estimated to number up to 4,000 tried to force their way across the border between Guatemala and Mexico, rioting when they were denied entry into Mexico. Washington Free Beacon: A caravan of migrants,...

  • October 20, 2018

    Bolton urges US exit from INF treaty

    National security adviser John Bolton is reported to be urging the president to withdraw from the 1987 Intermediate Nuclear Forces (INF) treaty because of violations by Russia. Everyone agrees that Moscow is probably in violation of the treat...

  • October 19, 2018

    Putin hails the end of US dominance in the world

    Russian president Vladimir Putin used his annual foreign policy address to herald the end of U.S. dominance and tout Moscow's growing military might and diplomatic reach. "Building up tension and hysteria is not our way[.] ......

  • October 19, 2018

    The left is embarrassing itself with 'Betomania'

    Texas Democratic Senate candidate Rep. Beto O'Rourke has become a genuine political phenomenon – at least on the far left.  He's raised a ton of money, much of it outside of Texas, and has become the "it" boy for nat...

  • October 19, 2018

    Texas Democrats asking non-citizens to vote

    The Public Interest Legal Foundation has alerted the Justice Department to a gambit by Texas Democrats to get non-citizens to vote. The state party sent out a voter registration form asking non-citizens to sign up, with the citizenship box already...

  • October 19, 2018

    Cory Booker says 'he 'can’t stand how they’re out-Americaning us in Canada'

    Senator Cory Booker, a probable candidate for the Democratic nomination for president in 2020, can't hide his admiration for Canada - or his ignorance about America. Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ), a possible 2020 candidate for president, said that...

  • October 18, 2018

    Two MN Republican candidates assaulted as Dem spokesman jokingly threatens violence

    A spokesman for the Minnesota Democratic Farmer-Labor Party has been suspended for one week without pay after he joked on Facebook that Republicans will be guillotined after the election. I guess this is what passes for "humor" among Dem...

  • October 17, 2018

    Under Trump, US regains top spot in World Economic Forum rankings

    For the first time since the 2008 recession, the U.S. sits atop the rankings of the World Economic Forum's most "ideal" economies. What the organization refers to as the "Fourth Industrial Revolution" is well underway, and ...

  • October 17, 2018

    Atlanta forced to pay $1.2 million to fired Christian fire chief

    In a big victory for freedom of religion and speech, the Atlanta city council agreed to pay former fire chief  Kelvin Cochran $1.2 million in damages and attorneys' fees for firing him after he wrote a book expressing biblical views on ...

  • October 17, 2018

    Deficit hits $779 billion for FY2018

    The Treasury Department says the federal government took in $779 billion less in FY2018 than it paid out.  It's the largest budget deficit since 2012 and represents a 17% increase from last year. The Hill: Overall receipts were ...

  • October 16, 2018

    Another Project Veritas video exposes McCaskill hidden agenda

    Incumbent Democratic senator Claire McCaskill is locked in a tight re-election battle with Republican challenger Josh Hawley, with both candidates slugging it out in a race becoming more and more personal the closer we get to election day. Mc...

  • October 16, 2018

    AZ Dem senate candidate summoned witches for anti-war protest

    Three weeks before an election, politicians pray that whatever skeletons are in their closet remain hidden.  For the Democratic candidate for Senate from Arizona, Rep. Kyrsten Sinema, no such luck. Emails from 2009, when Sinema was ...

  • October 15, 2018

    Biological male wins female world cycling championship

    Yesterday, a male who identifies as a female won a women's world championship cycling event. Rachel McKinnon, a professor at the College of Charleston, won the women's sprint in the 35-39 age bracket at the 2018 UCI Masters Track Cycl...

  • October 14, 2018

    Even some on the left think the #MeToo movement has gone too far

    How far is too far for the #MeToo movement? That we are finally getting around to asking that question - even those on the left - says just how far off the rails the movement has gotten. Case in point: Francisco J. Ayala. He's a world ren...

  • October 14, 2018

    Reasons Mueller may not charge Trump with obstruction of justice

    The Russia collusion investigation. Remember that? It's difficult at times because in an investigation with little or no evidence of wrongdoing, it's hard to keep the hysteria at fever pitch for very long. Law professor Jonathan Turley wri...

  • October 13, 2018

    Facebook's midterm purge of conservative pages well underway

    Facebook is engaged in what the evidence suggests is a "midterm purge" of conservative news sites, and several prominent, old-school bloggers have been swept up in it.  The online platform removed "559 Pages and 251 accounts...

  • October 13, 2018

    No surprise: 97% of Hollywood execs donate to Democrats

    The Hollywood Reporter examined reams of data from the Federal Election Commission and determined that there were only three movie executives out of the top 100 who contributed to Republican or conservative political organizations. Out of $5 ...

  • October 13, 2018

    Beto smashes fundraising records, but Ted is 'cruzing'

    Texas Democratic Senate candidate Beto O'Rourke raised an astonishing $38.1 million in the last quarter – the most money ever raised in a U.S. Senate campaign in one quarter. Meanwhile, back at reality central, GOP incumbent Ted Cruz is ...

  • October 12, 2018

    Turkey, US may have deal for release of US pastor

    A secret deal between the U.S. and Turkey may result in the release of North Carolina pastor Andrew Brunson, sources are telling several media outlets.  In return for the pastor's release, the U.S. has apparently agreed to lift some of ...

  • October 11, 2018

    Russian, American astronauts make emergency landing after rocket failure

    I am amazed that there aren't more of these incidents. A Russian rocket carrying a Soyuz space capsule with a Russian and an American astronaut aboard suffered a failure before it reached orbit, necessitating an emergency landing. NASA astr...

  • October 11, 2018

    Disappearance of Saudi journalist becomes a hot domestic political issue

    The disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi has become more than an international incident.  Democrats have seized upon the issue to criticize Donald Trump for not calling out the Saudi government, who Turkey says is responsi...

  • October 11, 2018

    Project Veritas video exposes TN Dem Senate candidate as a liar about supporting Kavanaugh

    It's a given that politicians are two faced. They can be counted on to say one thing while thinking another. But that truism is usually unprovable - unless James O'Keefe and his trusty hidden camera are at work to expose the lie. O'...

  • October 10, 2018

    Hundreds of illegals released in Phoenix just the beginning, says DHS

    Hundreds of illegal aliens have been released in Phoenix as family detention centers reach capacity and there's no place to put newcomers. A DHS official told NBC News that the release is the "start of the dam breaking" as ...

  • October 10, 2018

    Justice Department to oppose Chicago police consent agreement

    A consent decree negotiated by Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel and state attorney general Lisa Madigan that will severely limit the Chicago police in proactive policing will be opposed by the U.S. Justice Department. The decree, with substantial input ...

  • October 9, 2018

    By 28 points, independents disapprove of Dem Kavanaugh tactics

    Independent voters are expressing overwhelming disapproval of the way that Democrats handled the Kavanaugh confirmation fight.  A CNN poll shows that only 30% of independents approved of the way Democrats handled the Kavanaugh confirma...

  • October 9, 2018

    For the second time in 12 years, we have 12 years to 'save the planet'

    Anthony Watts of the skeptical climate blog Watts Up With That has looked at the latest U.N. report on climate change and points out that it's nothing we haven't heard before. The United Nations has once again issued another dire cl...

  • October 8, 2018

    Astronaut Scott Kelly apologizes for praising Winston Churchill

    Scott Kelly is a NASA astronaut.  That says a lot about him right there.  To be selected as an astronaut, you must be the best of the best – smart, fearless, and psychologically sound. So why does Kelly sound like an...

  • October 8, 2018

    Kavanaugh and the 'cold civil war'

    In the years leading up to the Civil War, the divisions between North and South became so irreconcilable that members of Congress would arrive on the chamber floor armed with pistols.  At one point, Massachusetts senator Charles Sumner was ...

  • October 7, 2018

    Will Manchin's vote to confirm Kavanaugh save his seat?

    West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin is in the political fight of his life as he seeks to win a second full term against Republican Attorney General Patrick Morrissey. Manchin, one of the most popular politicians of either party in the state's histo...

  • October 6, 2018

    Illinois police union chief blasts 'sham trial' after Van Dyke guilty verdict

    The head of the Illinois Fraternal Order of Police, State Lodge president Chris Southwood, blasted the guilty verdict in the Jason Van Dyke trial, saying, "This is a day I never thought I'd see in America, where 12 ordinary citizen...

  • October 5, 2018

    Chicago braces for violence after verdict in trial of cop who killed unarmed black teen

    The trial of Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke has gone to the jury, and the city is bracing for violence, not matter what the verdict. Van Dyke is on trial for first-degree murder in connection with the shooting death of Laquan McDonald, a Ch...

  • October 5, 2018

    Beto O'Rourke 'not interested' in endorsement from Obama

    Texas Democratic Senate candidate Beto O'Rourke said yesterday he was "not interested" in an endorsement from former president Barack Obama, despite the popularity of the ex-chief executive among Democrats across the country. Texas T...

  • October 4, 2018

    Police arrest Democratic operative in GOP doxxing incident

    A former staffer who worked for several Democratic lawmakers, including Senator Dianne Feinstein and Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, was arrested by U.S. Capitol Police and charged with several felonies relating to a "doxxing" incident that expose...

  • October 3, 2018

    Is Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez the dumbest politician in America?

    Is the democratic socialist candidate for Congress from New York, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the dumbest politician in America? It's a question fraught with uncertainty, largely because she has a lot of company.  Clueless congresscrit...

  • October 3, 2018

    All is forgiven: Beto apologizes for 'demeaning comments' to women

    Texas Democratic Senate candidate Beto O'Rourke was heavily criticized when Politico posted comments he made about women as a 19-year-old student. O'Rourke reviewed a student production of the Broadway show The Will Rogers Follies, referri...

  • October 2, 2018

    ND Senator Heitkamp in trouble over Kavanaugh

    A new poll from North Dakota shows incumbent Democratic senator Heidi Heitkamp trailing the GOP challenger, Rep. Kevin Cramer, by 10 points, 51-41.  Cramer led by only 4 points in the last poll.  The difference appears to ...

  • October 2, 2018

    It's climate hysterics who are in denial, not skeptics

    Some fascinating news on the climate change front today reveals just how in denial climate hysterics are about reality.  Andrew Bolt, the entertaining Aussie conservative, quotes a 30-year-old pronouncement from the government saying that t...

  • October 1, 2018

    Judiciary Committee to investigate Feinstein for leaking confidential Ford letter

    The office of California senator Dianne Feinstein will be investigated for leaking a confidential letter from Christine Blasey Ford describing an alleged assault by Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. Senator Tom Cotton told Face the Natio...

  • October 1, 2018

    New USA goal in Syria: Iranian retreat

    There is a significant change in U.S. strategy in Syria as the civil war there sputters to an end.  U.S. officials now say that the U.S. will keep some kind of military presence in the country until interested parties are able to broke...

  • September 30, 2018

    Trump says the FBI has 'free reign'' in Kavanaugh investigation; media claims otherwise

    Numerous media outlets are reporting this morning that the Trump administration is limiting the scope of the FBI investigation into alleged sexual misconduct charges against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. But the president tweeted last nig...

  • September 30, 2018

    Judiciary Committee refers man who made false allegation against Kavanaugh to the FBI

    With so many women coming forward with allegations of sexual misconduct against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh that may or may not be true, the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Chuck Grassley, wants to make sure what's in store ...

  • September 30, 2018

    McCaskill takes a hit in the polls after opposing Kavanaugh confirmation

    Incumbent Democratic Senator Claire McCaskill came out in opposition to confirming Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court 10 days ago. This move may have been ill advised as polls show she now trails her GOP opponent, Josh Hawley. Previous polls in ...

  • September 29, 2018

    Pompeo accuses Iran of attacking US consulate in Iraq

    The U.S. consulate in the southern Iraqi city of Basra has come under repeated attacks in recent weeks, leading to U.S. secretary of state Mike Pompeo to close the facility.  Pompeo blames Iranian-led Shia militias for the attacks. The m...

  • September 29, 2018

    Third Kavanaugh accuser sued by employer for her own sexual harassment

    Julie Swetnick, the third woman to accuse Brett Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct in high school, faced allegations from her former employer that she engaged in "unwelcome, sexually offensive conduct" in 2000. The woman claims she was gang-...

  • September 29, 2018

    Radical trans activist calls for 'violent general strike' if Kavanaugh confirmed

    We all know that the Kavanaugh nomination fight is not about politics.  How do we know?  Nancy Pelosi says so. Be that as it may, the radical left has once again shown its restrained, decorous opposition to Kavanaugh ...

  • September 29, 2018

    Mexico says US and Canada could reach NAFTA deal soon

    Mexican Economy Minister Ildefonso Guajardo said that the US and Canada are making  a "very serious," last-ditch attempt to bridge their differences and sign an updated NAFTA deal in the next 48 hours. AFP: Guajardo, ...

  • September 28, 2018

    GOP senators victims of doxxing

    "Doxing" is "the Internet-based practice of researching and broadcasting private or identifiable information about an individual or organization."  It is dangerous and, in most cases, illegal. That didn't stop som...

  • September 28, 2018

    While you were watching Kavanaugh hearings, Netanyahu dropped a bombshell at the UN

    Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu dropped a bombshell revelation during his speech to the U.N. General Assembly.  He revealed, for the first time, the existence of a secret Iranian warehouse in Tehran that, at one time, contained 33...

  • September 27, 2018

    House Republicans perform political triage to save their majority

    The National Republican Congressional Committee is facing the daunting task of defending almost four dozen seats where the GOP incumbent has retired, lost in the primary, or is running for another office.  This is more than twice the averag...

  • September 26, 2018

    Key Merkel ally ousted in party vote

    German chancellor Angela Merkel is in trouble not only with the voters, but with the politicians in her own party. Volker Kauder, Merkel's longtime ally in the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Christian Social Union (CSU) parties, was...

  • September 26, 2018

    Kavanaugh's confirmation hinges on support from Susan Collins

    Until Christine Blasey Ford's allegations of sexual assault against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh surfaced, it was probable that two or three red-state Democratic senators running for re-election would have voted to confirm him....

  • September 24, 2018

    In New York, Trump will expose UN pretenses while putting America first

    It has been obligatory for American presidents to give lip service to the "value" of the United Nations as an organization vital for world peace.  U.N. diplomats love to hear that kind of stuff because they think it justifies thei...

  • September 23, 2018

    Iran summons western diplomats in wake of terrorist attack on military parade

    The Iranian foreign ministry summoned western diplomats from Britain, Denmark and the Netherlands early Sunday for allegedly harboring Arab separatists who Tehran believes planned and carried out an attack on a military parade in the city of Ahv...

  • September 23, 2018

    DC police investigating murder of white jogger as a hate crime

    Washington, D.C. police are investigating the savage stabbing death of a white jogger by a black man as a potential hate crime. Wendy Martinez was allegedly stabbed 7 times by 23 year old Anthony Crawford. Video of the aftermath of the attack (now...

  • September 22, 2018

    Cruz-O'Rourke debate exposes Beto as 'out of touch' with Texas voters

    The first debate between Senator Ted Cruz and his Democratic challenger Beto O'Rourke was, as expected, contentious and personal. But between the barbs and bric-a-bracs thrown by both candidates, a clear choice emerged from the verbal skirmishing...

  • September 22, 2018

    Shocker: Study shows the number of illegals double what was previously thought

    However big you thought the problem of illegal aliens in America was, a trio of Yale researches says it's double what everyone thinks. The three university-affiliated researchers say that the previous estimate of 11.3 million illegals is based...

  • September 21, 2018

    Scientific studies behind Michelle Obama school lunch program retracted

    We all know that the nutrition industry has more than its share of fakes, charlatans, and snake oil salesmen.  But it was thought that scientific studies published in the prestigious Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) h...

  • September 20, 2018

    Half of residents in top 5 US cities do not speak English at home

    A disheartening statistic from the Center for Immigration Studies.  According to CIS, half of residents in the top five U.S. cities do not speak English at home.  Sixty-seven million people are severely handicapped in American society becau...

  • September 20, 2018

    Media trolling social media for potential Kavanaugh accusers

    Some media outlets are using social media to beat the bushes trying to find other women to accuse Judge Kavanaugh of...something. It's not unheard of.  Ten years ago, porn magnate Larry Flynt dangled a reward of $1 million to anyone ...

  • September 20, 2018

    Co-founder of 'March for Our Lives' explains why he left the movement

    Cameron Kasky, co-founder of the anti-gun youth group March for Our Lives, made an appearance on Fox radio and was interviewed by Guy Benson and Marie Harf.  Kasky had some shocking things to say about his experience with the group and why ...

  • September 18, 2018

    Administration to cap refugees at 30,000

    Secretary of state Mike Pompeo announced yesterday that the U.S. would cap the number of refugees it will accept at 30,000.  This is down from 45,000 the previous year and down considerably from the 110,000 refugees admitted during the last...

  • September 18, 2018

    Internal poll shows GOP has its work cut out for it

    A private poll commissioned by the Republican National Committee and obtained by Bloomberg has some sobering news for the GOP. According to the survey, many Trump-supporters don't think there's anything to worry about as far as D...

  • September 17, 2018

    Lisa Page told Congress FBI had no proof of collusion when Mueller appointed

    Former FBI lawyer Lisa Page told Congress earlier this summer that at the time Robert Mueller was appointed special counsel, the FBI had no proof of collusion between Russia and the Trump campaign. This was more than nine months after the FBI had ...

  • September 17, 2018

    London mayor calls for second Brexit vote

    London Mayor Sadiq Khan is calling for a second referendum on whether Great Britain should leave the European Union.  Khan claims that Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit policies have become "mired in confusion and deadlock...

  • September 17, 2018

    CNN's Tapper gives up trying to get an answer from Ocasio-Cortez on health care costs

    Is the democratic socialist candidate for Congress, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, about to become the dumbest congressman in the House?  Viewing this interview with CNN's Jake Tapper regarding the $40-trillion cost of her radical left agend...

  • September 16, 2018

    Woodward: No evidence of Trump-Russia collusion

    If the Democrats take control of the House, Donald Trump is likely to be impeached. It doesn't mean he's guilty of an impeachable offense, all it means is that the political realities and hyperpartisan climate in Washington make impeachment a...

  • September 16, 2018

    Anti-war senate candidate defends her record on the military

    Democratic Rep. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona, who is running for retiring Senator Jeff Flake's seat, is defending her record on support of the military despite her past criticisms of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and her belief in a conspira...

  • September 16, 2018

    Trump to announce $200 billion in new China tariffs Monday

    The trade war with China shows no signs of slacking off and Donald Trump is preparing to up the ante. According to Reuters, Trump is likely to announce $200 billion more in tariffs on goods imported from China - perhaps as soon as Monday. The...

  • September 15, 2018

    String of Retreats: NY Times forced to retract fake smear against Nikki Haley

    Someone should tote up all the "corrections," "retractions," and "editor notes" posted in the New York Times and other major media during the last 2 1/2 years and then add up the errata from the 2 1/2 years prior to...

  • September 15, 2018

    How the American flag has become a symbol of defiance during Florence

    Frying Pan Tower sits on a spit of land located 32 miles off the coast of southeastern North Carolina. As Hurricane Florence crashed ashore, hundreds of thousands of people watched thanks to a camera mounted on the old Coast Guard light structur...

  • September 14, 2018

    Far left triumphant in New York primary

    The socialist insurgency against establishment Democrats in New York emerged triumphant as no fewer than six far-left candidates defeated establishment Democrats in races for the state Senate. New York Times: Years of anger at a group of Demo...

  • September 14, 2018

    Congress looks to force Trump's hand on government shutdown threats

    Congressional leaders announced yesterday that they had reached a bipartisan deal on the budget that would fund most of the government for the year while including a continuing resolution to fund the rest of federal programs through December 7. ...

  • September 13, 2018

    Kerry goes rogue again, talks with Iran about nuke deal

    Since Donald Trump became president, former secretary of state John Kerry has taken it upon himself to undermine the administration's foreign policy by attempting to negotiate with foreign powers on his own. In May, Kerry met with a high-level...

  • September 13, 2018

    Angela Merkel smears ordinary people as xenophobes and Nazis

    What's the best way to blunt the effectiveness of the political opposition? In the case of German chancellor Angela Merkel, it's smearing ordinary people for protesting the murder of an innocent German by two Afghan refugees. It happene...

  • September 12, 2018

    Ocasio-Cortez clone is unable to tell the truth about her past

    A New York state Senate race that features a democratic socialist cut from the same cloth as Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has become the most entertaining political race in the country. Julia Salazar began her campaign claiming to be a Colom...

  • September 12, 2018

    DC McAllister forced into hiding following rape, death threats

    Frequent Fox News guest and cultural commentator D.C. McAllister has been forced into hiding after she posted a tweet denouncing the pro-abortion movement for its "unhinged desire for irresponsible sex." At the root of #abortion h...

  • September 12, 2018

    WaPo: Trump 'complicit' in hurricane Florence

    The Washington Post has published some silly editorials over the years, but perhaps none reach the pinnacle of silliness like the editorial they published today that accuses Donald Trump in being "complicit" in a hurricane. President T...

  • September 11, 2018

    Bolton threatens sanctions against ICC if it investigates Americans

    National Security Advisor John Bolton blasted the International Criminal Court and is threatening sanctions against it, saying the ICC is "all but dead to us." The ICC has 123 member-states that recognize its authority.  The U....

  • September 10, 2018

    Swedish election shows that mainstream parties still don't have a clue

    Sweden's Euroskeptic nationalist party, the Sweden Democrats, fell a little short of expectations in the parliamentary vote held yesterday but emerged as kingmakers, as it prevented the mainstream right and left parties from achieving a majority....

  • September 10, 2018

    WaPo accuses FL gubernatorial candidate of attending 'racially charged' conferences

    A fascinating hit piece in the Washington Post accuses Florida gubernatorial candidate Ron DeSantis of attending "racially charged" conferences. A Ku Klux Klan convention?  A Neo-Nazi confab?  Perhaps some white ...

  • September 9, 2018

    Final nail in the coffin of Egypt's 'Arab Spring'

    An Egyptian court sentenced 75 people to death for their part in a violent demonstration in 2013 that resulted in dozens of deaths. The demonstration was part of the so-called, "Arab Spring" that was supposed to throw off the yoke of opp...

  • September 9, 2018

    Texas Education Board considers removing the word 'heroic' from description of Alamo defenders

    "Don't mess with Texas" and if you do, be prepared for war. A panel advising the Texas State Board of Education is recommending the removal of the word "heroic" from a description of the defenders of the Alamo because ...

  • September 9, 2018

    Top White House official thinks Senator Cruz could lose his seat

    Budget chief Mick Mulvaney told a closed door meeting of GOP donors that it was possible, but not "likely" that Senator Ted Cruz could lose his re-election bid to Democrat Beto O'Rourke. Mulvaney cited Cruz's lack of "likabilit...

  • September 8, 2018

    Atlanta will stop accepting ICE detainees at city jail

    Here's some major-league virtue-signaling from Atlanta's Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms. The mayor signed an executive order that will prevent the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency from detaining illegal alien criminals in Atlant...

  • September 8, 2018

    Turkey, Iran, Russia fail to agree on a ceasefire for Idib

    Russian and Syrian jets began bombing rebel positions in Idib province today, the last stronghold of rebel opposition to the regime of Bashar Assad.  Western nations and the U.N. are warning Assad not to engage in indiscriminate slaughter a...

  • September 7, 2018

    NY Daily News: Aides contacted psychiatrist last year about Trump behavior

    The New York Daily News is reporting that White House "officials" contacted a "noted Yale University psychiatrist" last year because they were "scared" about Trump's behavior. And who was this august and lear...

  • September 6, 2018

    Bookies placing odds on the identity of NY Times op-ed

    Whodunnit?  That's the question roiling social media and news websites around the world as the hunt is on for the identity of the anonymous author of a New York Times op-ed that savaged Donald Trump and his administration. How crazy ...

  • September 5, 2018

    Who might replace Rahm Emanuel as Democratic mayor of Chicago?

    No doubt you've heard thel bombshell dropped on Chicago politics yesterday when Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced he would not seek another term. Coincidentally, Emanuel made his announcement on the first day of the murder trial of former Chicago p...

  • September 5, 2018

    Former Kansas GOP governor endorses Democrat over Kobach

    The Kansas Republican Party is in big trouble.  From top to bottom, it's hopelessly divided between hard-right conservatives and moderates. The state has a long tradition of turning out Republican centrists like Nancy Landon Kassebau...

  • September 4, 2018

    More than 1,000 shot in Chicago since Memorial Day

    Labor Day is the unofficial end of summer, and in Chicago, it's been a bloody season, indeed. From Friday to Sunday, six people were killed and another 23 wounded in gun violence across the city.  That brings the grisly toll to 1,026...

  • September 3, 2018

    Dems blowing winnable races across the country

    Interesting piece in the National Journal about how Democrats are failing to take full advantage of all their electoral advantages and may be blowing several winnable races across the country by nominating kooks and crazies. They use as a case stu...

  • September 3, 2018

    Seahawks owner gives $100K to help GOP keep the House

    An NFL owner and Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen donated $100,000 to a committee that will help the GOP keep control of the House. Given the reaction from the rabid left to other businessmen who dare support Republicans, we can expect calls to boy...

  • September 3, 2018

    'Anti-violence' protesters plan to shut down O'Hare airport

    Protesters billing themselves as "anti-violence" will march along the Kennedy Expressway in Chicago to O'Hare airport where they say they plan to shut the facility down. Chicago police have offered the protesters alternatives, but it...

  • September 2, 2018

    Pentagon cancels $300 million in aid to Pakistan

    Reuters is reporting that the Pentagon has decided to cancel $300 million in military aid to Pakistan over their continuing support for Islamic terrorsts. The money had previously been suspended because of Pakistan's support for terrorists who...

  • September 2, 2018

    Mysterious attacks on US embassy staffers in Cuba, China came from microwave weapon

    It appears that researchers have finally solved the mystery of how embassy staffers in Cuba and China became suddenly ill with symptoms of brain injury. What was thought to be some kind of "sonic" weapon turns out to have been weaponized mi...

  • September 2, 2018

    Teen from New Mexico Islamist compound says he was trained for jihad

    According to federal court documents, a 13 year old who was part of a group of Muslims staying at a run down compound in New Mexico, says he was being trained to carry out jihad against unbelievers. The youngster was one of 11 children and 5 adult...

  • September 1, 2018

    Judicial Watch: No hearings held on Carter Page FISA warrants

    Judicial Watch announced that documents from the Justice Department obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request show that there were no formal court hearings to approve FISA warrants on former Trump campaign aide Carter Page. Formal hear...

  • September 1, 2018

    Village Voice, the original alt-weekly, officially dead

    The Village Voice, the first alternative weekly newspaper that began publishing in 1955, will no longer be posting any new stories. The paper stopped publishing a print edition a year ago, only being available online.  Owner Peter B...

  • September 1, 2018

    College sexual assault victims up in arms over new guidelines granting more rights to accused

    "It's better that 99 guilty men go free than one innocent man go to jail."  That used to be liberal dogma and was used to justify granting ever more rights to the accused. But that standard was thrown out the wind...

  • August 31, 2018

    Chuck Todd says 'bombshell' from Mueller coming today

    On MSNBC's MTP Daily last night, Chuck Todd warned his colleagues in the media, "I wouldn't miss work tomorrow." Todd was hinting of a "bombshell" that would be revealed from the Mueller investigation. Mediaite: ...

  • August 31, 2018

    Dem rep threatens immigration agents: 'You will not be safe'

    Rep. Ruben Gallego of Arizona tweeted out a threat to immigration agents, warning them that if Democrats take over the House, "you will not be safe because you were just following orders."  If you are a US government official and ...

  • August 31, 2018

    Neil Armstrong film opens to rave reviews but no American flag

    The new Neil Armstrong film, First Man, got a boffo premiere at the prestigious Venice Film Festival, with rave reviews for the movie and its Canadian star, Ryan Gosling. But if you go to the film looking for an interesting interpretation of histo...

  • August 30, 2018

    CNN's Lemon on Antifa: 'No organization is perfect'

    CNN's Don Lemon is no stranger to controversy.  In 2015, 30,000 people signed a petition asking CNN to fire him for remarks about an incident in South Carolina where a police officer used excessive force in removing a black student from...

  • August 30, 2018

    Cuomo got contribution from law firm representing Weinstein before halting probe into his case

    As a native Illinoisan, I can appreciate the wildly corrupt nature of this story.  New York governor Mario Andrew Cuomo received a $25,000 donation from the law firm representing Harvey Weinstein just six days before he called off an invest...

  • August 29, 2018

    It's Trump vs. the loony left in Florida

    In the Florida and Arizona primaries last night, Donald Trump flexed his political muscles a bit, as his preferred candidates in Florida swept to victory and a strong Republican won the Arizona GOP Senate primary.  Rep. Ron DeSantis, w...

  • August 29, 2018

    GOP senators looking at another chance to repeal Obamacare after McCain's death

    Republican senators are urging Arizona governor Doug Ducey to appoint a someone to replace Senator John McCain who will be a strong ally in another effort to repeal Obamacare. McCain, whose vote sent the last Obamacare repeal effort down to d...

  • August 28, 2018

    Why the media, Democrats, and even Republicans are mum about the Chicom spy in Feinstein's office

    The issue of a Chinese spy working in the office of California senator Dianne Feinstein has become the non-story of the year – perhaps of the young century.  Details of the whys and wherefores regarding the employment of a Chinese ope...

  • August 28, 2018

    Pittsburgh now the largest major city without a daily newspaper

    One of the oldest newspapers in the country told its readers that it is cutting its production schedule from seven days a week to five.  The 232-year-old Pittsburgh Post-Gazette will still post a digital edition of the paper but will n...

  • August 27, 2018

    Republicans fret over Democrats' plans to investigate Trump

    Republicans on the Hill are taking to heart the old adage, "To be forewarned is to be forearmed," when it comes to what they might expect from Democrats if they take over either chamber in November. GOP lawmakers have been circulating a ...

  • August 27, 2018

    David Hogg Demands $5 million from Smith & Wesson for 'gun violence research'

    David Hogg's gun control children's crusade reached Massachusetts yesterday and ended up demonstrating in front of the headquarters building of Smith & Wesson. Hogg is demanding $5 million from the gun-manufacturer for "gun violen...

  • August 27, 2018

    Dem hopes for Senate takeover fade as Nelson stumbles in Florida

    Democrats who still hold out hope for a takeover of the Senate in November are fretting about the prospects of one of their most vulnerable incumbents.  Senator Bill Nelson is being outspent, outmaneuvered, and out-classed in his race to keep...

  • August 27, 2018

    Small crowd for papal Mass in Ireland

    More than 500,000 tickets for the papal Mass in Dublin's Phoenix Park on Sunday were handed out, but apparently, only about 130,000 people showed up. Irish Mirror: Over half a million tickets were snapped up for the event, but it is thoug...

  • August 26, 2018

    Chicago funeral homes prey on families of homicide victims

    Chicago funeral homes are making a literal killing by handling the funeral arrangement for the victims of homicides and pocketing up to $7500 in taxpayer funds. The funds come from the Illinois Crime Victim’s Compensation fund. But fune...

  • August 26, 2018

    Russia warns of 'chemical provocation' in Syria by US

    The Russian Ministry of Defense is warning that the UK and US are planning a "false flag" chemical attack which would be used as an excuse to bomb the Syrian military. The MoD statement came in response to a warning from national securit...

  • August 26, 2018

    Democratic National Committee strips Superdelegates of influence

    In the interests of "party unity," the DNC voted by acclamation to strip Superdelegates of most of their power. Superdelegates are made up of DNC members and elected Democrats at the national level.  In 2016, Bernie Sanders complain...

  • August 26, 2018

    Local NAACP falls for another fake hate crime perpetrated by children

    Out of the mouths of babes came a horrific story of a man urinating on a black child while shouting a racist epithet. The children told police of the hate crime and almost immediately, Grand Rapids, Michigan police arrested an unidentified 60 ye...

  • August 25, 2018

    Trump blames Dem immigration policies for murder of Mollie Tibbetts

    Donald Trump is being accused of turning the tragedy of the murder of Iowa college student Mollie Tibbetts into a political issue. There's nothing subtle about the president's approach: pic.twitter.com/wYCNmkkaNR — Donald J. Tr...

  • August 25, 2018

    Trump hosts prominent conspiracy nut in the Oval Office

    Donald Trump posed for an Oval Office picture with a man who is promoting the conspiracy theory that top Democrats are part of an international pedophilia ring.  YouTube conspiracy theorist Lionel Lebron posted the photo and account of his me...

  • August 25, 2018

    Video of Beto O'Rourke supporting NFL protesters cheers Cruz camp

    Beto O'Rourke, running against Senator Ted Cruz in Texas, argued this week that therer was "nothing more American" than NFL players taking a knee during the playing of the national anthem. The far left in Hollywood and elsewhere cheered...

  • August 24, 2018

    Poll: 70% support 'Medicare for All'

    A Reuters-Ipsos poll found that 70% of Americans support the socialist health care scheme "Medicare for All."  And 60% support "free" college tuition. The Hill: The Reuters-Ipsos survey found 85 percent...

  • August 24, 2018

    Hoax or real? 'Lost' tribe found in Amazon

    A tribe of indigenous Indians who have had no contact with civilization has been revealed by the Brazilian government. A drone recorded a small group of the tribe in a clearing in the Amazon rainforest, where at least 107 "lost" tri...

  • August 24, 2018

    Did Trump endorse 'white nationalist conspiracy theory' in South Africa tweet?

    Donald Trump is being accused of spreading a "white nationalist conspiracy theory" about murdered South African farmers.  The current government is trying to change the constitution to allow for the seizure of white-owned farms wi...

  • August 23, 2018

    Convicts go on 'strike' to protest 'modern day slavery'

    Convicts in prisons around the country say they have gone on "strike" for two weeks to protest living conditions and what they are referring to as "modern day slavery." The demonstrations will last until September 9, which...

  • August 22, 2018

    Dem IT aide Awan will get no jail time

    Imran Awan, the former I.T. aide to Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz and many other Democratic congressmen, will not serve time in jail for federal bank fraud charges. The prosecutors in their sentencing memo didn't recommend prison for the Pakis...

  • August 21, 2018

    'Unhinged' Omarosa says Trump will start a race war

    Is former White House aide Omarosa Manigault Newman just trying to sell books, or has Trump-hate sent her off the deep end? Omarosa said on MSNBC that Trump's efforts to help the black community are "disingenuous" and actually a...

  • August 21, 2018

    Presidential expert Stormy Daniels says Trump is in 'over his head'

    How silly has Trump Derangement Syndrome gotten?  This silly. AOL: Stormy Daniels, the porn star who allegedly received hush money from President Donald Trump after reportedly having an affair in 2006, didn't vote...

  • August 21, 2018

    Anti-fascist protester who showed up with American flag attacked by Antifa

    An anti-fascist protester who brought an American flag to the demonstration in Portland on August 4 was brutally attacked by Antifa thugs after refusing to give up what the Antifa attackers referred to as "a fascist symbol." Oregonian: ...

  • August 20, 2018

    Brennan: I didn't mean that Trump committed treason when I said his actions are 'nothing short of treasonous'

    A "clarification" from former CIA director John Brennan.  He called Trump's performance during a press conference with Vladimir Putin "nothing short of treason" but now claims he didn't mean that Trump committed ...

  • August 20, 2018

    Australian PM drops climate change policy

    Facing a serious threat to his leadership of the Liberal Party in Australia, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has scrapped his plans to set emissions targets in his signature energy policy.  The emissions targets have generated large-scal...

  • August 20, 2018

    NBA running a training center in the middle of China's Muslim gulag

    In 2016, the NBA canceled the venue for their all star game in Charlotte, N.C. because of the controversial "Bathroom Bill" that prevented males dressed like females from using school restrooms.  But less than two weeks after...

  • August 19, 2018

    CBS on 'blue wave': Forget it, Democrats

    The CBS Battleground Tracker has some bad news for Democrats. While they are likely to gain about 20 seats, that falls short of winning a House majority. Twenty seats is right in the ballpark of historical losses for the party of a first term pres...

  • August 19, 2018

    White South African farmers preparing to run as 'land reform' gets closer to reality

    White South African farmers find themselves under the gun as the ruling ANC party prepares plans to sieze farms from whites without compensation. What the ANC is calling "land reform" would be "catastrophic" according to one lo...

  • August 19, 2018

    Shadowbanning on social media is real and here's the proof

    Donald Trump attacked the left wing bias of social media in a series of searing tweets that left no doubt about the danger their "shadowbanning" of right wing voices can be. Social Media is totally discriminating against Republican/Con...

  • August 18, 2018

    Ocasio-Cortez bans press from town hall event

    More than 300 newspapers recently published a joint editorial criticizing Donald Trump for threatening the freedom of the press.  But, to date, there haven't been more than a handful of editorials written criticizing socialist Alex...

  • August 18, 2018

    NARAL partners with ice cream shop to sell 'Rocky Roe v. Wade' flavor

    The National Abortion Rights Action League (NARAL) has always promoted abortion as a fundamental right of women – sacrosanct and inviolable.  But how much do these people really respect the women they purport to represent? The...

  • August 18, 2018

    ESPN president: We won't cover National Anthem during Monday Night Football

    New ESPN president Jimmy Pitaro told reporters the network would not televise the National Anthem before its Monday Night Football broadcast. There was some speculation that ESPN, which hasn't been shy about covering politics, might break with...

  • August 17, 2018

    Rep. McSally has 20-point lead in AZ GOP senate race

    Former combat pilot and two-term congressman Arizona rep. Martha McSally has opened a commanding 20-point lead in the polls ahead of the state's August 28 primary.  The race pits McSally against two strong supporters of Donald Trump:...

  • August 17, 2018

    Fallout builds from Cuomo's 'America never that great' remark

    New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is getting it from all sides from his incredibly inane remark on Wednesday, saying, "We are not going to make America great again.  It was never that great." Cuomo tried to back and fill in e...

  • August 17, 2018

    Trump cites 'ridiculously high' price in canceling military parade

    Donald Trump has canceled his proposed military parade for Veterans Day this year, saying the estimated cost given by the Washington, D.C. city government was "ridiculously high." The Hill: President Trump on Friday said that h...

  • August 16, 2018

    ISIS terrorist, posing as 'refugee,' captured in California

    An ISIS terrorist, wanted for murdering a police officer in Iraq, has been captured by the FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force in Sacramento. Omar Abdulsattar Ameen entered the U.S. posing as a refugee.  In fact, he quickly returned to Iraq, ...

  • August 16, 2018

    MasterCard forces funding platform to drop anti-jihad activist Robert Spencer

    MasterCard is forcing the funding platform Patreon to drop author and anti-jihad activist Robert Spencer's account.  Breitbart: "My name is April and I'm on the Trust & Safety team here at Patreon. I've been notified...

  • August 16, 2018

    This is why we need a 'Space Force'

    A mysterious Russian satellite has exhibited "very abnormal behavior" in its orbit, leading the Pentagon to worry that it may be some kind of weapon. Weapons are banned from outer space by treaty, but it's believed that there ar...

  • August 15, 2018

    Swedish PM to immigrant arsonists: ‘what the hell are you up to?’

    Pity the poor Swedish prime minister, whose nation was rocked by arson attacks all across the country on Monday night. Prime Minister Stefan Löfven just can't believe how ungrateful some of the 600,000 refugees Sweden has taken in ...

  • August 15, 2018

    Judge who released New Mexico terrorists is under death threat

    This is "bail reform." NPR: A judge is facing death threats after granting bail to five adults in an abuse case involving nearly a dozen allegedly malnourished and dehydrated children found at a remote compound in New Mexico. In ...

  • August 14, 2018

    I went to a 'peaceful protest' and a riot broke out

    Media manipulation of our perceptions is pretty standard today.  We are told whom to like, whom to hate, what causes are right and just, and what positions on the issues are considered "correct" – politically or otherwise. ...

  • August 14, 2018

    So much for the 'blue wave' in Florida

    Democrats in Florida are puzzled by several electoral signs that are showing the probability that a "blue wave" in the state is a mirage.  In fact, some analysts are wondering whether a "red tide" will supplant the blue ...

  • August 13, 2018

    Will Democrats finally be able to knock off Scott Walker?

    Some call him Wisconsin's "Mr. Invincible." But in what many expect to be a Democratic year at the polls, the two term Republican Governor Scott Walker, who also survived an intense recall challenge, may find his quest for a t...

  • August 13, 2018

    DeBlasio goons haul away reporter because he asked a question

    Not two hours after New York Mayor Bill DeBlasio gave a ringing defense of freedom of the press, his goons hauled away a reporter for the New York Post who had dared ask him a question in public. On a national TV show Sunday morning, DeBlasio said...

  • August 12, 2018

    Rep. Collins will drop out of race following insider trading charges

    Rep. Chris Collins, who represents the 27th congressional district in New York, has decied to suspend his campaign following his indictment for insider trading.  With Collins dropping out, several Republicans have already begun jostling for p...

  • August 12, 2018

    Democratic Socialist in Hawaii House race gets 6% in primary

    Kaniela Ing, a Hawaiian Democratic Socialist supported by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was running in the Democratic primary to succeed  U.S. Rep. Colleen Hanabusa who decided to challenge Governor David Ige for the nomination. Hanabusa lost th...

  • August 12, 2018

    Hurricane relief for Puerto Rico found rotting in warehouse

    Thousands of pounds of relief supplies for Puerto Rico, sent after Hurrican Maria decimated the island, have been found rotting in a state elections warehouse, according to the New York Times. The supplies were supposed to have been distributed by...

  • August 11, 2018

    In Chicago, nearly 33,000 juveniles arrested over last two decades designated as gangbangers

    Police data obtained by the Chicago Tribune after an open records request shows that almost 33,000 Chicago juveniles have been arrested over the past two decades and identified as gang members. The data is controversial. Activists say that to...

  • August 11, 2018

    DNC to repeal ban on fossil fuel company donations

    Two months ago, the Democratic National Committee passed a specific ban on candidates accepting donations from fossil fuel companies.  "Fossil fuel corporations are drowning our democracy in a tidal wave of dark oily money; they have dec...

  • August 10, 2018

    Poll: 52% want Mueller probe to end

    A Zogby poll released yesterday shows that a solid majority of voters want the investigation into Russian collusion in the 2016 election to end.  Only 30% want it to continue. Perhaps most shockingly, 32% of Democrats want the probe stop...

  • August 10, 2018

    Hackers challenging kids as young as 5 to penetrate voting machines

    Hackers at the hacking conference DEFCON 18 are holding a contest this year for kids, awarding prizes to the first and youngest child to penetrate U.S. voting machines.  The conference made headlines last year when every single machine rela...

  • August 10, 2018

    Pence: Space Force to be deployed by 2020

    Earlier this year, Donald Trump announced that he wanted to create a new branch of the armed forces dedicated to defending the U.S. in space.  This space force would be charged with countering efforts by Russia and China to build a war-figh...

  • August 10, 2018

    Turkey's currency collapses; world markets flinch

    Turkey's currency, the lira, has collapsed to an all time low against the dollar, leading to a huge sell off in world markets and the prospect that Turkey's economy may drag the rest of Europe down with it. Turkish President Recep Erd...

  • August 9, 2018

    Felony assault charges dropped against professor in Berkeley attack

    A former Diablo Valley College professor who had been charged with several felony assault charges after he hit and seriously injured a demonstrator at a free speech protest in Berkeley last year will not see the inside of a jail after the m...

  • August 9, 2018

    'Russian agent' Trump slaps more sanctions on Russia

    In a move designed to throw the Mueller collusion investigation off balance, Russia's top secret agent in the United States, Donald Trump, has slapped severe sanctions on Moscow for its role in the poisoning of a former intelligence officer and h...

  • August 8, 2018

    Facebook says Farrakhan's anti-Semitic posts don't violate hate speech rules

    What is "hate speech"?  The Constitution, quite rightly, is silent on the issue, preferring that individuals make up their own minds and prohibiting government from defining it. But with freedom of expression under historic ass...

  • August 8, 2018

    The massive failure of Democratic Socialists in yesterday's primaries

    If Democratic Socialists are "the future" of the Democratic party, they had better get used to losing – a lot. Every single candidate endorsed by celebrity Democratic Socialist politician Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was beaten by...

  • August 7, 2018

    Unrest in Iran as sanctions take effect

    The U.S. has reimposed crippling, unilateral sanctions on the Iranian government, which has led to widespread unrest in many major cities as the people are angry at unkept promises by the regime. Donald Trump says he is asking for "WORLD PEAC...

  • August 7, 2018

    Hacker group Anonymous promises to expose 'QAnon' conspiracy theorists

    The hacker group Anonymous posted a video promising to expose the people behind the conspiracy theory known as "QAnon." The bizarre theory has gained prominence in recent weeks as QAnon believers have shown up at Trump rallies across the co...

  • August 7, 2018

    Senator Warren under fire for calling justice system 'racist...front to back'

    Senator Elizabeth Warren is under attack after she stated at the far-left gathering Netroots Nation that the U.S. justice system is "racists...front to back."  Massachusetts GOP Senate candidate Beth Lindstrom in a statement ...

  • August 6, 2018

    When socialists let us know what they really believe

    Santa Barbara's city government recently criminalized the use of plastic straws.  This is a minor annoyance, something we're all used to from nanny-state politicians. But one city councilman, Jesse Dominguez, had a totally honest...

  • August 6, 2018

    Progressives betting the farm on identity politics for midterms

    Amid all the talk of strife and bad blood in the GOP, much less attention has been paid to the brutal civil war going on in the Democratic Party. In truth, while the GOP is at war with itself over matters of ideology, the left is in conflict over ...

  • August 6, 2018

    Violence in Chicago raises serious questions about police reform plan

    Editor Lifson covered the incredible weekend violence in Chicago earlier.  Unfortunately, Lifson's report on the numbers – 4 dead, 40 wounded – was slightly premature. The final tally from the weekend includes 10 dead Chi...

  • August 5, 2018

    Patriot Prayer and Proud Boys again face off against Antifa in Portland

    For the third time this summer, Patriot Prayer's Joey Gibson brought his group to Portland to exercise their freedom of speech in a city that doesn't believe in that basic right. As with the two previous demonstrations, the group was ...

  • August 4, 2018

    Judge bosses Trump, rules DACA must continue

    A federal judge has decided he doesn't like his job very much.  So he has taken off his robes and assumed the office of president of the United States. No?  Not possible?  Tell that to District Judge John Bates wh...

  • August 4, 2018

    Possible breakthrough in NAFTA talks with Mexico

    Some Mexican officials are optimistic that a breakthrough in renegotiation talks for the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) may be achieved next week and that Canada, who left the talks when the U.S. slapped tariffs on some imports, could re...

  • August 3, 2018

    RNC looking to blackball Koch brothers

    Just what Republicans need: a family feud less than 100 days before midterms. Say what you will about some of the Koch brothers' positions on conservative issues; you have to wonder if it's a wise move to pick a fight with someone who want...

  • August 2, 2018

    NFL QB Zak Prescott target of vicious attacks for defending anthem

    "Free speech" advocates who support NFL anthem protesters lit into Dallas Cowboys quarterback Zak Prescott for his comments about taking a knee during the anthem not being the "time or the venue" to protest. Many of the criticisms...

  • August 2, 2018

    Young Democratic Socialist chapters springing up on campuses

    In 2016, there were just 15 chapters of the Young Democratic Socialists of America on college campuses.  Today, there are 250 chapters, with their numbers growing at an astonishing rate. They claim to want to promote left-wing causes lik...

  • August 2, 2018

    Congress moves to blunt Trump's shutdown threat

    It's amazing how wonderfully the prospect of being hung concentrates the mind. Congress, facing a serious threat from Donald Trump to shut down the government if he doesn't get funding for border security, including his wall, is working to...

  • August 1, 2018

    Report: Worker pay rising at fastest pace in 10 years

    Great news for the American worker.  Pay and benefits that stagnated during the Obama years rose at the fastest pace in ten years, according to the Economic Cost Index. Marketwatch: American workers are finally reaping the benefits ...

  • August 1, 2018

    Harvard study: 'Trigger warnings' are bad for your emotional health

    A Harvard study shows something not very surprising about "trigger warnings"; they undermine "emotional resilence." In fact, trigger warnings may lead to more anxiety than they are supposed to relieve. Washington Times:...

  • July 31, 2018

    Hackers are hacked: WikiLeaks exposed as 'antisemitic and transphobic' in Twitter messages

    A freedom of speech activist feuding with WikiLeaks has published more than 11,000 direct Twitter messages from a private group chat known as "Wikileaks +10" that reveals the organization to be anti-Semitic and "transphobic."...

  • July 30, 2018

    The collective American media are mentally ill

    This is the headline on the AOL homepage that greeted me when I switched on this morning: "Tariffs force price hike on Trump's favorite drink." Coca-Cola has hiked prices on its carbonated drinks because President Donald Trump...

  • July 30, 2018

    Bannon to Koch Brothers: 'Shut up and get with the program'

    Charles and David Koch have created a massive network of political organizations that donate hundreds of millions of dollars to Republican candidates and conservative causes.  But they are currently unhappy with the White House and the...

  • July 30, 2018

    Study: 'Medicare for all' would cost $32.6 trillion over 10 years

    The Mercatus Center, a libertarian think-tank out of George Mason University, is releasing a study today that will show how much Vermont senator Bernie Sanders's "Medicare for all" idea would cost. Over ten years: $32.6 tri...

  • July 29, 2018

    Another federal court has ruled against punishing sanctuary cities

    Another federal court has ruled that the government cannot punish sanctuary cities by withholding police grant money. U.S. District Judge Harry D. Leinenweber, a Reagan appointee, said that the government could track down and deport illegal a...

  • July 29, 2018

    Therapists report widespread cases of 'Trump anxiety disorder'

    The Canadian Broadcasting Company is reporting that therapists are seeing increasing numbers of patients who say they are suffering from anxiety as a result of Donald Trump's policies and rhetoric. The therapists are referring to the condition...

  • July 29, 2018

    What do 'real socialists' think of democratic socialists?

    Democratic socialism has been much in the news lately what with the primary victory of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in New York and Bernie Sanders running around the country preaching that it's "Time for socialism." But what do real soci...

  • July 28, 2018

    Here's how Ocasio-Cortez would pay for the trillions in new spending she is proposing

    Democratic socialist Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez appeared on The Daily Show with Trevor Noah and was asked a simple question that any politician worth his salt would hit out of the park for a home run. How was she going to pay for the trillions of do...

  • July 28, 2018

    Philadelphia will no longer grant ICE access to arrest records

    In keeping with its sanctuary city policies, Philadelphia mayor Jim Kenney announced that he was terminating a contract with the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency (ICE) that gave the federal government access to arrest records. The Hill: ...

  • July 27, 2018

    San Fran wants to ban free lunch perk at companies

    San Francisco, home of the metaphorical "free lunch," is looking to ban employers from offering on-site free lunch to employees. The free lunch is a longstanding perk for employees at tech companies, but it has also had a negative effect...

  • July 27, 2018

    Pelosi refers to 9/11 as an 'incident,' says GOP weaker on border than Dems

    Nancy "gaffe-a-day" Pelosi is becoming a regular contributor to American Thinker's storylines recently, but in our defense, we just can't help ourselves. Ladies and gentlemen, the next speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives...

  • July 26, 2018

    Politicians who helped cause Chicago pension crisis getting six-figure pensions

    I guess you could say this is part of the "Chicago Way," too. Fifteen former Chicago aldermen are receiving six-figure pensions, with several having payouts totaling more than a million dollars. Illinois Policy: Of the 38 former ...

  • July 26, 2018

    Rep. Waters: Dem party 'not a socialist party'

    Democrats have a socialist problem that they are having trouble sweeping under the rug.  The party line appears to be that their new star, self-proclaimed democratic socialist Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, is not the face of the party; rather, ...

  • July 25, 2018

    House unanimously passes bill that addresses 13-year-old Kelo decision

    In 2004, the Supreme Court ruled, in the Kelo v. City of New London decision, that eminent domain could be used to seize private property from one owner and give it to another in the name of "economic development." ...

  • July 24, 2018

    Chicago Dem mayoral candidate hands out cash to voters at 'charity event'

    I've got to say this is pretty shameless, even for Chicago politics. Democratic mayoral candidate Willie Wilson, a millionaire businessman and philanthropist, handed out a couple of hundred thousand dollars to about 2,000 of his fellow churchg...

  • July 24, 2018

    Egads! SJWs look to hijack academic conference on medieval studies

    Medieval studies is one of those academic disciplines that fairly breathes "ivory tower."  You wouldn't think it the sort of place where scholars care much about modern politics or the social justice agenda. Let's face ...

  • July 23, 2018

    Moderate Dems meet to save party from the socialists

    Red-state Democrats, many of them representing districts won by Donald Trump in 2016, met in Columbus, Ohio to come up with a strategy to counter what they see as the socialist takeover of their party. They describe themselves as "moderate...

  • July 23, 2018

    Dem governors sue the federal government to save tax breaks for the rich

    Democratic governors in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, and Maryland (while Maryland's Larry Hogan is a nominal Republican, he may as well be a Dem) are suing the federal government because they don't believe that Congress has the rig...

  • July 22, 2018

    Gallup survey: 36 issues mentioned, not one of them is climate change

    According to a survey published by Gallup, there are 36 economic and non-economic issues on the minds of Americans.  No one mentioned climate change. As you might expect, economic issues were in the forefront of the voters' minds. But ...

  • July 22, 2018

    Ecuador to withdraw asylum protection for Wikileaks founder Julian Assange

    Julian Assange, the founder of the hacker site Wikileaks, has been holed up in the Ecuadoran embassy in London since 2012, granted asylum so that he could avoid a warrant from the Swedish government on sexual assault charges. Assange feared - rightly...

  • July 22, 2018

    US Russia Ambassador Huntsman refuses calls to resign

    Jon Huntsman, US ambassador to Russia, is apparently one of the few top officials in the state department who refuses to play politics with the nation's foreign policy. Citing the "world's most dangerous relationship" between the US...

  • July 21, 2018

    Obama attacks wealthy in South Africa before returning to his $8-million home

    Barack Obama earned up to $20 million between 2005 and 2016.  He lives in an $8-million mansion.  Everywhere he goes, he has a coterie of Secret Service agents protecting him – at taxpayer expense. But that didn't sto...

  • July 21, 2018

    California has net gain of 800 jobs in June

    California's Employment Development Department announced on Friday that unemployment held steady in June at 4.2%.  That's the good news.  The astonishing news is that the largest state in the union created a net gain of on...

  • July 21, 2018

    Dems' main obstacle to retaking House? Figuring out what they stand for

    The Democrats never had it so good. The entire Democratic-media conglomerate has spent the last two years ginning up outrage and hysteria against a Republican president.  They have tossed around terms like "traitor" and "t...

  • July 21, 2018

    Benghazi survivor lays into Hillary Clinton for attacking Trump for not protecting a diplomat

    Hillary Clinton attacked Donald Trump for  not “defending a diplomat” who “has spent his career standing up for America” on Thursday. Clinton was referring to Russia's efforts to question former Ambassador Michae...

  • July 20, 2018

    Will impeachment be the next Democratic litmus test?

    The outrage ginned up over Donald Trump's meeting with President Putin has re-invigorated the Democratic party base and is turning the issue of impeachment into both a rallying cry and a litmus test for Democratic candidates around the country. ...

  • July 20, 2018

    Paramount TV chief fired over inappropriate comments

    The president of Paramount Corporation's TV unit has been fired for what is being called "comments inconsistent with Viacom's values."  Paramount TV is a subsidiary of media conglomerate Viacom. Amy Powell was Para...

  • July 19, 2018

    White House projects 2019 deficit at more than $1 trillion

    The White House issued its annual budget review yesterday and estimated that the annualized federal deficit for 2019 will top $1 trillion. The Hill: Estimates from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office had forecast the deficit to near $...

  • July 18, 2018

    Police killing in Chicago draws protests despite video showing armed suspect

    On July 14, 37-year-old Harith Augustus was confronted by Chicago police because he appeared to be armed.  As police moved in, Augustus broke free and began to run, reaching for a weapon in his waistband.  At that point, offi...

  • July 17, 2018

    Soros-linked group to spend $5 million to defeat Kavanaugh nomination

    A liberal advocacy group that has received significant funding from George Soros has pledged to spend $5 million to defeat the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. The web of organizations spearheading the effort known as Deman...

  • July 16, 2018

    Trump says EU a 'foe' to much hand-wringing in media

    Donald Trump once again has given the Western media the vapors after saying the European Union is a "foe." It's instructive to examine how the media reported this statement. Trump was asked by CBS News anchor Jeff Glor in Scotland...

  • July 16, 2018

    What do FBI employees know that the media don't?

    The FBI conducts an annual employee survey to determine internal attitudes about how the bureau is viewed by its own people.  The survey this year is an eye-opener. Washington Examiner: An annual survey of FBI employees found a shar...

  • July 16, 2018

    Mossad raid in Iran nets thousands of documents on nuclear program

    Sometime last January, several agents belonging to Israel's intelligence service, Mossad, approached a nondescript warehouse in Tehran.  After disabling a few alarms and bypassing other security measures, the agents entered the building...

  • July 15, 2018

    Manchin to Schumer on SCOTUS vote: 'Kiss my you know what'

    Despite blood curdling threats from Democrats that they'll "go to the mattresses" to keep Brett Kavanaugh from taking a seat on the Supreme Court, the truth is that they are far from united on the issue of opposing Trump's pick. In ...

  • July 15, 2018

    Leftists condemn Elon Musk for donating to GOP PAC

    Tech visionary and entrepreneur Elon Musk has been "unmasked" as a secret GOP donor. Musk apparently contributed about $40 thousand to the Protect the House PAC. Predictably, the left has gone ballistic. Musk is Silicon Valley. That make...

  • July 14, 2018

    Baltimore police 'stopped noticing crime' after Freddie Gray riots

    A remarkable article in USA Today confirms what common sense and intelligent observation have told us for years.  Immediately following the Baltimore race riots that ensued after Freddie Gray was found dead in the back of a police van, Balt...

  • July 13, 2018

    In defense of ignorance

    A Chicago man has been charged with two counts of felony hate crimes for confronting and screaming at a woman in a Chicago forest preserve about a Puerto Ricanan flag shirt she was wearing. The incident occurred several weeks ago, but a video of t...

  • July 13, 2018

    Long classified report on Palestinian refugees may finally be released

    Congress is putting pressure on the Trump administration's state department to release a classified report that would severely damage the narrative on Palestinian refugees. Among other things said to be in the report is the revelation that there ...

  • July 12, 2018

    Court rules TSA screeners are immune from assault, other charges

    Apparently, it's not assault when the government does it. An appeals court in Philadelphia has ruled that TSA screeners are immune from prosecution for assault, false imprisonment, and other charges made by irate passengers. Reute...

  • July 12, 2018

    EU hypocrisy on nationalism at the World Cup

    The final match of the World Cup was set when tiny Croatia beat England in the second semi-final.  They move on to face France in what promises to be a "David vs. Goliath" rematch. But the World Cup must have caused the vapors ...

  • July 11, 2018

    Trump pardons Oregon ranchers who were catalyst for protests

    The two Oregon ranchers whose arson conviction became the catalyst for the 40-day occupation at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in 2016 have been pardoned by Donald Trump. Dwight Hammond, 76, and his son Steven Hammond, 49, were originally co...

  • July 11, 2018

    RINOs Murkowski and Collins appear to be supportive of Kavanaugh

    The Democrats are girding for all-out war to block the confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh for Supreme Court justice, but they may as well save their energy. The two most problematic votes in the senate – Lisa Murkowski and Susan Collins ...

  • July 10, 2018

    Former Sanders delegate: 'Midwesterners aren't scared of socialism'

    Chicago alderman Carlos Ramirez-Rosa penned an op-ed for NBC that encapsulates the reasons why Democrats will be unable to capitalize this November on the relative unpopularity of Republicans in the Midwest, given the Dems' turn to the hard left....

  • July 10, 2018

    Fox News anchor forced to flee Supreme Court location due to 'volatile' situation

    Fox News anchor Shannon Bream scuttled her planned broadcast live from in front of the Supreme Court building when she reported that the situation among left-wing protesters had become too "volatile." Very few times I’ve fel...

  • July 9, 2018

    'It's the end of the world as we know it': Hysteria over Trump SCOTUS pick

    Unless you've been living under a rock these past few weeks, you know that liberals have lost their minds over Donald Trump's coming pick for Supreme Court justice. It brings to mind that R.E.M. classic from 2003: It's the end ...

  • July 9, 2018

    Trump administration halts billions in slush fund payments to Obamacare insurers

    One of the most objectionable parts of the Obamacare law has been "risk adjustment payments" to health insurers who can't make money selling Obamacare insurance policies.  The federal government hands out cash to these insuran...

  • July 1, 2018

    Blue wave receding? Republican easily wins Texas special election

    Democrats have pinned their hopes on a blue wave that would bury Republicans in November by taking making inroads into solid GOP territory in states like Texas, California, and Florida. The California primaries last month showed that Democrats are...

  • July 1, 2018

    Michael Moore threatens to surround the capitol to stop vote on SCOTUS pick

    Michael Moore is an hysteric. This much we knew. But what he showed in his interview on Friday night with "Real Time's" Bill Mahar was someone divorced from reality. Washington Times: Michael Moore on Friday said he would r...

  • July 1, 2018

    Venezuelan inflation rate now at 40,000%

    A researcher at John Hopkins who has been tracking prices in Venezuela for two decades, says that the inflation rate has topped 40,000% for the first time.  No, that's not a printing error. The annualized inflation rate for Venezuela is, ...

  • June 30, 2018

    Reporter resigns after falsely tweeting that Maryland shooter wore MAGA hat

    If the first casualty of war is the truth, it is also a casualty in the wake of any recent mass shooting in America. It has become de rigueur for both sides to heap responsibility for a mass shooting on the backs...

  • June 29, 2018

    Dem's false hope: Mueller finishes investigation before Senate confirms SCOTUS pick

    This piece in the Daily Beast by David Litt perfectly encapsulates the delusional thinking of Democrats as Trump and the GOP prepare to confirm another conservative justice to the Supreme Court. There is a chance, far from certain but also far f...

  • June 29, 2018

    More than 600 arrested in healthcare fraud takedowns

    The Justice Department announced that 601 individuals - including 162 doctors - had been arrested and charged in various fraud schemes, mostly related to the opioid epidemic. Most of the crimes involved attempting to defraud various federal health...

  • June 29, 2018

    Dem 2020 hopeful calls for the elimination of ICE

    New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand called for the complete elimination of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency, saying ICE should be "reimagined." ICE is the only federal authority charged with patrolling and protecting the bo...

  • June 28, 2018

    Poll: 59% believe the left will resort to violence

    A poll by Rasmussen shows that 59% of Americans believe that the left will resort to violence in order to stop Trump.  The poll was taken following several high-profile confrontations by the left with high-level White House employees. ...

  • June 27, 2018

    Supreme Court strikes down California law that forced pro-life clinics to advertise abortion

    A California law that required pro-life pregnancy centers to advertise abortion services has been struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court. In a 5-4 ruling, the court said the government cannot compel citizens to promote messages they disagree with. ...

  • June 27, 2018

    US named one of the top ten 'most dangerous countries for women'

    A study released by the Thomson Reuters Foundation reveals that, for the first time, the United States has been named one of the top ten most dangerous countries for women. The mirth is entirely unintentional, even though it's hard to believe ...

  • June 26, 2018

    Judge dismisses global warming lawsuits against oil companies by CA cities

    A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit against five oil companies filed by the cities of San Francisco and Oakland that alleged that oil companies were responsible for global warming and should be forced to pay billions to mitigate the effects of cl...

  • June 26, 2018

    GOP introduces motion to censure Maxine Waters for inciting violence against Trump officials

    GOP rep. Andy Biggs has introduced a measure that would censure Rep. Maxine Waters over comments she made during a speech to constituents that urged supporters to confront and harass Trump administration officials. "And so, let...

  • June 25, 2018

    Maxine Waters, in spittle-flecked rant, urges intimidation and violence against Trump officials

    In her dotage, Rep. Maxine Waters makes great copy for bloggers and pundits.  Sometimes confused, sometimes incoherent, sometimes simply bizarre, Waters has come to define the unbalanced left. Yesterday, she went too far. In her zeal ...

  • June 25, 2018

    Trump suggests ending due process for illegal aliens (or not) – a debate

    See Thomas Lifson's rejoinder below Rick Moran's blog post. Trump probably isn't the only president to daydream about being able to govern with "no judges or court cases."  But he's the only president who has ma...

  • June 24, 2018

    Time Magazine issues 'correction' for fake photo of Trump and child illegal

    Time Magazine has issued what they are calling a "correction" for using a "photo illustration" that showed Donald Trump looking down sternly at a small child that was supposed to represent children being separated from their famil...

  • June 24, 2018

    Romney treads carefully in muting criticism of Trump before GOP primary

    Mitt Romney, who is in a runoff with Trump supporter Rep. Mike Kennedy for the GOP senate nomination in Utah, has tried to avoid criticizing the president during the primary campaign despite his history of dismissing the president at one time as a ...

  • June 23, 2018

    The man likely to be the next president of Mexico just called for mass migration to the US

    I don't think this fellow and Donald Trump are going to get along very well, do you? Daily Caller: Mexican presidential candidate Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) called for mass immigration to the United States during a s...

  • June 23, 2018

    Buried in IG report, shocking revelations about Clinton emails found on Weiner's laptop

    The issues surrounding Hillary Clinton's emails just won't go away, and the recently released DoJ inspector general's report shows why. Sidney Powell, in the Daily Caller: According to the recently released inspector general repor...

  • June 23, 2018

    Thirty years, and we're still waiting for global warming predictions to come true

    It was June 23, 1988 when NASA's Dr. James Hansen testified before Congress about the coming catastrophic warming of the planet.  He gave three different scenarios for the progress of global warming over the next 30 years. Well, it...

  • June 22, 2018

    Lawsuit alleges abuse against illegal teens at detention facility...during Obama years

    Here's your daily dose of fake news, and it's a doozy. A lawsuit filed in federal court alleges horrific abuse of teenage illegal aliens at a detention center in Virginia.  In the AP story describing the abuse and the l...

  • June 22, 2018

    SCOTUS decision on internet taxes could bankrupt thousands of small online businesses

    The Supreme Court ruled yesterday that states can force internet retailers to pay sales taxes, even if the company has no physical presence in that state. The ruling overturns a previous decision that kept states from assessing sales taxes on compani...

  • June 21, 2018

    Senate refuses to cut a penny from $1.3 trillion budget

    Two Republicans voted with Democrats in the Senate yesterday to defeat a bill that would have cut $15 billion from the $1.3 trillion budget request passed in March. Susan Collins and Richard Burr voted with every Democrat to deny a White House req...

  • June 21, 2018

    Trump will propose combining the Education and Labor Departments

    In the past, government reorganization efforts have been spotty at best. In the late 1970s, the Carter administration came up with the brilliant idea to take dozens of education-related programs from several departments and place them under the autho...

  • June 21, 2018

    Trump-Putin meet set for July

    Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin will meet in July during the president's trip to Europe, according to sources in the administration. Bloomberg: Two possibilities for the meeting are either before the NATO summit in Brussels on July 11 or ...

  • June 20, 2018

    Up to 60 organizations may sue SPLC for defamation

    According to a report from Tyler O'Neill at PJ Media, up tto 60 mostly conservative organizations may sue the Southern Poverty Law Center for being included in the organization's list of "hate groups."  The SPLC just settl...

  • June 19, 2018

    Ex-CIA employee charged with leaking to WikiLeaks

    A former CIA engineer who was already under indictment on child pornography charges has now been indicted on charges that he masterminded the largest leak of classified information in the agency's history. Politico: Joshua Schulte, 29, wa...

  • June 19, 2018

    US, China inch toward all-out trade war

    Who's going to blink first?  Or will there be any blinking at all? After the Trump administration announced a 25% tariff on $50 billion in Chinese goods last Friday, the Chinese responded immediately by imposing tariffs on $50 billio...

  • June 19, 2018

    West Point cadet who advocated for communism discharged from the Army

    Spenser Rapone, the West Point cadet who rocked the army by sporting a "Communism will win" message on his hat, has been kicked out of the Army with a less than honorable discharge. Rapone's social media posts were full of hate for t...

  • June 18, 2018

    School in California to be named after illegal alien

    A school in Mountain View, California will be named after an illegal alien who came to the U.S. in 1993 from the Philippines when he was 12. Jose Antonio Vargas, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, was one of five candidates for the honor.  ...

  • June 18, 2018

    SCOTUS to decide two big cases on partisan gerrymandering

    Heading into the final weeks of its term, the Supreme Court is set to decide two cases that may have a huge impact on our elections. At issue is the practice of partisan gerrymandering – drawing congressional district lines that favor one pa...

  • June 18, 2018

    Gallup: Satisfaction with direction of country highest since 2005

    Satisfaction with the direction the country is going is higher today than it's been since 2005, according to the most recent Gallup survey. Thirty-eight percent of Americans are satisfied with the way things are going in the United Stat...

  • June 17, 2018

    Harvard med school removes portraits of prominent white, male doctors

    The president of Harvard's teaching hospital got to thinking one day and decided there were too many portraits of white male doctors hung in a popular amphitheater. She bemoaned the horrible situation that people walking into the amphitheate...

  • June 17, 2018

    Scientists say Trump policies will kill 80,000 people per decade

    The blatant use of science for political gain is not new, but it's clearly getting worse. All kinds of "science" is being used to justify policies that fit a particular political agenda. Case in point: Some Harvard scientists have ex...

  • June 16, 2018

    US to finally withdraw from wildly misnamed UN Human Rights Council

    A report published by Reuters says the U.S. will finally withdraw completely from the misnamed U.N. Human Rights Commission. A diplomatic source told Reuters that the withdrawal was "not a question of if but of when." The Hill: ...

  • June 16, 2018

    Trump rejects, then supports House immigration bill

    That there is confusion and chaos surrounding Donald Trump's position on the House immigration bills that could be voted on next week is not surprising. But even for the Trump White House, the head-snapping, 180 degree switch in the president...

  • June 15, 2018

    Tweet of the day: Bias? What bias?

    Social media were tailor-made for a day like yesterday.  Predictably, Twitter exploded following the release of the inspector general's report on the Clinton email investigation. CNN's Jake Tapper gave the official spin on the bureau...

  • June 15, 2018

    Strzok's 'We'll stop' Trump text never seen by Congress

    Editor Lifson calls it a "smoking gun" text.  FBI agent Peter Strzok made it clear in his exchange of texts with his lover, DoJ attorney Lisa Page, that he was fatally biased against Donald Trump's campaign for president. D...

  • June 15, 2018

    Did reporters violate the law in giving gifts to FBI employees in exchange for leaks?

    One of the swampiest revelations in the swampy I.G. report on the FBI investigation into Clinton emails is the bombshell news that reporters were known to give gifts to FBI employees – possibly in exchange for leaks. Daily Caller: Altho...

  • June 15, 2018

    Merkel may not survive row over refugees

    Just three months after German chancellor Angela Merkel's shaky coalition government took office, her hold on power is being threatened by a fight over refugees. Merkel's Christian Democratic Party (CDU) is at odds with its major coalition...

  • June 14, 2018

    NRSC refuses to endorse or support Corey Stewart's Senate bid

    National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) chairman Cory Gardner announced that the official campaign arm of Republicans in the Senate will not endorse Virginia's controversial Senate nominee, Corey Stewart, nor will it give the candidate an...

  • June 14, 2018

    Musk to build underground high-speed rail connecting Chicago's loop and O'Hare

    It's been the dream of Chicago's city government under several recent mayors to bypass the gridlocked loop traffic by building a high-speed rail system to O'Hare Airport. Now it appears that the first steps to achieve that goal are bei...

  • June 14, 2018

    Wolf Blitzer says the press 'loves the American people'

    If Wolf Blitzer says so, it's got to be correct, right? Appearing on a panel with David Gregory and Julie Hirschfeld Davis, Blitzer responded to Donald Trump's most recent broadside against the media, which included a tweet saying the medi...

  • June 13, 2018

    It's Trump's night as his candidates sweep GOP primaries

    Donald Trump erased all doubts about who owns the Republican Party on Tuesday night as several Trump-backed candidates swept to victory in GOP primaries. Primaries were held in Maine, South Carolina, Virginia, Nevada, and North Dakota. ...

  • June 13, 2018

    Dershowitz: Final nail in the coffin of the ACLU

    Alan Dershowitz is one of the premier civil liberties attorneys in the country.  He is the author of Trumped Up: How Criminalizing Politics is Dangerous to Democracy and The Case Against BDS: Why Singling Out Israel for Boycott is Anti-Semi...

  • June 13, 2018

    IL GOP asks Trump not to pardon former Gov. Blagojevich

    When Donald Trump mentioned last week that he was thinking of pardoning disgraced Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich, it stirred up a political hornet's nest among the state's Republican Party. Blagojevich was convicted on 17 counts re...

  • June 12, 2018

    Seattle mulls repealing controversial 'head tax' on employees

    Last month, the city of Seattle passed a ludicrous anti-business tax that had socialists across the country cheering, but business groups blowing the city council a raspberry. They called it a "head tax" – a $275 tax per emplo...

  • June 12, 2018

    Trump credits death of Otto Warmbier as impetus for summit with Kim

    Otto Warmbier, the 22-year-old Virginia college student who died upon his return home from a stint in a North Korean prison, was recognized by Donald Trump as the catalyst that brought about the summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and the ...

  • June 11, 2018

    Frustrated Nunes gives FBI, DoJ ultimatum to supply informant docs

    House Intelligence Committee chairman Devin Nunes has given the FBI and DoJ until Tuesday to produce documents related to the government informant who sought evidence of ties between the Trump campaign and various Russians. Nunes accused the burea...

  • June 11, 2018

    Two primaries on Tuesday illustrate why the 'Blue Wave' is far from certain

    What a difference a few months can make in politics. At the beginning of the year, the GOP's House and Senate majorities looked shaky.  Democrats were surging across the board.  They had recruited many top-notch candidates....

  • June 10, 2018

    When will Colorado apologize to the owner of Masterpiece Cake?

    Will the state of Colorado apologize to Masterpiece Cake owner Jack Phillips for putting him through years of bureaucratic hell? The Colorado government has an obligation in this case to try and make right a tremendous wrong they visited upon on...

  • June 9, 2018

    Krauthammer's virtues vastly outweigh his sins

    Charles Krauthammer announced he has but a few weeks to live yesterday, eliciting the usual encomiums and condemnations from the usual suspects.  Almost all the criticism and praise of Krauthammer concentrates on his writings and appeara...

  • June 9, 2018

    Pelosi beclowns herself in weekly presser

    Democrats are expressing increasing unhappiness with Rep. Nancy Pelosi as their leader in the House.  Yesterday, during her weekly press conference, Pelosi only added fuel to the fire. Pelosi – dubbed "negative Nancy" by ...

  • June 8, 2018

    Just in time for Trump-Kim summit: DoJ inspector general to release Clinton email report

    Department of Justice inspector general Michael Horowitz said in a letter to Senate Judiciary Committee chairman Chuck Grassley that his long awaited report on the way that DoJ and the FBI handled the Clinton email investigation will be released...

  • June 8, 2018

    DoJ says it won't defend individual mandate, other provisions of Obamacare

    While the GOP Congress has failed repeatedly to fully repeal Obamacare, the courts may do most of the work for it. The Department of Justice announced that it would not defend certain key provisions of the Affordable Care Act in a lawsuit brought ...

  • June 8, 2018

    ICE to imprison 1600 illegal alien detainees

    Each month, the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency (ICE) detains around 50,000 illegal immigrants caught at our border or swept up in raids and other enforcement actions. Many are held in detention centers until they are processed and given t...

  • June 7, 2018

    State Department says consulate employees in China suffering similar symptoms to those sickened in Cuba

    The mystery illness that struck several employees at the U.S. embassy in Cuba appears to have hit some U.S. diplomats in China. The State Department says it has evacuated some employees and their families from our consulate in Guangzhou, Chin...

  • June 7, 2018

    Judge says DoJ anti-sanctuary city law is unconstitutional

    The legal battle between states and cities that have approved sanctuary city laws and the federal government's anti-sanctuary policy is hardly over, but the deck is being stacked against the Justice Department.  A federal judge has uphe...

  • June 6, 2018

    Army commander approves no prison time for Bergdahl

    Army gen. Robert Abrams, head of U.S. Army Forces Command, has endorsed the decision of the court martial board who decided not to sentence Pvt. Bowe Bergdahl to prison for abandoning his post in time of war. Army Times: Bergdahl was reduced ...

  • June 5, 2018

    Howard Schultz resigns as Starbucks chairman, may run in 2020

    Starbucks executive chairman Howard Schultz announced that he would step down after 36 years at the company. The company has been in the headlines in recent months, including an incident last April where two black men were denied use of a Starbuck...

  • June 4, 2018

    Kim fires top three military officials

    Yesterday, Kim Jong-un sent an unmistakable signal that he is serious about negotiating with the United States.  He fired his top three military officials, according to U.S. sources and South Korea's Yonhap News Agency, replacing them w...

  • June 4, 2018

    Bill Clinton: If it were a Democratic president, impeachment hearings would be underway

    Former President Bill Clinton told CBS "Sunday Morning" that if it were a Democratic president in office instead of Donald Trump, impeachment hearings would have already begun. CNN:   "I think if the roles were revers...

  • June 4, 2018

    New Italian Interior Minister to Illegals: 'Pack your bags'

    If the European Union didn't think Italy's new populist government was serious about getting tough on illegal immigration, new Interior Minister Matteo Salvini disabused them of that idea. "The party is over for illegal immigrants,...

  • June 3, 2018

    Oklahoma becomes the 8th state to fall under California travel ban

    Californians who work for the state government will be prevented from traveling to Oklahoma as of June 22. Oklahoma has apparently violated a California law which prohibits state-sponsored travel to states with laws that allow discrimination bas...

  • June 3, 2018

    Senate Republicans becoming more bullish on their electoral prospects in November

    With Donald Trump's approval rating going up and the economy stronger than it has been in 2 decades, Senate Republicans believe their prospects for holding on to their slim, one vote majority to be improving by the day. Democrats appear perfec...

  • June 3, 2018

    Has Trump already 'won' with his North Korea gambit?

    Now that the summit between Kim Jong-un and Donald Trump is back on, a spate of media opinion this last week informs us that the big winner from the summit will be North Korea, LA Times: No matter what else comes of it, North Korean leade...

  • June 2, 2018

    Pelosi: 'Strong employment numbers mean little'

    The New York Times headline reporting on the May jobs numbers that came out yesterday might go down in history: "We ran out of words to describe how good the jobs numbers are." The real question in analyzing the May jobs numb...

  • June 2, 2018

    Report: US looking to discreetly pick up Kim's hotel bill in Singapore

    There are several media reports, confirmed by administration officials, that the U.S. is trying to find a discreet way to pick up the hotel bill for the North Korean delegation attending the summit with Trump on June 12 in Singapore. Daily Caller:...

  • June 1, 2018

    California Dems eating their own in bid for House takeover

    An unusual – one could say unique – situation has arisen in California, as Democrats are scrambling to take as many House seats from Republicans as they can in order to give a boost to their national effort to retake the House. Liberal...

  • May 31, 2018

    US will impose steel and aluminum tariffs on EU

    Barring a last-minute agreement, the U.S. will announce as soon as tomorrow stiff tariffs on steel and aluminum from the E.U. Both sides had been negotiating furiously in recent weeks, and many observers believed that Trump would, in the end, give...

  • May 31, 2018

    California Republicans slide into irrelevancy

    The California state Republican Party is a mess.  Its factions openly war with one another and there is little agreement between them about what exactly is a Republican. The situation has gotten so bad that recent polls show the state GO...

  • May 30, 2018

    12th anti-Putin Russian journalist murdered (Update: Death was faked to foil Kremlin plot)

    Since 2003, 11 anti-Putin journalists had been murdered in Russia and Ukraine.  Yesterday, Arkady Babchenko, a prominent military reporter and fierce critic of Russian president Vladimir Putin, was gunned down in his apartment in ...

  • May 30, 2018

    DoJ: 83% of prisoners arrested again within 9 years

    A study by the U.S. Department of Justice found that fully 83% of prisoners let out on early release programs were re-arrested within nine years. Overall, 68 percent of released state prisoners were arrested within three years, 79 perc...

  • May 30, 2018

    Soros warns of major financial crisis as Italy's political problems roil the EU

    Billionaire Democratic Party contributor George Soros is warning of another major worldwide financial crisis as Italy is struggling to form a new government amid a populist, euroskeptic revolt. Bloomberg: A surging dollar and a capital f...

  • May 29, 2018

    No joke: Syria made chairman of Conference on Disarmament

    International organizations are not usually known for stand-up comedy, but the Conference on Disarmament must have thought it was open mic night as Syria assumed the chairmanship of the group. Apparently, many delegates just didn't get the hum...

  • May 29, 2018

    US reclaims top spot in global competitiveness

    A surging economy and improved atmosphere for scientific and technological innovation has allowed the U.S. to regain the top spot in global competitiveness rankings. The U.S. moved past Hong Kong to claim the top spot for the first time since 2015...

  • May 29, 2018

    Israel retaliates after Gaza rocket barrage

    Israeli jets hit at least seven security and training facilities belonging to Islamic Jihad and Hamas after the heaviest rocket barrage fired from Gaza since the 2014 war targeted Israeli civilians. Reuters: There were no immediate reports of...

  • May 28, 2018

    Poland offers $2 billion for US boots on the ground

    Poland, looking anxiously to the east, where Putin's Russia has made some menacing moves toward Eastern Europe, is offering $2 billion for a permanent U.S. base to house an armored division. Politico: "This proposal outlines the clea...

  • May 28, 2018

    Did the government really 'lose' 1,500 illegal alien children?

    I wrote about this story two days ago, when CNN first reported that the government had "lost" 1,500 illegal alien children. Well, they aren't lost in any real sense.  But that hasn't stopped the media from reporting it....

  • May 28, 2018

    Trump's auto tariff threats roil GOP

    Donald Trump has asked commerce secretary Wilbur Ross to look into the possibility of imposing tariffs up to 25% on auto imports for national security reasons. The U.S. imported almost $200 billion in automobiles last year, and more than 50% of th...

  • May 27, 2018

    Trump welcomes released Americans held in Venezuela to the White House

    Donald Trump welcomed an American couple, Josh and Thamy Holt, to the White House last night after securing their release from a Venezuelan prison on Friday.  Their freedom was negotiated by the Trump administration and the office of Sen...

  • May 27, 2018

    House GOP moderates inch closer to bringing DACA legislation to the floor

    Republican moderates in the House are getting close to having enough signatures on a discharge petition that would bring immigration legislation to the floor. While the leadership is adamantly opposed to having an immigration debate at this time, ...

  • May 27, 2018

    Recalling the origins of Memorial Day

    Tomorrow, the US officially recognizes Memorial Day. But the origin of a day to remember our fallen heroes was originally set aside as May 30, and the story of the man largely believed responsible for starting the tradition is a remarkable testa...

  • May 26, 2018

    Trump: 'We are not going to apologize for America'

    Evoking memories of Ronald Reagan, Donald Trump addressed the graduating class of the Naval Academy, giving a full-throated defense of U.S. history, saying, "We are not going to apologize for America." Newsweek: "Together there...

  • May 26, 2018

    Fake news about 'lost' illegal alien children

    USA Today has a story headlined, "The feds lost – yes, lost – 1475 migrant children."  But did they really? Rich Lowry at National Review supplies the necessary beat down: It's a piece that's a pretty g...

  • May 26, 2018

    Nicaragua explodes in violence as opposition to Ortega's rule grows

    Demonstrations across Nicaragua that began as opposition to reforms of the country's social security system have exploded into violence against the rule of the President Daniel Ortega. Ortega has governed Nicaragua for the last eleven years....

  • May 26, 2018

    IG report: 15 years, $5-billion Afghan reconstruction effort a failure

    It's nothing we didn't know already, but an inspector general's report on Afghanistan reconstruction has found that after 15 years and $5 billion, the effort has largely failed. NBCNews: The Special Inspector General for Afghanist...

  • May 25, 2018

    Armed citizen kills shooter at OKC restaurant

    An armed citizen confronted a man who fired shots inside a restaurant and killed him, according to Oklahoma City police. The shooter opened fire inside the establishment, injuring two people.  As he was fleeing the scene, the armed bysta...

  • May 25, 2018

    Could Italy follow Great Britain out of the EU?

    One of the more underreported stories in recent weeks has been the coalition government taking shape in Italy and how its promises of massive spending increases and the subsequent increases in public debt would blow up the eurozone. Italy is no Gr...

  • May 24, 2018

    NFL will now fine players for kneeling during anthem

    This is the definition of closing the barn door after the horses have fled. ESPN: NFL owners have unanimously approved a new national anthem policy that requires players to stand if they are on the field during the performance but gives them ...

  • May 24, 2018

    Trump calls off Singapore summit with Kim Jong-un

    Thomas Lifson updates: Donald Trump once again proved that he is a president like none of his predecessors, writing a letter to Kim Jong-un this morning canceling their planned upcoming June 12 summit.  In it he blames "the tremendo...

  • May 23, 2018

    Dem primary results show radical insurgency growing

    There was a slew of Southern primaries yesterday that, for Democrats, demonstrated just how much trouble they may be in this November. Fox News: The results speak volumes: progressives are overwhelmingly beating their more moderate primary op...

  • May 23, 2018

    'Significant errors' in FBI counting of 'inaccessible' mobile devices

    The FBI has admitted that it "over-counted" the number of mobile devices connected to criminal investigations that it said were not accessible because of encrypted data. Endgadget: For the last two years, the FBI has repeatedly...

  • May 23, 2018

    Report: Kim fears coup if he travels to Singapore for Trump summit

    North Korea is far more than a run-of-the-mill dictatorship.  It is a paranoid gangster state, enormously corrupt, with various factions always at odds as they jostle for power. This much is basically public knowledge.  But beh...

  • May 22, 2018

    IG report will hit FBI officials for slow response to 2016 Clinton emails

    Former FBI director James Comey was villain #1 on the left after he announced late in the 2016 campaign that the bureau was going to examine Hillary Clinton emails found on the laptop of disgraced congressman Anthony Weiner.  Democrats clai...

  • May 22, 2018

    High school principal apologizes for prom tickets that said 'Party like it's 1776'

    A high school principal in New Jersey has apologized for an "insensitive message" on prom tickets that said "Party like it's 1776."  For those who have grown up recently in the American public school system and ar...

  • May 21, 2018

    Once again, rumors swirl about Ryan exit

    Rumors about Speaker Paul Ryan being replaced have been circulating in Washington for months.  The recent failure of the House to pass a farm bill and a outright revolt by moderates who are threatening to bring DACA legislation to the floor...

  • May 21, 2018

    Parents outraged over moment of silence at school for dead Hamas members

    Parents of students at an elite New York City public school are outraged over a student's request over the school's P.A. system for a moment of silence to remember Hamas members killed in an attack on Israel's border last week. New Yor...

  • May 21, 2018

    UK looks to tame the 'wild west' internet

    Britain is planning to propose a series of laws that will address "cyber-bullying" and place restrictions on social media. The Hill: Matt Hancock, Britain's digital minister, said Sunday that the government would publish a docum...

  • May 20, 2018

    Anti-American cleric's coalition wins Iraq election

    A Shia cleric whose militia once fought US forces during the Iraq insurgency has won Iraq's parliamentary election. Muqtada al-Sadr, former leader of the infamous Mehdi Militia, fashioned a coalition of extremist Shias, communists, and nationa...

  • May 20, 2018

    Trump 'optimistic' about new US-China trade deal

    "The prospect of being hanged focuses the mind wonderfully," said the compiler of the first English language dictionary Samuel Johnson. Mr. Johnson might have had negotiations for a new trade agreement between the US and China in mind when ...

  • May 19, 2018

    A royally useless spectacle

    The man who is sixth in line to be king of Great Britain is getting married today, and America has lost its mind. What does it mean to be sixth in the line of royal succession to an office that depends solely and exclusively on who your father is?...

  • May 19, 2018

    Dispute over immigration dooms farm bill in House

    A group of conservatives belonging to the Freedom Caucus helped defeat a massive farm bill because the leadership failed to offer concrete assurances that a hard line immigration bill would be brought to the floor later this year. In the end, the ...

  • May 18, 2018

    More than 40% of US households can't afford household basics

    According to a new study by the United Way, 43% of U.S. households can't afford basics like housing, food, child care, health care, transportation, and a cell phone. The political implications are profound – or they would be if the ...

  • May 18, 2018

    Trump targets Planned Parenthood abortion services with new rule

    This could turn out to be a significant rule if it survives court challenges. The Trump administration will propose a rule that would significantly impact abortion services provided by Planned Parenthood.  The rule would ban PP and other...

  • May 17, 2018

    Socialism is going mainstream, and Millennials are the cause

    A headline in The Hill captures a significant moment in American history: "Four socialist-backed candidates win Pennsylvania legislative primaries." The Democratic Socialists of America supported all four candidates, who will almost...

  • May 17, 2018

    Some House Republicans looking to revive effort to legalize DACA recipients

    An effort led by moderate Republicans in the House to bring immigration issues to the floor is gaining steam, and Speaker Ryan appears powerless to stop it. The majority of the GOP caucus opposes bringing immigration issues up for a vote before th...

  • May 16, 2018

    North Korea cancels high-level talks with South Korea, putting summit in doubt

    The North Korean government has canceled high-level talks with South Korea that were scheduled on Wednesday. There are other indications that put the summit next month between Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un in doubt.  The North is apparent...

  • May 16, 2018

    Ecuador spent millions on spying in support of Julian Assange

    The Ecuadorian government spent more than $5 million since 2012 for intelligence operations designed to support WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who took refuge in the London Ecuadoran embassy to avoid being returned to Sweden to face sexual assault...

  • May 16, 2018

    As Obamacare premiums set to skyrocket again, Dems can only lie

    If you buy your own insurance, you know that Obamacare premiums have doubled between 2013 and 2017.  With huge hikes set for next year, that means that Obamacare rates will have tripled in six years. But instead of doing something about ...

  • May 15, 2018

    Prayers answered: Palestinian leadership gets the protest death toll it desperately wanted

    The Palestinian leadership had one goal in mind when it organized protests along the border with Israel: to sacrifice as many of its people as possible in order to gin up fake media outrage against Israel's response to the violence. It is...

  • May 15, 2018

    How Trump is reshaping American foreign policy in the Middle East

    An excellent piece by Walter Russell Meade in the Wall Street Journal this morning clarifies recent moves made by the Trump administration in the Middle East. Scuttling the Iran deal and moving the U.S. embassy to Jerusalem demonstrate a dire...

  • May 14, 2018

    Target of NBC smear, Gatestone Institute responds brilliantly

    In a classic smear, NBC News "investigated" the Gatestone Institute and found that it is an "anti-Muslim think-tank" with ties to the same Russians who interfered in the 2016 election. NBC's report begins with an iteratio...

  • May 14, 2018

    Do newspaper-owners owe journalists a living?

    It seems like a ridiculous question on its face.  Do the owners of newspapers – a terminally ill industry – owe journalists a living? For employees of the Denver Post and many others, the answer is yes.  The ow...

  • May 14, 2018

    Shin Bet: Iran is funding Hamas border demonstrations

    Every action has consequences.  we'll be dealing with the consequences of agreeing to a flawed nuclear deal with Iran for years to come. One of those consequences is that the deal gave Iran tens of billions of dollars in cash, t...

  • May 13, 2018

    Liberals can't shake Watergate 'hangover'

    A very interesting piece in Bloomberg today by writer Sam Tanenhaus about how liberals are trying to relive their glory days by drawing parallels between Watergate and the effort to impeach Trump. Tanenhaus, author of "Death of Conservatism,...

  • May 13, 2018

    Indonesian Christian churches targeted in Islamist suicide bomb attacks

     Surabaya, Indonesia’s second-largest city, was the scene of three terrorist attacks on Christian churches that killed at least 11 people and injured more than 40. The attacks were well coordinated, occurring within 10 minutes of each o...

  • May 13, 2018

    Ryan: Trump will be an 'asset' in midterms

    There's a lot of internal debate happening in various GOP campaigns for federal office regarding the man who won't be on the ballot in November, but who will definitely be on voter's minds. Should candidates run with or run away from T...

  • May 12, 2018

    Trump's withdrawal from Iran deal far more consequential than many realize

    If you've been following the reaction in the press to Donald Trump's withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal, you would think the most important issue is war or peace with the Iranians.  Scuttling the deal, many are saying, will ...

  • May 12, 2018

    US fighters intercept Russian bombers off the coast of Alaska

    Two Russian TU-95 Bear bombers were intercepted in international airspace off the coast of Alaska yesterday and escorted out of the U.S. air defense zone. CNN: The Russian long-range bombers flew into the Air Defense Identification Zone, whic...

  • May 11, 2018

    White House aide jokes of 'dying' McCain

    Don't these White House aides know that anything they say, in confidence or otherwise, will leak and be used against their boss by the media? Senator John McCain, who is in the final stage of his terminal brain cancer, issued a state...

  • May 11, 2018

    White House looking at new plan to help dissidents oppose Iran regime

    The Washington Free Beacon is reporting on a  new plan being examined by the White House that would aide Iranian dissidents in their effort to overthrow the regime. The three-page white paper being circulated among National Security Council...

  • May 10, 2018

    Iran's half hearted 'retaliation' for Israel strikes leads to massive IDF counterstrike

     Yesterday, Israeli warplanes struck an Iranian missile depot in Syria, killing at least 7 members of the Revolutionary Guard. Iran vowed retaliation and today, they launched at least 20 rockets at Israeli positions on the Golan Heights. It was ...

  • May 9, 2018

    Israel braces for imminent attack after IDF hits Iranian missiles in Syria

    Once again, Israel has struck Iranian targets in Syria, as the government is warning of an imminent retaliatory attack by Iran. The Israelis carried out the strike on "depots and rocket launchers that likely belonged to Iran's elite ...

  • May 9, 2018

    Pelosi promises to 'revisit' tax cut law if Dems win back House

    The more Democrats swear they've changed, the more they peddle the same tired agenda to voters. Nancy Pelosi told a meeting hosted by Politico that if Democrats win back control of the House, they will "revisit" the GOP tax cut ...

  • May 8, 2018

    CBO: Government runs biggest monthly surplus ever in April

    The Congressional Budget Office is reporting that the federal government took in $515 billion in April.  With outlays of only $218 billion, the $190-billion surplus represents the largest in history. What's more, the CBO said th...

  • May 7, 2018

    Israel threatens to topple Assad if Iran attacks from Syria

    The war between Israel and Iran – confined largely to Israeli air strikes on Iranian targets in Syria – may be about to escalate. An Israeli security minister has put Syrian president Bashar Assad on notice that any attack against Isra...

  • May 7, 2018

    California Republicans fail to unite behind a candidate for governor

    The California Republican state convention ended on Sunday with no candidate for governor getting the 60% necessary for a party endorsement. This will make it very difficult for a Republican candidate for governor to appear on the general election ba...

  • May 7, 2018

    How far can the #MeToo nuttery go?

    The arbiters of sexual mores who are driving the #MeToo movement must be pleased with this. A professor, who was attending an academic conference, was in an elevator when he jokingly suggested to be let off at the ladies' lingerie departm...

  • May 6, 2018

    Will the GOP Senate primary in West Virginia be a repeat of Alabama?

    The Republican Senate primary in West Virginia is shaping up to be a repeat of the disastrous race in Alabama when a candidate that everyone knew couldn't win in the general election managed to eke out a victory and handed the Democrats a seat. ...

  • May 6, 2018

    1600 demonstrators arrested during anti-Putin protests in Russia

    Russian President Vladimir Putin may have won his rigged election in a landslide and there is little doubt that he is popular with a majority of Russian citizens. But most Russians live in a fantasy land of propaganda created by Putin's govern...

  • May 6, 2018

    Muller investigation may go 'dark' during mid term elections

    The Wall Street Journal is reporting that the investigation into collusion between the Trump campaign and the Russians during the 2016 presidential election may either wrap up or be put on hold before the mid term elections 6 months from now. Th...

  • May 6, 2018

    Hollywood actress attends anti-gun protest with armed bodyguards

    Actress Alyssa Milano attended an anti-NRA protest in Dallas yesterday. Milano, a child actress known for her work in series TV, tweetet her opposition to the NRA, suggesting people vote for candidates who received no NRA money. The best wa...

  • May 5, 2018

    Study: Environmentalists think they have a 'moral license' to pollute

     A research team at the University of Michigan conducted a remarkable study that show climate skeptics are more eco-friendly than greens. We conducted a one-year longitudinal study in which 600 American adults regularly reported their clima...

  • May 5, 2018

    Denver Post editor resigns after publishing editorial that savaged the owners

    Last month, the editorial page editor of the Denver Post published a scathing editorial target the paper's owners, Alden Global Capital. Alden is a New York hedge fund that has been laying off hundreds of staffers at the Post in an effort to salv...

  • May 5, 2018

    US Navy to reestablish Second Fleet to counter Russia

    Chief of U.S. Naval Operations Admiral John Richardson said on Friday that in order to confront a security situation that is growing "more challenging and complex,” the Navy would reestablish the Second Fleet, which will "ex...

  • May 4, 2018

    British schools ditch analog clocks because kids can't read them

    How many children's songs are there that taught kids how to tell time?  Must be hundreds, maybe thousands. But that was before the digital revolution made analog clocks a quaint holdover from the past.  In fact, in Great Br...

  • May 4, 2018

    Green Berets assisting Saudis in their war against Houthi rebels

    I can't say it's much of a surprise that U.S. special forces operators are assisting the Saudis in their war against Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen.  Our special forces carry out missions in many places that the public i...

  • May 4, 2018

    US freezes aid to Syrian humanitarian group

    The Syrian humanitarian group known as the "white helmets" has done extraordinary work in saving lives during the seven-year-old civil war.  When you see a picture of a building that's been bombed, you are likely to see the ub...

  • May 3, 2018

    American University believes women can revoke consent after sex

    Can a woman revoke consent after having sex?  American University says, in some circumstances, yes. College Fix: If a man and a woman are both drunk and they have sex, the man is the rapist if the woman decides he is at some point, ...

  • May 3, 2018

    The madness of 'cultural appropriation' exposed

    Keziah Daum is an 18-year-old high school girl who set off a worldwide debate on the idea of "cultural appropriation."  Daum wore a dress to prom loosely based on a Chinese design and committed the mortal sin of not being Chinese....

  • May 2, 2018

    Backlog of immigration court cases reaches 1 million

    The director of the office responsible for judicial review of immigration cases says there is now a backlog of more than a million court cases and that there are almost 700,000 delayed deportation actions. Washington Examiner: James McHenry,...

  • May 2, 2018

    Museum selling off work by white artists to make room for art by minorities

    "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder" – as long as the artist isn't white. A Baltimore museum is selling off artwork by famous white artists in order to make room for work by artists from "underrepresented" groups. ...

  • May 2, 2018

    Palestinian asks IDF soldier to shoot him to collect Hamas bounty

    Now, here's a Palestinian with get up and go, along with a healthy dose of moxie. A Gazan walked up to some IDF soldiers and ask them to shoot him so he could collect the stipend handed out by Hamas. Israel Today: Mustafa Bana was amon...

  • May 2, 2018

    State Department report shows which countries at UN have our back

    When U.N. ambassador Nikki Haley was appointed, she said she'd be "taking names" of countries that don't "have our back" at the world body.  The State Department has released its annual report on U.N. voting reco...

  • May 2, 2018

    Goodbye, 'Boy Scouts'; hello, 'Scouts BSA'

    Were you ever a Boy Scout?  Why, you misogynistic creep!  The very name drips of anti-women venom. Never mind.  The Boy Scouts of America have changed all that.  From now on, the iconic name "Boy Scouts...

  • May 1, 2018

    Starbucks drops ADL from 'bias training day'

    The Anti-Defamation League will no longer participate in the Starbucks "anti-bias training day."  The company will shut all of its outlets on May 29, and employees will be forced to attend anti-bias workshops. The ADL had origi...

  • May 1, 2018

    USC prof decries 'cabal of right-wing provocateurs' who look to shut down left-wingers

    David Bernstein at Reason.com alerts us to a blog post by a USC professor who believes that free speech on campus is under attack by a "cabal of right-wing provocateurs" looking to make universities look bad because they shut...

  • May 1, 2018

    May Day protests in US target Trump immigration enforcement efforts

    May Day is not officially observed in the U.S., but that isn't stopping far-left immigration activists from targeting the Trump administration's enforcement policies. While May Day is celebrated by unions around the world, it is in Europe ...

  • May 1, 2018

    Some female staffers at NBC say they were forced to sign letter supporting Brokaw

    Some female staffers who work for NBCNews say they were forced by management to sign a letter supporting broadcasting icon Tom Brokwaw who was accused of sexually harassing at least two employees in the 1980s. Former NBCNews reporter Linda Vester ...

  • April 30, 2018

    Israel hits Iranian missile storage site in Syria; dozens of Iranians killed

    Israel is suspected of hitting a warehouse in rural Hama and Aleppo provinces in Syria, setting off massive explosions that killed dozens, according to the Syrian army and other sources on the ground. Reuters: "Syria is being exposed to ...

  • April 30, 2018

    Cuban-American lawmakers decry State Department aiding 'propaganda show'

    Some Cuban lawmakers are asking the State Department not to grant visas to several Cuban performers scheduled to appear at the Kennedy Center early next month. Washington Free Beacon: Many of the artists who are scheduled to appear at the fes...

  • April 30, 2018

    IL House approves measure to replace armed school guards with mental health professionals

    The Illinois House of Representatives has approved a measure that would replace armed police officers in schools with mental health professionals. The Hill: The Democratic-led Illinois House voted 64-25 in favor of setting up a grant program ...

  • April 30, 2018

    Kasich denies leaving GOP: 'The Republican Party left me'

    Ohio governor John Kasich is a masochist.  He is sounding more and more as if he wants to challenge Donald Trump for the GOP presidential nomination in 2020. To deliberately set oneself up as a Twitter piñata for Trump when there...

  • April 29, 2018

    Kim says he will give up nukes if US promises not to invade

    Sounds like the basis for a deal to me. North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un told South Korean President Moon Jae-in that he would give up his nuclear arsenal if the US were to negotiate a formal end to the Korean War and promise not to invade. Ne...

  • April 29, 2018

    University of Texas to treat masculinity as a 'mental health issue'

    A new program at the University of Texas Counseling and Mental Health Center will promote "healthy masculinity" through "public events, educational workshops, and other forms of student involvement." The goal is "to i...

  • April 29, 2018

    Trump threatens government shutdown if no wall funding

    Donald Trump told an enthusiastic, cheering crowd in Michigan that US immigration laws were "corrupt" and that he would shut down the government in September if the $1.6 billion proposed for the border wall isn't appropriated. ...

  • April 28, 2018

    Democrats' outrageous charges against former VA nominee begin to unravel

    To hear the Democrats tell it, Ronny Jackson, the nominee for secretary of Veterans Affairs who withdrew his name from consideration last week, is a drunken, lecherous, abusive boss who hands out opioids like candy. In the immortal words of...

  • April 28, 2018

    Congress will consider bill that would apply sanctions to Iranian hostage-takers

    At long last, at least some in Congress are looking to punish the Iranians for their blatant hostage taking. Iran has seized at least five U.S. citizens on trumped up charges of espionage or "threatening the national security" of Iran....

  • April 28, 2018

    Report: Clapper lied to Congress about Steele dossier

    The House Intelligence Committee has released a heavily redacted report on its investigation into Russian collusion with the Trump campaign.  A summary of the committee's findings was released last month. The full report has angered ...

  • April 27, 2018

    Midterm narrative of a 'blue wave' building is bogus

    Amy Walter of the respected Cook Political Report asks the question: "If Democrats Are Doing so Great, Why Don't They Have a Bigger Lead on Generic Ballot?" Indeed, the Democrats' lead in the generic ballot has gone from dou...

  • April 27, 2018

    PBS to reboot Firing Line with Margaret Hoover

    PBS announced that it will start airing new episodes of the classic political talk show Firing Line beginning in June. The show ran from 1966 to 1999 with conservative icon William F. Buckley as host. The original Firing Line featured lively conve...

  • April 27, 2018

    Coming soon: Mass exodus from NY, CA due to high taxes

    Arthur Laffer and Steven Moore have penned an interesting article in the Wall Street Journal that gauges the impact of the cap on state tax deductions in high tax states. Their conclusions should frighten high-tax, big-spending liberals ...

  • April 26, 2018

    Trump's VA nominee in deep trouble as Democrats pounce

    Rear Adm. Ronny Jackson, Donald Trump's nominee to head the Veterans Affairs administration, is in deep trouble as more allegations of improper behavior have been made against him by Democrats. The president, himself, is wondering aloud whethe...

  • April 26, 2018

    Judge rules taverns can ban Trump supporters

    A Manhattan judge has ruled that a bar that ordered patron who was wearing a "Make America Great Again" hat to leave had a right to do so under the New York constitution. The judge rejected Greg Piatek's argument that he wo...

  • April 26, 2018

    NFL owners feared Trump's anger over anthem kneeling

    During a confidential meeting of NFL owners last October, NFL owners expressed their fears that Donald Trump would continue to criticize the league for not cracking down on anthem protesters. Details of the meeting were published yesterday in the New...

  • April 25, 2018

    'Blue Wave' put on hold as Republican wins AZ special election

    Democrats' path to take over the House in November took a sharp right turn last night as a Republican won a special congressional election in Arizona's 8th Congressional District. Debbie Lesko, a former state senator, bested Democrat Hiral...

  • April 25, 2018

    Federal judge orders resumption of DACA after 90-day delay

    A federal judge has ordered the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program resumed after a 90-day delay, handing the Trump administration another setback in its bid to end it. Two other judges had previously ordered the government ...

  • April 25, 2018

    Anti-gun liberal (literally) mugged by reality

    Writer Ryan Moore was a confirmed lifelong anti-gun liberal.  He even tweeted out a request to President Obama to repeal the Second Amendment in 2012. But one day, Moore was confronted with a situation that changed his entire perspective...

  • April 24, 2018

    Bernie Sanders to propose a plan to guarantee a job to all Americans

    The socialist senator from Vermont, Bernie Sanders, will propose a federal program that would guarantee a job to any American who "needs or wants one." The proposal would include funding for hundreds of federal programs that would pay $1...

  • April 24, 2018

    Pro-gun Parkland survivor questioned by school security after visit to gun range

    One of the pro-gun, contrary student voices at Parkland high school where anti-gun demonstrations erupted after a shooting was hauled into the principal's office and questioned by school security officers after he visited a gun range over the wee...

  • April 23, 2018

    Students surprised to learn Obama sent troops to the border, too

    Students at the University of California-Santa Barbara reacted with hostility to the news that Donald Trump was sending troops to the border. Campus Reform: Critics of the move were vocal in their condemnations, claiming it was excessive and ...

  • April 23, 2018

    Is the economy ready for $70-bbl oil?

    As oil climbs to near $70 a barrel, some economists are beginning to worry that rising oil prices, sustained over a period of time, could scotch economic growth, raising the inflation rate, which would force the Federal Reserve to increase inter...

  • April 23, 2018

    Vulnerable Democratic senators outraising their GOP rivals

    The midterm math for Democrats in the Senate is dismal.  They have 26 seats to defend (plus two independents), while Republicans have just nine seats at risk this November. To make matters worse for Democrats, ten of those incumbent...

  • April 22, 2018

    Mitt Romney fails to win Utah Senate nomination outright

    Mitt Romney, former GOP presidential candidate in 2012, came in second place at the Utah GOP convention's Senate nominating contest, forcing a June primary against state Rep. Mike Kennedy. Romney, who had been undecided about a Senate run...

  • April 22, 2018

    War between Israel and Iran may hinge on fate of nuclear deal

    Iran is in a severe, prolonged economic slump thanks to the ruinous policies of its President Hassan Rohani. Even with most sanctions lifted following the nuclear deal agreed to during the administration of Barack Obama, Iran's economic woes thre...

  • April 22, 2018

    A brutal GOP Senate primary in Indiana

    The Senate GOP primary in Indiana scheduled for May 8 and the three major candidates vying for the nomination are all in trouble. Whoever emerges from this scrum will probably be weakened in the general election next November where incumbent Democ...

  • April 21, 2018

    Duke students who disrupted alumni event complain of 'mental health problems'

    We need to pull out the world's smallest violin for this one. A dozen student snowflakes at Duke University who disrupted an alumni event only to get heckled and booed by attendees now complain that they are suffering from "mental health ...

  • April 21, 2018

    NY Times: Candidates 'embracing' socialist label in 2018

    Sometimes, I truly envy the New York Times. From a privileged perch high above the rest of us mere mortals, the Times constantly informs us of what's happening in America - from their perspective, at least. Of course, they are oblivious to the...

  • April 20, 2018

    Harvey, IL pension crisis 'canary in the coal mine'

    Harvey, Illinois is in the midst of a financial crisis that represents the tip of the iceberg for literally hundreds of small towns in Illinois.  The city of 25,000 in the far northwest suburbs of Chicago is suffering from high unemploym...

  • April 20, 2018

    DoJ: Manafort suspected as serving as 'back channel' to Russia

    Paul Manafort is going to jail.  He made millions of dollars working as a consultant to a pro-Russian Ukrainian political party and didn't pay a dime in federal taxes.  In fact, he sought to hide his money through an elaborate...

  • April 19, 2018

    Ambassador Haley on Russia sanctions: 'I don't get confused'

    U.N. ambassador Nikki Haley has come under fire from White House critics who accuse her of grandstanding for her own political aggrandizement for fighting back after she was a accused of being "confused" after getting ahead of the...

  • April 19, 2018

    DHS: Dozens of gang members released from custody due to 'sanctuary' policies

    A report from the Department of Homeland Security says dozens of gang members – including members of the notorious MS-13 group – were released from custody, instead of being handed over to federal immigration authorities for deportation,...

  • April 19, 2018

    President Moon: North Korea seeks 'complete denuclearization'

    From our "I'll believe it when I see it" file. South Korean president Moon Jae-in says North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is seeking "complete denuclearization" of the Korean peninsula without conditions. ...

  • April 18, 2018

    Jacksonville city inspector suspended after citing business owner for flying military flags

    An inspector for the city of Jacksonville, Florida has been suspended for her behavior after citing the owner of Jaguar Power Sports for flying military flags on a rooftop display. The flags were apparently in violation of code.  But it ...

  • April 17, 2018

    Lawsuit filed against the FEC for ignoring money-laundering by Clinton campaign

    A lawsuit by an anti-Clinton PAC has been filed against the Federal Election Commission for ignoring complaints about money-laundering by the Hillary Clinton campaign during the 2016 election. The scheme involved up to $84 million in big donations...

  • April 17, 2018

    Mueller: 'Many' stories about Trump-Russia probe are wrong

    Special Counsel Robert Mueller's spokesman informed the press of something many of them were already perfectly aware of: many of their stories about Trump's collusion with Russia are wrong. Washington Times: Special counsel Rober...

  • April 16, 2018

    Poll: GOP cuts Dem lead in generic House ballot

    To hear Democrats tell it, the Republicans may as well fold up their tents and concede control of the House now.  The conventional wisdom states that Trump is so hated that Democrats will turn out in droves to unseat GOP incumbents and hand...

  • April 16, 2018

    Caroline Glick: 'Germany abets a new world war'

    One of Iran's most important enablers, according to internationally acclaimed columnist Caroline Glick, is Germany and its president, Angela Merkel. As the U.S. is looking to tighten up the Iranian nuclear deal, Germany is running interfe...

  • April 16, 2018

    And the Democratic Party frontrunner for president in 2020 is...uh-oh

    As unpopular as Donald Trump is, as much as he's hated by Democrats, and as much as he is a target of the media, the president may well win a second term in 2020. Why?  Polls show that the frontrunner for the Democratic nomination fo...

  • April 15, 2018

    Some of Trump's biggest supporters criticize Syria decision

    Some of Donald Trump's longest, and biggest supporters are bitterly criticizing his decision to launch military strikes against targets in Syria. Several prominent conservatives complained that Trump had given in to the militarists and betraye...

  • April 15, 2018

    Justice Department demands sanctuary cities prove they are in compliance with the law

    The effort by the government to ratchet up pressure on sanctuary cities to comply with the law was intensified this past week when the Department of Justice sent a letter to several jurisdictions demanding that they prove they are cooperating wi...

  • April 15, 2018

    Philadelphia police chief defends officers who arrested two black men at Starbucks

    A video of two black men being arrested at a Starbucks in Philadelphia has gone viral, leading to charges of racism by the city's police department, and eliciting a statement from the mayor and an apology from Starbucks. The arrests were d...

  • April 14, 2018

    Ryan endorses Majority Leader McCarthy for speaker

    Speaker of the House Paul Ryan has endorsed his right hand man, Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, as his replacement. McCarthy made a bid for the speakership in 2015 but fell short of the necessary votes.  The GOP caucus then turned to Rya...

  • April 14, 2018

    New Yorker thinks Chick-fil-A's Christian values are 'creepy'

    This article in the New Yorker by Dan Piepenbring would make an excellent parody of the incredible provincialism and insularity of the east-coast elites – it if weren't absolutely dead serious. The author is disturbed by the arrival of C...

  • April 13, 2018

    Media flip out over Trump suggestion that US may rejoin TPP

    Donald Trump told Republican senators yesterday he had instructed his trade representative and chief economic adviser to look into the possibility of reopening negotiations to rejoin the Trans Pacific Partnership, the huge 11-nation, multilateral tra...

  • April 13, 2018

    Ex-wife of source for Trump love child story says he's a 'pathological liar'

    When it comes to Donald Trump, there's no such thing as a story that's too good to be true. The National Enquirer paid $30,000 to a former doorman who worked at the Trump World Tower in Manhattan who claimed that Trump fathered a chil...

  • April 12, 2018

    Trump's legal authority to attack Syria called into question

    Several lawmakers on Capitol Hill are questioning the president's legal authority to launch a retaliatory strike on Syria for their use of poison gas on civilians. The president's authority to use force in any situation without direct cong...

  • April 12, 2018

    With Ryan leaving, Democrats have their own leadership battle to contend with

    With Speaker Paul Ryan retiring at the end of his term, there has been much speculation about who might succeed him.  Reps. McCarthy and Scalise – the number-two and three ranked Republicans in the House – appear to be headed fo...

  • April 11, 2018

    Russia threatens retaliatory action if US hits Syria with missiles

    A Russian diplomat speaking to Hezb'allah TV said Russia will shoot down any U.S. missiles fired at Syrian targets and then attack the "sources where the missiles were fired." The threat of retaliation by Russia changes the calculati...

  • April 11, 2018

    VA privatization debate could derail new secretary's confirmation

    When Donald Trump fired his secretary of Veterans Affairs, David Shulkin, and named his personal physician, Rear Admiral Ronny Jackson, to replace him, red flags went up on Capitol Hill and among some veterans groups who oppose privatizing the V...

  • April 11, 2018

    Armed 'Women for Trump' graduation pic generates hate

    A University of Tennessee senior posted her graduation pictureon Twitter that featured her wearing a "Women for Trump" T-shirt and a gun in her waistband.  Writing, "I don't take normal graduation photos," Brenna ...

  • April 10, 2018

    Tucker Carlson suggests Syrian gas attack a false flag operation

    Was the chlorine gas attack on civilians in Douma a false flag operation by rebels to draw the U.S. into the Syrian civil war? On his show last night, Tucker Carlson raised that possibility: CARLSON: Trump has to take action in Syria. Eve...

  • April 10, 2018

    Trump mulls response to Syrian gas attack

    Donald Trump is seriously considering a military response to the poison gas attack on civilians in Douma and has pledged "forceful" action against Syrian president and "animal" Assad. Reuters: The United States is wei...

  • April 10, 2018

    Biggest Black Lives Matter page on Facebook is bogus, run by white man

    The largest Black Lives Matter page on Facebook, that features more than 700,000 followers, is actually run by a white man from Australia, a CNN investigation has found. The page, titled simply "Black Lives Matter," had almos...

  • April 10, 2018

    Iran says they will 'restart' nuclear program they never halted if US pulls out of nuke deal

    A spokesman for the Iranian nuclear program claimed that, if given the go ahead by senior leadership, they could restart the process of enriching uranium in 4 days. The threat comes as US and their European allies are working to agree on how to fi...

  • April 9, 2018

    Russia says Israel struck Syrian air base after chemical attack

    Russia is blaming Israel for a missile attack on a Syrian airbase that killed 14, including some Iranians. The attack occurred hours after the Syrian air force delivered a poison gas attack on a suburb of Damascus where rebels have been fighting S...

  • April 9, 2018

    Scramble is on to replace Ryan as speaker

    Rumors have been swirling for months on Capitol Hill that Speaker Paul Ryan will either resign his seat or not serve as speaker if he returns to Congress next year.  This has set off something of a scramble among top Republicans to position...

  • April 9, 2018

    London mayor to institute 'knife control' policies after spate of attacks

    London's murder rate has surpassed that of New York City in 2018 so far, and Mayor Sadiq Khan is determined to stop it. The mayor, who branded stop-and-search tactics of suspicious individuals as "racist," now says police will dramat...

  • April 8, 2018

    Obama's legacy continues to haunt Syrian civilians

    President Obama's cowardly chemical weapons policy in Syria is continuing to haunt civilians as a Syrian human rights group has accused the Assad regime of launching another chemical attack on innocents. On April 6, 2018 however, Syrian-Iran...

  • April 8, 2018

    Proposed CA law would expand gray area in officer involved shootings

    Jack Dunphy, a police officer for more than 20 years, has a column in PJ Media about a proposed law in California that would give prosecutors more leeway in charging police officers with crimes as a result of confrontations with armed suspects. Du...

  • April 8, 2018

    GAO report on racial disparities in school discipline 'fatally flawed'

    Heather Mac Donald, writing in City Journal, focuses her considerable analytical powers on a new report from the General Accountability Office (GAO) that examines racial disparities when it comes to school discipline. The report confirms what th...

  • April 8, 2018

    Cap on highly skilled visas reached in less than a week

    The limit on the number of visas granted to companies to employ foreign, high tech workers was reached in less than a week, which means that there will be a lottery to determine who gets H-1B visas. Washington Times: The application peri...

  • April 7, 2018

    Trump signs order ending 'catch and release' of illegal aliens

    Donald Trump signed a memorandum ordering agencies to end the practice known as "catch and release." The Bush-era policy allowed for the release of border-crossers from detention who were without papers to await the determination of...

  • April 7, 2018

    Denver Post employees plead with owners: 'Save us!'

    Employees of the Denver Post published an editorial aimed at its owners, a New York hedge fund, pleading, "The Denver Post Must Be Saved." No doubt the editorial mimics similar pieces from 120 years ago where blacksmiths and wh...

  • April 6, 2018

    DoJ fails to meet deadline for turning over subpoenaed documents to House committee

    The Department of Justice has failed to meet a deadline set by the House Judiciary Committee to produce documents related to the Clinton email investigation, FISA warrant abuse, and the firing of deputy director Andrew McCabe. The documents were s...

  • April 6, 2018

    Trump proposes massive increase in tariffs on Chinese goods

    Donald Trump indicated on Thursday that he would ask the U.S. trade representative to look into imposing another $100 billion in new tariffs on Chinese goods.  The move is in response to Chinese retaliation for the $50 billion in new tariff...

  • April 6, 2018

    UN ambassador Haley: 'The era of the United States leading from behind is over'

    U.N. ambassador Nikki Haley told an audience at Duke University that changes in U.S. policies toward Israel and Cuba signal an end to "the era of the United States leading from behind." The Obama administration created policies that...

  • April 5, 2018

    Planned Parenthood's Wisconsin political arm fined by FEC for inaccurate reporting

    The political organization of Planned Parenthood's Wisconsin chapter has been cited by the Federal Election Commission for inaccurate reporting of campaign expenditures. Fox News: The Federal Election Commission (FEC) found discrepancies ...

  • April 5, 2018

    Ted Cruz is running hard, not scared

    Unless something dramatic happens between now and November, Democrats are poised to make significant gains in the midterm elections. How significant depends on many factors, including just how far to the left the Democratic base will force their c...

  • April 5, 2018

    Oregon governor will refuse Trump request for national guard troops

    The Democratic governor of the state of Oregon, Kate Brown, says she will refuse any request from Donald Trump for Oregon national guard troops for border protection. If @realDonaldTrump asks me to deploy Oregon Guard troops to the Mexico border...

  • April 4, 2018

    Local governments in California revolt against state's sanctuary policies

    A revolt by local governments against California's sanctuary policies is growing.  Huntington Beach has filed suit in federal court to opt out of the state's sanctuary policies for illegal aliens, referring to the law that came into...

  • April 4, 2018

    China, US tit-for-tat tariffs threaten trade war

    The Trump administration proposed adding a 25% tariff to $50 billion in goods made in China.  The move was in response to Chinese retaliation against the U.S. for tariffs on steel and aluminum imposed by the Trump administration two weeks a...

  • April 4, 2018

    DNC Black Caucus chair outs herself as former Black Panther

    The chairwoman of the DNC's Black Caucus told a town hall in Detroit over the weekend that she is a former member of the notorious Black Panthers, a radical extremist activist group formed in the 1960s. Washington Examiner: "I'm ...

  • April 3, 2018

    DoJ to set quotas for immigration judges to clear backlog

    In an effort to speed up deportations of illegal aliens and clear a huge backlog of immigration cases, the Department of Justice is going to assign quotas to immigration judges that will be tied to performance reviews. The move comes as the Trump ...

  • April 3, 2018

    Bolton to be point man in administration's religious freedom efforts

    The Trump administration has done something no other administration – Republican or Democratic – has done: it has made religious freedom a priority in our national security strategy. And the need has never been greater. Now it appea...

  • April 3, 2018

    Air Force veteran sues after being pulled from ceremony mid-speech

    An Air Force veteran is suing the service after being pulled off the stage at a retirement ceremony for a friend in the middle of his speech. Senior Master Sgt. Oscar Rodriguez was invited to speak at the retirement ceremony of a friend 2 yea...

  • April 2, 2018

    Activist on Alton Sterling shooting: 'Policing in the US is in trouble'

    Body cam video of the death of Alton Sterling, a black man from Baton Rouge who was killed by police in July 2016, has set off another wave of criticism of police and police tactics in the US.  One activist, Maya Wiley, believes tha...

  • April 2, 2018

    Dem rep calls Trump claim of Mexico helping illegals 'fantasy'

    Democrat Rep. Steven Cohen, appearing on MSNBC, slammed Donald Trump for claiming that Mexico is facilitating the entry into the U.S. of illegal aliens as a "fantasy."  He also said he is worried about the president'...

  • April 2, 2018

    China slaps 15-25% tariffs on 128 US products

    It didn't take that long for China to respond to Donald Trump's 25% tariff on steel and aluminum products.  The Chinese government announced that effective Monday, a 15% tariff will be imposed on U.S. goods like fruit and nuts while...

  • April 1, 2018

    Rep. Jordan: McCabe lied to Comey and investigators 4 times

    Former FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe has been claiming since he was fired that he never lied about telling former Director James Comey that he was leaking stories about the investigation into the Clinton Foundation.  But the Office of Pro...

  • April 1, 2018

    Florida high school students walk out in support of Second Amendment

    About 75 students from Rockledge high school in Brevard County, Florida walked out of their classrooms during the school day on Friday in support of the Second Amendment. Daily Caller: According to Florida Today, the event lasted around ...

  • March 31, 2018

    Huge surge in migrants from Central America headed toward US

    Here's some rather disturbing news from Mexico.  Mexican immigration authorities are turning the other way as thousands of migrants from Central America flood immigration points headed for America. There's no real natural disaste...

  • March 31, 2018

    Trump freezes $200 million in Syria aid

    A day after saying U.S. troops would be out of Syria "very soon," the Trump administration announced that it is freezing $200 million in aid for Syrian recovery efforts that had been pledged by former secretary of state Rex Tillerson. Po...

  • March 31, 2018

    Futile and delusional Palestinian protests leave 17 dead

    This is the real tragedy of the Palestinian people: cynical leaders feeding a delusion about "reclaiming" land leading to futile protests. The latest example occurred on the Gazan border where thousands of Palestinians rioted agains...

  • March 30, 2018

    Chicago protesters demand defunding police training academy

    Protesters in Chicago staged a "die-in" at city hall demanding an end to funding a $95 million police and fire training academy with the money going instead to "marginalized communities." Chicago Tribune: “Rahm suppo...

  • March 30, 2018

    Report: Israeli stealth jets fly over Iran

    A report in the Jerusalem Post quoting Arab media says that two Israeli stealth jets flew over Iran in the past month, targeting the Iranian cities Bandar Abbas, Esfahan and Shiraz. The stealth jets, among the most advanced in the world, are ...

  • March 30, 2018

    Judge rules that lawsuit against Trump DACA ban can go forward

    A lawsuit brought by several states against the Trump administration's effort to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) can go foward, a federal judge ruled yesterday. The suit claims that DACA protections should be maintai...

  • March 29, 2018

    Judge blocks Saudi bid to dismiss 9/11 claims by families

    A U.S. judge has rejected an effort by the Saudi Arabian government to dismiss lawsuits from family members of 9-11 victims and should pay billions of dollars in judgments. The 9-11 Commission established clear and convincing links between the 9-1...

  • March 28, 2018

    Mural honoring fallen officers in Dallas torn down by city

    A mural that honors the five Dallas police officers killed in an ambush in July of 2016 has been destroyed by the city because of a code violation. Micah Johnson, a black nationalist who said he was inspired to kill white people by Black Lives Mat...

  • March 28, 2018

    FBI slow-walking document requests from House Judiciary Committee

    The House Judiciary Committee made a request for documents from the FBI months ago on several politically charged investigations and have been stymied by the bureau's obvious reluctance to comply with the request. So Judiciary Chairman Bob Goo...

  • March 27, 2018

    Mall fire in Siberia kills at least 64

    A fire in a shopping mall in the Siberian city of Kemerovo has claimed at least 64 lives, with dozens still missing.  Forty-one of those dead are children. Protests erupted in Kemerovo as information came out that the fire alarm was swit...

  • March 26, 2018

    Cuomo speaks at black church, says Jews can't dance

    New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is a racist, a white supremacist, and an anti-Semitic politician. Or at least he would be if he were a conservative Republican. Cuomo visited a black church and proceeded to "joke" about race and religio...

  • March 25, 2018

    Liberals crowing that 'March for our Lives crowds bigger than for Trump inaugural

    Huge crowds turned out yesterday for the "Children's Crusade," AKA "March four our Lives" event. I applaud the activism of the young, their passion, and their desire to change the world - misguided though it all may be.  ...

  • March 25, 2018

    The smearing of Pamela Geller highlights exactly why she is (mostly) right

    My old friend Pamela Geller took to the pages of American Thinker today to defend herself against the outrageous smears broadcast on CNN the other night regarding her supposed "anti-Islam" worldview. For a detailed defense of Geller, I r...

  • March 25, 2018

    Democrats looking to win governorships in Florida, Michigan, and Ohio

    In November, there will be 36 governorships at stake in the mid term elections, with 26 of those Republican. Democrats fell there is a slew of opportunities to flop some statehouses, but are particularly eager at the prospects to win three key states...

  • March 24, 2018

    US Justice Department indicts 9 Iranians in 'massive and brazen' hacking scheme

    The U.S. Department of Justice announced it had indicted nine Iranians who were working for the Revolutionary Guards, as well as an Iranian government front company, for hacking hundreds of college and university professors, as well as other pri...

  • March 24, 2018

    UNHRC tally: Five resolutions against Israel, two against Syria

    The United Nations Human Rights Council ended its longest session of the year Friday and issued several resolutions condemning human rights practices in several countries. One resolution each was passed naming South Sudan, Burma, and Nor...

  • March 24, 2018

    Report: Bolton set to clean house at NSC

    The permanent national security bureaucracy – whom many call the Deep State – is in big trouble at the White House. A new sheriff is in town, and his name is John Bolton.  Bolton, named the new national security adviser by...

  • March 23, 2018

    'Fresh testimony' on Clintons in Uranium One scandal

    This is a story that will not die easily, because there are actual dots that connect and lead – or give the appearance to leading – to the Clinton Global Initiative and Hillary Clinton's secretary of state office. The Uranium One s...

  • March 23, 2018

    NR's Kevin Williamson hired on as columnist for the Atlantic

    National Review columnist Kevin Williamson is leaving the magazine to take a position with The Atlantic. The Atlantic has named the first four contributors to its forthcoming section for ideas, opinion, and commentary at TheAtlantic.co...

  • March 23, 2018

    Hilarious: Venezuela to eliminate 3 zeroes from currency to combat 'economic persecution'

    Venezuela's hyperinflation is driving the government loony-tunes.  That's the only explanation I can think of for why the government of Nicolás Maduro has decided to lop off three zeroes from its currency, the bolivar, to fig...

  • March 23, 2018

    De Blasio embroiled in bribery scandal

    A donor to the campaigns of New York City mayor Bill de Blasio testified under oath that he paid bribes to the mayor and others to receive favorable treatment from the city. Washington Free Beacon: Harendra Singh, the owner of the restaurant ...

  • March 22, 2018

    Massive spending increases in $1.3-trillion budget bill

    House negotiators worked far into the night last night before agreeing on a 2,232-page, $1.3-trillion omnibus spending bill that vastly increases domestic and military spending while denying the president much of his border wall money and leaving the...

  • March 22, 2018

    South African radical: White farmers should 'leave the keys' when they go

    We've been covering the ongoing tragedy for white farmers in South Africa for more than a year, culminating in a law passed by the radical South African parliament that expropriates white farmland that's been in the same family for hundr...

  • March 21, 2018

    Holy Cross to drop knight mascot because of Christian violence during Crusades

    An astonishing example of ignorance, stupidity, and political correctness run amok.  The College of Holy Cross is dropping its longtime mascot, the knight, because of its connection to Christians who fought during the Crusades. Fox News: ...

  • March 21, 2018

    Fox analyst Ralph Peters quits, cites network as 'propaganda machine'

    Longtime Fox News analyst Ralph Peters, a retired colonel, resigned from his position as a military analyst and excoriated the network for being a "propaganda machine." CNN: "Four decades ago, I took an oath as a newly commissi...

  • March 21, 2018

    Kelly said to be furious over leak warning Trump not to congratulate Putin

    White House chief of staff John Kelly is said to be furious over a leaked memo that warned Donald Trump not to congratulate Vladimir Putin on his "re-election" as president of Russia. CNN: Kelly intends to address the matter Wednesd...

  • March 21, 2018

    Gov. Bruce Rauner narrowly defeats Jeanne Ives in IL GOP primary

    Illinois governor Bruce Rauner, the "Worst Republican Governor in America," narrowly survived a challenge from conservative upstart Jeanne Ives in the primary race for governor.  Rauner massively outspent Ives, $50 million...

  • March 21, 2018

    ICE chief: 3 illegal aliens committed crimes since warned of raid in Oakland

    Thomas Homan, deputy director at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, said at a White House roundtable on immigration, that three illegal aliens warned of an ICE raid in Oakland by Mayor Libby Schaaf have since committed crimes. The warning o...

  • March 19, 2018

    IL liberal group sends out mailers trying to shame people into voting

    From the minds of liberals come the most autocratic ideas. A liberal group in Illinois doesn't like the fact that many people choose not to vote.  The idea that it's their "choice" not to vote is irrelevant.  ...

  • March 19, 2018

    Gore: Global warming triggering 'flying rivers, rain bombs'

    Al Gore will go down in the history of hysteria as a prime example of how to get rich without having any brains. Here's Gore in Dubai, according to Marc Morano at Climate Depot: Former Vice President Al Gore is at it again. ...

  • March 19, 2018

    Minnesota targets schools with 'racial disparities in discipline'

    Of all the blatantly racist policies promulgated by the Obama administration, a "guidance" to public schools issued in 2014 on "racial disparities in discipline" may be the worst. Basically, if more black students are disciplin...

  • March 19, 2018

    Sen. Corker expects Trump to pull out of Iran deal by May

    Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Bob Corker told Face the Nation he expects that Donald Trump will pull out of the Iran deal by May. "The Iran deal will be another issue that's coming up in May, and right now it doesn...

  • March 18, 2018

    Furor grows over Facebook 'data breach'

    On the surface, the Facebook/Cambridge Analytica (CA) face-off is fairly straightforward; bi tech vs, big data. But what happens if big tech was in bed with big data? What if Facebook's highly touted "privacy" efforts were nothing but a...

  • March 18, 2018

    CA town wants to be exempt from state's sanctuary city policies

    Not everyone in California is a liberal extremist or radical, open borders fanatic. In fact, there has been a movement around for years in Northern California to create a 51st state called "Jefferson." The area is far more conservative with...

  • March 17, 2018

    End of the 'budget hawks'? US debt hits $21 trillion

    U.S. national debt passed an ugly milestone on Thursday.  The Treasury Department announced that the debt had passed $21 trillion.  It passed $20 trillion just six months ago and is expected to rise another trillion dollars by thi...

  • March 17, 2018

    Women's college in Boston says 'God bless you' is a microaggression

    Simmons College in Boston posted its social justice guidelines that included not saying "God bless you" when someone sneezes because it's a microaggression. What's even more astonishing is that there must be a thousand of these ...

  • March 16, 2018

    White South African farmers in fear for their lives as the government prepares to seize their land

    The government of Australia is offering to fast track visas for white South African farmers who are under siege on their own land. It's a story that's not getting much play in the US - for obvious reasons. A group representing Afrikan...

  • March 16, 2018

    Illegal alien appointed to statewide post in California

    The California senate Rules Committee has appointed an illegal alien to an advisory committee, the first illegal to hold state-wide office. Sacramento Bee: Lizbeth Mateo, a 33-year-old attorney and immigrant rights activist, will serve on the...

  • March 16, 2018

    Jeff Flake may challenge Trump in 2020

    Senator Jeff Flake was in New Hampshire to speak at the famous "politics and eggs" event at St. Anselm College where many a presidential hopeful has auditioned for the role. So, naturally, one of the most prominent NeverTrumpers in polit...

  • March 15, 2018

    Judge dismisses 'Clock Boy's' lawsuit against school 'with prejudice'

    In 2015, Ahmed Mohamed, a 14-year-old student at MacArthur High School in Irving, Texas brought what he claimed was a homemade clock to school.  When he showed it to one of his teachers, the older man thought immediately it was a bomb....

  • March 15, 2018

    What happens when the unemployment rate drops below 4%

    The current U.S. "official" unemployment rate is at 4.1%, and most economists are forecasting a drop below 4% very soon and possibly below 3% by the end of 2019. Bloomberg: U.S. unemployment is primed to fall significantly further a...

  • March 15, 2018

    Sean Penn's debut novel is Trump assassination porn

    Who knew that Sean Penn was a novelist? Well, that may be a misnomer.  More accurately, he thinks he's a novelist.  His first effort in that regard comes in at a super-light 176 pages – a light book from a super-...

  • March 14, 2018

    Prime Minister May will sanction Russia over spy murder

    British prime minister Theresa May is expected to address Parliament this afternoon on what the government plans to do to punish Russia for the attempted assassination of Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia in Salisbury nine days ago. Autho...

  • March 13, 2018

    Mueller's new fishing hole: 'Conspiracy to defraud the government'

    Special Counsel Robert Mueller is invoking a new charge in his Captain Queeg search for the lost strawberries.  He is looking to tie Trump and his aides to a "conspiracy to defraud the government charge." What makes this such a...

  • March 13, 2018

    House intel committee wraps up collusion investigation

    The House Intelligence Committee has wrapped up its investigation and has found no evidence of collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia to swing the election to the president. Predictably, Democrats showed their displeasure. ...

  • March 12, 2018

    James Clapper poised to get away with lying to Congress

    In 2013, former director of National Intelligence James Clapper testified under oath before Congress about the mass surveillance of U.S. citizens.  The following year, Edward Snowden's document dump revealed that Clapper had lied t...

  • March 11, 2018

    Cuba to hold last elections of the 'Castro era'

    Cuba's Communist party will hold sham elections today as voters will ask to choose from a list of approved party candidates. The election is a precursor to a vote in Cuba's legislature next month to select the first non-Castro leader since...

  • March 11, 2018

    Report: Soros money funding Fusion GPS

    A Russian billionaire says that liberal moneyman George Soros is funding Fusion GPS, the Democratic party opposition research firm that funded the Steele Dossier.  Oleg Deripaska, an aluminum magnate, penned an op ed in the Daily Caller that ...

  • March 11, 2018

    Florida legislature bans 'free speech zones' on state campuses

    A bit of good news out of Florida where the legislature passed an education reform bill that includes a provision that would outlaw campus "free speech zones." Liberals have used these misnamed "free speech zones" to marginaliz...

  • March 10, 2018

    Bernie Sanders is winning the Dem civil war, and the establishment is terrified

    Vermont senator Bernie Sanders will not endorse his longtime California Senate colleague Dianne Feinstein in her re-election bid.  Sanders says it's an issue for the "people of California" to decide. AOL: The former preside...

  • March 10, 2018

    Bay Area coffee shop will not serve police

    A coffee shop in Oakland will refuse to serve police officers in uniform, according to social media posts.  A police sergeant was turned away last week, despite the fact he is president of the Latino Police Officers Association of Alam...

  • March 10, 2018

    'Worst-case scenario has happened' for California bullet train

    It was never a question whether the planned high-speed rail system connecting Los Angeles and San Francisco would be a boondoggle.  Given the history of government infrastructure projects, massive cost overruns and long delays were to ...

  • March 10, 2018

    Scoop! Bob Woodward thinks some reporters are 'emotionally unhinged' covering Trump

    Bob Woodward is a veteran reporter and one of the smartest people in Washington. Just ask him.  His powers of observation and keen insight are second to none. Not very much gets by him in DC.  Woodward turned his prodigious analytical...

  • March 9, 2018

    'Goldilocks economy': Businesses add 313K jobs in February

    Some analysts looking at the jobs report that came out today are calling a "Goldilocks economy": rapid growth in the number of jobs but the growth of wages under control. The BLS reports that the economy added an astonishing 313,000...

  • March 8, 2018

    When a picture is worth a thousand nervous breakdowns

    Students at Middlebury college woke up on February 28 to a jarring sight in their campus newspaper: a full-color photograph of Satan – or, since they don't believe in stuff like that, controversial political scientist Charles Murray. ...

  • March 7, 2018

    DoJ to sue California over sanctuary city policies

    Yes, elections have consequences.  The Department of Justice has filed suit against the state of California  that alleges obstruction of federal immigration enforcement.  The suit is against three California laws that were pass...

  • March 7, 2018

    NY Times gushes over Kim Jong-un's 'diplomatic debut'

    What is it about ruthless, brutal dictators that liberals can't resist?  Is it that they treat their citizens the way liberals think all lesser beings than themselves should be treated?  Whatever it is, they can't help thems...

  • March 6, 2018

    Suspicious substance leaves former Russian double agent critically ill

    A former Russian double agent, convicted of treason in Moscow for passing on the names of dozens of spies in Great Britain, was found unconscious on a park bench with his daughter after being exposed to what authorities say was an unidentified...

  • March 6, 2018

    Argentine ex-president Kirchner charged in cover-up in 1994 Jewish community center bombing

    In 1994, a Jewish-Argentine community center in Buenos Aires was bombed, killing 85 people.  Since then, there have been several investigations by the Argentine government that have pointed the finger at Iran and Hezb'allah as the perpe...

  • March 6, 2018

    Innovation in fast food industry making 'Fight for Fifteen' irrelevant

    "Flippy" is a burger-flipping robot that is just one of the technological innovations in the fast food industry that will eventually make the union-backed "Fight for Fifteen" minimum wage movement irrelevant. It's hard to f...

  • March 5, 2018

    Waters promises 'reparations' if Dems take over in 2020

    How radical can the Democrats get if they take over the government again? What used to be an extreme position - reparations to black people for slavery - is now entering the mainstream of Democratic party thought and could become a reality once the D...

  • March 4, 2018

    Despite warning from Oakland mayor, ICE sweep nets illegal alien criminals

    A sweep by immigration enforcement agents in Northern California led to the arrest of 232 illegal aliens, including several who had been charged or convicted of violent crimes. The sweep occurred despite a public warning issued prior to the enforc...

  • March 4, 2018

    Holder predicts Mueller will charge Trump with obstruction of justice

    Former attorney general Eric Holder weighed in on the Mueller investigation and, not suprisingly, came to the conclusion that Donald Trump had already committed the crime of obstruction of justice and Mueller would eventually charge him with it. W...

  • March 3, 2018

    US trade partners ready retaliatory strikes in possible trade war

    How serious is Donald Trump about slapping a 25% tariff on steel imports? Editor Lifson believes that the announcement by the president on Twitter is a negotiating ploy, that his comment that "trade wars are good and easy to win" is just...

  • March 2, 2018

    Justice Dept. IG will accuse former FBI director McCabe of 'misleading' investigators

    Former FBI director Andrew McCabe will come in for heavy criticism from the Justice Department inspector general of leaking stories to the press and then "misleading" investigators about it. The oversight report being prepared by Mi...

  • March 1, 2018

    Bolton calls for pre-emptive strike against North Korea

    Former U.N. ambassador John Bolton is calling for a pre-emptive strike on North Korea to destroy its nuclear and missile programs, which already may be capable of striking the U.S. mainland. Bolton makes a convincing case in the Wall Street J...

  • February 28, 2018

    Is California becoming a third-world country?

    Ah, California and the blue-state model.  Compassionate government.  Numerous public services.  Smiling, well paid government employees.  Protected environment.  Fairness, diversity, and a feelin...

  • February 27, 2018

    Obama said in 'secret' speech, 'We didn't have a scandal that embarrassed us'

    Hit and Run's Robbie Soave called the speech "weird."  Indeed, Barack Obama's "secret" speech at an MIT sports policy conference didn't deal much with sports.  But the former presiden...

  • February 26, 2018

    Democrats now embracing Sanders's 'Medicare for all' plan

    One of the most glaring signs that the Democratic Party has shifted even farther leftward since the 2016 election is in the way most Democratic candidates are embracing Senator Bernie Sanders's single-payer health care plan, which he calls "...

  • February 26, 2018

    Oakland mayor tips off illegals to ICE sweep

    In a nation where the rule of law governed public officials, Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf might be subject to arrest for obstruction after she issued a warning to the city's illegal alien community that there was a pending sweep by ICE. But...

  • February 26, 2018

    White House says talks with North Korea must lead to end of nuclear program

    North and South Korean officials met before the closing ceremonies of the Olympic Games and representatives of the Kim regime expressed their willingness to talk to the United States about the crisis on the Korean peninsula. But the White House is...

  • February 25, 2018

    At CPAC, Mona Charen slams Trump, calls Le Pen invite 'a disgrace'

    Conservative columnist Mona Charen appeared on a panel at CPAC on Saturday and proceeded to slam Donald Trump and conservatives for their "hypocrisy." She also skewered CPAC for inviting Marion Le Pen, a leader of the French nationalist par...

  • February 25, 2018

    Mexican president cancels White House trip after 'testy' phone call with Trump

    The Mexican government has reportedly cancelled a tentatively planned visit by President Enrique Peña Nieto to the US this month following what was described as a "testy" phone call between Nieto and Donald Trump. The two lea...

  • February 24, 2018

    Unions could take a big hit from SCOTUS

    On Monday, the Supreme Court will hear a landmark case that will decide the legality of fees paid by non-union workers to public employee unions to help cover the costs of collective bargaining. The court heard another case in 2016 involving ...

  • February 24, 2018

    National Democrats jump feet first into local Dem House primary

    Saying that Laura Moser, a candidate in the crowded Democratic primary for a seat being held by a Republican, is "not going to change Washington," the Democratic National Congressional Committee took the highly unusual step of dropping...

  • February 22, 2018

    Congressmen demand Al Jazeera be investigated for spying on American Jews

    The Washington Free Beacon is reporting that a bipartisan group of congressmen is demanding that the Department of Justice open an investigation into Al Jazeera, the Qatari-based media company.  The website published a story on...

  • February 19, 2018

    Podesta can't explain why Russians focused on battleground states and Hillary didn't

    I don't know whether Democrats truly believe that Russian meddling swung the election to Trump in 2016 or it's just a convenient narrative to excuse their own incompetence and stupidity. If they really believe it, they are delusional....

  • February 18, 2018

    Swiss make it illegal to boil lobsters

    Switzerland regularly ranks as one of the best places on earth to live. Beautiful scenery, picturesque cities, robust, friendly people, and, if you like winter sports, a winter wonderland. But few nations outdo the Swiss in nanny statism. Their na...

  • February 18, 2018

    Israel promises to 'take off the gloves' in next confrontation with Iran

    A member of Israel's security cabinet, Minister of National Infrastructures and Political-Security Cabinet member Yoav Galant , recently warned that  Israel would "take of the gloves" if there was another confrontation with Ir...

  • February 17, 2018

    Video: Inmates applaud as cop-killer walks by

    The accused murderer of a Chicago police commander received a hero's welcome in the Cook County prison lock-up.  As he was being led upstairs to face the judge in a preliminary hearing, several inmates in the lock-up applauded as he wal...

  • February 17, 2018

    Harassment allegations dog Illinois's most powerful politician

    The #MeToo movement may not be making national headlines anymore, but in state legislatures across the country, there are plenty of cases that involve legislators and staff. In Illinois, harassment allegations have touched the office of the state...

  • February 16, 2018

    DACA on life support as Senate fails 4 times to pass immigration reform

    Four different proposals to reform immigration law and give protections to the children of illegal aliens failed to achieve the necessary 60 votes in the Senate, probably killing immigration reform for the foreseeable future. The measure backed by...

  • February 15, 2018

    Leaked Assange message scotches one Trump collusion theory

    A leaked message from Julian Assange, founder of Wikileaks, has disproven one of the Democrats' theories on Donald Trump's collusion with Russia. The Intercept is reporting on a leaked private Twitter message calling Trump aide Roger ...

  • February 14, 2018

    Eco-wacko: 'I'm more afraid of climate change' than prison

    What is it about climate change that drive some advocates bonkers? One activist whose actions crossed the line from advocacy to eco-terrorism was arrested for shutting off valves on a pipeline project in Minnesota.  She told a group of s...

  • February 13, 2018

    Wisconsin GOP candidate's parents max out donations to his opponent

    Wisconsin Republican U.S. Senate candidate Kevin Nicholson's parents have donated the maximum allowable under law – to his Democratic opponent. The campaign of incumbent Senator Tammy Baldwin released its FEC filings, which show tha...

  • February 13, 2018

    Sessions is skewered for praising the 'Anglo-American heritage' of law enforcement

    Eschewing facts and denying reality is basically a pocket definition of modern liberalism.  Don't like the facts?  Change them.  Hate reality?  Ignore it.  Never was this disconnect more evident tha...

  • February 12, 2018

    GOP senators will introduce enforcement-heavy immigration bill

    Republican senators will introduce a series of amendments this week that would drastically reform immigration policies.  Their plan closely follows the proposals from the White House, but with significant differences on enforcing laws ...

  • February 12, 2018

    Former CIA director Brennan under investigation for perjury

    Obama appointee and former CIA director John Brennan is the target of a perjury investigation by the House Intelligence Committee, according to an exclusive Real Clear Investigations report. Chairman Devin Nunes is turning his attention to th...

  • February 12, 2018

    Unilever threatens to pull ads from tech giants unless they 'reform' content

    Unilever, one of the largest consumer products companies in the world, is threatening to pull its advertisements from Facebook, Google, and YouTube unless they get rid of platforms that promote "extremism," "hate speech," and ...

  • February 11, 2018

    Media gushes over Kim's sister at the Olympics

    The sister of one of the most murderous dictators in the world who leads the most closed society on the planet is, if you read the American media, a celebrity superstar on par with Ivanka Trump. Kim Yo Jong, sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-...

  • February 11, 2018

    Controversy erupts when science fair project examines race and IQ

    A high school science fair project that tried to correlate race with intelligence has been pulled from the event after complaints that it was racially insensitive. The unamed student of an unknown race who submitted the project was enrolled in an ...

  • February 11, 2018

    Poll: Americans 'overwhelmingly believe' Obama administration improperly surveilled Trump campaign

    An IBD/TIPP poll shows that the American people overwhelmingly believe that the Obama administration improperly surveilled the Trump campaign. What makes the poll interesting is that, despite the media's best efforts to downplay...

  • February 11, 2018

    White House quietly working on immigration compromise

    The Los Angeles Times is reporting that the White House is quietly floating a compromise on immigration reform that would include legalizing 1.8 million DREAMers, as well as ending chain migration and the visa lottery. Also included in the White Hous...

  • February 10, 2018

    Pacific island thought to be sinking is actually growing

    "Save Tuvalu, save the world" was the battle cry at the 2015 climate conference in Peru.  The prime minister of that tiny Pacific island nation begged the conference to keep his country from "disappearing." Independen...

  • February 10, 2018

    Number 3 official at Justice Department suddenly resigns

    What the hell is going on at the Justice Department? Yesterday, Editor Lifson wrote about the resignation/firing of two high ranking officials at the FBI and the Department of Justice. Both had played a role in the Clinton investigation. Both resigne...

  • February 10, 2018

    CIA paid Russian spy who offered 'dirt' on Trump $100K

    Here's a cloak and dagger story that would be hilarious if it wasn't so frightening. The CIA thought they had an opportunity to recover hacking tools that had been stolen from the NSA last year courtesy of a shadowy Russian spy. The R...

  • February 9, 2018

    Egyptian security forces launch major offensive against ISIS

    Egyptian president Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has ordered what's being described as a "major offensive" in the Sinai region, where ISIS fighters have been creating chaos in the last two years. In addition to the Sinai, Egyptian forces...

  • February 9, 2018

    Report: Climate change 'worst-case scenario' ruled out

    The most cataclysmic scenarios for global warming have been ruled out, according to a new report from the University of British Columbia. But the report also warns that the climate will still destabilize, wreaking havoc on the planet. Accordi...

  • February 9, 2018

    Op-ed: in Olympics, focus on 'winner of the race, not the race of the winner'

    John Moody, an executive editor at Fox News, wrote an op-ed appearing on the Fox website that has generated a lot of controversy. What is Moody's transgression?  The headline of the piece gives you a hint: "In Olympics...

  • February 8, 2018

    MSNBC's Katy Tur wonders if she's 'out of touch' for 'not cheering' $1000 bonus

    Nancy Pelosi thinks the income gains from the GOP tax bill are "crumbs." Not to be outdone, MSNBC's Katy Tur wondered during her report on Trump's visit to a factory where workers received a $1000 bonus what good $1000 would do. ...

  • February 8, 2018

    IRS overpaid billions in Obamacare subsidies and can't recover it

    A Treasury Department watchdog says that the IRS overpaid Obamacare subsidies for taxpayers by $3.5 billion in 2015 alone, and because of constraints built into the law at the time it was passed, cannot recover the money. How much of the overpayme...

  • February 8, 2018

    Holder: DoJ wrong to apologize to tea party groups for IRS targeting

    "Never say you're sorry. It's a sign of weakness," is the number one rule of NCIS main character Leroy Jethro Gibbs. Former Attorney General Eric Holder appears have taken that rule to heart. Holder said yesterday that apologizin...

  • February 7, 2018

    Trump trolls liberals with call for military parade

    From sea to shining sea, that sound you are hearing is the collective noise of liberal heads exploding. Donald Trump wants a military parade. On a "patriotic holiday." And the left is having a collective bowel movement. In their pants...

  • February 7, 2018

    He's the world's most persistent illegal immigrant

    According to data given to the Washington Times by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, there is a champion illegal immigrant who has shown himself to be the most persistent border jumper in the world. The unnamed illegal alien has been depor...

  • February 6, 2018

    Trump lawyers greenlight second special counsel

    The appointment of a second special counsel to investigate the FBI and Justice Department took a giant step forward yesterday when the president's deputy press secretary, Raj Shah, told reporters on Air Force One that the president's leg...

  • February 6, 2018

    'International Day of Zero Tolerance for FGM' a first step that falls short

    Today has been recognized by the UN as "International Day of Zero Tolerance for FGM." Female genital mutilation has been performed on 200 million women worldwide. Most FGM is performed in African countries, but there are several Middle East...

  • February 6, 2018

    Comic sues improv group for 'reverse gender discrimination' after rape allegations

    Aaron Glaser, a long time member of the comedy improv group Upright Citizens Brigade, is suing the organization for reverse gender discrimination after unproven allegations of rape in 2016 got him fired. The accusers were anonymous and to this day...

  • February 6, 2018

    NFL runs 'equal pay' Super Bowl ad while rejecting vets ad to stand for anthem

    Last month, the NFL rejected an ad from AMVETS asking everyone to stand for the national anthem. They called the ad too "political" to run. But the league approved another ad that was blatantly political. T-Mobile's ad made a plea fo...

  • February 5, 2018

    On trial, suspect in Paris attacks claims 'anti-Muslim bias'

    Salah Abdeslam, the only surviving terrorist who helped carry out several attacks in Paris in November of 2015 that killed 130 people, went on trial in a Belgium court on charges relating to his flight from authorities in France. Abdeslam is accus...

  • February 5, 2018

    Israel has been carrying out air strikes in Egypt with Cairo's permission

    The NewYork Times is reporting that the Israeli air force has been carrying out strikes in Egypt's northern Sinai desert for the last 2 years with Cairo's consent. The unusual alliance is targeting the ISIS affiliate in the Sinai who hav...

  • February 5, 2018

    Back from the dead, GOP hopes for mid terms jump on improving poll numbers

    The Christmas season was not a very jolly one for Republicans. Donald Trump's approval numbers were near historic lows while the so-called generic ballot measuring the relative strength of both parties saw the Democrats with a double digit lead. ...

  • February 4, 2018

    Riot erupts following Charles Kirk lecture at Colorado State University

    Neo-fascists, shouting what was described as a "Nazi slogan," attacked a group of Antifa protesters outside of a venue where conservative activist Charles Kirk had just concluded a lecture.  The fascists, believed to be connected to...

  • February 4, 2018

    IL Governor Rauner's conservative challenger making waves

    Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner may be one of the most unpopular governors within his own party in the country. This isn't surprising. Named the nation's "Worst Republican Governor" by the National Review, Rauner has betrayed hi...

  • February 4, 2018

    Dems miscalculation on DACA will cost them down the road

    With about a month to go before protections for DACA recipients expires, Democrats are once again trying to use the issue as leverage in talks to keep the government operating past Thursday. The House has scheduled a vote for Tuesday on another co...

  • February 3, 2018

    North Korea evades sanctions to the tune of $200 million

    A panel of experts has reported to the UN that sanctions against North Korea have not done a good job in stemming the flow of exports, allowing the regime of Kim Jong-un to rake in more than $200 million last year. About 90% of North Korean export...

  • February 3, 2018

    Thanks to Democrats, FISA oversight is dead

    Strip away all the hype, all the spin, all the "fake news" being generated about the Nunes memo and both sides are left with one, incontrovertible, undeniable fact. The FISA warrant issued to spy on American citizen, Carter Page, was bas...

  • February 2, 2018

    Maxine Waters says Trump speeches should come with a 'disclaimer'

    Radical, racist, crazy, ignorant - Maxine Waters has demonstrated all of those character traits and more over her 30 years in politics. That she has risen so far in the Democratic party hierarchy is a testament to the liberal's penchant for delus...

  • February 2, 2018

    Newsweek and IBT caught buying, manipulating web traffic

    Several web companies owned by Newsweek are buying and manipulating traffic, according to report in BuzzFeed. Artificially boosting readership allows the media company to sell ads at higher rates. And since a US government agency made a huge ad ...

  • February 1, 2018

    Washington set to explode when FISA memo released today

    An administration official told Reuters that the FISA memo detailing abuses by the Justice Department and the FBI would be released today. The memo, prepared by Republican staff members of the House intelligence committee, will reportedly show that a...

  • January 31, 2018

    Delusional Illinois Democratic gubernatorial candidates promising the moon to citizens

    The state of Illinois is in the worst financial mess of any state in the union. The state owes billions in unpaid bills to vendors - most of them small businesses. The pension system is underfunded and is a ticking time bomb getting ready to explode....

  • January 31, 2018

    FBI director says McCabe 'retired' because of upcoming IG report

    FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe "resigned" yesterday after a meeting with the bureau's Director Chris Wray. Wray strongly suggested in a letter to FBI employees that McCabe left the bureau because of what's in the forthcoming D...

  • January 30, 2018

    CEO of Democratic Party out after just 6 months

    Six months ago, Democratic National Committtee Chairman Tom Perez hired veteran Democratic operative Jess O'Connell to serve as CEO of the party organization. At that time, Dems were reeling from a top to bottom loss at the polls in 2016, includi...

  • January 30, 2018

    CA teacher and Dem city councilman calls military 'lowest of the low'

    A California teacher and Democratic member of the Pico Rivera City Council told his students that he doesn't think much of the American military. Breitbart: “They’re the frickin’ lowest of our low,” Salcido ca...

  • January 30, 2018

    19 American tourists to Cuba report symptoms similar to diplomats

    The sickness that affected dozens of US diplomats and their families while stationed in Cuba has also struck American tourists to the island. In September, the state department withdrew most of the US consular staff after many of them reported sym...

  • January 29, 2018

    Speaking real truth to real power

    Singer Joy Villa is not among the popular music elite. But in an industry where making a living is a million to one shot, she has carved out a nice little career. Last year, Villa shocked the Grammy Awards by showing up in a "Make Americ...

  • January 29, 2018

    Prison reform near the top of GOP agenda before mid-terms

    The issue of prison reform came before the Republican mega donors meeting in the California desert this past weekend, and several lawmakers who spoke to attendees were confident that some kind of reform bill would be enacted before the November mid-t...

  • January 28, 2018

    Senator Grassley burrowing in to DoJ, Democratic party corruption

    Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley has sent a letter to several current and former high ranking Democrats in the party and the Hillary Clinton campaign, requesting documents and information about their relationship to Fusion GPS and a...

  • January 28, 2018

    Koch Network readies massive investment in 2018 mid terms

    Yesterday, the Vast Right Wing Conspiracy held a meeting at an exclusive resort in enemy territory (California) to plot the destruction of liberals and the Democratic party. That's the take on the meeting by the liberal tin foil hat briga...

  • January 28, 2018

    CDC: 50,000 Americans could die of influenza this year

    The current flu epidemic is the most serious outbreak since the pandemic of Swine Flu in 2009 and the CDC is sounding the alarm about it. There are several factors that make this flu season more dangerous than others. But the bottom line is that t...

  • January 28, 2018

    US takes sides in Turkey-Kurdish clash in Syria

    Over the last several years, the US has had a close, cooperative relationship with the Kurdish militia, the YPG, in Syria. Along with other Arab militias, the YPG helped drive ISIS out of Syria and Iraq. Bu the chaos in Syria has allowed the YPG t...

  • January 28, 2018

    Will Democrats have enough cash to 'ride the wave' in 2018?

    The political landscape has undergone a sea change in the last month as Republicans have shown signs of recovery in generic polls for Congress. The latest gap between the two parties is 6 points, according to the latest Fox poll. Other recent po...

  • January 27, 2018

    Schumer rejects White House immigration plan

    Stung by criticism from the Democratic base following his cave in to Republicans on the funding bill, Senate Minority Leader Chuc Schumer rejected the immigration proposal released by the White House earlier this week, accusing the president of using...

  • January 27, 2018

    East coast states to sue over GOP tax plan

    New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that a coalition of east coast states will sue the federal government over the recently passed GOP tax bill. At issue is the $10,000 limit on deductions for state and local taxes. The states claim the measu...

  • January 27, 2018

    Economy grows a robust 2.6% in 4th quarter

    The economy continues to perk along while signs point to even larger growth this year. The Commerce Department announced the US GDP grew at a strong 2.6% during the 4th quarter last year as businesses indicated increased investment and hiring for ...

  • January 27, 2018

    MSU secrets go far beyond Nassar crimes

    The former Michigan State doctor and US gymnastics physician Larry Nassar was sentenced to 170 years in prison for sexually molesting and abusing 150 girls for more than 20 years. The entire board of the US Gymanstics Association has resigned...

  • January 26, 2018

    Photo emerges of Obama and Farrakhan together from 2005

    A long-buried photograph showing a smiling Barack Obama standing with virulent anti-white, anti-Semite Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan has emerged more than 12 years after it was taken. The photo, taken in 2005 at a meeting of the Congressi...

  • January 26, 2018

    Hawaii bureaucrat who initiated false missile alert refusing to talk to FCC

    Because a government worker's reputation and job are far more important than the safety and security of private citizens during a nuclear attack. Right? ABC News: The Hawaii Emergency Management Agency employee who mistakenly sent out ...

  • January 26, 2018

    Why have Iranian naval craft stopped harassing US Navy ships?

    For the last few years, Iranian patrol boats manned by Revolutionary Guard sailors have been harassing US naval vessels in the Persian Gulf. The boats would rush toward US ships, sometimes barely avoiding collisions. It's as if the Iranians were ...

  • January 26, 2018

    Iconic 'Doomsday Clock' creeps to 2 minutes to midnight

    The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists announced yesterday that they have moved the hands of their "Doomsday Clock" to two minutes to midnight, indicating they believe the threat of nuclear war (and climate change) is more pronounced than at any...

  • January 25, 2018

    Justice Department demands documents from sanctuary cities

    The Department of Justice sent a letter to 23 states and cities demanding documentation that law enforcement agencies were complying with federal immigration law. The demand is just the latest salvo from the Trump administration to force sanctuary ci...

  • January 25, 2018

    Capetown will run out of water in less than 90 days

    They are calling it "Day Zero" - the day that Capetown, South Africa will run out of water. That day will happen in less than 3 months.  The water conservation efforts of the city's population has been spotty at best. Apparently...

  • January 24, 2018

    Twitter says #ReleaseTheMemo campaign not being driven by Russia

    The Daily Beast is reporting that Twitter has discovered very little Russian influence driving the online #ReleaseTheMemo campaign.  The publication's findings directly contradict the accepted wisdom that the campaign is being driven by...

  • January 24, 2018

    Mexico drug cartels stealing billions of dollars in oil from Pemex

    Reuters has an astonishing report about Mexican drug cartels tapping into oil pipelines owned by the state oil company Pemex in order to steal enormous amounts of fuel from the Mexican oil industry. Apparently, oil has become a target of the ...

  • January 24, 2018

    Oscars snub Al Gore's Inconvenient Truth sequel

    Is climate change losing its luster as an issue for the Hollywood left?  Or have so many "Inconvenient Truths" about global warming been debunked that it has forced Hollywood into an embarrassed silence? The sequel to Al Gore...

  • January 23, 2018

    NFL censors AMVETS Super Bowl ad responding to anthem protests

    The National Football League is refusing to run an ad in the official Super Bowl game program by AMVETS that references the player protests against the National Anthem. .@AMVETSHQ will NOT tolerate the @NFL refusing #Veteran right to free speech...

  • January 23, 2018

    US slaps heavy duties on solar equipment imports

    The Trump administration is imposing tariffs up to 30% on imports of solar equipment.  The measure is aimed directly at China, who has been dumping cheap, subsidized solar panels on the U.S. for a decade.  The U.S. had imposed anti-...

  • January 22, 2018

    GOP should be heartened by new poll on generic congressional ballot

    It was a dismal year for Republicans, as polls consistently showed the party trailing Democrats in national generic congressional ballots.  Last month, the gap between the parties was 18 points in the CNN poll, with double-digit leads ...

  • January 22, 2018

    White House indicates disapproval of bipartisan immigration bill

    A bipartisan immigration bill included in the legislation to fund the government through February 8 was attacked by White House spokesman Hogan Gidley, dashing hopes that the government shutdown could end today. Gidley said the deal is "...

  • January 21, 2018

    CNN reporter: Shutdown risks asteroid strike!

    A CNN reporter claims that because of the shutdown, NASA won't be able to track an incoming asteroid which will make its closest approach to earth on February 4th. We are all going to die because...Trump! CNN reporter Tom Foreman made the s...

  • January 21, 2018

    White House: No DACA deal until after shutdown ends

    Senate Republicans and the White House have made it clear to the Democrats that there will be no deal to legalize the hundreds of thousands of children of illegal aliens in the DACA program until a government funding measure is passed. The House p...

  • January 21, 2018

    California lawmakers raise questions about 'torture house' and home schooling

    California Assemblyman Jose Medina believes that the "torture house" where 16 children were held in captivity, starved, and beaten happened because of poor oversight of private and home schools. He will introduce a bill to provide the st...

  • January 20, 2018

    Looking for 'new ideas,' Baltimore mayor fires police commissioner

    Before the incident involving the death of Freddie Gray in police custody, the city of Baltimore had one of the highest crime rates in the country. Since the riots that tore the city apart and the federal government putting the city's police u...

  • January 20, 2018

    Turkey begins military operation against US-backed Syrian border force

    The Turkish defense minister announced that the army has begun bombarding Kurdish-held regions along the Syrian border as Ankara looks to destroy a U.S.-backed border force made up largely of Kurdish militias. The border force was created by the U...

  • January 19, 2018

    California AG threatens to prosecute businesses that help in immigration sweeps

    California attorney general Xavier Becerra warned businesses that his office would prosecute owners who assist the federal government in immigration sweeps for illegal aliens. Becerra was one of the driving forces behind making California a s...

  • January 19, 2018

    CFPB director a new hero on the right

    The acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), former congressman Mick Mulvaney, has submitted a budget request that may be a first in the history of government. The CFPB is an independent agency that receives its fun...

  • January 18, 2018

    Government shutdown looms as GOP scrambles for funding votes

    House Republicans have given up on striking an immigration enforcement deal with Democrats in exchange for legalizing DACA recipients.  That means that Speaker Paul Ryan will have to pass a short-term bill that funds the government through ...

  • January 18, 2018

    Cost overruns threaten to bankrupt CA bullet train boondoggle

    File this story under any number of headings: "Told ya so," "What did you expect?," or "You'd have to be brain-dead to have thought otherwise." The bureaucrats in charge of building California's high-speed rai...

  • January 17, 2018

    DHS to pursue criminal charges against sanctuary city leaders

    Homeland security secretary Kirstjen Nielsen told the Senate Judiciary Committee that her agency has asked the Justice Department to look into pursuing criminal charges against the leaders of sanctuary cities. ICE director Tom Homan said previousl...

  • January 16, 2018

    'Politically correct police officer' satire reveals uncomfortable truths

    Satire is the hardest art form to master, largely because you have to thread the needle between the probable and the possible.  The comedy skit below of a "politically correct police officer" would never happen in real life. ...

  • January 16, 2018

    Another anti-Muslim 'hate crime' exposed as a hoax

    An 11-year-old Toronto girl says she was attacked while walking to school with her brother by "a man dressed in black" who came up behind her and started to cut off her hijab.  The incident occurred in a Toronto suburb.  T...

  • January 16, 2018

    NAACP says no racial justice without fighting global warming

    The left is fond of trying to tie unrelated issues to gender, race, or sexual orientation. A recent example is Trump's description of some countries as "sh*tholes." His comment was considered racist even though everyone knows there are ...

  • January 15, 2018

    Actress Catherine Deneuve apologizes for criticizing #MeToo movement

    It was entirely predictable that after actress Catherine Deneuve and 100 other French women signed a letter criticizing the excesses of the #MeToo movement, the backlash from hysterical feminists would force some kind of apology. Yesterday, Deneuv...

  • January 15, 2018

    Why California is the 'poverty capital of America'

    An excellent op-ed in the L.A. Times today by Kerry Jackson is on why California – with its liberal politics and generous welfare system – is the "poverty capital of America." According to the Census Bureau, one out of five C...

  • January 15, 2018

    Abbas declares Oslo Accords dead

    Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas said on Sunday that the Oslo Accords, which had been the basis for negotiations between the Palestinians and Israelis since 1992, are dead, blaming Israel and Donald Trump's peace plan. Haaretz: Abbas s...

  • January 15, 2018

    Erdogan threatens to 'strangle' US-backed border army in Syria

    The U.S. military, along with its allies in Syria, are planning to form a 30,000-man force to patrol the northern Syrian border.  The force will be composed mostly of Kurdish YPG militia and will be augmented by other Syrian rebel groups. ...

  • January 14, 2018

    Hawaii false missile alert reveals shocking vulnerabilities to state's EMA

    The false alert yesterday that informed Hawaiians a missile was inbound and told for residents to seek shelter was caused by an employee of the Emergency Management Agency pushing "the wrong button" during a shift change. How would ...

  • January 13, 2018

    DACA showdown traps Dems

    Democrats have promised to shut the government down if DACA is not included in the budget bill.  The president refused to sign off on a spending agreement reached in the Senate that would have included DACA legislation, calling the Dem...

  • January 12, 2018

    Pelosi's racist comments about immigration negotiators draws criticism from Hoyer

    Rep. Nancy Pelosi is upset because there are no minorities in the group of congressional negotiators trying to hammer out an agreement on immigration.  Why it would matter beyond Democrats once again playing the race card is unclear.  But a...

  • January 12, 2018

    Project Veritas exposes Twitter 'shadow-banning'

    The latest bombshell from Project Veritas may be the most significant exposé of social media ever. James O'Keefe turned his hidden camera and microphone on Twitter employees, and what he found should shake our democracy to its...

  • January 11, 2018

    Canada is convinced Trump will withdraw from NAFTA

    Reuters is reporting that souces inside the Canadian government say Ottawa is convinced that the U.S. intends to withdraw from the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).  The news sent Canadian and Mexican currencies tumbling.  ...

  • January 11, 2018

    The left is pushing Dems over a cliff as government shutdown looms

    The clock is ticking toward a January 19 deadline for congressional negotiators, who are trying to come up with a long-term budget to avoid a government shutdown. Complicating matters are Democrats who insist that any budget deal include legislati...

  • January 10, 2018

    Trump suggests bringing back earmarks

    Donald Trump suggested that Congress consider bringing back earmarks as a way to improve bipartisanship. Earmarks were banned when the GOP took control of the House in 2010.  Most conservatives deride the practice of adding funds to legi...

  • January 10, 2018

    EPA chief unveils agenda for 2018

    EPA chief Scott Pruitt outlined the Trump administration environmental agenda to Reuters.  It includes a welcome roll-back in Obama-era carbon and clean water regulations, as well as the novel idea of sponsoring a national debate on cl...

  • January 10, 2018

    Professor decries negative perception of 'laziness'

    The chairman of the Department of Higher Education at the University of Denver recently wrote a paper that praises laziness as a "virtue" and excoriates neoliberalism and the "corporate university" as responsible for laziness...

  • January 9, 2018

    Judge dismisses all charges against Cliven Bundy and sons

    A judge in Las Vegas has dismissed the case against rancher Cliven Bundy and his sons, who were involved in an armed standoff with federal authorities in 2014. The judge cited the prosecution's "reckless disregard for [c]onstitutiona...

  • January 9, 2018

    GOP accuses Dems of holding budget deal hostage over DACA

    With 11 days to go before a threatened government shut down, Republicans involved in negotiations on a spending deal are becoming increasingly pessimistic that an agreement can be reached. The problem is that Democrats are "slow walking"...

  • January 8, 2018

    Grand jury in Jane Sanders's Burlington College case hears testimony

    A grand jury looking into charges that Jane Sanders, former president of Burlington College and wife of Vermont senator Bernie Sanders, misrepresented the amount of money donors gave to the school on loan applications in order to purchase a larg...

  • January 8, 2018

    Bannon's apology too little, too late for Trump

    Former Trump aide and confidant Steve Bannon issued a sort-of apology on Sunday for the incendiary statements he made about Donald Trump and Trump's family to Fire and Fury author Michael Wolff.  Curiously, he gave the statement exclusi...

  • January 7, 2018

    Trump, GOP lawmakers put a hold on welfare reform this year

    Donald Trump met with Republican congressional leaders on Saturday to discuss the agenda for 2018. On the GOP to do list will be immigration reform and a infrastructure bill. But on the question of welfare reform, the president suggested that the ...

  • January 7, 2018

    Space pioneering astronaut John Young dead at 87

    John Young, a pioneering astronaut who was the only person to participate in 3 NASA manned space programs, is dead at the age of 87. Young walked on the Moon in 1972 on Apollo 16. He is the only astronaut to visit the Moon twice - the landing in 1...

  • January 7, 2018

    Mueller now investigating Ivanka Trump?

    Special Counsel Robert Mueller is expanding his investigation into Trump campaign collusion with Russia by looking at a brief encounter between the president's daughter Ivanka, and Russians who attended the Trump Tower meeting with Donald Tr...

  • January 7, 2018

    The rich are fleeing Connecticut in droves

    Cause and effect. In the case of Connecticut, high taxes are leading to an exodus of wealthy residents, reducing the tax take for a state already struggling trying to balance its budget. We've seen this in other states, including Illinois, New...

  • January 6, 2018

    'Gorilla Channel' spoof ensnares Trump-haters

    A satirical fake excerpt from Michael Wolff's Trump book Fire and Fury was taken as fact by many liberal media personalities, leading to hilarious and embarrassing consequences. Wow, this extract from Wolff’s book is a shocking in...

  • January 6, 2018

    Antifa activist forced to pay $11K in damages to college Republican

    A prominent Antifa activist was ordered to pay $11,000 in damages to the president of the Berkeley College Republicans for filing "baseless and vexatious" lawsuits against him. College Republican Troy Worden sued Yvette Felarca after a j...

  • January 6, 2018

    White House wants $18 billion to pay for the wall over the next decade

    The White House says it will ask Congress for $18 billion over the next decade to build more than 300 miles of a new border wall along the U.S.-Mexican border.  The figures are the first hard numbers suggested by the White House and came in...

  • January 5, 2018

    Ex-NSA contractor pleads guilty to stealing massive amounts of classified info

    A former contractor working with the National Security Agency will plead guilty to stealing huge amounts of classified data in what some experts believe is the largest such theft in U.S. history. Harold Martin will plead guilty to one count o...

  • January 5, 2018

    Good news: ISIS declares war on Hamas

    The Islamic State in the Sinai posted a video of a former ISIS fighter being executed for selling arms to Hamas.  The group also called on supporters in Gaza to attack Hamas security installations.  This amounts to a declaration of ...

  • January 5, 2018

    Winning: Trump to open huge swaths of coastline for oil drilling

    The Trump administration is set to open vast amounts of U.S. coastline for oil exploration.  Green heads are already exploding, as America's huge offshore oil reserves will now be available for exploitation. Associated Press: ...

  • January 5, 2018

    CDC to hold briefing on how to survive nuclear attack

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will hold a public briefing on January 16 on how emergency responders should prepare for a nuclear attack on U.S. soil. It's clearly a sign of the times when the government takes the nuclear threa...

  • January 4, 2018

    Security flaws in chips could affect most modern computer devices

    A disturbing report is out from security researchers who have discovered two flaws in computer chips that could leave most devices vulnerable to hackers. Alphabet Inc.'s Google Project Zero, in cooperation with industry and academic researcher...

  • January 4, 2018

    French president Macron proposes 'fake news' law

    French president Emmanuel Macron is proposing a law that would place restrictions on social media sites on the content they allow online during elections. France does not have a First Amendment or anything resembling legal free speech protections....

  • January 3, 2018

    In stark contrast to Obama, Trump looks to foment revolution in Iran

    In 2009, when millions took to the streets in Iran to protest a rigged election, President Obama remained relatively silent, refusing to encourage the protesters and giving tacit approval to the subsequent brutal crackdown by Iranian authorities. ...

  • January 3, 2018

    Investigators find documented evidence of irregularities in FBI Hillary email probe

    It appears that congressional investigators are finally making some headway in the investigation into the FBI's handling of its Hillary Clinton email investigation. The investigators say they have documented proof that the FBI believed there w...

  • January 3, 2018

    Trump ups the ante on immigration deal to avoid shutdown

    Donald Trump has drawn a line in the sand on deal to keep the government operating past January 19.  Democrats are demanding that Trump address the DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) program, which would legalize hundreds of thousands...

  • January 2, 2018

    Report: US gives green light to Israeli assassination of Iranian general

    A report in a Kuwaiti newspaper says U.S. intelligence has given a green light to Israel to assassinate a top Iranian Revolutionary Guards general. Qassem Soleimani has commanded the notorious Revolutionary Guards unit known as the Quds Force for ...

  • January 2, 2018

    Intel Committee will now investigate how dossier was used to ensnare Trump

    With the Russian collusion investigation going nowhere, the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence has now expanded its investigation to determine how law enforcement was able to use the infamous Trump dossier to ensnare the presi...

  • January 2, 2018

    China covertly offers North Korea missiles and increased aid

    A document obtained by Bill Gertz of the Washington Free Beacon reveals some startling facts about China's aid to North Korea. In order to prop up the regime of Kim Jong-un, the Chinese government has offered increased aid and m...

  • January 1, 2018

    The left tells Trump to shut up about Iran

    Are the protests that have broken out all over Iran because the economy is so bad?  I have yet to see anyone risk getting gunned down in the street by the government for a better job.  There is much more to these protests than the left is t...

  • January 1, 2018

    Hillary cronies funded effort to get Trump harassment accusers to step forward

    In an effort during the campaign to get women accusing Donald Trump of sexual harassment to step forward, two Hillary Clinton cronies ponied up $700,000, paid to celebrity lawyer Lisa Bloom, who was handling several of the harassment claims.  ...

  • December 31, 2017

    Arrest made in 'Swatting' incident that led to fatal police shooting

    A Los Angeles man was arrested in connection with a "swatting" incident in Kansas that led to a police officer shooting an unarmed man. Tyler Barris was taken into custody after an investigation revealed he made a "hoax" call t...

  • December 31, 2017

    DoJ wants to include citizenship question on census form

    The Department of Justice sent a letter to the Census Bureau asking if it was possible to include a question on citizenship for the 2020 census. Of course, the move generated immediate hysteria among open border advocates who believe such a questi...

  • December 31, 2017

    Bill Nye wants 'economic sanctions' against states that deny climate change

    When Bill Nye first hit TV in the 1990's, he was an inoffensive, nerdy guy playing a real scientist (he has a degree in mechanical engineering). He was a mildly entertaining science popularizer and was a hit with a certain segment of science nerd...

  • December 30, 2017

    State Department releases Huma Abedin emails found on Weiner laptop

    The State Department released hundreds of emails from top Clinton aide Huma Abedin found on the laptop of her ex-husband, Anthony Weiner.  The release was the result of a FOIA suit brought by Judicial Watch. At least four of the emails w...

  • December 30, 2017

    Russia also selling oil to North Korea on the sly

    Reuters is reporting Western European security sources saying Russian vessels are selling oil products to North Korea via ship-to-ship transfers.  The news comes after senior U.S. intelligence officials confirmed that Chinese ships are also...

  • December 30, 2017

    Trump draws line in the sand: No DACA without funding for the wall

    Donald Trump drew a line in the sand on immigration, tweeting that there will be no deal on legislation to protect Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) participants without Congress funding a wall along the southern border. Democrats...

  • December 30, 2017

    Trump to repeal Obama fracking rule

    The Trump administration has issued notice that it intends to repeal the 2015 Obama administration rule governing hydraulic fracturing on federal lands.  The rule was issued by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). The fracking rule never went...

  • December 29, 2017

    Indiana lawmaker proposes refunds for football fans disgusted with anthem protests

    Republican Indiana state rep. Milo Smith will introduce legislation mandating refunds to Indianapolis Colts fans who are disgusted with players' anthem protests. Daily Caller: "To me when they take a knee during the [N]ational [A]nth...

  • December 28, 2017

    ISIS has lost 98% of its territory, mostly since Trump took office

    The Islamic State's self-described "caliphate" has lost 98% of its conquered territory in recent years, with more than half of its territory in Iraq and Syria lost since Donald Trump took office. There are now less than 1,000 ISIS fi...

  • December 28, 2017

    How the homeless in Los Angeles spent Christmas

    A dashcam video of downtown Los Angeles on Christmas day reveals a stunning sight: hundreds of tents and lean-tos on the sidewalks that serve as shelter for the homeless. The scene is reminiscent of a third-world country.  The Daily Mail r...

  • December 28, 2017

    Economists now say Brexit doom-and-gloom forecasts were wrong

    One of Great Britain's leading economic think-tanks has admitted that it was wrong in forecasting a slowing economy as a result of the country pulling out of the E.U.  In fact, it's now saying Great Britain's economy will actually su...

  • December 27, 2017

    Record sales for retailers over the holidays

    Mastercard announced that shoppers spent a record $800 billion over the holiday season, fueling a surge in retail stock prices. The payment processor said the figure includes both online and in-store sales and represented a nearly 5% jump from las...

  • December 27, 2017

    China has halted the sales of oil products to North Korea, but...

    According to Chinese customs data, Beijing has stopped selling oil products to its largest trading partner, North Korea.  China had previously refused to buy coal or iron ore from the Kim regime. But U.S. satellites showed Chinese ships tradi...

  • December 26, 2017

    Are all DREAMers students and soldiers?

    Advocates for legalizing the children of illegal aliens try to make the case that most DREAMers are worthy of amnesty.  Many are students or members of the military who deserve a chance to succeed in America. This may be true.  But the d...

  • December 26, 2017

    NEH funds study on how liberals can be 'brainwashed' by Fox News

    The National Endowment for the Humanities has more lives than my pet cat, Snowball.  Republicans have been trying to get rid of the federal funding agency for decades, and yet, here it is, wasting taxpayer money on totally frivolous and useless ...

  • December 26, 2017

    Salt Lake Tribune slams Senator Hatch

    Utah's Senator Orrin Hatch has spent half a century in Washington, D.C. in his current role, leaving a huge imprint on Capitol Hill.  Hatch is also recognized as the ultimate swamp creature – a Washington insider who has perpetuated a ...

  • December 21, 2017

    Congress to investigate Obama officials who thwarted investigation into Hezb'allah

    Congressional sources are telling the Washington Free Beacon that Congress will investigate the Obama administration's efforts to thwart a decade-long investigation into the massive criminal activities of the terrorist group Hezb'allah. ...

  • December 21, 2017

    Lethal aid to Ukraine blows up liberal narrative of Trump-Putin bromance

    In a major break with Obama policy, the Trump administration will begin supplying Ukraine with lethal weapons.  Ukraine has been the victim of Russian aggression as President Vladimir Putin has sent tens of thousands of Russian soldiers and mass...

  • December 20, 2017

    White House looking for a deal with Senate on DREAMers

    White House chief of staff John Kelly met with about a dozen senators yesterday to begin laying the groundwork for a compromise that would keep 800,000 children of illegal aliens from being at risk to be deported. The potential deal means that the...

  • December 20, 2017

    Office of Compliance releases secret data on payouts to congressional staffers for sexual harassment

    The Congressional Office of Compliance, the office responsible for paying out claims of sexual harassment by Hill staffers, says it authorized payments totaling at least $115,000 in the last ten years.  It is believed that this represents o...

  • December 20, 2017

    When trees are considered 'racist'

    Residents of a mostly black neighborhood whose land borders a Palm Springs public golf course want a stand of Tamarisk trees removed because they represent racism and segregation. The residents claim that the trees were planted in the 1960s to del...

  • December 20, 2017

    Obama officials push back against Politico story about giving Hezb'allah a pass on criminal activities

    Politico's bombshell report published yesterday alleging that the Obama administration ripped apart a government law enforcement program that was probing the terrorist group Hezb'allah's criminal networks around the world is bei...

  • December 19, 2017

    What if they planned a protest against the tax bill and no one came?

    As part of their P.R. strategy to highlight their disapproval of tax reform, Democrats planned a protest in a Capitol Hill conference room, expecting an overflow crowd of activists to show up.  Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi was even scheduled to ...

  • December 19, 2017

    North Korea identified as perpetrator of 'wannacry' ransomware attack

    Last May, thousands of computer networks around the world were attacked with a particularly insidious piece of malware known as "wannacry."  The attackers demanded ransom ranging from a couple of hundred dollars to several thousan...

  • December 18, 2017

    Linda Sarsour accused of enabling sexual assault

    Arab-American activist Linda Sarsour has been accused by a former employee of enabling sexual assault and harassment against her. Sarsour, who forever endeared herself to feminists for inspiring the Women's March on D.C., has now put women...

  • December 18, 2017

    Obama shut down criminal investigations into Hezb'allah to get Iran nuke deal

    This is an extraordinary story that, in another universe, would rip the country apart.  This is probably why it has been buried and will continue to be ignored. In order to get Iran to agree to President Obama's precious nuclear deal, the...

  • December 18, 2017

    New Twitter policy to target 'Alt-Right' and other 'hate groups'

    Starting today, Twitter will be implementing two new policies designed to combat "hate groups" who traffic in "fake news" and engage in abusive behavior.  The platform will also examine "off site" postings to determ...

  • December 17, 2017

    Trump lawyers say Mueller illegally obtained transition team emails

    Lawyers for Donald Trump's transition team have sent letters to members of congress accusing special counsel Robert Mueller of illegally obtaining emails belonging to transition team officials from the General Services Administration. The GSA ...

  • December 17, 2017

    Chinese security experts warn Beijing to prepare for war with North Korea

    A glimpse into the thinking of the Chinese government on North Korea reveals that Beijing is concerned about being dragged into  war on the Korean peninsula and that "North Korea is a time bomb" waiting to explode. Various Chinese s...

  • December 17, 2017

    Political correctness run amok as rape charges against suspect dismissed after two years

    For two years, Liam Allan endured "mental torture" as a result of rape charges brought against him. His accuser said she was raped repeatedly over a period of months and told Allan that she did not enjoy sex with him. But it turns o...

  • December 16, 2017

    Embarrassing testimony by judicial nominee proves not everyone can be a judge

    A nominee for the federal bench, Matthew Spencer Petersen, made a fool of himself during his confirmation hearing when he proved himself unable to answer basic questions about the law and testified he had never tried any case in any co...

  • December 16, 2017

    Illegal immigration levels soaring

    The latest data from Homeland Security show that there has been a sharp increase in the number of illegal aliens crossing the southwest border of the U.S.  Almost 40,000 illegals were caught trying to cross the border last month, up 12% since...

  • December 15, 2017

    Obama-era labor relations board decision that threatened franchises like McDonald's overruled

    In a major victory for the franchise industry, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) repealed an Obama-era decision that would have made companies like McDonald's liable for the labor practices of their franchises.  The Hill: ...

  • December 15, 2017

    The man who investigates sexual harassers in Congress accused of sexual harassment

    Omar Ashmawy, staff director and chief counsel of the Office of Congressional Ethics, has been accused in a lawsuit of physically assaulting and abusing a woman in Pennsylvania.  The suit stems from a late-night altercation in a bar in which Ash...

  • December 14, 2017

    KY state representative accused of sexual assault commits suicide

    A guilty conscience? Or the first casualty in the war on sexual harassment? Kentucky state representative Dan Johnson, who had been accused of molesting a 17-year-old girl in 2012, committed suicide yesterday by shooting himself to death. Bul...

  • December 14, 2017

    Native advocates stage clever Redskins name change hoax

    This is a case where you absolutely have to give the devil his due. A Native American advocacy group has been circulating fake stories on social media depicting major sports media outlets announcing that the Washington Redskins were changing their...

  • December 13, 2017

    What the defeat of Roy Moore does not prove

    Democrats and the media are busy today furiously spinning the results of the Alabama Senate race, where Republican Roy Moore was beaten by Democrat Doug Jones by about 20,000 votes. It's a catastrophe for Republicans.  It's a mortal b...

  • December 13, 2017

    Tillerson says US open to talks with North Korea 'without preconditions'

    U.S. secretary of state Rex Tillerson told a meeting of the Atlantic Council think-tank that the United States stands ready to talk with the North Koreans "with no preconditions." Meanwhile, the White House says there has been no change ...

  • December 13, 2017

    Illinois residents still fleeing state in record numbers

    A recently released IRS report shows what every resident in the state of Illinois already knows: the state is losing population at a record pace. Wall Street Journal: The Prairie State lost a record $4.75 billion in adjusted gross income to o...

  • December 13, 2017

    Season 7 of Showtime's Homeland: The president must be stopped

    The seventh season of Showtime's Homeland series had to reinvent itself after Donald Trump was elected president, which makes the escapist CIA world they created even more bizarre. The series has always had a problem reconciling the decidedly ...

  • December 12, 2017

    Debate intensifies over chain immigration after NY City terror attack

    An ISIS-inspired Bangledeshi man strapped a pipe bomb to his chest and tried to blow up one of the busiest subway stations in New York just as the morning commute got underway.  The bomber, who said he was angry at Muslim killings, was the only ...

  • December 12, 2017

    The sexual harassment ax falls on top political reporter Ryan Lizza

    One of the top political reporters in the country, Ryan Lizza, has been fired by The New Yorker over a sexual misconduct claim. Scant details of what transpired are available, but the charge stems from a relationship Lizza had with an unnamed woma...

  • December 11, 2017

    Roy Moore lying low the last weekend of campaign

    Alabama GOP Senate candidate Roy Moore had no campaign events scheduled over the weekend, an unusual strategy when the special election will be held tomorrow. In fact, since the accusations of inappropriate touching of teenage girls surfaced in No...

  • December 11, 2017

    EPA pushing back against NY Times hit piece

    An article in the New York Times saying the EPA has cut back on enforcement against the oil and gas industry is being challenged by the agency. Daily Caller: NYT reporter Eric Lipton wrote President Donald Trump's administration...

  • December 11, 2017

    Bizarre criticism of Nikki Haley for wishing Jewish Jake Tapper a 'merry Christmas'

    At the conclusion of U.N. ambassador Nikki Haley's interview with CNN's Jake Tapper yesterday, Tapper wished Haley a "merry Christmas and happy new year."  Haley responded by wishing Tapper "a merry Christma...

  • December 11, 2017

    AL congresswoman: Electing Roy Moore means the return of segregation

    Alabama Rep. Terri Sewell told This Week co-anchor Martha Raddatz that electing Roy Moore "will only take us backward and hearken us back to the days of segregation." ABC News: The congresswoman is campaigning for Dem...

  • December 10, 2017

    Navy insults 'communist cadet' at Army-Navy game

    The Army-Navy football game is one of the great spectacles in sport. The two sides met for the 118th time on Saturday, and the good natured ribbing between the two institutions took on a more serious note when the midshipmen displayed several signs r...

  • December 10, 2017

    Iraq declares victory over ISIS

    Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi declared final victory over ISIS on Saturday, congratulating the military for driving the terrorists out of the border regions with Syria.  But Abadi forgot to mention the huge difference in the war m...

  • December 10, 2017

    Young conservatives club banned after posting video of classmates protesting the anthem

    Members of the Young Conservatives Club at Edina High School in Minnesota have been banned after posting a video to a social media site showing some of their fellow classmates protesting the anthem during a Veterans Day assembly. The kids complain...

  • December 10, 2017

    Pro-Trump students booted from 'safe space' coffee shop

    How safe are "safe spaces" on campus? At Fordham University, some "safe spaces" are safer than others - at least, for some people. In fact, in a campus run coffee shop, there are no safe spaces for those who disagree politicall...

  • December 9, 2017

    A bad week for the media

    It's been a week to forget for the national media.  Besides the usual partisan, biased, and hysterically exaggerated reporting, there were some major errors of basic facts that led to one reporter being suspended without pay and four ot...

  • December 9, 2017

    Sarah Silverman 'scared' at sight of American flag

    Comedian Sarah Silverman told the audience on her Hulu show I Love You America that, at the sight of the American flag, she "instantly felt very weird.  It didn't make sense, but I felt...scared." The reason?  "Na...

  • December 9, 2017

    Top Dem Senate candidate in TN covered up harassment allegations against top officials

    Former governor Phil Bredesen, who announced his campaign for Senate on Thursday, is being accused of systematically covering up evidence of harassment by top officials in his administration. At issue is why Tennessee investigators shredded docume...

  • December 8, 2017

    Planned Parenthood under investigation by Justice Department

    The Justice Department is requesting unredacted documents from the Senate Judiciary Committee's investigation into the sale of human body parts by Planned Parenthood and other abortion providers. Chairman Chuck Grassley had referred the case t...

  • December 8, 2017

    Britain, EU strike Brexit deal; trade arrangements up next

    Great Britain and the European Union have come to a divorce agreement, the first step in separating Great Britain from the EU. But many obstacles remain regarding trade agreements and the future relationship of Great Britain to the EU. Reuters:...

  • December 7, 2017

    Wisconsin AG recommends contempt charges against 'John Doe' prosecutor and his henchmen

    Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker enraged Democrats and unions when he rammed a bill through the Republican legislature in 2011 that limited the power of public unions.  In response, Democrats gathered enough signatures on petitions to initiate a ...

  • December 6, 2017

    Rep. Conyers resigns, designates rapper son as successor

    After another sexual harassment accuser stepped forward to name Rep. John Conyers, the 25-term congressman finally gave up and resigned.  He designated his son, John Conyers III, as his successor. The younger Conyers has a colorful histo...

  • December 6, 2017

    Snowflakes resent being referred to as 'snowflakes'

    Your daily schadenfreude today is a delicious mix of blissful ignorance and total obliviousness demonstrated by young people who show no signs of growing into adults anytime soon. An insurance company conducted a survey and found that 72% of 16- t...

  • December 6, 2017

    Is there anyone in Mueller's office who isn't an anti-Trump fanatic?

    On the heels of the revelation that one of Robert Mueller's top aides, Peter Strzok, sent anti-Trump texts to a mistress comes the news that another top employee of the special counsel's investigation, prosecutor Andrew Weissmann, sent a...

  • December 5, 2017

    Peter Strzok's role in Clinton email investigation takes a sinister turn

    Former FBI counter-intelligence expert Peter Strzok, demoted by Robert Mueller following a series of anti-Trump texts to his mistress, was the individual responsible for changing the wording in Director Comey's statement on Hillary Clin...

  • December 5, 2017

    Mastermind of largest Social Security fraud in history caught in Honduras

    Eric Conn, who masterminded the largest Social Security disability claim fraud in history, and who had been on the run since pleading guilty at his trial six months ago, was captured by the FBI in Honduras. Conn and a host of conspirators who incl...

  • December 4, 2017

    Homophobic blog posts by MSNBC's Joy Reid surface

    MSNBC on-air personality Joy Reid wrote a dozen anti-gay, homophobic blog posts between 2007-2009 according to recently uncovered archives from her personal blog. Reid, a rabid Democratic partisan, has said many controversial things over the years...

  • December 4, 2017

    Conservative editor banned from Twitter for no reason and with no explanation

    The Twitter account of respected journalist and PJ Media Washington editor Bridget Johnson was suspended a week ago.  Despite repeated efforts to discover why, Twitter has remained silent. Paula Bolyard of PJ Media: According to...

  • December 4, 2017

    FBI pushes back against Trump criticism

    The head of the FBI Agents Association (FBIAA) issued a statement denying criticism from Donald Trump, which, according to the FBIAA head, claims that the bureau isn't dedicated to doing its job. The Hill: "Every day, FBI Specia...

  • December 3, 2017

    Anti-Trump bias at FBI a fatal flaw of Mueller investigation

    The credibility of Robert Mueller's Russian collusion investigation of Donald Trump took two huge hits in the last 24 hours, as it is now an open question whether the FBI can conduct an unbiased probe into the allegations against the president. ...

  • December 3, 2017

    Pentagon looking at West Coast sites for missile defense

    Following an ICBM test by North Korea last Wednesday, the Pentagon agency responsible for defending the US against a missile attack is carrying out a survey of West Coast sites for potential missile defense. Reuters: Congressman Mike Rogers, ...

  • December 3, 2017

    Pompeo sends letter to Iran warning against attacking US and allied forces

    Iran's apparent victory in the Syrian civil war has emboldened Tehran to become more aggressive in Iraq. The general in charge of Iraqi Shiite militias, Major General Qassem Soleimani,  warned the Kurds last month that they must give up...

  • December 2, 2017

    Senate passes tax reform, but the hard part remains

    The Senate handed Donald Trump a significant victory early this morning, voting 51-49 along party lines to pass a massive overhaul of the tax system that Republicans hope will jump-start the economy and create millions of jobs. NBC News: The ...

  • December 2, 2017

    ABC News issues embarrassing correction on Ross Trump-Flynn report

    Yesterday morning, reporter Brian Ross of ABC News issued a bombshell report on the Michael Flynn guilty plea.  Ross said Flynn had been asked by Trump to contact the Russians during his campaign for president.   As a result of...

  • December 2, 2017

    Evergreen State newspaper section: 'For people of color by people of color'

    When last we visited Evergreen State College, the campus was roiled by protests against racism and white supremacy when a white professor refused to leave campus on a "Day of Absence" demanded by black students and faculty. Not...

  • December 1, 2017

    Outrage: Hero military dogs scheduled to be put down

    Two British army dogs that helped save thousands of lives by sniffing out IEDs in Afghanistan are scheduled to be euthanized in two days. The dogs, Kevin and Dazz, have been ruled "unsafe" for new civilian homes.  The decision to...

  • December 1, 2017

    McCain a 'yes' on tax reform, but obstacles remain

    In a surprise announcement, Senator John McCain said he would vote for the Republican-sponsored tax bill in the Senate.  McCain's announcement was a surprise because of his animosity shown toward Donald Trump and his history of opposing o...

  • December 1, 2017

    Secret $100,000 congressional fund paid off males who accused staffers of harassment

    ABC News reports that a secret congressional slush fund run by the Congressional Office of Compliance paid nearly $100,000 to two male staffers who accused a disgraced congressman of sexual harassment. The congressman, Democrat Eric Mass...

  • November 30, 2017

    Study: No speed-up in global warming, Earth less sensitive to CO2

    Here is a setback for climate hysterics who say the Earth is warming catastrophically and drastic action is needed to save us. A new study by the University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) shows that the planet is warming at a much slower rate...

  • November 29, 2017

    Benghazi 'on scene commander' found guilty on terrorism charges

    The man described by the government as the "on scene commander" of the terrorist attacks in Benghazi that killed four Americans, including the U.S. ambassador to Libya, Christopher Stevens, was convicted on four terrorism-related count...

  • November 29, 2017

    North Korea tests longest-range missile yet

    Tensions on the Korean peninsula shot up over the weekend as U.S. and South Korean intelligence have confirmed that North Korea tested a long-range ICBM.  The missile flew higher and farther than any other North Korean test, showing that the win...

  • November 29, 2017

    Archdiocese of Washington files suit against DC Metro for banning religious ads

    The Catholic archdiocese of Washington, D.C. has filed a lawsuit against the Washington Metro Area Transit Authority for refusing to run a Christmas-themed ad to promote "spiritual giving."  The point is simple: Christmas is more than ...

  • November 29, 2017

    FCC chairman accuses Twitter of bias against conservatives

    FCC chairman Ajit Pai accused Twitter and other tech companies of hypocritically calling for an "open internet" while they "routinely block or discriminate against content they don't like." Pai called out the social media c...

  • November 28, 2017

    Will Alabama write in candidate hurt Moore?

    A former Marine colonel who served as General John Kelly's chief of staff says he will run as an independent write-in candidate in the upcoming Alabama Senate contest.  Kelly currently serves as Donald Trump's chief of staff. The anno...

  • November 28, 2017

    French president Macron to criminalize gender 'insults'

    France, a country that once prided itself on freedom of speech, has decided to criminalize insults against women and other "genders."  President Emmanuel Macron announced that he will introduce legislation that would make "gender-...

  • November 28, 2017

    Illegal alien advocate Rep. Gutierrez announces retirement from Congress

    Illinois rep. Luís Gutiérrez, a thirteen-term congressmen known for his advocacy for illegal aliens, announced his retirement from the House. Gutiérrez was a Chicago machine politician who got his start as an alderman during t...

  • November 28, 2017

    Supreme Court refuses to label Confederate flag emblem unconstitutional

    The U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear a case involving the constitutionality of the Confederate flag emblem on Mississippi's state flag.  A black lawyer argued that the emblem should be banned because it represented white supremacy. But ...

  • November 27, 2017

    Pentagon wants to destroy Gitmo inmates' art on display at college

    Some terrorists being held at the Guantanamo military prison in Cuba were allowed to create artworks while whiling away the hours during their incarceration. Now some of that artwork is on display at John Jay College, and the Pentagon is none too ...

  • November 27, 2017

    Do or die for Senate tax reform bill this week

    The Senate is facing a small window of opportunity to pass tax reform before other, vital Senate business takes precedence.  Chief among the other issues the Senate must address is a short-term spending bill to avoid a government shutdown on Dec...

  • November 26, 2017

    Trump, Dems in row over who is running the CFPB

    There is confusion at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau about who exactly is running the agency. On Friday, Obama-appointed director Richard Cordray resigned. Cordray was the first director of the CFPB, which means the bureau's successi...

  • November 26, 2017

    The Egypt mosque attack was not terrorism; it was a military assault

    Some astonishing revelations from the Egyptian state prosecutor on the mosque attack in the Sinai that killed 305 people and wounded more than a hundred. The way the prosecutor described the attack is more reminiscent of a military assault than an...

  • November 26, 2017

    Media anti-Trump hysteria is hurting the press and helping the president

    I used to think that the anti-Trump media hysteria peaked last summer. Ordinarily, you would expect the media to tire of its one note coverage of Trump and slide back into a more traditional hate for a Republican president. I was wrong. Kyle Sm...

  • November 26, 2017

    Did Lebanon's PM Saad Hariri just sign his own death warrant?

    Lebanon's Prime Minister Saad Hariri said on Saturday that he would not accept Hezb'allah's stated policy of interferring in the internal affairs of other Arab countries - a direct challenge to Hezb'allah's power in Lebanon. Ha...

  • November 26, 2017

    Should the GOP be worried about big lead for Dems in generic congressional poll?

    The most recent RealClear Politics poll on the question of which party should control Congress appears on the surface to show that the GOP is doomed in 2018. The Hill reports that the 10.7% lead for Democrats is the highest average lead for either...

  • November 25, 2017

    Trump tells Erdogan US will stop arming Kurdish rebels

    In a phone call on Friday, Donald Trump told Turkish president Recep Tayyip ErdoДџan that the U.S. would stop arming Kurdish fighters in Syria. ErdoДџan had been agitating against arming the Kurds in Syria for years, saying the arms were bein...

  • November 25, 2017

    'Hijab Barbie' targets culturally sensitive moms and dads

    I pity those politically correct parents who have an extraordinarily difficult time finding suitable toys for their children.  Just about everything out there is culturally insensitive in some way – or worse, advances the patriarchal ...

  • November 25, 2017

    Twitter allowing BuzzFeed to dictate which accounts are 'propaganda' accounts

    It's rare that two corporations cooperate on anything, much less the politically charged topic of "propaganda."  But Twitter has apparently given the website BuzzFeed the power to identify suspected "propaganda" accounts ...

  • November 24, 2017

    Beverly Hills police say they are investigating 12 sexual assault claims in the entertainment industry

    It turns out that the sexual assault charges against movie mogul Harvey Weinstein may be just the tip of the iceberg in Hollywood.  The Beverly Hills police say they are currently investigating twelve cases of sexual assault against people in th...

  • November 24, 2017

    Al Franken wants you to know he's very sorry and wants to regain your trust

    In a Thanksgiving address to Minnesotans, Senator Al Franken wanted them to know that he is very sorry about groping women and will work to "regain their trust." But Franken also claimed that his pawing of women was misunderstood.  ...

  • November 24, 2017

    NFL anthem protests continue, as does the drop in TV ratings

    Thanksgiving Day NFL football games featured more anthem protests by players.  And while the number of TV viewers isn't available yet, the previous week's TV viewership continued to decline over last year. The games featured a million...

  • November 24, 2017

    Merkel to meet with socialist party to possibly form a 'grand coalition'

    There is a possible resolution to Germany's political crisis – the worst in several decades.  After failing to form a coalition with the right-of-center Free Democrat Party, Chancellor Angela Merkel, leader of the Christian Democr...

  • November 24, 2017

    Dems looking for fresh faces in 2020

    Democrats are desperately searching for an infusion of new blood in their 2020 presidential election contest. But dream as they might, they are still stuck with a bunch of aging radical left liberals whose policies were rejected when voters made i...

  • November 23, 2017

    Horror! ICE to track visa-holders' social media posts

    So we want to do a better job vetting visa-holders and applicants from certain countries to prevent terrorists and extremists from entering the United States.  A practical, commonsense precaution, right? For practical people with common sense...

  • November 23, 2017

    Trump and congressional leaders will meet to resolve funding impasse

    Congress and the White House are beginning to panic about passing a short-term extension that would fund the government past the December 8 deadline to avoid a government shutdown.  Looking to resolve the situation, the president and congre...

  • November 23, 2017

    New York AG investigating 'massive scheme' to influence FCC with fake comments

    Far-left liberal New York attorney general Eric Schneiderman sent an open letter to the FCC demanding that the FCC cooperate with his investigation into hundreds of thousands of fake comments sent to the agency regarding the repeal of net neutra...

  • November 23, 2017

    Study: Trump ruined Thanksgiving

    I guess this shows that you can create a study that proves just about anything. Politico: To be a leader is to accept your fair share of blame, and then some. No doubt Americans will spend the next four to eight years debating whether or not ...

  • November 22, 2017

    Lebanon's Prime Minister Hariri puts resignation 'on hold'

    Lebanon's Prime Minister Saad Hariri arrived back in Lebanon two weeks after he announced his surprise resignation while in Saudi Arabia.  Within hours of landing at Beirut International Airport, Hariri shocked the country by announcing he h...

  • November 22, 2017

    Michigan's biggest newspaper calls on Conyers to resign

    The Detroit Free Press, Michigan's largest circulation newspaper, published an editorial this morning calling on embattled Rep. John Conyers to resign. Conyers, one of the most powerful Democrats in Congress, has been accused of sexually haras...

  • November 22, 2017

    5th SEIU official fired after previous sexual harassment charges exposed

    An SEIU official in California was fired after it was revealed that he had been dismissed for several sexual harassment incidents in Boston. Pedro Malave became the fifth SEIU employee to be let go following charges of workplace harassment. Pol...

  • November 22, 2017

    NFL mulls changing anthem policy for next year

    The NFL is considering an idea for next year to keep players inside their locker rooms during the playing of the National Anthem.  "I think that if players are still kneeling at the end of the year, then it could very well happen," ...

  • November 21, 2017

    Judge permanently blocks sanctuary city funding ban

    A U.S. District Court judge has ruled that the Trump administration executive order that withholds certain funds from sanctuary cities is "unconstitutional on its face." Judge William Orrick, considered one of the most liberal federal ju...

  • November 21, 2017

    Another Obama-era regulatory regime bites the dust

    The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will repeal all Obama-era rules relating to "net neutrality."  The vote on repeal will be taken in December, when the Republican majority is expected to approve it. The Obama net neutralit...

  • November 21, 2017

    Study: Women are attracted to white males with muscles and money

    A study at Coventry and Aberystwyth universities in the United Kingdom, published in Feminist Media Studies in August, drew a completely unremarkable conclusion; women (and gay men) are attracted to men with muscles and money. ...

  • November 20, 2017

    Charles Manson dead: Represented the dark side of the '60s cultural revolution

    Infamous serial killer and cult leader Charles Manson died yesterday at age 83.  He died, peacefully, in a hospital bed, unlike his victims, who were murdered in the most unimaginably vicious manner.  Associated Press: A petty crimi...

  • November 20, 2017

    Border agent killed, another wounded at Texas border

    A Border Patrol agent was murdered in the Big Bend sector of the U.S.-Mexican border yesterday.  His partner was severely injured.  Agent Rogelio Martinez, 36, died of injuries while responding to reports of "activity"...

  • November 20, 2017

    Germany in crisis as pro-business FDP party pulls out of Merkel's coalition talks

    Germany finds itself in a political crisis today as Chancellor Angela Merkel has failed to create a coalition government that would give her a majority in parliament.  The Free Democratic party, a minor pro-business party but vital to Merkel...

  • November 19, 2017

    Flake caught on hot mic saying GOP is 'toast' if it becomes party of Moore, Trump

    Arizona Senator Jeff Flake was caught on a hot mic saying that "If we become the party of Roy Moore and Donald Trump, we are toast." Flake made the remark in a conversation with a friend, Mesa Mayor John Giles, at a tax re...

  • November 19, 2017

    Can a general refuse to obey an order from Trump to launch nuclear weapons?

    At a security conference in Nova Scotia, Air Force Gen. John Hyten, commander of the U.S. Strategic Command (STRATCOM), said in response to a question that he would refuse to obey an "illegal" order from President Trump to launch ...

  • November 19, 2017

    Long time Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams will step down

    Controversial Irish activist Gerry Adams, president since 1983 of Sinn Fein, the "political arm" of the Irish Republican Army, announced he was stepping down next year. Adams guided Sinn Fein through the worst of IRA violence against Bri...

  • November 19, 2017

    Oh, no not again! US warship collides with Japanese tug boat

    For the 5th time this year, a US warship belonging to the 7th Fleet has been involved in a crash. The guided missile destroyer USS Benfold collided with a Japanese tug boat in Sagami Bay. Damage to the warship is unkown and there were no injuries on ...

  • November 18, 2017

    ESPN anchor accuses internet critics of being 'chickens---s'

    ESPN Sportscenter anchor Scott Van Pelt thinks anyone who stops watching ESPN because of the political controversies generated by its far-left bias is a "chickens---" and are "so dumb that I can't even pray for you because you'...

  • November 18, 2017

    Will groveling save Al Franken?

    With several Democrats calling on Senator Al Franken to resign following revelations that he harassed and assaulted a young woman, you have to wonder if there's anything the senator can do to save his career. For liberals, there's always a...

  • November 17, 2017

    House passes tax reform. Now comes the hard part.

    The Republican-controlled House passed a $1.5-trillion tax reform package – the largest tax cut for the middle class in more than a generation. The vote was 227-205, with 13 Republicans voting against the measure. Twelve of thirteen GOP o...

  • November 17, 2017

    Saudi public being prepared for alliance with Israel?

    Lt. Gen. Gadi Eisenkot, chief of the general staff of the IDF, gave an unprecedented interview to an online Saudi news site where he said Israel is prepared to share intelligence on Iran with Saudi Arabia if the need arises. Eisenkot also called...

  • November 16, 2017

    Senator Johnson says he'll vote against tax bill

    Odds of passing a Senate tax reform bill just became a little longer as Senator Ron Johnson said he would vote against it. Johnson's opposition means that the Republican Senate can afford just one more defection or the legislation would be doo...

  • November 16, 2017

    Twenty countries plus two US states will phase out coal use by 2030

    A global alliance of 20 countries plus two US states and 5 Canadian provinces have agreed to phase out coal use in power plants by 2030. The states of Washington and Oregon joined the alliance that includes several European countries. Reuters: ...

  • November 14, 2017

    Historic visit by Lebanese patriarch to visit Hariri in Saudi Arabia

    Lebanese Christian Patriarch Bechara Boutros Al-Rahi became the first Catholic cardinal ever to visit Saudi Arabia as the crisis in the Middle East worsens. Al-Rahi arrived in Riyadh on Tuesday at the invitation of King Salman.  The patr...

  • November 14, 2017

    White American male wants to 'identify' as Filipino

    A white American male born with the name "Adam" wants to "identify" as a Filipino named "Ja Du."  Ja Du loves Filipino food and enjoys watching the History Channel when programs about Filipino culture and history ar...

  • November 14, 2017

    Hundreds of fighters in ISIS convoy allowed to escape Raqqa with weapons

    Back in late August, the U.S. bombed a convoy of buses transporting ISIS fighters and their families who were fleeing Raqqa.  The convoy had been trapped at the Syria-Iraq border.  At the time, the U.S. said it woul...

  • November 14, 2017

    In your face: US talks up coal at Bonn climate conference

    The 23rd annual Conference of the Parties to the 1992 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change – dubbed COP23 – is being held in Bonn this week, with an "official" U.S. delegation mostly absent from the proceedings....

  • November 13, 2017

    NFL Players Association wants you to know they adore the military

    The NFL Players Association – the union representing NFL players – released an ad recently that played on most TV game broadcasts yesterday.  The ad was an obvious response to those of us who take a dim view of players who disrespect...

  • November 13, 2017

    Anwar al-Awlaki videos finally blocked by YouTube

    Anwar al-Awlaki, the radical American cleric who became one of the most recognizable jihadist recruiters on the internet, was killed in a drone strike seven years ago. Yesterday, YouTube finally got around to blocking most of the 70,000 videos he ...

  • November 12, 2017

    Republican tax bill to be voted on this week

    It's amazing how the prospect of being hung concentrates the mind. Following a bad night at the polls last Tuesday, Republicans in the House are poised to vote on an historic tax reform package that promises to lower corporate tax rates signif...

  • November 12, 2017

    California Senate candidate caught up in sexual harassment scandal in Sacramento

    A powerful California state senator has been ensnared in a sexual harassment scandal just as he is beginning his campaign to unseat incumbent US Senator Diane Feinstein.  Senate President Pro Tem Kevin de Leon, the Democratic leader of the st...

  • November 12, 2017

    Saudis tighten security around oil facilities after terrorist attack on Bahrain pipeline

    A fire at a pipeline run jointly by Saudi Arabia and Bahrain has been called a terrorist attack sponsored by Iran by the Bahrainian interior minister. In response, Saudi Arabia immediately increased security at its own oil facilities. The p...

  • November 12, 2017

    NFL: No change in anthem policy despite Veterans Day boycott

    The NFL league office says there will be no change in their policy about standing for the national anthem despite a promised boycott by fans for Veterans Day. Washington Times: Boycott the NFL, a Facebook page with more than 227,000 foll...

  • November 11, 2017

    Deficit worries complicate Senate tax plan

    Is there still an animal in congress who could be called a "deficit hawk"? It doesn't appear so.  Both the House and Senate GOP tax plans would add more than $1.5 trillion to the budget deficit over ten years and $20 trilli...

  • November 11, 2017

    Lebanese sources now say former PM Hariri being 'forcibly detained' in Saudi Arabia

    Lebanese sources have told longtime Washington Post Middle East correspondent David Ignatius that former Prime Minister Saad Hariri is being forcibly detained by Saudi Arabia and may have been forced to resign. The significance of this blatant int...

  • November 11, 2017

    Border patrol losing agents faster than it can replace them

    A new audit by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) says the Border Patrol is losing agents faster than it can hire replacements.  The agency is short about 2,000 officers, with the shortages most acute in Texas and California. Was...

  • November 11, 2017

    Asian countries sign TPP without US

    The Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal that Donald Trump withdrew the U.S. from in his first days in office was signed anyway by eleven Pacific Rim nations. The deal, now called the "Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific...

  • November 10, 2017

    Saudi Arabia becomes third Gulf state to urge citizens to leave Lebanon

    Saudi Arabia became the third Gulf state in the last few days to recommend that its nationals leave Lebanon.  Previously, Bahrain and Qatar issued similar cautions. Three days ago, Saudi Arabia said Lebanon had "declared war"...

  • November 10, 2017

    Radioactive cloud that moved across Europe likely came from Russia or Kazakhstan

    A radioactive cloud termed "harmless" by French nuclear authorities that moved across Europe in late September and October likely originated in Russia or Kazakhstan. The makeup of the cloud suggests that it was not from a nuclear power p...

  • November 10, 2017

    Will GOP House retirements threaten their majority?

    Virginia Rep. Bob Goodlatte, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, announced he would not seek re-election at the end of this term. Goodlatte was first elected in 1992 and was Judiciary Committee chairman since 2013.  Republicans institu...

  • November 9, 2017

    California NAACP wants to remove 'Star-Spangled Banner' as national anthem

    The California chapter of the NAACP will ask the Legislature to join a campaign to remove the "Star-Spangled Banner" as America's national anthem. The move is guaranteed to generate tons of free publicity for the old-line civil right...

  • November 9, 2017

    Despite wins, Democrats still have a narrow path to winning the House

    The Democratic wins in Virginia and New Jersey have buoyed the spirits of a party that had gained zero electoral success since Trump took office.  Four House races all went Republican despite favorable conditions for a Democratic takeover. Bu...

  • November 9, 2017

    Senator Paul's neighbors contradict media narrative about 'landscaping dispute'

    The unprovoked attack on Senator Rand Paul at his Kentucky home last week was not politically motivated, according to the current media narrative.  Instead, the perpetrator, Rene Boucher, went after the senator because of a "landscaping dis...

  • November 9, 2017

    Did Marine drill instructor 'torment' Muslim recruits?

    Closing arguments have been made in the trial of a Camp Lejeune drill instructor who was accused of "one charge each of drunk and disorderly conduct and dereliction of duty, and eight counts of violation of a general order in connection with haz...

  • November 8, 2017

    Dems buoyed by sweeping major races across the country

    There is little good news for Republicans the day after off-year elections held in several states.  Republican John Curtis easily bested Democrat Kathie Allen in a special election in Utah's 3rd District to replace the retired Rep. Jason Cha...

  • November 8, 2017

    FBI raids headquarters of major 'body broker'

    The FBI executed a search of Medcure, Inc., a major player in the human body parts business.  The warrant was sealed, so the specific violations of the law the feds are looking for is unknown.  But as Reuters reports, there are potenti...

  • November 8, 2017

    Russia wants US to extradite doping whistleblower

    The Russian government says it will demand that the U.S. extradite Grigory Rodchenkov, the man who blew the whistle on Russia's state-sponsored blood-doping program at the 2014 Winter Olympics. The organization that oversees blood tests f...

  • November 8, 2017

    Trump delivers scathing rebuke to North Korea regime

    "I wanted to stand up from my seat and shout 'yahoo!'" said one South Korean lawmaker who heard Donald Trump's speech to the National Assembly yesterday.  Lee Hyeon-seo, an escapee from North Korea who was sitting in the as...

  • November 7, 2017

    Trump cites 'progress' in resolving North Korea crisis

    After a meeting with South Korean president  Moon Jae-in, Donald Trump said he believes there has been "a lot of progress" in resolving the situation with North Korea, citing the "unparalleled strength" of the U.S. in re...

  • November 7, 2017

    Navy corruption investigation expands to 60 admirals

    The U.S. Navy scandal known as "Fat Leonard" has expanded to include investigations into the corruption of 60 admirals. The scandal stems from the activities of a Malaysian contractor Leonard Glenn Francis, who bribed dozens of offi...

  • November 7, 2017

    Fox cancels Steyer 'Impeach Trump' ad

    Fox News canceled an ad by Democratic mega-donor Tom Steyer that called for the impeachment of Donald Trump, citing negative viewer reaction to the ad. The Hill: "Due to the strong negative reaction to their ad by our viewers, we could n...

  • November 7, 2017

    Early draft of Comey doc accused Clinton of 'gross negligence' in handling classified info

    There has been a bombshell revelation in the documents supplied by the FBI to Congress that reference the decision of former director James Comey not to prosecute Hillary Clinton for mishandling classified information. An earlier draft of Comey...

  • November 6, 2017

    Trump to Kim: Releasing Japanese hostages 'would be something special'

    Donald Trump sent a signal to North Korea's Kim Jong-un that the release of Japanese hostages held by the regime – some for more than thirty years – could jump-start talks to ease the crisis. North Korea has admitted to taking thir...

  • November 6, 2017

    Races to watch in tomorrow's elections

    Tomorrow is election day in many states.  The two biggest races are for governor in Virginia and New Jersey. In 2009, those two states elected Republican governors, presaging the GOP wave election of 2010 where Republicans took control of the...

  • November 6, 2017

    Trump commerce secretary mentioned in 'Paradise Papers': Media go nuts

    Donald Trump's secretary of commerce, Wilbur Ross, is mentioned in the recently leaked "Paradise Papers" – documents that show the offshore holdings of about 120 companies and individuals. What has the press in a tizzy are some...

  • November 5, 2017

    Lebanese Prime Minister resigns amid death threats

    Saad al-Hariri, the prime minister of Lebanon, resigned on Saturday citing death threats against him. He also blamed Iran and Syria for fomenting unrest in the Arab world. A Saudi Arabian news agency reported that Hariri had been informed of a thr...

  • November 5, 2017

    Rand Paul assaulted by Trump hater, Bernie Sanders supporter

    Senator Rand Paul was tackled to the ground by a neighbor while he was mowing his lawn in Bowling Green, KY on Friday, causing minor injuries according to a police report. The neighbor, Rene Boucher, and Paul were embroiled in some kind of feud, acco...

  • November 5, 2017

    Conspiracy theory? Brazile seriously considered replacing Clinton as nominee due to her health

    Despite many videos that called into question the health of Hillary Clinton during the campaign, the media immediately and summarily dismissed the speculation about Clinton's fitness to serve as a "conspiracy theory." But Donna Brazi...

  • November 5, 2017

    FBI hands over Clinton email investigation docs to Congress

    The FBI handed over hundreds of documents to Congress detailing how the bureau came to its conclusion not to prosecute Hillary Clinton in the personal email investigation. The documents should give us at least some insight into FBI deliberations...

  • November 5, 2017

    GOP tax bill may meet the same fate as Obamacare repeal in the Senate

    The Republican tax package will almost certainly pass the House, perhaps in the next two weeks. But several GOP Senators are already grumbling about many of its provisions, setting up a scenario where the Senate may once again block the passa...

  • November 4, 2017

    Catalan leader to defy court summons

    A Spanish judge has ordered eight Catalan ministers to be remanded into custody pending a hearing on whether they should be charged with rebellion, sedition, and misuse of public funds. Among those sought include Catalonian president Carles P...

  • November 4, 2017

    International Criminal Court to investigate war crimes in Afghanistan

    The prosecutor for the International Criminal Court based in The Hague says she will open an investigation into war crimes and crimes against humanity in Afghanistan. The investigation will look into reports that detainees were tortured while in U...

  • November 4, 2017

    Former Obama climate official slams new government report on climate change

    Many climate scientists feared that the Trump administration would withhold or redact sections from the Climate Science Special Report – an annual summation of the latest in global warming studies.  But Trump allowed the document to be pub...

  • November 4, 2017

    Olbermann says he probably owes George Bush an apology

    The most hysterical pundit on TV thinks he "probably owe[s] George W. Bush an apology."  Keith Olbermann believes he should say he's sorry not because he thinks it was unfair to call Bush 43 a "liar" and a "war ...

  • November 4, 2017

    Iran celebrates anniversary of US embassy takeover by showing off ICBM

    Thirty-eight years ago today, Iranian "students" occupied the U.S. embassy in Tehran and took dozens of Americans hostage.  Ultimately, 52 were held for 444 days before being released on the day President Reagan was inaugurated. Nov...

  • November 3, 2017

    Publisher shutters websites after journalists unionize

    A week ago, employees at the Gothamist and DNAinfo were celebrating after a successful vote to join the Writers Guild.  The Gothamist is a noted New York City website devoted to covering local news.  It operates affiliated sites in Was...

  • November 3, 2017

    Departing Twitter employee 'inadvertently' deactivates Trump account

    A Twitter employee who was working his last day at the company deactivated President Trump's account, shuttering it for eleven minutes before they were able to restore it. The company claimed that the deactivation was "inadvertent." ...

  • November 3, 2017

    Do GOP retirements threaten the Republican majority in the House?

    Rep. Lamar Smith, a 16-term member of Congress from Texas, announced his retirement at the end of his term. Politico: Smith's 21st District, which takes in parts of Austin and San Antonio as well as rural counties to the west, has been so...

  • November 3, 2017

    Michelle Obama claims men are 'entitled' and 'self-righteous'

    Former first lady Michelle Obama was a headline speaker at the very first Obama Foundation international summit and immediately raised eyebrows with her analysis of what's wrong with men – and women. Fox News: Former first lady Mich...

  • November 2, 2017

    Egyptian lawyer: It's a man's 'national duty' to rape women who wear ripped jeans

    Oh, those crazy Muslim men!  What will they say next? An Egyptian lawyer, appearing on a popular satellite news program, told a panel debating a new law on prostitution in Egypt that it is the "patriotic duty" of men to sexually har...

  • November 2, 2017

    CIA releases tens of thousands of docs captured in bin Laden raid

    Tens of thousands of documents seized during the raid on Osama bin Laden's Abbottabad, Pakistan hideout in 2011, which resulted in the terrorist mastermind's death, were released by the CIA yesterday.  The documents are a treasure trove ...

  • November 2, 2017

    Lost in news on Russia, the full blown Democratic civil war

    In less than a week, Democrats will mark a gloomy anniversary: the election of Donald Trump and defeat of Hillary Clinton. Would it surprise you that Clinton's defeat is still being debated a year removed from the event?  Are you aware th...

  • November 1, 2017

    Poll: 58% say they have political views they are afraid to share

    A fascinating new poll is out by the Cato Institute that gauges "Free Speech and Tolerance" in America. The libertarian organization polled 2300 Americans and found that fully 71% believe that political correctness has silenced important di...

  • November 1, 2017

    GOP postpones tax bill rollout; future uncertain

    Republicans in Congress are postponing the roll out of their tax reform bill until at least Thursday. Kevin Brady, Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, says there are too many issues that need to be resolved before details of the plan can ...

  • November 1, 2017

    North Korean defector recommends US engage with Pyongyang

    A high level defector from North Korea says that the west should use "maximum engagement" to solve the crisis with Pyongyang. Thae Yong-ho, the former deputy chief of mission for North Korea in the United Kingdom is considered the highes...

  • October 31, 2017

    Dems test 2018 attacks on Republicans in VA governor's race

    With seven days to go before the gubernatorial election in Virginia, the polls are all over the map, making them an unreliable gauge of which candidate might be ahead. Republican candidate Ed Gillespie and Democrat Ralph Northam are slug...

  • October 31, 2017

    Could ESPN drop Monday Night Football?

    See also: Do NFL owners believe in ghosts? The current NFL TV contract expires in 2021, and the rights landscape that gave the league multi-billion-dollar deals may be changing.  Streaming services on Amazon and Hulu as well as small rig...

  • October 31, 2017

    NFL players should be grateful they don't live in China

    As NFL players continue to protest by kneeling during the National Anthem, China offers them food for thought. The communists in China  are considering making it illegal to "disrespect" their national anthem.  Violators co...

  • October 31, 2017

    Bergdahl weeps on witness stand for soldiers wounded when looking for him

    Convicted deserter Bowe Bergdahl offered a tearful apology to those service members who were wounded when they fruitlessly searched for him after he left his post. CNN: Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl teared up at his sentencing on Monday a...

  • October 30, 2017

    Cowboys owner Jerry Jones plots to deny Commissioner Goodell contract extension

    Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones is mad at NFL commissioner Roger Goodell and is working behind the scenes to deny him a contract extension. Jones is angry at the commissioner for his weak response to the anthem protests.  But there are sever...

  • October 30, 2017

    Dozens of groups fined by FEC refusing to pay

    Campaign finance laws are a byzantine maze that candidates and PACs must find their way through to avoid violations.  What's worse, the Federal Election Commission can interpret those laws any way it wishes, punishing some groups while letti...

  • October 30, 2017

    Gowdy criticizes illegal grand jury leaks by Mueller's office

    House Oversight Committee chairman Trey Gowdy told Fox News's Chris Wallace that Special Counsel Robert Mueller should crack down on leaks from his office regarding grand jury deliberations. A leak on Friday revealed that charges had been file...

  • October 30, 2017

    Sen. Collins wants to recall Podesta, DWS to testify about Dem payments to Fusion GPS

    GOP senator Susan Collins, a member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, wants to recall John Podesta and Debbie Wasserman Schultz to testify before the committee about their knowledge of Clinton campaign payments to Fusion GPS, the firm t...

  • October 30, 2017

    Dems channel Sgt. Schultz in denying knowledge of payments for dossier

    Is Debbie Wasserman Schultz related to Sgt. Schultz of Hogan's Heroes fame?  The portly sergeant would constantly say, "I know nothing" when it came to reporting on the POWs' various capers. Wasserman Schultz and other Democ...

  • October 29, 2017

    Pope pushes EU 'unity' despite advocating massive refugee resettlement

    One of the most prominent advocates for allowing millions of refugees to resettle in Europe is now advocating for European "unity." Pope Francis ended a two day conference on the future of Europe by telling attendees to “recov...

  • October 29, 2017

    Do you have your 'Trumpy Bear'?

    Is it real? Or is it a spoof? That question is being asked about a product that's been available since July, but is only just now being marketed on TV.  It's called "Trumpy Bear" and it appears to be a genuine effort ...

  • October 29, 2017

    Church that Washington attended for two decades taking down his memorial

    George Washington was one of the founders of Christ Church in Alexandria, VA and he attended services there for 20 years. On one side of the sanctuary, there is a memorial plaque, acknowledging him. The other side of the sanctyuary features another p...

  • October 29, 2017

    Catalonian independence gives hope to other autonomous regions in Europe

    Catalonia declared its independence 2 days ago. But Spain has cracked down by withdrawing the region's autonomy and taking over the government. As for the rest of Europe, all members of the EU support Spain's actions. And why wouldn't ...

  • October 28, 2017

    Spanish crackdown on Catalonia risks violent backlash

    Within minutes of the Catalonian parliament declaring independence from Spain yesterday, the government of Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy lowered the boom. The Spanish senate passed a measure authorizing Rajoy to implement Article 155 of the constit...

  • October 28, 2017

    Washington Free Beacon admits hiring Fusion GPS to dig up dirt on Trump

    The conservative publication Washington Free Beacon admits that it hired Fusion GPS to do opposition research on Donald Trump during the GOP primaries.  The relationship between WFB and Fusion began in October 15, 2015 and ended in March 2016, w...

  • October 28, 2017

    Assassination docs offer few new details of JFK killing

    The release of thousands of secret documents from the JFK assassination contains little new information and no bombshells.  But for the legion of amateur assassination buffs and historians, there are some fascinating glimpses into the thinking o...

  • October 28, 2017

    VA Dems go from the gutter to the sewer to attack Gillespie

    Republican candidates in 2018 had better get used to the treatment being meted out to Virginia GOP gubernatorial candidate Ed Gillespie. Even for Democrats, it's a new low. The Dem candidate, Ralph Northam, has taken to trying to tie Gilles...

  • October 27, 2017

    Fusion GPS bank records will blow the lid off Russian scandal

    Kimberly Strassel in the Wall Street Journal (via Investor Village) gives us a preview of what the Fusion GPS bank records might reveal, as well as FBI documents on the Trump dossier that have finally been wrested from the bureau. The ...

  • October 27, 2017

    Trump administration releases thousands of JFK assassination docs, withholds others

    The Trump administration released thousands of pages of documents from the CIA and other intelligence agencies related to the JFK assassination. Thousands of other documents were temporarily withheld because of national security implications. ...

  • October 27, 2017

    Will the Millennials save Europe?

    There is a revolution underway in Europe and America that is overturning established politics and bringing to the fore younger, more charismatic leaders. The latest example is the rise of 31-year-old Sebastian Kurz in Austria.  He is almost c...

  • October 27, 2017

    Can you find the 'racist lesson' in this image?

    Who would have thought that a Kellogg's Corn Pops box would contain a racist lesson for kids? Well, the answer to that question is a Marvel Comics writer who was outraged that Kellogg's would be so blatantly racist in designing its cereal ...

  • October 26, 2017

    FEC complaint filed against Clinton campaign for illegal dossier payments

    A non-partisan campaign watchdog group has filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission, alleging illegal payments by the Clinton campaign to the Democratic opposition research group Fusion GPS to fund a questionable dossier on Do...

  • October 26, 2017

    Progressive 'fair wage' pizza restaurant to close

    You have to admire people who put their money where their mouth is. A non-profit group in the Roxbury section of Boston decided to fund a utopian project involving a pizza shop based on the principles of "economic justice" and "fair...

  • October 26, 2017

    Dems will introduce legislation to bar Trump from pre-emptive strike on North Korea

    Connecticut senator Chris Murphy, along with two other Democratic senators, will introduce a bill preventing President Trump from launching a pre-emptive strike on North Korea without congressional consent. Murphy has been trying to restrict...

  • October 26, 2017

    NAACP issues 'travel advisory' for American Airlines

    The NAACP, the oldest civil rights organization in the country, has fallen on hard times lately.  Its relevance has been questioned by many young people who are far more attracted to the street activism and radical rhetoric of Black Lives Matter...

  • October 26, 2017

    Tea Party groups settle with IRS

    Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced that hundreds of Tea Party groups targeted by the IRS because of their political beliefs will receive an apology from the government and cash compensation. But some Tea Party groups are unsatisfied, wanting...

  • October 25, 2017

    Police arrest black man in fake hate crime case at Eastern Michigan

    An incident involving racist graffiti at Eastern Michigan University was shown to be another fake hate crime when police arrested a 29-year-old black man on three counts of malicious destruction of property, four counts of identity theft, a...

  • October 25, 2017

    It pays to claim you're 'oppressed' in America

    Colin Kaepernick, the former NFL quarterback and the man at the center of the National Anthem controversy, claims to have started his protest because there is "oppression" of black people in America. I suppose it depends on your def...

  • October 25, 2017

    Russian under investigation for bribery by FBI given visa by Obama administration

    An interesting sidelight to the Russian Uranium One caper was reported by The Hill yesterday, involving a Russian TENEX executive whom the FBI was investigating for bribery and extortion who was granted a visa to enter the U.S. by the Obama...

  • October 24, 2017

    Kate Steinle murder trial underway

    The illegal alien who shot and killed Katie Steinle, thus igniting a debate over illegal immigration, went on trial yesterday in San Francisco. The defense is claiming that Jose Ines Garcia Zarate did not deliberately shoot Steinle, that the gun...

  • October 24, 2017

    Congress urges administration to nix Boeing deal with Iran

    US aerospace company Boeing inked two deals with Iranian carriers to manufacture 110 planes for $20 billion. The huge contracts would ensure the jobs of up to 120,000 workers. But one of the carriers, Iran Air, has been caught ferrying Revolutiona...

  • October 23, 2017

    British government wants to refer to 'pregnant women' as 'pregnant people'

    The British Foreign and Commonwealth Office is having a difficult time ignoring biology.  It seems that the U.N. is engaging in another fruitless exercise in denying individual liberty by trying to "define" human rights.  Of ...

  • October 23, 2017

    Russia accuses US of 'wiping Raqqa off the face of the earth'

    The Russian defense ministry has compared the U.S. bombing of Raqqa to the fate of Dresden, the German city that was nearly destroyed when it was firebombed in World War II. The ministry spokesman declared that Raqqa had been "wiped off the f...

  • October 23, 2017

    Air Force will place B-52s on 24-hour alert for first time since 1991

    Air Force chief of staff General David Goldfein told Defense One that the Air Force is preparing to place our nuclear-armed B-52 bombers on 24-hour alert, a status not seen since the end of the Cold War in 1991. "This is yet one m...

  • October 22, 2017

    Rep. Gutierrez: People of Puerto Rico experiencing 'cruel and inhumane kind of treatment'

    Rep. Louis Gutierrez returned from surveying the damage in Puerto Rico from hurricane Maria and made some incendiary remarks about the relief efforts on the island. REID: "Just over a month since hurricane MARIA made landfall in Puerto Rico...

  • October 22, 2017

    Air Force gets the authority to recall up to 1000 retired pilots

    It's been called a "quiet crisis" and has been building for several years. The Air Force is experiencing a severe shortage of pilots, despite several measures taken to encourage personnel to remain in uniform. But the lure of the pri...

  • October 22, 2017

    Former President Carter thinks he can resolve US-North Korea crisis

    Former President Jimmy Carter says he has talked with Donald Trump's national security advisor H.R. McMaster about going to North Korea to negotiate a solution to the crisis with Kim Jong-un's regime. Carter is lobbying for the job because...

  • October 22, 2017

    Trump to release remaining JFK assassination documents

    President Trump announced yesterday that he would be releasing the remaining documents in the National Archives relating to the JFK assassination. Congress passed a law in 1992 mandating the release over the next 25 years of millions of docum...

  • October 22, 2017

    After international outrage, Mugabe removed as WHO 'goodwill ambassador'

    An invitation to make Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe a "goodwill ambassador" for the World Health Organization has been rescinded after international outrage scuttled the idea. Reuters: WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebre...

  • October 21, 2017

    Spanish government set to revoke autonomy for Catalans

    The Spanish cabinet is meeting today to decide the best way to revoke the autonomy of its northeastern region, Catalonia.  The regional government wants to declare its independence from Spain following a referendum held three weeks ago. The c...

  • October 21, 2017

    Report: More than 150 Afghan officers training in America have gone AWOL

    According to a report from the special inspector general for Afghanistan reconstruction, 152 soldiers from the Afghan army who had been selected for special training in the United States have gone AWOL while on U.S. soil. Fox News: Accor...

  • October 21, 2017

    The turn of Egypt: Cairo getting serious about Islamist insurgency

    A raid by Egyptian police on a suspected terrorist hideout in the Sinai Desert killed an unknown number of Islamists and resulted in the death of at least 50 police and conscripts. The police apparently walked into an ambush. One of the groups,...

  • October 20, 2017

    Bill Clinton wanted State Department's permission to meet with Russian nuke official in 2010

    The Hill, which broke the story about the possible bribery by Russian officials in the Uranium One deal, reports that Bill Clinton sought permission to meet with a Russian board member of the nuclear giant Rosatom during a trip to Moscow in...

  • October 20, 2017

    Southern Poverty Law Center apologizes

    The Southern Poverty Law Center's list of public schools named after Confederate generals got a little shorter yesterday.  The group had placed Stonewall Elementary School of Lexington, Ky. on the list, only to be bombarded with complaints f...

  • October 19, 2017

    Purge at the Democratic National Committee

    Tom Perez, chairman of the Democratic National Committee, purged several longtime officials, most of whom had supported DNC vice chairman Rep. Keith Ellison in his bid for the chairmanship. The officials were replaced by Hillary Clinton supporters...

  • October 19, 2017

    NFL TV ratings continue to tank while Commissioner Goodell becomes incoherent

    TV ratings for NFL games continue to slide as National Anthem protests persist.  Overall, ratings are down 18.7% since 2015. ESPN: "If ratings don't improve materially, we see a potential headwind to domestic advertising revenue...

  • October 19, 2017

    Docs show that Evergreen State College banned criticism of Black Lives Matter

    The Evergreen State College Bias Response Team banned even mild criticism of Black Lives Matter in 2016 because  it would "diminish the disparities experienced by people of color" and are a violation of the school's non-discriminat...

  • October 19, 2017

    Cambridge students receive 'trigger warnings' for Shakespeare plays

    English literature undergrads at Cambridge University were warned about a lecture on two plays by William Shakespeare that would include references to sexual violence and sexual assault.  The warnings were intended to give students who may be up...

  • October 18, 2017

    Soros transfers most of his wealth to Open Society Foundations

    George Soros has reportedly transferred $18 billion from his personal fortune to the Open Society Foundations, making the non-profit one of the largest philanthropic organizations in the world. The Wall Street Journal estimates Soros's net wor...

  • October 18, 2017

    NHS bans surgeries for smokers, obese people

    The British National Health Service (NHS) has provoked a firestorm by temporarily banning surgeries on people who smoke and those who are obese.  Patients who smoke must quit for at least eight weeks before non-urgent surgery, and obese people m...

  • October 18, 2017

    Alarming rise in traffic deaths attributed to 'distracted driving'

    After declining for decades, traffic deaths have been rising for the last two years.  Compared to 2015, fatalities on the road have increased an alarming 14.4%.  And while statistics on "distracted driving" are poor, many experts ...

  • October 18, 2017

    New poll has Jones neck and neck with Moore in AL Senate race

    Alabama is one of the most Republican states in the union.  Donald Trump coasted to victory in the state with 63% of the vote. But the Senate race in Alabama may be an indication of how much trouble the GOP is in with voters – even with...

  • October 17, 2017

    Car bomb kills Panama Papers journalist in Malta

    A journalist who helped publicize revelations in the Panama Papers and exposed high-level corruption in the Maltese government was killed when a car bomb destroyed her car. Daphne Caruana Galizia, a blogger whose website was sometimes more po...

  • October 17, 2017

    Final suspect in border agent Brian Terry's murder arrested in Mexico

    The last at-large suspect in the murder of border patrol agent Brian Terry was captured in Mexico and will soon be extradited to the United States. Terry was killed in a gun battle with a drug cartel "rip crew" in 2010 in southern Arizon...

  • October 17, 2017

    Soldier who Obama White House said 'served with honor and distinction' pleads guilty to desertion

    Bowe Bergdahl pleaded guilty in a military court yesterday to desertion and misconduct before the enemy.  The misconduct charge could get him a life sentence. CNN: The 31-year-old said he deserted from his outpost to try to reach the bas...

  • October 16, 2017

    Kaepernick files collusion grievance against NFL owners

    Former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick will file a grievance with the NFL players union alleging collusion among owners to keep him out of the league. The Hill: Kaepernick and his attorneys accuse NFL teams of displaying "unusual and bi...

  • October 16, 2017

    Now they're after Civil War re-enactors

    Civil War re-enactors replaying the Battle of Cedar Creek in Virginia on Saturday went ahead with their demonstration despite the group organizing the event receiving a letter threatening "bodily harm" to anyone who participated. The bat...

  • October 16, 2017

    Kurds report 'lots of casualties' as Iraqi army retakes Kirkuk

    Iraqi Kurds report that government forces and Shia militias have attacked the Peshmerga in the northern city of Kirkuk, causing "lots of casualties."  The disputed multi-ethnic city is claimed by the Kurds, but the Iraqi government can...

  • October 16, 2017

    Two Obama-era holdovers are stupidly creating conditions for another housing meltdown

    Two bureaucrats who were originally appointed by President Obama are "sowing the seeds of another subprime collapse," according to New York Post columnist Paul Sperry. Democrat Mel Watt, who is serving a special five-year term as ...

  • October 15, 2017

    Hillary Clinton: 'We just elected someone' to the presidency who 'admitted sexual assault

    Hillary Clinton and the Democrats can't really defend serial sexual assaulter Harvey Weinstein. So, they're trying to deflect attention from the charges made against their ally and major donor by essentially saying, "They do it too only ...

  • October 15, 2017

    Many unanswered questions about ambush in Niger that killed 4 Green Berets

    On October 4, a dozen Green Berets were on a routine mission in Niger, reaching out to local leaders about the growing danger of ISIS affiliated groups becoming more active in the region. As they were preparing to depart, approximately 50 terrorists ...

  • October 15, 2017

    Rising nationalist tide in Austria

    The flood of refugees that rolled over Europe in 2015 affected Austria more than any other country except its neighbor Germany. Today, Austrians go to the polls in parliamentary elections that could elevate a 31 year old nationalist to the chancellor...

  • October 15, 2017

    'To Kill a Mockingbird' removed from school reading list because it 'makes people uncomfortable'

    A book that was written to make Americans uncomfortable about race relations is being removed from the reading list of a school in Biloxi, MS because "it makes people uncomfortable." And I thought I had heard it all. Indianapolis Star...

  • October 15, 2017

    Smut peddler Larry Flynt offers $10 million for dirt that would impeach Trump

    Porn magnate Larry Flynt is offering $10 million to anyone who has dirt on Donald Trump that would get him impeached. The offer appears in today's Washington Post as a full page ad. The publisher of Hustler Magazine, who once offered $1 millio...

  • October 14, 2017

    Report: Hillary Clinton in talks with Columbia for teaching position

    Hillary Clinton is in talks with Columbia University for a teaching position at the school, according to a report in the New York Daily News. The former U.S. Secretary of State and presidential nominee is in talks with Columbia University t...

  • October 14, 2017

    Trump supporters shout down California Dems at Whittier College

    Supporters of Donald Trump shouted down the California attorney general and assembly speaker during a question-and-answer session at Whittier College. FIRE: The event ended early after pro-Trump hecklers, upset about Becerra's lawsui...

  • October 14, 2017

    NFL retreats on policy that would require players to stand during anthem

    Last week, the NFL commissioner's office signaled that a change in policy was on the way that would make standing for the National Anthem mandatory rather than voluntary. But the players and their allies in the media pushed back – hard. ...

  • October 14, 2017

    Wisconsin elementary school bans Halloween costumes

    On one level, an elementary school banning Halloween costumes or any mention of Halloween isn't news.  The childhood ritual – like most American childhood rituals – fell victim to the purveyors of political correctness years ago....

  • October 14, 2017

    Weinstein plans to fight his firing from company

    Movie mogul Harvey Weinstein will fight his termination by the board of his company, The Weinstein Company.  He will challenge his firing at the board meeting on October 17. NBC News: Harvey Weinstein isn't going down without a fight...

  • October 13, 2017

    Oliver Stone condemns 'vigilante system' going after Weinstein

    Film director Oliver Stone, who embraced the Castros in Cuba and Hugo Chávez in Venezuela, says he is sympathetic to what the serial sexual harasser Harvey Weinstein is going through and condemned the "vigilante system" that is accus...

  • October 13, 2017

    Congress warned that NoKo EMP attack could kill 90% of Americans

    The House Homeland Security Committee heard expert testimony yesterday on the effects of a high-altitude nuclear detonation that could knock out the U.S. electrical grid for up to a year, resulting in the deaths of 90% of Americans. A nuclear...

  • October 13, 2017

    Held hostage in Afghanistan, Canadian-American family freed after 5 years in captivity

    A Canadian-American family, held for five years by the Haqqani Network in Afghanistan, was freed after a gun battle between their captors and the Pakistani military. Joshua Boyle, who is Canadian, and his American wife, Caitlan Coleman, were ...

  • October 13, 2017

    FBI looking into reports that Puerto Rican politicians withholding hurricane aid

    The FBI in Puerto Rico is looking into numerous reports that politicians in some areas are withholding hurricane relief from residents who need it and giving it to cronies and supporters. Daily Caller: "People call us and tell us so...

  • October 12, 2017

    College athletes kneel for anthem because America 'not worth being proud of'

    Back in the early 1980s, some conservatives began raising the alarm about the rising tide of anti-Americanism in primary and secondary public schools.  "History" textbooks became "social studies" textbooks.  Teaching the...

  • October 12, 2017

    Retired West Point instructor decries 'a decline in honor, standards and meritocracy' at the academy

    There is a huge scandal brewing at the United States Military Academy at West Point, in which the case of avowed communist and former cadet Spenser Rapone is only the tip of the iceberg. Retired Army lieutenant colonel Robert Heffington ...

  • October 12, 2017

    The Girl Scouts are criticizing decision by Boy Scouts to accept females

    A long simmering feud between the Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts has broken out into the open with the decision by the Boy Scouts to accept females in their ranks. The controversial decision by the Boy Scouts includes a weak and confusing justifi...

  • October 12, 2017

    Trump will sign executive order today changing the nature of Obamacare

    The president will sign an executive order today that undoes at least some of the damage incurred when Democrats passed Obamacare. In fact, Trump's order will repeal two key parts of Obamacare that made insurance so expensive.  First, his...

  • October 11, 2017

    Israeli spies found Russian hackers using Kaspersky software to penetrate US agencies

    Israeli cyber-intelligence agents tracking Russian hackers discovered that they were using Kaspersky anti-virus software to gain access to U.S. government networks. The software, used by 400 million people worldwide, was hacked by Israeli cyber-ag...

  • October 11, 2017

    US economic freedom ranking improves slightly

    The annual Economic Freedom of the World report has been released, and it shows a slight improvement in the rankings for the United States.  The report is co-published by the Cato Institute, the Fraser Institute in Canada, and more tha...

  • October 11, 2017

    Letter to NFL teams says the league will require players to stand during anthem

    A letter sent to all 32 NFL teams by Commissioner Roger Goodell makes clear that the league wants to "move past" the anthem controversy.  The league will propose a standardized policy on behavior during the playing of the National Anth...

  • October 10, 2017

    Ad announcing Blackburn campaign for senate banned by Twitter

    Rep. Marsha Blackburn, one of the most powerful women in Congress, announced last week that she would seek the GOP nomination for the open Senate seat in Tennessee being vacated by Senator Bob Corker.  Her campaign posted a link to a video of he...

  • October 10, 2017

    Russians claim US 'pretending' to fight ISIS in Syria

    The Russian Defense Ministry is claiming that U.S. allied forces are only "pretending" to fight ISIS in Syria, leaving the bulk of the fighting to the Syrian army. Fox News: The Russian Defense Ministry said the U.S.-led coalition h...

  • October 10, 2017

    Trump to take 'carrot and stick' approach to overseas company outsourcing

    Trump is preparing what he calls an "economic development" plan that would reward companies that keep operations in the U.S. while punishing those who take work overseas. CNBC: "I also have another bill … an economic-dev...

  • October 10, 2017

    Democratic IT scandal takes an interesting turn

    The "non-scandal" scandal involving a former I.T. aide to several Democratic congressmen, including Debbie Wasserman Schultz, took an interesting turn when the wife of the alleged hacker and fraudster Imran Awan showed up in court separate ...

  • October 9, 2017

    NFL player claims Pence leaving after anthem protest proves 'systemic oppression'

    Vice President Mike Pence decided to stage his own counter-protest to demonstrations by NFL athletes during the playing of the national anthem.  After several San Francisco 49ers players took a knee during the playing of the anthem prior to the ...

  • October 9, 2017

    NFL owner who knelt with players during anthem now says 'disrespect' for the flag will not be tolerated

    One of the most powerful owners in the NFL says that any player who disrespects the flag won't play. Jerry Jones, owner of the league's flagship franchise, the Dallas Cowboys, was asked to comment on Vice President Mike Pence walking out o...

  • October 9, 2017

    US militarizes Puerto Rican relief effort

    As recovery efforts for Puerto Rico from hurricane Maria enter its third week, the plight of most residents remains perilous.  Food and water deliveries are spotty at best, and government officials are pointing the finger at the incompetence of ...

  • October 9, 2017

    Iran threatens US bases if more sanctions imposed

    A commander of the Revolutionary Guards in Iran issued a statement saying U.S. bases in the region will be in danger if further sanctions on Tehran are imposed. The Revolutionary Guards are under the direct control of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Kham...

  • October 9, 2017

    Italian-Americans in fight against Columbus detractors

    No one argues that Christopher Columbus was a nice guy.  By all reports, he was vain, overly ambitious, tyrannical, stubborn, and cruel. But his published journal set Europe on fire and caused a monumental historical movement of people and id...

  • October 8, 2017

    Trump set to ease some Obamacare rules

    Republican lawmakers have so far failed to repeal Obamacare, but that hasn't stopped the president from doing what he can to relieve some of the more onerous parts of the law. This week, Trump will sign an executive order that will lower premi...

  • October 8, 2017

    Poll shocker: NFL now the least like sport

    Another Sunday in the NFL, which means more protests, more controversy. While the players seem oblivious to the catastrophe their league is undergoing, owners have to be getting frantic. A new poll shows that the NFL is no longer "America...

  • October 8, 2017

    ICE director throws down the gauntlet to Governor Brown

    Governor Jerry Brown just signed a bill making California a sanctuary state and the acting director of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency (ICE) is challenging his ability to protect criminal illegals from deportation. Thomas Homan issu...

  • October 7, 2017

    Antifa plans vandalism against Columbus statues on Monday

    Radical anarchists are planning a nationwide campaign on Monday to deface and vandalize statues of Christopher Columbus. Antifa is planning a coordinated campaign to attack symbols of "white supremacy" and have targeted Columbus statues ...

  • October 7, 2017

    AG Sessions announces guidelines that broaden religious freedom

    Attorney General Jeff Sessions has issued a 25-page memo giving all federal agencies guidelines to an executive order President Donald Trump signed in May, promoting efforts to promote religious liberty. The legal guidelines dramatically broa...

  • October 7, 2017

    Gay coffee shop owner kicks Christians out and goes on offensive rant

    A gay coffee shop owner in Seattle decided to kick out a group of Christian anti-abortion protesters, going on an expletive-laden, extremely offensive rant that was recorded and posted on Facebook. The group, Abolish Human Abortion, appeared not t...

  • October 7, 2017

    Shoelace mistaken for a noose causes hysterical reaction on campus

    Every so often, snowflakes on a college campus will become hysterical about what normal people might not even see as problematic.  A sign, a banner, graffiti, and even expressions of support for Donald Trump will cause a major emotional crisis o...

  • October 6, 2017

    Nobel Peace Prize awarded to anti-nuclear weapons group

    The Nobel Committee awarded its 2017 peace prize to the  International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN).  The committee said the organization "has been a driving force in prevailing upon the world's nations to p...

  • October 6, 2017

    AG Sessions rolls back Obama-era civil rights protections for transgenders

    Attorney General Jeff Sessions sent a memo to federal prosecutors informing them that the Obama-era guidelines on giving employment protection to transgendered people under the Civil Rights Act will no longer apply.  Sessions said the Obama admi...

  • October 6, 2017

    After meeting with generals, Trump cites 'calm before the storm'

    Following a meeting with his top generals, Donald Trump had a photo op with the brass during which he made some rather cryptic remarks that have tongues wagging in Washington. CNN: "You guys know what this represents? Maybe it's the ...

  • October 5, 2017

    Trump administration reverses Obama-era listing of the walrus as endangered

    The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has reversed an Obama-era ruling making the Pacific walrus an endangered species. Washington Examiner: The Pacific walrus will not be designated as endangered or threatened under the Endangered Species ...

  • October 5, 2017

    Macron's suggestion to French workers protesting his policies: Get a job

    French president Emmanuel Macron got himself in trouble yesterday when he suggested to workers who were protesting his economic policies that "some of them would be better off going to see if they can get a job over there," referring t...

  • October 5, 2017

    Black Lives Matter shuts down ACLU speaker: 'Liberalism is white supremacy!'

    The forces of tyranny on college campuses are becoming louder and more incoherent and have now reached the point where they are attacking those in the establishment who support them. Witness what happened at William and Mary College when a speaker...

  • October 4, 2017

    Trump: Puerto Rican debt will be 'wiped out'

    Donald Trump said that because of hurricane Maria, Puerto Rico's $70-billion debt will have to be "wiped out."  In an interview with Fox News, Trump said that much of the island's debt was owed to big Wall Street banks. ...

  • October 4, 2017

    Berkeley students protest exam because noted professor isn't Mexican

    I wish I had thought of this gambit to get out of taking an exam when I was in college. I guess I'm not blessed with an active enough imagination. Students at Berkeley are protesting a midterm exam being given by a noted professor and an exper...

  • October 3, 2017

    ESPN changes mind, decides to broadcast anthem before Redskins-Chiefs game

    ESPN, the premiere "sports journalism" network, decided not to show the National Anthem before the Monday-night match-up involving the Kansas City Chiefs and Washington Redskins. But then the Vegas massacre happened.  So the network...

  • October 3, 2017

    Budget impasse in Connecticut leads to wave of education cuts

    A four-month-long budget impasse in Connecticut is starting to have serious ramifications for education funding for local communities. At issue is a $3.5-billion budget gap that Democrats can't decide how to close.  Until the governor and...

  • October 2, 2017

    High school football team runs on field carrying American flags

    A North Georgia high school football team ran onto the field prior to the start of their game carrying and waving American flags. The demonstration was in response to so many football players at all levels who have disrespected the flag by refusin...

  • October 2, 2017

    60 Minutes doesn't mention 'Democrats' or 'Bernie Sanders' in Scalise interview

    A curious omission from Sixty Minutes correspondent Norah O'Donnell, who interviewed Rep. Stephen Scalise, who was shot practicing for the congressional baseball game last June. The shooter, James Hodgkinson, was a Democratic activist and...

  • October 2, 2017

    Spain's prime minister under fire for botched response to Catalonia independence vote

    The brutal, violent response by Spanish security forces to citizens trying vote in the Catalonia independence referendum has shocked the Spanish people and is causing a backlash against the government of Prime Minister Mariana Rajoy. More than 800 Ca...

  • October 2, 2017

    Statistics show a 'causal relationship' between reduced policing and violent crime

    Recent FBI statistics show that there is at least a "causal relationship" between reduced policing in cities that suffered from anti-police violence and violent crime. The most glaring example is Chicago, where police have come under wit...

  • October 2, 2017

    Eco-terrorist will ask jury to consider his sabotage 'an act of conscience'

    An eco-terrorist charged with trying to sabotage part of the Dakota Access Pipeline says he will appeal to the jury to validate his terrorism by asking them to accept his "act of conscience." Michael Foster will claim that the fossil fue...

  • October 2, 2017

    Supreme Court opens blockbuster session

    It's the first Monday in October, which means the Supreme Court will open its session today with some important cases on the docket. Cases touching on civil rights, free speech, presidential power, redistricting, and privacy rights will be hea...

  • October 2, 2017

    Motive still a mystery in Las Vegas mass shooting

    The motive of the shooter behind the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history is unknown as of this writing.  What is known is that at least 50 people are dead and more than 400 were wounded in an attack on a country music concert directly below ...

  • October 1, 2017

    Tillerson says US now in direct contact with North Korea

    Secretary of State Rex Tillerson disclosed that the US government is in direct contact with North Korea in an effort to jump start talks on their nuclear program. Reuters: The disclosure by U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson during a trip ...

  • October 1, 2017

    NBA reminds players they must stand during anthem

    The National Basketball Association sent a memo to teams last week from Commissioner Adam Silver reminding them of the league policy that requires all players to stand during the playing of the national anthem. But the memo also had several sugges...

  • October 1, 2017

    Burqa ban in Austria signals coming political earthquake

    A Austrian law banning the full face covering of women, known as the "Burqa Ban," will go into effect today and strong support for the law may signal a rightward shift in a nation governed from the center since the end of World War II....

  • October 1, 2017

    10,000 containers of Puerto Rican aid sitting on docks undelivered

    Donald Trump has come in for some criticism for calling out some Puerto Rican politicians who are claiming the federal government isn't doing enough to help the stricken island. Trump claims the government is doing plenty. And he's right. ...

  • October 1, 2017

    Trump will announce more regulatory reform on Monday

    Obamacare may not be repealed. tax reform may be in limbo, and the president's travel ban may be stuck in the courts. But no one argues that the one area where the president has succeeded is in rolling back the regulatory state that was out of co...

  • September 30, 2017

    NFL desperately looking for compromise on anthem protests

    With ticket sales plummeting, TV viewership cratering, and their "brand favorability" dropping like a stone, the NFL league office hosted a meeting yesterday among league officials, the owners, and the players to find a way off the ledge th...

  • September 30, 2017

    Catalans set to defy Spanish government and hold independence vote

    Citizens of Catalonia, a wealthy Spanish province in the northeast of the country that enjoys a distinctive autonomy, are preparing to vote on an independence referendum on Sunday, despite fierce opposition from the Spanish government.  But many...

  • September 30, 2017

    Colin Kaepernick donated $25K to organization named after cop-killer

    The next time that Colin Kaepernick says he's not anti-police, someone should ask him about a $25,000 donation his foundation made to a charitable organization named after a notorious cop-killer who escaped from prison and now lives in Cuba....

  • September 29, 2017

    Surprise! NFL game ticket sales down whopping 17.9%

    According to online ticket reseller TickPick, sales of tickets for NFL games have declined by 17.9% since Trump challenged the league to crack down on anthem protesters. Washington Examiner: From TickPick: 17.9 percent decrease in ...

  • September 29, 2017

    ICE arrests 450 illegals in sanctuary cities

    If you want something done right, do it yourself. The Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency (ICE) carried out a nationwide sweep of sanctuary cities, arresting nearly 450 illegal aliens with additional criminal charges or known gang affiliati...

  • September 29, 2017

    Judge rules that Black Lives Matter can't be sued

    A judge hearing the case of a police officer injured during a riot in Baton Rouge instigated by Black Lives Matter ruled that the group cannot be sued because it is a "social movement" and not an "entity." CNN: Black Lives...

  • September 29, 2017

    SCOTUS to hear case on involuntary union fees

    On Thursday, the Supreme Court agreed to hear a case that could deal a huge blow to public unions.  An Illinois child support worker sued AFSCME for violating his free speech rights by forcing him to pay "fair share fees" to the union,...

  • September 29, 2017

    DHS was wrong about Russians targeting elections in two states

    A story broke on Friday that the Department of Homeland Security had informed 21 states that there was an attempt by Russian-linked individuals to hack their election infrastructure during the 2016 presidential contest. But as with most stori...

  • September 29, 2017

    DoJ sues company that refused to hire Americans

    More of this, please. The Department of Justice is cracking down on companies that show a preference for hiring foreign workers over Americans.  DoJ filed suit against a Colorado company that refused to hire three Americans as seasonal techni...

  • September 28, 2017

    Networks not showing fans booing kneeling players during anthem

    Networks broadcasting NFL games refused to allow camera shots of angry fans booing kneeling players during the National Anthem.  The Sporting News also reports that one behind-the-scenes TV employee said networks told the camera operators not to...

  • September 28, 2017

    Trump readies executive order that will let consumers cross state lines to buy health insurance

    Donald Trump is preparing an executive order that will achieve a longstanding goal of insurance reform advocates.  The president's executive order will reportedly allow individuals to join group plans from out of state.  Current law ...

  • September 28, 2017

    Hugh Hefner is dead

    Hugh Hefner, whose sex-oriented media empire is credited with changing American morals regarding premarital sex, died at the age of 91. He died at the Playboy Mansion – emblematic of both his business and personal life that seemed to be one,...

  • September 28, 2017

    Report: Illegal aliens cost American taxpayers $135 billion

    A Federation for American Immigration Reform report reveals that illegal aliens are costing the U.S. taxpayer $135 billion.  That cost includes medical care, education, and law enforcement expenses. Washington Examiner: The swe...

  • September 28, 2017

    NFL player: Don't come to the game if our protest upsets you

    NFL players are sounding off about fans who are mad at them for kneeling during the National Anthem. What they're saying is revealing. The Tennessean: Don't come to the game. That's the message a couple of the Tita...

  • September 27, 2017

    In Chicago, as many opioid ODs as shootings

    Chicago is in the midst of a well publicized epidemic of gun violence.  As of September 24, 2,800 people have been shot in the city, slightly less than last year's carnage.  The city just "celebrated" its 500th ...

  • September 26, 2017

    US officials say Iran missile launch a fake

    U.S. officials have determined that the launch of a new medium-range ICBM by Iran on Friday was a fake. Experts say the video released by Iran depicting the launch was from a failed test last January. Fox News: The video released by the Ir...

  • September 25, 2017

    NASCAR owners won't condone anthem protests

    Several individual NASCAR owners have come out against their employees taking part in any protest against the National Anthem, with several of them saying they would fire anyone who took a knee during the playing of the Star-Spangled Banner. The g...

  • September 25, 2017

    Iraqi Kurds holding independence referendum despite fierce opposition

    Iraq's Kurdish minority is voting today on whether to declare itself an independent state.  Opposing the move is not only the Iraqi government, but Turkey, Iran, and Syria – countries where other Kurdish minorities long for their own h...

  • September 24, 2017

    'Free Speech Week' at Berkeley cancelled

    The student organization at Berkeley that was planning to host Milo Yiannopoulos's "Free Speech Week" event sent a letter to school administrators informing them that the event had been cancelled. Berkeley Patriot, a campus...

  • September 24, 2017

    First pro baseball player kneels during anthem

    Oakland Athletics catcher Bruce Maxwell became the first Major League Baseball player to kneel during the national anthem. After Donald Trump called NFL players who kneel during the anthem "Sons of bitches," this was inevitable. The reac...

  • September 23, 2017

    Report: North Korea tests another nuclear weapon

    An earthquake located near a North Korea nuclear test site may be an indication of another nuclear detonation. Bloomberg: A magnitude 3.4 tremor was detected in North Korea, China's earthquake agency said, while a South Korean weather age...

  • September 23, 2017

    Trump tells NFL fans to leave the stadium if players make anthem protest

    Donald Trump spoke out on the anthem protest by NFL players last night at a rally for Senator Luther Strange in Alabama.  He told fans that if they're at the game and see the players take a knee, "leave the stadium." We respec...

  • September 23, 2017

    Trump rallies base in Alabama for Senator Luther Strange

    Donald Trump went to Huntsville, Alabama last night to hold a rally for embattled GOP incumbent Luther Strange, who is facing an uphill battle to become the GOP nominee in a runoff election on Tuesday.  Strange is being challenged by former j...

  • September 23, 2017

    Iran tests multi-warhead ballistic missile

    Defying U.N. security council resolutions and U.S. warnings, Iran test-fired a new ICBM the Iranians say is capable of carrying multiple warheads.  The new missile represents a leap forward in Iranian missile technology that puts the state of Is...

  • September 22, 2017

    Chinese central bank orders all financial transactions with North Korea halted

    In a major diplomatic victory for the Trump administration, the U.S. has convinced the Chinese government to halt all financial transactions with North Korea. Make no mistake: this is a huge step forward in putting pressure on North Korea to halt ...

  • September 22, 2017

    DNC has worst fundraising month in a decade

    The Democratic National Committee, in dire financial straits due to lackluster fundraising this year, had its worst August raising money in a decade. Figures reported to the FEC on Wednesday night show not only a major drop-off in cash for the Dem...

  • September 22, 2017

    Obamacare insurance rates in IL expected to rise an average of 35%

    The insurance commissioner for the state of Illinois announced that health insurance customers in the state will see premium increases average 35% in 2018. Washington Free Beacon: The four insurers serving the individual market in Illinois ar...

  • September 22, 2017

    Court rules that tracking cell phones without a warrant is unconstitutional

    In a big victory for privacy advocates and a blow to law enforcement, a D.C. federal judge ruled that authorities cannot track a suspect's cell phone without a warrant. CBS News: Law enforcement use of one tracking tool, the cell-site sim...

  • September 21, 2017

    8 insane minutes of Lawrence O'Donnell losing it on camera

    Mediaite has uncovered the most insane, off-the-wall clips of MSNBC analyst Lawrence O'Donnell losing it off camera during a show broadcast on August 29. Many are comparing this outburst to Bill O'Reilly's famous meltdown dur...

  • September 21, 2017

    Canadian MP apologizes for calling environment minister 'Climate Barbie'

    A retiring Canadian M.P., Gerry Ritz, has stirred up quite a row by calling the government's environment minister a "climate Barbie." The tweet, since deleted, was posted next to a new report saying emissions targets by major industr...

  • September 21, 2017

    'Justice pricing' at movie theater: $15 for white males, $10 for everyone else

    A Canadian comedian will premiere a movie in British Columbia and has decided to charge white males $15 for admission while everyone else will pay $10. He calls it "justice pricing" and, despite an outcry against the policy, has plans to...

  • September 21, 2017

    North Korea claims sanctions threaten the survival of its children

    Han Tae-song, Pyongyang's ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva, took advantage of a hearing by a U.N. committee on children to whine about how sanctions "seriously threaten" the health and well-being of North Korea's children....

  • September 21, 2017

    Report: Trump will scrap Iran nuke deal

    NBC News is reporting that Donald Trump is leaning strongly in favor of scrapping the Iranian nuclear deal negotiated by President Obama. NBC claims that four different sources, including a high-ranking administration official, told its peopl...

  • September 20, 2017

    Six degrees of separation from slavery

    The war against the symbols of racism took a surreal and bizarre turn in the last week as social justice warriors took to social media to complain in two separate incidents of a hugely disturbing phenomenon. Who would have guessed that cotton was ...

  • September 20, 2017

    Nationalist party in Germany set to make big gains in election

    The right-wing nationalist party Alternative for Germany (AfD) is set to enter the German parliament for the first time thanks to the reaction to Chancellor Angela Merkel's refugee policies. The election will be held this Sunday, where Me...

  • September 19, 2017

    Berkeley receives $100K to 'honor the legacy' of the Black Panther Party

    The radical Marxist revolutionary organization from the 1960s, the Black Panthers, will be the subject of an academic study conducted by the University of California-Berkeley to discover and honor the group's legacy. The study is being funded ...

  • September 19, 2017

    Is Russia preparing for war?

    Russia is currently conducting massive military exercises in the Baltic country of Belarus, which, significantly, sits on the border of the Baltic states and Poland – countries Russia has overtly threatened in recent months.  The imagined ...

  • September 18, 2017

    Once more into the breach: GOP in last-gasp effort to repeal Obamacare

    It's called Graham-Cassidy after Senators Lindsey Graham and Bill Cassidy, who have come up with a last-ditch effort to repeal Obamacare before a September 30 deadline.  That's the last day of the current fiscal year and the last day tha...

  • September 18, 2017

    Schools named after Jefferson, Madison, and Franklin targeted for renaming in Dallas

    The Dallas Independent School District School Board has taken up the issue of renaming schools named after individuals who were racists or had ties to the Confederacy or white supremacy.  The people behind the push came up with a list of 21...

  • September 18, 2017

    Snapchat blocks Al Jazeera from Saudi users

    Responding to a request from the Saudi government, Snapchat has blocked access for users in Saudi Arabia to the Qatari-based news outlet Al Jazeera.  The move reflects the continuing tensions between the Gulf States and Qatar after diplomat...

  • September 18, 2017

    Trump will share the spotlight with Haley at the UN this week

    Donald Trump travels to the U.N. on Tuesday to address the General Assembly.  His speech will touch familiar themes, including condemnation of North Korea, Iran, and perhaps even Russia.  He will also try to reassure delegates that he belie...

  • September 18, 2017

    'Whose streets, our streets' chant St. Louis cops when arresting protesters

    More violence erupted in St. Louis during the third day of protests over the acquittal of a former officer who shot a drug dealer. The massive police presence failed to deter the violence, but last night, cops decided to let the protesters know wh...

  • September 17, 2017

    White House: No plans to change policy on Paris climate deal

    The White House is denying a report in the Wall Street Journal that said the administration would not withdraw from the Paris climate accord. The rumor was apparently being spread by some members of the European Union. The Hill: Multiple r...

  • September 17, 2017

    Another night of violence in St. Louis

    A massive police presence on the streets of St. Louis failed to deter violence from breaking out for the second night in a row following the acquittal of a former St. Louis policeman on first degree murder charges. During the day, about 300 people...

  • September 17, 2017

    Professor suspended for tweeting he's 'proud to teach future dead cops'

    A professor at John Jay College, Mike Isaacson, has been suspended for a tweet he posted on August 23 saying it was a "privilege to teach future dead cops." Some of y'all might think it sucks being an anti-fascist teaching at John ...

  • September 17, 2017

    Trump versus Bannon in Alabama Senate race

    Donald Trump has decided to intervene directly in the runoff race for the Senate in Alabama. Incumbent Luther Strange, endorsed by Trump, is trailing Judge Roy Moore by 14 points in a recent poll.  Senate Republicans have been begging the p...

  • September 16, 2017

    Judge blocks funding ban for sanctuary cities

    A federal judge blocked the Trump justice department from withholding grant money from sanctuary cities. The ruling is likely temporary as the law is expected to change, with Congress giving that authority to the DoJ. The case involved a suit by t...

  • September 16, 2017

    ESPN employees vent about Jamele Hill on private message board

    Deadspin has obtained chat logs from a private message board used by ESPN employees who discussed the Jamele Hill situation at the network. Hill, an anchor for the Sportscenter show, tweeted last week that Donald Trump was a white supremacist. ESP...

  • September 16, 2017

    Whoopi Goldberg's insane conspiracy theory about Antifa

    Whoopi Goldberg is a well known fantasist so it shouldn't be surprising that she would spout an off the wall conspiracy theory about Antifa. "The View" was talking about the violence in Charlottesville almost exactly a month ago, whe...

  • September 15, 2017

    Antifa says violence is necessary

    The so-called anti-fascist activist group Antifa has always been unapologetic about its tactics.  But how do members justify violence?  They see Nazis behind every tree, under every bed in America and have decided that the only way to kill ...

  • September 14, 2017

    Dems claim deal with Trump on DACA, White House denies

    Top Democrats Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer say they have a deal with President Trump to keep the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program intact in exchange for funding to strengthen U.S. borders.  They say the agreement did not i...

  • September 14, 2017

    Huge support for Trump's outreach to Dems

    A new Rasmussen poll shows a whopping 66% of Americans support President Trump's efforts at bipartisanship. The poll also holds some ominous news for Republicans in Congress. A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online surv...

  • September 14, 2017

    US sanctions 4 countries for not accepting deportees

    The Department of Homeland Security announced that the U.S. would impose sanctions on four countries for not accepting their nationals who have been deported from the United States. Cambodia, Eritrea, Guinea, and Sierra Leone will not be allowed t...

  • September 13, 2017

    Supreme Court blocks drawing new Texas congressional districts

    In a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court issued a stay of a lower court ruling that would have required Texas to redraw two congressional districts that the court found unconstitutionally disenfranchised Latino and other minority voters. The Hill: ...

  • September 13, 2017

    ESPN reprimands commentator who called Trump 'white supremacist'

    ESPN has reprimanded one of its anchors for "inappropriate" actions after she tweeted that President Trump is a "white supremacist." Donald Trump is a white supremacist who has largely surrounded himself w/ other white suprem...

  • September 13, 2017

    Security firm hired by State Department says bureaucrat silenced it about lapses in Benghazi

    "What happened at Benghazi?" is a story that simply won't go away.  The more we find out, the more questions are raised and the more the official State Department narrative collapses. The owner of a security firm that operates i...

  • September 13, 2017

    Maryland town will allow non-citizens to vote in local elections

    College Park, Maryland will become the seventh town in the U.S. to allow non-citizens to vote in local elections. Fox 5: College Park joins six other towns in allowing legal permanent residents and undocumented immigrants to vote in...

  • September 12, 2017

    Democrat's death wish: Backing grows for 'Medicare for All'

    Bernie Sanders' government plan to provide "Medicare for All" is getting increasing support from prominent Democrats and appears headed to become an important part of the party platform in the future. The idea to put the entire healt...

  • September 12, 2017

    Hez'ballah declares 'victory' in Syria

    The Lebanese terrorist group Hez'ballah has declared victory in the Syrian civil war. While this confident assessment of the battlefield situation may seem premature, it is, in fact, entirely accurate. The rebels are no longer a threat to Syri...

  • September 12, 2017

    State Department demands that Israel return millions in military aid

    Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is pushing the White House to demand that Israel return $75 million in military aid that was granted above the requested assistance by the Obama administration. Tillerson says that Israel violated a memorandum of unde...

  • September 11, 2017

    Big win for China as US sanctions resolution watered down considerably

    A United Nations Security Council sanctions resolution targeting North Korea has been considerably watered down from its original draft in deference to China and Russia. As the resolution was originally conceived, there would have been a total oil...

  • September 11, 2017

    Dozens of people arrested for looting in Florida as Irma moves through the state

    It didn't take long for looters to take advantage of evacuated cities and law enforcement concentrating on saving lives rather than protecting property. Dozens of looters have been arrested in Miami, Fort Lauderdale, and other communities as t...

  • September 11, 2017

    Merkel wants to accommodate North Korea with Iran-style nuclear talks

    Just whose side is German chancellor Angela Merkel on? Running for re-election in a race she is expected to win easily, Merkel said in an interview she would support talks with North Korea about their nuclear and missile programs.  She cited ...

  • September 11, 2017

    US Navy denies being run off rescue mission by Iranian missile boat

    The primary Iranian propaganda organ, the Tasnim news agency, says a U.S. Navy warship was warned by an Iranian missile boat off rescuing a fishing boat in distress.  The Navy tells a different story. Radio Free Europe: The U.S. ...

  • September 11, 2017

    How the GOP can avoid the historic loss of seats in midterm election

    Donald Trump has upended traditional politics, which is unsettling to pollsters and other experts who depend on predictability in their prognostications. This piece by Nathan L. Gonzales, editor and publisher of Inside Elections, highlights t...

  • September 10, 2017

    Video: Flying into the eye of hurricane Irma

    One of the most valuable tools used by meteorologists to track the direction and power of a hurricane is a giant, WC130J Super Hercules aircraft, flown by the US Air Force on behalf of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The a...

  • September 10, 2017

    Report: British government believes North Korea got help from Iran in building nuclear weapons

    According to reports in the Sunday Express and the Telegraph, British officials are convinced that the Iranians assisted North Korea in developing its nuclear arsenal. The British government also believes that Russia gave vital assistance to ...

  • September 10, 2017

    Dem Congressman: Pass DREAM Act or we'll shut down the government

    More posturing from Democrats who are looking to capitalize politically on Donald Trump's plan phase out DACA over 6 months. One Democratic congressman is threatening to shut down the government unless Republicans in congress pass the DREAM Ac...

  • September 10, 2017

    Berkeley to offer counseling to snowflakes triggered by Shapiro visit

    Former Breitbart editor Ben Shapiro is scheduled to speak at the University of California-Berkeley campus on September 14, But even before Shapiro utters a word, the university is offering "counseling" to students who might be offended by a...

  • September 9, 2017

    White House tries to heal rift with GOP legislators

    The White House sent Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin to Capitol Hill yesterday, hoping to heal the rift that opened following President Trump's deal with the Democrats on the debt ceiling and government spending. It didn't go very well. ...

  • September 9, 2017

    GOP angry at DoJ for refusal to prosecute Lois Lerner

    Back in April, House Republicans asked the Justice Department to take a fresh look at the possibility of indicting former IRS official Lois Lerner for her role in the targeting scandal. Yesterday, DoJ informed the House that they determined that r...

  • September 9, 2017

    US to offer most restrictive sanctions on North Korea ever

    The US is ready to offer a sanctions package on North Korea that goes far beyind any other sanctions efforts previously created. The new sanctions resolution will be introduced to the UN Security Council  perhaps as soon as Monday. What makes...

  • September 9, 2017

    US silent as ethnic cleansing continues in Myanmar

    The Rohingya Muslims if Myanmar are being systematically driven from their homes by the Myanmar military, making them refugees in their own country.  Most human rights groups are referring to the campaign as ethnic cleansing. But it...

  • September 8, 2017

    Trump administration to roll back Obama-era Title IX rape guidelines

    Education secretary Betsy DeVos announced that the Department of Education would revise Obama-era Title IX rules on campus sexual assault that resulted in short-circuiting due process and freedom of speech. The nightmare on campus perpetrated by t...

  • September 8, 2017

    ICE cancels 'massive' round-up of illegal aliens due to storms

    The Department of Homeland Security has canceled a series of raids later this month that would have targeted illegal aliens who committed serious crimes or were known gang members. "While we generally do not comment on future potential law ...

  • September 8, 2017

    DoJ files brief on behalf of baker in gay wedding cake case

    The Department of Justice will file an amicus brief in the case of a Colorado baker who ran afoul of the state's civil rights laws when he refused to bake a wedding reception cake for a gay couple. Hit and Run: The baker, Jack Phillips of...

  • September 8, 2017

    Koch Brothers will get behind legislative effort to extend DACA

    The vast political network of Charles and David Koch announced that they will support legislation in Congress that would continue the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program begun by executive order under President Obama.  ...

  • September 7, 2017

    Trump cuts deal with Democrats on Harvey aid, funding measures

    With the White House facing deadlines for raising the debt limit and funding the government by the end of the month, Donald Trump surprised and angered Republicans by cutting a deal with the Democratic leadership on the Hill that would extend the deb...

  • September 7, 2017

    Report: Hackers can now cause blackouts on US electrical grid

    It was inevitable that someday, hackers would have the ability to exert control over the U.S. electrical grid.  According to the computer security firm Symantec, someday is today. Hacking attacks over the last several months that targeted U.S...

  • September 7, 2017

    Yes, there is such a thing as a 'free lunch' in New York City

    New York city will offer free lunches to every student this year, regardless of need or ability to pay.  Officials say that because some parents don't fill out the paperwork necessary for eligible students to receive the benefit, they decide...

  • September 7, 2017

    Government granting security clearances to murderers and rapists

    The head of the Defense Security Service, a federal office that oversees the granting of temporary security clearances, says his agency's massive backlog of requests for top-secret clearance is so large that people who shouldn't be anywh...

  • September 6, 2017

    Obama's Syrian legacy: At least 2 dozen poison gas attacks on civilians

    When President Obama drew a "red line" that threatened the Syrian government with U.S. military action if Bashar Assad's forces used poison gas – and then withdrew it – the move was justified by a Russian guarantee that the ...

  • September 6, 2017

    New York AG will file multi-state DACA lawsuit

    New York's Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman in a news conference today will announce a multi-state lawsuit on behalf of DREAMers. Newsday: New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman is expected Wednesday to announce a multi-...

  • September 5, 2017

    Powers lining up to oppose US military action against North Korea

    The most recent North Korean nuclear test – the detonation of the country's most powerful bomb to date – has ratcheted up tensions between the U.S. and Kim's regime to levels unseen before.  The U.S. is now openly threatening...

  • September 5, 2017

    Nobel laureates criticize Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi for silence on Rohingyas

    Previous Nobel Peace Prize winners are criticizing another Nobel laureate for her silence and inaction over the treatment of the Rohingya Muslim minority in Myanmar. Aung San Suu Kyi was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1991 after decades of being...

  • September 4, 2017

    Are labor unions still necessary?

    Labor Day 2017, and the status of the American worker has never been more uncertain.  Some, like Harvard's Lawrence Summers, believe that the answer is more unionization. Financial Times: Economists do not have complete answers. In p...

  • September 4, 2017

    Mattis warns of 'massive military response' if North Korea threatens attack

    You can't say North Korea hasn't been sufficiently warned. Following a test of a long-range ICBM that could hit the U.S. and the test of what many experts are concluding was a hydrogen bomb, Defense Secretary Mattis issued a severe warning...

  • September 4, 2017

    Study: Americans are the hardest workers in the world

    A study by NationalToday.com, which conducted the survey of 2,000 Americans found that the average American works harder than his Japanese or European counterpart. New York Post: Statistics show that Americans work longer hours than the ...

  • September 3, 2017

    Doubts about whether North Korea tested a hydrogen bomb

     North Korea tested a nuclear device today that Kim Jong-un claims was a miniaturized hydrogen bomb, capable of being fitted to an ICBM. But some experts doubt that claim, which raises questions why Kim would lie about the test. What makes...

  • September 3, 2017

    Dozens of public school teachers involved in Antifa

    The Antifa faction known as "By Any Means Necessary" (BAMN) is one of the largest and best organized groups connected to the violent leftist group. The Daily Caller reports that dozens of public school teachers have known ties to BAMN and a...

  • September 2, 2017

    Common Cause accused Kid Rock of campaign law violations

    Musician Kid Rock has been rumored all summer to be running for the U.S. Senate in 2018.  As the speculation swirls, Kid has teased the media and his fans about whether he is serious about running for elective office. His website is selling ...

  • September 2, 2017

    Trump rolls back 'diversity' regulations

    For those who continue to insist that President Barack Obama was not a radical leftist, one look at the regulations his EEOC formulated to deal with "diversity" issues and the gender pay gap would convince them otherwise. Simply put, the...

  • September 2, 2017

    Obama DHS referred to Antifa actions as 'domestic terrorist violence' more than a year ago

    The mayors of several large American cities where Antifa and white supremacists have fought pitched battles in the streets have claimed that their response was lacking because they had no idea the violence would get so bad. Oh, really?  Polit...

  • September 1, 2017

    Battle looms over tying Harvey aid funding to debt limit increase

    President Trump is considering a plan to tie $5.5 billion in aid to victims of hurricane Harvey to raising the debt ceiling.  Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin says the ceiling on the debt may have to be raised sooner than September 30...

  • September 1, 2017

    US retaliates against Russia's order to slash diplomats in Moscow

    The U.S. State Department has ordered the closure of the Russian consulate in San Francisco and two other facilities in retaliation for Russia's order to reduce the number of American diplomats by more than 700. The move tosses the ball back i...

  • September 1, 2017

    Sheriff David Clarke resigns, in line for administration job

    Milwaukee County's Sheriff David Clarke, whose tough, no-nonsense demeanor won him a large following among conservatives, has resigned his position.  Politico reports that he is under serious consideration for a job in the Trump adminis...

  • September 1, 2017

    French satire mag Charlie Hebdo portrays Texas Harvey victims as 'neo-Nazis'

    The French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo has a reputation for going over the top when attacking its subjects.  The publication was the target of Muslim vengeance in 2015 when it published several Mohammed cartoons. The magazine's lates...

  • August 31, 2017

    True or false: Harvey was more intense because of global warming

    Hurricane Harvey presented a golden opportunity to global warming hysterics who are trying mightily to connect the storm's intensity to climate change. What's truly remarkable is that reporting that is pushing this meme always start out th...

  • August 31, 2017

    US bombs roads to prevent ISIS convoy from evacuating Syrian-Lebanese border

    The U.S. bombed the road being used by a convoy of ISIS fighters and their families who had been granted transit to the Syria-Iraq border by the government of Lebanon and Hezb'allah. The Lebanese government negotiated a ceasefire with ISI...

  • August 30, 2017

    Finally, Pelosi condemns Berkeley Antifa violence

    It took her 48 hours, but House minority leader Nancy Pelosi finally issued a statement condemning the violence against peaceful demonstrators that took place in Berkeley on Sunday. Here's the statement in its entirety: Our demo...

  • August 30, 2017

    Media politicize Harvey while mocking the GOP

    I don't know if the politicization of Hurricane Harvey is as blatant and obvious as media treatment of Hurricane Katrina. But it's close. Grabien has a video with some snippets from several media sources on how the storm was politicized to...

  • August 30, 2017

    Grand jury indicts 16 Erdogan thugs relating to melee during Turkish president's visit

    A Washington, D.C. grand jury indicted 19 people in connection with a protest against the regime of Turkish president Recep ErdoДџan during his visit to America in May. Sixteen of those indicted were Turkish "security guards" who attacke...

  • August 29, 2017

    North Korean missile flies over Japan

    North Korea test-fired a medium-range ICBM that flew over northern Japan.  It was the fourth time in history that a North Korean missile violated Japanese airspace. ABC News: "We assess North Korea conducted a missile launch within ...

  • August 29, 2017

    Professor: Antifa a 'vital form of collective self-defense'

    Dartmouth history professor Mark Bray, who recently made headlines with a defense of violence committed by Antifa against "fascists," stepped in it again on Meet the Press on Sunday. The author of "Antifa: The Anti-Fascist Hand...

  • August 28, 2017

    Antifa assaults peaceful protesters at Berkeley 'Say No to Marxism' rally

    A day after San Francisco "anti-hate" protesters celebrated forcing the cancelation of a free speech rally by the group Patriot Prayer because of threatened violence, Antifa took to the streets of Berkeley looking for a fight agai...

  • August 28, 2017

    Trump set to rescind ban on the sale of military hardware to police

    President Trump is ready to roll back Obama's executive order barring police departments from purchasing most military hardware.  The ban was initiated following riots in Ferguson, Mo. and elsewhere when activists complained that police depa...

  • August 28, 2017

    Op-ed: Ditching Obama's Afghan timeline key to success

    Meghan O'Sullivan, a former member of the Bush National Security Council from 2004 to 2007, and deputy national security adviser for Iraq and Afghanistan, has penned an op-ed in Bloomberg that points out that Trump's remov...

  • August 28, 2017

    Trump angry at administration globalists: 'Bring me tariffs!'

    At a top-level trade meeting at the White House earlier this month, Trump angrily accused some of his advisers of being globalists and demanded that they formulate tariffs to impose on China. The Hill: During Gen. John Kelly's first week ...

  • August 27, 2017

    Merkel defends open borders refugee policy during raucous campaign appearance

    German Chancellor Angela Merkel faced some rowdy demonstrators at a campaign event in Quedlinburg, Germany on Saturday, in advance of the September 24 election. The demonstrators were protesting Merkel's open borders policy from 2015 that sa...

  • August 27, 2017

    Illinois education funding compromise in trouble, threatening school openings

    The Illinois state government missed its annual payments to schools this month for the first time in history and a compromise hammered out between the two parties may not pass the legislature this week. The failure of the legislature to come ...

  • August 27, 2017

    Victory for left wing thuggery: Rallies in San Fran and Berkeley cancelled

    Two rallies planned in San Francisco and Berkeley this weekend were cancelled after Antifa and other groups threatened rally participants. In San Francisco, a free speech demonstration planned by the group Patriot Prayer was cancelled by organizer...

  • August 26, 2017

    Surprising results from new 'Anti-Semitic Violence in Europe' report

    A new study, "Antisemitic Violence in Europe, 2005-2015," written by Johannes Due Enstad of the Oslo-based Center for Studies of the Holocaust and the University of Oslo and jointly published by both institutions, features co...

  • August 26, 2017

    BLM co-founder compares Trump to Hitler, won't talk to him

    One of the co-founders of Black Lives Matter believes that the group is changing the "material conditions" of black people and has been on the front lines to protest "the sustained and increasingly visible violence against black commun...

  • August 26, 2017

    Climate skeptic's e-book outselling Gore's 'Inconvenient' sequel

    An e-book by climate skeptic Roy Spencer is outselling the follow-up to Al Gore's Inconvenient Truth, and it's not even close. Washington Times: A self-published e-book by a leading climate skeptic challenging the science behind ...

  • August 26, 2017

    Sebastian Gorka resigns from White House

    Sebastian Gorka, deputy assistant to the president, has resigned from the White House.  In his resignation letter, he blasted his enemies at the White House and expressed unhappiness with the direction the president's foreign policy has take...

  • August 25, 2017

    Chinese national arrested in connection with 2014 OPM hack

    The FBI has arrested a Chinese national who authorities say supplied a hacking code that penetrated the Office of Personnel Management, exposing the personal information of millions of U.S. citizens. Yu Pingan, 36, was arrested Monday at Los Angel...

  • August 25, 2017

    ACLU gets a lesson in political correctness

    The inquisitors on Twitter never seem to run out of targets for their rage.  Even Torquemada wasn't as zealous as the bullies who patrol the internet looking for transgressions against political correctness or, failing to find any, create co...

  • August 25, 2017

    Baltimore officials admit change in policing led to higher murder rate

    Baltimore's state attorney and the city's police commissioner told the Baltimore Sun that the change in police tactics following the riots that broke out after the death of Freddie Gray in 2015 has led to a skyrocketing murder rate. Daily ...

  • August 24, 2017

    UN committee issues 'early warning' to US over racism

    A United Nations committee that is supposed to fight racism issued an "early warning" to the United States over "racist demonstrations, with overtly racist slogans, chants and salutes by white nationalists, neo-Nazis, and the Ku K...

  • August 24, 2017

    Ryan doesn't think government shutdown is 'necessary' over border funding

    Speaker of the House Rep. Paul Ryan says shutting down the government over funding for the border wall is "not necessary" and urged the president not to veto a debt ceiling bill to avoid a government shutdown. Ryan's statement sets u...

  • August 24, 2017

    Clemson prof calls all Republicans 'racist scum'

    If you're a student at Clemson and a Republican, you might want to avoid assistant professor of human-centered computing Bart Knijnenburg's class.  Chances are, taking the course will bring down your grade point average. Tha...

  • August 24, 2017

    ESPN management pretend they didn't remove Asian announcer because of his name

    When blogger Clay Travis revealed that ESPN had removed football announcer Robert Lee from doing a University of Virginia game because he had the same name as the Confederate general, the network issued a statement explaining the decision. ...

  • August 23, 2017

    Peak hysteria? ESPN pulls announcer Robert Lee from UVA football broadcast

    If you thought the hysteria over Confederate statues couldn't get any sillier or more bizarre, ESPN went ahead and proved just how wrong you are. On September 2, ESPN will broadcast a college football game between the University of Virginia an...

  • August 23, 2017

    Fears of cyber-attack as Navy fires 7th Fleet commander after collisions

    The Navy announced that Vice Admiral Joseph Aucoin has been dismissed as commander of the Seventh Fleet following the second fatal collision of a U.S. naval warship with a civilian vessel in the last three months. USA Today: Adm. Scott S...

  • August 22, 2017

    An American president finally calls Pakistan to account for its support of terrorism

    Donald Trump did something last night during his speech that no American president in the last 15 years has done.  He called out Pakistan for its support for terrorist groups and, specifically, terrorists who kill a lot of Americans in Afgh...

  • August 21, 2017

    Trump to announce Afghanistan plans in prime-time address

    President Trump will address the nation tonight from the Oval Office to announce his strategy for Afghanistan. Details are being withheld, but it is expected that the president will announce an increase in American troops to counter recent gains b...

  • August 21, 2017

    White girls in Trump gear trigger Howard University students in cafeteria

    All they wanted was to grab some lunch on their visit to Howard University.  But a couple of young girls on a sightseeing trip to Washington got a lot more than they bargained for when their presence in the cafeteria set off a hysterical re...

  • August 21, 2017

    Dartmouth prof defends Antifa

    Why do they still call these schools "Ivy League"?  I'm sure there's ivy growing on the walls of ancient buildings, but really, the best reason to call them "Ivy League" is because it describes the stuff growing on th...

  • August 21, 2017

    Judge orders IRS to name names in targeting scandal

    New life was breathed into the IRS targeting scandal when a federal judge ordered the agency to identify employees who took part in the targeting scandal and explain why there was a delay in identifying their status.  "Why hide the ball?...

  • August 20, 2017

    'Eclipse mania': The dragon ate my sun

    The Great American Eclipse will happen Monday, August 21 and it's safe to say that in the grand history of the human race, no eclipse has come close to generating the hype, the hoopla, and just plain silliness that this one will. A worldwide a...

  • August 20, 2017

    Horse manure: USC Mascot in the gun sights of the history scrubbers

    The website Vice has suggested we blow up Mount Rushmore. Protesters in New York demanded the statue of Teddy Roosevelt be taken down from in front of the Metropolitian Library. There have been demands that we remove the Washington Monument and Jeffe...

  • August 19, 2017

    6 cops shot in 2 states; one dead

    It was a bad day for American law enforcement yesterday.  Six policemen in two states were shot – four in Florida and two in Pennsylvania – with the shootings of two policemen in Kissimmee, Florida being described by authorities as a...

  • August 19, 2017

    Where are the preservationists who are supposed to be protecting our history?

    With public monuments and statues being torn down at a breakneck pace, there is one group of Americans who have remained relatively silent about this erasure of history.  What makes their silence problematic is that they are actually paid to pre...

  • August 18, 2017

    Calls for Missouri state senator to resign after hoping for Trump assassination

    Leading Democrats in Missouri are calling on state senator Maria Chappelle-Nadal to resign following a Facebook posting hoping that President Trump will be assassinated. St. Louis Post-Dispatch: "I hope Trump is assassinated!" ...

  • August 18, 2017

    Democratic party far left pushes back against Warren and the ultra-radicals

    The civil war in the Democratic Party is being portrayed in the media as "moderates" versus "progressives."  That's nonsense.  It's the squishy far left, who, like Obama, want to hide their true intentions from t...

  • August 17, 2017

    Phoenix mayor asks Trump to delay next week's rally

    The next flashpoint between the racists and Antifa could come in Phoenix, Arizona next week, where President Trump is planning on attending a rally. A Democratic congressman has already announced plans to protest Trump's visit, calling th...

  • August 17, 2017

    Nationwide anti-Google protests canceled due to Antifa threats

    A nine-city protest against Google and supporting free speech for Google employees was canceled after organizers said there were threats of violence from the "Alt-Left." The media are trying very hard to connect the anti-Google demonstra...

  • August 16, 2017

    After taking down Confederate statues, moving the tombstones of Confederate war dead may be next

      There's a massive amount of commentary today on the drive to remove monuments related to the Confederacy.  Statues of generals, political leaders, and prominent citizens during that period in history are coming down all over t...

  • August 16, 2017

    Farmer agrees to pay feds $1.1-million fine for plowing his own field

    California farmer John Duarte thought he was acting within the law when he plowed a field on his property in 2012. The government didn't see it that way.  Because he plowed up some "vernal pools" of standing water that have been...

  • August 15, 2017

    Mother of Charlottesville victim thanks Trump for words of 'comfort'

    The mother of a woman who was run over by a car driven by a white supremacist, reached beyond the political divide that is roiling the nation following the violence in Charlottesville to thank President Trump for his words of "comfort." ...

  • August 15, 2017

    North Korea backs off plan to fire missiles at Guam

    North Korea has backed off its threat to target missiles off the coast of Guam as it became apparent that the US military was prepared to strike the Kim regime with overwhelming force. Fox News: Kim Jong Un appeared to blink first, with North...

  • August 15, 2017

    Black Lives Matter co-founder says hate speech 'not protected by First Amendment'

    Many on the left certainly have a novel interpretation of our Constitution. They are constantly finding new "rights' buried between the lines of our founding document that many of the rest of us have trouble seeing. But in addition to the...

  • August 14, 2017

    IL Senate overrides governor's veto of school funding bill

    The Illinois state Senate voted to override of veto of a school funding bill by Governor Bruce Rauner that will give the Chicago school system hundreds of millions of dollars. The next move is up to the Illinois House, which is also expected to ov...

  • August 14, 2017

    Heavy criticism of police response to Charlottesville violence

    Both protesters and the press are commenting on what appeared to be a failure of the Charlottesville police to adequately respond to the violence in Emancipation Park that left 14 white racists and counter-demonstrators injured. Charlottesville au...

  • August 14, 2017

    Hype and hucksterism: Countdown to the 'Great American Eclipse'

    One week from today, a total solar eclipse will cut a narrow swath across the continental United States for the first time in a century. The last such eclipse occurred in 1979, but only in the Pacific Northwest.  Obviously, this was long...

  • August 14, 2017

    Macron accused of 'duping' France and his own supporters

    Did French President Emmanuel Macron "astroturf" his way to power? Members of Macron's own party are alleging that the French president duped his own supporters while paying people to show up at his rallies. His party, En Marche, ...

  • August 13, 2017

    Trump's statement on Charlottesville displeases his critics

    See also: Trump’s critics reveling in the opportunity to tie him to white racists and Nazis Donald Trump made a statement on the violence that broke out in Charlottesville, Virginia on Saturday that fell far short of what needed to be said a...

  • August 13, 2017

    Trump aide Manigault shouted down at black journalist conference

    Former "Apprentice" contestant and White House aide Omarosa Manigault appeared on a "Black and Blue" panel at the National Association of Black Journalists convention and was continously shouted down by the audience. Manigault ...

  • August 13, 2017

    Bill to expand veterans health benefits signed by Trump

    A bill that would allow the Veterans Administration to lease 28 new facilities across the country as well as let veterans seek a private health care option was signed by President Trump. Washington Examiner: "We're grateful President...

  • August 13, 2017

    Immigration enforcement: Arrests way up but deportations down

    President Trump's promise to deport millions of criminal illegal aliens is proving harder to make good on than many thought. While arresting illegals is up 45% since January, the overburdened immigration court sytsem is lagging in deporting them....

  • August 12, 2017

    Intel: NoKo warheads good enough to hit US

    Another "surprise" leaked by U.S. intelligence points to just how much in the dark we've been kept about North Korea's nuclear capabilities. The revelation that North Korea had miniaturized its nuclear weapons to fit atop an ICBM...

  • August 12, 2017

    Damore: I was fired because of 'ideological echo chamber' at Google

    James Damore, the engineer fired by Google after penning a memo criticizing the company's diversity policy, published an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal explaining "Why I was fired by Google." Needless to say, the reasons ...

  • August 12, 2017

    Class at Stanford will try to figure out how to 'abolish whiteness'

    One of the premier four-year colleges in America is going to offer a course called "White Identity Politics."  But that's only the beginning, as The College Fix describes: Stanford University is slated to offer a class th...

  • August 12, 2017

    ACLU files suit alleging government deporting innocent gang-bangers

    The American Civil Liberties Union filed a class action lawsuit accusing the government of falsely accusing illegal alien teens of having gang affiliations in order to more quickly deport them. Washington Times: The lawsuit, filed in federal ...

  • August 11, 2017

    Report: China will remain neutral if Kim attacks Guam

    An important state-run newspaper in China ran an editorial hinting that the Chinese would not back North Korea if the latter launched missiles at Guam. The Chinese daily, Global Times, often reflects the thinking of top Chinese leadership.  ...

  • August 11, 2017

    Flow of migrants to Europe shifting dramatically to the west

    A viral video of a boat full of refugees washing up on a Spanish tourist beach highlights the shifting focal point of entry for migrants invading Europe. Zahara de los Atunes. Dos de la tarde pic.twitter.com/IvYGmbfE4E — Jaime More...

  • August 11, 2017

    Ivy League professor whines that criticizing outrageous statements by academics 'a technique of repression'

    A Cornell University history professor is claiming that when statements made by radical academics, including calls for white genocide, are heavily criticized by the media, a form of repression occurs. The College Fix: Russell Rickford, an ass...

  • August 10, 2017

    Gym owner gets death threats for vulgar 'no cops' sign

    An Atlanta gym owner who posted a sign on his front door reading, "Rules: Do whatever the hell you want, correctly, except Crossfit cultism. No f------ cops" has been receiving death threats since a local Atlanta TV stations ran the st...

  • August 9, 2017

    North Korea threatens Guam with nuclear strike

    When does the unthinkable become thinkable?  When tantrum-throwing children have in their possession the most destructive force on Earth. North Korea and the U.S. exchanged bombastic threats on Tuesday, making it ever harder for the two sides...

  • August 9, 2017

    Philly soda tax makes soft drinks more expensive than beer

    If the definition of "crazy" is doing the same thing over and over again while expecting a different result, then the Democrats who run the city of Philadelphia should all be locked up in a lunatic asylum. City fathers imposed a whopping...

  • August 9, 2017

    Professor says dogs and cats bad for the climate, so buy a hamster instead

    A UCLA professor has set off a firestorm of protest by publishing an article claiming that dogs and cats have a big impact on the climate and that pet owners should think about buying a hamster or reptile or bird instead. Some pet owners misunders...

  • August 8, 2017

    Sanders's single-payer health plan will haunt Democrats in 2018

    Bernie Sanders is on a mission to bring his "Medicare for all" health care plan to the American people, and it looks as though he is going to make support for single-payer a litmus test for Democratic candidates in 2018. Sanders and his ...

  • August 8, 2017

    Dems back away from point system for immigrants after endorsing it years ago

    Apparently, the "resistance" to Donald Trump by Democrats includes backing away from long held support for the same immigration plan the president has proposed. Washington Times: Democrats who several years ago voted to end the gove...

  • August 8, 2017

    Mom of pro-Trump child can't find a baker to make a pro-Trump cake

    A nine-year-old who wrote a letter of support to President Trump that was read by Sarah Huckabee Sanders at a press briefing last month said his mother had to bake him a MAGA hat cake herself because she couldn't find a baker who would do it. ...

  • August 7, 2017

    America's most trusted news sources...are British

    A survey from the University of Missouri's Reynolds Journalism Institute shows that most of the most trusted news sources in America are British. Market Watch: The most trusted news source in the U.S. is The Economist – a ...

  • August 7, 2017

    North Korea spits defiance at US after UN sanctions imposed

    No one expected North Korea to meekly accept sanctions against it and dismantle its nuclear and ICBM programs.  But in common parlance, "this means war." CNN: North Korean state media has slammed the latest round of sancti...

  • August 7, 2017

    Surprise! Australian temperature readings drop after ministry orders 'fix'

    Australia's Bureau of Meteorology announced that the equipment at several cold-weather temperature stations was being replaced to make it "fit for purpose."  What the bureau didn't mention is that once the equipment was in...

  • August 6, 2017

    Cafe charges 18% 'man tax' to make customers think about gender pay disparity

    The feminist owner of a vegan cafe in Melbourne, Australia is charging men an 18% "man tax" to get her customers thinking about the unfair treatment of women. Women also receive priority seating over men. The Sun: Owner Alex O...

  • August 6, 2017

    Is the UN finally starting to get serious about North Korea?

    The United Nations Security Council voted unanimously to impose new sanctions on North Korea. Both China and Russia, who usually oppose sanctions as being unproductive, voted with the US to slap restrictions on North Korea's export of coal, as we...

  • August 6, 2017

    Federal bureaucrats becoming more willing to defy Trump

    Drain the swamp. Clean house. However you want to put it, some major work is to be done to fix the federal bureacracy. The Hill is reporting that some federal workers are becoming increasingly willing to criticize or defy the policy initiatives of...

  • August 6, 2017

    Trump policies have 'dramatically accelerated progress' against ISIS

    Brett McGurk, the Department of State’s senior envoy to the anti-Islamic State coalition, told the Washington Post that President Trump's policies are directly responsible for the significant gains made by the anti-ISIS coalition in the las...

  • August 5, 2017

    Court throws out murder conviction of Blackwater contractor

    A federal appeals court has overturned the conviction of Nicholas Slatten, a Blackwater Security contractor involved in a 2007 incident in Iraq where 17 civilians lost their lives. Three other contractors who were also convicted in the 2015 trial...

  • August 5, 2017

    'Muslim' Statue of Liberty painting in congressman's office draws controversy

    Because Muslims are so welcoming of immigrants – especially non-Muslims – you have to wonder why this painting of the Statue of Liberty with Lady Liberty wearing a hijab has become so controversial. I mean, really.  Anyone wh...

  • August 5, 2017

    Chicago to sue Justice Department over sanctuary city policy

    Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel said in a radio interview that the city will sue the Department of Justice over denial of Byrne grants because of its failure to cooperate with federal immigration officials. The new policy punishes sanctuary cities for ...

  • August 5, 2017

    GOP donor sues party for fraud over Obamacare repeal

    A Republican donor from Virginia is suing the national and state GOP for fraud because they failed to deliver on their promise to repeal Obamacare. Virginia Pilot: A retired attorney in Virginia Beach is so incensed that Republicans coul...

  • August 4, 2017

    Half of candidates for Detroit mayor are convicted felons

    The city of Detroit has been through a lot in the last decade: skyrocketing crime, bankruptcy, pension haircuts, and an exodus of residents and businesses. The city emerged from bankruptcy in 2014 and is scraping by.  For the first time since...

  • August 4, 2017

    Does the party switch by WV governor open the door for others?

    West Virginia's Democratic governor, Jim Justice, announced at a rally featuring Donald Trump that he was switching his party registration to Republican because "the Democrats walked away from me." The switch by Justice is an open in...

  • August 4, 2017

    DOJ redacts talking points paper from Clinton-Lynch tarmac meeting

    The infamous meeting on the tarmac of the Phoenix airport between former president Bill Clinton and then-attorney general Loretta Lynch has been the subject of speculation since it became public during the 2016 campaign. Judicial Watch made severa...

  • August 4, 2017

    Why is it so hard to hire employees in California?

    The "official" rate of unemployment in California is a sparkling 4.7%, and according to state labor experts, the job market is tightening. But how many more people would be employed if it weren't so darned expensive to hire...

  • August 3, 2017

    Trump looking to avoid being trapped by Afghan tar baby

    Donald Trump has been grappling with the question of what the U.S. should do in Afghanistan to salvage a worsening security and political situation.  He has tasked several top aides to come up with a winning strategy and met several times with h...

  • August 3, 2017

    NAACP issues first ever travel warning for US state

    If you're a civil rights organization, what's the best way to raise money?  Frighten the crap out of the people you supposedly represent. The NAACP has hit upon a scheme to scare blacks all over the country during the age of Trump by ...

  • August 3, 2017

    Whatever happened to all those leftists who went gaga over Venezuela?

    "Schadenfreude" can be defined as feeling happy when something goes wrong for someone.  In the case of the left's fascination with and praise for Venezuela over the years, the current catastrophe in that country has absol...

  • August 3, 2017

    Trump nominee called Democrats 'race traders' and race 'traitors'

    The administration's nominee to fill the chief scientist post at the Department of Agriculture referred to Democrats as "liars, race traders, and race 'traitors'" in a blog post a few years back.  This is apparently cause f...

  • August 2, 2017

    Studies show the negative consequences of 'competitive victimhood'

    Research by three Belgian professors at the Université Libre de Bruxelles makes some interesting observations about victimhood and how aggrieved groups "engage in 'competitive victimhood' in a quest for recognition ...

  • August 2, 2017

    Justice Department to investigate university affirmative action programs

    The Department of Justice will investigate the affirmative action admission policies of several universities, according to a document unearthed by the New York Times. Admittedly, this is a target-rich environment.  The Supreme Court has previ...

  • August 1, 2017

    Jill Stein complains about 'demonization' of North Korea

    Former Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein weighed in on the crisis on the Korean peninsula on MSNBC on Sunday and proceeded to make us all glad she wasn't elected last November. Stein complained of our "demonization" of No...

  • August 1, 2017

    Australian officials caught fudging temperature data

    Australian meteorologists have been caught changing temperature data from two crucial weather stations.  Would it surprise you to hear that they were altering the numbers to show warmer temperatures? Daily Caller: Agency officials a...

  • August 1, 2017

    Dem campaign official: No 'litmus test' for candidates on abortion

    Great news for anti-abortion activists.  The chairman of the Democrats' congressional campaign arm promised that there will be no "litmus test" for Democratic candidates who oppose abortion. And if you believe that, I'v...

  • July 31, 2017

    Putin retaliates by ordering 755 US diplomats out of Russia

    Russian president Vladimir Putin has ordered the U.S. to reduce its diplomatic presence in Russia by 755 employees in retaliation for sanctions legislation passed by Congress. ABC News: "The personnel of the U.S. diplomatic missions in R...

  • July 31, 2017

    Next up: Fractured Republicans will face debt ceiling vote

    After failing to pass Obamacare repeal before leaving for their August recess, congressional Republicans will return after Labor Day with a deadline looming to raise the debt ceiling.  There will be only 12 working days for Congress after member...

  • July 30, 2017

    Aussies foil terror plot against plane

    Australian counterterrorism authorities raided five properties outside of Sydney and arrested 4 men in connection with a terrorist plot to bring down an airplane. The foiled plot was a significant departure from previous counterterrorism arre...

  • July 30, 2017

    Illegal Oregon rape suspect deported at least 13 times since 2008

    An illegal alien accused of raping two women in Oregon was deported at least 13 times since 2008 according to the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency. ICE also says that the alien was the subject of a detainer when he was arrested last Dece...

  • July 30, 2017

    Hackers in competition breach voting machine security in minutes

    Hackers competing in a contest at a Las Vegas convention breached the security of several voting machines, pointing to glaring deficiencies in the security of US elections. The Hill: Tech minds at the annual "DEF CON" in Las Vegas w...

  • July 30, 2017

    Poll: Climate change advocates haven't reduced their carbon footprint

    Of all the insufferable hypocrites, climate change advocates may be the worst. Those who sound the alarm about global warming are usually the first to berate the government, business, and even their neighbors over how their emissions are killing u...

  • July 29, 2017

    Court: Public officials cannot block critics from social media

    A federal judge has ruled that public officials cannot block citizens from using their social media sites.  U.S. district judge James C. Cacheris ruled in the case of a Loudon, Va. county supervisor who blocked a Facebook user from accessin...

  • July 29, 2017

    Obamacare reform is dead. The GOP just doesn't know it yet.

    So Obamacare reform (repeal, replace, reanimate...re-nothing!) is dead and buried, right?  Not so fast.  Rep. Mark Meadows wants to resurrect the issue by introducing a brand new bill – a Zombie Obamacare reform bill that he says can ...

  • July 29, 2017

    Hamburg knife attacker known to authorities 'but not considered dangerous'

    The terrorist who stabbed six people at a Hamburg supermarket, killing one, was known to authorities as an Islamic extremist but was not considered dangerous. The attacker was a rejected asylum-seeker who was waiting for deportation papers, say au...

  • July 28, 2017

    Survey: Anthem protests top reason people watched fewer games last year

    A new survey released by J.D. Power shows that the number-one reason some people watched less sports on TV was protests against the National Anthem. ESPN: The pollster said it asked more than 9,200 people who attended either one football, bas...

  • July 28, 2017

    Pakistan's high court forces prime minister to resign over corruption probe

    Pakistan's high court has ruled that Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is disqualified from office as a result of a corruption probe related to the massive leak of documents in 2016 known as the Panama Papers.  Sharif accepted the verdict and resi...

  • July 28, 2017

    Report: Pilot shortage will become critical in the next decade

    This is a shocking report from Boeing that details what will happen in the next couple of decades if we don't dramatically increase the number of pilots being trained. Over the next two decades, 87 new pilots need to be trained and ready to ...

  • July 28, 2017

    Nunes: Obama political aides made hundreds of unmasking requests

    Intelligence committee chairman David Nunes revealed in a letter to DNI Dan Coats that he has uncovered hundreds of requests to unmask the identities of Americans found in overseas intel reports during the last year of the Obama administration and th...

  • July 27, 2017

    GOP will force Dems to vote for single-payer health care

    A Republican senator will offer an amendment to the health care reform bill that would implement a government-sponsored single-payer health care system. Montana senator Steve Daines will offer the amendment in the hopes of putting Democrats on the...

  • July 27, 2017

    ICE chief looking to charge sanctuary city leaders with smuggling

    Wow.  Can you imagine the hue and cry if the nation's top immigration enforcement officer were to charge the leaders of sanctuary cities with smuggling? That's just what Thomas Homan, the acting director of U.S. Immigration and C...

  • July 27, 2017

    EPA to formally request repeal of 'Waters of the USA' rule

    The Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Army have formally published notice that the regulation known as "Waters of the USA" will be repealed.  The rule was tied up in court, but the EPA's notification will make those cour...

  • July 26, 2017

    Former CIA director advocates Executive Branch coup if Trump fires Mueller

    Former CIA director John Brennan says Executive Branch employees should refuse to carry out the president's directives if he orders the firing of special counsel Robert Mueller. The Hill: "First of all, I think it's the obligatio...

  • July 26, 2017

    DC's 'good reason' concealed carry restriction ruled unconstitutional

    A Washington, D.C. law that kept gun owners from carrying a handgun unless they had "good reason" has been struck down by a federal appeals court. The US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit ordered lower courts to block enforcement of th...

  • July 26, 2017

    Former Wasserman-Schultz IT staffer arrested at airport trying to leave the country

    A former I.T. staffer for Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz was arrested at Dulles International Airport trying to flee the country for Pakistan.  Imran Awan worked for the former chairman of the DNC as well as about a dozen other Democratic lawmake...

  • July 26, 2017

    Co-founder of Fusion GPS agrees to speak to Senate panel

    The co-founder of a company with close ties to the Clinton campaign and Democratic Party that created a scurrilous dossier on Donald Trump has agree to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Glenn Simpson will speak to the committee behind...

  • July 25, 2017

    Do videos show the Taliban receiving arms from Russia?

    Is the Russian government arming the Taliban in Afghanistan?  CNN claims two videos it obtained strongly suggest that the Russians are supplying weapons to at least some Taliban factions. US generals first suggested they were concerned the ...

  • July 25, 2017

    Trump accuses Washington Post of fabricating facts about covert Syria program

    Donald Trump lashed out at the Washington Post and its owner, Amazon's Jeff Bezos, for what he claims were fabricated facts in a story about the administration ending a covert operation to train Syrian rebels. The Amazon Washington Post fabr...

  • July 25, 2017

    IL Dems look to save budget 'gift' to Chicago public schools

    While the Illinois legislature has passed a budget over Governor Bruce Rauner's veto, a huge fight is brewing over school funding. The budget changed the formula by which the state gives out grants to school districts.  Democrats made sur...

  • July 25, 2017

    North Korea cancels beer festival amid reports of terrible drought

    Of all the festivities in North Korea I would be most likely to miss, I think the Taedonggang Beer Festival tops the list.  So it is with a sense of relief that the Daily Express reports the cancelation of the festival.  No e...

  • July 24, 2017

    Macron's popularity plummets over budget cuts, labor reform

    French president Emmanuel Macron is finding that translating his ideas espoused on the campaign trail into public policy is wreaking havoc on his popularity, gained from his landslide victory just three months ago. Macron is running into...

  • July 24, 2017

    De Blasio dubbed 'cowardly lion' for running away from angry Queens woman

    It appears that New York mayor Bill de Blasio's recent trip to Germany to speak to G-20 protesters in lieu of attending a vigil for an assassinated police officer will be dogging him for some time to come. De Blasio was in Queens to announce a...

  • July 24, 2017

    Wasserman Schultz IT aide of Pakistani descent target of illegal computer data-sharing probe

    This is a long, complicated story that has been bubbling beneath the surface for a few years.  It has now taken on a life of its own after FBI agents raided the former home of an I.T. staffer for Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz and took away sever...

  • July 23, 2017

    The latest outrage in the Baby Charlie case

    If there's one thing that has marked the struggle of Chris Gard and Connie Yates, the parents of Charlie Gard, it is the almost inhuman indifference to the plight of the parents by the Great Ormand Street Hospital, who insist that the p...

  • July 23, 2017

    Congress ratifies Deep State manuever to limit President Trump

    The House and Senate have reached an agreement on new sanctions on Russia. The bill will be sent to the president sometime this summer, at which point Trump will have to decide if imposing new restrictions on Russia will interfere with his administra...

  • July 22, 2017

    More anti-Trump nonsense by the media

    A suspect in the plot to kill a Swedish cartoonist who depicted the prophet Mohammed has been extradited from Spain to be tried in U.S. federal court. Washington Examiner: The Trump administration has transferred an al Qaeda suspect to the Un...

  • July 22, 2017

    Sean Hannity won't receive Buckley Award from MRC

    The Media Research Center has withdrawn its choice of Sean Hannity to receive the prestigious William F. Buckley Award for Media Excellence at a gala on September 21. The explanation given was "scheduling conflicts" that would prevent Ha...

  • July 22, 2017

    Founder of firm that compiled Trump 'dossier' will plead the Fifth before Congress

    The lawyer for the co-founder of Fusion GPS, the firm that compiled a dossier on president Trump's activities in Russia, has informed the Senate Judiciary Committee that his client, Glenn Simpson, will invoke his 5th Amendment rights rather than ...

  • July 21, 2017

    Students petition college to close Chick-fil-A because it's 'homophobic'

    Students at Youngstown State University have petitioned school administrators to close the local Chick-fil-A on campus because having the restaurant open late at night "adds to the negative experience of LGBT students." Chick-fil-A owner...

  • July 21, 2017

    Movie reviewer complains no women, people of color in Dunkirk

    Director Christopher Nolan's big-budget blockbuster movie Dunkirk opens this weekend on thousands of screens across the country.  It's the inspiring story of the British retreat from France in May 1940, made with Nolan's typical...

  • July 20, 2017

    Trump will end failed CIA program to train Syrian rebels

    President Trump has decided to end a failed Obama-authorized CIA covert program that trained anti-Assad Syrian rebels.  Critics are calling it a cave-in to Putin, the quo for the quid. The CIA effort began in 2013 after pressure from U.S...

  • July 19, 2017

    French military chief resigns over Macron budget cuts

    The French chief of the armed forces, General Pierre de Villiers, resigned yesterday after a blow-up with the new French president, Emmanuel Macron, over defense budget cuts. De Villiers strenuously objected to the billion-dollar cut to the armed ...

  • July 19, 2017

    Poll: Hillary still less popular than Trump

    The narrative developed by Democrats about the election is steeped in myth.  In their fractured universe, the only reason Donald Trump became president is because the Russians stole the election for him. Russian "hacking" may or may...

  • July 18, 2017

    RIP: Senate Obamacare reform bill

    The Senate bill that would have repealed and replaced Obamacare will not make it to the floor for a vote.  Last night, two more senators – Jerry Moran* and Mike Lee – announced their opposition to the legislation, meaning that Majori...

  • July 18, 2017

    Rauner vows to veto bailout of Chicago Public Schools

    Illinois's Governor Bruce Rauner may have lost the recent budget battle with the Democratic legislature, as they passed a tax and spending measure over his vetoes, but the governor, running for re-election in 2018, has set his sights on a school ...

  • July 17, 2017

    More than 7 million Venezuelans vote in anti-Maduro referendum

    A remarkable statement of opposition to the presidency of Nicolas Maduro took place yesterday in Venezuela when more than 7 million people went to the polls in an unofficial referendum on his regime. The ballot asked three questions of voters: sho...

  • July 17, 2017

    Confidence in Americans' personal financial situation hits 4-year high

    Donald Trump's approval rating is at a new low, the media are in full feeding frenzy mode over the latest Russian collusion revelations, Republicans are squabbling among themselves over Obamacare repeal, the White House staff leaks like a si...

  • July 17, 2017

    New report on global warming debunks government temp data

    A new paper analyzing government temperature data says the Global Average Surface Temperature (GAST) data published by NASA and NOAA are "not a valid representation of reality."  In fact, the three respected scientists who publish...

  • July 16, 2017

    McConnell delays health care vote because of McCain surgery

    Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is delaying the vote on Obamacare repeal while Senator John McCain recovers from a surgical procedure. McCain underwent surgery on Friday to remove a blood clot from above his eye. He is not expected back in ...

  • July 16, 2017

    Arab states call for World Cup boycott of Qatar

    When the tiny nation of Qatar was chosen to host the 2022 World Cup of soccer in 2010, many people questioned the choice for a variety of reasons. Qatar would have to build several world class stadiums to host the games. They would have to hold th...

  • July 16, 2017

    Comey cashes in: Seeking 8 figure advance for book deal

    The man Democrats wanted fired when he was director of the FBI and then actually fired by Donald Trump, is seeking an 8 figure advance from publishers to write a book about his life. Former FBI Director James Comey met with representatives from se...

  • July 16, 2017

    Psychiatry professors call on Congress to impeach Trump

    If you ever have need of the services of a psychiatrist, I would strongly recommend you select one besotted with liberal ideology. First of all, you'd save a ton of money. That's because liberal psychiatrists are blessed with the gift of bein...

  • July 15, 2017

    DHS secretary Kelly says he won't defend DACA in court

    The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program that allowed nearly 800,000 children of illegal aliens to avoid deportation may die as a result of court challenges.  The Obama executive order that exempted massive numbers of illeg...

  • July 14, 2017

    Gore cites 'ferocious resistance' to climate change

    Climate change hysteric Al Gore was in Australia addressing the EcoCity World Summit and gave attendees exactly what they wanted. He likened global warming advocates to activists who fought to end slavery, promoted civil rights and women's suf...

  • July 14, 2017

    Senate Obamacare repeal bill on knife's edge of defeat

    The latest whip count on the Senate health insurance reform bill is out, and it doesn't look good for Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and the Republicans. The Hill nose count shows that, in addition to all 47 Democrats in opposition,...

  • July 13, 2017

    For Trump supporters outside DC, Russia stories a nothingburger

    Those of us who are political junkies and keep close tabs on the goings on in Washington tend to exaggerate the impact of the latest scandals, personality conflicts, and partisan bickering that dominates the news nets and national media. But the t...

  • July 13, 2017

    Prior to funeral for slain officer, teen blared 'F--- tha Police' song from apartment

    What possesses someone to deliberately try to hurt people who are already in mourning for a loved one or a beloved colleague? A teen took the opportunity to blare N.W.A's protest song "F--- tha Police" from his upper-floor apartment ...

  • July 12, 2017

    The verdict is in on which are the best run states

    The Mercatus Center at George Mason University has issued its annual rankings of the best run state governments and to no one's surprise, almost all the top ranked states are Republican-run, while almost all the lowest ranked states are Demo...

  • July 12, 2017

    New York cops turn their backs on de Blasio during funeral for slain officer

    The massive disrespect shown by New York city mayor Bill de Blasio for the city policemen and women came back to bite hizzoner during the funeral for assassinated officer Miosotis Familia. Familia was gunned down while sitting in her police c...

  • July 12, 2017

    Joe Scarborough 'officially' leaves the Republican Party

    A curious announcement from the host of MSNBC's Morning Joe show: Joe Scarborough says he's leaving the Republican Party. What makes the announcement curious is that virtually no one considered Scarborough a Republican in the first place. ...

  • July 12, 2017

    Why did the Army miss the warning signs from soldier who expressed ISIS sympathies?

    A retired military judge questioned why the Army allowed a soldier to continue on active duty despite his statements in support of ISIS. Col. Gregory Gross said there were similarities between the case of Sgt. 1st Class Ikaika Kang, who ...

  • July 11, 2017

    FBI ramping up investigation into Jane Sanders

    The FBI is intensifying its investigation into a land deal made by Jane Sanders, wife of Bernie Sanders, while she was president of Burlington College.  Several lenders accuse Mrs. Sanders of falsifying loan applications in order to get millions...

  • July 11, 2017

    CNN covers up al-Qaeda propagandist involvement in Syria documentary

    CNN's documentary Undercover in Syria received the prestigious Peabody Award for excellence in foreign news coverage in 2016 – a fact trumpeted by the network in news releases and in on-air commercials.  Correspondent Clarissa Ward wen...

  • July 11, 2017

    Enrollment at University of Missouri continues to tank

    Two years after protests on campus led to several incidents of bullying and denigrating white students, the University of Missouri has seen freshman enrollment drop precipitously for two straight years. This has caused a budget shortfall that has ...

  • July 10, 2017

    Despite budget deal, Illinois finances still in death spiral

    After 15 Republicans joined Democrats in overriding Governor Bruce Rauner's veto of the state's first budget deal in three years, it was assumed by uninformed observers that the worst of the state's fiscal crisis was behind it. No...

  • July 10, 2017

    Senate GOP mulls options if Obamacare repeal fails

    It has not been a good summer for Republican Senators in Washington.  So far, they have failed to come up with a viable plan to replace Obamacare with something their caucus can agree on. In fact, they aren't even close. Recall that Ma...

  • July 10, 2017

    DHS unsure why there's been a spike in illegals along the southern border

    The Department of Homeland Security says that there has been a troubling spike in the number of illegal alien apprehensions along the border with Mexico the last two months, and DHS is unsure of the reason for it. Figures released on Friday show a...

  • July 9, 2017

    NY Times explanation for connecting Palin to Scalise shooting; 'an honest mistake'

    A lawyer for the New York Times says that the defamation lawsuit by Sarah Palin against the newspaper should not go forward because the Times made "an honest mistake" in smearing the former vice president by trying to connect her to the sho...

  • July 9, 2017

    Injured Baton Rouge police officer sues Black Lives Matter

    A police officer wounded in a shooting rampage in Baton Rouge last July that ended in the deaths of 3 policemen is suing Black Lives Matter for incitement to riot. Reuters: The lawsuit filed in a U.S. district court in Louisiana named De...

  • July 9, 2017

    Merkel defends Ivanka Trump for sitting in on G-20 meeting

    Another anti-Trump internet meme was created when Ivanka Trump sat in for her father at a meeting of G-20 heads of state. Ivanka Trump, unelected, unqualified, daughter-in-chief, is representing the US at the G20 summit next to May, Xi, Merkel. ...

  • July 9, 2017

    Is the Trump administration considering refilling Gitmo?

    One President Obama's first day in office, he announced that he would close the terrorist prison camp in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Eight years later, Guantanamo is still open, although most of its inmates have been released - with catastrophic con...

  • July 9, 2017

    Epic rant: Fox News host Bolling slams De Blasio trip to Hamburg

    If New York Mayor Bill De Blasio thought that a quick trip to Hamburg, site of the G-20 Summit, would buttress his far left bona fides and put him in position to run for the Democratic presidential nomination, he is apparently mistaken. De Blasio ...

  • July 8, 2017

    Union sues college for using goats instead of people for lawn maintenance

    Western Michigan University is being sued by the local AFSCME chapter because the school decided to use goats to maintain a part of the grounds instead of people. The union says WMU violated its collective bargaining agreement because it is using ...

  • July 8, 2017

    Interior Department orders more lease sales, quicker approval to drill for oil and gas

    Interior Department secretary Ryan Zinke announced that the government would be approving more leasing of federal lands and approving permits for oil and gas drilling at a faster pace. The Obama administration severely restricted access to re...

  • July 8, 2017

    Some intel officials paranoid about White House anti-leak efforts

    An article in Politico details the fear running through the intelligence community about the Trump administration's hunt for leakers who have regularly given reporters access to top-secret information.  Or, in some cases, the ...

  • July 7, 2017

    De Blasio can't resist the siren call of leftist protests in Germany

    Like lemmings marching over a cliff, leftists from all over the world are descending on Berlin to take part in left-wing protests at the G-20 summit. One of those leftists is New York mayor Bill de Blasio, who skipped a swearing in ceremony for ne...

  • July 7, 2017

    St. Louis minimum wage to drop from $10 to $7.70 an hour

    Bucking the trend of raising the minimum wage, Missouri lawmakers passed a bill that would standardize minimum wages across the state. This means that on August 28, St. Louis, which had raised its minimum wage to $10 an hour, must lower it ...

  • July 7, 2017

    Despite passing a budget, Illinois bonds could still drop to junk status

    The Illinois House overrode a veto by Governor Bruce Rauner of a spending plan that included a $6-billion increase in personal and business taxes.  This follows a veto override by the state Senate, which means that for the first time in mor...

  • July 7, 2017

    Paris police round up thousands of refugees camping in the streets

    The refugee crisis in France is getting worse as authorities say that up to 500 migrants arrive in Paris every week and join makeshift encampments that pose a "security and public health risk" to residents. The camps are situated on the ...

  • July 7, 2017

    G-20 protests anything but 'peaceful'

    Violent protests erupted in Hamburg, site of the G-20 summit, as thousands of leftists and anarchists gave German authorities all they could handle. AFP: On Thursday night on the eve of the summit of the leaders of the world's top 20 econ...

  • July 6, 2017

    Bill Gates does about-face on EU refugee resettlement

    Microsoft chairman Bill Gates has been known for his strong advocacy for open borders in Europe and for the U.S. to admit more Syrian refugees. But on Europe, Mr. Gates appears to have had a change of heart.  He now wants the E.U. to make it ...

  • July 6, 2017

    Pro-government thugs attack Venezuela congress; several lawmakers injured

    As Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro attended a military parade marking the country's independence day, pro-government militias gathered outside the national assembly building.  Armed with wooden clubs and metal rods, they broke into the b...

  • July 6, 2017

    DNC refuses to allow feds access to hacked email server

    For a political party accusing the president of the United States of treason, the Democrats are being very reluctant to have authorities prove it. The email server that the Democratic National Committee say was hacked by the Russians is so far bei...

  • July 5, 2017

    North Korea ICBM test a game-changer

    North Korea successfully tested a multi-stage ICBM that many experts believe has the range to hit Alaska and perhaps even major population centers on the west coast of the U.S. The missile, Hwasong-14, flew 580 miles, reaching an altitude of ...

  • July 5, 2017

    Illinois state Senate overrides Gov. Rauner's veto of spending plan, tax increase

    The Democrats in Illinois have won the war against Republican governor Bruce Rauner.  It took two years, eight bond rating reductions, $15 billion in unpaid bills, and wails of pain from every constituency dependent on government spending in the...

  • July 5, 2017

    Austria might send troops to Italian border to stem migrant flow

    Italy has issued a plea to the rest of the E.U. to assist in handling a surge in migrants from Africa and the Middle East, which has alarmed the Austrian government, precipitating a move to fortify its border with Italy in case the situation worsens....

  • July 5, 2017

    New poll shows strong majority in favor of travel ban

    A new poll conducted by Politico/Morning Consult shows a strong majority of voters in favor of President Trump's travel ban. Polling on the travel restrictions has varied wildly since the Trump administration first unveil...

  • July 5, 2017

    Former Gitmo inmate to receive $10 million and apology from Canadian government

    A former inmate of the Guantanamo prison camp, returned to Canada in 2015 and then released, will get $10 million from the Canadian government and an apology. Omar Khadr, the son of a known al-Qaeda terrorist leader, was captured after a firefight...

  • July 4, 2017

    Swedish music festival cancelled next year due to sexual assaults

    The largest music festival in Sweden will not go on next year because, for the second year in a row, more than a dozen sexual assaults of young girls marred the event. Last year, more than 40 young girls reported being sexually assaulted. Men desc...

  • July 4, 2017

    Merkel drops reference to America as 'friend' in new party program

    German Chancellor Angela Merkel is comfortably ahead in her re-election contest with socialist rival Martin Schultz. Her center right coalition of Christian Democrats and Bavarians leads the socialists 38%-24% with two and a half months to go be...

  • July 4, 2017

    Tillerson will defer to Russia on survival of President Assad

    This is not entirely unexpected, but nevertheless, represents a clean break with the Obama administration and, indeed, American history. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson told UN chief  Antonio Guterres during a private State Department m...

  • July 3, 2017

    Crime rate plummets when Phoenix drops sanctuary city policies

    A study by City.com reveals that the crime rate in Phoenix dropped dramatically after the city dropped its sanctuary city policies. There are many reason why crime rates decline over a certain period of time.  But the study suggests a provoca...

  • July 3, 2017

    On foreign soil, Obama warns America against 'aggressive nationalism'

    President Barack Obama is in Indonesia this week, revisiting the home of his childhood.  He interrupted his trip down memory lane to make a speech that reminded us why so many of us considered the former president a total jerk. The Guardian: ...

  • July 3, 2017

    Rhode Island's troubles highlight voter registration nightmare for states

    The Rhode Island secretary of state has found that nearly 20% of registered voters live outside the state.  Most of those registrants are people who have moved out or died.  The fact that they are still carried as eligible voters ...

  • July 3, 2017

    WaPo's David Ignatius: Fighters cheer Trump's name in Syria

    The dean of foreign correspondents at the Washington Post, David Ignatius, just returned from a week in Syria.  He went on MSNBC to talk about his trip and – reluctantly – report on the popularity of Donald Trump with fighters battli...

  • July 2, 2017

    Report: Massive fraud in Obamaphone program

    The scandal-plagued  program initiated by President Obama that provides phones and internet service to poor people is beset with massive waste, fraud, and abuse, according to a three year study by the General Accountability Office. The govern...

  • July 2, 2017

    Italy considering denying permission for migrant boats to dock

    There's been another surge of illegal aliens flooding into Italy and the Italian government simply can't handle any more. More than 12,000 people from Africa and the Middle East have crossed the Mediterranean to Italy in just the last...

  • July 2, 2017

    Blue states looking to bypass Washington on climate change

    Heading into the July 4th weekend, the prospect of forming "a more perfect union" has rarely been this dismal. The Democratic "resistance" - evoking memories of the "underground" opposition to Nazi Germany by western Eur...

  • July 1, 2017

    Illinois Republicans sign on to $5 billion tax increase

    The Illinois House passed a $36.5 billion Democratic budget measure with Republican support, opening the door to a tax hike that will cost Illinois taxpayers $5 billion. The fiscal year began at midnight, July 1 and for the 3rd year in a row, stat...

  • July 1, 2017

    Number of threats to lawmakers already surpass last year's total

    The Capitol Police say they have investigated nearly 1,000 threats directed against lawmakers this year, surpassing the 900 they looked into for all of 2016. The Hill: Irving provided the statistics as part of a request that the FEC issu...

  • July 1, 2017

    Trump urges GOP Senators to repeal Obamacare immediately, then replace

    President Trump urged Republican Senators to repeal Obamacare immediately if they can't reach an agreement on how to reform it, then come up with another reform plan at a later date. If Republican Senators are unable to pass what they are wo...

  • June 30, 2017

    The Trump Effect: Nashville won't become a sanctuary city after all

    The Nashville Metro Council seemed poised to pass a bill that would make the city a sanctuary for illegal aliens.  On June 20, the council passed a bill, the "Nashville Together" ordinance, by a vote of 25-8.  A final vote on...

  • June 30, 2017

    Federal judge issues temporary stay for California's high-capacity magazine ban

    A federal judge in San Diego has issued a temporary stay against a new California law that bans high-capacity magazines. U.S. district judge Roger Benitez issued the preliminary injunction against the voter-approved law, writing that the law is li...

  • June 30, 2017

    Feds report 1,000 active investigations in US into ISIS-related threats

    A North Carolina man has been sentenced to life in prison for planning mass murder in support of ISIS.  At a press conference after the sentencing, Keri Farley, the FBI's assistant special agent in charge of North Carolina, said ...

  • June 29, 2017

    Australian senior Vatican official charged with sexual assault

    Cardinal George Pell, Australia's only Catholic cardinal currently serving, has been charged with historical sex offenses.  Pell is one of Pope Francis's top advisers, heading up the Vatican finance office.  He is the first high-ran...

  • June 29, 2017

    FBI agent indicted for making false statements in LeVoy Finicum shooting

    An FBI agent has been indicted for making false statements about shooting at the truck being driven by Robert LeVoy Finicum, one of the leaders of the occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in 2016. Finicum, along with other leade...

  • June 29, 2017

    Trump looks beyond health care to immigration agenda

    The news is full of reports of the imminent demise of the GOP health care reform bill in the Senate.  Don't believe it.  The president has yet to apply the screws to reluctant GOP senators.  And Mitch McConnell may have a tric...

  • June 28, 2017

    Trump EPA to rescind Obama 'Waters of America' power grab

    The Trump administration EPA announced that they will rescind one of the biggest power-grabs by a federal agency in U.S. history. In 2015, the Obama EPA finalized a rule that would have brought almost all "navigable" waters in the U.S. u...

  • June 28, 2017

    Venezuela: 'Rogue' police helicopter drops grenades on government buildings

    A stolen police helicopter dropped grenades on government buildings in Caracas, including the Supreme Court, as the crisis in Venezuela deepened overnight. But some members of the opposition to the government of President Nicolas Maduro claim that...

  • June 28, 2017

    Illinois Dems submit another fantasy budget amid talk of federal bailout

    Democrats in the Illinois House have introduced a budget outline as the clock ticks toward fiscal Armageddon for the state. The Dem budget left out just one tiny detail: they didn't include any specific proposals to pay for their $36...

  • June 28, 2017

    Clinton campaign chief testifies before House intel committee behind closed doors

    John Podesta, who headed up Hillary Clinton's campaign for president, testified before the House Intelligence Committee on the Obama administration's lack of action in dealing with Russian cyber-attacks on the election. Podesta gave his te...

  • June 28, 2017

    3 cops indicted for lying in shooting of Chicago's Laquan McDonald

    Three former and current Chicago police officers have been indicted on several charges, including conspiracy, in the case of a Chicago's cop's brutal killing of a black man. Police officer Jason Van Dyke put 16 shots into the body of black...

  • June 27, 2017

    Student who registered dead people for Democrats headed to prison

    Another voter fraud case that we can safely ignore because, as we all know, there's no such thing as voter fraud. A Democratic Party operative in Virginia is going to jail for 100 days after pleading guilty to registering dead people to vote. ...

  • June 27, 2017

    Gorsuch proves himself strong defender of religious freedom

    Justice Neil Gorsuch has been on the Supreme Court for only a couple of months, but he's already made his mark as a strong conservative voice. Gorsuch asserted himself in writing concurring and dissenting opinions, aligning himself most freque...

  • June 26, 2017

    College professor who defended blacks-only Memorial Day event fired

    A black college professor from New Jersey who went on Fox News's Tucker Carlson's show to defend a Black Lives Matter event in New York City that was open to blacks only was fired from the school. Lisa Durden, an adjunct professor of commu...

  • June 26, 2017

    NEA spends taxpayer money on play about lesbian illegal alien

    The National Endowment for the Arts gave $20,000 to a self-described "socialist theater group" to put on a musical about a mentally ill lesbian illegal alien who falls in love with a female ICE agent. If you think it can only go uph...

  • June 26, 2017

    Obamacare dying even without congressional repeal

    The race is on to see what happens first to Obamacare: will Congress kill the program, or will it self-destruct?  An analysis of the Obamacare insurance market for 2018 by a health care think-tank makes the question academic. That's becau...

  • June 26, 2017

    Crowded GOP agenda could mean delay in raising debt limit

    The Trump administration is asking Congress to raise the nation's debt limit before Congress breaks for its August recess.  But there are a lot of issues Congress is trying to address, including health care overhaul and a historic tax bill, ...

  • June 26, 2017

    Growing concerns about US nuclear weapons in Turkey

    For more than a decade, Turkey's leader, President Recep Tayyip ErdoДџan, has turned his country from a largely secular, mostly free democracy into an Islamist state.  In some ways, it happened so gradually that until very recently, there we...

  • June 25, 2017

    Schumer knew Trump wasn't under investigation when he claimed he was

    The Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Charles Grassley, called Minority Leader Chuck Schumer a liar for stating publicly that President Trump was under investigation by the FBI when he knew the opposite was true. Grassley recounted a mee...

  • June 25, 2017

    Persistent rumors that Justice Anthony Kennedy will retire

    The Supreme Court announced on Friday that Monday, June 26, would be the last day in the court's term. Several important decisions may be handed down, including a decision on President Trump's travel ban. But along with speculation about w...

  • June 25, 2017

    Saudis foil suicide attack on Grand Mosque in Mecca

    A terror plot to carry out suicide attacks on pilgrims visiting the Grand Mosque in Mecca was foiled by Saudi security forces when a suspect wearing a bomb vest was cornered and blew himself up. The partial collapse of the House in which he was hidin...

  • June 25, 2017

    Politicians in Illinois continue to bicker as state careens toward fiscal disaster

    Illinois GOP Governor Bruce Rauner called the legislature back into special session this week, hoping to get a deal with the Democrats to avoid the prospect of another year without a state budget. The fiscal year ends on June 30, and without a bud...

  • June 25, 2017

    Merkel's about face on refugees key to her electoral surge

    German national elections will be held in September and Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservative coalition party, the CDU-CSU, has widened its lead over the social democrats to 15 points. Merkel's comfortable lead is attributed to the momen...

  • June 24, 2017

    Judiciary Committee opens formal investigation into former AG Lynch

    The Senate Judiciary Committee has opened a formal investigation into the actions of former attorney general Loretta Lynch, trying to answer the question of whether she tried to interfere in the FBI probe of Hillary Clinton's emails. A story i...

  • June 24, 2017

    Judge dismisses most charges against pro-life activists in Planned Parenthood sting

    A Superior Court judge in California has dismissed 14 of 15 charges against pro-life activists David Daleiden and Sandra Merritt for violating the state's privacy laws regarding recording people without their consent. As The Weekly S...

  • June 24, 2017

    Arab states issue ultimatum to Qatar

    The crisis in the Gulf over Qatar's ties to terrorism and Iran took an even more serious turn as Arab states issued an ultimatum to Doha demanding that it close the propaganda media outlet Al Jazeera, cut ties with Iran, remove a Turkish military...

  • June 23, 2017

    Senate conservatives try to gain leverage over health care overhaul

    A group of four Senate conservatives issued a joint statement saying they are dissatisfied with the health care reform bill introduced by the leadership but did not rule out negotiations to change the bill more to their liking. Senators Rand Paul,...

  • June 23, 2017

    Johnny Depp: 'When was the last time an actor assassinated a president?'

    Actor Johnny Depp took the road that's becoming familiar for marginal celebrities desperate to garner headlines.  At a film fest in Glastonbury, he trashed Donald Trump and idly asked the question, "When was the last time an actor assas...

  • June 23, 2017

    Judge halts deportation of 100 Iraqis

    We're used to judges blocking legitimate deportation orders from the government for specious reasons.  Apparently, simply being in the U.S. illegally isn't enough anymore. OK – so what about a bunch of murderers, rapists, and ot...

  • June 22, 2017

    Government says 30% of children caught at border have ties to violent drug gangs

    Government officials revealed during testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee that 30% of children captured at the border have ties to MS-13 and other violent drug gangs. The Obama administration knew of the problem but claimed that by law,...

  • June 22, 2017

    US on track to reduce CO2 emissions even without Paris accord

    One of the dirty little secrets of the global warming hysterics who went off the deep end when President Trump withdrew from the Paris climate deal is that even without the agreement, the United States will reduce its carbon dioxide emissions an...

  • June 22, 2017

    Kass: Dissolve Illinois!

    The day before a special session of the Illinois legislature, Governor Bruce Rauner made a televised address pleading for unity and compromise in trying to pass the state's first budget in three years. The governor called Illi...

  • June 21, 2017

    Some people hate Trump. More people hate liberals.

    For Republicans, winning never gets monotonous.  The Karen Handel victory in the Georgia 6th District special election repeats a pattern depressingly familiar to the left.  There have been four special congressional elections since ...

  • June 20, 2017

    Will Americans wait longer for fresh fast food?

    McDonald's Corporation is in the midst of a consumer experiment that, if successful, will alter the 60-year-old company's way of selling food to its customers. In the early decades of its operation, McDonald's, along with its main riva...

  • June 19, 2017

    US warplane shoots down Syrian government jet

    A U.S. Navy F-18 flying off the USS George H.W. Bush shot down a Russian-made Syrian SU-22 over the skies of Raqqa after President Bashar Assad's air force attacked U.S.-backed forces attacking ISIS. The engagement was the first betw...

  • June 19, 2017

    Former NFL quarterback refers to cops as 'the fugitive slave patrol'

    Former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who refused to stand during the playing of the National Anthem, has raised the level of his stupidity and ignorance by likening the police to "the fugitive slave patrol." Kaepernick made his ...

  • June 19, 2017

    Report: Mueller hasn't decided to investigate Trump for obstruction

    Last Thursday, the Washington Post published a sensational report that Special Counsel Robert Mueller was investigating President Trump for obstruction of justice.  But by Sunday, that report and the narrative that Trump was just a hop, skip,...

  • June 19, 2017

    Does the health care industry love Obamacare enough to fight to save it?

    The liberal website Vox asked that question and interviewed 20 industry lobbyists to answer it.  What the interviewers discovered is not surprising if you've been following the debate over Obamacare for the last seven years. T...

  • June 18, 2017

    Farm workers demand 'Milk with dignity' from left wing Ben and Jerry's Ice Cream

    Oh, sweet irony. Dozens of farm workers marched from the state capital of Montpelier, Vermont to a Ben and Jerry's Ice Cream factory outside of Waterbury demanding that the left wing "values-led business" negotiate for better wages and ...

  • June 18, 2017

    IL comptroller warns of 'massive fiscal crisis' by end of the month

    On May 31, the Illinois legislature adjourned for their summer break without passing a state budget. There is nothing unusual about this. The state House and Senate are solidly in Democratic control while the Republicans control the state house with...

  • June 18, 2017

    Georgia special election comes down to the wire with candidates in a virtual dead heat

    Less than 48 hours before the polls open in Georgia's 6th congressional district for a special election to replace Rep. Tom Price who took a job as President Trump's HHS secretary, and the latest polls show a nearly dead even race. The mos...

  • June 17, 2017

    Epic fail: Seattle gun tax has opposite effect of what was promised

    Most politicians are insane.  How do we know?  If the definition of insanity is, as Albert Einstein observed, "doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results," then many pols belong in the loony bin. A...

  • June 17, 2017

    Trump assassination play interrupted by protesters

    A protest against the Shakespeare in the Park production of "Julius Caesar," which depicts the assassination of President Trump was interrupted by two protesters who work for the website Rebel Media.  The protest was streamed live on s...

  • June 16, 2017

    Senate overwhelmingly approves new Russia, Iran sanctions

    The Senate voted nearly unanimously on Thursday to impose new sanctions on Russia and Iran.  The vote was 98-2.  Only Senators Rand Paul and Bernie Sanders voted against the legislation. In addition to new sanctions, the bill would preve...

  • June 16, 2017

    UN official calls on North Korea to explain what happened to US hostage

    A United Nations human rights official is calling on North Korea to explain what happened to American college student Otto Warmbier, who was imprisoned on trumped up charges of committing a "hostile act" against the state for stealing a Com...

  • June 15, 2017

    A partial list of threats against GOP and Trump from Hollywood celebrities

    The Bernie Sanders supporter who tried to kill numerous GOP lawmakers did not commit his violent acts in a vacuum.  James Hodgkinson may have pulled the trigger that critically wounded House majority whip Steve Scalise and two others. But t...

  • June 15, 2017

    UN: 'Staggering loss of life' from US bombing of Raqqa

    The battle for the ISIS capital of Raqqa is intensifying as U.S.-backed forces are making their way toward the center of the city.  The fighters are supported by massive U.S. air strikes on ISIS targets in Raqqa itself.  The strikes have re...

  • June 15, 2017

    Senate defeats measure to ban precision weapons from Saudi arms deal

    In a close vote, the Senate beat back an effort to partially derail the arms deal with Saudi Arabia.  The bill would have denied the kingdom access to American precision-guided weapons.  Four Republicans voted against the measure, but five ...

  • June 14, 2017

    American hostage freed by North Korea arrives home in a coma

    It could have been worse.  The North Koreans could have sent American college student Otto Warmbier home in a casket instead of in a coma. The North Korean government freed Mr. Warmbier after convicting him 17 months ago of "hostile acts...

  • June 14, 2017

    Rome mayor calls for immigration restrictions

    Rome mayor Virginia Raggi called for a "moratorium" on new arrivals, saying, "I find it impossible, as well as risky, to think up further accommodation structures." Daily Caller: The mayor, a member of the anti-establ...

  • June 13, 2017

    Seven-year-old girl wants to hug a cop in all 50 states

    Sometimes, it's hard not to get depressed about events unfolding around us.  Partisan hate, scheming politicians, crony capitalists, implacable terrorists, and loony lefties all conspire to instill a sense of dread when we peruse the new...

  • June 12, 2017

    Puerto Rico votes overwhelmingly for statehood

    The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico voted for statehood on Sunday, but virtually no one expects it to join the union anytime soon. Only about 23% of eligible voters turned out for the election, and 97% of them voted for statehood.  But opposition...

  • June 12, 2017

    British prime minister's office denies Trump delay in state visit

    The Guardian newspaper reported on Sunday that U.S. president Donald Trump had requested a postponement in his state visit to Great Britain, scheduled for sometime in October. The request, according to the Guardian sources, came in a telephone cal...

  • June 12, 2017

    Senator Feinstein wants probe of Loretta Lynch handling of email case

    Senator Dianne Feinstein, ranking minority member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, is calling for an investigation into why former Attorney General Loretta Lynch asked then-director of the FBI James Comey to downplay the nature of DoJ's probe i...

  • June 11, 2017

    The 'Trump Effect' at the border: By the numbers

    We've been covering the astonishing drop in illegal immigration at the border since Donald Trump took office. Now, the Daily Caller News Foundation has analyzed the numbers of illegals stopped at the border or apprehended since the Trump inaugura...

  • June 11, 2017

    Biden niece won't serve time for $100 K credit card scam

    Former Vice President Joe Biden's niece, Caroline Biden, pleaded guilty to grand larceny in court on Friday in connection with a credit card scam that involved stealing more than $110,000 from a New York pharmacy. But Ms. Biden will not see th...

  • June 11, 2017

    Prosecutor charges 12 Dem staffers in Indiana with voter fraud

    Last summer, we reported on the massive investigation by Indiana authorities into potential Democratic party voter fraud. The investigation spanned 56 counties and dozens of volunteers and staffers who worked for a Democratic-linked voter registratio...

  • June 10, 2017

    Pro-Trump float denied permission to participate in gay pride parade

    A pro-Trump gay organization has been denied permission to participate in Charlotte's gay pride parade, with no explanation for why the organizers barred them. NBCNews: DeplorablePride.org's float had flashy props, drag queens an...

  • June 10, 2017

    97.5% of Jon Ossoff contributions come from outside Georgia

    In the most expensive U.S. House race in history, Democrat Jon Ossoff has received 97.5% of contributions to his campaign from out-of-state donors. Ossoff and Karen Handel – the GOP nominee – have spent upwards of $36 million on the ra...

  • June 10, 2017

    Pelosi questions Trump's mental health, then calls him 'President Bush'

    At age 77, Nancy Pelosi has visions of once again becoming speaker of the House – if the Democrats retake control in 2018. But her party may want to think about having a septuagenarian as leader.  All of us, as we age, lose some of our ...

  • June 9, 2017

    After surprise loss in election, British PM May refuses to resign

    British Prime Minister Teresa May called for snap elections six weeks ago hoping to increase her Conservative majority in parliament to give her some leeway in implementing her Brexit plan. The gamble backfired yesterday as British voters went to ...

  • June 8, 2017

    More than 100 girls had their genitals cut by Detroit doctor: Prosecutor

    The prosecutor assigned to the case of a Detroit-area doctor and her assistants, who are accused of practicing female genital mutilation on two girls from Minnesota, has stated that they may have performed the barbaric procedure on more than 100 fema...

  • June 8, 2017

    Trump in full court press to get Senate Obamacare repeal done

    President Trump is putting pressure on Senate Republicans to get Obamacare repeal done sooner rather than later, and it appears that his efforts are paying off. Despite recent doubts by some senators, Senate majority leader Mitch McConne...

  • June 7, 2017

    Loss of Anchor Insurance leaves 20 Ohio counties with no Obamacare coverage

    Anchor Insurance, a major Obamacare insurance provider, announced that it will not offer insurance plans on the Ohio Obamacare exchange next year, leaving consumers in 20 counties without any subsidized insurance options at all. Anchor cited ...

  • June 7, 2017

    Are Trump's tweets 'statements of policy'?

    A free speech group sent a letter to President Trump demanding that he unblock Twitter trolls and other critics because it violates the First Amendment.  The Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University in New York says the president ...

  • June 7, 2017

    Wikileaks offers 10K reward for information that would get Intercept reporter fired

    The hacker group WikiLeaks announced an offer of $10,000 for information that leads to the firing of the reporter for the website The Intercept who used stolen NSA documents in a story about Russian military intelligence hacking the U.S. electio...

  • June 6, 2017

    85% drop in food stamp recipients in AL counties where work requirement restarted

    From our file named "Duh."  The Alabama Department of Human Resources says 13 counties that reinitiated a work requirement for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as the food stamp program, sa...

  • June 6, 2017

    Melbourne jihadist hostage-taker acquitted in 2010 of planning suicide attack

    Another "known wolf" terrorist, this time in Melbourne, Australia, as a man well known to police as a violent extremist, took a prostitute hostage after killing her bodyguard.  The man, Yacqub Khayre, held off police for two hours...

  • June 6, 2017

    Mayor de Blasio now says he wouldn't have marched in parade honoring a terrorist

    After weeks of promising to march in the annual Puerto Rican Day parade despite the fact that the person being honored is a convicted terrorist bomber, New York mayor Bill de Blasio now says he would have backed out and not participated. His annou...

  • June 5, 2017

    Saudis, 3 other Arab states, sever ties with Qatar

    Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, the UAE, and Egypt announced that they have broken diplomatic relations with Qatar over Qatar's support for extremism and terrorism.  In addition, the Saudis have closed their sole land route into Qatar, while the othe...

  • June 4, 2017

    On 75th anniversary of battle, Chicago mulls renaming Midway airport after Obama

    Chicago's Midway Airport, once the busiest airport in the world, got its name in 1949 when the city fathers decided to rename the Chicago Municipal Airport to memorialize one of the most important military engagements in American m...

  • June 4, 2017

    Ambassador Haley slams UN 'Human Rights' Commission

    A refreshing op-ed in the Washington Post by UN Ambassador Nikki Haley as she took the opportunityu to savage the so-called UN Human Rights Council.  Titled, "The UN Human Rights Council Whitewashes Brutality," Haley breaks with the...

  • June 4, 2017

    Dems hope Georgia becomes national template for House takeover

    It's still 3 weeks until the special election in Georgia to fill the seat vacated by Rep. Tom Price, who was sworn in as President Trump's Secretary of Health and Human Services, but the Democrat, John Ossoff is within spitting distance of Re...

  • June 3, 2017

    Farmer, barred from market for same-sex marriage views, sues city

    The owner of an orchard near East Lansing, Mich. is suing the city because he's been barred from a farmers' market due to his religious view on same-sex marriage. There are several issues that make this case unique.  For one, the orch...

  • June 3, 2017

    Single-payer health care advances in CA, but they still don't know how to pay for it

    The California Senate has passed a bill that would eliminate private health insurance in the state and replace it with a single-payer system.  The bill now moves on to the General Assembly, where supporters are confident that it will pass. Am...

  • June 3, 2017

    Jamelle Bouie: Rise in hate crimes due to Trump election

    Slate's political correspondent, Jamelle Bouie, is one of the primary liberal instigators of Trump Derangement Syndrome in the media.  A few of his past efforts reveals an anti-Trump hysteria second to none: President Loser Presid...

  • June 3, 2017

    Press groups want Congress to investigate Gianforte 'body slam'

    Is there a need to make a federal case out of a simple assault charge against a congressional candidate who attacked a reporter? Montana congressional candidate Greg Gianforte had a confrontation with a reporter for the Guardian newspaper the...

  • June 3, 2017

    Prime Minister Corbyn? UK polls narrowing dangerously for conservatives

    Less than a week before the general election in the United Kingdom, Prime Minister Teresa May's Conservative Party maintains a 4-point lead over Jeremy Corbyn's Labor Party.  The seat projections show the Conservatives comforta...

  • June 2, 2017

    Two years without a budget, Illinois government still can't get its act together

    It's been two years since the state of Illinois conducted its business under a budget passed by the legislature.  Since then, the state's fiscal woes have increased to an unbearable level.  There have been a couple of stopgap budget...

  • June 2, 2017

    Trump administration takes travel ban challenges to the Supreme Court

    The White House announced late Thursday that it has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to allow the president's executive orders mandating a ban on travel from seven countries to take effect by overturning lower court rulings blocking it. The reques...

  • June 1, 2017

    Ohio files suit against 5 drug companies over opioid addiction

    The state of Ohio has filed a massive lawsuit against five drug companies who sell prescription painkillers in the state, charging them with knowingly downplaying the risks of addiction with doctors and patients. The suit, brought by Republican at...

  • May 31, 2017

    The coming shortage of doctors can be blamed on Obamacare

    Some alarming reports from physician organizations predict that by 2030, there will be e near catastrophic shortage of primary care doctors and specialists in the United States.  This is due to a combination of fewer people entering medical scho...

  • May 31, 2017

    SCOTUS to hear Ohio voter purge case

    The Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal of a lower court ruling by the state of Ohio that blocked the purge of voter registration rolls. The state government was enforcing a law passed in the 1990s that removed the names of voters who faile...

  • May 30, 2017

    Merkel not used to American truth-telling

    German chancellor Angela Merkel is in the midst of a re-election campaign where her primary opponents are on the far left.  The populist Alternative for Germany party has suffered a huge decline in the polls, now garnering support in the teens....

  • May 30, 2017

    South Korea president 'surprised' at additional THAAD missile deployment

    New South Korean president Moon Jae-in expressed surprise and "shock" that the South Korean Defense Ministry failed to inform him that four more launchers for the U.S.-built THAAD anti-missile system had been brought into the country withou...

  • May 25, 2017

    Portland burrito food cart forced to close due to 'cultural appropriation'

    The owner of a burrito food cart in Portland has been driven out of business by social justice warriors who accused the two white women who run the business of "cultural appropriation." Fox News: Kali Wilgus and Liz "LC" C...

  • May 25, 2017

    Farmer on trial for plowing his own land

    A farmer is going on trial for the crime of plowing his own field.  That is the essence of a case that could have far-reaching implications for property rights, not to mention our supply of food. It's a complicated story that involves a d...

  • May 25, 2017

    Middlebury College fails to discipline violent protesters at Murray speech

    More than two months after Charles Murray went to Middlebury College in Vermont to give a lecture and was shouted down and roughed up on his leaving, school authorities have concluded their review of the incident and will not suspend or expel any stu...

  • May 25, 2017

    GOP House candidate 'body slams' liberal reporter

    The race to fill the lone Montana House seat vacated by Rep. Ryan Zinke, who was named interior secretary, just got a lot more interesting. Already considered too close to call by both sides, GOP candidate Gianforte was involved in an altercation ...

  • May 25, 2017

    CBO score on AHCA: The good and the bad

    Repealing and replacing Obamacare with the Republican alternative would lead to 23 million consumers losing their insurance by 2026 but also reduce premium costs and the federal deficit, according to the Congressional Budget Office. The CBO scored...

  • May 24, 2017

    Chinese student forced to apologize for praising 'fresh air of free speech in the US

    A University of Maryland student was viciously attacked on social media for praising freedom in the U.S. compared to her native China. Breitbart: Shuping Yang, a graduate of the University of Maryland from Kunming city in southwest China, com...

  • May 24, 2017

    US intel officials leaked Manchester bomber's name, and Brits aren't happy

    Hours before the British government was prepared to release the name of the Manchester suicide bomber, Salman Abedi, U.S. intelligence sources leaked the name to American TV networks.  The Guardian reports that the British were unsure th...

  • May 23, 2017

    MSM fall for fake Trump doc; hilarity ensues

    A fake White House document purporting to list demands made by Donald Trump of his Israeli hosts was widely believed and spread by some of the mainstream media. The document appeared on a joke Twitter account, @RogueSNRadvisor, which pretends...

  • May 23, 2017

    Report: Single-payer insurance will cost California twice its entire state budget

    California governor Jerry Brown is seriously considering going to a single-payer health insurance plan for the state if the GOP ever manages to repeal Obamacare.  But an analysis by the state Senate Appropriations Committee – dominated by ...

  • May 22, 2017

    Western coverage of Iran election shows predictable wishful thinking

    The Iranian elections are over and resulted in a huge victory for the "moderates" or "reformers."  A new era has dawned in Iran.  Gone is the paranoid, inward-looking, oppressive, fanatically religious, extremist, violen...

  • May 22, 2017

    Lawyers to cite religious freedom in genital mutilation case

    A landmark First Amendment case is developing in Detroit, where two doctors and one of their wives will stand trial for mutilating the genitals of two little girls. The defense will claim that the barbaric practice is protected by the First Amendm...

  • May 22, 2017

    WHO spends lavishly on travel while pleading poverty

    True or false: The U.N. is little better than a club for anti-American and anti-Israel countries and is full of bureaucrats who demand special privileges – the best restaurants, the best lodgings, and first-class travel accommodations – m...

  • May 21, 2017

    Report: China executed at least a dozen CIA agents from 2010-12

    The New York Times is reporting that the Chinese government executed at least a dozen US intelligence agents and sources from 2010-12 thus destroying a network the agency had built over a period of many years. The Chinese also imprisoned several o...

  • May 21, 2017

    NAACP fires its president, will embrace Black Lives Matter

    The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), the 109 year old civil rights organization, will not renew the contract of its president, Cornell Brooks, and will "recast" its mission by conducting "a syste...

  • May 21, 2017

    Alabama lawmakers approve sweeping protections for Confederate monuments

    The war over Confederate civil war monuments took an interesting turn when the Alabama legislature passed a law protecting the monuments from destruction or removal. Meanwhile, the city of New Orleans completed the removal of a statue depicti...

  • May 21, 2017

    Academic hoaxers convince journal to publish 'Penis causes climate change' paper

    Two academics submitted a paper to a publication called "Cogent Social Sciences" that exposed the entire academic "discipline" of "Gender Studies" to ridicule. The professors - Peter Boghossian, a full-time facul...

  • May 20, 2017

    Judge throws out clock boy 'discrimination' lawsuit

    A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit against the city of Irving, Texas and the local school district that alleged discrimination against Ahmed Mohamed, the student who brought a "clock" to school that looked suspiciously like a bomb. Moha...

  • May 20, 2017

    Trump administration mulls ending key Obamacare subsidy

    President Trump has told congressional leaders that he may end a key subsidy to insurance companies that helps them offset some costs to low- and middle-income consumers who can't rely on insurance from their employers or government programs like...

  • May 19, 2017

    SJWs design a course that teaches 'Western' math is a 'dehumanizing tool'

    One thing you realize when following the follies and foibles of social justice warriors is that there is no limit to their idiocies – that anything and everything can be declared "racist" or "sexist" if they stretch logic an...

  • May 19, 2017

    Sweden drops rape charges against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange

    Swedish prosecutors have decided to drop charges of rape against the founder of WikiLeaks, Julian Assange.  The charges stem from accusations by two women that Assange forced himself on them seven years ago. At the time, Assange had been arre...

  • May 19, 2017

    Harvard study: Extraordinary media bias against Trump

    A study prepared by the Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics, and Public Policy at Harvard reveals a shocking level of media bias against President Trump.  This comes as no surprise to anyone – friend or foe of the president. But ...

  • May 18, 2017

    'Special counsel' or 'special prosecutor': What's the difference?

    Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein has named former FBI director Robert Mueller to the position of "special counsel" to investigate the Trump administration's ties to Russia.  Many media outlets are describing Muel...

  • May 18, 2017

    Trump administration sanctions Iranian individuals while continuing sanctions relief

    The Trump administration has imposed additional sanctions on Iran relating to certain individuals involved in that country's ballistic missile program. But the White House also maintained the waiver of major sanctions on Iran agreed to in the ...

  • May 17, 2017

    Erdogan bodyguards beat up demonstrators in DC

    Just after Turkey's strongman Recep Tayyip ErdoДџan visited the president at the White House yesterday, a massive brawl broke out outside the residence of the Turkish ambassador, leaving nine people injured.  Protesters had gathered to ...

  • May 17, 2017

    South Korean president: 'High possibility' of war with North

    South Korea's new president, Moon Jae-in, said that there was a "high possibility" of conflict with North Korea while also indicating that he wishes to begin direct talks with the regime of Kim Jong-un. Reuters: "The r...

  • May 17, 2017

    More countries taking back US deportees

    One of the criticisms of President Trump's new immigration policy was that the U.S. can't deport illegals if their original countries won't take them back. After several months of negotiations, the Department of Homeland Security has s...

  • May 16, 2017

    Investigator says murdered DNC staffer in touch with WikiLeaks

    A private investigator working for the family of Seth Rich, the DNC staffer who was murdered last July in what police concluded was a "botched robbery," says he has evidence that Rich was in touch with WikiLeaks, the organization that publi...

  • May 15, 2017

    Cyber-experts wary but hopeful that ransomeware attacks subsiding

    Cyber-security experts were braced for the beginning of the business week, believing that the ransomeware attack begun on Friday would get worse as the criminals came up with variations on the wannacry virus to defeat efforts to rid computer systems ...

  • May 15, 2017

    Schumer: No FBI director until special prosecutor named

    Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer said on CNN's State of the Union that Democrats might boycott a vote on a new FBI director until President Trump names a special prosecutor in the Russia investigation. The idea of a boycott was floated las...

  • May 15, 2017

    California to spend $15 million defending illegal alien deportations

    The most recent budget revisions for the state of California contains $15 million to defend illegal aliens from deportations. Breitbart reports that Governor Jerry Brown is making good on a promise he made last January to defend "every m...

  • May 15, 2017

    President Trump wants better access to women's health care, paid family leave

    In a statement celebrating "Women's Health Week," President Trump called for better access to health care for women as well as ensuring paid family leave for both men and women. Politico: "Ensuring affordable, accessible, a...

  • May 15, 2017

    Commission on voter fraud to investigate voter 'suppression'

    The newly minted vice chairman of the commission that will be looking into voter fraud in the U.S. says the group will also examine voter "suppression" as well as other irregularities. Kansas secretary of state Kris Kobach, who was named...

  • May 14, 2017

    Kentucky court rules Christian printer doesn't have to make gay pride T-shirts

    It's a small victory for religious freedom but at this poiint, any win is welcome. An appellate court in Kentucky has ruled that a Christian print shop owner can refuse service to a gay rights organization whoi wanted him to supply "...

  • May 14, 2017

    Search is on for new FBI director

    The search for a new FBI director to replace the fired James Comey is well underway and President Trump has promised he will nominate someone by the end of this week. The Department of Justice is conducting interviews this weekend with as many as ...

  • May 13, 2017

    Experts calling ransomware attack yesterday one of the largest in history

    Thousands of companies and organizations in 99 countries saw their computers infected with particularly malicious ransomware yesterday, disrupting hospitals as well as the operations of global shipper FedEx. The ransomware was developed using...

  • May 13, 2017

    Concern growing over potential North Korean EMP attack

    As tensions mount between the U.S. and North Korea, some experts are warning that the Kim regime may already have the capability to attack the United States with nuclear weapons, despite lacking an ICBM that could hit us directly. Instead, some ex...

  • May 13, 2017

    Iran continues to develop missile technology despite UN prohibitions

    The director of national intelligence, Dan Coats, informed Congress this week that Iran has continued to develop its long-range missile technology despite U.N. resolutions prohibiting the work. The Iranians are using the cover of their space progr...

  • May 12, 2017

    Democrats on Comey: Then and now

    Democrat outrage at the firing of FBI director James Comey by President Trump has brought out the very best in high dudgeon.  Their hysterical, over-the-top reaction to the very action they were calling for in October makes for some great politi...

  • May 12, 2017

    Democrats haven't learned a darned thing from the election

    Democrats have been predicting a landslide in the off year elections of 2018 largely based on the notion that Donald Trump is so unpopular that Democratic candidates will simply waltz to victory. That may be. But first, they have to show that they...

  • May 12, 2017

    Dems pin hopes on 'singing cowboy' in Montana

    There is a special election in Montana on May 25 to fill the seat of Republican Rep. Ryan Zinke who resigned to become President Trump's interior secretary and Democrats are feeling bullish about their chances. Zinke won the seat last November...

  • May 11, 2017

    Another nail in the Obamacare coffin

    The third largest insurance company in the U.S., Aetna, will completely exit the Obamacare exchanges in 2018, the company announced yesterday. Aetna withdrew from all but four of the state exchanges last year and will complete its total withdrawal...

  • May 11, 2017

    'Liberal studies' professor writes that squirrels are victims of 'racist' media bias

    A professor who teaches "liberal studies" at California State Polytechnic University has written an academic paper that claims that the eastern fox squirrels are victims of "gendered, racialized, and speciesist" media bi...

  • May 11, 2017

    'Hate crime' hoax at St. Olaf

    A note left on the car in April of a black female student at St. Olaf college in Minnesota that threatened bodily harm and contained the "N" word has now been shown to be a hoax. The note was one of a series of "hate crimes" at...

  • May 10, 2017

    You're not going to believe how much illegal immigration has dropped since January

    According to figures released yesterday, the number of illegal aliens crossing the U.S. southwestern border has dropped by an astonishing 76% since President Trump took office.  More specifically, the number of minor children crossing the bor...

  • May 10, 2017

    Duke theology professor forced to resign after objecting to 'racism' seminar

    A professor of theology at Duke University is resigning rather than facing disciplinary measures for criticizing a "Racial Equality Institute" training program. Paul Griffiths, Warren professor of Catholic theology, responded to a f...

  • May 9, 2017

    ACLU lawyer admits Trump travel ban would be constitutional if Hillary had issued it

    An ACLU lawyer arguing against the Trump travel ban in the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday told a federal judge that the executive order initiating the ban would have been constitutional if a President Hillary Clinton had issued it. The ...

  • May 9, 2017

    Former acting AG Yates claims she warned WH about Flynn's Russia ties

    Former acting attorney general Sally Yates told a Senate Committee that she warned the White House back in January that former national security adviser Michael Flynn was compromised and may have left himself open to Russian blackmail. Reuters: ...

  • May 9, 2017

    Indonesian governor jailed two years for 'blasphemy'

    The "moderate" Muslim country of Indonesia just jailed a popular Christian politician for two years on a charge of blasphemy against the Koran. Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, popularly known as "Ahok," made an off-the-cuff comment abo...

  • May 8, 2017

    Macron victory not the end of populist wave

    The European establishment is celebrating the victory of Emmanuel Macron in the French presidential election.  The developing narrative to explain his win is that the European voter has rejected the nationalist populism of Marine Le Pen and come...

  • May 8, 2017

    North Korea takes another American hostage

    Another American citizen has been taken hostage by North Korea.  Kim Hak Song, who worked for the Pyongyang University of Science and Technology, was detained as he tried to leave the country, according to the North Korean news agency KCNA. K...

  • May 8, 2017

    Trump to name 10 candidates for federal judiciary today

    President Trump will nominate ten judges to serve on the federal judiciary today to fill some of the 127 vacancies in the federal court system. Daily Caller: The Daily Caller spoke to Attorney General Jeff Sessions last weekend about the...

  • May 7, 2017

    Former UNICEF advisor: Female genital mutilation is 'gender egalitarian surgery'

    A former advisor to the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and a former "health specialist" at the US National Institute of Child Health defended the practice of female genital mutilation when she appeared on Tucker Carlson...

  • May 7, 2017

    Report: ICE hindered in catching visa overstays by incompetence, inefficiency

    Editor's note 5 12 17: For unknown reasons, the DHS has taken down the page that we linked to. The link was cited by several other websites, and did exist. A damning report from the DHS inspector general explains why the Immigration and Custom...

  • May 6, 2017

    Macron campaign emails leaked in 'massive hack'

    Emails from the campaign of French presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron have been leaked to a file sharing site, throwing the race into chaos in the lead up to Sunday's vote. The emails originated from Macron's political party, En M...

  • May 6, 2017

    Younger evangelicals still conservative, but trending moderate on many issues

    A Pew Survey of evangelical Americans shows that Millennials in the group still identify as "conservative" but differ from their older counterparts on many issues. More younger evangelicals believe that homosexuality should be accep...

  • May 5, 2017

    FBI report: 'De-policing' the 'new norm'

    A study written by the FBI on last year's police killings reveals some shocking conclusions about the state of America's police forces. What the report revealed is a sea change in attitudes by police toward their jobs and the anger directe...

  • May 4, 2017

    Puerto Rico files for bankruptcy

    The U.S. territory of Puerto Rico announced they intend to file for bankruptcy, making the island commonwealth the largest U.S. municipality in history to file for protection from creditors. Puerto Rico is asking a federal judge for permission to ...

  • May 4, 2017

    Trump to sign executive order on religious freedom today

    President Donald Trump will sign one of the most significant and impactful executive orders of his presidency today, as he will make it easier for churches and other religious non-profits to engage in political activity. Even more importantly, the...

  • May 4, 2017

    Iran defense budget increases 145% thanks to cash from nuke deal

    The deal that supposedly reined in the Iranian nuclear program has proven to be a windfall for the Iranian military. Lifting sanctions on the Islamic Republic has allowed its military to increase the budget by 145%, giving the Iranians an offensiv...

  • May 3, 2017

    Two Chicago policemen targeted in assassination attempt

    Two Chicago police officers, dressed in plain clothes, were shot and wounded in the city's Back of the Yards neighborhood as they investigated an unrelated crime. The CPD believes THAT the two officers were "targeted" when one or pos...

  • May 3, 2017

    During debate, professor says images of aborted fetuses are 'child pornography'

    During an abortion debate at Purdue university sponsored by the Boilermakers for Life student organization, a pro-choice professor accused his pro-life counterpart of displaying "child pornography" when images of fetuses...

  • May 2, 2017

    The FBI translator who ran away to Syria and married an ISIS terrorist

    An Arabic translator for the FBI with a top security clearance was assigned to investigate a prominent ISIS terrorist and ended up running away to Syria to marry him. Soon after her arrival in Syria, Daniela Greene had second thoughts and ret...

  • May 1, 2017

    New Zealand transgender weightlifter breaks women's records

    A New Zealand man who "transitioned to a woman" has won the over 90 kilogram weightlifting class at an international event in Auckland.  And he shattered records in the process. Laurel Hubbard, who previously competed in the sport a...

  • April 30, 2017

    UK officials admit there are 6-10,000 jihadis loose in the country

    Most counterterrorism operations take place below the radar. Across the western world, terror cells are busted up and networks disrupted as raids lead to arrests. They are rarely publicized beyond terse statements to the media giving the bare bones o...

  • April 30, 2017

    Montana Dem candidate Quist tells DNC chair Perez to stay away

    Are Republicans ever going to get tired of winning? The special election in Montana to replace the state's only House member, Ryan Zinke, who was sworn in as President Trunp's Interior Secretary, is turning into another Republican laugher. ...

  • April 30, 2017

    Soros gave $36 million to groups organizing 'People's Climate March'

    The "People's Climate March" in Washington, D.C. featured tens of thousands of demonstrators, drawn to another opportunity to show their opposition to President Trump. There were no less than 55 groups who helped organize the march. ...

  • April 29, 2017

    Heritage President DeMint being pushed out?

    Politico is reporting that several sources on the board of the Heritage Foundation are saying there is an organized effort to dump the organization's president, Jim DeMint.  DeMint, who has a close relationship with the Trump White Hous...

  • April 29, 2017

    USDA readies rule to ease restrictions on school lunch programs

    The U.S. Department of Agriculture is readying a rule that would give school districts more time to change their school lunch nutrition standards to meet goals created under the Obama administration. The program established under the direction of ...

  • April 28, 2017

    Trump: 'If there's a shutdown, there's a shutdown'

    With less than 24 hours before the government runs out of money, precipitating a partial shutdown of services, President Donald Trump let the Democrats know that there are limits to what he and the Republican Congress will accept to keep the governme...

  • April 28, 2017

    Judicial Watch: Grand jury targeted Hillary Clinton

    A new revelation growing out of a FOIA request made by Judicial Watch shows that the FBI agent in charge of the Hillary Clinton's emails investigation said the former secretary of state was the target of a grand jury investigation. Judicial ...

  • April 28, 2017

    The votes just aren't there for Obamacare repeal/replace

    The fate of Obamacare repeal/replace part II isn't quite sealed yet, but the latest nose count among Republicans in Congress holds out little hope that this current iteration of Obamacare reform will meet the same end as the first one. The Hil...

  • April 27, 2017

    Trump says he won't scuttle NAFTA...yet

    After the White House let it be known yesterday that the administration was readying an executive order that would terminate U.S. participation in the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), Mexico and Canada agreed to renegotiate the treaty. ...

  • April 27, 2017

    Portland cancels annual Roses Parade after threats from 'resistance'

    The city of Portland decided to cancel the annual 82nd Avenue of Roses Parade after email threats were received promising violence if the event went forward. The family-oriented event was threatened with disruption by thugs who promised ...

  • April 26, 2017

    Federal judge issues ruling against Trump executive order on sanctuary cities

    Federal Judge William Orrick has issued an order blocking the implementation of President Trump's executive order that targets funds for sanctuary cities. The judge said the order "probably" violates the Constitution because it under...

  • April 25, 2017

    Trump administration looks to impose 20% tariff on Canadian softwood

    In an opening salvo against American trading partners who dump their products in the U.S. at unfairly subsidized prices, the Trump administration is considering slapping a 20% tariff on Canadian softwood. Softwood like pine is a critical wood...

  • April 25, 2017

    Trump may drop request for border wall funding in spending bill

    Facing bipartisan opposition to including funds to build a wall along the U.S. southern border in the spending bill to keep the government operating past this weekend, President Trump told a group of conservative media representatives that he may dro...

  • April 24, 2017

    Congrats to Saudi Arabia for winning a seat on UN Women's Rights Commission

    Congratulations are in order to our good friends in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, whose stellar record on protecting the rights of women has earned it a seat on the U.N. Commission on the Status of Women. That is not a story posted on The...

  • April 24, 2017

    Oxford: You might be racist if you don't make eye contact with a minority

    One of my favorite personal adages in describing the lengths to which the anti-discrimination crowd will go in prohibiting behavior is said in half-jest: you can't look sideways at a minority without being accused of some racist act. Oxford Un...

  • April 23, 2017

    Another parchment copy of the Declaration of Independence discovered

    Two Harvard researchers have unearthed a find of tremendous historical significance. While researching the Declaration for a project dedicated to finding the hundreds of copies of our founding document published in newspapers and elsewhere, the two s...

  • April 22, 2017

    DoJ threatens fund cut off to sanctuary cities

    The Department of Justice informed 8 cities and counties as well as the state of California, warning them they would be subject to funding cuts if they don't comply with federal laws related to illegal immigration. The funds at stake only...

  • April 22, 2017

    Another doctor arrested in Detroit area genital mutilation case

    The FBI has arrested a doctor and his wife who ran a medical clinic where another doctor mutilated the genitals of little girls.   Dr. Fakhruddin Attar, 53, offered the use of his medical clinic to Dr. Jumana Nagarwala, the Detroit eme...

  • April 22, 2017

    Will Marine Le Pen pull a 'Trump-like' surprise in French election?

    In less than 24 hours, French voters will go to the polls to choose a new president. All campaigning was suspended on Friday both because of the terror attack in Paris on Thursday and election law which prevents any campaigning 48 hours before the vo...

  • April 21, 2017

    Report: More millennials live at home than with spouse

    An interesting study released by the US Census Bureau shows that about 1/3 of millennials 18-34 live at home or in a college dormitory. A quarter of 25-34 year olds living at home are either not employed or not going to school. What's str...

  • April 21, 2017

    Will the Paris terror attack impact the French presidential election?

    A terrorist attack in Paris yesterday - the sixth in the last 3 years - may have an impact on the first round of voting for president on Sunday, analysts say. Political campaigning was suspended following news of the attack. A policeman ...

  • April 20, 2017

    O'Reilly saga presages changes at Fox

    Bill O'Reilly's departure from Fox News is only the latest in what promise to be major changes at Fox News initiated by a management currently in flux. Rupert Murdoch, chairman and CEO of 21st Century Fox, the parent company of Fox News, i...

  • April 20, 2017

    O'Reilly not the left's real target

    The left's takedown of Bill O'Reilly was only partly the result of an organized campaign of destruction.  Mr. O'Reilly, like Roger Ailes before him, became a victim of his own bad behavior. Fox News management made the decision to...

  • April 19, 2017

    Fox negotiating Bill O'Relly's exit: Report

    Fox Corporation and talk show host Bill O'Reilly are in discussions to end his employment by Fox News. Neither the vacationing O'Reilly or representatives from Fox had any comment on the story.  But it's clear that sexual harassme...

  • April 19, 2017

    State Department says Iran in compliance on nuclear deal, but a review of the agreement is underway

    The State Department, as required by law, informed Congress that Iran is in compliance with the nuclear deal negotiated by President Obama and the five European powers.  The State Department must update Congress regarding Iran's compliance w...

  • April 19, 2017

    Delicious irony: Liberal writers may strike over Obamacare insurance costs

    What is best in life? Conan the Barbarian: "Crush your enemies. See them driven before you. Hear the lamentations of their women." Arnie might have added: "Schadenfreude's a bitch, ain't it?" Liberal Hollywood wri...

  • April 18, 2017

    Student activists demand college 'take action' against conservative journalists

    Several black activists at Pomona College, associated with the Claremont Colleges, have sent a letter to the college president asking administrators to "take action" against conservative journalists from the student publication The Cla...

  • April 18, 2017

    Socialist government of Venezuela issued thousands of illegal passports to US enemies

    A former director of Venezuela's Office of Identification, Migration, and Foreigners said that during his time in office, his government issued thousands of illegal passports and other documentation to citizens of Iran, Syria, and other Midd...

  • April 18, 2017

    Author of 2013 government shutdown concerned Dems will do the same thing

    Senator Ted Cruz, one of the primary backers of the government shutdown in 2013 over Obamacare funding, says he's concerned that the radical Democratic left wants to obstruct Republicans and will work for its own government shutdown. Texas Tri...

  • April 18, 2017

    UK prime minister May calls for snap elections June 8

    British prime minister Theresa May is about to take a huge political gamble.  She has called for general elections at the earliest possible moment – in this case, June 8. May is looking for a larger conservative majority to be able to i...

  • April 18, 2017

    Will Trump keep promise to scrap Paris climate deal?

    President Trump's closest aides are meeting in the White House today to discuss whether or not the administration should withdraw from the Paris climate accords. The agreement, which is not a treaty and carries no penalties for non-compliance,...

  • April 18, 2017

    Sportswriter questions display of flag at baseball games

    A lot of discussion in the conservative media recently about the liberal bias in journalism extending to the sports page.  I don't think there's any doubt that in the Age of Trump, liberals who happen to write about sports feel a little ...

  • April 17, 2017

    Erdogan claims victory in referendum giving him sweeping new powers

    Turkey's President Recep Tayyip ErdoДџan is claiming victory in a referendum that gives him extraordinary new powers.  The vote – much closer than many anticipated – makes ErdoДџan a virtual dictator.  Turkey, p...

  • April 17, 2017

    Russian, Chinese ships shadowing American carrier group off Korean peninsula

    As if things weren't dicey enough in Korean waters with an American carrier group looming off the coast of North Korea ready to strike if Kim makes a provocative move, Russian and Chinese intelligence ships are also in the area, apparently keepin...

  • April 17, 2017

    28 Chicagoans shot in 18 hours over Easter weekend

    Easter weekend is a time of peace for most of us – quiet reflection on the meaning of faith and a time to spend with family. Unless you happen to live in Chicago. In an 18-hour period from Saturday night into Easter Sunday, 28 Chicagoans ...

  • April 17, 2017

    Trump attacks media narrative on Kansas special election

    Just how close was the Kansas special congressional election won by GOP candidate Bob Estes? If you read the media the following day, you might have thought Estes's 8-point victory was "razor close," or it "threw a scare" i...

  • April 17, 2017

    This is what happens when the US government gets serious about our borders

    Open borders advocates are concerned with President Trump's crackdown on illegal immigration.  But the fact is, the U.S. government doesn't even have to lift a finger to drastically reduce the flow of illegals across our border. Nothi...

  • April 17, 2017

    Student government votes to allow the American flag to be removed from meetings

    The University of California-Davis's student senate voted to allow the removal of the American flag from its meetings.  Saying "patriotism is different for every individual," the senate voted to make displaying the flag opt...

  • April 16, 2017

    Maxine Waters urges tax march crowd to call for Trump impeachment

    Rep. Maxine Waters has been calling for the impeachment of President Trump since his first week in office. So it wasn't surprising that, addressing a crowd of protesters calling for the president to release his tax returns, that she would once ag...

  • April 16, 2017

    North Korea missile test a fizzle

    US intelligence detected a test of a North Korean long range missile on Sunday, but it blew up just seconds after launch. Some sort of demonstration was expected during the North Korean commemoration of the birth of the country's founder, Kim ...

  • April 16, 2017

    Trump nominates Ex-Im bank critic to lead it

    Draining the swamp? Or putting a fox in the henhouse? President Trump nominated former congressman Scott Garrett to become president of the Export-Import bank. Garrett is a noted critic of the bank, believing it “embodies the corruption...

  • April 16, 2017

    Anti-Trump protesters beat apparent Trump supporter

    Black clad thugs, many wearing hoods and masks, catch up to a Trump supporter at a rally in Berkeley yesterday and put a beating on him. It appears that anti-Trump protesters - many clad in anarchist black - initiated much of the violence. ...

  • April 15, 2017

    French presidential election could see far left, far right matchup

    Something extraordinary is happening in France, as the presidential election is looming less than two weeks away.  Support for the establishment candidates of the center-left and right is falling away, while a former Trotskyite and the far-...

  • April 15, 2017

    Maine Dems laugh when informed of white suicide rate

    Laughing at others' misfortune shows not only a lack of empathy, but also a lack of humanity. Maine Democrats attending a "Values and Vision" summit found the fact that white male suicide rates are skyrocketing a real knee-slapper. ...

  • April 15, 2017

    Student rep resigns; cites 'hostile environment' of white males

    A representative for the Hamilton College student assembly has resigned citing a "hostile environment" created by the 11 white males who are part of the 30 student governing body. Daily Caller: “During last week’s meetin...

  • April 15, 2017

    Lois Lerner demands secrecy in tea party targeting lawsuit testimony

    The IRS manager most directly responsible for the targeting of tea party groups has demanded that her deposition for an upcoiming class action lawsuit related to the scandal be kept secret. Lois Lerner, former head of the tax exempt department at ...

  • April 14, 2017

    Detroit area doctor charged in female genital mutilation case

    In what is believed to be the first ever federal prosecution for female genital mutilation, a Detroit area doctor has been charged in a case involving two seven-year-old girls from Minnesota. Jumana Nagarwala of Livonia, Michigan allegedly perform...

  • April 14, 2017

    House Republicans ask DoJ to investigate IRS targeting scandal

    Will the Trump Justice Department do what the Obama Justice Department refused to do? House Republicans wrote a letter to Attorney General Jeff Sessions requesting that DoJ open an investigation into the IRS program that targeted conservative grou...

  • April 14, 2017

    Things getting hairier in North Korea

    There is a possibility that North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un may have reached the end of his free ride for developing a nuclear weapon. Reports from top Pentagon officials appear to indicate that the U.S. may strike North Korea with convention...

  • April 13, 2017

    Islamist arrested following attack on German soccer team bus

    An arrest warrant has been issued by German prosecutors against an Iraqi refugee in connection with a bomb attack on a bus carrying members of the Borussia Dortmund soccer team.  Three bombs exploded as the team was on its way to play in a ...

  • April 13, 2017

    Report: Kim orders evacuation of NoKo capital

    According to several sources, North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un has ordered 600,000 people to evacuate the capital city of Pyongyang.  The report originally appeared in Pravda, but a reporter for Channel News Asia tweeted that foreign jo...

  • April 13, 2017

    Fast and Furious: Arrest in death of border agent

    An arrest has finally been made in connection with the 2010 murder of border patrol agent Brian Terry, who was killed with a gun supplied to a drug cartel by the U.S. government in the Fast and Furious scandal. Fox News: The suspect, Her...

  • April 13, 2017

    Clinton aide: Yes, press is biased but tougher on Democrats

    Hillary Clinton and her aides continue to shift blame for her defeat everywhere except where it belongs: on Clinton herself. The latest comes from Hillary's former press spokesperson, who claims that the press has, indeed, a liberal bias, but ...

  • April 12, 2017

    GOP hangs on to Kansas seat in special election

    A closely watched special congressional election in Kansas to fill the seat of President Trump's CIA director, Mike Pompeo, was closer than Republicans would have liked but still ended in a Republican victory. Kansas GOP treasury secretary Bob...

  • April 12, 2017

    Rolling Stone mag settles suit with UVA dean over fake gang rape story

    Rolling Stone magazine has settled one of the defamation lawsuits brought against it after it ran a discredited story about a gang rape on the University of Virginia campus. The settlement was with former associate dean Nicole Eramo, whom the maga...

  • April 12, 2017

    Trump administration lifts federal hiring freeze

    The Trump administration has decided to lift its recently enacted hiring freeze, as federal agencies were complaining that the policy was too restrictive. The administration will replace the across-the-board freeze with a more targeted reduction i...

  • April 12, 2017

    Back from the dead: Obamacare repeal deal near

    The chairman of the House Freedom Caucus, Rep. Mark Meadows, says a deal to repeal and replace Obamacare is "very close." A repeal bill never made it to the House floor last week when it became clear that it would go down to defeat. ...

  • April 12, 2017

    AG Sessions outlines Justice Department crackdown on illegal immigration

    Attorney General Jeff Session said in a speech at the border town of Nogales, Arizona that a new era of immigration enforcement had dawned and that there will be drastic changes in Justice Department priorities in cracking down on illegal aliens. ...

  • April 11, 2017

    Guilty plea in huge Social Security disability fraud case

    Nothing quite brings out the genius in criminals like schemes that look to bilk the American taxpayer. A lawyer in Tennessee signed a guilty plea in one of the biggest Social Security disability fraud cases in history.  Eric C. Conn acknowled...

  • April 11, 2017

    China moves 150,000 troops to border with North Korea

    The ripple effect from President Trump's missile attack on Syria has reached the Korean peninsula with China reportedly deploying 150,000 troops to their border with North Korea. The reason for the troop movement, according to South Korean new...

  • April 11, 2017

    GOP sweating two special congressional elections

    National Republicans are worried about two special congressional elections that became necessary when President Trump named the incumbents to his Cabinet. In Georgia's 6th district, a vacancy was created when Trump named Rep. Tom Price to helm...

  • April 10, 2017

    US carrier strike force moves toward Korean peninsula

    Reuters is reporting that the U.S. Navy is sending a carrier strike group toward the Korean peninsula in response to the growing threat from North Korea. The aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson and several support ships were diverted from a...

  • April 10, 2017

    Initial funding for border wall in trouble

    The Trump administration's budget request for $1 billion to build the wall along our southern border appears to be a dead issue in the House, as a resolution to continue funding the government past April 27 will almost certainly not include the f...

  • April 10, 2017

    War between US government and sanctuary cities heating up

    The battle to enforce federal immigration law in sanctuary cities is escalating as cities defy orders from federal immigration authorities to put a "hold" on illegal aliens and the feds try to bring pressure on sanctuary cities by denying t...

  • April 10, 2017

    Russia, Syria, and Iran warn US about another Syria strike

    Things just got a lot dicier in Syria as the military forces of Russia, Syria, and Iran warned the United States that any further military action would cross "a red line" and be met with a military response. Somehow, I think when these g...

  • April 10, 2017

    Josh Whedon warns Trump may start killing gay people

    Hollywood director Josh Whedon has gone off the deep end in his opposition to President Trump.  He's apparently something of a celebrity for helming cult projects like Firefly and Serenity.  All the more reason to ignore him? Perhaps...

  • April 9, 2017

    CSU-Fresno prof advocates hanging Trump

    I have a hard time deciding whether these people are just insane or tweet stuff like this just to get national attention. At issue: A University of California-Fresno professor whose tweets crossed the line and advocates hanging Trump and "The...

  • April 9, 2017

    McConnell may work with Dems on new Russia sanctions

    Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell hinted that if the administration wanted further sanctions on Russia for their support ofr Syria's dictator Bashar Assad, he would be open to working with Democrats to make it happen. Washington Times: ...

  • April 9, 2017

    Soros-backed foundation claims Exxon Valdez disaster the result of global warming

    From our "Anything that happens on planet earth can be blamed on global warming" file comes this laugh out loud theory promoted by climate change hysterics. An article in the Los Angeles Times written by fellows associated with the Energ...

  • April 9, 2017

    Evidence suggests Obama administration knew Syria cheated on WMD deal

    There has been confirmation from UN investigators that the gas used to kill dozens of Syrian civilians in Idib province last week was sarin - a weapon that President Obama and his administration assured us did not exist in Syria's arsenal followi...

  • April 8, 2017

    Pentagon investigating possible Russian attempt to cover up Syria gas attack

    The Pentagon says it is looking into charges that Russia bombed a hospital in Idib province – site of the sarin gas attack on civilians – in order to cover up evidence that forces loyal to President Bashar Assad carried out the atrocity. ...

  • April 8, 2017

    Trump, Xi agree to 'peaceful' resolution of NoKo nuclear threat

    China and the U.S. have agreed to cooperate in their efforts to confront North Korea over their nuclear program, according to a statement released by the White House. Politico: Following a second day of bilateral talks, press secretary Sean S...

  • April 8, 2017

    Despite global warming, California drought is over

    One of the most severe droughts in the recorded history of California is officially over, according to Governor Jerry Brown. Global warming advocates had blamed the drought on climate change.  Does this mean that global warming is "offic...

  • April 7, 2017

    US punishes Syria for gas attack with missile barrage

    In a dramatic escalation, President Trump ordered a cruise missile attack on the airfield where U.S. intelligence believes that Syrian aircraft launched a chemical weapons attack on civilians last week. The strike represents the first overt milita...

  • April 7, 2017

    Tillerson walks backs comments on Assad role in postwar Syria

    Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has reversed himself from previous statements hinting that Syrian president Bashar Assad would be able to stay in power after the civil war ended.  Tillerson now saysthere will be "no role" for Assad in...

  • April 7, 2017

    Hillary Clinton cites 'misogyny' as cause for her defeat

      Hillary Clinton told attendees at the Women in the World conference that "misogyny" played a role in her electoral defeat to Donald Trump last November.  Curiously, she made that observation in response to a question about...

  • April 7, 2017

    Black Lives Matter shouts down 'War on Cops' author

    Author Heather Mac Donald, whose book War on Cops shows how activists have attempted to tie the hands of police in several cities, was shouted down by Black Lives Matter protesters during a lecture by Mac Donald at UCLA. College Fix: A speech...

  • April 7, 2017

    Trump's 'cordial' meeting with Xi overshadowed by US Syria strike

    President Trump had dinner with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Mar-a-Lago country club last night  just as the U.S. launched a barrage of missiles at an air base in Syria in retaliation for a gas attack on civilians. The Chinese dow...

  • April 6, 2017

    IRS seized bank accounts of taxpayers not charged with crimes

    An inspector general's report shows that the Internal Revenue Service seized the bank accounts of innocent taxpayers who weren't engaged in any criminal activity. The IRS had the legal right "to disrupt and dismantle criminal ent...

  • April 6, 2017

    When Democrats celebrated Obama's 'triumph' in getting rid of Syrian chemical weapons

    Despite being humiliated by backing down on his pledge to initiate military action against Syria if they used chemical weapons, Democrats celebrated the removal of WMD from Syria by Russia as a triumph for President Obama. What do you suppose they...

  • April 6, 2017

    Democrat hypocrisy on support for the filibuster

    Democrats in the Senate are nearly unanimous in their support for the filibuster despite holding the exact opposite position just a few years ago. In fact, it was Democrat majority leader Harry Reid who began to dismantle the filibuster when, in 2...

  • April 5, 2017

    Left goes nuts after Trump blames Obama for Syrian chemical attack on civilians

    Following the gas attack on a town in Syria's northern Idib province that killed at least 11 civilians – most of them children – President Trump issued a statement saying the attack was a "consequence" of President Obama...

  • April 4, 2017

    North Korean defector says Kim is 'desperate,' will launch nukes at US

    A high-ranking North Korean diplomat who defected last year told Lester Holt of NBC News that the "world should be ready" to deal with a "desperate" Kim Jong-un, who may launch nuclear missiles at the U.S. and its allies at the sl...

  • April 4, 2017

    AG Sessions orders review of police consent decrees

    Attorney General Jeff Sessions has ordered his two top deputies to review Obama-era consent decrees that were slapped on police departments nationwide following racial unrest. Activists fear that the review will lead to many of those consent decre...

  • April 4, 2017

    US cuts off funding for UN agency that promotes coercive abortions

    The U.S. State Department informed U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee chairman Bob Corker that the United States is cutting off funding for the United Nations Population Fund, an international program that promotes abortion and sterili...

  • April 4, 2017

    Black Lives Matter Philly chapter bans white people from meeting

    The Philadelphia chapter of Black Lives Matter have explicitly banned white people from an organizational meeting. In response to a concerned white person who didn't want to "overstep," BLM tweeted that the meeting was "black ce...

  • April 3, 2017

    Why does IRS chief who stonewalled Congress on targeting scandal still have a job?

    IRS commissioner John Koskinen did not make a good impression at hearings of the House Oversight Committee on the agency's targeting of conservative groups.  He was arrogant and unresponsive and made snide comments about GOP members of the c...

  • April 3, 2017

    Convicted terrorist receives standing ovation at Chicago Palestinian conference

    Rasmea Odeh, a terrorist convicted and sentenced to ten years in prison for murdering two Hebrew University students in 1970, received a standing ovation at a Palestinian conference in Chicago that was sponsored by a radical leftist Jewish ...

  • April 2, 2017

    Sanders calls for 'restructuring' the Democratic party

    Senator Bernie Sanders criticized the Hillary Clinton presidential campaign for not reaching out to working people while calling for a basic "restructuring" of the Democratic party. Sanders, speaking at a rally in Boston, refused to...

  • April 2, 2017

    White House proposes only small changes in NAFTA negotiations

    The Trump administration outlined its renegotiating goals in a draft letter to Congress that advocates only small changes in the trade deal Trump called "terrible" on the campaign trail. Press spokesman Sean Spicer said that the letter i...

  • April 1, 2017

    Ex-punk rocker to challenge Cruz for Senate

    The Democrats have a nearly impossible task ahead of them in 2018 if they want to take over the Senate.  The current makeup of the Senate is 52 Republicans, 46 Democrats, and two independents who caucus with the Dems.  There are 34 seats up...

  • March 31, 2017

    EU Commission president: I'll break up the US unless Trump is more supportive of EU

    In an extraordinary speech yesterday, E.U. Commission president Jean-Claude Junker threatened to promote the breakup of the United States unless President Trump becomes more supportive of the E.U. He said: "Brexit isn't t...

  • March 30, 2017

    NC lawmakers reach compromise to repeal 'bathroom bill'

    Republican legislators in North Carolina have reached a compromise with Democrat governor Roy Cooper to modify the controversial "bathroom bill" that prevents local governments from regulating access to restrooms by people of the opposite s...

  • March 30, 2017

    Dems offer to help White House on Obamacare reform

    "'Will you walk into my parlor?' said the Spider to the Fly."  The president would do well to recall how that old poem goes, because Hill Democrats are now saying they'd be glad to work with the White House on refor...

  • March 29, 2017

    New Dem chair Perez seeks massive restructuring of the party

    Yes, this is exactly like rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic.  Democratic Party chairman Tom Perez has asked all headquarters employees of the DNC to submit their resignations as party leadership looks to overhaul staff and restruct...

  • March 28, 2017

    Are there really dozens of girls 'missing' in Washington, D.C.?

    This is a story that's been running below the radar for a few days that is now coming to the fore.  Activists in the nation's capital are complaining that police and the FBI aren't doing enough to investigate what they claim is an ep...

  • March 28, 2017

    ICE arrests father of illegal alien who raped schoolgirl

    Immigration enforcement authorities have arrested the Guatemalan father of one of the young adults who raped a 14-year-old Maryland girl in the bathroom of her school. Federal authorities arrested Adolfo Sanchez-Reyes, 43, for being in the U.S. il...

  • March 28, 2017

    White House to ask Congress for $1 billion to begin construction on border wall

    According to a report, the White House wants $1 billion to fund 62 miles of construction for a border wall.  The money would be used to pay for 48 miles of new construction and upgrade another 14 miles of the barrier already in existence. The...

  • March 27, 2017

    IL Dem running as 'fresh face' has close ties to corrupt machine

    With the anti-establishment mood in the country, we are going to see a lot of politicians the next few years claiming independence from the "politics as usual" crowd when they run for high office. Some will be genuine outsiders - insurgents...

  • March 27, 2017

    White House readies executive order to roll back Obama energy regs

    On Tuesday, President Trump will announce new executive orders that target EPA regulations that hindered electricity production in the United States.  The regulations were created by the Obama administration as part of an anti-fossil fuel strate...

  • March 27, 2017

    Baltimore mayor vetoes $15-an-hour minimum wage

    Baltimore's Democratic mayor, Catherine Pugh, has vetoed a bill that would have raised the city's minimum wage to $15 an hour. The unprecedented veto of a "Fight for 15" wage bill by a Democrat points to the growing evi...

  • March 26, 2017

    Trump ralliers violently attacked

    A "Make America Great Again" rally in Huntingdon Beach, California was disrupted by black-clad anti-Trump protesters on Saturday when a masked  counterprotester doused pro-Trump demonstrators with pepper spray. The rally quickl...

  • March 26, 2017

    'Scores of civilians' may have been killed in coalition strike on Mosul

    US Central Command is investigating an air strike by coalition forces in Mosul that may be responsible for dozens of civilian deaths. CENTCOM says that a strike on ISIS fighters and equipment did occur in the area where up to 200 civilians we...

  • March 26, 2017

    French establishment coalescing to torpedo Le Pen's candidacy

    French presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron received a big boost on Saturday when 9 center-right senators allied with his conservative rival, Francois Fillon, penned an op ed coming out in support of Macron. Fillon, under investigation for ...

  • March 26, 2017

    Bill Maher puts Islamist apologists in their place

    Host Bill Maher of "Real Time" on HBO upset some members of his panel when the discussion turned to the terrorist attack in London last week. Some panel members tried to dismiss the Muslim angle to the attack, insisting it had nothing to...

  • March 25, 2017

    Campus 'Diversity Council' posts fake racist flyers as part of 'invisible theater'

    I don't think even Ivan Reitman and John Landis, the creators of Animal House, could have come up with a more bizarre movie plot than what really happened on the campus of Gustavus Adolphus College. Students woke up one morning to find bl...

  • March 25, 2017

    GOP dilemma: What to do about Paul Ryan?

    Even before the GOP alternative to Obamacare was ignominiously pulled from the floor by Republican leaders, calls for the ouster of Speaker Paul Ryan were being heard across the conservative internet.  Those calls only grew louder when...

  • March 25, 2017

    De Blasio blames 'dynamic of hatred' created by Trump for racist murder

    New York mayor Bill de Blasio is blaming the "dynamic of hate" that he says was created by President Trump during the campaign for the brutal slaying of a black man by a white man who traveled from Baltimore to New York to "kill black ...

  • March 24, 2017

    Rape of Maryland schoolgirl has illegal alien advocates in desperation mode

    Advocates for illegal alien immigration and diversity proponents are on the defensive as a result of the brutal rape of a 14-year-old girl at a Maryland school by 2 illegals.  But they are trying to defend the indefensible, and in so doing, they...

  • March 24, 2017

    Prominent critic of Putin murdered in Kiev

    Denis Voronenkov, a prominent critic of Russian president Vladimir Putin, was gunned down outside a hotel in Kiev.  His police-supplied bodyguard shot and wounded the attacker, who later died in police custody. Voronenkov, a Russian parliamen...

  • March 24, 2017

    Trump threatens to 'move on' if House fails to vote on Obamacare repeal today

    When President Trump and the Republican leadership on the Hill introduced the American Health Care Act to repeal and replace Obamacare earlier this month, the legislation drew immediate opposition – and not just from Democrats. A phalanx o...

  • March 23, 2017

    Dems may be ready to deal on Gorsuch

    Democrats may be ready to throw in the towel in opposing the nomination of Neil Gorsuch to be associate justice of the Supreme Court.  According to Politico, several sources are reporting that a group of Democrat senators may be willing to allow...

  • March 23, 2017

    President Trump, Freedom Caucus reach 'agreement in principle' on Ocare repeal and replace

    President Trump and the conservative group called the Freedom Caucus have reached an agreement in principle on repealing and replacing Obamacare. If the deal holds, it should bring at least some conservatives on board the House bill.  But opp...

  • March 22, 2017

    WH says rape of Maryland schoolgirl exposes failed immigration policies

    White House spokesman Sean Spicer is pointing to failed immigration policies as a cause of the brutal rape of a 14-year-old Maryland 9th-grader, who was attacked in a restroom at her school by two much older immigrants, at least one of whom was in th...

  • March 22, 2017

    Report: Laptop ban result of raid on AQAP in Yemen last January

    Yesterday, I wrote about the ban on laptops and other devices on flights originating at ten mostly Middle Eastern airports, ordered by the Department of Homeland Security.  I speculated that the ban is the result of a specific terroris...

  • March 22, 2017

    California looking to punish contractors who help build wall

    The state of California is apparently willing to damage its own economy by divesting from companies that help build the wall along the U.S. southern border. Three Democratic representatives have introduced a bill that would punish contractors who ...

  • March 21, 2017

    US bans most electronic devices on flights from Middle Eastern countries

    In what could be a response to a specific terrorist threat, the U.S. government has banned most electronic devices from passenger cabins on airlines from 13 countries in the Middle East and Africa. The ban is temporary.  Royal Jordanian Airli...

  • March 21, 2017

    Sec. Tillerson to skip NATO foreign ministers meeting next month

    In a move that is sure to raise a few eyebrows on both sides of the Atlantic. US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will not be attending the NATO foreign ministers meeting next month. Instead, Tillerson will be at Mar-a-Lago helping President Tru...

  • March 21, 2017

    Obama IRS granted tax-exempt status to Satanist club in near record time

    In 2014, when dozens of conservative Tea Party groups were waiting for the IRS to grant them tax-exempt status, the Obama administration approved the application of a Satanist group behind the "After school Satan club" in ten days. The r...

  • March 20, 2017

    What are the 'happiest' countries in the world?

    For many of us, the "happiest" place on earth is "home" – wherever that may be.  Of course, if you live someplace where the climate is mild, the scenery breathtaking, and the people friendly and open, you can consider y...

  • March 19, 2017

    What effect will the French airport terror attack have on their elections?

    A French Muslim was shot and killed at Orly airport outside of Paris yesterday when he tried to grab a soldier's gun.  Ziyed Ben Belgacem, a 39-year old career criminal born and raised in France, was known to police both for his radical...

  • March 19, 2017

    Anti-protectionism language dropped from G-20 document

    In a significant victory for the Trump administration, the G-20 nations have dropped anti-protectionist language from the group's communique, substituting more general thoughts on trade instead. Bloomberg: Group of 20 nations said in a...

  • March 19, 2017

    30 countries refusing to take back illegal alien criminals

    Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar says that 30 countries are refusing to take deported criminal illegal aliens back and he wants the US government to force their cooperation. A law is already on the books, Cuellar noted in an interview with Sheryl Att...

  • March 19, 2017

    Tim Allen on talking about Trump in Hollywood: 'This is like 30's Germany'

    Conservative comedian Tim Allen said on Jimmy Kimmel Live that one had to be very careful talking about Donald Trump in Hollywood and that the atmosphere was so oppressive it reminded him of Nazi Germany in the 1930's. Washington Times: M...

  • March 19, 2017

    Bernie Sanders hilariously rails against Americans 'worshiping wealth'

    A man who owns 3 homes - including a recent purchase of a $600,000 vacation home - took to Twitter yesterday to criticize Americans because we're a nation that "worships wealth rather than caring for the poor." We are living i...

  • March 18, 2017

    Obamacare enrollment for 2016 half of CBO projection in 2013

    Because CBO projections are holy gospel and are never wrong. We've heard opponents of the GOP Obamacare replacement bill continously - and tiresomely - quote the CBO report on how many Americans will lose their insurance if the bill becomes la...

  • March 18, 2017

    Secret Service laptop stolen in New York

    A laptop belonging to a female Secret Service agent was stolen from her unattended vehicle in Brooklyn, NY on Thursday. The device contained sensitive information, including the floor plans for Trump Tower, and other "national security" inf...

  • March 18, 2017

    Immigration judges to be transferred to 12 cities to implement new policy

    The Justice Department is putting finishing touches on a plan to reassign up to 12 immigration judges to cities with high numbers of illegal aliens with criminal records in order to speed their deportation. Reuters: The targeted cities are Ne...

  • March 17, 2017

    Tillerson: 'Strategic patience' policy with North Korea is over

    U.S. relations with North Korea are about to enter a new phase, as Secretary of State Rex Tillerson told a news conference in Seoul that the policy of "strategic patience" with North Korea is ending and that the U.S. is exploring ...

  • March 17, 2017

    Even some judges believe the court went too far in denying Trump's travel orders

    There is growing pushback on Capitol Hill and even from the bench against the ruling by the 9th Circuit Court that prevented the president's travel ban executive orders from being implemented. Some judges believe that the legal reasoning in th...

  • March 17, 2017

    Bernie Sanders' curious claim that 'thousands will die' if GOP Obamacare repeal is passed

    Senator Bernie Sanders made the extremely serious claim that "thousands will die" if the GOP Obamacare replacement bill is passed. His only problem is that he can't recall where he got that information. Washington Free Beacon: ...

  • March 16, 2017

    Did Geert Wilders really 'lose' the Dutch election?

    Pro-E.U. forces across the continent were celebrating the victory of Dutch prime minister Mark Rutte's Liberal Party over upstart populist Geert Wilders's Freedom Party.  The Liberals have picked up at least 30 seats in the 150-member Du...

  • March 16, 2017

    Trump administration to repeal Obama-era fracking rule

    President Donald Trump as a candidate promised to unshackle the American energy industry by undoing most of the job-killing regulations created by the Obama administration. In a court filing, Justice Department lawyers revealed that the new admini...

  • March 16, 2017

    Was Roger Stone the victim of a deliberate hit-and-run?

    Longtime aide to President Trump Roger Stone told CBS4 News in Miami that he was the victim of a hit-and-run driver who appeared to intentionally target the car in which he was a passenger. Most of Stone's story has been corroborated...

  • March 16, 2017

    Pentagon mulls sending 1,000 more troops to Syria

    The Pentagon is considering a plan to send 1,000 more troops to Syria in order to assist pro-Assad forces with retaking the capital of the Islamic State, Raqqa. If approved by the president, it would double the number of U.S. troops in Syria and l...

  • March 16, 2017

    Another myth from the 2016 election explodes

    A report from the non-partisan U.S. Elections Project has destroyed another myth about why Donald Trump was able to win the White House. The liberal narrative about why Hillary Clinton lost has included myths like that the majority of Trump voters...

  • March 16, 2017

    McCain accuses Rand Paul of 'working for Putin'

    Senator John McCain accused Senator Rand Paul of "now working for Vladimir Putin," when the Kentucky Senator objected to a unanimous consent resolution that would have recommended tiny Montenegro for NATO membership. Washington Exam...

  • March 15, 2017

    Tillerson tells UN Human Rights Council: Reform or US will leave

    Secretary of State Rex Tillerson wrote in a letter to nine nonprofit groups this week that the U.S. will leave the U.N. Human Rights Council unless the organization undertakes "considerable reform." The UNHRC may be the silliest organiza...

  • March 15, 2017

    Schools may get a reprieve from Michelle Obama's lunch program

    There have been a lot of bad ideas promoted by government over the years.  Some doozies have been Carter's support for radical jihadists during the Russian-Afghanistan war; deficit spending; and, of course, Obamacare.  All three of thos...

  • March 15, 2017

    Cleanup of Dakota Access Pipeline protest camps cost $1.1 million

    The protest camps at the site of the Dakota Access Pipeline have finally been cleaned up, and the effort has cost the U.S. taxpayer more than a million dollars. There were never more than a couple of thousand environmental activists inhabiting the...

  • March 14, 2017

    Dems warn of government shutdown over funding for border wall

    Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer is warning Republicans that the Democrats could shut down the government if they fund President Trump's border wall or try to defund Planned Parenthood. The threat comes as Congress prepares to wrestle...

  • March 13, 2017

    House intel panel calls for evidence of wiretapping Trump Tower

    Both the chairman and ranking minority member of the House Intelligence Committee have asked President Trump to produce evidence that Trump Tower phones had been wiretapped by the Obama administration no later than today. The request came in a let...

  • March 13, 2017

    White House: Don't trust CBO estimates on GOP health care bill

    The non-partisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) is going to release its "scoring" of the Republican health care bill in the next couple of days and the White House is taking pre-emptive action to downplay what are sure to be some troubli...

  • March 13, 2017

    Trump's 'drain the swamp' pledge will face toughest test in reducing federal workforce

    As hard as it will be to pass health insurance reform, tax reform, and infrastructure legislation, President Trump's toughest challenge will come in trying to cut the numbers of federal workers. Hard numbers are difficult to come by, but budge...

  • March 12, 2017

    Diplomats warn that 'Russia hysteria' could harm US interests

    Several former ambassadors and Russia hands at the State Department are warning that the Democrats and the media could harm US interests abroad by stoking hysteria over Russia and the Russian ambassador to the US Sergey Kislyak. The feeding f...

  • March 12, 2017

    Media labels Roger Stone tweets to Guccifer 2.0 as 'contact'

     Sinister "contact" between former Trump aide Roger Stone and the hacker known as "Guccifer 2.0" has unleashed the paranoid conspiracy mongers in the media, conflating what a more neutral observer might label "innocent...

  • March 12, 2017

    Federal court rules 3 GOP congressional districts discriminate against Hispanics

    A federal court in San Antonio has ruled that three congressional districts currently held by Republicans must be redrawn because they discriminate against Hispanics. The court ruled the Texas legislature violated the Voting Rights Act by trying to ...

  • March 11, 2017

    AG Sessions asks for resignations from 46 Obama-era US attorneys

    Attorney General Jeff Sessions has asked the 46 remaining Obama-era U.S. attorneys for their resignations.  It is customary for all U.S. attorneys appointed by the previous administration to submit their resignations at the start of the new p...

  • March 11, 2017

    Trump's IRS 'finds' 7,000 new documents in targeting scandal

    How many times were we told in the last five years that every single document relating to the targeting of conservative groups by the IRS had been given to congressional investigators or Judicial Watch – the group who has filed dozens of FOIA r...

  • March 11, 2017

    Report: Fewer than half of Marine Corps aircraft ready to fly

    The deputy commandant for programs and resources of the Marine Corps, Lt. Gen. Gary Thomas, says that readiness in the aviation community is falling far short of the standards set for readiness. The deputy commandant said less than half the M...

  • March 11, 2017

    College student leads 'nap-ins' to inspire 'dreams of diversity'

    After reading stories like this, I almost wish I were back in college – not so much because I would have learned anything, but because there were a few of us back in the day who gloried in wreaking havoc on the numerous well-meaning but id...

  • March 10, 2017

    Trump's leverage in repeal and replace

    House majority whip Rep. Steve Scalise says there is going to be sufficient support to pass an Obamacare repeal and replace bill in the House. Scalise's optimism is well placed.  The GOP health insurance bill successfully passed the ...

  • March 10, 2017

    Bill Clinton thinks you're a Nazi if you support Trump

    In his first public appearance since his wife lost the presidency, former president Bill Clinton advanced the narrative that liberals have been propagating since President Trump's election. The key is to conflate the kind of virulent nationali...

  • March 9, 2017

    The Trump Effect? Apprehensions of illegals at the border way down in February

    The Department of Homeland Security says apprehensions of illegal aliens at the southern border dropped significantly from January to February.  DHS announced that people caught crossing the border illegally had plummeted from 31,578 in Jan...

  • March 8, 2017

    Khizr Khan's story that his travel privileges were 'restricted' comes apart

    Khizr Kahn, the Gold Star father whose speech at the Democratic National Convention became a sensation when he accused Donald Trump of never having read the Constitution, says he was forced to cancel a speech in Canada because his travel privileges w...

  • March 7, 2017

    DHS: More than 300 refugees being investigated for terror ties

    An official with the Department of Homeland Security told reporters on Monday that the FBI is investigating approximately 300 refugees for ties to terrorism.  He also said the Bureau is investigating more than 1,000 individuals who may have been...

  • March 7, 2017

    GOP Obamacare alternative opens to mixed reviews

    Republicans on Capitol Hill unveiled their long awaited alternative to Obamacare, repealing most of the bill's more odious provisions while keeping some popular parts of the original bill. But the bill faces an uncertain future in Congress. ...

  • March 6, 2017

    Comey asked DoJ to issue denial of FBI wiretapping Trump

    FBI director James Comey asked the Department of Justice to issue a denial that President Trump was wiretapped before the 2016 presidential election.  The unusual request was made over the weekend after the president issued a series of tweets ac...

  • March 6, 2017

    TX environmentalists stand by leader once convicted of violent rape

    Environmentalists protesting the Trans-Pecos pipeline in West Texas are standing by their leader who was arrested last week on various charges in California, including having sex with a minor in 2002.  He was convicted of forcible rape in 1...

  • March 6, 2017

    NSA whistleblower shows how candidate Trump could have been wiretapped

    A former top intelligence official-turned-whistleblower at the National Security Agency says surveillance programs by the NSA could have been keeping tabs on the Trump campaign and that their intelligence could have been shared with other agenci...

  • March 5, 2017

    Former AG Lynch suggests we need more 'marching,' 'blood,' and 'death' in the streets

    In a video rant that Senate Democrats posted to their Facebook page as "words of inspiration," former Attorney General Loretta Lynch seemed to suggest that the way to combat the policies of President Trump was to mimic the success of c...

  • March 5, 2017

    Mexico opens legal aid centers all over US to defend illegals

    Can the behavior of the Mexican government get any more outrageous than this? Mexico has opened more than 50 legal aid centers at its consulates across the US to assist illegal aliens in their legal fight to stay in the country. Reuters: F...

  • March 5, 2017

    To seize Raqqa, Pentagon sees significant increase in US troops

    The Pentagon is proposing to significantly increase US forces in Syria to support the Kurdish and Arab rebels against President Assad who have targeted the ISIS capital of Raqqa. The troops would not be directly engaged in ground combat, according...

  • March 4, 2017

    San Francisco pulls out of FBI joint terrorism task force

    During the Civil War, New York city threatened to secede from the union because so much of its economy was dependent on shipping exports of cotton and other products from the South.  Obviously, nothing ever came of the threat.  But you h...

  • March 4, 2017

    Columbia University profs claim Trump driving people to suicide

    Two Columbia University professors sent a letter to the school's president that links the "political suffering" of students and faculty to a "cluster of suicides" on campus. The culprit?  None other than the presiden...

  • March 4, 2017

    White House wants to cut NOAA budget by 17%

    The Trump White House is looking to slash the budget of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) by 17%, eliminating most programs that track climate change. The cuts are part of an overall 18% reduction in the budget for the Com...

  • March 3, 2017

    Le Pen loses immunity for posting pics of ISIS murders

    A French prosecutor in the city of Nanterre asked the E.U. parliament to lift the immunity of National Front leader Marine Le Pen for posting "violent images" and "incitement of terrorism" on Twitter.  The images were of ISIS...

  • March 3, 2017

    Kaepernick says he will stand during anthem next year

      San Francisco 49er quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who achieved notoriety by refusing to stand during the National Anthem before games, has decided to end his "protest" against the flag and stand during the anthem wherever he is pla...

  • March 2, 2017

    Pelosi calls on Sessions to resign for Russian contacts

    House minority leader Nancy Pelosi has called on Attorney General Jeff Sessions to resign because he failed to disclose two conversations that Sessions had with the Russian ambassador while he was serving as senator. The Washington Post reported t...

  • March 2, 2017

    Surprise! Illegal alien detained after holding news conference

    An illegal alien who held a press conference to complain about immigration enforcement under the Trump administration was subsequently taken into custody by ICE agents during a "targeted enforcement action." There was an immediate outcry...

  • March 2, 2017

    EU tells member states to detain more migrants before deportation

    Member states of the European Union are undergoing a dramatic change of heart about the million and a half refugees they allowed into their countries.  A year ago, most countries were patting themselves on the back for being so open and compa...

  • March 1, 2017

    Van Jones: Trump 'became president' when he honored SEAL widow

    There was some effusive praise of President Trump from a totally unexpected source following his speech to a joint session of Congress last night. CNN political commentator and ultra-radical leftist Van Jones observed that when the president honor...

  • February 28, 2017

    'A Day without Women' protest preview

    The organizers of the "Women's March" in January are planning their next extravaganza for March 8.  "A Day Without Women" will encourage women to stay home from work, do no shopping, and wear red as a sign of "solida...

  • February 28, 2017

    Study: 60% of online Obamacare defenders are paid

    A data analyst conducted a study of Obamacare posts on Facebook and discovered that 60% of more than 225,000 posts published by 40,000 profiles were actually posted by 100 people.  Kenneth Brown also found that most of those posts were published...

  • February 27, 2017

    Mnuchin: Trump's first budget won't touch entitlements

    Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin told Fox News on Sunday that President Trump's first budget, due out March 13, will not cut Social Security or Medicare.  Instead, the budget will feature tax cuts and regulatory reform to stimulate the econ...

  • February 27, 2017

    Coming soon: Another debt ceiling war

    President Trump may want to push his tax reform plan and repeal Obamacare, but before he can do that, Congress must deal with the deadline of March 15.  On that date, a suspension of the debt ceiling is set to expire.  The suspens...

  • February 27, 2017

    Biological girl who wants to be a boy wins TX state girls' wrestling title

    A girl who goes by the name Mack Beggs because she wants to be a male won the Texas state girls' wrestling title in the 110-pound class. On the surface, this would appear perfectly normal.  And in a way, it is, given that a girl won ...

  • February 26, 2017

    US mulls leaving UN Human Rights Council

    Of all the useless international organizations under UN auspices, the Human Rights Council may be the most ridiculous.  Now, the Trump administration is seriously considering canceling US participation on the council, protesting its blatant a...

  • February 26, 2017

    President Trump opts out of attending White House Correspondents Dinner

    Reporters and media types refer to the White House Correspondents Dinner as "The Nerd Prom." The dinner has always served as a platform for big name media members to rub elbows with the rich and famous - especially Hollywood celebrities. ...

  • February 26, 2017

    Tom Perez elected Chairman of the Democratic National Committee

    Former Labor Secretary Tom Perez was elected Chairman of the Democratic National Committee, surviving a severe challenge from radical Muslim Congressman Keith Ellison. Perez, the clear establishment favorite, then named Ellison his deputy, smoothi...

  • February 26, 2017

    Fox News misidentifies Swedish guest as 'national security advisor'

    This is the kind of thing that damages the credibility of the press even more than fake news stories. A man identified as a Swedish "national security advisor" appeared on The O'Reilly Factor on Thursday night, only to have the Swedi...

  • February 26, 2017

    Assassination of Kim's half brother takes another bizarre turn

    The investigation into the assassination of North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un's half brother, Kim Jong Nam reads like a script from a bad Hollywood murder mystery. Now, one of the accused assassins claims that she thought the substance she p...

  • February 26, 2017

    Dems plan to troll Trump during his speech to Congress

    President Trump will address a joint session of Congress on Tuesday night and many are wondering how Democrats are going to respond. Recall that several Democrats boycotted the president's inauguration. That won't happen on Tuesday, but th...

  • February 25, 2017

    Walter Russell Meade destroys 'Trump as Russian mole' narrative

    There have been calls on the left for an "independent" investigation into charges that President Trump colluded with Russian president Vladimir Putin to get elected and has been plotting with him ever since.  To what end this cooperati...

  • February 25, 2017

    Bishop warns of Pope Francis 'betrayal' of underground Chinese Catholics

    The retired bishop of Hong Kong, Cardinal Joseph Zen, is warning Pope Francis not to forge an agreement between the Vatican and the Chinese Communist government that would allow Beijing to exercise control over the underground Catholic Church. Cur...

  • February 25, 2017

    DHS intel report contradicts administration terrorism narrative

    A leaked intelligence report from the Department of Homeland Security concludes that citizens from the 7 countries President Trump wants to place a temporary travel ban on are no more likely to commit terrorist acts against the US than any other coun...

  • February 24, 2017

    LA churches ready underground network of safe houses for illegals

    "Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's; and to God the things that are God's." (Romans 13:1) Apparently, that well known piece of advice from the Bible is falling on deaf ears in southern California. A networ...

  • February 24, 2017

    EU welfare benefits funding ISIS terrorism

    A shocking report from the European Union shows that millions of euros in welfare payments made to Islamic State fighters are ending up in the coffers of ISIS so they can wage war in Iraq and Syria. USA Today: Governments across Europe have a...

  • February 24, 2017

    Alt-right nutcase Richard Spencer kicked out of CPAC

    It's not exactly William Buckley challenging conservatives to marginalize the John Birch Society in the 1960s, but the leadership of the American Conservative Union, sponsors of the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), finally acted t...

  • February 23, 2017

    Mexico says it will resist new US immigration policies

    The Mexican government says it will resist efforts by the U.S. government to force better cooperation between the two nations to halt illegal immigrants coming into the U.S. For far too long.  Mexico has facilitated the flow of illegals comin...

  • February 23, 2017

    Social Security paid a billion dollars to people with no SS numbers

    Here's a tale of government waste involving all the usual suspects: incompetence, indifference, and laziness. The inspector general for the Social Security Administration discovered that a billion dollars in benefits was paid to people wh...

  • February 22, 2017

    ISIS suicide bomber in Iraq was former Guantanamo prisoner

    An ISIS suicide bomber in Iraq who detonated a truck bomb at an army base outside Mosul has been identified as a British citizen who was held at the U.S. detention center in Guantanamo, Cuba. Ronald Fiddler, also known as Jamal al-Harith afte...

  • February 22, 2017

    Poll: Vast majority of Americans oppose sanctuary cities

    A new Harris poll shows that 80% of voters say local authorities should have to comply with the law by reporting to federal agents the illegal immigrants they come into contact with.  The poll also shows that President Trump enjoys broad pu...

  • February 21, 2017

    College teaches American grammar is 'racist'

    The University of Washington at Tacoma writing school has found a unique way to make a statement about "social justice." According to poster displayed in the writing center, American grammar is "racist" and an "unjust...

  • February 21, 2017

    Milo loses book deal as Breitbart employees threaten to walk if he's not fired

    The fallout continues from remarks made by Milo Yiannopoulos last January, where he spoke approvingly of sexual activity between grown men and teen boys.  Last night, the publisher of Yiannopoulos's book, Simon and Schuster, canceled his boo...

  • February 21, 2017

    Supreme Court to decide if Mexicans can sue agent for cross-border shooting

    The Supreme Court will hear arguments involving a case of a border agent firing his gun at an unarmed teenager who was standing on the Mexican side of the border.  A cell phone video shows the agent taking aim and firing at the teen wh...

  • February 21, 2017

    French nationalist Le Pen cancels meeting with Muslim cleric, refuses to wear headscarf

    The leader of France's National Front Party, Marine Le Pen, canceled a meeting with Lebanon's grand mufti because she refused to cover her head in the presence of the Muslim cleric. Reuters: Le Pen, among the frontrunners for the pres...

  • February 20, 2017

    FEC commissioner who fought to regulate political speech on internet resigns

    Ann Ravel, a Democrat commissioner on the FEC who infamously tried to censor political speech on the internet, has resigned. In 2014, Ravel called for "a reexamination of the commission's approach to the internet and other emerging t...

  • February 20, 2017

    Gen. Jones: Not enforcing Syria red line a 'colossal mistake'

    It's not unusual for former administration officials to criticize the president they served after they leave office.  But it's rare that the criticism is as harsh as the statement made by former Obama national security adviser General Ji...

  • February 19, 2017

    DHS to issue sweeping new guidelines to make it easier to deport illegals

    Homeland security Secretary John Kelly is about to revolutionize how the US government will approach the issue of illegal immigration and border security. Kelly has signed off on new guidelines that will make the job of deporting illegal aliens qu...

  • February 19, 2017

    Gallup: 4 NATO nations would pick Russia to defend them rather than US

    How much damage did President Obama do to our international relations? A new Gallup International poll of 66 nations shows how far US influence has fallen in the last 8 years.  The drop has been most conspicuous in our relations with our NATO...

  • February 18, 2017

    You're not going to believe where historians ranked Obama in presidents survey

    C-SPAN conducted a survey of 91 presidential historians to determine the ranking of the nation's 44 chief executives.  It's the third such survey conducted by the public affairs network, the previous two being taken in 2000 and 2009. ...

  • February 18, 2017

    Pope Francis: 'Muslim terrorism does not exist'

    Pope Francis is one of those do-gooders who bends over backwards and twists the facts to claim that Muslims are no more likely to commit acts of terrorism than Christians or Jews. This sort of shoot-from-the-hip equivalency is what we've come ...

  • February 18, 2017

    Publishers now hiring 'sensitivity readers' to ensure political correctness

    If you ever worried about what the student snowflakes at American universities would be qualified to do after graduation, this is the perfect job for them. Publishers are hiring "sensitivity readers" to check book manuscripts to make sur...

  • February 18, 2017

    State Dem leaders livid at Obama organizing group OFA

    Leaked emails from a Democratic Party listserv account reveal the anger of local and state Democrat leaders at the relaunching of President Obama's activist group, Organizing for Action (OFA).  Many Democrats around the country believe that ...

  • February 17, 2017

    French police flee as rioters run wild for second week in Paris

    Videos on social media showing French police fleeing the scene of riots in Paris show just how close the city is to descending into total chaos. The violence stems from an incident early this month, where a 22-year-old black youth named Theo ...

  • February 17, 2017

    Atheist teacher claims to be 'bullied' by middle school students

    An atheist teacher in a Florida middle school complained on an atheist Facebook page that she was being "harassed" and "bullied" by students who would invite her to church events and loudly say "God bless you" when someo...

  • February 17, 2017

    EU chief says allies will not cave to US defense spending demands

    European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker said NATO allies should not cave in to U.S. demands that European nations spend more on their defense because "development" and "humanitarian aid" can also be included in defense s...

  • February 16, 2017

    MSM fake news feeding frenzy to take down Trump

    How serious has the war gotten between Donald Trump's White House and the government he supposedly runs? Gizmodo – a website that deals with science and technology as well as politics – has launched a new site to encourage governme...

  • February 15, 2017

    Reps. Pelosi and Cummings and NY Times all fall for tweet from fake Flynn account

    Democratic Reps. Nancy Pelosi and Elijah Cummings issued statements calling for an investigation into the activities of former national security adviser Michael Flynn, citing a tweet that suggested that other people were involved in the incident...

  • February 14, 2017

    50 million Muslims support use of violence

    A professor of sociology and migration research at the Humboldt University of Berlin claims that upwards of 50 million Muslims worldwide support the use of violence "to defend Islam." Ruud Koopmans also warned the E.U. to block the ...

  • February 14, 2017

    In CA, billions for high-speed rail and illegal aliens, nothing for Oroville Dam

    The massive evacuation of the area surrounding California's Oroville Dam would not have been necessary if state officials had heeded the warnings of experts a decade ago. But defenders of Governor Brown claim that fixing the emergency spillway...

  • February 13, 2017

    'Feminist' Swedish government wears hijab while in Iran

    Members of the Swedish government – the self-proclaimed "First Feminist Government" in the world – walked through a reception line for Iran's President Rouhani wearing the hijab.  There was an immediate reaction from...

  • February 13, 2017

    The Grammy show wasn't all about anti-Trump hate

    Darn. I missed the Grammy Awards show last night.  I had it on my calendar, but my dog ate it.  Of course, I didn't miss much.  Awards shows of any kind are boring exercises in self-congratulatory narcissism, with a bunch of lef...

  • February 13, 2017

    Senator Franken claims some GOP senators think Trump is nuts

      Minnesota senator Al Franken claims he has talked to a "few" Republican senators who are worried about Donald Trump's "mental health." The Independent: Republican senators are concerned President Donald ...

  • February 13, 2017

    Report: Government agency refuses to discipline scientists caught cooking the books

      And Democrats wonder why there are so many skeptics when it comes to conclusions reached by government scientists? The inspector general for the National Science Foundation issued a report showing that at least 23 scientists applying for...

  • February 12, 2017

    Study: 72 convicted terrorists living in US from 7 Muslim countries under Trump ban

    This is a bombshell study from the Center for Immigration Studies based on a report by the Senate Judiciary Committee's subcommittee on immigration. It says that 72 US residents convicted of serious terrorism charges were born in countries t...

  • February 12, 2017

    Georgetown professor defends Islamic slavery and 'non-consensua'l sex

    Jonathan Brown, a professor at Georgetown University and a prominent Muslim scholar, delivered a lecture in which he defended Islamic slavery and incidents of non-consensual sex. Brown claims that because Muslims slaves have some "rights," ...

  • February 12, 2017

    Merkel to pay millions to get unwanted migrants to leave Germany

    How do you admit you made a mistake without admitting you made a mistake? If you're a politician like German Chancellor Angela Merkel, you take a deep breath and pretend the problem you created is going away. Merkel, locked in a tight race ...

  • February 12, 2017

    Hysteria in California as 160 illegals arrested

    Fears of a massive round up of illegal aliens in California were ginned up by illegal alien activists as immigration authorities carried out a routine operation to arrest those who ignored deportation orders or were convicted of felonies in the US. ...

  • February 11, 2017

    Does Trump's travel ban really help recruit terrorists?

    Bloomberg columnist Eli Lake, who referred to President Trump's travel ban as "cruel stupidity," nevertheless believes it's ridiculous to make the argument that the travel ban – and just about any other anti-terrorism action w...

  • February 11, 2017

    Trump considering a range of options for next move on travel ban

      The White House is considering a range of options to get around the court decision that struck down President Donald Trump's travel ban. It's looking less likely that there will be an immediate appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court, alth...

  • February 10, 2017

    DHS report claims Trump wall will cost billions more and take longer to construct

    An internal report by the Department of Homeland Security says the proposed wall along our southern border that President Trump wants to build will cost significantly more than congressional Republicans say it will and take longer to complete. The...

  • February 9, 2017

    Reality check for Dems: Against the GOP and Trump, they can't win

    From one end of the country to another, Democrats and their activist allies have tried to outdo one another in painting an apocalyptic future for America under Trump. They have referred to the president and his supporters as fascists so many times...

  • February 9, 2017

    WaPo reporter swoons over 'natural' athlete Obama

    President Obama may be out of the White House, but some in the media can't help but continue their unseemly worship of the man. A Washington Post reporter wrote on Wednesday about the former president's attempt at kitesurfing. ...

  • February 8, 2017

    'Skeptical' Ninth Circuit judges poised to block some or all of Trump's travel ban

    The liberal judges sitting on the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals peppered Trump administration attorney August Flentje with questions that suggested that the court is willing to severely curtail the president's executive order on temporarily...

  • February 8, 2017

    NY City jogger's confessed killer hated white people

    The confessed murderer of a white female jogger from Queens told police in a videotaped statement that he didn't like people from the jogger's white neighborhood in Howard Beach, raising the possibility that he would be charged with a hate cr...

  • February 8, 2017

    Obamacare's catastrophic effect on small business

    During the debate over passage of Obamacare back in 2010, opponents warned that the effect on small businesses would be severe. They pointed out that businesses with less than 50 employees would be reluctant to expand, given the law's requirement...

  • February 7, 2017

    House of Commons speaker opposes Trump address to parliament

    The speaker of the House of Commons, John Bercow, has come out strongly against Donald Trump delivering an address to a joint meeting of parliament when Trump visits Great Britain later this year. This is an extraordinary intervention on the part ...

  • February 7, 2017

    Felon whose sentence commuted by Obama back in jail

    You have to wonder how many of the 1,715 felons who had their sentences commuted by President Obama because they were "non-violent" drug offenders ended up back in the slammer. We have to wonder because no one is really keeping track of ...

  • February 7, 2017

    Snowflakes at Santa Clara U say conservative group would make them feel 'unsafe'

    The delicate liberal souls in the student senate at Santa Clara University have turned down a petition by a conservative group to form a campus chapter of Turning Points USA.  The reason for the rejection is that the group would make them feel ...

  • February 6, 2017

    Government whistle-blower accuses NOAA of manipulating climate data

    John Bates, former principal scientist of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) lab at the National Climatic Data Center, is accusing the agency of cooking the books to disprove the theory that there has been a "pause" ...

  • February 5, 2017

    Appeals court upholds stay of Trump visa order

    A federal appeals court has denied an emergency request from the Justice Department to lift the stay on enforcing President Trump's executive order denying visas to travelers from 7 Muslim countries. The court refused to rule on the merit...

  • February 5, 2017

    Trump defends Putin: 'You think our country is so innocent'?

    In an interview with Fox News Bill O'Reilly scheduled to air Super Bowl Sunday, President Trump defended Russian President Vladimir Putin after O'Reilly referred to him as a "killer." CNN: President Donald Trump appeared to ...

  • February 4, 2017

    Surprise! Gorsuch 'Fascism Forever' club a joke

    For three days, the media have been breathlessly reporting that President Trump's nominee to the Supreme Court, Neil Gorsuch, was president of a club they called "Fascism Forever."  Could this sink the jurist's nomination when ...

  • February 4, 2017

    Conway: Media inciting mob violence

      Somebody prominent on the left must call out the media and the "activists" who are getting close to actually inciting violence against President Trump and Republicans. Trump aide Kellyanne Conway told Sean Hannity yesterday tha...

  • February 4, 2017

    Opposition to Trump wall building in the House

    Spending offsets and questions about how effective a barrier a wall might be are causing problems for Donald Trump's proposal to build a wall along our southern border. What's most worrisome to Trump supporters is that there appears to be ...

  • February 3, 2017

    Rhode Island lawmaker fired from waitress job for anti-male rants

    A Rhode Island state representative who moonlights as a waitress has been fired for trying to push her anti-male political views on customers. Moira Walsh, who describes herself as a "one person riot," was sacked by the owner of the rest...

  • February 3, 2017

    Trump administration eyes new Iran sanctions over missile test

      Iran's illegal missile test on Sunday is likely to lead to new sanctions on several Iranian individuals and companies, according to Trump administration sources. While the sanctions will not violate the 2015 nuclear agreement, they w...

  • February 2, 2017

    Story about mother dying in Iraq after being denied entry to US a hoax

    A man who claimed that his mother died in Iraq waiting to be allowed into the U.S. after being banned by President Trump's executive order is a liar, says his imam in Dearborn, Mich. The story went viral when it hit the wires early this week a...

  • February 2, 2017

    2 GOP senators break with Trump, will oppose DeVos

    Two Republican senators came out on Monday against confirming President Trump's choice for education secretary, Betsy DeVos. Susan Collins of Maine and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska made back-to-back floor speeches in the Senate announcing their op...

  • February 2, 2017

    Sarah Silverman calls for military coup against 'fascist' Trump

    It appears that radical leftists across the country are trying to outdo one another in expressing their hysterical opposition to Donald Trump. The latest head case is sometime actress, unfunny comedienne, and Hollywood celebrity Sarah Silverm...

  • February 1, 2017

    Trump signs executive order reining in the bureaucracy

    President Trump signed an executive order on Monday that directs all executive branch departments to find two regulations to repeal for every one regulation they impose. Depending on how the order is interpreted by the departments and agencies, th...

  • January 30, 2017

    Starbucks says it will hire 10,000 refugees in the next 5 years

    Editor Lifson wrote a stellar piece this morning on the "virtue-signaling" by the left with regards to President Trump's executive order on refugees.  Hipster companies like the ride service Lyft have been especially vocal about co...

  • January 30, 2017

    De Blasio: Drunk driving by illegal alien could be 'a very minor offense'

    How far will the mayor of a sanctuary city like New York go to shield illegal aliens from deportation who break the law? If the offense is "minor," the illegal should be protected from the feds, says New York mayor Bill de Blasio.  ...

  • January 30, 2017

    AFSCME to hold first ever strike vote in Illinois

    The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) will hold a vote on whether to strike against the state of Illinois government because Governor Bruce Rauner is refusing to give in to their demands. A new contract has been...

  • January 30, 2017

    Trump to name Supreme Court choice Tuesday night

    President Trump said he will reveal his choice for Supreme Court justice to replace Antonin Scalia on Tuesday night at 8:00 P.M. eastern time. Veteran SCOTUS watchers are all over the map as far as whom the president will nominate, as there d...

  • January 29, 2017

    Legal battle begins over Trump executive orders

    A federal judge in New York has issued a temporary stay on parts of President Trump's executive order in immigration that halts the deportation of some individuals affected by the ban on refugees from certain countries. The Hill: The move...

  • January 29, 2017

    Secret Service agent who said she wouldn't 'take a bullet' for Trump put on paid leave

    A Secret Service agent out of the Denver office who wrote in a Facebook post that she wouldn't "take a bullet" for President Trump and openly came out in favor of Hillary Clinton, thus violating the Hatch Act, has been placed on paid le...

  • January 28, 2017

    Muslims around the world decry Trump executive order on refugees

    Muslims from countries that President Trump wants to target for extreme vetting or for banning outright the arrival of refugees in the U.S. expressed dismay at the president's executive order on refugees, saying the move will play into the hands ...

  • January 28, 2017

    UN Ambassador Haley: 'There is a new US at the UN'

    Freshly minted U.N. ambassador Nikki Haley gave her first speech at the U.N. yesterday, and it was an eye opener – at least for most of the world, who is used to the United States meekly accepting the anti-American, anti-Israel actions taken by...

  • January 28, 2017

    Gorbachev: Is the world preparing for war?

    Former Soviet premier and Russian president Mikhail Gorbachev sees a worrying trend in world affairs and is warning that it appears to him that nations are preparing for war. Gorbachev penned a self-serving op-ed in Time Magazine that appears...

  • January 27, 2017

    White House floats 20% import tax on Mexican goods to pay for wall, then backtracks

    White House spokesman Sean Spicer told the media yesterday that President Trump was considering imposing a 20% "border tax" on Mexican goods to pay for the wall he wants to build along our southern border. Politico: “When you ...

  • January 27, 2017

    Resignations of 4 top State Department officials accepted

    Four key managers at the State Department submitted their resignations at the start of the Trump administration, as is customary for all political appointees who need Senate confirmation. The four had served under both George Bush and Barack Obama...

  • January 26, 2017

    How Trump can cut off funds to sanctuary cities

    Yesterday, Donald Trump threw down the gauntlet to sanctuary cities by issuing an executive order that directed federal agencies to identify funds the government can withhold to punish sanctuary cities.  It's a shot across the bow to the mor...

  • January 26, 2017

    Dem senators gather to learn how to talk to 'real people'

    In 2018, Democrats in the Senate will be forced to defend 23 seats – 9 of which are in states won by Donald Trump.  Republicans, on the other hand, need only to defend 8 seats. That daunting math colored a gathering of Democrats in West...

  • January 25, 2017

    Senior Secret Service agent says she 'won't take a bullet' for Trump

    A senior Secret Service agent out of the Denver office wrote on her Facebook page in October that she “wouldn’t want to take a bullet” for President Trump. She deleted the post a few days later, but her attitude raises troub...

  • January 25, 2017

    Gold Star families assaulted, screamed at by protesters at inaugural gala

    Two Gold Star families are reporting that on their way to the American Legion's gala on the night of Donald Trump's inaugural, they were assaulted, spit upon, and screamed at by dozens of anti-Trump demonstrators. Fox News: Amy Looney...

  • January 24, 2017

    Anti-Trump protesters torch limo belonging to Muslim immigrant

    A limousine owned by a Muslim immigrant was totally destroyed by fire during the anti-Trump protests over the weekend. Muhammad Ashraf, the owner of the company, Nationwide Chauffeured Services, is now out $70,000, and there is no guarantee that h...

  • January 23, 2017

    Army chooses a new sidearm to replace M9 Beretta

    After a five-year search, the U.S. Army announced that it will replace the 9mm M9 Beretta pistol, used as the standard-issue sidearm for 32 years, with a variation of the Sig Sauer P320. The change reflects the evolution of the U.S. Army as it get...

  • January 23, 2017

    Soros linked to at least 50 'partners' of women's march

    George Soros and his Open Society organization have been linked to 56 "partners" who organized the Women's March on Washington, according to research conducted by a former Wall Street Journal reporter. Asra Q. Nomani, who describes h...

  • January 23, 2017

    Big changes coming to FCC under new chairman Ajit Pai

    Among the least reported changes during a presidential transition is the elevation of Republican members of various agencies and commissions who will look to roll back eght years of over-regulation and government meddling. One of the most importan...

  • January 21, 2017

    Euro Right gathers in Germany to plot strategy during pivotal year

    Populist parties gathered in the German city of Koblenz to plan a joint strategy for upcoming elections this year across the continent. Pivotal national elections in Germany France, and the Netherlands as well as local elections in Great Britain w...

  • January 21, 2017

    Trump signs executive order signalling the beginning of the end for Obamacare

    In one of his first official acts as president, Donald Trump signed an executive order directing all relevant departments and agencies to "ease the burden" of Obamacare regulations on individuals and businesses. The order effectively gut...

  • January 20, 2017

    Trump to issue a flurry of executive orders his first days in office

    Immediately after Donald Trump takes the oath of office at noon today, he will begin issuing a veritable blizzard of executive orders on a wide variety of issues. Some of the orders will begin overturning many of President Obama's last-mi...

  • January 20, 2017

    Media full of Nixon comparisons to Trump's inauguration

    What's the best way to delegitimize Donald Trump's inauguration?  Play the Nixon card early and often. Mentioning Richard Nixon in the same sentence as Donald Trump has been much in evidence this week, as the media tries to attack Tru...

  • January 18, 2017

    Trump looking to cut budget by 10%, slash 20% from federal workforce

    Donald Trump plans to hit the ground running when he takes office on Friday, assigning "landing teams" to coordinate with federal agencies to cut some department budgets by as much as 10% while slashing 20% from the federal workforce. Wa...

  • January 18, 2017

    Report: Obamacare cost small businesses 300,000 jobs

    Here are some Obamacare statistics that have not been well publicized – for obvious reasons.  A study done by the center-right American Action Forum found that 300,000 jobs have been lost due to rising insurance premiums and Obamacare...

  • January 18, 2017

    UN ambassador-designate Nikki Haley to question US financial commitment to world body

    U.N. ambassador-designate Nikki Haley's confirmation testimony will seriously question the U.S. financial commitment to the world body, according to CNN as reported in The Hill. Gov. Nikki Haley (R-S.C.) will suggest that the U.S. reconsider...

  • January 18, 2017

    CBO claims 18 million will lose insurance if Obamacare is repealed

    The Congressional Budget Office released a report claiming that 18 million people would lose their Obamacare insurance if the law is repealed and that premiums will rise 20-25%. Oh...did I mention that those scare numbers would be realized if the ...

  • January 17, 2017

    Planned Parenthood hasn't learned its lesson on sex trafficking

    In 2011, the anti-abortion group Live Action released a damning video of Planned Parenthood employees failing to act when a journalist posing as a pimp tried to get abortions for his underage sex workers. When the video was released, PP said it ha...

  • January 17, 2017

    How the left's tactic of mass hysteria against Trump is playing out with the general public

    Donald Trump has yet to be inaugurated, he has yet to make any specific proposals for legislation, has yet to issue any executive orders, and has yet to even comment on many of the cultural issues that divide America. That lack of specificity has ...

  • January 16, 2017

    Trump proposes dropping Russia sanctions in exchange for nuclear arms deal

    Donald Trump told the London Times in an interview that he is willing to entertain the idea of swapping the removal of sanctions on Russia imposed after their annexation of Crimea for a nuclear arms reduction treaty. He also called NATO "obso...

  • January 16, 2017

    Rand Paul: Keeping Medicaid expansion the 'big question' of Obamacare repeal

    There is no issue more fraught with political danger in repealing Obamacare than the question of what to do about the expansion of Medicaid. The majority of people who got insured under Obamacare got it by a massive expansion of the Medicaid entit...

  • January 16, 2017

    EU nations brace for another tidal wave of economic migrants

    European nations are warning that once the weather warms this spring, an "unprecedented" wave of economic migrants will attempt to cross the Mediterranean to reach the shores of Europe. Nearly a million refugees made the crossing in 2015...

  • January 15, 2017

    PETA wins: Ringling Brothers circus to close in May

    For nearly 150 years, Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus has entertained children of all ages. But dwindling ticket sales and high operating costs have finally forced this American icon to go dark. Feld Entertainment, parent company of...

  • January 15, 2017

    How much did government entitlements grow under Obama?

    As President Obama leaves office, one of his major legacies will be the huge increase in the number of Americans who receive benefits from entitlement programs. Food stamps, Social Security, Medicaid, and Medicare all saw large increases in benefi...

  • January 15, 2017

    Two singers withdraw from Trump inaugural after accepting invitations to perform

    Pop singer Jennifer Holliday and famous tenor Andrea Boccelli have backed out of performing at Donald Trump's inaugural after accepting invitations to perform. The two performers gave different reasons for cancelling. Holliday apparently wasn...

  • January 15, 2017

    Inauguration protests could get very ugly

    Protestors are promising to disrupt many of the events surrounding Donald Trump's inauguration, with some protest leaders promising violence. No venue will be safe from protestors, including the inaugural parade, inaugural balls, and every pla...

  • January 14, 2017

    YouTube briefly removed Legal Insurrection video channel

    The influential conservative website Legal Insurrection had its YouTube channel removed for several hours yesterday.  The company cited "complaints of copyright infrigement" as the reason. The complaints were apparently filed by the...

  • January 14, 2017

    DoJ report accuses Chicago police of a 'pattern of excessive force'

    After a 13-month investigation, a Department of Justice report excoriated the Chicago police for employing a "pattern of excessive force" among other unconstitutional actions. Washington Post: The blistering 164-page report...

  • January 13, 2017

    Obama overturns Cuban refugee policy

    A policy that allowed Cubans who reached the shores of the U.S. to be granted automatic visas while refusing entry to Cubans picked up at sea has been overturned by the Obama administration at the request of the Cuban government. Known as ...

  • January 13, 2017

    Series of bizarre 'technical glitches' on US TV networks sets social media ablaze

    What's being described as a series of unrelated "technical glitches" on C-SPAN and MSNBC had social media buzzing at a possible hack by the Russian TV network Russia Today. The C-SPAN feed of confirmation hearings was interrupted for...

  • January 13, 2017

    Arizona state trooper ambushed, then saved by armed passing motorist

    A 27-year veteran of the Arizona state police was ambushed on a lonely stretch of highway after responding to a report of shots fired in the vicinity. Receiving a bullet wound in the shoulder and at least one bullet in the chest, the trooper was a...

  • January 13, 2017

    Inspector general to investigate pre-election actions by DoJ, FBI

    The inspector general of the Department of Justice, Michael E. Horowitz, announced that he will open an investigation into the actions of FBI director James Comey and others in the Justice Department relating to Comey's actions in the lead-u...

  • January 12, 2017

    House passes revolutionary bill to curb excessive regulation

    A bill designed to make federal agencies more accountable to Congress easily passed the House in an almost party-line vote, 238-183.  Only five Democrats voted in favor of the bill. The law will force agencies to justify the high cost of regu...

  • January 12, 2017

    GOP senators drop plan to delay Obamacare repeal

    Several Republican senators concerned over repealing Obamacare without an adequate replacement dropped their objections to an immediate repeal of the law, clearing the way for a budget resolution containing rules for how the Senate will go about gett...

  • January 12, 2017

    DNI Clapper seeks to mend fences between Trump and intel community

    The outgoing director of national intelligence, James Clapper, offered something short of an apology to President-Elect Trump, criticizing leaks from the intelligence community while assuring Trump that America's spies were willing to work with h...

  • January 12, 2017

    Report: Afghanistan 'on the brink of ruin' ahead of more US troops being deployed

    A U.S.-based intelligence advisory organization, the Soufan Group, has issued one of the most pessimistic and alarming reports to date about the situation in Afghanistan. Basically, the scale of the security problem far exceeds the level of commit...

  • January 11, 2017

    Judge dismisses Clock Boy family's defamation lawsuit

    The family of Ahmed Mohamed – better known as "Clock Boy" – who brought a hoax bomb to his middle school claiming it was a clock had filed a defamation lawsuit against several parties who claimed on a Glenn Beck TV show tha...

  • January 10, 2017

    CBC plans to rehang painting depicting cops and pigs

    A painting depicting police as pigs will be rehung in a ceremony today sponsored by the Congressional Black Caucus.  The offensive work of "art" was taken down by Rep. Duncan Hunter after protests by tens of thousands of law enforcemen...

  • January 10, 2017

    Interior Department has yet to address 2 decades of data manipulation at lab

    Two Interior Department scientists working at the Lakeland, Colo. lab manipulated data from 1996 to 2014, when their fakery was finally discovered.  But the Interior Department has not punished the two scientists as of yet, and no one at the age...

  • January 9, 2017

    Western media mourn the death of 'moderate' Iranian Rafsanjani

    Former Iranian president Ali Akbar Hashemi-Rafsanjani died over the weekend and the western press is singing his praises as one of the true "moderate" Iranian leaders. The Atlantic's obit is typical: Following Khomeini...

  • January 9, 2017

    7 activists arrested in Tampa for feeding the homeless without a permit

    Activists gathered in a park in Tampa to feed the homeless.  But their volunteer act of kindness was cut short by police, who arrested several of them for distributing food without a permit. Clay County Dispatch: Police spokesman St...

  • January 9, 2017

    Obama's record on jobs less than stellar

    Assessing President Obama's records on job creation during his term can be very misleading. While nearly 10 million jobs were created over the last 8 years, recovery from the Great Recession was painfully slow due to dismal GDP growth - the worst...

  • January 8, 2017

    Some GOP Senators balk at repealing Obamacare without a replacement

    As the new Republican Congress begins the process of Obamacare repeal, some GOP Senators are balking at getting rid of the law without a replacement that would prevent 20 million people from losing their health insurance. Other factors that worry ...

  • January 8, 2017

    Obama prepares a tsunami of pardons

    Every president has used the power of executive clemency in the waning days of their presidency to pardon criminals who petition the Justice Department. Some have misused this power, pardoning undeserving felons or, in the case of Bill Clinton's ...

  • January 7, 2017

    How many more killers sworn to attack America will Obama release?

    Earlier this week, President Obama transferred four Guantanamo detainees to Saudi Arabia.  That leaves 55 hardened terrorists incarcerated at Camp Delta. But before he leaves office, the president is planning to transfer up to 22 more prisone...

  • January 7, 2017

    Painting in Capitol building depicting a cop as a pig taken down by GOP congressman

    A painting depicting a police officer as a wild boar shooting a black man has hung in the hall of the U.S. Capitol building since the summer, causing outrage among police organizations across the country. Several police groups urged Speaker Pa...

  • January 7, 2017

    Congress gets another shot at passing 'Kate's Law'

    A law that would impose a mandatory minimum five-year jail sentence for illegal aliens who re-enter the country after being deported has been reintroduced in the 115th Congress. Known as "Kate's Law," after a San Francisco woman. Kat...

  • January 6, 2017

    Army to allow soldiers to wear hijab, turbans, and religious beards

    Over the last eight years, in addition to fighting Obama's numerous wars, the U.S. Army has served as a gigantic social sciences lab under this president. Gays can serve openly, as can transgender people.  The government will even pa...

  • January 6, 2017

    Congress to investigate if the FBI denied Ben Rhodes interim security clearance

    In the waning days of the Obama administration, an issue has arisen that calls into question the integrity of the FBI and security clearance of one of Obama's top national security advisers. It appears that the FBI refused to grant Ben Rhodes ...

  • January 5, 2017

    Activists sue Coca-Cola for 'deceptive' advertising of sugary drinks

    A California-based NGO and the Center for Science in the Public Interest are suing beverage giant Coca-Cola and the American Beverage Association for "deceptive advertising" of their sugary soft drinks. The suit alleges that Co...

  • January 5, 2017

    The power of delusion: Left still trying to block Trump from being inaugurated

    Donald Trump will take the oath of office on January 20, thus  becoming the 45th president of the United States.  It's too late for anyone to do anything about that, right?  I mean, Trump won the Electoral College, Congress will ce...

  • January 4, 2017

    ICE continues to drop off illegal aliens at Texas bus stops

    Illegal aliens captured at the border continue to be released at bus stops in Texas with orders to appear before an immigration judge at a future date.  The flood of illegals has reached levels not seen since the record year of 2014, with tens o...

  • January 4, 2017

    People fleeing New York outnumber those moving in by 2-1

    The clearest sign that the "blue model" of governance is failing can be found in statistics compiled by United Van Lines, the nation's largest moving company.  They report that outbound residents in New York outnumber inbound resid...

  • January 3, 2017

    Obama unlikely to appoint Garland to SCOTUS – but it's not impossible

    The 115th Congress will be sworn in today at noon, continuing an unbroken transition of power begun more than 220 years ago. But at approximately 11:55 AM, the 114th Congress will come to order and then go into recess.  For five minutes,...

  • January 3, 2017

    Trump and the fine art of using the 'bully pulpit'

    Donald Trump blasted General Motors, warning them that he would impose a huge "border tax" unless they moved some of their Mexican operations back to the United States. Washington Times: “General Motors is sending Mexican...

  • January 2, 2017

    For sanctuary cities, business as usual in 2016

    The Department of Homeland Security released its year-end immigration enforcement report, and the numbers show that sanctuary cities refused to hand over to the federal government more than 2,000 illegal aliens in their custody.  Instead, the il...

  • January 2, 2017

    Jarrett: The 8 years Obama was president were 'scandal free'

    A major figure in the "most transparent administration in history" just told the biggiest lie of the last decade. Valerie Jarrett said in an interview on CNN that President Obama "hasn’t had a scandal and he hasn’t done ...

  • January 1, 2017

    Federal judge overturns Obamacare rules for transgenders

    A federal judge in Texas has struck down rules issued by HHS that would force doctors to help with gender transition procedures for transgender people even if it vioilated their religious beliefs. Conserviatve groups hailed the decision as a victo...

  • January 1, 2017

    Washington Post publishes fake news story on Russian electric grid hack

    The Washington Post published a story on Friday claiming that Russia had hacked a Vermont electric company's computers. The repoirt caused an explosion on social media and dozens of articles quoting the Post were published as a result. But a s...

  • December 31, 2016

    Illegal alien who raped 13-year-old girl was deported 10 times

    AT readers don't need further proof that our border security is pathetic.  But the case of Mexican illegal alien Tomas Martinez-Maldonado is particularly galling because of the total breakdown of the criminal justice and immigration enf...

  • December 31, 2016

    Incredible: Obama administration adds 97,000 pages of regulations in 2016

    The Obama administration added more than 3,800 new regulations in 2016, 18 for every law passed by Congress.  The new regs added 97,110 pages to the Federal Register, the official government record of regulations. All of these regulations hav...

  • December 28, 2016

    Behind the scenes of the American betrayal of Israel

    In 1979, then-U.N. ambassador Andrew Young was fired by President Carter for meeting on the sideliness of the U.N. with a representative of the PLO.  The U.S. had promised Israel that it would not meet with the PLO until the terrorists acknowled...

  • December 27, 2016

    Economist, pundit Thomas Sowell retiring

    One of the most brilliant economists and columnists in America, Thomas Sowell, has written his last syndicated column. For 25 years, Sowell set about explaining complex, arcane, and sometimes nearly incomprehensible economic issues so that ordinar...

  • December 27, 2016

    Chicago's bloodletting continues; 11 dead, 50 wounded over Christmas weekend

    Gunfire was heard throughout the Christmas weekend in Chicago, continuing a trend that has shocked the nation. While other big cities have also seen a rise in homicides, the number of gun violence victims in Chicago hasn't been seen in decades...

  • December 27, 2016

    Trump tweet about UN breaks another precedent

    For more than 70 years, American presidents have largely supported the UN as a forum to discuss differences between nations. To varying degrees, presidents have expressed admiration for the world body and acknowedged its usefulness in the diplom...

  • December 26, 2016

    Trump with historic opportunity to reshape federal judiciary

    Donald Trump will enter office in January with an unprecedented opportunity to immediately place his mark on the federal judiciary.  According to the Washington Post, Trump will be able to fill more than 100 slots on the federal court at all lev...

  • December 26, 2016

    Liberal hysterics over Trump a windfall for activist causes

    It's a fact that tapping into people's fears for the future is a far more potent fundraising weapon than appealing to the better angels of their nature.  That said, the unprecedented outpouring of hysteria on the left over the el...

  • December 26, 2016

    Discovery of gravitational waves named science 'breakthrough of the year'

    A scientific breakthrough earlier this year finally confirmed one of Albert Einstein's predictions after 100 years and launched an entirely new branch of science. The Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) observed gra...

  • December 25, 2016

    Cruz: No money for UN until anti-Israeli resolution reversed

    The United States contributes about $3 billion a year to the UN's regular and peace keeping budget. That's more than 20% of the regular budget total and 29% of the peace keeping budget. All told, including voluntary and mandatory funds s...

  • December 24, 2016

    Obama's 'Midnight Regulation Express'

    Kimberly Strassel has a great article in the Wall Street Journal that summarizes the actions taken by President Obama since the election designed to undermine the presidency of Donald Trump by piling thousands of new regulations and executive or...

  • December 24, 2016

    Oh, really? North Carolina no longer classified as a 'democracy'

    An organization spawned by the radical United States Studies Centre at the University of Sydney in Australia has issued a report that concludes that the state of North Carolina has a democracy on par with Cuba and Iran. Of course, the Am...

  • December 23, 2016

    Astonishing number of fake hate crimes since Trump election

    A shocking number of hate crimes – some widely reported by the media – have turned out to be hoaxes, according to Fox News. One of the biggest tall tales involved the burning of an all black Mississippi church where pro-Trump graffiti ...

  • December 23, 2016

    Harsh UN resolution on Israeli settlements suddenly withdrawn by Egypt

    An unusually harsh U.N. Security Council resolution on the illegality of Israeli settlements introduced by Egypt and to be voted on Thursday was suddenly and mysteriously withdrawn by President el-Sisi. A change of heart precipitated by ...

  • December 11, 2016

    Kennedy wins Louisiana Senate run-off

    Donald Trump got a big boost in Louisiana yesterday when 5 term state treasurer John Kennedy easily won his run off race for the Senate against Democrat Foster Campbell. Both Trump and Vice President-elect Pence had campaigned for Kennedy and the ...

  • December 11, 2016

    Mother's Milk? Clinton spends twice as much as Trump in losing effort

    Hillary Clinton and her Super Pacs raised and spent more money in 2012 than any other candidate in American political history and still lost the race, according to records released this weekend. Clinton blew by Obama's 2012 total of $1.12...

  • December 11, 2016

    Obama blames intel agencies for underestimating ISIS

    Having said that he only found out about many of the numerous scandals in his administration by watching it on TV, it shouldn't surprise us that the president is blaming his intelligence agencies for not telling him about the capabilities of Isla...

  • December 10, 2016

    Senate Democrats relent: vote to avoid government shutdown

    Facing a midnight deadline to fund the government, Senate Democrats backed down on a year's extension of a coal miners' health insurance extension and voted to keep the government going until April. The thorny insurance issue had been...

  • December 10, 2016

    Key GOP congressman proposes significant Social Security reforms

    Texas congressman Sam Johnson, chairman of the Social Security subcommittee, has proposed a series of reforms that will at least partially alleviate the funding problem facing the program, which will run out of money by 2034. Of the many changes p...

  • December 10, 2016

    Academy says 'gender fluid' actor can be nominated in both male and female categories

    The Actors Branch of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has determined that a man who considers himself a woman can be nominated in both male and female categories. Sigh. The Wrap: Kelly Mantle, a gender-fluid performer who wa...

  • December 3, 2016

    Media hysterical over Trump call to Taiwan president

    Donald Trump has been calling world leaders person to person since his election last month.  This has upset the striped pants faction at the State Department, who are said to be "aghast" that the president-elect has dared try his hand ...

  • December 3, 2016

    Old Glory flies again as college that refused to fly American flag relents

    It took thousands of protesters at Hampshire College in Massachusetts to overturn a decision by the president to take down the American flag following the election of Donald Trump.  But yesterday, the lying president relented and agreed to fly t...

  • December 3, 2016

    Recount silliness in Wisconsin nets Clinton exactly one vote

    Jill Stein's quixotic quest to overturn the results of the Wisconsin presidential election got off to an embarrassing start on Friday, with the recount gaining Hillary Clinton exactly one vote. The recount, which will cost Wisconsin taxpayers ...

  • December 3, 2016

    Obama to sign Iran sanctions extension

     The Senate passed a 10 year extension of Iran sanctions and President Obama was given little choice but to sign the legislation. The vote was 99-0. Still, Obama objected to the sanctions bill and said it wouldn't interfere with the nu...

  • December 3, 2016

    Bowe Bergdahl asks Obama for pardon before Trump takes office

    Accused Army deserter Sgt. Bower Bergdahl, who goes on trial next year on charges of desertion and misbehavior, has written a letter to President Obama asking that he be pardoned before the president leaves office in January. Washington Examiner: ...

  • December 2, 2016

    Grim milestone: Chicago tops 700 homicides for the year

    For the first time since 1998, Chicago has topped 700 homicides for the year, with a month to go that includes Christmas holiday and New Year's eve.  Last year, there were 456 murders.  An astonishing 4,050 people have been wounded comp...

  • December 2, 2016

    Clinton, Trump aides in shouting match at Harvard

    The usually staid Kennedy School of Government at Harvard featured a verbal brawl between Trump and Clinton aides at an event that was supposed to be about lessons learned from the campaign.  Perhaps the primary lesson is that the two sides w...

  • December 2, 2016

    Trump taps James 'Mad Dog' Mattis for defense secretary

    Donald Trump says he will nominate retired Marine Corps general James Mattis for the position of secretary of defense. Mattis, who retired in 2013, would become only the second general officer to serve as secretary of defense – the first bei...

  • December 1, 2016

    McDonald's will install self-serve kiosks at locations nationwide

    In light of several cities passing $15-an-hour minimum wage laws, McDonald's will install self-serve kiosks at many locations around the country.  Wendy's has already gone the automated ordering route, and the fast food outlets are serio...

  • December 1, 2016

    Attacks on border agents up 200% this year

    Shocking testimony from Border Patrol chief Mark A. Morgan during a hearing of the Senate Homeland Security Committee detailed just how dangerous the border is becoming for his agents. Morgan says attacks on border patrol agents are up a stag...

  • December 1, 2016

    House Dems re-elect Pelosi as leader; rearrange deck chairs on Titanic

    House Democrats re-elected Nancy Pelosi as minority leader, but more than one third of members voted against her. Pelosi announced a series of "reforms" she says will give younger members more say in legislation.  But as far as...

  • November 30, 2016

    German intel officer arrested for plotting terrorist attack

    A 51-year-old intelligence officer was arrested earlier this month for leaking secrets to Islamists and plotting an attack on Germany's domestic intelligence agency in Cologne. The unnamed suspect recently converted to Islam and had been with ...

  • November 29, 2016

    Governor Abbott will ban sanctuary cities in Texas

    Texas Governor Greg Abbott tweeted on Sunday night his intention to ban sanctuary cities in Texas and move to cut funding to them. This is welcome news, considering that many Democratic governors and mayors have pledged to continue to protect ille...

  • November 29, 2016

    Complaints that Dakota Access protests being taken over by white hippies

    The protest over the Dakota Access Pipeline at Standing Rock has taken a bizarre turn.  The Native American tribes who originally protested against the pipeline have been displaced by thousands of college students, environmental activists, and o...

  • November 29, 2016

    Court orders NY AG to turn over secret climate change doc

    The New York Supreme Court has ordered Attorney General Eric Schneiderman to turn over a document containing a secret agreement with other states and environmental activist groups regarding the witch hunt being carried out against Exxon and othe...

  • November 28, 2016

    Administration to push nearly 100 new regulations before Obama leaves office

    According to this story in Politico, the Obama administration is going to arrogantly ignore the results of the election and seek to implement 98 new regulations from a dozen differernt agencies.  At least 17 of those regulations are considered ...

  • November 28, 2016

    IRS to target taxpayers not on Obamacare

    The IRS is ready to send out millions of letters to taxpayers to let them know that if they don't sign up for an Obamacare health insurance plan, they will have to pay the penalty. Republicans in Congress are objecting to the plan because it t...

  • November 28, 2016

    'Quitaly': Populists ready to turn Italian politics upside-down

    Next Sunday, Italian voters will go to the polls to vote on controversial changes to their constitution.  The vote will determine if far-reaching changes are made to Italy's upper chamber of parliament, transferring much of its power to...

  • November 27, 2016

    Merkel does an about face: Orders 100,000 migrants deported

     In what has to be considered an historic about face, German Chancellor Angela Merkel announced that 100,000 migrants who recently arrived in Germany would be deported. For more than a year following the massive tide of humanity that flooded ...

  • November 27, 2016

    Trump calls Wisconsin recount a 'scam'

    An angry Donald Trump blasted Democrats for not accepting the results of the election, calling the Green Party inspired recount and voting machine audit in Wisconsin a "scam." The Clinton campaign announced that they would participa...

  • November 27, 2016

    What a difference an election makes

    The death of Fidel Castro offers a lesson in how the US is going to change once Donald Trump takes office. Compare and contrast the statements by President Obama and Donald Trump on Castro's death. Obama's weasel words and worthless pablum...

  • November 26, 2016

    Former Cuban dictator Fidel Castro is dead

    Fidel Castro is finally dead at age 90 after years of ill health.  But the Cuban people are still not free and won't be until every last vestige of his calamitous rule is gone.  Castro was actually just another Latin American thug w...

  • November 26, 2016

    Illegal aliens surging north hoping to reach US before Trump takes office

    Central American governments are warning that tens of thousands of people are leaving their countries and heading north to the U.S., trying to make it to the border before Donald Trump takes office. Reuters: Trump's tough campaign rhetori...

  • November 26, 2016

    American media reacts to Castro's death

    The death of Fidel Castro last night has sparked an outpouring of reverie and adulation on the left and a wave of revulsion from those less enamored of the thuggish dictator.  Paul Mirengoff of Powerline looks at the reaction from the Washing...

  • November 25, 2016

    Couple charged with planting fake bomb, planned to ambush police, start race war

    A couple who police say claimed ties to the New Black Panther Party have been charged with planting a fake bomb at an elementary school earlier this month. Zachary Edwards, 35, and Raphel Dilligard, 34, of Birmingham confessed that they plann...

  • November 25, 2016

    Israel arrests 12 suspected arsonists as massive wildfires force 80,000 to flee

    Wildfires in central and northern Israel are burning out of control, forcing 80,000 residents of Haifa to evacuate, say the Israeli police. Authorities have detained 12 people suspected of arson – most of them Israeli Arabs or Palestinians ...

  • November 25, 2016

    Massachusetts college will not fly American flag on campus

    Hampshire college in Massachusetts announced that it won't fly the American flag on campus "for the time being."  The policy came about when the school lowered the flag to half mast after the election of Donald Trump "as ...

  • November 25, 2016

    “We don’t need white people leading the Democratic Party”

    A former spokesperson for Senator Bernie Sanders's campaign said on CNN that the Democratic Party needs "diversity" at the top levels of the Democratic National Committee and added that "we don't need white people leading ...

  • November 23, 2016

    For some Hillary supporters, the election is never over

    Beyond desperation, beyond reason or logic, and beyond belief, a group of "academics" and election law lawyers have created a study that purports to show that the vote in three swing states was stolen – perhaps with the help of Russia...

  • November 22, 2016

    University calls 'America' themed party 'divisive' and 'alienating'

    The insanity of American higher education was on full display at Loyola University in Maryland recently when a party planned by student government for seniors was heavily criticized for its "America" theme After the election of Dona...

  • November 22, 2016

    Trump to scrap TPP trade deal first day in office

    Donald Trump announced in a YouTube video that he would issue several executive orders on his first day in office to begin making good on some of his campaign promises, including scrapping the controversial trade agreement negotiated by President Oba...

  • November 21, 2016

    Law enforcement officers in 3 states gunned down 'ambush-style'

    It was a bloody Sunday for American law enforcement.  An officer in San Antonio was fatally shot outside his precinct station while writing up a traffic ticket.  He was sitting in his car when the suspect pulled up behind him, got out of hi...

  • November 20, 2016

    Members of Electoral College being harassed by Democrats

    There is a campaign coordinated via social media to bombard Electoral College members with emails and phone calls to try and persuade them to change their vote and elect Hillary Clinton president. Some of the communications have been ugly and thre...

  • November 20, 2016

    Romney says he had a very 'thorough' foreign policy discussion with Trump

    President-elect Donald Trump and former GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney met for about an hour in the clubhouse of Trump's New Jersey golf course and had a wide ranging discussion of foriegn policy, according to Romney. There had been some...

  • November 19, 2016

    Fashion designer says she won't dress the Trumps

    French designer Sophie Theallet tweeted an open letter to the fashion world saying she would not be involved in designing clothing for the Trumps. Funny, but no one has said she's even on the short list of designers Melania Trump might employ....

  • November 18, 2016

    Trump, Romney to meet this weekend

    The news that Donald Trump will meet with his fiercest GOP critic, Mitt Romney, this weekend has set off speculation that the president-elect may offer the former Republican presidential nominee a cabinet post – perhaps even secretary of s...

  • November 18, 2016

    Trump names Senator Jeff Sessions attorney general

    A source close to the Trump transition team told CNN that Donald Trump has asked Senator Jeff Sessions to serve as attorney general in his administration. The four-term Alabama senator was the first senator to back the president-elect and...

  • November 17, 2016

    IAEA: Iran repeatedly violating heavy water limits in reactors

    The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) says Iran is repeatedly violating the 130-ton limit of heavy water it uses to moderate nuclear fission in its reactors and has not made the excess available on the open market, as the Iran nuclear deal ca...

  • November 15, 2016

    Sanctuary city mayors vow to defy the law, the federal government, and Donald Trump

    Donald Trump's plan to deport criminal illegal aliens may hit a roadblock in cities that have declared themselves sanctuaries for illegals. The mayors of several big cities that refuse to cooperate with federal immigration officials in de...

  • November 14, 2016

    Trump: We'll deport 2-3 million criminal illegal aliens to start

    In a 60 Minutes interview broadcast on Sunday night, president-elect Donald Trump said his administration would immediately deport 2-3 million illegal aliens with criminal records.  As for the remaining illegals, Trump said once t...

  • November 12, 2016

    Christie out, Pence in as Trump shakes up transition team

    President elect Trump announced on Friday that New Jersey governor Chris Christie was being replaced as head of his transition team with vice president-elect Mike Pence.  The move comes in the wake of the conviction of two close Christie aide...

  • November 11, 2016

    Clinton staffers pointing the finger of blame at everyone but themselves

    John Kennedy is quoted as saying, "Success has many fathers, but failure is an orphan."  Translated into modern politics, no one wants to admit responsibility for losing an election.  That includes the losing candidate...

  • November 9, 2016

    Almost as stunning as Trump's victory, GOP keeps control of Congress

    In the wake of Donald Trump's stunning victory over Hillary Clinton for the presidency, Republicans are also celebrating an almost equally unlikely outcome in down-ballot races.  While few gave the Democrats any chance of taking the House, t...

  • November 9, 2016

    World reacts to Trump victory

    Below is a smattering of reaction from leaders and ordinary people around the world to Donald Trump's stunning win. Many leaders mouthed platitudes and soothing sentiments of congratulations. Fox News: "Russia is ready and wa...

  • November 9, 2016

    Biggest losers: Far left and NeverTrumps

    The biggest winners last night were ordinary Americans, who rose up by the millions to smite the establishment with their righteous anger. Not since the election of Andrew Jackson in 1828 has the common man made his presence felt so strongly ...

  • November 7, 2016

    Former US attorney general Janet Reno dead at 78

    The first female attorney general of the United States, Janet Reno, has died following a long battle with Parkinson's disease.  She was 78. Reno served as Bill Clinton's only A.G. from 1993-2001.  Her tenure was marked with numer...

  • November 7, 2016

    RNC chair: If Trump takes Michigan, 'it's all over'

    War-gaming the electoral college is the favorite pastime of pundits at this point in the campaign.  With less than 24 hours to go before the polls open, there are still a dozen states up for grabs – including some surprises on both sides. ...

  • November 7, 2016

    WikiLeaks: DNC suggested questions to CNN for Trump, Cruz

    The Democratic National Committee has proven particularly helpful to the Clinton campaign.  Not only did Donna Brazile funnel questions to Clinton for a town hall debate, but WikiLeaks has released some emails showing CNN reaching out to the DNC...

  • November 6, 2016

    Fight over soda tax out west going down to the wire

    The most expensive city-level ballot initiative in US history is playing out in three prominent liberal bastions out west. On Tuesday, residents of San Francisco, Oakland, and Albany California will vote on Proposition V - a one cent  per ounce ...

  • November 6, 2016

    Clinton amnesty plan would cost taxpayers $1.2 trillion

    Hillary Clinton's plan to bring 11 million illegal aliens "out of the shadows" would cost American households an immediate tax increase of $1.2 trillion, or $15,000 per household, according to a study by the National Academy of Sci...

  • November 5, 2016

    Jury decides Rolling Stone defamed U. of Virginia dean

    A federal court jury found that the magazine Rolling Stone and reporter Sabrina Rubin Erdely defamed Nicole Eramo, a University of Virginia dean who oversaw sexual assault cases at the school. Significantly, the jury also decided that the m...

  • November 5, 2016

    Desperate Clinton warns Trump will start a war if he's elected

    With her lead in the polls shrinking by the hour, Hillary Clinton has gone from personally attacking the character of Donald Trump to fantasizing about what a Trump presidency would be like. Clinton told supporters in Pittsburgh that electing Trum...

  • November 5, 2016

    Judge orders IRS to stop targeting conservative groups

    A judge in Ohio is ordering the IRS to stop targeting conservative groups applying for tax exempt status and to make an immediate determination on an application by a Tea Party group in Texas. The decision, made public on Friday, leaves no doubt t...

  • November 5, 2016

    University of Alabama removes pro-Trump chalkings over 'hostile language'

    A series of pro-Donald Trump messages scrawled in chalk on sidewalks at the University of Alabama has been removed because school officials decided the language was "hostile." Washington Times: A series of pro-Donald Trump chalk mes...

  • November 4, 2016

    Report: Al-Qaeda planning attack for day before election day

    CBS News is reporting that US intelligence agencies have alerted joint terrorism task forces across the country of a potential al-Qaeda attack on Monday, the day before the election. The sources say that 3 states may be targeted; Texas, New York, ...

  • November 4, 2016

    Canadian teachers union writes guide that includes 'drag shows' to promote 'inclusiveness'

    A teachers union in Alberta, Canada has written a guide that instructs teachers how to promote tolerance and inclusiveness for the LGBT community. One recommendation is that teachers stop referring to "boys and girls" and use the te...

  • November 3, 2016

    Iran to infiltrate Revolutionary Guard fighters into US, Europe

    An Iranian military commander was quoted in a government publication as saying that Revolutionary Guard assets would be placed in the U.S. and Europe "very soon."  The purpose of infiltrating these assets is to promote the Islamic...

  • November 3, 2016

    Britain's High Court rules that government must get parliamentary approval for Brexit

    Great Britain's High Court – one of the most senior legal venues in the land – has ruled that the government of Prime Minister Teresa May must win a parliamentary vote in order to trigger Article 50 and start the process of exiting th...

  • October 31, 2016

    More than 50 people shot in Chicago over the weekend

    Last year, filmmaker Spike Lee released a film about gang violence in Chicago titled Chi-Raq.  Naturally, city officials hit the roof, complaining that the film portrayed street violence in Chicago unrealistically. They might want to rethink ...

  • October 31, 2016

    Report: Trump offered VP slot to Christie, then rescinded it

    The New York Post is reporting that Donald Trump offered the vice presidential nomination to Chris Christie but changed his mind and gave the slot to Mike Pence. The Hill: The publication said the GOP nominee hadn't decided whom he w...

  • October 31, 2016

    WikiLeaks set to deliver another blow to the Clinton campaign

    The Twitter account belonging to the hacker group WikiLeaks featured a mysterious tweet last night hinting that another release of documents related to the presidential campaign was imminent, perhaps as soon as today. Previous releases of John Pod...

  • October 30, 2016

    Reports: FBI doesn't have a warrant yet to review Abedin emails

    Reports by Yahoo News and CBS reveal that the FBI has yet to obtain a warrant to view Huma Abedin's emails found on devices belonging to her estranged husband Anthony Weiner. This information calls into question Director James Comey's cont...

  • October 30, 2016

    Is Huma Abedin open to perjury charges?

    Earlier this summer, Clinton aide Huma Abedin said in a sworn affadavit that she turned over all devices in which her emails from her time at the state department were stored. But the FBI discovered a trove of emails on her soon to be ex-husband A...

  • October 29, 2016

    Conflicted Comey explains himself

    In a memo sent to FBI employees on Friday, Director James Comey tried to explain why he went public with the bureau's reopening of the Clinton email case at this point in time. Fox News: In an internal memo obtained by Fox News, the belea...

  • October 29, 2016

    Obama blames negative media coverage for Obamacare failures

    President Obama told activists on a conference call that it was negative coverage of Obamacare premium spikes that has dampened the enthusiasm of the public to sign up for health insurance. The president's own Department of Health and Human Se...

  • October 29, 2016

    AG Lynch refuses to answer questions about Iran ransom payment

    Congress wants to know what role Attorney General Loretta Lynch played in the transfer of $1.7 billion to Iran in exchange for our hostages but the AG, in effect, is taking the fifth. Senator Marco Rubio and Rep. Mike Pompeo sent a series of ...

  • October 28, 2016

    Many GOP insiders think the polls are missing a 'secret' Trump vote

    In Politico's insider poll of several dozen political professionals on both sides, 7 in 10 of the Republican pros believe that the polls are significantly undercounting support for Donald Trump.  There are several reasons for this, most nota...

  • October 27, 2016

    For the first time, US abstains from UN Cuban embargo vote

    For the first time in history, the U.S. has failed to defend its long held Cuban embargo policy at the U.N. as the General Assembly passed a resolution harshly criticizing U.S. foreign policy.  Instead of voting "no" as it had every ti...

  • October 27, 2016

    Iran demands $4 million to release Lebanese-American resident

    Rep. Ed Royce, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, said Iran's ransom demand of $4 million to release a Lebanese-American permanent resident was entirely predictable based on our payment of $1.7 billion in cash for the release of oth...

  • October 25, 2016

    Obamacare rates will increase an average of 22% for Silver plans

    Analysts have been warning for months that Obamacare insurance premiums are set to skyrocket given the lack of competitiveness brought about by big insurance companies leaving the marketplace.  Yesterday, the administration admitted that...

  • October 24, 2016

    ACLU says ceremony honoring police before HS game sends 'frightening message'

    The New Jersey chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union criticized a pre-game ceremony at a high school football game honoring police, military, and first responders because it sent a "frightening message" of intimidation. The event...

  • October 24, 2016

    Clinton ad featuring nuclear launch officer reminiscent of LBJ's 'Daisy' ad

    In politics, what's old is new.  Both candidates in this race aren't breaking any new ground when it comes to tactics or themes.  Even their digital efforts are based on tried and true campaign verities that date back to the end of ...

  • October 23, 2016

    Up to 10,000 California Guard vets told to repay enlistment bonuses

     Nearly a decade ago at the height of the Iraq War, the California National Guard found itself coming up short in enlistments. To remedy the situation, they began offer a $15,000 bonus for some new recruits. Now, after a federal audit, i...

  • October 23, 2016

    Trump lays out agenda for first 100 days

    Donald Trump gave a speech near the historic Gettysburg battlefield on Saturday, laying out his plans to end corruption in government and give the voters a government "of, by, and for the people." Daily Mail: Touting 'the kind o...

  • October 22, 2016

    Ridiculously easy: How hackers took down the internet on Friday

    If you live on the East Coast, you probably suffered some sort of internet slowdown yesterday.  That's because of a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack carried out by as yet unknown party or parties.  The attack t...

  • October 21, 2016

    Wikileaks emails reveal close cooperation between Clinton campaign and Univision

    The newest John Podesta email dump from Wikileaks shows some suprisingly close cooperation between the Clinton campaign and the CEO of the Spanish language TV network Univision, Haim Saban. The two entities plotted broad and specific attacks on Donal...

  • October 20, 2016

    Group files FEC complaint based on O'Keefe video

     A public interest election integrity organization has filed suit with the FEC alleging illegal cooperation between the Clinton campaign and their primary super-PAC, among other organizations. The suit is based on a series of videos by Projec...

  • October 20, 2016

    Clinton says she 'won't add a penny' to the national debt

    Of all the whoppers told by both candidates at the debate last night, Hillary Clinton's claim that her programs "won't add a penny" to the national debt may be the biggest. The Hill: Hillary Clinton is pledging not to ...

  • October 20, 2016

    Former Greenpeace leader at odds with colleagues over support of fracking

    Oh, my.  An almost sensible environmentalist. A former director of U.K. Greenpeace, Stephen Tindale, has shocked fellow environmentalists by coming out in favor of hydraulic fracturing.  Fracking extracts oil and natural gas from shale a...

  • October 19, 2016

    FBI agent at center of quid pro quo controversy speaks out

    The FBI agent who spoke with State Department official Patrick Kennedy about reclassifying one of Hillary Clinton's emails in exchange for getting agents posted overseas went on the record with the Washington Post and denied that any co...

  • October 19, 2016

    DNC campaign bus caught dumping human waste in storm drain

    A bus touring Georgia belonging to the Democratic National Committee was caught dumping raw sewage – including human waste – into a storm drain outside Lawrenceville. A nearby businessman snapped some cell phone photos and called polic...

  • October 18, 2016

    Retired vice chair of JCS admits leaking classified info

    Too bad his last name isn't Clinton. The retired vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, four-star general James Cartwright, pleaded guilty to one charge of lying to federal investigators about passing classified information to reporters....

  • October 18, 2016

    Voter fraud investigation opened in Texas county

    Allegations of voter fraud in the Texas county of Tarrant highlight the nationwide problems with mail-in and absentee ballots. There is no voter ID law that covers these paper ballots, meaning that the practice of "vote harvesting...

  • October 17, 2016

    FBI director: Current stats don't back claim of police killing epidemic

    At a gathering of police chiefs in San Diego, FBI director James Comey pointed out the obvious: that a few viral videos of police shooting unarmed black men does not constitute an "epidemic" of police killings. CNN: He touched on a ...

  • October 17, 2016

    Axelrod: Clinton should consider skipping last debate

    Former Obama campaign chief David Axelrod suggested on Saturday that Hilllary Clinton skip her last debate on Wednesday with Donald Trump. Drug testing?!? You have to wonder if @HillaryClinton will/should reconsider next debate, given the depths...

  • October 16, 2016

    New FBI docs show Clinton aide proposing quid pro quo to alter email classification

    New FBI documents given to the House Oversight Committee reveal a top Clinton aide, Patrick Kennedy, proposing a quid pro quo with the FBI to alter the classification heading of at least 1 email. In return for the alteration, Kennedy suggested tha...

  • October 16, 2016

    Trump campaign accuses Ohio Republican chair of 'duplicity': Cuts ties

    Donald Trump's Ohio campaign director Robert Paduchi sent a blistering two page letter to the Ohio Republican Central Committee, accusing its chairman, Matt Borges, of not being sufficiently enthused about the GOP candidate and said they wou...

  • October 16, 2016

    Clinton campaign to accuse Trump of being in cahoots with Putin in email hacks

    Donald Trump is no stranger to conspiracy theories. From "rigged" elections, "rigged" debates, and "powerful forces" working to defeat his campaign. Trump's paranoia is both a subject of mirth and concern. But Hil...

  • October 15, 2016

    Obama lifts import ban on Cuban cigars

    The U.S. government is set to lift limits on the importation of Cuban cigars, vastly increasing the amount of cash that will flow into the Castro family crime syndicate. Since 2014, travelers could bring into the U.S. only $100's worth of...

  • October 15, 2016

    Ginsburg retracts criticism of Kaepernick anthem protest

    Under pressure from left-wing groups who were incensed with her comments about anthem protests being "dumb and disrespectful," Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg retracted her statement as "inappropriately dismissive and ha...

  • October 15, 2016

    Judge drops lawsuit by Sandy Hook families against Remington

    A federal judge has dismissed a wrongful death lawsuit against Remington Arms by families of schoolchildren slain in the Sandy Hook massacre, citing a federal law that protects gun manufacturers from liability for criminal acts committed with th...

  • October 15, 2016

    More than a million will lose their Obamacare insurance plans over the next year

    A survey by Bloomberg News of 32 states has found that more than 1.4 million Americans will lose their insurance plans over the coming year. Open enrollment for Obamacare starts in a couple of weeks, and the abandonment by several large insur...

  • October 15, 2016

    Voter fraud is real: Here's proof

    An excellenty article in The Federalist by John Gibbs that gives the lie to the liberal narrative that voter fraud doesn't exist. In fact, the problem is worse than we thought. Yet as the election approaches, more and more cases of voter ...

  • October 15, 2016

    CIA preparing cyber retaliation against Russia

    The Obama administration is contemplating retaliation against Russia for hacking American political organizations. The CIA is preparing several options for the president to consider - all of them unprecedented. NBCNews: The Obama administrati...

  • October 15, 2016

    Will we go to war in Syria?

    The top national security advisors in the Obama administration met yesterday to discuss US options in Syria - including the possibility of using force against President Assad's military forces. Reuters: Some top officials argue the United...

  • October 14, 2016

    College offers round-the-clock counseling for students 'troubled' by Halloween costumes

    It's almost Halloween, and for colleges and universities across the country, that means numerous opportunities for students to demonstrate how sensitive they are to things like diversity, cultural appropriation, racism, sexism, classism...

  • October 14, 2016

    Darn it! Warmist hysterics disappointed hurricane Matthew wasn't a cataclysm

    This is pretty sick when you think about it, but there are apparently some global warming alarmists who are actually disappointed that Hurricane Matthew wasn't the epic disaster that some were predicting before it hit the U.S. Billions in dama...

  • October 14, 2016

    UN to declare Israel an 'occupying power' in Jerusalem

    UNESCO, the U.N. agency charged with protecting cultural treasures, passed a resolution that declares Israel an "occupying power" in Jerusalem while refusing to recognize Temple Mount and other Jewish holy sites as legitimate. The r...

  • October 13, 2016

    Putin Orders All Russian Officials To Bring Family Members Living Abroad Back Home

    While the attention of America has been fixed on the presidential election, relations between Russia and the US have deteriorated to the point that foreign policy experts are now talking about open conflict between the two countries. Vladimir Pu...

  • October 13, 2016

    A tale of two police ambushes

    Two Boston police officers were gunned down by a suspect armed with an assault rifle and wearing body armor. The officers are in critical condition while 9 other officers were injured in a firefight that resulted in the death of the suspect. ...

  • October 12, 2016

    The Fix is In: Hillary Campaign contact with Justice Department revealed by Wikileaks

    A new batch of Hillary Clinton emails was released by Wikileaks yesterday and one of them appears to confirm that the Clinton campaign had contact with the Justice Department during its ongoing investigation into her private email server. The camp...

  • October 12, 2016

    Clinton email leaks show campaign's close cooperation, collusion with media

    Two examples from the Wikileaks email dump from the account of Clinton campaign manager John Podesta show the shocking level of cooperation and deference paid by the media to the Clinton campaign. First, New York Times reporter and CNBC anchor Joh...

  • October 11, 2016

    Leaked email reveals Saudi and Qatar support for Islamic State

    A leaked email from Hillary Clinton to then President Obama top aide John Podesta reveals Clinton's concerns about Islamic State and the support it was receiving from Saudi Arabia and Qatar. A few months after the email was sent, Podesta would ta...

  • October 11, 2016

    DHS report: Mexican government helping thousands of Haitians enter the US illegally

    Documents obtained by Rep. Duncan Hunter detail the assistance of the Mexican government in getting Haitian refugees into the US illegally. In the last year, more than 6,000 Haitians have arrived at the border near San Diego with thousands more in...

  • October 10, 2016

    Obama administration issued nearly $600 billion in unfunded mandates

    Another dubious achievement for the Obama administration. The White House has imposed a record number of unfunded mandates on states and private business totaling nearly $600 billion. The 101 mandates are twice the number of mandates imposed between ...

  • October 10, 2016

    David Brock says he'll pay legal fees of 'Apprentice' employees who leak Trump tapes

    David Brock, who runs one of Hillary Clinton's larger Super Pacs, has offered to pay the legal fees of employees who worked on Donald Trump's TV show, "The Apprentice," if they are sued for leaking tapes damaging to Trump. Appare...

  • October 9, 2016

    Report: RNC redirecting resources away from Trump campaign

    The Wall Street Journal is reporting that the Republican National Committee has begun redirecting resources away from the Trump presidential campaign to bolster the campaigns of down ballot candidates. The news comes as pressure is building on Trump ...

  • October 8, 2016

    Administration blames Russia government for political hacks

    What was once just hinted at has now been confirmed.  U.S. intelligence officials say that the hack of the DNC and other political organizations is the work of the Russian government, approved at the highest levels. The Hill: The De...

  • October 8, 2016

    Wikileaks reveals Clinton's support for open borders and free trade

    Wikileaks has released thousands of emails from Hillary Clinton's campaign manager, John Podesta, that reveal some devastating policy positions that she privately holds but publicly denies.  Some of the emails quote her spe...

  • October 8, 2016

    Lawsuit alleges Yahoo 'purged' male employees

    A former employee has sued Yahoo, alleging that CEO Marissa Mayer designed performance evaluations that were unfair to men, leading to a purge of male employees. Mercury News: “Mayer encouraged and fostered the use of (an employee perfo...

  • October 7, 2016

    Virginia Dem: Obamacare has made health care more 'affordable': Crowd laughs

    How much are Democrats in denial about the Obamacare meltdown? Virginia Democratic congressional candidate LuAnn Bennett, who is running against incumbent GOP Rep. Barbara Comstock, told the audience at a debate that Obamacare has made health in...

  • October 7, 2016

    FBI interview files reveal missing Clinton email 'boxes' and altered classified headings

    More revelations of wrongdoing by Hillary Clinton and her staff have emerged from FBI files detailing interviews with State Department employees. It appears that at least two boxes of Clinton emails have disappeared. The emails cover the crucial mont...

  • October 7, 2016

    Obama invites hundreds of foreign 'election observers' to monitor electoral process

    Banana Republics around the world are being invited to send representatives to the US to monitor polling places on election day. Just think how much about voter fraud we can learn from them! President Obama has invited the foreigners ostensibly...

  • October 6, 2016

    European commission tells British press not to use 'Muslim' to identify terrorists

    A report from the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) singles out Great Britain, saying there has been a significant increase in "hate speech" over the last few years and that the government must do a better job "...

  • October 6, 2016

    Report: Dozens of Afghan troops training in US are missing

    We've covered several stories in the last few years involving two or three Afghan soldiers training in the U.S. who went AWOL.  Now Reuters has an exclusive report that reveals a far larger problem. According to the report, 44 A...

  • October 6, 2016

    Tennessee on the front lines of Obamacare meltdown

    Tennessee isn't the only state looking to salvage its Obamacare insurance exchange, but its problems are illustrative of how Obamacare's meltdown is proceeding. The state director and the president of Club for Growth in Tennessee penn...

  • October 5, 2016

    Indiana voter fraud investigation now spans 9 counties

    A former staffer on Bill Clinton's 1996 presidential campaign is behind a voter registration organization that is now being investigated for fraud by the Indiana state police. Indiana Voter Registration Project (IVRP), based in Indianapolis, m...

  • October 5, 2016

    NFL sees 19% drop in Monday Night Football ratings partly due to boycott over anthem protests

    Ratings for NFL Monday Night Football games on TV have dropped 19% this year, at least partly due to #boycottNFL – a movement to punish the league for allowing players to disrespect the National Anthem. While streaming services like Netflix ...

  • October 5, 2016

    Did DoJ drop charges against arms dealer who could sink Clinton?

    The Department of Justice is dropping charges against an arms dealer who says he can expose Hillary Clinton's role in illegally arming terrorists in Libya. American Marc Turi had been charged with selling weapons to Libyan rebels at a tim...

  • October 4, 2016

    US falls out of top 10 'most free' nations

    America's transformation continues under President Obama, and the only question is what exactly we are transforming into. A nation that is poorer, less respected, weakened abroad, and divided at home.  All of this has led to a country tha...

  • October 4, 2016

    Obama labor regulations will cost $80 billion and 411 million paperwork hours

    A study by the National Association of Manufacturers of new regulations issued in the last year of President Obama's presidency shows the massive cost that businesses will be forced to bear.  The regulations from the Department of Labor, OSH...

  • October 3, 2016

    Epidemic of deaths from hospital super-bugs going unreported

    Health authorities are raising the alarm about antibiotic-resistant "super-bugs" that have invaded American hospitals, killing up to 175,000 patients a year. It may be even worse because death certificates often don't mention the kil...

  • October 3, 2016

    More than 1,000 voted illegally in just 8 localities in Virginia

    More than 1,000 aliens and non-citizens voted in recent Virginia elections, according to a report published by the Virginia Voters Alliance. That number represents figures from only 8 of 125 localities, so the problem is "exponentially w...

  • October 2, 2016

    Minnesota Obamacare exchange 'near collapse'

    The Minnesota state insurance commissioner says the state's Obamacare insurance exchange is "near collapse" and to save it, insurers must raise their rates on average by 60% and allow the companies to limit enrollment. Bloomberg: ...

  • October 2, 2016

    In leaked audio, Kerry says he 'lost the argument' for use of force in Syria

    Secretary of State John Kerry told a group of Syrian civilians at the United Nations that he had been pressing President Obama to use force against President Assad's military in Syria but was overruled by others in the administration. The audi...

  • October 2, 2016

    Inspector General report: Administration slow walked record requests; attacked Judicial Watch

    According to a report by the inspector general of the General Services Administration, Obama administration political operatives continuously slow walked open records requests and punished the legal group Judicial Watch for their activism. Judicia...

  • October 1, 2016

    DHS: 20 states voter registration systems experience 'probing' from hackers

    A DHS official told Politico that the voter registration systems from 20 states have experienced intrusion attempts that they consider "probing of concern."  The revelation comes on the heels of warnings from DHS and other federal...

  • October 1, 2016

    American female chess champion won't compete in Iran due to hijab requirement

    The U.S. champion chess player, Nazi Paikidze-Barnes, will not be competing in the world championship to he held in Iran next February because the Iranians will enforce the law requiring all women to wear a head scarf. Several other players f...

  • October 1, 2016

    Gay YouTube 'star' charged in fake hate crime incident

    We're all familiar with the lengths that some people will go to fake a "hate crime."  But gay activist Calum McSwiggan, an online personality known for his blog posts and YouTube videos, went above and beyond to become a fake ...

  • October 1, 2016

    Philippine president says he'd be 'happy to slaughter' 3 million drug addicts

    President Rodrigo Duterte has often been referred to as "the Donald Trump of the Philippines."  This is patently unfair.  Duterte makes Trump look and sound like an almost reasonable person by comparison. Duterte's latest b...

  • September 30, 2016

    Obama's Peres eulogy: It's all about him

    President Obama spoke at the funeral of Shimon Peres, calling him a "dear friend" and, as usual, made the great occassion all about himself. You have to wonder what the assembled guests thought of a speech that placed Obama on the s...

  • September 30, 2016

    Obama administration backed lifting sanctions on Iranian banks as part of hostage ransom

    The Wall Street Journal has a shocking report that adds fuel to the fire over the $1.7 billion in cash paid to the Iranians to get the hostages released. On the same day the cash payment arrived in Tehran, the U.S. secretly agreed to back a U...

  • September 29, 2016

    Senate Dem's report criticizing EPA critics written by green pressure group

    We've known for years that radical green groups have been secretly collaborating with the EPA in the writing of regulations and policy papers.  But Democratic senator Sheldon Whitehouse, one of the primary global warming hysterics on Ca...

  • September 29, 2016

    Surprise! Administration does not vet refugees for extremist ideological views

    How screwed up is our vetting policy for admitting refugees?  In April, the administration cut the refugee vetting process that would ordinarily take 18 to 24 months down to 3 months.  They won't pore over social media sites used by ref...

  • September 28, 2016

    Obama nominates ambassador to Cuba

    President Obama has nominated Jeffrey DeLaurentis, our top diplomat in Havana, to be the first U.S. ambassador to Cuba since the Cold War began. The nomination will almost certainly not be considered in the Republican-controlled Senate, where...

  • September 28, 2016

    Missing Afghan military students in US raise alarms at Pentagon, DHS

    The Pentagon announced that seven students from Afghanistan undergoing military training in the U.S. have gone AWOL.  This is not the first such incident.  In December of last year, two Afghan military students went missing from Moody ...

  • September 28, 2016

    'Hate Response Team' report shows 14% of incidents are fake

    A report released by the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse’s “Hate Response Team” shows that 14% of incidents of “hate speech” are either fake or frivolous. What makes that number laughable is that many of the ot...

  • September 28, 2016

    The long blue line in Congress on Obamacare breaks

    Democrats have been massively resistant to any changes proposed by Republicans to Obamacare.  But the failure of so many Obamacare co-ops has left tens of thousands of citizens without an insurance option, which could lead to a fine by the IRS i...

  • September 27, 2016

    Chicago teachers vote to authorize strike

    The union representing teachers in the nation's third largest school district in the nation has voted to authorize a strike if negotiations with the school board break down. Ninety-five percent of Chicago public school teachers approved t...

  • September 27, 2016

    Giuliani: I wouldn't debate again after Holt's 'interference'

    Donald Trump faced two opponents at the presidential debate last night, and Rudy Giuliani is angry about it. Moderator Lester Holt "fact-checked" Donald Trump on his tax returns but was curiously silent when it came to questioning H...

  • September 27, 2016

    Iconic Marine Corps slogan 'The Few, the Proud' will be replaced

    Since 1977, the Marine Corps has used the slogan "The Few, The Proud" to market itself to potential recruits.  Now the Marines think it's time to update their image and create a slogan that better describes their mission....

  • September 26, 2016

    Clinton wants debate moderator to 'fact-check' the candidates

    Hillary Clinton and her aides are pressing moderator Lester Holt to "fact-check" Donald Trump during the debate tonight.  Debate moderators cannot "close their ears to Donald Trump's lies; it will extend an unfair bias to...

  • September 26, 2016

    Some states looking at their own 'public option' health insurance system

    With Obamacare failing nationally, some states are looking to create publicly funded health care systems within their borders. The idea is that a public option at the state level will spur competition and bring down rates of insurers who participa...

  • September 26, 2016

    US walks out of UN meeting on Syria after calling Russian bombing 'barbarism'

    Russia's and Syria's massive offensive against rebel-held Aleppo led to one of the most contentious meetings of the U.N. Security Council in years. The U.S., France, and Great Britain called for an emergency session of the Council after mo...

  • September 26, 2016

    Authorities won't rule out terrorism as a motive in Washington state shootings

    Law enforcement in Washington are still unable to perceive a motive in the shooting deaths of five people at a mall outside Seattle.  But according to Rep. Mike McCaul, Chairman of the Homeland Security Committee, terrorism is not being ruled ou...

  • September 26, 2016

    Union of immigration officers endorses Trump

    A union representing 5,000 immigration officers has endorsed Donald Trump for president. The endorsement comes as Trump and Clinton prepare to debate immigration among other issues in a nationally televised even that's expected to draw up to 100 ...

  • September 25, 2016

    Jesse Jackson refuses to condemn Charlotte violence

    The Rev. Jesse Jackson never met a race riot he didn't like and proved it again in an interview with Fox News' Neil Cavuto. Jackson was asked repeatedly by Cavuto to condemn the violence in Charlotte outright and never answered. Inste...

  • September 25, 2016

    Appeals court: Ohio voter purge illegal

    This is a perfect illustration of hardball politics when it comes to trying to prevent voter fraud. For 20 years, Ohio has purged its voter rolls of people who have not voted in the last several elections. The usual reasons for why people don'...

  • September 25, 2016

    Most intense fighting of the civil war in Aleppo courtesy of John Kerry

     After three days of massive bombardment of the Syrian city of Aleppo, it seems clear that the ceasefire negotiated between the US and Russia was a ruse to allow President Assad and Vladimir Putin to organize their forces to make a primal push t...

  • September 25, 2016

    Charlotte police release 2 videos of shooting

    Charlotte police released a body cam video and a dash cam video of the shooting incident involving Keith Scott. The videos do not conclusively show Scott was holding a gun, but several officers can be heard screaming "Drop the gun" numerous...

  • September 25, 2016

    McConnell urges passage of 'bi-partisan' funding resolution

    With less than 6 days to go before the government runs out of money, Congress will vote this week on a stop gap measure that would fund the government through December. What is not in the Continuing Resolution is far more significant tha...

  • September 24, 2016

    Obama used fake name in emailing Clinton

    FBI files released on Friday indicate that President Obama used a pseudonym in at least some of his email exchanges with Hillary Clinton.  The revelation shocked Clinton aide Huma Abedin, who wondered why the emails weren't classified. ...

  • September 24, 2016

    Report: FBI gave at least partial immunity to 5 Clinton aides

    The weekly document dump by the FBI has turned up some startling information.  The Bureau granted at least partial immunity to five Hillary Clinton aides who were key players in the private email scandal now roiling the Clinton campaign. ...

  • September 24, 2016

    The dead are voting in Colorado

    During his speech accepting the Democratic nomination for president in 2008, Barack Obama promised that "this was the moment when the rise of the oceans began to slow and our planet began to heal."  But that's not the only godli...

  • September 23, 2016

    Emails show immigration officials working overtime to boost Hillary Clinton

    An email chain acquired by the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and shown to Fox News reveals immigration officials urging employees to work overtime to naturalize as many immigrants as possible in advance of the pres...

  • September 23, 2016

    Rutgers prof equates pet ownership with 'torture'

    Attention, dog and cat lovers: you are morally and ethically corrupt for caring for companion animals and treating them like "animal slaves."  Have you no heart?  Keeping a pet in your house is "torture," and the domesti...

  • September 23, 2016

    EU court asked to drop Hamas from terror list

    An adviser to the European Union's top court says Hamas and the Tamil Tigers should be dropped from the EU's list of terrorist organizations. The reason?  It's not because the adviser thinks Hamas is no longer conducting terror at...

  • September 22, 2016

    Sacramento mayor, Obama friend Kevin Johnson assaults pie-thrower

    Former NBA star and current Sacramento mayor Kevin Johnson had a pie thrown in his face at a dinner on Wednesday night and responded by tackling the protester, getting on top of him, and beating his face bloody. East Bay Express: Multiple sou...

  • September 22, 2016

    21 states, business groups, file suit against new Obama overtime rules

    The Chamber of Commerce, as well as other business groups, and 21 states have filed separate suits in federal court looking to block President Obama's new overtime rules that are scheduled to go into effect December 1. The overtime rules doubl...

  • September 22, 2016

    Instapundit's Glenn Reynolds Twitter account suspended (update: restored)

    One of the biggest bloggers on the conservative web had his Twitter account suspended.  Glenn Reynolds of Instapundit believes it's because of this tweet: Whoa. pic.twitter.com/FXiCxIXWC3 — Jonah Goldberg (@JonahNRO) Se...

  • September 21, 2016

    Media calls Charlotte riot a 'protest'

    A riot broke out in Charlotte, N.C. late last night after police shot and killed a man who they say was armed with a gun. But the family of Keith Lamont Scott says he was carrying a book when he emerged from a car at an apartment complex where pol...

  • September 21, 2016

    Coming soon to a doctor's office near you: Obamacare public option

    Regardless of who wins the presidential election, it appears likely that in order to save what's left of Obamacare, some kind of "public option" will be proposed in Congress next year. We've documented the death spiral of Obamaca...

  • September 21, 2016

    Senate showdown looms over Obama 9/11 bill veto

    The Senate will remain in session through next week to deal with an expected veto by President Obama of the bill passed last week that gives families of 9/11 victims the right to sue the government of Saudi Arabia for being complicit in the attacks. ...

  • September 20, 2016

    White House says we're in a 'narrative battle' with ISIS

    White House spokesman Josh Earnest said yesterday that the war against the Islamic State is a "narrative battle." Brought on to discuss the bombings in New York and New Jersey and the possible connections to international ter...

  • September 20, 2016

    Federal judge chastises State Department for slow-walking Clinton emails

    A federal judge angrily denounced the Justice Department for not leaning on the Department of State to release some Hillary Clinton emails in a more timely manner. U.S. district judge Richard Leon, who is overseeing the release of the emails under...

  • September 19, 2016

    Law enforcement links Islamic terrorism to Chelsea, NJ bombings

    After the bombing in the Chelsea neighborhood in New York City, Governor Andrew Cuomo and New York mayor Bill de Blasio went to great lengths to assure New Yorkers that international terrorism was not involved. Mayor Bill de Blasio called the bo...

  • September 19, 2016

    ISIS takes credit for Minnesota mall attack

    The Islamic State has claimed credit for the stabbing attack at a Minnesota mall that injured nine people on Saturday. The suspect was shot and killed by an off-duty policeman. H is family identified him as Dahir A. Adan, 22, o...

  • September 19, 2016

    Priebus: Candidates who don't support Trump could be penalized

    Republican National Committee chairman Reince Priebus told Face the Nation that former presidential candidates who do not endorse Donald Trump for president could find themselves penalized if they run for president again. CBS: “Tho...

  • September 18, 2016

    Black cop files suit against Black Lives Matter for inciting anti-police violence

    A 17 year veteran of the Dallas Police force and president of the Dallas Fallen Officer Foundation has filed suit in federal court against Black Lives Matter and several individuals including George Soros and Barack Obama. Sergeant Demetric...

  • September 18, 2016

    Putin frustrated with Obama's refusal to release details of ceasefire

    Vladimir Putin expressed puzzlement over why the Obama administration is refusing to release details of the ceasefire agreement ironed out with Russia last week. A UN Security Council meeting scheduled for Friday to discuss the deal was cancelled whe...

  • September 18, 2016

    Some Georgetown students believe the Constitution is taken 'too seriously'

    To honor Constitution Day last Friday, Campus Reform went to Georgetown University in Washington to get their views on the document.  Here are the chilling results. Washington Times: Campus Reform asked Georgetown students, who have a...

  • September 18, 2016

    Dozens killed as US planes mistakenly bomb Syrian troops

    Planes from the US-led coalition in Syria mistakenly bombed Syrian army units who were engaged with ISIS fighters near the Deir Ezzor Airport. Up to 83 soldiers were killed and more than 100 wounded, according to the Syrian Observatory on Human ...

  • September 18, 2016

    College professor stops teaching about sexual violence because too many students 'triggered'

     "This triggers me" is the new "my dog ate my homework," writes Hit and Run's Robby Soave. In the case of an Ithica College professor's teaching about sexual violence, you might want to confirm that statement as true....

  • September 17, 2016

    UN secretary general: The climate change 'debate on science' and politics is 'over'

    It's a good thing that U.N. secretary general Ban Ki-moon is on his way out.  Given his many failures, including the civil war in Syria and enabling North Korea and Iran to become nuclear-capable, his exit can't come too soon. Ban gav...

  • September 17, 2016

    Michigan school district calls 'Betsy Ross' flag a 'symbol of hate'

    The superintendent of a Michigan school district has apologized for allowing the display of what is erroneously referred to as "America's first flag" because it is a "symbol of exclusion and hate." Forest Hills School Distr...

  • September 17, 2016

    US special forces chased out of Syrian town by American-backed rebels

    Under threat from a large group of soldiers belonging to the U.S.-backed Free Syrian Army, U.S. special forces were driven out of a Syrian town on the Turkish border as members of the FSA taunted and screamed at them. Here's the video: Fu...

  • September 17, 2016

    DHS issues another warning regarding a potential hacked election

    In an attempt to clarify what kind of assistance they will offer state and local election officials to prevent their systems from being hacked, the Department of Homeland Security has issued a further warning about the security of the ballot and what...

  • September 16, 2016

    Visiting US, London mayor says immigrants shouldn't have to assimilate

    On a visit to Chicago, London mayor Sadiq Kahn lectured the U.S. on how to welcome immigrants to the U.S.  He said integration, not assimilation should be the goal in developing "cohesive communities." Voice of America: ...

  • September 16, 2016

    Harvard study blames 'partisan government' and 'polarization' for sluggish economy

    Harvard Business School asserts in a study entitled "Problems Unsolved and a Nation Divided" that our weak economy is the result of "political polarization," which has paralyzed Congress and prevented it from taking...

  • September 15, 2016

    Flint pastor cuts off Trump mid-speech to prevent him from criticizing Clinton

    The pastor at a historically black church in Flint, Michigan stepped in and interrupted a speech by Donald Trump when the candidate began to criticize Hillary Clinton. Politico: “Hillary Clinton failed on the economy, just like she...

  • September 15, 2016

    TSA admits commercial flights to Cuba don't have armed air marshals aboard

    TSA deputy administrator Huban Gowadia told a House committee that despite promising months ago that no commercial flights to and from Cuba would take off without an armed air marshal, the flights, which began last month, aren't carryin...

  • September 14, 2016

    9 executive orders from Obama costing taxpayers $31 billion

    A report from the American Action Forum shows that just nine Obama executive orders have cost the taxpayers $31 billion to implement. Recall Obama's words to justify government by decree. Washington Free Beacon: “‘I’v...

  • September 14, 2016

    CBS 'edits' Bill Clinton comment about Hillary's health

    Talk about selective editing.  Charlie Rose of CBS was interviewing Bill Clinton about Hillary's health when the ex-president dropped what should have been a bombshell – that Hillary faints "frequently."  But in lat...

  • September 14, 2016

    Israel to receive largest ever US military aid package

    A Memorandum of Understanding will be signed at the State Department today by Israel and the U.S., pledging a record $38 billion over 10 years for the Jewish state. It's the largest aid package in history.  Not lost on anyone is the fact ...

  • September 13, 2016

    Iran threatens to shoot down US spy planes

    Iran threatened to shoot down two U.S. spy planes flying in international waters in the Straits of Hormuz.  The planes were on a surveillance mission and were flying 13 miles off the coast of Iran when the threat was made. Fox News: At s...

  • September 13, 2016

    Rep. Chaffetz serves subpoena to FBI witness for all Clinton email documents during hearing

    In a highly unusual move, Rep. Jason Chaffetz served a subpoena to an FBI official for all documents the bureau has gathered during the course of the investigation into Hillary Clinton's email server in the middle of a committee hearing. ...

  • September 12, 2016

    House GOP eyes short term spending bill to avoid shutdown

    House Republicans huddled behind closed doors on Friday to map out their strategy for passing an omnibus spending bill before the September 30 deadline. The consensus that appears to be emerging is to draft a short term bill that would fund the go...

  • September 12, 2016

    Media angry over being kept in the dark about Clinton illness

    Reporters covering the presidential campaign expressed anger on Twitter over being left out of the loop by the Clinton campaign about her illness. Few of them, however, raised questions about the true state of the candidate's health or wh...

  • September 11, 2016

    Chicago cops lagging behind other cities in solving murders

    How bad is the murderous crime wave currently sweeping Chicago's streets? A resident of one neighborhood  has hired his own personal security team to patrol his community, doing the job the Chicago police can't do. CBS Chicago: ...

  • September 11, 2016

    World Vision charity pulls out of Gaza after chief indicted for aiding Hamas

    World Vision International, one of the major NGO's serving Gaza, has laid off 120 employees and closed its Gaza office after the head of the charity in the region was indicted by the Israelis for diverting money into the coffers of Hamas. Jewi...

  • September 11, 2016

    NHS chiefs: UK hospitals near collapse

    A startling report from the chiefs of the British National Health Service who say without an infusion of cash, hospitals in the UK will be forced to lay off staff and implement "draconian rationing" to survive. The Guardian: Years o...

  • September 11, 2016

    Germany wants to deport half of Afghan refugees

    The poor showing by Chancellor Angela Merkel's CDU party in the recent state elections may be at least partially responsible for a decision by the government to return home half the refugees from Afghanistan.  The Merkel government wants ...

  • September 10, 2016

    US, Russia reach Syrian ceasefire deal

    The United States and Russia have agreed to promote a ceasefire in Syria and allow critical humanitarian aid to reach affected cities and towns.  They also agreed to a joint targeting of the Islamic State and other Islamist militias. This is ...

  • September 10, 2016

    Retired general claims Obama sees NATO as a 'threat'

    Retired Air Force general Philip Breedlove, who served as supreme allied commander of NATO, sent a series of scathing emails about President Obama to a colleague at a think-tank, saying the president saw NATO as a "warmonger worry...

  • September 10, 2016

    House passes bill allowing 9/11 families to sue Saudi Arabia

     The House of Representatives passed a controversial bill that would allow 9/11 families to sue the Saudi Arabian government for complicity in the 9/11 attacks.  The vote was unanimous. The Hill: The bill, which passed the Senate un...

  • September 9, 2016

    Civil rights chief: 'Religious freedom' code words for intolerance

    What would happen if the government got out of the business of protecting the First Amendment rights of Americans and instead, decided to start attacking them? The chairman of the U.S. Civil Rights Commission believes that "religious freedom...

  • September 9, 2016

    Iran may have received as much as $33 billion in cash and gold

    Between 2014 and 2016, Iran may have received as much as $33.6 billion in cash and gold payments from the U.S. government.  This despite the fact that sanctions were fully in place until January of this year. The source of this information is...

  • September 9, 2016

    Visa loophole exploited by 9/11 terrorists has yet to be closed

    A loophole in the system allowed five of the 9/11 hijackers to overstay their visas, which allowed them to conduct their attacks.  Fifteen years later, that loophole remains open, a product of government inaction and a lack of will to close...

  • September 8, 2016

    In Laos, Obama twice accuses Americans of being 'lazy'

    He just can't help himself. President Obama is the only president in memory – perhaps ever – who enjoys insulting Americans while overseas. He does it for approval, of course.  Much of the rest of the world hates the U.S.,...

  • September 8, 2016

    Trump praises murderous dictator as a better leader than Obama

    At NBC's Commander in Chief Forum in New York last night, Donald Trump praised Russia's murderous dictator, Vladimir Putin, saying Putin is a better leader than Barack Obama. It's not the first time Trump has sung the praises...

  • September 8, 2016

    IRS still using the same targeting criteria against conservatives

    Court filings made public this week reveal that the IRS is still using the same criteria to target Tea Party and other conservative groups, despite a promise from IRS commissioner John Koskinen that the agency had stopped the practice. Washin...

  • September 8, 2016

    Can the GOP stop Obama's internet giveaway?

    As the October 1 deadline approaches for the us to turn over control of ICANN, the domain name nonprofit, to the international community, several congressional Republicans are vowing to fight the move because they say it's dangerous and premature...

  • September 7, 2016

    Britain, France to begin construction of Calais wall

    Great Britain and France are set to begin construction of a wall in the French port of Calais to prevent refugees from swarming trucks bound for England, the immigration minister, Robert Goodwill, said yesterday. The half-mile, 13-foot-high wall i...

  • September 7, 2016

    WSJ: Entire $1.7-billion ransom paid to Iran in cash

    The Wall Street Journal is reporting that members of Congress were briefed by the Obama administration on how the rest of the $1.7-billion ransom payment to Iran was accomplished.  The transfer took place in late January, with $400 million in...

  • September 7, 2016

    Salman Rushdie: 'Today, I would be accused of Islamophobia'

    Author Salman Rushdie spent two decades in hiding after the Iranian government issued a death sentence for his "blasphemy" in writing The Satanic Verses. Almost the entire Western world came to his defense.  But Rushdie believes tha...

  • September 7, 2016

    Assad gases the children of Aleppo

    Barrel bombs of chlorine gas were dropped on a residential neighborhood in Aleppo, causing at least 80 people – many of them children – to suffer from breathing difficulties. CNN: The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights a...

  • September 6, 2016

    Promise kept: 83,000 coal mining jobs lost since 2008

    It was during the 2008 campaign that candidate Obama first promised to destroy the coal industry.  Since then, more than 400 coal mines have closed, six major coal companies have filed for bankruptcy, and more than 83,000 coal miners have lost t...

  • September 6, 2016

    Philippine president calls Obama an SOB

    Obama's adventures in diplomacy continued on his Asian trip.  First he was disrespected in China when his hosts refused to roll out the red carpet for him. Then Philippine president  Rodrigo Duterte angrily denounced the American l...

  • September 6, 2016

    Obama: No retaliation for Russian hacking of our democracy

    President Obama emerged from a 90-minute meeting with Russian president Putin and announced there would be no retaliation for Russia's suspected hack of the DNC files and other political targets. I'm sure this pleases Putin, who is now sus...

  • September 6, 2016

    Border agent: 8 in 10 illegals released into US after capture

    Someone tell me why we even bother with recognizable borders when illegal aliens can cross it with impunity and disappear? The president of the National Border Patrol Council, Local 2455 says that his agents are hampered by a lack of resource...

  • September 5, 2016

    EU president: Europe can't take more refugees

    At a news conference held during the G-20 summit, European Council president Donald Tusk warned that the "practical capability" of Europe to accept more refugees is at its limit. AFP: Europe is "close to limits" on its abi...

  • September 5, 2016

    Obama plays down Chinese snub at airport

    President Obama played down the altercations that took place on the tarmac upon his arrival in China for the G-20 summit, saying he wouldn't "overcrank the significance" of the incidents. But the president said nothing about th...

  • September 5, 2016

    Regional election defeat raises questions about Merkel's future

    German chancellor Angela Merkel received an electoral shock over the weekend when her CDU party finished third in a regional election in the north German state of Mecklenburg-West Pomerania. Her ruling coalition got 19% of the vote, compared ...

  • September 5, 2016

    CNN host flabbergasted to learn Clinton aides destroyed devices with hammers

    The fact that Hillary Clinton aides used a hammer to destroy some of the 18 mobile devices the candidate used with her private server didn't surprise people who have been following the Clintons for decades. It did, however, shock CNN host...

  • September 5, 2016

    Pelosi: Clinton emails 'technicalities'

    Rep. Nancy Pelosi told "CBS This Morning" that the public shouldn't be concerned about "technicalities" related to the Clinton email scandal and that it was "much ado about nothing, but too much ado." Washing...

  • September 3, 2016

    U of Illinois mulls 'substantial consequences' for 'non-inclusive behavior'

    University of Illinois student government is seriously considering a proposal that would mandate "substantial consequences" to student organizations that engage in what is termed "non-inclusive behavior." They can't quite d...

  • September 3, 2016

    Commie legislature ratifies climate deal; Obama decrees US ratification

    The Communist legislature of China voted to ratify the Paris climate accords yesterday, leading to President Xi declaring the agreement now in effect in China. Meanwhile, President Obama also declared the ratification of the climate deal – b...

  • September 3, 2016

    Bizarre incident on tarmac as Obama arrives for G-20 summit

    The Chinese are hosting the G-20 summit for the first time and are extremely anxious that everything come off without a hitch. That may explain a bizarre incident on the Hangzhou airport tarmac, where national security adviser Susan Rice...

  • September 2, 2016

    Chicago sees bloodiest month for homicides in 20 years

    The carnage on Chicago's streets continued its record-setting pace in August with a body count of 90 – the bloodiest single month in 20 years. Meanwhile, the city has already seen the number of killings surpass all of last year ...

  • September 2, 2016

    Georgetown will offer admissions preferences to descendants of slaves

    In an acknowledgement of its past association with the slave trade, Georgetown University will offer the descendants of nearly 300 slaves who were sold to pay off the school's debts in 1838 preferences in the admissions process. CNNMoney: ...

  • September 2, 2016

    HHS secretary: Obamacare sustainable even without help from Congress

    The secretary of the Health and Human Services Department sought to reassure America that Obamacare is sustainable even without any action by Congress. Sylvia Burwell told reporters that the changes to the law being made by the White House will im...

  • September 2, 2016

    Kaepernick practice socks echo Black Lives Matter view of police

    Last night in San Diego, San Francisco quarterback Colin Kaepernick knelt during the playing of the national anthem – not quite a sit-down protest, but on military appreciation night at the stadium, not exactly respectful, either. But Kaeper...

  • September 1, 2016

    Bill Clinton used taxpayer dollars to set up foundation, Hillary's email server

    An obscure law designed to keep ex-presidents out of poverty was used by Bill Clinton to set up his family foundation and fund the I.T. requirements of Hillary Clinton's private email server. Politico: Taxpayer cash was used to buy I...

  • September 1, 2016

    Secret part of Iran nuclear deal carves out exemptions for Iranian compliance

    Just how desperate was the West to complete the Iranian nuclear deal?  In the last weeks before the June 30, 2015 deadline to finalize the deal, John Kerry was busy giving away the store to Iran, negating much of what was in the so-called "...

  • September 1, 2016

    Black Lives Matter livid over leaked Dem email on how to 'handle' them

    Here's a real shocker for you.  Democrats take black activists for granted and look to manipulate them to keep their allegiance without showing any support for their policy positions. The "plantation" is working fine. Washing...

  • August 31, 2016

    Homeland Security readying contingency plan to take over election security

    The Department of Homeland Security is mulling an option to declare elections a "critical infrastructure" of the United States, which would allow them a certain amount of control of the election process. The plan is short on specifics. ...

  • August 31, 2016

    Trump will meet with Mexican president in advance of his immigration speech

    Donald Trump announced on Tuesday night that he had accepted an invitation from President Enrique Peña-Nieto to visit Mexico today in advance of his speech on immigration. CNN: A meeting between Trump and Peña Nieto wo...

  • August 30, 2016

    FBI alert suggests state voter lists may be under hacker assault

    Two states – Illinois and Arizona – have reported that their voter registration lists have been penetrated by hackers, prompting the FBI to issue an unprecedented alert to all 50 states about the possibility that a foreign government may ...

  • August 30, 2016

    Was a 16-year-old girl killed by political correctness?

    A 16-year-old British girl committed suicide rather than be accused of being a racist, according to a story in the Telegraph. Phoebe Connop sent a private message to her friends in jest that was leaked online and resulted in some feedback suggesti...

  • August 30, 2016

    SC school district bans display of American flag at football games

    Football is as American as apple pie, but apparently not American enough for one South Carolina high school. School officials at Travelers Rest high school banned students from bringing the American flag into football games, saying that some stude...

  • August 30, 2016

    Kerry says the media shouldn't cover terrorism 'as much'

    U.S. secretary of state John Kerry said at a news conference in Bangladesh that the press would “do us all a service” if they didn’t cover terrorism “quite as much.” Out of sight, out of mind, I guess. CNS News: ...

  • August 29, 2016

    Obama to 'ratify' climate change treaty without getting Senate approval

    A Chinese news source is reporting that President Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping will announce as early as this week that both nations have "ratified" the climate change treaty inked in Paris last year. The most asked q...

  • August 29, 2016

    Iran deploys advanced anti-aircraft missile around nuclear facility

    Iran announced that they have deployed the Russian-built S-300 surface to air missile system around its nuclear enrichment facility at Fordow.  The Russians initially sold the system to Iran in 2010, but backed down under pressure from the US...

  • August 29, 2016

    The doctor is in: David Plouffe calls Trump a 'psychopath'

    World-famous psychiatrist Doctor David Plouffe offered a diagnosis of Donald Trump on national television on Sunday, calling the GOP candidate a "psychopath," saying that Trump "meets the clinical definition" of the condition. ...

  • August 28, 2016

    US forces threatened by Turkish offensive against ISIS

    How confusing is the fighting in the Syrian civil war? Turkey launched an offensive last week to clear Islamic State fighters from its border region. A combination of Turkish soldiers and Arab rebels fighting President Assad have largely accomplished...

  • August 28, 2016

    ITT Tech banned from accepting new students with federal loans

    The Obama administration's war on for profit colleges claimed another casualty as ITT Educational Services has been banned from accepting any new students who receive federal financial aid. The ban is a death sentence for the college. ABC N...

  • August 28, 2016

    FBI may not have been able to detect software used to scrub Clinton servers

    The developer of the Bleachbit software told the Daily Caller that the FBI may not have been able to detect its use in scrubbing the private email server used by Hillary Clinton. Andrew Ziem, the lead developer of BleachBit, says that if Clinton...

  • August 28, 2016

    Trump vows to deport criminal illegals 'the first hour' he's in office

    There has been a lot of discussion about Donald Trump's evolving policy on illegal immigrants, but two aspects of that policy has not changed; building a wall and deporting illegal aliens convicted of serious crimes. Washington Examiner: ...

  • August 28, 2016

    Austria tells Merkel, 'We are not a migrant waiting room'

    The Austrian government erupted against German Chancellor Angelea Merkel and her "open arms" policy toward migrants, saying that Austria had become Germany's "waiting room" as tens of thousands of refugees streamed across its ...

  • August 28, 2016

    Obamacare enrollment to be less than half of what was expected

    In 2013, the Congressional Budget Office predicted that in 2016, 24 million Americans would sign up for health insurance on the exchanges. As it turns out, the actual number is closer to 11 million, signalling that those insusrance companies who r...

  • August 27, 2016

    US-Russia reportedly near a deal to end the fighting in Syria

    U.S. secretary of state John Kerry and Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov are reportedly near a deal that would end the fighting in Syria after five bloody years of civil war. That is, if all parties can be convinced to abide by the agreement....

  • August 27, 2016

    Doctor who signed Trump health letter said he wrote it in 5 minutes

    The doctor's letter that stated Donald Trump would be the healthiest president ever was written in five minutes, says the physician who penned it. Dr. Harold Bornstein says he's been Trump's personal physician since 1980. Polit...

  • August 27, 2016

    Feds move in to regulate 'Cajun Navy'

    Ronald Reagan's view of government:  If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it. It is well to keep this in mind when examining the plight of the "Cajun ...

  • August 26, 2016

    US warship fires warning shot at Iranian patrol boat

    For the second day in a row, US warships and Iranian patrol  boats tangled in the Persian Gulf with the incident on Wednesday resulting in warning shots fired at the Iranian vessel. On Tuesday, 4 Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps craft buzzed...

  • August 26, 2016

    Judge orders State Department to turn over new Benghazi emails by September 13.

    A federal judge has ordered the State Department to turn over any and all emails and documents found by the FBI from Hillary Clinton's private server relating to the Benghazi terrorist attack of September 11, 2012. The judge was resp...

  • August 26, 2016

    Assange promises 'significant' information in coming Wikileaks document dump

    Julian Assange, editor in chief of Wikileaks, is promising that the new batch of documents that the hacking group is readying for release will contain "significant" information about the Clinton campaign. Reuters: Asked if the data ...

  • August 26, 2016

    Princeton professor says Obamacare marketplaces in a 'death spiral'

    A Princeton Univeristy health economist told the liberal website Vox that the Obamacare state exchanges were in a "death sprial" and nothing could be done to save them. Sarah Kliff: Give me your assessment of where the Obamacare market...

  • August 25, 2016

    UN report: Syria still using chemical weapons

    The most mobile red line in the history of Western civilization just moved a little again.  The United Nations issued a damning report that confirmed that Syrian president Bashar Assad has used chemical weapons at least twice since 2013, in...

  • August 25, 2016

    Minneapolistan: 11th Somali immigrant in Minneapolis charged with aiding ISIS

    Mohamed Amiin Ali Roble, a Somali immigrant, became the 11th Minneapolis man to be charged with giving material support to the Islamic State. Roble is thought to be in Syria fighting with ISIS.  His uncle, who was tried in abstentia and convi...

  • August 25, 2016

    Iranian patrol boats come within 300 yards of US destroyer

    CNN is reporting that four Iranian naval vessels conducted a "high speed intercept" of an American guided missile destroyer in international waters near the Straits of Hormuz, coming within 300 yards of the U.S. ship despite numerous warnin...

  • August 24, 2016

    Tenn. insurance commissioner: Obamacare exchange 'very near collapse'

    The Obamacare meltdown continues apace, with bad news rolling in from all over the country. In Tennessee, the insurance commissioner declared the state exchange "very near collapse" as massive premium increases were approved as a despera...

  • August 24, 2016

    For the first time, Turkish armor crosses into Syria to battle ISIS

    Following the gruesome suicide bombing at a wedding in Turkey last weekend that killed more than 50, President Erdogan has ordered his military into Syria to sweep ISIS from the border. CNN: The aim of the operation, code-named Euphrates Shie...

  • August 24, 2016

    More than half Clinton non-government visitors were Foundation donors

    Even the Associated Press was agog at this. More than half the non-government visitors during Hillary Clinton's tenure as secretary of state were donors to the Clinton Foundation seeking favors of one sort or another. At least 85 of ...

  • August 24, 2016

    Obama administration blocking congressional inquiries into how $1.3 billion was sent to Iran

    The Obama administration is stonewalling Congress by refusing to cooperate with congressional inquiries into how $1.3 billion was sent to Iran as part of the deal to release our hostages. We already know that $400 million in cash was delivered as ...

  • August 23, 2016

    State Department says Iran looking to capture Americans

    It's taken 37 years for the State Department to realize that Iran is a gangster state that regularly seizes American citizens on trumped up espionage charges only to release them for some material gain – including, as we've seen re...

  • August 23, 2016

    New emails show Huma Abedin expediting 'pay for play' schemes for Clinton Foundation

    Documents obtained ifrom the State Department by Judicial Watch as part of a FOIA suit show that Hillary Clinton's top aide, Huma Abedin, facilitated meetings between Clinton Foundation donors and the secretary of state. In several c...

  • August 23, 2016

    A dose of realism from the Trump campaign

    Many Trump supporters continue to insist that polls showing their candidate behind Hillary Clinton are skewed.  No doubt, Trump himself might have harbored his own suspicions about the polls.  That's why the candidate was scheduling ral...

  • August 23, 2016

    Skepticism of Rio police account of Lochte incident growing

    USA Today has extensively investigated the incident during the Rio Olympics where four American swimmers originally claimed they were robbed at gunpoint.  The account given by gold medal winner Ryan Lochte was dismissed by the Rio police, who sa...

  • August 23, 2016

    World poll: Plurality think there are 'too many immigrants' in their country

    Those of us who favor strict limits on immigration are called every name in the book by the open borders crowd. "Xenophobes" is their favorite because they think it makes them sound intelligence. But what if most of the rest of the world...

  • August 22, 2016

    Colin Powell: Clinton 'trying to pin' email scandal on me

    Colin Powell made his first public statement since press reports indicated that Hillary Clinton told the FBI he had suggested she use a private server for her email. Powell issued a denial immediately after the news broke, saying he had ...

  • August 22, 2016

    Sunni extremists infiltrating our southern border: Intel report

    According to intelligence reports from the U.S. Southern Command, Sunni extremists are infiltrating our borders using smugglers to evade apprehension. Washington Free Beacon: The Command’s J-2 intelligence directorate reported recently ...

  • August 22, 2016

    Using the wrong pronoun can get you into trouble at this university

    At West Virginia University, if you use anything but a "gender neutral" pronoun, you could be in violation of federal law, according to guidelines issued by the school's Title IX office. Instead of using "he or she," studen...

  • August 22, 2016

    Climate change activists demand altering tax policy to cut birthrate

    File this in your "non sequitur" file. Climate change activists want to save the planet by cutting the birthrate.  According to their logic, more people are bad because it means more CO2 emissions.  The way to achieve t...

  • August 22, 2016

    Obamacare isn't only melting down – it's split in two

    The recent departure from the marketplace of insurers Aetna and UnitedHealthcare has created a split in Obamacare that only promises to widen. Coastal and northern areas in the U.S. usually have many insurance options for Obamacare customers. ...

  • August 21, 2016

    Donors assaulted at Trump fundraiser in Minneapolis

    At a fundraiser at the Minneapolis Convention Center, protesters spat on, pushed and punched donors as they exited the event. Donors were forced to run a gauntlet of protesters who arrived with scarves over their faces, clearly intending violence....

  • August 21, 2016

    Rio 'intersex' athlete wins Gold in women's 800 meter race

    A South African athlete won a gold medal in the women's 800 meter race. But the question being asked is one that will surface more frequently at athletic events in the future. Is Caster Semenya a man or a woman? Daily Caller: Semenya i...

  • August 21, 2016

    Asking questions - and demanding answers - about Clinton's health not conspiracy mongering

    When speculation about Hillary Clinton's health began to appear in conservative media, I didn't take it seriously. I thought it was typical political froth that circulated on the fringes of the campaign. But now we have hard evidence that ...

  • August 21, 2016

    Is it too late for Trump to make inroads with Hispanics?

    You should never say never in politics which is why Donald Trump may be softening his position on illegal aliens. In a bid to win back at least some Hispanic voters, Trump said at a meeting of his Hispanic Advisory Council that he would have ...

  • August 21, 2016

    Apprehension at the border of families from El Salvador has jumped 96%

    A "silent swell" of family units from El Salvadore is creating another immigration crisis on our southern border. Fusion: Salvadorans are fleeing to the United States in massive numbers, and now they’re bringing the whole fami...

  • August 21, 2016

    Syrian planes bomb Kurdish units where US advisers are embedded

    In what some defense analysts are calling a serious escalation of the Syrian civil war, Syria's air force bombed Kurdish units with embedded American advisors. The US scrambled its own jets to chase the Syrian planes away but that didn't stop...

  • August 21, 2016

    At least 50 dead as ISIS strikes Turkish wedding

    A young boy 12-14 years old carried out a suicide attack on a wedding in Turkey that killed at least 50 and wounded almost 100. Fox News: Recep Tayyip Erdogan spoke in a live nationally-televised address in front of Istanbul city Hall. At lea...

  • August 20, 2016

    Trump shames Obama into going to Louisiana

    After enduring nearly a week of questions about why the president was not going to visit the flood-ravaged areas of Louisiana, the Martha's Vineyard White House announced that the president would drop by Baton Rouge on Tuesday. Is it coinciden...

  • August 20, 2016

    Justice Department files brief urging no bail for poor people

    The Department of Justice filed a friend of the court brief in the case of an indigent Georgia man who spent six days in jail for public intoxication because he couldn't afford bail.  The DoJ believes that all poor people should be allo...

  • August 20, 2016

    Obama warns Louisiana officials not to discriminate with disaster relief

    He had to be shamed into visiting flooded areas of the state, but that hasn't stopped the president from lecturing Louisiana officials about not discriminating when handing out disaster relief. Washington Times: In a 16-page guidance...

  • August 20, 2016

    Judge orders Clinton to answer questions about email server

    For months, Hillary Clinton had been stonewalling Judicial Watch, who wanted to depose her in their FOIA lawsuit seeking information on her emails and private server.  J.W. wanted to interview her in person and under oath. Now a federal ...

  • August 20, 2016

    Army accountants make trillions of dollars in illegal entries: IG report

    Our army may be a superior war-fighting force, but when it comes to keeping track of where the taxpayer's money is going, they are epic failures. A report by the inspector general of the Defense Department reveals that accountants made trillio...

  • August 19, 2016

    Finally: State Department admits release of $400 million to Iran tied to hostages

    The Obama administration has finally admitted what everyone in the world has known since it was revealed that a $400-million cash payment was made to Iran on the same day that five Americans being held hostage were released. The money was a ransom...

  • August 19, 2016

    How bad is it in Venezuela? People renting coffins for duration of funeral

    Things are bad in Venezuela.  Inflation is running close to 700% this year, the workforce is on a three-day workweek because there's a shortage of electricity, and you can't buy stuff like milk, flour, and cooking oil because store shelv...

  • August 19, 2016

    Obama golfs while Louisiana is drowning

    President Obama is on vacation and apparently can't be bothered with mundane matters like the catastrophe occurring in Louisiana as record flood waters are finally beginning to recede. In an anguished editorial, the Baton Rouge paper The ...

  • August 19, 2016

    Gossip rag Gawker to go offline next week

    The website Gawker, which spent the last 14 years lowering the bar for sleaze and rumor-mongering online, will close next week if a bankruptcy judge approves the sale of media mogul Nick Denton's nine websites to Univision. The sale became nec...

  • August 19, 2016

    Green Party VP candidate is a loon

    Much has been made of Donald Trump's belief in wild conspiracy theories.  But compared to Green Party vice presidential candidate Ajamu Baraka, Trump is the soul of reason. Baraka ran a human rights organization before accepting the ...

  • August 19, 2016

    Video shows US swimmer in fight with security guard on night of alleged robbery

    The story told by four American swimmers about being robbed at gunpoint last weekend continues to unravel as various surveillance videos show a very different chain of events from what was originally reported. A video from a security camera a...

  • August 19, 2016

    Trump campaign CEO Paul Manafort resigns

    The shakeup of Trump's campaign staff continued today as Paul Manafort, the campaign CEO, resigned his position. Politico: "This morning Paul Manafort offered, and I accepted, his resignation from the campaign. I am very appreciative...

  • August 18, 2016

    Wonkette writer admits Bill Clinton raped Broaddrick, 'but that doesn't make him evil'

    There's hypocrisy, there's double standards...and then there's this jaw dropping post at Wonkette by Rebecca Schoenkopf, for which there is no word in the dictionary. The author rationalizes Bill Clinton's rape ...

  • August 18, 2016

    The end of the internet as we know it

    The Commerce Department is finalizing the transition of control of the internet from U.S. hands to a "multi-stakeholder" model that includes Russia and China. None of this was approved by Congress.  The administration is acting unil...

  • August 18, 2016

    Soros group helped fund White House 'echo chamber' for Iran nuclear deal

    A pro-Iranian left-wing group received $750,000 from the George Soros group Open Society to create a media "echo chamber" that would overwhelm critics of the Iran nuclear deal while doing the bidding of the White House to push the agreement...

  • August 18, 2016

    Delivery of $400 million in cash to Iran timed to release of prisoners

    Noses at the White House are growing longer by the day as new revelations about the ransom paid for our hostages come to light. The Wall Street Journal is reporting that there was a "tightly scripted exchange specifically timed to the release...

  • August 18, 2016

    Chancellor Merkel: No link between terrorism and refugees

    With her Christian Democratic party facing a strong challenge from the anti-immigration Alternative for Germany party in state elections on September 4, Chancellor Angela Merkel sought to tamp down fears that the refugees who have flooded the co...

  • August 17, 2016

    Did LAPD prevent a mass casualty attack on police?

    This is a bizarre incident that appears to have been a thwarted plan to execute members of the police department. Two men clad in "military gear" and carrying "assault-type" rifles were "monitored by police for hours begin...

  • August 17, 2016

    Trump shakes up campaign team: 'I don't want to pivot'

    The Trump campaign has undergone a major overhaul as the candidate has decidedf to "be himself" for the rest of the campaign, resisting calls to "pivot" to a more presidential demeanor. Trump's campaign chairman Paul Manafo...

  • August 16, 2016

    What states are most, least free?

    A unique index published by the Cato Institute ranks states by how free they are based on weighted criteria.  "Freedom in the 50 States" ranks the states using dozens of measures for each of three major categories: fiscal policy, regul...

  • August 16, 2016

    15 more prisoners transferred out of Gitmo

    Why is it that the only promises Obama keeps are the ones that make us less safe? The president took another step toward closing the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba when the administration announced the transfer of 15 prisoners.  I...

  • August 16, 2016

    Obamacare tipping point? Aetna to scale back coverage in most marketplaces

    Aetna, one of the largest health insurance companies in the country, announced that it will scale back its participation in the Obamacare marketplaces, dropping its coverage from 15 states to four. Depending on what states they intend to leave, th...

  • August 16, 2016

    Russian bombers use Iranian air base to bomb ISIS, Syrian rebels

    One of the consequences of President Obama's failed Syria policies has been Russia and Iran drawing closer to form a strategic partnership.  Nature and diplomacy abhor a vacuum, and with the U.S. policy in disarray, both Russia and Iran have...

  • August 16, 2016

    Milwaukee County sheriff David Clarke blames 'liberal policies' for riots

    The pro-gun, pro-Trump Milwaukee County sheriff, David Clarke, penned an op-ed for The Hill and proceeded to destroy myths about the reasons for the Milwaukee riots while putting his finger an the real reason they occurred. Here are the facts: M...

  • August 15, 2016

    4 US swimmers robbed by armed men who flashed police badges

    Four U.S. swimmers were robbed at gunpoint early Sunday morning by men who flashed police badges.  They were taking a taxi back to their rooms in the athlete's village when the presumably fake cops pulled them over, ordered them out, and ...

  • August 15, 2016

    With two months to go in fiscal year, number of illegal immigrants tops last year

    Fueled by a massive surge in illegal border crossings by children and families from Central America, the number of illegal immigrants coming into the U.S. has already surpassed the number for all of 2015. Washington Times: The surge has been ...

  • August 15, 2016

    WSJ: 'Trump's self-reckoning'

    The Wall Street Journal has penned a harsh editorial about the Trump campaign, warning the candidate that time is growing short to turn things around and make the race competitive. In listing the myriad of problems with the campaign, the jour...

  • August 15, 2016

    Police say 'Muslim-Hispanic feud' the motive in killing of NY imam

    The murder of a Muslim imam and his friend in broad daylight was the result of a "Muslim-Hispanic feud," say police who have arrested a suspect in the case. New York Daily News: The killer who crept up behind an imam and his friend ...

  • August 15, 2016

    Clinton enlists 'DREAMers' for voter registration drive

    They can't vote, but that isn't stopping Hillary Clinton from using DREAMers to register people for the ballot. There are about 730,000 illegal immigrants whose parents came here illlegally but have grown up and been educated in the U...

  • August 14, 2016

    More climate change decrees coming

    President Obama's carbon emission regulations are still in court and will be for several years. But that hasn't stopped the president from getting ready to propose new regulations to combat his notion of "climate change" - even if s...

  • August 14, 2016

    Outraged reaction to NFL decision not to allow Dallas players to wear pro-police decals

    When the National Football League denied a request from the Dallas Cowboys to wear pro-police decals on their helmets, it set off a firestorm of protest from conservatives and pro-police groups. Critics say that the decision was hypocritical given wh...

  • August 14, 2016

    Hillary's laughable podcast with moderator who's her friend

    Hillary Clinton's last "press conference" didn't go too well. She took a few questions from supposedly friendly minority journalists at a convention but ended up having to explain the email controviersy. To avoid such uncomfortab...

  • August 14, 2016

    ISIS seeks to provoke a new 'Crusade' by targeting Christians

    We have documented ISIS atrocities committed against Christians the last few years. But with setbacks on the battlefield, ISIS appears to be adjusting its strategy. A new leader of the ISIS affiliated group Boko Haram says that the focus of its attac...

  • August 13, 2016

    Site connected to Russian hackers posts GOP emails

    The hacker known as Guccifer 2.0 has posted several emails from Republican Party officials and staffers on a site associated with Russian cyber-warfare. The Hill: Most of the messages coordinate campaign activities, solicit funds, or invite o...

  • August 13, 2016

    Bill Clinton's take from for-profit college over 5 years: $17.5 million

    Bill Clinton was paid $1 million in 2015 by Laureate University, an educational institution with branches around the world.  American Thinker has previously reported on this relationship between Clinton and the college, as well as the school...

  • August 13, 2016

    Study: Seattle minimum wage workers have hours cut, lose jobs

    Minimum wage workers in Seattle, after celebrating their pay increase to $15 an hour, may be wondering what hit them. A recently released study shows a modest increase in weekly earnings as a result of the wage increase to $11 an hour, eventually ...

  • August 13, 2016

    Trump suggests he doesn't need a get out the vote operation

    The disorganized mess that passes itself off as the Trump presidential campaign will be in deep blue Connecticut on Tuesday, looking for votes in a state that hasn't gone red since 1988.  Trump insists that Connecticut is in play, but w...

  • August 12, 2016

    11 bombs in 24 hours hit Thailand tourist spots

    Eleven bombs were set off in 5 different provinces of Thailand over the last 24 hours, mostly targeting the country's vital tourist industry. At least 4 people were killed in the blasts and 34 were injured. Authorities deny that "inter...

  • August 12, 2016

    Trump walks back 'Obama founded ISIS' comment

    Donald Trump walked back a comment he repeatedly stood by over the last 3 days - that President Obama and Hillary Clinton "founded" Islamic State. Politico: “Ratings challenged @CNN reports so seriously that I call President O...

  • August 12, 2016

    A dozen states are going to court to stop Obama's bathroom rules

    Texas and a dozen other states are going to court to challenge the Obama administration's guidelines on transgendered people using the bathroom of their choice, rather than that corresponding bathroom to the gender on their birth certificate. ...

  • August 12, 2016

    Rio organizers playing down massive problems with the games

    Brazil is not supposed to be a third world country. But considering the huge problems afflicting the venues and the games themselves, you would never know it. Reuters: From security and empty stands to problematic transportation, volunteer an...

  • August 12, 2016

    Congress still doesn't know why CENTCOM cooked the books in ISIS intel

    Two congressional reports on CENTCOM's handling of ISIS related intel have concluded that superior officers intervened with analysts to get them to report on progress against the terrorists more positively. Fifty of those analysts complained t...

  • August 11, 2016

    Dem Senate candidate 'jokes' that Justice Scalia's death 'happened at a good time'

    Donald Trump isn't the only candidate who's in trouble over employing ill considered humor.  Former Ohio governor and current Democratic candidate for the Senate Ted Strickland tried a little levity at an AFL-CIO rally when he claimed th...

  • August 11, 2016

    While you were sleeping: Pentagon moved ground troops into Libya

    The Pentagon admitted that a "small number" of U.S. troops are on the ground fighting ISIS in Libya, supporting operations of local forces fighting the terrorists. The Hill: "As with any military operation supporting another fo...

  • August 11, 2016

    Israeli athletes in Rio target of Muslim taunts and insults

    The International Olympic Committee has issued a reprimand to the Lebanese delegation for their treatment of Israeli athletes who were attempting to board a bus in the Olympic village bound for the opening cerermonies.  A Lebanese coach blocked ...

  • August 11, 2016

    Sen. Sessions: Obama 'in denial' about inadequate vetting of refugees

    Senator Jeff Sessions is once again issuing a warning to the administration about its inadequate vetting procedures that could lead to terrorist attacks here at home. It's not that no one has been sounding the alarm.  FBI director Comey a...

  • August 11, 2016

    Online political speech once again under attack by FEC

    Democratic Party commissioners on the Federal Election Commission are once again going after online political speech, looking to blow up the internet and squelch political views they disagree with. What they are advocating is nothing less than a r...

  • August 11, 2016

    Voter ID protections in Wisconsin reinstated by appeals court

    The see-saw battle between "voting rights" advocates and supporters of the voter ID law in Wisconsin has swung back toward voter integrity as an appeals court reversed the ruling of a trial court that severely weakened the provisions of the...

  • August 10, 2016

    Connect the dots? Murdered DNC staffer may have been Wikileaks source of emails

    At the intersection of conspiracy and coincidence is a fuzzy gray area where possibilities present themselves, but facts are few.  That's what we have with the almost revelations from Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, who appeared on a Dutch...

  • August 10, 2016

    Emails show Secretary of State Clinton doing favors for Clinton Foundation donors

    Emails released yesterday from Judicial Watch reveal several instances where Hillary Clinton and her aides were asked for favors from Clinton Foundation donors.  Judicial Watch obtained the documents through a FOIA request. Although appearing...

  • August 10, 2016

    Swedish authorities ask residents to give up their country homes for refugees

    Authorities in Norrtälje, Sweden are asking residents with country homes to give them up for newly arrived refugees. Isn't it fun to be a socialist? Breitbart: The area’s director of social services, Ali Rashidi,...

  • August 9, 2016

    Clinton being sued by parents of two Benghazi victims

    The families of two men killed in the terrorist attack in Benghazi are suing Hillary Clinton for "reckless handling" of classified information that contributed to their deaths. The suit was filed in federal court by Freedom Works on...

  • August 9, 2016

    Trump defections starting to snowball

    Yesterday, a slew of high-profile Republicans announced they would not vote for Donald Trump, with many saying they would vote for Hillary Clinton. Almost to a man, the defectors are remnants of the George W. Bush administration.  First, S...

  • August 9, 2016

    Chicago gangs conspiring to murder policemen

    A disturbing report out of Chicago, where three prominent street gangs held a meeting last week, where a plot was hatched to ambush and assassinate police officers. Fox News: The Chicago Sun-Times, citing an alert issued to Chicago offic...

  • August 8, 2016

    Entire Russian paralympic team banned from games for doping

    This is what should have happened to the Russian Olympic team – a total ban from competition for the entire team.  But the International Olympic Committee wimped out and allowed individual sports federations to determine if Russian athlete...

  • August 8, 2016

    Two murals at University of Wisconsin-Stout to be removed: 'Psychologically devastating'

    Two inoffensive murals hanging in the lobby of Harvey Hall at the University of Wisconsin-Stout (UW-Stout) are being removed because of a recommendation of the so-called Diversity Leadership Team. One mural depicts a wooden fort, and the...

  • August 8, 2016

    Head of private charity in Gaza charged with funneling millions to Hamas

    Israeli authorities are charging Mohammed El Halabi, chief executive of the charity World Vision, with diverting millions of dollars to Hamas.  Aid groups throughout the region are worried that funds raised from private citizens and dona...

  • August 8, 2016

    Looking to reboot campaign, Trump to pivot to the economy

    In what is being billed by the Trump campaign as a major economic speech, Donald Trump will call for, among other things, the elimination of the "death tax," a moratorium on financial regulations, and exempting child care expenses from taxe...

  • August 8, 2016

    A nobody from nowhere the latest #NeverTrump darling

    Stop the presses. The #NeverTrump movement has found a sucker to run a hopelessly losing campaign for no reason whatsoever. If that sounds harsh, it's meant to be. The group Better for America is putting forward a former CIA counterter...

  • August 8, 2016

    Clueless Clinton supporter claims no Iraqi refugees are terrorists

    A former Deputy Director of the CIA made a startling claim on ABC's "This Week" yesterday. Michael Morell, who penned an op ed in the NY Times claiming Donald Trump was an "unwitting agent" for Russia, said that there ...

  • August 7, 2016

    Clinton says voter ID laws worst voter 'suppression' since 'Jim Crow'

    In a statement marking the 51st anniversary of the passage of the Voting Rights Act, Hillary Clinton said that the US was witnessing the "most systematic effort to curtail those rights since the era of Jim Crow."  The Hill: ...

  • August 7, 2016

    Ryan to donors: GOP could lose the House

    Speaker Paul Ryan told donors at a private meeting in Colorado last week that they shouldn't concentrate so much on the GOP keeping control of the Senate because the Republican majority in the House was in jeapordy.  The Hill: During...

  • August 7, 2016

    US will reach goal of admitting 10,000 Syrian refugees; Obama wants more

    The government says it has admitted 8,000 Syrian refugees so far this fiscal year, putting them on track to reach their stated goal of accepting 10,000 Syrian refugees by the end of the fiscal year in September. But the administration says that nu...

  • August 7, 2016

    GOP activists feel betrayed by Trump's Ryan endorsement

    When Donald Trump did what he had to do and endorsed Speaker Paul Ryan for re-election, he cut the legs out from underneath conservative activists who were working to defeat him. Heavy hitters like Sean Hannity, Ann Coulter, and Rush Limbaugh had ...

  • August 7, 2016

    Did Clinton emails doom Iranian nuke scientist to death?

    One of the non-classified Hillary Clinton emails released by the State Department last year may have convinced the Iranian government that a nuclear scientist who claimed he was kidnapped by the CIA was actually a defector and spy for the US. At t...

  • August 6, 2016

    Court says IRS may still be targeting conservatives

    A federal appeals court has ruled that the IRS has yet to demonstrate that the agency has stopped targeting conservative groups, strongly rebuking the agency for its "discriminatory" treatment of conservative organizations. Washingt...

  • August 6, 2016

    'Journalists' clap and cheer for Clinton during 'press conference'

    Hillary Clinton chose the National Association of Black Journalists and the National Association of Hispanic Journalists convention to admit she "short-circuited" her answers on the email controversy. She chose well.  During he...

  • August 6, 2016

    'Unexpectedly,' federal deficit larger than expected: CBO

    Smaller than anticipated tax revenues from individuals and businesses have led to a sharp increase in the predicted deficit for 2016, according to the Congressional Budget Office. Meanwhile, spending continues to rise, leading to an anticipated bu...

  • August 6, 2016

    Paris climate agreement likely to go into effect this year

    The climate agreement reached in Paris last year will almost certainly go into effect this year, according to a report from the government of the Marshall Islands. The Hill: A tally by the Pacific island nation found that count...

  • August 5, 2016

    EEOC considering banning the Gadsen flag from federal workplaces

    The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is considering banning the "Don't Tread on Me" Gadsen flag from federal workplaces becuase of a complaint filed by a worker who believes the flag is "racist." Daily Caller: A...

  • August 5, 2016

    While administration officials continue to insist no ransom paid for hostages, Iran says differently

    The administration's continued insistence that it didn't pay $400 million in cash to ransom American prisoners in Iran is looking ridiculous in the face of Iranian statements in the past and the way most other nations interpreted the payment....

  • August 5, 2016

    Obamacare: All that was foretold is coming to pass

    It is now universally recognized that Obamacare is failing and only massive intervention by government – on top of the massive intervention represented by Obamacare – can save the program and prevent huge dislocations in the health insura...

  • August 4, 2016

    HuffPo reports Trump leaked classified info from briefings that haven't even started yet

    Two partisans of Hillary Clinton writing at Huffington Post strongly suggested that Donald Trump leaked information about a classified video during a rally in Daytona, FL yesterday. They claimed that Trump saw the video as part of the classified b...

  • August 4, 2016

    Did Trump really ask advisor why US can't use nuclear weapons?

    Yesterday was apparently the day the press decided to go all in to defeat Donald Trump. Rumors and speculation ran rampant about the campaign "meltdown" and imminent defections from Republicans. In truth, there have been only a couple of...

  • August 4, 2016

    Rep. Kinzinger says he won't vote for Trump

    Illinois Rep. Adam Kinzinger announced yesterday that he would not vote for Donald Trump, becoming one of the few sitting congressman to refuse to support the GOP nominee. (Full disclosure: Kinzinger represents my congressional district.) Kinzinge...

  • August 4, 2016

    State AG's assault on climate skeptics far worse than we thought

    A previously unknown agreement signed by the 15 Democratic state attorneys' general that represents a united assault on climate change skeptics shows just how broadly the coalition will interpret the law to attack and harass those who disagree wi...

  • August 3, 2016

    Portland ends homeless 'safe sleeping' program

    When Portland mayor Charlie Hales announced a pilot program in February that allowed homeless people to sleep on city sidewalks without fear of being hassled by police, property owners questioned his judgment.  Yesterday, the mayor admitted t...

  • August 3, 2016

    Trump ignores advice to move on from Khan controversy

    The Trump campaign appears divided over the controversy surrounding the candidate's argument with Khizr Khan, the father of a decorated soldier killed in Iraq.  As Republicans around the country – including some of Mr. Trump's bigg...

  • August 3, 2016

    Another major insurer to bolt Obamacare while premiums go through the roof

    Aetna, Inc., the third largest health insurer in America, will not expand its Obamacare coverage into New Jersey next year as originally planned and is reassessing its participation in the Obamacare program. AOL: In a conference call fol...

  • August 3, 2016

    FBI documents confirm everything suspected about IRS slow walking Tea Party applications

    The truth has finally tied its shoes and caught up with the lies told by IRS officials with regard to the treatment of applications for tax exempt status by Tea Party groups. FBI documents released by Judicial Watch include interviews with IRS emp...

  • August 3, 2016

    CPB has online guide telling illegals how to avoid deportation

    The federal agency responsible for keeping illegal aliens from entering the country has a page on its official website explaining how border-jumpers can avoid deportation. Daily Caller: The page contains detailed answers about areas the ...

  • August 2, 2016

    Yale forms committee to purge university of 'offensive' names

    Yale University, considered one of the finest centers of higher education in the country, is forming a committee to examine procedures to rename buildings, monuments, and other campus features that may be "offensive" to one group or another...

  • August 2, 2016

    Black Lives Matter calls for slavery reparations in new agenda

    A coalition of groups connected to Black Lives Matter has released a document with six major demands, among which is reparations for slavery. Reuters: The six demands and roughly 40 policy recommendations touch on topics ranging from reducing...

  • August 2, 2016

    Trump: November vote might be 'rigged'

    Donald Trump told supporters yesterday that the GOP had better be careful, because the November election is going to be rigged. He told Sean Hannity that the Democrats are going to try to "take it away from us."  Wall Street Jour...

  • August 1, 2016

    Feds release wild wolves into populated area without informing residents

    The attitude toward wolves has evolved over the last couple of hundred years.  Originally despised and feared, as their numbers dwindled, they became a symbol of wilderness beauty – unless you're a rancher raising sheep or cattle. ...

  • August 1, 2016

    Clinton still insists she didn't send classified info over private server

    Despite the director of the FBI, James Comey, testifying before Congress to the contrary, Hillary Clinton continues to insist she didn't send classified information over her private email server.  It wasn't just Comey making that clai...

  • August 1, 2016

    Former JCS chairman criticizes generals for speaking on conventions

    Former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Martin Dempsey called out the two retired generals who spoke and the Republican and Democratic conventions. “The military is not a political prize,” Dempsey wrote in a letter to the Was...

  • August 1, 2016

    Clinton tries to connect Russian email hack to Trump

    It won't be portrayed as such, but this is the dirtiest political smear of the campaign so far. Hillary Clinton called out the Russians for hacking the DNC emails' server and releasing thousands of damaging documents.  She then tried ...

  • July 31, 2016

    US air base in Turkey surrounded by police as rumors of another coup swirl

    The US air base in Incirlik, Turkey is on lockdown as police have blocked all entrances and exits. There has been no explanation from the Turkish government, but rumors have been rampant in Ankara of another coup plot being hatched. Daily Caller: ...

  • July 31, 2016

    Chicago environmentalists hypocritically cheer Obama library site while opposing George Lucas museum

    Environmentalists routinely cite their moral superiority in opposing projects they say could damage the environment. But more often than not, the protection of Mother Earth is secondary to political considerations. Such was the case in Chicago rec...

  • July 31, 2016

    Once again, Koch brothers decline to meet with Trump

    Despite entreaties from several donors in the Koch brothers network of political fundraisers, Charles and David Koch are refusing to meet with GOP nominee Donald Trump about donating to his campaign. Both Trump and the Kochs are in Colorado Spring...

  • July 31, 2016

    Trump, RNC complain about the debate schedule

    Donald Trump and the Republican National Committee are complaining that two ofd the dates set for the general election debates between the two candidates because the event takes place opposite NFL football games on TV. CNN Money: In a tweet o...

  • July 30, 2016

    Economy grew 1.2% in second quarter, far below expectations

    The sputtering, weezing US economy is barely managing to keep its head above water as the Department of Commerce announced second quarter growth of 1.2%, far below the 2.6% predicted by private economists.. In addition, first quarter growth was re...

  • July 30, 2016

    Venezuelan decree could order citizens to work in the fields

    An executive decree by Veneuzlan President Nicolas Maduro may require thousands of citizens to work on farms in order to deal with the serious food shortages that have been getting worse for months. CNNMoney: "Trying to tackle Venezuela...

  • July 29, 2016

    Trump's warming to Russia raises questions about 'America First' pledge

    Donald Trump is not a Russian agent, nor has he committed treason by asking Moscow to release Clinton's deleted emails, nor has he broken any laws in doing business with at least one Russian oligarch. But Trump's suggestion that he would c...

  • July 29, 2016

    FBI's Comey warns of 'terrorist diaspora' out of Syria if ISIS defeated

    FBI director James Comey is warning that even if ISIS is defeated in Syria, it won't make the West any safer. Comey believes that hundreds of ISIS-trained terrorists would fan out across Europe and the U.S., continuing the fight even if the...

  • July 28, 2016

    Dems cry 'treason' as Trump upstages Clinton at DNC

    You've got to hand it to Donald Trump.  He is, in the words of Mollie Hemingway (citing a Rush Limbaugh catchphrase), "living rent free inside the DNC's head."  He has completely, totally upstaged Hillary Clinton by sarcas...

  • July 28, 2016

    IRS chief refers questions about Clinton Foundation to office of exempt organizations

    Republicans in Congress have been clamoring for months for the IRS to investigate the Clinton Foundation for numerous crimes.  Yesterday, IRS chief John Koskinen agreed to refer questions about the legality of the Clinton Foundation activities t...

  • July 28, 2016

    More than 100 Turkish media outlets closed in continuing assault on free expression

    Earlier this week, the Turkish government hinted that their crackdown on regime opponents was almost over. But yesterday, there was another round of closings and dismissals of suspected coup supporters.  More than 100 opposition media outlets...

  • July 27, 2016

    Charges dropped against pro-life reporters behind Planned Parenthood videos

    Charges against  David Daleiden and Sandra Merritt, the two reporters whose undercover videos of Planned Parenthood employees selling fetal body parts shocked the nation, have been dropped in Texas. Harris County prosecutors had acc...

  • July 27, 2016

    DNC sought to hide details of Clinton funding deal with state parties

    Some of the more eyeraising emails exposed by Wikileaks have to do with the joint fundraising group, the Hillary Clinton Victory Fund, and how little of the $81 million raised has gone to state Democratic parties that are supposed to benefit from the...

  • July 27, 2016

    Emails show DNC's 'pay to play' donor scheme with White House

    Emails from the Wikileak document dump reveal a scheme hatched by the DNC to get the White House to reward big donors with seats on various government boards and commissions. While not strictly illegal, the documents gives us a glimpse at how the ...

  • July 27, 2016

    Police killings spike 78% compared to last year

    A new report released by the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund shows an alarming increase in the number of shooting deaths of police compared to the same period last year. The report also shows a big increase in ambush-style attacks ...

  • July 26, 2016

    Dem Congressman: Israeli settlers like 'termites'

    Democratic congressman from Georgia Hank Johnson evoked comparisons to the notorious Nazi war criminal Julius Streicher by comparing Israeli settlers to termites. Streicher's anti-Semitic newspaper, Der Stürmer, often portrayed ...

  • July 26, 2016

    Is Russia responsible for the DNC email hack?

    American cyber-security experts strongly believe that Russia's fingerprints are all over the hack job that exposed more than 20,000 emails from the Democratic National Committee. The creator of the website Wikileaks that published the ema...

  • July 26, 2016

    Senator Booker derides the notion of 'rugged individualism'

    New Jersey Senator Cory Booker spoke at the DNC last night and proceeded to create an alternate past for America. There was no such thing as a "Declaration of Independence," said Booker.  It was a "declaration of interdependenc...

  • July 26, 2016

    Obama's pledge to take in refugees stands despite German terror attacks

    President Obama's decision to increase the number of Syrian refugees the U.S. will take in this year is unaffected by the terror attacks in Germany carried out by three refugees, the White House says. Washington Examiner: The 10,000 Syria...

  • July 25, 2016

    Hillary: Benghazi security 'not my ball to carry'

    Being a Clinton means never having to say "it's my fault." In a "Sixty Minutes" interview broadcast last night, Hillary Clinton said that she never saw the reports about the danger to the Benghazi facility and that the...

  • July 25, 2016

    Nutter alert: Former Dem rep blames Israel for terror attacks in Nice, Munich

    In the finest tradition of Democrats spouting anti-Semitic conspiracies, former Democratic Representative Cynthia McKinney retweeted an article that suggested Israel was responsible for the terrorist attacks in Nice and Munich this month. App...

  • July 24, 2016

    Entire Russian olympic team will be banned from competing in Rio

    The Daily Mail and other sources are reporting that the entire Russian olympic team of athletes - 387 sportsmen and sportswomen - will be banned by the International Olympic Committee from competing in the 2016 games that begin next month. The ban...

  • July 24, 2016

    #DNCLeaks is pulled by Twitter from trending topics

    The conservative twitterverse erupted in outrage last night when Twitter summarily pulled #DNCLeaks from its trending topics. The story had 250,000 tweets when it was pulled. After thousands of complaints, Twitter returned the issue to its trendin...

  • July 24, 2016

    Germany proposes stricter gun laws in wake of Munich shooting

    Germany already has some of the most restrictive gun laws in the world, but that isn't stopping politicians from pushing for even more anti-gun legislation. USA Today: German Vice Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel told the Funke Medieng...

  • July 24, 2016

    Turkish crackdown continues as Erdogan closes 2250 schools and charities

    Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is continuing his assault on Turkey's institutions, as he has ordered the closure of 2250 schools and charities connected to the exiled cleric Fethullah Gulen. Erdogan has already fired 20,000 t...

  • July 23, 2016

    Munich shooter's confused, contradictory motives

    The identity of the 18 year old German of Iranian descent who killed 10 people in a rampage at a McDonald's before committing suicide is still not known. Neither is his motive. Eyewitness reports have been contradictory and the authoritie...

  • July 23, 2016

    DoJ busts largest Medicare fraud in history

    Using "data driven" law enforcement techniques, the Department of Justice has busted the largest Medicare fraud case in history. More than a billion dollars in fraudulent Medicare claims over a decade were filed by a Miami-based health c...

  • July 23, 2016

    EPA report contradicts its stated reason for Gold King mine cleanup

    The EPA is a federal agency wildly out of control and not only needs to be reined in, but senior level managers need to be arrested for fraud and corruption. What other conclusion can we reach when we discover that a report on the Gold King mine r...

  • July 22, 2016

    Philly police union livid at Clinton for inviting families of slain blacks to speak at Dem convention

    The Clinton campaign has invited family members of the victims of police shootings but will not invite relatives of murdered police officers. This prompted the local Philadelphia police union to fire off a blistering statement heavily criticizing ...

  • July 22, 2016

    Another Obamacare insurer jumps ship

    Will the last Obamacare insurer selling policies on the exchanges please turn off the lights before you leave? One of the nation's largest health insurance companies is pulling out of the exchanges in all but a handful of states citing losses ...

  • July 22, 2016

    Iran plans to reopen closed nuclear sites in violation of nuclear agreement

    I can't wait for those Iran sanctions to "snap back" into place.  Can you? The top leadership in Iran has instructed its atomic research organization to prepare to reopen nuclear sites shuttered by the nuclear agreement. If I...

  • July 22, 2016

    NBA to move 2017 All Star game from Charlotte due to bathroom bill

    The National Basketball Association announced that it will not play the 2017 All Star game in Charlotte, N.C. because of the LGBT bill passed earlier this year. No alternate site for the game has been announced. The NBA's action follows the...

  • July 21, 2016

    Two thirds of Obamacare insurers losing money

    A report from the Commonwealth Fund shows why so many insurance companies are abandoning the Obamacare exchanges. Simply put, they can't make any money. Washington Free Beacon: Two-thirds of the insurers failed to turn any profits from...

  • July 21, 2016

    After 30 years, New Zealand to welcome US warship

    China's military expansion is having a ripple affect across Asia as some nations like the Philippines and Vietnam seek to draw closer to the U.S. Now comes news that New Zealand, which banned ships from entering its waters with nuclear weapons...

  • July 21, 2016

    The massive student loan debt 'boosts the economy' says White House

    The White House Coucil of Economic Advisors used to be an independent group of scholars and economists who were supposed to give the president non-partisan advice on economic issues. But during the Obama presidency, the Council has become a s...

  • July 21, 2016

    Draft Dem platform doesn't even mention nuclear power

    Considering the enthusiasm for "clean" power sources like solar and wind among Democrats, you'd think they'd go wild in supporting more nuclear power plants. But there's that word; "nuclear." For most Democrats, the...

  • July 21, 2016

    Trump's commitment to NATO once again called into question

    The North Atlantic Treaty Organization is the longest and most successful alliance still going today. But Donald Trump is looking to redefine that alliance in ways that would make it virtually meaningless. Reuters: In response to a question a...

  • July 20, 2016

    Sources: Roger Ailes negotiating exit as Fox News chief

    Several media sources are reporting that Fox News CEO Roger Ailes is negotiating his exit following several allegations of sexual harassment. While there have been reports that the outline of a deal has been finalized, an attorney for Ailes s...

  • July 20, 2016

    Obama refuses to punish Julian Castro for violating the Hatch Act

    The White House announced that the president will not discipline HUD Secretary Julián Castro for violating the Hatch Act, which prevents government employees from engaging in partisan political activity on government property. In an intervi...

  • July 20, 2016

    UN condemns Iran for violating the 'spirit' of the nuclear deal

    A new U.N. report condemns Iran for violating the "spirit" of the nuclear agreement by continuing to launch ballistic missiles and stoke tensions in the Middle East by sending arms and support to militias throughout the region. Washingto...

  • July 20, 2016

    Trump looking to purge Obama political appointees if he wins

    Reuters is reporting that New Jersey Governor Chris Christie told  Trump donors in a closed door meeting that the nominee would seek to reform the Civil Service Act to make it easier to fire Obama political appointees. Christie, who is...

  • July 19, 2016

    Pro-Trump forces steamroll #NeverTrumpers in rules fight

    The never give up NeverTrumpers finally had the stake driven through their heart. But it took some fancy footwork by Trump supporters and their allies on the RNC to make it happen. The anti-Trump faction gathered a majority of signatures from nine...

  • July 19, 2016

    Secret document allows Iran to accelerate nuke program years earlier than disclosed

    The Associated Press has obtained a document not made public with the rest of the Iran nuclear deal that allows Iran to accelerate its nuclear program years earlier than the White House claimed. The document, a secret text linked to the deal bet...

  • July 19, 2016

    Cleveland Black Lives Matter boycotts anti-Trump protest at RNC

    The Cleveland chapter of Black Lives Matter announced they would boycott the demonstration on Monday at the Republican National Convention because liberal activists have hijacked the movement and are exploiting the deaths of young black men at the ha...

  • July 18, 2016

    Calls for open carry restrictions during GOP convention

    The head of the Cleveland police union is asking Ohio governor John Kasch to restrict the open carry rights of GOP convention goers in the wake of the killing of police in Baton Rouge. CNN: "We are sending a letter to Gov. Kasich re...

  • July 18, 2016

    Did someone in the Turkish government have a purge list ready to go?

    What began as a wildly improbable internet meme is starting to gain in substance. The notion that President Erdogan staged a coup in order to have an excuse to rid himself of political foes may still be magical thinking.  But Erdogan himself ...

  • July 18, 2016

    'Shakedown Sharpton' up to his old tricks

    In some alternate universe, Al Sharpton would be wearing prison stripes and punching out license plates somewhere in upstate New York. Instead, he is feted as an icon of the civil rights movement and celebrated as an upstanding citizen.  He h...

  • July 18, 2016

    GOP convention opens today amid heightened tension about security

    Republican officials are confident that the presence of thousands of police and federal agents in Cleveland, along with barriers and checkpoints to control traffic, will be enough to make the GOP convention opening tonight as safe as can be expected....

  • July 18, 2016

    It's official: Budget deficit nearly doubles during Obama's tenure

    The White House has released figures showing that the FY 2016 budget deficit will be $162 billion more than originally projected. That brings the deficit back up to $600 billion after a few years of declining deficits from a high of $1.4 trillion in ...

  • July 17, 2016

    Vital US airbase in Turkey shut down, power cut

    Incirlik air base in Turkey has been placed on "Condition Delta" - the highest level of force protection as the Turkish government cut power to the base and is preventing any flights from taking off or landing. The 2200 US military perso...

  • July 17, 2016

    Did Erdogan stage the coup to crack down on opponents?

    The Turkish government has arrested 6,000 military and non-military individuals in connection with the failed coup against President Erdogan. Of those detained, more than 2700 are judges and prosecutors who have opposed Erdogan's constitutiona...

  • July 17, 2016

    The moment the military coup in Turkey collapsed

    Some remarkable video below that shows police storming the CNN-Turkey broadcasting studios to arrest soldiers taking part in the coup.  The scene gets more chaotic as the video plays, with employees getting involved in the fight. cnn...

  • July 16, 2016

    Why the coup in Turkey failed and what comes next

    Nearly 200 people were killed in the failed coup attempt in Turkey yesterday, with hundreds wounded and nearly 3,000 military personnel arrested.  President Recep Tayyip ErdoДџan has promised "retribution" against the coup participants...

  • July 16, 2016

    Tantalizing hints of Saudi involvement in 9/11 found in redacted documents

    The 28 pages redacted from the Joint Congressional Committee report on 9/11 doesn't contain any "bombshells," as almost all the information relating to the Saudi government's potential involvement in the attack had been leaked earli...

  • July 16, 2016

    French government suppressing torture evidence of victims in Paris attacks

    French authorities are covering up evidence that many victims of the Paris terrorist attacks at the music hall were brutally tortured to death by the attackers. The following is not a pleasant read.  Please be warned that the description...

  • July 16, 2016

    RNC organizers apologize to Adelson for misrepresenting donor info

    GOP organizers are apologizing to mega-donor Sheldon Adelson for sending a letter begging for cash that misrepresented some of the information. The convention starts Monday, and organizers are still millions short of their fundraising goal.  ...

  • July 16, 2016

    FBI says no evidence that Orlando shooter targeted club because it was a gay hangout

    More than a month after the shooting at the Orlando night club Pulse - and more than a month after the narrative about a "hate crime" rather than an Islamic terrorist attack was created - the FBI announced that they can find no evidenc...

  • July 15, 2016

    Despite progress, France still the number one terrorist target in Europe

    More than any other European nation, France has militarized its response to terrorism.  Soldiers patrol the streets in numbers, police have added to their firepower, and the country has been under a state of emergency for more than a year. Bu...

  • July 15, 2016

    Customers request sheriff's deputies stay away from restaurant

    Recent events across the country have made police even more of a target than they have been in the past.  And along with the heightened tensions – and hysterical, anti-police rhetoric – there has been a public backlash where some peo...

  • July 15, 2016

    Finally: Administration to release 28 missing pages from 9/11 report

    After years of demands from lawmakers and the families of 9/11 victims for the release of 28 pages from the Joint Committee on the Terrorist Attacks of 9/11, the administration has finally agreed to make the committee's findings on Saudi involvem...

  • July 14, 2016

    Federal agents working email case forced to sign non-disclosure agreement

    In what current and former FBI agents say was a highly unusual move, agents working the Clinton email case had to sign a separate non-disclosure agreement to work on the case. In fact, one former agent said he had "never heard" of such a...

  • July 14, 2016

    The last ride of the #NeverTrump immortals (updated)

    For the dump Trump forces, it's the Alamo, Waterloo, and Little Bighorn all rolled into one.  With virtually no one giving them a shot at defeating the nominee on the convention floor, the small, delusional cadre of bitter enders are unsheat...

  • July 14, 2016

    House committee subpoenas state AGs trying to burn climate skeptics

    Two state attorneys general have been subpoened by the House Science Committee because they refused to respond to requests for information on their efforts to prosecute climate skeptics. New York attorney general Eric T. Schneiderman and Mass...

  • July 14, 2016

    CBO: Debt to GDP ratio will double in 30 years

    Most people's eyes glaze over when you start talking about government debt.  This is especially true when you start talking about what the debt will look like 30 years from now.  Somehow, we're able to convince ourselves that it...

  • July 14, 2016

    Obama never met with his director of the Defense Intelligence Agency

    Lt. Gen. Michael T. Flynn has spent 33 years in the intel business and was appointed to two key positions by President Obama: deputy director of national intelligence and the director of the Defense Intelligence Agency.  He is currently being co...

  • July 14, 2016

    State Department says former Gitmo detainee confirmed a terrorist

    The State Department has confirmed that a former detainee at the Guantanamo prison camp participated in the attack on the Istanbul airport last month. Ayrat Nasimovich Vakhitov was released and sent to Russia in 2004.  He fled Russi...

  • July 13, 2016

    State Department deleted emails showing taxpayer support for anti-Netanyahu group

    The Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations has issued a massive report detailing efforts by the Obama administration to illegally support an anti-Netanyahu group that worked to smear and defeat the current Israeli prime minister.  This ...

  • July 13, 2016

    Even liberals are criticizing Justice Ginsburg for her outrageous anti-Trump comments

    Comments made by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg about Donald Trump are making even liberals uncomfortable. Ginsburg "Just Risked her Legacy to Insult Trump," blares the headline at Slate.  Author Mark Joseph Stern says her comment...

  • July 13, 2016

    AG Lynch stonewalls Congress on Clinton email prosecution decision

    During a hearing of the House Judiciary Committee yesterday, Attorney General Loretta Lynch refused to answer specific questions 74 times, angering House Republicans while throwing a smokescreen over the decision-making process regarding the prosecut...

  • July 12, 2016

    Kerry sneaks out of NATO summit to fly home and attend Broadway show

    NATO is suffering an existential crisis as it tries to figure out how to effectively deal with an aggressive Vladimir Putin in eastern Europe.  The alliance has been meeting the last few days in Poland to discuss the future. But U.S. secretar...

  • July 12, 2016

    Indicted Dem Rep: Orlando victims would be alive today if FBI had investigated shooter instead of me

    Rep. Corrine Brown, the Democratic congresswoman indicted on 24 counts of fraud for using a college scholarship fund as her personal piggybank, said straight out that if the FBI had been keeping an eye on Omar Mateen, the Orlando night club shooter, ...

  • July 12, 2016

    DNI Clapper won't exclude Clinton from classified briefings

    Director of national intelligence James Clapper wrote a letter to Speaker Paul Ryan denying his request to exclude Hillary Clinton from classified briefings during the campaign.  This despite FBI director Comey testifying before Congress that Cl...

  • July 12, 2016

    Obama calls for Obamacare public option

    In an article published in the AMA Journal, President Obama called for establishing a public option for Obamacare websites.  The reason for the public option is simple: the spectacular failure of Obamacare state co-ops that were supposed to b...

  • July 12, 2016

    Virginia delegate wins court case to become 'unbound'

    A delegate in Virginia who was bound to vote for Donald Trump at the GOP convention has won a partial victory in court that will allow him to vote for whomever he chooses. The narrow ruling has given hope to #NeverTrumpers, but the scope of the de...

  • July 12, 2016

    Nordic countries debate mandatory adult education for seniors

    The Nordic Council, an inter-parliamentary elected body of the Nordic region, is debating a proposal to force all citizens - including senior citizens - to go back to school to "refresh" their skills. The proposal would make adult...

  • July 11, 2016

    Former Philly police chief predicts violence at conventions

    Former Philadelphia police commissioner Charles Ramsey told Meet the Press that he expects "some incident" to occur to mar the political conventions later this month. He also stated that America is sitting on a "powder keg...

  • July 11, 2016

    Obama administration ignoring intel that points to Iran buying nuke and missile materials

    See no evil, hear no evil seems to be the watchword of the Obama administration when it comes to Iranian cheating on the president's pride and joy: the deal that's supposed to prevent Iran from building an atomic bomb. The Washington Free ...

  • July 11, 2016

    Washington Times: There's a 95% chance Trump will tap Gov. Pence for VP slot

    Speculation on Donald Trump's choice of running mate is reaching a fever pitch, as the nominee is expected to reveal his choice this week. Most GOP insiders believe that Indiana governor Mike Pence is on a very short list of candidates.  ...

  • July 11, 2016

    Dallas cop murderer may have been encouraged online to kill

    A picture is emerging of Dallas police shooter Micah Johnson that points to a possible online radicalization or, at least, encouragement to murder white policemen. Johnson visited and liked several violent racist extremist Facebook pages in the we...

  • July 10, 2016

    Obama's America: Bahamas issues travel warning for citizens visiting US

    The US took another step toward Third World status when the government of Bahamas issued a travel warning for citizens visiting the US.  The Bahamian government says it's concerned about American police and their attitude toward youn...

  • July 10, 2016

    Clinton lurching left on platform to woo Sanders supporters

    For Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders endorsement is coming with a steep price tag. In order to achieve the unity she so desperately seeks, Clinton is accommodating Sanders on several key elements of the Democratic party platform, pushing the party eve...

  • July 10, 2016

    Iowa state government looks to silence churches preaching biblical interpretation of sexual identity

    The Iowa Civil Rights Commission has issued an interpretation of the law that would prevent churches from teaching biblical views on sexuality and gender identity. I think I read somewhere that this is sort of illegal. Washington Times: Fo...

  • July 9, 2016

    Clinton email interviews held day after Dallas guarantees little coverage

    In a series of hastily arranged interviews on Friday, Hillary Clinton made her first comments about FBI director James Comey's congressional testimony that alleged she was "careless" in handling classified information. The interviews...

  • July 9, 2016

    UPDATED: Dallas copycat ambushes of police in 3 states yesterday

    In the last 24 hours, there have been three incidents in three different states involving the deliberate targeting of police officers.  In Misouri and Georgia, the attacks were described as "ambushes."  The attack in Ten...

  • July 9, 2016

    Police killings up 44% this year compared to last year

    The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund says police killings are up sharply in 2016, rising 44% compared to the same period last year. USA Today: The deaths of four Dallas police officers and one Dallas transit officer from sniper...

  • July 8, 2016

    Did the false narrative about police killing blacks lead to the Dallas cop killings?

    See also: Dallas police massacre: BLM demonstrators got what they called for Two tragic police shootings resulting in the deaths of two young black men have set the country on fire.  And the politicians, eager to score points with the minorit...

  • July 8, 2016

    Dallas police chief: Suspect 'hates white people' and 'wants to kill them'

    Dallas police chief David Brown told reporters at a press conference that the suspect who engaged authorities in a standoff before being killed by a robot that blew up a bomb built by the sniper "hated white people" and wanted to kill more ...

  • July 8, 2016

    BLM supporters: Dancing on the dead bodies of cops

    InfoWars has gathered a couple of dozen tweets from supporters of Black Lives Matter that have to be read to be believed. I hope you have a strong stomach. First, a video of BLM protesters in Dallas celebrating in front of police following the kil...

  • July 7, 2016

    Trump campaign raises $51 million in June

    Republicans are breathing a little easier this month.  After raising a shockingly low $3.1 million in May, the Trump campaign rebounded smartly in June by hauling in $51 million – $26 million for his campaign and another $25 million raised...

  • July 7, 2016

    Speaker Ryan calls on White House to deny Clinton classified briefings

    James Comey, the director of the FBI, said in his statement detailing reasons why Hillary Clinton should not be charged for mishandling sensitive emails, that Clinton was "extremely careless" in handling classified information. The infer...

  • July 7, 2016

    Study: Cops kill more whites than blacks, but minority deaths generate more coverage

    A study posted by a researcher at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice shows that more whites are killed by police than blacks or Hispanics but that blacks are three times more likely to die if the racial breakdown of the population is taken into...

  • July 7, 2016

    Palestinian Authority spends $140 million a year to pay terrorists and their families

    The House Foreign Affairs Committee heard expert testimony detailing the Palestinian Authority's payment of funds from its budget in assistance to imprisoned and dead terrorists and their families. Yigal Carmon, the president and founder of th...

  • July 7, 2016

    Trump running out of viable Veep options on Capitol Hill

    Donald Trump has stressed that he wants to pick a vice presidential candidate with close ties to the Congress, believing that this would be the best way to get his agenda passed into law. He may have to alter that notion. Two more top V.P. pros...

  • July 6, 2016

    German activist lied about ethnicity of men who raped her to avoid 'racism'

    A refugee activist in Germany admitted to lying to police last January about the ethnicity of the men who sexually assaulted her for fear of fueling racism. Selin Goren, 24, originally told police that she was robbed by a "mixed group" o...

  • July 6, 2016

    Ottawa bureaucrats shut down children's lemonade stand

    Eliza Andrews, 7, and her sister Adela, 5, set up a lemonade stand to earn money for summer camp.  They had been selling lemonade for $1 a glass from their front lawn for a couple of weeks, but then, like true entrepreneurs, they decided to chan...

  • July 6, 2016

    Matt Damon wants gun confiscation in 'one fell swoop'

    The star of the "Jason Bourne" franchise, Matt Damon, said at a press conference in Australia over the July 4th weekend that he wished America would follow the example of Australia and confiscate all guns in "one fell swoop." W...

  • July 5, 2016

    Brazil can't seem to find former Gitmo terrorist

    A former prisoner at the Guantanamo prison camp who was transferred to Uruguay as part of President Obama's effort to close the facility has gone missing in Brazil. The Uruguayan government says that Abu Wa'el Dhiab, a Syrian who...

  • July 5, 2016

    College bias unit says Trump slogan a 'racialized, targeted attack'

    The Skidmore College bias response unit has got the fevah and can't be stopped. "Make America Great Again" is one of those slogans that's so innocuous, so vanilla – so boring – that only a political campaign would thi...

  • July 5, 2016

    Wikileaks releases 1,200 Clinton emails from Iraq war

    The anti-American organization Wikileaks has relased more than 1,200 emails from Hillary Clinton during the period when she was secretary of state during the Iraq war. Independent: The website tweeted a link to 1,258 emails on Monda...

  • July 5, 2016

    New food stamp rules will kill many convenience stores

    New rules being proposed by the Department of Agriculture will decimate convenience stores, says the National Association of Convenience Stores,  Not only don't the new rules make any sense, but they illustrate Big Brother at his mos...

  • July 5, 2016

    35 young girls molested by 'foreign youths' at Swedish music festival

    At least 35 young girls aged 12-17 were sexually assaulted by "foreign youths" at a Swedish music festival over the weekend. The attacks appear to be similar to those carried out by Muslim men in Cologne, Germany on New Year's Eve. ...

  • July 4, 2016

    Gallup: Only 52% 'extremely proud' to be an American

    The annual Gallup survey that measures the level of patriotism is out, and it shows the lowest percentage of Americans who are "extremely proud" to be American in the 16 years the poll has been conducted. Only 52% of us say we'r...

  • July 3, 2016

    The moment that Rolling Stone realized the gang rape story was a hoax

    Emails from the reporter who wrote the UVA gang rape story to Rolling Stone editors show the moment that the magazine realized they'd been had. The emails and texts were filed in court on Friday as part of a lawsuit brought by UVA Associa...

  • July 3, 2016

    Columnist: Time for baseball to get rid of 'God Bless America'

    The New York Daily News columnist who claimed he got PTSD by firing an AR-15, has now penned an op-ed saying that Major Leage Baseball should get rid of the singing of "God Bless America' in the home half of the 7th inning.  Gersh Ku...

  • July 3, 2016

    Who has been manipulating data at a federal lab for two decades?

    From the annals of "You're government is incredibly corrupt" comes another exciting episode of criminal activity covered up by bureaucrats for an astonishing two decades. A lab associated with the United States Geoglical Survey (USGS...

  • July 3, 2016

    Major coal company will cut workforce by up to 80%

    More fallout from the Obama administration's war on coal as Murray Energy, a large supplier, announced it may have to lay off up to 80% of its workforce.  While stiff competition and low coal prices are also to blame. the driving force fo...

  • July 2, 2016

    Disabled teenager beaten up by TSA agents

    A year ago, Hannah Cohen and her family were returning to their home in Chattanooga, flying from the Memphis airport following annual cancer treatments at St. Jude hospital. They had made the trip many times.  But on June 30. 2015, Hannah did...

  • July 2, 2016

    Naval commander surrendered to Iran to protect nuclear deal

    The commander in charge of the naval vessels that strayed into Iranian waters and were captured last January surrendered his command because he thought his sailors would be safe because Iran "wanted the nuclear deal to go through." This ...

  • July 2, 2016

    100 years ago, the worst day in the history of the British army

    World War I had been raging for nearly two years, and the western front had devolved into a stalemate.  To break the impasse, the British hatched a battle plan they thought would break the German lines and bring them victory. They chose a nar...

  • July 2, 2016

    Nearly 1 million illegal aliens ignoring deportation orders

    The administration is fond of defending its immigration record by pointing to the record number of deportation orders issued by ICE. What they're not telling you is that most illegals ignore those deportation orders, and ICE has no way to...

  • July 2, 2016

    Killer of three in Oregon was deported six times

    News that 170,000 criminal illegal aliens have avoided deportation has consequences beyond mere statistics.  An illegal alien in Oregon, deported six times since 2003, has been charged with three counts of murder and one count of attempted ...

  • July 1, 2016

    State Department to delay release of Clinton Foundation emails until late 2018

    It's hard to fathom the depth of corruption in Hillary Clinton's State Department, largely because the documentation that would expose it is lost; deleted; or, as in the case of emails sent from Hillary Clinton aides to the Clinton Foundation...

  • July 1, 2016

    Russia may be ready to release Clinton emails

    Ever since Hillary Clinton's private email server became public knowledge, there has been speculation about whether any foreign governments had been able to penetrate the inadequate security and hack into the system. Clinton herself and the St...

  • July 1, 2016

    Obama administration refuses release documents about $1.7 billion ransom payment to Iran

    On the same day in January that sailors captured by Iran were released, a $1.7 billion payment was made to Tehran, ostensibly a settlement of a longstanding legal dispute. So says the White House. The fact that the announcement of the payment was ...

  • July 1, 2016

    Report: FBI ordered journalists not to record Clinton-Lynch meeting

    A reporter for the Phoenix ABC outlet was on The Factor last night and told of his experience trying to cover the Bill Clinton-Loretta Lynch meeting. At the end of the interview (video below), the reporter, Christopher Sign, let drop a very intere...

  • June 30, 2016

    Huma Abedin lawsuit testimony shows Clinton wanting no access to private emails

    Judicial Watch has released a transcript of testimony given by top Clinton aide Huma Abedin in connection with a FOIA lawsuit that reveals how the Democratic nominee for president sought to hide her communications from everyone, including the State D...

  • June 30, 2016

    Kerry: Brexit can be 'walked back'

    U.S. secretary of state John Kerry told the Aspen Ideas Festival that there are "several ways" the Brexit vote could be "walked back" to prevent Great Britain from leaving the EU.  He suggested that the "Leave" vote...

  • June 30, 2016

    Dems on FEC vote to punish Fox News for debate sponsorship

    Another effort by the FEC to silence conservative media ended when the three Republicans on the FEC voted to block a move by the commission's Democrats to punish Fox News for debate sponsorship. The effort is nearly unprecedented.  In 198...

  • June 30, 2016

    Virgin Island AG pulls climate change prosecution subpoena of Exxon

    In a big victory for free speech, the attorney general of the Virgin Islands, who subpoened ExxonMobil for documents related to climate change, suddenly dropped the action.  Exxon had countersued that the subpoena was unconstitutional. Washin...

  • June 30, 2016

    New docs show IRS's Lois Lerner broke the law

    When Lois Lerner, the former IRS chief of the Exempt Organization unit and figure at the center of the targeting scandal, transferred 1.25 million IRS documents to the Justice Department in October of 2010, she almost certainly broke the la...

  • June 30, 2016

    Shocker: Gun used in Paris terrorist attack part of Fast and Furious gun walking op

    One of the guns used by terrorists to shoot up Paris on November 13 of last year originated in Phoenix,, AZ and was sold illegally as part of the Fast and Furious gun walking operation. And ATF agents did their best to cover up that information. ...

  • June 30, 2016

    Turkish airport terrorists were from Russia, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan

    The terrorists who killed 42 and injured more than 200 at the Ankara airport were from Russia, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan, according to Turkish authorities. A Turkish source told CNN that the Islamic State leaders were directly involved in pla...

  • June 29, 2016

    College counselor: Being pro-life an 'assault'

    A counselor at Longwood University provided some guidance to the snowflakes on campus about microaggressions. If there's one constant from school to school that defines microaggressions, it's that there is no constant, there is no establis...

  • June 28, 2016

    Democrats enshrine prosecution of climate change skeptics in platform

    The Democratic Party has officially become the anti-free speech party by adopting a plank in its party platform that promises to prosecute climate change skeptics.  It was one thing when Democratic state attorneys general banded together to ...

  • June 28, 2016

    Another EU tantrum: No more English!

    The petulant children who run the European Union have been throwing epic tantrums since the Brexit vote, looking to punish and humiliate Great Britain for disobeying them.  They refuse to meet representatives of the British government informally...

  • June 28, 2016

    New Clinton emails include dozens of documents she failed to turn over to State Department

    One hundred sixty-five pages of Hillary Clinton emails sent over her private server, previously unseen, were released under court order as a result of a suit filed by Judicial Watch. Associated Press: The emails were not among the 55,000 page...

  • June 28, 2016

    Select Committee releases Benghazi report

    A report issued by the House Select Committee on Benghazi confirms much of what had been suspected that differs from the administration narrative of the attack and offers some revelations previously unknown. Fox News: The claim that the ...

  • June 27, 2016

    Most prominent Republicans refusing speaking slots at convention

    One of the consequences of a presidential nominee having a 70% disapproval rating is that most politicians would rather spend a day with an ebola patient than Donald Trump. Politico: With the convention less than a month away, POLITICO contac...

  • June 27, 2016

    Weapons shipped to US-backed Syrian rebels stolen, used to kill two Americans

    Weapons shipped to Syrian rebels by the U.S. and Saudi Arabia were stolen by Jordanian intelligence and sold on the black market.  Some of the stolen weapons ended up in the hands of a Jordanian police captain who attacked a police training...

  • June 27, 2016

    Brexit might not be the final word for Great Britain's EU membership

    Most Brexit supporters are walking around these days with their heads in the clouds, glorying in their unlikely victory.  But is their spiking the ball in the end zone premature?  Could the decision for Great Britain to leave the EU be r...

  • June 27, 2016

    Possible revolt in ISIS ranks in Mosul

    The Iraqi army is approaching the city of Mosul from two directions and has already pushed ISIS out of some outlying districts. But inside the city, there appears to be a significant revolt.  Several ISIS fighters have been ambushed and kille...

  • June 26, 2016

    George Will on GOP: 'This is not my party'

    George Will, longtime conservative columnist for the Washington Post, says he has left the Republican party because of Donald Trump and that he told the GOP to "make sure he loses." PJ Media: Conservative columnist George Will ...

  • June 26, 2016

    Trump's evolving immigration policies

    Donald Trump's temporary ban on all Muslim immigration is evolving now that the candidate has pivoted to the general election. In a series of extraordinary and confusing statements, Trump seemed to walk back his stance on both Muslim immigrati...

  • June 26, 2016

    In Obama';s world, naturalized citizens don't need to pledge to defend America

    Legal aliens seeking to become citizens don't have to pledge to  “bear arms on behalf of the United States." anymore, thanks to a ruling by the US Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS). In fact, they don't even...

  • June 26, 2016

    Brexit fallout to hit Spanish parliamentary election

    Spain has been in a political crisis for 7 months as no party was able to form a government following the December general election. So once again, the Spanish people are going to the polls - but this time, in the wake of the Brexit earthquake. Th...

  • June 26, 2016

    Some LGBT's skipping San Francisco gay pride parade because it's too tame

    Some members of the LGBT community are skipping the gay pride parade in San Francisco because it't  too "straight, white, and corporate." Huh? This is San Francisco we're talking about. Do they mean this is "too straigh...

  • June 26, 2016

    At UNC, 'Christmas vacation' is now a microaggression

    We are rapidly getting to the point where any word in the English language uttered by a white male within earshot of an oppressed minority will be considered a microaggression. Here's the latest list of no-no words compiled by the University o...

  • June 25, 2016

    EU leaders say they want Britain to leave immediately

    European Union leaders want Great Britain to leave the alliance immediately rather than wait to open negotiations until the fall when British prime minister David Cameron says his successor will undertake the job of exiting. At issue is the implem...

  • June 25, 2016

    Dozens of donor meetings missing from Clinton's official calendar

    Hillary Clinton's official calendar from her time as secretary of state shows that about 75 meetings with political donors, Clinton Foundation contributors, and other corporate representatives were scrubbed or simply omitted, according to a compa...

  • June 25, 2016

    Senator Mark Kirk says Trump 'unfit' to serve as commander in chief

    Illinois Senator Mark Kirk is locked in the political fight of his life, running uphill for re-election in deep blue Illinois. He's opposed by Rep. Tammy Duckworth, a war hero and key ally of President Obama. Previously, Kirk has tried to...

  • June 25, 2016

    'Dump Trump' will die an ignoble death in the convention rules committee

    The "dump Trump" movement has been scurrying around raising money and trying to raise support among the delegates to deny the candidate who won the most votes in the primaries the nomination. They have only one problem: the rules committ...

  • June 24, 2016

    Worldwide popular revolt confirmed by Brexit vote

    Britain is leaving the European Union.  But that reality doesn't begin to tell the story of the larger historical forces at work that are reshaping global politics, the global economy, and global culture and have been for much of t...

  • June 24, 2016

    Brexit causes massive crash in global markets

    Great Britain's vote to leave the European Union has resulted in more than 2 trillion dollars in stock losses around the world and currencies taking a big hit as well. Reuters:. The pound fell as much as 10 percent against the dollar...

  • June 24, 2016

    Sanders says he will vote for Clinton

    Bernie Sanders could have easily kept faith with his supporters and refused to vote for Hillary Clinton this November.  Indeed, as an independent in the Senate, he was under no obligation to support the Democratic nominee. But Sanders wants s...

  • June 23, 2016

    Networks' anti-gun stories outnumber gun rights stories 8-1

    A Media Research Center analysis of gun stories following the Orlando shootings shows that the three broadcast networks ran anti-gun stories over pro-gun rights stories at an 8-1 ratio. They're not even trying to hide their bias – or the...

  • June 23, 2016

    Planned Parenthood spending millions to elect Democrats

    Planned Parenthood, who receives more than $500 million in funds from the American taxpayer every year, is engaged in a highly partisan effort to elect Democrats to office – including Hillary Clinton. How do they get away with it?  Ther...

  • June 23, 2016

    Torrential rains in Great Britain don't dampen Brexit voter turnout

    Despite torrential rain and floods in many parts of the country, English voters are slogging to the polls in order to cast their vote in what many observers are claiming is the "biggest day in the history of the country." The Brexit vote...

  • June 22, 2016

    Hacker dumps thousands of documents from DNC oppo research of Clinton

    Documents released by the hacker known as "Guccifer 2.0" that were hacked from the Democratic National Committee servers show that the party performed opposition research on Hillary Clinton's speech contracts and travel records.  T...

  • June 22, 2016

    AG Lynch: Most effective weapon against terrorism 'is love'

    Speaking to LGBT activists in Orlando, Attorney General Loretta Lynch channeled the old Beatles song, "All You Need Is Love," to make the point that America's "most powerful weapon" is "compassion" and "love....

  • June 22, 2016

    Documents reveal Obama administration 'misrepresented' released illegal alien crime stats

    Documents obtained by the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) show that the Obama administration "misrepresented" the number of serious crimes committed by illegal aliens released by ICE.  In fact, the number of crimes is...

  • June 22, 2016

    Jaguar, symbol of Rio Olympics, shot dead after torch relay ceremony

    The Rio olympics has been plagued by problems, including fears over the Zika virus, financial troubles, and a crime wave that threatens tourists. Now, a metaphorical blow to the games has been struck. A jaguar being used as a prop during an o...

  • June 21, 2016

    Did the Trump 'intervention' come too late?

    Yesterday, a seminal moment was reached in the Trump campaign as his top aides and close family members met at Trump Towers to look for ways to right the ship and get the campaign back on track. How bad is it?  The latest report from the FEC ...

  • June 21, 2016

    US and Russian jets in confrontation over Syria

    Things are getting dicey in the skies above Syria as Russia continues to pound U.S.-backed rebels who are fighting ISIS as the U.S. looks to counter. On June 16, the two sides nearly came to blows, as the Daily Beast reports: The incident beg...

  • June 20, 2016

    Israeli opposition leader Herzog made secret deal with Palestinians before election

    The Jewish Press is reporting that prior to the March elections last year, Israeli opposition leader in the Knesset and head of the Zionist Union Isaac Herzog struck a secret deal with a representative of P.A. president Abbas that would have ...

  • June 20, 2016

    Kenya to close world's largest refugee camp due to terrorism

    The Dadaab refugee camp in Kenya began as a temporary shelter for 90,000 Somalis displaced by the civil war 25 years ago.  Since then, it has grown into a regional business hub of 350,000 refugees, featuring markets, movie theaters, and an elect...

  • June 20, 2016

    House committee at war with state AG's prosecuting climate change dissenters

    The House Science and Technology Committee sent a letter to the 17 Democratic Party state attorneys general who are looking to prosecute ExxonMobil and other climate "dissenters," demanding they cooperate in an oversight investiga...

  • June 20, 2016

    California to try charging drivers by the mile

    Next month, California will begin an experimental program that will eventually charge drivers for every mile driven in lieu of the gas tax paid at the pump.  The experiment will involve 5,000 volunteer drivers who will simulate paying by the mil...

  • June 20, 2016

    Justice Thomas's wife scotches rumors of her husband's retirement

    Ginnie Thomas, wife of Supreme Court justice Clarence Thomas, took to Facebook to shoot down rumors of her husband's retirement. The story of a possible Thomas retirement began with a Washington Examiner article, now edited to reflec...

  • June 19, 2016

    Trump accuses Jeb Bush of plotting convention coup

    Donald Trump accused Jeb Bush of plotting a "coup" at the Republican National Convention in July as reports surface that about 30 delegates are looking to get the rules changed in order to free delegates to vote for anyone they wish. The...

  • June 19, 2016

    12 arrests in Belgian terror sweep

    Belgian police, fearing a terror attack was close, detained 40 suspected terrorists, arresting 12. Media speculation centered on attacks directed at soccer watching parties at pubs and restaurants as the Belgian national team competed in the Europ...

  • June 19, 2016

    Labor union declares newspaper downsizing due to 'right wing plot'

    The Communications Workers of America (CWA) is one of the most far left labor unions in the country, having supported the idea of "community radio stations" and a "living wage."  Now, a petition on the union's website acc...

  • June 19, 2016

    Obama has yet to read archived letters from his father

    Letters and documents from President Obama's father, Barack Obama, Sr., have been stored in the Schomburg Center archives in New York City since 2013. And while the research library has invited the president to read the letters, to date, the...

  • June 19, 2016

    Report: Private pension plans in danger of becoming insolvent in less than a decade

    A report issued by the Pension Benefit Guarantee Corporation (PBGC) is warning that unless reforms are made to private, multi-employer pension plans, many of them could become insolvent by 2025. Washington Examiner:   The problem is s...

  • June 19, 2016

    'State of America's Fathers' a study in changing attitudes and responsibilities

    This is a fascinating study of America's fathers that outlines how times and the role of fathers has changed over the last 5 decades. The State of America’s Fathers was released Tuesday by Promundo-US and the MensCare campaig...

  • June 18, 2016

    Priebus chooses Romney ally to chair convention rules committee

    RNC chairman Reince Priebus tapped former congressman Enid Mickelsen to chair the all-important rules committee during the convention.  Just two weeks ago, Enid had this to say about the presidential race: Enid Mickelsen just named ...

  • June 18, 2016

    The Democratic Party's civil war over Israel policy

    The Democrats are currently engaged in a civil war over U.S. policy toward Israel that threatens to blow up on the convention floor in a messy, divisive debate that could damage Hillary Clinton with a key constituency. The barely disguised anti-Se...

  • June 18, 2016

    Already this year, more illegal alien families have crossed the border than last year

    According to government statistics, more illegal alien families have cross the border in 2016 than in all of 2015.  The reason given by the government's own immigration lawyer is the policy of non-enforcement of the law by the Obama administ...

  • June 17, 2016

    More than 50 State Department officials sign cable urging military action against Assad

    More than 50 mid and high level State Department officials have signed a "dissent channel cable" urging the Obama administration to change its Syria policy and start taking military action against President Assad's forces in order to af...

  • June 17, 2016

    Trump threatens to go it alone if GOP doesn't support his attacks on Muslims and the Hispanic judge

    Donald Trump said this week that if the GOP doesn't "man up" and support everything he says, he will freeze out the RNC and run his campaign alone. Trump was angry that so many Republicans condemned his attack on the Hispanic ju...

  • June 17, 2016

    Republican state AG's threaten to prosecute climate change alarmists

    Thirteen state GOP attorneys general have sent a letter to the Democratic AG's who are investigating ExxonMobile for fraud in climate change research, telling them that if minimizing the danger of climate change is fraud, so is exaggerating the p...

  • June 16, 2016

    Hacker leaks DNC oppo research on Trump to media

    A hacker calling himself "Guccifer 2.0" released more than 200 pages of opposition research on Donald Trump compiled by the Democratic National Committee, after the information was stolen from DNC computers by Russians.  Guccifer is...

  • June 16, 2016

    Desperate White House looking to block double digit Obamacare rate increases

    On the heels of the pro-Obamacare Kaiser Foundation's study showing consumers can expect double digit rate increases for Obamacare insurance plans, the White House is digging in to a political slush fund that gives money to state insurance regula...

  • June 16, 2016

    Boston Globe entire front page pushing gun ban

    The Boston Globe's front page on Thursday left no doubt where they stand on banning assault weapons. NBC News: MAKE IT STOP. Those three words and a picture of an AR-15 assault rifle are the striking message running on the front pa...

  • June 15, 2016

    DHS thinks 'right-wing extremists' pose as big a threat as Islamic terrorists

    If you want to know the reason why the U.S. is a sitting duck for Islamic terrorists, the minutes from this meeting of a Homeland Security advisory council tells you all you need to know. Held in January just days after the San Bernardino attack, ...

  • June 15, 2016

    'Repeal the Second Amendment,' says law professor

    Finally, a liberal who comes out and says what most gun control advocates really want: a repeal of the Second Amendment. Writing in Rolling Stone, David Cohen, who calls himself a "constitutional law" professor, presents so many logical ...

  • June 15, 2016

    Don't look now, but we're at war again in Afghanistan

    A year after the administration ended combat operations in Afghanistan, the White House and the Pentagon have quietly given the OK for American commanders to authorize air strikes on the Taliban and to allow joint combat operations with the Afghan ar...

  • June 14, 2016

    Chicago property owners to receive massive tax increase

    In Chicago, 1 out of every 3 dollars in taxes collected goes into one of the five pension systems for city employees.  The city is desperate to stave off insolvency in all of those plans, given the $111 billion in unfunded liabilities. Rather...

  • June 14, 2016

    Great Britain edging toward Brexit

    With less than two weeks to go before the vote over Great Britain's exit from the European Union, there has been a large shift in sentiment toward leaving the EU. A new poll shows a surprising 10% gap between those who want to "leave...

  • June 14, 2016

    Baltics on 'war footing' as NATO looks to deter Russian aggression

    NATO is restructuring its forces in Eastern Europe in order to deter Russia from attacking the Baltics and Poland. The move will be seen as provocative in Moscow, as Putin's paranoia about NATO will only grow. Reuters: Leaders in the B...

  • June 13, 2016

    Reuters: Obama gives up on using executive power to close Gitmo

    Reuters is reporting that the Obama administration is reluctantly giving up the idea that it can close the prison at Guantanamo by issuing an executive order under his authority as commander in chief. The White House has said repeatedly that Oba...

  • June 13, 2016

    ACLU attorneys blame 'Christian right' for Orlando shooting

    A couple of attorneys who work for the ACLU are blaming the political environment created by anti-gay Christian conservatives for the shootings in Orlando. The shooter, Omar Mateen, pledged allegiance to ISIS and was a known extremist to the FBI. ...

  • June 13, 2016

    The silliest academic papers that made it into print

    This list of really bad academic papers that never should have seen the light of day is just the tip of the iceberg. There are thousands of papers published by less-than-mediocre professors who are forced to "publish or perish" in our syste...

  • June 12, 2016

    Alaska Obamacare market facing total collapse

    There is only one, lone insurance company willing to sell Obamacare policies to Alaska residents and they are in danger of fleeing the failing market. To forestall that, Alaska Republicans did the unthinkable; they authorized up to $55 million to ...

  • June 12, 2016

    GOP insider Meg Whitman likely to vote for Clinton

    Mega-GOP donor Meg Whitman, CEO of Hewlett-Packard and a failed California gubernatorial candidate, has indicated that she will vote for Hillary Clinton in the November election. Unlike many NeverTrumpers, Whitman will abandon the Republican party...

  • June 12, 2016

    Dutch woman in Qatar charged with adultery after reporting she was raped

    Women from Europe and America who may be thinking of traveling to Qatar to attend the 2022 World Cup soccer tournament should be forewarned; if you are sexually assaulted, don't look for help from the police. Worse, you are likely to be arrested ...

  • June 12, 2016

    Speaker Ryan to NeverTrumpers: He won 'fair and square'

    Speaker Paul Ryan continued his tightrope dance, trying to placate all sides in the Republican party. He attended the anti-Trump Mitt Romney retreat in Utah and has called Trump's comments about the Hispanic judge "beyond the pale." ...

  • June 12, 2016

    English, Russian soccer fans clash in huge brawl before and after soccer match

    Soccer hooliganism in Europe is an art form, but what happened between Russian and English fans before and after their soccer match at the Euro 2016 tournament was about as ugly as it's ever been. Running street battles between the two sides w...

  • June 12, 2016

    Judicial madness: Judge rules a woman, born as a man is legally 'non-binary'

    The legion of protected minorities in America just got an add on. Jaime Shupe, a male army veteran who trainsitioned to a woman in 2013, was able to convince a brainless judge that he was neither male nor female.  Enshrined in the ann...

  • June 11, 2016

    New Clinton email released was 'classified'

    A Clinton email released by the State Department carries a classified designation known as "portion marking," once again giving the lie to Clinton's claim that she handled no classified emails that ended up on her private, unsecured ser...

  • June 11, 2016

    The House strikes a blow against political correctness

    There is no better example of leftist doublespeak than referring to illegal aliens as "undocumented workers" or, as the Library of Congress was proposing, "noncitizens." In a rare show of defiance, the House voted to order the ...

  • June 11, 2016

    More examples showing Google gaming its search engine to favor Clinton

    Has Google altered its search engine so that results favor Hillary Clinton?  The controversy is about Google's "autofill" function that completes search terms automatically. When compared to autofill results from other search en...

  • June 11, 2016

    How did a Clinton donor, a Chicago securities trader, end up on the intelligence board?

    A major donor to the Clinton Foundation was tapped by the secretary of state's office for a seat on the sensitive International Security Advisory Board (ISAB), which advised Hillary Clinton on subjects like the use of nuclear weapons and oth...

  • June 10, 2016

    Donald Trump: Deadbeat

    An analysis of the more than 3,500 lawsuits filed against Donald Trump and his companies over the last three decades reveals a shocking number of small business people who have been stiffed by Trump after performing services for him. Hundreds of s...

  • June 10, 2016

    Senator Collins says she may support Hillary Clinton for president

    Maine senator Susan Collins says she is leaving her options open about whom she will support for president, including the unlikely possibility that she would back Hillary Clinton. In an interview with the New Yorker's Ryan Lizza, Collins appea...

  • June 10, 2016

    Obama's ransom for captured sailors funding Iran's military buildup

    The $1.7-billion ransom paid to Iran for our sailors the Iranians were holding hostage last January has been transferred from Iran's central bank to the military. It all starts with $1.7 billion the U.S. Treasury transferred to Iran...

  • June 10, 2016

    Some Clinton emails dealt with Pakistan drone strikes

    The FBI has made some emails received by Hillary Clinton over a less secure system that dealt with drone strikes in Pakistan a key part of their criminal investigation, according to the Wall Street Journal. Occasionally, diplomats in Pakistan and ...

  • June 10, 2016

    The topsy-turvy polls have Hillary leading again

    The polls for this election cycle have been all over the map, calling into question whether voter sentiment in 2016 can be measured at all. The latest Fox poll has Hillary Clinton up by 3 points over Donald Trump.  This flips the results of l...

  • June 9, 2016

    Trump fundraisers walk back goal of raising $1 billion for campaign

    About a dozen members of Donald Trump's fundraising team told Politico they will fall far short of their goal in raising $1 billion for the general election.  In interviews, over a dozen major Republican Party donors and fundr...

  • June 9, 2016

    White House says about a dozen freed Gitmo detainees attacking Americans

    If you've just finished eating, I would recommend you not read the following until your meal settles in your stomach.  Reading about how a dozen or so former detainees at Guantanamo are responsible for killing six Americans overseas is about...

  • June 9, 2016

    Missing: New Hispanic citizens to vote against Trump

    Open borders advocates – as well as the Mexican government – vowed to create a huge surge of new citizens who entered the U.S. legally so they could register to vote and cast their ballots against Donald Trump. How's that working o...

  • June 9, 2016

    Deepak Chopra says Trump is 'mentally retarded'

    I once referred to New Age guru and alternative medicine quack Deepak Chopra as the "Mahareshi of Mendacity."  Turns out I was too kind. Chopra told Alan Colmes, "Maybe I was too kind when I said he [Trump] was e...

  • June 8, 2016

    Straight white males banned from university lecture union's 'equality conferences'

    The University and College Union in England is banning straight white males from its equality conferences in order to create "safe spaces" for members. That the union is oblivious to its unequal policy for attending an equality conf...

  • June 8, 2016

    Are illegals kidnapping kids at the border to pass themselves off as a 'family'?

    Under the Obama administration, illegal alien families caught at the border are quickly released after being given a summons to appear in immigration court. That policy was actually imposed by a federal judge during the 1990s as part of ...

  • June 8, 2016

    Report: Obamacare forcing hundreds of thousands into part time work

    I'd like to think that saying "I told ya so" to Obamacare cheerleaders who painted such a rosy picture of life under the ACA would get tiresome after a while. Actually, I savor saying it every single time. Critics of the president...

  • June 7, 2016

    Male high schooler makes girls' finals at Alaska state track championships

    By racing against females, Nattaphon "Ice" Wangyot, a biological male, became the first Alaska high school student to qualify for the state finals in an individual track event. Wangyot, an immigrant from Thailand, qualified for the ...

  • June 7, 2016

    House primaries today could determine control in November

    The California presidential primary is getting all the attention today, but there are several House primaries that could go a long way to determining if the GOP can hold on to its majroity. In North Carolina's Second District, Rep. Renee Ellme...

  • June 7, 2016

    Civil rights data from public school has some eye-opening conclusions

    There are some surpising statistics in the Department of Education's massive civil rights survey that bring into sharp focus some of the disparities in school districts across the country. The survey was sent to all 95,000 public schools in Am...

  • June 6, 2016

    IRS finally releases list of conservative groups it targeted

    The IRS has released a list of Tea Party and other conservative groups that were singled out for excessive scrutiny from 2010 to 2013, when the targeting was made public.  The list includes 426 groups that came in for special attention, inclu...

  • June 6, 2016

    More bombshell revelations from new Clinton book

    The new book coming out later this month by a former Secret Service agent who was assigned to the Clinton detail in the White House is going to be the blockbuster political read of the summer. The book, Crisis of Character: A White House Secret Se...

  • June 6, 2016

    GAO says at least $136 billion in improper payments made by government

    The Government Accountability Office released a report showing that $136 billion in improper payments were made by government. An improper payment occurs "when funds go to the wrong recipient, when a recipient receives too little or too much ...

  • June 6, 2016

    California showdown is Bernie's Alamo and Hillary's Waterloo

    This being the 72nd anniversary of D-Day, I thought some military metaphors might best describe the California primary that will be held tomorrow. Simply put, the California primary is Bernie Sanders's last stand.  If he loses, there is n...

  • June 6, 2016

    Hillary can't bring herself to say that personal gun possession is a constitutional right

    Hillary Clinton made an appearance on ABC's This Week yesterday, and host George Stephanopoulos teed one up for her to hit out of the park. Washington Free Beacon: Republican rival Donald Trump has charged that Clinton wants to aboli...

  • June 5, 2016

    Sanders: 'The Democratic National Convention will be a contested convention'

    As Hillary Clinton fights tooth and nail to avoid an embarrassing defeat in Calfornia on Tuesday, Republicans are continuing their effort - with much success - to unify their party in advance of the convention in Cleveland in July. By this point i...

  • June 5, 2016

    Former Bush AG: Trump right to question judge's bias

    Former Bush administration Attorney General Alberto Gonzales penned an op ed in the Washington Post backstopping Donald Trump's claims that the judge presiding over the lawsuit brought by former Trump University students is biased. But instead...

  • June 5, 2016

    Swiss voters reject 'money for nothing' scheme to replace welfare

    In an historic referendum, Swiss voters have soundly rejected a plan to give every Swiss citizen a universal basic income in lieu of transfer payments. The plan would have doled out about $2500 a month to every adult and $600 a month for every child....

  • June 5, 2016

    Former Marine fired for lowering flag on Memorial Day

    A former Marine was going to work at his Time Warner cable job on Memorial Day when he noticed that the company had not followed flag etiquette and lowered the standard to half mast. Taking it upon himself to rectify the error, Allen Thornwell c...

  • June 5, 2016

    California looks to criminalize undercover video of Planned Parenthood

    A bill in the California legislature would quash any attempts to expose wrongdoing by Planned Parenthood via undercover recordings by making it illegal to videotape "healthcare providers" without their permission. Washington Times: ...

  • June 4, 2016

    Clinton IT aide ordered to turn over immunity agreement

    A federal judge has ordered former Clinton I.T. aide Bryan Pagliano to produce the immunity agreement he inked with the Department of Justice last year to determine if he can legally take the Fifth Amendment in a deposition for a FOIA lawsuit filed b...

  • June 4, 2016

    Dems on FEC want to investigate political jokes

    This is not a headline from The Onion.  Two of three Democrats on the Federal Election Commission voted to investigate a joke told by GOP presidential candidate Mike Huckabee about asking contributors to give a milion dollars to his campaign. ...

  • June 4, 2016

    DHS 'catch and release' policy reaches a ludicrous high

    In the annals of immigration enforcement, this may be the low point. Judicial Watch is reporting that the Department of Homeland Security is transporting and then releasing illegal aliens from Central America without giving them any notification o...

  • June 4, 2016

    Muhammad Ali's death reignites 1960's debates on war and race

    The death of boxing legend Mohammad Ali has brought back memories from the 1960's and 70's when America was even more divided than it is today over issues of war and peace and racial justice. Ali, who changed his name from Cassius Clay aft...

  • June 4, 2016

    New York City proclaims a man who thinks he's a woman is a 'real woman'

    A "factsheet" issued by the New York City Commission on Human Rights makes some astonishing claims about biology and gender identity. They claim  that it's a "myth" that biological men are not "real wome...

  • June 3, 2016

    Ryan's Trump endorsement accelerates GOP unity

    At the end of April, after Donald Trump destroyed his rivals in the East Coast primaries, the prospect of Republican unity in supporting the nominee appeared slim.  The #NeverTrump movement appeared to have momentum, and dozens of high-profile G...

  • June 3, 2016

    California Senate refuses to take up bill to prosecute climate change 'deniers'

    Despite being approved by two committees, a bill that would have criminalized opposition to climate change died in the California Senate. The bill would have targeted fossil fuel companies, think-tanks, and individuals who, in the eyes of pro...

  • June 3, 2016

    Congrats to Iran, our new best buddy, for being named #1 state sponsor of terrorism

    Even a surrealist painter like Salvador Dalí would have trouble capturing an image of the courting of the Islamic Republic of Iran by the Obama administration while the State Department has designated Tehran as the #1 state sponsor of terroris...

  • June 3, 2016

    Smuggling network bringing Middle East illegals to our border

    Immigration officials say that a criminal network of smugglers are bringing people from MIddle East hotbeds of terrorism to our borders via Mexico. The network is based out of Brazil, and at least one of the men who crossed our border was part of ...

  • June 3, 2016

    Job growth in May worst in 5 years

    President Obama was on the campaign trail on Wednesday in Elkhart, Indiana, bragging about how well the economy is doing and criticizing Republicans for their refusal to accept what a great job he was doing. CNN: Without mentioning any presid...

  • June 3, 2016

    Gun doc creator not sorry about brazenly biased edit

    It is a fact of life that liberals never have to say they're sorry.  There's always some kind of spin they can use – even if, as in this case, it's ludicrous – to get themselves off the hook. The Katie Couric-produced ...

  • June 2, 2016

    Clinton IT aide to take the fifth in Judicial Watch deposition

    The State Department aide who set up and ran Hillary Clinton's private email server has informed attorneys for Judicial Watch that he will exercise his Fifth Amendment rights against self-incrimination when he is deposed later this week. Attor...

  • June 2, 2016

    Pro-Sanders protests set to roil Democratic convention

    Several radical groups are promising to disrupt the Republican convention in Cleveland next month.  And if past is prologue, those demonstrations will almost certainly be violent. But Democrats are not immune from political turmoil at their c...

  • June 2, 2016

    Obama proposes expanding Social Security benefits while the program careens toward insolvency

    For more than 20 years, the Government Accountability Office has been warning that the varioius Social Security funds would go broke in a matter of decades unless something is done to shore up the program. Unfortunately, there are limited options ...

  • June 2, 2016

    Withdrawal of Letter by climate change scientists urging prosecution of skeptics deemed a 'mistake'

    You would think the group of 20 or so climate change scientists who sent a letter to President Obama urging him to prosecute climate skeptics under the RICO statute would have consulted a PR firm before they made asses of themselves to the whole coun...

  • June 1, 2016

    Did Obama pay a ransom to Iran for our captured sailors?

    One day after Iran released the 10 sailors they had abducted for strayinhg into Iranian territorial waters, the administration released $1.7 billion in taxpayer dollars to Iran. The money was part of a settlement of a decades old legal claim by Iran ...

  • June 1, 2016

    Where is the administration getting the money to fund these Obamacare programs?

    Congress is looking into the funding for several Obamacare programs for which no money has been directly appropriated. Earlier this month, a federal judge ruled that the administration is unlawfully paying insurers who are required to reduce ...

  • June 1, 2016

    Administration criticizes judge who ordered DoJ lawyers to attend ethics classes

    The federal judge who ruled last week that Department of Justice lawyers defending the administration's immigration executive orders lied about the circumstances surrounding the 50,000 illegal aliens who were given three year green cards despite ...

  • June 1, 2016

    Sen. Sessions warns Ryan to adapt to Trump or leave office

    Senator Jewff Sessions has a bit of friendly advice for Speaker Paul Ryan and other GOP leaders who are hesitant about endorsing Donald Trump. Or maybe it's more of a warning. Accept the fact that Trump is the Republican nominee or leave offic...

  • May 31, 2016

    How big an issue will Obamacare be in the November election?

    The bad news is beginning to roll in for health insurance consumers as companies request rate increases in states across the country. Most of those rates will be set by October 1 - the official date for the start of Obamacare open enrollment. But ...

  • May 31, 2016

    Anti-Trump protesters moving undecideds to Trump column

     The violent protests that have erupted in and around Donald Trump rallies are moving undecideds to support the GOP nominee, say many experts. Washington Times: “When people show up throwing bottles and waving the Mexican flag, you...

  • May 31, 2016

    Absences at convention by establishment leaders won't harm Trump

    GOP convention planners are trying to deal with the fact that few governors, Senators, and senatorial candidates will be attending the gathering in July.  Along with dozens of House members likely to skip the conclave, the absence of establis...

  • May 28, 2016

    Dem Congressman asks Trump to return $150K he received from 9/11 small business fund

    Rep. Jerry Nadler, whose district includes lower Manhattan and Ground Zero, has written an open letter to Donald Trump asking him to return a $150,000 grant he received from a fund that was supposed to help small businesses near Ground Zero in the af...

  • May 28, 2016

    CNN: How ISIS terrorists are infiltrating the stream of refugees to Europe

    We've known for many months that Islamic State terrorists have been using the flood of refugees going to Europe to hide their fighters. But how are they doing it? A CNN report shows how easy it is - at least in Libya - for the terrorists to mi...

  • May 28, 2016

    WHO rejects call to move or postpone Brazil olympics

    More than 150 scientists and academics sent a letter to the World Health Organization, pleading with them to either move or postpone the 2016 Summer Olympics in Brazil due to the Zika virus. WHO's response is that moving or delaying the games ...

  • May 28, 2016

    State Rep. blocks schools from teaching the Declaration of Independence

    Perhaps the least controversial document of our founding is the Declaration of Independence. It's high mindede, soaring phrases about liberty have been the cornerstone of revolutions around the world for more than 200 years. But the Louisiana ...

  • May 28, 2016

    VP hopeful William Weld fails to impress at Libertarian Party Convention

    Libertarian Party presidential candidate Gary Johnson's choice as his running mate bombed during the vice presidential debate at the party covention in Orlando. Former Massachusetts Governor William Weld, named last week as Johnson's choic...

  • May 27, 2016

    Obama at Hiroshima: No apology, but a lecture on 'moral revolution'

    Reading the text of President Obama's somber speech in Hiroshima, there is a growing feeling that the president is disconnected from reality. To be sure, he largely succeeds when he connects wars from the beginning of humanity, through Hiroshi...

  • May 27, 2016

    Administration may allow Russian sales of advanced arms to Iran

    Obama administration appeasement of Iran may now include a refusal to sanction sales of an advanced missile system that could alter the balance of power in the Middle East.  A side benefit for Iran if they are able to purchase the S-300 ...

  • May 27, 2016

    Senate Republicans demand AG Lynch cease persecution of climate change skeptics

    Five Senate Republicans have sent a letter to Attorney General Loretta Lynch demanding that efforts to criminalize climate change skepticism cease. Sixteen Democratic attorneys general across the country have signed on to prosecute fossil fuel com...

  • May 27, 2016

    Pressure on Marco Rubio to change his mind and run for re-election

    After dropping out of the race for the GOP presidential nomination, Florida senator Marco Rubio announced that he was not running for re-election, nor was he interested in running for governor in 2018. But developments since his announcement have ...

  • May 27, 2016

    Another Obamacare co-op bites the dust

    Ohio's Obamacare co-op will be shut down over the next 60 days despite efforts to keep it afloat. Nearly 22,000 customers will be forced to find alternatives for their health insurance.  The meltdown marks the 13th out of 23 Obamacare co-...

  • May 26, 2016

    House committee calls for criminal investigation into Oregon Obamacare fiasco

    The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee is asking the Justice Department and the Oregon state attorney general's office to initiate a criminal investigation into the failure of the Obamacare exchange site, Cover Oregon. More than $...

  • May 26, 2016

    Outdated government computers waste billions in tech funds

    The Government Accountability Office says that key federal agencies are using "museum ready" computer systems that the government wastes billions to keep running. Congress appropriates about $80 billion a year for computer upgrades acros...

  • May 26, 2016

    No human rights abuser in Iran has been sanctioned since the nuclear deal

    The administration has given in to Iranian threats to walk away from the nuclear deal if any more sanctions are imposed by not citing any human rights abusers in Iran since the deal was signed. This, despite promises to Congress that sanctions wou...

  • May 25, 2016

    Libertarian Johnson polling better than any 3rd-party candidate since Perot

    The 2012 Libertarian candidate for president, Gary Johnson, is showing surprising strength in early polls against Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton. Johnson received less than 1% of the vote in 2012, but he got 1.2 million votes – a Libertari...

  • May 25, 2016

    Report: Ryan to (finally) endorse Trump

    Reports circulating on Capitol Hill and in the Trump camp suggest that speaker of the House Paul Ryan will endorse the presumptive nominee as early as this week. The Hill: Ryan is telling confidants he wants to end his standoff with Trump ...

  • May 25, 2016

    DNC chair Wasserman Schultz may be on her way out

    Democratic lawmakers are giving serious consideration to asking the chairman of the Democratic National Committe, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, to stept down from her position. "DWS," as she is known in party circles, has had a serious case ...

  • May 25, 2016

    More 18- to 34-year-olds live with their parents than any other arrangement

    More "fundamental transformation" courtesy of Barack Obama. A new survey from Pew Research reveals the startling information that more 18- to 34-year-olds are living at home than any other living arrangement. Part of the reason is tha...

  • May 24, 2016

    VA Secretary compares wait times at Disneyland with delay in treating vets

    This quote is in the running for "Dumbest thing ever said by a cabinet secretary in US history." Bob McDonald told reporters at a breakfast that Disneyland doesn't measure wait times for rides, so why should the VA measure wait times...

  • May 24, 2016

    TSA director replaces security chief

    In a move judged to be "largely cosmetic," TSA administrator Peter V. Neffenger has replaced the person in charge of overseeing security at 440 airports across the country. It was revealed last week that Kelly Hoggan, assistant...

  • May 24, 2016

    Obama administration stole funds to combat Zika to pay for UN climate change fund

    What's the point in appropriating money for specific budget items if the Obama administration is going to take money earmarked for one program to fund another? Senator James Lankford writes in The Daily Signal that the administration has taken...

  • May 24, 2016

    IRS chief won't attend his own impeachment hearing

    IRS Commissioner John Koskinen has refused to appear before the Judiciary Committee when they take up the case for his impeachment. Koskinen claims he didn't have sufficient time to prepare. The commissioner is charged with a failure to p...

  • May 23, 2016

    New Fast and Furious emails show Obama administration obstructing Congress

    The lid may finally blow off the Fast and Furious cover-up by the Obama administration, as a federal judge ordered the release of thousands of emails showing how then-attorney general Eric Holder obstructed, stonewalled, and misdirected congress...

  • May 23, 2016

    Obama lifts arms ban on Vietnam

    In a move calculated to respond to China's military build-up in the region, President Obama announced that the U.S. is lifting its decades-old ban on the sale of lethal arms to Vietnam. The lifting of the embargo will be seen by China as an es...

  • May 23, 2016

    Sanders campaign sues California to extend voter registration deadline

    The Sanders campaign has filed a federal lawsuit against the state of California that seeks to extend the voter registration deadline all the way to primary day, June 7. At issue are the confusing rules governing presidential primaries versus...

  • May 23, 2016

    Former Marine demanding Trump apologize for lying about donations to veteran's groups

    A former Marine is organizing a protest to demand that Donald Trump apologize for vastly overstating the amount he raised for veterans at a fundraiser earlier this year.  According to published stories, Trump bragged that he had raised $6 mil...

  • May 22, 2016

    CENTCOM commander in secret visit to Syria

    An Associated Press reporter accompanied US CENTCOM commander General Joseph Votel to a secret location in Syria where the general visited some of the 200 US military advisors who are training Syrian Kurds and Arabs to fight Islamic State. Vo...

  • May 22, 2016

    California's high speed rail delayed another 4 years

    The incredible journey of California's high speed rail took another hit this past week when authorities inked a contract revision pushing back the opening of the first segment of the line from 2018 to 2022. Project costs for this one, 119 mile...

  • May 22, 2016

    Michelle Obama's nutrition label guidelines 'lacks scientific rigor'

    New nutritional label guidelines have been finalized by the FDA and many scientists are saying they are not based on sound science. The altered nutritional labels are part of Michelle Obama's "Let's Move" initiative.  Was...

  • May 22, 2016

    Washington Republicans give Ted Cruz 40 of 41 convention delegatges

    Someone should send a memo to Washington state Republicans. "To whom it may concern: The race is over." Seattle Times: Donald Trump has all but sewn up the GOP presidential nomination. But as thousands of Washington Republicans conv...

  • May 21, 2016

    Marine amputee climbs Mount Everest

    Several wounded warriors are tackling the ultimate challenge – climbing Mount Everest – and one has already made it to the top. Staff Sgt. Charles Linville reached the summit of Everest on Thursday, battling fierce storms, high winds, ...

  • May 21, 2016

    Largest solar power plant in the world bursts into flames

    The Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System, located near the California-Nevada border, burst into flames when some of the thousands of mirrors that focus sunlight on water towers became misalinged and started an electrical cable fire.  The ...

  • May 21, 2016

    At least 4 dead in Baghdad riots as country teeters on the brink of revolution

    Protesters once again penetrated the heavily fortified Green Zone in Baghdad, occupying buildings and battling police and soldiers. At least four protesters were killed when police opened fire with live ammunition.  Another 90 were wounded....

  • May 21, 2016

    Army general fired for anti-LGBT quip has been rehired

    General William Boykin, former Delta Force commander, has been rehired by the small college where he has lectured since 2007 and where he was fired for making a small joke at the expense of so-called “transgender” people, or those who con...

  • May 21, 2016

    Former defense secretary blasts Obama for lying about combat role for troops in Iraq

    So you think the war in Iraq is over for Americans?  That's what the Obama administration would like you to think.  In fact, former defense secretary Robert Gates says, U.S. troops are now in harm's way in Iraq and are directly...

  • May 21, 2016

    DoJ diverts millions of dollars from housing fund to activist groups

    The Department of Justice has diverted tens of millions of dollars slated for victims of the 2008 housing meltdown to groups politically and ideologically allied with the Obama administration. According to Rep. Sean Duffy, chairman of the Hou...

  • May 21, 2016

    Mad about long lines at the airport? Here's a more frightening reason to hate TSA

    With all the attention focused on long lines at security checkpoints at our nation's airports, an audit by the DHS inspector general regarding IT security at TSA has been lost in the shuffle. It shouldn't be. A word to the wise; if you pla...

  • May 20, 2016

    Judge orders lying DOJ lawyers to take ethics classes

    A federal judge issued a scathing ruling against lawyers for the Department of Justice who have been litigating the suit by 26 states against the president's executive orders on immigration. The DOJ lawyers had assured the judge that there had...

  • May 20, 2016

    Prominent Black Lives Matter activist arrested on sex trafficking charges

    Charles Wade, a Black Lives Matter activist who has been profiled in several newspapers and was invited to the White House, has been charged with seven counts, including sex trafficking, for pimping out a 17-year-old girl. Daily Caller: Charl...

  • May 19, 2016

    Video of Hillary Clinton 'lying for 13 minutes' goes viral

    A video stringing together clips of Hillary Clinton's lies and flip-flops has gotten 7 million hits on YouTube.  The video was posted in January but didn't receive widespread attention until Washington Post columnist Kathleen Parker...

  • May 19, 2016

    Charlotte Observer: Girls must overcome 'discomfort' at seeing male genitals in locker room

    A shocking editorial in the Charlotte Observer counseled young girls to get over the "discomfort" they feel at the sight of male genitalia when transgender facilities are allowed in North Carolina. The newspaper assumes the law will even...

  • May 19, 2016

    GOP platform may not include Trump's border wall

    Top Republican officials at the RNC and on the platform committee are expressing doubts about including Donald Trump's proposal to build a wall on our southern border in the party platform. The wall is a major part of Trump's stated agenda...

  • May 18, 2016

    Delegate count: Both candidates within 100 to clinch nomination

    Despite winning the Oregon primary, Bernie Sanders's hopeless campaign has almost run its course. Figuring in delegate allocation from results in Oregon, and Kentucky, where Hillary Clintron eked out a narrow win, Hillary is less than 100 dele...

  • May 18, 2016

    Columbia University creates First Amendment Institute

    With growing concern over the weakening of First Amendment rights, Columbia University and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation announced the creation of an institute to “preserve and expand First Amendment rights in the digital...

  • May 18, 2016

    The real reason for the unreasonably long lines at airport security

    Homeland security secretary Jeh Johnson has been all over TV blaming Congress for the massive shortage in TSA screeners at airports.  The problem has reached beyond crisis proportions and is now a full-blown disaster. O'Hare airport is re...

  • May 18, 2016

    Bill to allow 9/11 families to sue Saudi Arabia passes Senate

    The Senate unanimously approved a measure that would allow the families of 9/11 victims to sue Saudi Arabia.  The bill moves on to the House, where approval is uncertain. But President Obama has promised to veto the bill, citing "soverei...

  • May 18, 2016

    Bowe Bergdahl court-martial won't happen until after November election

    Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl was exchanged for five Taliban terrorists almost two years ago.  Since then, the Army has charged him with desertion and misbehavior before the enemy, for walking away from his guardpost in Afghanistan.  But ...

  • May 17, 2016

    3 states down to one Obamacare insurer

    The crisis in Obamacare continues to grow as three states report that only one health insurance company will be offering a plan on the Obamacare exchanges. The Alaska, Alabama, and Wyoming state exchanges will offer only one plan to consumers: Blu...

  • May 17, 2016

    Rep: Classified details of Iran's treatment of captured US sailors will shock the nation

    According to Virginia congressman Randy Forbes, a member of the Armed Services Committee, classified details of Iranian treatment of our sailors when they were seized by Iran earlier this year would likely shock the nation and reveal the Obama admini...

  • May 17, 2016

    Obama 'pleased' with SCOTUS decision on religious freedom case

    The Supreme Court has punted on the issue of religious freedom for non-profits who refuse to be involved in supplying their employees with contraception.  The court sent the case, Zubik v. Burwell, back to the lower courts and ordered ...

  • May 17, 2016

    Is Donald Trump really expanding the Republican Party?

    Donald Trump is constantly boasting about the record-setting numbers of GOP primary votes he has received, claiming that this shows he can be competitive with Hillary Clinton in November. While Trump is correct in pointing to the record millions o...

  • May 17, 2016

    White House won't let Rhodes testify about the selling of Iran deal

    Citing "constitutional concerns," the White House says it will not allow senior national security adviser Ben Rhodes to testify about his controversial comments made to the New York Times Magazine about how the White House lied to sell the ...

  • May 16, 2016

    State Republican parties crush #NeverTrump movement

    There were 11 state GOP party conventions this past weekend, and at almost every one, the #NeverTrump forces were shunted to the sidelines.  There was even some punishment doled out as the Nebraska GOP indirectly censured Senator Ben Sasse for h...

  • May 16, 2016

    White House used secret, pro-Iran email list to push nuclear deal

     The selling of the Iran nuclear deal by the White House included outreach by the administration using a secret, pro-Iran email list that included state department officials, influential academics, think tank fellows, and foreign policy pros acc...

  • May 16, 2016

    Hillary says Bill will be in charge of 'revitalizing the economy'

    Anyone who might have been wondering what Bill Clinton would be doing in the White House if his wife was elected president - besides prowling around looking for young women - wonder no more. Hillary Clinton says she will put Bill in charge of revi...

  • May 16, 2016

    Education Department recommends that colleges no longer ask applicants about criminal records

    The Obama administration Education Department sent a letter to colleges and universities requesting that they no longer ask if a student has a criminal record before accepting them. The "Dear Colleague" letter was acompanied by a pamphle...

  • May 16, 2016

    Iran arrests at least 8 women for the crime of modeling online without headscarf

     Iranian fanatics have arrested at least 8 women and charged them with appearing online without a headscarf. If it was good enough for Mohammed, it's good enough for them, I guess. Associated Press: Iranian police have arrested ei...

  • May 15, 2016

    Dutch euthanasia industry now killing the mentally ill

    A decade ago, a bunch of Dutch medical lawyers came up with a series of guidelines designed to keep doctors out of jail for assisting in suicides. Called the Groningen Protocols, the guidelines set up procedures that were ostensibly designed to prote...

  • May 15, 2016

    Black Lives Matter activists tear down display honoring fallen police

    Dartmouth Republicans decided to do something special for National Police Week, so they reserved space on a public bulletin board and created a nice display to honor police departments across the country. But all their work went for naught. Upon d...

  • May 15, 2016

    Trump advisor: 'This words matter stuff is ridiculous'

    Donald Trump's "pivot" to the general election has been pretty much of a disaster.  He has proposed raising taxes on the wealthy only to walk that idea back. He now says his ban on Muslims entering the US is a "suggestion....

  • May 14, 2016

    Flight logs show Bill Clinton hung out with sex offender far more than believed

    Former president Bill Clinton was flew on the plane of registered sex offender Jeffrey Epstein far more often than was originally believed. Epstein, who avoided federal prosecution for child sex abuse, witness tampering and money launder...

  • May 14, 2016

    ISIS declares state of emergency in its capital Raqqa

    Islamic State forces are preparing for an extended seige of its capital Raqqa as two forces close in on the city from the east and west. Social media reports say that the terrorists have declared a state of emergency and are working feverishly to pro...

  • May 14, 2016

    DHS Secretary Johnson claims long lines at airport security checkpoints are 'inevitable'

    All week long, airline passengers stuck in huge lines to get through airport security have been posting photos on social media that document the nightmare that TSA has visited on the traveling public. This YouTube video taken by a passenger at an ...

  • May 13, 2016

    Judge rules in favor of House GOP in Obamacare suit

    In a big victory for House Republicans, a federal judge has ruled that one of the Obamacare subsidies that pays insurance companies to cover out-of-pocket medical expenses for poor people is unconstitutional. The subsidy that helps consumers pay f...

  • May 13, 2016

    New email shows Clinton requested aide to call her on unsecured home phone

    In a new email released by Judicial Watch, Hillary Clinton directed one of her top aides, Cheryl Mills, to contact her on her unsecured home phone when the two were having problems connecting on the secure State Department line. It's unknown i...

  • May 12, 2016

    Comey: No such thing as a 'security inquiry' in Clinton email probe

    Hillary Clinton and her surrogates have been fanning out across the country telling voters and the press that the FBI investigation into Clinton's use of a private email server is just a routine "security inquiry." Sid Blumenthal is onl...

  • May 12, 2016

    Rousseff impeachment, Zika epidemic, imperil Rio Olympics

    Brazil, once a showcase of economic growth in Latin America, has been rocked continously over the last few years by scandal, political crises, recession, and an outbreak of the Zika virus. This has all occurred against the backdrop of a massive co...

  • May 12, 2016

    Harry Reid tells bomb thrower Alan Grayson, 'I want you to lose'

    During a closed door meeting of the progressive caucus on Capitol Hill, former House member and Florida Senate candidate Alan Grayson burst into the room and confronted Minority Leader Harry Reid. Reid had issued a statement last month dispar...

  • May 12, 2016

    Trump now says his proposed ban on Muslims entering US was 'just a suggestion'

    Donald Trump said in a radio interview that his proposal to temporarily ban Muslim travel to the US is just a "suggestion" until "we find out what's going on." Does this sound like a mere "suggestion"? Or a statem...

  • May 11, 2016

    Trump camp can't get story straight on how a white nationalist ended up being a CA delegate

    William Johnson, the head of a white nationalist party, was, the Trump camp says, mistakenly named a delegate to the candidate's California slate. They first attributed the gaffe to a "database error."  Later, they claimed that ...

  • May 11, 2016

    Trump v. Ryan: A possible truce in the offing

    The war of words between Donald Trump and Speaker Paul Ryan has slackened in recent days as the two prepare to meet on Thursday to discuss GOP unity. All week long, Ryan has been edging away from his non-endorsement of Trump.  He acknowledged...

  • May 11, 2016

    Fat 'activist' rails against 'thin privilege' and 'fat oppression'

    On the "lighter side" of the news, so to speak, "fat activist" Virgie Tovar spoke at the University of Minnesota school of public health, and...well you have to read it to believe it. Heatstreet: Tovar’s talk, entitl...

  • May 10, 2016

    Trump: For raising taxes on the wealthy before he was against it

    Confused, contradictory, incoherent.  We are likely to get this sort of thing from Trump on just about every public policy issue from now until November. Reuters: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump backtracked on Monday on hi...

  • May 10, 2016

    Kenya to close two huge refugee camps, sending 600,000 home

    Not since World War II have there been as many refugees as we see today.  Some sources put the number of displaced people at more than 60 million, including about 8 million internally displaced Syrians.  The refugees have to go somewhere...

  • May 10, 2016

    State Department emails from Clinton's IT expert appear to be missing

    The state department told the RNC that emails from Hillary Clinton's I.T. expert, who set up the private email server at her house, are missing.  Bryan Pagliano, who has received immunity from the Justice Department, served under Cli...

  • May 10, 2016

    Poll: Troops prefer Trump over Hillary by huge margin

    A new, unscientific survey by Military Times of active-duty service personnel shows that the troops prefer Donald Trump to Hillary Clinton by more than a 2-1 margin. About 1 in 5 of those surveyed responded that if those were the two choices in No...

  • May 10, 2016

    Study shows immigrants use 40% more welfare than native-born

    A report from the Centers for Immigration Studies shows that immigrants tap into our welfare system far more than native-born Americans. Daily Caller: The average immigrant household draws more than $6,000 from the welfare system in a ye...

  • May 9, 2016

    Trump may seek to deny Speaker Ryan convention chair

    It's a good thing Donald Trump thinks he doesn't need a unified Republican Party to win in November. Judging by his statements on those who refuse to endorse him, he isn't going to get it. New York Times: Donald J. Trump said h...

  • May 9, 2016

    Why are Middle East leaders talking to Putin and not Obama?

    Russia is emerging as the dominant player in the Middle East, despite the fact that U.S. military assets in the region far outstrip Russia's. We have far more troops and planes in the region, as well as being more capable of projecting our pow...

  • May 9, 2016

    CENTCOM intel officer fired for cursing after exposing cooked ISIS intelligence

    If you've been following this story about how the CENTCOM intelligence office cooked the books to downplay the growth and threat represented by the Islamic State, the latest on the scandal takes on a surreal quality. Carolyn Stewart, an army o...

  • May 9, 2016

    Overstayed your visa? No problem in Obama's America

    Of the more than half a million foreign nationals who overstayed their visitor visas, less than one percent ended up being deported, according to figures from the Department of Homeland Security. Since 2009, the number of visa overstays who were d...

  • May 8, 2016

    UAlbany expels two students involved in hate crime hoax

    The University of Albany expelled two students and suspended a third for two years following their indictment for lying about an incident on a municipal bus where the women alleged a hate crime against them had been committed. Washington Times: ...

  • May 8, 2016

    Out: 'convict' and 'felon.

    Welcome to criminal justice reform, the "1984" edition. Today's lesson: How to obfuscate, hide, and obscure the fact that people released from prison are convicts and those who are convicted of committing a crime are felons. We must ...

  • May 8, 2016

    Trump doesn't think the GOP needs to be unified for him to win

    Donald Trump told ABC's "This Week" that he doesn't think the Republican party needs to be unified for him to win the presidency. The Hill: “Does the party have to be together, does it have to be unified?” he sai...

  • May 8, 2016

    Obama says race relations have improved, but work left undone

    President Obama said during a commencement address at Howard University that race relations have improved over the last 3 decades and admitted that his presidency had not led to a "post racial society." Obama also advised graduates ...

  • May 8, 2016

    Trump says Speaker Ryan non-endorsement 'blindsided' him

    The war between Donald Trump and Speaker of the House Paul Ryan intensified yesterday when Trump claimed that Ryan's refusal to back him blindsided the candidate. CNN: "Yeah, I was blindsided a little bit, because he spoke to me thre...

  • May 7, 2016

    Pelosi plots with Mexico to beat Trump

    House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi met for 30 minutes with former Mexican president Vicente Fox to discuss ways that Mexico could help the Democrats defeat Donald Trump in November.  Fox also referred to Trump supporters as lazy, TV-watching dru...

  • May 7, 2016

    Two top allies break with Speaker Ryan over Trump non-endorsement

    House speaker Paul Ryan's refusal to support Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee for president has led to a break with two of his most trusted allies in the House. Reps. Lynn Westmoreland of Georgia and Dennis Ross of Florida, key...

  • May 7, 2016

    Analysis: 11 states shift toward Democrats

    Admitting that the political situation is extremely volatile, the non-partisan Cook Political Report has shifted 11 states toward Democrat Hillary Clinton for the November election. The Hill: “This has been an exceedingly unpredictable ...

  • May 6, 2016

    Ben Rhodes admits administration lied to sell Iran deal

    Ben Rhodes is perhaps the weirdest foreign policy adviser in the history of the White House.  His path to his current position as deputy national security adviser for strategic communications was, as this New York Times profile informs us, ...

  • May 6, 2016

    Speaker Ryan 'not there yet' in supporting Trump

    Several high-profile Republicans have indicated recently that they can't support Donald Trump for president.  The two President Bushes, Mitt Romney, much of the GOP foreign policy establishment, and several senators, including Ben Sasse, hav...

  • May 6, 2016

    Oakland police pull extra DUI patrols on Cinco de Mayo due to 'offensive' press release

    A perfect illustration of the power of identity politics and how even public safety must take a back seat to political correctness. The Oakland police department issued a statement yesterday that celebrating Cinco de Mayo is fine, but remember to ...

  • May 6, 2016

    Trump's new finance chairman donated twice as much to Dems as GOP

    As soon as Steve Mnuchin, the chairman and CEO of Dune Capital Management was named national finance chairman for the Trump campaign, information began to come out about his political donations and associations. Mnuchin has donated $125,000 since ...

  • May 5, 2016

    Trump's problem isn't with Democrats; it's with Republicans

    The last two Republican presidents will not endorse the Republican nominee, Donald Trump, in the general election, and spokesmen for George H.W. Bush and George H. Bush say neither man will comment on the contest. Fox News: George W. Bush...

  • May 5, 2016

    Hacker Guccifer says he breached Clinton email server: 'It was easy'

    The Romanian hacker known as Guccifer told Fox News that he repeatedly and easily hacked the private email server used by Hillary Clinton and that there were up to ten others who were also able to gain access. Marcel Lehel Lazar says he has copies...

  • May 5, 2016

    Aides say Trump will not self-fund his campaign

    Bowing to reality, Donald Trump reversed himself and will not self-fund his campaign, according to top aides. To date, Trump has taken out several personal loans to finance what, until recently, was a bare-bones operation.  But with the prosp...

  • May 5, 2016

    New administration rule would allow thousands of eagle deaths from wind farms

    Environmentalists have been successful in halting development by claiming damage to small fish, toads, and small mammals.  But eagles – they're apparently fair game, as long as the beautiful birds are killed as a result of getting c...

  • May 4, 2016

    Sanders embarrasses Clinton in Indiana

    It wasn't supposed to be as difficult for Hillary Clinton this time.  The nominating process was going to be a coronation – a stately march to the convention and victory for the first female president in history. But something happe...

  • May 4, 2016

    Administration will cut screening time for refugees by two thirds

    From our "not such a good idea" department comes a new plan from the Obama administration to resettle refugees even faster by cutting the time expended to screen the newcomers for ties to terrorism. What could go wrong? Washington Fre...

  • May 4, 2016

    Medical errors now the 3rd leading cause of death in the US

    A study published in the prominent medical journal BMJ concluded that errors by doctors and hospitals kill more than 250,000 people a year in the U.S.  That's more than strokes, respiratory disease, and Alzheimer's. Washington Post: ...

  • May 4, 2016

    Italian court rules that stealing food if you're poor and hungry not a crime

    This is an interesting ruling, especially the justification used by the Italian high court to throw out the conviction of a homeless man who stole about $7 worth of food from a grocery store. BBC: Judges overturned a theft conviction against ...

  • May 3, 2016

    American soldier killed in combat in Iraq despite Obama pledge

    Several times over the last few years, President Obama has pledged that there would be no ground forces deployed in Iraq and that they would not take part in combat operations. According to recent reports, there are now about 5,000 U.S. servicemen...

  • May 3, 2016

    Report: Religious freedom under attack around the world

    The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has issued its annual report, and it contains very worrying information about the state of religious freedom in the world. The report claims that faith groups are “under se...

  • May 3, 2016

    Colorado supreme court lifts local bans on fracking

    Great news for the Colorado economy and residents who need cheaper energy alternatives. The Colorado supreme court has lifted local bans on fracking in several cities, opening the door for an energy boom. Washington Times: Dan Haley, presi...

  • May 3, 2016

    Survey: 34% of Bay area residents want to leave

    For my money, San Francisco is the most beautiful city in America.  But that hardly matters to residents fighting sky-high housing costs, traffic gridlock, and a quality of life that has been declining in recent years. A survey by the Bay Are...

  • May 3, 2016

    Scientists confirm 3 earth-like planets in the 'habitable zone' of nearby star

    In what is being called a "paradigm shift" in the search for extraterristrial life, scientists announced that they have discovered three rocky planets in the so-called "habitable zone" of a nearby red dwarf star.  The orbit o...

  • May 2, 2016

    Obamacare: The gift that keeps on giving to Republicans

    Open enrollment for Obamacare begins November 1 this year, less than a week before the presidential election.  Industry analysts are warning consumers to be prepared for sticker shock; double-digit rate increases on premiums are likely. For m...

  • May 2, 2016

    Cruz: Trump may 'encourage riots' if he's not the nominee

    Ted Cruz said on Face the Nation that he didn't think Trump supporters would riot if their candidate was denied the nomination but that Trump would try his best to encourage them. The Hill: Republican presidential hopeful Ted Cruz...

  • May 2, 2016

    Puerto Rico to default on loan payment today

    Puerto Rico's fiscal woes are getting worse.  Governor Alejandro Garcia Padilla announced that the U.S. terriroty would not pay the $422-million interest payment due today, leading to a sovereign default and potentially blowing up the m...

  • May 2, 2016

    Federally funded activist groups take part in anti-Trump May Day demonstration

    Several activist groups who have received funds from the federal government helped organize the May Day anti-Trump demonstrations in Los Angeles. Most nonprofit groups are prohibited by law from engaging in partisan political activity.  ...

  • May 2, 2016

    Weather Channel founder trashes Bill Nye as 'pretend scientist'

    Weather Channel founder John Coleman doesn't think much of Bill Nye "The Science Guy."  Coleman took Nye to the woodshed over a clip he recorded that aired over the weekend criticizing the soon to be released documentary Climate Hu...

  • May 2, 2016

    Anarchists riot in Seattle in May Day protest

    Seattle, a city known for its violent anarchist subculture, experienced an "anti-capitalist" riot on Sunday afternoon following a march by pro-immigrant and workers' rights protestors through downtown that ended peacefully. Once the ...

  • May 1, 2016

    The EPA stashes billions in unaccountable slush funds

    An investgigation by the Daily Caller New Foundation has revealed a stunning amount of cash squirreled away bu the Environmental Protection Agency and spent without congressional authorization. More than $6 billion in settlements from parties...

  • May 1, 2016

    Trump falling seriously behind Clinton in planning for general election

    Donald Trump has rightly been concentrating on winning a first ballot victory at the GOP convention in July. But, according to this Bloomberg report, the candidate has done very little in setting up the infrastructure to raise the billion dollars ...

  • May 1, 2016

    Iraqi Shias storm parliament to protest corruption

    Already in political crisis, the Iraqi government moved to arrest Shia protesters who had stormed parliament and occupied the building, sending lawmakers fleeing for their lives. The protesters want an end to the US inspired political system that ...

  • May 1, 2016

    Former MSNBC host Ed Schultz now spouting propaganda for Putin

    What ever happened to the firebrand MSNBC host Ed Schultz? The cable personality could always be counted on to spout the most malignant hate against conservatives, Republicans, and anyone else who violated his strict liberal orthodoxy. Over the ye...

  • May 1, 2016

    Russian taunting leads to another barrel roll over US recon plane

    Any doubts that Russia's aggressive and dangerous actions in challenging American reconnaissance planes in the Baltic Sea was the work of a rogue Tom Cruise wannabe have been laid to rest as another incident occurred on Friday involving an S...

  • April 30, 2016

    Whistleblower: TSA an 'agency in crisis'

    The Transportation Security Administration is an "agency in crisis" due to a mass exodus of personnel and a toxic work environment, according to whistleblowers who testified before Congress. TSA is losing 100 employees a week and airport...

  • April 30, 2016

    Will Ferrell pulls out of Reagan Alzheimer's 'comedy' film

    Comedian Will Ferrell announced yesterday that he has decided not to participate in a comedy film project about Ronald Reagan suffering from Alzheimer's disease. Despite the trade press reporting that Ferrell would star in and produce the...

  • April 30, 2016

    Target boycott petition over trans bathroom access hits one million signatures

    A nasty surprise for Target, Inc. as a petition to boycott the store over their transgender bathroom policies has now gathered more than a million signatures. It's clear executives at the retailer failed to judge the strong, negative reaction ...

  • April 30, 2016

    Protesters try and disrupt Trump speech at California GOP convention

    Protesters blocked the entrance to the Hyatt Regency hotel in Burlingame, CA where the Republican state convention was being held, forcing Donald Trump's motorcade to make their way around to the back of the hotel. Trump hopped a fence and made h...

  • April 30, 2016

    Trump says he can win without GOP unity

    Donald Trump told the Republican convention in California that while he will try to unify the party, he doesn't need it to win the presidency. New York Times: For the next 25 minutes, though, Mr. Trump spoke little of California or its Ju...

  • April 29, 2016

    Reagan family pushes back against Will Ferrell's proposed Alzheimer 'comedy'

    The children of Ronald Reagan are harshly criticizing Will Ferrell and his film production company for their plan to make a comedic movie that portrays the president in the throes of dementia during his second term in office. The announcement that...

  • April 29, 2016

    California assembly nixes 'John Wayne Day' because: 'racist'

    The California General Assembly voted down a proposal 35-20 to make May 26 John Wayne Day in the state.  Lawmakers cited a 1971 interview in Playboy where Wayne voiced racist views while excusing the stealing by whites of Indian lands. Sup...

  • April 28, 2016

    Will Ferrell to play Reagan in Alzheimer's 'comedy'

    In the finest traditions of Hollywood hit jobs on conservatives, comedian Will Ferrell will play Ronald Reagan in a "comedy" about the president's affliction with Alzheimer's disease. Can the left sink any lower?  Why, ...

  • April 28, 2016

    Second North Korean missile launch ends in failure

    The South Korean defense ministry announced that an attempted test launch of a ballistic missile by North Korea ended when it exploded almost immediately after lift-off.  The launch was the second test of the Musudan intermediate-range missile i...

  • April 28, 2016

    Trump picks up several dozen 'unbound' delegates in Pennsylvania

    At least 36 delegates in Pennsylvania who were previously "unbound" to any candidate have pledged their support for Donald Trump, according to analysis by the Washington Times. The inclusion of those delegates allows Trump to cross sever...

  • April 28, 2016

    Judge tosses part of ordinance requiring inspection of garbage cans for food waste

    In the People's Republic of Seattle, throwing away food is a crime, as is mixing recyclables with ordinary garbage.  But the city came up with a unique way to enforce the ordinance: have garbage collectors rummaging through people's tras...

  • April 28, 2016

    More than 20,000 illegal alien criminals released in 2015

    According to figures supplied to Congress by the Department of Homeland Security, more than 20,000 illegal aliens convicted of a crime were released into American communities in 2015. More than half of that number were convicted of DUI, makin...

  • April 27, 2016

    Trump, Clinton roll in Northeastern primaries

    Donald Trump steamrolled through the Northeast, winning all 5 primaries held decisively. Meanwhile, Hillary Clinton won 4 of 5 contests, extending her huge lead in delegates.  Bernie Sanders managed a win in Rhode Island, but it was far too l...

  • April 27, 2016

    Clemson poli sci professor stands up to activist bullies

    This is a reminder that not all university professors are committed Marxist ideologues who side with protesters making ridiculous demands. There was a nine-day sit-in at Clemson that ended when the school administration caved in to most of the dem...

  • April 27, 2016

    The Obama economy is killing people

    The inability of people aged 40 and above to find a decent job to support their families has led to an epidemic of suicides. But as Betsy McCaughey points out in this New York Post column, you'd never know it to hear President Obama and H...

  • April 27, 2016

    Poll: Majority of 18- to 29-year-olds reject capitalism

    A curious poll out of Harvard was published on Monday showing that 51% of people between 18 and 29 do not support capitalism. But the curious aspect of this poll is that only 33% of respondents supported socialism.  The dichotomy suggests tha...

  • April 27, 2016

    Right leaning authors sweep sci-fi's Hugo Awards

    In a small victory for the right in the culture wars, anti-SJW fans and authors have nominated several conservative and libertarian sci-fi authors for the prestigious Hugo Awards. This makes the second year in a row that the right has out organized t...

  • April 27, 2016

    Black Lives Matter activist embarrassed in Baltimore mayoral primary

    Black Lives Matter activist DeRay McKesson entered the race for Baltimore mayor hoping to "challeng the status quo of Baltimore's politics." Instead, the activist praised by President Obama and Hillary Clinton finished in sixth pla...

  • April 26, 2016

    Federal judge upholds North Carolina voter ID law

    A federal judge has upheld the North Carolina voter ID law, saying there was no evidence that minorities would be harmed and that challengers of the law "have not established that … African Americans or Hispanics have less opportunit...

  • April 26, 2016

    Rise in carbon emissions has led to massive increase in trees and plants

    If all the extra leaves growing because of increased CO2 in the atmosphere were laid end to end, it would cover a space twice the size of the continental U.S. That's the conclusion of a new study conducted by 32 scientists and 24 institutions....

  • April 26, 2016

    Melissa Click: I was fired because I'm white

    University of Missouri students had better head for their safe spaces immediately.  Their former professor, Melissa Click, just went off the diversity reservation. You remember Click.  She's the teacher who, during a demonstration, t...

  • April 25, 2016

    Emails point to investigation by Harvard administrators of anti 'racial justice' blog

    Emails published on a blog run by activists opposed to a racial justice group at Harvard Law School show that the organization, Royall Must Fall, asked the Harvard administration to investigate the anonymous site and discover who is behind it. The...

  • April 25, 2016

    GOP mega-donors sitting on their wallets until after convention

    Fundraising by Republican presidential candidates in March was abysmal as GOP mega-donors have indicated they are fed up with the circus that the campaign has become. The Hill: Interviews with major Republican donors and fundraisers reveal th...

  • April 25, 2016

    Illegal alien families surging across border at record pace

    It looks like our porous southwestern border has sprung a few more leaks.  Reports are coming in that areas previously thought to be secure along the Texas-Arizona border have seen a record increase in families crossing into the U.S.  ...

  • April 25, 2016

    Obama may release parts of the 28 classified pages from 911 probe

    President Obama may soon release parts of the 28 classified pages from the joint House-Senate intel committee investigations into the 9/11 attacks.  National director of intelligence James Clapper is currently reviewing the documents and will de...

  • April 25, 2016

    CDC warned staff of health risks when treating the surge of illegal alien children

    Judicial Watch has obtained emails through the Freedom of Information Act that show the Centers for Disease Control was concerned for the health and safety of their employees who were treating illegal alien children during the border surge of 2014....

  • April 24, 2016

    Charles Koch: 'It's possible' that Clinton is preferable to a Republican

    GOP mega-donor Charles Koch said in an interview to be aired Sunday on ABC News' This Week that "it's possible" that electing another Clinton to the White House would be preferable to a Republican alternative. It's a n...

  • April 24, 2016

    White House economists: Keeping criminals in jail hurts the economy

    This is the most ridiculous argument in favor of criminal justice reform you are likely to hear. White House economists are saying that we have too many people locked up for too long and we have to change that because it's damaging the economy. ...

  • April 24, 2016

    Canadian mom investigated for letting her children play alone in backyard

    Apparently, Canadian child services agencies aren't any better than their American counterparts. A Winnipeg mother received the surprise of her life when a child services agent showed up at her front door telling her they had received a compla...

  • April 24, 2016

    Guards at 9/11 Memorial tell school choir they need a permit to sing the national anthem

    So your middle school choir organizes a class trip to New York that includes a visit to the sacred ground of the 9/11 memorial. You stand in awe of what happened that terrible day before you were born and decide it would be appropriate for your choir...

  • April 24, 2016

    Trump's 'the system is rigged' gambit is working

    Donald Trump has been presenting two arguments about the process of choosing a president the last couple of weeks. The first argument is fairly reasonable; that the candidate with the most votes when the convention rolls around should be the nominee,...

  • April 24, 2016

    McCain wants criminal charges against EPA officials involved in toxic spill

    Senator John McCain wants to charge EPA officials with a crime for their actions that led to the disastrous release of toxic wastewater from the Gold King Mine last year. The spill polluted 3 rivers and severely effected the lives and livelihood o...

  • April 23, 2016

    7 doom and gloom Earth Day predictions that never quite panned out

    The Daily Caller dug through their green archives and, in honor of Earth Day, found 7 predictions made by supposedly intelligent and accomplished scientists that, when read today, were hilariously wrong. Earth Day just isn't what it used ...

  • April 23, 2016

    RNC chief criticizes #nevertrumpers, calls for unity

    As Chairman of the Republican National Committee, Reince Priebus has no intention of presiding over the destruction of the Republican party - something that has a good chance of happening if Donald Trump is denied the nomination at this point. ...

  • April 23, 2016

    No one works in 20% of US families

    Here's an alarming statistic. The Bureau of Labor Statistics has released data that shows 1 in 5 US families have no one working. That's more than 16 million families. Washington Free Beacon: Families are classified either as marri...

  • April 22, 2016

    Trump's top aide to GOP leaders: Candidate was 'projecting an image'

    Paul Manafort, Donald Trump's new campaign manager, told Republican leaders that the candidate was "projecting an image" and that he will now start "evolving" to make himself more acceptable to voters. Associated Press: ...

  • April 22, 2016

    Expect big hikes in Obamacare premiums next year

    The CEO of America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) said in an interview that Obamacare premiums would rise substantially next year due to market shifts and rising health care costs. Marilyn Tavenner, who managed the disastrous Obamacare...

  • April 22, 2016

    'Manspreaders' in California to face fine by transit authority

    I rode the Washington, D.C. metro train to work for seven years back in the day, and I can see where fining someone taking more than one seat while riding would make sense. But "manspreading"?  This is an extremely subjective issue,...

  • April 22, 2016

    US to request Hiroshima visit by Obama

    A senior government official quoted in a Japanese newspaper says that the U.S. will propose a visit to Hiroshima by President Obama in May following the G-7 summit. If you liked Obama apologizing to the murderous Castros in Cuba, you're going ...

  • April 22, 2016

    GOP delegates getting death threats from Trump supporters

    The "Trump Effect" on American politics is growing the closer we get to the GOP convention.  Delegates are reporting that they are receiving explicit and frightening death threats from Trump supporters. Politico: First it wa...

  • April 21, 2016

    Chicago teachers union president: Governor Rauner an 'ISIS recruit'

    Chicago Teachers Union president Karen Lewis is terribly upset that Illinois governor Bruce Rauner refuses to give the city's public schools a $1.1-billion bailout.  The state is in the midst of its worst fiscal crisis in history, as the gov...

  • April 21, 2016

    American colleges sweep 'Jefferson Muzzle Awards'

    The Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression usually hands out awards every year to the most oppressive and anti-free speech government agencies. But the group took a different tack this year.  Witnessing the incredible a...

  • April 20, 2016

    New York primary a snoozer as conventional wisdom rules the day

    The conventional wisdom going into the New York primary was that Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton would dominate the proceedings.  For once in this wacky political season, conventional wisdom ruled. Perhaps the only shockers in the contest wa...

  • April 20, 2016

    Whole Foods sues gay man who claimed anti-gay slur written on his cake

    Whole Foods has countersued an Austin gay pastor who claimed that a cake decorator at the store wrote an anti-gay slur on his cake. Jordan Brown says he didn't notice the slur until he was stopped at a stoplight some blocks away.  He requ...

  • April 20, 2016

    US ranked 41st in latest survey of media freedom

    International media watchdog Reporters Without Borders released its annual report on media freedom around the world and found a "deep and disturbing decline" in respect for a free press both regionally and globally. Voice of America...

  • April 20, 2016

    Secret Service running out of agents, say congressmen

    The chairman and ranking minority member of the House oversight committee, Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, and Elijah Cummings have sent a letter to Secret Service director Joseph Clancy warning that more agents are leaving the agency than are being hired an...

  • April 20, 2016

    Is Pelosi's husband guilty of insider trading?

    In late October 2014, Nancy Pelosi's husband Paul purchased between $100,000 and $250,000 in stock from green energy company Sun Edison.  Just three weeks later, the company acquired First Wind, a wind power company.  The purchase ...

  • April 19, 2016

    Trump shakes up top staff as convention fight looms

    On the eve of the New York primary, where he's expected to dominate, Donald Trump reorganized his top campaign staff, letting go longtime loyal aides in favor of seasoned political operatives.  The move is not unexpected, given the lack of e...

  • April 19, 2016

    SCOTUS split on immigration case could lead to Obama defeat

    The 4-4 split on the Supreme Court could favor opponents of Obama's immigration executive orders, as a tie vote would uphold lower court rulings that viewed the orders as unconstitutional. In 90 minutes of arguments, the court appeared to brea...

  • April 19, 2016

    Polish minister: Russia planning aggression against NATO

    At least one NATO country has no illusions about Russia's intentions in Eastern Europe.  The Polish defense minister says Russia is preparing for "aggressive action" against NATO and that "it's time to talk about it openly...

  • April 19, 2016

    Is this a preview of the GOP national convention?

    The Virgin Islands Republican Party Territorial Committee meeting devolved into chaos on Saturday as the delegate selection process resulted in pushing, shoving, and punches being thrown by committee members. Politico is reporting that there are w...

  • April 19, 2016

    GAO report: Veterans still enduring long waits for treatment

    The Veterans Administration has apparently learned very little when its agents were caught faslifying records that showed that wait times for veterans to receive treatment were so long that some patients died before seeing a medical provider. A GA...

  • April 19, 2016

    Largest health insurer in US drops out of almost all Obamacare exchanges

    United Health, the nation's largest health insurer, announced that they will be dropping out of all but "a handful" of state exchanges, citing huge losses. The Hill: The moves by United, the nation’s largest health insurer...

  • April 18, 2016

    Chinese official: Trump an 'irrational type' on trade

    Chinese finance minister Lou Jiwei told the Wall Street Journal that Donald Trump is "an irrational type" and said the U.S. "wouldn't be entitled to world leadership" if Trump went through with his plan to slap severe tariffs ...

  • April 18, 2016

    EU pressing US to grant Iran access to financial markets

    Since the Iran nuclear deal was approved by the U.N., the U.S. government has been saying that it will not grant access to U.S. financial markets or to the dollar. But the EU and Iran are now saying that granting Iran that access is part of the nu...

  • April 18, 2016

    Mexico cites national 'dignity' in refusing to pay for Trump's wall

    Mexican finance minister Luis Videgaray cited "dignity" in refusing to pay for the wall proposed by Donald Trump and added that his nation will not be "bullied" by the U.S. Bloomberg: “Mexico will not pay for th...

  • April 18, 2016

    A real donnybrook is brewing on RNC rules committee

    A fight has erupted between some members of the RNC Rules Committee and the party leadership over a crucial rule change that would make it harder to reopen nominations at the convention after they've been closed. The controversial rule would s...

  • April 18, 2016

    Big corporations steering clear of party conventions

    Both Democrats and Republicans are bemoaning the difficulty in raising funds from giant corporations for their party conventions. There is some speculation in party circles that companies are balking at giving to the GOP convention so as not ...

  • April 17, 2016

    Cruz out hustles Trump at state conventions

    Ted Cruz swept nearly all the delegates at the Wyoming state GOP convention this weekend, adding to his success at conventions in Georgia, Virginia, and South Carolina.  It was a masterful performance by the Cruz team who have out manuevered,...

  • April 17, 2016

    Russian jet does a barrel roll over US recon plane in the Baltic

    I think some of these Russian pilots must have watched Top Gun. An SU-27 performed a barrel roll over a US reconnaissance plane while it was on a routine patrol in international waters.  The incident comes on the heels of another episiod...

  • April 17, 2016

    State Department wants to speed up process of bringing Syrian refugees to US

    The state deparment isn't satisfied with the pace of bringing Syrian refugees to the US and wants to dramatically increase the number in the next few months. So far, about 1300 Syrians have been resettled. But state wants to increase the numbe...

  • April 17, 2016

    Nine Gitmo prisoners heading to Saudi Arabia

     In his continuing quest to close the Guantanamo prison before the end of his term, President Obama has transferred nine more prisoners from Cuba to Saudi Arabia.  The transfers leave 80 prisoners in the facility. Reuters: The Unite...

  • April 17, 2016

    Sanders' energy policies would increase global warming

    Irony of ironies, Bernie Sanders has championed climate change for his entire campaign, saying he will do more to address the issue than any other candidate. But an analysis of his energy policies at Foreign Policy magazine shows that if implement...

  • April 16, 2016

    Bill Clinton jokes that Sanders wants to 'shoot every third person on Wall Street'

    Bernie Sanders has based his campaign on the idea that rich people don't deserve what they have, that Wall Street is evil, and that the "system" is rigged against ordinary people. Bill Clinton, reflecting on the anger and hate direct...

  • April 16, 2016

    Kasich pilloried for his common sense advice about alcohol to college women

    A bizarre response by feminists and others on the left to some common sense advice John Kasich said he would give his daughters about avoiding rape, sexual assault, and sexual harrassment. He spoke at a town hall at Lawrence Unive...

  • April 16, 2016

    Budget cuts grounds most Marine Corps aircraft

    More than a decade of war and massive cuts to the defense budget has left most Marine Corps aircraft grounded. The Corps simply doesn't have the money to purchase spare parts to keep their planes in the air. Fox News: Today, the vast m...

  • April 16, 2016

    Saudis threaten US asset sell off if Congress passes 9/11 bill

    The Saudi Arabian government has informed the administration and some members of Congress that if a bill that would allow victims of the 9/11 attack to sue The Kingdom is passed, they will sell hundreds of billions of US assets. New York Times: ...

  • April 16, 2016

    Teacher survey: Donald Trump responsible for 'fear and bullying' in schools

    There's no doubt that the campaign of Donald Trump has impacted American politics. But is he responsible for an increase in "fear" and "bullying" in our nation's schools. According to a survey of American teachers, the ...

  • April 15, 2016

    Hillary says Obama to blame for Libya, Syria messes

    Looking to run away from the mess she created in the Middle East during her tenure as secretary of state, Hillary Clinton claimed during the debate with Bernie Sanders that she did everything right when recommending that the U.S. take action against ...

  • April 15, 2016

    Insurance companies: Obamacare losses are unsustainable

    Insurance companies who offer policies on the Obamacare exchanges are worried about the financial sustainability of the Obamacare marketplaces and are looking for big increases in premiums next year. If they don't get what they want, many comp...

  • April 15, 2016

    Depaul U bans 'political chalking' because of 'offensive' Trump slogans

    The DePaul University administration announced that it is banning political chalking because of pro-Trump slogans written on the sidewalk. The university also claims that because of its nonprofit status, the slogans are deemed partisan and therefo...

  • April 15, 2016

    Coalition of climate hysterics meet to take down ExxonMobile by 'creating' scandals

    The Washington Free Beacon has obtained the agenda from a January 9 meeting of prominent climate change groups and the Rockefeller Foundation, whose purpose was to discuss ways to destroy ExxonMobil through  legal action, divestment efforts...

  • April 15, 2016

    RNC Rules Committee to debate new convention rules

    The Republican National Committee is set to debate a new set of rules governing the GOP convention that would make it harder for a "white knight" to be imposed on delegates while promising sow chaos on the convention floor. The proposed ...

  • April 14, 2016

    Video of Russian jet in 'simulated attack' on US destroyer

    Russian SU-24 bombers flew 30 feet over the US destroyer Daniel Cook in what the Pentagon referred to as a "simulated attack."  The incident in the Baltic occurred in international waters. Military Times reports on other a...

  • April 14, 2016

    Trump camp readies credentials challenges at convention

    How long will the Republican convention in Cleveland last?  It's scheduled to run from July 18-21.  But challenges to the rules and credentials (not to mention a probable fight over planks in the platform) threaten to draw out the affai...

  • April 14, 2016

    Report: Feds waste hundreds of billions of dollars on duplicate programs and inefficiencies

    The Government Accountability Office has released its annual report: "Additional Opportunities to Reduce Fragmentation, Overlap, and Duplication and Achieve Other Financial Benefits."  As usual, no one is paying attention. But peopl...

  • April 14, 2016

    Epic fail: Dozens show up around the country for 'Million Student March'

    On three, everyone point a finger and laugh. Daily Caller: This year’s “Million Student March” — scheduled for Wednesday, April 13 on college campuses across America — appears to have failed miserably because har...

  • April 13, 2016

    Speaker Ryan makes definitive declaration against a presidential draft

    Speaker of the House Paul Ryan gave a Shermanesque declaration about not allowing his name to be placed in nomination for president at the convention. CNBC: "Let me be clear: I do not want, nor will I accept the nomination for our party,...

  • April 13, 2016

    Treasury Dept. sitting on solar scandal far worse than Solyndra

    Another attempt by the Obama administration to run out the clock on a scandal. For more than three years, the Treasury Department has been looking into fraud committed by solar companies who received taxpayer loans from the Obama administration....

  • April 13, 2016

    Words of wisdom from Hillary on 'dating etiquette'

    I'm not sure exactly what this has to do with presidential politics, except as another way for Hillary Clinton to play the gender card. The magazine Cosmopolitan published an interview with Clinton in which she expounded on her theories regard...

  • April 13, 2016

    GOP leaders may skip Republican convention

    The presidential race in the Republican party has become so vitriolic that some top party members are planning on skipping the Cleveland convention. Most are politicians involved in tight re-election contests.  But some prominent Republicans ...

  • April 13, 2016

    Administration snubs Medal of Honor recipients in naming Navy warships

    The Navy has a long tradition of naming its ships after war heroes and significant military leaders.  Occassionaly, a politician who stands out as a strong supporter of the Navy has been so honored. But the Obama administration has mostly esc...

  • April 13, 2016

    World's largest private coal company declares bankruptcy

    The Obama administration's war on coal claimed its most significant victim as Peabody Coal, the largest private coal company in the world, filed for bankruptcy today, citing several factors, including "ongoging regulatory challenges." ...

  • April 12, 2016

    Poly sci professor says climate change 'deniers' should be 'punished'

    Michael Kraft, professor emeritus of political science at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, has penned an op-ed appearing in the Providence Journal that proposes punishing people who disagree with him about climate change. Dismissal of well...

  • April 12, 2016

    Stanford students vote 6 to 1 against required study of Western civ

    When I entered college in 1972, the '60s generation of activists had eliminated all but two requirements to graduate: one semester of a physical science and two semesters of Western civilization.  Fortunately for me, the science requirement ...

  • April 12, 2016

    8 of the 11 remaining Obamacare co-ops set to fail this year

    I remember the first time I heard the term "co-op."  It was in connection with the hippie communes of the late 1960s and usually referred to ways to share food production. There is nothing intrinsically wrong with co-ops, as lo...

  • April 12, 2016

    U. of Missouri to close 2 dorms due to lack of students

    Back in early March, University of Missouri chancellor Hank Foley wrote a "Dear Mizzou Community" letter informing students and faculties that freshman enrollment was down by more than 1,500 students, creating a budget shortfall of $32 mill...

  • April 12, 2016

    Clinton, de Blasio get a pass on racist joke told at fundraiser

    Double standard, anyone? New York Mayor Bill de Blasio and Hillary Clinton performed a little skit on stage at a gala on Saturday night for which they were mildly rebuked by left wing media for its racially charged references. Fox News: Clint...

  • April 11, 2016

    Navy commander charged with espionage

    A U.S. Navy lieutenant commander has been charged with passing on secrets to a foreign power – "possibly China or Taiwan." Lt. Commander Edward Lin, who was assigned to the Navy's Patrol and Reconnaissance Group, which oversees...

  • April 11, 2016

    Obama says not having a 'day after' plan for Libya his biggest mistake

    President Obama told Fox News host Chris Wallace that the worst mistake of his presidency was the lack of a plan for Libya after Gaddafi was overthrown. Bloomberg: “Probably failing to plan for the day after,” Obama said in the se...

  • April 11, 2016

    Rumblings of discontent by big donors over 2016 race

    Early last month, I wrote a blog post about how big GOP donors would eventually swallow their reservations about Donald Trump and support him in the general election. But the way the race has progressed – the bitterness, the divisiveness, th...

  • April 11, 2016

    Brennan: CIA will not waterboard even if ordered to by future president

    In a slap at Donald Trump, who has said he will waterboard terrorist suspects if he's elected, CIA director John Brennan told NBC News that the agency would not conduct interrogations using controversial techniques. "I will not agree to...

  • April 11, 2016

    New push to release 9/11 classified docs showing Saudi involvement

    A controversy about 28 redacted pages from the 9/11 report  that has been simmering for years is coming to the fore again as President Obama prepares to visit Saudi Arabia. At issue is a classified section of the report that it has long ...

  • April 11, 2016

    Illegals still wet from swimming the Rio Grande released immediately

    As the anger of many Americans continues to rise over the progressively lax enfocement at the border, illegal aliens make a mockery of American law while Border Patrol agents, under orders from DHS, stand by helplessly. The latest outrage reported...

  • April 10, 2016

    Report: Climate change will make us less randy

    An American academic thinks that global warming will reduce the birth rate in the US by more than 100,000 by the end of the 21st century due to couples having less sex because the weather will be warmer. I guess he never heard of air conditioning....

  • April 10, 2016

    NYPD corruption investigation ensnares Mayor de Blasio

    An investigation into corruption in the New York city police department has shifted to focus on campaign fundraising by Mayor Bill de Blasio. The FBI is looking into how de Blasio raised money from the real estate industry and whether cronies of t...

  • April 10, 2016

    Trump and Kasich bushwhack Cruz at Michigan GOP convention

    The Donald Trump operation in Michigan apparently combined forces with the Kasich team to freeze out Ted Cruz supporters from several important committee assignments. Cruz may have tried to be too clever for his own good. Originally the Cruz team ...

  • April 10, 2016

    Obama: I fixed the economy and made it fairer

    President Obama came into office with high expectations. He was going cause the oceans to recede. He was going to close Gitmo, reform immigration, solve climate change - and a host of other promises that he has honored in the breach. But that hasn...

  • April 10, 2016

    Mayor Emanuel used undercover police to spy on protesters

    Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel employed undercover police several times over the last 3 years to spy on protesters and political opponents, according to records obtained by the Chicago Sun Times. As Mayor Rahm Emanuel faced growing criticism last fa...

  • April 9, 2016

    Political pros: 90% chance of contested GOP convention

    Republican insiders believe that there is a virtual certainty that the GOP convention will require multiple ballots to choose a nominee. Members of the Politico Caucus – group of GOP campaign operatives, activists, and strategists – sa...

  • April 9, 2016

    Four years later, Obama waives privilege claim on Fast and Furious docs

    Facing a court-ordered deadline to appeal a ruling turning down President Obama's request of executive privilege over a congressional subpoena for documents relating to the Fast and Furious investigation, the White House turned over thousands of ...

  • April 9, 2016

    Visa waivers to EU countries for US citizens may be suspended

    The European Union is threatening to end the visa waiver program for U.S. citizens to its countries because the American government will not grant waivers to all the EU member states. In addition, the U.S. is denying visa waivers to EU travelers w...

  • April 9, 2016

    Cruz delegate-wrangling operation outclassing Trump

    Ted Cruz's delegate-hunting operation is running rings around Donald Trump's team, and he's making gains because of it. In North Dakota last weekend and Colorado this weekend, Cruz's team is out-hustling and outmanuevering Donald T...

  • April 9, 2016

    Liberal judge rules Wisconsin right to work law unconstitutional

    A liberal circuit court judge in Madison, Wisconsin has ruled that the year-old Wisconsin right to work law is unconstititional because labor unions have a "property right" to the wages of employees. Wisconsin Watchdog: That argumen...

  • April 9, 2016

    They never learn: Watchdog finds falsified wait times at 40 VA facilities

    After two years of investigations, the inspector general for Veterans Affairs has found that 40 VA facilities around the country are guilty of deliberately falsifying reports on wait times for clients. To date, only 4 low level VA staffers ha...

  • April 9, 2016

    Competitive Enterprise Institute subpoenaed in global warming 'fraud' investigation

    The Competitive Enterprise Institute has been issued a subpoena by the attorney general of the VIrgin Islands to hand over all communictions between 1997 and 2007 on climate change. CEI has been a major voice in the climate change debate, debunkin...

  • April 8, 2016

    GAO: US national debt approaching 100% of GDP

    An auditor for the Government Accountability Office told the Senate budget committee that in the next 15-25 years, the amount of public debt will exceed all the goods and services produced by the entire U.S. economy.  Without action on the de...

  • April 8, 2016

    Corporate America punishes North Carolina while opening offices in anti-gay countries

    A few days ago, I wrote about PayPal's hypocrisy in canceling plans to open an office in Charlotte, N.C. due to the LGBT legislation passed by the legislature.  The fact is, PayPal has corporate offices in some of the most anti-gay countries...

  • April 8, 2016

    GAO: Serious security concerns at state Obamacare exchanges

    Think of all the information you supply an insurance company when you buy health insurance.  Now imagine that information in the hands of identity thieves – or worse. The incompetent design of some Obamacare state exchanges has left con...

  • April 8, 2016

    Privacy board returning to obscurity

    A government board created in 2004 that's supposed to protect Americans' privacy and civil liberties is being threatened with a return to obscurity because neither the executive branch nor Congress cares enough to nominate and approve board m...

  • April 7, 2016

    Dem Senator: $19-trillion national debt not a threat to the country

    Democratic senator Ed Markey of Massachusetts said during a Foreign Relations Committee hearing that our $19-trillion national debt is "not actually right now" a threat to the country. After chairman Senator Bob Corker retrieved his jaw ...

  • April 7, 2016

    Cruz eyes May 3 Indiana primary

    For Ted Cruz, the primary map over the next month is not very friendly.  Contests up and down the east coast - including New York on April 19 - do not play to his strengths with evangelicals, strong conservatives, and white males. This is not...

  • April 7, 2016

    Cruz finds unfriendly crowds in New York City

    Ted Cruz has  run an excellent tactical campaign so far, picking his spots to strike while keeping the campaign gaffes to a minimum. Unfortunately, his major unforced error so far appears to be a drag on his campaign in New York City....

  • April 7, 2016

    The social justice issue liberals refuse to discuss

    You want social justice?  I'll give you social justice. A report from the Tax Foundation reveals that "Tax Freedom Day" – the day the nation has earned enough to pay its tax bill – will fall on April 24 this year....

  • April 7, 2016

    FEC targets conservative media while giving liberals a pass

    The three highly partisan Democratic commissioners on the Federal Election Commission are determined to punish conservative media.  Their latest action failed only because the three Republican commissioners failed to go along with their attack. ...

  • April 6, 2016

    Cruz demolishes Trump in Wisconsin

    Ted Cruz crushed Donald Trump in the Wisconsin primary , winning 48% of the vote to Trump's 35%.  More importantly Trump is going to receive only 3-6 of the 42 delegates at stake, making his path to 1,237 delegates before the convention high...

  • April 6, 2016

    Sanders crushes Clinton in Wisconsin

    Bernie Sanders blew by Hillary Clinton in the Wisconsin primary, winning 56% of the vote to Clinton's 43%.  The increasingly bitter contest now moves to Wyoming on Saturday, where Democrats will caucus to chose a nominee. It was Sanders...

  • April 6, 2016

    Millionaires fleeing Chicago more than any other US city

    The rich have the means to vote with their feet, and Chicago's millionaires are apparently not shy about expressing their preferences. Per a report by the research company New World Wealth, about 2% of Chicago residents with a million dollars ...

  • April 6, 2016

    Very quietly, RNC prepares for contested convention

    Officials from the Republican National Commitee and a couple dozen party strategists gathered at RNC headquarters yesterday to discuss the mechanics of how a contested convention would unfold. Representatives from the candidates were not invited. ...

  • April 5, 2016

    Cruz, Sanders face their Alamo in Wisconsin

    They're voting in Wisconsin today and for two candidates, it's a question of keeping their campaigns viable. Victories for Ted Cruz and Bernie Sanders won't materially change the race. Their respective partys' front runners - Don...

  • April 5, 2016

    Report: Trump's deportation plan will cost $400 billion

    See also: Calling BS on the $400 billion estimate for Trump’s plan to deal with illegals The American Action Forum, a non profit policy research organization, published an analysis of Donald Trump's plan to deport all illegal aliens in t...

  • April 5, 2016

    Charles Koch believes Paul Ryan a 'shoo-in' at contested convention

    You would think a guy worth billions of dollars would be smarter than this. But rich people with money to spend on politics can be just as stupid as any ordinary low information voter out there.  GOP mega-donor Charles Koch has told friends t...

  • April 5, 2016

    Student accused of violating 'safe space' because she raised her hand

    A student at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland found herself on the wrong side of the campus bully brigades when she raised her hand at a student government meeting only to be accused of violating a "safe space." Telegraph: Im...

  • April 4, 2016

    CENTCOM intel analysts being forced out for exposing cooked intelligence on ISIS

    Fifty intelligence analysts at CENTCOM headquarters are being retaliated against for exposing a scandal involving altered intelligence reports about ISIS that put a far more optimistic spin on military progress against the terrorists than the analyst...

  • April 4, 2016

    Congress will investigate whether administration lied about terms of Iran deal

    The gap between how the administration sold the Iran nuclear deal to Congress last summer and the reality of how the deal is being interpreted today has become so great that Congress will hold hearings to determine if the White House lied about what ...

  • April 4, 2016

    Ivana Trump: We need immigrants to clean for us

    Donald Trump's ex-wife Ivana told the New York Post in an interview that all Americans should support the candidate's immigration policies because, after all, without immigrants, who would do the cleaning for us? The Hill: “As l...

  • April 4, 2016

    Border Patrol Council cites 'catch and release' policy as boosting illegal immigration

    The Border Patrol Council has released a letter that reports on a meeting between two B.P. officials and a representative of the Department of Homeland Security where the DHS official told the agents that they had "no intention" of issuing ...

  • April 3, 2016

    Obama passed on 2012 CIA plan to oust Assad

    Hindsight is 20-20 and examining events from the perspective of what could have or should have happened is usually an exercise in futility.  Except when the stakes are high and the path that wasn't taken could have altered our current his...

  • April 3, 2016

    Wikileaks: IMF deliberately causing debt crisis in Greece

    This is an incredible story that sounds like some kind of trashy political thriller - except the documents have been revealed  by Wikileaks. European elites in the IMF have been working behind the scenes to engineer several crisises in order ...

  • April 3, 2016

    French stewardesses rebel over head scarf rule on flights to Iran

    Stewardesses for Air France are livid over the airlines order that all female flight attendants wear head scarves when deplaning in Tehran. The airline will resume flights to Iran later this month. The Telegraph: Air France stewardesses, fu...

  • April 3, 2016

    Former defense secretary Gates says Obama 'double crossed' him

    Former Secretary of Defense under George Bush and Barack Obama Robert Gates feels "double crossed" by Obama over his promise not to gut the defense budget. The Hill: When asked by Fox whether Obama kept to his word, Gates replied, ...

  • April 3, 2016

    Can Trump really eliminate $19 trillion in debt over 8 years?

    Fact checking Donald Trump's outrageous assertions is a full time job. But in an interview with Bob Woodward, Trump topped his most incredble claims by saying he could eliminate our $19 trillion debt in 8 years. In outlining his bare bones pla...

  • April 3, 2016

    Gates: Obama White House was unable to understand Libya military strategy

    Sitting down with Fox News' Brett Baier, former defense secretary Robert Gates laughed when he recalled how his people handled the clueless White House national security team during the crisis in Libya. Washington Free Beacon: Special Rep...

  • April 3, 2016

    Trump to parade his trophy wife Melania for voters

    Desperate to reverse his fortunes with female voters - 7 of 10 of whom have a negative view of him - Donald Trump will be joined this week on the campaign trail by his beautiful trophy wife Melania. The role of the former Slovenian model is unknown, ...

  • April 2, 2016

    White House censors 'Islamist terrorism' from French president remarks

    How far will President Obama go in denying that terrorism is largely carried out by Islamists?  Not content with refusing to connect the words "Islam" and "terrorism" in his own speeches, the White House shockingly censore...

  • April 2, 2016

    Obama says Iran is violating the 'spirit' of nuclear deal

    So you have this ultra-radical, ultra-fanatical, ultra-extreme country run by people who salivate at the notion of committing genocide, and you make a deal with them that supposedly prevents the construction of nuclear weapons.  And as president...

  • April 2, 2016

    Are Trump delegates having second thoughts?

    This story in Politico about Trump delegates willing to bolt from the candidate on the second ballot of a contested convention will be dismissed by many Trump partisans as anti-Trump propaganda.  Indeed, it may be.  But if we've...

  • April 2, 2016

    Primary care physicians becoming extinct partly due to Obamacare

    An alarming report from the Association of Medical Colleges says America will be short a million doctors by 2025 and that the shortage of primary care physicians makes up a third of that number. We're already feeling the effects of the sh...

  • April 1, 2016

    The contested 1920 GOP convention offers lessons for today

    Historians Ron Radosh and his wife Allis have written an excellent article for The Observer that looks at the contested GOP convention of 1920, where a superior delegate strategy by candidate Warren Harding allowed him to capture the nomination ...

  • April 1, 2016

    Cuban state media accuses President Obama of inciting 'disorder'

    State-run media in Cuba had some angry words for President Obama following his visit.  An editorial in the Havanna Tribune was titled "Black Man, Are You Dumb" and excoriated Obama for what it referred to as fomenting discord and ...

  • April 1, 2016

    Turkish security scuffles with reporters, demonstrators in DC where Erdogan delivered speech

    Turkish President Recep Tayyip ErdoДџan, who's in D.C. for the Nuclear Security Summit, gave a speech at the Brookings Institution yesterday that was the scene of violent clashes between protesters and Turkish security. The Hill: ...

  • April 1, 2016

    Chicago teachers in one-day protest walk out

    The madness gripping the state of Illinois and the city of Chicago got even crazier on April 1, when Chicago public school teachers walked off the job for one day to protest the stalled negotiations for a new contract and the continuing impasse in Sp...

  • March 31, 2016

    Historian: AP collaborated with the Nazis in 1930s

    A paper published Wednesday in the journal Studies in Contemporary History alleges that the Associated Press had a close relationship with the Nazi propaganda office in the 1930s.  Historian Harriet Scharnberg writes tha...

  • March 31, 2016

    Trump: US soldiers 'afraid to fight' because of Geneva Conventions

    What a day for Donald Trump yesterday, eh?  He took three different positions on abortion in three hours.  There was continuing controversey over the battery charges against his top aide. And to top the day off, Trump said U.S. sold...

  • March 31, 2016

    Administration's efforts to reduce red tape results in $16-billion increase in costs

    The American Action Forum has released a scathing report taking the Obama administration to task for its paperwork reduction efforts. While the president directed the agencies to repeal, modify, or remove rules that contributed unnecessarily to th...

  • March 31, 2016

    Chicago hasn't seen a homicide rate like this since the '90s

    Since the beginning of the year, the city of Chicago has experienced 135 homicides, a 71% increase over the same period last year.  This puts the city on pace for more than 500 homicides for the year – a figure topped only once since ...

  • March 31, 2016

    10,000 millionaires leave France in one year due to 'religious tensions'

    Back in 2012, France's President Hollande made good on a campaign promise and imposed a 75% tax on millionaires.  There were some high-profile rich Frenchmen who exited the country, including  Bernard Arnault, the chief executive o...

  • March 30, 2016

    Democratic attorneys general to initiate witch hunt of climate change 'deniers'

    Sixteen attorneys general have banded together to go after oil companies and utilities who they claim have committed fraud by downplaying the idea of catastrophic anthropogenic global warming. They are going to investigate claims that ExxonMobile and...

  • March 30, 2016

    Nevada Democratic House candidate told by Reid not to run because he's a Muslim

    Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid told a candidate for the US House from Nevada not to run for office because he was a Muslim. But don't you dare accuse Harry of being a raaaaaacist. The Hill: "On August 27th, I was told by Harry ...

  • March 30, 2016

    GOP committee chairmen subpoenas HHS for Obamacare funding info

    Tweo Republican committee chairman have issued a subpoena to HHS officials demanding documents relating to an Obamacare program for which there has been no congressional appropriation.  Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady and Energy...

  • March 30, 2016

    Convention rules committee members open to passing anti-Trump measure

    Four new members of the GOP convention rules committee are in favor of scrappijng a rule that requires the GOP nominee to receive a majority of votes in 8 primaries, thus potentially throwing open a brokered convention to candidates who never en...

  • March 29, 2016

    Journalists hit back at Obama criticism of campaign coverage

    Political pundits and commentators harshly criticized a speech by President Obama where he took journalists to task for the way they were covering the presidential campaign. The president spoke at a journalism awards event and complained that worl...

  • March 29, 2016

    Original CBO projections show 24 million fewer people have insurance today

    President Obama is fond of touting the "success" of Obamacare in getting individuals insured.  But the figures the president uses to justify his boasting are based on amended projections from the Congressional Budget Office. Every y...

  • March 29, 2016

    Trump's popularity continues to sink despite closing in on GOP nomination

    The most recent polls show that Donald Trump's support in the Republican party is inching toward 50%. But overall, his favorability rating makes him potentially the most unpopular major party candidate in history. Looking at it another way, th...

  • March 29, 2016

    Clinton aide: New York debate hinges on Sanders changing his 'tone'

    A top aide to Hillary Clinton says that Bernie Sanders can have a debate in New York - but only if he changes his "tone." Clinton's patronizing attitude toward her opponent could have something to do with the polls in New York state....

  • March 28, 2016

    Sanders says superdelegates might switch and support him

    After sweeping the weekend caucuses in Hawaii, Washington, and Alaska, and winning 5 out of the last 6 Democratic nominating contests, Vermont senator Bernie Sanders feels he has the momentum in the race and believes he can still catch Hillary Clinto...

  • March 28, 2016

    FBI readies crucial interviews of Hillary and her aides

    Sources have told the Los Angeles Times that the FBI has alerted attorneys for Hillary Clinton's aides, telling them that the Bureau will be interviewing them about Clinton's private email server and the potential misshandling of classified i...

  • March 28, 2016

    Angry Wisconsin Tea Partiers to primary Speaker Ryan

    An unnamed businessman with close ties to the Wisconsin Tea Party is mounting a primary challenge against Speaker of the House Paul Ryan. Conservatives in Ryan's district feel betrayed by his inking a $2-trillion budget deal with President Oba...

  • March 28, 2016

    Trump threatens suit over loss of Louisiana delegates to Cruz

    Donald Trump is threatening to sue the Cruz campaign over his being outmaneuvered in Louisiana in the allocation of delegates. The Cruz campaign used the complicated rules set up to choose Louisiana delegates to garner as many as 10 additional del...

  • March 27, 2016

    CIA-backed rebels fight Pentagon-backed rebels in Syria

    Clashes between militias trained by the CIA and the Pentagon are intensifying as bitter fighting has broken out near Aleppo and the Turkish border. Chicago Tribune: The fighting has intensified over the past two months, as CIA-armed unit...

  • March 27, 2016

    Belgian authorities questioned Paris attacker for only an hour over four days

    Evidence continues to mount that Belgian authorities are clueless about protecting their citizens from terrorism. Yesterday, I wrote about how badly Belgian security had botched the investigation into activities of the terrorist who helped carry out ...

  • March 27, 2016

    Trump's foreign policy views becoming more heretical

    How ignorant is Donald Trump about foreign policy? Here's Mr. genius on China: In an interview with The New York Times, Trump even suggested that he would not rule out going to war with China in order to show the country that he’s s...

  • March 26, 2016

    San Fran mayor bars city workers from traveling to North Carolina

    San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee has no use for the new law in North Carolina that bars local governments from passing anti-discrimination legislation against gays, lesbians, and transgendered people. He has issued an order that no city employees will trav...

  • March 26, 2016

    Terrorists targeting Belgian nuclear plants?

    A disturbing report from media in Belgium today that raises the spectre of a terrorist attack on a nuclear plant. A security guard who worked at a Belgium nuclear plant was shot and killed and his pass was stolen. Reuters: The French langu...

  • March 26, 2016

    Belgium police never asked terror suspect about future attacks

    An epic blunder by police in the lead up to the terror attacks in Belgium may have cost 34 people their lives. The first mistake made by authorities was a failure to share information that could have headed off the attack. A small town in the nort...

  • March 26, 2016

    British Muslim murdered after posting Easter greetings to 'my beloved Christian nation'

    A popular Muslim shopkeeper was murdered by another Muslim after posting a friendly Easter message online. Asad Shah, 40, a devout Muslim,, was murdered by at least two other Muslim men after posting on his Google account offering Easter blessings...

  • March 25, 2016

    Atheist and satanic literature to be made available to middle and high school students

    A school district in Colorado will make available literature from atheist and satanic groups to children of middle school and high school age.  The administration claims it is only following policy requiring the distribution of "non curricu...

  • March 25, 2016

    New emails not turned over to State Department make Clinton a liar...again

    Judicial Watch announced that they have been able to acquire new emails that former Secretary of State Hillary Clintion failed to turn over to the State Department that detail her battle with the NSA over obtaining secure BlackBerries for herself and...

  • March 25, 2016

    Does Trump have a 'woman problem'?

    There is contradictory evidence with regards to Donald Trump's standing with women and whether or not he has a serious problem with females going into the November election. On the one hand, polls show huge numbers of women who say they can...

  • March 25, 2016

    Police raids in France and Belgium uncover another terror plot

    In case there were any doubts, the game has changed in Europe from scattered acts of senseless violence to what appears to be a guerrilla war. French and Belgian authorities carried out separate raids in their countries that have resulted in the i...

  • March 25, 2016

    CBO: Obamacare subsidies to jump 11% in 2016

    The Congressional Budget Office says insurance subsidies to consumers will rise by 11% in 2016, the result of changes to the law as well as congressional action that will prevent Obamacare from taking in as much cash as anticipated. The Hill: ...

  • March 24, 2016

    GAO: 300 cybersecurity incidents at healthcare.gov

    Just before the initial debacle involving the roll-out of the Obamacare website, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services certified that the site was secure.  Since then, there have been questions about just how secure the site really is, ...

  • March 24, 2016

    Official: Released Gitmo detainees have killed Americans

    The Obama administration's special envoy on closing the Guantanamo detention center admitted to a congressional committee that Americans have been killed at the hands of detainees who had been released from the facility. Associated Press: ...

  • March 24, 2016

    Obama administration transfers $2 billion, artifacts back to Iran

    I suggest you not read this story until your breakfast is fully digested. The Obama administration has been secretly returning artifacts in the possession of the U.S. back to Iran as part of a general "détente" with the terrorist ...

  • March 23, 2016

    US intelligence officials bash Belgium security forces as 'children'

    US intelligence officials pulled no punches yesterday in their criticism of their Belgium counterparts. They say they had constantly wanred Brussels about the terrorism in their midst and that authorities had no clue how to address the problem. Da...

  • March 23, 2016

    Obama relaxes at baseball game in Cuba while Brussels burns

    As they say in the biz, the optics of President Obama enjoying an exhibition game between the Tampa Bay Rays and the Cuban national team while a terrorist attack unfolded in Belgium were awful. But even the horrific strike against Brussels would n...

  • March 23, 2016

    Report: 123 signed up as ISIS suicide bombers

    Sky News is reporting that more than 120 ISIS fighters have signed up for a suicide bomber brigade. The brigade consists of members from several European countries, as well as countries in the Middle East. The list was gleaned from registration do...

  • March 23, 2016

    Clinton, Trump add to delegate lead; Cruz, Sanders stay viable

    Donald Trump extended his delegate lead over Ted Cruz last night as primaries and caucuses were held in Arizona and Utah for both parties, with the addition of Idaho for the Democrats. Trumped  doubled up Ted Cruz in Arizona, defeating the Te...

  • March 22, 2016

    Obama embarrasses himself, US in Cuba

    President Obama stood next to Raúl Castro at a press conference in Cuba yesterday and was browbeaten by the Communist dictator in a humiliating spectacle that no president – no American – should have taken so meekly. Washin...

  • March 22, 2016

    DHS says administration has 'no intention' of deporting most illegals

    They're not even trying to hide their lack of enforcement of immigration law. The president of the National Border Control Council testified before Congress that a top Homeland Security official told agents that the Obama administration has ...

  • March 22, 2016

    Is Trump really this ignorant and uninformed about foreign policy?

    Before his AIPAC speech last night, Donald Trump sat down with Washington Post editors to discuss his foreign policy. The candidate has not said much of substance about what his foreign policy would be and has refused to say who has been advi...

  • March 21, 2016

    Marine killed in Iraq died after ISIS attack on secret firebase

    A detachment from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit has set up a secret firebase in northern Iraq to support operations of the U.S. and coalition forces fighting ISIS. On Saturday, ISIS targeted the firebase, firing two rockets, one of which...

  • March 21, 2016

    Unbound delegates at convention could decide the nominee

    As Donald Trump steamrolls toward a delegate majority that would give him a first ballot nomination at the Cleveland convention, the possibility still exists that Ted Cruz and John Kasich will win just enough delegates in the remaining primaries and ...

  • March 21, 2016

    If election were today, both Clinton and Sanders would beat Trump...in Utah

    Current polls have Ted Cruz demolishing Donald Trump in the Utah primary, to be held tomorrow.  But a new general election poll released yesterday by Deseret News/KSL shows both Democratic candidates beating Donald Trump in Utah in November. ...

  • March 21, 2016

    Mexican government urging US immigrants to become citizens and vote

    Mexican consulates in the U.S. are hosting citizenship clinics across the country, hoping to convince permanent residents from Mexico to become U.S. citizens so they can vote against Donald Trump. The pious declaration from the Mexican government ...

  • March 20, 2016

    Kasich says he would consider nominating Garland for SCOTUS if he were president

    You have to wonder what John Kasich is thinking these days as he continues his futile quest for the Republican nomination.  With almost the entire GOP united in opposition to Obama's SCOTUS pick Merrit Garland, Kasich scolded Senate Repub...

  • March 20, 2016

    4 illegal aliens charged with rape of woman and beating of boyfriend

    No doubt the open borders crowd will assure us that this brutal attack by illegal aliens that occured in Framingham, MA is an isolated incident and that we shouldn't judge all illegals based on what these animals did. OK, fine. So let's ta...

  • March 20, 2016

    Clinton claims our border is secure

    Was Hillary Clinton a stand up comic in another life? She told an Arizona radio station in an interview that our southwest border was "secure" because "net illegal immigration" had been cut to zero. Washington Times: In an...

  • March 20, 2016

    In the name of transparency, RNC may scrap convention rulebook to head off anti-Trump manuevers

    An interesting proposal from the Republican National Committee may help Donald Trump avoid the pitfalls of a "contested" convention. The RNC is considering scrapping the 1500 page rulebook that governs the proceedings at the national con...

  • March 20, 2016

    What could be John McCain's last campaign will be his toughest yet

    John McCain will turn 80 this August, and there are signs that the 4-term Senator will be in an uphill race for re-election. The so-called "Maverick" who ran unsuccessfully for president in 2008, has tried the patience of conservsatives ...

  • March 19, 2016

    Iran to build monument depicting surrendering US sailors

    The Iranian Revolutionary Guards are behind a plan to create a statue depicting the US sailors captured by Iran in January surrendering. It is to be a "tourist attraction" according to Commander Ali Fadavi. Telegraph: Iran...

  • March 19, 2016

    The 'Trump effect' impacting down ballot races

    THe near certainty that Donald Trump will be the Republican nominee for president is already beginning to impact House Republican races in several districts. The Cook Political Report, a respected political newsletter, has issued its latest overview ...

  • March 19, 2016

    Fox News accuses Trump of 'sexist' attacks on Megyn Kelly

    Donald Trump sure does obsess over Megyn Kelly, doesn't he. Yesterday, Trump tweeted to his followers, asking them to boycott Kelly's show on Fox News. He referred to her as "sick" and "overrated." Fox News fired back w...

  • March 19, 2016

    Republicans aren't the only ones with a nightmare scenario for the fall

    Republican politicians are entertaining their worst fears about the fall campaign; Donald Trump at the head of the GOP ticket. To many GOP political professionals, Trump is a bad dream of a candidate who could potentially lead the party to an elector...

  • March 18, 2016

    Marco Rubio is done with politics - for now

    At a press conference yesterday, Florida Senator Marco Rubio said he would not run for re-election to the Senate, nor would he run for governor in 2018. He also scotched any notion that he would accept the vice presidential nomination from any candid...

  • March 18, 2016

    Anti-Trump forces appear ready to admit defeat

    They spent tens of millions of dollars, sent forth some of the heaviest of heavyweights in the GOP and the conservative movement to rail against him. They had tons of free media. But in the end, the forces who had organized to stop Donald Trump...

  • March 18, 2016

    Ex-Benghazi Committee staffer drops Hillary bias claim

    Compared to the hullabaloo created when former Benghazi Committee staffer Bradley Podliska filed a lawsuit that accused the committee of firing him because he wouldn't make Hillary Clinton the center of the investigation, the retraction of t...

  • March 17, 2016

    7 GOP senators agree to meet SCOTUS nominee Garland

    Media outlets are spinning the news that up to 7 GOP Senators plan on meeting Obama SCOTUS nominee Merrick Garland as a "revolt" of some sort. But that's not what's happening and Republicans should not jump to conclusions about what...

  • March 17, 2016

    Bergdahl: My desertion an act of 'self-sacrifice'

    Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, accused of desertion, told an officer interrogating him after he returned from captivity his reasons for leaving his post. And if this is the best he can do, he should start contemplating a long incarceration at Leavenworth. ...

  • March 17, 2016

    Michigan driver accused of killing 6 sues Uber for $10 million

    This is either the most outrageous suit you've ever seen or a gambit by an accused murderer to set up and insanity defense. James Dalton, the 45 year old Uber driver who is accused of murdering 6 people in Kalamazoo filed a 2 page handwritten ...

  • March 16, 2016

    Trump, Clinton continue rolling toward nominations

    Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton were the big winners in Tuesday's primaries, with Trump taking winner-take-all contests in Illinois and Florida and Clinton sweeping five Democratic contests.  The victories for both candidates sent them well...

  • March 16, 2016

    Some top conservatives will meet to discuss third party effort

    Three prominent conservatives have issued an invitation to several other top leaders on the right to meet in Washington, D.C. on Thursday to discuss ways to halt Donald Trump's march to the nomination and failing that, talk about the possibility ...

  • March 16, 2016

    Chicago prosecutor in Laquan McDonald case defeated for re-election

    Cook County state's attorney Anita Alvarez has been soundly defeated in her bid for re-election.  Alvarez was caught up in the controversy over the killing of unarmed teen Laquan McDonald, who died in 2014 when shot 16 times by a Chicago pol...

  • March 16, 2016

    Assistant Marine Corps commandant warns that readiness for war is threatened

    The Marine Corps is famous for rarely complaining about its mission or budget.  They make do with what they have – and do it better than anyone else. So when the assistant commandant of the corps warns Congress that their mission i...

  • March 16, 2016

    American student sentenced to 15 years' hard labor in North Korea

    A University of Virginia student who was arrested in January for trying to steal a propaganda banner from his hotel has been sentenced to 15 years of hard labor for his "severe" crime. Washington Post: Otto Warmbier, a 21-year-old f...

  • March 15, 2016

    CBO: Charge drivers by the mile

    The Congressional Budget Office is proposing that Congress pass legislation that would charge drivers a tax for every mile they drive.  The tax would be automatically collected via government monitoring devices placed in every car. Washington...

  • March 15, 2016

    Survey: NY cops hate their jobs

    In a new survey, New York cops say the city is less safe since Mayor de Blasio took office and that morale is almost nonexistent. The survey asked 6,000 of New York's 24,000-strong police force to rate morale in the department.  On a...

  • March 14, 2016

    Voters punish Germany's Merkel for refugee policies

    Elections in three German states have resulted in big losses for Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democrat coalition while boosting the fortune of the anti-immigration party Alternative For Germany. The results give Merkel far less room to...

  • March 14, 2016

    Airports calling out TSA for lengthening security lines

    If you plan on flying this spring and summer, be prepared for much longer lines at security checkpoints.  Many airports and airlines are going so far as to post warnings to passengers on their websites about the TSA's understaffing and how i...

  • March 14, 2016

    Ivory Coast terror attack targeted American government official

    An al-Qaeda-linked terror group responsible for an attack on a resort hotel in Ivory Coast on Saturday was likely targeting an American delegation headed up by an assistant Commerce Department secretary. Fox News: Assistant Secretary of ...

  • March 14, 2016

    124 illegal aliens released by DHS in the last 5 years charged with murder

    The Center for Immigration Studies is releasing a report today showing that 124 illegal aliens who were subsequently released over the last five years by the Obama administration's Department of Homeland Security have been charged with murder. ...

  • March 13, 2016

    Trump laughably claims man who rushed the stage at rally connected to ISIS

    When speaking on subjects he knows nothing about, Donald Trump can sometimes be inadvertently funny. Such was the case yesterday when following an incident at a rally in Vandalia, Ohio, where a man rushed the stage and Secret Service agents responded...

  • March 13, 2016

    Key GOP donor says the moneymen will eventually support Trump

    Republican donors will eventually end up supporting Donald Trump if he is the nominee despite their misgivings, says the finance chair of the Republican Governors Association. Fred Malek says the stakes are too high for GOP big cont...

  • March 13, 2016

    Clinton has another coughing fit during speech.

    For the fourth time in recent months, Hillary Clinton was forced to halt the speech she was giving after being afflicted with a severe coughing fit.  Hillary Clinton has been constantly prone to coughing fits on the campaign ...

  • March 13, 2016

    New rule will prevent agencies from pressuring people to sign up for food stamps

    The Agriculture Department has written a new rule that will prevent government agencies from actively recruiting people for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and forbid the government from pressuring people to sign up for the ...

  • March 12, 2016

    Source: Clinton IT specialist a 'devastating witness' for the FBI

    A source close to the FBI investigation into the use of Hillary Clinton's private email server says that the IT specialist who worked for Clinton and who has been granted immunity by the Justice Department is revealing key details about how and w...

  • March 12, 2016

    Is the violence at Trump's Chicago rally a campaign game-changer?

    The violence last night in Chicago that resulted in the cancelation of a Donald Trump campaign rally won't affect the votes of the candidate's most ardent supporters – or opponents. But there are a lot of voters who want to support T...

  • March 12, 2016

    Ohio judge rules some 17-year-olds can vote in primaries

    In what is believed to be a boost to the Sanders campaign, a judge in Ohio has ruled that those 17-year-olds who will turn 18 before the November election can vote in the primaries on Tuesday. The Sanders campaign had sued the state to grant the r...

  • March 11, 2016

    Ex-Putin crony found dead in Washington died of 'blunt force trauma'

    Mikhail Lesin, Vladimir Putin's former press minister and head of media giant GazpromMedia, who was found dead in a D.C. hotel last November, died of blunt force trauma according to the medical examiner. The mystery surrounding Lesin's dea...

  • March 11, 2016

    Obama blames Cameron for Libya fiasco

    The British press is going ballistic over a statement made by President Obama to a magazine that places the onus for the disaster in Libya on Prime Minister David Cameron. The British press on Friday accused President Barack Obama of launching a...

  • March 11, 2016

    Obama claims he has 'not contributed' to divisions in the country

    During a White House press conference with Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau, President Obama washed his hands of any blame in contributing to the sharp divisions that divide the country. Does he really believe this? Daily Caller: ...

  • March 10, 2016

    Freshman enrollment at Mizzou down 20%, resulting in massive deficit

    The University of Missouri, one of the original flashpoints of protests at colleges across the country, is reaping a bitter harvest this coming year as freshman enrollment and retention of existing students will be down by 1,500, according to an emai...

  • March 10, 2016

    FBI director Comey at odds with administration over numerous issues

    FBI director James Comey values his independence from the White House and executive branch.  But increasingly, he is rubbing members of the Obama administration the wrong way, as he won't play ball on several important issues.  This is ...

  • March 10, 2016

    Mosul Dam in Iraq on brink of 'catastrophic' collapse

    U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power warned that the dam in Mosul is critically unstable and could collapse, sending a 45-foot wall of water coursing through some of the biggest cities in Iraq, including the capital, Baghdad. AFP: ...

  • March 10, 2016

    Clinton says she didn't lie to mother of Benghazi victim

    Hillary Clinton is claiming that the mother of Benghazi victim Sean Smith is "wrong" when she says that the then-secretary of state lied about the attack on American facilities being the result of an anti-Muslim video and not a terrorist at...

  • March 9, 2016

    Establishment holds its nose and moves toward supporting Cruz

    The Republican establishment is becoming more desperate as Donald Trump continues to rack up victory after victory in the GOP primaries.  Neither of their remaining candidates – Marco Rubio and John Kasich – has any path forward to w...

  • March 9, 2016

    Illegal alien minors apprehended at border in 'beyond crisis' proportions

    While the country has been transfixed by the nomination fight for president, the U.S. southern border is seeing a massive influx of unaccompanied minors flooding into the country.  The chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee says th...

  • March 9, 2016

    FBI agents lied to Oregon investigators in shooting of LaVoy Linicum

    Five members of the FBI's elite Hostage Rescue Team are being investigated for lying to Oregon law enforcement authorities about the shooting of militiaman LaVoy Linicum, one of the occupiers of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge last mont...

  • March 8, 2016

    Some advisers urging Rubio to drop out of race

    Sources inside the Rubio campaign have told CNN that there is an argument among advisers about whether the candidate should drop out of the race before the Florida primary on March 15. Alex Conant, Rubio's communications director, said the rep...

  • March 8, 2016

    Increasing numbers of released Gitmo prisoners returning to terrorism

    The Obama administration said that the number of prisoners released from the Guantanamo prison camp who have returned to armed jihad has doubled over the past year. Many observers have been critical of the Pentagon's methodology in determining...

  • March 8, 2016

    What do they think about Donald Trump overseas?

    Reuters is reporting that foreign diplomats from several countries have expressed "alarm" about the rise of Donald Trump in the U.S. and apparently don't get his appeal. Officials from Europe, the Middle East, Latin America and Asi...

  • March 8, 2016

    Poll: 61% of Americans believe all immigration detrimental to the country

    Compared to previous polls on the subject of immigration, this survey commissioned by management consulting firm A.T. Kearney shows a markedly negative attitude by Americans toward all immigration – not just illegal. Sixty-one percent o...

  • March 7, 2016

    Sanders: Whites don't know what it's like to be poor

    Bernie Sanders, the senator representing the socialist paradise of Vermont, has apparently never seen a poor white person.  This is understandable, since about 1% of the state's population is black. But Sanders considers himself an expert...

  • March 7, 2016

    61 million immigrants in US, 15.7 million of them illegals

    A study done by the Center for Immigration Studies has determined that there are 61 million immigrants in the U.S., with 15.7 million of them here illegally. In 1970, there were 13.5 million immigrants in the country – 6.6% of the U.S. popul...

  • March 6, 2016

    Cruz, Trump split primaries; Rubio down and out

    Ted Cruz scored two caucus victories in Kansas and Maine on Saturday, firmly solidifying his hold as the only viable alternative to Donald Trump.  Trump won primaries in Kentucky and Louisiana, adding to his field-leading delegate total....

  • March 6, 2016

    Sanders takes two of three primaries but Hillary wins more delegates

    Bernie Sanders won the caucus states of Kansas and Nebraska on Saturday, but with a big win in the Louisiana primary, Hillary Clinton took home more delegates. ABC News: With 100 percent of precincts reporting, Sanders won 68 percent of the v...

  • March 6, 2016

    Putin trying to topple Merkel using voter anger over refugees

    In recent days, there has been published speculation that Russian President Vladimir Putin has been deliberately creating conditions in Syria that are so intolerable that people have no choice but to try and reach the sanctuary of Europe - specifical...

  • March 6, 2016

    German politician says Trump poses threat to peace and prosperity

    If an American politician were to comment on a European election so directly and specifically as German Vice Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel did on the US election yesterday, the outcry would reach all the way to the UN where resolutions of censure wo...

  • March 5, 2016

    Trump reverses himself on torture

    For months, Donald Trump has insisted that he would not back down on his pledge to reinstitute waterboarding "and worse" when interrogating terrorism suspects.  After reiterating his position on torture during the GOP debate, claimi...

  • March 5, 2016

    De Blasio: 'Thank God' for 20% increase in serious crimes not being gun-related

    A curious press conference yesterday by New York Mayor Bill de Blasio, who claimed that taking guns off the streets had led to fewer gun crimes – despite the fact that violent crime increased by 20% in February. Daily Caller: “Gun...

  • March 5, 2016

    Guess whom Obama is blaming for slow recovery

    At least give the president credit for consistency.  No matter the issue, the president blames America's economic and military decline on the Republican Party. He did it against yesterday following the release of the "official" ...

  • March 5, 2016

    Krikorian: Trump throws American workers under the bus

    Immigration expert Mark Krikorian dissects Donald Trump's ever changing, always evolving positions on immigration. At first, Trump explained that by using foreign labor, he was only being a smart businessman. But now he says that his hard and fas...

  • March 4, 2016

    The Republican debate, by Salvador Dali

    Russia is engaged in a massive build-up of troops in Armenia that threatens Turkey, a NATO ally.  Donald Trump assured the world that there was "no problem" with his penis size. China has militarized the South China Sea.  ...

  • March 4, 2016

    Trump nearly invisible as CPAC gets underway

    The Conservative Political Action Conference got underway yesterday, with speakers extolling the virtues of conservatism. But the name "Donald Trump" was rarely mentioned.  Even Senator Ben Sasse, whose high-profile denunciation of ...

  • March 3, 2016

    Romney to give 'major speech' trashing Trump

    Mitt Romney will give what his camp is calling a "major speech" today, commenting on the GOP nomination fight.  Specifically, Ronney will bash frontrunner Donald Trump for being a "phony" and a "fraud." CNN: ...

  • March 3, 2016

    Carson close to ending campaign

    Retired neurosurgeon Dr. Ben Carson announced yesterday that he would skip the GOP debate tonight in Detroit, saying in a statement that he did not see a "path forward" to gain the nomination. While he didn't formally suspend his cam...

  • March 3, 2016

    Establishment GOP uniting for one last desperate effort to beat Trump

    Donald Trump has nearly 100 more delegates than Ted Cruz at this point in the campaign, and a win in either of the winner-take-all states of Ohio and Florida on March 15 will probably seal the deal.  According to the polls, Trump is ahea...

  • March 2, 2016

    The GOP: A shattered party

    That sound you hear is the noise made by the Republican Party establishment crashing and burning.  The only remaining question for them is how far they will go to blow up what remains? The GOP, as it has been known for decades, is no more....

  • March 2, 2016

    Seven New Jersey newspapers call on Christie to resign

    The seven Gannett newspapers in New Jersey have published a joint editorial calling on Governor Chris Christie to step down.  The papers cite his neglect of the state during his ill-fated presidential campaign and endorsement of Donald Trump as ...

  • March 2, 2016

    CNN analysts in shouting match over Trump

    CNN's coverage of the Super Tuesday primaries got sidetracked for a few minutes when pro- and anti-Trump commentators lit into one another.  Van Jones and Jeffrey Lord had a tense tête-à-tête that looked for a moment ...

  • March 2, 2016

    Trump vows he will get along with Congress...or else

    Is Trump running for president or Godfather? The mercurial Mr. Trump vowed he would get along with Congress and Speaker Paul Ryan – or Ryan would "pay a big price."  Is this another one of Trump's empty threats?  O...

  • March 1, 2016

    US student takes souvenir from NoKo hotel, charged with 'severe crimes'

    A 21-year-old student from the University of Virginia was paraded before the press in North Korea yesterday following his arrest in January for stealing a banner with a propaganda slogan on it.  Otto Warmbier no doubt figured the banner would...

  • March 1, 2016

    Clinton aide maintained 'top secret' clearance despite email probe

    Cheryl Mills, a former top aide to Hillary Clinton when Clinton was secretary of state, maintained her "top secret" security clearance well after she left the State Department and even though several investigations into her use of Hillary C...

  • March 1, 2016

    Poll: Only 15% say they benefit from Obamacare

    Six years after the Affordable Care Act was passed by Congress, the public hasn't changed its mind about it. A recent AP poll showed that only 26% of Americans approve of the law, while 42% oppose it.  Beyond that, another poll by NPR and...

  • March 1, 2016

    Oberlin professor claims ISIS a 'CIA and Mossad operation'

    Joy Karega, an assistant professor of rhetoric and composition at Oberlin College, let loose on Facebook with several unhinged posts about Israel and ISIS. She is unapologetic about her rampant anti-Semitism, claiming that Israel was responsible f...

  • March 1, 2016

    White House looking to increase number of Syrian refugees

    Doubling down on a controversial policy opposed by many governments and localities, the White House told a National Association of Counties task force that it was looking to increase the number of Syrian refugees allowed into the country. Washingt...

  • February 29, 2016

    NLRB cited for bad labor practices with its own union

    The National Labor Relations Board has been cited for imposing "arbitrary" deadlines to bypass union input and refused mediation in bad faith in negotiations with its own union over the relocation of its headquarters in Washington. Many ...

  • February 29, 2016

    Sessions endorses Trump while prominent conservative senator says he can't support him

    Donald Trump scored his biggest coup yet by receiving the endorsement of Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions, a respected voice on immigration and trade. Washington Examiner: Sessions becomes the first Senate Republican to endorse Trump for preside...

  • February 29, 2016

    Potential Hillary indictment clouds the nomination race

    Hillary Clinton's mishandling of classified information by using her private, unsecured server to store sensitive documents makes it look more and more as though a criminal case is being developed against her by the FBI. One by one, her campai...

  • February 29, 2016

    Could Trump beat Hillary head to head in New York state?

    According to this column by Fred Dicker in the New York Post, there are some confidential polls of state legislative races in New York that show Donald Trump potentially defeating Hillary Clinton in the heavily Democratic state. Confidential pol...

  • February 28, 2016

    Ex CIA chief: Military would disobey Trump orders to torture terrorists

    The ex-director of the CIA told Bill Maher on "Real Time" that the US military would be forced to disobey the commander in chief if he ordered the torture of prisoners. Politico: “I would be incredibly concerned if a President...

  • February 28, 2016

    McConnell tells vulnerable GOP Senators: It's OK to trash Trump

    Apparently, the Republican party isn't melting down fast enough for Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, so he's decided to speed the process along by telling Senators running for re-election that they can run ads against Donald Trump if t...

  • February 27, 2016

    GOP donors looking to fund independent bid for president if Trump wins

    With Donald Trump poised to sweep the Super Tuesday primaries and put a death grip on the nomination, the Republican donor class is beginning to panic.  Some GOP donors have engaged a Florida firm to research options for putting forward an indep...

  • February 27, 2016

    IRS: Trump is wrong when he says he can't release tax returns because of audits

    The IRS released a statement following Donald Trump's claim during the Houston debate that he won't release his tax returns from previous years because he is being audited. The agency said there is no legal reason Trump can't release h...

  • February 27, 2016

    Trump wants to 'open up' libel laws to sue media critics

    Donald Trump told a crowd in Texas that he would "open up" libel laws to make it easier to sue critics who write "purposely negative and horrible, false articles." The Hill: "We're going to open up those libe...

  • February 27, 2016

    Ex-Mexican president: Trump reminds me of Hitler

    The war of words between Donald Trump and ex-Mexican President Vicente Fox went nuclear yesterday when Fox suggested that Trump reminds him of Hitler. Previously, Fox had responded to a question about Trump's proposed wall that he says Mexico ...

  • February 27, 2016

    Trump's legal troubles with alleged Trump U. fraud a growing issue on the campaign

    Donald Trump is facing two lawsuits from students who allege fraud in connection with his defunct real estate investment "school."  The New York attorney general is also suing Trump, alleging fraud by Trump. The suits...

  • February 26, 2016

    CENTCOM files and emails on intel scandal deleted

    Rep. Devin Nunes, Chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, says that files and emails at Central Command headquarters that dealt with intel analysis of ISIS were deleted.  CENTCOM is currently embroiled in a scandal involving superior offic...

  • February 26, 2016

    Western media delusions about Iranian 'moderates' and 'free' elections

    Iran is holding parliamentary elections today, and according to reports on the ground, turnout is huge. Reuters: There were early signs of enthusiastic participation in Iran's first polls since a nuclear deal last year led to a lifting of...

  • February 25, 2016

    China getting nervous about a Trump presidency

    China is showing a degree of nervousness over the prospect of a Donald Trump presidency. Yesterday, they warned the US not to punish them for currency manipulation - an idea the Trump has been campaigning on. Essentially China manipulates its curr...

  • February 25, 2016

    Romney hints at 'bombshell' in Trump tax returns

    Mitt Romney jumped into the 2016 GOP presidential fray with both feet yesterday, demanding that the top three candidates release their past tax returns while suggesting that Donald Trump's returns contained a "bombshell." Romney...

  • February 25, 2016

    Legal jihad against Rick Perry ends; court dismisses second felony charge

    Former Texas governor and presidential candidate Rick Perry's indictiment on coerction and abuse of power charges has been dismissed by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, putting an end to a politically motivated prosecution by Democrats who tr...

  • February 24, 2016

    Trump dominates Nevada caucuses

    Donald Trump rode the momentum from his victories in New Hampshire and South Carolina to a stunningly large victory in the Nevada caucuses. As of early this morning, Trump was shown getting nearly 46% of the vote.  Finishing a distant and dis...

  • February 24, 2016

    Judge: Clinton aides must testify about use of private email account

    Federal investigators got a go-ahead from a judge who ruled that Clinton aides must testify under oath about their use of her private email account. The suit was brought by Judicial Watch, who say that Clinton and her aides are failing to fully co...

  • February 24, 2016

    Officials at CMS ignored 18 documented warnings that the Obamacare website was a turkey

    An audit by the DHS inspector general has discovered that managers at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services ignored 18 specific warnings from multiple sources that the Obamacare website, Healthcare.gov, wasn't ready to go live in 2013. ...

  • February 24, 2016

    Spanish-language media teaching illegals how to avoid deportation

    Thomas Homan, the head of deportation operations at ICE, told the Senate Judiciary Committee that only about 3% of the more than 125,000 unaccompanied minors who entered the country illegally over the last two years have been deported....

  • February 24, 2016

    Appropriations chair throws cold water on GOP budget deal

    Rep. Hal Rogers, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, is throwing a monkey wrench into GOP plans to come up with a budget that significantly cuts the deficit. The plan is part of the deal worked out last December with the White House. ...

  • February 23, 2016

    Incredible: Up to 90,000 dangerous illegals set free

    Here's another example of Obama's failed immigration policy threatening the public.  Statistics from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) show that almost 90,000 illegal aliens considered a threat are not deported and eventually are...

  • February 23, 2016

    Adam Baldwin quits Twitter, cites censoring conservatives

    With Twitter stock continuing its slide toward zero, you would think the company would do everything they could to keep their users happy. But never underestimate to rabid radicalism of the thought police, who are now pretty much running the socia...

  • February 23, 2016

    Chicago has seen double the number of murders compared to this time last year

    Six Chicagoans were murdered from Friday through Monday, bringing the total number of killings this year to 95 – double the number over the same period last year. Another 32 people were shot over the weekend, including a 3-year-old boy ...

  • February 22, 2016

    Poll: Majority of Dems say socialism has a 'positive impact' on society

    A poll conducted by a conservative advocacy group shows that 6 in 10 likely Democratic primary voters believe that socialism has a "positive impact" on society. By a margin of 46-19, Democrats under the age of 45 prefer socialism to capi...

  • February 22, 2016

    No, 150,000 Antarctic penguins did not die because of global warming

    You may have seen this article in the Guardian a few days ago reporting that 150,000 Antarctic penguins died because they had been trapped by a gigantic iceberg and were forced to walk 60 km to their feeding ground. The article was based on an aca...

  • February 22, 2016

    EPA wants to force Volkswagen to build electric cars in US

    In settlement talks with the German auto maker Volkswagen over their cheating on emissions tests by including a gadget that could fool the government, the EPA is trying to force the company to subsidize the American electric car industry to "ato...

  • February 22, 2016

    San Bernardino shooting victims' families will file brief backing government over Apple

    At the apparent urging of the Justice Department, the families of the victims of the San Bernardino terrorist attack will file a brief supporting the government in its case against Apple.  The government wants Apple to decrypt the i...

  • February 22, 2016

    Trump: 'Not sure' if Rubio is eligible to be president

    Donald Trump told ABC's This Week that he's not sure if Marco Rubio is eligibile to be president. The Hill: Trump on Saturday retweeted a follower who said the Florida senator, who was born in Florida to Cuban parents, is not eligible...

  • February 21, 2016

    Bush: Out of touch, out of the race

    Jeb Bush gracefully bowed out of the race for the Republican nomination last night after finishing a distant fourth behind Cruz, Rubio, and the winner, Donald Trump. A year ago, no one in the Bush camp could have imagined this outcome. Jeb Bu...

  • February 21, 2016

    This is the last second place finish Marco Rubio can celebrate

    Marco Rubio finisehd second to Donald Trump in the South Carolina primary, barely beating Ted Cruz by two tenths of a percentage point. In a celebratory speech to supporters, Cruz Rubio returned to the theme that he represents a "new generati...

  • February 21, 2016

    Obama Syrian policy in meltdown as US backed rebels fight each other

    The administration's policy in Syria has now become a parody of incompetence and failure as "moderate" rebel forces backed by the CIA are at war with Kurdish rebel forces backed by the Pentagon. And to make matters even mor...

  • February 20, 2016

    Trump goes full Visigoth in last South Carolina rally

    Donald Trump has made it clear that international law will not stand in his way when interrogating terrorists.  He has threatened to bring back waterboarding and "worse."  But did he have to repeat a totally fabricated story circu...

  • February 20, 2016

    A twist in the Apple vs Justice Department story

    An employee of the San Bernardino Department of Health reset the password on the iPhone belonging to terrorist Syed Farook while the device was in the possession of the federal government. The employee reset the password without the knowledge of...

  • February 20, 2016

    Hey, Seattle! How's that $15 minimum wage working out for ya?

    The American Enterprise Institute blog reveals the not very surprising news that 10 months into Seattle's radical experiment of boosting the minimum wage to $15 an hour over a period of years, the city has suffered the worst job losses ...

  • February 19, 2016

    As seen on Gaza TV: Tips on how to beat your wife

    The top spiritual leader appointed by the Palestinian Authority,  Mufti Hassan Al-Laham, appears regularly on Palestinian TV talk shows discussing sharia law and how it applies to everyday life. Recently, the mufti talked about the finer...

  • February 19, 2016

    This is what happened at Rutgers U after a conservative spoke on campus

    Breitbart tech editor Milo Yiannopoulos made an appearance at Rutgers University, and his ideas and rhetoric so traumatized the delicate flowers who heard him that many of them attended a "group therapy" session afterward. You are n...

  • February 19, 2016

    Kerry looks for advice on defeating ISIS from Hollywood execs?

    This is bizarrely and touchingly naive.  John Kerry traveled to California to hobnob with studio executives, soliciting ideas on how to fight radical Islam. No, really.  He did. What's more, the State Department was clueless enoug...

  • February 19, 2016

    CIA has a program to recruit transgendered spooks

    I would be behind the CIA's diversity efforts if I could be convinced that they will enhance the agency's ability to keep us safe.  But a program dedicated to recruiting transgendered people is not designed to make the agency better ...

  • February 18, 2016

    Trump wants to be 'neutral guy' in Israeli-Palestinian negotiations

    Donald Trump waded into the Israeli-Palestinian peace process morass, claiming that a deal was impossible at the same time as saying he would be a "neutral guy" in any negotiations. The Hill: "If I win, I don’t want to be...

  • February 18, 2016

    Obama will not attend Scalia funeral

    The funeral for Justice Antonin Scalia will be held Saturday.  Official Washington will pause and take stock of the life of a great man and a great jurist. Well, most of official Washington.  President Barack Obama has discovered he has ...

  • February 18, 2016

    Clinton email chain exposed CIA asset in Afghanistan

    An email chain involving Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Richard Holbrooke, special envoy to Afghanistan, which was stored on Clinton's unsecured server, contained "Top Secret" information on a CIA asset in Afghanistan, acco...

  • February 17, 2016

    Social media sites getting serious about censoring conservatives

    A disturbing report from Breitbart reveals that Twitter has been "shadowbanning" some conservatives sites without telling the owners of the accounts that their tweets are being restricted. According to the report, confirmed to Breitbart ...

  • February 17, 2016

    Poll: Concerns over media bias top worries over big money in politics

    You would think that with all the blather from Democrats about the Koch Brothers, Citizens United, and "dark money" in politics, voters would fear the influence of big money more than anything else.  But a new Rasmussen poll discovered...

  • February 17, 2016

    Armed US Marshals arresting student loan scofflaws

    It's been more than 150 years since the U.S. abolished debtor prisons.  But that hasn't stopped private debt collection companies from using the fearsome power of the federal government to drag people into court because they've defau...

  • February 17, 2016

    Apple ordered to cooperate with feds to open terrorist iPhone

    The battleground over privacy versus law enforcement's need to investigate crimes moved to California as a federal judge ordered Apple, Inc. to help authorities crack the encryption on an iPhone belonging to one of the San Bernardino terrorists....

  • February 17, 2016

    Intel on ISIS being cooked by analysts' superiors to make Obama look good

    More evidence of cooked intelligence reports coming out of U.S. Central Command headquarters.  Last September, the Daily Beast reported that 50 intelligence analysts were having their reports on ISIS altered or deleted by superiors in order to m...

  • February 16, 2016

    Unionized news outlet cheers Scalia's death

    The death of Antonin Scalia has, as usual brought the absolute worst out in some liberals, whose professed love of humanity takes a curious turn when they reveal feelings of triumph and celebration at the death of a prominent conservative. In this...

  • February 16, 2016

    Brennan: Islamic State creating chemical weapons

    CIA director John Brennan said in an interview with 60 Minutes that the Islamic State is developing the capability to use chemical weapons on the battlefield and in terror attacks. Washington Examiner: "There are reports that ISIS has ac...

  • February 16, 2016

    Rubio surging in SC: True or false?

    One of the more entertaining aspects of politics is to watch as candidates try to "win the news cycle."  To that end, they carefully craft the message of the day for their stump speeches while handing out talking points to surrogates, ...

  • February 15, 2016

    President's Day or Washington's birthday? It's complicated

    When I was growing up, both Washington's birthday (February 22) and Lincoln's birthday (February 12) were national holidays.  It didn't matter if they fell on a Friday or Monday; we marked the calendar every year on those dates to ce...

  • February 15, 2016

    White House says no SCOTUS appointment this recess

    A White House spokesman confirmed that President Obama will not name a replacement for Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia during the current recess. A Reuters report quotes White House spokesman Eric Schultz who told the wire service, ...

  • February 15, 2016

    McCain wants to subpoena sailors who were captured by Iran

    Senator John McCain says that the White House and the Pentagon are dragging their feet on releasing their findings of the investigation into the incident involving ten sailors who were captured by Iran last month and if he hasn't received the rep...

  • February 14, 2016

    The impact of Scalia's death on the major court cases to be decided this term

    The current term of the Supreme Court began the first Monday in October and will continue until at least late June. Several major cases have already been argued before the justices, but the vote on those decisions as well as several high profile case...

  • February 14, 2016

    Leading candidates to replace Justice Scalia on the Supreme Court

    President Obama says he will name a replacement for the late Justice Anonin Scalia soon. It's probable that the Judiciary Committee wouldn't even bother to hold confirmation hearings, as Republicans have vowed to hold off on naming Scalia...

  • February 14, 2016

    Europe has given up on Obama's leadership

    The lead to this article in Bloomberg says everything we need to know about the state of American leadership in the world: Europe is facing a convergence of the worst crises since World War II, and the overwhelming consensus among officials and ...

  • February 14, 2016

    More 'classified' Hillary emails released

    The State Department performed one of their weekend document dumps, releasing another 550 Hillary Clinton emails—more than 1000 pages. They also reclassified another 84 emails, bringing the total number of sensitive communications that had no b...

  • February 13, 2016

    Court reverses order keeping Fast and Furious docs secret

    A federal appeals court has ordered that a case involving the release of some Fast and Furious documents should be returned to a lower court for "clarification." The order gives investigators into the gun-walking scandal another opportun...

  • February 13, 2016

    Harry Reid wants Alan Grayson to drop his Senate bid

    Former rep. Alan Grayson is being pressured by Democrats to drop his bid for a U.S. Senate seat in Florida.  Controversey surrounding the hedge fund run by Grayson – including a charge that he used his influence as a congressman to advance...

  • February 13, 2016

    Obamacare's Medicaid expansion allows millionaires to enroll in program

    A report in The Daily Signal exposed Obamacare's Medicaid expansion as an invitation to fraud and abuse, as millions of possibly ineligible residents have enrolled. Now Congress is interested in investigating the fraud, as hundreds of millions...

  • February 13, 2016

    Russian PM says the world is in a new 'Cold War'

    Where's that reset button when we need it? Russian prime minister Dmitry Medvedev, speaking at a Munich security conference, said what everybody except President Obama and most of his administration already knew: that there is a new cold war b...

  • February 13, 2016

    A bad week for US law enforcement officers

    It's been a deadly, tragic week for law enforcement in the United States, as at least five officers have been shot and killed in the last four days. All of the shootings occurred in the line of duty. CNN: In four days, five officers we...

  • February 13, 2016

    Chef removes foie gras from Valentine's Day menu after getting death threats from vegans

    A chef in the United Kingdom was forced to remove the delicacy foie gras from his Valentine's Day menu after death threats from animal activists and vegans. Time: The chef at Kings Arms at Fleggburgh opted out of serving the dec...

  • February 12, 2016

    Revealed: State Department IG issued subpoena to Clinton Foundation

    The State Department inspector general issued a subpoena last fall targeting the Clinton Foundation and some of the charitable events hosted by the organization.  The I.G. is looking into whether some of those events required the permission of t...

  • February 12, 2016

    The negative interest rate nightmare may become a reality

    The Bank of Japan recently shocked the financial world by adopting negative interest rates – a radical move that's supposed to stimulate their perpetually sluggish economy.  The theory is that negative rates will stimulate lending, enc...

  • February 12, 2016

    Musical comedy 'Killing Republicans' set to open in April

    Remember that leftist wet dream film Death of a President, where the assassination of George W. Bush was imagined?  Not to be outdone by the film industry, live theater is about to get its own anti-Republican treatment. "Killing Republic...

  • February 12, 2016

    IRS chief: Obamacare to blame for poor customer service and data hacks

    In recent months, the IRS has pled poverty when lawmakers have asked about complaints of poor customer service.  They say that continued underfunding of IRS operations is the reason that 9 million customer service calls went unanswered at the ag...

  • February 12, 2016

    Should air traffic control be made independent of the FAA?

    A controversial amendment to the FAA budget bill would separate the air traffic control system from the agency and put it in the hands of an independent board. The House Transportation Committee approved the measure 33-26 – a vote that broke...

  • February 12, 2016

    Obama's foreign policy incompetence encouraging Putin to go to war with Turkey

    I remember a lot of people speculating about what would have happened in the world if Jimmy Carter had been elected to a second term.  Many believed that the Soviets would have taken advantage of Carter's weakness and confusion to confront N...

  • February 11, 2016

    New Vatican guidelines for bishops make reporting abuse to police optional (updated)

    Two decades of scandals involving Catholic dioceses covering up allegations of sexual abuse of minors by clergy apparently hasn't made much of an impression on the Vatican. The cover-ups have come close to destroying the Roman Catholic Church....

  • February 11, 2016

    Congressman outraged that the administration swept IRS hack under the rug

    In December, identity theives tried to work their way into the IRS computers to expose sensitive taxpayer information. They failed, but not until after they had used half a million stolen social security numbers to generate more than 100,000 PIN numb...

  • February 10, 2016

    Donations by AG Lynch to Democrats disqualify her from investigating Clinton

    More than $10,000 in campaign donations by Attorney General Loretta Lynch to Democrats between 2004 and 2008 should disqualify her from investigating Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server, say senior Republicans. Democrats say that L...

  • February 10, 2016

    Supreme Court halts enforcement of Obama power plant rules

    The Supreme Court halted enforcement of the Obama administration's power plant rules, giving opponents time to appeal the rule in the lower courts. The administration argued that enforcement of the regulations should be allowed while appeals w...

  • February 10, 2016

    North Korean army chief of staff executed

    South Korea's Yonhap news agency is reporting that the chief of staff of the North Korean army, Ri Yong Gil, has been executed for "corruption" and "factional conspiracy." Ri becomes the latest high-ranking North Korea...

  • February 10, 2016

    White House lowballs debt predictions in new budget

    The Obama administration's debt projections over the next ten years are 50% lower than the projections offered by the Congressional Budget Office. The ten-year projections are contained in the president's latest budget – a $4.1-trill...

  • February 10, 2016

    Liberals and establishment GOP heads exploding over Trump win

    Donald Trump's not very surprising win in New Hampshire is causing GOP establishment and liberal heads to explode across the country. Some sample headlines: New York Daily News: "Dawn of the Brain dead" Clueless New Hampshire...

  • February 10, 2016

    War between Bush and Rubio moves to South Carolina

    Both the Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio campaigns are on life support, and most observers believe that one or both will not make it out of South Carolina. But before someone pulls the plug on both campaigns, I'd recommend you pop some popcorn and wa...

  • February 9, 2016

    Finally: FBI confirms worst kept secret in America

    In a letter contained in a court filing, the FBI finally confirmed what everyone in America already knows: they are investigating Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server. Previously, when questioned about FBI interest in the controvers...

  • February 9, 2016

    NASA tells Christian employee group they can't use the name 'Jesus' in ads

    NASA has informed a group of Christian employees that they can't use the name "Jesus" when advertising their meetings in the agency newsletter. Fox News: Liberty Institute, one of the nation’s largest religious liberty law...

  • February 9, 2016

    Hacker dumps thousands of files of FBI, DHS employees online

    An anonymous hacker has dumped up to 20,000 files of FBI employees online.  The files apparently contain no personal information.  But they are said to include job titles, employee names, and FBI email addresses. A similar hack resulted ...

  • February 9, 2016

    Calderon: Mexico won't pay 'a single cent' for Trump's 'stupid wall'

    Former Mexican president Felipe Calderón harshly criticized the notion that Mexico would pay anything for Donald Trump's planned wall on our southern border. The HIll: “Mexican people, we are not going to pay any single cent ...

  • February 8, 2016

    CFPB based anti-discrimination settlements on 'half-baked' statistics

    The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau launched an anti-discrimination crusade against banks giving auto loans in 2012 based not on specific complaints by consumers, but on "half-baked" statistics, according to a story in The New York Pos...

  • February 8, 2016

    Obama changes his mind on supporting several vital weapons systems

    Republican defense hawks are declaring a partial victory over a change of heart by the Obama administration on funding some vital weapons systems. Politico: The turnabout is causing a major credibility problem for the Defense Department ahead...

  • February 8, 2016

    Satellite images show suspicious activity at Iran top-secret military base

    New satellite images of Iran's top-secret military base at Parchin show evidence that they may have been trying to hide past nuclear activity and could be constructing another facility inside a nearby mountain. The Daily Beast has a report by ...

  • February 8, 2016

    The next war will be a green war

    To hell with our defense capabilities.  The Obama administration wants the Pentagon to prioritize climate change in all military actions. Citing "actionable science" (whatever the hell that means), the president is directing our war...

  • February 8, 2016

    NH feeling the Bern with 24 hours to go

    With less than 24 hours to go before the voting begins in New Hampshire's first-in-the-nation primary, Bernie Sanders remains comfortably ahead of Hillary Clinton, making any comeback a remote possibility while the GOP appears about ready to...

  • February 7, 2016

    'Marcomentum' stopped dead in its tracks after NH debate

    It was the biggest stage Senator Marco Rubio had ever been on and he froze like a side of beef in a Kansas City meat locker. Following his surprising third place finish in Iowa and 5 days of ever rising poll numbers in the Granite State, Rubio had...

  • February 7, 2016

    German Catholic church bucks Merkel; calls for reduction in refugees

    The head of the German Roman Catholic Church has broken with most of the political elites in the country and called for a reduction in the number of refugees being allowed in. Washington Times: "As a church we say that we need a reductio...

  • February 7, 2016

    North Korea launches 'satellite'; US calls it a 'missile test'

    As promised, North Korea launched what they are calling a "satellite" into orbit, ratcheting up tensions on the Korean peninsula and causing the US to threaten more sanctions for violating UN resolutions on North Korean missile tests. No...

  • February 7, 2016

    Professor at Christian college who wore hijab in 'solidarity' with Muslims leaves school

    A political science professor from Wheaton College, a small Christian school outside of Chicago, who wore a hijab to proclaim her "solidarity" with Muslims, has "found a mutual place of resolution and reconciliation” with th...

  • February 6, 2016

    Fun with numbers: The real story behind the unemployment report

    On the surface, the January jobs numbers appear to be "not bad."  There were 151,000 jobs created, and the official unemployment rate dropped below 5%. But the story inside the numbers is really, really awful.  The Bureau of La...

  • February 6, 2016

    German parents pulling their kids out of 'diverse' schools

    We know that Germans love to think of themselves as tolerant and multicultural.  But what if those attributes collide with reality? German parents are yanking their children from so-called "diverse" schools with large refugee popula...

  • February 6, 2016

    Iran demands that US give assurances to Euro banks on sanction penalties

    Iran is warning the U.S. that there may be a "problem" with implementing the nuclear deal unless the U.S. reassures European banks that they will not be punished for doing business with Tehran. Reuters: Iran on Thursday called on th...

  • February 6, 2016

    More cooking the books at a VA clinic

    The VA inspector general has issued a scathing report accusing a Colorado VA clinic of manufacturing wait time data and delaying treatment for hundreds of veterans. Washington Times: Employees at a Colorado Springs VA clinic incorrectly repor...

  • February 5, 2016

    Obama proposes $10 a barrel tax on oil

    The Obama administration is proposing a tax of $10 on each barrel of oil consumed in the US. The $300 billion raised over 10 years would be used to fund the president's green transportation plan, funding mass transit, high-speed rail, self-d...

  • February 5, 2016

    German spy agency says they got 100 tips about ISIS fighters infiltrating as refugees

    German intelligence officials say they have received 100 tips about ISIS fighters inflitrating the country as refugees. The news comes after 3 people were arrested after a terrorist plot was uncovered targeting Berlin. One of those arrested was a ...

  • February 5, 2016

    'We might as well abolish our immigration laws altogether': Border agent

    President Obama has forbidden immigration authorities to enforce the law at the border, bringing back the Bush-era "catch and release" policy that allows illegals to go their merry way after they've been caught entering the country...

  • February 5, 2016

    Does Obama want Assad, Putin to win military victory in Syria?

    Forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar Assad along with cannon fodder recruited by Iran from Shia militias in Iraq and Afghanistan are on the verge of a tremendous victory, retaking Syria's largest city Aleppo and delivering a decisive blow...

  • February 4, 2016

    First post-Iowa polls show Hillary, Rubio getting slight bumps

    A poll published after the Iowa caucus results shows Hillary Clinton and Marco Rubio receiving slight increases in support in New Hampshire. Clinton and Rubio both got 2-point bumps in the University of Massachusetts/7 News poll.  B...

  • February 4, 2016

    Hillary Clinton still feels persecuted by the 'vast right wing conspiracy'

    Hillary Clint was asked by CNN's Anderson Cooper during last night's Democratic town hall if she still believed in a "vast right wing conspiracy" working against her.  The answer she gave is fairly chilling if you care whether ...

  • February 3, 2016

    German journalist reveals government sets news agenda

    This is a huge embarrassment for German publicly funded journalism, but it explains a lot as far as how and why some stories are reported. The former head of German public broadcasting, Dr. Wolfgang Herles, revealed that the network repo...

  • February 3, 2016

    Fears of recession spike among CEOs

    A review of data  by Reuters shows more CEOs and financial managers worried about a  recession this year than at any time since 2009. So far this year, the number of companies whose executives have mentioned recession concerns to analy...

  • February 3, 2016

    DC government will pay criminals not to commit crimes

    In ancient times, it was known as "Tribute" – a city or town paying barbarians not to attack and destroy their homes.  Sometimes it worked, and the barbarians went away.  But more often than not, the barbarians happily took ...

  • February 3, 2016

    Minnesota school drops celebration of Valentine's Day, other 'dominant' holidays

    An elementary school in Minnesota will no longer celebrate Valentine's Day and other traditional American holidays because the mostly foreign-born student body might not feel "included" in the festivities. Washington Times: Prin...

  • February 2, 2016

    No secret to Cruz success in Iowa

    Ted Cruz won the Iowa caucuses the old-fashioned way: he earned it. Employing a sophisticated, expansive ground game that overwhelmed the efforts of his competitors, the Cruz turnout machine was something to behold. The candidate visited all 99...

  • February 2, 2016

    Historic 11-point 'enthusiasm gap' favors GOP

    The November election is shaping up to be another GOP blowout.  That's the conclusion from a new survey conducted for the Ripon Society that shows an astonishing 11-point gap in "intensity" favoring Republicans. Washington Exami...

  • February 2, 2016

    Feds to cut aerial surveillance on the border by 50%

    Texas governor Greg Abbott and Democratic congressman Henry Cuellar have sent a letter to the Department of Homeland Security demanding an explanation why the agency is planning to cut back aerial monitoring of the southern border by 50%. Texas Tr...

  • February 1, 2016

    Soros gives last-minute $6-million donation to Hillary super-PAC

    Hillary Clinton has been running against "big money" in politics and "billionaires" buying elections. But her rage apparently doesn't extend to liberal billionaire George Soros, who gave a Clinton super-PAC a $6-million don...

  • February 1, 2016

    Khamenei awards medals to 5 commanders who captured American sailors

    Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei awarded the country's highest decoration – the Fat'h medal – to the Revolutionary Guard general in charge of the Iranian navy and four other commanders for taking ten American sailors p...

  • February 1, 2016

    Can Cruz regain enough momentum to win Iowa?

    As recently as early December, Ted Cruz held a 10-point lead over Donald Trump in Iowa.  But it all started to go downhill for the Texas senator when Donald Trump began raising the birther issue.  Trump parlayed a dubious argument about ...

  • February 1, 2016

    Last minute trouble for Trump in Iowa?

    A former paid staffer for the Trump campaign filed a sex discrimination complaint, saying that female staffers were paid less than male staffers and that Trump made a remark referencing her looks. The report appears in the New York Times on the da...

  • February 1, 2016

    US ranking slips in Heritage Index of Economic Freedom

    The Heritage Foundation is out with its annual Index of Economic Freedom and once again, the United States economic rankings fell, marking the 3rd year out of the last 4 that Americans have lost ground. The US rank is now 11, behind Chile, Estonia...

  • February 1, 2016

    The mystery of the Muslim cleric hiding out in the mountains

    You hope that the FBI has this guy's gated compound in the Pocono Mountains wired floor to ceiling and wall to wall. Associated Press: The influential Muslim cleric lives quietly on a gated 26-acre compound in the Pocono Mountains, where ...

  • January 31, 2016

    Final Iowa poll shows Trump with narrow lead over Cruz

    The final Des Moines Register poll before the voting begins on Monday night shows Donald Trump with a narrow lead over Ted Cruz, 29-25%. Marco Rubio is 3rd with 15%. Ben Carson is 4th with 10% The rest of the field is in the low single digits. ...

  • January 31, 2016

    Obama to visit Baltimore mosque with extremist ties

    President Obama will pay a visit to his first US mosque this week in order to “celebrate the contributions Muslim Americans make to our nation and reaffirm the importance of religious freedom to our way of life.” There's only ...

  • January 31, 2016

    Syrian opposition group will walk out of peace talks unless demands are met

    Citing the humanitarian crisis in Syria, the opposition group known as the High Negotiating Council (HNC) is threatening to leave Geneva where peace talks have yet to get off the ground unless Russian and Syrian troops besieging several rebel held to...

  • January 31, 2016

    Merkel: Syrian and Iraqi refugees must go home when wars are over

    Under growing pressure to resign, German Chancellor Angela Merkel is proposing that Syrian and Iraqi refugees who were welcomed with open arms just a few months ago, will now have to leave Germany and return home when the wars in those countries are...

  • January 31, 2016

    Kasich receives the coveted New York Times endorsement

    Ohio Governor John Kasich got the booby prize today; the warm embrace of the New York Times. The Times endorsed Kasich for president, along with another conservative favorite Hillary Clinton.  Clinton, a front-runner facing a strong chal...

  • January 31, 2016

    Trump defends donations to Clinton Foundation

    Donald Trump has come under fire during the campaign for his supporting Hillary Clinton and specifically, the Clinton Foundation. Records show Trump donated $250,000 to the Foundation and many conservatives have questioned how he can run as a Republi...

  • January 30, 2016

    Sweden's dream turns to nightmare as migrant crime soars

    Sweden is one of the most welcoming countries in Europe, taking in more refugees per capita than anyone else.  But residents of at least one small town outside Gothenburg, Sweden's second largest city, are beginning to regret that open ar...

  • January 30, 2016

    In Iowa, a Rubio surge or smoke-blowing by the establishment?

    Less than 72 hours before the Iowa caucuses get underway, and some observers on the ground in the state say they sense Rubio surging. The problem is that most of those observers appear to be shills for the establishment, who are desperate to head ...

  • January 30, 2016

    VA official who pocketed $130K in taxpayer funds quietly reinstated

    Who says crime doesn't pay? Kimberly Graves, former head of a VA regional office in Minnesota, was caught by the VA inspector general manipulating the system to pocket $130,000.  Instead of going to jail, she was demoted.  Now the Me...

  • January 30, 2016

    EEOC will demand wage data from companies to correct sex and race 'pay inequities'

    The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is planning to collect wage data on businesses with over 100 employees to correct with the agency characterizes as inequities in wages between white men and women and minoirities. Washington Post: T...

  • January 30, 2016

    German feminist: 'Will trade rapists for racists' (Updated)

    The radical left in Germany has adopted a policy of “diversity at all costs.”  This has proven hard to justify when you have male refugees running around raping and molesting young women. One German feminist, however, had no probl...

  • January 29, 2016

    Outrage: Administration may have handed thousands of illegal alien kids over to human traffickers

    A shocking report from the Senate regarding the fate of hundreds of thousands of unaccompanied minors who entered the US illegally. The government agency responsible for settling the children with sponsors and groups failed to adequately vet them....

  • January 29, 2016

    How worried should we be about the Zika virus?

    You may have heard about the spreading Zika virus, a mosquito borne pathogen that can severely affect pregnant women and their children. The head of the World Health Organization has called an emergency meeting for Monday to discuss what she is ca...

  • January 29, 2016

    300 scientists send letter to Congress accusing NOAA of cooking the books on climate change

    One of the least reliable sources for data on climate change is the US federal government. Now, a group of 300 scientists and academics want Congress to investigate the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) for cooking the ...

  • January 29, 2016

    Independent run by Bloomberg would help Trump: Poll

    If former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg carries through and runs for president as an independent, a Reuters poll shows that his candidacy would hurt the Democrats and give a boost to Donald Trump. In a matchup between Trump and Democratic fro...

  • January 28, 2016

    Administration waived $10-million fine for Iranian national involved in hostage deal

    The deal with Iran that freed five American hostages two weeks ago contained a secret sweetener that facilitated the release of an Iranian convicted of violating the sanctions regime. A $10-million judgment against Nader Modanlo, an Iranian-born a...

  • January 28, 2016

    Vets accuse Wounded Warrior Project of failing to adequately follow up on cases

    The disturbing news that broke yesterday about the veterans' charity Wounded Warrior Project spending lavishly on perks for management and staff is only half the story. CBS news is also reporting that the much ballyhooed WWP programs to help w...

  • January 28, 2016

    Interpol: 250,000 lost or stolen Syrian and Iraqi passports in last 5 years

    The problem of forged or fraudulent passports in Europe – especially from the Middle East – is so bad that it has forced the U.S. government to warn five countries that they have until next week to act, or they will lose their visa-free t...

  • January 28, 2016

    Emails show billionaire Democrat conspiring with EPA to undermine agency critics

    Billionaire environmentalist Tom Steyer's trade association coordinated with the EPA to debunk a federally commissioned study that was critical of the EPA's impact on the power grid.  Emails between the agency and the Advanced En...

  • January 27, 2016

    One dead, one wounded in Bundy shootout with police in Oregon

    Local, state, and federal authorities engaged in a shootout on a remote Oregon road with Ammon and Ryan Bundy, along with several of their followers, who are occupying a wildlife refiuge in a remote area of the state. Washington Post: After a...

  • January 27, 2016

    Italy covers up naked statues so as not to 'offend' Iranian president

    A diplomatic compromise or a cave in to Islamic supremacy? Italy is hosting a visit by Iranian President Hassan Rouhani this week and yesterday, his itinery included a visit to the magnificent Musei Capitolini (Capitoline Museums). The museum...

  • January 26, 2016

    CBO: Estimates of Obamacare sign-ups 40% lower than expected

    Despite the threat of a hefty fine for not carrying health insurance, the American people are not signing up for Obamacare insurance plans at anywhere near the rate predicted by the administration. The CBO reports that Obamacare will enroll far fe...

  • January 26, 2016

    Are you ready for a $30-trillion national debt?

    The Congressional Budget Office is warning that unless measures are taken to get the federal budget under control, the national debt will soar to $30 trillion by 2026. That catastrophic number is the result of the budget deal agreed to by Obama an...

  • January 26, 2016

    Here come the Cubans

    Thousands of Cuban immigrants, many whom have trekked across Central America through Mexico after escaping Cuba, are preparing to cross the border into the US over the next few days. The influx is only going to increase over the coming weeks and...

  • January 25, 2016

    AP poll: Most Americans have little or no confidence that government can address problems

    An Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll taken in December shows that more than 60% of respondents have little or no confidence that the federal government can solve the major problems facing the country in 2016. This bodes...

  • January 25, 2016

    Clinton aides copied intel from classified network and sent to her unsecured server

    The New York Post has a story that AT broke two weeks ago – that the probable origin of classified information that appeared in Hillary Clinton emails was the result of aides copying and pasting, word for word, intelligence reports from two sec...

  • January 25, 2016

    Health care crisis: Severe shortages of some emergency room drugs

    A new study published in the journal Academic Emergency Medicine reveals that there are severe shortages of some emergency room drugs critical to patient care. There are many drugs for which there are adequate substitutes.  But several medica...

  • January 24, 2016

    Rubio gets the coveted (?) Des Moines Register endorsement

    The largest newspaper in Iowa, the Des Moines Register, has endorsed Senator Marco Rubio for the Republican presidential nomination. "Sen. Marco Rubio has the potential to chart a new direction for the party, and perhaps the nation, with hi...

  • January 24, 2016

    Trump touts his support for eminent domain

    There has been a significant erosion of private property rights that predates the Obama administration and eminent domain is one of the major cultprits. The problem has accelerated over the last decade thanks to a Supreme Court decision in the matter...

  • January 24, 2016

    Bloomberg mulls independent White House bid: Hilarity ensues

    This is exactly what the US needs in these troubled times; a president who will downsize our soda cups. Former New York city Mayor Michael Bloomberg released a trial balloon yesterday to see if there was any interest in him running for president a...

  • January 23, 2016

    Blizzard won't stop guards at the Tomb of the Unknowns from doing their duty

    Twenty-four hours a day, 365 days a year, volunteer members of the Army's 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment stand as silent sentinels guarding the Tomb of the Unknowns.  Through the brutal heat of a Washington summer or, like this weekend, a r...

  • January 23, 2016

    Putin envoy who told Assad to resign found dead weeks later

    Late last year, Vladimir Putin sent a trusted envoy on a delicate mission to Syria.  Colonel-General Igor Sergun, head of Russia's military intelligence, was tasked with the job of telling President Bashar Assad that he must step aside in or...

  • January 23, 2016

    Kerry at Davos: The world is getting 'better'...'faster than ever before'

    U.S. secretary of state John Kerry told an audience at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland that “[c]hange is occurring in our world for the better, and it is occurring faster, moving faster than ever before.” That Polly...

  • January 22, 2016

    Another instance at the IRS of a 'crashed' hard drive

    The Washington Examiner headline says it all: "The dog keeps eating IRS hard drives."  That's about the level of excuse the IRS is using to explain the latest hard drive "crash" on a computer related to a congressional in...

  • January 22, 2016

    Kerry: Some Iran sanctions cash will end up in the hands of terrorists

    Sometime in the near future, when an Iranian-sponsored terrorist group carries out an attack, there will be a "Made in the USA" label on it.  That's the word from Secretary of State John Kerry, who told CNBC that some of the money ...

  • January 21, 2016

    UK judge: Putin probably approved assassination of ex-Russian spy

    Once KGB, always KGB. A British inquiry into the 2006 assassination of ex-KBG agent Alexander Litvinenko with radioactive polonium-210 has concluded that the hit was ordered by the Russian FSB – the successor to the KGB – and was ...

  • January 21, 2016

    Survey: US ranks as 4th best country in the world (updated)

    Frankly, I'm surprised the U.S. is ranked as high as it is in this first ever U.S. News and World Report survey of the best countries in the world. Is it ironic that Germany is #1?  When you consider the history of the last century, you h...

  • January 21, 2016

    Senate Dems thwart Syrian refugee bill

    Senate Democrats narrowly blocked a bill that would have severely slowed the flood of Syrian refugees who are headed for America by drastically tightening the vetting process that's supposed to screen out criminals and terrorists. Common sense...

  • January 21, 2016

    Islamic State openly promoting massacres of Shia Muslims

    Dabq, the English language magazine published by Islamic State, devotes its most recent issue to the cause of killing Shia Muslims.  Contained in its 56 pages is the theological justification for the wholesale slaughter of Shia men, women and...

  • January 21, 2016

    Senate looks to override Obama veto of GOP effort to block EPA power grab

    Republicans in the Senate are looking for Democratic votes to override a presidential veto of a GOP backed measure that would have prevented the EPA from regulating most of the waters in the US. The legislation is aimed at a new EPA rule that woul...

  • January 20, 2016

    Cruz-Branstad dust-up takes center stage in Iowa

    Iowa Governor Terry Branstad is the most powerful politician in the state.  He is the longest serving governor in the history of the United States, having first been elected in 1982, serving until 1999, then running again and winning in 2010....

  • January 20, 2016

    DHS says more than half a million aliens overstayed their visas last year

    The Department of Homeland Security has issued a report that says 527,127 aliens illegally overstayed their visas last year, while 482,000 are believed to be still in the country. Where are the illegals from? Last year there were 219 illegal ...

  • January 19, 2016

    Dozens of officials implicated in $9 billion Nigerian theft

    The Nigerian information minister says that 55 high-ranking officials and businessmen stole $9 billion from the country's treasury over a seven-year period, including billions earmarked for weapons to fight the terrorist group Boko Haram. ...

  • January 19, 2016

    Finally: RNC severs ties with NBC News for February 26 debate

    The RNC debate committee voted unanimously yesterday to punish NBC News for the October CNBC debate debacle and severed business ties with the network.  NBC was scheduled to host the February 26 debate in Houston.  Instead, the debate ...

  • January 19, 2016

    Report: Probability of US recession in 2016 highest since 2011

    With the stock market off to its worst start of the year in history, China's economy weakening, oil prices plummeting to levels not seen in a decade, and retail sales tanking to levels not seen since the last recession in 2009, some analysts are ...

  • January 18, 2016

    Obama cites 'strong diplomacy' as key in return of hostages

    President Obama took a victory lap on Sunday, saying that "smart diplomacy" led to the Iran nuclear deal and the release of American hostages held by Iran. The Hill: “This is a good day,” Obama said from the White House....

  • January 18, 2016

    New British policy would deport Muslim women and their children if they fail to learn English

    British prime minister David Cameron is instituting a new policy aimed to end the isolation of female Muslim immigrants while assisting in their integration into British society. Beginning in October, Muslim women who have been in England for two ...

  • January 18, 2016

    Missing from Dem candidates' top priorities: National security

    What can the American people expect the top priorities will be if a Democratic candidate is elected president? An issue that apparently doesn't interest the Dems much is national security. Washington Examiner: The three candidates were...

  • January 18, 2016

    Big bank 'slush funds' empower liberal charities and nonprofits

    Two of the biggest financial fraud cases in history that targeted big banks are being undermined by a Justice Department-inspired "slush fund" that allows the banks to reduce their financial obligations by hundreds of millions of dollars wh...

  • January 17, 2016

    Iranian general: Sailors started 'crying after arrest'

    Iran has jacked up its propaganda war against the US, milking the seizure of our boats and sailors for all its worth. The Iranian general commanding the Revolutionary Guard Corps said during military celebrations this weekend that American sailors...

  • January 17, 2016

    Clinton camp disavows call by surrogate for Sanders to release his medical records

    Tonight is the third Democratic debate - all three on a weekend day - and unlike the first two snoozers, this one promises some fireworks. Yesterday, noted Clinton surrogate David Brock called on Bernie Sanders to release his medical records. Broc...

  • January 17, 2016

    Iran releases 5 American hostages in exchange for 7 Iranian criminals

    Five Americans imprisoned on trumped up charges in Iran have been released in exchange for 7 Iranian criminals convicted of violating the sanctions regime. The exchange was announced on the same day that the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAE...

  • January 17, 2016

    Corbyn wants Brit subs to continue patrolling but without nukes

    British Labor Party leader Jeremy Corbyn has a dilemma. His party is split on the issue of nuclear modernization of their Trident submarine fleet with several Labor MP's threatening to resign if Corbyn ditches Britain's nuclear deterrent. Oth...

  • January 16, 2016

    Happy 'Iran Nuclear Deal Implementation Day'

    The Day of Days has arrived.  Iranian foreign minister Javad Zarif announced that decades of sanctions will be lifted today once the IAEA issues its report confirming that Iran has upheld its responsibilities to dismantle parts of its nuclear pr...

  • January 16, 2016

    Cruz may hate 'New York values' but he sure loves New York money

    As an angle of attack, Ted Cruz accusing Donald Trump of harboring "New York values" may or may not bear fruit in the end.  But whether or not Cruz despises the values of New Yorkers, he appears to love their money. The Hill reports...

  • January 16, 2016

    At gunpoint, Iranians told our sailors to 'act happy' in video

    A Pentagon source close to the debriefing of the ten sailors captured by Iran told CNN that their captors ordered the prisoners to "act happy" during the filming of a propaganda video. It is also being suggested that the crew "...

  • January 16, 2016

    Will the Supreme Court refuse to hear immigration executive orders case?

    The Obama administration's appeal to the Supreme Court to overturn a lower court ruling that invalidates the president's executive decrees on immigration was suprisingly left off the docket this week, and some observers are wondering if the c...

  • January 15, 2016

    New York couple fined $13,000 for refusing to host gay marriage

    An appellate court in New York has upheld a $13,000 judgment against Cynthia and Robert Gifford, who own a 100-acre farm in Rensselaer County that the couple sometimes used to host wedding receptions, for refusing to allow a lesbian couple ...

  • January 15, 2016

    Obama administration set to announce a freeze of new coal leases on federal lands

    The Obama administration will announce today an overhaul of rules governing coal leases on federal land.  It will include a freeze on future coal mining, which will cost thousands of jobs in Western states. The new plan would also require fed...

  • January 15, 2016

    5 released Gitmo detainees considered 'high risk' to return to terrorism

    In case you were wondering how President Obama is going to fulfill his campaign promise to close the Guantanamo prison camp, this week's release of 10 detainees gives us a clue.  Five of the ten prisoners sent to Oman were designated as ...

  • January 14, 2016

    Iran: Seizure of boats a lesson to 'troublemakers' in Congress

    Iran's seizure of our boats and men and their subsequent violation of international law by displaying the captured sailors in a propaganda video appears not to have disturbed our president or vice president very much. In fact, given what this ...

  • January 14, 2016

    Analysis: Public-sector unions heading for huge defeat at Supreme Court

    Betsy McCaughey, writing in the New York Post, has a sharp analysis of the arguments recently made before the Supreme Court regarding a case involving nine California teachers who sued to stop paying dues to the teachers union. The question...

  • January 13, 2016

    Study: 93% of US counties have not recovered from recession

    In his State of the Union address, the president bragged about how well the economy is doing, saying, "The United States of America, right now, has the strongest, most durable economy in the world." Oh, really? A study by the Nationa...

  • January 13, 2016

    10 US sailors held by Iran confirmed freed

    Ten U.S. sailors who were taken prisoner by Iran when two small boats were patrolling near Iranian waters have been released along with their vessels, the Navy has confirmed. The U.S. claims one of the small Riverine Command Boats experienced mech...

  • January 13, 2016

    Obama promises a cure for cancer 'once and for all'

    Forty-five years ago, the U..S landed a man on the Moon and brought him home safely.  The effort cost, in today's dollars, around $135 billion spent over ten years. Ever since then, whenever government wants to spend a lot of money solvin...

  • January 12, 2016

    Gaming the Obamacare system leading to sky-high premiums

    The president's State of the Union address will no doubt have a lot to say about the "success" of Obamacare.  Millions have signed up; millions more are enrolled in the expanded Medicaid program. This much is true.  But jus...

  • January 12, 2016

    Dems invite terrorist supporting organization to SOTU

    Two Democratic congressmen have invited members of the terrorist-supporting organization the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) to the president's State of the Union speech tonight. The Hill: Reps. Zoe Lofgren (Calif.) and Alcee...

  • January 12, 2016

    Email shows Secretary Clinton helped Joe Wilson get government contracts

    Getting lucrative government contracts is easy – if you know the right people.  And in the case of former ambassador Joe Wilson, husband of former CIA officer Valerie Plame, it was Hillary Clinton who greased the skids so that governm...

  • January 12, 2016

    Hillary Clinton believes that 'white terrorism' and 'police violence' are as much a threat as ISIS

    Hillary Clinton took part in the "Brown and Black" candidate forum in Iowa yesterday and laid the pandering on thick to her minority audience. She agreed with the moderator who asked her if "white terrorisms and extremism is as...

  • January 11, 2016

    Pennsylvania mayor pulls police from NRA gun show after demanding 60% increase in fees

    Here's a case of mayor's revenge politics trumping what's best for his city. The mayor of Harrisburg, Pa. is pulling police protection from the upcoming NRA-sponsored gun show because they oppose the city's gun control policies. ...

  • January 11, 2016

    North Korea holding another American prisoner

    CNN is reporting that a previously unknown American citizen is being imprisoned by North Korea on espionage charges. Kim Dong Chul, a naturalized American, told reporter Will Ripley that he spied for "conservative elements" in South Kore...

  • January 10, 2016

    Kerry: Iran sanctions relief 'days away'

    How does Iran spell relief? K E R R Y. Secretary of State John Kerry told reporters at the State Department that the lifting of sanctions on Iran is just "days away." The $150 billion windfall for the terrorist state will happen "so...

  • January 10, 2016

    VA managers suspended for fake wait list going back to work

    Two Veterans Affairs managers from the Phoenix VA facility who faked wait lists for treatment that led to the deaths of dozens of veterans are going back to work after being suspended - with pay - for nearly two years. Agency investigations into t...

  • January 10, 2016

    Little noticed Hillary email might contain NSA intercepts

    While most of the attention on Hillary Clinton's emails dealt with a document that included instructions from Clinton to tamper with the headings of a possibly classified subject, another, even more explosive email is big news in Sudan and could ...

  • January 10, 2016

    Was murdered Putin crony about to sing to the FBI?

    A provocative story in the Daily Beast about the death last November in Washington of Russian media mogul and Putin crony Mikhail Lesin speculates that he was murdered because he was about to snitch to the FBI. Two months after Lesin's de...

  • January 9, 2016

    Clinton email instructs aide to strip possible 'classified' heading and send document over non-secure fax

    When this story first broke yesterday, it appeared that a smoking gun email had been found among the thousands of documents released by the State Department on New Year's Eve. A June 2011 email thread includes instructions from then-secretary ...

  • January 9, 2016

    Obama administration covering up some immigration histories of 41 suspects implicated in terrorism

    Here are 41 more reasons to distrust the administration when they tell us our screening process for refugees will protect us. The Washington Free Beacon is reporting that 41 additional foreign-born individuals have been implicated in terrorist act...

  • January 8, 2016

    Hellfire missile shipped to Europe ends up in...Cuba?

    Here's something you don't read about every day.  An inert Hellfire missile, shipped to Europe to be part of a training exercise, somehow ended up in Cuba. The Cuban government refuses to return the missile, which arrived in 2014, so ...

  • January 8, 2016

    Two Iraqi refugees arrested in terror-related charges

    Two Palestinians born in Iraq who came to the U.S. as refugees have been arrested on terror-related charges.  The arrests occurred in Houston and Sacramento.  Authorities say they do not appear to be related, but the circumstances of the...

  • January 8, 2016

    The face of the enemy: Matricide

    An Islamic State fighter executed his own mother in public because she encouraged him to leave the group, according to a Syrian monitoring group. Reuters: The woman in her 40s had warned her son that a U.S.-backed alliance would wipe out Isla...

  • January 8, 2016

    Good news: Government is sending out Obamacare payments without verification

    The inspector general for the Department of Health and Human Services released a scathing report that accuses the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) of failing to verify that tax credits sent to Obamacare customers are accurate. The ...

  • January 8, 2016

    GOP looks to add 'poison pill' to Iran deal

    Republicans on the House Foreign Affairs Committee voted out a bill that would give Congress more oversight over the terms of the Iran nuclear agreement.  The bill was passed in the wake of the administration's waffling on sanctioning Ira...

  • January 7, 2016

    It's not a question of if North Korea will collapse, but when

    Evidence is mounting that the North Korean's boast of testing a hydrogen bomb is an empty one.  Radiation monitors in Japan, China, and South Korea have all come up empty when looking for a radiation signature at the blast site.  This m...

  • January 7, 2016

    Cruz's gutsy call on phasing out ethanol and other energy mandates

    Ted Cruz targeted energy subsidies in a Des Moines Register op-ed, as he repeated his long-held position that ethanol mandates should be phased out. It used to be considered political suicide to advocate the elimination of these mandates in a...

  • January 7, 2016

    Media punked by fake Ammon Bundy tweets

    About 1:30 AM on Wednesday morning, a tweet was published purportedly belonging to an account of Ammon Bundy, who, along with a couple of dozen others, are occupying a wildlife refuge in Oregon. The tweet was, to say the least, controver...

  • January 7, 2016

    Builder of Keystone pipeline slaps administration with lawsuit

    TransCanada, the company that was stiffed by the Obama administration when they rejected the Keystone pipeline, is suing the federal government, saying the president exceeded his constitutional authority when he refused to allow the pipeline to cross...

  • January 6, 2016

    German police under fire for inaction during Muslim sex assaults

    Fallout from the New Year's Eve sex assaults and robberies by Muslims in a square in front of the train station in Cologne, Germany continues.  There have been calls for the police chief to step down, and his officers have come under heavy c...

  • January 6, 2016

    Did North Korea just test a hydrogen bomb?

    The government of North Korea announced that they have successfully tested a hydrogen bomb, hundreds of times more powerful than the bomb that destroyed Hiroshima. But there is plenty of skepticism in the West about that claim, as experts cite the...

  • January 5, 2016

    Bill that would gut Obamacare would save half a trillion over next decade

    A bill that would repeal nearly all Obamacare taxes and mandates will save the taxpayer more than $500 billion over the next decade, according to the Congressional Budget Office. This is more than originally thought because Republicans successfull...

  • January 5, 2016

    Iran calls Obama's bluff on nuclear deal

    The decision by the Obama administration to "indefinitely" delay slapping sanctions on Iran for their clearly illegal missile tests is a direct response to Iranian threats to scuttle the nuclear deal if any additional sanctions are levied. ...

  • January 5, 2016

    Want to sell a gun to your mother? Under Obama's new rules, you'd better get a license

    When it comes to gun control, you can trust the government to act not only stupidly, but vengefully as well. How else can you characterize the requirement being proposed in the president's end run around Congress on guns that if someone s...

  • January 4, 2016

    Illinois legislature mulls allowing Chicago to recall Mayor Emanuel

    The Illinois House will soon consider a bill that would allow the recall of mayors and other office holders in the state.  Currently, only the governor is subject to recall.  The measure is in response to calls from protesters in the cit...

  • January 4, 2016

    Democratic strategists worry that Hillary can't beat Trump

    The current conventional wisdom is that Hillary Clinton would make mincemeat out of Donald Trump in a head-to-head matchup in the general election.  Jeb Bush thinks Clinton would "crush" Trump – an observation not reflecting curr...

  • January 4, 2016

    Obama throws nuke deal supporters in Congress under the bus

    Congressional supporters of the Iran nuclear deal are livid with the Obama administration for delaying sanctions on Iran for their repeated missile tests.  High-ranking Democrats have chastised the administration for giving in to Iran's thre...

  • January 4, 2016

    Poll: Americans are angry; Republicans madder than Democrats

    An interesting poll from Esquire/NBC News trying to measure how angry the country is.  The "American Rage Quiz" is an attempt to gauge public anger as they confront politics, media, and changes in the culture. Washington Times: ...

  • January 3, 2016

    Armed protesters occupy building on federal wildlife refuge

    Several armed men have occupied a building on an Oregon wildlife refuge, protesting the prison terms for two ranchers convicted of setting fires on public lands.  The Malheur National Wildlife Refuge near Burns, OR - one of the more remo...

  • January 3, 2016

    Iranian mob storms Saudi embassy in Tehran after execution of prominent shia cleric

    An angry mob stormed the Saudi Arabian embassy in Tehran following the execution of a popular shia cleric, ransacking and burning parts of the facility. The Hill: Nimr al-Nimr was one of 47 people executed by the Saudi government Sa...

  • January 3, 2016

    Suicides on Navajo reservation soaring thanks to EPA inaction on toxic spill

    The Navajo indian leadership is blaming the Environmental Protection Agency for an uptick in suicides, a result of the slow pace of the cleanup of the Animus River following a toxic spill at a gold mine in Colorado. “People so value the wate...

  • January 3, 2016

    Coming soon: EPA to tackle 'light pollution'

    For thousands of years, man has sought to ward off the dark by using light to illuminate the night. Now, EPA chief Gina McCarthy and celebrity astronomer Neil DeGrasse Tyson want to take us back a few thousand years by giving the agency the abil...

  • January 3, 2016

    Hollywood wringing hands over possible all white nominations - again

    Check your privilege, Oscar voters. Hollywood is very worried about the issue of our times. No, it's not global warming, or wealth inequality (that was a joke: ed.), or even sexual assaults on campus (or on the casting couch). The issue on eve...

  • January 2, 2016

    Iran responds to threat of sanctions by promising to expand missile tests

    News that the Obama administration is backing off its plan to impose sanctions on Iran for their violation of UN resolutions on their missile program apparently did nothing to assuage Tehran's anger. Several Iranian officials promised to expand t...

  • January 2, 2016

    New York AG looks to destroy two legitimate businesses

    Two daily fantasy sports websites - FanDuel and DraftKings - are under withering assault by the New York state attorney general who accuses the companies of deceptive practices and running an illegal gambling operation. Attorney General Eric ...

  • January 2, 2016

    NY Post: America is right to think Obama is losing the war against terrorism

    An interesting, if unsurprising editorial from the New York Post on why Americans are right to think that Obama is losing the war against terrorism. While there have been a few recent successes, including the Iraqi army dislodging ISIS from Ramadi...

  • January 1, 2016

    Obama readies new decree on gun control

     President Obama will meet with Attorney General Loretta Lynch on Monday to finalize a package of executive decrees that could make it harder for private citizens to purchase guns from their family or neighbor and could include other provisions ...

  • January 1, 2016

    5500 Hillary emails released late afternoon on New Year's Eve

    Gee...it's almost as if the State Department doesn't want anyone to read them. While just about every journalist in the United States was leaving their office to perpare for New Year's Eve parties and festivities, the State Department ...

  • January 1, 2016

    Obama: 'Sizable percentage" of world leaders probably crazy

    President Obama's latest foray into the pop culture world was an appearance on the Jerry Seinfeld web series Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee."  A bizarre exchange between the comedian and the president dealt with the mental sta...

  • December 31, 2015

    Jeb cancels ad buys in two states, will concentrate on ground game

    Jeb Bush is canceling big ad buys in Iowa and South Carolina to devote more resources to the campaign's ground game. Or so he says. Sitting in fifth place, Bush will probably not crack double digits in Iowa, which might lead to him to ...

  • December 31, 2015

    Obama administration to impose new sanctions on Iran

    With Implementation Day approaching for the Iran nuclear agreement, the Treasury Department is readying new financial sanctions on some Iranian businesses and individuals.  The sanctions are in response to Iranian ballistic missile tests in...

  • December 31, 2015

    Despite superior achievement, Asian students being held back

    This is a disturbing article in the New York Post that chronicles the story of achievement by Asian-American students – and the policies adopted by school districts across the couintry to limit their advancement. The reason for the success o...

  • December 31, 2015

    The 16 most overused words of the year

    Every New Year's Eve since 1976, tiny Lake Superior State College gives us the "List of Words Banished from the Queen's English for Mis-Use, Over-Use and General Uselessness."  Partly tongue in cheek, the list is a check o...

  • December 30, 2015

    Here come the Cubans

    Central American countries and Mexico have reached an agreement that would allow 8,000 Cuban immigrants currently stranded in Costa Rica to enter the U.S. legally.  The U.S. was not party to the negotiations but will apparently acquiesce as othe...

  • December 30, 2015

    While US battles Taliban, al-Qaeda training camps springing up in Afghanistan

    The New York Times is reporting that as the U.S. focuses on the Taliban and ISIS, al-Qaeda is re-emerging in Afghanistan, reconstituting itself as Al-Qaeda on the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS). American officials were taken by surprise by AQ's re...

  • December 30, 2015

    2016 Supreme Court term shaping up to be the most consequential in years

    The 2016 Surpeme Court term may feature descisions that roll back or eliminate several of President Obama's "transformational" changes to America.  Or it may codify them, confirming the president's theory of executive power. ...

  • December 30, 2015

    Iran fires rockets close to US carrier

    Iranian naval vessels approached to within 1,500 yards of the U.S. aircraft carrier USS Truman and fired several unguided rockets, according to sources at the Pentagon. The official characterized the incident as "certainly unnecessa...

  • December 29, 2015

    Pentagon thwarting Obama's plan to close Guantanamo

    Since President Obama came into office promising to close the prison camp in Guantanamo, the Pentagon has made it very clear through its actions that it believes it's a bad idea to allow the prisoners to be "transferred" – set fre...

  • December 29, 2015

    Save the unarmored threespine stickleback!

    A development planned for a north Los Angeles county that would create 60,000 housing units and generate tens of thousands of jobs is on hold thanks to efforts by greens who believe that limiting greenhouse gasses and saving a few obscure species tru...

  • December 29, 2015

    In year-end report, State Department boasts of bringing 'peace and security' to Syria

    Sometimes this administration does something that is so outrageous that it defies a rational explanation.  In the case of the year-end report issued by State Department spokesman John Kirby, you might want to ask him what he's been smoking a...

  • December 29, 2015

    ISIS finally drafts rules on who can have sex with female slaves

    After months of confusion by the masters of female slaves, the Islamic State has issued a fatwa that goes into minute detail telling its followers who is eligible to bed a woman held against her will. For a bunch of nutcases who make the Puritans ...

  • December 29, 2015

    EPA sends 185 Americans to jail while not disciplining anyone for toxic mine spill

    The Environmental Protection Agency opened 213 criminal cases last year, resulting in the conviction of 185 Americans and jail terms averaging 8 months plus fines.  Violations ranged from fraud to illegally removing asbestos. But the EPA...

  • December 29, 2015

    Big surge in illegal children, families crossing the border

    The Customs and Border Protection agency has released statistics on illegal alien border-crossing since the start of the fiscal year on October 1, and the numbers are worrying. The number of illegal alien children crossing the border alone has gon...

  • December 28, 2015

    Obama's 'new' ISIS strategy: Change the narrative

    The president's anti-ISIS strategy – to "degrade and defeat" the terrorists – is undergoing a facelift.  There is no sign that the strategy is working, so instead of trying to come up with something new, the administrat...

  • December 28, 2015

    Report: 80 UK primary school students a year want a sex change

    A charity that helps families and teenagers with gender identity issues reports that up to 80 primary school kids in the U.K. every year express a desire to change their sex. As you will see, these kids have no idea what they are doing, and many a...

  • December 28, 2015

    San Bernardino cleric denies knowing the terrorists; phone records tell a different story

    A cleric acting as a spokesman for the mosque where Syed Farook and his wife worshiped claims be barely knew the terrorist and didn't know his wife at all. But phone records detailing extensive contact between Roshan Zamir Abbassi and Far...

  • December 28, 2015

    Al Jazeera PED story falling apart as key witness recants

    You've probably heard about the story being shown on Al Jazeera America that supposedly documents high-profile pro athletes taking illegal substances, including Human Growth Hormone (HGH).  Big-name athletes like Denver quarterback and futur...

  • December 28, 2015

    Former CIA historian: Agency duped by massive numbers of double agents during Cold War

    Benjamin B. Fischer, the CIA’s former chief historian, writes in the International Journal of Intelligence and Counterintelligence that during the Cold War, the agency recruited hundreds of agents from Cuba and the Soviet bloc who turned out to...

  • December 28, 2015

    CNN poll: More Americans say the terrorists are winning than ever before

    A poll conducted by CNN between December 17-21, shows that 40% of Americans believe the terrorists are winning with just 18% believing the US is. Another 40% believe neither side has the advantage.  The 40% who believe the terrorist...

  • December 27, 2015

    Iraqi army on the verge of big victory in Ramadi

    About 10,000 Iraqi troops supported by devastating bombing attacks by US planes are on the verge of retaking the city of Ramadi, capital of Anbar Province.  Islamic State isn't making it easy for them.  Reuters: Recapturing R...

  • December 27, 2015

    'We can't vet Syrian refugees': Ridge

    Former Secretary for the Department of Homeland Security, Tom Ridge, says that a pause in allowing Syrian refugees into the country is "appropriate" because we have no way to adequately vet them. The Hill: “Particularly from c...

  • December 27, 2015

    Obama's former intel chief: The president's strategy us 'not working'

    Former DIA Director Lt. Gen Mike Flynn, forced out last year after clashing with White House aides, says that the president's anti-ISIS strategy is ideologically driven and ignores facts on the ground. In an interview with the Daily Caller, Fl...

  • December 26, 2015

    ISIS fatwa will allow harvesting of organs from living 'apostates'

    This sounds so incredible that if it was any other group, you might question whether it was created by the U.S. for propaganda purposes. But this fatwa, which allows the Islamic State to remove organs from living people who aren't Muslim, was ...

  • December 26, 2015

    Iran nuclear deal getting it from both sides

    As "Implementation Day" for the Iran nuclear deal approaches, the U.S. Congress and Iran appear to be on a collision course that might yet delay or even scuttle the entire deal. A bipartisan effort is underway in Congress to slap sanctio...

  • December 26, 2015

    O'Malley: Jesus was a refugee

    Democratic presidential candidate Martin O'Malley invoked the name of Jesus as he decried the plan by the Obama administration to deport hundreds of illegal alien families. The Hill: Democratic presidential hopeful Martin O’Malley s...

  • December 26, 2015

    Speaker Ryan to be primaried next year

    Fallout continues for Speaker Paul Ryan for his sheparding the nearly $2-trillion spending bill through Congress earlier this month.  It appears that Tea Party groups in Wisconsin, as well as several high-profile national pundits, are looking to...

  • December 26, 2015

    Government says Missouri, Illinois no longer compliant with Real ID law

    Residents of Missouri, Illinois, and perhaps several other states may find it more difficult to enter federal facilities or board an airplane because their state forms of identification are no longer compliant with the 2005 Real ID law. The law ma...

  • December 24, 2015

    Obama administration promises mass deportation of illegals after New Year

    From our "I'll believe it when I see it" file comes news that the Obama administration plans to deport "hundreds" of illegal alien families who have been ordered out of the country by an immigration judge. During the border...

  • December 24, 2015

    Here are some government approved songs you can sing with your kids at Christmas

     Here's a way to spend government approved time with your kids by singing and dancing to government approved songs. The Agriculture Department has created some videos that feature some catchy tunes guaranteed to bore your kids to dea...

  • December 23, 2015

    Black Lives Matter will protest at Mall of America despite injunction

    Black Lives Matter activists will descend on the Mall of America outside of Minneapolis today to protest the recent police shooting of an unarmed black youth. A state judge barred three of the organizers from attending the rally, but said she didn...

  • December 23, 2015

    Judicial Watch files suit over NOAA climate docs

    Government watchdog Judicial Watch has filed suit against the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), seeking documents relating to their methodology and internal communications with regard to climate change. The group f...

  • December 23, 2015

    Judge upholds Seattle's 'gun violence tax'

    A King Country Superior Court judge has upheld a controversial tax on firearms and ammunition, denying a motion by the National Rifle Association that the legislation violates state law. The so-called "gun violence tax" opens up a new fr...

  • December 22, 2015

    Good news and bad news about preventing terrorist infiltration into US

    I've got good news and bad news about our efforts to prevent terrorists from getting visas to lawfully enter the United States. The good news is, our world class vetting procedures have denied visas to 2231 people suspected of having terrorist...

  • December 22, 2015

    Parents at Kentucky school pushback against political correctness

    The Johnson County, Kentucky school district sent a notice to all schools a few weeks ago, telling them that all religious references must be removed from Christmas programs. No singing of religiously themed carols. No references to the real meaning ...

  • December 22, 2015

    Bergdahl to be arraigned and charged with desertion and 'misbehavior' before the enemy

    Bowe Bergdahl faces arraignment today at Fort Bragg on charges of desertion and misbehavior before the enemy. The desertion charge carries a maximum five year sentence while the rarely used misbehavior offense carries a maximum life term. In fact,...

  • December 22, 2015

    Draconian new transgender guidelines for NY City

    Welcome to your future, America. If New York City is at the forefront of trendsetting social science experiments - and it often is - you are in trouble unless you bow to political correctness and refer to transgendered people using the proper pronoun...

  • December 22, 2015

    Ryan tells Obama terror threat 'not a media creation'

    In his interview with NPR, the president claimed that while the terror threat was real, the media was hyping the threat and was "pursuing ratings." Speaker Ryan pushed back against that notion yesterday. Washington Examiner: When...

  • December 21, 2015

    Administration warns that tightening visa waivers would violate Iran nuclear deal

    Measures being considered by Congress to tighten the visa waiver program to keep terrorists out of the country would violate the nuclear deal with Iran, say both the administration and the Iranians. Congress wants to increase restrictions on peopl...

  • December 21, 2015

    Clueless president says America is changing for the better

    President Obama gave an interview to National Public Radio that reveals someone who is out of touch with reality and oblivious to the destruction he has caused the country. Here are a few quotes from that interview that show that the president has...

  • December 21, 2015

    Israel and Hezb'allah exchange blows; escalation possible

    Samir Kuntar, a notorious Druze warlord who commanded a Hezb'allah unit near the border Israeli border with Syria, was killed on Saturday by a targeted missile strike, presumably launched from jets by the Israelis. Hezb'allah res...

  • December 20, 2015

    Hillary's debate claim can't be verified

    Ever since 9/11, liberals have advanced the narrative that we can't be beastly toward Muslims because it "plays into their hands" and our actions are used as "evidence" to recruit jihadists. Whether it's the existence of t...

  • December 20, 2015

    Single men stage anti-Christmas rally in Tokyo

    "East is east, west is west, and never the twain shall meet," wrote Rudyard Kipling. Perhaps that's why the story of a demonstration in Tokyo by single men against Christmas is so inexplicable. The name of their group speaks volumes:...

  • December 20, 2015

    While US focuses on terrorism, Taliban set to score major victory in Afghanistan

    While the US is focusing on security for the homeland and strategies to defeat ISIS, the Taliban in Afghanistan are now on the verge of a huge victory; the capture of Helmand province. Helmand is one of the largest provinces in Afghanistan and has...

  • December 19, 2015

    Obama warns Republicans to close Guantanamo or he'll do it himself

    President Obama sent a message to Republicans yesterday that gave a clear indication of his determination to break the law in closing the prison camp at Guantanamo. Despite Congress passing legislation forbidding the transfer of prisoners, the pre...

  • December 19, 2015

    Former SecDef Hagel says White House tried to 'destroy' him

    Former secretary of defense Chuck Hagel sat down with Foreign Policy Magazine in a two-hour interview that revealed the frightening weakness and indecision of the Obama administration, especially with regards to Syria. Hagel recalls the "red ...

  • December 18, 2015

    21 Democratic senators push for sanctions against Iran for missile tests

    Twenty-one Democratic senators have sent a letter to President Obama asking him to take action against Iran for violations of U.N. Security Council resolutions on conducting ballistic missile tests. Thirty-five Republican senators sent a simi...

  • December 18, 2015

    Backlash against homework assignment to copy Muslims statement of faith closes schools in VA

    A teacher in Virginia gave a homework assignment that landed her in the middle of a controversy that has now led to the closing of all schools in the district "out of an abundance of caution." World geography teacher Cheryl LaPorte ...

  • December 17, 2015

    Happy holidays: Harvard instructs students how to talk to their families about 'diversity'

    The Office for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion at Harvard University has thoughtfully given first-year students some helpful tips on how to talk to their racist, bigoted relatives when they go home for Christmas. Yes, really. The social j...

  • December 17, 2015

    Why everyone should care about rising interest rates

    In the rarefied world of the Federal Reserve, the actions by the mandarins of fiscal policy can be based on obscure and secret economic data.  So we don't really know why Chairman Yellen switched gears and raised interest rates for the ...

  • December 16, 2015

    Overwhelming majority of studies show raising minimum wage costs jobs

    It is a fundamental reality that the left ignore as they seek to raise the minimum wage to $15.  That is, there will be significant job losses among the least skilled workers over a period of time. In an excellent analysis in the Wall Street ...

  • December 16, 2015

    US caves in to Putin, takes regime change off the table in Syria

    Another example of a statement by President Obama supposedly set in stone that proved to have a time limit on it. More than four years ago, President Obama first declared that Syria's President Bashar Assad was "standing in the ...

  • December 16, 2015

    $1.6-trillion budget deal revealed

    Speaker Paul Ryan unveiled a $1.6-trillion funding and tax package on late Tuesday night after weeks of negotiations with Democrats. The 2,009-page bill can be found here.  As compromises go, it could probably have been better.  A l...

  • December 16, 2015

    In speech to ruling party, Chancellor Merkel manages to come down on both sides of refugee issue

    German chancellor Angela Merkel is in trouble with her own party, as a political backlash has been forming because of her wide-open-door policy for refugees.  But in addressing the issue in a speech before her Christian Democratic Union coalitio...

  • December 15, 2015

    Bergdahl to be court-martialed for desertion, misbehavior before the enemy

    Going against the advice of the preliminary hearing officer who recommended no jail time for Bowe Bergdahl, the army announced that Bergdahl will face trial by general court martial on charges of desertion and misbehavior before the enemy. Bergdah...

  • December 15, 2015

    Chicago teachers vote to authorize strike

    With Chicago's finances already a mess, the teachers union look to add to the misery by voting overwhelmingly to strike if they don't get what they want in negotiations. The schools are $430 million in the red and are begging the state to ...

  • December 15, 2015

    Irony alert: Saudis announce formation of 'anti-terrorism' coalition

    A nation ruled by an extremist Islamic sect known as the Wahhabis announced that it has formed a grand coalition of mostly Muslim countries to fight terrorism.  Saudi Arabia and 33 other nations will coordinate their efforts to end terrorism ...

  • December 15, 2015

    Auditor: EPA broke the law in social media campaign to push water rule

    For the fourth time this year, the Environmental Protection Agency has been accused of breaking laws governing its operations. Last July, the agency was accused of colluding with left wing environmental groups to push its new carbon regu...

  • December 15, 2015

    More than 900 Los Angeles schools closed due to 'credible' threat

    According to Los Angeles police, a "credible terror threat" was received – apparently by an LA school board member – that targeted "many schools" in the district.  The superintendent of schools, Ramon Cortine...

  • December 14, 2015

    Soros-backed group vows one million new Hispanic voters for 2016

    A group made up of Hispanic organizations is vowing to sign up one million legal immigrants, make them citizens, and then get them to the polls in 2016.   The National Partnership for New Americans, an umbrella organization par...

  • December 14, 2015

    Far right in France stung by humiliating defeat in regional elections

    The second leg of regional elections was held in France on Sunday and, after a spectacular showing in the first vote held last week, Marine Le Pen's National Front party failed to win a single region. Reuters: Marine Le Pen's far-righ...

  • December 14, 2015

    Report: Sec. of State Clinton misled Congress regarding Bergdahl swap

    The House Armed Services Committee has released a report with a detailed chronology proving that then-secretary of state Hillary Clinton misled Congress about the exchange of 5 Taliban commanders for Army deserter Bowe Bergdahl. In 2011, Clinton a...

  • December 13, 2015

    Kass: Rahmbo 'has lost his grip' on Chicago and won't get it back

    Chicago Tribune columnist John Kass has been writing for the paper for over 30 years and has seen it all. His sometimes amusing, sometimes maddening portrayal of the old Chicago Political Machine is the stuff of legend in the city. Last month, Kas...

  • December 13, 2015

    Apprehensions of illegal alien children and families explode over the last two months

    The number of illegal alien children traveling alone who have been caught at the US border has more than doubled over the same two month period from last year, according to U.S. Border and Customs Protection. And the number of illegal alien f...

  • December 12, 2015

    Final draft of climate deal readied in Paris

    After weeks of wrangling, the thousands of officials attending the Paris Climate Conference look to approve a final draft of an agreement that would phase out the use of fossil fuels over the next few decades and transfer trillions of dollars from ri...

  • December 12, 2015

    Solyndra investor who made out like a bandit to host Hillary fundraiser

    On Friday, Hillary Clinton attended a fundraiser hosted by George Kaiser, a noted businessman and philanthropist who was a major bundler for President Obama in 2008. He is also the founder of Argonaut Private Equity, a hedge fund that poured $270 ...

  • December 11, 2015

    A very serious proposal by a serious author to ban all guns...seriously

    The left-wing magazine The New Republic has jumped into the gun control debate with both feet – or, more accurately, arse first.  The very serious magazine published an article by a very serious author, who makes the very serious proposal ...

  • December 11, 2015

    Report: President Obama broke the law, misled Congress and the American people, in swap for Bergdahl

    The House Armed Services Committee has released a scathing report on the exchange of five Taliban commanders for Bowe Bergdahl, concluding that the president failed to give Congress the statutorily required 30 days' notice of the deal and ac...

  • December 11, 2015

    Chicago protest leader calls for 'defunding' the police department

    A so-called "youth protest leader" in Chicago suggested on MSNBC yesterday that the Chicago police department should be defunded and the money spent on "black futures." Some neighborhoods in Chicago already resemble Beirut in t...

  • December 10, 2015

    UPDATED: Moron U: Students want to rename 'Lynch Hall' because, well, racism

    The racial witch hunters at Lebanon Valley College are agitating to change the name of "Lynch Hall" – named after former school president Clyde A. Lynch – because the word "lynch" has racial overtones. Students wa...

  • December 10, 2015

    Russia denies Turkish charge of 'ethnic cleansing' in northern Syria

    Turkey's Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu is accusing Russian troops of carrying out ethnic cleansing operations in northern Syria to protect Russia's military assets. Russia has two bases in the region, and Turkey is saying that the Ru...

  • December 10, 2015

    EPA has not punished anyone for toxic spill at Colorado mine

    A short history of Obama administration accountability: 1. No one fired at ATF or the Justice Department over Fast and Furious gun-walking scandal 2. No one fired at IRS, two employees temporarily demoted over targeting scandal 3. Only six m...

  • December 10, 2015

    Second Amendment advocates to stage fake 'mass shooting' at U. of Texas

    Usually it's the left that engages in street theater tactics to get a point across.  "Die-ins," burning in effigy, and other spectacles are commonplace at leftist demonstrations. Now, a Second Amendment group is planni...

  • December 9, 2015

    In Germany, nearly 2/3 of Syrian refugees are 'functionally illiterate'

    An economics professor at the University of Munich says that 65% of refugees arriving in Germany "fail to meet international standards on basic reading and writing skills," making them functionally illiterate. That means that hundreds of...

  • December 9, 2015

    House tightens visa waiver program

    It's not much, but it's a start. The House voted overwhelmingly to end the visa waiver program for Western travelers who visit Middle East countries known as terrorism breeding grounds. The vote was 407-19, as Democrats, desperate to sh...

  • December 9, 2015

    Prospects for a major tax deal growing

    Congressional negotiators who are working on the biggest tax deal in more than a decade are saying that the prospects are getting better for an agreement that could cut $800 billion in taxes over the next few years. But the White House is bal...

  • December 9, 2015

    Congressional 'Waste Book: 2015' has some sickening examples of your tax dollars at work

    Arizona senator Jeff Flake has released the congressional "Waste Book" for 2015, listing 101 examples of stupid, inane, maddening, and sickening government spending. Flake took up the task of compiling the book when Senator Tom Coburn re...

  • December 8, 2015

    Why did Syed Farook take out $28,500 in loans shortly before terror attack?

    With this new evidence, I think we can put to rest the notion that the San Bernardino terrorists acted on the spur of the moment due to something someone said to Syed Farook at the luncheon. About two weeks before the attack that killed 14, $28,50...

  • December 8, 2015

    CMS: Obamacare covers fewer than expected, drives up cost of health care

    The agency that manages Obamacare – the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services – has released a report comparing the projections for the law made in 2010 after the bill was passed and the reality of what has actually occurred. Need...

  • December 8, 2015

    Homeland Security chair says terrorists have targeted refugee program for infiltration

    The chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee has released portions of a classified letter that warns about terrorists using refugee programs to infiltrate operatives into host countries. And the Obama administration has known of this even...

  • December 7, 2015

    Intel report tells Obama ISIS 'not contained'

    A report by the office of the director of National Intelligence that was commissioned by the White House concludes that the Islamic State is far from being "contained," as the president claimed the day before the Paris terror attack, and in...

  • December 7, 2015

    ISIS has smuggled WMD materials into Europe: EU report

    We all know that Europe is in big trouble.  Now it appears that the situation is even worse than most of us suspected. A report by the European Union Parliament states that the Islamic State has been recruiting dozens of chemists, biologists,...

  • December 6, 2015

    Cornell warns students mistletoe isn't 'inclusive' so don't use it

    The nuttiness on college campuses continues to amaze and entertain. And as far as picking a season of the year where nuttiness rules, you can't beat Christmas (oops! I mean "Holiday") season. Tis the season for colleges to issue thei...

  • December 6, 2015

    Unspeakable column virtually celebrates the death of terror victim who was fervently religious

    NY Daily News columnist Linda Stasi  has penned a column on the terror attack in San Bernardino that is shocking, even for her. One of the victims of the attack, Nicholas Thalasinos, a fervent messianic Jew, apparently crossed swords wit...

  • December 6, 2015

    Dems who supported ban on Syrian refugees changing their minds

    In the days following the Paris terror attacks, emotions ran high in the US and a movement to ban Syrian refugees from coming to the US proved to be a popular, bi-partisan issue. But  as the initial emotions from the attacks fade, many D...

  • December 5, 2015

    Senate votes to repeal most of Obamacare

    The Senate voted 52-47 to gut Obamacare, strengthening a House-passed bill that many conservatives – including Ted Cruz and Mike Lee – didn't think went far enough. The House vote on the amended version will come in the next few da...

  • December 5, 2015

    Iranian Christian woman fled persecution only to become victim in San Bernardino terror attack

    Fourteen victims of Islamic terror.  Fourteen different stories.  Fourteen reasons to mourn a senseless death. One of the victims of the terror attack, Bennetta Betbadal, fled her home in Iran after the 1979 revolution because she w...

  • December 5, 2015

    UAW wins partial victory in unionizing Chattanooga VW plant

    The United Auto Workers are claiming a "historic" victory by successfully unionizing 164 skilled trades employees at the Volkswagen Chattanooga, Tenn. plant.  The total number of workers at the plant is 1,450. The successful me...

  • December 3, 2015

    None wants to call it 'terrorism'

    Local, state, and federal authorities are all tiptoeing around the notion of calling the attack in San Bernardino that killed 14 people "terrorism."  Caution in identifying the motive for the attack as Islamic terrorism as opposed...

  • December 3, 2015

    IAEA report: Iran is lying when it claims no work on nuclear bomb

    A report by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) leaked to several news outlets says that Iran is lying when it claims that it never sought to build a nuclear weapon.  Despite non-cooperation by Iran in the investigation, the ag...

  • December 2, 2015

    Report: Obama ignored intel on the rise of ISIS in 2011 because it clashed with re-election narrative

    There is nothing suprising in this CNN report that quotes the former head of the Defeinse Intelligence Agency, General Michael Flynn, that the administration ignored reports on the rise of ISIS in 2011-12 because it didn't fit the campaign narrat...

  • December 2, 2015

    There are still hostages being held by jihadists in Afghanistan-Pakistan

    The Daily Beast is reporting for the first time that an unnamed American man has been held by the ruthless Haqqani group of terrorists in Afghanistan for more than a year. At the request of the government and the family, the Daily Beast is not r...

  • December 1, 2015

    Obama's grand anti-ISIS coalition has fallen apart

    When President Obama began the bombing campaign against the Islamic State, he crowed that he had assembled an "unprecedented" coalition of 65 countries, including the active participation of the air forces of the Arab Gulf States. N...

  • December 1, 2015

    New Clinton emails appear to contradict her Benghazi testimony

    The State Department released 7,800 pages of emails from former secretary of state Hillary Clinton yesterday, and found among the mostly mundane communications were several Benghazi-related emails that appear to contradict Hillary Clinton's testi...

  • December 1, 2015

    Cover-up alleged in police shooting of Chicago teen

    It took 400 days for the dash-cam video showing Chicago Police Officer Jason Van Dyke gunning down 17-year-old Laquan McDonald, firing 16 shots into the teen – most of them as he lay prostrate on the ground, to be made public. The excus...

  • November 30, 2015

    Trump cancels ballyhooed meeting with black pastors

    A much anticipated meeting between Donald Trump and about 100 black pastors and religious leaders was abruptly canceled when it became apparent that most of them would not endorse the candidate. The Trump campaign announced the meeting on Friday, ...

  • November 30, 2015

    Witness to policeman shooting Chicago teen says video was tampered with

    A video showing Chicago officer Jason Van Dyke pumping sixteen shots into 17-year-old Laquan McDonald was tampered with, according to the manager of a Burger King located directly across from where the shooting occured. Police and law en...

  • November 30, 2015

    Grateful refugees show their love by rioting in shelters

    Germany has opened its arms to almost a million refugees from the Middle East and elsewhere.  The refugees have also opened their arms – unfortunately, they have opened them in order to grab fire extinguishers, sofas, and any other handy i...

  • November 30, 2015

    Paris climate change conference promises much, will deliver little

    If there is agreement to come out of the climate change conference beginning today in Paris, it will not be legally binding.  That fact, along with the enormous chasm that separates countries like China and India and the Western industrialized p...

  • November 27, 2015

    On Black Friday, FBI trying to keep track of 48 known Islamic radicals in the US

    The FBI is pulling out all the stops to try and keep track of 48 Islamic radicals who may carry out a terrorist attack.  Elite surveillance teams consisting of up to a dozen agents, along with assistance from local law enforcement, are watching ...

  • November 26, 2015

    Obama lectures America about 'generosity' in bringing refugees to our shores

    President Obama used his weekly radio address - delivered on Thursday - to chide America for not throwing open their arms and gladly welcoming tens of thousands of Syria refugees. Being generous is one thing. Being naive and stupid is another. App...

  • November 26, 2015

    When it comes to recruiting ISIS fighters in the US, this state wins hands down

    There are Muslim enclaves all over the country, many in big cities. But there are also concentrations of Muslims in the suburbs outside of Detroit, the Kentucky countryside...and Minneapolis, MN. The State Department began an agressive Somali...

  • November 25, 2015

    French prime minister: Europe can't take any more refugees

    EU countries are lining up in opposition to German chancellor Angela Merkel's open-door refugee policy with some countries closing their borders and others establishing strict border controls to slow the flood of  refugees. Not Merkel....

  • November 25, 2015

    Putin says Turkey's downing of Russian jet a 'planned provocation'

    Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov says that Turkey's downing of a Russian aircraft yesterday was a "planned provocation" but that there will be no military response. Russia also announced that it was sending its most sophis...

  • November 25, 2015

    Hillary swears off referring to 'illegal immigrants' when talking about illegal immigrants

    The English language is a beautiful thing when it is respected and properly used.  That's what makes Hillary Clinton's aversion to the intent and meaning of words so maddening. First, her refusal to use the term "radical Islam...

  • November 24, 2015

    Iconic rock at Youngstown State defaced with ISIS graffiti

    A rock located outside the Kilcawley Center at Youngstown State University – an iconic symbol of the school – was defaced early Monday morning by messages of support for the Islamic State. University maintenance workers discovered...

  • November 24, 2015

    Emails show intel analysts were told to 'cut it out' and 'toe the line' on ISIS reports

    The scandal involving about 50 intelligence analysts for U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) who were pressured to downplay the effectiveness of the Islamic State while it was a growing threat is at critical mass.  The Pentagon's inspector gen...

  • November 23, 2015

    Poll: Six Republican candidates would beat Hillary in head-to-head general election match-up

    Do you smell that?  I love the smell of panic in the morning – especially from Democrats. Perhaps not panic.  But the results of this latest Fox poll should elicit some hand-wringing, wailing, and gnashing of teeth from Democrats. ...

  • November 23, 2015

    Middle School teacher makes kids sing Islamic 'fight song'

    What is it about some teachers who teach about Islam? I guess the point is to build "tolerance" for Islam, but that shouldn't mean that teachers take on the role of cheerleader. One teacher in Orange, County Californai went and got a...

  • November 23, 2015

    Rev. Sharpton gives himself 71% raise after Obama, de Blasio shill for his organization

    I wonder what my boss would say if I asked him for a 71% raise.  Never mind – probably not printable on a family website. Al Sharpton didn't have that sort of problem.  As President of the National Action Network, Rev. Al simpl...

  • November 23, 2015

    Illegals surging across border at record rate

    Don't look now but while everyone is rightly concerned about Syrians crossing the border illegally, border patrol agents are saying that illegal aliens from Central America are pouring across the border at record rates. It's the same sort ...

  • November 22, 2015

    GOP to hold 'Green Climate Fund' hostage until Obama agrees to submit treaty for Senate ratification

    Republican Senators are determined to derail the climate talks next month in Paris and to that end, they have vowed not to approve taxpayer money for a Green Climate Fund that President Obama pledged $3 billion dollars of support to last year. The...

  • November 22, 2015

    Democrat Edwards defeats GOP Vitter for LA governor

    Democratic State Representative John Bel Edwards has defeated GOP Senator David Vitter in a hard fought, dirty campaign for the governorship of Louisiana. Edwards - about as conservative as Democrats come - racked up 56% of the vote compared ...

  • November 22, 2015

    9/11 remembrance bill defeated by University of Minnesota student government

    The most unsurprising news of the day? Earlier this month, the student assembly at the University of Minnesota soundly defeated a measure that called for a moment of silence on campus to remember the victims of 9/11. The second most unsurprising n...

  • November 21, 2015

    40% of millennials want the government to be able to restrict 'offensive' speech

    I want to extend my heartiest congratulations to educators all over the country who have spent the last few decades working to undermine the First Amendment.  It's working. The most recent Pew survey found that 40% of millennials would...

  • November 21, 2015

    Sanders wants to revamp NATO, add Russia to the alliance

    It's too bad Bernie Sanders won't win the presidency.  Just think of how entertaining it would be to witness the collapse of his silly, stupid worldview.  His head would explode twice a week. You have to wonder what universe...

  • November 21, 2015

    New DNC ad criticizes Republicans for using the term 'radical Islam'

    President Obama, Hillary Clinton, and most Washington Democrats are desperate to avoid using the term "radical Islam" to describe, well, radical Islamists.  Forget reason or logic; toss away reality.  What Obama and the Democrats ...

  • November 21, 2015

    Columbia student 'traumatized' by reading books about white people

    Fifth-year undergrad Nissy Aya is on track to graduate next year.  Why six years to make it through a four-year school?  Ms. Aya was traumatized by taking the university's "core" courses in Western civilization.  It se...

  • November 20, 2015

    Sanders tries, fails, to explain 'democratic socialism'

    For months, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders has been promising a speech that would explain and make palatable what he calls "democratic socialism." The problem for Sanders is that during his entire political career, he has run for office ...

  • November 20, 2015

    UnitedHealthcare mulling withdrawal from Obamacare exchanges

    One of the nation's largest insurance companies is seriously considering withdrawing from the Obamacare insurance exchanges due to massive losses, and the small chance that the enrollment numbers will get any better. The company cited the...

  • November 19, 2015

    8 Syrians caught at Texas border trying to enter US illegally

    While President Obama is doing an excellent impersonation of Mad Magazine's Alfred E. Neuman ("What?  Me worry"?) when talking about Syrian refugees, the border patrol is making a mockery of his words. Agents have told Breitbart...

  • November 19, 2015

    Yes, Mr. President, there is a 'religious test' for refugees

    Writing in NRO, Andrew McCarthy has a brilliant exposition of what U.S. law actually says about admitting refugees.  Not surprisingly, he makes Obama look like a fool. Under federal law, the executive branch is expressly required to take re...

  • November 19, 2015

    Poll: By a wide margin, Americans oppose bringing Syrian refugees into the country

    A new Bloomberg poll shows that a significant majority of Americans oppose bringing Syrian refugees into the U.S.  By a 53-to-28 margin, Americans disagree with President Obama and many Democrats about admitting the refugees.  Another 11% t...

  • November 18, 2015

    Turkish soccer fans boo during moment of silence for Paris attacks

    Right before a soccer match between Greece and Turkey took place, a moment of silence for the victims of the Paris terrorist attacks was called for by the stadium announcer. This same scene was repeated at soccer matches across the continent of Eu...

  • November 18, 2015

    Dartmouth official apologizes to protesters for negative media coverage of library demonstration

    Yesterday, I wrote about the Black Lives Matter demonstration at the Dartmouth library where protesters harrassed and threatened students. The protest drew a response from the school's administrators - not criticism directed toward Black Lives...

  • November 18, 2015

    Senate votes to kill Obama climate rules

    The battle to save the coal industry by blocking the EPA's new rules on carbon emissions switched to the Senate yesterday and resulted in a victory. The vote - 52-46 -  was largely symbolic because the president has indicated he will veto...

  • November 17, 2015

    In symbolic gesture, 26 governors want to refuse Syrian refugees

    Twenty-five Republican governors and one Democrat have made it known that they do not wish to resettle Syrian refugees in their states.  But their objections are only symbolic.  There is universal agreement by legal experts that the...

  • November 17, 2015

    Black Lives Matter protesters live down to their reputation

    Imagine paying $62,000 a year to attend Dartmouth college.  You're in the library, dutifully studying, when all of a sudden, the respectful quiet is broken by several dozen students screaming "Black Lives Matter."  Some of the...

  • November 16, 2015

    While you were sleeping: Obama transfers 5 Gitmo detainees to UAE

    There are times I think Obama does this sort of thing because he knows we'll go ballistic. Late Sunday night (!), the Pentagon announced that 5 Guantanamo detainees were being transferred to the United Arab Emirates. This, despite the fact tha...

  • November 16, 2015

    Fascist activists intimidating students to join campus protests

    Coming soon to a college near you; show trials of students who are insufficiently enthusiastic about campus protests. Reports from some students and parents at Columbia University reveal a disturbing element to campus protests; a not too subtle ca...

  • November 16, 2015

    Chicago's ethics IG going out of business

    The legislative inspector general for the city of Chicago who oversees the ethics of city government officials - including the mayor and alderman - is closing shop today with "more than a few" open investigations into violations by politici...

  • November 15, 2015

    Leaders tip-toeing around the obvious in war against ISIS

    The terror attacks in Paris have begun to raise serious questions about how to ramp up the war against Islamic State. The bombing campaign is not working to defeat and destroy ISIS, or even "contain" them as President Obama suggested. ...

  • November 15, 2015

    GOP candidates urging Obama to rethink accepting most Syrian refugees

    Recently. the Obama administration opened additional refugee processing centers in Iraq and Syria to speed the vetting of the extra 10,000 Syrians that they wish to bring to America. That was before the Paris terrorist attacks and the revelation t...

  • November 15, 2015

    Key Merkel allies urging her to reverse open borders policy

    Critics of German Chancellor Angela Merkel'ss open door policy are no longer confined to opposition or fringe parties. Members of her own governing coalition are calling on her to admit she made a mistake and drastically curtail the flow of refug...

  • November 15, 2015

    Kerry announces Syria 'roadmap to nowhere'

    At a press conference in VIenna yesterday, Secretary of State John Kerry appeared jointly with his Russian counterpart, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, and announced an agreement that would see the government of Syria beginning negotiations with...

  • November 15, 2015

    Baltimore records 300 murders this year so far

    With 46 days left in 2015, Baltimore passed a grim milestone; they recorded the 300th murder this year. City leaders can't explain the huge spike in killings, but perhaps not coincidentally, the rise in murders began shortly after the Freddie ...

  • November 14, 2015

    Good news: Obama said yesterday ISIS is 'contained' and 'not gaining strength'

    Before the Paris terrorist attacks began, President Obama appeared on ABC's Good Morning America in a pre-recorded interview with George Stephanopoulos. What he said about  progress being made in the war against Islamic State would...

  • November 14, 2015

    Watch this inspiring moment when people leaving stadium after attack sing the French national anthem

    It has become familiar to us in the Age of Terror to see the worst of what humanity is capable of doing bringing out the best in us. Think of that incredible moment in the early evening of 9/11 when about 150 congressmen stood on the capitol steps, h...

  • November 14, 2015

    <em>Salon</em> writer uses Paris attacks to rant against conservative 'hate speech'

    I suppose it shouldn't surprise us that some knucklehead liberal would use the Paris terrorist attacks as a basis for an hysterical rant against conservative "hate speech."  But what surprises us here is that the author, Salon...

  • November 13, 2015

    'Jihadi John' believed killed in drone strike

    U.S. and British officials believe that a drone strike that targeted a car carrying four ISIS leaders killed the notorious terrorist known as Jihadi John.  He has been seen in several Islamic State videos with hostages immediately before they we...

  • November 13, 2015

    Campus racial hoaxes proliferating

    Noah Rothman, writing in Commentary Magazine, has documented some recent hoaxes on campus, where fake racist incidents led to overreactions by school administrators. Rothman is very careful in making it clear that actual victims of racist hate sho...

  • November 13, 2015

    Private tech companies involved with Clinton email server stonewalling Congress

    Several tech companies who had a hand in maintaining or storing Hillary Clinton's private email server are refusing to cooperate with congressional committees investigating the matter. The firms are supplying the FBI with documents and other i...

  • November 12, 2015

    Milwaukee police officers rescue American flag being burned by protesters

    We've all seen demonstrations over the years where protesters burn the American flag while police stand helplessly by.  I know a couple of cops who have told me they wept in frustration at being unable to rescue the flag being desecrated. ...

  • November 12, 2015

    Trump promises 'deportation force' to remove illegal aliens

    Donald Trump said on the MSNBC show Morning Joe that he would "humanely" remove 11 million illegal aliens by creating a "deportation force." Trump supplied no details about such a force – how many, what department it woul...

  • November 12, 2015

    Pew: 36.4% of young women still live at home or with close relatives

    The headline at Hot Air sums it up: "Pew analysis shows US economy setting young women back 75 years." Indeed, the percentage of women age 18-34 who still live with their parents or close relatives has skyrocketed over the past 15 y...

  • November 11, 2015

    US to help Iran rebuild nuclear reactor

    No, this is not a story that appears on the satirical website The Onion.  The Washington Examiner is reporting that the U.S. and other Western powers are going to help Iran rebuiild the Arak nuclear reactor, supplying the facility with "mod...

  • November 11, 2015

    Cowardly Congress punts on new AUMF for Syria war

    Senator Bob Corker, chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee, has been trying to build support for a new Authorization for the Use of Military Force resolution (AUMF) for the last few months.  But the Obama administration insists that the sam...

  • November 10, 2015

    Appeals court deals Obama immigration executive orders a huge blow

    Using strong legal language, an appeals court upheld a lower court ruling preventing the administration from implementing the president's executive orders that would have allowed the government to hand out work permits to millions of illegal...

  • November 10, 2015

    Hillary Clinton's flip-flop on charter schools

    In her drift ever leftward, Hillary Clinton has reversed her longstanding support for charter schools and now says she opposes them. Politico put it perfectly: "Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton sounded less like a decades-long suppor...

  • November 10, 2015

    States fail integrity test

    The Center for Public Integrity has issued a report that shows tht only three states recieved a grade of better than "D."  The investigation "found that in state after state, open records laws are laced with exemptions and part-ti...

  • November 10, 2015

    Mizzou media professor tries to ban press from covering protests

    A media professor at the University of Missouri has been caught on video trying to "muscle" the press from covering the student protests about racism on campus. And yes, she gets hysterical, screaming at the crowd that she "needs so...

  • November 10, 2015

    Iran halts its dismantling of centrifuges

    The deal the U.S. signed with Iran regarding its nuclear program clearly specifies that Iran must dismantle all but a few thousand of its nearly 20,000 centrifuges.  Iran began the dismantling process last week. But so-called "hardliners...

  • November 9, 2015

    VA secretary lies about number of employees disciplined in wait time scandal

    Veterans Affairs secretary Robert McDonald told a luncheon crowd at the National Press Club that 300 VA employees had been disciplined for their roles in the scandal involving wait times for vets to get treatment at VA hospitals.  This directly ...

  • November 9, 2015

    Dems call for 10-cent tax on plastic bags nationwide

    Several House Democrats have co-sponsored legislation that would charge consumers 10 cents per plastic bag used.  California and Washington, D.C. already have statutes on the books that tax the bags, and several local ordinances are in effect in...

  • November 9, 2015

    Russians call Charlie Hebdo airplane crash cartoons 'blasphemous'

    Charlie Hebdo, the satirical French magazine, is back in the news again.  The terrorist attack in January of this year that killed 12 people, including the magazine's editor in chief, Stéphane Charbonnier, garnered Hebdo som...

  • November 9, 2015

    Media bias by the numbers

    A new study by two researchers Lars Willnat and David Weaver, professors of journalism at Indiana University, contains no surprises about media bias – except, perhaps, how incredibly skewed toward Democrats the journalistic professsion is....

  • November 9, 2015

    'Sudden Jihad Syndrome' claims two American lives in Jordan

    A Jordanian policeman opened fire on foreign trainers at a police compound, killing two American and wounding two more.  The Jordanian government has refused to say whether the attack was a terrorist act, but similar attacks elsewhere ...

  • November 8, 2015

    Obama may defy Congress again; close Gitmo via executive action

    President Obama is seriously considering defying Congress and closing the terrorist prison camp in Guantanamo, Cuba. He is casting about for a legal justification to bypass the legislature and close the facility via executive action. By law, the p...

  • November 8, 2015

    Missouri football players to boycott practice until university president resigns

    Thirty University of Missouri football players announced they will boycott practice and games until the president of the school resigns. The controversy erupted when a swastika made of feces was smeared on a wall. Minority students on campus are o...

  • November 8, 2015

    Planes diverted from LA airport due to secret military exercises

    Authorities at Los Angeles International Airport announced a change in flight paths for planes on approach due to military exercises being conducted. Planes usually approach the airport from the Pacific Ocean. But the military has closed that airspac...

  • November 8, 2015

    More than 100 articles retracted by two scientific journals this year

    Is fraud on the rise in peer reviewed scientific journals? PJ Media contributor Theodore Dalrymple points to an article in the New England Journal of Medicine that reveals some alarming facts about papers submitted to prestigious publications in the ...

  • November 8, 2015

    Authorities closing in on culprits who brought down Russian plane

    According to a Reuters report, investigators are now "90% sure that a bomb brought down the Russian Metrojet passenger plane in Egypt. Investigators of the Russian plane crash in Egypt are "90 percent sure" the noise heard in the ...

  • November 7, 2015

    DHS orders more security for direct flights to US from some airports

    Everyone knows there are several third-world airports where security is lax.  Terrorists know which ones are vulnerable, and Sharm el-Sheikh airport, where the Russian plane that crashed took off from, is near the top of the list. T...

  • November 7, 2015

    Putin crony found dead in DC hotel room

    The creator of the TV network "Russia Today" (now called RT) was found dead in a Washington, D.C. hotel room on Friday.  The police are now investigating the circumstances that led to the death of Mikhail Lesin, the former head of...

  • November 7, 2015

    Another Supreme Court challenge to Obamacare contraception mandate

    For the fourth time, Obamacare is going before the Supreme Court, this time to decide if forcing religious nonprofit groups to provide contraception against their beliefs is constitutional. Politico: The case represents yet another trip for t...

  • November 7, 2015

    Union accuses Obama of throwing it under the bus on Keystone pipeline decision

    One of the largest Democratic unions in the country, the Laborers' International Union of North America, angrily denounced President Obama's decision not to approve the Keystone XL pipeline, saying he took the side of "elitists" and...

  • November 7, 2015

    Senate demands answers from DHS on leaked docs that show administration defiance of amnesty ban

    We covered the story earlier this week of documents leaked from DHS showing the agency looking to circumvent the injunction issued by a federal judge in Texas that prohibited the federal government from implementing the president's immigration ex...

  • November 7, 2015

    Brits say passenger jet dodged a missile in Egypt this year

    A British passenger jet with 189 people aboard reported having to avoid a missile in the same area where the Russian plane went down last week.  The incident occurred earlier this year, according to the reports. The British government confirm...

  • November 6, 2015

    Obamacare 'slush fund' for insurers massively underfunded

    The third year of Obamacare open enrollment began on November 1, and with recent news about the program, you have to wonder if there will be a fourth. More than half of the non-profit state insurance co-ops have gone belly-up.  Premiums have ...

  • November 6, 2015

    That radio station you listen to on the morning drive may be secretly owned by China

     An investigative report by Reuters reveals a disturbing bit of news about the American radio market. According to the wire service, China has been secretly buying radio stations around the world – including in the United States.  ...

  • November 6, 2015

    NY attorney general to investigate Exxon for denying climate change

    For the last few years, climate hysterics have demanded that government prosecute those who disagree with their notions of climate change.  The New York Times is reporting that New York's attorney general has opened an investigation int...

  • November 6, 2015

    Confirmed: Chemical weapons used -- probably by ISIS in Syria

    A report by a chemical weapons monitoring groups says that the use of chemical weapons in a small town in Syria being fought over by rebels and ISIS resulted in the death of at least one infant. While the report does not assign blame, it is believed ...

  • November 5, 2015

    US, UK intelligence suggests a bomb brought down Russian jet

    There is still no hard evidence of a terrorist plot against the Russian passenger plane that fell out of the sky and crashed into the Sinai desert on Saturday.  But U.S. and British intelligence sources are saying they may have linked a worker a...

  • November 5, 2015

    Michigan town features the nation's first Muslim majority city council

    The small town of Hamtramck in Wayne County, Michigan has become the first Muslim majority city council in the nation.  Four of the six councilmen are Muslims.  The mayor, Karen Majewski, is of Polish descent. Indeed, for ...

  • November 5, 2015

    Rubio defends Sanders for being honest about his socialism

    Marco Rubio doesn't agree with Bernie Sanders about anything, but he defended the Vermont senator for being honest about his socialist beliefs. CNN: The Florida Republican corrected a questioner at a "Life of the Party" event in...

  • November 4, 2015

    San Francisco 'Sanctuary City' sheriff crushed in re-election bid

    The California county sheriff who released an illegal alien from jail who subsequently murdered a San Francisco woman lost his re-election bid in a landslide. Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi was a big booster of sanctuary cities, but it was other scan...

  • November 3, 2015

    Keystone XL pipeline in limbo as company asks US to suspend review of the project

    The company seeking to build the Keystone XL pipeline is asking the State Department to pause its permit approval process while it works out an alternate route through the state of Nebraska. The state had objected to the route because invoking emi...

  • November 3, 2015

    Obama set to defy federal court on amnesty

    Once again, President Obama is looking to defy Congress in implementing its immigration reform proposals. This time, his administration is looking to also defy a federal court to achieve it. A judge sitting on the 5th Circuit in Texas issued an...

  • November 2, 2015

    Former senator Fred Thompson dead at 73

    Former senator, actor, and Republican presidential candidate Fred Thompson passed away at his home in Tennessee yesterday.  He was 73. Thompson was a unique politician, easily moving between the hollows and hamlets of Tennessee to Hollyw...

  • November 2, 2015

    Jeb seeking second act after the curtain closes

    Jeb Bush.  Is he still around? The Bushies are ignoring the writing on the wall (which has migrated to their foreheads) and have launched "Jeb Bush 2.0: Jeb Can Fix it!" – with an e-book, a tour, and everything. Everything,...

  • November 2, 2015

    Obamacare 3.0: A preview

    Open enrollment for Obamacare insurance plans began on Sunday as the program enters its third year of troubled operation. To date, 10 out of 23 of the non-profit insurance exchanges have gone under due to rising costs and fewer enrollees.  Wh...

  • November 2, 2015

    Speculation swirling around crash of Russian passenger jet

    After initially dismissing claims by Islamic State that the terrorist group brought down a Russian jet in the Sinai, Russian officials are now looking a lot closer at the idea that terrorism was involved in the crash. An executive with the Russian...

  • November 1, 2015

    A microcosm of the European refugee crisis

    Sometimes the best way to illustrate what's going on in the world is by eschewing the big picture and concentrating on the effect of a crisis on a tiny slice of reality - how the crisis impacts an individual or a small group. Although the Euro...

  • November 1, 2015

    Email from Libyan embassy warned Clinton not to use YouTube video as reason for Benghazi attack

    How much more evidence do we need to prove that former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton knew full well that the Benghazi attack was a well planned terrorist operation and not a "spontaneous" response to an anti-Mohammed YouTube video? ...

  • November 1, 2015

    Islamic State claims it 'shot down' Russian plane that killed 217

    Islamic State announced through its semi-official website that it was responsible for the crash in the Sinai of a Russian passenger plane that killed 217 people. Russian and Egyptian officials dismiss the claims as "ridiculous." The H...

  • November 1, 2015

    Nearly 180,000 criminal illegal aliens ordered deported but still at large

    Sweet dreams, America. What you don't know won't hurt you - probably. The Department of Homeland Security told the Senate immigration subcommittee that nearly 1 million illegal aliens who have been ordered to leave the country are still at...

  • October 31, 2015

    Jeb Bush needs an intervention

    The chief operating officer of Jeb Bush's campaign has quit, raising questions about why the former Florida governor is still in the race. Sure, he has $100 million in a super-PAC fund, but that money can't be spent for campaign travel, st...

  • October 31, 2015

    Obama to send small number of special forces to Syria

    The White House announced yesterday that the U.S. would be sending a small number of special forces to Syria in order to "advise" Kurdish and other rebels who are advancing on Raqqa, the ISIS capital. Needless to say, most analysts see t...

  • October 31, 2015

    RNC suddenly discovers NBC is biased, suspends participation in debate

    The Republican National Committee announced that they are suspending their partnership with NBC News and will not participate in February's debate sponsored by the network.  RNC Chairman Reince Pribus left room for a return to NBC spons...

  • October 31, 2015

    Hillary rally interrupted by Black Lives Matter protesters

    Hillary Clinton was planning to unveil her criminal justice reform plan at a rally in Atlanta yesterday, but protesters from Black Lives Matter had other ideas. There is something truly pathetic in Hillary's whining, pleading, begging entreat...

  • October 30, 2015

    Campaigns plotting to freeze RNC out of debate plans

    Another debate, another biased moderating panel, another round of questions designed to get the candidates at each other's throats has driven most of the campaigns to meet and talk about ways to keep the Republican National Committee from setting...

  • October 30, 2015

    Russian planes buzz US carrier while White House insists no new cold war

    Never fear.  "Smart diplomacy" will protect us from the Russian bear.  And Vladimir Putin's newfound boldness in challenging the U.S. at every turn has nothing to do with the weakness demonstrated by President Obama across ...

  • October 30, 2015

    Landing in Tel Aviv, plane captain announces landing 'in Palestine'

    Imagine you're an Israeli citizen coming home from Madrid.  Your plane lands safely at the Tel Aviv airport, and the pilot welcomes you home. Except the pilot of an Iberia airliner apparently wasn't sure where he was when he announced...

  • October 29, 2015

    Despite massive increase in Education Dept. budget, math and reading scores fall

    In 2008, the budget for the Department of Education stood at $56 billion. The most recent budget shows a $21 billion increase, to $77 billion. Just what have we gotten for that massive increase? Associated Press: Results from national math...

  • October 29, 2015

    NOAA refuses to comply with House subpoena for documents on climate

    The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is refusing to fully comply with a subpoena from Science Committee chair Lamar Smith that would shed light on the 15 year "pause" in warming. The agency cites "confiden...

  • October 29, 2015

    Demographics is destiny - even for China

    A three decade old social experiment in China is ending as the government is dropping the one child per family policy in order to spur growth. The change in policy, which came at the end of the Communist party Central Committee meeting, will ...

  • October 28, 2015

    House moves to impeach IRS commissioner

    Carrying through on a threat made last summer, House Republicans introduced a resolution to impeach IRS Commissioner John Koskinen, accusing him of making "false statements" under oath and failing to comply with a subpoena for evi...

  • October 28, 2015

    Shocker: Clinton up 41 in Iowa

    After weeks of seeing Bernie Sanders cut into her lead in Iowa, Hillary Clinton got some good news from a new Monmouth University poll of likely Democratic caucus-goers, who give the former secretary of state a 65-24 lead over the Vermont senato...

  • October 28, 2015

    Masterpiece Theater: Ryan blasts Boehner, Senate for budget deal

    Rep. Paul Ryan finally broke his silence about the budget and debt limit deal yesterday, criticizing Speaker Boehner, the Senate, and the White House for the secretive negotiations that led to the agreement. "I think the process stinks,"...

  • October 28, 2015

    ESPN host compares Tea Party with ISIS

    The dumbest sports analyst in the business today (and that's saying a lot) compared the supporters of the Tea Party to members of the Islamic State.  ESPN's Tony Kornheiser, a frequent golf partner of President Obama, was in...

  • October 27, 2015

    Boehner's parting gift: A two-year budget deal and debt ceiling increase

    The congressional leadership has reached a two-year budget deal that all but eliminates the notion of "sequester" and adds $80 billion in spending. The deal is the brainchild of outgoing speaker of the House John Boehner, who used incomi...

  • October 27, 2015

    Revolt brewing in Eastern Europe over EU refugee plan

    The European refugee crisis, which disappeared from the front pages for a while, is roaring back to prominence in the media as member states – by majority vote – are set to cram a 17-point plan to deal with the crisis down the throats of ...

  • October 27, 2015

    US Navy challenges Chinese island-building in South China Sea

    The U.S. Navy has vigorously defended the principle of freedom of the seas for 240 years, and it's not about to be deterred by a sabre-rattling China. The USS Lassen, a guided missile destroyer, sailed to within 12 nautical miles of a Chi...

  • October 27, 2015

    HS football coach will sue school district for refusing to allow him to pray after games

    A high school football coach whose post-game ritual includes a short prayer at midfield will sue a Washington state school district for refusing to make a religious accommodation for his beliefs. Coach Joe Kennedy, a veteran of both Iraq wars, was...

  • October 27, 2015

    Massive shortfall in government payouts to insurance companies promises big premium increases

    The government program to reimburse insurance companies with big losses as a result of signing up too many old and sick customers is massively short of funds and could cause some companies to either go under or get out of the Obamacare exchanges. ...

  • October 26, 2015

    Bush donors pledge to support him for the long haul

    If you had asked me last week if Jeb Bush would have still been in the race on Halloween, I would have laid odds against it. But at a weekend donor "retreat," it became clear that the former Florida governor had no intention of dropping out...

  • October 26, 2015

    Police union calls for boycott of Quentin Tarantino films after actor addresses anti-cop rally

    Quentin Tarantino, a Hollywood director noted for his ultra-violent crime movies, addressed a rally in New York city over the weekend and, in an epic rant, called the police "murderers" - just days after a NY city cop was killed in the line...

  • October 26, 2015

    Turkish government cracks down on journalists with threats, beatings

    Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's one party state recently lost its parliamentary majority for the first time since 2002. But that didn't phase the Islamist president who promptly blew up negotiations for a coalition government with th...

  • October 26, 2015

    Poland's populist conservative party back in power after nearly a decade

    Poland's conservative Law and Justice Party scored a big victory in parliamentary elections on Sunday, defeating the pro-business Civic Platform who governed the country for 8 years. The leader of Law and Justice, Jaroslaw Kaczynski, foun...

  • October 25, 2015

    Report: Russian airstrikes hit 9 hospitals in Syria in the last month

    No double standard, here. Recently, the international community rose up in its righteous anger to condemn the United States for an attack on a hospital in Kunduz, Afghanistan run by Doctors Without Borders that killed 10 civilians and injured doze...

  • October 25, 2015

    Hillary Clinton thinks the VA scandal is 'not as widespread' as Republicans say

    In an interview with Rachel Maddow on Friday, Hillary Clinton defended the performance of one of the most dysfunctional federal agencies in government - the Veterans Affairs Administration - by claiming that the scandals swirling around the VA are ...

  • October 25, 2015

    White House calls for fewer mandated Common Core tests

    After creating an educational curriculum that mandated a blizzard of standardized tests, taking up to 20% of class time and overburdening teachers with paperwork, the president admitted that they went too far in creating the testing regimen for Commo...

  • October 24, 2015

    FBI director blames 'the era of viral videos' for spike in violent crime

    FBI Director James Comey told a forum at the University of Chicago Law School that one of the reasons for the spike in homicides and other violent crime in America's big city is due to the proliferation of "viral videos" showing police ...

  • October 24, 2015

    National Chamber of Commerce to target the GOP right in 2016

    Chamber of Commerce president Thomas Donohue told business leaders that the organization was prepared to spend up to $100 million to help Republicans keep their House and Senate majorities.  But he also indicated that the CoC would oppose Tea Pa...

  • October 24, 2015

    He ran to the sound of the guns

    Master Sergeant Joshua Wheeler of Roland, Oklahoma was identified as the American commando killed in action during a rescue of hostages held by the Islamic State.  He became the first American serviceman killed fighting ISIS. Wheeler was not ...

  • October 24, 2015

    Not everyone was swooning over Hillary's Benghazi testimony

    While the press was doing a sack dance on the heads of Republican Benghazi Committee members, celebrating Hillary Clinton's triumph, another, more important group of people were far from impressed. The families of the victims of the Benghazi t...

  • October 23, 2015

    Rep. Ryan agrees to delay discussion on changing 'motion to vacate' rule

    One of Rep. Paul Ryan's "conditions" for accepting the speakership of the House was to get rid of the "motion to vacate" the speaker's chair rule that eventually doomed John Boehner. He didn't think it was appropriate ...

  • October 23, 2015

    US spied on Israel over strike on Iran's nuclear program

    Just how badly did Barack Obama blow up our relationship with Israel? According to an article in the Wall Street Journal, there was a point in 2012 when the US believed Israel was ready to carry out a commando raid against the Iranian nuclear reactor...

  • October 23, 2015

    Pentagon denies first combat death against ISIS in Iraq the result of combat

    An American special operator was killed during a hostage rescue mission in Iraq yesterday, but the Pentagon insists the US role was purely "support" for the operation. Apparently, the president is paranoid about admitting any combat...

  • October 23, 2015

    Bill Clinton ready to campaign for Hillary. Is this a good idea?

    Ready or not, Bill Clinton is ready to step forward to help his wife win the Democratic nomination for president. On Saturday, the former president will deliver remarks at a downtown rally in Des Moines, IA in advance of the high profile Jefferson-Ja...

  • October 23, 2015

    Texas authorities subpoena Planned Parenthood records

    Agents from the Texas office of the inspector general raided the offices of  3 Planned Parenthood affiliates, seeking documents that may show the organization broke the law when selling fetal body parts. The group called the raids "polit...

  • October 22, 2015

    Has EPA fired anyone for last summer's toxic spill?

    The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee's subcommittee on water and the environment heard testimony yesterday from  EPA assistant administrator Mathy Stanislaus on the toxic spill at the Gold King Mine in Colorado last sum...

  • October 22, 2015

    Wikileaks releases CIA chief's personal emails

    Wikileaks has released what it claims are emails from CIA DIrector John Brennan's personal email account. The organization didn't say where it got them, but last week, a Twitter account belonging to someone claiming to be a teenager announced...

  • October 22, 2015

    US, allies demand UN action on Iran missile test

    The US and its allies have sent a letter to the UN Security Council demanding action in response to an illegal Iranian missile test. AFP:  The United States will seek action at the UN Security Council after concluding that Iran's rec...

  • October 22, 2015

    US, Russia in secret deal to avoid conflict in the air in Syria

    The US and Russia have reached an agreement on ways to "deconflict" the airspace over Syria. Specifically, the two sides agreed to rules that forbid targeting each other's aircraft and close fly-bys. The Pentagon insists the agreemen...

  • October 21, 2015

    Joe Biden's alternative history of the bin Laden raid

    A funny thing happens when a candidate decides to run for president: embarrassing or controversial actions in the candidate's past are magically altered or reinvented entirely to make him look good. And that's what happened when Joe Biden ...

  • October 21, 2015

    Former defense secretary Gates: Hillary 'played it by ear' on Libyan war aftermath

    The media narrative that describes the actions of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton after the ouster of Libyan stronman Moammar Gaddafi holds her harmless for the massive confusion and chaos.  But former defense secretary Robert Gates accuses C...

  • October 20, 2015

    Three days after embracing genocidal Sudanese killer, Clock Kid meets Obama

    It was a big night last night for the 14-year-old Texas kid who made a clock that looked like a bomb and brought it to school.  Ahmed Mohamed attended the White House "Astronomy Night" and, at the reception, got to exchange words with ...

  • October 20, 2015

    FBI: 51 police officers killed by 'felonious acts' in 2014

    According to statistics released by the FBI on Monday, 51 police officers were killed by "felonious acts" in 2014, nearly twice the number from 2013. All told, 96 officers died in the line of duty in 2014, according to the Bureau. Was...

  • October 20, 2015

    Canada lurches left as PM Harper's Conservatives soundly defeated by Liberals

    The winds of "hope and change" blew north from Washington and wafted over Canada, leading to a stinging defeat of Prime Minister Stephen Harper's Conservative Party and a sweeping victory by the Liberals. Leading the Liberal Party to...

  • October 20, 2015

    Texas cancels Planned Parenthood's Medicaid contracts

    Texas health officials sent a letter to every Planned Parenthood affiliate in Texas informing them that the state was canceling the organization's Medicaid contracts immeditaely due to violations discovered after a series of videos regarding the ...

  • October 19, 2015

    Mayor Emanuel faces tax revolt in city council

    Chicago is in the midst of a $30 billion pension crisis for police and firemen that Mayor Rahm Emanuel inherited from his predecessor, Richard Daley. The crisis has reached a tipping point, which has forced Emanuel to come up with a slew of new taxes...

  • October 18, 2015

    Bizarre new Captain America to battle right wing anti-immigrant militia

    The Walt Disney Company bought Marvel Comics a few years ago and since then, has been systematically altering the iconic heroes - their race, sexual orientation, etc. - many of us grew up with. Disney used to stand for all-American values and fun....

  • October 18, 2015

    Hillary says Australian-style gun confiscation program 'worth considering' in America

    Hillary Clinton told a town hall audience in New Hampshire that a gun confiscation program modelled after one passed in Australia in 1996, was "worth considering."  The draconian measure implemented by Australia siezed guns - includ...

  • October 18, 2015

    Will President Obama still meet with 'clock kid' after his audience with Sudan war criminal?

    President Obama will host Ahmed Mohamed, the high school kid from Texas who took a "homemade clock" to school only to have authorities demonstrate their "Islamophobia" by accusing the young man of constructing a hoax bomb. Afte...

  • October 18, 2015

    Senate to consider anti-Sanctuary City legislation

    The Senate will vote on Tuesday on a bill that would deny federal law enforcement funds from going to cities that do not cooperate with the government in deporting illegal aliens.Daily Caller: The Hill: "Under this commonsense legislatio...

  • October 17, 2015

    Anderson Cooper knew that Sanders would 'shut down' Hillary email issue

    Democratic debate moderator Anderson Cooper admitted in a radio interview that he knew Bernie Sanders would leap to the defense of Hillary Clinton on her handling of classified emails before the debate began. The admission shows how CNN stage mana...

  • October 17, 2015

    No cost of living increase for Social Security beneficiaries next year

    The government announced that because inflation was so low this past year. Americans receiving Social Security and federal retirees would not see a cost of living adjustment in their checks. Washington claims that because of sluggish economic grow...

  • October 16, 2015

    Trump, Carson threaten boycott of GOP debate unless demands are met

    GOP presidential candidates Donald Trump and Ben Carson sent a joint letter to CNBC threatening to boycott the upcoming debate unless the time allotted was reduced from 3 to 2 hours and all candidates were allowed an opening and closing statement. ...

  • October 16, 2015

    State Department refuses to list examples of Israeli 'excessive force'

    The State Department has discovered that when you mindlessly parrot Arab criticisms of Israel, you're likely to be called out for lying.  On Wednesday, the Obama administration claimed that Israel was using "excessive force" in try...

  • October 16, 2015

    Vice chair of DNC accuses Debbie Wasserman Schultz of lying about consulting on debate schedule

    The head of the Democratic National Committee, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, has been caught in a lie, and some powerful Democrats are calling her out on it. Vice chairman R.T. Ryback and Rep. Tulsi Gabbard both claim that Wasserman Schultz's stat...

  • October 16, 2015

    Tens of thousands of illegal alien minors still waiting to be deported

    Tens of thousands of illegal alien minors who crossed the border in the last two years have still not had their cases adjudicated by immigration courts and are still in the United States, attending school and receiving other benefits. Nearly 40% o...

  • October 15, 2015

    You won't believe the price tag for all that free stuff offered by Dem candidates at the debate

    Any time you get a bunch of Democrats together in the same room, it is recommended that you grab hold of your wallet tightly and lock up the family silver.  You also might want to hide your wife and daughters – just to be safe. The Demo...

  • October 14, 2015

    US to raise Iran violation of Security Council resolution on missile tests at UN

    Well, I suppose it's better than the dreaded "strongly worded letter," but not by much.  After all, once Iran is found to have violated Security Council Resolution 1929, I'm sure those sanctions will "snap back" into ...

  • October 14, 2015

    Planned Parenthood quietly drops a bombshell on day of Democratic debate

    If you scan news sites this morning, you'll see that they contain nothing but wall-to-wall coverage of the Democratic debate from last night. But Planned Parenthood dropped a bombshell of their own yesterday when Cecile Richards, president of ...

  • October 14, 2015

    La Raza accuses NBC of giving Trump a 'platform of hate' for SNL invite

    Hispanic hate group La Raza ("The Race") is accusing NBC of ignoring their concerns and giving a "slap in the face" to Hispanic viewers for inviting Donald Trump to guest host "Saturday Night Live." NBC broke off its ...

  • October 14, 2015

    Israel sets up roadblocks in East Jerusalem to prevent terrorist attacks

    The last two weeks have seen escalating violence by Palestinian terrorists in Jerusalem and other Israeli cities.  In response, the Israeli government has deployed the army to cities across the country and have now set up roadblocks near the Eas...

  • October 13, 2015

    Obama's paranoid view of those with strong religious beliefs

    We've known since before he was president that Barack Obama is a bigot.  His comment about devout Christians that "they cling to guns or religion or antipathy to people who aren't like them" revealed a man with profound antipat...

  • October 13, 2015

    Will Sheldon Adelson endorse Marco Rubio?

    Sheldon Adelson, one of the top donors to Republican candidates in the country, is leaning toward endorsing Senator Marco Rubio for president, sources close to the casino magnate claim.  The endorsement could come as early as the end of this mon...

  • October 13, 2015

    Foreign policy realists in the White House decry 'weakness and indecision'

    Somebody needs to throw a bucket of cold water on President Obama and his "lead from behind" cohort of foreign policy advisors.  The few White House national security staffers who see what's happening to American power and prestige...

  • October 13, 2015

    Did you celebrate 'Indigenous Peoples Day' yesterday?

    It appears that the second Monday in October being celebrated as "Columbus Day" is going the way of the Confederate battle flag and monuments to Southern soldiers – and for much the same reason.  More and more cities are dropping...

  • October 12, 2015

    Iran convicts Washington Post reporter of espionage

    In what Washington Post executive editor Martin Baron is calling "an outrageous injustice," WaPo reporter Jason Rezaian was convicted of espionage.  The verdict was handed down two months ago, but because of the byzantine workings...

  • October 12, 2015

    Concealed carry permit holder thwarts armed robbery at restaurant

    An armed robbery at a waffle house in North Charleston was thwarted when a customer who was legally carrying a gun shot and killed the perpetrator.  "He saved us, that’s what he did," said one employee. Charleston Post and Cou...

  • October 12, 2015

    Connecticut school district bans Halloween for reasons of 'inclusiveness'

    In Milford, Conn., 350 parents have signed a petition requesting that the local school district restore the observance of Halloween, banned because officials say there have been several incidents of children being excluded due to "cultural belie...

  • October 11, 2015

    California will have automatic DMV voter registration

    Governor Jerry Brown of California has signed a law making registration to vote automatic  when residents obtain or renew their drivers' licenses. The law will add millions of voters to the rolls by the time of the 2016 election. The iron...

  • October 11, 2015

    Lawyer: Bergdahl to get little or no jail time

    The attorney representing army deserter Bowe Berghdal says that the officer who presided over his Article 32 hearing last month told him that his client will not face a full court martial, but rather a lower level court martial that will likely keep ...

  • October 11, 2015

    Two outside reports say police shooting of 12 year old with pellet gun 'justified'

    Two independent reports commissioned by the prosecutor in the Tamir Rice shooting case have concluded that officers who responded to reports of a young man with a gun werer "justified" in using deadly force. It later emerged that the Cle...

  • October 10, 2015

    It's Ryan for speaker or chaos

    Republicans left thier party conference yesterday morning with looks of "stunned silence," according to the Washington Post. The faction-torn party was trying to find a consensus candidate to put up for speaker of the House, and apparently,...

  • October 10, 2015

    Courts block EPA water rule that would put millions of acres under federal control

    It's a regulation considered the most ambitious expansion of EPA's control over American waterways in history and a federal court has issued an injunction blocking its implementation. The Hill: “We conclude that petitioners have...

  • October 10, 2015

    Another non-profit Obamacare insurer bites the dust

    Obamacare continues to unravel all on its own as the Kentucky Health Cooperative, a non-profit co-op, will close its doors because the payment from the "risk corridors" mandated by Obamacare isn't enough to cover its massive losses...

  • October 9, 2015

    US officials say Iran deal violates federal law

    In a new twist to the debate over the Iran nuclear deal, Fox News is reporting that "senior officials" involved in the agreement's implementation have reached the conclusion that a section dealing with sanctions relief violates existing...

  • October 9, 2015

    Black Lives Matter 'guest lecturer' at Yale defends looting

    Yale Divinity School invited Black Lives Matter activist DeRay McKesson to be a "guest lecturer" for two days on "transformational leadership." McKesson made it clear just how transformational his leadership was when he defen...

  • October 9, 2015

    Epic fail: Obama ends $500 million training program for anti-ISIS rebels

    The $500 million Pentagon program to train "secular" anti-ISIS rebels, which was supposed to be the cornerstone of our policy in Syria  has been terminated. To say that our policy in Syria now is in "disarray" is inco...

  • October 9, 2015

    President Obama mulling expanding gun background checks through executive action

    His royal highness, King Barack I is thinking of issuing a decree to his subjects, ordering more background checks for those wishing to purchase a firearm. This backdoor gun control would be accomplished by forcing high volume gun dealers to obtai...

  • October 8, 2015

    Hillary Clinton opposes trade deal she promoted as secretary of state

    Hillary Clinton announced yesterday that she opposed the trans-Pacific trade deal completed last week, flip-flopping her position on the agreement that she heavily promoted as secretary of state. Washington Post: The now-united opposition fro...

  • October 7, 2015

    FBI seizes State Department servers in Hillary email probe

    The investigation into Hillary Clinton's emails expanded dramatically yesterday when the FBI siezed four State Department servers to discover if any classified emails were exposed. In addition, a second tech company turned over servers that st...

  • October 7, 2015

    Obama to veto defense bill unless Congress closes Guantanamo

    So who's the obstructionist now? President Obama is promising to veto the defense spending bill unless Congress votes to close the prison camp at Guantanamo in Cuba. Roll Call: “So this is an indication that Republicans are gonna...

  • October 7, 2015

    Clinton releases first national ad, attacks Republicans for Benghazi investigation

    Hillary Clinton's first national TV ad goes after Republicans for their "partisan" investigation into the attack on our diplomatic compound in Benghazi.  The ad uses a bonehead statement by Rep. Kevin McCarthy, who is running for s...

  • October 7, 2015

    Russians planes bomb US-trained rebels' arms depot

    Once again, Russian president Vladimir Putin is flipping the U.S. the bird.  His planes bombed an arms depot used to supply CIA-trained rebel militias backed by the Gulf states. Reuters: Russian air strikes have destroyed the main weapon...

  • October 6, 2015

    Playing the pity card: Biden himself leaked his son's dying wish

    We're used to seeing politicians as cynical, manipulative creatures who'd sell their own mothers for votes. But what about selling a dying son? Politico is reporting that it was Vice President Joe Biden himself who leaked his son's ...

  • October 6, 2015

    Some Clinton allies in NH see the state as a lost cause

    With Senator Bernie Sanders holding a 14-point lead in the New Hampshire primary polls – a lead that shows no sign of shrinking – several longtime Clinton political operatives and fundraisers in the state are telling her that it's tim...

  • October 5, 2015

    Desperation time for Hillary: Bill Clinton hits the campaign trail

    So far during her campaign, Hillary Clinton has kept her husband Bill at arm's length.  This despite the former president's wild popularity with Democrats and his skills as a campaigner. But Hillary wanted voters to accept her for who...

  • October 5, 2015

    Report: Boehner mulling delay in vote for party whip, majority leader

    Speaker John Boehner is considering the postponement of GOP leadership elections for majority leader and whip, according to a report that appeared in Politico over the weekend. The election for speaker of the House will be held as planned during t...

  • October 5, 2015

    Report: Russia sending 150,000 troops to Syria to battle ISIS

    A report in England's Daily Express says that Russian president Vladimir Putin is going to send 150,000 troops to Syria in order to kick the Islamic State out of their capital in Raqqa. An insider revealed: "It is very clear that Russia...

  • October 5, 2015

    Hillary legal advisor: Time to lawyer up

    A report in the New York Post claims that a longtime Clinton legal adviser and confidant has warned Hillary Clinton that the investigation into the email controversy is moving into "dangerous" territory and that it's time for her to ret...

  • October 4, 2015

    Sanders advocating Obamacare for illegal aliens

    Senator Bernie Sanders told the Hispanic Caucus that he would support allowing illegal aliens to purchase insurance on the Obamacare exchanges, but deny the illegals federal subsidies His advocacy comes on the heels of a proposal by Rep. Luis Gu...

  • October 4, 2015

    Columnist: NRA should be placed on State Department's list of terrorist organizations

    Linda Stasi, a columnist for the New York Daily News, has a unique proposal to share with her readers. She thinks the NRA should be listed on the State Department terrorist list because they are responsible for thousands of gun deaths over the las...

  • October 4, 2015

    Pentagon to investigate bombing of Doctors Without Borders hospital

    Defense Secretary Ash Carter has promised a thorough review of the attack in Kunduz, Afghanistan that killed 19 civilians at a hospital run by Doctors Without Borders. The Afghan government claims that Taliban fighters had entered the hospital and...

  • October 4, 2015

    A tale of two wars: Russia intensifies attacks while US - not so much

    Our president says that Syria is "not some superpower chessboard contest." You can imagine Vladimir Putin has a one word response to that: "Checkmate." President Obama doesn't want to play the game and is pretending R...

  • October 4, 2015

    Nancy Pelosi refuses to answer question about the beginning of life

    If a Republican had tried this with a question about rape or any other hot button issue, they'd be tarred and feathered. At her daily press conference, Pelosi was asked whether “an unborn baby with a human heart and a human liver...

  • October 3, 2015

    US stands by helplessly as Russia bombs the stuffing out of our rebel allies in Syria

    CIA-backed rebels in Syria are pleading for anti-aircraft weapons to shoot down Russian bombers who have been pounding them mercilessly for three days. U.S.-backed rebels in Syria appealed to the Obama administration Friday for anti­aircraft...

  • October 3, 2015

    Utah condo group fines homeowners for flying American flag

    In the small town of Murray, Utah, Chestnut Place is a condominium community of about 60 patriotic homeowners.  Many of the residents proudly fly the American flag every day. But this didn't sit well with the president of the homeowners a...

  • October 3, 2015

    US air strikes in Afghanistan kill at least 9 Doctors Without Borders staff members

    Air strikes on what were thought to be Taliban positions in Kunduz, Afghanistan turned deadly for staff members of the international aid organization Doctors Without Borders.  At least 9 members of the group were confirmed dead, with up to 30 mo...

  • October 3, 2015

    Common Core booster named new education secretary

    John King, education commissioner for the state of New York, has been tapped by President Obama to head up the Department of Education.  King replaces Arne Duncan, who is resigning to go back to Chicago. King was incredibly unpopular in New Y...

  • October 3, 2015

    Remarkable recovery of memory by Secret Service chief in Chaffetz affair

    Joseph Clancy, director of the Secret Service, has experienced a serendipitous recovery of his memory regarding when he first learned of the plot by several dozen agents and employees to smear Rep. Jason Chaffetz, who was heading up the investigation...

  • October 2, 2015

    Rep. McCarthy walks back Benghazi Committee comments

    Rep. Kevin McCarthy, the odds-on favorite to replace John Boehner as speaker, clarified comments he made regarding the purpose of the Select Committee on Benghazi. On Wednesday, McCarthy made a statement about the committtee that members on both s...

  • October 2, 2015

    At Colorado college, a ban on the words 'God,' 'Jesus,' and 'Lord'

    The Colorado School of Mines has taken speech codes to a nonsensical level.  More than that, they are making it up as they go along. Those are the only conclusions you can draw from a the events surrounding a suit filed by a former football p...

  • October 1, 2015

    The revenge of George McGovern

    In 1972, Democrats nominated the most radical candidate ever to run for president in a  major party up to that time.  South Dakota senator George McGovern, a fierce opponent of the Vietnam War, addressed the Democratic Convention in Mi...

  • October 1, 2015

    Secret Service agents try to smear congressman investigating the agency

    Even in Barack Obama's Washington, this is shocking.  The inspector general for the Department of Homeland Security has implicated "scores" of Secret Service employees in a scheme to embarrass Rep. Jason Chaffetz, chairman of th...

  • October 1, 2015

    Israel's 'partner in peace' unilaterally withdraws from Oslo Accords

    Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas told the U.N. General Assembly that the Palestinian Authority no longer feels bound by the Oslo Accords, which created the PA in the first place.  In effect, Abbas is cutting his own throat to improve his dome...

  • September 30, 2015

    UK Labor party leader Corbyn fails to mention Israel's name at 'Labor for Israel' dinner

    Newly minted Labor Party leader Jeremy Corbyn attended a "Labor for Israel" dinner in London last night.  The pal of terrorists gave a pro forma ten-minute speech while never mentioning the name of the country that was being honored. ...

  • September 30, 2015

    Administration allows in more than 1,500 asylum seekers who engaged in terrorism 'while under duress'

    In the years prior to the madness of the Obama administration, the United States had a "zero tolerance" policy when it came to asylum seekers who had engaged in terrorist activities.  No one who had participated in terrorist activity o...

  • September 30, 2015

    Iran caught with its pants down supplying weapons to Houthis in Yemen

    For months, Iran has claimed it was not supplying the Houthi rebels in Yemen with weapons.  They said the only aid they were giving was food and medicine. The country we're supposed to trust with not cheating on a dubious nuclear deal was...

  • September 30, 2015

    While working at State Department, Huma Abedin paid by private company to plan gala event featuring Bill Clinton

    More details are emerging about Hillary Clinton aide Huma Abedin's separate "arrangement" with Teneo Holdings, where she worked as a consultant at the same time she was employed on a part-time basis with the State Department. Just ni...

  • September 30, 2015

    14 shot in 15 hours in Chicago; Rahm says guns are the problem

    Welcome to Mayor Rahm Emanuel's Wild, Wild West show in Chicago, where bullets fly thicker than fleas around a stray dog. Yesterday, the city saw a spasm of violence rare even for Chicago; 14 people were shot in 15 hours, including 6 dead. ...

  • September 29, 2015

    Taliban captures major urban center in Afghanistan

    For the first time since the 2001 Afghan war began, the Taliban have overrun a major city, easily brushing aside the Afghan security forces and sending them running.  Hundreds of Taliban fighters launched a multi-pronged attack on Kunduz that ev...

  • September 29, 2015

    Obama will be forced to play Putin's game in Syria

    Russian president Vladimir Putin met with Barack Obama yesterday at the U.N. for 90 minutes, and in that hour and a half, Russia became the dominant power in the Middle East. For years, President Obama had insisted that Iran would not be invited t...

  • September 29, 2015

    Question about whether Obama's plan to 'internationalize' the internet is constututional

    A group of Republican lawmakers have sent a letter to the Government Accountability Office questioning the authority of the president to "transfer possession and control of critical components of the Internet's infrastructure to a third part...

  • September 28, 2015

    Asians will be top immigrant group by 2065: Pew

    There's a lot of data to digest in this Pew survey of immigration trends that was published today.  But the big takeaway is that by 2065, Hispanics will no longer be the largest immigrant group.  Asian immigrants will displace Hispanics...

  • September 28, 2015

    Pope Francis says government workers have the right to refuse to issue gay marriage licenses

    Pope Francis told reporters on his flight back to Rome from the U.S. today that government workers issuing gay marriage licesnses have a "human right" to refuse to do their duty if it goes against their conscience. Thus, the pontiff dire...

  • September 27, 2015

    Russian ambassador blames Poland for starting World War II

    Russia's ambassador to Poland sparked outrage at the highest levels of the Polish government when he suggested that the Russian invasion of Poland in World War II was "self defense." Nazi Germany invaded Poland on September 1, 1939 w...

  • September 27, 2015

    Fake refugees claiming to be from Syria overrunning Germany

    The latest from Europe on the flood of "war" refugees has the German government vowing to crack down on fake Syrian refugees who are actually economic immigrants. Germany says that at least one thrid of the refugees claiming to be from S...

  • September 27, 2015

    Trump accuses rivals of wanting 'to start World War III' over Syria

    Donald Trump told an audience in Oklahoma that he believes other GOP candidates want to start "World War III" over Syria and that Russia should be allowed to fight Islamic State. Trump is staking out a non-interventionist  posi...

  • September 27, 2015

    Has Venezuelan President Maduro gone insane?

    A provocative article in the Daily Beast this morning that outlines the "erratic" - or crazy - actions and statements from Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. How crazy? He claims to have spoken to his dead mentor, Hugo Chavez, via a ta...

  • September 27, 2015

    Larry Kudlow believes it's time to shut down the government

    Syndicated columnist and host of the MSNBC program "The Kudlow Report" is not generally seen as a far right bomb thrower. But Kudlow agrees with House conservatives that it's time to shut down the government to make a point. Kudlow p...

  • September 26, 2015

    Refugee camps in Germany rife with rape and child abuse

    The German government isn't broadcasting it, but the refugee camps that are overflowing with people have become hotbeds of rape and child abuse.  Human rights groups are reporting that conditions at the camps are so bad that unattended wo...

  • September 26, 2015

    Boehner allies lash out at his tormenters

    Do you think, now that Speaker Jphn Boehner is on his way out, that all will be peace and harmony in the Republican caucus? Not so fast.  If the right succeed in their coup and one of their own is elected speaker, Boehner's numerous allie...

  • September 26, 2015

    Obama, Xi promise not to commit cyber-theft

    And, of course, we believe that lying commie thug. President Obama inked a totally unenforceable agreement with China that is supposed to stop the Chinese from stealing our business secrets and attacking our power grid. The fact that all w...

  • September 25, 2015

    Seattle-area school bans game of 'tag'

    American schools have banned dodgeball because it's too "aggressive" and made competitive sports uncompetitive by giving all involved "participation trophies" so no one's feelings are hurt. The latest outrage against ch...

  • September 25, 2015

    Putin moves in as Obama's Syrian strategy against ISIS collapses

    A very sharp analysis of the Syrian situation from the New York Observer's John Schindler, who lays out a case that Russian influence in the Middle East is on the rise while America's is being frittered away by the incompetents at the White H...

  • September 24, 2015

    OPM fingerprint hack 5 times worse than previously thought

    The hack of personal information from the Office of Personnel Management is easily the most underreported big story of the year, and a catastrophe that will directly affect our national security for years to come. At first, the OPM admitted that a...

  • September 24, 2015

    Pope to meet with nuns challenging Obamacare contraception mandate

    Pope Francis made an unsheduled stop at the convent of the Little Sisters of the Poor, the order of nuns challenging the Obamacare mandate in court.  The Vatican referred to the visist as a "brief but highly symbolic" gesture of suppor...

  • September 24, 2015

    University of Delaware 'hate crime' investigation ends on comedic note

    An investigation into an alleged hate crime on the campus of the University of Delaware ended yesterday when it was discovered that what was believed to be hangman's nooses turned out to be leftover decorations.  The "nooses" were ...

  • September 24, 2015

    Another twist in Clinton email saga

    The Washington Examiner reports that Hillary Clinton began scrubbing her private emails 8 months earlier than previously thought, exposing another lie she told investigators. Hillary Clinton and her aides began collecting Clinton's private e...

  • September 23, 2015

    7 US-trained Syrian rebels abducted last month defect to al-Qaeda

    Seven members of "Division 30," the U.S.-trained rebels fighting the Islamic State, who were abducted last month by Jabhat al-Nusra, al-Qaeda's affiliate in Syria, have been released after swearing allegiance to the terrorist group...

  • September 23, 2015

    Pope claims he isn't 'leftish'

    Pope Francis told journalists before he landed in America on Monday that people are mistaken if they think he's a liberal. The Hill: Some people might say some things sounded slightly more left-ish, but that would be a mistake of interpre...

  • September 23, 2015

    An 'American original,' Yogi Berra, dead at 90

    Hall of Fame baseball catcher Yogi Berra died on Tuesday at the age of 90.  His passing was announced by the team he won 10 world championships with as a player and one as a manager: the New York Yankees.  (He also coached the New York...

  • September 21, 2015

    WaPo: Bergdahl 'disillusioned,' 'self-deluded'

    Time to bring out the world's smallest violin for the soldier who served with "honor and distinction" but decided to desert his post and misbehave in the face of the enemy. The Washington Post gets the pity party for Bergdahl underwa...

  • September 21, 2015

    4 out of 5 refugees claiming asylum in Europe not from Syria

    EU governments, especially Germany, France, and the U.K., have been claiming that other countries must take in more refugees because they're mostly coming from war-torn Syria. But statistics released by the EU show exactly the opposite.  ...

  • September 20, 2015

    Call your doctor and ask about 'side effects' from the Iran deal

    David Zucker, the wicked genius behind the "Airplane!" and "Naked Gun" film franchises experienced a starling revelation while watching the administration trying to sell the Iran nuclear deal. It hit him that the sales pitch ...

  • September 20, 2015

    Some scientists want to prosecute global warming skeptics under the RICO Act

    Twenty individuals from academia and research labs who refer to themselves as "scientists" have penned a letter to President Obama asking him to prosecute global warming skeptics under the same law that the government uses to convict mafia ...

  • September 20, 2015

    Will Hungary go to war to protect its borders?

    European unity about open borders has fractured over the refugee crisis and nowhere is this meltdown more evident than on Hungary's borders with Serbia and Croatia. Hungary and Croatia are trading threats and tensions along their border are ri...

  • September 20, 2015

    Campus police threaten to 'lock up' conservatives for asking people to sign petition

    "Congress shall make no law" abridging free speech, but that doesn't apply to college campuses. Some anti-big government conservatives wanted to start a campuis chapter of Turning Point, USA but campus police threatened to put them i...

  • September 20, 2015

    'Pope Francis embodies sanctity but comes trailing clouds of sanctimony'

    Thus begins George Will's column on the pope -  a"fact free flamboyance" writes Will.  With a convert’s indiscriminate zeal, he embraces ideas impeccably fashionable, demonstrably false and deeply reactionary. ...

  • September 19, 2015

    Obama nominates first openly gay secretary of the Army

    See also: Has Obama slighted illegals and Islamists by choosing a gay Army secretary instead? Eric Fanning has been nominated by President Obama to be the next secretary of the Army. Fanning is well-qualified for the post, having served as unde...

  • September 19, 2015

    'Moderate' Iranian president explains those 'Death to America' chants

    Iranian president Hassan Rouhani told Steve Kroft of 60 Minutes that we shouldn't take the chant "Death to America," which has been repeated after Friday prayers at every mosque in Iran since 1980, too literally.  The Hill: ...

  • September 19, 2015

    Fiorina leads in NH in post-debate flash poll

    A new poll published Friday shows Carly Fiorina vaulting to the top of the heap in New Hampshire with 22% support, compared to Donald Trump with 18% and Dr. Ben Carson with 10%. The poll was conducted by Voter Gravity, a relative newcomer to the i...

  • September 19, 2015

    House vote would defund Planned Parenthood for one year

    The House passed legislation to defund Planned Parenthood for a year while strengthening reporting requirements regarding abortions that result in live births. Although most House conservatives voted for the measures, they are unhappy with the leg...

  • September 19, 2015

    Vatican angered at White House guest list for pope's reception

    A few days ago, I wrote about some of the guests who had been invited to the White House reception in honor of Pope Francis. President Obama and Pope Francis may be sympatico on climate change, capitalism, and other far-left issues, but when it ...

  • September 18, 2015

    Appeals court strikes down Obamacare contraception mandate

    In a rare victory for religious freedom, an appeals court in St. Louis has ruled that the Obamacare contraception mandate places an "undue burden" on religiously affiliated organizations. The Obama administration had come up with a ...

  • September 18, 2015

    Prosecutors begin presenting case for Bergdahl court martial

    Prosecutors at the hearing to determine of army deserter Beau Bergdahl should be court martialed have begun making the case that the former prisoner of war should be tried for desertion and misbehavior before the enemy. The latter charge could c...

  • September 17, 2015

    CENTCOM: Only '4 or 5' US-trained Syrian rebels left

    A program that was supposed to train 5,000 Syrian rebels by the end of this year at a cost of $500 million is a "total failure," according to Senator Jeff Sessions.  That's because when CENTCOM commander General Lloyd Austin was as...

  • September 17, 2015

    Obama invites pro-abortion nun, a gay bishop, and a transgender female to meet the pope

    President Obama and Pope Francis may be sympatico on climate change, capitalism, and other far-left issues, but when it comes to the teachings of the Catholic Church, they don't agree on much. The president will put this to the test, because h...

  • September 16, 2015

    Muslim boy arrested after teacher mistakes his homemade clock for a bomb

    A 14-year old Texas high school freshman has been arrested after he brought a homemade clock to school that a teacher mistook for a bomb. This isn't another one of those wild overreactions by school administrators to stuff like a pop tart...

  • September 16, 2015

    Report on Ferguson violence a wish list for social justice warriors

    Did you know that one of the causes of violence in Ferguson, MO after the shooting of Michael Brown was that the state hadn't expanded its Medicaid program under Obamacare? Or the idea that the minimum wage isn't $15 an hour contributed to th...

  • September 16, 2015

    GOP Senators continue holding Dems feet to the fire on Iran deal

    The resolution of disapproval on the Iran nuclear deal may be dead in the Senate, but Republicans aren't finished trying to shame Democrats for preventing an up or down vote on the deal from coming to the floor. Majority Leader Mitch McCo...

  • September 16, 2015

    Intel officials worry that Iran could outsource nuke program to North Korea

    A disturbing report in the Washington Times underscores one of the great fears of the US intelligence community; that Iran could team up with North Korea to enrich uranium in secret and even build a bomb of their own. We know that back in the 1990...

  • September 15, 2015

    US now ranks behind Chile in economic freedom index

    The Fraser Institute has released its annual "Economic Freedom of the World" index, and the news is not good for the United States. Washington Examiner: The United States, ranked second in worldwide economic freedom as recently as 2...

  • September 15, 2015

    Bernie Sanders policy proposals would cost $18 <em>trillion</em>

    As a socialist, Senator Bernie Sanders is bubbling over with ideas on how to spend your money – as well as money the government has to print.  So what would it cost to turn America into a workers' paradise? The Wall Street Journal f...

  • September 15, 2015

    Priceless: Topless women disrupt Muslim conference in France

    Finally, some radical feminists who "get it" about Islam. Two Femen activists tore off their Arab-style clothes and charged the stage of a Islamic conference on the role of women in Muslim society.  Topless, the two women berated th...

  • September 14, 2015

    Establishment GOP Senators would back Trump

    You would expect this from professional politicians whose bread is buttered by their party controlling the presidency. But the significance of several establishment Republican Senators saying they would support Donald Trump if he was the nominee of t...

  • September 14, 2015

    Obamacare enrollment must double this year to meet budget goals

    Enrollment in Obamacare insurance plans must double over the next year if budget projections by the Congressional Budget Office are to be met. An article in the Washington Times shows enrollment lagging far behind original estimates of where the p...

  • September 14, 2015

    Tony Abbott loses leadership vote; replaced as Prime Minister by Malcolm Turnbull

    A mild surprise in Australia today as a leadership vote of Prime Minsiter Tony Abbott's Liberal Party resulted in his ouster by his former communications secretary Malcolm Turnbull. Abbott had been bleeding support in recent months due to an econ...

  • September 13, 2015

    British Labor Party successful in making itself irrelevant

    The British Labor Party, in a fit of pique, has elected as leader the most unelectable party activist in its history. Jeremy Corbyn, an avowed socialist, a supporter of Hamas and Hebz'allah, a 9/11 truther, a man who consorts with Holocaust denie...

  • September 13, 2015

    McCardle: 'How grown-ups respond to microaggressions'

    Megan McCardle, writing in Bloomberg, penned an excellent article on "microaggressions" and the "victim culture." She bases much of her piece on a recent paper by two sociologists that described the "moral culture" ...

  • September 12, 2015

    Office Depot CEO apologizes for discriminating against pro-life customer

    A suburban Chicago woman accused the office supply giant Office Depot of refusing to photocopy a flyer containing an anti-abortion prayer.What was the store's rationale for refusing to copy the prayer? Last month, Maria Goldstein, 42, ordere...

  • September 12, 2015

    McConnell: Plan to defund Planned Parenthood an 'exercise in futility'

    Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell thinks that it's a stupid idea to try and defund Planned Parenthood. More muddle-headed RINOism? Or a bow to political reality? Politico: “It’s an exercise in futility," the ...

  • September 12, 2015

    State Department a little confused about our war against radical Islam

    State Department Press Secretary John Kirby was a little more obtuse than he usually is yesterday when questioned about our progress against radical Islam. In fact, he was downright contradictory. Washington Free Beacon: State Department Pres...

  • September 11, 2015

    Will the Iran vote be as harmful to Dems as the Obamacare vote?

    The GOP is planning to pull out all the stops next fall to tie Democrats to the unpopular Iran nuclear deal.  They are hoping that the electoral effect will mirror what happened in the 2010 and 2014 midterms, when Republicans reminded the voters...

  • September 11, 2015

    De Blasio says the Democrats don't need any more presidential candidates

    New York mayor Bill de Blasio doesn't think much of a Joe Biden presidential run, telling a local TV station that the Democrats have enough candidates in the race already. CNN: "Joe Biden is a great human being. I think he's done...

  • September 11, 2015

    Why are 28 pages of the Joint Congressional Investigation into 9/11 still classified?

    Following the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, Congress set up a joint committee to investigate.  After nearly 6 months, the joint committee released its report – but the Bush administration redacted 28 pages of the report, citing ...

  • September 10, 2015

    50 Intel pros at CENTCOM claim senior officials 'cooking the books' on ISIS

    The defense department's inspector general has opened an investigation into complaints by 50 intelligence officers working for CENTCOM that senior officials are doctoring intelligence to paint a rosier picture of progress against Islamic State th...

  • September 10, 2015

    US government alarmed by reports of Russian troops on the ground in Syria

    Reuters is reporting that a "small number" of Russian naval infrantry forces have joined the fight in Syria, alarming US officials who fear a Russian military escalation that could put Moscow on a collision course with Washington. The Ru...

  • September 10, 2015

    Ayatollah Khamenei validates confidence placed in Iran by pro-deal Dems

    Forty one Democratic Senators have pledged to vote against a resolution of disapproval of the Iran nuclear agreement, placing their confidence in Iran behaving itself and not trying to build a nuclear bomb. Yesterday, Iran's Supreme Leader Aya...

  • September 9, 2015

    The most important jobs chart of the year

    Zero Hedge blog has posted a jobs chart should shock every American and alter the debate over illegal immigration in favor of the restrictionists. After the Fed admitted over a year ago that the US unemployment rate (which in 2012 was supposed t...

  • September 9, 2015

    Homeopathy conference ends abruptly when attendees take hallucinogenic drug

    A conference of homeopaths in Germany ended when 29 attendees apparently ingested a hallucinogenic substance that caused hallucinations and serious physical symptoms that resulted in emergency medical personnel being dispatched. The Independent: ...

  • September 9, 2015

    Watch for these posters at Trump-Cruz DC Iran rally today

    A series of posters created by Iran Truth, an anti-nuclear agreement group, serve to remind everyone the nature of the regime we are trusting with the security of the region and the world. Washington Free Beacon: Posters advertising Iran...

  • September 8, 2015

    Conservatives will make defunding Planned Parenthood a priority in budget battle

    The battle lines have now been clearly drawn between conservatives who want to include the defunding of Planned Parenthood in the upcoming budget fight and  the Republican leadership that wants to separate the issue in order to get a continuing ...

  • September 8, 2015

    Can the immigrant crisis in Europe get any worse?

    Across Europe, countries are trying to deal with the escalating crisis of asylum seekers coming from war torn Syria and Iraq. Ships carrying the migrants are docking every day in Greece and Turkey and trains are overflowing with immigrants making the...

  • September 8, 2015

    Clinton won't apologize for email scandal

    First rule in Democratic politics: Never apologize for anything, no matter how bad it is. Hillary Clinton is folloiwing that rule to the letter. In an interview with the Associated Press, she refused to say she was sorry for having a private email...

  • September 8, 2015

    Even Boehner allies see his speakership nearing an end

    The long and troubled reign of Rep. John Boehner as leader of Republicans in the House may be coming to an end. A floor vote will be scheduled later in September to vacate the speaker's chair and even his closest allies believe he may not survive...

  • September 7, 2015

    Sanders jumps out to 9 point lead over Clinton in New Hampshire

    New Hampshire has a reputation of embracing iconoclasts and rebels over the years, so it's not surprising that Senator Bernie Sanders would be beating Hillary Clinton in the Granite State. But the extent of Sanders' lead - 9 points - ...

  • September 7, 2015

    Another officer shot in Las Vegas 'ambush'

    Editor Lifson has it about right: "Can we call it an epidemic now"? Another police officer has been shot in what Las Vegas authorities are calling an "ambush. A patrol car with two officers was sitting at a traffic light when the su...

  • September 7, 2015

    Independent inquiry says Mexican government botched investigation of the murder of 43 students

    A team of international experts investigating the disappearance and presumed death of 43 students in Mexico last year say that the Mexican government's report on the massacre is full of holes. While the experts don't specifically point the fi...

  • September 7, 2015

    Supreme Court to hear suit challenging forced paying of public sector union dues

    Mark Mix, president of the Right to Work Foundation, has penned an excellent Labor Day op-ed in the Washington Times that talks about the outsize role of public sector unions in politics and how forced payment of dues contributes to their political p...

  • September 7, 2015

    Police chiefs decry the 'myth' on race perpetrated by the press

    Two police chiefs from major cities spoke out on Fox News Sunday, criticizing journalists for perpetrating the myth that there has been some sort of "breakdown" in the relationship between citizens and the police. Sometimes, you can neve...

  • September 6, 2015

    Intelligence suggests Russians building air base in Syria

    US intelligence is saying that Russia is constructing a large air base near the port city of Latakia to support President Bashar Assad. If true, the base would represent a substantial escalation of Russia's role in the conflict and put Russi...

  • September 6, 2015

    Defining 'sexual assault' down

    Is there an "epidemic" of sexual assaults on campus? No one doubts that its a problem, but just how widespread is it? A new study by Rutgers University reflects other recent studies in concluding that 20% of college women will be "s...

  • September 6, 2015

    White woman, accidentally impregnated with black man's sperm, loses in court

    A white lesbian who sued a sperm bank for accidentally giving her a black man's sperm had her case thrown out of court, with the judge telling her she could refile the suit using a different basis for her case. Washington Post: Jennifer C...

  • September 6, 2015

    The insanity of 'gender neutral' pronouns

    As a writer, I have a reverence for the English language - indeed, for language in general. Whether written or spoken, the intent of language is simple; communication. Without it, we'd still be living in caves - or worse, we may have died ou...

  • September 6, 2015

    Judge upholds Arizona immigration law

    A state judge in Arizona has upheld the 2010 immigration law that allows police to question the immigration status of a suspect when enforcing other laws. This is a huge victory for proponents of the law and may signal the end of efforts to squash th...

  • September 5, 2015

    Guess how many refugees the rich Gulf States have taken in?

    The refugee crisis continues to haunt the countries of the European Union as tens of thousands of desperate people try to escape war, famine, and chaos in their home countries try to reach the wealthy democracies of Europe. Germany plans to take i...

  • September 5, 2015

    Exodus: Blue state residents fleeing high taxes for low tax red states

    The Americans for Tax Reform have dug up some information via the US Census that puts in stark relief the differences between red states and blue states. In 2013 alone, hundreds of thousands of blue state residents fled their high tax homes for lo...

  • September 5, 2015

    Clinton paid State Department IT staffer out of her own pocket to maintain server

    An official with the Clinton campaign told the Washington Post that Hillary did not use taxpayer funds to run and maintain her private server. Instead, she paid a close aide to do the job out of her own pocket. The name of the aide who maintained ...

  • September 5, 2015

    Poll: Trump beats all Democrats

    Another argument advanced by establishment Republicans against Donald Triump's candidacy fell by the wayside as a new poll shows The Donald beating every Democratic candidate in the general election - including Hillary Clinton. The Hill: ...

  • September 4, 2015

    California Governor wants to pass a massive $3.6 billion tax plan on autos

    On the heels of the announcement by Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel that he will seek the largest property tax increase in modern Chicago history, California Governor Jerry Brown says he wants a huge increase in the gas tax and a user fee on automobiles. ...

  • September 4, 2015

    'Healthy Masculinity Week' at Vanderbilt to teach unhealthy ideas about men

    The Womens Center at Vanderbilt University will sponsor a week-long series of events dedicated to telling men how to be masculine. "Healthy Masculinity Week" will feature a series of lectures and forums dedicated to showing men the error of...

  • September 4, 2015

    Saudi King Salman comes to Washington seeking a new navy

    It's no secret that Saudi Arabia's King Salman has been at loggerheads with the Obama administration over their negotiating a nuclear deal with Iran. Last May, Salman snubbed the president when he refused to attend a meeting of Gulf states in...

  • September 4, 2015

    Did Hugh Hewitt ambush Trump with 'gotchya' questions?

    Appearing on Hugh Hewitt's radio show last night, Donald Trump stumbled over some foreign policy questions and then accused the host of giving him "gotchya" questions. CNN: Trump, the front-runner for the GOP nomination, bl...

  • September 4, 2015

    Police officer accused by crowd of using excessive force punched in face and grabbed by the throat

    A Madison, WI police officer responded to what appeared to him as a street fight. A crowd had gathered to watch a domestic dispute between a man and a woman. You won't believe what happened to the officer when he attempted to perform his duty. ...

  • September 3, 2015

    Hacker says he will sell Hillary's deleted emails for $500,000

    RadarOnline is reporting that a hacker is offering 32,000 oif Hillary Clinton's deleted emails for $500,000. As proof, the hacker is showing subject lines that appear to be legitimate. “Hillary or someone from her camp erased the o...

  • September 3, 2015

    Outrage: VA IG says more than 300,000 veterans died waiting for care

    A report by the Veterans Administration inspector general shows that an examination of 800,000 records stalled in the system for managing health care enrollment, more than 300,000 veterans waiting for approval died. In June, the IG reported t...

  • September 3, 2015

    Is the murder of police on the rise?

    Lt. Charles Joseph Gliniewicz, a police officer from Fox Lake, IL, was gunned down yesterday by 3 thugs. Two of the suspects remain at large in one of the largest manhunts in the history of Northern Illinois. Officer Glinewicz was the 3rd Illinois...

  • September 2, 2015

    McConnell says no defunding of Planned Parenthood this year

    Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell told a Kentucky TV station that there would be no effort to defund Planned Parenthood this year.  McConnell claims the votes simply aren't there and that it would be counterproductive to try and atta...

  • September 2, 2015

    Study: 51% of immigrants receiving public assistance

    The Center for Immigration Studies has released a shocking report showing that 51% of immigrant households - both legal and illegal - receive some kind of public assistance compared to just 30% of native born households. The study should add fuel ...

  • September 2, 2015

    Europe's refugee crisis explodes as illegals overwhelm Hungary, Czech borders

    The European refugee crisis has gotten out of control as several countries have now implemented unprecedented border controls to stem the largest movement of humanity since World War II.  Aound train stations in Hungary, Czech Republic, and o...

  • September 1, 2015

    Frontrunner for British Labor Party leader called Osama's death a 'tragedy'

    The Brits are in the midst of a leadership election for the Labor Party that mirrors in some respects the angst being felt by the two parties in America over the candidacies of Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders. The leading candidate is Jeremy Corby...

  • September 1, 2015

    Anger at congressman who told second-grade class about Palestinian child suicide bombers

    Arizona Congressman Matt Salmon is in hot water with parents over a civics lesson he gave to second- and third-graders last week.  The parents are objecting to the congressman's presentation where he mentioned Palestinian child suicide bo...

  • September 1, 2015

    Michelle Obama's school lunch group: Americans 'clearly support' new rules

    How deluded is Michelle Obama's school lunch organization "Let's Move"?  A press release issued in advance of the new school year claims that kids love the new standards, and Americans "clearly support" what they...

  • August 31, 2015

    'Hillary for Prison' signs keep disappearing in the Hamptons

    A local resident of the Hamptons in New York put up a couple of "Hillary for Prison" signs on his property.  But by late afternoon that day, they were gone – stolen. His solution to preventing theft is, shall we say, novel. ...

  • August 31, 2015

    Wyoming farmer battling EPA over legal stock pond

    Just a couple of weeks after it incompetently let loose millions of gallons of waste water from an abandoned gold mine, the Environmental Protection Agency is suing a Wyoming farmer for legally constructing a pond to water his stock on his own proper...

  • August 31, 2015

    Islamic State nears city center of Damascus

    Don't look now, but Islamic State forces are advancing toward the vital center of the city of Damascus, while elsewhere in Syria, they and the rebels are driving back government forces. Progress for ISIS is measured in blocks captured – ...

  • August 30, 2015

    Houston deputy targeted because he wore a uniform: County Sheriff

    Harris County Sheriff Ron Hickman says that Deputy Sheriff Darren Goforth was targeted because of his uniform. Hickman is referring to the wild, violent, hateful rhetoric coming from black activists who  have called for the murder of police...

  • August 30, 2015

    ABC News prediction of global climate catastrophe in 2015 slightly off

    Amidst stories of war, murder, and natural disasters, a pallate cleanser for you - an ABC News report from 2009 predicting climate armageddon in 2015. Daily Caller: ABC News ran a news special in 2009 called Earth 2100, a program wa...

  • August 30, 2015

    Sanders, Carson rising in Iowa polls

    The latest Des Moines Register poll is out today and it gives a boost to the campaigns of Bernie Sanders and Dr. Ben Carson. Sanders inched closer to Hillary Clinton 37-30 while Ben Carson drew nearer to Donald Trump 23-18. A significant result in...

  • August 30, 2015

    Guess where the largest number of immigrants come from

    You might think that Mexico leads the way in numbers of legal and illegal immigrants coming to the United States. And for many decades, that was true. But in the last 10 years, the trend of immigration has shown that China and India have surpassed...

  • August 29, 2015

    FBI 'A-Team' leading 'serious investigation into Clinton server

    One of the parlor games being played in Washington these days revolves around the question, "How much legal trouble is Hillary really in?"  Clinton partisans point to the investigations as not concentrating exclusively on Hillary....

  • August 29, 2015

    O'Malley goes to war with DNC

    Former Maryland governor Martin O'Malley lashed out at the leadership of the Democratic party for what he termed a "rigged" debate process and demanded that the DNC sanction more debates. His diatribe was recieved with stony silence ...

  • August 29, 2015

    IRS ordered to turn over any docs showing White House request for taxpayer info

    A federal judge ordered the IRS to turn over any documents that indicated White House requests for private taxpayer information. Judge Amy Berman Jackson issued the order, eliminating the IRS argument that they couldn't comply because taxpayer...

  • August 29, 2015

    PETA selling Halloween costume of Cecil the lion mauling dentist

    The anti-human group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals became incensed when a company came out with a Halloween costume featuring the dentist who killed Cecil the lion. So, in keeping with their ethos that animals are more important than hu...

  • August 29, 2015

    US refuses to bomb ISIS training camps turning out thousands of fighters a month

    Ever wonder why the US military - the most powerful and technologically advance force in the world - is losing a war to a bunch of fanatical fighters? Could be that we're not serious enough about "destroying and degrading" Islamic St...

  • August 29, 2015

    India town council orders two girls raped as punishment for brother's elopement

    India, the largest democratic country in the world, is on the cusp of becoming a modern economic juggernaut.  But in many ways, it's still mired in the past, as is demonstrated by this outrageous action taken by a town council. Meena...

  • August 28, 2015

    US State Department declares Parchin military base not a nuke site

    Responding to reports of construction at the Parchin military base, State Department spokesman John Kirby said that constructing an addition to one of the buildings was allowed because the site is a "conventional military site, not a nuclear sit...

  • August 28, 2015

    Pro-life groups protest portrait of Margaret Sanger in National Gallery

    Apparently, removing the statues of Robert E. Lee and Jefferson Davis is noble and moral, while allowing the bust of a eugenicist who advocated sterilizing black people is A-OK. Pro-life groups protested in front of the National Portrait Gallery, ...

  • August 28, 2015

    NLRB rules for 'joint employer' standard, harming franchises

    The National Labor Relations Board has done an enormous favor for its union friends, voting 3-2 along party lines to change the rules regarding franchises and their franchisees. In essence, franchisers are now going to be liable for the labor prac...

  • August 28, 2015

    Judge blocks EPA water rule; EPA say they will defy injunction

    A federal judge has ruled that a controversial regulation that would give the Environmental Protection Agency jurisdiction over small streams and ditches is bureaucratic overreach and has halted the implementation of the rule. The judge was n...

  • August 27, 2015

    Making $118,000 a year as 'diversity and inclusion specialist' for the government

    Are you unemployed, lacking a college degree, possessing no discernible skills, and suffering from not much work experience? Get a job at Starbucks or McDonald's.  Or you can go to work for the Energy Department as a "diversity and i...

  • August 27, 2015

    Nevada's Obamacare non-profit insurance co-op going belly-up

    Nevada Health CO-OP, a non-profit insurer created by Obamacare and given $66 million in start-up loans, will cease operations on January 1 of next year. The cause of the co-op's downfall is attributed to "market realities." D...

  • August 26, 2015

    Inspector general excoriates Caroline Kennedy for mismanaging Tokyo embassy

    Celebrity ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy, daughter of the former president, but someone with zero experience with or knowledge of Japan, has been taken to the woodshed by the State Department's Office of Inspector General. The OIC issued...

  • August 26, 2015

    CBO says growth in debt 'not sustainable'

    The Congressional Budget Office released a report saying that the deficit this year will be $426 billion, down about $60 billion from last year.  It's the smallest budget deficit run during the Obama administration. Democrats are cheering...

  • August 26, 2015

    Duke freshmen forced to read lesbian novel with pornographic images

    Some devout freshmen at Duke University have refused to read a book required by the administration about a young girl's journey to lesbianism.  The book contains graphic images that are also offensive. Daily Caller: Some members...

  • August 26, 2015

    Pentagon accused of skewing intel on war against ISIS

    A civilian analyst working for the Defense Intelligence Agency is accusing Pentagon officials of altering intelligence reports to reflect a more optimistic view of progress in the war against ISIS. The accusation has resulted in the inspector gene...

  • August 26, 2015

    Unions, insurers unite to call for repeal of Obamacare 'Cadillac Tax'

    It's rare when unions and businesses unite for any reason, but in the case of Obamacare's so-called "Cadillac Tax," there is broad agreement that the tax will hurt both companies and workers. Obamacare includes a whopping 40% tax...

  • August 25, 2015

    Ben Carson chides BlackLivesMatter for misdirected anger

    Dr. Ben Carson took to the op-ed pages of USA Today to write a reasonable and incisive critique of the BlackLivesMatter movement, and he made some suggestions as to how the energy and anger in the movement can be redirected in a positive way. Th...

  • August 25, 2015

    The drastic economic costs of 'birthright' citizenship

    NRO's Ian Tuttle totes up the cost of birthright citizenship to the American taxpayer and, to no one's surprise, discovers that the massive benefits paid out to families with anchor babies results in a boom in "birth tourism." ...

  • August 25, 2015

    Instead of jail, MN judge orders ISIS recruit to 'rehab'

    Can a Muslim fanatic who wanted to join ISIS be "de-radicalized" so that he's no longer a threat to society? A Minnesota judge thinks so.  He ordered Abdullahi Yusuf, who pleaded guilty to giving material support to terrori...

  • August 24, 2015

    Top New Hampshire Dems hedging their bets on Hillary

    How much trouble is Hillary Clinton in with Democrats? While the conventional GOP wisdom would have us believe that Hillary is toast, recent polls show her holding a comfortable lead nationally over Bernie Sanders among Democrats. And she still ...

  • August 24, 2015

    'Jihad Love Song' has Islamist apologists swooning

    A Jewish rapper known as "DJ Squeak E. Clean" has decided that most of us simply don't understand Islam's concept of jihad. Accordingly, he has accessed his creative juices and written a paeon to Islam, calling it "Jihad L...

  • August 23, 2015

    Detroit residents take personal security into their own hands

    Back in 2013, Detroit Polcie Chief James Craig suggested that, with a smaller police force and longer response times, responsible citizens might do well to arm themselves in order to protect their families and property. Since then, Detroit residen...

  • August 23, 2015

    Timeline of Hillary's emails suggests a second server

    There is something really screwy about the timeline regarding Hillary Clinton's emails that suggests there may be another device or server on which the emails may have been stored. In essence, she may have printed tens of thousands of emails t...

  • August 23, 2015

    Parents: Would you pay good money if your college kid wanted to take one of these courses?

    The Daily Caller has published their list of "The Dumbest College Courses for 2015" and believe me when I tell you that the list doesn't dissappoint. I recall from my college days there was a big discussion about whether a liter...

  • August 23, 2015

    EPA was aware of 'blow out' risk at Colorado mine

    The Environmental Protection Agency knew of the dangers of a "blow out" at the Gold King Mine in Colorado and stil went ahead with the attempt to clean it. More than 3 million gallons were released into the river systems of Colorado, Uta...

  • August 23, 2015

    Biden huddles with Warren as he ponders run

    Vice President Biden met in Washington with far left liberal Senator Elizabeth Warren as he continues to mull whether to run for the Democratic nomination for president. Warren has pointedly refused to endorse Hillary Clinton for president, nor ha...

  • August 22, 2015

    Judge rules government must release illegal alien children

    A federal judge in Los Angeles has ordered the government to release hundreds of illegal alien children from detention centers, confirming a ruling last month that said the administration was violating a settlement from 1997 regarding the status of i...

  • August 22, 2015

    We 'reject the existence of any Israeli on this Earth': Iranian official

    Our new best buddies – the Iranians – are nothing if not crystal-clear on their intentions toward Israel.  We are reminded of this again as a top aide to the speaker of the Iranian parliament had some bloodcurdling words for Jews. ...

  • August 22, 2015

    Hero Americans who foiled train terrorist attack disarmed gunman 3 times

    The three Americans who stopped a potential mass-casualty terror attack on a French bullet train battled the gunman for several minutes before finally subduing him. The account of their actions that is emerging reveals some extraordinary courage o...

  • August 22, 2015

    DHS only recently began informing local police of the release of violent illegals

    It appears that the recent spate of highly publicized murders by violent illegal aliens has moved the Department of Homeland Security to do something they haven't been doing all along: inform local authorities that they have released a dangerous ...

  • August 21, 2015

    Leftists looking to reverse Bush-era policy on religious freedom

    A policy created by President Bush that exempted religious organizations from non-discrimination policies in their hiring practices is under assault by far-left groups. The policy, contained in a Justice Department memo from 2007, said that under ...

  • August 21, 2015

    EPA angers Navajos by sending water for their livestock in filthy tanks

    That toxic spill caused by the EPA out west continues to be a PR nightmare for the agency.  Now they're in even more trouble with the Navajo tribe, who couldn't water their livestock because of the contamination.  So the agency...

  • August 20, 2015

    Iran to inspect its own sites?

    The Associated Press is reporting that one of the secret side deals made between Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) would allow Iran to take its own soil samples and supply limited photo coverage of the long suspected nuclear site...

  • August 20, 2015

    State Department likely destroyed BlackBerries used by top Clinton aides

    The State Department said in a court filing yesterday that the government-issued BlackBerries used by Hillary Clinton aides Huma Abedin and Cheryl Mills were likely destroyed after those staffers left their positions.  The court filing was manda...

  • August 19, 2015

    The FBI's two track investigation of Hillary's server

    The FBI received Hillary Clinton's private email server last week and is holding it in "protective custody" until the intelligence inspector general completes his investigation into how many classified emails were stored on it. But t...

  • August 19, 2015

    Report: US efforts to combat ISIS 'incoherent' and 'disorganized'

    A report by the non-partisan Congressional Research Service skewers the administration for leading an "incoherent" and "disorganized" effort to combat ISIS. Gee...a think? Tell me if this doesn't sound like a Keystone Ko...

  • August 19, 2015

    EPA's toxic waste spill to cost taxpayers as much as $30 billion

    The toxic spill initiated by the EPA last week may eventually end up costing taxpayers up to $30 billion, according to the American Action Forum. The high cost of the cleanup results from the fact that the spill, which began in Colorado, wound its...

  • August 18, 2015

    Why Bernie Sanders thinks America is ready for socialism

    The only avowed socialist in the race for president told Anna Marie Cox that it's time for socialism to be imposed on America. Bernie Sanders thinks that income inequality and widespread poverty are reasons to give socialism a chance. Wha...

  • August 18, 2015

    Spanish music festival boots Jewish rapper for not declaring his support for Palestinian statehood.

    Because nothing quite says freedom of speech like stifling opposing viewpoints. A Jewish American rapper has been kicked off the program of a music fest in Spain because he refused to make a statement in support of Palestinian statehood. Rapper...

  • August 18, 2015

    Green dreams of jobs bonanza dashed in California

    Want a definition of a green boondoggle? This incredible report by the Associated Press tracking the three year program to tax corporations and give the money to schools for green energy projects - a ballot measure that promosed tens of thousand...

  • August 17, 2015

    NFL star to return 'Participation Trophies' given to his sons

    For fifteen years, Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker James Harrison has terrorized opposing offenses with his hard-hitting, going-all-out defensive style. Now he wants to terrorize educators and those who would celebrate "mediocrity." ...

  • August 17, 2015

    New Fox poll shows some surprises

    A new poll released by Fox News holds some surprises for both parties.  On the rise in the new survey are Ben Carson, Carly Fiorina, and Ted Cruz.  Falling are Jeb Bush, Scott Walker, and Rand Paul. Businessman Donald Trump s...

  • August 17, 2015

    Poll: NASCAR fans undergoing a 'fundamental transformation'?

    Pollster John Zogby has been tracking the political and cultural attitudes of the so called "NASCAR voter" since 2006, and his latest survey confirms some trends in that demographic that should be of interest to conservatives and Republican...

  • August 17, 2015

    Pop some popcorn, sit back, and watch the UK Labor Party leadership election meltdown

    If you're like me and think that sometimes, politics is a spectator sport – especially when the outcome doesn't affect you – then you are going to love what's happening with the Labor Party in Great Britain. The venerable p...

  • August 16, 2015

    Senator Flake comes out against Iran deal

    How pathetic is it that President Obama would have claimed "bi-partisan support" for the Iran agreement if just one Republican voted for it? Arizona Senator Jeff Flake was the subject of intense lobbying by the White House over the ...

  • August 16, 2015

    Sanders says he will work harder than anyone to 'end racism in America'

    Glenn Reynolds sums up Bernie Sander's pledge to "end racism in America": "Old man shouts at cloud." This is the major reason socialism/liberalism fails so miserably. They actually believe they can change human nature. And ...

  • August 16, 2015

    5 GAO employees indicted for stealing school lunches for their kids

    The dollar amount involved in this scheme of employees of the General Accountability Office to steal school lunches for their children is miniscule; about $13,000. But there is a larger lesson that can be drawn from it; the sense of entitlement of go...

  • August 15, 2015

    Biden mulling one term presidency

    If Vice President Joe Biden runs for the Democratic nomination of president, he may announce that he would serve only one term, according to Carl Bernstein of the Washington Post. Ed Kilgore half jokingly refers to the idea as "A Government...

  • August 15, 2015

    ISIS chemical attacks may reveal pattern: Pentagon

    It appears that the WMD genie is completely out of the bottle in the Syrian civil war. The Pentagon is almost certain that the Islamic State employed mustard gas in a battle against Kurds in both Syria and Iraq. And they believe at least one other si...

  • August 15, 2015

    Sister cities Honolulu and Nagaoka commemorate 70th anniversary of the end of World War II

    On August 14th, 1945, Emperor Hirohito issued a decree read over the radio ordering imperial troops to lay down their arms and accept allied occupation of Japan. To mark the 70th anniversary of that event, two cities - one American and one Japanes...

  • August 15, 2015

    Female US hostage was repeatedly raped by ISIS leader while in captivity

    Kayla Mueller, the US hostage who died at the hands of Islamic State earlier this year, became a sex slave to ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi according to US officials. Reuters: The officials confirmed a report by ABC News, which said M...

  • August 14, 2015

    Big surprise: 'Yes means yes' policies not quite working out as planned

    It's been about a year since California governor Jerry Brown signed into law the ludicrous "yes means yes" policy for sexual consent on college campuses.  And, as opponents predicted, the policy not only isn't working as pla...

  • August 14, 2015

    'Bang bang...oink oink': Armed New Black Panthers protest Bland death

    This must have been an interesting sight outside the Waller County, Texas sheriff's office as several armed New Black Panther Party members protested the death of Sandra Bland. Breitbart: A group of armed members of the New Black Pan...

  • August 14, 2015

    Some black lawmakers supporting disruptions at campaigns by BlackLivesMatter protesters

    After Black Lives Matter protesters ended the rally of Bernie Sanders supporters last Saturday, most responsible Democrats criticized the activists for interferring in the democratic process. But several black lawmakers are taking a different view...

  • August 13, 2015

    Democrats and greens scramble to run interference for EPA over toxic spill

    Despite the EPA admitting error and taking full responsibility for the 3 million gallon toxic mine waste spill in Colorado, Democrats and environmental groups are working overtime to spin fault for the spill while claiming it's really not that ba...

  • August 13, 2015

    Obama administration sides with Palestinians and against terror victims in court case

    The Obama administration has filed a brief in a New York court in support of the Palestinian Authority in their efforts to limit damages requested by Americans as a result of Palestinian terror attacks. Washington Free Beacon: The Obama ...

  • August 12, 2015

    Hillary turns over email server to DoJ as 'top secret' emails found

    Hillary Clinton's attorney turned over her personal email server to the Department of Justice yesterday amid questions about at least 7 emails in Clinton's possession containing classified information. At least two of the emails were class...

  • August 12, 2015

    White House won't give Congress report on Russian INF treaty breach

    Rep. Mike Rogers, chairman of the House Armed Services strategic forces subcommittee, says that the White House is blocking the release of a risk assessment report on Russia's violations of the Intermediate Nuclear Force (INF) agreement.  Th...

  • August 11, 2015

    Perry stops paying staff as funding shrivels

    Former Texas governor Rick Perry's presidential campaign has hit a rough patch in fundraising and is now an all-volunteer staff operation. Perry, who failed to make the first-tier presidential debate last Thursday, and who failed to impress in...

  • August 11, 2015

    Former sportscaster sues Fox network for religious discrimination

    Craig James, a longtime football analyst for several networks and a 2012 Senate candidate in Texas, is suing Fox Sports Southwest for firing him for his religious beliefs on homosexuality. James's 2012 candidacy unraveled after he made several...

  • August 11, 2015

    Seattle passes punitive tax on the purchase of guns and ammo

    The city council of Seattle has voted 8-0 to approve a tax on the purchase of firearms and ammunition.  Beginning next year, purchasers of guns will be charged $25 per firearm and between 2 and 5 cents per round of ammunition. The tax will ra...

  • August 10, 2015

    Navarette: 'I don't know if I'm pro-choice anymore'

    Nationally syndicated columnist Ruben Navarette writes frequently about politics and immigration.  But in 30 years of writing, he says he has never written about abortion. Until now. Chalk Navarette up as one who has been mugged by the rea...

  • August 10, 2015

    Hillary Clinton certifies all work-related emails have been turned over

    Lawyers for Hillary Clinton have told a federal judge that all emails related to her work as secretary of state have now been turned over.  Clinton has made this certification under penalty of perjury. Emails from two of her top aides –...

  • August 10, 2015

    Here we go again: Sanders says some criticism of Hillary 'sexist'

    If you're tired of President Obama and his supporters playing the race card at the drop of a hat, fear not.  Bernie Sanders is giving us a preview of Democrats who won't hesitate to play the gender card in service to Hillary Clinton'...

  • August 9, 2015

    #blacklivesmatter protesters shut down Bernie Sanders rally in Seattle

    Bernie Sanders, darling of the extremist left, was eaten by some of his own yesterday when radical black activists representing the #blacklivesmatter group charged the stage in a Seattle park where he had just begun to speak and began screaming ...

  • August 8, 2015

    The left has the long knives out for Schumer

    Senator Chuck Schumer's statement that he would oppose the Iran nuclear agreement may cost him his chance to become Democratic leader in the Senate if far-left activist groups have anything to say about it. Schumer's statement that he woul...

  • August 8, 2015

    Cheryl Mills to erase Hillary emails

    The attorney for a top aide to Hillary Clinton when she was secretary of state has informed a federal judge presiding over FOIA requests from Judicial Watch related to Huma Abedin's employment status that she will destroy electronic communic...

  • August 8, 2015

    Trump disinvited as keynote speaker at RedState confab

    Donald Trump was scheduled to be the keynote speaker at the conservative RedState political conference in Atlanta tonoght. But citing his comments about Fox News debate moderator Megyn Kelly, RedState chief Erick Erickson has disinvited him....

  • August 8, 2015

    Bombshell dropped in Freddie Gray investigation

    Defense attorneys for the six police officers accused of killing Freddie Gray in Baltimore earlier this summer have filed a motion claiming that prosecutors tried to steer the investigation away from Gray's history of faking injuries while in law...

  • August 8, 2015

    Michigan lawmaker fakes gay prostitute smear to cover up affair

    This is a truly bizarre story that is unique in the annals of political scandals. A Michigan state representative, Todd Courser, had an aide send an email to supporters and activists from an anonymous account claiming he had been caught havin...

  • August 7, 2015

    Senator Schumer comes out against Iran deal

    President Obama's hopes for Senate passage of his Iran deal received a body blow as New York senator Chuck Schumer announced he would vote against the agreement. Schumer has a lot of clout in the party and has indicated he will lobby other Dem...

  • August 7, 2015

    Russia suspected in massive Pentagon email hack

    Russian hackers accessed the unclassified email accounts of 4,000 military and civilians at the Pentagon, including the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.  Washington Times: The system has been shut down since roughly July 24, accord...

  • August 6, 2015

    Iran already 'sanitizing' suspected nuclear site

    US intelligence officials have told Congress that satellite imagery of the Parchin military base shows efforts to "sanitize" the facility in advance of an expected inspection by the IAEA sometime before October 15. Parchin has long been ...

  • August 5, 2015

    The president's 'Clean Power Plan' is worse than you think

    According to the American Legislative Exchange Council, President Obama's "Clean Energy Plan" would  take 33% of productive electrical capacity off the grid by 2020.  And the Washington Free Beacon notes that another repo...

  • August 5, 2015

    State Department played politics with human trafficking report

    An investigation by Reuters recently found that the State Department's annual human trafficking report had been massively politicized to raise the grades of at least 14 countries, including Malaysia, Cuba, China, India, U...

  • August 5, 2015

    Iran deal undercuts individual state sanctions against Tehran

    Regardless of how the congressional vote on the Iran nuclear deal turns out, individual states who have imposed sanctions on companies doing business with Iran may find themselves undercut by the president's insistence that all sanctions be lifte...

  • August 5, 2015

    Hillary donors also funding Jeb Bush

    It's no secret that the super-rich hedge their bets when they contribute to candidates from both parties.  Big banks, hedge fund managers, tycoons from all industries see these political donations as an investment, hoping that whoever is ele...

  • August 4, 2015

    Obama will meet with entrepreneurs to push diversity in venture capital

    The venture capitalists who fund startups are racist, sexist pigs and need to give more money to blacks and women.  That appears to be the message being sent by the Obama administration as the White House hosts a "Demo Day" that will i...

  • August 4, 2015

    ICANN publishes proposal to end U.S. oversight of internet

    Sometime in the middle of 2016, the U.S. will cede most of its control of the internet and hand it over to a privatized corporation.  The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) will create a private entity to take ...

  • August 3, 2015

    Schumer leaning against Obama on Iran agreement

    Senator Chuck Schumer, considered the lynchpin in President Obama's strategy to defeat opposition to his Iran deal, is apparently leaning against supporting the agreement, according to Politico. Schumer is being inundated with emails from an o...

  • August 2, 2015

    'Crime wave' hits Central Park

    Since Mayor Bill De Blasio took over last year, the quality of life of New Yorkers has taken a nosedive. A change in policing strategy has allowed the homeless free rein to wander neighborhoods, accosting people, urinating in public -- or worse. P...

  • August 2, 2015

    Gun used in Garland, TX terror attack connected to Fast and Furious

    A 9MM handgun used by Nadir Soofi, one of the terrorists who attacked the Garland, TX Mohammed cartoon festival, has been traced to the Fast and Furious program, according to the Chicago Tribune. Five years before he was shot to death in the fai...

  • August 2, 2015

    Happy Times! Obama says Medicare, Medicaid, 'not in crisis'

    President Obama marked the 50th anniversary of Medicare and Medicaid in his weekly address, saying that Obamacare is "finishing the job" begun by Presidents Kennedy and Johnson. He also made the spurious claim that the two federal health...

  • August 2, 2015

    Charles Koch calls for an end to 'corporate welfare'

    The Koch conspiracy theorists are having a field day this weekend, as the bi-annual confab of Koch brothers donors got underway on Saturday.  In addition to about 450 contributores, no less than 5 GOP presidential candidates will make an appe...

  • August 1, 2015

    Hillary aide Huma Abedin under investigation for overpayments at State Department

    The office of inspector general at the State Department is investigating longtime Hillary Clinton friend and aide Huma Abedin for recieving pay she was not eligible for while she worked for Clinton at the State Department. The issues surround Abed...

  • August 1, 2015

    Reform at the VA? Not hardly, say whistleblowers

    Employees of VA hospitals testifed before a Senate committee looking into the scandal at many facilities and made it clear that there are still problems plaguing the department, not the least of which is whistleblower retaliation. Bill Straub...

  • August 1, 2015

    Marine Corps's F-35B fighter ready for combat

    The most expensive weapons system ever procured by the Pentagon is finally ready for deployment. The Marine Corps version of the Joint Strike Force Fighter, the F-35B, was declared fit for combat after nearly 13 years of delays, cost overruns, and...

  • August 1, 2015

    You stay classy, you canceled MSNBC hosts

    In the wake of the decision by MSNBC to drop three of its most incendiary liberal programs, former hosts Ed Schultz of The Ed Show and Alex Wagner of Now with Alex Wagner exited with about as much class as you'd expect. Schultz apparently thre...

  • July 31, 2015

    Lois Lerner's hard drive may have been physically tampered with

    The House Oversight Committee released documents yesterday from their investigation into Lois Lerner's missing emails, and a few of them deal with the inquiry into just how Lerner's hard drive "crashed." Was there a deliberate ac...

  • July 31, 2015

    White House calls Planned Parenthood videos 'fraudulent'

    The battle over funding for Planned Parenthood intensified yesterday as the White House vowed to veto any GOP sponsored defunding bill and called the videos showing PP executives negotiating the sale of fetal body parts "fraudulent." Was...

  • July 30, 2015

    Court bars release of new fetal body parts video

    A local court in Los Angeles has issued a restraining order barring the Center for Medical Progress from releasing a video showing executives of StemExpress discussing the purchase of fetal body parts. StemExpress is a middleman in the fetal ...

  • July 30, 2015

    Recovered Lerner email shows IRS tried to cover up targeting conservative groups

    In other news, Cecil the Lion is still dead. Oh, wait...is there no interest in a story that reveals that an IRS flunkie in the Cincinnati office inadvertently revealed how the IRS was covering up the deliberate targeting of conservative groups? ...

  • July 30, 2015

    Local and federal law enforcement can't get their stories straight about illegal alien murderer

    Why wasn't Juan Emmanuel Razo-Ramirez, a Mexican national in the U.S. illegally, detained by Lake County sheriff's deputies during a July 7 "suspicious person" traffic stop and turned over to federal authorities for deportation...

  • July 29, 2015

    Who are the 15% of Americans who don't use the internet?

    In 2000, fully 48% of Americans were offline, including 81% of those over 65.  In the intervening years, that number has steadily declined until now, when only 15% of Americans don't use the internet. Pew Research: The size of this g...

  • July 28, 2015

    Terrorist attack in Bahrain has Iran's fingerprints all over it

    Two policemen in Bahrain were killed and several injured in a terrorist attack that the tiny nation says was engineered by Iran. Last weekend, the government of Bahrain announced they had intercepted a shipment of explosives and weapons from Iran....

  • July 28, 2015

    Desperation: Trump opponents float a 25 year old rape allegation by his ex

    The Trump Circus has just become "R" rated as the Daily Beast has published a 25 year old allegation of rape by Trump's ex wife Ivana. The article quotes a graphic description of the "rape" from the 1993 book  Los...

  • July 27, 2015

    McConnell to fast-track bill to defund Planned Parenthood

    Senator Mitch McConnell has decided to bypass committee hearings on the Planned Parenthood defunding bill and bring the Rand Paul-sponsored legislation directly to the Senate floor for a vote. Fast-tracking the bill sidelines Ted Cruz and Mike Lee...

  • July 27, 2015

    Raising the minimum wage 6 years later: What are the results?

    Six years ago, the federal minimum wage was raised to its current $7.25 an hour.  All sorts of claims have been made about raising the minimum wage – some of them laughably stupid and demonstrably false. But with several cities and...

  • July 27, 2015

    Planned Parenthood president blames 'militant wing' of anti-abortion crowd for videos

    In any other context, this would be funny.  The president of Planned Parenthood, appearing on This Week, said that what needs to be looked at is not the organization selling human body parts, but rather the "militant wing" of the anti-...

  • July 27, 2015

    Hard-left Greek ministers plotted to bring back the drachma

    Two former ministers in the government of Alexis Tsipras were scheming to blow up the bailout talks with Greece's creditors and bring about a return to the drachma, thus exiting the eurozone. It's unknown if Tsipras had knowledge of these ...

  • July 27, 2015

    Turkey's shelling of Syrian Kurds makes the war even more confusing

    Media outlets covering the Syrian civil war need to start publishing a scorecard so we can all keep track of who's fighting whom and who's allied with whom – except when they aren't. Take the nation of Turkey.  Ankara recent...

  • July 26, 2015

    Story of man found dead in car with 1200 guns in his house just got very weird

    The story that is emerging about a decomposing body of a man found in a car in an upscale neighborhood of Los Angeles who was later found to possess more than 1200 guns and 6.5 tons of ammunition is just about the weirdest tale I've heard in a lo...

  • July 26, 2015

    A 16 year old French girl might be the first female major league baseball player

    At first I thought this story was a hoax - a riff off the famous Sports Illustrated prank where writer George Plimpton ("Paper Lion") gushed in the magazine about Sidd Finch, the wunderkind  who could throw the ball 168 MPH. People bel...

  • July 26, 2015

    Khamenei tweets pic of Obama pointing a gun to his head

    If Obama was expecting an invitation to visit Iran, it probably won't be forthcoming for a while. One of the selling points used by the administration for the Iran nuclear agreement, is that it will make Iran a more responsible international c...

  • July 26, 2015

    Taliban captures large police base; more than 100 officers defect

    The government of Afghanistan announced that the Taliban have taken control of a police base in the far, northeast part of the country and that more than 100 police officers have defected. Fox News: Afghan security officials say the Taliban h...

  • July 26, 2015

    Can our border problems get any worse? Oh yeah, they can

    A US district judge has just invited hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrant from Central America to come to the US and make themselves at home. Judge Dolly Gee issued a ruling that could lead to the release illegal alien children and their par...

  • July 26, 2015

    Bernie Sanders inadvertently makes the case against a $15 minimum wage

    This is why socialists are economic ignoramuses. Even while they promote their income redistribution schemes, they inevitably run afoul of basic economic laws that any freshman in college learns in Econ 101. Forbes Tim Worstall shows how Senator B...

  • July 26, 2015

    Two former Gitmo residents arrested in Belgium; recruiting terrorists for al-Qaeda

    The president is once again planning to close the Guantanamo detention facility, no doubt releasing some of the remaining prisoners and bringing others to the US. But Belgium police just arrested two former inmates of Gitmo on terrorism charges - ...

  • July 26, 2015

    Trump leads in new CNN poll

    Donald Trump continues to show strength among Republican primary voters, holding a slim lead over Jeb Bush and a comfortable 6 point lead over Scott Walker. The new CNN poll out today shows Trump with 18% and Bush at 15%. Walker trails with 10%. ...

  • July 25, 2015

    Jonathan Pollard, convicted spy, could be released soon

    Convicted spy Jonathan Pollard is scheduled for a parole hearing in November and it appears that the Justice Department will not oppose his release. Pollard was convicted in 1985 of selling secrets to the Israelis. Many at the time, and since, bel...

  • July 25, 2015

    2 animal rights radicals arrested on domestic terrorism charges

    Two animal rights activists have been arrested and charged with conspiracy to violate the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act. The two men took off on a cross-country crime spree, freeing more than 5700 captive minks, destroying property, vandalizin...

  • July 25, 2015

    Appeals court dismisses most serious charge against Perry

    A Texas appeals court has dismissed one count of the two count indictment of Governor Rick Perry, leaving open the question of whether the presidential candidate will ever go to trial. The court dismissed the coercion charge, which was based on th...

  • July 25, 2015

    Texas Supreme Court flushes Houston's 'bathroom law'

    In a victory for reason and common sense, the Texas Supreme Court has given the city of Houston 30 days to either repeal it's ridiculous rules governing public restroom use by the opposite sex or put it on the ballot for voter approval. The la...

  • July 25, 2015

    Ted Cruz calls Mitch McConnell a liar on the Senate floor

    Ted Cruz, fighting for headlines to give his campaign for president a boost, decided to one up Donald Trump's, who has been sucking the air out of the GOP presidential nomination race in recent days. Cruz, defying decorum and Senate tradi...

  • July 25, 2015

    Dem shift to hard left has red state lawmakers nervous

    Good piece in Politico on the shift in the Democratic party to the far left, which has the already devastated "less liberal" Democrats holding office in red states worry over their electoral future. Centrist Democrats were wiped out in...

  • July 25, 2015

    Judge throws out Chicago pension reforms

    The Illinois constitution has once again gotten in the way of pension reform in the state. State pension reforms passed in 2013 were tossed by the state Supreme Court. Now Chicago's pension reform plan has been declared unconstitutional b...

  • July 24, 2015

    Big corporations running away from Planned Parenthood at full speed

    Coca-Cola, Ford Motor Co., and Xerox have all asked Planned Parenthood to remove their company names from a donor list that appears on the organization's site. The Daily Signal released the names of 41 corporate donors to Planned Parentho...

  • July 24, 2015

    NY <em>Times</em> changes story about criminal inquiry into Hillary Clinton emails

    How much pull does Hillary Clinton have with the press? Politico's Dylan Byers noticed a subtle but monumental change to an article in the New York Times this morning that altered the thrust of the piece.  The State Department's ...

  • July 24, 2015

    Donors urge GOP candidates to boycott debates if Trump participates

    Allahpundit sums up the efficacy of this idea perfectly: "So, so dumb, but that’s our donor class for you." The New York Times details the "logic" of why boycotting the debate by major candidates is a good idea: ...

  • July 24, 2015

    Illegal alien crime wave in Texas: Nearly 3,000 homicides since 2008

    PJ Media's legal editor, J. Christian Adams, has an exclusive report on statistics involving crimes committed by illegal aliens in Texas. The numbers are staggering.  Nearly 3,000 homicides committed by illegal aliens since 2008, and...

  • July 24, 2015

    Bowe Bergdahl surfaces at pot farm in California during a raid

    Remember Bowe Bergdahl, the Army sergeant who deserted from his unit, was captured by the Taliban, and was later exchanged for five terrorists?  You would think the army would have Bergdahl in the slammer, awaiting trial for desertion. ...

  • July 23, 2015

    IRS targeted conservative donors for audit

    Judicial Watch has gotten its hands on some dynamite: emails showing that the IRS deliberately targeted donors to conservative groups for audits. The paper trail is pretty clear.  The way it worked was that the IRS would compar...

  • July 23, 2015

    When taking oath, new citizens will no longer be required to pledge to defend U.S.

    Continuing to "transform" America, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced that new citizens taking the oath of allegiance will no longer have to pledge to "bear arms on behalf of the United States" or ...

  • July 23, 2015

    Thousands rally in Times Square against Iran deal

    An estimated 10,000 people jammed Times Square in New York City to rally against the Iran nuclear agreement.  Apparently, that wasn't enough people to catch the attention of the New York Times, who feature a $15-an-hour minimum wage prote...

  • July 23, 2015

    Dems looking to stifle group who made Planned Parenthood videos

    Several House Democrats have sent a letter to the Justice Department asking for an investigation of the group that made the Planned Parenthood videos, claiming that state and federal laws could have been broken. The Hill: A group of Democrats...

  • July 23, 2015

    Should the servicemen murdered in Chattanooga receive Purple Hearts?

    Senate Armed Services Committee chairman John McCain is working to ensure that the four Marines and Navy petty officer who died in the terror attack on the Marine recruiting station in Chattanooga recieve Purple Heart medals for their sacrifice. W...

  • July 23, 2015

    New York City to phase in $15 an hour minimum wage by 2018 for fast food workers

    New York has guaranteed there will be fewer fast food outlets and fewer fast food workers as the state's wage board voted to phase in a $15 minimum wage for workers in the fast food industry. Reuters: The three-member board was formed at ...

  • July 22, 2015

    Obama denies IRS deliberately targeted Tea Party

    The man who called reports that the IRS targeted conservatives "outrageous" and "intolerable" now says it never happened. Appearing on The Daily Show, the president told John Stewart that it was the Republicans' fault ...

  • July 22, 2015

    Parents of children murdered at the hands of illegal aliens testify before Congress

    Relatives of loved ones slain at the hands of illegal alien criminals gave emotional testimony before Congress yesterday, begging lawmakers to end sanctuary cities and tighten up border security. Washington Times: Choking back tears, parents ...

  • July 22, 2015

    Obama won't let Congress see all of Iran nuclear deal

    Two key parts of the Iran nuclear deal will be kept from the prying eyes of Congress.  These "side deals" with Iran involve inspecting a military site long suspected of carrying out nuclear and ballistic missile research and developmen...

  • July 21, 2015

    Former IAEA official: Lag in inspection time will make Iranian cheating easier

    The former deputy director of the International Atomic Energy Agency believes that the 24 days given Iran to agree to an inspection of a suspicious site is too long and allows Iran the opportunity to cheat. Olli Heinonen, who left the IAEA in 2009...

  • July 21, 2015

    Martin O'Malley: Global warming created ISIS

    Democratic presidential candidate Martin O'Malley told Bloomberg News over the weekend that climate change is responsible for the rise of ISIS.  This is a significant flip-flop for the former Maryland governor, who earlier tried to...

  • July 21, 2015

    House readies vote on denying funds to sanctuary cities

    House Republicans have put the finishing touches on a bill that would deny millions of dollars in federal funding to cities that refuse to enforce federal immigration laws. Washington Examiner: The legislation was added Monday to the House sc...

  • July 20, 2015

    Did the administration promise 'anytime, anywhere' Iran inspections?

    The question of how the administration characterized the inspections regime they were negotiating with Iran became an issue on Fox and Friends yesterday.  John Kerry got a little testy when asked if he or President Obama had ever promised "...

  • July 20, 2015

    This PA mayor did something to honor our dead Marines that Obama hasn't

    Mayor Sal Panto of Easton, PA got tired of waiting for a proclamation from the White House ordering all U.S. flags flown on government property to be lowered to half staff to honor our Marines killed in the terrorist attack in Chattanooga. So even...

  • July 20, 2015

    EU, U.N. Security Council approve Iran nuclear agreement

    Both the European Union and the U.N. Security Council voted to approve the nuclear agreement with Iran today, clearing the way for a lifting of sanctions once the International Atomic Energy Agency signs off on Iran's compliance. What about th...

  • July 20, 2015

    Hysterical: Liberals sign petition promoting 'white privilege tax' on white people

    Mike Dice, the merry trickster whose videos expose liberal stupidity, picked a great subject for his latest: white privilege. Specifically, Dice asked people to sign a petition that would impose a 1% "white privilege" tax on all white pe...

  • July 19, 2015

    Terrorist sympathizers lionize Chattanooga killer on Twitter

    FBI DIrector James Comey recently accused Twitter of being the main recruiting weapon for Islamic State, calling the social media platform a "devil on their shoulder":: “ISIL is reaching out, primarily through Twitter, to about 2...

  • July 19, 2015

    Martin O'Malley, trying to act like a human being, shouted down by #black lives matter mob

    Democratic presidential candidates Bernie Sanders and Martin O'Malley were hounded off the stage at an event sponsored by the far left base of the party, Netroots Nation when both men were shouted down by a #black lives matter mob. Politico: ...

  • July 19, 2015

    Iran deal: Obama to attempt end run around Congress via the UN

    Senate Republicans are up in arms over the Obama administration's plan to rush the Iran nuclear deal to the UN and get the Security Council to approve it before Congress even has a chance to consider it. The Hill: The battle is uniting Re...

  • July 19, 2015

    Saudis arrest hundreds, thwart attacks by Islamic State

    It's been known for more than a year that the #1 target of Islamic State in the Middle East is Saudi Arabia. What hasn't been known is the extent of their efforts to undermine the world's top oil exporting country. The Kingdom revealed...

  • July 19, 2015

    Stunning photo from competing Confederate battle flag rallies in SC

    The Klu Klux Klan and groups with ties to the New Black Panther Party faced off at the South Carolina state house yesterday - with predictable results. NBC News: About 2,000 people were at the Statehouse at the peak of the two rallies, a...

  • July 18, 2015

    SF sheriff deputies union files grievance against order not to talk to ICE officials about illegals

    This takes the concept of "sanctuary city" to a whole new dangerous level. The San Francisco sheriff's department allowed accused murderer Francisco Sanchez to walk out of custody last spring due to an order given by Sheriff Ros...

  • July 18, 2015

    Even with booming stock market, public pensions in big trouble

    Moody’s Investors Service is warning states and cities that the unfunded liabilities of their public pension plans are reaching critical levels, and they will no longer accept accounting gimmicks being used to cover up the true nature of the sh...

  • July 18, 2015

    7 officials charged with aiding escape of 'El Chapo'

    The Mexican government announced that seven officials have been charged in aiding and abetting the escape of cartel leader Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán.  The Mexican AG's office would not name the officials charged,...

  • July 18, 2015

    Global elites play 'Let's Pretend' as the world crashes in around them

    Matthew Continetti writing in the Washington Free Beacon: The last week has provided a sad but worthwhile opportunity to assess the global elite, the heads of state and government, the bankers and journalists and celebrities, as they worked over...

  • July 17, 2015

    Wisconsin Supreme Court ends 'John Doe' investigations

    The Wisconsin state Supreme Court has ruled 4-2 that the "John Doe" investigations targeting Governor Walker and several conservative groups in the state should be ended, and that no violations of the campaign finance law occurred. Thus ...

  • July 17, 2015

    Merkel firm stand on illegal immigrants tested by crying teen

    Germany is in crisis this summer as illegal immigrants pour across the Bavarian border in ever increasing numbers.  Already, there have been more illegals entering Germany to date than entered all of last year. And the German people are fed u...

  • July 16, 2015

    What are the OPM hackers going to do with 1 million fingerprints?

    That's an excellent question that national security experts can't answer.  And that has them worried sick. Hacking Social Security numbers and passwords is one thing.  But fingerprints are biometrics – they can't be cha...

  • July 16, 2015

    Obama's Iran deal presser: A lie a minute

    Is it more worrisome that the president is lying about what's in the Iran deal, or that he actually believes what he's saying? John Hinderaker: 1) President Obama persisted in his false dichotomy: the alternative to this agreement is ...

  • July 15, 2015

    GOP strategy to defeat Iran deal: Convince Schumer to oppose it

    Republican Senators are developing a strategy to override an expected presidential veto of a resolution of disapproval of the Iran nuclear agreement. And while they will be working on getting 13 Democratic Senators to go against President Obama and s...

  • July 15, 2015

    Federal court delivers another blow to religious freedom

    A federal court has ruled that the administration's accommodation to excuse religious non-profits from complying with the contraceptive mandate in Obamacare does not interfere with their religious convictions. Last year, the Supreme Court gran...

  • July 14, 2015

    Iran nuclear deal reached

    It's being called "historic" and a "landmark" agreement by some.  Others, like Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, believe that it is "historic," all right – "a bad mistake of historic proporti...

  • July 14, 2015

    Report: 1/3 of vets waiting for treatment at VA facilities die before being seen

    The internal investigation by the Veterans Administration reveals that one third of veterans seeking health care from the VA die before being seen. The Hill: A review of veteran death records provided to the Huffington Post found th...

  • July 13, 2015

    Greece, EU strike deal to negotiate 3rd bailout

    Greece and her creditors have reached an agreement to begin negotiations on a third bailout for Athens as long as Greece fulfills several obligations over the next few days. Note that this is not a bailout agreement.  It is an agreement to re...

  • July 13, 2015

    Twitter users call for the murder of Donald Trump

    Chris Guzman at PJ Media discovered some incredibly disturbing tweets that advocate the murder of Donald Trump by the escaped Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman.  Because nothing quite says "freedom of speech...

  • July 13, 2015

    Another global warming canard exposed

    There is no doubt that the West Antarctic Ice Sheet has been melting, although the rate of melting has varied over time. Climate scientists simply assumed that this was due to man-made global warming.  But scientists measuring the geothermal ...

  • July 13, 2015

    Mounting alarm in Israel as negotiators inch toward Iran nuke deal

    As Western powers give in on the last points of contention with Iran over their nuclear program, Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu is warning that, having come this far, negotiators are likely to accept a deal "at any price." ...

  • July 13, 2015

    Report: More than 8,000 illegal alien criminals released by sanctuary cities in 8 months

    A report by the Center for Immigration Studies reveals the jaw-dropping information that 276 sanctuary cities in the U.S. released a total of 8,145 illegal aliens with criminal records or facing charges. Washington Examiner: Some 276 "sa...

  • July 12, 2015

    Pope Francis unloads on capitalism

    Pope Francis is touring Latin America and a dominant theme of his speeches has been hysterical denounciations of "unbridled" capitalism.  New York Times: His speeches can blend biblical fury with apocalyptic doom. Pope Francis ...

  • July 12, 2015

    DeBlasio presiding over rapid decline in NY city quality of life

    Ne York City has never been a paradise, but for 20 years previous to the election of Mayor Bill de Blasio, quality of life had risen dramatically as a result of what's known as "broken windows" policing - enforcing minor crimes to take ...

  • July 12, 2015

    GOP Senators look to crack down on Sanctuary Cities

    Republican Senators, believing that the time is ripe to go after Sanctuary Cities in the wake of the murder of a San Francisco woman by an illegal alien, will introduce amendments to the "Every Child Achieves Act," an education bill that er...

  • July 11, 2015

    Pro-Tehran lobbying group pressing Congress to repeal ballistic missile ban

    The pro-Iranian group, the National American Iranian Council (NIAC), is pressing Congress to get the UN to repeal its ban on Iran stockpiling weapons, including ballistic missiles. NIAC is suspected of being little better than a mouthpiece fo...

  • July 11, 2015

    Megyn Kelly: Why is Obama ignoring murder of Katie Steinle?

    Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly began her broadcast Thursday night with a monologue on the White House non-response to the murder of a San Francisco woman by an illegal alien set free because the city is a Sanctuary City. She compares the response of ...

  • July 11, 2015

    Poll: Majority support punishing Sanctuary Cities

    Will the murder of Katie Steinle be a tipping point in the immigration debate? When it comes to forcing Sanctuary Cities to obey the law, Ms. Steinle's murder may be seen as a catalyst in retrospect. A new Rasmussen poll shows a majority of...

  • July 11, 2015

    FBI Director Comey contradicts Obama gun control narrative on Charleston shootings

    Following the tragic shooting of 9 people in a Charleston, South Carlina church, President Obama saw the opportunity to push his gun control agenda. President Obama renewed his call for stricter gun laws Thursday following a shooting spree at a ...

  • July 11, 2015

    Our new best friends burn American flags on 'Quds Day'

    Happy Quds Day to all you America and Israel haters out there. In case you've forgotten, Quds Day celebratees the desired return of Jerusalem to Muslim control, as well as demonstrate solidarity with Palestinians. Millions of Iranians too...

  • July 11, 2015

    Obama grabs another million acres of land for 'monuments'

    With little or no input by state and local authorities, President Obama has designated more than a million acres in three states as federal monuments. The designation serverely restricts use of the land for recreation and development. Fox News: ...

  • July 10, 2015

    OPM now says 21 million Social Security numbers of government workers hacked

    When the Office of Personnel Management announced last April that about 4.5 million former and current government workers had their personal information hacked by an unknown entity, Congress was shocked that so many government employees were put at r...

  • July 8, 2015

    Army to cut 40,000 troops

    USA Today is reporting that the army will contract by 40,000 soldiers by 2017 due to budget cuts.  The drawdown will affect every command and every post around the world. An additional 17,000 Army civilian employees would be laid off under ...

  • July 8, 2015

    Greece has 5 days to accept EU austerity proposals

    The euro crisis is hurtling toward some kind of resolution, as the EU has given Greece until Sunday to accept the terms of the bailout being offered by the EU or be kicked out of the common currency bloc. In truth, the Greeks wouldn't be kicke...

  • July 8, 2015

    Lahood defeats Flynn in IL-18 GOP primary

    In the end, it wasn't even close.  The race for the Republican nomination to succeed disgraced former congressman Aaron Schock was won by the GOP establishment's choice, Darin LaHood.  His closest challenger, former Breitbart editor...

  • July 7, 2015

    White House blames GOP for illegal alien murder in San Francisco

    What to do if your policies lead to the murder of an innocent woman? If you're the Obama White House, you lie, lie, lie. The White House blamed congressional Republicans Monday for the death of a San Francisco...

  • July 7, 2015

    Obama changes strategy again to defeat Islamic State

    President Obama visited the Pentagon to talk with senior military brass about the campaign to defeat the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria.  When he faced the press afterward, the president announced his third iteration of anti-ISIS strategy in tw...

  • July 7, 2015

    Is America ready to listen to the siren song of socialism?

    With avowed socialist Bernie Sanders making waves across the country by seriously challenging Hillary Clinton in some states, it's time to ask the question: is Sanders an outlier?  Or a harbinger of things to come? Socialism has always lu...

  • July 7, 2015

    Analysis: U.S. has caved to Iran demands 12 times during negotiations for nuke deal

    Over the last few months, I've been highlighting the stark contrast between what the administration has been saying the proposed nuclear deal contains and what has actually been negotiated. Now, Tzvi Khan of the Foreign Policy Initiative ...

  • July 6, 2015

    EU leaders to meet in crisis summit following Greek 'no' vote

    Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has gotten his way on the referendum to accept or reject the bailout terms of the EU.  With a resounding "no" vote, the Greek electorate swallowed whole Tsipras's delusion that rejecting the bail...

  • July 6, 2015

    Pessimism creeping into Kerry comments about Iran deal

    Will Iran do us all a favor and blow up the nuclear negotiations? As the self-imposed Tuesday deadline for talks on the Iranian nuclear program approaches – a deadline that may slip again – remarks by U.S. secretary of state John Kerry...

  • July 6, 2015

    Obamacare is working as planned: Insurance companies asking for up to 50% increase in premiums

    Obamacare insurance companies are asking for rate increases up to 50% or more, and the reason is predictable: new customers are sicker than they originally thought. New York Times: Health insurance companies around the country are seeking rat...

  • July 6, 2015

    After 167 years, Chicago futures pits will mostly shut down

    It's been referred to as the last bastion of unfettered, pure capitalism.  The Chicago Mercantile Exchange has hosted the "open-outcry" pits since 1848, but the computer revolution is finally ending the practice, and pit trading wi...

  • July 6, 2015

    What does the Greek vote mean for the U.S.?

    The immediate effects in the United States of the "no" vote cast by Greek voters in the referendum on the EU bailout will likely be limited – at first. American banks hold little Greek debt, so the contagion of a Greek exit from th...

  • July 6, 2015

    7 dead, 40 wounded in Chicago over the weekend

    The 4th of July weekend in Chicago was so violent, the chief of police despaired about a "broken system" leading to violent criminals escaping justice.  Police superintendent Garry McCarthy surveyed the carnage over the holidays t...

  • July 6, 2015

    Illegal alien who murdered woman went to SF because it was a 'sanctuary city'

    How nice that the city of San Francisco opens its arms to welcome anyone – legal or illegal, even murderers.  The city's "compassion" toward illegal aliens has now cost a young woman her life, and questions are being asked ab...

  • July 5, 2015

    Netanyahu warns of western 'collapse' in Iran negotiations

    This time last week, as the deadline to reach a final agreement on the negotiations to curb the Iranian nuclear program approached, the two sides were far apart on several key issues, including sanctions relief, the inspections regime, technological ...

  • July 5, 2015

    Oregon program will tax drivers by the mile

    Oregon is looking for volunteers to participate in an experimental program to tax drivers of electric and hybrid cars by the mile rather than add the tax at the pump. Washington Times: Oregon’s Department of Transportation is hoping to ...

  • July 5, 2015

    Calls to boycott Confederate 'Mount Rushmore' fall on deaf ears

    Georgia's Stone Mountain Park, known as the "Confederate Rushmore" for its towering statue of three  rebel leaders had its biggest day of the year yesterday despite calls by some Georgia politicians for a boycott of the park becaus...

  • July 4, 2015

    Greek Finance Minister calls creditor's demands 'terrorism'

    The delusional Greek government may have hit bottom yesterday when finance minister Yanis Varoufakis accused the nation's creditors of "terrorism." How is it terrorism? Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis said European ...

  • July 4, 2015

    Chicagoans to be taxed for Netflix, other streaming services

    Starting September 1, the city of Chicago will impose a 9% tax on companies that supply residents with streaming services like Netflix. The companies are already making plans to shift the tax to consumers. Washington Times: Digital media comp...

  • July 4, 2015

    Greek bank depositors in line for a 'haircut'

    Banking sources in Greece are reporting that any plan to recapitalize the teetering banking system would include a "bail in" of up to 30% of deposits over 8,000 euros. A similar plan was initiated in Cyprus in 2013 when the banks were in...

  • July 3, 2015

    Mr. Sulu in racist rant against Clarence Thomas

    George Takei, better known as Star Trek's Mr. Sulu, has been a gay activist for many years.  Apparently, he's a sore winner as well. Responding to a thoughtful dissent by Justice Clarence Thomas to the gay marriage case, Takei called ...

  • July 3, 2015

    U.N.: Iran has failed to live up to previous nuclear agreement

    It's no surprise that Iran has failed to adhere to the interim agreement it made with the West last April.  Neither is it a surprise that the Obama administration is defending Iran's cheating. Washington Free Beacon: The Internat...

  • July 3, 2015

    CDC official calls Obama an 'amateur' for allowing diseased illegal aliens into the country

    And that's one of the milder things he said about the president. Judicial Watch obtained records as part of their investigation into the Centers for Disease Control's activation of an "Emergency Operations Center" following the m...

  • July 3, 2015

    Oregon bakery owners to pay $135,000 to gay couple and lose their right to free speech

    The former owners of an Oregon bakery who refused to bake a cake for a gay couple's wedding are being forced to pay damages in the amount of $135,000 and have been ordered to cease and desist "from publishing, circulating, issuing or display...

  • July 2, 2015

    Today in fake hate crimes

    Because you should never let a crisis go to waste. The left is on something of a roll lately, and to maintain the momentum, it becomes necessary for activists to seek out expressions of hate to show how much work we have left to do.  After al...

  • July 2, 2015

    Illinois lawmakers make sure they'll get paid during government shutdown

    Democrats in the Illinois state legislature and Republican governor Bruce Rauner are at loggerheads over a budget for the coming fiscal year, which officially began yesterday.  The result of the lawmakers' inaction will be a partial governme...

  • July 2, 2015

    Greek referendum poll: too close to call

    A poll of Greek voters in advance of Sunday's crucial referendum on whether the country should accept or reject the bailout terms offered by the EU shows the vote too close to call. Bloomberg: A GPO poll cited by euro2day.gr said 47 perce...

  • July 2, 2015

    Strong majority see Confederate battle flag as symbol of pride, not racism: poll

    If you are paying attention to the mainstream media, you might be fooled into believing that most Americans want the Confederate battle flag consigned to the dustbin of history because it's a racist symbol. In fact, a new CNN poll reveals the ...

  • July 2, 2015

    Little to cheer about in June jobs report

    The U.S. economy added 223,000 jobs in June, and the "official" unemployment rate dropped from 5.5% to 5.3%.  But the labor force participation rate dropped to a 38-year low, and there were 60,000 fewer jobs created in April and May...

  • July 1, 2015

    Tsipras waits until after Greece is in default to accept austerity terms

    Greek prime minister Alexis Tsipras is now officially a clown, and the Greek government is officially a laughingstock. Tsipras, who breathed fire and brimstone in the days leading up to today's Greek default on its IMF loans, swearing that he ...

  • July 1, 2015

    Cuba rewarded for oppression: U.S. to open embassy in Havana

    The United States and Cuba will re-open embassies in each other's capitals at the end of this month, according to Politico.  The embassies have been closed since the U.S. broke off diplomatic relations more than 50 years ago. The rappro...

  • July 1, 2015

    Black university professor fired for brazenly racist tweets

    Zandria Robinson, an assistant professor of sociology at the University of Memphis, has been fired by the school for a series of tweets that have to be read to be believed. Washington Times: The professor first raised ire when she...

  • June 30, 2015

    U.S. caves on inspections of Iran military sites

    Bill Kristol thinks this may be a deal-breaker for Congress, but it looks to me that the administration has created sufficient cover to sell to those who desperately want to avoid conflict with Iran. Apparently an agreement has been struck that wo...

  • June 30, 2015

    Michelle O to preschool kids: No cookies for you!

    Federal nutrition bureaucrats are on the rampage again, this time targeting preschool kids.  According to the Lansing State Journal, preschool children enrolled in a federal program that feeds millions of low-income children will not reimbu...

  • June 29, 2015

    Greek 'contagion' and threats to the EU

    The initial shock to global markets of the Greek banking crisis was extremely negative, as you can imagine.  Pre-market trading in the U.S. shows a 1.2% decline of the index. As bad as the slump in stocks has gotten, it can get much worse....

  • June 29, 2015

    If you like the Greek debt crisis, you'll love the Puerto Rico meltdown

    The governor of Puerto Rico told the New York Times that the island cannot pay back it's $72-billion debt and will seek permission from its creditors to defer payments. The news precedes an address by Governor Alejandro Garcia to the...

  • June 29, 2015

    Space X rocket explodes shortly after takeoff

    Elon Musk's Dragon 9 rocket, on a resupply mission to the International Space Station, blew up shortly after takeoff on Sunday.  It was the first mishap for the Dragon 9 since the Space X rocket became operational and the third disaster in 8...

  • June 29, 2015

    Farm couple sued for discrimination say they were 'set up'

    A family who own a farm in upstate New York that hosts weddings on occassion was successfully sued by a lesbian couple when the owners said that their Christian beliefs would be violated if they hosted a ceremony for that particular couple. The co...

  • June 28, 2015

    CNN mistakes a flag made of sex toys for ISIS flag at gay pride parade

    This CNN report on the gay pride parade in London belongs in the Hall of Fame of media stupidity. A breathless reporter on the scene described seeing an Islamic State flag and wondered why anyone would fly a banner that represented gay oppression. ...

  • June 28, 2015

    Ted Cruz calls for judicial retention elections for Supreme Court justices

    Senator Ted Cruz is calling for a Constitutional amendment that would require nationwide elections every eight years on retaining Supreme Court justices.  The proposal comes in the wake of the decisions on Obamacare and gay marriage that many...

  • June 28, 2015

    Walmart apologizes for making ISIS themed cake

    Walmart has removed all traces of the Confederate battle flag from its stoes and websites because they don't want to "offend" anyone: "We never want to offend anyone with the products that we offer. We have taken steps to remo...

  • June 28, 2015

    No surprise: Iran talks to extend past June 30 deadline

    What's the point of creating a deadline for the conclusion of negotiations if it never means anything? The March 31 deadline for concluding a framework agreement slipped several days before a deal was announced. And now, to no one's surp...

  • June 27, 2015

    U.S. in ISIS crosshairs as the 4th of July approaches

    Even before three terrorist attacks on three different continents occurred yesterday, U.S. counterintelligence and law enforcement officials had been sounding the alarm of possible terrorist attacks in the U.S. over the 4th of July weekend. NBC Ne...

  • June 27, 2015

    Pennsylvania newspaper won't accept anti-gay marriage editorials anymore

    A newspaper in Harrisburg, PA informed its readers yesterday that the paper would no longer be accepting anti-gay marriage letters or op-eds. After nationwide outrage was expressed, the paper revised its policy slightly; you can submit anti-gay ma...

  • June 27, 2015

    Doctors and nurses enlisted in Obama's global warming propaganda campaign

    The White House has now enlisted doctors and nurses in their global warming propaganda campaign, trying to frame the argument that climate change is deterimental to one's health. Daily Caller: “We also need doctors, nurses and citiz...

  • June 26, 2015

    Terror attack at French factory

    A US owned industrial gas factory in southeastern France was the target of a horrific terrorist attack the left at least one dead and perhaps dozens more injured. The severed head of an unknown man was stuck on the front gate of the factory. The h...

  • June 26, 2015

    Sanders within 8 points of Hillary in New Hampshire

    Baseball great Satchel Paige once noted, "Don't look back. Something might be gaining on you." In Hillary Clinton's case, that "something" is Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders who has crept within 8 points of the "inevit...

  • June 26, 2015

    Rep. Babin introduces a bill to force SCOTUS justices on to Obamacare exchanges

    It is unconscionable that those who designed and voted for Obamacare are exempted from purchasing a policy under it. After all, if the law is such a great idea, why shouldn't it apply to every American? Efforts toward forcing congressmen ...

  • June 25, 2015

    Farrakhan: 'We need to put the American flag down'

    The racist leader of the Nation of Islam told a largely black audience in Washington, D.C. that "[w]e need to put the American flag down" because "we've caught as much hell under that as the Confederate flag." Louis Farrakh...

  • June 25, 2015

    Of <em>Gone with the Wind</em> and 'peak leftism'

    Just when you think the anti-Southern hysteria sweeping the nation can't get any worse, it does. New York Post: If the Confederate flag is finally going to be consigned to museums as an ugly symbol of racism, what about the...

  • June 25, 2015

    Five former advisors on Iran caution Obama on nuclear deal

    Five former Iran advisors to President Obama have penned a letter listing their concerns over the nuclear deal being negotiated in Vienna.  The advisors list several red lines that they believe the administration cannot cross in order to get a r...

  • June 25, 2015

    Supreme Court upholds subsidies for Obamacare state exchanges

    The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that tax subsidies for Obamacare insurance policies are legal.  Joining the liberals in the majority were Chief Justice Roberts and Justice Kennedy.  Roberts wrote for the majority. Associated Press: Chie...

  • June 24, 2015

    US to change hostage policy to allow families to pay ransoms

    President Obama will announce today a change in policy with regard to hostages being held by terrorists. The government will no longer threaten prosecution of families who pay ransom for their loved ones - a change that families have been urging for ...

  • June 24, 2015

    Iran's Supreme Leader rejects key provisions of nuke deal

    First, the Iranian parliament weighed in on the proposed nuclear deal with the west, rejecting the idea of inspections of military sites and demanding that sanctions on Iran be lifted immediately. The US and western powers say they must have access t...

  • June 23, 2015

    Maryland Governor Hogan has advanced cancer

    Maryland Governor Larry Hogan announced yesterday that he was diagnosed with  late stage 3 non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, which he called “a very advanced and very aggressive” form of cancer. The governor shocked the nation la...

  • June 23, 2015

    Conservatives gather to counter Boehner's 'culture of punishment'

    A couple of dozen House conservatives are meeting on Tuesday to plot strategy to counter punitive actions by Speaker of the House John Boehner against members who defy the leadership on procedural and substantative issues. The recent demotion of R...

  • June 23, 2015

    Greece caves in completely to EU austerity demands; parliament revolts

    After months of arrogant posturing, Greek prime minister Alex Tsipras humbled himself and his government by submitting a plan to its creditors that include changes to the government's generous pension system and tax increases – two issues t...

  • June 22, 2015

    Washington on edge as Supreme Court Obamacare decision looms

    Is this the day that the Supreme Court announces its decision in the King v. Burwell decision?  Many longtime court watchers think it may be.  The challenge to Obamacare subsidies has been the most talked about case of the last couple ...

  • June 22, 2015

    Iran parliament passes bill that rejects inspections of military sites

    The Iranian parliament, or Majlis, passed a bill detailing what the semi-official news organ Press TV calls Iranian "nuclear rights."  Those rights include the refusal to allow inspections of military sites, the immediate and complete ...

  • June 22, 2015

    What VA scandal? Wait times for veterans' medical care soars

    No one at the VA has gotten the ax for falsifying records that showed veterans waiting months for medical care.  And no one will probably be fired for the continued incompetence at the VA. Washington Times: The number of veterans seeking...

  • June 22, 2015

    Taliban attack Afghan parliament building

    Six Taliban terrorists attacked the parliament building in Kabul with bombs and RPGs, but they failed to get in, and all lawmakers were evacuated unhurt.  But 21 civilians outside the building were injured while security forces killed all 6 terr...

  • June 22, 2015

    Parents who were arrested for letting their kids walk home alone cleared

    The parents of two children, ages 10 and 6, who were arrested twice for allowing their kids to walk home alone from a park in Maryland have been cleared in both cases of "neglect," according to the Washington Post: Maryland’...

  • June 22, 2015

    Obama uses 'N' word in podcast to highlight race problems

    President Obama used the "N" word on a podcast yesterday trying to make the point that there is still racism in America despite some progress. Politico: “The legacy of slavery, Jim Crow, discrimination in almost every institut...

  • June 21, 2015

    The ignorance and hate in Dylann Roof's 'Manifesto'

    Dylann Roof, a 10th grade dropout, penned a 2500 word "Manifesto" and published it on his website that's so ignorant of history and rife with hate that the effort to try and hold him up as some kind of example of white racism becomes ri...

  • June 21, 2015

    Sheriff Joe sending armed volunteers to protect black churches

    Maricopa County, Ariz., Sheriff Joe Arpaio is sending dozens of armed volunteers to 60 black churches in his county to protect worshippers in the aftermath of the murder of 9 blacks at a church in Charleston, SC. USA Today: He said the Rev. J...

  • June 21, 2015

    Finally, Greek endgame appears to be playing out

    EU leaders will gather for an emergency meeting on Monday to determine the fate of Greece. For five years, the EU has found a way to kick the can down the road as Greece has stood on the brink of default, extending deadlines, pumping cash into the ba...

  • June 21, 2015

    FBI director says Charleston shootings not an act of terrorism

    Is Dylann Roof a terrorist? The killing of 9 black Americans at an historic black church in Charleston has some elements of terrorism, but, according to FBI director James Comey, does not rise to the level of "terrorism" as the bureau defin...

  • June 20, 2015

    Obama to hit the water guzzling links in drought-stricken California

    Palm Springs is one of those idyllic California communities that was created so that rich people would have a secluded place to play.  Restaurants, night clubs, tennis clubs are among the best in California, and it has some of the finest golf co...

  • June 20, 2015

    Study: TV depicts working-class fathers less able than middle-class dads

    An interesting study with Father's Day approaching shows that television sitcoms depict working-class fathers less favorably than middle-class fathers. Washington Times: An analysis of 13 fathers  in 12 recent TV sitcoms and the...

  • June 20, 2015

    Iran supports terrorism despite nuclear talks with West

    The State Department's annual report on terrorism details the support for terrorism country by country.  One of its major conclusions is that Iran is still one of the biggest supporters of terrorism in the Middle East despite negotiations wi...

  • June 20, 2015

    McConnell pushing Senate Dems to the wall on fast track bill

    Republican Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell is through offering concessions to Democrats to make it easier for them to vote for the fast track trade authority the president is seeking.  Instead, he will hold a vote on Tuesday that will for...

  • June 19, 2015

    House approves Obamatrade's fast track authority

    The president's trade agenda was revived in the House when members voted 218-208 to give Obama fast track authority to conclude a free trade deal with 11 Asian nations. Last Friday, the House rejected the measure 219-211. But that bill contain...

  • June 19, 2015

    Standing on the backs of dead people to promote a political agenda

    The most rancid aspect of mass shootings like the Charleston, SC tragedy is the spectacle of special interest political groups from both sides elbowing their way into the glare of the media's kleig lights to promote their political agen...

  • June 18, 2015

    Charleston authorities, ignorant of motive, proclaim church shooting a 'hate crime'

    The shooting deaths of 9 people at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, SC is a horrific crime, one for which the perpetrator deserves the death penalty. But the crime features a depressingly familiar scenar...

  • June 18, 2015

    Obama backs incompetent OPM chief

    President Obama is giving his full support to the incompetent bureaucrat who left the cyber door open for China to do massive harm to federal employees and our national security. White House press secretary Josh Earnest says the president believes...

  • June 18, 2015

    $10 bill: Hamilton out, woman in

    Finally, a woman's portrait will appear on American currency.  The Treasury Department announced that when the $10 bill is redesigned in 2020, there will be a woman's portrait gracing its front.  Alexander Hamilton, the current f...

  • June 18, 2015

    Cruz threatens to fine State Department over delayed release of Iran rights report

    Flouting the law once again, the Obama administration refuses to release a report detailing Iranian human rights violations.  By federal statute, the report was supposed to be released February 25.  But not wanting to embarrass his new frie...

  • June 18, 2015

    War on coal yields predictable results

    The federal government is predicting that consumers will spend nearly 5% more on electricity this summer than they did last summer, thanks to new EPA regs that are forcing electric companies to take hundreds of thousands of megawatts offline that are...

  • June 17, 2015

    Blumenthal says he's not the author of Libya memos to Hillary

    This excuse is right up there with "The dog ate my homework." Hillary Clinton ally Sid Blumenthal told the Select Committee on Benghazi that he did not write any of the Libyan intelligence he sent to then Secretary of State Hillary Clint...

  • June 17, 2015

    Despite Obama claims, Syria still gassing its own people

    First, there was the red line that wasn't really a red line on Syrian chemical weapons.  Then Russia stepped in and brokered a deal with President Assad to get rid of all Syria's chemical weapons.  The U.N. and Obama administration ...

  • June 17, 2015

    Rachel Dolezal hits bottom, keeps digging

    Rachel Dolezal, the former NAACP president of the Spokane chapter who was born white but now says she "identifies" as black, told NBC News that there was no "biological evidence" that she is the daughter of white parents. Polit...

  • June 17, 2015

    Obama amnesty includes businesses who hire illegal aliens

    This is a logical extension of the president's policies toward illegal aliens; go easy on businesses that hire illegals, and make it possible for them to stay in the United States. The president entered office vowing to crack down on businesse...

  • June 16, 2015

    Rachel Dolezal sued Howard University claiming bias because she was white

    The white woman who passed herself off as black for years sued her alma mater, Howard University, for discrimination, claiming that the school discriminated against her because she was white. And no, I'm not making this up. Fox News: R...

  • June 16, 2015

    Hillary pushed fast track trade authority 45 times while secretary of state

    Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton now says she believes President Obama should work with those Democrats in Congress who oppose granting him fast track trade authority - despite the fact that she pushed for such a bill 45 times as sec...

  • June 16, 2015

    Trouble in the Iranian Muslim paradise: Power struggle threatens nuke deal

    "Confusion to the enemy" is a toast with its origins in the Bible (Exodus 23:27). In the case of what's happening behind the curtain in Iran, it is something to be devoutly wished for. Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is dying. ...

  • June 16, 2015

    Judge rules AIG bailout 'unconstitutional'

    A judge ruled that the 2008 bailout and takeover of insurance giant AIG was "unduly harsh" and unconstitutional The long running suit brought by the former chairman of AIG and shareholders sought billions in damages. But while the...

  • June 15, 2015

    The most unpopular $100-million candidate in history

    Jeb Bush is poised to make his candidacy for the GOP presidential nomination official today.  He will announce his intentions at Miami Dade College in a speech where, at least once, he is going to assure his listeners that he is a good conservat...

  • June 15, 2015

    Did the massive OPM hack wreck American espionage?

    The extent of the damage done by the massive hack into personnel records of American government workers by the Chinese is just now coming into focus.  By many accounts, the injury done to our national security is far more extensive than ori...

  • June 15, 2015

    Should California rich be able to use as much water as they can afford?

    There's a serious drought in California, largely the result of government action in saving fish species rather than building additional infrastructure.  Now government in that state has ordered severe restrictions on the use of outdoor sprin...

  • June 14, 2015

    Rachel Dolezal's brother says she asked him not to 'blow her cover'

    The Rachel Dolezal saga keeps getting weirder by the day. Today's revelations, detailed in this CNN article, involve her brother Ezra who visited Spokane 3 years ago - just about the time that Dolezal was ramping up her visibility in the civil ri...

  • June 14, 2015

    US to preposition heavy weapons in Eastern Europe to counter Putin

    Military sources are saying that the US is preparing to send tanks, APC's, and heavy weapons to Eastern Europe in order to counter any designs by Russian President Vladimir Putin on newer NATO countries.  Many of the former Soviet satelli...

  • June 14, 2015

    University professors defend anti-Semitic U. of Illinois prof fired over bigoted tweets

    A former University of Illinois professor who was fired for a posting a series of anti-Semitic tweets is being defended by the American Association of University Professors (AAUP). The far left academic group censured U of I for firing Stev...

  • June 14, 2015

    Islamic State leader in Britain tweets Pamela Geller's home address and apartment number

    An Islamic State jihadist thought to be a leader of ISIS in Great Britain, has tweeted out Pamela Geller's home address and urged that the activist be murdered. The threat comes on the heels of the revelation last week that a plot to kill Gell...

  • June 13, 2015

    Did Rachel Dolezal not only fake her race, but fake 'hate crimes,' too?

    There's been a lot of sturm und drang stirred up over the Rachel Dolezal fakery regarding her race.  But in the background, there is a troubling issue that is going largely unreported. Dolezal has reported several instances of "...

  • June 13, 2015

    The OPM hack: Much worse than anyone in government will let on

    The catastrophic hack of federal employee records is even worse than previously reported.  Originally, it was acknowledged by the Office of Personnel Management that about 14 million current and former federal employees had the most intimat...

  • June 13, 2015

    Iowa Straw Poll dies a well-deserved death

    The Iowa Republican Party has bowed to the inevitable and canceled the Iowa Straw Poll, a cattle call for candidates that over the decades has proved to be a burden for campaigns.  Historically held in Ames in mid-summer before the Iowa ...

  • June 13, 2015

    Russia: Iran talks 'virtually stalled'

    Russia's TASS news agency says that talks between Iran and the major powers over its nuclear program have "virtually stalled" as technical details about lifting the sanctions on Iran and inspection protocols are proving to be the sticki...

  • June 13, 2015

    6 more Gitmo prisoners transferred

    The Obama administration has transferred SIX terrorists being held at the Guantánamo prison camp to the country of Oman.  All six men are from Yemen and have been held since the early days of the war in Afghanistan. Washington Times: ...

  • June 12, 2015

    Local NAACP president outed as white woman by her own parents

    If you can choose your gender, why not have the ability to choose your race? That appears to be the argument shaping up to explain the bizarre case of NAACP Spokane, Washington chapter president Rachel Dolezal, whose parents have gone pu...

  • June 12, 2015

    Parents arrested for 'neglect' for allowing 11-year-old to play alone in backyard

    I don't know if these horror stories about parents being arrested for allowing their kids to play unsupervised are becoming more numerous or if we're just hearing about them more often because of social media.  But it's hardly rel...

  • June 12, 2015

    Prospects for Obamatrade dim as opposition in both parties grows

    Yesterday, both the White House and the Republican leadership in the House were sounding optimistic that fast track authority for the president to conclude a trade agreement with 11 Pacific nations could be passed today. But bipartisan opposition ...

  • June 11, 2015

    Obama to seek 'diversity' in wealthy neighborhoods

    Welcome to Utopia, America. Or, at least, President Obama's vision of it. Apparently, our president has found something else terribly unfair in America and wishes to kind of equal things out. He sees tragedy in wealthy neighborhoods because th...

  • June 11, 2015

    White House denies Obama still smoking after pic shows him holding pack of cigarettes

    So, a picture posted to Instagram by Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi's spokesman shows President Obama with a pack of cigarettes in his hand reaching for a smoke while standing outisde his hotel room at the recent G-7 Summit.  Or...

  • June 11, 2015

    Ryan sweetens Fast Track trade deal pot

    Hoping to attract more conservative support for the Fast Track trade authority deal that will probably be voted on today, Rep. Paul Ryan is trying to address some major concerns that conservatives have with the bill by offering an amendment that woul...

  • June 10, 2015

    Justice Department subpoenas Reason.com over threats to judge in comment section

    Warning bells are going off on both sides of the internet divide this morning after it's been reported that the Justice Department has subpoenaed libertarian magazine Reason.com to force them to hand over information on commenters who threatened ...

  • June 10, 2015

    Back to Anbar: Obama to send 500 more troops to Iraq

    What the New York Times is calling a "major shift in focus" of the president's Iraq policy is actually just more of the same: up to 500 additional U.S. troops will be stationed in Anbar province, taking over a military base currently oc...

  • June 10, 2015

    New book to detail Obama's hostility to Israel

    A new book that details the hostility of the Obama administration toward Israel is likely to be the talk of Washington when it's released on June 23. John Podhoretz gives this preview: It’s an ultimate insider’s story told whi...

  • June 10, 2015

    Wisconsin to end waiting period for handgun sales

    The Wisconsin assembly passed a bill eliminating the 48-hour waiting period for handgun purcheases, clearing the way for Governor Scott Walker to sign it. Associated Press: Minority Democrats railed against the bill, warning it would enable p...

  • June 9, 2015

    TSA fails to identify 73 employees with links to terrorism

    One of the TSA's jobs is to vet airline and airport employees applying for unescorted access to sensitive areas at an airport.  They aren't supposed to approve people with links to terrorism – but they did. A Homeland Security i...

  • June 9, 2015

    Obama whines about the courts constraining his power

    President Obama went on the attack against the Supreme Court yesterday, chiding them for taking on the Obamacare case in the first place, and belittling a federal judge in Texas who is tying up the implementation of his executive orders on immigratio...

  • June 9, 2015

    Labor Department says transgenders' ability to use bathroom of choice a 'health and safety issue'

    This ruling by the Department of Labor is pure politically correct malarkey.  OSHA has issued new rules governing the use of bathrooms in the workplace by employees who say they are transgender that allows an individual to use whatever bathroom ...

  • June 9, 2015

    A communist takeover in Spain to the sound of applause

    Europe's debtor nations are rapidly being radicalized as communists and other left-wing radicals run on promises that they will ditch responsible governance and return to the days of massive welfare spending. The latest example is Spain, where...

  • June 9, 2015

    Brennan made secret trip to Israel to discuss Iran

    CIA director John Brennan made a secret trip to Israel last week to discuss Iran with the Israeli intelligence community and Prime Minister Netanyahu. YNet News: CIA Director John Brennan paid a visit to Israel last week, meeting with Prime M...

  • June 8, 2015

    A nail-biter in the House for Fast Track trade authority

    Republicans in the House are saying that they are confident they have the votes to deliver Fast Track trade authority to the president when a vote is held sometime later this week.  But outside observers say that the issue is still very much ...

  • June 8, 2015

    Poll shows support for Obamacare at all-time low, but subsidies still popular

    The latest ABC/Washington Post poll shows support for Obamacare hitting an all-time low.  But the same poll shows a majority hoping the Supreme Court does not gut Obamacare subsidies. ABC News: Overall, just 39 percent support the law, d...

  • June 8, 2015

    <em>New Horizons</em> spacecraft speeds toward Pluto rendezvous

    When I was a young boy, NASA began its outreach to our planetary neighbors by launching primitive probes to Venus and Mars.  We didn't learn much due to the limitations of technology back then, but it was exciting nonetheless to actually get...

  • June 8, 2015

    Obama snubs his closest ally in fight against Islamic State

    Arrogant and petty.  How else do you describe President Obama's treatment of Iraq prime minister Haider al-Abadi following a group photo at the G-7 summit? President Obama and Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi had an awkward mom...

  • June 8, 2015

    Supreme Court declines to review local gun safety measure

    The Supreme Court declined to hear a case involving a San Francisco ordinance that forces gun owners to keep a trigger lock on their guns, or lock them up at home when they are not being carried. USA Today: The city noted in its brief opposin...

  • June 7, 2015

    $200 million Hawaii Obamacare exchange bites the dust

    After months on life support, the Hawaii Obamacare exchange will shutter operations due to the site being economically unsustainable. The state sought more cash from the federal government - after spending more than $200 million - but when that op...

  • June 7, 2015

    Netanyahu calls for unity government to deal with threats of boycotts and UN action

    Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told a cabinet meeting yesterday that Israel is under seige from the international communtiy and a unity government is needed to defend the country from efforts to delegitimize it. Jerusalem Post: ...

  • June 6, 2015

    NY Times caught being spoon-fed oppo research by Democratic operatives

    In attempting to do a lame "hit piece" on Marco Rubio, the New York Times exposed themselves to be a full-fledged arm of the Democratic Party. The Times ran a story breathlessly reporting that GOP presidential candidate Marco Rubio and h...

  • June 6, 2015

    Recession fears ease as 280,000 jobs created in May

    The raw jobs numbers that came out yesterday are a mixed bag of good and bad news.  Labor force participation up, employment up, wages up, but the "official" unemployment rate also went up, and the strong gains in jobs numbers – ...

  • June 6, 2015

    Nearly $17 billion overpaid in Social Security disability payments

    A record number of Americans are receiving Social Security disability benefits, and it appears that a lot of the beneficiaries either are ineligible or received overpayments by SSA. Washington Free Beacon: The Social Security Administration (...

  • June 5, 2015

    New government study purports to show no hiatus in global warming

    A new study, published in the peer-reviewed journal Science, makes the claim that the lack of warming since the beginning of this century, as acknowledged by the U.N.'s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) last December, is actually a...

  • June 5, 2015

    Proof that some people can be offended by anything

    I suspect that somewhere, there is a top-secret organization that does nothing all day but look for innovative and novel ways that society offends one group or another. How else do you explain this? CBS Pittsburgh: The Port Authority is lo...

  • June 5, 2015

    EPA: Fracking process not harmful to nation's supply of drinking water

    For a decade, anti-fracking forces have made wild, unsubstantiated claims that the process of fracking contaminates local drinking water.  Now, the EPA has debunked that claim by conducting the largest study to date about the effects of hydrauli...

  • June 4, 2015

    Is the party over for Republican establishment presidential candidates?

    Stuart Rothenberg, writing in Roll Call, wonders if the dominance of the GOP establishment in presidential politics might be coming to an end. Rothenberg looks at every race since 1952, pointing out that in all but two nomination contests, conserv...

  • June 4, 2015

    Lincoln Chafee: Already a 2016 punchline

    Former Rhode Island governor and senator Lincoln Chafee – a former Republican and independent – announced his bid for the 2016 Democratic presidential nomination at George Mason University yesterday. By the end of the event, Chafee was...

  • June 4, 2015

    Police: Pamela Geller original target of Boston terrorist

    The terrorist in Boston who was shot dead by police after he went after them with a knife had threatened to behead activist Pamela Geller, according to police. Apparently, the terrorist, Usaamah Rahim, became impatient waiting for his chance to ki...

  • June 2, 2015

    Despite Obama's assurances, Iran has increased its nuclear fuel stockpile by 20%

    President Obama has been going around the country trying to sell his nuclear deal with Iran by claiming that during the negotiations over the last two years, Iran's nuclear program has been "frozen." But recent inspections by the Int...

  • June 2, 2015

    The myth of billionaires 'buying' elections

    Democrats have been whining about big money controlling politics and elections for years.  Billionaires on both sides support candidates and issues with billions in funds. But there is a growing consensus among political professionals that ju...

  • June 2, 2015

    Vince Vaughn on guns: 'Banning guns is like banning forks in an attempt to stop making people fat'

    Some very strong, very welcome statements on Second Amendment rights from actor Vince Vaughn.  Vaughn, currently starring in HBO's True Detective, outlined his passionate belief in gun rights in the British edition of GQ magazine. ...

  • June 2, 2015

    'Run, Warren Run' group will suspend operations

    The chances of Massachusetts senator Elizabeth Warren running for president – already a long shot – appeared to all but disappear when the group promoting her candidacy decided to suspend operations on June 8. Washington Times: Tw...

  • June 1, 2015

    Greek prime minister doesn't think they should have to repay debt

    Once again, Greece is on the brink of default, and this time, it appears that the government is going to let it happen. In essence, members of the far-left Syriza party that was elected earlier this year think that because they ran on an anti-aust...

  • June 1, 2015

    Rand Paul says some colleagues are hoping for a terrorist attack so they can blame him

    Last week, Rand Paul accused Republican hawks of being responsible for creating the Islamic State.  Now he's saying that some of his colleagues secretly want a terrorist attack to occur so they can blame him and his opposition to the NSA spy...

  • June 1, 2015

    Indicted FIFA official cites article in Onion in his defense

    A former vice president of FIFA, the international governing body of soccer, made a hysterical mistake by citing the satirical website The Onion in his defense against corruption charges for which he was indicted last week. New York Times: Ja...

  • June 1, 2015

    Doomed to fail: Egypt to teach 'moderate' Islam

    Last January, Egyptian president Abdel Fattah al-Sisi shocked the Islamic world by telling a group of religious scholars and teachers that Islam must reform.  Since then, he has tasked the center of Islamic intellecutal and doctrinal though...

  • June 1, 2015

    Schieffer: Media 'not skeptical enough' of Obama in 2008

    Retiring CBS journalist Bob Schieffer made what is perhaps the understatement of the year when he said of the media that "maybe we were not skeptical enough" of Barack Obama when he burst on the political scene in 2008. Politico: CB...

  • June 1, 2015

    1,000 Syrian rebels being trained by U.S. drop out of program

    Nearly 1,000 Syrian rebels who have already been vetted and approved to take part in the U.S. training program are dropping out because the administration refuses to let them attack the Syrian army. Daily Beast: A centerpiece of the U.S. war ...

  • May 31, 2015

    Obama's last gasp effort at gun control

    The Department of Justice is getting ready to issue up to a dozen new regulations directly assaulting the Second Amendment rights of American citizens. The regulations represent a final effort by the Obama administration to impose restrictions on ...

  • May 30, 2015

    Student sues school for banning sign supporting Second Amendment

    A student at Blinn College in Texas is suing the school for banning the display of a sign in a public space at the school supporting the Second Amendment. Nicole Sanders, along with another student, were outside the student center holding sig...

  • May 30, 2015

    Travel ban for 'Taliban 5' ends Sunday

    The 5 Taliban prisoners exchanged for accused deserter Bowe Bergdahl will be able to travel anywhere in the world unless the US and Qatar can come to an agreement about their continued stay in the Gulf country. The agreement that led to the terror...

  • May 29, 2015

    <em>Science</em> retracts published study on gay equality

    One of the premiere science journals in the world is retracting a study it published that purported to show that the more people came in contact with homosexuals, the more they supported the gay rights agenda. Science magazine embarrassed its...

  • May 29, 2015

    Think-tank with ties to Hillary Clinton bashes Obama for ISIS 'failure'

    There is growing speculation in Washington that Hillary Clinton will make a major break with President Obama over his Iraq/Syria strategy to combat the Islamic State. Recent gains by ISIS are forcing even Democratic experts to question the preside...

  • May 29, 2015

    Video: Actor Chris Pratt teaches his son the Pledge of Allegiance

    Even if you've seen this video of actor Chris Pratt, starring in the new Jurassic Park film, teaching his son the Pledge of Allegiance, it's worth seeing again. The video has gone viral and is eliciting hundreds of favorable comments on Pratt...

  • May 29, 2015

    Hastert's indictment suggests he was victim of blackmail scheme

    The facts surrounding the indictment of former House speaker Dennis Hastert are vague and suggestive.  He is being charged with several currency violations and one count of lying to federal investigators.  The currency violations are the...

  • May 28, 2015

    'Populist' Senator Elizabeth Warren made a quarter-million dollars flipping houses

    Senator Elizabeth Warren has made a name for herself excoriating big banks, Wall Street, and the rich; slamming income inequality; and heavily criticizing shady business practices. But back in the 1990s, Warren had no problem feeding off the miser...

  • May 27, 2015

    World soccer community in shock as 14 FIFA officials indicted for corruption

    Blaring headlines around the world attest to the ostrich-like attitude most of the world takes toward the international governing body of soccer, FIFA (the Federation Internationale de Football Association).  Fourteen current and former members ...

  • May 27, 2015

    Federal court refuses to lift injunction on implementing immigration orders

    In what Texas governor Greg Abbott called "a victory for the Constitution," a federal appeals court in New Orleans refused to lift on injunction preventing the implementation of President Obama's executive orders on immigration.  T...

  • May 27, 2015

    Kenyan lawyer makes a fabulous offer for Malia Obama's hand in marriage

    President Obama's 16-year-old daughter Malia is one lucky teenager.  A lawyer in Kenya is offering to marry her "not for money, but for love."  And to sweeten the pot, he will offer President Obama 50 cows, 70 sheep, and ...

  • May 26, 2015

    Court decision will allow guest worker spouses to get a job

    A federal judge threw out a challenge to a key Obama immigration executive order that allows the spouses of guest workers to seek employment in the U.S., saying that it was "highly speculative" that the American workers challenging the rule...

  • May 26, 2015

    Al Jazeera online poll: 81% support Islamic State

    In an online poll conducted by Arab news outlet Al-Jazeera.net, 81% of respondents said they supported the conquests of Islamic State.  The poll was conducted in Arabic and generated 38,000 responses. Breitbart: The poll, which asked in ...

  • May 26, 2015

    Agriculture Department doesn't think much of chocolate and marshmallows in s'mores

    Let's face it; government is full of a bunch of killjoys.  Anything remotely enjoyable becomes a target of the nanny-staters who go ballistic if they see a smile on anyone's face. And nowhere in government is this truer than in the U....

  • May 26, 2015

    Why the Iraqi army runs away in battle

    Matt Schiavenza of The Atlantic has an interesting article that seeks to explain the dysfunction of the Iraqi army which has led to several highly visible routs at the hands of Islamic State. Secretary of Defense Ash Carter pointed out this dysfun...

  • May 26, 2015

    Proposed rate increases for Obamacare insurance policies are 'eye-popping'

    So says Megan McArdle writing in Bloomberg.  And while these proposed rate increases are not likely to be the final rates allowed by states.  McArdle points out that the increases tell a story of their own – that those who have purcha...

  • May 26, 2015

    Michelle Obama to grads: 'shape the revolutions of your time'

    First Lady Michelle Obama told graduates at Oberlin college to “actively seek out the most contentious, polarized, gridlocked places you can find” and work to change society. Instead of the standard uplifting message to graduates ...

  • May 21, 2015

    Rand Paul's filibuster of Patriot Act ends after 10 1/2 hours

    Senator Rand Paul took over the Senate floor at 1:30 PM Eastern time yesterday and proceeded to hold forth for most of the next 10 1/2 hours in a marathon speech against reauthorizing the Patriot Act. Paul's plan was to talk so long that Major...

  • May 21, 2015

    Islamic State now controls half of Syria

    Islamic State fighters routed government forces in the ancient city of Palmyra, taking the city and its ancient ruins and capturing a strategic highway that has severed supply lines to a key eastern city in Syria. True to form, the terrorists then...

  • May 20, 2015

    U.S. investigating top Venezuelan officials for drug-trafficking

    Top civilian and military officials of Venezuela are being investigated by the Drug Enforcement Agency for profiting from the drug trade.  One of the top targets is Diosdado Cabello, the National Assembly president, according to a source at DEA....

  • May 20, 2015

    Oh, joy: NoKo say they can miniaturize nuclear weapons

    The U.S. military has suspected for some time that North Korea has been capable of miniaturizing a nuclear weapon so that it can fit atop a ballistic missile. Yesterday, a North Korean official bragged about it. CNN: North Korea said Wednes...

  • May 20, 2015

    Iran says no inspections of military sites and no access to scientists

    Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei told his military commanders that he will not allow inspections of any military facilities and will refuse to allow access to Iranian nuclear scientists. The president's "Fact Sheet" on th...

  • May 19, 2015

    Explosive Judicial Watch docs reveal administration lied about Benghazi

    After a two-year fight (that isn't over), Judicial Watch released documents it obtained through a FOIA request that show that the intelligence community knew the nature of the attack on our consulate in Benghazi, as well as the perpetrators, with...

  • May 19, 2015

    Hillary 'blurred the lines' between the business of government and the business of Clinton Foundation

    Actually, there was nothing "blurred" about them.  That's just the New York Times's way of trying to downplay the incredible relationship between Mrs. Clinton and former presidential aide Sidney Blumenthal. The Times has une...

  • May 19, 2015

    Los Angeles poised to raise minimum wage to $15 an hour

    Following the lead of other west coast cities, the Los Angeles city council appears ready to raise the minimum wage from $9 an hour to $15 an hour by 2020. LA Times: Workers are currently supposed to earn at least the California state minimum...

  • May 19, 2015

    Administration in Fantasyland on impact of the fall of Ramadi

    The dire consequences of the fall of Ramadi have apparently escaped the notice of the Obama administration, as they continue to play down the impact of the loss on their strategy and on the security of Iraq. The Hill: The White House on Monda...

  • May 18, 2015

    Indonesian government tells fisherman not to pick up drowning migrants

    The crisis in the Mediterranean Sea with Libyan refugees has dropped out of the news lately, as the EU has mounted a serious effort to save the lives of North Africans fleeing the violence while also cracking down on smugglers. But a world away in...

  • May 18, 2015

    Great news! Saudis in talks with Pakistan to purchase nuclear weapons

    The Iran nuclear framework deal was touted by President Obama as an agreement that would head off a nuclear arms race in the Gulf. According to this story in the Jerusalem Post, the deal has apparently had exactly the opposite effect. Tension...

  • May 18, 2015

    States stepping in to deny excessive regulation by local governments

    Increasingly over the last few years, state governments are passing laws that prevent local governments from over-regulating some businesses. Local bans on plastic bags, minimum wage laws that conflict with the state standard, and other legislat...

  • May 18, 2015

    Tsarnaev's mother: US will burn 'in the flames of an eternal and terrifying fire'

    The mother of convicted terrorist Dzhokhar Tsarnaev had some choice words on social media sites for the US following the imposition of the death penalty on her son for his role in the Boston bombings 2 years ago. “They think that they...

  • May 18, 2015

    What is causing the 'trumpets in the sky'?

    This story made the hair stand up on the back of my head when I first read it. And when I heard the sounds coming from the sky - noises sounding like trumpets blaring - I became intensely curious. Hundreds of recordings of these "trumpets in ...

  • May 17, 2015

    In ISIS raid, Special operators hit the motherlode of intel

    The special operations raid that took out a mid-level Islamic State planner and facilitator also garnered a huge cache of valuable intelligence. In fact, the terrorist - Abu Sayyaf - was not a high valued target himself, despite White Ho...

  • May 17, 2015

    Egypt's former President Morsi sentenced to death

    Egypt's military government sentenced former President Mohammed Morsi to death for his role in a mass prison break in 2011 during which 34 Brotherhood members escaped. The court accused Morsi of conspiring with foreign terrorists, including membe...

  • May 17, 2015

    Before seeking presidency, Hillary ran a pay for play scheme

    Much has been made in recent weeks of cash contributed by countries and large corporations to the Clinton Foundation in what appears to be favors granted by then Secretary of State Clinton to contributors. But what of Clinton's actions a decad...

  • May 17, 2015

    Four year backlog of immigration court cases

    More than 445,000 illegal immigrants are awaiting their day in court according to a report by the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse at Syracuse University. That number represents a 30% increase from 2013 and is fueled largely by the ...

  • May 17, 2015

    Carly Fiorina, Rand Paul stand out at Des Moines Lincoln Day Dinner

    This is the kind of weekend where you can see why Iowa is so reluctant to give up it's position as "first in the nation" contest. GOP candidates invaded the state, pressing the flesh from one corner of Iowa to the other, culminating in ...

  • May 16, 2015

    Clintons earned $25 million in speaking fees since start of 2014

    Bill and Hillary Clinton earned $25 million from about 100 speeches since the start of 2014, according to a report from the Federal Election Commission. Hillary's paid speaking engagements became the source of controversy before she announced ...

  • May 16, 2015

    Geraldo Rivera wonders why ABC fired him for $200 donation while Stephanopoulos gets a pass

    Thirty years ago, Fox News contributor Geraldo Rivera was fired from ABC News, ostensibly for contributing $200 to a friend who was running for mayor in New Bedford, MA. Last night, Rivera wondered why George Stephanopoulos, who gave $75,000 to th...

  • May 16, 2015

    Islamic State take Ramadi, but U.S. says they're 'on the defensive'

    Islamic State forces took the city of Ramadi on Friday, sending Iraqi government forces fleeing and raising their black flag over the government building in the center of town. Reports say that there is now only scattered resistance in Ramadi, and...

  • May 16, 2015

    Pope Francis calls Abbas an 'angel of peace'

    Holocaust denier, terrorist, and corrupt politician Mahmoud Abbas, president of the Palestinian Authority, has been called an "angel of peace" by Pope Francis. This after the Vatican formally recognized the "state" of Palestine...

  • May 15, 2015

    Russia rejects sanctions 'snapback' if Iran cheats on nuke deal

    On a day when the House of Representatives passed a bill that would grant Congress some oversight over the Iran nuclear deal, Russia announced that they would not support automatic Iran sanctions "snapback" if they were caught cheating. ...

  • May 15, 2015

    Stephanopoulos won't moderate GOP debate in February

    ABC News anchor George Stephanopoulos told Politico that he would not moderate the GOP debate in New Hampshire scheduled for February due to his $75,000 in donations to the Clinton Foundation over the years. However, the former Clinton aide said t...

  • May 15, 2015

    Iran fires on cargo ship while Obama assures Gulf allies he has their backs

    I would say that Iran has impeccable timing. No sooner had President Obama assured our Gulf allies of the US "iron-clad" committment to the security of Gulf States, than an Iranian patrol boat fired on a Singapore-flagged cargo vessel. ...

  • May 15, 2015

    Obama: 'Historically,' chlorine is not a chemical weapon

    Red line? What red line? Syria has been using chlorine gas in their civil war for several years - despite the president's assurances that their chemical weapons stockpiles have been seized. When asked about it at a press conference at the Gulf...

  • May 15, 2015

    Study: One in four Americans who purchased insurance still can't afford medical care

    Just because you have health insurance doesn't mean you can afford medical care, as this Families USA study concluded. Washington Times: One in four people who bought health insurance on their own couldn’t afford medical...

  • May 14, 2015

    Economist: Next recession will be even worse than the last

    The chief economist for one of the world's largest banks is warning that recovery from the next recession will present "titanic problems" for policy makers. HSBC chief economist Stephen King warned in a note to investors that un...

  • May 14, 2015

    Attention white people: Stop committing 'microagressions'!

    Most of us make an effort to be sensitive to other people's feelings regardless of race. But a study produced by the University of Illinois claims we shouldn't even bother. The fact that you are white causes people of color discomfort. Was...

  • May 14, 2015

    Oracle chief backing Rubio

    Senator Marco Rubio has locked up the support of Oracle;s founder Larry Ellison, giving him a huge boost in credibility and campaign funds. Rubio's coup will likely pique interest in his candidacy in Silicon Valley, where a motherlode of cash for...

  • May 13, 2015

    Democrats give Obama a black eye on trade

    Senate Democrats defied President Obama and refused to pass a bill that would have granted him Fast Track authority on the Trans Pacific Partnership Asian trade agreement. Minority Leader Harry Reid instructed his caucus to vote against the bill, ...

  • May 13, 2015

    Hawaii's $205-million Obamacare exchange will shut down

    Hawaii's state legislature has rejected legislation that would have given a $28-million infusion of cash to its troubled Obamacare insurance exchange, making it impossible for the website to operate after this year. The exchange will stop...

  • May 13, 2015

    Obama: 'We're going to have to change how the media reports'

    Somehow or other, these sorts of utterances from Obama never quite find their way into the mainstream media. Speaking at his recent summit on poverty, the president ripped into Fox News for their coverage of poverty issues: Breitbart: Spea...

  • May 12, 2015

    Democrats defying Obama on fast track trade authority

    Politics does, indeed, make strange bedfellows. Republicans in the Senate are lining up behind President Obama on the issue of granting him fast track authority to ram the Trans Pacific Partnership trade bill through Congress, while Harry Reid and th...

  • May 12, 2015

    Law enforcement deaths double in 2014

    The atmosphere of hate being ginned up against the police has resulted in double the number of deaths in 2014 compared to 2013, according to a preliminary FBI report. Bill Johnson, executive director of the National Association of Police Organizat...

  • May 12, 2015

    Run Silent, Run Deep: 21 days since Hillary took a press question

    The manic desire of the Clinton campaign to control every aspect of their candidate's messaging has resulted in Hillary Clinton failing to answer a single question from the media covering her for 21 days. The absence of accountability has not ...

  • May 11, 2015

    Mark Halperin's 'nauseating' interview with Ted Cruz

    This interview by Mark Halperin with Ted Cruz is a shocking example of liberal double standards. Cruz, a Cuban American, was targeted by Halperin for being an "inauthentic" Hispanic - I guess because he's a conservative Republican. But ...

  • May 11, 2015

    Whistleblower complaints of retaliation explode under Obama

    Two TSA employees who blew the whistle on inadequate security at the Minneapolis airport are claiming retaliation by TSA managers for speaking out.  One employee was due to be transferred while another was suspended. But the federal agency ch...

  • May 11, 2015

    Sy Hersh accuses Obama of lying about Bin Laden raid

    Serial fabricator Seymour Hersh is at it again, this time accusing the Obama administration of lying about details of the raid that killed Osama bin Laden. In an essay in the London Review of Books, Hersh says that Pakistani intelligence was holdi...

  • May 10, 2015

    Report: Russian soldiers quitting rather than serve in Ukraine

    A Reuters special report published today gives some surprising details about how ordinary Russian soldiers are resigning from the military rather than cross the border and fight in Ukraine. The report also gives some insight into how these soldiers ...

  • May 10, 2015

    Administration defies federal judge's injunction against issuing work permits to illegals

    Attorneys representing the administration admitted to a federal judge that despite the injunction preventing the Department of Homeland Security from acting on the president's immigration executive orders, thousands of work permits had been issue...

  • May 10, 2015

    Houthi rebels agree to 5 day cease fire with Saudis

    Houthi rebels in Yemen have agreed to a Saudi proposal for a 5 day cease fire in order to allow critical humanitarian relief to civilians.  The Saudi effort is seen as an acknowledgement that their bombing campaign has been largely ineffectiv...

  • May 10, 2015

    Russian VE parade snubbed by western leaders

    Russian President Vladimir Putin presided over the largest military parade since the end of World War II as Moscow commemorated the anniversary of the end of the war in Europe. No western leaders were present on the reviewing stand due to the Russ...

  • May 10, 2015

    Will Cameron preside over the birth of 'Little England'?

    David Cameron's election triumph could turn out to be the worst thing to happen to Great Britain in its long, storied history. The forces that gave him that victory are also working to tear the country apart and in no small way, cut it loose from...

  • May 9, 2015

    College says professor's racist tweets are 'free speech'

    Boston University is defending a newly hired flaming anti-male, racist black studies professor who has been tweeting hate speech since January. Fox News: “White masculinity isn’t a problem for america’s colleges, white mascu...

  • May 9, 2015

    Labor force participation rate near record low

    Tyler Durden at Zero Hedge blog has the grim news: In what was an "unambiguously" unpleasant April jobs payrolls report, with a March revision dragging that month's job gain to the lowest level since June of 2012, the fact that the...

  • May 9, 2015

    IL Supreme Court strikes down pension fix

    The Illinois Supreme Court struck down a 2013 law that sought to patch the state's massively underfunded pension system. The unanimous decision now puts the state behind the eight ball, as pension costs will take an ever increasing share of the b...

  • May 9, 2015

    Study: Social Security 'going to be insolvent before anyone thinks'

    According to the government, the Social Security trust fund is due to go broke in 2033. But two recent studies show that the Social Security Administration is using incorrect accounting procedures and that the fund will run out of the money years bef...

  • May 8, 2015

    Media can't believe conservatives won in British election

    The media at home and abroad is having a hard time accepting the election results in Great Britain. Prior to the May 7 vote, every major poll and pundit said the race between David Cameron's Conservative Party and Ed Miliband's Labor Party...

  • May 8, 2015

    Americans abroad renouncing US citizenship hits record - again

    More Americans renounced their US citizenship in the first quarter of 2015 than any previous quarter in history, according to the IRS. A record 1,335 Americans living overseas renounced their citizenship in the first three months of 2015, accord...

  • May 7, 2015

    ISIS reopens 5-star hotel in Mosul, social media hilarity ensues

    If you're going to Mosul in Iraq to attend the next International Brotherhood of Beheaders conference, or the ever-popular Burqa fashion show, you can now enjoy 5-star accommodations at the revamped, retooled, and renovated Ninawa Internatio...

  • May 6, 2015

    Hillary's painfully awkward 'outreach' to Hispanics

    Hillary Clinton was in Nevada yesterday, talking to Hispanics on Cinco de Mayo about immigration reform, pushing amnesty and a path to citizenship. You can watch the C-SPAN video here.  Note her awkwardness when she's reading her prepared...

  • May 6, 2015

    Rep. Gohmert dips his toe into the Jade Helm fever swamp

    Six years of Barack Obama playing at being president has finally sent some on the right over the edge.  The controversy over the military exercise known as Jade Helm 15 has engulfed not just the usual paranoids; it has actually gone mainstream....

  • May 6, 2015

    IRS gave out $5.6 billion in bogus education tax credits

    The Obama stimulus bill – the $900-billion payoff to his campaign supporters in 2009 – is the gift that keeps on giving...at least, to crooks, fraudsters, and charlatans. The IRS inspector general issued a blistering report on how $5.6...

  • May 5, 2015

    FCC commissioner: Political content on internet in danger from regulators

    If the FEC and FCC ever team up to stifle political speech on the internet, never let it be said that we didn't have fair warning. FCC commissioner Ajit Pai, one of two Republicans on the 5-member commission, told the Right Online conference i...

  • May 4, 2015

    Cotton, Rubio effort to strengthen Iran bill denied

    Like the Iran nuclear deal itself, it appears that the Senate would rather pass a bad bill than pass no bill at all. Efforts by Senators Tom Cotton and Marco Rubio to add some teeth to the bill that would give Congress some say in approving the Ir...

  • May 4, 2015

    3 more Republicans jumping into the presidential race this week

    Three Republicans will make their announcements to seek the GOP presidential nomination this week.  Neurosurgeon Ben Carson, former HP CEO Carly Fiorina announced on Sunday and Monday respectively, and former Arkansas governor Mike Huc...

  • May 4, 2015

    One of Texas terror suspects identified, known to FBI

    An Arizona man, well-known to the FBI for suspected links to Islamic terrorists, has been identified as one of the gunmen who attacked the "Draw Mohammed" cartoon contest in Garland, Texas.  The FBI is currently searching ...

  • May 4, 2015

    Mexico's drug war just took a turn for the worse

    There are some new thugs on the block in the Mexican drug war.  A new cartel – the Jalisco New Generation – recently shot down an army helicopter, killing three and injuring 12.  The violence is beginning to escalate in the...

  • May 4, 2015

    U.S. businessmen lining up to do business with Iran

    Capitalism is a wonderful thing – except when it isn't.  Several U.S. businessmen – oil execs, for instance – are eagerly waiting for the day when "normalizing" relations with Iran leads to exploiting the business...

  • May 3, 2015

    When progressive small businessmen run into the $15 an hour minimum wage

    Comix Experience is an iconic small business in San Francisco, owned by a self described progressive, Brian Hibbs. Last November, San Francisco's voters approved a measure that would raise the minimum wage in the city to $15  an hour in...

  • May 3, 2015

    Kerry accuses Iran deal opponents of 'hysteria'

    Why is John Kerry the most buffoonish, the most inept Secretary of State in US history? 1. He has an enemy identification problem. Specifically, he hates Republicans more than the enemies of the republic. 2. He is a baldfaced liar. 3. He is ...

  • May 3, 2015

    Islamic State slaughters 300 Yazidi prisoners

    The Yazidi Congress Party has released a statement saying that 300 men of their sect being held by Islamic State were massacred on Friday. IS captured up to 40,000 Yazidis last year when their forces swept through Iraq. BBC: A statement from ...

  • May 3, 2015

    Italy rescues 3700 North African refugees in 24 hours

    The human tidal wave of refugees seeking to escape the lawlessness and chaos of Libya and other North African states is increasing as calm seas are contributing to the crush of people seeking asylum in Italy. Following the horrific incident last m...

  • May 3, 2015

    Telecoms file appeal against FCC reclassification rule

    Several telecom and cable companies have filed a stay request with the FCC, trying to prevent the agency from reclassifying them as public utilities. The companies did not request that the FCC rescind its rules regarding the industry developing a two...

  • May 3, 2015

    Women in St. Louis wonder if hospital workers stole their babies

    There are 18 women in the St. Louis area who are asking authorities to investigate a hospital, now closed, regarding the possible kidnapping of their newborn infants.  A lawyer for one of the women, who was reunited with her birth mother afte...

  • May 2, 2015

    Lawyer for accused Baltimore officer decries 'rush to judgment'

    An attorney representing one of the Baltimore police officers accused of killing Freddie Gray is pushing back against what he calls the "politics" of the case that has resulted in a "rush to judgment" against the officers. The ...

  • May 2, 2015

    Half of state Obamacare exchanges failing

    Five years and $5 billion later, half of the 17 state insurance exchanges are in financial trouble - so much so that many of them are considering folding and forcing their citizens to use the federal exchange healthcare.gov. Washington Post: ...

  • May 2, 2015

    Biden: 'Path has already been paved' for Iran to get the bomb

    Vice President Joe Biden told a policy group in Washington that the "path has already been paved' for Iran to reduce it's breakout time to get a nuclear weapon to 3 months. Biden is trying to argue that with a deal, that time period w...

  • May 2, 2015

    Alan Dershowitz laments a 'sad day for justice' in Baltimore police indictments

    Attorney Alan Dershowitz told Newsmax in an interview that it was a "sad day for justice" when the states' attorney indicted 6 Baltimore policemen in the death of Freddie Gray. Mediaite: Alan Dershowitz really went after Ba...

  • May 2, 2015

    New Black Panther Party chairman says he's 'willing to kill' in white war against blacks

    When last we left our good friends of the New Black Panther Party, they were in Ferguson, MO attempting to kill the prosecutor in the Michael Brown case and trying to blow up the Gateway Arch. The FBI stopped those plots in their tracks, and ...

  • May 1, 2015

    Shocker! Iran is cheating on sanctions!

    Great Britain has informed the U.N. panel responsible for monitoring compliance with Iran sanctions that they have discovered "an active Iranian nuclear procurement network" associated with their centrifuge program.  Iran's se...

  • May 1, 2015

    Michael Moore's Twitter demands to bring justice to America

    We're used to being outraged at what filmmaker Michael Moore spouts off about.  But this Twitter rant from yesterday achieves a sublime level of idiocy unmatched in the annals of Moorisms. Commenting about the Baltimore riots, Moore made ...

  • May 1, 2015

    U.S. navy to escort U.S.-flagged ships in Gulf

    Iran has a miniscule navy, but it's been bullying unarmed cargo ships in recent days, so the U.S. Navy has decided to do something about it. A Pentagon official says that all U.S.-flagged ships sailing through the Strait of Hormuz, and ships f...

  • May 1, 2015

    Rubio's gambit to trap Obama on Iran deal bill

    This is a smart  move by the Florida senator, who is looking to put some teeth in the milquetoast bill that would allow for some congressional oversight over a final Iran nuclear deal. Rubio's amendment would force the president to certif...

  • April 30, 2015

    Police source: Mayor Blake ordered cops to 'stand down' at height of rioting

    It appears that Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake was more concerned about the safety of rioters on Monday night than police officers and the public. A senior law enforcement source told Fox News that the mayor gave a direct order to the po...

  • April 30, 2015

    Stockman: 'There are no markets, just a raging casino'

    On December 5, 1996, Fed chairman Alan Greenspan was addressing the American Enterprise Institute when he uttered a phrase that went down in history: Clearly, sustained low inflation implies less uncertainty about the future, and lower risk prem...

  • April 29, 2015

    Global press freedom at lowest point in a decade

    The annual Freedom House report on the state of press freedom in the world is something of a downer this year, as the democracy group's survey shows that fewer people enjoy the benefits of living in a country with a free press. Associated Pres...

  • April 29, 2015

    Salon: 'Smashing police cars is a legitimate political strategy'

    You should look at this opinion piece in Salon by Benji Hart as something of a palette cleanser, although after reading it, you will probably want to take a shower to wash the muck off. First, you should know that our friend Mr. Hart writes f...

  • April 29, 2015

    Bernie Sanders to announce for president tomorrow: Report

    Vermont Public Radio is reporting that Senator Bernie Sanders will announce his intention to seek the Democratic nomination for president tomorrow. Sanders, an independent who says he's a socialist, has been making noises for months about en...

  • April 29, 2015

    Obama economy roars along: 0.2% growth in 1st quarter

    First quarter growth figures are out and economists are "surprised" that our economy grew only 0.2%.  Economists polled by Reuters had forecast the economy expanding at a 1.0 percent rate. While the weak GDP figures coul...

  • April 29, 2015

    Kerry wishes US had a leader like Ayatollah Khamenei

    Sure - exactly with America needs. A theocratic fanatic who wants to wipe Israel off the map and leads the chants of "Death to America" every Friday after prayers. What could have possessed our secretary of state to tell his Iranian coun...

  • April 29, 2015

    CNN reporter blames vets for riots

    CNN host Brooke Baldwin made a shocking, off the wall statement when interviewing Rep. Elijah Cummings during the Baltimore riots. Baldwin thought that part of the problem was too many military veterans in the Baltimore police department who were ...

  • April 28, 2015

    Incompetent response by Baltimore city officials making the violence worse

    As the day went on yesterday in Baltimore, and the crowds became more unruly, and pockets of protestors split off to engage in massive looting and burning, Baltimore city officials from the mayor on down did little to react.  Their incompetent r...

  • April 28, 2015

    Rachel Maddow complains that police in Baltimore are 'out of control'

    Rachel Maddow, MSNBC's top performer in prime time, gave her audience of liberal loons some red meat to chew on.  Interviewing a local reporter, Erica Gren, about police response to the riot, Maddow was outraged that the cops were ...

  • April 28, 2015

    A study in contrasts: O'Malley, Hillary public response to riots

    The race for the Democratic nomination for president isn't even close at this stage, with Hillary Clinton so comfortable with her frontrunner status that she has answered a total of 7 questions from the press since her announcement early this mon...

  • April 28, 2015

    GOP amendments might blow up compromise on Iran bill

    The compromise on the bill that would give Congress a small say in any final nuclear agreement with Iran may not last the day, as Republicans in the Senate are concerned that the legislation would not give them enough leverage with the president. ...

  • April 28, 2015

    Will John Roberts vote for gay marriage?

    The Supreme Court will hear arguments today that could lead to a constitutional right for gays to marry.  Many court watchers believe it's a done deal already.  In addition to the four liberal judges, Justice Anthony Kennedy has already...

  • April 27, 2015

    Under pressure from the fascist mob, gay businessman apologizes for hosting Cruz reception

    Well, that was quick, but hardly unexpected. One of the gay businessmen who hosted a reception for Ted Cruz last week has apologized to the fascist mob that threatened his livelihood and his person for daring to allow anyone with an opposing view ...

  • April 27, 2015

    Baltimore mayor: We 'gave those who wished to destroy space to do that'

    This statement by Baltimore mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake is either a true political gaffe – inadvertently telling the truth about what you really think – or a case of a politician in serious need of psychological assistance. Raw...

  • April 27, 2015

    George W. Bush finally breaks his silence about Obama

    For six years, George W. Bush has been the model ex-president, keeping his opinions of his successor to himself.  Contrast Bush's reticence with the jabs delivered by both Clinton and Carter during the Bush presidency.  Carter especiall...

  • April 27, 2015

    Why you should be really, really, worried about a Greek default

    The Greek debt crisis, largely ignored in the United States, is about to go viral. The government of  Prime Minister Alex Tsipras just rearranged the deck chairs on the Titanic by reshuffling his team that is negotiating with the European U...

  • April 26, 2015

    Blue Ribbon panel to look at 'fiddled' global warming temps

     The Global Warming Policy Foundation (GWPF) has empaneled a team of eminent scientists to examine raw temperature data from 3000 weather stations around the world in order to determine whether the books are being cooked or not. Christopher B...

  • April 26, 2015

    Russian White House email hack far more serious than government let on

    When Russian hackers broke into White House unclassified email accounts few months ago, we were told it was not very serious and that the rest of the network was secure. Now, authorities are not so certain. It appears that the hackers were...

  • April 26, 2015

    Baltimore baseball fans trapped in ballpark because of Freddie Gray riots

    The "largely peaceful" protest in Baltimore against police turned violent when marchers reached the Camden Yards baseball park where a game had just ended. The unruly crowd began to throw bottles at police and break windows, which resulted ...

  • April 26, 2015

    Kerry: Arctic climate change goals more important than containing Russia

    US Secretary of State John Kerry assumed the chairmanship of the Arctic Council, and immediately made it clear that despite worrisome Russian military moves in the Arctic, the US would not challenge them. Washington Examiner: In assuming the ...

  • April 25, 2015

    Two gay hotel owners face backlash for hosting Ted Cruz reception

    Two gay men who own vacation properties that cater to the LGBT community are in trouble because they hosted a non-fundraising reception for Ted Cruz at their home last week. Ian Reisner and Mati Weiderpass have become the target of the s...

  • April 25, 2015

    Florida frat punks spit on disabled vets, pee on flag

    A group of mostly disabled vets on retreat at a Panama City, Florida resort were set upon by members of the University of Florida chapter of Zeta Beta Tau fraternity, who spat on the vets and took some American flags.  The attackers subsequ...

  • April 25, 2015

    Italian police arrest AQ members for plot against the Vatican

    The pace of terrorist arrests across western Europe has picked up since the attack on the offices of Charlie Hebdo in Paris, signifying either an escalation by al-Qaeda or more proactive policing by authorities. The latest sweep occured in Italy, ...

  • April 25, 2015

    Pro-flag demonstration in Valdosta attracts more than a thousand

    A demonstration in Valdosta, Georgia in support of the American flag went off without incident on Friday, as people marched and rode to counter students at Valdosta State University who trampled on the flag last week. The anti-flag protest went vi...

  • April 25, 2015

    'Obsolete' White House correspondents to hold irrelevant event

    The White House Correspondents Association will hold their annual dinner tonight amid what Politico is calling "an existential crisis" about their relevance in the media. The dinner, Washington's premier social event of the year, bri...

  • April 24, 2015

    Georgia college cancels classes in advance of pro-flag demo

    A college in Georgia that featured a protest last week where demonstrators trampled on the American flag has canceled classes in advance of what is expected to be a huge pro-flag rally. Valdosta State University students were told that all classes...

  • April 24, 2015

    Native American actors walk off set of new Adam Sandler movie

    A dozen Native American actors walked off the set of the new Adam Sandler movie because the "satirical western’s script repeatedly insulted native women and elders and grossly misrepresented Apache culture." Indian Country: Th...

  • April 24, 2015

    Iranian ships turn away from, Yemen

    A convoy of Iranian ships that were thought to be carrying weapons for Houthi rebels has changed course and is no longer bound for Yemen, according to the US Navy. The climb down by Iran avoided a possible confrontation with Saudi and US warships ...

  • April 24, 2015

    Comcast, Time Warner merger is off

    Comcast and Time Warner Cable announced today that the proposed merger of the two broadband and cable TV giants has been called off. No specific reason was given in the announcement but the FCC staff had recently recommended that the deal be examined...

  • April 24, 2015

    ACLU sues Catholic charities to force them to provide abortions to illegal immigrants

    The American Civil Liberties Union is unhappy that Catholic charities that care for illegal immigrants aren't giving out contraceptives or aborting their babies, so they're suing the US Conference of Bishops to force them to violate their rel...

  • April 23, 2015

    A few doomsday predictions from the first Earth Day that never quite materialized

    Yesterday was Earth Day, so I hoped you hugged a tree or kissed a marmoset, or something. But way back in 1970, when the first Earth Day was celebrated, several prominent scientists made a bevy of predictions about the near future that make us won...

  • April 23, 2015

    Rubio surges in new Quinnipiac poll

    Riding the crest of a high-profile announcement of his candidacy, Florida senator Marco Rubio has vaulted into a narrow lead in the race of the GOP presidentual nomination. The generally positive reviews of Rubio's announcement gave him a 10-p...

  • April 23, 2015

    Report: Half of U.S. fracking companies will go out of business this year

    The precipitous fall in oil prices in recent months has led to a lessening of demand for fracking services.  Where once there were more than 60 companies engaged in hydraulic fracturing, there are now 41.  And one industry expert expects th...

  • April 22, 2015

    Hours-old ceasefire collapses in Yemen

    Yesterday, with much fanfare, Saudi Arabia proclaimed a ceasefire in Yemen and called for all-party talks to resolve the political crisis that has turned  the country into a failed state. How, just hours after that announcement, Arab warplane...

  • April 22, 2015

    Barack Obama: Genocide denier

    The White House announced that, despite promising during the 2008 campaign that President Obama would describe the slaughter of more than 1.5 million Armenians by the Turkish government beginning 100 years ago as "genocide," the president w...

  • April 21, 2015

    Aircraft carrier <em>Theodore Roosevelt</em> may intercept Iranian arms bound for Yemen

    In what could be a major escalation in the Gulf of Aden off the coast of Yemen, the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt is moving into position to intercept a flotilla of at least eight Iranian vessels thought to be carrying arms to resupply...

  • April 21, 2015

    Grassley: FBI obstructing Fast and Furious, other investigations

    Charles Grassley, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, is accusing the FBI of obstructing several investigations involving administration wrongdoing by not cooperating with the Justice Department inspector general. So what else is new?...

  • April 20, 2015

    What should be done about Libya's migrant crisis?

    The capsizing of a rubber boat in the Mediterranean sea between Libya and Italy, costing as many as 900 lives has galavanized the EU to take action to stem the flow of migrants from war-torn Libya. In the long term, almost everyone agrees that som...

  • April 20, 2015

    Feds spent $400,000 studying gay men's first time sexual experience

    Yes, you read the headline correctly. It's a burning national issue; did young gay and bi-sexual men enjoy their first same sex "penetrative" experience and what did that experience mean for their "sexual trajectory"? This ...

  • April 20, 2015

    Grading the GOP field after New Hampshire confab

    The Republican Leadership Summit in New Hampshire this past weekend served as something of a try out for a dozen potential Republican candidates for president. You can view the speeches of all 12 candidates here. The performance by the top tier ca...

  • April 19, 2015

    Natan Sharansky: US has 'lost the courage of its convictions'

    A brilliant op-ed in the Washington Post by the former face of the Refuseniks, Natan Sharansky. The former Soviet dissident spent a considerable part of his life in jail for advocating for freedom in the old Soviet Union. He asks the question, ...

  • April 19, 2015

    Iranian ship convoy moving toward Yemen

    A convoy of 7 to 9 Iranian ships is moving toward Yemen and the Pentagon is worried that it may be an attempt to resupply the Houthi rebels. What will the Saudis do? The Hill: What's unusual about the new deployment, which set out this...

  • April 19, 2015

    Another mass execution of Christians by Islamic State

    A new video released by Islamic State shows at least 30 Ethiopian Christians being executed.  While it's not clear how many Christians were killed, Reuters is reporting that at least 30 men in two groups were beheaded or shot. Associ...

  • April 19, 2015

    Patriot's day should be a national holiday

    In much of New England, Patriot's Day is celebrated today (Patriots' Day in Maine). The Boston Marathon will be run tomorrow, cognizant that two years ago, the Marathon was a target of terrorist bombings. Three people were killed and more tha...

  • April 19, 2015

    Muslim head scarf day canceled by clueless Ohio principal

    A high school principal in Ohio was forced to cancel an event where female students would wear a hijab to celebrate "diversity." This counterintuitive event was the target of outrage on the internet at the cluelessness of a principal w...

  • April 19, 2015

    Texas set to pass open carry law

    The heads of gun grabbers across America are ready to explode as Texas seems certain to pass an open carry bill. Washington Times: Texas is currently one of six states, including California, New York and Florida, that bars citizens from openl...

  • April 19, 2015

    Air Force vet rescues flag from protestors; police take her into custody

    This is a remarkable story about an interesting woman. Michelle Manhart, a 38 year old former Air Force sergeant - and Playboy model - interrupted a protest at Valdosta State University where demonstrators were deliberately trampling the America...

  • April 18, 2015

    Australian police arrest 5 teens planning IS inspired terror attack

    Hundreds of Australian police took part in a series of raids that netted 5 teens planning to attack the centenary celebration of the landings at Gallipoli during World War I next week. Reuters: The run-up to this year's centenar...

  • April 18, 2015

    Walmart suddenly closes 5 stores, lays off 2200. Why?

    Conspiracy theorists are working overtime to explain why Walmart suddenly closed 5 stores in 3 states this week, laying off 2200 workers. The stores are expected to reopen in 6 months.  The company claims the closings are releated to ongoing ...

  • April 18, 2015

    Two surviving Doolittle Raiders present Congressional Gold Medal to museum

    They're in their 90's now, old and bent. But 73 years ago today, their courage torched the skies over Tokyo, sending a message that the United States would stop at nothing to achieve victory. Of the 80 airmen and pilots commanded by ...

  • April 18, 2015

    Blowout: Rubio PAC raises $40 million since announcement

    Senator Marco Rubio is showing how seriously Republican party whales are taking him. Reuters is reporting that the Florida Senator has commitments to his PAC of over $40 million - and climbing. "Marco Rubio will have the resources necessary...

  • April 18, 2015

    ISIS drive on Ramadi could be a game changer

    Every time the administration tries to spin the war against Islamic State in Iraq as going well, IS fighters make them out to be liars. Last week, the administration trotted a Pentagon spokesman out to tell the press that US coalition efforts have...

  • April 17, 2015

    Muslims throw 12 Christians overboard during trip to Italy

    A small rubber boat making the perilous voyage between Libya and Italy turned into a death trap for 12 Christians who were tossed overboard and drowned during the journey by Muslim passengers, Italian authorities arrested 15 Muslims and charged th...

  • April 17, 2015

    AQAP seizes airport, seaport, and oil terminal in Yemen

    Al-Qaeda of the Arabian Peninnsula (AQAP) has been busy in Yemen while Saudi-backed government forces are in a toe-to-toe brawl with Houthi rebels.  The terrorists seized a major airport and seaport as well as an oil terminal in the country...

  • April 17, 2015

    Coverup: ISIS camp a few miles from US border

    Mexican law enforcement authorities have confirmed to Judicial Watch that Islamic State has set up a camp just 6 miles from the US border in Mexico near El Paso, TX. The group further reports that when the story broke earlier in the week, FBI supe...

  • April 17, 2015

    Deal reached to fast track Obama trade agenda

    A bi-partisan coalition of lawmakers on Capitol Hill have reached an agreement that would "fast track" President Obama's trade agenda by preventing Congress from amending trade deals. Specifically, the legislation would allow the con...

  • April 17, 2015

    Former TSA agent says groping a 'daily occurrence'

    A couple of days ago I wrote about a conspiracy at the Denver airport of TSA screeners manipulating the equipment so that another TSA screener could grope the genital areas of handsome male passengers.  Now, a former TSA agent has taken to th...

  • April 17, 2015

    Fort Hood shooting victims to receive full benefits

    First, the Pentagon denied the attack by Major Nidal Hassan was even terrorism. They called it "workplace violence." Then they denied the victims the Purple Heart decoration for wounds received in battle. After agreeing to give the vi...

  • April 16, 2015

    Is hostility to Christianity driving devout believers out of the military?

    Some military religious freedom organizations are raising the alarm about growing hostility toward Christians and chaplains in the military. Several recent incidents suggest that openly practicing one's Christian faith is resulting in discharg...

  • April 16, 2015

    Hillary's 'fake but accurate' immigrant grandparents

    This is even more outrageous than Elizabeth Warren's "Fauxchohantas" story.  Buzzfeed reports that Hillary Clinton told an Iowa audience that all her grandparents had immigrated to the U.S., so she is very familiar with what immigr...

  • April 16, 2015

    Fake 'hunger strike' to force confirmation of Loretta Lynch?

    The tactic of going on a hunger strike has been used by protestors around the world for 100 years to call attention to injustice and oppression. But Al Sharpton and his crew of so-called civil rights activists have taken the honorable and courageo...

  • April 15, 2015

    Senate committee approves bill giving Congress a say in Iran deal

    The Senate Foreign Relations Committee unanimously approved a measure that would give Congress some oversight over any final nuclear deal reached with Iran. President Obama will reluctantly sign the bill, facing the reality that there were at leas...

  • April 15, 2015

    Senate approves House 'doc fix' bill

    After two decades of playing hide-and-seek with reforming the way doctors are paid by Medicare, the Senate passed a House bill that would change the fee-based system of paying for medical care and prevent a big cut in payments to doctors. In essen...

  • April 15, 2015

    Report: No DEA agents fired over prostitute scandal

    An international Drug Enforcement Administration report shows that no agents were fired, and none given serious punishment, over the shocking revelations about sex parties with Colombian prostitutes and fratenerizing with drug cartel members came to ...

  • April 15, 2015

    TSA: What else are friends for?

    Transportation Security Administration officials in Denver bent over backward to give a co-worker some cheap thrills.  They manipulated the screening system so that one of their male friends could grope the genitals of handsome male passengers. ...

  • April 15, 2015

    Happy tax day: Obamacare is making your filing even more complex

    Some shocking figures from the National Taxpayer Union on what complying with Obamacare tax regs is costing us. This year’s new analysis of tax complexity from National Taxpayers Union Foundation (NTUF) found some startling lead ...

  • April 15, 2015

    Illegal alien rapists and murderers released by ICE

    President Obama has claimed that his executive orders on immigration would free up ICE agents to go after illegal aliens who had committed serious crimes. Like so much about the president's immigration reform proposals, that's a crock W...

  • April 14, 2015

    You're not going to believe what the Pentagon is teaching the troops about sexism

    I did a double take this morning when I saw it in the Daily Caller. An online course designed for "Equal Opportunity Advisors" in the military makes the startling claim that the Bible, the Declaration of Independence, and the Constitutio...

  • April 14, 2015

    Chances that injunction preventing immigration orders being implemented will be overturned are slim

    The Department of Justice is appealing a decision by a Texas circuit court judge that granted an injunction preventing implementation of the president's executive orders on immigration. The appeal, to the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals, w...

  • April 13, 2015

    Is Hillary already running a losing campaign?

    Excellent piece in Salon from Bill Curry, a Democratic strategist, who dissects Hillary Clinton's campaign and finds that nothing much has changed since 2008. Clinton seems as disconnected from the public mood now as she did in 2008.  I...

  • April 13, 2015

    Netanyahu may seek unity government with Herzog

    The  framework agreement with Iran is so bad that the threat of an Iranian bomb may unite Israel politically in a way that seemed impossible just a few short weeks ago, when Prime Minister Netanyahu won another term in national elections. Net...

  • April 13, 2015

    Two children playing in a park without an adult snatched by police

    Two children from Montgomery County, MD who were the subject of controversy last year when their parents let them walk home alone from school were snatched off the street by police on Sunday and handed over the child services for playing alone i...

  • April 13, 2015

    Gallup reports the completely unremarkable news that the uninsured rate dropped

    It is being reported that the number of Americans who come to a complete stop at a stop sign rose significantly in the first quarter. Meanwhile, Gallup is reporting the uninsured rate for Americans dropped to 11.9%. The uninsured rate among U...

  • April 13, 2015

    Senator Cotton: Minimal fallout possible for Israel from Iran strike

    Senator Tom Cotton, author of the letter to Iran signed by 47 GOP senators warning that any nuclear deal could be negated by the next president, told the Atlantic that fallout for Israel from a strike against Iran's nuclear facilities could be li...

  • April 12, 2015

    Biden: Make community college 'free' - like high school!

    Vice President Joe Biden appears to be one of the few administration officials who knows the secret location of the federal "Money Tree." You know. The tree that money grows on and where cash for all that "free" stuff that the ...

  • April 12, 2015

    Castro apologizes to Obama for inheriting 'hostile relationship' with Cuba

    This is why pro-American presidents don't meet with commie thugs like Raul Castro.Sparing President Obama the humiliation of apologizing for our being beastly to the Cuban regime for so long, Castro made Obama's apology for him. The Hill: ...

  • April 12, 2015

    Terrorist deemed 'not a danger' to the public arrested in suicide bomb plot

    An American citizen who tried to join the army until he posted pro-Islamic State sentiments on his Facebook page was arrested by the FBI and charged with wanting to perpetrate a suicide attack on Fort Riley, KS. Joihn T. Booker - AKA Mohammed...

  • April 12, 2015

    California's newest crime wave: Stealing water

    The law of supply and demand is inexorable in that no matter how hard some people try to ignore it or overturn it, they fail. Communist countries have tried for nearly 100 years to make that pesky equation go away. Instead, they created societies of ...

  • April 12, 2015

    Obama sits down with head of country he declared a national security threat last month

    Last month, the president issued an executive order imposing some mild sanctions on seven Venezuela officials who the U.S. says were responsible for the growing climate of human rights violations. The White House said of President Maduro...

  • April 12, 2015

    Russia's air provocations becoming more serious

    The Washington Free Beacon has learned that a Russian SU-27 fighter jet buzzed an American reconnaisance plane over the Baltic this past week, coming within 20 feet of our aircraft. A Russia Su-27 jet fighter flew dangerously close and nearly co...

  • April 11, 2015

    Obama caves in to Venezuela dictator

    The big news coming out of the Summit of the Americas being held in Panama City is that President Obama did the grip and grin with Cuba's dictator Raul Castro. New York Times: President Obama and President Raúl Castro of Cuba shook...

  • April 11, 2015

    Two Iranian Revolutionary Guards officers captured in Aden

    For weeks, Iran has been angrily denying that they are supporting the Houthi rebels in Yemen with military aid. No one believes them, of course. But it's satisfying to catch them lying. Reuters: Local militiamen in the southern Yemeni ...

  • April 11, 2015

    Get ready for another surge of unaccompanied minors cross the border

    The "Border Surge, Part II" has begun in earnest as the government is reporting that thousands of unaccompanied children from Central America are once again jumping the border. The administration claims to be ready for them this time. Bu...

  • April 11, 2015

    Iran framework deal sounding more and more like it doesn't exist

    The framework agreement with Iran announced last week by the White House consisted of a 2 page memorandum outlining what the deal covered. But there have been so many differences in interpretation by Iran and the US, that it makes you wonder if th...

  • April 11, 2015

    Lerner email shows interference in inspector general's investigation

    In a highly unusual move, former IRS manager Lois Lerner sent an email to the Treasury Department inspector general that he back off his conclusion that the IRS had "targeted" conservatives. Washington Examiner: In an email on Jan. ...

  • April 10, 2015

    How stupid is State Department spokesperson Marie Harf?

    I suppose I will be accused of sexism for perpetrating the sterotype of the dumb woman, but really now, how can any rational, objective observer of the antics of State Department spokesperson Marie Harf come to any other conclusion than she'...

  • April 10, 2015

    Fort Hood shooting victims still denied combat benefits

    Victims of the Fort Hood terrorist attack may be getting Purple Hearts after Congress forced the Pentagon's hand.  But DoD is still denying combat benefits to at least some of the shooting victims, according to this article on Fox News: ...

  • April 10, 2015

    'Enlightened' Europeans chant 'Hamas, Hamas, Jews to the gas' at soccer match

    I don't know about you, but I'm glad President Obama and the Democrats want to turn is into one of those European-style "social democracires."  After all, Europeans are so cultured and tolerant...right? Right? It was a ...

  • April 10, 2015

    The world burns as Obama calls for banning 'gay conversion' therapy

    The world is blowing up, the U.S. economy is still in the pits, and the administration is demonstrating an incompetence rare even for Washington.  So, naturally, the president has turned his attention to the pressing issue of transgender rights....

  • April 10, 2015

    Obama phones Raul Castro in advance of summit

    President Obama and Cuban president Raúl Castro exchanged pleasantries in a phone call last night prior to Obama boarding a plane for Panama, where he will take part in the Summit of the Americas. The two leaders will share the stage with o...

  • April 9, 2015

    No, the Civil War did not end 150 years ago today

    In an otherwise detailed and historically accurate rendering of the meeting between Generals Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee in Wilbur McClean's parlor near Appomattox Courthouse to discuss the surrender of Lee's Army of Northern Virginia ...

  • April 9, 2015

    Iran pushes Obama to the wall on sanction relief: when will he cave?

    Iran's President Hassan Rouhani said in a speech yesterday that sanctions must be lifted "immediately and on the same day" following the acceptance of the final agreement by the U.N. Security Council, or there will be no deal....

  • April 9, 2015

    University of Michigan does about-face, will show 'American Sniper'

    When it was announced that the University of Michigan would show the film American Sniper as part of its schoolwide festival UMix, the usual suspects pretended outrage and demanded that the university cancel the screening. That's what the scho...

  • April 9, 2015

    O'Keefe video shows support for ISIS, Hamas, and Hezb'allah

    James O'Keefe's Project Veritas has released several videos recently showing support for terrorists on college campuses. Today, O'Keefe released a video that's absolutely shocking.  It shows students, administrators, and teach...

  • April 8, 2015

    Headed for financial ruin, Chicago re-elects Rahm Emanuel

    It may be better to rule in hell than serve in heaven, but if newly re-elected Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel can't work some fiscal magic to deal with the city's massive pension and operating budget debt, hell may soon look like a garden spot co...

  • April 8, 2015

    Conservatives target McCain's re-election bid

    John McCain will be an 80-year-old senator if he wins re-election to a sixth term.  But the octogenarian senator has far more to deal with than questions about his age. Several conservative PACs have already targeted McCain for defeat, n...

  • April 8, 2015

    Federal judge refuses administration request to lift injunction on immigration orders

    A Texas federal judge has denied a request by Obama's justice department to lift his injunction against implementing the president's executive orders on immigration. Fox News: U.S. District Judge Andrew Hanen refused to set aside his ...

  • April 8, 2015

    Obama criticizes 'less than loving Christians' at Easter prayer breakfast

    As the Washington Times points out, the latest Obama signal of religious relativism came after his administration had issued a statement on the Kenyan massacre at a Christian college without once mentioning the religion of the victims – or the ...

  • April 8, 2015

    Obama and Raul Castro expected to meet at Summit of the Americas

    President Obama will meet with Cuban dictator Raúl Castro later this week at the Summit of the Americas in Panama City, the State Department announced on Tuesday. Although no formal meeting is scheduled, the two leaders will meet on the sid...

  • April 7, 2015

    Rand Paul expected to tout 'electability' in his announcement

    Kentucky Senator Rand Paul will announce his candidacy for the Repuiblican nomination for president today at the historic Gail House Hotel in downtown Louisville. He refers to himself as a "different kind of Republican" which is accura...

  • April 7, 2015

    American killed in Yemen as US government advises others to shelter in place

    An American citizen of Yemeni descent was killed in a mortar attack yesterday in the city of Aden. Jamal al-Labani. along with his wife and 2 year old daughter, had been looking to get out of Yemen for weeks, but the Hayward, CA resident died as h...

  • April 7, 2015

    Conditions 'beyond inhumane' in Palestinian refugee camp attacked by ISIS

    A Palestinian refugee camp on the outskirts of Damascus is under attack by a coalition of Islamic State fighters and the al-Nusra militia, an al-Qaeda affiliated terrorist group. According to reports, they have seized about 90% of the camp and have m...

  • April 7, 2015

    Another surge of unaccompanied illegal alien minors at border

    Immigration officials are saying that with the weather improving, another surge of unaccompanied illegal alien children from Central America is expected at the border. While the numbers are nowhere near the crisis numbers seen last year, the ...

  • April 6, 2015

    Gary Hart says the prospect of a billion-dollar Hillary campaign should 'frighten' every American

    Former Colorado senator and Democratic presidential candidate Gary Hart had some choice words for Hillary Clinton and the dynastic nature of current American politics. In an interview with Politico, Hart praised his former staffer, Martin O'Ma...

  • April 6, 2015

    IRS extends deadline for taxpayers who received wrong Obamacare form

    First, they said all 800,000 taxpayers who received inaccurate information on their Obamacare taxes and had sent in their returns would have to file again.  Then they said, "Never mind."  Then it was discovered that 80,000 ta...

  • April 6, 2015

    Government report: Save the planet. Go vegan.

    The meat industry is livid over a government report from a panel that sets dietary guidelines for the country, that says we should eat less meat in order to lessen the environmental impact from our food choices. What's a "recommendation...

  • April 6, 2015

    Experts: Iran nuke deal will not be verifiable

    Any agreement between Iran and the U.S. that would be able to verify Tehran's compliance isn't possible, say several arms control experts. Bill Gertz, one of the best national security correspondents in Washington for a couple of deca...

  • April 6, 2015

    Rand Paul to announce candidacy on Tuesday

    Senator Rand Paul is expected to announce his candidacy for the Republican nomination for president on Tuesday, April 7. Paul will be the second declared candidate after fellow Senator Ted Cruz announced two weeks ago. Paul is seeking nothing less...

  • April 5, 2015

    Pope Francis decries the persecution of Christians in Easter message

    Tens of thousands of Christians braved a pelting rain in the Vatican's St. Peter's Square to celebrate mass with Pope Francis and listen to the traditional Easter message. It was a mostly downbeat message, with the pope making specific ref...

  • April 5, 2015

    Review of Rolling Stone UVA gang rape story due out today

    A review by the Columbia University school of journalism of a Rolling Stone story that depicted a gang rape at a University of Virginia frat house that was later debunked is due out tonight with a press conference on the story tomorrow. Reuters: ...

  • April 5, 2015

    Kerry says 'conversation continuing' over fate of 3 Americans held by Iran

    The fate of 3 Americans being held by Iran is up in the air, despite a framework agreement between the two sides. Secretary of State John Kerry insists that talks are ongoing, but that Iran refused to release the prisoners as part of the nuclear d...

  • April 4, 2015

    Obama's 'record-breaking' economy

    Corporate profits are sky-high, Wall Street is on an historic winning streak – and President Obama must be extremely grateful that commentary about his framework nuclear deal with Iran sucked up all the media oxygen so that the terrible jobs re...

  • April 4, 2015

    Owners of Indiana pizza restaurant go into hiding

    The explosion of hatred and threats against a family owned Indiana pizza restaurant who said they wouldn't cater a gay wedding have forced them to go into hiding and they may leave town permanently. Associated Press: A northern India...

  • April 4, 2015

    The Big Cave In: How US negotiators gave in to almost every single Iranian demand to get a deal

    Max Fisher writing at Vox gets the prize for the most incredibly stupid defense of the Iran nuclear deal: "This is an astonishingly good Iran deal." As Fox News points out, what was truly astonishing about the deal was just how far US ne...

  • April 4, 2015

    Male ex-staffer suing CBS for sexual harassment

    A former employee of CBS news is suing the network and two top managers for sexual harrassment.  Kenneth Lombardi, a former staff reporter, claims that the director of the CBS Evening News and another manager made unwanted advances toward him...

  • April 3, 2015

    Iran says US lying about details of nuke deal

    Iran's chief negotiator for the recently completed framework deal that would supposedly curtail Iran's nuclear program has accused the Obama administration of lying about the agreement. Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif said that the ...

  • April 3, 2015

    At least 147 students massacred at Christian college in Kenya

    Four gunmen belonging to the Al-Shabab terrorist group entered the campus of a Chirstian university in Kenya and opened fire indiscriminately, killing at least 147 faculty and students while taking dozens of hostages. It is the worst terror attack...

  • April 3, 2015

    Federal judge orders IRS to turn over list of targeted Tea Party groups

     A federal judge in Ohio has ordered the IRS to turn over a list of Tea Party groups singled out for special scrutiny after they applied for tax exempt status. Washington Times: The IRS had argued it shouldn’t have to rel...

  • April 3, 2015

    Big drop in job creation in March

    The US employment outlook took a big hit in March, as only 126,000 jobs were created - "unexpectedly." Economists estimated that 245,000 jobs would be added. The "official" unemployment rate stayed at 5.5%. They are blaming the...

  • April 2, 2015

    Indiana pizzeria that won't cater gay weddings closes after threats

    Repeat after me: this is not a news story. An Indiana pizzeria is the center of a firestorm today after the owner told the reporter that, although gays would be welcome in their restaurant, they would not cater a gay wedding. Twitter blew up, i...

  • April 2, 2015

    Justice Department declines to prosecute Lois Lerner for contempt

    The Justice Department is refusing to charge former IRS manager Lois Lerner with being in contempt of Congress, saying that Lerner never waived her Fifth Amendment rights to self-incrimination. When Lerner testified the first time before Congress ...

  • April 2, 2015

    Senator Bob Menendez indicted on 14 counts of corruption

    New Jersey Senator Robert Menendez, a vocal opponent of the president's Iran and Cuba policies, has been indicted on 14 counts of corruption. The charges include conspiracy to commit bribery and honest services fraud, in connec...

  • April 2, 2015

    11 former teachers convicted in Atlanta cheating scandal

    Eleven of twelve former teachers charged in a massive cheating scandal in Atlanta public schools were convicted of racketeering and other crimes.  More than 20 other city school employees took plea deals.  The scandal involved cheating o...

  • April 2, 2015

    Hillary's poll numbers tanking as e-mail scandal takes a toll

    Andrew Malcolm at Investor's Business Daily points out that some key state polls show that Hillary Clinton is losing support fast and that the e-mail scandal is playing a bigger role than first thought. According to the newest numbers, Hilla...

  • April 1, 2015

    23 arrested in massive Medicare-Medicaid fraud scheme

    A 199-count indictment against 23 doctors, nurses, and medical supply companies was unsealed in Brooklyn, NY yesterday, revealing a massive scheme to defraud Medicare and Medicaid of millions of dollars. Hundreds of poor people were recruited with...

  • April 1, 2015

    U.N.: Yemen near 'total collapse'

    All is well. Remain calm. With the White Hous still insisting that Yemen is a "model" for its anti-terrorism policies, the U.N.'s human rights chief noted that the fighting was killing dozens of civilians and that the country was nea...

  • April 1, 2015

    GOP warns U.N. Obama's climate actions can be undone

    President Obama is about to commit the United States to meet greenhouse gas emission targets in an international agreement without consulting Congress, the agencies, or the states. Republicans are warning other countries that the president's e...

  • April 1, 2015

    At times during the day, more people watching Al Jazeera than MSNBC

    Is anybody besides the mothers and fathers of MSNBC hosts watching the network during the day?  According to the most recent numbers, the network's viewership is down 45% from the same period in 2014, and its total number of viewers is the l...

  • March 31, 2015

    Experts say portions of Hillary's e-mails are recoverable

    Computer forensic experts interviewed by Politico told the publication that portions of Hillary Clinton's 30,000 e-mails deleted by her aides are almost certainly recoverable, although getting at them would be time-consuming and expensive. ...

  • March 31, 2015

    Poll shows 2-1 support for Iran deal

    Q: Thinking now about the situation with Iran - would you support or oppose an agreement in which the United States and other countries would lift major economic sanctions against Iran, in exchange for Iran restricting its nuclear program in a way ...

  • March 31, 2015

    IRS says it's OK if you fail to say you have insurance on return

    The IRS may be the ogre of government, but when it comes to enforcing its rules on Obamacare, it's positively puppyish.  Millions of people who don't have insurance are having the penalty waived.  They are going to trust that y...

  • March 30, 2015

    How screwed up is Obama's foreign policy?

    David Rothkopf, editor of Foreign Policy, has written an incisive article on America's foreign policy under Obama.  It's a "big picture" analysis of what's happening in the Middle East and beyond, with brutally frank observ...

  • March 30, 2015

    Iran backs away from key component of nuclear deal

    After agreeing for months that it would ship most of its current stockpile of enriched uranium to Russia, where it would be converted into nuclear reactor fuel rods, the Iranians have done a sudden about-face and now insist that the enriched uranium ...

  • March 30, 2015

    NLRB's radicalism may destroy the franchise model

    President Obama's National Labor Relations Board will consider a case this week with important implications for the future of the franchise industry. Last year, NLRB's lead attorney found that McDonald's corporation should be treated a...

  • March 30, 2015

    Is Iran building nukes in North Korea?

    There have been reports of Iran allying with North Korea to build nuclear weapons for years, going back to the 1990s.  From what we know, both Pakistan and North Korea provided hardware to Iran in their initial efforts to build a nuclear program...

  • March 29, 2015

    Defector: 'U.S. Negotiating Team Mainly There to Speak on Iran's Behalf'

    An Iranian editor covering the negotiations in Switzerland has defected, according to a report in The Telegraph. Amir Hossein Motaghi, says he no longer sees any "sense" in being a journalist in Iran because of the censorship. Ami...

  • March 29, 2015

    RNC : Even Nixon didn't destroy the tapes

    Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus blasted Hillary Clinton for deleting tens of thousands of emails from her private server, saying, "even nixon didn't destroy the tapes." The news broke yesterday that Clinton dele...

  • March 29, 2015

    US snoozes as Iran's master plan unfolds in the Middle East

    An excellent analysis in YNet News by Smadar Perry of Iran's ultimate goals in the Middle East. Israel has been warning for 5 years that Iran's intent was to create a Shia super state by dominating countries in the region, installing their pr...

  • March 29, 2015

    Every Republican candidate for president in 2016 should read this article

    Doug Sosnik is one of those guys you've never heard of, but has a major impact on campaigns. He's a "big picture" political analyst whose specialty is spotting trends in the electorate. Sosnik penned a sharp, concise analysis of ...

  • March 28, 2015

    School named after Medal of Honor recipient threatens to suspend boy for getting military haircut

    A young boy attending the Bobby Ray Memorial Elementary School in Tennessee was written up and threatened with suspension by the school principal for getting a military style haircut. Adam Stinnett got the haircut to honor his stepbrother who is serv...

  • March 28, 2015

    Brit FM says Iran framework deal will not be written down

    British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond says that any framework deal reached with Iran before the deadline on April 1 will probably not be written down and will be vague, and short on specifics. Politico: No specifics, nothing written, perha...

  • March 27, 2015

    US caves to Iran on centrifuges, verification

    Some might object to calling the latest round of concessions by western negotiators a "cave in." But if real negotiations involve give and take, both sides should be seen as giving something in order to reach an agreement. I have seen no...

  • March 27, 2015

    Kids forced to get signed permission slip to eat an OREO at school

    I suppose we have Michelle Obama to thank for this. From Hit and Run: There are 18-wheelers with brake problems, hungry bears just stumbling out of hibernation, and lawnmowers that suddenly shift into reverse. And then there's the unparallel...

  • March 27, 2015

    Harry Reid says he's retiring

    It looks like we won't have Harry Reid to kick around anymore after 2016. The Nevada Senator who has led Democrats as both the majority and minority leader since 2005 announced that he would not seek re-election in 2016. His decision is good n...

  • March 27, 2015

    Sunni-Shia proxy war not limited to Yemen

    Saudi Arabia has cobbled together the most significant coalition of Sunni states in decades to do battle with Iranian backed, Shia militias and terrorists who are setting the Middle East on fire. For the Kingdom, it's a question of survival. E...

  • March 26, 2015

    U.S. aids its new ally Iran by bombing Tikrit

    U.S. planes bombed several targets in the town of Tikrit in support of Iranian-controlled militias and elements of the Iraqi army.  Approximately 30,000 Iraqis have been stalled on the outskirts of Tikrit for more than a week as a few hundred Is...

  • March 26, 2015

    Saudis bomb Yemen, ready ground operation

    The Saudi Arabian air force, along with a half dozen other Sunni allies in the Gulf, bombed targets in Yemen yesterday, challenging the Iranian-backed Shia Houthi tribesmen who have been trying to overthrow the Sunni government. Planes from the Un...

  • March 26, 2015

    At least 3 members of Taliban 5 swapped for Bergdahl tried to make contact with terror networks

    According to a Fox News report, intelligence officials are saying that at least three of the five Taliban commanders traded for deserter Bowe Bergdahl tried to reconnect with their terrorist networks while supposedly under the watchful eye of the Qat...

  • March 26, 2015

    Everything the White House told us about Bergdahl was wrong

    Interesting article in the Daily Beast about how the White House Bowe Bergdahl narrative completely collapsed now that he has been identified as a deserter and the war in Afghanistan has not ended. Nancy Youssef writes that Bergdahl's "ca...

  • March 25, 2015

    It's come to this: 'American Pride' theme reinstated for dance after controversy

    Sometimes I feel like old Rip Van Winkle, who imbibed a bit too much of the "crature" and fell asleep only to wake up 20 years later, where everything had changed.  If you're an old codger like me, this story probably evokes feelin...

  • March 25, 2015

    Iraqi request for U.S. airstrikes in Tikrit 'imminent'

    More than 30,000 Iraqi soldiers and Shia militiamen are being stopped from taking the city of Tikrit by, it is believed, less than 500 Islamic State fighters.  The Iraqi army has been stalled on the outskirts of the town for ten days, and they a...

  • March 25, 2015

    Obama disrespects NATO chief, raising questions about his commitment to the alliance

    On January 20, 2017, we're going to pinch ourselves to make sure we're not dreaming that the most irresponsible president of the postwar era is finally out of the Oval Office. The new NATO chief, former Norway prime minister Jens Stoltenbe...

  • March 25, 2015

    House Republicans will close ranks to pass a budget

    GOP factions that have slowed the process of passing a budget are apparently ready to come together to pass a bill that will balance the budget in 10 years while slightly increasing defense spending. Reuters: Some Republican lawmakers want mo...

  • March 24, 2015

    White House claims Yemen still a 'template' for counterterrorism success

    White House spokesman Josh Earnest told the press gaggle yesterday that the administration still considers Yemen a "template" for the success of its counterterrorism efforts. Earnest's confused, rambling response to the question of ...

  • March 24, 2015

    Did Israel spy on U.S.-Iran negotiations?

    The Wall Street Journal is reporting that U.S. officials knew last year that Israel was spying on the closed-door talks with Iran but didn't say anything until Prime Minister Netanyahu began to brief U.S. lawmakers about how bad the deal was. ...

  • March 24, 2015

    Police investigation concludes 'no evidence' of UVA frat gang-rape

    Charlottesville, VA police have issued a report on their extensive investigation into allegations that several members of a fraternity on the University of Virginia campus gang-raped a young woman at a party in 2012. The shocking allegations were ...

  • March 23, 2015

    Midnight tweet by Cruz rings bell for 2016 fight

    With a midnight tweet and a video, Senator Ted Cruz became the first declared candidate of either party to run for president of the United States.  "I'm running for president and I hope to earn your support," he wrote. Cruz wil...

  • March 23, 2015

    Marine Corps suggests 'vigilance' after Islamic State online threat

    The Marine Corps is warning all personnel to be extra-vigilant after a group calling itself "Islamic State Hacking Division" posted the names, addresses, and photos of 100 U.S. servicemen and urged its followers to kill them. Washington ...

  • March 23, 2015

    Greek 'endgame' approaches as Tsipris meets with Merkel

    A month ago, Greece was on the precipiece.  The EU was demanding that Greece come up with the outline of a plan to meet their obligations under the bailout negotiated three years ago.  The new far-left Greek prime minister, Alexis Tsipras, ...

  • March 23, 2015

    British mob storms synagogue shouting 'Kill the Jews'

    A mob made up of drunken hooligans forced their way into a London synagogue, breaking windows, assaulting at least two worshipers, and shouting obscenities and anti-Semitic slogans. Fox News: A drunken mob stormed into a London synagogue wher...

  • March 23, 2015

    SCOTUS upholds Wisconsin voter ID law

    The Supreme Court has upheld the legality of Wisconsins voter ID law, giving a victory to proponents of free and fair elections. The court refused to hear an appeal by the ACLU, clearing the way for the law to be implemented at the next election. ...

  • March 22, 2015

    Government plans to weigh and measure your child in daycare

    Just like any good nanny, the US government is proposing to weigh and measure all children in public and private daycare facilities. The proposal is part of Michelle Obama's Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act. Washington Free Beacon: Bureaucrat...

  • March 22, 2015

    Islamic State posts online hit list of 100 US servicemen

    A group calling itself Islamic State Hackers Division has posted the names. addresses, and photos of 100 US servicemen on a website and called on their followers in America to kill them. Reuters: The Pentagon said after the information was po...

  • March 22, 2015

    O'Malley in Iowa emerging as credible alternative to Hillary

    Former Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley was not known as a liberal firebrand in the mold of Elizabeth Warren while in office. But O'Malley knows what side his bread is buttered on in Iowa. He lashed out at Wall Street and income inequality a...

  • March 22, 2015

    HHS still hasn't sent out 80,000 corrected Obamacare tax forms

    You may recall back in early February, it was discovered that more than 800,000 taxpayers had been sent incorrect tax information on their Obamacare subsidies. Six weeks later, the Department of Health and Human Services has yet to send corrected ...

  • March 22, 2015

    Iraqi army still not ready for prime time

    The operation by the Iraqi army and Shia militias to retake the town of Tikrit from Islamic State forces has stalled due to heavy casualties and disagreement over tactics. Tikrit, the birthplace of Saddam Hussein, was attacked 2 weeks ago by 30,00...

  • March 22, 2015

    Poll: Voters say ideal candidate would change Obama's policies

    Who would be the ideal candidate that voters want to see run for president? A new CNN/ORC poll reveals some surprising results. At bottom, a majority of voters want to see a "non-Obama" run and win. A new CNN/ORC poll finds most Americ...

  • March 22, 2015

    Liberals looking to derail Rahm Emanuel's re-election in Chicago

    Liberals across the country are cheering on Cook County Commissioner Chuy Garcia in his bid to defeat Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel in their run off election on April 7, seeing him as the second coming of New York's far left mayor Bill de Blasio. ...

  • March 21, 2015

    Co-founder of Greenpeace explains why he is a climate skeptic

    Got yer dose of schadenfreud for the day right here... The co-founder of the granddaddy of green groups, Greenpeace, explains in a Heartland editorial why he is a climate skeptic.  Patrick Moore, who left Greenpeace in 1986 because, in his wo...

  • March 21, 2015

    ATF director resigns following failed ammo ban

    The Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, B. Todd Jones, announced that he will retire on March 31 to pursue a a career in the private sector. Jones was at the center of a recent controversy over the "backdoor ...

  • March 21, 2015

    Will a deal with Iran be struck this weekend?

    Both Secretary of State John Kerry and Iranian president Hassan Rouhani are saying that a deal on Iran's nuclear deal is within reach, leading to speculation that an agreement may be imminent. The United States and Iran reported significant ...

  • March 20, 2015

    Hillary thinks we have a 'fun deficit' in America

    In what Bloomberg says may be her last paid gig before she announces for president, Hillary Clinton told an audience attending a conference sponsored by the American Camp Association that American adults need to have more fun and that adult camps sho...

  • March 20, 2015

    Iran wants sanctions lifted now. Will the US cave?

    The biggest sticking point in the negotiations with Iran over its nuclear program is apparently a disagreement over when sanctions against Tehran should be lifted. The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Iran is demanding that sanctions be lifte...

  • March 20, 2015

    Boehner plans to sideline House conservatives in budget battle

    Speaker John Boehner has made plans to bypass House conservatives and ram through two items opposed by the right. He will try and pass a budget deal, using a parliamentary manuever to speed passage. He is also planning a vote on the so-called Medicar...

  • March 19, 2015

    Rahmbo looks to GOP to bail him out

    The most recent polls for the Chicago mayoral runoff election on April 7 show incumbent Rahm Emanuel comfortably ahead. But several surveys have Rahmbo at 50% or less of the vote, which, considering Emanuel's massive advantage in money and name r...

  • March 19, 2015

    President Obama thinks mandatory voting a swell idea

    Speaking about Middle Class economics in Cleveland yesterday, President Obama suggested that maybe it was time to force every American eligible to vote in elections. CNN: How do we offset the influence of big money in politics while fixing th...

  • March 19, 2015

    Glenn Beck says he's leaving the Republican party

    Talk show host and pundit Glenn Beck announced yesterday that he was leaving the Republican party. Beck cited GOP inaction on repealing Obamacare and failing to halt the president's immigration executive orders. The Hill: “I’v...

  • March 19, 2015

    Obama finds something he's good at

    Or, at least it's something he doesn't suck at doing. It's called "bracketology," and it involves picking the winners in the NCAA men's basketball tournament. The president's annual foray into sports prognostication i...

  • March 19, 2015

    Terror attack at Tunis museum kills 21

    Two gunmen burst into the National Bardo Museum in Tunis on Wednesday and opened fire with automatic weapons. The terrorists killed 21, including 17 foreign tourists, and wounded 44 others. Fox News: Tunisian Prime Minister Habib Essid had sa...

  • March 18, 2015

    GOP Rep. Aaron Schock resigns

    One of the Republican party's rising stars has plummeted to Earth.  Rep. Aaron Schock, reprsenting Illinois's 18th congressional district, resigned unexpectedly from office on Tuesday following revelations that he massively overbilled th...

  • March 18, 2015

    Largest Presbyterian denomination will greenlight gay marriage

    The Presbyterian Church (USA) have voted to change the definition of marriage from "one man and one woman" to "two people, traditionally a man and a woman," thus clearing the way for clergy to perform same-sex marriages. No mem...

  • March 18, 2015

    The EPA wants to watch you in the shower

    You've had a long, exhausting day at work, and all you can think about when you walk through the door to your house is peeling off your clothes and taking a relaxing shower. Before you do, you had better make sure the EPA isn't showering w...

  • March 18, 2015

    Lawyer who represented doctor who helped CIA find bin Laden murdered

    The lawyer who represented Dr. Shakeel Afridi, the doctor who unwittingly assisted the CIA in their hunt for Osama bin Laden, was shot to death in northwest Pakistan near Peshawar. Samiullah Afridi, who had been under constant threats since defend...

  • March 17, 2015

    Who's afraid of Ted Cruz? Not a 3-year-old girl

    The radical liberal website Raw Story ran a piece on Saturday reporting on a Ted Cruz event in Strafford County, New Hampshire.  At one point, Cruz tried to paint a picture of the consequences of a Democratic victory in 2016: “It is n...

  • March 17, 2015

    Capeheart regrets supporting 'Hands up, don't shoot' narrative

    An important retraction from a major figure in black journalism.  The Washington Post columnist and MSNBC contributor Jonathan Capeheart has penned an op-ed regretting his promotion of the "Hands up, don't shoot" narrative related ...

  • March 17, 2015

    Did Walker flip-flop on ethanol?

    Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker says that his 2006 opposition to ethanol subsidies is consistent with his current position supporting them. Uh-huh.  The surest sign that a politician has flip-flopped is when he denies having done so. Polit...

  • March 16, 2015

    Heartbreak: Putin apparently alive and well

    Vladimir Putin attended a meeting with Kyrgyz president Almazbek Atambayev today, scotching rumors of ill health. Looking fit and relaxed, the Russian president met the press and joked about all the speculation surrounding his disappearance from v...

  • March 16, 2015

    Two LA cops injured in shooting. Were they targeted?

    On the heels of the arrest of a suspect in the shooting of two Ferguson police officers, there was another potential incident of police being targeted by assassins. The attack occurred in Los Angeles, and it happened at the same intersection where...

  • March 16, 2015

    Iraqi Tikrit offensive stalls

    The Iraqi army and Shia militias trying to retake the city of Tikrit from Islamic State forces paused their offensive over the weekend, claiming they need reinforcements while simultaneously saying they want to avoid civilian casualties and preserve ...

  • March 15, 2015

    California has only one year of water left: NASA scientist

    The senior water scientist for NASA, Jay Famiglietti, has written an op-ed in the LA Times that makes the shocking claim that unless immediate steps are taken to ration water and plan for the future, California will run out of water in a year. D...

  • March 15, 2015

    Where's Vlad? In Switzerland with his mistress attending the birth of his 'lovechild'

    Swiss media is reporting that Russian President Vladimir Putin, who has not been seen in public for 10 days, is in the town of Lugano on the French border attending to the birth of his child. Putin is reported to have had a long term relationship wit...

  • March 15, 2015

    Why does Media Matters deserve tax exempt status when they're cheerleaders for Hillary?

    Last week, the Democratic party website Media Matters hired long time Clinton family friend and advisor James Carville to write for the site. This is just the latest in a series of moves made by the Democratic party organ to boost the candidacy of Hi...

  • March 14, 2015

    Seattle restaurants going dark as $15 an hour minimum wage goes into effect

    Seattle is about to embark on a civic experiment that most experts predict will be an economic disaster; a $15 an hour minimum wage is set to go into effect on April 1st. And some restuarants in the city have already shuttered their doors and are eit...

  • March 14, 2015

    Administration lies about degrading Islamic State leadership exposed

    Eli Lake and Josh Rogin writing in Blomberg have been able to cut through the propaganda of the Obama administration and reveal the true state of our war against the leadership of Islamic State. We haven't touched them. The war against th...

  • March 14, 2015

    200,000 Coloradans to lose their insurance because of Obamacare

    Obamacare is like a reoccurring nightmare with new horrors being revealed almost daily. The latest outrage is not a bad dream for 200,000 residents of Colorado who recieved a waiver on Obamacare mandated coverage on their old insurance policies wh...

  • March 14, 2015

    Bibi ramps up the rhetoric as he continues to sink in the polls

    It looks like President Obama's blatant interference in the Israeli elections scheduled for Tuesday may be paying off. The latest polls show Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party trailinjg the Zionist Union party of Isaac Herzog. ...

  • March 14, 2015

    Where in the world is Vladimir Putin?

    Russian President Vladimir Putin hasn't been seen in public since March 5 and some observers are speculating about the health of the autocrat. It didn't help that the Kremlin released a photo of Putin meeting with the leader of the Republi...

  • March 13, 2015

    Ferguson officers ambushed; Obama tweets and jets off to California for Kimmel show

    Almost 12 hours  after 2 Ferguson police officers were ambushed outside their headquarters building, President Obama finally roused himself to respond to the attack.  He didn't go to the East Room to address reporters.  He didn...

  • March 13, 2015

    Great powers can't wait to lift Iran sanctions

    Reuters is reporting that negotiations are underway at the U.N. to lift sanctions on Iran if a deal to limit their nuclear program is concluded.  In fact, there is a move afoot to lift sanctions even before an agreement is reached.  Negotia...

  • March 12, 2015

    Two Ferguson police officers gunned down during protest

    Two Ferguson, MO police officers were seriously injured when they werre shot during a protest outside police headquarters.  About 70 protestors had gathered at the station following the resignation earler in the day of Ferguson police chief Thom...

  • March 12, 2015

    Revenge of the comparative lit professors

    The saga of the American flag ban at UC Irvine took another turn yesterday as about 60 campus professors signed a letter supporting the ban and calling opponents comments about the ban "racist and xenophobic." “We write to suppor...

  • March 12, 2015

    Questions about 'suspicious' fires that destroyed Sharpton's records

    Two separate fires that destroyed key tax and business records of Al Sharpton's are being examined as "suspicious" in nature.  NRO's Jillian Kay Melchior reports that the first fire in 1997 occurred as financial questions were ...

  • March 12, 2015

    International aid groups shocked, shocked I say, that U.N. ineffective in stopping Syrian civil war

    You would think that after nearly 70 years of unmitigated failure in halting conflicts around the world, that adults would judge the U.N. as ineffective in carrying out its primary mission. But the starry-eyed teenagers who run the world's do...

  • March 12, 2015

    Good news: Iran declares 'victory' in nuke talks

    Iran's state-run press is reporting that foreign minister Javad Zarif has declared "victory" in the negotiations over Iran's nuclear program.  He said no matter how the negotiations conclude, Tehran has come out “the winn...

  • March 12, 2015

    Concerns about Clinton private emails expressed early on

    Aides to former President Bill Clinton expressed concern as far back as 2009 that adding Hillary Clinton's email account to the private server in their Long Island home would be an invitation for hackers, according to a story in the Wall Street J...

  • March 11, 2015

    Fannie Mae exposing taxpayers to risk with careless behavior: IG

    The Federal National Mortgage Association – Fannie Mae – is once again exposing taxpayers to undue risk in its lending practices, according to a report by the Federal Housing Finance Agency inspector general. The mortgage giant hired a...

  • March 11, 2015

    Man who confessed to Nemtsov assassination may have been tortured

    The man who Russian authorities say confessed to the killing of prominent opposition politician Boris Nemtsov may have been tortured, says a human rights activist. Andrei Babushkin, a member of Russia's Human Rights Council, says there's r...

  • March 10, 2015

    Iran elects bomb-throwing ultra-conservative to head Assembly of Experts

    The man who once said, "If someone tells you he has a new interpretation of Islam, sock him in the mouth" is now one of the most powerful men in Iran. Ayatollah Mesbah Yazdi, an ultra-conservative hard-liner, has been elected chairman of...

  • March 10, 2015

    Poll: People giving up on Washington

    An annual poll sponsored by National Journal and Allstate Insurance finds Americans losing faith in Washington to solve problems, while believing that state and local governments are better equipped to address important issues. This attitude cuts ...

  • March 10, 2015

    Social Security IG says 6.5 million people claim to be 112 or older

    The inspector general for the Social Security Administration has found that 6.5 million active Social Security cards belong to people claiming to be 112 years old or older. Worldwide, the number of people currently living to be 112 stands at 35. ...

  • March 10, 2015

    Our Syria policy is failing

    A very good, insightful article in Foreign Affairs today by Robert Ford, a former ambassador to Syria, detailing the utter failure of the administration's Syria policy and what might be done to salvage the situation. Much of what the administr...

  • March 9, 2015

    Was the Nemtsov asassination an act of Islamic terrorism?

    One of the six men authorities believe were involved in the assassination of Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov was cornered by police at his hiding place in Grozny, Chechnya and blew himself up with a grenade. Five other suspects appeared in...

  • March 9, 2015

    Republicans send letter to Iran warning that nuke deal can be revoked by Congress

    There's a lot of wailing on the left this morning as news broke of a letter to Iran signed by 47 Republican senators that warns Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei that any deal regarding Iran's nuclear program won't last beyond the end of ...

  • March 9, 2015

    Rahmbo playing to the crowd in runoff election

    The latest polls show incumbent Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel still leading his runoff race against Jesus "Chuy" Garcia, although the 45-38 margin is well below 50%, and a large number of Chicagoans are still undecided at 18%. Analysts bel...

  • March 8, 2015

    Thousands mark 50th anniversary of 'Bloody Sunday' in Selma

    Fifty years ago, hundreds of civil rights marchers trying to cross the Edmund Pettus bridge in Selma, AL were set upon by police, beaten, clubbed, and tear gassed, sending many to the hospital. That event, known as "Bloody Sunday," was comm...

  • March 8, 2015

    Boko Haram pledges allegiance to Islamic State

    As a practical matter, the audio announcement by Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau that the terrorist organization pledged its allegiance to the Islamic State caliphate doesn't mean very much. A vast distance separates the two terror groups and n...

  • March 8, 2015

    Cruz cites political motivations in prosecution of Menendez

    Senator Ted Cruz told reporters at the Iowa Ag Summit that he believes the prosecution of New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez is politically motivated and that the White House is punishing Menendez for speaking against the Iran nuke treaty. The Hill: ...

  • March 8, 2015

    Biden: 'Denying global warming like denying gravity'

    What happens if Hillary Clinton's campaign for the presidency goes completely off the rails? Admittedly, a long shot, but if it does, the favorite Democrat to replace her is Vice President Joe Biden. The walking gaffe machine whose roaming han...

  • March 8, 2015

    Sean Penn refuses to aplogize for 'Green Card' remark made during Oscars

    Actor Sean Penn is refusing to aplogize for his remark during the Academy Awards broadcast, where he said ":Who gave this son of a bitch his green card?" before announcing the winner of Best Picture, "Birdman." The film was direct...

  • March 7, 2015

    University of California, Irvine bans hanging of American flag in 'inclusive spaces'

    University of California, Irvine voted to ban all flags from "inclusive spaces" due to their ":offensive nature." The bill was authored by something called a "Social Ecology Representative." How can that person not lo...

  • March 7, 2015

    Two patsies arrested in Nemtsov murder

    Vladimir Putin's government has reached out to a familiar region of Russia to snatch two patsies they can charge with the killing of Boris Nemtsov. The two "suspects" are from the Caucuses - a region from which the Kremlin has plucked o...

  • March 7, 2015

    High school votes for 'communism-themed' prom

    High school seniors at an Albuquerque school have voted to make the theme of their prom "Communism." Naturally, a lot of people are up in arms about it - which is exactly what these smart aleks wanted. KRQE News: They’re call...

  • March 7, 2015

    The real job numbers from February

    The "official" BLS numbers on jobs created in February are pretty good; 295,000 jobs created, private sector employment growing nicely at 2.8% over the last year, and the official unemployment rate dropped to 5.5%. But those numbers are ...

  • March 7, 2015

    Are you ready for another Debt Limit Lalapalooza?

    Treasury Secretary Jack Kew has informed Congress that the debt limit must be raised by March 16 or the government will run out of money, or something. We play these games every couple of years. Congress appropriates the money to run the governmen...

  • March 6, 2015

    Iran gouges out the eye of man guilty in acid attack

    Our "Partners for Peace" in the middle east and a nation we are told we can trust to live up to its agreements demonstrated anew the wisdom of President Obama in relying on Iran to be a decent, civilized, country. The Iranian government ...

  • March 6, 2015

    Democrats sweating buckets over Hillary email scandal

    Democrats in the capitol have closed ranks around Hillary Clinton as the email scandal mushrooms into a full blow, blood in the water, press feeding frenzy. Paul Begala, former aide to President Clinton and one of the major faces of Hillary's ...

  • March 5, 2015

    Officer Darren Wilson exonerated in DOJ report

    Ferguson Police Officer Darren Wilson is in the clear after a report by the Department of Justice was released yesterday that found no evidence of wrongdoing on his part. Looks like they'll have to recall all those "Hands Up! Don't Sh...

  • March 5, 2015

    US ambassador to South Korea injured knife attack

    US Ambassador to South Korea Mark Lippert was injured in a knife attack in downtown Seoul on Thursday as he prepared to deliver a lecture organized by the Korean Council for Reconciliation and Cooperation. The attacker reportedly shouted, "No...

  • March 5, 2015

    Nuke deal with US 'close': Iran FM

    Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif told NBC news in an interview that a deal to curb the Iranian nuclear program is "close" but there are still several outstanding issues to be resolved. Zarif also said that Iran does not want...

  • March 5, 2015

    Steyn on Bibi 'mansplaining' Iran to Obama

    Some particularly sharp zingers in this Mark Steyn entry on his blog, where he contrasts the words of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with the "gaseous pap" uttered by the president. A sample: But, if this was "manspl...

  • March 4, 2015

    House passes 'clean' DHS funding bill

    “If we aren’t going to fight now, when are we going to fight?” Good question, Rep. Matt Salmon.  The congressman is wondering when Republicans are going to show some spine after meekly acquiescing to Democratic demands that ...

  • March 4, 2015

    Pelosi 'near tears' over 'insult' to America from Netanyahu

    House minority leader Nancy Pelosi threw a tantrum after the speech before a joint session of Congress by Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, releasing a statement saying the address was an “insult to the intelligence of the United State...

  • March 4, 2015

    Snowden indicates he wants to come home

    NSA whisteblower Edward Snowden's lawyer says that his client wants to come back to the United States as long as he can receive a fair trial. Snowden has been in Russia since 2013, living under a three-year residency permit after having been g...

  • March 4, 2015

    Oral arguments today at Supreme Court deciding Obamacare subsidies

    Obamacare advocates are going ballistic today, as the Supreme Court will hear arguments in the King v. Burwell case, which challenges the government giving out subsidies for Obamacare insurance policies. The hysteria is incredible.  Get this ...

  • March 3, 2015

    Obama wants 10 year freeze on Iran nuclear program

    President Obama told Reuters that the US wants a 10 year freeze on most of Iran's nuclear program: “If, in fact, Iran is willing to agree to double-digit years of keeping their program where it is right now and, in fact, rolling back e...

  • March 3, 2015

    Clapper: Pay no attention to those 40 jihadists returning to America from Syria

    Director of National Intelligence James Clapper fancies himself an astute judge of Islam. In 2011, he claimed that we don't have to worry about the Muslim Brotherhood because they were "moderate" and "secular." When the Bro...

  • March 3, 2015

    IRS defends giving tax refunds to illegals who didn't pay any taxes

    There's plenty to be mad about with Obama's executive orders on immigration. But this ruling by the IRS that illegal aliens who didn't pay any taxes or file a tax return can recieve a tax refund on monies they never paid is about as outra...

  • March 2, 2015

    Overflow crowd to attend Bibi joint session speech

    The large number of Democratic lawmakers boycotting the speech by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu before a joint session of Congress tomorrow doesn't mean the Israeli prime minister will be speaking before a half empty chamber. Speak...

  • March 2, 2015

    Report: Obama threatened to shoot down Israeli jets attacking Iran

    An obscure Kuwaiti newspaper published a report carried by an Arab news English language site, Ma'an, there was an incident in 2014 where President Obama discovered Israeli plans to attack Iranian nuclear sites and threatened to shoot down Israel...

  • March 2, 2015

    Kerry: We deserve the benefit of doubt on Iran deal

    How clueless is our secretary of State? He believes that the administration's diplomatic record with Iran has earned it the "benefit of the doubt" in the nuclear negotiations. Associated Press: Secretary of State John Kerry on S...

  • March 2, 2015

    End budget caps says defense subcommittee chair

    Rep. Randy Forbes, chairman of the House Armed Services subcommittee on seapower and projection forces, believes that sequestration is threatening to cripple national defense. This isn't news in and of itself. But Forbes is far from being one ...

  • March 1, 2015

    Attempt tp smear Scott Walker blows up in media's face

    Much of the left wing media beclowned itself this week when several prominent news outlets, including HuffPo, Daily Beast, and Raw Story, all reported that Scott Walker wanted to remove the requirement that Wisconsin schools report sexual assaults to...

  • March 1, 2015

    Rand Paul tops Scott Walker to win CPAC poll

    Senator Rand Paul won the CPAC straw poll for the third year in a row, but Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker showed surprising strength. Reuters: "The constitutional conservatives of our party have spoken in a loud and clear voice today,...

  • March 1, 2015

    Thousands march in memory of Nemtsov

    Thousands of Russians opposed to President Vladimir Putin marched in Moscow today to honor the memory of opposition leader Boris Nemtsov who was gunned down on a bridge near the Kremlin in Friday. Holding placards reading "I am not afraid,...

  • March 1, 2015

    Obama to veto bill giving Congress a say in Iran deal

    How bad is the nuclear deal being negotiated with Iran? So bad that the president doesn't want Congress to weigh in on whether it's a good or bad agreement. The Hill: "The President has been clear that now is not the time for Con...

  • March 1, 2015

    Venezuela detains American pilot for 'coup' plot

    An American pilot was seized by the Venezuelan government and is being accused of plotting a coup against President Maduro. The pilot - with "Latino roots" according to the government - was captured near the Colombian border. The pilot j...

  • February 28, 2015

    Prominent Putin critic gunned down in Moscow

    Former deputy prime minister Boris Nemtsov was assassinated on a bridge in Moscow not far from the Kremlin. Authorities say seven or eight shots were fired at the opposition leader from a car. Nemtsov was going to lead a massive opposition rally s...

  • February 28, 2015

    House passes one week DHS funding extension

    House Republicans, who shockingly voted down a 3 week extension of funding for the Department of Homeland Security earlier in the day, reluctantly passed a 7 day extension to keep the department running. It's hard to see what's changed by ...

  • February 28, 2015

    Obamacare website <em>still</em> not finished

    More than 18 months after the disastrous roll out of the Obamacare website healthcare.gov, the backend of the site still isn't finished. This, despite a warning last year that failure to fix the "Financial Management Platform" part of t...

  • February 28, 2015

    Pentagon now says no attack to take Mosul this spring

    After leaking plans to attack Islamic State and retake Iraq's second largest city of Mosul this April, the Pentagon is pulling back from the target date for the attack because the Iraqi army is far from being ready. Tentative plans now call fo...

  • February 27, 2015

    Obama administration to ban bullets; AR-15 targeted

    Another week, another example of the president's unending executive power grabs. The target this time is the most popular sporting and target shooting rifles sold in America; the AR-15.The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives is p...

  • February 27, 2015

    American blogger hacked to death in Bangladesh

    A Bangladeshi-American blogger who wrote often opposing religious extremism was hacked to death on the streets of Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, as he returned home from a book fair with his wife. Avijit Roy, whose blog Free Mind spoke out against...

  • February 27, 2015

    TSA secretly warned of 'catastrophic threat' to aviation

    Via Drudge, this story in The Intercept on the possible use of thermite as a bomb on a commercial flight is chilling. It's not that hard to construct a thermite device, although getting it by security may be difficult. And igniting the device als...

  • February 27, 2015

    IG: 'Potential criminal activity' in missing Lerner emails

    The IRS inspector general has opened a criminal investigation into the disappearance of tens of thousands of emails belonging to former IRS manager Lois Lerner. The IRS claimed the emails were lost when Lerner's computer crashed. But the IG inves...

  • February 26, 2015

    Climate scientist being investigated by Congress for not believing in global warming <em>enough</em>

    Roger Pielke, a professor of environmental studies at the University of Colorado, and six others  are under investigation by Congress regarding testimony they've given on the subject of climate change. Pielke, a believer in man-caused gl...

  • February 26, 2015

    FCC readies vote on government takeover of internet

    The Federal Communications Commission will vote today on whether to classify the internet as a "utility" for purposes of regulating net neutrality. The new regulations will clear the way for government domination of the internet and could r...

  • February 26, 2015

    HHS pays Obamacare insurers $3 billion that Congress never authorized

    The Department of Health and Human Services paid $3 billion to Obamacare insurers as part of a program to limit their losses in covering reduced out of pocket consumer expenses like lower deductibles and smaller total health care costs per year. T...

  • February 25, 2015

    Rahmbo forced into runoff in Chicago

    Four years ago, former Obama chief of staff Rahm Emanuel breezed to victory in the Chicago mayor's race. He was the golden boy of Democratic politics, mentioned in some party circles as a possible presidential candidate in 2016. Yesterday, the...

  • February 25, 2015

    IRS to let taxpayers keep cash from Obamacare tax mistake

    About 50,000 taxpayers who had filed their returns before an error in an Obamacare tax form was discovered will be able to keep the money, the IRS said yesterday. The erroneous forms went out to 800,000 taxpayers. Most of those citizens will have ...

  • February 25, 2015

    Islamic State in Syria kidnaps at least 150 Christians

    Islamic State has kidnapped at least 150 Assyrian Christians in dawn raids on villages in northeastern Syria. And they may not be finished. It appears that the abductions may be in retaliation for local Assyrians joining the Kurds in fighting ...

  • February 25, 2015

    As expected, McConnell caves on DHS funding bill

    Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has given the Democrats everything they want in the DHS funding bill; an up or down vote on the measure stripped of the defunding amendments to the president's executive orders on immigration. A separate vot...

  • February 24, 2015

    Veterans Affairs secretary lies about his military service

    VA Secretary Robert McDonald told a homeless vet that he served in special forces. The problem for McDonald is that he was never assigned to a special forces unit after completing Army Ranger training. The secretary apologized for his "mistat...

  • February 24, 2015

    Comcast, Al Sharpton named in $20 <em>billion</em> racial discrimination suit

    The National Association of African-American Owned Media is suing Comcast, Time Warner Cable, various black advocacy groups, and Al Sharpton for $20 billion dollars, claiming the defendants discriminate, or facilitate discrimination against black own...

  • February 24, 2015

    McConnell to split DHS funding bill from immigration orders

    Facing a Friday deadline to fund the Department of Homeland Security or see the department shut down, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is planning to split the funding bill from the controversial amendments that would prevent implementation of ...

  • February 23, 2015

    5-day Countdown begins for DHS shutdown

    Republicans in the Senate are sending mixed messages about a potential shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security over defunding President Obama's immigration executive orders.  Some conservative senators believe that the GOP should sta...

  • February 22, 2015

    Minneapolis police officer shot in 'targeted' shooting

    Minneapolis police officer Jordan Davis was responding to a burglary in a high crime area of the city when he was shot after taking the victim's statement. Police Chief Janee Harteau says the incident was not random: “There is little d...

  • February 22, 2015

    Maybe we should defund Homeland Security after all

    The Department of Homeland Security is up to its old tricks, warning police departments across the country of the threat of "right wing" terrorism. DHS points out that there have been 24 attacks by the sovereign citizen extremists since ...

  • February 22, 2015

    Mall of America under threat from al-Shabaab

    The Somali terrorist group al-Shabaab released a video this weekend claiming to target several malls and shopping centers in the US and Great Britain. The most prominent target mentioned by the terrorists was the Mall of America in Minneapolis. Mi...

  • February 21, 2015

    800,000 Obamacare consumers sent incorrect tax info

    Once again, the administration is terrified of political blow back from Obamacare. I wrote yesterday of nearly 100,000 Obamacare consumers being mailed wrong tax information from Covererd California, the Obamacare insurance exchange. A few hours a...

  • February 21, 2015

    Whoopsie: Colorado CIty bomber was not targeting the NAACP

    When a bomb went off in a building in Colorado City housing the local offices of the NAACP, liberals rushed to condemn this "hate crime" and government rushed to blame "domestic terrorism." The NAACP angrily demanded justice: ...

  • February 21, 2015

    Senators demand answers on leak of Mosul operations

    Senators John McCain and Lindsey Graham sent a letter to President Obama demanding to know who was responsible for a briefing given by CENTCOM officers on an operation to retake the Islamic State-held city of Mosul in the Spring. They also want to...

  • February 21, 2015

    When 'debt relief' becomes 'stealing'

    Kicking Greece's debt bomb can down the road again, the EU and Athens have agreed to a four month extension of the terms of their bailout. This is a big climb down by Greece, who insisted the terms be changed. But it hardly solves anything and ra...

  • February 20, 2015

    Plan to retake Mosul announced

    A very curious briefing by an anonymous officer who works at US Central Command headquarters on plans for a joint Iraqi-Kurdish operation to retake the city of Mosul. Why telegraph your punches? Why let Islamic State know you're coming? Fox Ne...

  • February 20, 2015

    Oooops! California sends out 100,000 inaccurate Obamacare tax forms

    Democrats are gloating over the 11 million people who have signed up for Obamacare in the last two years. Aside from the fact that they are celebrating that 11 million people are simply obeying the law. one might question what is the more significant...

  • February 19, 2015

    Harf: Hey! Don't forget Christian extremists

    State Department spokeswoman Marie Harf  appears to have entirely too much time on her hands. They should give her some busy work to fill up her day, like conducting tours of the State Department for high school kids or something. How long di...

  • February 18, 2015

    Islamic State burns 45 captives to death

    For the first time in perhaps a thousand years, there was a mass execution by burning, carried out by Islamic State in Anbar Province, Iraq. The town of al-Baghdadi, recently captured by the terrorists was the scene if thus horrific massacre and it a...

  • February 18, 2015

    Experts say judge's immigration order may be hard for administration to overturn

    A nice analysis by Reuters of the injunction issued by a federal judge in Texas yesterday that halted the imp[lementation of President Obama's executive orders on immigration. The injunction is not based on the president's constitutional o...

  • February 17, 2015

    Greek debt talks implode

    Talks between Greece and European finance ministers broke down in acrimony yesterday when Greece rejected an extension of the bailout and it's harsh repayment terms. They could hardly do anything else. The far left Syriza party, that won a sma...

  • February 17, 2015

    Americans don't think much of Obama's ISIS strategy

    A new CNN poll finds the American public unimpressed with the president's strategy to defeat ISIS and give him poor mark more broadly on his handling of foreign affairs. Americans are increasingly unhappy with President Barack Obama's ha...

  • February 16, 2015

    Netanyahu urges European Jews to emigrate to Israel

    The situation for Europe's 1.4 million Jews hasn't reached the panic stage - yet. But recent attacks in Paris and Copenhagen underscores a dilemma for European Jewry; at what point does the threat become so bad, that it becomes impossible to ...

  • February 16, 2015

    Egypt bombs IS in Libya following gruesome beheading of 21 Copts

    Another mass murder by Islamic State appears to have roused Egypt to join the coalition against them - at least, unofficially. The terrorists brutally beheaded 21 Egyptian Coptic Chirstians in Libya which drew an immediate and decisive response fr...

  • February 16, 2015

    Two men arrested in Copenhagen tied to terrorist attack

    Police arrested two men who they believe are connected to the two terroist attacks that were carried out by a native born Danish citizern who has links to gangs and spent time in jail for assault. Danish media has identified the attacker as Omar A...

  • February 16, 2015

    Boehner: Blame Senate Dems if DHS shuts down

    Speaker of the House John Boehner told Fox News on Sunday that he would be willing to see the Department of Homeland Security shut down over the budget dispute currently roiling the Senate. For weeks, Boehner had been toying with House conservati...

  • February 15, 2015

    Anti-Mohammad cartoonist target of Copenhagan terror attack?

    Sweedish cartoonist Lars Vilk, whose caricatures of Mohammad enraged al-Qaeda and Muslims around the world, was speaking at the free speech conference when a terrorist opened fire outside the cafe where the event was being held. An increased polic...

  • February 15, 2015

    Mass confusion in Anbar province as tribal leader says Iraqi army 'hours from collapse'

    Confusing reports coming from Anbar province where Islamic State fighters have now apparently gained control of the town of al-Bagdahdi when Iraqi forces, who had beaten back an attack on the nearby Ayn al-Asad base where 300 American Marines are sta...

  • February 15, 2015

    Hackers score $300 million bank heist

    In what may be the biggest bank heist in history, hackers penetrated the internal computers of a bank in Kiev and began to systematically steal money from accounts all over the world. Malaware desiged to track employee use of the computers gave th...

  • February 14, 2015

    Dem mega-donor Steyer caught up in Oregon governor scandal

    Democratic mega donor Tom Steyer financed at least one of the green groups who made payments to former Governor John Kitzhaber's fiancee, Cylvia Hayes while she was an "unofficial" advisor in the governor's office. The payments were...

  • February 14, 2015

    Jeb Bush blowing away rivals in fundraising

    Calling on his extensive contacts among GOP mega donors, as well as the network of financial backers who supported his father and brother's presidential campaigns, Jeb Bush is amassing an eye-popping amount of money for his war chest since his an...

  • February 14, 2015

    War authority bill in trouble as both sides register objections

    Barack Obama has accomplished many things as president. Now, perhaps his most elusive goal is within reach; uniting Congress in a bi-partisan coalition. Of course, most of us look in askance at many of the president's "accomplishments....

  • February 13, 2015

    Dems urge Oregon governor to resign

    Democrats in Oregon are urging Governor John Kitzhaber to resign as evidence of sweet heart deals with green energy companies engineered by his fiancee continues to grow. It appeared that Kitzhaber was ready to resign on Wednesday, but changed his...

  • February 13, 2015

    Obama partied with Bill Ayers and Bernardine Dorhn last summer

    President Obama attended the wedding last summer of MSNBC talking head Alex Wagner and the former White House chef, Sam Kass. This was no secret at the time and didn't raise an eyebrow from anyone. Now Gawker has learend that also attending th...

  • February 13, 2015

    Immigration loophole will make it ridiculously easy for illegal aliens to register to vote

    Good news for all you illegal aliens out there who have a hankering to break the law - again. It's not enough that you entered the US on the sly, don't pay taxes, use precious social resources that should be reserved for citizens and legal im...

  • February 12, 2015

    Report: US could have rescued ISIS hostages last June

    The Daily Beast is reporting that both British and American officials are at a loss to explain why President Obama didn't order a rescue mission last June for western hostages despute having excellent intelligence of where they were being held. ...

  • February 12, 2015

    Ukraine ceasefire deal not likely to hold

    For the second time in 5 months, a ceasefire has been declared in the Ukrainian civil war as the government in Kiev and separatist rebels agreed to withdraw their heavy weapons from the frontlines and establish a buffer zone between Russia and Ukrain...

  • February 12, 2015

    '60 Minutes' correspondent Bob Simon dies in car crash

    Veteran CBS newsman Bob Simon, who spent more than 40 years dodging bullets and escaping tight spots in war zones, died in a car crash on a westside New York City highway on Wednesday. Simon was riding in the backseat of a livery cab around 6:45...

  • February 11, 2015

    Three Muslim students shot execution-style in North Carolina

    A Chapel Hill man is being held after he surrendered to police and admitted killing three Muslim students in their apartment. All three were shot in the head. Washington Post: The victims, identified in an alert from UNC Chapel Hill...

  • February 11, 2015

    Administration tries to finesse IS war powers authority bill

    In developing language in the Islamic State war powers resolution that would satisfy both Republicans and Democrats, the administration is walking a verbal tightrope. But The Hill reports that in their efforts to address the issue of ground troop...

  • February 11, 2015

    Don't look now but Illinois new GOP governor is taking on public employee unions

    New Republican Governor Bruce Rauner of Illinois is taking on the most powerful special interest in the state - public employee unions - and he's getting some support from Democrats. In truth, Rauner has little choice. Public union pensions ar...

  • February 10, 2015

    Administration stonewalling on releasing IRS docs

    The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) has turned down an FOIA request from The Hill to release more than 500 pages of documents relating to the Tea Party targeting scandal at the IRS. This is just the latest indication that...

  • February 10, 2015

    Williams's tall stories about his Katrina adventures now totally debunked

    Soon to be former NBC News anchor Brian Williams gave an apologetic interview to the military newspaper Stars and Stripes  where he blames being scared for "misremembering" the fact that his helicopter was not hit by an RPG. No matter....

  • February 10, 2015

    Laying low, Hillary Clinton's campaign is roiled in controversy

    The Republican National Committee is launching a new anti-Hillary campaign, dubbed "Hillary's Hiding" that is designed to draw attention to her lack of political activity despite her status as the Democratic front runner for the nominat...

  • February 9, 2015

    Did the White House engineer the flap over Bibi's invite?

    Some interesting speculation, grounded in facts, from David Bernstein writing in the Washington Post. It appears that the White House engineered a controversy over the invitation from Speaker Boehner to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu by cl...

  • February 9, 2015

    Abalysis: DHS shutdown would have 'very limited impact national security'

    The Associated Press did some fact checking on the claims of Democrats and some Republicans that a shut down of the Department of Homeland Security would have terrible consequences for our national security. Perhaps the most egregious example of t...

  • February 9, 2015

    Greece to reject bailout; wants reparations due from World War II

    Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras gave his first speech to parliament yesterday and proved beyond a shadow of a doubt that he was living in a dream world. Not only is Tsipras dismantling the terms of the $272 billion bailout; the far left leader...

  • February 9, 2015

    Obama: Press overstates the threat of terrorism compared to climate change

    President Obama sat down with a friendly interviewer and made some rather startling comments about terrorism. Speaking to Vox executive editor and one of his biggest cheerleaders, Matthew Yglesias, the president made clear that he doesn't thin...

  • February 9, 2015

    Kerry says no military solution in Ukraine

    Perhaps Mr. Kerry should inform Vladimir Putin of that notion. In truth, Kerry is half right. The rebels will not be able to conquer the entire country and the government will not be able to totally smash the rebellion. But there are "dipl...

  • February 8, 2015

    Williams takes leave of absence from anchor chair; future in doubt

    NBC News anchor Brian Williams announced he will take a leave of absence from the nightly news broadcast while the network appears to be getting ready to fire him. Brian Williams, acknowledging that the scrutiny and criticism he was attracting w...

  • February 8, 2015

    Army of 'fact checkers' and 'proof readers' at NY Times fails again

    How out of touch with the rest of the country are employees of the New York Times? An editorial skewering Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker was a typical Times hit piece on a potentially dangerous opponent in 2016 - typical except earlier versions of t...

  • February 8, 2015

    Variety: NBC execs were warned of Williams lies

    If this is true, a whole bunch of people's heads at NBC should be on the block. Variety reports that several NBC executives knew of Williams' lies about his Iraq War adventure and even counseled him not to repeat them. Indeed, it appears t...

  • February 8, 2015

    Report: 'Wholesale Manipulation of the Temperature Record'

    Even for those of us who follow the climate change debate fairly closely, this is a shocker. A noted researcher has discovered huge discrepancies in the published and actual temperatures at weather stations around the world. Not surprisingly, almo...

  • February 8, 2015

    Ukraine crisis spiraling out of control

    With last summer's cease fire agreement a distant memory, and amid a growing division between the US and Europe on whether to supply the Kiev government with weapons, western leaders are meeting in Munich to desperately find a formula that would ...

  • February 8, 2015

    Report: Hostage's family nixed rescue operation

    The fate of American hostage Kayla Mueller is still unknown, but Foreign Policy is reporting that her family begged the government not to try and negotiate her release rather than mount a risky rescue mission. Islamic State claimed Mueller was kil...

  • February 7, 2015

    NBC opens two investigations of Brian Williams

    NBC News anchor Brian Williams may not be out of a job at the network – yet.  But he's certainly being handed his hat and shown to the door. The New York Daily News is reporting that two separate investigations of Williams's on-...

  • February 7, 2015

    Jindal zings Obama on crusades crack

    President Obama's remarks about the "terrible deeds" of Christianity committed during the Crusades have drawn the ire of many on the right.  But Louisiana governor Bobby Jindal got off the zinger of the week when he took the presid...

  • February 7, 2015

    Did Jordanian air strikes on Islamic State kill American hostage?

    The Islamic State says that an American female aid worker, held for a year and a half, was killed in an air strike conducted by Jordan in retaliation for the murder of one of their air force pilots. Kayla Mueller, 26, of Prescott, Arizona, was wor...

  • February 7, 2015

    Historian: Obama doesn't know much about the Crusades

    Few historians would grant President Obama a valid point when he tries to compare Christian excesses during the Crusades with today's actions by the Islamic State.  ABC News asked a couple of noted historians of the Medieval period what they...

  • February 7, 2015

    Fort Hood victims finally to get Purple Hearts

    The shooting victims of Major Nidal Hasan's Islamic-inspired rampage at Fort Hood in 2009 are finally getting their just due. A change in the Defense Reauthorization Act that was signed by President Obama in December makes those killed or inju...

  • February 7, 2015

    Forget 'lead from behind'; now we have 'strategic patience'

    President Obama released his new national security blueprint on Friday that was rehash of most of his previous policies.  He cited progress against the Islamic State and identified Russia as a major concern. But foreign policy experts are rai...

  • February 7, 2015

    White House reveals names of Muslim 'leaders' president met

    The White House casually released the names of Muslim leaders the president met with earlier this week, attaching the list to the back of the daily press briefing transcript with no announcement. Reporters had been clamoring for a list since the W...

  • February 6, 2015

    Report: Tom Brokaw wants Brian Williams fired

    The gossip-mongering column Page Six reports on the comings and goings at 30 Rockefeller Plaza, home of NBC News, in the aftermath of the Brian Williams fabrications. Apparently, NBC brass wants to stick with Williams through thick and thin. ...

  • February 6, 2015

    Marquette University administration looks to fire conservative tenured prof

    The controversy over a blog posting by Marquette University professor John McAdams continues, as the administration informed the conservative professor that they would seek to revoke his tenure and fire him. McAdams published a blog on his Marquet...

  • February 6, 2015

    Brian Williams may have lied about his Katrina experiences too

    Lying about being shot down in Iraq is one thing. But NBC anchor Brian Williams is now being scrutinized for his coverage of Hurrican Katrina and some of the claims he made while on the air during New Orlean's ordeal. Indeed, some of his claim...

  • February 6, 2015

    Iranian official: US 'begging us for a deal'

    An Iranian military leader told state run media that US negotiators were "begging us" to sign a nuclear deal Washington Free Beacon: Mohammad Reza Naghdi, the commander of the Basij, a paramilitary group operating under t...

  • February 6, 2015

    At IRS, hundreds of fired and reprimanded employees are rehired

    Apparently, at the IRS, if you're a fired or reprimanded former employee, you can always go home again. Treasury's inspector general for tax administration issued a report that shows hundreds of former IRS employees with conduct issues hav...

  • February 5, 2015

    Islamic State's war on children

    Fresh from posting a video of the Jordanian pilot being burned to death (WARNING: EXTREMELY GRAPHIC VIDEO) comes news from the UN that Islamic State routinely sells children into sexual slavery, crucifies them, buries them alive, uses them as suicide...

  • February 5, 2015

    Fox News posts video of Jordanian pilot execution

    Fox News has stirred up a lot of controversy by posting the Islamic State-made video showing in horrifically graphic detail, the death of Jordanian pilot. Some are praising the network for showing Islamic State barbarity so that the American people c...

  • February 5, 2015

    French 'Help Wanted' ad specifies 'if possible, not Jewish'

    If Jews in France were not feeling welcome recently, they got another dose of reality when a graphics design company posted a "help wanted" ad on a specialty website that specified candidates should not be Jewish (if possible.) Franc...

  • February 4, 2015

    Jordan executes two terrorists in retaliation for IS butchery

    Following the horrific execution of Jordanian air force pilot Moath al-Kasasbeh by the Islamic State, the Jordanian government announced the execution of two terrorists with ties to IS. Sajida al-Rishawi, an Iraqi female terrorist who failed to ca...

  • February 4, 2015

    Gallup CEO: Unemployment numbers 'a big lie'

    Something has gotten into Gallup CEO Jim Clifton.  Perhaps someone slipped him some truth serum, or perhaps he was overwhelmed with guilt for publishing all those bogus unemployment numbers over the years. Whatever the reason, Clifton took to...

  • February 4, 2015

    Cost of servicing the debt will hit $800 billion by 2025

    The U.S. has gotten something of a free ride over the last 7 years as interest rates have hovered near zero.  This has meant that the cost of servicing the debt – paying off some bonds and rolling others over – has been relatively lo...

  • February 4, 2015

    Dems may boycott Netanyahu speech

    Dozens of House Democrats are contemplating boycotting the speech by Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu next month before a joint session of Congress, citing the "breach" of protocol when Speaker of the House John Boehner invited the...

  • February 3, 2015

    Al Sharpton's tax follies

    A fascinating article in NRO about Al Sharpton's for-profit businesses and how each and every one that he's created has had tax problems. In fact, since 1991, Sharpton has had at least three for-profit businesses that have been shuttered b...

  • February 3, 2015

    Greek PM Tsipras takes a small step back from the brink

    Greek prime minister Alexis Tsipras has taken a tiny step back from the precipace of the "Grexit" and placed negotiations on the Greek debt crisis on slightly more solid footing.  Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis told the Financial Ti...

  • February 3, 2015

    The top 10 new taxes in Obama's budget

    Politico has a list of the top 10 "biggest and boldest" tax proposals in President Obama's FY 2016 budget, which would raise $1.387 trillion over the next 10 years. Every single dime of that would go to fund new spending schemes by t...

  • February 2, 2015

    'Tax and spend' back with a vengeance

    President Obama will unveil his 10-year budget projections today.  In many ways, it's a throwback to the time when liberals actually bragged about taxing and spending – and electing. "We will spend and spend, and tax and tax, a...

  • February 2, 2015

    Hillary's drive for war in Libya armed al-Qaeda-backed rebels

    By driving the administration to intervention in Libya, arms from the U.S. and our allies in the region ended up in the hands of al-Qaeda-backed militias, according to a report in the Washington Times. The paper has detailed Clinton's previous...

  • February 2, 2015

    New Arab-language TV channel shuts down after interviewing opposition figure

    A new Arab-language satellite TV station shut down just hours after it began to broadcast from Bahrain after interviewing a Bahraini Shia opposition politician. Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal created the station to compete with Qatar-based Al Jaz...

  • February 1, 2015

    Scott Walker leads in new Iowa poll; Bush in trouble

    A new Des Moines Register poll of likely 2016 Republican presidential candidates shows Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker narrowly leading a crowded field with 15%. Jeb Bush - the candidate expected to benefit most from Mitt Romney's withdrawal -...

  • February 1, 2015

    Japanese hostage executed by Islamic State

    A Japanese hostage held by Islamic State was the subject of tense negotiations among Japan, IS, and Jordan over the last 3 days, as IS demanded the release of an Iraqi female terrorist held by Jordan in exchange of the Japanese hostage, Kenji Goto, a...

  • February 1, 2015

    TSA abuses 'secret' designation to hide misconduct by managers

    The Transportation Security Administration routinely uses a security designation to hide misconduct from the public, say a group of air marshals. National Review: Current and former federal air marshals allege that the Transportation Security...

  • February 1, 2015

    Obama claims we can afford $74 billion increase in spending

    Using his radio address on Saturday to promote his new tax and spending schemes, the president claimed it was time to renew our uncontrolled spending because the deficits have been reduced over the last few years. In the next breath, the presiden...

  • February 1, 2015

    NFL to air anti-domestic violence ad during Super Bowl

    It's the PSA equivalent of protection money, says AT editor Thomas Lifson. The NFL, with plenty of domestic abuse PR on its mind, is caving in to the feninists, who once touted a bogus statistic that spousal abuse skyrockets on Super Bowl Sundays...

  • January 31, 2015

    Romney opts out of running in 2016

    Saying it was time to give the "next generation of Republican leaders" a chance to serve. 2012 Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney told supporters in a conference call on Friday that he would not be a candidate for president in 2016...

  • January 31, 2015

    Economy expands at a 'less than expected' 2.6% in 4th quarter

    The US economy expanded at a 2.6% clip in the 4th quarter of last year, as rising imports and less federal spending put  a brake on growth. Growth in the 3rd quarter was reported at 5%, making the 4th quarter number considerably less than expect...

  • January 31, 2015

    Israeli officials: Obama has given Iran 80% of what they want in nuke negotiations

    Israeli government officials have told an Israeli TV network that the Obama administration has given in to 80% of Iran's demands in negotiations over their nuclear enrichment program. How desperate is President Obama to "make history...

  • January 31, 2015

    Jordanian government threatens to kill all Islamic State captives if their pilot is executed

    The deadline has passed for a presumed hostage deal between Islamic State and Jordan that would have seen the release of an Iraqi woman terrorist by the Jordanians in exchange for a royal air force pilot and a Japanese civilian held by Islamic state....

  • January 30, 2015

    Justice Department IG disputes Attkisson hacking claims

    The Department of Justice inspector general has issued a report that disputes many of the claims made by cormer CBS news investigative reporter Sharyl Attkisson that her computers were hacked by the FBI and other government agencies.  "The ...

  • January 30, 2015

    One of Taliban terrorists traded for Bergdahl back in the terror game

    From our voluminous "What the hell did you expect?" file comes news that one of the Taliban terrorists exchanged for the deserter Bowe Bergdahl has made contact with terrorists in Afghanistan and is apparently planning to rejoin the fight. ...

  • January 30, 2015

    McCain calls Code Pink protestors 'low-life scum'

    It was quite a day yesterday for the Senate Armed Services Committee.  Scheduled to testify were former Secretaries of State Henry Kissinger, 91; George Schultz, 94; and Madeline Albright, 77. Crashing the party was Code Pink, who proceeded t...

  • January 30, 2015

    Senate passes Keystone pipeline bill

    The Senate passed a bill authorizing the construction of the Keystone XL pipeline.  The bill now moves on to a conference committee to reconcile differences with the House bill that was passed earlier this month. Nine Democrats joined all Rep...

  • January 29, 2015

    6 million will pay Obamacare penalty

    The first guestimates from the government have been made that tell us how many people will have to pay a penalty for not having Obamacare-approved insurance plans during 2014. At least 6 million Americans – between 2 and 4% of taxpayers ...

  • January 29, 2015

    When a terrorist organization becomes an 'armed insurgency'

    An organization that regularly uses suicide attacks against innocent civilians has been designated an "armed insurgency" by the White House. The Afghanistan Taliban has sent dozens of suicide bombers and attackers to hit soft targets in ...

  • January 29, 2015

    Audio recordings undermine Hillary Clinton on Libya

    Secret audio recordings between top Libyan and American officials obtained by the Washington Times reveal that the State Department cherry-picked intelligence on Libya that created a justification for war and passed it on to U.S. officials. The re...

  • January 29, 2015

    Obama to call for end to sequester cuts

    President Obama has called for an end to across-the-board budget cuts that were triggered two years ago when Congress and the White House were unable to reach a budget deal.  The "sequester" has been a limited success in putting a brak...

  • January 28, 2015

    GOP agenda in tatters as Boehner admits "stumbles'

    Three weeks ago when the new Congress convened, hopes were high that the Republicans could quickly pass some hot button issues forcing President Obama to use his veto pen. It hasn't quite worked out that way. Instead, both Speaker Boehner a...

  • January 28, 2015

    Ten times more Americans than first estimated will lose employer-based health insurance under Obamacare: CBO

    The latest data on Obamacare analyzed by the Congressional Budget Office shows that 10 million Americans are likely to lose their employer-based insurance by 2021 as companies dump their workers onto the Obamacare exchanges. That's 10 times the n...

  • January 27, 2015

    Dem congressman comes close to accusing Speaker Boehner of treason for inviting Bibi

    Kentucky Democrat Rep. John Yarmuth said that House Speaker John Boehner came "close to subversion" when he invited Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu to address a joint session of Congress. Isn't that sort of like "almos...

  • January 26, 2015

    Will the new Greek government get what it wants?

    Since its inception in 1993 with the signing of the Maastricht Treaty, the European Union has been on the verge of disintegration.  Crisis after crisis has rocked the organization, including several close calls on elections by member-states to j...

  • January 26, 2015

    <em>American Sniper</em> on the way to becoming highest domestic grossing war film of all time

    American Sniper continued to smash box office records in its second week of showings, blowing through the $200-million domestic gross figure, and is set to pass Saving Private Ryan next week as the biggest domestic grossing war film of all time. T...

  • January 26, 2015

    Analysis: The Middle Class is changing, shrinking

    In President Obama's State of the Union speech, he said that America had "turned the page" on crisis and should now devote itself to "Middle Class economics." He also said that "middle-class economics works" and ...

  • January 25, 2015

    Carson, Walker wow the crowd at Iowa Freedom Summit

    The Iowa Freedom Summit was unofficially billed as the kickoff to the 2016 Republican presidential campaign. Nearly every candidate who is considered to have a realistic shot at the nomination showed up to varying levels of enthusiasm from the crowd....

  • January 25, 2015

    Return of the drachma? Radical left party in Greece poised to take power

    Everyone knows that the radical left Syriza party in Greece is going to win the general election being held today. The question on everyone's mind - especially at EU headquarters - is what the anti-bailout party is going to do about the bailout? ...

  • January 25, 2015

    Bill Maher calls Chris Kyle a 'psychopath patriot'

    Here's a clip from HBO's Real Time with Bill Maher from Friday night where Maher, trashing the film American Sniper, calls the subject of the film, Chris Kyle, a "psychopath patriot." Maher complains that the film has no subtlety...

  • January 25, 2015

    Who is killing the great bankers of Europe?

    This is either the most interesting case of coincidental deaths or one of the most evil plots in modern history. Western bankers are dropping dead all over the place - most of them youngish and in good health. There appear to be an unusual number ...

  • January 25, 2015

    TSA says report detailing security breaches 'too secret' to release

    A report from the Transportation Security Administration detailing serious security breaches at the nation;s airports has been held up for months because the TSA insists the information in the report is classified. Inspector general John Roth had ...

  • January 24, 2015

    Three GOP Senators demand return of US fugitives from Cuba before normalization

    Three Republican Senators sent a letter to Attorney General Eric Holder asking for an accounting of American fugitives from justice who are living in Cuba. The Senators want the fugitives to be returned to the US as part of any deal to normalize rela...

  • January 24, 2015

    Hey! Check your whiteness before taking this class

    Arizona State University is - to put it delicately - not exactly known for its academic achievements. It has consistently ranked in the top 10 party schools in the country. So it shouldn't surprise us when an English teacher creates a course ...

  • January 24, 2015

    Scientists move Doomsday Clock: Global warming apparently an imminent threat

    A hundred years from now, if we're all dead because of global warming, scientists have my permission to spit on my grave. But that's 100 years in the future. So why did the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists move their iconic Doomsday Clock 2 ...

  • January 23, 2015

    Saudi King Abdullah dead at 90

    Saudi Arabian King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz, who guided his nation through one of the most turbulent periods in its history, died early Friday morning, according to state TV.  He was 90. Crown Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud was named his s...

  • January 23, 2015

    Powerful NY Democrat arrested on bribery charges

    Sheldon Silver, speaker of the New York General Assembly, was arrested yesterday and charged on several counts, including taking more than $4 million in bribes. New Yorkers may be asking, "What took you so long?"  For two decades Si...

  • January 23, 2015

    Kirchner reverses herself, says Nisman death 'not a suicide'

    Argentina president Cristina Kirchner reversed her government's position on the death of prosecutor Alberto Nisman, saying now that his death was not a suicide. The reversal comes as evidence gathered by Nisman proving that the government cove...

  • January 23, 2015

    Man convicted of murdering two white teens cries out 'black lives matter' during sentencing

    One of the men who tortured and murdered two white teenage boys in Detroit two years ago proclaimed, "Black lives matter" before being sentenced to life in prison. Following the victim impact statements from the families, full of forgive...

  • January 23, 2015

    Martin Scorsese shelves Clinton bio documentary

    Legendary director Martin Scorsese has spent the last two years following Bill Clinton around the world, filming his good works and high profile meetings for a documentary of the 42nd president. But now Scorsese has stopped work on the project, claim...

  • January 22, 2015

    Evidence that Argentine prosecutor was assassinated grows

    There is a growing suspicion that Argentina prosecutor Alberto Nisman did not take his own life, but rather was assassinated by a person or persons unknown. Nisman was prepared to testify at a congressional hearing on a government coverup of Irani...

  • January 22, 2015

    Clinton fundraising will be 'like nothing you've seen'

    President Obama raised $1.072 billion for his 2012 successful presidential campaign. This is after he raised $750 million for his 2008 campaign. How well is Hillary Clinton expected to do in the fundraising department? According to aides, her e...

  • January 21, 2015

    Paris mayor threatens to sue Fox News for 'insult' of 'no go zones'

    The mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, set liberal hearts aflutter in the U.S. when she threatened to sue Fox News and Rupert Murdoch for comments made on air about Paris "no go zones." The network recently apologized for some statements that...

  • January 21, 2015

    Defiant Obama offers liberal agenda he knows will go nowhere in Congress

    President Obama's State of the Union speech was a throwback – a rehash of liberal ideas and dreams over the last 40 years that have no chance of passage and will never even see the light of day in committee hearings on the Hill. Then why...

  • January 21, 2015

    Yemen in chaos as U.S. warships move into position to evacuate embassy

    Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen, who overran the capital Saana three months ago, have now taken possession of the presidential residence and hold the enfeebled leader, Abd-Rabbu Mansour, a virtual hostage. We welcome another Shia state to th...

  • January 21, 2015

    President utters the 'T' word; press, activists rejoice

    Lincoln didn't do it.  FDR didn't do it.  Kennedy and Reagan didn't do it. Ah, but those worthies were not made of the same stuff as our President Obama.  Lincoln never mentioned the word "transgender" in a Sta...

  • January 20, 2015

    Who's watching you when you log on to healthcare.gov?

    If you're like me and don't give much thought to where your internet surfing takes you, perhaps we should start paying more attention.  Fox News is reporting on a little-known aspect to the government-created website for Obamacare, healt...

  • January 20, 2015

    Yes, there are 'no go' zones in France - sort of

    Recently, Fox News was shamed into apologizing for one of their anchors talking about "no go" zones in Europe, where non-Muslims are not welcome and even the police feel reluctant to enter. For the record, there are no "official...

  • January 20, 2015

    Iran threatens retaliation for Israeli strike on Hezb'allah

    Iran was caught with its pants down over the weekend when an Israeli missile barrage took out a convoy near the Golan Heights in Syria, carring 6 Iranian agents, including a Revolutionary Guard general, and 5 members of the terrorist group Hezb'a...

  • January 19, 2015

    Argentina prosecutor who accused president of cover-up in Jewish Center bombing found dead

    An Argentina prosecutor who, last week, accused top government officials of covering up Iranian involvement in the 1994 bombing of a Jewish community center in Buenos Aires was found dead in his apartment. Alberto Nisman conducted an investigation...

  • January 19, 2015

    Israel hits Hezb'allah terror cell in Syria

    Israel is a country that has absolutely no problem with enemy identification – no matter where that enemy is.  If he is in the reach of their military power, they will act. The elegant simplicity of this policy was made clear yesterday ...

  • January 19, 2015

    Senators ignore Obama veto threat on new Iran sanctions

    Both Democratic and Republican senators are dismissing President Obama's threat to veto a bill containing new Iran sanctions, setting up a showdown between Congress and the executive that will transcend party. At issue: the slow pace of negoti...

  • January 19, 2015

    Poll: Six in ten Republicans favor Romney running

    A new CBS poll shows that 6 in 10 Republicans want Mitt Romney to run for president.  That doesn't mean they want to see Mitt win the nomination, but it's depressing to think that someone like Ted Cruz sees only 21% believing he should r...

  • January 18, 2015

    Obama to propose tax increases of $320 billion over 10 years

    Obama aides previewing the president's State of the Union speech say that the administration plans to close "loopholes" in the tax system and charge a fee to big banks to curb risky borrowing. The tax increase package would total $320 b...

  • January 18, 2015

    Romney's secret weapon? Run as a Democrat

    Mitt Romney's election plan is a little bizarre; he plans to run as a Democrat. Well, not really. He will still have an "R" after his name. But read this report from the Washington Post about Romney's agenda and you'd be excu...

  • January 17, 2015

    Right on cue: 2 recently released Cuban dissidents re-arrested

    President Obama has kept his word and issued new regulations easing travel restrictions to Cuba.  As for the Castro regime, they appear to have thumbed their noses at the president, as they have re-arrested two of the 53 dissidents released last...

  • January 17, 2015

    James Taylor: Warrior against Islamic extremism

    As terrorists and Belgian police engaged in a firefight in the city of Verviers that resulted in the death of two terrorists and the capture of another, a few hours later and a couple of hundred miles away, James Taylor sat down in the ornate Paris C...

  • January 17, 2015

    GOP to fight reclassification of internet as a utility

    House and Senate Republicans have introduced a bill that would thwart the Obama administration's efforts to reclassifiy the internet as a "public utility." The bill would also protect industry from overly burdensome regulations while...

  • January 17, 2015

    Tony Blair gets 3 standing ovations at GOP retreat

    Reading some of these excerpts from Tony Blair's speech at the Republican retreat for members of the House and Senate in Hershey, PA, you can't help but contrast his clarity and vision with that of President Obama. There's no doubt the...

  • January 16, 2015

    Continent-wide crackdown on terrorists in Europe

    Following up on the raid on Thursday in Verviers, Belgium that killed two terrorists and wounded one, authorities in France, Germany, and the Netherlands arrested dozens of suspected terrorists, smashing several cells and capturing weapons.  Bel...

  • January 16, 2015

    Outrage! No black actors nominated for Academy Award

    By the tone and tenor of the reaction to the recently announced Academy Award nominations, you would think that old Jim Crow himself had been resurrected and is stalking the land. No black actors are up for best actor or supporting actor.  Th...

  • January 16, 2015

    Obama: Federal government not big enough; will increase budget by 7% next year

    President Obama wants to toss the sequestration agreement he made with Republicans in 2011 and is proposing an increase of at least $68 billion in the FY 2016 budget. As imperfect as it is, sequestration has been partly successful in reining in go...

  • January 16, 2015

    Establishment backlash against Romney

    Mitt Romney's strong hints that he wants to be a candidate for president in 2016 for the third time have set off a wave of anti-Romney sentiment by all factions in the GOP. Even the establishment's most powerful members – the Republ...

  • January 15, 2015

    FBI accused of entrapment in plot to bomb U.S. capitol

    The father of a 20-year-old man accused of plotting to plant pipe bombs at the U.S. capitol and use an automatic weapon to kill Capitol employees is charging the  FBI with trying to entrap his son. The suspect, 20-year-old Christopher Cornell...

  • January 15, 2015

    Obama calls for government-run broadband service

    President Obama has called on cities and towns to create their own broadband service for their residents to compete with large corporations. Obama was in Cedar Rapids, Iowa touting the plan to get states to relax their rules against municipalities...

  • January 15, 2015

    Never again: Jewish group petitions EU to allow Jews to carry guns

    Notoriously anti-gun Europe will probably turn down this request from the European Jewish Association to allow members of their community to carry firearms to defend themselves. But what does it say about the plight of Jews in Europe that they wou...

  • January 14, 2015

    Reaction to Saudi cleric: Building snowmen 'un-Islamic'

    One Saudi Twitter user responded to the fatwa issued by a cleric (see Carol Brown's blog) that said building snowmen was un-Islamic by saying there were two types of people in the Kingdom: "A people looking for a fatwa (religious ruling...

  • January 14, 2015

    Ohio bartender charged with threatening to kill Boehner

    A mentally deranged bartender who worked at a country club where Speaker of the House John Boehner was a member, has been charged with threatening to murder the congressman last fall. Michael R. Hoyt, a resident of Cincinnati, is currently having ...

  • January 14, 2015

    Romney tops Jeb in new Iowa poll

    With Mitt Romney an all but announced candidate for president, a new Iowa poll shows him ahead of one of his main rivals, Jeb Bush, by 21-14%. Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker finished 3rd with 10%, just ahead of Mike Huckabee's 9%. The poll, c...

  • January 14, 2015

    GOP governors audition for national office in their 'state of the state' speeches

    Some GOP governors, giving their "state of the state" speeches before joint sessions of their legislatures, sounded a lot like they were auditioning for higher office. Politico reports that Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker and New Jersey Gov...

  • January 14, 2015

    Charlie Hebdo issue sells out in hours while France cracks down on 'hate speech'

    The first issue of Charlie Hebdo, the newspaper whose offices were attacked in Paris last week. sold out its 3 million issue run before dawn. There were scuffles at some kiosks as supplies ran low. The issue featured a cartoon of Mohammed on the cove...

  • January 13, 2015

    Rep. Ryan opts out of running for president in 2016

    The GOP vice presidential nominee in 2012, Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan, told NBC News that he will not be a candidate for president in 2016. I have decided that I am not going to run for president in 2016," Ryan said in a phone interview, noti...

  • January 13, 2015

    Muslim leaders to hold 'Stand with the Prophet' conference in Texas this weekend

    To combat Islam's poor PR recently, Muslim leaders from across America will hold a "Stand With the Prophet in Honor and Respect" conference in Dallas on Saturday.  The forum will try to counter what they call "Islamophobes...

  • January 13, 2015

    CENTCOM's social media accounts hacked by ISIS supporters

    U.S. Central Command's Twitter and YouTube accounts were compromised by ISIS-supporting hackers on Monday, with pro-Islamic State entries appearing on their Twitter account for about 30 minutes. The Pentagon says no classified material was pos...

  • January 13, 2015

    CO civil rights commissioner compares baker who refused to service gay weddings to Nazis

    A shocking revelation in a brief filed by the Alliance Defending Freedom on behalf of the Colorado baker who refused to supply a wedding cake to a gay couple and was cited by the Colorado Civil Rights Commission.  The baker, Jack Phillips of Mas...

  • January 12, 2015

    Rally in Afghanistan celebrates Charlie Hebdo terrorists as 'heroes'

    Several hundred people rallied in southern Afghanistan in reaction to the terror attack in Paris on the Charlie Hebdo offices and Jewish grocery store. But they weren't there to protest against terrorism.  They were there to celebrate the...

  • January 12, 2015

    New Illinois GOP governor to deal with worst fiscal mess in the nation

    Illinois's new Republican governor, Bruce Rauner, will be sworn in today, and he is facing what most experts agree to be the worst fiscal crisis of any state in the nation. The Democrat-controlled legislature simply can't restrain itself....

  • January 11, 2015

    German paper that re-published Hebdo cartoons firebombed

    Authorities in Hamburg have two "young men" in custody after rocks and an "incendiary device" were thrown through a window of the regional daily newspaper Hamburger Morgenpost. The paper, known in the region as MOPO, had publis...

  • January 11, 2015

    GOP's DHS de-funding gambit for immigration executive orders might be in trouble

    The Republican plan to threaten a Homeland Security Department shut down over the funding of Obama's immigration executive orders may have hit a roadblock. The attacks in Paris make it imperative that DHS keep its doors open. This makes the th...

  • January 11, 2015

    Source: More terror cells activated in France

    A French government source told CNN that authorities believe other terrorist sleeper cells have been activated and could strike at any time. A rally in Paris today is expected to draw nearly a million people and will include many world leaders. Se...

  • January 11, 2015

    Muslim clerk in Paris grocery store saved Jewish lives

    A Muslim clerk in the Jewish grocery store that was attacked by a terrorist on Friday proved to be a hero when he risked his life to save several Jewish shoppers. Lassana Bathily led 15 Jewish customers into a first floor walk-in freezer when Ame...

  • January 10, 2015

    Prosecutors recommend charges against General Petraeus

    Department of Justice prosecutors are recommending that retired General David Petraeus be indicted for giving classified information to his lover, who was writing his biography. The investigation stems from an affair Petraeus had with Paula Broadw...

  • January 10, 2015

    AQ: On the run or on the rise?

    Do the Paris shootings represent a new phase in the war against Islamic extremism? Not really, especially when you consider the culprit was al-Qaeda of the Arabian Penninsula and that AQ in Syria is also threatening to attack the west. From the AQ...

  • January 10, 2015

    Venezuela puts food distribution under military protection

    How bad are things getting in Venezuela? People are being forced to wear dirty clothes because there is a shortage of laundry detergent. And the military has had to take over security for food distribution because the shortages are causing people to ...

  • January 10, 2015

    'Most wanted' woman in France still at large

    The last member of the terror cell that carried out the dual attacks on Charlie Hebdo and the Jewish grocery store is still on the run. Hayat Boumeddiene, the 26 year old wife of Amedy Coulibaly, the man who carried out the grocery store attack, is w...

  • January 10, 2015

    Black Caucus says Scalise needs to do more than say he's 'sorry' for speaking to hate group

    "Nice congressional career you have there, Rep. Scalise. It would be a shame if something happened to it." This attempted extortion by the Black Caucus in trying to force House Majority Whip Steve Scalise to grovel and scrape in order to...

  • January 9, 2015

    Surrounded Paris shooting suspects take hostage

    Reuters is reporting that authorities have surrounded the two brothers suspected of killing 12 people in the offices of the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo  and that the terrorists have taken at least one hostage in a small town north of Paris....

  • January 9, 2015

    NY Times removes reference to forced Islam conversion from article (UPDATED)

    Curious edit of an article already published by the New York Times.  Jim Treacher at the Daily Caller explains: Here’s the latest example of the New York Times censoring itself to avoid offending Muslims after an act of Islamic terror...

  • January 9, 2015

    Obama proposes 'free' community college education with no way to fund it

    President Obama is proposing that the federal government pay the tuition of 9 million community college students.  As long as the students maintained a 2.5 grade average, the benefit would be available. There's only one small problem, acc...

  • January 9, 2015

    House passes bill that raises Obamacare mandate for insurance coverage to 40 hours

    As expected, the House voted 252-177 to raise the number of hours an employee must work to be covered by his employer's insurance from 30 to 40 hours.  The bill has an uncertain future in the Senate and will almost certainly be vetoed by the...

  • January 9, 2015

    Boko Haram massacres 2,000 in Nigeria

    Patrick Poole, writing in PJ Media, calls it "Nigeria's 9/11."  Given what we know, it's hard to argue with him. The terrorist group Boko Haram has massacred at least 2,000 people in the Nigerian state of Borno, according to...

  • January 8, 2015

    Policewoman killed as two suspects still at large in Paris shooting

    A policewoman was killed and a companion badly wounded in a shootout in Paris that might be related to the terrorist attack yesterday that killed 12 people in the offices of the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo.  Police are seeking two brothers ...

  • January 8, 2015

    Paris attackers very professional, say security experts

    All three men who attacked the offices of Charlie Hebdo yesterday appeared to have military training and experience in battle, say security experts.  Also, they were probably trained overseas, and the attack was planned to intimidate journalists...

  • January 8, 2015

    Federal judge overturns California ban on foie gras being served in restaurants

    A federal judge has struck down a three-year-old ban in California that prevented restaurants from serving foie gras.  The dish, made from fatty duck and goose livers, has been a target of animal rights activists in most major cities because the...

  • January 7, 2015

    1795 time capsule buried by Paul Revere opened in Boston

    Two hundred and nineteen years ago, Paul Revere and his good friend Sam Adams, then governor of Massachusetts, placed a time capsule in the cornerstone of the new state house. Yesterday, Paul Revere IV was on hand when it was opened. CBS Boston...

  • January 7, 2015

    Boehner retaliates against House rebels

    Within hours of being re-elected speaker of the House, Rep. John Boehner took his revenge on some of the more prominent Republicans who challenged his leadership and authority. One target for punishment was Florida Congressman Daniel Webster who r...

  • January 7, 2015

    NY mass transit chief: No more 'manspreading!'

    There is a vitally important issue that needs to be addressed on New York subways and we should be grateful that feminists are leading the charge against it. The issue is "manspreading" - the vile, patriarchal practice of men spreading t...

  • January 7, 2015

    Former VA governor McDonnell gets 2 years in prison

    Former Virginia governor Bob McDonnell, once a rising star in the GOP, was sentenced to 2 years in prison after being found guilty in September on 11 counts of corruption. Most court watchers believe the judge showed extreme leniency to McDonnell ...

  • January 7, 2015

    First bill to defund immigration executive actions introduced in House

    Alabama Rep. Martha Roby introduced a bill on the first day of the congressional session that would prevent the Department of Homeland Security from spending any funds to implement the president's executive orders on immigration. Washington Ex...

  • January 7, 2015

    Business groups, GOP eye changing Obamacare workweek hours

    Since Obamacare became law, employers have been griping about the definition of "full time" work - 30 hours a week. It means that any employee working 30 hours a week or more had to be covered by health insurance. This has resulted in more ...

  • January 6, 2015

    California high-speed rail set to break ground this week

    Ready or not, Californians – and America – here it comes. After a two-year delay, during which the cost nearly doubled, California's high-speed rail system will break ground this week.  The project – said to cost $68 bil...

  • January 6, 2015

    Sharyl Attkisson sues Justice Department over the hacking of her computers

    Former CBS News investigative reporter Sharyl Attkisson is suing the Deparment of Justice for illegal surveillance.  The suit alleges that the Justice Department (probably the FBI) hacked her computers and destroyed documents, tried to plant doc...

  • January 6, 2015

    Hey, Barry! Where are the 53 dissidents Cuba promised to release?

    Some low comedy yesterday at the State Department press gaggle, as spokesperson Jen Psaki couldn't say whether Cuba has released the 53 political prisoners it promised when it struck a deal to normalize relations. Washington Free Beacon: ...

  • January 5, 2015

    100-year-old Navy vet chastizes anti-cop protestors

    One-hundred-year-old Dario Raschio was attending a townhall meeting in Portland, Oregon sponsored by Senator Ron Wyden as an honored guest.  He was to receive some medals for his Navy service during World War II. But anti-police protestors ha...

  • January 5, 2015

    Study: More than 3 million taxpayers will owe IRS for Obamacare subsidy overpayment

    A study by tax preparation specialist H&R Block estimates that as many as 3.4 million Americans will have their refunds trimmed or owe the IRS extra taxes due to faulty calculations of the Obamacare subsidy received by consumers. A similar nu...

  • January 5, 2015

    The Republicans who oppose Boehner for speaker

    Chances are very good that when the vote in the House is held on Tuesday to elect a speaker, John Boehner will emerge the winner. But not without some drama. Anywhere from 12 to 20 House conservatives, fed up with Boehner's leadership, will...

  • January 5, 2015

    New Afghan president wants Obama to 're-examine' 2016 troop withdrawal deadline

    A tacit admission by the new Afghanistan president that his security forces are not up to the challenge to fight off the Taliban and his country needs U.S. troops to stay beyond the 2016 deadline for withdrawal set by President Obama. The Hill: ...

  • January 5, 2015

    Where's the outrage? White man gunned down by cops after flashing BB gun.

    Sorry, wrong color. San Francisco police shot and killed a white man who had entered a restricted area of a police parking lot and refused to leave.  When challenged, he pulled what appeared to be a handgun from his waistband but was later di...

  • January 5, 2015

    American Historical Association rejects anti-Israel resolutions

    At the annual business meeting of the American Historical Association, radical anti-Israel activists offered two resolutions that condemned the Jewish state for denying Palestinians academic freedom. For a variety of reasons that William Jacobson ...

  • January 5, 2015

    Archeologists say they may have uncovered site where Jesus stood trial

    Archeologists excavating an old jail in Jerusalem uncovered what appears to be the remains of Herod's palace – the place many biblical scholars identify as the location of the trial of Jesus by Pontius Pilate.  The extraordinary find i...

  • January 4, 2015

    GOP searches for Obamacare 'fix' while court date approaches

    The most serious legal challenge to Obamacare in years - King v. Burwell - will go before the Supreme Court in March. The case challenges insurance subsidies to consumers in states that are not operating their own exchange and, if successful, would g...

  • January 4, 2015

    Huckabee ends Fox News show ahead of 2016 decision

    Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee announced on his Facebook page that he was ending his weekend show on Fox News in order to weigh a decision to run for president in 2016. CNN: I won't make a decision about running until late in the ...

  • January 4, 2015

    Bizarre sex story involving Prince Andrew, Alan Dershowitz and Bill Clinton may be true

    On the surface, this sex scandal involving Prince Andrew, second in the line of succession to the British crown, famed constitutional lawyer Alan Derschowitz, and former President Bill Clinton, would appear too bizarre to be true. But in a civil ...

  • January 4, 2015

    North Korea slams US for imposing more sanctions

    I always enjoy it when the US does something to rile the North Koreans. Perhaps it's something to do with the translation, but their outrage is usually expressed in bizarrely colorful ways. Like this reaction from the North Korean government t...

  • January 4, 2015

    Al Sharpton's corporate shakedown operation

    Which is more disgusting? Companies paying Al Sharpton so that he won't call them racists, or Sharpton himself who has developed a routine corporate shakedown operation - the most professional among all the racialists making a buck off their outr...

  • January 4, 2015

    Stuart Scott, popular ESPN anchor, dead at 49

    Stuart Scott, who revolutionized sports broadcasting with his attitude and lexicon of signature phrases, lost his long battle with cancer Sunday morning. He was 49 years old. Scott brought a hip-hop feel to ESPN's flagship show, Sportscenter, ...

  • January 4, 2015

    Rep. Gohmert to challenge Boehner for speaker

    Texas congrssman Louis Gohmert announced on Saturday that he would challenge Rep. John Boehner for speaker of the House. A recent poll showed that 60% of Republicans want to see Boehner replaced. But it remains to be seen if Boehner's numerous...

  • January 3, 2015

    Obama administration slaps more sanctions on North Korea for Sony hack

    The Obama administration took the first official action by the US government in response to North Korea's suspected role in the hack of Sony Corporation by imposing a range of sanctions on North Korean leaders and companies. Some of the target...

  • January 3, 2015

    FCC will vote on net neutrality next month

    The Federal Communications Commission has scheduled a vote for next month on new net neutrality rules that could permanently alter the way in which we access and use the internet. While the rules have not been finalized, it is expected that the FC...

  • January 3, 2015

    Gallup: Government leadership tops voter concerns

    For the first time in six years, the economy did not take first place in the annual Gallup poll on voter concerns. Instead, it's the first time that government leadership has topped the list, getting 18% in the survey. But the poll also shows ...

  • January 3, 2015

    Prosecutor refuses to indict John Hinckley in death of James Brady

    Prosecutors will not file murder charges against the man who attempted to assassinate Ronald Reagan and severely wounded James Brady at the time, despite a coroners ruling last summer following Brady's death that he died from a gunshot wound to t...

  • January 3, 2015

    Dramatic attempts to rescue IS hostages fails

    Special forces made two attempts to rescue hostages being held by Islamic State in their unofficial capital of Raqqa on Friday night, but were forced to abort the missions when aircraft came under heavy fire. The Hill: Two hostage rescue miss...

  • January 3, 2015

    20 Coptic Christians kidnapped in Libya during the last few days

    Thirteen Coptic Christians working in Libya  were abducted yesterday, bringing the total to 20 Copts kidnapped in recent days. The Blaze: Witness Hanna Aziz told The Associated Press that the gunmen in the Libyan city of Sirte went room ...

  • January 3, 2015

    What do they want? Anti-police protestors release 'demands'

    The #blacklivesmatter movement has been screaming about "justice" for months, threatening that there will be no "peace" without it. Of course, they never mention what form this "justice" will take and how we will know...

  • January 3, 2015

    Al-Qaeda suspect awaiting trial in embassy bombings dies of liver disease

    Nazih Abdul-Hamed al-Ruqai, also known by Abu Anas al-Libi, died in a New York hospital as a result of complications from liver disease. al-Libi was suspected of being involved in the 1998 African embassy bombings. Washington Examiner: ...

  • January 2, 2015

    Bush snubs right, won't attend Rep. King's immigration summit

    In a clear sign that Jeb Bush is going to be keeping the GOP base at arm's length in the coming presidential campaign, the former Florida governor turned down an invite to attend an immigration summit sponsored by Iowa congressman Steve King. ...

  • January 2, 2015

    California begins giving driver's licenses to illegal aliens

    The largest state in  the union began handing out driver's licenses to illegal aliens today.  State officials expect that more than a million illegals will take advantage of the program over the next three years. Long lines are expec...

  • January 2, 2015

    One in eight supports German pro-Western protests

    There is growing support in Germany for an anti-immigrant, pro-Western protest group that has drawn thousands to its demonstrations against the Islamization of the country. Chancellor Angela Merkel thinks the protests express hatred of Muslims....

  • January 1, 2015

    HarperCollins omits Israel from ME map

    The Iranian government has been fond of expressing the hope that they could "wipe Israel off the map." Publisher HarperCollins obliged them. The publisher created maps for sale to English language schools in the Middle East that have omm...

  • January 1, 2015

    Jeb resigns from all corporate boards; prepping for 2016 run

    With a 10 point lead in the most recent polls, Jeb Bush has apparently decided that 2016 is his year. He has now resigned from all corporate boards, clearing the way for his run for the GOP presidential nomination in 2016. Washington Post: Fo...

  • January 1, 2015

    Obamacare employer mandate takes effect today

    The Obamacare employer mandate that requires companies with more than 100 employees to offer insurance coverage to 70% of them goes into effect January 1, 2015. Those companies with between 50 and 100 employees will be forced to offer coverage next y...

  • January 1, 2015

    South Korea to drop 'The Interview' in North Korea via balloons

    It looks as if at least some North Koreans are going to be able to see the film, "The Interview." South Korea is planning on dropping copies of the film into North Korea using balloons. AP: A South Korean activist said Wednesday tha...

  • December 31, 2014

    Did Scalise admit to speaking at a racist convention he never attended?

    Yesterday, House Majority Whip Rep. Steve Scalise of Louisiana made the admission that he spoke before  a David Duke created organization in 2002. But did he? One of the principals in the story, Duke's long time aide Kenny Knight, told Sl...

  • December 31, 2014

    Begone! Annual list of words to be banished from the 'Queen's English'

    What do the words "skill set," "hack," and "swag," have in common? They all made the annual list of words that should be banished from the English language. The list is published by a small school in northern Michigan...

  • December 31, 2014

    Germany sends warning to Greece not to cancel economic reforms

    Germany is sending a clear signal to Greece that if voters put the communists in charge of the government, there will be no more bailouts. The far left Syriza party has promised to end the austerity budget and roll back other economic reforms that...

  • December 31, 2014

    New York Times tells cops to 'do your jobs'

    The New York Times editorial board doesn't think much of police turning their backs on the Times' beloved far left mayor. In fact, they can't figure out why the cops are so upset. They refer to the gesture as "repugnant and inexcu...

  • December 30, 2014

    House Whip Scalise admits to speaking to white supremecist group in 2002

    Louisiana Republican Rep. Steve Scalise, recently elected majority whip, admitted that he spoke to a convention of a group created by notorious racist David Duke in 2002. Scalise was a state representative at the time and claims that he was unawa...

  • December 30, 2014

    Rep. Grimm to resign

    New York GOP Rep. Michael Grimm, convicted of tax evasion last week, will resign effective January 5 according to a statement released by his office. Politico: “After much thought and prayer, I have made the very difficult decision to s...

  • December 30, 2014

    Were laid off employees responsible for Sony hack?

    A private cyber-intelligence firm briefed the FBI yesterday on their theory of the Sony hack.  The company, Norse, claims that its research shows that the hack was carried out by disgruntled former employees. The tech community has been pushi...

  • December 30, 2014

    Obama: Iran can be a 'very successful regional power'

    Obama, the delusional: "[W]hen I came into office, the world was divided and Iran was in the driver's seat. Now the world's united because of the actions we've taken, and Iran's the one that's isolated," Obama told ...

  • December 30, 2014

    Fear: NY cops refusing to enforce minor crimes

    It appears that fear haunts the streets of New York, as many policemen are refusing to write summonses for petty crimes, preferring not to stand in the open and make themselves targets for an assassin. The police unions are insisting that two patr...

  • December 30, 2014

    HHS inspector general says millions given by Medicare for nonexistent eye procedures

    The Department of Health and Human Services inspector general has uncovered $22 million in payments made to doctors who attempted to defraud the Medicare program by billing HHS for services and treatments they did not perform. Washington Examiner...

  • December 29, 2014

    Jeb Bush surges into the lead in CNN poll

    Say it ain't so, Jeb. A new CNN poll on the GOP presidential race shows former Florida governor Jeb Bush surging into the lead for the 2016 nomination.  Bush garnered 23% against the second-place finisher, New Jersey governor Chris Christ...

  • December 29, 2014

    NYPD commissioner says cops feel 'under attack' from Obama, Holder

    NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton pulled no punches in interviews on yesterday's talk shows.  On Meet the Press, Bratton said that police officers and leadership across the country feel "under attack" from the highest reaches of the f...

  • December 29, 2014

    Taliban declares victory in Afghanistan

    I think they're being a little premature, don't you? Bridget Johnson: The Taliban in their statement said the ISAF withdrawal ceremony “went strangely unheralded in the United States and much of the world and then news surfaced ...

  • December 29, 2014

    Epic fail: Free Syrian Army now under virtual control of al-Qaeda

    One of the cornerstones of Obama administration Syria policy is to arm and train elements of the Free Syrian Army – the so-called "moderate" opposition fighting Bashar Assad. The New York Times reports that the FSA has come under t...

  • December 29, 2014

    MSNBC's worst in 2014

    David Rutz of the Washington Free Beacon has compiled a partial list of the worst from MSNBC in 2014.  I say partial because in order to do the subject justice, Rutz would have had to write a novel-length treatise. Nevertheless, it's a br...

  • December 28, 2014

    Thousands turn out for 'Sea of Blue' rally supporting police in Cleveland

    A crowd estimated at more than 2,000 gathered in downtown Cleveland, rallying to support police in that city and everywhere. That gathering then made their way in silence to the Police Memorial a few blocks away. The crowd was asked to keep silen...

  • December 28, 2014

    Neil deGrasse Tyson trolls Christmas

    I guess Neil deGrasse Tyson was hungry for a little attention this Christmas. After all, it had been a few months since the science series "Cosmos" had been shown and his TV appearances since then had been few and far between. Tyson solv...

  • December 28, 2014

    Which 53 Cuban political prisoners will be freed?

    The recent deal the Obama administration made with Cuba called for the release of 53 political prisoners who have been languishing in Castro's jails. So where are they? Cuban dissidents say that not only have the prisoners not been released...

  • December 28, 2014

    Pope John Paul II would-be assassin lays flowers at his tomb

    The man who tried to assassinate Pope John Paul II visited the recently canonized former pontiff's tomb where he laid a bouquet of white roses. Mehmet Ali Agca, the Turkish national who fired several shots at the Pope in St. Peter's squar...

  • December 28, 2014

    High school basketball tournament bans 'I can't breathe' T-shirts

    A girls high school basketball team in California was disinvited to a tournament because its players refused a directive not to wear "I can't breathe' T-shirts. The Hill: Boys and girls high school teams from Mendocino were sched...

  • December 27, 2014

    NY judge frees two cop haters without bail in two days

    Two thugs who made explicit threats against police – including a gang member – were released from custody by a New York judge, despite high bail recommendations by prosecutors. One perp physically assaulted officers and threatened to ...

  • December 27, 2014

    War between de Blasio, NY cops escalates

    The war between New York city police and Mayor Bill de Blasio ratcheted up a notch yesterday when anonymous donors – assumed to be current and retired police officers – flew a banner from a plane that traveled up the Hudson River and read...

  • December 27, 2014

    Hundreds of mourners attend Officer Ramos's wake

    There was an outpouring of emotion at the wake of Officer Rafael Ramos at the Queens church he attended every Sunday.  Hundreds of uniformed NY city police officers as well as hundreds more gathered in the street in front of the church and remem...

  • December 27, 2014

    Max Blumenthal: America Sniper Chris Kyle was just a popular mass murderer

    Noah Rothman at Hot Air writes about some tweets from Max Blumenthal, liberal attack dog and son of Clinton hit man Sid Blumenthal, who didn't much care for the new film on the life of Chris Kyle, the most deadly sniper in American military histo...

  • December 26, 2014

    JetBlue offering free flights to cops wanting to attend slain NYC officer's funeral

    JetBlue is offering police officers across the country free flights to New York City to attend the funerals of the two policemen murdered last week in Brooklyn. There are some stipulations; only two flights per police department, and the flights a...

  • December 26, 2014

    Xbox, PlayStation networks under DOS attack on Christmas Day

    Millions of children and adults who received the latest video games were prevented from playing them on Chirstmas thanks to a DOS attack on Xbox and PlayStation networks. USA Today: Online game networks Xbox Live and PlayStation Network were...

  • December 25, 2014

    Merry Christmas: CUNY editorial advocates violent protests

    A graduate newspaper connected with the CIty University of New York featured an editorial this month calling for protestors against the police to arm themselves and direct their rage toward "those deserving the most virulent response of an enrag...

  • December 25, 2014

    'The Interview' sells out at midnight showings

    The controversial film "The Interview" opened at a smattering of independent theaters at midnight last night, with most venues selling out the screening. Many patrons said they might not ordinarily have gone to see the film, but went in ord...

  • December 24, 2014

    Protestors crash memorial for slain cops

    A nauseating, vulgar display in New York as anti-police protestors showed up at the makeshift memorial in Brooklyn that sprung up at the site of the murder of two policemen and began to heckle the officers who had come to pay their respects. Washi...

  • December 24, 2014

    Islamic State downs their first fighter aircraft

    The war against Islamic State has taken a dangerous turn as the terrorists have shot down their first coalition plane and captured the pilot. Maaz al-Kassasbeh, a first lieutenant in the Jordanian air force, was captured after his aircraft was rep...

  • December 24, 2014

    Golfing Obama sends Biden to slain officer's funeral

    In between rounds of golf while on his vacation in Hawaii, President Obama dispatched Vice President Joe Biden to represent him at the funeral of assasinated police officer Rafael Ramos. “The President has asked Vice President Biden to att...

  • December 24, 2014

    Convicted of felony tax evasion, GOP Congressman refuses to resign

    New York Rep. Michael Grimm pled guilty to tax evasion in a federal court yesterday as calls for his resignation from both parties mounted. But Grimm remained defiant, saying as long as he could serve he wouldn't step down. The Hill: G...

  • December 24, 2014

    Sony to release 'The Interview'

    In an about face, Sony Corp. is going to release the film "The Interview" to a limited number of theaters on Christmas day as originally scheduled. Cynics are wondering if the decision to pull the film in the first place was a marketing ...

  • December 24, 2014

    More than 500 vets died in VA hospitals because of mistakes in last 4 years

    Veterans Affairs records obtained by the Washington Free Beacon reveal the startling fact that more than 500 vets have died in VA hospitals due to mistakes since 2010. Delayed treatment for cancer patients due to a failure to diagnose the disease ...

  • December 23, 2014

    North Korea internet offline for several hours

    The North Korean internet gradually lost connectivity early yesterday until finally going entirely offline in the early afternoon.  Service was restored a few hours later, but speculation immediately centered on the cause being an attack by U.S....

  • December 23, 2014

    Kerik: A war on law and order

    Former NYPD Commissioner Bernie Kerik penned a powerful op-ed in Time accusing those supporting the protests against police brutality of waging a "war on law and order." This war is as dangerous as any global enemy we face. In some way...

  • December 23, 2014

    US offering $5-million reward for terrorist it released from Gitmo

    A terrorist formerly held at the prison camp in Guantánamo who was released to Saudi Arabia in 2006 has a bounty of $5 million on his head for taking part in terrorist activities. Ibrahim al-Rubaysh was repatriated back to Saudi Arabia, who...

  • December 23, 2014

    3rd French attack in 3 days

    Another car plowed into a group of pedestrians yesterday, making it the third attack in three days in three different locations.  French authorities are insisting that the attacks are not connected and that they are not terrorist attacks. As ...

  • December 23, 2014

    Third-quarter growth best in 11 years

    The Commerce Department has revised its estimate of third-quarter growth upward to 5.0% annually – the fastest spurt in 11 years.  This comes on the heels of 4.6% annual growth in the second quarter. The figures represent the best econo...

  • December 23, 2014

    Report: 'Culture of bias' at IRS against Tea Party

    A report by the House Oversight Committee on the IRS targeting of conservative groups has accused the agency of harboring a "culture of bias" against conservatives and alleges that the abuses were far more widespread than the administration...

  • December 22, 2014

    This is what an economy looks like in Free Fall

    The Russian economy is in free fall as the ruble has lost half it's value during the dizzying slide in oil prices. Last Tuesday, the ruble tumbled 10% - a follow up to Monday's 10% slide.This precipitated panic buying in the stores as Russian...

  • December 22, 2014

    Man drives into crowd screaming 'Allahu akbar!' Authorities say motive is 'unclear'

    Two different attacks by jihadists in France have the French people on edge. One man was killed when he attacked police in Joue-les-Tours, while another man drove his car into pedestrians several times in Dijon. What connects the two attacks is what ...

  • December 22, 2014

    Facebook caves to Putin; blocks critic's pages

    Repressive governments are always looking for ways to control the internet. They recognize the potential for free expression that the internet offers and are willing to go to extraordinary lengths to try and control access and content. With the he...

  • December 22, 2014

    'How many more dead police officers will the mob want'?

    Jack Dunphy is a pseudonym used by a working LAPD police officer and has been writing for PJ Media for several years. His articles are always informative and give a worm's eye view of what it's like on America's mean streets for policemen...

  • December 21, 2014

    'Beyond redemption': Social media explodes in joy at cop killings

    Brace yourselves if you have a weak stomach. The following tweets gleaned from responses to the execution of two police officers in New York City yesterday are about as raw and sickening as it gets. They were compiled - many of them - by LilMissRight...

  • December 21, 2014

    NY Cops disrespect de Blasio at presser

    There has been a running battle over the last several weeks between New York Mayor Bill de Blasio and police unions over the nauseating manner in which hizzonner has pandered to the people protesting the grand jury decision not to indict officers in ...

  • December 21, 2014

    Obama and Holder condemn police executions

    The two people in the United States who have done more to fan the flames of racial unrest than anyone have issued statements on the execution of two police officers in New York City. President Barack Obama and Attorney General Eric Holder failed t...

  • December 21, 2014

    An Obamacare Christmas present

    New rules being proposed by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will give that agency enormous new powers over consumers who use the healthcare.gov website to purchase their insurance. The proposed rules would allow CMS to automatically...

  • December 21, 2014

    Obama calls Sony hack 'an act of cyber vandalism'

    It's good to know that our country's security is in the very best of hands. In a CNN interview, the president said he doesn't consider the Sony hack "an act of war," but rather an act of "cybervandalism": But h...

  • December 20, 2014

    Master of identity politics

    The president sure has been making a lot of history lately.  Cuba, immigration executive orders, and, of course, a historic shellacking in the midterms. But Barack Obama isn't done, as he has been telling us.  Yesterday at his year-e...

  • December 20, 2014

    Suddenly, Hollywood discovers America has enemies

    Hollywood has been disparging the war on terror since shortly after 9/11. The threats were exaggerated, they claimed. America's enemies aren't really enemies because it's our fault they are hostile. Today, a couple of high profile Holl...

  • December 20, 2014

    The fox wants to help guard the henhouse

    North Korea has proposed a "joint investigation" into the cyber-terrorist attack on Sony.  They also say they can "prove" they're not behind the attack. Fox News: The announcement comes as a response to the FBI...

  • December 19, 2014

    Will Obama roll out the White House red carpet for Raul Castro?

    One of the consequences of Obama's opening to Cuba is the obligatory visit by the head of state of each country to each other's capital.  That means that Raul Castro – Fidel's brother and longtime chief enforcer of terror in Cu...

  • December 19, 2014

    Academic freedom for me, but not for thee

    Two interesting examples of "academic freedom" - at least how it's defined by leftist universities. The chair of the Universtity of Michigan communications department wrote an article for the far left magazine In These Times, that ga...

  • December 19, 2014

    Sony Hack may have been a practice run for something far worse

    North Korean defectors are saying that the hack of Sony may have been a practice run for the NoKo's real target; telecoms and energy grids. Reuters: The hacking attack on Sony Pictures may have been a practice run for North Korea's el...

  • December 18, 2014

    Evidence of NoKo involvement in Sony Hack 'thin'

    The tech blog Wired has a long, fascinating column by Kim Zeiter that calls into question allegations by the U.S. government that North Korea is behind the hack of Sony Corporation. In fact, Zeiter's piece pretty much puts to rest the governme...

  • December 18, 2014

    Allies abandon US in Syria as America goes it virtually alone

    An extraordinary exclusive by Reuiters today as data on air strikes in Syria over the last few months shows that American's allies who are supposed to be helping out with air strikes against Islamic State have largely abandoned the fight leaving ...

  • December 18, 2014

    Texas theater to screen 'Team America: World Police' in place of canceled 'The Interview"

    "Sometimes, you just need Texas," writes Mary Katherine Ham. How right she is. A brave response to Sony's cave to whoever was threatening to attack theaters that showed 'The Interview." Another film that shows a North Korean...

  • December 18, 2014

    Kevin Drum: Obama has had a "helluva month' since the mid terms

    Kevin Drum of Mother Jones informs us that the president had a very good month since his party's disastrous mid term election. But the question isn't so much that it was great for Obama. Perhaps Drum should be asking at what cost Obama's ...

  • December 17, 2014

    Poll: 59% say torture was justified

    An ABC News poll has found that 59% of the American people believe that the enhanced interrogation techniques, heavily criticized in a Senate report, were justified. That finding is interesting, considering that a plurality of 49% believed that t...

  • December 17, 2014

    Hamas may be removed from EU terror list

    In something of a shocker, the European High Court in Luxembourg ruled that the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas shouldn't be on the EU list of organizations that commit terrorist acts because their inclusion was based “on factual imputati...

  • December 17, 2014

    Horrific details emerge of Taliban's attack on Peshawar school

    The attack on a military school in Peshawar by Pakistani Taliban suicide bombers was as brutal and inhumane as it gets.  There have been several reports of a teacher being set on fire in front of her students, and hospitals report that the bodie...

  • December 17, 2014

    Sydney hostage taker dropped from terror watch list years ago

    Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott announced that the Sydney hostage-taker, Man Haron Monis, was on the country's terrorist watch list as recently as 2009, but he was dropped for reasons that remain unclear. Monis was placed on the list whe...

  • December 17, 2014

    NASA rover finds compelling evidence of life on Mars

    Every year or two, NASA announces that one of its probes has discovered evidence of life on Mars.  The spectacularly successful missions of rovers and orbital laboratories have begun to pry open the secrets of Mars's past and have offered ta...

  • December 16, 2014

    Pakistani Taliban storm school, slaughter 126, mostly children

    Several members of the TTP, the Pakistani arm of the Taliban, scaled the wall of a military school near Peshawar and opened fire on hundreds of students – most between the ages of 10 and 17. At least 126 are known dead.  The Pakistani ...

  • December 16, 2014

    Small businesses dropping insurance coverage due to Obamacare

    Another unintended – but not unexpected – consequence of Obamacare is being felt as the program enters its second year. More than 20 million Americans who work for small businesses with fewer than 50 employees are covered by employer ...

  • December 16, 2014

    Dozens of murderers and rapists released from Detroit jails

    The city of Detroit celebrated its emergence from bankruptcy last week, as Governor Snyder and city leaders took a bow at a press conference. But Detroit isn't out of the woods yet - far from it. And news that dozens of violent criminals have ...

  • December 15, 2014

    Terror in Australia

    The largest city in Australia has been paralyzed by a hostage crisis at a popular café in the center of the city's business district. It appears that a lone gunman has seized at least 18 Australians who were eating at the Lindt chocolat...

  • December 15, 2014

    Sony threatens media outlets who report on hacked documents

    Sony Corporation is in big trouble.  The thousands of hacked e-mails, documents, and videos have shown the rancid underbelly of the media conglomerate, and the monetary losses are beginning to add up, not to mention the loss of prestige and dama...

  • December 15, 2014

    EU accuses Erdogan of violating press freedoms

    What makes this statement by the European Union on Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdo─ЯanтАЩs crackdown on opposition media important is that it comes on the eve of meetings between the EU and Turkey to discuss Ankara's bid to join the pan-Euro...

  • December 15, 2014

    Former CIA oifficial says top Dems knew of enhanced interrogation in 2002

    Jose Rodriguez, the former chief of the CIA Clandestine Service, says that many Democrats, including Nancy Pelosi, were fully aware of the CIA's enhanced interrogation techniques program - including waterboarding and sleep deprivation - since 200...

  • December 15, 2014

    Ebola crisis not going away

    The Ebola crisis in Africa has fallen off the news wires in recent weeks, but the danger to the world has only grown. While Liberia is showing encouraging signs of getting the outbreak under control, the nation of Sierra Leone is seeing Ebola case...

  • December 14, 2014

    Senate approves $1.1 trillion Cromnibus spending bill 56-40

    In a surprise vote, the Senate approved the $1.1 trillion spending bill that funds most of the government through next September. But perhaps equally important was that the Democrats in the Senate rammed through sevearl dozen Obama administration...

  • December 14, 2014

    News Flash! Unknown 21 year old girl celebrates birthday with racist, obscene writing on cake

    This is national news? What happened to “Happy Birthday”? A University of Maryland sorority girl celebrated her 21st birthday with a cupcake stand inscribed with a racist slur. A Delta Gamma member posted a photo of the three-...

  • December 14, 2014

    Viral internet rumor scotched by Vatican

    A couple of days ago, USA Today and dozens of other outlets carried the story of Pope Francis consoling a little boy whose dog died by telling him that dogs go to heaven too. Pope Francis continues to show he's anything but traditional. Duri...

  • December 14, 2014

    Obama's Syria strategy collapsing - again

    President Obama's strategy in Syria of arming and training "moderate" rebels while degarding the ability of Islamic State to target Iraq is "near collapse" according to some experts evaluating the policy. In fact, the polic...

  • December 14, 2014

    We have a climate change deal - sort of

    Climate negotiators meeting in Lima, Peru have come to an agreement over the outline of a treaty on climate change. The deal comes after weeks of wrangling over the responsibilities of rich countries and poor countries. Basically, the negotiators dec...

  • December 13, 2014

    Islamic State beheads 4 Christian kids for not converting to Islam

    Four Christian children in Iraq were beheaded by Islamic State terrorists after refusing to recite the Muslim declaration of faith. The story is recounted by the vicar of Baghdad, Canon Andrew White, in a video posted to the Christian Broadcasting...

  • December 13, 2014

    NLRB approves 'ambush elections' for unions

    The Obama administration gave its union cronies a big Christmas present on Friday when the National Labor Relations Board issued a set of rules that will handicap employers during union elections. Washington Free Beacon: Employers and worker ...

  • December 13, 2014

    Senate will vote on Cromnibus on Monday...maybe

    Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has laid the groundwork for a Monday vote on the contrinuing resolution to fund the government through September 30. But fierce maneuvering by senators opposed to the measure blew up Reid's and Minority Leader...

  • December 12, 2014

    Cromnibus passes House; uncertain future in Senate

    In the end, the outcome on the vote for the continuing resolution to fund the government through next September – known as Cromnibus – wasn't really in doubt.  Speaker of the House John Boehner was always going to be able to twis...

  • December 12, 2014

    Some liberals now think shutting down the government is an awesome idea

    Great post by Ed Driscoll at PJ Media showing how some liberals are egging on Senator Elizabeth Warren to stick to her guns on the Cromnibus bill and shut down the government over some reform language in the bill that affects a small part of the fina...

  • December 12, 2014

    DoJ study challenges accusations of 'rape culture' on campus

    A DoJ study conducted by the Bureau of Justice Statistics has some startling information on campus sexual assaults.  It appears that a previous study that purported to show 1 in 5 female students being sexually assaulted was vastly inflated, and...

  • December 12, 2014

    Islamic State's helpful guidelines for purchasing a sex slave

    Who says these Islamic State fanatics are blue noses when it comes to sex? Actually, they're quite open about raping little girls – as long as they aren't Sunni Muslim little girls. CBS: A video posted to YouTube on November ...

  • December 11, 2014

    Dem. Rep: U.S. should apologize to terrorists for torture

    Congresswoman Jackie Speier told MSNBC that the U.S. should “absolutely” issue an apology for the actions taken by the CIA revealed in the torture report.  Although she never says to whom we should apologize, the inference is clear: ...

  • December 11, 2014

    College president target of protestors' rage for saying 'all lives matter'

    Smith College President Kathleen McCartney got into trouble with the rabid left earlier this week when she made the stupid mistake of taking the "black lives matter" slogan and making it a more eucumenical "all lives matter." L...

  • December 11, 2014

    Despite opposition from right and left, Cromnibus heads to the floor

    Today in AT, Jim Simpson has the conservative takedown of the $1.1 Cromnubus budget bill, which will fund most of the government through the end of the fiscal year in September. But Senator Elizabeth Warren is also objecting to the budget deal be...

  • December 10, 2014

    'Cromnibus' deal reached

    A $1.1-trillion budget deal was reached by House and Senate negotiators last night that will fund most of the federal government through September of next year.  The Department of Homeland Security was funded only through February 27, setting up...

  • December 10, 2014

    Former Democratic Senator rails against 'partisan' torture report

    Former Nebraska Senator and member of the Intelligence Committee Bob Kerrey wrote an op ed in USA Today, bemoaning the partisan nature of the torture report, and calling on the intel committee to offer recommendations for reform. I also do not h...

  • December 9, 2014

    Release of CIA torture report 'unconscionable' says Rubio

    A 500-page report detailing the CIA's enhanced interrogation techniques used on al-Qaeda detainees since shortly after 9/11 will be released by Democrats on the Senate Intelligence Committee today, as U.S. embassies and facilities around the worl...

  • December 9, 2014

    Truth gets its shoes on while the lie has gone around the world several times

    Without comment, St. Louis county prosecutor Bob McCulloch released another batch of documents examined by the grand jury that refused to indict Officer Darren Wilson in the shooting of Michael Brown. Included in the release were the results of a ...

  • December 9, 2014

    Gruber on congressional hot seat today

    Obamacare architect Jonathan Gruber has a date with a congressional committee today, where he will apologize for calling the American people stupid and lying to the public about what was in the Affordable Care Act. Sorry, Jonny...apology not accep...

  • December 9, 2014

    Is someone targeting the world's bankers?

    Zero Hedge blog reports that a European banker who went missing a month ago was found dead near Ostend. Geert Tack, a banker for ING disappeared on November 5. His death makes 36 bankers who have died this year, according to the blog. Let the cons...

  • December 9, 2014

    What happened to congressional authorization of the war against Islamic State?

    You may recall the outrage expressed by many members of Congress of both parties when President Obama ordered the use of military force against Islamic State in Iraq. There was eve more outrage by Congress when the president ordered the bombing of...

  • December 9, 2014

    Colorado professor forces his students to pledge allegiance to 'two nations, under Jesus, rich against poor...'

    Where do colleges find these rodents? An obscure professor at an obscure Colorado school forces his students to recite a "pledge of allegiance" that's as stupid as it is anti-American. Washington Times: Metropolitan State Univer...

  • December 8, 2014

    Police say gas incident at Furries Convention a 'criminal act'

    Police are saying that a release of chlorine gas at a hotel in suburban Chicago hosting a convention of "Furries" was a "criminal act" and that the gas was created intentionally. Furries are people who "celebrate animals t...

  • December 8, 2014

    House set to unveil $1.1-trillion budget bill

    It looks like Congress is going to have to pass the so-called "Cromnibus" bill in order to find out what's in it. In great secrecy, the chairmen of the House and Senate budget committees have thrashed out a compromise spending bill t...

  • December 8, 2014

    Syria, Iran condemn Israeli air strikes near Damascus

    Israeli planes hit at least two targets inside Syria near the capital of Damascus, which resulted in bitter denunciations from both Syria and Iran. Associated Press: Israeli warplanes struck near Damascus' international airport on Sunday,...

  • December 8, 2014

    Military Times: Military morale suffering due to budget cuts, loss of mission

    The Military Times is running a three part series on the state of our military. They've titled it "America's Military: A Force Adrift" and if the first part of the series is any indication, it will prove to be a shocker. Some of ...

  • December 8, 2014

    13 people died in Luke Somers rescue mission

    The mission to rescue American hostage Luke Somers from the clutches of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninnsula resulted in the deaths of 13 people, including the hostages. Apparently, the element of surprise for special operators taking part in the mi...

  • December 8, 2014

    Michael Tomasky thinks Dems should write off the South

    This is perhaps the most evil tempered, mean spirited column I've read in a while. It's written by liberal commentator Michael Tomasky - former US editor for England's radical Guardian newspaper - so it's not surprising because the la...

  • December 7, 2014

    Cassidy crushes Landrieu in Louisiana Senate runoff

    The outcome of Saturday's Senate runoff election in Louisiana was never in doubt. The writing was on the wall the day after the November 4 election when Landrieu could only muster 42% of the vote - only 18% of the white vote. While this qualified...

  • December 7, 2014

    Obama will transfer six Gitmo prisoners to Uruguay

    The Pentagon announced on Sunday that six prisoners cleared for transfer in 2010 will be sent to the South American country of Uruguay where they will be resettled as "refugees." USA Today: The six — four Syrians, a Tunisian a...

  • December 7, 2014

    IDF opens 8 new criminal investigations into Gaza war incidents

    The Israeli Defense Force announced that it has opened 8 new criminal investigations into incidents arising from the war against Hamas last summer. Voice of America: The internal inquiries could help Israel challenge the work of a U.N. Human...

  • December 7, 2014

    Eric Garner protestors shut down Apple store because of capitalism or something

    Protestors against the grand jury decision in the Eric Garner shooting are acting a little confused. Yesterday, they demonstrated outside an Apple, Inc. store and eventually made their way inside to stage a "die in." The action temporarily ...

  • December 6, 2014

    American hostage held in Yemen killed during rescue attempt

    A joint US-Yemen effort to rescue US journalist Luke Sommers failed when Al-Qeada in the Arabian Peninnsula terrorists apparently tried to execute him as the rescue force attacked. A South African national, Pierre Korkie, also died in the rescue miss...

  • December 6, 2014

    Let us sit upon the ground and tell sad stories of the death of a Liberal opinion magazine

    The New Republic, the first mass audience opinion magazine, blew itself up yesterday and it's hard to see how ownership and the editors are going to put the pieces back together. First published as a weekly back in 1914, there have been many i...

  • December 6, 2014

    Dish Network subscribers in New York, LA lose access to CBS

    CBS will no longer be available to Dish Network subsribers in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and other big cities because the two media giants failed to reach an agreement on a new contract. It's the ultimate hardball tactic by CBS who ...

  • December 6, 2014

    AQ leader wanted by US in connection with NYC subway plot killed by Pakistan

    The Pakistani military announced that a top al-Qaeda operative was killed by government forces in a firefight early Saturday.. Adnan Shukrijumah, a Saudi national, was wanted in the US in connection with a plot to blow up the New York city subway in ...

  • December 5, 2014

    Obama mulling sanctions against Israel

    For the first time in history, an American president is considering slapping sanctions on the state of Israel.  The reason?  Israel is building new housing on its own land. Washington Free Beacon: The classified meetings were report...

  • December 5, 2014

    Democrats clear Christie in Bridgegate

    A New Jersey state legislative committee set up by Democrats to investigate Governor Chris Christie in the Birdgegate scandal issued a report that tepidly exonerates the Republican. The committee found "no conclusive evidence" that Chris...

  • December 5, 2014

    China overtakes US to be world's #1 economy

    According to figures published by the International Monetary Fund, China has surpassed the US in economic output of real goods and services - a measure widely accepted as a gauge of total economic activity. It's an esoteric measurement, but im...

  • December 5, 2014

    BLS: 321,000 jobs created in November

    The government's "official" jobs report came out today and shows a gain of 321,000 jobs. The number was considerably higher than most economists surveyed prior to the announcement predicted. The unemployment rate remained unchaged at 5....

  • December 4, 2014

    Obama mum on Cromnibus veto

    The White House is refusing to say whether President Obama will veto a bill to fund most of the government through next September, apparently waiting to see which way the political winds are blowing before deciding. The major issue is the plan by ...

  • December 4, 2014

    17 States sue Obama over amnesty

    The attorneys general from 17 states have filed suit in federal court seeking to block President Obama's plan to legalize 5 million illegal aliens. Led by the governor-elect of Texas, Greg Abbott, AGs from other states joining are in Alabama,...

  • December 4, 2014

    White House illegally received private citizen tax data from the IRS

    This is something of a shocker.  An IRS watchdog group, Cause of Action, filed a FOIA request looking for documents from the IRS regarding the agency sharing private tax data with the White House. Although the IRS denied the existence of such...

  • December 4, 2014

    Five years later, Fort Hood victims to be eligible for Purple Heart

    There has been no more shameful decision by the Obama administration than to deny the victims of Army Major Nidal Hasan's shooting spree at Fort Hood the Purple Heart decoration.  When the administration changed the designation of the domest...

  • December 3, 2014

    Reid backs Boehner budget plan

    A deal being proposed by Speaker of the House John Boehner that would fund most of the government through next September 30 has met with the approval of soon to be ex-Majority Leader in the Senate Harry Reid, clearing the way for Congress to avoid a ...

  • December 3, 2014

    Gallup: GOP gains an edge in ID post mid terms

    A new Gallup poll shows a slight shift in party identification in favor of the GOP, giving them the edge over Democrats for the first time in 8 years. Since the Republican Party's strong showing on Election Day last month, Americans' pol...

  • December 2, 2014

    Early voting trend points to landslide for Cassidy in Louisiana

    That sucking noise you hear is the sound of Senator Mary Landrieu's political career going down the drain. NOLA.com: The number of people who cast their ballots early in Louisiana dropped off from the Nov. 4 primary election to ...

  • December 2, 2014

    St. Louis Rams apologize to County Police chief...or did they?

    There's confusion in St. Louis over whether the St. Louis Rams NFL football team apologized for several of their players entering the field before the game on Sunday against the Oakland Raiders flashing the "hands up" pantomime. ...

  • December 2, 2014

    Food aid to Syrian rebels stopped due to lack of funds

    The plight of the three million Syrian refugees was already dire.  Some of the largest refugee camps in the world have been built in Turkey and Jordan, and both sides in the conflict are using starvation as a weapon of war. The World Food Pro...

  • December 2, 2014

    The CBC instructs America in race relations

    America certainly needs a discussion about race relations.  But do we need the Congressional Black Caucus to be our teachers? It's clear that the black Americans who serve in Congress on the Democratic side are not interested in a convers...

  • December 2, 2014

    Wife and daughter of Islamic State chief detained in Lebanon

    Islamic State forces have been fighting along the Lebanese-Syrian border in recent months and allowing the fighting to spill over into Lebanese territory.  Both civilians and members of Lebanon's military have been killed in these raids, whi...

  • December 1, 2014

    'Hands up' gesture by St. Louis NFL players riles police group

    Five St. Louis Rams football players came on to the field for the pre-game introductions with their hands raised in the familiar "hands up, don't shoot" pose of protestors demonstrating the decision of the Ferguson grand jury in the Mic...

  • December 1, 2014

    Report: Christmas plot by terrorists to blow up 5 planes in Europe

    We've been extremely lucky since 9/11 in avoiding a major, mass-casualty terror attack.  Some foiled plots we know about; others remain secret.  But it's been an accepted fact that, out of 100 plots, the terrorists can be stymied in...

  • December 1, 2014

    Iraqi government discovers 50,000 'ghost soldiers'

    Do you think this could be one reason why the Iraqi military is having trouble standing up to Islamic State forces in the field? Washington Times: Iraq’s prime minister said Sunday that an investigation of the military forces revealed 5...

  • December 1, 2014

    How 'RINO-friendly' will the new GOP Congress be?

    Call it the "Rise of Swing-District Republicans."  A sizable group of Republicans who won races in districts carried by President Obama in 2012, or won by Mitt Romney by 55% or less, means that strong conservatives in the House will fi...

  • November 29, 2014

    Protests shut down two St. Louis malls

    This will really get people to see things their way. About 200 protestors shut down a large mall outside of St. Louis on Black Friday, as demonstrations connected to the decision of the Ferguson grand jury continue. Associated Press: Demon...

  • November 28, 2014

    Drug-addicted, philandering, graft-seeking ex-con, ex-D.C. mayor to 'lie in state' before procession and funeral

    In life, former Washington, D.C. mayor Marion Barry was as disreputable a figure as any who ever held public office. In death, he is being treated as a civic saint, with a three-day marathon of paeans and plaudits – including the body ...

  • November 28, 2014

    Whites told 'not to take up space' at Michael Brown protest

    A Michael Brown protest in Toronto is creating controversy because of some "rules" posted on the organization's Fracebook page. Black Lives Matter, a group that arose in the aftermath of the Michael Brown shooting, is instructing whi...

  • November 28, 2014

    Ferguson protestors hit Walmart, Target on Black Friday

    Several Walmart and Target locations in the St. Louis area saw people protesting the Michael Brown grand jury decision invading the stores and shouting "Hands up! Don't Shoot!" Fox News: Dozens of protesters interrupted holiday ...

  • November 28, 2014

    US Syrian policy getting everyone mad at us

    Pretty rough treatment of the Obama administration in this New York Times piece on our Syria policy. The contradictions are obvious. We're fighting ISIS. President Assad is fighting ISIS. But we have an announced policy of getting rid of Assad...

  • November 28, 2014

    Obama thinks only Native Americans have a right to protest his amnesty policy

    Typical Obama blather, as he sets up a gigantic strawman and then knocks it down with a false metaphor. The Independent: "If you look at the history of immigration in this country, each successive wave there have been periods where the f...

  • November 27, 2014

    The first Thanksgiving declaration by President Lincoln

    Before we all sit down to Thanksgiving dinner and rush out to the stores to take advantage of Black Friday deals, perhaps it would be proper to reflect on the very first Thanksgiving declaration issued by President Lincoln, recognizing the last Thurs...

  • November 27, 2014

    New Black Panther Party plotted to blow up the Gateway Arch and murder McCulloch

    Two members of the New Black Panther Party who were arrested last week on firearms charges planned to bomb St. Louis's Gateway Arch and murder prosecutor Robert McCulloch and Ferguson Police Chief Tom Jackson, according to a report in the St. Lou...

  • November 27, 2014

    White racists strike again; Ferguson bakery heavily damaged in riots receives $200,000 in donations

    Two white racists just can't leave a poor black woman alone. David Swingle and a woman who goes by the Twitter handle of Fancy Pantaloonies set up Gofundme accounts for a black bakery owner in Ferguson whose shop was nearly destroyed by rioters. ...

  • November 27, 2014

    Video: Police shooting of 12 year old with toy gun

    This is just a horrific case in which police mistook an "airsoft" gun for the real thing, shooting down a 12 year old boy within a couple of seconds of their arrival following a 911 call. The actions of the boy in the moments before he w...

  • November 27, 2014

    Reserch arm of Congress says amnesty can be defunded

    The Congressional Research Service, a non-partisan arm of Congress, believes that the Congress can, indeed, defund the president's amnesty orders. Last week, Rep. Hal Rogers, Chair of the Appropriations Committee, said the Congress didn't ...

  • November 26, 2014

    NY Times publishes address info of Officer Wilson

    In an effort to be helpful to those peaceful protestors in Ferguson, the New York Times all but pinpointed the home address of Officer Darren Wilson. Slate helped fill in the blanks for the rioters by publishing a photo of the house. Protestors...

  • November 26, 2014

    What we need is some pundit to write a defense of rioting

    Darlena Cunha is identified as a "contributor to the Washington Post and Time."  Apparently, Darlena ran out of ideas on what to write about the Ferguson riots, so she decided to stir the pot a bit. As a couple of dozen Ferguson bus...

  • November 26, 2014

    New ozone regs would cost industry billions with very little public health benefit

    The Obama administration is set to release new proposed regulations that would drastically cut back on the amount of ozone released by industry. The new rules will be issued under the authority granted by the Clean Air Act. Ozone is a pollutant th...

  • November 25, 2014

    Protestors across the country react to Ferguson grand jury decision

    Protestors in 120 towns and cities across America began to gather hours before the decision of the Ferguson grand jury was announced.  When it became known that Officer Darren Wilson would not be indicted, the protestors began to march. Almos...

  • November 25, 2014

    Obama praises Hagel while his aides stab him in the back

    Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel's firing was an ugly affair, even for Washington.  As he stood with President Obama – and a dour-faced Joe Biden – Hagel was praised by the president for being a fine public servant, yada yada yad...

  • November 25, 2014

    The president of a modern, NATO country doesn't think that men and women are equal

    Turkey is a great, big, grown up country that, until about a decade ago, was a modern, secular democracy - a legacy of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, a former army officer in World War I who brought Turkey into the 20th century with his secular reforms. B...

  • November 25, 2014

    Rioters attack Fox, CNN reporters

    Reporters covering the riots in Ferguson last night were in as much danger as cops or other innocents. One CNN reporter was pelted with rocks and was forced to leave the air briefly to retreat to a safer venue. And a Fox reporter had his camera attac...

  • November 24, 2014

    After missing deadline, Iran nuke talks to resume next month

    After failing to reach an agreement by the November 24 deadline, negotiators trying to come to an agreement with Iran to curtail its nuclear program will meet next month in an undetermined location to continue the talks. The two sides are far apar...

  • November 24, 2014

    Obama expands combat role for U.S. in Afghanistan as ban on night raids is lifted

    President Obama has quietly authorized combat operations for the American military in Afghanistan beyond the 2014 deadline.  They will likely participate in operations known as "night raids," which were discontinued two years ago becau...

  • November 24, 2014

    Is today the day? Ferguson grand jury meets as town on edge

    I've been writing about the "imminent" decision by the grand jury in the Michael Brown shooting case for two weeks and am beginning to feel a little like Rocky watching as Bullwinkle tries to pull a rabbit out of his hat. But the flu...

  • November 24, 2014

    Great news: Obama Syria policy driving anti-Assad rebels into the arms of IS

    President Obama's Syria policy is giving unintended benefits – to the enemy. The Guardian reports that our bombing campaign in Syria is driving some anti-Assad rebels into the waiting arms of the Islamic State.  The defectors includ...

  • November 24, 2014

    Defense Secretary Hagel fired

    President Obama, seeking to deflect blame for his failed foreign policy, has asked Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel to resign. In Washington-speak, that means he's been canned. CNN: Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel will step down from his...

  • November 24, 2014

    Report: Top Iranian negotiator frequently screams at Kerry

    How much of a farce are our negotiations with Iran over their nuclear program? Something like this belongs in a Marx Brothers movie. Washington Free Beacon: ran’s foreign minister and lead negotiator in nuclear talks is known to frequen...

  • November 23, 2014

    'Hidden unemployment': 7.3 million involuntary part time workers

    CNN Money features an article that discusses the part time employment situation in America. Specifically, those who want a full time job but can't find one. These workers are referred to as "involuntary" part time workers and there ...

  • November 23, 2014

    Saudi prisoner released from Gitmo

    A Saudi citizen held at the Guantanamo Bay prison camp is being returned to Saudi Arabia to enter a government-sponsored terrorist rehab program. Muhammad al-Zahrani becomes the sixth Gitmo prisoner transferred in the last few days. Five other ter...

  • November 23, 2014

    What you don't know about Obama's amnesty plan

    Newt Gingrich, writing for CNN: But the policy the White House actually announced, as opposed to the policy the President described in his speech, was not merely a directive to emphasize enforcement against those who have committed crimes, or ev...

  • November 23, 2014

    As Iran nuke deal falters, Israel revisits the military option

    This Jerusalem Post article is alarming because even if a deal is inked between Iran and the west, Israel  may feel compelled to take out the Iranian nuclear program anyway. Historic negotiations with Iran will reach an inflection point on ...

  • November 23, 2014

    Reporters mock State Department spokesman over Benghazi links to al-Qaeda

    Reporters on the Foggy Bottom beat had a little fun at the expense of State Department spokesman Jeff Rathke when he discussed a UN report linking Ansar al-Sharia to Al Qaeda. Daily Caller: RATHKE: I think the document that the U.N. Security Co...

  • November 22, 2014

    House GOP Intel panel dismisses most Benghazi theories

    A report by the Republican-led House Intelligence Committee has concluded that the CIA and Defense Department acted properly during and after the attack on our diplomoatic mission in Benghazi and that while White House talking points on the attack we...

  • November 22, 2014

    2 New Black Panther Party members charged in Ferguson bomb plot

    The FBI arrested two members of the radical New Black Panther party and charged them with federal firearms violations when they were caught buying explosives to use during the upcoming demonstrations in Ferguson, MO after the grand jury decision, whi...

  • November 22, 2014

    New rules will allow illegals convicted of serious felonies to remain

    There's "prosecutorial discretion," and then there's Obama's idea of "prosecutorial discretion." In his speech on Thursday night, the president promised the American people that those convicted of "serious...

  • November 22, 2014

    If you like your Obamacare plan, you may be automatically switched to a cheaper one

    Just another "tweak" to Obamacare – this one is a doozy. Because many Obamacare plans are seeing huge increases in price compared to last year, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued a 324-page regulation that would ...

  • November 21, 2014

    Obama announces amnesty plan; GOP vows resistance

    President Obama announced his deferred deportation plan in a nationally televised address on Thursday night, taking upon himself powers constitutionally vested in Congress and perhaps setting off a constitutional crisis, as Republicans will challenge...

  • November 21, 2014

    Is there a legal difference between a few thousand illegals amnestied and 5 million?

    That's the argument being made by some "legal scholars" the White House has trotted out to justify the president's amnesty plan. As far as the law is concerned, they say, the numbers are irrelevant. The Hill: The group inclu...

  • November 20, 2014

    Ex-Senator Webb first 2016 candidate to throw his hat into the ring

    Former Senator Jim Webb of Virginia became the first semi-official presidential candidate for 2016 when he announced that he had formed an exploratory committee to determine whether he should run or not. The committee allows Webb to fundraise, but...

  • November 20, 2014

    Pelosi opts out of dinner with Obama, prefers event honoring Billy Joel

    House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi opted out of a dinner hosted by President Obama with other lawmakers to discuss his amnesty plan and decided to attend a gala honoring singer/songwriter Billy Joel. The Hill: The House minority leader was ey...

  • November 20, 2014

    The details of amnesty plan still sketchy

    The general outline of President Obama's amnesty plan is fairly well-known, but some of the details will have to await the president's address tonight. Here's what has leaked out so far: What is Obama expected to do? Obama will...

  • November 20, 2014

    Report: Putin robbed Crimean banks, won't give money back to ordinary people

    This is an incredible report from Reuters that reveals the financial chaos initiated by Russia in Crimea following Putin's land-grab. Apparently, Ukraine banks are having to write off billions in loans because ordinary Crimeans are unable to a...

  • November 19, 2014

    Keystone Pipeline bill goes down to defeat in Senate

    For six years, the Obama administration has been "studying" whether or not to build the Keystone Pipeline.  Yesterday, the Senate tried to take matters into their own hands by voting on a bill that would have authorized the building of...

  • November 19, 2014

    Rogers floats rescission to halt executive amnesty

    Lots of ideas out there generated by Republicans on how to deal with Obama's coming executive amnesty.  Some conservatives favor a short-term funding bill for the government that would delay action until the new Congress sits next January....

  • November 19, 2014

    'Leftist Gruber Truthers' hoisted on their own petard

    Sean Davis at The Federalist has a brilliant article describing the many instances where leftist commentators praised Jonathan Gruber as an "architect" of Obamacare.  This directly contradicts many of these same commentators who are pa...

  • November 19, 2014

    No, Obama's amnesty plan isn't anything like what Reagan and Bush did

    Leftist talking points on the president's amnesty plan include the curious notion that both President Reagan and President H.W. Bush also used "deferred prosection" to amnesty illegal aliens Writing in National Review, Mark Krikorian...

  • November 19, 2014

    Al Sharpton's money troubles

    A New York Times investigation of Al Sharpton's finances revealed that he owes $4.5 million in back taxes and hundreds of thousands of dollars in unpaid bills. It's not the first time Sharpton has fallen behind in tax payments. In 2008, he...

  • November 18, 2014

    Missouri Governor declares state of emergency, deploys Guard ahead of grand jury decision

    Anticipating that at least some protestors in Ferguson, MO and nearby communities will become violent, Missouri governor Jay Nixon has declared a state of emergency and ordered the National Guard to deploy. CNN: It's unknown when the gran...

  • November 18, 2014

    4 killed in Jerusalem terror attack

    Two Palestinian terrorists wielding a gun, an ax, and a meat cleaver attacked worshipers at a Jerusalem synagogue, killing at least four – three of them American-born. The attack was just the latest in a string of terrorist acts carried out ...

  • November 18, 2014

    Why does Jonathan Gruber still have a job at MIT?

    It appears that hoodwinking the American people can be fun and profitable.  Fox News found, via a review of state and federal websites, that Jonathan Gruber earned $6 million in fees over the last 15 years. But the real question is, why does ...

  • November 18, 2014

    Study: Nearly 36 million slaves around the world

    The Australian-based human rights group, the Walk Free Foundation, conducted its annual survey of slavery around the world and discovered that there are 35.8  million people in bondage in 167 countries. Leading the world in the number of slav...

  • November 18, 2014

    What Dems are doing to Mary Landrieu is a travesty

    Louisiana Senator Mary Landrieu has served the Democratic party in a variety of capacities for 35 years. But loyalty apparently doesn't matter to national Democrats as they have completely abandoned her in her hour of greatest need. Landrieu i...

  • November 17, 2014

    Flashback: Obama agrees with GOP on illegals

    The Daily Caller's Neil Munro found a juicy series of quotes from Barack Obama's autobiography that shows that the future president agreed with Republicans on why illegal immigrants are bad for the economy. “[T]here’s no deny...

  • November 17, 2014

    Obama: Gruber who?

    President Obama told Fox News' Ed Henry in an interview that he had "just heard about" the Gruber controversy, and Obama described Gruber as "some adviser who never worked on our staff." Longtime fans of Obama scandals are ...

  • November 17, 2014

    Shocker: Japan slides into 3rd recession in 4 years

    Reports that Japan's GDP contracted by 1.7% in the July-September quarter had markets reeling with the news that the country had fallen into its 3rd recession in 4 years.  A recession is generally understood to be two consecutive quarters of...

  • November 17, 2014

    Why converting to Islam didn't save Peter Kassig

    Over the last few years, we've seen a dozen Western hostages convert to Islam in order to appease their captors, or in the hopes of getting better treatment. It never works, of course.  The hostages are still beaten, or killed, regardless...

  • November 17, 2014

    Pope Francis to visit U.S. next year

    Pope Francis announced that he will attend a world family conference in Philadelphia next year, and may add stops in Washington, D.C. to visit the White House and New York to address the U.N. Wall Street Journal: Pope Francis said he would v...

  • November 17, 2014

    DEA raids NFL teams after Sunday games

    Still reeling from scandals involving domestic abuse and child abuse, the NFL was hit again with bad news. Drug Enforcement Agency agents raided two NFL teams after Sunday's game looking for violations of the Controlled Substance Act.  It...

  • November 17, 2014

    Have you ever been 'grubered'?

    The release of videos showing Obamacare architect Jonathan Gruber chortling over pulling the wool over the public's eyes to get the law passed has spawned a cottage industry on social media of Gruber nomenclature. Washington Times: Gruber...

  • November 16, 2014

    Biden announces US will grant refugee status to migrant children

    This story flew under the radar, swamped by the Gruber videos earlier this week. As far as an adjunct to the president's coming executive orders on immigration, it makes perfect sense. At a conference in Central America, Vice President Joe Bid...

  • November 16, 2014

    Islamic State video shows another American beheaded

    Islamic State has released another video of an American being beheaded. Peter Kassig, a former Army Ranger and aid worker, was kidnapped in Syria a year ago. ABC News: Kassig, the fifth Western hostage ISIS has claimed to have killed since Au...

  • November 16, 2014

    Turkish President: Muslims discovered America

    Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said in a speech to Latin American Muslims that Christopher Columbus did not discover America, that it was Muslim explorers who reached the New World in 1178. He even claims that Columbis made mention of a mo...

  • November 16, 2014

    Obamacare redux: Exchange opens with few problems

    The federal Obamacare website healthcare.gov opened for business on Saturday and things went smoothly for the most part. There were problems reported with people being unable to sign into their accounts, as some consumers were told their passwords we...

  • November 16, 2014

    Liberal's answer to mid term shellacking? Be more liberal

    Apparently unbowed by the Democrat's massive losses in the mid term elections, liberal activists have an answer for those who are asking "What do we do now"? Be more liberal, of course. The Hill: After a resounding midterm de...

  • November 16, 2014

    Obama worried about Ferguson unrest

    President Obama has privately expressed "real heart driven concern" over what will happen in Ferguson, MO when the decision by the grand jury in the Michael Brown shooting comes down. Politico: President Barack Obama has privately c...

  • November 15, 2014

    Putin to leave G-20 Summit early; doesn't like being criticized over Ukraine

    After several Western leaders all but called Russian president Vladimir Putin a liar for his statements on Russian actions in Ukraine, Putin decided to leave the G-20 Summit early and not participate in the official luncheon at Sunday. The fact is...

  • November 15, 2014

    Fox Anchor says CNBC 'silenced' her coverage of Obamacare

    An anchor for Fox Business Network who used to work for CNBC told viewers that her superiors at the network "silenced" her reporting on Obamacare, telling her she was "disrespecting the office of the president" by pointing out tha...

  • November 15, 2014

    Support builds in GOP for government shutdown over Obama immigration orders

    Momentum is building in the House in the GOP caucus to attach a rider to the Continuing Resolution that would fund the government until the end of the fiscal year that would defund agencies charged with implementing President Obama's coming execu...

  • November 15, 2014

    5th Grade sex ed in Chicago Public Schools features tips to increase sexual pleasure

    Parents whose kids attend a near West Side elementary school received a shock the other day when,on report card pickup day, they viewed the new sex education curricula for 5th graders. I'm no blue nose, but this is incredible: Parents at ...

  • November 14, 2014

    Islamic State, al-Qaeda agree to truce

    In a small town west of Aleppo, Syria, representatives from the Islamic State and al-Qaeda (Nusra Front) sat down and hashed out a truce between the warring terrorist groups.  They also agreed to limited cooperation in their war against Presiden...

  • November 14, 2014

    Reid begs Obama to hold off immigration order until budget is passed

    Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid asked President Obama on Thursday to hold off issuing his executive orders on immigration until after Congress has passed a Continuing Resolutionthat will fund the government until the end of September. Reid is se...

  • November 14, 2014

    'Louisiana Laugher': Cassidy up by 16 in GOP internal poll

    Hard to say how credible this poll is, but all political observers following the Louisiana Senate runoff scheduled for December 6 agree that Republican Bill Cassidy has opened a significant lead over incumbent Democratic Senator Mary Landrieu. One...

  • November 14, 2014

    Obama to throw away $3 billion to the 'Green Climate Fund'

    He may as well pile up $3 billion in cash on the White House lawn and set a match to it. Politico: The administration will pledge $3 billion to help poor countries adapt to the effects of global warming, a White House official said Friday ...

  • November 14, 2014

    Would Obama do an end run around Congress on gun rights?

    The National Rifle Association is sounding the alarm over a UN small arms treaty that might give the president an excuse to by-pass Congress and attack the Second Amendment. Washington Times: “We are worried about an end-run around Cong...

  • November 13, 2014

    White House says Gruber statements 'Simply not true'

    Interesting statement from the White House on the comments about voter stupidity and lack of transparency made by Obamacare architect Jonathan Gruber. The statement, given to White House water carrier Talking Points Memo, tries to furiously spin t...

  • November 13, 2014

    Amnesty countdown begins

    Fox News has learned that the administration plans to announce the executive orders on immigration as early as next Friday. The 10 point plan will, as expected,m exempt millions of illegal aliens from deportation. The president's plans were ...

  • November 13, 2014

    Obama may veto Keystone authorization bill

    The White House is hinting that President Obama will veto any bill authorizing the construction of the Keystone Pipeline. One of the few bi-partisan pieces of legislation is threatened by the most partisan president in history. The Hill: T...

  • November 13, 2014

    Arkansas governor to pardon own son

    Arkansas's Democratic Governor Mike Beebe plans to pardon his son for a decade old drug conviction. The state's parole board says that Kyle Beebe was treated "no differently" than any other candidate for a pardon. Yeah, right. ...

  • November 13, 2014

    12 Turks freed after beating up American sailors

    Did you know that Turkey is a NATO member and ally of the United States? You are forgiven if you begin to wonder about that after hearing that several US Navy personnel were beaten up by a group of ultra-nationalists during a liberty stop in Istan...

  • November 13, 2014

    Iran: US must accede to "our inalienable nuclear rights'

    Iran's Foreign Minister Javad Zarif says that the United States must bow to Iran's "inalienable nuclear rights" and hinted that the American negotiators were being fooled as to the extent of Iranian concession in  the current n...

  • November 12, 2014

    AP declares Sullivan the winner in Alaska Senate race

    Early Wednesday morning, the Associated Press declared GOP Senate candidate in Alaska Dan Sullivan the winner over incumbent Democratic Senator Mark Begich.  On Tuesday, about 20,000 absentee ballots from the election began to be counted, and th...

  • November 12, 2014

    Administration calls meaningless emissions deal with China 'historic'

    There is nothing this president likes to do more than slap the term "historic" on anything he does. Case in point; a climate change emissions agreement the US signed with China yesterday. The agreement is certainly ambitious, with string...

  • November 12, 2014

    Meet the guy who found all those Jonathan Gruber Obamacare clips

    The story about Rich Weinstein, an unknown investment advisor who poured through hours and hours of YouTube videos, radio interviews, and other media featuring Obamacare architect Jonathan Gruber is both incredible and inspiring. It is Weinstein w...

  • November 12, 2014

    Michael Brown's parents speak at UN

    The parents of Michael Brown, the Ferguson Missouri man who was shot by Officer Darren Wilson following an altercation, spoke before a UN Committee yesterday, pleading for the world to note what was happening in Ferguson and around the country. Le...

  • November 12, 2014

    NATO says Russian troops back in Ukraine

    The Ukraine cease fire, that was never much of a cease fire, appears to be totally broken as NATO announced columns of Russian armor and equipment pouring over the border into Ukraine. BBC: "Russian tanks, Russian artillery, Russian air ...

  • November 11, 2014

    Administration expects fewer Obamacare sign-ups

    It's "Obamacare Saturday" in America this weekend, the time when the federal exchange opens and people can start buying Obamacare subsidized insurance plans again. When the program was launched, the Congressional Budget Office estima...

  • November 11, 2014

    Obama calls for more regulation of the internet. What could go wrong?

    I am a big believer in the adage, "If it ain't broke, don't fix it." President Obama has other ideas when it comes to the internet. Fox News: President Obama threw down the gauntlet Monday with cable companies and Internet p...

  • November 11, 2014

    Gun sales in Ferguson triple as residents brace for grand jury decision

    Gun sales at a Ferguson, MO gun shop tripled last weekend as residents - both black and white - braced for a spasm of violence if the grand jury releases its decision on whether to indict Officer Darren Wilson in the Michael Brown shooting case. T...

  • November 10, 2014

    Former congressman and presidential candidate Phil Crane dies at 84

    Phil Crane, who served 35 years in the House and ran for president in 1980, has died at the age of 84 of lung cancer.  A former president of the American Conservative Union and founder of the Republican Study Committee, Crane was a tireless prom...

  • November 10, 2014

    Reset: Russia, West close to military confrontation?

    A report by the European Leadership Institute chronicles 40 incidents in the last 8 months where Russian and Western military forces came dangerously close to a confrontation. Taken individually and as they happened, it doesn't seem that alarm...

  • November 10, 2014

    In Asia, Obama seen as 'weak'

    The president is jetting off to Asia today for a summit meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping. He will follow that up with a meeting of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation meeting where the US will try to conclude negotiatioons on a new trade a...

  • November 10, 2014

    Imagine President Obama doing what President Reagan did during Grenada invasion

    A recording of a conversation between President Ronald Reagan and Dame Margaret Thatcher when she was Prime Minister of Great Britain was released by the Regan Library that reveals President Reagan apologizing to Thatcher for not informing her of the...

  • November 10, 2014

    What gender warriors mean by 'affirmative consent'

    The Daily Caller calls this video "cringeworthy." It's certainly that and more - it insults the intelligence of men and women and makes sex about as unsexy and unromantic as you can imagine. Asking a woman if it's OK to kiss her ...

  • November 10, 2014

    Obama running out of time to confirm his AG nominee before lame duck session ends

    It's becoming increasingly possible that the clock may run out on President Obama's effort to get his Attorney General nominee Loretta Lynch confirmed before Congress adjourns at the end of the year.Opposition is growing not so much to the no...

  • November 9, 2014

    Watch this Detroit squatter get what's coming to her

    In the wasteland known as Detroit, squatters have taken over hundreds of single-family homes lost due to foreclosure.  Devoting law enforcement resources to removing them is out of the question, so the squatters stay.  They steal electricit...

  • November 9, 2014

    Did we kill Islamic State chief?

    An air strike on a convoy of trucks containing some of the top leaders of the Islamic State may have killed their leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.  Reports from tribal leaders broadcast on Al-Arabiya TV, as well as other sources in Iraq, say that t...

  • November 9, 2014

    25 years ago, the Berlin Wall fell

    On November 9, 1989, a low-level East German bureaucrat said at an evening press conference that travel restrictions to West Germany would be relaxed.  He wasn't very clear about it.  In fact, it's not clear where the authoirity to ...

  • November 9, 2014

    Ferguson authorities brace for violence as grand jury readies decision

    As the grand jury prepares to issue its decision on whether to indict Officer Darren Wilson on charges relating to the death of Michael Brown, nervous officials at the state and local level are preparing for a violent reaction if Wilson is not indict...

  • November 8, 2014

    Obamacare back to the Supreme Court

    Opponents of Obamacare are going to get one more bite of the apple to gut the law, and perhaps destroy it. At issue: What was the intent of Congress when they approved taxpayer subsidies for the state exchanges?  Congress - in plain language ...

  • November 8, 2014

    Feed the homeless, go to jail

    The city of Fort Lauderdale has made do-gooderism illegal. A 90 year old man who has been feeding the homeless for decades has been arrested twice in the last week for refusing to obey a law that makes it illegal for private citizens to feed the h...

  • November 8, 2014

    7 House races still too close to call

    There are seven House races that are still too close to call. Republicans and Democrats each lead in 3 races, with one race between two Republicans. Two Louisiana House races will be decided in a recall election December 6. Here are the seven othe...

  • November 8, 2014

    Hindsight is 20-20 but these election predictions by political pros were awful

    Politico has an interesting article, looking back at some of the worst mid term predictions made by political pros who should have known better, Here are a few: Senator Chuck Schumer: “Well, I think we will hold the Senate. You know, I...

  • November 8, 2014

    Iran increases stockpile of uranium by 8% in the last two months

    In a confidential report to member states, the IAEA says that Iran has increased its stockpile of refined uranium gas 8% over the last two months - a clear sign that the Islamic Republic has no intention of stopping its enrichment program. It'...

  • November 8, 2014

    North Korea releases two Americans

    Two Americans held in North Korean prisons have been released. The Office of the Director of National Intelligence announced that Kenneth Bae and Matthew Todd Miller were on their way home. CNN: Americans Kenneth Bae and Matthew Todd Miller h...

  • November 7, 2014

    Obama writes 'Dear Ali' letter to Khamenei on Islamic State

    The Wall Street Journal is reporting that President Obama wrote his fourth letter to his favorite Iranian pen pal, the supreme leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, last month, asking the fanatic to join in the fight against Islamic State. What ...

  • November 7, 2014

    French President Hollande even more unpopular than Obama

    With his approval sinking to 12%, 10% unemployment, anemic economic growth, and successful people fleeing France to avoid paying confiscatory taxes, French President François Hollande is in a huge mess largely of his own making. Yesterday, ...

  • November 7, 2014

    'Official' jobless rate falls to 5.8%; 214,000 jobs created in October

    October unemployment numbers show that 214,000 jobs were created, and the "official" rate of unemployment dropped from 5.9% to 5.8%. The labor participation rate – at an historic low – inched up from 62.7 to 62.8. Wages r...

  • November 7, 2014

    Gay marriage ban upheld in 4 states

    The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit upheld gay marriage bans in Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky, and Tennessee, setting the stage for what could be a Supreme Court showdown that could make the practice legal in all 50 states. The 2-1 decision...

  • November 7, 2014

    How lame is the lame duck session of Congress going to be?

    As President Obama readies his executive amnesty order, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is mapping out his last days in power. The Hill reports on Reid's ambitious agenda: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) hopes to confirm 50 o...

  • November 6, 2014

    GOP House gains historic

    There are still 10 that, as of Thursday morning, are too close to call.  Of the races that have been decided, Republicans lead 243 to 179 for a net gain so far of 13.  David Wasserman of the Cook Political Report believes that Republicans w...

  • November 6, 2014

    Exit polls show voters worried about the economy, and the country

    Exit polls should be viewed with a critical eye.  The interview process is haphazard and actually skews a little left, given that many GOP voters won't talk to pollsters at all. Still, as a snapshot of voter mood immediately after they ca...

  • November 6, 2014

    Hollywood liberals suffer massive defeat

    Liberals in Hollywood who supported Democratic Senate and House candidates are deep in their cups today.  Most of the politicians they backed went down to defeat – including a member of the Kennedy family running for LA County supervisor. ...

  • November 6, 2014

    Reformers win: Public unions humiliated

    Public employee unions put everything they had in trying to defeat Wisconsin governor Scott Walker.  The incumbent cruised to victory. National unions spent tens of millions of dollars to defeat reform governors Walker, Kasich in Ohio, and Sc...

  • November 6, 2014

    Did you know the GOP now controls 66 of 99 state legislative houses?

    Another underreported fact from Tuesday's election is the extraordinary night Republicans had in winning state legislative seats. The GOP now controls two thirds of state legislative houses – 66 of 99 (Nebraska's legislature is unica...

  • November 6, 2014

    Begich still fighting in Alaska while Virginia's Gillespie mulls his options

    The two undecided Senate races in Virginia and Alaska remain...well, undecided.  Both trailing candidates – incumbent Alaska Senator Mark Begich and GOP challenger Ed Gillespie in Virginia – don't have much of a chance to overcom...

  • November 5, 2014

    GOP at +7 Senate seats, with Alaska and Virginia too close to call

    With the GOP Senate majority assured, attention will now focus on the three remaining races to see if Republicans can run up the score. In Alaska, with results from all precincts in, Republican challenger Dan Sullivan holds an 8,000-vote lead over...

  • November 5, 2014

    5 quick takeaways from the election

    Here are some quick thoughts on the midterms. 1. GOP governors might be the biggest winners of the night. Victories by Republicans in several deep blue states, incluiding Illinois, Massachusetts, and Maryland, coupled with a slew of GOP incumbe...

  • November 5, 2014

    As a prisoner of his base, Obama won't change much

    You would think any president would see the results from a blowout midterm election, where his party lost control of the Senate and several governorships in states he carried easily in his re-election, and be humbled by the results.  You might e...

  • November 5, 2014

    Christian couple beaten to death, burned by Pakistani mob

    A Christian couple from the province of Punjab, accused of "blasphemy," was surrounded by a mob of angry Pakistanis and beaten to death. The bodies were then burned in a kiln where they worked. Times of India: The latest incident to...

  • November 5, 2014

    Dissension in the ranks: Reid aide blasts Obama

    Circular firing squads don't usually include the party's leader, but with Obama descending into irrelevancy, it's every man for himself in the Democatic party. The Hill: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's (D-Nev.) chief of st...

  • November 5, 2014

    MSNBC: 'Old white people who vote Republican will die someday'

    This may be the best comment about the election from a liberal heard all night. Washington Free Beacon: Liberal MSNBC contributor Jimmy Williams said the “old white people” in the South who vote Republican are “going to die ...

  • November 4, 2014

    Election Night: What to watch for

    Election day is here, and the news couldn't get much better for Republicans up and down the ballot. But even the most enthusiastic Republicans have a nagging worry that the Democrats may still pull off some kind of miracle and maintain contro...

  • November 4, 2014

    Americans overwhelmingly want health workers returning from Ebola hot spots quarantined

    A new Reuters-Ipsos poll shows that 75% of Americans favor quarantining health care workers returning from treating Ebola patients in Africa.  And 80% think their movements should be controlled: The findings show broad support for the type ...

  • November 4, 2014

    E-mail shows White House lied about firing Shirley Sherrod

    You may recall the controversey over remarks by the USDA's director of rural development in Georgia, Shirley Sherrod, at a meeting of the NAACP about the black farmer's suit against the government.  Sherrod claimed in a video that she wa...

  • November 4, 2014

    Sabato's final race rankings predict a big night for Republicans

    Larry Saboto has had a stellar prediction record over the 5 elections in which he has used his "Crystal Ball" blog to prognosticate.  His 98% success rate in 2010 is reason enough to give some weight to his final outlook for 2014. ...

  • November 4, 2014

    The integrity of the ballot is in the very best of hands

    Attorney General Eric Holder is sending "poll watchers" to 16 states to make sure there's no "discrimination" against voters.  Meanwhile, the George Soros-funded group Common Cause is also sending poll watchers across the...

  • November 4, 2014

    Off the front pages, Yazidis threatened with genocide - again

    As a metaphor for the Obama administration's war against Islamic State, there is none better than the plight of the Yazidis on Mount Simjar - the same place, the same people that precipitated our re-entry into Iraq just a few short months ago. ...

  • November 3, 2014

    Incumbent governors in trouble across the country

    With so much attention focused on the Senate races – and rightfully so – little attention has been drawn to what may be an historic year in races for statehouses across the country. Currently, there are 29 GOP governors and 21 Democrat...

  • November 3, 2014

    Politico: It's the GOP's race to lose

    Politico gives the lay of the land 24 hours before thte polls open: In the waning days of Election 2014, key Senate races that had been razor-close affairs for months have moved toward Republicans — from the open seats of Iowa and Georgia ...

  • November 3, 2014

    U.S.-backed Syrian rebels surrender to al-Qaeda-linked militia

    I'll say this for the Obama administration: they sure can pick 'em. As the Washington Post reports, this is a disaster and highlights the absolute incompetence of the administration's Syria policy. The Obama administration’s...

  • November 3, 2014

    Woman advocate for 'death with dignity' commits suicide

    Brittany Maynard, a 29-year-old woman with terminal brain cancer, committed suicide in Oregon yesterday according to friends and the "right to die" organization that publicized her decision. CNN: "Brittany chose to make a well ...

  • November 3, 2014

    NY Times: End the midterm election!

    David Schanzer and Jay Sullivan, writing in the New York Times, think that midterm elections have outlived their usefulness and should be abandoned. There was a time when midterm elections made sense — at our nation’s founding, the C...

  • November 3, 2014

    Mayor de Blasio doing a great job - according to taxpayer-funded videos

    New York City mayor Bill de Blasio is doing a bang-up job, according to about 240 videos uploaded to YouTube. But the videos were made using taxpayer funds and are part of the de Blasio PR machine. New York Post: The mayor’s taxpaye...

  • November 3, 2014

    Side benefit of a GOP victory: Say goodbye to Harry Reid

    It's becoming pretty obvious that Senate Democrats have tired of the antics of Harry Reid as majority leader and will oust him if Republicans win the Senate. John Fund: But lots of Democrats are showing their frustration with Reid on the ...

  • November 2, 2014

    Islamic State massacres hundreds of clansmen from Anbar

    CNN reports that about 50 members of the Abu Nimr, an important clan in Anbar province, were taken from their homes in the middle of the night and then publicly executed. They became the latest members of the tribe to suffer at the hands of Islamic S...

  • November 2, 2014

    Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone 'catastrophic'

    President Obama addressed the troops fighting Ebola in West Africa, claiming that the disease in Liberia showed signs of abating. That's what the WHO said earlier in the week, but some observers on the ground point out that simply counting Ebola ...

  • November 2, 2014

    White House sees Iran deal as second term Obamacare

    What are the chances that the Obama administrations strikes a deal with Iran before the deadline later this month? This is an administration in free fall and, as creative writer and national security council staffer Ben Rhodes told some liberal ac...

  • November 2, 2014

    Latest NBC poll gives Perdue 4 point lead over Nunn in Georgia

    NBC has released a slew of Senate polls that contains very good news for Republicans. Kentucky: Mitch McConnell seems to be pulling away in the final days. The poll gives the Senate minority leader a 9 point edge over his Democratic challenger All...

  • November 2, 2014

    IPCC says world should have 'zero emissions' by 2100

    The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is sounding the alarm about global warming, saying the world has to cut emissions by 50-70% by 2050 and to zero by the year 2100. They also say that embracing efforts to slow global warming now is affo...

  • November 1, 2014

    Federal civil rights charges 'unlikely' against Officer Wilson

    More grist for the mill in Ferguson, MO – or tinder for the bonfire, if you prefer.  Not that the racialists need any more of an excuse to riot and pillage, but following last week's grand jury leak that Officer Darren Wilson will prob...

  • November 1, 2014

    NIH study shows that airport screening for Ebola is 'ineffective'

    You can't get Ebola from sitting next to someone on the bus.  Or can you?  Ebola is not airborne.  Or is it?  Maybe it isn't. We've been assured that screening incoming passengers from Ebola-stricken countries make...

  • November 1, 2014

    Iowa, North Carolina Senate races too close to call

    Two bellwether states in the midterm Senate scramble feature races that are statistically dead even, with 72 hours to go before the polls open. Iowa, where GOP state senator Joni Ernst is battling Democrat Rep. Bruce Braley, and North Carolina, wh...

  • November 1, 2014

    Marine held in Mexico on gun charges released

    Retired marine Sgt. Andrew Tahmooressi, who languished for 214 days in a Mexican jail for bringing guns across the border by mistake, was released by authorities yesterday. The decorated marine took a wrong turn near Tijuana and ended up in Mexico...

  • November 1, 2014

    Krauthammer: All the Dems have left is race-baiting

    Louisiana Senator Mary Landrieu blames racism for President Obama's unpopularity in her state.  Not to be outdone, Rep. Charlie Rangel said that some in the GOP "believe that slavery isn't over." Charles Krauthammer pointed ...

  • October 31, 2014

    Report: Islamists trying to weaponize Ebola

    Accordiong to Spanish intelligence reported by Breitbart, online jihadists are openly discussing the weaponization of Ebola to be used in a terrorist attack. Spanish intelligence has intercepted messages passed between jihadists online discussin...

  • October 31, 2014

    Obama mid term record could reflect historic losses

    Stuart Rothenberg points out an interesting tidbit in Roll Call; Barack Obama is probably going to set a record for most mid term losses by a president's party in the last 60 years. When the president took office on January 20, 2009, there wer...

  • October 31, 2014

    Nurses plan protests against CDC safety protocols

    The hospital health care workers most at risk for contracting Ebola don't think much of the CDC's mandatory safety protocols. Nurses are planning protests next month to get the CDC to mandate better safety equipment for hospitals. The Hill...

  • October 30, 2014

    NATO cites 'unusual' Russian air activity around Europe

    What is Vladimir Putin up to? Nineteen Russian aircraft circled most of Europe yesterday in a demonstration of Russian air power that US officials say is a "show of force" by Russian President Vladimir Putin. Washington Post: The...

  • October 30, 2014

    White House refuses to deny, or apologize for barnyard epithet applied to Netanyahu

    I'd use the term "unbelievable" in my reaction to the administration's comments about the unamed official using the word "chickens**t to describe Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, but we've gotten used to the class...

  • October 30, 2014

    '20-30' former Gitmo detainees fighting for ISIS, other Islamist groups in Syria

    The Obama administration believes everybody - even terrorists - deserve a second chance.So it comes as no surprise that up to 30 former detainees at the Guantanamo prison facility who have been released in the last three years have joined anti-Assad ...

  • October 29, 2014

    Homeownership collapsing, threatening economy

    Owning your own home in America used to be a large part of the American Dream. The rate of home ownership hit an all time high of 69% in 2004 and 2005. But those days are long gone. Today, after years of recession and the burst housing bubble, few...

  • October 29, 2014

    Poll: Hispanics won't save Dems from disaster

    An interesting tidbit has emerged from yesterday's Washington Post/ABC poll that puts another nail in the coffin of the hopes of Democrats to hang on to the Senate. By a two to one margin, Hispanics that expressed an opinion on the matter see ...

  • October 28, 2014

    Army quarantines soldiers returning from Ebola zone while administration criticizes states for doing the same thing

    More incompetence and confusion from the White House on Ebola protocols.  The U.S. Army is keeping all soldiers returning from duty in Ebola-stricken countries in isolation for 21 days at a base in Italy.  This is 100% at odds with what...

  • October 28, 2014

    Hilllary explains 'corporations and businesses don't create jobs' comment

    Hillary Clinton really didn't mean what she said last week.  "Don't let anybody tell you that corporations and businesses create jobs," Clinton had said at the rally in Boston. It's okay.  All she did was leave out ...

  • October 28, 2014

    Reporter: Obama administration most 'dangerous' to media in history

    Even before Sharyl Attkisson's bombshell revelations about an intelligence agency hacking into her computer, the media has been sounding the alarm about the opacity of the Obama administration's dealings with the press. Last Saturday, Susa...

  • October 28, 2014

    Armored car, 24 deputies dispatched to collect civil judgment from 75 year old man

    A 75-year-old man from Stettin, WI owed the city $80,000 for various violations of nuisance laws and refused to pay.  What happened next is about as chilling as it gets in America. Milwaukee Journal: When officials in the tiny Town of St...

  • October 27, 2014

    Dem popularity hits 20 year low

    A new Washington Post-ABC News poll finds that the popularity of Democrats in Congress has fallen off a cliff with fully 67% of likely voters disapproving of the job they're doing. Only 30% approve. Washington Times: Democrats in Congress...

  • October 27, 2014

    Quarantined nurse to sue for her freedom

    A nurse who worked with Ebola patients in Africa and was quarantined in New Jersey after returning home is suing the state to force her release. Kaci Hickox shows no symptoms of the disease and complained bitterly that screening personnel were mea...

  • October 27, 2014

    Marines, Brits, quit Helmand Province in Afghanistan

    With no fanfare, no announcement from the White House or Pentagon, US Marines lowered the flag at Camp Leatherneck in Helmand Province, Afghanistan and handed over security to the Afghan army. The British also quit Camp Bastion in the province, th...

  • October 27, 2014

    Is New Mexico Senate seat in play?

    AT's political correspondent Rich Baehr sends along a shocking poll from the Albuquerque Journal that shows the once safe lead of incumbent Democratic Senator Tom Udall has disappeared and that his GOP challenger, Allen Weh, has closed the nearly...

  • October 27, 2014

    50 years ago today, Ronald Reagan gave a speech that 'changed America forever'

    A very nice tribute in the Daily Beast by Stuart Stevens, former Romney advisor and Republican political consultant, to a speech that Stevens says, "changed America." "A Time for Choosing," Ronald Reagan's wildly successful...

  • October 26, 2014

    Nurse in quarantine complains about her treatment

    Sorry, but I cant' work up a lot of outrage over this account of her quarantine by Kaci Hickox, a nurse returning from West Africa where she treated Ebola patients. She would apparently prefer to be walking around freely while "self monitori...

  • October 26, 2014

    Former CBS reporter shows how the press protects Obama

    Even if Sheryl Attkisson's new book, "Stonewalled" becomes a bestseller, only a few hundred thousand people will ever read it. But every American citizen concerned about the present and future of America needs to read this book. Att...

  • October 26, 2014

    As 'fight for 15' campaign goes on, McDonald's looks to automate

    Not a surprise, this. And if the burger flippers ever get their wish of a $15 an hour wage, the only people earning it will be employed to maintain the machines that will replace most of the workers - a skill set far beyond the ability of most fast f...

  • October 26, 2014

    New poll shows GOP failing to close the sale

    Nine days from the mid term elections and a new poll shows that Republicans are close to realizing their goal of taking over the Senate, but that 5 key races show them barely ahead or tied. An NBC/Marist poll of likely voters has Republicans with ...

  • October 26, 2014

    ISIS tortured hostages before beheading them

    This horrific account of the treatment given to American hostage James Foley before his execution reveals his captors as vicious sociopaths. New York Post: James Foley and other hostages murdered by ISIS were starved, brutally beaten and subj...

  • October 26, 2014

    Lebanon edges toward civil war as Sunni militants attack army

    Lebanon always seems on the verge of reigniting the ruinous civil war that lasted more than a decade in the 1970's and 80's. Political crisis, Hezb'allah throwing its weight around, and political assassinations have threatened to restart ...

  • October 25, 2014

    Votes from 'non-citizens' could decide the election

    A massive study published in the journal of Electoral Studies suggests that hundreds of thousands of "non-citizens" have cast votes in recent elections illegally. In fact, the data suggests that these illegal votes have been the difference ...

  • October 25, 2014

    New York, New Jersey to begin quarantine of high risk travelers

    It took Ebola to show up in New York city for authorities to finally confront the issue of quarantining high risk travelers from West African countries. Both New York Governor Cuomo and New Jersey Governor Christie have decided to buck the White Hous...

  • October 25, 2014

    Reprieve for Idaho ministers threatened with jail for not performing gay weddings

    Authorities in Coeur d'Alene Idaho have buckled under the pressureof nationwide outrage at their threat to jail two ordained ministers for not performing gay marriage in their wedding chapel and declared the "Hitching Post" wedding chap...

  • October 25, 2014

    North Korea likely able to build miniature nuke: US commander

    The commander of US forces on the Korean peninsula says that the North Koreans probably possess the technology to place a nuclear warhead on an ICBM. That kind of miniaturization of a nuclear warhead is a daunting technological challenge, but Gene...

  • October 25, 2014

    Chilling: FEC in push to regulate political speech on the internet

    The Federal Election Commission deadlocked on a vote to impose strict rules on political speech over the internet, but Democrats on the commission warn that they will continue their efforts at censorship next year. Republicans on the commission po...

  • October 24, 2014

    Wasserman-Schultz: Can't name a single Senate race where Obama is campaigning

    This is illustrative of why DNC chairwoman Debbie Wasserman-Schultz will be fired after the election. The Hill: The head of the Democrats' campaign arm is insisting this week that President Obama is campaigning for threatened Senate Democ...

  • October 24, 2014

    Krauthammer: Obama a 'bewildered bystander'

    In his column on Friday, Charles Krauthammer aggregates President Obama's public utterances to the various scandals and crisis where he is always outraged at what his government has been doing. It's an eye opener: The president is ups...

  • October 24, 2014

    US and NATO scrambling jets almost daily to meet Russian incursions

    Trying to read the mind of Russian President Vladimir Putin is an iffy proposition. So it becomes very difficult to decipher what message Putin is sending by constantly testing US and our ally's response to nearly daily incursions by Russian warp...

  • October 24, 2014

    New York cops apparently not briefed on how to dispose of Ebola bio-hazard waste

    How prepared is New York city to handle Ebola? The cops certainly aren't. Police who sealed off the Harlem apartment of Dr. Craig Spencer after he was taken to the hospital have apparently not been taught the proper way to dispose of potential...

  • October 24, 2014

    Syrian rebels don't think much of US war strategy

    The US plan to arm and train Syrian rebels to hold ground rather than attacks is not sitting well with the fighters and politicians in the opposition. Foreign Policy: The Obama administration's strategy to train Syrian rebels to defend, b...

  • October 23, 2014

    Forensic evidence supports Officer Wilson's version of events in Michael Brown shooting

    Not only does the evidence support the officer's version of events in the Michael Brown killing, it also places the idea that Brown had his hands up when he was shot in grave doubt. Washington Post: Some of the physical evidence — i...

  • October 23, 2014

    Dems moving back into Kentucky Senate race as polls show race tightening

    Recent polls suggesting that Kentucky Democratic Senate candidate Allison Lundergan Grimes is closing on GOP Senaor Mitch McConnell has changed the minds of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee about investing in the race. The DSCC virtual...

  • October 23, 2014

    Records show Obama lied to Congress about released illegal immigrants

    Records obtained by USA Today contradict White House claims that the 2200 illegal alien immigrants released from custody last year in order to "save money" all had been charged with "minor offenses. Instead, the paper discovered tha...

  • October 23, 2014

    Blackwater security guards found guilty in Iraq shooting incident

    Four guards working for the Blackwater Worldwide security group were found guilty in federal court of manslaughter and gun charges stemming from a 2007 incident in Baghdad where they opened fire at a traffic circle killing 14 and wounding 17 - all in...

  • October 23, 2014

    Encouraging signs for GOP in early voting

    After this election, Democrats may rethink their strategy about early voting. Via Jim Geraght's Morning Jolt newsletter, we find that early voting totals in Nevada, Iowa, Louisiana, Colorado, and Florida all favor the GOP. In Nevada: The ...

  • October 22, 2014

    Hit-and-run incident in Canada that killed soldier called 'terrorist attack '

    A hit and run incident in Canada that killed on soldier and severely injured another is being called a terrorist attack by government officials. The jihadist, a Muslim convert named Martin Rouleau-Couture, waited in his car two hours outside a bui...

  • October 22, 2014

    Sen. Coburn's 'Wastebook' details $25 billion in outrageous government spending

    Retiring Senator Tom Coburn has released his annual "Wastebook" - a compendium of outrageous government spending. Some of these items are beyond belief: More than a dozen lucky rabbits were given Swedish massages four times a day, ...

  • October 22, 2014

    Senator Hagan a no-show at debate

    A debate in North Carolina that was supposed to feature incumbent Senator Kay Hagan and her Republican challenger state senator Thom Tillis ended up with Tillis sitting next to an empty chair because Hagan declined to participate. Fox News: T...

  • October 22, 2014

    Debate audience laughs at Senator Shaheen for her answer on whether she thinks Obama is doing a good job

    The dilemma of Democratic Senate incumbents in a nutshell: Senator Shaheen fails to give a coherent answer to the question of whether she supports the president because either way, she's screwed. Breitbart: When asked to give a sim...

  • October 22, 2014

    About that 'coalition' of nations helping us in the air campaign against IS...

    Foreign Policy's Situation Report newsletter (no link) is reporting that the Pentagon has queitly stopped reporting on the participation of other nations in the supposed coalition against Islamic State. The reason? They apparently haven't ...

  • October 22, 2014

    Feds prepare for another 'surge' of illegal kids at border

    The administration's immigration czar is warning of another "surge" of illegal alien children at the border and the government is taking steps to make sure their arrival goes smoothly. Washington Examiner: Leon Rodriguez, the ne...

  • October 22, 2014

    Here's the latest news from the 8th century

    Two unrelated incidents in Syria involving Islamists show that it's not just Islamic State who wants to take us all back to the 8th century. Reuters: A man and a woman have been stoned to death for adultery in separate executions in jihad...

  • October 21, 2014

    Michelle Nunn can't take 'no' for an answer

    Vulnerable red state Democratic Senate candidates can't run away from President Obama fast enough. And as the clock winds down to election day, they're getting desperate to throw off the dead weight that Obama has become as their opponents ru...

  • October 20, 2014

    US humanitarian aid going to Islamic State

    Jamie Dettmer, writing in the Daily Beast, says that US and western humanitarian aid is being delivered to IS controlled territories, and that local NGO's delivering the aid pay off Islamic State emirs thus giving the terrorists another source of...

  • October 20, 2014

    US resupplies Kobani defenders

    Two developments overnight have bouyed the Kurdish defenders of the besieged Syrian border town of Kobani as the US dropped arms. ammunition, medical supplies, and food to the militias fighting off Islamic State forces for the first time, and Turkey ...

  • October 20, 2014

    Report: Obama looking to go around Congress on Iran nuclear deal

    The New York Times is reporting that if the US and Iran strike a deal on Iran's nuclear program, the president will do "everything in his power" to avoid allowing Congress to vote on it. Even while negotiators argue over the number...

  • October 20, 2014

    Politico poll: 'Strong disapproval' of Obama and anxiety over Ebola, Islamic State

    Two thirds of likely voters in a poll conducted by Politico, believe that events in the US are "out of control" and that the government is not up to meeting challenges. Also, 37% "strongly disapprove" of the president while on...

  • October 20, 2014

    Obama's immigration plan worse than we think

    Just how many illegal aliens is President Obama planning to amnesty and grant work permits to after the election? An announcement to federal contractors that the government is seeking to print millions of Green Cards and Work Permits gives us an i...

  • October 19, 2014

    Former Obama pollster predicts 'crushing' Dem losses unless blacks turn out to vote

    A former pollster for President Obama wrote in a memo earlier this month that the Democratic party would suffer huge losses across the country unless blacks could be energized to go out and vote. If this is what the Dems are banking on...Surf'...

  • October 19, 2014

    Obamacare insurance cancelations roiling Colorado races.

    Nearly 22,000 Coloradoans will have their insurance policies canceled beginning in January at least in part due to Obamacare. As you might expect, Republican Senate candidate Cory Gardner pounced on the news, tying incumbent Democratic Senator Mark U...

  • October 19, 2014

    Nurse afflicted with Ebola who flew may have had more advanced symptoms

    More idiocy from the CDC, who assured Frontier Airlines that their employees were in no danger of contracting Ebola because the nurse who exposed them to the virus, Amber Vinson, wasn't very symptomatic at the time of her flights. The CDC has ...

  • October 19, 2014

    Another Islamic State push to take Kobani

    Islamic State forces attacked the Kurdish border town of Kobani from three sides on Sunday, looking for a decisive blow against the out-gunned defenders. Reuters: "We had the most intense clashes of days, perhaps a week last night. (Isla...

  • October 19, 2014

    GOP targets 7 more House races as Dems retreat

    Republicans are targeting 7 more Democratic seats in the House, some of them in deep blue districts carried overwhelmingly by President Obama in 2012. Outside groups are contributing millions in an effort to make the Republican victory in November...

  • October 19, 2014

    34,500 New Yorkers can't buy guns because of 'mental health' issues

    New York state's new mental health reporting system that requires doctors to report patients that could be a danger to themselves or others in order to deny them the ability to purchase or own a gun has an astonishing 34,500 people on the list. ...

  • October 19, 2014

    New America: Ordained ministers threatened with jail unless they perform same sex marriages

    City officials in Coeur d'Alene Idaho have told a married couple who are both ordained ministers that they will go to jail if they refuse to perform wedding ceremonies for gay couples. The Alliance for Defending Freedom has filed suit against ...

  • October 18, 2014

    Cruise ship with passenger who handled ebola specimens denied entry in Mexico

    A Carnival cruise ship carrying a passenger who worked in the lab of a Texas hospital that treated Ebola patient Thomas Duncan has been denied entry to Mexico and is headed back to the US. The unidentified lab worker may have handled Ebola specime...

  • October 18, 2014

    Preppers in the spotlight as Ebola fears grow

    The prepper community has vaulted into the spotlight in recent weeks as a combination of disbelief in government assurances about Ebola and dire pronouncements from the international community on the spread of the disease make people who have been ri...

  • October 18, 2014

    Obama to allow 100,000 Haitians into America without a visa

    Calling it "“an irresponsible overreach of the executive branch’s authority.," Senator Charles Grassley, ranking Republican on the Judiciary Committee, is criticizing an executive order issued by the president that would allow a...

  • October 18, 2014

    Islamic State training pilots to fly captured MIGs

    Last August, I reported on the Islamic State's capture of a huge air base in Syria at Tabqa. At the time, I speculated that it was possible IS would be able to train pilots to fly the planes, thus giving them an air arm. Does Islamic State n...

  • October 18, 2014

    Coalition air strikes may be helping to turn the tide in Kobani

    Thanks to the Kurds spirited defense of their town, and more intense air strikes being delivered by coalition forces, the battle for Kobani has slowly turned in favor of the defenders. Islamic State forces still surround the Syrian border town, bu...

  • October 18, 2014

    Supreme Court gives go-ahead forTexas voter ID law

    In an unusual Saturday morning ruling, the Supreme Court allowed the voter ID law in Texas to be used in next month's elections. An injunction against the use of the law was lifted by a lower court and SCOTUS declined to reimpose it. Politico:...

  • October 17, 2014

    CDC gives $25 million in bonuses while complaining of budget cuts

    Top officials at the Centers for Disease Control recieved $25 million in bonuses over the last 7 years, giving the lie to the notion that GOP budget cuts at the $6 billion agency are responsible for the Ebola outbreak. Another $40 million in CDC f...

  • October 17, 2014

    US soldiers get 4 hours of Ebola training before shipping out to West Africa

    American soldiers are being placed in the path of the Ebola epidemic with only a couple of hours training in how to avoid contracting the disease. Daily Beast: Soldiers preparing for deployment to West Africa are given just four hours of Ebol...

  • October 17, 2014

    Want a travel ban from Ebola countries? You're not even a 'thinly veiled' racist says MSNBC hosts.

    Shame on you! All you hysterical, panic-stricken Americans who want to ban black Africans from coming to America aren't even trying to hide your racism, says MSNBC hosts Alex Wagner and Joy Reid. No...really. I'd be concerned about ...

  • October 17, 2014

    Texas hospital 'never talked about Ebola' before Thomas Duncan arrived

    A nurse at the Texas hospital that treated dead Ebola patient Thomas Duncan claims that the hospital never talked about Ebola protocols before the first patient was identified. The hospital claimed that they had drilled in Ebola protocols before T...

  • October 16, 2014

    After defending subpoenas for sermons, Houston mayor backtracks

    Yesterday, I wrote about Houston city attorneys issuing subpoenas to local pastors demanding they turn over all communications - including sermons - that dealt with the city's equal rights law. The subpoenas set off a firestorm across the country...

  • October 16, 2014

    The Next Big Thing? Or No Big Deal?

    Lockheed Martin has announced that their celebrated engineers in their hi tech Skunk Works technology shop have created a design for a small fusion reactor that could fit in the back of a large truck. The breakthrough could mean that clean, nearly un...

  • October 16, 2014

    EU's triple whammy: Recession, deflation, and debt

    Here we go again. Another sovereign debt crisis on the periphery of the EU is underway and many of the same factors that led to previous debt meltdowns are present. Germany is headed for a triple dip recession. Continent-wide deflation is nearly a...

  • October 15, 2014

    Houston city attorneys subpoena sermons from pastors opposed to rights law

    Conservative Christian pastors in Houston who opposed an equal rights ordinance had their sermons and other private communications subpoenaed by city attorneys fighting to keep a repeal referendum off the ballot. Houston Chronicle: Houston...

  • October 15, 2014

    UN says Ebola must be contained by Christmas or it will be out of control

    UN officials admit that unless the international community can get Ebola under control by Christmas, the world will face an "unprecedented" situation for which there are no plans to deal with. Sky News: "The WHO advises within ...

  • October 15, 2014

    Nurses union: Ebola hospital, health care workers, not prepared to deal with the virus

    A nurses union said that their interviews with non-union nurses at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas reveal a startling series of errors and lies that show the hospital was woefully unprepared to treat Ebola patient Thomas Duncan. All t...

  • October 15, 2014

    Democrats' favorability hits 30 year low

    A Washington Post/ABC poll shows that only 39% of Americans view the Democratic party favorably while 51% view it unfavorably. It's the lowest rating the Democrats have had in 30 years. Republicans are viewed even more unfavorably 33/56. ...

  • October 14, 2014

    Kim Jong-un makes an appearance

    North Korean leader Kim Jong-un was seen on state TV visiting a construction project and walking with a cane. He had not been seen in public since September 3. South Korean news sources had been saying that Kim was alive, still in power, and was s...

  • October 14, 2014

    New book urges the left to embrace abortion as a 'social good'

    Writing in Slate, Hanna Rosin touts a new book that urges women to abandon the "awfulization" of abortion and embrace it as a positive social good. I had an abortion. I was not in a libertine college-girl phase, although frankly it...

  • October 14, 2014

    Erdogan bombs Kurds in Turkey

    Another twist in our war against Islamic State. The government of Turkey bombed the Kurdish Workers Party (PKK) in southern Turkey on Sunday in retaliation for attacks on Turkish forces. It's the first time in two years Ankara has bombed the Kurd...

  • October 13, 2014

    General Dempsey: ISIS threat to Baghdad

    As the world's attention this past month has been on the valiant defense by Kurds of the Syrian border town of Kobani, ISIS forces in Iraq have been gobbling up Anbar province in Iraq and now, according to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, Genera...

  • October 13, 2014

    A good explanation of the 'real' unemployment rate

    Everyone who isn't an Obamabot (Paul Krugman) or above the age of 5 knows that the current "official" unemployment rate of 5.9% is bogus. The real number that counts is the labor participation rate which has been shrinking for more than...

  • October 13, 2014

    Despite assurances, questions emerge about US Ebola preparedness

    Administration officials made the rounds of the Sunday talk shows, preaching the good news that our government has everything under control regarding the Ebola virus in the US. This kind of happy talk is all we've heard from public health offi...

  • October 13, 2014

    We're #12! The decline of economic freedom in America

    A widely read study of economic freedom in the world has America ranked 12th out of 152 countries measured. As recently as 2000, we were 2nd. The biggest reason for our decline has been a drift away from the rule of law. Breitabart: A new ...

  • October 13, 2014

    No, Turkey has not given us permission to use their air bases to attack ISIS

    Yesterday, unnamed administration officials leaked the good news that Turkey would allow us to use their air bases to attack IS forces in Syria and Iraq: Also Sunday, officials confirmed that Turkey agreed to let U.S. and coalition fighter aircr...

  • October 13, 2014

    DId you miss 'Indigenous People's Day'?

    The man who made perhaps the most consequential voyage of discovery in human history is being buried in a wave of guilt about exploiting his find. Christopher Columbus is one of the most unlovely characters in our history books. But whatever his f...

  • October 12, 2014

    2nd Ebola case in Texas confirmed

    A Texas health care worker who was part of the team treating the first US Ebola case has contracted the disease. The health care worker at the Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital reported a low-grade fever Friday night and was isolated and referr...

  • October 12, 2014

    US air drops supplies to Iraqi troops

    We're going to be seeing a lot more of this as ISIS advances in Anbar province. US planes drooped several hundred tons of supplies on Saturday to Iraqi troops who are cut off from Baghdad: AFP: US military aircraft have delivered food,...

  • October 12, 2014

    Iowa Senate race a dead heat

    A new Des Moines Register poll out on Sunday shows the Senate race between Republican Joni Ernst and Democrat Rep. Bruce Braley to be virtually tied with a little more than 3 weeks before the election. Iowa's blitzkrieg U.S. Senate race is n...

  • October 12, 2014

    ISIS pouring reinforcements into Kobani fight

    Lightly armed Kurdish fighters are putting up a stout defense of the border town of Kobani agaist ISIS forces who have been attacking for a month. With the world press gathered just a few hundred yards away just over the border in Turkey, the battle ...

  • October 12, 2014

    Deflation fears in Europe as the ECB contemplates asset buying program

    Ambrose Evans Pritchard writing in the Telegraph: A key gauge of deflation risk in Europe is flashing red, dropping to record lows on fears of fresh recession and lack of decisive action by the European Central Bank. The sudden lurch do...

  • October 12, 2014

    Never let a protest go to waste

    There have been protests the last two days in Ferguson, Missouri ostensibly against police violence and racism. But in typical lefist fashion, other groups - communists, fast food workers, union activists -- also converged on Ferguson to add thei...

  • October 12, 2014

    California's corrupt Obamacare exchange

    Covered California, the state's Obamacare health insurance exchange, let $184 million in no bid contracts - including millions to a firm that has ties to the exchange's executive director. Associated Press: Covered California's no...

  • October 12, 2014

    US pledges $212 million to reconstruct Gaza terror tunnels

    Of course, we're pretending that the money will go to rebuild homes and businesses. But everyone above the age 5 knows what the money is really buying. Reuters: Out of this conference must come not just money but a renewed commitment from...

  • October 11, 2014

    Wendy Davis wheelchair ad an historic low

    Texas Democratic gubernatorial candidate Wendy Davis is in big trouble. She trails Attorney General Greg Abbot by double digits and has made several unforced errors that have soured the voter on her candidacy. What's a desperate candidate to d...

  • October 11, 2014

    Left wing Denver Post endorses GOP Senate candidate

    The liberal Denver Post surprised national and local observers by endorsing Republican Cory Gardner over incumbent Senator Mark Udall. In a Friday editorial, the Post called Gardner "a rising star" in the GOP and "someone to be reckone...

  • October 11, 2014

    ISIS advance in Iraq threatens Anbar province

    American military sources told CNN that Anbar province is in danger of falling to ISIS forces who are also threatening Baghdad. Despite dozens of air strikes, the Iraq army in the area is in danger of being cut off and the Pentagon is growing anxi...

  • October 11, 2014

    Obama mulls options on closing Gitmo, bringing inmates to mainland

    President Obama is considering issuing an executive order that would close the prison camp at Guantanamo and move several dozen terrorists to jails on the mainland. What's that you say? A bi-partisan Congress passed a law saying the president ...

  • October 11, 2014

    Rahmbo challenger in Chicago seriously ill

    Karen Lewis, the bombastic head of the Chicago Teachers Union and a potential challenger to Mayor Rahm Emanuel in next February's Democratic primary, had emergency surgery on Wednesday and is suffering from a "serious illness" according...

  • October 11, 2014

    Despite air strikes, ISIS continues to advance in Kobani

    Someone should ask President Obama when this degrading and destroying of Islamic State forces is going to begin. The terrorist army continues its slow advance in the Kurdish border town of Kobani, capturing the headquarters of the Kurdish miliia a...

  • October 11, 2014

    Ebola patients in Sierra Leone to be treated at home

    Officials in Sierra Leone are admitting that they have suffered a "defeat" in trying to fight the spread of Ebola in that country and are prepared to begin helping families tend to patients at home who have caught the virus because there si...

  • October 11, 2014

    Senator Walsh stripped of degree from War College for plagiarism

    Montana Senator John Walsh's plagiarism of his thesis at the Army War College cost him a spot on the ballot in November. Now it's cost him his degree. New York Times: The Army War College rescinded the master’s degree of Senator...

  • October 10, 2014

    Judges strike down voter ID laws in Texas, Wisconsin

    In a blow to the integrity of the vote, the Supreme Court reinstated an injunction against the voter ID law in Wisconsin. And in Texas, a federal judge struck down the Texas voter ID law, calling it a "poll tax." Both states will not be ...

  • October 10, 2014

    Obama tar baby captures Alison Lundergan Grimes

    Kentucky Senator Mitch McConnell may be one of the most unpopular politicians in the state, but he is probably going to win another term thanks to President Obama. The president is so unpopular - and McConnell has been so effective at tying his oppon...

  • October 10, 2014

    Nobel committee gets it right with peace prize (updated with strong dissent)

    The Nobel committee in charge of awarding the peace prize chose two non-controversial and politically correct recipients who have worked tirelessly for child rights around the world. Indian children’s rights activist Kailash Satyarthi and M...

  • October 10, 2014

    Report: Iran ordered retaliation on Israel for Parchin blast

    A huge explosion on Sunday at an Iranian military site suspected of being connected to their nuclear bomb program was an attack carried out by a foreign government. The report in a Kuwaiti newspaper also quotes American and Israeli sources saying tha...

  • October 10, 2014

    NoKo leader Kim a no-show at major event

    North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un hasn't been seen for 35 days and speculation of his fate and the fate of his regime is now being fueled by his failure to attend an important party function. Fox News: North Korea's mysterious leader Ki...

  • October 10, 2014

    Rand Paul barnstorming the country for GOP candidates

    The most requested Republican politician at campaign events around the country is not Mitt Romney, Chris Christie, or Jeb Bush. It's not even Ted Cruz. Rand Paul has emerged as the go-to Republican in the campaign, making appearances for House...

  • October 9, 2014

    Turkey says it won't fight ISIS alone

    The 300,000 strong Turkish army will not engage ISIS forces currently attacking the strategic Kurdish border town of Kobani alone. It is believed that the attackers number no more than 9,000 fighters. The statement by Turkey's foreign minister...

  • October 9, 2014

    Jesse Jackson wonders if Ebola patient's care was slighted because he was black

    In America today, there is no such thing as a race-neutral issue. Eventually, everything is defined as white vs black. It's almost like we can't communicate unless someone is being accused of racism. The case of Ebola patient Thomas Duncan...

  • October 9, 2014

    Confirmed: 4 ISIS terrorists apprehended at southern border in last 36 hours

    You may have read of the shocking allegations made by Rep. Duncan Hunter on Tuesday when he claimed that 10 Islamic State terrorists had been apprehended at the southern border. “There’s nobody talking about it,” Rep. Hunter to...

  • October 9, 2014

    Off duty cop shoots and kills 18 year old in St. Louis

    Here we go again. An off duty St. Louis cop. a veteran of 6 years on the force, shot and killed an 18 year old in an altercation that appears to be even more confusing than the Michael Brown affair. Here's the account from the St. Louis Post D...

  • October 9, 2014

    EPA can't find administrator's text messages

    Justice Department officials have informed a federal court that text messages from EPA administrator Gina McCarthy are missing. The texts are part of an FOIA request from the Competitive Enterprise Institute and could reveal close coordination by the...

  • October 8, 2014

    Kurds riot in Turkey as Ankara refuses to save ISIS besieged town

    At least 12 people have been killed in riots that broke out in several Turkish cities, as Kurds protested inaction by the government to save the border town of Kobani from being overrun by ISIS. Turkish tanks and troops are sitting a mere 200 meters ...

  • October 8, 2014

    Escalating violence in Kashmir as India and Pakistan square off

    Changes in domestic politics in both India and Pakistan has led to a series of clashes in the disputed border region of Kashmir that have grown in intensity in recent days. It is the most serious fighting along the border in more than a decade Abo...

  • October 8, 2014

    Ban flights from Ebola-affected countries: Epidemiologist

    David Dausey, the dean of the School of Health Professions and Public Health at Mercyhurst University in Erie, Pennsylvania and an expert at controlling pandemics says it's time to ban flights from countries where Ebola is out of control. Daus...

  • October 8, 2014

    Producer of anti-Obamacare movie hit with IRS audit

    The producer of an anti-Obamacare movie has become the latest apparent conservative target of the IRS. Logan Clements. producer of "Sick and Sicker" put out a press release that said for the first time in his life, the IRS was auditing ...

  • October 8, 2014

    Doctors, nurses in Liberia fleeing Ebola hospitals

    This is why the World Health Organization believes there could be more than a million Ebola cases by January. A study conducted by the CDC in Liberia has found that ignorance and incompetence, plus unalloyed fear is contributing to the epidemic in...

  • October 7, 2014

    Black flags over Kobani

    Islamic State forces have entered some eastern neighborhoods of the strategic Kurdish city of Kobani on Tuesday as American planes hit targets around the city in support of Kurdish fighters defending the enclave. AP reported the ISIS black flag fl...

  • October 7, 2014

    Appeals court upholds Wisconsin voter ID law

    A three judge panel upheld the constitutionality of Wisconsin's voter ID statutue, clearing the way for the law to be implemented in time for the November 4 election. The unanimous ruling is expected to be appealed to the Supreme Court. Jou...

  • October 7, 2014

    CO governor says pot legalization was 'reckless'

    Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper, locked in a tight re-election race, was forced to admit that the ballot initiative that legalized pot was "reckless" and that he'd urge other states to wait until the consequences of legalization bec...

  • October 7, 2014

    Inventors of LED light win physics Nobel

    The three scientists responsible for allowing governments to ban most incandescent light bulbs by inventing the LED have won the Nobel Prize in physics. Reuters: An American and two Japanese scientists won the 2014 Nobel Prize for Physics on ...

  • October 7, 2014

    SCOTUS gay marriage decision a blow to democracy

    The 5 gay marriage cases that the Supreme Court refused to hear mean that up to 11 more states will legalize same sex unions. But only 9 states have approved gay marriage through legislative action or ballot initiative. In all other cases, federal...

  • October 6, 2014

    Syrian Kurds say US airstrikes not slowing ISIS advance on Kobani

    Islamic State forces are attacking the strategic Kurdish border town of Kobani on three sides, as officials say that US air strikes are failing to drive the terrorists back. ISIS has already penetrated the city's defenses and the Kurdish milit...

  • October 6, 2014

    Democrat meltdown begins as loss of Senate looms larger

    With Republican chances  improving by the day to take over the Senate, national Democrats have already begun the time honored tradition of blaming everyone but themselves for defeat. The goal; get into the press first with your denial of resp...

  • October 6, 2014

    Ebola: We're months from being out of the woods

    Even if the present Ebola outbreak is confined to a few cases in Texas, the US is still in danger of a large scale epidemic down the road. Two prominent former health care officials have penned an op ed in the Wall Street Journal warning that the ...

  • October 6, 2014

    What Alison Lundergan Grimes really thinks about the coal industry

    Despite declaring herself the "pro-coal candidate in this race," Democratic Senate candidate in Kentucky, Allison Lundergan Grimes is only saying that to get elected, according to staffers and supporters caught on hidden camera by James O...

  • October 5, 2014

    CDC rushes to Newark airport to investigate sick passenger

    It might have only been a case of air sickness, but a passenger said to be Liberian on a United Airlines flight that originated in Brussels was taken off the plane in Newark in a hazmat suit by the CDC. Other passengers were briefly detained and, aft...

  • October 5, 2014

    JP Morgan hack may have been a message from Putin

    US intelligence officials are saying that last week's computer hack on JP Morgan's system that may have affected as many as 83 million American households and businesses could have been a message to the US government and Wall Street from Russ...

  • October 5, 2014

    Barry who? Obama reminds voters who's responsible for the lousy economy

    In his economics speech on Friday, the president told the audience something that had Republicans cheering and Democrats groaning: “Make no mistake,” Obama said of his agenda. “These policies are on the ballot. Every single one...

  • October 5, 2014

    Ben Affleck thinks Muslims are a separate race

    In their eagerness to play the race card, liberals will occassionally (?) get carried away. That's what happened to actor Ben Affleck who got into a shouting match with HBO's Bill Maher and neuroscientist Sam Harris over Maher's scatth...

  • October 5, 2014

    Brazilian presidential election likely headed for runoff

    Brazilians go to the polls today to elect a president, and with none of the three major candidates likely to crack 50%, the chances are good that the top two finishers are headed for an October 26 runoff to decide the winner. Incumbent President D...

  • October 4, 2014

    US Ebola patient knew he had disease; came to America for treatment

    Brietbart is reporting that a Liberian newspaper quotes US Ebola patient Thomas Duncan's boss that he knew he had Ebola and came to America anyway to improve his chances of survival. In interviews with the Liberian Observer, one of the natio...

  • October 4, 2014

    Is Beijing using the Triads to destroy the Hong Kong protest movement?

    Pro-democracy demonstrators in Hong Kong were attacked by dozens of men at two protest sites, injuring 18 and destroying their encampments. Police arrested 19 of the attackers and identified several as members of the Chinese Triads - gangsters who...

  • October 4, 2014

    ISIS beheads another Brit: American next?

    "Jihad John" has apparently struck again. The British born terrorist is seen in another beheading video with the victim, Alan Henning. As ISIS had done in previous videos, they trotted out their next target. This time, it's an American ...

  • October 4, 2014

    Fire breaks out at Flight 93 9/11 memorial, possibly damaging artifacts

    A fire near the 9/11 memorial commemorating the crash of Flight 93 in Pennsylvania destroyed 3 administrative buildings and may have damaged some artifacts. The cause of the fire is unknown and authorities are not ruling out arson. Associated P...

  • October 4, 2014

    Is patient in Washington, D.C. hospital Ebola victim #2?

    An unidentified man who was recently in Nigeria has been admitted to Howard University hospital displaying symptoms of Ebola, says the CDC. That person has been admitted to the hospital in stable condition and is isolated. The medical team is wo...

  • October 4, 2014

    Biden's attempt to shift blame for ISIS to Turkey brings angry response

    Vice President Biden was highly critical of Turkey and other US allies in the Middle East for funding ISIS and other terrorist groups. It was an attempt to shift the blame on the rise of ISIS and other terrorist groups from Obama's precipitous wi...

  • October 3, 2014

    An 'unveven and flawed response' by administration and health officials to Ebola

    For weeks, the CDC and the administration told America that the US was ready to combat any outbreak of Ebola. As it turns out, local, state, and national health officials appeared to be caught unawares, and are still behind the curve trying to cat...

  • October 3, 2014

    Fired Secret Service chief wanted agency to be more like 'Disneyworld'

    The resignation of Secret Service chief Julia Pierson apparently came not a moment too soon. How we avoided a catastrophe during this clown's tenure can be explained only by believing in dumb luck. Not only is morale at an all time low, especi...

  • October 3, 2014

    Former HUD official pleads guilty to stealing $843,000

    A former loan specialist at the Department of Housing and Urban Development has pled guilty to several counts of wire fraud after he stole $843,000 in taxpayer money. Daily Caller: Thompson was responsible for selling properties acquired by t...

  • October 3, 2014

    Can Ebola become a winning issue for Republicans?

    Republicans have taken the first tentative steps in politicizing the Ebola case in Texas, as the president left them a clear opening with his dismissive attitude toward the disease and belief that it would never come to America. But caution should...

  • October 3, 2014

    'Official' unemployment rate lowest in 6 years

    The Labor Department reported that the index used to calculate the unemployment rate dropped below 6% for the first time since July, 2008. The 5.9% number and 248,000 new jobs created in August actually mask some serious problems that are still doggi...

  • October 2, 2014

    White House: We don't need Ebola travel restrictions

    The administration certainly is super confident that they can handle the Ebola outbreak in the US. No doubt they base this confidence on the smooth roll out of Obamacare, their handling of foreign affairs, and the quiet competence exhibited by the Se...

  • October 2, 2014

    'Moderate' Syrian rebels highly critical of US airstrikes, policy

    A little more evidence that the president's bombing campaign in Syria is mostly for show, and that its chances of working are close to zero. Our supposed allies in Syria, the "moderate," secular opposition, is taking a rather dim vie...

  • October 2, 2014

    Surprise! Ending unemployment benefits increased employment: Fed

    By refusing to authorize an extension of unemployment benefits, Republicans did more for the unemployed than President Obama and the Democrats have done in 6 years. The New York Federal Reserve conducted a study of the issue and found that there w...

  • October 2, 2014

    Kansas race complicating GOP chances of Senate takeover: Sabato

    The declining chances that Senator Pat Roberts will keep his seat in the GOP column has only slightly affected the Republican's overall chances to take the Senate. That, according to respected prognosticator Larry Sabato at the University of Virg...

  • October 1, 2014

    Report: Government unprepared for pandemic

    The Centers for Disease Control wants everyone to know that the Ebola virus will not spread "widely" in the US and that they have a good handle on the situation.    "The bottom line here is that I have no doubt that w...

  • October 1, 2014

    Oklahoma Court strikes down Obamacare subsidies again

    There's not doubt the Supreme Court is going to have to eventually decide this question of federal subsidies for Obamacare in states that did not set up insurance exchanges. This is the 3rd case to come before a federal court on the matter, and t...

  • October 1, 2014

    Is Baghdad about to fall to ISIS?

    Two days ago, the British newspaper, the Independent, carried a story that ISIS was "one mile" from Baghdad. Editor Lifson and I went back and forth on whether we should post on the startling news. In the end. we couldn't find anothe...

  • October 1, 2014

    Court rules administration must acknowledge investigation into release of Koch Brothers tax returns

    Is the government investigating whether former White House economic advisor Austin Goolsbee released the private tax information of the Koch Brothers? We're going to find out very soon. A federal judge ruled that the Treasury Department inspec...

  • September 30, 2014

    Supreme Court blocks expansion of Ohio early voting

    The Supreme Court ruled 5-4 on Monday staying the order of a district court preventing various cutbacks in early voting (including a cutback from 35 to 28 days, and elimination of one of the two early voting days on a Sunday, a day African-American c...

  • September 30, 2014

    US and Afghanistan sign status of forces agreement

    Hindsight may be 20/20, but criticizing the president for failing to keep American soldiers in Iraq after 2011 has little to do with hindsight. He was told by some of the best military minds in the country what would happen if he pulled out completel...

  • September 30, 2014

    The president's security is in the very best of hands

    The Secret Service lied about how far the fence jumper, Omar Gonzalez, penetrated their security at the White House. Initial reports said the Iraq War vet got only as far as the front door. But Congressman Jason Chaffetz, whose subcommittee will be h...

  • September 30, 2014

    Ooops. US nearly bombed our only allies in Syria by mistake

    Josh Rogin's rather sardonic observation: Last week, an airstrike from the American-led coalition nearly hit a command-and-control facility affiliated with the Free Syrian Army, the moderate rebels the Obama administration says are America...

  • September 30, 2014

    Voters divided over role of government

    In some ways, this Gallup survey is encouraging; more people think government's role in American society should be limited, although the degree it should be limited is open to interpretation. But after 6 years of Obama, the number of Americans...

  • September 30, 2014

    GOP's Tillis rolls the dice in North Carolina Senate race

    Incumbent Democratic Senator Kay Hagan was considered one of the more vulnerable Democrats running for re-election. The Republicans chose the speaker of the statehouse Thom Tillis to run against her. Tillis is a solid conservative running in a st...

  • September 29, 2014

    Boehner says he'd recall Congress for ISIS vote

    Speaker of the House John Boehner told ABC News "This Week" that he would be willing to call the House back into session to debate any war authorization the president submitted. The Hill: “I'd be happy to,” Boehner t...

  • September 29, 2014

    US troops in Liberia struggle to catch up to Ebola outbreak

    The official tally is 6571 cases of Ebola with 3091 deaths - double what it was last month. But health officials say that it is likely those numbers are just the tip of the iceberg. There's simply no counting cases in the remote villages and haml...

  • September 29, 2014

    Obama: US better off but people aren't 'feeling it'

    The president is delusional. Or misinformed. He also has a short memory. How else do you explain his statement that the US is better off since he took office, but citizens just aren't feeling it because we haven't spent hundreds of billions m...

  • September 29, 2014

    Ernst and Braley butt heads over immigration in Iowa Senate debate

    GOP state senator Joni Ernst and Democratic Representative Bruce Braley held their first debate last night and both sides went on the attack. On immigration, the battle lines were clearly drawn: Mr. Braley, a Democrat, said that Congress has ...

  • September 29, 2014

    Did our intel agencies really miss the rise of ISIS?

    Ed  Lasky reports this morning on the president's 60 Minute interview where he blamed our intelligence agencies for the admninistration getting caught off guard about the rise of ISIS, and the inability of Iraqi troops to stop them. Beyon...

  • September 29, 2014

    NY Post celebrates Clinton grandchild; Libs go nuts

    Is the New York Post front page headline and picture of Bill and Hillary holding their grandchild in "bad taste"? I guess it depends on your point of view. I don't know what the Clinton's think about it, but most liberals tho...

  • September 29, 2014

    'Umbrella Revolution' continues in Hong Kong as police fall back

    The protestors camped out in Hong Kong's Civic Square have begun referring to their movement as the "Umbrella Revolution" - so named because many of the protestors carry umbrellas to ward off the pepper spray and tear gas being used by ...

  • September 28, 2014

    Showdown between protestors and police coming in Hong Kong

    Police officials in Hong Kong are warning that they will not tolerate the "occupation" of Civic Square in the city's government district and have indicated they will clear the area "shortly." Tens of thousands of protestors...

  • September 28, 2014

    Ted Cruz wins Values Voter Summit straw poll

    Texas Senator Ted Cruz easily outdistanced his rivals to win the straw poll at the annual Values Voter Summit. Cruz's victory was no surprise, given the response to his rousing speech to delegates on Friday. He garnered 25% of the vote to Ben...

  • September 28, 2014

    New polls in LA, NC Senate contests show races too close to call

    You really didn't think it would be easy, did you? While there is a spate of good polling news for Republicans in many competitive Senate races, Democratic incumbents are not going to go quietly into that good night. Embattled Senator Kay H...

  • September 28, 2014

    Ebola conspiracy theories spreading in Africa

    An article appearing in a Liberian newspaper by an American professor teaching at a taxpayer funded university accuses the US Department of Defense of deliberately infecting Africans with the Ebola virus. Cyril Broderick, a Liberian born professor...

  • September 28, 2014

    Government giving $400 million in contracts to ineligible 'small businesses'

    The inspector general of the Small Business Administration has issued a report that accuses the agency of giving $400 million in contracts to small businesses that didn't deserve them. The set aside program has been rife with fraud and abuse s...

  • September 28, 2014

    Will Obama force a nomination fight for new AG in lame duck session?

    The ideal situation for Republicans would be for President Obama to nominate a candidate to replace Eric Holder as attorney general sometime after the election with a vote coming when the Congress reconvenes - hopefully with a GOP Senate majority - i...

  • September 28, 2014

    Brits have joined the fight but do we know what we're doing?

    Excellent analysis of the strategic situation in Iraq from the Independent that quotes a British general who questions whether the coalition knows what it's doing. Concerns over the House of Commons's overwhelming vote on Friday to join ...

  • September 27, 2014

    Beheading in the heartland

    A recent convert to Islam went on a rampage at an Oklahoma food distribution warehouse, murdering and beheading a 54 year old grandmother and stabbing another worker before the company CEO, a reserve deputy sherrif, shot and wounded him. Alton Nol...

  • September 27, 2014

    Almost one quarter of Americans between 25-54 not working

    An eye-popping figure from the Republicans on the Senate Budget Committee; 23.2% of workers between the ages of 25-54 are unemployed or out of the labor force. Weekly Standard quotes from the report: "There are 124.5 million American...

  • September 27, 2014

    Despite air strikes, ISIS closes in on Kurdish border town

    A lesson in why air power alone won't be enough to "degrade and destroy" ISIS military forces. A Kurdish city on the border with Turkey has been under siege for more than a week now, despite at least 2 American led attacks from the a...

  • September 27, 2014

    A video reminder of why Eric Holder is the worst AG in history

    Mary Katherine Ham at Hot Air posts a vide from the Washington Free Beacon that documents many of the low points of Eric Holder's career as attorney general. Has the ever been a more partisan, more racially polarizing, more oblivious attorney ...

  • September 26, 2014

    40,000 released illegals fail to report to ICE as ordered

    In what is easily the biggest unsurprising news of the year, over 40,000 illegals who arrived in the US since last October and were released by the Obama administration, failed to show up at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility within 15 d...

  • September 26, 2014

    Where is North Korea's dictator Kim Jong Un?

    North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un has not been seen in public for three weeks and speculation about the leader's health - or the stability of his regime - is running rampant. A documentary on Kim broadcast last night casually mentioned that he...

  • September 26, 2014

    Social conservatives launch campaign to defeat heretic Republican candidates

    Three Republican candidates who have come out in support of gay marriage are being targeted for defeat by social conservative groups. Organizations like the Family Research Council and the National Organization for Marriage announced they will urg...

  • September 26, 2014

    Revised GDP figures show growth in second quarter at 4.6%

    Revised GDP figures released by the Commerce Department show second quarter growth rising at a rate of 4.6% instead of the 4.2% originally calculated. Wall Street Journal: Gross domestic product, the broadest measure of goods and services pro...

  • September 25, 2014

    Obamacare price tag since 2010: $73 billion and counting

    An analysis by Bloomberg Government has found that the start up costs for Obamacare "are far greater than anything publicly discussed." The report shows that the total cost has exceeded $73 billion dollars, with $2 billion alone - and count...

  • September 25, 2014

    Air Power vs. ISIS: What to expect

    An excellent analysis in Strategy Page this morning on our war with ISIS in Iraq and Syria. A sampling: ISIL (Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant) controls (or contests control) of a third of Iraq (mostly in the west) and a third of neighboring...

  • September 25, 2014

    The Forest Service wants reporters to pay for the privilege of photographing in national parks

    The US Forest Service is finalizing rules that would require reporters and writers who wish to photograph or shoot a video in the vast national park system to purchase a permit. Ther permits can cost up to $1500. Not surprisingly, First Amendme...

  • September 25, 2014

    Court rules Walker witch hunt can resume

    A federal court in Chicago ruled that the investigation of Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker's office and two dozen conservative groups can continue. The court lifted an injunction by a federal judge who ruled that the Democratic prosecutor did ...

  • September 25, 2014

    Cuban perfumer creates colognes to honor Che and Chavez

    A manufacturer of "natural products" in Cuba has developed two new colognes sure to be smelled at your next liberal cocktail party. They're called "Hugo" and "Ernestor" and you can guess who they are named after. ...

  • September 24, 2014

    NY Times calls Obama Syria policy a 'wrong turn'

    A pretty good summary by the Times of the arguments for why Congress needs to have a debate about the president's Syria campaign. Bottom line: "In the absence of public understanding or discussion and a coherent plan, the strikes in Syria we...

  • September 24, 2014

    Michael Brown memorial burns and Ferguson explodes

    After a memorial to the Ferguson, MO man who was shot by a white police officer was destroyed by fire on Tuesday afternoon, protestors gathered in downtown Ferguson and proceeded to loot a beauty supply store for the 3rd time. ABC News: Prote...

  • September 24, 2014

    No jail time for Dinesh D'Souza

    Obama critic and film maker Dinesh D'Sousa was spared jail time by the judge in his campaign finance case, after he was sentenced to 8 months in a community confinement center and 5 years probation. The prosecutor in the case requested that D...

  • September 24, 2014

    The plot to seize the speakership from John Boehner

    Ever since the Republicans regained control of the House in 2010, some conservatives have sought to replace Rep. John Boehner as speaker. Boehner has managed to fight off challenges to his leadership in the past. But there appears to be a serious ...

  • September 24, 2014

    Um...about that 'coalition' bombing ISIS in Syria...

    President Obama addressed the UN today about a host of issues, including our bombing campaign of ISIS in Iraq and Syria. He bragged about the coalition he put together to fight ISIS - Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Qatar, UAE, and Bahrain. Except, when it...

  • September 23, 2014

    US, Arab allies hit ISIS in Syria

    US war planes joined the air forces of Bahrain, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, UAE, and Qatar to hit dozens of ISIS targets inside of Syria. The US also hit the al-Qaeda affiliate fighting against Bashar Assad in Syria, the Al-Nusra Front, and their close all...

  • September 23, 2014

    Al-Qaeda affiliate in Syria more of a threat to America than ISIS, says government

    The Al-Nusra Front and their even more violent offshoot, the Khorasan, were struck by US warplanes on Tuesday, expanding the US role in the Syrian civil war by taking on 3 of the most effective forces fighting against the Syrian government. Russia...

  • September 23, 2014

    Meanwhile, in Iraq, ISIS overruns army base in Anbar

    Islamic State forces had the Iraqi army base in Anbar province, Camp Saqlawiyah, under siege for a week. With no American planes in sight, several battallions of Iraqi soldiers were eventually overrrun with nearly 500 dead or missing. The story o...

  • September 23, 2014

    NY Times: Ebola outbreak far worse than authorities letting on

    Some truly frightening numbers coming out of the CDC this week about the expected spread of Ebola. There may be a million cases worldwide by the end of January. And the New York Times is reporting that authorities have yet to come clean about jus...

  • September 23, 2014

    Government watchdog unable to figure out how much the administration is spending on parts of Obamacare

    The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is unable to supply the Government Accountability Office with precise information on how much the administration has spent on line items like PR, polling, and other Obamacare promotion. It's also ...

  • September 22, 2014

    130,000 Syrian Kurds cross border into Turkey in 2 days

     The ISIS onslaught in northern Syria has uprooted tens of thousands of Kurds who have been streaming into Turkey the last 3 days. The UN says more than 130,000 desperate refugees have poured acriss the Turkish border, with thousands more waitin...

  • September 22, 2014

    Panetta: Arming the FSA in 2012 might have prevented the rise of ISIS

    In an interview on CBS "Sixty Minutes," former defense secretary Leon Panetta revealed that in the fall of 2012, the president's entire national security team was unanimous in wanting to arm the Free Syrian Army, which at the time, was ...

  • September 22, 2014

    The return of national security as a campaign issue worries dovish Dems

    Rep. Greg Walden of Oregon, the chair of the Republican Congressional Campaign Committee, says the terrorism issue is "popping" on the campaign trail. And that means some uncomfortable moments for Democratic doves who oppose any action ...

  • September 22, 2014

    Watch RFK, Jr. lose it at climate change march when confronted about his hypocrisy

    Michelle Fields of PJTV interviewed Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. at the climate march yesterday and corned him about his hypocrisy regarding the use of his cell phone and car. After issuing standard rant against oil companies, including his citing the p...

  • September 21, 2014

    Two White House intruders in 24 hours prompts inquiry

    Two intruders - one who jumped the White House fence and made it into the building - have elicited calls for investigating the Secret Service and their security protocols. Fox News: The White House intruder who jumped a security fence on Frid...

  • September 21, 2014

    Afghan factions reach agreement on power sharing

    The months long controversy over who won the election run off for Afghanistan president appears to have ended with both sides in the dispute agreeing to a power sharing arrangement. With most foreign troops leaving by the end of the year, one migh...

  • September 21, 2014

    ISIS on the move in Syria

    It appears that the Islamic State terrorists are sweeping through Kurdish villages in northern Syria, sending residents flying toward the Turkish border in their wake. More than 60,000 Kurds crossed the border from Syria into Turkey in a 24 hour p...

  • September 21, 2014

    Family of former SEAL killed at Benghazi looks for justice from the government

    The family of Glen Doherty, a former SEAL who was working as a CIA contractor in Benghazi on September 11, 2012 has filed wrongful death claims against two federal agencies. If not resolved in 6 months, the family may take the government to court. ...

  • September 21, 2014

    Iran's Quds Force fighting in Iraq - with the administration's blessing

    Iran's notorious Quds Force - the foreign adventure wing of the Revolutionary Guards - is apparently fighting alongside Shiite militias in Iraq and the Obama administration has welcomed them to the fight against ISIS. The Quds Force is also ki...

  • September 20, 2014

    The Biden gaffe machine keeps rolling

    Vice President Joe Biden told a gathering of women activists that he misses the days when Republicans would reach across the aisle and work with Democrats on important legislation. One of the "good" GOP Senators Biden mentioned at this ...

  • September 20, 2014

    Defense Secretary Hagel to review Pentagon NFL ties

    Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel has asked for a Pentagon review of the military's involvement in the National Football League. The review comes in the wake of several domestic violence complaints against NFL players. The connection between th...

  • September 20, 2014

    'Moderate' Bishop will head Chicago archdiocese

    Pope Francis has named the Bishop of Spokane, Blase Cupich, to become archbishop of the Chicago archdiocese, according to an AP report. The Chicago archdiocese is the third largest in the US and one of the most influential in the nation. Daily ...

  • September 20, 2014

    Suit filed to force Dems to replace Taylor on Senate ballot

    A registered Kansas Democrat - whose son is working for the re-election of Republican Governor Sam Brownback - has filed suit to force the Democratic party to name a replacement for former candidate Chad Taylor who resigned from the race last month a...

  • September 20, 2014

    US fighters intercept Russian MIG's near Alaska

    US F-22's intercepted 6 Russian MIG's that had flown within 55 miles of Alaska.. What is Putin up to? Fox News: Lt. Col. Michael Jazdyk, a spokesman for the North American Aerospace Defense Command, or NORAD, said the U.S. jets int...

  • September 20, 2014

    Party fundraising in August favors GOP

    Interesting figures from the two parties about fundraising in August. The Democrats had been more than holding their own with Republicans over the past few months, but figures just released show the GOP with a considerable edge. Washington Times: ...

  • September 20, 2014

    Al Jazeera sues Al Gore

    Last month, Al Gore sued Al Jazeera America because the network withheld millions of dollars Gore said he was owed from the sale of his failed Current TV company. Now the Qatar-based network has sued Gore and his business partner for "misrepr...

  • September 19, 2014

    Scottish independence vote watched closely in Catalonia

    The vote for Scottish independence may be over, but the effort by the separatists has not gone unnoticed around the world. Other political movements demanding independence or greater autonomy from Italy to Nigieria have taken heart from "yes...

  • September 19, 2014

    Kansas supreme court rules Democrat off the Senate ballot

    In a decision that will likely make a GOP takeover of the Senate more difficult, the Kansas supreme court has ruled that Democratic candidate Chad Taylor, wo dropped out of the race last month, must be removed from the ballot. The Republican Secre...

  • September 19, 2014

    'Bridgegate' witch hunt of Christie may be over

    How many millions of words, billions of pixels, and trillions of molecules of carbon dioxide from Demicratic political blow hards have been expended in the effort to destroy New Jersey governor Chris Christie? A Justice Department investigation i...

  • September 18, 2014

    What have the founders of Occupy Wall Street been up to?

    Remember when Occupy Wall Street was considered by leftists to be the wave of the future? The New York Times, the Guardian, and several other lefty publications had daily updates on the "movement" (that wasn't a movement at all), and bo...

  • September 18, 2014

    House passes bill to arm 'moderate' Syrian rebels

    Despite considerable opposition from both parties, a bill to grant President Obama the authority to arm what the administration describes as "moderate" Syrian rebels passed with relative ease. CNN: The House on Wednesday approved Pr...

  • September 18, 2014

    Aussies thwart gruesome terrorist plot

    More than 800 Australian law enforcement officials descended on more than a dozen homes and arrested ISIS members planning a the beheading of a random citizen and the assassination of Prime Minister Tony Abbott, according to the Associated Press. ...

  • September 18, 2014

    Will the United Kingdom survive the day united?

    It's the day of reckoning for the 300 year old union between Great Britain and Scotland. Scottish voters will decide whether they are "Better...Together" as the unionist slogan goes, or whether they would do better as an independent nat...

  • September 17, 2014

    Obama will send 3,000 troops to Africa to fight Ebola

    President Obama announced on Tuesday that he would send 3,000 military personnel to West Africa in an attempt to get the Ebola outbreak under control. The president, who made the announcement at the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta, stressed...

  • September 17, 2014

    JCS chairman off the reservation on Iraq ground troops

    General Martin Dempsey, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, contradicted his commander in chief regarding the use of American ground troops in Iraq. Speaking at a congressional hearing, Dempsey posed possible scenarios where he would go to the ...

  • September 17, 2014

    Obama's Syria plan runs into bi-partisan opposition

    A strange mix of liberal Democrats and conservative Republicans have joined forces in the House to oppose the president's plan to battle ISIS in Syria. Politico: The opponents of Obama’s Syria plan do not appear to have the support ...

  • September 17, 2014

    One half of Iraqi army incapable of facing ISIS: Dempsey

    In addition to his congressional testimony yesterday about US ground troops probably being needed in Iraq, General Dempsey gave a shocking analysis of the capaibilities of the 500,000 man strong Iraqi army. Associated Press: About half of Ira...

  • September 16, 2014

    House Republican bill on arming Syrian rebels would restrict Obama's power

    In an effort to win over skeptical House Republicans on a resolution arming the "moderate" Syrian rebels, the Republican leadership has included curbs on the president's authority, including a provision explicitly preventing the preside...

  • September 16, 2014

    Obamacare plans subsidizing abortions: GAO

    "And one more misunderstanding I want to clear up — under our plan, no federal dollars will be used to fund abortions, and federal conscience laws will remain in place." (Barack Obama, 2009 in speech before Congress) The reality, a...

  • September 16, 2014

    Docs show the government didn't care that Obamacare website was riddled with security flaws

    Documents obtained through an FOIA requiest by Judicial Watch confirms that the government knew in advance that the healthcare.gov website had enormous security holes in it, but they went ahead and encouraged people to use the site anyway. Hey! It...

  • September 15, 2014

    Some Arab states to supply air power to ISIS war

    Secretary of State John Kerry told reporters in Paris that several Arab states had offered to join the air war against Islamic State. Kerry is in France attending a meeting of 30 countries who are discussing ways to confront ISIS and coordinate a wor...

  • September 15, 2014

    Benghazi bombshell: Diplomat tells of secret operation to withhold damaging docs from review board

    A potentially damaging and explosive revelation in the investigation of the Benghazi affair by the Daily Signal's Sheryl Attkisson. You may recall that Attkisson was forced out of her job at CBS for aggressively reporting on various Obama adminis...

  • September 15, 2014

    US ranks 32nd in tax burden on business

    There's "economic patriotism" and then there's just being a smart businessperson. The Tax Foundation has launched a new statistical benchmark that ranks the 34 most industrialized countries in the world according to 40 different ...

  • September 15, 2014

    Ex-CIA director predicts US to have 5,000 ground troops in Iraq by December

    Former CIA Director Michael Hayden told Fox News Sunday that up to 5,000 American troops will be in Iraq by the end of the year. He's basing that estimate on the number of support troops it will take to carry out the air campaign against ISIS....

  • September 15, 2014

    Bizarre: Obama tells us what he'd do if he was advising ISIS

    Jim Geraghty alerted me to this strange quote from President Obama in the New York Times: Mr. Obama had what guests on Wednesday afternoon described as a bereft look as he discussed the murders of Mr. Foley and Mr. Sotloff, particularly because ...

  • September 14, 2014

    Cameron vows 'justice' after ISIS beheads British aid worker

    Another video from ISIS, another gruesome beheading. This time, the victim was David Haines, a British aid worker who was kidnapped at a refugee camp in Syria last year. Islamic State's stated intent in murdering Haines was to warn the Brits n...

  • September 14, 2014

    Kerry woos Egypt looking for help in fighting ISIS

    It doesn't take a masters degree in international relations to figure out that Egypt is the key to fighting ISIS - without committing American ground troops to the war. The military government will likely not contribute a sizable number of troops...

  • September 14, 2014

    Scottish independence vote too close to call

    Just 5 days remain before the vote on Scottish independence and the most recent polls show that the decision is too close to call. Reuters: Out of four new polls, three showed those in favor of maintaining the union with a lead of between 2 a...

  • September 14, 2014

    In search if the elusive 'moderate' Syrian rebel

    Is there really such an animal as a "moderate" Syria rebel?  Not even the New York Times can answer that question: President Obama’s new strategy for routing ISIS, the extremist Sunni group that controls large areas of Iraq ...

  • September 14, 2014

    How much fraud is there really in the SNAP program?

    No one knows - least of all the Department of Agriculture who is supposed to have a handle on how much taxpayer money is being flushed down the toilet by individual fraudsters who game the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (formerly Food Stam...

  • September 13, 2014

    Government threatened hostage families with prosecution if they raised ransom money

      As many as 20 westerners are being held by ISIS terrorists  as hostages. An American woman is among them. Some European countries (not the UK) have paid ransoms to get their citizens back. But longstanding US policy forbids the paying ...

  • September 13, 2014

    DoJ, IRS, and Democrats march in lockstep to undermine investigation

    The Keystone Kops Korruptibles - that's what what we should tag the unholy alliance among the IRS, the Department of Justice, and congressional Democrats who are all seeking to undermine the oversight committee's investigation into IRS target...

  • September 13, 2014

    Where have all the anti-war protestors gone?

    A clarifying moment in the history of the far left. Since 2009, the US has gone to war in Libya, Pakistan, Yemen, Somalia, and the odd military action in Nigeria - all without specific congressional authorization And yet, the anti-war movement - who ...

  • September 12, 2014

    Russia warns attack on Syria would constitute 'aggression'

    The Russian foreign ministry has issued a warning to President Obama and other western countries that might join the US in attacking ISIS in Syria: Without a UN Security Council resolution authorizing the strikes, the Russian government would conside...

  • September 12, 2014

    Gallup: GOP holds 23 point lead over Democrats as party best able to keep US safe

    Seven weeks to go until the mid term elections in November and there us further evidence that the Democrats are in deep trouble. Gallup released its "Governance Poll" yesterday and it showed a whopping 23 point lead for Republicans as th...

  • September 12, 2014

    Hey Dems! How's that 'war on inversions' going?

    It was supposed to be the populist issue that would enrage the middle class and set them with pitchforks against big corporations who were being "economic traitors" by moving their headquarters overseas in order to avoid the high corporate ...

  • September 12, 2014

    Obama's speech bombs in Middle East

    Foreign Policy's Nathaniel Sobel has tracked reaction in the Middle East to President Obama's announcement that the US would expand the war against Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, and not suprisingly, most commenters took a dim view of the s...

  • September 11, 2014

    Firefighters suspended for displaying American flag stickers

    One of the lasting legacies of Barack Obama will be this notion that behaviior or symbols cannot be tolerated if they offend one, single person. Unless, of course, your symbol or your behavior is connected to one of the protected classes. Ergo, you c...

  • September 11, 2014

    Prosecutor wants jail time for Dinesh D'Souza

    Saying that the defendant had offered no proof that he felt remorse for his crime, a New York prosecutor is asking a judge to send Dinesh D'Souza to jail for violating campaign finance laws. D'Souza pled guilty to making straw donations to...

  • September 11, 2014

    Assad crosses red line again; world yawns

    Last month, the US government announced that all Syrian chemical weapons had been siezed and destroyed. The Obama administration said Monday that U.S. military and civilian personnel had completed the destruction of the Syrian government’...

  • September 10, 2014

    Final primaries feature huge upset in MA House race

    The primary season came to a close last night. Scott Brown won easily in the New Hampshire Senate primary, and two women won gubernatorial primaries in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. But the upset of the evening occurred in Massachusetts 6 where...

  • September 10, 2014

    Reid: Why didn't those obstructionist Republicans obstruct a vote to debate my anti-First Amendment bill?

    Schadenfreude alert! Harry Reid is all bent out of shape because Senate Republicans unexpectedly supported a bill to bring to the floor for debate a constitutional amendment that would give Congress the power to regulate all campaign spending and spe...

  • September 10, 2014

    The administration's 'War on inspectors general' continues

    Thanks to Ed Lasky, American Thinker has been in the forefront of efforts to publicize this administration's "War on inspectors general." Lasky has written about numerous examples of how department officials in the Obama administration ...

  • September 10, 2014

    President Obama says he doesn't need congressional authorization to go to war in Syria

    The president will go on TV tonight to lay out his case for attacking the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria. Here are a couple of items that you won't hear Mr. Obama speak about: When President Obama addresses the nation on Wednesday to e...

  • September 9, 2014

    Iraqi parliament votes in new 'unity' government

    Only 179 of the 328 members of Iraqi parliament were present when the session began, but those lawmakers not boycotting the proceedings managed to vote in a new "unity government which, naturally, threatened to split apart before it was even bor...

  • September 9, 2014

    Local DA dismisses criminal charges against climate 'activists' who blocked coal barge

    Two activists in Falls River, MA, who used a lobster boat to block a coal barge from reaching an electric plant in Somerset, have had all criminal charges against them dismissed by the Bristol County District Attorney, Sam Sutter - who then promised ...

  • September 9, 2014

    Rothenberg predicts 7 seat gain for GOP in Senate

    Stuart Rothenberg, one of the sharpest and most respected political analysts in the country, goes out on a limb and predicts at least a 7 seat gain for the GOP in the Senate with the potential for more. Roll Call: While the current Rothenberg...

  • September 9, 2014

    White House knew of destroyed emails two months before Congress

    Congressional investigators have released tesimony showing that an attorney for the IRS told the Treasury Department counsel of the destroyed emails, who then passed the information on to the White House. The conversations took place in April - two m...

  • September 8, 2014

    Please pray for 'Liberty Chick'

    Mandy Nagy, aka "Liberty Chick" has taken ill suddenly, according to Bill Jacobsen at Legal Insurrection. You've probably read Mandy's work on a variety of websites, including Breitbart and Legal Insurrection, and know her as a pene...

  • September 8, 2014

    Arab League to join war against ISIS

    Arab League foreign ministers meeting in Cairo have agreed to pool their resources and join the fight against Islamic State. The resolution passed at the end of the meeting hinted at some kind of League military action and tacitly supported US and...

  • September 8, 2014

    Senate Dems seek to rewrite First Amendment

    The Democrat's attack on political speech will come to a point this week when the Senate votes on a measure that would overturn the Citizens United decision and give federal authorities the power to regulate all manner of political speech includi...

  • September 8, 2014

    Scottish independence could become a reality

    At the beginning of August, polls in Scotland had the anti-independence forces ahead by a comfortable 22 points. It appeared that Prime Minister David Cameron's gamble to allow an up or down vote on Scottish independence would pay off, strengthen...

  • September 8, 2014

    GOP to play it safe in lead up to mid terms

    Congress will reconvene today for a short, two- week session and the Republicans are making it clear what their strategy will be; do no harm. The Hill: Congressional Republicans have a simple mantra as they take a brief break from the campaig...

  • September 7, 2014

    Cruz bill would strip American IS jihadis of citizenship

    Senator Ted Cruz wants to protect America from potential terrorist attacks carried out by US citizens returning from Iraq or Syria who have joined the ranks of Islamic State. He will introduce a bill next week that would strip the citizenship of any ...

  • September 7, 2014

    Obama delays amnesty decision until after elections

    President Obama let it be known yesterday that his decision to grant a sweeping amnesty to millions of illegal aliens will be delayed unti after the November mid term elections. Speaker of the House John Boehner called it "raw politics,...

  • September 7, 2014

    126 year old DNA evidence unmasks the identity of Jack the Ripper

    A fascinating story published in The Telegraph today reveals the true identity of Jack the Ripper. DNA evidence from a shawl worn by one of the victims proves beyond a reasonable doubt who the notorious killer was. The shawl contained DNA from both t...

  • September 7, 2014

    $4.3 billion system army uses to track spending...can't track spending

    If you ask our army to win a war, they perform maginificently. Ask our army to keep track of spending and...well, let's just say they're working on it. A $4.3 billion system set up by the US army to track spending and supplies has failed, ...

  • September 7, 2014

    Dem candidate says GOP worse than ISIS

    Hot on the heels of DNC chair Debbie Wasserman-Schultz intimiating that Wisconsin's Republican Governor Scott Walker beats women, comes a Democratic congressional candidate from Alabama's 3rd district who claims the House GOP is worse than IS...

  • September 6, 2014

    5 more key IRS employees lost emails

    The IRS admitted in a report issued yesterday that 5 more key employees involved in the targeting scandal had lost emails that congressional investigators were interested in reading. The agency admitted earlier that thousands of emails to and fron...

  • September 6, 2014

    Jobs report: Inside the numbers

    James Pethokoukis of AEI blog delved into the numbers from the latest jobs report and, not surprisingly, finds it a downer. This was not a good jobs report. Certainly not one that suggests a shift into a higher growth gear. The Two Percent-ish e...

  • September 6, 2014

    Ukraine cease fire holding, but for how long?

    The cease fire between Russian- supported separatists and the Ukraine government appeared to be holding today, but many observers in and outside of the conflict zone believe that it won't hold. NATO leaders meeting in Wales welcomed the cease ...

  • September 6, 2014

    'Because that's where the communists are'

    Prolific bank robber Willie Sutton when asked why he held up banks supposedly said, "Because that's where the money is." Bill Gertz of the Washington Free Beacon, who reports on an FBI internal document stating that Cuban intelligenc...

  • September 6, 2014

    Climate scientists scrambling for explantions on lack of warming

    Matt Ridley, a member of the House of Lords admits he is a "lukewarm" climate change advocate. Ridley has penned an outstanding op-ed in the Wall Street Journal asking "Whatever Happened to Global Warming"? On Sept. 23 the Un...

  • September 5, 2014

    Ex-Virginia Governor McDonnell guilty on 11 counts

    Is receiving $177,000 in gifts and loans a crime? One Virginia jury said yes. And former Governor Bob McDonnell is going to pay the price for murky ethics laws that allowed a prosecutor to charge the once-potential GOP presidential candidate with cor...

  • September 5, 2014

    Congress can't force a vote on military action on ISIS

    The president's admission that he doesn't have a strategy to deal with the Islamic State is actually protecting him from congressional oversight, says Josh Rogin of the Daily Beast: In recent days, leading lawmakers in both parties have ...

  • September 5, 2014

    House to vote on Bergdahl resolution next week

    A resolution condemning President Obama's illegal swap of 4 terrorists for the release of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl will receive a vote next week, according to The Hill: The House is expected to vote next week on a resolution condemning the Obama a...

  • September 5, 2014

    Senate Democrats begging Obama to delay immigration putsch

    With his pen all but poised to sign an amnesty for millions of illegal aliens, panicked Senate Democrats are begging the president to spare them the political fallout before the election and hold off on any action. The issue has become so incendia...

  • September 5, 2014

    Jobs report misses expectations by a mile

    August's jobs report is out and some economists don't believe the numbers. “I don’t believe the numbers,” said Tim Hopper, chief economist at TIAA-CREF. “Not only are they very weak, they just don’t match an...

  • September 5, 2014

    Ukraine cease fire in place. Will it hold?

    The government of Ukraine has announced it has reached a cease fire agreement with separatist rebels in the eastern part of the country. It will go into effect at 10:00 AM eastern time and will be monitored by the European security agency, the OSCE. ...

  • September 4, 2014

    Democratic Senate candidate in Kansas withdraws

    The Kansas Senate race, which was supposed to be a breeze for long time GOP Senator Pat Roberts, just got very interesting. Democratic candidate Chad Taylor told the Kansas secretary of state that he was withdrawing from the race, leaving the fiel...

  • September 4, 2014

    Wendy Davis says she's a life-long Cowboys fan - or not

    Wendy Davis, who rode her notoriety for filibustering the Texas abortion law to a gubernatorial candidacy, is in deep trouble for flip flopping on her allegience to, of all things, an NFL football team. As Texan Bryan Preston points out, football...

  • September 4, 2014

    The president's Obamacare promises on health care costs an illusion

    Senate Republicans sent out an interesting email that pulls together information from government agencies and media sources that shows most of the president's promises on controlling health care costs for families and employers to be an illusion....

  • September 4, 2014

    The turn of Boko Haram

    While events in Ukraine and the Levant occupy our thoughts, Boko Haram is "poised to explode any day" like Islamic State. Little noticed in western circles, the al-Qaeda affiliate declared a caliphate last week and then proceeded to swee...

  • September 4, 2014

    Auto sales booming - except for electric cars

    Let's agree that if auto makers ever came up with an electric car whose performance came close to matching a gasoline vehicle and whose price was right, it would be a marvelous advancement in technology. But that's not the case today. In o...

  • September 3, 2014

    Cease fire in Ukraine? Maybe not.

    The office of Ukraineian President Petro Poroshenko announced that he had accepted a Russian framework for a cease fire between separatist rebels and government forces. But Moscow is denying any agreement is in place, and pointed out that they can...

  • September 3, 2014

    Obama invents rights for illegals

    The left is very good at inventing rights that appear nowhere in the Constituion. These "positive rights" authorize the government to bestow goodies on the public, unlike "negative rights" which tell the government what it cannot ...

  • September 3, 2014

    CDC Director: Ebola 'spiraling out of control'

    The Ebola outbreak has dropped off the front pages, pushed aside by news from the Middle East and Ukraine. But the epidemic is not contained and is getting out of control, says the director of the Center for Disease Control: The director for ...

  • September 2, 2014

    Lerner email shows bias in favor of unions

    Lois Lerner, the IRS official at the center of the Tea Party targeting scandal, apparently doesn't believe that labor unions should be subject to IRS reporting requirements for political activity. In a 2007 email, obtained by the Daily Caller,...

  • September 2, 2014

    Poll shows Americans favor military action against Islamic State by 4-1

    A survey conducted by YouGov.com showed that by a 4-1 margin, Americans favor military strikes against Islamic State. The poll's results are the opposite of a similar survey taken earlier this year regarding military action against President B...

  • September 2, 2014

    Improving economy won't help Dems

    Vulnerable Democrats casting about desperately for a boost to their campaigns won't be able to use a slightly improving economy as a lifeline, according to several recent polls. The fact is, voters don't care about the raw economic numbers...

  • September 2, 2014

    Putin: 'I can take Kiev in two weeks'

    Russian President Vladimir Putin reportedly told outgoing EU President Jose Manual Barroso in a phone call that he could "take Kiev in two weeks" if he wanted. Putin's threat comes on the heels of his declaration that eastern Ukraine...

  • September 2, 2014

    Parents of SEAL Team Six soldier killed in action call on Obama to resign

    The parents of a Navy SEAL, Billy and Karen Vaughn, whose son Aaron was killed in action when his Chinook helicopter was shot down in 2011, sharply criticized President Obama for his inaction in dealing with Islamic State and called on him to re...

  • September 2, 2014

    US strike may have killed al-Shabab leader

    An attack by "US military forces" may have killed the Somali terrorist leader of al-Shabab, Ahmed Abdi Godane, according to sources in Somalia. Godane was in a car that was the target of a drone strike. It's unknown whether he surviv...

  • September 1, 2014

    Is Putin threatening to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine?

    The one thing that makes Russian President Vladimir Putin such a difficult character to read is his unpredictability. It's the same thing that makes him successful. Would be opponents are fluimmoxed by his sudden shifts in policy, such as his sta...

  • September 1, 2014

    75 years ago today, another invasion started a world war

    Seventy-five years ago today, in the early morning hours of September 1, 1939, German intelligence operatives silently crept toward a German radio station near the Polish border. They were led by one of the more unlovely characters of World War II, A...

  • September 1, 2014

    How's that Libyan adventure working out for ya, Barry?

    We helped break it, but there's no fixing it. The Libyan government exists in name only. Government officials admit they have lost all control of the ministries, as Islamist militants are occupying Tripoli. Reuters: Libya's governm...

  • September 1, 2014

    Why the Jewish community won't support Republicans in 2014

    Excellent piece by Zev Chafets on the Fox News website on why Republicans are living in a dream world if they think American Jews will turn on Democrats in 2014 and support them. Jews are not simply supporters of the Democratic Party; they are a...

  • September 1, 2014

    Should Medicare cover end-of-life discussions between patients and doctors?

    Should the government pay for end-of-life consultations with doctors once  a year? Many on the right fear a slippery slope where such discussions could someday encourage patients to reject advanced care options which might prolong life. It's...

  • September 1, 2014

    Military commanders reportedly 'apoplectic' over Obama's 'no plan' remark

    NBC News correspondent Richard Engler said on Meet the Press yesterday that the growth of ISIS was "incredibly predictable" and that military commanders and former national security officials were very upset that President Obama has not com...

  • September 1, 2014

    Casino closings threaten Atlantic City

    Three premier Atlantic City casinos will be closing in the next two weeks with the lost of almost 6,000 jobs. Another casino closed earlier this year, making the total job loss close to 8,000 - one quarter of casino employment in the city. Over th...

  • August 31, 2014

    WaPo: President's incompetence 'alarming' and 'dismaying'

    Say what you want about the liberal slant of the Washington Post - and there's a lot to say - but in recent months, the Post has been edging toward an out and out break with the Obama administration. This editorial may be it. What set them ...

  • August 31, 2014

    Arctic sea ice increases by 43% over two years

    A shocker from an NASA-funded agency that keeps track of arctic sea ice. It appears that Al Gore's prediction that arctic ice would have disappeared by now has gone by the boards. Instead, according to the Daily Mail, there has been a 43% increas...

  • August 31, 2014

    Iraqi forces break siege of Turkmen town with help of US air strikes

    The Iraqi army,. supported by Shiite militias, have broken the six week siege of the town of Amirli. US air strikes plowed the way clear for government forces to enter the town on Sunday. More than 15,000 ethnic Turkmen had been surrounded by Isla...

  • August 31, 2014

    House Intel chief: Obama foreiegn policy in 'freefall'

    House Intelligence Committee chairman Rep. Mike Rogers sharply criticized the president's foreign policy choices on Fox News Sunday, saying it was in "freefall" and that any action he takes regarding Islamic State is "too little, t...

  • August 31, 2014

    Who's missing from battleground states?

    President Obama is once again off fundraising this weekend. He flew to New York's Westchester County for a soiree with well heeled Democrats to raise money for the DNC, and then jetted off to Newport, RI for another ritzy gig to benefiot the Demo...

  • August 30, 2014

    Texas authorities issue 'imminent' terror alert for border

    Federal officials have issued a terror alert bulletin that says an attack on the US border by ISIS is "imminent" according to Judicial Watch. Law enforcement authorities in Texas are echoing that warning, having issued their own terror ...

  • August 30, 2014

    California first state to ban single-use plastic bags

    There's no doubt that single-use plastic bags are an eyesore. They blow all over our streets and parks, beaches and roads. They can clog sewers and intake vents at water treatment facilities. They don't degrade for hundreds of years. But t...

  • August 30, 2014

    UN: More than half of Syrian civilians displaced by civil war

    A new UN report states that more than half of civilians in Syria have either fled the country or been internally displaced by the civil war. Half of that number are children. National Geographic: The Syrian crisis "has become the biggest...

  • August 30, 2014

    Judge dismisses McDaniel challenge on a technicality

    A Mississippi judge has dismissed state senator Chris McDaniel's challenge to Senator Thad Cochran's runoff win in the GOP primary last June. CIting a state supreme court ruling from 1959, the judge said that, because McDaniel had failed t...

  • August 29, 2014

    Islamic State's 'Laptop of Doom'

    We don't have a strategy yet to attack Islamic State. But they are developing a strategy to attack us. A laptop found by Syrian rebels last January in an ISIS hideout proved to be a goldmine of information. Foreign Policy's Harald Doornbos...

  • August 29, 2014

    Dem mid term strategy: Shut down government, blame GOP

    In total desperation, Democrats on the Hill are going to pursue a strategy to bait Republicans into a government shut down, and then let nature take its course and wait for the media to blame the GOP. Works every time. The Democrats have been s...

  • August 29, 2014

    'Yes means yes' standard for sexual encounters in California schools

    Boy, am I glad I'm not in college anymore California has become the first state to adopt a "yes means yes" standard for sexual encounters. The law "would require 'affirmative, conscious, and voluntary agreement' by each ...

  • August 29, 2014

    The diplomatic dance around the word 'invasion'

    NATO is calling Russia's invasion a "violation of Ukraine's sovereignty." President Obama and the State Department are calling it an "incursion." Most other nations are using these or other terms to describe what Ukrainian...

  • August 29, 2014

    Gallup: Twice as many Americans show 'strong disapproval' of Obama than 'strong approval

    The intensity of disapproval of the president has been climbing steadily for 5 years to where now, more than twice as many Americans say they "strongly disapprove" of him than "strongly approve." Gallup: Americans are more...

  • August 29, 2014

    In the last 6 months, 37,477 illegal immigrant kids released, only 280 deported

    I'm shocked, shocked I tell you, to learn that during the last 6 months, 99% of illegal alien minors who snuck across the border have been released. How can this be? Our president, who never tells a lie, said many times that the illegal kids c...

  • August 29, 2014

    White House scrambles to 'clarify' Obama's 'no strategy' remark

    Following the president's press conference where he admitted he didn't have a strategy to deal with Islamic State, White House aides frantically called reporters and sent aides to talk with cable news to "clarify" Obama's remark...

  • August 28, 2014

    Russian soldiers 'on leave' fighting in eastern Ukraine

    Thousands of Russian troops are fighting with separatist rebels in eastern Ukraine, according to a rebel commander who told the BBC that the Russians were all either recently retired from active service - or on leave. Fox News: The BBC report...

  • August 28, 2014

    Meanwhile, back on Mount Sinjar, thousands of Yazidis still awaiting rescue

    I guess if it's off the front pages, the Obama administration can ignore it. After sending a team of experts to "assess" the military and humanitarian situation on Mount Sinjar where tens of thousands of Yazidis were trapped by ISIS ...

  • August 28, 2014

    Drive to bomb Islamic State in Syria slows

    Military and intelligence analysts are having second thoughts about bombing ISIS forces in Syria. Fred Kaplan, for one, thinks it's a useless idea: Let’s hope that President Obama does not bomb ISIS inside Syria—unless, maybe, th...

  • August 28, 2014

    Feminists: Better to be a rape victim than practice prevention

    You may have seen the story this week about a new company that's developed a nail polish that can detect date rape drugs. Even though the product could prevent rapes from occurring, feminist activists are opposed. Washington Times: ...

  • August 28, 2014

    It's coming: Romney for president redux

    The last two Republican candidates for president have been among the weakest GOP candidates in 50 years. Barack Obama presented Mitt Romney with a gift in 2012: A struggling economy, sluggish growth, a paucity of jobs, and a health care law that ...

  • August 27, 2014

    151 years later, Alonzo Cushing finally receives his Medal of Honor

    First Lieutenant Alonzo H. Cushing, a 22-year old apple cheeked artillery officer who died heroically during the final day of the Battle of Gettysburg will receive the Medal of Honor for his valiant resistance at "The Angle" during Pickett...

  • August 27, 2014

    Subpoenas issued in Maryland Obamacare exchange investigation

    The inspector general of HHS has been looking into the disaster that is the Maryland Obamacare exchange of several months. The audit has now become a full blown investigation and subpoenas have been issued, according to Rep. Andy Harris who requested...

  • August 27, 2014

    American jihadist dies in Syria fighting for Islamic State

    Douglas McAuthur McCain, a 31-year old American from San Diego, has been killed in fighting between rival Islamist groups. The State Department confirmed McCain's death and that he died while fighting for Islamic State. NBC News: Douglas ...

  • August 27, 2014

    Obama plans to ink climate deal without Senate approval

    President Obama is planning to use some legislative trickery to write a new climate change accord and bypass the Senate's historic responsibility to approve treaties. Hey! At least he's consistent in his lawbreaking. The Hill: Obam...

  • August 26, 2014

    Brits tweet pic of cake celebrating White House burning in 1814

    British diplomats are apologizing for a tweet that featured a picture of a cake with a model of the White House and a caption alluding to the anniversary of the British army setting it ablaze in 1814. Fox News: The apologies were prompted af...

  • August 26, 2014

    Ukraine captures elite Russian soldiers who 'accidentally' crossed the border

    The Russian government is claiming that 10 soldiers from an elite paratrooper unit captured in Ukraine crossed the border without realizing it. I guess the dog must have eaten their GPS devices. Fox News: kraine earlier announced that it ...

  • August 26, 2014

    What if that 2:00 AM phone call never comes?

    A huge international surprise was revealed today and the US knew nothing about it. Late last week, diplomats and journalists reported Islamist positions in Libya being bombed in Tripoli by an unknown air force. Now, 4 senior American officials hav...

  • August 26, 2014

    Government to track political speech on internet

    This is a real headshaker that should send chills down your spine. Washington Free Beacon: The federal government is spending nearly $1 million to create an online database that will track “misinformation” and hate speech on Twitt...

  • August 25, 2014

    Never forget: A memorial to Communism's 100 million dead

    There's a growing movement to build a memorial to Communism's dead on the National Mall, so that the current generation of Americans are made aware of the true nature of a philosophy that has justified the murder of at least 100 million peopl...

  • August 25, 2014

    Islamic State captures huge air base in Syria

    Islamic State forces charged into a massive air base in northeastern Syria, sending Syrian army units flying and capturing - and beheading - dozens more. The terrorists reportedly used a child suicide bomber to breach the outer fence, and then st...

  • August 25, 2014

    Kidnapped American writer released in Syria

    Peter Theo Curtis, an American freelance writer who was kidnapped two years ago in Syria by the al-Qaeda affiliate al-Nusra front, has been freed from captivity, US sources have confirmed. Curtis was freed due to the intervention of Qatar, who ha...

  • August 25, 2014

    Obama returns to Washington following a relaxing vacation

    President Obama returned to Washington on Sunday, having spent two weeks on Martha's Vineyard playing golf and relaxing in the sun. But the criticism which dogged his steps on the golf course returned with him. The Hill: The trip will ...

  • August 25, 2014

    Vulnerable Senate Dems wonder: Where's Michelle?

    Senate Democrats fighting for their political lives are openly expressing displeasure at the first lady for not doing more to help them. The president's numbers may be in the toilet, but Mrs. Obama is considered one of the most admired women i...

  • August 25, 2014

    'Disconnected' Obama dragging Dems to defeat

    The real world consequences of having a president who is disconnected from events and his office are falling heavily on Democratic candidates for office in 2014. The narrative - helped by a president who doesn't care what people think about h...

  • August 24, 2014

    Obamacare intrudes on the national pastime

    A baseball game might be the last place you'd expect the passage of Obamacare to have a negative impact, but there is no doubt that the outcome of a game in Chicago between the Cubs and San Francisco Giants was historically affected by the ACA. ...

  • August 24, 2014

    Obama's regulatory push giving vulnerable Dems headaches

    A slew of major regulations that will be finalized in the next few months will be boon to GOP candidates running in the mid terms. Some of those rules are already impacting races, according to The Hill: Groups that closely follow regulations ...

  • August 24, 2014

    White House to send 3 aides to Michael Brown's funeral

    The White House announced that three aides would be attending the funeral of Michael Brown, the Ferguson, MO man killed by police. The blog Weasel Zippers notes that President Obama failed to dispatch any White House personnel to the funeral of M...

  • August 23, 2014

    'Obama Town' is a top terror target

    The city of Chicago has become a top terrorist target ever since Barack Obama took office. Many terror groups refer to the city as "Obama town," given the city being Obama's home political turf. Now, a chilling tweet from a purporte...

  • August 23, 2014

    White House defends president's golfing after Foley statement

    Want more evidence that the White House is in it's own little cocoon? Deputy Press Secretary Eric Schultz is defending the president going golfing minutes after his statement on the Foley execution. Even liberals are piling on Obama for disrespec...

  • August 23, 2014

    Reid apologizes for racist jokes

    Senator Harry Reid apologized yesterday for making "racist" jokes at a meeting of the Asian Chamber of Commerce in Las Vegas. The Hill: "My comments were in extremely poor taste and I apologize. Sometimes I say the wrong thing,...

  • August 23, 2014

    Why Iraq is doomed

    Shiite militiamen burst into a Sunni mosque yesterday and sprayed automatic gunfire into the crowd. At least 70 Sunnis were killed and dozens wounded. In response, the Sunni bloc has pulled out of talks to form a government: Bloomberg: Sun...

  • August 23, 2014

    Dem Senate candidate may not vote for Reid as majority leader

    How much trouble is Georgia Democratic Senate candidate Michelle Nunn in? Nunn says that if she's elected, she may not vote for Harry Reid for majority leader. The Hill: Georgia Democrat Michelle Nunn won't commit to voting ...

  • August 23, 2014

    Administration offers another contraceptive 'fix'

    The Obama administration has issued new rules governing objections to contraceptive coverage by for profit companies on religious grounds. In a word: complicated. MSNBC: The new policies are intended to fill gaps left by two Supreme Court ...

  • August 22, 2014

    Judge rules DoJ Must turn over document list on Fast and Furious

    This is not quite as big a win as it seems, because in addition toi the judge ordering DoJ to turn over  a list of documents from Fast and Furious, he also ordered that the docs remain confidential. You may recall that President Obama cited e...

  • August 22, 2014

    Illegal aliens can fly without verifiable ID

    The Transportation Security Administration has contradicted itself by releasing a letter admitting that illegal aliens were boarding airplanes with only a "Notice to Appear" form as identification. Breitbart: A new letter from the T...

  • August 21, 2014

    Mostly calm in Ferguson, but it's still a tinderbox

    A thunderstorm hit Ferguson last night just as the protests were picking up steam, scattering the crowd and substantially reducing the violence. Reuters:  Small crowds staged largely peaceful protests late on Wednesday over the fatal shoot...

  • August 21, 2014

    Rescue mission to save Foley, other Americans, failed

    The Pentagon has confirmed that a military rescue mission was launched several months ago to try and free American hostages being held by Islamic State. "Several dozen" special operators targeted a compound in Syria where it was thought ...

  • August 21, 2014

    Student suspended for saying 'Bless You" after sneeze

    I checked this story to see if it was a hoax, but it actually happened. In America. In Tennessee. A student was sent to the principal's office after saying "bless you" to another student who sneezed in class. Kendra Turner, 17, ...

  • August 21, 2014

    After condemning Foley execution, Obama golfs

    Glenn Reynolds calls him "President Perfunctory." That's far too kind. While British Prime Minister David Cameron returned from his vacation after only one day to deal with the crisis in Iraq, president Obama made some tepid remarks abo...

  • August 20, 2014

    Islamic State beheads American journalist

    James Foley, an American photojournalist captured in Syria in 2012, has been executed by Islamic State. Foley's beheading was captured on video and viewed in its entirety by Bridget Johnson, PJ Media's Washington editor. Prior to his execu...

  • August 20, 2014

    Poll: How Would the Media React If the Cop Was Black and the Victim Was White?

    Rasmussen polled 1000 adults on an interesting question: "How Would the Media React If the Cop Was Black and the Victim Was White?" Most Americans think the media would be less interested in the incident in Ferguson, Missouri if a whit...

  • August 20, 2014

    CMS refuses to give out information on security at Obamacare website

    How safe is your personal information if you sign up for Obamacare through their website? The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has refused a request from the Associated Press to release information on security at the Obamacare website, h...

  • August 20, 2014

    NY Farm fined for refusing to host gay wedding

    New York farmers who host birthday parties and other events must pay a $13,000 fine because they refused to host a gay wedding. The couple, Cynthia and Robert Gifford, have hosted gay wedding receptions in the past. But because weddings are conduc...

  • August 19, 2014

    National Guard deploys in Ferguson but riots continue

    The National Guard was patrolling the streets of Ferguson, MO last night but it hardly made a difference. Police came under "heavy fire" according to the State Highway Patrol as 31 people were arrested. The Hill: Protesters fired sh...

  • August 19, 2014

    Rick Perry defended by the New York Times? Well...sorta

    I just checked the weather report for Hell and its says "hot, with a 40% chance of raining brimstone," so there's no chance of a deep freeze. But who would have ever guessed that the New York Times editorial board would come to the defe...

  • August 19, 2014

    The FAA's $2.3 Billion lemon

    For 18 years, the Federal Aviation Administration has been trying to modernize its air traffic control system. In 1996, the agency authorized $2.3 billion for the project, known as the Standard Terminal Automation Replacement System (STARS). The FAA ...

  • August 18, 2014

    Private autopsy shows Michael Brown shot at least 6 times

    A private autopsy done at the request of the family of Ferguson, MO shooting victim Michael Brown, has concluded that the unarmed man was shot at least 6 times, twice in the head. All the bullets entered from the front, so those "eyewitnesses...

  • August 18, 2014

    DId the Kurds retake Mosul Dam?

    Iraqi TV is reporting that Kurdish and Iraqi government forces have retaken Mosul Dam. Reuters: Kurdish peshmerga fighters and Iraqi counter-terrorism forces have pushed Islamic State militants out of Mosul dam, state television reported on M...

  • August 18, 2014

    NBA legend writes 'The Coming Race War Won't Be About Race'

    Basketball Hall of Famer Kareem Abdul Jabbar has, in recent years, penned some of the most thoughtful and balanced op-eds about race, class, and other cultural issues I've read. Jabbar takes aim in Time Magazine at both sides in the Ferguson ...

  • August 18, 2014

    So goes Chicago, so goes New York?

    In New York City, in one eight hour period on Saturday, 15 people were shot, with two dead. Those are Chicago-like numbers. And New Yorkers may be wondering if the more lenient policies of Mayor Bill de Blasio are to blame. Fifteen people were s...

  • August 18, 2014

    Iranian Supreme Leader lectures America on human rights

    Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei took to Twitter to blast the US for being the "biggest violator of #HumanRights,” in the world and for committing crimes against its ppl. #Ferguson." Washington Times: Iran’s ...

  • August 17, 2014

    Marine denied entry to amusement park because of 'offensive' T-shirt

    America: Land of the free,  home of the brave. It's also home to some censor-happy, anti-gun nuts who are so paranoid that they see violence in the picture of a gun. A picture of a gun. Fox News: Mario Alejandro planned a trip to ...

  • August 17, 2014

    Missouri Governor's press conference turns into free-for-all

    Missouri Governor Jay Nixon gave a press conference yesterday, announcing a midnight to 5 AM curfew that rapidly degenerated into a free for all, with protestors screaming at him, and others incoherently calling for immediate "justice" for ...

  • August 17, 2014

    Perry fires back at foes over indictment

    Texas Governor Rick Perry gave a spirited defense of his actions in the wake of  what even many liberals are saying is a politically motivated indictment for abuse of power. Reuters: "This indictment amounts to nothing more than an ...

  • August 17, 2014

    One shot, 7 arrested in Ferguson riot

    The violence in Ferguson continued despite a midnight to 5 AM curfew as police fired tear gas and made a show of force in front of stores to prevent looting. But gunfire erupted after the curfew was imposed, critically injuring a man. LA Times...

  • August 17, 2014

    Islamic State massacres 700 Syrian tribesmen

    Seven hundred members of the al-Sheitaat tribe in Syria have been massacred by Islamic State forces, according to reports from the Syrian Human Rights Observatory. Many of the executions were beheadings. Reuters: "Those who were execu...

  • August 17, 2014

    Montana Democrats choose unknown state legislator to replace Walsh

    The Montana Senate seat currently held by John Walsh was already in jeapordy even before Walsh self-destructed after being charged with plagiarizing his masters thesis. But with Walsh's retirement, the state party was forced to hold a conventi...

  • August 17, 2014

    Is the media trying to get accused Ferguson police officer killed?

    If you saw that chaotic press conference given by Governor Nixon yesterday, you know the tenor of black people in Ferguson. They want "justice" and they want it now. Given this, why is the media showing the world where the accused polic...

  • August 16, 2014

    Texas Governor Rick Perry indicted by Democrats

    From the film "All the President's Men": Deep Throat: The people behind all of this were frightened of Muskey and that's what got him destroyed. They wanted to run against McGovern. Look who they're running against. The bug...

  • August 16, 2014

    Ukraine fires on column of Russian APC's that crossed the border

    Russia is denying the incident took place, calling it "some kind of fantasy. But NATO has confirmed the skirmish between Russian APC's that crossed into Ukraine and the Ukrainian military that fired artillery at the column, although the Whit...

  • August 16, 2014

    'Convert or die': 80 more Yazidis massacred by Islamic State

    More horrific bloodletting by Islamic State forces, who paid a visit to a Yazidi village in northern Iraq and proceeded to systematically murder 80 men and boys while kidnapping the girls to be sold as wives to their fighters. Reuters: slamic...

  • August 16, 2014

    Is Soros betting on a market crash?

    "Tyler Durden" of the blog ZeroHedge has been examining the investment track of George Soros's hedge fund and found that the billionaire "open society" manager has been squirreling away a ton of cash, betting on a crash of the...

  • August 16, 2014

    Al Gores sues Al-Jazeera in row over Current TV sale

    Al Gore appears to have been taken by Al-Jazeera in the sale of his failed cable TV venture, Current TV. He is suing the Dubai-based media giant for $500 million on behalf of Current TV's shareholders. Politico: Former Vice President Al G...

  • August 16, 2014

    Police being targeted by Congress

    Several bills to blunt the militarization of local police forces are under consideration in Congress as lawmakers try and out do themselves in criticizing the tactics and equipment of law enforcement around the country. The Hill: Lawmakers ar...

  • August 16, 2014

    GOP catches top health care bureaucrat telling staffers to delete email

    The head of Medicare and Medicaid Services sent an email to staffers about the Obamacare rollout, telling them to delete the document after reading it. It's an innocuous document but raises the more important question: How many other emails di...

  • August 16, 2014

    Ferguson police intimidated into standing down during riot

    What are the consequences of the race baiters, hustlers, and professional protestors who have criticized police in Ferguson with exaggerated and over heated rhetoric for trying to protect lives and property? During last night's riot, police st...

  • August 16, 2014

    Look who was recording calls made by Kerry and Hillary Clinton

    Remember how angry the Germans were when they found out the NSA had been spying on the calls of Chancellor Angela Merkel? Methinks they doth protest too much: Germany's foreign intelligence agency eavesdropped on calls made by U.S. Secreta...

  • August 16, 2014

    Axelrod calls Perry indictment 'sketchy'

    Here's a pleasant surprise. Former Obama chief political advisor David Alexrod is calling the indictment of Texas Governor Rick Perry "sketchy." Fox News: Texas GOP Gov. Rick Perry after being indicted this weekend got support S...

  • August 15, 2014

    Viral pic of Obama dancing while Ferguson burned removed by photographer

    A picture of President Obama dancing at a party in Martha's Vineyard at the exact moment that police and protestors were confronting each other in Ferguson, MO has been deleted from the photographer's Instagram account. The photographe...

  • August 15, 2014

    Head of Fraternal Order of Police rips Obama for his remarks on Ferguson

    The executive director of the Fratenral Order of Police had some choice words about President Obama's remarks from Martha's Vineyard yesterday regarding the unrest in Fergyson Missouri. Jim Pasco reminded the president that the investigati...

  • August 15, 2014

    Federal judge orders IRS to explain lost Lerner emails

    A federal judge who is hearing the FOIA lawsuit brought by Judicial Watch against the IRS is dissatisfied with the agerncy's response to his request for an explanation for why Louis Lerner's emails are not recoverable. Judge Emmet Sulliva...

  • August 15, 2014

    Iraq and UN say the seige of Mount Sinjar is not over

    Yesterday, President Obama announced that the siege of Mount Sinjar that had trapped tens of thousands of Yazidi refugees was over. “Because of the skill and professionalism of our military and the generosity of our people, we broke the [ISIS] ...

  • August 15, 2014

    Russia aid convoy inspected by Ukraine while military vehicles mass on the border

    A 262 truck aid caravan from Russia is being inspected by Ukraine border guards as Russian military vehicles have massed at a border crossing. Reuters: Dozens of heavy Russian military vehicles massed on Friday near the border with Ukraine, w...

  • August 15, 2014

    Hillary's lead over 2016 opponents is shrinking

    According to a new Marist Poll, Hillary Clinton's big lead over her Republican rivals in 2016 is fading. McClatchy: Potential Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton’s lead over a crowded prospective Republican field has ...

  • August 15, 2014

    Kids revolting against revolting snacks

    A lot of kids went back to school this week with more starting the year next week.What they found when they arrived were brand new vending machines chock full of Michelle Obama's personal recommendations for healthy snacks. It appears that th...

  • August 14, 2014

    Reporters roughed up, arrested in Ferguson

    Two reporters were arrested at a McDonalds in Ferguson, MO last night, roughed up by police in riot gear, and jailed for several hours before being released with no charges filed. Politico: Wesley Lowery, a Washington Post political reporter,...

  • August 14, 2014

    Yazidi rescue mission not likely

    The Pentagon says that because the humanitarian situation for the Yazidis on Mount SInjar is not as bad as previously believed, a rescue mission to get the refugees off the mountain is less likely. The assessment team sent to Mount Sinjar to evalu...

  • August 14, 2014

    Meanwhile, back to Fallujah

    Iraqi government troops battled Islamic state terrorists on the out skirts of Fallujah - a hallowed place name for Americans in the history of the Iraq War. Now, it's held by Islamic State. And government troops are looking to take it back. ...

  • August 14, 2014

    NAACP takes Ferguson shooting to the UN

    The NAACP has decided that the United Nations must become involved in an American criminal investigation, and made a presentation before a UN committee in Geneva. Breitbart: U.S. civil rights advocates aired their concerns about the recent Mi...

  • August 14, 2014

    Former US official warns of a Middle East meltdown

    Ali Khedery is a Dubai-based consultant, and former advisor to 5 American ambassadors to Iraq. He has an article in Politico Magazine that attacks President Obama's "malignant neglect" of the Middle East and strenuously warns of "a...

  • August 14, 2014

    House Democrats wonder why Obama doesn't talk to them

    Democrats in the House of Representativese are bemoaning the lack of communication with the president and wonder openly if he just has a lot of disdain for the legislative branch. Gee, Ya think? The Hill: “It's hard for us to fat...

  • August 14, 2014

    Education Department memo orders schools to take in illegal alien kids

    School districts across the country are being sent a memo from the Department of Education that insructs them to admit children regardless of their or their parents’ actual or perceived national origin, citizenship, or immigration status....

  • August 13, 2014

    German artists say they placed white flags on Brooklyn Bridge

    Two German artists claim to have pulled off the prank of the year, when they admitted being the culprits behind raising two white flags on the Brooklyn Bridge earlier this summer. But police say the investigation is continuing and they may be clos...

  • August 13, 2014

    100 More advisors to Iraq

    The US is sending more than 100 additional troops to northern Iraq to assess the military and humanitarian situation in Irbil. The move comes as the military is exploring oiptions to get the Yazidis off of Mount Sinjar. The logistics would be bru...

  • August 13, 2014

    300,000 could lose Obamacare coverage without proof of citizenship

    The Obama administration announced yesterday that they are informing 310,000 Obamacare enrollees that unless they can offer proof of citizenship before September 5, they will lose their insurance. The problem: Because of the administration's i...

  • August 13, 2014

    What is inside those 280 Russian 'humanitarian aid' trucks headed for the Ukraine border?

    Michael Weiss has a good article in Foreign Policy about that Russian convoy of military trucks (painted white with all insignia removed) headed for the Ukraine, ostensibly to deliver humanitarian aid to civilians in Donetsk who are surrounded by Ukr...

  • August 13, 2014

    Americans say government is the biggest problem

    One more sign that liberals are going to get spanked in November. A new Gallup poll shows that more Americans think government is the biggest problem in the country than any other issue. Washington Times: Americans say government, the economy...

  • August 12, 2014

    Obama calls criticism of his Syria policy 'horses**t'

    Fallout from Hillary Clinton's very public break with President Obama's foreign policy continiues, as lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have picked up on Clinton's theme that the president's policies in Syria led to the formation o...

  • August 12, 2014

    Robin Williams dead of apparent suicide

    Robin Williams could be gut bustingly funny or mawkishly sentimental. But whatever he did on stage or screen, he did it full out, full bore, and held nothing back. Willaims was found dead in his home yesterday of an apparent suicide. It's r...

  • August 12, 2014

    Intel community pushes back against Obama

    In last Saturday's news conference, President Obama blamed bad "intelligence estimates" for failing to react to the rise of ISIS in Iraq. He, himself, actually referred to ISIS as the "junior varsity" of al-Qaeda. As you ca...

  • August 12, 2014

    Gunfire erupts during second night of rioting in St. Louis suburb

    More than 50 people were arrested in a mostly black suburb of St. Louis last night as a second night of rioting erupted ostensibly over the death of a young black man at the hands of police. Police reported shots being fired as tear gas was used t...

  • August 11, 2014

    Iraq general: 70% of Yazidis on Mount Sinjar are dead

    An Iraqi general told a reporter for The Telegraph - the only western reporter who has flown over Mount Sinjar - that 70% of the Yahidis oin the rocky hill will die because of the lack of humanitarian aid. I was on board an Iraqi Army helicopter, ...

  • August 11, 2014

    Iraq spirals toward civil war as Maliki moves tanks into Baghdad

    Shiite political parties, edging toward a decision on who to choose as prime minister to replace Nouri al-Maliki, woke up to a huge surprise this morning; tanks and troops loyal to Maliki occupying stratgegic areas of Baghdad. Maliki insists he...

  • August 11, 2014

    Opportunity knocks for rioters, looters in St. Louis

    After an unarmed man was shot dead by a policemen in a struggle for his gun, some St. Louis residents grabbed the opportunity of a memorial vigil for the head man to turn the occassion into a chanve to riot and loot. Washington Times: Authori...

  • August 11, 2014

    GOP Senate takeover 'better than a 50-50 proposition'

    So says WaPo's Chris Cillizza, who makesa convincing case that most everything appears to be going right for Republicans, while everything is going badly for the Democrats. The decision by Sen. John Walsh (D-Mont.) not to seek election in No...

  • August 11, 2014

    KY school district drops federal lunch program

    There are a lot of smiling young faces in the Fort Thomas, KY school district. Officials have decided to forgo federal school lunch dollars and have opted out of the program. USA Today: Lunch at Fort Thomas Independent Schools may include mor...

  • August 10, 2014

    Palestinians accept cease fire

    Hamas has accepted an Egyptian plan for another 72 hour truce with Israel, AP is reporting: Palestinian negotiators in Cairo say they have accepted an Egyptian proposal for a new, three-day cease-fire with Israel. The decision aims to clear t...

  • August 10, 2014

    Hawaii Democratic governor loses primary

    Governor Neil Abercrombie, a former congressman whose political career spans more than 40 years, became the first sitting governor in state history to lose a primary. Abercrombie was bested by a little known state senator, David Ige, who was outs...

  • August 10, 2014

    New US airstrikes on ISIL as Kurds advance

    US planes and a drone struck ISIL targets around the Kurdish capital of Irbil on Sunday, while the Peshmerga took back two towns on Irbil's periphery. It marked the third round of air strikes on ISIL by US planes flyiing off the carrier George H....

  • August 10, 2014

    Orthodox rabbi gunned down in broad daylight in Miami

    An othodox rabbi visiting family from New York was on his way to a local synogogue when he was shot by two young males. Police say Joseph Raskin was killed when the two males accosted him and. after an altercation, shot him several times.  O...

  • August 10, 2014

    Hillary blames Obama for rise of ISIL

    In an interview with The Atlantic's Jeffrey Goldberg, Hillary Cliinton made some uncharacteristically harsh comments about President Obama's foreign policy. President Obama has long-ridiculed the idea that the U.S., early in the Syrian ...

  • August 9, 2014

    Feds have court receipts for only 4 in 10 illegal alien children

    NRO has discovered that the Department of Justice has court receipts for only 4 in 10 illegal alien children who have been apprehended in the last two years  The receipts - Notices to Appear - are the way that DoJ keeps track of the illegals that hav...

  • August 9, 2014

    Does creating an app that identifies high crime areas make you a racist?

    The author of this blog post believes that we should remain ignorant of dangerous places to walk or even drive in a big city - that possessing such knowledge makes you a racist because it proves you are unwilling to to risk life and limb to prove tha...

  • August 9, 2014

    WaPo: Obama Iraq strategy 'not coherent'

    The editorial in the Washington Post is very tough on President Obama, accusing him of developing a strategy in Iraq that fails to address the threat of Islamic State to the region: While U.S. airstrikes and drops of supplies may prevent the ter...

  • August 9, 2014

    Obama says 'no timetable' for Iraq operations

    The president held a press conference on our operations in Iraq before flying off to Martha's Vineyard for his vacation. He said that there was no timetable for operations in Iraq and that the Iraqis themselves would have to fight Islamic State force...

  • August 9, 2014

    GOP picks Cleveland to host 2016 convention

    The Republican National Committee has chosen Cleveland, Ohio to host the 2016 GOP Convention. Cleveland is as good as most cities - not as good as some others. If the thinking is that it will bring in some votes in this battleground state, perhaps...

  • August 9, 2014

    DesJarlais declares 'victory' in Tennesse - with 35 vote margin

    An incredibly close race in Tennessee where scandal plagued congressman Scott DesJarlais holds a 35 vote lead over state senator Jim Tracy. Desjariais has declared victory, but it seems a certainty that there will be a recount. Politico: The ...

  • August 9, 2014

    Top campaign donors for 2014

    The Center for Responsive Politics has issued a report detailing the top donors to political campaigns in 2014. Of the top 20, only two were supporting GOP candidates. Eleven were labor unions. Examiner: The highly respected Center for Re...

  • August 9, 2014

    Border Patrol agent: Government releasing murderers

    A border patrol agent appearing on Fox News said that teenage gang members from Central America were being released into the US into the custody of their families. “If they have family in the United States, they’ll release them to th...

  • August 8, 2014

    Cease fire over: Hamas launches rocket barrage into Israel

    Apparently, Hamas doesn't think there are enough dead Palestinians yet. At 8:00 AM local time, just after the 72-hour cease fire ended, Hamas launched dozens of rockets into Israel, The IDF responded with air strikes, and the war was on again. ...

  • August 8, 2014

    Senator Walsh withdraws from Montana Senate race

    Montana Senator John Walsh, dogged for weeks by charges that he plagiarized his thesis at the Army War College, has decided to drop out of the Senate race. Billings Gazette: Sen. John Walsh said Thursday he is pulling out of the Senate race b...

  • August 8, 2014

    Fed Survey: 1/3 of Americans say they are worse off 5 years after recession

    There's a lot of economic anxiety in America today, so it's no surprise that the Federal Reserve has discovered substantial pessimism about Americans' own personal financial situation. The Feds most recent survey shows that 1/3 of America...

  • August 8, 2014

    CDCV chief: Ebola spread to US 'inevitable'

    The head of the Centers for Disease Control, Tom Frieden, told a House committee that, inevitably there will be travelers, American citizens and others who go from these three countries -- or from Lagos if it doesn't get it under control -- and a...

  • August 8, 2014

    'We will raise the flag of Allah in the White House...'

    A fascinating video recorded by a reporter for Vice who was embedded with the Islamic State for three weeks. “I say to America that the Islamic Caliphate has been established,” Abu Mosa, a spokesman for the terror group known as...

  • August 7, 2014

    President Obama's extraordinarily lethargic press conference

    A Fox News panel analyzing President Obama's news conference yesterday was "stunned" by his demeanor, among other things. Washington Free Beacon: A Fox News panel disparaged Obama’s press conference following the U.S....

  • August 7, 2014

    Is there a difference between 'anti-Zionism' and 'anti-Semitism'?

    An English professor of Arab descent has had a job offer to teach at the University of Illinois withdrawn because of, what many of his supporters claim, were "anti-Zionist" tweets. Were they? Many faculty job offers (which are well-...

  • August 7, 2014

    40,000 of Iraq's Yazidi Muslims in danger of dying of thirst

    Is the Islamic State the most effective terrorist group in history? Hundreds of thousands of Iraqis are on the move, fleeing from their brutal and barbaric practices. If they're not the most effective terrorists in history, they may be the best s...

  • August 7, 2014

    Study: Dems talk about impeachment 20 times more than GOP

    Congratulations to Democrats are in order for near record-breaking fundraising based on the false notion that Republicans are going to impeach President Obama. The problem is, they're virtually the only ones talking about the "I" wor...

  • August 7, 2014

    New poll shows the public agrees with GOP about immigration

    A new Reuters/Ipsos poll shows a strong majority of Americans say "undocumented immigrants threaten their way of life and even the economy," Seventy percent said they believe these illegal immigrants threaten U.S. customs and beliefs. ...

  • August 7, 2014

    CDC issues highest alert for Ebola

    There are two ways you can read the news that the Centers for Disease Control has issued its highest level alert on the Ebola virus: 1. You can ascribe it to the agency being extra cautious; or 2. You could postulate that they are convinced the...

  • August 6, 2014

    Roberts hangs on for win in Kansas

    Kansas GOP Senator Pat Roberts overcame a stiff challenge from physician Milton Wolf to win the Republican primary yesterday. Roberts, who won 48-41, had the support of the Chamber of Commerce and the national Republican party in his effort to fend o...

  • August 6, 2014

    Corporations fleeing Obama's idea of 'economic patriotism'

    There's been a rash of US corporations renouncing their US citizenship and taking their headquarters overseas, and many more to come, says the Washington Post. The reason? The highest corporate tax rate in the developed world. President Obama ...

  • August 6, 2014

    Only 31 cases of voter fraud since 2000

    Am I glad we don't have a problem with voter fraud. To be clear, I’m not just talking about prosecutions. I track any specific, credible allegation that someone may have pretended to be someone else at the polls, in any way that an ID ...

  • August 6, 2014

    $619 <em>billion</em> missing from federal transparency site

    The irony is thick with this one. A government audit has found that a website dedicated to making federal spending "more transparent" can't find $619 billion. USA Today: And the data that does exist is wildly inaccurate, accord...

  • August 6, 2014

    NATO warns of Russia invasion as Kiev troops move in on last rebel stronghold

    The alarm bells are going off from Brussels to the Pentagon. About 20,000 combat ready troops are on the border with Ukraine and NATO fears that Vladimir Putin has everything in place to invade. Reuters: Russia has massed around 20,000 combat...

  • August 5, 2014

    Sieg Heil, Baby. Dem Congresswoman's Luftwaffe gaffe

    Democratic Congresswoman Julia Brownley sent out a mailer at taxpayer expense, highlighting her love of the military - among other things she supports like apple pie and baseball - probably babies too. It was a slick mailer, alright, except for on...

  • August 5, 2014

    IDF troops leaving Gaza: 'Mission Accomplished'

    The IDF is using a 72 hour truce engineered by Egypt to withdraw it's forces from Gaza. "Mission accomplished," the Israel Defense Forces tweeted.. "We have dismantled the underground terror network built by Hamas to infiltrate ...

  • August 5, 2014

    If you like your Obamacare plan, you can keep it - for a much larger premium

    "Consumers could be hit with major price increases, without even knowing it," writes Sam Baker in the National Journal. And folks, you ain't seen nothin' yet. If you like your Obamacare plan, you can keep it—but you might...

  • August 4, 2014

    US, UN condemn attack on Gaza school that wasn't an attack and didn't hit the school

    If you're going to accuse Israel of a war crime, don't you think it matters if they get the facts straight? Such is the case in the latest IDF outrage - the missile strike on a UN-run school in Gaza serving as a shelter for 3,000 civilians...

  • August 4, 2014

    Ebola scare in London as traveler from Gambia collapses and dies at airport

    The death of an elderly Gambian woman who collapsed while deplaning in London set off a mini-panic among airport workers that the deceased was suffering from the ebola virus. Later tests by the British Department of Health showed that ebola was no...

  • August 4, 2014

    The attorney general of the United States wants you to know he's 'proud to be an activist'

    Eric Holder has some crackpot ideas about what his job is as attorney general. Holder was interviewed by Juan Williams for The Hill and had this to say about how he views himself and his job: Holder remains indifferent to conservative protest...

  • August 4, 2014

    Should Obama be impeached? Or censured?

    An interesting argument from John Fund at NRO today, trying to make the case that impeachment of President Obama is too extreme a remedy and that censuring the chief executive for his overreach is more plausible a course of action. At issue, is th...

  • August 4, 2014

    Iraqi air force comes to the aid of beleaguered Kurds

    Iraqi Prime Minsiter Nouri al-Maliki has dispatched his air force to the north to assist Kurdish Peshmerga fighters in their attempt to fend off a strong offensive by the Islamic State. Three towns, an oil field, and a major dam were lost over the...

  • August 3, 2014

    IDF officer once presumed captured is dead

    The IDF announced on Saturday that 2nd Lt. Hadar Goldin, presumed to have been captured by Hamas, is dead. The determination was based on "forensic evidence from the scene of the attack," the IDF statement said. Goldin's unit was inv...

  • August 3, 2014

    Islamic State inflicts major defeat on Kurdish forces for first time

    Showing surprising strength and coordination, forces from the Islamic State - formerly ISIL - wrested control of the town of Zumar from the Kurdish military arm, the Peshmerga. It was the terrorist's first victory of the war over the Kurdish army...

  • August 3, 2014

    More than 400,000 in Toledo area told not to drink the water

    There's a real urban nightmare in Toledo, Ohio today as algae blooms in Lake Erie have released deadly toxins, making the drinking water drawn from the lake undrinkable - even if boiled.More than 400,000 residents in two counties are affected. ...

  • August 3, 2014

    McConnel, Grimes trade insults at picnic

    A big day in Kentucky politics yesterday as the 134th annual Fancy Farm Picnic was held, featuring candidates from both parties vying to deliver the best insults and one liners. It's pretty much a wide open affair with the crowd hurling insult...

  • August 3, 2014

    Polling industry group criticizes NY Times, CBS poll

    The art of polling may be based on science, but there is also a subjective element that can't be eliminated. The best polls are the ones that have the least amoung of subjectivity, i.e., not trying to "rig" a poll by fashioning question...

  • August 3, 2014

    Oren: 'In Defense of Zionism'

    Israel's former ambassador to the US, Michael Oren, has spent a lifetime defending the Jewish state in hostile forums and friendly gatherings. It shows in this marvelous op-ed in the Wall Street Journal where he carefully explains, and in grea...

  • August 2, 2014

    Hamas denies breaking cease-fire

    The fate of Lieutenant Hadar Goldin, the Israeli soldier feared kidnapped by Hamas, is unknown at this hour as conflicting reports about his health and possible whereabouts continue. Goldin was attached to a unit that was readying a Hamas tunnel f...

  • August 2, 2014

    American ebola patients flying to US

    The Center for Disease Control is taking extraordinary precautions in flying two Americans who contracted the deadly ebola virus back to the US. A specially equipped airplane will transport the victims one at  a time and fly them to Atlanta wher...

  • August 2, 2014

    UN accuses Israel of another 'war crime': Not sharing Iron Dome with Hamas

    A UN human rights official is accusing Israel of "war crimes" - one of which is Israel's refusal to share the missile interceptor system Iron Dome with Hamas. Breitbart: The UN's top human rights official again condemned Isr...

  • August 2, 2014

    House passes border funding bill

    Republicans in the House passed a $698 million border funding bill that would speed deportation of illegal immigrant children and authorize funds for the deployment of National Guard troops at the border. The Senate adjourned for the summer recess...

  • August 2, 2014

    Is Russia going to invade Ukraine this weekend?

    Let's put it this way: Russia appears to have the capability to invade Ukraine any time it wishes. The forces are in place, the tanks are gassed up, the only thing apparently missing is the "Go" code from Vladimir Putin. And that could ...

  • August 1, 2014

    GOP Border bill fiasco

    The bill to fund border operations and deal with the flood of illegal alien children is in trouble. So is newly minted House Majority Whip Steve Scalise. And so is Speaker of the House Joihn Boehner, who was forced to pull the border funding bill fro...

  • August 1, 2014

    CIA director to Senate: So sorry we spied on you

    CIA Director John Brennan apolgized to the Senate when an inspector general's report revealed that the agency hacked computers belonging to the Senate Intelligence Committee in order to glean information about the investigation into torture condu...

  • August 1, 2014

    WI state supreme court upholds curbs on public employee bargaining

    Wisconsin Governor Scott Brown was handed two big victories by the state supreme court. The court upheld the guts of Act 10 - the controversial law that prohibits public employee unions from negotiating for anything except base wage increases. It als...

  • July 31, 2014

    Lerner called GOP 'crazies' in email

    Newly released emails from former IRS official Lois Lerner show that the woman at the center of the IRS targeting scandal had a harsh political bias against conservatives. Associated Press: In the newly released emails, Lerner apparently was ...

  • July 31, 2014

    GAO report: Massive waste and incompetence in Obamacare rollout

    The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has released a report on the problems with the Obamacare rollout that damns the administration for incompetence and wasting money. The GAO report was requested by Congress and will be highlighted during c...

  • July 31, 2014

    Secretive far left network uncovered

    Mediatracker, a website that tracks media stories and works for transparency in government, has uncovered a heretofore unknowm group made up of some of the most powerful and influential leftists in the country. The private Google group known as ...

  • July 30, 2014

    '14 Ways Hamas Weaponizes Women. Children, and Animals Against Israel'

    PJ Media's new election portal, The Grid, has a special section out today that shows "14 Ways Hamas Weaponizes Women. Children, and Animals Against Israel." Most of them are probably familiar to you. But to see just how many ways the...

  • July 30, 2014

    US joins EU in imposing sanctions on Russia

    The US government is coordinating a sanctions regime with the EU against Russia that will put the squeeze on some international financial transactions while preventing Moscow from upgrading its energy sector. For the first time, the sanctions will...

  • July 30, 2014

    VA reform bill likely to pass both houses this week

    A bill that would reform the VA and fund more doctors and services for vets while allowing some patients to utilize private practice physicians appears headed for passage this week in both the House and the Senate. The Hill: House Veterans Af...

  • July 30, 2014

    House, Senate miles appart on border funding bill

    The bottom line here is simple; Republicans don't want to spend a lot of money hiring immigration judges and paying for legal representation for the illegal alien minors. They want the kids to be treated as other illegals are treated and deported...

  • July 29, 2014

    First hard numbers on Obamacare enrollment

    We've heard a lot over thte last few months about the great success of Obamacare in enrolling people in the program. But the numbers the administration and Obamacare advocates have been tossing around have been based on surveys, not actual number...

  • July 29, 2014

    North Korean official threatens nuke attack on White House

    A high ranking North Korean official has threatened to launch nuclear missiles targeting the White House and Pentagon. AFP: A top-ranking North Korean military official has threatened a nuclear strike on the White House and Pentagon after acc...

  • July 29, 2014

    US says Russia has violated INF treaty

    The Obama administration has formally accused Russia of violating the strictures against developing ground launched cruise missiles in the Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces Treaty, or INF. It doesn't get much worse than this. Usually, violati...

  • July 29, 2014

    Illegal aliens protest in front of White House

    A group of illegal aliens protested in front of the White House yesterday, demanding that immigration reform advocates boycott meetings with the president until they are included in any discussions about the issue. No attempt was made to arrest or...

  • July 29, 2014

    President of the Israeli Jewish Congress warns of another Holocaust

    Israeli Jewish Congress president Vladimir Sloutsker told members of the Israeli  Knesset that the "intolerable" situation in Europe for Jews could lead to another Holocaust. Jerusalem Post: The situation facing European Jewry ...

  • July 28, 2014

    'And Now... Europe's Kristallnacht'

    That's the title of an article at the Gatestone Institute by Douglas Murray. It paints a disturbing picture of the rise of anti-Semitism on the Continent and in Great Britain, begging the question of whether these sporadic outbursts of violence d...

  • July 28, 2014

    Court strikes down DC ban on openly carrying guns

    In a big victory for Second Amendment supporters, a federal court in Washington, D.C. has struck down a local ordinance against openly carrying handguns. The judge, Frederick Scullin, didn't mince any words: In a 19-page opinion, Judge Fr...

  • July 28, 2014

    UN Security Council calls for Gaza cease fire

    The U.N. Security Council is calling for an “immediate and unconditional humanitarian cease-fire” in the Gaza war. The midnight vote was unanimous as all 15 members of the Council - including the US - voted for it. Washington Post: ...

  • July 28, 2014

    Huge majority of Americans want the illegal alien kids to go home

    A new Economist/YouGov.com  poll shows that the overwhelming majority of Americans believe the issue of illegal alien children flooding across US borders is serious and almost as many want them deported. Washington Examiner: A huge major...

  • July 27, 2014

    Eleanor Holmes Norton: 'You don't have a right to know' what's going on at the White House

    Rep. Elanor Holmes Norton, Washington, D.C.'s non voting delegate to Congress, has a novel definition of the separation of powers. Becoming exasperated at House Oversight Committee Chairman Darrell Issa's insistence that a subpoena to David S...

  • July 27, 2014

    NY Times comes out for marijuana legalization

    THe New York Times has given the pot legalization movement a huge boost by coming out in an editorial today advocating for the repeal of federal marijuana laws. We reached that conclusion after a great deal of discussion among the members of The...

  • July 26, 2014

    $34 billion in new regs to drop after the election

    A study by the American Action Forum has concluded that the government will issue $34 billion in new regulations - delayed for political reasons until after the election. This study follows on the heels of another report issued last December that ...

  • July 26, 2014

    Obama preparing to provide 'temporary legal status' to millions of illegals

    It's good to be reminded sometimes of the beginning: The deliberations of the Constitutional Convention of 1787 were held in strict secrecy. Consequently, anxious citizens gathered outside Independence Hall when the proceedings ended in orde...

  • July 26, 2014

    Before you bury a terrorist, make sure you remove his suicide vest

    AT contributor Ethel Carol is in Israel this week, and sent us this video which will no doubt be viral by the end of the day. It's really not funny. But schadenfreude can be very satisfying. (Warning: Extremely graphic scenes of dead and wo...

  • July 26, 2014

    Coal company bankruptcies accellerating

    Bloomberg is reporting on the increase in coal company bankruptcies in recent years, due to the switch by power companies to natural gas and fracking, which has flooded the market with cheap gas. Driving this conversion is the prospect of new, dr...

  • July 25, 2014

    Administration mulls offering refugee status to Hondurans

    A Fox News poll published yesterday shows that 58% of the American people think that the Obama administration is too incompetent to run the government. Astonishingly, 32% of Democrats think their own president is incompetent. If this plan goes thr...

  • July 25, 2014

    Significant shift in public opinion on border security

    This isn;t surprising, given the mess on our border. But Democrats and Republicans who have been pushing a more open borders approach to immigration should take heed. A new CNN poll shows that a majority of Americans think border security should ...

  • July 25, 2014

    Russia firing artillery over the border at Ukraine military

    While the attention of the US is focused on Gaza, Vladimir Putin has decided to escalate Russian involvement in the Ukraine government's war against pro-Russian separatists by giving their forces fire support from inside Russia. The Pentagon ...

  • July 25, 2014

    It's official: The New York Times can't count

    What's the number one non-fiction selling book in America? According to the New York Times, it's a book that sold 8,000 fewer copies than Dinesh D'Souza's "America." The New York Times magazine recently ran an article tit...

  • July 24, 2014

    FAA lifts ban on flights to Israel

    Following a furious blacklash from both Democrats and Republicans, the FAA has lifted its ban on flights to Israel by domestic carriers. The ban, imposed on Tuesday, was lifted last night. Perhaps it was the backlash, or it could have been that Ha...

  • July 24, 2014

    Kerry humiliated in Egypt

    You don't think the Egyptian government was trying to send a message, do you? Kerry flew to Tel Aviv from Cairo, where he met Tuesday with Egypt’s president and other high-level officials. An unusual screening process occurred invol...

  • July 24, 2014

    FEC chair criticizes Dems for seeking to regulate, ban conservative books

    FEC Chairman Lee Goodman blasted Democrats on the board for looking to regulate book publishing by conservatives which could lead to banning some publications. The case involved Rep. Paul Ryan's new book and restrictions placed on its sale by the...

  • July 24, 2014

    Sudanese woman condemned for apostasy arrives in Italy

    Very quietly, and with no fanfare, the Sudanese government has allowed Meriam Ibrahim, the Sudanese Christian woman condemned to death for not renouncing her Chirstian faith, to leave the US embassy in Khartoum and fly out of the country. Ibrahim had...

  • July 24, 2014

    'Israel must be destroyed': Khamenei

    After giving Iran $7 billion for agreeing to negotiate about its nuclear program, you would think the government would be grateful and refrain from using their usual eliminationist rhetoric regarding Israel. Alas, gratitude apparently only goes so...

  • July 24, 2014

    Montana Senator Walsh caught in plagiarism scandal

    Montana Democratic Senator John Walsh has been nailed for plagiarizing his Army War College thesis from 2007, but Democrats are standing "100%" behind him. Read this guy's disingenuous excuse and explanation. It's not worthy of h...

  • July 23, 2014

    Brooklyn Bridge white flag mystery: a political statement or a prank?

    New York police and counterterrorism officials are looking closely at a video of the Brooklyn Bridge that apparently shows the moment when two huge American flags that were flying over the bridge were replaced with white flags. The white flags wer...

  • July 23, 2014

    How easy is it for fake applicant to get Obamacare subsidy?

    That's a question asked by the Government Accountability Office, who sent investigators out to test the system. The results are astonishing. Washington Post: In undercover tests of the new federal health insurance marketplace, governme...

  • July 23, 2014

    Perdue upsets Kingston in Georgia Senate runoff

    In a mild surprise, businessman David Perdue narrowly bested Rep. Jack Kingston to win the runoff election in Georgia for the GOP senate nomination. The tally was 50.9% for Perdue and 49.1% for Kingston - outside the margin that would trigger an a...

  • July 23, 2014

    Soldiers: Terrorists charge IDF soldiers holding babies

    Shocking stories being told by IDF soldiers who report that Hamas terrorists are using children as human shields - including running toward IDF positions with a gun in one hand and a baby tucked under the arm. Arutz Sheva: Parents of wounded ...

  • July 23, 2014

    Citing anti-gun laws, Beretta to move operations from Maryland to Tennessee

    Legendary Italian gunmaker Beretta announced on Tuesday that because of changes in the law passed by the Maryland legislature, the company would be moving its manufacturing operations to Tennessee next year. Beretta is the latest gun manufacturer ...

  • July 23, 2014

    GOP plan calls for National Guard deployment at border

    On the surface, this Republican plan to deal with the border crisis is a lot better than the plan offered by President Obama. But fearing the accusation of being "inhumane" to the illegal alien children, the GOP House members charged by ...

  • July 22, 2014

    Fireworks flew yesterday with Dana Loesch

    See also: My Brief Response to Dana Loesch, Spanking the Elites Yesterday, American Thinker was involved in a Twitter firestorm when an article by M. Catharine Evans about a group of prominent conservatives who went to the border on a humanitarian...

  • July 22, 2014

    HBO's 'True Blood' encourages violence against conservatives

    How often do liberals accuse conservatives of fomenting violence with their rhetoric? HBO took that theme one better. In a recent episode of the hit series "True Blood," some vampires "disguising themselves" as rich Republican...

  • July 22, 2014

    Georgia GOP runoff getting nasty

    The runoff election tomorrow to determine who will be the GOP nominee for the senate in November has become a pretty nasty affair, with both candidates hurling charges at one another in an air war that is depleting the campaign war chests of both men...

  • July 22, 2014

    Circuit Court invalidates Obamacare subsidies (updated)

    A surprising ruling from the notoriously liberal DC Circuit Court. By a 2-1 vote, judges ruled that the subsidies received by purchasing insurance through healthcare.gov website are invalid. CNBC: In a potentially crippling blow to Obamacare,...

  • July 21, 2014

    Obama asleep at the switch as the world spins out of control

    More and more these days you are seeing the word "feckless" applied to American foreign policy. Needless to say, it isn't only Republicans using the word to define the administration's flailing about internationally. Our allies, who...

  • July 21, 2014

    Anger at pro-Russian separatists grows as plane crash victim's bodies manhandled

    What's happening at the crash site of MH17 that was downed by a surface to air missile on Thursday, is bizarre and nauseating. As this Destroying vital evidence that could answer many questions.points out, pro-Russian separatists have prevented a...

  • July 21, 2014

    Vote on border funding bill possible this week

    A supplemental bill to fund border operations, including more money to deal with the crush of illegal alien children, may get a vote this week in the House. Republicans say that it will be considerably less than the $3.7 billion requested by Presi...

  • July 20, 2014

    Pro-Palestinian rioters in Paris defy ban on demonstrations

    After last week's demonstrations that resulted in clashes with police in front of two Paris synagogues, French President Francois Hollande issued a ban on demonstrations this weekend for Paris and the Mediterranean port of Nice. Thousands of p...

  • July 20, 2014

    Islamic State smashes Iraqi government offensive to retake Tikrit

    In what is being described as the worst defeat for Iraqi arms since the terrorists took over half the country last month, forces of the Islamic State smashed the Iraqi government's ineffective effort to retake the city of Tikrit - Saddam Hussein...

  • July 20, 2014

    The coming liberal meltdown

    This past weekend, two events occurred that may indicate a schism in the ranks of liberals that could roil Democratic politics in 2016. First, Netroots Nation, the convention of the far left, announced they would be in Phoenix, AZ next year. This ...

  • July 20, 2014

    45 years on, remembering the moon landing never gets old

    I was reminded last night that today is the 45th anniversary of man's landing and walking on the moon. I clicked on a link to a YouTube video of the final descent to the moon's surface and watching made it all come back to me in vivid, stark ...

  • July 20, 2014

    Film and TV legend James Garner is dead

    TV and film icon Janes Garner died on Saturday. He was 86. In a career that spanned more than 60 years, Garner became one of the few actors of his generation to move smoothly between TV and film. In the end, he made his mark in both media with a c...

  • July 20, 2014

    Obama aides knew of crisis on the border a year ago

    We knew about the letter that Texas Governor Rick Perry sent to the president in 2012 warning of the coming crisis of illegal alien children flooding the border.What we didn't know was that the Department of Homeland Security had prepared a repor...

  • July 19, 2014

    Defense experts say Russian troops helped fire missile that brought down plane

    Amid the unspeakable carnage of the MH17 crash site, separatist troops fighting the Ukraine goverment are threatening international observers who are demanding access to the evidence. Guardian: A unit of heavily armed rebels blocked the 30-st...

  • July 19, 2014

    No religious exemption in Obama executive order on discriminating against LGBT workers

    President Obama will sign an executive order on Monday barring federal contractors from discriminating against LGBT workers. There will be no exemption for companies with religious objections to hiring gays. New York Times: The order will als...

  • July 19, 2014

    Official hints Israel may occupy all of Gaza

    Israeli officials - including Prime Minister Netanyahu - are hinting that the ground operation launched by the IDF may last "months" and that the ultimate goal may be to occupy all of the Gaza strip. Time: The main target of Israel...

  • July 19, 2014

    US-Iran nuke talks extended until November

    The administration has struck a deal with Iran to extend the neogitations over its nuclear program until November. The US will make available more oil revenue by partially lifting some sanctions while Iran will convert some of its highly enriched ura...

  • July 19, 2014

    Report: 2/3 of illegal alien children applying for asylum receive it

    A report by the House Judiciary Committee reveals that 65% of illegal alien children who apply for asylum recieve it virtually immediately - without requring the child to appear before a judge. The report also shows that at least 70% of asylum req...

  • July 18, 2014

    Obama's bizarre and frightening response to the shoot down of MH17

    President Obama was in Delaware on Thursday when a Malaysian airliner went down near Ukraine's border with Russia. The president was scheduled to give a speech on transportation issues, but began his remarks talking about what, at that time, was ...

  • July 18, 2014

    How many lies about the status of the Obamacare website have we been told?

    We return now to the continuing disaster that is the healthcare.gov website. Despite assurances going all the way back to the rollout of the website that the backend - the "guts" - of the website would be operational by first, January, then...

  • July 18, 2014

    Pres. Reagan's response to Russia shooting down KAL 007

    Compare and contrast: President Obama's remarks yestrday on Malaysia Airlines plane shot down in Ukraine: President Obama's remarks this morning JOIN THE LIVE CHAT VISIT WHITEHOUSE.GOV President Reagan: ...

  • July 17, 2014

    'Breakdown ' in health screening at border

    More incompetence at the border as it appears that there is a breakdown in health screening of illegal alien kids that has led to outbreaks of disease at detention centers around the country. When an illegal child is processed at the border, they ...

  • July 17, 2014

    Pelosi now says she won't back quicker deportations of minors

    The Hispanic Caucus has spoken and the Democrats are jumping. When the border crisis first became news - after border state governors began screaming for help from Washington - most Democrats agreed that the 2008 law that treated minors from non-c...

  • July 16, 2014

    Relax: Harry Reid says southern border is secure

    There are a lot of lying, prevaricating politicians out there. And then, there's Harry Reid. The Hill: “The border is secure,” he told reporters after the Senate Democrats’ weekly policy lunch. “[Sen.] Martin He...

  • July 16, 2014

    Congrats to President Obama for 'substantially improving global tranquility'

    Along the lines of Harry Reid's statement that our borders are secure, comes this gem from White House spokesman Josh Earnest: White House press secretary Josh Earnest said Monday the Obama administration’s foreign policies in a number...

  • July 16, 2014

    CBO projects massive deficits in coming years

    The Congressional Budget Office has looked into its crystal ball and sees the deficit getting much worse in a few years, rising to 106% of GDP by 2039. The Obama administration has been celebrating a reduction in the budget deficit to $583 billion...

  • July 15, 2014

    Mother jailed for letting her daughter play unsupervised in a park

    Is this the kind of America you want to live in? A South Carolina mother is in jail because she allowed her 9 year old daughter to play in a park - unsupervised. Hit and Run: Hours at a time? At a park? In the summer? Gosh! That certainly...

  • July 15, 2014

    Bo Bergdahl back on active duty; still won't see or talk to parents

    Deserter and former POW Bo Bergdahl has been cleared for active duty and has been assigned a desk job at Fort Sam Houston. His duties are unspecified. Bergdahl's status as an active duty soldier means he could still be charged with desertion. ...

  • July 15, 2014

    Organization of school cafeteria workers says 'no' to speech by WH nutrition czar

    According to this Politico report, the School Nutrition Association - a group of school cafeteria workers - has rejected a request by the White House Nutrition Czar to speak at their convention. The significance of this is that two years ago, the ...

  • July 14, 2014

    Barone: Political fallout from border crisis growing

    Ace political analyst Michael Barone scans the political landscape and thinks that the fallout from the border crisis will be severe and will hit Democrats especially hard. Washington Examiner: The picture of thousands of illegal youngsters s...

  • July 14, 2014

    Dem candidates avoiding Obama like the plague

    You're a Democratic candidate for the House or the Senate and President Obama is in town. What do you do? 1. Get lost on the way to the event he is speaking at. 2. Feign illness and decline to attend. 3. Show up for the fundraiser but sn...

  • July 14, 2014

    GOP rejecting Obama's border funding request

    Republicans in the House and Senate have voted thumbs down on President Obama's request for $3.8 billion to deal with the crisis on our southern border. Most lawmakers think it's too much money and not enough funds earmarked for border securi...

  • July 14, 2014

    New Hardy Boys Mystery: 'The Secret of Obamacare Costs'

    There have been a lot of revivals of the old Hardy Boys series of mysteries written for teen and pre teen young boys. But for my money, the originals were the best, The 3 dozen or so mysteries encompassed all the things that young boys loved to do; c...

  • July 13, 2014

    Palestinians in Hebron cheer as Hamas rockets launched against civilians

    There was a festive atmosphere in Hebron as Palestinians gathered on hillsides to watch Hamas rockets launched at civilian targets in Israel. It's almost as if they're watching a fireworks display rather than attacks aimed at Israeli civil...

  • July 13, 2014

    Dems in disarray as the border crisis roils immigration politics

    Excellent article in the Washington Post by Karen Tumulty on the circular firing squad forming in Democratic ranks over the border crisis. President Obama has come under harsh criticism by some Democrats for not dealing adequately with the crisis,...

  • July 13, 2014

    Teachers unions turn on Obama

    Teachers unions have been reliable Democratic allies since the 1970's. President Obama has nearly doubled the Department of Education budget and has pushed the teacher-supported Common Core standards nationwide. But in a case of "what hav...

  • July 13, 2014

    It's official: Mexico facilitating illegal alien invasion of US by minors

    In a very underreported story, the Mexican government inked an agreement with Guatemala that would assist citizens from Guatemala in transiting Mexico to get to the US border. Jerome Corsi highlights the 5 areas of cooperation that will make the j...

  • July 12, 2014

    Rep. Gutierrez rips Senator Kirk for wanting criminal background checks on illegal kids

    The Federal government has dumped 400 illegal alien children in the Chicagoland area at secret locations where they are being sheltered and cared for. When Senator Mark Kirk suggested that criminal background checks on the kids would be in order, ...

  • July 12, 2014

    TSA allowing illegal aliens to fly without verifiable ID

    The union representing border patrol agents says that TSA is allowing illegal aliens to board commercial jets with only their "Notice to Appear" form as identification. Breitbart: “This is not the CBP [Customs and Border P...

  • July 12, 2014

    White House insists 'border security is stronger than it ever has been'

    The White House is channeling Kevin Bacon from "Animal House" these days, insisting that "All is well. Remain Calm!" when it comes to border security. Of course, Bacon was subsequently trampled by a rampaging mob  - sort o...

  • July 12, 2014

    Appropriations Committee Chair Rogers says Obama request for border funds 'too much'

    The Republican chairman of the House Appropriations Committee says that the administration's request for $3.8 billion in funds to deal with the border crisis is "too much" and needs to be trimmed. Politico: House Appropriations ...

  • July 11, 2014

    'Sleepy' Obama going through the motions

    Some remarkable - and frightening - photos of President Obama that show just how disengaged he's become. As crisis at home and around the world mount, the president is withdrawing and making it plain to those willing to see that the presidency do...

  • July 11, 2014

    Federal judge demands IRS explain lost Lerner emails - under oath

    U.S. District Judge Emmet G. Sullivan has ordered the IRS to file a declaration in 30 days, under oath, explaining the issues surrounding the loss of thousands of emails belonging to Lois Lerner, as well as explaning why the documents are not retriev...

  • July 11, 2014

    Bibi says 'no thanks' to Obama offer to broker cease fire with Hamas

    Some surprisingly strong support from the Obama administration for Israel's right to respond to Hamas missile attacks. But Prime Minister Netanyahu declined President Obama's offer to mediate between the warring parties, saying a cease fire ...

  • July 10, 2014

    Benghazi: Attack on CIA Annex showed 'clear military training'

    Previously unreleased testimony by defense officials given to congress behind closed doors shows that there were two separate groups of fighters who attacked the diplomatic compound and CIA Annex in Beghazi on September 11,2012. The group that at...

  • July 10, 2014

    Lerner warned colleagues about information they put in emails

    Because, obviously, they had nothing to hide. Not a smidegeon of corruption. They were just doing their job. Oh, really? Washington Times: ust as the IRS tea party targeting scandal was erupting, Lois G. Lerner warned colleagues to “...

  • July 10, 2014

    DHS preventing reporters, congressmen from doing their jobs

    The Department of Homeland Security is clamping down on information regarding the thousands of illegal alien children being held  in detention facilities near the border. They are preventing congressmen from making unscheduled visits to the faci...

  • July 10, 2014

    The most dishonest Obama presser of all time?

    At a press conference last night, President Obama placed the blame for the border crisis on Republicans, saying that because they are trying to block his $3.8 billion supplemental appropriation, they are responsible for the mess. He further stated...

  • July 9, 2014

    Costco pulls D'Souza's book. Denies politics involved

    Costco, the nation's second largest retailer, pulled Dinesh D'Souza's "America" from its shelves this week but denied that politics had anything to do with it. Costco co-founder Jim Sinegal has been a strong supporter of Pres...

  • July 9, 2014

    Cochran campaign says it 'screwed up' cash accounting report to FEC

    The Thad Cochran campaign says it "screwed up" accounting reports it filed with the FEC that seemed to indicate a staffer had been reimbursed cash for "campaign walkers." That's a no-no. Clarion Ledger: Facing alleg...

  • July 9, 2014

    Israel expands offensive against Hamas; readies ground forces

    The Israeli air force pounded more than 100 targets in Gaza yesterday as the cabinet approved the call up of 40,000 reservists.The escalation is in response to the more than 160 rockets fired by Hamas into Israel, some of which reached far into Israe...

  • July 9, 2014

    Feds made $100 billion in improper payments

    Honest mistakes or fraud - it hardly matters when you're talking about $100 billion in payments made by the federal government to individuals and businesses that they shouldn't have. Most observers believe this to be the tip of the iceberg...

  • July 9, 2014

    GOP chooses Cleveland to host convention

    The Republican National Committee has chosen Cleveland, Ohio to host the 2016 GOP Convention. The RNC had narrowed their choices to Dallas and Cleveland, but choose the latter because of the importance of Ohio as a swing state. Washington Time...

  • July 9, 2014

    Percentage of Americans on welfare hits record levels

    According to HHS, 23.1% of Americans are currently receiving benefits from one of three major welfare programs; Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (formerly Aid to Families With Dependent Children), Supplemental Security Income, and the Supplemen...

  • July 8, 2014

    Administration backtracks on seeking authority to deport border kids

    The Obama administration has decided to delay asking Congress to change a 2008 law that allows kids from Central America who illegally cross the border to be treated differently than kids from Mexico, who are usually immediately deported. Democrat...

  • July 8, 2014

    DHS report: Only 0.1% of Central American miniors deported in 2013

    A report leaked to Breitbart News from the Department of Homeland Security states that 99.9% of children from Central America who crossed into the US illegally in 2013 were not deported and are still here. The report also says that the lack of dep...

  • July 8, 2014

    Israel mulls Gaza ground assault

    As Israeli jets continue to pound Hamas rocket sites, the government is considering using troops for a ground assault against the terrorists. USA Today: Israel's military launched fresh airstrikes against targets in Hamas-controlled Gaza ...

  • July 8, 2014

    Is the border crisis Obama's 'Katrina moment'?

    A Democratic congressman from Texas wonders if President Obama isn't making a huge mistake by not visiting the border area while he is in Texas this week. Rep. Henry Cuellar thinks that it could become Obama's "Katrina" moment if...

  • July 8, 2014

    Cruz: Investigate Mississippi primary runoff

    Texas Senator Ted Cruz has lent a powerful voice to the effort to investigate events surrounding the Senate primary in Mississippi where incumbent Thad Cochran narrowly defeated state senator Chris McDaniel. Questions persist about the legality of...

  • July 7, 2014

    'The United States Global Leadership has Eroded'

    That's the title of an op-ed in the Washington Post by Lawrence Summers. Yes - that Lawrence Summers. Former Clinton Treasury Secretary and former economic advisor to President Obama. Summers doesn't mention Obama by name or blame him outi...

  • July 7, 2014

    Confrontation looming in Murrieta CA between Feds and anti-illegal immigrant activists

    Residents of Murrieta, CA - Ground Zero for protests against federal illegal alien policy - have told Breitbart News that federal officers in riot gear will accompany another busload of illegal aliens who the government want to process at the town...

  • July 7, 2014

    Satirical Obama float in parade draws cries of 'racism'

    Here's a test: If a 4th of July parade float featured a guy in overalls standing next to an outhouse with the figure being identified as "Reagan," and the outhouse labeled as "Presidential Library," would anyone consider that ...

  • July 7, 2014

    Somalia on Lake Michigan: 9 dead, 50 wounded in Chicago holiday shootings

    Here are some headlines from Voice of America "More African News": 18 Killed in Darfur Tribal Fighting Dozens Killed in Ugandan Fighting Gunmen Kill at Least 22 in Attacks Near Kenya Coast Nigeria: Dozens of Boko Haram Militan...

  • July 7, 2014

    An Obamacare 'September Surprise' for Democrats?

    President Obama has unilaterally altered Obamacare mandates and regulations 41 times since the rollout last October. Most of those alterations were done to prevent politically damaging parts of the program from hurting Democrats in the mid terms. ...

  • July 7, 2014

    Ooops! Data from government agency shows US cooling trend

    That well-known bastion of right wing nuttery - the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - has released data showing that US temps have not risen in the last decade and have, in fact, dropped. Forbes: Responding to widespread criti...

  • July 6, 2014

    Youth beaten by Israeli police an American citizen

    A 16-year old boy shown on video allegedly being beaten by three Israeli border policemen wearing black ski masks is an American citizen from Tampa, Florida. Tariq Khdeir, cousin of Abu Khdeir, who was burned alive by unknown assailants apparently...

  • July 6, 2014

    Physicist: Humans will not be the dominant species by 2045

    A physicist and expert on artificial intelligence says that by 2045, machines will be the dominant species on earth, not humans. Louis Del Monte, physicist, entrepreneur, and author of "The Artificial Intelligence Revolution." claims tha...

  • July 6, 2014

    Seattle businesses strike back against $15 an hour minimum wage

    A group of Seattle area businesses have gathered 20,000 signatures to place a referendum on the November ballot asking voters to repeal the new $15 an hour minimum wage bill passed by the city council. Reuters: Forward Seattle, which represen...

  • July 6, 2014

    Hillary Clinton wants you to know she donates speaking fees to 'charity'

    Hillary Clinton recieves about $200,000 every time she has a speaking engagement, but that doesn't make her rich. That;s because she donates all speaking fees to charity - the Clinton Foundation. The Hill: Hillary Clinton on Friday def...

  • July 6, 2014

    BBC to cut time for climate skeptics

    Well, I suppose this is one way to keep the public informed - just as long as they are informed of how to think correctly about climate change. The BBC is sending its staffers to school in order to learn what the "consensus" is on climat...

  • July 5, 2014

    Richard Mellon Scaife, conservative philanthropist, dead at 82

    One of the left's biggest conservative bogeymen and the right's most beloved figures, Richard Mellon Scaife, has died at the age of 82 after a long illness. At a time in the 1960's and 70's when conservatives could count of few wea...

  • July 5, 2014

    Iraq's PM refuses to give up office

    Despite near universal calls for him to stand down and let someone else become prime minister, Nouri al-Maliki said that he had no intention of giving up his quest for a 3rd term. The leading religious figure in Iraq, Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani has ...

  • July 5, 2014

    California town becomes ground zero in illegal alien protests

    Last Tuesday, several hundred residents of Murietta, California turned out to protest the dumping of illegal alien children at a processing center in their town. They managed to block the buses carrying the illegals and forced them to turn back. F...

  • July 5, 2014

    Obama pushes immigration reform at ceremony for new citizens

    At a ceremony honoring 25 new citizens on Independence Day at the White House, president Obama pushed his immigration reform agenda, saying “If we want to keep attracting the best and the brightest from beyond our shores, we’re going to h...

  • July 5, 2014

    Pew: 28% think US is #1

    President Obama may want to see America "second to none" in military power and economic prowess, but fewer than 1/3 of the people see America as the #1 country in the world today according to a new Pew poll. Washington Examiner: Th...

  • July 5, 2014

    Water apparently a luxury in Detroit

    Thousands of Detroit residents are without water because they can't afford to pay the water bill, according to this article in the New York Times. Meanwhile, owners of sports arenas and golf courses owe hundreds of thousands of dollars in water b...

  • July 4, 2014

    Veteran dies waiting for ambulance - at VA hospital

    Tell me this isn't indicative of government run health care. A veteran who collapsed at a VA hospital in Albuquerque, died waiting for an ambulance to take him to an emergency room at the facility that was just a couple of hundred yards away. ...

  • July 4, 2014

    Court rules that IL college can opt out of contraceptive mandate

    Looks like that "narrow" ruling in the Hobby Lobby case just got a little broader. The Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that a small Illinois college doesn't have to abide by the Obamacare contraceptive mandate - for now. The justices...

  • July 4, 2014

    Battle for Baghdad about to begin?

    Sunni rebels are preparing to make a major assault on the capital city of Baghdad with the help of thousands of sleeper cells inside the city already who only await the go code to be unleashed. The scenes in Baghdad are reminiscent of the worst of...

  • July 4, 2014

    Does the government expect another al-Qaeda attack?

    The administration appears to be significantly worried about another attack from al-Qaeda that would target passenger planes flying to the US from overseas. BBC: France has become the latest country to increase airport security in line with a...

  • July 4, 2014

    Behind the selling of Obamacare

    Fascinating piece at Reason.com about the selling of Obamacare. that gives us some background on how the campaign developed. On many occasions it has seemed that selling the law, rather than getting it to work, is the main political priority. On...

  • July 4, 2014

    Obama asks China, India to stop using coal

    President Obama recently asked developing countries to forgo the use of coal when building their economies and concentrate on developing "renewable" energy sources. While not naming names. the president's message was clearly aimed at Ch...

  • July 4, 2014

    Daily Caller's Top Ten Patriotic Country Songs

    For your listening and viewing pleasure on this Independence Day, the Daily Caller has assembled what they consider to be the top ten patriotic country songs of all time. I'm sure we have our own favorites, and we might reorder the rankings he...

  • July 3, 2014

    Congressman denied access to HHS facility housing illegal kids

    An Oklahoma Congressman was denied entry to an HHS facility located at Fort Sill when he requested access. The Congressman, Jim Bridenstine, was understandably livid. The Hill: The freshman congressman asked what the Department of Health a...

  • July 3, 2014

    When is it perfectly legal to kill a Bald Eagle?

    In their quest to green up America, the Obama administration has given wind farm owners dispensation to kill Bald and Golden Eagles who fly into their turbines and are chopped to pieces. “Preferred energy policy favoring wind produces doub...

  • July 2, 2014

    Tipping point? Protestors block illegals from being dumped in their town

    A bus carrying about 140 illegal aliens was blocked by proterstors from entering a California town after they had been flown from Texas in order to be "processed" and released. ICE apparrently made the mistake of calling the mayor of the...

  • July 2, 2014

    What the government doesn't want you to know about lice-ridden, diseased illegal alien kids

    A government-contracted security force at a medical detention center for illegal alien children, is preventing the staff from telling anyone about conditions at the camp under penalty of arrest. Doctors and nurses at the facility, alarmed by the p...

  • July 2, 2014

    FIRE to sue colleges over speech codes

    The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) is stepping up its campaign to eliminate illegal and unconstitutional speech codes from college campuses. They are suing 4 universities and say they will continue to sue until the codes are gon...

  • July 2, 2014

    Gipper tops poll of best presidents since WW2: Obama worst

    A new poll by Quinnipiac shows that Americans believe President Obama to be the worst president since World War II. The poll showed people thought that Ronald Reagan was the best. Might the scales finally be falling from America's eyes? Reu...

  • July 2, 2014

    Iraq ambassador to US: Help us or else

    Iraqi Ambassador Lukman Faily told an audience at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Washington that because his country's situation was so tenuous, if the US didn't supply more military assistance, Iraq would reach out to Russ...

  • July 2, 2014

    Look! Squirrel! IG report shows Obamacare in a world of hurt

    What crisis should we focus on today so that we can safely ignore the latest IG report from HHS on Obamacare? The IRS is always good for a distraction but I think wse should resurrect Ukraine. There hasn't been a war scare there for weeks. Any...

  • July 1, 2014

    Israel launches more than 40 airstrikes against Gaza terrorists

    As expected, Israel's response to the discovery of three dead teenagers in a field outside of Hebron who were missing for 18 days was swift and decisive. The IDF launched at least 40 attacks on terrorists and their infrastructure in Gaza, st...

  • July 1, 2014

    Left wing hysteria ginned up over Hobby Lobby decision

    The outrage expressed by the left as a result of the Supreme Court decision to allow an Oklahoma family business to get out from under the contraceptive mandate in Obamacare is beyond belief. Social media exploded in anger and hate, as this Twitch...

  • July 1, 2014

    President Obama jokes about WH pastry chef putting crack cocaine in pies

    Forty Three presidents have presided over the country before Barack Obama. They were of varying abilities and ntelligence. Some were not very pleasant to be around. But, I daresay all forty three would never, in a million years, have made an inapprop...

  • July 1, 2014

    Pew: Americans show some interest in IRS lost emails; not much in World Cup

    ESPN has been hyping the World Cup for weeks, showing video from venues across the country where large crowds have gathered to watch the US play. But it's a mirage. Only about 17% of Americans are showing interest in the World Cup soccer matc...

  • July 1, 2014

    Iraq crumbling from within, too

    Their house is burning down around them, the wolf is at the door, the sky is falling, and oh, by the way, bloodthirsty terrorists are headed for Baghdad. Do you think that matters to the elected representatives of Iraq's parliament? Don...

  • June 30, 2014

    North Korea to put two detained Americans on trial

    Two Americans who were arrested after entering North Korea in April will be tried for commiting "hostile acts" against that country, say authorities. "Their hostile acts were confirmed by evidence and their own testimonies," said ...

  • June 30, 2014

    ICANN meeting a preview of an internet without American oversight

    The Heritage Foundation blog The Daily Signal has a report on a meeting in London of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) that gives us a look into the future of what the internet will be without American oversight. Pres...

  • June 30, 2014

    American soldier who deserted 10 years ago back in US

    Marine Cpl. Wassef Ali Hassoun, who the army says deserted back in 2004, is back on US soil after turning himself in at an undisclosed location and being flown to Norfolk. Hassoun's bizarre case is likely to bring him to a court martial, give...

  • June 30, 2014

    Climate change advocate: Workers who lose their jobs 'collateral damage'

    What swell bunch of people there are in the climate change movement. One leading advocate for the global warming theory feels just terrible, terrible I say, about hundreds of thousands of workers losing their jobs because of President Obama's new...

  • June 30, 2014

    Former CEO of P&G nominated to run VA

    President Obama will nominate Bob McDonald, a West Point grad and -former CEO of consumer product giant Proctor and Gamble, as the next head of the Veterans Administration. The president's choice has elicited mostly praise from veterans groups...

  • June 30, 2014

    SCOTUS: Private contractors don't have to pay union dues even if union bargains for them

    This is a partial victory for non-union workers who are employed in the public health system. In a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court ruled that a group of Illinois private contractors who supplied home health care services under Medicaid, were not obli...

  • June 29, 2014

    Investigation by New York Times shows that they're doing a great job covering the IRS scandal

    An important announcement from the New York Times, whose "public editor," (I prefer "ombudsman" but then, I'm just old fashioned), Margaret Sullivan, was looking into complaints by readers that the newspaper was not pursuing t...

  • June 29, 2014

    SCOTUS to decide most important labor case in decades this week

    The Supreme Court is set to deal a huge blow to SEIU and other public unions in a case that looks at the issue of whether private contractors have to pay union dues. The Hill: The case was brought by Pamela Harris, who receives money from the...

  • June 29, 2014

    White House asks for $2 billion to speed deportations at the border

    The Obama administration is asking Congress for $2 billion to address the crisis at the border. The administration wants the emergency appropriation "for rapidly expanding border enforcement actions and humanitarian assistance programs to cope w...

  • June 29, 2014

    Pelosi at the border: 'We are all Americans'

    Saying essentially that we should never let a humanitarian crisis go to waste, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi stated that "We are all Americans" and also stated that she wished she could wrap her arms around the illegal children and bri...

  • June 29, 2014

    House GOP trying to crack The Cone of Silence that surrounds Obamacare numbers

    Information regarding sign ups and other data from the Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP) are being guardes as if they contained the secret to our nuclear deterrent. Congress has asked several times for the stats on the program and HHS refu...

  • June 29, 2014

    Benghazi suspect pleads not guilty

    Ahmed Abu Khattala, the Libyan militia commander said to be the "mastermind" behind the Benghazi attacks, appeared in federal court yesterday and pleaded not guilty to  terrorism related charges. Washington Examiner: In a 10-mi...

  • June 29, 2014

    Iraqi offensive to retake Tikrit fails

    Despite optimistic reports from Baghdad about the Iraqi army driving to the center of Tikrit, eyewitnesses say the army has now retreated and is regrouping in a city about 15 miles from Saddams former hometown. Fox News: Iraqi government forc...

  • June 29, 2014

    Hobby Lobby opinion may come down tomorrow

    One of the most important religious freedom cases heard before the Supreme Court in a generation may see an opinion handed down tomorrow. Hobby Lobby, a Michigan based company, is challenging the Obamacare contraception mandate on the grounds that...

  • June 28, 2014

    Bosnian Serbs unveil statue honoring Archduke Ferdunand's assassin

    This is pretty bizarre - even for the Balkans. Bosnian Serbs unveiled a statue yesterday honoring Gavrilo Princip, the teenager who pulled the trigger in Sarajevo 100 years ago today killing Archduke Ferdinand - heir to the throne of the Hapsburg ...

  • June 28, 2014

    Mexican police helicopter fires on border agents

    This is pretty outrageous, even if it is a "mistake." A Mexican police helicopter conducting a law enforcement operation on the border, crossed into US territory and fired on American border agents. CBS Las Vegas: Mexican authori...

  • June 28, 2014

    McDaniel says more than a thousand irregularities found in ballots from one county

    Chris McDaniel hasn't given up the fight to wrest the nomination away from incumbent Thad Cochran in Mississippi. McDaniel told Sean Hannity that his people had uncovered "more than a thousand" irregularities in ballots cast last Tuesda...

  • June 28, 2014

    Is a special prosecutor for the IRS inevitable?

    Never say never when it comes to stonewalling from the Obama administration, but it appears that pressure is building on AG Eric Holder to name a special prosecutor to look into the growing number of charges being levelled by Republicans against the ...

  • June 27, 2014

    McDaniel still not conceding as supporters examine ballots

    Supporters of GOP Senate candidate Chris McDaniel are pouring over ballots cast in Tuesday's runoff election with incumbent Thad Cochran looking for iregularities While they claim to have found 800 tainted ballots so far, local election authoriti...

  • June 27, 2014

    Obama talks tough about sending illegal kids home

    President Obama sounded serious when he warned Central American authorities and parents to keep their kids at home and don't send them to the US because they'll only be deported. In an interview with ABC News, the president reminded parent...

  • June 27, 2014

    US to aid both sides in Sunni-Shia war

    I bet that headline stopped you short. It's not exactly true - yet. But with the announcement by the president yesterday that he is seeking $500 million for "vetted" Sunni rebels in Syria, the US risks becoming the Shia air force in Ira...

  • June 27, 2014

    'Solid' Liberals: Not proud to be American and think they're better than you

    A new study by the Pew Research Center that breaks down liberals and conservatives into 7 different groups, finds that those who identify as "solid liberals" don't think much of you, or America, or "honor and duty" as core val...

  • June 27, 2014

    Scott Walker scandal disappears

    It was a front page story in the New York Times: "Wisconsin Governor at Center of a Vast Fund-Raising Case." Walker's hometown paper the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel chimed in, "John Doe prosecutors allege Scott Walker at center of ...

  • June 26, 2014

    Epidemic of computer hard drive crashes spreads to EPA

    The mysterious bug that is causing government hard drives to mysteriously crash became even more mysterious when it was announced that a computer at the EPA containing emails wanted by the House oversight committee suffered a mysterious crash, disapp...

  • June 26, 2014

    Emails show Lerner targeting Senator Grassley

    An amazing story broke last night as emails from Lois Lerner show that she wanted to refer Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley for an audit after an invitation to a party addressed to Grassley but delivered to Lerner showed the ogranization in question offer...

  • June 26, 2014

    SCOTUS rules cops need warrant to search cellphones

    An interesting ruling from the Supreme Court on cellphone privacy. The court ruled unanimously that police need a warrant to search the cellphones of those they arrest. It's a huge victory for privacy advocates and has far reaching consequences f...

  • June 26, 2014

    Rep. Gutierrez: Immigration reform is dead

    One of the biggest proponents of immigration reform in Congress says the issue is dead and it's up to President Obama to implement changes using executive orders. Illinois Rep. Luis Gutierrez wants Obama to unilaterally halt deportations and t...

  • June 26, 2014

    The high cost for the establishment of beating the Tea Party

    The Republican establishment spent upwards of $23 million in outside money to beat back challnges to incumbents in about 20 races around the country, according to a study done by Politico. Establishment-aligned groups have already spent some $23...

  • June 25, 2014

    IRS to pay NOM $50,000 for illegal release of their tax return

    The IRS has settled a lawsuit brought by the National Organization for Marriage, who took legal action against the agency when one of the agency's employees leaked the group's tax return to a pro-gay marriage organization. A consent decree...

  • June 25, 2014

    ICE lets contract for 42,000 pairs of oversized underwear

    It appears that at least some of the hundreds of thousands of illegal aliens who have reached our border may be fleeing violence but not hunger. The Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency has asked for bids on "42,000 pairs of white 100-p...

  • June 25, 2014

    Cochran camp says 35,000 Dems crossed over to vote for the incumbent

    The Chris McDaniel camp is crying foul over the Cochran campaign's outreach to Democrats in the state, and even the incumbent's advisors admit the cross over votes from Democrats made the difference. But as this Politico autopsy on the rac...

  • June 25, 2014

    Economy shrank by 2.9% in 1st quarter

    Bloomberg is reporting that the first quarter GDP - first pegged at shrinking by 1% - has been revised downward, showing an economy contracting at a 2.9% rate. It's the lowest its been in 5 years and the "biggest downward revision from th...

  • June 24, 2014

    Primary day in 7 states; Mississippi Senate runoff goes down to the wire

    One of the last big primary days of the year features GOP races for Senate nominations in two states, as well as contests that will decide the fate of two New York congressmen; Charles Rangel and moderate GOP Rep. Richard Hannah. The GOP Senate ru...

  • June 24, 2014

    Story about a disfigured girl kicked out of KFC because of her looks a hoax

    The heart tuggung story about a 3 year old Victoria Wilcher, who was told to leave a Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant because the sight of injuries she received in a dog attack in April bothered customers, is a hoax. Kelly Mullins, the girl'...

  • June 24, 2014

    The GOP 'Brad Pitt' looks for upset in Minnesota 8th

    He is probably the most unusual Republican candidate in the nation. Stewart Mills, CEO of Mills Fleet Farm, a family owned business in the Iron Range of Minnesota, eschews traditional notions of what a Congressman should look and sound like, and is c...

  • June 23, 2014

    US ties 'worthless' under Obama says Polish FM

    Poland's Foreign Minister Radek Sikorski was secretly recorded saying that during the Obama administration, the Polish-US alliance "isn't worth anything." BBC: Poland's Foreign Minister Radek Sikorski called his country...

  • June 23, 2014

    Mexican drug cartels behind border crisis

    They may not be wholly responsible, but the power of Mexican drug cartels has been increased substantially over the last few years as what used to be a cottage industry of coyotes and guides taking people across the border has become an organized bus...

  • June 23, 2014

    The 'Nine Billion Names of God'? Christians in Malaysia can't use 'Allah'

    One of the great science fiction short stories of all time is Arthur C. Clark's "The Nine Billion Names of God." The plot revolves around some Tibetan monks who believe the universe was created so that all the names for God could be lis...

  • June 23, 2014

    Media barred from border crossing

    A border patrol agent told a Breitbart Texas reporter that he had to leave an area next to a border crossing because it was "too dangerous." It also offered a splendid view of the massive wave of illegal aliens poring over the border. If...

  • June 23, 2014

    Iraq military near 'psychological collapse'

    American advisors filtering into Iraq have their work cut out for them. According to several military analyists, because of desertions, incompetent leadership, and low morale, the Iraqi army is near total 'psychological collapse' and it is do...

  • June 22, 2014

    George Will: 'Stopping a lawless president'

    Yesterday, the South Dakota Republican party called for the impeachment of President Obama. The resolution says Obama has "violated his oath of office in numerous ways." It specifically cites the release of five Taliban combatants in ...

  • June 22, 2014

    At CNN's Clinton Town Hall, audience coached to cheer for Hillary

    Erik Wemple of the Washington Post media blog attended Hillary Clinton's town hall meeting staged by CNN and reports that prior to the show, a stage manager coached the audience to cheer and whoop it up for the former secretary of state: The...

  • June 22, 2014

    GAO: $14 billion in improper Medicaid payments

    The Government Accountability Office has released a shocking report on Medicaid waste. They found that $14 billion had been improperly paid to managed care organizations (MCO's) who work with state Medicaid agencies to service eligible clients. ...

  • June 22, 2014

    White House PR on illegal minors effort includes a 'border surge'

    I was actually hoping that the Obama administration would take the crisis on our borders seriously and start deporting these kids immediately. Alas, the president has zero credibility with most of the country on immigration, and crisis or not, the...

  • June 22, 2014

    The Obama administration's other email scandal

    The Lois Lerner email flap isn't the only problem the administration has with record keeping. Chris Horner of the Competitive Enterprise Institute has filed a lawsuit against the NSA in response to the agency's refusal to comply with two FOIA...

  • June 21, 2014

    Rep. Paul Ryan to IRS Commissioner: 'Nobody believes you'

    Congressional committee hearings are usually an occassion to catch up on your sleep. But the hearing yesterday that featured the IRS Commissioner John Koskinen arrogantly refusing to apologize for losing Lois Lerner's emails lit up the screen and...

  • June 21, 2014

    D'Souza's new book banned from NY Times bestseller list

    If it wasn't so frightening, it would be silly. Dinesh D'Souzas, newly released book, America: Imagine a World Without Her, has done quite well the first two weeks it's been out. But the New York Times has refused to include it in its Non...

  • June 21, 2014

    Clueless Central American leaders get testy with immigration reform congressmen

    Even immigration reform advocates got upset with leaders from several Central American countries when there were complaints about "migrant rights" being violated and several unrealistic proposals were offered to help deal with the crisis on...

  • June 20, 2014

    Democratic party donor bars Free Beacon from Clinton papers

    The Washington Free Beacon has been a thorn in the side of the nascent Hillary Clinton campaign for months, digging into the treasure trove of material on the Clintons found in the special collections section of the University of Arkansas libraries. ...

  • June 20, 2014

    Brian Schweitzer: Not nearly ready for prime time

    Some less liberal Democrats had been casting about for an alternative to Hillary Clinton for 2016 and hit upon one of the most popular former governors in America. Brian Schweitzer served two terms as Montana's governor and appeared to be one Dem...

  • June 20, 2014

    Texas man told he can't fly Old Glory because it's a 'threat to the Muslim community'

    A Houston man moved into an apartment complex a few days ago and proudly put up an American flag on his balcony. He claims that the apartment manager informed him he had to take the flag down. The reason given by the apartment manager? The flag re...

  • June 20, 2014

    Obama: Illegal minors can't stay

    President Obama told Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto in a phone call on Thursday that illegal aliens currently flooding across the border will not be able to stay in the US - including the children. Washington Times: President Oba...

  • June 19, 2014

    Obamacare Increased 2014 Individual-Market Premiums By Average Of 49%

    The Manhattan Institute has released the most detailed study to date about the costs of Obamacare for individual market consumers. The results, based on a county-by-county survey - 3137 counties in all - finds that premiums increased 49% for consumer...

  • June 19, 2014

    Obama not going to ask permission of Congress to send military aid to Iraq

    President Obama told members of Congress in a White House briefing that he feels he has all the authority he needs from previous congressional resolutions to do anything he wants militarily in Iraq. Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi pointed out that th...

  • June 19, 2014

    Student protests school blocking conservative websites, but not liberal ones

    A high school student in Connecticut has asked the Board of Education to look into the blocking of conservative and Chrstian websites by his school. Eighteen year old Adam Lampart found that he could access pro-gun control sites but not the NRA. H...

  • June 18, 2014

    Benghazi attack suspect: Mastermind or crackpot?

    The alleged mastermind of the Benghazi attack, Ahmed Abu Khattala, has been known to US authorities and the public as early as a few days after the operation. He was very generous of his time with western reporters. He didn't go into hiding. He m...

  • June 18, 2014

    Terrorists take control of Iraq's biggest oil refinery

    The ISIS terrorists have captured the largest refinery in Iraq, located in the town of Baiji, about 130 miles north of Baghdad. The terrorists overran a battallion of Iraq soldiers supported by helicopter gunships. The capture of this key facilit...

  • June 18, 2014

    Obama's poll slide continues

    A new Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll was released today and there is very little good news for President Obama and the Democrats. Obama's approval rating remained at its lowest point of 41%. His foreign policy marks hit a new low at 37%. On...

  • June 17, 2014

    White House honors illegals as 'Champions of Change'

    Back in 2012 when President Obama waved his magic scepter and made legal some who were previously illegal, Republicans complained that it was just another effort to circumvent Congress and pass the DREAM Act. They were right. And now, the presiden...

  • June 17, 2014

    Obama says almost 300 troops now 'in and around Iraq'

    Despite assurances from the Iraq government, the ISIS terrorists continue to take territory as they close in on Baghdad. CNN: ISIS fighters advanced Tuesday to the city of Baquba, about 37 miles (60 kilometers) north of Baghdad, where they cl...

  • June 17, 2014

    Lerner on missing emails: 'Sometimes stuff just happens'

    The two years of missing emails from the account of Lois Lerner may be a problem for most people but for Lerner, it's just part of life. "Sometimes, stuff just happens," Lerner wrote to an IT expert in 2011 who was trying to retreive...

  • June 17, 2014

    Some Iraqi Sunnis making common cause with ISIS

    While some in the Iraqi Sunni community are apparently backing the Shia government of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, others have had enough of the persecution, the slights, and the discrimination of Shias and are joining the ISIS terrorists in fight...

  • June 17, 2014

    New York Dem: It's time to give the vote to illegal aliens

    Daily Caller tells us it's the first bill of its kind in the nation; giving adults here illegally the opportunity to vote in state and local elections. The legislation is being introduced by state Sen. Guestavo Rivera and is designed to "int...

  • June 16, 2014

    Hundreds of thousands may lose Obamacare coverage

    The mess that is Obamacare just got a lot messier. Apparently, the government is having a hard time verifying the eligibility for about 2 million Obamacare sign ups. That's 25% of those who signed up and a larger percentage of those who receiv...

  • June 16, 2014

    ISIS claims massacre of Iraqi troops

    As President Obama relaxes in the sun in Palm Springs, rubbing elbows with his wealthy cronies, Iraq is turning into a living hell. The ISIS terrorists gobbled up more territory yesterday, taking a key town just north of Mosul. And they proudly re...

  • June 16, 2014

    Does the US government know where the Taliban 5 are?

    You'll recall that after we swapped 5 Guantanamo terrorists for Bowe Bergdahl, we were told that we'd be able to keep track of the released prisoners through Qatar. The terrorists were prevented from leaving Qatar for a year, according to the...

  • June 16, 2014

    46.8% of Obama's twitter followers are fake

    According to Politico, most politicians who boast of large twitter followings have a significant percentage of fake accounts. A black market for fake followers — commonly known as “bots” — has infiltrated nearly every po...

  • June 16, 2014

    Arizona may sue Feds for dumping illegal aliens

    The state of Arizona is considering legal action against the federal government for dumping thousands of illegal aliens into the state - in many cases, dropping them off at a bus station and letting them go. The state claims the Feds gave them no ...

  • June 16, 2014

    'All politics is local'? Apparently, not anymore

    This is a fascinating article in the New York Times about the changing flavor of politics in much of America. Especially in the sun belt, newcomers from other parts of the country tend to vote based not on local concerns, but on national issues. W...

  • June 15, 2014

    Dems tweet 'Happy Flag Day': What flag they're honoring is the question

    Remember that pic of the Obama campaign office in Texas with a large flag featuring the likeness of Che clearly visible? You have to wonder about Democrats and flags. What is it about the US standard that vexes them so? Case in point, yeste...

  • June 15, 2014

    ISIS drive for Baghdad slows - for now

    the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), the terrorist group that captured Mosul and Tikrit last week, appears to have paused in its drive to take Baghdad. It is unclear if Iraqi forces have stopped them or if they are regrouping to continue th...

  • June 15, 2014

    Philly rail strike over: Obama intervenes

    A strike by about 400 workers of the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) ended early Sunday morning when President Obama intervened by granting a request from Pennsyylvania Governor Tom Corbett to create a presidential emergenc...

  • June 15, 2014

    Obama lays down the welcome mat for Mexican gang members at border

    As if we don't have enough problems with gangs in the US anyway, officials are allowing known Mexican gang members to cross the border in order to be reunited with their children. It's gotten so bad that the border patrol union is complain...

  • June 15, 2014

    'Obama didn't end the Iraq War: He restarted it'

    Nice analysis from Mario Loyola writing at NRO about Obama's real culpability in what's happening today in Iraq. Obama came into office promising to end the war in Iraq. As Loyola points out, the war was already over. What he was really t...

  • June 15, 2014

    Ukrainian separatists bring down military plane: 49 dead

    With the world's attention focused on Iraq, it's easy to forget that the Ukrainian government is still trying to recapture territory taken by separatists. Some obsolete tanks rolled into southern Ukraine on Friday bound for use by the rebels....

  • June 15, 2014

    Power struggle in Iowa GOP sees establishment on top

    Kentucky Senator Rand Paul was in Iowa this weekend, speaking before 1400 delegates attending the GOP state convention. In his remarks, Paul made it clear that he believes the Republicans must change or continue to lose presidential elections. Pol...

  • June 14, 2014

    If there is one article you read today on Iraq...

    Max Boot has a clarifying article in The Weekly Standard today that boils away most of the spin about what's happening in Iraq and whose fault it is. After giving some historical context to the rise of the ISIS, Boot analyzes the catastrophe ...

  • June 14, 2014

    'If the IRS can't find the emails, maybe a special prosecutor can'

    So writes liberal columnist Ron Fournier at the National Journal. The White House is stonewalling the IRS investigation. The most benign  explanation is that Obama's team is politically expedient and arrogant, which makes them desperat...

  • June 13, 2014

    Bowe Bergdahl back in the USA

    Bowe Bergdahl arrived in the US this morning, transported from a German military hospital to a military medical center. in San Antonio. CNN: Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, the last American prisoner of war, returned home early Friday morning, his h...

  • June 13, 2014

    A 'Last Helicopter' moment coming?

    If you didn't live through it, you've probably seen it anyway - the defining picture of the Vietnam War of the last helicopter leaving our embassy in Saigon as the North Vietnamese overran the city. Vietnamese who worked with Americans wer...

  • June 13, 2014

    Soccer haters unite! The game is un-American

    As something more than a casual soccer fan, I've heard it all from the soccer haters in America who, for whatever reason, simply don't like the game. I've given up trying to convert them and now, acknowledge that for many Americans, socce...

  • June 12, 2014

    AT News Editor Ed Lasky's appearance on Public TV's 'Chicago Tonight'

    American Thinker's News Editor Ed Lasky appeared on WTTW's 'Chicago Tonoght,' considered the premiere, locally produced news program in Chicago. Ed appeared on the set with Dellmarie Cobb, a Democratic political consultant; author and...

  • June 12, 2014

    Obama rebuffs Iraqi government request for US air attacks on terrorists

    Iraq is splintering into at least 3 pieces and president Obama hasn't lifted a finger to help For several months, the Iraqi Prime Minister, Nouri al-Maliki, has been begging the US for manned or unmanned air strikes on the staging areas for Is...

  • June 12, 2014

    Pew poll finds nation more partisan, more ideological

    Not much surprising in this Pew Poll on political polarization, except perhaps the very high percentage of Republicans and Democrats who believe the other party's policies are bad for America. Republicans and Democrats are more divided along...

  • June 12, 2014

    Food stamp fraud ring busted in Georgia

    In what authorities describe as "one of the largest food stamp frauds" in history, police have arrested dozens of people and charged them with selling food stamps for cash at grocery stores around the state. Daily Caller: Federal ch...

  • June 11, 2014

    Legal blow to California teachers will spur reforms across the country

    A California judge has delivered a haymaker to the teachers unions by finding that laws governing tenure and other job security laws are unconstitutional. Perhaps more than the finding, it was the language used by the judge in his deicsion that wa...

  • June 11, 2014

    MSNBC 'least trusted' news source in the nation

    Oh, my. Liberal heads are exploding over this one. The Brookings Institute has published a paper containing a poll on the subject of which news source Americans most trust. Finishing first was Fox News with 25%, second was over the air broadcast n...

  • June 11, 2014

    Another unilateral delay for small business exchanges

    Before we go any further, let's recall that the administration and the states had 4 years to get Obamacare websites up and running. The mess created by the launch of healthcare.gov caused the president to delay the mandate requiring states to ope...

  • June 11, 2014

    Are you ready for the new Caliphate?

    The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria - the terrorist group that has seized the Iraqi city of Mosul and is now driving toward Baghdad - has now carved out a "nation sized" area that "stretches from the eastern edge of the Syrian cit...

  • June 10, 2014

    Americans give thumbs down to Bergdahl deal

    A new USA Today/Pew poll of 1004 adults shows 43% believing the deal that brought Bowe Bergdahl home was the wrong thing to do. 36% think it was the right thing.. Among vbterans polled on the matter, only 6% said it was the right thing while 68% s...

  • June 10, 2014

    Why are administration allies calling Bergdahl's comrades liars?

    The pushback by administration allies against the contention by members of Bowe Bergdahl's company that 6 of their number died looking for him is not surprising. What is raising a few eyebrows is their insistence that the men who kept looking for...

  • June 10, 2014

    Introducing PJ Media's new election coverage portal

    (Full disclosure: I am Chicago Editor for PJ Media) Here's something a little different. Today, PJ Media is launching a mid term election coverage portal that will not only feature original, penetrating news and analysis, but will also post go...

  • June 10, 2014

    Conservatives to blame for Las Vegas cop killings

    Paul Waldman writing at WaPo's Plum Line. The headline gives you the flavor of the post: "How much does right wing rhetoric contribute to right wing terrorism." I vote this column "Most Despicable of 2014." It just c...

  • June 10, 2014

    Waiting list for vets much longer than previously thought

    The Veterans Administration released a report yesterday showing that more than 120,000 veterans have been affected by the agency's misrepresentation of waiting lists. The number includes 57,000 whose care was sidetracked and another 64,000 who we...

  • June 9, 2014

    Confirmed by Wikileaks: Bowe Bergdahl deserted and tried to contact the Taliban

    The Wikileaks document dump of hundreds of thousands of messages and reports from the US military in Afghanistan contains some vital information on the case of Bowe Bergdahl. Two days after Bergdahl disappeared, US signals intelligence intercepted...

  • June 9, 2014

    Wikileaks docs show there was an alternative to releasing 5 terrorists in exchange for Bergdahl

    Since the swap occurred, the White House has been insisting that the exchange of 5 Taliban terrorists for Bergdahl was the only deal possible - that this is what the Taliban wanted and that they wouldn't discuss any other terms. But the Wikile...

  • June 9, 2014

    The disappearing individual mandate in Obamacare

    A new CBO report released on Friday shows that the number of Americans who will be penalized for not buying insurance under the Obamacare individual mandate has been slashed again - down to around 4 million. The reason? President Obama has unilate...

  • June 9, 2014

    Is Brazil ready for Prime Time?

    On Thursday, the beginning of the biggest sporting event in the world will take place in Brazil. The World Cup soccer tournament gets under way in Rio de Janiero with the host country's team playing Croatia. That is - if the stadium is finishe...

  • June 9, 2014

    Obama issues another executive order bypassing Congress

    In a bid to give one of the Democrat's vital constituencies a lhand, President Obama will issue an executive order today that will cap student loan repayments at 10% of a borrower's monthly income. Politico: President Barack Obama sai...

  • June 9, 2014

    Obama, the shrinking president

    Walter Russell Mead, writing in the New York Daily News, has some thoughts on how the personae of President Obama is shrinking before our eyes and by next year, he may risk being "sidelined and marginalized for the remaining two years of his ter...

  • June 9, 2014

    Pentagon 'outraged' over Obama's victory lap on Bergdahl - General

    A former vice chief of staff of the army says that Pentagon officials were "outraged" when President Obama paraded the parents of Bowe Bergdahl before the world in the Rose Garden. Retired Four-star General Jack Keane also contradicted S...

  • June 8, 2014

    Netanyahu 'loathes' Obama says Herzog

    Our relations with Israel have not been this bad since the presidency of LBJ, and the political opposition is blaming Prime Minister Netanyahu. Times of Israel: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “loathes” Barack Obama, and his hos...

  • June 8, 2014

    Bergdahl doctors say he was tortured, beaten

    A strategic leak by a "senior US official" confirmed to several news organizations that doctors treating Bowe Bergdahl say he was tortured and beaten by his captors. There was no leak about whether Bergdahl admitted deserting or collabor...

  • June 8, 2014

    Wife of paralyzed soldier wounded looking for Bergdahl asks 'Who's the hero'?

    Russ Vaughn picked up on this theme this morning. In all the back and forth about Bergdahl, the White House has remained silent on the men who lost their lives or who were wounded looking for him. Now, one young, pretty wife whose husband was terr...

  • June 8, 2014

    Ernst takes lead in IA Senate race

    Two polls out today show Republican state senator Joni Ernst, winner of the GOP Senate primary, taking a slim lead on her Democratic opponent Rep. Bruce Braley. The candidates are running to fill the seat left open by Senator Tom Harkin;s retirement....

  • June 8, 2014

    FEMA, immigration officials dumping thousands of illegal children in AZ

    And when I say "dumping," I mean they are flying and busing these kids to Arizona and stuffing them in warehouses with not enough food or supplies. They are also - incredibly - busing kids to a Greyhound staton in Phoenix and simply letting...

  • June 8, 2014

    Insurers mull suing cities for not prepping for climate change

    Some insurance companies are contemplating lawsuits against cities and towns that fail to prepare for extreme weather events that are due to global warming. Which events are those? Well, there's the rub. The last two reports by the Intergovern...

  • June 8, 2014

    'Cruzing' to victory in presidential straw poll at Texas GOP convention

    Texas Senator Ted Cruz showed a little muscle in his home state by capturing a presidential straw polll taken at the Republican state convention by a wide margin. Politico: Sen. Ted Cruz dominated the presidential straw poll at the Texas GOP co...

  • June 7, 2014

    Obama criticized for chewing gum during D-Day ceremony

    A minor Twitter explosion occurred yesterday during the ceremony commemorating the D-Day landings 70 years ago. TheTV camera caught the president of the United States standing, looking bored, while chewing gum. Washington Times: President Obama...

  • June 7, 2014

    Feinstein doubts there was 'credible threat' against Bergdahl

    Senator Diane Feinstein, the Chairwoman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, expressed doubts about the administration's claims that there was a "credible threat" to Bergdahl's life if the negotiations for his release became public...

  • June 7, 2014

    No change in labor force participation rate

    The econmy gained 217,000 jobs in May, putting the official unemployment rate at 6.3%. The number of jobs is significant because it means that all the jobs lost during the recession - 9 million - have been recouped. But James Pethokoukis sees no r...

  • June 7, 2014

    Obama, Putin have awkward face-to-face meeting

    President Obama and Russian President Vladimiir Putin had a brief, 15 minute meeting at a luncheon of world leaders following the ceremony commemorating the 70th anniversary of the D-Day landings. The unannounced talk was "awkward" accor...

  • June 7, 2014

    Susan Rice's 'credibility problem'

    It's not like Susan Rice was a trusted source of information prior to her shocking statement that Bowe Bergdahl served with "honor and distinction." It's just that this latest idiocy appears to be the straw that broke the camel'...

  • June 7, 2014

    Hillary thinks Bergdahl's actions are 'irrelevant'

    Of course they are - if you're ignorant of what the American people are thinking at the moment. Just what's "irrelevant" about desertion? Or collaboration? Neither charge has been proved, but if true, how can anyone say those act...

  • June 6, 2014

    Report: Bergdahl converted to Islam, declared himself a 'warrior for Islam'

    Secret reports compiled by an independent contractor working for the US Central Command on Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl's captivity reveal that the alleged deserter converted to Islam while being held by the Taliban and, at one point, declared himself ...

  • June 6, 2014

    Obama at Normandy

    In a low-key, low-energy, almost listless speech, President Obama addressed world leaders, veterans, and the invited public about the D-Day landings 70 years ago today. ABC News has some excerpts: “These men waged war so that we might k...

  • June 6, 2014

    18 vets in Phoenix died waiting for care: Gibson

    Acting Veterans Affairs Secretary Sloan Gibson said that 100,000 veterans nationwide were kept off waiting lists for appointments to see a physician. He also noted that 18 veterans in Arizona died waiting for an appointment, although it's not cer...

  • June 5, 2014

    2 million Obamacare enrollees may lose coverage

    As we all know, there were 7 million Americans who signed up for Obamacare insurance policies. We have yet to be told how many of those signups actually paid their first month's premium, but that's another story. A document obtained by the...

  • June 5, 2014

    WH efforts to calm Congress with classified briefing flops

    The White House pulled out all the stops to convince Congress that the Bergdahl swap was necessary and a good deal last night by offering members a classified briefing on the situation. The Hill reports that the meeting went over like a lead ballo...

  • June 5, 2014

    Sins of the father fair game in Bergdahl affair?

    I have a hankering for some worms this morning, so let's open a can of them and dig in. There are many Americans who believe that the actions and statements  of Bowe Bergdahl's father Robert to be indefensible. Learning Pashto, growin...

  • June 4, 2014

    25 yeras after Tiananmen massacre, China desperate to hide the truth

    It was very early in the morning of June 4, 1989 when the unmistakable sound of a large body of marching troops approached about 5,000 demonstrators left in Tiananmen Square. Most of the protestors had cleared out after they learned that hundreds of ...

  • June 4, 2014

    Hillary said to be skeptical of Bergdahl deal

    Josh Rogin of the Daily Beast has an interesting story about how Hillary Clinton was skeptical of any deal with the Taliban what would exchange Gitmo prisoners for Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl. In fact, Rogin says that Clinton supported a deal with far mor...

  • June 4, 2014

    Dems run for cover as details emerge about Bergdahl

    On Sunday, Missouri Senator Claire McCaskill gave a strong defense of the president's decision to swap 5 Gitmo terrorists for Sgt. Bergdahl. saying "We saved this man's life. The commander-in-chief acted within his constitutional authori...

  • June 4, 2014

    Cochran - McDaniel headed for runoff

    With neither candidate able to crack 50% in the Mississippi GOP Senate primary, it appears likely that there will be a June 24 runoff to determine the winner of the contest between incumbent Senator Thad Cochran and Tea Party favoirte, state senator ...

  • June 4, 2014

    Gay conservative group GOProud closing its doors

    The current leadership sounds hopeful about continuing the organization under a different name with a different mission, but, as the Advocate explains, that's probably unrealistic. Bilerico reporter Andrew Markle initially reported that GOPr...

  • June 4, 2014

    'Barack Obama is really the president Richard Nixon always wanted to be.'

    That quote above is not from some right wing nutcase. It's from liberal law professor Jonathan Turley, a familiar face on cable news nets and a reliable voice for liberals on a wide variety of issues. In this exchange with Sean Hannity, Turley...

  • June 3, 2014

    Why is the left defending the swap of 5 terrorists for a deserter?

    I am shaking my head in wonder this morning at the manner in which some on the left seem determined to defend the administration's swap of 5 Gitmo terrorists - who shortly will be back killing Americans - for an admitted America hater and deserte...

  • June 3, 2014

    Seattle city council passes $15 an hour minimum wage

    I don't know what's going to happen now that Seattle's city council has approved a $15 an hour minimum wage. The theory is that jobs will be lost, hours cut for the rest, and that some businesses will disappear. At the very least, some...

  • June 3, 2014

    Obama pledges support for eastern Europe but do they believe him?

    President Obama began his 5 day trip to Europe this week in Warsaw by trying to assure eastern European nations of America's commitment to their security. Reuters: The White House unveiled plans for a $1 billion initiative to send more of...

  • June 2, 2014

    Karzai not happy with Obama over being left out of the loop on POW exchange

    The US government kept the government of Afghanistan in the dark about the negotiations and subsequent deal to free Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl and President Hamid Karzai is fuming about it. Gee...you'd think we didn't trust them to keep a secret, ...

  • June 2, 2014

    Obama and Putin: Paths to cross later this week

    President Obama visits Europe this week where the topic of most of the conversations with allies will be Vladimir Putin. The president will visit with the new president of Ukraine, stop by Poalnd, attend the G-7 Summit, and end the week in Normandy w...

  • June 2, 2014

    Administration fires first shot in carbon war

    The Obama administration is releasing its first rules governing carbon emissions at power plants today, effectively firing the first shot in what is bound to be a long, legal tussle over greenhouse gas emissions. The target is a 30% reduction in C...

  • June 2, 2014

    Fear and uncertainty gripped Chinese government and military prior to Tiananmen massacre

    Twenty-five years ago tomorrow is the anniversary of the Tiananmen massacre. New documents that have emerged in recent years, as well as eye witness accounts never before heard, paint a picture of a frightened political leadership in China at the tim...

  • June 1, 2014

    American POW held by Taliban freed in prisoner swap

    (Also see Thomas Lifson's blog: "The High Price of Bowe  Bergdahl's Freedom") Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, the only known American POW of the Afghan war has been released by his captors in exchange for 5 high level Taliban prisoners ...

  • June 1, 2014

    Did Obama break the law in freeing Gitmo Taliban?

    Amid the celebrating over the release of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, Republicans are asking serious questions about the back end of the deal; 5 high level Taliban commanders, all of whom are accused of killing Americans as well as thousands of Shiites in Afg...

  • June 1, 2014

    Conflicting reports over whether Sudanese sentenced to death for apostasy will be freed

    Yesterday, a Sudanese foreign ministry spokesman said that the Sudanese woman condemned to death for apostasy would be freed "within days." Voice of America: Sudan's foreign ministry says a Sudanese woman sentenced to hang for ...

  • June 1, 2014

    Cruz tops straw poll at RLC

    Texas Senator Ted Cruz edged out neurosurgeon Ben Carson to take the top spot in the presidential straw poll at the Southern Republican Leadership Conference. Senator Rand Paul finished a distant 3rd. The Tally via Breitbart: 1. Ted Cruz ...

  • June 1, 2014

    Who will replace Shineski?

    Now that he's been tossed under the bus, who will succeed Eric Shineski as Veterans Administration secretary? It is currently the worst job in Washington, so few are lining up to be chosen. President Obama named Sloan Gibson as acting secretar...

  • May 31, 2014

    Boehner eyes mid-June immigration vote

    OK gang - let's all hold hands and, on the count of three, jump off the cliff together. Some advocates who've met recently with Boehner say he's talking like he might try for an immigration vote in mid-June. — Erica Werner (@e...

  • May 31, 2014

    CO Commission rules cake baker must serve gay couples

    A cake shop owner who was sued by a gay couple for refusing to make a cake for their reception has been ordered to make cakes for gay couples, and "to report quarterly for two years on staff anti-discrimination training and any customers he refu...

  • May 31, 2014

    Drug bust results in infant being horribly burned by 'flash-bang' grenade

    It was a case of mistaken identity. The former tenants of a house that was the target of a no-knock drug raid  had moved out and the police didn't bother to check if the family living at the address were guilty of anything. As it turns ou...

  • May 31, 2014

    See-Saw race in GOP Senate primary in Mississippi

    The GOP Senate primary in Mississippi that features 6 term incumbent Thad Cochran vs. Tea Party favorite, state senator Mike McDaniel has flipped once again with Cochran regaining the lead. A poll earlier this month gave McDaniel the edge by 4 poi...

  • May 30, 2014

    When outing a CIA agent is a 'mistake' and when it's 'treason'

    Byron York, writing in the Washington Times, asks some pertinent questions about the difference between the White House outing the Afghanistan chief of station for the CIA last weekend and the Bush administration outing of Valerie Plame several years...

  • May 30, 2014

    9/11 Museum pulls 'commemorative cheese platter' from gift shop

    It's the definition of kitsch - a 9/11 commemorative cheese platter. It's just one of the many tacky items you can buy at the 9/11 Museum's controversial gift shop. Outraged families demanded the platter be removed and museum officials...

  • May 30, 2014

    Is 'Chexting' the new 'Sexting'?

    If you have a close friendship with a member of the opposite sex on the internet and via texting, can that be considered cheating on your spouse? Sure it can - if you try hard enough to make it so. CBS Miami: It’s a disturbing trend ...

  • May 30, 2014

    Condemned Sudanese woman gave birth in chains

    I want to call this barbaric but even barbarians  would have the decency to see that even a condemned woman's child is born in humane conditions. The case of the woman who has been condemned to hang for marrying a Chirstian in Sudan has o...

  • May 30, 2014

    Is Shineski on his way out? Update: resignation accepted by Obama

    Update: William Branigin reports in the Washington Post: President Obama said Friday he accepted the resignation of embattled Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric K. Shinseki. He made the announcement shortly after Shinseki apologized publicly...

  • May 30, 2014

    FL Dem defends VA in her state

    Remember "not a smidgeon of corruption" at the IRS? How about Florida Democratic Rep. Corrine Brown defending the VA, saying she hadn't heard "one single complaint" about the VA in her state. Washington Examiner: Rep. ...

  • May 30, 2014

    Why is Hillary mum on VA scandal?

    So why haven't we heard from Hillary Clinton on the VA scandal? The putative front runner and president-in-waiting has been mum about the VA's troubles which have rocked official Washington and resulted in bi-partisan outrage. This is espe...

  • May 29, 2014

    VA scandal ballooning: Delayed care everywhere

    The Veterans Administration's Inspector General says that delayed care for veterans and efforts to cover up those delays is "systemic" throughout the department. USA Today: "Our reviews at a growing number of VA medical fac...

  • May 29, 2014

    Waves of illegal minors overwhelms border facilities

    More than 60,000 illegal minors have poured across the border this year and the government is having a difficult time caring for them. As recently as 2011, just 6,000 kids crossed the border. The ten-fold increase is the result of a variety of fac...

  • May 29, 2014

    Chicago mayor to crack down on legal gun sales

    Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel says there are too many guns in Chicago and it's time to crack down so that criminals can't get their hands on firearms. Naturally, this means cracking down on the sale of legal firearms to law abiding citizens. ...

  • May 29, 2014

    Heckuva job, Barry: US economy shrinks in first quarter

    Slow growth. No growth. How about less than zero growth? The Obama economy continues to impress with its amazing lack of resiliency. Throw a little cold weather into the mix and whaddya know? The economy actually shrinks. Gee - you'd think ...

  • May 29, 2014

    French tax increases bring in about half of expected revenue

    French President Francois Hollande woke up to a nasty surprise yesterday - a 14 billion euro shortfall in his budget due to wildly inaccurate priojections of how much revenue would be generated by his massive tax increases. Like politicians in Ill...

  • May 28, 2014

    US to keep 9800 troops in Afghanistan after 2014

    The United States military will end combat operations at the end of this year, but 9800 Americans will still be in Afghanistan until 2016, say sources at the White House. The news broke in advance of the president's announcement from the White...

  • May 28, 2014

    State Department urges US citizens to leave Libya 'immediately'

    There appears to be some urgency to this State Department advisory that US citizens leave Libya "immediately." They previously recommended no travel outside of Tripoli and that Americans should exercise "extreme caution" when movi...

  • May 28, 2014

    Tea Party, Establishment unite behind Ernst in Iowa

    A highly unusual circumstance in Iowa as both the Tea Party and the Establishment have agreed on a candidate to take on the likely Democratic nominee Rep. Bruce Braley. State senator Joni Ernst, a National Guard Lt. Colonel, has received endorsements...

  • May 27, 2014

    New IRS rule limits employee insurance options for employers

    A new IRS rule released this month will prevent employers from "dumping" employees onto the Obamacare insurance exchanges, while severely limiting how companies fund insurance as an employee benefit. No doubt the administration saw the w...

  • May 27, 2014

    Don't bury European nationalism just yet

    The elections for the European Parliament have demonstrated that the elites may want closer cooperation and integration in the EU, but that ordinary people don't want to pay the price of sky high taxes and sluggish economic growth to achieve it. ...

  • May 27, 2014

    Nigeria says they know where kidnapped girls are

    No doubt the Nigerian military has also sighted Elvis. Associated Press: Nigeria's military has located nearly 300 school girls abducted by Islamic extremists but fears using force to try to free them could get them killed, the country...

  • May 27, 2014

    'Dead' Tea Party set for big wins in Texas primary

    Nothing better than setting conventional wisdom on its head. And the conventional wisdom that the Tea Party faction in the Republican party was virtually dead appears about ready to be turned on its ear by probable victories by state-wide candidates ...

  • May 27, 2014

    Obama timidity in foreign policy strikes fear in America's friends

    Let's dispense with the notion that criticism of the president's rudderless foreign policy at home is based on political animosity, or, as some Democrats charge, racism. The fact is, it's America's closest allies that have viewed ...

  • May 27, 2014

    Should vets have the option of private care?

    An intruiging plan from Maryland GOP Rep. Andy Harris, who suggests that veterans be given the option of being treated at private sector facilities rather than the VA when they first enter the system. The idea has many benefits. In fact, about the...

  • May 27, 2014

    Familes of 9/11 fallen etch their love on to museum nameplates

    An unexpected, touching ritual is being observed at the place in the 9/11 museum where placques mark the names of the fallen from that day. Loved ones are etching their thoughts on to the 152 plates containing the names of the victims. It's co...

  • May 23, 2014

    IRS delays rules governing political activity for non-profits

    Under tremendous pressure from Republicans and some Democrats, the IRS has delayed issuing new rules governing the political activity of non-profit groups. The agency received more than 150,000 comments on the rules - the most in history. The rule...

  • May 23, 2014

    Nuclear missile silo security team failed training exercise last year

    From our "Waking Nightmare" file, we learn from Fox News about a training exercise last year at a Minuteman missile silo where the Air Force security team failed to retake the silo in a simulated attack in a timely manner. The general ou...

  • May 23, 2014

    Tea Party VP charged in Cochrane affair

    Another turn in the drama unfolding in Mississippi over a blogger's bedside photo of Senator Thad Cochrane's wife in a nursing home. The picture accompanied a hit piece on Cochrane that has since been taken down after the blogger in question,...

  • May 23, 2014

    Liberals once touted VA as a model of socialized medicine

    Given what we know now about the Veterans Administration and it's disgraceful care for our soldiers, these thoughts from liberal columnists Paul Krugman and Ezra Klein would be comical if the situation wasn't so serious. Washington Examine...

  • May 23, 2014

    Senator Rockefeller won't back down on smear of GOP

    Senator Jay Rockefeller is standing by his remark that racism is the reason for GOP opposition to his agenda. His smear - that Republican opposition to Obama is because he's "the wrong color" has left Rockefeller alone among Democrats a...

  • May 23, 2014

    Ed Schultz's radio show canceled

    Ed Schultz, who once referred to conservative talker Laura Ingraham as a "right wing slut," lost his terrestial radio show and will only be broadcasting via the internet from here on out. So what do you say after you've been fired? ...

  • May 23, 2014

    Senate Dems stand behind doing nothing about the VA scandal

    Senate Democrats have apparently decided that blindly following President Obama in whatever he does about the VA scandal is better than calling for Secretary Shineski's head and passing legislation that will help fix the mess at the VA. The Hi...

  • May 22, 2014

    Clinton team begged Dems to to protect Hillary at Benghazi hearings

    Do you remember Democrats saying that Benghazi was a non-issue, a political circus that Republicans were pushing because they're extreme and crazy? Hillary Clinton, it would appear, begs to differ. Politico: Hillary Clinton’s world...

  • May 22, 2014

    'How dumb does Obama think we are'?

    A question asked by some right wing nut? Or liberal columnist Ron Fournier? Fournier has become increasingly harsh in his criticism of the Obama administration. Yesterday, he wrote a column for National Journal that calls out the administration fo...

  • May 22, 2014

    DHS headquarters a sink hole for taxpayer money

    I'll let the Washington Post supply the lead: The construction of a massive new headquarters for the Department of Homeland Security, billed as critical for national security and the revitalization of Southeast Washington, is running more th...

  • May 22, 2014

    Feds probe Cover Oregon debacle

    A federal criminal investigation has been opened in Oregon, trying to determine if state officials lied to the federal government about the progress of their Obamacare website, Cover Oregon. The site never signed up a single person for insurance, ...

  • May 22, 2014

    Targets of O'Keefe sting, Hollywood big shots ask FBI to investigate

    A video created by conservative media guerilla James O'Keefe, that showed Hollywood big shots willing to receive funding from Arabs to make an anti-Fracking movie while hiding the source of the funds, has engendered a "tremendous amount of f...

  • May 21, 2014

    Primaries show Tea Party impact on GOP

    Interesting analysis of yesterday's primaries by AP, where it is pointed out that even if Mark Bevin and other Tea Party candidates failed to break through, Tea Party challenges have forced establishment candidates to move to the right, adopting ...

  • May 21, 2014

    McConnell coasts to victory in Kentucky primary

    Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell may have appeared vulnerable to a challenge from his right a few months ago, but after spending $11 million and seeing his opponent Mark Bevin committ several unforced errors, the man that Republicans like to ha...

  • May 21, 2014

    Perdue, Kingston top GOP primary field in Georgia

    Two establishment-backed candidates will vie for the Georgia GOP Senate nomination in a July run-off following their 1-2 finish in a crowded primary field on Tuesday night. Businessman David Perdue and Chamber of Commerce-backed Rep. Jack Kingston...

  • May 21, 2014

    Support for gay marriage at all time high: Gallup

    A new Gallup poll shows that 55% of Americans support same sex marriage, the highest percentage ever recorded. Americans' support for the law recognizing same-sex marriages as legally valid has increased yet again, now at 55%. Marriage equal...

  • May 21, 2014

    Obama administration creates slush fund to bribe insurance companies to keep rates low

    That's not how the administration is characterizing the new regulations buried in dozens of new rules released last week. But read this and tell me it isn't exactly as I describe it; a slush fund that will make payments to multi-billion dolla...

  • May 20, 2014

    War on Wehby continues; new police report leaked

    The hard left Oregonian newspaper is reporting on another leaked poilice report involving probable GOP Senate nominee Monica Wehby. This one has to do with a difficult divorce Wehby went through in 2007. Her husband at the time claims that Wehby w...

  • May 20, 2014

    Democracy Alliance fills the coffers of liberal activist groups

    Intersting report from the Washington Free Beacon on the shadowy Soros-backed group Democracy Alliance, who plan to spend nearly $40 million this year funding liberal political and policy groups. The documents reveal for the first time the Democ...

  • May 20, 2014

    Australia to cut spending on climate change by 90%

    Australia's ruling conservative coalition government is delivering on a campaign promise made last year to severerly cut environmental regulations and spending on climate change - including the elimination of a carbon tax that Prime Minister Tony...

  • May 20, 2014

    Rush: Racehorse gets faster health care ruling than our vets

    Rusah Limbaugh makes a salient point about the decision to allow racehorse Californai Chrome - who's going for the triple crown of horseracing next week at the Belmont Stakes - to wear nasal strips to help him breathe better. The decision was han...

  • May 20, 2014

    Immigration reform advocate says ignore federal immigration laws

    Illinois Rep. Luis Gutierrez said in congressional testimony that "every institution in America" should ignore immigration law until reform is passed. You think we got chaos now? Breitbart: Testifying before a Senate Subcommitte...

  • May 20, 2014

    Report: NoKo's close to developing nuclear warhead for missile

    If true, this would be an extremely significant step for the North Koreans to take. It would automatically ratchet up tensions in an already tense region and could force Japan to go publicly nuclear. It is thought that Japan has the technology and kn...

  • May 20, 2014

    Obama transition team told of VA scheduling problems in 2008

    The Washington Times is reporting that officials at the Veterans Administration briefed the Obama transition team that VA hospitals were reporting inaccurate wait times and scheduling failures that was costing veterans timely treatment. Veterans...

  • May 20, 2014

    Obama says Americans are better off now than when he came into office

    Sure, he can say that. After all, isn't it better to kick back and relax at home rather than have to go to work? Daytime TV can be quite stimulating. And with wages stagnant over his terms of office, you might ask who needs more money? Not I. ...

  • May 19, 2014

    Introducing the 9/11 Museum...Gift shop?

    Nothing much wrong with a gift shop at an historic site. Gettysburg National Cemetery has a fine gift shop as does the USS Arizona Memoiral. The difference is that both the Gettysburg and Arizona gift shops are not located on hallowed ground. The ...

  • May 19, 2014

    The Democrat's 'war on women' in Oregon

    The continuing saga of Oregon Republican Senate candidate Monica Wehby is illustrative of what Democrats do to women who threaten one of their incumbent. Wehby's boyfriend problems two years ago have been splashed all over major media over the...

  • May 19, 2014

    For warming advocates, when in doubt - lie

    Interesting story from Breitbart about the German government out and out falsifying an IPCC report that criticizes their green subsidy policy as "useless." Either the German government got the worst translator in history or they are cove...

  • May 19, 2014

    Commencement speaker chastizes students for protesting speakers

    This is refreshing from William Bowen, former president of Princeton, who blasted students at Haverford College for pressuring a speaker originally invited to address graduates to cancel. I bet these kids parents never talked to them the way that ...

  • May 19, 2014

    Gun sellers in the government's crosshairs

    The Justice Department calls it "Operation Choke Point" and it's causing perhaps hundreds of gun shops and manufacturers across the country a lot of inconvenience and lost profits. It seems that the FDIC issued orders in 2011 that fo...

  • May 18, 2014

    Renegade general fighting Ansar al-Sharia in Libya

    With the Libyan government ineffective, paralyzed, and racked with rivalries, Islamic extremists have taken over large tracts of territory and the government has been powerless to stop them. The government's inability to secure the streets and...

  • May 18, 2014

    Blogger arrested for sneaking into room of Senator Cochran's bedridden wife

    A blogger supporting Mississippi state senator Chris McDaniel, a Tea Party backed candidate looking to unseat Senator Thad Cochran in the primary, was arrested for "exploitation of a vulnerable adult" after he snuck into the nursing home ro...

  • May 18, 2014

    Swiss reject $25 per hour minimum wage

    Income inequality may be a big deal to many in the US and Europe, but the Swiss people have taken a stand against radicalism to try and fix it. At issue; whether Switzerland should adopt the highest minimum wage in the world at $25 an hour. Fol...

  • May 18, 2014

    What does it take for some federal agencies to respond to conservative media requests?

    The Daily Caller has learned that at least one federal agency - The Centers for Disease Control -- is willing to lie to conservative media in order to avoid interviews. The DC obtained a series of emails through an FOIA request showing that a seni...

  • May 18, 2014

    Obama 'madder than hell' over VA scandal

    Yes - but what exactly is the president mad about? Is he mad that the VA deliberately falsified records showing that veterans were not being seen at VA hospitals in a timely manner? Or is he mad that the press found out about it? At any rate, I...

  • May 17, 2014

    'Operation American Spring' falls short of expectations

    "Operation American Spring" has been in the works for six months. The plan called for 10 million patriots to descend on Washington, oust leaders like Barack Obama and John Boehner. and force a return to constitutional government. The eve...

  • May 17, 2014

    More than a million insured by Obamacare are getting too much or too little subsidies

    The Washington Post has learned that more than a million Americans who signed up for Obamacare insurance policies are being paid too much or too little in taxpayer funded subsidies. Bad enough, right? It gets worse. The process by which the gov...

  • May 17, 2014

    Dem Senator: Boko Haram not part of Islam

    What exactly is Senator Jeanne Shaheen saying here? Weekly Standard: New Hampshire senator Jeanne Shaheen says Boko Haram, the Islamic terrorist group that has kidnapped hundreds of Nigerian girls from their families and forced them to conve...

  • May 17, 2014

    'Hump Day' celebration nixed due to racist camel

    Political correctness - or stupidity of the first order - runs amok at tiny St. Thomas college in Minneapolis when the Residents Hall Association planned a "Hump Day" event complete with a live camel, only to see protests from some students...

  • May 17, 2014

    EPA readies rules on CO2

    Next month, if all goes according to plan, the Environmental Protection Agency will launch the most serious assault on American business since the 1970's. New regulatiosn governing the release of Carbon Dioxide will hit every corner of the econom...

  • May 16, 2014

    Shineski 'mad as hell' about VA scandal; won't resign

    In an appearance before the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee, VA Secretary Erik Shineski was grilled by lawmakers on the burgeoning scandal involving deadly waiting periods for vets seeking medical appointments and the subsequent cover up by VA empl...

  • May 16, 2014

    Sudanese woman sentenced to hang for apostasy

    A Sudanese judge has sentenced a pregnant Christian woman to death for refusing to denounce her religion and embrace Islam. She was also sentenced to be flogged for having sex with her husband in a marriage not recognized by the state. Someone ...

  • May 16, 2014

    Damning email shows how climate advocates suppress skeptics

    Climategate Redux? The Times of London follows up on its story from yesterday about climate scientist Lennart Bengtsson, who was hounded into resigning from a climate skeptic think tank. Now it appears that a paper auithored by Bengtsson was rejec...

  • May 16, 2014

    Government ethics attorneys say Obama's IG system is broken

    AT News Director Ed Lasky has chronicled the shameful problems with Obama administration inspector generals for years, including the political pressures put on IG's in almost every department of the administration. A perfect illustration of th...

  • May 15, 2014

    Controversy over 9/11 Museum film that mentions the 'you-know-whos' who attacked us

    CAIR is in an uproar. All those well intentioned interfaith clerics, priests, and preachers who are so...so...ecumenical agree with them. There are certain things you can't say about terrorism and terrorists and a film about the rise of al-Qaeda ...

  • May 15, 2014

    Judge issues stay on implementing IL pension reform

    Five unions representing Illinois state workers won a preliminary injunction against the pension reforms passed by legislature last year. Parts of the reform were scheduled to go into affect on June 1. Now questions regading the law's constitutio...

  • May 15, 2014

    Taxpayer-funded 'white privilege' conference goes off the rails

    Attacking white privilege appears to be the latest campus craze. After reading this Mediaite article on a taxpayer funded white privilege conference in Wisconsin, you are probably going to wish that we could return to the days when eating goldfish wa...

  • May 15, 2014

    HHS nominee promises to use 'full extent of the law' to recover Obamacare funds from states

    Now let's hope she follows through. At least a billion dollars in federal funds have gone to states with failed Obamacare exchanges. Health and Human Services nominee Sylvia Matthews Burwell promised that she would use every means at her dispo...

  • May 15, 2014

    Rep. Kinzinger on the VA: 'This is like the medical version of the DMV'

    Illinois Rep. Adam Kinzinger, an Air Force major with three tours in Iraq, is disgusted with the VA and the foot dragging by Democrats in the Senate and the VA on fixing the scheduling mess that has resulted in veterans not seeing VA doctors in the t...

  • May 14, 2014

    Tea Party's Sasse wins Nebraska Senate primary

    Ben Sasse, a uiniversity president backed by several Tea Party groups and endorsed by Sarah Palin and Ted Cruz, has won the Nebraska Republican primary for Senate. He overcame a strong challenge from bank president Sid Dinsdale and former state treas...

  • May 14, 2014

    Harvard School of Government adds a 'check your privilege' course to orientation

    It's all the rage on campus, so, naturally, Harvard is leading the way. "Checking your privilege" - a catch-all phrase that the college left has gleefully latched onto as a means to silence the opposition -- will become a part of orient...

  • May 14, 2014

    Immigration officials released dozens of murderers, thousands of felons from custody last year

    From our "News to make you feel safer" file, we discover that the federal government released 36,000 people from detention last year - illegal immigrants facing deportation - including dozens of murderers and thousands of drunk drivers. ...

  • May 14, 2014

    Anti-incumbent sentiment strongest in 20 years

    A new Gallup poll shows that congressional incumbents should worry about re-election - at least a little bit. More than 70% in the poll say that incumbents don't deserve re-election while only 22% say they do. This represents the lowest percen...

  • May 14, 2014

    Obamacare insurer: Americans must be broken of 'choice habit'

    Sit down, shut up, and take what we give you. That seems to be the attitude of Marcus Merz, CEO of Minnesota insurer PreferredOne. The Obamacare insurer told the New York Times. Daily Caller: “We have to break people away from the choic...

  • May 13, 2014

    Chamber president gives ultimatum to GOP

    US Chamber of Commerce President Tom Donohue didn't mince any words at a meeting on infrastructure yesterday, telling the Republican party that if they didn't pass immigration reform this year, they may as well not field a candidate in 2016. ...

  • May 13, 2014

    NC Congressional candidate Keith Crisco dies

    Keith Crisco, a North Carolina businessman running in the Democratic primary for the Second Congressional District died suddenly at his home yesterday. A spokesman for his company said Mr. Crisco died as a result of a fall. Crisco was locked in a ...

  • May 13, 2014

    Has Christopher Columbus's flagship been found?

    A potential discovery of immeasurable historical worth may have been found at the bottom of the sea off the coast of Haiti. Archeologists believe they may have found the remains of the Santa Maria - the ship that bore Christopher Columbus on his firs...

  • May 13, 2014

    The Boko Haram-Benghazi link

    An excellent article by Michael Hirsch in Politico Magazine that gives some background and nuance to the Obama administration's faltering anti-terrorism policy that cost 4 lives in Libya and prevented Boko Haram from being designated a terrorist ...

  • May 13, 2014

    Sabato: 'How Big a GOP Wave'?

    Larry Sabato's latest is up at Politico and in it, he analyzes the various scenarios that could lead to a GOP wave in November. So where is the Senate right now? Hypothetically, there’s still a wide range of potential outcomes –...

  • May 12, 2014

    Eleanor Clift: Amb. Stevens wasn't murdered in a terrorist attack

    On this week's McLaughlin Group, the Daily Beast's Eleanor Clift showed an ignorance of the facts about the Benghazi terrorist attack that should disqualify her from commenting on it. Get a load of this: ELEANOR CLIFT: I would like ...

  • May 12, 2014

    Boko Haram leader says he'll trade kidnapped girls for prisoners

    Abubakar Shekau, the leader of the terrorist group holding 276 Nigerian school girls, appeared in a video making an offer to release the girls in exchange for terrorist prisoners. He also claimed that the girls had all converted to Islam: A Boko...

  • May 12, 2014

    Rep. Rogers: Foreign policy more than 'hashtags and selfies'

    On "Face the Nation," House Intelligence Committee Chairman Rep. Mike Rogers loaded up both barrels and let the Obama administration have it. Politico: “You can’t base your policy based on what’s trending on Twitte...

  • May 12, 2014

    Separatists declare victory in referendum

    Pro-Russian separatists have declared victory in a self-rule referendum that the US, EU, and most of the rest of the world considers illegitimate. Naturally, Moscow sees it differently. Wall Street Journal: The Kremlin said Monday it respe...

  • May 12, 2014

    Oberlin considers banning gender pronouns in athletic department

    Oberlin College wants to take a stand that some might consider courageous, while others would think it bat-guano crazy. Or just weird, bizarre, incomprehensible, and frightening. You see, they want to ban gender specific pronouns - he, hers, hi...

  • May 12, 2014

    Save the Jumping Mouse!

    The prarie fire of protest against federal ownership of western lands reached Otero County, New Mexico.when the US Forest Service fenced off a creek vital for cattle to survive in the drought-stricken region. The reason? "The fence is needed ...

  • May 11, 2014

    The case for giving Lois Lerner immunity

    Andrew McCarthy at NRO makes an excellent legal and common sense case for granting Lois Lerner immunity from prosecution in exchange for her testimony in the IRS targeting scandal. In a competent investigation, one designed to find out what act...

  • May 11, 2014

    Biden takes shot at Clintons in South Carolina speech

    It looks like Vice President Joe Biden is dead serious about running for president in 2016. During a closed door speech before wealthy Democrats in South Carolina, Biden took a shot at the Clinton administration's economic policies in what was de...

  • May 11, 2014

    What's in a hashtag?

    According to the brilliant Mark Steyn; a sign of western impotence. It is hard not to have total contempt for a political culture that thinks the picture [below] is a useful contribution to rescuing 276 schoolgirls kidnapped by jihadist savages ...

  • May 11, 2014

    Half a billion for 4 failed Obamacare state exchanges

    Editor Lifson detailed the trouble with Hawaii's exchange earlier. But in order to get a clear picture of the monumental waste in just 4 state exchanges - and the prospect of even more tax dollars thrown away -- Politico has some astonishing numb...

  • May 11, 2014

    Michael Sam drafted by NFL's St. Louis Rams

    Yesterday, I wrote about Michael Sam, who came out as gay last February and was hoping to get drafted by an NFL team. At that time, 6 of the 7 rounds of the draft had been completed and analysts were pessimistic about Sam getting the call. It was ...

  • May 10, 2014

    Did the Nigerian army know that the school girls were going to be kidnapped?

    According to Amnesty International, the Nigerian military knew 4 hours in advance of the Boko Haram plot to kidnap hundreds of school girls. Much of the negative attention being heaped upon Nigeria in the wake of abduction of hundreds of schoolg...

  • May 10, 2014

    The first openly gay NFL player? Maybe not

    Michael Sam, the University of Missouri defender and all-American who announced last February that he was gay, may have a hard time hooking up with an NFL team. With all the frenzy over the first two days of the NFL draft, Sam appears to have been...

  • May 10, 2014

    Pope Francis urges governments to 'redistribute' wealth

    Pope Francis called upon governments to redistrubute wealth to the poor in order to address the "economy of exclusion" that he sees around the world. Associated Press: Pope Francis called Friday for governments to redistribute wealt...

  • May 10, 2014

    Email shows WY VA employee urging others to falsify scheduling records

    More problems with the VA falsifying scheduling records to show that patients were being seen in the 14 day window when the actual wait was many days longer. Fox News obtained an email showing that an employee at the Cheyenne VA Medical Center was...

  • May 10, 2014

    Rand Paul says Voter ID laws offend people

    Senator Rand Paul had some surprising things to say about the effect of voter ID laws. He said that "everyone has gone crazy" over voter ID measures and that the drive to protect the ballot is "offending people." The Hill: ...

  • May 10, 2014

    Boehner names the members of Benghazi select committee

    Speaker John Boehner has named the Republican members of the Select Committee on Benghazi -- all lawyers, including a former federal prosecutor. The Hill: The Speaker announced his picks to serve under Chairman Trey Gowdy (R-S.C.) on the spec...

  • May 10, 2014

    Common Core opponents labeled 'far right extremists' by far left SPLC

    The Southern Poverty Law Center must be in dire need of funds. Their latest fundraising ploy is to brand opponents of Common Core as "far right extremists." In other words, Common Core foes have now been lumped in with neo nazis, skinhe...

  • May 9, 2014

    Why are green leaders white?

    Alas, even among those conscientious, environmentally responsible greens, color - and sex - matter. I guess when it comes to saving the planet, nothing less than full on, in your face diversity in the leadership ranks of the movement will work. Ot...

  • May 9, 2014

    Dem congresswoman suggests putting one Democrat on Benghazi Committee

    A top Democratic lawmaker has suggested in a letter to her colleagues that only one Democrat be chosen for the select committee on Benghazi. Rep. Rosa DeLauro thinks that by naming just a single Democrat to the committee, the party will have acces...

  • May 9, 2014

    Hope dims for recovery of Nigerian school girls

    US intelligence believes that the approximately 276 Nigerian school girls abducted last month by Boko Haram terrorists have now been split up and likely taken out of the country. "We do think they have been broken up into smaller groups,...

  • May 9, 2014

    IRS relents: Will give House Committee Lerner emails

    After a year of haggling, foot dragging, and stonewalling, the IRS has finally agreed to give the House Ways and Means Committee all of Louis Lerner's emails generated during her tenure. Just a few short weeks ago, IRS Commissioner John Koskni...

  • May 9, 2014

    GOP trying to cut the number of primary debates

    The Republican National Committee is moving decisively to limit the number of debates held during the presidential primary season. In 2012, there were 20 debates - a number that some GOP leaders believed unnecessarily exposed the eventual nominee,...

  • May 8, 2014

    House votes contempt citation for Lois Lerner

    In a mostly party line vote, the House of Representatives voted on Wednesday to hold Lois Lerner in contempt of congress for refusing to testify on the IRS targeting scandal. Six Democrats joined all voting Republicans in voting for the measure. ...

  • May 8, 2014

    IRS audits 10% of Tea Party donors

    When the IRS was targeting conservative groups seeking tax exempt status for special scrutiny, they demanded the list of donors supporting those groups in 17 cases. Despite assurances from the agency that the lists had been destroyed, a search reques...

  • May 8, 2014

    Startling testimony of corruption and wrongdoing at EPA by IG's office

    Startling testimony from the EPA's inspector general's office about official corruption and wrongdoing at the agency moved government oversight committee chair Darrell Issa to remark that the EPA is a "broken agency." It's ha...

  • May 8, 2014

    More than 300 massacred in Nigerian town used as base by military to find abducted girls

    The world has rarely seen a terrorist group like Boko Haram. They have taken barbarity, cruelty, and inhumanity to a whole other level. Not content with murdering Christians in their churches throughout northeast Nigeria,the terrorists, kidnapped ...

  • May 8, 2014

    GAO Report: Only one government employee lost their job due to sequester

    Remember the sequester? When government was forced to cut $80 billion in spending, the cries of pain and outrage from government managers and the White House was overwhelming. All those poor, federal employees! Administration economists - and their l...

  • May 7, 2014

    Did you know the EPA has an 'Office of Homeland Security'?

    Looks like about 10 people in Washington are aware of this top secret office run by EPA administrator Gina McCarthy. Now, we're all going to find out exactly what this politically charged branch of the EPA does because the inspector general's...

  • May 7, 2014

    Benghazi panel to have broad powers, access to classified intel

    If you're going to do it, do it right. That's what the Republicans have done in constituting the 12 member select committee on Benghazi. Roll Call: The special House panel tasked with investigating the 2012 attack in Benghazi, Libya,...

  • May 7, 2014

    Just 7% of journalists identify as Republican

    Nothing we don't know already, except the percentage of reporters who call themselves Republican is a lot smaller than I thought it might be. Ten years ago, 18% of reporters identified as Republicans compared to 7% today. Politico: T...

  • May 7, 2014

    Researchers call White House Climate report 'pseudoscience'

    The White House issued its third National Climate Assessment (NCA) yesterday to much fanfare and an avalanche of positive press. But two climate researchers, scientists Patrick Michaels and Paul Knappenberger of the libertarian Cato Institute, called...

  • May 7, 2014

    Obamanomics: More businesses going under than are being created

    For the first time in 3 decades, businesses are collapsing faster than they're being created. That's the concluisions of a study done by the Brooking Institution, which looked at business creation since 1978. Washington Post: The Amer...

  • May 7, 2014

    Eight more Nigerian school girls kidnapped by Boko Haram

    The weak response by the Nigerian government to the terrorist acts of the al-Qaeda affiliated group Boko Haram has invited more of the same. Last month, almost 300 girls were abducted from a Christian school in Northeast Nigeria. After a confused ...

  • May 6, 2014

    Woman films own abortion to show people it's not so scary

    A New Jersey abortion counselor decided to film her own abortion in order to show women it wasn't so "scary." The fetus could not be reached for comment. Cosmopolitan: I found out I was pregnant in November. I had been workin...

  • May 6, 2014

    Boehner taps Gowdy to chair Benghazi select committee

    A good choice for some good reasons. Trey Gowdy is probably the most knowledgeable congressman about the issues surrounding Benghazi. Politico: “Trey Gowdy is as dogged, focused, and serious-minded as they come,” Boehner said in a...

  • May 6, 2014

    Massachusetts pulls the plug on faulty Obamacare website

    The state of Massachusetts has thrown in the towel in their effort to make their Obamacare website work properly. They now plan to scrap the whole thing and use the federal exchange to sign people up. The Hill: "I’ve said all alon...

  • May 6, 2014

    'Racist' American flag wavers on Cinco de Mayo

    Does the desire to prevent violence override the First Amendment rights of citizens? In one California school, the answer is yes. WND: It happened Monday in California to a small group of protesters who waved U.S. flags in front of a sch...

  • May 6, 2014

    Supreme Court OK's prayer before Town Council meetings

    In a surprise decision, the Supreme Court ruled that a town in New York can open its council meetings with a prayer, citing the long tradition of saying a prayer prior to the opening of governing bodies. As Lyle Denison of SCOTUS Blog points out, ...

  • May 5, 2014

    Odessa Jews worry about spreading violence

    The violence in Odessa, where dozens were killed over the weekend  in clashes between pro-Russian and pro-government forces, has the city's 30,000 Jews on edge. Jewish leaders fear that the violence could take a turn and target their communi...

  • May 5, 2014

    The left's idea of a 'fair and balanced' media

    A GOP Senate candidate from Oregon was asked to leave an editorial meeting of a liberal, alternative weekly newspaper when he called out a reporter for disrespecting Republican candidates. The reporter, listening to a response from another candida...

  • May 5, 2014

    Pew: GOP holds upper hand in mid term ballot

    A lot can happen in the next 6 months to change the electiopn dynamic, but as it stands now, the Republicans are in better shape at this point in the campaign than they were in the wave election of 2010, and they are doing better than Democrats were ...

  • May 5, 2014

    Establishment goes all in for Tillis in NC Senate primary

    The battle between the Tea Party and establishment will play out over several state primaries in the next few weeks. But Tuesday will see the first tug of war in a Senate primary in North Carolina that features the speaker of the North Carolina House...

  • May 4, 2014

    Condi Rice declines invite to speak at Rutgers commencement

    Another shining example of liberal tolerance for diversity of opinions. Associated Press: Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has backed out of delivering the commencement address at Rutgers University following protests by some facult...

  • May 4, 2014

    At WHCD, Joel McHale only zinged Obama once

    This is an interesting infographic of the targets of comedian Joel McHale who was the featured speaker at the White House Correspondents Dinner last night. McHale only zinged Obama once while trashing the GOP 4 times. Chris Christie was targeted t...

  • May 4, 2014

    Pro-Russian forces attack Odessa police station

    Violence has broken out in at least 6 eastern Ukraine cities over the weekend, as Moscow is now claiming that it has "lost control" of it's pro-Russia militias: The Kremlin said yesterday it was receiving "thousands" of...

  • May 4, 2014

    Will a $15 an hour minimum wage be the end of Seattle?

    Seattle's proposal to adopt a $15 an hour minimum wage has some economic experts asking if it will doom Seattle's economy. Even Slate's business and economics correspondent, Jordan Weissmann, questions the wisdom of adopting such a pre...

  • May 4, 2014

    Venezuela's socialist paradise: New food rationing card

    As many in the west denounce "unfettered" capitalism and wax poetic about the beauty of socialism, Venezuela shows exactly why people who promote socialism belong in an insane asylum. Washington Times: A new ration card is the lat...

  • May 3, 2014

    Reporter fesses up to taping Kerry's Israel 'Apartheid' remarks

    Josh Rogin, senior correspondent for national security and politics for The Daily Beast, revealed it was, indeed, he who crashed a meeting of the Trilateral Commission and taped Secretary of State John Kerry saying that Israel could become an ...

  • May 3, 2014

    Rep. John Conyers may be barred from primary ballot due to lack of legal signatures

    Rep. John Conyers may not be on the ballot for the Michigan Democratic primary on August 5. The liberal congressman, running for his 26th term, could be barred from running because two of his campaign workers gathering signatures for his petition wer...

  • May 3, 2014

    42 dead in Odessa rioting as Eastern Ukraine erupts

    At least 42 are dead from riots in the port city of Odessa as violence has now spread far beyond the eastern strong holds of pro-Russian militias. At least 37 of those are pro-Russian rioters who died when they took shelter in a trade union building ...

  • May 3, 2014

    Rep. Thompson doubles down on racist comments

    Mississippi Rep. Bennie Thompson, who told a Nation of Islam radio show that Clarence Thomas was an "Uncle Tom," Mitch McConnell was a "racist," and all  opposition to President Obama is based on the fact that he's black,...

  • May 3, 2014

    Cantor calls for Special Prosecutor for Lerner, IRS scandal

    The House will vote next week on a resolution demanding that Attorney General Eric Holder appoint a special prosecutor to look into the targeting of conservative groups by the IRS, and specifically, Lois Lerner. There will also be a vote on whether t...

  • May 2, 2014

    Putin: 'Final Hope' for peace ended by Ukraine offensive

    The Ukrainian army smashed rebel checkpoints outside the city of Slaviansk as it launched an operation to take back government buildings being held by pro-Russian separatists. The rebels shot down 2 helicopters and heavily damaged a third in what...

  • May 2, 2014

    Conservative activists fight back on immigration

    Activists opposed to immigration reform are urging congressional candidates to sign a pledge that they won't vote for immigration reform. The move apparently began on Laura Ingrham's national radio show and is being pushed by Tea Party gro...

  • May 2, 2014

    How funny is President Obama?

    There's more than just idle curiosity in asking this question. With the White House Correspondent's Dinner coming up on Saturday night, President Obama is expected to mouint the platform and perform for about 20 minutes, reeling off a series ...

  • May 2, 2014

    Labor participation rate falls sharply in March while unemployment rate shrinks

    The good news is that the economy gained 288,000 jobs last month. The bad news is that the labor force participation rate fell back to 30 year lows while wages remained flat. The "official" unemployment rate dropped to 6.3% from 6.7% in ...

  • May 2, 2014

    Wisconsin Democratic gubernatorial candidate to hand out KKK hoods at GOP event

    Wisconsin state representative Brett Hulsey has come up with a gimmick to boost his long shot candidacy for governor. He says he plans to hand out white hoods at a Republican convention this weekend. Star-Tribune: Democratic candidate for gov...

  • May 1, 2014

    Coming soon: Interstate highways to become toll roads

    How should we fund 47,000 miles of interstate highway maintenance? As it stands now, we have the Highway Trust Fund which gets its money from the 18 cent federal gas tax. But the tax hasn't been raised since 1993 and a combination of inflation...

  • May 1, 2014

    Busted: Only 67% of Obamacare enrollees paid their first month's premium

    The House Energy and Commerce Committee announced that after receiving data from every insurance company selling policies through the national exchange, they have determined that only 67% of enrollees have paid their first month's premium. Th...

  • May 1, 2014

    State Department Report: 40% rise in terrorism last year

    The State Department released its annual report on global terrorism showing a 40% increase in terrorism attacks last year compared to 2012. The reason? That organization that President Obama claimed during his re-election campaign was "on th...

  • May 1, 2014

    Senator Markey looks to regulate all media for 'hate crimes'

    As Democrats in the Senate begin an effort to change the Constitution in order to allow Congress only to set limits on campaign spending, Senator Ed Markey wants to police, and regulate TV, radio, and the internet in order to get rid of "hate cr...

  • April 30, 2014

    Rep. Alan Grayson seeks divorce from his bigamist wife

    This is both salacious and delicious - how not so nice things happen to not so nice people. Rep. Alan Grayson, who once accused Republicans of wanting old people to "die quickly," is filing for divorce from his wife of 24 years. Mrs. Gra...

  • April 30, 2014

    The Black Donald Sterling

    Yes, I know. Blacks can't be racist. It's against the rules and even hinting that there are black racists makes you a racist too. But the irony of this is pretty thick. The day after Donald Sterling was banned for life by the NBA for makin...

  • April 30, 2014

    Poll finds more Americans are anti-interventionist

    A Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll shows that 47% of Americans want the US to be less active in world affairs - the highest in the history of the poll.The president's foreign policy approval stands at the worst of his term - 38%. Americans ...

  • April 29, 2014

    Big Chamber of Commerce ad buys in NC, GA primaries

    The Chamber of Commerce is taking a hand in Senate primaries, running millions of dollars in ads touting more establishment candidates in North Carolina and Georgia. Associated Press: "We will aggressively support those candidates who pl...

  • April 29, 2014

    Taxman auctions widow's home over $6 bill

    A Pennsylvania judge ruled that it's perfectly OK for state tax authorities to have sold a widow's home at auction because she failed to pay a $6.30 tax bill. Bloomberg: A widow was given ample notice before her $280,000 house was sol...

  • April 29, 2014

    Obama low polls dragging Dems to defeat in November

    A new Washington Post/ABC Poll shows approval for President Obama at the lowest ever measured by that poll and significant erosion of support for Democrats across the board. The president stands at 41% approval with large pluralities giving Republica...

  • April 29, 2014

    Kerry: US taping Moscow calls to Ukraine spies

    Secretary of State John Kerry was recorded saying that US intelligence agencies have been taping telephone calls from Moscow to their spies in Eastern Ukraine, proving that Russia is trying to destablize the region and that Vladimir Putin is lying ab...

  • April 27, 2014

    Owner of NBA's LA Clippers caught in racist tirade

    The owner of the NBA's Los Angeles Clippers was caught on tape making some outrageously racist comments that has the sports world up in arms and black racialists calling for his head.     Unfortunately your browser does not sup...

  • April 27, 2014

    #4 Republican in the House says Obamacare here to stay

    The number 4 ranking Republican in the House says that the Affordable Care Act is not likely to be repealed and Republicans should concentrate on reforming the state exchanges. Spokesman-Review: With the news this week that more than 600,000 ...

  • April 27, 2014

    Even Tom Ridge can't work with Bloomberg's anti-gun crusade

    Former Pennsylvania governor and DHS secretary Tom Ridge is resigning from former New York city mayor Michael Bloomberg's anti-gun organization. The GOP moderate was named to the advisory board of Everytown for Gun Safety just last week but sudde...

  • April 27, 2014

    Immigration bill by August?

    Immigration reform seemed dead just a few weeks ago. But a concerted effort by GOP backers of reform, and some compromise from Democrats, have revived efforts in the House to get a bill passed by both chambers before the end of term. Roll Call: ...

  • April 26, 2014

    Is a Russian invasion of Eastern Ukraine inevitable?

    Ominous signs are appearing in Ukraine and Moscow that could mean that a Russian invasion is imminent. Putin has broken off communications with the White House, while Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel can't raise anyone in the Russian government. ...

  • April 26, 2014

    Much of Obamacare website still under construction

    As the Democrats continue to do a victory dance over the "success" of Obamacare enrollments, the website that handles a lot of those sign ups - healthcare.gov - is still - still - not complete. And the deadline for finishing construction of...

  • April 26, 2014

    John Paul II canonized

    More than 2 million people are descending on Rome to attend the formal installation on Sunday of Pope John Paul II and John XXIII as saints of the Catholic church. In different ways, both men made their marks on history.  John XXIII may be th...

  • April 25, 2014

    Feds to take over failed Cover Oregon exchange

    The federal government has determined that the Obamacare insurance exchange in Oregon - Cover Oregon - is so dysfunctional that it is beyond salvage. After spending more than $350 million in federal dollars, not a single Oregonian has been able to si...

  • April 25, 2014

    Why Obama can't be trusted on immigration

    Speaker of the House John Boehner mocked his fellow GOP House colleagues at a speech yesterday for not passing immigration reform: Here's the attitude. Ohhhh. Don't make me do this. Ohhhh. This is too hard," Boehner whined before a ...

  • April 25, 2014

    Tensions rising in Ukraine as US threatens additional sanctions on Russia

    One hundred years ago this summer, Europe blundered into a World War through miscalculation and misreading their opponent's intentions. Can history repeat itself? Might the world blunder into war again? Most analysts dismiss the possibility...

  • April 25, 2014

    School administrator bans distribution of US Constitution on campus

    Stuff like this doesn't surprise us anymore, but the school administrator from the University of Hawaii-Hilo who prevented two students from handing out copies of the US Constitution on campus reminds us of just how easy it is to lose our freedom...

  • April 24, 2014

    FCC switches gears; backs 'fast lane' for some internet providers

    The long fight for a free and open internet for all appears over. The Federal Communications Commission will propose rules that would allow giant broadband companies to charge more for faster streaming of content, pushing smaller entities to the side...

  • April 24, 2014

    Vast powers of new Obamacare agency

    No doubt you've already heard of the new Independent Payment Advisory Board - Sarah Palin's "Death Panel." The sweeping, unaccountable powers of this agency threaten widespread rationing of Medicare dollars. Thankfully, due to incom...

  • April 24, 2014

    Holder praises Sotomayor's 'courageous' dissent

    Attorney General Eric Holder called Justice Sotomayor's dissent in the Michigan affirmative action case "courageous" and said that America "still has a ways to go before our founding promise of equal justice and equal opportunity i...

  • April 24, 2014

    Ukraine battles separatists; Putin warns Kiev of 'consequences'

    Ukrainian military forces fought several battles with pro-Russian militias in several towns in Eastern Ukraine, resulting in 5 dead rebels and a stern warning from Vladimir Putin. Reuters: Ukrainian forces killed up to five pro-Moscow separat...

  • April 24, 2014

    Burning aborted babies for electricity? Happening right here in the USA

    British Columbia authorities admit that they are sending the remains of aborted babies to Oregon so that they can be burned to generate electricity. LifeSite News: British Columbia, April 23, 2014 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The British Columb...

  • April 23, 2014

    BLM eyes 90,000 acres in TX

    The Bureau of Land Management is apparently trying to take advantage of an arcane and long running boundary dispute between Texas and Oklahoma to seize tens of thousands of privately held acreage along the border for the federal government. The co...

  • April 23, 2014

    Horrific massacre in South Sudan; hundreds killed

    "Piles and piles of bodies" was the way the UN described the scene in the South Sudanese city of Bentiu. The government claims 400 civilians were ethnically cleansed by rebels allied with former Vice President Riek Machar. Indeed, accord...

  • April 23, 2014

    Tea Party victory in FL GOP primary

    Curt Clawson, former CEO of an aluminum wheel company, won the GOP primary in Florida to replace the disgraced Rep. Trey Radel, who resigned after pleading guilty to a cocaine posession. Clawson was supported by major Tea Party groups, including ...

  • April 22, 2014

    Thousands of jailed non-violent drug offenders to receive clemency

    Under new guidelines to be announced by Attorney General Eric Holder later this week, there are potentially thousands of non violent inmates with drug convictions in federal prisons who will be eligible for clemency. Is this a good idea? Few wo...

  • April 22, 2014

    Dems can't decide whether to embrace Obamacare or run away from it

    It's a political dilemma that carries with it the seeds of a wave election. Just what should Democrats do about Obamacare as a political issue? One one side, you have President Obama and the Democratic leadership saying the debate over the law...

  • April 22, 2014

    Photos prove Putin a liar

    Vladimir Putin has insisted that there are no Russian troops in eastern Ukraine - just like he insisted there  were no Russian troops in Crimea until he admitted it last week. Now, the New York Times reports there are photos that clearly show...

  • April 22, 2014

    Are Republicans trying to 'emasculate' Obama?

    Republicans are too stupid to see how the concept of "masculinity" is changing, and their attacks on President Obama's manhood only show how out of touch they are. Who says? Far left pundit  Sally Kohn says in an article at the ...

  • April 22, 2014

    Is Rahmbo cooking crime stats in Chicago?

    The crime rate in Chicago dropped over the winter, which resulted in the chief of police and Mayor Emanuel crowing about what a great job they were doing. Until the weather got a little better. CBS Chicago: Police Supt. Garry McCarthy said...

  • April 22, 2014

    Is a floor fight brewing for 2016 on gay marriage?

    There's been a lot of talk over the last few months about the Republican party formally abandoning its opposition to gay marriage by leaving the issue out of the platform in 2016. But two surveys commissioned by pro-family organizations show ...

  • April 21, 2014

    Many conservatives see opposition to Common Core a winning issue in 2014

    Opposition to Common Core - the new federal standards in education - has drastically increased over the last few months, causing many former supporters to change their minds and oppose it. The issue cuts to the divide in the GOP between the base a...

  • April 21, 2014

    Obama's legacy: Liar in Chief

    Excellent editorial in today's Washington Examiner about presidential lying. Specifically, why so many Americans - 61% according to a Fox News poll - think that the president lies "most of the time" and "some of the time." ...

  • April 21, 2014

    Biden goes to Ukraine in show of support for the government

    Vice President Joe Biden is on his way to Kiev to meet with Ukraine's temporary leaders and discuss ways to implement the Geneva deal agreed to last week, Unfortunately, the deal is already dead thanks to continuing violence in the east and th...

  • April 21, 2014

    UAW drops complaint in lost election at Tennessee VW plant

    The United Auto Workers union has thrown in the towel regarding their complaint over the lost election at the Chattanooga Volkswagen plant, where they claimed "outside infuence" unfairly skewed the election results. Reuters: The Uni...

  • April 21, 2014

    Health care spending on the rise

    Earlier this year, the CCMS released their annual report on health care spending and the news was surprisingly good: Total healthcare spending in 2012 came in at $2.79 trillion—up just 3.7 percent over the previous year and continuing a fo...

  • April 21, 2014

    NBC hired a psychologist to try to boost David Gregory's ratings

    This is pretty bizarre. NBC News brought in a "psychological consultant" to talk to David Gregory's friends, his co-workers - even his wife - "to get perspective and insight from people who know him best.” The venerable ...

  • April 20, 2014

    What's the matter with Kansas?

    First Lady Michelle Obama is scheduled to address the combined high school graduating class of the Topeka, KS school district next month and some of the students are upset about it. One student, 18 year old Taylor Gifford, began a petition to ask ...

  • April 20, 2014

    More opportunities open up for GOP to gain Senate seats

    If Republicans are going to take over the Senate in November, it will be due to their ability to expand the map and challenge in states where they weren't expected to make much of a race of things. Obamacare plays a  role in this, no doub...

  • April 20, 2014

    Latest Obamacare accomplishment: 'Medical Homelessness'

    So, you've done your duty as a citizen and faithfully signed up for an Obamacare insurance policy. You've even paid your premium, God bless you.You are now eligible (after a $5000 deductible) to enjoy the true benefits of Obamacare. That i...

  • April 20, 2014

    Pope prays for peace, end to terror attacks on Christians

    At an outdoor mass at St. Peter's in Rome, Pope Francis prayed for peace in Syria and Ukraine, as well as praying for Nigerian Christians suffering terrorist attacks from Muslim separatists. Associated Press: Well over 150,000 tourists ...

  • April 20, 2014

    Still no charges filed in Gibson Guitar raid

    This excellent report from Reason TV on the Gibson Guitar raid by DHS and the Fish and Wildlife Department explains a lot about the bureaucratic overreach involved. 'They...come in with weapons, they seized a half-million dollars worth of p...

  • April 19, 2014

    US to send combat troops to Poland

    Poland will breathe a little easier because at the very least, American troops in Poland will be an effective trip wire and hedge against Russia making a move to reclaim the former Warsaw Pact country. Washington Post: Poland and the United ...

  • April 19, 2014

    Will we be able to image 'Earth's twin'?

    Scientists have confirmed the discovery of an alien planet about the size of earth orbiting a red dwarf star 600 light years away in the habitable, or "Goldilocks" zone. The discovery was made by NASA's now crippled Kepler Space Telesco...

  • April 19, 2014

    Reid doubles down on 'domestic terrorist' smear of Bundy protestors

    Earlier this week, Harry Reid called protestors at the Bundy ranch "domestic terrorists" because some of them were armed. When given the opportunity to back away from that hysterical smear, Reid doubled down and repeated the lie on CNN: ...

  • April 19, 2014

    Western states seeking ways to reclaim federal land

    A nascent rebellion by western states looking to reclaim some of the land that was appropriated by the federal government is taking shape. A group of about 50 western lawmakers from 9 states met in Utah to discuss ways to bring about a revolution in ...

  • April 18, 2014

    Deal reached on Ukraine. Will it hold?

    The deal reached in Geneva between Ukraine and Russia pretty much rings the death knell for an independent Ukraine. The Ukrainian government will have to negotiate a plan with pro-Russian separatists that grants some provincesr greater autonomy - whi...

  • April 18, 2014

    Harry Reid calls Bundy supporters 'domestic terrorists'

    Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid told a luncheon crowd that supporters of Cliven Bundy who demonstrated at his ranch against the BLM cattle grab were "domestic terrorists" and their actions constituted "domestic terrorism." Wa...

  • April 18, 2014

    New York the latest state to sign compact to end electoral college

    Governor Cuomo has signed off on the National Popular Vote Compact, giving New York's 29 electoral votes to the winner of the national popular vote. SILive: Count New York in. The Empire State has joined the National Popular Vote comp...

  • April 18, 2014

    Immigration reform vote in House looks inevitable

    Speaker John Boehner has told donors and industry groups that the Republican House is going to take up immigration reform before the November election. Not. Kidding. Wall Street Journal: Many lawmakers and activists have assumed the issue ...

  • April 18, 2014

    Dem consultants telling candidates not to use the word 'recovery'

    Some advice for Democratic candidates from consultants: Don't use the word "recovery" in your speeches. Associated Press: Election-year memo to Democratic candidates: Don't talk about the economic recovery. It's a politi...

  • April 17, 2014

    Pulitzer food fight between ABC News and Center for Public Integrity

    The Center for Public Integrity won a Pulitzer Prize for a year long investigation into the denial of black lung benefits to coal miners. But ABC News, who apparently worked in partnership with CPI on the story, is livid that CPI didn't include t...

  • April 17, 2014

    US, Russia, and EU meet over Ukraine crisis

    Foreign Ministers representing the US, Russia, and the European Union are meeting today in Geneva to discuss ways to defuse the tensions created by the crisis in Ukraine and Russian troops poised on the border ready to invade. Wall Street Journal:...

  • April 17, 2014

    BLM trashes Bundy's land during withdrawal

    The Bureau of Land Management deliberately wrecked water tanks and water piping on Cliven Bundy's land, despite the court order that allowed them to seize the rancher's cattle saying nothing about destroying Bundy's property. The BLM ...

  • April 17, 2014

    Bundy and 'Civil Disobedience'

    For more than 160 years, Henry David Thoreau's essay on Civil Disobedience has inspired Americans to "make known what kind of government would command his respect" so that we could live under that government in good conscience. Ultim...

  • April 16, 2014

    Ukraine splintering as government 'crackdown' fizzles

    It appears that things have taken a turn for the worse for the Ukrainian government, as their announced "counteroffensive" has run into fierce resistance from pro-Russian militias while there have been defections to the separatists by crack...

  • April 16, 2014

    Obama administration gives Detroit $100 million for 'blight removal'

    The cash infusion by the federal government is actually going to help the city pay pensions, even though they're playing a kind of shell game with the money. As for "blight removal," perhaps they could start with city hall. Reuter...

  • April 16, 2014

    Both sides cry 'foul' over changes in Census Bureau survey

    The Census Bureau is changing the questionaire it uses to determine how many people have health insurance, and both sides in the Obamacare debate are calling "foul." Supporters are fearful that the new questions will obscure the positive ef...

  • April 16, 2014

    10% drop in greenhouse gas emissions since 2005

    The EPA announced that greenhouse gas emissions in 2012 were 6.5% less than in 2011, and 10% below emissions in 2005. LA Times: The decline over the previous year was driven mostly by power plant operators switching from coal to natural gas, ...

  • April 15, 2014

    People who get food stamps outnumber women who work full time

    Here's a statstic that, taken by itself, doesn't really say much. More American are recieving government assistance for food via the SNAP program (formerly known as food stamps) than there are women working full time. CNS: In the aver...

  • April 15, 2014

    Obamacare premiums to rise at record pace

    I've got good and bad news for you about Obamacare. The good news? The overall cost of the program over the next 10 years will be $100 billion less than originally thought. So says the CBO. The insurance expansion under the Affordable Car...

  • April 14, 2014

    Gunman kills three at 2 Kansas City Jewish Centers

    A tragedy the day before Passover begins has cast a pall over this time of reflection as a gunman with a history of anti-Semitic associations opened fire at two Jewish Community centers in Kansas, killing three people. CNN: Authorities are in...

  • April 14, 2014

    Bob Woodward thinks 'There's obviously something there' in IRS scandal

    Bob Woodward is a lot of things - not all of them good. But when the veteran investigative reporter says that "there's obviosuly something there' in the IRS scandal, perhaps the rest of the media could take a hint and start looking into ...

  • April 14, 2014

    Sebelius: Obamacare rollout timeline 'just flat out wrong'

    Klueless Kathy Sebelius believes that the real problem with the Obamacare website rollout was that the timeline to get the job done was "just flat out wrong." Just in passing, it should be noted that the "timeline" was mandated...

  • April 14, 2014

    Ukraine president calls for UN peacekeepers for Eastern provinces

    As pro-Russian militias occupy more government buildings in more cities, Ukraine's acting President Oleksandr Turchynov, has called for UN peacekeepers to patrol the region. Turchynov raised the issue in a telephone call to UN Secretary General B...

  • April 14, 2014

    Democrats are the race baiters

    Ron Christie, a black, former Bush aide, has a piece in the Daily Beast that makes a compelling, rational case for why Democrats are the race baiters, and why the reason they are deploying the race card to such a large extent is because they have not...

  • April 13, 2014

    IPCC recommends 'massive shift' to green energy to avoid catastrophe

    What's even more dubious than claims of catastrophic warming? Claims that scientists know what to do about it. USA Today: A rapid shift to less-polluting energy will be needed to avoid catastrophic global warming because global emissions ...

  • April 13, 2014

    Shooting war begins in Ukraine

    Ukraine government forces got in a firefight trying to evict pro-Russian "protestors" from a police station in the eastern city of Slaviansk and there are dead on both sides, says a government spokesman. What Kiev referred to as an ...

  • April 13, 2014

    Justice Stevens thinks he knows how to 'fix' the Second Amendment

    Retired Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens penned a putrid op-ed in the Washington Post claiming he knew how to fix the Second Amendment to end controversy over its true meaning. The first 10 amendments to the Constitution placed limits on...

  • April 13, 2014

    IRS seizes refunds of taxpayers whose parents owe the government money

    When are the sins of the father visited upon his children? When the IRS and Social Security Administration say so. Hit and Run: Holding children responsible for the debt incurred by their parents is a feature of historical feudalism and a few...

  • April 13, 2014

    Union threatens Dem House members on anti-Keystone vote

    Democratic House members are being squeezed by pro and anti Keystone pipeline advocates and the issue threatens to throw a monkey wrench into the 2014 mid term election. The Laborers' International Union of North America (LIUNA) has sent a let...

  • April 13, 2014

    President of True the Vote responds to Cummings allegations

    Revelations last week that the ranking Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, Rep. Elijah Cummings, was in contact with the IRS in order to target the Texas-based conservatie group True the Vote is just "the tip of a very ugly iceberg" ...

  • April 13, 2014

    Paul, Cruz, and Huckabee at conservative meet in New Hampshire

    So you think it's too early to start talking about 2016? You're right. But don't tell the politicians who want to be president that. In the presidential sweepstakes, it's all about being early - early money, early endorsements, an...

  • April 12, 2014

    Iran to challenge US denial of visa to hostage taker

    Iran's choice for UN ambassador was denied a visa on Friday to enter the US because of his admitted role in the taking of US diplomatic hostage in 1979. But the Iranians insist they don't have anyone else available and will challenge the US d...

  • April 12, 2014

    Students, teachers, parents lash out at Common Core standardized test

    Congratulations are in order for the education bureaucrats who designed the overly long, multi-day standarized test given to students in elementary and middle schools. Not only parents, but teachers and students are up in arms over the complicated, c...

  • April 11, 2014

    Can Steve Colbert be funny without mocking conservatives?

    Word from CBS entertainment exec Nina Tassler that when he takes over for David Letterman, Comedy Central's Steve Colbert will not use his conservative alter ego in his new gig. EW.com: We’ve been hearing that Colbert will drop his ...

  • April 11, 2014

    Teacher suspended because school employee thought science project looked like a weapon

    Not quite as loony as suspending a kid because he ate a pop tart into the shape of a gun, this incident at an LA high school is instructive because: 1. The school employee who "turned in" the teacher who oversaw the science projects is a...

  • April 11, 2014

    Hillary ducks shoe thrown at her during speech

    If the shoe fits... Hillary Clinton receives $250,000 in speaking fees  - peanuts compared to Bill  - but I'll bet she'd give it all back to avoid this kind of embarrassment. Clinton was addressing a convention of the Institut...

  • April 10, 2014

    Ruby Ridge Redux?

    See also: Cliven Bundy and Eric Holder's 'Rule of Law' Two hundred armed federal agents have virtually surrounded a ranch in southern Nevada whose owner is defying a court order to keep his cattle from grazing on federal lands. A 20...

  • April 10, 2014

    Ayaan Hirsi Ali responds to Brandeis snub

    Former Muslim and human rights activist Ayaan Hirsi Ali has issued a statement in response to the action by Brandeis University in withdrawing an honorary degree they were going to present to her at the 2014 commencement ceremony. Ali called out t...

  • April 10, 2014

    Gender pay gap at White House twice as large as that for DC

    Is the "pay equality" attack by the White House falling apart? By all accounts, it should. Jennifer Rubin has a few examples why: The Post’s Nia-Malika Henderson catches the White House in its time warp, citing an e-mail in w...

  • April 10, 2014

    'Why are liberal cities bad for blacks'?

    That's the title of a Bloomberg op-ed by Francis Wilkinson, who examined statistics from a report by the National Urban League about income inequality between blacks and whites in America. Minneapolis-St. Paul. San Francisco. Chicago. Even M...

  • April 10, 2014

    Senator King mulls party switch after mid terms

    Maine's independent Senator Angus King, who caucuses with the Democrats and has voted mostly with the majority, says he's thinking about switching sides if the GOP wins the Senate in November. “I’ll make my decision at the time...

  • April 9, 2014

    Kirsten Powers: 'Mob rule' by liberals

    Liberal commentator Kirsten Powers confesses she found the Eich incident "scary." But she also points to the Kickstarter censoring of the Gosnell film, which in many ways is even more troubling. USA Today: Last week brought a chilli...

  • April 9, 2014

    Look who's criticizing Showtime for trying to scare people about global warming

    The New York Times endorsing climate realism? Not exactly. They just think that trying to scare people about global warming doesn't work and other, more subtle methods must be used. If you were looking for ways to increase public skepticism ...

  • April 9, 2014

    Brandeis U withdraws invitation to Ayaan Hirsi Ali to receive honorary degree

    An offer to award former Muslim activist Ayaan Hirsi Ali an honorary degree during commencement at Brandeis University has been rescinded because some of her past statements are "inconsistent with Brandeis University's core values." ...

  • April 9, 2014

    Small number of doctors billed Medicare for over a billion dollars

    Medicare fraud is rampant with some estimates  in the 8-10% range, costing the federal government up to $50 billion a year. A good place to start looking for the cheats is the 344 doctors who received more than $3 million each in Medicare billin...

  • April 8, 2014

    Sharpton fingered as mob snitch for FBI

    This is an eye-popping story that has been hinted at for years, but finally confirmed by the website The Smoking Gun. Al Sharpton acted as an FBI informant for years against some of his friends in various crime families across the country. Accordi...

  • April 8, 2014

    House to pursue criminal charges against Lois Lerner

    AP is reporting that House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Rep. Dave Camp will ask the Justice Department to file criminal charges against former IRS employee Lois Lerner. The specifics of the charges are secret because taxpayer information is i...

  • April 8, 2014

    OKCupid CEO donated to anti-gay marriage candidate

    Mozilla's Brendan Eich was forced to resign for his support of Prop 8 in California in 2008.The online dating site OKCupid was a catalyst for getting him fired, urging its members and customers not to use Firefox because of Eich's position on...

  • April 8, 2014

    White House decrees Medicare Advantage cuts should disappear

    An Edict from His Royal Highness Barack H. Obama the First, King, by the Grace of God of 50 States, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands and Guam. Be it known: The law called the "Affordable Care Act" has been altered to prevent a cut in M...

  • April 8, 2014

    Hilarious - Hitler parody video on losing his doctor under Obamacare

    You've no doubt seen other parodies using the German language film on Hitler's last days "Downfall." The scene in the bunker under the Chancellory where Hitler is told that General Steiner's army will not be coming to save Berli...

  • April 7, 2014

    Rangel stiffs NY taxpayers on rent for district office

    Rep. Charles Rangel, censured by Congress in 2010 for a variety of misdeeds, including non-payment of taxes on his Dominican villa, didn't pay any rent on his district office in Harlem for all of 2013. His "excuse": his office lost ...

  • April 7, 2014

    The Children's Crusade against Michelle O's school lunches

    America's school children have had enough and they're not going to take it anymore. Faced with the meager, unappetizing school lunches required under First Lady Michelle Obama's nutritional program, students have taken to social media ...

  • April 7, 2014

    Jeb Bush: Some illegal immigration an 'act of love'

    What's the best way to make yourself irrelevant as a candidate in 2016? Say something stupid like this: Former Florida governor Jeb Bush said Sunday that many who illegally come to the United States do so out of an "act of love"...

  • April 5, 2014

    Paper: It's OK to lie about climate change

    When is it OK to lie about the facts regarding climate change? When it,"enahnces global welfare"  say two scientists in a peer-reviewed paper published recently. Marc Morano: A new peer-reviewed paper published in the...

  • April 5, 2014

    Conservative activist launches boycott of Firefox browser

    Ben Shapiro of the website TruthRevolt isn't taking the actions of gay activists who forced CEO Brenden Eich out of his CEO position at Mozilla lying down. In fact, Shapiro has called for a boycott of Mozilla's Firefox browser as a way for co...

  • April 5, 2014

    The horror! Muslim parents decry flyer advertising church-sponsored Easter egg hunt

    Because nothing quite says "We want to turn your children into Christians" like inviting them to an Easter egg hunt. Detroit Free Press: Some Muslim parents are concerned about public schools in Dearborn handing out flyers to all st...

  • April 5, 2014

    Holder defends using DoJ airplane for 27 personal trips

    Attorney General Eric Holder told a congressional committee that a GAO report detailing his use of the Justice Department plane was exaggerating. But read closely what he says and you'll realize he just doesn't get it. Washington Examiner:...

  • April 4, 2014

    Rep. Moran: 'A lot of members canâ\冲 even afford to live decently in Washington'

    You have to feel sorry for Rep. Jim Moran (absolutely, positively no relation). The Virginia Democratic congressman is whining that members of congress can't "live decently" in Washington with the pittance of a salary they draw from the...

  • April 4, 2014

    Most Americans dismiss climate change as a major environmental issue

    We've known for years that Americans view global warming as one of the least important issues facing the country. A Gallup poll last month showed climate change ranking #14 in importance out of 15 issues facing the nation. Now comes another Ga...

  • April 4, 2014

    Hiring picks up in March: Official unemployment rate stays at 6.7%

    It's being referred to as a "Goldilocks" report; not too hot, not too cool. And while it's not exactly "just right," as far as what the economy needs, there were some small signs that the labor market may be strengthening ...

  • April 3, 2014

    Report: Study reveals thousands of possible double voters in North Carolina

    A report for the state of North Carolina by Interstate Crosscheck - a consortium out of Kansas that crosschecks 101 million voter records in 28 states - reveals thousands of instances of possible double voting by residents of North Carolina who also ...

  • April 3, 2014

    NASA suspends communication with Russia over Ukraine crisis

    NASA has suspended almost all contact with their Russian counterparts as a result of Russia's annexation of the Crimea. The Verge is reporting that communications related to the operation of the space station will continue, but that all other...

  • April 3, 2014

    Former Obama official: Employer mandate won't happen

    Former Obama press secretary Robert Gibbs doesn't think Obamacare's employer mandate will survive. Speaking before a benefits industry trade association, Gibbs surprised the audience by predicting that the mandate, which forces businesses ...

  • April 3, 2014

    CFPB employee alleges discrimination, bullying at the agency

    The Consumer Finance Protection Bureau isn't doing a good job of protecting minorities and women, says one employee who claims there is discrimination and bias at the agency. Politico: Angela Martin, a lawyer in CFPB’s enforcement d...

  • April 2, 2014

    White House celebrates 7 million people forced, by law, to sign up for insurance

    A happy, happy President Obama declared "victory" yesterday when he announced that 7 million people had signed up for insurance under Obamacare. What exactly was he celebrating? Seven million people had the decision of whether they wante...

  • April 2, 2014

    DC Mayor Vincent Gray defeated in Democratic primary

    Washington, D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray presided over the "Obama boom" in the capitol which brought a lot of monied interests to the city. But it wasn't enough to overcome a campaign finance scandal that surged around him as he was defeated...

  • April 2, 2014

    For want of a dollar, lives were lost

    Despite knowing an ignition switch that cost 13 lives was defective, General Motors decided not to redesign the faulty part even though a fix would have cost less than a dollar per car. The information was revealed at a House Energy and Commerce C...

  • April 1, 2014

    US weighs releasing Jonathan Pollard

    Acknowledged Israeli spy Jonathan Pollard may be released as part of a deal to get Israel to extend peace talks with the Palestinians. Pollard pleaded guiilty in 1987 to espionage charges and was given a life sentence. Through the years, the stat...

  • April 1, 2014

    CIA Station Chief confirms no protests before Benghazi attack

    Why did the CIA ignore their own station chief in Libya when developing its talking points for the administration? That's a question that is likely to be answered on Wednesday at a hearing of the House Intelligence Committee. Washington Tim...

  • April 1, 2014

    Is there a minimum wage deal in the works?

    Senator Harry Reid is signalling that he may be open to a compromise minimum wage increase bill that would include something less than the $10.10 an hour proposed by the White House and include some tax incentives for small businesses to hire new wor...

  • April 1, 2014

    6 to 1 liberal bias in news on Spanish language TV

    No, it's not surprising that Spanish language TV giants Telemundo and Univision tilt left in their news coverage. What's pretty shocking is how overwhelming the bias is. Washington Examiner: The bottom line: By a margin of six to one,...

  • March 31, 2014

    Putin covets Finland says former advisor

    About the time that George Bush was telling us that he had looked into Vladimor Putin's eye and pronounced him "straightforward and trustworthy," Andrej Illiaronov, Putin's economic adviser between 2000 and 2005 and now working forf...

  • March 31, 2014

    Christie apologizes for 'occupied territories' gaffe

    New Jersey Governor Chirs Christie was in Las Vegas over the weekend, along with several other GOP politicians who are considering a run for the White House, to address the Republican Jewish Coalition. Also watching the proceedings was Sheldon Adelso...

  • March 31, 2014

    68,000 criminal aliens released last year

    A recent Homeland Security report reveals that 68,000 illegal aliens who were deportable due to their being convicted of a crime, were instead released back into the general population. Breitbart: The report, provided to Breitbart News ahead ...

  • March 31, 2014

    Obamacare website crashes on final day of enrollment

    Enrollment on the healthcare.gov website is ending the way it began - very badly. The site crashed this morning and although it has been somewhat revived, visitors are being put into a queue where an email will tell them when they can register. ...

  • March 30, 2014

    'Influential Republicans' back Bush in 2016

    According to the Washington Post, unamed but "influential" Republicans are coalescing around former Florida Governor Jeb Bush as their choice for GOP presidential nominee in 2016. Reading this story, you can't help but think that the...

  • March 30, 2014

    Climate hysteric suggests arresting 'deniers'

    This sort of thing parodies itself, for obvious reasons. The toxicity of Adam Weinstein's rant against people who disagree with him on climate change lies in his total disregard for the First Amendment and his belief that a court in Italy that fo...

  • March 30, 2014

    Kerry looks for 'compromise' in Ukraine talks

    US Secretary of State John Kerry interrupted his trip home from the Middle East and diverted to Paris for talks with his Russian counterpart Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. What exactly does Kerry hope to accomplish? The Crimea is Russian - that...

  • March 30, 2014

    More recall trouble for GM

    Another week, another half million vehicles recalled by General Motors. The auto giant has recalled 4.8 million vehicles so far this year, for a variety of issues - including a faulty ignition switch that cost 13 people their lives. New York Times...

  • March 30, 2014

    Paul, Huckabee lead in latest presidential snapshot poll

    What are Republican voters thinking about 2016? It's a safe bet that most aren't focused on the presidential contest, preferring to concentrate on the mid terms and taking the Senate. But with big donors already sizing up the field, the ca...

  • March 29, 2014

    Governor Quinn holds the dying hostage in IL budget fight

    Illinois Governor Pat Quinn has declared war - on dying children and adults. Quinn fired a salvo earlier this week when he threatened to cut the Medicaid hospice benefit if his "temporary" tax increases from 2011 aren't made permanen...

  • March 29, 2014

    Report: Russia threatened countries in advance of UN vote

    Reuters is reporting that prior to the UN General Assembly vote on the annexation of the Crimea by Russia, Moscow threatened several states in Eastern Europe and elsewhere with retaliation unless they voted against it. Russia threatened several ...

  • March 29, 2014

    Gallup: Young Americans trending more Democratic

    Young Americans between the ages of 18-29 have become more Democratic since 2007 according to the latest Gallup Poll. But the reason is not their support for gay marriage or any other social issue. It's mostly a demographic change. There are m...

  • March 29, 2014

    Maryland to give up on $125 million Obamacare exchange

    Wasting taxpayer money because of incompetenece and negligence is not a crime. But Maryland's decision to abandon its $125 million Obamacare exchange is an argument in favor of criminalizing such behavior by both elected leaders and managers of t...

  • March 29, 2014

    Ebony Magazine issues apology to black conservatives for racist comments

    Ebony Magazine has issued an apology to black conservatives and to RNC spokesman Raffi Williams for racist comments made by one of their senior editors on Twitter. The controversey erupted when Jamilah Lemieux, a senior editor at the magazine, twe...

  • March 29, 2014

    Obamacare support craters at 26%

    After four years of existence, Obamacare has reached the nadir of its popularity. Only 26% now say they support the law while only 19% support the individual mandate. But on the question of whether it will be repealed, only 13% of Americans belie...

  • March 28, 2014

    Cowardly lawmakers use legislative skullduggery to pass Doc fix

    A legislative Kabuki dance broke out in the House chamber yesterday when leaders of both parties pulled a fast one on their rank and file in order to pass a difficult legislative fix to how the government pays doctors treating Medicare patients. R...

  • March 28, 2014

    Court upholds tough Texas abortion standards

    A US court of appeals has upheld several parts of the Texas abortion law passed last summer, including the requirement that doctors at abortion clinics must have admitting privileges at nearby hospitals. Houston Chronicle: A panel of judges a...

  • March 28, 2014

    Obama Saudi trip: Mission Impossible

    President Obama will be in Saudi Arabia today trying to repair relations that his blunders have damaged severely. Foreign Policy: US. President Barack Obama will visit Saudi Arabia Friday seeking to repair fractured relations with the kingdom...

  • March 28, 2014

    House Intel Chair Rogers to retire

    House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Rogers announced that he was retiring from Congress to pursue a career in broadcasting. The 50 year old Rogers spent 14 years in Congress and as late as last summer, was being urged to run for the Senate ...

  • March 28, 2014

    'So God Made a Trial Lawyer'

    Remember that Super Bowl ad for Ram Trucks featuring Paul Harvey's moving tribute to farmers? If you have forgotten, here's a reminder: The political action committee America Rising took that concept and applied it to an attack ad on I...

  • March 27, 2014

    Why your wallet is feeling a lot lighter

    Here's a graph that explains why your wallet is a lot lighter these days. Zero Hedge: We are sure the weather is to blame but what happens when pent-up demand (from a frosty east coast emerging from its hibernation) bumps up against a dro...

  • March 27, 2014

    Vulnerable Senate Dems plan Obamacare tweaks

    Vulnerable Senate Democrats plan to introduce a bill as early as today that would alter some of the mandates in Obamacare and delay others, according to the Wall Street Journal: Among the proposals likely to be included is one backed by Messrs. ...

  • March 27, 2014

    US Intel sees greater chance of Russia entering Eastern Ukraine

    In news of the day, Jennifer Lopez dropped an "F-bomb" on live TV last night during "American Idol" broadcast. "Psyche" broadcast its final episode. Northwestern University football players won the right to form a union....

  • March 27, 2014

    World's two most recognized anti-capitalists meet in Rome

    The White House is calling it "The Francis Bump" - the desperate hope that by associating with Pope Francis and his harsh assessment of capitalism which both men believe is to blame for income inequality, Obama and Democrats will benefit at...

  • March 26, 2014

    Loyalty to a stricken friend costs little girl a day at school

    It's the feel-good story of this or just about any other year. A nine year old girl shaved her head in a show of friendship and solidarity with her BFF who is stricken with childhood cancer and lost her hair due to chemotherapy. A heartwarmin...

  • March 26, 2014

    The 'political gaffe of the year' might just hand GOP the Iowa Senate seat

    The only Democrat running in the primary for the open Senate seat in Iowa made a spectacular gaffe before a roomfull of trial lawyers in Texas. Standing next to a table full of booze, Rep. Bruce Braley insulted farmers, praised lawyers, and belitt...

  • March 26, 2014

    Democrat's class warfare pitch 'fizzling'

    Income inequality, minimum wage hike, the Koch brothers - this is what we've heard from the Democrats all year as they seek to hold off the GOP in November by playing the class warfare card. It's not working, says Bernie Becker of The Hill...

  • March 25, 2014

    A New Study Says Benefits of Global Warming Greatly Exceed Costs

    A new study by the Non-Governmental International Panel on Climate Change shows that the benefits of a warming earth will outweigh any costs incurred. The new report summarizes scholarly research published as recently as January 2014 on the impa...

  • March 25, 2014

    Getting away with murder the Chicago Way

    On a warm spring night in 2004, David Koschman, a 21 year old from the Chicago suburb of  Mount Prospect, IL got together with 4 of his friends and headed for downtown Chicago and famed Rush Street to take in the bars and the nightlife. It's...

  • March 25, 2014

    Harry Reid blames Republicans for Crimea annexation

    This statement by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is toxic waste. Outlining the Senate's agenda after a one-week recess, the Nevada Democrat said the first item would be the Ukraine bill that Republicans blocked just before lawmakers went...

  • March 24, 2014

    529 Muslim Brotherhood members sentenced to death in Egypt

    An Egyptian court sentenced 529 members of the Muslim Brotherhood to death for murder, violence, inciting murder, and other charges. It is the largest number of death sentences handed down by a court in Egypt's modern history. Reuters: Fa...

  • March 24, 2014

    Who called the pilot of missing plane right before takeoff?

    While the search for Flight 370  continues, and debris of some kind has been spotted from the air off the coast of Australia, investigators are looking closely at new information about a phone call the pilot received from a burn phone bought usi...

  • March 24, 2014

    Japan to allow US to control stockpile of enriched uranium

    Japan's government announced that it will turn over a large stockpile of highly enriched uranium and plutonium to the US for "elimination." Tokyo made the announcement on the eve of a nuclear disarmament conference at The Hague. Reut...

  • March 24, 2014

    Study: Obama most well travelled president in history after 5 years

    A study by the National Taxpayers Foundations shows that President Obama has had more foreign trips and spent more money for those trips than any president in history at this point in their terms. Brietbart has the exclusive: “The most ...

  • March 23, 2014

    Obama's second term appointments more radical than the first

    That President Obama has maintained close relationships with left wing radicals throughout his adult life is not up for argument. His defenders say it doesn't matter, or it's ancient history. Neither excuse explains why his second term ap...

  • March 23, 2014

    Obamacare: Arbitrary and Unfair

    Superb article in the Wall Street Journal today by John C. Goodman president of the National Center for Policy Analysis, that pretty much destroys every argument Democrats are making to save Obamacare. A sampling: While the president and his ...

  • March 23, 2014

    Turkey shoots down Syrian plane

    The Turkish military announced that it has shot down a Syrian plane that strayed over its air space, ratcheting up tensions along the border where Syrian rebels mix with refugees and are sheltered by the Turkish government. Reuters: Turkey...

  • March 23, 2014

    US-Russian tensions aren't affecting space operations at ISS

    Russia and America may be at loggerheads on earth's surface, but 200 miles above the planet in the International Space Station (ISS), where cooperation means the difference between life and death, the astronauts are apparently getting along fine....

  • March 23, 2014

    NATO general expresses concern over Putin's intentions in Moldova

    A NATO general is warning that the build-up of Russian forces along the Ukrainian border may threaten a small separatist region of Moldova, Reuters: NATO's top military commander said on Sunday that Russia had built up a large force on U...

  • March 23, 2014

    Biden blames Putin homophobia for Crimea invasion

    Now why didn't I think of this? Another briliiant analogy from our dim-witted vice president. CNN: Russia’s “gay propaganda” law that makes it illegal to tell children about gay rights is linked to the nation’s tak...

  • March 23, 2014

    Democrats try to go on offense for 4th anniversary of Obamacare

    In what this article in The Hill says is a "tightly coordinated final push" between the White House and congressional Democrats, the administration is attempting to put lipstick on a pig in order to tout the benefits of Obamacare. The ...

  • March 23, 2014

    Ukrainian soldiers sing national anthem as Russian troops storm their base

    Russian troops and pro-Russian militias stormed one of the last military bases still in the hands of the Ukraine army with assault vehicles and heavy machine guns. Realizing they were overmatched, the Ukrainian soldiers lined up on the parade grou...

  • March 22, 2014

    Missing plane was carrying flammable lithium-ion batteries

    The theory on the disappearance of Flight 370 that a serious fire raced through the fuselage incapacitating the pilots before they could send a distress call recieved a boost when the CEO of Malaysia Airline admitted that the plane carried highly fla...

  • March 22, 2014

    Media shield law moves forward in Senate - Without bloggers

    A law that would protect journalists from revealing confidential sources is moving forward in the Senate, despite its narrow view of who is a "covered" journalist. Twitter and Facebook, and most blogs would not be protected, according to...

  • March 22, 2014

    FBI clears agent who shot Marathon bombing suspect's friend

    The FBI has cleared the agent of wrongdoing who shot and killed a friend of Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev while he was being interviewed at his house in Florida. Events surrounding the shooting have been shrouded in mystery as the FBI...

  • March 22, 2014

    Obama's scare tactics for mid terms not based in reality

    Someone should give President Obama a history lesson about mid term elections and how well his party actually performs. Yesterday, Obama shook the Democratic money tree by claiming that his party always gets "cobbered" in mid term electi...

  • March 21, 2014

    What is Iran doing building a mock-up of a US aircraft carrier?

    Satellite surveillance has detected the Iranian Revolutionary Guards constructing a mock-up of a US Nimitz class aircraft carrier at the Iranian shipyards in Bandar Abbas. For what purpose, intelligence analysts can't say with certainty. But the ...

  • March 21, 2014

    Half of cigarettes in NY come from black market

    More than half the cigarettes sold in the state of New York are smuggled in to avoid the sky-high taxes, says the Tax Foundation. New York has the highest tobacco taxes in the country at $4.35 a pack, pushing the price for a single pack near the $10 ...

  • March 21, 2014

    IL Dems seek to put millionaire tax on November ballot

    The powerful speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives, Michael Madigan, announced that he would ram through the legislature a constitutional amendment that would increase taxes on those making more than $1 million a year by 3%. Of course....

  • March 20, 2014

    Ukraine to pull troops out of Crimea

    Bowing to the inevitable, the provisional government of Ukraine is making arrangements to withdraw all military personnel from the Crimea, New York Times: Thousands of Ukrainian soldiers and sailors have been trapped on bases and other instal...

  • March 20, 2014

    The story of the fake spy writing air quality rules at EPA despite no expertise

    A former top policy manager at the EPA convicted of embezzling almost $1 million from the government, got his job at the agency 25 years ago solely because of his friendship with a deputy director. Throughout his career, John C. Beale posed as a CIA ...

  • March 20, 2014

    Should voters be required to prove they are citizens?

    On the one hand, I celebrate this decision by a judge in a in district court as a victory for federalism. But having to "prove" you are a citizen in order to register to vote? Presenting drivers licenses in order to cast a ballot is appropr...

  • March 20, 2014

    WaPo: 'Obama doesnâАЩt grasp PutinâАЩs Eurasian ambitions'

    An editorial in the Washington Post exposes the Obama administration as the naive claque they appear to be. Western officials seem to be betting that Mr. Putin won’t dare to extend his aggression beyond Crimea. But then, just last w...

  • March 20, 2014

    This guy actually writes for a major, serious publication

    I have to say that in 15 years of reading blogs and commentary on the internet, this rant by Charles Pierce of Esquire is easily the most unbalanced, exaggerated, hysterical rant I've ever come across. One might expect a freshman in high schoo...

  • March 19, 2014

    White House pastry chef quits

    The Executive Pastry Chef at the White House, Bill Yosses, announced that he would be leaving his position in June in order to spend time teaching people to eat healthier. Yosses announcement didn't burn any bridges. But it was also clear that...

  • March 19, 2014

    Sign of the Times: Transgender woman blames murders on pre-op male self

    Donna Perry, a transgender woman who got a sex change operation in Thailand in 2000, is in a Spokane jail charged with several murders back in the 1990's. DNA and fingerprint evidence links Perry to the killings. Looks open and shut, right? ...

  • March 19, 2014

    Insurance industry predicts skyrocketing Obamacare premiums next year

    According to the Hill, many insurance companies are contradicting HHS Secretary Sebelius's rosy predictions about modest increases in Obamacare premiums next year. Some of the increases will be "significant." How significant? In some...

  • March 19, 2014

    It's Rauner vs. Quinn in hot IL governor's race

    Running a classic "outsider" primary campaign, venture capitalist Bruce Rauner won the GOP nomination for Illinois governor. He will face incumbent Pat Quinn in the November election. Significantly, Rauner, who spent $6 million of his ow...

  • March 19, 2014

    Russian forces invade and occupy Ukraine naval base in Crimea

    Russian-speaking military forces - some media outlest say Russian troops, other say it's Crimea militiamen - stormed a Ukrainian naval base, occupied it, took the commander prisoner, and hoisted the Russian flag. Also, officials from the Ukra...

  • March 19, 2014

    Greens seek to derail expansion of natural gas exports

    Enivronmental groups are looking to prevent an expansion of natural gas exports by slowing or stopping pending applications to build LNG terminals. The Hill: The pressure from green groups comes amid Republican calls for the administration to...

  • March 18, 2014

    Russian leader laughs at Obama sanctions

    The Russian Deputy Prime Minister, Dmitry Rogozin, doesn't think much of American sanctions against his country. Rogozin took to twitter to belittle the president, referring to him as "some prankster." ABC News: Russia’s ...

  • March 18, 2014

    Fast Food workers to rally against 'wage theft'

    A coalition of unions, labor activists, and Democratic party politicians are joining with fast food workers to protest what they are calling "wage theft" - company practices that supposedly deny workers a fair wage. They have filed suit aga...

  • March 18, 2014

    Jonathan Tobin on Obamacare 'fake enrollment numbers'

    The administration recently announced that Obamacare enrollments have passed the 5 million mark. As I have written previously, it is ridiculous to make a big deal out of how many people have signed up for Obamacare when the law asseses penalties if t...

  • March 17, 2014

    Russian TV anchor says Moscow could turn US into 'radioactive ash'

    Russian TV anchor Dmitry Kiselyov, said to be Vladimir Putin's favorite TV personality, had some provocative words for those opposing the Russian president's Ukraine gambit: A leading anchor on Russian state television on Sunday describe...

  • March 17, 2014

    Jobs numbers: The real story

    The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) publishes reams of data every month besides the "official" unemployment rate. Buried in these statistics are some key indicators that point to an economy still in deep trouble and a labor market that is ...

  • March 17, 2014

    Did the Chinese accidentally shoot down Flight 370? - and other speculations

    Charlie Martin writing at PJ Media has an intelligent analysis of the various scenarios of what happened to Flight 370. Charlie is an aviation buff and knows his stuff. He dismisses most of the more popular theories, and concentrates on a little ...

  • March 16, 2014

    Russia vetoes UN resolution on Crimea

    A UN Security Council resolution that would have urged member states not to recognize the results of the referendum vote on annexation in the Crimea failed when Russia exercised its veto to defeat it. China, which can usually be counted on to support...

  • March 16, 2014

    Obama's anti-gun surgeon general nominee in trouble

    The NRA has helped derail a pro-gun control nominee for surgeon general. Dr. Vivek Hallegere Murthy has said in the past the gun violence is a public health issue, and even though he claimed at his confirmation hearing that he wouldn't use the of...

  • March 16, 2014

    GOP blasts decision to cut ties with ICANN

    Republicans are criticizing the Obama administration decision not to renew its contract with the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), saying that without US involvement, free speech on the net is threatened. Politico: ...

  • March 16, 2014

    Pilot of Flight 370 an 'obsessive supporter' of jailed opposition figure

    The story about the missing Malaysian passenger plane that disappeared 9 days ago just keeps getting curiouser and curiouser. Daily Mail: Police are investigating the possibility that the pilot of missing Flight MH370 hijacked his own aircraf...

  • March 16, 2014

    Below the radar: Tatars in Crimea

    One of the least reported angles to the Crimea story is the plight of Russia's Tatars - an ethnic group that was forcibly removed from their original home in the Crimea following World War II for supposedly collaborating with the Nazis. Only ...

  • March 16, 2014

    Gun store owner defies ATF demand for his customer list

    A gun store owner is in hot water with the ATF for selling kits to build an AR-15.Apparently, the ATF thinks the kits are illegal. That's to be determined later. But the ATF also wants the gun shop owner's customer list. No warrant, no legal ...

  • March 15, 2014

    Hysterical Russian anti-Ukraine propaganda at fever pitch

    When you bring water to a boil, you either have to turn it down or let it boil over and make a mess. Is Putin about to make a mess of the Ukraine? Associated Press: This is Ukraine today, at least as seen by most Russian news media: the go...

  • March 15, 2014

    US voluntarily gives up control of internet

    The Commerce Department announced late Friday afternoon - an information dump designed to get the least coverage possible - that it would relinquish control of the internet by not renewing its contract with the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names...

  • March 15, 2014

    US-Russia talks on Crimea break down

    A meeting in London between US Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov broke down after just a few hours, indicating that the two sides are too far apart for any agreement on the annexation of the Crimea to be forthco...

  • March 15, 2014

    New CNN poll shows Americans think Russia a threat

    A new CNN poll shows that 69% of Americans believe that Russia is a threat to the US, up 25 points from a similar survey in 2012. Hey Barry! The 1980's are calling and you're still asleep. CNN: Thirty-one percent now say they don...

  • March 15, 2014

    Run Scotty, Run!

    The state of New Hampshire lit up on the Big Board at RNC headquarters as another potential target for Republicans in 2014. Former Massachusetts Senator Scott Brown has formed an exploratory committee to run for the Senate in The Granite State. Wa...

  • March 15, 2014

    Gates: Software to replace millions of human jobs in 20 years

    In 20 years, many low skill jobs will be gone, replaced by software automation, says Bill Gates. Worse, businesses and governments aren't ready to face the new labor market. Business Insider: Big changes are coming to the labor market tha...

  • March 14, 2014

    August, 1914? Or the Rhineland, 1937?

    In one instance, the world blundered into war. In the other, the British and French stood by while Hitler violated the Versailles Treaty with impunity, encouraging the German dictator to grab further territory. Both scenarios are possible in the grow...

  • March 14, 2014

    DoJ blocks FBI from investigation Senators Reid and Lee corruption

    An exclusive Washington Times story that broke late last night reveals that the Department of Justice is blocking the FBI from probing into a Utah corruption case that involves Senators Harry Reid and Mike Lee. FBI agents working alongside Utah ...

  • March 14, 2014

    Workers file suit to prevent VW, union from collusion on vote

    Citing "an imminent threat that plaintiffs and their co-workers will become exclusively represented by the UAW against their will,” workers at the Volkswagen plant in Tennessee who recently voted down a proposal for the UAW to represent th...

  • March 13, 2014

    Gloomy Dems take comfort in bizarre post-election spin

    Democrats awoke on Wednesday to the news that a special election in Florida's 13th district - a district that President Obama won in 2012 - went for the GOP. Neither candidate covered themselves in glory, The winner, GOP corporate lobbyist Da...

  • March 13, 2014

    Compassionate, tolerant, understanding liberal academics in action

    A couple of examples of liberal academics who demonstrate compassion, tolerance, and understanding with those they disagree. A professor of "feminist studies" at UC Santa Barbara accosted a 16 year old anti-abortion protestor, ripping th...

  • March 13, 2014

    Business groups blindsided by Obama's proposed overtime regs

    Business groups expressed surprise and concern over new regulations being proposed by the White House that would make an estimated 10 million workers eligible for overtime pay who are currently barred from receiving it. The Hill: Business gro...

  • March 12, 2014

    CIA and Senate at war over torture docs, spying on lawmakers

    Senator Diane Feinstein took to the floor of the Senate yesterday to detail a long simmering conflict between the CIA and the Senate. The clash has constitutional, and institutional ramifcations. What's clear is that both sides were playing ha...

  • March 12, 2014

    Obamacare enrollments down in February

    The Department of Health and Human Services announced that about 940,000 people signed up for an Obamacare insurance plan last month - far short of the number needed to reach the administration's lowered goal of 6 million enrollees by the end of ...

  • March 12, 2014

    DHS using bogus deportation numbers to inflate Obama enforcement claims

    The Department of Homeland Security has admitted to inflating the numbers of illegals they claim to deport by including those caught at the border, before they have a chance to enter the country. About half of all reported deportations are the result...

  • March 12, 2014

    What happened to Malaysia Air flight 370?

    As the days pass with no credible word about where Malaysia Airlines flight 370 is or what happened to it, some speculation about the plane's fate has bordered on the bizarre. Was the plane's computer system hacked and the jet flown by rem...

  • March 11, 2014

    Down to the wire in FL 13th special election

    The race to succeed long-time Representative Bill Young of Florida's 13th congressional district who died in October will be decided, as all special elections are, by who can get more of their base supporters to the polls. But as a preview of...

  • March 11, 2014

    Interpol: Malaysian jet disappearance not likely related to terrorism

    The head of Interpol says that the disappearance of a Malaysian airliner last weekend was probably not terrorism related. Two stolen passports, the subject of intense scrutinty by investigators, were used by two men identified as Iranian nationals...

  • March 11, 2014

    Feds to investigate Maryland's Obamacare exchange

    The inspector general for the Department of Health and Human Services will open an investigation into issues surrounding the botched roll out of Maryland's Obamacare insurance exchange. The request came from Republican Rep. Andy Harris. Thi...

  • March 10, 2014

    Let's party like we're $100 trillion in debt

    Why not? We are. Bloomberg: The amount of debt globally has soared more than 40 percent to $100 trillion since the first signs of the financial crisis as governments borrowed to pull their economies out of recession and companies took advanta...

  • March 10, 2014

    DHS tells border guards to run away from illegals who throw rocks at them

    The Homeland Security Department has issued a directive to America's 21,000 border guards telling them they must "obtain a tactical advantage" by "distancing themselves" when illegal aliens throw rocks at them. Yes, that...

  • March 10, 2014

    NLRB cites Longshoremen for intimidation, beatings

    The International Longshore and Warehouse Union has been charged by the NLRB with beating company workers and making horrific threats against the company manager in Vancouver. Daily Caller: After a year-long dispute between a Washington union...

  • March 9, 2014

    Rand Paul wins CPAC straw poll

    For the second year in a row, Kentucky Senator Rand Paul topped the CPAC presidential preference straw poll, gaining 31% of the vote - nearlry 3 times the vote total of his closest rival, fellow Senator Ted Cruz who finished with 11%. Reuters: ...

  • March 9, 2014

    Obama tells Democrats it's time to get worried

    In recent weeks, President Obama has been telling his Democratic audiences at fundraisers that the writing is on the wall - the Senate is in jeapordy and that his party is in danger of getting "walloped" unless they wake themselves out of t...

  • March 9, 2014

    Palin thrashes GOP 'Beltway Boys' in CPAC Keynote Speech

    Sarah Palin gave the keynote speech that ended the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) and didn't disappoint her fans. She railed against Obama and the Democrats. She praised Ted Cruz, coming near an endorsement for his presidentia...

  • March 9, 2014

    Turley: 'The President's Power Grab'

    Jonathan Turley, a constitutional law professor at George Washington University, is considered liberal enough to appear on the cable nets whenever a reliable left wing view is needed. But he also has great respect for the constitution's separa...

  • March 8, 2014

    Russia not waiting for Crimea referendum

    Russian troops have entered several Ukrainian military installations, asking some soldiers to leave, while making sure that others can't escape. These extremely provocative acts may be designed to force the Ukrainians to fire the first shot, t...

  • March 8, 2014

    Saudis name Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist group

    The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia named the Muslim Brotherhood and two other Islamist groups fighting Bashar Assad's rule in Syria as terrorist groups. They also ordered individuals from the Kingdom who have flooded into Syria since the revolution bega...

  • March 8, 2014

    Rand Paul and Rick Perry give 1-2 punch at CPAC

    Two much anticipated speeches from leading candidates for the 2016 presidential race delivered at the largest conservative conclave of the year, promised to light a fire on the right that could carry through to November. Kentucky Senator Rand Paul...

  • March 8, 2014

    Where did all that extra Obamacare money go?

    Republicans have been asking the Obama administration for 2 years where HHS took money from their budget to pay for Obamacare implementation that Congress never approipriated. The mystery has been partilaly solved. But the White House still refus...

  • March 7, 2014

    Only one in ten uninsured enrolled in Obamacare: Survey

    According to two new surveys published yesterday, uninsured Americans are staying away from Obamacare in droves. The people the law was supposed to help the most, are voting with their pocketbooks and not signing up. One survey by McKinsey & C...

  • March 7, 2014

    Christie, Rubio fire up CPAC

    New Jersey Governor Chris Christie and Florida Senator Marco Rubio fired up attendees with their speeches at the CPAC conference in Washington yesterday, making their cases for being considered for the 2016 presidential sweepstakes. Christie, who ...

  • March 7, 2014

    Economy adds 175,000 jobs in February

    The US economy added 175,000 jobs in February according to the latest data from the Labor Department. The official unemployment rate ticked up to 6.7% from 6'6% in January. Fox: The U.S. economy added 175,000 jobs in February, more than a...

  • March 7, 2014

    Amid crisis in Ukraine, Obama will vacation in Florida

    What will it take to get President Obama to cancel a vacation? Apparently, the prospect of war in Ukraine doesn't rate forgoing a little fun in the sun for the Obamas. According to CNN, the White House schedule still shows the First Family jettin...

  • March 7, 2014

    McCain least popular senator in the country

    Senator John McCain, GOP nominee for president in 2008, is the least popular Senator in the country, according to a PPP poll: PPP's newest Arizona poll finds that John McCain is unpopular with Republicans, Democrats, and independents alike a...

  • March 6, 2014

    RT anchor resigns on air citing Ukraine 'whitewashing'

    A second anchor working for the English language Russian TV network RT has broken with their employer's coverage of the invasion of Ukraine. Liz Wahl criticized the "whitewashing" of coverage of Vladimir Putin, and then resigned on air:...

  • March 6, 2014

    US announces sanctions against Russia

    The State Department announced visa restrictions and other sanctions against individuals in the Crimea and Russia who are associated with the Russian military intervention. President Obama signed an executive order initiating the sanctions and warned...

  • March 6, 2014

    Obama calls rejection of Debo Adegbile 'a travesty'

    The stinging defeat given President Obama by rejecting his nominee, Debo Adegbile, to head up the Civil Rights Division at the Justice Department unleashed a torrent of criticism from the White House and the left. The Hill: The vote was a sti...

  • March 5, 2014

    Russian TV host condemns 'military aggression' in Ukraine

    The host of the English language Russian TV show Breaking the Set broke from Moscow's propaganda line to condemn Russian "military aggression" in Ukraine on air. The host, Abby Martin, works for RT - a TV network funded by the Kremli...

  • March 5, 2014

    Is Putin in touch with reality?

    Angela Merkel is no anti-Russian hysteric. So when she phone President Obama on Sunday and told him that  "after speaking with Mr. Putin she was not sure he was in touch with reality," and said he was “In another world," you...

  • March 5, 2014

    Lawmakers probe CIA failure in Ukraine

    There are many on both the left and right who see the CIA as a monolithic, all knowing, all powerful entity. Many overseas see the agency in more apocalyptic terms - an evil force capable of mind control and other flights of fancy. The reality is ...

  • March 5, 2014

    Cornyn, Sessions roll in Texas GOP primary

    It wasn't a surprise, except perhaps the margin of victory. Senator John Cornyn beat back a weak challenge from Rep. Steve Stockman to win the GOP nomination for the Senate. And Rep. Pete Sessions had little trouble brushing aside his Tea Party b...

  • March 4, 2014

    Can Putin pull back from the brink?

    Bill Gertz is reporting that Russian troops are massing on the borders of southern and eastern Ukraine, putting them in position to come to the assistance of pro-Russian provinces. Russian military forces continued massing within six miles of Uk...

  • March 4, 2014

    Playing the Green race card

    Well, you have to give them credit for imagination and originality. The Hill: House Republicans are being accused of “environmental racism” by an environmental group that argues GOP efforts to reform decades-old chemical laws...

  • March 4, 2014

    TNR: Romney got Russia right

    They're not giving credit to Sarah Palin for also identifying our number one strategic foe, but at least The New Republic has grudgingly admitted that Mitt Romney's statement on Russia - widely mocked by both President Obama and the press - w...

  • March 4, 2014

    GOP Texas primaries not likely to surprise

    Welcome to the 2014 mid terms, which begin in earnest today with the Texas primary. Insurgent Tea Party members were hoping for a few upsets - particularly against Senator John Cornyn and long time Rep. Peter Sessions. But Politico is reportin...

  • March 4, 2014

    The future of parent-child relationships

    The following shouldn't be surprising given the rising number of adult children still living with mommy and daddy. The sense of entitlement of today's young people plus the poor prospects for jobs, makes some youngsters desperate enough to ta...

  • March 3, 2014

    Markets doing the job Obama and the west can't do

    "How to punish Russia" is the question of the day. All sorts of measures are being considered, including kicking Russia out of the G-20, trade sanctions, even travel restrictions for some Russian government officials. But in the end, as ...

  • March 3, 2014

    Bill Clinton's idea of heaven

    At a charity gala held in Los Angeles, Bill Clinton posed for a picture with two comely lasses, apparently basking in the celebrity aura given off by the ex-president. As it turns out, the two women were legal prostitutes, employees of the world f...

  • March 3, 2014

    Ukraine naval officers reject appeal to defect

    This is one of the more dramatic incidents of the crisis to date. You may have heard over the weekend that the new naval commander in chief, Admiral Denis Berezovsky, had defected from the Kiev government to the new Russian-backed government in the C...

  • March 3, 2014

    Hundreds of kids arrested at White House in Keystone protest

    About 300 people were arrested at the White House - most of them students - in a protest against approval of the Keystone pipeline. The reasons they oppose the project are so far out in left field, they aren't even in the ballpark. Politico...

  • March 2, 2014

    A New Age now begins

    Ben Judah, writing in Politico Magazine, supplies some answers to why Vladimir Putin has become so bold in Ukraine. The West is blinking in disbelief – Vladimir Putin just invaded Ukraine. German diplomats, French Eurocrats and American pu...

  • March 2, 2014

    Russian troops surround 3 Ukraine military bases in the Crimea

    CNN is reporting that hundreds of troops wearing no insignia but arriving in trucks bearing Russian license plates, have surrounded 3 Ukrainian military bases in the Crimea. So far, no shots have been fired. Meanwhile, the Ukrainia government i...

  • March 2, 2014

    Rogers: 'Putin is playing chess and we're playing marbles'

    House Intelligence Committee chairman Rep. Mike Rogers had a few choice words about President Obama's actions in the Ukraine crisis. Washington Examiner: House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Rogers Sunday said the naivete of Preside...

  • March 1, 2014

    Is Putin using private military contractors in Ukraine?

    Josh Rogin at the Daily Beast is reporting that informed sources in the region are telling him that the mysterious Russian speaking troops occupying the airports in the Crimea are members of a special, private, military contractor organization that p...

  • March 1, 2014

    Trapped by Obamacare!

    Remember when President Obama tried to compare healthcare.gov to a travel website like Orbitz? Well, on Orbitz, if you find a better deal after you've purchased a package, you can easily cancel the package you originally purchased, pay a small ca...

  • March 1, 2014

    Does the 1994 'Budapest Memorandum' obligate the US to intervene in Ukraine?

    There's been a lot of loose talk about a 1994 "treaty" that obligates the US to guarantee the territorial integrity of Ukraine. As Financial Times reports, this is vastly overstating the reality of our agreement with Ukraine, which in n...

  • February 28, 2014

    Ukraine accuses Russia of 'armed invasion'

    Just when you thought things couldn't get any dicier in Ukraine, they do. Amidst a slow motion meltdown of the economy, a deteriorating law and order situation, and a fugitive former president vowing to retake power, there comes news that ...

  • February 27, 2014

    Governor Brewer vetoes SB 1062

    See also: Razing Arizona: Conservatives Succeed at Failing Again Facing enormous pressure from interests both in and out of state, Arizona Governor Jan Brewer has veotoed SB 1062, a bill that would have allowed businesses that asserted their ...

  • February 27, 2014

    Tensions rise in the Crimea as Ukraine begins to disintegrate

    Armed men broke into the government building and parliament in the Crimea on Thursday and proceeded to run up the Russian flag. The new Ukrainian government in Kiev  begged Russia to keep its troops in the Crimea out of the civil conflict: ...

  • February 27, 2014

    Poll: 59% 'disappointed' with Obama's leadership

    A new poll by CBS/New York Times shows that 59% of Americans are "disappointed" with President Obama and his leadership, while 37% are "very disappointed." Washington Times: Forty percent still say they’re satisfied ...

  • February 26, 2014

    Issa to recall Lois Lerner

    House Oversight Chairman Darrell Issa is recalling former IRS official Lois Lerner to testify about IRS targeting of conservative groups. When last we left our intrepid Tea Party targeter in May of 2013, she was taking the fifth before Iss'a c...

  • February 26, 2014

    Putin puts troops on 'high alert'

    Russia has put its combat units closest to the Ukraine on high alert as authorities in Kiev continue to struggle to form a new government. The Russian defense ministry claims its only a "combat readiness test."  They probably said s...

  • February 26, 2014

    WH celebrates 4 million enrollees in program that forces everyone to join

    As I've written previously, the "news" that so many million Americans have signed up for Obamacare is meaningless. It's the law. If you don't sign up, you pay a fine. Why this is considered a big deal - 4 million Obamacare enrol...

  • February 25, 2014

    65% of small businesses face Obamacare premium hikes

    Nearly two thirds of small businesses that offer insurance to their employees will experience premium increases under Obamacare. No doubt, Obamacare boosters will charge that this information is from some right wing think tank. Unfortunately for th...

  • February 25, 2014

    Holder to state AG's: Don't bother defending anti-gay marriage laws

    Can an attorney general do this - urge state attorney generals not to enforce the law? When it comes to gay marriage, yes. Reuters: The United States' top law enforcement official has launched into the divisive gay marriage debate by telling...

  • February 25, 2014

    Nutritional labels nobody reads to get even more costly

    The Obama administration is considering new rules governing what food manufacturers must put on their labels to inform consumers about the ingredients used. Some suggestions from labeling advocates include making the number of calories larger, along ...

  • February 25, 2014

    VA destroyed vets medical records as part of "efficiency' drive

    The Veterans Administration destroyed thousands of medical records of military veterans because the backlog of exams made their efficiency record look bad. The employee who tried to blow the whistle on the practice eventually lost his job. Daily ...

  • February 24, 2014

    Proposed defense budget would shrink army to pre-World War II levels

    The proposed defense budget by the Obama administration would cut 120,000 active duty servicemen from the army and eliminate the A-10 Warthog from the air force. The budget would also cut housing allowances for servicemen as well as increasing the fe...

  • February 24, 2014

    Fewer Americans think Obama is respected in the world today

    The Gallup poll, which has asked the question since 1994, reflects a precipitous drop over the last year in the number of Americans who think President Obama is respected. Politico: For the first time, a majority of Americans think President Bar...

  • February 24, 2014

    Former Ukraine President Yanukovich sought on mass murder charges

    Viktor Yanukovich, who fled Kiev in a panic on Friday for friendlier climes, is being sought for charges of mass murder, the new government announced on Monday. Reuters: Ukraine's new authorities issued an arrest warrant on Monday for mass murd...

  • February 23, 2014

    NY Times: The Stimulus worked!

    Here's an editorial in the New York Times about the beneficial effects of the $832 billion stimulus bill passed in 2009 that could have been written in the White House: Of all the myths and falsehoods that Republicans have spread about President...

  • February 22, 2014

    DeBlasio ducks questions about traffic violations at presser

    The mayor of New York City, who once said while campaigning, "I will attempt the most transparency possible in every public endeavor," ducked out of a press conference he called to respond to a video of his NYPD SUV  disobeying traffic laws. N...

  • February 22, 2014

    Nausea: Administration takes credit for Ukraine peace deal

    The Obama administration took credit for brokering a peace deal in the Ukraine, despite the fact that there was no discernible role for the US in the talks. Indeed, the agreement was signed in the presence of the foreign ministers of France, German...

  • February 22, 2014

    Survey: Medical device tax has cost tens of thousands of jobs

    But it's "only" 2.3%! How can such a tiny tax have such a large negative impact? That's the thinking of the excise tax supporters who think that the medical device industry can "easily afford" the tax (New York Times) and besides, they deserve it b...

  • February 21, 2014

    Yanukovych accepts EU peace deal, but will the opposition go for it?

    Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych has accepted an EU-sponsored framework to end the crisis gripping the country. He is calling for snap presidential elections, a "government of national unity," and changes to the Constitution that would limit his...

  • February 21, 2014

    Obama opens the spigot: Proposes tens of billions in new spending

    Give the guy an open ended debt ceiling and this is what you get. Associated Press: President Barack Obama will propose an election-year budget that would drop reductions he had previously embraced in federal benefits, officials disclosed Thu...

  • February 21, 2014

    Why Chattanooga VW workers rejected the UAW

    Washington Post columnist Robert Samuelson has a slightly different take on why the UAW lost the Chattanooga vote. Essentially, Samuelson places the vote in an historical context that reveals why the old industrial unions are disappearing: What bols...

  • February 21, 2014

    America, the irrelevant

    Do you want to know what the Ukrainians think about American policy? So would Defense Secretary Chuch Hagel. He's been trying to call the Ukrainian defense minister all week but no one is picking up the phone. Politico: "We haven't been able t...

  • February 20, 2014

    Feds to snoop in newsrooms. What could go wrong?

    In fifty years, some kid who will be my age now might regale his grandchildren with stories of things like a "free" press, and "free" speech. The wide-eyed kids will no doubt be entranced with these fairy tales and beg grandpa to tell them more about...

  • February 20, 2014

    Biden continues to lower the bar on Obamacare 'success'

    Vice President Joe Biden, speaking at a private fundraiser in Minneapolis, said that although there were problems with the roll out of Obamacare, if they get 5 or 6 million people signed up, that's "a hell of a start." Except the administration has...

  • February 19, 2014

    25 dead in fiery Ukraine protests; Venezuela in chaos

    In fierce battles overnight, police and demonstrators squared off in Independence Square in Kiev as authorities tried to end the month long protests against the regime's canceling of an EU trade pact and move toward Russia. CNN is reporting that 25...

  • February 19, 2014

    Mass defiance in Connecticut against assault weapon registration law

    As J.D. Tuccille points out in this Hit and Run article on non-compliance with the new Connecticut assault weapons registration law, the morons who wrote it evidently knew nothing of history. A bit of miltary wisdom has it that you should never gi...

  • February 19, 2014

    Greens ratchet up the pressure on Obama not to approve Keystone

    Environmental groups are cautiously cheering the president's recent iniatives on climate change, but are warning him it won't mean a thing if he approves the construction of the Keystone XL pipeline. The Hill: "There is not a blanket of regulati...

  • February 18, 2014

    'Satan' character removed from film 'Son of God' because he looked too much like Obama

    A feature film based on the wildly popular 10-hour History Channel min-series, "The Bible," will not include the character of Satan. Roma Downey and Mark Burnett, producers of the History Channel series and the feature film "Son of God" that opens ...

  • February 18, 2014

    House opens investigations into 3 dysfunctional state Obamacare websites

    The main site, healthcare.gov, still isn't complete, but Congress is taking aim at 3 hugely dysfunctional state exchange sites that have cost the American taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollar so far. Oregon, Maryland, and Massachusetts are all ...

  • February 18, 2014

    Obama to issue executive order on truck fuel standards

    The preisdent just "can't wait" for Congress to develop new fuel efficiency standards for trucks, so he will do it for them using his power of executive authority. Now, isn't that nice of him? Washington Examiner: President Obama will again by...

  • February 17, 2014

    Republicans in Congress admit Obama violating Constitution but say they can't fight it

    Politically, Republicans are on solid ground when they accuse the president of violating the Constitution with his unilateral changes in Obamacare. But legally, they don't have a leg to stand on. Fox News: Washington Republicans on Sunday rest...

  • February 17, 2014

    Dems plan to neutralize Obamacare as an election issue

    It sounds like wishful thinking, but Democrats have a plan to try and neutralize the effects Obamacare as an election issue. A memo obtained by Politico outlines a basic strategy that hammers home some points that the Dems see in their favor: Bu...

  • February 17, 2014

    Slavery reparations sought from Britain by 14 Caribbean nations

    Could this be the decade that slavery reparations become a reality? If not, it won't be for a lack of trying. This is the obvious next step for poor countries getting poorer because of bad economics, bad politics, and bad, bad leaders. Former colon...

  • February 16, 2014

    Did Groupon bait us into publicizing their President's Day sale?

    It certainly looks that way. Otherwise, Groupon is staffed by some of the most ignorant people in America. Groupon headlined their press release: "Groupon Celebrates Presidents Day by Honoring Alexander Hamilton." The body of the release was even ...

  • February 16, 2014

    The Great Olympic Hockey Whine by Russia

    In most American sports, if you're jobbed by a referee or umpire, the post game comments by the team that was victimized rarely include overt criticism of the officials. That's because the leagues frown on such commentary, usually slapping the offend...

  • February 16, 2014

    VW's German works council to continue efforts to unionize Chattanooga plant

    The Volkswagen works council in Germany has pledged to continue their efforts to bring a similar council to their US plant in Chattanooga. By law, VW workers at the plant would have to be represented by the UAW before any such works council could b...

  • February 16, 2014

    Obama's promises about Iranian sanctions go by the boards

    When the interim deal with Iran was struck late last year, President Obama saiid that the agreement would givew Iran about $7 billion while maintaining a ban on exports of oil. Both of those promises have proven to be about as solid as the presiden...

  • February 16, 2014

    Climate scientist faults Obama science advisor for 'Zombie science'

    President Obama's science advisor John Holdren said some outrageous things about the California drought before the president's visit to that state and a couple of prominent scientists called him out for it. Daily Caller: Two prominent climate sc...

  • February 16, 2014

    California solar panel farm not healthy for passing birds

    Maybe they should start calling it "red energy" instead of "green energy." International Business Times: The mirrors of a giant Californian solar plant that will provide enough energy for 140,000 homes are "scorching" flying birds from the sky. Th...

  • February 15, 2014

    Obama blames climate change, not green policies, for California drought

    President Obama paid a visit to the drought-stricken San Joaquin Valley in California, promising nearly $3 billion in aid to the region to combat the effects of global warming, which he says is causing the drought.   But is it? IDB says the...

  • February 15, 2014

    Yes, she really said that

    Wendy Davis's quixotic campaign for Texas governor is getting more and more like some awful reality show, where everything goes wrong and the candidate can't help making gaffe after gaffe. Wendy's latest jaw dropper: Texas isn't really a red state....

  • February 15, 2014

    Call for international investigation into North Korean 'crimes against humanity'

    Just how bad is Kim Jong Un's North Korea? A UN investigation has revealed, exterminations, forced starvations and kidnapping among other crimes. Associated Press: A U.N. panel has found that crimes against humanity have been committed in Nor...

  • February 15, 2014

    Bankers assocation warns new administration rules on marijuana transactions could get firms into trouble

    The Treasury Department announced new rules for banks in states where marijuana is legal, but an industry association is warning members that they could still get into legal difficulty if they follow them. In a seven-page memo, the Treasury Depart...

  • February 15, 2014

    'Evil' Koch brothers just 59th on top political donation list

    Sometimes, if you listen to some Democrats, they're running against the "Evil" Koch brothers rather than a specific Republican candidate. The brothers that liberals like to hate are often trotted out as prime examples of why campaign finance reform...

  • February 15, 2014

    Quality of decision striking down VA gay marriage ban questioned

    This is one big goof by the federal judge that overturned the Virginia gay marriage ban. Judge Allenda L. Wright Allen appeared to confuse the Declaration of Indendence with the Constitution in the written opinion. Daily Caller: Both federal j...

  • February 14, 2014

    Facebook adds 50 gender options for users

    Are you confused about your gender? You know, man, woman, trans, queer, neutral...and on and on. Well, there's good news for you people who can't seem to make up your minds. Facebook is adding 50 options to identify what gender your are...or, rathe...

  • February 14, 2014

    Significant victory for the Second Amendment in California court ruling

    Does the Second Amendment grant citizens the legal right to actually carry guns? This would seem to be a no brainer - except the government of the state of California put severe limits on conceal carry permits. The 9th district circuit court foun...

  • February 14, 2014

    Obama's Valentine's Day gift to himself; dinner with royalty without Michelle

    According to the New York Post, the Obamas have already had their Valentine's Day night out - on February 8. But the president decided to give himself a gift anyway - a trip to California ending up with a dinner at the posh Annenberg ranch in Califor...

  • February 14, 2014

    California looking to put warning labels on sodas

    Pretty soon, there is going to be a warning label on all food and drink: "Warning: Eating 10,000 Big Macs a week is bad for you" "Caution: Eating 50 buckets a day of KFC chicken will lead to a certain heart attack" "Stop! Eating this pizza will gi...

  • February 13, 2014

    A hard look at Obamacare's January enrollment numbers

    The Department of Health and Human Services has released Obamacare's January enrollment numbers and, on the surface, they look to be barely adequate. But as with everything in this administration, nothing is as it appears to be. The fanatical secre...

  • February 13, 2014

    How 'free' is our 'Free Press'?

    According to the World Press Freedom Index, we're getting less free all the time. Hit and Run: If it wasn't enough to see the United States slide in four rankings of economic freedom, Internet liberty, and government transparency last year,...

  • February 13, 2014

    SC state senator blocks the inclusion of 'natural selection' in school science standards

    You people are far too complacent this morning, so I thought I'd get your blood going with a blog on the eternal battle between science and religion. A South Carolina state senator, Mike Fair, is blocking the inclusion of "natural selection" in sci...

  • February 13, 2014

    Vulnerable Senate Dems plead with IRS to help stifle 'outside groups'

    Not very subtle, are they? Senate Democrats who find themselves in very competitive races in 2014 are asking the IRS to intervene and prevent "outside groups" from spending money to defeat them. Of course, they're careful to say that any new rules s...

  • February 12, 2014

    28 out of 232 House Republicans vote for clean debt limit bill

    Current Speaker of the House John Boehner pushed through a clean debt limit bill on Tuesday that gives the White House unlimited borrowing power for the next year. Only 28 Republicans - mostly allies of Boehner - voted for the bill while 199 Republic...

  • February 12, 2014

    Businesses must swear to the IRS that Obamacare had nothing to do with firings

    The most coercive law in American history just got more coercive. In delaying the employer mandate - again - the White House made it clear that businesses thinking of downsizing their company to avoid Obamacare mandates better think again. Fox News: ...

  • February 11, 2014

    Suicide bomb teacher in Iraq makes things a little too realistic for class

    A terrorist suicide bomb teacher in Iraq at a training camp outside of Baghdad decided to make his lessons as realistic as possible. He conducted his class using a suicide belt filled with live explosives. The result was pregnant with schadenfreude...

  • February 11, 2014

    Illinois finds the perfect partner to promote Obamacare

    Desperate to get 18-34 year olds to sign up for Obamacare, the state of Illinois will partner with the satirical website The Onion to promote Obamacare. The thinking is, young people wll respond to humor as a sales pitch and sign up in droves. Wa...

  • February 11, 2014

    Liberal columnist 'getting sick' of defending Obamacare

    Ron Fournier, one of Obamacare's staunchest defenders, wants us to know he is "getting sick" of defending the law, writing that it was "getting difficult and slinking toward impossible" to advocate for it. National Journal: For the second time ...

  • February 10, 2014

    (Yawn) Gay man could play pro football next year

    Michael Sam, a University of Missouri defensive tackle and SEC defensive Player of the Year, will enter the NFL draft in May as an openly gay man. ESPN: Sam stated publicly what his teammates and coaches at Mizzou have known since August: "I am ...

  • February 10, 2014

    Company chosen to fix healthcare.gov as bad as CGI

    When CMS fired CGI from its role as main contractor for the healthcare.gov website and replaced them with consulting gian Accenture, many in the administration breathed a sigh of relief. They thought they had solved their most pressing problem - find...

  • February 10, 2014

    Obama changes rules welcoming refugees who have given 'limited' support to terrorism

    This move by President Obama is perplexing in the extreme. He's supposedly trying to gain the trust of Republicans on the immigration issue by policing the border properly and enforcing the law. And then he goes and does something stupid like this:...

  • February 10, 2014

    Have the 'deficit hawks' been sidelined?

    Whatever seriousness politicians took in trying to address the federal deficit appears to have vanished. This Hill article makes the case that the deficit hawks in Congress have been shunted aside in favor of a "don't rock the boat" strategy that is ...

  • February 9, 2014

    The Iranians are Coming! The Iranians are Coming!

    There was a hilarious cold war spoof of a movie titled "The Russians are Coming! The Russians are Coming!" about a Soviet sub that ran aground off a small New England village. The resulting hijainks by Soviet sailors and townspeople made for some cla...

  • February 8, 2014

    CBO Report: Future deficits to be worse than originally thought

    Peter Suderman at Hit and Run lifts an overlooked number from the CBO repoirt earlier this week that had everyone in a tizzy over the Obamacare numbers. The CBO estimates that the deficit will rise by $7.3 trillion over the next decade - a trillion...

  • February 8, 2014

    House GOP readies debt limit package

    House speaker John Boehner and the GOP leadership is getting ready to introduce legislation that would raise the debt ceiling through the first quarter next year. In return, they want a restoration of cuts to military pensions and the addition of a M...

  • February 8, 2014

    Top Obamacare critics join suit against subsidies

    Six of Obamacare's fiercest critics in Congress have filed an amicus brief in support of a suit in federal court that seeks to get rid of subsidies for most people who buy insurance online. Washington Times: Six senators and two House leaders fi...

  • February 7, 2014

    C'mon Ambassador Nuland, tell us what you really think about the EU

    Former State Department spokesperson Victoria Nuland is the top US diplomat in Europe. In a conversation about the crisis in the Ukraine with the US Ambassador to that country, Geoffrey Pyatt regarding the preferred outcome to the crisis, the ambassa...

  • February 7, 2014

    Russian official defends Sochi accomodations

    This is hilarious, even for Russia. The Deputy Prime Minister responsible for preparations for the Winter Olympics in Sochi issued a blistering condemnation of reporters who were furiously tweeting about the crappy, half built hotel rooms they were f...

  • February 7, 2014

    CNN poll: Obama's 'Blame Bush' strategy still working

    A new CNN poll shows that a plurality of the American people still blame President George Bush for the bad economy more than 5 years after the "official" end of the Great Recession. Although nearly two-thirds of Americans still give the nation's ...

  • February 7, 2014

    Anemic job growth in January sparks fears of slowdown

    The Labor Department announced that only 113,000 jobs were created in January, 76,000 jobs below what was predicted. The "official" unemployment rate dropped 0.1% to 6.6%. The horrible January numbers come on the heels of a December jobs meltodwn w...

  • February 6, 2014

    An object lesson in why exaggerating the facts comes back to haunt you

    Following the release of the CBO report updating Obamacare's economic impact, many - not all - right leaning pundits leapt on a morsel in the report about Obamacare's impact on jobs. The CBO estimated that between 2016 and 2024, Obamacare would cause...

  • February 6, 2014

    Email to IRS chief Lerner reveals new strategy to target Tea Party

    The Daily Caller is reporting that an email obtained by the House Ways and Means Committee shows how the IRS is broadly tightening the definition of "political activity" in order to deny non-profit status to Tea Party and other conservative groups. ...

  • February 5, 2014

    McConnell: No immigration reform this year

    It appears that the House GOP's dalliance with immigration reform may be a dead end. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell told reporters that he doesn't see any way for Senate Democrats and House Republicans to get together and pass any kind of imm...

  • February 5, 2014

    Colorado high school to students: No celebrating America

    Hey - if they can expel a kid for eating a Pop Tart into the shape of a gun, they are capable of any kind of idiocy. Fox News: Students and parents at a Colorado high school are outraged after administrators turned down their request for a spir...

  • February 5, 2014

    Can't keep you doctor under Obamacare? Try simply finding a doctor in CA

    Congratulations! You have successfully signed up for a truly excellent plan on the Covered California website! It's a really, really great plan. Really. Now, good luck finding a doctor who will treat you. Los Angeles Times: After overcoming we...

  • February 5, 2014

    Are we in the midst of witnessing our own 'Lost Generation'?

    The term "Lost Generation" refers to those who came of age during World War I whose experience in the trenches soured them on western civilization, nationalism, and capitalism. Many became expatriates, haunting the Left Bank cafes in Paris, writing p...

  • February 5, 2014

    The definition of crazy: CGI gets more government work after Obamacare flop

    What is it about the primary cultprit behind the failure of healthcare.gov that allows them to continue to win federal contracts despite the most spectacularly incompetent website design and implementation in history? The Daily Caller is reporting ...

  • February 4, 2014

    Kerry admits Obama's Syria policy a failure

    Josh Rogin of the Daily Beast is reporting that Secretary of State John Kerry told a closed door meeting of US lawmakers that President Obama's Syria policy has failed and that it was time to develop a new policy and arm the "moderate opposition." ...

  • February 4, 2014

    More Obamacare stupidity: Developers of website linked to Belarus government

    Developers linked to the government of Belarus may have placed malicious code inside the healthcare.gov website allowing it to hack into the personal information of consumers. No - I'm serious. Washington Free Beacon: U.S. intelligence agencie...

  • February 4, 2014

    NLRB schedules union election at TN Volkswagon plant for next week

    In a victory for right to work advocates, the NLRB has scheduled a secret ballot election at the Volkswagon plant in Chattanooga, TN for next week to determine if the UAW. The question on the ballot will be whether workers should authorize a worker...

  • February 4, 2014

    Study: Obamacare will reduce the incomes of most Americans

    A report from some right wing kooks? Not hardly. The Brookings Institution has issued a study showing that almost all Americans will have their incomes reduced because of Obamacare. Byron York: There's no doubt the Affordable Care Act will redis...

  • February 4, 2014

    IRS employees to receive bonuses

    Because they're doing such a great job, right? The Hill: The IRS has given the green light to tens of millions of dollars in employee bonuses, a decision that congressional Republicans immediately rebuked. IRS employees will receive around $43...

  • February 3, 2014

    Dr. Barry Rubin dead at 64

    A staunch defender of Israel is dead. Columnist, scholar, and author Dr. Barry Rubin died last night after a battle with cancer. He was 64. The Jewish Press said of him, "Barry Rubin's was a rare voice of clarity in the Israeli academia and in Jewi...

  • February 3, 2014

    Obamacare website still not working right

    According to the Washington Post, 22,000 people who signed up for Obamacare on the healthcare.gov website are unable to make changes to their application because the website won't let them. I thought the problems were all fixed two months ago. T...

  • February 2, 2014

    Dylan Farrow pens open letter accusing Woody Allen of sexual abuse

    Dylan Farrow, the adopted daughter of Woody Allen, has accused the director of sexual assault when she was 7 years old. Farrow made the allegations in an open letter published in Nicholas Kristof's New York Times blog. They are the same allegatio...

  • February 2, 2014

    California will suspend water allocations due to drought

    The drought in California has reached crisis proportions and worries are growing that at least 17 cities and towns will run out of water in less than 100 days unless extreme preservation measures are taken. CBS Sacramento: The harsh weather leav...

  • February 2, 2014

    Is the GOP really going to pass immigration reform?

    It is perplexing to watch the Republican leadership falling all over themselves trying to come up with an immigration reform plan that won't look like they've totally caved to the Democrats. But the ultimate question has to be "why?" Just because t...

  • February 2, 2014

    Christie attacks former friend who said he knew of bridge lane closings

    With his career - and perhaps his freedom - on the line, Govneror Chris Christie attacked his former high school friend who he appointed to the Port Authority of New York, and who said in a letter that Christie knew at the time of the lane closings o...

  • February 1, 2014

    Did Christie lie about knowledge of bridge lane closing?

    The New York Times is reporting that a long time  friend and ally of New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has evidence that he has been lying when he says he had no knowledge of lane closings on the George Washington Bridge. The former Port Au...

  • February 1, 2014

    RNC out raises DNC in 2013

    Republicans also have more cash on hand and don't have to deal with a debt left over from 2012. Politico: The DNC told POLITICO on Friday that the committee raised $3.9 million in December - bringing its yearly fundraising haul to $62.2 million...

  • February 1, 2014

    Report: Nearly half of Americans live paycheck to paycheck

    A new report from the Corporation for Enterprise Development shows that 44% of Americans are "liquid asset poor" and are forced to live from paycheck to paycheck. Time Magazine: The economic picture is looking brighter these days. The federal govern...

  • February 1, 2014

    Confirmed: Liberals Booze it Up More than Conservatives

    A study by the Journal of Wine Economics (talk about a "niche" publication) proves something that we have long suspected: Liberals drink more than conservatives. What's more, worldwide studies have shown that socialists drink far more than righties...

  • January 30, 2014

    How's that deal to get rid of Syrian chemical weapons going, Barry?

    Reuters is reporting that less than 5% of Syria's chemical weapons have been shipped out of the country so far. According to the agreement reached with Russia and the west, Syria was supposed to have shipped out all of its toxic agents for destructio...

  • January 30, 2014

    Bless the ACLU: Terrorist files suit against NSA

    Sometimes, irony can be surreal. CBS News: A terror suspect is challenging the constitutionality of the National Security Agency's warrantless surveillance program, saying in a court document that spying by the federal government has gone too fa...

  • January 30, 2014

    Red State Dem senators rip Obama after SOTU

    Editor Lifson has been chronicling the phenomenon of red state Democrats finding someplace else to be when the president visits their states. Get a load of what some red state Democratic senators had to say about the president following his State of ...

  • January 30, 2014

    Will Dems sacrifice the House to keep the Senate?

    A growing number of Democratic donors and political operatives are recognizing the painful reality that in order to have a chance of keeping the senate, the party is going to have to abandon hopes of winning back the House. Politico: Their calcu...

  • January 29, 2014

    CFPB can't manage its own funds

    The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CPFB) has come under fire for a renovation project at its headquarters building that will cost almost as much as the building is worth. The Wall Street Journal is reporting that renovations at CFPB headquar...

  • January 29, 2014

    GOP backing away from debt ceiling fight

    Last week, Republicans were mulling several options for the approaching debate over raising the debt ceiling. They were talking big about attaching amendments to the bill that would force the president to approve the Keystone pipeline, cut entitlemen...

  • January 28, 2014

    Congressman invites father of SEAL killed at Benghazi to SOTU

    The guests list for the State of the Union speech is going to have some interesting characters. President and Mrs. Obama will have these and others sitting in the House gallery watching the proceedings: Carlos Arredondo and Jeff Bauman of Boston, ...

  • January 28, 2014

    GOP Senators offer 'repeal and replace' legislation for Obamacare

    Avik Roy, Forbes health care guru, scores the GOP plan announced yesterday that would be a substitute for Obamacare if Republicans are ever able to repeal it. Roy thinks it's "the most credible plan yet" to replace Obamacare. Indeed, the plan - off...

  • January 28, 2014

    Pete Seeger dead at 94

    Just saying his name in some quarters starts an argument. But for more than 70 years, his voice, his music, his legacy defined the American folk tradition and, through his patient and constant efforts, preserved much of our musical heritage to be enj...

  • January 28, 2014

    19 Democratic Senators file amicus brief in Hobby Lobby case

    Already thought to be a landmark case, the Supreme Court's consideration of Oklahoma-based company Hobby Lobby's contention that insuring their employees for contraception violates their freedom of religion just got more interesting. Nineteen US Se...

  • January 28, 2014

    NBC News Poll: State of the Union - Pessimistic

    Which means when Obama mounts the podium tonight and looks into the cameras, no one is going to believe him when he says how terrific everything is. NBC News: As President Barack Obama enters his sixth year in the White House, 68 percent of Ame...

  • January 27, 2014

    Working-age American households now a majority of food stamp recipients

    For the first time, working-age Americans now make up a majority of those who rely on food stamps. This is a swiitch from a few years ago when children and the elderly were the major beneficiaries. Associated Press: Some of the change is due to ...

  • January 27, 2014

    House Committee to probe release of Christine O'Donnell tax records

    When Delaware GOP Senate candidate Christine O'Donnell was informed by the IRS that her tax records had been breached and published, it seemed at the time - 2010 - that it was an isolated incident. Nearly 4 years later, the political dirty trick ca...

  • January 27, 2014

    Obama's dismal standing with milennials threatens his second term

    Young Americans who bought into President Obama's "hope and change" mantra and who are now abandoining him threaten Obama's ability to push his second term agenda through Congress. And that loss of faith is reflected in the dismal sign up numbers f...

  • January 27, 2014

    Debt ceiling fight looms as GOP mulls what policy changes to attach

    It seems incredible that the Democrats can go through 8 years of the Bush presidency, adding rider after rider to debt ceiling bills, and now claim that President Obama deserves a "clean" debt increase. But that's the reality. And since no one is goi...

  • January 27, 2014

    Should the Olympics be cancelled?

    House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Mike McCaul thinks the security threat in Sochi, site of the Winter Olympics, is "the worst I've ever seen" and that some thought must be given to canceling the games if it gets any worse. The Hill: "I ...

  • January 26, 2014

    Wendy Davis sticks to her fatally flawed story

    I guess some politicians bank on the fact that details don't matter to most voters and telling lies about your past won't hurt them in the long run. For Texas gubernatorial candidate Wendy Davis, the holes poked in her dramatic - and untrue - life ...

  • January 26, 2014

    Arizona Republicans censure McCain for 'liberal record'

    The Arizona GOP formally censured Senator John McCain, citing his voting record as being too liberal. Associated Press: The resolution to censure McCain was approved by a voice-vote during a meeting of state committee members in Tempe, state pa...

  • January 26, 2014

    US has arrangements to evacuate citizens in case of terrorism in Sochi

    There are going to be about 10,000 American athletes and tourists who will attend the Sochi Olympics next month. In the event of a serious terrorist attack or immediate threat, the US government has arrangements to evacuate citizens if it becomes nec...

  • January 26, 2014

    If you like Obama's executive orders, you are going to love 2014

    The American system of government has as it's chief executive, a president who is carefully checked by a watchful Congress and a consientious judiciary. Except, when it isn't. Case in point: Our president plans to rule us - not govern us - by usi...

  • January 26, 2014

    Study: Hoboken didn't receive any less Sandy aid than other towns

    You would think that if Chris Christie was throwing his weight around in forcing local mayors to play ball on projects desired by his cronies, that there would be some evidence for it in how - or how little - much hurricane aid was dispensed. Hobok...

  • January 26, 2014

    Benghazi commando awarded DSC

    A Delta Force special operator was given the Distinguished Service Cross - the army's second highest decoration - for his actions in helping to rescue Americans during the attack on our facilities in Benghazi. It is the first public acknowledgment ...

  • January 26, 2014

    Black Caucus in public tiff with Obama over judges

    An interesting dynamic is at work here, with the Congressional Black Caucus in the position of criticizing a black president for not appointing enough black federal judges. Is this a little misdirection from the CBC to show how non-partisan they ar...

  • January 25, 2014

    Why MSNBC viewers are ill-informed

    Ed Lasky points us to this YouTube video that shows why MSNBC viewers are so ill-informed. Andrea Mitchell is interviewing a congresswoman about the NSA surveillance programs when all of a sudden, the network cuts away for some breaking news; Justin ...

  • January 25, 2014

    Opposition to Obamacare now being driven by defecting Democrats

    Interesting sidebar to this Fox News poll on support for Obamacare. The number of Americans who oppose the law jumped to 59% - an all time high - while only 36% support it. GOP opposition remained constant, but among Democrats and independents, the ...

  • January 25, 2014

    New DHS secretary says illegals 'earned the right to be citizens'

    Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson has some interesting views about illegal aliens. CNS reports on a speech Johnson gave to the US Conference of Mayors - itself, a notorious group supporting "sanctuary cities.": Speaking at the United State...

  • January 25, 2014

    $1 trillion farm bill could see a vote this week

    If you like boondoggles, you'll love the latest version of the farm bill that may come to the floor of the House for a vote next week. They've been trying to pass this monstrosity for three years and have failed because it is ruinously expensive and ...

  • January 25, 2014

    White House defends choice of Norway ambassador who doesn't know anything about Norway

    Obama's choice to be ambassador to Norway was exposed as an idiot during confirmation hearings last week According to the Blaze: The biggest, most glaring admission of ignorance during the hearing came when Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) asked...

  • January 24, 2014

    Sick joke: Anti-Obama filmmaker indicted for election fraud

    Dinesh D'Souza, a best selling author and creator of the documentary "2016: Obama's America" has been indicted for election fraud and causing false statement to be made to the FBI. The indictment alleges that D'Souza reimbursed some people for givi...

  • January 24, 2014

    NJ Senator Menendez being investigated by FBI

    Chris Christie isn't the only New Jersey politician in trouble. Senator Bob Menendez is under scrutiny by the FBI for possibly assisting 2 fugitive Ecuadorian bankers in exchange for campaign contributions. Washington Free Beacon: Sen. Bob Menendez ...

  • January 24, 2014

    Syria peace talks near collapse before they start

    What do you expect when you put John Kerry in charge of something? Talks to end the Syrian civil war appear headed for oblivion th eopposition is refusing to meet the delgation representing Presidnet Assad. Reuters: Syria's first peace talks ...

  • January 24, 2014

    RNC 'primary reform' aimed at the base

    The Republican National Committee is looking to reform the presidential primary process, and in so doing, weaken the influence of the party's conservative base. Is this a feature? Or a bug? More like a marriage of convenience. The length and bitt...

  • January 23, 2014

    White House version of Iran nuke deal challenged by Tehran

    Our fact-challenged White House continues to insist that it negotiated a good deal with Iran to contain its nuclear program. This is news to the Iranians who are insisting that the deal did not put any restrictions on their program, and they certai...

  • January 23, 2014

    Independent watchdog group says NSA telephone surveillance program illegal

    An independent executive branch review board has determined that the NSA survellance program that gathers billions of phone calls every day is illegal and should be stopped. The Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (PCLOB), an executive bran...

  • January 22, 2014

    Rev. Wright: Tea Party 'nothing but a 2.0 upgrade of the lynch mobs'

    The Reverend Jeremiah Wright was a last minute replacement for keynote speaker at an event in Delaware commemorating Martin Luther King, Jr. day. Perhaps they should have found someone else: The controversial Rev. Jeremiah A. Wright told a crowd...

  • January 22, 2014

    DeBlasio's 'Snowgate'

    New New York Mayor Bill de Blasio sent a message to the city's wealthy yesterday; things are going to be different. New York Post: It really is a tale of two cities - this time with the tony Upper East Side getting the shaft! Huge swaths of the ...

  • January 22, 2014

    Record 20% of households on food stamps last year

    Another stellar achievement for President Obama and his economic miracle policies. A record number of people and households were on food stamps in 2013. In the midst of a "recovery," there was an increase of nearly 3/4 of a million households on fo...

  • January 22, 2014

    Snowden on Russia spy charge: 'Absurd'

    Edward Snowden has denied working for the Russians in stealing NSA documents. The accusation that Snowden colluded with the Russians was made by intel commitee chair Rep. Mike Rogers on Sunday. Washington Post: Former National Security Agen足足cy ...

  • January 22, 2014

    Target says no more insurance for part-time workers

    Target, Inc. is ending its insurance coverage for part time workers, the company announced yesterday. In the process of doing so, the company touted Obamacare as a way for the part timers to get coverage. The Hill: "The Health Insurance Marketplac...

  • January 22, 2014

    Poll shows pro-life sympathies of Americans

    Americans may be ambivalent about legalized abortion, but most of them have no problem discerning its morality. Washington Examiner: new Knights of Columbus/Marist poll released Wednesday shows that more than six in 10 Americans believe that abo...

  • January 21, 2014

    Hannity to leave NY after Cuomo says conservatives not welcome

    Sean Hannity has had it with New York. And he's letting Governor Andrew Cuomo know about it in no uncertain terms. Breitbart is reporting that Hannity has decided to leave New York, apparently as soon as he can sell his house. The last straw was an...

  • January 21, 2014

    Report: 11,000 Syrians murdered in Assad's jails

    What some prosecutors are calling "industrial scale killing," a Syrian military photographer who has since defected, took pictures that analysts say prove the killing of 11,000 Syrians in government prisons. Reuters: A Syrian military police ph...

  • January 21, 2014

    Israeli poll shows little faith in Obama's anti-Iran nuke policy

    It appears that Israeli voters have a far more realistic view of President Obama's policies when it comes to stopping Iran from building a nuclear weapon than their American counterparts. Only 22% of Israelis think Obama will prevent Iran from going ...

  • January 21, 2014

    SCOTUS to review forced unionization

    Does the state have a right to coerce you into joining a union against your will? The Supreme Court will review a case from Illinois that may end the anti-democratic practice of requiring workers to join a union in order to work. In this case, th...

  • January 21, 2014

    Pushback on Obama's claims that marijuana no worse than booze

    Is pot no more dangerous than booze? President Obama's statement to that effect in an interview in The New Yorker, raised a few eyebrows among rehab professionals and drug experts who cite research that contradicts the president's words. Washington...

  • January 21, 2014

    Think it's hard signing up for Obamacare? Try getting out of it

    Here's an Obamacare horror story with a twist. A Missouri woman wanted to disenroll from her Obamacare insurance policy. What she went through to do that will be the stuff of legend. Fox News: Missouri resident Lesli Hill learned the hard way ...

  • January 20, 2014

    'Imagine: Living in a Socialist America'

    That's the title of a new book by Fred Jerome, a compilation of essays from these and other noteworthies: This anthology features essays by revolutionary thinkers, activists, and artists-including Academy Award-winning filmmaker Michael Moore, ci...

  • January 20, 2014

    Can the Russians pull off a terror-free Olympics?

    While we fervently hope for the best, it's appearing more and more likely that we will see the worst. A new video released by two terrorists threaten suicide attacks on visitors to Sochi for the Olympics. ABC News: "We'll have a surprise package fo...

  • January 19, 2014

    Another delayed rule for Obamacare

    But don't worry. This particular rule is already 3 years overdue. What's another year among friends? Reuters: The Obama administration is delaying enforcement of a provision of the new healthcare law that prohibits employers from providing bette...

  • January 19, 2014

    McConnell, GOP looking to scotch EPA carbon rules

    Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is in serious political trouble in Kentucky. He's unpopular with just about everybody, and he is facing a serious challenge on his right from businessman and Tea Party stalwart Matt Bevin. McConnell see the EPA carbo...

  • January 19, 2014

    Taliban targets foreigners in latest Afghanistan attack

    A precision attack by the Taliban on a restaurant popular with foreigners in Kabul resulted in 13 dead - including two Americans. Voice of America: Police say a suicide bomber blew himself up outside the restaurant, and that two gunmen then sto...

  • January 19, 2014

    Bunch of rich people to party down this week at exclusive ski resort

    It's Davos time. Every year, 2,000 of the world's richest and most influential people get together at this exclusive ski resort to talk about what's ailing the world. And between bites of gourmet foods and sips of gourmet wines, they will no doubt pa...

  • January 18, 2014

    Conservative documentaries fail to find favor at big film festivals

    Surprisingly, some big festivals like Robert Redford's Sundance Film Festival regularly feature more conservative documentaries, although they appear not to be as political in nature as many of the left wing entries. Personality driven documentaries ...

  • January 18, 2014

    17 year old fingered as author of malware used in Target attack

    A 17 year old Russian hacker who goes by the online handle of "ree4" has been identified as the author of the malware that was used to attack Target and Neiman Marcus. The teenager, Sergey Taraspov, is well known in cyber crime circles having devel...

  • January 18, 2014

    Court rules bloggers the same as journalists in defamation cases

    The ruling means that plaintiffs who sue bloggers now have to prove "malice and negligence" to get a favorable judgment. Politico: The three-judge panel of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals held unanimously that there is no difference between a ...

  • January 17, 2014

    Obama invisible in media coverage of Benghazi report

    Barry who? The president of what? It seems that our national media has experienced a collective memory lapse. The Senate intelligence report that was published earlier this week that concluded the Benghazi attack could have been prevented never menti...

  • January 17, 2014

    NSA sweeps up an incredible 200 million text messages a day

    The National Security Agency has a program - codenamed "Dishfire" - that sweeps up millions of text messages every day, mostly from people who have nothing to do with terrorism or national security. Snowden strikes again. Guardian: The Nationa...

  • January 17, 2014

    Barbaric: Grisly execution for Ohio murderer

    There is little doubt that Joy Stewart, the 22 year old victim who was raped and murdered by Dennis McGuire back in 1989 suffered far more terror and pain than her killer did when he was finally executed by lethal injection late last night. But the...

  • January 17, 2014

    Citing serious illness, Senator Coburn to step down at the end of the year

    One of the real good guys in the Senate is calling it quits after this year. Oklahoma Senator Tom Coburn announced he will be leaving office two years because of a return of cancer that afflicted him several years ago. Politico: The 65-year-old phys...

  • January 16, 2014

    Armed Services chair Buck McKeon retiring

    The chairman of the Armed Services Committee, California Rep. Buck McKeon, will announce his retirement today, according to sources close to the congressman. The Hill: The powerful lawmaker's retirement is likely to spark a battle for his chair...

  • January 16, 2014

    Healthcare.gov still not secure three months later

    A group of cyber-security experts scheduled to testify before congress on Thursday will tell lawmakers that holes in security at the healthcare.gov site still haven't been plugged 3 months after the site went live. Reuters: A group of cyber sec...

  • January 16, 2014

    UN Climate chief: Communism best for fighting global warming

    This kind of thing parodies itself, and if you want a comprehensive take down of this nonsense, Ed Morrissey has a crackerjack of a post on the wisdom emanating from the lips of Christiana Figueres about the best political system to fight climate cha...

  • January 16, 2014

    House passes $1.1 trillion spending bill and no one knows what's in it

    Welcome to modern day governance in America! In this brave new world. vital legislation need not be read, or considered, or debated. Isn't it enough that the leaders say vote for it and be done with it? Apparently, yes. The House approved the $...

  • January 16, 2014

    Obama in NC: Where's Senator Hagan?

    The president went to North Carolina to pitch his new "Manufacturing Institute" that will be located in Raleigh. But he had to mount the stage without the presence of North Carolina Senator Kay Hagan, who is one of the more vulnerable Democratic sena...

  • January 16, 2014

    Dozens more Obamacare regs slated to be unveiled in 2014

    The Congressional Research Service has identified dozens of new regulations being written in various stages by agencies that will be applied to enforce Obamacare. There is no estimate of what the regulations will cost. That little tidbit of informa...

  • January 15, 2014

    Administration knew within minutes that Benghazi attack was terrorism

    This is pretty straightforward and it opens the door to further inquiries regarding the nature of our response to the attacks on our diplomats in Benghazi. As much as liberals and the White House would like Benghazi to be seen as a conservative obs...

  • January 15, 2014

    Net Neutrality rules tossed by court

    In a landmark case on net neutrality, a federal court has ruled in favor of Verizon who was challenging new rules by the FCC on how broadband internet providers do business. In essence, companies like Verizon want to charge more to deliver speedier...

  • January 14, 2014

    Obamacare meltdown on schedule

    According to figures released by HHS, only one quarter of the 2 million Obamacare enrollees who signed up through December are young adults - 18-34. On the other side of the coin, fully one half are 45-64. The White House says that 25% enrollment o...

  • January 14, 2014

    Iranian news agency says Snowden docs reveal US-space alien link

    Fars News Agency is referred to as the "semi-official" Iranian government news service. Not quite sure how a mouthpiece for the mullahs gets to be "semi-official." Why not "semi-independent"? Regardless, this is a corker of a story from Fars. They ...

  • January 14, 2014

    DEA working with drug cartel for more than a decade

    This sounds like a story from the fever swamps, but it is confirmed by court documents. The Drug Enforcement Agency had a secret arrangement with the notorious Sinaloa cartel "that allowed the organization to smuggle billions of dollars of drugs wh...

  • January 14, 2014

    Secret side deal in Iran nuclear agreement

    The agreement reached between the 6 powers and Iran over the weekend contains a secret side deal that will allow the Iranians to continue "research and development" of their nuclear program. The entire 30 page agreement is a secret. Only parts of i...

  • January 13, 2014

    Obamacare Spanish language website a comedy of errors

    Obamacare's new and improved Spanish language website rolled out and promptly flopped, as myriad problems emerged that made it impossible for many to sign up for insurance. Some of the problems are shockingly funny. Associated Press: Mirroring...

  • January 13, 2014

    Who's #1 on Hillary's 'traitor' list?

    A new book out about Hillary Clinton's 2008 presidential campaign reveals that as the bitter primary season progressed, Clinton aides kept a "Traitor List," even ranking those Democrats who she felt had betrayed her. The Hill: The list included ...

  • January 13, 2014

    Insurance company bailout built into Obamacare

    As it becomes more and more obvious that insurance companies are going to take a bath as a result of the skewed pool of healthy enrollees vs. sick ones, there has been talk of bailing out the insurance companies in order to keep them from abandoning ...

  • January 13, 2014

    Feds looking into Christie use of Sandy relief funds

    Federal investigators are looking into how Governor Christie used relief funds from Hurricane Sandy in a tourism marketing campaign. Is this a making a mountain out of a mole hill? CNN: In the new probe, federal auditors will examine New Jersey's u...

  • January 13, 2014

    Time for an IRS special prosecutor

    The Washington Examiner is calling for a special prosecutor in the IRS targeting scandal, saying it's the only way to get to the bottom of what went on. House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa points to tone deafness ...

  • January 13, 2014

    Voter fraud? What voter fraud?

    Barack Obama's election not only caused the oceans to recede, but the dead to rise from the grave. At least, that's what an investigation by New York officials revealed when they sent out dozens of agents to vote in a New York election. John Fund...

  • January 12, 2014

    Target Stores security breach just the tip of the iceberg

    Target has increased the estimate for the number of customers exposed in the massive hacking attack between Thanksgiving and December 14. It now appears at least 70 million consumers had their credit cards compromised. Also, Neiman-Marcus announced...

  • January 12, 2014

    US warns Americans traveling to Winter Olympics

    Reading the quotes from this warning given by the State Department to Americans going to the Winter Olympics in Sochi, I'm struck by how surreal it is. "Remain vigilant and exercise good judgment and discretion when using any form of public transpo...

  • January 12, 2014

    SCOTUS to review recess appointments to labor board

    A year ago, President Obama named 3 liberal Democrats to fill vacancies on the National Labor Relations Board. He claimed that the Senate was in recess at the time, so his appointments conformed to the constitutional standard required for recess appo...

  • January 12, 2014

    300,000 still without water due to West Virginia chemical spill

    The clean water crisis in West Virginia entered its third day as frustrated residents in 9 counties deal with the fallout from a serious chemical spill into the areas water supply. Fox News: Most visitors have cleared out of Charleston while loc...

  • January 12, 2014

    Grab your wallets: House to consider internet sales tax

    Because we're just not taxed enough, don't you know? Old-line retailers are pushing Congress to enact the sales tax bill passed by the Senate last year to "even the playing field." What they rarely mention is that it will drive some smaller online ...

  • January 12, 2014

    Reid open to GOP amendments on unemployment benefits extension

    Solidarity was the key factor in this particular tug of war. Republicans refused to consider a 3 month extension of unemployment benefits unless it was paid for with cuts to the budget. Senate Majority Leader initially refused to consider that formul...

  • January 11, 2014

    Volunteer firefighters can skip Obamacare requirements

    A few weeks ago, it looked like volunteer firefighter organizations, that make up 80% of all firefighters in the country, would be forced to purchase health insurance for their members thanks to Obamacare regulations. Yesterday, without any fanfare, ...

  • January 11, 2014

    Dozens of Dems defect to vote with GOP on Obamacare security bill

    Some Democrats apparently have a conscience. They don't want any part of a scheme to hide security breaches from the American people. The Hill: Dozens of House Democrats broke ranks with President Obama on Friday to support legislation that w...

  • January 11, 2014

    Ariel Sharon dies at 85

    One of the most consequential leaders of the 20th century is dead. Ariel Sharon, brilliant military commander and former prime minister of Israel, died 8 years after suffering a debilitating stroke. He was 85. His tenure as prime minister was marke...

  • January 11, 2014

    Christie scandal coverage: 17 times more stories in one day than 6 months of IRS coverage

    Media Research Center reports that there was 17 times more coverage of the Chris Christie bridge scandal in one day on the news networks than stories devoted to reporting on the IRS scandal. Washington Examiner: The Big Three networks, in a fren...

  • January 11, 2014

    Senator Schumer not taking 'no' for an answer on Iran sanctions

    The New York Democrat is continuing to work on his Democratic colleagues, trying to get them to support stiff new sanctions on Iran. The Hill: Schumer has long been a hawkish Israel supporter, but the push represents an unusually active challen...

  • January 10, 2014

    'Youth Misery Index' hits all time high

    Somewhat lost in news about how bad the economy has been is the plight of America's young people. They are threatened with becoming a "lost generation" whose promise was cut short by policies of the Obama administration. The Young America's Foundat...

  • January 10, 2014

    Major rift with India continues as accused diplmat allowed to leave US

    An Indian female diplomat charged with visa fraud and underpaying her nanny, who is at the center of a diplomatic row over her arrest and strip search, has left the country according to Reuters. An Indian diplomat whose arrest and strip-search ca...

  • January 10, 2014

    Humana says Obamacare enrollee mix 'worse than expected'

    And to that, I say "duh." Just about everything the administration has done with Obamacare so far encourages the old and sick to sign up while making it easy for the young and healthy to avoid buying insurance. What did they expect? Reuters: H...

  • January 10, 2014

    How 'low information' are low information Americans about Obamacare?

    Surprisingly - even shockingly - ignorant. Reuters: Most uninsured adult Americans lack basic knowledge about President Barack Obama's signature healthcare law and haven't visited their online insurance marketplace because they think health insu...

  • January 10, 2014

    Oooops! US economy adds an anemic 74,000 jobs in December

    This is a "wow" number. Projections for the number of jobs created in December topped 220,000 in some pre-BLS release surveys. Just 2 days ago, ADP predicted a gain of 238,000 jobs for the month. Just 74,000 jobs were created in December - the smal...

  • January 10, 2014

    DoJ IRS investigation in the very best of hands

    Suppose you're President Obama. Who would be your ideal candidate to head up the Justice Department's investigation into IRS targeting of conservative groups? How about someone who gave thousands of dollars to your senate campaign as well as your p...

  • January 9, 2014

    How much trouble is Chris Christie in?

    New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is embroiled in a major league scandal that has already tarnished his image and threatens to derail his presidential ambitions before they even get started. The brouhaha involves orders given by top Christie aides t...

  • January 9, 2014

    Dems desperately try to blame 'Big Business' for Obamacare rollout woes

    It's not the law, you see, it's the people who built the website who are responsible for the Obamacare disaster. So say Democrats who are truly disgusted they aren't getting anywhere trying to blame Republicans for the Obamacare mess. Over the Chri...

  • January 9, 2014

    Chamber of Commerce throws down the gauntlet to Tea Party

    Tom Donohue, president and CEO of the US Chamber of Commerce, gave his annual "State of American Business" speech and didn't pull any punches toward the Tea Party. Claiming he wasn't "attacking" the Tea Party, going so far as claiming that they agr...

  • January 9, 2014

    CO Senator asked state to mislead the public about insurance cancellations

    Desperate people do desperate things. In this case, Senator Mark Udall asked the state's insurance commission to downplay the number of policy cancellations by changing the definition of "cancelled." Breitbart: CompleteColorado.com reports that ...

  • January 8, 2014

    Gates memoir skewers Obama

    The bane of second term presidents in recent history has been memoirs written by first term cabinet secretaries. Reagan, Clinton, Bush 43, and now Barack Obama have all had to endure scathing critiques of their policy coming from formerly trusted a...

  • January 8, 2014

    Former Gitmo detainee wanted for participation in Benghazi attack

    All those innocents we unfairly held at Guantanamo - shame on us! Poor, misunderstood little terrorists. We shouldn't have acted in such a beastly way toward them. Meanwhile, the latest report on recidivism by Guantanamo detainees shows that 29% of...

  • January 8, 2014

    Feds add $112 billion in 2013 to regulatory burden

    And that's only counting the biggies - regulations whose impact on the economy is more than $100 million. Washington Examiner: New federal regulations cost the economy $112 billion in 2013, according to a newly released tally of government figur...

  • January 8, 2014

    We're #10! US has 10th freest economy in the world (Updated)

    Who's ahead of us? Denmark, for one. Chile outranks us, as does Switzerland. And that well known bastion of economic freedom Mauritius comes in at number 8. Canada is ranked higher than the US.? Australia? Thie list was compiled by the Heritage F...

  • January 8, 2014

    42% of Americans now identify as political independents

    A record number of Americans have abandoned both parties and now identify themselves as independents. Gallup: Forty-two percent of Americans, on average, identified as political independents in 2013, the highest Gallup has measured since it beg...

  • January 7, 2014

    Get your tickets now for the 15th Annual White Privilege Conference

    Come one, come all to the 15th Annual White Privilge Conference, to be held (where else) in Madison, Wisconsin this coming March. Boy oh boy (note: not conciously referring to men of color but we all know that's just an excuse to hide our White Pri...

  • January 7, 2014

    Senate confirms Janet Yellen as Fed chair

    The Senate, by a 56-26 margin, confirmed Janet Yellen as the next chairman of the Federal Reserve. The Hill: Yellen's vote came amid an ongoing feud between the parties over the confirmation process, driving up animus toward nominees as well. She...

  • January 7, 2014

    Chicago ban on gun sales struck down by federal judge

    Another big victory for the Second Amendment as a federal judge struck down as unconstitutional a city-wide ban on gun sales in Chicago. The law was passed in 2010 after the Surpeme Court ruled that Chicago's gun possession ban was unconstitutional...

  • January 7, 2014

    Silly you! Of course global warming is behind frigid temps

    We should beg the pardon of global warming advocates for ever doubting them. The record shattering cold being experienced by yours truly and hundreds of millions of other Americans is obviously due to greenhouse gas emissions making the arctic warmer...

  • January 7, 2014

    Sabato: GOP Really Could Win it All in 2014

    The respected pollster, pundit, and prognosticator kicks off the year with his take on GOP chances for the mid term. Another midterm election beckons, and over the next 10 months we'll see headlines about a thousand supposedly critical developmen...

  • January 7, 2014

    Dennis Rodman's classic meltdown on CNN

    Television doesn't get any better than this. Hall of Fame basketball player Dennis Rodman didn't much like the questions about his "basketball diplomacy" with North Korea coming from CNN host Chris Cuomo. So the former Detroit Pistons "bad boy" lit...

  • January 6, 2014

    Liz Cheney quits Wyoming Senate race

    Scratch on insurgent challenge to a sitting GOP senator. Liz Cheney, who has been running against incumbent Republican Wyoming Senator Mike Enzi, is announcing today that she is dropping her bid. Citing "serious health issues" within her family, Liz ...

  • January 6, 2014

    Suit filed over Obamacare exemptions for Congress

    Wisconsin Senator Ron Johnson took to the pages of the Wall Street Journal this morning to announce that he is filing suit in federal court to force Congress to "live by the letter of the health-care law it imposed on the rest of America." He wants C...

  • January 6, 2014

    Iraqi government looking to kick al-Qaeda out of Fallujah

    The Iraqi government is pleading with its citizens in Fallujah to help them expel a force of al-Qaeda fighters who have taken control of large parts of the city. Sunni tribesmen opposed to the terrorists are assisting the army in a military operation...

  • January 6, 2014

    Votes not there in the House for unemployment benefits extension

    And there may not be enough Republican support in the Senate for Harry Reid to bring the measure to the floor. Washington Post: Payments for about 1.3 million out-of-work people expired last month after lawmakers did not extend the program as p...

  • January 5, 2014

    Let's hear it for those dead, white, European males

    A better defense of the traditional humanities and their connection to the genius of Western Civilization you will never find than in the Wall Street Journal and this scintillating op-ed by Heather McDonald. McDonald bemoans the destruction of the ...

  • January 5, 2014

    Congress to force Obamacare reporting issue

    Republicans in the House are tired of the administration treating information about the progress of the Obamacare rollout as if it were a national security issue. A bill will be introduced next week mandating weekly reports from the administration on...

  • January 5, 2014

    10 biggest diplomatic winners of 2013

    Interesting list from Walter Russell Meade. The top 5 winners include (in order), Putin and Russia, Iran, Assad and Syria, Japan, and al-Qaeda and violent Sunni jihad. Notice anything peculiar about this list? That's right - 4 of the top 5 are eith...

  • January 4, 2014

    Isaac Asimov's predictions for 2014 from 50 years ago

    Fifty years ago, Sci-Fi and science writer Isaac Asimov penned an op-ed in the New York Times predicting what our world would be like in 2014. Perhaps it's not surprising that he got a lot wrong ("The appliances of 2014 will have no electric cords,...

  • January 4, 2014

    Is the NSA spying on Congress?

    Probably. The spooks have shown a remarkable arrogance in sweeping up data from friend and foe alike and were probably so sure their snooping on our elected representatives would ever see the light of day that they figured, why not? Senator Bernie ...

  • January 4, 2014

    NFL playoff dilemma

    And that's without the wind chill. The bottom line: this is very dangerous cold  where exposed skin can experience frost bite in 15 minutes. The latest GFSx MOS temperature forecast is now -8 deg. F for game time in Green Bay on Sunday eveni...

  • January 4, 2014

    Battle of Fallujah Redux: Al-Qaeda rises in Anbar province

    This is pretty depressing if you think of the heroic battle fought by US Marines in Fallujah in 2004 - the biggest urban battle fought by the US military since Tet. Al-Qaeda virtually took over the city two days ago when the Iraqi military was pulled...

  • January 4, 2014

    IMF paper warns of 'haircuts' and massive debt write offs

    Remember the Greek 'haircut' where investors in government bonds were forced to take a 50% loss on their investments? Something very similiar could be in our near future, according to a paper prepared by the International Monetary Fund. Ambrose E...

  • January 4, 2014

    Howard Kurtz wonders if MSNBC is being deliberately crude

    When your ratings have hit rock bottom, the easy way for a TV network to revive your fortunes is to have your hosts deliberately create controversy, which generates social media buzz, which drives viewers to your network. Is it possible all of thes...

  • January 4, 2014

    US going after Benghazi terrorist affiliated with group that didn't carry out attack

    It's an admittedly awkward way of saying that the New York Times better check it's sources in government who told them al-Qaeda was not involved in the Benghazi attack. Washington Free Beacon: The U.S. government is trying to apprehend an al Qaeda...

  • January 3, 2014

    Another Obamacare myth exposed

    Peter Suderman at Hit and Run: Supporters of Obamacare have long pitched the law as a way to address emergency room crowding caused by lack of health coverage. Individuals without health coverage, the thinking goes, have no place to turn when they...

  • January 3, 2014

    Another Obamacare 'unintended consequence'

    Here's a new one for you; you can't get subsidized Obamacare insurance if you qualify for your spouse's group insurance plan. One Oregon mother says that she is unable to afford health insurance for her and her 18-month-old son because it's too e...

  • January 3, 2014

    As predicted, some who think they're insured under Obamacare apparently are not

    In October and November, the error rate for the Obamacare website as far as an enrollee having their information forwarded to an insurer was 25%. No one knew how many people would think they were covered while the insurance company had no clue they w...

  • January 3, 2014

    11 state GOP attorneys general call Obama's health insurance fixes 'illegal'

    About time someone called the president out on this. The Hill: Eleven GOP attorneys general say the Obama administration is breaking the law by repeatedly making changes to ObamaCare without going through Congress. The attorneys general specif...

  • January 3, 2014

    Obamacare is forcing some schools to use more substitute teachers

    Tennessee Senator Lamar Alexander says that Obamacare is forcing schools in his state to cut the hours of full time teachers, leaving substitutes to take up the slack. The Hill: Alexander, who is ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, L...

  • January 2, 2014

    'Compassionate release' of terrorist mouthpiece Lynn Stewart

    The attorney who was convicted of passing messages to the outside world for "The Blind Shiekh" has been granted early release from prison. Lynn Stewart was sentenced to 10 years in prison in 2005 for acting as a go-between for Omar Abdel-Rahman, ca...

  • January 2, 2014

    And then there were two

    For most of my life, Detroit was the center of automobile manufacturing in the world and the "Big Three" automakers - GM, Ford, and Chrysler - dominated the market. Today, the "Big Three" became the "Big Two." Fiat, who purchased a majority stake i...

  • January 2, 2014

    Chicago homicide rate down 18% from last year

    We reported on the staggering increase in homicides in Chicago during 2012 so it seems only fair that we report a decrease in the kill rate for 2013. The numbers are actually a little deceiving as the Chicago Tribune points out: Homicides droppe...

  • January 2, 2014

    'America does not lead the world in the area of morality': Lech Walesa

    The former president of Poland and leader of the Solidarity movement is not enamored with President Obama and his leadership. The Hill: Former Polish President Lech Walesa says America no longer leads the world "in terms of politics and morality...

  • January 1, 2014

    The Brave New World of Legal Pot Sales

    Today, Colorado embarks on what many people feel is a risky social experiment. The doors of 136 medical marijuana stores will open for the legal sale of pot for recreational use.  No doctor recommendation is needed. You will be able to walk in, ...

  • January 1, 2014

    You are what you drink, says new study

    Are you partial to Wild Turkey Kentucky Bourbon? Chances are, you are a solid Republican. Perhaps your preferred drink is Wild Loon? Yes - that makes you a Democrat at least twice over. Washington Post: Democratic drinkers are more likely to s...

  • January 1, 2014

    Nearly 11 million Americans on disability at the end of 2013

    For the 202nd straight month, the number of Americans receiving disability benefits rose. The end of 2013 saw another record set - 10,988,269 Americans now on disabilty, up 6,000 from the end of November. CNS News: The average monthly benefit p...

  • January 1, 2014

    It's official: Obamacare caused more cancelled plans than enrollments

    This is one stat that we haven't heard from the White House. They announced on Tuesday that 2.1 million people had signed up on the exchanges (no one knows how many of those have actually paid). Meanwhile, it appears that at least 4.7 million America...

  • December 31, 2013

    Who were the political winners and losers of 2013

    You'll see a lot of lists like this one but National Journal's Josh Kraushaar's take on which politicians won or lost in 2013 is as good as any and better than most: WINNERS New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie. Resoundingly winning a second term ...

  • December 31, 2013

    GOP growing more skeptical of human evolution

    This one's bound to heat up the comments sections - which is why I chose it. It's New Year's Eve, there's virtually no news worth writing about, so why not get everyone's dander up and post on the latest Pew Poll about American attitudes toward hum...

  • December 31, 2013

    State Department whistleblower has emails hacked, deleted

    "Why the US is turning into a Banana Republic" - example #89: The personal e-mail account of a State Department whis足tle足足blower was hacked, and four years worth of messages - some detailing alleged wrongdoing at the agency - were deleted, The P...

  • December 31, 2013

    Even with December surge, Obamacare enrollment won't meet goals

    The recent surge in enrollments at both the federal and state Obamacare exchanges has been touted by the law's supporters as "proof" that the law is working. But the goal of signing up 3 million in 2013 was not achieved and the target number of 7 m...

  • December 31, 2013

    The best, the worst, the weirdest of 2013

    Jim Geraghty's podcast - "The Three Martini Lunch" - handed out some interesting year end awards. Person of the year - Secretary Sebelius for inflicting "more damage on the public's faith in big government in one year than you or I will do in a lif...

  • December 31, 2013

    What does Mayor-elect DeBasio have against horses?

    New York city mayor-elect Bill DeBasio is out to ban the iconic horse-drawn carriage rides around Central Park so beloved of tourists and romantics alike. NY Daily News: "We are going to get rid of the horse carriages. Period," de Blasio said i...

  • December 30, 2013

    NY Times called a liar by Benghazi eyewitnesses

    Witnesses to the attack in Benghazi on our diplomatic mission are calling out the NY Times for their "investigation" into the incident where they concluded al-Qaeda was not involved and that an anti-Muslim film played a role in sparking the attack. ...

  • December 30, 2013

    2nd bomb blast rocks Russian city

    The second suicide bomb attack in two days hit the southern Russian city of Volgagrad, killing 14 and wounding dozens more. The target was a trolleybus. Yesterday's attack was at the rail station. The attacks call into question Russian security eff...

  • December 30, 2013

    Chicago pension crisis called worst in nation

    Calling the Chicago pension crisis the worst in the nation is saying something - like, how bad can it get? The city's underfunded pension system for teachers, firefighters, police, and transit workers threatens to punch a hole in the city budget th...

  • December 30, 2013

    A 'plus-sized' Barbie doll?

    There has been an ongoing debate about how young girls are presented with unrealistic images of what defines beauty. Might it be time to give youngsters a more positive image of how they really look? Biz-PAC Review: A controversy is brewing over ...

  • December 29, 2013

    More glitches for healthcare.gov website

    If we're lucky, they'll have all the glitches ironed out just about the time that President Christie signs Obamacare's repeal. Nearly 16,000 Iowans who tried to apply for coverage via the trouble-plagued federal health-insurance website are being t...

  • December 29, 2013

    Crooks on shopping spree buying your credit and debit card numbers stolen from Target

    This is really disheartentening, as well as being scary. The hackers who stole 40 million debit and credit cards - including personal PIN numbers - have set up websites to sell their purloined information to anyone who wants it. They are apparently...

  • December 29, 2013

    Coming to a vending machine near you

    I don't know about you, but the last thing I want to know when putting my dollar into a vending machine to buy a pack of chips is how many calories I'm ingesting. But that's going to be the new rule mandated by Obamacare; vending machine companies ...

  • December 29, 2013

    NY Times scrubs Benghazi narrative for the White House

    The New York Times picked the week between Christmas and New Years to help the White House scrub up the narrative on the Benghazi attack of September 11, 2012. It wasn't exactly a spontaneous attack - but it sort of was. The anti-Muslim video playe...

  • December 29, 2013

    Female suicide bomber kills 15 at Russian train station

    Just in time for the Sochi Olympics, a female suicide bomber took 15 innocent Russians with her and wounded dozens more at a train station in the city of Volgograd. AFP: A female suicide bomber killed 14 people Sunday when she blew herself up at th...

  • December 29, 2013

    Surprise! Iran building better centrifuges

    Do we wonder what the Iranians think of President Obama? If they think about him at all, they are probably laughing up their sleeves. The government announced that they are constructing the next generation of centrifuges - the machines that spin ura...

  • December 29, 2013

    Dave Barry reviews 2013: 'The Year of the Zombies'

    The satirist is in fine form as he gives us his take on the year past as well as peek over the horizon to see what 2014 might be like. Essentially, 2013 was the "Year of the Zombie." Barry explains: Not in the sense of most of humanity dying fro...

  • December 29, 2013

    Health care spending in Massachusetts highest in the nation

    The fact that Romneycare is the progenitor of Obamacare and that the state-run health insurance program has led to citizens experiencing the highest per capita cost for health care in the nation, should make even President Obama hesitate to use the p...

  • December 28, 2013

    Phil Robertson to resume 'Duck Dynasty' filming

    A&E Network announced on Friday that Phil Robertson will resume filming the current season of "Duck Dynasty" after a brief suspension for remarks about blacks and gays he made in an interviiew with GQ. Fox News: The "Duck Dynasty" family sa...

  • December 28, 2013

    Libya detains 4 American security guards for hours

    They can't seem to find those responsible for attacking our diplomatic outpost in Benghazi, but the Libyan government had no trouble rounding up 4 American citizens and holding them for hours. New York Times: Four American military personnel ass...

  • December 28, 2013

    Judge rules phone surveillance lawful

    A federal judge ruled that the NSA phone surveillance program that snarfs up billions of calls made by Americans does not violate the privacy rights of Americans. This guys sounds really gung ho. Reuters: A federal judge ruled that a National...

  • December 28, 2013

    Merry Christmas: Flash mob trashes mall

    Hundreds of black teenagers who mistakenly believed a rap artist would be making an appearance at a Brooklyn, NY mall, suddenly began brawling and vandalizing dozens of stores amid a post-holiday crush of shoppers. The flash mob was organized via soc...

  • December 28, 2013

    Winners and losers in the 'Duck Dynasty' controversy

    Interesting piece in the Examiner by Charles Hoskinson listing the winners and losers in the Phil Robertson flap. Some are obvious - the family comes out a big winner while the network takes it on the chin. But there's more: And while we're on t...

  • December 28, 2013

    Confusing reporting rules will bite the IRS

    If you are currently receiving a subsidy from the government for your health insurance, you better be aware that any "life changes" that occur during the year - marriage, divorce, increase in income - has to be reported to the IRS. Otherwise, you're ...

  • December 27, 2013

    Feds charge white 'knockout game' attacker with hate crime

    As predictable as night follows day, our Justice Department is apparently ready to clamp down on knockout game attackers - at least those who feature the "correct" skin color. A Texas man who happens to be white has been charged with a hate crime f...

  • December 27, 2013

    More trouble for CGI, Obamacare website designer

    The company that designed the malfunctioning healthcare.gov website now finds itself in more trouble at the state level. The Boston Globe is reporting that CGI Group is being denied payment by Massachusetts and Vermont as a result of dysfunctional ...

  • December 27, 2013

    Wall Street advisor recommends guns, ammo for protection in collapse

    It's always smart to prepare for the worst - especially when "the worst" could be very very bad indeed. One Wall Street advisor is recommending investors put together a "bug-out bag" that includes food, gun, and ammo in case the financial system me...

  • December 27, 2013

    Pro-Phil Robertson petition tops 250,000 signatures

    I expect that news like this will force A&E Network to change their decision on suspending Phil Robertson from the show. The network fears a loss of viewers far more than any damage the LGBT community can do to them or their sponsors. Politic...

  • December 26, 2013

    Jesse Jackson Senior thinks Duck Dynasty suffers from white privilege

    Where there is a media opportunity can the Reverend Jesse (Hymietown) Jackson Senior be far behind?  Adding his own distinct take to the Duck Dynasty's Phil Robertson's now (in)famous remarks, Jackson has demanded  --not asked, but demanded...

  • December 26, 2013

    Christmas Day terror in Iraq targets Christians

    Three separate bombs were detonated in the Christian neighborhood of Baghdad leaving 37 dead and dozens wounded. Associated Press: Militants in Iraq targeted Christians in three separate Christmas Day bombings in Baghdad, killing at least 37 peopl...

  • December 26, 2013

    The 13 most memorable quotes from 2013

    It's the time of the year for lists as we look back on the previous 12 months and take stock. This one from The Hill is likely to stir some memories; the 13 most memorable quotes from politicians this past year. Here are a few: 1) "What difference, ...

  • December 26, 2013

    Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt once again designated a terror group

    Perhaps we should refer to this day as "The day the Arab Spring became Winter." The Egyptian government announced it was designating the Muslim Brotherhood a terror group, thus bringing the Islamists fulll circle from where they began prior to the ...

  • December 26, 2013

    Postal rates to rise 3 cents

    Does anyone send snail mail anymore? If you do, you'll have to pay 3 cents more per first class letter if the USPS gets the okay from Congress. Politico: Regulators on Tuesday approved a temporary price hike of 3 cents for a first-class stamp...

  • December 26, 2013

    'What to do when Obamacare unravels?'

    Great article in the Wall Street Journal by Hoover fellow John Cochrane on what should be the next step after Obamacare inevitably unravels. Basically, we should get government out of the insurance business almost entirely while encouraging competi...

  • December 25, 2013

    They saved 1968

    The year 1968 was easily one of the worst years in American history. In January, the Tet Offensive by the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese was a massive tactical defeat for the enemy but a strategic victory in hindsight. Also in January, North Korea se...

  • December 24, 2013

    LA Times Pulls out the Pom-Poms for Obamacare

    A trio of LA Times reporters - Chad Terhune, David Lauter and Maeve Reston - donned their short skirts and picked up their pom poms to do a little cheerleading for Obamacare. This is either the most obtuse job of reporting imaginable, or the Times...

  • December 24, 2013

    Marines poised to enter South Sudan

    At least 150 US Marines are on alert, ready to enter the increasingly violent and chaotic situation in South Sudan. The troops are moving from Moron, Spain, to the Navy's Camp Lemonnier in Djibouti. Their mission will be to evacuate American citize...

  • December 24, 2013

    Snowden says: Mission accomplished

    In a fascinating interview in the Washington Post that was conducted over 14 hours, Edward Snowden makes it clear that all that has come to pass as a result of his leaks of classified information has improved society, and was not done to destroy the ...

  • December 24, 2013

    Obama enrolls in Obamacare - well, not really

    It appears that the president has symbolically enrolled in his own health insurance program, according to the White House. The Hill: President Obama enrolled in a "bronze" ObamaCare plan over the weekend in a move the White House described as a...

  • December 24, 2013

    Pushback against Israel boycott gains momentum

    This is certainly encouraging, but there's a long way to go to turn the tide in combating the BDS ("boycott, divest, sanctions) movement. The announcement last week by the American Studies Association that they will participate in an academic boyco...

  • December 24, 2013

    Should Republicans try to delay the individual mandate again?

    Byron York thinks so, and for good reason; the landscape has changed so radically that Democrats might be forced into voting for a delay. When a vote for delaying the mandate was taken last summer, 22 Democrats joined with all Republicans in support ...

  • December 23, 2013

    British supermarket will allow clerks to refuse service to customers buying pork and alcohol

    Should Muslim clerks be allowed to refuse service to people buying pork or alchohol? One large supermarket chain in Great Britain says yes. The Telegraph: Muslim staff working for Marks & Spencer have been given permission to refuse to se...

  • December 23, 2013

    CNN Poll: Most Americans think they'll pay more under Obamacare

    A new poll by CNN shows support for Obamacare at an all time low, while most Americans think their health insurance premiums will be more expensive under the law. Support for the country's new health care law has dropped to a record low, according...

  • December 23, 2013

    Democrat civil war in Maryland over Obamacare

    It's blue vs. blue in Maryland as the state's Obamacare insurance exchange continues to have massive problems and questions about management of the site are not being answered to anyone's satisfaction. Politico: Maryland gubernatorial candidate ...

  • December 23, 2013

    Phil Robertson speaks out about the controversy

    Duck Dynasty star Phil Robertson granted the Mail Online exclusive access to a Bible study group he led at his church on Sunday. He showed no remorse whatsoever for his comments about homosexuality being a sin and even expanded on those  thought...

  • December 23, 2013

    Why Obama's obsession with 'inequality' is misguided

    Robert Grady, writing in the Wall Street Journal, has some surprising push back against the president and the left who have latched on to the issue of "income inequality" in recent years. In his widely noted speech, President ...

  • December 22, 2013

    Douglas County sheriff will no longer cooperate with A&E in filming 'Duck Dynasty'

    The county sheriff who helped facilitate the shooting of several episodes of "Duck Dynasty" announced that his office would no longer cooperate with A&E network in filming the show. Douglas County Sheriff Phil Miller wrote on his Facebook page ...

  • December 22, 2013

    Will Boehner cave on immigration?

    Harry Reid thinks so. CNN: Despite his public statements to the contrary, House Speaker John Boehner will meet with Senate leaders to negotiate comprehensive immigration reform in 2014 - at least, Harry Reid says he will. In an interview with The...

  • December 22, 2013

    Obamacare witching hour approaches

    Tomorrow is the deadline for Americans to sign up for insurance in order to get covered and avoid the IRS penalty/tax/fee/ for disobeying the law - maybe. Things are so screwed up that insurers and consumers alike don't know what to do. New York ...

  • December 22, 2013

    Can Rand Paul attract the young and minorities to the GOP?

    Of course he can. But that's not the question if Senator Paul wants to run for president. He may be able to appeal to younger, hipper voters and some minorities, but, as this Politico story points out, in the process of attracting those groups, he ca...

  • December 22, 2013

    GOP Senate fundraising lags in November

    The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee outraised their Republican counterparts by a considerable sum in November, raising questions about the GOP's bid to take over the Senate in 2014. CNN: The Senate GOP re-election committee was out raised ...

  • December 22, 2013

    Target breach due to weak card security say experts

    In recent days, I've written about the Target security breach that left 40 million customers at risk. I may have been too hasty in blaming the company for bad security, although they shouldn't be absolved of all responsibility. Instead, it appears ...

  • December 21, 2013

    Delay of mandate is the 14th change to Obamacare without consulting Congress

    John Fund makes this point, among others, in his post at The Corner: Yesterday the Obama administration suddenly moved to allow hundreds of thousands of people who've lost their insurance due to Obamacare to sign up for bare-bone "catastrophic" ...

  • December 21, 2013

    The Target hack originated overseas, say investigators

    The second biggest hack of a retail company in history probably originated overseas, say investigators looking into the theft of 40 million credit and debit card numbers used at Target stores from the day before Thanksgiving until December 15. Ther...

  • December 21, 2013

    Four US service members wounded in South Sudan attack

    The civil war in South Sudan is heating up again, and Americans are at risk. A mission to rescue some American citizens ended when the evacuation helicopter took fire from rebel soldiers. Four US service members were injured and the mission was abo...

  • December 21, 2013

    Steyn: 'The Age of Intolerance'

    Leave it to Mark Steyn to give us the definitive word on what the Robertson gay imbroglio represents; nothing less than a loss of freedom of expression. It's a familiar theme for Steyn, except his usual target are Muslim totalitarians. This time, i...

  • December 21, 2013

    Has the economy finally - finally(!) - turned the corner?

    The upward revision of GDP by the Commerce Department for the third quater, from 3.6% to 4.1% may be a signal of more normal growth in the coming years. The original estimate of 2.5% in October was raised earlier this month and then raised again on F...

  • December 20, 2013

    Obama to allow 'hardship exemptions' from individual mandate

    The Department of Health and Human Services issued a bulletin on Thursday night outlining the latest "tweak" for Obamacare. In essence, if your plan was cancelled because of Obamacare coverage mandates, you will be able to either keep that plan for...

  • December 20, 2013

    Senate moving ahead with new Iran sanctions

    In a show of defiance to President Obama, 13 Democratic Senators joined 13 Republicans in introducing a new Iranian sanctions bill that includes language forcing the US to support Israel in the event they attack Iran's nuclear facilities. The presi...

  • December 20, 2013

    Why the nature of Obamacare makes it impossible for it to work

    As AT's Rich Baehr said in his email alerting me to this brilliant article by Michael Bernstam of the Hoover Institution, "A perspective well worth the five-minute read. Can simplify a lot of long dinner-party discussions." Indeed, it can.Fox News: ...

  • December 19, 2013

    Podesta likens GOP to Jonestown cult

    Obama's most recent hire, former Clinton hatchet man John Podesta, compared the Republican party to the Jonestown cult earlier this year. The administration's big comeback should "focus on executive action given that they are facing a second term...

  • December 19, 2013

    Target reveals 40 million customer's credit cards compromised

    In the second largest breach of security at a US retailer, Target has announced that up to 40 million customer cards along with personal information was compromised by hackers over a three week period in November-December of this year. Just as an a...

  • December 19, 2013

    'Pajama Boy' and perpetual adolescence

    He's young, he's hip, he's wearing perhaps the ugliest pair of pajamas available in America - and he wants you to talk about insurance. He's "Pajama Boy" and is the latest example of failure in the promotion of Obamacare. Twitchy chronicl...

  • December 18, 2013

    House retirements present problems for both parties

    See also: Retirement opens the door to Congress for Mia Love Three members of Congres - 2 Republicans and one Democrat - announced their retirement yesterday, presenting opportunity and danger for both parties. Utah Democrat Rep. Jim Matheson,...

  • December 18, 2013

    Obama sticks it to Putin - refuses to attend Sochi Olympics

    Not only is President Obama snubbing Vladimir Putin by staying home, there will be no high level government official attending the Sochi Olympics at all. And to really rub Putin's nose in it, Obama named tennis great and gay activist Billie Jean Kin...

  • December 18, 2013

    Ryan suggests swapping debt ceiling increase for Keystone pipeline approval

    The intriguing thing about Rep. Paul Ryan's proposal to trade a debt ceiling increase for the president's approval of the Keystone pipeline is that the proposal is likely to get at least some Democratic support. An appearance of bi-partisanship would...

  • December 18, 2013

    The 30 second ad that should terrify incumbent Democrats

    Your going to see a lot of this - or some variation of it - going into campaign season next year. Chris Cillizza: The ad, which was produced by GOP media consultant Larry McCarthy, hits all of the high notes. It uses footage of Shaheen using ...

  • December 18, 2013

    Indian diplomat arrested, strip-searched

    The arrest of a female Indian diplomat on charges that she committed visa fraud was enough to anger New Delhi and the Indian people. But then, following standard procedure, US Marshalls strip searched the prisoner, cuffed her, and brought her to th...

  • December 17, 2013

    Obamacare navigators in the spotlight in Texas

    Recent revelations regarding some Obamacare navigators in Texas have spurred Rep. Darrell Issa to bring his oversight committee to the Lone Star state to hold hearings. HHS Secretary Sebelius took to the pages of the Dallas Morning News to criticize ...

  • December 17, 2013

    NORAD's Santa tracking promotes 'militarism'

    Every Christmas, dozens of volunteers stationed with the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) man the phones in one of the cafeterias that has been converted into a Santa tracking unit. The volunteers take calls from kids all over the wor...

  • December 17, 2013

    Senator Coburn's 'Wastebook' highlights frivolous spending

    Senator Tom Coburn has come out with his annual Wastebook of government boondoggles, and as usual, he's got some eye-popping examples of massive waste. Washington Examiner: The federal government this year made significant cuts to important serv...

  • December 16, 2013

    Creepiest Obama story yet

    See also: Creepiest Obama story yet just got creepier Twitchy has the pic of what appears to be a life size Obama tapestry hanging on the wall in our embassy in London. The newly installed tapestry of President Obama casts a warm smile over guests...

  • December 16, 2013

    Peter O'Toole: 'An actor's actor'

    What made Peter O'Toole such a mesmerizing presence on the stage and screen? The Irish-born O'Toole, dead at 81 on Sunday, had more than good looks and a rakish charm going for him. He was the consumate professional actor, able to elevate a product...

  • December 16, 2013

    Amnesty for Snowden?

    The NSA is considering giving amnesty to leaker Edward Snowden in return for the up to one million documents he purloined from the agency. Time: The NSA official tasked with controlling the damage caused by Edward Snowden's intelligence leaks th...

  • December 16, 2013

    Senate passage of budget deal not certain

    The Senate's #2 Democrat Dick Durbin voiced the worry that presidential ambitions and strong opposition from the Tea Party might yet derail the budget deal approved by the House last week. The Hill: Durbin estimated that Democrats will lose thre...

  • December 15, 2013

    Who do you believe on Obamacare? The administration or the insurance companies?

    The administration and their allies have put on happy faces whenever they talk about improvements in the healthcare.gov website. It's working fine, we're told - almost zero errors. The insurance companies beg to differ. New York Times: Julie B...

  • December 15, 2013

    WA state exchange mistakenly debiting consumer's bank accounts

    See update below: There is a real danger that we are becoming numbed by the avalanche of screw-ups related to national and state insurance exchanges. It's difficult, but we must resist the temptation to roll our eyes and think, "same old, same old." ...

  • December 15, 2013

    The most transparently hypocritical administration in history

    One of the major reasons that Obamacare has gotten off to such a miserable start is that rules that should have been written years ago were delayed until after the 2012 election to avoid controversy. Other rules affecting the environment and worker...

  • December 15, 2013

    China lands spacecraft on the moon

    China has soft landed a spacecraft on the moon. They become the third nation who have accomplished this feat and the first in nearly 40 years. Yahoo News: China's Jade Rabbit rover vehicle drove onto the moon's surface on Sunday after the first...

  • December 15, 2013

    Millenials rejecting Obama, Obamacare: Pew

    A new USA Today/Pew poll is out and the most startling news to come out of the survey is the attitude of millenials and how it has changed since the election last year. For the first time, more young people disapprove of the job Obama is doing than...

  • December 14, 2013

    De Blasio sees progressivism sweeping the country

    New York city mayor-elect Bill de Blasio was at the White House yesterday with 15 other newly minted mayors and when he emerged to talk to the press, the Sandanista-supporting Democrat shared with us a vision; a vision of progressive ideology sweepin...

  • December 14, 2013

    US, China, in naval confrontation in South China Sea

    If you've read much history of the Cold War, you know that confrontations at sea with Soviet naval vessels was not uncommon. There were even a couple of collisions that cost lives and heavily damaged ships. But the Soviets were our enemies. Isn't C...

  • December 14, 2013

    Iran pulls out of nuke talks

    This may be a temporary move, or it could signal the unraveling of the interim agreement. If the latter, it would set some kind of record for an Iranian double cross. The move came after President Obama announced some new sanctions on Iran. Washi...

  • December 14, 2013

    Business lobbyists cheer Boehner smackdown of conservative groups

    Business trade associations applauded the rant by Speaker John Boehner against outside conserative groups like Heritage Action and FreedomWorks, saying it was long overdue. The Hill: Business groups, whose frustration with the Tea Party boiled o...

  • December 13, 2013

    House passes budget deal

    The vote was pretty overwhelming: 332 - 94, which probably means passage in the Senate too. As I said yesterday, this is a penny ante deal that has more to do with strategic thinking about 2014 than it does reducing the deficit. If the Senate passes...

  • December 13, 2013

    American prisoner in Iran was on rogue mission for CIA

    Retired FBI agent Robert Levinson was visiting Iran in 2007 when he was picked up by unknown Iranians. Very little has been heard from Levinson in the 6 years since his capture, but it was assumed he was a tourist, or perhaps on a mission of personal...

  • December 13, 2013

    And the Politifact 'Lie of the Year' is...

    What else could it be? It was a catchy political pitch and a chance to calm nerves about his dramatic and complicated plan to bring historic change to America's health insurance system. "If you like your health care plan, you can keep it," Presi...

  • December 13, 2013

    White House refuses to turn over Obamacare security docs to Congress

    Just how bad is security at healthcare.gov? We don't know because the administration refuses to tell us. Rep. Darrell Issa, chairman of the House Oversight Commiittee, wants to take a look at report compiled by a security contractor that details th...

  • December 12, 2013

    An Obamacare horror story that hits close to home

    Most of you are familiar with Jim Hoft, the proprietor of the Gateway Pundit blog. I've known Jim for nearly a decade and have found him to be a fine, Christian gentleman with a keen mind and sharp wit. A few months back, Jim took ill rather sudden...

  • December 12, 2013

    Theater of the absurd: Deaf translator at Mandela funeral a fraud

    This is easily one of the most bizarre stories of the year. In fact, I've never heard anything like it. The man who translated the words of speakers at the Mandela memorial service into sign language is apparently a fraud. Immediately after the ser...

  • December 12, 2013

    Oregon not exactly getting much of a bang for its Obamacare buck

    My friend Jeff Kropf, a former talk show host from Portland who's now a political consultant, has been keeping my radio show listeners informed of the Oregon Obamacare website saga these last couple of months. The site was so riddled with flaws that...

  • December 12, 2013

    Obamacare 'enrollees' not really fully enrolled

    Last week, the administration put on their happy faces and announced that 1.2 million people had signed up for Obamacare through state exchanges and the Obamacare website. More than 800,000 were new Medicaid patients who will likely be looking for ...

  • December 12, 2013

    Another blue state Obamacare exchange director resigns

    The botched rollout of Obamacare has claimed another bureaucrat. Maryland's state Obamacare exchange director resigned after it was discovered that she was on a vacation in the Cayman Islands when the website imploded. This makes the third blue sta...

  • December 11, 2013

    Budget deal takes a lot on faith

    The budget deal hashed out by Senator Patty Murray and Rep. Paul Ryan looks a lot like, well, a compromise. The Republicans got something up front - increased military spending - as did the Democrats - a small increase in domestic spending. But it'...

  • December 11, 2013

    Pope Francis named Time Magazine 'Person of the Year'

    Pope Francis has been chosen by the editors at Time Magazine as their "Person of the Year." It's an interesting choice, given the pathological hatred of the Catholic church on the part of some gays. But Francis has struck all the right notes in his...

  • December 10, 2013

    Government sells remaining shares of GM stock - Taxpayers out $10.5 billion

    That $10.5 billion includes the difference between the loans and bailout cash totaling $50 billion and what the government got for its 66% stake in the company, around $39.5 billion. NBC News: The Treasury Department sold its final shares of th...

  • December 10, 2013

    Center for American Progress is moving its headquarters into the White House

    The most influential think tank in Washington is getting a new address: 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. Metaphorically speaking, of course. But The Center for American Progress has so many contributors, fellows, and staffers who already work there they m...

  • December 10, 2013

    Obamacare may force volunteer firefighter companies to close

    Wheelwrites, buggy whip makers, mom and pop grocery stores - all disappeared as a result of the march of progress. But volunteer firefighter companies may go the way of the blacksmiths due to the destructive entity known as Obamacare. Apparently,...

  • December 10, 2013

    GOP Rep Stockman to challenge Senator Cornyn in primary

    This is a surprise given the lateness of the filing by Steve Stockman. Cornyn, who is considered insufficiently conservative by many on the right in Texas, was expected to breeze through to re-election. Now, he's going to be in for a tough fight ju...

  • December 9, 2013

    Zeke Emanuel: No, Obama didn't say you could keep your doctor (updated)

    Zeke Emanuel, one of the architects of Obamacare, made some pretty fantastical statements about what President Obama meant when he promised Americans, "If you like your doctor, you can keep him." Our bad. We actually took the president literally. P...

  • December 9, 2013

    Crackdown looms in Ukraine as president calls for talks with opposition

    The crisis in the Ukraine may be headed for some kind of resolution - violent or otherwise. President Viktor Yanukovich has called for negotiations with the opposition while at the same time, deploying hundreds of troops in riot gear around the squar...

  • December 9, 2013

    Obamacare excludes world class hospitals

    I recall when my dad had cancer, his insurance plan made it possible for him to be treated at the Mayo Clinic, one of the top cancer treatment centers in the world then and now. Too bad if you get your insurance via Obamacare, you won't be able to ...

  • December 8, 2013

    Covered California hands out consumer's personal info to insurance companies

    Who needs hackers when you've got Covered California, the Obamacare state exchange, giving out personal information on potential customers without their consent? But it's OK - really. They're just trying to be helpful. LA Times: Raising concerns abo...

  • December 8, 2013

    Obama makes the case for smaller government

    Inadvertently, of course. He was desperately casting about trying to find someone or something to blame for the Obamacare disaster and he hit upon the notion that government was too big and that the White House was just this teeny tiny speck that was...

  • December 8, 2013

    Early budget deal could mean a vote on immigration reform next year

    If House and Senate negotiators are able to ink a budget deal before the Christmas recess, immigration advocates believe that this would clear the way for a vote on some sort of immigration reform early next year. The Hill: Their interest is no...

  • December 8, 2013

    Obama seeks to extend unemployment benefits again

    President Obama used his weekly address to urge Congress to extend unemployment benefits, pointing out that 1.3 million of the long term unemployed will lose their benefits 3 days after Christmas. The Hill: "If Members of Congress don't act before t...

  • December 7, 2013

    Trouble in Obamacare paradise: California doctors boycotting state exchange

    You've probably heard about the Obamacare "success story" in California, as about 2,000 people a day are signing up for Obamacare insurance or the Medicaid expansion (mostly the latter). What you haven't heard about is the quiet rebellion by the sta...

  • December 7, 2013

    Never Forget: December 7, 1941

    It's been 72 years since the attack on Pearl Harbor, But for survivors, the events of that day are seared into their memory, making the experience fresh and vital. This is important because the number of those who lived through the attack gets smal...

  • December 7, 2013

    North Korea 'deports' American captive

    US citizen Merril Newman, detained by North Korea for more than a month on charges that he committed "hostile acts" as a soldier in the Korean war, was freed from captivity and is on his way home. USA Today: As he stopped briefly in Beijing, New...

  • December 6, 2013

    There doesn't have to be a doctor shortage

    James Pethokoukis writing at AEI pokes a few holes in the idea that there is going to be a serious shortage of doctors in America in the coming decade: In a decade or so, according to the Association of American Medical Colleges, the US...

  • December 6, 2013

    Official unemployment rate hits 5 year low

    This is actually the best jobs report we've had in a long while. The benchmark unemployment rate dropped to 7.0% from 7.3%. The number of jobs created is still paltry; the labor participation rate dropped - but you'd hardly notice; and the numbers ...

  • December 6, 2013

    Chris Matthews gets all biblical in praising Obama

    I could only stand watching a couple of minutes of the Chris Matthews interview of the president before flipping back to the dog channel. Biased TV is boring TV and Matthews didn't disappoint. "He came to us. He came amongst us." said Mr. Tingles. ...

  • December 6, 2013

    Administration to give wind farms a 30 year pass to kill Bald Eagles

    One of the most successful wildlife preservation projects in history - the battle to save America's Bald Eagales from extinction - has apparently allowed the White House to formulate a rule for wind farms that grants them a 30-year exemption from pen...

  • December 6, 2013

    Obama whines about media not paying enough attention to government 'successes'

    President Obama wants the media to stop covering stuff like the IRS scandal and failed Obamacare rollout and start highlighting the great things government does. Politico: President Barack Obama criticized the media's focus on the failures of g...

  • December 5, 2013

    And the winner of the HHS video contest to promote Obamacare is...

    An entry titled "Forget About the Price Tag" has won the HHS video contest for promoting Obamacare. Note: Not an Onion story. Daily Caller: The Department of Health and Human Services has crowned a YouTube video entitled "Forget About The Pric...

  • December 5, 2013

    Elizabeth Warren pledges not to run for president in 2016

    In a joint press conference with Boston's mayor-elect Martin Walsh, Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren came pretty close to a Shermanesque declaration that she wouldn't run for president in 2016. Boston Herald: U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren ple...

  • December 5, 2013

    Democrat melts down on House floor over immigration

    Democrat Rep. Jared Polis lost his cool on the House floor when reminded by acting speaker Rep. Jackie Walorski of the rule against pointing out people in the gallery during speeches. The Hill has the story: Democrats were calling for House pass...

  • December 4, 2013

    IRS not ready to detect Obamacare fraud

    Back in July, HHS delayed the implementation of anti-fraud measures that were designed to keep cheats from gaining the system to receive subsidies and insurance for which they weren't eligible. Great news for fraudsters. Bad news for taxpayers. N...

  • December 3, 2013

    Errors plague 1/3 of Obamacare online enrollees

    The Washington Post is reporting the bad news for Obama; about 1/3 of consumers enrolled through healthcare.gov have serious errors in the plans they chose. The mistakes include failure to notify insurers about new customers, duplicate enrollments ...

  • December 3, 2013

    Computer security experts say no security ever built into healthcare.gov

    This borders on criminality - aiding and abetting hackers to steal your personal information. What other conclusion can you come to? The US government doesn't care if your personal info falls into the hands of identity theives or teenage hackers ou...

  • December 2, 2013

    More fast food wage strikes planned

    It certainly is a unique situation; workers going on strike to advocate for the elimination their jobs. The union-backed movement to more than double the pay of some fast food workers to $15 an hour is beginning to take off as outfits like the SEIU...

  • December 2, 2013

    GOP expands Senate playing field

    How badly are things shaping up for Democrats in 2014? They couldn't get much worse. That's why Republican strategists have recently expanded their list of target states to include some blue territory carried by President Obama in 2012. Politico:...

  • December 1, 2013

    US releases Iranian scientist as part of backchannel negotiations

    The arrest in 2011 of Mojtaba Atarod for violating export controls went mostly unnoticed in the US. But his release in April of this year is apparently tied to backchannel negotiations between Iran and the US that have been going on in Oman for years...

  • December 1, 2013

    'The Boomer Bust'

    Satirist P.J. O'Rourke has a new book out on baby boomers and what they have wrought in America. O'Rourke based this Wall Street Journal article on the book, and if this is any indication of what's in it, I hope Santa puts it under the tree for me ...

  • December 1, 2013

    Black Friday sales up just 2.3%

    And that's with Thanksgiving day added to Friday's blowout. How "black" retailers books are going to look is the real question. Prior to Black Friday, most big box retailers were bemoaning the fact that in order to get people in the stores, they us...

  • December 1, 2013

    Americans have higher opinion of car salesmen than Congress

    Congratulations are due our dysfunctional Congress as they have now been surpassed by car salesmen in the eyes of the American people. Their approval rating stands at 6%. Washington Examiner: The public's approval rating for Congress has final...

  • December 1, 2013

    An Iranian leader refers to Jews as 'rabid dogs and pigs'

    Iran, demonstrating its new leaf turned over as a result of their nuclear deal with the west, had some charming words for Israel. Daily Caller: "This vicious temperament of dogs and pigs is you (Israel)," said Ayatollah Mohammad Imami Kashani, ...

  • November 30, 2013

    Boehner fighting NSA bill

    How much power does the Speaker of the House have? He can stop a bill from coming to the floor despite the fact that it has the support of a clear majority of members on both sides. The Hill: House Republican leaders are under pressure to allow ...

  • November 30, 2013

    China getting serious about its new 'air defense zone'

    The Chinese air force scrambled jets to follow US and Japanese planes as they flew through their new "air defense zone" over some disputed islands in the East China Sea. Meanwhile, the US government is urging airlines who will be approaching the zo...

  • November 30, 2013

    American being held in Dubai for making comedic video

    And it's not even about Islam. A young American man living in Dubai has been in jail since April for posting what was supposed to be a funny video on the internet. The Dubai authorities do, indeed, have a sense of humor, but it resides in their j...

  • November 30, 2013

    D-Day, H-Hour for healthcare.gov

    This is the day that America has been waiting for. It's the promised date that will see the Obamacare website healthcare.gov become usuable for "most" people. Can you feel the excitement building? The anticipation is killing us. Oh...wait: A c...

  • November 30, 2013

    85 year old American held in North Korea apologizes for 'war crimes'

    How loony are the NoKos? They actually believe people are going to believe an apology from an elderly American veteran of the Korean War imprisoned for committing "war crimes." CNN: An 85-year-old American man detained in North Korea has apologized ...

  • November 30, 2013

    Just how bad are things going in America under Obama?

    Things are so bad that one candidate for governor in Georgia, Jason Carter, is banking on people being nostalgic for the good old days when his grandfather Jimmy was president. Politico: Carter, a 38-year-old Duke- and University of Georgia-educ...

  • November 30, 2013

    Journal retracts anti-GMO study

    A victory for reason over junk science as the journal Food and Chemical Toxicity has retracted a study that purported to show health problems associated with eating genetically modified foods. Reason: A study last year by the French anti-GMO campai...

  • November 29, 2013

    It's another 'Wait 'til next year' for key Obamacare program

    If you're a small businessman and need to find a group plan for your employees, you are SOL this year. The president has unilaterally delayed the online small business exchange for a year, leaving owners and their employees to scramble to find covera...

  • November 29, 2013

    NY Times discovers doctor shortage with Medicaid expansion

    I believe the first time I wrote about the expansion of Medicaid exacerbating the short of doctors was in 2009. At that point, a study came out showing the US would have a 40,000 doctor shortfall by 2020. Since not all doctors will accept Medicaid pa...

  • November 29, 2013

    Dog found alive in rubble 9 days after tornado

    It's the holidays so why not a feel good story to start your day? The tornado that ripped through Washington, Illinois 9 days ago claimed only one life, thank goodness. But National Guardsman Jacob Montgomery believed he had lost his beloved puppy De...

  • November 28, 2013

    10 myths about Thanksgiving

    Here's a fun piece by Rick Shenkman, editor of the History News Network, debunking some cherished myths about Thanksgiving. Some examples: Texans claim the first Thanksgiving in America actually took place in little San Elizario, a community nea...

  • November 27, 2013

    Iran claims White House is lying about wording of nuke deal

    Those who oppose the agreement on Iran's nuclear program may want to pause and take a breath. Apparently, there's still about 10% of the deal that needs to be worked out, and given Iran's track record, it's still very possible that the whole thing co...

  • November 27, 2013

    Has Obamacare really 'bent the cost curve' for health care spending?

    No, say AEI's Thomas Miller and Abby McCloskey writing in the Wall Street Journal. You may have heard the president boast about Obamacare's effect on the rate of growth in health care spending: "I'm not going to walk away from something that has...

  • November 27, 2013

    White House praying that most people stay away from healthcare.gov this weekend

    No, seriously. They worry about another disaster after the president's promise that the website would be mostly fixed by December 1. Well, it's not mostly fixed. Apparently, the site still can't handle large numbers of visitors and the White House ...

  • November 27, 2013

    US B-52's defy Chinese no-fly zone

    Interesting by-play between the Chinese and US militaries yesterday. China has recently declared air space over and around the Diaoyutai and Senkaku islands in the East China Sea as a no fly zone. U.S. and allied forces are required to identify thems...

  • November 26, 2013

    'The Hidden Cost of the Iranian Nuclear Deal'

    Michael Totten points us to this excellent analysis of the Iranian nuclear deal by Brookings Institution's Michael Doran. He makes some interesting points that I haven't seen elsewhere. On the nuclear question specifically, I don't see this as stage...

  • November 26, 2013

    GOP surges ahead in generic congressional ballot

    A new CNN poll shows Republicans vaulting into the lead in the generic congressional ballot. By 49-47, voters now favor the GOP in House races. Democrats led by 8 points last month. The 10-point swing follows a political uproar over Obamacare, w...

  • November 26, 2013

    80 million could lose group health insurance policies next year

    Earth to Obama: This is not "transformative." This is disaster. Fox News: Almost 80 million people with employer health plans could find their coverage canceled because they are not compliant with ObamaCare, several experts predicted. Their lo...

  • November 26, 2013

    American workers anxious about keeping their job in the Obama economy

    More parallels to the Carter era are emerging as the Obama economy continues to grind down the American worker. A new survey confirms a lot of anecdotal evidence we've been hearing the last couple of years; the American worker is fearful of losing ...

  • November 26, 2013

    OFA urges Obamabots to talk about Obamacare at Thanksgiving

    In one way, it is entirely appropriate to talk about Obamacare at the Thanksgiving dinner table. (Fill in your own turkey joke here). But I imagine the topic will not be a very popular one. Recognizing that, Organizing for America - the Obama grass r...

  • November 25, 2013

    Despite promises, Obamacare subsidies for the young come up short

    Unless you are covered on your parent's insurance plan, it appears that most young people - especially in urban areas - will not be able to afford Obamacare insurance. A CNN analysis shows that because of the way the subsidies have been designed, e...

  • November 25, 2013

    Vulnerable Dems worry about their leadership being in denial about Obamacare

    Interesting story in Politico about how many Democrats who are in for tough races next year don't think their party leadership understands their dire straits and believes them to be in denial about Obamacare's impact on next year's mid terms: And ...

  • November 25, 2013

    Humane Society under fire for fudging 'No Animals were Harmed...' pledge on films

    A detailed investigation by The Hollywood Reporter reveals the hypocrisy of the Humane Society whose disclaimer on almost every Hollywood film - "No animals were harmed in the production of this film" - is shown to be empty of meaning. During filmi...

  • November 25, 2013

    Afghanistan to bring back stoning for adultery

    The government we are fighting for. The Telegraph: Twelve years after the Taliban was ousted from power Afghanistan is planning to reintroduce public stoning as punishment for adultery, according to a new draft penal code. The move has shock...

  • November 25, 2013

    Are Sebelius's days numbered at HHS?

    Fallout from filibuster reform continues to be felt and one aspect that now comes into play is how much longer President Obama is going to keep the doomed HHS secretary, Kathleen Sebelius, in his administration. Without the Republican''s ability to...

  • November 24, 2013

    Iran nuke deal: Wait for details

    See also: Israel: Iran deal a 'historic mistake' See also: Obama taking a tough stand on Iran deal - with Congress The deal that was inked last night between Iran and the west regarding its nuclear program appears, on the surface, to be good news for...

  • November 24, 2013

    Israel: Iran deal a 'historic mistake'

    See also: Iran nuke deal: Wait for details See also: Obama taking a tough stand on Iran deal - with Congress The reaction of the Israeli government to the nuclear deal reached with Iran was swift and harsh. USA Today: The Israeli government call...

  • November 24, 2013

    China, India, once again get virtual pass on CO2 emissions in new climate deal

    The Kyoto climate treaty was scuttled by the Senate on a vote of 96-0. The reason for it was simple; China and India, two rapidly growing competitors to the US in the economic sphere, were able to carve out special exemptions on CO2 emissions that ga...

  • November 24, 2013

    Bolton: 'Abject Surrender by US'

      See also: Israel: Iran deal a 'historic mistake' See also: Obama taking a tough stand on Iran deal - with Congress See also: Iran nuke deal: Wait for details Former UN Ambassador John Bolton knows a thing or two about negotiating with Iran. So...

  • November 24, 2013

    Is this the worst transition to commercial on a news broadcast in history?

    In a word, yeah. Politico: CNN's Wolf Blitzer caused a bit of a stir transitioning out of reporting on the Iranian nuclear deal Saturday night: "I'm Wolf Blitzer, reporting from Washington. The assassination of President Kennedy begins righ...

  • November 24, 2013

    European pushback against government overreach

    Two instances of the people being fed up with overweaning statism - in Switzerland and France - may indicate the people of Europe are approaching the limits of their tolerance for the ever-expanding powers of government. In Switzerland, a measure t...

  • November 23, 2013

    Supressing the minority is easy. Democracy is hard.

    Just a wave of his magic wand, and - POOF! - Harry Reid disappeared the filibuster, a vital protection for the minority party in the Senate. That's the easy thing to do. The expedient thing to do. But is embracing the easy and expedient thing alway...

  • November 23, 2013

    Another Obamacare deadline slips

    I'm not sure why the Obama administration thinks it will make a difference if they extend the deadline to sign up for insurance on the exchanges from December 15 to December 23. Whatever gains they believe they'll make will be illusory. The fact is, ...

  • November 22, 2013

    Obamacare failed because government is too small - no, really

    Sometimes, we should just sit back and let liberals reveal how monumentally stupid they really are. The Nation: At this point, we don't know if the Affordable Care Act will eventually succeed and endure, and anybody who tells you it will or wo...

  • November 22, 2013

    It's the redistribution, stupid

    That which could never be uttered, the massive redistribution of wealth occassioned by Obamacare was always the dirty little secret that the president and Democrats tried to hide from the American people. James Oliphant at National Journal reminds ...

  • November 22, 2013

    Desperate Obama delays insurance premium rate deadline until after mid-terms

    Laws? Laws? We don't need no steenkin' laws! The Obama administration plans to push back by a month the second-year start of enrollment in its health program to give insurers more time to adjust to growing pains in the U.S. law, a move that may ...

  • November 22, 2013

    Milbank: 'The Democrats' naked power grab'

    What does the loss of the filibuster mean? Liberal columnist for the Washington Post Dana Milbank nails it: If Congress wasn't broken before, it certainly is now. What Reid (Nev.) and his fellow Democrats effectively did was take the chamber of ...

  • November 22, 2013

    The power of skepticism and reasoned argument in judging JFK conspiracies

    As a JFK assassination buff, I learned long ago that it is near impossible to argue with most conspiracy advocates - just as I'm sure that many conspiracists have found it difficult to argue with those who support the conclusions of the Warren Commis...

  • November 21, 2013

    Your body belongs to Uncle Sam

    It's an illusion, this thing called a "right to privacy." This becomes apparent when the feds can do something like this: Some drivers along a busy Fort Worth street on Friday were stopped at a police roadblock and directed into a parking lot, whe...

  • November 21, 2013

    Poor countries walk out of climate conference over 'compensation' issue

    The world's poorest countries walked out of the Warsaw climate conference because rich countries refuse to discuss "compensation" for "extreme weather events" until after 2015. Guardian: Developing countries have demanded that a new UN instituti...

  • November 21, 2013

    James O'Keefe: Enroll America director 'conspires to release private data'

    James O'Keefe, the conservative guerrilla videographer, has hit the jackpot again. This time, he trains his hidden cameras on two organizations that shouldn't be working together but are. Enroll America, a Kathleen Sebelius brainchild, and Battlegro...

  • November 21, 2013

    Obama administration looks for workaround for healthcare.gov

    Seeking to bypass the cliunky and glitchy website healthcare.gov, the Obama administration is looking at major changes regarding how people sign up for insurance and receive subsidies. People interested in buying health insurance under Obamacare c...

  • November 21, 2013

    Negotiators close to two-year budget deal

    With everyone's focus on the problems with Obamacare, lost in the shuffle has been the 29 member House-Senate negotiating team, which has been plowing forward and has a deal in sight. Reuters: U.S. budget talks are aiming for a two-year deal th...

  • November 20, 2013

    Reid set to go nuclear over judges

    Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid appears to be laying the groundwork for a vote later this year on changing Senate rules on filibusters to allow for a simple majority vote to confirm judges. The plan would not affect votes on Supreme Court nominees....

  • November 20, 2013

    Obama, Obamacare in polling freefall

    A new CBS News poll shows President Obama and his health insurance law are in virtual free fall. The president's approval stands at 37% - down a whopping 9 points in just a month. Obamacare is faring even worse. Approval for the law is down to 31% ...

  • November 18, 2013

    Freak storms in Illinois kill 6

    Midwesterners are used to tornado watches and warnings. But those almost always occur in the spring and summer months when cool Candadian air is met by moist air coming up from the Gulf of Mexico. Where they meet - all hell breaks loose. Having spe...

  • November 18, 2013

    Kass: 'Hubris has a way of ruining grand designs'

    John Kass is a local columnist for the Chicago Tribune has been covering the city since 1983. When a small time local politician named Barack Obama decided to run for the US Senate, Kass tried to warn voters of what kind of man they were falling in l...

  • November 18, 2013

    Would Obama do the unthinkable and sign the death warrant of Obamacare?

    So, it's come to this. What appeared to be a fantasy during the shutdown, has entered the realm of the possible. Things may get so bad with Democrats and Obamacare, that they may be willing to join with Republicans and vote for repeal - under certain...

  • November 18, 2013

    Google, Microsoft to crack down on internet child porn

    Everyone knows that there is a dark underbelly to the internet. Snuff films, violent sexual imagery, child porn - all sorts of depravity that, because of the unfettered freedom allowed on the internet, is difficult to censor and very hard to erase. ...

  • November 18, 2013

    Ed Secretary Duncan introduces race into Common Core Controversy

    Education Secretary Arne Duncan wishes the controversy over Common Core curricula would just disappear. He belittled those parents who take issue with it by playing the race card. Politico: Education Secretary Arne Duncan realized fairly quickly...

  • November 17, 2013

    Novice wins Louisiana 5 runoff election

    Businessman Vance McAllister, running as an anti-establishment outsider, defeated Neil Riser, a candidate backed by Freedom Works and the Tea Party of Louisiana, in a special election to fill the seat of retiring Rep. Rodney Alexander. It was a curio...

  • November 17, 2013

    DC insurance commissioner a casualty of Obama's 'fix'

    William P. White, Washington, D.C.'s insurance commissioner, expressed his doubts on Thursday that the president's administrative "fix" for Obamacare would be workable. On Friday, he was fired. Washington Post: White was called into a meeting ...

  • November 17, 2013

    Alec Baldwin's insipid defense of gay slur

    You may have heard or seen Alec Baldwin's tirade at a reporter, calling him a "c**k-s**king f**got." This is a no no in liberal fairy land (oops! Did I really write that? It means a land of make believe for all you politically correct numbskulls out ...

  • November 16, 2013

    Rubio will introduce bill to prevent insurance company bailout

    President Obama's "fix" for those with cancelled policies may make it likely that insurance companies participating in the state exchanges will lose a boatload of money. The pool of healthy people who participate in the exchanges will be much smaller...

  • November 16, 2013

    How are those website fixes coming, guys?

    I don't envy the army of geeks who are engaged in trying to salvage something from the healthcare.gov debacle. They've been at it for six weeks with still no clear prospects of when the site might be usuable - even barely. Jeff Zients, the Obama admi...

  • November 15, 2013

    Liberals' heads exploding as Obamacare 'fix' lays an egg

    Politico has it about right: President Barack Obama never had the right wing on health care, has potentially lost the middle and with his attempted administrative fix is now in danger of losing the left. Daily Kos launched a petition to urge Obam...

  • November 15, 2013

    Obama's 'transformational vision' crumbles as the ACA fails

    It is, as Charles Krauthammer calls it, "the new, more ambitious, social-democratic brand of American liberalism introduced by Obama, of which Obamacare is both symbol and concrete embodiment." Perhaps it's a bit premature to identify the death of ...

  • November 14, 2013

    Erickson vs. Anderson on the 'Keep Your Plan Act'

    Writing at RedState, Erick Erickson says it's "a trap." Writing at NRO, Jeffrey Anderson writes, "no it isn't." Welcome to the GOP's latest dilemma: Should Republicans help bail out Democrats on Obamacare by passing a bill that would allow insuranc...

  • November 14, 2013

    Panicky Senate Democrats meet to find a way out of Obamacare mess

    The signs of panic are all over the Hill these days. Democrats in the House are breaking with their party to support Rep Fred Upton's "Keep Your Plan Act." And Harry Reid has called a meeting of his entire Senate caucus and White House officials to d...

  • November 14, 2013

    Government agencies shared personal info of Americans with CIA, IRS

    I think we should tattoo the Fourth Amendment on the chest of every spook, every spy, every NSA analyst - anyone and everyone who would do something like this: U.S. agencies collected and shared the personal information of thousands of Americans ...

  • November 14, 2013

    Bizarre - if true: Andy Kaufman still alive?

    When Andy Kaufman, the stand-up comic, sometime professional wrestler, and star of the sitcom "Taxi" died of lung cancer in 1984 at the age of 35, many of his devoted fans didn't believe it. They thought that the quirky comedian had faked his own dea...

  • November 13, 2013

    Memo: 'Limitless' security risks for healthcare.gov website

    CBS is reporting that in preliminary testimony last week to the House Oversight Committee, healthcare.gov chief project manager  said that he was unaware of a memo that said security problems with the site were "limitless" and that they wouldn't...

  • November 13, 2013

    Deadline slips for healthcare.gov fixes

    No surprise here. And when November 30 rolls around and the site is still non-operational, the president's shattered credibility is going to take another big hit. Washington Post: Software problems with the federal online health insurance marketpla...

  • November 12, 2013

    Far left wants a challenger for Hillary in 2016

    Well, of course they do. Hillary just isn't liberal enough for the Occupy Wall Street faction of the Democratic party. Their preferred candidate, Senator Elizabeth Warren, may look like a school marm but has the populist chops to excite much of the b...

  • November 12, 2013

    Liberal super-pacs spent twice as much this year as conservative super-pacs

    As Democrats continue to hammer the evil Koch brothers and Karl Rove for their success in raising money for GOP candidates, they gladly accept cash from liberal super pacs, who have outspent their rivals at a 2-1 pace this election cycle. USA Today...

  • November 12, 2013

    With Obamacare Navigators, it's Caveat Emptor

    James O'Keefe, the guerrilla videographer who has laid low liberal icons like ACORN and NPR, has turned his candid camera techniques on the Obamacare navigators. According to HHS, the navigators "will serve as an in-person resource for Americans who...

  • November 12, 2013

    Liberals slam NY Times op-ed contributor Lori Gottleib for daring to complain about Obamacare

    Yesterday, I covered the story of Lori Gottleib, an editor for The Atlantic and a psychotherapist (and much more as we will see), who found that, because of Obamacare rules, her insurance was cancelled and she was going to pay $5400 more a year for l...

  • November 11, 2013

    DNC Chair: Obamacare 'an advantage' for the party in 2014

    Does Democratic National Committee Chairperson Debbie Wasserman-Schultz know something that the rest of the sane world doesn't? Or is she a delusional harpie living in La-La-Land? DWS, as she is fondly referred to in the media, believes that Obam...

  • November 11, 2013

    Remembering November 11, 1918

    In 1918, at the 11th hour, of the 11th day, of the 11th month, the guns were supposed to fall silent across the European continent and the "War to end all wars" was over. Did they? The armistice was signed at 5:10 AM local time in the personal rail...

  • November 11, 2013

    Carville: Maybe Obama should try a crack pipe

    Democratic strategist James Carville is a bomb thrower. Usually, his targets are the opposition. But Carville's "joke" that he uttered on Morning Joe - that President Obama should take a page from Toronto Mayor Rob Ford's playbook and be seen with a ...

  • November 11, 2013

    No love for NY Times op-ed writer whose insurance was cancelled

    See also: Liberals slam NY Times op-ed contributor Lori Gottleib for daring to complain about Obamacare Perhaps the most entertaining facet of watching the scales fall from liberals' eyes about Obamacare is the absolute shock they experience when the...

  • November 10, 2013

    A final toast for the last surviving Doolittle Raiders

    They're in their 90's now - frail, but clear eyed and alert. In Dayton, Ohio last night, 3 of the last 4 surviving members of the 80 airmen and pilots who took off from the deck of the USS Hornet to attack Tokyo on April 18, 1942 gathered at the Nati...

  • November 10, 2013

    Republicans treading in dangerous waters with the 'Keep Your Plan Act'

    I wrote about this measure, introduced by Rep. Fred Upton a couple of weeks ago. Basically, it says that if you buy insurance before December 31, 2013, you can keep it - for at least a year. Similar bills have been introduced in the Senate. But the...

  • November 9, 2013

    House Majority Whip: No immigration vote this year

    It appears to be "wait until next year" for immigration reform advocates. Rep. Kevin McCarthy, the third ranking Republican in the House, says that there aren't enough days left on the calendar to take the issue up. Associated Press: Angelica Salas,...

  • November 8, 2013

    The Great Cave: Iran and the West to ink nuke deal

    Despite what you might think, the coming deal with Iran regarding it's nuclear enrichment program is not an indication of naivete on the part of the West. All the great powers know exactly what they're doing in trusting the Iranians to uphold their e...

  • November 8, 2013

    CBS walking back 60 Minutes Benghazi story

    CBS is walking back part of its 60 Minutes story on Benghazi because the security officer who wrote the book upon which the segment was based told a much different story to the FBI following the attack. Appearing as "Morgan Jones" on the show, Dyla...

  • November 7, 2013

    House to vote next week on 'Keep Your Health Plan Act'

    A bill with the potential to be very embarrassing for President Obama - since many Democrats are going to vote for it - will hit the House floor next week and will probably pass. The Keep Your Health Plan Act, introduced by Rep. Fred Upton, says th...

  • November 6, 2013

    Chamber-backed candidate wins GOP runoff in Alabama 1

    It was fairly close, but former state senator Bradley Byrne edged real estate developer Dean Young by 52-45% in the Republican run-off election in Alabama's 1st congressional district to decide who would be on the ballot in December for a special ele...

  • November 6, 2013

    Obama and Dems looking to close Obamacare 'escape hatch' for businesses

    Employers have a way to escape many of the taxes and mandates of Obamacare and the Democrats are looking to close the loophole. Businesses that have self-insurance plans are largely exempt from Obamacare's ruinous mandates. A self insurance plan is s...

  • November 6, 2013

    Republicans mull 'what ifs' in Cuccinelli race

    Ken Cuccinelli's suprisingly close race for Virginia governor has Tea Party Republicans steaming about a lack of support from the national party. Few Republicans in Washington gave Cuccinelli a chance in the race and most big money men kept their che...

  • November 5, 2013

    Half of IL Medicaid Beneficiaries found to be ineligible

    No doubt many states do a better job of means testing for Medicaid than Illinois. But a shocking audit of more than 700,000 recipients of Medicaid benefits discovered that 359,000 should not be receiving Medicaid at all. It certainly makes you wonder...

  • November 5, 2013

    Frontline of GOP civil war: Alabama 1st

    Lost in the larger races for governor in New Jersey and Virginia is the Republican runoff in Alabama's 1st distrct that is a microcasm of the civil war raging within the GOP. Two candidates - one being heavily backed by the Chamber of Commerce and th...

  • November 4, 2013

    NY Times writers discover that money does indeed, grow on trees

    We hear a lot of ordinary Americans - those unsophisticated "low information voters" that many on the right are fond of criticizing - talking about getting "free" stuff from Obama; health care, phones, food, housing, and such. It's idiotic, of cour...

  • November 4, 2013

    Christie poised for big win

    New Jersey Governor Chris Christie looks like a big winner in tomorrow's election. Polls show him with huge leads of 15 points or more over his hapless Democratic challenger Barbara Buono. Obviously, the New Jersey race will be closely watched for ...

  • November 3, 2013

    An egregious security breach at healthcare.gov

    And it probably won't be the last. A North Carolina man got the shock of his life when he logged on to his newly created account on healthcare.gov and discovered two messages from HHS about his "marketplace eligibility." The shock was that the le...

  • November 3, 2013

    Media files FOIA requests for healthcare.gov data

    A slew of Freedom of Information Act requests from several news outlets targeting the healthcare.gov website are underway, as the White House is continuing to treat the site like a matter of national security. The Hil: CNN, ABC, MSNBC and others...

  • November 2, 2013

    TSA apparently the target in LAX shooting

    Authorities in Los Angeles are still trying to determine a motive in the shootings at the Los Angeles International Airport yesterday that resulted in the death of one TSA officer and the wounding of two others. CNN International offers this: It...

  • November 1, 2013

    Brookings: 'Cash for Clunkers' was an Edsel

    A study by the liberal Brookings Institution reveals that the "Cash for Clunkers" program that gave a big subsidy to car buyers if they traded in their gas guzzler for a newer model accomplished some of its goals but in a ruinously expensive manner. ...

  • November 1, 2013

    Belgium mulls child euthanasia law

    How far is too far for the culture of death? Apparently, there are no boundaries left. The Associated Press is reporting on the debate going on in Belgium over children being allowed to decide to end their own lives. This is not assisted suicid...

  • October 31, 2013

    NSA hacks data centers of Google, Yahoo

    The NSA's appetite for raw data is incredible. They are vacuuming up communications from millions of people and now we discover that without the knowledge of tech giants Yahoo and Google, the NSA hacked into links to their data centers which allowed ...

  • October 31, 2013

    Another Obamacare shoe drops: Docs not participating

    Obamacare might be signing up millions of people who never had insurance before but it is going to be difficult in some places for them to find a doctor to treat them. New York Post: New York doctors are treating ObamaCare like the plague, a new...

  • October 31, 2013

    Pelosi: People getting their insurance cancelled for their own good

    Another day, another slew of Democratic talking points on the disaster that is Obamacare. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi sought to soothe the hurt feelings of people who were bumped off their insurance plans because of the law by making the start...

  • October 31, 2013

    The ticking time bomb of employer and small group insurance plans

    We've been hearing about the cancellations of policies being held by people participating in the indivudal insurance market. In reality, that market is relatively small - only about 5% or 15 million policies. But what about small group insurance plan...

  • October 30, 2013

    White House, Dems blaming insurance companies for policy cancellations

    No doubt this was poll-tested and run by a focus group or two because the entire Democratic party is now in lockstep blaming the insurance companies for cancellations that have come about because rules written by bureaucrats in the Obama administrati...

  • October 29, 2013

    A unique program that promotes freedom and liberty

    (Disclosure: I am a paid editor at PJ Media) PJ Media has developed a new concept in online social networking designed to appeal to liberty-loving conservatives across the net. The Freedom Academy is a unique blend of on-line classroom and intera...

  • October 29, 2013

    Former IAEA official: Iran has 'passed the point of no return' in its nuke program

    This analysis by a former International Atomic Energy agency deputy director of Iran's nuclear capabilities takes into account the far more sophisticated centrifuges Iran has been installing at its main enrichment facility at Nantanz. These centrif...

  • October 28, 2013

    Report: Obama knew of Merkel phone hack 3 years ago

    The Telegraph is reporting that President Obama knew of and approved the hacking of German Chancellor Angela Merkel's cell phone 3 years ago. This directly contradicts White House denials that the president knew of the surveillance on our close ally....

  • October 28, 2013

    HHS touts Obamacare's federal data hub just before it goes dark

    This is ironically too delicious to pass up. HHS made a big deal on Saturday of how proud they were that the data hub that connects all federal agencies involved in getting a consumer insurance was working so well: To give Americans a better way t...

  • October 28, 2013

    Apparently, healthcare.gov nothing to smile about

    She's gone. The smiling "Obamacare girl" who graced the homepage of healthcare.gov since its rollout has disappeared. According to Politico: A spokesperson for the government agency responsible for the HealthCare.gov website told CNN that the rede...

  • October 28, 2013

    Security issues still plague Obamacare site

    In fact, Rep. Mike Rogers believes they are worse today than they were last week. The Hill: Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Mich.) says he's more concerned about HealthCare.gov's problems today than he was last week.  "It was very clear to me in the heari...

  • October 28, 2013

    Californians getting slammed by cancellations, rate increases

    Quote of the year from an unknown woman writing to an insurance company exec: Pam Kehaly, president of Anthem Blue Cross in California, said she received a recent letter from a young woman complaining about a 50% rate hike related to the healthc...

  • October 27, 2013

    US tracked Merkel's phone for more than a decade

    This is hugely embarrassing for the Obama administration. Hacking the personal cell phone calls of the leader of a friendly nation from 2002-2013 probably got us a lot of juicy gossip but not much in the way of useful intelligence. It is highly unlik...

  • October 27, 2013

    AF Academy gives airmen the option to swear 'so help me God' in honor oath

    I imagine most cadets will still swear the oath saying "so help me God" so it's not the end of the world. It's not like the Air Force is preventing religious airmen from exercsing their constitutional rights. But it's indicative of the influence th...

  • October 27, 2013

    Cruz, in Iowa, calls for 'grassroots army' to trample ObamaCare

    The Texas Senator wowed them at the Ronald Reagan dinner in Des Moines on Friday night. And yesterday, he continued his cautious tour of Iowa, testing the waters for a possible run for president in 2016. The Hill: Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) said Sa...

  • October 27, 2013

    Hilarious Saturday Night Live spoof on healthcare.gov

    What else could they have chosen as an opening skit? This week's "Saturday Night Live" wasted no time addressing the haphazard website as Sebelius (Kate McKinnon) told the country she knew the site was "crashing and freezing, shutting down and ...

  • October 27, 2013

    CDC official says 'We've reached the end of antibiotics'

    They've been predicting this for years and it looks like it's finally come to pass. In our human hubris, we think we can outsmart or defeat Mother Nature. It's things like this that remind us how our pitiful efforts to control the natural world usu...

  • October 26, 2013

    White House economic advisor hinting that entitlement cuts will be on the table

    It won't sit well with congressional Democrats, but the president's top economic advisor, Gene Sperling, told a business group that Democrats are likely going to have to accept entitlement cuts if they want any sort of increase in "investments." Busi...

  • October 26, 2013

    Klein: Liberals are kidding themselves if they think Obamacare's problems are only with the website

    One of Obamacare's most ardent supporters on the left is telling liberals that even if healthcare.gov becomes easier to use, the problems with the law extend much deeper than fixing a website. Ezra Klein: A failure in the press coverage of the h...

  • October 25, 2013

    Chilling: Reporter's confidential notes seized in firearms raid by Feds

    A free lance investigative journalist who used to work for the Washington Times where she reported critically and extensively on the air marshal service was the subject of a raid by state and federal authorities in August for ostensibly keeping illeg...

  • October 25, 2013

    Americans voting with their 'feet' on Obamacare

    This Reuters headline is not good news for the administration: Frustrated by Healthcare.gov, some consumers buy off exchange Americans are abandoning the healthcare.gov site and buying insurance the old fashioned way; calling the companies dire...

  • October 25, 2013

    GOP: No immigration vote this year

    Most of the Republicans in the House agree that immigration reform is dead for this year and probably well into 2014. The Hill: Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) has repeatedly ruled out taking up the comprehensive Senate bill, and senior Republica...

  • October 24, 2013

    16 million may lose their health insurance plans because of Obamacare

    This number doesn't include the number of workers who will lose their employer-based insurance coverage. The 16 million figure is from the individual insurance market. This includes some families but mostly the self-employed. It's also important to...

  • October 24, 2013

    Very quietly, administration 'tweaks' individual mandate

    It's not a delay of the mandate. Obama just waved his magic executive power wand and altered the date where consumers actually have to be covered by a health insurance plan. Don't worry. I'm sure it's all perfectly legal...er, well, he says it is. ...

  • October 24, 2013

    Some IT experts say blowing up the website and starting over the best solution

    "We don't even know where all of the problems lie, so how can we solve them?" said one IT expert. And that's why there is a growing consensus among outside experts that the only solution to the healthcare.gov problems are to blow the site up and star...

  • October 24, 2013

    Did the NSA hack Chancellor Merkel's mobile phone?

    German Chancellor Angela Merkel phoned President Obama demanding to know if the NSA had hacked her mobile phone and was listening in. This follows reports from a few days ago that President Hollande of France also called the White House demanding to ...

  • October 24, 2013

    Next up: Medicaid expansion meltdown

    For those of you being entertained by the Obamacare disaster, I've got good news. Pop some more popcorn, sit back in your chair and watch the meltdown that will occur when the Medicaid expansion begins on November 1. Politico: A new phase of the...

  • October 23, 2013

    What didn't Obama know and when didn't he know it?

    The administration is trying to get out in front of the Obamacare rollout disaster story, attempting to shift the narrative to 1) blame Republicans for the fiasco, and 2) absolve the president of any responsibility for the rollout. Their latest eff...

  • October 22, 2013

    The Onion: 'New, Improved Obamacare Program Released On 35 Floppy Disks'

    The satirical website, The Onion, scores big with this post on fixing Obamacare: "I have heard the complaints about the existing website, and I can assure you that with this revised system, finding the right health care option for you and your f...

  • October 22, 2013

    September unemployment rate drops to 7.2%

    The "official" unemployment rate for September dropped to 7.2% despite the economy creating significantly fewer jobs than expected. The release of the data was delayed due to the government shut down. CNBC: September saw the U.S. economy add jus...

  • October 22, 2013

    Apparently, the president can't walk and chew gum at the same time

    Press secretary Jay Carney claims that President Obama is not focused on assigning blame for the disastrous rollout of the Obamacare website. He's more interested in getting "these problems fixed and make sure the system is working." So he can't do...

  • October 20, 2013

    Half a million apply for Obamacare but just a few actually enroll

    In an AP story out this morning, we learn there that "476,000 health insurance applications have been filed through federal and state exchanges." That's great news for Obama, right? Not hardly, as Politico explains: To get covered, people ha...

  • October 20, 2013

    Hillary complains about 'scorched earth politics' in Washington

    One of the inventors of "scorched earth politics" in the 1990's is complaining about Washington practicing "scorched earth politics." Never mind - she's on a roll: Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton decried the "scorched-earth politics" ...

  • October 20, 2013

    Libya on verge of civil war

    Remember Libya? When last we left that benighted country, the "government" didn't control much outside of Benghazi, Islamist militias were openly defying Prime Minister Ali Zaidan. And the murderers of our ambassador were walking around the city with...

  • October 20, 2013

    Cruz hits back at the 'Let Obamacare Collapse' caucus

    There are several Republicans in the House and Senate who have taken the position that the GOP should allow Obamcare to be implemented because the party will benefit politically when the expected collapse occurs. Senator Ted Cruz was on CNN this morn...

  • October 20, 2013

    Study shows TV networks blamed GOP for shutdown

    From our "Why am I not surprised" file, the Media Research Center conducted a study of TV network news coverage during the shutdown and discovered that the coverage almost universally blamed Republicans. Yahoo News: "What those viewers heard," a...

  • October 19, 2013

    Saudi Arabia turns down seat on UN Security Council citing inaction on Syria

    In an unprecedented move, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has refused a seat on the UN's Security Council, citing inaction on Syria and the Palestinian question. Foreign Policy: U.N. specialists say that this is the first time a country has ever fla...

  • October 19, 2013

    Obamacare: Don't forget the doctors

    Amid all the hullabaoo over the stinky healthcare.gov website and skyrocketing premiums that marked the rollout of Obamacare, there is one very important group to the vitality and viability of the US healthcare system who has been largely ignored. ...

  • October 19, 2013

    Rep. Bill Young, longest serving GOP member, dead at 82

    A champion of US veterans' issues in the Congress, Rep. Bill Young of Florida died at Walter Reed hospital yesterday. He was 82. Young was the longest serving Republican in Congress, having been elected to 21 terms. His service spanned the terms of...

  • October 19, 2013

    Holy Cow! Government debt jumps $328 billion overnight!

    I had to wipe the sleep out of my eyes and do a double take when I read this at Reason.com this morning: When Congress saved America from the perilous clutches of a federal government compelled to live within its means without running up the credi...

  • October 19, 2013

    EPA's 'unprecedented' power grab for private property

    Two Republican House members have sent a letter to the EPA questioning new rules being formulated that would give the EPA sweeping authority over streams and wetlands on private property. The EPA is justifying the rules by saying it's part of its m...

  • October 18, 2013

    Healthcare.gov: 'Even if they had a perfect system, it still won't work.'

    USA Today asked several tech experts about the Obamacare website, healthcare.gov and their conclusion is very bad news for the administration; the site needs a "total overhaul": Recent changes have made the exchanges easier to use, but they still ...

  • October 18, 2013

    Moveon.org wants GOP leaders arrested for 'sedition'

    Because as we all know, it's treason to oppose President Obama. Reason: MoveOn.org, the progressive "netroots" outfit that waslaunched to defend what it felt were spurious impeachment charges against then-president Bill Clinton, is now agit...

  • October 18, 2013

    House stenographer's floor outburst inspired by Holy Spirit

    The House stenographer who interrupted the vote to re-open the government with a nearly incoherent outburst claims that she was inspired by the Holy Spirit to do what she did and say what she said. Dianne Reidy, a deeply religious woman married to ...

  • October 18, 2013

    Forget the Obamacare website, the real crisis is with the insurers

    Presumably, the healthcare.gov website will be more or less operational after a few months. But that's not even the biggest problem with the program. Insurers are getting bad information from the enrollments. The federal data hub that is supposed t...

  • October 17, 2013

    Why are the Democrats gloating about 'winning?'

    We should congratulate Democrats for their "victory" in getting the government re-opened and avoiding a crisis with the debt limit. They certainly are in a gloating mood this morning: New Yoirk Times: "The Republican Surrender." Also in the Times:...

  • October 16, 2013

    99.6% of healthcare.gov visitors did not enroll in Obamacare

    Here's a wonderful graphic prepared by Millward Brown Digital that shows the absolute futility of Obamacare's rollout. From Compete Pulse: Despite a myriad of issues with the site, just over a million consumers actually made it through the f...

  • October 16, 2013

    Whither the House on the Senate budget and debt bill?

    Senators Mitch McConnell and Harry Reid are putting the finishing touches this morning on a bill to reopen the government and raise the debt ceiling. What's the House going to do? Your guess is as good as anyone who claims to know what they're talk...

  • October 16, 2013

    US has some leeway even if no debt ceiling deal is reached by Thursday

    So what happens if we blow through the debt limit? Will the sky come crashing down on our heads on October 18? Not hardly. But it wouldn't be good either. Financial Times: Is October 17 really the deadline? No, or at least not exactly. Jack Lew, the...

  • October 16, 2013

    Immigration reform on the front burner after debt and budget deal

    President Obama told Univision in an interview that he was going to renew his push for comprenehsive immigration reform once the battles over the budget and debt ceiling were resolved. Reuters: President Barack Obama said on Tuesday that stalled i...

  • October 15, 2013

    EBT snafu leads to blame game between Walmart and Xerox

    Just who is at fault for the food stamp riot of 2013? Walmart, where stores in several states experienced Black Friday-like runs on groceries when the electronic benefit cards used by food stamp recipients weren't showing any limits, blames the IT ...

  • October 15, 2013

    Cronyism, incompetence cited in failure of healthcare.gov site

    A report by a private foundation on how the Obamacare website was designed reveals that cronyism and sheer incompetence is at fault for the spectacular failures of the rollout. InfoWorld summed it up: "It was built by people who are apparently far ...

  • October 15, 2013

    Can the House scuttle the Senate budget and debt deal?

    Senators McConnell and Reid are apparently very close to an agreement that would raise the debt ceiling into early February, fund the government through late January, and establish a super-committee of sorts to hash out budget and fiscal issues like ...

  • October 14, 2013

    Reid looking to gut sequestration; Republicans won't budge

    It looks like a meeting of the minds has been reached on the debt ceiling. Both sides appear to agree that the debt limit should extend for a few months rather than a few weeks. The sticking point now is in spending levels for the next year. The GOP...

  • October 14, 2013

    Food stamp recipients empty Walmart shelves during system glitch

    Some Walmart stores in Louisiana allowed food stamp recipients to shop despite the fact that the computer system was down and it was impossible to know how much in benefits the shopper could access. The result - unbelievable: Shelves in Walmart stor...

  • October 13, 2013

    China wants a 'De-Americanized' world

    I suppose if I had a couple of trillion in dollar denominated bonds, I'd be a little worried too. But really, "De-Americanize" the world? Just how does one go about doing that? IBT: China's official news agency has called for the creation of a...

  • October 13, 2013

    Computer glitch leads to nationwide shutdown of food stamp benefits

    An interesting parallel to the Obamacare computer problems; the more complex a system is, the more things that can go wrong with it. CBS Boston: People in Ohio, Michigan and 15 other states found themselves unable to use their food stamp debit-...

  • October 13, 2013

    Iran rejects demand that it ship out its processed uranium before talks

    It's becoming obvious that there is going to be precious little to talk about with Iran by the time negotiations start over its nuclear program. That's because they've ruled out even discussing the halt of uranium enrichment - a condition Israel de...

  • October 12, 2013

    Focus shifts to Senate plan for budget, debt deal

    Republicans in the Senate appear to be backing a plan proposed by moderate Senator Susan Collins of Maine that would re-open the government, raise the debt ceiling, and repeal the medical device tax in Obamacare. The Senate is taking the lead in ne...

  • October 11, 2013

    51,000 sign up for insurance through Healthcare.gov the first week

    The Daily Mail is reporting that sources within HHS are saying only 51,000 people signed up for insurance via the government run website Healthcare.gov. Two HHS career civil servants told the Daily Mail that only 6200 people signed up on the first ...

  • October 11, 2013

    Budget, debt ceiling talks inch forward

    With the president finally agreeing to negotiate on the budget and debt ceiling bills, it is probably only a matter of time before a deal is struck. I detailed the outline of an agreement yesterday. It appears that Republicans will give Obama a "cl...

  • October 11, 2013

    Memo details terrorist's 'dry run' aboard flight last month

    We've been hearing these reports for years, but this appears to be the real deal. On a flight from Washington to Orlando last month, several Middle Eastern men caused what was termed a commotion and "appeared to be conducting a test run to gauge pr...

  • October 10, 2013

    Republicans backing away from leveraging Obamacare

    Even some of Obamacare's fiercest critics on the right have now acknowledged defeat and are dropping the defunding and delaying efforts to concentrate on getting other concessions from Obama in the CR and the debt limit bill. The writing was on the w...

  • October 10, 2013

    $634 million for Healthcare.gov website

    That's what we paid to a private contractor to design and build this turkey? It shouldn't surprise you that the website was slightly overbudget - more than $500 million, according to Digital Trends. Some pretty good snark from them: "We, the taxpay...

  • October 10, 2013

    Libyan PM kidnapped by militia

    Ali Zeidan, Libya's prime minister, was kidnapped by a militia on Thursday, but released several hours later. Reuters: Libya's prime minister was seized and held for several hours on Thursday by former rebel militiamen angry at the weekend cap...

  • October 9, 2013

    No Obamacare questions at press conference

    Several conservatives and a couple of journalists noted that yesterday's presidential press conference did not have any questions about the epic failure of Obamacare's rollout. The most significant social program passed by Congress in the last 40 y...

  • October 9, 2013

    Let's hear it for the Yellowstone Park rangers who bullied and terrified senior citizens

    The headline in the Merrimack Valley Eagle-Tribune is unusual: "'Gestapo' Tactics Meet Senior Citizens at Yellowstone." Surely an exaggeration, right? Right?   Vaillancourt took part in a nine-day tour of western parks and sites along with a...

  • October 8, 2013

    'Truckers Ride for the Constitution' plan DC protest (Update: A hoax)

    If you've ever lived in Washington, D.C. you know that morning traffic on the Beltway can be a pain in the neck. On October 11, it's going to get a lot worse. A lot worse: Earl Conlon, a Georgia trucker who is handling logistics for the protest...

  • October 8, 2013

    HHS Secretary Sebelius needs an intervention

    Time to question the mental health and stability of our Secretary of Health and Human Services. Kathleen Sebelius penned a beautiful op-ed in USA Today. Unfortunately, her analysis of how well the Healthcare.gov site is working is such a startling ...

  • October 7, 2013

    Russia to monitor all communications during Winter Olympics

    No doubt, the Kremlin will be listening in to discover all the plots to demonstrate against their anti-gay laws. The Guardian: Athletes and spectators attending the Winter Olympics in Sochi in February will face some of the most invasive and sys...

  • October 7, 2013

    Shutdown Theater: Life imitates satire

    Editor Lifson wrote a blog post yesterday reporting that Snopes.com - the internet rumor debunker site - took a satirical photoshop of a sheet being used to block the view of Mount Rushmore during the shutdown as an actual story being circulated by t...

  • October 6, 2013

    North African Counterterrorism raids net 1998 embassy bomber

    It took 15 years but we got him. One of the al-Qaeda operatives who helped carry out the 1998 embassy bombings in Kenya and Tanzania was captured in Tripoli, Libya with the help of FBI and CIA agents. And, we are told, there was a simultaneous but ...

  • October 6, 2013

    Pentagon recalls civilian workers

    Shutdown Theater continued yesterday as Secretary of Defense Hagel woke up and realized that the 400,000 civilian workers at the Pentagon didn't have to be furloughed after all! So after consulting with lawyers, he announced that it was all a big mis...

  • October 6, 2013

    House Republicans won't pass 'clean' debt limit: Boehner

    Well, now the fat is really in the fire. If Boehner is serious, it is likely we are going to discover what happens when a grown up, first world country starts acting like Greece and defaults on its obligations. Reuters: U.S. House of Representa...

  • October 5, 2013

    Shutdown theater: Some military chaplains could be arrested for saying mass on bases

    I want to see it happen, don't you? Hauling a priest off the altar in the middle of a mass because some bureaucrat was told to make 'em howl. Daily Caller: In a stunning development, some military priests are facing arrest if they celebrate mas...

  • October 5, 2013

    Obamacare Facebook page flooded with horror stories about cost, access

    I already knew that my insurance was going to triple in cost under Obamacare. But some people had no idea until they hit the exchanges just how bad Obamacare was going to be for their personal finances. Note that the word that keeps reappearing in ...

  • October 4, 2013

    Don't worry, America. We're already in default

    Interesting editorial in today's New York Sun; "What Default Looks Like": What would happen if America defaults? Our prediction is that millions would be thrown out of work, housing prices would collapse, people's savings would be wiped out, and...

  • October 4, 2013

    Boehner says no way US will default

    Speaker John Boehner, bowing to reality, appears ready to pass a debt ceiling bill even if only a small fraction of Republicans are in favor of it. New York Times: Speaker John A. Boehner has privately told Republican lawmakers anxious about fa...

  • October 4, 2013

    Democrats would rather see sick children, veterans suffer than work with GOP

    John McCormack at Weekly Standard: On Monday, Congress unanimously agreed to pass a standalone measure to pay the troops during the partial government shutdown, and President Obama signed the bill into law. But on Thursday morning,...

  • October 4, 2013

    Shutdown Theater: Governor Scott Walker defies order to close Wisconsin state parks

    Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker refused to yeild to a directive from the National Park Service that would have closed all or part of several popular state parks. JS Online: The state Department of Natural Resources on Wednesday refused a directive ...

  • October 4, 2013

    Why did Capitol police open fire on an unarmed woman?

    The woman who first crashed her car into barricades at the White House before leading police on a chase down Pennsylvania avenue to the Capitol and crashing through barriers was eventually shot to death despite being unarmed. Could her death have b...

  • October 4, 2013

    Tourists angered at shutdown of D-Day Cemetery in Normandy

    The federal government shutdown has affected 125 overseas cemeteries, including the one in Normandy where so many young men fell. Imagine planning a trip to the D-Day cemetery for months only to find the place shuttered when you get there. Reuter...

  • October 4, 2013

    IMF chief: Global economy changing on an 'epic scale'

    The managing director of the Inernational Monetary Fund, Christine Lagarde, sees big changes coming to the global economy. Financial Times: The global economy is experiencing "transitions on an epic scale", the International Monetary Fund manag...

  • October 3, 2013

    Possible 'Grand Bargain' on budget, debt, in the works

    Speaker of the House John Boehner is floating the idea of a return of "The Grand Bargain" where tax reform, entitlement reform, and budget cuts become the essence of a deal to fund the government and raise the debt limit. If this were August and no...

  • October 3, 2013

    Is Obama trying to panic Wall Street?

    It is rare, indeed, that a president bad mouths his own economy to Wall Street - no matter what Congress is doing. In fact, I have a hard time coming up with any precedent for it. But here was the president yesterday, urging Wall Street to be "conc...

  • October 1, 2013

    House GOP should prepare for a long seige

    If you were to get all your news from mainstream media, there would be no doubt in your mind who was at fault in the government shutdown mess. Most in the media - and, not coincidentally, the president - sound more like far left wing bloggers than jo...

  • September 30, 2013

    Leak of al-Qaeda plot had a negative impact on US counterterrorism efforts

    Remember last August when it was leaked that the US was facing a serious and imminent terrorist threat? We shut down 19 embassies for a week in response. It turns out that leaking that informtaion, along with the names of senior al-Qaeda officials ...

  • September 30, 2013

    House leadership touts 'Plan C' for CR

    Speaker Boehner's plans A and B didn't work out. Conservatives killed them both before they could even come to the floor. Now the leadership is touting a Plan C. NRO: House GOP whip Kevin McCarthy said the House will send a third government-f...

  • September 30, 2013

    MIT scientist says new climate report is 'hilarious incoherence'

    Famous climate change skeptic Dr. Richard Lindzen, atmospheric physicist and Alfred P. Sloan Professor of Meteorology at MIT is not impressed with the new IPCC report that says there is a "95% certainty" that global warming is caused by man. Daily...

  • September 29, 2013

    Yawn. House GOP passses CR guaranteed to shut down the government

    House Republicans passed a continuing resolution on Saturday that funds government operations through December while delaying Obamacare's individual mandate by a year and repealing the medical device tax. The Senate is expected to take up the CR on...

  • September 29, 2013

    Advice: Don't follow terrorists on Twitter or friend them on Facebook

    Otherwise, the NSA will plot a graph of your social network connections, says documents newly released from the Snowden cache. New York Times: The spy agency began allowing the analysis of phone call and e-mail logs in November 2010 to examine ...

  • September 29, 2013

    Sen. Harkin compares today's political fights with those before the Civil War

    I'm not sure what the old liberal is trying to say. Are we on the verge of another Civil War? Or are House Republicans sort of like the southern fire eaters who started the conflict? National Journal: As the clock ticks down toward a possible gove...

  • September 29, 2013

    Steyn: 'Worse is the New Normal'

    Several gems in this Mark Steyn column at NRO, including this play on words used by Churchill: Since the collapse of Lehman Brothers in 2008, we have been less rich, and our stupidity ought in theory to be less affordable. Instead, it's been sup...

  • September 29, 2013

    Study: 47% of US jobs could be automated in the next 20 years

    The authors of this study - two academics from Oxford - aren't saying that we will definitely lose 47% of current jobs to automation. They are saying its possible as artificial intelligence - AI - becomes reality. Slate: In "The Future of Employment...

  • September 29, 2013

    'Little Miss Hispanic' from DE loses title: Not 'Hispanic' enough

    Oh dear.  Heads are exploding at the Political Correctness lobby today as the winner of the Little Miss Hispanic contest from Delaware has been stripped of her crown. You see, it's like this. The little girl is black and "not Hispanic enough" ac...

  • September 29, 2013

    SNL mocks Obamacare

    An hysterically funny skit by the Saturday Night Live troupe on the Obamacare rollout. I haven't watched the show in 20 years so I have no idea who any of the performers are. But the guy impersonating Obama is eerily good at capturing his cadence and...

  • September 29, 2013

    Islamist government in Tunisia to resign

    After months of protests from the secular opposition, the Islamist government of Tunisia has agree to resign and turn the country over to a caretaker government until new parliamentary and presidential elections can be held. BBC: Tunisia's Islamist-...

  • September 29, 2013

    Islamist gunmen murder 50 students at Nigerian college

    The Nigerian terrorist group Boko Haram is suspected in a terrorist attack at a rural college that killed at least 50 students - many of them murdered while sleeping. Reuters: Suspected Islamist militants stormed a college in northeastern Nigeria...

  • September 28, 2013

    Reid's ultimatum to House: Pass a 'clean' CR or face government shutdown

    A line has been drawn and the Senate Democrats have crossed it. Harry Reid issued an ultimatum to Speaker Boehner telling him to pass the Senate version of the continuing resolution with the Obamacare defunding measure excised or face a partial gov...

  • September 28, 2013

    UN Security Council approves Syria resolution

    The Security Council at the United Nations unanimously approved a resolution to allow President Bashar Assad of Syria to transfer his chemical weapons stockpile to international control. The Hill: "For many months, I have said that the confirmed...

  • September 28, 2013

    'Unbeleivable savagery' by terrorists at Nairobi mall

    I saw this in the Daily Mail yesterday but hesitated to write about it because there appeared to be no independent confirmation from other sources. Today, USA Today and the Independent in Great Britain are also carrying descriptions of the utter he...

  • September 27, 2013

    Senator Manchin strays off the Obamacare reservation - briefly

    West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin shocked official Washington yesterday when he told Bloomberg News that he would be willing to support a continuing resolution that contained a one year delay in Obamacare's individual mandate. But a few hours later...

  • September 27, 2013

    SEIU on strike over Obamacare-related cuts

    President Obama's biggest organized labor booster, the Service Employee International Union (SEIU), has gone on strike against a janitorial company because of reduced employee hours. The company cited Obamacare as the culprit, cutting hours for some ...

  • September 27, 2013

    Obama administration 'finds' $100 million for Detroit

    The Constitution gives Congress the power to appropriate monies for public use. And while no formal vote has ever been taken, the negative public sentiments expressed by members for bailing out the bankrupt city of Detroit has been bi-partisan and ne...

  • September 26, 2013

    The debt limit crapshoot

    Less than 3 weeks from now, the US will blow through the debt ceiling established by Congress last year and lawmakers will be forced to raise it again or the US will face default. Or not. Or maybe no one has any idea what will happen. It's pretty c...

  • September 26, 2013

    'Only the American people can kill ObamaCare.'

    Daniel Henninger, writing in the Wall Street Journal: An established political idea is like a vampire. Facts, opinions, votes, garlic: Nothing can make it die. But there is one thing that can kill an established political idea. It will die if the ...

  • September 26, 2013

    House GOP backing off Obamacare defunding demand in CR

    Despite - or maybe because of - the Ted Cruz 21 hour talkathon, the National Journal is reporting that House Republicans have conceded defeat on connecting a defunding measure to the CR, choosing instead to hold the debt ceiling vote hostage by inclu...

  • September 26, 2013

    Peas in a Pod: Farrakhan sups with Rouhani

    Say you're the brand new leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran and you visit the US for the first time. Just who do you want coming to dinner? If you're President Hassan Rouhani of Iran, one name you simply can't leave off  the guest list is Na...

  • September 26, 2013

    Bloomberg poll: 61% say Obama should negotiate on debt limit

    Even a plurality of Democrats support the idea of debt limit add ons: Americans by a 2-to-1 ratio disagree with President Barack Obama's contention that Congress should raise the U.S. debt limit without conditions. Instead, 61 percent say that it...

  • September 25, 2013

    An adolescent until age 25? Child psychologists increase age range they can treat

    With softening birth rates, it appears that Great Britain's child psychologists are in need of a larger base of potential customers in order to make a living. They don't come right out and say so. Instead, they can now treat "adolescents" up to 25 ...

  • September 24, 2013

    Tea Party targeter Lois Lerner retires

    In the old days, they'd send them to Alaska to get them out of the way. Today, they just ask them to resign. Washington Times: Lois G. Lerner, the woman at the center of the IRS tea party targeting scandal, retired from the agency Monday morning...

  • September 24, 2013

    Record number of Americans believe government has too much power

    Yes, it's a ridiculous question. And I don't know whether it's news that 60% of Americans believe government has too much power or 32% think the amount of power in Washington is "about right." Should we put the 7% who think government doesn't have en...

  • September 24, 2013

    One family's Obamacare nightmare

    There has been conflicting information from supporters and opponents of Obamacare over the last few months about just what is going to happen to premiums under the law. Generally speaking - very generally - most employer based policies will either ...

  • September 24, 2013

    Obamacare nightmare #2: Docs fear flood of ailing patients

    What should make everyone in America who is going to go through this nightmare over the next months mad is that most of what will be occurring was predictable - or actually predicted - by opponents. It was a no brainer. Nothing is being phased in. ...

  • September 24, 2013

    Something missing from this good news story about a big drop in worldwide AIDS deaths

    A UN report says that there has been a surprisingly large drop in worldwide deaths due to AIDS, and a significant drop in the number of new cases. BBC: Death rates fell from 2.3 million during its peak in 2005 to 1.6 million last year, says UNAI...

  • September 24, 2013

    Still no end to Nairobi mall terror attack

    It's been four days since the seige of the Westgate mall in Nairobi began, and there are conflicting reports about whether the government has control of the mall, whether there are any more hostages, and just how many people may still be trapped in t...

  • September 23, 2013

    3 Americans among Nairobi mall attackers

    The Minnesota "terror pipeline" has contributed at least 3 terrorists to the attack by al-Shabab on the Nairobi mall, according to Bridget Johnson of the PJ Tatler. Al-Shabaab is claiming that there are American gunmen among those still holed up in...

  • September 23, 2013

    Republicans turn on each other as shutdown vote in Senate draws near

    House and Senate Republicans have drawn their swords and are dueling over strategy and tactics regarding the House-passed Obamacare defunding measure that is attached to the government spending bill. And it's getting personal. The fight centers on ...

  • September 23, 2013

    Mall survivors recount executions of non-Muslims by terrorists

    The hostage standoff at Nairobi's Westgate Mall continues, but survivors are telling horrific stories of terrorists executing people based on whether they knew the name of Mohammed's mother. Daily Mail: Men, women and children were lined up and...

  • September 23, 2013

    Muslim Brotherhood banned in Egypt

    At the moment, the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt is in bad odor with the public. They took power, screwed up the economy, tried to foist sharia law on mostly reluctant citizens. But there is also little doubt that if an election was held today, they ...

  • September 23, 2013

    Pelosi: 'There are no more cuts to make'

    Maybe after we read the budget, we'll actually find out what's in it and be able to find a dollar or two we don't have to spend. But really, how silly is this. A $3.7 trillion budget and every dollar is necessary for the smooth functioning of gover...

  • September 22, 2013

    Parent manhandled by security for asking question about Common Core

    Bryan Preston at PJ Tatler has the shocking story of a parent from Towson Maryland trying to ask a question about the new Common Core standards being roughed up by a security guard (who it turns out was an off duty cop) and arrested. First, the sto...

  • September 22, 2013

    Death toll at Nairobi mall climbs to 59

    Kenyan police and army units moving through the shattered Westgate Mall in Nairobi continue to find dead and wounded shoppers. The death toll now stands at 59 with 175 wounded. Police are saying that there may be as many as 15 attackers still in th...

  • September 22, 2013

    At least 75 dead in suicide attack on Christian church in Pakistan

    A suicide attack on a Christian church in Peshawar has left at least 75 dead with dozens more wounded. The attack follows a rampage by Muslims through Christian neighborhoods a few months ago that saw 2 churches burned along with 100 homes. New York ...

  • September 22, 2013

    News from the War Zone: 5 more dead, 11 wounded in Chicago shootings

    That's the toll from overnight Saturday. The previous day's carnage included 4 dead and 7 others wounded. And then there was the shootup in a park at a basketball game that wounded 13 earlier in the week. Governor Quinn is considering calling out...

  • September 22, 2013

    Venezuelan government takes over toilet paper factory

    What's a socialist government to do? There has been an acute shortage of toilet paper in Venezuela for months so the government does what comes naturally; it takes over the largest factory in the country making TP. Why? The government of President ...

  • September 21, 2013

    An alternative to defunding: Let Obamacare implode on its own

    Linda Chavez has an op-ed in the New York Post that posits an alternative to Obamacare defunding that perhaps has a better chance of succeeding in getting rid of the law. Why not allow the law to take effect, sit back, and watch as the law implodes? ...

  • September 21, 2013

    RIP: Immigration Reform bill is dead

    The "Gang of 7" immigration reform bill in the House, touted as a fix for all our immigration problems, died of disinterest yesterday. It was less than a year old. Washington Post: In a blow to the hopes of passing immigration reform anytime soo...

  • September 21, 2013

    College prof who wished for murder of NRA children suspended

    A University of Kansas professor who tweeted that he would like to see the murder of children of NRA members has been suspended. KU's chancellor, Bernadette Gray-Little, announced the suspension Friday morning: "In order to prevent disruptions t...

  • September 21, 2013

    New carbon emission rules will devastate the coal industry

    The UN's climate change panel is set to release a report next month that reluctantly concludes there has been no warming of the earth in at least the last 15 years. Fewer and fewer people are believers that climate change is man made. This hasn't st...

  • September 21, 2013

    Nightmare: 20 dead following attack on Nairobi mall

    Yes, America. It could happen here. The fact that no large scale attack on a shopping mall has occurred in America is probably due more to luck than anything else. CNN: Gunmen ambushed an upscale shopping mall in the Kenyan capital on Saturday,...

  • September 21, 2013

    Parents of teens who trashed former NFLer's house threaten to sue

    Well, it's no surprise that these kids would break into the vacation home of retired NFL player Brian Holloway and trash the place considering their parents response to this lawlessness. They want to sue Holloway for posting their kids' pics on soc...

  • September 20, 2013

    13 shot at Chicago basketball court; 3 year old critical

    Here's a mass shooting that probably won't elicit calls for more gun control. Chicago Sun Times: Thirteen people were shot - including a 3-year-old boy - Thursday night at a South Side park when two gunmen opened fire on a group gathered at a ...

  • September 20, 2013

    New Obamacare nightmare: federally-run exchanges can't quote consumers the correct price

    I figured out how to make the insurance exchanges work; put Wiley Coyote in charge. No doubt, the Roadrunner's nemesis can invent some Rube Goldberg device that fixes all the problems so that it's smooth sailing for consumers when the exchanges ope...

  • September 20, 2013

    Pathetic attempt by politicians to cook the books on the IPCC report

    There is something childish about attempts by politicians here and in Europe to hide the fact that there has been no warming for at least the last 15 years. Many have written the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, asking them to delete refere...

  • September 19, 2013

    McCain publishes opinion piece in Pravda.ru

    No, not the old Communist Party newspaper, which has a very small circulation and nobody reads anymore. This is an electronic media outlet with both English and Russian language editions. And while telling mostly the truth about Putin, McCain didn'...

  • September 19, 2013

    Iran's president: We won't develop nukes...no, seriously!

    Ah, the gullibility of some people in the west. Iran's new President, Hassan Rouhani, appeared quite sincere when he looked into the NBC cameras and said "under no circumstances would we seek any weapons of mass destruction, including nuclear we...

  • September 19, 2013

    Obama to the American people: Raising the debt ceiling doesn't increase debt

    This is President Obama in all his sneeringly condescending glory: "Now, this debt ceiling -- I just want to remind people in case you haven't been keeping up -- raising the debt ceiling, which has been done over a hundred times, does not increase o...

  • September 19, 2013

    Brits 'bedroom tax' threatens eviction for tens of thousands

    This sounds like something from a Monty Python skit. Four months ago, a "bedroom tax" was approved for public housing tenants in England who lost up to 25% of their housing allowance just because they had a spare bedroom. Predictably, this has led ...

  • September 19, 2013

    Blue on blue: Al-Qaeda affiliate attacks Free Syrian Army

    Syria is turning into a "splendid little war," as Al-Qaeda, finding the "secular" Free Syrian Army not religiously fanatical enough, launched an attack on FSA units on the Turkish border causing the government of Prime Minister Erdogan to close the b...

  • September 19, 2013

    Obama administration: No worries about cyber security on exchanges

    This is very reassuring from the Obama administration. If you are the victim of fraud or ID theft on an insurance exchange website, the administration has been kind enough to supply a toll free number you can call to report it. Of course, they aren...

  • September 18, 2013

    $650 million in welfare payments to illegals - in LA county alone

    To open borders crowd: Please make your donations here to cover the cost of allowing destitute, jobless, skilless, poorly educated people to cross the border. We can't bill the Mexican government so you're the next best target. CBS News: A proje...

  • September 18, 2013

    House will vote to defund Obamacare

    Speaker of the House John Boehner gave into pressure and will allow an up or down vote on passing a continuing resolution that funds the government but defunds Obamacare. Robert Costa at NRO: Leadership sources tell me the House will soon vote o...

  • September 18, 2013

    Obama on Obamacare: What's not to like?

    In a delusional interview with the Spanish language network Telemundo, President Obama told the American people they were wrong about Obamacare when they believe it will raise their insurance rates and lead to worse health care. The Hill: In an inte...

  • September 18, 2013

    More and more, Dems defying Obama

    Interesting piece in the NY Times by Peter Baker and Jeremy Peters about how Democrats on the Hill are beginning to openly defy President Obama and are complaining about his leadership: In recent weeks, disgruntled Democrats, particularly liberals,...

  • September 17, 2013

    Obama waives ban on giving guns to terrorists

    After all, one man's terrorist is another man's...terrorist. Washington Examiner: The president, citing his authority under the Arms Export Control Act, announced today that he would "waive the prohibitions in sections 40 and 40A of the AECA r...

  • September 17, 2013

    Bill Daley drops out of IL governor race

    In an exclusive interview with the Chicago Tribune, former Obama chief of staff Bill Daley said he was dropping out of the race for the Democratic nomination for governor. Daley entered the race 4 months ago when it looked like current Governor Pat...

  • September 17, 2013

    Meanwhile, in North Korea, 'unspeakable atrocities' in prison camps

    North Korea's leader Kim Jong-Un appears to be in a close competition with Syria's President Bashar al-Assad to see which brutish dictator can commit the most human rights abuses against their own people. Judges? Your decision please: The head of a ...

  • September 17, 2013

    Obama insists on no negotiations over debt limit

    This is a strange position to hold. Most voters understand that the debt limit has always been a source of negotiations - even when Democrats ran the House. And given that cutting the budget is very popular, it would appear that if Obama thinks he's ...

  • September 17, 2013

    DC Mayor blames sequester for Navy Yard shooting

    Oh, for heaven's sake. Shut up. Just - shut up, will you? Washington Mayor Vincent Gray said the Navy Yard shooter may have gained access to the base because of the sequester.  In an interview with CNN, Gray speculated that the automatic budge...

  • September 16, 2013

    Chicago Transit Authority chairman once publicly vouched for murderous gang chief

    This is a story about the intersection of crime and politics in Chicago. The Chicago Sun-Times is reporting that the Better Government Association - a small but important reform organization in Chicago - has discovered that Mayor Emanuel's appointed ...

  • September 16, 2013

    Larry Summers withdraws name from Fed chief consideration

    Former Obama economic advisor and Clinton treasury secretary Larry Summers, rumored to be the president's preferred candidate for the chairmanship of the Federal Reserve, has withdrawn his name from consideration for that post. Politico: Larry S...

  • September 16, 2013

    Oversight committee releases report on Benghazi faulting Hillary for letting top officials off the hook

    More importantly than criticizing former Secretary Clinton, the report is scathing in its portrayal of the so-called "independent commission" headed by Thomas Pickering and former JCS chief Admiral Mullen. The committee investigation concluded that t...

  • September 16, 2013

    Disapproval of Obamacare reaches all time high

    Some of the numbers from this USA Today-Pew Poll are astonishing: A new poll finds 53 percent of people disapprove of ObamaCare and President Obama's approach to healthcare policy, a record high on both questions.  The  survey from...

  • September 15, 2013

    Myth: Your private information is safe in the hands of Obamacare employees

    The state insurance exchanges created as a result of Obamacare aren't even up and running yet and there's already been a breach in the privacy firewall. In Minnesota, an Obamacare "navigator" accidentally sent out an email with the social security ...

  • September 15, 2013

    New regs would force movie theaters to provide devices for deaf and blind patrons

    The irony is lost on advocates for blind and deaf people in that by requiring expensive AV aids - closed captions and audio descriptions of what's happening on the screen - it is likely that choices available to the disabled will shrink dramatically ...

  • September 15, 2013

    Steyn: 'American Ineffectualism'

    Mark Steyn, writing at NRO, has some choice words about Vladimir Putin's ascendancy over President Obama: As Iowahawk ingeniously summed it up, Putin is "now just basically doing donuts in Obama's front yard." It's not just that he can stitch hi...

  • September 15, 2013

    Syrian minister declares 'victory'; thanks Russia

    Why didn't he thank Obama too? Without our Barry, there would have been no clown opponent to steamroll off the world stage. CNN: A Syrian minister declared "victory" for his country on Sunday, thanking Russia for orchestrating a chemical weapons d...

  • September 15, 2013

    Look for a very competitive West Virginia Senate race

    It looks like both parties in the open West Virginia Senate race got the candidates they wanted to run. Republicans have already begun coalescing around Rep. Shelley Moore Capito, who entered the race last year before Jay Rockefeller announced his re...

  • September 14, 2013

    Deal reached to disarm Syria of chemical weapons

    The US and Russia have agreed to an outline of how to go about disarming the Syrian chemical weapons arsenal. New York Times: The United States and Russia have reached an agreement that calls for Syria's arsenal of chemical weapons to be removed o...

  • September 14, 2013

    Administration denies labor unions' request for Obamacare subsidies

    With tens of billions of dollars in free money from Obamacare floating around, Big Labor sought to cash in on the bonanza by milking the government for subsidies for their gold plated health insurance plans. Alas, for Obama, it wasn't a question of n...

  • September 14, 2013

    Where nothing made by man has gone before

    It's Saturday, I'm sick of writing about Syria, and thought we all could do with a story that sent shivers down my spine when I read of it a couple of days ago. The first man-made object in history has left the confines of our solar system and has en...

  • September 13, 2013

    Elite Syrian army unit dispersing chemical weapons stocks all over the country

    Where are Syria's chemical weapons stocks? Please call the CIA if you know. They're having a little trouble tracking them as an army unit made entirely of President Assad's fanatically devoted Alawite sect - known as Unit 450 - has moved the gas to ...

  • September 12, 2013

    Master manipulator Putin presses all the right buttons in NY Times op-ed

    Over the decades, the New York Times has published op-eds from princes, potentates, sheikhs, thugs, dictators, and holy men. In fact, it hardly matters most of the time what they say, but rather the Times cashing in on their notoriety. Who's hot ri...

  • September 12, 2013

    US funded weapons finally reaching Syria rebels

    It took several months but small arms that President Obama promised to send to Syrian rebels have finally begun to arrive. The Washington Post reports that in the last two weeks, non-US made weapons have been funneled by the CIA to rebel forces while...

  • September 12, 2013

    Pastor Terry Jones arrested before he could burn 2998 Korans

    Book burnings are what Nazis do. It doesn't belong anywhere in America for any reason whatsoever. There is nothing in any book ever written or published that should be suppressed. But why was controversial pastor Terry Jones arrested by Polk County s...

  • September 11, 2013

    Is the White House lying about how the Russian Syria proposal originated?

    The State Department claims that Secretary of State John Kerry discussed the Assad chemical weapons disarmament proposal with his Russian counterpart Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov last week. And the White House says that President Obama and Vladimir...

  • September 11, 2013

    Recalled: Dem state senators pay for support of gun control

    Two Democratic lawmakers in Colorado, including the president of the senate, were recalled by voters on Tuesday, due entirely to their support for stricter gun control legislation that passed the legislature earlier this year. Fox News: Accordin...

  • September 11, 2013

    One year after attack, Benghazi rocked by car bomb targeting the foreign ministry

    We should get involved in Syria because of the splendid job we did with nation building in Libya. Not. CNN: A car bomb exploded outside a Foreign Ministry building in the Libyan city of Benghazi Wednesday, state media said, on the anniversary...

  • September 10, 2013

    RIP Manson Whitlock, typewriter repairman

    A short break from politics to acknowledge tradition, dedication and longevity. Manson Whitlock died last month at the age of 96. You've never heard of Whitlock, but for the better part of 8 decades, he was a typewriter repairman. Some of our younger...

  • September 10, 2013

    Vlad Putin to Obama's rescue

    John Kerry's ad lib remark yesterday (it wasn't cleared with anyone) that Syria could avoid war if they turned over their chemical weapons to the international community presented a perfect opportunity for President Putin to get the upper hand in the...

  • September 10, 2013

    Syria accepts Putin's proposal on chemical weapons

    No big surprise, given the alternative. But the devil is in the details and President Obama, who has failed so far to convince many people we should go to war against Syria, now faces the task of having to convince Americans that he isn't being playe...

  • September 10, 2013

    Carney: US 'unbelievably small' military threat pushed Syria to accept Russian plan

    Of course, press secretary Carney did not use John Kerry's characterization of the size of the military strike when he bragged to the press that his boss's brilliant move saved the world - or something. Kerry's words will now be forgotten and the spi...

  • September 9, 2013

    German intel suggests Assad blameless in chemical attack

    Some intercepted communications by German intelligence shows that President Assad did not personally order the chemical attack that killed 1500 people, and that he has refused to grant permission to his area commanders to use gas over the last few mo...

  • September 9, 2013

    GOP rep supports Syria strike but can't get the White House to call him back

    Just how serious is Barack Obama about getting authorization from Congress to launch a strike on Syria? A Republican representative from Illinois, Adam Kinzler (my congressman), wants to help round up votes for the war resolution but no one at the Wh...

  • September 9, 2013

    Kerry gives Assad one week to surrender chemical weapons or face attack

    This is an old fashioned ultimatum and gives us some insight into the president's plans if Congress refuses to grant him authorization to attack Syria. Or not.The State Department immediately undercut Kerry's words, leading to confusion about what Ke...

  • September 9, 2013

    Benghazi whistleblower says he's been punished for speaking out

    Nothing you can prove, of course. These things are done with great subtly. An application for assignment mysteriously moves to the bottom of the pile. A phone number is lost. A message to call back disappears. No one has come out and told Gregory Hic...

  • September 8, 2013

    The collapse of American influence recalls disintegration of Soviet Union

    Conrad Black has an interesting column in the New York Sun about parallels between the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1990-91, the fall of France in 1940, and the collapse of American influence in the last few years, Black, an interventionist on Syr...

  • September 8, 2013

    Congressional veterans saying 'no' to Syria strike

    Of the 16 military veterans from the Iraq and Afghanistan wars serving in Congress, only two have come out in support of the Syria war resolution, with another three undecided. The Hill: Of the 16 veterans of those two conflicts serving in Congress,...

  • September 8, 2013

    Al-Qaeda-linked terrorists capture historic Christian town in Syria

    Anyone want to guess when the purge will begin? CNN: "We cleansed Maaloula from all the Assad dogs and all his thugs," a rebel commander shouts at the camera in a video posted online over the weekend. As the 18-month-long Syrian conflict festers, ...

  • September 8, 2013

    John Kerry's 'Love Letter' to France

    Secretary of State John Kerry is sucking up to the French, trying to bolster the government of Francois Hollande and keep them in his tiny "Coalition of the Not Very Willing" countries who will back the US in an attack on Syria. To prove the point,...

  • September 8, 2013

    Arctic ice cap grows 60% in one year

      A much cooler than expected summer has caused more than a million square miles of ocean to be covered in ice this year - a 60% increase from August, 2012. See for yourself: What's a global warming alarmist to do? Daily Mail: A chilly Arctic ...

  • September 8, 2013

    'President' Elizabeth Warren?

    I wish I could comfort you and tell you that ultra-liberal Elizabeth Warren couldn't be president in a million years and that you're just having a bad dream if you are imagining it. Unfortunately, you could have said the same thing about Barack Obama...

  • September 7, 2013

    August jobs report: We're 'dead in the water'

    One of the first economists I read after the monthly, "official" jobs report comes out is James Pethokoukis of AEI's public policy blog. Pethokoukis has a nice way of breaking through all the spin and revealing an employment picture that goes inside...

  • September 7, 2013

    Administration believed Iran would ditch Assad over use of WMD

    The notion that Iran would abandon President Assad because he gassed his own people may strain credulity for you and me, but recall that this is a president who actually thought writing a nice letter to Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei would ...

  • September 7, 2013

    Conservatives win by a landslide in Australia

    It's difficult to connect election results in Australia with the political climate in America; different countries, different issues, different problems, different political personalities. All of these factor into a voter's decision in both countries...

  • September 7, 2013

    Lowry: No sense of 'urgency' from White House on Syria war vote

    Why is President Obama's Syria war resolution going down to a massive defeat in the House? Rich Lowry, writing at National Review, spoke to a source on the Hill who gives several reasons why Obama is bound to lose: 1) The debate started while memb...

  • September 6, 2013

    How big will Obama lose on Syria resolution in the House?

    As of now, the whip count according to WaPo is 103 House members publicly opposed to military action with another 102 leaning that way. Only 24 members have expressed support for the resolution. Fifty four Democrats have either come out in opposition...

  • September 6, 2013

    Iran plans retaliation if US bombs Syria

    Most analysts expect Iran to respond to any attack on Syria. But the kind of retaliation detailed in this Wall Street Journal article can be seen as escalating beyond anyone's ability to control: The U.S. has intercepted an order from Iran to mili...

  • September 6, 2013

    Senator McCain hears from angry voters at Phoenix townhall

    Senator John McCain conducted a townhall meeting in Phoenix last night and probably wishes he had stayed in Washington. CNN: Sen. John McCain, whose endorsement of President Barack Obama's plan to launch military strikes against Syria provided ...

  • September 6, 2013

    169,000 net jobs created in August; June, July numbers drastically lowered

    The "official" unemployment rate dropped to 7.3% from 7.4% last month. But, as usual, the number went down because more American workers simply gave up trying to find a job. Labor force participation dropped to 63.2% - the lowest since 1978. Wall Str...

  • September 5, 2013

    Obama's 'I didn't set no stinkin' red line' assertion leads to near universal incredulity

    Yesterday, editor in chief Lifson reported on the astonishing claim by President Obama that he didn't set a redline for chemical wepons in Syria and that his credibility was not on the line. Lifson pointed to a meeting of Obama's political team whe...

  • September 5, 2013

    Kerry: Less than a quarter of Syrian rebels are jihadists

    House Homeland Security Committee chairman Mike McCaul was "stunned" by Kerry's assertion. The briefings members of Congress had been getting stated that the number was closer to 50% - and that may be lowballing it too. Reuters calls Mr. Kerry out ...

  • September 5, 2013

    'May you live in interesting times' curse fulfilled

    No, it's not really a Chinese curse, but it perfectly describes what's going to happen in Congress over the next two months. Politico: Grab a chair: Congress is about to get as fascinating and powerful as it gets. In the next two months, the most u...

  • September 4, 2013

    How congressional authorization of Syria strike might escalate into war

    A bi-partisan group of Senators have written a compromise resolution authorizing the use of force in Syria. Politico: A new use-of-force resolution for Syria sets a 60-day deadline, with one 30-day extension possible, for President Barack Obama to ...

  • September 4, 2013

    Bloomberg files suit against city council to overturn stop and frisk legislation

    New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg keeps insisting that the stop and frisk policy he instituted that was severely curtailed last month by the city council saves lives. Yesterday, Bloomberg filed suit to overturn the law that makes it easier for c...

  • September 4, 2013

    Syrian refugees have increased tenfold over the last year

    The number of Syrian refugees now tops 2 million compared to about 200,000 a year ago according to the United Nations High Commission for Refugees. The human wave is destabilizing nations like Lebanon, Iraq and Jordan while overwhelming countries l...

  • September 4, 2013

    Venezuela power cut leaves 70% of the country in the dark

    Venezuela is heading for failed state territory and the president, Nicolas Maduro, decided to concoct a conspiracy theory for why 70% of the country was without power for about 3 hours yesterday. Governments that need conspiracy theories to explain...

  • September 3, 2013

    US intelligence targeting Pakistan, citing nuclear security worries

    Documents provided to the Washington Post by Edward Snowden reveal deep distrust by the US intelligence community of Pakistan and the security of its stockpile of nuclear weapons. There are other serious concerns as well, including the rising m...

  • September 3, 2013

    Oregon bakery that refused to make gay wedding cake closes its store

    Is this a case of religious freedom? Or unlawful discrimination? The state of Oregon says if you run a business, you've got to serve gays even it goes against your religious principles. So when a gay couple wanted to order a wedding cake from Sweet...

  • September 3, 2013

    US, Israel carry out joint missile exercise - or did they?

    Originally, the US Navy said that there were no missile launches by US ships in the Med, but the IDF later confirmed that it was a joint test of the Arrow II missile defense system. Haaretz: Israel and the U.S. carried out a missile test in the ...

  • September 3, 2013

    Obama's regulations are viewed as seriously flawed

    In fact, why limit it to Obama? The entire regulatory process is a mess, with no way to root out regs that have outlived their usefulness or become too burdensome. Plus, the process is opaque and vulnerable to industry lobbyists. The Hill: Over the ...

  • September 2, 2013

    Obama deigns to lobby members for Syria vote

    To say that President Obama is not a "hands on" president is to state the obvious. Every single major piece of legislation that has passed Congress in the last 5 years has had limited input from the White House. And as far as I know, the lobbying sho...

  • September 2, 2013

    Abrams: US foreign policy in 'shambles'

    An excellent op-ed in Politico by State Department vet Elliot Abrams on Obama's "unintelligible" Syria policy: In March 2011, President Obama committed the United States to action in Libya that involved roughly 100 cruise missile firings, 12 U.S....

  • September 2, 2013

    Chicago Tribune: 'the most puzzling, and potentially disastrous, week of the Obama presidency'

    The Chicago Tribune is not as liberal as some other big city newspapers. It was, after all, one of the leading GOP boosters in the country when owned by Colonel Robert McCormick. But there is little doubt that they have been cheerleading for their h...

  • September 2, 2013

    Senate Dems will alter Syria force authorization bill

    There was a classified briefing attended by dozens of congressmen and senators yesterday where administration officials outlined the evidence that pointed to the Assad government's complicity in the chemcial weapons attack and where the language of t...

  • September 2, 2013

    Move over NSA, you got nothin' on the DEA

    This is how the New York Times describes a telephone surveillance program carried out by federal drug enforcement agencies: For at least six years, law enforcement officials working on a counternarcotics program have had routine access, using sub...

  • September 2, 2013

    1 in 5 flagged job applicants at CIA hail from terror groups

    Gee. You'd think they were interested in infiltrating our intelligence agencies or something. Washington Times: An estimated one-fifth of a subset of all applicants for Central Intelligence Agency positions had significant ties to the terror groups...

  • September 1, 2013

    Obama changed his mind about consulting Congress on Syria on Friday night

    Is this an excess of thoughtfullness? Or did someone slip him a poll showing that 80% of Americans wanted him to get congressional authorization? President Obama was apparently ready to bomb Syria within days and without congressional approval until ...

  • September 1, 2013

    Dear David Axelrod: Be very careful what you wish for

    President Obama's political guru David Axelrod tweeted what many liberals have been saying on social media and across the cable nets since the president announced he would seek congressional approval for a strike on Syria. Axelrod was in full gloat...

  • September 1, 2013

    School art project encourages students to step on American flag

    Public school, public money. Not exactly what most of us would recommend as far as art is concerned. Fox News: Students at a Kentucky high school were encouraged to step on an American flag that had been placed on the floor as part of an art d...

  • September 1, 2013

    Sunni-Shia conflict being stoked by Syria's civil war

    A year ago or so, the Syrian civil war was about overthrowing President Assad and bringing some sort of democracy to the country. But as many predicted at the time, the war has morphed into a sectarian nightmare that could fuel similar eruptions all ...

  • September 1, 2013

    Budget talks break down; gird your loins for a government shut down

    There are enough Republicans in the House who want a shut down - even without defunding Obamacare - that this breakdown in talks between the White House and Republicans probably means they will get their wish. Reuters: Budget talks between the W...

  • August 31, 2013

    Col. Peters on Kerry's speech: 'Melodrama is not a substitute for a strategy'

    He has a lot more to say too, including calling out Kerry for his "hypocrisy" for using the same arguments Bush used for military action against Saddam - arguments he called "lies" at the time - for going to war against Assad. Here's part of what K...

  • August 31, 2013

    Double take: WaPo op-ed says sex between student and teacher should not be a crime

    This doesn't exactly point to the end of western civilization. But it's close: I do think that teachers who engage in sex with students, no matter how consensual, should be removed from their jobs and barred from teaching unless they prove that th...

  • August 31, 2013

    Assad using prisoners as human shields

    Well, we might have expected this. Saddam tried the same thing and it didn't stop us from going in. No doubt he will show off bodies of "innocent" dead people after the bombing is over. Washington Times: As the international community, including...

  • August 30, 2013

    UK Parliament says 'no' to Syria adventure

    The British parliament dealt a severe blow to Prime Minister David Cameron when it voted to deny him the authority to go to war against Syria. Interestingly, it was a rebel faction in his own Tory party that swung parliament against the prime minis...

  • August 30, 2013

    DoJ won't challenge pot legalization laws in Washington and Colorado

    When voters in Colorado and Washington approved referendums that legalized the possession of small amounts of marijuana, both states looked anxiously at Washington and wondered how the Department of Justice would enforce federal laws against the weed...

  • August 30, 2013

    Suicide watch: Fast food workers go on strike demanding $15 an hour

    The disconnect between reality and fantasy by liberals has never been more evident than in this drive to unionize fast food workers and pay them a "living wage" of $15 an hour. Some people point out that if that were to come to pass, Big Mac's woul...

  • August 30, 2013

    Kim Jong Un's ex-girlfriend executed by firing squad

    The South Korean press is reporting on the execution of singer Hyon Song-wol and 11 others who had been arrested on August 17 for violating North Korea's laws against pornography. Hyon is North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un's ex-girlfriend. Telegraph:...

  • August 29, 2013

    Did our non-response to slaughter in Egypt embolden Assad to use WMD?

    This is one of many questions asked in this NY Times piece by Anne Barnard, which looks at possible reasons Assad may have unleashed such a deadly chemical weapon attack. Bottom line: we may never know. But it is probable that somewhere in Assad's ca...

  • August 29, 2013

    Study shows premiums for overwhelming majority will rise under Obamacare

    That bastion of right wing conservative Republicanism - the National Journal - has analyzed Obamacare's impact and headlines its article "Obama's Affordable Care Act Looking a bit Unaffordable." For the vast majority of Americans, premium prices w...

  • August 29, 2013

    Where's the anti-war left?

    President Obama is about to start his third war, and the anti-war crowd is nowhere to be seen. The problem? The bad economy has caused donations to dry up and besides, no one cares now that a Democrat sits in the White House. BuzzFeed: Some ac...

  • August 29, 2013

    Rep. Gutierrez: Pass Senate amnesty bill or people will die!

    This little bit of demagoguery by Rep. Gutierrez actually contains a germ of truth. The problem is, that passing the Senate bill will only exacerbate the problems for illegals seeking to come here and won't solve anything. Breitbart: Rep. Luis Gut...

  • August 28, 2013

    Communications intercept proves Syrian forces launched chemical attack

    As far as I'm concerned, this doesn't change the rationale for not bombing Syria one bit. All it does is set up a war crimes trial in the Hague in the future. Foreign Policy: Last Wednesday, in the hours after a horrific chemical attack east of ...

  • August 28, 2013

    MSNBC ratings down double digits

    Someone should inquire of MSNBC how being widely known as a network that shills for Obama is working out for them. Oh - wait: MSNBC continued its rough 2013 in the ratings, continuing to lose significant audience from 2012. The problems were parti...

  • August 27, 2013

    We need a redline on beheadings

    John Kerry calls the Syrian goverment's chemical weapons attack on its own people a "moral obscenity." What does he call the rebels' actions when they force a child to behead a Syrian civilian? If we're going to threaten a redline over chemical wea...

  • August 27, 2013

    Gird your loins for October debt limit war

    The Treasury Department has informed Congress that the country will bump up against the debt ceiling by mid-October. The current ceiling stands at $16.7 trillion. The Hill: "Congress should act as soon as possible to meet its responsibility to ...

  • August 27, 2013

    Senator Boxer: Minimum wage should be raised to $10 an hour

    This would be a great way to increase unemployment among youth and minorities. Unfortunately, that's not the goal that Senator Barbara Boxer has in mind. Politico: Sen. Barbara Boxer thinks minimum wage should be raised to be about $10 an hour ...

  • August 27, 2013

    Congress doesn't think much of Syria intervention

    Despite bi-partisan opposition to any intervention in Syria, President Obama seems determined to at least bomb the Syrians to punish them for their use of chemical weapons in the civil war. Not only does Congress think it a bad idea, but some repre...

  • August 27, 2013

    Palin backs Obamacare defunding effort

    Sarah Palin has jumped into the Obamacare defunding debate by allowing her name to be used by the Senate Conservatives Fund, a group running ads pressuring Republican senators to back the effort. "The time for rhetoric and ceremonial votes in Cong...

  • August 26, 2013

    NSA spied on UN headquarters

    Not quite as exciting as listening to terrorist chatter, I'm sure. Nevertheless, the NSA bugging UN headquarters is just fine with me. The UN building is technically on American soil but what else is the NSA in existence for except to spy on foreigne...

  • August 26, 2013

    Lindsey Graham may be catching a break as pols line up to challenge him

    South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham is going to be challenged in the Republican primary. But he may be catching a break because his opposition will be badly divided, and unless they can agree on one candidate to support, Graham is likely to slip th...

  • August 26, 2013

    UN WMD investigators come under fire in Syria

    After inviting UN investigators to visit the site where a chemical weapon attack occurred, someone, or some people, were upset enough about what they might find that they began sniping at the car the UN investigators were driving in. Associated Pre...

  • August 26, 2013

    Why won't the president visit North Dakota?

    Good question because North Dakota, which produced an eye-popping 800,000 bbls of oil last month, has now become the second largest oil producing state behind Texas. And it's all happened without much help from the federal government. Why should ...

  • August 25, 2013

    Cameron beating the drums of war against Syria

    British Prime Minister David Cameron, "sickened" by images of children suffering after a chemical attack outside of Damascus, wants to convene an emergency session of the Security Council and issue an ultimatum to Syrian President Bashar Assad; disar...

  • August 25, 2013

    State of New York lowers the hammer on 'Trump University'

    The attorney general of the state of New York is suing Donald Trump for $40 million, saying he ran a bogus "university" that promised to make students rich, but simply offered an array of expensive seminars. The kicker: students never even got a ch...

  • August 25, 2013

    Poll: Americans strongly oppose Syrian intervention

    This Reuters poll was conducted before the chemical attack outside of Damascus, but as you'll see, even the prospect of the Syrian government using WMD on its own people would not convince Americans that we should intervene in Syria: Americans st...

  • August 25, 2013

    Senator Vitter wants investigation into EPA fraud case

    A former official with the EPA has been charged with stealing more than $880,000 from the agency and Senator David Vitter wants Congress to investigate. The Associated Press is reporting that John C. Beale, a former deputy assistant administrator i...

  • August 25, 2013

    Business groups pushing immigration reform as necessary for America's future

    Business organizations are lobbying congressmen during the recess to pass some kind of comprehensive immigration reform when they return in September. The Hill: Manufacturers and business leaders are spending the bulk of the August congressional re...

  • August 25, 2013

    Senator Corker: Even Congress doesn't know extent of NSA spying

    Bob Corker talking to Fox News Sunday: "As the top Republican on Senate Foreign Relations, as you sit here today, do you feel that you actually know what the government is and isn't doing in surveilling Americans?" "Fox News Sunday" host Chris ...

  • August 24, 2013

    NSA analysts intentionally abuse surveillance authority

    Meanwhile, Obama is out on the hustings reassuring America that the spooks aren't being, well,...spooks. Nobody can "listen to your mail" says our confused president. Bloomberg is reporting that some NSA analysts deliberately ignored the law and Cong...

  • August 24, 2013

    Filner resigns and sticks San Diego taxpayers with part of the bill

    Taxpayers in San Diego will be forced to foot part of the defense fund for Mayor Bob Filner, according to a deal worked out by the city council that included Filner's long-sought resignation. In his resignation speech, a defiant Filner said "I've n...

  • August 24, 2013

    Samantha Power in Ireland during emergency UN meeting on Syria

    Suren' if the wee lass couldn't leave her da, and come back to America, eh? Fox News: Mystery solved. America's ambassador to the U.N. Samantha Power was in Ireland on a personal trip when she missed an emergency meeting on the alleged chemical ga...

  • August 24, 2013

    Obama to ICE agents: Don't deport illegal parents of minor children

    Just in time for the immigration debate in the House, the Obama administration sent a memo to ICE agents telling them they couldn't arrest and deport illegal alien parents who had minor children. Washington Times: The Obama administration issued...

  • August 24, 2013

    US Naval forces move closer to Syria

    The old adage "you broke it, you fix it" should be uppermost in the minds of everyone in the Obama administration when it comes to intervention in Syria. This is especially relevant now that it's been revealed that US warships are approaching Syria a...

  • August 23, 2013

    Where in the World is Samantha Power?

    She's been on the job 19 days and has already taken a "personal trip" while Syrian civilians suffer a probable chemical attack? The UN Security Council called an emergency meeting to discuss the attack on Thursday and Samantha Power, who excoriated...

  • August 23, 2013

    Boehner to roll the dice on government shutdown next month

    The position in the GOP House on how to handle the continuing resolution to fund the government next month is still evolving, but it looks like Speaker Boehner is ready to accede to many of the demands of his caucus and risk a shutdown of government....

  • August 23, 2013

    Obama decides it's time to reach a decision on whether he should decide what to do about Egypt and Syria

    President Obama told CNN that he was getting close to deciding what to do about Syria and Egypt. The time is nearing for a potentially definitive U.S. response to alleged Syrian government atrocities and an increasingly violent military crackdow...

  • August 23, 2013

    Defund? Or Delay? That is the Obamacare question

    Kimberley Strassel of the Wall Street Journal reports on a growing movement of anti-Obamacare activists to get the GOP to force a one year delay in Obamacare implementation rather than attempting to shut down the goverrnment - which won't work to def...

  • August 23, 2013

    WW II vet survived Okinawa; beaten to death by black teens

    An 88-year old veteran of World War II, wounded in the leg at Okinawa, was found beaten to death outside of his lodge in Spokane, Washington. USA Today: An 88-year-old World War II vet who was wounded at Okinawa has died from head injuries suff...

  • August 23, 2013

    If Jesse Jackson says so, it has to be true

    Jesse Jackson doesn't think the death of the Oklahoma college baseball player Chris Lane is remotely similar to the murder of Trayvon Martin. The Hill: The Rev. Jesse Jackson said Thursday that conservatives are wrong to compare the Trayvon Mart...

  • August 22, 2013

    Camille Paglia: ' It remains baffling how anyone would think that Hillary Clinton is our party's best chance'

    At least one Democratic public intellectual can't see Hillary Clinton as our next president. Camille Paglia, who refers to herself as a "libertarian," has some surprising insights into the 2016 election - and Benghazi. As a registered Democrat, I am...

  • August 22, 2013

    FISA Court: An NSA email program that went on for years found unconstitutional

    What's the NSA to say when they illegally and unconstitutionally snarf up emails they have no business looking at? Ooops: For several years, the National Security Agency unlawfully gathered tens of thousands of e-mails and other electronic comm...

  • August 22, 2013

    Al Gore compares global warming skeptics with racists, apartheid supporters, and homophobes

    Yes - all those bad things are now frowned upon where once they were tolerated - sort of. Gore believes that the "conversation" about global warming is heading in a similar direction. In an interview with WaPo's Ezra Klein, the foremost authority i...

  • August 22, 2013

    The west is helpless in the wake of Syria chemical attacks

    We won't put boots on the ground, we won't go too far in trying to get rid of Assad, we won't give the rebels the weapons they need to win. About all the west has done - and all we're likely to do - in response to the gas attack on civilians outsid...

  • August 22, 2013

    Obamacare contraception rule moving toward Supreme Court showdown

    Is there religious liberty in the US or isn't there? That will be the argument of opponents of the contraception rule in Obamacare, that appears heading for a showdown in the Supreme Court perhaps as early as next term. The Hill: Two federal appeals...

  • August 22, 2013

    Straw in the wind: Dem fundraising lags

    Individual Democrats running in the House and Senate appear to be doing quite well. But fundraising for the national party has "hit the skids" says Politico: The Democratic National Committee is in the middle of its worst fundraising year in a dec...

  • August 21, 2013

    Welcome Al-Jazeera America

    At 3:00 PM yesterday, Al Gore's cable news flop Current TV became Al-Jazeera America. Strangely, controversy erupted not over the idea of a Qatar-based news outlet broadcasting Muslim propaganda in America, but rather the scuttling of AJA by one of t...

  • August 21, 2013

    Hey, Barry - Remember that 'red line' in Syria?

    Remind me again while it's a a good thing that we now have a foreign policy run by smart people - not that troglodyte Bush. BBC: Chemical weapons attacks have killed hundreds on the outskirts of Damascus, Syrian opposition activists say. Rockets...

  • August 21, 2013

    Bizarre rant by Chris Matthews: GOP delegitimizes Obama by calling him 'Obama'

    This is an important debate. What should we call the president of the United States? I prefer John Adams' idea of referring to the president as "His High Mightiness, the President of the United States and Protector of Their Liberties."Thankfully, Chr...

  • August 21, 2013

    Australian baseball player in OK killed by 'bored' teens'

    CNN has only part of this story. Three teenage boys - 2 black and one white - apparently targeted an Austrialian citizen who was attending a local college in Oklahoma on a baseball scholarship for murder because they were "bored." Chris Lane was walk...

  • August 21, 2013

    36 Egyptian prisoners who died in custody were killed by suffocation in police van

    This is pretty horrific and points up the total breakdown of security in Cairo. Foreign Policy: Of all the ways to die, this was one of the most horrible. On Monday, the Egyptian government acknowledged that its security forces had killed 36 Isl...

  • August 21, 2013

    Report: NSA programs cover 75% of web traffic in US

    The internet may be the last refuge of true liberty in America, as far as people can say just about anything they wish, but just be mindful that it's probable your surfing habits and web presence is under scrutiny - if only by computers. Wall Street ...

  • August 21, 2013

    Manning gets 35 years in Wikileaks case

    There will be no public report assessing the damage done by the leaking of hundreds of thousands of pages of classified data that Bradley Manning felt compelled to release via Wikileaks. Supporters of the disgraced private keep insisting no lives wer...

  • August 20, 2013

    Obama secretly suspends aid to Egypt

    Why the secrecy? The administration wants to maintain "flexibility." The aid in question won't be delivered until the end of September which gives the administration time to try to wiggle out from under the requirements of the law that stipulate a cu...

  • August 20, 2013

    Kerry reinstates State Department officials demoted over Benghazi

    Benghazi is now an official non-event. Secretary of State John Kerry has reinstated the State Department employees who were demoted following the attack. Josh Rogin: Secretary of State John Kerry has determined that the four State Department of...

  • August 20, 2013

    Muslim Brotherhood leader arrested in Egypt

    This presages a baning of the Brotherhood from politics. Reuters: Egypt's army-backed government detained the Muslim Brotherhood's leader on Tuesday after a bloody crackdown on his supporters, underscoring its intention to crush the movement ...

  • August 20, 2013

    Rep. Carr to challenge Lamar Alexander

    Tea Party favorite State Rep. Joe Carr of Tennessee has decided to challenge GOP Senator Lamar Alexander in the primary next year, calling him "the most liberal member of the delegation from Tennessee." Carr was mulling a run against Rep. Scott Des...

  • August 20, 2013

    Judge in Fort Hood massacre case bans evidence of Jihad as motive

    A self-professed jihadist who screams "alahu akbar" while murdering 13 people is actually not engaging in jihad. So says a military judge in the trial of Nidal Hasan who attacked a gathering at Ford Hood in November of 2009, killing 13 soldiers and...

  • August 20, 2013

    David Brock accuses the NY Times of...anti-Clinton bias?

    It's like accusing the Pope of being anti-Catholic. Politico: David Brock, the chairman of both Media Matters for America and American Bridge super PAC, has written an open letter to The New York TImes expressing his "concern about ...

  • August 20, 2013

    Should police be able to access your cellphone without a warrant?

    That's a question the Obama administration wants the Supreme Court to answer in the affirmative. Washington Post: If the police arrest you, do they need a warrant to rifle through your cellphone? Courts have been split on the question. Last wee...

  • August 20, 2013

    Scalia: SCOTUS shouldn't 'invent' new minorities

    Some wisdom from Supreme Court justice Antonin Scalia, who has sat on the court long enough to see the damage that can occur by legislating from the bench. The Hill: Speaking at an event sponsored by the Federalist Society in Montana, Scalia sa...

  • August 19, 2013

    Glenn Greenwald's martyrdom

    I think the Vatican should look into making him a saint - even though I don't think he's a Catholic. A reporter who wrote the articles on NSA suveillance with highly classified material supplied by Edward Snowden is upset that his domestic partner h...

  • August 19, 2013

    Mubarak's lawyer says he will be released soon

    Bad move, guys. Mubarak is about as popular as rat poison and I imagine many Egyptians who otherwise might support the government against the Muslim Brotherhood will not take kindly to his release. Reuters: Hosni Mubarak, the former Egyptian pr...

  • August 19, 2013

    Administration has missed half of Obamacare statutory deadlines

    According to the Congressional Research Service, the Obama administration has missed more than half the legal deadlines for implementation contained in the law. Forbes: In recent months, President Obama and his subordinates have waived or delay...

  • August 19, 2013

    The Sinai becoming a terrorist hot spot

    Ever since Hosni Mubarak was forced to resign from office, Egyptian security forces have been pulling out of the Sinai, despite the Camp David Accords requiring they police the region. The Sinai is a desolate place, mostly desert, and is populated ...

  • August 19, 2013

    Ted Cruz releases birth certficate

    An earnest attempt to set the record straight? Or is the Texas Senator having a little fun at Obama's expense? Politico: Sen. Ted Cruz released his birth certificate to the media Sunday, as the 2016 presidential contender faced increasing atten...

  • August 18, 2013

    The war against Copts in Egypt escalates

    According to this Associated Press report, 40 Coptic Christian churches in Egypt have been either torched or severely damaged just since Wednesday. Most of the attacks have occured away from Cairo and the watchful eyes of the western press. In othe...

  • August 18, 2013

    Iraqi government asks for assistance as al-Qaeda makes a comeback

    After kicking the US out of the country in 2011, the Iraqi government has apparently changed its tune. Bombings and other terrorist attacks in July killed more than 1,000 people - the most since the dark days of 2008. And the government is totally ...

  • August 18, 2013

    Obamacare isn't Medicare

    The president likes to compare Obamacare resistance to the efforts to stop Medicare and Social Security. The thinking goes that once the program is in place and people see how all the goodies are helping them, opposition will fade away. Is that true?...

  • August 18, 2013

    Rand Paul thinks it's a bad idea to shut down the government

    Who would have thunk it? Rand Paul a closet RINO! The Hill: Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) said Sunday that Republicans should "stand up and fight" against ObamaCare, but warned that forcing a government shutdown over funding for the law is the wrong ...

  • August 18, 2013

    Dems devoutly wish McConnell wins primary

    I don't think the Democrats are whistling past the graveyard either. They genuinely think that McConnell is vulnerable - especially when they have a young, centrist woman who has already won statewide to challenge him. Kentucky's Democratic Secretar...

  • August 18, 2013

    States worried about Obamacare Navigators and privacy

    Several state attorneys general have sent a letter to HHS Secretary Sebelius raising concern about the thousands of Obamacare navigators who will be assisting consumers using the state exchanges to purchase insurance. Apparently, HHS is taking numero...

  • August 18, 2013

    Former Obama State Department officials critical of Egypt policy

    Former officials in the Obama State Department have turned on their former boss and are heavily criticizing his policy toward Egypt since the military ousted President Morsi. Foreign Policy: "The situation in Egypt keeps getting worse, and Egyptian...

  • August 17, 2013

    Code violations bring SWAT team to Texas organic farm

    We're hearing more and more of this sort of thing - the militarization of our police forces. This raid was truly bizarre: Members of the local police raiding party had a search warrant for marijuana plants, which they failed to find at the Garden o...

  • August 17, 2013

    Steyn: Is goverment too incompetent to threaten our liberties?

    Another great column by Mark Steynin NRO, with typical humor mixed in with a deadly serious point: I enjoy as much as the next chap all those Hollywood conspiracy thrillers about the all-powerful security state -- you know the kind of thing, whe...

  • August 17, 2013

    Millions of 'young invincibles' have big incentive to avoid Obamacare

    This has been the biggest fear of Obamacare supporters; that few of the 18-29 year old "young invincibles" will sign up for insurance as a result of the individual mandate, thus putting enormous pressure on premiums as the sick flood the system and t...

  • August 17, 2013

    House Republicans say grass roots support building for government shutdown

    Republican congressmen report that support for an attempt to defund Obamacare by shutting down the government is one of the biggest issues at their town hall meetings this summer recess and that the idea appears to be gaining strength. The Hill: Hou...

  • August 17, 2013

    Security forces clear mosque of pro-Morsi supporters

    Following the "Day of Rage" protests on Friday that killed at least 173, authorities quashed demonstrations all of the country today, firing into a mosque in Cairo where pro-Morsi supporters had barricaded themselves. BBC: Egypt's security forces h...

  • August 17, 2013

    Obama says health insurance is a 'right'

    The president thinks so. Obama believes that he can simply decree a right into existence where there was none before. See, in the states where governors and legislatures and insurers are working together to implement this law properly - states li...

  • August 16, 2013

    Secret audit of NSA shows thousands of privacy violations every year

    This is actually a question I asked after Snowden's first interview where he revealed that low level NSA analysts routiinely accessed the private information of Americans. I wondered if the strict privacy rules that NSA and Obama keep insisting are e...

  • August 16, 2013

    Christie slams 'debating society' Republicans

    At a Republican National Committee meeting, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie made it clear that he was giving serious consideration to running for president in 2016 and laid down some ideas about what his thinking is going into the campaign. Time: ...

  • August 16, 2013

    Lambs to the slaughter

    The Muslim Brotherhood has apparently decided to expend the lives of its members and their families by marching in protest against the government, despite the announcement that police have been authorized to shoot down protestors "in self defense." ...

  • August 16, 2013

    RNC will vote to exclude CNN, MSNBC from debates

    The Republican National Commttee wil vote on Friday to exclude CNN and MSNBC from hosting GOP debates in 2016. The stated reason is because those two networks are planning Hillary Clinton films. But the real reason is that the films give the RNC the...

  • August 15, 2013

    Bloody Egypt: Massacre death toll climbs above 500

    I've read a lot of news stories and blog posts from a wide variety of sources and the theme that keeps getting repeated is that somehow the Muslim Brotherhood deserved this crackdown. I couldn't agrree more. Except for one, small detail; in the proce...

  • August 15, 2013

    Rep. Stockman invites banned MO rodeo clown to perform in Texas

    Three cheers for Rep. Steve Stockman who has placed the roadeo clown controversys in the proper context; a free speech issue. MSNBC: Texas Rep. Steve Stockman has invited the rodeo clown who impersonated President Obama at the Missouri State Fa...

  • August 15, 2013

    Obama 'body man' Reggie Love says he played cards with the president during bin Laden raid

    It's one of the most iconic photos of the entire Obama presidency. Obama sitting in the situation room with his national security team, everyone with tense looks on their faces, the president leaning forward anxiously as they await news of the raid t...

  • August 15, 2013

    Former congressman Jesse Jackson, Jr. gets 30 months in jail

    Former Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr., convicted of misusing $750,000 in campaign contributions, was sentenced to 30 months in jail yesterday. His wife, a former Chicago city councilwoman, was sentenced to a year in prison for falsifying tax returns. Re...

  • August 14, 2013

    Egyptian police mow down pro-Morsi supporters

    It's certainly easier to shoot a demonstrator than listen to what he has to say. That, apparently, is now the position of the government of Egypt. You know - the government that came to power in a military coup that Obama says wasn't really a real mi...

  • August 14, 2013

    Clown controversy spirals out of control

    This is surreal - a frightening illustration of excessive ideological worship of a politician, as well as an object lesson in how to destroy a political opposition by threats and outright intimidation. The skit by a rodeo clown at the Missouri Stat...

  • August 13, 2013

    Russia will enforce anti-gay law during Sochi Olympics

    Russia's interior ministry has confirmed to an English language Russian website that they will enforce their anti-gay laws during the Winter Olympics. Rianovosti: Russia's Interior Ministry, which controls the police force, confirmed Monday tha...

  • August 13, 2013

    Another Obamacare requirement is 'disappeared' by the administration

    Like Chilean leftists under Allende, there have been several requirements of Obamacare that have been "disappeared" by the administration. The employer mandate has been delayed a year - at least. There have been other requirements of the law that are...

  • August 13, 2013

    Detroit billboards give wrong election date

    By this time, anyone who is left in Detroit is probably wondering, "What else can go wrong"? Fox Detroit: Billboards reminding Detroiters their vote is their voice are all over the city. They also mistakenly say the general election is September 2...

  • August 13, 2013

    McConnell: Don't open insurance exchanges unless privacy is protected

    It isn't only a question of privacy. But how many computer-savvy people who don't trust the government when they say an insurance exchange website is secure will refuse to buy insurance until someone they trust tells them their information won't end ...

  • August 13, 2013

    Attorney for Benghazi whistleblower says 400 missiles stolen from US

    Joe DiGenova, an attorney for one of the Benghazi whistleblowers, said in a radio interview that one of the reasons people have been so tight lipped about what happened to our diplomats is that 400 US missiles diverted to Libiya were stolen and ended...

  • August 12, 2013

    Obama face on rodeo clown causes liberal heads to explode

    Oh, my. Liberals are up in arms over reports that a rodeo clown at the Missouri State Fair wore an Obama mask. It's the end of the world, I tell ya: The taxpayer-supported Missouri State Fair got a lot of negative publicity Sunday following a r...

  • August 12, 2013

    Biden making noises like a presidential candidate

    Joe Biden would be 74 years old the day he was sworn in in 2017 if he won the presidency. That would make him the oldest president in US history, beating Ronald Reagan by nearly 5 years. So, is he serious about running in 2016? Sure looks like it: V...

  • August 12, 2013

    Idaho 2nd 'ground zero' for GOP war

    So says Politico, and they are probably right. Seven term congressman Mike Simpson from Idaho's 2nd district is about as GOP establiishment as you can get. A powerful member of the Appropriations Committee and long time friend of Speaker John Boehner...

  • August 12, 2013

    Holder to relax sentencing for some drug offenders

    Attorney General Eric Holder will announce today that the Justice Department will no longer ask for mandatory minimum sentences for many federal drug crimes. Many states like California are already giving some of these felons early releases due to ov...

  • August 12, 2013

    Could the GOP lose a Senate seat in Georgia?

    Georgia Republicans are becoming increasingly worried that a divisive primary coupled with a strong Democratic candidate might lead to a loss of the Senate seat of retiring Saxbe Chambliss. The Hill: Recent polling shows the two candidates Repub...

  • August 11, 2013

    NSA says they only 'touch' 1.4% of internet traffic a day

    The website Ars Technica points us to this rare release by the NSA that seeks to justify its snooping. It is obviously self serving, and I find it strange that they would use the numbers dodge to try and reassure us about surveillance. It doesn't m...

  • August 11, 2013

    Feinstein looks to exclude bloggers, new media from press shield law

    What's the definition of a "journalist"? Senator Diane Feinstein thinks you're not a "real" journalist unless you get paid for it. California Senator Dianne Feinstein has proposed an amendment to the Media Shield Law - an irrelevant law ignoring pr...

  • August 11, 2013

    Hollywood leads charge against Russia's anti-gay law

    The entertainment industry is giving full voice to their criticism of the Russian anti-gay statute. They've singled out Russia because the 2014 Winter Olympics are going to be held in the city of Sochi and gay fans of the games don't want to be arres...

  • August 11, 2013

    Bloody End to Ramadan in Iraq

    You may have missed it because the American media is virtually ignoring the dissolution of Iraq. Wouldn't want to tarnish Obama's reputation by reporting anything that might reflect badly on his decision to pull out of that war torn country completel...

  • August 11, 2013

    Planes, trains, automobiles, boats, and...the Hyperloop?

    I'm not a tech guy by any means but this latest brainchild of Silicon Valley hot shot Elon Musk is way kewl. It's called a "Hyperloop" and will be designed to carry people faster than the speed of sound between cities. If it were anyone else besides ...

  • August 11, 2013

    Power: UN has 'lost its way'

    That lady has a gift for understatement. Politico: U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power used her first public speech Saturday night to urge young activists to demand results and criticized the U.N. and red tape-mired bureaucracies ...

  • August 11, 2013

    Rep. King: 'I'm serious' about considering a White House run

    New York Rep. Peter King may be serious about looking into running for president, but so far, he hasn't done anything to prove that. The Hill: "This is not a game I'm playing, I'm serious," King told The Hill after spending the earlier part of this...

  • August 11, 2013

    Say the secret words, get admitted to the US

    There was a flood of asylum requests at a border crossing near San Diego last week. About 200 Mexican citizens appeared at the crossing claiming they had a "credible fear" of the drug cartels. With those magic words, they were allowed in - with ope...

  • August 10, 2013

    Fox Poll: Voters don't think Obama scandals are 'phony'

    By varying majorities, the voting public doesn't think much of President Obama's contention that the scandals swirling around his administration are phony. Fox News: A Fox News national poll released Thursday finds that 78 percent of voters thin...

  • August 10, 2013

    Has anyone seen a million dollar check lying around in Detroit's city hall?

    You almost want to burst into tears reading this tale of woe from Detroit. Can't they send people to jail for this kind of inefficiency and negligence? Detroit News: In late February, cash-strapped Detroit received a $1 million check from the...

  • August 10, 2013

    Good news: San Diego's serial groping mayor already finished with 'therapy'

    He's cured! San Diego's serial sexual harrassing Mayor Bob Filner entered "therapy" a week early and will complete the two week program today, says his spokesman. Unfortunately for Filner, it may be too late. A source at city hall says that the locks...

  • August 10, 2013

    Reid: Obamacare a stepping stone to single payer health insurance

    Of course we knew this. We've known it for three years because most of the non-political architects of Obamacare said at the time of the debate that the system was set up so that it would be easy one day to substitute a single payer system. But to ...

  • August 10, 2013

    Links between Benghazi attackers and Algerian gas plant terrorists?

    How blind is the Obama administration to the global threat of Islamic terrorism? The recent terror alert, which was precipitated by a conference call between 20 different al-Qaeda offshoots, along with the rise of jihadism in North Africa shows just ...

  • August 9, 2013

    IRS still targeting Tea Party groups?

    The charge is based on congressional testimony from an unnamed IRS agent responsible for reviewing tax exempt applications. Three months after the scandal broke and the brain dead IRS managers still don't get it. Washington Examiner: In a remark...

  • August 9, 2013

    State Department cites 'specific threat' in evacuating Lahore consulate

    Focus of the terror threat that has closed several US embassies and consulates until at least Saturday has moved on to Pakistan as the State Department issued a travel warning for Americans visiting Pakistan and closed the consulate in Lahore. Associ...

  • August 9, 2013

    A breakthrough in developing a vaccine against malaria

    This is big news, almost on par with the successful development of a vaccine against polio. About 1 million people die every year from malaria, about 200 million more are sickened. The drive to eradicate the disease has been two centuries in the ma...

  • August 9, 2013

    Are there dozens of House Republicans who would vote for comprehensive immigration reform?

    Illinois congressman Luis Gutierrez  says he has "40-50" House Republicans who would vote today for comprehensive immigration reform. That is - if they could. The Hill: Gutierrez said many of the Republicans supportive of immigration reform ...

  • August 9, 2013

    Christie signs 10 gun control bills into law

    But he refused to sign 5 others so everything is ok, right? Um...no: Two of the bills Christie signed were opposed by gun-rights activists: One bars gun purchases by people on the federal terrorism watch-list; the other makes it mandatory for the ...

  • August 9, 2013

    NSA to reduce system administrators by 90%

    NSA chief Keith Alexander told a conference in New York that the NSA was in the process of automating much of its data collection and would cut the number of people who had access to sensitive information by 90%. Reuters: "What we're in the proc...

  • August 8, 2013

    Obama to speak at Lincoln Memorial marking 50th anniversary of King speech

    President Obama will deliver a speech at the Lincoln Memorial marking the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" address. He will deliver his remarks on the exact spot King delivered his iconic speech. Brietbart: US President ...

  • August 8, 2013

    In Obama administration, green energy trumps saving Bald Eagles

    What's an environmental whacko to do? On the one hand, you've got the "promise" of energy from wind turbines - a dubious claim but we're not talking about wholly rational people here. On the other hand, you have eagles flying into the turbines and ge...

  • August 8, 2013

    NSA snooping far more intense than previously thought

    As each revelation about NSA snooping is published, you have to wonder where the bottom is on this scandal. In truth, we're nowhere near it yet. The New York Times is reporting that the NSA is vacuuming up huge amounts of data collected from Amer...

  • August 8, 2013

    Issa expands IRS probe to include possible FEC collusion targeting conservatives

    The emails back and forth between the Federal Election Commission and the IRS are suggestive of coordinated behavior that targeted conservative groups. House Oversight Committee chairman Darrel Issa is now investigating this link, asking for thousand...

  • August 8, 2013

    Obama's 'inside-out economics'

    This is a great column from one of the great columnists in America you've never heard of. Caroline Baum is one of the few economics columnists who make the "dismal science" interesting to read. Today she takes apart Barack Obama's nonsensical and c...

  • August 7, 2013

    Testing IT security for Obamacare exchanges months behind

    Would you buy insurance from the online exchanges if you knew that there was a possibility your information could be hacked? That's a decision millions of Americans are going to have to make when the sites go live on October 1. Reuters: The fe...

  • August 7, 2013

    Terror alert based on conference call with 20 AQ leaders

    "This was like a meeting of the Legion of Doom," said one intel officer who talked to Josh Rogin and Eli Lake at The Daily Beast. Judging by the names and organizations that were on this terrorist conference call, that description isn't far off: S...

  • August 7, 2013

    Obama cancels Putin meeting over Snowden

    If Snowden had left the Moscow airport and gone to Venezuela or some other country, I don't think Obama would have canceled the summit with Putin. But Obama has to show our intel people that he has their backs and this is the most demonstrable way ...

  • August 7, 2013

    DoJ files first charges against Benghazi attackers

    Last week, Republican Senators sent a letter to new FBI chief James Comey asking him for a report on the investigation into who is responsible for the attack on our diplomats in Benghazi. Whether that spurred the Department of Justice to action is un...

  • August 7, 2013

    Possible Russia-Saudi deal on Syria

    If this deal goes through, Assad's days in power may be numbered. Reuters: Reuters:Saudi Arabia has offered Russia economic incentives including a major arms deal and a pledge not to challenge Russian gas sales if Moscow scales back support for Sy...

  • August 6, 2013

    Is the US government being played for fools by al-Qaeda?

    On Sunday, I questioned the seriousness of the terror alert issued by the government over some intercepted communications from al-Qaeda: Either the terrorist leaders were communicating over a medium where they felt absolutely secure in discussing...

  • August 6, 2013

    Pushback: RNC says no debates unless CNN, NBC cancel Hillary movies

    This is just about all Republicans can do to head off the 8 hours or so of campaign commercials for Hillary Clinton that will be aired on NBC and CNN in late 2015. ABC News: The Republican National Committee has a message for NBC and CNN: If th...

  • August 6, 2013

    Political fallout for Obama building from terror threat

    Well what do you know. The press is actually remembering what President Obama said about al-Qaeda during the 2012 election and is wondering, like the Wall Street Journal's Brett Stephens, about "The Al-Qaeda Obama Forgot": In May, Barack Obama told...

  • August 6, 2013

    Are these people crazy?

    Take a look at these 4 people. Notice anything unusual about them? They may be among the craziest people in America. Those four, and several more nutcases, are competing in a primary today in Detroit to decide who will be on the ballot in November r...

  • August 5, 2013

    High-level national security meeting at White House while Obama plays golf

    I'm sure al-Qaeda is suitably impressed with the seriousness with which our president takes the threat of a terrorist attack in the next few days. Associated Press: President Barack Obama kicked off his birthday weekend Saturday with a round of ...

  • August 5, 2013

    Secret DEA program funnels intel to local authorities in order to investigate Americans

    Just incredible. Sure, they are going after drug dealers - or at least, suspected druge dealers. But the fact that they try to cover up where these investigations originated is absolutely chilling. Associated Press: A secretive U.S. Drug Enforc...

  • August 5, 2013

    Effort begins to sell Obamacare to the public

    The push to sell Obamacare to Americans got underway yesterday - in honor of the president's birthday. Volunteers with Obama's foot soldiers, Organizing for America, held small scale rallies in a couple of dozen cities and towns. Politico: A rac...

  • August 5, 2013

    Late night comics change tune, bash Democrats

    An interesting study from George Mason University on how late night comics have switched targets in their monolgoues and now poke fun at Obama and the Democrats. Fox News: A study of gags by late-night comics during the first half of the year found...

  • August 5, 2013

    Whatever happened to all those promises Obama made during the State of the Union?

    All that applause. All that adoration. The president's state of the union address was considered brilliant by much of the press. So what happened to all the promises? The president's laundry list of goals for his second term have either been defeate...

  • August 4, 2013

    The Obamacare trap for small businesses

    Even though the employer mandate has been delayed for a year, many small businesses are still confused about the employer mandate calculation - how Obamacare turns part time employees into full time employees and makes it difficult for businesses on ...

  • August 4, 2013

    Islamists not dead yet; big pro-government rally in Tunisia

    It has been the conventional wisdom since Egypt's Mohammed Morsi was overthrown in a military coup that Islamists in the Middle East were on the run and losing power. They had lost in Egypt, were losing in Syria, were being held back in Libya, and we...

  • August 4, 2013

    New York Times sells Boston Globe for $70 million

    Back in 1993, the New York Times, seeking to dominate the east coast ad market, purchased the Boston Globe and some related properties for $1.1 billion. Yesterday, the contraction nearly completed, the Times sold the Globe to Boston Red Sox owner J...

  • August 4, 2013

    Rep. Ellison: 'There's plenty of money, it's just that the government doesn't have it'

    I've always said that the major difference between liberals and conservatives is that liberals believe your money belongs to the government and that it tells you how much you can keep. A conservative believes your money is your property and that you ...

  • August 4, 2013

    CIA chief sent letter to Benghazi survivors in May

    CIA Director John Brennan sent a letter to the survivors of the Benghazi attacks inviting them to share information with congressional committees. None of the survivors took Brennan up on his offer. Weekly Standard: John Brennan, the director ...

  • August 3, 2013

    Rep. Rangel calls tea party 'white crackers'

    I love how the words just casually roll off his tongue, as if he had been saying them all his life. Which he has. But there is no such thing as black racism, don't you know? Using a racial epithet to describe one's political opponents is accepted b...

  • August 3, 2013

    Rep. King: Al-Qaeda terror threat 'very specific'

    Apparently we don't know the target but we have have a good idea of the time frame for an attack. And we do have something of a general idea of the area the attack may occur: the Arabian penninsula. If true, that probably means Al-Qaeda of the Arab...

  • August 3, 2013

    Issa to subpoena IRS documents

    Another investigation, another stonewall by the administration. I'm sorry, but if the IRS has nothing to hide, why drag their feet on requests from committees for documents? The Hill: House Oversight Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) sa...

  • August 3, 2013

    What happened to that 5% unemployment rate promised by the stimulus?

    James Pethokoukis has a devastating chart and blog post over at AEI outlining the utter, complete, and total failure of the president's economic policies. On the surface, the July jobs report - the unemployment rate dipped to 7.4% last month thanks ...

  • August 3, 2013

    House votes to block IRS enforcement of Obamacare

    It's a symbolic gesture, of course. The Senate will ignore it. But it's interesting because the GOP is sticking it to the IRS for both their involvement in Obamacare and the targeting scandal. Many lawmakers connected the two in floor speeches, sayin...

  • August 3, 2013

    SCOTUS okays release of 10,000 California prisoners by year end

    The Supreme Court ordered the state of California to release 10,000 criminals from prison before the end of the year. The ruling comes after a lower court blocked the release. Needless to say, law enforcement is nervous about the release. Associa...

  • August 2, 2013

    Terror threat to shut down some Middle East embassies on Sunday

    Citing a "credible and serious" terror threat, the State Department has ordered several US embassies in the Middle East to shut down on Sunday. No word on how long they will remain closed. CNN: A U.S. official not authorized to speak publicly on...

  • August 2, 2013

    Congressmen and their aides exempt themselves from Obamacare costs

    Congressmen and their staffs have been agitating for months about contributions by the government to their insurance plans. Obamacare requirements would prevent the government from subsidizing  premiums for most Hill workers and congress claims ...

  • August 2, 2013

    Agency responsible for enforcing Obamacare doesn't want it to apply to them

    This exchange between IRS chief Daniel Werfel and Rep. Johnson at a committee hearing yesterday is dripping with irony. REP. JOHNSON: Mr. Werfel, last week your employees who are a member of the National Treasury Employees Union sent a ...

  • August 1, 2013

    No Christie-Paul beer summit

    Senator Rand Paul decided to play the part of statesman and invite Governor Chris Christie for beer in order to smooth over their differences. But Christie apparently isn't thirsty: I think with Gov. Christie it's gotten a little too personal, so ...

  • August 1, 2013

    Is the Paul Ryan budget dead?

    If yesterday's actions by House Republicans are any indication, it would appear that there aren't enough Republicans in the House to approve the deep cuts necessary to reach a balanced budget in 10 years as the Ryan plan requires. When House Republic...

  • August 1, 2013

    Concerns growing over US gay athletes being arrested during Winter Olympics in Russia

    Draconian anti-gay "proaganda" laws in Russia may affect US athletes and others on the Olympic team unless more assurances of tolerance are forthcoming from the Russian government. The recent crackdown on gays in Russia has even the International O...

  • August 1, 2013

    Snowden slips out of Moscow airport as Russia gives him temporary asylum

    NSA leaker Edward Snowden has left the Moscow airport where he has been holed up for more than a month and is now in a "secure" location somewhere in Russia, reports Reuters: A Russian lawyer who has been assisting Snowden said the American, who ...

  • July 31, 2013

    Can California be GOP territory again?

    It's going to take a lot more than one California state Senate seat chaging hands to alter the political fortunes of Republicans in California,, but hope is a precious thing, and the surprise - even shocking - victory last week of a white, conservati...

  • July 31, 2013

    Epstein: 'Obama's Middle Class Malaise'

    Hoover Institution scholar Richard A. Epstein has a great article taking apart President Obama's basic economic philosophy, showing why his policies are failing the very people he claims to want to help; the poor and the Middle Class. The Presiden...

  • July 31, 2013

    Christie-Paul war of words continues

    If nothing else, the war that has broken out between Libertarian Rand Paul and establishment governor Chris Christie has served to illuminate the fractures in the Republican party on almost every issue of importance. What began as a debate over nat...

  • July 30, 2013

    Abbas reverts to form

    Not that he actually strayed from his unalterable position that no Israeli would live in a Palestinian state. It's just that once again, an American negotiator has been taken in by this clown and is led to believe that Abbas is serious about peace. ...

  • July 30, 2013

    Conservative groups already tax-exempt were also targeted by IRS

    Rep. Darrell Issa has announced that he is expanding his investigation into IRS targeting of conservative groups to deal with alllegations that the tax agency put groups already tax exempt under additional scrutiny. The Hill: The IRS subjected c...

  • July 30, 2013

    Obama to propose 'Grand Bargain' on the economy

    It's not very grand, and as for being a bargain, I got a bridge over the Chicago River I'd like to sell you if you believe that. Basically, the deal would involve the president agreeing to cut corporate tax rates if the GOP agrees to fund more "infra...

  • July 30, 2013

    Senator Corker: Obamacare defunding a 'silly effort'

    Senator Bob Corker is not enamored with the effort by some GOP senators to refuse to vote for any spending bill that contains money to implement Obamacare. Washington Times: "Oh, I think it's a silly effort," the Tennessee Republican said on MS...

  • July 29, 2013

    Obama's policies disastrous for the middle class

    Interesting article by Tim Carney in the Washington Examiner about Obama's concern about income inequality and how he indicts his own policies by making that point: Median household income has fallen by 5 percent since 2009 - when the recession e...

  • July 29, 2013

    Is anyone listening to Obama anymore?

    Peggy Noonan doesn't think so. The former Reagan speechwriter and columnist said on ABC's "This Week" that the country has tuned the president out sooner than any other second term president. Newsbusters: GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS, HOST: You are s...

  • July 29, 2013

    A '$24 million propaganda plane that few can see or hear'

    I'm all for trying to inform the people of Cuba about what's really going on in the world. Radio Marti does a good job of reaching much of the island with news and views they don't get from the Castro regime. But a program that costs the US taxpaye...

  • July 29, 2013

    Another unintended consequence of Obamacare

    Federal subsidies for Obamacare insurance policies are mandated spending. That means that anyone who applies for the subsidy - anyone - and if they qualify, will receive it. But what happens if dozens of cities, towns, and some states, push their r...

  • July 28, 2013

    NBC slots Hillary Clinton mini-series

    Some shameless whoring by NBC who announced that they have ordered a mini-series on Hillary Clinton - just in time for the 2016 campaign. Variety: Greenblatt said the Peacock is working on a miniseries about Hillary Clinton to star Diane Lane; ...

  • July 28, 2013

    Weiner campaign falling apart

    That sound you hear is Anthony Weiner's mayoral campaign being flushed down the toilet. New York Times: According to two people told of the decision, the campaign manager, Danny Kedem, no longer wished to oversee Mr. Weiner's bid for New York ...

  • July 28, 2013

    80% of US adults facing near poverty or no work

    I read this AP story and could hardly believe it. Obama is still out there talking about "income inequality" when 80% of his constituents are living on the economic edge. Four out of 5 U.S. adults struggle with joblessness, near poverty or reliance...

  • July 28, 2013

    Lew: IRS showed 'equal opportunity bad judgment' in targeting scandal

    Well, what did you expect him to say? The Hill: Treasury Secretary Jack Lew said Sunday the Internal Revenue Service exhibited "equal opportunity bad judgment" in the improper targeting of political groups, and there was no evidence of political ...

  • July 28, 2013

    States pushing back against Washington overreach

    This is an interesting piece in Politico about how most states, with both Republican and Democratic administrations, are pushing back against Washington overrreach. The areas of concern include federal gun control, health care, and standrards for dri...

  • July 27, 2013

    IRS employee union doesn't want to be covered under Obamacare

    A proposal by House Ways and Means Committee chair Dave Camp to place all federal employees - including congress and their staffs - under Obamacare is being met with stiff resistance from the IRS employee union charged with enforcing it. Washington...

  • July 27, 2013

    Obamacare call center in CA: Half the jobs will be part time

    The irony here is so thick you can taste it. Contra Costa Times: The Contra Costa County supervisor whose district includes the call center called the whole hiring process -- which attracted about 7,000 applicants -- a "comedy of errors." ...

  • July 27, 2013

    Paul Ryan lays out immigration plan

    Rep. Paul Ryan is seeking to become a key player in the House effort to reform the immigration system. In Racine, WI, he laid out his plan that would include a "legalization" process for the 11 million illegal aliens currently in the US. JS Online: ...

  • July 27, 2013

    Egyptian army fires into pro-Morsi crowd: Dozens killed

    Seeking to break up a demonstration that was blocking a key road artery in Cairo, the Egyptian army apparently fired live ammunition into a crowd of thousands of pro-Morsi supporters, killing dozens and wounding many hundreds. Exact numbers of dead...

  • July 27, 2013

    Plans for a new, $400 million hockey arena in Detroit still going forward

    Because, after all, what's a little bankruptcy between crony capitalists? CNN Money: Advocates of the arena say it's the kind of economic development needed to attract both people and private investment dollars into downtown Detroit. It's an a...

  • July 27, 2013

    Obama says mass murderer Ho Chi Minh was inspired by Jefferson

    There is still some leftover admiration among lefties for the "agrarian reformer" Ho Chi Minh, who created the Vietnamese Communist party and was dictator of North Vietnam from 1951 to 1969. This becomes apparent when you have President Obama laying ...

  • July 26, 2013

    Now the Feds want your encrypted passwords

    Declan McCullagh of C-NET is reporting that several large internet companies have received legal requests from the government to turn over passwords along with the encryption algorithm that guards them. The U.S. government has demanded that major ...

  • July 26, 2013

    College Republicans refused entry to Obama's speech; labled 'security threat

    Ten college Republicans were denied entry to President Obama's speech at a Missouri college because they were told they were a "security threat." Despite the fact that the students had tickets to the event, security personnel turned them away at ...

  • July 26, 2013

    Mother of Benghazi victim asks how her son's death could be considered 'phony'?

    The latest White House storytelling has it that all the scandals plauging the Obama administration are "phony." The president said so. So did his press secretary Jay Carney. But Patricia Smith, mother of slain Benghazi victim Sean Smith, begs to diff...

  • July 25, 2013

    Obamacare national marketing campaign to cost $700 million

    Doesn't that just make you feel all warm and fuzzy inside? Associated Press: It will make you stronger. It will give you peace of mind and make you feel like a winner. Health insurance is what the whole country has been talking about, so don't be...

  • July 25, 2013

    Senate passes student loan rate deal

    Students got some relief on interest rates for their college loans as the Senate passed a bill that would cap rates down the road at 8.25% and immediately lower the rate to 3.8% The Hill: President Obama's administration "strongly supports" the deal...

  • July 25, 2013

    Obama speaks on the economy and no one cares

    Even liberals are tuning the president out when he talks about his grand ideas for stimulating the economy. Jonathan Cohn of the New Republic: "GOP is right about Obama's Econoimic speech." WaPo's Dana Milbank: "A warmed over jobs message." Chris C...

  • July 24, 2013

    New York Times calls for Weiner to step aside

    In a scathing editorial, the New York Times is calling on former congressman and mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner to drop out of the race because of revelations about his sexting that continued for months after his resignation from congress. When ...

  • July 24, 2013

    Larry Summers for Fed Chair?

    Ezra Klein thinks it's all but a done deal that former Obama economic advisor and president of Harvard Larry Summers will be the next Chairman of the Federal Reserve. Klein's reasoning is that Obama knows Summers well and that this counts more than t...

  • July 24, 2013

    Postal service ponders an end to door to door delivery

    It's really not as bad as it sounds. Delivering mail door to door takes an enormous amount of time compared to curbside delivery or neighborhood "cluster boxes." and the USPS needs to save at least $4.5 billion a year to get out of the red. USA Today...

  • July 24, 2013

    Records of Christine O'Donnell tax snooping disappear

    The Washington Times is reporting that computer records showing how often Delaware state officials accessed former GOP Senate candidate Christine O'Donnell's tax records were probably destroyed. The revelations to Sen. Chuck Grassley's office came T...

  • July 24, 2013

    WH Chief of Staff McDonough acting as fireman as Hill Dems sweat Obamacare rollout

    Does this remind anyone else of the scene in "Animal House" where Kevin Bacon tries to stop a stampede of terrified parade-goers by saying "All is well...all is well"? Politico: White House officials knew that selling Obamacare to the public would ...

  • July 23, 2013

    Baby boy born to celebrity monarch-in-waiting; world loses its mind

    See also: Duke and Duchess Did their Duty How low has America fallen? In case you missed it, a baby boy, sired by a no talent who calls himself the "Duke of Cambridge" (the "Duck of Death"?) and was birthed by a girl from a very rich family who call...

  • July 23, 2013

    The GOP 'nuclear option' on Obamacare

    Will Republicans shut down the government if Obama and the Democrats insist on funding Obamacare? The fiscal fight coming this fall over the budget might be Obamacare's Waterloo. GOP leaders are talking about refusing to pass a budget that contains...

  • July 23, 2013

    500 Al-Qaeda terrorists freed in Iraq prison break

    I did a doubletake when I first read that number. 500? And most of the leadership? Iraq, already in a world of hurt, is in great peril. Reuters: Hundreds of convicts, including senior members of al Qaeda, broke out of Iraq's Abu Ghraib jail as c...

  • July 22, 2013

    Fewer competitive House and Senate seats in 2014 means possible GOP gains

    Interesting article in Politico about the dearth of competitive House seats at this stage of the 2014 race. The Democrats were going to have a hard time taking over the House anyway, thanks to expert gerrymandering by Republicans at the state level. ...

  • July 22, 2013

    '25 Facts About The Fall Of Detroit That Will Leave You Shaking Your Head'

    I urge you to read the entire post by Tyler Durden of Zero Hedge blog. Many of the stats he cites have appeared here over the last few days. But seeing them all together along with some other statistics of which you might not be aware, is shocking. ...

  • July 22, 2013

    Another Obama 'pivot' toward the economy

    Because we know how well the first half dozen or so "pivots" from an unrelated issue to the economy and jobs worked out before. Associated Press: Drawing renewed attention to the economy, President Barack Obama will return this week to an Illin...

  • July 22, 2013

    Already a 'Stop Hillary' PAC

    Hillary Clinton is not going to have a smooth path to the Democratic presidential nomination in 2016. The passions aroused by her candidacy in 2008 will almost certainly re-emerge the closer we get to primary season. There is already at least one "...

  • July 22, 2013

    Finally - EU puts Hezb'allah militia on terror list

    The military wing of Hezb'allah has been declared a terrorist organization by the European Union. The US declared the entire organization a terrorist outfit in 2005. The EU has been balking for years in declaring Hezb'allah a terrorst group because...

  • July 22, 2013

    Obama approval rating drops for second straight quarter

    Gallup tracking poll shows the decline in President Obama's approval numbers over the last 3 quarters. The HIll: Obama averaged a 47.9 percent approval rating for his 18th quarter in office, running from April 20 to July 19. That's down from 49.7...

  • July 22, 2013

    Tea Party challenger for Mitch McConnell

    Pundits have been calling the race for Mitch McConnell's seat in Kentucky a slam dunk for the incumbent. But that was against the likely Democratic challenger, Kentucky Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes. What a about a primary challenge f...

  • July 21, 2013

    Think the NSA snoops? How about Obamacare's data hub?

    The notion that thousands of low level bureaucrats are going to have access to the most private and intimate information about your life should worry you. And that's what's going to happen when you buy an insurance policy under Obamacare. As the O...

  • July 21, 2013

    Cuccinelli, McAuliffe clash during debate

    The Virginia gubernatorial debate on Saturday was marked by a lot of fireworks from both sides, as former Democratic Party Chairman Terry McAuliffe and Virginia State Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli traded barbs over various scandals. Politico: "The...

  • July 21, 2013

    Legislation would require warrants for email searches

    A bit of good news from the Senate. Vermont Senator Pat Leahy wants to fast trak a bill that would require police to get a warrant if they wanted access to a citizen's emails and other online communications. The Hill: Sen. Patrick Leahy's (D-Vt.) go...

  • July 20, 2013

    Circuit court judge blocks Detroit bankruptcy

    A circuit court judge has ruled that the governor and emergency manager of Detroit acted unconstitutionally in filing for bankruptcy. Judge Rosemary Aquilina gave the following rationale for her decision: Ruling the governor and Detroit's em...

  • July 20, 2013

    House Republicans ask Senate to delay Obamacare mandate

    The GOP House is asking the Democratic-controlled Senate to vote to suspend the individual mandate in Obamacare for a year - the same deal that the administration has given businesses. The Hill: Reps. Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Tim Griffin (R-Ark.), sp...

  • July 20, 2013

    Dodd-Frank financial reform: 14,000 pages of regulations and they're just getting started

    The Hill has details of the progress being made by bureaucrats to flesh out the financial reform bill Dodd-Frank into the regulatory nightmare everyone said it was going to be: Rules implementing the Dodd-Frank financial reform law could fill 28 cop...

  • July 20, 2013

    'Bash mobs' come to Los Angeles

    They've emerged in Chicago, Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., and several smaller cities. Mobs of mostly black youths, organized using Twitter and Facebook, descend on central city shopping and entertainment districts to vandalize, terrorize, and rob m...

  • July 19, 2013

    Detroit files historic bankruptcy

    The city of Detroit, once a thriving icon of industrial America, has filed the largest banruptcy petition in US history. Detroit News: Detroit-- The city of Detroit filed the largest municipal bankruptcy case in U.S. history Thursday, culminating ...

  • July 19, 2013

    Charles Barkley: I agree with Zimmerman verdict

    Pro-basketball Hall of Fame member Charles Barkley believes that the verdict in the trial of George Zimmerman was the correct one. RealClearPolitics: CHARLES BARKLEY: Well, I agreed with the verdict. I feel sorry that young kid got killed. But they...

  • July 19, 2013

    DoJ places 'hold' on Zimmerman evidence

    Eric Holder is continuing his efforts to find George Zimmerman guilty of...something. He ordered the Department of Justice to place a hold on all evidence in the Zimmerman trial, including George Zimmerman's gun that Florida law says can now be retur...

  • July 19, 2013

    'President' Peter King?

    He's a favorite of the Sunday talkies because he's glib and knows his stuff. But is New York Representative Peter King presidential material? He thinks he is. Washington Times: If he ultimately decides to run for president in 2016, Rep. Peter King w...

  • July 19, 2013

    Chris Matthews, spokesman for all white people, says he's sorry

    The lower the ratings for his show, the more delusional MSNBC's Chris Matthews seems to get. Here he is apologizing to a black guest on behalf of all white people: CHRIS MATTHEWS: "We got to continue this conversation, gentlemen, privately and...

  • July 19, 2013

    Dem legislators to face first recall in history of Colorado

    Two Democratic lawmakers in Colorado - including the president of the senate - will face the first recall in the history of the state later in the fall. Politico: Under pressure of a campaign by the NRA, Senate State President John Morse and Pueblo...

  • July 18, 2013

    Sebelius tells NAACP Obamacare opponents like white racists who opposed civil rights

    Well, sure. I can see the connection, can't you? Opposing civil rights legislation was racist (it sometimes wasn't but why stop her, she's on a roll?). Opposing a black president's singular achievement is...well, gotta be some explanation for opposin...

  • July 18, 2013

    Bi-partisan deal struck on student loan rates

    Chalk up another victory for President Obama and the Democrats. Politico: "It would save students in 11 million families billions of dollars," said Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.). "We'd like to be able to do this together and we hope that we can co...

  • July 17, 2013

    Holder: Stand your ground has got to go

    If Eric Holder didn't exist, someone would have to invent him. As a fanatical anti-gun crusader, the attorney general's myopic view of "stand your ground" laws encapsulates everything that's illogical and unreasonable about gun control advocates. ...

  • July 17, 2013

    Obamacare's worst nightmare coming true

    Small business - the backbone of the American economy - apparently doesn't like Obamacare very much. Washington Examiner: Despite the administration's controversial decision to delay forcing companies to join Obamacare for a year, three-quarters of...

  • July 17, 2013

    Obama digs in on 'path to citizenship' for illegals

    President Obama insists that any immigration bill that reaches his desk must have a "path to citizenship" for illegals - despite there being absolutely no chance that the GOP controlled House will include it. CNN: President Barack Obama said Tuesday...

  • July 17, 2013

    USDA regulation prevents bunny-caused disaster

    Finally - our government is acting to solve a crisis that, for too long, has festered like an open wound in our society. I'm talking about regulating magicians and the animals that appear - or disappear - in their acts. Via Ed Morrissey, we discover ...

  • July 17, 2013

    Reid won't go nuclear - for now

    Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid reached an agreement with Senate Republicans to bring 7 of President Obama's nominees to the floor in exchange for his not reforming the filibuster - the so-called nuclear option. Reuters: Senate Democrats ba...

  • July 17, 2013

    Olbermann returns to ESPN - but forbidden to talk politics

    Keith Olbermann, late of current TV, late of MSNBC, late of CNN - well, you get the picture. Keith can't hold a job because he's got a big mouth and no sense. That combination fits perfectly on ESPN. Olbermann will make his return to television at th...

  • July 16, 2013

    Teamsters beg Congress for relief from Obamacare

    In a letter to the Democratic leaders in the House and Senate. Teamsters president James Hoffa and two other union chiefs are begging their friends to do something about Obamacare or it will "destroy the foundation of the 40 hour work week that is th...

  • July 16, 2013

    Treasury admits 'improper' examination of tax records

    What's even more astonishing, is that the Department of Justice has refused to prosecite the perps. Washington Times: The Treasury Department has admitted for the first time that confidential tax records of several political candidates and cam...

  • July 16, 2013

    7 dead, hundreds injured in Egypt clashes

    After a few days breather, the Muslim Brotherhood continued their violent campaign to overturn the coup that removed President Morsi  from office. In clashes with police, 7 are dead and more than 262 were injured. The riots occurred just hours...

  • July 16, 2013

    New fad in Europe: Forced gender equality in board rooms

    Coming soon to a Democratic congress near you... Christian Science Monitor: Half a century after the European Union's Treaty of Rome sowed the seeds for gender equality in Europe, Ms. Lagarde's push for mandatory corporate board quotas for wom...

  • July 16, 2013

    Inflation jumps in June on increased fuel costs

    The "official" inflation rate jumped to 0.5% in June due to a spike in fuel costs, says the Labor Department. Bloomberg: The median forecast in a Bloomberg survey called for a 0.3 percent rise. The biggest advance in gasoline prices in four mon...

  • July 16, 2013

    House Dem wants investigation of Trayvon Martin death

    Because there might be a pony in that pile of manure somewhere, if we look hard enough. The Hill: Rep. Luis Gutierrez said last year's shooting death of the unarmed teenager and Saturday's verdict "undermines the rule of law, erodes community ...

  • July 15, 2013

    Angela Corey vs. Alan Dershowitz

    One of the side issues to the Zimmerman trial is the dishonest affidavit submitted by special prosecturo Angela Corey that led directly to Zimmerman's indictment. Alan Dershowitz called out Corey last year for failing to include exculpatory informa...

  • July 15, 2013

    Zimmerman lawyer says he'll move to sue NBC for libel

    George Zimmerman is preparing to resume their effort to sue NBC News for libel following the network's extraordinary breach of trust when they edited Zimmerman's 911 call to make him look like a trigger happy racist. Washington Post: Here's how NBC ...

  • July 15, 2013

    An inconvenient fact about the DOJ's civil rights case against Zimmerman

    There appears to be a major stumbling block to Eric Holder's attempt to charge George Zimmerman with violating Trayvon Martin's civil rights. The FBI determined he's not a racist. McClatchy: After interviewing nearly three dozen people in the...

  • July 14, 2013

    Israel targeted Russian missiles in Syria raid

    Israel carried out a raid last weekend on a warehouse full of Russian made anti-ship missiles. Tremendous explosions heard in the port city of Latakia at the time were thought to be the work of rebels. But a Pentagon source told the New York Times, i...

  • July 14, 2013

    Would George Zimmerman have been acquitted in every state?

    The Atlantic's Andrew Cohen raises some interesting questions: So the murder trial of George Zimmerman did not allow jurors to deliberate over the fairness of Florida's outlandishly broad self-defense laws. It did not allow them debate the virtues...

  • July 14, 2013

    Holder might not be done with Zimmerman yet

    After having just endured the enormous strain of a murder trial, Georgef Zimmerman's ordeal may not be over. The dissatisfaction and anger of the black community over the verdict could very well lead to Attorney General Eric Holder deciding to bring ...

  • July 14, 2013

    Who replaces Big Sis at DHS?

    National Journal has come up with a list of possible replacements for Janet Napolitano as secretary of the Department of Homeland Security. The one, big drawback that I see from the list is that it is made up almost entirely of white males. Given the...

  • July 14, 2013

    Legal experts conclude that prosecution in Zimmerman trial never proved its case

    The prosecution is coming under withering criticism from some legal experts for their handling of the Zimmerman case, with some believing that the second degree murder charge was unwarranted. Miami Herald: After five weeks of trial and 56 witnesses,...

  • July 14, 2013

    Breaking news: Sun rises in the east and Al Sharpton comments on Zimmerman trial

    Aren't people bored with how predictable this guy is? Politico: The Rev. Al Sharpton said Sunday that "clearly there are grounds for civil rights charges" after George Zimmerman, the neighborhood watch volunteer who killed Trayvon Martin was found...

  • July 13, 2013

    Here's a story of your government at work - when it's sleepwalking

    I've been following the doings of government for nearly 40 years and I've never seen the likes of this. The Fox affiliate in San Francisco, KTVU, was seeking confirmation of the names of the pilots from the Asiana plane crash so they called the Natio...

  • July 13, 2013

    Audio recording shows DoJ's gross interference in Zimmerman case

    On Thursday, Judicial Watch released documents showing that a little known office with the DoJ was sent to Samford, FL to gin up outrage against George Zimmerman and pressure local authorities to put him on trial. Yesterday, JW released an audio re...

  • July 13, 2013

    Texas pro-abortion protestors explained by one sign

    Pro-abortion  protestors in Texas planned some pretty unsavory tactics during the recent vote that approved a ban on abortion after 20 weeks. Texas officials have confirmed they confiscated 18 jars of feces, a jar of urine, and various femine ...

  • July 13, 2013

    How's that 'smart diplomacy' working out for ya?

    As opposed to that dumb bunny President Bush who never got anything right? Well, our brilliant striped pants crew at the State Department and the administration have managed to enrage both sides in the Egyptian political crisis. Both sides: Supp...

  • July 13, 2013

    Democratic Senate candidates and incumbents raking in the cash

    Vulnerable Democratic Senators as well as Democratic candidates for open seats had very strong fundraising numbers in the most recent quairter. The Hill: Senate Democrats kept up their brisk fundraising pace in the second quarter, putting themselve...

  • July 13, 2013

    So is abortion a 'women's health issue' or isn't it?

    Texas abortion rights activists want it all ways from Sunday. They want abortion to be seen as a women's health issue - but are screaming about the "restriction" that clinics have up to date surgical facilities. Abortion is, by any definition, an inv...

  • July 12, 2013

    Reid to go nuclear on executive branch employee votes

    To the great delight of his rabid base, Senate Majority Harry Reid is about to conduct a vote that would change Senate rules, the effect of which would be to allow for a simple majority to confirm executive branch employees. Politico: Majority Leade...

  • July 12, 2013

    6 in 10 Americans favor 20-week abortion ban

    A poll taken by Huffington Post reveals an overwhelming majority of Americans supporting a ban on abortion after 20 weeks. This isn't much of a surprise. But those who "strongly favor" the ban outnumber those who "strongly oppose" by a 2-1 margin. M...

  • July 12, 2013

    House GOP to consider DREAM Act legislation

    The House leadership is crafting a bill that would be similar to the Senate's DREAM Act provision, leading to an expedited path to citizenship for the children of illegal immigrants. The Hill: House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) and Judiciary ...

  • July 12, 2013

    Free Syrian Army declares war on Al-Qaeda

    What a mess. And Obama wants the US to get involved in this circus? Reuters: Syrian rebels said on Friday the assassination of one of their top commanders by al Qaeda-linked militants was tantamount to a declaration of war, opening a new front ...

  • July 12, 2013

    'Victory' for Boehner as House passes farm bill without food stamps

    Speaker John Boehner proved to the world that he still has enough support among Republicans in the House to pass a bill. The fact that the Senate won't touch the Farm Bill passed by the House and President Obama has threatened to veto it because the ...

  • July 12, 2013

    House to vote on Obamacare mandates

    Should the individual mandate be implemented on time? House leadership has scheduled a vote for next week to seek a delay in both the individual and employer mandates in Obamacare. Politico: "The president delayed Obamacare's employer mandate, b...

  • July 12, 2013

    Snowden to seek temporary asylum in Russia

    I guess he's tired of living in the international transit lounge at Moscow's airport. Besides, this may be his only way out. The Hill: Edward Snowden will ask Russia for temporary asylum, with the hope of eventually traveling to one of the Lati...

  • July 12, 2013

    Napolitano to step down as DHS secretary

    She once allowed the publication of a guide to terrorism thatidentified conservative groups like anti-abortion activists and constitutionalists as potential terrorists. She  made the term "man-caused disaster" synonomous with government stupidit...

  • July 11, 2013

    FOIA docs show Holder's Justice Department aided Zimmerman protests

    I know it won't do any good, but, for the record: Fire Eric Holder. Documents obtained through an FOIA request from the Department of Justice by Judicial Watch reveal that a little known unit deep inside DoJ was tasked with assisting community grou...

  • July 11, 2013

    Boehner splits food stamps from Farm Bill

    Given how far to House and Senate were apart on the issue of cuts in the SNAP program, Boehner decided to divide the Farm Bill by splitting off the food aid from the rest of the bill. The Hill: The House will vote Thursday on a new farm bill in ...

  • July 11, 2013

    How do you fight a silly rule? Pass a silly law

    Ordinarily I would roll my eyes at the prospect of government spending time to pass a law that defuinds schools who have a rule against fighting with imaginary guns. But thinking about it, I came to the conclusion that it would be the perfect antid...

  • July 11, 2013

    Tweet of the month

    Kansas Rep. Tim Huelskamp tweeted a 140 character gem yesterday: Most House Rs agree w/ most Senate Rs and Americans. Trusting Obama w/ border security is like trusting Bill Clinton w/ your daughter #tcot Naturally, there was outrage on the l...

  • July 11, 2013

    'Major development' in 50-year old Boston Strangler case

    "True Crime" afficionados are going to find this fascinating. Authorities in Boston have announced a press conference scheduled for today where they will reveal a "major development" that has occurred in the 50 year old Boston Strangler case. Assoc...

  • July 10, 2013

    Illinois becomes 50th state to enact concealed carry law

    Despite efforts by Democratic Governor Pat Quinn to gut the bill, the Illinois legislature overrode Quinn's amendatory veto and became the final state in the nation to approve conceal carry legislation. Associated Press: The Senate voted 41-17 in fa...

  • July 10, 2013

    GOP: Why not delay individual mandate, too?

    Indeed, why not? With employers given a repreive in being forced to offer insurance to their employees, why not do the same for the average American? Reuters: Congressional Republicans pressed President Barack Obama on Tuesday to delay a requireme...

  • July 9, 2013

    22 Al-Jazeera staff resign over coverage biased toward Muslim Brotherhood

    Can you imagine 22 MSNBC staff resigning due to the network's reputation as a White House shill? Or staff members quitting Fox because it's a mouthpiece for the GOP? Apparently, some media people are more honest than others. Business Insider: ...

  • July 9, 2013

    Perry in 2016? Texas governor declines to run for 4th term

    If it looks like a presidential candidate, sounds like a presidential candidate, and walks and talks like a presidential candidate...what do you think? Washington Post: Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R) announced Monday that he will not seek reelection ...

  • July 9, 2013

    White House has known for months that Obamacare won't work

    Some crackerjack reporting by National Journal's Margot Sanger-Katz, who details what the White House has been doing to try and implement Obamacare. Basically, they are stealthily streamlining the legislation, ignoring some provisions, delaying oth...

  • July 9, 2013

    It's official: Second largest employer in US is a temp agency

    The administration can be proud of its performance in creating jobs. The jobs report released last Friday show a couple of significant records that no other administration in history can match. Washington Examiner: Behind Wal-Mart, the second-larges...

  • July 9, 2013

    Oooops! IRS accidentally exposes tens of thousands of SS numbers

    In case you're wondering, the exposed social security numbers belong to...wait for it...transactions involving 527 groups. National Journal: Every so often, 527s have to file tax forms to the IRS, which then get added to a database. The database it...

  • July 9, 2013

    State Department employee implicated in sex for visa scam

    An embassy employee in Georgetown, Guyana has been implicated in a visa selling scam that included receiving sexual favors in exchange for the travel document. Daily Caller: The State Department acknowledged last week that one of its offici...

  • July 9, 2013

    US may pull all troops out of Afghanistan next year

    Afghan President Hamid Karzai is acting more and more like the last president of South Vietnam, Nguyen Van Thieu. This, from Thieu's obit in the New York Times in 2001: But a recently published book by Larry Berman, ''No Peace, No Honor: Nixon, K...

  • July 8, 2013

    Subway bureaucrats rip out flowers planted 'without permission'

    DC Metro bureaucrats ordered flowers planted at the Dupont Circle station  by the "Phantom Planter" ripped out because the performance artist didn't have permission to plant them. The story has some other permutations as well. Metro officials pr...

  • July 8, 2013

    Shades of Watergate: Break-in at law offices representing State Department whistleblower

    There was a break in over the weekend at the law firm that is representing a State Department whistleblower. The crime was caught on tape obtained by local Fox station KDFW. Foreign Policy: The firm Schulman & Mathias represents Aurelia Fedenis...

  • July 8, 2013

    Governor McDonnell's office denies his resignation is 'imminent'

    Aides to Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell are vigorously denying a story, originally reported by a respected Virginia blogger, that McDonnell is close to signing a plea deal with prosecutors that includes his resignation as governor. The site Bearin...

  • July 8, 2013

    Now it's Spitzer's turn for a 'second act'

    There's always a second act in American politics. And that goes double for New York city. Anthoiny Weiner whose obscene twitter photos cost him his seat in Congress is actually leading the race for New York city mayor. Now, former governor Elliot Spi...

  • July 8, 2013

    At least 43 dead as Egyptian army fires at protestors

    So much for the "bloodless coup" that overthrew President Morsi in Egypt. The army apparently opened fire on protestors that some reports say were praying in front of the army barracks where it is believed President Morsi is being held. New York ...

  • July 8, 2013

    Privacy group to file emergency petition with SCOTUS to halt NSA snooping

    Since Congress refuses to do anything about NSA surveillance programs, a privacy group headquartered in Washington will do it for them. The Hill: A Washington, D.C.-based privacy rights group confirmed to The Hill that they will file an emergency p...

  • July 8, 2013

    A look inside the September 11 museum

    There have been delays due to funding disputes, and Hurricane Sandy flooded the space with millions of gallons of water. But gradually, the National September 11 Memorial and Museum is taking shape. And this Wall Street Journal article details som...

  • July 7, 2013

    Government won't verify income claims for Obamacare subsidies

    What's worse is that, according to Forbes, the administration tried to bury the announcement that the government is going to trust people to be honest about their income when applying for Obamacare subsidies in the Federal Register. No formal announc...

  • July 7, 2013

    Confusion in Egypt over naming ElBaradei PM

    The new, military installed government of Egypt stumbled a bit yesterday. After the new President Adly Mansour's office announced the appointment of former UN atomic agency chairman Mohammed ElBaradei as prime minister, they had to backtrack on that ...

  • July 7, 2013

    Is the FISA Court more powerful than SCOTUS?

    The New York Times has a fairly shocking story about how the FISA Court has built up a body of secret law that has enabled the NSA and other intelligence agencies to gather massive amounts of data on citizens. The question raised by this revelation i...

  • July 7, 2013

    Mexican police chief killed with Fast and Furious rifle

    The Fast and Furious scandal has claimed another victim. This time, it's a police chief in Mexico that was gunned down with one of the rifles that was walked across the border and eventually ended up in the hands of one of the drug cartels. A high...

  • July 3, 2013

    Obamacare employer mandate delayed

    The section of Obamacare that forces businesses to insure their employees with government approved plans or pay penalties has been delayed for a year. The Hill: Delaying the requirement until 2015 is an enormous victory for businesses that had l...

  • July 3, 2013

    Farce ensues as rumor that Snowden was traveling with Bolivian leader proves false

    Evo Morales and the Bolivian government are livid - and they have every right to be. Some knucklehead - perhaps in the American government - passed on a rumor to several European countries that NSA leaker Edward Snowden was traveling in the Bolivian ...

  • July 3, 2013

    University student told to remove cross necklace by school official

    Even the diversity freaks believe this incident goes too far. Fox News: Audrey Jarvis, 19, a liberal arts major at the northern California university, said she had no choice but to seek a "religious accommodation" in order to wear the cross. H...

  • July 3, 2013

    DNI Clapper: Sorry I lied about NSA snooping

    Apology not accepted. The Hill: Director of National Intelligence James Clapper has apologized for a "clearly erroneous" statement he made to Congress over the National Security Agency's surveillance activities. In a letter to Senate Intellig...

  • July 3, 2013

    Lois Lerner wants full immunity for her testimony

    The IRS official at the center of the targeting controversy will testify before the House oversght committee as long as she gets full immunity from prosecution, one of her lawyers said yesterday. Lois Lerner, the former head of the exempt section o...

  • July 3, 2013

    Egyptian army ultimatum expires; Morsi defiant (Updated: Military ousts Morsi, suspends constitution)

    Both sides have pledged their blood to get their way so it looks like they are going to get their wish. The 3:00 PM deadline in Cairo has passed and President Moihammed Morsi is still in power. But for how long? Reports from Cairo say that arme...

  • July 2, 2013

    Putin denies Snowden sanctuary; Ecuador too

    Edward Snowden's ill advised request for asylum from Russia was turned down by Vladimir Putin because the NSA leaker wouldn't promise not to leak any more documents while on Russian soil. And I don't know what Vice President Biden said to Ecuador's P...

  • July 2, 2013

    Egypt's President Morsi headed for showdown with army

    Things just got a lot dicier in Egypt for President Mohammed Morsi and his Muslim Brotherhood government. A spokesman for the army read out a statement on national TV that threatened intervention in 48 hours unless Morsi could resolve the crisis. Mil...

  • July 2, 2013

    Doris Kearns Godwin ruins Gettysburg's 150th Commemoration

    I got a heads up on this speech by the liberal historian yesterday but couldn't find a transcript or even a video to blog about it. Breitbart has the shocking story; Godwin turned her speech into a rant about gay marriage and women's rights: She sai...

  • July 2, 2013

    Jeb Bush wants House GOP to vote on Senate immigration bill

    Saying that Republicans must cease being an "obstacle" to immigration reform, former Florida Governor Jeb Bush is urgiing the House GOP to schedule a vote on the Senate immigration opus and vote it up or down. The Hill: "Republicans have much in com...

  • July 2, 2013

    What's the world's weirdest language?

    This is a fascinating article in Foreign Policy of all places, that reports on a researcher who coded in 21 different factors releating to 239 different languages to come up with what he calls the "weirdest" language spoken in the world. Are you o...

  • July 1, 2013

    SCOTUS denies petition to halt same sex marriage in California

    It was a long shot going in, but some of the sponsors of California's Proposition 8 filed an emergency petition with the Supreme Court to block gay marriages in California until the judgment became official - approximately July 22.The circuit court h...

  • July 1, 2013

    Egypt's Morsi should be worried

    Whose side is the Egyptian army on? The Tahrir crowd roared approval when an army helicopter hovering overhead dropped Egyptian flags on the protesters. The military source said the move was intended to encourage patriotism and was not a gesture ...

  • July 1, 2013

    Washington Post admits Frankenquester largely a hoax

    Here we are, 90 days into the automatic spending cuts known as sequester and the doom and gloom predictions by the Obama administration have utterly failed to come to pass. The Washington Post reluctantly admits it: Before "sequestration" took effec...

  • July 1, 2013

    Catholic priest beheaded by Syrian rebels Obama wants to arm

    The link to the Catholic Online story about the beheading has a video of the gruesome act so be forewarned. But we should remind ourselves that it's very possible these same Syrian rebels will be the beneficiary of American arms in the next few weeks...

  • July 1, 2013

    No 'War on Coal' says Energy Secretary

    Oh, really? That will come as good news to the thousands of coal miners and others who work in the coal industry slated to lose their jobs because of EPA regs and Obama executive orders. Except the guy is full of horse manure. Of course there's a war...

  • July 1, 2013

    Soledad O'Brien to join Al-Jazeera

    If it's good enough for Larry King, it must be good enough for Soledad O'Brien. Ignoring the prospect of assisting a propaganda outlet, former CNN talking head Soledad O'Brien has become the latest American "journalist" to join the anti-American news...

  • June 30, 2013

    Sponsors of Proposition 8 ask SCOTUS to delay gay marriage in CA

    The sponsors of the anti-gay marriage Proposition 8 in California have filed an emergency petition with the Supreme Court seeking to halt same sex marriages in the state. LA Times: The petition says the decision by the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of App...

  • June 30, 2013

    NSA spied on EU offices

    This breathless report from the German newspaper Der Spiegel says the NSA "attacked" the offices of the EU by spying on them. Information obtained by SPIEGEL shows that America's National Security Agency (NSA) not only conducted online surveillance...

  • June 30, 2013

    Obama compares Nelson Mandela with George Washington

    President Obama, in speaking of critically ill former South African President Nelson Mandela, compared his stepping down as president of South Africa after one term to George Washington. ABC News: Later, when asked about his policy toward Africa, O...

  • June 30, 2013

    Pro-Morsi protestors in Egypt appear to gird for battle

    Carrying sticks and makeshift sheilds, supporters of Egyptian president Mohammed Morsi appear to be prepared for anything as massive crowds stream into historic Tahir Square for demonstrations that call for the ouster of the president. Reuters: E...

  • June 30, 2013

    Atheists unveil monument next to plaque listing the Ten Commandments

    These sorts of idiots give atheism a bad name. Associated Press: A group of atheists unveiled a monument to their nonbelief in God on Saturday to sit alongside a granite slab that lists the Ten Commandments in front of the Bradford County courthouse...

  • June 30, 2013

    Proof that Michael Jackson was, indeed, a monster

    We always suspected it. Deceased pop star Michael Jackson, who admitted to sleeping with children at his Neverland Ranch, has been exposed as a "serial pedophile" according to a report based on FBI files in the Sunday Mirror. The report claims that ...

  • June 29, 2013

    NFL brass make a liar out of Sebelius

    HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said earlier in the week that the NFL and "a variety of sports affiliates" had been "very actively and enthusiastically engaged" in planning to promote Obamacare. But according to the NFL, that's not entirely accurate....

  • June 29, 2013

    Marines on alert as Egypt ready to explode

    The Egyptian opposition to the US-backed Muslim Brotherhood government of President Morsi have scheduled a massive demonstration for Sunday that has the potential to turn violent. Because of President Obama's embrace of the unpopular Morsi, many Egyp...

  • June 29, 2013

    New Yorker cover features Sesame Street characters as gay

    Given the relentless news coverage of gay marriage over the last couple of days, you can be forgiven if you might begin to believe that gays are not an oppressed minority made up of less than 10% of the population, but actually a majority of the coun...

  • June 29, 2013

    Liberals get hysterical over plans by Tea Party group to march with unloaded guns in parade

    A small town in Colorado has been thrown into a tizzy by gun control supporters over the planned march in a 4th of July parade by a Tea Party group who are asking members to bring unloaded guns to demonstrate their committment to the Second Amendment...

  • June 29, 2013

    Paula Deen: Does the punishment fit the crime?

    This is the most bizarre example of political correctness run amuck that I can recall in a long time. Paula Deen, someone who I had never heard of before the controversy, said under oath that she had used the N-word in her life. Omigod - stop the...

  • June 29, 2013

    Ooops! Illinois pension crisis much worse than thought

    The state of Illinois has already been punished by the SEC for perpetrating securities fraud - misleading investors about problems with its pension system. Now it appears that the problems with their pension plans - the most severe in the nation - ar...

  • June 29, 2013

    Ten thousand re-enactors take part in 150th anniversary of Gettysburg

    Starting this weekend, the Gettysburg National Military Park will host dozens of events to commemorate the famous battle that took place July 1-3 in that small Pennsylvania town. One of the highlights will be a re-enactment of the battle featuring ...

  • June 28, 2013

    Senate approves immigration reform bill 68-32

    The Senate passed the immigration reform bill 68-32 on Thursday. Fourteen Republicans voted for the measure including: Republican Sens. John McCain (Ariz.), Lindsey Graham (S.C.), Marco Rubio (Fla.), Jeff Flake (Ariz.) - the four GOP authors of t...

  • June 28, 2013

    Former US general suspected in Stuxnet leak

    Retired Major Genearl James Cartwright, once the second ranking soldier in the nation, is being targeted by the US Justice Department in a leak investigation involving the Stuxnet virus. Reuters: NBC said Cartwright, once the second highest ranking...

  • June 28, 2013

    43% of uninsured don't know about Obamacare individual mandate

    We're about 90 days out from the official rollout of Obamacare when those who have no insurance can begin buying it through state exchanges. They will have another 90 days to purchase insurance, or sign up for Medicaid in their state before the IRS...

  • June 27, 2013

    Rep. Duckworth, Iraq war vet and double amputee, shames IRS contractor on fake disability

    AT News editor Ed Lasky sends this one along and it's a pip of a story. Democratic Representative Tammy Duckworth is an Iraq War vet and double amputee. An IRS contractor who claimed disability benefits and status from the VA because of a high scho...

  • June 27, 2013

    Palin supports primaries against Sens. Rubio, Ayotte

    It was probably going to happen anyway, but Sarah Palin just gave a healthy push to the drive to find a Republican alternative to Senators who support the immigration reform bill. Breitbart: Conservatives are getting ready for the 2014 and 2016 prim...

  • June 27, 2013

    Boehner tells House Republicans he won't bring Gang of Eight bill to the floor

    Jonathan Strong, a reporter for NRO, tweets that "Boehner just told Rs the House will not bring up the Senate immigration bill." This is a tactical move on Boehner's part, largely taken to head off a conservative revolt that would tear the party ap...

  • June 27, 2013

    Treasury audit: IRS targeted 292 tea party groups; 6 progressive groups

    Democrats have to change the narrative. After weeks of pushing back against charges that the IRS targeted conservative groups by saying that liberals were targeted too, the Treasury Department inspector general has released an audit showing that 292 ...

  • June 27, 2013

    Don't look now, but mortgage interest rates are on the rise

    As the housing market chugs ahead in a modest, but steady recovery, it was expected that eventually, home loans would become more expensive. Simply put, they couldn't remain at historic lows forever. Now mortgage giant Freddie Mac reports that mortga...

  • June 26, 2013

    The left's hysterical, over the top, exaggerated reaction to the SCOTUS voting rights decision

    Reading the hyperbolic reactions from the usual suspects on the left to the Supreme Court decision on the voting rights act yesterday, you would think Jim Crow is making a comeback. Are lunch counters to be resegregated? Is the poll tax going to ...

  • June 26, 2013

    The new hip, cool Obamacare

    This will probably work. If I were young and the Obama administration created a marketing campaign for Obamacare that made it cool and hip, I would have fallen for it myself. The Hill: Administration officials have a daunting task in the weeks a...

  • June 26, 2013

    Markey tops Gomez in MA special election

    Rep. Edward Markey cruised to victory in the Massachusetts special election to fill the unexpired term of Secretary of State John Kerry. Markey got 55% of the vote while his GOP challenger, former Navy SEAL Gabriel Gomez received 45%. Politico: His ...

  • June 26, 2013

    First quarter growth revised downward to anemic 1.8%

    The Obama Recovery continues to impress - with how pathetically weak it is. LA Times: The U.S. economy struggled even more than originally thought in the first three months of the year, growing at an anemic 1.8% annual rate, the Commerce Departmen...

  • June 25, 2013

    Border security amendment to immigration bill passes key test

    A vote to bring the so-called border security amendment to the Senate floor for debate passed easily on Monday night, clearing the way for a cloture vote on the entire reform measure scheduled for Thursday: The Hill: The Senate voted Monday to a...

  • June 25, 2013

    Does it matter that Snowden took Booze-Allen job to gather NSA data?

    Edward Snowden may be either the most selfless patriot in American history, or a spy working for a foreign government. Or he may be a confused, muddle-headed idealist. Take your pick. I've given up trying to figure this guy out. USA Today: The event...

  • June 25, 2013

    In Lebanon, the return of the militias

    During the 15 year Lebanese civil war, rival militias representing Sunni, Shiite, Druze, and Christians fought for control of the city of Beirut. It was a bloody, destructive civil war and it only ended when there was virtually nothing left to fight ...

  • June 25, 2013

    3/4 of Americans live paycheck-to-paycheck

    A nation living beyond its means or is it something having to do with changes in the economy? The bottom line is Americans aren't saving much money, don't put money away for a rainy day, and are living "hand to mouth" as they used to say with 76% liv...

  • June 25, 2013

    SCOTUS strikes down key voting rights provision

    At first blush, this decision by the Supreme Court in the case of Shelby County v Holder would indicate a big victory for opponents of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Justices struck down the formula used by the Department of Justice to determine whic...

  • June 25, 2013

    Issa subpoenas 4 State Department officials on Benghazi

    Rep. Darrell Issa, Chairman of the House Oversight Committee, is not finished with his investigation into events surrounding the Benghazi scandal. He has issued subpoenas to 4 officials in the State Department who may have direct knowledge of events ...

  • June 25, 2013

    WH climate advisor: 'A war on coal is exactly what's needed'

    Sure. Why not? It's not his job that's going to be lost. Not his family that might go hungry. Not his life's work up in smoke because Obama has an animus toward fossil fiuels. Weekly Standard: Daniel P. Schrag, a White House climate adviser and dire...

  • June 24, 2013

    China, Russia accused of helping Snowden flee Hong Kong

    Is Edwward Snowden a spy working for China? Or Russia? Or both? Don't think so? Neither do I. But whether either of those two countries - or some other country - helped Snowden get out of Hong Kong and find his way to Russia and then Ecuador is open ...

  • June 24, 2013

    Where's Edward Snowden?

    The Russian Aeroflot pasenger jet on which NSA leaker Edward Snowden had booked a flight to Cuba departed Moscow today - without Edward Snowden. Associated Press: An Aeroflot representative who wouldn't give her name told The Associated Press that ...

  • June 24, 2013

    Pakistan plans to try ex-dictator Musharraf for treason

    The jumble that is Pakistani politics just got more confusing - and dangerous - today s Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif announced he plans to put former military dictator Pervez Musharraf on trial for treason. Musharraf, who returned from exile a few mon...

  • June 24, 2013

    Transgender first grader wins right to use girl's restroom at school

    No commentary necessary from me. The story speaks for itself - and is an allegory on modern America. CNN: A transgender first-grader who was born a boy but identifies as a girl has won the right to use the girls' restroom at her Colorado school. T...

  • June 24, 2013

    Supreme Court punts in affirmative action case

    Deciding not to decide - it's a way for the Supreme Court to deal with a contentious issue by awaiting more clarifying opinions from the lower courts. In a 7-1 decision regarding the closely watched affirmative action case Fisher v. University of T...

  • June 23, 2013

    Some icon of liberty: Snowden leaves Hong Kong for Moscow with Cuba as possible destination

    Edward Snowden, the man who leaked NSA suveillance programs because he was concerned that they violated American's privacy, slipped the leash in Hong Kong and headed for that bastion of civil liberties - Russia. Possible final destinations include ...

  • June 23, 2013

    Pelosi heckled at nutroots convention

    House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi really heard it from her base at the Netroots Convention when she tried to defend the indefensible; the NSA surveillance programs. Politico: "People on the far right are saying oh, this is the fourth term of Presi...

  • June 23, 2013

    'Syrian civil war' no longer about who runs Syria

    The Washington Post reports that "waves" of Egyptian Sunni Muslims are pouring into the Sinai to fight the Hezb'allah/Iran/Assad forces in Syria. Meanwhile, Shiite preachers in Iraq are urging their young men to join with Assad's army to battle the S...

  • June 23, 2013

    Massachusetts Dems confident going into Tuesday's Senate election

    Overconfident, perhaps? While all the polls show Democratic Rep. Ed Markey with a 4-8 point lead over GOP challenger Gabriel Gomez, this is a special election where turnout is going to be less than 25%. This will negate the huge registration advantag...

  • June 23, 2013

    Reid: Immigration bill will be 'finished by recess'

    Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid says that he expects the immigration reform bill to be done by the 4th of July recess. That doesn't give opponents very much time to bring pressure to bear on GOP Senators to opppose the bill. Reid has scheduled a vo...

  • June 23, 2013

    Hastings conspiracy stories won't die

    There's a very good reason that conspiracy theories about the death of journalist Michael Hastings aren't going to die anytime soon. Too many things aren't adding up, and now evidence has emerged that Hastings was the target of an FBI probe - probabl...

  • June 22, 2013

    Snowden charged with espionage

    The federal government formally charged Edward Snowden with espionage and theft of government property for leaking top secret deails of US surveillance programs. CNN: The United States has asked Hong Kong, where Snowden is believed to be in hiding,...

  • June 22, 2013

    Government assumes a lot when targeting persons overseas for surveillance

    The Washington Post has a companion story to the Guardian's revelations about FISA secret warrants that reveals additional details of just how much discretion is allowed by the FISA court when the US targets someone for surveillance: It issues a c...

  • June 22, 2013

    How much are we paying for Obama's trip to Africa?

    It's a secret that's being guarded better than information on the NSA surveillance programs. Just how much are taxpayers ponying up for Obama's trip to Africa? Washington Times: The price tag, Mr. Rhodes added, is outside of the White House's cont...

  • June 22, 2013

    Muslim Brotherhood with show of force in Egypt's streets

    They came from many parts of Egypt, most of them bused to the rally in support of Islamist President Morsi, and declared their allegiance to the president and Sharia law. AFP: Tens of thousands of Egyptian Islamists gathered for a show of strength ...

  • June 22, 2013

    Bloomberg's gun control website registered to New York city

    New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg's anti-gun group Mayors Against Illegal Guns, is registered to the city of New York and is run using city staff and city servers. Politico: Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE ...

  • June 21, 2013

    House votes down Farm Bill

    This is something of a shocker because the GOP leadership in the House put everything they had into passing it. But in the end, 64 Republicans joined all but 24 Democrats in voting against the massive trillion dollar farm bill. Most farmers will not ...

  • June 21, 2013

    NSA procedures allow the government to use data 'inadvertently' collected without a warrant

    Two things of note in this exclusive by the Guardian newspaper on the procedures followed by the NSA in collecting data from "non-US persons" as well as the accidental collection of communications from US citizens. First, as leaker Snowden observed, ...

  • June 21, 2013

    One million in Brazil's streets protesting against government

    Brazil's cabinet is meeting in emergency session today as about one million Brazilains took to the streets to protest against everything from hikes in public transportation fees to the $26 billion the government is spending on two major sporting even...

  • June 21, 2013

    Granting asylum to illegal immigrants because of climate change?

    This is nutty. And the basis for this amendment to the immigration bill is unproven, and, in fact, an impossibility. Senator Brian Schatz's (D-HI) filed an amendment for the immigration bill Wednesday that would allow stateless people in the U.S. t...

  • June 21, 2013

    Obama to talk to sham privacy board about NSA snooping

    The Hill has the  background on the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (PCLOB), a group that was created 8 years ago and just last month sawit's 5th and final member confirmed. Does this sound like a sham to you? The panel was first s...

  • June 21, 2013

    How much do liberals hate George W. Bush?

    The headline on the far left website Raw Story shows how much liberals hate George W. Bush: "Revealed: Bush ancestor was heavily invested in kidnapping Africans into slavery." For the record, it was his great, great, great, great grandfather. So, o...

  • June 20, 2013

    Say goodbye to the coal industry

    The White House is ready to solve the global warming crisis. I know you're relieved to hear that. It was probably right at the top of a list of things that keep you awake at night. Unfortunately, if you work in the coal industry, you now have someth...

  • June 20, 2013

    Tentative deal reached in Senate on enhanced border security

    Republicans in the Senate are running out of excuses to vote against immigration reform. A tentative deal has been reached on border security that would go a long way toward meeting the concerns of nervous GOP Senators and may even convince some Repu...

  • June 19, 2013

    How bad are our college teacher education programs?

    A report from a group called the National Council on Teacher Quality has shocked the educational establishment and set off a firestorm of criticism. The report judges as "mediocre" college teacher education programs in the US with some schools gettin...

  • June 19, 2013

    'Audit the IRS' Tea Party rally set for today on Capitol Hill

    The Tea Party stars will be out this afternoon on the west lawn of the Capitol building when tens of thousands are expected to attend a rally protesting IRS targeting of conservative groups. "Audit the IRS' rally will feature notable speakers like Gl...

  • June 19, 2013

    Senate rejects border fence amendment to immigration bill

    This vote on an amendment by South Dakota Senator John Thune, that would have tied the legalization of immigrants to construction of at least 350 miles of border fencing should cause Senators like Rubio and Graham to reject the entire reform package....

  • June 19, 2013

    Bill Ayers says Obama should be tried for 'war crimes'

    He also said that Obama gets an 'F-minus' for his presidency. But Ayers had to be prodded to include Obama in his list of presidents who should be tried for "terrorism." Mediaite: Sitting down for an episode of RealClearPolitics' "Morning Commute," ...

  • June 19, 2013

    House passes late term abortion ban

    You would think after the Gosnell trial, the vote would have been unanimous. Instead, Democrats called the ban on abortions after 20 weeks an attack on women's and reproductive rights. The Hill: The House voted Tuesday to impose a nationwide ban on ...

  • June 19, 2013

    Three Obamabots show up for gun control 'rally' in CA

    Obama's Organizing for Action (formerly known as "Organizing for America") decided to help their hero by holding a gun control rally in San Bernandino, CA. Exactly three people showed up. But do you think that deterred these Obamabots? Not in the s...

  • June 19, 2013

    Karzai to boycott talks with Taliban

    It seems that Afghan president Hamid Karzai is a little upset that the Taliban prefers talking to the US as opposed to negotiating with his gracious and upstanding government. Karzai better get used to this kind of treatment; we're leaving and we're ...

  • June 18, 2013

    Western media swoons over new 'moderate' Iranian leader

    If it weren't so pathetic, it would be comical. Headline from the Guardian: "Iran has changed course. Now the US must do the same." New York Times: "From Inner Circle of Iran, a Pragmatic Victor" NPR: "Iran Elects Moderate Cleric Hasan Rouhani ...

  • June 18, 2013

    Mixed bag in SCOTUS ruling on AZ voter registration

    Most media outlets are trumpeting the decision by the Supreme Court to strike down the state of Arizona's requirement that proof of citizenship be supplied when registering to vote as a "victory" for those who believe it a burden to prove your right ...

  • June 17, 2013

    The shooting gallery that is Chicago

    Chicago: How did the poet Carl Sandburg put it? HOG Butcher for the World, Tool Maker, Stacker of Wheat, Player with Railroads and the Nation's Freight Handler; Stormy, husky, brawling, City of the Big Shoulders: He might have added, "Shooting g...

  • June 17, 2013

    NSA spied on Russian President during G20 summit last year

    What makes this a story is that it is a non-story. Who the hell else is the NSA supposed to spy on but the Russian government? Some of the reaction to NSA surveillance is getting ridiculous. It reminds me of the reason then Secretary of State Henry ...

  • June 17, 2013

    DNI says NSA can't listen to communications without a warrant

    One of the problems with reporting on secret programs is that they're, well, secret. And my blog yesterday on Rep. Jerold Nadler's claim that low level NSA analysts don't need a warrant to listen to the phone calls of American citizens turns out to h...

  • June 17, 2013

    That thud you hear is Obama's approval rating hitting the floor

    All sorts of bad news in this CNN poll for Obama - a poll that has consistently shown the president's approval numbers better than almost any other pollster. Obama's approval dropped 8 points in the last month. But some of the cross tabs should worry...

  • June 17, 2013

    DC IRS supervisor oversaw tea party vetting in 2010

    The IRS scandal has taken a back seat in the last couple of weeks as all the media oxygen has been sucked up by the NSA revelations. But House investigators are making steady progress in unraveling what actuall happened - as opposed to the IRS narr...

  • June 17, 2013

    Russia won't allow no-fly zones in Syria

    It's not a surprise that Russia has put its foot down and told the US that it won't allow any no-fly zones in Syria. What might be surprising is that threat doesn't alter the administration's plans to protect it's training areas for Syrian rebels....

  • June 16, 2013

    Iran sending 4,000 troops in support of Assad regime

    For every action, there is an equal, and opposite reaction. This is true in physics as well as foreign policy. When it became clear that President Obama would increase our assistance to the Syrian rebels, the terrorist group Hezb'allah pre-empted t...

  • June 16, 2013

    Oh yes they are listening to our phone calls, Barry

    Shocking revelation from Capitol Hill where it was revealed at a Judiciary Committee hearing that the NSA can listen to the content of domestic phone calls of American citizens without a warrant. Further, the decision to listen to those calls can be ...

  • June 16, 2013

    14-year old boy faces 1 year in jail for wearing NRA T-shirt

    According to this story from WTRF.com, the young man is lucky he's not facing charges of "making a terrorist threat." I'm not kidding. The trouble started when Jared Marcum came to school wearing an NRA T-Shirt. When told to change it, he refused...

  • June 15, 2013

    Senators ditch NSA briefing to catch flights home

    Glad to see so many of our lawmakers have their priorities straight. The Hill: A recent briefing by senior intelligence officials on surveillance programs failed to attract even half of the Senate, showing the lack of enthusiasm in Congress for le...

  • June 15, 2013

    WH thinks $100 million Obama trip to Africa a real bargain

    I understand now how supposedly intelligent people can say the dumbest things. No, it's not that many administration officials were dropped on their heads as infants, although we might want to check on some OMB employees to make sure. I think it'...

  • June 15, 2013

    It's official: Iran will elect a 'moderate' president

    Businessweek calls him a "reformist." Most other media outlets are calling presidential candidate Hassan Rohani a "moderate." I suppose when the mainstream is made up of clerical fascists, anyone with an ounce of sanity might be considered "modera...

  • June 15, 2013

    Panetta role in divulging classified info to film maker scrubbed from final report

    A final report on the Pentagon's contacts with Hollywood on the film "Zero Dark Thirty" has been scrubbed to cover up the fact that former defense secretary Leon Panetta was responsible for serious leaks about the Bin Laden raid to the film's screenw...

  • June 14, 2013

    Obama says Syria crossed 'red line' and will arm rebels

    The Obama administration has caved in to hawks in Congress and his administration and will arm the Syrian rebels after the US determined that President Assad crossed a red line by ising chemical weapons. The UN, our NATO allies, and most of the wor...

  • June 14, 2013

    Bill Clinton's memory loss on Rwanda genocide

    In criticizing President Obama's Syria policy, former president Bill Clinton demonstrated a selective memory: "You just think how lame you'd be ... suppose I had let a million people, two million people be refugees out of Kosovo, a couple hundred t...

  • June 14, 2013

    Iranians in sham presidential election

    The Iranians insist that everything is on the up and up as far as the presidential election being held today is concerned. But the government controls every aspect of the vote; ballots, ballot boxes, precincts, and, of course, the count. And Irania...

  • June 14, 2013

    Hiding in plain sight: SS commander living in MN since 1949

    A former commander of Hitler's dreaded SS has been discovered living in Minnesota since 1949, the AP is reporting. A top commander of a Nazi SS-led unit accused of burning villages filled with women and children lied to American immigration offici...

  • June 14, 2013

    Are you flying your flag today?

    Today, June 14 is flag day. It is a day set aside to honor our national standard and what it represents. The many millions who have fought under the stars and stripes need not be reminded of why it's important to honor the flag. And for the rest of u...

  • June 13, 2013

    Why the GOP really is 'The Stupid Party'

    Being a RINO has its advantages. I can slam Republicans when they are doing something stupid and not care about being called a "traitor." Since I'm already a traitor, my critics have to come up with another epithet to sling at me. But the Republicans...

  • June 13, 2013

    Clinton breaks with Obama on Syria

    Bill Clinton implied that President Obama was "a total fool" for not acting more forcefully in Syria. Speaking at a closed door meeting of John McCain's think tank, Clinton gave a harsh assessment of our policy in Syria, although he softened his crit...

  • June 12, 2013

    FBI requests for data on Americans up 1000% since 2009

    Not surprising given recent revelations about the NSA, but as Michael Isikoff points out, the massive increase in requests for business records by the FBI under a provision in the Patriot Act, represents a sea change in the government's attitude towa...

  • June 12, 2013

    This will make you feel better about NSA getting warrants from the FISA court to spy on Americans

    Gee...for a moment there I was worried. But then, we were reminded that the NSA internet surveillance program PRISM only targets foreigners and the spooks need a warrant from a secret FISA court judge to do otherwise. It's nice to know our constitu...

  • June 12, 2013

    Country formerly run by Nazis accuses US of using 'Stasi tactics'

    Yes, I am going there. If the Germans want to know when the world will "forget" that the overwhelming majority of them supported Adolf Hitler, the answer is never. Thus, they have zero moral standing to be criticizing anyone or any other country when...

  • June 12, 2013

    Bi-partisan Senate vote opens the door for immigration reform debate

    Well, this isn't very encouraging. The Hill: Comprehensive immigration reform legislation passed a significant hurdle Tuesday when the Senate voted overwhelmingly to begin consideration of the lightning-rod bill. Thirty Republicans, including...

  • June 12, 2013

    'Keep your faith to yourself,' says IRS to pro-life group

    Except when we want to know the content of your prayers. Mary Katherine Ham: A pro-life legal group, Alliance Defending Freedom, released audio today of a 2012 phone call between an IRS agent and the head of a Texas pregnancy counseling group. D...

  • June 12, 2013

    Members of Congress denied access to secrets they are entitled to know

    It's no wonder that the NSA surveillance programs came as a big surprise to so many members of Congress. The Hill: A top member on the House Intelligence Committee suggested this week that it's easy for his colleagues to see classified documents. "...

  • June 11, 2013

    Sunni-Shiite divide in Syria may spark wider Middle East war

    Lebanon's multi-religious society has become a tinderbox since Hezb'allah, who dominate the government, announced their military assistance to President Assad in Syria. But the Sunni-Shiite divide in Lebanon is only a microcasm of what is occurring e...

  • June 11, 2013

    Intelligence agencies assess damage done by leaks

    There are some who believe that US national security was not harmed at all by the leaking of two classified surveillance program. There are even some who believe that the surveillance programs weren't tracking terrorists, but rather spying on Obama's...

  • June 11, 2013

    Senator Feinstein calls leak 'treason'

    I was surprised by Feinstein's vehement condemnation of leaker Snowden. If anyone knows the nuts and bolts of the surveillance programs, it's the chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee and her stinging rebuke makes me think there's more to tha...

  • June 11, 2013

    Senate passes trillion dollar farm bill

    The Senate passed a massive farm bill that will cost nearly a trillion dollars over the next 10 years, with a token $24 billion "cut" from President Obama's request. New York Times: "The Senate today voted to support 16 million American jobs, to sa...

  • June 11, 2013

    Obamacare to increase premiums in Ohio 88%

    The increase will be on plans that people buy individually. It's estimated that about 15 million of these policies will be purchased as many businesses will be dropping their group coverage and forcing their employees to buy it on their own. These ...

  • June 11, 2013

    Obama gives in and stops fighting age limit on 'morning after' pill

    It was probably a losing battle anyway. The courts seem determined to allow 12 and 13 year old girls to purchase the morning after pill so the Department of Justice threw in the towel yesterday. Reuters: The Obama administration will scrap ag...

  • June 10, 2013

    Edward Snowden: Hero? Or Traitor?

    You've probably heard by now that the man responsible for the NSA leaks of surveillance programs is a 29-year old high school dropout who was a contract worker for the NSA, Edward Snowden. Snowden is being lionized by both left and right -- at leas...

  • June 10, 2013

    NSA in 2000: Hey kids! Let's 'rethink' the Fourth Amendment

    It's such a comfort to know that our intelligence agencies are so sensitive to constitutional rights. Politico: The National Security Agency pushed for the government to "rethink" the Fourth Amendment when it argued in a classified memo that it nee...

  • June 10, 2013

    Expansion of Medicaid under Obamacare a failure

    Designers of Obamacare and the administration all predicted confidently - even after the Supreme Court ruled that states could not be forced to expand Medicaid - that even Republican states would fall in line eventually. After all, the reasoning went...

  • June 10, 2013

    Look who's running for Congress - Again

    Being a Congressman is such a lousy job, you wonder why politicians spend so much money and make such a herculean effort to get there - and stay there. Hours are brutal, forget any semblance of family life, constituents are ignorant and a pain in the...

  • June 9, 2013

    NSA pulls in data from 50 companies

    Marc Ambinder is reporting that the NSA internet surveillance program mines the data from at least 50 companies, including major credit card corporations, as part of the PRISM program. From the different types of data, including their credit card p...

  • June 9, 2013

    Europeans angry about monitoring programs

    Europeans are apparently very touchy about the idea that any of their citizens could have been targeted by the NSA surveillance programs and are none too happy with the revelations. Reuters: Europe, which lacks internet giants of its own, has...

  • June 9, 2013

    US soldier told not to read conservative authors

    When you join the military, you give up a lot of things others take for granted. But one thing you should not give up are your constitutional liberties. I have no idea if the military can order a soldier not to read certain authors,. I suspect not ...

  • June 9, 2013

    Jury selection begins tomorrow in Trayvon Martin case

    It's been more than a year since Trayvon Martin's death and the case is finally going to trial. Selection for the six-person jury begins on Monday with court watchers saying the trial should last from 4-8 weeks. Reuters: "They're going to have a...

  • June 9, 2013

    Are voters OK with government surveillance?

    In the abstract, apparently yes. But specifically, it's clearly a matter of "don't mess with me": To hear the outrage, you'd think the public was in revolt that the government is reading their email and monitoring their phone calls. In reality, the...

  • June 9, 2013

    Sources drying up for Washington reporters on national security

    For President Obama: Mission accomplished. Politico: In conversations with POLITICO, national security reporters and watchdogs said they already have seen increased caution from government sources following revelations that the DOJ had subpoenaed...

  • June 9, 2013

    Fed study shows tax increases, not spending cuts, are slowing the economy

    This should cause a few heads to explode on the left. Washington Examiner: In fact, the San Francisco Fed reports that "federal fiscal policy was unusually expansionary during the Great Recession" thanks largely to the "American Recovery and Reinv...

  • June 8, 2013

    Dem Senator disputes Obama's statement that Congress was briefed on NSA surveillance

    In his statement defending the NSA telephone surveillance program, President Obama said that every member of Congress had been briefed. That statement was challenged by one Democratic Senator who said he had to get special permission in order to vi...

  • June 8, 2013

    Internet surveillance foiled NY terrorist plot - or did it?

    An anonymous US government source claims that internet surveillance helped thwart a plot to bomb the New York city subway system. But Buzzfeed is reporting that public documents contradict that claim. Reuters: A secret U.S. intelligence pro...

  • June 8, 2013

    Upset brewing in Massachusetts Senate race?

    In a special election, anything can happen. And since the GOP has an attractive candidate running for the Senate seat formerly held by John Kerry, an upset may be in the offing. One poll shows a statistical dead heat between the Democratic candidate ...

  • June 8, 2013

    Homeschool enrollment explodes

    Absolutely no one I know is satisfied with the education their children are getting in public schools. But most of the people I talk to with young kids have two parents that work full time outside the house and are unable to homeschool their children...

  • June 7, 2013

    NSA, FBI mining data directly from 9 tech giants

    This is far more serious than the NSA phone records flap and as a political matter, Capitol Hill is going to explode this morning in outrage. A program that taps directly into the servers of 9 of the largetst tech companies in order to retrieve dat...

  • June 7, 2013

    Christie names his Attorney General as caretaker Senator

    New Jersey Governor Chris Christie named his Attorney General, Jeffrey Chiesa, to serve in the US Senate until a special election is held in October to fill out the term of deceased Senator Frank Lautenberg. NJ.com: Chiesa said he won't seek electio...

  • June 7, 2013

    Rangel: GOP's demise will come 'soon.'

    Disgraced Congressman Charles Rangel provided some inadvertent comedy yesterday when he told a reporter for ABC News that the end of the Republican party was in sight. The Grand Old Party will collapse in the near future, veteran Congressman Charlie...

  • June 7, 2013

    Economy continues to sputter along; only 175,000 jobs added in May

    I was going to quote from the New York Times article on the May unemployment report, but reading it, you would think that everything is just peachy and only going to get better. Oh heck, just for fun, here's an example of what I mean: In a New Y...

  • June 6, 2013

    National Security Agency collecting phone records of millions of Americans

    The National Security Agency is collecting communication records of millions of American citizens under a court order signed by a judge sitting on the FISA court. The order pertains to a subisidiary of Verizon, but it is suspected that all major US c...

  • June 6, 2013

    IRS officials in Washington may have directed targeting program

    The Wall Street Journal is reporting that employees at the Cincinnati office of the IRS who were responsible for vetting organizations for tax exempt designation have told congressional investigators that they were being directed by higher ups workin...

  • June 6, 2013

    'These are the boys of Pointe du Hoc'

    June 6, 1984. On the 40th anniversary of the D-Day invasion, President Ronald Reagan stood on the very spot where a single battalion of Army Rangers scaled a bluff under fire in order to silence guns that were harrassing troops landing on Omaha Beach...

  • June 6, 2013

    Administration defends NSA communications dragnet

    The defense is "off the record" but since the program is top secret, this is likely the definitive word from the White House on the matter. The Hill: An administration official defended the collection of data as a "critical tool in protecting the n...

  • June 6, 2013

    In Obama administration, Hollywood trumps national security

    Former CIA Director Leon Panetta revealed classified information on the raid that killed Osama Bin Laden in a speech during his time as director, an inspector general's report confirmed. Politico: Former CIA Director Leon Panetta revealed the name o...

  • June 5, 2013

    Michelle Obama threatens to leave DNC fundraiser unless heckler shuts up

    Michelle Obama's response to an LGBT heckler at a fundraising speech for the DNC had the virtue of never having been tried before to my knowledge. After telling the audience "one of the things I don't do well is this," she threatened to leave if the ...

  • June 5, 2013

    LGBT community backs 18 yr old lesbian arrested for having sex with girl, 14

    It doesn't matter whether the 18 year old woman arrested for having sex with a 14 year old teammate from her basketball squad is a lesbian or stratight. That is not the issue. What matters is the law and the nauseating double standard of most of the ...

  • June 5, 2013

    GOP upset with Christie's Senate decision

    And well they should be. Already at a nearly 2-1 registration disadvantage with a left-leaning group of independent voters, Republicans feel that Governor Chris Christie's decision to hold a special election in October to fill out the term of the dec...

  • June 5, 2013

    If Assad survives, Hezb'allah will reap the benefits

    It's hard to overstate the importance of Hezb'allah's intervention in the Syrian civil war. The Lebanese terrorist group had never deployed beyond the borders of their tiny country, and by joining the Assad regime in trying to squash the rebellion, t...

  • June 4, 2013

    IRS victims to testify at hearing today

    Six conservative groups are scheduled to appear before the House Ways and Means Committee today to testify about their experiences with the IRS in trying to get tax exempt status for their organizations. The Hill: The Ways and Means hearing on Tuesd...

  • June 4, 2013

    Dems to embrace Obamacare in 2014?

    Politico calls it a "high-wire public relations" strategy. I call it "political suicide." Scarred by years of Republican attacks over Obamacare, with more in store next year, Democrats have settled on an unlikely strategy for the 2014 midterms: ...

  • June 4, 2013

    Christie's decision on successor for Lautenberg could boost GOP chances in 2014

    In point of fact, Christie may have the option of not appointing an interim successor to the deceased Senator Frank Lautenberg. As Nate Silver points out, he may declare a special election for 2013 with the winner forced to run in 2014 as well. That...

  • June 4, 2013

    DoJ sends letter defending Holder on perjury charge

    You knew that they'd find a way to parse what the AG said that would make it seem he was telling the truth when he told the House Judiciary Committee that he had nothing to do with the subpoenas of journalists and was unaware that Fox News reporter J...

  • June 3, 2013

    IRS spent $50 million on conferences over the last two years

    A Treasury Department Inspector General's report expected to be released tomorrow will reveal that the IRS spent about $50 million on conferences and meetings over the last two years Associated Press: The conference spending included $4 milli...

  • June 3, 2013

    Issa claims tea party targeting probably directed from Washington

    The Chairman of the House Oversight Committee, Rep. Darrell Issa, told CNN that interviews committee staff conducted with low level IRS employees at the Cincinnati office pointed to direction for the IRS Washington office. Reuters: "This is a ...

  • June 3, 2013

    War of words escalates between Issa and White House

    Rep. Darrell Issa didn't mince any words when describing White House press secretary Jay Carney yesterday: It began when Issa told Crowley that the White House was misleading the public about the extent of the IRS controversy.   "Their paid l...

  • June 3, 2013

    Rubio immigration reform proposal sees Congress in charge of border security

    There's a lot wrong with the Senate version of immigration reform, but even one of its strongest proponents, Senator Marco Rubio, believes the section on border security is inadequate. Rubio is shopping a proppsed amendment to the bill that would tak...

  • June 3, 2013

    New Jersey Senator Frank Lautenberg dead at 89

    Five term New Jersey Senator Frank Lautenberg has died at a hospital in New York. New York Times: Frank R. Lautenberg, who fought the alcohol and tobacco industries and promoted Amtrak as a five-term United States senator from New Jersey, died Mo...

  • June 3, 2013

    25 people shot in NY city in the last 48 hours

    Because gun control being pushed by Mayor Bloomberg works so well in his city. NY Daily News: Violence surged like the mercury Sunday, with three more fatalities from gun violence -- and eight others wounded in shootings -- bringing the total num...

  • June 3, 2013

    Survey shows that up to 2/3 of uninsured don't know if they'll buy insurance

    I wonder how many of them realize that if they don't buy insurance, they're going to be hit with a big fine from the IRS? The poll, conducted by InsuranceQuotes.com, also found a lot of skepticism about Obamacare: And less than half of those in the...

  • June 3, 2013

    Schumer: Immigration bill will pass by July 4

    Not sure about the prognostication skills of New York Senator Chuck Schumer, but the Democrat made what appears to be a guarantee that the immigration reform bill that will be introduced in the Senate this week will pass by July 4. The Hill: Sen...

  • June 3, 2013

    What it will take for the GOP to win over young people

    Another post mortem on the election? Yes, but this one comes from the College Republican National Committee and it is absolutely brutal on the party. Politico: Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE ...

  • June 2, 2013

    House Judiciary Committee 'very concerned' about Holder perjury

    The chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, Virginia Congressman Bob Goodlatte, told Fox News that the committee was looking into the possibility that Attorney General Eric Holder committed perjury when he denied under oath he had anything to do w...

  • May 31, 2013

    Former Chicago gang leader, now congressman, racially smears US senator

    Rep. Bobby Rush, a former leader in the Black Panther street gang in Chicago, called Illinois Senator Mark Kirk's propsal to fight gang violence "an elitist white boy solution" in remarks made to the Chicago Sun-Times. Kirk and Democratic Senator Dic...

  • May 31, 2013

    How to get ahead in the IRS bureaucracy

    Do what your told and keep your head down. Examiner: President Obama may have promised "to hold the responsible parties accountable" for the Internal Revenue Service targeting of conservative non-profit groups, but one of the agents at the center ...

  • May 31, 2013

    84% of Brits in online poll want ban on handguns lifted

    That result is from a Daily Telegraph poll on what "private bills" the British public would like to see passed. The Blaze: The United Kingdom is often held up as a successful example of gun control by those on the left.  But a recent poll by th...

  • May 31, 2013

    DoJ places a chill on criticism of Islam

    Yes, but you can still dunk a crucifix in a jar of urine and have that considered "art": Judicial Watch: In its latest effort to protect followers of Islam in the U.S. the Obama Justice Department warns against using social media to spread informa...

  • May 31, 2013

    IRS may have targeted conservative non-tax exempt groups and individuals

    Just a few rogue employees who wanted to work more efficiently, right? So they bunched all the "tea party" and "patriot" applications together -- all because the workload was sooooo heavy. Man, I've got a bee-utiful bridge over the Chicago River I ca...

  • May 31, 2013

    Is this a great country, or what?

    Americans are the most adept people on the planet in finding ways to make a buck off of anything. Case in point, a former Microsoft manager plans to create a US marijuana brand - a star spangled, red white and blue cannabis plant - that he hopes to...

  • May 31, 2013

    'Person of interest' being questioned by FBI in latest ricin case

    The FBI is questioning a person of interest who may be involved in sending letters laced with the poison ricin to NewYork Mayor Michael Bloomberg and President Obama. ABC News: The agents are questioning a man from New Boston, Texas, whose wife ...

  • May 30, 2013

    NY Times, AP refuse to meet with Holder 'off the record'

    If Eric Holder thought that he could sweet talk the media into getting off his back on the phone records scandal by holding an intimate "off the record" meeting at DoJ where he would outline new guidelnes for journalist subpoenas, he misjudged at lea...

  • May 30, 2013

    Can Eric Holder survive?

    That's the question that is being asked as the embattled attorney general makes several moves to try and salvage his job. The Hill: Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee are investigating whether he lied to the panel under oath, while David...

  • May 30, 2013

    Surprise! Most Syrian rebels don't want democracy

    A real shocker from the UN today - turns out that most of the rebels fighting the regime of President Bashar Assad in Syria are uninterested in forming a democratic state. But sure - let's go ahead and create a no fly zone and give these guys the w...

  • May 30, 2013

    IRS chief visited White House more than any other cabinet member

    Former IRS commissioner Doug Shulman visited the White House at least 157 times during the Obama administration, according to logs obtained by the Daily Caller. An analysis by The Daily Caller of the White House's public "visitor access records" s...

  • May 30, 2013

    Obama approval slips in new Quinnipiac poll

    An interesting snapshot poll put out by Quinnipiac today. It shows the president's support dropped significantly from the last poll taken on May 1 by the same outfit. It also shows that the public is overwhelmingly in favor of a special prosecutor to...

  • May 29, 2013

    Colorado gun rights advocates seek recall of Dem legislators

    It's inevitable these days. A politician does something to upset the voters and before you can say "integrity of the Democratic process" recall petitions start circulating. What's more, powerful outside interests are bound to get involved in many rec...

  • May 29, 2013

    House Judiciary Committee probing Holder perjury charge

    Eric Holder on May 15 testifying under oath before the House Judiciary Committee: "In regard to potential prosecution of the press for the disclosure of material -- this is not something I've ever been involved in, heard of, or would think would b...

  • May 29, 2013

    Michele Bachmann will not seek re-election

    Minnesota Congresswoman Michele Bachmann, whose short-lived presidential campaign energized the right during the summer of 2011 only to fall short by the time the primaries rolled around, announced on her campaign website that she would not run for r...

  • May 29, 2013

    Larry King to join Putin propaganda TV station Russia Today

    Old talk show hosts never die, they simply end up making fools of themselves. Long time talker Larry King, former CNN host and radio talk personality, is joining the lineup on Russia Today TV with his own politcal gab show as well as another show alr...

  • May 29, 2013

    IRS upper management requested info on targeted conservative groups

    If you were to throw a pebble into the well that is the IRS scandal, you would still be waiting to hear the stone hit water. The scandal has yet to bottom out and every revelation gives the lie to the original narrative that a couple of "rogue" IRS e...

  • May 29, 2013

    20 Tunisian Islamists get suspended sentences for storming US embassy

    A curious idea of justice, have these Islamists. The Australian: TWENTY people have received a two-year suspended prison sentence for their part in a deadly attack on the US embassy in Tunisia last year, their lawyer said. "They all got a two-yea...

  • May 28, 2013

    McCain visits Syrian rebels

    Josh Rogin is reporting that Senator John McCain slipped across the Turkish-Syrian border and met with leaders of the Free Syrian Army on Monday -- a visit almost certainly not sanctioned by the Obama administration. McCain is one of the administrati...

  • May 28, 2013

    Growing evidence we may be in for a 'mini-ice age'

    Christopher Booker, writing in the Sunday Telegraph of April 27: "Has there ever in history been such an almighty disconnect between observable reality and the delusions of a political class that is quite impervious to any rational discussion?" ...

  • May 28, 2013

    'Austerity is everywhere but in the statistics'

    Paul Krugman and his merry band of Keynesians have been wailing for years about how "austerity" has kept the world in recession. Only through massive stimulus spending can Euro-economies resume their growth. To a lesser extetnt, the same holds true f...

  • May 28, 2013

    Our friends, the Chinese

    I'm not in favor of making an enemy of China. We don't need to do that to manage what has become a very competitive relationship - especially in the Far East where we are facing off against their ally in North Korea and competing for influence with t...

  • May 28, 2013

    Annual home prices rise to 7 year high; consumer confidence at 5 year high

    There might be something to that theory that an improving economy is shielding the president from scandal fallout. Two closely watched indices of the economy showed marked improvement last month. The annualized prices for single family homes hit a 7 ...

  • May 28, 2013

    Why America is a great country

    I know you don't need convincing, but this story in the Boston Herald about diners whose meal was interrupted by the Boston Marathon bombing and left without paying their bill, now making good on their tab, is inspirational and a sign that all is not...

  • May 27, 2013

    Friedman hails new businesses that will help business deal with Obamacare regs

    Hey! Obamacare's not all that bad. Just ask Tom Friedman of the New York Times who has discovered a midget pony in the Mount Everest pile of manure that is Obamacare: LISTENING to the debate about President Obama's health care plan, some critics ar...

  • May 27, 2013

    Is DoJ lying about notifying Fox News of Rosen subpoena?

    Unless you think that the chief legal counsel for one of the largest media conglomerates in the world is an incompetent boob, the Department of Justice is lying about notifying News Corporation, parent company of Fox News, about the James Rosen subpo...

  • May 27, 2013

    Authorities admit the stabbing of French soldier in Paris could be terror attack

    What's more, the stabbing could be a copycat act of terror based on the beheading of the British soldier in Woolwich: The stabbing of a French soldier in Paris bore the hallmarks of Islamist terrorism and may have been inspired by the Woolwich a...

  • May 27, 2013

    Rand Paul: IRS scandal threatening Obama's 'moral authority to lead'

    This is why Paul is a major player for 2016. The Hill: "Nobody questions his legal authority, but I think he's really losing the moral authority to lead this nation," Paul added. "And he really needs to put a stop to this. I don't care whether you...

  • May 27, 2013

    Sex as 'art': Cannes awards top prize to 3 hour lesbian film

    We are told that it is a spectacularly engrossing film. We are told that its two young lead actresses give eye-popping performances. We are told that the French film "Blue is the Warmest Color" - a three hour lesbian extravaganza - is  the most ...

  • May 27, 2013

    Qusair emerging as key strategic town in Syrian civil war

    The Syrian army, reinforced with an unknown number of Hezb'allah militia fighters, is making a supreme effort to recapture the town of Qusair, a key strategic link for both rebels and government forces. Reuters: Syrian government offensives in...

  • May 27, 2013

    Who will tend our veterans memorials in the future?

    In the town of Streator, IL where I live, there is a poignant memorial to Streator veterans who have fought in every war since the Civil War. It is lovingly maintained by the local VFW as the granite monuments for each war are carefully cleaned and f...

  • May 27, 2013

    IRS officials visited White House more than 100 times during targeting

    More grist for the conspiracy mill - except the way this thing is going, conspiracy may be the least of our worries. Exmainer: Top IRS officials, whose agency was under investigation for targeting conservative groups, visited the Obama White House...

  • May 26, 2013

    Even a NY Times reporter was investigated for leaks by DoJ

    If you can't trust your friends, who can you trust? An indication of just how extensive was the Justice Department leak investigations, it appears that even the New York Times was not immune from this administration's mania to track down reporters wh...

  • May 26, 2013

    Get ready for record-setting beef prices

    If you like to grill hamburgers or steaks during the summer, you may want to think about switching over to pork or chicken. The Wall Street Journal is reporting that wholesale prices for beef are at record levels with no relief in sight any time soon...

  • May 26, 2013

    California state senate candidate rejuvenating a moribund party

    A state senate candidate in California is on the verge of winning a race to replace a retiring legislator in a district that is 60% Hispanic and heavily Democratic. Andy Vidak, a farmer from the Central Valley, ran a pro-business, pro-development cam...

  • May 26, 2013

    Ominous: Two rockets hit Hezb'allah section of Beirut

    One day after Hezb'allah leader Hassan Nasrallah announced that "We will be the ones who bring victory" to President Assad's forces battling rebels in Syria, two rockets were launched from outside of Beirut that struck a Shia neighborhood. The area i...

  • May 26, 2013

    Anti-science leftists protest against company that feeds the world

    It isn't only the left who were in the streets yesterday protesting against Monsanto and their miracle seeds. The same low information type voter who elected President Obama have been taken in by the Luddites who are scaring the ignorant into thinkin...

  • May 25, 2013

    Immigration bill may not even make it out of the Senate

    The "Gang of Eight" version of immigration reform is in trouble and New Jersey Senator Robert Menendez is questioning whether it will even pass the Senate. The Hill: The bill won approval from the Senate Judiciary Committee in a 13-5 vote, but Mene...

  • May 25, 2013

    Cincinnati IRS office has a history of aggressive scrutiny

    From reading this Wall Street Journal article, one gets the impression that what went on at the Cincinnati office of the IRS that was responsible for approving tax exempt status of non-profits that there was inadequate, or incompetent management of e...

  • May 25, 2013

    British man charged with making 'anti-religious' comments on Facebook

    Because it just wouldn't do to upset the sensibilities of those who might wish to cut your head off. Daily Mail: A 22-year-old man has been charged on suspicion of making malicious comments on Facebook following the murder of British soldier L...

  • May 25, 2013

    One third of 'millennials' regret going to college

    What they "regret" is financing their four year hiatus from reality with student loans. Forbes: Here's an indication of how burdensome student loans have become: About one-third of millennials say they would have been better off working, inst...

  • May 25, 2013

    Georgia Dems coalescing to support Sam Nunn's daughter for Senate

    Here's a good example of how far a famous last name can take you in politics. Beloved former Georgia Senator Sam Nunn's daughter has been quietly spreading the word in recent weeks that she will be a candidate for the senate seat being vacated by the...

  • May 25, 2013

    Iowa GOP senate primary field getting crowded

    Despite several high profile Republicans refusing to run for the senate seat being vacated by Democrat Tom Harkin, there will be plenty of candidates from which Iowa GOP voters can choose. Both current Governor Terry Branstad and conservative congres...

  • May 24, 2013

    Holder personally approved Fox News reporter subpoenas

    The AG still insists he knew nothing of the seizure of AP phone records, saying he "recused" himself for technical reasons. But a Justice Department official has told NBC News that Holder himself approved the subpoenas that seized Fox News reporter J...

  • May 24, 2013

    First Lady's war on fatty foods used in math problems

    It's come to this: First Lady Michelle Obama's "Let's Move!" initiative is praising textbook publishers for "swapping out cupcakes for apples in math problems," in a campaign to incorporate health information into the learning resources for kids...

  • May 24, 2013

    Lois Lerner refuses to resign; placed on leave

    She still thinks she did nothing wrong and refused to resign when asked. But the IRS can't have someone who's taken the Fifth in a senior management position so they placed her on paid administrative leave. CBS Washington: Sen. Chuck Grassley of...

  • May 24, 2013

    Obama says war on terror 'must end'

    Most of the attention paid to the president's counterterrorsm speech yesterday was with the change in his policy of when to use drones and his insistence that the Guantanamo Bay prison be dismantled. But the overall tenor and tone of the speech was...

  • May 23, 2013

    Did Lois Lerner give up her Fifth Amendment rights by denying her guilt?

    Republicans on the House Oversight committee believe that they can now compel Lerner to testify under a contempt threat because she gave a defiant opening statement in which she denied breaking the law. Politico: Lois Lerner might win the legal ...

  • May 23, 2013

    A special prosecutor in IRS scandal may be inevitable

    I agree with WaPo's Ed Rogers: If we give the president the benefit of the doubt and assume he knows the truth is going to come out, the question remains: Does the administration appoint the special prosecutor sooner or later? The calculus inside...

  • May 23, 2013

    'The Unaccountable Executive'

    A Wall Street Journal editorial socks it to the president and his hands-off management style. Every day brings new revelations about who knew what about the IRS targeting conservative groups during President Obama's re-election campaign, but the...

  • May 23, 2013

    British terrorists who beheaded soldier had been under investigation

    It turns out that the terrorists are British subjects of Nigerian descent and had been under investigation by the security serviices for ties to terrorism. USA Today: The two suspects videotaped butchering a soldier to death on a London street befo...

  • May 22, 2013

    Treasury, White House talked about how to release news of IRS targeting scandal

    Turns out that the gang who knew nothing, knew everything - and even helped with the PR campaign that rolled out the IRS targeting program to the public. The Hill: Press secretary Jay Carney told reporters that Mark Childress, deputy chief of staff...

  • May 22, 2013

    CBS reporter Attkisson says her home and office computers were 'compromised'

    CBS reporter Sharyl Attkisson - one of the few reporters outside of Fox News who broke stories on Fast and Furious and Benghazi - said that a person or persons unknown had "compromised' both her home and office computers. "I can confirm that an int...

  • May 22, 2013

    'Immigrant' riots in Sweden involve hundreds of 'youths'

    Sheesh! It took me 5 minutes of scanning about a half dozen articles before finally - finally - finding a media account of the riots by "immigrants" that have shocked Sweden in the last 48 hours that mentions where the rioters are from. I can say w...

  • May 22, 2013

    FBI kills Orlando man with ties to Tsarnaevs

    This story has the possibility of becoming very bizarre. According to the Wall Street Journal, the FBI was questioning a man with ties to the Boston bombers when he suddenly attacked them. One of the agents drew his weapon and killed him. The FBI sa...

  • May 21, 2013

    Death toll from OK City tornado at 91

    Nature unbound is an awesome, terrible, frightening thing to behold. And for the people of Oklahoma City, and especially for those who live in the suburb of Moore, they will never forget May 20, 2013 and the monster tornado that took at least 91 of t...

  • May 21, 2013

    Hillary's scapegoat for Benghazi speaks

    You may not have heard of Raymond Maxwell, former deputy assistant secretary of state for Near Eastern Affairs. For reasons that are still unknown, he was fired along with 3 other diplomats in the aftermath of the Benghazi attack. Maxwell has never b...

  • May 21, 2013

    Justice Department IG issues report accusing officials of smearing Fast and Furious whistleblower

    For a "failed scandal," Fast and Furious sure brought out the heavy hitters at the Department of Justice to deal with a whistleblower. The department's inspector general has released a report accusing one US attorney, Dennis Burke, of leaking a docum...

  • May 20, 2013

    This column from John Kass deserves a Pulitzer

    The writer who (I think) coined the term "Chicago Way" to describe the tactics of Barack Obama and his aides has written what should be an award winning column on the significance of the IRS scandal. John Kass has been reporting on the Chicago politi...

  • May 20, 2013

    Confirmed: White House counsel knew of tea party targeting weeks ago

    We knew from Jay Carney that the White House counsel, Kathryn Ruemmler, was told by Treasury Department attorneys on April 22 that an inspector general was working on a report on IRS abuses in the tax exempt shop. What we didn't know was what exact...

  • May 20, 2013

    A smoking gun in IRS scandal?

    Via Ed Morrissey, Jeffrey Lord at the American Spectator has tracked down either a fascinating coincidence or a smoking gun that puts Obama right in the middle of the IRS scandal. (Note AS website isn't loading at the moment - no doubt because of mas...

  • May 20, 2013

    Immigration employee union head to oppose Senate bill

    These are the people who will be approving the paperwork of illegals seeking amnesty and their union chief is none to thrilled with the idea. Washington Times: The Senate's immigration bill will raise national security risks and the Obama administ...

  • May 19, 2013

    VA governor's race a harbinger of 2014

    Back in 2009 when Scott Brown won a surprise victory in the Massachusetts senate race, Chris Christie took the New Jersey governor's race, and Bob McDonnell won in a landslide to take the Virginia governor's seat, it was believed at the time that tho...

  • May 19, 2013

    Dem Rep. Crowley: IRS chief lied to Congress

    Rep. Joseph Crowley, Democrat from New York, believes that former IRS commissioner Douglas Shulman lied to congress last year when he testified under oath that no political groups were being targeted by the agency. The Hill: Following the House's op...

  • May 19, 2013

    Scandals haven't hurt Obama - yet

    Despite extensive coverage in the media, the trio of scandals that have enthralled Washington have yet to make much of an impression on the American people. A new CNN poll shows the president's approval rating holding steady at 53%. Politico: The C...

  • May 18, 2013

    Cincinnati IRS employees 'surprised' at furor

    More utter cluelessness from IRS employees, plus, as a bonus, some "Good German" excuses for why the targeting of conservative groups happened. Washington Post: As could be expected, the folks in the determinations unit on Main Street have had trou...

  • May 18, 2013

    What could be worse than an al-Qaeda controlled Syria?

    How about a fractured and broken up Syria with several armed fiefdoms in control of terrorists? On Israel's border. New York Times: The black flag of jihad flies over much of northern Syria. In the center of the country, pro-government militi...

  • May 18, 2013

    IRS dumped scandal news on Friday by using planted question at ABA meeting

    I wrote this yesterday about the way that the IRS scandal was unveiled by the administration: Obviously it is better to deliver bad news at a time of your own choosing and with some kind of damage control plan in hand. When Lois Lerner answered what...

  • May 18, 2013

    Miller refuses to identify 'rogue' IRS employees who targeted conservatives

    This is just outrageous - like the rest of Stephen Miller's testimony yesterday. Miller insists that singling out political groups for audits is not political. Wrap your brain around that logic, and then untangle it to try and understand his reason...

  • May 18, 2013

    Phone call between Hillary and Obama may be 'genesis' of anti-Muslim video lie

    Andrew McCarthy makes the case that the 10:00 PM phone call on September 11 last year between Hillary Clinton and President Obama may be the conversation that led to the bogus story of an anti-Muslim video setting off "demonstrations" in Benghazi tha...

  • May 18, 2013

    IRS asked pro-life group about their prayers?

    I suppose this means that if pro-life people prayed to a GOP victory, they would have been denied tax exempt status. Washington Examiner: During a House Ways and Means Committee hearing today, Rep. Aaron Schock, R-Ill., grilled outgoing IRS commiss...

  • May 17, 2013

    Where's Howard Baker when we need him?

    The former Tennessee Senator's iconic question to John Dean - "What did the president know and when did he know it" - has been repeated in every presidential scandal since Watergate. What about now? We know that the White House counsel was told of th...

  • May 17, 2013

    Good news: IRS official in charge when conservatives were being targeted now running Obamacare shop

    Because it's important that we establish trust and competency when it comes to the IRS managing Obamacare enforcement. Oh, wait... Fox News: The ObamaCare official in question, Sarah Hall Ingram, had been serving as commissioner of the office respo...

  • May 17, 2013

    House 'Gang of Eight' reaches immigration reform compromise

    Ready or not, here it comes. Democratic and Republican House members have achieved an agreement on immigration reform and the bi-partisan bill will be taken up sometime next month. Reuters: The final sticking point, according to congressional...

  • May 17, 2013

    Detroit is broke - but only for the little people

    Bureaucrat perks are a fact of American life. Generous - even outrageous pensions, health care plans, and a host of opportunities to better oneself at conferences and seminars, usually held in places that the rest of us couldn't afford. But what if y...

  • May 17, 2013

    US Marshals lost track of two terrorists who were in witness protection program

    If you think that's good news, here's some more; the IG report that discovered the missing terrorists also found "significant national security vulnerabilties," including the problem that the department doesn't know how many terrorists are actually i...

  • May 17, 2013

    House votes for 37th time to repeal Obamacare

    If at first you don't succeed... The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives voted to repeal President Barack Obama's healthcare reform law on Thursday in a symbolic move aimed as much at healing internal Republican rifts as demonst...

  • May 17, 2013

    Fired IRS chief: Mistakes not caused by politics

    What the hell did you expect him to say? AP: The ousted chief of the Internal Revenue Service is telling Congress that his agency made errors in targeting conservative groups seeking tax-exempt status, but he says the mistakes were not the result of...

  • May 16, 2013

    IRS chief Miller falls on his sword and resigns

    He hadn't been confirmed, but the Obama administration is desperate to get out in front of the trio of scandals that are roiling Washington, and asked for and got the resignation of Steven Miller, acting commissioner of the IRS. Asking a guy to resig...

  • May 16, 2013

    WH releases 100 pages of Benghazi emails on talking points

    The release is supposed to "prove" that politics were never a factor in developing the talking points. Taken all together, they are still fairly damning And despite the selective nature of their release, the impression is still left that the State De...

  • May 16, 2013

    IRS Cincinnati office gave 75% of political donations to Dems

    Not only that, the entire agency gave a third more to Dems than to the GOP. Tim Carney: In the past three election cycles, the Center for Responsive Politics' database shows about $474,000 in political donations by individuals listing "IRS" or "In...

  • May 16, 2013

    Economic data point to slowing economy

    Two closely followed indices of economic activity fell sharply recently, fueling concerns that second quarter growth will be sluggish at best. Reuters: The U.S. economy showed worrisome signs as jobless claims rose sharply last week while gr...

  • May 16, 2013

    Toilet paper shortage in Venezuela due to 'excessive demand' says minister

    How bad is the socialist economy in Venezuela? So bad, that they can't produce enough toilet paper and must now import 50 million rolls. I believe there is a direct correlation between the economic health and spiritual well being of a society and th...

  • May 16, 2013

    New sexual harassment mandate for colleges could make asking for a date a crime

    Hans von Spakovsky posted this story at PJ Media yesterday and is Exhibit A that conservatives should point to when anyone tells them that the Obama administration is "moderate": The breadth of this new mandate, plucked from the mists occupied only ...

  • May 16, 2013

    Applications for tax exempt status actually declined at time of IRS targeting

    If this is true, it undercuts a major part of the IRS's narrative about why they began to target conservatives in 2010. Reason Magazine: Applications for tax exemption from advocacy nonprofits had not yet spiked when the Internal Revenue Service b...

  • May 15, 2013

    Power of OPEC broken: US changing the balance of power in oil and gas production

    Estimated US shale oil reserves keep going up and the world is about to change because of it. BBC: Over the next five years, the US will account for a third of new oil supplies, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA). The US will change ...

  • May 14, 2013

    The farm bill is a real porker

    They're going to mark up the farm bill this week and if I were you, I'd follow the advice of Heritage Action: "Hold On To Your Wallets: Farm Bill Incoming!" Nothing says big government quite like a trillion dollar farm and food stamp bill. And ag...

  • May 13, 2013

    IRS cast an even wider net for conservative groups than previously revealed

    The Wall Street Journal is reporting that the IRS inspector general's report due out this week will reveal that far more conservative groups were targeted for audits than those already known. The Internal Revenue Service's scrutiny of conservative...

  • May 13, 2013

    Our president is hard at work - raising money for Democrats

    Jobs are still scarce, the economy is growing as fast as a 12-year old boy's mustache, red lines in Syria, Iranian nukes, al-Qaeda rising - but what's all that when there's money to be raised. Here is our president's schedule for today courtesy of We...

  • May 13, 2013

    'Bleak' outlook for Detroit

    It's tough reading the excerpts from Kevynn Orr, Detroit's emergency fiscal manager without wondering how in the world the city is going to overcome its problems. A few tidbits: But Orr reports that Detroit's net cash position was negative $162 mil...

  • May 13, 2013

    'A perfect storm threatening Obama's credibility'

    Another excellent Ron Fournier piece from National Journal on the interesection of the IRS and Benghazi stories late last week: When two storms collide, the weather gets hairy. For President Obama, the IRS and Benghazi stories converged this weekend...

  • May 12, 2013

    IRS scandal deepens: High officials knew of tea party targeting in 2011

    It turns out that Lois Lerner, head of the IRS tax exempt department, was involved in a "limited hang out" as they used to say during the unraveling of the Watergate scandal. Her disingenuous statement on Friday - seemingly out of the blue - has now ...

  • May 12, 2013

    IRS also targeted Jewish groups?

    The Jewish Press is reporting that a strongly pro-Israel group was singled out by the IRS for intrusive and inappropriate questions when it applied for tax exempt status. The organization known as "Z Street" was told that there was a "a special unit...

  • May 12, 2013

    Boehner is feeling the heat to appoint select committee on Benghazi

    The resolution introduced by Rep. Frank Wolf that would create a select committee on Benghazi now has 144 co-sponsors, putting pressure on Speaker Boehner to bring the measure to the floor. A select committee that would include senators is probably a...

  • May 12, 2013

    Kerry comes up empty in bid to get Russia's help in Syria

    The US Secretary of State put a brave face on his negotiations with the Russians over the Syrian civil war, but in looking at the agreement that was reached, it's apparent that Kerry got virtually nothing from Moscow, only heightening the sense of Am...

  • May 11, 2013

    Russia withheld 'vital' piece of evidence on Tamerlan Tsarnaev

    Text messages between Tamerlan Tsarnaev's mother and a relative suspected of involvement in extremist groups that mentioned the young man's interest in "jihad" were not turned over to the FBI when Moscow requested the bureau to look into the backgrou...

  • May 11, 2013

    US evacuates diplomats in Libya due to unrest

    The State Department has evacuated some diplomats in Tripoli due to growing demonstrations against the government. The Pentagon says it has troops in the region on alert in case they are needed to "evacuate" personnel. Washington Post: The protests ...

  • May 11, 2013

    'Scrubbing the truth from Benghazi'

    A headline from some rabid right wing site? A statement by a fringe conservative? Wrong on both counts. One of the best political reporters in the country, Ron Fournier, writing in the respected National Journal, skewers the administration for "playi...

  • May 10, 2013

    American Crossroads video on Benghazi

    Let's get this thing to go viral. A minute and a half video starring the #2 diplomat in Libya at the time of the attack, Greg Hicks, offering devastating testimony that directly contradicts Hillary Clinton and the administration. Slick, wat...

  • May 10, 2013

    Workers raise World Trade Center spire

    There's still a lot of work to do, but construction workers topped off the new World Trade Center building by bolting a 400 foot spire into place. CNN: The spire brings the iconic building to a height of 1,776 feet -- an allusion to the year th...

  • May 10, 2013

    Two Hamas 'journalists' to be added to Newseum's memorial

    The Newseum in Washington, D.C. two Hamas "journalists" killed during Operation Pillar of Defense last year. I use quotes around the word "journalists" because there is no free press in Gaza and the fact that the two men were shilling for a terrorist...

  • May 10, 2013

    Woman found alive in rubble of Bangladesh factory after 17 days

    With so much grim and bad news lately, how about a feel good story to brighten your day? New York Times: In a startling development, a woman trapped for 17 days beneath the rubble of a collapsed building on the outskirts of Dhaka was discovered al...

  • May 10, 2013

    IRS says it's sorry for targeting tea party groups

    Apology not accepted. Politico: The Internal Revenue Service is apologizing for inappropriately flagging conservative political groups for additional reviews during the 2012 election to see if they were violating their tax-exempt status. Lois Ler...

  • May 9, 2013

    Benghazi hearings: Not a circus

    The House Oversight Committee hearings on the Benghazi attack that featured several state department whistleblowers could have easily beome a circus with members preening for the cameras and making speeches instead of asking questions. For the most p...

  • May 9, 2013

    Relative of Tamerlan Tsarnaev is a prominent Islamist in Dagestan

    Just remember that the Boston bombers were "homegrown" terrorists and religion had nothing to do with their actions. Time Magazine: Last year, when Tamerlan Tsarnaev spent six months in the Russian region of Dagestan, he had a guide with an unusual...

  • May 9, 2013

    Perry ready for Obama trip to Texas

    This ought to be good. The president is on his way to Texas today to tout his "jobs" agenda and GOP Governor Rick Perry will be on hand to greet him. Texas Tribune: Just after noon on Thursday, as Obama steps off Air Force One in Austin, Perry plan...

  • May 9, 2013

    Son of ex-PM of Pakistan kidnapped

    Former Pakistani prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani's son, Ali Haider Gilani, was kidnapped at a political rally in the volitile southern Punjab province when unknown attackers opened fire on his bodyguards and grabbed him: He was attending an elect...

  • May 8, 2013

    Syria vanishes from the internet

    It's the second time in 6 months that the Assad regime has flipped the "off" switch on the internet. Now only servers located outside Syria are reachable. Yahoo News: On Twitter, reports are coming in that the Syrian government has cut off Internet ...

  • May 8, 2013

    Gun deaths down 49% since 1993: Pew

    One would think this good news about gun homicides would be spread far and wide and that the American people would realize that the increase in gun ownership over the last decades hasn't resulted in an increase in firearm deaths. But that's not the c...

  • May 8, 2013

    Will Big Brother be spying on your online IM's?

    If the FBI and the Obama administration get their way, your private chats might be subject to new surveillance guidelines that would make the internet a lot less innovative and free. New York Times: The F.B.I. director, Robert S. Mueller III, has ...

  • May 8, 2013

    Putin keeps Kerry waiting 3 hours for Syria talks

    There are resets...and then there is Valdmir Putin. Mr. Putin couldn't find his own reset button that would have transported our Secretary of State back in time to his days as a senator. Instead, John Kerry was left cooling his heels for 3 hours un...

  • May 7, 2013

    Special forces in Tripoli told 'you can't go' to Benghazi

    Tripoli is about 30 minutes flying time to Benghazi. If what this diplomat says is true, the administration is going to be forced by congress to come clean on who gave the order that prevented special forces from coming to the assistance of our embat...

  • May 7, 2013

    Three women kidnapped a decade ago found alive

    Not a political story but included because it is easily one of the most unique, feel-good stories of the year so far. Three young women, kidnapped 9, 10, and 11 years ago were found alive at a house in Cleveland after one of the captives escaped thro...

  • May 7, 2013

    Is there anything related to Benghazi that could get the president impeached?

    Short answer - not yet. For all the words spread around recently about impeaching Obama over Benghazi, there is a curious ommission made in every single article and blog post I've read that advocates or predicts that Obama will be impeached. They all...

  • May 7, 2013

    Irony alert: Air Force sexual assault prevention unit chief charged with sexual battery

    Looks like they didn't pick the right man for the job: From the Arlington County crime report: SEXUAL BATTERY, 05/05/13, 500 block of S. 23rd Street. On May 5 at 12:35 am, a drunken male subject approached a female victim in a parking lot and grabb...

  • May 7, 2013

    Reid calls Cruz a 'schoolyard bully'

    It's "Pick on Ted Cruz Week" in the Democratic party. First, former New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson said that Cruz cannot be "defined" as Hispanic. Now Harry Reid calls his "friend" from Texas a "schoolyard bully." The Hill: Cruz said he was con...

  • May 7, 2013

    Teacher stomps on an American flag, get $85,000 settlement

    How's your outrage quotient today? A teacher in South Carolina who stomped on an American flag to demonstrate freedom in America and subsequently was forced to resign, has agreed not to press a legal challenge in his case in return for a settlement o...

  • May 7, 2013

    Senate approves internet sales tax

    Because, you know, we don't pay enough taxes already. CNN: The Senate approved a long-anticipated Internet sales tax proposal on Monday, moving the legislation one step closer to enactment and paving the way for shoppers to pay sales tax on the ...

  • May 7, 2013

    Some senators seeking AUMF revisions

    The Authorization of Use of Military Force (AUMF) resolution may be tweaked if some senators get their way. There are a host of revisions desired by liberals, conservatives, and libertarians that, according to Politico, would give both the White Hous...

  • May 6, 2013

    Former Gov. Richardson on Sen. Cruz: 'I don't think he should be defined as an Hispanic'

    Former New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson has taken it upon himself to re-define an entire ethnic group. Speaking on an ABC News web chat following his appearance on "This Week," Richardson revealed a bigotry so deep and profound that it makes rig...

  • May 6, 2013

    Clinton sought to keep State Department counter terror group 'out of the loop'

    It seems apparent that former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton deliberately tried to freeze out her own department's counterterrorism office during discussions about the Benghazi attack in order to minimize the possibility that the attack would be ...

  • May 6, 2013

    Despite all, Sanford may pull out a win in SC1 special election tomorrow

    The latest poll gives the disgraced former governor the lead ahead of tomorrow's special congressional election. Sanford is facing off against Elizabeth Colbert-Busch whose only qualifications for the office appear to be 1) she's comedian Stephen Col...

  • May 6, 2013

    Was it the Syrian rebels who used Sarin gas on their own people?

    That's a determination from the UN human rights commission looking into war crimes in Syria. They should not be confused with the UN commission set up by Secretary General Ban Ki Moon to specifically investigate the use of chemical weapons in Syria. ...

  • May 6, 2013

    Founder of the euro calls for a break up of the 'catastrophic' currency

    The can kicking Europeans are being warned again that the current course they are on is leading to disaster. The founder of the euro currency, Oskar Lafontaine, thinks that its time to break up the EU: Mr Lafontaine said he backed EMU but no longer...

  • May 6, 2013

    Clueless Obama begins 'Jobs Tour' to 'learn' how to create new jobs

    I don't think USA Today was trying to be funny here, but this made me giggle a bit when I read it: President Obama is turning back to the jobs issue, launching a series of "Middle Class Jobs and Opportunity Tours" starting Thursday with an appeara...

  • May 6, 2013

    Women who wear skimpy clothing cause earthquakes: Iranian cleric

    This might be true. Nothing like watching a burqa-clad woman with the garment raised above the ankle to get my heart palpitating. Now imagine that increased heartbeat magnified by many thousands. Presto! The earth moves. Women who wear revealing clo...

  • May 5, 2013

    Israel hits Syrian missiles again as explosions rock Damascus

    Pretty impresive video footage below from the Syrian opposition that shows huge explosions on Qasioun Mountain just outside of Damascus. Apparently, there is some kind of military base that could contain a storage facility for the sophisticated missi...

  • May 5, 2013

    Yes, it can happen again

    Right smack dab in the middle of Europe - civilized, cultured, Europe - Jews are becoming fearful that history might repeat itself. In Hungary, the third largest political party - the Jobbick party - are protesting the meeting in Budapest of the Wo...

  • May 5, 2013

    Rep. King won't run for Senate seat

    Saying that "urgent battles in Congress that can't wait until 2015," Representative Steve King of Iowa declined to run for the Senate seat being vacated by a retiring Tom Harkin. Politico: "This week, I made a simple device to put toothpaste back in...

  • May 5, 2013

    Hey you! Drop that cheeseburger before you 'incinerate the planet'

    Salon's Dave Sirota - easily one of the dumbest liberal writers out there - and who devoutly wished that the Boston bombers would be white, has now found another target to spread his idiocy. Cheesburgers: If you find it demoralizing that we are in...

  • May 5, 2013

    Radical Islamic files reportedly found on bomber's wife's computer

    Were they Tamerlan Tsarnaev's? Or was his wife radicalized as well and participated in the planning and execution of the terrorist attack? Fox News: Radical Islamic materials and an al Qaeda magazine were found on the computer of Boston Maratho...

  • May 5, 2013

    How much will immigration reform cost us?

    Jim DeMint, former senator and now President of the Heritage Foundation says trillions. ABC News:   Former South Carolina Republican senator and current Heritage Foundation president Jim DeMint argued that implementing immigration reform a...

  • May 5, 2013

    Is Assad engaging in ethnic cleansing?

    If he is, it is making intervention by the west that much more likely. Reuters: Hundreds of Sunni Muslim families fled the Syrian coastal town of Banias on Saturday after fighters loyal to President Bashar al-Assad killed at least 62 people over...

  • May 5, 2013

    Bombing amputees will have to pay more for their artificial limbs due to Obamacare

    The least popular tax in Obamacare is the medical device tax. Congress has already tried to repeal it and the medical device industry has been working to get rid of it. As the Manchester Union Leader points out, the tax  has already crippled tha...

  • May 4, 2013

    Israel mum on air strikes targeting Syrian weapons

    The IDF isn't saying anything publicly, but US and other western intelligence agencies are convinced that a series of overflights of Lebanon on Thursday and Friday targeted a convoy of advanced missiles that were being transferred to the Lebanese ter...

  • May 4, 2013

    Wealthy business exec will challenge Senator Franken in MN

    After trying for months to recruit a credible Republican candidate in Minnesota to challenge Senator Al Franken, the state GOP may have their man. Mike McFadden, an executive with the international investment company Lazard, is in the final stages of...

  • May 4, 2013

    Romney criticized for advocating that graduates get married and have families

    You just have to shake your head at some liberals who think that having a baby is like catching a disease. Mitt Romney gave the commencement address at Southern Virginia University, a largely Mormon school, where he told the grads to marry young and ...

  • May 4, 2013

    Gun activist plans July 4 march on Washington - with loaded rifles

    And he may gather enough people to make it a "success." Libertarian activist and radio host Adam Kokesh is hoping to get 1,000 people to march on Washington on July 4 -- armed with loaded rifles. The plan, launched with a Facebook group today, is ...

  • May 3, 2013

    State Department IG investigating Benghazi panel

    The State Department's inspector general's office has opened an investigation into the department's "independent" Benghazi review panel, the "Accountability Review Board" seeking to discover if key testimony was never sought or blocked from being del...

  • May 3, 2013

    Local NY reporter denies Soviet flags present at May Day rally

    Being a reporter for a local TV news outlet in New York is one step below the big time. Unfortunately for Ida Siegal of NBC New York, she may be waiting a while for the a call from the national nets. Mediaite: While covering a May Day rally in M...

  • May 3, 2013

    A fraudster's dream: Colorado to allow mail-in voting

    Yes, but don't you know that if you oppose any of these measures to make it easier to stuff the ballot box, you're a dirty racist and loony conspiracist? Denver Post: The Colorado Senate passed a bill Thursday that would provide a ballot b...

  • May 3, 2013

    Official unemployment rate drops but broader jobless measure rises

    A surge in job creation in April plus a large upward revision in jobs created the previous two months dropped the official unemployment rate to 7.5%. U.S. employers added 165,000 jobs in April, and hiring was much stronger in the previous two mont...

  • May 3, 2013

    29% of registered voters agree that 'armed revolution' might be necessary to protect liberty

    A poll conducted by Farleigh Dickenson University found that 29% of registered voters agreed with the statement, "In the next few years, an armed revolution might be necessary in order to protect our liberties." CNS News: Twenty-nine percent said th...

  • May 3, 2013

    Do we know where Syria's chemical weapons are?

    With Obama's "red line" apparently being crossed, the one of the assumptions was that we would go after Syria's chemical weapons and either destroy them or secure them so that they couldn't be used again. Only one problem with that scenario: we appar...

  • May 2, 2013

    17 arrested in violent Seattle May Day protests

    I forgot to wish all my commie friends out their a happy May Day. Unfortunately, in some places it wasn't very happy. Specifically, in Seattle, the celebrations got a little out of hand. CNN: A May Day protest in downtown Seattle turned violent ...

  • May 2, 2013

    Stupid college liberal activist fakes rape threat from a conservative and gets caught

    This one should go in the book "Stupid Liberal Tricks." A University of Wyoming female liberal activist faked a Facebook message from a conservative where she was threatened with rape. A well-known female liberal blogger and radio host at the Unive...

  • May 2, 2013

    Possible 'Human Trafficking' at suburban Washington Saudi compound

    The FBI has long known that a favorite way station for "white slavers" and others trafficking in human beings has been Saudi Arabia. Yesterday, ICE agents were called to a diplomatic compound in McLean, VA owned by the embassy of Saudi Arabia where t...

  • May 2, 2013

    New study shows Medicaid doesn't affect health outcomes

    As Peter Suderman notes in his piece at Hit and Run, this is huge. It knocks the chocks from underneath one of Obamacare's major justifications; we need to expand Medicaid so that the poor can live healthier lives. But a study just out in the New Eng...

  • May 2, 2013

    Gov. Brown gets $24 million to carry out gun grabs

    How many innocent gun owners are going to get caught up in this dragnet? The fact is, this law is a disaster waiting to happen and Californians are going to suffer for it. LA Times: The state will send dozens of new agents into California neighborh...

  • May 2, 2013

    The more things change...

    Some of the very same conditions that led to the housing meltdown in 2007 are reappearing as big investors snatch up homes in depressed markets, creating a real estate bubble that could burst again. Reuters: Michael Marchillo, a plumber, has ...

  • May 1, 2013

    30 million Americans may be adversely affected by Obamacare

    Daniel Kessler, writing in the Wall Street Journal: Start with people who have individual and small-group health insurance. These policies are most affected by ObamaCare's community-rating regulations, which require insurers to accept everyone bu...

  • May 1, 2013

    Did the Saudis warn us about Tamerlan Tsarnaev?

    The government of Saudi Arabia sent a letter to the US Department of Homeland Security in 2012 warning that "something was going to happen in a major US city" and specifically mentioned Tamerlan Tsarnaev, along with three Pakistanis, who might be a t...

  • May 1, 2013

    Maybe they should sell it in the candy aisle

    It's 2013 in America. Do you know what your 15 year old daughter is doing? If she had sex last night, it is now legal for her to purchase Plan B - the "morning after pill" - at your local drugstore. And you'll never be any the wiser. Gee...what will ...

  • April 30, 2013

    Administration threatens Benghazi whistleblowers

    I'm sure glad we have the most transparent administration in history, aren't you? Fox News: At least four career officials at the State Department and the Central Intelligence Agency have retained lawyers or are in the process of doing so, as they...

  • April 30, 2013

    Female DNA found on Boston bomb part

    Oh boy - do you think we might have mirandized young Mr. Tsarnaev a little too quickly? The FBI continues to investigate the bombing and have now determined that there is someone else of interest in the case; DNA was found on a bomb part that is cl...

  • April 30, 2013

    Karzai admits taking CIA cash for 10 years

    Yes, but the tens of millions of dollars in cash he was handed is just a "small amount" and it was used "for various purposes." He says. Wall Street Journal: Mr. Karzai addressed the issue after the New York Times reported on Sunday that the CIA has...

  • April 29, 2013

    'Misha' denies radicalizing Tamerlan Tsarnaev

    The FBI has found the myserious man known as "Misha," who the family of the Tsarnaev brothers claim "radicalized" Tamerlan. His real name is Mikhail Allakhverdov, a 30-something Armenian convert to Islam. He lived in Boston a few years and admits k...

  • April 29, 2013

    Gosnell not the only late term abortionist who murders live children

    A stunning video from the pro-life group Live Action that shows another late term abortion clinic violating the law in much the same way that Kermit Gosnell is being tried for. Matt Vespa writing at PJ Tatler: In the video, it states t...

  • April 29, 2013

    Immigration reform to give 'get out of jail free' card to employers

    As the argument goes back and forth whether illegal aliens are being granted amnesty in the immigration reform bill, no one is disputing the fact that employers who gave illegals jobs are going to be given a pass. Washington Times: Employers who hav...

  • April 29, 2013

    15,000 women opted for plastic surgery to get 'Michelle Obama arms'

    When Jackie Kennedy was in the White House, women in America emulated almost everything about her. They cut their hair like her. They bought hats she was wearing. Some college age girls even affected her accent. That was then, this is now. The Americ...

  • April 29, 2013

    New Benghazi hearings may feature eyewitnesses to the attack

    Representative Trey Gowdy said on Fox News over the weekend that "explosive" new hearings on the Benghazi attacks are coming soon and they may feature testimony for the first time from eyewitnesses to the attacks. Washington Times: Rep. Trey Gowdy, ...

  • April 29, 2013

    Syrian prime minister survives assassination attempt

    In a sign that the rebels are able to act with impunity in the capital city of Damascus, the Syrian prime minister narrowly escaped a bomb targeting his convoy. Reuters: Syrian Prime Minister Wael al-Halki survived a bomb attack on his convoy in Dam...

  • April 28, 2013

    White House Correspondents Dinner: Who's the politician and who's the celebrity?

    Functionally, you can't tell the difference. And that says more about the state of journalism and American culture than anything else you can come up with. And what makes the confluence of politics and celebrity so seamless, is that none of the parti...

  • April 28, 2013

    This is why Obama won't intervene in Syria

    Ultimately, it would be a question of who we go to war against - Assad or the jihadis? New York Times: In Syria's largest city, Aleppo, rebels aligned with Al Qaeda control the power plant, run the bakeries and head a court that applies Islamic la...

  • April 28, 2013

    Another suspect arrested in ricin letters case

    Did the FBI get it right this time? Wall Street Journal: J. Everett Dutschke, 41 years old, of Tupelo, Miss., was charged with possessing a toxin for use as a weapon, among other charges, the U.S. attorney's office said. He is scheduled to appe...

  • April 28, 2013

    Why Washington can't cut the budget: Ex. #987

    This is so unbelievable that it fits in with the notion that Washington lives in a fantasyland. In any other universe, The Federal Helium program - begun when zeppelins were criss crossing the sky - refuses to die despite the efforts of presidents go...

  • April 28, 2013

    Congress votes more money for tanks; army says they don't need them

    How dare those army guys think that they're judgment is superior to that of a congressman? Associated Press: Built to dominate the enemy in combat, the Army's hulking Abrams tank is proving equally hard to beat in a budget battle. Lawmakers from bo...

  • April 27, 2013

    The GOP is dead? Talk to Obama about the sequester

    Writing off a political party because they lose an election or two is dangerous - as President Obama and the Democrats discovered with mandatory cuts that led to a bogus furlough for air traffic controllers. The administration's dog and pony show on ...

  • April 27, 2013

    Immigration reform loopholes place millions on early path to citizenship

    Supporters of the immigration reform bill want us to believe that it will take a decade or more for newly legalized immigrants to become citizens. But Byron York has found a loophole that may mean millions will be able to apply for citizenship in les...

  • April 27, 2013

    USDA invites illegal aliens to go on food stamps

    Brazen...shocking...nutszo. Call it whatever you want, but this flyer the Department of Agriculture is planning to circulate in the Hispanic community proudly boasts that you don't have to declare your "immigration status" to get food stamps. Breitba...

  • April 26, 2013

    Middle school girls told to 'ask for a lesbian kiss' in anti-bullying workshop

    Two girls in a New York state middle school were told to stand in front of class and "pretend they were on a lesbian date," and ask another girl for a kiss. The "exercise" was part of an anti-bullying workshop. Parents were not informed that such an ...

  • April 26, 2013

    Economy picks up in 1st quarter but far less than expected

    Will we ever see 3% growth again? New York Times: The American economy sped up in the first quarter of this year, with output expanding at an annual pace of 2.5 percent, according to a Commerce Department report released Friday. The number was lowe...

  • April 26, 2013

    Judge made decision on Miranda rights for Tsarnaev on her own

    Eric Holder, the Justice Department, the FBI and a federal judge have made an absolute hash of the legal proceedings surrounding the arrest and arraignment of Boston bomb suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. The fact is, the Justice Department nor the FBI chal...

  • April 25, 2013

    Hillary Lied Under Oath About Benghazi

    Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, testifying in January 2013, before the Senate Foreign Relations committee, said "...what difference at this point does it make?" Clinton was speaking about the Benghazi attack that killed four Americans....

  • April 25, 2013

    Obamacare exemptions for Hill staff?

    Well, sure. Why should our elite congressional members and aides wallow in the muck of state insurance exchanges? Better to exempt them from being forced to interact with the hoi polloi lest they actually are treated just like any other citizen. Po...

  • April 25, 2013

    Where is gay marriage when you need it?

    The Obama administration desperately needs another distraction to take people's minds off of a failing economy. Despite confident predictions that the economy will pick up the pace this year and start creating jobs, we can be reasonably certain that ...

  • April 25, 2013

    GOP leaders withdraw 'Cantorcare' bill

    A bill that was being pushed by Majority Whip Eric Cantor that would have made it easier for sick people with pre-existing conditions to get insurance was pulled at the last minute yesterday because of conservative opposition. The "Helping Sick Ameri...

  • April 25, 2013

    Obamacare officials exempted from furloughs

    The GOP is pointing to this as proof that the cuts are political. I mean, you furlough air traffic controllers, but not health care bureaucrats? The Hill: The office implementing most of President Obama's healthcare law is not furloughing its worke...

  • April 25, 2013

    US: No Syria chemical weapons used

    Despite Israel's contention that chemical weapons have been used by President Assad's forces in the Syrian civil war, the US is still insisting that no WMD has been used in the conflict. New York Times: The Obama administration shares the suspicions...

  • April 25, 2013

    Schakowsky seeking to reintroduce 'millionaires tax'

    Because it's all about the fairness thing, don't you know? Politico: "The crisis that we face in this country is a crisis of equality," she said at POLITICO's Emerging Tax Leaders event on Thursday. "I don't believe we have a huge deficit problem;...

  • April 24, 2013

    Bizarre twist in ricin letter case

    In a surprise move, authorities released Elvis impersonator Paul Curtis from custody, dropping all charges against him in the case connected with the ricin letters sent to President Obama and members of congress. Mr. Curtis was apparently a victim ...

  • April 24, 2013

    Bombing suspects name was on terrorist watch list

    Boston bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev was on a highly classified terrorist watch list, according to the FBI, but was not monitored by authorities because the list has more than 500,000 names and the bureau could find no evidence that Tsarnaev was ...

  • April 24, 2013

    Fast food worker strikes spread to Chicago

    The workers are seeking $15 an hour plus they want to form a union. Good for them. But why won't they face the reality of how many customers will want to buy a McDonald's Quarter Pounder if it costs twice as much? Chicago Tribune: The Fight for ...

  • April 24, 2013

    White House behind alteration of Benghazi talking points: Report

    Answer to Hillary Clinton as to why it matters: You and the president lied. Eli Lake: The story begins on Friday, September 14, when then-CIA director David Petraeus briefed the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence about the Benghazi...

  • April 23, 2013

    Rangel sues Boehner to overturn censure verdict

    Rep. Charles Rangel is suing Speaker of the House John Boehner over his 2010 censure for numerous illegal actitivites. Politico: Rangel's lawsuit aims to overturn that censure, according to USA Today, with the lawsuit claiming the ethics investigat...

  • April 23, 2013

    Police looking into bombing suspect's possible connection to 2011 triple homicide

    Boston police are looking into the possible connection of dead Boston bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev to a grisly triple homicide that involved one of his friends in 2011. ABC News: Tsarnaev, the alleged bombing mastermind who died in a fierce...

  • April 23, 2013

    Foiled Canadian train bombers had ties to AQ in Iran

    The Iranians are denying any involvement in the plot, which the RCMP and Canadian intelligence have traced back to al-Qaeda in Iran. Reuters: Malizia said they had received "support from al Qaeda elements located in Iran", but added that th...

  • April 23, 2013

    Did the FBI know that Tamerlan Tsarnaev met with extremists while in Russia?

    The Russians knew it. The question is, did they pass that info along to the FBI in November? Wall Street Journal: U.S. investigators are looking into a Russian intelligence report that alleged Boston bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev met with a suspected m...

  • April 23, 2013

    Bloomberg: Interpretation of Constitution must change

    He's got a good head start already in changing the interpretaton of the Constitution, what with telling New Yorkers what and how much they can eat or drink and reserving the Second Amendment right to bear arms for his bodyguards while denying ordinar...

  • April 22, 2013

    Terrorists did not have valid handgun licenses

    Well, we better do something about that right away. Close the "terrorist loophole" in our licensing procedures. Can't have terrorists walking around our cities with unlicensed firearms. Reuters: The two brothers suspected in the Boston Marathon ...

  • April 22, 2013

    How badly did the FBI screw up?

    There are some reports now surfacing that the FBI had Tamerlan Tsarnaev on their radar as recently as November, according to the Telegraph: As the agency was accused of "dropping the ball" over the case, NBC News reported that Tamerlan Tsarnaev...

  • April 22, 2013

    New data to 'rewrite economic history'

    Well, that's a relief. For a while there I thought our economy was tanking while growing at a rate of less than 2%. Never fear. The government is about to wave a magic wand and add 3% to our GDP growth. Financial Times: The US economy will officiall...

  • April 22, 2013

    Despicable: Kerry compares Boston bombing victims with Marmara terrorists

    While speaking in Istanbul, Turkey, Secretary of State John Kerry compared the victims of the Boston Marathon bombings with the terrorists who attacked IDF forces aboard the ship Mavi Marmara in 2010. Arutz Sheva: Speaking at Istanbul, Turkey, U.S. ...

  • April 22, 2013

    Congress seeks to head off UN internet power grab

    This has been flying under the radar for a few years and is about ready to come to a head this October. A little known UN agency - the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) - has been slowly but steadily moving to seize the internet by allowin...

  • April 22, 2013

    Flight delays 'likely' as FAA begins to furlough controllers

    It looks like President Obama is going to get the mess in air travel that he predicted when the sequester began. UPI: Travelers can expect U.S. flight delays starting Monday as air-traffic controllers take furloughs required under federal-sequest...

  • April 21, 2013

    Whither Obama's terror 'war?'

    The entrance of Chechen Muslim terrorists into the consciousness of Americans represents a new wrinkle in the war-that-really-isn't-a-war-cause-barry-says-so. It also points up the failure of Obama's policies in combatting terrorist threats. A legi...

  • April 21, 2013

    Peace, Love, Dope,...and bullets

    Two people were shot at a marijuana "smoke-in" rally in Denver's civic center on Saturday. UPI reports that the police are looking for two suspects and want anyone who was in the park getting high to come forward if they have information that would l...

  • April 21, 2013

    Dems quickly change the subject on the Hill from guns to immigration

    After their stinging defeat on gun control, Hill Democrats are quickly changing the subject from guns to immigration reform. But are they jumping from the fire into the frying pan? The Hill: Democrats in Congress have quickly changed the subject fro...

  • April 21, 2013

    Should Dzhokhar Tsarnaev be designated an enemy combatant?

    Several Republican lawmakers believe the American citizen should be shipped off to Gitmo. Politico: Several Republican lawmakers are calling for the surviving suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings to be tried as an enemy combatant, rather th...

  • April 20, 2013

    Three suspects taken into custody connected to Tsarnaev

    New Bedford police say that the FBI took 3 people into custody at an apartment complex in New Bedford, MA yesterday. The two men and one woman may be classmates and possibly roomates of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. South Coast Today: The FBI detained three pe...

  • April 20, 2013

    FBI interrogated Tamerlan Tsarnaev about extremist ties two years ago

    The feds say they didn't have anything concrete on the elder Tsarnaev and were interviewing him at the request of a foriegn government. This is after they denied even talking to him. CBS News: As first reported by CBS News correspondent Bob Orr, the...

  • April 20, 2013

    ICE union chief ejected from immigration reform presser

    A few inconvenient questions that Senators didn't feel like answering. Daily Caller: Chris Crane, head of the immigration officers union, was pulled out of a Senate press conference today when he tried to question Sen. Chuck Schumer during the tel...

  • April 19, 2013

    Jordanian journalist blames 'Jews' and the 'American right' for Boston attack

    No terrorist attack would be complete without conspiracy theories. Radio talk show host Alex Jones has weighed in with his "false flag"  theory: Jones suggested that the FBI orchestrated the bombings under the false flag of a terrorist organiz...

  • April 19, 2013

    Obama's moving red line on Syrian chemical weapons

    It's clear that President Obama does not want to get militarily involved in the Syrian civil war. This is good policy to follow given the impossibility of any good outcome from the conflict. But Obama put the weight of the US government behind his wa...

  • April 19, 2013

    Second suit against Washington state florist who refused to cater gay wedding

    Last week, the state of Washington filed a consumer protection lawsuit against florist Barronelle Stutzman for not serving a long time customer who wanted flowers for his marriage to his same sex partner. Stutzman cited her religious beliefs as the ...

  • April 18, 2013

    'On the Eighteenth of April, in Seventy-Five...'

    Listen my children and you shall hearOf the midnight ride of Paul Revere,On the eighteenth of April, in Seventy-five;Hardly a man is now aliveWho remembers that famous day and year. He said to his friend, "If the British marchBy land or sea from th...

  • April 18, 2013

    Huge blast at Texas fertilizer plant kills at least 15

    The Texas EMS director believes that number will climb to as many as 70. Reuters has the details: A fiery explosion tore through a fertilizer plant and leveled dozens of homes in a small Texas town late on Wednesday, killing as many as 15 people...

  • April 18, 2013

    How bad is Obama's gun control debacle?

    There are several reasons why the president's efforts on the gun control issue failed, but perhaps the two biggest were his arrogant assumptions regarding his own powers, and his refusal to acknowledge that the issue was a constitutional one, not a p...

  • April 18, 2013

    How the mighty have fallen

    Pakistan's former dictator, Pervez Musharraf, returned to Pakistan last month from self-imposed exile, looking to revive his political career by running for a seat in parliament during next month's elections. Alas, judges, like elephants, have long m...

  • April 18, 2013

    Suspect arrested in Ricin letters attack

    The letters were postmarked prior to the Boston bombings so the two attacks are unrelated. But everything else about this case is bizarre. The Blaze has extensive background on the suspect, Paul Kevin Curtis, who has a history of mental illness and m...

  • April 17, 2013

    Ricin-laced letter sent to Senator Wicker

    In an eerie echo of 9/11, a letter laced with the deadly poison ricin was intercepted by the post office on its way to Mississippi Senator Roger Wicker. You will recall that shortly after the 9/11 attacks, letters containing anthrax were sent to Hous...

  • April 17, 2013

    Roofers union urges Obamacare repeal

    Let's hope this is a trend. Washington Examiner: The United Union of Roofers, Waterproofers and Allied Workers is reportedly the first union to officially call for repeal of the Affordable Care Act, aka Obamacare. The health care law ...

  • April 17, 2013

    Manchin: My background check amendment will fail today

    And the reason he gives is a reflection of President Obama wanting to do too much ,too quickly, and without a thought to the political consequences for members of congress. NBC Miami: The bipartisan effort to expand background checks will not have ...

  • April 17, 2013

    Gun confiscation begins in New York

    And they didn't even need black helicopters and Men in Black to pull it off. Derided as conspiracy nuts, opponents of the New York state gun law passed by the assembly in the aftermath of Newtown were ridiculed for being concerned that the law could ...

  • April 16, 2013

    Media: 'This is no time to speculate' - so, of course, they do

    How many times did we hear reporters on the cable nets caution everyone about speculating regarding the perpetrators of the deadly attacks yesterday at the Boston Marathon? About as often as they proceeded to give their listeners the idea that it was...

  • April 16, 2013

    Reid doesn't have the votes to pass gun control

    The question now becomes, will he ever? Politico: The White House and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid are shy of the 60 votes they need to move the bipartisan compromise bill on background checks for gun sales. Vice President Joe Biden has been ...

  • April 16, 2013

    Obama won't attend Thatcher funeral

    But neither will former presidents Clinton and both Bushes. It appears that protocol has a lot to do with the absence of big names from the US attendee list. Margaret Thatcher's funeral is not an official state occasion, despite the military trapping...

  • April 16, 2013

    Warming advocates struggle to explain...no warming

    We've known since Climategate and the emails from the East Anglia climate center that warming advocates have been well aware of the lack of rising temperatures on the earth since at least 2000. Now, confronted with irrefutable evidence from one of ...

  • April 16, 2013

    Lowest ever favorability rating for Washington - Pew Poll

    No surprise here, but the approval numbers for state and local government are encouraging. Pew: Americans' opinion of the federal government has fallen to a record low even as they continue to view local and state governments favorably, according ...

  • April 15, 2013

    Kerry: US ready to talk to NoKos

    Secretary of State John Kerry indicated that the US is ready to sit down with North Korea for talks on easing the current crisis, but that they must give some indication that they are ready to give up their nuclear weapons. Reuters: U.S. Secretary...

  • April 15, 2013

    2nd largest gun rights group supports background checks amendment

    The Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms, a 650,000 strong gun rights lobbying group, has endorsed the Manchin-Toomey compromise on background checks. CNN: The chairman of the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms, Alan Go...

  • April 15, 2013

    Chavez heir wins slim victory in Venezuela - maybe

    Nicolas Maduro, the anointed heir of Hugo Chavez, won a very slim majority in the presidential election on Sunday, setting up the possibility of a recount amid accusations by the opposition of fraud. Justice First candidate Henrique Capriles did fa...

  • April 15, 2013

    Kerry says foreign students 'scared' to come to US

    This is a pretty broad statement considering the fact that he is basing it on one country - Japan. And as this CNN article points out, there may be other, less incendiary reasons for Japanese students not coming to America to study. CNN: Speaking wi...

  • April 15, 2013

    President Obama: Class warrior

    A very good article by Jonathan Martin and John Harris at Politico on Obama's class warfare. You don't see this too often in major media, and their analysis of the GOP response is spot on. There was nothing especially subtle about the way Barack Oba...

  • April 15, 2013

    Gun control at work: 4 dead, 21 wounded in Chicago over the weekend

    Because if there's one thing that gun control does well, it's keep guns out of the hands of criminals. NBC Chicago: Four people were shot in two seperate shootings Sunday afternoon on the city's South Side as weekend gun violence leaves four men d...

  • April 15, 2013

    Fewer Americans think their taxes are fair

    It's hard to tell whether this is the result of the Democrats pushing the fiction that the wealthy don't pay their "fair share," or whether Americans simply think their taxes are too high. Politico: Happy Tax Day -- the lowest percentage of Amer...

  • April 14, 2013

    Shots fired at Guantanamo detention facility

    A couple of dozen inmates have been on a hunger strike with some of them being force fed. The military decided to segregate all prisoners into single cells rather than allow them the support found in their communal living. During the transfer yeste...

  • April 14, 2013

    Election day in Venezuela: Will the Chavistas steal the election?

    Acting President Nicolas Maduro holds a comfortable lead in most pre-election polls, although late polls have challenger Miranda state Governor Henrique Capriles closing the gap slightly. But as we all know, polling in an oppressed society is an iff...

  • April 14, 2013

    Should we bomb North Korea?

    A provocative op-ed in today's New York Times by U. of Texas-Austin history professor Jeremi Suri, urging that we "Bomb North Korea Before It's Too Late": The Korean crisis has now become a strategic threat to America's core national interests. Th...

  • April 14, 2013

    9/11 museum will charge admission after all

    The 9/11 museum will apparently charge some visitors a fee if they make advanced reservations online or by phone, despite promising the familes of loved ones lost that day that admission would be free. New York Post: The 9/11 Memorial foundation, fu...

  • April 13, 2013

    Thatcher-haters propel "Ding Dong the Witch is Dead" to #1 in Great Britain

    An amazing example of the power and possibilities of social media. Thatcher haters in England have made the "Wizard of Oz" classic song "Ding Dong the Witch is Dead" the number one selling single in the country. And the "munchikins" who appeared in t...

  • April 13, 2013

    Biden paid $26,400 in rent for Secret Service quarters

    This is not a new story - it's been reported before. But no one is talking about the ethical question of whether a sitting vice president should be able to charge the government for his own protection. Biden has a small cottage on his waterfront pr...

  • April 13, 2013

    Agreement reached on guest worker program

    The United Farm Workers union and US growers have come to an agreement on a new guest worker program that will be included in the Senate immigration reform bill. Reuters: The agreement calls creation of a new guest worker program to replace the c...

  • April 13, 2013

    Illegals mock ICE agents after being caught: 'Obama gonna let me go'

    Nice that our president is getting a reputation as the friend of lawbreakers and immigration scofflaws. WOAI Radio: The debate in Washington on immigration reform has had no political impact, but the debate is having a major impact on south Texas,...

  • April 12, 2013

    Liberal PAC behind McConnell bugging?

    Progress Kentucky, the liberal PAC behind the racist ad  directed against Mitch McConnell's Chinese-American wife, may have been behind the bugging of a strategy meeting at his campaign headquarters. WFPL: A secret recording of a campaign strat...

  • April 12, 2013

    Does North Korea have nuke warheads for their missiles or not?

    The Defense Intelligence Agency says yes - or, at least a Congressman reports that they think that they do - while the Pentagon says no. USA Today: With newly-revealed U.S. intelligence showing that North Korea may already be able to arm a missile ...

  • April 12, 2013

    Rep. Peter King emerging as key to House gun bill vote

    New York Congressman Peter King is emerging as the key Republican in the House who will likely determine whether expanded background checks become law. King will introduce the House version of the Manchin-Toomey compromise amendment from the Senate a...

  • April 12, 2013

    Guess who just got 4 more F-16's from Uncle Sam?

    If you guessed Egypt, you win a cookie. Fox News: Four more F-16 fighter jets left the U.S. on Thursday headed for Egypt as part of a foreign aid package that has generated controversy given the political upheaval in the Mideast country. Critics s...

  • April 12, 2013

    Surprise! Obamacare subsidies will cost 65% more than estimated in 2012 budget

    See Obamacare. See Obamacare subsidies. See Obamacare subsidies rise. Rise, rise rise. See Mr. and Mrs. America. See Mr. and Mrs. America get mad. Mad, mad mad. Perhaps the White House should take a remedial reading course. Politico: According to th...

  • April 12, 2013

    Dems block Senate resolution honoring Thatcher

    This is beyond petty. It is ignorant. A hold has been placed on a resolution honoring Margaret Thatcher in the Senate which, as Katherine Rosario explains, is an insult: A Senate resolution to honor Lady Thatcher was supposed to pass last night....

  • April 11, 2013

    'Welcome to the Islamic state of Syria'

    That's the headline from this Foreign Policy article by Brian Fishman reporting on the now official merging of AQ in Iraq (known as the Islamic State of Iraq) with the top jihadist outfit in the Syrian opposition. As soon as peaceful protests agains...

  • April 11, 2013

    Should the GOP help fund Obamacare?

    They're not going to but maybe they should. The president asked for $1.5 billion more for HHS to implement Obamacare, and even if Congress won't act, HHS will likely be able to get the money from other sources anyway. Politico: The landmark he...

  • April 11, 2013

    Washington state AG sues florist for refusing to cater to gay wedding

    The questions raised by the Attorney General's suit are very serious. Unfortuntaely, most of the debate will be of the knee jerk variety. So be it. But when someone is coerced to violate their conscience and beliefs, red flags should be raised. S...

  • April 11, 2013

    Chained CPI means higher income taxes for middle class

    Is anyone still keeping track of broken Obama promises? If they are, they might want to include his vow only to raise taxes on the "rich" and not the "middle class." Americans for Tax Reform report: The White House has confirmed that President Obama...

  • April 10, 2013

    GOP filibuster of gun bill losing steam but passage far from certain

    There are still a dozen Republican Senators willing to filibuster Harry Reid's motion to bring the gun bill to the floor of the Senate. But is that enough to block it? Even the GOP dozen are now "recalibrating their message," says National Journal: ...

  • April 10, 2013

    Melissa Harris-Perry doubles down on 'children don't belong to parents'

    Well, not exactly "doubling down." You see, Perry changed the parameters of the debate by ignoring what she said in the ad, and creating an entirely new argument that is far more mainstream than what she actually implied: One thing is for sure: I ha...

  • April 10, 2013

    Texas student knife rampage a planned attack

    The Lone Star College student who went on a stabbing spree, running from building to building and taking swipes with his "razor type knife" at dozens of students planned the attack say authorities. The 20-year-old student accused in a stabbing ram...

  • April 10, 2013

    Immigration deal ready for roll out

    The "Gang of Eight" have done their work and are putting the finishing touches on a thousand plus page immigration reform bill that they would like to unveil on Thursday, but may be forced to wait a week while "legislative language" (language that ob...

  • April 10, 2013

    Today's the day: NoKo's probable missile launch

    It wouldn't surprise me a bit if Kim Jong-Un woke up this morning and decided that since his "surprise" missile test launch wasn't much of a surprise anymore, that he cancels it and issues more bellicose rhetoric. Or, he may go ahead with it, enjoyi...

  • April 9, 2013

    Thatcher's death an excuse for street parties in some British towns

    There are a lot of people in Great Britain who are celebrating the death of Dame Thatcher today. The Guardian reports they even had street parties in the cities of Glasgow and Briston: Several hundred people gathered in south London on Monday even...

  • April 9, 2013

    McConnell to join conservative filibuster of gun bill

    With nearly a third - and possibly more - of his caucus ready to filibuster the gun control bill in the Senate, Minority Leader Mitch McConnell bowed to the inevitable and announced he would oppose any cloture vote on the legislation. Politico: ...

  • April 9, 2013

    Liberal groups take aim at Dem lawmakers who support entitlement reform

    There's a lot of this going around on both sides. Some conservatives are threatening to primary Republicans who support the gun bill or immigration reform. Now we have the spectacle of liberal interest groups threatening the same consequences for De...

  • April 9, 2013

    Our hopelessly biased and transparently partisan media

    A marvelous illustration - and lesson - in the rank partisanship and bias of CNN and MSNBC. Congressman Matt Salmon said he wouldn't support gay marriage even though his son was gay. This led to a scramble by CNN and MSNBC to try and book the young...

  • April 9, 2013

    The future of 'free' TV

    Yesterday, I wrote a blog post about the phenomena of "zero TV" households who have dropped cable, satellite, and won't even hook up to watch free, over the air TV. That growing trend may walk hand in hand with a technological change that is about ...

  • April 9, 2013

    Good news: AQ in Iraq merges with Syrian jihadists

    A match made in hell - and one whose significance won't really be felt until the shooting stops in Syria. VOA: Al-Qaida in Iraq says it has united with a Syrian jihadist group fighting to oust President Bashar al-Assad.An audio message from al-...

  • April 8, 2013

    Is yours a 'zero TV' home?

    This is fascinating. About 5 million Americans have apparently dropped their cable and satellite services and won't even watch free TV with an antenna. That's up from 2 million in 2007. They are part of a fast growing trend known as "zero TV" homes. ...

  • April 8, 2013

    How much will Obamacare hurt Dems in 2014?

    There are two schools of thought on whether the implementation of Obamacare will be a drag on Democratic fortunes in 2014 - especially in the Senate. Both are legitimate scenarios. The first theorizes that no matter how bad things get in the implem...

  • April 8, 2013

    Christian-Muslim war erupts in Egypt

    Very disturbing news from Egpt about open warfare breaking out between Muslims and Coptic Christians. You may have heard of the clashes a couple of days ago that cost the lives of 5 Christians. Last night, there was a public funeral for the victims...

  • April 8, 2013

    Youth unemployment at 22.9%

    Pretty soon, we'll have to start talking about a "lost generation." Wall Street Journal: 22.9%: The unemployment rate for Americans under age 25, adjusting for the decline in the labor force since the start of the recession. Perhaps no group has b...

  • April 8, 2013

    'Anonymous' hacks children with cancer website in Israel

    Well what do you expect from people with the emotional maturity of a 12-year old girl? Arutz Sheva: The hackers' group Anonymous said Saturday that its planned attack on Israel has begun and will intensify Sunday. One of its prime targets is a...

  • April 7, 2013

    Major General sacked after alcohol, sexual misconduct charges

    Maj. Gen. Ralph Baker, commander of the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, was fired from his command last Thursday after an administrative hearing on alcohol and sexual misconduct charges. Washington Post: Baker has appealed the administrati...

  • April 7, 2013

    CO2 Emissions in US lowest since 1994

    That sound you hear in the distance is Al Gore's head exploding: Energy-related carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in 2012 were the lowest in the United States since 1994, at 5.3 billion metric tons of CO2 (see figure above). With the exception of 2010...

  • April 7, 2013

    NYC GOP councilman caught up in bribery scandal a pagan 'prince'

    File this one under "too good to be true." New York city Republican councilman Dan Halloran, who was arrested as part of the bribery scheme to get state senator Malcolm Smith on the mayoral ballot as a Republcan, lives an interesting life away from h...

  • April 7, 2013

    Anti-Semitic incidents on the rise worldwide in 2012

    A report published by Tel Aviv University's Kantor Center for the Study of Contemporary European Jewry, in cooperation with the European Jewish Congress, reports that incidents of anti-Semitic violence rose an alarming 30% in 2012. Associated Press: ...

  • April 7, 2013

    Did Jay-Z and Beyonce break the law by traveling to Cuba?

    It isn't very newsworthy that a couple of Hollywood types traveled to Cuba to take in the sun and fun of the Castro boys' socialst workers' paradise. What might be news is that they acted for all the world like tourists. The couple announced their ...

  • April 7, 2013

    Mother of murdered Benghazi State Department officer tells Hannity 'They wanted to shut me up'

    You have to read all the excerpts from this Hannity interview with Pat Smith, mother of Sean Smith, a State Department information officer killed during the attack in Benghazi last September 11. She understands the need for secrecy and why some detai...

  • April 6, 2013

    Fisker Automotive lays off 75% of workforce

    They are blaming the layoffs on their inability to find a partner to fund operations. This isn't surprising. Who wants to get in business with a company selling lemons as electric cars? Bloomberg: Fisker Automotive Inc.'s mass firings after rece...

  • April 6, 2013

    CAIR bullies AP into changing the definition of 'Islamist'

    Pretty soon the AP stylebook is going to be twice as long in order to explain all these formerly "perjorative" words like "illegal immigrant" and now "Islamist." USA Today: Following on the heels of the Tuesday decision by The Associated Press to...

  • April 6, 2013

    Trayvon Martin wrongful death suit settled

    A wrongful death suit filed by the parents of black teenager Trayvon Martin who was shot to death by neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman has been settled, according to documents filed in a Florida court yesterday. Orlando Sentinel: Tra...

  • April 5, 2013

    North Korea moves missiles to east coast

    The North Koreans moved an unknown number of medium range ballistic missiles to the east coast in advance of what some analysts feel could signal a test launch. With the region on hair trigger alert, such a launch would be a serious provocation. Fox...

  • April 5, 2013

    Obama budget to make small entitlement cuts

    President Obama will deliver his budget proposal next week - 2 months late as usual - and in it, he will make an offer that some Senate Republicans may be unable to refuse. In exchange for some small cuts in entitlement programs, the president will p...

  • April 5, 2013

    Poll finds majority support for legalizing marijuana

    For perhaps the same reason that polls show an uptick in support for gay marriage, a Pew Poll reveals majority support for making marijuana use legal. I am hardly an expert but if you look at polls covering social issues over the past year, you will ...

  • April 5, 2013

    Why do gun control advocates continue to reveal their ignorance about guns?

    A couple of days ago, we saw Colorado Congresswoman Diana DeGette make a fool of herself talking about bullets and magazines. Now we have the president himself saying that the children murdered at Newtown were gunned down by a "fully automatic weapon...

  • April 5, 2013

    Is Scott Brown preparing to run for Senate in New Hampshire?

    Former GOP Massachusetts Senator Scott Brown was born in New Hampshire, has a summer home there, and the state certainly is more welcoming of Republicans than Massachusetts. Recent moves by Brown suggest he is giving serious thought to challenging Ne...

  • April 5, 2013

    Economy adds only 88,000 jobs in March

    That's about 70,000 below the break even level. About 150,000 adults enter the workforce every month and not generating even replacement level job numbers means the unemployment rate went up, right? Obviously, you don't compute like a government bu...

  • April 5, 2013

    Gun shop that sold Newtown weapons loses federal firearms license

    Why? The government won't say. AP: A Connecticut shop that sold a gun to the Newtown school shooter's mother has lost its federal firearms license. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives revoked the license of Riverview Gun Sales...

  • April 5, 2013

    Judge orders 'morning after pill' to be sold over the counter to all ages

    This is a question of politics superseding common sense. CNN: In a decision in a lawsuit filed by advocates, the judge, Edward R. Korman of Federal District Court, ruled that the government's refusal to lift restrictions on access to the pill was...

  • April 5, 2013

    Democrats losing faith in Obamacare

    This makes me think that when the full import of Obamacare hits after the first of the year, Obama and the Democrats who passed this monstrosity will have no place to hide. Washington Examiner: President Obama is eager to build public support f...

  • April 4, 2013

    How a new Korean War may start

    Ten days ago, experts were saying there was basically nothing to worry about with North Korea, that what we were experiencing was the usual bombast and bloodcurdling rhetoric that we've heard before. Now, those experts aren't so sure. Kim has gotte...

  • April 4, 2013

    Obama to take 5% sequester pay cut

    Solidarity forever, and all that. The president will lose about $17,000 with this gesture as he attempts to prove that he feels the pain of federal workers being furloughed. The Hill: The pay cut will remain in place for the remainder of the fis...

  • April 4, 2013

    Gun control bill sponsor displays laughable ignorance about guns

    I am no expert on guns either, but when I read what Colorado Rep. Diana DeGette, the lead Democratic sponsor of the federal bill to ban high-capacity magazines, said about how her bill would reduce violence, I was shocked at her ignorance. Daily Call...

  • April 4, 2013

    Gay son defends the stance of anti-gay marriage Congressman father

    This won't get much play in the media, but Matt R. Salmon, the gay son of Congressman Matt Salmon of Arizona, came out in defense of his father to the Washington Blade, a gay newspaper. The Hill: "People seem to be trying so hard to analyze wher...

  • April 4, 2013

    White House dialing back response to North Korea

    President Obama has decided to tone down his administration's rhetoric and dial back their response to North Korean threats, according to the Wall Street Journal: The U.S. is putting a pause to what several officials described as a step-by-step pl...

  • April 4, 2013

    Jobless claims at 4 month high

    The unemployment numbers come out tomorrow and by the looks of things, it won't be very good news. Reuters: The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits rose to its highest level in four months last week, suggesting the la...

  • April 4, 2013

    Japan central bank in huge gamble to spark economic growth

    I'm old enough to remember when the conventional wisdom was that Japan would eventually buy up most of America and that their economic miracle would continue indefinitely. But then came the shocks of the 1990's which included a bank meltdown and st...

  • April 4, 2013

    Connecticut passes strictest gun law in the nation

    This is what happens when overwrought passions are allowed to impact governance. It is exactly the kind of thing that the Founders feared; that emotional causes of the moment would infect the governing process and end up making bad laws. That's why...

  • April 4, 2013

    Obamacare means hiring boom for 'navigators'

    One thing always puzzled me about the state insurance exchanges that are suppoed to sell insurance plans under Obamacare; what happens if you don't understand something or need other assistance? Will they have people that you can call and help just l...

  • April 3, 2013

    Sanford wins primary; faces Steve Colbert's sister

    Disgraced former Governor Mark Sanford easily won the runoff election for the Republican nomination in South Carolina's First Congressional District. He will face Democrat Elizabeth Colbert Busch, sister of comedian Steve Colbert, in the special elec...

  • April 3, 2013

    AP drops term 'illegal immigrant'

    I thought it surreal when AP dropped the term "terrorist" and substituted "militant" a few years ago. But this really defies reality. Politico: The Associated Press on Tuesday announced it will no longer use the term "illegal immigrant" or "illegal...

  • April 3, 2013

    Some people believe very silly things

    Public Policy Polling had a little fun and released a poll on popular conspiracy theories. It is absolutely amazing what some people believe. For example: 37% of voters believe global warming is a hoax, 51% do not. Republicans say global warming is...

  • April 3, 2013

    Obama administration pushing home loans for people with bad credit

    The definition of crazy is doing the same thing over and over while getting the same result. During the early 2000's, the government - and Wall Street - urged banks and mortgage companies to lower their standards and give creative loans to people wit...

  • April 3, 2013

    UN approves arms trade treaty

    It's become a bugaboo for many gun rights activists, which means it will have trouble getting Senate approval. And I see the slippery slope that the UN arms trade treaty represents - that future treaties might be aimed at domestic arms traders - but ...

  • April 2, 2013

    'Many American White Men Worship Guns Because of Sexual Insecurity, Entitlement, and Profit '

    That's the headline of a commentary piece at the website Buzzflash which is a blog from the far left, radical Truthout publication. At first I thought it was an April Fool's joke - something The Onion would pull, so over the top it is. But this u...

  • April 2, 2013

    Small business shafted again by Obamacare

    Another day, another revelation that Obamacare will not deliver on its promises. This time, it's small business getting the shaft. The bill promised that small business owners would be able to offer a range of plans to employees to choose from. Nix t...

  • April 2, 2013

    Judge okays Stockton, CA bankruptcy

    A federal judge gave permission for the city of Stockton, CA to begin bankruptcy proceedings, over the objections of bondholders in the city's pension system. The bondholders believe that Stockton did not negotiate in good faith, preferring the bankr...

  • April 2, 2013

    FBI arrests legislator in plot to rig NY City mayoral race

    FBI agents arrested the Democratic President of the New York State Assembly and a New York City Republican councilman on political corruption charges relating to the NY city mayoral race. New York Times: State Senator Malcolm A. Smith, a contractor ...

  • April 1, 2013

    Obama's Easter Sunday preacher rails against 'captains of the religious right'

    And a happy Easter to you too, Reverend. Castigating your political opponents fits right in with all that other Easter stuff, right? There was only one reporter allowed into the St. John's Episcopal church, and his notes were pretty much perfuncto...

  • April 1, 2013

    North Korea names ex-premier back to the post as 'parliament' meets

    Interesting developments in North Korea. First, the "parliament" named a familiar face to the positoin of premiere: Former North Korean premier Pak Pong-ju, who was sacked in 2007 for failing to successfully implement economic reforms, was re-appoi...

  • March 31, 2013

    It's a crime to make fun of Egypt's Morsi

    No "speaking truth to power" in President Morsi's Muslim Brotherhood's Egypt. Laughing is only allowed when the government approves, as a popular satirist named Bassem Youssef found to his dismay. New York Times: The satirist, Bassem Youssef, who h...

  • March 31, 2013

    DoD refuses Purple Hearts to Fort Hood survivors; cites trial risks

    I am not following the Pentagon's "logic" in this matter - probably because there is a severe lack of it. This is the reason they are citing for not granting Purple Hearts to the survivors of Major Hasan's terrorist attack: "The Army objects to ...

  • March 31, 2013

    Rubio says immigration deal far from done

    News from last night of a deal reached by labor unions and businesses on a guest worker program for immigration reform had many pundits - including myself - saying that the Senate was poised to pass the legislation in the next couple of weeks. Not so...

  • March 31, 2013

    Germany is spending $110 billion to delay global warming by 37 hours

    Former climate skeptic Bjorn Lomberg, who now believes climate change is man-made, nevertheless wants any action taken to reduce emissions to be intelligent and cost effective. He points to Germany's subsidies for solar panels that are costing the go...

  • March 31, 2013

    Does HHS Secretary Sebelius understand the concept of insurance?

    Apparently not, according to Megan McCardle writing in the Daily Beast. This is what Sebelius said about those of us who purchase health insurance plans that don't cover routine health issues: At a White House briefing Tuesday, Health and Human ...

  • March 30, 2013

    North Korea says it's in a 'state of war' with the south

    North Korean Dear Leader Kim Jong-Un has turned the screws a little tighter in his war of words with the US and South Korea. The North Korean news agency has issued a statement saying that the two countries are now in a "state of war" and all issues ...

  • March 30, 2013

    35 Atlanta educators indicted in massive cheating scandal

    This is hard to believe, but true. The Atlanta school district has been caught red handed altering student test scores so that the conspirators could realize cash bonuses to their pay due to improved marks. New York Times: In the two and a half yea...

  • March 30, 2013

    'Where's the warming?' goes mainstream

    This is very encouraging for those of us who value science and the scientific method. Despite contiued hysteria from the climateers, the notion that the earth hasn't warmed in two decades has finally cracked the mainstream and is now part of the di...

  • March 29, 2013

    North Korea readies missiles aimed at US

    I wanted to dismiss this latest threat from Kim Jong-Un as just more bluster, but something was pricking me in the back of the head. I've read all this before. Sure enough, the statements coming out of North Korea sound a lot like statements from t...

  • March 29, 2013

    Dem donors threaten to withhold cash from Senators who don't vote for background checks

    Most politicians don't like to be pushed - or at least give the appearance of being pushed - so I don't know how effective this tactic will be. Washington Post: With red state Democratic Senators remaining skittish about embracing Obama's gun pr...

  • March 29, 2013

    New Obama regs for gasoline will add up to 9 cents a gallon

    Because it's for the kids, don't ya know? The new regs would remove 90% of sulfur from gasoline and tighten emission standards on cars. Associated Press: An oil industry study says the proposed rule being unveiled Friday by the administration could ...

  • March 29, 2013

    Student loan crisis getting worse

    You didn't think it was possible, did you? This CNBC article details how the snowball keeps picking up steam as it rolls downhill, threatening to crush the entire student loan program: Student-loan defaults surged in the first three months of 2013...

  • March 28, 2013

    Columnist advocates ending military honors at funerals for most vets

    Long time St. Louis Post Dispatch columnist Bill McClellan  is advocating ending the practice of giving most veterans military honors at their funerals. His reason? Government can't afford it. Certainly, men and women killed in combat deser...

  • March 28, 2013

    AL black legislator sends racist tirade to gun rights supporter

    Gee, Representative Mitchell, why not tell us what you really think? State Rep. Joe Mitchell, D-Mobile, had an outlandish exchange via email with a Jefferson County man who asked him and other lawmakers not to pass any laws that would restrict gun...

  • March 28, 2013

    Calm in Cyprus as banks re-open with tight security

    Don't think that politicians in Europe aren't watching the reaction of citizens in Cyprus to the re-opening of banks after a 12 day holiday, with strict capital controls. By all reports, things are calm and since there is a 300 euro limit for withdra...

  • March 28, 2013

    Justices skeptical of benefits ban under DOMA

    In oral arguments yesterday, court watchers trying to read the tea leaves pointed to several sharp questions by justices about benefits denied to same sex couples as  result of the Defense of Marriage Act. Ilya Shapiro at Cato: The jurisdi...

  • March 28, 2013

    Mayor Bloomberg really, really, really doesn't want you to smoke

    Wow. Mayor Michael Bloomberg is not content with jacking up taxes on cigarettes, or making it a crime to smoke just about anywhere except your own home. Now the crusading mayor wants to micromanage convenience stores by dictating where they can pla...

  • March 27, 2013

    Social Security disability fund will run out of money in 2016

    An excellent editorial in the Washington Examiner about the skyrocketing number of Americans enrolled in the Social Security disability insurance program. What happens to the workers who drop out of the labor force? Some retire, some become full-...

  • March 27, 2013

    SCOTUS to hear DOMA arguments today

    Another day of arguments over gay marriage at the Supreme Court today as the justices take up the issue of the constitutionality of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). The Wall Street Journal has a preview: The court scheduled an hour and 50 min...

  • March 26, 2013

    Dems seek to expand school lunch program to weekends, holidays

    Yes, there are hungry children out there. And no child should go hungry in a land of plenty like the US. But using the school lunch program as a supplemental food program for poor kids is inefficent and a waste. The Hill: Four House Democrats have p...

  • March 26, 2013

    Conservatives plan filibuster of Senate gun control bill

    How long can they go this time? Senators Rand Paul, Ted Cruz, and Mike Lee plan to hand deliver a letter to Majority Leader Harry Reid's offfice today indicating they intend to oppose moving forward on the Senate floor with " any legislation that w...

  • March 26, 2013

    Another Democratic Senator to retire

    More excellent news for Republicans, as South Dakota Senator Tim Johnson is expected to announce today that he will not seek re-election in 2014. Reuters: Senator Tim Johnson, the Democratic chairman of the powerful banking committee, does not...

  • March 26, 2013

    Near record low approval for SCOTUS

    I doubt that conservative opinion of the Supreme Court will become more positive anytime soon, thanks to the Obamacare ruling. But this Pew survey shows that GOP approval of SCOTUS has rebounded somewhat from its lows last summer. Politico: A ...

  • March 26, 2013

    NoKo's say their missile and artillery forces at 'number 1' alert

    We should be used to this by now, but I can't be the only observer who detects an increase in bellicosity coming from Kim Jong-Un and the North Korean government. ABC News: North Korea said today it has moved strategic rocket and artillery units i...

  • March 26, 2013

    Home prices rise in January

    Finally, a piece of genuine good news on the housing front. Housing starts have been up and down over the last year, but in January, housing prices rose a robust 1%, the best performance since 2006. Reuters: Single-family home prices rose in J...

  • March 26, 2013

    How much cash fled Cyprus prior to bailout deal?

    While the Cyprus government was negotiating its 13 billion euro bailout with the EU, a large, unknown sum of euros were being siphoned out of its two major banks, despite capital controls that were supposed to prevent it. Although the major banks w...

  • March 25, 2013

    Kerry warns Iraq about Iran aid

    It's about time someone from the American government talked to our "ally" Iraq about them helping President Assad of Syria slaughter his own people. One of Assad's lifelines is the Iraqi conduit, which not only allows truck convoys carrying weapons a...

  • March 25, 2013

    Gov. Cuomo's 7-bullet magazine limit dies an embarrassing death

    One of the centerpieces of Governor Andrew Cuomo's hastily written state gun control bill will be "suspended indefinitely," the Senate majority leader said. The ban on magazines containing more than 7-bullets had to be withdrawn because of one, tee...

  • March 25, 2013

    Washington state mulls mandated insurance coverage for abortions

    This certainly isn't offering much of a "choice," is it? Sort of gives the lie to the whole "pro-choice" position when you force every citizen who pays for maternity benefits to pay for someone's abortion. Fox News: With 21 states having adopted...

  • March 25, 2013

    Cyprus in 11th hour bailout deal with EU

    In the end, the Cypriot government caved on every significant issue. They have to shutter their second largest bank, moving the toxic assets to a "bad bank" while taking up to a 40% cut off the top of uninsured deposits - deposits above 100,000 euros...

  • March 25, 2013

    Steyn on Iraq's 'Fair Weather Hawks'

    Leave it to Mark Steyn to get to the nub of a matter and illuminate some grand truths. In NRO, Steyn takes on the hollowness of American power and points to those who first supported the Iraq War and then tiptoed away from it as proof: Like the blan...

  • March 25, 2013

    New Jersey to take over Camden school district

    The city of Camden will become a ward of the state of New Jersey beginning next year, as Governor Chris Christie announced the state will takeover the vastly underperforming district. Philadelphia Inquirer: Gov. Christie plans to announce Monda...

  • March 25, 2013

    What's behind the Stockton, CA bankruptcy?

    Last July, Stockton, CA became the largest US city ever to file for bankruptcy. It was being choked to death by pension and health care costs after a series of bad investments in mortgage backed securities blew up during the housing meltdown. But som...

  • March 24, 2013

    Joe Biden Live and Uncut

    Here, in no particular order, are some highlights from Vice President Biden's speech to Democratic donors in New York city and another speech he gave to an Irish American group. Vice President Joe Biden rallied an audience of Democratic officials a...

  • March 24, 2013

    Illegals' access to Obamacare could be greenlighted by Senate immigration deal

    Path to citizenship, DREAM Act, guest worker provisions -- all of these pale in comparison as far as controversy when it comes to giving illegals who achieve residency status under the immigration reform bill access to federal health benefits under O...

  • March 24, 2013

    'Only hard choices left' for Cyprus

    President Nicos Anastasiades of Cyprus is in Brussels today and will meet with EU finance ministers in a matter of hours to decide the fate of the tiny Island country. "The events of recent days have led to a situation where there are no longer a...

  • March 24, 2013

    Senate votes to stop US from joining UN Arms Trade treaty

    My own view is that some on the right were making far too big a deal of this treaty. It's a fanciful idea that the UN could negotiate any treaty that threatened confiscation of the guns of US citizens without congressional approval, as some on the ri...

  • March 24, 2013

    Sen. Manchin in talks with NRA on background checks

    West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin is quietly reaching out to the NRA in order to win its approval of some kind of expanded background check for gun purchasers. Politico: That the NRA is even talking with Manchin suggests there's at least some r...

  • March 24, 2013

    VA chief promises faster action on disability claims

    Gen. Eric Shinseki, the secretary of veterans affairs, is defending his agency from charges that they are moving far too slowly to process the thousands of disability claims by veterans who were injured in the wars. The mountain of benefits claims a...

  • March 23, 2013

    Frankenquester: FAA to close 149 regional airport towers

    Oh dear, what are we to do. That monstrosity of a sequester is going to close 149 towers at regional airports across the country. This will rile up the public,won't it? Not hardly. The FAA had been expected to announce the closure of 189 low- or ...

  • March 23, 2013

    Syrian with ties to 9/11 hijackers relaxing in the New Jersey suburbs

    And he's virtually untouchable now that he has been granted asylum. Makes you wonder what this guy might do for an encore: Free to do as he pleases, living out his days in the suburbs of northern New Jersey, a Syrian national who is a known assoc...

  • March 23, 2013

    Department of Education website quotes Mao Zedong

    It's from the leftists home companion, the "Little Red Book," and, as the Weekly Standard's Scrapbook points out, raises all sorts of questions about the historical literacy of department employees: The Scrapbook doesn't spend a lot of its time su...

  • March 22, 2013

    Obama links the struggles of blacks in America with Palestinian cause

    President Obama has done this before - connected the struggle of African Americans to realize equality with the cause of the Palestinians. The metaphor is weak, even if you accept the legitimacy of Palestinian claims such as the right of return and b...

  • March 22, 2013

    Russia turns down Cyprus: Depositor haircut back on the table

    The Russians are apparently afraid that Cypriot banks are in such bad shape, that bailing them out by taking them over is too risky. Instead, they are taking a wait and see attitude: Meanwhile, Cypriot efforts to clinch a contribution from Russia a...

  • March 22, 2013

    Expanded background checks in Senate gun control bill

    Majority Leader Harry Reid will bring a gun control bill to the Senate floor with expanded background checks on gun purchasers as part of the package. The Hill: Reid said he would on Thursday evening begin the process of bringing legislation to ...

  • March 21, 2013

    Russia thinks USA deliberately trying to wreck the world

    This is an excellent piece from Spengler how the Russian leadership - not fringe bloggers or kooks - actually thinks that Presidents Bush and Obama screwed up deliberately and are trying to wreck the world in order to spread our dominion. "In Russia...

  • March 21, 2013

    Make them howl! Senate votes to keep WH tours closed

    The continuing resolution passed by the Senate yesterday that will fund the government until September had a few minor sequester fixes, giving bureaucrats a little more flexibility in some departments for deciding where the cuts will fall. One big ...

  • March 21, 2013

    Dem voting gambit on RSC budget fails

    It's actually a very clever manuever; vote "present" on the Republican Study Commitee budget, which would force the GOP to either adopt it, or scramble to defeat it. Why? Because it raises the retirement age for Social Security to 70 and cuts Medic...

  • March 21, 2013

    Are our intelligence agencies paying too much attention to Al-Qaeda?

    That question was the subject of a secret White House report produced last year that raised the alarm about holes in our intelligence capabilities brought about by more than a decade of war and counterterrorism efforts against al-Qaeda. Washington Po...

  • March 21, 2013

    Obama gets his NCAA brackets filled out in time but is six weeks late with a budget

    I guess it's a matter of priorities. Associated Press: President Barack Obama is picking Florida, Indiana, Louisville, Ohio State to reach the Final Four. President Obama filled out an NCAA tournament bracket for ESPN for the fifth straight year....

  • March 21, 2013

    EU running out of patience with Cyprus

    The European Central Bank has delivered an ultimatum to the government of Cyprus; fix your debt problem by Monday or your banks will become insolvent. Reuters: The ultimatum came as the island's leaders struggled over a "Plan B" to try to raise...

  • March 20, 2013

    Police raid man's home over Facebook photo of son with rifle

    What kind of parent allows an 11-year old kid to pose with a rifle? A certified firearms instructor for the NRA: New Jersey police and Dept. of Children and Families officials raided the home of a firearms instructor and demanded to see his gun...

  • March 20, 2013

    Philly 'House of Horrors' trial of abortion doctor

    This is such a gruesome story that one would think the media would be all over it, hanging on every bloody, nauseating revelation. But they're not. And because the media refuses to cover the trial of a doctor accused of the most heinious crimes, we a...

  • March 20, 2013

    Obama in Israel: His 'unwavering support' for the Jewish state

    Talk is cheap and Obama is the cheapest of them all. Associated Press: Vowing eternal support for America's top Mideast ally, U.S. President Barack Obama on Wednesday assured Israel of his personal commitment to its security and delivered a blu...

  • March 19, 2013

    House Dems propose $200 billion in new spending

    Because, after all, money grows on trees, doesn't it? The Hill: House Democrats on Monday unveiled a 2014 budget proposal that includes $1.2 trillion in new taxes and $200 billion in stimulus spending. That's about twice the level of stimulus ...

  • March 19, 2013

    Your money, your property

    So, you decide to do a little shopping downtown and you pull into a privately owned parking garage. While your car is there, the city decides to levy a one time "parkers tax" on your property and breaks into your car in order to appropriate your soun...

  • March 19, 2013

    Rand Paul to back path to citizenship for illegal aliens

    I wonder what this will do to his standing among some conservatives? For the most part, his libertarian base won't let it deter their support of him, but conservatives might be a little miffed. Conservatives may want to pay close attention to Paul'...

  • March 19, 2013

    Chemical weapons unleashed in Syria - but who unleashed them?

    Both sides in the conflict are accusing the other of using a chemical weapon in a neighborhood outside of the city of Aleppo. A reporter interviewed by Reuters seems convinced that some kind of chemical device was employed: A Reuters photographe...

  • March 18, 2013

    53% see Iraq War as a mistake

    That's the headline but is this the real story? Gallup has been polling on this question for 10 years and as recently as 2008, 63% of Americans believed the war a mistake. That number has now fallen to 53%. That's the lowest percentage of people bel...

  • March 18, 2013

    What the government seizure of deposits in Cyprus really means for the US and Europe

    The blogger who calls himself Tyler Durden at Zerohedge: Today, lots of people woke up in shock and horror to what happened in Cyprus: a forced capital reallocation mandated by political elites under the guise of an "equity investment" in insolv...

  • March 18, 2013

    Venezuela's Maduro pleads with Obama not to kill rival

    Venezuela's caretaker president, Nicolas Maduro, asked Barack Obama to halt a plot to kill the opposition candidate in next month's election. You see, it's complicated. Maduro - sort of a "Hugo-lite" - announced last week that his government had un...

  • March 18, 2013

    RNC admits voters see GOP as 'scary' and 'out of touch'

    In what party chair Reince Priebus calls an "autopsy" of the 2012 election, the Republican National Committee has taken the first step in attempting to reform the party's infrastructure, as well as rebrand the party image to make it less white, less ...

  • March 18, 2013

    Surprise! The recession isn't over

    The Labor Department announced that half of the states saw their unemployment rates rise in January. I'm so glad the recession is over, aren't you? Unemployment rates increased in half of U.S. states in January from December, as employers nationwid...

  • March 18, 2013

    Pew: Local TV news following in print's footsteps

    Interesting survey conducted annually by the Pew Reserach Center. For 2012, the pollsters discovered that local TV news is suffering from "skrinking pains." New York Times: With shorter stories and scarce coverage of politics and government, local...

  • March 17, 2013

    Rand Paul wins CPAC straw poll

    No surprise here, as Paul's supporters worked hard to get out the vote for their man. Robert Costa: Rand Paul won the straw poll at the Conservative Political Action Conference on Saturday, a victory that cements his status as a tea-party favorite...

  • March 17, 2013

    Palin rouses the faithful at CPAC

    Sarah Palin mounted the stage at CPAC on Saturday to a thundering ovation and proceeded to lay out her vision for the future of the Republican party. The Hill: The next election is 20 months away. Now is the time to furlough the consultants, and tu...

  • March 17, 2013

    In Cyprus, bank depositors reamed by EU, IMF in bailout deal

    How would you feel if your bank, through no fault of yours, needed a bailout and to help pay for it, the government demanded you give up 10% of your deposits? Yeah, I thought so. Wall Street Journal: Depositors in Cypriot banks will be hit wit...

  • March 17, 2013

    Mia Love readies herself for another run for Congress

    What's Mia Love, the Mayor of Saratoga Springs, Utah, up to these days? After her one point loss to Democrat Jim Matheson, the woman who wowed the GOP convention in Tampa kept a fairly low profile. But this past week, she was at CPAC and made a maj...

  • March 17, 2013

    Are Democrats backing away from Ashley Judd?

    Practical politics will usually win out. And in the case of Ashley Judd's probable challenge in Kentucky to Senator Mitch McConnell, the ideological layout of the state is telling Democrats that the celeb doesn't have much of a chance. Washington Tim...

  • March 17, 2013

    States eye nullification to protect gun rights

    A pushback against the federal government's gun control laws is occurring at the state level as several individual states have seen measures introduced that would nullify federal law. CNS News: On March 12 and 14, the Senate Judiciary Committee ...

  • March 17, 2013

    Federal spending up by more than $30 billion compared to last year

    Since October 1, 2012, the federal government has spent $30.5 billion more than it spent during the same period last year. This according to the monthly Treasury statement. CNS News: The federal fiscal year begins on Oct. 1 and runs through Sept...

  • March 17, 2013

    McCain apologizes to Sens. Cruz and Paul for calling them 'wacko birds'

    Not only is this kind of name calling juvenile, the epithet "wacko birds" may be the most bizarre thing McCain has ever said. In any case, the Arizona Senator has apologized. Politico: Sen. John McCain is apologizing for calling Sens. Rand Paul and ...

  • March 16, 2013

    US to deploy additional missile interceptors in response to NoKo blustering

    The North Koreans haven't had much luck with testing their long range, ICBM. Twice they've had to destroy the missile shortly after liftoff, although the last attempt successfully launched a satellite into space. But that doesn't mean they eventual...

  • March 16, 2013

    Does the Detroit emergency financial manager have what it takes to get the job done?

    Reading this Reuters story, I am struck by how much of a "second teamer" the new financial manager of Detroit appears to be: Kevyn Orr has many of the credentials needed to try to rescue Detroit from financial ruin, but in one key area he is untes...

  • March 16, 2013

    Obama plans $2 billion alternative fuel spending

    No, it won't add to the deficit. But that doesn't mean it isn't a horrible idea as the government once again takes on the role of deciding winners and losers. The Hill: A key part of that plan, according to the White House, is the creation of an "...

  • March 16, 2013

    Libertarians on the rise at CPAC

    This account by the Daily Beast's Michael Moynihan highlights the virtual libertarian takeover of CPAC this year and what it means for Rand Paul: When Rand Paul addresses those issues that divide libertarians and traditional conservatives-nationa...

  • March 15, 2013

    Senator Portman's change of heart on gay marriage

    Ohio Senator Rob Portman, has done a 180 degree turn on the issue of gay marriage. The reason is simple; his son recently came out as gay and Portman has a different perspective on the issue than he had before. In a heartfelt column Portman penne...

  • March 15, 2013

    Cruz and Feinstein in blow up over the Second Amendment

    My experience has been - and it is admittedly a small sampling of liberals - that the left refuses to discuss Constitutional limits on federal power. They accuse you of trying to trap them, or, as in the case of Senator Diane Feinstein who was aske...

  • March 15, 2013

    Editor at Reuters charged with assisting "Anonymous' in hacking the LA Times

    There is a special place in hell reserved for hackers and I hope this guy goes to jail for a long time. Politico: Matthew Keys, a deputy social media editor at Thomson Reuters, has been charged in a federal indictment for allegedly conspiring w...

  • March 15, 2013

    Suspect in Benghazi attack detained in Libya

    Sources are telling CNN that a suspect in the attack that killed Ambassador Stevens and 3 others has been captured in Libya. A man suspected of involvement in the September attack on the U.S. diplomatic compound in Benghazi is being held in Libya, ...

  • March 15, 2013

    Rubio a big hit at CPAC

    Senator Marco Rubio took the stage at CPAC and wowed the packed room with a barnburner of a speech. "Just because I believe that states should have the right to define marriage in a traditional way does not make me a bigot," he said, his words d...

  • March 14, 2013

    Our 'smart' foreign policy making us less popular

    Sure is nice to have smart people in charge of our foreign policy again. Once again, we are popular and respected around the world thanks to the bold leadership of our president. At least, we were. Not so much now. Politico: Worldwide approval of U....

  • March 14, 2013

    Coming soon: CIA to have access to your financial information

    Doesn't that just make you feel all warm and fuzzy inside? Reuters: The Obama administration is drawing up plans to give all U.S. spy agencies full access to a massive database that contains financial data on American citizens and others who bank ...

  • March 14, 2013

    Venezuela president claims Chavez was 'poisoned' with cancer

    President Maduro stopped just short of blaming the US for Chavez's death, but he made it clear that this nutzo conspiracy theory would get some legs. Venezuela's acting president, Nicolas Maduro, said the country would open a scientific investigat...

  • March 14, 2013

    3rd straight night of rioting in Brooklyn

    An incident involving a teenager who was shot by police after he pointed a .38 at them has enraged Brooklynites and caused three straight nights of rioting. NY Daily News: At least 46 demonstrators were arrested along Church Ave. in East Flatbu...

  • March 13, 2013

    Could Illinois be run any worse?

    We're still in a jobs depression in many parts of Illinois. New business activity has slowed considerably thanks to sky-high taxes and a state government so incompetently run, they still owe bills from 3 years ago. But the talk today is about a pensi...

  • March 13, 2013

    After 4 years of going without a budget, Senate Democrats bring forth a turkey

    Deficit? What deficit? The Senate budget proposal - the very first they've deigned to give us in 4 years - would not balance the budget, doesn't cut any spending, raises taxes by a trillion dollars, and piles on $100 billion in "stimulus" spending....

  • March 13, 2013

    Obamacare nightmare #987: 15-page application for benefits

    Remember when the president touted the ease with which consumers would be able to get a health insurance policy under Obamacare? It would be almost as easy as shopping on the internet, we were told. Oh, really? How many retail companies would stay ...

  • March 13, 2013

    Gun control fails in Washington state

    A bit of cheery news this morning; the state of Washington's lower house has beaten back a gun control bill that would have expanded background checks for gun sales. Examiner: A contentious proposal to expand background checks on Washington state ...

  • March 13, 2013

    Will CPAC aggravate divisions in GOP?

    There are a lot of bad feelings among factions on the right and the annual CPAC conference, getting underway tomorrow outside of Washington, and it isn't likely there will be a meeting of the minds. Reuters has an interesting preview: Party lead...

  • March 12, 2013

    State Supreme Court judge strikes down Bloomberg's soda ban

    A New York Supreme Court judge halted Mayor Michael Bloomberg's attempt to ban the sale of super size sugary sodas from restuarants and most other venues. In doing so, Judge Milton Tingling scolded Bloomberg for his high handed tactics. Wall Stre...

  • March 12, 2013

    Obama uninterested in balancing the budget

    I know this isn't a surprise. But I wonder if the voters agree with him? The Hill: President Obama is unlikely to balance the budget when he releases his budget blueprint next month. White House press secretary Jay Carney on Monday said Obama's...

  • March 12, 2013

    Colorado Senate Dems push through gun control bill

    I am finding it ridiculous trying to talk to gun control advocates. They don't listen. You can calmly point out that the measures they are advocating will do absolutely nothing to prevent another school shooting or a tragedy like the Aurora theater m...

  • March 12, 2013

    Florida Senate committee blocks Medicaid expansion

    A Republican-led Senate committee in Florida has handed Governor Rick Scott a stinging defeat when they voted 7-4 not to expand Medicaid coverage for the poor. New York Times: Rebuffung Gov. Rick Scott's support of Medicaid expansion, a Florida ...

  • March 11, 2013

    Christians protest in Pakistan against Muslim violence

    There were dozens of Christian houses torched over the weekend in Lahore after an apaprent false charge of blasphemy was leveled against a Christian. Police say they have 150 in custody who will be charged with terrorism. But the protest by hundred...

  • March 11, 2013

    Will the next Pope be an American?

    Ed Morrissey, who is covering the upcoming conclave of cardinals who will choose the next Pope, thinks that one or two Americans may get a serious look. The new Pope won't be changing church doctrine - in fact, that's impossible for any pontiff, w...

  • March 11, 2013

    North Korea nullifies armistice (updated)

    Is this move by North Korea to nullify the armistice that's been in place since 1953 more symbolic than real? We better hope so. South Korea, a modern country with a modern economy, could be severely damaged by a surprise attack. Seoul is within long...

  • March 11, 2013

    Gun control efforts dying in Congress

    A sure sign that nothing much will happen on the gun control front is that President Obama has barely lifted a finger to personally lobby lawmakers to pass his agenda. And he certainly hasn't been anywhere near the negotiations that ended up bringing...

  • March 11, 2013

    Why Obama will be dead weight for Democrats in 2014

    Good artilce by Alex Isenstadt in Politico on why Democrats will try to distance themselves from President Obama in 2014. Almost all the competitive House races are in GOP-leaning districts where Obama's name and agenda are not very popular: To net ...

  • March 10, 2013

    Mob in Pakistan torches dozens of Christian houses

    Sunni terrorists have been targeting Shia's in Pakistan recently, and now they're going after Christians. Associated Press: Hundreds of people in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore ransacked a Christian neighborhood Saturday and torched dozens o...

  • March 10, 2013

    Gabby Gifford's husband buys AR-15

    The nauseating hypocrisy of this guy is incredible. When caught red-handed by Breitbart, who tracked down a tip that Mark Kelly, former Rep. Gifford's husband purchased an "assault weapon," here's what the gun control advocate put on his Facebook pag...

  • March 10, 2013

    Are you ready for Susan Rice, the Sequel?

    I can't decide whether floating the name of Susan Rice for National Security Advisor is more like her being akin to a bad penny that always turns up or more like a hard-to-kill Zombie who never gives up. Washington Post: Susan E. Rice, the U.S. amb...

  • March 10, 2013

    House Committee prevented Kerry from throwing even more money at Egyptians

    The White House has cancelled tours, the Pentagon is furloughing workers, and yet the US government scraped up enough coin to give Egypt $250 million. And they wanted to give a lot more. The Hill: Secretary of State John Kerry had hoped to off...

  • March 10, 2013

    Number of gun companies refusing to sell to government triples

    I suppose if my livelihood were threatened, I'd react exactly the same way. CNS News: On February 22, "Right Views" reported that a growing number of firearm companies have suspended the sale of guns to states, counties, cities and municipaliti...

  • March 10, 2013

    Greece defies its creditors: 'No more austerity measures,' says PM

    With the IMF, the EU, and the European Central Bank all in Athens to check on the progress of Greece in implementing agreed upon austerity measures in return for bail out money, Prime Minister Samaras has chosen this moment to declare an end to auste...

  • March 10, 2013

    Move to defund Obamacare revived in the Senate

    Byron York is reporting that a plan by Sens. Ted Cruz and Mike Lee to hold up the continuing resolution until an up or down vote on defunding Obamacare is held is gaining some steam. This week it appeared Republican Sens. Ted Cruz and Mike Lee would...

  • March 10, 2013

    Obama praises GOP

    No, this is not a satire piece from The Onion. And don't worry, I can assure you that you are indeed, awake so don't bother pinching yourself. President Barack Obama actually had some nice things to say about Republicans. Politico: In the span...

  • March 10, 2013

    Karzai accuses the US of colluding with the Taliban

    Considering it's his neck on the block, President Karzai's concern is understandable. CBS News: Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Sunday accused the Taliban and the U.S. of working in concert to convince Afghans that violence will worsen if mos...

  • March 10, 2013

    Ahmadinejad in trouble for hugging Chavez's mother

    How fanatical are the powers that be in Iran? This is truly nutzo. Telegraph: The Iranian president's domestic opponents reacted furiously after photos emerged of him giving Elena Frias de Chavez, 78, a consoling hug at last Friday's funeral...

  • March 9, 2013

    Part time work and second jobs increasing while full time work disappearing

    A remarkable look inside the employment numbers from yesterday that saw the official unemployment rate drop from 7.9% to 7.7%. From Market Watch: According to the household survey (on which the unemployment rate is based), the economy added a ...

  • March 9, 2013

    CIA Chief Brennan takes oath on draft Constitution -- with no Bill of Rights

    Pregnant with symbolism, don't you think? Yahoo News: Oh, dear. This is probably not the symbolism the White House wanted. Hours after CIA Director John Brennan took the oath of office-behind closed doors, far away from the press, perhaps befit...

  • March 9, 2013

    Soldiers with guns 'inappropriate' decoration for elementary school cupcakes

    One would imagine soldiers without guns would be just fine. Of course, a disarmed military couldn't fight very well, but who's worried about that? The principle at Schall Elementary School in Caro, Michigan objected when a 9 year old boy brought cu...

  • March 9, 2013

    EU seeks to ban porn

    This may cheer some Americans who rightly believe that pornography permeates the internet and more should be done to keep children from being able to access it. But an outright ban because it promotes "gender stereotyping?" Telegraph: Controv...

  • March 9, 2013

    Is it time to dump Daylight Saving Time?

    Daylight Saving Time starts at 2:00 AM tomorrow morning and there are increasing calls to end the practice. Part of the reason are the health effects, which are serious. And then there's the extra energy usage that we can't afford in this day and age...

  • March 9, 2013

    Bin Laden son in law charged with conspiring to kill Americans

    Like father, like son in law. Not being charged with actually committing a terrorist act, there may be some justification for trying Sulaiman Abu Ghaith in a civilian court. But the fact that he is related to Osama bin Laden could draw too much atten...

  • March 8, 2013

    State Department 'postpones' award to anti-Semite and terrorism supporter

    The Egyptian woman in line for a "Women of Courage Award" who was discovered to be a raving anti-Semite and supporter of international terrorism, will not recieve the commendation - at least, not now. Washington Post: The Obama administration is pos...

  • March 8, 2013

    Senator Levin will not seek re-election

    Another Democratic Senator has decided to call it quits. Carl Levin of Michigan says he will not run for a 7th term in 2014. CNN: Levin, chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, called it an "extremely difficult" decision and stated tha...

  • March 8, 2013

    Chavez to be embalmed, displayed in museum

    What is it about socialists that they feel the need to stuff their heroes and put them on display like a relic of the true cross or something? VOA: Venezuela's Vice President Nicolas Maduro has announced that the late President Hugo Chavez will...

  • March 8, 2013

    80% of NY City HS grads can't read at grade level

    The headline on the CBS-New York website is misleading. It's says that 80% of graduates can't read. That's not true as the body of the article states: Officials told CBS 2′s Kramer that nearly 80 percent of those who graduate from city high schools...

  • March 8, 2013

    US adds 236K jobs in February

    The economy added 236,000 jobs in February which lowered the official unemployment rate to 7.7% Yahoo News: A burst of hiring last month added 236,000 U.S. jobs and reduced the unemployment rate to 7.7 percent from 7.9 percent in January. The robus...

  • March 7, 2013

    Fed says Obamacare leading to layoffs

    It isn't just the lay offs, as this article in The Hill points out: "Employers in several Districts cited the unknown effects of the Affordable Care Act as reasons for planned layoffs and reluctance to hire more staff," said the March 6 beige book...

  • March 7, 2013

    Very quietly, House passes spending bill to fund government through September

    The fiscal cliff and the sequester has apparently exhausted both Republicans and the White House. Neither side seemed willing to go a third round over the continuing resolution that must be passed by March 27 or the government will shut down. The H...

  • March 7, 2013

    Kim threatens pre-emptive nuclear strike against the US

    Kim Jong-un is crazier than his father. Reuters: North Korea threatened the United States on Thursday with a preemptive nuclear strike, raising the level of rhetoric while the U.N. Security Council considers new sanctions against the reclusive ...

  • March 6, 2013

    Frankenquester hits White House tours

    At some point, the Frankenquester starts parodying itself. Obama goes on golfing vacations but can't find a few hundred grand to pay tour guides? Who is he kidding? The Hill: An email sent to lawmakers from the White House Visitors Office said tha...

  • March 6, 2013

    Hollywood mourns loss of Chavez

    Not surprising given that they were snookered by the cagey dictator. Chavez amassed a huge fortune by stealing from his countrymen. But all of that is forgiven because his heart was in the right place. Hollywood loves this kind of stuff because pos...

  • March 5, 2013

    For Obama, popularity is a fleeting thing

    In December, the president's approval rating stood at a lofty 56$ as he basked in the afterglow of the November election. Today, following the sequester taking effect, the American people seem to be changing their minds about him. Politico: Presiden...

  • March 5, 2013

    Senators reach deal to make gun trafficking a federal crime

    I don't know if the claim that making someting a federal offense necessarily "strengthens" a law. Laws are strong or weak depending on enforcement. It seems to me that states should be encouraged to be more watchful and enforce the laws already on th...

  • March 5, 2013

    FL conservatives deal Gov. Scott's Medicaid expansion a blow

    Governor Rick Scott's proposal to expand Medicaid under Obamacare has hit a snag in the Florida legislature. Conservatives on the House committee charged with approving the expansion rejected it instead. Reuters: Florida Governor Rick Scott's ...

  • March 5, 2013

    NoKo's say they'll scrap armistice if wargames continue

    Maybe we should send Dennis Rodman back. Reuters: North Korea threatened on Tuesday to scrap an armistice that ended the 1950-53 civil war and sever a military "hotline" with the United States if South Korea and Washington pressed on with two-...

  • March 4, 2013

    Obama names anti-coal, global warming advocate to head EPA

    Gina McCarthy, who has headed up the EPA's clean air regulatory shop the last 4 years, has been named by President Obama to be the new EPA director. Politico: As head of EPA's air office, McCarthy has been at the forefront of the agency's fight...

  • March 4, 2013

    More and More Again: Record tax revenue in 2013

    The Congressional Budget Office is presdicting that 2013 will see a record level of federal tax collections. CNS News: Federal revenue will return to its pre-recession levels in 2013, according to projections from the Congressional Budget O...

  • March 4, 2013

    What does DHS need with 2,700 armored vehicles?

    More to the point; why isn't anyone in Congress asking? You see a story like this - and the one about a billion bullets bought by the government - and you wonder why no one in Congress has bothered to look into it. I am totally unconvinced there ar...

  • March 4, 2013

    Italian gridlock could lead to early vote

    Reuters is reporting that the political gridlock that is preventing the formation of a government following the elections a week ago, could lead to a new vote as soon as June. Former comic Beppe Grillo, head of the Five Star Movement that received ...

  • March 4, 2013

    The Nonsense Begins: Security delays at airports blamed on sequester

    Is DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano really trying to tell us that 3 days into the sequester the TSA has already been effected to the point that there are delays getting through security at airports? Yep: Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitan...

  • March 3, 2013

    Popular shotgun may be banned in Colorado

    Colorado's new gun control law that has already passed the House and Governor Hickenlooper says he will sign would outlaw a popular shotgun used for hunting. State Rep. Greg Brophy explains: "Hundreds of thousands of pheasant hunters are probably go...

  • March 3, 2013

    DHS re-designs Predator drones to spy on Americans

    I'm no civil libertarian absolutist, but this disturbing report by Declan McCullagh at C-Net makes the hair on the back of my neck stand on end: The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has customized its Predator drones, originally built for ove...

  • March 3, 2013

    Pakistan clerics endorse suicide attacks against Americans in Afghanistan

    This is important becuase the fatwa issued by leading Pakistani clerics is exactly the opposite of what was desired by the Afghan government. The permission to conduct suicide attacks came against a backdrop of an on again, off again "peace conferenc...

  • March 3, 2013

    Napolitano: 'Border is secure'

    No, that statement is not from some late night comic trying to get a cheap laugh from the audience. The person who said the border is secure is the person responsible for making it so: DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano. ABC News: "My belief is that yo...

  • March 3, 2013

    SpaceX cargo capsule overcomes glitch, completes mission to ISS

    The first private company to resupply the space station overcame a stuck thruster valve and completed docking with the ISS on Sunday. Reuters: A SpaceX Dragon cargo capsule overcame a potentially mission-ending technical problem to make a bela...

  • March 3, 2013

    Government regulation destroying pharmaceutical industry

    Walter Russell Meade: Government regulation is stifling America's vibrant pharmaceutical industry. A recent report by the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology estimates that it costs an average of $1.2 billion to win FDA approva...

  • March 2, 2013

    It's official: Detroit now a ward of the state of Michigan

    This was invevitable, given the precipitous loss of population and a viable tax base. But there's also no doubt that mismangement of city finances had much to do with this action by Governor Snyder in appointing a fiscal manager for the city answerab...

  • March 2, 2013

    More anti-gun hysteria leads to school lock down

    This is what happens when you encourage people to give in to their fear. Beaver (PA) Timesonline: Beaver County schools had their lives "flipped, turned upside down" Thursday morning when a phone greeting involving the theme song from the 1990...

  • March 2, 2013

    GOP Senator: Obama's golf weekend cost 341 federal workers a pay cut

    Daniel Halper at Weekly Standard quotes Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions who really goes after the president and the Democrats for their refusal to negotiate on the sequester: "Replacing the sequester would require the President to save $85 billion out...

  • March 2, 2013

    Total illegals released as part of Frankenquester: 2,000

    The original reports had just 500 or so illegal immigrants released in advance of the sequester, ostensibly to save money. Now the AP is reporting that the total number of released illegals is 2000 with another 3,000 to be released in March: The Hom...

  • March 2, 2013

    Revenge of the Nerds: Obama mixes up 'Star Wars' and 'Star Trek' metaphors

    We can only imagine what would have happened of Bush or some other Republican had said this. Michelle Malkin: After a brief meeting with Republicans this morning concerning the sequester, President Obama reminded reporters of three things: 1) H...

  • March 2, 2013

    Obama's 'real agenda'

    Two long time Democrats - Doug Schoen and Pat Caddell -- echo what many in the Republican party are saying about the president and the sequester; it's a ploy to "obliterate" the GOP. Politico: The president is obviously going all-out -- but not to ...

  • March 2, 2013

    Frankenquester fail - the sequel

    President Obama at his news conferernce yesterday: During his news conference to announce that he and congressional leaders failed to avert the sequester cuts going into effect tonight, President Obama gave several examples of people who will be...

  • March 2, 2013

    Bloomberg: US has 'infinite amount of money'

    Sometimes, a comment by a politician is very revealing of their true feelings. Such is the case with this offhand comment by New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg. Although the national media has been relentlessly focused on this deadline, Mayor Micha...

  • March 1, 2013

    Voters say sequester is needed because Congress incapable of cutting the budget

    Interesting poll published by Fox News that frames the sequester debate in a way we haven't seen before: American voters think the impending across-the-board budget cuts, known as the sequester, are what it will take to get the federal deficit und...

  • March 1, 2013

    More Frankenquester follies

    Do you think we should fact check Maxine Waters? Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA) claimed today that "over 170 million jobs" could be lost due to sequestration. Later in the presser, Rep. Waters corrected herself, saying it was only "750,...

  • March 1, 2013

    Turkey's Erdogan calls Zionism a 'crime against humanity'

    Remember - these guys are still in NATO, even though Turkey has now gone full Islamist on us. Times of Israel: Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday described Zionism as a "crime against humanity" on par with anti-Semi...

  • February 28, 2013

    Frankenquester unraveling: DHS official 'retires' over release of illegals

    It didn't a lot of brains to call out the administration for releasing illegal aliens from prison and then blame budget cuts that hadn't even occurred yet. The author of this edition of Obama scaremongering over the sequester - DHS's Gary Mead, execu...

  • February 28, 2013

    Frankenquester fail #2: Education Secretary Duncan lies about teachers getting 'pink slips' already

    Maybe the administration is just too anxious to inflict pain in the American people. First the release of illegal immigrant criminals, before the cuts have even happened. This follows on the heels of Education Secretary Duncan's statement on Face the...

  • February 28, 2013

    Kerry: 'Iran is a country with a government that was elected'

    You might recall Chuck Hagel got reamed by the Senate committee for saying something similar. As well he should have. But, according to Josh Rogin, we better start wondering about just who Kerry thinks he's representing? "Iran is a country with a ...

  • February 27, 2013

    ABC doing their part in gun control debate

    Anything to assist the Obama administration in promoting its gun control agenda - even if they have to bend over backwards to cover up idiotic statements by their spokespeople. Washington Examiner: In an interview with Good Morning America's Rob...

  • February 27, 2013

    Sequester blamed for the release of a 'wave' of illegal aliens

    The New York Times is suddenly concerned about illegal immigrants. Or, at least they are faking concern now that a "wave" of illegals has been released to save money because of the sequester. What do they think constitutes a "wave?" Federal im...

  • February 27, 2013

    The real reason for the Christie CPAC snub

    He's not a true blue, died in the wool, 100% real American conservative - that's why. National Review: New Jersey governor Chris Christie was not invited to address the Conservative Political Action Conference because of his position on gun contro...

  • February 27, 2013

    Bloomberg plays kingmaker

    What is the mayor of New York city giving a couple of million dollars to an obscure candidate for the House of Representatives in Illinois? It's the guns, stupid. Politico: A multimillion-dollar ad blitz by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg t...

  • February 27, 2013

    EU nervous about inconclusive Italian election results

    A majority of Italians who went to the polls rejected the austerity program initiated by former Prime Minister Monti. This is about the only clear result from the election and will probably mean that the austerity program is dead. This has a huge imp...

  • February 25, 2013

    The sequester: Who to believe?

    It's either devastating or a minor nuisance that the American people will hardly notice. Depending on one's ideology and political affiliation, notions of how bad - or not - the sequester will be rests on perception and not reality. The truth is tha...

  • February 25, 2013

    Syrian endgame? Assad agrees to talks with armed opposition

    There has been some microscopic movement by both sides toward a dialogue that might end the two yaer old civil war. President Assad offered for the first time to talk to the armed opposition - a concession that has the potential of breaking the diplo...

  • February 25, 2013

    Left takes commanding lead in Italy elections

    Pier Luigi Bersani may be the next prime minister of Italy, if preliminary election results hold up. And a surprisingly strong protest vote against establishment candidates makes a comic turned politician head of the third largest party in the countr...

  • February 24, 2013

    Why is the NLRB still doing business?

    With an appeals court ruling that two of the three current National Labor Relations Board members were appointed unconstitutionally, the court now wants the NLRB justify its continuing to meet to decide cases. Washington Examiner: The U.S. Court of ...

  • February 24, 2013

    Senators close to deal on background checks for gun sales

    A bi-partisan group of Senators are close to a deal on requiring background checks for most gun sales. A sticking point appears to be a requirement that records of gun sales be kept by dealers and individuals. Washington Post: The talks, led by two ...

  • February 24, 2013

    Introducing, 'The 29'ers'

    In the Brave New World wrought by Obamacare, there are some truly bizarre effects being felt by individuals and businesses as we prepare for the implementation of the the act. The Wall Street Journal points out a doozy: Here's a trend you'll be read...

  • February 24, 2013

    'Devastating' sequester cuts: True or False?

    I suppose it depends on your point of view. If you lose one fifth of your pay because you're a federal employee and are furloughed one day a week, it's pretty bad. But is Obama right about the effects of the sequester? He says that it would be "a hug...

  • February 24, 2013

    Top 20 most embarrassing moments in the history of the Democratic party

    John Hawkins has compiled a fun list of misdeeds, errors, and just plain embarrassing events that he thinks Democrats have been responsible for over the years. He begins with this quote from Jonah Goldberg's book, "Liberal Fascism": For example, one...

  • February 24, 2013

    Will Texas go blue? Rick Perry says 'no way'

    I like the governor's confidence. And in the near term, Texas still looks like a GOP bastion. But 10 years from now? Wall Street Journal: For many, it's the country's ultimate over-the-horizon electoral question: Could Texas become a blue state? To ...

  • February 24, 2013

    Doctor shortage in FLwill get worse with Gov. Scott's Medicaid decision

    A lot of people got upset with Governor Scott for reversing his position and embracing Medicaid expansion under Obamacare. But for a politician, this was a no brainer. The Feds are going to pick up the entiire tab for the first three years and 90% fo...

  • February 24, 2013

    Italians go to the polls in crucial vote for eurozone

    See also: Dangerous Times: The Rage of Beppe Grillo. The choices facing Italy's voters are not so much a question of right vs. left but rather austerity vs. profligacy. And the entrance of a comic turned politician into the race has thrown the electi...

  • February 23, 2013

    Obama getting cold feet on sequester?

    According to Roll Call, the president wants to kick the sequester can down the road two months: President Barack Obama supports $2 in spending cuts for every $1 in revenue for a sequester replacement bill, White House Press Secretary Jay Carney sa...

  • February 23, 2013

    Obama's lies about the origin of the sequester

    President Obama has been making a big deal about blaming Congress for the sequester, even saying at one point during his debate with Romney last year, "The sequester is not something that I've proposed," Obama said. "It is something that Congress has...

  • February 23, 2013

    Britain's credit rating downgraded

    A failure of the govenment to deal with the debt burden. Sound familiar? Telegraph: Moody's announced on Friday night that it had cut the Government's bond rating one notch from 'Aaa' - the highest possible level - to 'Aa1'. He also took comf...

  • February 23, 2013

    ElBaradei calls for boycott of Egyptian parliamentary elections

    Nobel Peace Prize winner Mohammed ElBaradei, a key opposition leader in Egypt, has called for a boycott of the parliamentary elections to be held in April. CNN: In a tweet from his official account, he called for the boycott, just like he did three ...

  • February 22, 2013

    If no deal is made, 4 in 10 say let the sequester happen

    That's more than I thought would support allowing the sequester to go through, but 49% say they should delay the cuts. More ominously, only 31% would blame Obama for the sequester while 49% would tag the GOP as the culprits. Pew Survey: And if the p...

  • February 22, 2013

    Rand Paul returns unused money to the government

    Would that our bureaucrats had this kind of attitude. CNN: Sen. Rand Paul cut another six-figure check to the United States Treasury Wednesday, taking the money he said he didn't need from his office's budget to make a tiny dent in the nation's m...

  • February 22, 2013

    Tunisian president asks Islamists to form new government

    Sheesh - talk about inviting the wolf into the parlor for some tea... Reuters: Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki on Friday asked Interior Minister Ali Larayedh, a hardliner from the main Islamist Ennahda party, to form a government within two w...

  • February 22, 2013

    Iran installing new and improved centrifuges at main enrichment plant

    The US says it's "another provocative step" and it's hard to disagree with that. BBC: The IAEA released a report each quarter detailing its progress at monitoring Iran's nuclear development. The BBC obtained a copy of the latest report, which has no...

  • February 22, 2013

    15 GOP Senators urge Hagel withdrawal

    This is a bluff by the Hagel naysayers. They don't have the votes and very soon, Harry Reid will hold another cloture vote. Right now, he is within one vote of prevailing. New York Times: But even as Republican senators tried to throw up another ob...

  • February 21, 2013

    The GOP's incoherence on the sequester

    Byron York dissects the Republican position on the sequester and asks some pointed questions: In a Wall Street Journal op-ed Wednesday, House Speaker John Boehner describes the upcoming sequester as a policy "that threatens U.S. national security, ...

  • February 21, 2013

    The upside to sequestration?

    Matthew Cooper writing at the National Journal: Everyone agrees that sequestration is asinine, but Washington is increasingly resigned to it. Other deadlines have been met by fevered last-minute negotiations and, mercifully, avoidance of calamity....

  • February 21, 2013

    Kerry promotes climate change in first speech

    Syria is in flames, al-Qaeda is on the loose in Mali, Egypt is being Islamicized, North Korea has unleashed its nuclear program, Iran soon will, China is preparing to wage cyber war against us, Putin is giving us the finger... And our new Secretary o...

  • February 21, 2013

    Violence escalates in Damascus

    Reuters is reporting at least 53 dead and more than 200 wounded in a car bomb blast outside of Baath party headquarters in Damascus. Meanwhile, the government bombed a civilian neighborhood in the capital killing 18 more: A car bomb killed 53 people...

  • February 20, 2013

    Post office inks deal for clothing line

    This would actually be a great story for The Onion - except it's 100% true: The cash-strapped Postal Service announced Tuesday that it has inked a licensing deal with an Ohio-based clothing company to produce a line of apparel dubbed "Rain Heat ...

  • February 20, 2013

    Anti-austerity strikers in Greece paralyze the country

    Depite promises to the EU, IMF, and European Central Bank that they would stick with their austerity program, it appears the the Greek government is about to cave in to unions demanding that cuts in the public payroll be rescinded and other budget cu...

  • February 19, 2013

    Nebraska GOP Senator Mike Johanns to retire

    Quite unexpected, given he had been talking about running for re-election for the last several months. He's also a freshman running in a reliably Republican state. Politico: Nebraska Sen. Mike Johanns announced Monday that he would retire in January...

  • February 19, 2013

    Colorado Dem says women don't need guns to protect themselves from rape

    If that was all he said, he might be dismissed as just another idiot gun control advocate. But once state Rep. Joe Salazar placed his foot firmly in his mouth, he proceeded to put a little salt and pepper on it and swallow it whole: "It's why we hav...

  • February 19, 2013

    McConnell may see Tea Party challenge in primary

    Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell may be primaried by Kentucky Tea Party groups who are discussing whether to back a local businessmen against him. The Hill: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) could see a primary challenge from loca...

  • February 19, 2013

    Simpson-Bowles Redux

    Are you ready for another bite at the Simpson-Bowles apple? The deficit cutting duo whose recommendations were rejected by the president who asked them to come up with a bi-partisan solution to the deficit problem have re-emerged just weeks before th...

  • February 19, 2013

    Pakistan's Shias under attack as bomb kills 90

    There have been several bombs targeting Pakistan's minority Shia population in recent weeks, the latest killing at least 90 in a crowded market. A massive explosion on Saturday at a crowded market in the southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta killed ...

  • February 19, 2013

    NoKo threatens 'final destruction' of South Korea

    It is refreshing to find a country that tells us exactly what they are thinking and what they plan to do. Take North Korea, for instance. At a UN Conference on Disarmament, the North Korean diplomat made a little speech that opened a few eyes: North...

  • February 19, 2013

    Obama rethinking arming Syrian rebels

    Because arming the Libyan rebels worked out so well. New York Times: When President Obama rebuffed four of his top national security officials who wanted to arm the rebels in Syria last fall, he put an end to a months of debate over how aggressively...

  • February 18, 2013

    Chavez returns to Venezuela in the dead of night

    Venezulean President Hugo Chavez returned to his homeland after two months of being treated for cancer in Cuba. One might expect the dictator to return in the bright sunshine of a Caracas afternoon, to be greeted by thousands of his syncophantic loya...

  • February 18, 2013

    Greens march on Washington to oppose pipeline

    Actually, the Keystone pipeline is just the most visible of their complaints. What they really oppose is the modern world and their fervent belief in global warming underlines their commitment to downsizing industrial civilization. Washington Post: ...

  • February 18, 2013

    SCOTUS to hear challenge to Voting Rights Act

    Has the section of the Voting Rights Act that requires some southern states to submit changes in their voting laws to the Justice Department for approval outlived its usefulness? That's a question the Supreme Court will get to decide. Later this mont...

  • February 18, 2013

    Should South Carolina voters give Mark Sanford a second chance?

    Jennifer Rubin doesn't think so: South Carolina's disgraced and disgraceful Mark Sanford - who lied to his staff and the public, went "walking on the Appalachian Trail," told no one of his whereabouts and wrecked his family - is running fo...

  • February 18, 2013

    Gas prices soaring

    Not a bug - a feature. There are many reasons for gas spiking 51 cents a gallon over the last two months. Some of the reason is seasonal adjustments made by refineries. But it is equally clear, that when you have a government that actually wants cons...

  • February 18, 2013

    Rubio raises $100,000 selling water bottles

    For days following Senator Marco Rubio's response to the president's State of the Union address, the media collectively decided that it wasn't anything that Mr. Rubio said that was newsworthy. His measured words and sincerity played well with the vie...

  • February 18, 2013

    Hezb'allah fighters killed in clash with Syrian rebels

    Hezb'allah terrorists have assisted President Assad's forces in the Syrian civil war almost from the beginning. But they managed to keep a low profile and were rarely seen on the battlefield. Now comes news that three Hezb'allah terrorists have been ...

  • February 17, 2013

    Protestors support Dorner in rally at LA Police Headquarters

    Several dozen protestors rallied outside of Los Angeles police headquarters in support of ex-cop Chris Dorner whose murder spree ended when he took his own life after being cornered by police in a cabin on Big Bear Lake. AP: Dozens of protesters ral...

  • February 17, 2013

    White House draft immigration bill would give residency to illegals after 8 years

    Congress is likely to ignore most of the White House version of immigration reform. This is especially true when it comes to their proposed "path to residency": USA Today: A draft of a White House immigration proposal obtained by USA TODAY would all...

  • February 17, 2013

    Obamacare 'sticker shock' coming soon

    We've seen health insusrance rates rise up to 20% in recent months for many plans. But this is just a drop in the bucket compared to what will happen when Obamacare is fully implemented. Washington Post: Many young, healthy Americans could soon see ...

  • February 17, 2013

    Only China can curb North Korean nuclear ambitions

    The Chinese and North Koreans are allies for many reasons, not the least of which is the fact that about a million Chinese died defending the NoKo's during the Korean war. That blood connection has cemented an uneasy friendship that some Chinese woul...

  • February 17, 2013

    Libyan militia who carried out Benghazi attack returns

    They had been kicked out of Benghazi by outraged citizens in the aftermath of the attack. But now, the Libyan jihadists responsible for killing our ambassador and three other Americans is back in business. Reuters: An Islamist militia linked to the ...

  • February 16, 2013

    Senator Ted Cruz: Doing what he was sent to Washington to do

    And apparently, this is too much for some - especially liberal writers at the Washington Poste and New York Times. Ruth Marcus at WaPo: The traditional stance for a freshman senator is to hold back a bit. Being reticent and deferential are not quali...

  • February 16, 2013

    It's past time for Congress to act on funding defensive measures against asteroid strikes

    It's going to happen again. Rocks varying in size from tractor trailers to olympic swimming pools are going to hit the earth again and the only question will be where? Over a major city would be a catastrophe. Even the small asteroid that blew up in ...

  • February 16, 2013

    Obama to get golf lessons from Tiger Woods' former swing coach

    Perhaps the president is contemplating going pro some day. He's certainly getting enough practice while playing at being president. Mr. Obama will be in Florida this weekend to get in a few rounds of golf, and will be tutored by the great swing coach...

  • February 16, 2013

    Should women be drafted?

    If women are going to be placed in combat, shouldn't they have to sign up with the Selective Service Administration and be eligible for a draft if one is ever called for? Charlie Rangel says yes: "Now that women can serve in combat they should regis...

  • February 16, 2013

    Ag Secretary Vilasack won't seek Harkin's Senate seat

    Agriculture Secretary and former Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack has let it be known he will not be a candidate to fill the open seat being vacated by a retiring Tom Harkin. Des Moines Register: Tom Vilsack has ruled out running for U.S. Senate in 2014, c...

  • February 16, 2013

    NoKos in for a penny, in for a couple of megatons

    North Korea is planning another nuclear test, according to Reuters. As if the world weren't jittery enough with rogue asteroids raining down on us and the ayatollahs upgrading their enrichment capabilities by dramatically improving their centrifuges....

  • February 15, 2013

    Meteor explodes over central Russia: 500 hurt

    Absolutely amazing event in Russia this morning - and thank God there were no fatalities and most  of the injuries were very minor. A small asteroid exploded above the central Russian city of Chelyabinsk, causing a shock wave to ripple through t...

  • February 15, 2013

    Hagel confirmation hits stumbling block

    Harry Reid came up a couple of votes short in his bid to force Chuck Hagel's nomination to be Secretary of Defense to the floor of the Senate. The 58 votes to shut down the filibuster came up two short of the necessary 60 to move the nomination. Now ...

  • February 15, 2013

    Hugo Chavez still alive

    He's got a great, big grin on his face and he's reading a recent Cuban newspaper. But Hugo Chavez still doesn't look very healthy and the fact that they've gone to all this trouble to print a picture of him reading a recent newspaper after two months...

  • February 14, 2013

    Lowest rated cable news outfit hits bottom; keeps digging

    CNN is the lowest rated cable news network in America - and for good reason. Powerline: There isn't much left of the CNN brand, but there is still a little room to sink deeper-and today, CNN did. Compare and contrast: CNN's panel is excited ab...

  • February 14, 2013

    Did Obama pick Pollyanna for Secretary of State?

    His name is apparently John Kerry, but he's sounding a lot like Pollyanna when talking about getting Syrian President Bashar Assad to step aside. Washington Post: Secretary of State John Kerry said on Wednesday that he planned to use his...

  • February 14, 2013

    In Obama's America, chanting 'USA! USA!' is racist

    OK - so we all have to be good little "World Citizens" and not show that we care very much about the United States. It just isn't cool, in the first place. Secondly, do we detect a racist element in proclaiming love of country?  Ask the Oxnard U...

  • February 13, 2013

    Nugent rebuts Obama

    Ted Nugent may not have brought a gun to the Capitol gallery to listen to President Obama's State of the Union address. And, true to his word, he remained suitably respectful during the president's remarks. But he saved his ammo for after the speec...

  • February 13, 2013

    Christian Science Monitor: Obama speech 'both bold and modest'

    When you're madly in love with a woman, it is perfectly natural to hold contradictory views on some of her personality traits. She can be warm - and distant. She can be friendly - or catty. The Christian Science Monitor's love affair with Obama is ...

  • February 13, 2013

    Three conservative justices absent themselves from SOTU

    I'm sure it's happened before, but I can't recall any previous State of the Union speech where justices refused to attend based on disagreements with the president. Politico: The conservative wing of the U.S. Supreme Court was absent from Presid...

  • February 13, 2013

    Governor Perry touts Texas business climate to California companies

    This is more than an "in your face" response to California Governor Jerry Brown's sneering dismissal of Perry's invite to California companies to come to Texas where they will be welcome with open arms. The flight of California businesses is real, ...

  • February 13, 2013

    What do you do with an 'ex-Pope?'

    This is more than idle speculation or flippant cocktail party chatter. There are real world implications for the Vatican, the Catholic Church, and the faithful around the world. The National Catholic Reporter: The Vatican, an institution bound u...

  • February 12, 2013

    Ted Nugent to attend State of the Union

    About 20 survivors of gun violence will be in the gallery when President Obama delivers his State of the Union speech. The historian of the House tells USA today that the packing of the gallery with guests advocating one specific issue is "unprecende...

  • February 12, 2013

    Millions improperly claimed Obamaphones

    The federal program that supplies poor people with wireless service gave millions of recipients phones despite the fact that they weren't eligible under guidelines established by the FTC. Wall Street Journal: The U.S. government spent about $2.2...

  • February 12, 2013

    NoKo's make good on threat to conduct nuke test

    North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un just flipped the bird at the rest of the world and dared the international community to sanction it. The impoverished country just conducted its third nuclear test since 2006. New York Times: North Korea confirmed...

  • February 12, 2013

    GOP Senators threaten Hagel filibuster

    Some GOP Senators feel so strongly about Chuck Hagel, President Obama's nominee for Secretary of Defense, that they intend to filibuster the matter and prevent his nomination from coming to the Senate floor. Politico: But the filibuster threat -...

  • February 12, 2013

    White House says yes, we have a spending problem

    After Nancy Pelosi's statement last week that it's "almost a false argument to say that we have a spending problem," much mirth-making was had at the expense of the clueless Minority Leader. So yesterday, the White House was forced to admit that, y...

  • February 12, 2013

    Poll gives Obama failing grade on economy

    Just 39% of Americans approve of the way President Obama is handling the economy, according to a new Gallup poll out in advance of the State of the Union speech tonight. Also, just 31% approve of his handling of the deficit. The only issue the pres...

  • February 12, 2013

    Deputy Defense Secretary calls for delay in automatic cuts

    He will get a sympathetic ear from some Republicans on the Hill, but others are of a mind that even national defense must take a hit in the name of sequestration and fiscal sanity. Associated Press: A senior Pentagon official says automatic budg...

  • February 12, 2013

    Emergency Broadcast System at Montana TV station hacked

    With news that the White House is set to issue a new cybersecurity executive order on Wednesday, a hacker in Montana managed to tap into the Emergency Broadcast System and air a terrifying message. PC Magazine: If you happened to be watching the...

  • February 12, 2013

    Student who received 'C' sues university for $1.3 million

    She claims sex discrimination and breach of contract. Lehigh University says the suit is outrageous? Do we really want either side to win in this case? Daily Caller: A graduate of Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pa. has sued the school for $1....

  • February 11, 2013

    Pope Benedict in shock resignation

    Pope Benedict XVI, Supreme Pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church, is stepping down at the end of this month due to age and infirmity. It is the first resignation of a sitting pope in 600 years. Not since an agreement to heal a schism that arose due ...

  • February 11, 2013

    'The Absentee Commander in Chief'

    In one of the strongest condemnation of President Obama's actions on September 11, 2012, Bill Kristol and Peter Wehner excoriate the Commander in Chief for going AWOL when Americans were under attack. If Americans are under attack, presidential at...

  • February 11, 2013

    Senator Inhofe threatens filibuster to block Hagel nomination

    Senator Graham has indicated he would place a "hold" on the nominations until the White House cooperated fully on the investigation into the Benghazi attacks. A hold is a senatorial courtesy that tells the leadership that a unanimus consent agreement...

  • February 11, 2013

    Predictable: Medicaid expansion will cause massive doctor shortage in CA

    This was a no-brainer from the start of the debate over the Obamacare bill but Democrats refused to listen and the consequences are going to be awful. LA Times: As the state moves to expand healthcare coverage to millions of Californians under P...

  • February 11, 2013

    In for a penny, in for a trillion bucks

    Previews of tomorrow night's State of the Union speech have included the notion that the president will pretty much ignore the deficit and push a "growth" agenda. The only thing that will be growing will be federal spending and the deficit. Reute...

  • February 11, 2013

    After SOTU, Obama heads to Chicago to talk gun control

    How is he going to spin this one? Obama's hometown has a sky-high murder rate along with some of the most draconian restrictions on owning a gun in the nation. What can he possibly say to reconcile the two? He will ignore gun control and talk about...

  • February 11, 2013

    China now #1 in trade

    I wouldn't get too excited about this only because China is nearly 3 times our size and will eventually surpass us even in GDP. Still, one might question whether China's preeminence has been accelerated because of administration policies. Bloombe...

  • February 11, 2013

    Would government tell us if we were about to be hit by an asteroid?

    There are enough independent astronomers who have plotted the course of the asteroid due to zoom by earth barely 17,000 miles above our surface that we can be reasonably certain that we won't get slammed in a cosmic collision that would destroy civil...

  • February 10, 2013

    Hysteria over Dorner leads cops to shoot at innocent people

    I have tremendous respect for the police who are asked to do an impossible job and stay alive at the same time. But this is just nuts: "It's 100 percent clear that they had no idea who was in that vehicle and just lit it up," says attorney Christo...

  • February 10, 2013

    California to go Full Monty on gun control

    No comment or analysis necessary. This is a 10-point gun control plan that will be introduced in the California legislature by Democrats: 1. Ban all semi-automatic rifles that accept detachable magazines. California's assault weapons ban only rest...

  • February 10, 2013

    Congress mulls FISA-like court for drone strikes against US citizens

    There is nothing imminent as far as a concrete proposal to set up a secret legal process to decide whether the president can order a drone strike against an American citizen. But the idea is gaining traction in Congress and may be a compromise that w...

  • February 10, 2013

    Outgoing NATO commander in Afghanistan says we're 'on the road to winning'

    An optimistic assessment or simply horse manure? BBC: "Counter-insurgencies take a while and it is difficult to put a dot on a calendar and say, 'Today, we won'," Gen Allen told the BBC. "I think we have gone a long way to setting the condition...

  • February 10, 2013

    Direct talks with US possible if west stops pressuring Iran: Ahmadinejad

    So, of course, we are going to stop pressuring Iran. Obama has just the crew he wants to accomplish this with Kerry, Brennan, and Hagel all agreeing that sanctions against Iran should be dropped. Someone get Charlie Brown and tell him to bring his ...

  • February 10, 2013

    Pelosi, Democrats in denial about spending

    Well, not exactly denial. More like attempting to spin the facts to suit a political agenda. The Hill: House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said that the looming sequestration is "a bad idea all around" and called for a balance of spe...

  • February 9, 2013

    As sequester looms, both sides preparing to blame the other

    It will be tough for the GOP to sell the idea to the public that Obama and the Democrats are responsible. First, people are already willing to believe the worst about Republicans. Secondly, the White House can count on the media to hide the true auth...

  • February 9, 2013

    Some offshore accounts are more equal than others

    Mitt Romney was a robber baron capitalist pig for having one. But Obama sees no problem with his nominee for Treasury Secretary, Jack Lew, sheltering his money in the Cayman Islands.CNN: Multiple reports say an investment listed on 2009 financial ...

  • February 9, 2013

    'And God made a liberal...'

    This video from Soopermexican has gone viral and for good reason; it's hysterically funny. If you liked that Super Bowl ad that featured Paul Harvey's speech extolling the American farmer, you are going to love this. Enjoy. ...

  • February 9, 2013

    Some on the left cheering on LA cop killer

    Some on the left are finding it easy to support the "manifesto" issued by LA fugitive cop killer Chris Dorner. But there are others who support the man himself and even others who support what he's doing. And they call the right crazy? Here are a...

  • February 8, 2013

    Piers Morgan serves hypocrisy piping hot and delicious

    I can't write this without giggling like a 12 year old school girl. As all of you know, CNN's Piers Morgan has been on a gun grabbing crusade since the tragedy at Sandy Hook. He has shamlessly stood atop the dead bodies of little children to make a p...

  • February 8, 2013

    Bush family emails hacked

    The Secret Service is investigating - as well they might. Some of the personal information in the emails is very sensitive. ABC News: Former president George H.W. Bush was the victim of a computer hacker who gained access to confidential emails...

  • February 7, 2013

    Rubio tapped to deliver GOP SOTU response

    The media is going to accuse Republicans of shamelessly catering to Hispanics by choosing Florida Senator Marco Rubio to deliver the GOP response to the president's State of the Union address. They're right, of course. The problem is the double sta...

  • February 7, 2013

    Bill introduced in Idaho that makes reading 'Atlas Shrugged' a requirement for graduation

    Reading Ayn Rand's "Atlas Shrugged" may become a requirement for high school graduation in Idaho if Coeur d'Alene Senator John Goedde, chairman of the Idaho Senate's Education Committee, decides to pursue the matter. Goedde introduced a bill with t...

  • February 7, 2013

    Is there ever a good reason to allow the killing of American citizens without due process?

    Congressional intelligence committee members are going to find out today how the Justice Department has rationalized the killing of Americans by drone strike without due process. The Obama administration has authorized the release of a classified rep...

  • February 7, 2013

    Plea deal in Jesse Jackson, Jr. case includes 'significant' jail time

    Jesse Jr. will not go to jail for trying to buy Obama's senate seat. Apparently, that's a dead issue now that Jackson is out of Congress and the Ethics Committee has dropped the matter. But Jackson will apparently be spending some time in the slamm...

  • February 7, 2013

    Just 6 in 10 young people employed; half part-time

    Americans under 30 are going to remember the Obama presidency for a long time. These numbers on unemployment for the young are almost as bad as Greece or Spain. Washington Examiner: A comprehensive new Harvard University report on Americans und...

  • February 6, 2013

    It's official: Post Office to stop delivering mail on Saturday

    This was inevitable. as is the closing of hundreds of rural post offices. Even with a bailout by Congress, the USPS will need to drastically cut costs. The Hill: The service announced on Wednesday that it would discontinue mail delivery on Satu...

  • February 6, 2013

    CBO: Seven million will lose insurance under Obamacare

    This is double the previous estimate and one wonders what it will be this time next year. Washington Times: President Obama's health care law will push 7 million people out of their job-based insurance coverage - nearly twice the previous estim...

  • February 6, 2013

    Obama wants sequestration deal that includes revenue

    More can kicking from Obama on sequestration. He is evidently going to milk this situation for all it's worth for as long as he can. Republicans should try to prevent that. Some liberals are saying that Congress should chuck sequestration altogethe...

  • February 5, 2013

    Save the world: Don't work so hard

    That they actually spent money to study this issue is just one more sign that the end of the world is just around the corner. The Center for Economic Policy and Research has determined that if we all worked fewer hours - just like the Europeans - w...

  • February 5, 2013

    Governor Kasich embraces Medicaid expansion for Ohio

    There are cries of anguish and accusations of betrayal in Ohio as Governor John Kasich has done an about face and will embrace Obamacare's expansion of Medicaid. The move highlights the difference between conservative governors who are responsible ...

  • February 5, 2013

    McCain signs off on Hagel nomination

    His decision was part practical politics, part sentimentality. The two men were close in the Senate, having both served in Viet Nam, and saw eye to eye on other issues as well. But ultimately, McCain counted noses and realized an attempt to filibus...

  • February 5, 2013

    Jesse Jackson, Jr.'s wife target of federal probe

    Former Congressman Jesse Jackson, Jr. isn't the only member of his family in trouble with the law. The Chicago Sun Times is reporting that his wife, alderman Sandi Jackson, is the subject of a federal investigation that is probing the couple's use of...

  • February 5, 2013

    Gas prices at all time high for February

    I thought it was bad in Illinois. We have a very high gas tax in this state, consequently, our price per gallon usually comes close to leading the nation. But it turns out the entire country is getting socked by rising fuel costs. CNBC: With p...

  • February 4, 2013

    Stealth program in NY city supplies teens with 'morning after' pill

    I don't object to birth control given to teenage girls -- as long as parents approve and a doctor dispenses them. Nor do I think it objectionable to give the so-called Plan B "morning after pill" to teenage girls - as long as it is done with the cons...

  • February 4, 2013

    Israeli strike on Syrian truck convoy also hit WMD research site

    You can tell how very worried Israel is getting about the conflict in Syria. To them, it doesn't matter who wins - both outcomes will be bad. The IAF strike on a convoy of trucks presumably carrying sophisticated missiles to Hezb'allah also hit a f...

  • February 4, 2013

    Jindal: 2016 presidential candidates need their 'head examined'

    The Louisiana governor, mentioned prominently as a potential candidate himself, thinks that before we even start talking about 2016, Republicans should get their own house in order. The Hill: "Anybody on the Republican side even thinking or talkin...

  • February 4, 2013

    Oh, dear. Energy Department touts Super Bowl 'energy efficiency forefront' prior to blackout

    I suppose that's one way to describe the blackout that hit the Superdome in the third quarter of the game. The lights went out for half an hour, so it was certainly "energy efficiency" when you look at it a certain way. From the Energy Department p...

  • February 4, 2013

    Senate to introduce gun control bill without assault weapons ban

    If a ban can't pass the Senate, it certainly won't pass in the House. Consider the assault weapons ban a dead issue, while the ammunition limit is alive and well. Wall Street Journal: Senate Democratic leaders expect a gun bill to move to the Se...

  • February 4, 2013

    Electric car sales plummet in January

    You may recall that President Obama promised that by 2015, one million electric cars would be on the streets of America. Sorry, Barry. Not even close: The U.S. Department of Energy on Thursday eased off President Barack Obama's stated goal of pu...

  • February 4, 2013

    Ahmadinejad says he wants to go into space

    Well, that's one place he can go. I've got a few others that might fill the bill also - places that are even less hospitable than outer space. Guardian: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has declared he is prepared to risk his life and become the first human...

  • February 3, 2013

    High school student suspended for having a picture of a gun

    The hysteria being ginned up by gun control advocates claimed another victim; a high school kid was suspended for possessing a picture of an AK-47. Daily Caller: Yet another student has been suspended for having something that represents a gun, ...

  • February 3, 2013

    Broke pension funds divesting themselves of hugely profitable gun maker stocks

    George Will has an excellent column on liberal posturing when it comes to guns. The nearly broke pension funds in Chicago ($25 billion in unfunded liabilities with a $1.5 billion ballon payment due in two years), will divest themselves of gun maker s...

  • February 3, 2013

    Ann Romney for Senate?

    The idea is being seriously bandied about by some Bay State Republicans, still smarting from Scott Brown's decision not to make a run for the seat being vacated by John Kerry. Boston Herald: Ann Romney's inspiring battle against multiple scleros...

  • February 3, 2013

    Nebraska Lieutenant Governor Rick Sheehy resigns

    Nebraska Lieutenant Governor Rick Sheehy, a prime candidate in the race to succeed current Governor Dave Heineman, resigned suddenly on Saturday due to a scandal involving the use of his state-issued cell phone. Reuters: The Omaha World-Herald i...

  • February 3, 2013

    Republican whales want more input into Senate races

    Big donors in the GOP are tired of pouring money into races that feature the like of Todd Aiken and Richard Mourdock as candidates. They have formed a group who will back more establishment candidates, as well as give cash to incumbents being primari...

  • February 3, 2013

    Harry Reid to guarantee government shutdown by insisting on more 'revenue' in budget talks

    As long as the majority leader insists that "revenue increases" are part of any package to keep the government running, House Republicans will oppose him. ABC News: Asserting that "the American people" are on his side, Senate Majority Leader Har...

  • February 2, 2013

    Scott Brown opts out of Senate run

    This is somewhat surprising given all the signals Brown had been sending over the last few weeks. But his reasoning appears sound. Boston Herald: Scott Brown will not run for the U.S. Senate seat vacated by John Kerry, the former senator told th...

  • February 2, 2013

    HHS mandate: The more things change, the more they stay the same

    Pro-life and other religious groups are blasting the so-called "compromise" that the administration has proposed on the contraceptive mandate. As Heritage blog points out, it changes nothing: The document is not even final. It is merely an updat...

  • February 2, 2013

    What is taking so long for Keystone Pipeline approval?

    They've been looking at this issue for 4 1/2 years. Now, an administration source is telling Reuters that it won't be until June until a final determination is made. Jumpin' Jehosaphat what is taking so long? A series of steps still have to be t...

  • February 2, 2013

    Will Europe disintegrate?

    Despite a thousand years of history, the nation-states of Europe contain within them ethnic groups and nationalities who yearn for their own country. In some cases, the national and ethnic character of these minorities have been deliberately stifle...

  • February 2, 2013

    Ag Department rules would ban most foods kids like from school

    Yes, we have an obesity problem among our children. But it is unclear if high calorie, high fat foods are mostly to blame. Chips, soda, candy bars, and other snacks have been sold in schools for decades. The problem isn't so much what kids eat - es...

  • February 2, 2013

    Phil comes through: Expect an early spring

    Everyone's favorite rodent, the soothesaying groundhog Punxsutawney Phil came out for his annual mid-winter stroll and struck paydirt. ABC: An early spring is on the way, according to groundhog "Punxsutawney Phil." When the Pennsylvania groundho...

  • February 1, 2013

    America is going to just love Obamacare

    Here's your "free" insurance America. How do ya like them apples? CNS News: In a final regulation issued Wednesday, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) assumed that under Obamacare the cheapest health insurance plan available in 2016 for a family...

  • February 1, 2013

    Pentagon isn't sure if it's buying oil from Iran for Afghanistan

    The Pentagon has contracted out the job of buying oil for the Afghan security services to more than a dozen contractors. Unfortunately, it appears that a couple of those contractors are violating the sanctions by purchasing crude oil from Iran. Jos...

  • February 1, 2013

    Armed guard disarms shooter at Georgia middle school

    An armed guard at a Georgia middle school disarmed a student who had opened fire, wounding one person. A student opened fire at his middle school Thursday afternoon, wounding a 14-year-old in the neck before an armed officer working at the schoo...

  • February 1, 2013

    Suicide bomber attacks American embassy in Ankara, killing two

    One of the dead is the bomber. We are fortunate the loss of life wasn't worse. Associated Press: A suspected suicide bomber detonated an explosive Friday in front of the U.S. Embassy in Ankara, killing himself and a guard at the entrance gate,...

  • February 1, 2013

    Micro-growth in jobs continued in January

    The January jobs report is out and still doesn't offer a lot of encouragement to unemployed, underemployed, and discouraged workers. The rate that includes all classifications of workers held steady at 14.4%. Meanwhile, the "official" unemployment ...

  • February 1, 2013

    Advice from DHS on stopping mass murderer: Scissors

    The cartwheels that government bureaucrats turn just to avoid the very subject of guns is hysterical. Case in point, Homeland Security, who issued a helpful video on what to do if you are caught in a situation where a mass murderer is shooting up y...

  • January 31, 2013

    Obama: Contracting economy GOP's fault

    Be honest, now. Did you really expect Obama to take responsibility for anything? The Hill: White House press secretary Jay Carney laid the blame for a surprise economic contraction squarely at the feet of congressional Republicans Wednesday, s...

  • January 31, 2013

    Israeli jets hit weapons convoy headed for Lebanon

    There was speculation immediately following news of the strike that the convoy of trucks were possibly carrying chemical weapons to Hezb'allah. But numerous sources, according to Reuters, have shot that theory down. What's bad enough, is that the tru...

  • January 31, 2013

    Regulatory costs to business explode under Obama

    "Explodes" is an understatement, as Jeffrey Anderson of the Weekly Standard points out: As Adam White discusses in detail, there's nothing moderate or incremental about the increase in federal regulations - and hence in centralized executive pow...

  • January 31, 2013

    Greek anti-austerity protestors occupy labor minister's office

    And the government is cracking down on union strikers who are making life hellish for Greeks in Athens. Reuters: The scuffles erupted after police detained members of the Communist-affiliated PAME group who had forced their way into the minist...

  • January 30, 2013

    Reid refuses to endorse assault weapons ban legislation

    Perhaps Harry Reid isn't quite as dumb as he looks - or acts. The Hill: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) on Tuesday declined to voice support for Democratic legislation that would ban assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition clip...

  • January 30, 2013

    Economy contracts in 4th quarter by 0.1%

    Apparently, the shrikage is largely the result of a big hit in defense spending. Other one time factors also played a role. Associated Press: The Commerce Department said Wednesday that the economy contracted at an annual rate of 0.1 percent in...

  • January 30, 2013

    Another Syrian massacre

    The body count on this one is at least 78. And the method of execution is familiar - a single gunshot to the back of the head. AFP: The man tasked by the United Nations with finding an end to the war in Syria warned Tuesday that the country fac...

  • January 29, 2013

    On skeet shooting, put up or shut up, Barry

    That's the challenge from Tennessee Congresswoman Marsha Blackburn who offered to go to Camp David and have a shoot off with the president. CNN: "If he is a skeet shooter, why have we not heard of this? Why have we not seen photos? Why hasn't h...

  • January 29, 2013

    Report: Geithner approved 'excessive pay' for execs at bailed out companies

    Government dictating how much a private company can pay their employees seems like it should be illegal, but it isn't. These companies are in competitive industries and if they can't pay as much or more than the next guy, they lose the talent. We m...

  • January 29, 2013

    Egyptians defy curfew; army chief warns of 'collapse'

    Thousands of Egyptians in three cities under emergency decree defied the curfew and marched, protesting the rule of President Mohammed Morsi. Associated Press: Egypt's army chief warned Tuesday that the state could collapse if the latest politi...

  • January 29, 2013

    Why immigration is a political landmine for the GOP

    Changing sentiment toward illegal aliens is making GOP opposition to immigration reform even more difficult politically. It isn't just Hispanics who care about immigration reform. Most Americans want to see some kind of reform also. A new CBS poll ...

  • January 28, 2013

    Senators agree to an outline of a bi-partisan immigration deal

    It really looks a lot like the 2007 bill that was soundly rejected by Congress. There appear to be some elements that Republicans can support - border security, DREAM Act - and others, like the path to citizenship, that will be opposed. One way or a...

  • January 28, 2013

    Assad's mother defects

    Al-Arabiya is reporting that Syrian President Bashar Assad's mother has defected. She joined her daughter Bushra in the UAE, who had left the country last fall. President Bashar al-Assad's mother Anisa Makhlouf and other members of his inner circ...

  • January 28, 2013

    Sequestration will go forward: Ryan

    Considering what Republicans were saying prior to the fiscal cliff deal - that the sequestration cuts were too much and would gravely injure our national defense - this news from Rep. Paul Ryan, Chairman of the House Budget Committee, should raise a ...

  • January 27, 2013

    Iowa Senator Tom Harkin won't run for re-election

    Good news for Republicans looking to take the Senate in 2014. Iowa Senator Tom Harkin, who as recently as last week looked like he was running hard for re-election, has decided not to seek a sixth term. Associated Press: U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin sai...

  • January 27, 2013

    North Korea readies nuke test

    This appears to be a victory for the young dear leader, Kim Jong Un, as there were some rumblings of opposition to testing both the nuclear device and the long range missile which went off last month. Kim's confrontational approach appears to be th...

  • January 27, 2013

    The genius of Iranian industry

    The Iranians don't exactly embrace capitalism, but they solved a problem by obeying the ancient law of supply and demand. It seems that cutting off the fingers of thieves the old fashioned way was messy. Iranian ingenuity came to the rescue and now...

  • January 27, 2013

    Education Secretary addresses gun control rally in DC

    Some of the speakers at the rally for gun control in Washington said they were Second Amendment lovers and wouldn't dream of taking away anyone's guns. Education Secretary Arne Duncan: "I'm here less as an education secretary, and more as a dad,...

  • January 27, 2013

    Horrific tragedy in Brazil: 245 dead in nightclub fire

    Fire swept through a popular nightclub in the Brazilian city of Santa Maria on Saturday night, killing at least 245 people and injuring hundreds. CNN: A fire swept through a popular nightclub in southern Brazil on Sunday, killing at least 245 p...

  • January 27, 2013

    Europe's carbon trading market hits new low

    The carbon market is the lynchpin of EU climate policy. And from this article in Speigle Online, it appears the market is down for the count: For those involved in European Union climate policy, the German regional election in Lower Saxony on Su...

  • January 26, 2013

    Obama recess appointments ruled unconstitutional

    It's a small victory. But at this point, we'll take every one we can get. Associated Press: President Barack Obama violated the Constitution when he bypassed the Senate last year to appoint three members of the National Labor Relations Board, ...

  • January 26, 2013

    Facebook's Zuckerberg to hold fundraiser for Chris Christie

    Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg was a high profile supporter of President Obama during the election campaign. But that won't stop him from holding a fundraiser for his favorite Republican: New Jersey Governor Chris Christie. New York Times...

  • January 26, 2013

    Protest against soccer riot verdict turns deadly in Egypt

    At least 22 are dead in the city of Port Said as a result of rioting supporters of 21 defendants who were sentenced to death because of a melee following a soccer game last February. The riot killed 74 and 73 defendants were charged with murder. ...

  • January 26, 2013

    Government says schools must provide access to sports for the disabled

    It's not exactly Title IX, which gave equality to women in school athletics. At present, it's only a directive. But there is little doubt that eventually, rules will be written and a new, unfunded mandate for schools will be in the offing. Reuter...

  • January 26, 2013

    Sarah Palin, Fox News part company

    Sarah Palin will not renew her contract with Fox News, leaving the network in order to expand "her voice in the national discussion." Media Decoder: Fox News has indeed parted ways with Ms. Palin, the former Alaska governor and Republican vice-...

  • January 25, 2013

    What the...? Proposed 'assault weapon' ban includes shotguns, handguns

    I suppose Senator Feinstein, who introduced her assault weapons ban legislation at a circus of a news conference, believes that since it will be impossible to pass, that she may as well make the doomed bill as draconian as possible to impress the gun...

  • January 25, 2013

    GOP Senators join in chorus of Kerry worship at confirmation hearing

    John Kerry is going to be our next Secretary of State. That much was obvious from his confirmation hearing on Thursday as Senator after Senator praised him to the skies. And that included most GOP members of the Foreign Relations Committee: The ...

  • January 25, 2013

    Filibuster deal 'could have been worse'

    Harry Reid and Mitch McConnell have inked a deal that would amend Senate rules to make the use of the filibuster more difficult, as well as clarifying a rule regarding the introduction of amendments to legislation. John Fund: It appears that no...

  • January 25, 2013

    UN to probe US drone strikes

    To their credit, the Obama administration has vastly expanded the use of drones in the war against al-Qaeda and its murderous affiliates. The "Drone War," conducted from Pakistan to Somalia has killed hundreds of high value terrorist targets, degradi...

  • January 25, 2013

    Medicare bilked of $120 million by illegals, felons

    But don't you dare mention the word "reform": Illegal immigrants and prison inmates received more than $120 million in Medicare services from 2009-2011 despite federal law that makes them ineligible for the program, according to two new reports ...

  • January 24, 2013

    North Korea announces it will conduct third nuclear test

    They also want to fire off a few long range rockets. And they claim all this bellicosity is "targeted" at the US. Reuters: North Korea said on Thursday it would carry out further rocket launches and a nuclear test that would target the United S...

  • January 24, 2013

    Dems looking to expose gun makers to liability claims

    If you can't go after the guns, go after the people who make them. The Hill: House Democrats on Tuesday proposed legislation that would ease current law to allow people to file civil law suits against gun manufacturers and others in the indus...

  • January 24, 2013

    Women in combat? They already are

    A lot of people have jumped the gun and criticized the new rules that will expand the role of women in combat. There are no plans to include women in front line infantry units as combat soldiers, nor are there any plans to include them in special ope...

  • January 24, 2013

    Bi-partisan deal close on filibuster reform

    It turns out that some Senate Democrats are a lot smarter than the base of their party who were largely calling for a gutting of the filibuster in order for Democrats to shove their agenda down our throats. Apparently, there were just enough Democr...

  • January 24, 2013

    House GOP passes 4-month debt limit suspension

    It's gimmicky, but the House GOP passed their suspension of the debt limit law for 4 months, thus allowing the Treasury to spend beyond what had previously been authorized. Washington Post: But even as House Republicans voted to suspend enforcem...

  • January 23, 2013

    Only Democrats are positive about state of the nation.

    A majority of the country are not optimistic about our future, according to a new Gallup poll out today. The numbers haven't been this low since 1979 - the days of Jimmy Carter. U.S. President Barack Obama begins his second term at a time when Am...

  • January 23, 2013

    Finally - Clinton to testify about Benghazi

    I'm sure the Obama administration wishes questions about the Benghazi attack and subsequent murder of our ambassador and 3 others would just go away. They successfully stonewalled the issue until after the election and then some ill-timed health issu...

  • January 23, 2013

    Mafia's new business enterprise: renewable energy

    Willie Sutton, a notorious thief from the 1930's, was once asked why he robbed banks. "Because that's where the money is," he replied. So where's the money today? Government subsidies for renewable energy - massive subsidies with little oversight. ...

  • January 23, 2013

    British PM promises vote on EU membership

    Alarm bells went off in capitals all across Europe as British Prime Minister David Cameron announced that he would allow a nationwide referendum on Great Britain's continued membership in the European Union. Would a British exit destroy the EU? Tha...

  • January 23, 2013

    Reid to GOP: Filibuster reform in 36 hours or the nuclear option

    Godfather Harry Reid has made the GOP an offer they can't refuse: Get on board filibuster reform in the next 2 days or else. The Hill: The Nevada Democrat said he would give Republicans another 24 to 36 hours to agree to filibuster reform and t...

  • January 22, 2013

    Obama unleashed

    For all those conservatives like Andrew Sullivan, Bruce Bartlett, Colin Powell and others who still think the president of the United States is a moderate, I hope you were paying attention to the radical left, spit in your eye, partisan inaugural add...

  • January 22, 2013

    Media trumpets poll that shows majority want to keep Roe v Wade - whatever that is

    Hot on the heels of a Pew survey that shows American under 30 largely ignorant of the significance of Roe v Wade, a new poll is out showing a majority of Americans favor the right to abortion in most or all cases. MSNBC: According to the poll, 5...

  • January 22, 2013

    Straw in the Wind? Russia begins evacuating citizens from Syria

    Let's hope that Putin knows something we don't. CSM: Russia began a small-scale evacuation of about 100 of its citizens from Syria Tuesday, in what experts warn could at any moment develop into a huge air-and-sealift of the up-to-40,000 Russia...

  • January 22, 2013

    New Japanese finance minister says elderly should 'hurry up and die'

    The minister, Taro Aso, is only saying out loud what many government officials in countries with nationalized health care are thinking: people are getting older, living longer, and becoming a drain on our national budgets. Guardian: Japan's new...

  • January 21, 2013

    Algerian death toll passes 80

    As the army sifts through the rubble, they are finding more and more bodies of hostages. The current death toll stands at 57 hostages and 32 terrorists with the army still combing the complex looking for additional bodies. Irish Times: Much rema...

  • January 21, 2013

    It's about time: Senate will deliver a budget

    It only took them 4 years to obey the law that requires the Senate to submit a budget. Considering that there are some laws they never bother to follow, I suppose we should see this as progress. But Senator Schumer is making it clear that there wil...

  • January 21, 2013

    Five year old girl suspended from school for making 'terrorist threat'

    Her "terrorist threat" consisted of suggesting that she and a classmate should shoot each other with bubbles. Her weapon? A "Hello Kitty automatic bubble blower." No, this is not an Onion story. ABC News: The kindergartner, who attends Mount C...

  • January 21, 2013

    Rapper booted offstage at pre-inaugural party for anti-Obama rant

    Rapper Lupe Fiasco was kicked off stage at a pre-inaugural party last night for going on a 30 minute anti-war, anti-Obama rant. Daily Caller: Rapper Lupe Fiasco was thrown offstage and escorted off the premises of a Washington, D.C. concer...

  • January 20, 2013

    Hostage death toll climbing in Algerian terrorist attack

    A private TV station in Algeria believed to have good sources in the military announced that another 25 bodies had been discovered in the vast gas complex and that it was probable that the death toll would climb. Haaretz: Twenty-five bodies have...

  • January 20, 2013

    Government to sell remaining GM shares at a loss

    The US government has announced a plan to sell the remaining 300 million shares of preferred stock it bought to bail out General Motors. USA Today: The Obama administration today took the next step in its plan to exit ownership of General Motor...

  • January 20, 2013

    Obama to take oath in private ceremony today

    The more familiar public swearing in will take place tomorrow. Historically, when January 20, the day mandated by the Constitution that begins the presidential term, falls on a Sunday, there have been two ceremonies. Associated Press: Formally emb...

  • January 20, 2013

    Geithner leaked bank rate cut in 2007: Fed official

    It may or may not have been illegal. But Geithner, chief of the New York Fed at the time, certainly gave the big banks a decided advantage in the market by leaking to them a planned cut in a key interest rate by the Federal Reserve. Reuters: In ...

  • January 20, 2013

    Administration would prefer you forget about Benghazi attack

    Excellent article by Stephen Hayes and Thomas Joscelyn in the Weekly Standard that addresses the question: Why has the Obama administration failed to make any progress in the investigation into the attack on our diplomats in Benghazi on September 11?...

  • January 19, 2013

    Poll: NRA more popular than Obama

    This matters in a political battle and the NRA can take advantage of there popularity relative to Obama with any wavering members. Newsbusters: Despite constant hammering by the national news media, the National Rifle Association has a favorabil...

  • January 19, 2013

    Newspaper removes gun map from website

    The damage has already been done. It obviously hurt their business and publishing the map of gun permit owners was worth a ton of bad publicity. Here's the statement from the publisher: With the passage this week of the NYSAFE gun law, which all...

  • January 19, 2013

    Appeals Court upholds Governor Walker's collective bargaining reform law

    A sweeping court victory for Governor Walker's Act 10 law that dramatically reformed public sector unions and changed the way that governments can bargain. JS Online: A federal court of appeals on Friday upheld Wisconsin's law repealing most co...

  • January 19, 2013

    It's 'Gun Appreciation Day' in America

    What's impressive is that the organizers of the rallies - Guns Across America -- have done it so quickly. Reuters: Pro-gun activists plan rallies in 49 states at "high noon" on Saturday to support the right to own firearms they say is under at...

  • January 18, 2013

    Confusion, secrecy, anger define Algerian hostage crisis

    Without consulting any government whose citizens were being held hostage, the Algerian government launched a full scale military assault on the gas complex where al-Qaeda affiliated terrorists had captured at least 41 and perhaps as many as 60 wester...

  • January 18, 2013

    French begging for troops to fight Islamists in Mali

    Schadenfreude's a bitch, isn't it? When Jacque Chirac was president, the French did everything they could to torpdeo our efforts in Iraq. They refused to send troops to fight Saddam and continuously opposed us in NATO councils. Now, suddenly - Fr...

  • January 18, 2013

    Newspaper gun permit map claims another victim

    Another homeowner was burglarized - apparently the result of the theives knowing there were guns in the house from a map published by a local paper that showed where gun permit owners lived. Newsday: Two handguns and two pistol permits were stol...

  • January 17, 2013

    Algeria may call for outside military help in hostage crisis (Update: 35 hostages killed in attack by army)

    Algeria has been in talks for the last 24 hours with France and the US, trying to decide whether they need foreign military help to resolve a hostage crisis where al-Qaeda affiliated terrorists kidnapped up to 41 westerners at a natural gas complex. ...

  • January 17, 2013

    Obama taps McDonough for Chief of Staff

    It's apparent that the president doesn't want too many people surrounding him who are going to disagree with much of anything he says. He just named a loyalist to serve as his chief of staff. Politico: By selecting McDonough, Obama is opting for...

  • January 17, 2013

    Egyptian court sentences Christian family to 15 years for converting from Islam

    Yes, but don't ever say that the Muslim Brotherhood isn't "moderate." Reuters: The 15-year prison sentence given to a woman and her seven children by an Egyptian court for converting to Christianity is a sign of things to come, according to al...

  • January 17, 2013

    Panetta: People don't 'need' assault weapons

    Even if that were true, what the heck does "need" have to do with it? We don't "need" 150 daily newspapers in the country either, or hundreds of TV channels, or thousands and thousands of books. And while we're at it, do we really "need" so many prot...

  • January 16, 2013

    Secret State Department memo says Assad used chemical weapons last month

    Josh Rogin of Foreign Policy Magazine is reporting that a secret State Department memo says that the US government has concluded that the Syrian army used chemical weapons in the city of Homs last month. A secret State Department cable has conclud...

  • January 16, 2013

    Obama exaggerates deficit savings

    In his news conference on Monday, President Obama bragged about his deficit reduction prowess. He claimed to have already cut spending $1.4 trillion. If you combine that with $600 billion in tax hikes from the fiscal cliff deal plus interest saving...

  • January 16, 2013

    Islamists attack gas field in Algeria: 9 foreigners taken hostage

    The attack was carried out by Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb - the same outfit that France is battling in nearby Mali. One American is apparently among those kidnapped. Reuters: Islamist militants attacked a gas production field in southern Al...

  • January 15, 2013

    Obama looking at 19 - count 'em, 19 - executive orders on guns

    How lazy is the president? He is looking at 19 unilateral actions the executive can take because it's just too damn hard to pass gun control any other way. Those darn citizens always get in the way of Obama doing the real fun stuff. Why can't they ju...

  • January 15, 2013

    Harry Reid says assault weapons ban is doomed

    It would be an iffy proposition in the Senate to pass a ban on "assault weapons," and would have no chance in the House, says the Majority Leader. TPM: The Democratically-controlled U.S. Senate will not be a free-for-all of new gun regulations ...

  • January 15, 2013

    Iran may hang US pastor

    An Iranian-American pastor being held in a Tehran jail has been enduring torture at the hands of his captors and has been threatened with hanging for being a Christian. Jerusalem Post: The family of American-Iranian pastor Saeed Abedini released...

  • January 15, 2013

    Court orders Pakistan prime minister arrested

    Things have been pretty bad in Pakistan over the last several years. They are about to get worse. Reuters: Pakistan's Supreme Court ordered the arrest of the prime minister on Tuesday in connection with an alleged corruption scandal, ratchetin...

  • January 14, 2013

    Are you ready for Obamacare's 'Mandate Plus?'

    Not a bug - a feature. Politico: The individual mandate penalties will be pretty weak as they are phased in over two years - only $95 when they start in 2014, much less than it costs to buy insurance. And yet, everyone with pre-existing condi...

  • January 14, 2013

    Did the gun permit map lead to a burglary?

    That's what authorities are wondering as a burglary targeted a gun owner's gun safe. Newsday: A White Plains residence pinpointed on a controversial handgun permit database was burglarized Saturday, and the burglars' target was the homeowner's...

  • January 14, 2013

    Schumer to gun shop owners: Stop selling guns while Congress debates

    Sure, why not? And when Congress debates regulating fatty foods and such, we should ask supermarkets to stop selling food. CBS-DC: Sen. Charles Schumer says retailers that sell assault weapons should stop offering them for purchase while Congre...

  • January 14, 2013

    Mali Islamists seize town while French government braces for terror attacks

    Despite upbeat reports over the weekend of progress by French forces in beating back the Islamists in the northern region of Mali, the jihadists scored a victory by taking a town in central Mali. New York Times: The French Defense Ministry said ...

  • January 13, 2013

    Treasury: We won't act insanely just because Paul Krugman says we should

    Sorry to disappoint Mr. Krugman but the Treasury Department has announced that it will not mint a trillion dollar platinum coin in order to bypass Congress on the debt limit. Wonkblog: The Treasury Department will not mint a trillion-dollar plat...

  • January 13, 2013

    Mubarak retrial ordered

    An Egyptian judge has ordered a new trial for former President Hosni Mubarak, threatening to reopen old wounds and roil the streets with protests again. Reuters: A Cairo court granted Mubarak and his former interior minister the appeal as Egypt...

  • January 13, 2013

    Beijing air quality worst ever recorded

    Ah - the glory of socialism. Voice of America: Beijing is under an extreme smog warning Sunday, with pollution at hazardous levels for a third day, and people warned to stay indoors. The municipal environment warning center issued an alert Sat...

  • January 13, 2013

    Obama: Best gun salesman in history

    People are panicking a little - unnecessarily in my view, but understandable - and are swamping gun stores trying to purchase guns before Congress and the president make it harder to do so. This from Instapundit: "People were crowded five deep a...

  • January 12, 2013

    David Gregory skates on gun magazine charge (updated)

    Washington, D.C. Attorney General Irvin Nathan has declined to prosecute NBC News reporter David Gregory for displaying an illegal ammunition magazine on the network's "Meet the Press" show. Nathan said the decision whether to prosecute Gregory was "...

  • January 12, 2013

    Obama's Congressional puppets give him the green light to defy debt limit law

    How would you describe Democrats in Congress who are urging the president to ignore the law and up the limit on government borrowing by executive fiat? The party and ideology that passed the War Powers Act because they felt the executive had overst...

  • January 12, 2013

    MSNBC has serious discussion about Obama's name

    Mediaite points out that the "really deep" discussion dealt with the need to call him "President Barack Obama" every time a reporter mentions his name: On Friday, MSNBC's The Cycle investigated the outrage directed at cohost Steve Kornacki, as wel...

  • January 12, 2013

    French drive Islamists back in Mali

    Oh those unilateral French, going into the tiny African country of Mali to forestall a takeover by Islamists. Where's the outrage? Where's the name calling? Where's the UN? I guess some interventions are more equal than others. BBC: French for...

  • January 11, 2013

    Jay Rockefeller won't run in 2014

    West Virginia's 5-term Democratic Senator Jay Rockefeller has announced he will retire when his term expires in 2014. Politico: In an interview with POLITICO, Rockefeller - the chairman of the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee and ...

  • January 10, 2013

    Obama mulls issuing executive orders on gun control

    Joe Biden and his big mouth. The HIll: President Obama will likely take executive action in an effort to tamp down the recent rash of gun violence, Vice President Biden said Wednesday. "The president is going go act," said Biden, who is conduc...

  • January 10, 2013

    Obama Labor Secretary Solis to resign

    President Obama's Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis told department employees in a letter that she plans to resign. CNN: Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis resigned her post Wednesday, offering no specific reason but that she "enjoyed my first opp...

  • January 10, 2013

    Architect of trillion dollar deficits to head Treasury Department

    President Obama is set to name his chief of staff Jack Lew to head up the Treasury Department. Previously, Lew served as Obama's OMB director, presiding over budgets that featured the largest deficits in US history. What could go wrong? Washing...

  • January 10, 2013

    Theater of the Absurd: Administration won't rule out minting $1 trillion platinum coin

    Much of the last 4 years has been a nightmare for conservatives. But there is a crazy, stupid, absurd idea being seriously discussed in Washington that makes previous nightmares from the White House pale in comparison. The idea is for the Treasury ...

  • January 10, 2013

    Teacher placed on leave for stomping on American flag in classroom

    This teacher should be fired. Not so much for stomping on the American flag and saying that it was just a "piece of cloth" and didn't "mean anything." But because he was monumentally stupid enough to perform this nefarious deed in South Carolina and ...

  • January 9, 2013

    Congress less popular than cockroaches, traffic jams,

    A unique poll by PPP on the popularity of Congress: Our newest national poll finds that Congress only has a 9% favorability rating with 85% of voters viewing it in a negative light. We've seen poll after poll after poll over the last year talkin...

  • January 9, 2013

    Why can't Senator Reid be forced to submit a budget?

    It's the law of the land that the Senate must submit a budget by April 15, but the last time Harry Reid was in compliance was 2009. Why isn't Reid being punished for being a budget scofflaw? Byron York: The answer is the law requiring Congress...

  • January 9, 2013

    McConnell to replace Boehner as GOP point man on entitlement reform

    Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell will take the lead in entitlement reform talks with Democrats thanks largely to the process by which the fiscal cliff deal came about. It appears that many Republicans think that it strategically benefits them i...

  • January 9, 2013

    Syrian rebels free 48 Iranian 'pilgrims' in exchange for 2,000 prisoners

    The rebels say the 48 Iranians captured last August were members of the Revolutionary Guards on their way to join pro-government forces. Iran says they were simple pilgrims on their way to a shia shrine. We may never know the truth of the matter, b...

  • January 9, 2013

    Fed rebel hoping he's wrong about coming inflation

    Interesting story in the New York Times about a dissenter who is a consistent "no" vote on the bank's policy making committee, opposing Chairman Bernanke's loose money program. Jeffrey M. Lacker, the Federal Reserve's most persistent internal ...

  • January 8, 2013

    Local Wendy's cuts employee's hours due to Obamacare costs

    An Omaha-based Wendy's franchisee is cutting all non-management workers' hours to part time in order to avoid paying health insurance to its employees. The cost of Obamacare was cited as the reason: The company has announced that all non-managem...

  • January 8, 2013

    GOP may use debt limit bill to force Senate Dems to pass a budget

    It would certainly be a novelty - Senate Democrats who haven't passed a budget in nearly 4 years actually obeying the law and coming up with spending guidelines. Washington Examiner: Tuesday marks the 1,350th day since the Senate passed a budge...

  • January 8, 2013

    Israel mostly silent on Hagel pick

    Prime Minister Netanyahu and most of his cabinet have been very careful to avoid any statements about Obama's pick for defense secretary Chuck Hagel. This despite several statements by the former Senator that could easily be construed as anti-Israeli...

  • January 8, 2013

    The insanity of minting a trillion dollar platinum coin

    I've resisted writing about this because at first, I thought it was a joke - no one can be serious about the idea of having the Treasury Department mint a trillion dollar coin. The idea is that the treasury secretary can take advantage of a loopho...

  • January 8, 2013

    Suspect in Benghazi attack freed in Tunisia

    Why this doesn't surprise anyone: Tunisia has freed, for lack of evidence, a Tunisian man who had been suspected of involvement in an Islamist militant attack in Libya last year in which the U.S. ambassador was killed, his lawyer said on Tuesday. ...

  • January 8, 2013

    How the international community stopped a possible chemical attack by Assad

    It turns out that the crisis was a lot more serious than we were told: In the last days of November, Israel's top military commanders called the Pentagon to discuss troubling intelligence that was showing up on satellite imagery: Syrian troops a...

  • January 8, 2013

    Government will go broke weeks earlier than first thought

    Treasury Secretary Geithner may want to recalibrate the printing presses. It appears we are going to go broke a couple of weeks earlier than expected unless a new debt ceiling is authorized by Congress. The U.S. government may default on its debt ...

  • January 7, 2013

    Obama to name John Brennan CIA Director

    Brennan is actually a very good choice to run CIA, having spent more than 2 decades at the agency prior to his being named to his current post as counterterrorism pointman. Politico: Brennan, a 25-year veteran of the CIA, currently holds the tit...

  • January 7, 2013

    Iranian government overjoyed at 'anti-Israeli' Hagel choice for defense

    There aren't too many Senators happy about Obama's choice of Chuck Hagel for defense secretary. But one foreign government is reporting the news with great glee and in the process, identifying exactly why Senators are hesitant to support him. Press...

  • January 7, 2013

    Dems seeking $1 trillion in new tax revenue

    We've gone from $3 in spending cuts to $1 in additional revenue to this; one for one - a dollar raised and a dollar cut. Considering the cliff deal cut one dollar for $41 dollars in revenue, maybe it's about time Republicans began to call the Democ...

  • January 7, 2013

    Egypt's Morsi purges cabinet

    Egypt's President Mohammed Morsi replaced 10 ministers in his cabinet, moving out some who opposed his policies while naming several Muslim Brotherhood supporters to take their place. Washington Post: Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi rebuilt his...

  • January 7, 2013

    Karzai in Washington to beg for foreign aid

    American combat troops are supposed to be out of Afghanistan next year and President Karzai wants to make sure that military aid keeps flowing even after the troops depart. Guardian: The Afghan president is on his way to Washington for what is l...

  • January 6, 2013

    Missing: 19,000 Massachusetts welfare recipients

    That's the bad news. The good news, says Governor Deval Patrick, is that it's "only" 4% of the total. Yes, he really said that. Governor Deval Patrick is downplaying the Department of Transitional Assistance admission that it could not locate...

  • January 6, 2013

    Health insurers jacking up rates by double digits in advance of Obamacare

    This is only the beginning. What insurance rates will look like next year when Obamacare goes into effect is anyone's guess, but they will almost certainly be higher than they are today. And today, the costs for health insurance are skyrocketing. ...

  • January 6, 2013

    Pelosi hints at more tax increases

    If the Democrats don't want Medicare or Social Security reform - and they don't - they are going to have to raise taxes. Nancy Pelosi said as much on Face the Nation today: House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi isn't ruling out pushing for upper...

  • January 6, 2013

    Delusional Assad offers peace plan

    Syria's President Bashir Assad, in a one hour televised speech, has outlined a new peace proposal so at odds with reality that one wonders if the strain of 22 months of civil war is getting to him. USA Today: In a one-hour speech to the nation i...

  • January 6, 2013

    Netanyahu says Islamists have taken over border area with Syria

    The prime ministers says Israel will build a fortified fence for its protection: The Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, announced the move four days after another barrier, aimed at keeping out illegal migrants from Africa, was completed...

  • January 5, 2013

    Net job gain under Obama: 28,000

    Historically, the second worst record of job creation. New York Times: For jobs, the past four years have been a wash. The December jobs figures out today indicate that there were 725,000 more jobs in the private sector than at the end of 2008 ...

  • January 5, 2013

    Despite fierce opposition, Hagel still on tap to be named defense secretary

    Usually, when a potential nominee receives this much opposition from varied groups, the president usually convinces him/her to withdraw their name from consideration. But I sense a play by Obama to prove his "independence" from what he and other li...

  • January 5, 2013

    Both sides to play chicken with debt limit

    Speaker Boehner has announced he won't negotiate one on one with the president anymore. Obama has said repeatedly that he won't negotiate on raising the debt limit. The two sides are speeding toward each other waiting for the other guy to blink. ...

  • January 5, 2013

    Congress approves first stage of Hurricane Sandy aid

    This is something that Congress should have done all along; separate the flood insurance from the rest of this pork-laden package. Wall Street Journal: Friday's vote was the first of two anticipated votes, with a much larger appropriation of $5...

  • January 5, 2013

    Cash for Clunkers actually hurt the environment

    Tell me this isn't a government operation: Though almost a million people poured into car dealerships eager to exchange their old jalopies for something shiny and new, recent reports indicate the entire program may have actually hurt the enviro...

  • January 5, 2013

    Chavez swearing-in likely to be delayed

    The death watch continues: In the latest in a series of grave bulletins, the government said on Thursday that the president was suffering from complications brought on by a severe lung infection after surgery. Aides earlier described his condition...

  • January 4, 2013

    Egyptian President Morsi - Moderate Islamist

    No doubt the Obama administration will claim that Morsi is a different man than when he said this in 2010: Footage of Mohammed Morsi, now President of Egypt, has emerged showing his inflammatory and hateful comments against the State of Israel. T...

  • January 4, 2013

    Boehner re-elected speaker

    Despite several defections and 12 members voting present, John Boehner was re-elected speaker of the House. The Hill: In a vote that opened the 113th Congress, Boehner received 220 votes, compared to 192 for Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), the mi...

  • January 4, 2013

    What some liberals really think of gun owners

    I don't think this is a widespread belief on the left - only among the kooky left who never seem to get the attention that kooky conservatives get. Mark Green, former candidate for New York city mayor, equates gun owners with child molesters: Fo...

  • January 4, 2013

    Job growth in December still anemic; official unemployment rate unchanged

    "The U.S. economy is just muddling through," said Tom di Galoma, managing director at Navigate Advisors in Stamford, Connecticut. And that's the optimistic take. The economy added 155,000 jobs in December which has been the average gain for the yea...

  • January 3, 2013

    Despite looming debt ceiling fight, gun control, immigration reform on Obama's agenda

    Apparently, the president isn't going to let his agenda get bogged down in fights over the debt ceiling and sequestration that hang over the heads of congressmen the first quarter of the year: The timeframe is likely to be cheered by Democrats and...

  • January 3, 2013

    Key Taliban commander killed in drone strike

    This one was a friend of Pakistan, having signed a peace treaty with the army in 2009. But he boasted of killing Americans in Afghanistan and held sway over a large territory in Waziristan. Reuters: A U.S. drone strike killed a key Taliban comma...

  • January 3, 2013

    Syria starts new year with air strikes and shelling of civilians

    President Assad is apparently going to use the only advantage he has over the rebels; his air power and artillery. Reuters: Syrians woke on New Year's Day to countrywide aerial bombardment, while President Bashar al-Assad's forces and rebels fig...

  • January 2, 2013

    House Republicans reject Cliff deal but it passes anyway

    The deal to avoid the fiscal cliff is done as the House passed the Senate version in a late night session on Tuesday.   The vote was 257-167. The fact that only 85 Republicans (out of 241) supported the deal calls into question Speaker Boehner's...

  • January 2, 2013

    Hurricane aid bill dies in Congress

    The reason the GOP leadership dropped consideration of at least $27 billion in federal aid to Hurricane Sandy victims is obscure and unprecedented. Hill watchers are hard pressed to come up with a similar situation where money to go for the relief of...

  • January 2, 2013

    Newspaper that outed gun owners hires armed guards

    I guess what's good for the goose isn't necessarily good for the gander. Politico: The Journal News of West Nyack, N.Y., has hired armed security guards to defend its offices after receiving a torrent of phone calls and emails responding to th...

  • January 1, 2013

    Senate passes cliff deal

    With three hours to spare, the Senate passed a fiscal cliff deal that would raise taxes on the wealthy while punting on the issues of spending cuts for two months. As far as other elements of the deal, President Obama appears to have gotten about 9...

  • January 1, 2013

    The turn of the House

    The deal passed by the Senate last night to avoid the fiscal cliff will probably pass the House. The question is, how many Republicans will Speaker Boehner be able to count on to vote "aye" and can he control his caucus and prevent any amendments to ...

  • January 1, 2013

    Obama: Benghazi disaster due to State Department 'sloppiness'

    Well, that's one way to describe the murder of 4 American diplomats. Not precisely the word that most of us would use...come to think of it, it's not the word a president responsible for protecting Americans should ever use. Ed Morrissey says it's ...

  • January 1, 2013

    New year brings hundreds of new laws

    It's true. Someday, everything is going to be illegal. Take California, for instance. Californians will celebrate the new year by welcoming 876 new laws that need bureaucrats to monitor and enforce. And we wonder why government grows? Homeowne...

  • January 1, 2013

    Obama's idea of 'compromise'

    What was McConnell thinking? The fiscal cliff deal passed by the Senate contains $1 in spending cuts for every $41 in tax hikes. Brietbart: According to the Congressional Budget Office, the last-minute fiscal cliff deal reached by congressiona...

  • January 1, 2013

    7 more Pakistani aid workers murdered

    Following a massacre of 8 charity workers last month, terrorists executed 7 more Pakistani aid workers - 6 of them women. New York Times: There was no immediate claim of responsibility. But the shooting, in the Swabi district of the northwester...

  • January 1, 2013

    61 dead in Ivory Coast New Year stampede

    At least 61 people were trampled to death following a New Year's fireworks display at an Ivory Coast stadium. Fox News: A crowd stampeded after leaving a New Year's fireworks show early Tuesday in Ivory Coast's commercial center, killing 61 peo...

  • December 31, 2012

    GOP sets record for quickest surrender in history

    Yesterday, the Republican leadership insisted there would be no fiscal cliff deal unless there was a cap on cost of living adjustments for social security. They were adamant - a deal killer. That was yesterday. By last night, that strong stance h...

  • December 31, 2012

    Hey! Let's have a 'Burn the Constitution Day!'

    See also: Subverting the Constitution I had to read this screed from some obscure "Constitutional Law" professor twice to make sure he wasn't kidding. Louis Michael Seidman teaches at Georgetown University and wrote an op ed in the New York Times tit...

  • December 31, 2012

    Cliff deal close: Politico

    We'll probably update this later today if or when a deal is reached: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and Vice President Joe Biden engaged in furious overnight negotiations to avert the fiscal cliff and made major progress toward a...

  • December 31, 2012

    Chavez suffers complications from cancer surgery

    Is it a death watch? Hugo's designated successor and vice president Nicolas Maduro is in Cuba where Chavez underwent cancer surgery a few weeks ago. The bulletins are not sounding promising: "President Chavez's state of health continues to be d...

  • December 31, 2012

    OWS activist arrested after bombmaking materials, weapons found in home

    An Occupy Wall Street activist and his girlfriend have been arrested after police found a cache of weapons and explosives in their Greenwich Village apartment. New York Post: Morgan Gliedman - who is nine-months pregnant - and her baby daddy, A...

  • December 30, 2012

    Udall says he has 51 votes for filibuster reform

    This is not good news for Republicans - or for future minority parties in the US Senate. The Hill: Sen. Tom Udall (D-N.M.), a leading proponent of filibuster reform, said Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (Nev.) has the 51 votes he needs to ch...

  • December 30, 2012

    French High Court calls 75% tax rate unconstitutional

    Barack Obama should love this ruling. The reason the judges are overturning the law is because it doesn't treat all taxpayers equally. That means it's "unfair": The French constitutional council has rejected a government proposal to levy a 75% t...

  • December 30, 2012

    Piers Morgan suggests he will deport himself if gun laws aren't changed

    Given this whiney, teary rant in the Daily Mail, he should be deported for idiotic thinking and bad writing: The Sandy Hook massacre brought back such horribly vivid memories for me of Dunblane, the worst mass shooting in Britain in my lifetime....

  • December 30, 2012

    Steyn on David Gregory's lawbreaking

    To watch as the powers that be scrambled in Washington to hold Meet the Press host David Gregory harmless for violating the law against large ammo clips was remarkable. Mark Steyn, writing in NRO, gives his thoughts on the matter: This is, decla...

  • December 30, 2012

    In dramatic shift, Egypt to embrace Hezb'allah

    The Muslim Brotherhood and Hezb'allah making nice? Say it ain't so, President Morsi: In a dramatic policy shift, Egypt will seek to forge "tight" relations with Hezbollah, Egyptian Ambassador to Lebanon Ashraf Hamdy revealed in a candid intervie...

  • December 30, 2012

    Islamists target Zanzibar for takeover

    The East African island nation has a reputation of being one of the more relaxed Muslim countries in the world. Its famous beaches and tourist hotels play host to visitors from around the world. That may be ending soon, as this Financial Times repo...

  • December 30, 2012

    Big win for Ringling Brothers in suit against animal rights activists

    This is heartening to read when you consider all the misinformation, propaganda, and hypocritical words coming from so-called animal rights activists. Feld Entertainment, Inc., the producer of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey® Circus, annou...

  • December 30, 2012

    Pakistani terrorists kill 41 in separate attacks

    Twenty one of those deaths were the result of a mass execution of men working for a paramilitary unit who were kidnapped last week. Another 20 died in an attack on 3 busses carrying Shia pilgrims from Pakistan to Iran. Daily Star: Pakistani milit...

  • December 30, 2012

    AQAP offers bounty on US ambassador in Yemen

    Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Penninsula (AQAP) has offered a reward of $160,000 in gold for the death of America's ambassador to Yemen or any US soldier stationed in the country. Associated Press: Al-Qaida's branch in Yemen has offered to pay tens of...

  • December 29, 2012

    Obama signs executive order giving Biden, Congress pay raises

    Government worker is one of the only occupations where you get a raise even if you screw up royally. Weekly Standard: President Barack Obama issued an executive order to end the pay freeze on federal employees, in effect giving some federal wor...

  • December 29, 2012

    Massachusetts Republicans cheer as Dems back Markey for Senate seat

    If there is such a thing as being too liberal for Massachusetts, Rep. Edward Markey may fill that requirement. The 18-term congressman has embraced every far left cause since he entered the House in 1977 and has a voting record among the most liber...

  • December 29, 2012

    Gluttons for Pain: NY newspaper to publish more addresses of gun owners

    Hubris or stupidity? Probably both. Reuters: A suburban New York newspaper that sparked an uproar among gun enthusiasts by publishing names and addresses of residents holding pistol permits is now planning to publish even more identities of p...

  • December 28, 2012

    General Norman Schwarzkopf dead at 78

    General Norman H. Schwarzkopf, hero of the Gulf War and one of the most esteemed generals in recent US history, died in Florida at the age of 78 yesterday. His death was due to complications arising from a recent bout of pneumonia, according to his s...

  • December 27, 2012

    Supreme Court denies injunction to prevent contraception mandate

    Round one to Obama, largely because the justice assigned to hear the arguments for an injunction against the contraception mandate going into effect was Sotomayer. This doesn't mean that the government can't be sued on First Amendment grounds, just...

  • December 27, 2012

    Happy New Year! Debt limit to be reached on New Year's Eve

    Now comes the scare tactics from Treasury. Politico: Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner warned Congress on Wednesday that the nation will hit its debt ceiling on New Year's Eve - but that the administration will again take a series of so-call...

  • December 26, 2012

    DC Police investigating MSNBC's David Gregory for possessing illegal ammo clip

    A prop used by MSNBC's David Gregory in his interview with NRA's Wayne LaPierre has landed the reporter in hot water with the DC police. Politico: On Sunday, in an interview with the National Rifle Association's head, Wayne LaPierre, Gregory dis...

  • December 26, 2012

    Obama cuts vacation short while eying last minute deal

    President Obama will return to Washington on Wednesday night, cutting his vacation short in order to work on a deal with the GOP to save the economy from going over the fiscal cliff. It's a meaningless gesture. It's not like Obama is incommunicado ...

  • December 26, 2012

    Boko Haram suspected in deaths of 12 Nigerian Christians in church attacks

    The African terrorist group Boko Haram who have been responsible for dozens of attacks on Christian churches and clergy in recent months, appears to be behind a Christmas eve attack on two churches in Nigeria. CNN: At least 12 people died in nor...

  • December 26, 2012

    Senior Hamas leader calls for third intifada

    The excuse this time is the planned building of settlements in East Jerusalem. Jerusalem Post: A senior Hamas leader called on Tuesday for a third intifada and the resumption of suicide bombings against Israel. The demand came in response to th...

  • December 26, 2012

    A ray of hope in new Brahimi initiative in Syria

    For the first time in the Syrian civil war, the Assad regime seems to be in a mood to bargain with the possible exit of the dictator in the offing. Reuters: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad dispatched a senior diplomat to Moscow on Wednesday to...

  • December 25, 2012

    Bethlehem peaceful as Christians celebrate Christmas

    Some are attributing the change in Palestinian attitude toward Christmas celebrations to the UN's naming Bethlehem a world historical site. But the tiny city also has a new female mayor who, by most reports, is doing everything possible to encourag...

  • December 25, 2012

    Pope Benedict Prays for Peace in Yule Message

    Pope Benedict XVI, in his annual Christmas message to the faithful, prayed for peace in Syria and other places where armed conflict is killing thousands of civilians. CNN: On Christmas, Pope Benedict XVI spread a hopeful message to his followers...

  • December 25, 2012

    New York newspaper publishes names and addresses of gun permit holders

    I think someone should publish the names and addresses of food stamp recipients. Brietbart: Today, the Journal News in upstate New York, owned by Gannett, published the names and addresses of all gun permit holders in the Westchester and Rocklan...

  • December 25, 2012

    Lawmakers eying stop-gap deal for fiscal cliff

    It seems obvious that there is not time now to negotiate anything but a rudimentary deal that would extend Middle Class tax cuts into next year while putting off spending cuts. Reuters: A stop-gap that puts everything off for a while but resolv...

  • December 25, 2012

    Tenth most popular request for kids' Christmas gift: a 'dad'

    Doesn't this say more about the status of western culture than just about anything you've read recently? Telegraph: When it comes to Christmas, it might be safe to assume children will ask Santa for an extensive list of toys, games and treats...

  • December 24, 2012

    Did Assad use poison gas on a rebel-held neighborhood in Homs?

    Al-Jazeera is reporting that medics treating casualties in a rebel neighborhood in the city of Homs believe that some of the wounded were victims of a poison gas attack. Here's the video. (Warning: The video graphically shows a victim struggling to...

  • December 24, 2012

    ID Senator Crapo arrested for DUI

    Crapo is a Mormon and has said in the past that he abstains from alcohol. Apparently, not early Sunday morning: Jody Donaldson, a spokesperson for the Alexandria Police Department, said in an e-mail that Crapo was arrested at 12:45 a.m. Sunday....

  • December 24, 2012

    There is a price for telling it like it is

    Janet Daley of The Telegraph hits it out of the park: Was 2012 the year when the democratic world lost its grip on reality? Must we assume now that no party that speaks the truth about the economic future has a chance of winning power in a n...

  • December 24, 2012

    Help us Senator Obi-Wan Kenobe - You're our only hope

    With the Republican House tying itself up in knots over a deal to avoid the fiscal cliff, the last chance to reach a deal may lie with the Senate where GOP members are more open to tax increases. New York Times: Senators Kay Bailey Hutchison of ...

  • December 24, 2012

    NORAD, with assist from Microsoft, tracking Santa around the world

    The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) has teamed up with Microsoft to track the movements of Santa Claus as he makes his way around the world delivering gifts. Google, who cooperated with NORAD in the past to track the jolly elf, los...

  • December 23, 2012

    British hospital apologizes to familes for appallingly negligent care

    An apology seems insufficient considering the circumstances. Telegraph: Alexandra Hospital in Redditch is writing to 38 families after a massive legal action that exposed years of bad practice, ranging from nurses taunting patients to leav...

  • December 23, 2012

    Islamist intolerance in Egypt goes beyond the new constitution

    Excellent article in The Telegraph by Richard Spencer who relates the story of an Egyptian man accused of disrespecting the prophet and who got three months in jail where guards urged inmates to beat him. The Islamist takeover in Egypt goes beyond ...

  • December 22, 2012

    Former Breitbart Editor sues the website for $75,000

    Dana Loesch, former editor at Breitbart.com and a prominent conservative radio host has sued her former employer over issues surrounding her departure. Daily Caller: The St. Louis Post-Dispatch first reported on the lawsuit, which was filed...

  • December 22, 2012

    Governor Cuomo hints at gun 'confiscation' as a legislative option

    These are "cold, dead, hands" words: In what will likely infuriate plenty of legal gun owners, New York's Gov. Andrew Cuomo said this afternoon that he'd like the state's legislature to consider all options in debating new gun control measures, i...

  • December 22, 2012

    World didn't end but some wish it had

    After more than a decade of hype, the date of the Mayan Apocalypse - December 21, 2012 - came and went uneventfully. But for some people, this was hugely disappointing: Because the doomsday predictions were largely grassroots and spread online,...

  • December 22, 2012

    Syria consolidating chemical weapons stockpiles

    Russia is claiming that the Syrian military is concentrating its chemcial weapons in one or two places in order to safeguard them from falling into the hands of terrorists. BBC: Mr Lavrov told journalists on a flight returning to Moscow from an ...

  • December 21, 2012

    Boehner's Plan B failure may cost him his speakership

    That rush of air you feel on your face is America going over the fiscal cliff. In one of the most gruesome moments for a speaker of the House in recent history, John Boehner was forced to give up on getting a vote for his "Plan B" fiscal cliff propos...

  • December 21, 2012

    Islamists vs. secularists in Egypt ahead of vote on constitution

    Islamists in support of President Morsi's constitution clashed with opponents in Alexandria the day before the second leg of voting occurs. BBC: Police fired tear gas as thousands of Islamists were met by a smaller group of protesters near a lar...

  • December 21, 2012

    State Department takes partial responsibility for Benghazi attack

    By forcing the resignations of three lower level officials, the State Department is seeking to sweep the independent report on the Benghazi attack under the rug. The problem is, there is nary a criticism of top officials who should have paid more a...

  • December 20, 2012

    Commerce Department without a leader for five months

    I guess a cabinet department whose mission statement reads, in part, that it is responsible for "job creation, economic growth, and improved standards of living for all Americans..." isn't that important to the economic recovery to warrant naming a r...

  • December 20, 2012

    New political reality: Indies no longer decide national elections

    In fact, the idea of an "independent" voter who switches allegiances from election to election is pretty much by the boards. Romney carried independents by a healthy margin in 5 of the 8 toss-up states and yet lost them all to Obama's turn out machin...

  • December 20, 2012

    Cliff deal talks on the verge of a meltdown

    Talks to avoid going over the fiscal cliff on January 1 appear to be hopelessly stalled as the president and Speaker Boehner traded charges of intransigence yesterday. Politico: The dueling public statements signaled that little has fundamentall...

  • December 20, 2012

    2 MI school districts cancel classes due to end of the world nonsense

    It's less than 24 hours until the prophesized end of the world occurs and two school districts in Michigan have decided to cancel classes. Their explanation is unsatisfactory: Thousands of students will have an extra long holiday break after sc...

  • December 20, 2012

    Government to 'exit' GM ownership

    The stock buyback by GM will cost the taxpayers billions. Detroit News: The Obama administration said Wednesday it will sell 200 million shares - or 40 percent of its remaining stake in General Motors Co. - back to the automaker and announced p...

  • December 19, 2012

    Inquiry into Benghazi: 'Grossly' inadequate security and leadership failures

    Tell us something we didn't know already. Washington Post: An independent investigation of the fatal attack on a U.S. diplomatic post in Libya on Sept. 11 found that "grossly" inadequate security and reliance on local militias left U.S. diplom...

  • December 19, 2012

    Obama is Time Magazine's 'Person of the Year'

    More worship of The One from his cheerleaders in the press: President Barack Obama was named Time magazine's "Person of the Year," the publication revealed Wednesday morning. It is the president's second time winning the award; he won in 2008...

  • December 19, 2012

    Senate Republicans may oppose Hagel nomination

    The rumored nomination of former Senator Chuck Hagel for Secretary of Defense may be in trouble. Senate Republicans are signalling they may oppose his nomination based on his anti-Israel views. Weekly Standard: Asked about Hagel's 2008 statement...

  • December 19, 2012

    More outrages at the UN's Human Wrongs Council

    Ah, the Orwellian, through the mirror world of the United Nations where up is down, black is white and wrong is right. And the US and Israel are always wrong. Celebrating Human Rights Day last week the UN's so called Human Rights (sic) Council, whose...

  • December 19, 2012

    Robert Bork dies at age 84

    One oif the most brilliant legal minds of the 20th century is gone. Judge Robert Bork, whose nomination by Ronald Reagan for Supreme Court Justice changed the court and the nomination process, died of heart complications in Virginia today. His name...

  • December 19, 2012

    Anti-Israel poison pill in Washington Post - three little words

    The Dec. 19 edition of the Washington Post features an article by reporter Anne Gearan that starts thusly:  "The Obama administration admonished Israel on Tuesday for approving 1,500 new Jewish homes in Arab East Jerusalem" ("U.S. condemns Is...

  • December 19, 2012

    MI governor vetoes conceal-carry bill

    Michigan's Governor Rick Snyder vetoed a conceal-carry bill passed by the Republican legislature the day before the Newtown school shooting. Reuters: Michigan's Republican Governor Rick Snyder on Tuesday vetoed a bill that would have allowed s...

  • December 18, 2012

    Senator Daniel K. Inouye, Medal of Honor awardee, is dead

    Daniel K. Inouye, who represented Hawaii in the Senate for 50 years, died on Monday at Walter Reed hospital. He was 88. Inouye served in the most decorated army unit in history - the famed 442nd Regimental Combat Team made up entirely of Japanese Am...

  • December 18, 2012

    Just Another Day of Mass Murder in Syria

    The Strategic Research & Communication Centre is is an academic outfit that studies Syrian politics and society. They are not impartial in the current civil war, favoring the rebels as they do, but neither are they propagandists. Their reporting ...

  • December 18, 2012

    Is a deal near on fiscal cliff?

    After conceding on taxes, entitlements, and the debt ceiling vote, Speaker John Boehner got some good news yesterday. Looks like he won't have to hand Obama his shirt too. Politico: President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner made sig...

  • December 18, 2012

    State Department says independent report on Benghazi due out this week

    Just in time for the election. Oh, wait... An independent review of the terrorist attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya is complete, the State Department announced Monday. The Independent Advisory Review Board completed its report and ...

  • December 18, 2012

    NBC News crew freed from captors in Syria

    You didn't hear that NBC reporter Richard Engle had been captured last week by an unknown force in Syria? That's probably because NBC News begged their colleagues not to report the abduction. This was the right call, but raises an interesting point...

  • December 18, 2012

    In nation's capital, the government robs from the poor and gives to the rich

    Reuters has begun a series of articles on income inequality in America and lo and behold, they discovered that a major culprit behind the gap is the government itself. The initial offering in the series details what has happened in Washington, D.C....

  • December 18, 2012

    NY Post: Second Amendment is 'obsolete'

    This is the silliest argument I've ever read: Has technology rendered the 2nd Amendment to the US Constitution obsolete? That is, has the application of modern military design to civilian firearms produced a class of weapons too dangerous to be ...

  • December 17, 2012

    Syria's Vice President admits neither side can win conflict

    This is a big change in position for the Syrian government. There is a tiny sliver of hope that this means Assad may finally be willing to sit down and at least discuss his exit. Reuters: Syrian Vice President Farouq al-Sharaa has told a Lebanese ...

  • December 17, 2012

    Dems fail to endorse candidate to succeed Jesse Jackson, Jr.

    Democrats from Cook, Will, and Kankakee counties in Illinois failed to agree on an endorsement for a candidate to succeed the retired Jesse Jackson, Jr. on Sunday. The reason was the number of candidates who are running. At least 10 prominent pols ...

  • December 17, 2012

    Hagel appointment to defense shows the game has changed

    Caroline Glick is not given to exaggeration and hyperbole. That's why this article she recently penned is so striking. She is sounding the alarm about the Obama administration taking off its anti-Israel mask in order to fundamentally transform the re...

  • December 17, 2012

    Boehner desperate for deal: Takes debt ceiling vote off the table

    That stink you smell is John Boehner sweating like a longshoreman as Obama sits back and watches the speaker fall all over himself in a desperate effort to reach a deal to avoid the fiscal cliff. Boehner has conceded to Obama on taxes, entitlement ...

  • December 17, 2012

    Michael Dukakis a possible replacement for John Kerry

    If Senator John Kerry is nominated for Secretary of State, Governor Deval Patrick may tap former governor and Democratic presidential candidate in 1988 Michael Dukakis to replace him. The Hill: Dukakis, who is 79, has remained politically active. ...

  • December 17, 2012

    Congrats, Barry. US falls out of top 10 most prosperous nations

    You know that period between sleep and wakefulness where you're not quite sure you're still dreaming? I read this blog item at Powerline and had the exact same reaction: Via InstaPundit, we learn that for the first time, the United States does not...

  • December 16, 2012

    Syrian rebels gaining ground in Aleppo

    President Assad is now facing what many observers - including the Russians, his closest allies - believe to be the final act in the drama playing out on the ground in Syria. His forces are weakening while the rebels continue to surge forward in both ...

  • December 16, 2012

    Hillary Clinton faints; suffers concussion

    Already suffering from a stomach virus that was making her appearance before the Senate committee investigating Benghazi doubtful, the State Department announced that Hillary Clinton fainted yesterday and hit her head, suffering a concussion. The H...

  • December 16, 2012

    Boehner caves on taxes

    It's only a "partial" cave, in that Boehner agrees that the tax rates should go up on those making more than $1 million rather than $250,000 a year. But if Boehner caves on taxes, who can believe him when it comes to any other red line Obama will t...

  • December 16, 2012

    'Conservative' party comeback in Japan

    The conservative Liberal Democratic Party in Japan, unceremoniously dumped by voters 3 years ago after more than 50 years in power, made a surprising comeback in elections held yesterday. LA Times: Exit polls by major Japanese broadcasters gave ...

  • December 15, 2012

    Michigan right to work foe to governor: 'We'll be at your daughter's soccer game

    Union thuggishness may have hit a new low when an opponent of Michigan's right to work statute all but threatened Governor Rick Snyder's 16 year old daughter: A speaker at a union protest against right-to-work legislation said if Gov. Rick Snyder ...

  • December 15, 2012

    Source: It's Kerry for State

    The very reliable Michael Sneed, Chicago Sun-Times columnist, reports that a source has told him that President Obama has chosen John Kerry to replace Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State. President Barack Obama has chosen Sen. John Kerry of Mas...

  • December 15, 2012

    ESPN commentator suspended over racist remarks about Robert Griffin

    They call him "RG3" - a rookie quarterback for the Washington Redskins who has become a phenomenon due to his stellar play. The fact that he's black isn't very important - unless you're a black racist who questions Griffin's authenticity. Rob Par...

  • December 15, 2012

    Egyptians vote on new constitution

    The vote will be staggered - many Egyptians will vote today but because there weren't enough judges to oversee the voting due to a boycott, other cities will vote on the constitution next week. Either way, it is assured passage due to opposition pa...

  • December 14, 2012

    Final state tally for health insurance exchanges: 15 out of 50

    Only 15 states have told HHS that they will develop their own online insurance exchanges. This means the government has to design 35 different sites, with 35 different criteria for coverage -- all by next year. CNBC: Only 15 states have told the...

  • December 14, 2012

    US rejects UN telecom bill

    Saying the scope of the treaty was "problematic," US negotiators have rejected the UN telecom accord recently agreed to in Doha. The Hill: The United States said Thursday that it will not sign a United Nations telecommunications treaty that U.S....

  • December 14, 2012

    US to send troops, Patriot missiles to Turkey

    The Obama administration will send about 400 troops and a couple of batteries of Patriot missiles to Turkey in response to threats from Syria. CNN: The United States gave the go-ahead Friday to deploy Patriot anti-ballistic missiles to Turkey a...

  • December 13, 2012

    Syria fires SCUD missiles at rebels

    No doubt about it, this is an escalation. And a dangerous one at that. New York Times: President Bashar al-Assad's forces have resorted to firing ballistic missiles at rebel fighters inside Syria, Obama administration officials said Wednesday, esc...

  • December 13, 2012

    Iran still denying inspectors access to military research facility

    And some people wonder why we don't trust the Iranians to have revealed their entire nuclear program? Reuters: Inspectors from the U.N. nuclear watchdog were in Tehran on Thursday for talks on Iran's disputed nuclear program, but there was no ...

  • December 13, 2012

    Should the GOP care that they are losing the PR battle?

    With voter moods so volatile, it begs the question: Even though several recent polls show that the American people overwhelmingly support Obama's stand on taxing the rich, should the GOP cave on the issue to avoid being blamed for going over the fisc...

  • December 13, 2012

    Civility be damned in Michigan

    Rich Lowry writing in Politico: Civility is one of the most absurdly abused of our political values. It is always centrally important to our functioning as a democracy - right up until the time someone proposes crossing the unions. Then, it goe...

  • December 13, 2012

    Obama administration unleashes a flood of new regulations - after the election

    No use screaming about it. This is the power of incumbency and even though it is dishonest and hypocritical, it is legal. And there's nothing the GOP can do about it. AP: For months, federal agencies and the White House have sidetracked dozens ...

  • December 13, 2012

    NASA releases 'told ya so' video on Mayan Apocalypse

    They're a little early, but that's ok. NASA has been trying to debunk this myth for years and releasing a video showing why the belief in the end of the world on December 21 is ridiculous is part of that effort. But while it might seem all in goo...

  • December 11, 2012

    Obama: Right to work laws means 'Right to work for less money'

    Can he be any more dishonest? President Barack Obama sharply criticized efforts in Michigan to make the state the second right-to-work state in the Midwest in speech Monday in Redford, Mich. "What we shouldn't do-I just gotta say this-what we sh...

  • December 11, 2012

    One million Americans entered poverty in the last two months

    Four more years! Four more years! And we thought last month's delayed foodstamp data was bad. The just reported foodstamp number for September was a doozy, with 607,544 new Americans becoming eligible for foodstamps, as a record 47.7 million Am...

  • December 11, 2012

    Shortsighted CA schools take virtual 'pay day loans' to keep operating

    Tyler Durden has this nailed: These three letters - C.A.B. - might just be the Dis-Humor story of the day. NPR reports that more than 200 schools across California are coming to the shocking realization that the upfront cash they needed so badly c...

  • December 11, 2012

    There's a regulatory cliff too

    Via Pat Hynes lobbying and PR shop, an excellent round up of articles on what they are calling the "regulatory cliff" that has almost completely been ignored by the media and even most conservatives. A few examples: Though the fiscal cliff domin...

  • December 11, 2012

    Good news: US sending 20 more F-16's to Egypt

    Considering the fact that the Egyptian military has just aligned themselves with President Morsi and the Muslim Brotherhood, this is a stupid, stupid, move. Fox News: Instability in Egypt, where a newly-elected Islamic government teeters over an...

  • December 11, 2012

    Another avian 'spy' caught in the act

    Sometimes, the truth is stranger than fiction. This applies in spades to Muslim countries who accuse Israel of using birds, small mammals, and even dogs to spy for them. The latest outrage is from Sudan where a vulture was discovered to be secretly...

  • December 11, 2012

    Islamist thugs beat and detain dozens during protests

    A disturbing picture is emerging of Islamist thugs, probably hired by the Muslim Brotherhood, detaining and beating dozens of Egyptian protestors, getting them to "confess" to being paid to cause violence in the streets. New York Times: Islamist...

  • December 11, 2012

    Fiscal cliff deal 'not close'

    The Republican whip, Kevin McCarthy, indicated that the two sides are "not close" and are just getting started. At this rate, a deal will get done just in time for the Labor Day recess next year. Reuters: "There's nothing agreed to. They are just be...

  • December 10, 2012

    Al-Qaeda playing a bigger role in Syrian rebellion

    The longer this conflict lasts, the harder it's going to be to dislodge the terrorists who have poured into Syria to battle the Alawite ruling class. New York Times: The lone Syrian rebel group with an explicit stamp of approval from Al Qaeda ha...

  • December 10, 2012

    The student loan debt bomb

    Bill Bennett has an excellent column at CNN on the looming crisis of excess student debt: Last week, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York reported that student loan debt increased to $956 billion, more than auto loan debt or credit card debt. Mor...

  • December 10, 2012

    Obama may take oath of office in private, without press

    In 2013, January 20, the constitutionally mandated date for the swearing in of a president, falls on a Sunday. I'm not exactly sure why (it's tradition) but the actual cerermony is set to be held on Monday, January 21 where Chief Justice Roberts will...

  • December 10, 2012

    GOP set to cave on taxes

    More and more GOP members are indicating that they would support the tax rate increase on the wealthy that President Obama has been pushing. And what makes this even more galling, is that there is not likely to be any significant reform of entitlem...

  • December 10, 2012

    Intel report: US will no longer be sole superpower by 2030

    The report, issued by the National Intelligence Council, talks of "inevitable" decline as a large reason for the shift. A new report by the intelligence community projects that the United States will no longer be the world's only superpower by 20...

  • December 9, 2012

    Are you prepared for the Mayan Apocalypse?

    Mark your calendars for December 21. That's the day that the silliest rumor in history will either come true...or not. It's the Mayan Apocalypse and while it's too easy to make sport of those who are preparing for it, the fact is, there is hysteria...

  • December 9, 2012

    Doha climate change talks deadlocked

    Good news on the climate change front; fundamental differences exist between the haves and have nots over compensation paid out by nations like the US to poorer countries, as well as the structure of any new climate agreement. Guardian: Talks on...

  • December 9, 2012

    Syrian government divided on use of chemical weapons against rebels

    The Jerusalem Post is reporting that Syria's President Assad and his inner circle of advisors are at odds over whether to use Syria's vast stockpile of chemical weapons in a last ditch effort to save the regime. Sources in Iraq say Syrian Presiden...

  • December 9, 2012

    Rubio: 'Tax increases' won't solve our debt problem

    In the Republican response to President Obama's Saturday radio address, Senator Marco Rubio showed why many observers believe he is a front runner for the 2016 nomination. Weekly Standard: "Americans are struggling to find or keep middle class j...

  • December 9, 2012

    Hugo Chavez names successor after admitting the cancer has returned

    What many people suspected during the election campaign that saw Hugo Chavez re-elected turns out to be true. Chavez's cancer has re-emerged and he feels it necessary to name a successor. He spoke to the nation (video here -- hat tip: David Paulin) ...

  • December 9, 2012

    Egypt arrests suspect in Amb. Stevens murder

    There has been no official announcement - probably because the Egyptians aren't finished interrogating him - but sources in Cairo are telling NBC News that a suspect in the slaying of US Ambassador Christopher Stevens has been arrested in Egypt: M...

  • December 9, 2012

    Socialist Senator says GOP Senate 'undemocratic' for resisting Obama

    Bernie Sanders didn't pull any punches in describing GOP Senators and their "obstructionism:" "In a time of disfunctionality in the Senate, and all kinds of absurdity, this probably takes the cake when you filibuster your own" bill, the self-descri...

  • December 8, 2012

    Korean rapper apologizes for anti-American lyrics

    The Korean rapper known as "PSY" will perform for the Obama family this weekend. Here is an example of his family-friendly lyrics: Kill those fu**ing Yankees who have been torturing Iraqi captives Kill those fu**ing Yankees who ordered them to tor...

  • December 8, 2012

    Possible Fiscal Cliff deal includes smaller rate increase for the wealthy

    If Speaker Boehner believes caving only partially to the president on tax rates will make a deal more palapable to his caucus, I think he will be in for a big surprise. Ezra Klein thinks he's discerned the outlines of a deal that includes a top rat...

  • December 8, 2012

    SCOTUS to hear gay marriage cases

    Most contentious political issues eventually end up in the Supreme Court and the gay marriage issues is no exception. Justices will hear two cases involving the legality of both state and federal law that prohibits gay marriage. Reuters: The S...

  • December 8, 2012

    Dems seek extension of unemployment compensation in fiscal cliff talks

    If they fought half as hard to implement policies that would create jobs as they do to compensate those who can't find a job. we would have been out of this recession years ago. Democrats in Congress demanded on Thursday that any upcoming "fiscal ...

  • December 8, 2012

    Egypt: Will the army crack down on demonstrators?

    Chaos in Egypt as tens of thousands of opponents to President Morsi stormed the barricades outside of the presidential palace, brushing aside Republican Guards and chanting for Morsi to repeal his edict that places his decrees above judicial review. ...

  • December 8, 2012

    Doha climate conference set to sock it to the USA

    Ever since global warming conferences have been around, there has been an effort by corrupt, and very poor states to extort money from the industrial west as "compensation" for "damages" due to global warming. The US has continously rejected such a...

  • December 8, 2012

    US renews Iran sanctions exemption for China, 8 others

    What's the point of sanctions if they exempt one of Iran's major trading partners? Wall Street Journal: The Obama administration reissued waivers that exempt nine countries, including China, India and Turkey, from fully complying with U.S. san...

  • December 7, 2012

    Don't expect small business to bail the US economy out

    Gallup released a disturbing poll that shows US small businesses planning to cut back on new hires drastically over the next 12 months: U.S. small-business owners expect to add fewer net new jobs over the next 12 months than at any time since the...

  • December 7, 2012

    Christie the latest GOP governor to refuse Obamacare exchanges

    He may have embraced the president just before the election, but New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is keeping his distance from Obama when it comes to implementing Obamacare. Politico: Echoing complaints from other Republican governors who hav...

  • December 7, 2012

    It's Boehner vs. Obama in fiscal cliff talks

    No aides, no other party leaders - it's just Boehner and Obama in fiscal cliff negotiations. Reuters: Democratic Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi are "being kept in the loop," said an aide close to Democ...

  • December 7, 2012

    Michigan - yes, Michigan - will be a right to work state

    A near riot broke out at the Michigan state capitol building in Lansing yesterday when the GOP House and Senate passed right to work legislation. Enraged union activists scuffled with police but to no avail. With backing from Governor Rick Snyder, ...

  • December 6, 2012

    Inching toward the precipice: Syria readies chem weapons

    On the heels of my post yesterday on Syria's possible preparations for using chemical weapons on its own people comes word that US intelligence is convinced that Assad is readying a "go" order and that the agents have been mixed and placed into bombs...

  • December 6, 2012

    Geithner: 'Absolutely' willing to go over the cliff

    "The hard part about playing chicken is knowin' when to flinch." Capt. Bart Mancuso in the Hunt for Red October. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner has challenged Republicans to a game of fiscal cliff chicken and the GOP appears ready to flinch....

  • December 6, 2012

    Our 'smart' foreign policy at work

    I am so glad we have such brilliant people running our foreign policy, aren't you? The Obama administration secretly gave its blessing to arms shipments to Libyan rebels from Qatar last year, but American officials later grew alarmed as evidence g...

  • December 6, 2012

    Senate Democrats scotch vote on Obama fiscal cliff plan

    Just how serious are Democrats about negotiations to prevent the US from going over the fiscal cliff? Harry Reid and Democrats in the Senate refuse to hold an up or down vote on the president's fiscal cliff plan. Does that sound like they're seriou...

  • December 6, 2012

    7 killed, hundreds wounded in Cairo riots over Morsi's power grab

    Perhaps more ominously, the Egyptian army has warned all demonstrators to clear the streets. Reuters: Egypt's Republican Guard restored order around the presidential palace on Thursday after fierce overnight clashes killed seven people, but p...

  • December 5, 2012

    Pay no attention to those radical Islamists behind the curtain...

    A large part of Obama's middle east strategy rests on the dubious notion we can deal with "moderate" Islamists running countries like Egypt, Tunisia, and Yemen. Of course, when news leaks out that Yemen's Islamists have initiated a reign of terror ...

  • December 5, 2012

    Influential Muslim seminary issues fatwa against...female receptionists?

    Yes, but remember: Islam is compatible with the 21st century. India's leading Islamic seminary, the Darul Uloom Deoband, has barred Muslim women from working as receptionists, calling the act un-Islamic and against Shariah law, said a reported p...

  • December 5, 2012

    Isn't it awful that Fox News is so biased?

    President Obama met with some of the talking heads at MSNBC yesterday to discuss...tax rates? More likely, how best to follow the White House talking points on tax rates. The meeting included noted tax expert Al Sharpton - whose intimate knowledge ...

  • December 5, 2012

    Alarming reports that Syrian military is preparing to use chemical weapons

    As Assad's slow motion destruction continues and the rebels move ever closer to taking Damascus, it is possible that in bid to take Syria with him, the Syrian president would use chemical weapons on the rebels. This would almost certainly invite ma...

  • December 4, 2012

    Still shoeless

    Well, that didn't take long.  Last week, Forrest Gump, writing about The Reality of Homelessness, stripped the layers from the feel good story of the week: [T]hat viral photo of the homeless man, the cop, and the shoes that the...

  • December 4, 2012

    Obama rejects GOP fiscal cliff plan

    Saying it offered "nothing new," Obama advisor Dan Pfieffer rejected the Republican's counter offer for fiscal cliff negotiations this throwing the ball back in the White House's court. White House Communications Director Dan Pfeiffer rejected Spe...

  • December 4, 2012

    Dick Armey out at Freedom Works

    Making a living online means being part of the rumor mill. And a rumor that's been circulating since shortly after the election was that Dick Armey, Chairman of the conservative grass roots organization Freedom Works, was decidedly unhappy about the ...

  • December 4, 2012

    The Boehner purge?

    It looks as if Speaker John Boehner is purging a few of the more independent conservative voices in Congress by yanking them off important committees. Roll Call: John A. Boehner initiated today a small purge of rebellious Republicans - mostly c...

  • December 4, 2012

    The effects of going over the cliff: An opposing view

    Are we really headed for disaster if Congress and the president fail to come to an agreement over taxes and budget cuts before the first of the year? Some economists dispute that notion. New York Times: While data on the tax status of all stoc...

  • December 4, 2012

    Is Assad preparing to use chemical weapons against the rebels?

    First, Turkey requested a couple of batteries of Patriot missiles to protect its border. Word leaked out that they were concerned that Syria, in one last spasm of violence before the fall of Assad, would launch missiles with chemical warheads at Free...

  • December 4, 2012

    IRS issues new rules on Obamacare surcharge

    The US taxcode may get 159 pages longer thanks to new rules issued by the IRS on investment income to be taxed as a result of the passage of Obamacare. Read it and weep. Reuters: The Internal Revenue Service has released new rules for investme...

  • December 4, 2012

    Swiss spy agency suffers massive counterterrorism data leak

    Who even knew the Swiss had a spy agency in the first place? Judging by what happened with their counterterrorism data base, it may be best for them to go back to being invisible. Reuters: Secret information on counter-terrorism shared by forei...

  • December 3, 2012

    J.C. Watts for RNC Chair?

    Former Oklahoma Congressman J.C. Watts tells Politico that he is being "encouraged" by friends and supporters to seek the chairmanship of the Republican National Committee. Watts is not formally entering the race, and he is not critical of curren...

  • December 3, 2012

    Michael Medved on why the GOP shouldn't panic

    Demographics favor Democrats. The young will be liberals forever. A new liberal majority is the reality in American politics. Not so fast, says Michael Medved: In response to the disappointing results of November's elections, I have argued that ...

  • December 3, 2012

    The lesson from San Bernadino

    The California city of San Bernadino has declared bankruptcy and is now being sued by Calpers, the state pension board, over a suspension of payments by the city to the state pension fund. The city doesn't have the money to pay for a decent police ...

  • December 3, 2012

    Have you forgotten the Mayan apocalypse already?

    Hey! It's 2012 people. It's December of 2012 and you know what that means. It's the end of the world, I tell ya. Mark your calendars; December 21 will either be the party day of the milenium or...the party day of all time. Whatever happens, there h...

  • December 3, 2012

    Key to fiscal cliff negotiations: Holiday deadline

    Is the key to reaching a deal on the fiscal cliff tied to the Christmas holidays? Judging by past experience, the answer is yes. Reuters: "The Congress doesn't work on the clock; it works on the calendar," said Republican Senator Roy Blunt of...

  • December 3, 2012

    'We interrupt this football game to bring you an anti-gun rant...'

    I usually enjoy listening to sportcaster Bob Costas. He's got a nice dry wit and is very knowledgeable about his subjects - usually. But prior to last night's Sunday Night Football game, Costas said some pretty stupid things about guns in the wake ...

  • December 3, 2012

    Muslim Brotherhood's idea of democracy

    I suppose we shouldn't be surprised that when it comes to democracy in action, the Muslim Brotherhood talks a good game but doesn't play one. Daily Mail: Egypt's ruling party is paying gangs of thugs to sexually assault women protesting in Cair...

  • December 2, 2012

    Murder-suicide involving NFL player raises questions about pro-sports culture

    Since 2000, more than 500 NFL players have been arrested for more than a speeding ticket according to the exhaustive San Diego Union-Tribune database. Many of those arrests have been for domestic violence complaints, fighting in bars, and gun possess...

  • December 2, 2012

    'The Crisis of American Self-Government'

    Great article in the Wall Street Journal containing an interview with one of the only conservatives on the Harvard faculty, Harvey Mansfield. Mansfield has some interesting comments about the election and liberalism's goals. At one level Mr. Oba...

  • December 2, 2012

    Obama wants $255 billion stimulus to offset his tax increases on the rich

    No - this is not a joke. The president is absolutely serious. Acknowledging that his tax increase on the wealthy will slow economic activity, the president wants $255 billion in new spending. Reason has left the building. But President Obama's...

  • December 2, 2012

    Morsi supporters shut down Egypt's top court

    The longer this goes on, the more certain it will end badly. Protests by Islamists allied to President Mohamed Mursi forced Egypt's highest court to adjourn its work indefinitely on Sunday, intensifying a conflict between some of the country's ...

  • December 2, 2012

    12,000 watch as 'The Big E' is decommissioned

    The second longest commissioned naval vessel in the US Navy, the USS Enterprise, was decommissioned yesterday in front of 12,000 former crew, their families, and friends. Only the 3 masted frigate, the Constitution, has been commissioned longer. Th...

  • December 1, 2012

    Net worth of American households at 43-year old low

    Yes, but we've got 4 more years to get it right...or something. The median net worth of American households has dropped to a 43-year low as the lower and middle classes appear poorer and less stable than they have been since 1969. According to ...

  • December 1, 2012

    Congress wants to force us to use dollar coins rather than bills

    I hate those dollar coins and I'm not alone. Most Americans won't carry them or use them in vending machines - the industry that has been pushing these white elephants for as long as I can remember. They are too close in size to a quarter and besid...

  • December 1, 2012

    New government mandated ethanol blend damages engines says AAA

    Is this a government operation, or what? The AAA says the Environmental Protection Agency and gasoline retailers should halt the sale of E15, a new ethanol blend that could damage millions of vehicles and void car warranties. AAA, which issued ...

  • December 1, 2012

    French unions cry 'betrayal' at Hollande for steel company deal

    If anyone cares to understand why France is in such a fix, this little labor fable will illustrate the point nicely: French trade unions accused President Francois Hollande of betrayal on Saturday after his government backed away from a threat t...

  • December 1, 2012

    Anna Karenina: A Conservative Morality Tale

    The new movie version of Tolstoy's Anna Karenina might be a bit stagy for some tastes, but any movie that--a) stars Keira Knightley and b) advances Leo Tolstoy's worldview--is surely worth watching.  I will leave the story itself to the movieg...

  • November 30, 2012

    Obama fiscal cliff plan DOA with GOP on the Hill

    Well, that didn't take long. Mitch McConnell told Fred Barnes of the Weekly Standard that he "burst out laughing" when Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner outlined the president's wickedly clever plan to avert the fiscal cliff. Why? New York Times: ...

  • November 30, 2012

    UN votes to grant observer status to 'Palestinian state'

    It appears the Palestinians have crossed the Rubicon with the UN rowing the boats. Associated Press: The United Nations voted overwhelmingly Thursday to recognize a Palestinian state, a long-sought victory for the Palestinians and an embarrass...

  • November 30, 2012

    Welcome to Egypt! Sharia or bust!

    Now they've gone and done it. Egyptian Islamists have rammed through a constitution that gives few rights to women, restricts free speech, gives Muslim clerics a large role in passing legislation, and doesn't ban slavery outright. Other than that, wh...

  • November 30, 2012

    Brookings: Only 3 major cities seeing economic recovery

    Four more years! Four more years! Reuters: Retailers moving into old downtown buildings, an abundance of freshly planted greenspaces, and a stream of new jobs in Knoxville, Tennessee, are all signs to Mayor Madeline Rogero that for the last y...

  • November 29, 2012

    Tom Ricks hammers MSNBC after skewering Fox

    Tom Ricks, the author and military expert who accused Fox News of being an adjunct of the Republican party, is playing no favorites when it comes to partisan TV networks. Washington Post: Most of those chortling over Tom Ricks's highly unusual n...

  • November 29, 2012

    Could Congress cut or eliminate the mortgage interest deduction?

    I can't imagine fiscal cliff negotiators eliminating the sacred deduction for mortgage interest. The tax hit taken by the Middle Class if that were to occur would be very painful. But limiting the deduction may raise a few tens of billions over a d...

  • November 29, 2012

    About that Iranian nuclear yield graph...

    Yesterday, I posted a story from the Associated Press on a document discovered by the IAEA inspectors that purported to show that Tehran was modelling the potential yields of a nuclear weapon. Today, the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists has published ...

  • November 29, 2012

    If nation goes over fiscal cliff, Obama will be sunning himself in Hawaii

    The Hawaii Reporter says the 20 day trip will cost taxpayers $4 million. But that's a small price to pay for our Dear Leader's comfort. Keith Koffler: President Obama is reportedly scheduled to be vacationing in Hawaii on January 2, the date bi...

  • November 28, 2012

    Why did AIDS protestors have to take off their clothes in Boehner's office

    The demonstration yesterday by AIDS activists in Speaker Boehner's office where they removed their clothes to demonstrate against potential budget cuts to AIDs programs in the fiscal cliff scenario will go down as one of the weirest, most self-indulg...

  • November 28, 2012

    'When work is punished'

    This ought to get the juices flowing on both sides today. Tyler Durden at Zerohedge: Exactly two years ago, some of the more politically biased progressive media outlets (who are quite adept at creating and taking down their own strawmen argum...

  • November 28, 2012

    Now they tell us: Majority against government health insurance guarantee

    The low information voter will be the death of America. New Gallup poll shows a majority of Americans now disagree with liberals that it is the government's responsibility to see that all Americans have health insurance: For the first time in Ga...

  • November 28, 2012

    Reminder: Iran still working on an atomic bomb

    The Associated Press has gotten a hold of a graph leaked by " officials from a country critical of Iran's atomic program to bolster their arguments that Iran's nuclear program must be halted before it produces a weapon." Iranian scientists have ...

  • November 27, 2012

    SCOTUS orders appellate court to hear Obamacare suit

    While total repeal is probably out of the question, there are parts of Obamacare that still need to be clarified constitutionally. To that end, Liberty University filed suit challenging two aspects of Obamacare; the employer mandate to supply insur...

  • November 27, 2012

    Plouffe: Fiscal Cliff negotiations are 'going to get hairy'

    I suppose that's Washington shorthand for "I don't see this happening": Buzzfeed: Obama senior adviser David Plouffe predicted that the fiscal cliff negotiations are "going to get hairy" in the coming weeks, saying President Barack Obama is co...

  • November 27, 2012

    Greece averts default - for now

    The EU, IMF, and Greece have struck a deal to write down 40 billion euros in debt that will free up funds to help the country pay its bills. Not exactly can kicking, but Greece is certainly not out of the woods yet. Reuters: The Greek government...

  • November 26, 2012

    Egypt's Morsi facing backlash over power grab

    It's not just secularists and liberals who are up in arms over Egyptian President Morsi's decree that he is above judicial review. His justice minister has publicly urged him to withdraw the measure, while three advisors have resigned because of it...

  • November 26, 2012

    The nightmare of setting up state insurance exchanges

    What a clusterfark. The Hill: The Obama administration faces major logistical and financial challenges in creating health insurance exchanges for states that have declined to set up their own systems. The exchanges were designed as the centerp...

  • November 26, 2012

    GOP may go to the mattresses over filibuster reform

    The pop culture reference to "The Godfather" analogy for war is not an exaggeration. Senate Republicans are so incensed over Harry Reid's plans to reform the filibuster that they may go all the way and attempt to shut down the government to prevent i...

  • November 26, 2012

    Fiscal Cliff 'downpayment' may be in the works

    Apaprently, talks to resolve the fiscal crisis are not going very well so lawmakers are contemplating going to Plan B: negotiating a "downpayment" on cuts and spending increases that would avoid the fiscal cliff and push back the deadline a few monts...

  • November 25, 2012

    Our 'smart' diplomacy at work

    You must read this entire post by John Hinderaker at Power Line to get the full import of the predictable disaster that has befallen American interests in the Middle East as a result of Egyptian President Morsi's power grab. Here's the guts of it: ...

  • November 25, 2012

    Fairy prince waiting for his mum to die thinks he's 'running out of time'

    Poor Prince Charles. It's got to be tough waiting around for your mother to die before you can really begin to have fun as a once and future royal. All those really kewl parades and pomp and circumstance and such. And then there's that great big stip...

  • November 25, 2012

    Spain without Catalonia?

    The storied Spanish region of Catalonia has resisted Muslim invaders, rancid kings, and even thumbed its nose at General Franco on occasion. It is known for its beauty and the fierce independence of its people -- ancients settled the region long befo...

  • November 25, 2012

    Coming soon to America? Assisted suicide sit-com

    We've imported a lot of programs from the BBC in the last few years; "Homeland," "Top Gear," and "Antiques Roadshow" to name a few. How about a comedy on that side-splitting topic of assisted suicide? BBC Three has now officially announced Way T...

  • November 24, 2012

    Black Friday Walmart protest a dud

    The United Food and Commercial Workers union invested its reputation and clout in getting a lot of Walmart employees to walk off the job on Black Friday. They failed miserably: Nine people were arrested near a Walmart store in California on Frid...

  • November 24, 2012

    Senator Chambliss to vote for tax increases

    Chambliss was already going to face a challenger in his primary in 2014 thanks to his membership on the "Gang of 8." But his parting shot at Grover Norquist is a harbinger of things to come. Going against Norquist just isn't as risky as it used to be...

  • November 24, 2012

    US cancels conference on nuclear-free Middle East

    The conference was cancelled due to "current conditions in the region." Gee - ya think? The announcement comes amid a flare up in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in Gaza, civil war in Syria and an unsettled political situation in Egypt. Sta...

  • November 24, 2012

    Egypt's 'Islamist Coup'

    The Wall Street Journal describes Egyptian President Mohammad Morsi's power grab as an "Islamist Coup." Mr. Morsi says his diktat will merely last as long as it takes the country to adopt a new constitution, which is what authoritarians always s...

  • November 24, 2012

    Whatever happened to the investigation by Libya into the attack in Benghazi?

    In case you were wondering, the Libyan government appears not to have given the investigation of who and what was behind the attack on our consulate very high priority. In fact, they haven't done anything much at all: After more than two months,...

  • November 23, 2012

    Egypt's Morsi grants himself Mubarak-like powers

    How's that Arab Spring working out for ya now, Barry? Egypt's president on Thursday issued constitutional amendments that placed him above judicial oversight and ordered the retrial of Hosni Mubarak for the killing of protesters in last year's upris...

  • November 23, 2012

    The obligatory 'Thanksgiving is a white supremecist holiday' post

    Every Thanksgiving, some idiot liberal gets it in his head to tell the American people that we have nothing to be thankful for on this day, and that we should instead prostrate ourselves and beg forgiveness for our sins. I think they must take turns ...

  • November 23, 2012

    Grim milestone reached in Syrian civil war

    In the 20 months that have seen protests, massacres, and finally a full blown civil war in Syria, 40,000 people have died. Reuters: Rami Abdelrahman, head of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, said about half the fatalities were civilians an...

  • November 23, 2012

    Republicans seeking 'carve out' for small business owners in budget talks

    I doubt whether this will fly, for the simple reason the Democrats think they have the GOP on the run when they hear stuff like this. Politico: Maine Republican Susan Collins and other GOP senators are toying with what they're calling a "carve-out" ...

  • November 23, 2012

    Obamacare will make us a part time nation

    There are already 8 million Americans working part time who want to work full time. It seems likely that number will skyrocket once Obamacare is implemented. An Obamacare supporter is as stupid as the Democrats who passed the legislation in the first...

  • November 23, 2012

    Early Black Friday indicators give retailers some hope

    No doubt you've heard why today is referred to as "Black Friday" - a day that will go a long way toward putting retailers in the black for the year. Early indications are that this may be one of the best Black Fridays in years: Macy's Chief Executi...

  • November 22, 2012

    Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr. resigns from Congress

    This had been expected for weeks - even before the election that Jackson won handily despite not campaigning a single day. His district is among the most Democratic in the country, giving Barack Obama 82% of the vote. Jackson has been in and out of t...

  • November 22, 2012

    Revenge: Wild turkeys attack Massachusetts residents

    Do you suppose the birds can sense it's Thanksgiving? CBS Boston: Neighbors are on the offensive in Brookline after what some residents are describing as aggressive turkeys. "They were attacking the vehicle," Karen Halvorson said outside her home i...

  • November 22, 2012

    Gazans celebrate 'victory'

    One of the reasons it is so difficult to make peace in the Middle East is that much of the population - including governments - operate on a different plane of reality than the rest of us. After getting pummelled for a week by Israeli planes and miss...

  • November 22, 2012

    Obama pardons turkeys and takes a parting shot at Romney

    You stay classy, Mr. President: Today President Obama spared the lives of two turkeys name Cobbler and Gobbler, and noted that for the first time the winners of the White House Turkey Pardon were selected through an online vote. "And once again, ...

  • November 22, 2012

    US leads the world in ...carbon reductions?

    You read that correctly. And it's not because of Obama's green energy initiatives. Nor is it the result of any UN mandated program of carbon trading. It is certainly not because the US has religiously followed the Kyoto Protocols. It's because greedy...

  • November 21, 2012

    Gazans celebrate terrorist attack on Tel Aviv bus

    At least 10 people were hurt, 2 seriously, when a bomb exploded on a Tel Aviv bus. If any reminder is needed of who the Israelis are dealing with, Hamas and their allies were glad to oblige: News of a terror attack in the heart of Tel Aviv was welco...

  • November 21, 2012

    Cease fire hopes fade as Israel prepares for Gaza ground assault

    Hillary Clinton is in Cairo meeting with Egytpian President Morsi about how to revive the stalled truce talks that seemed so tantalizingly close to coming to fruition yesterday. Reuters: U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton met Egyptian President...

  • November 21, 2012

    Lone surviving gunman from Mumbai terror attack executed in India

    One of HBO's most compelling documentaries is "Terror in Mumbai" - a gripping minute by minute account of the attack by Pakistani terrorists on a train station and several hotels in Mumbai. The only surviving gunman is featured prominently in film as...

  • November 21, 2012

    Two Maine news anchors quit on the air

    Well what do you know? A little integrity from local TV reporters: Citing a longstanding battle with upper management over journalistic practices at their Bangor TV stations, news co-anchors Cindy Michaels and Tony Consiglio announced their resign...

  • November 20, 2012

    More Obama gaffes on trip to far east

    Niles Gardner of the Telegraph has the details: It is only two weeks since his re-election, and his second term remains two months away, but Barack Obama is already blundering again on the world stage, with the kind of gaffes that would have ...

  • November 20, 2012

    Media coverage of Obama turned positive the last week of the race

    You'd think the partisans would have tried to hide it a little better: Media coverage of President Barack Obama was largely positive in the final week of the presidential campaign, while coverage of Mitt Romney was mostly negative, according to a...

  • November 20, 2012

    Secretary Clinton travels to Middle East in last ditch attempt for cease fire

    In what many observers believe to be a last chance to avoid an Israeli ground invasion of Gaza, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton abruptly left the Asian summit she was attending with the president in Cambodia and flew off to the Middle East to meet...

  • November 20, 2012

    Gaza terrorist leader: Hamas rockets 'Iranian made'

    The leader of the Palestinian branch of Islamic Jihad has confirmed that the longer range, more sophisticated rockets being launched at Tel Aviv and Jersusalem were supplied by Iran. J-Post: The deputy leader of Palestinian Islamic Jihad, Ziad Nakhl...

  • November 19, 2012

    UN SG Ban Ki Moon in Cairo to mediate cease fire talks

    United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki Moon is in Cairo today to try and broker a cease fire between Israel and Hamas. CNN: With an Egyptian official acting as an intermediary, Hamas on Monday gave Israel its conditions for a cease-fire, a general...

  • November 19, 2012

    Washington readies emergency aid package for Egypt

    Should the US congress give Egypt a $450 million emergency aid package? Many supporters of Coptic Christians in Egypt say no. And Morsi's tilt toward Hamas in their conflict with Israel has members of congress questioning the aid. Politico: In Egypt...

  • November 19, 2012

    Mitt who?

    In the space of less than a fortnight, Mitt Romney has become persona non grata in the GOP. This, despite the fact that most of the Republican leaders who skewered Mitt Romney on the talk shows yesterday pushed him on the rest of the party to begin w...

  • November 19, 2012

    Future business spending points to downturn

    The Wall Street Journal doesn't sugarcoat it: U.S. companies are scaling back investment plans at the fastest pace since the recession, signaling more trouble for the economic recovery. Half of the nation's 40 biggest publicly traded corporate spe...

  • November 19, 2012

    AZ gun shop owner refuses to sell to Obama voters

    This has got to hurt - and hurt the right people: If you voted for President Obama, you won't be welcome to make any purchases at one Arizona gun store.The owner of the Southwest Shooting Authority took out a full page ad in a local Pinetop, Ariz. n...

  • November 19, 2012

    Why do we keep paying for rebuilding in disaster-prone areas?

    I'm all for people pitching in to rebuild after a hurricane. But should the taxpayer be subsidizing the rebuilding, especially when an area has proven to be disaster-prone? New York Times: DAUPHIN ISLAND, Ala. - Even in the off season, the pastel be...

  • November 19, 2012

    Home sales up 2% in October

    Achingly slowly, the housing "rebound" is gaining steam. October's figures on previously owned home sales is 11% over last year, and 2% over September's figures. CNNMoney: Existing home sales rose to an annual rate of 4.79 million, seasonally adjus...

  • November 18, 2012

    IDF inches closer to ground war in Gaza

    One gets the sense that Prime Minister Netanyahu is reluctant to order ground troops into Gaza, considering the probability of collateral damage to civilians and the resulting outcry from even some of Israel's nervous friends. But he also appears det...

  • November 18, 2012

    Geithner: Eliminate the debt ceiling

    Because the executive branch should be able to spend the people's money with impunity. Washington Free Beacon: Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner says he believes the U.S. debt ceiling should be eliminated in a new interview with Bloomberg's Al H...

  • November 18, 2012

    Eliminate the death tax

    Is it "fair" that the federal government be able to take more than half the wealth created by estates of more than $3.5 million at the time of death? Of course it is, says the left - even if 97% of farmers and ranchers will be impacted. Fox News: Tw...

  • November 18, 2012

    Israeli official in Cairo for cease fire talks

    This is probably a final effort at negotiations before the IDF invades. CBS: Egyptian security officials say a senior Israeli official has arrived in Cairo for talks on reaching a cease-fire to end an Israeli offensive in the Gaza Strip. The offic...

  • November 18, 2012

    Can Egypt's new Coptic pope protect his flock?

    In the face of blatant attacks by Muslims on churches, clergy, and parishoners of the Coptic faith, the challenges facing Pope Tawadros II, formerly enthroned today as the Copts new spiritual leader, are probably beyond his capacity alone to deal wit...

  • November 18, 2012

    Iran speeds up, expands nuke enrichment

    But seriously folks, Iran says they want to negotiate. (Ba-Bum-Bum): Iran has expanded its enrichment capacity and is enriching uranium at a pace that would bring it to what Israel has declared an unacceptable red line in just over seven months, acc...

  • November 17, 2012

    Israeli cabinet approves call up of 75,000 reservists

    This is an increase from the original 30,000 requested by the cabinet. Jerusalem Post: Defense Minister Ehud Barak approved the IDF's request on Friday evening to increase the maximum number of reservists it could enlist, seeking cabinet approval ...

  • November 17, 2012

    Bonanza! Taliban accidentally reveals names on their mailing list

    We've probably all done it; sent an email out to the wrong people or one that included information you would rather have not been made public. So we know how this Taliban PR flak feels today. ABC News: Somewhere out there, Mullah Omar must be shakin...

  • November 17, 2012

    EPA refuses to relax ethanol rules despite drought

    This year's drought has seriously reduced corn yields but the EPA says "tough." Requests for waivers from the Renewable Fuel Standard have been turned down by the agency which says the EPA has "not found evidence to support a finding of severe 'econo...

  • November 17, 2012

    President's Daily Brief after Benghazi called the attack 'terrorism'

    Jennifer Rubin has the story: In a blockbuster report, John Solomon, the former Associated Press and Post reporter, has ferreted out the president's daily brief that informed him within 72 hours of the Sept. 11 attack that the Benghazi attack was...

  • November 16, 2012

    Petraeus to testify he knew Libya attack was terrorism 'almost immediately'

    This would contradict the CIA timeline as well as statements from the White House. Breitbart: According to this source, Petraeus will tell the closed door congressional hearing that he knew "almost immediately" that the September 11 anniversary atta...

  • November 16, 2012

    Israel preps for Gaza ground assault

    The decibel level of anti-Israel outrage is about to be turned up to "11": Wall Street Journal: Israel began mobilizing tens of thousands of troops Thursday and extended its aerial and artillery attacks on the Gaza Strip to a third day early Frida...

  • November 16, 2012

    Fake Palestinian 'victim' of Israel attack exposed

    They call it "Pallywood" - Palestinians staging fake scenes for western news cameras using men, women, and children as props. This example is particilarly outrageous. From the blog Honest Reporting: What happens when the cameras turn up at the scene...

  • November 16, 2012

    Obama, GOP kick off fiscal cliff negotiations

    The irresistible force of a triumphant president who thinks he has a mandate to raise taxes on the rich will meet the immovable object of Republican opposition today as negotiations to avoid the fiscal cliff of budget cuts and tax increases gets unde...

  • November 16, 2012

    With friends like these...

    The Iraqi representative to the Arab League has called for using oil as a weapon to get the US to stop backing Israel in their current war against Hamas. Reuters: Iraq's representative to the Arab League said on Friday that Arab states should use oi...

  • November 15, 2012

    Obama's 'balanced' deficit reduction plan is anything but

    James Pethokoukis writing at the AEI Enterprise blog, examines the president's "balanced" plan to cut $4.4 trillion from the budget over the next decade. James points out that the plan is a "reheating of his 80-page deficit reduction package from Sep...

  • November 15, 2012

    Ron Paul's last broadside at government

    Despite my animus towards Ron Paul over the years, you have to hand it to the guy; his ideas attracted a following far beyond his limited political abilities would have justified. Yesterday, Rep. Paul gave what he billed a farewell speech: Rep. Ron ...

  • November 15, 2012

    Three Israelis killed by Hamas rockets as IDF hits dozens of Gaza targets

    The potential for this operation by the IDF to lose containment and involve the Egyptians and their Islamist government in hostilities cannot be ruled out. But so far, President Morsi is restricting his response to angry denunciations and calls for a...

  • November 15, 2012

    France proposes arming Syrian rebels with 'defensive' weapons

    Considering that the extremists are growing stronger in Syria, giving the rebels any weapons would be tantamount to arming one side - the wrong side - in the civil war sure to follow the departure of President Assad. AFP: In Paris, Foreign Minister ...

  • November 14, 2012

    Holder knew of Petreaus affair last summer

    Fox News is reporting that Attorney General Eric Holder was made aware of the FBI investigation into the events surrounding the relationship between David Petreaus and Paula Broadwell last summer. Attorney General Eric Holder was notified in late su...

  • November 14, 2012

    WH Petition: Strip secessionists of citizenship and deport them

    If the people who signed petitions in 23 states to secede from the union are Sunshine Patriots - and they are - then we can refer to the bat guano crazy liberals who are signing this White House petition to strip the citizenship and deport anyone who...

  • November 14, 2012

    Jill Kelley's 'Cancer Charity' run out of her house was a scam

    Jill Kelley, the woman who complained to her FBI friend about threatening emails she received from General Petraeus's mistress Paul Broadwell thus initiating the federal probe, has been running an obvious scam charity out of her home since 2007. How ...

  • November 14, 2012

    General Allen emails to Kelley 'like phone sex'

    There has been a concerted effort to portray the thousands of emails between General John Allen and socialite Jill Kelley as "innocent." But other sources are telling Fox News that isn't the case: American commander in Afghanistan Gen. John Allen, f...

  • November 14, 2012

    General strikes over austerity cripple Europe

    Billed as a "European Day of Action and Solidarity," millions of workers across the continent went on strike to protest austerity measures forced on governments as the result of years of overspending. Reuters: Hundreds of flights were cancelled, car...

  • November 14, 2012

    Petreaus agrees to testify before Congress on Benghazi

    This probably means he will have nothing meaningful to add to what the White House has already said. It is doubtful he would testify in order to contradict anybody. Fox News: Former CIA Director David Petraeus has agreed to testify about the Libya t...

  • November 13, 2012

    FBI agent who opened investigation of Petreaus under scrutiny

    This is getting more and more bizarre as we uncover more about this investigation. It turns out, the FBI opened the investigation into Petreaus when Jill Kelly, the recipient of threatening emails from Petreaus's mistress Paul Broadwell, expressed he...

  • November 13, 2012

    Secretary of Defense Kerry?

    Actually, as a Senator who voted against every major weapons system over the last 25 years, he'd be perfect for overseeing our military, don't you think? Washington Post: President Obama is considering asking Sen. John F. Kerry (D-Mass.) to serve a...

  • November 13, 2012

    US Afghan Commander sent thousands of emails to Petreaus whistleblower

    What the heck is going on? Now we have General John Allen, Commander of US troops in Afghanistan, caught up in this Petreaus mess. Washington Post: The FBI probe into the sex scandal that prompted CIA Director David Petraeus to resign has expanded ...

  • November 13, 2012

    US to be #1 in oil production by 2020

    Imagine what we could accomplish if we had a president who aggressively developed our oil shale fields? Bloomberg: Growing supplies of crude extracted through new technology including hydraulic fracturing of underground rock formations will transfo...

  • November 13, 2012

    Will White House be forced to respond to Texas secession petition?

    The more than 25,000 Sunshine Patriots who signed the petition to have Texas secede from the United States might get a response from the White House. Yahoo News: Looks like the Obama administration may have to respond to a petition seeking the gree...

  • November 12, 2012

    Broadwell may have revealed classified info

    During a speech in Denver in October, Paula Broadwell, the alleged mistress of former CIA Director David Petreaus, made some eyebrow raising remarks about the attack on our facilities in Benghazi. Eli Lake: The woman at the center of the alleged ad...

  • November 12, 2012

    100 rockets from Gaza hit Southern Israel in last 24 hours

    And when Israel attacks the rocket sites and hits terrorist targets, the world will scream bloody murder about Israel's "disproportionate" response. J-Post: Israel will not hesitate to launch a major IDF operation against Gaza-based terrorist facti...

  • November 12, 2012

    White House scrambles to explain why Obama didn't know of Petreaus affair until after the election

    Either someone at the FBI should be fired or we're not getting the whole story from the White House about when the president was informed of the extramarital affair of former CIA Director David Petreaus. This explanation by the FBI is prerty lame: H...

  • November 12, 2012

    Romney is to blame for his own defeat

    We've read a lot of post election analysis suggesting it was superstorm Sandy, or Hispanics, or Obama's superior ground game that led to Romney's defeat. There have even been several articles hinting that Romney himself is to blame, largely because h...

  • November 12, 2012

    Israel fires into Syria again

    Is Bashar Assad insane? I can't imagine a Syrian mortar crew taking it upon themselves to fire a round at an Israeli military station on the Golan Heights. But that is what happened for the second straight day. And Israel didn't fire a "warning shot"...

  • November 12, 2012

    Oliver Stone's American 'History' docu-series should be labeled comedy

    Perhaps "black comedy" as this review in Bloomberg makes clear: Narrating over old newsreel footage and archival photos, the sonorous Stone recites a detail-packed leftist history, disputing notions of American exceptionalism. Written by Stone and A...

  • November 12, 2012

    Kristol: It won't kill us if we raise taxes on millionaires

    This is called surrendering before the war starts: Conservative commentator and Weekly Standard editor Bill Kristol said Sunday the Republican Party should accept new ideas, including the much-criticized suggestion by Democrats that taxes be allow...

  • November 12, 2012

    LA City Council proclaims 'Meatless Mondays'

    It doesn't have the force of law - yet. But wait a few years - they'll get there if we let them: The Los Angeles City Council is urging all residents to observe "meatless Mondays" from now on.A resolution adopted on Oct. 24 reads: "Be it resolved, ...

  • November 11, 2012

    The plot thickens: Petreaus mistress sent threatening emails

    I don't know quite how to read this WaPo story about Paula Broadwell as a sort of femme fatale who sent threatening emails to a woman described as "close" to Petreaus. In one way, it's self serving - an apparent effort by Petreaus partisans to salvag...

  • November 11, 2012

    Israel fires warning shot into Syria

    For the first time since the 1973 war, Israel has fired on Syrian territory. This can't be good: The IDF fired a warning shot at the Syrian military on Sunday, after a Syrian shell landed in the Golan Heights for the second time in recent days. Isr...

  • November 11, 2012

    Another Obama record he can be proud of

    Not only are there now a record number of Americans receiving food stamps, but the increase from July to August - the most recent numbers available - show the biggest monthly increase in more than a year. And what's with the BLS delaying the report u...

  • November 10, 2012

    Obama administration seeks to drastically limit oil shale development on western lands

    Because "sage grouse habitats" are more important than energy independence. The Hill: The Interior Department on Friday issued a final plan to close 1.6 million acres of federal land in the West originally slated for oil shale development. The pro...

  • November 10, 2012

    SCOTUS to review key section of Voting Rights Act

    This is extremely significant because the part of the Act that is under review - Section 5 - has put mostly southern states in a straight jacket when seeking to change their voting laws. Washington Post: The justices said they would decide whether C...

  • November 10, 2012

    Airport screeners ratify first union contract with TSA

    Don't you feel safer in America's skies now? New Jersey.com: The nation's 44,000 newly unionized airport screeners have ratified their first-ever collective bargaining agreement, giving them more say in what they wear on the job, the shifts they w...

  • November 9, 2012

    How many votes did the failure of 'Project Orca' cost the GOP?

    Well, this is incredibly disturbing. And while I don't think you can place the blame for Romney's defeat on this massive screw up in their GOTV efforts, considering the margin of defeat in OH, FL, VA, and CO, it certainly didn't help. John at Ace of ...

  • November 8, 2012

    Athens in flames as protests against austerity get violent

    A preview of America in a few years? Or "it could never happen here?": A riot police officer was engulfed in flames after a petrol bomb was thrown by protesters outside parliament. Photograph: Dimitri Messinis/AP Violence has erupted on the streets ...

  • November 8, 2012

    Herman Cain calls for Third Party

    Sure, Herman. That's the way to beat the liberals. Help them divide and conquer: Steve Schmidt, a top Republican strategist who ran John McCain's 2008 campaign, invoked the term on MSNBC this morning. "When I talk about a civil war in the Republic...

  • November 8, 2012

    Explanation of Romney's defeat #97

    Over the past two days, I've seen more explanations from the right and left for Romney's loss than I care to go into. But I've actually read this one a couple of times. From the Romney campaign: A Romney adviser partly blames last night's defeat on...

  • November 8, 2012

    American business shows just how much confidence they have in Obama

    So, what does the American business community think of Obama's re-election? Collectively, not very much at all: The Dow industrials lost more than 300 points in a sell-off on Wednesday that drove all major stock indexes down over 2 percent in the ...

  • November 8, 2012

    Boehner faces reality

    I would not want to be in Speaker Boehner's shoes for the next few months. Quickly pivoting the political conversation from President Obama's reelection to Washington's looming budget battles, House Speaker John A. Boehner on Wednesday offered a p...

  • November 8, 2012

    Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr. in talks with prosecutor?

    The usually reliable Michael Sneed of the Chicago Sun Times reports that Congressman Jesse Jackson, Jr. is talking about a plea deal with federal prosecutors relating to his alleged misuse of campaign funds: "No one has pled guilty, but plea discuss...

  • November 8, 2012

    Obama's choice to replace Hillary? Susan Rice

    Bloomberg News is reporting that UN Ambassador Susan Rice is the favorite to replace Secretary of State Hillary Clinton when she steps down as expected sometime in January. Six current or former White House officials, who all spoke on condition of ...

  • November 8, 2012

    Red Cross says it can't cope with Syrian humanitarian crisis

    Despite a massive increase in the amount of aid going to the Red Cross, the organization says that the crisis in Syria has "too many blank spots" and they can't reach all who need assistance. BBC: Mr Maurer said the conflict was causing more casualt...

  • November 8, 2012

    Obama supporters celebrate: 'No more Israel!'

    Are we really only going to talk about GOP crazies? Obama supporters out celebrating his win on election night gathered on State Street Tuesday evening. I asked one man why he was celebrating Obama, and what that meant to him. He said, "It really ...

  • November 7, 2012

    Narrow loss for Mia Love

    Bidding to become the first Republican African American woman congressman, Utah's Mia Love came up just a little bit short. Washington Post: With all precincts reporting, Matheson led Love by less than 3,000 votes - a margin so slim that the Associ...

  • November 7, 2012

    An antidote to your depression this morning

    Nothing worse about losing an election than to have to listen to the opposition gloat. Paul Krugman: So, for a while there during the campaign it seemed very iffy. But in the end, discipline and being on the right side of the issues prevailed. Yes...

  • November 7, 2012

    The last stand of the white electorate?

    This may have been the last national election where white voters alone might have determined the outcome. If demographics are indeed, destiny, the GOP must sit up and take notice. Rich Baehr: The Jewish vote does not matter. The hispanic vote does....

  • November 7, 2012

    When will there be an end...to Kennedys in Congress?

    Old Scottish prayer, slightly modified: From ghoulies, and ghosties, and long legged beasties, and Kennedys in Congress - Oh Lord, deliver us: After a two-year absence, the famed Kennedy family once again has an elected representative in national po...

  • November 6, 2012

    Dixville Notch midnight vote a straw in the wind?

    In 2008, President Obama won the first in the nation, midnight vote in the tiny New Hampshire enclave of Dixville Notch 15-6. This year, enthusiasm for the president appeared to be lacking: By tradition, the unincorporated village of Dixville Notch,...

  • November 6, 2012

    2012 Ohio may be the 2000 Florida of the campaign

    Pundits have been saying it for weeks; we may not know the results from the state of Ohio for many days -- and perhaps much longer. Jim Geraghty: Ohio (18 electoral votes) will be very close. The problem for Romney is that even if you toss out the ...

  • November 6, 2012

    For the first time in polling history, GOP has a partisan advantage on election day

    This article by Johnny Pods lays out some of the reasons why Romney may upset the pundit apple cart today. Chief among them - Gallup and Rasmussen have given the GOP a lead in the partisan identification number for the first time in polling history -...

  • November 6, 2012

    How close is Pennsylvania? GOP election inspectors tossed from 13 Philly precincts

    If a non-partisan observer can think of a good reason why court-appointed GOP inspectors are being tossed out of 13 precincts in Philadelphia, I am willing to listen. Otherwise, there is only one reason why they would bar the opposition from legally ...

  • November 6, 2012

    Let them play basketball

    Hundreds of thousands of New York and New Jersey residents are still without power, fuel, and running low on food. They are freezing as another storm bears down on them. So, of course, Obama will play his usal game of pick-up basketball: The preside...

  • November 6, 2012

    About that housing rebound, Barry...?

    Oops. Is it too late to change my vote? Reuters: Home prices slipped in September after gaining for six months in a row as values were weighed down by cheaper distressed sales, data from CoreLogic showed on Tuesday. CoreLogic Inc's home price ind...

  • November 6, 2012

    Republicans not likely to take Senate

    With a slew of vunerable incumbents, it was thought that the GOP would have a fairly easy time in fashioning a Senate majority in 2012. But poor candidates, well funded Democrats, and an electorate who appear to be happy with divided government, has ...

  • November 5, 2012

    Why Romney is a lock to win the election

    There are all sorts of predictions out there, but this one has the virtue of history behind it. You may have noticed some political reporters paying extra close attention to the result of this afternoon's football game between the Washington Redsk...

  • November 5, 2012

    Why it may be 'Back to the Drawing Board' for pollsters after this election

    If Mitt Romney wins the election tomorrow (or in the next couple of weeks), it is likely that pollsters will be in for a period of soul searching not seen since they predicted Dewey over Truman. While they may be able to claim that some of the ones t...

  • November 5, 2012

    Can GOP enthusiasm trump Democratic organization in Pennsylvania?

    The polls say that the presidential race in Pennsylvania has narrowed to a statistical tie over the weekend. But there are a million more registered Democrats in the state than Republicans. And the Obama campaign has 54 offices spread throughout the ...

  • November 4, 2012

    CIA Benghazi timeline 'doesn't quite add up' say security officials in Libya

    You knew the timeline released by the CIA on Friday would be self serving, but how accurate was it? Fox News reports - not very: According to the CIA, the first calls for assistance came at 9:40 p.m. local time from a senior State Department offici...

  • November 4, 2012

    New PA poll shows dead heat; Romney up in new MI poll

    These polls could be outliers - or they could be signs of a coming Romney victory. Whatever they are, they are welcome. Pennsylvania: President Obama and Republican Mitt Romney entered the final days of the presidential race tied in a state that th...

  • November 4, 2012

    'I believe that Obama murdered my son'

    The mother of slain diplomat Sean Smith thinks President Obama must answer for the death of her son. San Diego Union-Tribune: A father and a mother used the word "murder." A brother said he won't second-guess decisions made in the heat of battle. Th...

  • November 3, 2012

    Romney kicks off final weekend with star studded rally in Ohio

    It's The Big Finish - what they refer to on Broadway as the "show stopper": no good musical comedy or political campaign should be without one. With that in mind, Mitt Romney kicked off the final weekend of the campaign with a rally to remember in Oh...

  • November 3, 2012

    America's premiere political guru predicts Romney to win comfortably

    No one doubts Michael Barone's credentials; the guy has established himself as the pre-eminent political nuts and bolts expert in the country. If you watch Barone on election night, you will realize he knows the politics of America down to the key in...

  • November 3, 2012

    Romney's Pennsylvania push not a mirage

    The left and the Obama campaign have been pooh-poohing the notion that Mitt Romney has any chance of winning Pennsylvania, despite devoting millions of dollars in ads and visits by the candidate himself to the state this weekend. David Axelrod has go...

  • November 3, 2012

    Pelosi holds secret fundraiser with Islamists

    If the Democrats are proud of their close association with CAIR (an unindicted co-conspirator in the Holy Land charity trial a few years ago) and other Muslim groups, why keep a fundraiser featuring a who's who of Islamists in America secret? Daily C...

  • November 2, 2012

    Wow. Las Vegas Review-Journal lets Obama have it.

    This is the most incendiary indictment of a politcian I've ever read in the mainstream media: This administration is an embarrassment on foreign policy and incompetent at best on the economy - though a more careful analysis shows what can only be ...

  • November 2, 2012

    Federal judge rules in favor of Catholic business on birth control regs

    This is just the first skirmish in a war that will almost certainly end up in the Supreme Court.  A Detroit federal judge has ruled that a Catholic business in Michigan doesn't have to comply with the HHS regulations issued by the Obama administ...

  • November 2, 2012

    Unemployment rate rises to 7.9%

    The last jobs report before the election contains some good news for the president and some bad news. While the "official" unemployment rate rose from 7.8% to 7.9%, the economy added a middling 171,000 jobs. CBS News: U.S. employers added 171,000 jo...

  • November 2, 2012

    Staten Island Wondering Where the Government is 3 Days After Sandy

    It's just too tempting to compare the media response to government relief efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and the response to Sandy. The dichotomy is stark. ABC News: The residents of Staten Island are pleading for help from elected...

  • November 1, 2012

    The Strib beclowns itself - says its NBA team is 'too white'

    The Minneapolis Star-Tribune - either in an effort to pander to minorities or because it wants to generate controversy in order to sell newspapers - is advancing the ridiculous notion that the team owner is stockpiling white guys in order to cater to...

  • November 1, 2012

    Obama pal and civil rights icon says all white people 'are going to hell'

    Dr. Joseph Lowrey, a civil rights stalwart during the 1960's and an ordained minister, doesn't appear to exhibit much Christian charity toward his white brothers and sisters. Examiner: Pastor Joseph Lowery, a civil rights movement hero who delivered...

  • November 1, 2012

    US withdraws support from Syrian National Council

    Despite this move being long overdue, it is not a good sign that the administration understands the Islamist dynamic in the Syrian opposition. This means that any attempt to bring together members of the opposition will almost certainly result in an ...

  • November 1, 2012

    GOP's massive ground game in Wisconsin could flip the state to Romney

    A poll out from the Marquette Law School gives President Obama a healthy lead over Mitt Romney: A new Marquette Law School Poll finds President Barack Obama leading former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney 51 percent to 43 percent among likely vo...

  • October 31, 2012

    Left sees Sandy as an opportunity to push for bigger government

    Yesterday's New York Times editorial: "A Big Storm Requires a Big Government": Disaster coordination is one of the most vital functions of "big government," which is why Mitt Romney wants to eliminate it. At a Republican primary debate last year, ...

  • October 31, 2012

    David Ignatius: Questions about Benghazi deserve to be answered

    What makes this column by Ignatius significant is that he apparently did some independent digging using his vast number of sources cultivated over decades in Washington. For instance, we learn that there is a Benghazi timeline being created that may ...

  • October 31, 2012

    Are Dems canniblizing their most enthusiastic supporters in early voting?

    It's an interesting question because the strategy appears to be winning the early voting decisively thus convincing fence sitters that Obama is a shoe in. But in order to make that strategy work, the Democrats are pushing their most devoted followers...

  • October 31, 2012

    Obama in Wisconsin Thursday; Mitt flies in Friday

    Note: When you're an incumbent and trying to shore up support in a state you won by 11 points, things are not looking good for you. President Obama will visit Green Bay tomorrow in a sure sign that the campaign is worried about holding Wisconsin. Rom...

  • October 29, 2012

    Caddell on 'October Surprises'

    Great article at Breitbart by former Democratic pollster Pat Caddell on October Surprises past and present. Interestingly, Caddell hits upon a possible October surprise for 2012: A military strike against terrorists in Libya: To its eternal moral di...

  • October 29, 2012

    Effect of hurricane Sandy on the race? Your guess as good as anyone's

    For those of you wringing your hands about the possibility that hurricane Sandy will hand the election to Obama. about all I can say is - relax. Since we can't control the weather, there's nothing we can do to control voter reaction to the storm. Th...

  • October 29, 2012

    'The Panetta Doctrine?' Americans on their own if attacked

    I think Goldberg has it about right: It seems obvious that Panetta is trying protect Obama from responsibility for the administration's Benghazi response. I don't think that works. The decision to outsource the call is still a presidential decisi...

  • October 28, 2012

    Obama did not deny request for assistance from Benghazi diplomats says aide

    So says Obama's national security aide. Associated Press: The White House on Saturday flatly denied that President Barack Obama withheld requests for help from the besieged American compound in Benghazi, Libya, as it came under on attack by suspe...

  • October 28, 2012

    Why Obama should not receive a second term: Reason #86

    If this doesn't convince a few people to abandon this fool, I don't know what will. Times of Israel: Soon after he took office, President Barack Obama began a process ultimately designed to reestablish full US diplomatic relations with Iran, inclu...

  • October 28, 2012

    How badly has Benghazi hurt the president?

    Bill Kristol: On September 11, 2012, Rasmussen Reports had President Obama's job approval at 52 percent approve, 47 percent disapprove. Today, October 27, the numbers have reversed-47 percent approve, 52 percent disapprove. The economic news...

  • October 26, 2012

    Why Israel can't deal with Iran alone

    This is a superior article in The American Conservative by an ex-CIA officer who lays out in stark terms the difficulties facing Israel if they were to go it alone and bomb Iran's nuclear infrastructure. Basically, it comes down to geography, technol...

  • October 26, 2012

    Romney heads for home with big money advantage

    It's taken most of the campaign season, but Mitt Romney now has the upper hand in spending over Obama. Businessweek: Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney had a financial advantage over President Barack Obama entering the final weeks of a camp...

  • October 25, 2012

    Texas AG to Euro election observers: Back off

    This is from an email sent out by Faultline USA: When the far left can't win legitimately, it will do it by any means necessary, and if it means calling in outsiders from foreign nations to tinker with our elections and intimidate our voters, so be ...

  • October 25, 2012

    The Left: Who is to blame for the coming Obama defeat?

    For my mind, a little too pessimistic on their part at this point. Still, it's fun to watch liberals wail and gnash their teeth because many of them see the same thing that a lot of observers are seeing; what I called on my radio show a "slow motion ...

  • October 25, 2012

    Rep. Moran's son resigns from his campaign following voter fraud video

    (Note: None of the Morans in this blog are related to the author - thank God.) Patrick Moran, son of Congressman Jim Moran, has resigned from his father's campaign following the release of a video shot by conservative activist James O'Keefe appearin...

  • October 25, 2012

    Romney has lead in all 4 major tracking polls

    It's a slim lead to be sure. But even Democratic leaning Reuters and WaPo/ABC have Romney leading the race with less than two weeks to go. R 50% O 46%...  Rasmussen R 50% O 47%...  Gallup R 49% O 48%... ABC/WaPoR 47% O 46%...  Reuters ...

  • October 25, 2012

    Hamas fires 79 rockets from Gaza into Israel

    The non-news story of the week, of course. Reuters: Palestinians fired dozens of rockets into Israel from Gaza on Wednesday and an Israeli air strike killed a militant, a day after the Emir of Qatar made a rare visit to the enclave's Hamas leader...

  • October 25, 2012

    Senate takeover prospects brighten for GOP

    Washington Post: In the battle for control of the U.S. Senate, there are now at least eight critical contests in which polling shows essentially a dead heat, encouraging Republicans' hopes that they may yet snag the chamber, which very recently s...

  • October 25, 2012

    Will the Syrian cease fire hold?

    The UN Security Council has voted to endorse the idea of a truce in Syria beginning Friday, the first day of an important Islamic holiday. The Syrian government has agreed to it but most rebel factions haven't indicated they will stop fighting. Fox N...

  • October 24, 2012

    Emails to White House hours after attack note responsibility claimed by al-Qaeda affiliate

    State Department emails sent to the White House juist 2 hours after the attack on the consulate in Benghazi began shows that the Obama administration knew that the assault that killed Ambassador Stevens and 3 other diplomats was almost certainly the ...

  • October 24, 2012

    Just in time for Christmas: Obama releases 'second term agenda'

    Obama channels Bullwinkle: "Hey Rocky, watch me pull a second term agenda out of my hat... "Nuttin up my sleeve...Presto! (He pulls forth Joe Biden's head from the hat.) "Sorry - Wrong Hat!" National Journal: After weeks of being challenged by D...

  • October 24, 2012

    Temporary cease fire in Syria? Maybe

    New York Times: Lakhdar Brahimi, the international envoy trying to broker a peace deal in Syria, announced on Wednesday a tentative cease-fire between the two sides to mark the main Muslim holiday of the year, but numerous do-it-yourself aspects ...

  • October 23, 2012

    'The unreality of the last 4 years'

    Wall Street Journal writer Dorothy Rabinowitz has a brilliant piece on the Obama administration's denial of reality for the last 4 years, specifically as it relates to Libya: All administrations conceal, falsify and tell lies-this is understood-but ...

  • October 23, 2012

    Romney passes final test

    Bret Stephens at the Wall Street Journal: Mitt Romney needed to pass the usual tests for Republican presidential candidates in his debate Monday night with President Obama. There was the Ford test (alternatively known as the Palin/Cain/Perry test...

  • October 23, 2012

    Obama supporting thugs beat up son of Wisconsin state senator

    At 2:00 AM. On his own property. As he was telling Obama supporting goons to put back a Romney sign they were stealing. The statement from the young man's father, state senator Neal Kedzie: Early on Friday morning, October 19th, my son Sean was awak...

  • October 23, 2012

    What are the chances of civil unrest following a Romney victory?

    I'd say it will depend on how close it is. If Romney wins 4 or 5 states by less than 1% - a real nightmare of a possibility - my guess is there is a possibility of rioting. Both sides could see fraud and vote stealing if the election goes against the...

  • October 22, 2012

    UN Rep: Romney win would mean 'a democratic mandate for torture'

    First of all, nobody asked him. Secondly, nobody asked the UN. Finally, what in the Wide, Wide World of Sports is he talking about? The possibility that Mitt Romney will be elected president of the United States next month has raised the "alarming"...

  • October 21, 2012

    George McGovern dead at 90

    Long-serving South Dakota Senator and 1972 Democratic presidential nominee George McGovern has died at the age of 90. Fox News: George McGovern, the 1972 Democratic presidential nominee, has died after a short stay in a Sioux Falls, South Dakota Hos...

  • October 21, 2012

    A not very surprising 'October surprise'

    You realy have to give credit where credit is due. The New York Times is pushing a story that the Obama administration will hold one on one talks with Iran after the election on their nuclear program. Shocking, eh? Except the White House denies the s...

  • October 21, 2012

    2 Americans among the Catholic Church's newest saints

    Two Americans are among 7 saints canonized in a mass conducted by Pope Benedict. New York Times: Cheers rose from the crowd when the pope named Kateri Tekewitha, known as "Lily of the Mohawks" and beloved by Native Americans; and Sister Marianne C...

  • October 21, 2012

    New poll: Egyptians heart Iran and want nukes

    Because there's nothing like another Islamist country who craves nuclear weapons: The poll of 812 Egyptians, half of them women, was conducted in a series of in-person interviews by the firm Greenberg Quinlan Rosner and sponsored by the Israel Proje...

  • October 20, 2012

    Bill Clinton thinks Americans are 'impatient'

    Sheesh. I don't know about you, Bill, but if I were unemployed for 2 or 3 years, I'd be pretty darn impatient with Obama who has failed to address the jobs situation in any meaningful way. Clinton telling us we don't know a recovery when it's staring...

  • October 20, 2012

    DNC takes out $10 million loan while RNC has $83 million in bank

    Talk about a mismatch. The RNC will be able to help out many marginal campaigns with that $83 million while Dems will have to pick and choose carefully which races they will invest in. Politico: The Democratic National Committee was unable to keep u...

  • October 20, 2012

    Competing ads tell the tale of who is ahead

    Ed Morrissey thinks that Obama's "Romnesia" insult is a sign of desperation by his campaign. I'm not sure of that, simply because this is the way Obama normally campaigns; ridicule, mockery, sarcasm etc. But this is surely a sign of desperation. The ...

  • October 19, 2012

    Judge rules for free speech in TX cheerleader case

    This is one of those legal instances where free speech trumps the "freedom from religion" that is argued consistently in these cases. Cheerleaders at a Texas school wanted to put religious-themed sentiments on banners they would be using during footb...

  • October 19, 2012

    Venezuelan doctor says Fidel Castro suffered a stroke

    Fidel Castro hasn't been seen in public since the Pope's visit to Cuba last March and the speculation has been building that he has suffered some kind of serious health crisis that isn't even allowing him to write his weekly newspaper column. Now a V...

  • October 19, 2012

    Welfare spending jumps 32% in 4 years

    Over a trillion dollars? Another milestone passed by President Obama and his dependency administration. Washington Times: Federal welfare spending has grown by 32 percent over the past four years, fattened by President Obama's stimulus spending and...

  • October 18, 2012

    Romney caught campaigning for president by liberals

    It's true. Liberals have finally caught Mitt Romney campaigning for president - out in the open and everything! Here's the proof from Think Progress ("When you Think Progress, Think Idiocy"): Leaked Audio Captures Romney Asking Employers To Tell The...

  • October 18, 2012

    Heading down the back stretch and turning for home

    Major Garrett with some sharp analysis on the remaining 3 weeks of the race: From now until the third and final presidential debate, and quite probably even after that, President Obama and Mitt Romney will fight on the ground, over the airwaves, a...

  • October 17, 2012

    Now for the spin

    Surrogates for both candidates got off to a fine start last night as the spinning of who won and why got into full swing. Snap polls following the debate  showed it pretty even, with Obama gaining a slight and - compared to Romney's whopping vic...

  • October 17, 2012

    Inside last night's polls, big trouble for Obama

    Liberals are crowing this morning about Obama's big victory in the debate last night. Taegan Goddard: If President Obama had done this well in the first debate, most would have already written off Mitt Romney. Obama won the debate decisively. The ...

  • October 17, 2012

    Majority believes voter fraud likely in presidential race

    It's a PPP poll, but if you read the internet you're not surprised. Both sides are fully prepared to delegitimize the winner of the presidential contest by claiming fraud in the vote: The election may be three weeks away but voters on both sides of ...

  • October 17, 2012

    Secret Service Director may be indicted for lying to Congress about prostitution scandal

    Trouble a-brewing for SS director Mark Sullivan. Fox News: An investigation for the agency that oversees the U.S. Secret Service suggests Director Mark Sullivan lied during his congressional testimony in the Colombia prostitution scandal that ensn...

  • October 16, 2012

    Obama: 'We got back every dime' of TARP money

    Now just a doggone minute, Mr. President. You're entitled to your own opinion, but not your own facts. CNS News: President Barack Obama said on Thursday that "we got back every dime we used to rescue the financial system."According to the Congr...

  • October 16, 2012

    The electoral map is flipping for Romney

    Three weeks ago, President Obama was in very good shape in swing states. He led or was tied in 9 of the 11 battlegrounds according to RealClearPolitics. Today it appears that Mitt Romney is gaining the upper hand in several crucial states while closi...

  • October 14, 2012

    First Big Bird, now Obama concerned about the Mariah Carey/Nicki Minaj fight

    Because after all, there isn't anything important going on in the world, is there? Brian Seacrest of American Idol fame, dips a toe into national political commentary and breathlessly reports on the spat between Mariah Carey and Nicki Minaj that has ...

  • October 14, 2012

    Zawahri urges 'holy war' against movie trailer

    Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahri believes a billion Muslims should go to war over a movie trailer. "Innocence of Muslims" is not a movie. It is a trailer for a movie that will now almost certainly not get made. But don't tell that to the terrorists. ...

  • October 14, 2012

    Romney wave building as crowds flock to hear him

    I recall reading Theodore White's "Making of a President 1960" and how he described the excitement for Kennedy following his only debate with Nixon. Romney must be getting a similar vibe following his debate with Obama. Associated Press: Look to dus...

  • October 14, 2012

    Early voting favors Obama

    This is not surprising at all given the Obama campaign's focus on getting their supporters to vote early. As this Reuters article points out, early voting played a key role for the president in 2008: President Barack Obama and Republican challenger...

  • October 14, 2012

    Romney's plan to dump Bernanke may hurt markets

    Easy money will always have its defenders, but in this case, it's also a question of Wall Street liking the Fed chairman's stewardship. Will Romney's plan to replace Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke result in damage to the markets? Some analysts...

  • October 14, 2012

    Israel denies Hezb'allah CFO defected

    It's a story that caused a stir in the Middle East. English language news site al-Arabiya reported yesterday that Hezb'allah big shot Hussein Fahs, the terrorist group's chief financial officer, fled to Israel with " large sum of stolen money, classi...

  • October 13, 2012

    Catholic Bishops call Biden out for lying about HHS mandate

    The US Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) is a little peeved at Vice President Biden who told this whopper during the debate on Thursday night: "With regard to the assault on the Catholic Church, let me make it absolutely clear. No religious ins...

  • October 13, 2012

    'Million Muppet March' to support PBS

    A billion dollar children's show empire will lead a march of puppets on the Mall on November 3 to demonstrate support for continued government assistance to PBS stations. Reuters: Plans to save Big Bird, the fuzzy yellow character on U.S. public te...

  • October 13, 2012

    Islamists, secularists clash in Egypt

    More than 100 protestors were injured when Islamists backing President Mursi fought with opponents of the Muslim Brotherhood who have taken control of the government and are preparing to write a new constitution. Reuters: A government is in place, b...

  • October 13, 2012

    Administration can't get its story straight on taxes

    President Obama says he will raise taxes on "the rich" at year's end - even though his vice president contradicted him during the debate. Reuters: The Obama administration said on Friday it has not changed its stance on letting tax rates rise at y...

  • October 12, 2012

    Weekly jobless claims fall to lowest level since 2008 - or not

    I'll let Tyler Durden at Zero Hedge blog handle this: This is just getting stupid. After expectations of a rebound in initial claims from 367K last week (naturally revised higher to 369K), to 370K (with the lowest of all sellside expectations at 3...

  • October 12, 2012

    Lewis Carroll reports that someone stole the Cheshire Cat's Grin

    Reaction on righty sites this morning to the Biden-Ryan debate last night is mostly concentrating on the weird, wacky, and wonderful histrionics of the vice president. As Allah points out, however, there is method to his idiocy: I expected "table-po...

  • October 12, 2012

    Biden makes liars out of administration's own State Department

    This is easily the #1 gaffe of the night and has raised eyebrows in the foreign policy establishment. Josh Rogin writing at The Cable: Vice President Joe Biden claimed that the administration wasn't aware of requests for more security in Libya befor...

  • October 11, 2012

    Gallup to up cell phone samples under pressure from the left

    Talk about putting a thumb on the scale... Weekly Standard: Since about the beginning of President Obama's tenure, the Gallup poll has generally been one of the least positive polls for the Democratic party. This has prompted outrage and pressure ...

  • October 11, 2012

    Two men, two goals for tonight's Veep debate

    Good straight analysis by Mike Allen at Politico about tonight's debate between Biden and Ryan: Conversations with advisers to the V.P. candidates suggest that both will be very aggressive tonight. One of Vice President Biden's missions is to calm...

  • October 11, 2012

    Yemeni man who headed security team at US embassy assassinated

    I wonder what the administration will blame for this murder? Another movie, perhaps? Reuters: Masked gunmen shot dead a Yemeni man on his way to work at the U.S. embassy in Sanaa on Thursday, a security source said, the latest in a wave of assassi...

  • October 10, 2012

    Obama sends form letter to family of fallen SEAL Team 6 member (Update)

    In fact, an investigation by this TV station in Houston revealed that the president has been sending form letters of condolence to many of our fallen soldiers: A man who lost a son to the war in Afghanistan is disappointed in the condolence let...

  • October 10, 2012

    Obama campaign out of touch with reality

    Big Bird? BIG BIRD? Bill Kristol: This is a moderately clever ad produced by moderately clever people. The moderately clever liberals who govern us think it's just farcical that someone should propose, in an era of $1 trillion deficits, that non-...

  • October 10, 2012

    State Department said it never linked video to Libya attacks

    Well, that's a matter of opinion, as we shall see. But the Associated Press is reporting that the State Department now claims that it "never believed the Sept. 11 attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, was a film protest gone awry." The St...

  • October 10, 2012

    Let Romney be Romney

    The old saw coined by former Interior Secretary James Watts - "Let Reagan be Reagan" - refers to the idea that the president (or in this case a candidate) is held hostage by his advisors who won't let the principle express their true beliefs, but rat...

  • October 10, 2012

    Sign of the times: Chain cuts hours of full time workers because of Obamacare

    The restaurants affected - Red Lobster and Olive Garden - are owned by Darden Restaurants and the company says they will "test" the new employment strategy in 4 markets. But you can bet they aren't the only company that will be looking at this option...

  • October 9, 2012

    End of the 'Blue Dogs?'

    Pro-gun, pro-life, and fiscally conservative Democrats have been a dying breed for a couple of decades and 2012 might make the "Blue Dog" as rare as hens teeth. Roll Call: The number of Blue Dogs grew steadily beginning in 1997, peaking at 54 membe...

  • October 9, 2012

    Government to give terrorist the gift of new hands

    This either shows that we have a compassionate, caring government or they are a bunch of idiots. New York Post: We're giving this hatemonger a hand - and probably two. Taxpayers will foot the bill to replace radical Islamic preacher Abu Hamza al-Mas...

  • October 9, 2012

    How one algorithm accounted for 4% of trading in one day on Wall Street

    This is a problem of which I was totally unaware - and probably many of you are in the dark about it as well. CNBC: A single mysterious computer program that placed orders - and then subsequently canceled them - made up 4 percent of all quote traff...

  • October 8, 2012

    Under Obamacare, it will never get this bad, will it?

    The headline and teaser say a lot. From The Telegraph: "Patients starve and die of thirst on hospital wards" "Forty-three hospital patients starved to death last year and 111 died of thirst while being treated on wards, new figures disclose today." ...

  • October 8, 2012

    Bombshell: Obama campaign solicited cash from foriegn donors

    The campaign to re-elect Barack Obama has raised almost $950 million dollars this election cycle. How much of that is illegal? The Daily Caller is reporting that the Obama campaign "illegally solicited" foreign donations through a social media site: ...

  • October 8, 2012

    Police union warning people that Detroit is too dangerous to enter

    Welcome to the post-apocalypse cityscape of Detroit - before the apocalypse happens. CBS Detroit: The men and women of the Detroit Police Department believe the city is too dangerous to enter, and they want citizens to know it. Detroit Police Offic...

  • October 8, 2012

    Big Bird pleads for its job while bashing Romney

    Big Bird is a non-partisan character, but Huffpo's Andy Ostroy apparently wants to change that: Dear Mr. Romney: I have to say, I am both shocked and disappointed by your desire to cut funding for PBS. You said at the debate that "I love Big Bird." ...

  • October 7, 2012

    IAF shoots down drone

    What makes this a serious matter is that the drone - whose origins are still being determined - may have come from southern Lebanon; Hezb'allah country. Iran is known to have purchased some drones recently and the use of them over Israeli airspace is...

  • October 7, 2012

    The billion dollar candidate

    The Obama campaign raised  $181 million in September, bringing his total cash raised this election cycle to $950 million with one month to go. The one month record is $193 million the president raised in September of 2008. Politico: Though the ...

  • October 7, 2012

    Security team pulled out of Libya in August

    The blundering boobs at the State Department recalled a 16-man security team in August just as the Libyan diplomats were asking for more security, not less. CBS: CBS News has learned that congressional investigators have issued a subpoena to a form...

  • October 7, 2012

    Philippine government reach historic deal with Muslim rebels

    An agreement has been reached between the Philippine government and Muslim rebels in the south that would create a new autonomous region. Telegraph: The historic agreement comes after 15 years of tortuous talks between the 12,000-strong Moro Isla...

  • October 7, 2012

    Hard hitting Romney ad scores Obama for lying about his tax cuts

    The Hill: Mitt Romney on Sunday unveiled a new TV ad pushing back on President Obama's claims the Republican challenger misrepresented the GOP ticket's tax reform plans in Wednesday's debate. "President Obama continues to distort Mitt Romney's ...

  • October 6, 2012

    Will Hugo Chavez lose the election tomorrow?

    Observers on the ground in Venezuela are saying that despite overwhelming advantages, Hugo Chavez is in trouble and, in a fair election, could very well lose to Henrique Capriles, the charismatic 40 year old former state governor. New Republic: The ...

  • October 6, 2012

    Romney surges into lead - Rasmussen

    Gallup still has Obama up by 5, but that's a 7 day rolling average so movement won't be expected there until next week. But Rasmussen has a three day rolling average, and two of those days have data from after the debate. While Rasmussen will be a li...

  • October 6, 2012

    SoCal hit with huge increase in gasoline costs

    There's a shortage of gas in California and consumers are beginning to feel the pinch. CBS LA: What goes up, must come down. But in the meantime, consumers try to cope. Southern Californians are paying the highest prices in the nation currently. An...

  • October 6, 2012

    Turkey continues to shell Syrian territory

    For the fourth straight day, Turkey launched mortars and artillery into Syrian territory in response to Syrian shelling of Turkish soil. Reuters: Turkey returned fire after mortar bombs shot from Syria landed in a field in southern Turkey on Saturda...

  • October 5, 2012

    Official unemployment rate at 7.8% (Updated)

    The official rate dropped from 8.1% unemployment in August. And the Bureau of Labor Statistics added 86,000 more jobs in July and August as more hard data became available. Fox News: The U.S. unemployment rate fell to 7.8 percent last month, droppi...

  • October 5, 2012

    Romney's mea culpa on his '47%' remark

    After a big debate win, some might question the timing of this walk back. But better to do it now than later. Politico: Mitt Romney came full circle on his "47 percent" remarks Thursday night, calling them "just completely wrong" in an interview on...

  • October 5, 2012

    Email shows State Department rejecting Libyan embassy security assistance

    Recall that the State Department has denied that there were any requests for additional security. ABC News: ABC News has obtained an internal State Department email from May 3, 2012, indicating that the State Department denied a request from the s...

  • October 5, 2012

    More like President Carter all the time

    California refineries are starting to ration gasoline due to reduced output. This is causing some gas stations to close. "The profit margins are so low it's not worth it," said one owner. Bloomberg: Valero Energy Corp. (VLO) stopped selling gasoline...

  • October 4, 2012

    Liberal heads exploding all over the net

    You might want to pop some popcorn, then sit in your favorite Lazy Boy and watch in glorious HD as the leftosphere melts down like a stick of butter at a midsummer Grant Park picnic. National Journal: "Liberals livid with Obama's debate performance":...

  • October 4, 2012

    Poll: Uncommitted voters give Romney debate victory

    I guess you'd have to be brain dead not to give the win to Mitt, but how about this surprise. CBS: More good news for the GOP nominee: 56 percent of those polled said they viewed Romney in a better light after watching the debate. Eleven percent s...

  • October 4, 2012

    Iran in economic meltdown

    A currency disappearing in value and hyperinflation as a result. Not surprisingly, people don't like it very much when they go to sleep with their money being worth one amount and then wake up the next morning to find their money worth a lot less. Ne...

  • October 3, 2012

    Rediscovered Obama video roils the campaign

    It's not a "new" video in the sense that some of it has been seen before. It's been around since 2008 -- and was considered a serious gaffe then even by the press. But Obama was still an unknown candidate to most Americans and the parts of the video ...

  • October 3, 2012

    Hillary promises answers on Benghazi attack - after the election

    Yessir, Mr. Issa. We'll get right on that investigation lickety-split. Too bad we won't have our report for you until after the November election. Josh Rogin: "I appreciate that you and your committee are deeply interested in finding out what happen...

  • October 2, 2012

    Look who are among top givers to the Obama campaign

    I can't say I'm surprised: U.S. government employees and their families have thus far contributed $396,550 to President Barack Obama's reelection campaign, making them one of the top five sources of cash for the campaign to reelect...

  • October 2, 2012

    Syria tells UNSC they support 'terrorism'

    The Syrian foreign minister addressed the security council today and proved that he has taken flight from reality. Washington Post: Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem accused some U.N. Security Council members Monday of supporting "terrorism"...

  • October 2, 2012

    Senate leaders near deal on avoiding fiscal cliff

    Oh really? Read between the lines here and tell me that this isn't just more can kicking and procrastination. New York Times: Senate Democrats and Republicans remain far apart on the details, and House Republicans continue to resist any discussion ...

  • October 2, 2012

    Congratulations Barry: 2012 budget deficit exceeds 2011 shortfall

    It was close. A lot of us didn't think he could do it. But we should have realized by now that when it comes to spending money we don't have, Barrack H. Obama is the champion. CNS News: According to the U.S. Treasury, the debt of the U.S. government...

  • October 2, 2012

    Push calls in Ohio ask 'How can you support a 'Mormon' who does not believe in Jesus Christ?'

    It's from a group calling itself "Catholics for Obama" and it highlights one of the major strategies of the Obama campaign; make Romney's Mormonism an issue. US News: On Wednesday Hudson also revealed that a group calling itself Catholics for Obam...

  • October 1, 2012

    600,000 manufacturing jobs go unfilled due to applicants lack of 'soft skills'

    It isn't just high tech positions in American manufacturing that aren't being filled. The consultant company Deloitte surveyed the industry and found 600,000 perfectly good jobs going unfilled because of a lack of "soft skills." What are soft skills?...

  • October 1, 2012

    Romney: 'A New Course for the Middle East'

    A good op-ed by Mitt Romney today in the Wall Street Journal about setting a new course for the Middle East: Disturbing developments are sweeping across the greater Middle East. In Syria, tens of thousands of innocent people have been slaughtered. ...

  • October 1, 2012

    Chinese computer hackers break into White House military network

    Bill Gertz has the grim news in the Washington Free Beacon: Hackers linked to China's government broke into one of the U.S. government's most sensitive computer networks, breaching a system used by the White House Military Office for nuclear comma...

  • September 30, 2012

    Venezuelan presidential candidate optimistic about his chances

    Henrique Capriles, the charismatic state governor with the celebrity wife is drawing huge crowds in the final week of campaigning against the rule of Hugo Chavez. Capriles candidacy has united the opposition to Chavez for the first time in more than ...

  • September 30, 2012

    Rioting Muslims torch Buddhist temples in Bangladesh

    It's OK - a Buddhist insulted Islam so, of course, the Buddhists must pay. Reuters: Hundreds of Muslims in Bangladesh burned at least four Buddhist temples and 15 homes of Buddhists on Sunday after complaining that a Buddhist man had insulted Isl...

  • September 29, 2012

    Iranian News Agency duped by The Onion

    I always love it when the press doesn't get a satire - as in the case of Roger Simon's Politico satire earlier this week, The Onion has fooled a lot of us over the years and now, their satirical wit has ambushed the Iranian news agency Fars: No joke...

  • September 29, 2012

    Rep. King calls on Susan Rice to resign

    Our UN ambassador lied to the American people and Rep. Peter King wants her resignation. Politico: Rep. Peter King called for the resignation Friday of U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice for initially saying that the deadly Sept. 11 as...

  • September 29, 2012

    Two prominent Dems call out the press on lack of Libya coverage

    It's not going to do much good, but at least the record has been made. Former Carter pollster Pat Caddell: "First of all, we've had 9 days of lies...If a president of either party...had had a terrorist incident and gotten on an airplane [after rem...

  • September 29, 2012

    Pentagon loses track of some Syrian chemical weapons

    At a Pentagon press briefing, Secretary Panetta dropped a bombshell as casually as if he were discussing the weather: "There has been intelligence that there have been some moves that have taken place. Where exactly that's taken place, we don't kno...

  • September 29, 2012

    Dearborn Muslims rally for anti-blasphemy laws

    About 1000 Dearborn, MI residents turned out for a demonstration against freedom of speech on Friday. These Arab-Americans want international anti-blasphemy laws and an end to discrimination against Muslims. Detroit Free Press: More than 1,000 ralli...

  • September 28, 2012

    Anti-Islam filmmaker arrested; held without bail

    The arrest of Nakoula Basseley Nakoula, the man behind the controversial film "Innocence of Muslims," is for violation of his parole. CNN: Assistant U.S. Attorney Robert Dugdale then addressed the judge, claiming the man -- who he referred to as N...

  • September 28, 2012

    Even Dems on the Hill wondering what the heck happened in Benghazi

    Democrats in Congress are now calling for the White House to be more forthcoming on information regarding the terrorist attack in Libya that killed our ambassador. The Hill: Senate Democrats on Thursday will join their Republican colleagues in pres...

  • September 28, 2012

    You stay classy, Utah Democrats

    Mia Love, who happens to be an African American woman, is running for Congress in Utah as a Republican. If she had been a Democrat, what her opponents have done would have been front page news and led the cable net broadcasts for days. Instead, we ge...

  • September 28, 2012

    The end of divided government?

    Gallup has an interesting poll out that shows a record number of Americans pining for a one-party government: A record-high 38% of Americans prefer that the same party control the presidency and Congress, while a record-low 23% say it would be bett...

  • September 28, 2012

    NJ high school students to boycott cafeteria lunch to protest Obama guidelines

    Serving "healthy" food to kids doesn't do any good unless they eat it. CBS New York: Students at Parsippany Hills High School held a strategy session on Thursday to discuss a potential lunch strike, on Friday, over what they have called inadequate...

  • September 28, 2012

    Al-Qaeda prisoners escape after attack on Iraqi jail

    What was it the president said when he announced our withdrawal from Iraq: "With our diplomats and civilian advisers in the lead, we will help Iraqis strengthen institutions that are just, representative and accountable," Obama said. "We'll build ...

  • September 28, 2012

    Heavy fighting in Aleppo as Syrian rebel offensive rolls

    It should be obvious that President Bashar Assad cannot win his war against his own people. The rebels are only getting stronger, better equipped, and more able to defeat his military in open combat. In Syria's second largest city Aleppo, "unpreceden...

  • September 27, 2012

    The world is saved. NFL refs are back to work

    Millions of NFL fans are whispering a heartfelt prayer this morning as news has come from the league office that the lockout of referees has ended.ESPN: After two days of marathon negotiations -- and mounting frustration among coaches, players and ...

  • September 27, 2012

    Why isn't the FBI investigating the Benghazi terrorist attack?

    One of the reasons the State Department has given for not discussing events surrounding the terrorist attack that killed Ambassador Stevens was that the FBI was investigating and they would have no comment until the bureau had completed its work. "I...

  • September 27, 2012

    2Q GDP revised downward to 1.3%: Re-elect the President!

    It's great to have a president whose policies are working so splendidly. Oh, wait... The U.S. economy grew at an even more sluggish pace in the April-June quarter than previously believed as farm production in the Midwest was reduced by a severe ...

  • September 27, 2012

    Anti-Austerity protests turn violent in Greece; Spain in turmoil over budget proposals

    Greece looks headed for a fall and Spain isn't far behind if the protests in those two countries yesterday tell us anything. Reuters: Demonstrators have clashed with police on the streets of Athens and Madrid in an upsurge of popular anger at new ...

  • September 27, 2012

    100 million will die by 2030 without action on climate change

    I always wonder how these studies come up with their numbers. How do they know it will be 100 million dead? Why not 50 million? Or 200 million? Anyway, better hope you're not one of the statistics by 2030 because a new study says that 100 million of ...

  • September 26, 2012

    Hey kids! Let's have a Constitutional Convention!

    Professor Sanford Levinson has written a book where he advocates that a new Constitutional Convention be convened in order to "engage in a comprehensive overview of the US Constitution and the utility of many of its provisions to twenty-first centur...

  • September 26, 2012

    Coming soon: Pork and bacon shortage

    A British pork industry group is predicting serious shortages next year that are now "unavoidable." Fox News: A world shortage of pork and bacon next year is "now unavoidable," a British industry group said in a press release. Britain's National Pig...

  • September 26, 2012

    Why doesn't the president want the American people to know what happened in Libya?

    It's getting pretty ridiculous. It's been more than two weeks and both the White House and State Department have remained silent over the circumstances surrounding the death of Ambassador Stevens and 3 other Americans at the consulate in Benghazi. Mi...

  • September 26, 2012

    Greek workers strike; Spanish protests growing

    The euro zone's too biggest problem children - Spain and Greece - are under seige as protests against Prime Minister Rajoy's austerity budget rock Spain and Greek workers go on strike, nearly shutting down the country. Reuters: Violent protests in ...

  • September 26, 2012

    Abu Hamza in fresh attempt to avoid extradition to US

    Following a ruling by the European High Court that would allow his extradition to the United States on terrorism charges, Abu Hamza al-Masri is seeking relief from the European Court of Human Rights, saying that in sending him to the US, he would fac...

  • September 26, 2012

    Mia Love up big in Utah House race

    GOP Convention star Mia Love has taken a big lead in her Utah House race according to the Salt Lake Tribune: Love's polling firm, Public Opinion Strategies, said that Love is now leading the race, 51-36, and "This heavily Republican district is co...

  • September 25, 2012

    A-Jad's charm offensive - Israel will be 'eliminated'

    Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad tried to put his best face forward in a series of interviews with American journalists prior to the opening of the UN General Assembly in New York. Unfortunately for him, he showed one too many faces. Reuters: I...

  • September 25, 2012

    How Hillary Clinton really feels about the rich

    Daniel Halper at the Weekly Standard has some truly shocking quotes from Hillary Clinton made at the Clinton Global Initiative meeting yesterday: "One of the issues that I have been preaching about around the world is collecting taxes in an equitab...

  • September 25, 2012

    Vets spurning Obama

    Several recent foreign policy and national security gaffes may have hurt President Obama with a very important demographic; veterans. Politico: The Obama campaign had been hoping that veterans and their families - especially among the post-Sept. 11...

  • September 24, 2012

    Israel concerns about Iran 'red line' is 'noise' Obama says

    I'm sure this makes the Israelis feel a whole lot better. AFP: President Barack Obama likened Israeli pressure on him to draw a line in the sand over Iran's nuclear ambitions as noise he tries to ignore, according to remarks aired Sunday. Israeli...

  • September 24, 2012

    Elizabeth Warren not licensed to practice law in Massachusetts

    This is some extraordinary detective work performed by Legal Insurrection's William Jacobson. Digging through voluminous records and following up with calls to pertinent licensing agencies, Jacobson has made the shocking discovery that Democratic Sen...

  • September 23, 2012

    GOP hawks urge Romney not to abandon Afghanistan

    Some Republicans are telling Mitt Romney to publicly break with President Obama over his strategy of withdrawal in Afghanistan and commit the US to achieving a better outcome there. The Hill: Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) told The Hill on Wednesday t...

  • September 23, 2012

    Obama campaign manager says forget the polls, we're winning

    Jim Messina is either a very confident fellow or he's delusional. BuzzFeed: Obama campaign manager Jim Messina told reporters on Saturday that despite national tracking polls showing the president and Romney tied, Obama is still winning. "In all t...

  • September 23, 2012

    The 'hidden' unemployed

    Every month when the jobless numbers come out, Obama critics take pains to point out that the "official" number is very misleading. One of the major reasons is that the published unemployment rate does not include such "hidden" workers as those worki...

  • September 22, 2012

    Dems in hock to SEIU-owned bank

    Classic crony capitalism from the Democrats. Washington Free Beacon: The Democratic National Committee (DNC) owes at least $8 million to a bank owned by one of the largest unions in the country, according to the committee's most recent financial r...

  • September 22, 2012

    A brief word about Mitt Romney's taxes

    Romney wasn't "pressured" into releasing his 2011 returns as some liberals are saying. It was his intent all along to release them. Reuters: Mitt Romney released his most recent tax return filing Friday afternoon, making public a second year of doc...

  • September 22, 2012

    Will Republicans cave on taxes if Obama wins?

    That appears to be the scuttlebutt from Capitol Hill. Washington Post: Senior Republicans say they will be forced to retreat on taxes if President Obama wins a second term in November, clearing the biggest obstacle to a deal with Democrats to defu...

  • September 22, 2012

    Libyans seeking to take their country back from the militias

    The New York Times is painting this as a response to the death of the American ambassador. And the demonstrations may be partially inspired by that heinous crime. But mostly, this is ordinary Libyans who have tired of the continued violence and harra...

  • September 22, 2012

    All is not as it appears in presidential race

    Jay Cost writing at the Weekly Standard points out some encouraging facts about where President Obama stands historically at this point in the election. First, Obama is weaker than previous incumbents who went on to victory. When we are looking thr...

  • September 21, 2012

    How biased are the polls?

    An excellent and timely article by Katrina Trinko at NRO yesterday about oversampling of Democrats in opinion polls. The answers coming from pollsters may surprise you: It has become a familiar pattern this election cycle: A poll shows President Ob...

  • September 21, 2012

    Chick Fil A to stop funding anti-gay marriage groups

    Well, that's gratitude for ya. Washington Times: Chick-fil-A stopped funding traditional-marriage groups in an effort to open a new Chicago restaurant, but the company initially kept quiet about the decision, prompting gay rights groups to specula...

  • September 21, 2012

    US shutters embassies fearing more protests

    It's Friday and in the Islamic world that means getting dressed up in your best go-to-mosque clothes and following the service, going into the street to scream incoherently against...whatever the cleric has told you to scream against. Today across mu...

  • September 21, 2012

    Afghanistan 'surge' ends quietly

    Did it accomplish anything? USA Today: Very quietly, the surge of troops into Afghanistan that President Obama announced to such fanfare in late 2009 is now over. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said today that 33,000 troops have been withdrawn, call...

  • September 17, 2012

    Teenage jihadist held in Chicago for targeting a bar

    No doubt President Obama will find no justification for such a planned attack -- except when there is.  Undercover FBI agents arrested an 18-year-old American man who tried to detonate what he believed was a car bomb outside a downtown Chicag...

  • September 16, 2012

    Yes we are 'impotent,' Ambassador Rice

    UN Ambassador Susan Rice talking to ABC's "This Week": "We're not impotent,were not even less popular to challenge that assessment" said Rice. " What happened this week in Cairo, in Benghazi and many other parts of the region w...

  • September 15, 2012

    'No more Solyndras'

    The House voted yesterday to end the controversial energy department program that guaranteed loans to high risk companies in the renewable energy field. AP: The "No More Solyndras Act," which passed on a mainly party-line vote, has no chance of adv...

  • September 15, 2012

    Reuters mythmaking about Occupy Wall Street

    I was going to write about the grandiose plans of OWS organizers to "surround" the New York Stock Exchange building. But then I read this Reuters piece and my jaw dropped: Occupy Wall Street marks its first anniversary on Monday, and, in a bid to ...

  • September 15, 2012

    Google defies government; refuses to remove controversial anti-Islam video on YouTube

    The intense pressure coming from the Obama administration to curtail free speech and intimidate citizens into keeping quiet isn't affecting Google, owner of YouTube. Politico: Google will leave a controversial video clip about the Islamic prophet M...

  • September 15, 2012

    Another ratings agency downgrades US debt

    This time, it's not the fiscal cliff, but a reaction to the Fed's QE3 plans. CNBC: Ratings firm Egan-Jones cut its credit rating on the U.S. government to "AA-" from "AA," citing its opinion that quantitative easing from the Federal Reserve would ...

  • September 14, 2012

    America was warned of Libya consulate attack and did nothing: UK Independent

    The UK Independent has a blockbuster story about the attack on our consulate in Benghazi. The report claims that the US had advance knowledge of possible attacks on our diplomatic missions and did nothing, while also reporting on a "serious and conti...

  • September 14, 2012

    US warns of possible threat to homeland over anti-Islam video

    Why would terrorists need any excuse -- even a silly one like this obscure video -- to kill us? And why are we all of a sudden more vulnerable? Largely because we keep apologizing for freedom of speech. By doing so, we embolden these fanatics while f...

  • September 13, 2012

    Sebelius violated Hatch Act, says special counsel

    Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius violated the law that prevents federal officials from political advocacy on the taxpayer's dime. Sebelius attended a political rally in North Carolina last February where she urged the re-election...

  • September 13, 2012

    Perpetually Outraged Muslims storm embassies in Yemen, Tunisia

    No doubt we'll hear more apologies from the Obama administration today about how beastly it is for the US to embrace the First Amendment. Also no doubt, they will make their apology after saying that there is no justification for the attacks. If you ...

  • September 12, 2012

    US Ambassador, three other Americans, assassinated in Libya

    US Ambassador to Libya John Christopher Stevens and three other embassy employees were assassinated as their car was ambushed by gunmen while fleeing the US consulate in Benghazi, which was under attack by armed Islamists. The consulate was burned to...

  • September 12, 2012

    Obama administration disavows Cairo embassy statement criticizing free speech

    It should be noted that the Obama administration only condemned this statement after it became controversial -- a clear sign that they probably agreed with it, until they didn't. Politico: The Obama administration is disavowing a statement from its ...

  • September 12, 2012

    Embassies in Algeria, Tunisia warn of protests

    We could be in for more of the same today. AP is reporting that our embassies in Tunis and Algiers are warning American citizens to avoid crowds and lay low because of expected protests today. AP: In an emergency message, the embassy in Tunis warne...

  • September 12, 2012

    Moody's may join S&P in downgrading US rating

    Unless the congress and president can reach an agreement by the end of the year to avoid the "fiscal cliff" of tax increases and sequestration, Moody's rating agency will downgrade the US Triple A designation. Financial Times: The rating agency said...

  • September 12, 2012

    Obama to invest in ads for Wisconsin

    You don't have to be able to read tea leaves to figure out that the Obama campaign is worried about Wisconsin -- a state the president won by 14 points. The campaign is set to buy air time in the Badger state to counter a blitz by the Romney campaign...

  • September 11, 2012

    Bloomberg, Cuomo strike deal on Ground Zero Museum

    The two egomaniacs finally put their differences aside and have come to an agreement on funding the Ground Zero Museum, as well as who would administer it. New York Times: After nearly a year of discord and delay, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Gov....

  • September 11, 2012

    Al-Qaeda #2 in Yemen, former Gitmo inmate, killed in air strike

    Glad we were able to reform this terrorist before we let him go. Oh, wait... An airstrike killed al-Qaida's No. 2 leader in Yemen along with six others traveling with him in one car on Monday, U.S. and Yemeni officials said, a major breakthrough for...

  • September 10, 2012

    'It isn't the economy, stupid'

    Niall Ferguson, writing at the Daily Beast, wonders why Obama is winning: First, the economy. It's growing at a lousy 2 percent. Unemployment is stuck above 8 percent. Manufacturing just contracted for the third straight month. Consumer confidence...

  • September 10, 2012

    'Gaps' in Obama's leadership, says Woodward

    Woodward is being nice. What he really means is that there were many times that Obama was an empty suit during the debt ceiling negotiations that the president simply failed to lead. In an interview with ABC's Judy Woodruff, Woodward talked about his...

  • September 10, 2012

    Chicago teachers go on strike

    The Chicago School Board groveled before the teacher's union last night, caving in on several key demands including a 16% increase in pay over 4 years (about 3.5 times the rate of inflation), rehiring several hundred teachers, and making allowances f...

  • September 10, 2012

    Narrow win for Obama in August fundraising

    The difference is only three million, so its not like Obama ran away and hid as far as raising money in August is concerned. But after three months of Romney waxing the president's tail, outraising him by $30 million a month or more, it gives a shot ...

  • September 10, 2012

    GM loses $49,000 on each Chevy Volt it sells

    This is Obamanomics at work. Make a worthless POS hybrid -- not to make a profit but to employ union auto workers. Reuters: Nearly two years after the introduction of the path-breaking plug-in hybrid, GM is still losing as much as $49,000 on each ...

  • September 9, 2012

    The Greatest Show on Earth

    Walter Russell Meade on political junkies: Now as an amusement there's nothing wrong with tunneling into the the delicious minutiae of the presidential campaign and feasting on all the thrills and spills that it provides. Why shouldn't we enjoy wh...

  • September 9, 2012

    Juvenile politicians delay opening of Ground Zero Museum

    New York city Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Governor Andrew Cuomo are in a spitting contest over who will be responsible for funding and operating the 9/11 museum and memorial. The project is now in limbo and might not even be ready by next year's anni...

  • September 9, 2012

    Mob of Arab men attacks Israeli village

    I'm surprised this doesn't happen more often. Israel National News: Hundreds of Palestinian Authority Arabs have been assaulting a Jewish village in the Binyamin region since Saturday afternoon, Tatzpit reports.Residents of the Jewish village of Esh...

  • September 9, 2012

    Assad wants Iran to do more to help him

    As this article in StrategyPage points out, Iran is already doing plenty to prop up the Assad regime in Syria. But Assad's wish list contains some truly frightening things and Iran isn't crazy enough to accommodate him: Iran has disappointed its lo...

  • September 9, 2012

    FBI facial recognition technology a threat to liberty?

    Some privacy advocates think so. Government's ability to spy on us, track us, and now pick us out of a crowd is growing faster than our ability to assess the threats to our freedom. You don't have to be a paranoid to ask legitimate questions about wh...

  • September 8, 2012

    Jesse Jackson, Jr. back in Washington

    Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr. has left the Mayo Clinic and is now back in Washington. Jackson was suffering from bi-polar despression when he left Washington for a leave of absence last June. Chicago Tribune: Jackson, 47, was treated for bipolar depressio...

  • September 8, 2012

    State Department still playing patty-cakes with Pakistan over terrorism

    As Bill Roggio and Lisa Lundquist point out at the Long War Journal, Foggy Bottom is schizophrenic about Pakistan's role in sponsoring terrorism. Specifically, a report given by two anonymous department officials refuses to finger the ISI - Pakistan'...

  • September 8, 2012

    Verdict is in: Obama speech a flop - even with Democrats

    Politico is blaming this on Obama's strict adherence to the "politics of 2012" -- "a race that has been defined by relentless, almost mechanical efforts to motivate voters with narrow appeals to specific constituencies and to destroy the opposition...

  • September 8, 2012

    Are we 'A Nation of Sandra Flukes?'

    Mark Steyn delivers another gem: So this is America's best and brightest - or, at any rate, most expensively credentialed. Sandra Fluke has been blessed with a quarter-million dollars of elite education, and, on the evidence of Wednesday night, i...

  • September 8, 2012

    Pakistani girl accused of blasphemy freed from jail

    Not exactly a "feel good" story but it's better than the alternative: A Pakistani Christian girl accused of desecrating the Qur'an has been freed from a jail near Islamabad, an official said. The release of Rimsha Masih, the 14-year-old accused by ...

  • September 7, 2012

    Pathetic jobs numbers

    The unemployment rate dropped in August from 8.3% to 8.1%. Good news? Not hardly. The reason for the drop was that more people stopped looking for work. And the economy could only manage to create 96,000 jobs -- far below what is necessary to employ ...

  • September 6, 2012

    Woodward book blames Obama for debt deal collapse

    Read the entire 7,000 word ABC News story to get a grasp of Obama's incompetence in dealing with a major negotiation. Absolutely breathtaking: An explosive mix of dysfunction, miscommunication, and misunderstandings inside and outside the White Hou...

  • September 6, 2012

    Plouffe: Don't expect big bounce for Dems from convention

    With some pollsters saying that up to 90% of the electorate has made up their minds, the chances of either side getting a big bounce is slim. The Hill: Speaking on ABC's "Good Morning America" on Thursday, the day President Obama is set to deliver ...

  • September 4, 2012

    Enthusiasm gap among key constituencies could doom Obama

    We've been tracking the "enthusiasm gap" between Democrats and Republicans for several months. But political analyst Charlie Cook breaks down the numbers within the numbers and shows why the president is in deep trouble unless he can reignite some of...

  • September 4, 2012

    Can Obama fill Bank of America stadium for his speech?

    Democrats have been fretting about the crowd for the final night of the convention which will be held at the Bank of America stadium in Charlotte. The stadium holds 74,000 people and with convention delegates, workers, and party officials expected to...

  • September 4, 2012

    The significance of the 'Are you better off...' question

    Democrats are feeling the heat as the press has taken up the question asked by Republicans at the RNC: Are you better off than you were 4 years ago?" At first, the Democrats tried to finesse the question by pointing out that jobs have been created 29...

  • September 3, 2012

    Dems won't answer 'Are you better off than 4 years ago?'

    You expected...what? The truth? Not from these guys. And when one of them. Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley, actually told the truth on Face the Nation yesterday and said he couldn't say whether people were better off than 4 years ago, the light spe...

  • September 3, 2012

    Romney's invisible bounce from the convention

    Gallup isn't seeing it, nor is Democratic-leaning PPP taking the pulse of swing states. Rasmussen showed a 6 point Romney bounce in the first 3 day tracking poll that was measured after the convention was over. Will Obama do any better? Their TV rati...

  • September 2, 2012

    Shed a tear: Mount Obama is no more

    The sand sculpture of President Obama that looked a little like an addition to Mount Rushmore has been washed away in a rainstorm, thus depriving Democrats of a place to worship their leader. Washington Times: A torrential downpour that struck Char...

  • September 2, 2012

    Axelrod: 'We're in a better position than we were 4 years ago'

    If Obama starts using that line in his speeches, it will get a lot of laughs. Politico: Are Americans better off today than they were four years ago? That's the question Fox News Sunday host Chris Wallace immediately posed to President Barack Obama...

  • September 1, 2012

    Obama's speech to soldiers a dud

    Maybe he should have asked Kobe Bryant or his good bud George Clooney to stand there with him. Daily Caller: President Barack Obama was greeted with fleeting applause and extended periods of silence as he offered profuse praise to soldiers and the...

  • September 1, 2012

    House probes stim money to MSNBC for ads

    Money from the Stimulus bill paid for more than 100 ads on MSNBC touting the president's "green jobs" initiative, according to documents obtained by the House Committee on Education and Workforce. Washington Times: A House panel is calling on the U....

  • September 1, 2012

    Chrissy Matthews can dish it out but he can't take it

    Fierce GOP critic Chris Matthews of MSNBC got into a confrontation with some delegates to the convention early Friday morning and showed why he is a hypersensitive lout. The Hill: Matthews told The Hill in a phone interview that after he left the r...

  • August 31, 2012

    Harvard investigates cheating in 'Introduction to Congress' class

    The scope of the case is "unprecedented in anyone's living memory." Harvard Crimson: Harvard College's disciplinary board is investigating nearly half of the 279 students who enrolled in Government 1310: "Introduction to Congress" last s...

  • August 31, 2012

    Pentagon may prosecute ex-SEAL for bin Laden book

    Matt Bissonette, author of the tell-all book "No Easy Day" that relates in minute detail the SEAL's mission that killed Osama bin Laden, may be in big trouble with the Pentagon. AP: The general counsel of the Defense Department, Jeh Johnson, wrote i...

  • August 31, 2012

    'The most extraordinary moment of the convention'

    Byron York is right. Many critics say the Romney campaign needs to do more to "humanize" the candidate. What those critics might want to do is watch the Oparowski story and ask if they themselves could ever be as human, and humane, as Mitt Romney...

  • August 30, 2012

    And the 'mystery speaker' at the RNC is...?

    Mystery solved. Or maybe not. The "mystery guest" who will take the stage just prior to Mitt Romney's introduction tonight will be actor, former Mayor of Carmel, CA, and unabashed Hollywood Republican Clint Eastwood, according to Fox News who heard i...

  • August 30, 2012

    Condi Rice: A star is born?

    Recall there was a mini-boomlet for Rice when Romney was mulling his choices for vice president. At that time, it was gently pointed out that Ms. Rice, a remarkably intelligent and capable woman, had no experience in electoral politics. After watchin...

  • August 30, 2012

    Romney may get a convention bump after all

    It won't be very large and with the Democratic convention next week, it might not last long, But Mitt Romney is making the most of his shortened convention by pulling even with President Obama in a very Democratic poll -- the Reuters-Ipsos poll. Rep...

  • August 30, 2012

    Where are all the protestors?

    At the 2004 convention, tens of thousands of anti-war protestors descended on New York city to harrass the GOP convention. In 2008, there were thousands of anarchists, anti-war, and Code Pink demonstrators who were kept far away from the St. Paul con...

  • August 30, 2012

    Rand Paul speaks hard truths to GOP

    Kentucky Senator Rand Paul spoke to the GOP convention last night, telling both parties that they must "slay their sacred cows" in order for the nation to get its fiscal house in order. USA Today: Sen. Rand Paul urged GOP delegates tonight to embrac...

  • August 30, 2012

    Ryan to skeptical America: 'We can do this'

    Paul Ryan gave a very good account of himself in his speech at the convention last night. He was a little nervous at the start, but quickly warmed to the task in a 37 minute barnburner of an address. New York Times: "A Romney-Ryan administration wil...

  • August 30, 2012

    Egypt's Morsi calls for end to 'oppressive' Syrian regime

    It's something of a surprise for Morsi to call for Assad's ouster -- given that the Egyptian president was attending  a meeting of the non-aligned nations in Iran who is a strong backer of Syria. And it is clear that he's hoping that a post-Assa...

  • August 29, 2012

    Barack Obama, Global Has-Been'

    Bret Stephens has penned an oustanding column for the Wall Street Journal on the utter failure of Obama's foreign policy. Stephens reminds us that "No U.S. president since John F. Kennedy has come to office with more global goodwill than Mr. Obama; ...

  • August 29, 2012

    Ann Romney a winner even if her husband loses

    That is one, nice lady. And one courageous woman. Last night, Ann Romney was supposed to "humanize" Mitt Romney for the American people -- at least that's what the press demanded of her. Instead, she talked about their lives together as only a loving...

  • August 29, 2012

    A subdued Keynote address from Christie

    It was not your typical keynote address from New Jersey Governor Chris Christie on Tuesday night. Mitt Romney's name wasn't mentioned until the last third of his speech and at times, he seemed to be touting his own record as governor more than promot...

  • August 29, 2012

    About that fairy tale where Osama bin Laden is killed...

    The story put out by the White House about how Osama bin Laden met his end turns out to have been a nice bedtime story, but a little short on truth. A  book on the raid coming out next week tells a much different story than the "official" accoun...

  • August 28, 2012

    5 GOP conventions speeches to remember

    The Associated Press has come up with a list of "5 GOP convention speeches to remember." The leave out 1980 "Rendevous with Destiny" Reagan speech, but include the Gipper's most graceful public moment: when he mounted the stage at the 1976 convention...

  • August 28, 2012

    David Brooks take on Romney biography

    This is hilarious because it takes all the Democratic talking points about Romney and turns them into a ridiculous parody. A few examples: Mitt Romney was born on March 12, 1947, in Ohio, Florida, Michigan, Virginia and several other swing states...

  • August 28, 2012

    Compromise reached on rules controversy

    A potential floor fight over new rules regarding delegate selection at the state level was headed off late Monday night when a compromise was reached between the Romney campaign and the leader of the group looking to defeat the rules changes. The rul...

  • August 28, 2012

    Terror plot uncovered in Georgia murder case

    Four army soldiers, apparently members of an anarchist militia, have been charged in the murder of of a fomer comrade and his girlfriend who were about to expose their plans to take over the government and assassinate the president. Prosecutors say t...

  • August 28, 2012

    Actor Samuel L. Jackson says it's 'unfair' that Isaac missed the GOP convention

    Twitter has been the site of some seriously deranged Hollywood lefties musings on Isaac and their wish that it would have killed Republicans, or disrupted the convention. Samuel L. Jackson: Samuel L. Jackson on Monday tweeted it was "unfair" that Tr...

  • August 28, 2012

    Spain may seek additional euro aid next month

    The Spanish recession is deepening and there is little hope for a turnaround anytime soon. This is putting pressure on the Spanish government to ease up on austerity measures designed to cut the budget deficit in order to reduce the cost of borrowing...

  • August 27, 2012

    Economic outlook for the election

    A couple of top notch economists have laid out their vision of what the economy will be on election day. "Ted Gayer, Domenico Lombardi and Darrell West are, respectively, senior fellow and co-director for economic studies; senior fellow; and vice p...

  • August 27, 2012

    Broadband internet tax in the works

    Should those who enjoy broadband internet service be required to subsidize those who don't? The big internet companies think it's a swell idea. And why not? Forcing the taxpayer to bear the financial burden of broadband expansion is better than them ...

  • August 27, 2012

    Ron Paul blowing up his bridges

    He's retiring, so it's not like he has to reach out and play the nice guy with Romney and the GOP establishment. But this is just beyond the pale and shows why Ron Paul -- and anyone who agrees with him -- should be kept at arms length by ...

  • August 27, 2012

    Dancing in Afghanistan is hazardous to your health

    At least, if you are unfortunate to be living in a place under the control of the Taliban. Washington Post: Taliban insurgents beheaded 17 Afghan civilians in a rebel-controlled area of southern Afghanistan, officials said Monday, and two NATO tro...

  • August 27, 2012

    Face it: The EU won't let Greece out of the euro zone

    Although many EU nations have had enough of Greece and their backsliding on austerity measures, a consensus seems to be emerging that no matter what, Greece can't be allowed to default and the EU can't kick them out of the euro zone. This may not hav...

  • August 26, 2012

    Administration 'cooked the books' on deportation numbers

    This is astonishing. The Daily Caller reports that documents obtained by the House Judiciary Committee show that the Obama administration falsfied reports of record deportation of illegals. Based in internal documents from ICE, deportations are actua...

  • August 26, 2012

    Romney says Obama has 'admitted defeat' on the economy

    This hits pretty close to the mark, if you've been listening to what Obama has been saying these past few months. The Hill: Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney accused President Obama on Saturday of giving up on trying to fix the economy,...

  • August 26, 2012

    GOP cancels first day of convention due to Hurricane Isaac

    All the Republican's carefully scripted plans for the convention in Tampa got thrown for a loop when the Republican National Committee reluctantly canceled the first day of the GOP convention because of concerns for the safety of delegates. Hurricane...

  • August 26, 2012

    Chicago needs Wyatt Earp

    The last few days have seen an astonishing explosion of violence in the city of Chicago. Two nights ago, 4 were killed and 15 wounded in a spree where 13 of those victims were shot in just 1/2 an hour. Last night, one was killed and 16 wounded in ano...

  • August 26, 2012

    Massacre outside of Damascus

    The bodies of 320 men, women, and children were found in houses and basements in a suburb outside of Damascus. They had been killed "execution style" by Syrian government troops in house to house searches. Reuters: In the town of Daraya to the south...

  • August 25, 2012

    Anti-Obama movie '2016' opens a shocking #3 in the country

    The anti-Obama movie "2016" is making a splash at the box office, although there are industry reasons why this is so. What is surprising, however, is that the film is playing at 1/3 fewer theaters across North American than other, more marketable act...

  • August 25, 2012

    Left goes ballistic over Romney birther joke

    About all I can say is, lighten up people! It was a teeny, tiny little jab at Obama that the left is blowing up into the greatest insult ever given in any campaign in history. Or -- it's "code" for the racists. Or -- it shows that Romney is a birther...

  • August 25, 2012

    Romney's favorability rating improves in new CNN poll

    Mitt Romney's favorable rating has hung in the high 30's/low40's for most of this campaign season. But a new CNN poll shows that not only is the race tied, but that Romney's image may be improving with the voter. With three days to go until the star...

  • August 25, 2012

    70% of Obama Twitter followers are fake

    Hope, change,...and fraud. USA Today: President Obama's Twitter account has 18.8 million followers -- but more than half of them really don't exist, according to reports. A new Web tool has determined that 70% of Obama's crowd includes "fake follo...

  • August 25, 2012

    Drone strike may have killed Haqqani leader

    Pakistani military officials are saying that a CIA drone strike earlier this week killed a leading figure in the Haqqani network. Badruddin Haqqani, head of the group's smuggling operations, may have been taken out when the car he was riding in was h...

  • August 25, 2012

    Iran trying to cover up work at nuke site

    The long suspected nuclear site is located on the Parchin military base, which is why the Iranians claim that the IAEA has no business inspecting it. Now it appears that the Iranians are in the process of cleaning it up in naticipation that inspector...

  • August 25, 2012

    Neil Armstrong dead at 82

    The first man to walk on the surface of another world is dead. American Neil Armstrong, who walked on the surface of the moon on July 21, 1969, died Saturday afternoon following complications from heart bypass surgery. NBC News: Neil Armstrong, the ...

  • August 24, 2012

    Germany, France talking tough to Greece

    Greece is trying to wiggle out of its commitments to bring down its massive budget deficit in two years, wanting to stretch the time period out to four. But the two biggest economies in Europe, Germany and France, are sending a message to Greece that...

  • August 24, 2012

    Syrian refugee crisis getting out of control

    This is what happens when you start bombing and shelling big cities. Reuters: Syrian army bombardments killed 21 people in a Damascus suburb on Friday in an intensifying civil war that the U.N. refugee agency said had prompted more than 200,000...

  • August 24, 2012

    Durable goods orders drop for 4th month out of last 5

    Bad news all around for American factories. Two leading indices have dropped for the 4th time in 5 months while last month's dismal numbers have been revised downward. Bloomberg: Signs that U.S. manufacturing is faltering emerged from a report Frid...

  • August 23, 2012

    GOP Convention theme: 'We Built This!'

    It seems a clever way to hammer home Obama's biggest gaffe of the campaign season. Make the president's "you didn't build that" quote into a theme for the GOP convention that will be held in Tampa next week (as long as the weather doesn't scuttle the...

  • August 23, 2012

    'A Nation Adrift From the Rule of Law'

    Excellent piece in the Wall Street Journal by David Keel, a professor at the University of Pennsylvania, about how the idea of the rule of law has been gutted over the last few years: Consider the litigation that led to the recent $25 billion Nation...

  • August 23, 2012

    Limited convention coverage by networks may keep Ann Romney off the air

    The former "Big Three" networks are ready to sock it to Republicans during the convention next week. They plan on offering only one hour -- that's right, one hour -- of coverage for each night Tuesday-Thursday. And they plan on ignoring Monday night ...

  • August 23, 2012

    Typical: Energy loan watchdog an Obama donor

    Yes, but I'm sure the guy is completely non-partisan and fair, right? Associated Press: A veteran Wall Street executive who performed an independent review that exonerated the Obama administration's program of loans to energy companies contributed...

  • August 23, 2012

    Academic model predicts big Romney win

    Few pollsters are predicting an electoral landslide for Romney, but two academics from the University of Colorado have run the numbers through a statistical model they built and found Mitt Romney to be the clear winner in November. LA Times: Campaig...

  • August 22, 2012

    Ron Paul supporters will strike a deal with establishment GOP

    I imagine this won't sit well with a lot of the true believers, but if you want to have a seat at the table, you have to play the game. CNN: A stand off between Ron Paul supporters and the Republican National Committee over convention delegates app...

  • August 22, 2012

    The titanic denial of Todd Akin

    One wonders what kind of cocoon Todd Akin has been living in these last few days. ABC News George Stephanopoulos sat down with the congressman and what became plain is that Akin hasn't a clue how badly he screwed up: "We've given this a lot of thoug...

  • August 20, 2012

    US drones may be after a high value target in Pakistan

    Bill Roggio of Small Wars Journal reports that the US has launched three separate drone strikes in North Waziristan in the last 24 hours, indicating that perhaps, we are going after a high value terrorist: In the first of the two most recent strikes...

  • August 20, 2012

    Obama campaign not the well oiled machine we're led to believe

    A new E-book out today by reporters at Politico describes an Obama campaign in disarray and sometimes at each other's throats. More than 2 dozen interviews with current and former staffers on the campaign reveals personal rivalries, lack of coordinat...

  • August 20, 2012

    Should Todd Akin withdraw from the Missouri Senate race?

    I wrote last night on PJ Media's Tatler that Akin's remarks about abortion and rape were among "the most ignorant and damaging statement I've ever heard a politician utter." Explaining his no-exceptions policy on abortions, Akin was asked why he op...

  • August 20, 2012

    Cornyn demands answers from Pentagon about Russian sub in the Gulf

    The story about a Russian sub cruising for several weeks undetected in the Gulf of Mexico appeared in the Washington Free Beacon. A Russian nuclear-powered attack submarine armed with long-range cruise missiles operated undetected in the Gulf of Me...

  • August 20, 2012

    After holiday lull, Assad resumes shelling of Aleppo

    The Eid-al-fitr which began Sunday and which marks the end of Ramadan is a cause for celebration among the world's Muslims. But activists in Syria report that the country is in no mood to celebrate after 18 months of relentless violence. After a brie...

  • August 20, 2012

    The most generous states in America: Republican and religious

    Surveys have shown this phenomena before, but this study by The Chronicle of Philanthropy seems very thorough. ABC News: Which states are more generous about giving money to charities? Red or blue states? A report by The Chronicle of Philanthropy, ...

  • August 20, 2012

    USS Constitution sets sail in Boston Harbor

    For only the second time in 130 years, the USS Constitution, the oldest commissioned warship in the world, sailed under her own power, marking the 200th anniversary of her famous battle with the HMS Guerriere where the ship earned her nickname, "Old ...

  • August 19, 2012

    How long before the attacks on Paul Ryan's mother begin?

    Politico calls 78 year old Betty Ryan Douglas "the newest face of the Medicare wars." And she represents a clear and present danger to the Democrats and the Obama campaign. Mrs. Douglas appeared with her son yesterday at The Villages retirement commu...

  • August 19, 2012

    Ryan better qualified to serve as president: Rasmussen

    A Rasmussen poll out today shows that likely voters believe Paul Ryan is better qualified to serve as president than Joe Biden. Voters are evenly divided as to whether Paul Ryan or Joe Biden is better qualified to serve as president. Not surprising...

  • August 19, 2012

    Great news! Our Iraqi allies helping Iran skirt sanctions

    There's no earthly reason for Iraq to help Iran avoid western sanctions except to stick a finger in America's eye. New York Times: When President Obama announced last month that he was barring a Baghdad bank from any dealings with the American bank...

  • August 19, 2012

    Is the Muslim Brotherhood crucifying opponents of Morsi? (Updated)

    This story is hard to believe but comes to us from multiple sources, including the usually reliable Ray Ibrahim. The problem is that the original report is from the Arab media. And while Ray, no doubt, faithfully translated the stories, there is no r...

  • August 19, 2012

    Will Syria become ungovernable?

    Dominic Evans writing for Reuters: Escalating violence and a vicious cycle of retaliation could leave Syria ungovernable even if a winner finally emerges from President Bashar al-Assad's battle with rebels. Nearly a year and a half since the uprisi...

  • August 18, 2012

    Republican convention to focus on Romney's professionalism

    Mitt Romney's personal approval ratings are still in negative territory, having remained fairly static in recent months. The Obama campaign of personal destruction has had something to do with that and it leaves the GOP in a quandary regarding what t...

  • August 18, 2012

    Unemployment rises in swing states in July

    The unemployment rate rose in almost all states in July -- more evidence of the weakness and fragility of the Obama "recovery." Reuters: Unemployment rates rose in July from June in almost all states, including those where the presidential electio...

  • August 18, 2012

    Lebanon close to the edge of chaos as Syrian civil war rages on

    This was invevitable given the factionalization of Lebanon, divided as it is between Sunnis and Shias, with a large Christian population that is itself divided. What divides them is Syria and the civil war that continues to rage. Riots have broken ou...

  • August 18, 2012

    Algerian succeeds Annan as point man for UN efforts in Syria

    Algerian diplomat Lakhdar Brahimi has been named to succeed former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan as UN and the Arab League Special Envoy to Syria. He is charged with halting the civil war -- an "impossible mission" according to one French diplomat....

  • August 17, 2012

    GM headed for bankruptcy - again?

    Louis Woodhill of Forbes: President Obama is proud of his bailout of General Motors.  That's good, because, if he wins a second term, he is probably going to have to bail GM out again.  The company is once again losing market s...

  • August 17, 2012

    Obama thinking of tapping the Strategic Petroleum Reserve

    Because nothing is worse in an election season than rising gas prices. Reuters: The White House is "dusting off old plans" for a potential release of oil reserves to dampen prices and prevent high energy costs from undermining sanctions against Iran...

  • August 17, 2012

    More Ryan fallout: CNN moves Wisconsin to 'toss up state'

    It isn't all due to Romney's choice of Wisconsinite Paul Ryan as his running mate. The Badger state has been trending GOP in recent elections thanks to a plethora of good candidates and excellent organizations. Not only has Wisconsin elected a Republ...

  • August 17, 2012

    New accounting rules to expose pension funding gaps

    State and local governments will no longer be able to fudge the numbers on their underfunded pensions for workers. Moody's will issue new guidelines to force governments to report their pension obligations more honestly. Washington Post: For the wor...

  • August 16, 2012

    Brewer denies public benefits to illegals given work permits under modified DREAM act

    Arizona Governor Jan Brewer has issued an executive order that would deny drivers licenses and other public benefits to illegal aliens who obtain work permits under the Obama DREAM act policy. Fox News: In an executive order, Brewer said she was rea...

  • August 16, 2012

    AL Congressman who supported Obama in 2008 to speak at GOP convention

    Former Democratic Congressman Artur Davis, who recently declared himself a Republican, will deliver a speech at the GOP convention in Tampa later this month. Washington Post: Davis, 44, who served in the House as a Democrat from Alabama from 2003 t...

  • August 16, 2012

    Ecuador grants Julian Assange asylum

    The left wing Ecuadoran government gave Wikileaks founder Julian Assange asylum and set the stage for a diplmoatic row with Great Britain. Assange took refuge in the Ecuadoran embassy in London in June and the British government has made it clear if ...

  • August 15, 2012

    McMahon, Thompson win GOP Senate primaries

    Linda McMahon, who lost a bid for a Connecticut Senate seat in 2010, will make another try in 2012 after easily winning a primary contest against moderate former House member Chris Shays. In defeating Christopher Shays, a former United States repr...

  • August 15, 2012

    Special Ops group takes on Obama claims regarding Bin Laden

    This won't be as big as the Swift Boat effort, simply because the killing of Osama bin Laden is not as central to Obama's campaign as was Kerry's military service to his. But if what Reuters is reporting is true, it is going to make for some uncomfo...

  • August 15, 2012

    Romney takes off the gloves

    Whatever you may have thought of the presidential race previously as far as the depths to which it could descend, you ain't seen nothing yet. Mitt Romney, building on Joe Biden's ugly racial smear in North Carolina, has accused Obama of running a cam...

  • August 14, 2012

    Christie to deliver keynote address at GOP convention

    An excellent choice. Christie is not a bombthrower or name caller, but he is an extremely forceful, even combative speaker. And for you fans of red meat attacks, I'm sure he won't disappoint. USA Today: The choice of Christie as the keynoter, set to...

  • August 14, 2012

    Anonymous GOP 'pros' tell Politico Ryan pick a 'disaster'

    There is little doubt that Mitt Romney rolled the dice by choosing Paul Ryan as his running mate. Everyone knows what the Democrats and Obama are capable of doing. The outright lies told about Ryan's budget plan already - that seniors will be kicked ...

  • August 14, 2012

    French riots in Amiens by 'unknown youths'

    I understand the sensitivity about naming Muslims as the culprits in some serious riots that broke out in the northern  city of Amiens in France last night. Blaming a group with little proof would only worsen the situation. But who lives in the ...

  • August 14, 2012

    28 dead, up to 100 injured in Afghan suicide bomb attacks

    What issue are both President Obama and Mitt Romney avoiding like the plauge? The war in Afghanistan, of course. And one reason they are silent about it is becuase things are getting worse. Reuters: Three suicide bombers killed at least 28 people a...

  • August 13, 2012

    Conservatives rally to Romney-Ryan ticket

    From William Jacobson's  Legal Insurrection blog: From reader Tim who is at the Romney-Ryan appearance in High Point, North Carolina: Going into the doors. Holy moly I can't believe the people. One picture is the front of the line, one picture ...

  • August 13, 2012

    Syrian rebels call for no-fly zone

    Two days after the US and Turkey hinted that they would be willing to set up a no fly zone in Syria to help the rebels, the head of the civilian Syria National Council called for "safe zones" to be established near the Turkish border. Reuters: Abdel...

  • August 13, 2012

    Big Wisconsin homecoming for Ryan

    Thousands of Wisconsinites jammed the Waukesha County Exposition Center to welcome favorite son Paul Ryan back to his birthplace. The Wisconsin Reporter: The audience surpassed that of Gov. Scott Walker's recall victory rally, also held at the Expo ...

  • August 13, 2012

    Spanish and Italian commercial real estate markets meltdown

    My jaw dropped when I read this Financial Times report on the commercial real estate markets in Spain and Italy: The Spanish and Italian commercial property markets have all but collapsed with the number of transactions in both countries falling m...

  • August 12, 2012

    A laundry list of broken promises

    As Mitt Romney pivots his campaign toward a discussion of budget and fiscal issues, the Republican National Committee has trotted out the tried and true weapon to use against incumbents; a list of broken promises. Fox News: The tally sheets on Presi...

  • August 12, 2012

    Can the GOP pick up a Senate seat in Hawaii?

    Former Hawaian Governor Linda Lingle easily won the Republican Senate primary and will take on Democrat Mazie Hirono in November. It will be a rematch of their 2002 gubernatorial contest that Lingle won and went on to serve 2 terms in the statehouse ...

  • August 12, 2012

    Will public ignorance of Ryan and government in general doom the GOP?

    As government and society become more complex. more and more Americans throw up their hands and say, "It's too much for me, I'm going to tune it out." The consequences of that widespread attitude is that complex issues like Medicare reform and balanc...

  • August 12, 2012

    Morsi courts trouble again; orders two top generals to retire

    Egypt's President Mohammed Morsi has engineered another dangerous confrontation with the military council that holds most of the power in the country. On Sunday, he fired the nation's two top generals, including Field Marshall Hussein Tantawi who hea...

  • August 12, 2012

    Romney campaign raises $3.5 million in first 24 hrs after Ryan pick

    If nothing else, Romney's choice of running mate is going to be a bonanza for his fundraising. CNN: Following the roll out of his vice presidential pick, Mitt Romney's fundraising numbers got a Republican enthusiasm-fueled boost. On Sunday, Andrea S...

  • August 11, 2012

    Budget deficit at $974 billion for the year

    The Obama administration added $70 billion more to the budget deficit in July, guaranteeing that the fiscal year, which ends September 30, will see the 5th straight trillion dollar plus deficit. Associated Press: The U.S. federal budget deficit incr...

  • August 11, 2012

    US accuses Hezb'allah of being deeply involved in Syrian civil war

    Most of the evidence of Hezb'allah involvement in the Syrian civil war has been anecdotal, or from the opposition. But the US government claims it has evidence the terrorist group's deep involvement in the war. New York Times: The United States accu...

  • August 11, 2012

    Ryan and Obama have mixed it up before

    In Paul Ryan, Mitt Romney is getting someone who hasn't been afraid to mix it up with the president of the United States. The Washington Times recalls some of the harsh words both men have used: Last year, liberal activists produced a campaign vide...

  • August 11, 2012

    Ryan: 'We won't duck the tough issues...we will lead'

    A good first speech from Paul Ryan, although public speaking is not one of his fortes. Romney didn't choose him for his crowd pleasing abilities, however. By choosing Ryan, Mr. Romney sends a clear signal to the Democrats and Obama; this election is ...

  • August 11, 2012

    Obama's predictable first shot at Ryan

    You might recall that President Obama harbors no love for Rep. Paul Ryan after the wonkish congressman sliced apart Obamacare during the 2010 health care summit. And, of course, the president and the Democrats spent the entire 2010 campaign running a...

  • August 11, 2012

    US weighs 'no fly zone' for Syria

    Reuters is reporting that the US and Turkey are contemplating the establishment of "no fly zones" in Syria in order to assist the rebels: "Our intelligence services, our military have very important responsibilities and roles to play so we are going...

  • August 11, 2012

    Has Obama gotten a new, more worrisome NIE on Iran?

    The last National Intelligence Estimate on Iran's nuclear program was in 2007. It was notable for saying that Iran had given up on building a bomb back in 2003 but continued research into a weapon. It also noted that Iran was unlikely to be able to b...

  • August 11, 2012

    6 US soldiers killed in 'rogue attacks' in Afghanistan

    Two separate incidents in Afghanistan led to 6 American soldiers being killed by "rogue attacks." Reuters: Three U.S. Marines have been shot dead by an Afghan worker on a military base in southern Afghanistan, in a deadly 24 hours for NATO-led forc...

  • August 10, 2012

    Allen West attack ad depicts him punching a white woman

    You can't call this kind of thing gutter politics. You do a disservice to the gutter. The Shark Tank: The American Sunrise PAC has launched its first attack ad against Congressman Allen West. The political action committee was founded by the fathe...

  • August 9, 2012

    100 Million Americans now on some form of welfare

    The future? Or simply the high point of dependency before a reverse? That's what the election will be about. The Weekly Standard: A new chart set to be released later today by the Republican side of the Senate Budget Committee details a startling st...

  • August 9, 2012

    Unemployment applications drop slightly; trade deficit narrows

    First time claims for unemployment dropped 6,000 last week and the US trade deficit narrowed last month due to a drop in oil prices. The employment picture is still cloudy, however as the data suggests stability in the job market rather than the kind...

  • August 9, 2012

    Pelosi heard voices of suffragists at White House

    This does not appear to be a rhetorical flourish by the House minority leader. She is absolutely dead serious, as she tells a Women's Political Committee meeting: In the video Pelosi says, "He's (Bush) saying something to the effect of we're so gla...

  • August 9, 2012

    'Fiscal gap' grew by $11 trillion last year

    According to Bloomberg, the "Fiscal Gap" is the true measure of debt. The gap "is the present value difference between projected future spending and revenue. It captures all government liabilities, whether they are official obligations to service Tre...

  • August 8, 2012

    Cruz to get prime speaking slot at convention

    Texas GOP Senate hopeful Ted Cruz will get a prime time speaking spot at the Republican convention in Tampa later this month. CNN: Ted Cruz, who defeated an establishment backed candidate in last week's Texas Republican Senate primary, will receive...

  • August 8, 2012

    Rich Frenchmen might emigrate rather than pay Hollande's tax

    This New York Times story on the possible mass flight of the rich from France is an eye opener. A chill is wafting over France's business class as Mr. Hollande, the country's first Socialist president since François Mitterrand in the 1980s, press...

  • August 8, 2012

    Romney smeared but the media nitpicks GOP welfare ad

    This is pretty unbelievable -- even for the mainstream press. An ad came out yesterday that basically calls Mitt Romney a murderer. A steelworker who lost his job because of the Bain takeover in 2001 blames Romney for the death of his wife because he...

  • August 8, 2012

    Is it Romney's race to win?

    Jay Cost, one of the best political analysts around, thinks so: Slowly but surely, the party rebuilt itself into the coalition we know today - dominated by racial and ethnic minorities, upscale white liberals (especially activist groups like the e...

  • August 8, 2012

    Akin in MO and Hoekstra in MI to face incumbents in Senate races

    Primaries yesterday in Missouri and Michigan have produced a couple of strong candidates who will face off against Senate incumbents in November. In Missouri, Rep. Todd Akin bested two other candidates for the right to take on the Senate's most endan...

  • August 7, 2012

    Athlete tossed from Olympics for 'not trying'

    Is this the "true" Olympic spirit in the 21st century? Guardian: The Algerian 1500m medal contender Taoufik Makhloufi has been thrown out of the London Olympics for not trying in his 800m heat, the International Association of Athletics Federation...

  • August 7, 2012

    More 2008 Obama voters plan to switch sides than 2008 McCain voters

    Yes, it's buyer's remorse and it will probably be one of the deciding factors in the race this year. Gallup: Eighty-six percent of voters who say they voted for Barack Obama in 2008 are backing Obama again this year, a smaller proportion than the 9...

  • August 7, 2012

    Voting fraud? Sometimes, it changes history

    Democrats are crowding courtrooms across the country, fighting tooth and nail to eliminate reasonable laws to prevent fraud at the ballot box. As Byron York points out in the Examiner, sometimes, the consequences of voter fraud can change history: O...

  • August 7, 2012

    One in three doctors will not accept new Medicaid patients

    With Medicaid rolls ready to explode once Obamacare comes into full effect, it is significant to note that one in three US doctors say they will not accept any new Medicaid patients. And those are the ones who are willing to admit it. Millions of new...

  • August 7, 2012

    New Romney ad touts Obama's rollback of welfare reform

    This is one of Romney's better moves -- and it's nearly a month late. Last month, President Obama waved his magic executive order wand and did away with the work requirement for welfare -- a key part of the 1990's welfare reform. The newest Romney ad...

  • August 7, 2012

    Iran says it won't let Assad fall

    If the Assad regime begins to crumble, will Iran send in its own troops to prop it up? It's unknown to what lengths Iran will go to support its ally, but statements coming from Tehran hint that we must entertain the possibility that Iran will interve...

  • August 7, 2012

    Santorum, Jeb Bush, Rand Paul to speak at GOP convention

    Mitt Romney has made a smart move and included two speakers for the convention whose followers he needs to turn out in large numbers on election day. Rick Santorum and Rand Paul, representing two wings of the GOP -- social conservatives and libertari...

  • August 6, 2012

    Sikh temple gunman identified as ex-military

    A 40 year old ex-army soldier has been identified as the shooter in the Sikh temple massacre, sources have told Fox News. Wade Michael Page was, at one time, attached to Fort Bragg and is said to be "heavily tattooed." There are few other details abo...

  • August 6, 2012

    'Curiosity' Rover Lands on Mars

    If you didn't stay up late last night to watch the final descent of the Mars rover Curiosity to the surface, there's an excellent YouTube video of the last 25 minutes from NASA TV. What you missed was one of the most dramatic moments in NASA history....

  • August 6, 2012

    Syrian Prime Minister defects; reported to be in Jordan

    Rats are leaving the sinking ship that is the regime of Bashar Assad. Reuters is reporting that Syrian Prime Minister Riyad Hijab has defected with his family and is in Jordan, ready to join the opposition. Syrian state media is reporting that he was...

  • August 6, 2012

    Huckabee, McCain, Condi to headline GOP convention

    It appears that the GOP convention will feature a lot of Republican governors as speakers. This is in keeping with Romney's campaign which is selling the candidate as a competent, experienced leader willing to deal with the other side to solve our pr...

  • August 6, 2012

    Romney, RNC raise $101 million in July

    This is down slightly from their June total of $106 million, but nevertheless represents a very respectable haul. USA Today: The campaign, the Republican National Committee and state parties participating in his joint fundraising had $185.9 million ...

  • August 6, 2012

    Syrian rebels take 48 Iranian Rev Guards into custody

    Initially, Iran told the world that the 48 were "religious pilgrims." But members of the Free Syrian Army who have claimed responsibility for holding them says they're members of the elite Revolutionary Guards. New York Times: "They are Iranian thug...

  • August 5, 2012

    Wife of Rep. Jackson says husband 'completely debilitated' by depression

    The wife of US Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr. is talking and the congressman's constituents are finally getting some information about his illness. Chicago Sun Times: In an exclusive interview, Ald. Sandi Jackson (7th) walked Sneed through the dark days s...

  • August 5, 2012

    Harry Reid, attack dog

    The bespectacled Majority Leader has said some truly vicious things about Mitt Romney, including the unsubstantiated charged that he has not paid any taxes. But is this really out of character for him? One would think that congressional leaders shoul...

  • August 5, 2012

    Rep. Jackson's wife says the congressman is still 'very depressed' (updated)

    Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr.'s wife spoke to the media for the first time and gave an update on his condition. Jackson, who took a leave of absence in June, is under treatment for depression and related ailments at the Mayo Clinic. CNN: The wife of Rep. ...

  • August 5, 2012

    Economy needs 'something dramatic' says Romney

    Yes, but what? It doesn't help matters that making a statement like that and then not following up with a specific program only makes the candidate appear shallow and unready for the job. Washington Post: Mitt Romney is calling for "something dramat...

  • August 5, 2012

    Roseanne Barr, Cindy Sheehan head up Peace and Freedom Party ticket

    Well, those two certainly deserve each other. There's a problem, though: Will there be enough room on the stage for the candidates and their egos? Talk about a vanity campaign, we can look forward to the two biggest self promoting leftists in America...

  • August 4, 2012

    Tennessee Democrats disavow own Senate nominee

    Mark Clayton came out on top in a field of seven in the Tennessee Democratic party primary for US Senate on Tuesday. On Friday, his own party disowned him. Daily Caller: The Tennessee Democratic Party disavowed its own U.S. Senate nominee Friday, a...

  • August 4, 2012

    Clint Eastwood endorses Romney

    Remember all those nasty things conservatives were saying about Clint Eastwood after his "Halftime in America" commercial at the Super Bowl, which appeared to be a sop to Obama? You may now start walking back your criticisms. Reuters: Mitt Romney mu...

  • August 4, 2012

    Battle for Aleppo rages in Syria

    Rebels of the Free Syrian Army are so far managing to maintain a perilous hold on several key neighborhoods in the city of Aleppo - Syrian's largest and the commercial center of the country. But the Syrian army is building up a massive armored force ...

  • August 4, 2012

    Mars Rover 'Curiosity' set for hair raising descent to the surface tomorrow night

    NASA, who knows a thing or two about space PR, is calling the latest Mars probe's descent to the surface "7 Minutes of Terror." And why not? It's never been tried before, and given the track record for Mars landers, it is more than possible that it w...

  • August 4, 2012

    Truman grandson visits Hiroshima memorial

    Harry Truman went to his grave insisting he made the right decision to use the atomic bomb to end the war. He never wavered, never questioned, and, as he said many times, he never lost any sleep over the decision. Now, one of his grandsons has taken ...

  • August 3, 2012

    Obama campaign sues to restrict voting by military (Update: We are withdrawing this story)

    If requiring a citizen to show a picture ID to vote is "suppressing the vote," what does it mean when the Obama campaign really makes an effort to prevent our soldiers from voting? Breitbart: President Barack Obama, along with many Democrats, likes...

  • August 3, 2012

    The Return of TOTUS

    The famous Teleprompter of the United States made a triumphant return to the campaign of President Barack Obama. The experiment to wean Obama off the machine failed in spectacular fashion when, without the benefit of a prepared script, the president ...

  • August 2, 2012

    Reid doubles down on hearsay tax charges against Romney

    This is indicative of the way politics is played today -- pedal to the metal, full tilt, guns blazing, and without remorse or apology. Harry Reid said last week that somebody who invested at Bain Capital told him that Romney hadn't paid any income ta...

  • August 2, 2012

    Syrian rebels use captured heavy weapons against Assad's forces

    A few tanks and pieces of artillery makes all the difference in a local engagement. But what it means for the rebels fighting outside Damascus, Homs, Hama and other Syrian cities is less clear. If the rebels prove themselves by seizing Aleppo, will i...

  • August 2, 2012

    Egypt spokesman: Morsi never sent friendly letter to Peres

    If I were Morsi, I'd withdraw the letter too. This is what got Anwar Sadat killed -- saying nice things about the Israelis. Haaretz: The spokesman for Egyptian president Mohammed Morsi on Tuesday denied reports that Morsi has sent a letter to Isra...

  • August 1, 2012

    Happy 'Chick-fil-a Appreciation Day'

    It's Mike Huckabee's idea, and it's a nice "in your face" slap back at the righteous liberals who proclaim their love of the 1st Amendment and then undercut the notion of freedom of speech and religion by punishing anyone who doesn't believe as they ...

  • July 31, 2012

    Happy Birthday Milton Friedman: The Man Who Saved Capitalism

    Today marks the 100th anniversary of economist Milton Friedman's birth and the Wall Street Journal - where Friedman penned some of his wisest columns - has an excellent retrospective on the Nobel laureate's work by Stephen Moore: In the 1960s, Fried...

  • July 31, 2012

    What's going on at GM?

    Mickey Kaus is piecing together some media stories and discovers that GM is in a virtual meltdown, personnel wise: This wasn't supposed to happen until Nov. 7: It's like the last act of Titus Andronicus over at GM corporate headquarters. Two weeks a...

  • July 31, 2012

    Lech Walesa emphatically endorses Mitt Romney

    The old freedom fighter still looks spry at 68 and, if nothing else, may have gotten Romney a few votes in the Great Lakes states where ethnic Poles congregate. Politico: Walesa, in a clearly prepared move, effectively endorsed the presumptive GOP ...

  • July 31, 2012

    Federal court finds Justice Department appointees interfered in New Black Panther Party prosecution

    Despite DoJ claims to the contrary, a federal judge has found that political appointees at Justice interfered in the prosecution of New Black Panther Party members who intimidated and prevented voters from voting in Philadelphia during the 2008 elect...

  • July 30, 2012

    J-Post: 'Romney a True Friend of Israel'

    By most accounts, Mitt Romney hit it out of the park yesterday in his speech before the Jerusalem Foundation. Daniel Pipes called it "a stem winder" and "remarkable." Barry Rubin sensed Romney's sincerity: Speaking to an often-cheering group of abou...

  • July 30, 2012

    New book alleges Obama delayed Bin Laden decision 3 times before strike

    A new book by investigative reporter Richard Miniter alleges that President Obama canceled the raid on Osama bin Laden's compound three times before finally giving the go ahead for the mission. Each time, the president canceled on the advice of his t...

  • July 30, 2012

    Cruz ahead in late polling for Texas senate runoff

    Considering where Ted Cruz started, and even where he was after the first round of voting, a victory by the Tea Party-backed candidate would be a major upset. PPP: PPP's final poll of the Republican Senate runoff in Texas finds Ted Cruz opening up ...

  • July 30, 2012

    Unpleasant electoral college math for Romney

    With less than 100 days to go before the election, President Obama has a decisive advantage in 12 swing states that would give him a comfortable margin of victory in the electoral college if the election were held today. The Hill: The crucial battle...

  • July 30, 2012

    200,000 flee Aleppo as fighting rages

    This kind of urban fighting has rarely been seen since World War II simply because the risk to civilians is too high. But for the Syrian military, that doesn't enter into their calculations as they are continuously pounding rebel positions with heav...

  • July 29, 2012

    DC Mayor calls Chick-fil-A 'Hate Chicken'

    You'd think all these Democratic mayors would have better things to do than get themselves worked up about a businessman expressing his personal opinion about gay marriage. Their schools are a disgrace, the crime rate is appalling, there is corruptio...

  • July 29, 2012

    Romney would back Israeli Iran strike says aide

    This gives Romney a leg up on Obama who has refused to say that he would back Israel's play on Iran if it comes to that. FoxNews: "If Israel has to take action on its own, in order to stop Iran from developing the capability, the governor would res...

  • July 29, 2012

    Obamacare will exacerbate doctor shortages

    Just another "unintended consequence" of the worst legislation in American history. New York Times: In the Inland Empire, an economically depressed region in Southern California, President Obama's health care law is expected to extend insurance cove...

  • July 29, 2012

    The mystery of the Olympics: Empty seats at sold out venues

    The scenes have been surreal. At some of the highest profile Olympic events, hundreds of empty seats have appeared on televisions, outraging many who were told the events were sold out. Reuters: Dispiriting images of rows of vacant rows at football ...

  • July 29, 2012

    What to do about Syria's chemical weapons if Assad falls

    It's a question that looms larger the weaker the Syrian regime becomes. That's because the number one candidate to acquire those weapons is Hezb'allah. They would be the most organized of any terrorist group and would no doubt get help from their pay...

  • July 29, 2012

    Sen. McCaskill trails GOP challengers badly in Missouri

    Even the weakest GOP senate primary candidate bests the incumbent by 5 points. National Journal: Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) trails all three of her potential Republican rivals, according to a new survey conducted for two Missouri news outlets, ...

  • July 28, 2012

    The Real Olympic Spirit

    The Lebanese judo team showed up at its practice venue and discovered they would be sharing the facility with another team. What do you think they should have done? 1. Walk over and introduce themselves in a friendly manner in keeping with the "Olymp...

  • July 28, 2012

    CNN President resigning

    CNN's embattled leader, Jim Walton, will resign at the end of the year, according to a report on the media site Fishbowl: CNN President Jim Walton, who has been with the company for 30 years, has announced that he's resigning. He will remain with ...

  • July 28, 2012

    'You didn't build that' has Obama team panicking

    Mitt Romney has retaken the lead from President Obama in the latest Rasmussen tracking poll: The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Friday shows Mitt Romney attracting 49% of the vote, while President Obama earns support from 4...

  • July 27, 2012

    Romney's first foreign policy foray a disaster

    I suppose I could spin it and say it really wasn't that bad, and that the British press exaggerates everything. Both points are valid. Romney didn't say anyting fatal, nor does anyone imagine the tabloid editors in England as anything but gutter merc...

  • July 27, 2012

    GDP estimate for Q2 show anemic growth

    The first GDP estimates for the second quarter are out and it doesn't look good for the economy. The BLS notes the economy grew at an anemic 1.5% after an adjusted first quarter rise  from 1.9% to 2.0%. Real gross domestic product -- the output...

  • July 27, 2012

    Border patrol agents incensed at Obama DREAM policy

    This is pretty incredible. The union representing border patrol agents is castigating the Obama administration over the exploitation of the president's new DREAM policy by some illegal immigrants. Fox News: Union heads representing thousands of Amer...

  • July 26, 2012

    The truth about flash mob racial violence

    Keeping a lid on the explosive nature of flash mob violence in our largest cities is very difficult - especially since the fuse has already been lit. AT's political correspondent Rich Baehr points us to this interview at Frontpagemag.com with Colin F...

  • July 26, 2012

    Rahmbo: 'Chick-fil-a values not Chicago values'

    I think Mayor Emanuel is on to something here. By all accounts, Chick-fil-A is a well run, honest business. And Chicago? Well...let's just say no one has ever used to the word "honest" to describe city government -- or anyone who does business with t...

  • July 26, 2012

    Durable goods orders fall in June

    The slowdown in factory orders for durable goods is another warning sign that the economy may be slipping back into recession. Reuters: New orders for a range of long-lasting manufactured goods fell in June and a gauge of planned business spendi...

  • July 26, 2012

    Aleppo braces for 'Mother of all battles'

    While fighting rages in Syria's largest city of Aleppo, the pro-regime media is telling residents "You ain't seen nothing yet." Australian Broadcast Company: Fighting raged in parts of Syria's most populous city through the night and into Thursday, ...

  • July 25, 2012

    Obamacare to cost slightly less after SCOTUS ruling: CBO

    Like all CBO estimates, they're only as good as the numbers they are given. In this case, they are even less reliable because they are guessing about the number of states that opt out of Medicaid coverage under Obamacare. New York Times: While it is...

  • July 25, 2012

    The turn of Aleppo

    Reports now of an armored column moving toward Syrias's largest city and commercial hub Aleppo. If they give the same treatment to Aleppo that Syria's army just gave Damascus, it is going to be bloody indeed. MSNBC: Syria sent thousands of troops su...

  • July 25, 2012

    Prominent dissidents arrested at funeral in Cuba of rights activist

    No respect by the Castro boys for the living or the dead. Fox News: Several opposition activists were detained Tuesday as prominent Cuban dissident Oswaldo Paya, who died last weekend in a traffic accident, was buried in Havana's Colon Cemetery. M...

  • July 24, 2012

    CFL bulbs cause skin damage

    Yes, but think of all the energy we'll be saving. Daily Caller: New research funded by the National Science Foundation has scientists warning consumers about the potentially harmful effects energy-saving CFL light bulbs can have on skin. The warni...

  • July 24, 2012

    Another year, another trillion dollars of debt

    Despite it being only the end of the 3rd fiscal quarter, the federal government has already accumulated $1 trillion more in debt. That makes 2012 the 5th straight year of adding at least a trillion dollar to our national debt. CNS: By the end of the...

  • July 23, 2012

    Most blame Obama for bad economy: Hill Poll

    It's only one poll and there was multiple choices to make, but this is the first poll I can recall where the president receives the lion's share of blame for the bad economy. The Hill: Two-thirds of likely voters say the weak economy is Washington's...

  • July 23, 2012

    Unprecedented NCAA sanctions for Penn State

    Penn State was hit with "unprecedented" sanctions by the NCAA that will reduce the national football powerhouse to near poverty and damage the program for many years to come. The NCAA has hit Penn State with a $60 million sanction, a four-year foot...

  • July 23, 2012

    Spain may need sovereign bailout

    At present, the EU is bailing out Spain's banking sector to the tune of about $120 billion. But that's a drop in the bucket if Spain needs a bailout of its economy. And given the signs from Spain's economically autonomous regions, it could be that th...

  • July 23, 2012

    Australian foreign minister tells Romney that leaders see 'America in decline'

    So much for "soft power," "smart power," and "resets." The fact is, America is in a decline by choice and most foreign leaders recognize it. MSNBC: Australia's foreign minister privately warned Sunday that foreign leaders see "America in decline," ...

  • July 22, 2012

    CIA racing to find Syria's WMD

    There appears to be some urgency to the CIA's mission to find Syria's chemical and biological weapons stash. When you consider how active Al-Qaeda in Iraq has been in Syria as well as the Muslim Brotherhood, you can understand why. The Daily Beast: ...

  • July 22, 2012

    Paterno statue comes down

    After weeks of sepculation, Penn State's President Rod Erickson ordered the statue of iconic football coach Joe Paterno removed from it's perch near Beaver Stadium. Associated Press: The famed statue of Joe Paterno was taken down from outside the Pe...

  • July 22, 2012

    Iowahawk on the 'Genesis' of government

    There are so many goodies in this Iowahawk satire that it hardly seems fair to cherry pick a few examples. No set up is really needed. You will recognize immediately the provenance of his writing: 1 In the beginning Govt created the heavens and the ...

  • July 22, 2012

    Police now looking for 'person of interest' in Colorado massacre

    Since the attack occurred, there have been questions about how James Holmes, the alleged murderer, was able to access an emergency door that allowed him to enter the theater. Could someone have opened the door for him? Police aren't saying anything, ...

  • July 22, 2012

    US now looks to bring down Assad regime

    The bombing that killed 4 of President Assad's top aides appear to have convinced the Obama administration to abandon its efforts at a diplomatic resolution to the Syrian crisis, and go for regime change. Sydney Morning Herald: THE Obama administrat...

  • July 21, 2012

    The President orders flags flown at half staff in memory of Colorado shooting victims

    It's hard not to see the hand of politics in this, but there were some soldiers among the dead and wounded so even if you can't get past Obama's cynicism, accept the fact that flying the flags at half staff honors everyone who lost their lives. The p...

  • July 21, 2012

    George W. Bush to skip GOP convention

    George Bush is a proud man but I'll bet no one had to tell him that he wouldn't be welcome at the Republican convention. His opponents would never give him credit, but Bush's post presidency has been one of dignity and restraint -- unlike Clinton and...

  • July 21, 2012

    Lest we forget: 43 years ago today Apollo 11 touched down on the moon

    A thousand years from now, no one will care about the debate over Obamacare, or gun control, or Mitt Romney, or any other event or person from the last 50 years. Except the moon landing, of course. It was 43 years ago today that Apollo 11 touched dow...

  • July 21, 2012

    Iran linked to 9 plots against Israel

    Reuters is reporting in an exclusive that the New York police have evidence of 9 terror plots by Iranian Revolutionary Guards or their proxies that target Israelis or Israeli interests around the world. New York police believe Iranian Revolutionary ...

  • July 21, 2012

    207 drones operating in US air space

    There are currently 106 federal, state, and local agencies operating 207 drones in US skies. And the question being askled is, are there good enough safeguards on the rapidly proliferating use of drones in law enforcement? Beyond the constitutional i...

  • July 21, 2012

    Assad's forces attack rebel-held districts in Aleppo

    Next to Damascus, Aleppo is the second most important city in Syria. It is the largest city in the country and a vital commercial hub. Two days ago, the rebels seized two key districts in the city and today, the army counterattacked trying to dislodg...

  • July 21, 2012

    Unemployment up in 6 battleground states

    It is possible to make too much of the raw unemployment rate in a particular state. Far more important is the perception of the economy in an individual state among voters. So the fact that Iowa has a low unemployment rate at 5.2% doesn't mean as muc...

  • July 20, 2012

    12 dead, dozens injured in Colorado theater attack (updated)

    At a midnight showing of the new Batman movie, "The Dark Knight Rises," a gunmen burst into a theater in Colorado through an emergency exit and, after tossing gas cannisters, opened fire into the crowd killing at least 12 and injuring 38. AP: Police...

  • July 20, 2012

    Obama spends more time playing golf than in economics meetings

    I won't vouch for the absolute accuracy of this story, for the simple reason it is probable that the president spent time talking and thinking about the economy beyond meetings with his advisors. Still -- it's one of those fun facts that jabs at Obam...

  • July 20, 2012

    4th member of Assad's inner circle dies after bomb attack

    Syria's intelligence chief Hisham Bekhtyar has died of his wounds he recieved in the suicide bomb blast on Wednesday that killed 3 other members of his inner circle. Reuters: A fourth member of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's inner circle died o...

  • July 20, 2012

    ABC's Brian Ross apologizes for blaming Colorado shooting on the right

    They used to fire reporters for making such wild, unsubstantiated charges on the air. Or send the offender to the overnight desk in Anchorage. But Brian Ross, the ABC reporter who suggested that the name "Jim Holmes" he found on a tea party website w...

  • July 19, 2012

    Romney tied with the president despite vicious, sustained attacks

    The latest snapshot poll from the New York Times/CBS News shows Mitt Romney in a statistical tie with the president, leading 45-43%. This despite weeks of unending attacks on Romney on his tax returns, Bain Capital, and his personal wealth. Obama is ...

  • July 19, 2012

    Canadians are now richer than Americans

    As Obama's policies continue to fail and bring the American economy out of the doldrums, the wealth of the average Canadian household has surpassed that of his American counterpart. And not just by a little, but by $40,000. US News: If you're thinki...

  • July 19, 2012

    Another solar bust for Obama

    Flush another $20 million down the toilet. A North Las Vegas solar company has gone belly up after receiving $6 million in tax credits and another $15 million in grants from the DoE. Man, these guys can sure pick 'em, can't they? Las Vegas Review-Jou...

  • July 19, 2012

    Is Henry Waxman in danger of losing his seat?

    First elected in 1974, Waxman has never had to so much as breathe hard to win elections to congress. But this time may be different as Politico explains: But in an interview, Waxman said he would be directing nearly all his money toward his own ree...

  • July 19, 2012

    Initial jobless claims spike to 384,000 last week

    After a week that saw initial unemployment claims fall to 350,000 -- a statistical fluke economists now say -- the number soared 34,000 to 384,000 -- a sign that job growth is simply not occurring. Reuters: Economists polled by Reuters had forecast ...

  • July 18, 2012

    Another budget deadline missed by the Obama administration

    As long as our president has his priorities straight, right? The Hill: The Obama administration has missed another annual budget deadline, failing to send Congress a mid-session budget review before July 16.The Office of Management and Budget (OMB...

  • July 18, 2012

    Syrian defense minister killed by suicide bomber

    This one hits close to home for Assad. Syrian defense minister, Daoud Rajha, and Asef Shawkat, the president's brother-in-law who was the deputy chief of staff of the Syrian military, were killed by a suicide bomber yesterday. New York Times: The B...

  • July 18, 2012

    Obama's 'Jobs Council' hasn't met for 6 months

    The White House Jobs Council -- a panel of prominent CEO's tasked with coming up with recommendations to spur job growth -- hasn't met for 6 months and have no plans to meet anytime soon. Maybe they think 8.2% unemployment is the best Obama can do. P...

  • July 18, 2012

    Rumor of the day: Chris Christie to deliver keynote speech at convention

    If true, this would rule Christie out of the running for veep. And if it's true, it is a master stroke. Politico: Former New Jersey reporter Josh Margolin reports in the NY Post: The word is going out quietly to Republican activists across New Jers...

  • July 18, 2012

    Half a million in Energy Department equipment bought with stim bill money is missing

    Maybe we should put the equipment on a milk carton. CNS News: An audit conducted by the Energy Department's Office of Inspector General was "unable to locate" $500,000 worth of equipment purchased with stimulus money by a recipient of funds distr...

  • July 18, 2012

    New Romney ad hits Obama over cronyism

    This is a little more like it. More please... Mitt Romney continued his war on President Barack Obama's ties to political donors, releasing a new television ad Wednesday that attacks the president for routing taxpayer dollars to supporters and ov...

  • July 17, 2012

    Obama trying to wean himself off teleprompter

    According to The Hill, President Obama will stop using his teleprompter for most campaign speeches and refer to hand written notes instead: At recent campaign events in Pennsylvania, Virginia and again Monday in Ohio, Obama spoke to crowds in high...

  • July 17, 2012

    Syrian rebels on the offensive in Damascus

    The Syrian rebels have brought the war home to Bashar Assad. A sustained offensive is underway in the Syrian capital of Damascus and Assad has responded by employing helicopter gunships. You know -- the helicopter gunships supplied by Russia who cont...

  • July 17, 2012

    Ramadan delays hearings for 9/11 suspects

    More delays in the trial at Guantanamo of the 9/11 plotters. This time, it's to allow the defendants to observe the last 10 days of Ramadan, the Muslim holy month. Reuters: The next hearing for five Guantanamo prisoners charged with plotting the ...

  • July 17, 2012

    Latest conspiracy theory from Iran: The west is causing drought

    Ah, yes. We've been discovered! Those Iranians are just too clever for us to put one over on them. AFP: The drought in southern Iran is part of a "soft war" launched against the Islamic republic by the West, the Fars news agency quoted an Iranian ...

  • July 16, 2012

    Disgraced Congressman considering run for NY Mayor

    Anthony Weiner, who was forced to resign from Congress for sending racy pictures over Twitter, is mulling a run for Mayor next year, according to the New York Post: Anthony Weiner's not shrinking from elected office. The disgraced former congressma...

  • July 16, 2012

    Obama's wedding registry fundraising gambit a total flop

    Not only are couples ignoring the idea of asking guests to contribute to the Obama campaign rather than buy a wedding gift, it has actually angered many event planners and couples. New York Post: "The number of links and stories about the announceme...

  • July 16, 2012

    Heavy fighting reported in Damascus

    The civil war is coming home to President Bashar Assad. The Syrian army and rebels clashed in a neighborhood close to the city center. New York Times: On Sunday, some of the heaviest fighting yet experienced in Damascus erupted in a neighborhood a...

  • July 16, 2012

    Is the Obama campaign in panic mode?

    Jennifer Rubin thinks so. And she makes a pretty good case for it. The Obama team knew months ago that the economy would not sufficiently improve before Election Day to justify his reelection. Its polling showed simply blaming President George W. ...

  • July 16, 2012

    Microsoft, NBC part ways on cable joint venture

    Say goodbye to MSNBC and hello to NBCNews.com. AP: Microsoft is pulling out of the joint venture that owned MSNBC.com, freeing the world's largest software maker to build its own online news service. The breakup announced late Sunday dissolves ...

  • July 16, 2012

    Retail sales fall 3rd month in a row

    Is it any wonder President Obama would rather talk about the non-issues surrounding Bain rather than the sinking economy? Reuters: Retail sales slipped 0.5 percent, the Commerce Department said on Monday. It was the first time sales had dropped i...

  • July 16, 2012

    North Korea purges military chief

    There has apparently been a power struggle between the military and new leader Kim Jong Un, and Kim has come out on top. VOA: North Korea has announced the removal of its military chief, a key advisor to leader Kim Jong Un. In a surprise radio anno...

  • July 15, 2012

    Hillary Clinton Meets with Egypt's President Mursi

    It's been a momentus week for President Mursi. He engineered a crisis with the military council by reconvening a parliament they had dissolved. He faced off with the Supreme Court when he said he would ignore their order to shut parliament down. And,...

  • July 15, 2012

    Security 'Fiasco' for London Olympics

    Anyone with tickets to an Olympic event might want to reconsider and watch the games on TV. Security arrangements are being referred to as a "fiasco" and a "meltdown" is occurring now that the revelations about how poorly trained the private guards h...

  • July 15, 2012

    FDA whistleblowers victims of snooping by agency

    This is remarkable - and a little frightening. The FDA was spying on some scientists who were raising a stink that some medical imaging devices were exposing people to too much radiation. They were criticizing the approval procedures of the FDA, whic...

  • July 15, 2012

    Will Egypt's new president end the Gaza blockade?

    President Mursi has had very little time to deal with anything except his own delicate position and the power sharing he must work out with the military. But Hamas seems fairly confident that eventually, Mursi will lift the blockade that has prevente...

  • July 15, 2012

    Obama: Not enough change in first term

    Not much hope either, but that's another story. CBS: "I think it's important to know we did an awful lot in the first four years," Mr. Obama told Rose when asked why he was seeking reelection. "But when I think about the next four years, what's un...

  • July 15, 2012

    Florida can use FBI database to check voter rolls

    Why there was resistance to this idea can only be explained by a desire by DoJ and the White House to allow illegal aliens to vote. AP: In a victory for Republicans, the federal government has agreed to let Florida use a law enforcement database to ...

  • July 15, 2012

    Will Ron Paul get to speak at GOP convention?

    After getting "smoked" at the Nebraska state convention, Ron Paul has failed to win the required number of delegates that would have forced the GOP national convention to allow him to speak. Politico: It looks like Ron Paul isn't going to be officia...

  • July 14, 2012

    Alaska sues EPA for jumping the gun on fuel regs

    Another power grab by the EPA. Reuters: The state of Alaska sued the Obama administration on Friday to block environmental regulations that would require ships sailing in southern Alaska waters to use low-sulfur fuel. The lawsuit, filed in U.S. Dist...

  • July 14, 2012

    Obama has turned off young voters

    It looks like 2012 turnout for voters 18-29 will mirror that of 2000 rather than 2004 or 2008. Gallup: Fifty-eight percent of U.S. registered voters aged 18 to 29 say they will "definitely vote" this fall, well below the current national average o...

  • July 13, 2012

    Flag ban at MA public housing complex

    Evidently one person complained to the housing authorities in Massachusetts over the 4th of July holiday and that was enough to get the government to ban the display of the American flag at the entire complex. Atlanta JC: Residents of a Massachusett...

  • July 13, 2012

    No - it won't be Condi for Veep

    Big Drudge headline this morning: Romney Narrows VP Choices: Condi Emerges as Frontrunner Late Thursday evening, Mitt Romney's presidential campaign launched a new fundraising drive, 'Meet The VP' -- just as Romney himself has narrowed the field o...

  • July 13, 2012

    Obama: My biggest mistake was that I didn't dumb down my speeches enough

    Actually, Ace says it better: Obama: I Regret Not Speaking Slower And Using Smaller Words. If I Had, You'd Realize How Lucky You Are I Let You Have Me As Your President However you want to put it, Barack Obama believes his biggest mistake during hi...

  • July 13, 2012

    FBI Reports: Zimmerman not a racist

    This information has come far too late to change the narrative of Zimmerman as a white racist who killed Trayvon Martin in cold blood. But for those who seek the truth, the Orlando Sentinel is reporting that the FBI released interviews conducted by t...

  • July 13, 2012

    Syria moves chemical weapons

    This is very worrisome, given Assad's precarious position and his desperation. Wall Street Journal: Syria has begun moving parts of its vast arsenal of chemical weapons out of storage facilities, U.S. officials said, in a development that has alar...

  • July 12, 2012

    House repeals Obamacare 244-185

    It was the 33rd vote the House GOP has forced on Obamacare repeal and for the 33rd time, the measure passed. Also for the 31st time, the senate will refuse to take up the bill which means we're back to square one. The Hill: The House voted again Wed...

  • July 12, 2012

    Syria's ambassador to Iraq defects to opposition

    The highest ranking Syrian diplomat to date has defected to the opposition. Nawaf Fares, Syrian ambassador to Iraq, announced at a press conference that he was joining the rebellion against President Assad. BBC: The move comes just a week after a Sy...

  • July 12, 2012

    Brits add 3,500 more troops to security for Olympic games

    Given the lead time organizers have to plan security, this last minute addition of 3,500 troops raises questions, according to the Wall Street Journal: Just two weeks before the Olympic Games begin here, the U.K. government said it is increasing th...

  • July 12, 2012

    Is Romney too rich to be president?

    Mitt Romney's wealth has made him a target of the Obama team's "Eat the Rich" campaign, but how is Mitt perceived by ordinary voters? Gallup: Three-quarters of registered voters say the fact that Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is wor...

  • July 12, 2012

    Graphics on how the welfare state is out of control

    James Pethokoukis at AIE blog has 6 charts that show the welfare state out of control. We won't reproduce them all here, but Pethokoukis gives a thumbnail sketch of what they show: The original purpose of Medicaid was to provide improved healthcare ...

  • July 12, 2012

    Romney drops the 'L-Word' on Obama

    Even a squishy old RINO like me has been wondering when Romney would get around to accusing the president of being a liar. The wait is over. Weekly Standard: "When a president doesn't tell the truth," the voiceover in the ad says. "How can we trust ...

  • July 11, 2012

    Islamists call for the destruction of the pyramids

    Ray Ibrahim reports that prominent Islamists in Egypt have begun to call for the destruction of the "pagan" pyramids. According to several reports in the Arabic media, prominent Muslim clerics have begun to call for the demolition of Egypt's Great ...

  • July 11, 2012

    Questions swirl around Rep. Jackson's absence

    Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr., who took a leave of absence from congress last month due to unspecified "physical and mental" problems, is starting to get flack from his fellow Democrats and constituents about the secrecy surrounding his ailments. The Hill:...

  • July 11, 2012

    Romney may reveal Veep pick soon

    Lately, the president has been sucking up a lot of oxygen in the room with his unrelenting attacks on Bain, outsourcing, and now Swiss bank accounts. A quick way to reverse the situation  would be for Romney to name his running mate a few weeks ...

  • July 11, 2012

    How to fight illegal immigration? Shut down border patrol stations

    Because what we don't need in the middle of an election is a bunch of border patrol agents running around down there doing their job and trying to stem the flood of illegals crossing the border. That just won't do - especially when there's ethnic pan...

  • July 11, 2012

    San Bernadino becomes 3rd CA city to declare bankruptcy in 2 weeks

    San Bernadino (pop. 210,000) became the 3rd city in California to file for bankruptcy protection in the last 2 weeks. Stockton (pop. 300,000) and the small town of Mammoth Lakes previously filed under Chapter 9. Fox News: The Southern California cit...

  • July 11, 2012

    Egypt's Morsi stands firm despite court order nullifying his recall of parliament

    Both the army and the courts have now come out in opposition to President Mohammed Morsi's decree to have parliament reconvene. But the Muslim Brotherhood, who run the legislature, are ignoring both. Reuters: In sign the standoff would not end swi...

  • July 11, 2012

    DirectTV, in dispute with Viacom, drops 17 stations from lineup

    Channels such as Nick at Night, Comedy Central, Spike TV, and MTV went dark just before midnight as DirectTV stopped broadcasting 17 channels owned by Viacom. At issue; Viacom's insistence for what DirectTV calls a "30% increase" in fees which Viacom...

  • July 11, 2012

    Dems bleeding voters in swing states

    Interesting study by Bloomberg that shows the Democrats lost around 480,000 members in swing states since 2008 while indpendents increased by about 440,000. The GOP picked up 38,000 members. The collective total of independents grew by about 443,000...

  • July 11, 2012

    Anticipation builds around new Mars rover and its search for life

    NASA's Mars rover Curiosity will touch down on August 5 and there is anticipation building that the machine will be able to detect signs of life where previous efforts have failed. Fox News: Evidence of ancient life on Mars, if any such evidence exi...

  • July 10, 2012

    Poll: 83% of doctors have considered quitting because of Obamacare

    How many physicians will pack it in because smaller payments from Medicare and Medicaid won't allow them to cover their expenses? No one knows, but it's a good bet that you and I are going to have long waits to see a doctor for anything except a dire...

  • July 9, 2012

    Poll finds majority believe Obama has changed country for the worse

    It smacks of 20-20 hindsight, but I have absolutely no sympathy for these people. If you voted for Obama believing he was going to "transform" America and then are surprised at the outcome, you deserve what you get. The Hill: Two-thirds of likely vo...

  • July 9, 2012

    Another racist rant from Jeremiah Wright

    Even thought Wright has been declared out of bounds by the press, the Democrats, and Mitt Romney, we should continue to highlight this man's thinking if only because he was so close to President Obama for two decades. Yesterday, he was in Washington,...

  • July 9, 2012

    Obama will call for extension of Bush tax cuts for almost everyone

    Everyone but the you know who: President Barack Obama is expected to call on Congress to pass a one-year extension on the Bush-era tax cuts for people earning less than $250,000 a year. A White House official said Obama will make the announcement ...

  • July 9, 2012

    Ooops! Government Overpays $14 billion in unemployment benefits

    Make sure you've taken your blood pressure meds before reading this. CNN Money: Overpayments are a rampant problem in the unemployment insurance system. The federal government and states overpaid an estimated $14 billion in benefits in fiscal 2011...

  • July 9, 2012

    Egypt's Morsi challenges military council by recalling parliament

    President Mohammed Morsi has certainly thrown down the guantlet to the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) by ignoring their order last month to dissolve parliament and calling the legislative body back into session. Reuters: Quoted by the ...

  • July 9, 2012

    Romney's official June fundraising total: $106 million

    We knew it was going to be over $100 million but the official word now is that Romney and the RNC raised a total of $106 million in June alone. President Obama hasn't released his fundraising totals yet but considering the fact that he was panicking ...

  • July 8, 2012

    Barney Frank marries long time partner

    The 16 term Congressman who is retirng after this term, becomes the first member of Congress to marry someone from the same sex. CNN:   Frank's office said the 16-term Massachusetts Democrat married Jim Ready, a small business owner and photog...

  • July 8, 2012

    Al-Qaeda suspect caught at Olympic Park

    Read this Telegraph article in order to understand the mindset that allowed this guy to walk around free in the first place. It wasn't like the terrorist is a total stranger. He was on a list of suspects who were subject to "special rules" but otherw...

  • July 8, 2012

    Euro emergency fund bank deal not all it's cracked up to be

    At last week's summit of EU finance ministers, it was thought that a plan had been agreed to that allowed the EU's emergency fund to loan directly to banks, rather than having the cash flow through the government, thus adding to the sovereign debt of...

  • July 8, 2012

    Steyn: 'American Twilight'

    Here's Mark Steyn writing at NRO on the Roberts decision and what it means: In recent years, speaking to audiences hither and yon, I'm wont to say something on the lines of "The lamps are going out on liberty all over the world." It's my update on...

  • July 8, 2012

    Maine Governor: IRS is 'New Gestapo'

    Maine's Governor Paul LePage didn't mince any words in his radio address on Saturday when he referred to the IRS as "the new Gestapo." Morning Sentinel: LePage said the court decision has "made America less free." "We the people have been told there...

  • July 8, 2012

    Americans no longer see global warming as #1 environmental problem

    This is good news and is the result of hard work by climate realists who have interrupted the mad dash to carbon credits and economy-destroying treaties. Washington Post: Climate change no longer ranks first on the list of what Americans see as the ...

  • July 7, 2012

    Rep. McCotter resigns

    After what Rep. Thaddeus McCotter called "a nightmarish month," the 5 term Michigan congressman called it quits. The Hill: In a bizarre, rambling and error-riddled statement, the five-term Michigan Republican said recent events have "severed the nec...

  • July 7, 2012

    Transportation Secretary LaHood pines for Chinese authoritarian government

    This is pretty shocking stuff from a cabinet secretary. Foreign Policy: Echoing the laments of pundits like Thomas Friedman of the New York Times, U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood argued Saturday that China outpaces the United States in buil...

  • July 7, 2012

    Lebanon in the crosshairs of Syria

    There have been several clashes in Lebanon between pro and anti-Syrian factions in which several people have died. The tensions between the two sides is reminiscent of how the bloody civil war of the 70's and 80's tore Lebanon apart. Now Syrian force...

  • July 7, 2012

    Iraq suicide bomber deliberately kills members of his own family

    He killed his pro-government brother and several members of his family. AP: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-rigged belt at a gathering of his own family in western Iraq, killing his pro-government cousin and six other relatives, official...

  • July 6, 2012

    Romney raised $100 million in June

    No wonder President Obama was pleading with donors from Air Force One to give cash "now." Romney's campaign has raised more than $100 million for the month of June, possibly blowing Obama out of the water. The Hill: A senior Republican official said...

  • July 6, 2012

    Only 80,000 net jobs created in June: Rate stands at 8.2%

    The real unemployment rate - the number that includes part time and discouraged workers - is now at 14.9%. That't the highest it's been in two years. It has also been the weakest quarter for job growth in two years. CNBC: "What a disappointing numbe...

  • July 6, 2012

    Good news. Muslim Brotherhood to run Libya

    From Gadaffi to the Brotherhood. Out of the frying pan and into the fire. Telegraph: While the elections for a 200-member National Congress is unlikely to grant a majority to any one faction, the Muslim Brotherhood and its Islamist allies are ...

  • July 6, 2012

    Progress report on Obamacare implementation: 13,000 pages of regs, hundreds of new bureaucrats

    And they're not even done yet. Fox News: The Health and Human Services Department "was given a billion dollars implementation money," Republican Rep. Denny Rehberg of Montana said. "That money is gone already on additional bureaucrats and IT progr...

  • July 6, 2012

    Romney mis-steps have some conservatives complaining

    Romney has had a lousy week and some conservatives thinks its time for him to clean house and bring on board some seasoned, savvy aides with national campaign experience. They may have a point. Reuters: "Mr. Obama is being hurt by an economic recov...

  • July 6, 2012

    Violence in Syria at 'unprecedented' levels says UN monitor chief

    Up tp 3,000 people died in Syria in June, making it the bloodiest month by far in the year old uprising. Not only have the rebels stepped up attacks by President Assad's forces have also upped the brutality factor by bombing, shelling, and shooting a...

  • July 5, 2012

    'I think we have it'

    With those words, one of the most momentous scientific discoveries in history may have been announced to the world. The Higgs boson -- a subatomic particle thought to give mass to matter thus making possible everything in the universe -- is thought t...

  • July 5, 2012

    Remarkable story of double-amputee Olympian

    This is your feel good story for the day. A man born without fibulas in his legs resulting in them being amputated below the knee, has qualified for the South African Olympic team. LA Times: South Africa named Pistorius, 25, to the team as a competi...

  • July 5, 2012

    Who's in charge of the Romney campaign?

    First, his senior advisor says the mandate is a penalty, agreeing with Obama. Now Romney says the mandate is a tax. But does that mean he raised taxes in Massachusetts where there is a state mandate to buy insurance? Coupled with the confusion over w...

  • July 5, 2012

    Another 'green on blue' shooting in Afghanistan

    An Afghan soldier opened fire on a group of Americans in Wardrak province, wounding 5. There have been dozens of incidents of "green on blue" violence this year, costing the lives of 26 NATO soldiers. LA Times: Afghan officials said the shooter, a n...

  • July 5, 2012

    Nevada geothermal company that received $98 million loan guarantee is failing

    The idiocy of these loan guarantees continues to be exposed. Nevada Geothermal Power (NGP) was bleeding money even when the government stepped in with the loan guarantee. And yet, Senator Harry Reid approved of the loan guarantee, saying that Nevada ...

  • July 5, 2012

    Job market may be improving: Report

    A closely watched report on job creation predicts that the private sector created 176,000 jobs in June. This is not a prediction of non-farm payrolls, which is what concerns the BLS, but rather reports from the field about hiring in private industry....

  • July 5, 2012

    Wikileaks starts publishing 2 million Syria emails

    It's going to be a slow process going through the nearly 2 million emails Wikileaks hacked from the Syrian government. That's because most of them are in Arabic while the rest appear to be in Russian. But if they can't find a few smoking guns that wo...

  • July 5, 2012

    Will malware knock you offline on Monday?

    It is thought that hundreds of thousands of computers have been infected with a malicious malware program that will knock you offline on Monday, according to the FBI. AP: The warnings about the Internet problem have been splashed across Facebook and...

  • July 5, 2012

    One of Assad's inner circle defects to rebels

    A good friend of Syrian President Bashar Assad who is considered part of his inner circle has defected to the opposition and fled to Turkey, according to Reuters: In what would be the most high-profile defection from the inner circle of the Syrian ...

  • July 4, 2012

    Horrific day in Iraq as series of bombs kill at least 40

    Political paralysis, sectarian violence, terrorism on the rise, a failing economy, blood feuds, and a Vice President in exile having been accused of running a death squad. Other than that, things are going swimmingly in Iraq. New York Times: A truck...

  • July 4, 2012

    Did Roberts write both Obamacare decisions?

    This is getting ridiculous. John Roberts appears to be a one man constitutional wrecking crew. Salon: This weekend CBS News' Jan Crawford reported that Chief Justice John Roberts switched his vote in regard to upholding the bulk of the Affordable C...

  • July 3, 2012

    Why do Republicans pick such lousy Supreme Court justices?

    It's true. We have. Marc Thiessen writing in the Washington Post: Just compare the records over the last three decades. Democrats have appointed four justices - Ruth Bader Ginsberg, Stephen G. Breyer, Elena Kagan and Sonia Sotomayor. All have been...

  • July 3, 2012

    Sweet: Pro-gun group turns the tables on gun control advocates

    This is your feel-good story for the day. A downstate Illinois gun rights group is using cash gleaned from a Chicago police gun turn-in program as a fundraiser for a camp for kids - run by the National Rifle Association. Chicago Sun Times: A Downsta...

  • July 3, 2012

    Opinion of SCOTUS falls following Obamacare decision

    A new CNN poll shows that Americans have a higher opinion of the Supreme Court following the Obamacare decision. The poll also showed a virtual tie between those who agree with the decision and those who don't. The Supreme Court's decision to uphold...

  • July 3, 2012

    Friday's jobs report could be a real downer

    China's economy is cooling off, the euro crisis has given investors the heebie jeebies, and US manufacturing contracted for the first time in 3 years in June. All this adds up to bad news for the president and for America. The Hill: The reports, jus...

  • July 3, 2012

    Iranians arrested in Kenya were plotting to hit US, Israeli interests

    Two Iranians arrested in Kenya last month and found to be in possession of 33 pounds of high explosives were targeting US, Israeli, British, and Saudi interests in the country, according to Kenyan officials. AP: Officials in Kenya say that two Irani...

  • July 3, 2012

    House guerrilla tactics attempt to stymie Obamacare implementation

    There's more than one way to skin a cat and the GOP in the House are looking at ways to defund, or refuse to fund implementation of Obamacare in government. Next week, the House will take up a bill to prevent HHS money from going to the IRS. The Hill...

  • July 3, 2012

    Syria accused of running 27 'torture centers'

    Human Rights Watch issued a report that details 27 detention centers in Syria that systematically torture detainees. Fox News: In an effort to suppress opposition against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, Syria has been running a network of 27 tort...

  • July 3, 2012

    France threatened with 'crushing' debt burden: PM

    Frankly, I don't know how the socialists are going to pull this off. They apparently need to cut an additional 10 billion euros this year and 33 billion next year to meet the deficit targets promised by President Hollande. Meanwhile, Hollande has als...

  • July 3, 2012

    Results in Rangel's primary challenged

    This is one of the biggest voting snafusI can recall. It's like the city of New York never ran an election before. The confusion surrounding the primary results from last Tuesday's race in Rep. Charlie Rangel's 15th District appears headed for the co...

  • July 2, 2012

    CBS News: Roberts switched his vote on Obamacare

    They cite "anonymous sources" for this information, and it begs the question of why, if others working for the court knew of this, it didn't come out before the decision? What CBS is basically saying is that it was outside pressure on Roberts that ca...

  • July 2, 2012

    France considers taxing computer screens

    In socialist paradises like France, it's getting harder to escape the tax man when he cometh to collect. Guardian: The French government is considering extending the television licence fee to include computer screen owners to boost revenues for pu...

  • July 2, 2012

    Support for Obamacare ticks up after SCOTUS decision

    Frankly, I'm surprised the jump in support wasn't larger. Many Americans respect the Supreme Court and even with a decision like the one last Thursday, tend to see SCOTUS as the final judge in matters Constitutional. The fact that sentiment to repeal...

  • July 2, 2012

    Mexico's PRI gains election victory

    The party that ruled Mexico as a one-party dictatorship for 70 years has been returned to power after a 12 year absence. The Institutional Revolutionary Party's presidential candidate, Enrique Pena Nieto, won a plurality of the vote and will serve a ...

  • July 2, 2012

    What's wrong with Rupert Murdoch?

    The aging media mogul is bashing Mitt Romney in public as if he were a paid hack for the Obama campaign. Politico: Rupert Murdoch, who last weekend took a Twitter shot at Mitt Romney over his lack of a strong stand on immigration after President Ba...

  • July 2, 2012

    GOP to challenge Obama's executive privilege claim in court

    Since the DoJ won't prosecute Eric Holder for defying a congressional subpoena and being held in contempt, Republicans in the House are going to court to try and get the documents being hidden by Obama's claim of executive privilege. ABC: The planne...

  • July 1, 2012

    Obama's Bain outsourcing ads 'overreach': Factcheck.org

    That's actually a polite way to say that the Obama campaign is lying about Romney's record at Bain Capital. According to Factcheck.org: Obama accuses Romney in a series of TV ads of being a "corporate raider" who "shipped jobs to China and Mexico,...

  • July 1, 2012

    EPA bureaucrat who likened his role to crucifying industry is hired by Sierra Club

    A match made in heaven. The Hill: The Sierra Club on Friday announced that Al Armendariz would be joining the group's "Beyond Coal" campaign next month as a senior representative. "As a third generation Texan, I'm proud to be taking on this new r...

  • July 1, 2012

    Washington may be without power for days

    The huge storm that hit the Washington, D.C. area on Friday night cut power to hundreds of thousands of residents and the power companies are saying that service won't be restored to everyone for perhaps a week. Washington Post: Daybreak Sunday foun...

  • July 1, 2012

    Gov. Christie recalls NJ legislature

    This is the absolute best time to recall a legislature in order to get the body to do your bidding; 4th of July break. Philly.com: Demanding that Democrats deliver his version of a tax cut, Gov. Christie invoked his constitutional powers Saturday t...

  • July 1, 2012

    Syrian opposition rejects Geneva UN plan

    The one uniting factor for Syrian opposition groups since the beginning was that there would be no negotiations with the Syrian government as long as President Assad was in power. Why, then, did the UN Security Council endorse Kofi Annan's peace plan...

  • June 30, 2012

    Gallup: Public sharply divided over healthcare ruling

    This is strange because the law is still as unpopular as ever. Evidently, the Supreme Court's ruling ends the debate for a lot of people simply out of respect for the institution. Americans are sharply divided over Thursday's Supreme Court decision ...

  • June 30, 2012

    Issa drops 'bombshell' wiretap applications letter that makes Holder out to be a liar

    The Hill refers to it as a "bombshell" and it is that. It's a letter quoting from a wiretap applications that details exactly what Fast and Furious was all about. Both Holder and ranking minority member Rep. Cummings denied to congress that the appli...

  • June 30, 2012

    Egypt's new president vows to work for the release of 'The Blind Sheik'

    Mohammed Morsi. Egypt's newly elected president, called for the "humanitarian" release of Sheik Omar Abdel Rahman, the Egyptian-born terrorist convicted after the 1993 World Trade Center attack of plotting to bomb several New York City landmarks. New...

  • June 30, 2012

    Panetta urges Congress to block defense cuts

    Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is urging Congress to act quickly in order to avoid having to cut $500 billion in defense spending over the next 10 years. Congress must act before January 2 when the cuts will automatically kick in as a result of the d...

  • June 30, 2012

    House approves pork-laden transportation bill

    The massive bill also includes measures to prevent an increase in interest rates for student loans, and subsidies to underwrite federal flood insurance. But it is the transportation part of the bill that, as always, has something for everyone on the ...

  • June 30, 2012

    Weird turn to Rangel primary vote count

    Did Charles Rangel win his primary race on Tuesday night or not? Incredibly, it still isn't clear. A slew of snafus, mysterious missing precincts, and a failure to count some absentee and provisional ballots leaves the issue in doubt. Politico: In a...

  • June 30, 2012

    GOP governors stand fast against Obamacare

    Republican governors vowed not to implement the state based insurance exchanges until after the election. There is also talk of resisting the Medicaid expansion called for in the bill. Politico: The Republican governors' message was clear on a morni...

  • June 29, 2012

    Legal scholars weigh in on Obamacare decision

    Some thoughts from leading scholars and attorneys regarding the Supreme Court decision on the Affordable Care Act. (Note: The quotes were kindly passed along by Amanda Carey of CRC Public Relations in Alexandria, VA.) Randy Barnett, professor of law,...

  • June 29, 2012

    Another solar company, another bankruptcy, another loan guarantee leaving taxpayers holding the bag

    Abound Solar, Inc. was awarded a $400 million loan guarantee courtesy of you and me and has now suspended operations. They plan to declare bankruptcy. They borrowed $70 million against that guarantee, but taxpayers will still be out $40 million. It t...

  • June 29, 2012

    Consumer spending for May weakest in 6 months

    More signs that the economy is slowing; consumer spending tanked in May, the worst showing in six months. Bloomberg: Consumer spending in the U.S. stalled in May as slower job gains and a lack of wage growth prompted Americans to cut back. Purchases...

  • June 29, 2012

    Syria's bloodiest day

    You have to wonder how long this can go on. Reports that up to 1/4 of the entire Syrian army has deserted or defected may be driving President Assad to greater brutality as he seeks to somehow defeat the rebels and tamp down the rebellion against his...

  • June 28, 2012

    D-Day for Holder

    It seems a certainty that up to a dozen Democrats will defect from their party and vote Eric Holder in contempt of Congress. House Speaker John Boehner is pressing ahead with a floor vote that is almost certain to pass, with the majority Republican...

  • June 28, 2012

    Federal judge allows Florida's purge of illegals from voter rolls to continue

    The DoJ had asked for a restraining order against the state of Florida to halt the process of purging the voter rolls of ineligible voters. A federal judge in Talahassee denied the request, but had some harsh words for the state about determining cit...

  • June 28, 2012

    Intrade predicts Obamacare mandate overturn

    If there is genius in crowds, then the internet prediction market Intrade might be the smartest website of all. The online prediction service gives the individual mandate no more than a 30% shot to survive, although the late money coming in appears t...

  • June 28, 2012

    Final revised 1st quarter growth at 1.9%

    Some indices tumbled markedly, including export growth revised down from 7.2% to 4.2% while consumer spending fell from 2.7% to 2.5%. But the 1.9% growth in GDP remains unchanged from the last revision. Reuters: Excluding inventories, the economy g...

  • June 28, 2012

    Turkey moves forces to Syrian border

    Can't say exactly whether this makes war between Syria and Turkey more likely, but it is a definite escalation on the part of Turkey following the shoot down last week of their unarmed jet. Reuters: In southeastern Turkey, Turkish military convoys ...

  • June 28, 2012

    1st time jobless claims fall slightly, but no relief in sight

    The previous week's number was revised upward by 6,000 so the drop in first time claims for unemployment is pretty insignificant. Reuters: The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits fell last week, government data showed o...

  • June 28, 2012

    Snapshot: Obama, Romney virtually even in 3 battleground states

    A little more than 4 months to go before election day and another series of snapshot polls give us a sense of where the race is at this point in late June. In three key states, Romney and Obama are virtually tied, according to a new NBC/Marist poll: ...

  • June 28, 2012

    USDA suggests throwing a party to swell foodstamp rolls

    This Department of Agriculture pamphlet suggests "5 Fresh Ideas" on how to get people to sign up for food stamps. In this instance, they are targeting seniors: Throw a Great Party. Host social events where people mix and mingle. Make it fun by havi...

  • June 27, 2012

    Issa escalates: Accuses Obama of involvement in Fast and Furious

    Rep. Darrell Issa threw down the gauntlet to President Obama in a letter to the president that accuses him of being involved in the Fast and Furious operation. The Hill: Issa took issue with Obama's assertion of executive privilege over a cache of d...

  • June 27, 2012

    Chicago homicides rise an astonishing 38% in one year

    How's the strictest gun control laws in America working out for ya there, Chi-town? New York Times: Mr. Emanuel listed safer streets among his top three priorities when he became mayor a year ago, but Chicago, the nation's third-largest city, is n...

  • June 27, 2012

    Obama campaign prepping thousands of lawyers for election challenges

    The Associated Press refers to it as "a mass of legal support that appears to be unrivaled by Republicans or precedent." Thousands of election law attorneys are volunteering for the Obama campaign, no doubt to challenge voter ID enforcement, among ot...

  • June 27, 2012

    Federal court upholds greenhouse gas rules

    This is not unexpected. The EPA drew up those rules based on a Supreme Court ruling that gave them the power to regulate CO2. Still, the legal outlook for a reversal is bleak. Congress itself will have to repeal these incredibly damaging regulations....

  • June 27, 2012

    Last ditch effort by White House to avoid Holder contempt vote fails

    The White House showed about 30 of the subpoened documents to House Republicans yesterday, but failed to satisfy chairman Issa. This clears the way for a vote on AG Holder's contempt charge tomorrow. AP: A House Republican official, who was not auth...

  • June 27, 2012

    New swing state poll has Obama inching farther ahead

    Florida, Ohio, and Pennsylvania; two states Romney has to have and one he'd dearly love to win. Polling over the last months has shown Obama with a consistent lead in those crucual states and a new Quinnipiac poll out today does nothing to change tha...

  • June 27, 2012

    Stockton, CA will file for bankruptcy

    Astonishing. Stockton, California, a city of 300,000 people, has gone flat broke. Reuters: A Chapter 9 bankruptcy by the city of nearly 300,000 in California's Central Valley, about 85 miles east of San Francisco, could come as early as Wednesday. ...

  • June 26, 2012

    NATO to hold urgent meeting on Syria

    Turkey has requested an urgent meeting of the NATO alliance to discuss the recent shootdown of one of their fighters and Syria's firing on a second aircraft today. VOA: Turkey is asking its NATO allies for a tough response to Syria's downing of one...

  • June 26, 2012

    2 Iranians in Nigeria arrested on explosives charges

    Islamists in Nigeria have been on a rampage in recent months and they may be getting help from the world's #1 sponsor of terrorism. AFP: A Kenyan court charged two Iranian nationals with illegal possession of explosives Monday, a day after a grenad...

  • June 26, 2012

    Latest government PSA: 'You really need to be on food stamps'

    The government spent $34.6 billion on food stamps in 2008. In 2012, that number was $75 billion - almost double. But that's not enough. Now the federal government is running paid ads and public service announcements informing people that they too, ar...

  • June 26, 2012

    A Hamas victory in UN 'Human Rights' Council

    I put "Human Rights" in quotes because you have to be Dafffy Duck to believe the council has anything to do with what any reasonably intelligent, partially sane human being would identify as "human rights." Case in point: Anne Bayefsky writes in the ...

  • June 26, 2012

    Despite massive increase in welfare spending, no change in poverty level

    I thought the era of "Big Government" was over. Bill Clinton said so. But apparently, throwing gobs of money at social problems is very popular among Democrats and the Obama White House. CNS: Despite an unprecedented increase in federal anti-poverty...

  • June 26, 2012

    And the winner of the world's most spectacularly failed state is...

    Drum roll, please... It's Somalia by a landslide. The Democratic Republic of the Congo finishes a distant second. Using a unique methodology, the Fund For Peace (courtesy of Foreign Policy Magazine) has ranked the world's nations based on a variety o...

  • June 26, 2012

    Cyprus asks for EU bailout as Big Four finance ministers meet

    Tiny Cyprus, the third smallest economy in the euro zone, has asked for a 10 billion euro bailout. The entire economic output of the island is only 17.3 billion euros, but the financial sector is heavily exposed to Greek banks and there is a 1.7 bill...

  • June 26, 2012

    Al-Qaeda rising

    Authorities are worried that a rejuvenated al-Qaeda is now a real threat to the London Olympics later this summer. PTI: Though they still retain safe havens in Pakistan and Afghanistan, jihadists are now heading to the Middle East to seek terrorist...

  • June 25, 2012

    25% of registered voters undecided?

    So says the latest AP/GFK poll. The trick is, how many of that 25% are actually going to vote? The campaigns are playing this race as if the persuadables are closer to 10% rather than 25%. And they are concentrating on those who can be persuaded in b...

  • June 25, 2012

    Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood president promises to represent all Egyptians

    Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood President Mohammed Morsi said all the right words, made all the right noises in his first speech as president. The trouble is - many don't believe him. Reuters: "There is no room now for the language of confrontation nor ...

  • June 25, 2012

    Bad year for Obama at Supreme Court

    With SCOTUS ready to rule on Obamacare and the Arizona immigration statute, the Washington Post reminds us that this has been an absolutely horrible year for the president at the Supreme Court: At least so far, 5-to-4 decisions that have divided the...

  • June 25, 2012

    The other SCOTUS shoe: AZ immigration law

    The Obama administration may get hit with a double whammy of bad news this week; not only is SCOTUS contemplating overturning Obamacare, but a decision is also expected in the government's challenge to the Arizona immigration statute. Wall Street Jou...

  • June 25, 2012

    3 top Syrian officers defect

    Is the core of the Syrian government beginning to falter? It's only three defections - at least two colonels and perhaps a general - but the prospect of further erosion of support for Assad in the army should be worrisome for the inner circle. CSM: ...

  • June 25, 2012

    SCOTUS strikes down key provisions of Arizona immigration statute

    The Supreme Court, in a 5-3 decision, struck down 3 of the 4 provisions in the Arizona immigration law being challenged by the Justice Department. (Justice Kagan recused herself.) The justices upheld one key provision, but it is unclear whether the l...

  • June 25, 2012

    New Hampshire town will have expenses for Obama campaign trip paid for

    I blogged about this story yesterday - a New Hampshire town was stuck with $20,000 in police overtime expenses because the Obama campaign had scheduled an appearance. It now appears that an anonymous donor has stepped forward and will pay the police ...

  • June 25, 2012

    Only 22% of voters think Washington 'has the consent of the governed'

    This is pretty depressing when you stop and think that the underpinnings of our republic depend on a citizenry who believes they have a say in government. Rasmussen's findings belie that notion: Democrats are happier with the status quo than Republ...

  • June 24, 2012

    China fudging data to hide true depth of downturn

    This is the kind of thing that panics markets so let's hope it's nothing more than intelligent speculation. New York Times: As the Chinese economy continues to sputter, prominent corporate executives in China and Western economists say there is evi...

  • June 24, 2012

    HHS spending like there's no tomorrow on Obamacare

    They may be right. SCOTUS may rule as early as Monday on the constitutionality of the mandate and the entire legislation. Politico: Conservatives wanted the White House to stop spending on the health care law until the Supreme Court rules on whethe...

  • June 24, 2012

    Should tax dollars fund political scientists?

    The Republicans want to eliminate grants from the National Science Foundation for political scientists, and the poly sci professors are in an uproar. But one political scientist writing in the New York Times points out why this is an excellent idea: ...

  • June 24, 2012

    'Obama's Great American Novel'

    Mark Steyn on revelations in David Maraniss's new book that the president has lied about his life story: Courtesy of David Maraniss's new book, we now know that yet another key prop of Barack Obama's identity is false: His Kenyan grandfather was n...

  • June 24, 2012

    Hamas fires 150 rockets into Israel over the last 6 days

    A barrage of 150 rockets or more have rained down on southern Israel over the last six days, requiring the Israeli air force to respond by hitting terrorist launchers in Gaza. There were 25 rockets fired yesterday at the town of Sderot. Times of Isra...

  • June 24, 2012

    Muslim Brotherhood candidate elected president of Egypt

    We have no idea what went on behind the scenes before the announcement on Sunday that Mohammed Morsi, the candidate put forward by the Muslim Brotherhood, had won the presidency of Egypt over former Mubarak-era prime minister Ahmed Shafiq. But it is ...

  • June 24, 2012

    Germany tells Greece to stop whining and get with the program

    Well - whatever the diplomatic equivalent... Reuters: Greece's new government should stop asking for more help and instead move quickly to enact reform measures agreed to in return for previous bailouts from its European partners, German Finance Min...

  • June 24, 2012

    Who should pay for a political visit by the president?

    A small town in New Hampshire wants the Obama presidential campaign to pay from $20-30,000 in police overtime so that residents will be adequately protected during Obama's visit. But the Obama campaign says it won't pay, which has prompted the Durh...

  • June 23, 2012

    Obama: Not enough white support to win

    Theodore H. White wrote that you should think of voters as a series of boxes; white, black, union, office worker, stay at home mom, student, corporate president, business owner, etc. and that the candidate who could tie up enough of those boxes and d...

  • June 23, 2012

    Saudis to fund Syrian rebels

    They've been doing it on the sly for a few months and most of the weapons have been small arms - rifles, grenade launchers, etc. Now, they're apparently ready to start giving the Free Syrian Army (FSA) a steady flow of weapons, pay the fighters, whil...

  • June 23, 2012

    Medicare fraud worth billions may be steered to Cuba

    Upwards of 10% of all Medicare spending every year may be fraudulent, says the GAO. That's $50 billion dollars in wasted taxpayer money. The schemes to defraud Medicare are now being run by huge criminal operations who steal billions at a time. And o...

  • June 23, 2012

    Silver: GOP likely to retain House but majority will narrow

    Numbers wizard Nate Silver on the race for control of the US House: In the House, by contrast, Republicans are reasonably clear favorites to maintain their majority. Still, the House is probably more difficult to analyze than the battle for the Se...

  • June 23, 2012

    Pawlenty back at the top of the list for Romney Veep

    Tempermentally, the two Republicans match up well. But Pawlenty is just a born again Romney to a lot of GOP activists. Politico: Tim Pawlenty has jumped to the top of the vice presidential shortlist of several Mitt Romney advisers after emerging as ...

  • June 22, 2012

    Stocks fall off a cliff as Moody's downgrades 15 international banks

    Moody's Investor Service cut the credit rating of the 6 largest US banks with international arms. In anticipation of this, and on general economic jitters, stocks tanked 251 points in the second worst day of trading this year. The downgrade of US ban...

  • June 22, 2012

    New poll shows Obama, Romney tied

    Given the usual bias of the AP/GFK poll, these results suggest that Romney is probably ahead at this poiint: Fighting a swell of economic anxiety, President Barack Obama has lost much of the narrow lead he held just a month ago over Mitt Romney and...

  • June 22, 2012

    Italy's PM: 'We have a week to save the euro'

    Over the last couple of years, we've heard this warning from a variety of european officials -- we have a week, or two weeks, or ten days to save the project unless some specific action is taken. Well, the week or two or ten days goes by and nothing ...

  • June 22, 2012

    Texas bank challenging constitutionality of Dodd-Frank

    What they are going after is the crown jewel in the legislation; the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, that has sweeping and unchecked powers. The Hill: A Texas community bank and two advocacy groups are filing suit in U.S. District Court to cha...

  • June 22, 2012

    EU Court rules if you get sick on vacation, take another

    European workers already get 4-6 weeks of vacation so the idea that you can now take additional time off if you get sick while on holiday is not that surprising. It's just that I wouldn't open a business in most of Europe for anything. New York Times...

  • June 22, 2012

    Stim bill cash aids Worldcom felon

    David Myers, Worldcom's controller, spent 9 months in jail for his role in cooking the books that destroyed one of the giants of the telecom industry. Frankly, that's hardly "repaying your debt to society." He got a deal for testifying against his b...

  • June 22, 2012

    Taliban storm Afghan resort; 18 dead

    Just a four man squad - suicide mission, really - and the Afghan army eventually rooted them out. The fact that the US military thinks it was an operation by the Haqqani network shows that the terrorists are becoming bolder the closer we get to the U...

  • June 22, 2012

    Syria shoots down Turkish warplane

    The news comes via al-Manar, the Hezb'allah TV station. The Hez is pro-Syrian, although they've condemned Assad's crackdown. Reuters: Syria shot down a Turkish warplane on Friday, Lebanon's al-Manar television reported, risking a new crisis between...

  • June 21, 2012

    Fed sees little growth in economy through 2013

    This is getting to be depressing. These constant downard revisions of economic forecasts showing already anemic growth becoming even weaker tells us that Mitt Romney is going to have a huge job ahead of him if he gets elected in November. The central...

  • June 21, 2012

    Egypt's situation that couldn't get any worse...just got worse

    Wild rumors are flying around Cairo following the news that the official announcement of who won the presidential election last weekend will be "delayed": The result of Egypt's presidential election has been delayed, state television has said. It ha...

  • June 21, 2012

    Clemency deal for Assad in the works?

    There is no doubt that offering safe passage and clemency to Syrian President Bashar Assad in order to get him to attend a conference on political transition in Syria would be an odious deal. Assad has the blood of thousands on his hands and most wou...

  • June 21, 2012

    Jobless claims confirm struggling economy

    New claims for unemployment held steady last week at 387,000 - within kissing distance of 400,000 which is generally seen as a failing labor market. Reuters: Initial claims for state unemployment benefits slipped 2,000 to a seasonally adjusted 38...

  • June 21, 2012

    GOP Super pacs widening funds gap with Dem counterparts

    Enjoy this while we can. The Supreme Court is likely to take another look at its Citizens United decision next year as several cases are advancing in the lower courts. Given the shocking amount of money being thrown around, SCOTUS might make the poli...

  • June 21, 2012

    Muslim Brotherhood helping CIA funnel arms to anti-Assad rebels in Syria

    In the CIA's defense, you use the networks that are in place rather than trying to create your own conduits for arms. It's cheaper, and more reliable to tap into the Muslim Brotherhood's arms smuggling operation than starting from scratch. I just hop...

  • June 20, 2012

    Is the US bleeding jobs again?

    James Pethokoukis makes a compelling case that we are: The government's April Job Opening and Labor Turnover report was, in the words of JPMorgan economists, "soft, lending some credence to the view that the April-May slowing seen in the payroll r...

  • June 20, 2012

    FL voters back governor's voter purge

    Quinnipiac has a poll out that shows strong support for Florida Governor Rick Scott's efforts to prevent voter fraud in the state by purging the voter rolls of illegal aliens, felons, and the dead. Politico: A strong majority of Florida voters said ...

  • June 20, 2012

    Survey of legal experts shows majority believe mandate will be struck down

    Court watchers are no more accurate than other pundits, but considering the fact that most observers believed it was impossible for the mandate to be overturned, this is a significant change. Yahoo News: The Supreme Court will soon announce its ruli...

  • June 19, 2012

    Three WV Dems to skip convention

    You are going to see a lot of southern Democrats - what few there are anyway - being tempted to skip the Democratic convention in Raliegh because of the president's and party's radical policies. How toxic is the Democratic brand in WV? A federal inma...

  • June 19, 2012

    EU president says US to blame for european countries spending too much money

    It's funny, but when european banks were making money hand over foot trading in derivatives and mortgage backed securities, the European Commission president said nary a word against "unorthodox practices" of American capitalism. Now, desperately see...

  • June 19, 2012

    9 lies about Obama's life

    David Maraniss's new biography, "Barack Obama: The Story" is shredding the carefully constructed mirage of a life story that Obama rode to victory in 2008. BuzzFeed has 9 interesting fibs told by Obama about his life. Here are a few: 1. Hussein Onya...

  • June 19, 2012

    Dem hopes of taking House up in smoke

    At this point, it looks like the GOP will hold on to the House of Representatives by a comfortable, if not overwhelming margin. The Hill: Democratic hopes of recapturing the House are dimming as a series of race-by-race setbacks and economic uncert...

  • June 19, 2012

    Britain stops Russian ship carrying attack helicopters to Syria

    Putin, Russians caught in a Big Lie, assuring the world that the US was crazy in saying they were sending helicopters to Syria, the assuring the world that they wouldn't be used to kill civilians. Great Britain decided differently. Telegraph: The Br...

  • June 19, 2012

    Pakistan prime minister disqualified by Supreme Court

    When Pakistan Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani refused to re-open corruption cases against current President Asif Ali Zardari, the Supreme Court held him in contempt. Gilani ignored the contempt citation and today, he paid for his miscalculation as t...

  • June 18, 2012

    The 'vanishing ink' conspiracy in Egypt

    How crazy has the presidential election in Egypt gotten? A rumor that 180,000 pens filled with ink that disappears after a few hours had been shipped into the country prior to the vote this weekend was causing headaches for election officials and spu...

  • June 18, 2012

    Pro-bailout party wins Greek election

    The sound you hear is the collective exhale of breath from the continent of Europe. The pro-bailout party in Greece has won a narrow plurality in the parliamentary elections held on Sunday. New York Times: Greek voters on Sunday gave a narrow victor...

  • June 18, 2012

    Beware of 'Christian' tomatoes

    This kind of silliness makes one realize that, as the author of this piece at Lebanon Now states, "Crazy religious nutjobs are still crazy." A Salafist group called the Popular Egyptian Islamic Association has come under fire after sending out a war...

  • June 18, 2012

    Terrorists kill one Israeli at Sinai border

    An Israeli working on the border fence in the Sinai was killed by a squad of terrorists who crossed over from Egypt into Israel. The attack occurred as Egyptians were voting for a new president, who appears at this point to be the Muslim Brotherhood ...

  • June 18, 2012

    Egypt's generals issue 'constitutional decree' (updated)

    It's supposed to govern the powers granted to the president and lay out conditions for a new parliamentary election. But that's just the official line. What the generals have decreed is permanent power for the military with a subservient civilian aut...

  • June 18, 2012

    Last chance talks in Moscow with Iran

    There's been no official word that if progress isn't made in Moscow this week in dismantling Iran's nuclear program, both sides will probably end the charade and give up the effort. But that is the consensus opinion from Europe and the US. Reuters: ...

  • June 17, 2012

    And the winner of Egypt's presidential election is...the military

    The military council ruling Egypt has already won the presidential race. That's because no matter who is elected, they will have to serve under a parliament elected by rules set down by the military, act under a constitution that will be drawn up by ...

  • June 17, 2012

    Bloggers honor Breitbart at RightOnline Vegas conference

    Conservative bloggers opened their RightOnline conference in Las Vegas with a tribute to the late Andrew Brietbart. "Andrew will be missed terribly, as he has been at all grassroots conservative gatherings since his untimely passing," Guy Benson, t...

  • June 17, 2012

    44 senators urge Obama to drop Iran negotiations if no progress made

    Nearly half the senate is urging President Obama not to allow the Iranians to run out the clock on their nuclear program by endlessly negotiating while surreptitiously building a bomb. The Cable: Nearly half the Senate told President Barack Obama to...

  • June 17, 2012

    Sarah Palin on 'poles' in Vegas and Obama's dog eating

    This is a pretty amazing speech. She threw out enough red meat to feed an army while slamming the "lamestream media" for their "lies." Via Right Scoop: "That cocaine snorting, and what he ate -- Fido? Rufus?" the former Alaska governor said,...

  • June 17, 2012

    It's nice to have terrorist pals in high places

    Israeli officials are saying that a Hamas rocket attack on Friday was launched at the request of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood. Hamas apparently used a Bedouin unit to carry out the attack, giving themselves deniability. Haaretz: Israeli security offi...

  • June 17, 2012

    French socialists almost certain to win in National Assembly vote

    The biggest question that the ascension of socialists to total power in France that will best asked is, will the fiscal crackup occur over a period of years, or will the confluence of events elsewhere in Europe bring down the French economy more quic...

  • June 17, 2012

    At least 90 dead, 260 wounded in Iraq attacks on Shias

    A resurgent al-Qaeda or Sunni insurgents? Whoever it is, they're trying to reignite sectarian conflict in Iraq by murdering dozens of Shia pilgrims commemorating the death of Mohammed's grandson. New York Times: Shortly after midnight Wednesday, a h...

  • June 16, 2012

    Samaras frames Greek election as choice between euro and drachma

    The irresponsible left represented by the radical socialist coalition of parties known as SYRIZA and their leader Alexis Tsipras is pushing the New Democracy party of Antonis Samaras in the parliamentary election to held this Sunday. The anti and pro...

  • June 16, 2012

    UN observers in Syria could abandon mission

    They have been so usesless this wouldn't be much of a shock. But it was thought that they would stay at least until the middle of July when the Security Council is scheduled to reauthorize their mission. They might not even last that long. Guardian: ...

  • June 16, 2012

    Obama's 'executive overreach'

    Bush administration counsel John Yoo - who knows a thing or two about stretching executive power - has an excellent analysis in NRO responding to the president's reasoning on the legality of his DREAM Act implementation by fiat. There are two except...

  • June 16, 2012

    Steyn on Obama's economics speech

    Just what is it that President Obama will accomplish in a second term? Ask Mark Steyn: "Ask yourself - are you better off now than you were four years ago?" But, in fact, you don't need to ask yourself, because the Federal Reserve Board's Survey o...

  • June 16, 2012

    Rio conference on 'sustainability' plans massive intrusion by UN in business

    Read what the "sustainable development" crowd has in store for the rest of us if their wacky schemes are ever seriously considered. AFP: About 1,000 corporate leaders from around the world are attending the four-day forum, including Maria das Graca...

  • June 16, 2012

    Heir to Saudi throne dies

    Crown Prince Nayef bin Abdul-Aziz, first in line to succeed King Abdullah, has died, according to the royal family. He was in his late 70's. AP: Nayef's death unexpectedly reopens the question of succession in this crucial U.S. ally and oil powerho...

  • June 16, 2012

    Secret Air Force plane lands in California after year long mission in space

    Just what it was doing up there for more than 450 days is a mystery. Space.com: Exactly what the spacecraft, which is built by Boeing's Phantom Works division, was doing up there for so long is a secret. The details of the X-37B's mission are clas...

  • June 15, 2012

    Nations gird their loins for Greek chaos

    Most of the developed world are taking pre-emptive steps to avoid any contagion from a crisis in Greece if that country votes on Sunday for an anti-bailout government. Reuters: The threat of turmoil sweeping across global markets next week if Gre...

  • June 15, 2012

    Obama's Speech: Epic failure

    Administration flaks had been promoting the president's economics speech in the battleground state of Ohio for days as an event that would "reframe" the campaign and allow the president to emerge from several weeks of confused and fuzzy messaging. In...

  • June 15, 2012

    Oh my - Dana Milbank tells Obama to 'skip the falsehoods' and give us a plan

    Political columnists are not half as influential as they used to be. The internet has seen to that. But Dana Milbank of the Washington Post is always a good bellweather for how Obama is playing on the left, and his column today is a scorcher aimed at...

  • June 15, 2012

    Factory output drops for second time in three months

    Economists had been wondering if the recent flagging employment numbers were a statistical fluke or signs of a downturn. The latest on industrial output should answer some of those questions. Reuters: Manufacturing output contracted in May for the ...

  • June 15, 2012

    Obama decrees some illegals are more illegal than others

    Can he really do this without the permission of Congress? Doesn't matter. "I won," he told us, remember? LA Times: The change the administration is announcing today would allow illegal immigrants under the age of 30 to stay and work in the country i...

  • June 14, 2012

    Bloomberg: Big Gulp Sodas only the beginning

    This is how it works. Someone gets a horrible idea and rather than denouncing it, others in the room try to outdo the originator by coming up with an even more idiotic idea. Soon, the snowball is rolling downhill and before you know it, a unicorn hun...

  • June 14, 2012

    Wisconsin Poll: Romney 47 Obama 44

    More fallout from the recall vote was visible today as Rasmussen published a poll on the presidential race in Wisconsin: Mitt Romney now leads President Obama for the first time in Wisconsin where the president's support has fallen to its lowest l...

  • June 14, 2012

    Bush's severed head appearing in 'Game of Thrones' not a 'political statement' say creators

    Of course it isn't. And God don't make little green apples and it don't rain in Indianapolis in the summertime. Politico: That is, a prop head of the former president appears in the TV show, according to series creators David...

  • June 14, 2012

    Obama's 'Blame Bush' gambit still working - Gallup

    The spread is still about 15 points and hasn't changed much in the last two years - at least the way Gallup asks the question. Americans continue to place more blame for the nation's economic problems on George W. Bush than on Barack Obama, even th...

  • June 14, 2012

    A quiet run on Greek banks spells more trouble for euro zone

    For obvious reasons, the Greek government is not making any announcements about what appears to be a run on banks and the potential pull out of foreign companies if Greece leaves the euro. Greeks are already voting in advance of the election this Sun...

  • June 14, 2012

    Chaos in Egypt as high court rules Parliament be dissolved

    It is widely believed the Surpreme Court in Egypt is in the hands of the old guard so their ruling that parliament should be dissolved and new elections called just two days before voting begins in the runoff for president appears to be a pre-emptive...

  • June 13, 2012

    The wolves are circling the Obama campaign

    Dana Milbank has a good summation of what he calls Obama's "Junius Horribilis": Job growth has stalled, the Democrats have been humiliated in Wisconsin, the attorney general is facing a contempt-of-Congress citation, talks with Pakistan have broken ...

  • June 13, 2012

    Syria now in 'civil war': UN Official

    As with most everything else it deals with, the UN is just a little bit behind the reality curve. Having apparently given up on Kofi Annan's stillborn "peace plan," the UN is apparently ready to accept the fact that everyone else has been aware of fo...

  • June 13, 2012

    Obama not feeling the love from overseas anymore

    There was a time when President Obama could have run for president of the world. He had sky high approval ratings just about everywhere but in Muslim countries. But three years of incompetence in foreign affairs has sapped his approval ratings until ...

  • June 13, 2012

    Just your typical Democrat?

    Name calling is a juvenile exercise, one to be discouraged on serious websites like American Thinker. It is better to examine the personalities and issues thoughtfully, arriving at a logical conclusion as to the strengths and weaknesses of politician...

  • June 13, 2012

    No silver lining for Obama in slew of recent polls

    If it gets any worse, they might call for a suicide watch on David Axelrod. Here's a thumbnail summary of some polls out recently. Gallup: The 46% of registered voters supporting Obama today is five percentage points below the 51% supporting him i...

  • June 12, 2012

    Net worth of families drops 40%

    American families have a net worth approximately the same today as in 1992. That's a conclusion reached by the Federal Reserve on the affect of the recession on wealth. The grim stats remind us how far we have to go to get back to where we were. Wash...

  • June 12, 2012

    Spanish bailout: Kicking the can down the road again

    As the dust settles from the bailout package announced on Sunday for Spanish banks, many analysts believe that the bailout will do little to stem the crisis in Spain and that eventually, the entire Spanish economy will have to receive a massive infus...

  • June 12, 2012

    Obama excuse for ignoring Wisconsin recall race: I was busy

    That's what he told a Green Bay TV station, anyway. And indeed he was, as Stephen Hayes points out at the Weekly Standard: On Friday, he visited Minneapolis, Minnesota, for a midday speech and three fundraisers. He departed late afternoon for Chic...

  • June 12, 2012

    US puts negotiations with Pakistan on Afghan supply route on hold

    It doesn't appear to be a permanent break, but the fact that US negotiators are going home without securing a supply line from Pakistan into Afghanistan only shows the depth of the fracture in relations between the two countries. Wall Street Journal:...

  • June 12, 2012

    Commerce Secretary on medical leave following hit and run accidents

    It is apparently out of bounds to suggest that Secretary Bryson may have been under the influence when he left the scene of an accident over the weekend in California. The seizure story explains some of what happened, but if the reports are true, the...

  • June 11, 2012

    Secretary of Commerce involved in 2 hit and run accidents (Update: A seizure?)

    They didn't find any obvious signs of alcohol or drugs, but Commerce Secretary John Bryson has been cited for two felony hit and run accidents in California on Saturday night. CNN: U.S. Secretary of Commerce John Bryson was cited with felony hit-an...

  • June 11, 2012

    Out: OWS. In: 'Flash Encampments'

    The radical left magazine Adbusters, who first proposed the idea of Occupy Wall Street, has admitted that OWS is a total flop. Via Newsbusters: Burned out, out of money, out of ideas... seduced by salaries, comfy offices, book deals, old lefty cash...

  • June 11, 2012

    Spanish bank bailout tied to Greek elections

    Spain's $125 billion bank bailout probably would have waited a week or more except for the Greek parliamentary  elections scheduled for this coming Sunday. That's because it is probable that even if a pro-bailout party, such as Antonis Samaras' ...

  • June 11, 2012

    House schedules vote on Holder contempt charge

    CBS News is reporting that the House Oversight Committee will vote sometime next week on whether to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress for his stonewalling in the Fast and Furious gun walking case.     The Justice De...

  • June 11, 2012

    British PM's interesting take on 'No Child Left Behind'

    In David Cameron's case, it was his 8 year old daughter who was left behind at a pub. New York Daily News: British Prime Minister David Cameron left his 8-year-old daughter behind at a pub after lunching with his family and some pals a few months...

  • June 11, 2012

    Mob of youths attack Chicago man

    There is no indication from the Trinbune story regarding the race of the attackers. That is the paper's policy, for good or ill. So is it wrong to assume that the 15-20 "youths" who attacked a man in the mostly white Gold Coast neighborhood of Chicag...

  • June 10, 2012

    Were Syrian rebels behind Houla massacre?

    One of the pitfalls of writing anything about Syria is that no one - not even the brave and resourceful Local Coordinating Committees who have been smuggling video of Assad's atrocities out of the country for months - knows what's really going on. In...

  • June 10, 2012

    Mark Steyn on 'Our Celebrity President'

    Leave it to the master wordsmith to identify, define, and then skewer President Obama's "celebrity fundraising presidency." NRO: So far this year, President Obama has been to three times as many fundraisers as President Bush had attended by this poi...

  • June 10, 2012

    Cities are banning the feeding of the homeless

    Most of the support for the homeless comes not from city coffers but from churches, non-profits, and private individuals. That's why a ban on feeding the homeless makes absolutely no sense. Reason Magazine: I blogged at Hit & Run last summer abo...

  • June 10, 2012

    Are you ready for a 'global internet tax?'

    Greedy, corrupt, shortsighted, anti-business - and those are their good qualities. I'm talking about the UN, of course, and their quest to fulfill the dreams of their founders to act as a one world government. C-Net: The United Nations is considerin...

  • June 9, 2012

    Holder appoints two DoJ attorneys to investigate leaks

    Resisting calls to appoint a special prosecutor, Attorney General Eric Holder has assigned two Justice Department attorneys to investigate national security leaks that may have originated in the White House and are widely seen as bolstering the presi...

  • June 9, 2012

    Spanish bank bailout might cost 80 billion euros - IMF

    Spanish banks, reeling from bad home loans and a horrible economy, will almost certainly have to be bailed out by the EU to the tune of $40 billion. That's the estimate from the IMF. But will Spain bend the knee and beg the EU for the cash? Reuters: ...

  • June 9, 2012

    Detroit could go broke in one week

    The Motor City will be broke in 7 days unless a lawsuit challenging the consent agreement between Detroit and the state of Michigan is withdrawn. Detroit Free Press: Detroit will run out of cash a week from today if a lawsuit challenging the validit...

  • June 9, 2012

    Russia says it won't oppose Assad departure

    Increasingly isolated in the world community because of its support of Syria's brutal crackdown, Russia is giving signs that it may be willing to see the departure of their ally, President Bashar Assad, under certain conditions. Haaretz: Russia wil...

  • June 9, 2012

    Ex-Sports loudmouth says we're closet racists for not supporting Obama

    Mike Lupica should have stuck with sports. At least then, his opinionated rants would have been about meaningless drivel instead of issues of consequence. There is nothing new to ascribing racist attitudes in opposing the president. But how about opi...

  • June 8, 2012

    'Green jobs' that aren't, but counted as such

    All administrations have been known to fudge statistics on occassion for political purposes. But this list of "green jobs" that include "oil lobbyists, bus drivers, garbage men, bicycle shop employees and used-record store clerks..." carries that con...

  • June 8, 2012

    Former ACORN director gets half a billion dollars from government

    Just goes to show you can' keep a corrupt, leftist scumbag down for long. Judicial Watch: The Obama Administration has given a former director at the scandal-plagued Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) nearly half a billi...

  • June 8, 2012

    The 'recovery' that isn't

    Here's more proof - not that any is needed - that the Obama recoveryless recovery is not really a mystery if you look at the numbers. IDB: "There is much more work that remains to be done to repair the damage caused by the financial crisis and deep...

  • June 8, 2012

    'Hitler' gets the news of Walker win

    This is hysterically funny. It's a scene from the excellent German language film "Downfall" and the creators of this video substitute their own subtitles. Rich Baehr, who brings the video to our attention, says: One sequence in the film, where Hitl...

  • June 7, 2012

    Ethics case against Rep. Waters to resume

    THe case had been dragging on due to Waters' contention that her rights were violated by the committee's procedures. Now the Ethics Committee has determined that the transgressions by committee staff were not serious and have resumed their investigat...

  • June 7, 2012

    Obama fails to commemorate D-Day

    I was unable to determine if George Bush failed to commemerate D-Day during his 8 years in office, but somehow, I would think that veterans would have let him have it if he didn't. President Obama gave a speech on the 65th anniversary of D-Day in 200...

  • June 7, 2012

    UN monitors blocked from new massacre site in Syria

    The body count is at least 70, with some estimates much higher than that. The massacre took place in Hama and activists say that almost half the victims are women and children. CBS: The Britain-based Observatory for Human Rights said Thursday that ...

  • June 7, 2012

    France doubles down on fiscal insanity; lowers retirement age to 60

    New socialist president Francois Hollande says it's a matter of "social justice." As for lowering the retirement age to 60 in the midst of a fiscal crisis, it is more a matter of insanity than justice. Telegraph: Workers who entered employment aged...

  • June 7, 2012

    Panetta: US reaching the 'limits of its patience' with Pakistan

    Every president and Secretary of State and Defense has said this for the last decade. "We're getting close...Lookout! We're going to do something really, really serious - like dash off an angry letter or something." Secretary Panetta is no different....

  • June 7, 2012

    How bad is Obama for the Democratic party?

    Jennifer Rubin: Obama also has wrecked havoc in the the Democratic Party. He's firmly affixed the "tax and spend" label to it after Bill Clinton declared that the era of big government was over. He's made Clinton into a pitch man for Mitt Romney...

  • June 7, 2012

    Did Obama tell a dirty joke at gay fundraiser?

    Comedians, after dinner speakers, even your Uncle Harry tells the off color joke now and again. Double entendres can be funny for adults and usually go over the head of children. But a president using a double entendre? Here's what Obama said at a ga...

  • June 6, 2012

    Insult to injury: Barrett gets slapped for his trouble by supporter

    Sort of what the voters did to him, except not on national TV. Kerry Pickett: Mayor Tom Barrett's concession speech, following his loss to Republican Governor Scott Walker, did not make one local Wisconsin woman happy with the Milwaukee Democrat. ...

  • June 6, 2012

    Senate Dems angry at leak on Iran cyberattack

    I don't think "national security" means the same thing to Obama than it does to the rest of us. At least, as far as using top secret info to show what a stud our president is when it comes to fighting the bad guys. Even members of his own party are c...

  • June 6, 2012

    Drone strike in Pakistan kills AQ #2

    This is good news on a couple of fronts. First, killing al-Qaeda's Number 2 leader is a victory in and of itself. But the fact that we got him in Pakistan shows that either we are thumbing our nose at the Pakistani government which has publicly told ...

  • June 6, 2012

    One downer on a good night: Wisconsin Dems possibly take senate

    The only thing that went wrong last night was that Republicans possibly lost control of  the state senate. JSOnline: Democrats appeared to have assumed control of the state Senate with results posted early  Wednesday showing former Sen. J...

  • June 6, 2012

    Barbara Walters tried to get Assad aide a job at CNN

    Let this be a lesson to all mainstream media types; if you're going to help a foreign nation infiltrate our media, don't put anything in writing. New York Post: Just weeks after TV doyenne Barbara Walters landed an exclusive interview with brutal S...

  • June 5, 2012

    Louisiana GOP convention descends into chaos

    What happened over the weekend at the Louisiana Republican state convention was a travesty of democracy, with tactics used by the LA GOP "regulars" akin to the worst of the Nazis. Strong stuff? You betchya. I have made no secret of my disdain for Ron...

  • June 5, 2012

    Are you ready for the recall recount?

    Democrats in Wisconsin are already preparing the ground for a recount if the race is close. Politico: "We're very much anticipating that there's a chance that we could be in a recount scenario," said Mike Tate, chairman of the Democratic Party of ...

  • June 5, 2012

    Is Facebook a fad?

    The question has been bandied about for months, both before and after the IPO. Experts seem divided, but this analysis by Eric Jackson of Ironfire Capital makes a lot of sense. CNBC: Facebook will lose dominance as a major web company in less than a...

  • June 4, 2012

    An October surprise for Walker...in June

    No, Governor Scott Walker did not father a love child in college and abandon the baby and its mother. As it turns out, the mother denied it was the governor's child. And a columnist for the JSOnline tracked down the woman in question and discovered t...

  • June 4, 2012

    Huge push by labor, tea party, in final hours before recall vote

    With less than 24 hours before the polls open in the Wisconsin recall election, both sides are making a final push to energize their supporters and get out the vote. The Hill: Major unions and Tea Party groups have plowed substantial funds into the ...

  • June 4, 2012

    Stocks in 'Global Rout'

    The miserable American economy - including the dismal jobs numbers released last Friday -- along with the growing crisis in the euro zone in the banking sector, have world markets in a near panic. The Tokyo exchange hit a 28 year low as investors scr...

  • June 4, 2012

    Factory orders fall for third time in four months

    Another bad sign for the economy. Industrial output, which had been surging in the first quarter, appears to be leveling off and even falling in the second quarter. Reuters: New orders for factory goods fell in April for the third time in four mo...

  • June 4, 2012

    Iran looking to hide evidence of A-bomb work at military site?

    That certainly is one possible conclusion to be drawn from what's happening at Parchin, an Iranian military base that western intelligence agencies have long suspected of carrying out A-bomb work. Reuters: Parchin, which Iran says is a conventiona...

  • June 4, 2012

    Free Syrian Army improving their combat skills

    According to the usually reliable Syrian Observatory for Human Rights in London, rebels told the group that more than 100 Syrian soldiers were killed over the weekend. The human rights group was able to confirm the death of 80 Syrian soldiers, includ...

  • June 3, 2012

    Priebus tries to manage expectations for WI recall vote

    Yes, there's a danger that the GOP may get overconfident as a result of Governor Scott Walker's narrow 7 point lead in the recall vote scheduled for Tuesday. The signs are very positive but that doesn't mean Republicans can let up for one minute. So ...

  • June 3, 2012

    Kudlow: Obama's economic model a failure

    As the NRO sage points out, it isn't just his ideology, or philosophy, or even just his policies that have failed; it is Obama's entire view of economic reality that must be called into question: The Keynesian government-spending model has proven a ...

  • June 3, 2012

    Warren appears to be weathering controversy over her heritage

    The latest polls show that Senator Scott Brown is not winning any advantage over the revelations about Elizabeth Warren's claims to Cherokee ancestry. Politico: Suffolk University had a poll last week showing Scott Brown and Elizabeth Warren separat...

  • June 3, 2012

    Egyptians riot over Mubarak verdict

    Angry Egyptians took to the streets on Saturday night, protesting the life sentence given former President Hosni Mubarak by a court that tried him for the murder of protestors and corruption. Reuters: Egyptians demonstrated throughout the night i...

  • June 3, 2012

    Syrian civil war spills over into Lebanon

    Clashes in Tripoli between pro and anti Assad supporters killed 13 and wounded dozens. It appears that Lebanese are choosing sides in the Syrian conflict and are willing to kill those who disagree with them. CNN: Bloody clashes between pro- and anti...

  • June 3, 2012

    Some farm subsidies appear on the way out

    The subsidies in question are direct payments to farmers whether they grow a crop or not. The Congress appears to be moving toward ending the program, replacing it with far cheaper subsidies for crop insurance. Washington Post: The Senate Agricultur...

  • June 3, 2012

    Crackdown on anniversary of Tiananmen Square massacre

    It happened 23 years ago and to this day, no one has an accurate number of dead. Estimates range as high as 10,000 to as low as 800. But the Chinese government chose the 23rd anniversary of the massacre to inititiate a crackdown on political opponen...

  • June 3, 2012

    Irony alert: Gov. Brown seeks environmental waivers for high speed rail project

    A $100 billion boondoggle that's supposed to protect the environment needing environmental waivers to get built? No, really... The Brown administration is preparing a proposal to limit environmental challenges to California's high-speed rail projec...

  • June 2, 2012

    World Bank chief warns of 'catastrophe'

    Yesterday was the worst day for world markets of the year. The euro zone unemployment rate is at a record 11%. Manufacturing crashed in Great Britain. The jobless rate went up in the US. Emerging economies in Brazil and China are cooling off. And Rob...

  • June 2, 2012

    Egypt's Mubarak sentenced to life in prison

    From the looks of him at his appearances in court, it will be a fairly short sentence. Reuters: An Egyptian judge convicted former president Hosni Mubarak of complicity in the killings of protesters during the uprising that ended his 30-year rule a...

  • June 2, 2012

    Are Wisconsin jobs numbers accurate?

    Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker released the state's yearly employment numbers a month early in order to get the maximum political benefit from the improving jobs picture in Wisconsin. Democrats cried foul, and accused Walker of fiddling with the num...

  • June 2, 2012

    Pakistan court acquits Times Square bomber accomplices

    Like we really expected them to convict? Fox News: A lawyer representing four Pakistani men accused of involvement in the 2010 Times Square bomb plot says they have been acquitted. Malik Imran Safdar said Saturday that the prosecution failed to p...

  • June 1, 2012

    Romney campaigns in front of shuttered Solyndra

    Romney gets a twofer for this one; a brilliant way to highlight the failed energy and economic policies of the president while reminding voters where so much of the stimulus money ended up -- in the hands of Democratic party fundraisers. ABC: It's a...

  • June 1, 2012

    Only because I have to write about it - The John Edwards trial fiasco

    Writing about Edwards makes me feel as if I've pawed through a garbage dump. I always want to wash my hands afterward. I knew after 3 days of deliberations by the jury that they'd either be hung or acquit him. The fact that John Edwards was acquitted...

  • June 1, 2012

    Fewer women believe there is a widespread attack on women's reproductive rights

    More than three in ten women think that there is a GOP war on women's reproductive rights, according to the latest Kaiser poll. A larger percentage - 42% - believe that some groups want to limit these rights, but that there is no widespread effort to...

  • June 1, 2012

    Only 69,000 jobs created in May; Unemployment rate at 8.2%

    "Unexpected" of course. The administration only missed the estimates - 158,000 - by a measly 87,000 jobs. The most dynamic economy in the history of civilization, the brainiest and hardest working workforce, the most creative entreprenuerial class, a...

  • June 1, 2012

    Another massacre confirmed in Syria

    This time, UN monitors discovered 13 bodies, bound and shot in eastern Syria. Reuters: Syrian rebels on Wednesday gave President Bashar al-Assad a 48-hour deadline to comply with an international peace plan otherwise they would renew their battl...

  • June 1, 2012

    Ireland votes for austerity policies in EU fiscal treaty

    They were the only EU nation to hold a referendum on the fiscal union pact promoted by German Chancellor Angela Merkel. And it appears to be headed for an easy victory. Why would the Irish vote for more economic pain? AP: Public rejection could have...

  • June 1, 2012

    Liberals get 'A' for effort in trying to blame GOP for rotten job numbers

    Actually, it's pretty lame. But what else do they have? Blame Obama? Never! Think Progress: The U.S. economy added just 69,000 jobs in May, far below economists' expectations. The report suggests that the GOP's deep spending cuts and other austerity...

  • May 31, 2012

    Gender gap closing - not unexpectedly

    Romney is making a strong comeback among women voters while President Obama's personal popularity has taken a hit. The latest ABC/Washington Post poll  shows Romney gaining 13% over the last survey among women voters while narrowing the favorabi...

  • May 31, 2012

    When news organizations cross the line of advocacy

    This Fox and Friends video has stirred up a hornets nest of controversy. It makes no pretense of being "fair and balanced" in its critique of the Obama administration and this has Democrats calling "foul": There have been many on our side who ...

  • May 31, 2012

    We're saved! Bloomberg to ban sugared sodas over 16 oz.

    Mayor Michael Bloomberg - warrior against obesity -- announced a ban on sugared drinks over 16 ounces to take effect in March of this year. New York Times: "Obesity is a nationwide problem, and all over the United States, public health officials ar...

  • May 31, 2012

    Dramatic drop in union membership among WI public employees

    In advance of Governor Scott Walker's recall election next Tuesday, national public employee unions are nervously awaiting the outcome -- an outcome that might determine the fate of other state unions and public employees nationwide. Wall Street Jour...

  • May 31, 2012

    Obama refuses to apologize for 'Polish death camp' remark

    OK, so it was a "misstatement." Why not apologize for it? AFP: The White House on Wednesday shrugged off Polish demands to express more than mere 'regret' after President Barack Obama mistakenly referred to a Nazi Holocaust site as a "Polish death c...

  • May 31, 2012

    Assad adds insult to injury: Forces shell Houla

    The entire world condemned the massacre in Houla last week where 108 civilians - including 49 children and 34 women - were murdered at the hands of Assad's forces. But Assad apparently has ignored the outrage; he's shelling Houla again. VOA: Syrian ...

  • May 31, 2012

    Jobs numbers point to slower hiring

    The excuse they are going to be using - that the spring was unusually warm and this tilted the summer numbers forward -- will work until about August. After that, they'll have to come up with some other excuse for the paltry jobs numbers. Reuters: P...

  • May 30, 2012

    Old tyrants never die...they're honored by the UN

    No, this move by the UN to ask Robert Mugabe, former tyrant of Zimbabwe, accused of ethnic cleansing and bankrupting his country by allowing 10,000% inflation, to be a "leader for tourism" does not show the dysfunctionality of the United Nations. Nor...

  • May 30, 2012

    Just how anemic has this recovery been?

    To answer that, we can start with the number of jobs that have been created coming out of past recessions, and compare to the number of jobs Obama's "recovery" has given us. It ain't pretty, says IDB: In his recent speeches on the campaign trail and...

  • May 30, 2012

    Outrage in Poland over Obama's 'Polish Death Camp' comment

    It's so nice to have a president who's smart, don't you think? I mean, Obama can pronounce "nuclear" correctly, although the word kind of sticks in his throat when mentioning it in the same breath as Iran or North Korea. But there's "smart" like Obam...

  • May 30, 2012

    Cruz, Dewhurst in TX senate runoff

    Lt. Governor David Dewhurst beat Tea Party favorite Ted Cruz by 45-34% in the Texas Republican senate primary, but failed to top 50% of the vote, necessitating a run off election to be held July 31. Politico: Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst failed to captu...

  • May 30, 2012

    GOP Super Pacs to spend up to $1 billion

    At least there's not much chance Republicans will be outspent as they were in 2008. Politico: Republican super PACs and other outside groups shaped by a loose network of prominent conservatives - including Karl Rove, the Koch brothers and Tom Dono...

  • May 30, 2012

    Russia isolating itself over support for Assad

    A few more massacres like the one in Houla last weekend and Russia will be in a very lonely place internationally. BBC: China and Russia, which both wield a veto at the UN Security Council, have blocked two previous resolutions calling for tougher ...

  • May 30, 2012

    Planned Parenthood creates $1.5 million ad fund for Obama

    It will be the third time in their history they've endorsed a presidential candidate and Planned Parenthood is going to make the best of it. Daily Caller: Planned Parenthood Action Fund argues that Romney is "out of touch" with women because, they ...

  • May 29, 2012

    McDonald's toy causes Saudi heads to explode

    Nothing surprises me anymore when it comes to crazy Islamists. But this story about a McDonald's Happy Meal toy figurine that some Saudi religious fanatics see the name of the prophet being stepped on is just incredible. Ray Ibrahim: Saudi Arabians ...

  • May 29, 2012

    With slim lead, Walker playing it safe

    Governor Scott Walker, fighting for his political life in advance of the recall vote on June 5, appears to be keeping a low profile in order to minimize the chance of a game changing mistkae. Walke is in a tight race with Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett,...

  • May 29, 2012

    Should Romney embrace birther Trump?

    Sure, why not? The only people it matters to are the inside the beltway crowd. ABC News: Mitt Romney did not distance himself from Donald Trump today, despite the reality TV and real estate mogul's continued skepticism about President Barack Obama...

  • May 29, 2012

    Hayes apologizes for 'uncomfortable' remark

    MSNBC host Chris Hayes apologized for saying in a broadcast that he felt "uncomfortable" calling soldiers who had died in combat heroes. His statement is an interesting mix of apologia and liberal talking points. Daniel Halper: On Sunday, in discuss...

  • May 29, 2012

    Massive malware program infecting Iranian computers

    As the Wired story makes clear, this new malware program - Flame - is light years beyond the Stuxnet virus that wreaked havoc with Iranian computers a couple of years ago. A massive, highly sophisticated piece of malware has been newly found infect...

  • May 29, 2012

    10 dead, more than 40 shootings in Chicago over holiday weekend

    This is the city with one of the most restrictive gun control programs in the country. Chicago Tribune: A department spokesman would not confirm the tally, saying several incidents were still under investigation and could not be classified at this...

  • May 28, 2012

    'His heart's blood has written upon the flag he loved so well...'

    You've never heard of Sgt. George Poundstone of tiny Grand Ridge, IL. Poundstone was a member if the 53rd Illinois infantry regiment that mustered in during 1862. He had what, at the time, was considered one of the most important - and dangerous - jo...

  • May 28, 2012

    Liberal TV Host: He's 'Uncomfortable' Calling Fallen Soldiers 'Heroes'

    Gee. The last thing we want to do is make MSNBC's Chris Hayes "uncomfortable." After all, only the rich should be made "uncomfortable" according to the left. "Comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable" is the liberal journalists' battle cry. ...

  • May 28, 2012

    Iran confirms sending troops to Syria

    The human rights groups who keep track of the body count in Syria have been saying for months that Iranian troops - as well as Hezb'allah fighters - have been assisting President Assad in his crackdown. Those charges have now been confirmed as Iran h...

  • May 28, 2012

    Gallup: Vets overwhelmingly support Romney over Obama

    On this Memorial Day, a Gallup poll showing why Mitt Romney is leading the president among men. U.S. veterans, about 13% of the adult population and consisting mostly of older men, support Mitt Romney over Barack Obama for president by 58% to 34%,...

  • May 28, 2012

    Getting out while the going is good

    It should come as no surprise that women in Afghanistan who are financially able to leave are beginning to depart for friendlier climes before the Taliban takes over again. Guardian: A brain drain of bright young women is already taking place in Afg...

  • May 28, 2012

    Annan in Damascus as the slaughter continues

    Another 41 civilians were killed by President Assad's troops on Sunday, just hours after the UN Security Council condemned the Syrian government for the Houla massacre of 109 men, women, and children near Homs on Friday. Annan can properly be seen as...

  • May 27, 2012

    Census Bureau: 49.1% of US households receive government benefits

    This isn't much of a surprise; an aging population eligible for old age benefits like Social Security and Medicare, plus a deep recession that we are still trying to get out of. But it's still shocking to see that in 2008, that number was 44.4%. Wall...

  • May 27, 2012

    West plays Charlie Brown to Iran's Lucy

    Surprise! Talks between the six powers - the US, EU, UK, France, Germany, Russia and China - and Iran have ended in total, complete, embarrassing failure. Those familiar with the iconic Peanuts gambit with Lucy assuring Charlie Brown that she will ho...

  • May 27, 2012

    Russian ship bound for Syria full of arms

    No wonder the Russians are preventing the UN Security Council from slapping an arms embargo on Syria. Reuters: Syria is one of Russia's top weapons customers. The United States and European Union have suggested the U.N. Security Council should imp...

  • May 27, 2012

    Sharpton suggests Republicans want to 'wipe out' black people

    This man will receive a prominent seat at the Democratic National Convention this year. Radio Equalizer: Obviously not satisfied with the level of ethnic tension in America today, Sharpton & Pals are using the airwaves to incite violence. From...

  • May 27, 2012

    Keep the UN's hands off our internet!

    It's an international idea that will be voted on in December - giving the UN more control over the internet. Congress, if it knows what's good for it, will refuse to support it. The Hill:   At a hearing earlier this month, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-F...

  • May 27, 2012

    Iran refuses inspection of suspect nuke site

    They say the IAEA hasn't given them sufficient reason to inspect the Parchin complex yet. Meanwhile, they are apparently removing equipment from the site ahead of any potential inspection. Reuters: The Parchin complex is at the centre of Western sus...

  • May 27, 2012

    New Greek polls show bailout party in the lead

    Given the uncertainty of a Grexit ("Greek Exit") from the euro and what it would do to countries like Italy, Spain, and Portugal, the news that the center right New Democracy party, which supports the EU bailout, is in the lead ahead of the June 17 v...

  • May 27, 2012

    Welcome Azawad - new Islamist state

    The small African country of Mali has been forcibly split in two, as rebels in the north have broken off and formed a new Islamic state - Azawad. CNN: Two key rebel movements in Mali have agreed to join forces, saying together they will rule an inde...

  • May 26, 2012

    Gallup poll reveals interesting divide based on job classification

    In a way, the fact that those in the professions - architect, doctor, teacher, engineer - support Obama while executives and business owners back Romney reveals how our economy has changed over the last few decades. Construction, mining manufacturin...

  • May 26, 2012

    Some Saturday electoral musings

    These random thoughts are brought to you by Charlie Cook - long time Democratic pollster. Cook draws some interesting conclusions based on the most recent NBC/WSJ poll, comparing it to past polls, and believes we are headed for a barnburner of an ele...

  • May 26, 2012

    Spanish banking system teetering

    A big credit downgrade for 5 of Spain's largest banks as well as the largest government bail out of a bank in Spain's history has shaken the entire banking system and threatens the Spanish economy. LA Times: It's not looking good for the Spanish ban...

  • May 26, 2012

    90 dead in Syrian massacre - mostly children

    The government of President Assad is telling the Syrian people that the violence that killed 90 citizens was the result of "terrorist gangs." The opposition says it was the Syrian army shelling a small town indiscriminately. In the end, dead is dead....

  • May 26, 2012

    Iran has enough uranium to make 5 bombs say experts

    If you believe Iran's claim their program is peaceful, someone might want to ask why they need 6 tons of enriched uranium to power one reactor. Reuters: Iran has significantly stepped up its output of low-enriched uranium and total production in ...

  • May 26, 2012

    Barrett: Recall is Walker's fault

    A novel approach by the Democratic candidate seeking to unseat Governor Scott Walker in the June 5 recall election. Duluth News Tribune: Democratic Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett, down in the polls to Gov. Scott Walker, aggressively went after the fir...

  • May 25, 2012

    Senate to cut $33 million from Pakistan aid in retaliation for jailing bin Laden source

    A doctor who assisted the US in finding Osama bin Laden hiding in Pakistan has been convicted of treason and sentenced to 33 years in prison. In retaliation, a rare bi-partisan show of unity ensued in the senate as angry members of the Appropriations...

  • May 25, 2012

    Off the charts: Obama's spending by the numbers

    James Pethokoukis of the Enterprise Blog has been having a lot of fun at Rex Nutting's expense. Nutting was the guy who came out and said earlier this week that the GOP was lying about Obama being a big spender. First, Pethokoukis posted a blog showi...

  • May 25, 2012

    Detroit may turn out half its street lights to shrink the city

    For want of a streetlight, a city was lost. Bloomberg: Detroit, whose 139 square miles contain 60 percent fewer residents than in 1950, will try to nudge them into a smaller living space by eliminating almost half its streetlights. As it is, 40 perc...

  • May 25, 2012

    National Dems tiptoe away from Walker recall race

    National Democrats - Obama included - are acting as if Wisconsin is on another planet these days. "Recall? What Recall?" they're telling their union friends who are livid that the national party has failed to support their increasingily quixotic effo...

  • May 25, 2012

    Climate Change Conference marks progress for realists

    The 7th annual International Climate Change Conference ended on Wednesday with growing signs that skeptics are making steady progress in their efforts to turn back the tide of the alarmists. I covered the conference for PJ Media and pointed out that ...

  • May 25, 2012

    Did Obama administration give film makers the name of bin Laden raid planner?

    You've no doubt heard about the emails and documents released after an FOIA request from Judicial Watch regarding contact between the Department of Defense and film makers who are planning a movie about the bin Laden raid. Apparently, there was much ...

  • May 25, 2012

    Grain crisis in Syria?

    It's brought down governments from the Czar, to Chang Kai Shek, to Somalia. When food runs out, the leader has got to go. Now, the turn of Syria. Reuters: Trade sources said a reluctance among foreign banks, shipowners and grain traders to sell t...

  • May 25, 2012

    51.7% of teens in DC unemployed; 36.2% in California

    Ah, the Obama economy. Sort of like the Carter economy but without that horrific toothy grin to entertain us. But as a young man during the Carter years, I can attest to the fact that it was virtually impossible to find a decent job. Even McDonald's ...

  • May 24, 2012

    Suffolk Study: Walker collective bargaining bill saved Wisconsin taxpayers more than $1 billion

    Scott Walker's campaign to avoid a recall on June 5 will receive a boost this week when a study performed by the Institute of Public Policy Research at Suffolk University is released showing that Walker's signature legislation reforming union collect...

  • May 24, 2012

    Black Eyed Peas star Will.I.Am copters into climate change conference

    Donald Douglas alerts us to this eye opening story about Will.I.Am.: The dude flew 286 miles in a private helicopter, touching down at Oxford's University Parks, and then rode an "environmentally-conscious bike" over to the Radcliffe Observatory i...

  • May 24, 2012

    Gallup: 'Pro-Choice Americans at Record Low 41%'

    AT's Political Correspondent Rich Baehr believes that part of the reason for the surge in pro-life sentiment comes from an increase in the Hispanic population. This is no doubt true to some extent, but Gallup traces the history of the question they h...

  • May 24, 2012

    Obama: 'I am not an overspender'

    Of course not. Cowboy Poetry Festivals are of vital importance to our national security. ABC: At a fundraiser for his re-election campaign in Denver tonight, President Obama set out to upend conventional Republican wisdom that his administration h...

  • May 23, 2012

    Up and Away! Space X making history

    A failure would certainly not have killed private space ventures, but the Falcon sure looked good taking off from the Cape. CSM: If all goes as planned, the first private spacecraft will dock at the International Space Station on Thursday. It will b...

  • May 23, 2012

    What went wrong with the recovery?

    Harvey Golub in the Wall Street Journal: All the available Keynesian levers for achieving economic growth have been pulled, yet the recovery is one of the weakest since World War II. The problem lies with the way the "stimulus" was carried out, th...

  • May 23, 2012

    Romney becoming a known quantity - and it's helping

    The more people see and hear Mitt Romney, the more comfortable they become with him. This simple fact is behind Romney's surging in the polls to draw even with the president. And it has party politicos starting to believe in him: Interviews with abo...

  • May 23, 2012

    Hatch: Law of the Sea Treaty will sink the economy

    This Law of the Sea Treaty (LOST) has got to be stopped if what Senator Orrin Hatch says about it is true. Fox News: The treaty that Reagan refused to sign in 1982 is reappearing once again in the Senate.  The truth is, LOST contains numerous ...

  • May 22, 2012

    Is Superman gay?

    The Man of Steel? Lois Lane's lover? DC Comics has jumped the shark - maybe. But the DC Comics co-publisher appears to be contemplating changing the sexual orientation of an "established character:" One question asked at the DC panel today at the Ka...

  • May 22, 2012

    Notre Dame files religious liberty suit

    This is somewhat surprising given Notre Dame's notoriously liberal faculty and administration, but it highlights how much a threat to religious liberty the HHS decision on contraception truly is. The University of Notre Dame filed a lawsuit Monday (...

  • May 22, 2012

    Former Muslim Brotherhood member leading Egypt's presidential race

    And he's a 9/11 truther to boot. Washington Times: An Islamist who believes that the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the United States were an American conspiracy is the front-runner in Egypt's presidential race, a new poll shows. Abdel-Moneim Abolfotoh,...

  • May 22, 2012

    Dems distancing themselves from Obama's attack on equity

    It's not just Newark mayor Cory Booker; it's several other business friendly Democrats who can't stomach Obama's attacks on private equity. ABC: As for the criticism that the Team Obama's Bain attack is part of "nauseating" political discourse with...

  • May 20, 2012

    Obama says recovery takes both 'growth and cutting'

    Just like he's doing in the United States - except, without the cutting. CSM: Confronting an economic crisis that threatens them all, President Barack Obama and leaders of other world powers on Saturday declared that their governments must both spa...

  • May 20, 2012

    Suicide car bomb hits army base in Syria

    If it is the work of al-Qaeda, they seem to be more focused on attacking legitimate military targets than simply murdering as many civilians as possible. To some observers, this raises the question; is it al-Qaeda or some other home grown group? Reut...

  • May 20, 2012

    Only 16 states increased jobs under Obama

    This IDB editorial is pretty devastating. It appears for large swaths of the country, there is no recovery at all. Just 16 states have seen job growth since President Obama took office, according to state employment data released Friday by the Bure...

  • May 20, 2012

    'NATO 3' plotted to firebomb Obama campaign headquarters

    I know that yesterday, I questioned the motives of Chicago police in arresting 3 anti-NATO activists in Chicago for domestic terrorism. I need to apologize for my error. What prosecutors unveiled in court yesterday during the suspect's arraignment s...

  • May 20, 2012

    California's high speed rail boondoggle just won't die

    The Wall Street Journal has the backstory about how Governor Jerry Brown is insisting on trying to complete the high speed rail plan despite a budget shortfall of $16 billion: Transportation experts warn that the 500-mile bullet train from San Fran...

  • May 20, 2012

    Surprise endorsement of Walker by liberal newspaper

    The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel is the largest newspaper in Wisconsin and has a decidedly liberal tilt. The paper opposed Governor Scott Walker's collective bargaining reform and takes a dim view of Republicans in general. But to their credit, they se...

  • May 20, 2012

    Lockerbie bomber finally dies

    Abdel Basset Ali al-Megrahi, the only man convicted in the Lockerbie bombing, has finally died. He was released in 2009, supposedly on death's door. Subsequent information that came out revealed his release was part of an oil deal between Great Brita...

  • May 20, 2012

    Half of Florida students fail reading test

    Where do parents go to demand their money back? Reuters: Nearly half of Florida high school students failed the reading portion of the state's new toughened standardized test, education officials said on Friday. Results this year from the Florida ...

  • May 19, 2012

    Steyn: Out 'Gatsby-ing' Gatsby

    Mark Steyn takes the recent revelation about Obama's literary agent's claim of Kenyan birth, combines it with Elizabeth Warren's bogus claim of Native American ancestry, and does some brilliant open field running by tying both false identity examples...

  • May 19, 2012

    SpaceX launch aborted at last second

    I hope people don't read too much into this temporary setback of the privatization of space. The Falcon rocket has had 2 successful launches in the past, but a sensor detected a build up in pressure and automatically shut down the engine and aborted ...

  • May 19, 2012

    WI Judge deals unions a setback in dues collections

    The same US District Court judge, William Conley, struck down parts of Governor Scott Walker's union reform bill last March, including a provision that would have forced unions to recertify every year by getting a majority of members to vote in favor...

  • May 19, 2012

    Chen Guangcheng on his way to US

    Blind Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng left China for the US on Saturday with his passport, thus ending a diplomatic headache for China and the US. Reuters: Chen's escape from house arrest in northeastern China last month and subsequent stay in t...

  • May 19, 2012

    Three NATO protestors held in terror plot

    The protestors claim that what the cops thought was equipment to make Molotov cocktails was actually a "home beer brewing operation." Which side do you think is stupid? MSNBC: Their attorney, Sarah Gelsomino, told AP the men were "absolutely in sho...

  • May 18, 2012

    Visit Syria: The garden spot of the Middle East

    Syria's UN ambassador, Bashar Ja'afari, has written a letter to the UN complaining about the fall-off in tourism in Syria since the revolt began 14 months ago. No, really. "In the cities and areas where there is tension, the impact of the crisis on...

  • May 18, 2012

    Switcheroo in Greek election; bail out party regains the lead in polls

    "The prospect of being hanged focuses the mind wonderfully," said the man who compiled the first English language dictionary Samuel Johnson. And it appears that Greek voters have taken Johnson's words to heart. Reuters: Greek voters are returning t...

  • May 18, 2012

    Arkansas primed to deliver nasty surprise to Obama in primary

    Oh how delicious this would be; Barack Obama losing the Arkansas primary? It's a long shot, as Allahpundit notes. But the dissatisfaction is real - as is a growing "anyone but Obama" sentiment that is boosting a truly unknown candidate, John Wolfe, i...

  • May 18, 2012

    G8 leaders to advocate new stimulus spending

    German Chancellor Angela Merkel cuts a lonely figure in Europe these days. She's one of the only leaders on the continent who still thinks bringing EU members' budgets under control to be the way out of recession and into a period of growth. But with...

  • May 18, 2012

    Syrian opposition implodes as army fires into massive protest

    Amid signs that the Syrian opposition is no closer to uniting than it was 14 months ago when the rebellion began, the Syrian army fired into a crowd of tens of thousands of protestors in Aleppo killing and wounding an unknown number of civilians. Ale...

  • May 18, 2012

    Private space ventures to get boost with launch of SpaceX Dragon

    On Saturday, a privately built spacecraft, the SpaceX Dragon, will launch from Cape Canaveral using another privately developed launch vehicle called the Falcon, for an historic trip to the International Space Station. It is part of a series of demon...

  • May 17, 2012

    President's budget fails to get a single vote in congress

    Not even Democrats are standing behind their presumptive party leader and the key to their electoral success in 2012. Washington Times: President Obama's budget suffered a second embarrassing defeat Wednesday, when senators voted 99-0 to reject it. ...

  • May 17, 2012

    Is Julian Assange responsible for the execution of an Iranian Mossad agent?

    The Times of Israel lays out the case that a Wikileak document leaked into the public domain pointed directly to an Iranian working for Israeli intelligence and led directly to his execution last week: WikiLeaks may have been responsible for exposin...

  • May 17, 2012

    Romney fundraising keeping pace with Obama

    Considering the fact that Romney raised less than $13 million in March, the news that his fundraising efforts in April nearly matched the president's totals is something of a welcome surprise. New York Times: Mitt Romney almost matched President Oba...

  • May 17, 2012

    Strip club, Obama campaign are recipients of Chicago vendor payouts

    What would the City of Chicago be doing when cutting a vendor check to a strip club? Or, the 2008 Obama for President campaign for that matter? From the For the Good of Illinois website: Q: What do a well-known Chicago strip club and the President's...

  • May 17, 2012

    RFK Jr.'s wife hangs herself

    It's derisively called "The Kennedy Touch" - the women who marry Kennedy men end up desperately unhappy. Used, absued, tossed aside like a piece of raw meat, the high profile philandering and substance abuse of Kennedy men makes life a living hell fo...

  • May 17, 2012

    Could Europe decide our election?

    The fate of President Obama's re-election is probably in the hands of a few European leaders who will decide in the coming months how far they are willing to go to save the euro. The coming "Grexit," or Greek exit from the euro could be far more dama...

  • May 16, 2012

    UN Monitors caught in Syria crossfire

    The monitors said by telephone that they were safe - they were under the "protection" of the Free Syrian Army who attacked the convoy and killed 21. None of the monitors were injured. Reuters: Each side blamed the other for the attack in Khan Sheikh...

  • May 16, 2012

    NC Poll: Romney up 51-43

    At one time, North Carolina was thought to be so competitive, that the Democrats scheduled their national convention in Charlotte thinking it would help Obama win the state as he did in 2008. North Carolina is still competitive, although it appears t...

  • May 16, 2012

    Panic in Greece as bank withdrawls hit $900 million in one day

    As talk of Greece exiting the euro picks up, Greek depositors have read the writing on the wall and believe their cash would be safer buried in the back yard or sewn into a mattress. Following the announcement yesterday that new elections will be hel...

  • May 16, 2012

    Chicago prepares for the worst at NATO summit

    The demonstrations against NATO in Chicago during their summit this weekend are going to be loud, tense, and probably violent. Reuters: The two-day summit is also drawing protesters from around the United States and beyond, most to protest peacef...

  • May 15, 2012

    You can't fool all the people all the time

    The latest CBS/New York Times poll gives Mitt Romney a 3 point lead over President Obama, 46-43%. But it also shows that most Americans see right through Obama's "evolution" on gay marriage and peg it for what it is; a crass politically calculated mo...

  • May 15, 2012

    Dear Barry: About that Bain Capital attack ad...

    First, the irony of ironies. Obama excoriates Romney's record at the private equity firm and then calmly attends a fundraiser put on for him by...private equity firms. Breathtaking. But then, there's a slight problem with his attack ad. Robert Costa...

  • May 15, 2012

    Wisconsin Dems angry at DNC for lack of recall support

    After a We Ask America poll came out over the weekend showing GOP Governor Scott Walker with a 9 point lead over Democrat Tom Barrett in the recall election scheduled for next month, Democrats in Wisconsin appear to be angry at the national party for...

  • May 15, 2012

    Greece to hold new elections next month

    With markets tanking all over the world as a result of the growing probability that Greece will be forced to leave the euro zone, Greek President Karolos Papoulias gave up on his efforts to get the major parties to form a government and issued a call...

  • May 15, 2012

    Hollande sworn in as French President

    Socialist Francois Hollande was sworn in as President of France today and almost immediately jetted off to Berlin for a quick meet and greet with German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Reuters: New French President Francois Hollande called for a European ...

  • May 15, 2012

    Ron Paul drops presidential bid

    Giving in - finally - to the inevitable, GOP gadfly Rep. Ron Paul has ended his campaign to win the Republican nomination for president. Washington Times: Rep. Ron Paul's campaign conceded Tuesday that Mr. Paul probably cannot win enough delegat...

  • May 14, 2012

    Greek radical socialists torpedo talks to form government

    There is absolutely no incentive for the Coalition of the Radical Left party led by Alexis Tsipras to join a "unity government" being proposed by President Karolos Papoulias, and save Greece from certain default. Polls show that if Tsipras can torped...

  • May 14, 2012

    US could drop program to train Iraqi police

    It was supposed to be the centerpiece of our effort to maintain a presence in Iraq. Instead, it is likely to become another example of our incompetence in dealing with the Iraqi government. They don't want us. The program isn't working, It has cost a...

  • May 14, 2012

    Tip of the iceberg

    This McClatchy article on the perks and bloated salaries of union leaders is just the tip of the iceberg. I daresay if rank and file members knew how their bosses live high off the hog on their dues, resentment would be widespread. To wit: Life ...

  • May 14, 2012

    Greece exiting the euro? Not so fast

    Simply because Greece defaults on its debt doesn't necessarily mean it will immediately leave the euro zone. In fact, according to this Reuters article, there is no mechanism in the EU charter that would allow member states to force another to leave....

  • May 14, 2012

    Did NATO downplay civilian deaths in Libya?

    Human Rights Watch is claiming 72 civilians died, including 44 women and children, in NATO air strikes last year. NATO says they "deeply regret" civilian casualties but that they took extraordinary care in limiting "collateral damage." Reuters: In a...

  • May 14, 2012

    Rangel in danger of losing primary

    Rep. Charles Rangle (D-NY), the 22-term congressman censured for massive ethics violations in the House in 2010, faces an uphill battle in the June 26 New York primary to keep his seat. McClatchy: At 81, Rangel is seeking his 22nd term in the U.S. ...

  • May 14, 2012

    49 headless bodies dumped along road in Mexico

    Even for the drug gangs, this seems a little over the top. Reuters: The mutilated corpses of 43 men and 6 women, whose hands and feet had also been cut off, were found in a pile on a highway in the municipality of Cadereyta Jimenez in the early h...

  • May 14, 2012

    Health insurers enlisted in Obama re-election campaign

    The Health and Human Services Department has issued guidelines to private insurance companies on the disbursement of rebate checks to consumers. Along with a check, HHS is ordering the companies to inform consumers that the money is coming to them co...

  • May 13, 2012

    A study that studied a study that studied why there are so many studies

    I think I got that right. Maybe I missed a "study" somewhere but I don't think so. Bottom line: We are in big effing trouble. The Note: The Pentagon was inundated with so many studies in 2010 that it commissioned a study to determine how much it co...

  • May 13, 2012

    The Golden State has killed the golden goose

    California is facing a larger than expected budget shortfall, according to Governor Jerry Brown. The expected $9.2 billion deficit has ballooned to over $16 billion despite tax increases and big cuts to education and health care. New York Times: ...

  • May 13, 2012

    A'Jad calls Israel 'an Insect Challenging Iranian Nation'

    "Sticks and Stones..." I suppose it's an improvement over "pigs" and monkies" - two other bric-a-brats he's tossed toward Israel in the past. I just wonder if the western left will call him out for using "eliminationist rhetoric": "Israel is nothing...

  • May 13, 2012

    GAO: Recoverable shale oil in US 'about equal to entire world's proven oil reserves'

    This is interesting but, as you'll see, not really a game changer. CNS News: The Green River Formation, a largely vacant area of mostly federal land that covers the territory where Colorado, Utah and Wyoming come together, contains about as much...

  • May 13, 2012

    Vulnerable senate Dems back away from Obama gay marriage flip flop

    The Hill reports that some Democratic senators up for re-election have declined to back President Obama's gay marriage statement. Sens. Jon Tester (Mont.) and Claire McCaskill (Mo.), the two most vulnerable Democratic senators, have declined to end...

  • May 13, 2012

    State vote in Germany may signal the end of austerity consensus

    Greece, France, and the most populous state in Germany -- what they have in common is opposition to Germany's austerity plans to deal with the monumental debt problems of the euro zone. And Angela Merkel, Germany's embattled Chancellor, could suffer ...

  • May 13, 2012

    Hama shelled again; 23 dead across Syria

    The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights - a source generally acknowledged as accurate - puts the death toll since the "cease fire" began last month at more than 1,000. Add 23 to that number today: Terror gripped cities across Syria on Sunday as resi...

  • May 13, 2012

    Registration shift in IA: More Republicans than Dems

    For the first time in 6 years, registered Republicans outnumber Democrats - a sign that the GOP may be reversing a slow slide over the past decade of Iowa becoming more Democratic. Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier: Statewide, Republicans now outnumber D...

  • May 13, 2012

    Book: Rev. Wright offered $150 grand in 2008 to shut up until after election

    Looks like the "Wright distraction" has risen from the grave to haunt the Obama re-election campaign. Ed Morrissey: Hey, guess who's back?  In his new book on Barack Obama titled The Amateur, Edward Klein caught up with Jeremiah Wright, Obama'...

  • May 12, 2012

    Gallup: 6 in 10 say Obama's gay marriage stance won't change their vote

    That leaves 40% where it might. And of that 40%, more say it will make them less likely to vote for the president than more likely. A majority of Americans, 60%, say President Barack Obama's newly announced support for same-sex marriage will make n...

  • May 12, 2012

    Another green on blue attack in Afghanistan

    The attacker was wearing an Afghan army uniform, but the Taliban sometimes dresses up someone in a friendly uni and sends them into a military base with orders to kill. But in this case, the attacker appears to be a genuine Afghan soldier, although h...

  • May 12, 2012

    Facebook co-founder gives up US citizenship to keep more of his money

    Eduardo Saverin, who co-founded Facebook with Mark Zuckerberg while attending Harvard, stands to make several billion dollars when the company goes public. He would also be on the hook for taxes that would take about a third of what he earns. So Save...

  • May 12, 2012

    Obama's intel twofer: Undermined US national security and compromised Brit intelligence

    I think you actually have to make a serious effort to be this spectacularly inept. The Guardian: Detailed leaks of operational information about the foiled underwear bomb plot are causing growing anger in the US intelligence community, with former...

  • May 12, 2012

    'Obama's views on distractions have evolved too'

    That's the headline of an excellent IDB editorial that points out candidate Obama's complaints about "distractions" in 2008 that kept the conversation off the economy. Remember how candidate Barack Obama complained in 2008 that any discussion not i...

  • May 12, 2012

    Loony Chavez supporter sees assassination message in crossword puzzle

    Things are getting crazy in Venezuela in advance of the October presidential election. Reuters: A veteran Venezuelan crossword-writer has been accused of hiding a coded message to assassinate President Hugo Chavez's brother in the latest surreal ...

  • May 12, 2012

    Greece's radical turn to the left to be confirmed in next month's election

    When you consider that the radical socialist party Syriza won the second largest number of votes in last weekend's election, beating out the establishment socialist PASOK party for second place, the chances are pretty good that some form of far left ...

  • May 12, 2012

    Chinese activist Chen's nephew charged with murder

    Because of western interest in his situation, Chen himself is nearly untouchable. But that apparently doesn't hold for his family. The Guardian: The arrest comes as a senior lawyer defending Chen described to the Guardian how he lost his hearing in...

  • May 11, 2012

    Gov. Christie vetoes health insurance exchange law

    His reasoning is sound; why spend state money on a program that might be declared unconstitutional in a couple of months? NJ.com: Gov. Chris Christie vetoed a bill today that would have required the state to form a "health exchange," a marketplace ...

  • May 11, 2012

    Hansen: Run for your lives! 'Game over' for the climate

    NASA scientist James Hansen says if we use Canadian tar sands for energy, it will be "game over" for the climate. In other words, our goose will be cooked -- as well as the rest of humanity. New York Times: If Canada proceeds, and we do nothing, it ...

  • May 11, 2012

    Shocker from Rasmussen: Romney 50% - Obama 43%

    The poll numbers are not entirely the result of Obama's gay marriage flip flop. That figures into only 2 days of the three day rolling average. Obama has had a very bad couple of weeks and the cumulative effect has his campaign scrambling. The Rasmu...

  • May 11, 2012

    JP Morgan's $2 billion loss sends markets lower worldwide

    They've got nothing to worry about because they are too big to fail, as we all know. And $2 billion in losses as a result of some bad bets on hedging their position won't break them. Still, it is disturbing to see the cavalier manner in which these b...

  • May 11, 2012

    Egypt's presidential debate pitted political Islam against the old establishment

    There are 13 candidates running for president in Egypt but only two squared off in an historic 4 hour debate yesterday. Former Mubarak foreign minister Amr Moussa and former member of the Muslim Brotherhood - now "moderate" Islamist Abdel Moneim Abou...

  • May 10, 2012

    324,000 women drop out of labor force in March and April

    In the interest of accuracy, we should begin reporting on the employment situation in America not by citing the unemployment rate (current at 8.1%) - a meaningless number given what's left out of that figure - but rather the far more telling number t...

  • May 10, 2012

    GOP House hits back at Obama gay marriage statement

    That didn't take long. Politico: Just hours after President Barack Obama publicly backed gay marriage, the House struck back and passed a measure aimed at reinforcing the Defense of Marriage Act. With a 245-171 vote, the House voted to stop the J...

  • May 10, 2012

    Obama hits the motherlode after gay marriage statement

    If his fundraising had been lagging behind the pace of his 2008 campaign, it appears that Obama's flip flop on gay marriage may have changed that. BuzzFeed: President Barack Obama's endorsement of gay marriage carries a political cost, but it also ...

  • May 10, 2012

    New jobless claims for the week down slightly

    The difference between last week and this week's initial jobless claims was only 1,000. But at least it didn't go up. Reuters: The number of Americans submitting new applications for jobless benefits edged down last week, easing concerns the labor m...

  • May 10, 2012

    Last gasp effort in Greece to form a government

    The radical socialist Alexis Tsipras tried and failed to form a government following elections last weekend. Then it was the turn of the center right candidate and Prime Minister of the coalition government Antonis Samaras. He, too failed in his bid ...

  • May 10, 2012

    59 dead in 2 suicide car bombs in Damascus

    The fact that most of those dead are from the Syrian security forces means that one of the terrorist groups fighting the Assad regime - including Al-Qaeda in Iraq - was probably responsible for the blasts. Reuters: The near-simultaneous explosions h...

  • May 10, 2012

    Choosing Portman as Veep not a gamechanger in Ohio - Poll

    If Mitt Romney is looking for a vice presidential candidate who can bring him a big state like Ohio, he apparently will be disappointed in the results of a Quinnipiac poll released Thursday that shows adding Ohio Senator Rob Portman to the ticket won...

  • May 9, 2012

    Student loan bill blocked in Senate

    Senate Republicans successfully beat back a bill that would have kept the interest rate on student loans at 3.4%, stopping a scheduled rise in the rate to 6.8%. Politico: The legislation failed to muster the 60 votes needed to break a GOP-led filib...

  • May 9, 2012

    40% of West Virginia Dems would rather have a jail bird than Obama as president

    Perhaps the prison inmate and the president could switch places? Wall Street Journal: Democrats-those are members of the president's party-voting in the West Virginia presidential primary gave 40% of their votes to a man whom the Associated Press ...

  • May 9, 2012

    New Russian passenger jet on demonstration flight disappears

    Let's just say this isn't the kind of publicity that the Russian aerospace company Sukhoi was looking for. BBC: A new Russian passenger jet carrying 46 people has gone missing on a demonstration flight in Indonesia, after taking off from Jakarta. ...

  • May 9, 2012

    Carville: 'Wake up, Democrats. You could lose.'

    James Carville is just about as viciously partisan as they come. Now he is warning overconfident Democrats that unless they start "connecting" to the Middle Class, the GOP is going to clean their clocks. CNN: Newsflash: Nothing is in the bag. Nothi...

  • May 9, 2012

    Finally, the Syrian revolt reaches the capital

    President Assad has kept the lid on dissent in Syria's two largest cities over the past year - Damascus and Aleppo - trying to prevent the loss of those two key urban areas to the chaos that has engulfed much of the rest of the country. But you appar...

  • May 9, 2012

    It's Barrett vs. Walker in WI recall election

    Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett swept to victory in the Democratic primary and won the opportunity to face incumbent Republican Governor Scott Walker in a recall election scheduled for June 5. Politico: Barrett defeated former Dane County executive Kath...

  • May 8, 2012

    Santorum endorses Romney

    The circle is complete - that is, if you leave out Ron Paul. But fringe candidates don't count so it is significant that Rick Santorum, by endorsing Mitt Romney's candidacy yesterday, became the last of the major candidates who opposed him in the Rep...

  • May 8, 2012

    Dems in disarray in Wisconsin

    The Democratic primary to choose a challenger to face Governor Scott Walker in the June recall election will be held today. Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett is expected to breeze to victory. But the Democrat's plans to run against Walker based on the cont...

  • May 8, 2012

    Massachusetts, cradle of the Revolution, to ban school bake sales

    You are too fat! In fact, you're not only fat, you're out of shape. Check that - you're not only fat and out of shape, but we need the government to whip our butts back into line and eat healthy, healthy healthy! The solution? No cupcakes for you at ...

  • May 8, 2012

    Panel recommends more government regs to combat obesity

    The scientists on an Institutes of Medicine panel that studied 700 programs to combat obesity says that it will take dramatic measures to turn the situation around. Reuters: America's obesity epidemic is so deeply rooted that it will take dramatic a...

  • May 7, 2012

    From our "What are they thinking of?' file

    For several years, we've been releasing violent jihandists in Afghanistan in exchange for their promise that they will be good little boys and not kill Americans anymore. Washington Post: The United States has for several years been secretly releasi...

  • May 7, 2012

    Romney arrested in 1981 for...disorderly conduct?

    Mitt Romney? Arrested for disorderly conduct? You go, man. If I were him, I'd make a campaign commercial highlighting this little nugget in his bio just to show he is a regular guy and can give lip to a cop just like anyone else. BuzzFeed: According...

  • May 7, 2012

    Battleground Poll: Dead heat

    This is a pleasant surprise, but not entirely unexpected. Obama was hurt by politicizing the Osama raid and his "war on women" by the GOP has blown up in his face. This is reflected in the fact that Obama's 5 point lead over Romney in February is now...

  • May 6, 2012

    Moment of truth for Greece

    Greeks go to the polls on Sunday faced with a simple choice; re-elect the coalition of socialists and center right parties that negotiated the bailout with the EU and IMF last year or elect anti-bailout parties that would scotch the deal and drive Gr...

  • May 6, 2012

    Obama kicks off his campaign to half empty arena

    It's the president of the United States visiting. He's supposed to be wildly popular with the youngsters. But at the official kick off of the Obama campaign at Ohio State yesterday, the arena where the event was held looked about half full. Breitbart...

  • May 6, 2012

    England won't have 'Red Ken' Livingstone to kick around anymore

    Ken Livingstone, the former socialist mayor of London who lost his bid to take back control of the city on Saturday, said to a crowd of supporters that he's done running for elective office. Telegraph: Unlike his rival, who decided to portray Boris ...

  • May 6, 2012

    UN official says US should return land to the Indians

    It's no use telling the busybodies to mind their own business. They'd be out of a job if they did that. But the UN's "special rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples" says that the United States government should "return" some land it took fro...

  • May 6, 2012

    9/11 plotters disrupt their arraignment at Gitmo

    The lawyer for one of the terrorists says that the outbursts at the arraignment of the 9/11 plotters was ""peaceful resistance to an unjust system" - the irony lost on the barrister as well as the defendants. Still, it appears that Khalid Sheikh Moha...

  • May 6, 2012

    Mourdock leads Lugar by 10 points ahead of Tuesday primary

    It appears to be all over for Senator Dick Lugar. The six term incumbent trails his challenger, State Treasurer Richard Mourdock by 10 points in one of the last polls released before the primary on Tuesday. Chicago Tribune: Indiana had better get us...

  • May 6, 2012

    Egypt imposes curfew after massive protests against military rule

    The major bone of contention appears to be the disqualification of Salafist candidate Hazem Abu Ismail from running for president. Tens of thousands of his supporters have demonstrated in front of the defense ministry over the past few days. But tens...

  • May 6, 2012

    Opposition boycotts parliamentary vote in Syria

    While fightings still rages in many cities and towns across Syria, the government is going ahead with a sham vote for parliament desipte the opposition declining to take part. Reuters: The authorities say they are fighting what they call foreign bac...

  • May 5, 2012

    'The Life of Zachary'

    You've no doubt heard by now "The Story of Julia" - the Obama campaign's utopian, government dependent woman who owes so much to President Obama's policies and programs. But what if "Julia" had a son? "The Life of Zachary" by Nicole Gelinas writing a...

  • May 4, 2012

    Russia threatens attack if missile shield deal can't be reached

    Maybe we should try hitting that "Restart" button again. Fox News: Russia's top military officer has threatened to carry out a pre-emptive strike on U.S.-led NATO missile defense facilities in Eastern Europe if Washington goes ahead with its contr...

  • May 4, 2012

    Obama praises Nazi collaborator in statement celebrating Jewish Heritage Month

    This isn't the first time that the White House has shown an ignorance of history that they've later had to correct. But the irony of praising the ex-patriot American poet Gertrude Stein in a proclamation celebrating Jewish Heritage Month is too rich ...

  • May 4, 2012

    Another dismal month of job creation: More unemployed give up looking for work (Updated)

    I don't know why we even bother mentioning the "official" unemployment rate. It is so decieving of the true employmnet situation that it's not worth paying attention to. For the record, the Labor Department says the unemployment rate fell to 8.1% - d...

  • May 4, 2012

    China might bail Obama out of dissident deal mess

    Hillary Clinton, no slouch politically, appears to be orchestrating the departure of Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng after the State Department botched his release from the US embassy on Wednesday. And the Chinese, eager for their own reasons to ge...

  • May 4, 2012

    In France, polls tightening but Hollande still favored

    It looks like it's going to be too little too late for French President Nicholas Sarkozy, as the last polls to come out before the election on Sunday show him narrowing the gap with is socialist rival Francois Hollande, but that the leftist candidate...

  • May 4, 2012

    Murder of Students in Syria sparks huge protests

    President Assad's forces fired live ammunition into a crowd of tens of thousands of protestors in the key city of Aleppo on Friday as citizens, enraged at the government's murder of 4 students during a crackdown at the local university, flooded the s...

  • May 3, 2012

    European unemployment highest in 15 years

    Europe is in recession again. Unemployment has climbed to the highest level in 15 years. Bloomberg: The jobless rate in the 17-nation euro area increased to 10.9 percent in March from 10.8 percent in February, the European Union's statistics office ...

  • May 3, 2012

    Activist Chen says American officials abandoned him

    Human rights activist Chen Guangcheng, holed up at the US embassy for a week after escaping from house arrest, says that he believes he has been abandoned by American officials and that he fears for his life and the lives of his family if he stays in...

  • May 3, 2012

    It looks like Barrett vs. Walker in June recall election

    Milwaukee mayor Tom Barrett appears headed to an easy win in the Democratic primary next week for the right to face incumbent governor Scott Walker in a recall election in June. The latest Marquette Law School poll gives Barrett a healthy 17 point le...

  • May 3, 2012

    It's nice to be a Democrat and get away with uttering racist comments

    Massachusetts senate candidate Elizabeth Warren on her designation as a "native American" during her years at Harvard. "My grandfather had high cheekbones 'like all the Indians do'" she told a local reporter Speaking to a reporter on a local news st...

  • May 3, 2012

    Israel calls up some reservists to deal with Egypt, Syria threats

    It's only six battallions - for now. But as the violence in Syria threatens to spill over into neighboring countries, and Egypt moves closer to outright belligerent status, the Knesset agreed to authorize an additional 16 battalions if they're needed...

  • May 3, 2012

    Jobless claims drop eases market fears

    The volatility of the market is particularly evident with the report out today that first time unemployment claims dropped to 365,000. But the rolling 4 week average is high - 385,000 - indicating softness in the employment market. Meanwhile, 3,276,...

  • May 3, 2012

    Quinnipiac poll shows Romney gaining in key swing states

    Better get used to this rollercoaster. There's going to be a lot of it between now and November. CSM: Forty-four percent of 1,169 Florida voters surveyed by Quinnipiac University between April 25 and May 1 said they'd vote for Romney if the ele...

  • May 2, 2012

    Occupy Wall Street May Day 'Relaunch' a Monumental Fizzle

    Exhibit A: This article in the Guardian describing the "relevance" of OWS goes on for more than 1,000 words without once mentioning any numbers as far as protestors in New York, Seattle, Oakland, and San Francisco. Exhibit B: No mention of OWS May Da...

  • May 2, 2012

    Romney has some work to do in Virginia

    Virginia and North Carolina - two states won by Barack Obama in 2008 that will loom large in 2012. If Romney can reclaim those traditional GOP states, Obama will be in trouble. At the moment, however, Romney trails by a significant margin. PPP: Bara...

  • May 2, 2012

    Feds to enforce 'no fly zone' during Chicago NATO meeting

    It's not the first time that Chicago has had one of these no fly zones enforced. Presidential visits have occassioned the directive in the past. But what makes this order different is that some nutcase in the OWS movement is likely to challenge it. ...

  • May 2, 2012

    About that 'Recovery,' Mr. President...

    From CNBC: New orders for U.S. factory goods in March recorded their biggest decline in three years as demand for transportation equipment and a range of other goods slumped, government data showed on Wednesday. The Commerce Department said orders...

  • May 2, 2012

    Private sector jobs fall in April - report

    More terrible news on the economy, this time regarding private sector hiring. Reuters: Private employers hired a far fewer than expected 119,000 people in April, the smallest gain since September 2011, a report showed on Wednesday, adding to con...

  • May 1, 2012

    EPA official resigns over 'crucify' comment

    Al Armendariz, the EPA official who compared enforcement of EPA policies with terror tactics used by Romans has resigned. Read this statement carefully and you'll see this guy doesn't get it - and neither does his boss. Fox News: "As I have expresse...

  • May 1, 2012

    79% think 'War on Terror' is not over

    The fact that we've still got 100,000 troops in Afghanistan should be sufficient to give the lie to the recent statement by a State Department official that the "War on Terror" was over. Regardless, Rasmussen finds the American people a lot smarter a...

  • May 1, 2012

    Middle class wages dropping faster under Obama than Bush

    Some day, a politician is going to be honest about the declining American middle class and stop blaming the guy in office for what has been a decades-long phenomenon. But today is not that day. And Obama has left himself especially vulnerable to crit...

  • May 1, 2012

    'Forward' to the past

    What's next? Making the Internationale our new national anthem? Washington Times: The Obama campaign apparently didn't look backwards into history when selecting its new campaign slogan, "Forward" - a word with a long and rich association with Eur...

  • May 1, 2012

    Norwegian socialist links massacre with Mossad

    Most european leftists just can't help themselves when it comes to Jew hate. Therefore, it's not surprising that Norwegian socialist Johan Galtung tried to link the tragic massacre of children last summer with the Israeli intelligence agency Mossad. ...

  • May 1, 2012

    SEALs slam Obama for giving himself credit for Bin Laden raid

    We've heard from John McCain and Mitt Romney about Obama's "gutsy call" in ordering the Bin Laden raid. But what about the guys whose brethren actually went into harms way to carry it out? Daily Mail: Serving and former US Navy SEALs have slammed P...

  • April 30, 2012

    The 'Barry and Bill' show raises $2 million

    Bill Clinton and Barack Obama stood on the same podium together at a backyard fundraiser that brought in $2 million to the president's campaign war chest. Clinton bravely tried to put a prom dress on a pig, praising Obama for having done "a good job....

  • April 30, 2012

    Larry Summers to Europe's rescue

    I'm sure that the Europeans are absolutely giddy at the prospect of heeding advice from the man who managed the American economy under Barack Obama. Lawrence Summers has jumped on the "growth" bandwagon that is sweeping Europe at the moment, giving i...

  • April 30, 2012

    Romney's narrow electoral college path to victory

    Chris Cillizza of the Washington Post has a cogent analysis of Mitt Romney's troubles with the electoral college versus Obama this fall: A detailed analysis of Romney's various paths to the 270 electoral votes he would need to claim the presidency ...

  • April 30, 2012

    Liberals abuse Twitter spam protection by targeting conservative users

    There's a budding war in the Twitterverse as liberals are evidently carrying out organized attacks on conservative Twitter users by reporting their tweets as "spam," thus triggering an automated block on their accounts. Apparently, a threshold has to...

  • April 30, 2012

    Irony alert: Solyndra abandoning its toxic waste

    Sometimes, ironic juxtaposition happens naturally in the news without any effort from the reporter. Try this one on: Green company touted by Obama as the future of clean energy goes bankrupt, wastes half a billion taxpayer dollars, and then tries to ...

  • April 30, 2012

    OWS plan 'global disruption' on May Day

    The OWS crowd is calling for a general strike tomorrow and for people to refrain from shopping and going to school. Oh - and they want you to stay away from evil banks too. The pro-poverty group also plans bank blockades, and an "after party" of even...

  • April 30, 2012

    Greek leftist candidate wants to call EU's 'bluff' on bail out

    Alexis Tsipras, leader of the Left Coalition party, thinks that the EU is bluffing when they threatent to reneg on the bail out deal that is keeping the Greek government from defaulting unless the country adheres to painful asuterity measures. And he...

  • April 29, 2012

    US might allow low level uranium enrichment by Iran

    Legally, there really isn't anything we can do to stop Iran from enriching uranium to the 5% level that is useful for nuclear fuel and medical products. They are granted that right as a signatory to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. The problem h...

  • April 29, 2012

    American Jews should listen to the Israelis when it comes to support for Obama

    Barack Obama received 78% of the Jewish vote in 2008. Recent polls show he won't get that percentage -- a recent survey shows the president getting 62% of the Jewish vote -- but he will still receive the lion's share of the vote from Jewish Americans...

  • April 29, 2012

    Steyn on 'our president's curious cool'

    For your gastronomical enjoyment, I give you Mark Steyn: Axelrod, an early tweeter of Romney doggie digs, has now figured out that the subject is no longer profitable for his boss. The dogs he let slip aren't quite that savvy. Jeremy Funk, communi...

  • April 29, 2012

    How the unfunded pension liabilities of government unions are destroying Illinois

    I've written several articles on the pension crisis in America over the last few years, including the issue of states hiding their unfunded pension liabilities that threaten to destroy states' fiscal position. Nowhere has this been truer than in my h...

  • April 29, 2012

    Why being a liberal means never having to engage the logic centers of one's brain

    You can't make this stuff up: Oregon officials were successful in getting permission to kill sea lions that feed on protected salmon trying to swim upriver to spawn. Now they want federal approval to shoot a sea bird that eats millions of baby sa...

  • April 29, 2012

    'Red Ken' Livingstone will roll out welcome mat for Muslims if elected mayor of London

    Saying he wants to make London, a "beacon" of Islam, former mayor Ken Livingstone is neck and neck with current mayor Boris Johnson in the race to reclaim the office he held for 8 years. Needless to say, the 200,000 Jews who call London home are not ...

  • April 29, 2012

    At least 20 Christians killed by Islamic terrorists at church service in Nigeria

    The Telegraph is reporting that 20 Chirstian worshippers were murdered by terrorists during a church service in Nigeria: Several small bombs, believed to have been fashioned from fizzy drinks cans, were thrown into a lecture hall that was being used...

  • April 29, 2012

    Did Gaddafi fund Sarko's 2007 campaign?

    If true, this would be one of the juiciest political scandals of the century. A French magazine is reporting that Libya's former strongman Muamar Gaddafi gave more than 66 million euros to the campaign of Nicholas Sakozy in 2007. CNN: The campaign o...

  • April 28, 2012

    Super Pac pulls out of Lugar race in IN

    The American Action Network can read the polls, and what they see is Senator Dick Lugar in Indiana likely defeated in the primary on May 8. The Super Pac, which has been supporting incumbent GOP senators against primary challengers, pulled the plug a...

  • April 28, 2012

    Anti-bullying icon bullies students with obscenity-laced anti-Christian rant

    Part of the hypocrisy of the "anti-bullying" movement is that the concept of bullying is never defined in a meaningful way. Evidently, bullying is one of those things that is defined by the "victim." Hence, we have the spectacle of the man who create...

  • April 28, 2012

    Just how 'kewl' is the president?

    Pretty darn kewl if you read the obedient media who has been touting Obama's "coolness" ever since his campaign made it clear that this is how they will appeal to the youth vote. IDB: Now, keep in mind that before the Obama campaign decided to push ...

  • April 28, 2012

    Dear Iran: Pay no attention to those F-22's parked in the UAE

    Several of our stealth F-22 Raptors have apparently been deployed to an air base in the United Arab Emirates, but the US is claiming they are not a threat to Iran. ABC News: America's most sophisticated stealth jet fighters have been quietly deplo...

  • April 28, 2012

    15 dead in Syria as Norwegian general takes command of monitors

    Another day in Syria, another 15 bodies to add to the butcher's bill. Cease fire or not, President Assad's forces are continuing their assault on civilians. VOA: The Syrian government and opposition activists traded accusations of violence on Satur...

  • April 27, 2012

    Administration backs down on child labor regs for farms

    The Obama administration has withdrawn controversial regulations that would have prevented children under 16 from working in many farm jobs. While the government claims the regs would have exempted family farms. many rural lawmakers were unconvinced ...

  • April 27, 2012

    First quarter growth slows to 2.2%

    A silver lining to the anemic growth; consumer spending rose faster than expected. Still, this is hardly good news when business spending falls 2.1% after roaring ahead at 5.2% in the fourth quarter of last year. And with consumer confidence tanking,...

  • April 27, 2012

    Spain in crisis after debt downgrade

    Spain was no garden of delights prior to the S&P downgrade to just a couple of slots above "junk" bond rating. But with unemployment at a staggering 24% and half of Spain's young people unable to find work, the chances of default keep growing. Re...

  • April 27, 2012

    Blue collar Dem voters angry about first family's lavish vacations

    I think most Americans are resentful of the Obama's ostentatious displays of wealth and privilege. But blue collar Democrats - white, middle class voters that Obama needs to beat Romney - appear to be downright angry about it. Washington Examiner: B...

  • April 27, 2012

    Blasts in Damascus highlight futility of UN peace plan

    Government sources say 5 Syrians were killed in two bomb blasts that rocked the capital - including one bomb that went off near an anti-government demonstration. VOA: Syrian state media say at least two huge explosions rocked central Damascus on Fr...

  • April 26, 2012

    Another SCOTUS defeat for Obama looming

    And as was the case with the SCOTUS hearing on Obamacare, some liberals are shocked - shocked I tell you, - that the Supremes just might uphold the Arizona immigration law - a law they call "racist." The Hill: The Supreme Court on Wednesday appeared...

  • April 26, 2012

    Republicans challenge Obama travel costs

    The president has been jetting around from swing state to swing state, holding fundraisers and campaign rallies - clearly partisan political activities. Did I mention you're paying for it? Republicans have decided to challenge the president's extensi...

  • April 26, 2012

    EPA official compares enforcement to crucifixions

    He was trying to be funny, as the video below shows. But one wonders about the sense of humor of someone in charge of regulating anyone or anything, much less the oil industry, who compares the terror tactics of Romans with EPA enforcement. First, th...

  • April 26, 2012

    Senate approves sweeping changes to the US Postal Service

    The House probably won't take up the measure this session, but the senate is now on record as far as making sweeping changes to the way the Postal Service is run, including the possible elimination of Saturday delivery in 2 years, and early retiremen...

  • April 25, 2012

    Is the austerity consensus falling apart in Europe?

    With the probable election of the first socialist president in France in more than 15 years, and bond rates rising in Spain and Italy, investors appear to be questioning the committment of the euro zone to tackling budget deficits and the sovereign d...

  • April 25, 2012

    NoKo's could test nuke tonight

    After the failure of their "Glorious" missile launch that was carried out in honor of the 100th birthday of their founder Kim Il Sung, the North Koreans were widely expected to rush preparations for another test of their nuclear bomb program. It look...

  • April 25, 2012

    Scrounging around for Asian workers

    In the ongoing Democratic war on women, in the ongoing Democratic war on hard working minorities, in the ongoing Democratic war on real diversity, former (presumably) drug addict, former Washington DC mayor and current Washington DC councilman Marion...

  • April 25, 2012

    Sale of TARP recipient delayed until after the election

    It's nice to be a president, running for re-election, with trillions in taxpayer dollars to play around with. Case in point; a bank that has received more than $16 billion in TARP funds should be sold to save the taxpayer money, but the Treasury Depa...

  • April 25, 2012

    Government to tell farm parents what chores their kids can perform

    Read it and draw your own conclusions. Daily Caller: A proposal from the Obama administration to prevent children from doing farm chores has drawn plenty of criticism from rural-district members of Congress. But now it's attracting barbs from farm...

  • April 25, 2012

    Europe back in recession: Are we next?

    The economies of many European nations are contracting, sending them back into a recession they just came out of last year. Greece, Portugal, and Spain are now all officially in a recession, and France, the Netherlands, and England aren't far behind....

  • April 24, 2012

    War in the Sudan?

    As if the people don't have enough trouble. Sudan and South Sudan appear to be heading for war. If so, more refugees, more starvation, and more massacres will probably be the result. Reuters: Sudanese war planes bombed a market in the capital of So...

  • April 24, 2012

    Net migration from Mexico falls to near zero - or below

    It's primarily the lousy economy, of course, and has little to do with any additional measures on the border to halt illegal immigration. But there are other factors inside Mexico at play as well. Pew reports: The largest wave of immigration in hist...

  • April 24, 2012

    Boehner: 1 in 3 chance GOP loses House

    After a wave election like 2010, there are always several first termers who lose re-election, largely because they were victorious in districts heavily tilted toward the other side. This time it will be no different, and how those rookies take on the...

  • April 24, 2012

    'Now that's justice for Trayvon'

    Al Sharpton and the entire leadership of the New Black Panther party should be arrested and charged as accessories in this horrific beating of a white man by about 20 black adults in Mobile, AL. One thug was heard to say when walking away from puttin...

  • April 24, 2012

    Home prices fall for 6th straight month

    This is the most closely watched index of home prices and it has no good news in the numbers. LA Times: A key measure of home prices in the nation's biggest cities fell in February, indicating that the housing market remained weak at the start of ...

  • April 24, 2012

    Jihadists in Syria getting busier

    Michael Totten has been tracking the growing presence of extremists who have come to Syria to wage holy war against President Assad: This was all but inevitable: Activists and rebel soldiers based inside Syria say a small but growing number of Isla...

  • April 23, 2012

    New York Times legitimizes Obama power grabs

    Well gee - if the majority in Congress is against a presidential policy, that must  be "obstructionism" and allows President Obama to take "unilateral action" as the Times puts it, in order to run roughshod over congressional authority. But you ...

  • April 23, 2012

    1 in 2 college grads are without jobs or underemployed

    The link is to an AP study so I won't quote directly from it. But the bottom line is that, after going to college and getting a degree in the arts or humanities, the chances of getting any kind of well paying job when you graduate that will help ease...

  • April 23, 2012

    US-Afghanistan ink partnership deal

    With the signing of this deal, the US is now committed to assisting the Afghans with their security for the next decade. New York Times: The agreement - sweeping by design, with few details to bog down negotiators - puts down in writing for the fir...

  • April 23, 2012

    Were White House staffers involved in Secret Service scandal?

    Senator Joe Lieberman wants the Obama administration to conduct an internal investigation to discover if any of the White House advance team were involved in the shenanigans in Cartagena. National Journal: In the midst of an investigation into alleg...

  • April 22, 2012

    Orrin Hatch must enter primary in June

    The six-term incumbent, who hasn't faced a primary in decades, was forced into one on Saturday when he failed to get 60% of the vote at the state convention. Washington Post: Utah Sen. Orrin Hatch will face off against conservative former state Sen....

  • April 22, 2012

    France heads to the polls in first round of presidential elections

    With 10 candidates running for president in France, it is unlikely that anyone will receive 50% of the vote. That means that the top two finishers from today's first round of voting will face off on May 6 to determine the winner. Those two candidates...

  • April 22, 2012

    Government training foreign workers to take English speaking jobs

    What's worse is that the agency involved in this outrage - USAID - was caught doing the same thing in 2010 and promised not to do it again. Until they got caught again, I guess. Daily Caller: While the president has been urging "insourcing," the gov...

  • April 22, 2012

    Syrian tanks rumble into Damascus suburb

    Douma has been a hotbed of anti-Assad sentiment with massive protests taking place there late last week. Assad has retaliated by sending in his tanks and heavy weapons: Activists say the Sunday morning raid was launched to crush president Bashar al...

  • April 22, 2012

    Pro-Romney Super-Pac out raises Obama group 3-1

    Don't worry. There are still plenty of rich people who support the president. Most of them are giving directly to his campaign rather than to his Super-Pac. As a result, Obama big donor money is down from 2008. But Mitt Romney's Super-Pac is having n...

  • April 22, 2012

    Iran building copy of downed US drone

    No doubt they are getting help from some very interesting folks, including Russia and China, who would both dearly love to see the drone's innards. Reuters: Iran's military has started to build a copy of a U.S. surveillance drone captured last y...

  • April 21, 2012

    Jon Corzine still bundling cash for Obama

    Maybe he thinks Obama will pardon him if he wins a second term. And even if he's never indicted, the sleaze oozing from this guy would fill up the tidal basin. Daniel Halper: Barack Obama's reelection campaign has released the most recent ...

  • April 21, 2012

    Coroner Report: Breitbart died of heart failure

    Andrew Breitbart died of heart failure brought on by coronary artery disease. That's the conclusion reached by the LA County coroner in a preliminary autopsy report released yesterday. A full report will be available in two weeks. The Hill: Breitbar...

  • April 21, 2012

    CBO: Obama 2013 budget would slow economic growth

    Slow the economy from it's already glacial pace? Sounds like recession to me. The Hill: The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said Friday that President Obama's 2013 budget will hurt the economy in the long term, arguing the larger deficits ...

  • April 21, 2012

    Warmist advocate wants skeptics to pay for climate change when it happens

    You always have to be wary that someone who makes off the wall, out of the ballpark statements like this is actually pulling our leg - or yanking our chain as the case may be. But warmist advocate Steve Zwick writing in Forbes sounds deadly serious t...

  • April 21, 2012

    The Muslim Brotherhood's 'reserve' presidential candidate

    Earlier this week, the state election commission barred the Muslim Brotherhood candidate Khairat al-Shater, a millionaire businessman and top Brotherhood strategist, from running in the Egyptian presidential election due to a Mubarak-era criminal con...

  • April 20, 2012

    Secret Service agent caught up in scandal posted Palin pic to his Facebook page

    The agent in question posted a photo of himself and Palin on the campaign trail in 2008 with the caption, "checking her out." We are not surprised he couldn't keep his pants zipped. Palin's reaction: "Well check this out, bodyguard, you're fired," P...

  • April 20, 2012

    Dems abandoning Obama on Keystone pipeline

    With gas prices making American wallets a lot lighter these days, Democrats in congress up for re-election are realizing the millstone that Obama has placed around their necks by opposing the Keystone oil pipeline. And they are abandoning their party...

  • April 20, 2012

    What part of 'Congress shall make no law...' don't they understand?

    I know it's Friday and I didn't get much sleep last night, but Holy Moley, Batman - are Nancy Pelosi and the Democrats serious about this? CNS News: House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi on Thursday endorsed a movement announced by other congressiona...

  • April 20, 2012

    Deja Vu all over again: Recovery is faltering

    It happened in 2010 and 2011 at about the same time. The economy shows signs in the first quarter of modest growth and easing unemployment when all of a sudden - POOF! The recovery disappears in a puff of smoke and stagnation returns. Anne Lowrey: S...

  • April 20, 2012

    Rove group raises $100 million for campaign

    Two groups co-founded by former George Bush advisor Karl Rove have hit the $100 million mark in total fundraising this election cycle. Politico: American Crossroads, the pro-Republican super PAC co-founded by Karl Rove, and its nonprofit affiliate ...

  • April 20, 2012

    Number of Americans on food stamps to grow through 2014: CBO

    Grim news from the CBO; participation in SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program), already up 70% since 2007, will continue to grow until 2014. Wall Street Journal: The Congressional Budget Office said Thursday that 45 million people in 2011...

  • April 20, 2012

    Will Senator Manchin be a party switcher after the election?

    Joe Manchin, the senator from West Virginia, is in a tough election fight and is finding it increasingly difficult to support President Obama and the Democratic party - especially when it comes to environmental policy. Elected in 2010 to fill out the...

  • April 19, 2012

    UN monitors arrive in Syria to gunfire and protests

    Syrians arranged an interesting welcome for an advance team of UN monitors who are supposed to police the "cease fire" that isn't much if a cease fire and make sure that President Assad abides by the agreement negotiated with Kofi Annan. Good luck wi...

  • April 19, 2012

    237 year anniversary of 'The Shot Heard 'Round the World'

    It was 237 years ago at dawn that 6 companies of British regulars under the command of Major John Pitcairn faced off against a ragged group of citizen soldiers on the green in Lexington, Massachusetts. Under the command of John Parker, a veteran of t...

  • April 19, 2012

    3 agents leaving Secret Service due to scandal

    Two of them are supervisors and the other was a uniformed guard. The Hill: Three secret service agents allegedly involved in the prostitution scandal in Colombia are leaving the law enforcement agency. One supervisor will retire, another supervisor ...

  • April 19, 2012

    Jobless claims rise for second straight week

    The number of first time benefit filers went up and last week's numbers were revised upwards. It's ... it's...WORSE THAN EXPECTED! Reuters: Initial claims for state unemployment benefits slipped 2,000 to a seasonally adjusted 386,000, the Labor Dep...

  • April 19, 2012

    India joins the long range missile club with successful launch

    India launched a missile with a range of 3100 miles, capable of reaching most major cities in China and parts of Europe. The head of the missile development program announced that India "is now a missile power." CSM: India staged a successful test ...

  • April 18, 2012

    'Out of the dark and into the light' - Thanks, Barry

    There's only one word to describe this statement by Michelle Obama: The word is creepy: "I am so in," Michelle Obama said toward the end of her remarks. "I am going to be working so hard. We have an amazing story to tell. This president has brought ...

  • April 18, 2012

    Death by metaphor - again

    You might recall the wailing and gnashing of teeth by the left after the Gabby Giffords shooting about the "bullseye" electoral map that was on Sarah Palin's Facebook page and how it "encouraged" violence. If it did, it would have been a first. A met...

  • April 18, 2012

    Senate Dems refuse to produce a budget for third year in a row

    Senate Budget Committee Chairman Kent Conrad (D-ND) has shelved plans to hold a committee vote on a 2013 budget this week because he couldn't get enough members of his own party to back him. Washington Times: In a stunning backtrack that virtually g...

  • April 18, 2012

    Top 3 candidates disqualified in Egyptian presidential contest

    The already confused race for president in Egypt just got a lot messier. The Supreme Election Commission has ruled that the top three candidates were ineligible to run in the elections next month. The ousted candidates include former Mubarak vice pr...

  • April 17, 2012

    Gallup, CNN polls 11 points apart

    The Gallup Daily Tracking Poll - the first one in the election cycle that pits Obama versus Romney - is based on a rolling, five day average. It shows Mitt Romney up on President Obama by two points. The CNN poll, on the other hand, is a snapshot pol...

  • April 17, 2012

    Evil Republicans block heroic liberals from making the rich pay their fair share

    All that's necessary to make Republican senators into caricatures of Snidely Whiplash is to paint a handlebar mustache on their pictures. New York Times: Senate Republicans on Monday blocked a move to open debate on the so-called Buffett Rule, ensur...

  • April 17, 2012

    'Land of opportunity?' Apparently not for some

    How far has the US fallen in recent years? One yardstick is in the number of second generation immigrants returning to the country of their parent's birth for opportunities that they can't find here. New York Times: In growing numbers, experts say,...

  • April 17, 2012

    Governor Walker takes lead in recall election poll

    Despite some mediocre approval numbers, Governor Scott Walker has surged into a narrow lead in the recall election scheduled for June. Washington Post: A new automated survey from a Democratic polling firm finds that Gov. Scott Walker (R) has a narr...

  • April 17, 2012

    American manned space program now a museum piece

    The space shuttle Discovery made its final voyage today, taking off atop a modified 747 for a trip to Washington, D.C. where tourists will be able to visit the spacecraft at the Air and Space Museum's Virginia annex. The United States retired its s...

  • April 16, 2012

    Kabul, 3 eastern provinces, hit by coordinated Taliban attacks

    It's the start of the annual Taliban "spring offensive" but this one appears to have been pretty audacious. The enemy attacked the capital city of Kabul and 3 eastern provinces with many coordinated attacks that included suicide bombers and well plan...

  • April 16, 2012

    Muslim British Lord offers 10 million pound bounty on Bush and Obama

    The Lord has been suspended by the Labor Party - which is probably the mildest punishment anyone could think of. The first Muslim Life Peer, Lord Ahmed is upset with the US for placing a bounty on the leader of the terrorist group  Lashkar-e-Tai...

  • April 16, 2012

    Remarkable Israeli TV report details preparations to attack Iran

    The wonder isn't so much the broad access to IDF and IAF personnel and plans granted the reporter, it's that the military censors let it all be shown on national TV. The Times of Israel: A major Israel TV station on Sunday night broadcast a detaile...

  • April 16, 2012

    It Talks! New NoKo leader speaks in public for the first time

    The baby-faced dictator has been in power since December but they haven't let him utter a public word until now. Washington Post: Newly in charge of a country where leaders are idolized but rarely heard from, Kim Jong Eun on Sunday stepped onto a ba...

  • April 16, 2012

    Obama, DNC raise $53 million in March

    This sounds pretty awesome but it actually falls short of expectations. Not that it matters. Romney and the RNC can't come close to this kind of financial firepower. Politico: The president's reelection campaign and the Democratic National Committe...

  • April 16, 2012

    Spain: 'We're back in full crisis mode'

    I hate to rain on President Obama's re-election party, but there is still the little matter of euro debt that could derail his pitiful recovery and send us reeling back into a recession. On the chopping block is Spain. As Reuters reports, the percept...

  • April 15, 2012

    Why isn't anyone talking about the failure of Obama's 'Green Economy?'

    This piece by Andy Sullivan at Reuters is remarkable for how it highlights the monumental gap between President Obama's promises about how going green will create hundreds of thousands of jobs and begin to transform the economy, and the actual result...

  • April 15, 2012

    Secret Service, military caught up in prostitute scandal

    It should be said at the outset that none of the Secret Service personnel who were sent home following revelations that several agents and guards brought prostitutes back to their hotel rooms were part of the elite presidential protection unit. They ...

  • April 15, 2012

    Al-Shabab executes American-born terrorist

    The Somali al-Qaeda affiliate, al-Shabab, has executed an American terrorist according to media reports in Somalia. The al-Qaeda-allied group al-Shabaab executed US-born jihadist Omar Hammami on April 5th, according to unconfirmed Somali media repor...

  • April 15, 2012

    Sarkozy hopes for re-election dim

    With a week to go before the first round of France's presidential elections take place, current president Nicholas Sarkozy appears doomed to defeat. Reuters: Four polls published in less than 24 hours showed Hollande extending his lead, with the co...

  • April 15, 2012

    Authorities in Egypt disqualify three leading presidential candidates

    Three of the top candidates for president in the upcoming elections have been disqualified from running by the election commission. CSM: The disqualifications add to the drama of a transition punctuated by spasms of violence and now mired in bitter...

  • April 15, 2012

    Killing continues in Syria despite cease fire and UN monitors' arrival

    There are cracks all over the country in President Assad's adherence to the cease fire, but the situation in Homs is especially brutal. Bloomberg: Syrian forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad shelled residential districts in the central city of ...

  • April 14, 2012

    56% think Obama was trying to intimidate the Supreme Court

    Obama's comments about SCOTUS taking the "unprecedented" step of overturning a law passed by Congress hasn't set well with the American people. Fox News: A majority of American voters think President Obama's recent comments about the Supreme Court ...

  • April 14, 2012

    Steyn:'Obama Has No Real Plan Other Than Class Warfare'

    Leave it to Mark Steyn to finger the essence of Obama's re-election themes. In the end, free societies get the governments they deserve. So, if the American people wish to choose their chief executive on the basis of the "war on women," the Republ...

  • April 14, 2012

    Buffett Rule would add nearly $800 billion to deficit over the next 10 years

    How is that possible? First, the measure would raise less than $5 billion a year (the CBO scored it even less at $3.2 billion). But Democrats in the senate want to use the Buffett rule to replace the Alternative Minimum Tax for middle class taxpayers...

  • April 14, 2012

    Talks with Iran on nuke program underway

    It's been 15 months since Iran and the P5+1 powers sat down to discuss a way to avoid a military confrontation over Iran's nuclear program. No one is expecting the talks, that got underway in Istanbul today, to make much progress in that regard. But ...

  • April 14, 2012

    'Life threatening' storms predicted today for Midwest

    If you live in the Midwest, you get used to watches and warnings for T-storms and tornadoes. But those warnings usually come a couple of hours before the storms hit. Yesterday, the National Weather Center took  the almost unprecedented step of i...

  • April 13, 2012

    Romney tops Obama 46-44 in Fox poll

    Rasmussen also has good news for Romney as he is currently in a 45-45 tie. Contrast this with last week's polls that showed Obama up +7 and +8. What is going on? First, the Fox results: Republican Mitt Romney holds a slim edge over President Obama i...

  • April 13, 2012

    NoKo 'Glorious' rocket launch a glorious failure

    How anti-climactic can you get? North Korea's plan to launch and ICBM with a "weather satellite" aboard ratcheted up tensions in the Far East over the last few days - especially in Japan and South Korea. The launch was supposed to celebrate the 100 y...

  • April 13, 2012

    Damage already done: Too late for Obama to distance himself from Rosen

    Looks like the Democratic meme about a GOP "war on women" just blew up in their faces. Two days after frequent White House visitor and Democratic strategist Hillary Rosen offended every stay at home mother in America by claiming they don't work, the ...

  • April 13, 2012

    Stay at home moms not all 'rich': US Census

    Do only women married to rich men have the choice to stay at home and raise their children? Not according to the US Census data. Buzzfeed: The data, though, don't support the impression that staying at home is a luxury. A detailed 2010 study by two...

  • April 13, 2012

    Syrians pour into the streets during cease fire to protest Assad rule

    Hundreds of thousands of Syrians took to the streets of every major city to protest the rule of Bashar Assad. The shaky cease fire - which appears to be holding despite the government's failure to abide by its conditions - has encouraged citizens to ...

  • April 13, 2012

    Obama criticized for 'jetting around,' expensive vacations

    It was during an interview with KMOV in St. Louis that a reporter finally had the guts to confront the president about his ritzy travel. From the Weekly Standard: KMOV-STL's Larry Conners: "The economy is a big issue and concern for folks. I m...

  • April 12, 2012

    Fox 'mole' outed

    The fellow's name is Joe Muto and now we know why he can't get a job anywhere else in the industry. It's not because he is "blackballed" because he works at Fox. It's because he is a liar, a thief, and a lazy, unambitious clock puncher. After 8 years...

  • April 12, 2012

    Democratic operative criticizes Ann Romney for having 'never worked a day in her life' (updated)

    Dem strategist Hillary Rosen evidently didn't get the memo from the 1990's about stay at home moms. It's been a long time since a feminist has criticized a housewife for making the choice to stay at home and raise her kids. That kind of thing went ou...

  • April 12, 2012

    A guy who walks around with a bunch of bodyguards criticizes self-defense laws

    If we all had half a dozen bodyguards to protect us like New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, we might all think that Florida's "stand your ground" law and other self defense measures were a "license to murder." But most of us aren't that lucky - which ...

  • April 12, 2012

    Jobless claims highest since January

    It might be a one week blip - or it might be a sign that after a few months of pent up demand being met, jobs are getting scarce again. Reuters: The number of Americans filing for jobless aid rose last week to the highest level since January, a de...

  • April 12, 2012

    Syria 'partially observes' UN backed cease fire

    They aren't shooting at anyone - yet. But even though the guns in Syria have fallen silent for a few hours, the terms of the UN cease fire agreement are not being implemented by President Assad. The truce calls for the Syrian army to pull out of town...

  • April 11, 2012

    Rove Super-Pac debuts ad blasting Obama energy policies

    What makes this interesting and newsworthy is that this is the kind of thing we'll be seeing from conservative/GOP super pacs between now and November. American Crossroads plans to raise and spend between $300 and $500 million this year. The Hill: T...

  • April 11, 2012

    Miami Marlins manager suspended for warm comments about Castro

    Ozzie Guillen, manager of Major League baseball's Miami Marlins has been suspended by the team for 5 games following some ridiculous remarks he made about Fidel Castro. The Marlins released a statement Tuesday morning, saying, "The Marlins acknowle...

  • April 11, 2012

    Majority of Dems want part or all of Obamacare tossed

    A majority of Democrats in a new IBD poll want to see either the individual mandate or the entire Affordable Care Act scrapped: And polls continue to show it has little popular support either. For example, a poll just conducted for IBD by TechnoMet...

  • April 11, 2012

    Where does Santorum go from here?

    Nate Silver points out that Santorum is effectively blocked from seeking statewide federal office in Pennsylvania which means his future is up in the air: Mr. Santorum could also look to statewide office in Pennsylvania, but that might require a re...

  • April 11, 2012

    Is Gawker's 'Fox Mole' a real person?

    Gawker has hired an unamed worker at Fox News who will be writing "reports" on what actually happens at the Number 1 cable news network: What follows is the inaugural column of a person we are calling The Fox Mole-a long-standing, current employee o...

  • April 11, 2012

    'Annan, this is your ceasefire'

    The sarcasm is probably lost on the former UN Secretary General who negotiated a cease fire agreement that is supposed to take effect today, but isn't even close to becoming reality given President Assad's continued assaults on civilians. Reuters: A...

  • April 11, 2012

    Egyptian court suspends panel empowered to write new constitution

    A panel made up of 70% Islamist members that was chosen by the Muslim Brotherhood and their allies to write the new constitution has been suspended by the country's supreme court. The significance of this ruling is that the constitution will now almo...

  • April 10, 2012

    Special Prosecutor will not present Martin case to grand jury

    At least one law enforcement official in America is keeping a level head over the Martin shooting. Washington Post: The case was expected to be taken up as early as Tuesday by a grand jury. But special prosecutor Angela Corey said Monday she will no...

  • April 10, 2012

    More GSA follies from $800,000 Vegas conference

    This one is a little more serious. It shows GSA employees singing about helping Obama politically while the event organizer jokes about making the video during working hours. The Hill: "This administration knew about this 11 months ago and they did...

  • April 10, 2012

    Zimmerman family asks Holder why no Black Panther arrests

    This is a question I've been wondering myself. Here we have a racist organization literally putting a bounty of $10,000 on the head of George Zimmerman - dead or alive - and Eric Holder has done nothing. The New Black Panthers are inciting violence a...

  • April 10, 2012

    State Department bars Customs from inspecting Muslim Brotherhood delegation

    This despite the fact, according to Steve Emerson at the Investigative Project on Terrorism, that one of the members of the Muslim Brotherhood delegation that visited the White House last week, was being investigated for child pornography when he liv...

  • April 10, 2012

    Obamacare to add $340 billion to deficit over next decade

    That's the results of a new study by a member of the board that oversees Medicare financing. The significance isn't just that Obamacare will add $34 billion to the deficit every year. The problem is that Obama and the Democrats have been claiming tha...

  • April 10, 2012

    Samuelson on the 'Origins of Entitlements'

    A really good article from Robert Samuelson in RealClearPolitics traces the history of Social Security and shows why even FDR wouldn't recognize the program today. Roosevelt originally saw a "contributory" pension system where workers would pay into ...

  • April 10, 2012

    Jeremiah Wright: Unhinged, unplugged

    President Obama has said of his former pastor that Wright's extreme commentaries "do not  reflect" his values. Yes, but does he agree with any of the Reverend's accusations? The Blaze: Last week, Wright spoke at Metropolitan Baptist Church...

  • April 10, 2012

    Far East on edge as NoKo's ready rocket launch

    Both South Korea and Japan say they will intercept any rocket shot over their territory from North Korea. And the Philippines have re-routed 20 flights over the next week in anticipation of a rocket launch. The bottom line: The leadership situation i...

  • April 9, 2012

    White House stealthily diverts $500 million to IRS for Obamacare enforcement

    President Obama is playing shell game with tax dollars in order to rush implementation of Obamacare before the Supreme Court strikes it down. It may also be a ploy to bring Obamacare implementation so far along, that the Supreme Court will be relucta...

  • April 9, 2012

    New Black Panthers 'booted, suited, and armed' for coming 'race war'

    This crop of New Black Panther leaders make Stokely Carmichael look like a Sister of Mercy. The Blaze: The New Black Panthers had a group phone call Friday to discuss the April 9 rally for Trayvon Martin. Hosted primarily by Michelle Williams and Ch...

  • April 9, 2012

    Syrian cease fire appears dead as fighting rages

    With the cease fire deadline 24 hours away, it doesn't look like President Assad - or the rebels - have any intention to stop fighting. Clashes spilled over into Turkey, as fears that the war would widen appear to be justified. Reuters: Syria's conf...

  • April 8, 2012

    Black on White attack on St. Patrick's day in Baltimore caught on video

    The video is shocking. A black kid hauls off and belts a drunk white guy right in front of the Baltimore courthouse on St. Patrick's day night. A crowd of what appears to be mostly black youths laughs when the victim's head hits the pavement with a s...

  • April 8, 2012

    Afghans to have 'oversight' of night-time raids by US military

    Whatever makes Karzai happy... The Hill: The U.S. and Afghan governments signed an agreement Sunday on the conduct of overnight raids in Afghanistan, according to media reports. Under the agreement, Kabul would have oversight of night-time raids, ...

  • April 8, 2012

    Obama an ignoramus on the causes of high fuel prices

    Kudos to David Goldman (AKA "Spengler") for eviscerating President Obama's ignorant musings on why oil prices are going up. The Gatestone Institute: "Right now the key thing that is driving higher gas prices is actually the world's oil markets and ...

  • April 8, 2012

    Are there really Neo-Nazis patrolling Sanford?

    Not according to the Sanford police who, one would think, might have an inkling if "10-20 locals and volunteers" were riding around the small community armed and loaded for bear. The idea that the Neo-Nazis had set up shop in Sanford came from a blog...

  • April 8, 2012

    Mike Wallace, popularizer of the 'ambush interview,' dead at 93

    Mike Wallace, a fixture on the CBS news program "60 Minutes" for 30 years died Saturday night at the age of 93. He was an early practioner of the "ambush interview" where he and his crew would wait for a subject to emerge or simply waylay the unfortu...

  • April 7, 2012

    NBC's 'Rosemary Woods' defense of fired producer

    NBC has fired the producer responsible for splicing together snippets from George Zimmerman's 911 call to make it appear that his shooting of Trayvon Martin was racially motivated. NBC aired the edited tape on the Today Show. Media Decoder: The segm...

  • April 7, 2012

    NASA's Hansen: Climate change a moral issue like slavery

    "Let my carbon molecules go!" James Hansen as Moses? Or Lincoln? Why not? Guardian: Averting the worst consequences of human-induced climate change is a "great moral issue" on a par with slavery, according to the leading Nasa climate scientist Prof ...

  • April 7, 2012

    Report: Kid sells kidney to buy iPad and iPhone

    The report is from the Xinhua News Agency -- China's official English language mouthpiece -- so you can take it or leave it according to your own idea of the truthfullness of the Chinese government. But even as a parable for the dangers of capitalism...

  • April 7, 2012

    Yemen's main airport closed after attack

    Yemen's transition to life without President Ali Abdullah Saleh is not going smoothly. The military is restructuring its command, largely to rid itself of cronies and relatives loyal to the former president. Several have already lost their jobs and o...

  • April 7, 2012

    Violence may derail Syrian peace plan

    There was another massacre in Homs yesterday with 13 civilians shot down in cold blood and another 17 killed in the shelling. The body count for yesterday was 53 - a clear sign that whatever peace deal Assad agreed to, he is likely to find an excuse...

  • April 7, 2012

    Should John Derbyshire be fired for being an insensitive lout?

    If you havent' seen Derbyshire's article in Taki Magazine, you can read it here (be prepared for slow loading). His column deals with the white counterpart to what black American parents refer to as "the talk" they give their children about living in...

  • April 6, 2012

    Santorum huddles with supporters while Rubio urges him to quit

    The latest numbers coming out of Pennsylvania as well as rising calls for him to retire from the race has Rick Santorum huddling with key conservatives to try and figure out a way to remain a viable candidate. Politico: Rick Santorum huddled in Virg...

  • April 6, 2012

    Throwing bad money after bad money

    Not having learned its lesson with Solyndra and a half dozen other tax payer loan guarantees for iffy energy projects, the Energy Department is set to begin doling out taxpayer monies to more "destined to fail" projects. The Hill: The Energy Departm...

  • April 6, 2012

    Blacks, non-blacks split over Martin case: Gallup

    It's not so much the facts being interpreted differently in this case, but rather the intensity factor that surprised me. The chart below from Gallup shows black Americans are far more interested in the case and, as might be expected, fully convinced...

  • April 6, 2012

    Unemployment rate drops but jobs fall far short of estimate

    The official unemployment rate fell one tenth of a percent to 8.2% but the number of people receiving extended unemployment benefits increased while the number of jobs created fell massively short of the number economists expected. MSNBC: The nation...

  • April 6, 2012

    Syrian army still targeting civilians despite cease fire deadline looming

    The Syrian military fired into a crowd of unarmed women in Homs yesterday, killing two and wounding 4. That's just one incident that occurred on Thursday as the Syrian army continued to use tanks and artillery in restive population centers. CSM: The...

  • April 6, 2012

    Chinese woman sentenced to death for 'cheating' investors

    Perhaps the Bernie Madoffs of the world would think twice about engaging in their Ponzi schemes if there was a chance they'd be executed for their crimes. Reuters: A 30-year-old Chinese woman was sentenced to death by a court in Wenzhou for "cheatin...

  • April 6, 2012

    Chavez in emotional plea to Jesus for his life

    This makes me think that he is not getting better and may be dead before the election next October. Telegraph: In a televised speech to the Catholic service in his home state of Barinas, Chavez cried and his voice broke as he eulogised Jesus, rev...

  • April 5, 2012

    White House aides sit down with Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood

    They didn't make a big todo about it. The White House issued no statement that I can find, although they issued press releases about the president's calls to the NCAA basketball national champion coaches. But sometime during the last few days, repres...

  • April 5, 2012

    Romney leads in Pennsylvania

    Will Rick Santorum drop out of the race rather than lose his home state? The Hill: But one of Santorum's close friends told The Hill that while the former Pennsylvania senator remains confident about winning his home state and using that to build ...

  • April 5, 2012

    Rocket launched from Egypt's Sinai hits Eliat

    Welcome to the new normal. Terrorists are now using the nearly unpatrolled Sinai to lauch attacks into Israel. BBC: A Grad rocket has landed in the southern Israeli city of Eilat, but has caused no damage or injuries, Israeli security officials sa...

  • April 5, 2012

    Defense department announces charges against KSM, 4 others, in 9/11 attacks

    Sheesh. It's only been a decade. Why the rush? CNN: The United States on Wednesday announced charges against Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, accused of orchestrating the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, and four others accused of involvement in the ...

  • April 5, 2012

    No, you're not imagining it; your grocery bill is going up fast

    Inflation is under control, we're told. The Fed? No worries says Bernanke. The White House? Never heard the word "inflation" before. But you, me, your neighbors, and anyone who goes shopping at the grocery store these days knows damn well that prices...

  • April 5, 2012

    Suicide in Greece leads to protests

    A 77 year old man, apparently distraught over cuts to his pension, committed suicide and left a note blasting politicians for the sorry state of affairs in Greece. CNN: Greeks paid tribute Thursday to an elderly man who took his own life in central...

  • April 4, 2012

    Appeals court fires back at Obama over his SCOTUS remarks

    Cry Havoc! And let slip the dogs of war! So says the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals who has challenged the Obama administration to show why the courts don't have the power to overturn Obamacare. CBS: In the escalating battle between the administration...

  • April 4, 2012

    'The Worst Economic Recovery in History'

    That's the headline of a Wall Street Journal article that shows in the most telling and clearest way possible, the consequences of President Obama's economic policies. The current recovery began in the second half of 2009, but economic growth has b...

  • April 4, 2012

    Romney's triple play primary win doesn't faze Santorum

    Mitt Romney won primaries in Wisconsin, Maryland and the District of Columbia on Tuesday, but Rick Santorum has vowed to continue his now hopeless campaign through at least the end of the month. CNN: The former Massachusetts governor is expected to...

  • April 4, 2012

    NBC apologizes for editing 911 tape (updated)

    NBC apologized for what it termed its "error" in selectively editing a 911 tape that made Trayvon Martin's killer sound like he had racial motivations for the shooting. Here's the relevant part of the recording. First, what NBC edited and aired: Zimm...

  • April 4, 2012

    Spain now the 'focal point' of euro debt crisis

    With the political situation in Spain so precarious, investors in sovereign debt are wary of the government's promises to cut about 27 billion euros from its budget. This caused Spanish bond yeilds to soar and raised fresh concerns about a possible h...

  • April 3, 2012

    Majority in Wisconsin now favor Walker recall

    Wisconsin conservatives and Governor Walker have some work to do between now and June 5 when the recall election is held. A Rasmussen survey shows a majority of voters in Wisconsin favor the governor's recall. Washington Examiner: A new Rasmussen po...

  • April 3, 2012

    GSA chief resigns amid reports of wild 'training conference'

    And it only cost the taxpayer $800,000. Washington Post: The chief of the General Services Administration resigned, two of her top deputies were fired and four managers were placed on leave Monday amid reports of lavish spending at a conference of...

  • April 3, 2012

    Congrats to Helen Thomas, winner of PLO journalism prize

    She may have questioned every president from Kennedy through Obama, but there is probably nothing that excited her more than to receive a prize from PA President Mahmoud Abbas and the PLO. J-Post: Longtime White House reporter Helen Thomas received ...

  • April 3, 2012

    UN peacekeepers to Syria but is Assad serious about the pullback?

    It's not clear whether the UN is going to send bona fide, Robin's egg blue helmeted peacekeepers or unarmed peace "monitors" to Syria to watch over compliance by the Syrian government with the terms of the cease fire to which President Assad has agre...

  • April 2, 2012

    Obama leads Romney in swing states by 9: Gallup

    Fueled almost exclusively by a huge jump in support by women under 50, President Obama has taken a sizable lead in the latest Swing State Poll by Gallup. USA Today: In the fifth Swing States survey taken since last fall, Obama leads Republican front...

  • April 2, 2012

    'Friends of Syria' move to arm, pay rebels

    More than 70 countries and the Syrian opposition met in Istanbul over the weekend with many nations pledging more than $100 million dollars in aid to the Free Syrian Army (FSA). The US will supply communications equipment to the rebels and the politi...

  • April 2, 2012

    Voters may topple eurozone rescue plans

    Voters in Greece, Spain, and Portugal may hold the fate of the EU in their hands. Patience with the largest budget cuts in memory in those three countries is wearing thin and there are indications that, given the opportunity, the electorates might fo...

  • April 1, 2012

    More surprises found in Obamacare bill

    This discovery by GOP staffers in the senate deals with the long term costs of Obamacare. And what they found was chilling. Daily Caller: Senate Republican staffers continue to look though the 2010 health care reform law to see what's in it, and the...

  • April 1, 2012

    Despite promise not to, Muslim Brotherhood to field presidential candidate

    They promised that they would only run candidates for parliament in a third of the districts. They ran in more than half. They promised a panel to write the constitution that would reflect all political views. They named more than 70% Islamists. And ...

  • April 1, 2012

    NBC caught selectively editing Zimmerman 911 tape

    And by "selectively editing," I mean it in the most disgustingly partisan and biased manner. The Hollywood Reporter: The NBC segment in question featured anchor Ron Allen and ran on the Today show on Tuesday. On Thursday, Sean Hannity and guest Bren...

  • April 1, 2012

    Liberals worry that striking down Obamacare would put the entire regulatory state 'at risk'

    Are there limits to congressional power, and if there are, what are they? Liberal commentators are worried that if Obamacare is struck down by the Supreme Court, the entire edifice involving the regulatory authority of the federal government would be...

  • April 1, 2012

    Greek parliament trying to undermine austerity budget

    This was predictable since no politician in their right mind would vote so much pain on his constituents. Financial Times: The Greek prime minister has warned lawmakers against undermining reforms agreed with international lenders in an attempt to...

  • April 1, 2012

    AT's Rich Baehr on 'Obama's Battleground Advantage'

    American Thinker's political correspondent Rich Baehr has a good article that is featured this morning on the PJ Media site. It examines the general election race between Romney and Obama, concentrating on the battleground states. Recent polls sugge...

  • April 1, 2012

    If you didn't turn out your lights out for 'Earth Hour,' you are seriously ill

    Tom Lifson blogged yesterday about the University of Oregon teacher who believes that climate change skeptics should be "treated" for their delusions. I wonder if that includes failing to participate in "raising awareness" about global warming by tur...

  • April 1, 2012

    'Romney drops out of race, endorses Santorum'

    The headline in quotes comes from Forbes blogger Len Burman. If you need some help, check the date, and then read this wonderful parody: In a surprise move, Mitt Romney announced today that he is ending his presidential campaign and throwing his su...

  • March 31, 2012

    Current TV fires Keith Olbermann

    "The biggest jerk on television." That will be Keith Olbermann's epithet. Today, he is jobless and it's hard to see how any rational TV executive will touch him with a ten foot poll. Politico: Current TV has fired Keith Olbermann, citing a lack of "...

  • March 31, 2012

    Gov. Haley will not be indicted for tax fraud

    My face is a little red this morning having printed what we now know is a false story about the imminent indictment of South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley for tax fraud relating to the construction of a Sikh temple involving her family. I'm not the o...

  • March 31, 2012

    EPA reverses rulings on fracking contamination

    The Environmental Protection Agency is being forced to backtrack on its findings of water contamination as a result of natural gas drilling in 3 different cases. Wall Street Journal: On Friday, the agency told a federal judge it withdrew an administ...

  • March 31, 2012

    Federal Court strikes down a portion of Wisconsin union law

    This should give a boost to Governor Scott Walker's efforts to win his recall election. While the federal judge struck down a couple of significant parts of Walker's signature collective bargaining law for state employees, some vital portions of the ...

  • March 31, 2012

    US now has highest corporate tax rates in the world

    This OECD chart (bottom of the page) published by Heritage says it all The U.S. rate is well above the 25 percent average of other developed nations in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). In fact, the U.S. rate is alm...

  • March 31, 2012

    CA Campaign Treasurer pleads guilty to stealing $7 million from candidates

    We wrote about Kinde Durkee when she was indicted last September. At the time, the extent of her wrong doing was unknown. On Friday, Durkee pleaded guilty to stealing more than $7 million from 50 clients over the past 11 years. Politico: Durkee, 59,...

  • March 31, 2012

    'Worst week' of Obama presidency

    The Washington Times makes the case that this past week has been the worst for Obama since he took office: • Last Friday, Mr. Obama wandered into the killing of Trayvon Martin. Aided by his ignorance of the situation, knee-jerk prejudices and tend...

  • March 31, 2012

    Assad says revolt is over but the army keeps shooting

    The opposition claims it won't stop fighting until tanks and artillery are withdrawn for the major cities. But President Assad continues his propaganda campaign claiming the revolt against him is over. Who is he trying to kid? Reuters: Washington an...

  • March 30, 2012

    General Strike in Spain over government austerity measures

    And this is the easy part. Reuters: Spanish workers angry at a labour reform the government calls an "unstoppable" necessity staged a general strike on Thursday, bringing factories and ports to a standstill and igniting flashes of violence on the...

  • March 30, 2012

    Gov. Nikki Haley to be indicted for tax fraud?

    South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley may be in trouble with the IRS. Specifically, the investigation that is currently underway centers on a Sikh temple built by her father, that she managed the finances for as late as 2003. Fraud is alleged in the ha...

  • March 30, 2012

    Santorum still within striking distance of Romney in Wisconsin

    For all his momentum, Mitt Romney can't seem to shake Rick Santorum. A new NBC/Marist poll shows Romney with a 7 point lead going into Tuesday's Wisconsin primary: In the upcoming Wisconsin primary, billed as perhaps the final opportunity to change ...

  • March 30, 2012

    Israelis think Obama administration leaking to media to prevent Iran strike

    There certainly has been a lot of information being published lately about possible Israeli plans for a military strike against Iran. Where is it coming from? The Israelis say - Washington. ABC News: Two reports today about Iran's nuclear program an...

  • March 30, 2012

    19 Islamists arrested in French raids prior to presidential election

    Is Sarkozy being vigilant? Or political? BBC: Police in France have arrested 19 suspected Islamist militants and seized weapons in a series of dawn raids, President Nicolas Sarkozy says. The raids were in Toulouse, the home of gunman Mohamed Merah...

  • March 30, 2012

    Canada ditching the penny; is US next?

    It costs the Canadians 1.6 cents to produce a penny - about what it costs the US mint. Now Canada has decided to stop minting pennies as a means to save money. CNN: Canada is ditching production of the penny, saying it costs more to make the coin th...

  • March 29, 2012

    Obama's budget unanimously rejected by House

    The vote was 414-0. Even Democrats know that Obama's tax increases, and massive increase in national debt would be political suicide. Intead, Democrats will offer their own budget plan - sort of an "Obama-lite" version. Washington Times: President O...

  • March 29, 2012

    'Kill Zimmerman' Twitter account launched

    Dan Riehl writes at Big Government about a Twitter account that was created named "Kill Zimmerman," the Florida man who is alleged to have shot Trayvon Martin. Barack Obama has remained silent as the usual suspects have been busy stirring up hate a...

  • March 29, 2012

    Gingrich, Romney in secret talks

    The hush-hush meeting occurred on Saturday, and according to the Washington Times, no deal was reached between the two candidates that would see the former speaker drop his bid for the nomination. Republican presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich met se...

  • March 29, 2012

    Senator Marco Rubio endorses Romney

    Wouldn't you have liked to have been a fly on the wall during that conversation? CNN: Marco Rubio, a senator whose name was floated first as a possible presidential, then vice presidential candidate, on Wednesday made an endorsement in the preside...

  • March 29, 2012

    Obama bests Romney by double digits in new poll

    Probably a combination of a marginally improved economy and the ongoing tribal warfare in the Republican party. CNN: President Barack Obama holds a double-digit lead over GOP presidential candidates Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum in hypothetical ge...

  • March 29, 2012

    US soldier killed saving Afghan girl

    This won't make headlines in most of the Muslim world. Al-Jazeera won't mention it. President Karzai won't comment on it. And the Islamists in Pakistan might think it a plot of the devil. But this simple act of self-sacrifice says more about the Amer...

  • March 28, 2012

    Newt cuts staff in half; fires campaign manager

    That gurgling noise you hear is Newt Gingrich's campaign slowly going down the tubes. Politico: Newt Gingrich is cutting back his campaign schedule, will lay off about a third of his cash-strapped campaign's full-time staff, and has replaced his m...

  • March 28, 2012

    Assad targeting children - UN rights chief

    I didn't bother covering the "acceptance" by Syria of a "peace plan" for the simple reason that it isn't news. Assad can accept peace plans from here to next Tuesday and the violence would continue. The opposition has rejected any plan that does not ...

  • March 28, 2012

    Justice Kennedy: Obamacare 'changes the relationship of the Federal Government to the individual in the very fundamental way.'

    It's too bad most of the other justices don't have such a clear eyed view of the real danger of Obamacare. This exchange involving Justice Roberts, SG Verrilli, and Kennedy, courtesy of RealClearPolitics, is instructive regarding why the individual m...

  • March 27, 2012

    Gingrich charging supporters $50 for a photo op

    Desperation in the Gingrich camp? It's hard to spin this any other way than the candidate is nearly broke and needs to raise money any way he can. National Journal: "Some campaigns make you travel all the way to Wall Street to pay $2,500 for a phot...

  • March 27, 2012

    Bizarre: Trayvon Martin's mother seeks to trademark catch phrases with her dead son's name

    As they say in the business, the optics of this are all wrong. The Smoking Gun: The mother of Trayvon Martin has filed two applications to secure trademarks containing her late son's name, records show. Sybrina Fulton is seeking marks for the phrase...

  • March 27, 2012

    Day two at SCOTUS: Is the individual mandate penalty a tax?

    The justices will hear two hours of arguments on the mandate today, after yesterday's rather technical arguments that dealt with the question of an obscure law called the Anti-Injunction Act. But what might be surprising is that even some liberal jus...

  • March 27, 2012

    EPA's first salvo in their war on CO2

    The US sits on the largest reserves of coal in the world. But after the EPA gets its way, the fuel won't be worth the trouble to get it out of the ground. Washington Post: The Environmental Protection Agency will issue the first limits on greenhouse...

  • March 26, 2012

    Just another Saturday night in Chicago

    The shooting toll: 2 dead, 8 more wounded. Most of them random. Most of them involving men under the age of 25. Are they all African American? The Chicago Tribune does not give the race of the victims or the shooters. But you'd be hard pressed to fin...

  • March 26, 2012

    SCOTUS to weigh Obamacare beginning today

    It may not be the biggest Supreme Court case in history, or even in the last century. But it will be a defining case which doesn't happen more than once or twice a generation. For the next three days, the Supreme Court will listen to arguments regard...

  • March 26, 2012

    First rumblings of anti-war movement in Israel

    Expect to see more of this and larger demonstrations if the war drums keep beating. Financial Times: About 1,000 protesters took to the streets of Tel Aviv on Saturday night, urging the government not to attack Iran's nuclear facilities. They chante...

  • March 26, 2012

    Santorum calls Romney 'uniquely disqualified' to run against Obama

    And then he spent the entire post-speech press conference walking back from that statement. CBS: After a rally at the South Hills Country Club here, Santorum asked Republicans to "pick any other Republican in the country" than GOP presidential fro...

  • March 26, 2012

    Egyptian Islamists set to dominate panel that will write constitution

    Choosing more than half the membership of the panel from the ranks of the two Islamist parties was made easier when liberal and secular parties declined to participate. The Muslim Brotherhood promises they won't write a constitution that will exclude...

  • March 26, 2012

    Obama shares his thoughts about North Korea

    Barack Obama stared across no man's land into North Korea and came up with some not very profound observations about that country. AFP: "It is like you are in a time warp," Obama said Sunday, after he toured a rocky border post in the demilitarised...

  • March 26, 2012

    2 NATO soldiers killed by Afghan army officer

    That makes more than 70 coalition troops murdered by our "allies" since 2006. New York Times: The man was an officer in the Afghan National Army, said Ghulam Farooq Parwani, deputy commander of the 215th Afghan National Army Corps. He said the sho...

  • March 26, 2012

    Turkey closes Syria embassy

    The significance of this move by Turkey is that they were considered - next to Iran - Syria's most faithful ally. The fact that they have no essentially broken relations with Damascus is a big victory for the opposition. CSM: Turkey is not the first...

  • March 25, 2012

    Former Veep Cheney receives heart transplant

    Dick Cheney has a new heart. After waiting 20 months on the transplant list, the former Vice President was operated on yesterday. Cheney has a history of heart trouble going back to the 1970's. He has suffered 5 heart attacks and had surgery several ...

  • March 25, 2012

    Santorum cruises to victory in Louisiana

    By the time the nets had projected Santorum's big win in the Louisiana primary, the canddiate was long gone, scratching for votes in his home state of Pennsylvania and then moving on to Wisconsin. Politico: Santorum fell just short of winning 50 per...

  • March 25, 2012

    Plouffe calls out GOP candidates for criticizing Obama's Martin comments (Updated with clarification)

    The president jumps into the Trayvon Martin controversy without all the facts being known, essentially calling for the shooter to be arrested and convicted, and yet it is GOP cadidates criticizing the president who are "reprehensible" according to Ob...

  • March 25, 2012

    'New' Black Panthers same as the old - only worse

    With Louis Farakhan threatening "retaliation" for the killing of Trayvon Martin, you might have wondered if African American leaders could make the situation any worse. They did: The new Black Panther Party offered a bounty of $10,000 Saturday for ...

  • March 25, 2012

    House repeals key Obamacare board

    The Independent Payment Advisory Board is either the way to save Medicare or a means by which the government will ration health care, depending on which side of the aisle you belong. Whatever it is, the House voted on Saturday to repeal it. USA Today...

  • March 24, 2012

    'Maybe the copy key got stuck on the presidential speechwriter's keyboard.'

    This one is worth a chortle or two. It reminds us how lucky we are to have such a smart president - at least that's what we're told, eh? Weekly Standard: Thomas Buch-Andersen, host of the Danish TV show Detektor, mocked President Obama's political r...

  • March 24, 2012

    Corzine ordered customer funds moved to JP Morgan

    If this doesn't send Corzine to jail, it's hard to imagine anything else that could. Bloomberg: Jon S. Corzine, MF Global Holding Ltd. (MFGLQ)'s chief executive officer, gave "direct instructions" to transfer $200 million from a customer fund accoun...

  • March 24, 2012

    French teacher asked for a 'minute of silence' for Muslim butcher

    A French teacher asked for a moment of silence from students to honor the Muslim terrorist who murdered 7 people - including three Jewish children and their father. J-Post: France's education minister called for disciplinary proceedings against a t...

  • March 24, 2012

    Romney opens double digit lead on Santorum nationwide

    Although the polls show Rick Santorum heading for an easy victory today in Louisiana, a national poll just released by Gallup shows Mitt Romney lengthening his lead over his closest rival, while enjoying a large lead in Wisconsin in advance of the Ap...

  • March 24, 2012

    White House saw Solyndra collapse as vital political issue

    The Obama administration sought to soften the political blow the Solyndra bankruptcy was going to have, partly by massaging the press in advance of the collapse. The Hill: Several key White House offices were involved with the Obama administration'...

  • March 24, 2012

    Jesse Jackson bringing the hate

    This is one reason why it is impossible to talk intelligently about race in this country. There are too many people invested in ratcheting up emotion and hate when it comes to the way in which incidents like the Trayvon Martin tragedy are portrayed. ...

  • March 24, 2012

    More shelling in Homs while tanks roll into Saraqib

    The former is not a stranger to artillery fire being directed indiscriminately into civilian neighborhoods. But the assault on Saraqib - near the Turkish border - is a new target for Assad's forces. Reuters: Syrian forces pounded the already battere...

  • March 24, 2012

    Republican turnout up in primaries

    There was talk of an "enthusiasm gap" because of some low turnout numbers from early primaries. But The Fix is reporting that trend turning around and numbers of primary voters are now surpassing those from 2008: Fix review of turnout in the Republi...

  • March 23, 2012

    Santorum still on top in Louisiana polls

    A new Rasmussen survey taken after the Illinois primary shows Rick Santorum maintaining a double digit lead over Mitt Romney in advance of Saturday's Louisiana contest. Former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum is comfortably ahead in Louisiana wit...

  • March 23, 2012

    Obama on Solyndra: 'Not our program, per se.'

    On NPR's "Marketplace" radio program, President Obama said this: "Obviously we wish Solyndra hadn't gone bankrupt. Part of the reason they did was the Chinese were subsidizing their solar industry and flooding the market in ways Solyndra couldn't co...

  • March 23, 2012

    Santorum thinks Obama preferable to Romney

    There has been some overreaction to what Rick Santorum said yesterday about Obama being preferable to an etch a sketch candidate. First of all, the former senator isn't saying anything that many of his supporters aren't saying. If Romney is the nomin...

  • March 23, 2012

    Obama: 'If I had a son, he'd look like Trayvon'

    And if we had a president instead of a race baiter, he'd look nothing like Obama. Politico: President Obama weighed in Friday on the shooting of unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin, calling it a national tragedy - and saying that the young man r...

  • March 22, 2012

    Romney advisor says Mitt will shed his conservatism once he's the nominee

    What little there is of it, I suppose. Actually, it's not exactly clear what Romney advisor Eric Fehrnstrom was saying. He might have been referring to how Republican voters view him during a general election campaign. Even if he was, the optics of w...

  • March 22, 2012

    'Something big happened in Beijing'

    I wrote last week about the removal of the popular Chinese Communist party up and comer Bo Xilai from his post as party boss of Chongqing, and his clashes with the old guard. Those clashes may now have turned into a power struggle in the leadership o...

  • March 22, 2012

    Violent end to French standoff with Muslim murderer

    I would say that the French police bent over backwards to give this guy a chance at life. He has apparently chosen otherwise. New York Times: A 23-year-old Frenchman who claimed responsibility for killing four men and three children died on Thursda...

  • March 22, 2012

    Assad ignores cease fire call; shells Hama

    Question: Does the UN really believe that anyone takes them seriously? Reuters: Clashes flared across Syria on Thursday, opposition activists said, a day after the U.N. Security Council had called on all sides to stop fighting and seek a negotiated...

  • March 22, 2012

    Jeb Bush endorses Romney, calls for unity

    There was no suspense attached to Jeb's decision about who to endorse. Bush the Elder had endorsed Romney months ago and it was believed that even if he felt otherwise, Jeb would not go against his father. That said, in politics, timing is everything...

  • March 21, 2012

    An 'unnerving' story: Malia Obama in Mexico articles scrubbed from sites

    Why did President Obama allow his daughter Malia to go on a spring break trip to Mexico? The State Department has warned Americans not to travel to the violence-ridden country, a few American parents would dream of sending their kids into the free fi...

  • March 21, 2012

    Romney coasts to victory in Illinois

    A strong showing in the Chicago suburbs and other urban areas of Illinois helped Mitt Romney to an easy win in the IL GOP presidential primary. With 99% of precincts reporting, Romney had about 47% to Santorum's 35%. Ron Paul and Newt Gingrich ended ...

  • March 21, 2012

    Murderer of Jewish children in France cornered by police

    French police say they have surrounded an apartment building in Toulouse where they believe the man responsible for killing three French paratroopers as well as several Jewish schoolchildren was in hiding. The man, whose first name is Mohammed, claim...

  • March 21, 2012

    Ryan says he has votes to pass his budget in the House

    It won't get anywhere in the senate, but Rep. Paul Ryan's bold budget proposal that cuts more than $5 trillion over the next decade while restructuring Medicare says he has the votes to pass his plan in the House. The Hill: House Republican leaders ...

  • March 20, 2012

    Bristol Palin shames Obama

    I don't know much about Sarah Palin's daughter Bristol except that I have had sympathy for her because of the incredibly cruel attacks on her by some on the left. Bill Mahar has been especially crude and boorish in his attacks on the daughter of a pu...

  • March 20, 2012

    US war gaming Israel attack on Iran

    The Pentagon and War Colleges war game hundreds of scenarios - some are gamed many times - so this is not unusual nor does it hint at any action by Israel or the US against Iran. But the results of this top secret exercise - obviously leaked by oppon...

  • March 20, 2012

    Poll shows deep pessimism about Obama's policies

    The Hill poll that came out yesterday revealed a deep pessimism by the public regarding President Obama's economic and energy policies. The poll also shows that 49% of the public believes the Supreme Court ruling on Obamacare will be "unfavorable" to...

  • March 20, 2012

    Why is it so hot in March?

    Jeff Masters writes at his "wunderblog," the Weather Underground: The ongoing March heat wave in the Midwest is one of the most extreme heat events in U.S. history. With so many records being shattered, it is difficult to cover in detail just how...

  • March 20, 2012

    Brother of AQ leader Zawahiri to be freed in Egypt

    After 13 years in prison, the brother of al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri will be freed by the Egyptian government. CNN: Mohamed al-Zawahiri was imprisoned in 1999 after being detained and extradited from the United Arab Emirates on allegations t...

  • March 20, 2012

    Housing starts down in February but permits for new housing way up

    The on again off again economy is at it once more. Housing starts in February went down but permits for new housing jumped to their highest level since 2008. Reuters: The Commerce Department said housing starts slipped 1.1 percent to a seasonally ...

  • March 19, 2012

    New Obama executive order not a 'power grab' to nationalize everything

    A new Executive Order by President Obama released on Friday has some people blowing a gasket, describing it variously as a "power grab" to take over the American economy or a measure to give the president the authority to declare martial law for litt...

  • March 19, 2012

    Romney: 'Fire Gas Hike Trio'

    This is more like it from Mitt. Democrats spent 8 years calling on President Bush to fire everyone from his Vice President to his butler. Now Mitt Romney has called for firing people who have obviously performed their jobs poorly; Energy Secretary St...

  • March 19, 2012

    Romney wins Puerto Rico primary

    Both Santorum and Romney visited the island looking for votes, but Santorum's published quote about residents being required to adopt English as its primary language before statehood did not endear him to the Spanish speaking Puerto Ricans. He claims...

  • March 19, 2012

    Polls show Lugar in trouble in GOP primary

    Two polls -- neither one from unbiased sources -- show that Senator Dick Lugar's re-election campaign is in big trouble. Politico: Richard Mourdock has closed within single digits of Sen. Dick Lugar in the Indiana GOP Senate primary race, according...

  • March 19, 2012

    GOP walking a tightrope in attacking Obama's planned release of SPR

    Republicans on the Hill are criticizing President Obama's trial balloon notion of releasing oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR). While the White House insists no decision on tapping the SPR has been made - they haven't figured which way th...

  • March 19, 2012

    'Heavy fighting' reported in Damascus neighborhood

    The Free Syrian Army appears to be changing its tactics somewhat following several high profile defeats in the countryside. The FSA has attacked President Assad's forces close to home; a heavily guarded Damscus neighborhood where several regime leade...

  • March 19, 2012

    Obama raises $45 million in February

    That is likely several times more than Mitt Romney raised. Reuters: In a statement released on Twitter, Obama's campaign said 348,000 people contributed last month and 105,000 people gave money for the first time. Nearly 98 percent of the month's co...

  • March 19, 2012

    Down to the wire in Illinois

    Despite polls showing Romney up by as much as 9 points over  Rick Santorum, Mitt isn't taking any chances. He will blitz the state of Illinois today, after spending most of the day yesterday caravanning the norther tier of the state where most o...

  • March 18, 2012

    Iraqi Sadrites free American hostage after 9 months

    Randy Michaels, a former American soldier who was acting in a "civilian capacity" in Iraq, was freed after 9 months of captivity. He was held by members of the militia loyal to Moqtada al-Sadr. The Iraqis are identifying Micahaels as a soldier but th...

  • March 18, 2012

    Confusion, passion at Missouri Caucuses

    The Missouri Caucuses promised to be a bewildering mess from the outset. There would be no announcement of total delegates won because there would be no bound delegates in the first place. Also, no straw poll was taken so there was no way to guage th...

  • March 18, 2012

    Police arrest dozens of OWS protestors at Zuccotti Park

    All of 500 people protested on Wall Street yesterday afternoon and then moved to Zuccotti Park, site of the OWS encampment that police forced demonstrators to abandon last fall. When they didn't disperse, the police moved in and began arresting dozen...

  • March 18, 2012

    Steyn on 'Obama's History Lesson'

    Leave it to Mark Steyn to deliver some telling blows to Barack Obama's ignorance of history, on full display during his energy speech in Cleveland earlier this week. We covered his Rutherford Hayes gaffe about the telephone. But the president also sn...

  • March 18, 2012

    North Korea defiant: Will launch ballistic missile as planned

    Despite pressure from China and the west, North Korea plans to launch a ballistic missile that will carry a satellite into space. Reuters: Political analysts say the launch, which would violate U.N. resolutions on the heavily sanctioned state, is...

  • March 18, 2012

    Chicago public schools food chief under fire for accepting gifts from vendors

    The Chicago Public Schools food director and two of her staff accepted $87,000 in gifts from the two largest food vendors to the system, says a report by the CPS inspector general. Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Chicago Public Schools chief Jean-Claude Briza...

  • March 18, 2012

    IL polls show Tuesday's primary is Mitt's to lose

    According to Rasmussen, Romney has opened a comfortable 9 point lead in Illinois in advance of the primary there on Tuesday. A Fox News poll has it a little closer; Romney by 6 points. RCP: Nonetheless, 32 percent of those surveyed say they could c...

  • March 18, 2012

    Car bomb hits Aleppo while an opposition march in the capital is crushed

    Following on the heels of a series of blasts that killed 27 in Damscus yesterday, a car bomb exploded in Syria's second largest city of Aleppo, killing an unknown number. Also in Damascus, a funeral procession for those killed in Saturday's explosion...

  • March 17, 2012

    CBO contradicts administration claims on future deficit reduction

    The Congressional Budget Office has been busy lately debunking claims about the cost of Obamacare. Now the non-partisan agency has turned its sights to the president's budget and the administration claims that it will reduce the deficit by $3.2 trill...

  • March 17, 2012

    Public radio show forced to retract Apple hit piece

    The public radio show* "This American Life" has retracted a show broadcast in January that described inhuman working conditions at Apple's i-Phone plant in China. TAL is produced by Chicago Public Radio, an independent radio station and distributed b...

  • March 17, 2012

    Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia issues fatwa to 'destroy all churches'

    One of the most influential spiritual figures in Sunni Islam has called for the destruction of all Christian churches. The Grand Mufti of Saudia Arabia declared that it is "necessary to destroy all the churches of the region." The Washington Times na...

  • March 17, 2012

    US soldier involved in massacre identified

    His defense will be that he is suffering from PTSD, which could be a winning strategy considering that this was his 4th combat deployment. The Hill: The U.S. soldier accused of going on a shooting rampage that left 16 Afghan civilians dead on Sunday...

  • March 17, 2012

    If Gingrich dropped out, who would his voters support?

    This came as a surprise to me since previous surveys on the subject show Santorum getting the lion's share of Newt supporters if he dropped out. Gallup's latest survey on the subject shows that Newt supporters would break nearly 50-50 for the other t...

  • March 17, 2012

    Bombings in Damascus kill 27

    No one has claimed responsibility yet - not uncommon in Syria. It could be the rebels because the targets hit were limited to a police station and an intelligence headquarters. Or, it could have been al-Qaeda who it is widely believed to have set off...

  • March 17, 2012

    Pentagon overstating the case not to intervene in Syria?

    Max Boot, writing in the Washington Post: It's easy to tell when the Pentagon is opposed to a military intervention. That's when we hear leaks saying how difficult such action would be. We heard them in the 1990s concerning Bosnia and Kosovo, we hea...

  • March 16, 2012

    Our Ivy League educated president doesn't know much about American history

    President Obama stuck his foot in his mouth again. This time, when trying to make a point about how backward Republicans are. Politico: President Obama took aim Thursday at one of his Republican predecessors: Rutherford B. Hayes Speaking about the n...

  • March 16, 2012

    Feeling the heat, Romney to campaign in Illinois 3 days earlier than planned

    Mitt Romney can feel Rick Santorum breathing down his neck in Illinois. The only significant poll was done by the Chicago Tribune and it showed Romney beating Santorum by only 3 points. Hence, Romney's foray into Illinois comes on Friday, rather than...

  • March 16, 2012

    Soldier who massacred 16 Afghan civilians was drinking says army

    He was also stressed out due to his deployment to Afghanistan being his 4th combat tour after three deployments to Iraq. New York Times: "When it all comes out, it will be a combination of stress, alcohol and domestic issues -- he just snapped," s...

  • March 16, 2012

    Dick Lugar can't vote to save himself in his own primary

    This is full of irony. Incumbent Senator Dick Lugar has been barred from voting in the Indiana primary on May 8 because a county election board ruled he is not a legal resident. Politico: Lugar immediately vowed to fight the ruling. "I don't want to...

  • March 16, 2012

    Louisiana gun rights decision not as bad as it looks

    On the surface, the 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals decision to uphold a decision by a federal judge to dismiss a Second Amendment challenge by a man arrested for drugs whose firearm was confiscated by law enforcement and not returned to him after ch...

  • March 16, 2012

    France insists Assad end violence before talks

    This is all well and good, except there really isn't much of a united opposition to Assad, and the dictator won't stop the violence anyway. Reuters: Foreign Minister Alain Juppe said in an interview in Le Monde newspaper these were "red lines" for...

  • March 16, 2012

    Spike in gas prices spurs inflation in February

    Gas is already up 20 cents a gallon since the first of the month where I live. And there's no end in sight. Bloomberg: The cost of living in the U.S. rose in February by the most in 10 months, reflecting a jump in gasoline that failed to spread to o...

  • March 15, 2012

    What's next? Obama on Mt. Rushmore?

    Florida Democrats got a little carried away in their support of President Obama. Lake County Democrats flew the stars and stripes over their party headquarters. And right below it, they flew another US flag - but without the stars. Instead of a blue ...

  • March 15, 2012

    Truck crashes in 'attempted attack' on Panetta's plane in Afghanistan

    The military is calling it an "attempted attack" on Panetta as his plane touched down in Afghanistan. Fox News: A military source tells Fox News the strange incident on the tarmac Wednesday at Camp Bastion that occurred moments before Defense Secr...

  • March 15, 2012

    United Nations investigating American voter ID laws

    We really ought to give the UN more to do. They obviously have too much time on their hands and you know what they say about "idle hands." Fox News: The United Nations Human Rights Council is investigating the issue of American election laws at its ...

  • March 15, 2012

    US has 60 times more oil than Obama claims

    When Obama was running for office in 2008 and gas prices were sky high, he said "Even if you opened up every square inch of our land and our coasts to drilling," he said. "America still has only 3% of the world's oil reserves." Just recently, he ...

  • March 15, 2012

    Newt moves to spoiler role to force deadlocked convention

    Even in an open convention, Gingrich wouldn't have a prayer of getting the nomination. But that seems to matter less to him than blowing up Mitt Romney. Examiner: Gingrich no longer says he can capture the 1,144 delegates required to wrap up the Re...

  • March 15, 2012

    Taliban suspends peace talks with US: Karzai wants US troops confined to base

    Things are beginning to unravel in Afghanistan. President Obama wants to maintain his withdrawal schedule while speeding up the handover of sercurity to the Afghan army and police. But will events overtake those plans? Washington Post: President Ham...

  • March 15, 2012

    Jobless claims at 4 year low

    New claims for unemployment benefits fell last week to around 350,000 - a four year low. Coupled with some good manufacturing news from the east coast, it appears that the economy - if not booming - finally appears to be picking up a little momentum....

  • March 15, 2012

    One year anniversary of Syrian uprising marked by pro-Assad rallies

    President Assad may be slaughtering civilians in several cities but that hasn't stopped his loyal minions from responding to an orchestrated show of support for the Syrian dictator. Reuters: Flag-waving crowds took to the streets of Syrian cities on...

  • March 15, 2012

    Shake up in Chinese leadership

    This is significant because the ousting of Bo Xilai is a signal that there is no going back to the old, state-dominated socialist model. China doesn't exactly have unbridled capitalism, and there is much corruption which distributes the benefits of t...

  • March 15, 2012

    Ahmadinejad called before parliament

    For the first time in the history of the theocracy, an Iranian president has been called before parliament to answer questions about his stewardship. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who lost a power struggle last year with Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei, res...

  • March 14, 2012

    Obama's lies on Obamacare catching up to him

    A new CBO report out on the cost of Obamacare shows that the president's signature legislation that he said would cost around $900 billion over 10 years will actually cost nearly twice that - $1.7 trillion over the period from 2013-2022. Washington E...

  • March 14, 2012

    Sign of the times: Farewell, Encyclopaedia Britannica

    After 244 years, Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. has anounced that it will no longer publish its signature reference volumes. New York Times: In an acknowledgment of the realities of the digital age - and of competition from the Web site Wikipedia - ...

  • March 14, 2012

    'The entire Obama presidency, in one anecdote'

    James Pethokoukis writing at the Enterprise Blog: One of my favorite moments from the new book The Escape Artists: How Obama's Team Fumbled the Recovery: Energy was a particular obsession of the president-elect's, and therefore a particular so...

  • March 14, 2012

    US may give Russia secret data on anti-missile shield

    Well, why not? The cold war is over, right? Putin's is our friend, right? There's no chance that the Russians would turn around and sell this secret data on our missile interceptor to Iran, right? Oh - and I have a beautiful drawbridge over the Chica...

  • March 14, 2012

    Assad moves south after crushing Idlib

    The crackdown appears to have entered a new phase. Secure in the knowledge that no matter how many civilians he kills, President Assad is safe from international intervention, massive numbers of tanks and troops are being pushed into the southern cit...

  • March 13, 2012

    Obama approval rating dives to 41%

    It was 50% last month and despite relatively good economic news lately, this doesn't seem to correlate into higher numbers for the president. CBS: President Obama's approval rating has hit the lowest level ever in CBS News polling, according to the...

  • March 13, 2012

    Eat red meat and you die - study

    Yes, it's that cut and dried. Actually, they are saying you die quicker than if you eat, say, nuts; but die you will and you better stop eating that steak and hamburger if you want to live a long life. LA Times: Eating red meat -- any amount and any...

  • March 13, 2012

    Southern polls less reliable than elsewhere - Nate Silver

    At the moment, Newt Gingrich is slightly ahead in Alabama while Mitt Romney has a narrow edge in Mississippi. But numbers wizard Nate Silver thinks that polls from southern states are less reliable than elsewhere and that therefore, it's still anyone...

  • March 13, 2012

    US on pace for another trillion dollar deficit

    Not a big surprise, but seeing the numbers in black and white sort of takes your breath away. Washington Times: The federal government set a new monthly record deficit of $232 billion in February and has notched a total of $581 billion in the first...

  • March 13, 2012

    Retail sales soar to 5 month high

    This is good news in advance of the Easter shopping season. Reuters: Retail sales posted their largest gain in five months in February as Americans stepped up purchases of motor vehicles and other goods even as they paid more for gasoline. Total ...

  • March 13, 2012

    Taliban attacks Karzai brothers inspecting massacre

    I would say that this is a sign that its past time to leave and let the Afghans stew in their own hatred. Reuters: Suspected insurgents opened fire on Tuesday on senior Afghan investigators of the massacre of 16 civilians by a lone U.S. soldier, Afg...

  • March 13, 2012

    Humanitarian crisis growing in Syria

    The refugee problem alone needs urgent action. More than 230,000 Syrians have fled their homes, with about 30,000 making their way to Turkey and Lebanon. But President Assad has a surprise waiting for these refugees; he's laying landmines at the bord...

  • March 12, 2012

    As gas prices rise, Obama's ratings go down

    It's actually more than gas prices. The fact is, the economy is still in the doldrums in most places and the lack of improvement is hitting Obama hard. ABC News: Disapproval of President Obama's handling of the economy is heading higher - alongside...

  • March 12, 2012

    Obama asks Bibi not to attack Iran until after election

    Apparently, Netanyahu consented, although he probably agreed because Israel wasn't planning an attack before then anyway. YNet News: Israel will only strike Iranian nuclear facilities in September or after the United States presidential elections ...

  • March 12, 2012

    AL and MS primaries too close to call

    With Romney as close as he is in these states, both Santorum and Gingrich will fail to make up much, if any ground at all on the frontrunner as far as committed delegates are concerned. Public Policy Polling: Tuesday looks like it's going to be a cl...

  • March 12, 2012

    Homs: Even worse than we thought

    Dozens of civilians in the Syrian city of Homs were massacred in cold blood, according to both activists and the government. The difference is, each side blames the other. Reuters: The government and opposition each said the other side was to blam...

  • March 12, 2012

    In Great Britain, can Christians be fired for wearing a cross?

    Well, sure. Why not? After all, unlike the Muslim hijab, there is no "requirement" that Christians wear a cross, says the British government. In what is bound to be a controversial move, the British government is set to argue at the European Court ...

  • March 11, 2012

    Where's the world's smallest violin when you need it?

    Occupy Wall Street is running out of money and will be broke in three weeks, according to the group's accounting committee. New York Post: The report said, "At our current rate of expenditure, we will be out of money in THREE WEEKS." The report - p...

  • March 11, 2012

    Iraqi religious police murder 90 teens for sporting the 'emo' look

    I must confess to being behind the fashion curve these days, but in Iraq, sporting the "emo" look can get you stoned to death. Al Arabiya: Activists told the Cairo-based al-Akhbar daily that at least 90 Iraqi teenagers with "emo" appearances have be...

  • March 11, 2012

    Santorum wins big in Kansas

    As expected, Rick Santorum won the Kansas Caucuses by a large margin and will take home the lion's share of the state's 40 delegates. But Mitt Romney also had a good day, taking the Guam, Northern Marianas, and Virgin Island caucuses while dominating...

  • March 11, 2012

    Does anyone really beleive the 'official' unemployment number?

    The Bureau of Labor Statistics, an independent agency of the federal government, released its unemployment numbers on Friday and after an arcane, but completely transparent process, determined that the official rate of joblessness was unchanged from ...

  • March 11, 2012

    US soldier goes on shooting rampage in Afghanistan - kills at least 16 civilians

    The dead include women and children which will no doubt set off another round of riots when the soldier is put in a mental hospital rather than executed. BBC: The soldier has not been named, but is thought to be a staff sergeant.  He is reporte...

  • March 11, 2012

    Reminder: Set your clocks forward one hour

    It's Daylight Savings Time for most of the country. Please adjust your clocks by setting them forward one hour. If you are reading this, and you haven't set your clocks forward one hour, you have likely missed something important. As of this writing,...

  • March 11, 2012

    Obama falling: Romney leads 48-42 in Rasmussen poll

    Prior to Super Tuesday, the GOP was wringing its about the lead that President Obama enjoyed over all the Republican candidates when matched up head to head for the fall election. But something has happened to Obama's numbers. Rasmussen isn't sure if...

  • March 11, 2012

    With default avoided, Greece looks to new elections

    The Greek bond fiasco is now in the past - clipped investors licking their wounds while the government awaits the first installment of the $170 billion bailout. But just as importantly for the country going forward will be elections - now anticipated...

  • March 11, 2012

    Farewell 'Big E,' and thanks

    The nuclear powered aircraft carrier Enterprise is making its final voyage on March 11. The "Big E" saw service in every major conflict over the last 50 years and is the longest combat ship in the world. Her top speed was close to 40 mph and she was ...

  • March 10, 2012

    Alabama, Mississippi polls show a tight, three way race

    Romney, Santorum, and Gingrich are within a few points of one another in both the AL and MS polls in advance of the Tuesday primary. Rasmussen polled both Mississippi and Alabama and found Newt with 30% support, Santorum with 29%, and Romney with 28%...

  • March 10, 2012

    Liberal attorney wants to arrest Rush Limbaugh using 'blue law'

    Gloria Allred wants Rush Limbaugh arrested for calling Sandra Fluke a "slut." Now I know what you're thinking. You're probably saying to yourself, "yes, but isn't that like, you know, free speech or something?" You would be right - ordinarily. In thi...

  • March 10, 2012

    'Doonesbury' comic wades into Texas ultrasound controversy

    The comic strip is a liberal icon and occassionally skewers Democrats. But there are apparently several newspapers who won't be carrying the "live" stip next week due to its commentary on the Texas ultrasound law. I asked around and was told that th...

  • March 10, 2012

    Romney sweeps Guam delegates

    It may be only 9 delegates -- but it's nine more than Gingrich or Santorum got. CNN: Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney won the unanimous vote among Guam Republicans to pledge all nine of their delegates to his presidential campaign. The vote ...

  • March 10, 2012

    40 rockets hit Israel from Gaza - IDF responds

    Must be Yasser Arafat's birthday or something. Otherwise, Palestinians just fired 40 rockets into Israeli towns and villages for no other reason except to kill Jews. Haaretz: Over 40 rockets were fired from Gaza into Israel's southern cities and t...

  • March 10, 2012

    Santorum likely Kansas Caucus winner today

    Both Romney and Gingrich bypassed Kansas Caucuses and their 40 delegates which means that Rick Santorum will likely winn a good share of them. Politico: While Ron Paul is barnstorming the state on Friday, Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich both opted to...

  • March 10, 2012

    Assad rebuffs Annan - starts shelling another town

    Nobody expected anything to come of the meeting but you would think Assad would call a halt to his committing war crimes while the former UN cheif was in Damascus. Guardian: The meeting came as opposition activists reported a new government assault...

  • March 9, 2012

    Republicans come up short in pipeline vote

    Give them an "A" for effort. The GOP tried to force the senate to approve construction of the Keystone pipleline over the president's objections and came up a little short. The Hill: The 56-42 vote staves off an election-year rebuke of Obama, but wi...

  • March 9, 2012

    Congratulations: You now own a 7% stake in a failing French auto company

    Dear American Taxpayer and Part Owner of GM: Good news! Government Motors has now invested $400 million in junk bonds being sold by the French automatker Peugot. The worthless paper you can now light your cigars with is from a company that is bleedin...

  • March 9, 2012

    Official unemployment rate still at 8.3%

    The economy added another 227,000 jobs last month, but most analysts are saying that we still haven't turned the corner on the employment problem. New York Times: In yet another sign of a strengthening recovery, the United States added 227,000 net ...

  • March 9, 2012

    The Fisker Karma hybrid breaks down during Consumer Reports test

    This is something that only happens in sit-coms. The $100,000 electric hybrid car built by Fisker Automotive, was bought by Consumer Reports for some independent testing. What they experienced will be the stuff of legend: We have owned our car for j...

  • March 8, 2012

    Obama loses 12 Oklahoma counties in Dem primary to Randall Terry

    Yes, Oklahoma is a very red state. But when Democrats reject their own party leader in this fashion, it opens a door for the GOP nominee to try to appeal to these dissatisfied voters. ABC: Veteran anti-abortion activist Randall Terry won ...

  • March 8, 2012

    Gingrich cancels Kansas trip to concentrate on AL, MS

    When you have limited resources as the Gingrich campaign is currently experiencing, you have to use them where they will count the most. For Gingrich, who won only his home state of Georgia on Super Tuesday, and finished a disappointing third in othe...

  • March 8, 2012

    More than half of Obama's 2008 big fundraisers have been given administration jobs

    A promise not to hire lobbyists didn't even last 2 months. A promise for sweeping ethics reforms has been all hat no cattle. And a promise to destroy "politics as usual" appears to be nothing more than a cynical lie. Washington Post: Big donors cons...

  • March 8, 2012

    Wind farms paid with taxpayer money not to produce electricity

    It's just too bad that taxpayer dollars aren't "renewable." Fox News: Wind farms in the Pacific Northwest -- built with government subsidies and maintained with tax credits for every megawatt produced -- are now getting paid to shut down as the fe...

  • March 8, 2012

    Alabama poll shows Santorum ahead

    The poll was taken before Super Tuesday so its value is somewhat diminished. Still, shouldn't Santorum be further ahead than this? The statewide poll conducted by Alabama State University's Center for Leadership and Public Policy showed 22.7 percen...

  • March 8, 2012

    Senior Syrian official defects - joins opposition

    What makes this news is that there have been so few of Assad's senior government officials who have become disgusted with the crackdown and left to join the opposition. Recall that in Libya, there was a parade of government officials - including the ...

  • March 8, 2012

    Public assistance ended for millionaire lottery winner

    She was getting $200 a month in food assistance from the state of Michigan and still felt she deserved the money because she was unemployed. CNN: Amanda Clayton hit it big playing the Michigan Lottery. Like many winners, she used her $1 million priz...

  • March 7, 2012

    Has Bibi already decided to hit Iran?

    The scuttlebutt for months has been that Prime Minister Netanyahu is still in the process of making a decision on whether to to attack Iran's nuclear facilities. But Israel's Channel 2, quoting an American government official, says that he has alread...

  • March 7, 2012

    Original Moonbat, Dennis Kucinich, defeated in Dem primary

    Well, it looks like the right won't have Dennis Kucinich to kick around anymore. The leftist icon and former candidate for president lost to Rep. Marcy Kaptur in a battle of loony Titans in Ohio's 9th district. Plain Dealer: Dennis Kucinich is out a...

  • March 7, 2012

    High School kids chanting 'USA! USA' deemed a racist act

    This is one of those stories that on its face, seems incredible. But looking at the whole picture, there are grounds for criticism directed against the chanters. A local school district is apologizing after an apparent incident of racism at a boy...

  • March 7, 2012

    Liberals are dreaming if they think they can bring down Limbaugh

    The excitement on the left over 30 advertisers dropping Rush Limbaugh has reached idiotic heights. Many are openly predicting the end of the Rush Limbaugh show - as if simply saying it out loud would make it true. This isn't going to happen. As Howar...

  • March 7, 2012

    WI judge who blocked voter ID law signed Walker recall petition

    Judicial bias? What judicial bias? A Wisconsin judge on Tuesday granted a temporary injunction to stop the state's controversial new voter identification law, but Republicans immediately questioned it after records showed the judge signed a petit...

  • March 7, 2012

    Libya flying apart at the seams

    Libya is disappearing. There is a movement to make the eastern part of the country "autonomous" which many observers believe means the easterners want to set up a separate state. And the guy who is calling himself Libya's "leader" is threatening to u...

  • March 6, 2012

    McCain calls for air strikes in Syria

    Presumably, it would be a NATO-led air campaign, but who exactly would we be targeting? Politico: McCain, the GOP presidential nominee in 2008, said the goal of the U.S. air strikes should be to "establish and defend safe havens" in Syria where op...

  • March 6, 2012

    'Their God keeps smashing them into little grease spots'

    It was indeed uncivil for Rush Limbaugh to refer to Ms. Flake as a slut. He should follow the example of liberal radio show hosts like this one whose reasoned dialogue puts conservatives to shame. With all the talk of holding radio talk show hosts a...

  • March 6, 2012

    For the 99%, no recovery at all under Obama

    James Pethokoukis writing at the AEI blog has a fascinating post up about income inequality and the recovery from the Great Recession. Basically, it is true that the 1% have received the lion's share of wealth that has been created for the last 20 ye...

  • March 6, 2012

    Spain rebels against EU: Refuses austerity demands

    Ambrose Evans Pritchard calls it "Spain's Sovereign Thunderclap." Indeed, the Spanish have given the back of their hand to the EU with regard to further austerity measures because Spain can't reach the deficit goals set by Brussels for EU countries t...

  • March 6, 2012

    Site for G-8 Summit shifts from Chicago to Camp David

    In the end, no amount of security was going to hold back the gaggle of protestors assembling to demonstrate against the G-8. So Barack Obama has shifted the venue of the meeting from Chicago to Camp David. Reuters: President Barack Obama will host t...

  • March 5, 2012

    Romney set for a clear win on Super Tuesday

    With Mitt Romney closing fast in Tennessee and actually pulling ahead in Ohio, it appears that 24 hours from the start of voting in the 10 states holding primaries and caucuses on Super Tuesday that Romney will take the lion's share of the delegates....

  • March 5, 2012

    Putin wins but opposition gearing up to challenge him

    As expected, Vladimir Putin won the Russian presidential election, getting about 65% of the vote. But the opposition, which has been in the streets even in the dead of winter, plans to challenge Putin's victory which came amid widespread accusations ...

  • March 5, 2012

    Obama to Dems: What's mine is mine, what's yours is mine, what's ours is mine

    He may well raise a billion dollars for his re-election campaign but Barack Obama has let congressional Democrats know that they aren't getting any of it. Politico: President Barack Obama has a bleak message for House and Senate Democrats this year...

  • March 4, 2012

    Limbaugh apologizes to woman for calling her a 'slut'

    Rush Limbaugh issued a statement on Saturday apologizing for using the term "slut" to describe a woman who testified before congress about the contraceptive mandate: For over 20 years, I have illustrated the absurd with absurdity, three hours a day...

  • March 4, 2012

    Romney wins Washington caucuses

    Mitt Romney made it 5 contests in a row with a victory in the Washington state caucuses. CNN: Mitt Romney won the Republican caucuses in Washington state, according to unofficial results early Sunday, giving the former Massachusetts governor a sho...

  • March 4, 2012

    Three Occupy Oakland protestors arrested for robbery and hate crime

    They were caught because one of their friends recorded the whole assault on his cameraphone. Oakland Tribune: Three Occupy Oakland protesters suspected of stealing an Oakland woman's wallet and making offensive remarks about her perceived sexualit...

  • March 4, 2012

    Cats rule the internet? 68 million dog owners disagree

    Since it's Sunday, how about a little non-political distraction? Besides, I love cats and any opportunity that presents itself where I can tweak dog owners a bit is welcome. In an article by a young intern at The New Republic, Perry Stein writes abou...

  • March 4, 2012

    Widespread fraud reported in Russian elections

    It is a mark of an insecure man that even though he could almost certainly win in a fair and square contest, Vladmir Putin feels it necessary to cheat. The Russian people are going to the polls today to put Putin back into the presidency. Reuters: O...

  • March 4, 2012

    Ahmadinejad dealt a blow in parliamentary elections

    The "Bat Guano Crazies vs. the Not Quite as Crazies" contest in the Iranian elections has dealt a blow to the Bat Guano Crazies led by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. The Not Quite as Crazies, loyal to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei, appear to have...

  • March 4, 2012

    Greece is falling off the cliff

    You didn't really believe all that talk a few weeks ago about how the EU had "saved" Greece from default, did you? The facts are a little more prosaic. The deal to bail out Greece with $170 billion always depended on getting the country's current bon...

  • March 3, 2012

    Poor organization, unfair rule, will cost Santorum in Ohio

    It can be aruged that the arcane, stupid, and even unfair rules governing the awarding of delegates in many states should be scrapped in favor of a more equitable system. Ohio is a case in point. Because Rick Santorum failed to get the required numbe...

  • March 3, 2012

    News you can use from the 'Islamist Spring'

    I don't know why we even bother calling it the "Arab Spring" any more. The single, unifying factor in every single revolution so far in the Middle East has been the emergence of a powerful bloc of extremist, fundamentalist Muslims to challenge for po...

  • March 3, 2012

    Washington state caucus shows Romney slightly ahead

    The caucus in Washington state will be held tonight and Mitt Romney is neck and neck with Rick Santorum. Reuters: The former Massachusetts governor led a Public Policy Polling opinion poll in Washington state on Friday, boosted by wins this week ove...

  • March 3, 2012

    Investigation shows 5 US soldiers responsible for Koran burning

    The incident was the result of the soldiers "misinterpreting" their orders. LA Times: A U.S. military investigation into the burning of the Muslim holy book in a trash pit in Afghanistan last month found that several enlisted soldiers had misinter...

  • March 3, 2012

    4 Muslim Swedes charged in terrorism plot in Denmark

    They planned to massacre the staff at the newspaper that first published the Mohammed Cartoons. AFP: Danish prosecutors have charged four men for 'attempted terrorism' over plans to kill the staff of a newspaper that carried controversial cartoons...

  • March 2, 2012

    Romney: Elect me and I won't embarrass you

    Romney has opened a 16 point lead over Santorum in the most recent Rasmussen poll. This means it's just about time for the Mittster to say something off the wall stupid and remind people why they don't want him as the nominee. Every time Romney gets ...

  • March 2, 2012

    Ohio now too close to call

    Rick Santorum enjoyed a double digit lead in some polls last week. No more. Mitt Romney has closed the gap and, according to the latest Quinnipiac poll, now trails Santorum by only 4 points: The Republican presidential face-off in Ohio is too close ...

  • March 2, 2012

    Breitbart 'Obama tapes' from Harvard will be out soon

    I don't know if there's going to be anything explosive or damaging to Obama in some videotapes that Andrew Breitbart got a hold of from the president's days at Harvard. It would have been much better if we had some film of Obama from his years spent ...

  • March 2, 2012

    'Breitbart's Last Laugh'

    Of all the great tributes to Andrew Breitbart that have appeared in the last 24 hours, I wanted to share what I think is one of the best; from his friend Matt Labash at the Weekly Standard. Labash writes about the events surrounding one of Breitbart'...

  • March 2, 2012

    Unemployment rate to tick upwards for February - Gallup

    The increase in Gallup's survey is significant enough - 0.3% - that it is probable even the BLS adjusted figure will increase as well: Gallup finds U.S. unemployment, as measured without seasonal adjustment, to be 9.1% in February, based on almost 3...

  • March 2, 2012

    Iran parliamentary elections will strengthen Khamenei

    The rivalry between President Ahamdinejad and Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenie has split Iranian conservatives between those who are crazy and those who are merely radical. The "moderates" are sitting this one out, they say, even though it is probab...

  • March 2, 2012

    What's the real rate of inflation?

    It won't surprise you that it is not the "official" rate of 3.1%. CBS News: Forget the modest 3.1 percent rise in the Consumer Price Index, the government's widely used measure of inflation. Everyday prices are up some 8 percent over the past year,...

  • March 2, 2012

    Red Cross convoy stopped from delivering aid to Homs

    The opposition suspects that President Assad is trying to cover his tracks before allowing any international groups in to minister to the stricken city of Homs. Widespread reports of gruesome massacres and summary executions make that charge sound li...

  • March 1, 2012

    GOP voters 'more enthusiastic' despite negative campaign - Gallup

    The only problem with this poll is that it survey's all voters, not just registered or likely voters. Still, as a barometer of national mood, it is instructive regarding the GOP race and how badly Republican and GOP-leaning independents want to vote ...

  • March 1, 2012

    One possible reason Bibi hesitates to attack Iran

    Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel's prime minister, is a courageous leader. Many have no doubt he will do anything to protect the state of Israel, including bombing Iran to prevent that nation from developing the capability to build nuclear weapons. But Bib...

  • March 1, 2012

    Two more troops are dead - shot by Afghan soldiers

    We can't disarm the entire Afghan army. But something has to be done to stop this madness. CBS News: Two U.S. troops were shot dead in southern Afghanistan when three assailants, two of whom were believed to be Afghan soldiers, turned their weapon...

  • March 1, 2012

    Travel ban lifted on Americans on trial in Egypt

    Seven Americans charged with illegal activities relating to their non-profit groups, including the son of transportation secretary Ray LaHood, have been cleared to leave Egypt. New York Times: A chartered plane was waiting at the airport in Cairo fo...

  • March 1, 2012

    Astonishing outpouring of hate toward Breitbart by the left

    It was to be expected, this avalanche of vitriol directed toward Andrew Breitbart by the left. Even in death, Andrew is driving them bat guano insane. Several sites are trying to track the bile-filled thoughts of liberals. I say trying because it is ...

  • February 29, 2012

    Senator Snowe to retire

    Too many will welcome the news of Snowe's retirement. But if the GOP is one senator short of a majority in the next congress, I doubt they will be in such a celebratory mood. Washington Post: In announcing her plans, Snowe, 65, emphasized that she i...

  • February 29, 2012

    New $750 grand soccer field for Gitmo terrorists

    They're cutting military pensions and health benefits but the Pentagon found $750,000 for a new soccer field at Guantanamo for the terrorist detainees. Fox News: At a time of record deficits, a new soccer field for detainees at Camp 6 in Guantanamo ...

  • February 29, 2012

    Ethicists argue for after birth abortion in controversial exercise

    First of all, take a deep breath. Secondly, recognize this for what it is: An academic exercise. I've heard ethicists trying to justify the Holocaust but that doesn't mean they favor it. This is what ethicists do for a living; they ask questions. B...

  • February 29, 2012

    From our 'I'll believe it when I see it' file

    The US has announced that North Korea has agreed to suspend its nuclear program in exchange for food aid. Also in the news, the patent office announced they have granted a patent for the first perpetual motion machine, the White House says that Presi...

  • February 29, 2012

    Dems nervous about high gas prices

    That makes two of us. But where you and I might be nervous about the effects on our pocketbooks, the Democrats are nervous that voters, who have witnessed President Obama's continuous refusals to expand domestic production, might blame their party fo...

  • February 29, 2012

    Syrian troops begin ground assault in Homs

    After indiscriminately shelling several neighborhoods in Homs, Syrian security forces backed by tanks are seeking to overrun several rebel positions in heavily populated areas of the city. Washington Post: Syrian troops backed by tanks launched a gr...

  • February 28, 2012

    David Brock paid gay lover $850 thousand in hush money

    Brock's former domestic partner threatened to spill the goods on Media Matters donors and some IRS trouble unless he ponied up the blackmail cash. Fox News: In an acrimonious lawsuit settled at the end of last year, Brock accused William Grey of ma...

  • February 28, 2012

    Bob Kerrey to run for open Nebraska senate seat

    Republican chances to pick up the seat of retiring Ben Nelson in Nebraska just took a turn for the worse. Former Senator Bob Kerrey has changed his mind and decided to run. Washington Post: Former senator Bob Kerrey (D-Neb.) has changed his mind and...

  • February 28, 2012

    Are we headed for 15% inflation?

    That's the question asked by Steven Cunningham in an article at IDB today. He believes it possible that by late 2013, the massive amount of cash dumped into the economy by the Federal Reserve might serve as a catalyst for a round of high inflation: ...

  • February 28, 2012

    Final polls give AZ to Romney while MI is too close to call

    Mitt Romney enjoys a double digit lead in the polls in Arizona today but is in trouble in Michigan. Nate Silver: Since we ran the Michigan numbers early Monday morning, three new polls are out that make the state look more like a true toss-up and l...

  • February 28, 2012

    Dems out to savage Rubio

    The Democratic attack machine is gearing up to go after a likely GOP VP choice - Senator Marco Rubio. The Hill: The former Massachusetts governor has a long way to go before he secures the GOP nod, but that hasn't stopped Democrats from launching e...

  • February 28, 2012

    Occupy protestors in London evicted from church steps

    Not that anyone would want to use the church for its intended purpose, mind you. Compared to praying to God, the Occupy movement is far more important in the universal scheme of things. But the church leadership have only themselves to blame They san...

  • February 28, 2012

    Your Obamanomics news for today

    I've got an idea for a time machine. Put Barack Obama in charge of the economy and before you know it, time will go into reverse and we'll begin to see our home values as they were in 2002 and durable goods orders lower than at any time since 2009. ...

  • February 28, 2012

    Quantum computing in our lifetime?

    So says IBM who announced a huge breakthrough in tying down the pesky qubits and keeping them in their quantum state a bit longer. You don't have to know how the thing works. But here's an explanation anyway: In quantum computing, conventional binar...

  • February 27, 2012

    Mittmentum: Romney retakes national lead from Santorum

    It's one poll and it very well could be an outlier. But Santorum has made some statements in the last week that, while popular with social conservatives and many on the right, has others a little nervous about his beliefs. The Hill: Gallup's tracki...

  • February 27, 2012

    GOP warfare hurting the party's chances in November

    The die is cast in the GOP race for president. You can't undo the attacks by Romney on Gingrich and Santorum or Santorum's withering blasts at Romney. And because of that, the rest of the public sees the jostling in a much different light. A new Batt...

  • February 27, 2012

    Obamacare a drag on the president in swing states

    Fascinating poll by USA Today/Gallup that breaks down the vote in 12 swing states. The poll finds both Santorum and Romney besting Obama, but by narrow margins. And the real drag on Obama's campaign in those states appears to be Obamacare. USA Today:...

  • February 27, 2012

    Rasmussen: 55% oppose affirmative action for admissions

    This is a significant number in opposition to giving preferential treatment in college admissions based on race. But it probably won't sway the Supreme Court who has ruled several times in favor of the universities and their drive to create a "divers...

  • February 27, 2012

    BBC chief admits anti-Christian bias

    I don't know what's dumber; treating Christianity with less sensitivity and respect than other religions or actually admitting such in public. Daily Mail: BBC director-general Mark Thompson has claimed Christianity is treated with far less sensiti...

  • February 27, 2012

    4 NATO soldiers injured in car bomb blast at military airport in Afghanistan

    The Taliban claimed responsibility and called the attack "retaliation" for the burning of the Korans. Reuters: A suicide car bomber killed nine people in an attack on a military airport in eastern Afghanistan on Monday, officials said, the latest bl...

  • February 26, 2012

    Hamas finally abandons Assad - backs Syrian revolt

    Gee - it only took 6,000 dead, tens of thousands jailed without charges, using tanks against unarmed people, and indiscriminate shelling of civilian neighborhoods for the terrorists in Hamas to finally figure out they were on the wrong side on this o...

  • February 26, 2012

    16 Americans go on trial in Egypt today (Update: Trial delayed)

    My prediction that the US and Egypt would find a way out of this mess through some kind of compromise hasn't come to pass - yet. The New York Times is reporting frantic last minute negotiations seeking to prevent the certain rupture of relations if E...

  • February 26, 2012

    Newt has lead in Georgia but tanking everywhere else

    Newt Gingrich holds a double digit lead in his home state of Georgia, but is falling off a cliff just about everywhere else. A new poll conducted for Channel 2 Action News shows Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich with a double-digit...

  • February 26, 2012

    Santorum sharpening his attacks on Romney

    The gloves have been off for a while but Santorum appears to be sharpening his attacks on Romney, while turning to a more populist message. Politico: Stepping up his assault on Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum delivered a slashing speech Saturday morning ...

  • February 26, 2012

    Afghan riots over burned Korans in sixth day

    And 7 more Americans were injured when a grenade was tossed over the security fence at a NATO base. Reuters: Seven U.S. military trainers were wounded on Sunday when a grenade was thrown at their base in northern Afghanistan, police said, as anti-...

  • February 26, 2012

    Surreal vote in Syria

    This is like something out of a Bertolt Brecht play. As President Assad's forces gun down 31 more Syrian civilians, the country is going to the polls to approve a new constitution that could keep Assad in power until 2028. Reuters: Voting was unde...

  • February 26, 2012

    Governor Brewer endorses Romney for president

    Not that he needed much help, but Governor Jan Brewer of Arizona has endorsed Mitt Romney ahead of the primary in that state on Tuesday. MSNBC: Brewer said she viewed Romney as the most electable candidate to challenge President Obama this fall, and...

  • February 26, 2012

    Santorum ahead in Alabama and Tennessee

    The Super Tuesday polls are starting to come out and they reveal the probability that Rick Santorum will have a very good day on March 6. Tennessee: The poll, conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates International, found that 33 percent of...

  • February 26, 2012

    Impressive anti-Putin demonstration in Moscow

    I wonder if 300,000 Americans would come out in the dead of winter to protest anything? Telegraph: Thousands of people, many laughing and sharing jokes, linked hands in a near-unbroken line around the inside of the Garden Ring, the circular road tha...

  • February 26, 2012

    Bibi previews Obama meeting

    The two leaders will meet on March 5 after Prime Minister Netanyahu delivers an address to the annual AIPAC meeting in Washington. Not surprisingly, the two issues at the front will be the continued bloodshed in Syria and the growing power of Iran. J...

  • February 25, 2012

    Romney stadium speech draws 1,000

    This is what you call "lousy advance work." The Hill: His speech was held at Detroit's massive Ford Field, which holds tens of thousands of people, but only 1,000 or so attended. The campaign and the Detroit Economic Club, which hosted the event, ...

  • February 25, 2012

    Election forecast: Michigan and Arizona

    Mitt Romney has improved his chances of winning Michigan while he maintains a commanding lead in Arizona. Both primaries are scheduled for Tuesday. Nate Silver: A new Rasmussen Reports poll of Michigan gives Mr. Romney a six-point lead there, 40 pe...

  • February 25, 2012

    US intel agencies: Iran not 'actively' seeking to build nuke

    There is some subtlety to this position and it probably reflects reality - to a point. Since we are unable to look into the minds of the Iranian leadership, we can't say with any degree of certainty that their intent is to build a nuclear bomb. Publi...

  • February 25, 2012

    Car bomb kills 25 soldiers in Yemen after new president sworn in

    There are a lot of hands raised against the new government headed by Ali Abdullah Saleh's long time Vice President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi. A car bomb exploded outside a presidential compound in south Yemen, killing 25, underscoring the challenges fa...

  • February 25, 2012

    Afghans taking potshots at Americans: two more US officers killed

    The Taliban is claiming responsibility but that is probably propaganda. What we know is that two more Americans were shot by an Afghan in uniform - possibly a policeman - in what should have been the safest building in Afghanistan; the Interior Minis...

  • February 24, 2012

    Obama apologizes for Koran burning in Afghanistan

    The apology was apparently not accepted. An Afghan soldier turned his gun on his allies and killed two Americans. Reuters: President Barack Obama apologized on Thursday for the burning of copies of the Koran on a U.S. base in Afghanistan as the Whi...

  • February 24, 2012

    'The 5 biggest whoppers in Obama's energy speech'

    Investors Business Daily listened to Obama's energy speech so you didn't have to and picked out the top 5 lies told by the president about his energy policy: "We're focused on production." Fact: Obama has chosen almost always to limit production. He...

  • February 24, 2012

    Michelle Obama lays the guilts on rich people

    I never use this word when describing the president, but I'll use it to describe his wife's harping on the rich about "feeling good" while others suffer. This sounds alien: First lady Michelle Obama has joined her husband's bandwagon to hit the ric...

  • February 24, 2012

    In Iran, the magic is gone for Ahmadinejad

    Once the darling of the desperately poor masses in Iran, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is fading fast in popularity and is considered by most of the world as dangerous and unpredictable. Reuters: Vilified in the West for his barbs against America a...

  • February 23, 2012

    This is what raising taxes on the 'rich' will get you

    Great Britain has instituted a 50 pence tax assessment on incomes and it failed to generate the expected revenue. Duh. Telegraph: The Treasury received £10.35 billion in income tax payments from those paying by self-assessment last month, a drop ...

  • February 23, 2012

    Competitor of LightSquared run out of business by Obama administration

    Nice to have friends in high places. Daily Caller: The Daily Caller has obtained documents, emails and communications showing how President Barack Obama's Federal Communications Commission demolished wireless broadband company LightSquared's ...

  • February 23, 2012

    Court finds DOMA unconstitutional

    A federal judge in San Francisco has ruled that parts of the Defense of Marriage Act are unconstitutional. US District Court Judge Jeffrey White - appointed by President Bush - is the second judge to strike down parts of the act. Politico: U.S. Dist...

  • February 23, 2012

    Despite GM's profits, taxpayers probably won't be off the hook

    Shikha Dalmia at Reason Magazine has some bad news for taxpayers expecting GM to pay back the $30 billion they owe: Three years after being rescued by a taxpayer bailout, General Motors recently announced some rather ambitious profit targets for 201...

  • February 23, 2012

    McCain, Graham praise Muslim Brotherhood while in Egypt

    I have no idea if they were simply being nice to their hosts in a diplomatic sort of way, or if they really believe this guff about the Brotherhood. Wall Street Journal: Mr. McCain (R., Ariz.) and his delegation of four other senators, three of th...

  • February 23, 2012

    More of the same at AZ GOP debate

    Santorum is accusing Romney and Paul of collusion in their attacks on him, but I don't buy it. Santorum has a "kick me" sign stuck to his backside and the other candidates are just obliging him. Byron York: The bad blood in the spin room was just a ...

  • February 23, 2012

    Homs bloodbath continues as UN accuses Assad of 'Crimes against humanity'

    The carnage continues in Homs where the Syrian military continues to use tanks, mortars and artillery to shell a couple of Sunni neighborhoods where a few Free Syrian Army troops are holed up. Meanwhille, another UN report has been released detailing...

  • February 23, 2012

    Obama blames Republicans for pipeline decision

    He is also defending his record on energy. Good luck with that, Barry. Reuters: Analysts and strategists said Obama has few options to bring down gasoline prices in the short term and said his energy policies had evolved from focusing on renewabl...

  • February 22, 2012

    Brown surges to 9 point lead over Warren in MA senate race

    This will be one of the most closely watched races in the country. Brow is acquitting himself quite well so far and both candidates will have tons of outside money, making this race one of the most expensive this election cycle. The most recent Suffo...

  • February 22, 2012

    Obama campaign donations down from 2008

    It probably doesn't mean much in the long run. No doubt the fact that there are no Democratic primaries and no hard fought race for the nomination as there was in 2008 contributes to a 30% drop in funds compared to the president's first campaign. Bes...

  • February 22, 2012

    'Voter satisfaction' number in Carter territory

    The percentage of Americans who are satisfied with the direction the country is headed is at it's lowest point since the presidency of George H.W. Bush. Just 22% of the people express satisfaction with the way things are going. Fox News: It's Februa...

  • February 22, 2012

    Two western journalists killed in Syria as US weighs arming rebels

    Two western journalists - one of them apparently an American - were killed in a bombardment by Assad's forces in a rebellious neighborhood in the city of Homs. As the violence continues to escalate - 19 more people were killed yesterday -- the US mul...

  • February 22, 2012

    MI and AZ polls all over the map with less than a week to go

    The dizzying array of polls coming out for the Michigan and Arizona primaries are all over the place. One Arizona poll has Romney up 16 points while another has him leading only by 4. In Michigan, you pick 'em. NBC has Romney up 2 while Rasmussen has...

  • February 21, 2012

    Oil production in US skyrockets

    This is one of those articles that, after your read it, your eyes are bugging out of your head. An incredible oil boom is underway, destroying the government's measely estimates for production and getting the US to the point where we will soon challe...

  • February 21, 2012

    Greek bailout a done deal

    EU finance ministers have signed off on a bailout for Greece totaling $170 billion (130 billion euros). Wall Street Journal: Euro-zone finance ministers early Tuesday agreed to an ambitious €130 billion ($172.1 billion) rescue deal that will see Gr...

  • February 20, 2012

    McCain suggests we arm the Syrian rebels

    John McCain and Lindsey Graham both think it's time the US began to arm the Syrian rebels. New York Times: The senators, John McCain of Arizona and Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, both Republicans, laid out a series of diplomatic, humanitarian an...

  • February 20, 2012

    Romney gaining on Santorum in Michigan

    What was once a 15 point spread has closed to 4 points. PPP reports: The Republican race for President in Michigan has tightened considerably over the last week, with what was a 15 point lead for Rick Santorum down to 4. He leads with 37% to 33% f...

  • February 20, 2012

    As gas prices go up, Obama becomes vulnerable on energy issue

    Nothing will focus the attention of voters on Obama's failed energy policies like the current rise in gas prices. The White House can spin it all they want, but when voters start really feeling the pinch from high fuel costs, they are going to start ...

  • February 20, 2012

    It's not 'President's Day.' It's Washington's Birthday

    According to the government, today is a holiday observing George Washington's birthday. It is not "President's Day." There is no such holiday on the federal calendar. Snopes clears up the confusion: However, the seeds of confusion were sown in 1968 ...

  • February 20, 2012

    Terrorists preaching hate from behind bars

    Some of Great Britain's most notorious Islamic terrorists are still getting their message of hate out to the world even though they are in prison. A security loophole has allowed these terrorists to advocate for violence while spreading hateful lies ...

  • February 20, 2012

    'God Speed, John Glenn'

    Fifty years ago today, John Glenn became the first American to orbit the earth, launching from Cape Canaveral, orbiting the earth 3 times, and splashing down in the Pacific Ocean a few hours after blasting off into the overcast Florida skies. If you'...

  • February 19, 2012

    Egypt set to try American democracy activists

    To be honest, I never thought it would come to this. I believed that cooler heads in the Egyptian government who realized how important - indeed vital - American aid is to their economy would step in and perhaps change the charges and let everyone of...

  • February 19, 2012

    Michelle Obama jets off to Aspen for ski weekend

    Taking a break from her strenuous official duties, Michelle Obama jetted to Aspen, Colorado for a President's Day Skiiing weekend with her daughters. White House Dossier: Michelle Obama has embarked on a skiing vacation with her daughters in Aspen, ...

  • February 19, 2012

    Is Canada 'muzzling' its scientists?

    "Muzzling" might not be the correct term. But they are certainly micro-managing access to government scientists by the press. BBC: The allegation of "muzzling" came up at a session of the AAAS meeting to discuss the impact of a media protocol intro...

  • February 19, 2012

    Wanted: New slogan for Obama 2012 campaign

    "Hope and Change" is so 2008. Time for a new slogan, says Reuters: Winning The Future. Greater Together. We Don't Quit. They may not be official but those are all phrases that could in one form or another be candidates to become President Barack Oba...

  • February 19, 2012

    Iran retaliates: Cuts off oil sales to UK, France

    The move has been expected for weeks so the governments of France and Great Britain have had a little time to plan. More to the point, Iran continues to bluster and bluff as their economy tanks and the world starts choosing sides in what is shaping u...

  • February 19, 2012

    Small protest in Damascus a sign of things to come?

    On Friday during a very small protest in the capitol city, security services shot and killed three demonstrators. That action brought a few thousand Damascus residents into the streets just a stone's throw from the presidential palace and other gover...

  • February 19, 2012

    Putin running against US in election

    How's that "reset" with Russia going, Barry? Washington Post: A nasty spate of anti-Americanism set off by Vladimir V. Putin has grown into waves of attacks aimed at the new American ambassador and Russian opposition leaders, raising questions abo...

  • February 19, 2012

    Spanish socialists pour into the streets to protest

    With unemployment at a staggering 23% - half the young people in Spain can't find a job - one would think that even socialists, who ran up the largest deficits in Spanish history, would acknowledge that change was necessary. Nope. Reuters: Hundreds ...

  • February 19, 2012

    Santorum says Obama's agenda not based on the Bible

    Is this really that important? Reuters: Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum challenged President Barack Obama's Christian beliefs on Saturday, saying White House policies were motivated by a "different theology." A devout Roman Catholic...

  • February 18, 2012

    Obama's auto industry lies about Romney

    It's one thing to distort your opponents record. All politicians do it. But to just make stuff up about your adversary should be called out by the media. Unless your name is Barack Obama and the media is your obedient lap dog. The president has been ...

  • February 18, 2012

    Romney loses important ally in Ohio

    Attorney General Mike DeWine, a former US senator who was backing Mitt Romney for president, has changed his endorsement and embraced Rick Santorum for the nomination. ABC News: The prominent Buckeye State Republican threw his support behind presid...

  • February 18, 2012

    Steyn on the President's budget and debt

    The master outdid himself with this one: Have you seen the official White House version of what the New York Times headline writers call "A Responsible Budget"? My favorite bit is Chart 5-1 on Page 58 of their 500-page appendix on "Analytical Persp...

  • February 18, 2012

    Fracking doesn't contaminate groundwater: New Study

    An academic study from the University Texas-Austin shows that the hydraulic fracturing of shale formations to develop natural gas, "has no direct connection to groundwater contamination." Dallas Business Journal (from an article in the Houston Busine...

  • February 18, 2012

    FBI sting nets Muslim extremist who targeted US Capitol

    The FBI arrested a Moroccan man who allegedly planned to set off a suicide bomb in the Capitol Building. Washington Post: Federal authorities on Friday arrested a 29-year-old Moroccan man in an alleged plot to carry out a suicide bombing at the U....

  • February 18, 2012

    White House hides the big drop in percentage of working Americans

    It's not the same as the unemployment rate. It is the workplace participation rate that shows the true horror of Obama's jobless "recovery." Quite simply, the percentage of working-age Americans who have a job is crashing. Daily Caller: A new chart ...

  • February 17, 2012

    UN General Assembly calls for Assad to step down

    It carries about as much weight as a tuft of cotton candy, but at least somebody, somewhere is taking a stand against Assad's brutality. Fox News: The U.N. General Assembly voted overwhelmingly Thursday for a resolution backing an Arab League plan ...

  • February 17, 2012

    Overregulation in America

    This piece in the Economist nails it as far as the true cost of laws like Dodd-Frank and Obamacare - the incredible burden of excessive, poorly written regulations: Dodd-Frank is part of a wider trend. Governments of both parties keep adding stacks ...

  • February 17, 2012

    Bare majority oppose Obama contraception plan

    And Catholics are not in tune with their church's teachings about it. CNN: Half of all Americans say they oppose the Obama administration's new policy concerning employer-provided health insurance plans and their coverage of contraceptive services f...

  • February 17, 2012

    Longest period of high unemployment since depression: CBO

    The Congressional Budget Office points out a in a report issued yesterday that the unemployment rate above 8% represents the longest sustained period of excessive joblessness since the depression. They also predicted unemployment would remain above 8...

  • February 17, 2012

    Secret clause in mortgage agreement forces taxpayers to foot the bill for banks

    This is outrageous. Forty billion dollars of taxpayer monies could very well be used to get banks off the hook for their sloppy, negligent procedures in handling foreclosures. Financial Times: US taxpayers are expected to subsidise the $40bn settlem...

  • February 17, 2012

    Meet your health care overlords

    They are called the United States Preventative Services Task Force. And once Obamacare gets rolling, they will be the sole decider in what tests get full coverage with no co-pay under Obamacare and which tests go unfunded by your insurance carrier. T...

  • February 17, 2012

    Gingrich: 'I could lose Georgia'

    We haven't heard much from Newt lately, as he has been fundraising furiously out in California - and minding his P's and Q's. But the former Georgia congressman is as prescient as ever when it comes to politics. National Journal: Wrapping up a four...

  • February 17, 2012

    Chicago teachers union demanding 30% pay increase over two years

    Because of abusive language, on-site comments have been removed. Please go to our Facebook page to comment on this story. That message appears at the bottom of Chicago Tribune article reporting that the CTU wants a 30% pay increase over the next tw...

  • February 17, 2012

    Obama campaign raises $29 million in January

    Part of that haul will go to the Democratic party, but most of it will go right into the campaign coffers. Obama has raised $250 million so far for his re-election. Washington Post: The month's haul raises Obama's total combined fundraising for this...

  • February 16, 2012

    Budget director undercuts case for individual mandate before Congress

    Acting director of the OMB Jeffrey Zients either had a senior moment, or he didn't get the memo on the administration's legal position on the individual mandate. Testifying before Congress, Zients undercut the case for the mandate. Washington Examine...

  • February 16, 2012

    Daily Kos nuts seek to imitate 'Operation Chaos' from 2008

    Remember back in the Democratic primaries of 2008 when Rush Limbaugh urged his millions of listeners to vote in Democratic primaries for Hillary Clinton to keep the nomination race going? If imitation is the most sincere form of flattery, the kooks a...

  • February 16, 2012

    Iran helping AQ plot attacks

    According to critics of the Bush administration, this simply isn't possible; a radical Sunni terrorist group having an operational relationship with a radical Shia regime? Don't those stupid Bushies know anything? Sunnis and Shias will never, ever, e...

  • February 16, 2012

    Obama mulls unilateral disarmament of strategic nukes

    So, Obama wants a world free of nuclear weapons. So did Reagan. The difference is, Reagan wanted to make nukes obsolete by building the Strategic Defense Initiative. Obama simply wants to disarm unilaterally - with no planned corresponding reduction ...

  • February 16, 2012

    Jobless claims at 4 year low

    I guess it just goes to show that the American economy can withstand incompetence, cronyism, corruption, and redistributionist idiocy and still struggle to make a comeback. Reuters: The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefit...

  • February 16, 2012

    Will Greek government follow through with austerity program?

    The coalition partners signed off on it. And the parliament approved it. But does that mean that the Greek government will actually implement the harsh austerity program they have had imposed on them by the EU? Bisiness Week: The doubts stem from gr...

  • February 15, 2012

    Is Michigan Romney's 'last stand?'

    Not in a literal sense. If Romney loses he won't quit nor is he out of the race by any means. But if he can't win in his home state, where can he win? National Journal: The lesson after Iowa was supposed to be "keep the boot on the throat." Then ag...

  • February 15, 2012

    Snapshot poll has Obama ahead of Romney and Santorum

    A shift in the preference of independents from Romney to Obama has the president surging into a significant lead in the latest CBS poll. Obama also tops Rick Santorum in a survey that included registered voters - not likely voters. CBS: President Ob...

  • February 15, 2012

    Navy ship-naming by Secretary mired in controversy

    The USS Medgar Evers? The USS John Murtha? The USS Cesar Chavez? Our Navy Secretary, Ray Mabus, has this diversity thing down cold. Each one of those ships was in a class that previous names of their sister ships had nothing to do with civil rights, ...

  • February 15, 2012

    'This isn't China, is it?'

    Wrong country. Wrong year. The country is Oceania and the year is 1984. Daily Caller: A North Carolina elementary school forced a preschool student to eat cafeteria chicken nuggets for lunch on Jan. 30 after officials reportedly determined that he...

  • February 15, 2012

    Obamacare, overregulation cited as reasons small businesses aren't hiring

    Nonsense, says the left. The real reason is that there is a conspiracy against President Obama to keep the economy bad in order to make sure he is defeated in the election. Gallup reports that nearly half of small business owners disagree: U.S. smal...

  • February 15, 2012

    FCC to kill LightSquared over interference with GPS

    We've been following the soap opera that is LightSquared here at AT for many months. LS owner, hedge fund manager Phllip Falcone, is a prominent Democratic party fundraiser and he had been lobbying Congress, the White House, and the FCC for months to...

  • February 15, 2012

    Chavez opponent cited for being gay, Jewish

    Wow. You think we've got dirty, ultra personal politics, here's the tack being taken by Chavez loyalists in Venezuela against the recently nominated opposition candidate Henrique Capriles. MSNBC: The most furious accusations have come from state med...

  • February 14, 2012

    Santorum, Romney tied nationally

    It's been a long road for Rick Santorum but he's finally made it. Both Gallup's most recent survey and the Pew poll both out today show Santorum in a virtual tie with Romney nationwide. Gallup: Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum are now statistically tie...

  • February 14, 2012

    Pakistan's PM to be cited for contempt by Supreme Court

    As if Pakistan doesn't have enough trouble with terrorists, an overbearing military, and rampant corruption, now Prime Minister Gilani is going to be cited for contempt by the Supreme Court for refusing to reopen an old corruption investigation into ...

  • February 14, 2012

    House GOP admits defeat on Payroll Tax cut extension

    The calculus in this case is all political; don't raise taxes in an election year, and fight the fights that you have a chance of winning. The House GOP has dropped its demand that the payroll tax cut not be extended unless there were spending cuts t...

  • February 14, 2012

    In MA senate race, Brown and Warren are neck and neck

    In the most heavily Democratic state in the union, Scott Brown is holding his own so far against far left darling Elizabeth Warren. A new poll out by WBUR shows the race virtually tied: A new WBUR poll shows U.S. Sen. Scott Brown and Democratic Sena...

  • February 14, 2012

    Yes, but what do you really think, Barry?

    Barack Obama is touting his "recovery" on the campaign trail this week, but a lot of people aren't buying it. Indeed, Obama himself has told people privately that he expects the "real" recovery to begin in 1 to 2 years. The Examiner: The public Pres...

  • February 14, 2012

    Obama to increase electric car subsidies

    My jaw dropped when I saw this at the Daily Caller this morning: The White House intends to boost government subsidies for wealthy buyers of the Chevy Volt and other new-technology vehicles - to $10,000 per buyer. That mammoth subsidy would cost tax...

  • February 14, 2012

    Free speech champions shout down Santorum at event in Washington state

    As it has been with the left since the days of the Viet Nam War, "Free speech for me - not for thee." Politico: Filling the front row at the Washington State History Museum where Santorum spoke, a group of Occupy protesters disrupted the event, fo...

  • February 14, 2012

    Latest DC revelations about Media Matters

    The hits just keep on coming. Today's installment of the Daily Caller series "Inside Media Mattes" details a memo sent by MMFA major contributor Karl Frisch to David Brock and other senior staff at the organization that called for, among other things...

  • February 14, 2012

    All is Well. Remain Calm

    I can't help but channel Kevin Bacon from Animal House while reading the news that 1.8 million dead people are registered to vote. Remember: We don't need Voter ID laws because our system is sound as...well, a dollar. Politico: The United States' vo...

  • February 13, 2012

    Athens in flames as Greek parliament approves austerity bill

    As many predicted, civil society in Greece has broken down as a result of the harsh and painful austerity measures necessary to enact if the country was to receive its bailout money from the EU. Dozens of buildings have been torched in the aftermath ...

  • February 13, 2012

    Media Matters for America exposed

    Looks like Tucker Carlson at the Daily Caller has hit paydirt again. The DC has exposed several juicy stories, including the email group of liberals Journolist and the night on the town spent by RNC staffers at a bawdy house. Now, an expose of the So...

  • February 13, 2012

    NRO calls for Newt to drop out and support Santorum

    This is a case of what's good for the goose... Recall that when Gingrich was riding high after South Carolina, he urged Santorum to drop out and support him. Now that the shoe has changed feet, shouldn't Newt take his own advice and help Santorum bec...

  • February 13, 2012

    US Navy says Iran building suicide boats

    For all the good it will do them... We can destroy any small craft long before it poses a threat to a single ship, so the idea that Iran is constructing these kamikaze boats matters little except perhaps for their own morale. But Iran does have some ...

  • February 13, 2012

    Israeli embassy personnel in India and Georgia targeted

    The fact that the attempted bombings came on the anniversary of the assassination of Hezb'allah operations chief Imad Moughniyeh points to Iran as the probable culprit. if true, the attacks may also be retaliation for the recent deaths of Iranian nuc...

  • February 13, 2012

    Hope for Venezuela as opposition coalesces around one candidate

    And three million of them voted in the first ever opposition primary - far above expectations. Is Hugo finally going to be seriously challenged? CSM: The results of Venezuela's opposition-party presidential primary, the first of its kind, was no g...

  • February 13, 2012

    The case for WH incompetence, Episode XXIV

    Jack Lew is the president's chief of staff. Jack Lew was formerly head of the OMB. Jack Lew is out of his depth. ABC News: As President Obama prepares to unveil his FY2013 budget Monday, White House chief of staff Jack Lew this morning was asked by ...

  • February 12, 2012

    Health insurance costs to rise 31% under Obamacare says plan's architect

    "What a shock. Obamacare doesn't lower costs, doesn't increase coverage, and has turned into a wildly unpopular, labyrinthine government overreach." (Rep. Trey Gowdy. R-SC) The Daily Caller has the story of Obamacare's chief architect admitting defea...

  • February 12, 2012

    Romney wins CPAC straw poll

    If nothing else, this shows some organizational muscle by the Mittster. Washington Times: Mitt Romney won The Washington Times/CPAC Presidential Straw Poll on Saturday, and also nipped Rick Santorum as the top choice of conservatives nationwide, acc...

  • February 12, 2012

    Romney squeaks by with narrow win in Maine Caucuses

    I suppose from Romney's point of view, a win is a win at this point. But in his New England back yard and in ideological territory that should have been very friendly to him (Susan Collins and Olympia Snowe are the state's senators), his 3 point win ...

  • February 12, 2012

    Death of a Diva

    Whitney Houston, who some refer to as the original Pop Diva, died of unknown causes on Saturday. She was 48. LA Times: Whitney Houston, a willowy church singer with a towering voice who became a titan of the pop charts in the 1980s and 1990s but the...

  • February 12, 2012

    Arab League to propose joint peacekeeping mission with UN

    Meeting in Cairo, the Arab League is discussing the next steps they can take to try and halt the bloodshed in Syria. Stymied by China and Russia's veto of their plan at the UN, the League is looking into several alternatives, including setting up a "...

  • February 12, 2012

    'Major announcement' from Iran on their nuclear program

    No, they are not going to announce they have built a bomb. That's daffy. If they were that stupid, they would get hit by Israel and the US today instead of 3 or 4 months from now. Any such announcement would unite NATO and the US against them - and e...

  • February 12, 2012

    Obama chief of staff: No more compromise on contraceptive rule

    They obviously think they have a winning issue against the GOP. If not, they are using the controversy to gin up support among their base. Either way, the next step is going to involve the courts. Fox News: Despite renewed statements of concern by C...

  • February 11, 2012

    Occupy CPAC protestors paid $60 a day

    Can you say "Astroturf?" Daily Caller: Protesters at Friday's "Occupy CPAC" event, organized by AFL-CIO and the Occupy DC movement, told The Daily Caller that they were paid "sixty bucks a head" to protest outside the Conservative Political Action C...

  • February 11, 2012

    Yes, Jonathan Chait, America has one of the most progressive tax systems

    Clive Crook at the Atlantic delivers the necessary lobotomy to Chait, who criticized Veronique de Rugy for her statement that the US has a more progressive tax system than other rich countries: If you ask me, Jonathan Chait, a writer I respect, has ...

  • February 11, 2012

    Silver: Don't bet against Santorum

    One of the reasons I link to Mr. Silver so often despite him being a self identified Democratic pollster is that he does marvelous things with raw data. There are a few - Sean Trende at RCP comes to mind - who has Mr. Silver's gift for insight and an...

  • February 11, 2012

    Obama deficit this year will be bigger than 2011

    Despite increased economic activity that will bring additional tax revenues to the government. Barack Obama's budget to be released on Monday shows an increase in the budget deficit from last year. The Hill: President Obama's 2013 budget due out Mon...

  • February 11, 2012

    Santorum tops Romney by 15 in new PPP poll

    Yes, but can he sustain it? Riding a wave of momentum from his trio of victories on Tuesday Rick Santorum has opened up a wide lead in PPP's newest national poll. He's at 38% to 23% for Mitt Romney, 17% for Newt Gingrich, and 13% for Ron Paul. Part ...

  • February 11, 2012

    US says AQ in Iraq behind Syria bombings

    The opposition has been saying that the recent spate of bombings in Damascus and Aleppo could be pinned on President Assad who they say was trying to discredit their movement to oust him. Instead, the US government says that, at least in a couple of ...

  • February 11, 2012

    Greek debt drama in final act

    There will be no Houdini like escape for the Greeks this time. The EU has established a cut off point of February 15 where all deals involving the government's austerity program, it's negotiations with bond holders, and the political tug of war must ...

  • February 10, 2012

    110 dead in Homs in 6th day of attacks

    The body count for the day nationwide: 137. It should be noted that there are no demonstrations or protests going on in Homs. Assad's forces are targeting neighborhoods and, as reports from the usually reliable Local Coordinating Committees indicate,...

  • February 10, 2012

    WH to offer 'accommodation' on contraceptive rule

    Reading this ABC News story by Jake Tapper on what the White House considers "accommodation" with Catholic bishiops, no one should get too excited about it. The move, based on state models, will almost certainly not satisfy bishops and other religi...

  • February 10, 2012

    Arm the Syrian rebels? Think twice.

    Marc Lynch writing at Foriegn Policy is asking some good questions about arming the Free Syrian Army and why it would be a bad idea at this point: But people need to think far more carefully about the implications of funneling weapons to the Free S...

  • February 10, 2012

    Civil society breaking down in Greece

    Even with a deal with two of his three coalition partners about a modest austerity program that would cut pensions and other benefits, Greece seems poised to come apart at the seams. Massive strikes and messages of sympathy with the protestors from p...

  • February 10, 2012

    As expected, big Santorum surge after Tuesday vote

    A Fox News poll conducted from Monday through Thursday last week shows Mitt Romney losing support while Rick Santorum surged into a virtual tie with the former Massachusetts governor. In interviews conducted on Monday and Tuesday nights -- immediate...

  • February 10, 2012

    About that Burmese 'reset'

    Last month, the Obama administration hailed the release of some political prisoners in Burma as a "substantial step forward for democratic reform." Yeah sure. Secretary of State Clinton told Burmese authorities on her visit in December that the US wo...

  • February 10, 2012

    Postal Service losing a billion dollars a month

    Looks like we can say goodbye to Saturday postal delivery. The USPS, who announced they lost $3 billion in the last three months of 2011, are asking congress once again to ditch Saturday mail delivery and cut health care costs for its workers. Washin...

  • February 9, 2012

    Mountains in Asia 'lost no ice' in last 10 years

    Another chink in the armor of warming advocates whose "science is settled" case is falling apart. The Guardian: The world's greatest snow-capped peaks, which run in a chain from the Himalayas to Tian Shan on the border of China and Kyrgyzstan, have ...

  • February 9, 2012

    Majority opposes Obama's contraception mandate

    This is not surprising, given the American people's preference to prevent government from infringing on religious rights. This attitude is older than the republic, going back to the Mayflower. Still, perhaps the fact that a majority opposes Obama's i...

  • February 9, 2012

    $26 billion agreement reached to aid underwater, foreclosed homeowners

    It's a significant settlement, given the numbers of homeowners involved and the dollar amount. But it will have minimal impact on the housing sector. Wall Street Journal: Government officials have finalized an agreement worth as much as $26 billion ...

  • February 9, 2012

    Greek bailout: Coalition partners can't agree on austerity program

    It appears that no one in Greek politics wants to take responsibility for the massive pain that will be inflicted on Greek citizens as a result of the austerity program negotiated between Prime Minister Papademos and the EU. Successful adoption of th...

  • February 9, 2012

    Will Romney charm conservatives at CPAC?

    I doubt very much whether Romney will be greeted with open arms. But attendees at CPAC have a history of being respectful and willing to listen to candidates they don't support. In 2008, John McCain was greeted warmly, if not enthusiastically when he...

  • February 9, 2012

    Air Force office removes 'God' from logo

    It's a minor Air Force office; the Air Force Rapid Capabilities Office (RCO). But it's who requested the removal of the Latin word for "God" from its logo that makes this move ridiculous. Huffington Post: Dozens of members of Congress are upset that...

  • February 9, 2012

    US may seek to 'militarize' Syria crisis

    It's exactly what Russia and China hoped to avoid with their veto at the UN last weekend; the western powers flexing their military muscles again in the Middle East. At the moment, diplomacy appears to be the preferred course. But the Obama administr...

  • February 9, 2012

    Santorum in Mitt's crosshairs

    The former Pennsylvania senator will be a harder target for Mitt Romney's attack machine. But there's plenty of fodder their if he wishes to use it. SFGate: Mitt Romney took aim at the rival who beat him in three Republican presidential contests in...

  • February 8, 2012

    'Dependency Index' up 23% under Obama

    A bad economy will do that - as will bad policies which the Obama administration features in abundance. Investors Business Daily: The American public's dependence on the federal government shot up 23% in just two years under President Obama, with 6...

  • February 8, 2012

    New conservative publication offers to practice 'Combat Journalism' for the right

    A new conservative publication, helmed by veteran conservative journalist Matthew Continetti, will "do unto others" in the media war between right and left. Meanwhile, rather than tease out the connections between the big banks, unions, alternative ...

  • February 8, 2012

    Santorum's big night

    Nate Silver has some sharp analysis of the race going forward: Whatever your perspective on how likely Mitt Romney was to lose the Republican nomination race prior to Tuesday evening, it should be acknowledged that he had about the worst results con...

  • February 7, 2012

    Controversy over Chrysler Super Bowl ad

    Republicans hated it. Democrats loved it. And both sides agree that a Chrysler ad that ran during halftime of the Super Bowl gave a boost to President Obama's campaign. The ad, featuring Clint Eastwood, praised the auto bailout: A Chrysler ad aired ...

  • February 7, 2012

    First Barbie; now the Mullahs are going after Bart Simpson

    Oh, the humanity of it! Not content with banning Barbie dolls from Iranian toy stores, the religious police are now targeting the iconic Bart Simpson for banishment. Reuters: The Simpsons are corroding the morals of Iranian youth, an official said o...

  • February 7, 2012

    Big night brewing for Santorum

    Hold your horses all you "inevitable Romney" Republicans. Here comes Rick Santorum to throw a monkey wrench into Mitt's victory machine. PPP: Rick Santorum could be headed for a big day in today's contests in Colorado, Minnesota, and Missouri. Misso...

  • February 7, 2012

    Obama campaign to refund $200,000 raised by family of fugitive drug dealing murderer

    The family of Juan Jose Rojas Cardona, known as "Pepe," a casino magnate wanted in the US for flight from prosecution, fraud and drug charges, was bundling money for the Obama campaign. New York Times: The casino owner, Juan Jose Rojas Cardona, know...

  • February 7, 2012

    After railing against Citizen United decision, Obama embraces Super-Pacs

    AT News Editor Ed Lasky reminds us of another flip flop from 2008 when Obama promised to take Federal matching funds and then raised $750 million when he went back on his word and refused limits on his fund raising. Same lack of principle here. Same ...

  • February 7, 2012

    Russian FM meets Assad

    Russia has its own fish to fry in Syria, not least the fact that the Syrian port of Tartus is home to Russia's only Mediterranean naval base. They also have a profitable arms trade as well as historical ties to the Assad family - a holdover from the ...

  • February 7, 2012

    You may be a suspected terrorist if you oppose 'taxes and regulations'

    Yes, yes, I know...the FBI isn't saying here that ALL people who oppose taxes and regulations are terrorists. But I can imagine them spying on tea party members just to make sure. Reuters: Anti-government extremists opposed to taxes and regulati...

  • February 7, 2012

    Last living World War I vet is dead

    For those of us of a certain age - over 50 probably - the death of the last surviving veteran of the First World War might come as something of a shock. My grandfather served in the "War to end all wars" and growing up during the 1960's, I knew many ...

  • February 7, 2012

    Egypt to end crisis over American NGO employees?

    Two Egyptian government officials are telling Reuters that the standoff between the US and Egypt over their proseuction of 19 Americans who work for NGO's is likely to end soon because Egypt can't afford to lose the $1.3 billion in aid we give them e...

  • February 7, 2012

    GOP lawmaker took Onion satire piece seriously

    Can anyone in politics be unaware of the fact that The Onion is a parody site? Apparently, there is at least one person who is. Politico: Rep. John Fleming (R-La.) has deleted his Facebook post linking to an article in The Onion about a fictional Pl...

  • February 6, 2012

    Greece on the brink. No, really - this time for sure

    It usually about this point in a crisis during the two year long melodrama of Greek debt, that a knight in shining armor rides onto the stage to save the fair damsel and yank the Hellenistic world back from the brink of destruction. At various times,...

  • February 6, 2012

    Poll: Voters willing to see US attack Iran over nukes

    A near majority of voters agree that the US should be willing to use force to prevent Iran from getting nuclear weapons. The Hill poll also showed that there was a substantial majority of Americans who fear an Iranian terrorist attack on US soil: Ne...

  • February 6, 2012

    Is the Homs massacre a sign that Assad is nearing his end?

    It is estimated that more than 400 people were killed in Homs over two days of shelling by the Syrian military. The attack represented the most savage act of repression by President Assad since the revolt against his regime began. Is it just a coinci...

  • February 6, 2012

    Obama signs order to impose more economic sanctions on Iran

    I would say it's about time, wouldn't you? Reuters: U.S. President Barack Obama signed an executive order on Monday imposing new, stricter sanctions on Iran and its central bank, saying a broader asset freeze was necessary because Iranian banks were...

  • February 5, 2012

    Unions plan 'Occupy CPAC' thuggery

    If it's anything like the "Occupy" protest of the Americans for Prosperity conference at the Washington Convention Center last fall, CPAC attendees better be prepared for violence. RedState: According to the AFL-CIO's Washington DC Metro Council web...

  • February 5, 2012

    White House sends more Solyndra docs to congress after contempt threat

    It appears that trying to get all the information about Solyndra from the White House is something akin to pulling an impacted wisdom tooth. For the third time, the White House has supplied the committee investigating the DoE loan to the solar panel ...

  • February 5, 2012

    Romney wins big in NV: Still can't crack 50%

    As expected, Mitt Romney parlayed a big turnout among the significant Mormon population in Nevada into an easy win over Newt Gingrich in the Nevada caucuses. With the slow as molasses Nevada GOP counting process, as of this writing, with 71% of the p...

  • February 5, 2012

    Russia, China block action on Syria

    As expected, President Assad's chief enablers, Russia and China, vetoed a UN Security Council resolution that would have approved an Arab League plan to ostensibly end the fighting, although no one believes anything of the sort - not even the Arabs. ...

  • February 5, 2012

    Rejoice. Washington no longer 'Occupied.'

    It took a week, but after further groveling and bowing and scraping before the dirty necked galoots who were camped out in McPherson Square, the US Park Police decided to enforce their own ban on tents and swept the Occupy DC site nearly clean: Poli...

  • February 5, 2012

    Bleak outlook for Greek debt deal just got bleaker

    We are glimpsing what will likely become a familiar scenario. There is no more can kicking for Greece. It is facing a March 20 interest payment on its debt of nearly $20 billion. Without the infusion of cash from the EU, Greece will default and proba...

  • February 5, 2012

    The 5 most politically controversial Super Bowl ads of all time

    I suppose we had to post something about the game today. With 80 million of you watching, it would have been strange to ignore it. So this seemed the perfect compromise between fulfilling a need and not giving into the temptation to join the overhype...

  • February 5, 2012

    Syria releases 7/7 mastermind

    No constraints left for Assad. He doesn't care what anyone thinks anymore. Telegraph: Abu Musab al-Suri had been held in Syria for six years after being captured by the CIA in 2005 and transported to the country of his birth under its controversial ...

  • February 5, 2012

    Egypt to try 19 Americans for 'illegally' receiving foreign funds to promote democracy

    Sam LaHood, son of Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, and 18 other Americans have been referred for prosecution by an Egyptian judge for what the government is saying includes receiving foreign funds illegally and being involved in banned activity....

  • February 5, 2012

    Castro pushing 1,000 page memoir

    Sure to be a bestseller on college campuses, and some American cities. Coming to a book store near you soon - Fidel Castro's memoirs. The Guardian: The increasingly reclusive former Cuban president spent six hours presenting the two-volume book to a...

  • February 4, 2012

    UN moves to promote a 'world tax'

    It was only a matter of time before the UN came up with a proposal to tax the rich to create a worldwide "social safety net" for the poor. Now, they're getting serious about it. Deseret News: "No one should live below a certain income level," stated...

  • February 4, 2012

    Newt doubles down on class warfare tack

    In for a penny, in for...a few hundred million bucks. Newt Gingrich is refusing to bow to pressure to lay off criticisms of Romney's wealth and is continuing his Obama-inspired assault on his rival. CNN: Newt Gingrich, intensifying his efforts to fr...

  • February 4, 2012

    Obama proposes another housing boondoggle to help 'underwater' homeowners

    It's the same mindset that believes that more "stimulus" will grow the economy. The administration has already attempted several schemes to help homeowners overcome what is largely their own bad decision (or simple bad luck) to purchase an overpriced...

  • February 4, 2012

    Newt barely present in Nevada

    It is going to be a Romney slam dunk in today's Nevada caucuses - probably. Unless Ron Paul can pull a rabbit out of his hat, the large and politically active Mormon population in Nevada should be enough to bring Romney an easy victory. What about Ne...

  • February 4, 2012

    Conservative civil war: Tales from the front

    Erick Erickson with a very good analysis of the continuing war between factions of conservatism as well as establishment Republicanism: Debasing ourselves with silly defenses of Republicans along with a willingness to put party politics ahead of pri...

  • February 4, 2012

    Assad massacres 260 in Homs

    Since there is no chance anyone will do anything about it,  all we can do is act as silent witnesses to the slaughter. New York Times: Syrian opposition leaders raised the death toll to 260 in a military assault on Saturday on the ravaged centr...

  • February 4, 2012

    Iran and al-Qaeda moving closer

    There has always been some sort of relationship between the Sunni terrorist group and the Shia theocracy. After 9/11, several al-Qaeda leaders were placed under "house arrest" in Tehran. There have also been occassional reports of meetings between th...

  • February 3, 2012

    Growing certainty among US policy makers that Israel will attack Iran

    David Ignatius: Panetta believes there is a strong likelihood that Israel will strike Iran in April, May or June - before Iran enters what Israelis described as a "zone of immunity" to commence building a nuclear bomb. Very soon, the Israelis fea...

  • February 3, 2012

    243,000 jobs added in January; official unemployment rate at 8.3%

    It's good news all around for the jobless. It appears that the employment picture is indeed brightening and those who have been unemployed for a long time are finally getting back to work. Every economic sector saw job growth. And beyond that, manufa...

  • February 2, 2012

    Romney unforced error has even his supporters criticizing him

    Just when Romney seems poised to leave the field in the dust, the candidate said something so stupid that even his supporters are questioning whether he has what it takes to be president. "I'm not concerned about the very poor. We have a safety net ...

  • February 2, 2012

    Donald Trump reported to endorse Gingrich today (Updated: Or is it Mitt?)

    It's an important endorsement for Newt but not a game changer. The Donald has that celebrity aura as well as some support among the GOP faithful. Chances are, a lot of Donald supporters were already going with Newt. Still, it's good for Gingrich beca...

  • February 2, 2012

    Sugar: The new tobacco?

    Attention SCOTUS: Arguments against Obamacare start and end with the notion that if it becomes a permanent law, government will have license to meddle in American's daily lives beyond anything previously imagined. Case in point; sugar. Since we have ...

  • February 2, 2012

    Weather update from Punxsutawney, PA: No global warming this year

    Punxsutawney Phil, the Groundhog who possesses the most famous shadow in the world, emerged from his burrow at 7:25 this morning stretched his little paws to the sky and looked behind him. There, to the disappointment of the large crowd that gathers ...

  • February 2, 2012

    Chevy Volt sales plunge in January

    Last year, there were almost 8 million new cars sold in America. About 7,700 of them were Chevy Volts. Even that number was below expectations. GM expected to sell 10,000 units last year and 45,000 this year. Alas, the company failed to hit that targ...

  • February 2, 2012

    Egypt soccer tragedy blamed on military government

    With 74 dead and more than 1000 injured in a preventable soccer riot in Port Said on Sunday, Egypt's activists took to the streets of Cairo and other cities, using the tragedy as an excuse to protest against military rule. Reuters: Addressing angry ...

  • February 2, 2012

    Romney comfortably ahead in Nevada

    The Nevada caucuses kick off next Tuesday, February 4 and polls show Mitt Romney with a large lead. CBS: The former Massachusetts governor wins the support of 45 percent of Nevada Republicans who say they plan to caucus on Saturday, according to a s...

  • February 1, 2012

    CBO projects another trillion dollar deficit for this year

    The non-partisan congressional agency also believes unemployment will rise, settling at 8.9% for the year. The Hill: These are much dimmer forecasts than in CBO's last report in August, when the office projected a $973 billion deficit. The report re...

  • February 1, 2012

    Dems blame Bush for 'Fast and Furious'

    Yep - a Democratic report that brazenly suggests that the Bush administration, after losing hundreds of guns in Mexico,"rather than halting operations after flaws became evident, (ATF agents in Arizona) launched several similarly reckless operations ...

  • February 1, 2012

    Good news for Californians: State to run out of cash by March

    It's good news in the sense that a state going broke is one way to stop the spending. A better way, of course, is to cut the budget. Alas, Governor Moonbeam doesn't appear to have it in him: California will run out of cash by early March if the stat...

  • January 31, 2012

    US citizens banned from leaving Egypt staying at US embassy

    US represenetatives of several NGO's in Egypt are staying at the US embassy after being denied permission to leave the country while an "investigation" is being conducted into funding sources for their organizations. VOA: Several U.S. democracy acti...

  • January 31, 2012

    Romney confident of Florida victory

    And well he should be. The latest evidence is a poll from Quinnipiac that shows Mitt with a 14 point lead over Gingrich, 43-29. Romney appears to have righted his ship and is now on cruise control. The New York Times: Mitt Romney swept through a fin...

  • January 30, 2012

    Romney appears headed to easy win in Florida

    Several major polls over the weekend show Mitt Romney expanding his lead over Newt Gingrich in the run up to the Florida primary on Tuesday, although two polls show Newt making a strong comeback over the weekend. The Insider Advantage poll shows a mu...

  • January 30, 2012

    Voter intensity does not favor Obama

    Interesting poll conducted by IBD on voter intensity: Those who consider this to be the most important election ever can be seen as having "high intensity" and the others to have "low intensity." Eighty-two percent of Republicans, 56% of Democrats a...

  • January 30, 2012

    Battles rage in Damascus suburbs

    The rebel soldiers appear to be getting themselves organized as they captured a few suburban neighborhoods close to the capitol city of Damascus. President Assad reacted by sending 2,000 troops armed with tanks and artillery into the residential area...

  • January 30, 2012

    400 arrested after OWS Oakland rampage

    No respect for property rights, for history, or for their fellow Americans. LA Times: Officials surveyed damage Sunday from a volatile Occupy protest that resulted in hundreds of arrests the day before and left the historic City Hall vandalized afte...

  • January 30, 2012

    Panetta: Iran could have deliverable nukes in 2-3 years

    The latest estimate by US officials lines up very closely with Israel's understanding of where the Iranian nuclear program is right now. The Hill: Iran could build and set off a nuclear weapon within two to three years if it decided to pursue one, D...

  • January 29, 2012

    Steyn on the real State of the Union

    One of his best. From NRO Online: Had I been asked to deliver the State of the Union address, it would not have delayed your dinner plans: "The State of our Union is broke, heading for bankrupt, and total collapse shortly thereafter. Thank you and g...

  • January 29, 2012

    On campaign cash, Dems bash GOP while raking in secret bundles

    This is hypocrisy writ large - an example of why Democrats are going to have it both ways on campaign finance this election. They will get the benefit from the press for bashing the GOP about their "secret" money, while raising more cash for a politi...

  • January 29, 2012

    Worth $14 million, Elizabeth Warren thinks she's not a wealthy investor

    I think she actually believes that she isn't a wealthy investor. This kind of radical disconnect from reality is typical of many rich liberals because they believe that the care so much about the rest of us, that they are actually one of us. Bussines...

  • January 29, 2012

    What's gone wrong with the Gingrich campaign?

    Momentum gone. Dropping in the polls like a stone. Newt Gingrich's up, down, up, campaign is headed on the downswing - again. Howard Fineman thinks there are 5 reasons for Newt's decline: * The Palin Factor. Some D.C.-based establishment types wer...

  • January 29, 2012

    Arab League suspends Syria mission

    The Arab League has suspended its monitoring mission to Syria due to the massive increase in violence against civilians unleashed by President Assad's forces. The increase in violence appears to have been planned. Perhaps it was to elicit the exact r...

  • January 28, 2012

    Reuters issues 5 corrections on Rubio hit piece

    This is New York Times worthy; 5 retractions by the venerable wire service on one story that savaged GOP Senator Marco Rubio. And some believe there should have been more. Politico: Reuters is still kicking itself over an article about Republican go...

  • January 28, 2012

    31 dead, dozens injured in AQ attack on Shias in Iraq

    If this keeps up, it's ahrd to see how Iraq can avoid another sectarian bloodletting. Wall Street Journal: Dozens of people were killed and wounded when a suicide car bomber attacked a funeral procession in Baghdad on Friday, days after an al Qaeda-...

  • January 28, 2012

    Dead heat in Florida

    Mitt Romney has stopped the bleeding and Newt Gingrich appears to have lost some momentum from his South Carolina primary victory. Both men can take something from this latest poll to come out of the Sunshine state which shows the candidates tied at ...

  • January 28, 2012

    Dems will probably score big in TX redistricting settlement

    This is not good news for GOP prospects of holding on to the House in 2012. Faced with a near certain court decision that would make things worse, the attorneys representing the state of Texas and the GOP drawn redistricting map, are reaching out to ...

  • January 28, 2012

    Greece and bondholders close to deal

    The private creditors who hold Greek bonds look resigned to the idea that they are going to take a big hit on their investments. Last week, the bond holders gave what they called their "best offer" to the Greek government regarding the interest rate ...

  • January 27, 2012

    Mitt surging in Florida

    The last six polls to come out of FL all have Mitt Romney surging back into the lead by an average of 7.2%. The latest poll to reflect the swing in momentum is Quinnipiac, released today: Just four days before the nation's first big-state presidenti...

  • January 27, 2012

    Gingrich still leads Romney nationally - Dominates with Tea Party voters

    A national poll taken earlier this week shows Newt Gingrich leading Mitt Romney 38-29% with Rick Santorum 3rd at 18% and Ron Paul at 12%. Gingrich scores very well with Tea Party voters and those who identify themselves as "strong conservatives" but ...

  • January 27, 2012

    WSJ: 'No Need to Panic about Global Warming'

    Sixteen prominent scientsts authored an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal that makes the case that global warming is not a serious problem and the solutions offered won't fix it anyway: In spite of a multidecade international campaign to enforce the ...

  • January 27, 2012

    Poll: Most believe SCOTUS should reject health insurance mandate

    What makes this poll particularly telling is that it was conducted by one of Obamacare's biggest boosters; the Kaiser Foundation. Wall Street Journal: A new poll from the Kaiser Family Foundation shows that more than half of Americans say the Suprem...

  • January 27, 2012

    Muslim Brotherhood: Read our lips - No talks with Israel

    And they have yet to categorically state that they will abide by the peace treaty. J-Post: Foreign Ministry spokesman Yigal Palmor told Army Radio on Tuesday that Israel "has not closed the door" to the new government in Cairo and "would be happy to...

  • January 27, 2012

    Former Ron Paul associates say he signed off on racist newsletters

    Paul's explanation always left a lot to be desired. The idea that a newsletter would go out without his knowing what it said was a ridiculous attempt to avoid responsibility. Paul may not hold the views expressed in his newsletters. But it is apparen...

  • January 27, 2012

    Syrian violence kills 37; sectarian tensions rising

    The Security Council is scheduled to take up a western/Arab initiative that would call on Assad to resign and hand over power to his vice president (a close crony) but Russia has pledged to block any call for the dictator's resignation. Meanwhile, th...

  • January 26, 2012

    Obama and AZ Governor Brewer have words (updated)

    I find this a curious aside to the notion of Obama's "even temperment" and "coolness." It appears that even the tiniest criticism can set him off. On the tarmac at the Phoenix airport, Obama and Governor Jan Brewer had what appeared to be an animated...

  • January 25, 2012

    Negotiators for Greek debt deal back to the drawing board as deadline looms

    Four EU finance ministers have rejected what private bond holders of Greek debt have termed their "best offer" and must now work rapidly to craft a deal between the Greek government and their creditors in order to avoid a catastrophic default. Reuter...

  • January 25, 2012

    SEALs free two Somali pirate American hostages

    They're the same SEAL unit who iced bin Laden - daring and brave. Reuters: The aid workers, American Jessica Buchanan and Dane Poul Hagen Thisted, were kidnapped from the town of Galkayo in the semi-autonomous Galmudug region in October while workin...

  • January 25, 2012

    Split in Arab League has some observers going home

    The Gulf states have given up on the monitoring mission sponsored by the Arab League while other member states continue to support the mission. Reuters: Observers from Gulf Arab states left Syria on Wednesday after their governments said they were "...

  • January 24, 2012

    Romney releases tax returns; Gingrich publishes Freddie Mac contract

    It's the battle of transparency today as Mitt Romney released his 2010 tax return showing he paid $3 million in taxes on $21 million in income. Wall Street Journal: GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney paid a 14% effective income tax rate in 2010 ...

  • January 24, 2012

    Gingrich up 5 in PPP poll

    In the first post-South Carolina primary poll, Newt Gingrich has surged ahead in Florida. PPP: PPP's first post-South Carolina poll in Florida finds Newt Gingrich with a small lead. He's at 38% to 33% for Mitt Romney, 13% for Rick Santorum, and 10%...

  • January 23, 2012

    Romney to release tax returns tomorrow

    Universally seen as an unforced error (Rich Baehr thinks he should have released them last summer), Mitt Romney has agreed to release his tax returns for an unspecificed number of years plus his estimated taxes for 2011. Washington Post: "We just ma...

  • January 23, 2012

    Obama administration readies public defense of al-Alwaki assassination

    Does the US government have the right to kill an American citizen during wartime without due process? That was just one of the issues raised when the CIA targeted and killed Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Penninsula leader Anwar al-Awlaki, an American citiz...

  • January 23, 2012

    Yemen's Saleh heads for US after giving 'Farewell' speech

    File this one under "I'll belive when it happens." Yemen's authoritarian President, Ali Abdullah Saleh, is one his way to the United States for medical treatment after giving what was dubbed a "farewell speech" to television audience. The fact that S...

  • January 22, 2012

    Springtime for Islamists in Egypt

    Yes, it's a takeoff on the wildly bizarre and funny Mel Brooks song from "The Producers." In a way, I feel like the audience listening to "Springtime for Hitler" in the film; absolutely aghast, horrified, and can't quite believe what has happened. ...

  • January 21, 2012

    Romney collapsing, Gingrich surging in SC

    It looks like it might be an easy night for Newt Gingrich in South Carolina. What at one time looked like a blowout Romney win, and then a nail biter, appears to be shaping up to be a laugher for Gingrich. Nate Silver: Much of the reason for the rel...

  • January 21, 2012

    Republicans might like Newt but the rest of America hates him

    Perhaps "hate" is too strong a word. How about "dislikes intensely?" Conn Carroll: Unlike Mitt Romney, who occasionally beats President Obama in general election poll match ups, Newt Gingrich trails far behind President Obama in every survey. But ju...

  • January 21, 2012

    It's official: Tax happy Illinois now has the lowest rated state debt

    The Wall Street Journal brings us the news that the state of Illinois - which raised it's personal and business taxes by more than two thirds last year - has had its debt downgrated to the lowest level of all the states in the union. Though too few ...

  • January 21, 2012

    US may close embassy in Syria

    It's not a question of showing our displeasure with the Assad regime, but rather the frightening fact that the Syrian government can't - or won't - protect our diplomats. Josh Rogin: An administration official confirmed to The Cable Friday that U.S....

  • January 20, 2012

    3 new polls show Gingrich surging in front in SC

    All the polls came out Thursday and reflect what most observers have been saying on the ground; Romney is crashing and Newt is surging. The State: Three new polls released Thursday have Newt Gingrich in the South Carolina over Mitt Romney, while a t...

  • January 20, 2012

    Will the right sell its soul to nominate Gingrich?

    Whether you believe Marianne Gingrich's story about Newt's offer of an open marriage or not, the sad fact is, this is a morally flawed candidate who has shown a shocking disregard for his family, and specifically, the women in his life. Two divorces ...

  • January 20, 2012

    Rejecting Keystone is 'insanity': Samuelson

    Washington Post columnist Robert Samuelson has some choice words for President Obama's rejection of the Keytsone pipeline: President Obama's rejection of the Keystone XL pipeline from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico is an act of national insanity. It i...

  • January 20, 2012

    Senior al-Qaeda leader dead in drone strike

    A senior operations organizer for al-Qaeda has apparently been killed in a US drone strike in Pakistan. Reuters: U.S. and Pakistani sources told Reuters that the target of the attack was Aslam Awan, a Pakistani national from Abbottabad, the same tow...

  • January 20, 2012

    Obama: It's the press's fault I'm seen as 'cold and aloof'

    This is positively weird. Politico: President Obama blames the press for creating the image that he's aloof and disconnected from the rest of Washington, insisting in a new interview that he's just more interested in spending time with his family th...

  • January 20, 2012

    Dems propose board to regulate oil profits: What could go wrong?

    All they want is oil companies to make "reasonable" profits - as if there was such an animal in a free market economy. The Hill: Six House Democrats, led by Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio), want to set up a "Reasonable Profits Board" to control gas pr...

  • January 20, 2012

    Under pressure, Reid withdraws PIPA from consideration

    The Protect Intellectual Property Act - PIPA - an anti-piracy measure opposed by most of the online community, has been withdrawn from consideration by Senator Harry Reid. Reuters: In a brief statement, Reid said there was no reason why concerns abo...

  • January 20, 2012

    Existing home sales at 11 month high

    Is it real? Or just another false start on the road to a housing recovery? Reuters: Sales of previously owned homes rose to an 11-month high in December and the supply of properties on the market tumbled to a near 7-year low, pointing to a nascent r...

  • January 20, 2012

    EU to ban imports of Iranian oil to Europe

    This is a significant step forward in sanctioning Iran and will no doubt hurt the European driver at the pump. But if we're going to stop Iran from building nukes short of war -- an admittedly slim chance -- it is sanctions like these that Iran oppon...

  • January 19, 2012

    World Bank cuts growth forecast for 2012

    It's mostly the euro zone debt crisis, but they also cite the failure of US and Japan to containt their own debt problems. Reuters: In a report sharply cutting its world economic growth expectations, the World Bank said Europe was probably already...

  • January 19, 2012

    Newt's ex gives bombshell interview to ABC

    With Newt Gingrich gaining on Mitt Romney in South Carolina, you might have expected something like this. Marianne Gingrich was going to keep quiet only so long. The fact that she has now given an interview to ABC News is not surprising, as much of t...

  • January 19, 2012

    Dems receive more campaign cash from Bain Capital than Republicans

    Nothing like a little schadenfreude to get the day started. The Hill: Democrats have accepted more political donations than Republicans from executives at Bain Capital, complicating the left's plan to attack Mitt Romney for his record at the private...

  • January 19, 2012

    Report: Perry to drop out today

    From CNN: Rick Perry is telling supporters that he will drop his bid Thursday for the Republican presidential nomination, two sources familiar with his plans told CNN. The Texas governor will make the announcement before the CNN debate in South Caro...

  • January 19, 2012

    SOPA protest shows political muscle of tech community

    More than 10,000 websites went dark in support of the protest against the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and its companion bill in the senate, Protect Intellectual Property Act (PIPA). And it looks like the geeks have congress running scared. CNN: So...

  • January 18, 2012

    Unions, liberals take aim at Governor Walker with recall

    Well, they've managed to collect enough signatures. But winning a recall election requires two things; an unpopular governor and a candidate to oppose him. Walker's approval ratings are not spectacular, but they aren't in the dumps either. And so far...

  • January 18, 2012

    Perry's effort to get on VA ballot falls short

    A three judge appeals court has issued a ruling that denies Rick Perry and other GOP candidates access to the Virginia ballot for the primary next March. ABC News: A federal appeals court in Virginia today denied an emergency request by Rick Perry, ...

  • January 18, 2012

    McCain's oppo research file on Romney hits the internet

    Ed Lasky is skeptical of the provenance and authenticity of the 200 page file. Maybe. But it seems a little excessive to write up a 200 page hoax. That said, a lot of this rings true as far as Romney's extraordinary flip flops. And if you thought Rom...

  • January 18, 2012

    Taxpayers supporting 'Occupy DC' protests

    No doubt the protestors think this right and just; that the American taxpayer should subsidize their protest against greedy corporations. Their sense of entitlement is limitless and extends beyond the Occupy movement into their daily lives as citizen...

  • January 18, 2012

    Why $100 bbl oil is probably here to stay

    Brad Plumer writing at WaPo's Wonkblog has the bad news; the Saudis need the price of oil to remain where it is because of all the social spending they are doing to avoid the fate of other nations caught up in the Arab Spring: Over the past few year...

  • January 18, 2012

    Gingrich admits he can't win unless he takes SC primary

    Newt Gingrich has admitted that unless he can pull out of victory in South Carolina's primary, his candidacy will be over. HuffPo: Newt Gingrich came clean Tuesday afternoon, admitting that if he can't win this state's primary on Saturday, he probab...

  • January 18, 2012

    Will the courts rein in Obama's illegal recess appointments?

    One would hope so, but nothing is certain when so many courts are besotted with ideological judges who can find any excuse to empower this president. The Hill: Some legal experts, including those who have sided with President Obama on other constitu...

  • January 18, 2012

    Israel decision on attacking Iran 'far off'?

    So says Ehud Barak, Israel's defense chief. But there are two ways one can interpret that statement. 1. It may be a ruse to lull the Iranians into a false sense of security; or 2. Consensus in the cabinet on whether to go ahead and bomb the nuke fac...

  • January 17, 2012

    Santorum tags Romney in SC ad

    This is one of the hardest hitting ads of the campaign. Like all good political ads, it's short, it's easy to understand - and it's true: Obama supported the Wall Street bailouts... So did Romney. Obama gave us radical Obamacare... that was b...

  • January 17, 2012

    Valerie Jarrett uses pulpit to bash GOP, praise Obama

    The venue was the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta where 60 years ago, Martin Luther King issued thundering sermons against discrimination and segregation. For the president's close friend and top aide Valerie Jarrett, it was the site of something ...

  • January 17, 2012

    Two giant websites plan blackout on Wednesday to protest SOPA

    Wikipedia and Reddit will shut down for 24 hours as a protest against congressional consideration of the Online Piracy Act. The Hill: "Student warning! Do your homework early. Wikipedia protesting bad law on Wednesday," Wales wrote in a Tweet. The p...

  • January 17, 2012

    Barbie dolls are 'un-Islamic' - Who knew?

    Shame on you, Mattel. The makers of Barbie dolls should have known that the blond haired pixie represented "destructive cultural and social consequences" to little Iranian girls according to the morality police. This is a death sentence for Barbie. ...

  • January 17, 2012

    NATO, G-8 Summits could be a disaster for Chicago

    No doubt the venue for the two international meetings was pushed by the government to reward those Chicago cronies of Obama who would benefit from the increase in business due to all the visitors. But it could also turn out to be an unmitigated disas...

  • January 17, 2012

    Romney says he will 'probably' release taxes

    Better to take the hit on his wealth now or, as he proposes, sometime in April, rather than allow the issue to fester throughout the summer and let Obama use it as a way to define him. ABC News: Amid continued pressure from his rivals to make public...

  • January 17, 2012

    Holder's hysterical claim that voting rights are at risk due to voter ID laws

    AG Eric Holder is trying to compare the time when forcing African Americans to pay a poll tax, or answer obscure questions about the Georgia constitution - common tactics to deny blacks the right to vote 50 years ago - to voter ID laws today. Is it p...

  • January 16, 2012

    Iran threatens retaliation against US, Israel for nuke scientist death

    Although the US has condemned the assassination, we aren't being very strident in our denunciation of the perpetrator. What kind of "retaliation" can Iran effect? Plenty. CNN: Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad sent his condolences Friday to the f...

  • January 16, 2012

    ElBaradei withdraws from Egypt's presidential race

    He probably wasn't going to win anyway - too secular for most voter's tastes. But former International Atomic Energy Agency chief and Nobel Prize winner Mohamad ElBaradei has vast name recognition and is respected by most Egyptians. ElBaradei has dro...

  • January 16, 2012

    Huntsman out - will endorse Romney

    Why didn't he drop out after he finished a weak third in the New Hampshire primary? ABC News: Jon Huntsman will drop out of the Republican presidential race on Monday, a campaign spokesman told ABC News. A source close to the Huntsman campaign said...

  • January 16, 2012

    Gov. Cuomo's ex wife Kerry Kennedy in $40 million anti-oil deal

    Governor Andrew Cuomo's (D-NY) ex-wife Kerry Kennedy, daughter of Robert F. Kennedy, stands to make up to $40 million while promoting a ridiculous $18 billion judgment from an Ecuadoran court against Chevron by indigenous peoples. That case, where th...

  • January 16, 2012

    Poll shows Romney, Obama in near dead heat

    A Fox News poll out Monday reveals that a general election match up between Mitt Romney and President Obama would be extremely close if the election were held today: In a potential Obama-Romney election, 46 percent of voters would back Obama and 45 ...

  • January 15, 2012

    Evangelicals settle on Santorum to beat Romney

    Now that most of the social conservatives have dropped out of the race, the task that Evangelcial Christians in the GOP have taken on is to block Mitt Romney's nomination by getting behind one candidate. About 150 activists gathered at a Texas ranch ...

  • January 15, 2012

    Desecrating the dead: An alternate view

    God bless the US Marines. Every society -- even the freest and the most civilized -- needs a warrior class to protect it. And the Marines, generally regarded as the best warriors in the world, function in that regard for America. They are the sharp e...

  • January 15, 2012

    Online Piracy Act shelved in the House

    The outcry over SOPA has resulted in the Republican House withdrawing the measure until there is a "consensus." Good luck with that, boys. The Hill: The announcement comes just hours after Judiciary Chairman Lamar Smith (R-Texas), SOPA's sponsor, ...

  • January 15, 2012

    Russian opposition leader arrested after rally

    This isn't exactly an attempt to destroy the opposition - just annoy the hell out of them. AFP: Police arrested a leader of Russia's liberal opposition on Saturday at the latest protest rally against fraud-tainted parliamentary polls. Officers picke...

  • January 15, 2012

    Merkel vows quicker reforms in light of EU credit downgrade

    The S&P downgrade of 9 EU countries may have been expected, but the warning from the US company about the future is not. Reuters: In a conference call with reporters and analysts after downgrading nine of the euro zone's 17 countries, Standard ...

  • January 15, 2012

    Martin Luther King the Man - and the Legend

    An excellent look at King both as man and legend in the Wall Street Journal today, King's birthday. First, a look at the legend represented by the King Memorial on the Mall: Some gaze upon this figure in silence. Some smile and pull out cell phone c...

  • January 15, 2012

    Assad grants amnesty for protestors

    Yes, but will he folow through? Recent history says - not a chance. Fox News: Syria's state news agency says President Bashar Assad has granted a general amnesty for crimes committed during the unrest of the past 10 months. SANA says the amnesty iss...

  • January 15, 2012

    Report: Pakistan Taliban leader dead in drone strike

    The report is based on radio intercepts between Taliban groups and would certainly be welcome news if true. Fox News: The report coincided with sectarian violence - a bomb blast in eastern Pakistan that killed 14 people in a Shiite religious process...

  • January 14, 2012

    For DNC Chief Wasserman-Schultz, just when is a win, a 'win?'

    Debbie Wasserman Schultz is a ditzy broad. There. I said it. No doubt some will go all PC on me and tsk tsk my sexist characterization of DWS. Too bad she isn't a golden haired ditzy broad so I could do a twofer and throw in some blond insults too. B...

  • January 14, 2012

    Perry, Gingrich, Santorum, Huntsman off VA ballot

    In the end, the judge made the practical decision; the candidates had waited too long to make their case. Politico: "They knew the rules in Virginia many months ago; the limitations on circulators affected them as soon as they began to circulate pet...

  • January 14, 2012

    NY Times thinks consolidating agencies is 'shrinking the government'

    You have to be determinedly stupid to believe that consolidating several federal agencies into one will shrink the size of government. History tells a different story. Whether it be the Department of Education or Energy, or any other recent attempt t...

  • January 14, 2012

    Mossad posed as American spooks to recruit Iranian terrorists

    Mark Perry at Foreign Policy has uncovered a juicy story about how members of Israel's intelligence agency posed as American spies to recruit terrorists in Iran. Buried deep in the archives of America's intelligence services are a series of memos, w...

  • January 14, 2012

    9 EU countries, including France, suffer credit rating downgrade

    For French President Nicholas Sarkozy, the news keeps getting worse. His re-election already in trouble, France received a body blow when S&P downgraded their AAA credit rating along with 9 other EU countries. This makes France's already troubled...

  • January 14, 2012

    Qatar proposes sending Arab troops to Syria

    If the Arab League isn't going to do it, nobody else will. Reuters: Qatar has proposed sending Arab troops to halt the bloodshed in Syria, where violence has raged despite the presence of Arab League monitors sent to check if an Arab peace plan is w...

  • January 14, 2012

    Fed Chicago President says unemployment rate may rise

    Liberal pundits and bloggers may want to stop celebrating the recent drop in the jobless rate and come back down to earth. Charles Evans, Federal Reserve bank president in Chicago, foresees a rise in unemployment in the future with the current 8.5% r...

  • January 14, 2012

    Rasmussen: Romney leads Gingrich, Santorum in SC

    This snapshot poll was taken Thursday so it includes any bounce Romney might have gotten from his New Hampshire win. Turns out, it wasn't much of a bounce at all: The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of Likely Republican Primary Voters in S...

  • January 13, 2012

    Game on in South Carolina

    An Insider Advantage poll taken Wednesday in South Carolina shows support for Mitt Romney dropping and New Gingrich gaining slightly. The result - a two point difference with Romney ahead of Gingrich 23-21. Nate Silver: InsiderAdvantage has a mixed ...

  • January 13, 2012

    Book shows 'cranky' Obama who refused to take pics with troops

    There's another Obama book out - one you probably won't hear much about. It's called "Operators" by Michael Hastings and it evidently contains a lot of stuff like this. Obama on a visit to Baghdad: After the talk, out of earshot from the soldiers an...

  • January 13, 2012

    TSA hauls in $400,000 in change left behind by passengers

    I have a scathingly brilliant idea; let's look under the couch cushions, under the dressers, and lift the rugs in every home in America and use all the loose change we find to reduce the national debt. TSA might be on to something here. The Hill: Ai...

  • January 13, 2012

    Jeb Bush to endorse Romney before Florida primary

    This won't guarantee a Mitt victory in Florida. But it sure doesn't hurt his chances. Buzz Feed: Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush plans to endorse former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney before the Jan. 31 Florida primary, a Florida GOP source close to Bu...

  • January 13, 2012

    Why Obamacare won't work: Reason #4,566

    The crisis in health care is manageable - without the radical, extreme measures passed in the Affordable Care Act. USA Today reports that just 5% of patients account for 50% of health care spending. And just 1% account for 22% of the spending. That'...

  • January 13, 2012

    Syrian aid convoy refused entry

    Tons of food, medicine, and supplies were denied entry into Syria at the Turkish border according to a BBC report: Hundreds of Syrian and foreign activists travelling in convoy have been prevented from entering Syria to deliver aid supplies. A repre...

  • January 13, 2012

    Crisis building in Greece over bond swap negotiations with private creditors

    Part of the agreement with the euro zone nations that Greece signed off on in order to receive $110 billion in bailout cash was to renegotiate with private creditors, swapping their bonds for new ones at 50% face value of the old ones. But the privat...

  • January 12, 2012

    'The Crass Marketing of a Sadistic Racist'

    Che Guevara is back in the news. You would think that such a bloodthirsty, murdering psychopath would just stay dead and buried rathert than be resurrected by deluded leftists who continue to be fascinated by his "reovlutionary" exploits. This time, ...

  • January 12, 2012

    Off teleprompter, Obama reveals his anti-business bias

    Interesting article by Neil Munro in the Daily Caller about Obama's ad-libs during his teleprompter speeches that show far more clearly his anti-business, anti-free market bias than his prepared remarks would indicate: At a Jan. 11 event in the Whit...

  • January 12, 2012

    Top 5 'Let them eat cake' moments of the Obamas

    Not included in this list was the $700,000 and more spent by the Obama's jetting off to Copenhagen to lobby the IOC to choose Chicago for the 2016 Olympic games. Still, the Obama's apparently like the perks and prestige of the office and feel no remo...

  • January 12, 2012

    Bankrupt Solyndra handing out bonuses

    Because, well, you know - they did such a great job in running the company into the ground. Washington Times: Now seems an unlikely time for handing out bonuses at bankrupt Solyndra LLC, but that's the plan of company attorneys intending to dole out...

  • January 12, 2012

    Tebow tops ESPN 'Fan Favorite pro athlete' poll

    In the 18 years that ESPN has been doing the poll, only 11 athletes have been #1. And Tebow made it in only his second pro season. It took LeBron James 8 years and Kobe Bryant 11 years to achieve their #1 ranking. ESPN: In December's poll, Tebow was...

  • January 12, 2012

    Obama campaign, DNC, raise $68 million in 4th quarter

    It's an impressive haul, even if you take away the $24 million raised by the DNC. CBS News: President' Obama's re-election campaign announced this morning that it raised over $68 million, in conjunction with the Democratic National Committee, in the...

  • January 12, 2012

    NoKo's late 'Dear Leader' to be stuffed and mounted

    Well, not really. But his remains will be on display "in perpetuity" says the new Dear Leader. Fox News: North Korea announced Thursday that the body of Kim Jong Il will lie in state in perpetuity in a Pyongyang palace and memorial towers will be bu...

  • January 11, 2012

    Obama wins New Hampshire primary

    Yes, it's about as newsworthy as reporting that the sun did indeed rise in the east. Still, let it be known that Barack Obama won the Democratic primary in New Hampshire with 82% of the vote. I'm not sure what to read into this. I'd like to say that ...

  • January 11, 2012

    Oh, Barry - That's so 1970 of you

    William Faulkner wrote in "Intruders in the Dust" that for many southern boys of his era, it will always be 1:00 PM on July 3, 1863, standing in a grove of trees at Gettysburg, facing Cemetery Ridge, waiting for Pickett's Charge to step off. This is ...

  • January 11, 2012

    Another Iranian nuke scientist assassinated

    The official Iranian news agency Fars is calling it a "terrorist attack" and are accusing Israel and the US of carrying out the assassination of an Iranian nuke scientist. The scientist was identified as Mostafa Ahmadi Roshan, a supervisor at the mai...

  • January 11, 2012

    Nate Silver: Romney looks strong in SC and beyond

    That's why it is liable to get very nasty in the Palmetto State. The narrative isn't set in stone yet, but the concrete is drying and there is precious little time to derail the Romney train. Nate Silver: The forecasts had Mr. Romney with 32 percent...

  • January 11, 2012

    Axelrod defends Jeremiah Wright

    This would be a huge gaffe - if it were ever given wide publication. David Axelrod, as canny and smart as any political operative who has ever worked for a national campaign, has inexplicably resurrected Rev. Jeremiah Wright and brought him back into...

  • January 11, 2012

    A 'Mass Movement' without any mass

    What if they staged an Occupy Wall Street protest and nobody came? LA Times: Barricades surrounding the park in lower Manhattan where the Occupy Wall Street movement was born were removed Tuesday, with considerable less commotion than when they were...

  • January 11, 2012

    Crisis in Pakistan: PM fires defense secretary

    This is something you just don't do if you're a civilian government leader in Pakistan. Financial Times: A scandal over a secret memo seeking US help to reign in the army has pushed the nuclear-armed country into a period of exceptional uncertainty ...

  • January 11, 2012

    Assad accused by Arab League observer of war crimes

    This after the Arab League agreed to continue the observer mission for another week. But one observer tells it like it is. Reuters: The Arab League monitor, Anwar Malek, said he had resigned because the mission was powerless to prevent what he said ...

  • January 10, 2012

    CBS Poll: 58% of Republicans dissatisfied with GOP field

    I'll bet that one polling outfit or another has run a similar survey every presidential election and gotten similar results. Democrats are always looking for the next John F. Kennedy while Republicans pine for the next Reagan. It is partly human natu...

  • January 10, 2012

    Why Daley had to go

    Aside from bungling the debt limit issue for the White House, Bill Daley was an anathema to most of the left; a moderate, pro business Democrat with close ties to Wall Street. But beyond that, as Politico points out, there were issues inside the Whit...

  • January 10, 2012

    What Romney is facing from some Evangelical Christians

    Certainly not all Evangelicals have this attitude toward Mormons. But Bill Keller is a fairly prominent evangelist - at least he's well known - and this screed is the kind of thing that Romney can expect from some on the religious right: Keller, who...

  • January 10, 2012

    Final Suffolk U. tracking poll hints at Romney landslide

    A 20 point win is generally considered a landslide but in Romney's case, is that really true? Expectations for Romney were higher than that as recently as two weeks ago when he was at 49% and all other rivals were in the teens or single digits. The m...

  • January 10, 2012

    Syria's Assad vows 'iron fist' against 'conspiracy'

    The dummy also mocked the Arab League which, considering the fact that their sanctions are destroying the Syrian economy, is probably not a good idea. Reuters: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad vowed Tuesday to strike "terrorists" with an iron fist a...

  • January 9, 2012

    A race for second in New Hampshire

    One should never say never in politics, but every single New Hampshire poll that has come out in recent days shows Mitt Romney with a comfortable lead. PPP has him doubling up Ron Paul 25-18 while WMUR shows him with an even larger lead, 41-17. Jon H...

  • January 9, 2012

    Christie battles hecklers at Romney event

    One of these days, the left is going to wake up and realize that new Jersey Governor Chris Christie is more than they can handle. At a Romney event in New Hampshire, Christie was interrupted by some chanting OWS supporters and brought the crowd to it...

  • January 9, 2012

    Perry says he would send troops back into Iraq

    Um, well that's an idea given the circumstances there with the American backed, Iranian loving Prime Minister arresting political opponents and accusing high ranking members of his government of being behind assassination squads. But perhaps we shoul...

  • January 9, 2012

    Iranian court sentences American citizen to death

    There was the usual televised confession - no doubt wrung out of the poor unfortunate under threat or actual torture or worse. But it seems a stretch that this guy was working for American intelligence. Washington Post: Iranian authorities allege th...

  • January 9, 2012

    Amnesty for Yemen's President Saleh, easing his departure

    The protestors in the streets are dead set against it, but the cabinet has approved an amnesty measure that includes pardoning President Saleh for any crimes he committed - including ordering the murders of protestors - during the unrest. CNN: The Y...

  • January 9, 2012

    Euro crisis back on the front burner

    After a short holiday hiatus, the crisis in the euro zone is back and as serious as ever. Reuters: Greece, where the crisis started over two years ago, the government is in a race against time to agree a bond-swap deal with banks that is crucial to ...

  • January 8, 2012

    Egypt Islamists claim huge victory in Parliamentary elections

    While there are still a few runoff contests to be conducted for seats in the lower house of Egypt's parliament, it seems clear that the Muslim Brotherhood and their Salafis allies will claim more than 2/3 of the seats with the Brotherhood alone gaini...

  • January 8, 2012

    Romney largely got a pass at last night's debate

    Despite the anticipation that his GOP rivals would tear into him during last night's debate in New Hampshire, Mitt Romney emerged from the festivities largely unscathed, focusing his fire on President Obama while leaving the dirty work of criticizing...

  • January 8, 2012

    Iran begins to move enrichment activities underground

    The IAEA will still be able to inspect the new facility located in an underground bunker deep inside a mountain near the city of Qom. But that hardly makes a difference. In the event Iran were to junk the non-proliferation treaty, they would kick the...

  • January 8, 2012

    Will Arab League turn a blind eye to Syrian crackdown?

    They can't very well declare their observer mission a "failure." So in a report they will release - perhaps as early as today - they will highlight President Assad's "cooperation" in releasing a paltry few political detainees, and the pulling of tank...

  • January 8, 2012

    Philippine president warns of terrorist attack during religious festival

    This is very unusual. The Philippine government suspects a local terrorist group of plotting a major attack during the procession of the Black Nazarene, one of the country's major religious observances, and has come out with specific, detailed warnin...

  • January 8, 2012

    130 Doctors Without Borders workers missing in Sudan

    This is extremely worrying. The ethnic violence that has broken out in South Sudan involves a deadly rivalry between two tribes and it is believed that the humanitarian workers may have been caught up in the conflict. CBS News: The latest news from ...

  • January 8, 2012

    Afghanistan commission alleges prisoner abuse by US

    It's one of the thorniest issues between the government of Hamid Karzai and the US military; what to do about 3,000 detainees at a prison run jointly by the two countries. Last week, Karzai demanded an immediate handover of the prison to Afghan autho...

  • January 8, 2012

    Surprise! Half a million union workers get Obamacare waiver since June

    This, despite the supposed "tightening" of rules made by HHS last summer. The Daily Caller: Labor unions continued to receive the overwhelming majority of waivers from the president's health care reform law since the Obama administration tightened a...

  • January 7, 2012

    Two polls give Romney the lead in SC

    Rasmussen has Romney 3 points ahead of Santorum 27-24 while the CNN poll has Mitt with a much bigger lead - 37-19 over the former Pennsylvania senator. Gingrich is in third place in both polls with 18% in both the Rasmussen and CNN surveys. The discr...

  • January 7, 2012

    'Back door amnesty' a cynical political ploy by Obama

    President Obama is in trouble with an important part of his coalition - Hispanic voters. While it is common among Republicans to criticize Obama's border policy, the fact is, his immigration enforcement has led to a record number of deportations - mo...

  • January 7, 2012

    US Navy rescues Iranians from pirates

    Surprisingly, the Iranians welcomed the "humanitarian gesture." CNN: U.S. sailors from a carrier strike group whose recent presence in the Persian Gulf drew the ire of Iranian military officials have rescued 13 of the Middle Eastern country's sailor...

  • January 7, 2012

    Islamist attacks on Christians in Nigeria has residents fleeing

    These terrorists are as good as their word. After issuing an ultimatum to Christians to leave or die, the Islamist group Boko Haram carried out several deadly attacks that have killed at least 37 Christians which has led to many fleeing  to the ...

  • January 7, 2012

    Opposition claims Friday's bomb attack in Damscus was staged by Assad

    Desperate dictators will take desperate measures. But did Syria's President Assad go so far as to send a suicide bomber into an eastern Damascus suburb and kill 26 innocents? The opposition thinks so. Haaretz: The opposition has casted doubts on the...

  • January 6, 2012

    Judge rules for Walker campaign on recall petition signature questions

    This is excellent news for Walker - especially considering it is by no means certain that the coalition of big labor and online leftists who are seeking a recall election for Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker can get the required number of signatures i...

  • January 5, 2012

    High speed rail boondoggle runs into roadblock: Common sense

    A review board charged with analyzing the way that the high speed rail system in California will be funded is recommending to the legislature that issuance of bonds for the $98 billion project be denied because of uncertainty over future funding from...

  • January 5, 2012

    Santorum raises $1 million in less than 24 hours

    The server crashed but that didn't stop thousands of eager Santorum supporters from going online and donating money to his campaign. Politico: Rick Santorum has raised just over $1 million since his eight-vote loss in Iowa last night, his top strate...

  • January 5, 2012

    Olbermann feuding with bosses again

    You just can't keep a liberal maniac down. Keith Olbermann, the biggest thing on Al Gore's teeny, tiny cable network Current, was offered the opportunity to host the network's Iowa Caucus show on Tuesday night but apparently turned them down. Why? It...

  • January 5, 2012

    Good News: Islamist elements rising in Libya

    So much for the secular revolution in Libya. But why should this surprise us? The good Muslims in Egypt, Tunisia, Yemen, and even Syria are now being supplanted by extremists. While the secularists fight over the shape of the table they will sit arou...

  • January 5, 2012

    More than 60 dead in Iraq sectarian bloodletting

    It's al-Qaeda in Iraq back with a vengeance. But this time, there are no US forces to go after and kill them. New York Times: The violence began early on Thursday morning in Baghdad when explosives strapped to a motorcycle were detonated near a grou...

  • January 4, 2012

    Taliban leaders held at Gitmo to be released

    Yes - and I'm sure they're going to promise to be good little boys and not kill Americans ever again. The Guardian: The US has agreed in principle to release high-ranking Taliban officials from Guantánamo Bay in return for the Afghan insurgents' agr...

  • January 4, 2012

    Fighting breaks out between rival Libyan militias

    Remember Libya? Obama may want us to forget what happened there before too long. Rival militias are shooting at each other as the new government is powerless to stop the violence. CNN: Clashes erupted Tuesday in Libya's capital between militias from...

  • January 4, 2012

    Walker recall effort may be stalling

    Ann Althouse asks why the Democratic party chairman of Wisconsin isn't updating us on the number of signatures on petitions to recall Governor Walker. Althouse quotes from the Wisconsin State Journal: Democratic Party Chairman Mike Tate said during ...

  • January 4, 2012

    States pay a price for holding early presidential contests

    Five states will lose half their delegates because they violated Republican party rules on the timing of their presidential contests. The Hill: The five states that bucked national Republican Party rules by moving up their primary or caucus dates ha...

  • January 4, 2012

    Is it Jon Huntsman's turn to be the 'not Romney' candidate?

    Yes, Rick Santorum, for all intents and purposes, won the Iowa Caucuses last night. But no one expects him to seriously challenge Mitt Romney in New Hampshire. Santorum is likely to show his face in New Hampshire but husband his resources for the con...

  • January 4, 2012

    Obama to jam new consumer bureau chief down senate's throat

    The senate has never technically adjourned since they left town right before Christmas. This has been a Republican ploy to prevent President Obama from appointing Richard Cordray as head of the new Consumer Financial protection Bureau during a formal...

  • January 4, 2012

    Iran photoshopped missile test

    This is not the first time the mullahs have tried to pull a fast one by faking photos of one of their missile tests. In this case, an anti-ship missile was fobbed off as a "long range" weapon despite the fact that it has a range of only 124 miles. My...

  • January 3, 2012

    Charges against Mubarak may be dropped

    Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak is scheduled to go on trial this week, charged with the murders of 800 protestors who died in demonstrations that led to the toppling of his regime. But that trial might not even take place. Herald Sun: SPECUL...

  • January 3, 2012

    Dem party affilliation slipping

    Via Ed Morrissey at Hot Air, we learn that while GOP party identification held steady or actually increased over the last few months, the Democrats find themselves bleeding membership. Rasmussen: The number of Republicans in the country increased by...

  • January 3, 2012

    Consumer spending outlook for 2012: 'Tepid'

    Considering that consumer spending represents about 70% of the economy, this isn't good news. New York Times: As the weak economy has trudged on, they have leaned on credit cards to pay for holiday gifts, many bought at discounts. They are dipping i...

  • January 3, 2012

    What is it that they want? OWS protestors disrupt Romney rally

    If they are going to protest against candidates just because they're rich, their already incoherent message becomes even more obtuse. What is it that they want? Do they want Romney impoverished - taking away his wealth and punishing him for his succe...

  • January 3, 2012

    Alan Colmes is a heartless monster

    I don't see how one could come to any other conclusion when reading this piece from Mediaite about a confrontation between NRO's Rich Lowrey and the liberal pundit. The imbroglio erupted when Colmes said that Iowans would get off the Santorum bandwag...

  • January 3, 2012

    Panetta to unveil plan to decimate the military

    It was US defense policy for decades that we should have a military capable of fighting one large ground war (formerly in Europe) and a smaller, regional war (Korea) at the same time. This made sense in a bi-polar world where the Soviets were threate...

  • January 3, 2012

    More empty threats from Iran (updated)

    Iran threatened to close the Straits of Hormuz if sanctions against its currency and central bank were approved. That threat was shown to be bluster as the economic sanctions are now really beginning to have some effect. But now, the Iranians are thr...

  • January 3, 2012

    It's anybody's game in Iowa

    Forget the polls. Forget the confident pronoucements from all the candidates. There are so many unknowns that will probably affect the outcome of tonight's Iowa Caucuses that anyone who says they have a handle on who will win is kidding themselves - ...

  • January 2, 2012

    Iran test fires new surface to air missile

    It's supposed to be radar evading and jam-proof, but that remains to be seen. They're calling it Mehrab, or Altar, and they claim it's home grown - probably with the help of North Korea who is known to have missile experts assisting the Iranians with...

  • January 2, 2012

    68 OWS protestors arrested in New York

    They came. They partied. They rioted. And then they were taken to the hoosegow. USA Today: About 500 protesters gathered in the park Saturday evening, where they rang in the new year with songs and their now-familiar chant of "We are the 99 percent....

  • January 2, 2012

    High school diploma requirement might violate the law - EEOC

    Companies who require high school diplomas for employment may be violating the Americans with Disabilities Act, says the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Washington Times: Employers are facing more uncertainty in the wake of a letter from th...

  • January 2, 2012

    Romney takes slim lead into final day of Iowa campaigning

    It's a slim lead, and if things shake out the way the most of the polls are saying, Romney will eke out a narrow win with Paul and Santorum very close behind. PPP: The Republican caucus in Iowa is headed for a photo finish, with the three leading co...

  • January 2, 2012

    'Person of interest' detained in Hollywood arson fires

    LA police have a man in custody they say is a "person of interest" in the spate of car fires that have hit the Hollywood neighborhood in recent days. LA TImes: The detention follows an early-morning frenzy of arson fires across the Hollywood area on...

  • January 2, 2012

    'You can't solve a debt problem with more debt'

    When it comes to the euro crisis, sometimes, the simplest of notions carries wisdom far beyond the complex ideas of geniuses. John Mauldin writing at Business Insider: As I keep pointing out, there are no easy choices left. Some countries must choos...

  • January 2, 2012

    RIP: Tax credit for ethanol (maybe)

    The wasteful and damaging tax subsidy for ethanol production has expired after 30 years. The remarkable thing about this is that it's political season in Iowa - the capitol of ethanol subsidies - and candidates have not been bragging about their supp...

  • January 2, 2012

    Syrian army pulls back from cities says Arab League

    No word whether this is a temporary or tactical retreat, or whether this is Assad's idea of complying with the Arab League demand that all Syrian troops retreat from cities and towns. Reuters: Syria's military has withdrawn from residential areas an...

  • January 2, 2012

    Iranian currency plunges in wake of US sanctions

    Here's a bit of holiday cheer for you. The riyal, Iran's main currency, has dropped about 10% in value due to US sanctions on Iran's central bank. The Guardian: Iran's currency value has fallen more than 10% in less than a week to record lows, after...

  • January 1, 2012

    Syrian opposition factions sign pact. Deep divisions persist

    The two major Syrian opposition groups came to an agreement about how to move toward a democratic transition despite deep divisions that threaten to scuttle the pact before it is implemented. The sticking points for the rank and file of both organiza...

  • January 1, 2012

    Final Register poll has Romney on top

    The final Des Moines Register poll before Tuesday's Iowa Caucuses shows Mitt Romney with a narrow lead over Ron Paul, and Rick Santorum not far behind in 3rd place. But the numbers may be misleading. The poll was taken over 4 days and while Romney's ...

  • January 1, 2012

    Virginia AG trying to fix state's embarrassing ballot snafu

    Virginia's attorney general Ken Cuccinelli will intervene in the state's primary ballot imbroglio by filing legislation that would address the inability of most GOP candidates to run in Virginia's March 6 contest. Fox News: "Recent events have under...

  • January 1, 2012

    20 year anniversary of the end of the Soviet Union

    Twenty years ago yesterday, the world witnessed the impossible; the peaceful disintegration of one of the major empires in world history - the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. In the previous 75 years, if you had asked any foreign policy expert w...

  • January 1, 2012

    Iran suddenly wants to restart nuke talks with EU, US

    Will their stalling tactics work again? Will the EU and the US play Charlie Brown to Iran's Lucy as they hold out the prospect for productive talks only to yank them away at the last minute? Looks that way. AFP: Top negotiator Saeed Jalili has said ...

  • January 1, 2012

    Arab League Parliament calls for recall of observer team from Syria

    They've only been there a week but the Arab League observers have already seen enough, says the organization's parliament. Reuters: An Arab League advisory body called on Sunday for the immediate withdrawal of the organization's monitoring mission i...

  • January 1, 2012

    Will 2012 be any better than 2011?

    It's hard to see how things can get much worse as far as the world economy, sovereign debt, and the continued tottering of the euro. But hold on to your hats; there are many analysts and leaders who say that 2012 has the potential for being even wors...

  • December 31, 2011

    Gingrich picks up major Iowa endorsement

    Newt Gingrich's campaign may be in free fall, but that hasn't stopped an influential social conservative from endorsing him. Long time former WHO radio host Steve Deace has come out in support of the former speaker. Washington Post: "Sadly, there ar...

  • December 31, 2011

    Ron Paul blames the Jews for '93 WTC bombing

    Ron Paul is not a bad or evil man. He's just nutzo: Whether [the 1993 World Trade Center bombing] was a setup by the Israeli Mossad, as a Jewish friend of mine suspects, or was truly a retaliation by the Islamic fundamentalists, matters little. Is ...

  • December 31, 2011

    Obama fundraiser found guilty of bank fraud

    Nice company you're keeping there, Barry. You going to return the money this guy raised for you too? New York Daily News: Courtney Dupree was convicted of vastly overstating the billings of his Long Island City-based lighting company GDC Acquisition...

  • December 31, 2011

    Another electric car company backed by DoE loan guarantees in trouble

    The entire "green subsidy" program, as we've discovered, is rife with corruption, cronyism, and just plain bad decisions. But beyond all of that, this is what happens when government - rather than the market - picks winners and losers. The Hill: An ...

  • December 31, 2011

    Youth vote up for grabs in 2012

    More likely, fewer young people will vote and those that do will be open to a candidate who can speak to their misery and give them reason for optimism about the future. Does that mean that a GOP candidate can win the 18-29 demographic? Not likely. ...

  • December 31, 2011

    Occupy protestors to run float in Tournament of Roses Parade

    It's bringing up the rear of the parade - a 70 foot octupus to symbolize corporate greed. Not very original. And it violates the strict rules governing floats in the parade which must be completely covered in natural materials like flowers, bark, and...

  • December 31, 2011

    From our 'What the heck were they thinking?' file

    Chalk up another instance of clueless corporate behavior. Verizon thought they'd gather some green by charging online bill paying customers a $2 fee for one time payments. Those who have their bills paid through autopay - automatic deductions from a ...

  • December 31, 2011

    'Should the US cut off aid to Egyptian military?'

    Former Reagan and Bush era diplomat Elliot Abrams thinks so: Given recent election returns this seems to have been a self-fulfilling prophecy-and this is the real crime of Hosni Mubarak against his country. I recall vividly meeting with an Egyptian ...

  • December 30, 2011

    Americans identify with GOP positions more than Democrats

    What should startle the Obama campaign is that Americans view the president as ideologically furthest away from themselves. Gallup: Americans perceive Jon Huntsman, Mitt Romney, and Ron Paul as closest to themselves ideologically, and Michele Bachma...

  • December 30, 2011

    Pakistani death squads target American informants in Afghanistan

    One thing you can applaud President Obama for and that is his massive increase in the use of drones to attack al-Qaeda and Taliban targets - even if they're hiding in Pakistan. We have successfully hurt the terrorist leadership and have kept them on ...

  • December 30, 2011

    Egyptian government shuts down offices of US election monitors

    The military is scapegoating these US based NGO's, telling the Egyptian people that the riots and unrest at Tahrir Square is the result of money being funneled to groups from the United States. It's just an excuse to shut down election monitors in ad...

  • December 30, 2011

    Monitors or not, attacks by Syrian forces on protestors continue

    Those hoping that the arrival of human rights observers from the Arab League in Syria would prevent the army from firing on unarmed protestors appear to have been suffering from wisful thinking. BBC: Syrian security forces have reportedly clashed wi...

  • December 30, 2011

    Court upholds immunity for telecoms in government wiretap case

    Following 9/11, the government asked telecom giants for access to their networks in order to gather intelligence on suspected terrorists. When the ACLU and other groups filed suit against them for violating their customer's privacy, congress passed a...

  • December 29, 2011

    Here comes Santorum in Iowa

    The new CNN poll confirms what many analysts on the ground had been saying for the last fortnight; Rick Santorum is making a serious move in Iowa. CNN: A new survey of people likely to attend Iowa's Republican caucuses indicates that the former Hous...

  • December 29, 2011

    Look who's heading up the Arab League human rights observers in Syria

    Maybe this is why Bashar Assad finally agreed to allow observers from the Arab League into the country to monitor the implementation of the agreement that is supposed to stop the killing. David Kenner: "I am going to Homs," insisted Sudanese Gen. Mo...

  • December 29, 2011

    Bachmann chair in Iowa defects to Ron Paul

    The congresswoman didn't have much of a shot anyway but this would seem to be the nail in the coffin. Politico: In a shock announcement Wednesday night, Iowa state senator and onetime Michele Bachmann campaign leader Kent Sorenson declared that he i...

  • December 29, 2011

    Chavez alleges US behind his, and his allies' illnesses

    The US consulate in Caracas has declined to comment on the allegation, so I will in my usual rational, reasonable, and logical manner. This charge that the US has developed a means of infecting anyone - much less Latin American allies of Chavez - wit...

  • December 29, 2011

    Religious violence intensifies in Nigeria

    Following the Christmas day bombing of a Chrstian church that killed 40 and the subsequent burning of 30 Christian businesses, the violence has escalated with an attack on a mosque and the shooting death of a young girl in a Christian neighborhood. ...

  • December 28, 2011

    Democratic Senator Ben Nelson to retire

    Nebraska Senator Ben Nelson has announced he will not seek another term in 2012, dealing a blow to Democrats who were hoping to keep control of the senate next year. Politico: "There's much more that needs to be done to keep America strong. And whi...

  • December 28, 2011

    Syria hiding detainees from Arab League monitors

    Syrian authorities have moved hundreds of detainees held without charge into military detention centers to hide them from Arab League observers who arrived to insure the agreement with the Assad government - including the release of all political pri...

  • December 28, 2011

    War tocsin sounding in Iran

    Given all the other signs we've been noting the last few weeks, including Leon Panetta's flat statement that the US will do everything to prevent Iranian nukes, his failure in the same interview not to warn Israel against an attack on Iran, the drone...

  • December 28, 2011

    Poverty comes to suburbia

    Presidential candidates are not addressing this problem, partly because it's so new but also because the suburbs of America have always been left pretty much alone by government.  But census data showing a worrying spike in suburban poverty thre...

  • December 28, 2011

    Perry suing Virginia for ballot access

    Rick Perry is suing the state of Virginia, alleging that the ballot access requirements are too stringent and violate free speech and freedom of assembly rights. He might have thought of doing this before the deadline. MSNBC: Perry's lawsuit challen...

  • December 28, 2011

    NY Times staffers near mutiny as paper continues to slide into oblivion

    The rocky, rickety boat that is the New York times has long been in peril of sinking. Now the Times staffers have sent a letter to publisher Arthur Sulzberger expressing "profound dismay" at the direction the company is headed. Huffington Post: The ...

  • December 28, 2011

    Hamas leader: Goal is 'eliminating all of Israel'

    It's so refreshing when Hamas leaders drop the mask and come right out in no uncertain terms and proclaim their true intentions regarding the state of Israel. Not that western elites care very much. They're not stupid. They know full well that the go...

  • December 27, 2011

    The Turn of China

    The financial and credit crisis can now be considered truly global. China has joined the list of nations whose banks and thus, government are in trouble. Zerohedge: Well, now we learn that as the global insolvency wave finally moves to China, a bank...

  • December 27, 2011

    Chuck Schumer's brother in law offered federal judgeship

    A shabby, tawdry political deal seems to be at the bottom of the nomination of Kevin McNulty, Senator Chuck Schumer's (D-NY) brother in law, to the federal bench. Politico: Kevin McNulty, who is married to Schumer's sister, was nominated for the $17...

  • December 27, 2011

    Court files show Gingrich lying about first divorce

    He's been saying for years that it was his first wife Jackie was the one who wanted a divorce, and has repeated that claim during the campaign. But court files, and contemporary eyewitness accounts, contradict that assertion. CNN: On the "Answering ...

  • December 27, 2011

    Siobhan Reynolds, pain patient advocate, killed in plane crash

    She led a lonely crusade for years until the medical community finally - and reluctantly - began to address the issue of chronic pain management. Siobhan Reynolds took up the cause of advocating the expansive use of pain medication to treat those in ...

  • December 27, 2011

    Great news: Muslim Brotherhood says 'Hamas is our role model'

    The symbiotic relationship between the philosophies of the two groups will be frightening to watch in the next few years. Of course, Hamas claims its roots are in the Brotherhood, not the other way around. But aping the tactics and organization of Ha...

  • December 27, 2011

    It's good to be one of the '1%,' right Nancy Pelosi?

    Exhibit #1 in the hypocrisy case against Nancy Pelosi - staying at a $10,000 a night room in a ritzy Hawaii resort. Hawaii Reporter: The first family and their friends have been enjoying a reclusive 17-day holiday vacation in beach front homes in Ka...

  • December 27, 2011

    Housing prices drop in October

    Single family home prices continue to decline and there doesn't seem to be any light at the end of the tunnel - yet. Reuters: Single-family home prices fell more than expected in October, according to data on Tuesday that underscored the challenges ...

  • December 27, 2011

    Is Obama's bump in approval from tax fight with GOP?

    President Obama's approval ratings climbed to 47% in a new Gallup poll. And he has his best "disapproval" rating since July. CBS News: President Obama's approval ratings are higher than his disapproval ratings for the first time since July, accordin...

  • December 26, 2011

    Assad puts Homs under seige

    The epicenter of the Syrian uprising is now under virtual seige by the Syrian armed forces, according to activists. At least 5 neighborhoods in the city of Homs are under attack and Syrian forces are beginning to surround the entire city. CNN: Syria...

  • December 26, 2011

    Is the Shroud of Turin authentic?

    A new study by Italian scientsts doesn't really answer that question, but they make a convincing case that it isn't a medieval forgery. Telegraph: "The double image (front and back) of a scourged and crucified man, barely visible on the linen cloth ...

  • December 26, 2011

    Obama condemns 'senseless' bombings: No names, please

    Our vacationing president took time out from his hammock lying and golfing to muster up the energy to condemn the Christmas day bombings in Nigeria by radical Islamists. Unfortunately, he couldn't seem to identify who it was that would murder innocen...

  • December 26, 2011

    Go Daddy learns valuable lesson in customer service

    The hosting and domain service Go Daddy is being punished by its customers for its wishy washy position on the SOPA legislation. According to this report at Venturebeat, Go Daddy has lost 37,000 domains just since Thursday as an organized boycott too...

  • December 26, 2011

    Obamabots programmed to propagandize their families over the holidays

    I suppose when the cult leader is in trouble, they'll try anything. National Review: On Tuesday, the Obama 2012 campaign released an instructional video titled "Home for the Holidays: Share Why You're Working to Re-elect President Obama." Instead of...

  • December 26, 2011

    Obama's green energy program 'infused with politics at every level'

    So declares the Washington Post after an extensive investigation of the $80 billion program: Meant to create jobs and cut reliance on foreign oil, Obama's green-technology program was infused with politics at every level, The Washington Post found i...

  • December 26, 2011

    Security website Stratfor hacked by Anonymous

    Not only were their files hacked, but the website was attacked and defaced by these juvenile delinquents. Businessweek: The loose-knit hacking movement "Anonymous" claimed Sunday to have stolen thousands of credit card numbers and other personal inf...

  • December 26, 2011

    Yemen's dictator seeking medical treatment in US

    Considering the fact that Yemen is currently a tinderbox, the prospect of allowing President Saleh into the US for medical treatment is pretty dicey. After all, a similar request from the Shah led to the seizing of our diplomats and a 444 days stando...

  • December 26, 2011

    Iran reconsiders stoning adulteress: Would hang her instead

    I guess on one level, you could congratulate the Iranians for making progress toward becoming civilized. Substituting a 19th century punishment for a 7th century punishment is a sign of growth in Iranian society. But the notion of executing anyone fo...

  • December 25, 2011

    Iran to host Occupy Wall Street cartoon festival

    The Iranian news agency Fars is sponsoring an international cartoon festival "on the Occupy Wall Street movement in a bid to help people in the United States take their message out to the world." This ought to be good. The last cartoon festival spons...

  • December 25, 2011

    Pope decries commercialization of Christmas

    David Frum thinks that the real Christmas war is between Jesus and Santa Claus. Unfortunately, Frum's article delves only superficially into what is a growing movement among Christians to put the sacred back into Christmas and reduce or eliminate the...

  • December 25, 2011

    25 dead in Christmas eve church bombings by Muslims in Nigeria

    Islamic terrorists are claiming responsibility for a pair of church bombings in Nigeria that claimed 25 lives and injured dozens more. Wall Street Journal: The Christmas Day attacks show the growing national ambition of the sect known as Boko Haram,...

  • December 24, 2011

    Trump registers as independent

    This is great news for Republicans. If Trump were to declare a third party candidacy, it would almost certainly keep New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg from running, and might even make Ron Paul hesitate given how much cash Trump could throw around. Tr...

  • December 24, 2011

    Gingrich and Perry fail to qualify for VA primary

    Add Newt Gingrich and Rick Perry to the list of GOP presidential candidates who didn't qualify for Virginia's primary ballot. Previously, Michele Bachmann, Rick Santorum, and Jon Huntsman had come up short. Only Mitt Romney and Ron Paul will be on th...

  • December 24, 2011

    Obama to ignore 20 policy riders in omnibus funding bill

    Obama in 2008 on Bush signing statements: "That's not part of his power, but this is part of the whole theory of George Bush that he can make laws as he goes along. I disagree with that. I taught the Constitution for 10 years. I believe in the Const...

  • December 24, 2011

    DoJ rejects SC voter ID law

    To no one's surprise, the Department of Justice has rejected South Carolina's new voter ID law, calling it "discriminatory." Washington Post: Justice Department lawyers, facing intense pressure from civil rights groups to act against the new laws, a...

  • December 24, 2011

    Massive protests in Russia against Putin

    Tens of thousands of Russians took to the streets again to protest against the rule of Vladmir Putin and demand a rerun of the parliamentary election earlier this month that was marred by fraud. Reuters: The protesters shouted "Russia without Putin"...

  • December 24, 2011

    Yemenis not done with Saleh yet

    Government troops opened fire on 100,000 protestors demanding that the outgoing President, Ali Abdullah Saleh not be granted immunity in the deal that would send him into retirement. USA Today: The protesters were attacked as they entered the capita...

  • December 23, 2011

    Carter sends condolence letter to Kim Jong-un

    Carter now finds himself in the company of that noted humanitarian Robert Mugabe as one of the two famous personalities who have communicated directly with the new North Korean leader offering their sorrowful lamentations on the death of his father. ...

  • December 23, 2011

    Politifact defends 'Lie of the Year' selection

    An "echo chamber nation" is what Politifact, the fact checking organization of journalists, said about the state of politics in the US. They're right, of course. On both left and right, there is a tendency by many - not all - to stay in one's comfort...

  • December 23, 2011

    Suicide car bombers in Damascus

    CNN is reporting that two suicide car bombs hit government buildings in the capitol city of Damascus, raising questions about the viability of the Assad regime: Two suicide car bombs shook the seat of Syrian power on Friday, said state-run media, a ...

  • December 23, 2011

    Romney Q4 fundraising to hit $20 million

    This, compared to the $18 million raised in third quarter. Politico: The sources said that his overall take of the year - his campaign raised funds starting in April - is on track to be roughly $50 million, the sources said. While there is still a w...

  • December 23, 2011

    Gay sailors' 'first kiss' more titillation than news

    It must have been a slow news day in the world because the coverage given the welcome home "first kiss" by lesbian sailors made it on more than 500 newspapers and websites around the world. Did anyone ask what the big deal was? Guess not. Which leads...

  • December 23, 2011

    Pakistan rejects US report on border attack

    You knew they would, if only to flog the issue with their anti-American population a little longer. VOA: Pakistan's military has rejected the findings of a U.S. inquiry into last month's coalition attack that killed 24 Pakistan soldiers at Pakistan'...

  • December 23, 2011

    Ron Paul forecast 'race war' in ad for newsletter

    Sorry Ron, but you can't escape your racist past no matter how hard you try to hide it. Reuters: A direct-mail solicitation for Ron Paul's political and investment newsletters two decades ago warned of a "coming race war in our big cities" and of a ...

  • December 22, 2011

    LA Mayor calls for budget cuts - cites Occupy LA costs

    Selfish, arrogant, and stupid. That's what adolescents and the Occupy movement have in common. Selfish because they refuse to acknowledge that their protests have hurt ordinary people - their precious "one percenters" - by causing them to lose their ...

  • December 22, 2011

    Mixed economic news points to slow growth, more jobs

    The final revision for 3rd quarter growth was revised downward, while new unemployment claims hit a 3 1/2 year low. Reuters: The number of Americans filing new claims for jobless benefits hit a 3-1/2 year low last week, bolstering views the economy ...

  • December 22, 2011

    63 dead in Baghdad bomb attacks

    And the New York Times is worried how this plays out for Obama politically? The attacks came a day after Mr. Maliki threatened to abandon an American-backed power-sharing government created a year ago. The prime minister's words at a televised news ...

  • December 21, 2011

    Panetta says Iran will not be allowed to develop nukes

    What exactly is he talking about? Iran has been developing nukes for years and now has the capability to produce one. Is he saying we're going to wait until they have actually constructed a bomb? CBS News interview with Scott Pelley: Pelley: So are y...

  • December 21, 2011

    Egyptian women rally against abuse by military

    The videos of female Egyptian protestors being beaten and stripped by soldiers has many women taking to the street marching against the abuse. Bloomberg: Thousands of Egyptian women joined protests on the streets of central Cairo following internati...

  • December 21, 2011

    Romney still the most electable Republican

    Romney might be better in a head to head matchup with Obama, but a couple of others in the field aren't far behind. PPP: For the first time in PPP's monthly national polling since July 2010 Mitt Romney's taken a lead, albeit a small one, over Barack...

  • December 21, 2011

    How Kim Jong Il starved his own people

    Contrary to the myth that North Korea starved because they diverted resources to their nuclear program, this piece by Jordan Weissmann in the Atlantic shows that it was the collapse of the Soviet Union and the inability of North Korea to abandon its ...

  • December 21, 2011

    US regains top spot as world's most charitable nation

    After finishing 5th last year, the US has once again reclaimed 1st place as the world's most charitable nation. NPR: Despite the gloomy economic situation, the United States has become the world's most generous nation, according to this year's Chari...

  • December 21, 2011

    Adolescent hackers publish cops' private data in 'retaliation' for OWS evictions

    Violating the privacy of police officers who were carrying out the lawful, sensible, and necessary orders of their superiors by publishing their home addresses and phone numbers is about as low as it gets for the hacker group Anonymous. But that's wh...

  • December 21, 2011

    Medicare fraud on a grand scale

    Reuters is running a series of articles on corporate secrecy and today they have a doozey on Medicare fraud carried out by people who create shell corporations and then bill Medicare for services that weren't performed. Michel De Jesus Huarte, a 40-...

  • December 21, 2011

    Housing on the cusp of recovery?

    Existing home sales rose a healthy 4% last month, and coupled with the rise in housing starts could mean that the housing sector has finally turned the corner. Reuters: The National Association of Realtors said on Wednesday existing home sales incre...

  • December 21, 2011

    111 dead in Syria's largest one day bloodletting to date

    The cynicism of President Assad is breathtaking. Just days before a group of Arab League observers are scheduled to enter Syria and monitor Assad's compliance with the "peace plan" worked out, Syrian forces massacred 111 civilians according to the us...

  • December 20, 2011

    Holder draws the race card and busts

    It's no surprise that Eric Holder has accused his critics of racially motivated attacks. This is the last refuge of scoundrel black politicos who can't defend themselves on the facts or the merits of their case. What is surprising is that the Departm...

  • December 20, 2011

    House GOP delays payroll tax vote

    The Democrats are loving this. Speaker Boehner doesn't know what to do with his caucus. After GOP senators got Obama to cave on the pipeline by attaching it to the extension of the payroll tax for two months despite his veto threat, House Republicans...

  • December 20, 2011

    Is Kim Jong Eun more irrational than his father?

    Reading the tea leaves from North Korea is something akin to trying to accurately divine the future from the entrails of a frog. In short, it's a mess. We know so little about Kim's successor, his third son Kim Jong Eun, that there isn't much intelli...

  • December 20, 2011

    Palin, Jeb Bush, mulling presidential options?

    Could a candidate with excellent name recognition and the ability to raise millions almost immediately still have a shot if they entered the race today? Sarah Palin thinks so. And Jeb Bush is going to be visited by some very powerful party insiders a...

  • December 20, 2011

    WaPo/ABC Poll has Gingrich and Romney in dead heat nationally

    Another snapshot poll for you. In this one, it appears to have captured Newt's fall and Romney's rise as they meet in mid air. Two weeks before Iowans cast the first votes of the 2012 election cycle, Republicans nationally are sharply divided over w...

  • December 20, 2011

    Coburn releases list of most wasteful government spending

    The GOP should be doing more of this. Coburn just scratches the surface: U.S. Senator Tom Coburn, M.D. (R-OK) today released a new oversight report, "Wastebook 2011" that highlights over $6.5 billion in examples of some of the most egregious ways yo...

  • December 20, 2011

    Housing starts highest since April, 2010

    The housing sector appears to be picking up some steam as new construction hit an 18 month high in November. Reuters: Housing starts and permits for future construction jumped to a 1-1/2 year high in November as demand for rental apartments rose, su...

  • December 20, 2011

    Arrest warrant out for Iraq's Sunni Vice President

    The Shia dominated government of Iraq has issued an arrest warrant for the Sunni Vice President,Tariq al-Hashemi, charging him with running a hit squad that killed government officials. CBS News: Acting just a day after American forces completed the...

  • December 19, 2011

    Ron Paul leads in Iowa

    Newt is imploding as the negative attacks appear to have whittled him down to size. That, and his own gafftastic mouth have done him in. So now, we can truly embrace the horror: Ron Paul is ahead in Iowa. PPP: Newt Gingrich's campaign is rapidly imp...

  • December 19, 2011

    Hezb'allah in financial trouble?

    Iran supports the terrorist organization to the tune of about $200 million in direct aid and more in military hardware and training. But the Iranians are having their own problems with sanctions. And to make matters worse for the terrorists, the upri...

  • December 19, 2011

    Egypt's Islamists do even better in second round of voting

    The Muslim Brotherhood and the Salifis party combined to sweep about 3/4 of the total vote in the second round of Egypt's elections. The first round saw the extremists win about 60%. Reuters: Egypt's two leading Islamist parties said on Sunday their...

  • December 19, 2011

    Secret talks with Taliban near a critical juncture

    So say some leakers who are in the know. I question the wisdom of placing too much stock in these discussions simply because the Taliban has absolutely no need to agree to anything. We're leaving, remember? Reuters: The officials acknowledged that t...

  • December 19, 2011

    Gingrich: Congress can send Capitol Police to arrest 'rogue' judges

    One question for Newt: Will the cops be wearing jack boots? The Hill: GOP presidential frontrunner Newt Gingrich said Congress has the power to dispatch the Capitol Police or U.S. Marshals to apprehend a federal judge who renders a decision lawmaker...

  • December 19, 2011

    EPA's next big thing

    The EPA has decided that it needs more power over the economy, our living spaces, and our lives. They are about to declare that the US should be on put on a path of "sustainable development" -- just like any other third world country -- and want the ...

  • December 19, 2011

    Syria inks deal to allow Arab League monitors into the country

    But sanctions will stay in place. Reuters: Syria agreed on Monday to let Arab League observers into the country to monitor implementation of a deal it agreed last month to pull troops from protest-hit towns, free political prisoners and start talkin...

  • December 18, 2011

    Des Moines Register endorses Romney

    The Des Moines Register, Iowa's largest newspaper, has endorsed Mitt Romney as the "most qualified candidate" running in the Iowa Caucuses. The newspaper cited Romney's "Sobriety, wisdom and judgment" as reasons for their endorsement. Des Moines Regi...

  • December 18, 2011

    Downstate Illinoisans rebelling against Chicago domination

    Once you get outside Chicago and the "collar counties" that surround it, Illinois is much like any other midwestern state; fairly conservative socially, moderately conservative economically, and as patriotic as any other residents in small towns else...

  • December 18, 2011

    What CBS left on the cutting room floor in Obama '60 Minutes' interview

    Obama thinks he's the 4th best president? Newsbusters: If you want to see Obama engage in this latest bit of over the top braggadocio you can only see it at the online 60 Minutes Overtime which has a video of the entire interview. You can catch Ob...

  • December 18, 2011

    Egypt's authorities in bloody crackdown on protestors

    Soldiers are chasing civilians and beating them when they catch up with them. This is not an effort to keep order, it is message sending by the military government. New York Times: Egypt's military rulers escalated a bloody crackdown on street prote...

  • December 18, 2011

    Vaclav Havel dead at 75

    The anti-Communist playwright and former president of the Czech Republic was a gigantic historical figure who guided his little nation to democracy. Reuters: Havel became a guarantee of peaceful transition to democracy and allowed the small countr...

  • December 18, 2011

    House GOP not on board Senate payroll tax bill

    Basically, the Senate thumbed its nose at the concerns of House Republicans and passed the two month extension of the Social Security payroll tax holiday, the extension of unemployment benefits, and the Medicare "doc fix." This could mean that the Se...

  • December 17, 2011

    Credit agency says euro deal 'beyond reach'

    The fallout from the EU summit last week ago continues as more and more analysts here and in Europe now believe that despite an agreement on the broad outlines of a fiscal union, a meaningful deal that would save the euro and address the continent's ...

  • December 17, 2011

    Peter Hitchens on the death of his brother Christopher

    As Peter explains, he didn't have to write anything and people would have understood. This is true. But then again, the younger Hitchens - a talented writer in his own right - imparted some insight into Christopher's life that we couldn't get from an...

  • December 17, 2011

    Rep. Ellison on hunger strike in solidarity with Occupy activists

    Oh for Pete's sake Do we have to put up with this kind of grandstanding? Rep. Keith Ellison (D-for Dummy), has grandiloquently announced that he will go on a 24 hour hunger strike in solidarity with some Occupy DC activists who are going without food...

  • December 17, 2011

    Did Department of Energy conspire to hide global warming data?

    Fox News has this interesting story. Apparently, the US Department of Energy funded the Phil Jones weather station temperature data and told him he didn't have to release the raw data - a fundamental tenet of good science so that others can duplicate...

  • December 17, 2011

    Senate leaders agree on short term payroll tax cut

    Obama and the Democrats didn't get a tax increase or force the removal of the pipeline from the final package. In short, a victory of sorts for senate Republicans. CNBC: Senate leaders agreed on compromise legislation Friday night to extend Social S...

  • December 17, 2011

    TARP cost estimates go up - again

    Part of the reason for the increased costs is that government owned securities have dropped in value. But the controversy over accounting of the TARP program means we will probably never know how much the bailout actually cost the taxpayer. Reuters: ...

  • December 17, 2011

    Dozens hurt in Cairo protests against police brutality

    They may be holding elections in Egypt but the military government has its hands full with the Muslim Brotherhood demanding they take over for the military immediately and protests against police brutality. Financial Times: By Friday evening, the sc...

  • December 17, 2011

    Bin Laden death voted top story of the year

    The poll was conducted by AP of top editors and news directors. The top 4 stories were all foreign news. ABC: -OSAMA BIN LADEN'S DEATH: He'd been the world's most-wanted terrorist for nearly a decade, ever since a team of his al-Qaida followers carr...

  • December 16, 2011

    Syrian crackdown enters new phase

    We'll see how many civilians Assad is able to gun down in cold blood now that there's someone shooting back at his forces. Reuters: Army deserters killed 27 soldiers in southern Syria on Thursday, an activist group said, in some of the deadliest att...

  • December 16, 2011

    Holiday cookies a no-go for MA school district

    When authorites, in the name of health, safety, or because they can, cracks down on the simple things that make life worth living, you have to wonder whatever happend to "the pursuit of happiness?" Westford school officials are getting tough on clas...

  • December 16, 2011

    GOP scores temporary victory in light bulb controversy

    A rider attached to the omnibus spending bill that will keep the government running through September 30 of next year contains language that would prevent the EPA from enforcing the ban on incandescent light bulbs. But this is only a short respite, a...

  • December 16, 2011

    Congress 'exhausted' so everyone compromises and goes home for Christmas

    This is how important legislation is made in Congress these days. A deal was reached on funding the government through September of next year that will avoid a shut down that was due to start tonight. So what was the catalyst that got the deal throug...

  • December 16, 2011

    Americans rejecting class warfare - Gallup

    This pretty much makes the Occupy movement irrelevant in some respects: Americans are now less likely to see U.S. society as divided into the "haves" and "have nots" than they were in 2008, returning to their views prior to that point. A clear major...

  • December 16, 2011

    Jobless claims drop to three year low

    It's unkown at this point whether some of the good news on jobs is the result of holiday hiring or whether we have perhaps finally turned a corner and could see some real relief for the unemployed. Reuters: Although growth is quickening from the thi...

  • December 16, 2011

    Hopes for peaceful, united Libya up in the air

    It could go either way at this point. There have been severe clashes between rival militias as well as reports of continuing murders and detentions by independent warlords. But the National Transitional Council (NTC) has accomplished a few things and...

  • December 16, 2011

    That's gratitude for you

    One aspect of the end of the Iraqi War ceremony held in Baghdad that hasn't gotten a lot of press is that there were no major Iraqi government officials who attended and no Iraqis made any remarks to thank the US for our sacrifices on their behalf. C...

  • December 16, 2011

    SEC sues former Fannie and Freddie execs

    At least they're going after someone - although not the real architects of the disaster - for losing so much on sub prime mortgage securities that they had to be taken over by the Feds. Reuters: U.S. securities regulators sued six former executives ...

  • December 15, 2011

    Attacks on Gingrich in Iowa working? (updated)

    The Newt has been hammered unmercifully by the GOP field in the last few days, but especially by Ron Paul and Mitt Romney. The question asked by AT Political Correspondent Rich Baehr in today's PJ Media is; does this kind of negative campaigning hurt...

  • December 15, 2011

    Housing, credit bubbles popping in China

    It appears that the party is over for many Chinese and international investors who thought, just like America a few years ago, that the housing market would continue to expand and home prices rise forever. The credit and housing bubbles upon which a ...

  • December 14, 2011

    Ron Paul in virtual dead heat with Gingrich in Iowa

    If you think the inside the beltway crowd is nervous over a Gingrich candidacy, how about Ron Paul winning Iowa? PPP: There has been some major movement in the Republican Presidential race in Iowa over the last week, with what was a 9 point lead fo...

  • December 14, 2011

    Another success for OWS: 90 workers lose jobs due to protests

    A restaurant near Zucotti Park where the OWS protestors camped out for two months is shutting its doors due to the barricades police used to control the demonstrators. New York Daily News: Milk Street Cafe, the restaurant whose business dried up in ...

  • December 14, 2011

    Realtors overcounted home sales for last 5 years

    As bad as the housing market has been, it appears that it was actually much worse. CNBC: The National Association of Realtors said a benchmarking exercise had revealed that some properties were listed more than once, and in some instances, new home ...

  • December 14, 2011

    Time Magazine 'Person of the Year.' The Protestor?

    Sorry, Tea Party didn't make the cut. Only Occupy Wall Street and Arab Spring protestors were apparently worthy of inclusion. Politico: The honor of Time magazine's 2011 "Person of the Year" goes to "the protester" - from the demonstrators across th...

  • December 14, 2011

    Chinese village blockaded after protests

    Someone send this to Andy Stern so he can tell us more about the superiority of the Chinese "model. Telegraph: For the first time on record, the Chinese Communist party has lost all control, with the population of 20,000 in this southern fishing vil...

  • December 14, 2011

    US stops minting $1 coins

    They couldn't get the public to accept them because they were too close to the quarter in size or were too bulky to carry around. Chicago Tribune: The U.S. government, its vaults stuffed with 1.4 billion one-dollar coins bearing the likenesses of de...

  • December 13, 2011

    Democractic congressman says Obama 'would rather be a university professor'

    In case anyone was wondering what even members of congress from the president's own party think of him, this op-ed appearing in The Hill by California congressman Dennis Cardoza (D) might be an eye opener: After observing President Obama for the las...

  • December 13, 2011

    People fear Big Government far more than Big Business

    Gallup says that even includes Democrats: Americans' concerns about the threat of big government continue to dwarf those about big business and big labor, and by an even larger margin now than in March 2009. The 64% of Americans who say big governme...

  • December 13, 2011

    Success! Occupy protestors cost dock workers a day's wage in Oakland

    "I'm just barely getting on my feet again after two years, and now I gotta go a day without pay while somebody else has something to say that I'm not really sure is relevant to the cause," trucker Chuck Baca told CNN affiliate KGO. Yes, but that pa...

  • December 13, 2011

    Syria death toll hits 5,000

    The British ambassador said of the UN briefing on the violence that it was the "most horrifying briefing that we've had in the Security Council over the last two years." The briefer, Navi Pillay, said she erred in her estimate of the dead from just 1...

  • December 12, 2011

    23 dead in clash between defectors and Syrian army

    There were also attacks reported against workers who were in strike in Aleppo. Washington Post: Clashes between Syrian troops and army defectors are said to have killed 23 people Sunday, while activists reported attacks on workers striking against t...

  • December 12, 2011

    Markets return verdict on euro deal: Failure

    After a brief bump caused by optimism surrounding the deal for a fiscal union last Friday, the markets took a look at the fine print of what exactly the EU had accomplished and today, found it wanting. Reuters: A European summit deal to strengthen b...

  • December 12, 2011

    OWS port shut down plan appears to be a failure

    The Occupy movement's plan to shut down every port between San Diego and Alaska today appears headed for failure. Unions - including the Longshoremen - as well as some Occupy activists themselves see the attempt to "occupy" port facilities as self de...

  • December 12, 2011

    'God Particle' glimpsed at Hadron

    Just to get a healthy discussion going this morning, we have news from the BBC that scientists working at the Large Hadron Collider in Bern, Switzerland can barely contain their excitement over the prospect of discovering the elusive Higgs-Boson part...

  • December 11, 2011

    Euro zone banks near collapse

    The recently completed summit of EU leaders came up with a solution of sorts to deal with the sovereign debt crisis. But what it didn't address was the growing crisis over credit access for european banks. The Telegraph: The European Central Bank ad...

  • December 11, 2011

    Obama says he's not trying to redistribute the wealth

    But he can't help saying exactly that in a "60 Minutes" interview to be aired on Sunday: Look, everybody's concerned about inequality. Those folks in there, who were listening to the speech, those are teachers and small-business people, and probably...

  • December 11, 2011

    Broadband satellite backed by Obama bundler a bust

    Phillip Falcone, a hedge fund manager and Obama campaign fund raiser, appears to have struck out on a $3 billion gamble to supply satellite broadband service to the bulk of the country. Called Lightsquared Inc., the company held out the promise of fu...

  • December 11, 2011

    Occupy DC protestors arrested for attacking counter-protestor

    It wasn't much of an attack - all they did was rip a sign out his hands that said "Get a Job." But it was enough to get the Occupy DC protestors arrested for assault. Washington Post: Two Occupy D.C. protesters in McPherson Square were charged with ...

  • December 11, 2011

    Are the Palestinian people really 'invented' as Gingrich claims?

    Barry Rubin fact checks ABC News, who fact checked Gingirch on some of his statements regarding the Middle East and Palestinians: Gingrich said Palestinians are an "invented" people. ABC says: Not true. I think Gingrich was basically correct but tha...

  • December 11, 2011

    New NBC/Marist poll in SC, FL should worry Romney

    He's ahead double digits in both state with a whopping 20 point advantage in South Carolina. MSNBC: According to new NBC News-Marist polls, the former House speaker has now opened up commanding leads in South Carolina and Florida -- two states that ...

  • December 11, 2011

    One college athletic coach who gets it right

    Since there have been numerous questions raised recently about coaches and how they dealt with difficult situations, I thought that pointing out the response of Cincinnati head basketball coach Mich Cronin to his players brawling at the end of their ...

  • December 11, 2011

    Medvedev says government will probe election rigging

    Um...sure. They will find a unicorn before they find anything wrong with the recent election. VOA: Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, facing unprecedented voter protests, says he has ordered his government to investigate allegations of electoral fra...

  • December 10, 2011

    What Hath Europe Wrought?

    What exactly is it that the EU has signed on to when approving the Merkel-Sarkozy deal yesterday? Most everyone not part of an EU government believes that the agreement is the absolute least that could have been accomplished in order to - at least te...

  • December 10, 2011

    Proposed South Korean towers resemble WTC collapsing

    John Rosenthal at Weekly Standard has the story of a Dutch design firm that is planning to build two residential towers that look like the World Trade Centers in mid-collapse: John writes: The designers of the towers, Dutch architectural firm MVRDV...

  • December 10, 2011

    Muslim Brotherhood to 'review' Egytp-Israel accords

    The MB pretty much said as much before the election so this isn't entirely unexpected. Haaretz: Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood said that the country's peace treaty with Israel needs re-evaluation by the country's new parliament, in press remarks by a se...

  • December 10, 2011

    Reason #1067 why Ron Paul should never be elected president

    Aside from his incredibly dangerous views on foreign and defense policy, and his cockamamie ideas about returning to the gold standard, and his conspiratorial mindset, and his whiny, arrogant, debate appearances, and a thousand other faults, Ron Paul...

  • December 10, 2011

    Big protests against Putin in Russia

    The biggest protests in Russia in more than a decade were held today in cities across the length and breadth of Russia demanding a rerun of the fixed parliamentary elections and the end of Valdmir Putin's rule. Reuters: Protesters waved banners such...

  • December 10, 2011

    NLRB drops action against Boeing

    It's not as big a victory as it might seem. The reason the NLRB is dropping the complaint is because Boeing reached an agreement with the Machinists Union this week that contains some sweeteners that almost certainly wouldn't have been added if the N...

  • December 9, 2011

    Iran displays drone on TV it says crashed

    It certainly looks authentic and US officials are being tight lipped about whether it is the missing drone that was lost last weekend. Any way you look at it, not good news. New York Times: On state television, the video clip was narrated by a voice...

  • December 9, 2011

    Obama echoes Pelosi - Unemployment benefits create jobs

    Back in July, Nancy Pelosi elicited loud, and well deserved guffaws for saying that "unemployment benefits creates jobs faster than almost any other initiative you can name." Barack Obama echoed those sentiments yesterday, claiming that unemployment ...

  • December 9, 2011

    Record number say most congressmen do not deserve re-election - Gallup

    Fully 76% of Americans think that most members of Congress do not deserve to be re-elected according to a Gallup poll released today. Only 20% believe they do. Both numbers are records for the Gallup survey which has been asking the question for 19 y...

  • December 9, 2011

    Cameron nixes Merkozy deal for EU

    The Merkel-Sarkozy agreement on a fiscal union may survive, but it won't include Great Britain. Prime Minister David Cameron is adamantly opposed to the new rules that would give Brussels unprecedented power to approve national budgets and enforce ru...

  • December 8, 2011

    Blago gets 14 years

    Former Illinois Governor Rob Blagojevich pled for mercy and got the book thrown at him. Judge Zagel ignored Blago's pleas about his family being ruined and how sorry he was and slapped a 14 year sentence on the impeached Democrat for trying to sell B...

  • December 8, 2011

    New docs show Fast and Furious was going to be used to justify gun control measures

    I had seen this theory kicking around the internet for months. The Obama administration authorized Fast and Furious at least in part to make a case for stricter gun laws. I dismissed it as just one more conspiracy theory on the net. Now I'm not so su...

  • December 8, 2011

    5 big lies in Obama's economic fairness speech

    I'm surprised that IDB can only find 5 big lies in Obama's Kansas economic speech. But 5 is a good start: Tax cuts and deregulation have "never worked" to grow the economy. There's so much evidence to disprove this claim, it's hard to know where to ...

  • December 8, 2011

    Holy Land Foundation convictions upheld

    The most famous terrorist financing trial in history resulted in the conviction of 5 organizers of the "charity" the Holy Land Foundation.They were convicted of funneling money to Hamas for the purposes of carrying out terrorist attacks. Yesterday, t...

  • December 8, 2011

    Dems losing ground in swing states

    A study released by the centrist group, The Third Way, reveals that more than 800,000 Democrats have left the party in 8 battleground states since 2008. ABC News: "The numbers show that Democrats' path to victory just got harder," said Lanae Erickso...

  • December 8, 2011

    Russia's anti-Putin protests are growing

    A major test is ahead for Vladmir Putin's government as protestors will gather in 80 cities in Russia over the weekend to protest the recent parliamentary elections that many observers and most Russians believe was rigged. Guardian: More than 16,700...

  • December 8, 2011

    Unemployment claims drop below 400,000

    The number of first time claims was at its lowest since last February. CNN: There were 381,000 initial jobless claims filed in the week ended Dec. 3, the Labor Department said Thursday. That was down 23,000 from the prior week's 402,000 jobless clai...

  • December 7, 2011

    'A date which will live in infamy.'

    Exactly 70 years ago, the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. We can look at that event now, through the prism of time and distance coldly, rationally, and understand that war was forced upon us. We can vaguely sense the outrage and shock that Americans ...

  • December 7, 2011

    Is Pakistani president on the way out?

    President Asif Ali Zardari of Pakistan suddenly left the country after suffering "heart pains" and is currently in Dubai seeking treatment. Of course, it couldn't be that he was about to give a speech before Parliament  on a scandal involving a ...

  • December 7, 2011

    Gorbachev calls for new elections

    The Russian opposition got a big boost today as former Soviet Prime Minister Mikhail Gorbachev has called for new elections following the scandal plagued vote held last weekend. VOA: Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev has called for Russia's par...

  • December 7, 2011

    German pessimism on euro deal

    This may be a ploy by Germany to goose the rest of the EU into supporting the changes to the constitution that Germany is seeking. Then again, at least one Berlin official believes that some of the rest of Europe doesn't understand the gravity of the...

  • December 7, 2011

    Assad's stupendous nose growth

    This must be read in its entirety to be believed. But these are some of the things Syrian President Bashar Assad told ABC News. VOA: In a rare interview that aired Wednesday, Assad told ABC News that although he is president he does not "own the cou...

  • December 6, 2011

    Syria agrees to Arab League observers with 'conditions'

    And guess what - those "conditions" are deal breakers. New York Times: "The conditions contained new elements that we have not heard before," Mr. Araby told reporters in Cairo. He added that even if Syria agreed to let the monitors in, the League wo...

  • December 6, 2011

    Hollywood's dirty little secret: Child sexual abuse

    Fox News highlights the fact that in recent weeks, three separate child sex abuse cases in Hollywood have come to light and that this is just the tip of the iceberg as far as the sexual exploitation of children in Tinseltown: Revelations of this sor...

  • December 6, 2011

    France and Germany agree on new rules for euro zone

    In the end, both sides compromised a little, but Angela Merkel got most of what she wanted; new rules governing the "fiscal union" that will seize sovereignty from european states, forcing them to abide by tax and budget decisions made in Brussels ab...

  • December 6, 2011

    Iran's Rev Guards preparing for war

    It's a new kind of war - a combination of assassinating key scientific figures, cyber attacks, and more conventional sabotage carried out by intelligence agencies. And the fact that the Iranians have now activated their best trained, best equipped so...

  • December 6, 2011

    Postal Service to slow down first class mail delivery

    Facing a $6 billion deficit, the US Postal Service is proposing new rules on first class mail delivery that will affect not only private letters, but the delivery of magazines and periodicals. LA Times: The U.S. Postal Service said a plan to save $2...

  • December 6, 2011

    Were safety issues with the Chevy Volt battery suppressed?

    Just in time for Christmas, another potential gift for the GOP. Following on from the announcement that GM is looking at redesigning the Chevrolet Volt's lithium-ion battery system in the wake of several highly publicized fires resulting from test c...

  • December 6, 2011

    52 dead in bombing at Afghan Shia shrine

    The Taliban have declined to take responsibility which leads one to believe it's just more of the same kind of sectarian violence we see elsewhere in the region. VOA: Afghan officials say at least 52 people, including women and children, have been k...

  • December 5, 2011

    Even with the fix in, Putin's party suffers setback at the polls

    There were more than 5,000 complaints regarding fraud and abuse that poured into the independent election monitor's office during the day, leading one spokesman for the group to describe the situation as "a war zone." There were also reports of ballo...

  • December 5, 2011

    Merkel, Sarkozy meeting crucial to future of euro zone

    Whether the euro is saved or goes down, today's meeting between German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Nicholas Sarkozy will be seen as the turning point in the two year long crisis that has rocked the EU to its foundation. At stake: A ...

  • December 5, 2011

    Romney lead in NH cut in half - Marist poll

    Mitt Romney still leads the field by double digits in New Hampshire, but that lead has shrunk considerably, according to a new NBC/Marist poll. Here is how the contest stands among likely Republican primary voters including those who are undecided y...

  • December 5, 2011

    Explosion at Iran missile base: Accident or sabotage?

    The blast that rocked an Iranian missile base outside of Tehran may have been an accident, according to US intelligence. The base was involved in testing solid fuel rockets - a volatile technology that Iran does not have much experience with. The mas...

  • December 5, 2011

    It's official: Islamist parties in Egypt win more than 60% of vote

    The Muslim brotherhood won nearly 37% of the ballots in the first round of 3 parliamentary votes scheduled this month. The Salafis finished a strong second with more than 24%. LA Times: Islamist parties won more than 60% of the vote in the first rou...

  • December 5, 2011

    31 Occupy DC protestors arrested after building illegal structure

    The protestors say the building was carefully planned and "up to code," but the police say otherwise. And given that the structure was erected overnight, one might wonder what "code" the demonstrators were following? Washington Post: The Occupy D.C....

  • December 4, 2011

    Here comes Ron Paul in Iowa

    It seems unlikely but in this extraordinarily volatile election season, anything is possible. Ron Paul has surged into second place in Iowa, ahead of Mitt Romney and just 7 points behind frontrunner Newt Gingrich. Andrew McDowell at IBD asks the ques...

  • December 4, 2011

    Some OWS LA protestors say they might need therapy

    Cue the world's smallest violin: Most of the roughly 300 Occupy L.A. protesters were released from jail by Friday evening, with some immediately speaking out on the police raid that cleared their camp. One speaker suggested that some of those arrest...

  • December 4, 2011

    Thousands of 'honor' attacks in Great Britain last year

    Can this really happen in a modern nation state? Better believe it: Nearly 3,000 so-called honour attacks were recorded by police in Britain last year, new research has revealed. According to figures obtained by the Iranian and Kurdish Women's Right...

  • December 4, 2011

    Iran says 'students' occupied British embassy in support of '99%'

    Curiously, 4 days after a mob of "students" attacked and sacked the British embassy in Tehran, a letter has magically appeared from these same "students" proclaiming that the embassy was "occupied" in solidarity with the 99%. The official Iranian new...

  • December 4, 2011

    Iran says it shot down US drone

    The Iranian government announced on state TV that it has shot down an unmanned military drone in eastern Iran. Reuters: Iran's military said on Sunday it had shot down a U.S. reconnaissance drone aircraft in eastern Iran, a military source told stat...

  • December 3, 2011

    UN envoy says US isn't protecting the rights of OWS protestors

    The poor, confused, addle-brained numbskull: Frank La Rue, who serves as the U.N. "special rapporteur" for the protection of free expression, told HuffPost in an interview that the crackdowns against Occupy protesters appear to be violating their hu...

  • December 3, 2011

    Putin being Putin

    Every once and a while Vladmir Putin reminds us what his life's calling was before he become psuedo-czar of all the Russias. He was a high ranking KGB agent. And when confronted with a roadblock to his ambitions, what do you think the automatic, knee...

  • December 3, 2011

    23 dead in Syria clashes

    The fighting between army defectors and the military continues to escalate while authorities continue to gun down civilians in the streets of Syria. Reuters: At least 23 people were reported killed in Syria on Saturday as violence intensified in the...

  • December 2, 2011

    Amnesty International calls for the arrest of former President Bush

    George W. Bush is traveling in Africa, raising awareness of cervical cancer and AIDS. And while he's there, Amnesty International believes it's the perfect time for Ethiopia, Tanzania or Zambia to clap the former president in irons and drag him befor...

  • December 2, 2011

    Gingrich, Santorum, and Bachmann fail to field full slate of delegates in NH

    Newt Gingrich might be the frontrunner but he has a lot of catching up to do as far as building a credible campaign organization. The New Hampshire Journal is reporting that the former speaker, as well as Rick Santorum and Michele Bachman has failed ...

  • December 2, 2011

    Unemployment rate drops to 8.6% (updated)

    It's a mixed bag of news despite the .04% drop from October. The good news is that the economy has added jobs for 4 straight months. Broader surveys suggest that this is likely to continue. Fewer people are discouraged about finding work this month. ...

  • December 2, 2011

    Shell Oil quits Syria due to EU sanctions

    This is the kind of pressure that will cause the Syrian economy - already reeling from the 8 month crackdown on protestors - to face collapse. Oil revenue is about the only foreign exchange that Syria enjoys and without it, there isn't much of an eco...

  • December 2, 2011

    Whither the youth vote in 2012?

    James Taranto has a good piece in the Wall Street Journal today that highlights a recent debate online about the Obama coalition and whether it can hang together to bring him victory next year. The "Government Party" which is made up of minorities, c...

  • December 1, 2011

    Attack on Brit embassy in Tehran backfires on Iran

    If the Iranians thought they could intimidate the British with their attack on its embassy, they have grossly miscalculated. The blowback from the staged assault could very well mean a more united EU in approaching increased sanctions - including a b...

  • December 1, 2011

    Israel refuses to deny responsibility for Isfahan blast

    I think we can officially say that a state of war exists between Iran and Israel. The Iranians are still denying anything happened at their uranium enrichment facility in Isfahan while the Israelis aren't even trying to hide their involvement. The Au...

  • December 1, 2011

    Islamists dominate Egyptian election

    Spurred on by a massive turnout of near 70% of eligible voters -- thanks to a threatened fine for non-participation -- the Egyptian people went to the polls on Monday and Tuesday and appear to have elected an Islamist majority parliament. The Guardia...

  • December 1, 2011

    2 million strike over pensions in Great Britain

    The strike in Great Britain over a proposal to force workers to pay more for their retirement shows why  the euro crisis will continue even if the EU can successfully address the sovereign debt issue. The Guardian: High inflation, cuts and the ...

  • December 1, 2011

    Andy Stern: In praise of Communist China

    See also: A Stern Vision of America Oh, the irony! If former SEIU Thug-in-chief Andy Stern tried to set up a union independent of the Chinese government, he would be thrown in prison for a very long time. And yet, here he is on the pages of the (jus...

  • November 30, 2011

    In Europe, planning for the unthinkable gets complicated

    What if the euro is tossed on the ash heap of history? For governments, a change back to the lira, the mark, the franc, and all the rest would not be as complicated as it will be for european businesses. Perhaps millions of products will have to be r...

  • November 30, 2011

    Gingrich to benefit if Cain withdraws

    It's unknown whether Herman Cain will fold his tent this week following accusations of 13 year affair, but it is clear that if he does, Mitt Romney will not be the beneficiary. PPP: Last night we went into the field in Florida and Montana- we'll hav...

  • November 30, 2011

    Another jaw dropping foreign policy gaffe by Obama

    This one's a doozy. Via Nile Gardner at Heritage blog: In a press conference this evening, the president referred in stumbling fashion to the "English Embassy" in Iran instead of the British Embassy. One can only imagine the kind of howls of derisio...

  • November 30, 2011

    Occupy LA finally dismantled

    They were supposed to be evicted early Monday morning, but weren't. Then they were scattered by police, but came back to occupy the same ground again. After dithering for 24 hours, city officials finally moved int and cleared out the Occupy LA encamp...

  • November 30, 2011

    Top central banks, including Fed, in pre-emptive strike against euro collapse

    A coordinated action by the world's top central banks in easing dollar swaps will prevent the siezing up of short term credit in the event that things get worse in Europe. Reuters: The U.S. Federal Reserve, the European Central Bank and the central ...

  • November 30, 2011

    'How can Europe possibly save itself?'

    So asks Megan McArdle at The Atlantic: I remain skeptical, in the end, that Germany is going to agree to substantially deeper fiscal integration with Greece and Italy. You hear a lot of people saying that "We know what will work" and lamenting the ...

  • November 30, 2011

    Brits evacuate Iran embassy while ordering Tehran diplomats out of the country

    No nonsense from Cameron's government over blatant attack on British sovereignty. Fox News: Britain's foreign secretary William Hague said Wednesday that the UK was ordering the immediate closure of the Iranian embassy in London and that Britain was...

  • November 29, 2011

    Cain denies 13 year affair with Atlanta woman

    Looks like another "He said she said" situation. There are no tapes or recordings. There is a record of 61 phone calls between a number that a reporter traced back to Cain and the woman, Ginger White. Cain's claims on the nature of his relationship c...

  • November 29, 2011

    Richmond, VA city government retaliates against Tea Party for pointing out double standard

    You may recall a few weeks back when the Richmond, VA Tea Party, angered that the Occupy Richmond protestors did not have to pay fees or incur other costs for use of the same city park that the Tea Party members shelled out $8500 to use for their ral...

  • November 29, 2011

    Grab your wallet: Obama says US 'stands ready' to help in euro zone crisis

    Maybe it's a disease, this desire to bail out banks who gambled and lost in the market and even governments who can't control their spending urges. More like a compulsion, I guess. The president has never met a bail out he didn't like - even if the t...

  • November 29, 2011

    Karl Rove on the real reason Barney Frank should retire

    Whatever reason Barney Frank has given for his desire to retire from the House of Representatives, Karl Rove has identified the real cause of Mr. Frank's flight from politics. Fox News: It was because he was going to retire anyway, lost a favorite p...

  • November 29, 2011

    Iranian 'students' storm British embassy

    You'd like to think that the nutcases running Iran would have learned a little something about diplomacy in the 32 years since the Khomeini revolution. But apparently not. MSNBC: Iranian protesters stormed the British Embassy compound in Tehran on T...

  • November 29, 2011

    Syrian human rights violations in black and white

    A new UN report details thousands of human rights violations by the Syrian army and government. CNN: The U.N. independent international commission on Syria's assessment was based on interviews with 223 victims and witnesses, but observers were not a...

  • November 28, 2011

    Egypt goes to the polls as protests continue

    The first steps in the Islamization of the Egyptian government will happen Monday and Tuesday when Egyptians go to the polls to elect a parliament - the first of several scheduled votes over the next few months. Meanwhile, protestors in Tahrir Square...

  • November 28, 2011

    'The eurozone has 10 days at most'

    That is the extraordinarily grim forecast from the Financial Times' Wolfgang Münchau. In essence, he doesn't think that the euro zone leaders - especially Angela Merkel - will do what is necessary to save the euro and keep the entire European Project...

  • November 28, 2011

    Pakistani reaction to friendly fire incident over the top

    Of course, you would expect the nationalist and Islamist parties to try and gin up outrage at America over a tragic border incident caused by Pakistan's lack of communication with the American military in Afghanistan.(Pakistan failed to tell us about...

  • November 28, 2011

    Iran threatens to fire '150,000 missiles' at Israel if attacked

    Well, that's a nice round number, don't ya think? YNet News: Iranian Defense Minister General Ahmad Vahidi said Israel would be attacked with 150,000 missiles if it launches any military action against the Islamic Republic, the Iran Independent News...

  • November 28, 2011

    Occupy LA evicted

    The midnight deadline came and went without police making a move. But then, a group of protestors decided to block traffic near city hall which necessitated the cops moving in to disperse the crowd. Around dawn, police finally moved into the encampm...

  • November 27, 2011

    Arab League slaps more sanctions on Syria

    The Arab League has imposed severe sanctions on the regime of Bashar Assad in Syria that could lead to a serious economic crisis: Reuters: Arab states plan to cut commercial ties with President Bashar al-Assad's government and freeze its assets in r...

  • November 27, 2011

    Pakistan tells US to leave air base where drones are launched

    The fallout from the friendly fire incident in Pakistan yesterday that allegedly killed 28 Pakistani soldiers continued today. Not only has the Pakistani government halted supplies going into Afghanistan, they have now denied the use of an air base f...

  • November 27, 2011

    Newt gets big endorsement in NH

    Although newspaper endorsements aren't the big deal they used to be, the Manchester Union-Leader isn't just any newspaper. It is a state-wide publication that has been an opinion leader for several generations. The newspaper came out for Newt Gingric...

  • November 27, 2011

    Good start to Christmas buying season; Black Friday spending sets record

    It's the biggest jump in Black Friday sales since 2007 with an increase of more than 6% on sales of $11 billion. CNBC: As usual on Black Friday, retailers used deep discounts on popular items such as toys and televisions to lure shoppers as the holi...

  • November 27, 2011

    FARC murders 4 hostages held for 10 years in Colombia

    A failed rescue attempt led to the execution style murders: Wall Street Journal: Colombia's main guerrilla group on Saturday killed four hostages it had been holding for more than 10 years, Defense Minister Juan Carlos Pinzon said. The hostages, all...

  • November 26, 2011

    Some things in this world, you just can't explain

    A dead soldier's dog, whose rescue from Iraq was something of a miracle itself, became part of one of the most extraordinary photos you are likely to see on the net. ABC: It was an overcast day in Newport, N.H., when a simple "20/20″ shoot turned in...

  • November 26, 2011

    The coming eviction of Occupy LA an exercise in groveling

    There's no other way to describe this nauseating display by LA Mayor Villaraigosa as anything but groveling before the protestors in hopes that they will leave peacefully. Besides that, it is mind boggling that city officials actually believe that th...

  • November 26, 2011

    'One day, we'll kill all the Jews'

    Yes, that's the call from a Muslim Brotherhood rally after Friday prayers in Cairo. If anyone thinks the so-called "Arab Spring" hasn't altered the landscape against Israel in the Middle East, they should start listening to the Islamists in Egypt, Li...

  • November 26, 2011

    'Eurogeddon' approaches

    Jeremy Warren at the Telegraph writing about the German bond fiasco this past week and the coming disappearance of the euro: If you are tempted to think this another vote of confidence by international investors in the UK, don't. It's actually got v...

  • November 26, 2011

    Pakistan blocks NATO supplies to Afganistan after raid mistakenly kills 28 soldiers

    The Pakistan/Afghanistan border has become the focus of what appears to be a friendly fire incident when NATO helicopters and fighter jets bombed two outposts manned by Pakistani soldiers. The raid killed 28 Pakistanis and plunged the already serious...

  • November 26, 2011

    Islamists winning in Morocco after first round of voting

    But don't worry. The press is calling the Justice and Development party's coming victory in Morocco a triumph of "moderate" Islamists. The Telegraph: Morocco's moderate Islamists are the latest religious party to achieve spectacular gains on the bac...

  • November 25, 2011

    Egypt's generals vow elections will be held on time

    No doubt the military is feeling a sense of urgency with all the violence in and around Tahrir Square. And they have apparently run out the string on delaying until the secular parties can get better organized in order to challenge the Muslim Brother...

  • November 25, 2011

    Opposition to Obamacare holding steady

    A new Quinnipiac poll out shows that the public still wants the Supreme Court to overturn the constitutionality of Obamacre: A new poll shows that most voters want the Supreme Court to overturn President Obama's health care law, with opposition and ...

  • November 25, 2011

    'Crypto-Fascist Hollywood?' Who could have guessed?

    I read this drivel from Rick Moody at the Guardian and it took me about 5 minutes to physically lift my jaw from the floor. Did you know that Hollywood is a bastion of right wing propaganda? A sturdy corollary emerges in the wake of the graphic arti...

  • November 25, 2011

    'Awful' Italy debt sale worsens euro crisis

    A few days ago, it was a "disastrous" bond sale in Germany that roiled the markets in Europe. Now Italy has had an "awful" debt sale that shows the country's long term prospects to fund its debts to be on an unsustainable course. Reuters: Italy paid...

  • November 25, 2011

    Arab League, Turkey, running out of patience with Syria

    A deadline passed on Friday for Syria to agree to allow 500 observers into the country, which leaves the Arab League with little recourse but to slam the Assad regime with some harsh sanctions. Reuters: A deadline set by the Arab League for Syria to...

  • November 25, 2011

    Maggie Daley, former Mayor's wife, is dead

    She married into one of the most powerfiul political families in America. But Maggie Daley never let the pressures of politics deter her from pushing the issues she was interested in, nor shielding her children from the glare of the spotlight. Nearly...

  • November 25, 2011

    NBC apologizes to Bachmann

    A little late but well deserved: NBC apologized to Minnesota congresswoman Michele Bachmann after the house band played "Lyin' Ass Bitch" during her visit to "Late Show with Jimmy Fallon." The Roots were widely criticized for playing the song as the...

  • November 25, 2011

    Once again, Yemen's Saleh appears to be reneging on deal to leave

    Just days after Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh agreed to hand over power to his vice president in advance of early presidential elections, clashes broke out in the capitol city of Sanaa in anticipation of a power struggle to decide the fate of t...

  • November 24, 2011

    Medicare chief Berwick stepping down

    Actually, he was never confirmed but who's keeping track? Washington Post: The point man for carrying out President Barack Obama's health care law will be stepping down after Republicans succeeded in blocking his confirmation by the Senate, the Whit...

  • November 24, 2011

    Where the US army fears to tread

    Our military forces are admired and feared throughout the world for their technological sophistication and crackerjack organization. That's only the half of it, of course. The men and women who make up our fighting forces are fittingly cited for thei...

  • November 24, 2011

    US urges citizens to leave Syria 'immediately'

    Something may be brewing in the Middle East. The US embassy in Damascus is urging all Americans to leave the country "immediately." This makes sense given the elevated chance of a full scale civil war breaking out, and the fact that fewer and fewer f...

  • November 24, 2011

    New Libyan government looks a lot like old Libyan government

    How's that "Responsibility to Protect" thingee working out, Obama? The Independent: Thousands of people, including women and children, are being illegally detained by rebel militias in Libya, according to a report by the Secretary-General of the Uni...

  • November 24, 2011

    CIA disaster continues; 12 arrested in Iran

    On the heels of several arrests by Hezb'allah in Lebanon comes news that another US spy ring in Iran has been rolled up. Haaretz: Parliamentarian Parviz Sorouri, who sits on the powerful committee of foreign policy and national security, claimed tha...

  • November 24, 2011

    Public transport at a standstill in Portuguese general strike

    Expect to see a lot more of these over the next few months in Europe as the austerity measures being passed by european parliaments begin to bite. Reuters: Portuguese workers' general strike halted public transport and some factories in many parts o...

  • November 23, 2011

    Climategate 2.0: More trouble for Mann et al

    The same group that brought us the email dump last year from the East Anglia Climate Research Center have done it again. Through a few blogs, they have made public about 5000 more emails from the warming advocates - and the emails show they are more ...

  • November 23, 2011

    Obama fundraiser Rezko gets 10 1/2 years

    But you'd never know that from reading the story in the Chicago Tribune. The name "Barack Obama" appears nowhere in this story reporting on the sentence received by one of the key figures in Obama's life - a man who raised hundreds of thousands of do...

  • November 23, 2011

    Dems sabotaged deficit panel for this?

    Making a case that the Democrats deliberately sabotaged the Supercommittee gets a lot easier when you read stuff like this. The Hill: After failing to reach a deal to reduce the deficit, the Senate will move next month to take up legislation that co...

  • November 23, 2011

    Sequestered cuts will decimate the Department of Defense

    The automatic spending cuts triggered by the failure of the Supercommittee could "tear a seam" in defense, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said on Monday. Reuters: The so-called super committee's failure on Monday to agree on $1.2 trillion in deficit...

  • November 23, 2011

    Occupy...Walmart?

    Walmart, the store much beloved of many Middle Americans, has become one of the targets of the OWS movement as the protestors will "occupy" several retailers on "Black Friday." The reason? Cut into the profits of big corporations who "corrupt" our po...

  • November 23, 2011

    Euro zone nightmare: The turn of Germany?

    Two different signs today that the euro zone's bulwark against catastrophe - Germany - may be in trouble itself. First, Reuters on the "disastrous" German bond sale: A "disastrous" German bond sale on Wednesday sparked fears that Europe's debt crisi...

  • November 23, 2011

    Jobless claims rose last week; consumer spending weak in October

    Reuters is saying that these two indices may cause some analysts to pull back on their predictions of strong growth this quarter: "We are getting a disappointing start to the fourth quarter. It doesn't have the strong upward thrust we normally see i...

  • November 23, 2011

    Islamists make common cause with Egyptian generals in power transfer deal

    Is this a political miscalculation by the Muslim Brotherhood? Field Marshal Mohamed Hussein Tantawi, head of the military council that has run Egypt since Hosni Mubarak fell on February 11, promised Tuesday that a civilian president would be electe...

  • November 22, 2011

    Americans don't care about OWS - Gallup poll

    It's not that people love bankers or aren't concerned about income inequality. Nor are they oblivious to how a select few - corporations, unions, the politically connected - can manipulate the system to their advantage. It's just that they apparently...

  • November 22, 2011

    Disaster for CIA in Lebanon

    Sources are blaming the capture of several Hezb'allah informants on poor tradecraft; not covering tracks and leaving sources exposed. Reuters: In an apparently serious setback for U.S. intelligence against a key adversary, Hezbollah, the Lebanese Sh...

  • November 22, 2011

    Reward for failure: Solyndra employees get federal aid package worth $13,000

    Tack on an additional $14.3 million to the half billion the taxpayers have already sunk into this turkey. In the topsy turvey world of green business, failure is rewarded because as we all know, it's not that Solyndra had an idiotic business plan, it...

  • November 22, 2011

    Pakistan and Taliban in peace talks - again

    This will be the third "peace treaty" with the Islamists in Pakistan since 2003. The other two, inked by President Musharraf's government, fell apart within weeks and only gave the extremists time to consolidate their gains and create a Sharia compli...

  • November 22, 2011

    3rd Quarter growth revised downward

    The Commerce Department's second estimate of growth last quarter yielded a mild surprise - the economy grew at only a 2.0% rate instead of 2.5% as originally estimated. This is marginally better than the anemic 1.3% seen in the second quarter. And ot...

  • November 22, 2011

    Erdogan tells his friend Assad to quit

    One of President Assad's last remaining friends in the region has called on him to step down. Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan has reluctantly concluded that his friend and ally must go. Reuters: Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan called on ...

  • November 22, 2011

    Erskine Bowles on Obama's failed leadership

    Jen Rubin has a transcript of a talk given by former Clinton White House staffer Erskine Bowles who was co-chair of the Deficit Commission established by Obama to deal with our fiscal probelems. As with the Supercommittee, Obama took no part in discu...

  • November 21, 2011

    OWS protestors stay at $700 a night hotel

    The old leadership of the Soviet Union justified their enormous wealth, dachas on the Black Sea, and limos by saying that they needed more because they worked harder and had more responsibility than anyone else. I'm sure that's something like the exc...

  • November 21, 2011

    Two Dem pollsters call for Obama not to run

    Neither of these guys have any influence in the Democratic party anymore, and Obama is too arrogant to pay any attention to them anyway. Still, it's not every day that you see two former presidential pollsters calling for the leader of their party to...

  • November 21, 2011

    'Where in the world is Obama?'

    So asks Judd Gregg in The Hill: Throughout his term, President Obama has avoided leading on the issue of fiscal responsibility. He walked away from his own commission, the one led by former Sen. Alan Simpson (R-Wyo.) and former White House Chief of ...

  • November 21, 2011

    Center-right in Spain wins captaincy of the Titanic

    OK, OK - maybe just a little exaggeration. After all, even though Spain's economy is too big to bail out, and yields on their bonds are becoming unsustainable, why should that mean that the Popular Party (I always wanted to belong to that Party in hi...

  • November 21, 2011

    33 dead in Egyptian riots

    Cairo exploded in violence over the weekend as demonstrators battled police over the right to occupy Tahrir Square. The protestors are demanding an end to military rule and an immediate transition to civilian authority. Reuters: The bloodshed in and...

  • November 21, 2011

    Existing home sales climb 1.4% in October

    Interesting little sidebar to the news that housing sales are up slightly; many deals are being canceled at the last minute due to customers getting cold feet about the market. USA Today: The number of Americans who bought previously occupied homes ...

  • November 21, 2011

    Gingrich, Romney top GOP Gallup poll

    But no candidate is receiving even as much as 25% of the vote: Republicans are most likely to name Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich as their first choice for their party's 2012 presidential nomination, with Herman Cain close behind. Among all Republica...

  • November 21, 2011

    Syria on verge of civil war

    A grenade attack targeting the Damascus headquarters of the Syrian Baath party is just one more indication that the armed resistance to Assad's rule is rising and that the chances of a full scale civil war are growing by the week. Bloomberg: While t...

  • November 20, 2011

    Obama administration speaking out of both sides of its mouth on Iran

    Mixed signals being sent by the Obama administration to Iran. On the one hand they claim to want a diplomatic solution but on the other, they keep rattling the sabre. The only clear signal on the issue they are sending is to Israel; no strike against...

  • November 20, 2011

    Russian warships to patrol Syrian waters, deterring intervention

    Just a reminder whose side Vladmir Putin is on in the Syrian civil war. Haaretz: Russian warships are due to arrive at Syrian territorial waters, a Syrian news agency said on Thursday, indicating that the move represented a clear message to the West...

  • November 20, 2011

    'Putting numbers on a bleak national mood'

    We've known the middle class has been shrinking the last few decades but what the Census Bureau has discovered is that one in three Americans now lives in poverty or a notch or two above. New York Times: They drive cars, but seldom new ones. They ea...

  • November 20, 2011

    Spaniards voting to increase the pain

    It isn't so much that the Spanish people want to inflict harsher austerity measures on themselves. It's that the socialists have botched things so badly, that the center right candidate will win pretty much by default. Madrid-based Soren Kern partici...

  • November 20, 2011

    Supercommittee heading for failure

    The deadline is Wednesday and no plan or even a partial plan is visible. This means that we are headed for sequestering - unless Congress votes otherwise and the across the board cuts mandated by the debt ceiling agreement are delayed or scotched alt...

  • November 20, 2011

    BBC's 'environment analyst' accepted grants from East Anglia

    The BBC's global warming expert, Roger Harrabin, accepted 15,000 pounds in grants from the East Anglia climate change research center and then failed to disclose that fact when reporting on the subject. The East Anglia research center was the focus o...

  • November 19, 2011

    Deutsche Bank: 'If Merkel doesn't budge, our investment advice is to dig a hole in the ground and hide.'

    This quote is pretty unbelievable when you consider the source. International bankers don't normally make flippant jokes or usually fool around, and the warning he is giving - that unless Merkel relents and allows the central bank to purchase soverei...

  • November 19, 2011

    Obama taps NBA stars for fundraising gig

    They are calling it the "Obama Classic" - starring Barack Obama, featuring Barack Obama, script by Barack Obama, directed by Barack Obama, and produced by...oh hell: With extra time on their hands because of pro basketball's lockout, super hoopsters...

  • November 19, 2011

    Florida senate poll has Mack besting Nelson

    Rasmussen: Republican Congressman Connie Mack changed his mind late last month about challenging longtime Democratic Senator Bill Nelson in 2012, and now he finds himself with a modest edge over the incumbent in the first Rasmussen Reports telephone...

  • November 19, 2011

    Gaddafi's son captured in Libya

    Now if the militia could only find someone to hand him over to. Reuters: Saif al-Islam and three armed companions were taken without a fight overnight, officials said, and he was not injured -- unlike his father, who was killed a month ago on Sunday...

  • November 19, 2011

    Egyptians return to Tahrir Square to protest military rule

    You've got to hand it to the Egyptian military. If they're not going to rule Egypt directly, they've created conditions where their power will be almost unlimited. CNN: The Friday throng, dominated by Islamist parties but including secular protester...

  • November 18, 2011

    Ayers right at home addressing OWS Chicago branch

    The former terrorist and current revolutionary addressed a "teach in" of protestors recently and preached non violence against a "violent" society. NBC 5: During the teach-in, Ayers preached inclusion. When asked if violence was a necessary step to ...

  • November 18, 2011

    Elizabeth Warren not as dumb as she looks

    Now that Warren is running for senate in Massachusetts, she apparently doesn't want to claim that she "laid the intellectual groundwork" for the OWS movement. Warren has refused to sign a petition in support of Occupy Harvard. Boston Herald: U.S. Se...

  • November 18, 2011

    Israel's Iran attack plan includes high tech wizardry

    Some of these gadgets sound like real Buck Rogers stuff. Eli Lake: For much of the last decade, as Iran methodically built its nuclear program, Israel has been assembling a multibillion-dollar array of high-tech weapons that would allow it to jam, b...

  • November 18, 2011

    Detroit could run out of cash by December

    How do those stirring Chrysler commercials go - "Imported from Detroit?" I wonder what they'll change it to when Detroit goes under? MLive: With Detroit Mayor Dave Bing preparing to explain the city's fiscal crisis tonight in a rare televised addres...

  • November 18, 2011

    Another big time college sports program under fire for abuse accusations

    This time, it's the Syracuse basketball program. Assistant coach Bernie Fine is accused of molesting two ball boys - stepbrothers - 20 years ago. ESPN: Two former Syracuse University ball boys say they were molested by associate head basketball coac...

  • November 17, 2011

    OWS popularity fades

    As PPP notes, this doesn't necessarily mean that people aren't upset about wealth inequality. Obama and the Democrats have done an excellent job in demonizing the rich. But the OWS movement, with its radicals, crazies, anarchists, and communists, has...

  • November 17, 2011

    Headline of the day you won't see anywhere: GM bailout costs skyrocket

    It's tucked away in a blog post at the Detroit News and may make the business pages elsewhere. But you know that if the bailout costs for GM were less than expected, it would be frontpage news: The Treasury Department dramatically boosted its estima...

  • November 17, 2011

    Slow motion train wreck continues in euro zone

    Now, even France may be sucked into the "maelstrom." Reuters: Spain and France faced sharply higher borrowing costs on Thursday, struggling with bond auctions that highlighted the threat of larger euro zone economies succumbing to the debt crisis th...

  • November 17, 2011

    OWS mob tries to block access to Wall Street

    Police are doing their best but the crazies seem to relish the manhandling and arrests by cops. The Wall Street Journal: Thousands of people massed around Wall Street to start a citywide day of demonstrations marking the protest movement's two-month...

  • November 17, 2011

    Stim money will be a drag on the economy for 10 years: CBO

    Via Glenn Reynolds, Peter Suderman at Reason has a video of CBO Chief Douglas Elmendorf testifying before the Senate Budget Committee last week: The quote that matters starts around 1:25, when Elmendorf says that, according to CBO's estimates, with ...

  • November 16, 2011

    Solyndra asked to delay layoffs until after mid terms

    What this proves is that the White House knew darn well that Solyndra would become a huge political issue if it went under, or showed signs of distress. They were right: CNN: The memorandum released Tuesday by the investigating subcommittee of the ...

  • November 16, 2011

    Insider trading benefited both parties in Congress

    David Weigel at Slate.com points out that the insider trading of politicians on Capitol Hill during the financial meltdown - detailed in a book by Peter Schweizer - was done by both parties. Please don't get the impression that Rep. Spencer Baucus w...

  • November 16, 2011

    Were the OWS protestors stockpiling weapons?

    Depends what you mean by "weapons." The Gothamist: Deputy Mayor Cas Holloway filed a motion on behalf of the city today opposing a court order requiring the NYPD to allow Occupy Wall Street demonstrators back into Zuccotti Park. In filing the motion...

  • November 16, 2011

    'It's going to happen again' - Financial meltdown committee head

    The man who headed up the US government's investigation into the causes of the 2008 financial crisis says that we haven't learned our lesson and that conditions are ripe for another crisis to hit financial markets. Reuters columnist David Cay Johnsto...

  • November 15, 2011

    Chance of US recession in 2012 tops 50%

    Yes, but fear not - things are supposed to be looking up in the second half of 2012. Cue Judy Garland: "Somewhere Over the Rainbow..." Reuters: While it is difficult to gauge the odds precisely, an analysis of leading U.S. economic indicators sugges...

  • November 15, 2011

    American astronaut hitches a ride on Russian rocket to space station

    Not suprisingly, news that an American astronaut lifted off from Russian-leased Baikonur cosmodrome in a Soyuz rocket along with two Russian cosmonauts was not given much publicity by our government.Would you tout the utter failure of the American go...

  • November 15, 2011

    Michelle Obama thinks M&Ms are the key to fighting obesity

    This Fox News headline says it all. Mrs. Obama Preaches Against Childhood Obesity, Then Gives Kids M&Ms In Hawaii with her husband for the Asia Pacific conference, Michelle Obama was given a tour of the 25-acre MA'O Organic Farm on Oahu and r...

  • November 15, 2011

    Kagan emails show she was 'excited' about Obamacare passage

    The case for Supreme Court Associate Justice Elena Kagan recusing herself from voting on the upcoming decision regarding Obamacare would seem to be an open and shut one. Emails show that she harbored definite opinions about the law while serving as O...

  • November 15, 2011

    Bloomberg finally moves on Zuccotti Park

    After two months of dithering while the OWS encampment became a cesspool of disease and criminal activity, New York city Mayor Michael Bloomberg finally ordered the park cleared. Wall Street Journal: Police brought the two-month-old Occupy Wall Stre...

  • November 15, 2011

    Obama golfs with boyhood friend who was arrested for soliciting prostitute

    Prostitution may be a "victimless" crime but can we ask how seemly it is for the president of the United States to be out golfing with a convicted "john?" The Hill: President Obama golfed on Monday with his long-time friend Robert Titcomb, who in Ma...

  • November 15, 2011

    69 killed in Syria on Monday alone

    Assad's answer to the Arab League's suspension of Syria: Reuters: At least 69 people were killed in southern Syria on Monday, most of them in clashes between army deserters and troops loyal to President Bashar al-Assad, activists said on Tuesday. Th...

  • November 15, 2011

    The tragedy of the Margaret Thatcher bio-pic

    The controversy surrounding the movie "The Iron Lady" starring Meryl Streep is continuing to build as details come out about how the filmmakers went about telling Margaret Thatcher's story. The Telegraph: In the opening scenes, a frail Lady Thatcher...

  • November 14, 2011

    Did the Mossad target Iran's military in blast last weekend?

    US intelligence officials say yes - it was a Mossad operation carried out at not just any ammunition dump but a base for the sophisticated Shahab missiles. The Shahab 3 is the missile mentioned in the IAEA report that was being sized up for a nuclear...

  • November 14, 2011

    US building firewall to protect against European debt contagion

    How big a problem is it? Oh, not too bad - just $4 trillion worth of exposure to euro debt, credit default swaps (you remember those, don't you?), and indirect exposure through european big banks. And there are individual banks worse off than others....

  • November 14, 2011

    Supercommittee looking for an 'out' on tax increases

    Whenever congress gets stuck, they start complaining and pass the buck. Or kick the can down the road: With a little over a week left to reach a deal, members of the Congressional deficit reduction panel are looking for an escape hatch that would le...

  • November 14, 2011

    Merkel: Europe in 'toughest hour since WW2'

    The German Chancellor may be engaging in hyperbole. After all, there was hardly a stick or a stone left standing in much of Europe by 1945 and it took 20 years for the continent's economies to recover fully. But make no mistake. If the euro can't be ...

  • November 14, 2011

    New Iowa poll shows race tightening

    The survey, taken between November 11-13, shows Cain in a statistical tie with Gingrich and Romney close behind in 3rd. The poll breaks down candidate preference into hard support (definitely backing a candidate), moderately hard support (probably ba...

  • November 14, 2011

    SCOTUS to hear Obamacare case

    The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case challenging Obamacare that will determine some. none, or all of its constitutionality. The historic arguments - 5 1/2 hours instead of the traditional 1 hour - will be heard sometime in March with a decisio...

  • November 13, 2011

    Obama's approval numbers on economy at record low

    A couple of things leap out at you in this CBS poll. First, Obama's core support has been fairly steady - between 40-44% for the last year. This despite the fact that the poll also shows extreme unhappiness with the job Obama is doing on the economy....

  • November 13, 2011

    Hilarious confrontation between Occupy Denver and BlogCon 2011

    Kurt Schlichter at Big Government has a nice write up of the one sided confrontation between the mostly unwashed occupiers and attendees of a conference for conservative bloggers: Not to paint a couple of botched protests as the Battle of Stalingra...

  • November 13, 2011

    Tide is turning against OWS

    Politicians might like posturing when they support the "goals" of the OWS movement but when confronted with disease breeding campgrounds, assaults, murder, rape, and vandalism, even liberal mayors feel it's time to take action. Police in several citi...

  • November 13, 2011

    Debate highlights some differences between candidates

    In what is almost universally being seen as the worst moderated debate so far, GOP candidates for president outlined their foreign policy positions and revealed some divergence that will give voters a clear choice. But the antics of CBS's Scot Pelley...

  • November 13, 2011

    Pro-government Syrian protestors storm Arab embassies after League vote

    In what has to be considered a well planned asssault, protestors supporting the government of Syrian President Bashar Assad stormed the Saudi Arabian and Turkish embassies, attacking guards and breaking windows in response to a vote by the Arab Leagu...

  • November 13, 2011

    Israel rebuffs Obama on notification of Iran attack

    They probably don't want to be lectured by Obama about how dangerous it is to bomb Iran. I'm sure Bibi has heard it all - and often. The problem is, Israel should realize that America is going to be blamed anyway, even if we don't participate in an a...

  • November 13, 2011

    Is Libya drifting toward civil war?

    The violence between rival militias outside of Tripoli have some analysts worried that the National Transitional Council is blowing it - that they have failed so far to take steps to unite the country and that their dithering may lead to more serious...

  • November 12, 2011

    No more guessing about administration stance on military strike against Iran

    Apparently, an air strike is "off the table." The Washington Post reports that Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta believes "You've got to be careful of unintended consequences here. And those consequences could involve not only not really deterring Ir...

  • November 12, 2011

    Oakland police beg occupy protestors to leave

    On one level, this letter from the Oakland Police Officers Association to the occupy protestors is pathetic. Police should never beg lawbreakers to do anything, much less allow them to do the job they are being paid for. But on another level, it is e...

  • November 12, 2011

    More fallout from Obamacare: workers losing employer paid insurance

    This is a feature, not a bug. It was anticipated by Obamacare supporters that employers would ditch their health care plans and force their employees to get insurance on their own. According to Gallup, it is working beautifully: The percentage of Am...

  • November 12, 2011

    Another day, another death at an Occupy encampment

    This time, it's Salt Lake City. And the city fathers are kicking the protestors out. KSL.com: Hours after a man was found dead inside a tent at Pioneer Park, Salt Lake Police Chief Chris Burbank announced Friday he could no longer allow camping in t...

  • November 12, 2011

    Explosion at Iranian Rev Guard munitions dump: At least 15 dead

    It's already being called "an accident" by the Iranian press. But is it? BBC: Fifteen soldiers have been killed in a huge explosion at a military base near Iran's capital Tehran, officials say. The blast occurred when weapons were being moved inside...

  • November 12, 2011

    Arab League gives Syria the boot

    It is a significant move, the Arab League banning Syria from its meetings and asking members to withdraw their ambassadors from Damascus. As the BBC piece points out, it is a huge blow to Syrian pride. Syria is one of the largest and most important A...

  • November 12, 2011

    Will Obama really insist on debt triggers if supercommittee fails?

    President Obama warned congress that he would insist on activating the debt triggers that would lead to automatic budget cuts across the board if the supercommittee fails to find the cuts mandated under the debt ceiling agreement from last summer. Wa...

  • November 12, 2011

    One more selling point for Chevy Volt; batteries catch fire

    It happened after a crash test, but really - the lemony Edsel is having enormous problems selling on Chevy lots and this won't help any. Reuters: The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said it does not believe the Volt and other electric...

  • November 12, 2011

    All is not well in post-Gaddafi Libya

    This is a society so fractured - even before Gaddafi was overthrown - that tribal rivalries will probably dominate for the forseeable future. Two separate incidents involving shootings between Gaddafi supporters and opponents in the tribes show that ...

  • November 11, 2011

    Portland Mayor orders Occupy encampment cleared by Sunday morning

    Citing rising crime around and in the encampment, Portland's Mayor Sam Adams ordered the park cleared by 12:01 AM Sunday morning: At a press conference at City Hall, Adams, standing with Chief Mike Reese and City Commissioner Nick Fish, cited the ri...

  • November 11, 2011

    Hugo Chavez cancer progressing faster than expected - US official

    Ordinarily, I would have pity on someone dying of cancer - even someone I despised personally. But Hugo Chavez is such an unlovely character and has caused untold catastrophes for the Venezuelan people and others in Latin America, that in his case, I...

  • November 11, 2011

    My Country 'tis of who?

    From a judge's ruling upholding a restriction in a California school district that prevents students from wearing an American flag on Cinco de Mayo: On Cinco de Mayo in 2009, a verbal exchange and altercation arose between a group of predominantly w...

  • November 11, 2011

    Comeback kid: Gingrich ties Romney for second in CBS poll

    He and Romney are only at 15% which, if you look at the big picture, is actually pretty poor. And Cain at 18% isn't much better. Less than 60 days out from Iowa and New Hampshire and no GOP candidate is running away with the race: In a new CBS News ...

  • November 11, 2011

    Largest municipal bankruptcy in US history

    Jefferson county, Alabama has filed for bankruptcy as a result of a failure to come to agreement with creditors on a $3.14 billion sewer debt. Reuters: Federal Judge Thomas Bennett in Birmingham set a December 15 deadline on Thursday for a hearing o...

  • November 10, 2011

    White House spins IAEA Iran report as no big deal

    The most revealing IAEA report to date on Iran's nuclear intentions elicited little more than a yawn from the White House. The Hill: Obama administration officials said Tuesday that a new report by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) "rais...

  • November 10, 2011

    It's Papademos for Greek PM

    Greece, a messy stew of political intrigue and corruption in the best of times, came close over the last few days to a meltdown. Of course, these are not the best of days for Greece but the meltdown was avoided when the political parties, who had bee...

  • November 9, 2011

    No surprise: Liberal appeals court upholds Obamacare legality

    The judge who handed down this decision was appointed by Reagan and his opinion is a recipe for eventual servitude: "The right to be free from federal regulation is not absolute, and yields to the imperative that Congress be free to forge natio...

  • November 9, 2011

    Obama's Christmas gift to the people; a Christmas tree tax

    It's very expensive for liberals to play Santa Claus all the time while portraying conservatives as the offspring of Scrooge. So what the liberals give with one hand, they take away with another in the form of increased taxes. Just in time for Christ...

  • November 9, 2011

    Obama's Daley blunder

    After the Democratic debacle in 2010, President Obama decided he needed someone in the West Wing who had the smarts, the toughness, and the experience in Washington to turn the fortunes of his administration around and prepare the ground for his re-e...

  • November 9, 2011

    Revolution coming in the euro zone?

    This is damned serious. Reading between the lines of statements by Angela Merkel and Nicholas Sarkozy, if quick action isn't taken to fundamentally alter the very idea of the EU and integrated markets and currency, the whole edifice is likely to coll...

  • November 8, 2011

    MLK niece says King 'would not have condoned' the OWS movement

    In the process of debunking the ridiculous comparison between OWS and the civil rights movement, Alveda King issues a cease and desist order to Jesse Jackson. Politico: Martin Luther King Jr.'s niece says the Rev. Jesse Jackson should stop comparing...

  • November 8, 2011

    'We are looking straight into the face of a Great Depression'

    Who said it? Some blow dried, CNBC Cassandra? Perhaps a Fox Business jokester? Nope. MIT Sloan School of Management professor Simon Johnson speaking at the opening of the CFA conference in Paris: "We have built a dangerous financial system in the Un...

  • November 8, 2011

    Berlusconi is toast; Italy on the brink

    Even Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's legendary ability to survive crisis appears to have vanished. His number one ally said he should resign. Reuters: Silvio Berlusconi's closest coalition ally, Umberto Bossi, told him to resign on Tuesda...

  • November 8, 2011

    Grim milestone passed in Syria

    The United Nations says at least 3500 Syrian civilians have been killed in President Assad's brutal crackdown on dissent. And despite an agreement reached between Syria and the Arab League to halt the attacks on civilians, withdraw the Syrian militar...

  • November 7, 2011

    Has the IAEA caught the Iranians red handed?

    The upcoming report on the Iranian nuclear program by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) may drop a bomb of its own. Sources in Vienna where the agency is headquartered are saying that the watchdog group has evidence that a military base 3...

  • November 7, 2011

    Nigeria under attack by Islamists

    A radical Islamist sect dedicated to bringing Sharia law to Nigeria carried out dozens of lethal attacks over the weekend threatening one of Afirica's fastest growing economies and most populous nations. Wall Street Journal: Boko Haram-which seeks t...

  • November 7, 2011

    Romney goes bold(er) with new economic plan

    As James Pethokoukis at Enterprise Blog points out, Mitt Romney's economic ideas have been a combination of recycled nostrums from 2008 and a far less enthusiastic adoption of Paul Ryan's ideas on entitlements. But recently, Romney is singing a diffe...

  • November 7, 2011

    Municipal bond market in deep trouble

    Without any fanfare at all, it appears that Municiple Bonds -- an investment that many middle class Americans hold in mutual funds -- are fast becoming a risky investment. Attractive because of their safety and tax free earnings, Moody's has issued a...

  • November 7, 2011

    Obama's electoral advantages make it suicidal to underestimate him

    I've read a lot of conservative commentators lately who believe that just about any Republican nominee can whip Obama next year fairly handily. It may indeed work out that way. Things may be so rotten by election day 2012 that Obama will be lucky to ...

  • November 7, 2011

    A final word on the 'cash for clunkers' program

    Some studies have suggested that the cash for clunkers program, which cost American taxpayers $3 billion, actually harmed the economy by severerly damaging the used car market. Others have shown that as a stimulus measure, CFC was a flat failure. Now...

  • November 7, 2011

    Economist Papademos frontrunner for Greek PM

    He is considered a technocrat, not a party man, which is why both sides will probably settle on the world renowned economist for prime minister to replace George Papandreou who has promised to resign once a sucessor is chosen. Reuters: Lucas Papadem...

  • November 7, 2011

    Another female accuser for Cain? Not likely.

    This one belongs more in the Supermarket Tabloid genre than a serious accusation. That's because the lawyer for the mystery woman is Gloria Allred. USA Today: In a news release sent out by Allred, the woman allegedly sought Cain's help on an employm...

  • November 6, 2011

    For unions, billions of hidden pork in Obamacare

    More surprises in the Affordable Health Care Act legislation - this one, so transparently set up to benefit Obama's union supporters that one wonders how we missed it earlier. IBD: According to a new Government Accountability Office report, the fede...

  • November 6, 2011

    OWS sets up 'women only' tent to prevent rapes

    You should read Allah's post on this at Hot Air in its entirety because he knocks it out of the park regarding the media double standard in reporting on the tea party and OWS. Women were discouraged from reporting sexual attacks because the OWS organ...

  • November 6, 2011

    Spring forward, fall back: Daylight Savings Time is in effect

    Just in case you're unaware of forgot about it, it's now daylight savings time in most of the country and you have to set your clocks back an hour. Otherwise, you'll turn on the football game an hour early, or start your chores 60 minutes before you ...

  • November 6, 2011

    Occupy DC protestors throw 78 year old woman down the stairs

    "Death to capitalism!" "Death to the police!" "Death to 78 year old innocent women!" Ooops - how did that get in there? Powerline: We posted video last night in which degenerates from Occupy D.C. stormed the Washington Convention Center where Ameri...

  • November 6, 2011

    More proof the Occupy 'movement' is a mirage

    The place: Los Angeles, a city that has a population of 3.7 million and is located in a metro area that has nearly 13 million people. The time: Middle of the afternoon on a cloudless Saturday. The event: A protest march by Occupy LA to the downtown f...

  • November 6, 2011

    OWS protestor goes nuts in McDonalds after being refused free food

    What "sense of entitlement?" New York Post: This isn't the way to stick it to corporate America. A Zuccotti Park protester threw a violent fit in a McDonald's yesterday after employees refused to give him free food. Fisika Bezabeh, 27, ripped a cred...

  • November 6, 2011

    Sky News: Papandreou to step down today

    He's only been in office since the socialists won control in 2009 but Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou has received quite a buffeting in his short tenure. The prime minister has been used, abused, strung out, rung out, and left to hang by the o...

  • November 6, 2011

    Pakistan indicts 7 in Bhutto assassination

    Two police officers are among the 7 -- apparently being charged with "security breaches and covering up evidence by hosing down the crime scene." But the 5 main suspects are all Taliban. CNN: Malik Muhammad Rafique, a senior defense attorney for the...

  • November 5, 2011

    The turn of Italy

    While attention all week has been focused on Greece and their political crisis, Italy found itself in deep trouble trying to sell its government bonds. Spiegel Online: The renewed focus on Italy comes at the end of a week of euro-zone chaos, kicked ...

  • November 5, 2011

    Obama insults Sarkozy at G-20 Summit

    Barack Obama who campaigns against his opponents by constantly denigrating and belittling them, thought he'd try a joke out at the G-20 Summit on Friday. Washington Times: Mr. Obama thought he was making a gentle joke about Mr. Sarkozy, host of the ...

  • November 5, 2011

    White House rejects Solyndra subpoena from House

    This is not unprecedented, but its clear that the White House does not want congress poking its nose into this loan program at DOE. They would prefer that the focus stay on Solyndra so their PR operation can more easily handle the fall out. Examiner:...

  • November 5, 2011

    Obama administration will not add D-Day prayer to WW II memorial

    It's something akin to leaving the Gettysburg Address off the Lincoln Memorial. FDR's prayer, read over the radio and published in every newspaper in the country on June 6, 1944, united this country in a way it had never before and never since been b...

  • November 5, 2011

    Andy Rooney dead at 92

    Long time commentator on the 60 Minutes show and well known curmudgeon Andy Roony died this morning. He was 92. A brilliant writer, Rooney had a knack for taking the ordinary and making it extraordinary. CBS remembers: Rooney had convinced CBS News ...

  • November 5, 2011

    Israel Navy stops Gaza bound flotilla

    This time, the IDF and the protestors didn't have a violent clash as they did last May. Reuters: The Israeli navy Friday boarded two boats carrying pro-Palestinian activists toward the Gaza Strip in a fresh challenge to Israel's blockade of the Isla...

  • November 5, 2011

    A top US commander in Afganistan fired for telling the truth

    It may be the truth, but it was defintely undiplomatic. New York Daily News: A top U.S. general in Afghanistan has been canned after he made critical remarks about Afghan President Hamid Karzai, at one point calling the leader "isolated from reality...

  • November 4, 2011

    DOJ refuses to release Kagan Obamacare documents

    There are plenty of Republican congressmen and senators who believe that associate justice Elena Kagan should recuse herself from the upcoming Supreme Court case involving the constitutionality of Obamacare because of her service as Solicitor General...

  • November 4, 2011

    Sign of the times: Lights out in Highland Park, MI

    Cash strapped towns and cities are scrambling to find ways to save and keep services going. For Highland Park Michigan, the solution is both dangerous and sad: As the sun dips below the rooftops each evening, parts of this Detroit enclave turn to pi...

  • November 4, 2011

    Jobless rate drops to 9.0% (updated)

    I guess when you're at the bottom, any positive news is cause for hope. Or, if you're a partisan and need to spin anemic job numbers to make it appear that the economy is "gaining some momentum," it makes perfect sense that you would willingly put li...

  • November 4, 2011

    Papendreou may resign in exchange for opposition support of austerity measures

    Frankly, the Greek prime minister doesn't have a political leg to stand on. Even if he wins a narrow vote of confidence today, his political capital is shot - even with his own party. So the word is that he has already agreed to resign and call for e...

  • November 4, 2011

    Occupy Oakland supporters shout down city officials at meeting

    Even the hyper liberal Oakland city council is fed up with the Occupy movement. SFGate: A majority of the Oakland City Council indicated late Thursday that they would like an end to the Occupy Oakland encampment in front of City Hall, but they did n...

  • November 3, 2011

    Obama says God wants House to pass his jobs bill (updated)

    I hardly think the Lord is taking sides in an American political dispute. I'm sure He has better things to do. But it was White House press flak Jay Carney who drew more attention to this nonsense by attributing the quote "God helps those who help th...

  • November 3, 2011

    Something's afoot regarding military action against Iran

    After yesterday's blog post about the Israeli cabinet mulling military action against Iran, today, it's the turn of the British military also apparently gearing up for a strike. They're calling it "contingency planning" and it may very well be. But i...

  • November 3, 2011

    Nate Silver handicaps the presidential race

    If you're into the nuts and bolts of politics, you will probably enjoy liberal pollster Nate Silver's take on the 2012 presidential race. If not, here are the money grafs: Obama does indeed have a "Jewish problem." Polls find that his standing among...

  • November 3, 2011

    Fed lowers growth forecast through 2013

    This despite better jobs numbers last month and an expected increase of over 100,000 private sector jobs this month. But those are barely passable numbers when one considers the overall picture of 8 million lost jobs and about 150,000 new workers ent...

  • November 2, 2011

    Name the Prophet Muhammed editor; get firebombed the next day

    That's what happened to the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo. The BBC: The offices of the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo in Paris have been destroyed in a petrol bomb attack. It comes a day after the publication named the Prophet Muh...

  • November 2, 2011

    Netanyahu lobbying cabinet for Iran attack: Haaretz

    The story in Israel's leading liberal newspaper sounds pretty solid. And, given the circumstances, makes total sense. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Ehud Barak are trying to muster a majority in the cabinet in favor of milita...

  • November 2, 2011

    Is Papendreou trying to get kicked out of office?

    A very interesting take on the possible Greek referendum on austerity measures and bail out terms from Tyler Cowen: Make no mistake about it, the decision to hold a "referendum" is a decision to turn down the deal altogether. The referendum will ne...

  • November 2, 2011

    The 'one percent' among the '99 percent'

    Just who are those Occupy Wall Street protestors trying to fool? Only themselves. Daily Caller: Many "Occupy Wall Street" protesters arrested in New York City reside in more luxurious homes than some of their rhetoric might suggest, a Daily Caller i...

  • November 2, 2011

    Congress: Austerity for thee, not for me

    It appears that despite rule changes regarding lawmakers taking trips sponsored by lobbyists, the practice is still alive and well - and growing. Ethics rules approved four years ago bar lawmakers from taking trips longer than two nights at the expe...

  • November 2, 2011

    Assange appeal on extradition denied

    The Wikileaks founder is going back to Sweden to stand trial for rape: The WikiLeaks founder, Julian Assange, has lost his high court appeal against extradition to Sweden to face rape allegations. Lord Justice Thomas and Mr Justice Ouseley on Wednes...

  • November 1, 2011

    Where did the money go, Jon?

    A delicious scandal has erupted on Wall Street featuring former New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine's company, MF Global. Aside from making spectacularly stupid investments in Italy's sovereign debt, there is another problem facing Corzine that might not...

  • November 1, 2011

    Papendreou places EU bail out proposal on the ballot

    What in heaven's name is Greek Prime Minister George Papendreou thinking? After winning passage of some tough austerity measures in Parliament - at considerable political cost - Papendreou now intends to place the terms of the bailout on the ballot. ...

  • November 1, 2011

    Tell me this isn't a government project

    The proposed bullet train - so called because taxpayers will feel like pointing a gun to their head after the true costs of the project are revealed - between San Francisco and Los Angeles has seen a teentsy weentsy increase in costs over the two yea...

  • October 31, 2011

    Do-nothing Democrats

    President Obama has adopted the Trumanesque strategy of trying to blame the "do-nothing Republican Congress" for lack of action on his jobs initiatives. He's only half right. In fact, as this article in the New York Post by Matt Makowiak makes absolu...

  • October 31, 2011

    Cain edges Perry in new Texas poll

    Herman Cain's support appears to be broad and deep, even in Rick Perry's home turf of Texas. A new University of Texas/Texas Tribune poll show a statistical tie at the top between Cain and Perry, with Texan Ron Paul running 3rd: Cain got 27 percent ...

  • October 31, 2011

    Administration can't make up its mind about the ISI

    They're either helping the terrorists or are vital to negotiations in Afghanistan. Which is it? The Obama administration, after correctly calling out Pakistan's intelligence service, the ISI, for assisting that Haqqani network in attacking Americans,...

  • October 31, 2011

    Another Energy Department loan 'success' story - Beacon Power goes belly-up

    Man, those bureaucrats can sure pick 'em, eh? We should hire these Energy Department guys to choose the Super Bowl winner. We just bet on the opposing team. Reuters: Beacon Power Corp filed for bankruptcy on Sunday, just a year after the energy stor...

  • October 31, 2011

    Occupy Oakland calls for 'general strike'

    The labor unions are for it. So is the city government. The question is, will "tens of thousands" of Oaklandites refuse to go to work, as organizers are promising? United Press: Flyers announcing the strike said "all banks and corporations must clos...

  • October 31, 2011

    Euro crisis could lead to social unrest: ILO

    The International Labor Organization is warning that unless a deal can be struck to save the debt ridden nations in Europe, social unrest is likely across a broad spectrum of countries.AFP: The eurozone debt crisis could lead to a decade-long recess...

  • October 30, 2011

    George Will on Romney: Has conservatism come so far for this?

    Regardless of what you think of George Will, he has been a steady voice of reason on the right for 40 years. The fact that he is now considered an establishment figure is inevitable; he has been fighting for conservative causes before most of his cri...

  • October 30, 2011

    Occupy Denver protestors riot; 20 arrested

    Read this entire account at the Denver Post of the eviction of protestors from in front of city hall. In the most violent Saturday in more than a month of Occupy Denver demonstrations and marches, Denver police fired pepper spray and pepper balls at...

  • October 30, 2011

    Occupy DC to 'secede?'

    It's both humorous and pathetic. Ed Morrissey notes, via Daily Caller, that the spokesman for ODC has a small problem with remembering American history. Said the spokesman: "They're basically doing everything the Forefathers were doing in 1775 when t...

  • October 30, 2011

    Cain, Romney top Des Moines Register poll

    In the new poll, Cain edges Romney 23-22% with Ron Paul the only other candidate in double digits with 12%: Cain has surged 13 percentage points since the first Iowa Poll of the caucus cycle, conducted in late June. His rise has come despite spendin...

  • October 30, 2011

    Assad threatens regional war if Syria attacked by west

    This is part bluff, part belief that Iran would come to his aid if the west decided it had a "responsibility to protect" Syrian civilians. Telegraph: In his first interview with a Western journalist since Syria's seven-month uprising began, Presiden...

  • October 30, 2011

    Pelosi to donors: 'All is well!'

    Tell me this doesn't sound like Kevin Bacon trying to calm the rioting crowd in "Animal House." The Hill: House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) is seeking a surge of Democratic campaign donations before the next Federal Election Commission f...

  • October 30, 2011

    Another rape at Occupy Wall Street goes unreported

    "We don't tell anyone," she said. "We handle it internally. I said too much already." That's the response to a sexual assault that occurred at the OWS early Saturday morning. New York Post: The snow turned their tents into igloos, but the close quar...

  • October 30, 2011

    Palestinians to Israelis: Thanks for all the fish

    A rocket attack from Gaza that struck several towns in Israel has killed one Israeli civilian and wounded 4 others while setting fires and destroying property elsewhere. The attack comes in the wake of an IDF strike on an Islamic Jihad terror cell wh...

  • October 30, 2011

    The coming failure of the euro zone bailout deal

    Liam Halligan writing at the Telegraph is not at all convinced that European leaders have made progress in solving the debt crisis. In fact, he's downright pessimistic: Last week's eurozone "agreement", for all the related fanfare, was a case in poi...

  • October 30, 2011

    OWS 'organization' features 79 working groups

    Time Magazine's Nate Rawlings seems positively giddy that the small number of OWS protestors in Zucotti park have labored to bring forth a sort of "government" that features 79 - count 'em, 79 - "working groups: In the six weeks since the group firs...

  • October 29, 2011

    OWS 'movement' de-evolving

    I take issue with the idea that the Occupy Wall Street Movement is growing, or "evolving," or demonstrating any sort of progress toward becoming a force of any kind. In fact, headlines across the country today demonstrate a movement that is in the pr...

  • October 29, 2011

    40 civilians shot dead in Syria

    I know you're probably inured to this kind of headline but the record must be made. We can't ignore it and pretend it's not happening. That would betray the simple human tragedy that is occuring in Syria. It doesn't matter what they are demonstrating...

  • October 29, 2011

    Fights breaking out at OWS park

    Police think that it's a matter of "infighting." I'm thinking more along the lines of ex-cons who are freeloading. Whatever the reason, there's an entire section of Zucotti park that people won't go. USA Today: Police officers also have been warned ...

  • October 29, 2011

    Not a political movement; a crime wave!

    John Hinderaker with the quote of the day: The Occupiers aren't a political movement, they are a crime wave! Theft, violence, threatened violence, beatings, rape, and now...prostituting a 16 year old girl. Manchester Union Leader: A city woman is ...

  • October 29, 2011

    Anthropologists are never around when you need them

    Only a scientist could explain the dynamic of what is happening at the Occupy Los Angeles encampment. The Awl: There are two things that strike you when you come upon the Occupy LA encampment. The first is the sheer density of the tents: not a singl...

  • October 29, 2011

    Clinton: We're ready to negotiate with Mullah Omar

    Yes, but the question is why would the Taliban leader want to negotiate with us? We're on our way out. Obama has said so, regardless of what the situation on the ground might be. All Omar has to do is wait a few years and Afghanistan will fall right ...

  • October 29, 2011

    Was Schalit deal a sign that Israel is ready to attack Iran?

    This is an interesting analysis by Abraham Rabinovich at the Washington Times that interprets the 1000-1 exchange for captured soldier Gilad Schalit as a way of "clearing the decks" for action against Iran's nuclear program: Amir Oren, the veteran m...

  • October 29, 2011

    MSNBC analyst: Cain popular with the right because 'he knows his place'

    This is an obvious case of projection. The Weekly Standard: "One of the things about Herman Cain is, I think that he makes that white Republican base of the party feel okay, feel like they are not racist because they can like this guy," Finney said....

  • October 29, 2011

    At least 6 Americans dead in ambush of Afghan convoy

    The attack happened on the road to Kabul as a suicide car bomber blew up his vehicle and destroyed a bus carrying US troops. CBS News: CBS News correspondent Mandy Clark, reporting from Kabul, said helicopters landed near the scene and air-lifted a ...

  • October 29, 2011

    Record opposition to Obamacare in new poll

    Even the pro-Obamacare group at the Kaiser Foundation can't hide the bad news anymore; the health insurance plan is now opposed by an absolute majority of 51% while only 36% support it. Public support of last year's health care law hit an all-time l...

  • October 28, 2011

    A palace coup at Occupy Portland

    This is hysterical. It seems the finance committee of Occupy Portland has hijacked the website, filed incorporation papers, and may have absconded with up to $20,000. Oregon Live: Organizers of Occupy Portland say they fear as much as $20,000 donate...

  • October 28, 2011

    Muslims at Catholic University complain about crosses

    I don't know what's sillier; Muslims attending a Christian university expecting to find space in the school's public areas without Christian symbols, or the DC Commission on Human Rights taking this complaint seriously. Fox News: The complaint was f...

  • October 28, 2011

    AL-Shabbab seeks talks with Kenya to end offensive

    Got three words for the Kenyans: Don't do it. CNN: Conflicting accounts emerged Thursday over whether the extremist group Al-Shabaab has signaled a desire to negotiate with Kenya amid a Kenyan military offensive targeting the group. "They want to ta...

  • October 28, 2011

    Obama's bundlers and their connection to lobbyists

    The question isn't that this is a surprise - it isn't. The question is how anyone who made a pledge not to take money from lobbyists -- and then take money from lobbyists -- isn't being gang tackled by the GOP presidential candidates. New York Times:...

  • October 28, 2011

    Euro zone deal II

    The Financial Times looks a little closer at the deal struck yesterday on Greek debt and funding the euro bailout mechanism, the EFSF. They, too, as I did yesterday, discover that the "devil is in the details:" The details are critical. Depending on...

  • October 27, 2011

    GDP forecast for 3rd quarter: 2.5%

    This, after a 0.7% figure for the second quarter. Some analysts are expecting that second quarter number to be adjusted upward. The Washington Post: Forecasters expect that when the Commerce Department releases its first estimate of the number, gros...

  • October 27, 2011

    Taliban commanders admit backing from ISI

    A few more on the record confessions like this and a real break with Pakistan is possible. Two British documentaries show several Taliban commanders admitting that the ISI assists them in training, supplying weapons, and intelligence. Reuters: One T...

  • October 27, 2011

    Obama's student loan executive order savings: $10 a month on average

    Obama's executive fiats dealing with the student loan problem turns out to be window dressing - and bad window dressing at that. The Atlantic: The first would clearly be the most significant, because it is aimed at helping more student loan borrower...

  • October 27, 2011

    Euro zone deal; the devil is in the details

    Reuters has an excellent summary of the last minute deal struck by EU leaders last night that would give a 50% haircut to private Greek bondholders while adding leverage to the EFSF bail out fund that pumps up its total to one trillion euros. Only th...

  • October 27, 2011

    Assad's forces fracturing as revolt enters seventh month

    Running gun battles between military defectors and President's Assad's forces are becoming more and more commonplace as the Syrian revolt enters its seventh month with no signs that the population is wearying of protesting. Meanwhile, in an indicatio...

  • October 27, 2011

    '7 reasons why Obama is wrong about income inequality'

    James Pethokoukis at the Enterprise blog has some fascinating data on "income inequality" that the CBO numbers did not take into account when they showed the top 1% gaining 275% in wealth over the last 30 years. First, according to the CBO;s own numb...

  • October 26, 2011

    80% of GOP primary voters still undecided

    According to the latest CBS/New York Times poll, it's still anyone's ballgame. New York Times: With the nation's first nominating contests just two months away, a large majority of Republican primary voters have yet to make up their minds about the ...

  • October 26, 2011

    Is Europe capable of saving itself?

    Even faced with a dire financial crisis and a looming recession, European leaders are balking at signing off on a plan that would address -- marginally at best -- some of the problems facing the euro-zone. Financial Times: Eurozone leaders were stru...

  • October 26, 2011

    State Department purchases thousands of copies of Obama's book

    Our literary president apparently has a new book agent; the US State Department. Washington Times: The State Department has bought more than $70,000 worth of books authored by President Obama, sending out copies as Christmas gratuities and stocking ...

  • October 26, 2011

    Top Saudi cleric offers $100,000 for capture of Israeli soldier

    It was supposedly in response to an Israeli family posting a reward for the scumbag who murdered their father. But to the Wahabbi mind, taking an innocent hostage and bringing a cold blooded killer to justice is the same thing. YNet News: A week aft...

  • October 26, 2011

    Shocker: Real state debt at $4.2 trillion

    There's a group here in Illinois that is making the same calculations as the group State Budget Solutions and is finding an incredible difference between what the politicians say their deficit is and the "real" deficit when you include all liabilitie...

  • October 26, 2011

    Record low number of Americans favor hand gun ban

    Second Amendment rights appear to be safe even under the Obama-Holder administration. Only 26% of Americans now favor a ban on hand guns - long an indicator of the strength of gun control sentiment in the country. Gallup: A record-low 26% of America...

  • October 26, 2011

    Rep. Ryan accuses Obama of 'sowing social unrest'

    It's about time someone pointed out the consequences of Obama's reckless class warfare rhetoric. Politico: House Budget Committee chairman Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) will take direct aim at President Barack Obama in a speech Wednesday morning, accusing him ...

  • October 25, 2011

    Love - or something like it - blooms at the OWS barricades

    I guess exhibitionism will still be allowed in the new communal paradise being planned by the OWS protestors. Wall Street Journal: Outdoor sex has been a topic of discussion at quality-of-life meetings held each afternoon inside Zuccotti Park. Some ...

  • October 25, 2011

    Oakland cops break up OWS encampment

    Police from 10 different agencies descended on the park across from city hall in Oakland and arrested dozens of campers belonging to the local OWS movement. Now why on earth would they want to break up the party? SFGate: Officials initially waived c...

  • October 25, 2011

    Rhode Island looking more and more like Greece

    Walter Russell Meade on the massive debt burying the state of Rhode Island: Years of blue social policy have wrecked local and state government finance in the country's smallest state, and now the bills are coming due. Services are being cut to the...

  • October 25, 2011

    Hollywood fetes the president

    Hollywood liberals put their money where their mouth is last night at a $35,000 a plate dinner for the president's re-election. The Hill: "I carry around a little checklist, and I think we've gotten about 60 percent of it done so far," Obama said. "...

  • October 25, 2011

    Consumer confidence crashes in October

    It's hard to be optimistic when consumers have so little faith in an economic turnaround. Reuters: Consumer confidence unexpectedly dropped to its lowest level in two-and-a-half years in October as consumers fretted about job and income prospects. I...

  • October 24, 2011

    Pakistan and India nearly come to blows over wayward copter

    India and Pakistan avoided a diplomatic and military crisis when Pakistan released an Indian helicopter that had accidentally strayed into Pakistan territory. New York Times: A potential military and diplomatic crisis was averted Sunday after an Ind...

  • October 24, 2011

    Surprise! New Libyan leader advocates Sharia as 'basic source' for law (updated: includes polygamy)

    By all means, Mr. President, take full credit for the Libyan "victory." Wallow in it. Savor it. Brag about to the voters. Despite the fact that you downplayed our participation to the point that you said it wasn't even a "war," you own it, Barry. Now...

  • October 24, 2011

    OWS park 'a Walmart for rats' says health official

    It's not too hard to keep an area relatively clean so that bacteria and pests don't make it a smorgasbord. Most of us who've been camping a few days know how important it is to police the grounds, put garbage in proper receptacles, and make sure that...

  • October 24, 2011

    US pulls envoy out of Syria

    Based on "credible evidence" against his personal safety, the State Department has recalled Ambassador Robert Ford. Ford has been an outspoken advocate against Assad's brutal crackdown and last month, a mob of Assad's paid street bullies attacked For...

  • October 24, 2011

    2/3 say US in decline

    I don't blame them a bit. This Hill poll is depressing reading but when you consider the possibilities and the trends, it's hard to come to any other conclusion: More than two-thirds of voters say the United States is declining, and a clear majority...

  • October 24, 2011

    Europe's recession fears driving agreement on debt

    Eurozone leaders are meeting in Brussels today, trying to come to an agreement that would save the Euro, prevent a credit crisis, and deal with the Greek problem. They are meeting as new data shows economic growth has stalled in most EU countries whi...

  • October 23, 2011

    US embassy in Kenya tags 'immiment threat' to Americans

    Kenya's pushback against al-Shabbab terrorists in next door Somali has the US embassy worried enough to issue a warning to Americans in that country. Reuters: The U.S. embassy in Kenya warned of a threat to American citizens in the country after Nai...

  • October 23, 2011

    Canadian at OWS scales 70 foot sculpture; calls for Bloomberg resignation

    This pretty much sums up the lunacy going on at OWS. ABC News: Dylan Spoelstra of Canada climbed the park's signature red sculpture around 6 a.m. He sat on a metal platform for three hours, with his feet dangling, as police cleared the surrounding a...

  • October 23, 2011

    Lech Walesa won't be coming to OWS after all

    I wonder what Charles Pierce at Esquire, the author of a book titled "Idiot America," has to say about Lech Walesa nixing the idea of coming to New York to address the OWS crowd. Here's what he wrote when Walesa appeared to be coming: The fact that ...

  • October 23, 2011

    Chicago police arrest 130 OWS protestors - Where are all the '99 percenters?'

    Grant Park in Chicago after 1:00 am is not a safe place. That's why there's a city ordanance that decrees the park closed after that hour. But the Chicago OWS protesters wanted to occupy the park anyway and 130 of them were arrested for their trouble...

  • October 23, 2011

    Gaddafi's haul from 40 years in power; $200 billion

    Awesome corruption. The Libyan dictator put every other thug in the Middle East to shame with his purloining of public monies. LA Times: Moammar Kadafi secretly salted away more than $200 billion in bank accounts, real estate and corporate investmen...

  • October 23, 2011

    Another debt downgrade for US on the way?

    One Bank of America analyst thinks that another downgrade of America's debt rating is on the way when the "Supercommittee" blows up in late November or early December. Business Insider: In an analyst note, Bofa/ML Ethan S. Harris drops a bit of a bo...

  • October 23, 2011

    Islamists poised for victory in Tunisia election

    In a scene likely to be repeated in several Arab countries partaking in the "Arab Spring," so-called "moderate" Islamists in Tunisia are set to win the largest share of votes in the country's first free elections. Reuters: The leader of an Islamist ...

  • October 23, 2011

    Jindal coasts to second term

    If tragedy strikes and the GOP fails to unseat Obama in 2012, Jindal will almost certainly be considered a front runner in 2016 if he chooses to run. He made a strong case for his success as a politician by easily winning a second term yesterday in L...

  • October 23, 2011

    Some ally; Karzai says he'd back Pakistan in war with US

    Gee - it's not like we've done anything for him - or his country. Guardian: The Afghan president, Hamid Karzai, has said he would side with Pakistan in the event of war with the US in a surprising political twist that is likely to disconcert his wes...

  • October 22, 2011

    Report: Bachmann NH campaign staff quits; candidate says 'Not True'

    A report from the Manchester Union-Leader has the entire paid staff of Michele Bachmann quitting en mass. However, the canddate says she is unaware of anyone quitting and called the report "shocking:" Michele Bachmann's state campaign manager says h...

  • October 22, 2011

    Obama job approval at record low - again

    Gallup has the bad news for Obama: President Obama's average approval rating sank to a new low of 41% in the 11th financial quarter of his term, according to a new analysis of Gallup's daily tracking poll. That number is down six percentage points f...

  • October 22, 2011

    How Obama botched the Iraq withdrawal negotiations

    Josh Rogin at FP's The Cable blog reminds us that despite the president's claim that we are leaving Iraq "as promised," there were elements in the administration who wanted several thousand soldiers to remain in Iraq past the December 31, 2011 deadli...

  • October 22, 2011

    Cain, Romney finish 1-2 in Nevada straw poll

    The Western Republican Leadership Conference held a straw poll yesterday and Herman Cain came out on top with 31% followed closely by Mitt Romney at 29%. New Gingrich finished a suprisingly strong third with 20%.Washington Times: The results follow ...

  • October 22, 2011

    Let's hear it for another $60 billion infrastructure 'stimulus'

    All projects shovel ready, one would assume - or at least almost ready to be shovel ready: The legislation would provide an immediate $50 billion investment in America's roads, bridges and airports, and transit systems and establish a $10 billion na...

  • October 22, 2011

    IL teacher's union lobbyists finagle fat pensions from state

    Just politics as usual in Illinois where favored unions and other Democratic cronies rob the taxpayer blind. Chicago Tribune: Two lobbyists with no prior teaching experience were allowed to count their years as union employees toward a state teacher...

  • October 22, 2011

    Nice haircut you got there, Greek bond holders

    In financial parlance, when an investor or bondholder gets a "haircut," it means his holdings have been devalued by a certain percentage in the interest of stabilizing a company. It is usually a number handed down by a bankruptcy judge or an agreemen...

  • October 22, 2011

    Heavy fighting in Yemen after UN resolution passes

    President Saleh continues to insist he's willing to step down after 33 years of oppressive rule, but each time he's gotten close, he has backed away from leaving. Now a new UN resolution demanding he go peacefully has emboldened the opposition and he...

  • October 22, 2011

    Saudi Crown Prince Sultan dies; succession up in the air

    Considering that stability is always an issue with Saudi Arabia, this is an important development. Washington Post: The heir to the Saudi throne, Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud, died undergoing treatment for illness in New York. The deat...

  • October 21, 2011

    Who delivered the Gaddafi Coup de Grace

    As I suggested on Thursday morning, wait to see the body before believing that Gaddafi is dead. Well, here's the video. I won't embed it here - pretty graphic and you only get a couple of glimpses of a terrified Gaddafi being manhandled by the crowd....

  • October 21, 2011

    OWS gets some loving from North Korea

    What I find fascinating about the thug regimes of the world coming out in support of OWS is that no such phenomena occurred when the Tea Party started. You would have thought anti-American regimes would have been praising the Tea Party for their anti...

  • October 21, 2011

    Residents near Zucotti Park go ballistic on OWS crowd

    This is where Mayor Bloomberg and his liberal cronies have forgotten what their primary responsibility is in this OWS fiasco; to protect the private property and citizens of New York City. A Community Board meeting was held last night and members got...

  • October 21, 2011

    Jobs to Obama: 'You're headed for a one term presidency'

    The new biography of Steve Jobs is being rushed into print following the Apple founder's death and there are some interesting tidbits that have been released prior to publication that put a little different spin on Jobs and his beliefs. Huffpo: Jobs...

  • October 21, 2011

    Senate blocks Obama's 'jobs' bill; kills GOP alternative

    It was $35 billion that was to be sent to states in order to prevent governors and state legislators from having to make tough budget choices; pay teachers and firefighters or spend the money on something else. It would have been a temporary measure ...

  • October 21, 2011

    'Solyndra on wheels'

    Another half billion in tax payer guaranteed money. Another company run by Democratic donors and supporters. And another company that has labored long and hard and produced...a lemon. Network news catches on to what AT wrote about yesterday. ABC News...

  • October 20, 2011

    General strike paralyzes Greece: vote on austerity measures nears

    About 100,000 Greeks took to the streets of Athens to protest a series of austerity measures the Greek governmetn has been forced to take if they want that IMF and EU bail out money. A general strike virtually paralyzed the country with hospitals dow...

  • October 20, 2011

    Obama's bus tour a flat failure

    The question is, when will reality set in for Obama? Closing out his bus tour on a low-key note, President Obama made a pitch for his jobs package at a firehouse, where a subdued crowd needed a bit of prompting to applaud his proposal to boost the e...

  • October 20, 2011

    Gaddafi dead?

    Believe it when you see the body. The NTC has been notorious for claiming "victories" where none are to be had. [Update below: graphic picture allegedly of Gaddafi] Having said that, here's the story as it is breaking so far: Reuters:  Former L...

  • October 20, 2011

    Barney Frank hearts Wall Street

    For a guy who has made a big deal out of standing with the OWS crowd, Barney Frank sure doesn't put his money where his mouth is. Politico: Rep. Barney Frank might sympathize with the Occupy Wall Street protesters, but he's still got friends in the ...

  • October 20, 2011

    DOE scrubs press releases related to SunPower loan guarantee

    It's a marvel that they think they could get away with this stuff in the internet age. CNBC: Someone affiliated with the Department of Energy has been going back to make changes to press releases posted on the Internet weeks and months ago, CNBC has...

  • October 20, 2011

    Half the country thinks Obama shouldn't be re-elected

    Dangerous territory for Obama even if it is a year out from the election. If, as expected, the economy doesn't improve very much, that judgment will only grow once the GOP settles on a specific candidate. The Hill: Half of all Americans believe Pres...

  • October 20, 2011

    About that 'Supercommittee'...

    We haven't heard much at all from the so-called "Supercommittee" - the committee set up to come up with another $1.5 trillion in cuts over 10 years that was part of the debt ceiling deal. There's a very good reason for that - they aren't doing anythi...

  • October 19, 2011

    Euro Bail Out Act II

    Economic heavyweights France and Germany have agreed to load up the EU bail out fund with up to two trillion euros in order to deal with the sovereign debt crisis and bank recapitalization. Guardian: France and Germany have reached agreement to boos...

  • October 19, 2011

    OSW demonstrators clueless about taxes and government economic policy

    This probably reflects a general ignorance by Americans about tax rates, and how the economy and government function. But still, these demonstrators claim to represent the 99%. You'd think they would at least get their facts right. New York Magazine ...

  • October 19, 2011

    Obama seeking to shore up support among teachers, firefighter unions

    That's what this $35 billion "jobs" bill is all about. The Hill: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) signaled on Tuesday that he and other Senate Democrats are looking to advance President Obama's proposal to spend $35 billion to shore up job...

  • October 19, 2011

    Cain says he would release all Gitmo prisoners in swap for one GI

    Allahpundit thinks this is going to destroy him, but I'm not so sure. First of all, conservatives have shown themselves to be very forgiving about ignorant responses to foreign policy questions and Cain has had several already. Secondly, most Republi...

  • October 18, 2011

    APB put out for Obama's teleprompter

    Police in Richmond, VA have issued an All Points Bulletin for a truck carrying President Obama's teleprompter and other electronic equipment which was stolen from the hotel yesterday. Politico: The vehicle was later recovered Monday afternoon in the...

  • October 18, 2011

    Leader's former doctor: Chavez has less than two years to live

    Hugo Chavez, who has been undergoing intensive chemotherapy treatment in Cuba for cancer, has less than two years to live according to his former personal physician. Fox News: Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez likely has less than two years to live, ...

  • October 18, 2011

    Poll shows blame for Washington, not Wall Street, for economy

    A poll conducted by The Hill shows that a solid majority of Americans blame Washington more than Wall Street for the nation's economic troubles. About 1/3 believe that Wall Street is primarily to blame: In the minds of likely voters, Washington, not...

  • October 18, 2011

    Schalit reunited with family

    Israeli soldier Gilad Schalit has been reunited with his family after being freed from the terrorist group Hamas. Washington Post: Shalit was taken by Hamas officials from Gaza into Egypt, then turned over to Israeli officials and taken across the b...

  • October 18, 2011

    Coffee and chocolate will disappear due to global warming

    That's the message from Starubuck's "Director of Sustainability." Talk about a make-work corporate job! At any rate, the point is, unless we get serious about dealing with global warming, there won't be any coffee in 10 - 20 - 30 years (the date is a...

  • October 17, 2011

    Iran wants access to plotter

    The Iranians have demanded consular access to Manssor Arbabsiar, the man accused of involvement in the plot to kill the Saudi ambassador. Arbabsiar holds dual American-Iranian citizenship. Reuters: President Barack Obama said Thursday that Iran -- a...

  • October 17, 2011

    MSM advising OSW; also 'reporting' on the demonstration

    Dana Loesch at Big Journalism: Big Journalism has learned that the Occupy Washington DC movement is working with well-known media members to craft its demands and messaging while these media members report on the movement. Someone has made the email...

  • October 17, 2011

    Obama moves to embrace OWS

    He's been supportive so far, but hasn't gone "all in" yet. But that may change as the White House appears ready to embrace the protests and "occupations" around the country. Bad move. The protestors are about ready to issue their list of "demands" an...

  • October 17, 2011

    The myth of Romney's 'inevitability'

    Politico has a good piece on why, even though he is the establishment's choice and is raising a ton of money, there is nothing inevitable about Mitt Romney's candidacy: For all the talk about his inevitability, after half a decade as a declared or u...

  • October 17, 2011

    48 hour strike in Greece coincides with austerity vote

    Expect trouble on Wednesday and Thursday as Greek unions have called for a 48 hour general strike and half the work force is expected to participate. Reuters: The 48 hour general strike is scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday to coincide with the vo...

  • October 17, 2011

    US moves to seal Afghan-Pak border

    The US military has upped the ante along the border with Pakistan by deploying hundreds of troops as well as helicopters to do the job that Pakistan refuses to do; stop border infiltration by the Taliban and the terrorists: Tribesmen living in the b...

  • October 16, 2011

    US to increase attacks on Haqqani network

    Much better than trying to get them to join the peace process. Washington Post: The Obama administration has launched the opening salvos of a new, more aggressive approach toward an Afghan insurgent group it asserts is supported by Pakistan's govern...

  • October 16, 2011

    Wall Street protests go global

    The professional European left has been itching to get in on the Occupy Wall Street Action. Today, they got their chance. Reuters: Anti-capitalist protesters rallied globally on Saturday, denouncing bankers and politicians over the international eco...

  • October 16, 2011

    The not-so-all-American OWS protests in Portland

    I'd put the video on site except we're a family oriented blog and singing "F**k the USA" violates our standards. Our standards? Sorry - ANYONE's STANDARDS. I would also note that the "band" appears to be intergenerational - ancient hippies and youthf...

  • October 16, 2011

    Herman Cain's 'solution' to illegal immigration

    Apparently, Cain has proposed an electrified border fence before so his mentioning it on the stump is not a total surprise. New York Times: Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain said Saturday that part of his immigration policy would be to b...

  • October 16, 2011

    Police arrest woman for trying to close her Citibank account

    One reason the OWS protests are still getting press has been the inexplicable behavior by a few of New York City's finest. Here's a video of a Citibank customer who wanted to close her account - and was arrested and manhandled by police: She had leg...

  • October 16, 2011

    G-20 to EU: You've got 8 days to fix your mess

    Perhaps this is the only way to get the EU to focus on the crisis. Reuters: The world's leading economies pressed Europe on Saturday to act decisively within eight days to resolve the euro zone's sovereign debt crisis which is endangering the world ...

  • October 16, 2011

    'Can Cain Sustain the Big Mo?'

    AT political correspondent Rich Baehr has the featured article on the PJ Media website today. It's an analysis of what Herman Cain has to do to remain the front runner. A sample: Can Cain continue his charge, and become a real contender for the nomi...

  • October 16, 2011

    Treasury Department was skeptical of last minute Solyndra bailout

    And they questioned the motivations of private investors - investors who jumped ahead of the American taxpayer in line to get paid in any bankruptcy proceeding - who were pushing the bail out. Reuters: The Treasury Department took a hard line on las...

  • October 16, 2011

    Israel's Supreme Court to hear plea against Schalit prisoner swap

    JTA is reporting that Israel's Supreme Court will consider petitions by families of terror victims to prevent the release of more than 1000 Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails in exchange for the return of Gilad Schalit. The court said Sunda...

  • October 16, 2011

    What does this Massachusetts school principal have against Fall holidays?

    Columbus Day is a no-no and "be careful" around Thanksgiving, says Anne Foley, the principal at Kennedy School in Somerville, Massacusetts: "When we were young we might have been able to claim ignorance of the atrocities that Christopher Columbus co...

  • October 16, 2011

    Con Ed threatens to evict Ground Zero Mosque

    The Ground Zero Mosque is in danger of being evicted because it owes the electric company $1.7 million in back rent. The Park 51 group building the Islamic community center has sued Con Ed. New York Post: Con Ed has given the Ground Zero mosque an u...

  • October 15, 2011

    Part of Obamacare so poorly thought out and written that it can't be implemented

    I guess here's where we find out what is really in the bill. Politico: "For 19 months, experts inside and outside of government have examined how HHS might implement a financially sustainable, voluntary and self-financed long-term care insurance pro...

  • October 15, 2011

    Obama sends 100 troops to central Africa to fight terrorists

    Evidently, they will be spread out over several countries and will be in an advisory role. Their target - the "Lord's Resistance Army" - is a cult-like terrorist group that enslaves children for sex and uses them as soldiers while raping, pillaging, ...

  • October 15, 2011

    Congratulations! 2011 deficit second highest in history

    Well, at least we beat out 2010 - now that's an achievement! The Hill: The U.S budget deficit for fiscal year 2011 is $1.299 trillion, the second largest shortfall in history. The nation only ran a larger deficit for the 2009 fiscal year, which incl...

  • October 15, 2011

    Drone strike kills AQAP media chief

    Score another one for the good guys. A drone strike in southern Yemen has taken out 7 terrorists, including Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Penninsula's media chief. RFE: An American drone strike in southern Yemen has killed seven al-Qaeda-linked militants,...

  • October 15, 2011

    Treasury officials: Never saw a loan structured like Solyndra

    Thus goeth down the drain half a billion tax payer dollars. Business Week: Two senior Treasury officials said Friday that they had never seen a loan restructuring similar to an Energy Department loan to a failed solar panel maker. The half-billion d...

  • October 14, 2011

    Is Iran headed for the World Court?

    Plotting to assassinate a diplomat on foreign soil is an international crime, says the White House, and could land the Iranian government in the World Court. Christian Science Monitor: President Obama, appearing at a press conference Thursday with v...

  • October 14, 2011

    Occupy Wall Street threatens riot; city postpones clean up

    Once the miscreants made it clear that they would resist the clean up of the filth at Zuccotti park, the mayor had very little choice. Fox News: The deputy mayor of New York City says a planned cleaning of the Occupy Wall Street protest encampment i...

  • October 14, 2011

    Some things never change

    Like showing disrespect and contempt for Americans in uniform. A femal member of the Coast Guard was harrassed and spit upon as she walked by the Occupy Boston demonstration. Fox news (MyFoxBoston.com) The Coast Guard in Boston confirmed that a wom...

  • October 14, 2011

    Boehner chastises Obama for 'forgetting' about GOP jobs bill

    Obama does this kind of thing all the time and the press lets him get away with it: He lies about Republican bills that counter or complement what he himself is proposing. Recall during the Obamacare debate, the president kept chiding Republicans for...

  • October 14, 2011

    Is Greece finally getting serious about fiscal crisis?

    It would seem that the showdown brewing in the Greek parliament over the latest "austerity" measures is causing some real soul searching in the Greek government. Reuters: Much of Greece will be shut down by a 48-hour general strike called to coincid...

  • October 13, 2011

    Rep. Jesse Jackson urges 'extra-constitutional action' in jobs crisis

    The fact that the idiot likens GOP opposition to Obama's jobs bill with Southern rebellion in 1860 recommends the Congressman for early committal to an insane asylum. But how creepy is this closet authoritarian when he recommends the suspension of co...

  • October 13, 2011

    Eating leftover Thanksgiving turkey while watching NH returns?

    It's possible that the race for the GOP presidential candidate will be over shortly after the first of the year. With Nevada pushing it's primary up to January 14, Iowa and New Hampshire - two states guaranteed by the RNC to lead off the primary seas...

  • October 13, 2011

    Cain now leads nationally in 2 polls

    Two polls published today show Herman Cain leading the GOP presidential candidate field. The NBC/Wall Street Journal and PPP polls give the Georgia businessman his first poll leads of the season: PPP: Yesterday PPP released numbers showing Herman Ca...

  • October 13, 2011

    Gaddafi's son captured

    Despite it being almost two months since President Obama's "Mission accomplished" speech on Libya, there are still a couple of big battles being fought against Gaddafi loyalsits. One of those battles in Sirte, the dictator's hometown, has resulted in...

  • October 12, 2011

    Slovakia rejects EU bailout expansion

    The vote was to expand the power of the European Central Bank to create a larger bailout fund through the EFSF and all 17 nations that use the euro as a currency had to approve. Slovakia has now thrown a monkey wrench into the bailout plans of the EU...

  • October 12, 2011

    A convenient arrest?

    This isn't exactly getting into tin foil hat territory, but neither can the question about the timing of revealing the arrest of a suspect in the Iranian terror plot be dismissed. An editorial in the New York Post: Certainly, the seriousness of the ...

  • October 12, 2011

    SunPower: Twice as bad as Solyndra

    Another solar company, another loan guarantee. Except this one is more than double what we ponied up for Solyndra - $1.2 billion - and the panels for the project were going to be built in ... Mexico. Human Events: How did a failing California solar ...

  • October 11, 2011

    Obama an 'isolated man trapped in a collapsing presidency'

    There have been a spate of articles recently about Obama the Loner, Obama the Detatched, and Obama the Isolated. Richard Fernandez has a good piece highlighting the scary idea that the president is in his own little world, walled off from reality. M...

  • October 11, 2011

    Cain draws even in polls with Obama, Romney

    Two polls that supply evidence that Herman Cain is not only a viable Republican candidate, but can challenge Obama in a general election contest. Poll position: In a hypothetical head-to-head presidential race, Republican Herman Cain edges Democrat ...

  • October 11, 2011

    Occupy Wall Street planning march to terrorize little children

    Actually, the dilettantes are planning to march to the homes of rich people like Rupert Murdoch and David Koch so I doubt that there would be little children to terrorize. But do you think it would stop them if there were? A "Millionaires March" wil...

  • October 11, 2011

    Pelosi supports Occupy Wall Street while her son gets preferential treatment from Countrywide

    I guess consistency is only for the little people: House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi's strong statements in support of the "Occupy Wall Street" movement raise an interesting question: Does she, then, oppose the preferential treatment her son receiv...

  • October 11, 2011

    Greece to get bailout funds next month

    Incredibly, after two bailouts it appears that it won't be enough. And the EU has to decide whether to keep bailing them out or try and insulate themselves from the fallout of a Greek default. The Greek government didn't even come close to fulfilling...

  • October 11, 2011

    Christians under siege in Egypt

    I have an article up at FrontPage.com this morning about the terrible violence against Christians in Egypt that exploded in Sunday's riots that killed 25 and wounded more than 400. The violence is part of a region-wide attack on Christians by fundame...

  • October 11, 2011

    Is it 'do or die time' for Perry?

    If it isn't, it's darn close: How rough were those past debate performances for Rick Perry? Rough enough that brand-new NBC News-Marist polls show the Texas governor is in fourth place (or tied for it) in both Iowa and New Hampshire. The Iowa result...

  • October 11, 2011

    Ukrainian court sentences former PM to 7 years

    In what was widely seen as a politically orchestrated trial, former Ukrainian prime minister Yulia Tymoshenkohas been sentences to 7 years in prison for her part in a gas deal with Russia that involved irregularities. Reuters: Judge Rodion Kireyev h...

  • October 11, 2011

    Foiled Iran terror plot

    The terrorist plot to kill the Saudi ambassador has raised some eyebrows in Washington. Not that anyone thinks Iran couldn't mount such a terror operation if they wanted to; but rather the questions are swirling around the suspects asking whether the...

  • October 10, 2011

    Samuelson on our 'one sided trade war' with China

    Robert Samuelson pegs the problems with our China trade policy: Just how many American jobs have been lost to subsidized Chinese exports is unclear. Economist Robert Scott of the Economic Policy Institute, a liberal think tank, estimates the number ...

  • October 10, 2011

    That's gratitude for ya

    Iraq has been edging ever closer to Iran over the last year, ever since Tehran helped engineer the survival of Prime Minister Maliki despite his party winning fewer votes in the last election. Now comes the payback: More than six months after the st...

  • October 10, 2011

    Christians aren't going to take it any more in Egypt

    There were massive riots in Cairo last night with at least 24 dead and hundreds injured. The rioters were Coptic Christians fed up with Muslims attacking their churches and the authorities standing by and doing nothing. BBC: Egypt's cabinet is set f...

  • October 10, 2011

    Shoulder-fired missiles stolen from Libya now out of the country

    We've covered the story of the missing SA-7 anti-aircraft missiles that the new Libyan government failed to secure after they booted Gaddafi out of Tripoli. As an update, it appears that there is good news and bad news about those missiles. USA Today...

  • October 10, 2011

    Syrian dead: Who's counting?

    The UN announced that they've upped the body count from President Assad's crackdown in Syria. The bloody toll now stands at 2900. VOA: The U.N. human rights office said Thursday that more than 2,900 people have died in the unrest, now in its seventh...

  • October 10, 2011

    Merkel, Sarkozy, set deadline for euro bailout plan

    President Nicolas Sarkozy and Chancellor Angela Merkel have serious differences over how to fix the problems with currency and debt that is threatening to bring down the economies of Europe and the rest of the world. But they've papered over those di...

  • October 10, 2011

    Obama's job creation panel features job cutting execs

    Tell me this isn't an Obama operation. LA Times: In another public demonstration of concern about the struggling economy, President Obama will meet in Pittsburgh on Tuesday with the business and labor leaders he has chosen to counsel him on job crea...

  • October 10, 2011

    Fast and Furious subpoenas coming: Issa

    The chairman of the House Oversight Committee promises that subpoenas will be going to to members of the Justice Department this week. CNN: Speaking on "Fox News Sunday," Issa said that he wants a better understanding of who knew what, when about Op...

  • October 9, 2011

    Brown signs CA DREAM Act

    California has become the third state behind Texas and New Mexico to offer the children of illegal immigrants access to state funded financial aid. Reuters: California Governor Jerry Brown on Saturday signed a bill giving illegal immigrant college s...

  • October 9, 2011

    Steyn on the 'Occupy Wall Street' protest

    Leave it to Mark Steyn writing at NRO to get to the nub of the matter regarding the Occupy Wall Street protest. In short, hypocrisy and stupidity is not in short supply: In the old days, the tribunes of the masses demanded an honest wage for honest...

  • October 9, 2011

    New study on surgery for seniors in the last year of life

    There are many things wrong with this study on surgeries done on seniors in the last year of life. The author of this Time article notes one such problem;"[R]esearchers looked only at surgery patients who died; it's not known how many patients who ha...

  • October 9, 2011

    200 suicide attackers planning action in Great Britain?

    And a senior intel official says that this is a "conservative estimate:" The would-be killers are among 2,000 extremists who the security services have said are based in Britain and actively planning terrorist activity of some kind. The figures are ...

  • October 9, 2011

    Syria warns international community not to recognize opposition

    Exactly what would the Assad government be able to do if a country recognized the nascent opposition council? Not too damn much, is what. They warn of "tough measures" but in reality, they have little leverage if any nation were to start dealing with...

  • October 9, 2011

    Air and Space Museum hit by Codepink protest

    I guess that maybe they were concerned "The Spirit of St. Louis" or maybe the German Fokker D.VII would be refurbished and flown over Afghanistan. Reuters: Authorities shut down Washington's popular National Air and Space Museum on Saturday afternoo...

  • October 9, 2011

    AZ sherrifs call for special counsel in Fast and Furious scandal

    They make an excellent case for one. And they are the most directly affected law enforcement officers, most of them from border counties: Ten Arizona sheriffs demanded on Friday that a special counsel be appointed to investigate the roles of U.S. At...

  • October 9, 2011

    What the Hollywood left will do for money

    How about attending the birthday bash of a Chechen warlord and praising a man who applauded his security forces for attacking Muslim women who didn't wear a head covering?? Ramzan Kadyrov, the self-styled warrior king of Chechnya, has enjoyed multim...

  • October 8, 2011

    Drone Computers infected with virus

    This is weird - and a little troubling. It's not as bad as it could be - they think. They can't detect the information being gathered - keystrokes from drone operators - being sent to an outside location. But the question of how the virus got into th...

  • October 8, 2011

    Obama blamed for inflaming Wall Street protests

    I'm not sure about this, but it makes an effective counter to Obama's class warfare rhetoric: Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) said Friday that he believes the Occupy Wall Street protests stem from divisive rhetoric from President Obama, who has called for th...

  • October 8, 2011

    Numbers don't lie: 2011 deficit on track to eclipse $1.3 trillion

    Here's a little item tucked away on The Hill newsite that won't help the president's re-election bid. Less revenue in September will push the federal budget deficit above $1.3 trillion: The Congressional Budget Office on Friday said that the federal...

  • October 8, 2011

    Obama September approval at 41% - Gallup

    With the economy still sinking, although not as fast as in previous months, President Obama's approval rating for September remains at 41% in the Gallup survey. But this is not predictive of how the 2012 race will go: Thirteen months from now, Ameri...

  • October 8, 2011

    Saleh says he will step down from Yemen presidency soon

    There is plenty of history to suggest that Yemen's two faced president Ali Abdullah Saleh is going to pull another Bullwinkle on the Yemeni people and reneg on his promise to step down soon. Like Bullwinkle who kept trying to pull a rabbit out of a t...

  • October 8, 2011

    Pain and despair highlight the reality of Greece's travails

    After reading this story in Reuters about the absolute despair of so many Greeks over their future, you can't help but feel for their predicament. And yet, one also wonders about the total disconnect between who they are blaming for this state of aff...

  • October 8, 2011

    Just how bad is the food crisis in North Korea?

    The government of Kim Il Song says they need massive food aid to avoid a catastrophe this winter. Floods and typhoons significantly affected the rice harvest and without a concerted effort by the world community, millions would be at risk of starving...

  • October 8, 2011

    Animal rights group targets carriage horses in the Big Apple

    Christmas in New York is a special time and if you're visiting from out of town with someone you're in love with, there is no more romantic gesture than hopping aboard a horse and carriage to take a ride around Central Park or other NY landmarks. Sur...

  • October 7, 2011

    Unemployment rate for September unchanged at 9.1%

    We're still not creating enough jobs to even keep pace with the number of new entrants into the jobs market. New York Times: The unemployment rate for September was unchanged from August, 9.1 percent. With President Obama continuing to press a balky...

  • October 7, 2011

    'Occupy Boston' protestors gets a pass from local government on permits

    Of course, no such courtesy was extended to tea party activists, which is par for the course in True Blue Massaschusetts but also a stunning demonstration of political partisanship by the locals. Boston Herald: Organizers of the Occupy Boston tent c...

  • October 7, 2011

    IMF advisor: 'In The Absence Of A Credible Plan We Will Have A Global Financial Meltdown In Two To Three Weeks'

    If this statement had come from some hedge fund flunkie or cable business news jock, it could safely be dismissed as an attempt to get attention and ratings. Instead, it comes from bail out expert Robert Shapiro who works as an advisor to the Interna...

  • October 6, 2011

    About those 5 million 'green jobs' that were supposed to be created...

    As a snake oil salesman, Obama would have been a natural. The 19th century hucksters who plyed their patent medicines from town to town would have found a soulmate in this president. That's because only an idiot or a crook would have believed the ple...

  • October 6, 2011

    The wages of Obama's - and Occupy Wall Street's - class warfare rhetoric

    President Obama's harsh rhetoric directed against the rich is bearing fruit. Several New York state lawmakers have received an email that says, in essence, "kill the rich:" Several influential New York lawmakers have received threatening emails sayi...

  • October 6, 2011

    Nevada slots caucuses for January 15

    What a mess. Nevada has leapfrogged South Carolina and scheduled its caucuses for January 15. Reuters: Nevada is one of four states authorized by the Republican National Committee to hold the first contests on the road to choosing the party's nomine...

  • October 5, 2011

    'Occupy Wall Street' a nearly all white endeavor

    They call themselves the "99 percenters" - alluding to the supposed one percent of rich people who control the country. But as Michelle Malkin points out to the Daily Caller, "When Occupy Wall Street activists call themselves the '99 percent,' it tur...

  • October 5, 2011

    White House very nervous about coverage of Fast and Furious

    This has become an extremely sensitive issue at the White House and for good reason; Holder may have been caught in a lie in his testimony before Congress. Note: Congressional perjury usually sends the transgressor to jail. A CBS reporter, Sharyl Atk...

  • October 5, 2011

    Somali truck bomb kills 70 as terrorists promise more of the same

    If you thought the situation in Somalia couldn't get any worse, I'm afraid you're wrong. After a huge truck bomb killed 70 and wounded 100 yesterday, a spokesman for the AQ affiliated al-Shabbab made it clear that this was just the beginning. AFP: "...

  • October 5, 2011

    Assad's friends at the UN ride to his rescue

    Russia and China - two nations that sell arms to Syria and have extensive commercial ties - have vetoed a rather mild UN resolution that threatened sanctions and an arms embargo if President Assad didn't stop targeting civilians. Predictability, the ...

  • October 5, 2011

    West Virginia governor's race much closer than it should have been

    The governor's race in West Virginia between Democrat Earl Ray Tomblin and GOP businessman Bill Maloney was razor close with Tomblin eking out a 50-47 victory in a state with a 2-1 registration edge to the Democrats. West Virginia also has one of the...

  • October 5, 2011

    Euro-economies creaking to a halt

    It's like a slow motion train wreck as European economies are showing stagnation and a slowing pace of growth. There are fears that the projected 0.2% growth for the quarter will actually slide into negative territory, heightening fears of another re...

  • October 4, 2011

    Florida poll has Romney 28, Cain 24, and Perry fourth with 9

    Can Rick Perry stop the bleeding before his campaign implodes? If this new Florida poll is any indication, he is getting close to irrelevancy: Debates matter. So did Florida's straw poll. Just ask two guys: Herman Cain and Rick Perry. Cain is now ru...

  • October 4, 2011

    Voters expect Obama to be one term president

    A new ABC/Washington Post poll shows that only 37% of Americans expect Barack Obama to be re-elected: Just 37 percent in a new ABC News/Washington Post poll say they expect Obama to win re-election in November 2012; 55 percent instead expect the eve...

  • October 4, 2011

    Durbin fee will cost debit card customers

    The law of unintended consequenes accompanies every piece of legislation passed by congress. Conservatives recognize this fact of life; liberals don't. That's how we get 3000 page health insurance "reform" bills and gigantic headaches like Dodd-Frank...

  • October 4, 2011

    Global warming promoter rakes in outside income while working for NASA

    Dr. James Hansen's activities regarding the promotion of climate change theology is earning him a pretty penny outside of his NASA salary. Anthony Watts reports on a FOIA document obtained by American Tradition Institute's Environmental Law Center th...

  • October 4, 2011

    ESPN boots Hank Williams from MNF for 'Obama like Hitler' remark

    Williams made the analogy on Fox and Friends early yesterday and ABC was quick to respond: Says ESPN, in a statement: "While Hank Williams Jr. is not an ESPN employee, we recognize he is closely linked to our company through the opening to Monday Ni...

  • October 4, 2011

    R.I.P. - Obama jobs bill

    Not even Democrats are willing to advance this turkey of a bill. Reuters: President Barack Obama's job-creation package effectively fell to pieces on Monday as a top Republican lawmaker said the House of Representatives will only pass portions of th...

  • October 3, 2011

    Militant hit squad spreads terror in Afghanistan

    They're made up of the fiercest fighters in the Taliban, al-Qaeda, and the Haqqani network. They were formed in 2009 to combat the increase in drone strikes that was killing off their leaders - largely because tips to the CIA on the whereabouts of th...

  • October 3, 2011

    'Why Business Despairs of Obama'

    Mort Zuckerman, former Obama supporter now critic, lays out the problems for American business as long as Obama is president: This weak record on growth is proving disastrous for ordinary Americans. Per capita income remains below its 2006 level, wh...

  • October 3, 2011

    Univision makes Sen. Rubio an offer he can't refuse - but did

    The Spanish language TV network Univision offered a quid pro quo to Senator Marco Rubio this past summer; if the senator would appear as a guest on one of their shows where immigration would be a main topc, the network would forgo - or soften - an ex...

  • October 3, 2011

    Denmark passes 'fat tax'

    I have no doubt that the health nazis in this country would dearly love to imitate their brethren in Denmark. AFP: The new tax, designed by Denmark?s outgoing government as a health issue to limit the population?s intake of fatty foods, will add 16...

  • October 3, 2011

    Factory activity up for 26 straight month

    It's not helping with GDP growth largely because the manufacturing sector is much smaller than it used to be. But factories are an important indicator of future economic activity and this would seem to be good news. Reuters: The Institute for Supply...

  • October 2, 2011

    DOE approves $4.7 billion more in solar loan guarantees

    Ever wonder what's really wrong with government spending? Yeah - we spend too much. That's number one. But number two is illustrated by what the Department of Energy has done with "green loans" authorized by the stim bill. The Hill: The Energy Depar...

  • October 2, 2011

    Showing some spine, Congress blocks $200 million in aid to Palestinians

    Why reward Abbas for refusing to negotiate and use the UN to end run the peace process? The Independent: The United States Congress has blocked nearly $200m in aid for the Palestinians, threatening projects such as food aid, health care, and support...

  • October 2, 2011

    Obama's America: 'Educational theft' on the rise

    Actually, this sort of thing has been going on for years. It is not unknown that parents living in the inner city will use a relative's address to enroll their child in a better school. But hiring investigators to tail a kid home to make sure he live...

  • October 2, 2011

    Surprise! Dems push tax hikes first in deficit talks

    This is why the "Supercommittee" is a crock. Reuters: Democrats want tax hikes to be the first item negotiated in "super committee" deficit-reduction talks, trying to force Republicans to confront an issue at the heart of this year's budget fights, ...

  • October 2, 2011

    US officials meet with Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood

    Reflecting a real politik approach to the new Egypt? Or a betrayal of Israel? Reuters: U.S. officials have met members of the Muslim Brotherhood's political party, a U.S. diplomat said, after Washington announced it would have direct contacts with E...

  • October 2, 2011

    Greece to sort of fire some state workers - maybe

    The plan calls for creating a "labor reserve" and putting 30,000 workers in it by the end of the year. The workers would still be paid 60% of their salary for another year and then be let go. Reuters: Greece was expected to unveil its plan on Sunday...

  • October 2, 2011

    Michelle's photo-op at Target store was staged

    It turns out that the AP photographer who snapped the photos was tipped off that Michelle Obama would be at the store, according to Yahoo: Looks like Mrs. Obama's security threw on their street clothes to blend in because no suits with earbuds were ...

  • October 2, 2011

    Yemen trying to reverse al-Qaeda gains

    One consequence of the Yemeni civil war has been the advance of al-Qaeda into towns and villages where they have begun to expand their presence in anticipation of setting up an Islamist government. Troops loyal to the government of President Saleh ha...

  • October 2, 2011

    Detroit heads list of 9 cities going broke

    The website 24/7Wallstreet.com has a list of 9 American cities currently going broke. Detroit is the largest city on the list (Pontiac, MI also shows up). Of the 7,800 bonds in the U.S. secured by state or local governments, only 25 are currently sp...

  • October 1, 2011

    'Occupy Wall Street' crew getting ambitious: Now they want to occupy NYC

    Now they've issued a "Declaration of the Occupation of New York City." All 500 of them? Actually, there were a few thousand marching today - largely because of a false rumor that the band Radiohead would be playing. But the permanent core who have ca...

  • October 1, 2011

    WH withholds some Fast and Furious docs from Congress

    It's late Friday afternoon in DC which means it's the perfect time for a document dump from the White House. With few people paying close attention, the Obama administration gave oversight committee chairman Darrell Issa some of what he was requestin...

  • October 1, 2011

    Dems call for ethics probe of Justice Thomas

    Twenty Democrats wrote a letter to the oversight body for federal courts asking them to look into ethics violations by Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas. Roll Call: The group of 20 House Democrats led by Rep. Louise Slaughter (D-N.Y.) ...

  • October 1, 2011

    Iranians pull a switcheroo on charges against Christian pastor

    At least this shows the mullahs are perhaps getting more sensitive to western criticism of their abominable justice system. CNN: Christian Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani will be put to death for several charges of rape and extortion, charges that differ g...

  • October 1, 2011

    Obama in virtual tie with Romney in Connecticut?

    It is likely that the president will be ahead by election day, 2012, but this PPP Connecticut poll - a Democratic leaning pollster - should open some eyes among Democrats around the country: Connecticut isn't a place that would go on anybody's list ...

  • October 1, 2011

    Euro Debt Crisis: Can't tell the players without a scorecard

    I must admit to being a little bewildered by the complexity of the debt crisis in Europe. Part of the problem is that there are so many EU government entities involved as well as financial leaders in the various European governments. This article in ...

  • October 1, 2011

    Senior Haqqani commander in Afghanistan captured

    Rather than asking Pakistan to go after these terrorists, maybe we should just wait until they show up in Afghanistan and capture or kill them ourselves. Reuters: NATO-led forces said on Saturday that they had captured the senior commander for the H...

  • September 30, 2011

    AL-Qaeda chides Ahmadinejad for trutherism

    I wonder what the truthers are making of this one? Al Qaeda has a message for President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran: Enough with the conspiracy theories about the Sept. 11 attacks. In an article in the current issue of its English-language magazine,...

  • September 30, 2011

    US looking at jihadists in post-Gaddafi Libya

    US intelligence agencies are assessing the possibility that terrorists will take advantage of the power vacuum in post-Gaddafi Libya to attempt to set up an Islamic state as well as cause trouble for neighbors like Egypt and Syria. The assessments ha...

  • September 30, 2011

    Biden makes it official: The economy belongs to us, not Bush

    Perhaps those focus groups being used by the Obama reelection campaign have mentioned to his campaign team that blaming others for your own failures does not sit well with most voters. CBS News: Vice President Joe Biden said in a live interview with...

  • September 30, 2011

    Rumors persist about the health of Hugo Chavez

    Some outlets like The Telegraph are reporting that Chavez has suffered kidney failure. A Latin American newspaper, translated by Fausta Wertz, says it's a bone marrow problem: El Nuevo Herald also reports that: On the other hand, the source stated t...

  • September 30, 2011

    Huge 'Green Jobs' Loan given to Pelosi brother-in-law's company

    Apparently, the only kind of "green" that really matters to the Obama administration is the folding kind. Mark Hemingway at the Weekly Standard blog: Despite the growing Solyndra scandal, yesterday the Department of Energy approved $1 billion in new...

  • September 30, 2011

    Whopping 90% of Americans think the economy stinks

    It's from a new CNN poll which showed 81% believing the economy stunk in June. Those who thought it couldn't get any worse were apparently disabused of that notion: Three years after a financial crisis pushed the country deep into recession, an over...

  • September 30, 2011

    Poll: For first time, more Americans trust GOP than Dems on jobs

    It's a seven point margin right now and could widen if we end up in another recession. National Journal: For the first time since the monthly metric has been recorded by Gallup, Americans gave Republicans a clear edge over Democrats when it comes to...

  • September 30, 2011

    Anemic consumer spending for August; incomes fall

    Even with back to school spending in high gear in August, consumer spending was sluggish. Economists say that the first drop in incomes since October, 2009 probably had a lot to do with that. Reuters: The Commerce Department said on Friday spending ...

  • September 29, 2011

    Obamacare endgame: DOJ appeals mandate to SCOTUS

    The Obama administration has appealed the constitutionality of the individual mandate in Obamacare directly to the Supreme Court. In a countermove, 26 states and the National Federation of Independent Businesses appealed to SCOTUS to strike down the ...

  • September 29, 2011

    Non blond-haired, blue eyed man who isn't a Christian charged in terror plot

    We don't want to say his nationality or religion. That might set off the PC Brigades who constantly remind us that White Christians are terrorists too and identifying a Muslim as a terrorist is unfair and only gets people mad at worshipers of Allah. ...

  • September 29, 2011

    Osama's bodyguard freed by our Pakistani allies

    I would have put the word "allies" in quotes except State Department guidelines won't allow it. Yes they are our allies, by gum, and even though they collude with terrorists to kill American citizens and soldiers, that's only because we don't underst...

  • September 29, 2011

    Cain surges into top tier of GOP hopefuls

    He tripled his support in one month while Perry tanked 10 points. Clearly, Herman Cain is benefiting from Perry missteps and lackluster debate performances. Meanwhile, Mit Romney's support is unchanged and Michele Bachman is on life support. Fox News...

  • September 29, 2011

    German parliament approves bailout fund

    The German parliament voted overwhelmingly to grant extraordinary powers to a European bailout fund that will help pull the continent back from the brink of collapse - for a while anyway. Washington Post: The expansion of powers for the bailout fund...

  • September 29, 2011

    GDP growth revised upward for Q2

    It's not much but its better than a revision downward. Bloomberg: The U.S. economy grew at a 1.3 percent pace in the second quarter, faster than estimated last month and helped by exports and spending on services. The revised rise in gross domestic ...

  • September 29, 2011

    Chevy Volt sales surge to 300 a month

    Great news. At this rate, in about the year 2386, the one millionth Chevy Volt will have been sold: In August, GM sold 300 gasoline/electric Volts. Meanwhile, Nissan sold over 1,300 of its all-electric Nissan Leaf that month. In fact, the Leaf was t...

  • September 29, 2011

    Big enthusiasm gap opening between parties

    Gallup: In thinking about the 2012 presidential election, 45% of Democrats and independents who lean Democratic say they are more enthusiastic about voting than usual, while nearly as many, 44%, are less enthusiastic. This is in sharp contrast to 20...

  • September 28, 2011

    It's semi-official: Christie a definite no for 2012

    It's still based on "sources" but the word has been passed by everyone from the governor's brother to people in the governor's office: Christie has decided against running for president in 2012: Chris Christie says he has finally made a definitive d...

  • September 28, 2011

    MTV not rocking the vote for Obama - Yet

    I don't think this means that MTV and youth in general are not in Obama's corner. But it does indicate that there is less enthusiasm for the president, and perhaps even a tinge of youthful cynicism directed his way: President Obama's re-election cam...

  • September 28, 2011

    Trust in government worse than after Watergate

    It's actually the worst in the history of the CNN poll question. Just 15% of Americans trust the government all or most of the time. This is down from 25% last year at this time: In the past five years the number who say they trust the government "a...

  • September 28, 2011

    Florida to hold primary in late January: Calendar in chaos

    You can't blame them. There are hundreds of millions of dollars at stake for a state to be in on the first group of presidential primaries. This is largely because those are the most relevant contests and will feature the most candidates spending ton...

  • September 28, 2011

    How close is Iran to making the bomb?

    As this Reuters piece points out, it depends who you talk to. There are estimates ranging from two months to two years, depending on what kind of bomb we're talking about and whether you believe the Iranians are further along in enrichment technology...

  • September 28, 2011

    Health insurance costs rise sharply - again

    Given the 9% rise this past year in health insurance premiums, when are we going to get revised estimates for Obamacare subsidies? Recall that the government is going to pick up a chunk of the insurance tab for those 133% above the poverty line and b...

  • September 27, 2011

    New home sales fall: Recovery years away

    It might have been unexpected but nobody is bothering to notice any more. New home sales sank 2.3% in August - a six month low. The median price fell 9%. As the Washington Post notes, this means that recovery is almost certainly years away. The Comm...

  • September 27, 2011

    Government shutdown averted

    No 11th hour nail biters this time. They actually came to an agreement with a couple of days to spare. But don't worry. This stopgap funding measure only pays for the government until November 18. So in about 50 days, we get to do the whole thing all...

  • September 27, 2011

    Egypt gas pipeline to Israel and Jordan sabotaged

    An explosion in the increasingly lawless Sinai targeting the Egyptian gas pipeline to Israel a Jordan injured one and set fire to several small buildings nearby: Unknown assailants blew up an Egyptian pipeline in Sinai on Tuesday that supplies Israe...

  • September 27, 2011

    Madness is the real 'contagion' in Europe

    When European financial commentators talk about "contagion," what they mean is the domino effect of a Greek default spreading to encompass big banks and other nations like Portugal and Ireland. But the real contagion will be madness demonstrated by o...

  • September 27, 2011

    Assad: We were just about to reform when this darned rebellion broke out

    For chutzpah, this statement by Syria's foreign minister during a speech to the UN General Assembly takes the prize. CBS News: Assad insists the unrest is being driven by terrorists and Islamic extremists acting out a foreign conspiracy to fracture ...

  • September 26, 2011

    Saudi women get right to vote?

    You read that right. King Abdullah has granted women the right to vote in municipal elections - starting in 2015. At closer inspection, it's not exactly a Great Leap Forward: It was by far the biggest change in Saudi Arabia's tightly-controlled soci...

  • September 26, 2011

    Loonies protesting on Wall Street compare their demonstration to 'Arab Spring'

    New York's finest have their hands full with these crazies, who are apparently running out into the middle of traffic and blocking sidewalks because... Well, that part is not exactly clear. They say they are protesting "inequality" which I guess mean...

  • September 26, 2011

    Socialists in historic French electoral victory: What does it mean?

    Ordinarily I wouldn't trouble you with such mundane political news from abroad, although it should be said that conservatives have controlled the upper chamber in France since 1958. What this illustrates is that for the next decade, at least, we are ...

  • September 26, 2011

    Here we go again: Countdown to shutdown

    The difference between the House GOP budget resolution and what the Democrats want is about $2 billion. That's about what those guys on the Hill spend in about 15 minutes. And we're going to have a government shutdown over this? Madness! It is not c...

  • September 26, 2011

    Pakistan turns a blind eye to Taliban terrorist group

    They figure that since the deadly Haqqani network isn't attacking them, the US can go hang. CSM: Pakistan's top military commanders announced Sunday that they will not take action against the Haqqani network, the Pakistan-based militant group that t...

  • September 26, 2011

    Berkeley GOP group in hot water for 'affirmative action' bake sale

    Definitely not politically correct. And, as you'll see, the liberals are having a hissy fit. It's a bake sale being put on by UC Berkeley Young Republicans that is designed to be both humorous and thought provoking. What they didn't expect were death...

  • September 25, 2011

    Herman Cain surprise winner in FL straw poll

    Herman Cain shocked the GOP world on Saturday by winning the Florida straw poll, garnering 37% of the vote. Rick Perry, whose debate performances have come under fire in the last 72 hours finished a distant second with 15%. Mitt Romney got 14% for th...

  • September 25, 2011

    Obama 'small donor' fundraising is lagging

    Barack Obama may have revolutionized fundraising on the internet in 2008, but 2012 is a different story. The New York Times: Through June 30, the close of the most recent campaign reporting period, more than 552,000 people had contributed to Mr. Oba...

  • September 25, 2011

    Egypt activists vow to take over US embassy in Cairo if we veto Palestinian statehood

    This is a credible threat considering how they trashed the Israeli embassy earlier this month while the Egyptian army stood by and watched. And in case you haven't noticed, the Egyptian street - actually the Muslim Brotherhood and their salafist alli...

  • September 25, 2011

    It's Romney by a mile in Michigan straw poll

    A day after finishing a distant third to Herman Cain in Florida, Mitt Romney crushed Rick Perry in the Michigan straw poll - one of his "home" states: In a rout, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney trounced Rick Perry and the rest of the G...

  • September 25, 2011

    Europe looking at multi-trillion bailout plan

    The first question we all have is what, if any role, will the Fed have in this gigantic bailout. The answer is, nothing visible. The Federal Reserve will probably remain on the sidelines, waiting to see if any more assistance will be needed. In short...

  • September 25, 2011

    Obama lectures blacks: 'Stop crying'

    What a piece of work this guy is. This speech at the annual Congressional Black Caucus banquet is part pep talk, part revival meeting, and mostly a hectoring lecture. Reuters: In an impassioned speech to an awards banquet of the Congressional Black ...

  • September 25, 2011

    Abbas hailed as hero in return to West Bank

    He calls it a "Palestinian Spring." No one bothered to tell him that if that were the case, his sorry butt would be swimming the Jordan asking King Abdullah for asylum after being deposed. Overthrowing the old order is what the Arab Spring is suppose...

  • September 25, 2011

    Mass grave from 1996 found in Libya

    A horrific massacre at a Libyan prison in 1996 resulted in more than 1200 inmates being slaughtered after they rioted for better conditions and more liberal visiting rights. The mass grave containing those bodies has been found with the help of some ...

  • September 24, 2011

    Majority rate Obama the same or worse than Bush

    Gallup: Asked to compare Barack Obama with George W. Bush, Americans are more inclined to say Obama has been a better (43%) rather than a worse (34%) president, with 22% seeing no difference between the two. Obama compares much less favorably to Bil...

  • September 24, 2011

    Vladimir Putin, Act II

    Was it ever in doubt that Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin wouldn't run for the presidency again? Not really. And since Putin and his stooge, President Medvedev, have effectively destroyed or cowed the opposition since Putin stepped down in 2008...

  • September 24, 2011

    Warren caught fibbing about TARP pay

    Let's cut Elizabeth Warren some slack. She was only off by $128,000 when she first released her salary for being chairman of TARP. Anybody can make a mistake: The campaign for Democratic Senate hopeful Elizabeth Warren said Friday she had been paid ...

  • September 23, 2011

    US walks out on Ahmadinehjad at UN

    It's become a tradition for the US and other western countries to walk out on Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad once he starts speaking at the UN. The man who once confided to a journalist that the first time he spoke at the UN, a heavenly glow s...

  • September 23, 2011

    A faster than light particle?

    It's rare that a science story leads the news but this one is a shocker. According to Einstein's special theory of relativity, it is not possible for matter to travel faster than the speed of light.The cosmic speed limit was set in stone largely beca...

  • September 23, 2011

    The UN Choir presents 'Someone to Hate'

    Oh those clever Israelis who make up Latma, the comedy troupe that brought us "We Con the World." Now they've taken on the Palestinian statehood issue with "Somebody to Hate" to the tune of Queen's classic "Someone to Love." Enjoy. ...

  • September 23, 2011

    Who are the obstructionists now?

    The House passed a stopgap spending measure last night and passed it on to the senate where Majority Leader Harry Reid says Democrats will block it: The House early Friday narrowly approved a stopgap spending measure to keep the federal government r...

  • September 23, 2011

    NH Poll shows Perry falling, Romney surging

    This snapshot of the race as it stands today reflects some hardening of opinion with Perry slipping significantly and Romney gaining considerable ground. Some pundits are making a big deal about Jon Huntsman's doubling of support to 10% but consideri...

  • September 23, 2011

    From cradle to grave - and beyond

    Our federal government is generous to a fault. And that fault is it's our money and they are far too generous in doling it out. Consider the idea of cradle to grave security offered by government. Most might believe that is sufficiently generous for ...

  • September 23, 2011

    President Saleh returns to Yemen, calls for truce

    After spending three months in Saudi Arabia recovering from an assassination attempt, President Saleh returned to Yemen and a violent reaction to his homecoming: President Ali Abdullah Saleh called for a truce as he returned to Yemen today after mor...

  • September 22, 2011

    CA couple ordered by city not to hold home Bible study

    Snooping around garage sales, regulating kids' lemonade stands - anything the government wants to do, can do, it will do. Who's going to stop it? An Orange County couple has been ordered to stop holding a Bible study in their home on the grounds tha...

  • September 22, 2011

    Ways and Means Committee to dedicate portrait of Rangel today

    Rep. Charles Rangel may have been censured by his colleagues for gross ethics violations, but he's getting his very own portrait in the House Ways and Means committee room: Rangel's office on Wednesday couldn't confirm how much the portrait cost nor...

  • September 22, 2011

    No room for Jews in new Palestinian state

    Not that they'll succeed in getting the UN to grant them statehood. The US has the veto and will use it if it comes to that. But Ann Bayefsky, writing in the Weekly Standard, points out a curious omission in the Palestinian logo: Absent from the log...

  • September 22, 2011

    House defeats funding bill; shutdown looms

    Reuters editorializes that the country is "rattled" and "unnerved" by these budget battles in Washington. Given the choice, I'd rather be rattled than broke and  desperate when the economy collapses because of massive debt. The vote could furth...

  • September 21, 2011

    That sinking feeling

    The tipping point may finally have been reached. According to the newest USA Today/Gallup poll, more Americans now hold Barack Obama responsible for the lousy econonmy than his predecessor: Eight of 10 say the economy is in a recession, and nearly a...

  • September 21, 2011

    Europe as a 'geographical expression'

    Bret Stephens has a very serious article in the Wall Street Journal on what comes after the failed concept of "Europe": What is now happening in Europe isn't so much a crisis as it is an exposure: a Madoff-type event rather than a Lehman one. The sh...

  • September 21, 2011

    Fed readies 'incremental' intervention in economy

    The announcement may come as early as today from Fed Chief Bernanke and it's a cinch that Republicans aren't going to like it. Reuters: The central bank appears likely to try to push long-term borrowing costs lower by rebalancing its $2.8 trillion p...

  • September 20, 2011

    Obama's deficit plan a jobs killer extraordinaire

    Hard to top what he's done previously, but take a look at all the tax increases - besides the tax on the "rich" - that the president has crammed into his deficit reduction plan. ABC News: It's not just millionaires who'd pay more under President Bar...

  • September 20, 2011

    House GOP campaign committee outraised by Dems

    I think this is a reflection of incompetent leadership in the NRCC rather than any straw in the wind about how the 2012 House races will shake out. The Hill: The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) outraised the National Republican Co...

  • September 20, 2011

    More bad news for Obama: 64% of undecideds disapprove of him

    Rasmussen reports that among those who wish to see a third party, or other candidate emerge in the GOP race, 64% disapprove of the president. Why is this a significant group? In a close race, it is how the undecideds break that last week of the campa...

  • September 20, 2011

    Another dismal month for housing starts

    "The housing market is not only bad, but still missing low expectations." That from a Cantor Fitzgerald analyst on just how awful the residential housing sector is. Even the most pessimistic forecasts are not being met. For better of for worse, new h...

  • September 19, 2011

    Can this marriage be saved? Greece and the euro

    The Greek government has been in talks this past weekend with the major players in the European financial community who will determine whether Greece experiences a sovereign default next month or continues to limp along - the new "Sick Man" of Europe...

  • September 19, 2011

    CBC chairman admits hypocrisy, demonstrates racist attitude in not protesting Obama

    Congressional Black Caucus Chairman Emanuel Cleaver says that the CBC would be "marching on the White House" if a white man were president. The flip side: because Barack Obama is an African American, he gets a pass. The Hill: Unhappy members of the ...

  • September 19, 2011

    Should Obama withdraw?

    Chicago Tribune columnist Steve Chapman thinks so, and makes a pretty interesting case for it: But there is good news for the president. I checked the Constitution, and he is under no compulsion to run for re-election. He can scrap the campaign, bag...

  • September 19, 2011

    Palestinians launch bid for statehood using mother of 4 terrorists

    The Palestinians are a humorless bunch so I doubt they catch the dripping irony in sending a mother of 4 terrorists to deliver a letter asking for Palestinian statehood at the UN offices in Ramallah. Palestinian Watch: The Palestinian Authority chos...

  • September 19, 2011

    Yemen civil war heating up

    It appears that President Saleh, despite being seriously injured in a bomb attack several months ago and recuperating in Saudi Arabia, still has a stranglehold on power in Yemen and according to protestors seeking to oust him, may be using violence t...

  • September 18, 2011

    Links found between Pakistani government and terrorist attack on Kabul embassy

    How can  we justify giving these terrorist supporters $7 billion over the next 4 years - much if it in military aid? The US government has announced that it has discovered links between Pakistan's government and the terrorist network Haqqani. Th...

  • September 18, 2011

    Syrian opposition tries to get organized as 47 killed in protests

    The fact that 200 members of the opposition met on a farm outside of Damascus is significant in that Assad dared not arrest them, risking even greater protests than is occurring now. But security forces were there anyway, no doubt taking names for fu...

  • September 18, 2011

    American hostages in Iran waiting for return of vacationing judge

    The deal is signed, sealed, and delivered to finally release the two American hikers who have been held hostage by Iran for two years. But there's a snag; one of the judge's that has to sign off on the deal is on vacation until Tuesday. Fox News: Th...

  • September 18, 2011

    Break up of the welfare state in Europe will have consequences

    I can recall in the 1980's the smug, self satisfaction emenating from Europe with regards to America's homeless problem. It was plain that our euro friends felt superior to Americans because they had so few citizens living on the streets. In truth, t...

  • September 18, 2011

    Tax breaks to middle class families outstrip those to special interests

    This is a fascinating article in the Washington Post about where most of the tax breaks in America goes; middle class families. Broad tax breaks granted to millions of families at all income levels dwarf the corporate giveaways. Over the past two ye...

  • September 17, 2011

    On the QT and very, 'Hush Hush'

    Yesterday, we reported that the Federal Reserve was participating in an effort by the biggest central banks in the world to assure liquidity to big european banks who were on the brink of suffering a credit meltdown similar to what occurred here ...

  • September 17, 2011

    A tale of two headlines

    Headlines from CBS and the New York Times on stories about the new CBS/New York Times poll: CBS: Obama's approval rating drops to all-time low; Public split on jobs plan New York Times: Obama's Support Is Slipping, Poll Finds, But His Jobs Plan Is...

  • September 17, 2011

    Bloomberg warns about Yuppies rioting for jobs

    I guess the prospect of living in their parent's basement for the next few years is going to drive new college grads crazy: Mayor Bloomberg warned Friday there would be riots in the streets if Washington doesn't get serious about generating jobs. "W...

  • September 17, 2011

    Gaddafi loyalists haven't quit yet

    The chances of reconstituting the Gaddafi regime are nil, but that hasn't stopped loyal tribesmen from battling the new government's forces to a standstill in Bani Walid, and fighting rages in residential areas of Sirte. ABC News: Revolutionary figh...

  • September 16, 2011

    Fed to the rescue of euro banks

    The Federal Reserve, along with every other major central bank in the industrialized world, has given an open ended pledge to Europe's big banks for an unlimited supply of dollars to guarantee that credit markets remain unfrozen. Reuters: Major cent...

  • September 16, 2011

    Dems buyer's remorse

    Who is the most popular national figure in America today? Nearly two thirds of Americans hold a favorable view of Hillary Clinton according to the latest Bloomberg poll. And this has triggered a kind of buyer's remorse among a full third of Democrati...

  • September 15, 2011

    EU may ask US to bail them out

    It hasn't quite come to that yet. European leaders can still kick the can down the road a few months on the Greek default - maybe. Greece keeps coming up with "austerity" plans that they can't stick to and are edging closer to sovereign default. A de...

  • September 15, 2011

    PLO Ambassador says Palestinian state should be Jew free

    So this is what they mean by a "two state solution:" "After the experience of the last 44 years of military occupation and all the conflict and friction, I think it would be in the best interest of the two people to be separated," Maen Areikat, the ...

  • September 15, 2011

    3 more murders linked to Gunwalker

    This, according to a letter from U.S. Assistant Attorney General Ronald Weich to Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) and Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) - chairmen of committtees looking into Fast and Furious. What's even more shocking? ATF has yet to conduct a ...

  • September 15, 2011

    Carville to WH: Time to panic

    I don't think Carville recognizes it yet, but the White House is already in panic mode - they're just so incompetent we can't tell the difference between business as usual and hair-on-fire hysteria. CNN: People often ask me what advice I would give ...

  • September 15, 2011

    'The Rogue': Even the New York Times hates it

    The review absolutely skewers author Joel McGinnis whose book on Sarah Palin is mercilessly panned by reviewer Janet Maslin. A sample: Mr. McGinniss explains that he was shocked, just shocked, at the angry response his presence in Wasilla provoked. ...

  • September 15, 2011

    Another Obama epic fail: Small business initiative never got off the ground

    With much ballyhoo, the president toured Ohio last winter touting a new small business and jobs creation program, the "Start up America" initiative. How's that working out, Barry? "Everything is moving too slowly," said Leach, chief executive of Cle...

  • September 15, 2011

    Jobless claims highest since June

    Claims are still way over 400,000. These first time filers can expect to be unemployed for more than a year. Bloomberg: Jobless claims climbed by 11,000 to 428,000 in the week ended Sept. 10 that included the Labor Day holiday, figures from the Labo...

  • September 14, 2011

    Majority rejects Obama's jobs plan in Bloomberg poll

    By 51-40%, the American people don't think the president's "jobs plan" will bring down unemployment. That's the result found in a Bloomberg poll that also showed significant erosion of the president's core support from 2008: A majority of Americans ...

  • September 14, 2011

    Breakdown of GOP victories

    For all you junkies out there, Nate Silver has an interesting breakdown of the GOP wins in NY-9 and NV-2 last night. He uses a broad measuring stick known as the Partisan Victory Index (PVI) to calculate how big a victory was scored. The PVI is "a me...

  • September 14, 2011

    Iran: About that 'imminent' release of the American hostages...

    Yesterday, we reported that Iran's President Ahamdinejad was going to "pardon" the two American hikers being held hostage by his government and that they would be released in a couple of days - after paying a $500,000 ransom they are calling "bail." ...

  • September 13, 2011

    Ahmadinejad to 'pardon' US hikers in Iran custody

    These dangerous US spies - who no doubt were sending back state secrets via carrier pidgeons while trying to poison the entire granola supply of Iran - will be released after paying a ransom - er, bail - of $500,000. Washington Post: Iran's Presiden...

  • September 13, 2011

    Perry the target at GOP Tea Party debate

    For the privilege of being the frontrunner, Rick Perry is going to have to endure 4 more pastings like this one. Ed Morrissey has a good blow by blow account. And Fred Barnes correctly identifies the winner: If a debate more than four months before ...

  • September 13, 2011

    Cage Match: Greece vs. Germany

    It's the proverbial 110 lb weakling versus the heavyweight champion of the world. And what looks like a horrible mismatch is actually a pretty even battle. This is true because the little guy may go down, but if he does, he's going to take the big gu...

  • September 13, 2011

    Syrian activists target Russia for 'Day of Rage'

    It's nice to see some other country besides America in line for some fist waving, spittle flecked invective by mobs of out of control Muslims. Hey! Maybe this "leading from behind" thing isn't so bad? Naw: Syrian opposition activists are calling for...

  • September 12, 2011

    Turner ahead in NY-9 with 24 hours to go (updated)

    This would be a truly startling political development if GOP candidate Bob Turner were to win the special congressional election tomorrow to decide who will replace disgraced congressman Anthony Weiner. PPP says all the signs are there for a titanic ...

  • September 12, 2011

    Now we have to worry about French banks?

    The debt contagion is spreading from the Eurozone's periphery and going straight for the heart. New worries emerged over the weekend about the stability of several large French banks, as well as Germany's willingness to keep bailing out Greece. The N...

  • September 12, 2011

    Was Iran behind 9/11?

    I remember looking at this issue when the 9/11 Commission's report came out. There were, as the YNet article points out, tantalizing hints about an al-Qaeda-Iran connection. There seemed to be a lot of smoke, but no fire. What has been uncovered in t...

  • September 11, 2011

    Steyn on 9/11 anniversary: 'Let's Roll Over'

    If you're going to read just one article today, the 10th anniversary of 9/11, make it Mark Steyn's sneering put down of all "the usual touchy-feely huggy-weepy pansy-wimpy multiculti effete healing diversity mush" that remembering an act of war perpe...

  • September 11, 2011

    Is the current terror threat a 'goose chase?'

    Fox News is reporting it, quoting a "senior US official" saying the threat is "looking more and more like a goose chase." It would be interesting to know what branch of government, or what department or agency this "senior official" hails from. Be th...

  • September 11, 2011

    Assad promises reforms while murdering 24 civilians

    The Syrian military gunned down another 24 civilians on Saturday, mostly in the city of Homs. The carnage came after President Bashar Assad promised the Arab League that he would present a package of political reforms at their meeting on Monday. Haar...

  • September 11, 2011

    Dems go public with doubts about Obama re-election

    This is actually pretty extraordinary; Democrats going on the record with their fears that Obama will drag them all down to disaster. The New York Times: Elected officials and party leaders at all levels said their worries have intensified as the ec...

  • September 11, 2011

    Massive truck bomb in Afghanistan wounds 77 US soldiers

    The AP is reporting that the 77 troops injured in the blast were Americans with the toll being 2 Afghan civilians killed and 102 injured. The New York Times: Among the dead was an 8-year-old girl whom officials said was hit by flying shrapnel more t...

  • September 10, 2011

    Military plane forced down by NoKo electronic jamming

    AFP is reporting that the incident occurred in March: A US military reconnaissance plane came under electronic attack from North Korea and had to make an emergency landing during a major military exercise in March, a political aide said Friday. The ...

  • September 10, 2011

    Why the jobs bill is political grandstanding

    Following the president's speech on Thursday night, House Majority Whip Rep. Eric Cantor (R-VA) said that there were parts of Obama's plan that the GOP could support and should be passed without delay. Other aspects of the proposal -including the con...

  • September 10, 2011

    Israeli ambassador leaves Cairo as protestors storm embassy

    This is only going to get worse. Once the Muslim Brotherhood has control of the government of Egypt - and all signs point in that direction - you wouldn't be able to pay me enough to be an Israeli diplomat in Cairo or anywhere else. Reuters: Israel ...

  • September 10, 2011

    At least one terrorist identified in 9/11 anniversary plot

    Authorities have identified at least one of the suspects in a terrorist attack planned to coincide with the 10th anniversary of 9/11. ABC News: Officials may have the name of one of the suspected bomb plotters after a 24-hour intelligence manhunt, U...

  • September 9, 2011

    Al-Qaeda planning 9/11 anniversary attack?

    This story was breaking as the president was preparing to give his jobs speech last night, which some critics who possess a lively imagination believe there might be a connection. Brent Baier of Fox News said as much after the speech - that the White...

  • September 9, 2011

    Sen. Kyl threatens to leave supercommittee over defense cuts

    Democrats never met a weapons sysem that they didn't want to get rid of, while the GOP is hamstrung because the kinds of cuts they want won't be found without downsizing our defense - at least, in the political calculation of the leadership. So John ...

  • September 9, 2011

    Are you ready for the racist, 'anti-racist' confab Durban III?

    Ann Bayefsky writing about Durban III and its related declaration on "racism" and religious "intolerance" (Islamophobia) in the Weekly Standard: On September 22, the U.N. General Assembly will feature speeches from the U.N. high commissioner for hum...

  • September 9, 2011

    Baehr: 'Obama versus the Strawmen'

    AT's political correspondent Rich Baehr has an excellent piece up at Pajamas Media this morning that correctly identifies the ridiculous strawman arguments made by the president in his speech last night: About half of the money in the program announ...

  • September 9, 2011

    The 'hidden meaning' found in Obama's words

    John Merline of IBT has a funny, but true compilation of "code words" and phrases used by Obama in all of his speeches on jobs: When he says: We inherited $1 trillion in deficits and an economy headed for a second Great Depression. What he means is:...

  • September 9, 2011

    On the cusp of irrelevancy

    Dana Milbank: "Warren Buffet pays a lower tax rate than his secretary - an outrage he has asked us to fix," Obama went on. Widespread laughter broke out on the GOP side of the aisle. "This isn't political grandstanding," Obama said. Rep. Paul Ryan (...

  • September 9, 2011

    Prince Charles warns of human extinction

    I couldn't think of anything funny to put in the headline until I realized that playing it straight was pretty funny itself. I realize this poor fellow has nothing to do but wait around for his mum to die. And the very concept of "royalty" in the 21s...

  • September 8, 2011

    Thousands of surface to air missiles stolen in Libya

    The Russian version of the Stinger Missile is a formidable weapon - especially if you want to use it to shoot down civilian air planes. CNN: Grinch SA-24s are designed to target front-line aircraft, helicopters, cruise missiles and drones. They can ...

  • September 8, 2011

    Nobody messes with the Packers - not even Obama

    The geniuses at the White House who scheduled Obama's speech on the same night that the Green Bay Packers were going to open their defense of the Super Bowl may just have cost the president the state of Wisconsin. At least one Badger State NBC affili...

  • September 8, 2011

    Terror for women in Libyan black African refugee camp

    We've been following the blatant racism being shown by the rebel army and ordinary Libyans toward black African migrant workers, as well as the reports of murder and executions of blacks by gangs of Libyans armed with guns. Now comes disturbing repor...

  • September 8, 2011

    Jobless claims rise unexp...er, um...I mean, who could have guessed?

    We're back to dealing with the "U" word on jobless claims. If you and I expect higher claims for the week but the media does not, it's only "unexpected" for some. Not for others: The number of Americans filing new claims for jobless benefits rose un...

  • September 8, 2011

    Walgreens pharmacist fired for using gun to foil robbery

    You'd think the suits at Walgreens would be grateful. Instead, they fire a dedicated employee who foiled a robbery using a concealed weapon he carried. The bizarre reason? Walgreens has a "no escalation" policy on robberies: One week later, after be...

  • September 8, 2011

    Cheney urges Hillary to run

    Of course he would. Hillary wouldn't have much of a chance, but it would split the Democratic party down the middle and hand the GOP the White House in 2012. Still, good move by one of the canniest politicians in the GOP: "I think it would be good f...

  • September 7, 2011

    Obama to propose $300 billion jobs package

    Is it significant that much of the plan will be in the form of tax cuts? Yes it is. It means that basically, conservatives have won the argument and the Keynesians, while not out the door yet, have certainly been handed their hat. Politico: The two...

  • September 7, 2011

    And the star of the new Palestinian statehood commercial is...Barack Obama!

    Don't you dare say that the president doesn't like Israel. He just likes the Palestinians better: President Barack Obama is the unlikely star of a new Palestinian media campaign. Part of a speech Obama gave in 2010 to the United Nations General Asse...

  • September 7, 2011

    Obama's failure - by the numbers

    Jeffrey Anderson at IDB has an excellent piece breaking down President Obama's failures by the numbers. It has now been a little over two years - and eight full economic quarters - since the end of the recession Obama inherited. It's time to ask: Ho...

  • September 6, 2011

    Iowa Poll: Perry 29%; Bachmann 18%; Romney 17%

    Rasumussen has a new Iowa poll out and it is tracking with polls taken every where else; Rick Perry is surging: A Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of those likely to participate in the Iowa GOP Caucus shows that Perry is the first choice for 29%. ...

  • September 6, 2011

    Biden equates Tea Party, GOP with 'Barbarians'

    I always wanted to be a barbarian. Eating meat off the bone. Not having to take a bath. And pillaging helpless towns and vvillages sounds swell. Maybe there's a fantasy camp somewhere... Apparently, though, for many Democrats, the Tea Party and GOP r...

  • September 6, 2011

    IDF Major General believes the likelihood of regional war is growing

    Is the "Arab Spring" going to turn into an "Islamist winter?" YNet News: Recent revolutions in the Arab world and the deteriorating ties with Turkey are raising the likelihood of a regional war in the Middle East, IDF Home Front Command Chief, Major...

  • September 6, 2011

    Slouching toward the Apocalypse

    I recognize it is in the interests of mass media to pump up economic news with doom and gloom scenarios in order to sell their wares. But at what point do we start worrying that the news being reported is really, really, really that bad? Reuters: The...

  • September 6, 2011

    Rapper apologizes for anti-military words that 'got the best of me'

    Help! I've been captured by language and I can't escape! That's basically the excuse given by some fellow who calls himself "Soulja Boy" whose anti-military "lyrics" to one of his recent "songs," "Let's be Real," raised a ruckus on the internet. "Le...

  • September 5, 2011

    Mars Rover Opportunity keeps on making breakthrough discoveries

    The Mars rover Opportunity is in the news again. It's mission was supposed to last 90 days. It has been working for 7 years. And while it's companion rover Spirit finally gave up the ghost earlier this year, the "little Rover that could" is still mak...

  • September 5, 2011

    Barone on the 'Audacity of Weakness'

    Michael Barone writing in the Examiner nails it: A third Obama weakness is his propensity to charge his political opponents with playing politics when he is doing exactly that himself. In previewing this latest jobs-and-the-economy speech, Carney sa...

  • September 5, 2011

    Bibi refuses to apologize to Turkey for Mavi Marmara raid

    Prime Minister Erdogan is livid but he really has no right to be. Those 9 Turkish citizens who died when their ship tried to run the Gaza blockade knew full well that the Israelis would try to stop them. That was the entire purpose of the exercise; t...

  • September 5, 2011

    Postal Service on the brink

    Last time I wrote about the USPS, several angry emailers took me to task for accusing the gigantic quaisi-government dinosaur of being inefficient. Well, perhaps those correspondents have a different dictionary than I do but the USPS has literally th...

  • September 5, 2011

    No soft landing for Greece default: IMF economist

    One wonders why all those public employees were rioting in Greece over the past year. According to a review of Greek accounts following the first bailout, their budget deficit actually got bigger. In other words, they missed the targets set for them ...

  • September 5, 2011

    40 Israeli passengers detained at Istanbul airport

    If Prime Minister Netanyahu believed that relations couldn't get any worse with Turkey over his refusal to apologize for his soldiers protecting themselves during the Gaza incident with Mavi Marmara, he must certainly be surprised at this. YNet News:...

  • September 5, 2011

    Chaos in Mubarak trial courtroom

    Pro and anti-Mubarak lawyers got into fist fights inside the courtroom where former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak is being tried, while outisde the two sides squared off as well. The spectacle of seeing an Arab tyrant on trial has mesmerized the e...

  • September 5, 2011

    Johnny Pods on Obama's 'Country before party' meme

    I find it insulting that the president equates opposition to his policies with partisan rancor. This is especially true since he is Washington's number one partisan, constantly on the attack against Republicans for not doing what we're told to do. Jo...

  • September 4, 2011

    Palin still cagey about run

    I'm beginning to wonder if this coy little dance with voters regarding whether she will run for president or not isn't damaging her futire prospects. The Hill: The audience at the Iowa Tea Party of America rally on Saturday chanted "Run Sarah, Run!"...

  • September 4, 2011

    US in last ditch diplomatic effort to head off Palestinian UN vote

    The United States is making one last appeal to Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas to delay his plans to get a General Assembly vote on the status of Palestinians in the world body. New York Times: The administration has circulated a proposal for renew...

  • September 4, 2011

    Prominent Dem official arrested in California

    Kinde Durkee of Durkee and Associates, a prominent Democratic party fundraiser and official, has been charged with several counts of mail fraud committed in her capacity as campaign treasurer for dozens of individuals and groups. OC Register: U.S. A...

  • September 4, 2011

    Add at least 27 more bodies from this weekend to Assad's account

    There was a bus ambush by an "armed group" that killed 6 soldiers and 3 civilians while wounding 17 more. I am a naturally suspicious person and wonder if this attack wasn't engineered by Assad's security police to "prove" that the opposition is made...

  • September 4, 2011

    What's wrong with America is that we didn't elect Al Gore president

    No, really. This ignorant sot of a writer at The Hill, Brent Budowsky, posits some counterfactual or "alternative history" that bears no resemblance to reality: If Al Gore had won, for starters: Had Gore been briefed by intelligence officers as Bush...

  • September 3, 2011

    Obama running to the right

    He's got a long way to go and he'll never become a conservative. But think of the distance Bill Clinton traveled between 1994 and 1996. By election day, he had embraced several conservative positions, especially on welfare that had his far left suppo...

  • September 3, 2011

    Illegals received $4 billion in tax credits from IRS last year

    Is this a great country or what? Washington Post: The Internal Revenue Service allowed undocumented workers to collect $4.2 billion in refundable tax credits last year, a new audit says, almost quadruple the sum five years ago. Although undocumented...

  • September 3, 2011

    Wikileaks makes public hundreds of thousands of unredacted State Department docs

    The juvenile hackers who run Wikileaks have probably just murdered dozens of people around the world. They have dumped their entire cache of State Department cables into the public domain - without redacting names of informants. How could they do thi...

  • September 3, 2011

    Industry analysts have been questioning Solyndra business plan for years

    Ed Lasky reported yesterday on the House investigations into these "green loans" of which Solyandra is just the tip of the iceberg. But beyond the pressure the White House put on the Department of Energy and OMB to expedite the loan, it is coming to ...

  • September 3, 2011

    CIA, MI-6 had ties to Gaddafi intelligence

    One of the little goodies that the west gave Gaddafi after he solemnly promised not to build any more WMD - after getting caught red handed - was cooperation with the CIA and British MI-6 - some of it eye opening. New York Times: Although it has bee...

  • September 3, 2011

    Don't expect the whole 'jobs plan' to be unveiled in Obama's speech

    The White House didn't realize the expectations for the president's speech they created when they tried to upstage the GOP on their debate night. Rectifying that little demonstration of incompetence, the president's aides are leaking the news that th...

  • September 3, 2011

    Taliban kidnaps 25 boys to punish tribe

    You might think this sort of thing would backfire, kidnapping children and holding them hostage to change the behavior of tribesmen who support the Pakistani government. But, the Taliban seems to have made their point. Reuters: Pakistani Taliban on ...

  • September 2, 2011

    Democrats have nowhere to hide

    Not surprised that they didn't make a big production out of releasing the revised numbers for the economy over the short term. In fact, they probably wanted to wait until after midnight when everyone had gone home and few would have noticed. Yes, it'...

  • September 2, 2011

    Jobs number: 'Worst showing in 11 months'

    And that's the sub head in the New York Times: The economy showed no job growth in August, the first time there has been no increase in net jobs in the United States in 11 months. The flat performance in the job market was down sharply from a revis...

  • September 2, 2011

    NASCAR drivers give thumbs down to presidential visit

    This is interresting from a cultural perspective. If you're going to ridicule Americans for loving NASCAR as many liberals do, don't expect their stars to lend their names and faces to a photo op for a liberal president. SB Nation's Jeff Gluck is clu...

  • September 1, 2011

    Labor Secretary buys Canadian built SUV

    This is too delicious - and ignorant - not to blog about. Labor Secretary Hilda Solis junked her limo and bought a Chevy Equinox to ride around Washington in. She was very pleased with herself, telling the Christian Science Monitor, "What better exam...

  • September 1, 2011

    Rep. Carson hits bottom; keeps digging

    "In for a penny, in for a millions bucks" I always say. For Representative Andre Carson (D-IN), that adage has special meaning. Carson, one of the ranking members of the Congressional Black Caucus, sounded the alarm about the tea party at an event in...

  • September 1, 2011

    Wall Street readies itself for another dismal jobs report

    The BLS will release its montly unemployment report and and indications are it will be another downer. CNBC: The private sector created 91,000 jobs from July to August, a shade below expectations, according to a report from ADP that sets the stage f...

  • September 1, 2011

    Obama's Indie troubles

    Not surprisingly, 2/3 of Democrats approve of the way the president is handling the economy. What planet they reside upon is not mentioned in the CNN poll, but Obama's troubles are not with the GOP or Democrats: it is with independents. Seven out of...

  • September 1, 2011

    Massacre of black Africans in post-Gaddafi Libya

    Here's an under the radar story that won't get much play in the west; those freedom loving jihadists who overthrew the Libyan dictator are roaming the streets, victimizing foriegn workers from African nations like Chad, Nigeria, and Sudan, and in man...

  • August 31, 2011

    As Ramadan ends, Syrian troops show no mercy to mosque goers

    As Muslims around the world celebrate the Eid marking the end of the month of Ramadan, Syrians coming out of mosques to protest in at least two cities were fired upon by Assad's troops. The final days of the holiday saw a surge in protests and alleg...

  • August 31, 2011

    Welcome to the double dip recession

    Tyler Durden at Zero Hedge blog makes a pretty convincing case that we're already in another recession: While the key market moving event from last Friday may have been Bernanke's Jackson Hole speech which merely left the door open to future QE epis...

  • August 31, 2011

    Consumer confidence nose dives in July

    This is interesting because retail sales were up more than anticipated in July so consumer confidence might not necessarily reflect what people will do with their money. Still, it's one more harbinger of doom in a summer of discontent: Confidence am...

  • August 31, 2011

    CA bill would require parents pay workers comp to babysitters

    This is asinine - and about to become the law in the state of California: Assembly Bill 889 (authored by Assemblyman Tom Ammiano, D-San Francisco, will require these protections for all "domestic employees," including nannies, housekeepers and careg...

  • August 31, 2011

    Infant mortality figures for US are misleading

    According to a new study on infant mortality worldwide, the US ranked 41 out of 45 industrialized nations. In a 20 year analysis of newborn death rates around the world, the study published in PLoS Medicine revealed the number of infants who die be...

  • August 30, 2011

    Computer industry first, government last in Gallup rating survey

    I found some surprises in this list of 25 industries and institutions that Gallup asked respondents to rate positively or negatively. Lawyers ahead of healthcare? Real Estate has taken quite a fall. And I'm surprised that the Grocery industry is as...

  • August 30, 2011

    Obama snubs VFW convention

    It's typical of this administration's tin ear. Either the sitting president or a "first tier" administration member (usually the Veep or high ranking cabinet secretary) addresses the VFW convention. Not this time, according to Fox: The Veterans of F...

  • August 30, 2011

    US Ambassador to Syria attacked by pro-Assad protestor

    Politico has the video. It was pretty scary moment for Ambassador Ford who has shown a lot of guts traveling to cities where people are standing up to Assad's guns despite furious protests from the foreign ministry. The U.S. Ambassador to Syria - wh...

  • August 30, 2011

    One in four Dems want to dump Obama

    It's about 15% higher than what you would normally get in a re-election year, but it is still significant because dissatisified people don't usually vote. If just 2-3% fewer voters turn out for the president, and the GOP nominee gets the same percent...

  • August 29, 2011

    Gaddafi forces using human shields in Sirte

    It's all they have left, which probably means they are nearing an end. Most opposition elsewhere in Libya has been tamped down or simply stopped. But where's Gaddafi? Libyan rebels advanced toward Sirte, Muammar Qaddafi's hometown, where they said f...

  • August 29, 2011

    Turkey abandoning Assad

    Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan's government was one of the few that did not come out and condemn President Assad for his brutal crackdown on protestors. The tone employed by Turkey - up until now - was decidedly less frosty than any other nation exce...

  • August 29, 2011

    Increased rates of mental illness tied to climate change - no, really

    You may begin offering up your best sub hed to the above headline: RATES of mental illnesses including depression and post-traumatic stress will increase as a result of climate change, a report to be released today says. The paper, prepared for the ...

  • August 29, 2011

    Finance Minister wins Japan's leadership race

    Finance Minister Yoshihiko Noda has won the leadership race of the DPJ and will become Japan's 6th prime minister in 5 years. BBC: Mr Noda secured victory in a run-off against Trade Minister Banri Kaieda, after a first-round vote in which no candida...

  • August 29, 2011

    Biggest gain in 5 months for consumer spending

    Finally, a piece of unambiguous good news. Consumer spending rose 0.8% - the biggest jump in 5 months. Wall Street Journal: Income rose 0.3% as wages and salaries grew. The saving rate slowed to 5.0%, an indication people were feeling a little more ...

  • August 28, 2011

    Gaddafi spotted in Zimbabwe as Libyans pick up the pieces

    The Daily Mail is reporting that opposition groups in Zimbabwe have spotted Libyan dictator Muamar Gaddafi at a compound outside of Harare: President Mugabe's political opponents claim their spies saw Gaddafi arrive in the country on a Zimbabwe Air ...

  • August 28, 2011

    Al-Qaeda's #2 killed in Pakistan according to US official

    This very well could be the fruit of intel gathered at bin Laden's compound where we gathered up some laptops and other devices in an effort to track down other al-Qaeda biggies. The New York Times: A drone operated by the Central Intelligence Agenc...

  • August 28, 2011

    Is Syria at a tipping point?

    Residents of Damascus are telling western reporters that there are clashes going on between President Assad's loyalist army forces and army defectors in a suburb of the capitol. This is an entirely plausible scenario. Assad can only truly depend on o...

  • August 28, 2011

    Do we really need a National Weather Service?

    Iain Murray of the Competitive Enterprise Institute makes an interesting argument against the US government subsidizing weather forecasting by maintaining a National Weather Service. Today the NWS justifies itself on public interest grounds. It issu...

  • August 27, 2011

    Insanity? Or good environmental stewardship?

    The iconic guitar maker, Gibson, was raided by agents of the Fish and Wildlife Service yesterday for suspected use of banned or restricted wood in their instruments. Its sounds insane: Federal agents swooped in on Gibson Guitar Wednesday, raiding fa...

  • August 27, 2011

    Obama gets 'invisible dead cat bounce' from Libya

    While the public is giving high marks to our mission in Libya in the wake of rebel progress, President Obama has not received any kind of bounce in his approval ratings at all: CNN: Support for U.S. military action in Libya has skyrocketed nearly 20...

  • August 27, 2011

    Warmists crank up propaganda machine as Irene bears down on the east coast

    At the moment, it looks like the most catastrophic scenario regarding Irene is no longer in play. The storm is weakening faster than expected and is not going to re-strengthen - hopefully. That forecast is based on tried and true models, and scientif...

  • August 27, 2011

    ESPN's double standard on political commentary from employees

    It's pretty obvious why ESPN - the giant sports broadcasting cable network owned by Disney, Inc. - would chastize one of their on air golf commentators for his criticism of Obama. But less obvious is that when the target is a Republican or conservati...

  • August 27, 2011

    Mexico mourns 52 dead in casino attack

    As far as imagination goes, the drug gang terrorists are easily the equal of al-Qaeda when it comes to creating new and terrible ways to inflict mass casualties. Yesterday, they attacked an upscale restaurant/casinio and killed 52 people - mostly wom...

  • August 27, 2011

    Iran criticizes Syria for crackdown

    By any standard, it was a mild rebuke. But the idea that the Iranians are criticizing President Assad at all is remarkable when you consider some of their own Revolutionary Guards are helping the Syrian president in his crackdown: Iran, Syria's ...

  • August 27, 2011

    Our State Department's small problem with enemy identification

    Anwar al-Awlaki, the American born Muslim terrorist cleric who inspired the shoe bomber and Major Hassan at Fort Hood has a "kill order" from the president on his head. He also has a right to privacy, says the State Department. Tell me this is some k...

  • August 26, 2011

    Pataki opts out of running in 2012

    Former New York Governor George Pataki has decided against jumping into the race for the GOP nomination for president according to CNN: Pataki, who had been flirting with a White House bid for months, was scheduled to appear this weekend in the key ...

  • August 26, 2011

    CERN scientists question AGW models

    The scientists at the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) have made an historic contribution to the global warming debate. Using a Proton Synchotron accelerator, the scientists have determined that cosmic rays are probably as responsibl...

  • August 26, 2011

    No charges against Judge Prosser in scuffle

    A special prosecutor has declined to file any charges in the scuffle that broke out in chambers between Wisconsin Supreme Court justices David Prosser and Ann Walsh Bradley last spring. JSOnline: "The totality of the facts and the circumstances and ...

  • August 26, 2011

    UN building in Nigeria hit by huge car bomb (updated with pictures)

    No claim for responsibility yet, but there are many likely suspects in the bombing of a UN Building in Abuja, Nigeria's capital. New York Times: Michael Ofilaje, a United Nations worker at the building, told The A.P. he saw scattered bodies. "Many p...

  • August 26, 2011

    Japanese Prime Minister Resigns

    Given the government's response to the earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear disasters, it's a wonder he lasted this long. ABC News: Embattled Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan stepped down today, amid mounting criticism over his government's handling of...

  • August 25, 2011

    Obama's horrible Florida numbers

    It is less than 15 months until the election and a lot can change between now and November 2012. But has an incumbent president ever overcome a disadvantage such as Obama faces in Florida? Ed Morrissey points us to this Magellan survey that has bad n...

  • August 25, 2011

    On the hunt for Gaddafi

    With a $1.3 million bounty on his head - dead or alive - and amnesty promised to any of his inner circle who betray his whereabouts, Muamar Gaddafi's days are probably numbered. But where to start looking? His hometown of Sirte is a possibility. He h...

  • August 25, 2011

    Has Germany finally had enough of Euro-bailouts?

    Bailing out Greece is one thing. But Spain and Italy too? Germany may have reached the end of its patience in purchasing bonds from debt-ridden states: In a cannon shot across Europe's bows, he warned that Germany is reaching bailout exhaustion and ...

  • August 25, 2011

    Bush remembers 9/11 - will it help Perry?

    Nat Geo channel has been promoting the heck out of this and now we have a clip from the interview of George Bush as he recalls the events of September 11. 2001. Allah's commentary on this is interesting: A short promo from National Geographic TV to ...

  • August 24, 2011

    Perry takes the lead in Iowa

    Still plenty of time - and plenty of room - for changes, but Perry is sucking the oxygen out of Iowa at the moment and has taken the lead according to this PPP poll: The race is pretty close four ways in Iowa but Rick Perry is the new favorite among...

  • August 24, 2011

    Housing market still seeking a bottom

    Ed Morrissey at Hot Air reports on new housing sales in July, linking this report: Sales of new single-family houses in July 2011 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 298,000, according to estimates released jointly today by the U.S. Census...

  • August 24, 2011

    Obama administration tries to climb down from Biden's 'one child policy' gaffe

    The Veep told a Chinese audience that he wouldn't "second guess" China's draconian one child policy that authorizes the state to force women to have abortions and sterilize others. In a statement trying to limit the damage, the White House tried pret...

  • August 24, 2011

    Krugman bemoans lost economic boost from too mild earthquake (update: it was identity theft)

    Eventually, Google is going to ruin us all. Here's a blurb from the Nobel Prize winning economist's Google page yesterday: "People on twitter might be joking, but in all seriousness, we would see a bigger boost in spending and hence economic growth...

  • August 24, 2011

    Gaddafi pledges 'martyrdom or victory'

    So the rebels have Gaddafi's compound. But NATO air strikes continue around Tripoli and even in the compound, snipers are still taking potshots at rebels - or should we call them "government forces" now? BBC: Wednesday morning saw what appeared to b...

  • August 24, 2011

    The 'Green Jobs' chimera

    Dr. Milton R. Wolf has a great piece in the Washington Times about the failure of Obama's green policies to create jobs. The president recently toured Johnson Controls Inc., a Michigan company that received $300 million from "Obama's stash" to creat...

  • August 24, 2011

    Nuke experts warn of dirty bomb material in Libya

    The threat comes from the chaois that ensues from any change of government and the insecurity of nuclear materials that could be used to fashion a bomb. Reuters: Olli Heinonen, head of U.N. nuclear safeguards inspections worldwide until last year, p...

  • August 24, 2011

    Momentum seen for UN sanctions against Syria

    Both the US and EU have their own set of sanctions already in place against Assad and his inner circle: Freezes on bank accounts, travel restrictions and the like. Now the UN appears ready to put its weight behind sanctions, including perhaps a total...

  • August 24, 2011

    Why Obama won't be challenged in his own party

    Despite being wildly unpopular, Obama would still do better than any Democratic rival who challenged him in the primaries. That conclusion by Nate Silver jibes with history; ditching an incumbent president leads nowhere: The evidence, if anything, p...

  • August 23, 2011

    Gallup has GOP contenders tied or close with Obama

    A Gallup snapshot poll less than 15 months out from the November, 2012 election shows the president in deep trouble. Not only does he fail to crack 50% support; he is looking up at Mitt Romney and can feel Rick Perry, Michele Bachmann, and Ron Paul b...

  • August 23, 2011

    Biden has no problem with China's 'One Child' policy

    Of course he doesn't. If you support unrestricted abortion - and, in the case of China, forced sterilization - you wouldn't have a problem with forcing parents to limit their families. Mark Hemingway at Weekly Standard: Good news, reproductive right...

  • August 23, 2011

    Have we fallen for rebel propaganda in Libya?

    I sincerely hope that Gaddafi will soon be captured and the first phase of the Libyan civil war can come to an end. But he isn't in the bag yet. And his "captured" sons are apparently free and urging resistance to the rebels in Tripoli. Wall Street J...

  • August 23, 2011

    Should we give Obama a break on his vacation time?

    David Frum thinks we should: How do you score partisan points against a president who looks to have won a military victory in Libya at very low cost? Simple: Attack him for being away from Washington at a summer house when the victory was won. That ...

  • August 22, 2011

    Rep. Waters: 'Tea Party can go straight to hell'

    Another chapter in the "Democratic Annals of Civility": Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Los Angeles) came out swinging against Republicans in Congress on Saturday as she addressed the unemployed during a forum in Inglewood. The event occurred a day after new ...

  • August 22, 2011

    Pataki mulls presidential run

    Former New York Governor George Pataki is going to decide this week whether he should throw his hat into the crowded ring of GOP presidential aspirants. A spokesman has confirmed that former Governor George Pataki is strongly considering entering th...

  • August 22, 2011

    Chastened Wall Street executives donate to Romney this time

    The Hill is reporting that dozens of Wall Street executives who gave money to Barack Obama in 2008 are donating to Mitt Romney in 2012: Dozens of Wall Street executives who supported President Obama in 2008 have donated to Mitt Romney's presidential...

  • August 22, 2011

    Hamas fires dozens of rockets into Israel; IDF responds

    The fallout from the terrorist attack near Eliat last Thursday continues to be felt. Israel retaliated for that attack that killed 8 by targeting Hamas training centers in Gaza. Hamas responded to the IDF raid by launching dozens of rockets over the ...

  • August 22, 2011

    Social Security Disability fund is nearly broke

    From Daily Kos: 7/22/11 Funny how this [Social Security] Surplus story so quickly fell off the National radar screen, Apparently the Social Security Trust Fund facts, have left the building ... Only to be replaced by the sky-is-falling, slash everyt...

  • August 22, 2011

    Iran cuts Hamas funding for not supporting Assad

    How bad is Syria's President Assad? When the bloodthirsty cutthroats in Hamas can't stomach your tactics, you know he is beyond the pale. But that doesn't suit the Iranians who, according to a report published in the JTA, have partially cut funds to ...

  • August 22, 2011

    Is Assad next to go?

    It is to be devoutly wished but is probably not in the immediate future. The Telegraph's Michael Weiss: Now that portraits of Muammar Gaddafi have been perforated with rebel bullets, it's worth asking how Syria's president, Bashar al-Assad, must be ...

  • August 22, 2011

    Biden names a horse in Mongolia

    Well - we knew he was good for something: While the Alaska-sized nation with fewer than 3 million people has an economy smaller than Apple Inc. (AAPL)'s annual sales of iPod music players, its location between Russia and China, untapped mineral weal...

  • August 21, 2011

    Obama blames congress for nation's jobs woes

    "The only thing preventing us from passing these bills is the refusal by some in Congress to put country ahead of party. That's the problem right now. That's what's holding this country back," said a vacationing Obama, relaxing in a palatial house, h...

  • August 21, 2011

    Is Obama close to a 'Killer Rabbit' moment?

    Chicago Tribune columnist John Kass has given voice to what many are asking about Barack Obama. Is this vacation in ritzy Martha's Vineyard while the nation frets over the economy Obama's "Killer Rabbit" moment? "I think it's a little too early yet ...

  • August 21, 2011

    Rove says Palin will run

    He was largely responsible for getting George W. Bush elected twice so you can't just dismiss his speculation as the idle chatter of the political class. Karl Rove thinks that Sarah Palin is gearing up for a presidential campaign and will announce it...

  • August 21, 2011

    Obama in trouble in Pennsylvania

    The president could lose Ohio, lose Florida, and still win re-election. But losing Pennsylvania on election day 2012 would be a decisive blow against his chances of winning: President Barack Obama, who political experts say will need a win in Pennsy...

  • August 21, 2011

    Rebels surround Tripoli

    It's hard to tell how much of this is rebel propaganda and how much might be wishful thinking. But Tripoli residents report gunfire throughout the city as the rebellion has finally reached a besieged Muamar Gaddafi: Rebel leaders in Tunis and easter...

  • August 21, 2011

    Israel and Egypt seek to defuse crisis

    Hamas terrorists have been firing rockets into Israel for the past two days despite the IDF's attempts to seek them out and destroy them. One such raid slipped into Egyptian territory where 5 Egyptian soldiers were killed in a confrontation. Egypt re...

  • August 21, 2011

    Biden to China - What could go wrong?

    Joe Biden does very well representing America in places like Mongolia where nobody cares if he commits one of his predictable gaffes in protocol or language. The press isn't there to see it so Biden's harmless forays into diplomacy don't generate any...

  • August 20, 2011

    Obama's de facto amnesty for illegals

    Maybe because Obama and his handlers looked up and discovered he was down 36 points from 2008 with Hispanics, the president issued an executive order that stands immigration law on its head. Besides...it had been at least 48 hours since he had shamel...

  • August 20, 2011

    Assad to world community: Try and stop me

    The announcement yesterday by the US, the EU, and the UN calling on President Assad of Syria to step down had as much impact as you might expect on the Syrian dictator. None at all: Thousands of Syrians took to the streets on Friday to call for the ...

  • August 20, 2011

    Catholic Charities in IL loses foster care contracts

    The state of Illinois is about to throw the foster care system in chaos because a large provider - Catholic Charities - opposes placing children with same sex couples. The 2200 children placed by Catholic Charities will now be transferred to other so...

  • August 20, 2011

    Detained American hikers in Iran get 8 years for spying

    Entirely predictable. And now we await the magnanimous gesture by the fanatics in Tehran of releasing these poor kids who have already spent two years in an Iranian prison: "In connection with illegal entry into Iranian territory each was given thre...

  • August 19, 2011

    Warming advocates finally use the 'Alien Invasion' excuse

    You knew they'd bring aliens into the picture eventually. Battered by growing skepticism about their climate conclusions, global warming advocates have cast about wildly for a way to stem the tide. And they appear to have found the answer; aliens are...

  • August 19, 2011

    Feingold won't run for WI senate seat in 2012

    Chances for a GOP takeover of the senate rose yesterday when former senator Russ Feingold issued a statement declining to run for the senate seat being vacated by Herb Kohl. JSOnline: Democrat Russ Feingold has decided he will not be a candidate for...

  • August 19, 2011

    Is Gaddafi on his way out?

    The rot has been eating away at his core supporters for months and now it appears the whole thing is about to collapse. NBC News: Moammar Gadhafi is making preparations for a departure from Libya with his family for possible exile in Tunisia, U.S. o...

  • August 18, 2011

    Israel hit by multiple terrorist attacks

    Three separate terrorist attacks along the border with Egypt has killed at least 5 Israelis and wounded as many as 25. Terrorists attacked a bus near Eliat with an RPG and detonated bombs near some IDF vehicles. There were also reports of another att...

  • August 18, 2011

    Obama running away from the far left

    It's hard to fathom just where he thinks he's running to. It's not as if he would be mistaken by any except the most willingly self deluded (Andrew Sullivan) for a moderate. Nevertheless, the president's campaign has decided that this Kubuki dance wi...

  • August 18, 2011

    Obama channels Kevin Bacon: 'All is well...really.'

    The movie was "Animal House" and Bacon played the ROTC cadet from the Omega frat who tried to be the voice of reason at the Homecoming parade after the Deltas trashed it. The juxtaposition of saying "All is well" while chaos reined on the street brin...

  • August 18, 2011

    Finally: US to ask Assad to step down

    It only took 3,000 dead civilians and the most brutal crackdown by a government in living memory. But after 5 months, the Obama administration is asking Syrian President Bashar Assad to leave office. Reuters: President Barack Obama Thursday said it ...

  • August 17, 2011

    US leading from behind on calls for Assad's ouster

    We were quick enough to call for Hosni Mubarak to step down in Egypt. Tossing a long time ally to the wolves was something the Obama administration found easy to do. But something gets caught in our throat when it comes to calling for Assad to take a...

  • August 17, 2011

    Bad news from the Euro zone on growth

    Adding to the Euro zone's debt woes; slow growth in "core" economies of Germany, France, and the Netherlands. After sharp first quarter gains, the major economies of Europe stuttered to a near halt, raising fears that the debt problems experienced by...

  • August 17, 2011

    Dems win both WI recall votes

    The Democrats are claiming that the failure of the GOP to recall two Wisconsin state senators yesterday was proof that the people supported their fleabagging tactics. Nice try, but sorry. The people of Wisconsin were heartily sick of the recall effor...

  • August 17, 2011

    Obama may seek more stimulus

    OK - I may not be the brightest bulb in the room (as many have pointed out), but how can you call something a deficit reduction committee if you are going to spend more taxpayer dollars to stimulate the economy? Isn't that sort of counterintuitive? W...

  • August 16, 2011

    Obama to carmakers: Stop making so many products that people want!

    I don't truck with those who call Obama a commie, but by saying completely off the wall, totally ignorant stuff like this, he reminds me of factory managers in the old Soviet Union who would deliberately slow production on products that were popular ...

  • August 15, 2011

    Obama approval drops below 40% for first time

    Gallup daily tracking poll has the president below 40% - but only for one three day rolling average. We'll see how it plays out over the next week and see if that number is confirmed in subsequent pollings. President Obama's summer woes have dragged...

  • August 15, 2011

    Pakistan gave China access to top secret copter used in bin Laden mission

    If true, this is a huge intelligence coup for China. Our stealth technology is far ahead of other nations - especially China - and for Pakistan to allow a potential enemy to study an advanced technological innovation is a monstrous betrayal. Washingt...

  • August 15, 2011

    Bombings kill at least 69 in Iraq

    The military is speculating that AQ in Iraq is behind the violence, but our old friend Moqtada al-Sadr has warned against the US staying beyond the January 1, 2012 deadline and his Iranian backed militia may be trying to ratchet up sectarian violence...

  • August 14, 2011

    Whither Palin?

    There is a great line in "Godfather III" where the businessman/mob boss Don Lucchesi says, "Finance is a gun. Politics is knowing when to pull the trigger." In politics, timing is everything. And for Sarah Palin, the hammer is cocked, the round is ch...

  • August 14, 2011

    Syrian tanks roll into another town

    Three people were killed and 15 were wounded when tanks rolled into the coastal city of Latakia in Syria on Friday: Soldiers backed by loyalist militia known as shabbiha were also deployed in the city's Sulaiba district, the group's head, Rami Abdel...

  • August 14, 2011

    Iraqi PM Maliki backs Assad crackdown

    We're stuck with this pro-Iranian fool so I guess we can either pack up and go home, leaving he and his Shia government to the tender mercies of Khamenei and Ahmadinejad, or we can jawbone behind the scenes, pointing out to this Iranian toady that he...

  • August 14, 2011

    AQAP looking to develop WMD

    Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninisula is trying to develop bombs containing the deadly nerve toxin ricin, say US counterterror officials. The New York Times: Intelligence officials say they have collected evidence that Qaeda operatives are trying to mo...

  • August 14, 2011

    Pawlenty withdraws

    He finished a distant third in the straw poll yesterday, but many observers believed it was probably good enough for him to continue. Looking at the results in the cold light of day - and no doubt taking the pulse of his backers - Pawlenty realized t...

  • August 14, 2011

    19 killed in suicide attack on Karzai ally's home

    The closer the US gets to withdrawing its forces, the bolder the Taliban gets in its attacks. The Telegraph: Suicide bombers stormed a government compound during a security meeting and killed at least 19 in the latest attempt to assassinate a senior...

  • August 14, 2011

    PA to ask UN for statehood on September 20

    The Palestinian Authority will ask the United Nations to recognize it as an independent state on the first day of the next session of the General Assembly, September 20. From JTA: The Palestinian Authority will ask the United Nations to recognize Pa...

  • August 13, 2011

    Bachmann tops Ames Straw Poll

    No suprises in Ames as Rep. Michele Bachmann came in first, narrowly edging Ron Paul and finishing far ahead of third place finisher Tim Pawlenty: The Minnesota congresswoman narrowly outpaced libertarian Rep. Ron Paul, who had 4,671 votes, and who...

  • August 12, 2011

    Obama promises new ideas on jobs 'every week'

    Blaming Congress is all he's got and he's going to do it from now until November, 2012. Speaking before auto workers, the president said that the downgrade wasn't his fault, that the economic conditions weren't his fault, and that the up and down mar...

  • August 12, 2011

    Testy exchanges mark Iowa debate

    Eight Republicans squared off in Ames, Iowa last night for a lively debate that featured several testy exchanges between some of the candidates. The two Minnesotans in the race - Michele Bachmann and Tim Pawlenty - had some particularly tense moments...

  • August 12, 2011

    Obama's path to 270 electoral votes is narrowing

    A recent Gallup survey of all 50 states shows President Obama's difficulties in getting re-elected. National Journal's Ron Browstein: Today, Obama would be in a slightly weaker position almost everywhere than the Gallup numbers indicate. The state-b...

  • August 12, 2011

    Syrian troops fire on protestors leaving religious services

    This appears to be a preemptive strike by Assad's forces to keep people from congregating in large numbers - something they do every Friday after mosque prayers. Fox News: Syrian soldiers opened fire on protesters in at least one flashpoint city and...

  • August 12, 2011

    Retail sales surge in July

    A small sliver of good news; retail sales, flat for the past quarter, increased by the most since last March. Reuters: Sales climbed 0.5 percent, in line with analyst forecasts and following an upwardly revised 0.3 percent gain in June, according to...

  • August 12, 2011

    Postal Service to cut 120,000 jobs

    This certainly won't help the unemployment rate. The Washington Post: The financially strapped U.S. Postal Service is proposing to cut its workforce by 20 percent and to withdraw from the federal health and retirement plans because it believes it co...

  • August 11, 2011

    McConnell, Boehner, name debt committee members

    Not that it matters that much, but you can't tell the actors in this Kubuki play without a Playbill. Politico: Top Republican congressional leaders have appointed six conservatives to the "super committee" that is charged with reducing the deficit b...

  • August 11, 2011

    Secret talks with Taliban fall apart because of leaks

    Sources in the Afghan government aren't taking kindly to our desire to negotiate with the Taliban. The Telegraph: The breakdown in the talks at such an early stage has led to recriminations and claims that the details of the meetings and the identit...

  • August 11, 2011

    Are we headed for 'Meltdown: The Sequel?'

    It depends on who you talk to on the Street, but there are enough similarities to worry people whose job it is to foresee the kind of meltdown that panicked the markets back in 2008, to cause a debate between Cassandras and Pollyannas over the near t...

  • August 11, 2011

    US imposes more financial sanctions on Syria

    We really don't have much leverage with Syria because we have so little trade with them. But these sanctions are designed to hit President Assad, his family, and his cronies where it hurts; in their personal pocketbooks. Reuters: With international ...

  • August 11, 2011

    DOE issues new constraints on Fracking

    Our Department of Non-Energy has put some more roadblocks in the way of getting natural gas out of the ground via the process known as hydraulic fracturing or, "fracking" as it has come to be known. DOE has a definite personality disorder. They actua...

  • August 11, 2011

    Which state has the worst balance of assets and liabilities?

    The answer is the state of Illinois. And like all things political or government related in the Land of Lincoln, the state is spectacularly inept in managing its finances. Chicago Tribune editorial: Specifically, what if you toted up state governmen...

  • August 11, 2011

    Winners and losers in WI recall races

    Interesting list created by JSOnline columnist Daniel Bice of winners a losers in the recall election. A few samples: Gov. Scott Walker - Winner. Yes, he disappeared from the public eye in recent weeks. Yes, he has lost a little of his swagger. But ...

  • August 10, 2011

    Harry Reid shows his hand in super committee picks

    Not entirely unexpected, but Reid's choices for this super committee show that the Democrats have absolutely no intention of making serious cuts in entitlements. Politico: In the first of what will be a closely watched selection process for a powerf...

  • August 10, 2011

    Wisconsin GOP prevails in recall elections (updated)

    It was close - the final race wasn't decided until after midnight by the narrowest of margins - but the GOP won 4 of 6 recall elections for the Wisconsin State Senate yesterday and will maintain their control of both chambers. JSOnline: By keeping a...

  • August 10, 2011

    London quiet, but riots spread to other cities

    Not quite a "long, hot summer" but the unrest in British cities continues to be a problem for Prime Minister David Cameron. Reuters: Prime Minister David Cameron said Wednesday "a fight back is under way" to restore law and order to Britain's street...

  • August 10, 2011

    China's first carrier begins sea trials

    China's first aircraft carrier, known by its Russian name Varyag, is beginning sea trials amidst intense interest and enthusiasm in China. VOA: China's first aircraft carrier set sail for the first time Wednesday, steaming out of the northeastern po...

  • August 9, 2011

    Did Soros just make $10 billion on downgrade bet?

    The Daily Mail has the bizarre story of someone - maybe George Soros - placing an $850 million bet in the futures market on the prospects of a US debt downgrade. The latest bet was made on July 21 on trades of 5,370 ten-year Treasury futures and 3,1...

  • August 8, 2011

    Captain of the Titanic agrees to go down with the ship

    Timothy Geithner has agreed to stay on as Treasury Secretary through the fall of 2012. Since every other original Obama economic advisor has jumped ship (and gone into hiding), keeping Geithner at the wheel while the ship of state plunges bow first i...

  • August 7, 2011

    Two ships passing in the night...

    A very good article in the Wall Street Journal by Joseph Rago about the contrasting worldviews of liberals and conservatives and why it was remarkable any deal at all was struck on the debt limit: Whatever the rhetoric that preceded this week's deal...

  • August 7, 2011

    Liberals shoot the downgrade messenger

    Byron York on the left attacking S&P for the downgrade in US debt rating: In the wake of Standard & Poor's decision to downgrade the United States government's credit rating from AAA to AA, a number of commentators on the left are directing ...

  • August 7, 2011

    Credit Downgrade: Where do we go to get our good name back?

    Now that Standard and Poor's has concluded that America isn't as credit worthy as we once were and has downgraded U.S. debt, we need an immediate course correction. We cannot stand by flat-footed and allow additional agencies, like Moody's and Fitch,...

  • August 7, 2011

    On the edge of panic, markets look for reassurance

    The prospect of panic hitting the equity markets at Monday's opening has forced the G-7 finance ministers to call an emergency meeting to discuss both the US credit downgrade and the deteriorating debt situation in the Euro zone. Reuters: The Group ...

  • August 7, 2011

    Riots in London following police shooting

    The shooting of a man in the Tottenham area of London set off a riot yesterday that seemed to come out of nowhere. The family of the dead man, Mark Duggan, was holding a small, peaceful vigil when hundreds of other protestors showed up and began loot...

  • August 7, 2011

    Assad continues his bloody rampage against civilians

    All we can do at this point is report on the carnage. Christian Science Monitor: Syrian troops attacked the city of Houleh, in central Syria and stormed Deir El Zour in eastern Syria Sunday. Both cities had seen large anti-government protests. The A...

  • August 7, 2011

    East Coast Verizon workers on strike

    About 45,000 Verizon workers belonging to the radical union Communication Workers of America have gone on strike over benefits and salary. Talks between the company and the Communication Workers of America broke down, leading to a strike from 45,000...

  • August 7, 2011

    Terrorists in Somalia relinquish control of capitol to government

    Al-Shabbab is saying that it is a military move, but whatever it is, it is probably going to save some lives: The Shabab Islamist rebel group abruptly pulled out of the bullet-ridden capital of Somalia on Saturday, leaving the entire city in the han...

  • August 6, 2011

    At least 31 Special Forces soldiers dead in Afghanistan copter crash

    The Taliban has claimed responsibility for the crash, and a US military official has apparently confirmed that the helicopter was indeed brought down by hostile fire: Insurgents shot down a NATO Chinook helicopter during an overnight operation in ea...

  • August 6, 2011

    China: The 'good old days' of borrowing for US are over

    This is hardly "inscrutable" from the usually opaque Chinese. It is a direct, straight from the shoulder overhand right to the jaw and warns of future miseries for the US economy. Reuters: China bluntly criticized the United States on Saturday one d...

  • August 6, 2011

    Unions, Dems counting their chickens in Wisconsin recall vote

    Exuding an air of confidence born out by polls that show the Democrats might sweep all 8 senate recall contests in Wisconsin, WaPo blogger Greg Sargent tries to pull them back into reality: In reality, Democrats know full well their bid to take back...

  • August 6, 2011

    Government allowed tons of cocaine from cartel into US

    Court docs show that DEA agents made a deal with the Sinaloa cartel to allow some of its cocaine into the country in exchange for information on other cartels. El Paso Times: According to the court documents, Mexican lawyer Humberto Loya-Castro, ano...

  • August 5, 2011

    Obama administration added $9.5 billion in new regulations last month

    Aren't you glad that Obama is once again going to "pivot" and focus on jobs now? He might want to start by reigning in his runaway bureaucracy who are more concerned about carving out fiefdoms than in getting out of the way of job creation: While Co...

  • August 5, 2011

    Obama's 'Dead Fish Bounce' from debt deal

    The president kept assuring the public during the debt limit debate that he was the "adult" in the room and had a handle on the situation. If this was supposed to engender confidence in his leadership, it failed miserably. The latest polls from Flori...

  • August 5, 2011

    Obama's 'big drags' on his re-election chances

    Politico's Jim VandeHei and Mike Allen take a look at the president's chances for a second term one year and three months from election day. It is not a pretty sight: This breezy certitude fails to reckon with how weak his fundamentals are a year ou...

  • August 5, 2011

    White House says 'We don't create jobs'

    Did he mean to say they "can't" create jobs? That actually would have been the truth. Here's what press secretary Jay Carney said: Carney listed legislative priorities the president believes will create jobs, including an infrastructure bank, the pa...

  • August 5, 2011

    Unemployment dips to 9.1% in July

    It's not great news because the decrease in the unemployment rate from 9.2 to 9.1 was entirely due to people leaving the work force. But the economy added a greater than expected 117,000 jobs and figures for May and June were revised upward. Will it ...

  • August 4, 2011

    Hooray! National Debt tops 100% of US GDP!

    I knew you could do it, Barry. It was simply a matter of putting your mind to it and not listening to the naysayers who believed it couldn't be done. I must admit, it is a singular achievement -- US national debt reaching 100% of our Gross Domestic P...

  • August 4, 2011

    Is anyone paying attention to Syria?

    No doubt Bashar Assad has been reinforced in his belief that murdering civilians is far more preferable than suffering the fate of Hosni Mubarak in Egypt. Mubarak, supposedly suffering from cancer, is lying on a stretcher locked in a cage and standin...

  • August 3, 2011

    Is Israel behind Iran nuke scientist assassinations?

    Speigel Online says they have a source who confirms it's the Mossad that's been carrying out the assassinations over the last two years of Iranian nuclear scientists: There is little doubt in the shadowy world of intelligence agencies that Israel is...

  • August 2, 2011

    CBS partisan complains 'We got nothing' in debt deal

    Seth Mendel at Contentions brings us this little telling byplay between CBS White House correspondent Nora O'Donnell and press secretary Jay Carney: White House press secretary Jay Carney​ was clearly in an upbeat mood during today's press briefing....

  • August 2, 2011

    Conservatives still outnumber liberals by nearly 2-1

    Gallup is out with their annual poll of Americans sorted by ideology and results mirror those from last year: Americans' political ideology at the midyear point of 2011 looks similar to 2009 and 2010, with 41% self-identifying as conservative, 36% a...

  • August 2, 2011

    Martin Luther King's Dream now includes a free, government supplied cell phone

    Subsidizing a land line for poor people is necessary. You can't live in the modern world without a phone, anymore than you can exist without food or water. And if you genuinely can't afford one, the government should at least help pay for it. But the...

  • August 2, 2011

    Starving Somalis trapped by Islamists

    A monumental tragedy is shaping up in Somalia and it is totally man made. At least 3 million Somalis are at risk of starvation because the terrorist group Shabab is blocking them from leaving the country or traveling to find food. The crisis was prec...

  • August 1, 2011

    Biden fleeces Secret Service for cottage rental

    We shouldn't be too hard on Vice President Joe Biden for charging the Secret Service rent for the cottage they are using on his Delaware property. After all, times are tough and even working for the government doesn't insure a proper living standard ...

  • August 1, 2011

    Syria's Killing Fields

    Syrian President Bashar Assad's bloody escalation yesterday presaged a dramatic turning point in the 4 month old uprising against his rule. This is the month of Ramadan where devout Muslims attend local mosques every day for special prayers. It is ex...

  • August 1, 2011

    'The Ballad of D.B. Cooper' might get another verse

    After 40 years, can they pick up the trail of the famous hijacker? Chicago Tribune: The FBI says it has a "credible" lead in the D.B. Cooper case involving the 1971 hijacking of a passenger jet over Washington state and the suspect's legendary parac...

  • July 31, 2011

    Reid: The perfect partisan record on voting to raise debt limit

    We've heard a lot of complaints from Harry Reid lately about how the GOP is playing partisan games with the vote to increase the debt limit. But, Harry...those who live in glass houses... A look at Reid's record, however, shows that in the last deca...

  • July 31, 2011

    Sources on the Hill: Tentative deal is reached

    Several sources on Capitol Hill are reporting that tentative deal has been reached on cutting spending and raising the debt ceiling between the White House and GOP leaders in Congress. ABC News reports: Democratic and Republican Congressional source...

  • July 31, 2011

    Iran to announce fate of US hikers soon

    What is it with these guys and hostages? Three kids wander across an ill-defined border between Iraq and Iran and all of a sudden, Tehran files espionage charges against them. These kids look like CIA agents like I look like Johnny Depp. Chicago Trib...

  • July 31, 2011

    At least 45 dead in Hama as Syrian tanks fire into crowds

    Hama is historically significant because it was there that Bashar Assad's father massacred up to 20,000 people in the last uprising to rock the regime. Now, we can say with confidence: Like Father, like Son. Reuters: Syrian tanks firing shells and m...

  • July 31, 2011

    About that 'trigger' to automatically cut spending if Congress doesn't act...

    Bloomberg points out that this wouldn't be the first time it's been tried. And that when it has been attempted in the past, the "trigger" mechanism has often failed: Hoagland said this particular trigger may not be effective in reducing the nation's...

  • July 30, 2011

    SC Democrats hit new low in race baiting

    I had to check the calendar and make sure the year was 2011 and not 1850 something when I heard that South Carolina Democrats are criticizing GOP Governor Nikki Haley for checking the "White" box on her voter registration form. Haley is of Indian des...

  • July 30, 2011

    Fort Hood II suspect yells Major Nidal Hasan's name in court

    We are very fortunate that an alert gun shop owner and local police stopped Pfc. Naser Jason Abdo from carrying out his attack at Fort Hood that was apparently scheduled for today. In court, the would be terrorist screamed out the name of the Fort Ho...

  • July 29, 2011

    Geithner's 'unworkable' plan to prioritize debt payments

    The administration is about ready to play hardball politics with the government's money. In anticipation of the failure of congress to pass a debt limit increase, the Treasury Department has in hand a plan on who to pay in the event they are limited ...

  • July 29, 2011

    Indies fleeing Obama

    Coupled with a decided lack of enthusiasm by the president's most liberal supporters, this poll from Pew delivers a sharp jab to the president's reelection chances: The sizeable lead Barack Obama held over a generic Republican opponent in polls cond...

  • July 29, 2011

    'Durban III' conference mulling anti-Israel statement

    As Anne Bayefsky points out, it is not unexpected that the "Durban III" conference on racism is seeking to condemn Israel. What is interesting is how brutal they think they can get without having more countries boycott the conference: With the recen...

  • July 29, 2011

    Economic 'growth' at a near standstill (updated)

    You might have thought that the economy couldn't get much worse. Guess again. Reuters: The economy grew less than expected in the second quarter as consumer spending barely rose amid higher gasoline prices, and growth braked sharply in the prior qua...

  • July 29, 2011

    US accuses Iran of working with al-Qaeda

    Allahpundit had the exact same thought that I did when I first heard the news that the government had slapped sanctions on some Iranian government officials for facilitating al-Qaeda finances: I've been around blogs long enough to remember when clai...

  • July 28, 2011

    Wall Street in denial about Debt Ceiling Armageddon

    Megan McCardle at The Atlantic: I've been having some disturbing conversations with both finance people and Washington people over the last few days, that have only confirmed the disconnect I wrote about a few weeks ago. Each side is sending signals...

  • July 28, 2011

    Back to square one on debt ceiling?

    All 53 senate Democrats have signed a letter to Speaker Boehner telling him they will vote against his two-step plan to cut the budget and raise the debt ceiling. The Caucus blog: Fifty-three Democratic senators have signed a letter to House Speaker...

  • July 28, 2011

    What most Democrats secretly believe

    Ultra liberal Rep. Jerrold Nadler said outloud yesterday what most Democrats actually believe; that there is no deficit problem in America. CNS: Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) argued at a news conference with the Congressional Out of Poverty Caucus th...

  • July 28, 2011

    Suicide bombers kill 19 in Afghanistan

    It isn't so much that 19 people were killed and 35 injured in these attacks. It's where the attacks were carried out. Reuters: Suicide bombers armed with guns killed at least 19 people and wounded another 35 when they attacked government buildings i...

  • July 28, 2011

    3 soldiers arrested near Fort Hood in connection with possible attack (Updated)

    One soldier was arrested near the base, and two others were arrested after weapons and explosives were found. Details are sketchy from Fox: At least one U.S. military serviceman has been arrested after raising concerns over another possible attack o...

  • July 27, 2011

    Rep. Wu to resign

    It doesn't appear to have been one thing that convinced Representative David Wu (D-OR) to give up his seat after the debt limit fight was over. Rather, it was the cumulative effect of pressure from his colleagues and folks back home that finally conv...

  • July 27, 2011

    Remember the US Postal Service? They're closing nearly 4000 rural offices

    If you're like me and virtually live online, you may have to have your memory jogged about the US Postal Service. They're the guys that used to have a monopoly on communications in America until email left them eating dust and going broke. There is n...

  • July 27, 2011

    Was Russian intelligence behind US embassy attack?

    Jeffrey Goldberg of The Atlantic calls it "a blockbuster piece of reporting" by Eli Lake in the Washington Times. It appears possible that Russian intelligence was behind the bombing of  the U.S. Embassy in Tbilisi, Georgia last September: The ...

  • July 27, 2011

    Kandahar City mayor assassinated

    Another Taliban hit on Karzai's leadership circle. The Mayor of Kandahar City, Karzai's political base, was assassinated by a suicide bomber. Reuters: A suicide bomber killed the mayor of Afghanistan's Kandahar city on Wednesday, two weeks after the...

  • July 27, 2011

    Lockerbie bomber appears on live Libyan TV

    He's been dying for two years, but is apparently in good enough health to appear live on Libyan TV so that Gaddafi can rub NATO's nose in it. The man convicted of killing 270 people in the Lockerbie bombing has been seen on Libyan television. Abdelb...

  • July 27, 2011

    It's the downgrade, stupid.

    Forget the budget cutting - an exercise in futility as the CBO told us when scoring Boehner's plan. What we should be scared of is a downgrade in US creditworthiness when S & P and other rating agencies snatch our AAA bond rating and hand us a AA...

  • July 27, 2011

    WFP to call terrorist's bluff on food aid to Somalia

    The World Food Program is flying 10 tons of food into Mogadishu and will apparently try and distribute the aid despite warnings from Islamists in control of much of the country. BBC: The delivery was to have begun on Tuesday but was delayed from lea...

  • July 26, 2011

    US funds ended up with Taliban

    The results of an internal study by the Pentagon shows that monies paid to trucking contracts sometimes end up in the hands of the Taliban. Reuters: Cash from part of a $2.16 billion U.S. transportation contract in Afghanistan has ended up in the ha...

  • July 26, 2011

    On bullet train crash, China up to their old communist tricks

    This should surprise only those who forget that China is, at bottom, a totalitarian regime with close control of the press. Reuters: Government directives demanding journalists not question official accounts of a deadly high-speed train crash in east...

  • July 26, 2011

    Obama's abandons base, shoots for the middle

    It's one thing I've been trying to tell my conservative friends for years about Obama; he has no principles, no set ideology, no governing philosophy. If throwing liberals under the bus is a means to achieve power, he will do it - as he is doing now,...

  • July 26, 2011

    Obama laying the groundwork for blaming GOP on default

    It was not meant to be a great speech. It's goal was pure politics. No high falutin rhetoric - just in your face blame game smack talking by the president as he scrambles to position himself as blameless if default actually occurs. Politico: With ne...

  • July 25, 2011

    Will the hard left primary Obama?

    I suppose Dennis Kucinich is available (although there are many on the left who don't think he's quite liberal enough), but the question isn't whether they want to primary the president, the question is who could they get? Via Hot Air, Bernie Sanders...

  • July 25, 2011

    What are the major players thinking about the debt ceiling issue?

    AT News editor Ed Lasky points us to this very good summary at Politico of what the two sides - and the markets - are thinking this Monday as the deadline to raise the debt ceiling approaches. WHAT TOP DEMS ARE THINKING, per an official familiar wit...

  • July 25, 2011

    Perry readies announcement for second half of August

    It's not a very well kept secret that Rick Perry will almost certainly run for president. The signs have been there for months. But GOP voters have been disappointed in the past year when several high profile conservatives dipped a toe in the water a...

  • July 25, 2011

    Rep. Wu won't resign over allegations of sexual misconduct with a teenager

    The congressman who has admitted he has mental health problems and has also fessed up to what he calls a "consensual" sexual encounter with a barely legal teenager, begged Nancy Pelosi over the weekend to keep his job. Politico is reporting that he h...

  • July 25, 2011

    Holders of Greek bonds out of luck

    Do you own any Greek government bonds? I suggest you find another use for them - perhaps as napkins or scratch paper. They are, as of today, about as valuable as a roll of Charmin: Greece's credit rating was cut three steps by Moody's Investors Serv...

  • July 24, 2011

    Boehner to call Obama's bluff on short term debt deal

    John Boehner is about ready to discover whether Barack Obama was bluffing when he said he would veto a short term debt limit deal. The Examiner: House Republicans are finishing work on a new proposal to resolve the standoff over the debt ceiling. T...

  • July 24, 2011

    Iranian nuclear scientist gunned down in Tehran

    This was a professional hit. The scientist was killed while his 4 year old daughter was uninjured. Broad daylight. Busy street. At a kindergarten. Financial Times: On Saturday, gunmen riding motorcycles shot dead Darioush Rezaei-Nejad, a 35-year-old...

  • July 24, 2011

    Czechs pull out of anti-Semitic UN conference

    Anne Bayefsky reports at the Weekly Standard that the Czech Republic has pulled out of Durban III, the blatantly anti-Semitic conference that supposedly discusses racism but never quite gets past bashing Israel and the Jews. On Friday, the Czech Rep...

  • July 24, 2011

    Taliban hangs 8 year old boy in Afghanistan

    Brutality with a message; cooperate with us or your family dies. CNN: An 8 year-old boy was hanged by militants in Afghanistan's Helmand province after the boy's father -- a police officer in the southern city of Gereshk -- refused to comply with mi...

  • July 23, 2011

    Obama losing support of young and poor whites

    This sets up as a double whammy for Obama on election day; reduced Black turnout and less support among young, and poor whites. The combination - if it works out that way - would make it extremely difficult for the president in some key states and co...

  • July 23, 2011

    Anti-terror laws might hinder Somalia food aid

    The terrorist group al-Shabab are saying nobody is starving in the areas they control in Somalia and have warned aid agencies to stay away. "Those earlier banned groups are not welcome to serve in our area of control," Shabab spokesman Sheikh Ali Mo...

  • July 23, 2011

    Is Obama deliberately trying to cause a financial panic?

    John Podhoretz believes he is: An enraged Barack Obama just took to the nation's airwaves to announce his effort to strike a deal with Republican Speaker of the House John Boehner has fallen apart. Perhaps for the first time in American history, thi...

  • July 23, 2011

    About that August 2 'deadline'...

    First, the debt limit deadline was in May. Then it slipped to July. Now it is supposedly August 2, after which, the flood, right? Um...maybe. Then again, maybe not:For months, markets have been girding themselves against the possibility that the U.S...

  • July 23, 2011

    Final act in debt ceiling melodrama unfolds

    As John Boehner gives Obama the cold shoulder on debt negotiations, the president is preparing the ground for a full court "blame Republicans before me" press, believing that he holds the upper hand if there is no deal in place by the end of next wee...

  • July 23, 2011

    Gaddafi wants more talks with US

    Muammar Gaddafi is open to conducting additional negotiations with the United States and the rebels but still insists he will not relinquish power. Reuters: Moussa Ibrahim said Libyan officials had a "productive dialogue" with U.S. counterparts last...

  • July 23, 2011

    Teenager accuses Rep. Wu of 'unwanted sexual encounter'

    An unidentified young woman who graduated from high school in 2010 has accused Oregon Representative David Wu of making unwanted and aggressive sexual advances toward her last Thanksgiving. Wu, who is in the process of getting a divorce, was the subj...

  • July 22, 2011

    Credit agencies warn of bond 'death spiral' if credit limit not raised

    The pressure on House Republicans to play ball on raising the debt ceiling is becoming very intense. Last week, Speaker Boehner hosted a closed door session with the entire GOP caucus during which experts outlined the dire consequences to the economy...

  • July 22, 2011

    Obama-Boehner 'Grand Bargain' an invitation to disaster

    It really doesn't matter that much what would be in a debt ceiling/budget cutting bill that would meet the approval of Obama and Boehner. Not only is it already appearing dead in the water as right and left skewer it, but because it is bound to be th...

  • July 22, 2011

    UN power sharing plan for Libya a non-starter

    With neither side wanting to talk to each other, the UN continues to show itself irrelevant to the Libyan civil war as they have introduced a "power sharing" plan that wouldn't include Muammar Gaddafi. The rebels still aren't buying, according to Reu...

  • July 21, 2011

    Report pinpoints frozen job market

    Tina Korbe at Hot Air links to a Heritage Foundation study that showed private sector job creation grinding to a halt after Obamacare passed: From the recession's low point in January 2009 until April 2010, when Obamacare went into effect, the priva...

  • July 21, 2011

    Hoyer's unintentional hilarity

    House minority whip Steny Hoyer really doesn't get it, does he? House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (D.-Md.) said on the House floor last night that if the balanced budget amendment Republicans are supporting is ratified and included in the Constitution...

  • July 21, 2011

    Are you ready for the UN's 'Green Helmets?'

    Climate change peacekeepers? That's the idea they're toying with at Turtle Bay. The thinking goes, with the earth's climate changing, some conflicts will erupt over "food, water, and arable land." The Guardian: A special meeting of the United Nation...

  • July 21, 2011

    You know you live in a banana republic when....

    You know you live in a banana republic when....other banana republics taunt you for your debt problems. Reuters: "When did the American dream become a nightmare?" gloated Argentina's President Cristina Fernandez, whose own country defaulted on about...

  • July 21, 2011

    Jobless claims rise; still over 400,000 a week

    I don't care how expected or unexpected the rise in jobless claims last week was. The fact is, years after the recession supposedly ended, we still have more than 400,000 Americans a week filing claims for benefits. Bloomberg: Applications for joble...

  • July 20, 2011

    Obama supports bill to repeal DOMA

    It being election season, time to pander to your base. And what better way to do that than support the repeal of the Defense of Marriage Act? Politico: "The president has long called for the legislative repeal of the so-called Defense of Marriage Ac...

  • July 20, 2011

    GOP primary schedule a mess - and getting messier

    The quadrennial bickering and manuevering among states to have an impact primary or caucus so that their state benefits in media exposure - and the tens of millions of dollars poured into the economy - is really beginning to heat up. Confusion is the...

  • July 20, 2011

    Iran to 'speed up' enrichment

    How are those sanctions working out, Barry? BBC: Iran says it is installing newer and faster centrifuges at its nuclear plants, with the goal of speeding up the uranium enrichment process. The foreign ministry says the United Nations nuclear watchdo...

  • July 20, 2011

    France may consider deal that keeps Gaddafi in Libya

    We've predicted this since it became clear that Libya was a quagmire. Unless NATO wants to send in ground troops to physically remove him, there was no way the rebels would ever be strong enough to depose him. Hence, a deal to stop the fighting would...

  • July 20, 2011

    Last Shuttle flight to land on anniversary of Moon walk

    Forty two years ago tomorrow, Neil Armstrong placed the first human footprint on the Moon. It was the culmination of the riskiest, the most audacious, and the most brilliantly executed technological achievement in human history. Also tomorrow, the US...

  • July 19, 2011

    Do American reporters hack citizens' communications?

    The journalistic profession has taken a radical hit with revelations about News of the World reporters hacking phones of ordinary citizens, celebrities and politicians. But the question in my mind isn't so much do American reporters do the same thing...

  • July 19, 2011

    Being poor in America: What does that mean?

    This is an excellent report from the Heritage Foundation on the definition of poverty in America and how that definition has changed over the decades. From the abstract: For decades, the U.S. Census Bureau has reported that over 30 million Americans...

  • July 19, 2011

    What do the states know about budgeting that Obama doesn't?

    According to this article in the Washington Times, at least a dozen states ended the fiscal year with a budgetary surprlus. Some of the states accomplished that feat even while cutting taxes, while others bit the bullet and cut popular programs. At ...

  • July 19, 2011

    Israeli navy intercepts lone Flotilla entry (updated)

    When Palestinian activists first began planning for their latest PR stunt of running the blockade into Gaza, they expected a half dozen ships to participate in the Flotilla, including the American entry, The Audacity of Hope. After some deft diplomac...

  • July 19, 2011

    Bachmann 'incapacitated' by migraines at times according to former staffers (updated)

    According to an article in the Daily Caller by Jonathan Strong, presidential candidate Michelle Bachmann suffers regular episodes of debilitating migraine headaches that are sometimes so bad, she must be admitted to a hospital. The Minnesota Republi...

  • July 19, 2011

    Polls all over the map on debt ceiling debate

    The American people appear as confused about what to do about the debt limit as most of the politicians in Washington, according to several polls released today. Gallup says the people want "compromise." Pew says the public is split on how urgent the...

  • July 18, 2011

    MSM hysteria against GOP growing as debt deadline nears

    Some headlines this morning: GOP turns hard right on debt Budget experts raise concerns over McConnell debt limit fallback plan 71% shun GOP handling of debt crisis In case you haven't noticed, the drumbeat has begun in earnest to blame Republicans f...

  • July 18, 2011

    Syria accelerates arms deliveries to Hezb'allah

    With unrest in Syria growing, Damascus has increased the level of arms shipments to the Lebanese terrorist group Hezb'allah. Iran is bankrolling the operation and contributing expertise on missile development, according to YNet News: With financial ...

  • July 17, 2011

    House passes light bulb bill

    The House passed a bill repealing federal light bulb standards that would have placed a de facto ban on incandescent bulbs. Politico: An amendment from Rep. Michael Burgess (R-Texas) defunding the Energy Department's standards for traditional incand...

  • July 17, 2011

    Palestinians give up on full statehood; seek General Assembly recognition at UN

    This doesn't change much of anything. After all, declaring a fictitious place real never works. Haaretz: Palestinian sources and European diplomats said that Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and his aides are increasingly leaning toward...

  • July 17, 2011

    Steyn on 'Barack Obluffer'

    Leave it to Mark Steyn in the OC Reigster to get to the nub of the matter regarding the debt ceiling negotiations: When the 44th president took office, he made a decision that it was time for the already unsustainable levels of government spending f...

  • July 17, 2011

    Soft landing for fired IL school superintendents

    A Chicago Tribune investigation has revealed that even incompetent school superintendents are let down easy when they are fired courtesy of tax payers. The Golden Parachute: Stanley Fields resigned after just a year as superintendent of a suburban C...

  • July 17, 2011

    The Murdoch hacking scandal ensnares former editor of News of the World

    Rebekah Brooks, former editor of News of the World and a favored aide to media titan Rupert Murdoch has reportedly been arrested in connection with the hacking scandal that has roiled one of the largest companies in the world. Reuters: Rebekah Brook...

  • July 17, 2011

    'Cut, cap, and balance' will get a vote this week in House

    The measure itself - which would tie the passage of a balanced budget amendment to any increase in the debt ceiling - has many ardent supporters in the House. And while it will probably pass, its chances in the senate are extremely small and the fate...

  • July 17, 2011

    Assad forces poised for another bloody crackdown

    The Syrian army has surrounded another town with tanks and artillery, this time, on the border of Iraq. In the past, this has presaged a bloody thrust into the town being targeted. Reuters: Syrian tanks surrounded a town near the border with Iraq's ...

  • July 17, 2011

    About that 'deadline' Obama gave for a debt deal...

    The GOP called at least one Obama bluff; the president's artificial "deadline" to reach an agreement. The Hill: House Republican leaders have missed a 36-hour deadline President Obama set during a Thursday meeting for lawmakers to give him a plan to...

  • July 16, 2011

    Obama's 2nd quarter fundraising: 40% from his rich cronies

    Of course the president cares about the little guy in America. He tells us so every chance he gets. He just cares about his rich cronies more: Twenty-seven fund-raisers collected more than $500,000 each in contributions for President Obama and the D...

  • July 16, 2011

    Goldman Sachs report a warning to the Obama administration

    James Pethokoukis writing at Reuters quotes at length from a new report by Goldman Sachs that, he says, dropped an economic bomb on President Obama's chances for reelection." The report offers a doleful estimate for unemployment by election 2012 whil...

  • July 16, 2011

    Is the GOP about to cave on taxes?

    Over the next 10 years, the federal government of the United States will spend more than $40 trillion. That ungraspable number is made even more incomprehensible when you realize that at least $7 trillion of that will be borrowed money, added to the ...

  • July 15, 2011

    CA mandates teaching of 'gay accomplishments' to American history students

    Social history is a relatively new sub-genre of historical scholarship, dating to the early decades of the 20th century. It is, quite simply, the history of ordinary people which, if examined in the context of events and personalities, reveals a side...

  • July 15, 2011

    Biggest protests in Syria to date - 12 dead

    Can Assad survive? He still has his clique of Alawite army officers loyal to him. And there appear to be enough units still willing to carry out his shoot to kill orders on protestors. But for how long? Reuters: Syrian security forces shot dead at l...

  • July 15, 2011

    Bachmann haul for 2nd quarter: $4 million

    It's a bigger take than others but not near as much as Romney's $18.5 million for the quarter. Still, it shows forward momentum. Remember, the debate occurred roughly half way through the second quarter and her fortunes have been rising steadily - ev...

  • July 14, 2011

    Moody's puts US on notice regarding debt ceiling

    Actually, it's not that big of a deal but the press will spin it that it is and the Democrats will play it up too. CNN: Moody's Investors Services said it had initiated the review because of "the rising possibility" that Congress will fail to raise ...

  • July 14, 2011

    Another Mumbai attack kills 21

    "There was blood everywhere," said one bystander. He was referring to a bomb that went off in a crowded market. Two other bombs exploded within minutes of that one which has led authorities to believe it was a terrorist attack by unknown assailants. ...

  • July 14, 2011

    Obama more unpopular in the Middle East than Bush

    This news is not going over well at the White House. After spending the entire 2008 presidential campaign blasting George Bush for making us so unpopular around the world - especially with Arabs - it turns out that Obama is even less popular nearly 3...

  • July 14, 2011

    Bernanke's 'QE3' talk sends dollar into a tailspin

    Just what we need here in America! More fake money being shoveled into an economy already bursting with fake money. Ben Bernanke proves the million monkey theory of management: You could get a million monkeys to run the Fed but only Bernanke could sc...

  • July 14, 2011

    Suicide bomber kills 4 at Karzai memorial service

    It is standard procedure for terrorists in Iraq, Pakistan, and now Afghanistan. After a high profile terrorist attack, show up at the funerals and repeat the atrocity. Washington Post: For the distinguished guests clustered on the side of the vast c...

  • July 13, 2011

    Lightbulb bill probably going down to defeat in House

    While a majority probably support repealing federal lightbulb standards, the rule by which Republicans brought the bill to the floor - requiring two thirds support - means the measure will probably die. The Hill: The Better Use of Light Bulbs Act, H...

  • July 13, 2011

    Obama bleeding Jewish support

    President Obama got 78% of the Jewish vote in 2008. But if this poll reflects the true sentiment of the Jewish community, Obama's re-election chances have fallen even further: Secure America Now has just released a new poll showing that only 43 perc...

  • July 13, 2011

    'Glad I'm a Union Man'

    The title references an old folk tune from the early 1900's sung on the picket lines in front of steel mills, coal mines, and other flashpoints of labor unrest. It was a time when being a "union man" was something to hold your head up about and be pr...

  • July 13, 2011

    McConnell and GOP in a mess of their own making

    They don't have as big a microphone as the president, but that's no excuse for why the president now has the upper hand in the debt ceiling debate. The president has left his party in the dust, taking the fight to the Republicans and has presented th...

  • July 13, 2011

    'Raise Taxes or Granny Gets it!'

    James Taranto of the Wall Street Journal riffs off of Obama's threat not to mail social security checks to your grandmother on August 3rd: At a press conference yesterday, Obama demanded that Republicans not only authorize trillions of dollars in ne...

  • July 13, 2011

    Gaddafi isn't going anywhere

    Not only are the rebels failing to make much headway against the dictator's forces, but France now is urging the opposition to begin talks with Gaddafi and pull them out of the quagmire NATO is in. Reuters: The Libyan leader is refusing to quit and ...

  • July 12, 2011

    Michelle Obama orders 1,700 calorie lunch at Washington bistro

    Everyone is entitled to a little cheating when it comes to dieting and eating healthy. But for Michelle Obama, who has been lecturing, hectoring, and wagging her finger at America for two years about how fat we are, how unhealthy we eat, and how we t...

  • July 12, 2011

    Finally: Clinton says Assad has 'lost legitimacy'

    Not such a great "partner in peace" after all: Syria's President Bashar al-Assad has lost legitimacy and is "not indispensable," U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Monday as tensions soared over an assault by Assad loyalists on the U.S....

  • July 12, 2011

    Karzai's corrupt half-brother assassinated

    Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai's half brother was murdered by his own chief of security in Kandahar yesterday. BBC: Ahmad Wali Karzai, a leading power broker in the country's south, was shot dead at his home in a blow to Nato's battle against th...

  • July 11, 2011

    McConnell refuses to see opposition to raising debt ceiling

    A curious statement by Senator Mitch McConnell on Fox News Sunday: Senate Minority Leader Republican Mitch McConnell discussed the debt ceiling negotiations with Bret Baier on Fox News Sunday. McConnell was in agreement with Speaker John Boehner's d...

  • July 11, 2011

    Fewer voters think Obama is more liberal than they are

    Obama's electioneering on 'taxing the rich' and tough talk on the deficit appears to be having an effect on public opinion regarding how liberal he is percieved. According to the most recent Rasmussen survey, fewer voters believe that Obama is more l...

  • July 11, 2011

    Chicago's long, hot summer of gun violence

    Every day I click on the Chicago Tribune website and every day it seems I read a headline like this: At least 11 wounded across city on steamy night A headline from the day before indicated that 2 were dead and at least 11 wounded on Saturday night...

  • July 11, 2011

    June was deadliest month for US in Iraq in 3 years

    And we know just who to blame and where we can go to stop it. Reuters: U.S. officials have blamed Shi'ite militias armed by Iraq's Shi'ite neighbor Iran for most of the recent attacks on U.S. forces in Iraq. Fourteen U.S. service members were killed...

  • July 11, 2011

    Assad holds 'dialogue:' Tanks rumble into Homs

    What is more significant? Whatever Syria's President Assad was saying to the opposition in talks aimed at reforming his dictatorial rule or the specter of tanks rolling in to another restless city and machine gun fire echoing through the streets? VOA...

  • July 10, 2011

    Assad angry over US envoy visit to Hama

    US Ambassador to Syria Robert Ford paid a visit to the city of Hama, a hotbed of anti-government protests and the Syria government is none to happy about it: A Syrian Foreign Ministry statement said the American envoy incited what were termed "sabot...

  • July 10, 2011

    Dems send out crazed stalkers to shadow GOP candidates

    They record every word, every gesture, every aside, every remark made by GOP candidates. They stalk their quarry, going from town to town, speaking engagement to speaking engagement, hoping against hope that a Republican candidate will make a mistake...

  • July 10, 2011

    Boehner blows up debt ceiling talks

    Some are saying it's just as well that Speaker John Boehner has abandoned hopes of striking a "grand bargain with the Obama administration on taxes and spending. The negotiations over future tax reform - that would have included revenue increases of ...

  • July 10, 2011

    US cutting millions in aid to Pakistan

    It's the least we can do after Zardari's government - or the military, to be accurate - kicked out our special forces trainers, not to mention recent revelations about terrorists hiding in their midst. The total amounts suspended or canceled comes to...

  • July 10, 2011

    The turn of Italy

    The European Union has called an emergency meeting to discuss the possibility that the debt crisis could reach Italy - the Euro zone's third largest economy. Reuters: European Council President Herman Van Rompuy has called an emergency meeting of to...

  • July 10, 2011

    Webb telescope may be axed

    It is one of the most sophisticated and technologically advanced machines ever conceived. The Next Generation Space Telescope, named for former Apollo-era NASA administrator James Webb, is actually designed to look all the way back to the beginning o...

  • July 9, 2011

    Coal industry braces for massive layoffs

    Liberal blogs and pundits are hugely perplexed at the horrible job numbers recently. They just can't figure it out. They blame businesses for trying to sabotage Obama. They blame Republicans for not letting them spend trillions more in stim money. Th...

  • July 9, 2011

    AFSCME sues IL governor for pay raises

    It may be bad economic times for most of us, but it's business as usual for public employee unions: The state's largest employee union filed a lawsuit today in an attempt to force Gov. Pat Quinn to dole out raises for 33,000 workers that were schedu...

  • July 9, 2011

    Betty Ford dead at 93

    A truly remarkable woman who left her mark on America in many different ways. ABC News: Betty Ford, wife of former President Gerald Ford and the founder of the Betty Ford Center for substance abuse and addiction, has died at age 93. In public, she w...

  • July 9, 2011

    What was the point of the president's Rose Garden speech?

    Jennifer Rubin is asking: The speech, if you can call it that, seemed to be a disconnected collage of one-liners and excuses. He started off by explaining that "the debate here in Washington has been dominated by issues of debt limit, but what matte...

  • July 9, 2011

    Liberal Dems digging in their heels: No entitlement cuts

    The Progessive Caucus in the House is organizing to prevent any cuts whatsoever in Medicare or Social Security: House liberals are launching an organizing drive inside the Democatic caucus, in an effort to line up Democrats and get them to commit to...

  • July 9, 2011

    Troops move in as 100 are dead in Karachi ethnic violence

    Even for a basket case like Pakistan, this is worrisome: For the first time since violence started on Tuesday, paramilitary troops and police commandos are patrolling the city's western neighbourhoods. On Friday police were ordered to shoot-on-sight...

  • July 8, 2011

    Plouffe: Voters won't base their vote on unemployment rate

    In politics, this is called "whistling past the graveyard:" President Obama's senior political adviser David Plouffe said Wednesday that people won't vote in 2012 based on the unemployment rate. Plouffe should probably hope that's the case, since di...

  • July 8, 2011

    "The Undefeated" Trailer

    Andrew Brietbart's Big Government website has posted a trailer to the Sarah Palin film "The Undefeated." The much anticipated Sarah Palin documentary by filmmaker Steve Bannon comes out in theaters next Friday, July 15th. People can now see the trai...

  • July 8, 2011

    Salmon: Government will breach debt ceiling even if no deal is reached

    A little food for thought from Felix Salmon on why the government will go over the debt ceiling regardless of what happens on The Hill. Samuel Beckett's famous phrase "You must go on, I can't go on, I'll go on" is a pretty good summation of what wil...

  • July 8, 2011

    Last Shuttle launch scheduled for today

    The Shuttle Atlantis will lift off from the Kennedy Space Center this morning - the last Shuttle mission and the last US manned mission for many years: For tens of thousands of past and present shuttle workers, including more than 3,000 expecting la...

  • July 7, 2011

    Ron Paul bill would target TSA groping

    It's called the American Traveler Dignity Act and it would privatize airport security. And despite living in an age of terror, it has a chance of passing thanks to the stupidity and callousness of the TSA. Examiner: Republican presidential candidate...

  • July 7, 2011

    Kyle says GOP senate caved on tax increases

    This is not unexpected from those in the senate who are negotiating. The trick will be getting it through the GOP House - an unlikely event unless GOP senators slip them something to take away their, um, virility: One day before a crucial U.S. budge...

  • July 7, 2011

    Client #9 joins ranks of the unemployed again

    What is next for Elliot Spitzer?  The disgraced former Democrat Governor's miniscule audience for "In The Arena" on CNN landed the liberal commentator on the unemployment line.  Politicians like Spitzer are so ill-prepared for the privat...

  • July 7, 2011

    Will Obama invoke the 14th amendment on debt limit?

    Will Obama simply declare that the US will borrow as much as it needs to pay its bills, relying on the 14th amendment to justify the move? The 14th amendment states that the US debt "shall not be questioned." Many interpret that clause as making it i...

  • July 7, 2011

    Worse than any czar, Warren building independent fiefdom at CFPB

    She hasn't been confirmed as chairman of the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau, but that hasn't stopped Elizabeth Warren from creating her own bureaucratic kingdom to rule. From Business Week cover story (via Politico): 'Warren is not waiting for p...

  • July 7, 2011

    Tax increases or massive defense cuts?

    That appears to be the choice the Democrats are giving the Republicans in the debt talks. The Hill: National security spending could be cut by as much as $700 billion in a deal to raise the debt limit, defense sources said. That's almost twice the a...

  • July 6, 2011

    Senate postpones Libya resolution to deal with debt

    Harry Reid wanted to bring the resolution on congressional support for the war in Libya to the floor but backed off when it became apparent the GOP wasn't interested in doing anything not related to the debt ceiling vote. The Hill: Senate Majority L...

  • July 6, 2011

    Obama rejects short term debt deal

    No "kicking the can down the road" says Obama on the debt ceiling. He wants tax increases in any deal and he will default on the debt rather than give in on this issue. President Obama made an unscheduled appearance today before reporters to say tha...

  • July 6, 2011

    Romney raises $18 million in 2nd quarter

    Money isn't everything in Politics, but it sure doesn't hurt: Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney raised $18.25 million over the past three months, a sum likely to put him head and shoulders above his rivals for the 2012 Republican nomination ...

  • July 6, 2011

    Assad still engaged in bloody crackdown; Libyan rebels going nowhere

    Two reports from the "Arab Spring" that shows both Syria and Libya may experience unrest into next winter. Rights activists said Wednesday that the death toll from violence in the central city of Hama is at least 22 after Syrian security forces open...

  • July 1, 2011

    Obama says no to meet with McConnell, GOP senators

    It's hardball time. As I mentioned in a previous post, we're at the point now where the blame game comes to the fore and both sides are not interested in reaching any agreement at all. In that vein, President Obama has rejected an invitation from Min...

  • June 30, 2011

    Obama goes for broke - literally

    President Obama has emerged from talks with Republicans about cutting the massive federal debt and thrown down the gauntlet, daring the GOP to oppose his plan for additional stimulus measures and tax hikes. A recipe for disaster: With the country st...

  • June 30, 2011

    Obama-supported tax break for private jets comes under fire - from Obama

    This is so deliciously sweet it ought to have whipped cream on top and served up for desert at a fancy restaurant. Jim Geraghty at NRO: Today he mentioned a tax break for corporate jets six times. He didn't mention that he signed legislation preserv...

  • June 30, 2011

    All is not well in Obamaland as fundraising falls short

    President Obama has set a goal of raising $1 billion for his reelection campaign. Is that a realistic number? Can he make it? The answer to those questions is; not at the current rate his campaign is raising money. National Journal: With a strong co...

  • June 29, 2011

    Attack on Hotel in Kabul by Taliban

    This sounds an awful lot like Mumbai Redux. A band of 7 Taliban - some wearing suicide vests - broke into the tightly guarded Intercontinental Hotel on Tuesday and killed at least 11 guests and security people before they were killed themselves. CNN:...

  • June 29, 2011

    Kucinich says Syrian press 'mistranslated' his effusive praise of Assad

    Sure, sure Dennis. We understand. Happens all the time. Those stupid Arabs never get anything right. Um...one question: How could a story written in English "mistranslate" your English words? David Kenner: As my officemate Joshua Keating points out,...

  • June 29, 2011

    Historian Timothy Meagher thinks Obama too smart for the American people

    Or at least, too articulate for us jamokes. Via HNN: Democrats are handicapped by their split electorate, explains Timothy Meagher, a fourth generation Irish-American and professor of history at Catholic University. Republicans tend to be white and ...

  • June 29, 2011

    More on Wisconsin Supreme Court Prosser-Bradley confrontation

    I refuse to call it "chokegate." Have you noticed that there has been a precipitous falloff in lefty reporting on this story? Haven't heard too many calls lately for Prosser to resign, or be kicked off the court, or arrested, or hung by his neck unti...

  • June 28, 2011

    Texas to defund Planned Parenthood

    More significantly, the Texas legislature wants Medicaid funds in a block grant so that they can spend it where they think it's needed rather than Washington telling them. Politico: The Texas Legislature approved a bill Monday that would both compel...

  • June 28, 2011

    Dog bites man: Greek protests against budget cuts turn violent

    Greece is beyond a basket case. At least you're still kicking in a basket. The nation is hopelessly in denial - a shocking example of a modern society ignoring reality in order to live in a fantasy world. A recent poll shows that 80% of the country o...

  • June 28, 2011

    With friends like these...

    Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan attended an Iranian sponsored conference on "counterterrorism." Guess who they think are the world's two greatest terror threats? MEMRI: On June 25-26, 2011, the Iranian regime hosted the first "World Without Terroris...

  • June 28, 2011

    Consumer confidence dips in June

    The Conference Board is out with their latest consumer confidence stats and it's about what you'd expect; glum and getting glummer. Reuters: Consumer confidence fell in June to the lowest point since November 2010 on concerns about the slack labor m...

  • June 28, 2011

    GOP standing firm on taxes

    Don't look now but the Republicans in congress might just be earning their keep for once. It appears that both senate leader Mitch McConnell and House Speaker John Boehner are digging in their heels on tax increases in the debt ceiling talks going on...

  • June 26, 2011

    60 al-Qaeda terrorists escape from Yemeni prison

    This is a la "The Great Escape" with a 50 yard tunnel dug by prisoners. But other details open the door to questions about whether this was an "escape" or something else. The Washington Post: They attacked a guard with daggers, snatched his gun and ...

  • June 26, 2011

    Headline: 'One dead, 10 injured in overnight shootings' - Chicago or Baghdad?

    Violence on Chicago's south and west side claimed the life of one victim and wounded at least 10 others (an earlier headline had the number of wounded at 13). For a few hours on Saturday night, the south side of Chicago resembled the streets of Baghd...

  • June 26, 2011

    What is going on at the Wisconsin Supreme Court?

    He said; she said; they said. What happened in the office of Justice Ann Walsh Bradley the day before the release of the decision upholding a bill to curtail the collective bargaining rights of public employees is open to question as several sources ...

  • June 26, 2011

    Israel hits back at foreign journalists who seek passage on Gaza flotilla

    It's better than doing nothing and allowing all that sympathetic coverage of "peace" activists to go unchallenged. Reuters: Israel warned foreign journalists on Sunday they could be barred from the country for 10 years if they board a new flotilla t...

  • June 26, 2011

    Sarkozy dismisses US complaints about NATO, Libya

    Nicholas Sarkozy does not agree with outgoing defense secretary Robert Gates who heavily criticized NATO's efforts in Libya and worried about the future of the alliance because of alliance members cutting defense budgets. The Washington Post: Sarkoz...

  • June 25, 2011

    Gay marriage in New York state approved

    By a vote of 33-29, the New York senate passed a measure legalizing gay marriage in the state. New York Post: Senators passed the bill 33 to 29 as the normally somnolent chambers erupted in a raucous chant of "USA! USA!" "As I have said many times, ...

  • June 25, 2011

    5 Russian nuke scientists helping Iran die in plane crash

    Ruling out the possibility of a technical failure already? Ynet News: Five Russian scientists who assisted in the design of Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant were among the 44 fatalities of Monday's Russian plain crash, Moscow's International News ...

  • June 24, 2011

    Obama's pathetically sad gaffe at Fort Drum (Update: WH blames lack of teleprompter for misstatement)

    It's easy to get mad at Obama for something like this, but I just feel an enormous amount of sadness for America that we are saddled with this clueless git for another year and a half. And a sadness for the parents of Medal of Honor recipient SFC Jar...

  • June 24, 2011

    Cantor, GOP House members, walk out of Biden debt ceiling talks

    Democrats want to raise taxes. Republicans are resisting. Impasse achieved, Cantor and the other GOP negotiators walked, and now it's up to Boehner and Obama, who will play a game of chicken to decide the issue. New York Times: The breakdown was set...

  • June 24, 2011

    Terror plot foiled in Seattle (updated: DOJ's curious press release)

    Two homegrown jihadis have been arrested for plotting to shoot up a military entrance processing station (MEPS) in Seattle. Seattle Times: Abu Khalid Abdul-Latif, also known as Joseph Anthony Davis, 33, of SeaTac, and Walli Mujahidh, aka Frederick D...

  • June 23, 2011

    Food stamp crime wave

    According to liberals, we're not supposed to care about food stamp fraud. It's rare they tell us. You're going to have a little waste in every program, they say. Have a heart, we're scolded. The number of food stamp recipients has soared more than 60...

  • June 23, 2011

    Bernanke clueless about bad economy

    Fed chairman Ben Bernanke can't understand why, after pumping trillions of dollars into the economy, the US is still mired in a no growth, slow growth period. ABC News: "We don't have a precise read on why this slower pace of growth is persisting," ...

  • June 23, 2011

    Democrats accuse Republicans of 'sabotoging' the economy

    Obviously, high unemployment, slow growth, housing crash, and other manifestations of a bad economy are the fault of GOP. Republicans failed to vote with Democrats in spending those extra couple of trillion dollars that would have made things right a...

  • June 23, 2011

    Geert Wilders acquitted of 'hate speech'

    A court in the Netherlands has acquitted free speech advocate and political leader Geert Wilders of inciting hatred of Muslims. The ruling is likely to strengthen Wilder politically while expanding the national conversation over Muslim integration in...

  • June 23, 2011

    Fill in the blank: 'Jobless claims rise more than _____________.'

    You win a lifetime free subscription - or, at least until they go out of business - for the New York Times, if you guessed the missing word is "expected." Reuters: New claims for unemployment benefits rose more than expected last week, a government ...

  • June 22, 2011

    The Flotilla's useful idiots

    CNN, CBS, the New York Times, and other media will set sail with the anti-Israel flotilla when it shoves off from Greece in a few weeks. They will be on a ship made up solely of American liberal activists, including Alice Walker (author of The Color ...

  • June 22, 2011

    Bachmann surges into primary lead - Zogby

    There are many pollsters who have a problem with Zogby's methodology, and his numbers are consistently off those of other pollsters by 2 or 3 points.  But the fact that his latest poll shows Michele Bachmann ahead of Mitt Romney after the Minnes...

  • June 22, 2011

    Rep. Hastings in hot water again

    Rep. Alcee Hastings (D-FL) is in ethics trouble again. As a federal judge in the 1980's, he was impeached on 16 counts by the senate back in 1989, including bribery. Now he has a sexual harrassment complaint against him: The investigation of Mr. Has...

  • June 21, 2011

    Supreme Court refuses to hear ACORN appeal of defunding

    Of course, they've reconstituted themselves, forming a half dozen or so community activist organizations. But the bell has tolled for the organization we used to know as ACORN - the most blatantly anti-capitalist, anti-freedom group in America receiv...

  • June 21, 2011

    Acting ATF Director to resign

    Like a good little soldier, acting ATF director Kenneth Melson is apparently ready to fall on his sword to save the behind of higher ups - specifically, his ultimate boss, Attorney General Eric Holder. By offering up Melson's head, the administration...

  • June 21, 2011

    No 'hostilities' in Libya but troops get pay boost for serving in 'imminent danger'

    What kind of stuttering response would Obama give to a question about this? The Defense Department decided in April to pay an extra $225 a month in "imminent danger pay" to service members who fly planes over Libya or serve on ships within 110 nauti...

  • June 21, 2011

    Obama to announce big drawdown of Afghan troops

    Isn't this the guy who criticized Bush for not listening to his generals on the ground in Iraq? My, how times have changed: President Obama plans to announce a troop reduction in Afghanistan that Pentagon and other administration officials say is ex...

  • June 21, 2011

    SCOTUS rejects CO2 lawsuit against power companies

    Not much of a victory considering that the high court reaffirmed the regulatory authority of the EPA to set rules on carbon emissions: The Supreme Court rejected a climate change lawsuit against major power companies Monday, ruling that the Environm...

  • June 21, 2011

    Have you ever tasted toasted grain flakes without sugar?

    If you've ever seen the film "The Road to Wellville" you know that eating wheat or corn flakes without sugar is like eating cardboard. The scene where Matthew Broderick and his partner are trying to duplicate Dr. Kellogg's corn flake recipe is hyster...

  • June 21, 2011

    Existing home sales fall to 6-month low

    Existing home sales dropped nearly 4% from last year to the lowest rate since last November. And there's a reason you feel a little poorer this month if you're a homeowner; your home lost about 5% of its value from this time last year. Yes, but it's ...

  • June 20, 2011

    Temporary debt limit hike possible

    Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnel has indicated that it is possible that the White House and Republicans will kick the debt ceiling can down the road a couple of months if both sides are unable to come to an agreement. Reuters: McConnell said on...

  • June 20, 2011

    Fatah-Hamas unity government on hold

    A meeting scheduled this week to announce the new unity government for the Palestinians has been canceled over a dispute between the two factions over who should be prime minister. The New York Times: Mr. Abbas has been pushing hard to keep in place...

  • June 20, 2011

    Assad offers reforms - opposition unimpressed

    Syrian President Bashar Assad appeared on TV yesterday and pledged political reforms, but refused to be specific. As the loyalty of the army is now being questioned, Assad has little choice but to try and stop the protests that have rocked his regime...

  • June 20, 2011

    Utah voters think Hatch should be retired

    Utah's long-time GOP Senator Orrin Hatch is in big trouble. A statewide poll published in the Deseret News shows that a majority of Utahans believe the 6-term senator should be replaced: A majority of Utah voters believe Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, ha...

  • June 20, 2011

    Dems' goal is punishing Big Oil

    Tim Carney writing at the Examiner exposes the Democrat's plans to end tax subsidies for oil companies as little more than punishing a politically unpopular industry: First of all, the bill doesn't touch our two biggest oil subsidies -- massive fede...

  • June 20, 2011

    Spanish protestors decry 'austerity' measures

    They call themselves "The May 15th Movement" because that's when the protests against the government's desperation measures to get a handle on the country's huge debt. They make it pretty clear that they not only want the government to cut somewhere ...

  • June 20, 2011

    Gary Becker on the slow economic recovery

    Becker of the Becker-Posner blog pretty much nails what has happened since Obama took office and the reasons for the weak GDP growth and persistent unemployment: In addition to repeated attacks on American business, especially banks (some of the att...

  • June 19, 2011

    Afghan peace talks: Viet Nam redux

    Those who were alive at the time of the Paris Peace Talks in 1971 should be getting a sense of deja vu as the US negotiates with the Taliban so it can withdraw its combat forces. BBC: The US is engaged in talks with the Taliban, Afghan President Ham...

  • June 19, 2011

    Obama impersonator physically removed from stage at SRLC

    If we're not going to police our own, the opposition can define us any way they choose. A President Obama impersonator was pulled off the stage Saturday at the Republican Leadership Conference, after telling a string of racially themed jokes about...

  • June 19, 2011

    La Raza taxpayer support boosted by WH hiring of their VP

    A Judicial Watch investigation has revealed that taxpayer funding of the Latino group the National Council of La Raza (NCLR) more than doubled after President Obama gave one of their vice presidents a White House job. Obama hired Cecilia Muñoz in 200...

  • June 19, 2011

    House committee seeks to impose restrictions on Pakistani aid

    In theory, this is a good idea; getting the administration to explain how the billions in aid we are sending to Pakistan will assist that country in combating terror. But like many theories, when put in practice, it fails to take into account certain...

  • June 19, 2011

    Ron Paul landslide in GOP Conference straw poll

    Gadfly Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul proves once again that he has the most committed supporters in the field. Reuters: Representative Ron Paul easily won a Republican Leadership Conference straw poll of the party's 2012 presidential co...

  • June 19, 2011

    Greece's Papandreou asks for a vote of confidence - no, really

    The man who has presided over the most spectacularly inept western government in recent memory is asking the Greek parliament for a vote of confidence in his latest bid to pass "austerity measures" demanded by the EU in exchange for more bailout mone...

  • June 19, 2011

    Did a NATO airstrike in Libya kill civilians?

    NATO officials are investigating a claim by the Libyan government that one of their bombs struck a civilian residence killing 7 civilians. For the record, the Libyan government has been less than accurate in detailing NATO "war crimes" since the conf...

  • June 18, 2011

    Operation 'Fast and Furious' the last straw against Holder

    Have you been following this story about ATF allowing assault rifles to be purchased by Mexican drug cartel gun runners from legitimate US dealers so that the guns could be tracked and eventually recovered during drug busts? The program - also known ...

  • June 18, 2011

    Obama went lawyer shopping for War Powers Act opinion

    So what if the top legal advisors at the Pentagon and Department of Justice told the president he had to get congressional authorization for the war in Libya? Obama was sure he could find someone to split the necessary legal hairs to find him justifi...

  • June 18, 2011

    'Adolf' Christie says NJ union boss

    Hasn't this nincompoop ever heard of Godwin's Law? In an explosive tirade that fired up some demonstrators and embarrassed others, a national union leader went nuclear on Gov. Chris Christie, calling him a Nazi over and over. "Welcome to Nazi German...

  • June 18, 2011

    Getting rid of a political millstone - Obamacare waivers to end

    It appears that even the appearance if impropriety on waivers for Obamacare is enough to get the administration to cease granting them. AJC: Political considerations were "absolutely not" part of the decision, said Steve Larsen, head of a section of...

  • June 18, 2011

    Mom gets probation for spanking her kid

    When I was a kid, about 90% of parents would have been considered criminals: A judge in Corpus Christi, Texas had some harsh words for a mother charged with spanking her own child before sentencing her to probation. "You don't spank children today,"...

  • June 17, 2011

    Boehner threatens to cut off funds for Libya

    The speaker doesn't think that President Obama answered the questions put to him in a House resolution passed 2 weeks ago. In fact, John Boehner has apparently had it with the president's game playing with regards to our Libyan involvement: The Whit...

  • June 17, 2011

    The cost of 'green cars' to the economy

    A sobering piece by Henry Payne at NRO's Planet Gore about the cost of Obama's ridiculous gas mileage mandates: The Detroit News's dogged David Shepardson has unearthed a study by one of world's most respected automotive research firms that reveals ...

  • June 17, 2011

    Another scathingly brilliant idea from Jimmy Carter

    Hey kids! Let's call off the drug war! IN an extraordinary new initiative announced earlier this month, the Global Commission on Drug Policy has made some courageous and profoundly important recommendations in a report on how to bring more effective...

  • June 17, 2011

    IMF cuts US growth forecast; warns west they are 'playing with fire' on debt

    The International Monetary Fund has cut its growth forecast for the US this year from 2.8% to 2.5% with similar gloomy news for next year. The IMF is predicting just a 2.7% growth rate for 2012, down from a previous estimate of 2.9%. It's not just th...

  • June 16, 2011

    While Americans struggle, Pelosi getting richer

    Yes, but she looks out for the "little people" so it's ok: House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) saw her net worth rise 62 percent last year, cementing her status as one of the wealthiest members of Congress. Pelosi was worth at least $35.2 ...

  • June 16, 2011

    'Return of the Dreaded Misery Index'

    That's the IDB op-ed headline that for those of us of a certain age, recall with trepidation and angst. The term was conceived in the 1970's and used by Ronald Reagan's 1980 campaign. It described the economy under Jimmy Carter and is simply the sum ...

  • June 16, 2011

    Riots in Vancouver after hockey loss

    Disappointed Vancouver fans rioted in the central part of the city last night after their hockey team lost a pivotal game 7 in the championship finals. ESPN: Tear gas mingled with the stench of acrid smoke and stale beer as riot police, truncheons d...

  • June 16, 2011

    AMA may withdraw support for health insurance mandate

    One might say they made their bed, now let them lie in it because they were bought off by Democrats who promised not to cut their Medicare reimbursements if they came out in favor of Obamacare. But apparently, a lot of the docs are having second thou...

  • June 15, 2011

    Pakistan arrests CIA informants who fingered bin Laden

    Even when we get limited cooperation from Pakistan intelligence, another faction sees such help as treasonous, or at least illegal. The government has arrested several informants who helped the CIA track and eventually kill Osama bin Laden. New York ...

  • June 15, 2011

    Dems decide not to punish Weiner

    Demcrats emerged from a closed door meeting of their entire caucus deciding not to strip Rep. Anthony Weiner of his committee chairs, or punish him in any other way. Contrast that decision with the GOP senate caucus booting Larry Craig from his leade...

  • June 15, 2011

    Boehner demands Obama comply with War Powers Act

    You had to know that the Obama administration would refuse to comply with the letter sent by congressional Republicans demanding that Obama justify the war in Libya and ask for a resolution to comply with the War Powers Act. Why should they bother wi...

  • June 15, 2011

    A mini-ice age on the way?

    Why not? Climate hysterics have kind of worn out the global warming scare. Now it's time to reverse gears and scare the beejeebus out of us by positing global cooling. Actually, this has a little bit more basis in science. Sun spot activity is disapp...

  • June 14, 2011

    US in even worse shape than Greece - Pimco founder Gross

    The founder of one of the largest bond fund management companies in the world thinks the US is in worse financial shape than Greece. CNBC: When adding in all of the money owed to cover future liabilities in entitlement programs the US is actually in...

  • June 14, 2011

    Obama jokes about his own incompetence

    The president's Council on Jobs and Competitivenes held a meeting in Durham, NC on Monday and the president was in excellent spirits. He even told a joke highlighting his own incompetence: President Obama's Council on Jobs and Competitiveness met to...

  • June 14, 2011

    Retail sales down in May for first time in 11 months

    Yes, but the drop is not "unexpected" and less than predicted. I bet that makes small businesses feel so much better: Retail sales fell in May for the first time in 11 months, dragged down by a sharp drop in receipts from auto dealerships, according...

  • June 14, 2011

    Armed US Drones will be deployed in Yemen

    The CIA is operating drones over Yemen's mountainous south where Al-Qaeda of the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) has had a virtual free hand since the civil war began in that country 2 months ago. As President Saleh has withdrawn troops who were fighting th...

  • June 13, 2011

    The Palin that every American should know

    How we deal with unwanted challenges and reversals in life is far more an important indicator of character than writing books or making pretty speeches. And if the trolling by the mainstream media through the 24,000 Sarah Palin emails has shown anyth...

  • June 13, 2011

    'Lesbian Syrian blogger' confesses to being an American man

    A cautionary tale: Don't believe everything you read on the internet. The Washington Post: For nearly a week, the world followed the saga of Amina Arraf, the blogger who was celebrated for her passionate, often intimate writings about the Syrian gov...

  • June 13, 2011

    Whatever happened to that $6.6 billion in cash we sent to Iraq?

    There will be those who defend the Bush administration by making the argument that there is waste in all wars and Iraq was no different. That may be. But it is also true that it is stupid, negligent, and outright crazy to send 20 C-130 planeloads of ...

  • June 13, 2011

    Toll of dead civilians in Syria climbs to nearly 1300

    President Assad of Syria still has a ways to go to catch his fellow dictator Muammar Gaddafi in the number of innocent civilians he is gunning down. But the Syrian brute should get high marks for trying. BBC: The Syrian army has taken control of the...

  • June 12, 2011

    US African embassy bomber dead

    Fazul Abdullah Mohammed, suspected of playing a major role in the 1998 bombing of our embassies in Kenya and Tanzania, was killed by Somali government forces at a checkpoint outside of Mogadishu, reports the BBC: Mr Mohammed and a fellow militant we...

  • June 12, 2011

    Weiner takes the 'I'm sick, not a degenerate' line

    This is too perfect - a reflection of what passes for reality in our modern celebrity besotted world. When in trouble, declare that your rank, disgusting, and aberrant behavior is the result of some illness like addiction or, in Weiner's case "psycho...

  • June 12, 2011

    Syrian tanks and helicopters attack civilians

    As long as NATO is involved in Libya, President Assad of Syria has little to worry about. There is not chance the UN will approve another "R2P" missions - despite Assad's war crimes now being shown to be far worse than Gaddafi's. Syrian troops, suppo...

  • June 12, 2011

    Huge increase in electric bills seen in the next few years

    Via Ed Morrissey at Hot Air, this Chicago Tribune article pretty much confirms what President Obama promised; that our electric bills would "necessarily skyrocket" as a result of new environmental regulations that will make coal-fired electric plants...

  • June 12, 2011

    'Obama's Road to Nowhere'

    The inestimable Mark Steyn writing at NRO: "I'm not concerned about a double-dip recession," Obama said last week. Nor would I be if I had government housing, a car and driver, and a social secretary for the missus. But I wonder if it's such a smart...

  • June 11, 2011

    Obama sides with Argentina, against Britain, in Falklands dispute

    After visiting London last week and touting the "special relationship" between Great Britain and the US, the US decided to spit in the Brits face by joining an Organization of American States resolution calling for the two sides to "negotiate" the is...

  • June 11, 2011

    'We didn't sign up to be hucksters'

    That's a quuote from one of Gingrich's fed up staffers who quit on Thursday. Jake Tapper: ABC News has learned that one of the major issues between former Speaker Newt Gingrich and his (now former) senior campaign staff revolves around the myriad pr...

  • June 11, 2011

    Good news: China ratings house says US already in default

    The Chinese appear to have a more realistic view of our debt crisis than Congress. From AFP: A Chinese ratings house has accused the United States of defaulting on its massive debt, state media said Friday, a day after Beijing urged Washington to pu...

  • June 10, 2011

    Newt staff exodus no surprise

    It's an implosion of tremendous proportions and a likely campaign destroyer. Newt Gingrich's campaign manager and several key aides have resigned en masse for what they are euphemistically calling "a different direction in which we wanted to take the...

  • June 10, 2011

    WaPo and the Times call for Online activists to help smear Palin

    The Washington Post and New York Times are asking for help from online readers to go through the 24,000 emails the state of Alaska was forced to release from Sarah Palin's government account, as well as messages she sent from her private email accoun...

  • June 10, 2011

    Fighting rages outside of Misrata (update: report that Gaddafi's son seeks terms)

    At least 17 people are dead in the city of Misrata after Gaddafi's forces fired into the town that was "liberated" by the rebels and NATO air power a few weeks ago. CNN: Rebel forces at a checkpoint near the western front line said at least seven of...

  • June 10, 2011

    Perry: It's a go?

    Matt Lewis is reporting that his sources in Texas are telling him that there is a "90% chance" that Governor Rick Perry will run for the GOP nomination for president: Dave Carney and Rob Johnson -- the former top Perry aides who on Thursday left Ne...

  • June 9, 2011

    DOE 'SWAT' raid still troubling after story corrections

    The story was a sensation on Wednesday morning. A Department of Education SWAT team broke down the door to a house owned by a man whose wife was delinquent on her student loans, according to original reports. The man was handcuffed and, along with hi...

  • June 9, 2011

    Democrats very late to board the Weiner resignation bandwagon

    A plurality of his constituents, the entire Republican party, and every decent soul who values honesty and temperance in their lawmakers called on Anthony Weiner to resign before even one Democrat saw fit to do so. It was only after the "full exposur...

  • June 9, 2011

    Rev Guard website article: 'The Day After Iran's First Nuclear Test is a Normal Day'

    You have to think, as The Guardian's Julian Borger suggests, that this article may very well be a signal of some kind being given by Iranian hardliners in the government. Appearing on a Revolutionary Guard website, the article discusses what the worl...

  • June 9, 2011

    Reuters headline: 'New Jobless Claims Unexpectedly Rise'

    When will bad economic news be "expected?" The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment aid unexpectedly edged higher last week, stoking fears of a stalled economic recovery even as a separate report showed record U.S. exports in April...

  • June 9, 2011

    Our secret war in Yemen

    We have the tacit approval of the Yemeni opposition to strike al-Qaeda and no doubt the government is secretly glad we are continuing a war that they have had to abandon because of the near civil war that has broken out in that country. So striking a...

  • June 9, 2011

    Citigroup says bankcard accounts hacked

    If you have a Citi Bank card, you should read this: "During routine monitoring, we recently discovered unauthorized access to Citi's account online," said Citigroup, in a prepared statement. "A limited number -- roughly 1 percent - of Citi bankcard c...

  • June 8, 2011

    College board asks for 'alternative' to national anthem

    These people are so besotted with notions of "diversity" that they forget where they live and who they are. The Goshen College Board of Directors is asking the president to seek an alternative to playing the national anthem before sporting events: Th...

  • June 8, 2011

    The light bulb police

    Are you stockpiling incandescent light bulbs for the coming ban on January 1, 2012? I am. You should. What the government is ordering you to buy - flourescent light bulbs - contain hazardous materials that, if broken, threaten you and your family. No...

  • June 8, 2011

    Revisiting administration unemployment projections

    Wow. Just, wow: Back in January 2009, Christina Romer and Jared Bernstein produced a report estimating future unemployment rates with and without a stimulus plan. Their estimates, which were widely circulated, projected that unemployment would approa...

  • June 8, 2011

    Bernanke channels his inner Pollyanna for growth estimates

    The incongruity of Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke standing up in front of a bunch of $3,000 suits - with blond pig tails and a polkadot dress - is an appropos image to contemplate given this optimistic economic forecast delivererd to the International Mon...

  • June 7, 2011

    Obama even with Romney in new ABC poll

    That's the headline from the story about the poll but the real news is being downplayed by the media this morning. Nearly 60% of Americans think Obama is doing a crappy job on the economy. The same percentage does not believe the American economy is ...

  • June 7, 2011

    3 in 10 companies will drop health insurance coverage once Obamacare takes effect

    Don't let it be said that we didn't warn you America: Marketwatch: Once provisions of the Affordable Care Act start to kick in during 2014, at least three of every 10 employers will probably stop offering health coverage, a survey released Monday sho...

  • June 7, 2011

    What's important about Weinergate...And what's not

    Regular readers of American Thinker know that our coverage of the Weinergate scandal has been thorough, but lacking the wall to wall coverage of some other conservative sites. The fact that we received no complaints of which I'm aware shows that our...

  • June 6, 2011

    Obama's lock-step liberals on the Supreme Court

    Perhaps we ought to start referring to Sonia Sotomayer and Elena Kagan as Judges Fiddle and Faddle, or perhaps Tweedledum and Tweedledee. New York Post: The newest members of the nation's highest court -- local Obama appointees Sonia Sotomayor and El...

  • June 6, 2011

    Assad stages bloody confrontation at border with Israel

    We reported yesterday on the "Naksa Day" (Day of the Setback) protests by Palestinians which marks the beginning of the 1967 War. The story that has emerged following a day of violence along the border near the Golan Heights is one that fingers Syria...

  • June 5, 2011

    Top jihadist leader killed in drone strike

    Ilyas Kashmiri was operational commander for a Pakistani terrorist outfit known as Harakat-ul-Jihad-Islami, that operated mostly in India and Kashmir the last decade. The group had ties to al-Qaeda as well as other Pakistani terrorist organizations, ...

  • June 5, 2011

    Afghanistan as it really is

    This very affecting article by Anna Badkhen at FP highlights many of the reasons why Barack Obama's Afghanistan plan will fail and our efforts wasted. Badkhen, a reporter who covered the hinterlands in Afghanistan, relates how she heard the news of T...

  • June 5, 2011

    Howard Dean: Palin could beat Obama

    Hard to tell if Dean is playing a rope-a-dope strategy - trying to convince Republicans to nominate what he considers a weak candidate - or whether it's his genuine political assessment. The Hill: Howard Dean, the former Democratic National Committee...

  • June 5, 2011

    Blago's retrial less of a circus, more focused

    It's a slimmed down version of the original trial from last summer where the former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich was found guilty on 1 of 24 counts of corruption. For the disgraced governor's retrial, the prosecution dropped all but 5 "schemes" ...

  • June 5, 2011

    Yemen's Saleh in Saudi Arabia for 'medical treatment'

    Yesterday's speculation regarding the whereabouts of Yemen's President Saleh has proven to be true. Sources now confirm the injured dictator traveled to Saudi Arabia to get medical treatment for wounds suffered on Friday when the palance was attacked...

  • June 5, 2011

    4 dead, 12 hurt on Israeli-Syrian border in 'Naksa day' clashes

    The Jerusalem Post is reporting Israeli troops fired on "armed men on the Syrian side of the border" resulting in 4 dead and at least 12 injured. Syria says the dead and injured were Palestinian protestors who gathered on the border to mark "Naksa Da...

  • June 4, 2011

    The grim math facing the jobless

    These figures could depress a hyena: Following the most recent NFP disappointment, the simple math indicates that for the US to return to its December 2007 unemployment, when factoring in the natural growth of the labor force of 90k people a month, t...

  • June 4, 2011

    Is Paul Ryan going to run for president?

    A month ago, I would have said you're crazy if you suggested Paul Ryan would run for president. Indeed, Ryan seemed to slough off suggestions he run with the kind of offhand dismissal you would expect from a non-candidate. But I suspect someone, some...

  • June 4, 2011

    Where is Yemen's President Saleh?

    Following the rebel attack on the Presidential Palace yesterday that injured President Saleh and other high ranking government officials, the dictator may have taken a powder and lit off for Saudi Arabia. Reuters: Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh,...

  • June 4, 2011

    NATO deploys Apaches in Libya for first time

    It's an escalation, of course. The Apaches will be able to attack targets where Gaddafi has hidden his military assets among civilians. But helicopters are particularly vulnerable to ground fire, which means that the alliance will probably begin to p...

  • June 4, 2011

    Obama and Boehner: Golfing buddies

    We've had a beer summit. Why not a golfing summit? Barack Obama and John Boehner will don their golfing duds and hit the links on June 18th. Does anyone else find it a little disturbing that the two leaders will be discussing cutting Medicare for old...

  • June 3, 2011

    Romney in: Says Obama has 'failed'

    Nice of Mitt to join the party. Reuters: Mitt Romney, the multimillionaire former governor of Massachusetts, kicked off his second bid for the White House on Thursday, charging that "Barack Obama has failed America" by spending too much and not prote...

  • June 3, 2011

    Congress, White House showdown on War Powers Act

    ABC says Boehner has "thrown down the gauntlet" to the White House on our Libyan involvement and that's a pretty accurate assessment of what the House will vote on today. The Hill: Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) is introducing his own resolution to re...

  • June 3, 2011

    Is there really a connection between the unemployment rate and presidential elections?

    Nate Silver has a good piece on the question of whether unemployment rate affects the chances for re-election: Make no mistake: The higher the unemployment rate in November 2012, the less likely President Obama is to win a second term. But we should ...

  • June 3, 2011

    May unemployment up to 9.1%

    Expecting gains of 170,000 jobs in May, economists woke up to the news this morning that the unemployment rate had ticked up to 9.1% with only 54,000 jobs being added to the rolls. New York Times: The Labor Department reported on Friday that the Unit...

  • June 3, 2011

    Yemen's president injured in attack on palace

    President Saleh might not be losing the civil war that has broken out in Yemen. But he is hardly winning it either: CNN: Yemen's president, prime minister and other senior government officials were injured on Friday during the shelling of the preside...

  • June 3, 2011

    It's official: John Edwards indicted

    John Edwards has been indicted by a federal grand jury for illegal campaign activities. This is one of the most sordid political tales to come along in a while. ABC News: The case against Edwards, which called on more than 100 witnesses, will seek to...

  • June 2, 2011

    Obama fails to impress House GOP at WH meeting

    President Obama told House Republicans that tax rates were higher during the Reagan years than they are now. Must be nice to be president and able to change history whenever you want to. Obama is very good at it. His narrative of how we got into this...

  • June 2, 2011

    Scientific discovery that changes our notions of life here and elsewhere

    We usually don't cover a lot of science on this site. Not that it isn't important; it's just that we are a current events/political site and science stories rarely rise to the level needed to make it on the page. This story is different. Scientists h...

  • June 2, 2011

    Administration shoots down IN denial of funds to Planned Parenthood

    Evidently, even if you are an extremely profitable business without taxpayer support like Planned Parenthood, you still get to suck off the taxpayer because of the government's pro-abortion policies. The Obama administration is denying Indiana's requ...

  • June 2, 2011

    Manufacturing sector not recovering during Obama recovery

    I wonder how many of those "saved or created" jobs from the stim bill ended up in the manufacturing sector? Not too darn many: The economic recovery is faltering, and Washington is running out of ways to get it back on track. Two bright spots over t...

  • June 2, 2011

    Illinois Democratic gerrymander a disgrace

    I recall the liberal weeping and gnashing of teeth when Tom Delay engineered a coup in the Texas redistricting process that gave the GOP an additional 6 seats. The Justice Department eventually ruled that it was legal because it carved out new distri...

  • June 1, 2011

    House rejects debt ceiling increase

    In the end, it wasn't even close - 318-97 - and the message was sent to both Democrats and the White House that they better get serious about deficit reduction - and soon. CNN: House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer, who supports a so-called "clean" exte...

  • June 1, 2011

    WI panel OK's 3 more GOP recall elections

    This was expected when the Government Accountability Board ruled last week on 3 other recall petitions. But it is not good news given that anything can happen in a special election - and usually does. JS Online: State election officials on Tuesday ap...

  • June 1, 2011

    77,000 federal workers paid more than governors

    It used to be a parent wanted their son or daughter to grow up and be a doctor, a lawyer, or even president - someone who would make a lot of money, live in a nice house, and have everything they wanted in material goods. Today, a parent might dump t...

  • June 1, 2011

    Giving a whole new meaning to the term 'Limousine Liberal'

    Liberals always talk a good game of being on the side of the "little guy," but put them in office and they grab for all the trappings of power they can. Incredibly, the number of limousines owned by the federal government has increased by 73% in the ...

  • May 31, 2011

    21st century warfare

    The Pentagon has concluded that an organized cyber attack on the United States might warrant a military response.The conclusion is part of a strategy, parts of which will be unclassified next month, that deals with the question of hackers disrupting ...

  • May 31, 2011

    Iranian cleric implies it's OK to kill Israeli children

    When is it permissible if you're a Muslim to kill children?Any old time, says Ayatollah Mohammad Taghi Mesbah -- just as long as the child is an Israeli child.Ynet News: Ayatollah Mohammad Taghi Mesbah, considered one of the Islamic Republic's most r...

  • May 31, 2011

    News from Libya: No, really...

    Well, not necessarily "news" news. It's just another foreign leader announcing that Gaddafi has agreed to a cease fire - which he hasn't - and that the rebels have already rejected,making the leader - in this case, South African President Z...

  • May 31, 2011

    Good news: Housing prices cosmically low

    Tomorrow, it is expected that a widely watched housing index will show that prices for homes are lower than they were at the bottom of the housing crash two years ago.In other words, you ain't seen nothing yet. The New York Times: Disenchantment with...

  • May 31, 2011

    Would someone please remove the banana from the economy's tail pipe?

    Would someone please remove the banana from the economy's tail pipe?Wall Street Journal: After a disappointing first quarter, economists largely predicted the U.S. recovery would ramp back up as short-term disruptions such as higher gas prices, bad w...

  • May 31, 2011

    Ed Lasky, Stephen Green, Jazz Shaw on Moran's Show

    You won't want to miss tonight's Rick Moran Show, one of the most popular conservative political talk shows on Blog Talk Radio. Tonight, Moran welcomes Jazz Shaw of Hot Air, Ed Lasky of American Thinker, and Vodkapundit Stephen Green. They'll discus...

  • May 30, 2011

    Good news: Brotherhood sheikh to run for president in Egypt

    First, the Brotherhood in Egypt said they would only contest half the seats in Parliament. It's more like 75% now. Then they said they wouldn't put up a candidate for president. They now have two.Gosh - ya think they want to take over the country, or...

  • May 30, 2011

    Update from Syria: Assad losing

    StrategyPage.com has a nice summary of what's happening in Syria as the repression apparatus of the state is failing to keep a lid on unrest: Police states are now under more pressure because of the growing popular unrest, and Syria is a test of whet...

  • May 30, 2011

    Palin swarmed at 'Rolling Thunder' rally

    Those who are familiar with my writings elsewhere know that I have no great love for Sarah Palin. But no matter what you think of her, there is little doubt that she has unerring political instincts that would make her a formidable candidate for pres...

  • May 30, 2011

    NATO airstrike kills 14 civilians; Karzai issues 'last warning' to NATO

    This tragedy was either the result of bad intel or mistaken identity. The BBC: Afghan officials say all those killed were women and children. The strike took place in Nawzad district after a US Marines base came under attack. The air strike, targeted...

  • May 30, 2011

    In for a penny, in for another 65 billion Euros

    Hot on the heels of my post yesterday where it was reported that the IMF is refusing to release the last payment to Greece because there is no guarantee they can make good on its current debt next year, news comes from Brussels that the EU is "r...

  • May 30, 2011

    Extremists takes over key city in southern Yemen

    Is it my imagination or are the forces of extremist Islam on the march throughout the Muslim world?The Christian Science Monitor: Islamist militants took over the southern coastal city of Zinjibar (see map) this weekend, bolstering claims that Yemen'...

  • May 30, 2011

    DNC Chair Wasserman-Schultz a gift that keeps on giving (updated)

    She may be the GOP's secret weapon in 2012 - despite the fact that she's a Democrat.And the Chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee to boot.Deborah Wasserman-Schultz is a bomb thrower who suffers from a bad case of hoof in mouth disease, as w...

  • May 30, 2011

    Increase in CO2 emissions means world on the brink, say warmists

    The only reason I am highlighting this piece in the Guardian is because it is a textbook example of everything that's wrong with climate change advocates.Greenhouse gas emissions increased by a record amount last year, to the highest carbon output i...

  • May 29, 2011

    NATO General injured in suicide attack in Afghanistan

    Two German soldiers also killed in a blast that took the life of a powerful Afghan police chief.The Guardian: Major General Markus Kneip, who commands Nato forces in the northern part of Afghanistan, received wounds that were severe but not life-thre...

  • May 29, 2011

    Blago retrial to hang on definition of 'Quid Pro Quo'

    Call it "pay for play" or "quid pro quo" - it only matters in the context to which the concept is applied.That's the opinion of the judge in former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich's retrial on charges he offered preferrments in ...

  • May 29, 2011

    Farewell to the little Mars Rover Spirit

    It was only supposed to survive three months on the Martian surface; it lasted 6 years. What it discovered with its array of instruments and intrepid camera has literally changed the way we look at the planet Mars, while adding vastly to the storehou...

  • May 29, 2011

    Ah, that 'unexpected' bad economic news

    Michael Barone: As megablogger Glenn Reynolds, aka Instapundit, has noted with amusement, the word "unexpectedly" or variants thereon keep cropping up in mainstream media stories about the economy.After listing a half dozen examples from re...

  • May 29, 2011

    Iran seeks its own state-run internet

    Iran is taking steps to insure that the polluting thoughts of freedom and openness are kept out of the homes of their citizens by establishing its own version of the internet.Wall Street Journal: The unusual initiative appears part of a broader effor...

  • May 29, 2011

    Ireland may need more cash; Greece nears default

    It's not front page news because if it was, it would panic Euro investors. But very quietly, a review of Greece's compliance with IMF strictures regarding its deficit is not going well because the Greeks cannot agree on implementing the austerity mea...

  • May 28, 2011

    The top 10 most well read cities in America

    Which cities top out as best read? Or, at least according to Amazon.com which compiled sales data for cities over 100,000 and came up with this top 10 list:1. Cambridge, Mass. 2. Alexandria, Va. 3. Berkeley, Calif.4. Ann Arbor, Mich.5. Boulder, Co...

  • May 28, 2011

    Ban on corporate campaign donations overturned in Virginia

    Leftist heads are exploding, of course. But this decision - if upheld - can be a game changer. The New York Times: A federal judge in Virginia has declared unconstitutional a century-old law banning political contributions from corporations, a ruling...

  • May 28, 2011

    Rudy tops new poll?

    This is total nonsense from CNN: The survey shows Giuliani getting 16 percent of independents and Republicans, with nominal frontrunner Mitt Romney a point behind at 15 percent.Excuse me but what the heck is CNN doing polling "independents?...

  • May 28, 2011

    Iran increasing role in Syrian crackdown

    Iran is apparently increasing its assistance to the beleaguered Assad regime in Syria, including sending in its elite Quds Force to help with the crackdown.Washington Post: The influx of Iranian manpower is adding to a steady stream of aid from Tehra...

  • May 28, 2011

    India denounces US military aid to Pakistan - again

    Since the partition in 1947, the US has largely played an honest broker's role in the conflict between India and Pakistan. Even when India's "non-aligned" governments of the 70's and 80's tilted decidedly toward the Soviet Union, on issues ...

  • May 28, 2011

    Egypt opens Rafah crossing into Gaza

    We welcome the newly "democratic" and peace loving Egypt. Globe and Mail: Egypt has opened wide its border crossing with the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip, easing the blockade that had been imposed on the territory by Israel and Egypt for the pas...

  • May 27, 2011

    Judge strikes down WI collective bargaining law

    A Dane County circuit judge has struck down the budget repair bill for violating the open meetings law - except, according to senate rules, the open meeting statute does not apply to conference committee business which is what the Judge, Maryann Sumi...

  • May 27, 2011

    Barney Frank in ethics imbroglio about his former lover

    Barney Frank has admitted he got a former lover a job at Fannie Mae while he was on the committee that regulates the mortgage giant.Boston Herald: U.S. Rep. Barney Frank admitted he helped his ex-lover land a lucrative post with Fannie Mae in the ear...

  • May 27, 2011

    Pakistan puts the screws to our military and intel people

    Pakistan is starting to play hardball and if they keep it up, they may get the open break some in their military are looking for.LA Times: In a clear sign of Pakistan's deepening mistrust of the United States, Islamabad has told the Obama administrat...

  • May 27, 2011

    GOP employs little used rule to block recess appointment of Warren

    President Obama has used recess appointments in the past to get controversial nominees into the positions he chose for them. So the Republicans employed a little used legislative gambit to block the president's expected recess appointment of Elizabet...

  • May 27, 2011

    Inflation up, consumer spending anemic for April

    Would someone be kind enough to let us know when to hit the panic button on the economy?Reuters: Consumer spending rose modestly in April, starting the second quarter on a soft note as high gasoline prices continued to squeeze household finances and ...

  • May 26, 2011

    MSNBC host calls Laura Ingraham a 'right wing slut' on his radio show (Updated: Schultz suspended)

    I miss Keith Olbermann. His hate filled rhetoric was so outrageous, his view of history so warped, his ignorance about politics so profound, and his insane hatred for the right so pronounced that it was like watching a continuous train wreck in slow ...

  • May 26, 2011

    Senate rejects Ryan budget

    It had little chance with or without the results in NY-26. The usual suspects - Snow, Collins, Brown - all announced they were going to vote against it anyway.Joining those three in opposition was Lisa Murkowski and Rand Paul - the latter believing R...

  • May 26, 2011

    US withdraws diplomats from Yemen as fighting escalates

    President Saleh of Yemen has promised to step down at least 3 times in the past few months and has reneged each and every time. The anger in the streets at this behavior has now escalated to near civil war as there are reports that at least 72 people...

  • May 26, 2011

    Opposition to Obama due to racism: Clyburn

    The highest ranking African American congressman in the House, Assistant Democratic Leader Jim Clyburn, says Obama's problems stem from racism: "You know, I'm 70 years old," he said. "And I can tell you; people don't like to deal with ...

  • May 25, 2011

    Dem wins NY-26: World ends for GOP tomorrow says media

    One district in a liberal state that had gone Republican for years has flipped thanks to a fake Tea Party candidate who was able to siphon just enough votes from the Republican to give the Democrat the victory.Jack Davis managed to get 9% of the vote...

  • May 25, 2011

    Edwards set to be indicted

    Former Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards will be indicted for illegal contributions made to his campaign to cover up an extra-marital affair.CBS: The Justice Department is set to indict former presidential candidate John Edwards on charg...

  • May 24, 2011

    Pawlenty calls for end of ethanol subsidies - in Iowa

    Of course he's right. But it has been something of a ritual in recent elections for GOP hopefuls to make the trek to Iowa and extoll the glories of using corn for fuel. No doubt the former Minnesota governor wanted to make a splash.He did: I'm here t...

  • May 24, 2011

    SCOTUS orders release of 30,000 CA criminals

    In a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court ordered the state of California to release more than 30,000 prisoners due to overcrowding.LA Times:Justices upheld an order from a three-judge panel in California that called for releasing 38,000 to 46,000 prisone...

  • May 24, 2011

    Romney way ahead in NH

    Is it significant he is getting 32% support or is it significant that he is "only" getting 32%? That's Mitt's problem in New Hampshire since he is going for a second bite at the apple and was former governor of next door Massachusetts.The H...

  • May 24, 2011

    Decision day for NY-26

    The irony is, neither the GOP or Democratic candidate is likely to poll a majority of voters thanks to a Democrat who is running as a tea party candidate. Jack Davis has sunk $3 million of his own money into the race and is siphoning votes from the R...

  • May 24, 2011

    Reid breaks with Obama on Israel

    Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has broken publicly with President Obama over his plan to restart Israel-Palestinian negotiations by demanding that Israel base a two state solution on the 1967 borders.The Hill: But Reid rejected that strategy Monda...

  • May 23, 2011

    Saudi woman detained for driving

    Lest we forget the kinds of people we're palling around with in the Middle East: A woman in Saudi Arabia was detained after she launched a campaign against the driving ban for women in the Kingdom and posted a video of herself behind the wheel on Fac...

  • May 23, 2011

    Now he tells us

    "I was going to obey the War Powers Act the whole time," says Obama.Yeah right: Facing criticism from Congress that authority for U.S. military action in Libya is about to expire under the War Powers Act, President Obama asked congressional...

  • May 23, 2011

    Former Rep. Cynthia McKinney appears on Libya TV to support Gaddafi

    She's a truther, radical leftist, and a bully. Cynthia McKinney is also a supporter of Muammar Gaddafi. CNN reports: "I think that it's very important that people understand what is happening here. And it's important that people all over the wor...

  • May 23, 2011

    Obama clarifies remarks on borders at AIPAC

    It wasn't exactly a walk back from Thursday. The president still insisted that the 1967 borders with "mutually agreed swaps" be the starting point for negotiations. However, the president did mention that the recent unity agreement between ...

  • May 23, 2011

    Taliban attacks Karachi naval air base

    Pakistan's version of the Taliban attacked a naval air base in force, killing 11 and wounding dozens.If you play with fire, you are bound to get burned. The BBC: The troops are now said to be "mopping up" after the raid, which has left 10 s...

  • May 23, 2011

    Socialists buried in Spanish elections

    How bad were the results of regional and local elections for Prime Minister Zapatero? A radical separatist party beat the socialists in Basque country. But Zapatero has ruled out an early general election, no doubt because he would lose in a landslid...

  • May 22, 2011

    Mitch Daniels opts out of running

    Mitch Daniels, a favorite with many in the GOP "establishment," has decided not to run for president in 2012.This makes 3 Republican candidates who have decided to skip the primaries. Mike Huckabee, Donald Trump, and Haley Barbour were all ...

  • May 22, 2011

    Dem candidate draws even in NY-26

    A new Sienna poll released on Saturday shows Democratic candidate Erie County Clerk Kathy Hochul up by 4 points over GOP State Assemblywoman Jane Corwin. The 42-38 lead by Hochul is within the margin of error making the race a virtual dead heat.Gummi...

  • May 22, 2011

    3rd time's the charm; Saleh to give up power

    Yemen's strongman President Ali Abdullah Saleh is scheduled to sign the instrument of his resignation today, agreeing to leave power in 30 days in exchange for immunity from prosecution.Reuters: Yemen's President Ali Abdullah Saleh was due to sign a ...

  • May 22, 2011

    Taliban increasing attacks on government buildings

    Courtesy of our Pakistani allies, not only are the Taliban continuing to infiltrate into Afghanistan, they are doing so wearing police and army uniforms.Wonder where they got those? Insurgents wearing police uniforms and armed with suicide vests stor...

  • May 22, 2011

    Libyan rebels accused of reprisal attacks

    I'm still looking for the "George Washington" of the Libyan revolution.Can't find him, but we may have discovered some "Bloody Bill Andersons" of the rebellion: With Libya essentially divided in half by conflict, the U.S.- and NA...

  • May 21, 2011

    Bibi lets Obama have it - diplomatically speaking

    And The One was stewing. You could almost see the steam coming out of those Dumbo ears of his when Prime Minister Netanyahu turned the tables on the president and began to lecture HIM. From ABC News: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seemed t...

  • May 21, 2011

    IMF approves $37 billion for Portugal

    One hundred billion Euros for Greece, 85 billion for Ireland - now it's 37 billion for Portugal from the IMF bringing the total to over 100 billion Euros for them.When is Europe going to run out of other people's money?Reuters: "The financing pa...

  • May 21, 2011

    Prosser still the winner in WI Supreme Court recount

    And like any sore losing liberal, Kloppenburg is mulling over the idea of challenging the results of the recount in court.JS Online: With the weeks-long recount complete, unofficial numbers confirm that state Supreme Court Justice David Prosser narro...

  • May 21, 2011

    Cain makes it official: he's running

    Herman Cain, whose stock has been rising in recent weeks told an audience in Council Bluffs, Iowa that he was running for president: Best known as the former chairman and CEO of Godfather's Pizza, Herman Cain says he's running for president of the Un...

  • May 21, 2011

    R2P'Od: Assad continues to murder his own citizens

    The number of Syrian protestors shot down in the streets yesterday rose from 33 to 44 overnight. Assad appears to be catching up with Gaddafi  for the coveted title of "Middle Eastern Brute of the Year" despite the Libyan dictator's on...

  • May 20, 2011

    Obama to Assad: Lead reform or get out of the way

    President Obama spent part of his Mideast speech warning Syrian President Bashar Assad the had two choices; lead the reform effort or get out of the way.The Times of India: "The Syrian people have shown their courage in demanding a transition to...

  • May 20, 2011

    Obamacare: Another waiver for favored client

    I'm starting to feel like a real chump. Will I be the only one who doesn't get a waiver from Obamacare requirements?Daily Caller: The Daily Caller has learned that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) rate review rules, which it finalize...

  • May 20, 2011

    McDonald's stands up to the food police

    In the face of withering criticism from the food police over McDonald's "unhealthy" kids meals and the mascot who sells them Jim Skinner, the company's CEO, has strongly endorsed keeping Ronald McDonald as the face of the fast food giant.Wa...

  • May 20, 2011

    Just what they need: Chinese give Pakistan 50 fighter jets

    How much are we giving the government of Pakistan in military aid again?New York Times: China has agreed to immediately provide 50 JF-17 fighter jets to Pakistan, a major outcome of a visit by Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani to Beijing this week, P...

  • May 20, 2011

    Parts of Patriot Act extended 4 years

    A deal has been reached that would extend several controversial parts of the Patriot Act for another 4 years. The extensions deal with the FBI's ability to track terrorists using modern communications devices, and make it easier for the feds to get p...

  • May 20, 2011

    Obama wants 'big concessions' from Bibi

    This info is sourced anonymously so take it as you will. But what rings true is the monumental hubris of Obama in his dealings with Prime Minister Netanyahu and the refusal to realize the consequences of what he is proposing.YNet News: Obama has repo...

  • May 19, 2011

    Gates: Pakistan's leadership didn't know Osama was hiding in Abbottobad

    Actually, the defense secretary doesn't know that for sure. And as he makes clear, he believes that Osama had help in hiding all those years in Pakistan.The Hill: U.S. officials have "no evidence" that current Pakistani leaders knew Osama b...

  • May 19, 2011

    Obama's disappearing act with the press

    Don't look now but the last time President Obama allowed questions from the press was on April 5 during the budget battle. So far, the press doesn't seem to mind very much. They meekly accept the PR handouts offered by the White House press office an...

  • May 18, 2011

    Just when is it that the US will hit the 'debt ceiling?'

    Remember when you were a kid and your mom told you it was always best to be honest rather than lie because if you told the truth, you wouldn't have to remember all the lies you told?Timothy Geithner either never got that mom speech or he was busy doi...

  • May 18, 2011

    Potatoes the latest victim of food police

    By the time they are done, we will all be eating dandelions and alfalfa sprouts, with bean curd pie for dessert.Wall Street Journal: The U.S. Department of Agriculture is proposing to eliminate the "white potato"-defined as any variety but ...

  • May 18, 2011

    'Giving improvised and makeshift reasoning a bad name'

    Peter Wehner writing in Commentary: What we're seeing are the (severe) limitations of an administration that prides itself on defying traditional categories and ideologies. In 2006 Barack Obama, shortly before he announced his bid for the presidency,...

  • May 18, 2011

    Sex abusing priests? Blame it on Woodstock

    Those who don't believe that religious entities like the Catholic Church aren't political should be disabused of that notion with the release of a study attempting to find out why priests abuse children.The $1.8 million study is supposed to be the de...

  • May 18, 2011

    Meet your new enemy: AQ names temporary chief

    Saif al-Adel is a former Egyptian special forces soldier and long time AQ leader. He has now been elevated to temporary head of the terrorist organization.CNN: Benotman told CNN that based on his personal communications with militants and discussions...

  • May 18, 2011

    Obama plans more Mideast aid

    President Obama is still under the delusion that his "root causes" scenario for fighting terrorism can work. In his Arab outreach speech tomorrow, the president is expected to announce a very large aid package to the Middle East and North A...

  • May 17, 2011

    Definition of a 'dead cat bounce'

    It is one of the most unfortunate political idioms around. As a cat lover, I genuinely despise the metaphor of a "dead cat bounce" in describing the transitory nature of a politician's uptick in the polls.In the case of President Obama's in...

  • May 17, 2011

    Big week for Middle East diplomacy in Washington

    It is a pivotal week for the Obama administration with regards to the Middle East as three major events will occur that will impact our policy and the outlook for peace.Yesterday and today, King Abdullah of Jordan will be meeting with the president a...

  • May 17, 2011

    20% of new Obamacare waivers are from businesses in Pelosi's district

    There are times when irony is like a warm, sudsy bath, deliciously satisfying and causing one to revel in the glorious feeling of contentment it offers.Medai Matters for America featured this headline in January: Right-Wing Media Revive Myth That Hea...

  • May 17, 2011

    Paul Ryan to stay put in House; won't run for Senate

    The difference between good politicians and also-rans is an impeccable sense of timing; when to be brave, when to pull in your horns, when to hunker down, and when to strike.For ambitious politicians, there is also the sense of when to move up. Repre...

  • May 16, 2011

    HUD doesn't care much about your tax dollars

    It's never a surprise when we discover that a federal agency wastes millions or even billions of dollars. With poor accountability and transparency, there is no incentive for bureaucrats to take care of the public purse. Unlike the private sector, th...

  • May 16, 2011

    The lid is off in Egypt

    Long simmering religious, cultural and economic differences in Egypt between Muslims and Christians have exploded into deadly violence in recent weeks and there are signs that this is only the beginning.At bottom, is Muslim fanatic opposition to any ...

  • May 16, 2011

    Stim bill failure - by the numbers

    John Hinderaker at Powerline points us to a very dense, scholarly study of the impact on jobs of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Nearly a trillion dollars was poured into the economy but with what effect?Timothy Conley and Bill Dupor, the...

  • May 15, 2011

    Huckabee declines to run

    Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee made it official last night. In live remarks at the end of his Fox show, Huckabee announced that he would not be a candidate for president in 2012: "The past few months have been times of deep personal refl...

  • May 15, 2011

    IMF chief charged with sexual assault

    Label me a cynic, but there may be more than meets the eye to the shocking news that the head of the International Monetary Fund, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, was hauled off a plane bound for France by New York police and subsequently charged with assault...

  • May 15, 2011

    Taliban visited bin Laden at compound

    Perhaps it's not surprising that Osama bin Laden would have received visits directly from his supporters and followers at his Pakistani hideout. What is a little shocking is the sheer number of people who knew where he was. The Telegraph: The revelat...

  • May 15, 2011

    'D-Day' on Monday

    On Monday, May 16, the United States will officially be unable to borrow any more money. That is the day that the US reaches its official debt ceiling of $14.294 trillion.This doesn't mean there will be a government shutdown. The Treasury Department ...

  • May 15, 2011

    NATO needs to escalate bombing: Brit official

    NATO has had a "significant success" in bombing Gaddafi's forces but more must be done if Gaddafi is to be chased from power.This is the analysis of British General David Richards, chief of defense staff, who thinks it may be time to escala...

  • May 15, 2011

    Nakba Day protestors charge Israeli border; 8 dead

    You have to tip your cap to Israel's enemies. They know exactly how to put the Jewish state in an impossible position while making it appear that Israel is culpable of serious human rights violations.Case in point; hundreds of demonstrators from Syri...

  • May 14, 2011

    Porn found in Osama's compound

    We don't know if the porno stash found in his house was his or not. He had two sons living with him, and there were two other families living there.But this isn't the first time we've seen jihadis think "Porno is Great!" A stash of pornogr...

  • May 14, 2011

    IN court says no right to resist illegal police entry to your home

    If a SWAT team mistakenly busts into your home in the middle of the night, you have no right to protect yourself or your family.This, according to an Indiana court who, it is pointed out, has overturned hundreds of years of common law: Overturning a ...

  • May 14, 2011

    Good News! Medicare and Social Security running out of money faster than first thought

    Just think - this gives Democrats more opportunity to accuse Republicans of lying about Medicare running out of money.Good thing too: We wouldn't want to upset the old folks - that is, until Medicare actually does run out of money and then Democrats...

  • May 14, 2011

    End of an era in American politics

    Richard M. Daley walked out of city hall in Chicago yesterday for the last time. To say "good riddance" is too simple, and not indicative of the consequential nature of his mayoralty and the corrupt machine he and his father before him ran ...

  • May 14, 2011

    Bill Clinton is a dangerous man

    Hey kids! Let's set up an agency to monitor and censor the internet!At least, Bill Clinton thinks it's a splendid idea: The agency, Clinton said, would "have to be totally transparent about where the money came from" and would have to be ...

  • May 13, 2011

    Two accused in New York terror plot

    For those on the left who want to declare victory and end the war on terror: Two men were arrested today on accusations they tried to purchase weapons as part of a suspected terror plot against a Manhattan synagogue, authorities said today.Mohammad M...

  • May 13, 2011

    Hot Christmas gift item: Obama SEAL action figure

    This is hysterical. I bet the only people buying this will be conservatives who give it to friends as a joke: Navy SEALs have become national heroes since news broke that they took down Osama bin Laden, so it's fitting that the newest action figure f...

  • May 13, 2011

    Helmet cams worn by SEALs reveal how bin Laden died

    The helmet cams worn by Navy SEALs who assaulted Osama bin Laden's compound give the most detailed picture yet of what went on during the 40 minute operation.CBS News:CBS News national security correspondent David Martin reports the 40 minutes it too...

  • May 13, 2011

    Superman loves America - again

    He still may - or may not - renounce his American citizenship. But Superman apparently still loves the USA, as in the latest strip "Superman #711."Bleeding Cool website reports:And to quote; "That's what America is about, really. That...

  • May 13, 2011

    Americans oppose raising debt ceiling by 47-19 margin

    A couple of things jump out at you from this Gallup poll on raising the debt ceiling. Besides the lopsided opposition to adding to our debt, there is the surprising breakdown by party; only 33% of Democrats support their own president. Also, while 57...

  • May 13, 2011

    Pakistan's army chief refuses to cooperate in rooting out Islamists

    Pakistan's Chief of the armed forces Ashfaq Parvez Kayani has been put on the hot seat by his American benefactors and he doesn't like it. Kayani, who has spent time in America and has good relations with US military liaison officers nevertheless rea...

  • May 13, 2011

    Revenge for bin Laden in Pakistan: 80 dead

    Striking at Pakistan doesn't make much sense until you realize that the terrorists don't believe President Zardari when he says that he knew nothing about the Abbottobad raid in advance.The terrorists also want to keep anger at America in Pakistan wh...

  • May 13, 2011

    Libyan rebels visit White House - ask for money

    The battlefield is a stalemate but that hasn't stopped the Libyan Transitional National Council from coming to Washington with its hand out.We're already supporting them to the tune of $53 million in humanitarian aid and another $25 million in "...

  • May 12, 2011

    Reid thinks Founding Fathers would support NLRB against Boeing

    If you haven't been following the NLRB-Boeing dustup, you can sum it up in two words; power grab.Boeing wants to open another assembly line for its hugely popular Dreamliner aircraft. But rather than do it in Washington State, they want to go to busi...

  • May 12, 2011

    EU debt crisis could widen: IMF

    They're rioting in Greece again. Not that this is news, it just points up the continuing crisis in Europe that the central bank keeps desperately trying to sweep under the rug.Reuters: Despite bailouts for Greece, Ireland and Portugal, Europe's debt ...

  • May 11, 2011

    Where's Osama's son?

    The CIA is not being forthcoming - at least to Congress, but it could be we have Hamza bin Laden, a son of Osama's who may be missing from the compound.ABC News: The officials said bin Laden's three wives, who are all in Pakistani custody, said that ...

  • May 11, 2011

    Liberals in AZ seeking to form new state

    Maybe they can be persuaded to form their own country instead: A long-simmering movement by liberal stalwarts in southern Arizona to break away from the rest of the largely conservative state is at a boiling point as secession backers press to bring ...

  • May 11, 2011

    It's baaack: Dems to reintroduce DREAM Act

    Democrats in congress are preparing to reintroduce the DREAM Act - legislation that provides citizenship for the children of illegals if the join the military or go to college for two years.Politico :Foundering in Congress for a decade, the legislati...

  • May 11, 2011

    Afghanistan strategy and the death of OBL

    Will the death of Osama bin Laden be a help or hindrance to the war in Afghanistan? Will it cause the president to bring home our troops beginning in July at a more rapid pace or will it allow him to take a more measured response? Will OBL's death sp...

  • May 11, 2011

    SecGen calls for Libyan cease fire

    The United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki Moon called for an "immediate and verifiable" cease fire between the rebels and Gaddafi yesterday. The UN-approved mission has turned into a quagmire and Ban is looking for Gaddafi to bail the UN ...

  • May 11, 2011

    Should Obama tout bin Laden killing in campaign speeches?

    For a guy who rhetorically shook his finger at the American people and told them not to "spike the football" on the Osama killing, the president is doing a bang up job of tooting his own horn when it comes to reminding voters who the man in...

  • May 10, 2011

    US, Pakistan had secret deal to take down Osama unilaterally?

    The Guardian is reporting on a ten year old deal between the US and Pakistan to allow American forces to move into Pakistani territory without permission if they knew were OBL was hiding:The US and Pakistan struck a secret deal almost a decade ago p...

  • May 10, 2011

    SC senate passes 'The Incandescent Light Bulb Freedom Act,'

    Are you stocking up on incandescent bulbs? I value my eyesight and don't plan to read by a light that gives off the equivalent wattage of what my great grandfather had to put up with - whale oil.That said, South Carolina is trying to do something abo...

  • May 10, 2011

    Now we know: SEAL's braced for firefight with Pakistani troops

    Just one of the things that might have gone horribly wrong for the SEALs during the bin Laden operation.Recall that OBL's house was about 300 yards from Pakistan's version of West Point, and a few miles away was a regiment of Pakistani soldiers. If o...

  • May 10, 2011

    Assad says he's winning in bloody crackdown

    Syrian President Bashar Assad seems to have taken the lessons taught by Stalin, Mao, Hitler, and other mass murderers to heart; people can't oppose you if they're dead.NY Times: The Syrian government has gained the upper hand over a seven-week uprisi...

  • May 10, 2011

    Boehner takes hard line on debt ceiling deal

    Speaker John Boehner is at least starting out talking a good game on the debt ceiling fight. In a speech to the Economic Club of New York before a lot of Wall Street types, Boehner said that the GOP would swap voting for an increase in the debt ceili...

  • May 10, 2011

    Microsoft buys Skype for $8.5 billion in cash

    Microsoft Corporation is purchasing internet phone company Skype for a whopping $8.5 billion. The cash deal was finalized this morning.What do they see in Skype that others don't? A brand name to add to its already impressive consumer product stable ...

  • May 10, 2011

    UN aid chief calls for pause in Libya bombing

    As NATO bombing has helped the rebels push Gaddafi's forces away from the besieged city of Misrata, the UN's aid chief Baronness Valerie Amos has called for a pause in the bombing so that badly needed supplies can reach civilians who have been trappe...

  • May 9, 2011

    Cheney defends CIA interrogators

    Former Vice President Dick Cheney came out against those who want to prosecute CIA interrogators who may have used enhanced interrogation techniques on some prisoners.Fox News:Former Vice President Dick Cheney said Sunday it's an "outrage" ...

  • May 9, 2011

    Home values plunge 3% - no end in sight to housing crisis

    If President Obama and the Democrats had allowed nature to take its course and stood back while the self correcting mechanism of the market worked its way through the industry, it is very possible that housing would already be rebounding.But mortgage...

  • May 9, 2011

    'Senior Pakistani government official' admits ISI help for bin Laden

    ABC News is reporting that "A senior official in Pakistan's civilian government" has admitted that "[e]lements of Pakistan intelligence -- probably rogue or retired -- were involved in aiding, abetting and sheltering the leader of...

  • May 9, 2011

    Iran readies Bushehr nuclear plant for start up

    After months of delays largely brought about by the attack of the Stuxnet virus, Iran has reloaded the fuel rods at its Russian built Bushehr reactor and is about ready to bring it online.Reuters: Fars news agency said Bushehr would start injecting p...

  • May 9, 2011

    Internet boom 2.0

    Social media is driving what appears to be another dot-com bubble as investor enthusiasm for such properties as Linkedin, as well as start up companies is driving billions in investment.Will it be different this time? Reuters: * Online advertising an...

  • May 9, 2011

    Rep. Donnelly to run for IN senate seat

    Whoever runs on the Republican side for the Indiana senate seat currently held by Richard Lugar is going to have a fight on their hands. Representative Joe Donnelly, a popular congressman representing South Bend, has eschewed a run for governor and w...

  • May 8, 2011

    Anatomy of a national bankruptcy

    A superior piece of writing and reporting from the Irish Times, tracing the incredibly stupid decisions by the Irish government that led to their current status as an economic basket case."Irish insolvency is now less a matter of economics than ...

  • May 8, 2011

    Why Pakistan knew it could hide OBL

    Your usual must read from Mark Steyn in the OC Register - this time, taking a look at why the Pakistanis felt they could hide Osama with impunity.Steyn relates the story of the British revenge for the massacre at Khartoum (great Chuck Heston movie th...

  • May 8, 2011

    Pakistan outs CIA chief in Islamabad

    In retaliation for...something...Pakistan's government friendly press has obligingly printed the name of the CIA station chief in Islamabad.Times of India: In a sign of how bad ties are between the two countries, Pakistani media on Saturday once agai...

  • May 8, 2011

    Ten die in Egypt violence between Muslims and Christians

    Unlike some past incidents where Muslims attacked Christian churches as congregants ran away, worshipers at two churches in Cairo didn't sit around and take it. They met the fanatics in the streets and a riot ensued: Religious tension continues to se...

  • May 8, 2011

    Massive intel haul from OBL compound largest ever

    The amount of intelligence gleaned from OBL's hideout is the size of "a small college library" according to one account. This is both good and bad. The good is, of course, the more we know about AQ's plans and operations, the better we can ...

  • May 8, 2011

    Meanwhile, more blood in Syrian streets

    Syrian President Bashar Assad is no doubt thanking his lucky stars for SEAL Team Six. Without their takedown of OBL last Sunday, it is likely Assad's continuing murder of protestors in the streets might make it to page 5 or even page 4 of western new...

  • May 7, 2011

    Don't let the Euro hit you in the butt on the way out

    If you're like me and have a dummy's knowledge of high finance, you can still appreciate the irony, as well as the historical nature of what Greece might be about to do.Athens is seriously considering abandoning the Euro and going back to it's own cu...

  • May 7, 2011

    Hundreds of AQ sympathizers protest in front of US embassy in London

    The liberals in Great Britain keep telling us that radicals are not a big problem there. Cue the angry Muslims: A protest by hundreds of Osama Bin Laden supporters sparked fury outside the US Embassy in London today as they staged a mock 'funeral ser...

  • May 7, 2011

    US tells Pakistan to name names of ISI agents

    This is an exercise in futility because even if there were rogue agents - or Pakistani government complicity - in hiding bin Laden, we wouldn't do anything drastic about it.The New York Times: Obama administration officials have stopped short of accu...

  • May 7, 2011

    US went for 'double play' but missed Awlaki

    A drone strike in Yemen on Thursday narrowly missed Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula spokesman Anwar al-Awlaki, an American born cleric who has been targeted for assassination by the US government.New York Times: The attack does not appear to have k...

  • May 7, 2011

    Incredible: German judge files complaint against Merkel for saying she was 'glad' OBL was dead

    Someone ask the judge if he is "glad" that Hitler is dead? Schadenfreude, the enjoyment of others' suffering, may be a famously German concept, but it is apparently not a feeling that many Germans aspire to. The political and public fallout...

  • May 7, 2011

    Power struggle in Iran between president and supreme leader

    Analysts have been predicting this kind of open break for years. President Ahmadinejad is mostly Supreme Leader Khamenei's creation. He plucked the mayor of Tehran out of obscurity because he thought that his fanaticism would cleanse the government o...

  • May 6, 2011

    Lib talker: When are SEALs going to assassinate Bush?

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  • May 6, 2011

    Will Obama be rescued by a bad economy?

    I suppose it depends on what you mean by "bad." A sluggish economy that limps along with 1.5% growth, 8.0% unemployment, and "moderate" inflation might still get Obama re-elected. This is partly due to a GOP field that has even Re...

  • May 5, 2011

    Mitt's top NH supporter deserts

    Mitt Romney's New Hampshire organization was rocked with the news that the candidate's top supporter in the state will no longer support him.CNN: The man who chaired Mitt Romney's 2008 campaign in New Hampshire won't be helping the former Massachuse...

  • May 5, 2011

    When a picture isn't worth the paper it's printed on

    When is a picture not worth a thousand words? When it tells a different story than the one it was supposed to.The iconic photo of the situation room during the raid on Osama's compound with the president and his advisors seemingly on the edge of thei...

  • May 5, 2011

    Obama's promotion of 'unity' falls a little flat with former President Bush

    George W. Bush is far too classy to say it in public, but those close to him say that he feels slighted by Obama's "victory lap" at Ground Zero today.New York Daily News: "[Bush] viewed this as an Obama victory lap," a highly-plac...

  • May 5, 2011

    Germany's Merkel in hot water over her comment on OBL's death

    German Chancellor Angela Merkel said when asked about the death of bin Laden, "I am glad that it was successful, the killing of bin Laden," she said. The entire German political establishment - including the leadership of her own party - ju...

  • May 5, 2011

    What free country? Obama wants to track your car mileage

    This idea was floated last year but the reaction to it was so negative it disappeared.But with the deficit and debt climbing, Washington is desperate for extra cash to spend, so it is apparently being revived. In essence, the government wants to slap...

  • May 4, 2011

    Bush declines invite to appear with Obama at Ground Zero

    Unlike his Democratic predecessors, George W. Bush has been a model ex-president. He has avoided the limelight, refrained from criticizing his successor, written his obligatory memoirs (best seller), and quietly promoted his causes such as the 100 mi...

  • May 4, 2011

    Egypt's Brotherhood hearts Osama

    The only people on planet earth who are surprised at the Muslim Brotherhood's respectful acknowledgment of Osama bin Laden's death are in the US government who continue to insist that the Brotherhood is a "moderate" force in Egyptian politi...

  • May 3, 2011

    Pakistan's Zardari claims his country 'did their part' in killing Osama

    How does the president of a sovereign country left in the dark about a military operation carried out by another country on its own soil try to save himself from humiliation?He whines.President Zardari of Pakistan offered several lame reasons in the ...

  • May 2, 2011

    Fillﾂ弾r up at Sinopec and Gazprom

    LetÂ’s see. What does Exxon do with itÂ’s obscene profits? Buy Matisses for corporate headquarters? Buy a bigger yacht to entertain government poobahs? Donate to Obama'Â’s campaign? All three? Could be. But is that the point?If two companies compete ...

  • May 2, 2011

    A symbolic death with great meaning (updated)

    What does the death of Osama bin Laden mean? A few quick thoughts:1. Al-Qaeda has been on the ropes for years. First President Bush, then President Obama pulverized their leadership, forced them to communicate by courier, smashed cell after cell in c...

  • May 2, 2011

    Pakistan has some explaining to do

    Where has Osama bin Laden been for the last 10 years?That is a question that most of us want answered because of where he was found; living comfortably in a huge mansion in a city with a large Pakistani military base and in an area where there were m...

  • May 2, 2011

    Pakistan braces for terrorist onslaught from Taliban and other extremists

    While it may be true that elements in the Pakistani military and intelligence services assisted in hiding Osama bin Laden and also supports the Afghanistan Taliban, the deadly Pakistani version of the Taliban is likely to massively increase terrorism...

  • May 1, 2011

    More trouble with those deadly metaphors

    Recall the relief you felt when those august guardians of the public conversation discovered that certain military metaphors were more deadly than  .50 caliber machine gun and that a single reference to a bullseye could severely wound a congress...

  • May 1, 2011

    Your stim dollars at work

    Federal monies that are spent weatherizing the homes of poor people are being wasted at a prodigious rate due to terrible workmanship.The Chicago Tribune: As CEDA's part in the federal stimulus program heads into its final months, contractors continu...

  • May 1, 2011

    The Racial Royal Wedding Test

    There are people in this world whose main objective is to scrutinize other people's actions. Every occasion and interaction is a test. What is said and done is measured against a strict backdrop where one slip-up results in condemnation. According t...

  • May 1, 2011

    For the last time - we're not targeting Gaddafi!

    A stray NATO missile that was not targeting Muammar Gaddafi in his compound in Tripoli accidentally struck Gaddafi's compound - even though NATO is not targeting Gaddafi - and reportedly killed his son.Did I mention that NATO is not targeting Gaddafi...

  • April 30, 2011

    Dear Southern Storm Victims: You are dead because you didn't believe in global warming

    Liberal hate site Think Progress ("When you Think Progress - think stupid") has a jaw dropping blog post that is beyond "I told ya so" with regards to the dubious connection between climate change and severe weather. The headline ...

  • April 30, 2011

    Playing politics with disaster relief

    I note that no one is paying particular attention to the performance of Obama's FEMA in the disaster that killed 300 people in southern states. I'd ask where they are and what are they doing but what's the point? No one beyond the victims cares about...

  • April 30, 2011

    Palin says she would not raise debt limit

    We're going to see a lot of political posturing and maneuvering in the next few weeks as both parties position themselves for either Armageddon or the biggest fizzle since Comet Kohoutek. It's the debt ceiling vote and everyone is wondering what woul...

  • April 30, 2011

    Obama pretends to get tough on Syria

    If the rhetoric about Syria would ever match the actions we take in response, Assad would be on his way out. Reuters: The United States slapped sanctions on Syria's intelligence agency and two relatives of President Bashar al-Assad on Friday in Washi...

  • April 30, 2011

    Romney: 'Obama should have asked me if Romneycare worked'

    Romney's tar baby of a health care program he instituted in Massachusetts will cause him a lot more trouble down the road. To date, he hasn't sufficiently apologized for it, nor has he been able to convince anyone that it wasn't a huge mistake.He tri...

  • April 30, 2011

    Governor Daniels to sign bill that defunds Planned Parenthood

    It's a first in the nation landmark. Governor Mitch Daniels will sign a bill passed by the Indiana legislature to defund Planned Parenthood.A matter of conscience? Or a pander to the GOP base by a politician thinking of running for president? USA Tod...

  • April 30, 2011

    GOP holds edge on most issues - Gallup

    This Gallup headline is misleading:"Neither party has big edge on most major US issues."Depends what Gallup means by "big:I would say that a 12 point split on the budget is "big." And a difference of 6 on Afghanistan and 5 o...

  • April 30, 2011

    Egypt draws closer to Iran, Hamas

    Exactly the opposite of what we have been hearing from the administration. Ain't democracy grand?New York Times: Egyptian officials, emboldened by the revolution and with an eye on coming elections, say that they are moving toward policies that more ...

  • April 29, 2011

    Don't insult your dog by calling him a 'pet'

    Do you know why it will someday be impossible to live in a politically correct world? Anytime you open your mouth, it is likely you will offend someone - or, in this case, something. Thus, communication will cease and we will all die of starvation.Th...

  • April 29, 2011

    Uncertainty in Canada as election approaches

    There are several possible outcomes stemming from the Canadian parliamentary elections next Tuesday, the most likely being continued minority Conservative governance. Reuters has some scenarios:A Conservative Majority government -The Conservatives ne...

  • April 29, 2011

    Knocking down the 'leading from behind' nonsense

    It's the ultimate realization of "soft power:" American power is in decline and we are reviled around the world so it is best to walk softly, carry no stick, and hide behind France and others when fashioning a response to crisis.Charlies Kr...

  • April 29, 2011

    Carter says US withholding food from NoKos a 'human rights violation'

    I am thinking we should plug Jimmy Carter into global temperature models. He's so predictable no doubt he would improve the functioning of them.Politico: Wrapping up his visit this week to Pyongyang, former President Jimmy Carter says relations betwe...

  • April 29, 2011

    Syrian protestors call for Assad overthrow

    It's Friday in Syria - a day of prayer and protest as tens of thousands of Syrians poured into the streets in cities and towns all over the country calling for an end to the rule of Bashar Assad.Reuters: "The people want the overthrow of the reg...

  • April 28, 2011

    Chicago Cardinal suspends Obama buddy Father Pfleger

    President Obama's close friend Father Michael Pfleger is in hot water with the his bishop again. After announcing on a radio show that he would not accept an assignment to be principal of Leo High School, Cardinal Francis George sent the liberal prie...

  • April 28, 2011

    Superman to renounce US citizenship?

    Chalk it up to globalization; or political correctness; or just plain stupidity. Superman is going global by renouncing his American citizenship: The key scene takes place in "The Incident," a short story in Action Comics #900 written b...

  • April 28, 2011

    Does Panetta nomination mean deeper defense cuts?

    It is very probable that the nomination of Leon Panetta for Secretary of Defense signals an attempt to make much deeper cuts in defense spending than the approximately $800 billion over the next ten years that Obama and Gates have already proposed.Th...

  • April 28, 2011

    Growth slows to 1.8% in first quarter

    How's that "recovery" going, Barry?Financial Times: Preliminary figures from the Bureau of Economic Analysis showed growth slowing from the 3.1 per cent rate in the fourth quarter of 2010. The rise was slightly below the 2 per cent rate exp...

  • April 27, 2011

    Panetta to become Sec. Defense; Petraeus CIA chief

    Several sources are reporting this morning that current CIA director Leon Panetta will move over to the Pentagon to become Secretary of Defense while General David Petraeus has been tapped for the CIA job.The Hill: CIA Director Leon Panetta will be n...

  • April 27, 2011

    Congratulations to Syria - newest member of UN Human Rights Council

    Sad, maddening, at a loss for words - the gamut of emotions that one experiences upon hearing the news that Syria will still be added to the Human Rights Council at the UN boggles the mind.What's worse? The dripping hypocrisy or the total obliviousne...

  • April 27, 2011

    Sudden Jihad Syndrome in Afghanistan - 6 Americans dead

    A man described as a veteran Afghan pilot opened fire on NATO troops at an air base killing 9. No word on how many were wounded. The attacker was killed by security forces.AP reports that since March of 2009, the coalition has documented "20 in...

  • April 26, 2011

    Why Haley Barbour isn't running for president

    A good piece in Politico  about the evolution of Haley Barbour's decision not to run for president.Despite most of the signs pointing to a run beginning next week, those closest to Barbour believe he simply didn't have the desire to - as Barbou...

  • April 26, 2011

    Defend mass murderers but not DOMA?

    It struck me as the news broke yesterday about Paul Clement of the law firm of King and Spalding withdrawing from assisting the House of Representatives in its defense of the Defense of Marriage Act that lawyers will line up to defend a mass murderer...

  • April 26, 2011

    A 'new level of barbarity' in Mexican drug war

    We may like to think that we are inured to this type of slaughter in the 21st century but it still shocks us when we hear about it.Washington Post: At the largest mass grave site ever found in Mexico, where 177 bodies have been pulled from deep pits,...

  • April 26, 2011

    Public employee pension bomb is lit

    We've been reporting on this coming crisis for years here at AT and now it looks like it's about to hit; states are short $1.26 trillion in unfunded liabilities and worse, the gap is growing as is the number of states affected.Reuters: States are sho...

  • April 26, 2011

    High gas prices starting to devour Obama

    I hope there's no one out there actually rooting for higher fuel prices, but it seems clear that President Obama's political fate will probably be tied to the cost of a gallon of gas on election day.Washington Post: The Energy Information Administrat...

  • April 25, 2011

    China: 'Happy Easter. You're under arrest.'

    Chinese authorities arrested dozens of "unregistered" evangelical Christians as they tried to hold services outside of an "unauthorized" church on Easter Sunday."Godless, heathen commies" may be an outdated epithet - but...

  • April 25, 2011

    Newest Wikileaks outrage: Lets tell al-Qaeda everything we know about them!

    The juvenile delinquents who run Wikileaks have dumped another batch of American secrets on the world - this time, documents dealing with the Guantanamo detention center.The Washington Post: The documents, provided to European and U.S. news outlets, ...

  • April 25, 2011

    Taliban's 'Great Escape' frees hundreds of prisoners

    Real life imitated art in Afghanistan's troubled Kandahar province as the Taliban took a page out of Steve McQueen's playbook, dug a tunnel underneath an Afghan prison where hundreds of high value detainees were being held, and 478 prisoners waltzed ...

  • April 24, 2011

    Yemen president may step down

    Yemen's embattled president, Ali Abdullah Saleh has signed off on an agreement where he would step down after 30 days and hand power to his vice president in exchange for several conditions.One of those condition is immunity for him and his family. T...

  • April 24, 2011

    Fed stimulus isn't working - economists

    Over the past two years, the Federal Reserve has purchased a lot of our public debt. The theory goes that by the Fed soaking up some of the massive federal spending that has gone on for the last two years, it would spur economic activity.To virtually...

  • April 24, 2011

    Has US rejoined bombing campaign in Libya?

    It would be just like Obama to quietly rejoin the NATO air campaign against Gaddafi's forces after telling the American people that we would let the French lead the effort.Defense Secretary Robert Gates confirmed a drone attack on a Gaddafi missile l...

  • April 24, 2011

    Palestinian police open fire on pilgrims visiting Joseph's Tomb

    YNet News reports that the police officers were screaming "Allahu Akbar!" as they deliberately fired into the vehicles of pilgrims:A group of Breslov Hassidim's regular twilight visit to Palestinian controlled Joseph's Tomb in Nablus cam...

  • April 23, 2011

    'Responsibility to Protect?' I call bull on that

    President Assad's troops in Syria are literally gunning down hundreds of protestors in the streets - as bad behavior as we saw with Gaddafi. And yet, the R2P advocates appear to have lost their voice - a collective case of laryngitis.BBC: At least 72...

  • April 23, 2011

    Crazy Truthers in Democratic party

    Ben Smith points to a poll that reveals more than half of Democrats either believe it "very likely" or "somewhat likely" that George Bush knew about 9/11 in advance - or actually was in on the plot.There aren't a lot of great pub...

  • April 23, 2011

    The 'Truth' about the consequences of not raising the debt ceiling?

    Who do you believe about the consequences of not raising the debt ceiling?Senator Pat Toomey says we should believe him:But Secretary Geithner knows that congressional delay in raising the debt limit will in no way cause a default on our national de...

  • April 23, 2011

    CNN anchor 'confesses' eco sins for Earth Day

    After watching this video , I wanted to throw something at the monitor. Ed Morrissey reports that CNN anchor T.J. Holmes "confessed" to being an eco criminal in his own life:Hey, look, I'm Catholic - so I know a few things about confession...

  • April 23, 2011

    Obama claims 'no silver bullet' for bringing down gas prices

    He's got that right, anyway. It's just that with dozens of wells shut down in the Gulf, and little in the way of domestic licenses being granted for drilling at all, the wonder might be that gas isn't $7 a gallon.Some analysts say gas will be $5 a ga...

  • April 22, 2011

    NLRB's union-friendly decision in Boeing case

    Michael Barone comments on a recent decision by the National Labor Relations Board involving the placement of a factory in South Carolina by Boeing: So the Obama administration is now telling companies where they can build their factories. That's the...

  • April 21, 2011

    A debate strategy against Obama for the GOP nominee

    Matthew Continetti writing in the Washington Post has some words of wisdom for the GOP nominee when debating Obama:The president's interview with local Dallas-Fort Worth television reporter Brad Watson has gone viral. Obama clearly dislikes being ch...

  • April 21, 2011

    Go green and die: CFL's found hazardous to your health

    Schaedenfreud is a bitch, eh greenies? The Telegraph: Their report advises that the bulbs should not be left on for extended periods, particularly near someone's head, as they emit poisonous materials when switched on.Peter Braun, who carried out the...

  • April 21, 2011

    Wonkette's dearth of common decency

    This story hit the internet yesterday and has blown up into a major brouhaha between Mediaite writer Tommy Christopher and Wonkette editor Ken Layne. The obscenely satirical website that dishes hyperpartisan Democratic talking points went after Trig...

  • April 21, 2011

    Restrepo filmmaker killed in Libya

    Oscar-nominated filmmaker Tim Hetherington and Chris Hondros, a Pulitzer Prize winning photographer were killed in Libya yesterday following a mortar attack by pro-Gaddafi forces.Hetherington created the documentary Restrepo which followed a platoon...

  • April 20, 2011

    Obama uses false bridge collapse narrative to advocate raising taxes

    This is an example of a liberal narrative being so powerful and embedded that even the truth can't change it.There was a tragic bridge collapse in Minneapolis that liberals immediately - before any investigation or proof was offered - blamed on a lac...

  • April 20, 2011

    EPA says CO2 and other greenhouse gas emissions falling

    This, from IDB on the emissions "crisis" we face:Two years ago, greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S. fell to their lowest levels since 1995. The list of reasons carbon dioxide emissions should not be regulated continues to grow.The Environ...

  • April 20, 2011

    Obama to students: GOP will reduce the deficit 'on your backs'

    Not only is this a dishonest statement, but note where the president claims to want to increase education spending while cutting the deficit.The Hill: President Obama on Tuesday told Virginia community college students that unless young people mobili...

  • April 20, 2011

    Obama to issue executive order implementing portions of the DISCLOSE Act

    Hans A. von Spakovsky, writing in PJ Media, has obtained a draft order that would make portions of the DISCLOSE Act ("Democracy Is Strengthened by Casting Light On Spending in Elections") law by executive order.The act was proposed in Cong...

  • April 20, 2011

    Obama blames everyone but himself for high gas prices

    The president's energy non-policy of funding solar, wind, and god-knows-what-other kind of power while doing everything to prevent opening new oil fields to exploration and development is not to blame for high gas prices, says the president.AFP: ...

  • April 20, 2011

    Just what the unemployed need

    Your tax dollars at work: State labor officials asked their inspector general Monday to investigate why a Central Florida agency wants to spend public money to furnish the unemployed with capes.Dubbed the "Cape-A-Bility Challenge," a $73,00...

  • April 19, 2011

    Andres Serrano's picture of Christ suspended in urine is destroyed in France

    I thought that this topic might make for a lively debate in the comments.Artist Andres Serrano's "Piss Christ" photo has caused more anguish, more anger that just about any piece of art in American history. Yesterday, while on display in Fr...

  • April 19, 2011

    NATO facing only bad choices in Libya

    At some point, it is very possible that a majority of NATO states will simply refuse to continue to support the air bombardment of Gaddafi's forces and the rebels will be forced to negotiate with the dictator.Reuters: Many NATO members refuse to go b...

  • April 19, 2011

    Assad's thugs continue to shoot down unarmed protestors in the streets

    Obama and the UN are being exposed as titanic hypocrites. There's no other way to put it after reports surfaced yesterday that President Assad's quasi-military goons are shooting down protestors in the city of Homs.The Washington Post: Syrian securit...

  • April 19, 2011

    NY state bureaucrats decree an end to kickball at summer camps

    I'm not exactly sure what they're trying to prove by banning several popular kids games at summer camp except that maybe the bureaucrats were always picked last when teams were selected.NY Daily News: State bureaucrats have identified a potentially d...

  • April 19, 2011

    Duke Lacrosse accuser charged with murder

    It seems a fitting coda to the entire sordid affair and makes those who championed this lying criminal's cause against the innocent appear that much smaller. This was never about rape; it was about an effort by campus leftists to prove how bad racism...

  • April 18, 2011

    Assad's 'Responsibility to Protect' falls a little short

    Yes, but Hillary Clinton assures us that Syria's thug in chief is a reformer. Really? Syrian security forces opened fire on protesters at a funeral on Sunday, witnesses said, and an announcement that President Bashar al-Assad would lift 48-years of e...

  • April 18, 2011

    Obama ignores czar ban

    Candidate Obama bitterly criticized George Bush for his practice of issuing signing statements when inking bills. The practice holds that a president has a right to interpret certain sections of laws that may conflict with the intent of congress.It's...

  • April 18, 2011

    'One shock away from crisis'

    Thus sayeth the president of the World Bank, Robert Zoellick , who is quite worried about the skyrocketing cost of food.Indeed, from Q1 10 to Q1 11, the rise in the price of basic foodstuffs is astonishing: ...

  • April 18, 2011

    Rebels flee key city - ask 'Did NATO take Saturday and Sunday off?'

    Libyan rebels are fleeing the strategic town of Adjdabiya Gaddafi's forces are shelling the town indiscriminately. The New York Times: Scores of rebel pickups and other vehicles could be seen leaving the eastern approaches of Ajdabiya, and explosions...

  • April 18, 2011

    WI Fleebagger recall petitions stolen from office

    This is pretty convenient. Just hours after organizers announced they had enough signatures to go ahead with a recall of Democratic state senator Dave Hansen, their offices were broken into and the recall petitions were stolen: Police in Green Bay ar...

  • April 18, 2011

    Al-Jazeera's fans in the White House

    If you've read any al-Jazeera online stories or seen any video, you know that the Qatar-based media is laughably - comically - anti-American. Even smart Arabs don't take AJ's "news" stories without a large dollop of skepticism. They are una...

  • April 17, 2011

    Now NATO running short of munitions

    Anyone know where NATO can get some laser guided missiles - cheap? Less than a month into the Libyan conflict, NATO is running short of precision bombs, highlighting the limitations of Britain, France and other European countries in sustaining even a...

  • April 17, 2011

    Breitbart in Madison: 'I repeat to the TrumkaObama Class War Cult - Go to Hell'

    New Media impresario Andrew Breitbart introduced Sarah Palin at the tea party rally in Madison yesterday. But in order to get to the stage, he and other tea partiers had to run a gauntlet of screaming, gesturing, frenzied labor union thugs who were t...

  • April 17, 2011

    FEC to audit Obama's 2008 campaign finances

    Just in time for the 2012 campaign, the FEC has announced that it will be auditing President Obama's 2008 campaign for the presidency.Roll Call reports: The Federal Election Commission has launched an audit into President Barack Obama's record-breaki...

  • April 16, 2011

    It's official: Prosser wins WI Supreme Court contest

    The writing was on the wall for Kloppenberg when those 7300 votes were added to Prosser's totals as a result of the stupidity of the county clerk. But the statewide canvass is complete and Prosser has won.JSOnline: State Supreme Court Justice David P...

  • April 16, 2011

    Obama accuses Republicans of wanting to turn America into a Third World country

    Bring it on, Barry. If you say the GOP wants to make America a Third World country, Republicans can charge you with already having made the US a banana republic.AFP: The attack came a day after Obama savaged Republican budget plans and unveiled his $...

  • April 16, 2011

    'Irvine 11' plead not guilty to disrupting Oren speech

    The question of whether they should be prosecuted is being debated by free speech advocates, with some on both right and left saying that the prosecutor didn't need to bring this case. But there is a law against what the members of the Muslim Student...

  • April 16, 2011

    Afghanistan hopey changey; recruit kills 5 NATO troops, 4 Afghans

    I don't think they're making enough progress to start coming home in July. The Washington Post: A suicide bomber who had recently been recruited into the Afghan army blew himself up Saturday morning inside a military base, killing five NATO troops an...

  • April 15, 2011

    Hezb'allah intends to attack western targets in advance of tribunal indictments

    So says the Arabic language Beirut Observer who got it from western intelligence officials.Haaretz: Hezbollah is planning an attack on Western targets, a Lebanese news website reported on Tuesday, basing its claims on information intercepted by a Wes...

  • April 15, 2011

    NATO says it needs more planes for Libya operation

    To that request I say "duh." Of course they need more planes. But not just any planes; they need sophisticated, all weather strike aircraft with smart bombs and missiles to take out Gaddafi's armor currently being used in close quarters wit...

  • April 14, 2011

    Obama's mesmerizing speech puts Biden to sleep

    Obama must be losing his touch. During his speech on the budget, his own Vice President appeared to nod off. Right in the middle of the day. Perhaps Biden should take some vacation time. Or maybe he needs to listen to something exciting like a fune...

  • April 14, 2011

    Budget deal: not even smoke and mirrors

    It's clear that President Obama and Speaker Boehner have tried to pull the wool over their colleague's eyes with the budget deal trumpeted last week by both men.The Congressional Budget Office has examined the deal and their report shows that it is n...

  • April 14, 2011

    Iran helping Syria to crack down on protestors

    Israel let the cat out of the bag a couple of weeks ago by leaking the news that Hezb'allah and Iran was helping Syria handle anti-regime protestors.Now the US government has confirmed some of this information, adding that Iran is also looking for a...

  • April 14, 2011

    Jobless claims rise; 'unexpected' again

    Some smart blogger or social scientist should do a comparison of media coverage of the economy during the Bush years and Obama years. The one telling difference in reporting we will find is that every time there was economic bad news during the Obama...

  • April 13, 2011

    Male-female wage gap closing

    Wage differential between the sexes has been trending toward equality for 3 decades. And yet, feminists and women's advocates insist that we are still stuck in the 70's and girls only make 75 cents for every dollar a boy makes.We passed that point in...

  • April 13, 2011

    Deficit jumps 15.7% in first half of fiscal year

    Obama's Treasury Department is blaming TARP payments and other accounting quirks to explain the jump in the US deficit. But actually, it's more.AFP: The Treasury reported a deficit of $829 billion for the October-March period, compared with $717 bill...

  • April 13, 2011

    Inflation near 10% if old measure is used

    Inflation is still calculated using a "market basket" to determine prices. But since 1980, other factors have been added to reflect a changing economy.Still, it might be useful to measure today's rate of inflation using 1979 methods. CNBC's...

  • April 13, 2011

    Are you ready to pay sales taxes on internet purchases?

    My home state senator is a dolt. Dick Durbin wants to tax internet purchases in order to "save" businesses on what he calls "Main Street." CNET News: The proposal--expected to be made public soon after Tax Day--would rewrite the g...

  • April 13, 2011

    UN document would give 'Mother Earth' same rights as humans

    I wonder if Jupiter and Saturn will demonstrate for civil rights.Demand equality for all planets! Bolivia will this month table a draft United Nations treaty giving "Mother Earth" the same rights as humans - having just passed a domestic la...

  • April 12, 2011

    Japanese nuclear disaster officially on par with Chernobyl

    The Japanese government officially raised the scale of the nuclear disaster at the Fukushima power plant to a Level 7. The scale runs from 1-7, and placing it at the highest level puts it on par with the only other Level 7 accident in history - the d...

  • April 12, 2011

    Waukesha county Democratic canvasser changes her tune on clerk's error

    Democratic canvasser for Waukesha county Ramona Kitzinger has changed her story about the error made by county clerk Kathy Nickolaus in the Supreme Court election last week.Last Thursday at the Nickolaus news conference explaining the mistake, Kitzin...

  • April 12, 2011

    NATO attacks ineffectual as Misrata continues to bleed

    Pro-government forces continued to pound the western city of Misrata yesterday despite NATO sorties seeking out and trying to destroy Gaddafi's heavy weapons.Hundreds have been reported killed in the shelling by the Libyan army. Reuters: Echoing rebe...

  • April 12, 2011

    How's that paywall working out for ya, NY Times?

    In truth, not so good: Experian Hitwise thinks it has the answer to the first question. The research and intelligence firm analyzed traffic data for NYTimes.com from before and after the paywall was erected. According to its data, traffic has decline...

  • April 11, 2011

    Gaddafi accepts'cease fire roadmap' from African Union

    South African President Jacob Zuma announced that Muammar Gaddafi has accepted an African Union proposal for a "cease fire roadmap" with the rebels. Few details of the plan have been given and the delegation is now off to Benghazi to try an...

  • April 11, 2011

    Gallon of gas at $3.76 average

    Maybe we could put wind turbines on top of our cars. Or figure out a way to use plutonium to power an auto. Maybe someone will invent a decent solar powered vehicle.Whatever - someone better do it quick before gas stations start selling mink coats an...

  • April 11, 2011

    Obama's fiscal feint to the center

    More than with any president in memory, with Obama, you have to pay attention to what he does, not what he says.The president will give a speech this week on deficit reduction. The man who piled on more national debt than all previous presidents comb...

  • April 11, 2011

    Chicago public school forbids kids from bringing their lunch from home

    No doubt, children will bring all sorts of stuff from home for lunch that fails to meet Michelle Obama's standards for "healthy" eating.But what the hell business is it of school authorities to play mommy and prevent kids from bringing a me...

  • April 11, 2011

    R2P: The other shoe drops

    Once the UN adopted the "Responsibility to Protect" doctrine, many commentators - including AT's Ed Lasky - predicted that the policy would be used by the Arabs to undercut Israeli security. The Arab League (AL) said on Sunday it would ask...

  • April 11, 2011

    Medicare study on 'adverse events' in hospitals is finally released

    Delayed because the American Hospital Association doesn't want you to know how dangerous some hospitals might be to your health - even survival, - a long awaited study on what the government terms "adverse events" in hospitals has been rele...

  • April 11, 2011

    Syrian protests heating up again

    After a short lull in protests against the regime of President Bashar Assad after he fired his cabinet and offered some meager concessions to the opposition, Syrians have returned to the streets with a vengeance, forcing Assad to deploy his military ...

  • April 11, 2011

    Rising anger by Christians over seizure of bibles in Malaysia

    What makes this story something beyond religious persecution is the political angle brought out in this piece by Razak Ahmad: The row over 35,100 imported Malay language Bibles and Christian texts impounded by Customs authorities comes amid a legal b...

  • April 11, 2011

    Boston mayor bans soda from city property

    Boston Mayor Thomas Menino has decided that Bostonians are too fat and the way to address that problem is to ban sugary drinks from city grounds.Fox News: In an attempt to reduce the city's rising obesity rates, Menino has banned all sugary drinks fr...

  • April 11, 2011

    French burqa ban goes into effect

    And there already have been two arrests. The Telegraph: Two Muslim women wearing full face veils have been arrested within hours of France's burka ban becoming a law, as they were taking part in a demonstration against the new measure in front of Not...

  • April 10, 2011

    Ending Medicare as we know it?

    Mark Steyn in NRO:Ending Medicare as we know it? Say it ain't so! Medicare, we hardly knew ye! It's an open question whether Americans will fall for one more chorus of the same old song from Baucus, Harkin, Podesta, and the other members of America's...

  • April 10, 2011

    Budget deal a victory for openness and transparency

    One little discussed benefit from the budget deal is that Speaker John Boehner wrung significant concessions from Democrats on investigating aspects of Obamacare: The agreement will generate new tools for the fight to repeal Obamacare by requiring nu...

  • April 10, 2011

    Rebels losing grip on key city

    Despite increased support from NATO planes in a couple of areas, the rebels appear to be losing the battle to maintain control of the strategic city of Ajdabiyah, considered the gateway to their unofficial capital of Benghazi.In two other flash point...

  • April 10, 2011

    Do we need a new 'Space Race?'

    The last American manned space flight for possibly many years will take place in June when the Shuttle makes its last launch to ferry astronauts to the International Space Station.It was just 50 years ago this Tuesday - a blink of an eye in historica...

  • April 9, 2011

    We're saved! Congress, President avoid shutdown with 11th hour deal

    I'd like to summon up some outrage about his, but to tell the truth, my give a damn's busted.They are calling the budget deal "historic" because they cut $38 billion from a $3.8 trillion budget running a $1.6 trillion deficit. The disconnec...

  • April 9, 2011

    What did the GOP 'win' in the budget battle?

    Ed Morrissey: This looks less like a victory for either side and more of a five-month truce. The fight to cut just a tiny slice of the overall budget took months to resolve, and all of these issue will arise again in September when Congress has to p...

  • April 9, 2011

    Protestors clash with army in Cairo

    Protestors in Egypt, fearing the army will impose a regime on the people that would include elements of the old Mubarak regime, clashed with police in Tahrir Square, site of the uprising that drove Mubarak from power.Reuters: Some protesters want the...

  • April 8, 2011

    Former US Libyan commander: ground troops may be necessary

    General Carter Ham, who commanded US forces in Libya until the supposed hand off to NATO, admits that ground troops may be necessary before the fight in Libya is over: Army Gen. Carter Ham also told lawmakers Thursday that added American participatio...

  • April 8, 2011

    Waukesha Democratic election official confirms computer error

    Liberal heads are exploding all across America today as the results of the WI Supreme Court Election's dramatic turn. The 7500 votes due to Prosser because of a computer error have caused the usual outcry of "stolen election" from the left....

  • April 8, 2011

    Government shutdown nearly assured

    Senate Democrats are crafting their own stop gap budget measure but it won't have much of a chance in the GOP House. Meanwhile, with Obama threatening to veto the GOP's own stop gap measure, it looks like we're headed for a train wreck. The New York ...

  • April 8, 2011

    A few words on Ryan's 'radical' plan

    CBS:" Paul Ryan's radical plans for Medicare, Medicaid."Forbes: "Paul Ryan's Radical Budget."The Guardian: "Paul Ryan's 'beyond Reagan' radical budget plan."There are dozens of articles that use the term "radical...

  • April 8, 2011

    NATO admits failure in going for regime change

    Now what? Reuters reports: Early hopes that Western air cover and attacks on Gaddafi forces would tip the balance in favor of the rebels have evaporated as government troops sheltered their mechanized forces near civilian areas which NATO fears attac...

  • April 7, 2011

    Claims about wind farms a bunch of hot air

    A study done by a green charity in Great Britain has accidentally stumbled upon an inconvenient truth about wind farms.They're useless. The Telegraph: This analysis uses publicly available data for a 26 month period between November 2008 and December...

  • April 6, 2011

    NATO planes nowhere to be found as rebels flee Brega

    This is so tragic, it is becoming a black comedy.Rebel commander on NATO assistance: Even after a senior rebel leader criticized the NATO-led air campaign for a second straight day, there was still no sign of the air power that two weeks ago seemed t...

  • April 6, 2011

    WI Supreme Court race probably headed for a recount (updated with final results)

      Now the Kloppenburg lead is 224, and still 3 precincts out- two in Milwaukee County, which should be god for Kloppenburg unless they are suburban precicnpts,  and one in Jefferson, a good GOP county (might give Prosser 100 vote margin). I...

  • April 6, 2011

    CBS, WaPo get early retiree cash from Obamacare

    Is anyone surprised they haven't disclosed this?From the Daily Caller: Two mainstream news organizations are receiving hundreds of thousands of taxpayer dollars from Obamacare's Early Retiree Reinsurance Program (ERRP) - a $5 billion grant program th...

  • April 5, 2011

    KSM to get military tribunal after all

    Another 180 degree reversal from the Obama administration. Khalid Sheik Mohammed and 4 other 9/11 conspirators will be tried at Guantanamo detention center rather than on US soil in a civilian court.Fox News:Congress tied the Obama administration's h...

  • April 5, 2011

    Paul Ryan is a very serious man

    Representative Paul Ryan wants to trim $6.2 trillion from the deficit over the next ten years. He does it is by reforming Medicare and Social Security - two programs that Democrats say are "off the table:"The president's recent budget propo...

  • April 5, 2011

    Another short term Continuing Resolution?

    This would be the third min-CR and would last a week, according to House Republicans. It would cut $12 billion from the budget and authorize defense spending for the rest of the fiscal year.But a revolt is brewing in both the House and Senate. Fiscal...

  • April 5, 2011

    UN, France intervene in Ivory Coast civil war

    Another "humanitarian" intervention by France and the UN - this time in the Ivory Coast where the current president, Laurent Gbagbo is trying to negotiate his farewell.The loser of an election last year who refused to leave office, Gbagbo's...

  • April 5, 2011

    Egypt presidential candidate said they will 'fight back' if Gaza attacked

    As cool as relations with Israel might have been during the Mubarak years, Egypt appears to be moving from hostile neutral to active enemy.First, Egypt is demanding that Israel "pay price differences for reduced gas exported during Mubarak era....

  • April 4, 2011

    Will the senate stand up for the First Amendment?

    Harry Reid has indicated that the senate will hold hearings on the Koran burning in Florida. Extremists used it as an excuse to go on a rampage and murder a couple of dozen innocent people.Why hearings on the Koran burning? Because our loyal, benevol...

  • April 4, 2011

    Flip Flop: Now Obama wants Yemeni leader out

    If this is Monday, that means another Obama foreign policy 180. We've seen it in Egypt when we first backed Mubarak and then did an about face and said he should go. We saw it in Libya where for weeks the administration was saying there would be no ...

  • April 3, 2011

    Friendly fire incident in Libya

    It appears that rebels, in a convoy on the way to Brega, fired off an anti-aircraft gun in celebration and ended up getting attacked by NATO aircraft.BBC: The attack is thought to have happened between 2300 and midnight local time. There is very litt...

  • April 3, 2011

    Brazil a magnet for terrorists

    We knew that Hugo Chavez's Venezuela hosted numerous terrorist groups like Hezb'allah, FARC, and even al-Qaeda.Now those groups have opened satellite camps in Brazil, according to a leading news magazine: Veja magazine, in its online edition, reporte...

  • April 2, 2011

    Hidden bailout of unions and big corporations in Obamacare

    More "unintended consequences" from Obamacare. From the Washington Examiner: Investigators for the House Energy and Commerce Committee have discovered that a little-known provision in the national health care law has allowed the federal gov...

  • April 2, 2011

    The Religion of Perpetual Outrage strikes again

    A mob of fanatics attacked and killed 7 UN workers in Afghanistan yesterday. The reason? The Florida preacher Terry Jones - desperate for media attention after being ignored for a few months - burned a Koran on March 20 - almost two weeks ago.For the...

  • April 2, 2011

    Goldstone recants? (Updated)

    The notorious report by Richard Goldstone from the Israeli-Hamas war that accused Israel of war crimes is often cited by Israeli defenders as prima facia evidence of bias by the international community - especially the UN - against Israel.But today, ...

  • April 1, 2011

    WI teacher charged with email threats against Walker

    An early childhood teacher has been charged with making threats over the internet toward Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker and other GOP lawmakers.Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel: Katherine R. Windels of Cross Plains was named in a criminal complaint filed ...

  • April 1, 2011

    NATO to rebels: If you kill civilians, we'll bomb you too

    There appear to be less than a thousand Libyan rebels according to one report. Evidently, some of them can get very enthusiastic when confronting unarmed civilians.This has NATO wagging its finger, telling the jihadists not to take out their frustrat...

  • March 31, 2011

    Responsible journalism? NBC sends GE story down the memory hole

    A story about NBC parent company General Electric earning $5 billion in the US last year and not paying any federal taxes never made it past the editor's desk and on air at the network - if it made it that far.The story was all over the tube last wee...

  • March 31, 2011

    Government Motors may be outsold by Ford in February

    This is not a question of "Oh - How the Mighty Have Fallen." Rather, it is a matter of "Geez - what'd you expect, Nimrod?"Detroit Free Press: If you feel the Earth shift on its axis Friday, look to Dearborn for the cause.Ford may ...

  • March 31, 2011

    Obama gets award for transparency - in secret

    Sometimes, blog posts just write themselves. Politico: President Obama finally and quietly accepted his "transparency" award from the open government community this week - in a closed, undisclosed meeting at the White House on Monday.The se...

  • March 31, 2011

    No hope for fiscal sanity? - GOP deal close with White House

    A budget deal between the GOP and the White House may be near that would lock in cuts totaling a paltry $73 billion - a little short when you consider that the deficit this year will exceed $1.5 trillion.Politico: Daley's latest intervention came by ...

  • March 31, 2011

    Obama's energy policy: Same old, same old

    You may have missed it but the president gave a speech on energy yesterday. No, really. After more than 2 years of trying his best to destroy domestic production and make the US even more dependent on foreign sources for our energy needs, Obama issue...

  • March 31, 2011

    Obama on Libya: The Magic is Gone

    More political fall out from Obama's speech on Libya. Rasmussen's before and after polls show no bump for the president and even a loss of support for the mission:A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 43% of Likely U.S. Voters...

  • March 30, 2011

    Are you ready for 'Cash for Clunkers - The Return?'

    This is beyond the definition of insanity, approaching cosmic delirium.If derangement can be defined as doing the same thing over and over even if it doesn't work, the Obama administration is about to go that one better and bring back the spectacular...

  • March 30, 2011

    Obama's TV ratings for his speeches continue to plummet

    Time to cancel this turkey. From EW.com:President Obama's speech viewership keeps on slipping. Monday night's policy address on Libya delivered 25.6 million viewers, continuing the president's trend of declining ratings for his issue-oriented telecas...

  • March 30, 2011

    Marco Rubio - leader

    Any leader can get out front of an issue when it is popular to do so.But consequential leadership means taking a stand on unpopular issues and, through persuasion and example, bringing along your fellows to see it your way.Barack Obama is the first k...

  • March 30, 2011

    Should we arm the Libyan rebels?

    Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told reporters in London yesterday that, "[W]e don't know as much as we would like to know" about the Libyan rebels. In fact, we know even less than that. How many are ex-Gaddafi thugs? How many are genui...

  • March 30, 2011

    Obama's titanic housing policy failures

    All four Obama-era programs to supposedly help homeowners who are underwater on their loans have now been scrapped. Actually, the latest casualtiy - Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP) has been deactivated only by the House and looks safe in ...

  • March 30, 2011

    Obama approval in near free fall

    This is quite extraordinary when you consider the president has committed American forces to a war in the Middle East. It is extremely rare for a president not to get a nice little bump in approval from the public as they instinctively back the presi...

  • March 29, 2011

    Pakistan depends more on China for arms than US

    This is a decade long trend so it's not entirely a surprise, but Pakistan's chief military supplier now appears to be China.It makes sense from the Pakistani point of view. Both nations are worried about the rise of India - a US ally to which the Uni...

  • March 29, 2011

    Obama's speech a mix of lies and wishful thinking

    You can read the speech here. The president is very optimistic that NATO will take control of the R2P (Responsibility to Protect) part of the mission very soon. This is wishful thinking on his part. There are huge obstacles - namely, Turkey and Germa...

  • March 29, 2011

    Syrian cabinet resigns amid massive unrest

    Syrian  president Bashar Assad must have been comforted by Hillary Clinton's words last weekend that the US would not invoke R2P to protect Syrian civilians during the current unrest. Reports from Syria detail massive protests that Syrian milita...

  • March 28, 2011

    On such trifles, American excellence hangs

    By any standard, Wal-Mart is an American success story. It sells a lot of goods at a reasonable price - a surefire formula for profitability in the marketplace.But there are those who can't stand Wal-Mart's labor practices, nor the level of benefits ...

  • March 28, 2011

    Obama, in TV address, will claim Libyan lives saved by intervention

    Isn't this sort of like "jobs saved" by the stim bill? Politico: Here's the narrative that Obama officials are selling in advance of the address: European and Arab-world allies begged America to get involved to prevent the slaughter of Liby...

  • March 28, 2011

    Welcome to Yemen, al-Qaeda terrorists

    They ought to put that on a travel brochure. The fact is, the political crisis in the capitol has unmoored the country from any semblance of law and order. Police have disappeared and the army is no where to be seen.In this climate, guess who takes o...

  • March 27, 2011

    R.I.P. Geraldine Ferraro

    The first female candidate on a major party ticket has died. Geraldine Ferraro, a former New York Congresswoman and vice presidential candidate in 1984, died of blood cancer. She was 75.Ferraro was a feisty running mate for Walter Mondale in his doom...

  • March 27, 2011

    Farrakhan defends Gaddafi

    Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan defended Libyan strongman Muammar Gaddafi, hinting that he was sent from God to help the Libyan people throw off the yoke of colonialism.Chicago Tribune: The 78-year-old leader of the Chicago-based organization ...

  • March 27, 2011

    Violent demonstrations in Great Britain

    A huge, peaceful demonstrations by labor unions against some modest budget cuts to be made by the government was hijacked last night as several hundred anarchists broke from the main demonstration to wreak havoc in central London.The Daily Mail: A pl...

  • March 27, 2011

    Steyn on Libya

    Leave it to Mark Steyn to capture the essence of why the Libyan intervention is a misadventure in foreign policy:It is tempting and certainly very easy to point out that Obama's war (or Obama's "kinetic military action," or "time-limi...

  • March 27, 2011

    Obama says Libyan campaign 'making progress'

    I am very happy for America that Obama believes that our Libyan campaign is making "important progress." The president has placed the prestige of the United States behind this attack (even though he naively believes that no one will blame u...

  • March 27, 2011

    Would the last business leaving Illinois please turn out the lights?

    Caterpillar, Inc, one of the largest employers in the state of Illinois and an iconic symbol of heartland solidity, is seriously considering a move to another state.CEO Doug Oberhelman sent a letter to Illinois Governor Pat Quinn, saying that "t...

  • March 27, 2011

    Why NATO will never take command of the Libya operation

    This is an absolutely brutal essay by Phillip Stephens in the Financial Times. Mr. Stephens points out why European militaries are so unprepared to get the "hand off" from President Obama for responsibility in Libya:The French have a serio...

  • March 26, 2011

    Canadian government falls

    Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper's government received a vote of "no confidence" from all 156 members of the opposition meaning that parliament will now be dissolved and new elections scheduled: It was also a motion that declared the ...

  • March 26, 2011

    Adios, Katie Couric

    It may very well be the worst spent $15 million in television history.Lightweight liberal Katie Couric is likely to leave the CBS anchor chair once her contract is up in June. Howard Kurtz: One strong contender if Couric vacates the anchor chair in e...

  • March 26, 2011

    Syrian troops murder protestors: Where's the UN?

    Apparently, Bashar Assad has not murdered enough innocents to deserve the scrutiny of the "Responsibility to Protect" crowd. The New York Times: Military troops opened fire during protests in the southern part of Syria on Friday and killed ...

  • March 26, 2011

    Get ready for 'Government Shutdown: The Sequel'

    Note: All of this wrangling by Democrats and Republicans is over $61 billion or so in spending cuts. That pencil's out to about 3% of the $1.5 trillion deficit we will run this year.And  we're going to shut down the government because of these m...

  • March 26, 2011

    Rebels retake key eastern town

    The part time, rag tag army of al-Qaeda ruffians, citizen soldiers, and ex-Gaddafi men have retaken the strategically important town of Ajdabiya.They did it largely with the help of allied air power, although there was little or no apparent coordinat...

  • March 25, 2011

    Union uses images of OK City bombing in collective bargaining ads

    I'm surprised they don't include images of dead bodies.No doubt firefighters perform heroic acts everyday - including that awful day in Oklahoma City when Timothy McVeigh blew up the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building on April 19, 1995.But to use imag...

  • March 25, 2011

    Yemeni president near deal to resign

    He lost the loyalty of the military a couple of days ago so you could say the writing was on the wall for the Yemeni president.The Wall Street Journal: Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh and the country's top general are hashing out a political sett...

  • March 25, 2011

    Only the first step

    Last night, NATO ministers voted to accept a handover of responsibility from the US for the no fly zone and the naval arms embargo operations. They also voted in principle to form a committee of all coalition members to direct the political aspects o...

  • March 25, 2011

    Better think twice about taking that trip to the grocery store

    With the deficit at $1.5 trillion, we're going to get a lot of loony ideas about how to raise revenue. The Congressional Budget Office has come up with a real corker: The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) this week released a report that said taxing ...

  • March 25, 2011

    A war he owns but refuses to acknowledge

    Does President Obama really believe he can escape responsibility for US involvement in the war in Libya?It appears that way at times. First of all, he is virtually silent on the conflict, sending his flaks out to run interference for him and making H...

  • March 25, 2011

    Peace feelers from Gaddafi's inner circle?

    The rats appear ready to desert a sinking ship. Muammar Gaddafi's inner circle is cracking under the dual pressure of coalition air strikes and the prospect of being tried for war crimes if they can't hang on to power.Reuters: Messages seeking some k...

  • March 25, 2011

    Good news: Libyan rebel commander fought against US in Afghanistan

    I wonder how many more of these little surprises are in store for us as we assist our gallant Libyan allies in throwing off the yoke of Gaddafi's rule while fastening the harness of al-Qaeda around their necks.John Rosenthal writing at Pajamas Media:...

  • March 24, 2011

    Why incumbency matters

    Barack Obama may be one of the worst presidents in recent memory but that doesn't mean he can't get re-elected in 2012.A Pew survey shows one of the advantages of incumbency: President Obama would deliver a shellacking to a generic Republican candida...

  • March 24, 2011

    Egypt Air removes Israel from map

    Fulfilling Iran's dream of "wiping Israel off the map:" Egypt Air, the largest airline in Egypt, has removed Israel from the map - literally. On its website, Ynet has learned, Jordan's land reaches the Mediterranean Sea.The airline's subsid...

  • March 24, 2011

    Reuters should stop trying so hard

    This is a really mind blowing example of how much some media outlets twist themselves into pretzel shapes to defend the Palestinians.A horrible terrorist attack yesterday at a bus stop in Jerusalem killed one and injured 30. In Reuters report on the...

  • March 24, 2011

    Not a war: A 'kinetic military action'

    A "war" is a war, is a "war," right?Not if you live in the Rabbit Hole and have to answer to Alice as commander in chief.Byron York:In the last few days, Obama administration officials have frequently faced the question: Is the fi...

  • March 24, 2011

    Significant decline in Anti-Muslim 'hate crimes' since 2003

    Dick Durbin is about to do what Democrats do best; pander to a minority.In this case, the minority is Muslim and Durbin sees evil walking the land where Muslim constitutional rights are concerned:Assistant Senate Majority Leader Dick Durbin (D-Ill.),...

  • March 23, 2011

    For crying out loud, Barry - Make up your mind!

    Should Gaddafi stay? Or should he go?Obama on Monday:"It is U.S. policy that Qaddafi needs to go," Obama said, during a brief press conference alongside Chilean President Sebastian Pinera in Santiago. "We've got a wide range of tools i...

  • March 22, 2011

    Better late than never: Obama informs Congress of Libya action

    I suppose he could have done it earlier - notify Congress that we're at war with Libya - but in fairness to Obama, he's got kind of a full plate. He's been so busy making deals to buy more foreign oil (from Brazil) and sabotaging domestic production ...

  • March 22, 2011

    Cost of Libyan war could wipe out GOP budget cuts

    This shows how pitifully small the GOP's cuts in the $1.5 trillion deficit are. The Hill: U.S. military operations in Libya could wipe out a significant chunk of the budget cuts won by congressional Republicans in recent weeks, defense analysts say. ...

  • March 21, 2011

    Two faced Arab League condemns coalition bombings

    The head of the Arab League Amr Moussa, has condemned the allied bombing outside of Benghazi, saying the action "differs from the aim of imposing a no-fly zone," and what he wants is "the protection of civilians and not the shelling o...

  • March 21, 2011

    Brotherhood the victor in Egyptian referendum

    A referendum in Egypt on changes to the constitution brought a record turnout to the polls and a victory for both the Muslim Brotherhood and deposed president Hosni Mubarak's political party. The referendum carried by a 77-23 margin and will bring on...

  • March 21, 2011

    CNN's 'priorities'

    CNN will have 400 reporters, cameramen and crew covering the Royal Wedding of Prince what's his name and the mousy little girl he's chosen to expose to the tender mercies of the British tabloid press. For a little contrast, CNN has about 50 employees...

  • March 21, 2011

    NPR targets Michelle Malkin's family on 'comedy show'

    Recently defunded NPR apparently thinks it's funny to falsely accuse Michelle Malkin of being a birther while making lame jokes about her family. This, at a time, when Malkin's kin is frantic with worry over the disappearance of her niece.Malkin has ...

  • March 21, 2011

    'Uncivil disobedience'

    Glenn Reynolds has a must-read piece in the New York Post about the thuggery we've seen over the last few weeks from union goons, as well as the death threats made against Republican politicians.Just a couple of months ago, in the wake of Jared Loug...

  • March 20, 2011

    Far left deserts Obama on Libya - mostly

    It appears that the far left - those most excited about Obama's election - have finally abandoned him when he proved himself to be less the praiseworthy on their core issues of war and socialism.They complained that Obamacare didn't go far enough, th...

  • March 20, 2011

    While the world watches Libya, Hamas strikes

    Hamas fired about 50 rockets into Israel on Saturday, clearly taking advantage of the fact that the world's attention was riveted on Libya.Los Angeles Times:The Islamist militant group Hamas said Saturday it had resumed mortar attacks against souther...

  • March 20, 2011

    Socialists protest against Obama in Rio

    I am one of those contrarians who doesn't believe Obama is much of a socialist. A far left liberal whose agenda reflects the thinking of the Democratic party for the last 30 years - yes.  But to my mind, the fact that the real McCoy socialists i...

  • March 20, 2011

    Costa Mesa, CA government to lay off half their workers due to pension costs

    As pension bombs go, this one is not very big. But the portents contained in this news that Costa Mesa, CA is going to lay off half its workers because of pension costs are dire indeed.Washington Post: Nearly half the city workers in Costa Mesa recei...

  • March 19, 2011

    Oooops! CBO says Obama's budget understates deficits

    By how much, you might wonder? The Hill: The Congressional Budget Office on Friday released its analysis of President Obama's 2012 budget proposal and found it does less to rein in deficits and the debt than the administration had estimated.CBO estim...

  • March 19, 2011

    Biden compares GOP strategy on budget with blaming rape victims

    Ah, civility. Quite a change from the way it used to be, don't you think.?Why just yesterday, Vice President Biden, trying to be helpful as always, offered the thought that the Republican strategy on cutting the budget was like blaming a victim of ra...

  • March 19, 2011

    Obama's idea of 'intervention' in Libya

    So I'm not convinced that it's a good idea to intervene in Libya. Sets a bad precedent, plus, it might spark other revolutions against tyrants that would present the UN-US with a dilemma; why not intervene there too? What makes Libya special?That sa...

  • March 19, 2011

    Gaddafi warns Obama: 'You will regret it...'

    There is a method to Gaddafi's madness here. He is leaving himself no room to back down, daring the UN coalition to remove him bodily from office.This will almost certainly take ground troops which the UN has specifically forbidden. A few airstrikes ...

  • March 18, 2011

    House votes to defund NPR

    And liberals still don't get it: The bill - sponsored by Rep. Doug Lamborn (R-Colo.) - has only a slim chance of becoming law. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) did not say Thursday whether the upper chamber would consider the legislation, b...

  • March 18, 2011

    30 Yemeni protestors dead as troops fire into crowds

    Friday seems to be the preferred day for protests in the Arab world. You've got a captive audience at the mosque so why not mix in a little politics and get people to demonstrate in the streets?Unfortunately, the thuggish governments of the Middle Ea...

  • March 18, 2011

    What planet does the Libyan Foreign Minister live on?

    This is truly bizarre. The Libyan Foreign Minister has declared a "cease fire" against the rebels - as if it only takes one side to make that determination.The rebels probably won't take Gaddafi up on his offer - unless the UN chickens out ...

  • March 18, 2011

    Chilling threats made against Althouse

    It's like living in Venezuela. Blogger, lawyer Ann Althouse, who has been covering the Wisconsin labor dispute, received what can only be called a declaration of war on her from someone - or, more likely, some people - who don't like her anti-union ...

  • March 18, 2011

    Rand Paul unveils deficit cutting plan

    It has the virtue of not having been tried before. And there's no doubting that as a starting point, it cuts deeper, faster, than any other plan including Rep. Paul Ryan's Roadmap.But I think he's a tad optimistic on how much will really be saved. AB...

  • March 17, 2011

    Hillary shuts the door on 2012 - almost

    In an interview for CNN, Hillary Clinton said that she did not want to serve another 4 years as Secretary of State, nor did she want to run for president:Q- If the president is reelected, do you want to serve a second term as secretary of state?NoQ-...

  • March 17, 2011

    2 Dem officials indicted in tea party election fraud case

    The article is not very clear exactly why these two Dems wanted to place fraudulent tea party candidates on the ballot. But my guess is - since the rest of the media is ignoring the story - that the Democratic party officials wanted to dilute the GOP...

  • March 17, 2011

    On Japanese nuke story, the boy who cried wolf might get eaten

    I stopped watching cable news on Tuesday because the Japanese nuclear accident story was being milked for all the fear and hysteria that could be gotten out of it by everyone - including Fox News. But in the 48 hours since, we have learned that the J...

  • March 16, 2011

    House passes 3 week budget extension

    This is the last one - bet on it:A three-week extension of government funding won approval Tuesday from the U.S. House, with Democratic support overcoming opposition by some conservative Republicans.The 271-158 vote sends the measure to the Senate fo...

  • March 16, 2011

    'Fukushima 50' battling another fire, possible reactor breach

    They are calling them the "Fukushima 50" - 50 dedicated and brave technicians and engineers who appear to be all that is standing between the people of Japan and an unprecedented nuclear catastrophe.Earlier in the day Japanese time, most of...

  • March 16, 2011

    Pakistani court frees Raymond Davis

    Raymond Davis, the alleged CIA contract employee who was charged with murder in Pakistan after gunning down two would be robbers, has been freed by a Pakistani court.Pakistan's English language daily Dawn reports: A Pakistan court on Wednesday freed ...

  • March 16, 2011

    Waiting on tenterhooks to see who Obama likes for NCAA tourney

    I suppose we shouldn't begrudge our presidents a little free time, but C'mon, Barry! At the very least, you have to wonder why the White House is publicizing the president's eagerness to watch the NCAA men's basketball tournament when the world is go...

  • March 14, 2011

    State Department spokesman resigns over remark about Manning treatment

    One of the stranger stories of the last week were the Tweets and remarks by State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley about the treatment of Wikileaks conspirator Pvt. Bradley Manning. Crowley broke with the Pentagon and accused the military of mistrea...

  • March 14, 2011

    Durbin predicts GOP temp budget measure to pass

    I honestly don't know what all these temporary stop gap budget bills are accomplishing. It's like the NFL labor talks; they just keep putting off the inevitable.The Hill: Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois, the second-ranking Democrat in the Senate, predic...

  • March 14, 2011

    Let's hear it for the 'working class' teachers of Illinois!

    Everyone agrees that teachers should be paid a good wage - at least those who have proven themselves to be the best. They've got a tough job and in some places like our current Secretary of Education's old digs - Chicago Public Schools - a near impos...

  • March 14, 2011

    Another explosion at Japanese nuclear plant

    Same complex of reactors, but a different site; reactor #3. The BBC: A huge column of smoke billowed from Fukushima Daiichi's reactor 3, two days after a blast hit reactor 1.The latest explosion, said to have been caused by a hydrogen build-up, injur...

  • March 14, 2011

    'Jihad Cosmo' - a glossy fashion mag for the Islamist female

    This reads like a story from The Onion - except it is deadly serious. The Daily Mail: Al-Qaeda has launched a women's magazine that mixes beauty and fashion tips with advice on suicide bombings.Dubbed 'Jihad Cosmo', the glossy magazine's front cover ...

  • March 13, 2011

    Is copying the European model really so bad?

    Daniel Hannan, and EU parliamentarian who gained notoriety in America thanks to a stunning diatribe directed against Gordon Brown, has a piece in the Wall Street Journal that asks the question; Would it be so bad if America were more like Europe?Hi...

  • March 13, 2011

    Arab League backs Libya no-fly zone

    With the president's DNI telling Congress that Gaddafi will probably win, the call from the Arab League for a no fly zone over Libya will fall on deaf ears at the White House.Of course, by not getting out front on the issue, the Obama administration ...

  • March 13, 2011

    Meltdown probable: Authorities evacuating hundreds of thousands

    Japanese authorities say that it is "highly possible" that the damaged reactors at Fukushima Daiichi's unit 1 is melting down while they are proceeding on the assumption that unit 3 has melted down as well.Washington Post: Japan's Kyodo New...

  • March 13, 2011

    The awesome power of nature

    Attention those who think that man can make a significant impact on the macro systems - including climate - that comprise the structure of our planetCNN: The powerful earthquake that unleashed a devastating tsunami Friday appears to have moved the ma...

  • March 13, 2011

    A tale of two parades

    A large demonstration and parade in Madison, WI featuring the fleebagging Democratic senators went forward without incident yesterday. The lawmakers were given a heroes welcome as tens of thousands cheered them on.Meanwhile, in Fon du Lac, WI, two lo...

  • March 13, 2011

    Obama hits the links while catastrophe confronts close ally

    He didn't attend a meeting of his top national security aides on Wednesday where the no-fly zone for Libya and other potential actions were discussed. OK - so that's not unusual. Presidents sometimes stay away from these meetings so that everyone fe...

  • March 12, 2011

    Explosion at Japanese nuke plant

    A build up in pressure in one of the reactors at a Japanese nuclear power plant damaged in the huge earthquake yesterday has caused an explosion, according to the government.They are assuring people that there is no immediate danger, that the metal c...

  • March 12, 2011

    Idiot global warming fanatics blame earthquake on climate change

    I remember after the Indonesia earthquake and Tsunami that some moonbat liberals over at Democratic Underground blamed the catastrophe on the US, claiming we had invented an earthquake machine and Tsunami generator to kill the brown people of the wor...

  • March 12, 2011

    5 arrested in plot to kill Alaska judge, state troopers

    Five members of what is being described as the "Sovereign Rights Movement" have been arrested for plotting to kill a judge and 2 state troopers in Alaska.The Anchorage Daily News: An investigation "revealed extensive plans to kidnap or...

  • March 12, 2011

    How a socialist would 'cut' the deficit

    Bernie Sanders, the proudly socialist senator from the People's Republic of Vermont, thinks that our $1.5 trillion debt is appalling and he wants to do something about it.Here are his grand ideas to slash our deficit:"The American people get it...

  • March 12, 2011

    Confirmed: Frankfurt jihadist viewed 'Redacted' clip

    John Rosenthal writing at Pajamas Media reports that the Muslim shooter who killed two Americans in an attack on a military bus at the Frankfort airport did indeed, view a clip from Brian De Palma's anti-War, anti-American film Redacted before the at...

  • March 12, 2011

    Bill Clinton thinks drilling delays 'ridiculous'

    There is a difference between an ideologue like Obama and a practical politician like Bill Clinton.Without criticizing Obama directly, Bill Clinton, sitting on a panel at an energy conference, agreed with many of the points made by former President G...

  • March 12, 2011

    West Bank family murdered in their sleep: Palestinians celebrate

    It is a nightmare shared by every family living in a settlement on the West Bank. Early Saturday morning, an unknown number of Palestinian terrorists infiltrated the West Bank settlement of Itamar, southeast of Nablus, and slit the throats of 5 famil...

  • March 11, 2011

    Obama's timidity on Libya encouraging Gaddafi

    As Obama sits back and watches as President Sarkozy of France takes over the leadership of the free world, his inaction seems to be having the effect of encouraging Gaddafi to hang on in Libya.The Washington Post: "WE HAVE ALREADY engineered the...

  • March 11, 2011

    HHS waivers playing into GOP hands on Obamacare repeal

    The Department of Health and Human Services has granted more than 1,000 waivers to unions, states, and private corporations from the onerous requirements of Obamacare.The waivers are supposed to last only a year. But who believes that? Some excuse wi...

  • March 11, 2011

    Incredible - NPR exec caught on tape saying she would hide donation from Muslim Brotherhood from government

    Lenin was reported to have said that "Capitalists will sell us the rope with which we will hang them." I got that feeling reading this story in the Daily Caller about another NPR executive saying something outrageous.This time, Betsy Liley,...

  • March 11, 2011

    Scarborough for Senate?

    "Morning Joe's" Joe Scarborough has angered many conservatives over the last few years with this attacks on birthers and other players on the right like Rush Limbaugh.But evidently, the Republican Senate Campaign Committee thinks he would b...

  • March 10, 2011

    France recognizes Libyan rebels

    It's well past 3:00 AM. Would someone please throw a bucket of water on our president and wake him up?The Beeb: France has become the first country to recognise the Libyan rebel leadership, the National Libyan Council (NLC), as the country's legitima...

  • March 10, 2011

    Brits intercept weapons from Iran headed for the Taliban

    This can't be true. After all, how many times have we been told that Iran hates the Taliban and would never work with them in Afghanistan? Anyone who believes otherwise is a neocon warmonger who doesn't know anything.Thank goodness the British don't ...

  • March 10, 2011

    Saudi 'Day of Rage' a fizzle?

    The "Day of Rage" Facebook page has 33,000 friends and there is easily enough cause to start an Egypt-style revolt against the most corrupt regime in the Middle East. There is 40% unemployment among Saudi youth and the Kingdom's immense oil...

  • March 10, 2011

    Rand Paul injects a little reality into Senate debate over spending

    I have to admit to not being a huge fan of Rand Paul. I like his honesty but disagree with him when he gets all libertarian on us. There are legitimate functions of government that he doesn't think are needed so we will just say that most conservativ...

  • March 9, 2011

    Rep. King gets increased security from threat the left says doesn't exist

    Homegrown Muslim terrorists? Couldn't be, right? CBS New York: Long Island Congressman Peter King is facing threats - and getting extra security.But he vowed Monday to forge ahead with controversial hearings on radicalization in the Muslim-American c...

  • March 9, 2011

    Celebrating Women's Day by beating women

    On Friday, the UN's Commission on the Status of Women, an organization whose mission "is dedicated exclusively to gender equality and advancement of women," unanimously voted in Iran as its newest member. Celebrating its new honor four ...

  • March 9, 2011

    Government handouts make up 1/3 of wages

    It should be noted that this is not a problem with poor people leeching off the taxpayer. This is a Middle Class crisis, as politicians seek to load entitlements and other goodies on to those who used to be considered self-reliant. Medicare and Socia...

  • March 9, 2011

    The states' pension bomb

    The problem with the defined benefit pension plans for government employees used by most states has been ably described by AT News Editor Ed Lasky on many occasions. Basically, as this Reason Magazine article points out, the problem is in the differe...

  • March 9, 2011

    Maine Republicans don't want Olympia Snowe

    Are Maine Republicans more moderate than their cousins in Ohio, or Florida, or even Illinois?Don't bet on it. This PPP poll surveying attitudes toward long time incumbent senator Olympia Snowe shows huge dissatisfaction with her stance on issues, and...

  • March 8, 2011

    Ensign to retire. GOP breathes sigh of relief

    The announcement from Senator John Ensign that he would not seek another term next year has national Republicans breathing a sigh of relief.The scandal plagued senator was seen as one of the few vulnerable Republican incumbents in 2012 and his withdr...

  • March 8, 2011

    Obama takes steps to promote terrorism and ruin America's image, while stoking a climate of fear and creating more terrorists

    Well - at least that's what he accused Bush of doing during the 2008 campaign. So where does he stand now with his promise to close Guantanamo in one year already a year and two months overdue while news comes today that he is not even bothering with...

  • March 8, 2011

    The case of the missing Iranian nuclear threat in new NIE

    They are going to dub this National Intelligence Estimate on Iran, "The Ostrich." There really is no other way to describe the myopia of our intel people as they once again play politics with intelligence on Iran.It appears the new NIE has ...

  • March 8, 2011

    High Schools not lining up to invite Obama to speak at graduation

    This is truly pathetic - and a sign that the magic of Obama and his hold on youth is disappearing faster than you can say "$14 trillion in debt." CBS News: The White House is ramping up an effort to promote a nationwide competition to decid...

  • March 8, 2011

    NPR exec caught on hidden camera trashing conservatives, sliming Jews

    James O'Keefe, the young filmmaker who brought down ACORN, has caught on tape two people identified as senior executives of NPR bashing conservatives and the tea party and cozying up to people they believe to represent a Muslim organization affiliate...

  • March 7, 2011

    In the midst of plenty, want

    A food hardship study of California families found that 1 in 5 had difficulty feeding themselves last year.The LA Times: One in five Californians struggled to afford enough food for themselves and their families last year, according to a new report b...

  • March 7, 2011

    Bill Daley accuses advocates for no-fly zone of not knowing what they're talking about

    Famous military expert and national defense guru Bill Daley is miffed at those calling for a no fly zone over Libya to prevent Gaddafi from bombing his own people. The Washington Times:President Obama's chief of staff on Sunday said that many of thos...

  • March 7, 2011

    Wisconsin Dem senators coming home soon

    The law of diminishing political returns is catching up with the Fleebaggers as they contemplate how to maximize the publicity and political impact of their return from Illinois.The Wall Street Journal: Playing a game of political chicken, Democratic...

  • March 7, 2011

    Obamacare waivers hit a milestone

    The number of companies and organizations who won't have to immediately follow the dictates of rules in the national health insurance reform bill climbed over 1,000 according to HHS.The Hill: HHS posted 126 new waivers on Friday, bringing the total t...

  • March 7, 2011

    'The most transparent administration in history' comes down hard on leakers

    There is something pathetically childlike in the Obama administration's realization that all their "good liberal government" goals - things they've been saying for 30 years that once they were in charge, things would be different - have bee...

  • March 7, 2011

    Mugabe to sell uranium to Iran

    Zimbabwe apparently doesn't feel that rules regarding supplying Iran with nuclear material applies to them. At least, that's the message from their foreign minister who made it plain that Robert Mugabe's rogue government will be glad to sell the Iran...

  • March 7, 2011

    Administration seeking 'non-intervention' intervention in Libya

    As the excuses mount from the administration for why they cannot take any action against Gaddafi, it is becoming apparent that the US is looking for risk free ways to intervene. A no fly zone appears off the table as does any direct intervention usin...

  • March 6, 2011

    GOP takeover prospects in the senate brighten

    The 2012 senate arithmetic alone represents a challenge to Democrats to hold on to the upper chamber. But in the last 5 weeks, several Democrats have announced that they plan to retire, making what was a fighting chance for a GOP senate takeover into...

  • March 6, 2011

    Saudis gear up for the Kingdom's 'Day of Rage'

    It's not only Iran stirring up trouble among the Kingdom's minority Shia population. Some of the most conservative elements of the religious leadership are also urging Sunni Muslims to participate in next Friday's "Day of Rage." Saudi Arabi...

  • March 6, 2011

    Three cheers for Obama! He got his first round of golf in yesterday

    Libya is in flames, the rest of the Middle East is mixed up mash of kindling and gasoline, his party is imploding, his agenda a smoking ruin, and worst of all, the NFL might have a lock out.But hey! There's always time for golf: In a sign that spring...

  • March 6, 2011

    Steyn: 'Why are we still in Germany'

    Mark Steyn, writing in IDB, poses a good question in the wake of the terrorist attack by a Kosovoan Muslim on an American military bus at the Frankfort airport; why are American forces still in Germany?A decade on, Kosovo is a sorta sovereign state,...

  • March 6, 2011

    Is Walker's resolve weakening?

    Governor Walker can read the polls as well as anyone so it is not surprising that he would bend a little in order to get most of what he wants in the budget repair bill.The problem is, any concessions at all to the unions will be trumpeted as a huge ...

  • March 6, 2011

    Thousands of Muslims torch Christian homes, churches in Egypt

    According to the Assyrian International News Agency, several thousand Muslims have attacked Christian houses and places of worship in a town 30 miles from Cairo. The fate of the clerics who worked at the church is unknown - they may have been detain...

  • March 5, 2011

    The dark side of yesterday's unemployment numbers

    Rick Santelli writing about yesterday's jobs numbers at the CNBC website: Upon closer scrutiny though, there is another factor contributing to the drop that is not necessarily good news: The official size of the U.S. labor force is shrinking.The Bure...

  • March 5, 2011

    Brits refuse to fund some UN agencies

    It's not going to save a lot of money, but the symbolic importance of the British government refusing to fund some UN agencies, cutting funding for others, and criticizing the whole bloody mess overall should not be lost on anyone - especially the on...

  • March 4, 2011

    Bring us the heads of Wisconsin Democratic senators!

    Lest I be accused of using eliminationist rhetoric, I am, of course, making a pop culture reference to one of the strangest movies ever made - Bring me the Head of Alfredo Garcia. The IDB description:An American bartender and his prostitute girlfrien...

  • March 4, 2011

    What, me worry? China ups defense spending 12.7%

    Nothing to see here folks. Move along. All is well. Pay no attention to that Chinaman behind the curtain...The New York Times :Speaking at a news conference, Mr. Li said that the extra money would be spent on new weaponry and pay increases. At 2.3 mi...

  • March 4, 2011

    Senator Brown says Hitler and Stalin opposed labor unions too

    Senator Sherrod Brown isn't the first Democrat to bring up Hitler and Stalin comparisons to Republicans who want public union reforms. The signs all over the Madison protests made the comparison too:The Hill: Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) took to the S...

  • March 4, 2011

    Protestors damage Madison capitol to the tune of $7.5 million

    The Wisconsin state capitol building may have been severely damaged by the tape protestors used to put up their signs and placards.JS Online reports: State officials said Thursday that damage to the marble inside and out the State Capitol would cost ...

  • March 4, 2011

    German jihadist has links to Islamist groups

    The suspect in the killing of two American airmen on a bus at the Frankfort airport may have extensive ties to other jihadist groups in Germany and authorities fear other attacks on Americans may have been planned.Speigel Online: On Wednesday, the As...

  • March 3, 2011

    Voters don't want Social Security, Medicare cuts: WSJ poll

    The results of this poll is a consequence of failed leadership. While Republicans and conservatives have been sounding the alarm about the deficit and especially, the time bomb represented by unfunded liabilities arising from Social Security and Medi...

  • March 3, 2011

    Senator Akaka will not seek re-election

    At age 86, it's not entirely unexpected that Senator Daniel Akaka would decline to stand for re-election in 2012. There was open discussion among both Democrats and Republicans about his fitness to serve. This despite his huge personal popularity wit...

  • March 3, 2011

    Stalemate in Libya?

    Despite thousands dead and the entire eastern half of the country out of his control, Muammar Gaddafi continues to hang on to Tripoli and his traditional tribal strongholds.The question now is does either side have enough power to vanquish the other?...

  • March 2, 2011

    Newt first to the starting line for 2012

    There is a body of opinion that believes Newt Gingrich isn't really running for president; he is only concerned about boosting the fees he can charge for speaking and promote his other causes.This may be true, but if it is, Gingrich is doing a good i...

  • March 2, 2011

    Julian Assange: The Jooooos are after me!

    The left is tip-toeing away from Julian Assange today. Like Cindy Sheehan and other lefty heroes who eventually showed themselves to be loony toons, Assange revealed himself to be just another bottom-dwelling computer hacker who harbors bigoted belie...

  • March 2, 2011

    British PM backs off of 'no fly zone' idea when Obama votes 'present'

    British Prime Minister David Cameron's suggestion that the western powers establish a no-fly zone over Libya and arm the rebels have been rejected by President Obama. Thus, the absolute minimum response to the slaughter that might have been initiated...

  • March 2, 2011

    The Carniegie Corporation's assistance to pro-amnesty groups

    This is a fascinating story by Pulitzer Prize winning reporter Jerry Kammer (a long time family friend), now of the Center for Immigration Studies, about one of the largest public-spirited charities in the US - the Carnegie Corporation - and how its...

  • March 1, 2011

    Wisconsin Dem assemblyman to GOP colleague; 'You are effing dead!'

    Don't you just love the new tone adopted by Democrats? President Obama really ought to congratulate his precious unionists in Wisconsin - who are screaming obscenities at tea party counter protestors.Rep. Gordon Hintz of Wisconsin has had an interest...

  • March 1, 2011

    In the eye of the beholder, Iran's loony view of 2012 Olympic logo

    Iran may boycott the 2012 Olympics in London because they see something in the game's logo that any sane, rational individual doesn't; the word "Zion" spelled out.Washington Post: According to an Iranian official, the logo, with its blocky,...

  • February 28, 2011

    Last World War I vet dies

    I am feeling very old today.The last veteran from World War I died at age 110. The Los Angeles Times: Frank Woodruff Buckles, a onetime Missouri farm boy who was the last known living American veteran of World War I, has died. He was 110.Buckles, who...

  • February 28, 2011

    More voters would blame Dems if there were a government shutdown

    It's a good news - bad news poll. The bad news is that a paltry 29% of voters would blame the Dems for a shutdown, compared to 23% who would blame the GOP. The good news is that independents would blame the Dems by a nearly 2-1 margin; 34-19%.The Hil...

  • February 28, 2011

    Libyan rebels gaining strength - and defectors

    To the east of Gaddafi's stronghold in Tripoli, it appears that much of the country is, if not in rebel hands, then clearly out of Gaddafi's control.Even some neighborhoods in the capitol city are "no go zones" for Gaddafi loyalists. But th...

  • February 27, 2011

    Raising taxes will create jobs: AFL-CIO chief

    Such economic illiteracy is unusual, even for a labor union chief: What's the best way to get Americans back to work?Raise taxes, according to AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka. Specifically, he wants to raise the federal gas tax as a means to fund i...

  • February 27, 2011

    Nationwide labor protest fizzles

    Bill Jacobson reports that outside of the big rally in Madison, WI, the Moveon.Org sponsored labor protests across the country fell far short of expectations:Promoters, such as David Dayen at Firedoglake, were predicting a million-person ...

  • February 27, 2011

    How's that democracy thing working out in Egypt and Tunisia?

    Truth be told - not so good. Crackdowns by the "new governments" (who look a lot like the "old governments) continue.The Beeb reports that three were killed in Tunisia during demonstrations against the new government:.Three people hav...

  • February 27, 2011

    Ireland's governing party takes a 'shellacking' at the polls

    Ireland, still on the brink of collapse, voted overwhelmingly against the government that got them into this fiscal mess in a massive repudiation equal to what happened to the Democrats in the US.New York Times: The next prime minister is likely to b...

  • February 27, 2011

    War crimes investigation for Gaddafi

    Not that he doesn't deserve it, but I want to see a show of hands from those who believe the Libyan dictator will live to stand trial in the Hague?The New York Times: The vote, only the second time the Security Council has referred a member state to ...

  • February 27, 2011

    Islamists crack down on secularists in Gaza

    Israel's "partner in peace" strikes again. From the UK Telegraph: Hamas has bullied men and women to dress modestly, tried to keep the sexes from mingling in public and sparked a flight of secular university students and educated profession...

  • February 25, 2011

    WI budget repair bill approved by Assembly

    The debate was contentious and the Democrats ended up accusing the GOP of "cutting off debate" - after 61 hours of discussion (the longest in memory). But the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel is reporting that the Wisconsin Assembly passed Gover...

  • February 24, 2011

    No clear GOP frontrunner for 2012

    The most recent Gallup poll shows that Huckabee, Palin, and Romney are in a virtual dead heat at the top of the GOP preference for 2012 presidential nominee: Republicans and Republican-leaning independents have no clear favorite for the party's 2012 ...

  • February 24, 2011

    Capuano 'regrets' blood in the streets remark

    Massachusetts Representative Mike Capuano's comments about it being time for union members to take to the streets and "get bloody" are receiving quite a bit of attention nationwide today.No doubt his sentiments inspired the goon outside of ...

  • February 24, 2011

    London court okays Assange extradition to Sweden

    A British court has ruled against Wikileaks founder Julian Assange and ordered his return to Sweden in order to answer questions about two sexual assault charges filed against him.The New York Times: Mr. Assange, dressed in the blue suit he has worn ...

  • February 24, 2011

    Gaddafi capable of anything - including taking US hostages

    Muammar Gaddafi is massing his remaining forces in Tripoli, fighting to hang on to the capitol. The New York Times: "We are not afraid; we are watching," said the witness in Sabratha, a doctor reached by telephone. The city was under lockdo...

  • February 23, 2011

    Up next for Wisconsin: A 'general strike'

    The local AFl-CIO organization in Wisconsin has suggested that a general strike may be necessary if the bill containing public union reforms is passed.Good luck with that, guys:The South Central Federation of Labor endorsed the idea of a strike at i...

  • February 23, 2011

    Paychecks to be withheld from absent Dem senators

    At least they won't profit from their misguided flight from democracy and reality. Fox 6: Wisconsin's 14 Democratic senators are being threatened with recalls and having their paychecks withheld because they've been hiding out of state since Thursday...

  • February 23, 2011

    It's Rahmbo in a landslide

    The issue was never in doubt last night in Chicago as Rahm Emanuel, former chief of staff to the president, has been elected mayor.The city's "non-partisan" election rules state that any candidate receiving more than 50% of the vote need no...

  • February 23, 2011

    If anyone cares - and few do - the UN sorta condemns Libya

    If it had been the US or another western country using helicopter gun ships to mow down unarmed civilians in the streets, my guess would be that half the UN delegates would have had a case of apoplexy and demanded drum head trials and executions of A...

  • February 23, 2011

    Gaddafi seals his fate

    Libyan strong man Muammar Gaddafi has decided to fight to the bitter end, thus assuring himself a martyr's death: Muammar Gaddafi set the stage for a violent, final showdown to crush Libya's popular uprising by urging loyalists to take to the streets...

  • February 22, 2011

    Where's Obama on Libya?

    Yes, I understand that any statement from the president in support of the revolutionaries in Libya would be detrimental to their cause. Gaddafi would point to Obama's support as evidence that it is America and the west who are behind the trouble.So l...

  • February 22, 2011

    Gaddafi's regime is falling apart

    Like a snowball going downhill, momentum is definitely moving against the Libyan dictator and the revolution is now in full swing.First it was a couple of Ambassadors. Then we had scattered reports that there were defections in the army.Now, the Liby...

  • February 22, 2011

    Shakeup in First Lady's fashion shop

    I'm sure you'll be glad to hear that your tax dollars are being spent wisely by Michele Obama.She has deep sixed her regular fashion expert and hired someone who is now drawing a government salary in the White House. The Washington Post: On Tuesday n...

  • February 22, 2011

    Cleric orders Gaddafi killed

    Here's a chance to put a fatwa to good use.The Muslim TV cleric, Yusuf al-Qaradawi, has issued a fatwa calling for the death of Muammar Gaddafi. Sky News reports:Influential Muslim cleric Yusuf al-Qaradawi has issued a fatwa that any Libyan soldier ...

  • February 22, 2011

    It looks like Rahmbo in a landslide for Chicago mayor

    The only question left to answer in the Chicago mayor's race is will Rahm Emanuel surpass 50% of the vote and avoid a runoff with whoever finishes second.CNN: The major opponents in the race are hoping to force a runoff. Gery Chico, former head of th...

  • February 21, 2011

    Raymond Davis - CIA spy?

    The Guardian is reporting that Raymond Davis, the American diplomat held in Pakistan on charges of murder for defending himself from two would-be robbers, is, in fact, a CIA spy.This comes as no surprise to anyone who has been following the case. The...

  • February 21, 2011

    Is Gaddafi in trouble. Or is it wishful thinking?

    Just to be on the safe side, I'll say both.Actually, no one knows what's going on except from the dribs and drabs of info leaking out of the country. And no one knows how reliable that information actually is.What we do know is that rioting and stree...

  • February 20, 2011

    Oddly behaving congressmen told by staff to get help days before election

    Nobody can say if Congressman David Wu (D-OR) is mentally ill. Only a competent psychiatrist can make that call after a battery of tests have been administered.But senior members of the congressman's staff were concerned enough about his weird behavi...

  • February 20, 2011

    'Obama's War on Democracy'

    The Washington Times cuts through the verbiage and tells it like it is:The public educators engaged in the demonstrations, many of whom earn more than $100,000 in salary and benefits, seem to think the normal rules of professional conduct do not app...

  • February 20, 2011

    Apparently Fake doctors notes being handed out at Madison demonstration (updated with exclusive photos)

    Under the teacher's collective bargaining agreement, faking an illness can be punishable by dismissal.I'm sure that school districts across Wisconsin will be interested in the video at Hot Air showing doctors handing out fake notes that excuse teache...

  • February 20, 2011

    Incredible courage of Libyan protestors

    I'd like to say that the Whole World is Watching as Libyan's Gaddafi uses tanks, artillery, and even anti-aircraft rounds to try and crush the protests that are only growing in Benghazi. But the fact is, Gaddafi has cut off internet and international...

  • February 19, 2011

    Americans say Reagan greatest president

    A Gallup poll ahead of President's Day (officially, Washington's Birthday): Ahead of Presidents Day 2011, Americans are most likely to say Ronald Reagan was the nation's greatest president -- slightly ahead of Abraham Lincoln and Bill Clinton. Reag...

  • February 19, 2011

    64% say government workers should not be represented by a union

    I was shocked when I saw this number. The gravy train is really over for public employee unions. Citizens are sick to death of their strikes, threats of strikes, whining, caterwauling, and incompetence. It wouldn't be this bad probably, if government...

  • February 19, 2011

    AT contributor Phil Boehmke on what the 'little people' in WI think

    Frequent American Thinker contributor Phil Boehmke has an excellent article up this morning at Pajamas Media about reaction to the political circus going on in Wisconson.Phil writes often about Wisconsin politics for AT, and he put that knowledge to ...

  • February 19, 2011

    Thugocracies shooting down their own citizens in the streets

    Bahrain and Libya - two nations that have decided that this democracy nonsense can only be stopped by firing indiscriminately into crowds of unarmed protestors.We may disagree as a country about the course that government reform must take in the Arab...

  • February 19, 2011

    Dem wants to ban the term 'ObamaCare' from floor debates

    "You would think he wants his name attached to his signature legislation."That's a quote from Denny Rehberg (R-MT) who sponsored the bill that would defund ObamaCare. He has a great point - especially after loony liberal Deborah Wasserman-c...

  • February 18, 2011

    Bloggers fighting to protect themselves from jihadist attorney

    You've no doubt had occasion to visit the excellent site Jawa Report in the past. The guys there have probably done as much as the Justice Department in exposing terrorist websites here in the US, as well as pointing the finger at jihadist supporters...

  • February 18, 2011

    Moussavi gone missing in Iran

    Opposition leader Mir Hussein Moussavi is missing, according to his daughters, amid what the New York Times is calling "rising tensions" in Iran:The daughters of the missing opposition leader, Mir Hussein Moussavi, told an opposition Web s...

  • February 18, 2011

    Libya explodes - 24 dead in anti-government rioting

    The news comes from the US based Human Rights Watch but numerous sources are reporting thousands in the streets and a heavy military presence. The combination of those two realities does not bode well for the demonstrators.BBC: The BBC's Jon Leyne in...

  • February 18, 2011

    Gallup says unemployment at 10% in February

    Why do 57% of Americans believe the economy is not recovering? Probably because of surveys like this one from Gallup that show unemployment rising, not falling:Unemployment, as measured by Gallup without seasonal adjustment, hit 10.0% in mid-Februa...

  • February 17, 2011

    House votes to cancel F-35 engine boondoggle

    Once again, House freshmen members are setting themselves apart showing they refuse to play politics as usual.A redundant program that would have provided an "alternate" engine for the F-35 fighter was killed, largely because freshmen membe...

  • February 17, 2011

    Crackdown in Bahrain leaves 5 dead

    As the protest wave continues to roll forward, we will see different reactions from different governments to the temerity of their captive citizens to want a little more say in decisions that affect their lives.Dateline: Bahrain. Peaceful protests la...

  • February 17, 2011

    Pardon me, can you spare $2500 bucks for a cup of coffee - and interest on the debt?

    Unless something is done about the gargantuan federal budget deficits, we'll be begging in the streets for coins to pay the interest on our debt.The Obama budget plan shows a quadrupling over the next decade of interest paid on the debt. The Washingt...

  • February 17, 2011

    At UN, US sides with Israel's enemies on settlement issue

    It's being billed by the administration as a "compromise" - a move to forestall a Palestinian motion that would almost certainly force the US to use a veto to block it.In reality, it is just another demonstration of the Obama administration...

  • February 16, 2011

    Charges near in Edwards case?

    Experienced court watchers believe that John Edwards is going to be tried for possible violation of election laws in trying to cover up his extramarital affair.MSNBC: A two-year grand jury investigation of John Edwards has reached a decisive point. P...

  • February 16, 2011

    Revealed: CBS reporter victim of horrible assault in Tahrir Square (updated)

    Not all was joy  and good fellowship in Tahrir Square on the day President Mubarak resigned. CBS reporter Lara Logan was sexually assaulted by men in the crowd of unknown sympathies.CBS:On Friday February 11, the day Egyptian president Hosni Mub...

  • February 16, 2011

    Stuxnet a bust?

    A new report about the effect of the Stuxnet worm on the Iranian nuclear program is expected to downplay the effect of the computer attack at one of Iran's biggest nuclear facilities.Video taken by cameras installed at the Nantanz processing plant sh...

  • February 16, 2011

    US immigration agent killed by gunmen in Mexico

    Two agents who were attached to the embassy in Mexico city were attacked while on the way to Monterrey, killing one and wounding another.New York Times:The agent who was killed was identified as Jaime J. Zapata. He joined the agency in 2006 and serve...

  • February 15, 2011

    Iran demonstrators clash with police, Rev Guard

    You've got to hand it to the thugs running Iran. They learned a thing or two about how to break up demonstrations during the last go around with the reformers and have applied the lessons with vigor.The Beeb: Thousands of opposition supporters have c...

  • February 15, 2011

    The sham budget

    Is a government shutdown a certainty?Not 100% guaranteed, but Obama's budget proposals makes it extremely likely.Why?As explained by John Hinderaker at Powerline, the president has essentially punted on entitlement reform, forcing the GOP into the u...

  • February 15, 2011

    House approves Patriot Act extension

    It won't get half the press that the failure to pass the extension got on the first try in the House. But the GOP finally manned up and passed the measure.The Hill: The House approved legislation Monday night that extends the authority of the U.S. go...

  • February 15, 2011

    And you think American politics is wacky?

    Sure, we have some entertaining politicians and bizarre scandals here in America. Two words: Rod Blagojevich.But anything that has happened in American politics in the last decade pales in comparison to the soap opera/sex scandal/government crisis ha...

  • February 15, 2011

    John Kerry off to Pakistan to "calm" diplomatic tensions

    The only way that Senator Catsup will be able to "calm the situation in Pakistan is by admitting that American diplomat Raymond Davis, being held illegally by the Pakistani government for shooting two armed robbers in Lahore a few weeks ago, is ...

  • February 15, 2011

    Inflation on the way? Or another false alarm?

    Downward pressure on prices the last few years has been so profound that even skyrocketing fuel costs, and rising prices for commodities hasn't brought about a serious rise in inflation.But that might all be coming to an end. As the economy starts to...

  • February 14, 2011

    Jihadist who trained 7/7 Brit bombers released by US

    This news probably doesn't make the Brits very happy. The Guardian is reporting that the United States has released one of the men who helped train the 7/7 bombers: The unreported sentencing of Mohammed Junaid Babar to "time served" because...

  • February 14, 2011

    Gaddafi tells Palestinians to revolt against Israel

    I think the Palestinians are already doing a pretty good imitation of a "revolt," don't you?Reuters: Palestinian refugees should capitalise on the wave of popular revolts in the Middle East by massing peacefully on the borders of Israel unt...

  • February 14, 2011

    Reid calls on GOP to give up their nuclear weapon

    Harry Reid is calling on Republicans to unilaterally disarm by giving up the threat of a government shutdown.The Hill: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) called on House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) Sunday to completely rule out shutting dow...

  • February 13, 2011

    Mubarak tells Israeli official that Obama doesn't know what he's doing

    On Friday, as the White House was pushing President Mubarak out the door, he called a long-time friend and collaborator in the Israeli government to attack Obama for pushing "democracy" on Egypt without being aware of the consequences.Haare...

  • February 13, 2011

    The turn of Algeria

    Like a Tsunami rolling ever farther inland, the Arab Revolt continues to spread. Today, it is Algeria, a not inconsequential player in the oil game and featuring a western-friendly government,that is being rocked to its foundations by massive demonst...

  • February 13, 2011

    The 'Egypt Effect:' Palestinians call for elections

    The New York Times: The Palestinian leadership announced Saturday that it planned to hold presidential and parliamentary elections by September, apparently a response to the revolts in Tunisia and Egypt calling for greater democracy and government ac...

  • February 13, 2011

    Bolton: Obama 'plain wrong' on Egypt

    John Bolton is a man who speaks in clear, concise sentences with no ambiguity about what he intends to say. It is perhaps this quality that endears him to conservatives who respect the fact that he pulls no punches, spares no sacred cows, and general...

  • February 13, 2011

    Obama's budget proposal in La-La- Land

    The marvel is that his administration says stuff like this with a straight face. Politico's Playbook: -A senior administration official says the budget includes "$1.1 trillion in deficit reduction [over 10 years], with two-thirds of it from cuts...

  • February 13, 2011

    Ron Paul wins CPAC straw vote while being kicked off YAF board

    I hesitate writing anything about Ron Paul on this site and elsewhere because his rabid supporters become unhinged if you offer the tiniest bit of criticism about their hero.In this, they are reminiscent of Obamabots. All I can say is thank goodness ...

  • February 13, 2011

    Meanwhile, Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan moves against the military

    Since the time of Ataturk, the Turkish military has acted as a bulwark against Islamic extremism. Several times since the end of World War I, the military has overthrown a civilian government - often because they felt that a secular Turkey was under ...

  • February 12, 2011

    What next for Egypt? Not even the army knows

    They're in charge but do they have any idea what to do next?Fred Kaplan: Who are the new uniformed leaders in Egypt? What are their ambitions and principles? Nobody really knows, perhaps not even Cairo insiders. Mubarak had ruled for 30 years, after ...

  • February 12, 2011

    White House takes credit for Mubarak exit

    Jake Tapper reports on some triumphalism from the White House regarding Mubarak's resignation:Sources tell ABC News that after Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak spoke last night, handing over powers to his vice president but not stepping down, the Wh...

  • February 12, 2011

    Budget victory for tea party

    It's still not nearly enough but it is a very significant start. The GOP has unveiled a new budget bill after pressure from tea party freshmen that includes more than $100 billion in cuts to the federal budget.The Hill: House Appropriations Committee...

  • February 12, 2011

    Will Gabrielle GIffords run for Kyl senate seat?

    It depends on her health, of course, but Tucson shooting victim Rep. Giffords, who expressed an interest in running for the senate prior to the tragedy, may represent the Democrat's best chance to pick up a senate seat in 2012.Politico:The race for A...

  • February 11, 2011

    CBO: Obamacare will cost 800,000 jobs

    I feel for CBO director Doug Elmendorf. He is stuck between Democrats who are giving him fabricated Obamacare numbers to base his estimates on and his duty to give the Congress accurate information.Yesterday, Elmendorf got it right. Testifying before...

  • February 11, 2011

    More claptrap from Clapper

    ABC News is reporting that a spokesman for DNI James Clapper has "clarified" remarks made by the intelligence chief before the House Intel Committee yesterday.Among other things, Clapper claimed that the Muslim Brotherhood was a "large...

  • February 11, 2011

    Sarkozy joins the chorus of leaders condemning multiculturalism

    First, it was Angela Merkel of Germany. Then it was Britain's David Cameron.Now French President Nicholas Sarkozy has joined the chorus of European leaders who have pointed out the obvious; multiculturalism has failed.AFP reports: French President Ni...

  • February 11, 2011

    Panetta predicts Mubarak exit - via TV reports

    The budget for intelligence is unknown but thought to exceed $80 billion. The spooks have an array of high tech gadgets and gizmos to glean the latest information from friend and foe alike, not to mention several hundred operatives spread out across...

  • February 10, 2011

    100 UC Irvine faculty members ask DA to drop charges against Muslim students

    Last year, Israeli ambassador to the US Michael Oren was giving a speech on the University of California-Irvine campus when 11 members of the Muslim Student Union rose and began to heckle and otherwise disrupt his speech. The group was arrested and t...

  • February 10, 2011

    Another bailout on the way - Postal Service next in line

    It won't be a large amount - comparatively speaking. It will be hundreds of millions instead of billions.But that doesn't alter the fact that we have to figure out what to do about mail delivery in the 21st century. Needless to say, much of the short...

  • February 10, 2011

    The Muslim Brotherhood - in their own words

    They're just puppy dogs, don't you know? They've renounced violence and have NO INTENTION of setting up a religious-dominated government in Egypt.Uh-huh - sure:PMW [Palestinian Media Watch] has selected the following quotes from Jihad is the way to i...

  • February 10, 2011

    It's 3:00 AM: Do you know where your president is?

    The mixed messages coming out of the White House on Mubarak and the crisis in Egypt is obviously not helping matters, and is making the US seem incredibly weak and indecisive.It doesn't help when you have a bunch of blabber-mouths at the State Depart...

  • February 9, 2011

    Coming soon: Obamacare comic!

    Not of the super hero variety. More like the super screwup kind: The MIT economics whiz who crafted President Obama's national health-care overhaul now plans to explain the complex and controversial plan to the masses - in one long comic book.Jonatha...

  • February 9, 2011

    House defeats effort to extend key provisions of Patriot Act

    An unusual coalition of liberals and libertarian conservatives has defeated an effort in the House to extend certain provisions of the Patriot Act until December of this year.Washington Post: The House measure, which was sponsored by Rep. Jim Sensenb...

  • February 9, 2011

    Oooops! Saudi oil reserves 'overstated by 40%'

    As far back as 2004, there was worry that the Saudis were fudging on how much oil they still had in the ground. Thanks to Wikileaks, we now have a little better idea. The Guardian: The US fears that Saudi Arabia, the world's largest crude oil export...

  • February 9, 2011

    What to do with Fannie and Freddie?

    Run into the ground by mismanagement and criminal oversight failure by Democrats in Congress, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac - taken over by the government in 2008 - appear to be on the chopping block entirely. A report, that was due at the end of Januar...

  • February 9, 2011

    Ready or not, here comes high speed rail

    Definition of a boondoggle: A government program with no chance of succeeding but where huge amounts of money are spent anyway.Definition of insanity: (See "boondoggle").Wall Street Journal:Vice President Joe Biden unveiled a $53 billion pl...

  • February 8, 2011

    Jane Harman to resign from House

    California congresswoman Jane Harman is leaving Congress to head up a prominent centrist think tank.Politico: Rep. Jane Harman (D-Calif.) will resign from Congress to succeed former Rep. Lee Hamilton as president of the Woodrow Wilson International C...

  • February 8, 2011

    Obama: Corporate profits must be 'shared with workers'

    Nothing wrong with profit sharing - as long as it's a private transaction either between an employee and the company or the union and the industry.But Obama's not concerned about that kind of setup. In fact, he makes it sound as if government would h...

  • February 8, 2011

    Obama's new international space satellite policy will limit US ability to protect our systems

    To be honest, some of the proposals are long overdue and need international agreement. There are more and more satellites up there and issues like frequency interference, space debris, and other problems associated with the explosion in space technol...

  • February 8, 2011

    A political dinosaur goes extinct

    The Democratic Leadership Council - Bill Clinton's brainchild of the 1990's set up to hide his liberal agenda - is going out of business.Ben Smith: The Democratic Leadership Council, the iconic centrist organization of the Clinton years, is out of mo...

  • February 8, 2011

    Less than half of New York state students ready for college when they graduate

    New York may be an extreme example but there is little doubt that a huge number of American high school kids are graduating without the necessary skills to do well in college and compete for a well-paying job.The New York Times: The new statistics, p...

  • February 8, 2011

    Keith Olbermann to resurface on Al Gore TV

    I would be mildly surprised if there were any AT readers who actually watched Al Gore's "Current" cable TV network. Since you are probably unaware of what kind of TV fare is offered, imagine amateur bloggers with a camera ranting about ...

  • February 8, 2011

    So it is about the money, eh Michael?

    Michael Moore, who never met a rich man he didn't hate, is suing the backers of his fantasy "Fahrenheit 9/11" over...wait for it - "financial deception" - and cheating him out of $2.7 million in profits.The avowed socialist appear...

  • February 8, 2011

    Will Mubarak hang on?

    A combination of clever politics and what appears to be weariness on the part of protestors might allow Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak to hang on until September when a new leader will be elected.There is still a chance he may be eased out in favor...

  • February 7, 2011

    AOL-Huffpo merger gives liberal media a huge, new platform

    The AOL-Huffington Post merger destroys one media outlet that had plenty of conservative commentary and creates a potentially massive new liberal news portal that will reach as many as 100 million Americans a month.New York Times: The two companies c...

  • February 7, 2011

    Afghan Red Cross worker with one leg set to be hanged for conversion to Christianity

    Is this what we're fighting and dying for in Afghanistan?Daily Mail: An Afghan physiotherapist will be executed within three days for converting to Christianity.Said Musa, 45, has been held for eight months in a Kabul prison were he claims he has bee...

  • February 7, 2011

    Poll: Massive majority opposes raising debt limit

    It's only one poll - The Hill's survey of likely voters - but it could mean trouble for President Obama and the Democrats:Only 27 percent of likely voters favor raising the nation's $14.3 trillion debt ceiling, while 62 percent oppose it, according ...

  • February 6, 2011

    Happy 100th, Ronald Reagan

    Exactly 100 years ago in Tampico, IL - not far from where I am sitting writing this - Ronald Reagan was born. I realize that all Americans lay claim to Reagan's legacy, but I hope you'll forgive a little Heartland chauvinism and allow me to say that ...

  • February 6, 2011

    GOP rep to take on Tester in 2012

    Montana's GOP congressman, Denny Rehberg, says he will run against Senator John Tester in 2012. The Billings Gazette: Republican Rep. Denny Rehberg says he's running for the Senate in 2012 to offer Montanans a choice between someone who will tackle o...

  • February 6, 2011

    Palin: Obama's 3:00 AM call 'went right to the answering machine'

    The administration has been behind the curve on this crisis for two weeks and Sarah Palin recognizes it. From CNN: Sarah Palin, in her first comments on the uprising in Egypt, called the situation President Barack Obama's 3 a.m. phone call and said, ...

  • February 6, 2011

    Incompetence: US disowns comments by own special envoy to Mubarak

    Last week, the Obama administration sent Frank Wisner, former Ambassador to Egypt, as a personal envoy from President Obama to Hosni Mubarak. The goal - ostensibly - was to get the 82 year old Egyptian president to read the writing on the wall and st...

  • February 6, 2011

    BDS still raging here and overseas

    Bush Derangement Syndrome appears to have a half life longer than most nuclear materials. Swiss leftists objected so strenuously to a visit by the former president, that Bush was forced to cancel his trip.Washington Post: A planned trip to Switzerlan...

  • February 5, 2011

    Obama's Luxemburg Ambassador an epic disaster

    How bad a boss at an embassy do you have to endure in order to desperately request a transfer to...Afghanistan?This bad. Politico: An Obama bundler picked for a choice ambassadorship brought the U.S. embassy she led to "a state of dysfunction...

  • February 5, 2011

    US agrees to tell Russia Brit nuke secrets

    I wonder if this news had broken before the START vote in the senate if it would have been approved? The Telegraph: Information about every Trident missile the US supplies to Britain will be given to Russia as part of an arms control deal signed by P...

  • February 5, 2011

    Egypt's new VP target of assassination attempt

    Omar Suleiman is a former intelligence chief which means he has made many enemies over the years. It would be premature to blame the assassination attempt on Islamists, then. It could have been one of the far left parties, including the commies. It m...

  • February 4, 2011

    Another huge protest in Cairo

    The Egyptians are calling it "Day of Departure" for Mubarak but the hundreds of thousands in the streets and Tahrir Square will probably be disappointed by days end.The army, unlike the last couple of days, seems determined to keep a lid on...

  • February 3, 2011

    Senate rejects health care repeal

    C'mon. You didn't think this would be a cakewalk, did you? The Senate on Wednesday voted down a repeal of President Obama's healthcare law in a 47-51 party-line vote.The vote came two weeks to the day the Republican House voted 245-189 to repeal the ...

  • February 3, 2011

    Daniels reiterates call for 'truce' on social issues

    Governor Mitch Daniels is a great wonk, a good governor, but it appears that he isn't much of a politician. Earth to Mitch: You don't start out a presidential campaign by alienating 1/3 of your base: The other day on Laura Ingraham's radio show, Dani...

  • February 3, 2011

    Noted Egyptian blogger Sandmonkey apparently arrested (Update: Sandmonkey Released)

    One of the sharpest foreign bloggers and a font of information during the Egypt crisis has been Sandmonkey.PJ Media CEO Roger Simon was able to interview Sandmonkey for a few minutes last night (An audio trak is available at the link):On the reassur...

  • February 3, 2011

    Manning proved he was unfit to serve

    Fox News' Justin Fishel's report that Army officials felt Bradley Manning, the WikiLeaker, was unfit to serve but used him anyway because of a desperate need, if true, is very disturbing about the lax security and lack of needed personnel. Army in...

  • February 3, 2011

    Egypt: How Obama blew it

    Robert Springborg has a rather convincing piece at Foreign Policy about why it's "Game Over" for Egyptian democracy and how America has helped the Egyptian army maintain control.An excerpt: The military will now enter into negotiations with...

  • February 2, 2011

    Kennedy miniseries finds a home

    The producers of the miniseries "The Kennedys" that was orphaned when the History Channel's parent company refused to broadcast it after pressure was brought by the Kennedy family has found a home.Hollywood Reporter: After a three-week jour...

  • February 1, 2011

    How important should tea party ideas be to the GOP?

    Gallup says the American people, by a surprisingly large majority, believe that it is "very important" or "somewhat important" that the GOP take tea party positions and objectives into account when governing the country:About 7 i...

  • February 1, 2011

    Thinking prudently about Egypt is not 'fear mongering'

    Before there was Lenin, there was Karensky. Before there was Hitler, there was Von Papen. Before there were Soviet satellites in Eastern Europe, there were "provisional coalition governments" where Communists were not a majority.Before ther...

  • February 1, 2011

    Opinion survey casts dark cloud over future U.S.-Egypt relations

    By now Barack Hussein Obama’s Muslim outreach agenda should be paying handsome dividends. After eight years of George W. Bush, the Islamic world was delighted at the prospect of a new pro-Muslim regime in Washington, however something seems to ...

  • February 1, 2011

    2 million turn out in Cairo: army refuses to use force against protestors

    Any concerns that the protestors call for a million people to turn out and march in Tahrir Square today would fall short of expectations can be put to rest.Al Jazeera is reporting that at least 2 million turned out on a day of protest and general str...

  • January 31, 2011

    Clinton calls for 'real democracy' in Egypt

    What else could she say? The administration has been behind the curve on this crisis from the beginning, always a beat too late so that they have found it impossible to get on top of the situation.At least a little more realism is creeping into their...

  • January 31, 2011

    Syria's Assad running scared

    Syria's President is reading the writing on the wall and is hurriedly calling for "political reform" in his country.Now if we could only keep his hands off Lebanon.The Wall Street Journal: In a rare interview, Mr. Assad told The Wall Street...

  • January 31, 2011

    Florida judge may rule today on Obamacare constitutionality

    This case is a little different than the VA decision from last month where the individual mandate was declared unconstitutional. The Florida case involves a suit brought by 26 governors about the mandate but they are also seeking injunctive relief.Re...

  • January 31, 2011

    Egypt protestors plan million man march for tomorrow

    Can they pull it off? It's hard to know how organized they still are with the internet down, mobile phone service limited, and many of their leaders in jail.Al Jazeera reports: Egyptian protesters have called for a massive demonstration and a rolling...

  • January 31, 2011

    ElBaradei: Muslim Brotherhood Islamist takeover 'a myth'

    This is truly bizarre. Liberal commentator Alan Colmes triumphantly posts a quote from ElBaradei that "proves" us wingnuts are not reality based by worrying about a takeover by the Muslim Brotherhood:Mohamed ElBaradei, a leading voice of Eg...

  • January 30, 2011

    Caroline Glick: 'The Pragmatic Fantasy'

    One of the better articles written about the crisis in Egypt was penned by Caroline Glick today. The piece appears in the Jerusalem Post and takes the pragmatists in Israel - and US State Department - to task for their blindness in believing they ca...

  • January 30, 2011

    Egypt shuts down Al Jazeera bureau

    Sort of a good news-bad news scenario. Evidently, the Egyptian people had been tapping into the AJ reporting on the revolt and the authorities figured out that what was being disseminated was not helpful to the regime.Interesting to read AJ live blog...

  • January 30, 2011

    Stratfor reports Hamas moving into Egypt to help the Brotherhood

    To all those liberals mindlessly cheering on the revolt in Egypt, some sobering news from Stratfor: The Egyptian police are no longer patrolling the Rafah border crossing into Gaza. Hamas armed men are entering into Egypt and are closely collaboratin...

  • January 30, 2011

    Obama, liberals caught 'intellectually unprepared' for Egypt crisis

    A great article by the literary editor of The New Republic, Leon Wieseltier, who chastises Obama and the left for their response to events in Egypt:The administration's predicament, it must be said, is strategically complicated: since Mubarak may fa...

  • January 30, 2011

    Video of the year: 'Egyptian Revolution: January 25, 2011'

    No need for intro. Just watch. ...

  • January 30, 2011

    Is Qaddafi next?

    Muamar Qaddafi's "I'm just a lowly Bedouin" shtick has been wearing thin for about 30 years. And the release of a Wikileaks cable from the US ambassador in Libya may rip the curtain back for the Libyan people too.Apparently, Qaddafi's famil...

  • January 29, 2011

    Troops, demonstrators fraternize as Mubarak's regime totters

    There is a temptation to read a lot more into every scrap of news that is coming out of internetless Egypt and apply an inordinate amount of importance to it.But taken together, these scraps and tidbits, and hint all point to the probability that unl...

  • January 29, 2011

    Foreign policy establishment of two minds on Egypt

    The administration is torn between two competing visions put forward by the foreign policy establishment in Washington of what the US should do and say about the crisis in Egypt, and as is typical, they have chosen to split the difference.This Washin...

  • January 28, 2011

    Propagandists at Time Magazine put Reagan and Obama together on cover

    I disagree that this picture of Reagan with his arm around Obama on Time Magazine's cover would never happen. Reagan was generous to his political opponents and, given his absolute confidence in his own abilities, would no doubt have found humor in t...

  • January 28, 2011

    Egypt now a powder keg

    Can Mubarak survive?Increasingly, it appears that the Egyptian dictator is on his last legs. Massive protests are being planned and the only way to get people back in their homes may be to go the Iranian route; shooting protestors down in the streets...

  • January 27, 2011

    Kucinich sues House cafeteria for 'dangerous' sandwich

    What do you expect from a guy who says he saw an alien spacecraft? The lawsuit that the Cleveland Democrat filed Jan. 3 against operators and suppliers of the Longworth House Office Building cafeteria says the sandwich he bought there "on or abo...

  • January 27, 2011

    Medicare Chief Actuary confirms Obamacare a tissue of lies

    Absolutely devastating testimony yesterday from Medicare's independent economic expert Richard Foster before the House Budget Committee. In essence, in response to direct questions, Foster blew up the rationale for Obamacare and placed the president ...

  • January 27, 2011

    500 more waivers granted for Obamacare

    By the time they're done, only suckers like us will have to follow the rules on Obamacare. The Department of Health and Human Services just issued 500 more waivers for unions, companies, and states to avoid some of the many restrictions and mandates ...

  • January 27, 2011

    NY state seizes Nassau county finances

    It's one of the richest counties in the country with one of the highest tax rates for residents and they still can't find enough money to make one and one add up to two.New York Times: A state oversight board on Wednesday seized control of Nassau Cou...

  • January 27, 2011

    Radical Imam caught while trying to enter US

    Said Jaziri, a Canadian imam who once urged all Canadian Muslims to follow Sharia law, and who was a leader of protests against the Mohammad cartoons was caught while trying to enter the US illegally.LA Now: U.S. border authorities have arrested a co...

  • January 26, 2011

    Obama in a bubble of his own making

    The temptation when you work in the White House as president is to close yourself in, shutting out the world beyond the gates, with the hubristic belief in your own perfection. After all, you made it all the way to the White House - what does the res...

  • January 26, 2011

    Russian media takes cue from left; blames attack on US video game

    Blaming the US for their own security failures is pretty base, but the Russians sure must have been watching the aftermath of the Tucson shootings to come up with this one: As Russia's president, Dmitri Medvedev, criticized airport officials for all...

  • January 26, 2011

    'Lebanon burns; America snores'

    Barry Rubin's got that right. The reaction of the United States and other western countries to this coup by Hezb'allah is far too sanguine. A mild threat to cut off aid (by an unnamed diplomat) plus Secretary Clinton's low key, almost ho hum response...

  • January 26, 2011

    Federal inquiry finds that financial meltdown was 'avoidable'

    That's not really news. A lot could have been done - a lot - by both government and banks to prevent the financial mess we find ourselves in today.But to see it in black and white, along with abandoning the silly notion that it was all Bush's fault, ...

  • January 25, 2011

    Chicago SEIU chapter granted Obamacare waiver

    You can tell Obama still has a lot of Chicago in him just by watching how blatant the cronyism and favoritism is in his government.In Chicago, they just don't care who knows how crooked they are. In fact, a sneering comeback heard often in the windy ...

  • January 25, 2011

    Hezb'allah names new Lebanese prime minister

    A handpicked candidate for prime minister by Hezb'allah will likely win parliamentary approval today. Thus ends the independence of the Lebanese state. Even the New York Times sees the writing on the wall with their headline, "Hezbollah Chooses...

  • January 24, 2011

    Insulting Chinese Anti-American tune played at state dinner

    It isn't really that strange that the Chinese pianist who played at the White House state dinner for President Hu would slap America in the face by playing a blatantly anti-American song well known in China.What's also not very surprising to me is th...

  • January 24, 2011

    Leaked Palistinian docs show weakened, desperate Abbas

    Much is being made this morning of a hugely significant leak of documents from more than a decade of peace talks between the Palestinians and the Israelis. They seem to indicate that the Palestinians offered what, on the surface appears to be, rather...

  • January 24, 2011

    GOP to target UN funding

    I'm not sure cutting off all funding for the UN is a good idea. Once you leave New York, the organization's WHO, refugee department, and other humanitarian pieces of the UN provide necessary infrastructure for a world wide effort in these areas. Othe...

  • January 24, 2011

    Had enough 'stimulus'? Not Obama

    Many thanks to Senator Dick Durbin for pointing out that President Obama's new spending plan he is unveiling tomorrow night at the State of the Union is "part of a stimulus."Politico:Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) on Sunday calle...

  • January 23, 2011

    Yawn. Romney wins NH straw poll

    This really isn't news, I'll admit. Romney is heavily favored to win in New Hampshire, having finished a disappointing second to John McCain in 2008. And the survey wasn't even very scientific.But Ron Paul garnering 11% and Tim Pawlenty coming in ahe...

  • January 23, 2011

    Obama to speak out of both sides of his mouth during SOTU

    It should be an interesting State of the Union speech on Tuesday night. We get to see the president of the United States pull off one of the great feats of prestidigitation known; talking out of both sides of his mouth.Only a liberal can believe you ...

  • January 23, 2011

    Whose 'fault' is it that Gitmo is still open?

    According to the Wikileaks docs, the reason Obama failed to close the Guantanamo detention center was because Congress refused to allow terrorists to "settle" in the United States.In an unintentionally funny article, McClatchy's Carol Rosen...

  • January 23, 2011

    Olbermann's exit in the works for weeks

    TMZ is reporting that Keith Olbermann's departure from MSNBC was hardly "abrupt," and had been under discussion for weeks:Sources familiar with the situation tell us that Olbermann's agent recently went to NBC complaining that Keith -- who...

  • January 23, 2011

    'Captain America' to become "First Avenger' in Russia and South Korea

    I don't know what they might be upset about if the Russkies and SoKo's actually saw the movie. The film "Captain America" is, according to its director, not very patriotic at all and has little to do with America: "He wants to serve hi...

  • January 22, 2011

    Are you ready for your state to declare bankruptcy?

    The constitutional hurdles are very high, says this New York Times piece. And the topic is so sensitive that no one will dare put it in writing on the Hill. But it may very well come down to bailing out some states with federal money or allowing them...

  • January 22, 2011

    The Olbermann Conspiracy: Evil forces to take control of NBC

    Why was Keith Olbermann's "Countdown" show abruptly terminated by MSNBC?He was speaking truth to power, don't you know? He stood on the battlements, waving the bloody shirt and expecting us to follow his brave lead into the war against eeee...

  • January 22, 2011

    The Democrat's unfortunate choice of words for a rallying cry

    Politicians are very careful not to use double entendres in their messaging. Too easy to make fun of.So when the Democrats tried a little rebranding this weekend, they got off on the wrong foot with what they are calling their "rallying cry:...

  • January 22, 2011

    SOTU turning into Sadie Hawkins dance

    I made my unpopular feelings known about the two parties sitting together for the State of the Union speech next week. I see little harm in it and if it hurries along the GOP agenda, so much the better.But this is pretty ridiculous. If I had known th...

  • January 22, 2011

    Newt tells his Georgia supporters he intends to run in 2012

    Newt Gingrich has let the cat out of the bag; he intends to run for president in 2012: In the last 24 hours, former U.S. House speaker Newt Gingrich has touched base with several prominent Republicans in his former home state, telling them that he in...

  • January 21, 2011

    Retroactive recusal? Common Cause, the NY Times, and a laugher of a suit

    The New York Times is taking seriously a suit filed by the liberal advocacy group Common Cause against conservative Supreme Court justices Scalia and Thomas. CC wants what amounts to a "retroactive recusal" on the Citizens United case, stat...

  • January 21, 2011

    Krauthammer: Repeal not amend

    Charles Krauthammer , writing in IDB, points out the folly of "amending" Obamacare, attacking the numbers the Democrats fed the CBO to get their phony budget savings and the recommending a course of action:That a health care reform law of s...

  • January 21, 2011

    Blacks gravitating to Rahmbo in Chicago mayoral election

    Rahm Emanuel has opened up a double digit lead in the Chicago mayoral race, largely as a result of his new found appeal to African Americans.Politico reports :Emanuel has the support of 44 percent of likely voters surveyed in a Chicago Tribune/WGN po...

  • January 20, 2011

    So much for civility

    Elevating the political dialogue, Democratic style: In an extraordinary outburst on the House floor, Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN) invoked the Holocaust to attack Republicans on health care and compared rhetoric on the issue to the work of infamous Nazi pr...

  • January 20, 2011

    House passes Obamacare repeal: on to the Senate

    The House passed a measure that repeals Obamacare with a 245-189 vote. This represents a far larger margin of victory than proponents of health care reform got when they passed it in the first place.Is this really a "symbolic" victory? We'l...

  • January 20, 2011

    Obama gets a bump in approval ratings; how long will it last?

    The White House, the Democrats, and the media are celebrating new polls showing a bounce in approval ratings for the president and the Democratic party:NBC/WSJ Poll:In the poll, Obama's job-approval rating stands at 53 percent, which is an eight-poin...

  • January 18, 2011

    Coming next for Wikileaks: Swiss bank revelations

    The legendary secrecy of the Swiss banking system is about to blow up as a former high ranking bank executive has given Julian Assange proprietary information that names dozens of famous people who have broken tax laws by hiding their wealth.New York...

  • January 18, 2011

    Lugar wants to renew assault weapons ban

    It seems pretty clear that Indiana Senator Richard Lugar has resigned himself to a primary challenge from his right flank and is attempting to shore up his support among moderate Republicans and dems.This would explain his high profile effort to rene...

  • January 18, 2011

    Cheney: Obama has learned that some Bush policies are right

    The media has been tip-toeing around this issue for months, of course. Needless to say, no one in the administration ever mentions it either.Leave it to Cheney to pour a little righteous truth on to the media, in effect, shaming them for their lack o...

  • January 18, 2011

    Palin: 'I am not going to shut up'

    With many on the left still trying to hold her responsible for the Tucson shootings, Palin came out swinging in an interview with Sean Hannity:After defending the crosshairs on the map flap, Palin went after those who are criticizing her use of the t...

  • January 18, 2011

    Rep Lewis decries loss of white voters by Dems

    Maybe if they didn't try to divide America into white and black in the first place, they might have a better shot with voters who don't like being placed in a box:The Hill:White voters preferred Republican candidates by almost two-to-one in the midte...

  • January 18, 2011

    Paul Ryan and his roadmap to fiscal solvency scares the GOP

    Is Ryan's plan too radical? Certainly the Dems think so. The plan addresses social security, medicare, and medicaid with an eye toward drastic reform of the very way we look at and fund entitlements.Robert Costa in NRO: With fanfare, Ryan last year p...

  • January 18, 2011

    The reason college kids go gaga over Obama

    Younger voters are usually liberal anyway - until they get a real job and see how much the government takes out of their paycheck. By the time they get married and have kids, the natural equilibrium in politics is re-established and a majority become...

  • January 18, 2011

    Yes, Obama is indeed moving toward the middle

    The question is - how many people can he fool? Clinton did a masterful job of, for instance, making it appear that welfare reform was his idea. And given the fact that the president - any president - has the ability to control the national agenda, it...

  • January 17, 2011

    Schumer calls for 'closing loophole' in gun law

    Which "loophole" is that? The one that prevents the army from reporting you to the FBI for "excessive drug use" - a matter of privacy that the left would be screaming against if it were for any other purpose :Schumer, who authored...

  • January 17, 2011

    Boston Globe chides Kennedy sycophants for blocking JFK mini-series

    The recent cancellation by the History Channel of a mini-series on John Kennedy has drawn a lot of criticism on the right for the network's lack of backbone in dealing with the powerful Kennedy family and their allies.Now, even the Boston Globe has ...

  • January 17, 2011

    P.J. O'Rourke: 'We are seeing the sad end of liberalism'

    In a mostly serious, spot on analysis of New York Times reporting on the Tucson shootings, P.J. O'Rourke wonders if the kind of liberalism promoted by the Times and others hasn't outlived its usefulness in our political debates.Writing in The Weekly ...

  • January 17, 2011

    Giffords' condition upgraded to 'serious'

    Gabrielle Giffords continues her remarkable recovery from a gunshot wound to the head as her doctors have now removed her from the critical list.The Washington Post: Giffords is breathing on her own through a tube inserted in her windpipe. She had be...

  • January 16, 2011

    Stuxnet run out of Dimona

    How do you slow down Iran's nuclear program without bombing them? You screw up their computers with an extraordinarily sophisticated computer program that attacks only the computers involved in their enrichment operations.It is not news that Stuxnet ...

  • January 16, 2011

    Michael Reagan calls brother Ron an 'embarrassment'

    Last week, Ron Reagan was shilling for his book by revealing some juicy tidbits about his father; namely, that he was suffering from symptoms of Alzheimer's disease early in his second term.This, despite the fact that White House doctors - 4 of them ...

  • January 16, 2011

    Should Congress sit together during SOTU?

    I've seen a lot of knee jerk reactions to this proposal for Congress to eschew party labels and have the GOP and Dems sitting together.One one level, I totally agree that this would redound to the benefit of Obama and the Democrats with the GOP getti...

  • January 16, 2011

    50th anniversary of Ike's farewell address

    It's often cited for the misleading "military-industrial complex" warning - something that Eisenhower never meant as a warning against the military but rather a warning against all top down efforts by government - but there is far more to t...

  • January 14, 2011

    US bonds may be downgraded

    Moody's is warning that unless we change our ways, our bonds will be downgraded.This doesn't mean it will happen or happen anytime soon. We're not going to slide to junk bond status tomorrow, although if Obama can't be stopped, who knows where our ra...

  • January 14, 2011

    Obama: The $1 billion man in 2012?

    Perhaps Obama should quit the presidency and go into fundraising. Just think - we could probably have a cure for AIDS or some cancers if he put his prodigious fundraising ability to better use than trying to hang on to the White House.Politico: Braci...

  • January 14, 2011

    A tough one: Tucson 'straight shooter' ad for Limbaugh taken down

    I wanted to point to this example of Clear Channel - parent company of the Tucson radio station KNST that broadcasts the Rush Limbaugh show - taking down a billboard that featured the copy "straight shooter" referencing Limbaugh and what ap...

  • January 13, 2011

    EPA wins Texas suit to regulate CO2

    Round 1 to the warmists: A federal court has shot down a bid by Texas to keep the Obama administration from regulating greenhouse gases in the Lone Star State.The U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia ruled Wednesday that the Env...

  • January 13, 2011

    Housing at depression levels

    If you own a house, you know that sinking feeling every time you read stories like this: In the past few years, we've all been careful to choose our words carefully, not calling it a recession until it fit the technical definition and avoiding any in...

  • January 13, 2011

    Gun control fanatics glum that White House won't use tragedy for their issue

    Sign of the times, I guess. The gun control lobby makes absolutely no bones about their desire to latch on to the AZ tragedy for their own, selfish political purposes. The Hill: Gun-control advocates, who are backing a series of reforms proposed this...

  • January 12, 2011

    Despite massive effort, liberals fail to convince America that the right is to blame for shootings

    After several days of being inundated with the most fantastic smears, lies, and exaggerated rhetoric, only 32% of the American people - fewer than the percentage who identify themselves as Democrats - believe that political rhetoric was to blame for ...

  • January 12, 2011

    Tragedy: Dennis Kucinich may lose his seat to redistricting

    I'd like to say that it couldn't happen to a nicer fellow but that would be stretching the point beyond breaking. As Politico points out, he's already running for his life:Kucinich, a two-time presidential candidate just elected to an eighth term in ...

  • January 12, 2011

    IL governor congratulates lawmakers for raising state income tax 66%

    Illinois Democrats passed a whopping 66% increase in state income taxes in a lame duck session. Governor Pat Quinn congratulated his party members: "A lot of them are my friends and we worked together in campaigns and we believe in working toget...

  • January 10, 2011

    Sanity from Jack Schafer

    In addition to the absolute stupidity of attempting to blame Sarah Palin for the Tucscon massacre, there is the very real consequence that the left is seeking to stifle political speech.Jack Shafer writing at Slate applies the necessary panacea for ...

  • January 9, 2011

    No brains, no shame

    The tragedy in Arizona, where Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords was shot and seriously wounded by an incoherent maniac has caused many leftist heads to explode in absolute, unadulterated idiocy. First of all, congrats on once again trying to politic...

  • January 9, 2011

    Is Daily Kos to blame for Gifford attack?

    There's no link to the diary entry at Daily Kos that is described in this posting from Hillbuzz. That's because Kos scrubbed it. Thankfully, several bloggers were able to capture screen shots of the post that used the word "dead" in relatio...

  • January 9, 2011

    The six dead innocents of the AZ shooting

    Michelle Malkin has the grim list of innocent victims who have died as a result of wounds received during the AZ shootings yesterday.Not receiving half the attention accorded to Rep. Giffords, is the tragic death of federal judge John Roll who, unrel...

  • January 9, 2011

    And the winner of the most bizarre, overwrought, hysterical denunciation of Sarah Palin by a brainless lefty is...

    It's not Paul Krugman, although I know he has many fans on the right who were hoping he would win the prize because he fits the "brainless" description so aptly.Nor is it any lefty blogger who, over the last 24 hrs, has stretched, and stre...

  • January 8, 2011

    Government gives ineligible homeowners billions in stimulus loans

    This is the kind of thing that Rep. Darrell Issa should be investigating. I realize that he wants to avoid a lot of controversy at the beginning of the term, but this IG report from one department of government on how the stimulus money was misspent ...

  • January 7, 2011

    Only 103,000 jobs created in December

    OK - so, you're David Axelrod. You've got another anemic jobs report for the president to comment on.What do you have the president say?1. It could have been worse if Bush was still in office.2. Just wait until I get my new economics team in place! T...

  • January 7, 2011

    State Department warns hundreds of Wikileak targets

    As I have said before, Julian Assange is as interested in "transparency" as my pet cat Aramas. What he wants is to see the world burn.And if a few stray human beings are put in danger to satisfy his unnatural craving for destruction, who ca...

  • January 7, 2011

    Illinois to tax online purchases

    In truth, Illinois is in dire financial straits - perhaps the worst in the nation. But taxing internet sales is not going to bring in much revenue since companies like Amazon who authorize sales associates are closing up shop in the Land of Lincoln. ...

  • January 6, 2011

    Inflation: It's here and it's serious

    It almost seems as if pundits have been saying "the sky is falling" with regard to inflation for a couple of years. Now Kevin Williamson at NRO makes the case that inflation kind of snuck up on us when we weren't looking: Food prices are ...

  • January 5, 2011

    GOP House to propose massive cuts in domestic spending (Update)

    The target: $100 billion. Saved from the budget ax: military, domestic security, and vets.Everything else is on the table. And since we are talking about discretionary spending, we're looking at some programs getting cut back 20%. The reductions that...

  • January 5, 2011

    Schumer says GOP lawmakers should forgo insurance

    Chuck Schumer is daring Republicans to forgo insurance if they're so dedicated to repeal of the health care law: New York Senator Chuck Schumer is pushing Republican members of Congress who oppose last year's health care legislation to decline health...

  • January 5, 2011

    Gov. Christie dismantles a state affirmative action office

    As Ed Lasky notes, "the New York Times is going to love this." From NRO: "The four-year-old state Division of Minority and Women Business Development has been quietly dismantled by the administration of Gov. Chris Christie, which conti...

  • January 4, 2011

    Issa targets Obama administration

    Darrell Issa, Chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, has issued a list of investigations he will undertake in the next Congress.Politico reports: --Issa's list: "1. Impact of regulation on job creation ... 2. Fannie/Fre...

  • January 4, 2011

    Half the voters don't believe Obamacare promise

    At this point, after all we've discovered about Obamacare, the question isn't why nearly half of Americans polled by Rasmussen don't believe they will be able to keep their insurance policies as Obama promised, but rather what the hell is wrong with ...

  • January 4, 2011

    Two British consulate employees in Jerusalem arrested for terrorist plot

    They are not British nationals, but rather local Palestinians hired as maintenance men at the consulate in Jerusalem. But that shouldn't make the Brits feel any better about it. Their vetting regime is obviously inadequate and it makes you wonder if ...

  • January 4, 2011

    Taxpayer dollars used to game Google search engine

    I can certainly think of better uses for our taxes, but besides the waste of money, this is positively Orwellian; the government games Google search to have it's own explanation of the health care bill come up on the vitally important first page when...

  • January 4, 2011

    Dem Congressman suggests shooting then candidate Rick Scott

    As Jeffrey Lord at the American Spectator reports, this quote from now former Dem Congressman Paul Kanjorski "seemed to vanish in the pre-election haze." It was reported in the Scranton Times on October 23 with hardly a raised eyebrow - j...

  • January 4, 2011

    Obamacare stops construction at 45 physician owned hospitals nationwide

     What a superlative idea! Let's throw thousands of construction workers out of work and make it harder to access quality medical care at the same time.Man, those Democrats are 6 times brilliant, eh? The Weekly Standard: Under the headline, ...

  • January 3, 2011

    Mossad behind slaughter of Egyptian Christians: Iran

    Give them a "B" for moxie but an "F" for originality; the official Iranian news agency is blaming the terrorist attack in Egypt that killed 21 Chirstians on - wait for it - the Israeli spy agency Mossad: Although, at first glance,...

  • January 3, 2011

    NYC sanitation workers being investigated for boozing during blizzard

    While investigators are still trying to get to the bottom of the incendiary story that New York city sanitation workers deliberately dogged it during the blizzard in order to protest budget cuts, another story has emerged that puts those workers in a...

  • January 3, 2011

    White House throws down the gauntlet on debt ceiling fight

    The coming fight over raising the debt ceiling from its current level of $14 trillion is going to be one of the more interesting tugs of war between the White House and the GOP Congress.In summary, the GOP will insist on deep cuts in the budget as we...

  • January 2, 2011

    The public finally awakens to the danger of public unions

    The New York Times doesn't like it one bit, as this ridiculously skewed article by Michael Powell suggests, but the American people have had it up to here with public employee unions. And unless something is done, and done quickly to reform the bene...

  • January 2, 2011

    And then there was one

    Rep. Danny Davis has dropped out of the Chicago mayor's race and thrown his support behind the only other major African American candidate in the race, former US senator Carol Mosely-Braun. "I'm proud that I will be here when Carol Moseley Braun...

  • January 2, 2011

    Hugo and Hillary have a 'friendly chat'

    We revoke the visa of the Venezuela ambassador and then three days later, our Secretary of State plays nice with Chavez? Despite a simmering diplomatic row, President Hugo Chavez and US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton were seen having a brief, fri...

  • January 2, 2011

    Pakistanis still reluctant to take on the Afghan Taliban

    What will it take to get the Pakistani government to address the vital problem of Taliban infiltration from Pakistan into Afghanistan? Change the mind of Army Chief of Staff Ashfaq Kayani: Kayani, who as Pakistan's army chief has more direct say over...

  • December 31, 2010

    8 botched environmental forecasts

    Fox News has an all-star grouping of environmental forecasts that turned out to be so off base that the only question remains is why are the people who made them are still taken seriously?A couple of examples: 1. Within a few years "children jus...

  • December 31, 2010

    The case against public employee unions

    John Hinderaker at Powerline makes a powerful case against the existence of public employee unions. This, in the wake of the news that the New York sanitation workers may have slowed down snow removal last weekend to protest budget cuts: For the larg...

  • December 31, 2010

    Is religion losing influence in America?

    Gallup reports that the number of people who think so is at an all time high:Seven in 10 Americans say religion is losing its influence on American life -- one of the highest such responses in Gallup's 53-year history of asking this question, and si...

  • December 29, 2010

    US home prices plunge 1.3% - in one month

    Yes, there are some indicators that point to a stronger economy in 2011. Manufacturing, retail sales, fewer unemployment filings, and consumer confidence indicate that 2011 will be better than 2010 - which isn't saying much but is good news for milli...

  • December 29, 2010

    The 'Bilandic Effect' buries Mayor Bloomberg

    Politicians are not very bright. If they were, they wouldn't keep making the same mistakes over and over again.Take Mayor Bloomberg of New York city. Here's a man who they were talking about as a potential president just a couple of weeks ago. Now, i...

  • December 29, 2010

    Are we a nation of wussies?

    That's the judgment of Governor Ed Rendell of Pennsylvania after the National Football League canceled the Eagles-Vikings game on Sunday and moved it to last night: We've become a nation of wussies. The Chinese are kicking our butts in everything,...

  • December 28, 2010

    Some bailed out banks in trouble again

    Some of the banks that received federal TARP funds show signs of going under, despite the government promising tax payers that the cash would only be directed towards healthy institutions.Wall Street Journal: Nearly 100 U.S. banks that got bailout fu...

  • December 28, 2010

    9 terrorists held without bail in UK bomb plot

    We keep getting lucky, which many times is better than being good: Police searches are said to have uncovered two issues of the al Qaeda extremist magazine Inspire, which is published in English in Yemen and is aimed at a Western audience. An article...

  • December 28, 2010

    Michigan town wants to declare bankruptcy - the state won't let them

    This is going to become quite common over the next few years; municipalities large and small backed up against the wall and finding the only out to be bankruptcy.The problem is that if states begin to allow these smaller governments to go under, it w...

  • December 28, 2010

    Mother of all budget battles shaping up early next year

    The new GOP congress and the president are lining up for what promises to be a battle royale over the FY 2011 budget. The president has put back unveiling his budget for at least a week, while GOP lawmakers like Rand Paul want to bring budget cuts to...

  • December 27, 2010

    Assange signs $1.3 million book deal

    Apparently, being an anti-American hacker who sets himself up as a selfless crusader for truth can be quite profitable:WikiLeaks.org founder Julian Assange has inked a $1.3 million book deal to cover legal costs relating to his arrest and any lawsuit...

  • December 27, 2010

    2011: The year of insolvency for some states

    My home state of Illinois is a fiscal basket case, as the New York Times points out: For most of this year, the state of Illinois has lacked the money to pay its bills. Some of its employees have been evicted from their offices for nonpayment of rent...

  • December 27, 2010

    UN map reveals 'no noted improvements' in Afghan security

    Now Obama and Gates know what Bush and Rumsfeld were up against when fighting a war; the reality sometimes doesn't jibe with optimistic assessments coming from Washington: Internal United Nations maps show a marked deterioration of the security situa...

  • December 27, 2010

    MRC's Best Notable Quotables for 2010

    Another end of the year list, this one very entertaining.Media Research Center has published a list of "notable quotables" from 2010 that combines stupidity, irony, and just plain jaw dropping dopiness. Newsbusters, who faithfully chronicle...

  • December 26, 2010

    Obama to bring "end of life" planning in through the back door

    The idea that "end of life planning" paid for once every 5 years by Medicare will morph into euthanasia counseling was one of the more bizarre arguments against Obamacare when it was proposed two years ago. People have to make informed deci...

  • December 26, 2010

    Female suicide bomber kills 43 in Pakistan

    She walked in to a crowded food distribution center for refugees: Pakistani Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani said those responsible had no regard for humanity or religion, and that the fight against militants would continue.Pakistan's Taliban said th...

  • December 26, 2010

    Iraqis pack church that was scene of massacre despite threats

    One thing for sure; in order to practice your Christian faith in Iraq or just about anywhere else in the Middle East, you have to have the courage of the early martyrs who took to heart the notion that "Blessed are they who are persecuted for th...

  • December 26, 2010

    Is Governor Perry out for 2012?

    Despite his protestations, it sounds like a "definite maybe:" Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R) said Friday that the Republican Governors Association has already been meeting with the incoming Speaker of the House about turning authority back towar...

  • December 26, 2010

    A howler from Iowahawk

    Outside of P.J. O'Rourke, I can't think of another conservative satirist who so consistently hits the mark than Iowahawk:Warning: Please place all beverages down before reading: So You Lost Your ElectionA outplacement transition guide to life beyond ...

  • December 26, 2010

    The top 10 political moments of 2010?

    The week between Christmas and New Years day brings us a plethora of "Top Ten" lists in every area of politics, culture, media, and sport. Why this is so is something of a mystery. My own theory is that writers are desperately casting about...

  • December 26, 2010

    Interview with Israeli Ambassador to the US Michael Oren

    Jennifer Rubin has a fascinating two part interview with Michael Oren that splashes a little truth over all of the lies, distortions, and propaganda directed against Israel in the US:Oren discussed the onslaught Israel now faces -- not on the battle...

  • December 25, 2010

    Americans prefer artificial trees to real ones

    Not surprising, but interesting. Reuters reports: Far more Canadians, Americans and Britons will celebrate Christmas with artificial Christmas trees in their houses than real ones, according to a survey released on Friday.Sixty-two percent of Britons...

  • December 25, 2010

    Leave it to Harvard to find a druggie connection to Christmas

    I don't want to disturb your holiday merriment, but this is just too typical of what passes for "scholarship" on campuses today.Apparently, there are a couple of zoned out druggies who believe that a psychedelic mushroom is the reason behi...

  • December 24, 2010

    Obama set to rearrange the deck chairs on the Titanic

    Dear Mr. President: Do you really think this is going to help? President Obama is planning the first major reorganization of his administration, preparing to shuffle several positions in the West Wing as he tries to fortify his political team for the...

  • December 24, 2010

    Loophole allows American businesses to sell to Iran

    It doesn't appear we're selling the mullahs anything they could use to build the bomb, but by selling this stuff to Iran, we are alleviating some of the bite of the sanctions - sanctions that are already weak: At the behest of a host of companies - f...

  • December 24, 2010

    Cross banished from souvenirs in Bethlehem

    When even wearing the cross can get you into trouble with the you know who's: This Christmas in Bethlehem, the cross has been banned from souvenirs for tourists and pilgrims in the Holy Land. Some textile workshops in Jerusalem and Hebron have begun ...

  • December 24, 2010

    Mythbusting the 'rich don't pay enough taxes' lie

    Alan Reynolds of the Wall Street Journal: A 2008 study of 24 leading economies by the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) concludes that, "Taxation is most progressively distributed in the United States, probably reflecti...

  • December 23, 2010

    Surprise! White House says Polar Bears not endangered

    One of the iconic images of global warming that is supposed to make us feel guilty enough to bankrupt our economy by giving in to various carbon schemes is that of the pathetic polar bear alone in the middle of the ocean on a rapidly shrinking ice fl...

  • December 23, 2010

    Taking candy from our babies

    The St. Paul, MN school system is about to adopt a most draconian rule; they are to be "sweet-free zones:" Debra LaBounty, president of the Minnesota School Nutrition Association, said she believes St. Paul is the only district in the state...

  • December 22, 2010

    You stay classy, Senator Specter (updated)

    A parting shot to conservative Supreme Court Justices from a weasel of a former senator: In his final speech on the Senate floor, Specter, the former GOP chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, chastised Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Sam...

  • December 22, 2010

    Great News! Government liabilities rose $2 trillion in FY 2010

    Yes, that's in one year. And yes, the method of accounting used reflects a much more accurate picture of how bad our debt crisis truly is.Reuters: The U.S. government fell deeper into the red in fiscal 2010 with net liabilities swelling more than $2 ...

  • December 22, 2010

    Already in trouble, ObamaCare will be tipping point for many states

    The reason ObamaCare will likely devastate many state budgets is massive increases in Medicaid costs. Heritage blog:Governors of cash-strapped states are beginning to cajole or bully public employee unions into making concessions on what are consider...

  • December 21, 2010

    Accounting firm to be charged in financial meltdown

    Did you ever wonder how all those big banking houses were able to make such fantastically risky investments in mortgage backed securities and derivatives? At least as far as Lehman Brothers is concerned, their accounting firm turned a blind eye to th...

  • December 21, 2010

    NPR's Totenberg gets the word 'Christmas' stuck in her throat

    This little aside by Nina Totenberg sums up everything that is revolting about political correctness and the left's incomprehensible inability to leave nothing untouched by their sneering disregard for tradition:I want to say one thing about the budg...

  • December 21, 2010

    Obama rewards misbehavior by DoJ lawyer with a new job

    Hans von Spakovsky, writing in Pajamas Media, reports that President Obama's nominee for the Labor Department's wage and hour administrator was most recently employed by the Justice Department as chief of staff to the head of the Civil Rights Divisio...

  • December 21, 2010

    START passage likely

    In the end, the old saw "Politics stops at the water's edge" is still a powerful argument that sways skeptical lawmakers.The president makes foreign policy - this much is clear from the Constitution. Despite severe misgivings, it appears th...

  • December 21, 2010

    Christie commutes sentence of man convicted of idiotic gun possession crime

    Governor Christie of New Jersey will release Brian Aitken, who was convicted of possessing two handguns illegally despite purchasing them legally in Colorado, in time for Christmas: Christie signed a letter ordering Brian Aitken, a New Jersey man sen...

  • December 21, 2010

    Debt crisis to hit cities next year?

    Meredith Whitney, who predicted the global financial meltdown, is now saying that the next credit crisis that threatens financial stability is at the local levels - cities with crushing debt burdens that may cause a rain of defaults:Meredith Whitney,...

  • December 21, 2010

    The everlasting lame duck session

    The Democrats have had massive majorities in Congress for two years. But being liberals, they have decided to try and ram as much of their agenda through the back door of a lame duck session of Congress as they possibly can. Since many of their ideas...

  • December 21, 2010

    Monica Showalter, Jazz Shaw on Moran's show

    You won't want to miss tonight's Rick Moran Show, one of the most popular political talk shows on Blog Talk Radio. Tonight, Moran welcomes Monica Showalter of IDB and Jazz Shaw of Hot Air's Greenroom for a look at some hot issues making news today....

  • December 20, 2010

    Leaker upset that his police file was leaked

    Lawyers for Julian Assange are livid that police files detailing his sexual dalliances with two women who accuse him of rape were published by the Guardian.The Guardian was one of the news outlets to which Assange made the Wikileaks cables available....

  • December 20, 2010

    McConnell to lead anti-START forces in Senate

    This makes passage of START very doubtful:Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky led the way, telling CNN's "State of the Union" that members of his party need more time to consider the START accord."I've decided I cannot s...

  • December 20, 2010

    Census to add congressional seats to red states

    This continues a trend that has been underway for more than a quarter of a century, but seems to have accelerated the last 2 census.Bottom line: Republican states are gaining political influence while Democratic states are losing it: The 2010 census ...

  • December 19, 2010

    Don't ask: Congress repeals DADT

    This is not the end of western civilization but I think the issue could have used a little less political hyperbole and lot more sober reflection: The Senate voted decisively Saturday to repeal the "don't ask, don't tell" law, beginning the...

  • December 19, 2010

    Run away! Manchin AWOL for DREAM act and DADT votes

    Senator Joe Manchin (D-Coward County WV) has a novel approach to his new senate duties; when tough votes come to the floor, best to find something else to do rather than step up and show your constituents where you stand.Manchin appeared to channel M...

  • December 19, 2010

    8 GOP senators who voted for repeal of DADT

    As with any big vote, it came down to a matter of individual conscience in the end. The 8 GOP senators who sided with the Democrats on the issue of DADT repeal all expressed varying degrees of concern over how the new policy will be implemented, but ...

  • December 19, 2010

    DADT repeal a boost to reviving ROTC programs on campus

    It appears that the repeal of DADT will have at least one positive effect; the re-establishment of ROTC programs on major college campuses.The Ivy League appears to be leading the way: "This is an historic development for a nation dedicated to f...

  • December 19, 2010

    DREAM act fails to pass cloture

    I'm with Ed Morrissey on this. If Harry Reid didn't have the votes, why raise expectations? One possible reason  to bring the DREAM act up for a vote was to embarrass the GOP with many Hispanics, knowing it would go down to defeat largely at the...

  • December 19, 2010

    Senate beats back amendment that would have killed START treaty

    If President Obama had more credibility on national security issues, this effort to amend the START treaty's preamble that contains ambiguous language about our ability to build a missile defense in Europe would probably have not been an issue.That's...

  • December 19, 2010

    Fed can print a gazillion fake dollars but banks can't display crosses?

    If I were Ben Bernanke, I would be hitting my knees every night and praying that the fake money I was printing in such abundance didn't cause a titanic meltdown.Instead, the Federal Reserve apparently believes it is in the business of removing all Go...

  • December 18, 2010

    Wikileaks; The real reason why the Lockerbie bomber was released

    Speculation at the time of the release of Abdel Baset Al-Megrahi centered around the notion that Libya would grant BP oil certain concessions in exchange for their help in getting the bomber released, as well as provide other British companies with ...

  • December 18, 2010

    Homeland Security to 'battle' climate change

    I imagine they'll call this a "man caused disaster" too: At an all-day White House conference on "environmental justice," Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano announced that her department is creating a new task force to b...

  • December 17, 2010

    Activists suing McDonald's over Happy Meal toys

    The Center for Science in the Public Interest is suing McDonalds, demanding that it take its toys out of Happy Meals.The reasoning? I'd tell you that you wouldn't believe it but I know that nothing surprises most of you when it comes to sheer left wi...

  • December 17, 2010

    Obama's ego keeps getting in the way of politics

    A trenchant piece of analysis in WaPo by Michael Gerson this morning regarding President Obama's monumental ego where even a slam dunk like extending the Bush tax rates is botched.Gerson echoes what many on the right have been saying about Obama for...

  • December 17, 2010

    California government hits rock bottom - keeps digging

    California's Air Resources Board passed a cap and trade regulation for the state's top 600 industrial facilities that will almost certainly bring economic activity in the state to a near standstill:The program is the centerpiece of the state's 2006 ...

  • December 16, 2010

    Gallup: Worst ratings for Congress in history

    It's not so much what they've done, it's what they haven't done. The economic crisis is creating enormous problems in many parts of the country and the people don't see Congress doing anything about it: Americans' assessment of Congress has hit a new...

  • December 15, 2010

    Dems dump 2,000 page omnibus spending bill on Congress10 days before Christmas

    Election? What election?"The twelve bills included in this package fulfill the Congress' most basic responsibility, to exercise the power of the purse," he said in a statement. "This measure reflects a year's worth of work by members o...

  • December 15, 2010

    Obama's next role: Two-Face in 'Batman'

    This is what happens when you try to stretch the Constitution to make the unconstitutional, legal, regarding the question of individual mandates: On page 25 of his decision, Judge Hudson writes, "Despite pre-enactment representations to the cont...

  • December 15, 2010

    Facebook creator Zuckerberg Time 'Person of the Year'

    Given all the security issues that Facebook has had to deal with, I'm not so sure about this. My account has been hacked a couple of times despite switching to much more sophisticated passwords. But there is no denying the impact Facebook has had on ...

  • December 15, 2010

    When will they ever learn?

    The $1.1 trillion omnibus spending bill offered up by Harry Reid and the senate Democrats is a marvel of pork and interest group politics.For instance, there are at least $8 billion worth of earmarks in the bill: Three hundred fifty thousand dollars ...

  • December 14, 2010

    Steele will seek second term for RNC chair - probably, er...maybe

    As of this morning, Fox News was saying that Michael Steele would not run for a second term as RNC chair: Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele will speak with RNC members Monday evening in which he is expected to announce a decision ...

  • December 14, 2010

    Tax deal clears senate hurdle

    Regardless of what you think of the tax deal - and I know many conservatives are unhappy with it - the idea that come Jan 1 we would have seen a massive tax increase is, bottom line, unacceptable and the GOP managed to get out of the way of itself to...

  • December 14, 2010

    Senate has votes to ratify START treaty

    Either the GOP has caved on START or the president has convinced enough Republicans that the treaty is an overriding issue of national security.Lynn Sweet: The Obama White House has the votes to ratify the New START nuclear arms treaty with Russia, w...

  • December 14, 2010

    Richard Holbrooke, R.I.P.

    Our special ambassador to the Af-Pak theater, Richard Holbrooke, has died: Richard C. Holbrooke, the Obama administration's special representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan since 2009 and a diplomatic troubleshooter who worked for every Democratic...

  • December 14, 2010

    Christmas retail sales better than expected in November

    So says the Wall Street Journal. The "better than expected" tag is a welcome sight:Retail sales increased by 0.8% last month, the Commerce Department said Tuesday. Economists surveyed by Dow Jones Newswires had projected sales would climb ...

  • December 13, 2010

    Jihad against Sweden imported from Britain

    The man who tried unsuccessfully to set off a car bomb before blowing himself up on a busy street filled with Christmas shoppers in Stockholm is a former British university student who may have been assisted by al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula. The ...

  • December 13, 2010

    Did Liberal hate speech spur arsonist on Cape Cod

    Did recent demonization and hate speech directed toward the rich by liberals spur an arsonist on Cape Cod to set fire to wealthy citizens' houses.Jammie Wearing Fool quotes from Cape Cod Online: At 3:30 a.m. on Nov. 24, flames engulfed an unoccupied...

  • December 13, 2010

    Economists see the economy growing in 2011

    The latest forecasting survey by the Wall Street Journal has some good news and bad news.The economy will grow at a slightly faster rate in 2011, about 3% for the year according to the economists who were surveyed.That's the good news. The bad news ...

  • December 13, 2010

    WikiLeaks: Secret Cables Show Growing U.S. Concern Over China

    Frequent American Thinker contributor William Hawkins has an excellent summary of the Wikileaks scandal at Pajamas Media as it relates to our relations with China. While we publicly continue to insist that we don't see China as a potential enemy, the...

  • December 13, 2010

    Obama and 2012: The first billion dollar campaign?

    It's more than a possibility. Obama spent $750 million to get elected in 2010 and an incumbent president has even more opportunity to rake in the cash.Chris Cilliza on the reasons Obama might raise that almost unthinkable amount:First, he collected ...

  • December 13, 2010

    Great news: Chavez got 1,800 anti-aircraft missiles from Russia last year

    They are the Stinger-type shoulder-fired variety and that should worry all of us.As Fausta Wertz points out at Hot Air, the chances of Hugo selling these missiles to Colombian terrorists or Mexican drug gangs are not inconsiderable. She quotes the W...

  • December 12, 2010

    The left still obsesses about Nixon

    He's been dead 16 years, out of office for 36, but the left can't help obsessing about Richard Nixon.Every year or so, there's s new release of transcripts from the Nixon tapes that proves what a truly wretched creature was Richard Milhouse Nixon. An...

  • December 12, 2010

    Cancun carbon footprint by the numbers

    If the Klimate Kooks had their way, we'd all be freezing or roasting to death just so that they can live life high on the hog. For when it comes to leaving a carbon footprint, the delegates to the Cancun climate summit wear some mighty big shoes: The...

  • December 12, 2010

    Why the Euro was always a bad idea

    Christopher Caldwell writing in the Weekly Standard why the Euro is collapsing and probably can't be saved: As we contemplate the macroeconomic storm that is now passing through Europe, we must bear in mind that this is a storm that the EU's promoter...

  • December 12, 2010

    Obama's poll numbers in free fall again

    We saw the long, slow decline of President Obama's approval numbers during the excruciating process of passing Obamacare. Now McClatchy has a poll that shows the president with his lowest approval numbers yet, largely due to a drop in support from h...

  • December 12, 2010

    Senate Dems walking the plank on taxes

    If you missed it yesterday, AT's Rich Baehr had a great piece on the prospects for 2012 in the senate over at Pajamas Media.The huge problem for Senate Dems is that if they vote with the president on taxes, they will likely get a primary challenge fr...

  • December 11, 2010

    LA bans new fast food restaurants in poorest area of the city

    Apparently, the Los Angeles city council doesn't believe that poor people are capable of making intelligent choices when it comes to their diet. And of course, any such ban will eliminate potential entry level jobs in an area of the city that needs a...

  • December 10, 2010

    Most Americans say they're worse off under Obama

    Pollsters poll on the strangest questions, don't they?Some genius at Bloomberg thought asking the question if the respondent personally was "better or worse off" than two years ago.Duh: The survey, conducted Dec. 4-7, finds that 51 percent ...

  • December 10, 2010

    New study shows zero impact of $800 billion stimulus

    There have been other studies hinting at the same thing, but this one by John Cogan and John Taylor of the Hoover Institution appears to be pretty solid. In September 2009, we reported on this page empirical research showing that the temporary tax re...

  • December 9, 2010

    Another terrorist sting operation catches would-be bomber

    Just a reminder that we're still at risk: A Baltimore man was arrested Wednesday in connection with a plot to blow up an Armed Forces recruiting center in Catonsville, Md., a spokesperson for the U.S. Attorney's Office confirmed.The man, identified b...

  • December 9, 2010

    Berkeley City Council mulling resolution supporting Wikileaks traitor

    What do you expect from a city that declared itself a "nuclear free zone" and said the Marines were "unwanted intruders?" The council is expected to vote Tuesday on whether to declare its support for Pfc. Bradley Manning, who's su...

  • December 9, 2010

    'Prince of Pork' to chair House appropriations committee

    Can a tiger change his stripes? Can the "Prince of Pork" swear off earmarks?Do the Republicans get it? Judging by who they named to chair the powerful Committee on Appropriations, the answer would be a resounding "NO!"Says Politic...

  • December 8, 2010

    How the Grinch Stole Hollywood

    Have you checked the offerings at your local megaplex lately? Have you noticed something missing in all the hot movie trailers that are out there?The Los Angeles Times has the sad answer:Movie studios to Santa: Drop dead.For now, anyway.It's hard to...

  • December 8, 2010

    Obama lashes out at friend and foe

    I think John Podhoretz hit it right on the money: he called the president's press conference yesterday, "one of the most bizarre political events of my lifetime."Somehow, I don't think the Democrats disenchanted by his policy choices ove...

  • December 8, 2010

    Obama's 'Read my Lips' moment

    Some historians believe that George Bush #41 lost his bid for re-election in 1992 when he went back on his promise not to raise taxes during his term. Buckling under pressure from congressional Democrats, Bush signed the largest tax increase in histo...

  • December 7, 2010

    Bush's job approval number tops Obama's

    I find this interesting only because there was always a reservoir of good will toward Bush among Republicans who admired his stick-to-it-iveness and toughness in the war on terror. His lowest numbers were never a reflection of how most Republicans sa...

  • December 7, 2010

    Remember Pearl Harbor

    Sixty nine years ago today, Pearl Harbor was attacked by the empire of Japan without a formal warning or declaration of war. The nature of the attack, and subsequent Japanese attacks on the Philippines, Wake Island, and other strategic islands vital ...

  • December 7, 2010

    Assange arrested in UK

    It's not for trying to destroy US foreign policy, although Mr. Assange's day in court on those charges may yet come. Rather, it appears Mr. Assange can't take "no" for an answer when it comes to his sexual hijinks. From CNN: WikiLeaks found...

  • December 6, 2010

    Wikileaks threatens 'poison pill' doc dump if shut down

    This is getting to be a nightmare. Julian Assange is playing for keeps: Julian Assange, the WikiLeaks founder, has circulated across the internet an encrypted "poison pill" cache of uncensored documents suspected to include files on BP and ...

  • December 6, 2010

    Deal near on tax cuts

    A deal appears to be close on extending all Bush tax cuts in exchange for funding jobless benefits for about 6 million Americans who will lose them by the Spring: On CBS's "Face the Nation," Kyl told host Bob Schieffer: "I think that m...

  • December 6, 2010

    More damaging revelations from Wikileaks

    You could probably make the above headline a "sticky" and leave it at the top of the blog. All we'd have to do is change the story from day to day on how the latest revelation from Wikileaks has weakened the United States.Today's blow are r...

  • December 6, 2010

    Hugo Chavez blames 'criminal capitalism' for massive floods in Venezuela

    This reminds me how the moonbats at Democratic Underground blamed Bush for the Christmas tsunami that killed 500,000 people. Hugo's got nothing on them as far as battiness is concerned: Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez said he knows what's been causi...

  • December 6, 2010

    Great News! Fed may spend even more magic money

    I think we're going to need a bigger printing press: Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke is defending the Fed's decision to borrow $600 billion to help stimulate the struggling economy, saying it's possible the Fed might spend even more.In an inter...

  • December 5, 2010

    At what point do we stop groveling before Iran?

    Hillary Clinton tried to play nice with an Iranian minister at a security conference in Bahrain and got slapped in the face for her trouble: The Secretary of State had a rare chance to interact with Iran's foreign minister at a Bahrain security confe...

  • December 5, 2010

    Coming soon: Trillions in bailouts for cities and states

    It's coming, say some of the same people who warned of the subprime meltdown. Mass bankruptcies of cities followed by weaker states going under, pulling stronger states with them. It's the Euro-debt crisis brought home to America via the probability ...

  • December 4, 2010

    WaPo sets the record straight on Plame film (updated)

    In a surprising editorial, the Washington Post skewers the makers of "Fair Game" - the film about the outing of Valerie Plame and Joe Wilson's contention that Bush lied about Nigerian uranium:The movie portrays Mr. Wilson as a whistle-blowe...

  • December 4, 2010

    Ron Paul doesn't disappoint: Stands up for Assange

    Well, at least he's consistent. Consistently nutty, that is: "In a free society we're supposed to know the truth," Paul said. "In a society where truth becomes treason, then we're in big trouble. And now, people who are revealing the t...

  • December 3, 2010

    Nigeria 'anti-corruption agency' wants to charge Cheney with bribery

    A country synonymous with titanic corruption and internet scams wants to charge Dick Cheney with bribery for some shennigans pulled by Haliburton while Cheney was CEO. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday summoned the countr...

  • December 3, 2010

    Boehner calls House tax vote 'chicken crap'

    Mr. Boehner is being far too kind in his assessment. In a slap in the face to voters, the lame duck Democratic House passed a bill that would extend the Bush tax cuts for everyone - everyone, that is, except those who the liberals have designated as ...

  • December 3, 2010

    Krauthammer on the government's wishy-washy response to the Wikileaks scandal

    Charles Krauthammer on the damage done to US interests because of the Wikileaks scandal: The WikiLeaks document dump is sabotage, however quaint that term may seem. We are at war - a hot war in Afghanistan where six Americans were killed just this pa...

  • December 3, 2010

    Rangel defiant after censure

    Still insisting he didn't try to enrich himself - despite mountains of evidence to the contrary - New York Congressman Charlie Rangel stood in the well of the House as the bill of particulars compiled by the Ethics Committee was read out loud.Followi...

  • December 2, 2010

    'You are no longer free to move about the country'

    Randy Balko nails it at Hit and Run:A liberal blogger wrote to me in an email this week that libertarians who call the TSA pat-downs a violation of their civil liberties do a disservice to actual violations of civil liberties. It's not difficult to ...

  • December 2, 2010

    Fed bailouts in 2008 worse that you can imagine

    They say they stopped the economy from collapsing. They say they kept people working. They say they saved us.OK - fine. I'll bite. So why give tens of billions of dollars to foreign banks? The financial crisis stretched even farther across the econom...

  • December 1, 2010

    State Department praises jihadist for helping US with Gitmo resettlement

    Maybe next, they'll invite Osama bin Laden to the State Department dining room for a cup of tea: On January 14, 2010, a former Guantanamo detainee named Moazzam Begg met with the foreign minister of Luxembourg to discuss the resettlement of additiona...

  • December 1, 2010

    Tipping point near in Euro debt crisis?

    Just in time for Christmas, nervous investors in Europe are looking at recent moves to shore up the economies of weaker states and are not convinced the infusion of dollars can stem the tide: Particularly worrying to Europe's leaders are early signs ...

  • December 1, 2010

    Bolton hints at presidential run - rejects two state solution

    It certainly would make the GOP nomination battle more interesting if Ambassador Bolton were to decide to run. He would do so in order to bring foreign policy and national security to the fore as issues. One question: If he and Sarah Palin run, who w...

  • December 1, 2010

    Would someone please send a copy of the Constitution to Democratic senators?

    The euphemistically named "Food Safety Bill" passed the senate yesterday, thus giving federal bureaucrats more control over our food supply.Except the Democratic senators forgot about the Constitution - again. Apparently, no one told Harry...

  • December 1, 2010

    Smithsonian pulls image of ant-covered Jesus

    What possessed these idiots to display the darn thing in the first place? The federally funded National Portrait Gallery, a museum of the Smithsonian Institution, announced today that it will remove from one of its exhibitions a video that includes i...

  • November 30, 2010

    Federal pay freeze a typical Obama gimmick

    While freezing the pay of federal workers is a good first step toward reducing the deficit, both the timing of the president's announcement and the fact that he had previously opposed this move calls into question Obama's motives.This is especially s...

  • November 30, 2010

    Is China ready to abandon North Korea?

    Leaked Wikileak cables reveal some interesting attitudes that have recently formed in China toward North Korea: China has signalled its readiness to accept Korean reunification and is privately distancing itself from the North Korean regime, accordin...

  • November 30, 2010

    John Kerry: Let's give Syria the Golan Heights

    The Wikileaks doc dump has had the unintended effect of revealing some of the true feelings of American policy makers regarding Israel, our Middle East allies, and the peace process.For instance, one eye opening document reveals John Kerry's eagernes...

  • November 30, 2010

    Iran's Muslim neighbors exhort America to attack nuke sites

    Laura Rozen wisely points out that most of the statements attributed to US policy makers in the Wikileak docs follow closely the public statements made by officials regarding Iran.The one big surprise is in the attitude of Saudi Arabia and other fron...

  • November 29, 2010

    Incredible damage from Wikileaks doc dump

    How bad is it? It appears that the most secret deliberations from not only our government but governments around the world is now fully open for inspection by anyone who wants to know.Catastrophic is not too strong a word: A cache of a quarter-millio...

  • November 29, 2010

    Pious and hypocritical; media malpractice and Wikileaks

    Even the most rabid of "open government" fanatics could never have dreamed up such a scenario. A quarter of a million documents not meant for the eyes of the public - many thousands "secret" or "classified" - have been u...

  • November 29, 2010

    New book reveals how Obama views his subjects

    The New York Post's Kyle Smith reviews a new book on the Obama White House by MSNBC sycophant Richard Wolffe, who predictably writes glowingly of our president, nevertheless, inadvertently gives us a glimpse of our national nanny: In "Revival: T...

  • November 29, 2010

    The Eurozone endgame

    Peter Boone and Simon Johnson have threshed out 4 possible scenarios for what the endgame might be as far as the Euro and debtor nations.:First, as officials hope, the IMF bailouts for Greece and Ireland may work - by stopping the panic and reassuri...

  • November 29, 2010

    Is the Korean penninsula on a hair trigger?

    Something appears to have fundamentally changed with this last North Korean outrage. The South is letting it be known through several channels that they are through playing games and that the next time the North sees fit to provoke them, Kim and his ...

  • November 28, 2010

    Obama vs. Mubarak - no contest

    Egypt's parliamentary elections are today and President Mubarak has made it clear that he wants no interference from anyone while he rigs the ballot for a favorable outcome.In the last few weeks, his regime has rounded up thousands of activists, sile...

  • November 28, 2010

    Has security trumped freedom?

    Roger Cohen thinks so:I don't doubt the patriotism of the Americans involved in keeping the country safe, nor do I discount the threat, but I am sure of this: The unfettered growth of the Department of Homeland Security and the T.S.A. represent a gr...

  • November 28, 2010

    Europe's debt problem has gone from bad to worse

    Can anything be done to save the Euro? At this point, it doesn't look very good:Another week, another crisis for the euro. In April, the single currency wobbled as Greece was rescued. This week and last, Ireland sparked the panic. Next week, if the m...

  • November 28, 2010

    US, South Korea start joint military exercises; China panicking?

    As the US and South Korea begin joint military exercises, China appears to be fronting for North Korea by calling for "emergency talks" on the situation.The question is; what is there to talk about? Without warning or provocation, the North...

  • November 28, 2010

    What if interest rates return to 'historic normals?'

    Servicing our debt would become a major problem if interest rates were to return to historic levels, according to Yuval Levin at NRO:[I]f the current very low rate continues, and our fiscal policy basically follows the track laid out by the president...

  • November 27, 2010

    NoKos say they are on the 'brink of war'

    The correct answer is no, we're not on the brink of war with North Korea. It is more saber rattling from the nutcase father and son duo that are apparently jointly running that insane asylum. But their provocations are making war more likely if any o...

  • November 27, 2010

    FBI thwarts Portland terror attack

    You always have to be a little careful about these "entrapment" cases where the feds pose as terrorists in order to trick someone to carry out a criminal act. Thanks to the Patriot Act, the courts give the authorities a little more leeway i...

  • November 27, 2010

    Obamacare fallout, Part 155

    More "unintended consequences" from Obamacare that opponents were right about: Doctors deciding to forgo treating Medicare patients: Want an appointment with kidney specialist Adam Weinstein of Easton, Md.? If you're a senior covered by Med...

  • November 27, 2010

    Irish bailout only adds to fears in the Euro zone

    When the Irish bailout was first announced, stocks in Europe rallied and the bond market seemed to settle a bit.But that proved to be a temporary phenomenon. Worries over Portugal (and its Iberian neighbor Spain who might tip the whole applecart over...

  • November 27, 2010

    Pakistani Muslims threaten violence unless Christian mother is executed

    Pakistan, a hot bed of Islamic extremism - even among those who oppose the Taliban - may execute a Christian woman for "blasphemy" based solely on the testimony of witnesses who hate her for her religion.A mother of 5, Aasia Bibi may even b...

  • November 26, 2010

    Kim and son oversaw artillery attack on the South

    There have been rumors for more than a year that Kim Jong Il is planning on turning over the reins of power to his son, Kim Jong Un, before he dies. In effect, he is slowly removing the blocks that have supported his own dictatorship and laying the f...

  • November 26, 2010

    GOP senators list SALT deficiencies

    A great hue and cry was raised earlier this week when Senator John Kyl made it known that he would not support a vote on the SALT treaty in the lame duck session. Republicans were accused of everything from damaging national security to upsetting the...

  • November 26, 2010

    British newspaper calls for nation's withdrawal from EU

    What makes this such a big deal is that such a stance by any media outlet as recently as 2 years ago would have seemed unthinkable. It would be like the Chicago Tribune calling for the US out of the UN - perhaps a good idea but something that would n...

  • November 26, 2010

    Court won't give Ward Churchill his job back

    This could only happen in America. A teacher accused of plagiarism, fraud, and shoddy scholarship was fighting to get his old job back.Ward Churchill is a fake. This has been established beyond any reasonable doubt. As it turns out, his termination w...

  • November 24, 2010

    Good enough for thee but not for me

    No worries for our political elites of having their junk rearranged. TSA says our lawmakers and other high level government officials don't have to be bothered with all this security stuff: Pilots and flight attendants won't be the only ones able to ...

  • November 24, 2010

    Fed revises jobless forecast; 8% on election day?

    The Federal Reserve has revised their numbers for the second quarter and found that the economy grew at a slightly better rate than previously thought; 2.5% instead of 2%. They also reported record corporate profits, up 28% over a year ago.But it was...

  • November 23, 2010

    Walter Mitty crashes Taliban-Afghan peace talks

    Well, this is certainly embarrassing, but don't fret it. Eventually, we'll be able to clearly see that "smart" foreign policy we've been promised. As a metaphor for what's happening in Afghanistan, a Hollywood producer couldn't come up with...

  • November 21, 2010

    Stuxnet so sophisticated it was like 'the arrival of an F-35 fighter jet on a World War I battlefield.'

    Compare the worm to "digital warheads" that detonated on not only Iranian centrifuges - even those we possibly don't know anything about - but also at the new reactor at Bushehr: Langner said that the portion of the worm that targeted Urani...

  • November 21, 2010

    Cracking the 'Kryptos' code

    Attention all Junior G-Man codebreakers out there. The artist who created the "Kryptos" sculpture that has bedeviled codebreakers world wide since it was unveiled in the CIA courtyard at Langely 20 years ago is getting tired of the intrusio...

  • November 21, 2010

    Warning of terror attack in Berlin

    Not known to jump the gun, German authorities appear convinced that al-Qaeda is planning an attack on the Reichstag - the nation's parliament building: According to information obtained by German security authorities, al-Qaida and associated groups a...

  • November 21, 2010

    Steele out as RNC chair?

    He may not be out the door yet, but, according to WaPo's Dan Balz, he is being handed his hat:The embattled chairman has not said whether he intends to seek another term leading the RNC. Steele has many allies within the tight world of the 168-membe...

  • November 19, 2010

    Ethics panel recommends censure for Rangel

    The House Ethics Committee will recommend that Charlie Rangel be censured for the 11 violations of which he was convicted. As Ed Morrissey points out, this was their only real choice. They wouldn't kick him out in a million years, and a "reprim...

  • November 19, 2010

    US deploying battle tanks to Afghanistan

    The M-1 Abrams will get a tryout in Afghanistan. The reasons appear sound: The deployment of a company of M1 Abrams tanks, which will be fielded by the Marines in the country's southwest, will allow ground forces to target insurgents from a greater d...

  • November 19, 2010

    Sen. Rockefeller: Shut down Fox and MSNBC

    Kind of an unbalanced trade, don't you think? A network nobody watches versus a conservative media powerhouse?The idea that the suggestion came from a US senator is chilling: A powerful Democratic senator, pointing the finger at cable news for a poli...

  • November 19, 2010

    More evidence that the Stuxnet worm specifically targeted Iran's nuke program

    This is not only turning into a great "whodunit" story but also a fascinating look at modern cyber warfare.It appears that someone designed the Stuxnet worm specifically to attack computers running centrifuges at nuclear enrichment faciliti...

  • November 16, 2010

    The Learning Channel's debut of 'Sarah Palin's Alaska' smashes record

    TLC has struck gold with Sarah Palin's reality show.The Hollywood Reporter:Sarah Palin's documentary / travelogue / reality / biopic shattered TLC ratings records Sunday night. The debut of Sarah Palin's Alaska delivered a whopping 5 million viewer...

  • November 16, 2010

    Obama peeved with American press for not saying 'thank you' after press conference

    Via Gateway Pundit's new digs at Rightnetwork, Newsbusters is reporting that our president is upset that no American reporter ever gives the traditional "Thank you, Mr. President" at the end of press conferences.It could be because it's th...

  • November 16, 2010

    Hundreds of riders escort 'Flag Boy' whose school told him to remove Old Glory from his bike

    Definitely the feel good story of the day. Cody Alicea , the young man who rode his bike to school with an American flag on the back and was told to remove it by his middle school, enjoyed the company of some very special folks on his way to class ye...

  • November 15, 2010

    Netanyahu doubles down with new settlement freeze

    Pushed to the wall by the United States, Prime Minister Netanyahu has agreed to go back to his cabinet and fight for another 90 day freeze on most settlements on the West Bank.The New York Times: In return, the Obama administration has offered Israel...

  • November 15, 2010

    11/24: TSA 'Opt-Out' day

    I don't know about you, but I will not fly until this stupid, intrusive, dangerous, and humiliating new TSA policy of  using reveal-all scanning devices at airports is overturned. And the even more humiliating "pat down" procedure if y...

  • November 15, 2010

    Liberals and conservatives agree: Obama Asia trip a total failure

    Ed Morrissey at Hot Air first noted this strange convergence of opinion that Obama accomplished absolutely nothing during his Asia trip. Both the Wall Street Journal and the San Francisco Chronicle pointed out the dearth of agreements as well as the ...

  • November 15, 2010

    Samuelson on Japan's 'Lost Decade' and how to avoid making the same mistakes

    If you've been reading the Keyenesians during this recession, you know they've been pushing for another, even larger stimulus package to jumpstart the economy. They point to Japan's "Lost Decade" as a warning as they promote the idea that i...

  • November 14, 2010

    'Vanity, thy name is Obama'

    Jonathan Last of the Weekly Standard has penned an article that encapsulates the personality and outlook of Barack Obama as few have done."American Narcissus" may deal with a familiar subject to AT readers. Several contributors have highlig...

  • November 14, 2010

    Charlie Rangel's ethics problems just got worse

    Rep. Charlie Rangel, whose House ethics trial gets underway tomorrow, may have added to his woes by using money from his National Leadership PAC to pay for his personal defense.New York Post: Rangel tapped his National Leadership PAC for $293,000 to ...

  • November 13, 2010

    Did the Dems pass Obamacare for 8,000 people?

    Every revelation about how bad Obamacare will be or the catastrophe it will cause our health care system seems to outdo the last one in its ability to shock and awe. Mr. Obama declared at the time that "uninsured Americans who've been locked...

  • November 13, 2010

    Budget cuts in Britain lead to violent protests

    David Cameron's Conservative coalition government took the bull by the horns last month and announced cuts of  82 billion pounds - a massive attack on the British welfare state.Predictably, the outcry from unions, and others affected has been so...

  • November 13, 2010

    Our Whiner in Chief

    President Obama spent a considerable part of his press conference in Seoul whining about press coverage of his Asia trip and criticism of his policies at home. He seemed genuinely befuddled that the media appears to have lost most of its worship of h...

  • November 13, 2010

    WaPo op-ed urges Obama not to run in 2012

    This kind of talk is going to pick up after the first of the year, especially if the economy remains stuck in the mud and the GOP is able to appear effective in battling the deficit. The Washington Post article by two prominent Democrats - Douglas S...

  • November 13, 2010

    Democracy activist freed from house arrest in Myanmar

    American liberals take note: This is what is meant by "speaking truth to power;"Opposition leader and Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi was freed Saturday in Myanmar after years in detention as a huge crowd presented flowers and chanted ...

  • November 12, 2010

    Bathed in irony: Probing stimulus waste at the Ritz Carleton

    Ferreting out waste in government is, as you can well imagine, strenuous work. First, there's so much of it. Second, those responsible for looking into the dark corners and recesses of our government for profligate use of the taxpayer coin need to be...

  • November 12, 2010

    They don't call it 'Crook County' for nothing

    There's more than one way to skin a cat, and Cook County, IL Democrats are proving there's more than one way to steal an election.Republican Joe Walsh appeared to defeat Democratic incumbent Melissa Bean in the race for congressman in IL-8 on electio...

  • November 12, 2010

    Good news: Some Muslims attending Hill prayer group have terrorist ties

    This is not as surprising as you might think. Several "mainstream" Muslim organizations raise money that ends up in the hands of Hamas, Hezb'allah, and other terrorist groups. Of course, CAIR and other Islamic groups don't quite see it that...

  • November 12, 2010

    Keep looking Mr. Holder - I'm sure there's somewhere you can hold your civilian terror trials

    It looks like you can scratch New York as a venue for civilian terror trials.Miami Herald: New York Gov.-elect Andrew Cuomo says he's against trying the professed mastermind of the Sept. 11 terror attacks in his state.The Democrat addressed the matte...

  • November 12, 2010

    The unreality of the 'Reality Based Community'

    The insufferable arrogance of those on the left who smugly refer to themselves as the "Reality Based Community" - thus implying that those who oppose them are inferior dolts guided by religion or ideology - has just about run its course.The...

  • November 11, 2010

    Why Democrats always win the close ones

    This piece by Seton Motley at Big Government captures the essence of why Democrats seem to always manage to win the close races.What we're witnessing in the south Texas (TX-27 - Corpus Christi and Brownsville) Congressional recount that followed the...

  • November 11, 2010

    White House caves on tax cuts

    Huffington Post is reporting that the White House will drop opposition to an extension of all Bush tax cuts. Huffpo's political reporters Howard Fineman and Sam Stein interviewed David Axelrod yesterday, who had this to say:President Barack Obama's ...

  • November 10, 2010

    Someone please take pity on Ted Rall and commit him to a mental institution

    Ted Rall used to be an unfunny cartoonist. Now he's just an unhinged radical leftist who has lost all perception of reality and obviously should be put away before he hurts someone - or himself.From Rall's new book: Christian fundamentalists, the mi...

  • November 10, 2010

    Number of bureaucrats making 150K doubles under Obama

    It should warm the cockles of all Americans that at least someone is making out like a bandit in this recession.Unfortunately, these guys are a large part of the problem: The number of federal workers earning $150,000 or more a year has soared tenfol...

  • November 9, 2010

    GOP leads in 5 of 9 uncalled House races

    They're still counting ballots in 9 House races and it appears that the GOP will add at least a couple of seats to the 60 they took on election night.A full accounting can be found here . Perhaps the most intriguing race is IL-9 where Democratic incu...

  • November 9, 2010

    Advice to administration officials; lawyer up

    Rep. Darrell Issa is deadly serious about getting to the bottom of the corruption stinking up the Obama White House. As the incoming chairman of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Issa will use the power of subpoena to hold "hundr...

  • November 8, 2010

    Olbermann to return to the air on Tuesday

    So it turned out to be a slap on the wrist anyway. Just as well. Olbermann gives conservative writers plenty of grist for the media maw and a world without Olbermann would be a world where there would be one less liberal clown to make fun of.From Phi...

  • November 8, 2010

    Luntz on the mid terms

    Frank Luntz has some words of wisdom for both the GOP and Democrats:First, a warning to both sides. Republicans, for their part, must realize that the voters have given them a reprieve, not an endorsement. In my polling last week, GOP voters agreed ...

  • November 7, 2010

    At UN, Cuba, Iran, and North Korea criticize US human rights record - Yes, really

    I can't decide whether the idea that Iran, North Korea, and Cuba tearing into the US at a UN meeting of the Human Rights Council more accurately reflects:1. A bad episode from the Twilight Zone series (the original, of course)2. The Star Trek episode...

  • November 7, 2010

    Did you turn your clocks back like a good little citizen?

    Despite the reference in the film "National Treasure" to Ben Franklin first proposing the idea of Daylight Savings Time - one of the many historical inaccuracies in that immensely fun but flawed film - the idea goes back to ancient civiliza...

  • November 7, 2010

    Tabulation error gives hope to GOP candidate in NY-1

    A rare human error transferring tabulated votes to the computer results has given hope to GOP challenger Randy Altshuler in NY-1: Officials in Suffolk County said the error, discovered Friday, shifted several thousand votes and erased Bishop's 3,500 ...

  • November 7, 2010

    US pushing cheese sales while warning about fat

    This is an example of government becoming so embedded in our lives that it contradicts itself: Domino's Pizza was hurting early last year. Domestic sales had fallen, and a survey of big pizza chain customers left the company tied for the worst tastin...

  • November 6, 2010

    He can always go back to ESPN - if they'll have him

    The perfect end to a perfect week? Keith Olbermann laid low by his own bias?It only seems a victory. The idiotic notion that journalists are independent or impartial is what is killing newspapers and other media today. Nobody believes that anymore - ...

  • November 6, 2010

    Will Pelosi be minority leader?

    There are no doubt many ambitious Democrats who would love to unseat Nancy Pelosi from her leadership position as leader of the party in Congress. Heath Shuler (D-NC) has announced openly that he will challenge Pelosi for minority leader when the Dem...

  • November 6, 2010

    Undecided House races have candidates calling for cash and volunteers

    There are still 9 House races where a winner has yet to clearly emerge and the GOP candidate trails in several of them. Even a candidate like Renee Elmers, who has been declared a winner but is in front by less than 1600 votes, needs cash for the exp...

  • November 5, 2010

    Team Obama: It was Rahmbo's fault

    This is more than just fingerpointing or scapegoating. The politicos at the White House have a good point. Emanuel, who authored the successful Dem strategy to take over the House in 2006 as well as guiding the Obama campaign to victory in 2008 with ...

  • November 5, 2010

    Christie removes himself from 2012 contention

    It was always a long shot proposition for New Jersey governor Chris Christie to enter the 2012 presidential sweepstakes. He has always been sincere in his belief that he has too much to do in New Jersey to spend any time thinking of higher office.Thi...

  • November 5, 2010

    Funny business in CT governor's race

    Hey guys! Lookee what I found! In what has become one of the stranger twists in an already bizarre Governor's race, a bag of uncounted ballots was found in Bridgeport Thursday night.Republican officials were approached by Democratic operatives and to...

  • November 4, 2010

    AP Reverses call in CT governor's race but Malloy still likely to win

    It doesn't happen very frequently but the Associated Press has withdrawn its call in favor of Democrat Daniel Malloy in the Connecticut governor's race as GOP candidate Tom Foley surprisingly surged ahead late.But - no surprise - late word from Democ...

  • November 3, 2010

    ACORN files for bankruptcy

    They blame their troubles on "right wing extremists" and the shadowy conspiracy against them. But really, even before the Breitbart expose, they were having massive financial difficulties and their finances were so screwed up, investigators...

  • November 3, 2010

    Don't forget the massive turnover in state legislatures

    There didn't appear to be much ticket splitting in many areas of the country last night. In addition to historic gains in the House, the GOP slaughtered the Democrats in many governor's races and perhaps more importantly, flipped many upper and lower...

  • November 2, 2010

    Is a return to the gold standard really in the cards?

    If someone - Ron Paul for instance - had said two years ago that a return to the gold standard was inevitable, he would have been laughed off the stage.Ron Paul nearly was.But no one could have possibly predicted the recklessness of the Fed under Ben...

  • November 2, 2010

    White House shake-up in the offing?

    Peter Wallsten and Jonathan Weisman at the Wall Street Journal think so: Some high-level Democrats are calling for President Barack Obama to remake his inner circle or even fire top advisers in response to what many party strategists expect to be a d...

  • November 2, 2010

    Obama to GOP: 'Er...sorry about that 'enemies' crack'

    Just hours before John Boehner was set to scold Obama for calling his political opponents "enemies," - as reported on AT yesterday - the president tried to take back the smear:In Monday's radio interview with Michael Baisden, Obama said: ...

  • November 2, 2010

    DoJ suit against AZ immigration law in trouble

    Court watchers are saying that the response by 9th circuit Federal Judge John T. Noonan to the DoJ brief on the suit against the AZ immigration law might have doomed it before the case has been heard: Judge John T. Noonan Jr. grilled administration l...

  • November 2, 2010

    UN to judge US human rights record...No, really

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  • November 1, 2010

    Liberal activists:'Our most divisive president'

    Pat Caddell, once the boy wonder of presidential politics when he polled for Jimmy Carter, and Doug Schoen, a moderate Democrat, have written a devastating article in WaPo that accuses President Obama of being "the most divisive president"...

  • November 1, 2010

    Surf's Up! 5 Reasons why GOP may do even better than expected

    Nate Silver has been reading the tea leaves and the Democratic pollster/analyst has found even more gloomy news for Obama.Here are 5 reasons the wave may be even bigger than pollsters are saying:1. Downballot and cross-ballot effects. Republicans are...

  • November 1, 2010

    Obama rallies Dems - Speaks to half empty house

    Oh my: The arena where President Obama and Vice President Biden are making their final appeal to Democrats to get out and vote in Tuesday's midterm elections was far from capacity Sunday afternoon.The crowd estimate stands at 8,000 in the arena that ...

  • November 1, 2010

    Scott Rasumssen splashes a little reality on GOP victory celebration

    Writing in the Wall Street Journal, pollster Scott Rasmussen has a reminder for all of those Republicans who think that tomorrow's election means that the American people have fallen in love with them and their party:But none of this means that Repu...

  • November 1, 2010

    Boehner's final appeal: Obama says we have met the 'enemy' and it is us

    In a final appeal to voters tonight, future House Speaker John Boehner will hammer Obama for his Univision remarks referring to people who disagree with him as "the enemy:""If Latinos sit out the election instead of saying, 'We're gon...

  • October 31, 2010

    'Sanity' rally features 'Death to Salman Rushdie' fatwa endorser

    Irony was lost on the organizers and most of the participants at yesterday's "Sanity" rally on the mall. In order to "get" irony, one must have an ability for introspection - a quality that does not emerge in abundance from the ...

  • October 30, 2010

    The socialist brain of a liberal Democrat

    How do they fit all that angst, worry, outrage, hypocrisy, hand wringing, arrogance, strutting, condescension, ego, and moral blindness all in one head?Now you know: Hat Tip: Ralph Alter...

  • October 30, 2010

    Obama's electric car cult

    There is something truly pathetic in the administration's childlike faith in the efficacy of "green" solutions to what ails the American economy, environment, and politics. Despite mountains of evidence to the contrary, we will not save ou...

  • October 29, 2010

    Most Americans want Obama 'fired' in 2012

    There are oodles of interesting tidbits in this US News poll . More people think Bush was a better president than Obama; there's a 9 point generic ballot lead for the GOP; 54% say the tea party has been a good thing for America; the Democratic attack...

  • October 29, 2010

    Dems so desperate in Florida they tried to torpedo their own Senate candidate

    In the Florida senate race, Kendrick Meek (D) is trailing so badly that the White House and establishment Democrats have been pleading with him to quit the race and allow a two way contest between Marco Rubio (R) and Governor Charlie Crist (T-Traitor...

  • October 29, 2010

    Meanwhile, other industrialized nations see their economies thriving

    The recession that plunged the world into a downturn in 2008 and 2009 has been over for a while, and recovery - at least in countries not led by Obama and the Democrats - are thriving.Germany's unemployment rate just hit an 18 year low: The number of...

  • October 28, 2010

    Feds arrest man in plot to bomb DC Metro

    Just a reminder that a man made disaster can happen any time. And election day is a time to be especially vigilant.Washington Post: Farooque Ahmed, 34, of Ashburn, conspired with people he believed to be al-Qaeda operatives to attack the stations at ...

  • October 28, 2010

    The fate of the 'permanent Democratic majority'

    Obama's coalition that elected him in 2008 is fraying. A New York Times poll shows supporters from groups that voted for Obama have switched their allegiance to the GOP:Republicans have wiped out the advantage held by Democrats in recent election cy...

  • October 27, 2010

    On our way to Banana Republic status

    Reuters is reporting that the United States is well on its way to achieving the status of Banana Republic when it comes to corruption in government:The United States has dropped out of the "top 20" in a global league table of least corrupt ...

  • October 27, 2010

    Special IG: Treasury bungled TARP boondoggle

    It's bad enough they spent $800 billion on god-knows-what (we still don't have a complete accounting). But the report by Special Inspector General Neil Barofsky is so ridiculously critical of the Treasury Department's handling of TARP funds and proce...

  • October 27, 2010

    Lesson for Conway: Don't mess with Aqua-Buddha

    There are good political ads, bad political ads, and then there are those ads that win or lose you an election.Jack Conway has discovered how an ad can backfire so spectacularly, it may havecost him a senate seat: A series of new polls show that Kent...

  • October 27, 2010

    Great news! NV voting machines automatically checking Reid's name

    Recall that ACORN members were convicted of voter fraud in Nevada last year so perhaps this shouldn't be very surprising.The Examiner: Clark County is where three quarters of Nevada's residents and live and where Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's ...

  • October 27, 2010

    Indies driving GOP tsunami

    There are many reason the Democrats are going to lose big next Tuesday, but not to be overlooked - and a reason that Democrats and Obama should be fearful about 2012 - is the sudden, dramatic shift of Independents from the Democrats to Republicans.Po...

  • October 26, 2010

    The roots of Obama's demise

    Mark Thiessen has some very sharp analysis in WaPo where he traces the roots of the president's troubles all the way back to the stimulus bill and Obama's failure to reach out to a beaten and chastened GOP in order to give the Republicans a stake in...

  • October 26, 2010

    What are the prospects for a GOP takeover in the senate one week out?

    AT's ace political correspondent Rich Baehr has a piece up at PJ Media that looks at the prospects for a GOP takeover of the senate:If the GOP won all the closest races - Illinois, Colorado, Nevada, and West Virginia - plus the five in which GOP can...

  • October 26, 2010

    ObamaCare: The Democrat killer

    Jeffrey Anderson writing in the New York Post has some astonishing stats on Democrats who voted against Obamacare as opposed to those who voted for it:The evidence is clear. Look at House districts where you'd expect a Democrat to be vulnerable -- di...

  • October 25, 2010

    Wikileaks proves WMD found in Iraq

    This is not surprising news to anyone not predisposed to call President Bush a liar about WMD.Ed Morrissey:In this case, the surprise isn't the data but the source. Wikileaks' new release from purloined files of the Department of Defense may help rem...

  • October 25, 2010

    Don't get cocky

    Politico is reporting that trends in early voting show enormous GOP enthusiasm as expected, but also that the "enthusiasm gap" may be overblown:POLITICO surveyed early voting through Saturday in 20 states, and in 14 of the 15 that have vot...

  • October 25, 2010

    Firms who received bailout cash giving generously to Pols

    This is pretty cynical even for Washington. Dozens of companies who got bailout money from taxpayers are donating millions to the politicians who voted them the cash in the first place.According to this WaPo piece, many of those companies still owe ...

  • October 25, 2010

    Best unhinged rant by a Democrat

    You will probably laugh when you read what Illinois state Senator Rickey Hendon said about GOP gubernatorial candidate  Bill Brady while introducing the Democratic governor Pat Quinn.The problem is, no one in the audience on the west side of Chi...

  • October 25, 2010

    George Will names Grayson 'America's Worst Politician'

    George Will lists chapter and verse why Alan Grayson should be scrubbed from office - something he calls "an act of civic hygiene:"There are hundreds of plausible nominees for the title of America's Second-Smarmiest Politician, but surely t...

  • October 25, 2010

    Politico poll shows huge GOP advantage among Indies

    We've been following this trend for months as independent voters have moved farther and farther from President Obama and the Democrats.The results found in Politico's "Battleground Poll" should make the Dems sick to their stomach:Expressin...

  • October 25, 2010

    Why the 'wave' might become a 'tsunami'

    It's no secret that outside conservative groups have been extremely active this campaign season. This despite demonizing by Democrats (whose own outside groups are also spending tens of millions of dollars) of so called "anonymous" groups g...

  • October 25, 2010

    '60 Minutes' reminds us the real unemployment rate is over 17%

    They are calling themselves "The 99'ers" - people who have exhausted their unemployment compensation and still can't find a job. CBS profiles this group of out of work Americans between the ages of 40-65 and shows why the stated unemploymen...

  • October 24, 2010

    Iran passing cash to Karzai aide?

    I guess we shouldn't be surprised. And it appears to be common knowledge among western diplomats in Kabul:The bag of money is part of a secret, steady stream of Iranian cash intended to buy the loyalty of Mr. Daudzai and promote Iran's interests in ...

  • October 24, 2010

    Did Jack Conway tip his brother to drug investigation?

    I don't know if this story is going to get any legs, but it sure is interesting that no charges were filed against Kentucky senate candidate Jack Conway's brother after several officials - including two detectives - leaked the information about an i...

  • October 24, 2010

    Feds put off Giannoulias family's Broadway Bank report until after election

    The FDIC is supposed to issue the report six months after they take over a bank. That is, unless there is a Democratic administration and the man running for senate in the president's home state would be embarrassed by revelations in such a report.Ed...

  • October 24, 2010

    Kaine: Dems not running from ObamaCare

    Another "Baghdad Bob" moment for the Dems with their party chairman going on air and assuring us that Democratic candidates are not running away from their votes on ObamaCare:Democratic National Committee Chairman Tim Kaine contends most of...

  • October 24, 2010

    GOP Campaign committee takes out $20 million line of credit

    Being in the minority, the GOP wasn't expected to outraise the Democrats this election cycle. So it's no surprise that the NRCC is going for the whole shebang and taking out a $20 million loan to make sure that targeted races have enough cash to make...

  • October 24, 2010

    'They Hate our Guts'

    Is there a funnier political satirist out there than P.J. O'Rourke? From the Weekly Standard:They don't just hate our Republican, conservative, libertarian, strict constructionist, family values guts. They hate everybody's guts. And they hate everybo...

  • October 23, 2010

    Don't call her 'Ma'am' - at least not until after she's defeated

    This is easily one of the funniest political ads made this campaign season. David Zucker, Hollywood mogul whose hits have included "Airplane!" and "The Naked Gun," has created what he calls "an apology" video for having...

  • October 23, 2010

    For Democrats, Newsweek retrieves a bouquet from the manure pile

    There's always one joker in every deck of cards. The Newsweek headline says it all: NEWSWEEK Poll: Obama Approval Rating Jumps, Democrats Close ‘Enthusiasm Gap'With even Democratic pollsters and analysts predicting a huge GOP advantage (and eve...

  • October 23, 2010

    Odds of GOP taking the House now 3 out of 4

    Democratic pollster Nate Silver's models have been trending the GOP's way for months and his latest effort shows a GOP gain of more than 50 seats for the first time. Republican chances of taking over the House are now up to 80 percent, according to t...

  • October 23, 2010

    Petreaus says progress in Afghanistan faster than expected

    The General is talking about military progress in our latest offensive west of Kandahar. This is very important and good news but unfortunately, only tells half the story. Political progress by the Afghan government has, if anything, regressed. Massi...

  • October 23, 2010

    WaPo investigation confirms politics at the heart of New Black Panther decision at DoJ

    No wonder the New York Times refused to cover this story. And liberals who have been pooh-poohing the whole issue as a "distraction" are suddenly silent when it become obvious that the Obama Justice Department is playing politics with the l...

  • October 23, 2010

    Hey kids! Let's impeach the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court!

    I suppose we're going to have to make allowances for Congressman Peter DeFazio. After all, he is from fruit and nutcake country in Oregon. And he's been in Washington for 11 terms, which is enough to drive even the most levelheaded among us into a me...

  • October 22, 2010

    AFSCME leads all groups in indpendent election spending

    The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) has the most to lose in this election and they are pouring money into the campaigns of supporters nationwide in record quantities.Wall Street Journal: The 1.6 million-member AF...

  • October 22, 2010

    NPR CEO implies that Williams is crazy

    Vivian Schiller later apologized but the quote is out there in all its snide, venomous glory:Fired NPR news analyst Juan Williams should have kept his feeling about Muslims between himself and "his psychiatrist or his publicist," the networ...

  • October 22, 2010

    'Obama Underappreciation Syndrome?'

    Charles Krauthammer on the latest line of attack by Obama:Opening a whole new branch of cognitive science -- liberal psychology -- Obama has discovered a new principle: The fearful brain is hard-wired to act befuddled, i.e., vote Republican.But of c...

  • October 22, 2010

    Harry Reid's delusions of his own importance

    In this humorous clip, Harry Reid makes it clear that he has delusions of grandeur: "But For Me, We’d Be in World-Wide Depression," says Harry. Who are we to argue?...

  • October 22, 2010

    Obamacare: Even more fantastically expensive than you could have dreamed

    How much more expensive? Ed Morrissey: In passing ObamaCare, Democrats argued that it would provide a net relief to the budget deficit in its balance of new taxes and fees, drastic cuts to Medicare Advantage, and the subsidies it would provide to Ame...

  • October 21, 2010

    Who is more unpopular than Obama?

    As always, Gallup has the answer: Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's favorable rating is down seven percentage points since May to 29%, a new low for her since assuming the top congressional post.Pelosi's ratings were 2-to-1 positive, 44% to 22%...

  • October 21, 2010

    What did Juan Williams say to get him fired from NPR?

    Fox News analyst Juan Williams is one of the resident liberals at that network but has occasionally demonstrated a stubborn independent streak when it comes to War on Terror issues.But the statement he made on O'Reilly's show that got him canned from...

  • October 21, 2010

    Majority of Indies see Dems as more liberal than they are

    Another signpost on the victory highway: In another potentially troubling sign for Democratic candidates, three in five independent voters in key House districts say Congress's Democratic leadership is to the left of them on the political spectrum.Th...

  • October 20, 2010

    Coons can't name the 5 freedoms in First Amendment

    For all the supposed gaffes of Christine O'Donnell in the Delaware senate race, this one by her opponent, Chris Coons, is the gaffetastic gaffe of the campaign.Apparently, a guy who wants to be senator can't name the 5 freedoms found in the First Ame...

  • October 19, 2010

    Will the Republican wave drown Dennis Kucinich?

    Say it ain't so, Dennis. Say it ain't so: THE WEEKLY STANDARD has obtained the results of a private poll conducted last night in Ohio-10, the Cleveland-area district held for seven terms by Democrat Dennis Kucinich. Kucinich has been widely viewed as...

  • October 18, 2010

    Barney Frank's boyfriend heckles Bielat

    This is almost too good to check, but fortunately, we have the video: Upon exiting the most recent debate with Barney Frank, located at WGBH studios in Boston, MA, Republican Congressional candidate, Sean Bielat, gets heckled by a Barney Frank "...

  • October 18, 2010

    How the GOP could still win the senate

    Making a long story short, it may come down to the race in Washington state between incumbent Dem Pat Murray and GOP challenger Dino Rossi.For the rest, read this scenario by Chris Cillizza, where he gives the GOP easy wins in IN, ND, AR, and probab...

  • October 18, 2010

    Pentagon braces for Wikileaks doc dump on Iraq War

    As we saw with the Wikileaks dump on Afghanistan, the damage done to the cause in that country was considerable - not the least of which the exposure of Afghan civilians who are assisting America to Taliban reprisals due to their names not being exci...

  • October 18, 2010

    Saudis warn France of possible al-Qaeda attack

    It appears that the western democracies have decided that the best way to prevent terrorist attacks is to make the threat public: Saudi Arabia has warned France it is the target of an imminent al-Qaeda attack, French Interior Minister Brice Hortefeux...

  • October 18, 2010

    Up to 25% of votes cast in Afgahnstian's September electons to be thrown out

    President Karzai is becoming more useless by the month. His interference in investigations into corruption in his inner circle are bad enough. Now it appears that he has once again permitted - or facilitated - massive voter fraud: The fraud, which in...

  • October 18, 2010

    What universe does Robert Gibbs inhabit?

    Not only does Gibbs say that the Dems will maintain control of the House and Senate, he also said that "There's an excitement about what this president is trying to do..." Allah performs the necessary lobotomy: The funniest line: "Ther...

  • October 17, 2010

    Blast at Iranian missile site kills 18 Rev Guards

    This is a story that gets curiouser and curiouser the more you look at it...Originally reported by the unreliable DEBKA website , we can now confirm some of the details of this story via the Iranian's own news agency: Eighteen people were killed in a...

  • October 17, 2010

    Jimmy Carter's Back to the Future trip to the Middle East

    This year is the 25th anniversary of that excellent Robert Zemeckis vehicle "Back to the Future." In honor of the occasion, Michael J. Fox has come out of retirement and has re-shot the entire BTTF trailer. Jimmy Carter is celebrating the ...

  • October 17, 2010

    Ads touting health care reform may break the law

    The Obama administration says the ads are for information purposes only. But they are spending $3 million to tout the program during an election season."Non-political?" The Obama administration has spent approximately $3 million on TV ads d...

  • October 17, 2010

    Rasmussen predicts 55 seat gain for GOP

    This is slightly higher than the consensus among other pollsters but is certainly in the ballpark as far as where the races stand right now. Nationally-recognized pollster Scott Rasmussen last night predicted that Republicans would gain 55 seats in r...

  • October 17, 2010

    Angela Merkel is a racist, right?

    The German Chancellor has come out and said bluntly that "multi-culturalism has failed:" The German Chancellor, Angela Merkel: "lmmigrants should learn to speak German"Attempts to build a multicultural society in Germany have ...

  • October 17, 2010

    Why liberals don't get the tea party movement

    Your required reading for today as soon as you finish reading the excellent articles on the other side of the front page, is this great piece by Peter Berkowitz in the Wall Street Journal about why the left is clueless about the tea party.A sample:Hi...

  • October 17, 2010

    The science of climate skepticism

    It almost never appears in mainstream publications and rarely in scientific journals. So Warren Meyer at Forbes .com has taken it upon himself to summarize the scientific case by skeptics of climate warming/change/disruption/cooling or whatever ...

  • October 17, 2010

    Prepare for a deluge of recounts after election

    If history is any guide, there will be several House races and probably a couple of Senate races that end up so close after the votes are counted that a recount will be mandated.There will also be the usual charges of fraud and vote stealing by both ...

  • October 16, 2010

    50 seat GOP gain say experts

    Nate Silver has been collating information from the top prognosticators and finds a consensus emerging two weeks out from the election for a 50 seat GOP gain in the House:[T]here is considerable uncertainty in the forecast because of the unusually l...

  • October 16, 2010

    Dem Congressman tangles with reporter before debate

    Democratic Congressman Maurice Hinchley had an altercation with a reporter prior to his debate with his GOP challenger George Phillips last night when the journalist asked him questions about a real estate deal he will profit from using federal dolla...

  • October 16, 2010

    CT health insurance hikes up to 47%

    You will be able to keep the insurance you already have - as long as you auction off your first born: The state's largest insurer has been approved to raise health premium rates by 41 percent to 47 percent for some of its policies sold to individual ...

  • October 15, 2010

    Judge allows states' health care suits to go forward

    Never mind about that decision last week in Michigan that bought the administration argument that the individual mandate was legal. Analysis I've read from some good sites finds the reasoning used by the judge shocking and don't expect any but the mo...

  • October 15, 2010

    Ahmadinejad's Lebanese triumph

    A couple of years ago, a visit by the Iranian president to Lebanon would have been unthinkable. But then, a series of events, beginning with a flexing of military muscle by Hezb'allah in 2008 that led to the infamous Doha Agreement, have turned Leban...

  • October 15, 2010

    First Lady breaks election law by campaigning inside voting place

    Most states have strict laws that keep any campaigning several dozen yards from a polling place. It's to prevent voters from having to run a gauntlet of political sign wavers, leaflet droppers, etc.Well, as it turns out, as in everything else, laws a...

  • October 15, 2010

    Russia to build nuke plant for Hugo Chavez

    Reuters is reporting that President Medvedev of Russia and Hugo Chavez have reached an agreement where Russia would build a nuclear power plant in Venezuela:Russia agreed on Friday to build Venezuela's first nuclear power station after talks between...

  • October 15, 2010

    Tea Party candidates doing very well

    Actually, this New York Times piece is a little more optimistic about the chances of many tea party candidates than I would have expected. Still, their number of tea party backed candidates who are ahead at this point - 33 is slightly below other es...

  • October 15, 2010

    'He has no clue'

    That's a DEA agent quoted in this AOL News story that reports on Obama's stupidity regarding just who is responsible in federal law enforcement for drug investigations:At a town hall meeting in Washington aired on MTV, the president told a group of ...

  • October 15, 2010

    It's official: Another year, another trillion dollar deficit

    The Treasury Department has officially added up all the zeroes and have proclaimed the FY 2010 budget deficit to be $1.29 trillion: The Obama administration is set to report Friday that the federal budget deficit exceeded $1 trillion for the second s...

  • October 14, 2010

    Which party is dominated by extremists?

    According to a poll conducted in battleground congressional districts by The Hill, more Americans see the Democrats as being dominated by extremists than Republicans.The poll found that 44% of likely voters say the Dems are more dominated by its ext...

  • October 14, 2010

    A scholarly study of tea party signs shows little racial animus

    Who are you going to believe when it comes to the lack of racist signs at tea party rallies? The liberal media or someone who scoured "the crowd, row by row and hour by hour, and taking a picture of every sign she passed...?"A UCLA grad stu...

  • October 14, 2010

    Rep. McGovern: 'I think the Constitution is wrong'

    Mystery solved. It's not that Democrats hate the Constitution or don't know much about it. They just think the Founders got it wrong.Obviously, Democrats like Jim McGovern of Massachusetts believe their judgment superior to those who wrote our foundi...

  • October 14, 2010

    Why Obama is so much worse than Carter

    Peter Ferrara has a devastating piece in American Spectator that shows how recovery from this recession has been so much worse and more anemic than recovery from any other post World War II recession to date.Not even Jimmy Cater was able to screw up ...

  • October 14, 2010

    New documentary espouses tea party, conservative principles

    You've no doubt heard of "I Want Your Money" which will go into general release tomorrow. It's funny, maddening, and a tonic the nation needs to take in order to get things back on track.Here's the trailer: This review at Big Hollywood has...

  • October 14, 2010

    Chamber dismisses CAP charges of foreign funding of election

    The latest "charge" against the Chamber from Think Progress, the rabidly liberal partisan blog for the Center for American Progress is really out there. They are saying that the Chamber of Commerce received "$885,000 in "donations...

  • October 13, 2010

    American imperialists in Chile

    The dramatic video of one of the trapped Chilean miners emerging after weeks in captivity was so moving that even President Barack Obama (D) was finally forced to admit he was proud of America, proud of our country's contributions to the rescue effor...

  • October 13, 2010

    Dems cancel ads for candidate who opposes Pelosi

    You expected them to crack the whip a little sooner, what with so many Democrats running as fast as they can away from Obama, Pelosi, and their entire wretched agenda: A Democratic candidate for Congress accused the Democratic Congressional Campaign ...

  • October 12, 2010

    Soros predicts GOP landslide

    He also says he's sworn off giving to groups involved in electoral politics. Don't believe it for a minute. This guy has his fingers in so many pies, the odds are that liberal candidates are benefiting from his money in some way this election cycle.B...

  • October 12, 2010

    Obama turns access to his royal personage into a sweepstakes

    This is beyond creepy: Organizing for America, the permanent incarnation of the Obama presidential campaign, has a new offer to its members: send money now and be automatically registered for a chance to win a trip to meet Barack Obama.It will happen...

  • October 12, 2010

    New York state fails to send absentee ballots to overseas military

    Senator Schumer and Mayor Bloomberg are pretending to be upset about this, but methinks they doth protest too much. It won't hurt the chances of Democrats in New York if 20,000 military ballots aren't counted this year. The military splits about 3-1 ...

  • October 12, 2010

    Fact checking Dem claims of foreign money in GOP campaigns

    What makes these claims so ironic is that Barack Obama was the champion of foreign cash contributions being used to get him elected. And the facts, as laid out by FactCheck.org, are simple; the Democrats have no evidence whatsoever that their scurr...

  • October 12, 2010

    GOP maintains double digit advantages in generic ballot

    Both Gallup and Rasmussen show a wide split between the two parties with three weeks to go:Among voters Gallup estimates to be most likely to vote at this point under either a higher- or lower-turnout scenario, Republicans maintain substantial doubl...

  • October 11, 2010

    At this rate, US won't recover lost jobs until 2020

    Hey! It's only a decade. The U.S. economy lost 95,000 jobs in September, far worse than expectations for no change in employment. More Census-related temp jobs ended, as expected, but state and local governments slashed staff far more than predicted....

  • October 11, 2010

    Will Obama get away with his towering hypocrisy regarding foreign political donations?

    Despite evidence that the Chamber of Commerce political donations that come from abroad are from dues paying members, the Obama-Axelrod dishonest assault on this issue has continued. The White House intensified its attacks Sunday on the powerful U.S....

  • October 11, 2010

    J'Accuse: Halperin lays out the critical case against Obama

    President Obama has lost Time Magazine.A brutally honest and generally accurate picture of Obama's troubles at this point in his presidency comes to us via Mark Halperin: With the exception of core Obama Administration loyalists, most politically eng...

  • October 10, 2010

    What do Americans really think about government?

    Anti-government sentiment will be driving the electorate to vote for Republicans this November, but how deep does that feeling go?A fascinating study on this question commissioned by the Washington Post shows about what you'd expect; people think go...

  • October 10, 2010

    Obama hits the links for the 52nd time in his presidency

    Should we begrudge our president his golf addiction? Taken as a separate issue, no. But considering the enormous grief given his predecessor by the press and the Democrats, criticizing and mocking Bush for how he spent his free time, the president's ...

  • October 10, 2010

    Chinese communists arrest partygoers celebrating Liu's Nobel Prize

    They weren't making a big deal out of it. They rented a private room at a Beijing restaurant - about two dozen bloggers and human rights activists - but never got to even toast their colleague's award: While the two dozen bloggers, rights lawyers and...

  • October 10, 2010

    Obama's strategy of shaming Democrats into voting not working

    This was a no brainer. Several commenters have pointed out in recent weeks that you don't endear people to your cause by hectoring them: "Hectoring your supporters doesn't work, and it never has," Hamsher said. "And anyone with as much...

  • October 10, 2010

    When it comes to foreign money flowing into campaigns, Obama has a short memory

    Based on a single, poorly sourced article in Think Progress - a rabidly partisan blog that is an offshoot of the liberal think tank Center for American Progress - President Obama laid into Republicans for allowing "foreign money" to be used...

  • October 10, 2010

    Hitchens on those who live in 'Tumortown'

    If you haven't been following Christopher Hitchen's occasional articles on his battle with cancer, you are missing some extraordinary writing and thinking. It is evident from his writings that Hitch is frightened, looking for answers, and sways betwe...

  • October 9, 2010

    Americans split on whether Bush or Obama is the better president

    This is pretty incredible when you think back to a year ago and the difference was 23% in favor of Obama. Americans are divided over whether President Barack Obama or his predecessor has performed better in the White House, according to a new nationa...

  • October 9, 2010

    Obama's new national security advisor called a 'disaster' by Gates

    With the departure of General Jones from the White House, America is losing fine public servant and excellent military man. One of the few in Washington who eschewed the limelight, Jones did his job fairly competently and with a minimum of self promo...

  • October 9, 2010

    More evidence of the coming tsunami

    Rep. John Dingell has served in Congress for 55 years, and for 22 years prior to that, his father occupied the same House seat.He has been one of the most powerful Democratic House members of this generation, serving as ranking Democrat and then chai...

  • October 9, 2010

    Are the Dems giving up in Missouri Senate race?

    The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee is pulling out of Missouri, according to this report in Hotline on Call:The DSCC is moving TV ad money out of Missouri, a sign that the Senate race may be moving beyond Democrats' grasp. Four Republican so...

  • October 9, 2010

    Deficit? What Deficit? Spending shoots up 9%

    We are living in a madhouse and lunatics are running the asylum.Either that, or all of this has just been a bad dream and we'll wake up grateful that this massive spending spree by the Democrats has only been a nightmare: Basic government spending ro...

  • October 8, 2010

    Biden: 'You're the dullest audience I've ever spoken to'

    It isn't just that He Who is Follicley Challenged channeled Don Rickles and insulted his audience. It's why he felt it necessary to say something in the first place: Vice President Joe Biden got a laugh from his audience at a Wisconsin fundraising ev...

  • October 8, 2010

    89,000 stimulus checks were sent to dead people

    Hey! Anyone can make an honest mistake. After all, sometimes it's hard to tell if some people are dead or alive. If they're buried in Chicago cemeteries, it is especially difficult.So let's cut the social security people a break, right? Approximately...

  • October 7, 2010

    More warnings - this time from Europe - about imminent terror attack

    Just a few days ago, some European capitols were complaining about Washington's publicizing the possibility of a Mumbai-style terror attack in Europe.Now both Britain and France are warning their citizens that an attack is "highly likely:" ...

  • October 7, 2010

    Oil spill cover-up confirmed

    The White House deliberately downplayed the seriousness of the Gulf oil spill and this contributed to slower and less efficient clean up efforts as well as unnecessary friction with state and local governments.These are the findings of the government...

  • October 6, 2010

    Why it still feels like a recession

    It's the output gap, stupid: The nation's economic woes boil down to this. Compared with a healthy economy, about 7 million working-age people and 5 percent of the nation's industrial capacity are sitting idle, not producing what they could. The econ...

  • October 6, 2010

    GOP to target Dem defectors after mid terms

    They probably won't be needed to secure control of the House. That prospect brightens almost every day. But going after disaffected Democrats who are too conservative for their party sets up the GOP for even more significant control after 2012: ...

  • October 6, 2010

    Rasmussen: GOP control of senate well within reach

    What looked like a real long shot just a couple of months ago - GOP getting control of the senate - now appears within reach according to the latest polling from Rasmussen: New polling in California moves that state's Senate race to Toss-Up from Lean...

  • October 6, 2010

    Taliban in high level talks with Karzai

    We have been encouraging President Karzai to sit down with "reformed" Taliban who have sworn off fighting Americans but this appears to be something much different: Taliban representatives and the government of Afghan President Hamid Karzai...

  • October 5, 2010

    Is Rahm a legal resident of Chicago?

    C'mon, Mac. This is Chicago. Does it really matter where Rahm has been sleeping the last two years?It just might: Sunday, Rahm Emanuel announced in a video posted on a website that he is preparing to run for mayor of Chicago. But two of Chicago's top...

  • October 5, 2010

    Geert Wilders trial; shaming the prosecution

    I don't agree with everything Geert Wilders has to say about Islam. But I will die in defense of his right to say it.And as a lesson in how "hate speech" laws can be used to silence opinions that aren't wildly popular, Mr. Wilders is teachi...

  • October 5, 2010

    Firefighters Watch as Home Burns

    Not sure if this is a road we want to go down: A local neighborhood is furious after firefighters watched as an Obion County, Tennessee, home burned to the ground.The homeowner, Gene Cranick, said he offered to pay whatever it would take for firefig...

  • October 5, 2010

    MSNBC finally, publicly embraces the suck

    MSNBC is throwing pretense to the winds and finally coming out as a liberal alternative to Fox:MSNBC, once the also-ran but now the No. 2 cable news channel, has a new tagline that embraces its progressive political identity. The tagline, "Lean ...

  • October 5, 2010

    Brit TV host: suffering children should be euthanized

    Yes, this is the logical progression that society will take if we go down the road of assisted suicide. And abortion on demand is part of it too.It's even creepier watching it: Miss Ironside said: ‘If a baby's going to be born severely disa...

  • October 5, 2010

    No joke: Brazilian clown wins spot in Congress

    A beloved Brazilian clown received more than 1.3 million votes and was elected to Congress. More astonishing, his vote total surpassed every other candidate in the country, nearly doubling the total of his nearest rival: Tiririca, or Francisco Olivei...

  • October 4, 2010

    Conyers lost drivers license after renewal check bounced

    Maybe he should have asked his wife for a few bucks before she went into the slammer for bribery: Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.) lost his driver's license temporarily this summer because he bounced the check used to pay the renewal fee, according to an...

  • October 4, 2010

    'Who you going to believe, them or your lying eyes?'

    The blog Verum Serum has the ultimate comparison between the Restoring Honor Rally and the One Nation protest. It's an animated GIF that shows in no uncertain terms who won the day as far as attendance is concerned....

  • October 4, 2010

    Economists predict rise in jobless rate

    There are only two jobless reports left until election day and Bloomberg is reporting that economists are glum about prospects for September's numbers:The jobless rate probably rose in September for a second month as the year-old U.S. recovery faile...

  • October 4, 2010

    DNC has record shattering fundraising month in September

    Fortunately, Republicans are able to take advantage of record fundraising by independent groups who are far outstripping the left in expenditures this cycle. But it appears that the Democrats will outraise the GOP for September - a sign that there is...

  • October 4, 2010

    Obamacare centerpiece a bust

    Jennifer Rubin: The AP has figured out that ObamaCare is a bust. “It’s a centerpiece of President Barack Obama’s health care remake, a lifeline available right now to vulnerable people whose medical problems have made them uninsu...

  • October 3, 2010

    Geert Wilders in Berlin

    Andrew Bostom sends along a link to a great speech by Geert Wilders given in Berlin yesterday where he calls upon Germans to unify as they did when the Berlin Wall fell, but this time, to oppose political Islam:Dear friends, tomorrow is the Day of Ge...

  • October 3, 2010

    Some 3,000 millionaires receive jobless benefits

    So what?After the economy slipped into recession in 2008, millions of Americans received unemployment benefits to make ends meet -- including almost 3,000 millionaires.According to U.S. Internal Revenue Service data, 2,840 households reporting at lea...

  • October 3, 2010

    Foreclosure process a nightmare for many states

    Several mortgage holding companies have suspended all foreclosures in the last week because evidence is emerging that many of the tens of thousands of legal actions taken against homeowners may have to be done over because of shoddy legal work as wel...

  • October 3, 2010

    Ahmadinejad calls for US leaders to be 'buried'

    What a brilliant stroke, that outreach to Iran Obama tried at the beginning of his presidency.That's abandoned now, replaced with a little more realism and a lot less kowtowing. But that hasn't stopped President Ahmadinejad from speaking his mind - w...

  • October 3, 2010

    'Non-partisan' Maher calls GOP 'deadly enemy'

    Bill Maher - "libertarian" and non-partisan" so he insists - gave away his true colors at the end of his last show.Via Newsbusters: After telling his audience that his job isn't to "carry water for this or any administration,...

  • October 2, 2010

    Rick Sanchez fired from CNN

    CNN anchor Rick Sanchez has been fired for some incredibly dumb remarks he made on a satellite radio show about Jon Stewart - and Jews.First, he called Stewart a bigot: Appearing Thursday on the Sirius radio program "Stand Up! With Pete Dominick...

  • October 2, 2010

    Bin Laden believed involved in Euro terror plot

    Aside from sincerely wishing for this execrable man's death, why hasn't our fearless leader, who spent a presidential campaign lambasting his opponent for not killing this SOB, done anything more than his predecessor in ridding the planet of him?Bin ...

  • October 2, 2010

    Oklahoma school district has second thoughts about 'rap' history

    Our Founding fathers were not perfect beings. They were human. They had flaws galore. Some of them - Alexander Hamilton comes to mind - were not always acting in the best interests of the young country.But I think we could all agree that this program...

  • October 2, 2010

    Massive, epic fail in new Eco-ad campaign

    There really isn't any way to describe the video below in terms that would do it justice. It is 4 minutes of the most jaw droppingly inappropriate and revealing sentiments in a new ad campaign by global warming alarmists.Blowing up children who are s...

  • October 2, 2010

    UN warns of unemployment unrest

    There have been riots already in 25 countries says the International Labor Organization. And Spain might be next considering there are plans for a general strike this week protesting government policies.So what does the ILO recommend? Same old, same ...

  • October 2, 2010

    Gore doesn't mention Obama at FL campaign stop

    He is rapidly becoming the invisible man -a forgotten bringer of hopeandchange whose name is so toxic among a large segment of voters that Democrats dare not whisper the president's name in many states.It won't save them. Al Gore failed to mention Pr...

  • October 2, 2010

    Maliki-Sadr partnership; what could go wrong?

    Well, at least the stalemate has ended in Iraq after 6 months of haggling. It's the way it ended that should concern us.Mookie al-Sadr ended up tossing his support to former and now current prime minister Nouri-al-Maliki to break the deadlock that ha...

  • October 2, 2010

    A comic interlude for your enjoyment

    Bob Shrum, perhaps the worst political consultant in history, has written a piece worthy of Comedy Central: "Democrats will hold the House and Senate:"Maybe I'm wrong.In fact, maybe I'm really, really wrong, which is the reaction I hear wh...

  • October 2, 2010

    Gibbs for DNC chair?

    Oh, please let it be true. One of the more maladroit White House press spokesmen ever as chairman of the Democratic National Committee?Politico says some trial balloons are being launched: Democratic insiders are taking the temperature of some top pa...

  • October 2, 2010

    Obama's preference for Rahm in Mayor's race made clear

    Obama is going to disappoint his African American base in Chicago again. He probably won't formerly endorse or campaign for Rahm Emanuel for Mayor but he made it pretty clear that Rahmbo is his choice: "I think he would make an excellent mayor a...

  • October 1, 2010

    It's never too early; Obama tops Clinton in Dem primary poll

    This is entirely speculative, of course. In fact, I think Hillary would be nuts to challenge Obama no matter how bad his numbers or how badly the Democrats are trounced in November.Those very same people on hands and knees begging Hillary to run afte...

  • October 1, 2010

    Don't trust Elizabeth Warren

    The new head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is another in a long line of radicals appointed by President Obama to oversee an important agency.And that's the good news. The bad news is that she was shoehorned into her new position without...

  • October 1, 2010

    'I'd appreciate a little break' - Obama

    This guy is absolutely shameless. Does he think the presidency is his ticket to staying in places he couldn't afford as a mere senator?Here is he trolling for an invitation to visit his former health care reform mouthpiece Linda Douglas's villa in It...

  • September 30, 2010

    Getting our priorities straight

    In the midst of a budget crisis, the federal government is forcing New York City to change more than 205,000 street signs.Are the street names misspelled? Are they made out of some banned substance?Actually, no. The feds want to change the signs beca...

  • September 30, 2010

    Is there a biblical clue in the Stuxnet virus?

    Did the creator(s) of the Stuxnet virus currently attacking Iranian computers leave a clue about their origins?This New York Times piece is compelling:Deep inside the computer worm that some specialists suspect is aimed at slowing Iran's race for a ...

  • September 30, 2010

    Dem big donors steering clear of 527 groups

    Even George Soros is looking beyond the mid terms and giving his money to policy rather than political groups.New York Times: Democratic donors like George Soros, the bête noire of the right, and his fellow billionaire Peter B. Lewis, who each ...

  • September 30, 2010

    No, Democrats are not making a comeback

    Hotline's Reid Wilson applies the necessary cold water to flights of fancy like this from WaPo's Dan Balz who see a silver lining in the Hurricane that is about to hit the Democrats in November: Democratic strategists have recently started experienci...

  • September 30, 2010

    Pakistan blocks NATO supply line

    The military says it's a protest against recent drone and air strikes in Pakistan but there is far more to it than that. Pakistani officials said Thursday that NATO supply trucks had been blocked from entering Afghanistan at a key border post in res...

  • September 29, 2010

    A 'credible' terrorist attack threat

    ABC News is reporting that the US and European intelligence have uncovered what they believe to be a  "major, coordinated series of commando-style terror attacks in Britain, France, Germany and possibly the United States." A senior US ...

  • September 29, 2010

    Trust in media continues to crater

    Gallup is reporting that trust in the media "to report the news fully, accurately, and fairly" has fallen again for the fourth straight year. Fifty-seven percent now say they have little or no trust in TV or newspapers.The 43% of Americans...

  • September 28, 2010

    Rahmbo may be leaving White House by the end of the week to run for Chicago Mayor

    It's his dream job - as it would be for any Chicago machine disciple who has seen firsthand the enormous power wielded by the mayor in that city. The mayor of Chicago has far more power than a senator or congressman and given that the job also means ...

  • September 27, 2010

    Ahmadinejad's weird week in New York

    The Iranian president didn't take in the sights of the Big Apple. But he ended up being the center of attention anyway.A sit down with his US counterpart loonies Farrakhan and Shibazz and a confrontation with an Iranian dissident were the highlights ...

  • September 27, 2010

    'Mr. President, I feel hope-less'

    Some Obamabots whose eyes have finally been opened fall harder than others. This poor fellow who worked for Obama during the campaign and fiercely believed in his mantra of change, now finds himself horribly disillusioned.The New York Post: I went t...

  • September 27, 2010

    Gitmo detainees to be tortured by giving them only one scoop of ice cream

    Oh! The humanity of it! Detainees' diets at Guantanamo Bay have been a controversial issue for some time and now the U.S. prison is said to be rationing ice cream.The frozen dessert is allegedly being tightly measured, with only one ice cream allowed...

  • September 26, 2010

    Dems lead in CA; Rubio up big in FL

    It's Sunday which means a slew of polls have been released and they carry some mixed news for Republicans.Governor Moonbeam has taken a slight but significant lead over Meg Whitman in the CA gubernatorial campaign while Senator Ma'am has pulled ahead...

  • September 26, 2010

    WH Office of Faith Based Initiatives just another propaganda arm

    This piece in the Wall Street Journal (subscribers only) from Jim Towey, President Bush's former Director of the Office of Faith Based Initiatives, reveals the very different way in which President Obama is using the network of preachers that office ...

  • September 26, 2010

    This is more important to the UN than stopping Iranian nukes

    I didn't think it possible, but the UN has outdone itself in making the world body irrelevant to what is really going on: THE United Nations was set today to appoint an obscure Malaysian astrophysicist to act as Earthﾂ痴 first contact for any aliens t...

  • September 26, 2010

    Desperate Dems crawl into the gutter

    This is a sure sign of desperation. While all campaigns use negative advertising, this kind of sludge being dished by Democrats across the country can only mean that they are without issues and without much hope.New York Times: As they struggle to br...

  • September 25, 2010

    FBI searches anti-war protestors homes on 'terror warrant'

    The FBI searched the homes of anti-war protestors in Minneapolis and Illinois yesterday on a "terror warrant."What is significant is that the authorities were looking for documents and other evidence that would show these people gave suppor...

  • September 25, 2010

    An under the radar bailout

    Congratulations America! You are now the proud owners of several failed "wholesale" credit unions. And what a bargain! Only $50 billion or so in bad assets will be absorbed by us, the taxpaying public, in a deal that will transform (there's...

  • September 25, 2010

    CNN Poll: Obama a new low

    CNN, whose poll has lagged considerably behind other polling outfits in gauging Obama's unpopularity has released a survey that shows the president tanking with 42% approval rating: The president's approval rating now stands at 42 percent - an all t...

  • September 24, 2010

    Obama: Losing friends and gaining enemies

    The only thing comparable to what has happened to Barack Obama I can think of would be the absolute dissolution of support for Jimmy Carter in '77-78. He too began his administration with enormously high hopes, only to see his incompetence lead to a ...

  • September 24, 2010

    Lacking courage, Dems put off vote on Bush tax cuts until after election

    Considering that Dems have been bragging for weeks the the Bush tax cuts issue was a winner for them and would save them in November, this announcement makes all that class warfare rhetoric ring a little hollow.The Hill: A rift between centrist and l...

  • September 24, 2010

    How did that nutcase get past security at the UN to address delegates?

    Someone impersonating a head of state made it all the way past United Nations security and addressed some of the member states on who was responsible for 9/11: The U.S. and several European delegations walked out of the U.N. speech of Iranian Preside...

  • September 24, 2010

    Another GOP sore loser may run as write in

    Add Mike Castle to the list of GOP primary losers who may go rogue and run as a write in candidate.Politico: Rep. Mike Castle is planning on polling a potential three-way Senate race to test his chances as a write-in candidate, a Delaware Republican ...

  • September 24, 2010

    'November is coming' (video)

    Nothing to add to this except - simply majestic.(Video by Ben Howe of RedState) ...

  • September 23, 2010

    GOP 'Pledge to America'

    It's a pretty vanilla document as you might expect. This close to the election, they don't want any big surprises or any controversies. There is a section on "repeal and replace" for Obamacare, and some promises on taxes that have been in t...

  • September 23, 2010

    5 Dem Congressmen say they voted against TARP - before they were even elected

    For sheer lunacy, this is pretty funny. And for utter stupidity, you have to hand it  to these Dems who are so scared of being tarred with TARP that they would blatantly lie about voting against it.Wall Street Journal Political Diary:Republican ...

  • September 23, 2010

    US teaching Muslims how to win power in democracies

    Our State Department apparently never reads the news. If they did, they might have noticed that unassimilated immigrants in France and elsewhere might be more interested in destroying democracy than in building it up.But stupidity has never stopped t...

  • September 23, 2010

    Happy Obamacare Day

    A year and a half of wrangling and dithering by Democrats while the economy went down the tubes and even several months after the passage of Obamacare, we still don't know where all the land mines are.The Examiner points out a few on this, the 6 mon...

  • September 23, 2010

    Barney Frank in trouble

    This was a district carved out for Barney by the MA legislature and is considered one of the most Democratic and liberal districts in the country.But Frank is polling below 50% and the Republican running against him, Sean Bielat, trails by only ...

  • September 23, 2010

    China blocks strategic minerals to Japan

    China's self confidence as a world power is beginning to grow as evidenced by their forays into Latin America, Africa, and southeast Asia. Now the Chinese Communists are flexing their muscles against rival Japan. The Japanese seized a fishing boat th...

  • September 21, 2010

    GOP to unveil agenda on Thursday

    Republicans are set to unveil an agenda that promises to roll back some of Obama's agenda while kick starting the economy.The Hill:The GOP, which polls show has a strong chance of winning back the House this fall, is culling the list of election-year...

  • September 21, 2010

    New records show DoJ lied about Black Panther Party case

    Former Department of Justice attorney in the Voting Rights section J. Christian Adams has been blowing the whistle on the department for months regarding their lax enforcement of voting rights for any case other than those involving blacks as victims...

  • September 19, 2010

    DeMint emerging as a genuine force in the senate

    Senator Jim DeMint (R-SC) is no stranger to controversy within his own party. He has been very critical of "watered down Republicanism" that he believes is responsible for so much of Obama's agenda being passed.Instead of sitting back and w...

  • September 19, 2010

    Helen Thomas receives "Lifetime Achievement' award from CAIR

    About what we'd expect considering her comments about "Jews out of Palestine' and 'go home' to Poland...'The longtime White House correspondent who resigned from Hearst newspapers in June in the wake of comments she made about Israel will recei...

  • September 19, 2010

    O'Donnell 'witchcraft' comment taken out of context

    Michelle Malkin: The left-wing blogs (and a few short-sighted rightie ones) are having a field day. What they all seem to have missed is the context for the discussion. The AP says the "context of what led to the comment is not clear."B...

  • September 19, 2010

    Rep. Pence finishes first in Values Voters straw poll

    An outlier? Or is Pence's victory indicative that we are in for a surprising GOP contest in 2012?I'll punt. It appears that the 723 respondents in the poll favored those who actually showed up to speak at the Value Voters Summit. But still, the idea ...

  • September 19, 2010

    If Palin runs, it will be an unconventional path to the White House

    Good piece in Politico this morning about how Sarah Palin is breaking the mold in running for president - if she decides to do so.In this sense, necessity is certainly the Mother of Invention. The conventional route of pressing the flesh in Iowa and...

  • September 19, 2010

    Army charges rogue members of platoon in Afghanistan with killing civilians for sport

    This is the most disturbing thing I've read in weeks:For weeks, according to Army charging documents, rogue members of a platoon from the 5th Stryker Combat Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, floated the idea. Then, one day last winter, a solitary Afgh...

  • September 19, 2010

    Michael Moore; the McDonald's at Ground Zero killed more Americans than the terrorists

    What lovely symmetry there is in this comment. Of course there is a direct correlation between people voluntarily eating at McDonalds with some suffering bad health effects and terrorists murdering 3,000 Americans.How could we be so stupid as to miss...

  • September 19, 2010

    At least 32 dead in Baghdad car bombs

    The Washington Post: Five bombs detonated across Baghdad on Sunday killing at least 32 people and wounding at least 116, Iraqi security authorities said.Three rockets were also fired at the U.S. embassy, Iraqi authorities and American witnesses said....

  • September 18, 2010

    Did the administration play politics with UAW pensions for GM supplier?

    The Obama administration should take heed; they have TARP IG Neil Barofsky on their trail with regard to the question of whether political considerations were involved in giving UAW hourly workers 100% of their pensions at a GM supplier.The Washingto...

  • September 17, 2010

    'Social justice' goals for new consumer finance protection chief?

    Now that radical, anti-Wall Street professor Elizabeth Warren will circumvent senate confirmation and run the new Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, it might be good to look at just what we can expect from her as far as how she will run this ma...

  • September 17, 2010

    Not much bang for the stimulus buck

    What do you think a dozen or so small businesses could have done with $111 million in stim funds as far as creating jobs over a 19 month period? Two Los Angeles departments created all of 55 jobs with that chunk of taxpayer money says the LA Times: T...

  • September 17, 2010

    'Contract with America II' nearly done but will anybody sign it?

    The GOP leadership has labored hard and has given birth to a "Contract with America" document - an agenda the Republicans say for getting the country back on track.The Hill: Sixteen years ago, more than 300 Republican congressional candidat...

  • September 17, 2010

    Aides to Rep. Waters kicked out of Pelosi event

    This is pretty remarkable and indicative of the toxicity of the One United Bank scandal that has snared Rep. Waters.The Hill:Three staffers working for embattled Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) were asked by security officers to leave an event in downt...

  • September 17, 2010

    Who holds the title of 'Greatest Mass Murderer in History?'

    And the winner is... Mao Zedong, founder of the People's Republic of China, qualifies as the greatest mass murderer in world history, an expert who had unprecedented access to official Communist Party archives said yesterday.Speaking at The Independe...

  • September 17, 2010

    'Why Democrats can't win on taxes'

    Kimberley Strassel of the Wall Street Journal has a great piece in which she makes a good case that the Democrats are foolish to try and take on the GOP with regard to tax issues:There comes a point in Washington debates when the losing side has lit...

  • September 17, 2010

    Say goodnight: Portman up 20 in Ohio

    There may be no state that feels more betrayed by hopenchange than Ohio. So, it figures that the biggest backlash against Democrats would be in the Buckeye State.Backlash? Try neck-snapping necktie party: New numbers out of Ohio from Quinnipiac Unive...

  • September 16, 2010

    Obama will avoid Senate confirmation process for Warren posting

    How is it that there are so many radicals in the Obama administration? Easy - appoint them to positions that don't require Senate confirmation or, as in the case of the radical, anti-capitalist Harvard Professor Elizabeth Warren, just skirt the proce...

  • September 15, 2010

    Now they tell us

    The White House has issued something of a "clarification" about that "Summer of Recovery" tour and initiative that they were pushing the last few months.Apparently, they didn't mean "jobs." Silly us - they meant "co...

  • September 15, 2010

    Major announcement today from Democrats

    The Democrats are set to make a "major announcement" according to their chairman, Tim Kaine: Democratic National Committee Chairman Tim Kaine plans to make what's being billed as a major announcement Wednesday about the future of the party,...

  • September 15, 2010

    Reid adds DREAM act rider to defense policy bill

    More stealth legislating from the Democrats: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said Tuesday he will add the DREAM Act, a controversial immigration measure, to a defense policy bill the Senate will take up next week.The decision means the defense bill...

  • September 14, 2010

    D'Souza: 'How Obama Thinks'

    The most unexamined candidate in history often seems to be the most inexplicable President in history, generating no end of theories as to what makes him so antithetical to the American experience.  Dinesh D'Souza writing in Forbes:Barack Obama ...

  • September 14, 2010

    Tax dollars used to gauge media reaction to administration oil spill efforts

    Congratulations to the Obama administration. I didn't think it was possible for them to think up one more way to waste taxpayer's money so this came as something of a surprise.The White House hired a New Orleans man to report on media reaction to the...

  • September 14, 2010

    Administration hails 'back door Islamist coup' in Turkey

    There may be practical reasons for the Obama administration to support Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan's victory in a referendum on numerous constitutional changes that opponents charge is little better than a "back door Islamist coup." Aft...

  • September 13, 2010

    Left wing terrorism surges in Europe

    From the European Police Office: Spain, Greece and Italy reported a total of 40 attacks by left-wing and anarchist groups for 2009. This constitutes an increase of 43 % compared to 2008; the number of attacks more than doubled since 2007.As in previo...

  • September 13, 2010

    Turkish people approve 'back door Islamist' referendum

    An independent Turkish judiciary - traditionally the guarantor of secularism - will be weakened substantially as a result of a referendum held yesterday that will grant the government of Prime Minister Erdogan unprecedented opportunities to interefer...

  • September 13, 2010

    Barone on administration thuggery

    Michael Barone on comments made by Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius to Karen Ignagni, president of America's Health Insurance Plans where Sebelius threatened to freeze insurance companies out of Obamacare insurance exchanges in ...

  • September 13, 2010

    Obama-friendly merchandise declines in sales

    With his popularity in free fall, President Obama's likeness is also taking a hit.Washington Post: Souvenir vendors in Washington say once-thriving sales of the garish merchandise fawning over the president are nowhere near what they were. Sales peak...

  • September 13, 2010

    Senate impeachment trial for crooked federal judge

    This is the statement made by the Department of Justice following a grand jury investigation into charges of misconduct against federal judge G. Thomas Porteous Jr.: In 2007, after an FBI and federal grand jury investigation, the Justice Department a...

  • September 12, 2010

    Imam Rauf's insidious rhetoric

    Joel Mowbray writing about the words of Imam Rauf in the Washington Times: While there is no evidence to suggest he has ever explicitly encouraged violence, he has uttered potentially more insidious rhetoric. Mr. Rauf in 2005 reportedly told a largel...

  • September 7, 2010

    Soros gives $100 million to Human Rights Watch

    If you read this entire article in the New York Times , you begin to understand the wide reach of Mr. Soros' tentacles in putting his money where his ideology is.George Soros, the billionaire investor and philanthropist, plans to announce on Tuesday ...

  • September 7, 2010

    General Petreaus condemns church's plan to burn Korans

    Aside from being a monumentally stupid idea and un-American to boot, Petreaus makes the case that such a high profile stunt endangers American lives in Afghanistan: "It could endanger troops and it could endanger the overall effort," Gen. P...

  • September 7, 2010

    Sharpton's fake non-profit on the brink of bankruptcy

    Al Sharpton's non-profit organization is heading for oblivion.I call it a "non-profit" group because we really have no word in English for how the good Reverend has continuously raided the operating funds of this organization for his own, p...

  • September 6, 2010

    How's that Iranian outreach working out Barry?

    The Iranian government is paying a bounty to the Taliban in Afghanistan for each dead American.MSNBC reports: Iran is paying Taliban fighters $1,000 for each U.S. soldier they kill in Afghanistan, according to a report in a British newspaper.The Sun...

  • September 6, 2010

    Tim Kaine: Dems have helped economy 'turn a corner'

    Well, I suppose that's one way to put it. Certainly the economy has "turned a corner" as DNC chairman Tim Kaine is telling candidates. It's just that the corner they've turned leads to a dead end and a very sheer cliff:Speaking on "Fo...

  • September 6, 2010

    White House panicking over elections

    Politico's Jim VandeHei on Face the Nation: With many polls indicating the Republicans may win back control of the House of Representatives (and possibly the Senate as well) in the upcoming mid-term elections, Jim VandeHei, the executive editor of...

  • September 6, 2010

    GOP advantage in CNN poll rising

    It confirms the results of other, perhaps more reliable polls, but since every poll is a snapshot of a moment in time, if you get enough pictures, a definite trend can emerge.And this one is unmistakable: According to a CNN/Opinion Research Corporat...

  • September 5, 2010

    Iranian woman sentenced to stoning for adultery to be whipped

    The Iranian woman who has become an international cause celebre after she was sentenced to be stoned to death for adultery is now in line to receive 99 lashes - for not appearing in a photograph with a head scarf.AFP reports: In an interview publish...

  • September 5, 2010

    What kind of socialist is Obama?

    Being a critic of those who toss around words like "socialism," and "communism" to define Obama and the Democrat's far left agenda, I found this Jonah Goldberg piece a cut above most critiques that offer up the idea that the presi...

  • September 5, 2010

    UC Irvine upholds suspension of Muslim student group

    What was a one year ban for the Muslim Student Union at UC Irvine was reduced to being forbidden to participate in campus activities for one quarter.They should have been kicked off campus.The ostensible reason for the ban was their disruption of Isr...

  • September 5, 2010

    Broke LA School District building half a billion dollar school

    It's actually a cluster of schools - K-12 - but still represents the most expensive school building project in American history.Wall Street Journal: The cluster of schools is situated on the premises of the old Ambassador Hotel where the New York sen...

  • September 4, 2010

    Democrats asking voters to forget their record

    First, Democrats started running away from Obama. Then they started running against their own Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi.Now, they're running away from their record. The candidate was outraged - just outraged - at the country's sorry fiscal st...

  • September 4, 2010

    FEC allows SEIU's illegal political fund-raising scheme

    This is just a bit heavy handed, even from the thugs at SEIU: Imagine the outcry if McDonalds executives demanded that franchise owners collect "voluntary" contributions totaling $25,000 for the company's Political Action Committee (PAC) fr...

  • September 4, 2010

    Israeli ambassador: Hezb'allah has 15,000 rockets at Israel's border

    Hezb'allah appears to be preparing for war with Israel. The terrorist group has placed 15,000 rockets - capable of hitting every city in Israel - in their southern stronghold, says Israeli ambassador to the US Michael Oren.Jerusalem Post: Hizbullah h...

  • September 4, 2010

    Real joblessness at 16.7%

    The Wall Street Journal offers a good explanation for the difference between the official unemployment rate and the true state of the joblessness problem:The U.S. jobless rate rose to 9.6% in August, but the government's broader measure of unemploym...

  • September 3, 2010

    Sabato's crystal ball sees red on election day

    One of the most astute political observers and poll watchers in America is the University of Virginia's Larry Sabato. His Crystal Ball blog is a must read for political junkies of both parties.Sabato has just released his traditional Labor Day predi...

  • September 3, 2010

    Private payrolls rise; overall jobless number at 9.6%

    It is a sign of how desperate investors are for good news on the economy that they would take this weak jobs report for August as a good sign.Overall, payrolls dropped "only" 54,000 - less than expected. That includes the loss of 114,000 ce...

  • September 3, 2010

    As predicted, employers pushing more health insurance costs on employees

    Obamacare predicted "unintended consequence" #914: employers can't afford rising rates in anticipation of Obamacare.The New York Times: The shift is occurring, policy analysts and others say, as employers feel more pressure from the weak ec...

  • August 31, 2010

    Media's slipshod coverage of oil spill

    National Review's Lou Dolinar tracks the history of media coverage of the oil spill and contrasts what they were saying with what scientists were discovering:Writing of the "plume of oil" that the media clung to in order to define the exten...

  • August 31, 2010

    Boston Globe latest liberal paper to become disenchanted with Obama

    The Boston Globe? President Obama returned to work yesterday to find deeper fears of a return to recession. So it was somewhat fitting that, when he stepped to the microphone to address those concerns, it didn't seem to work. "How're we doing on...

  • August 31, 2010

    Two men arrested in Amsterdam on suspicion of carrying out 'dry-run' for hijacking

    ABC News broke the story of two Yemeni nationalists who were in the US legally and were cleared through Chicago and Birmingham despite security questions about their luggage, being arrested for what authorities suspect was a dry run for a terrorist a...

  • August 29, 2010

    Remarkably blatant media bias in Beck crowd counting

    Sure you expect bias - of the more subtle and deniable kind. But the deliberate downplaying of crowd numbers at the Beck rally shows that the major media outlets really don't care if their wildly underestimated totals (or in the case of WaPo delibera...

  • August 29, 2010

    Egypt intercepts arms shipments destined for Gaza

    File this one under "Big surprise, huh?"J-Post: Egyptian authorities intercepted a shipment of at least 190 anti-aircraft missiles in Sinai probably destined for Gaza on Saturday, Palestinian news Agency Ma'an reported.According to the repo...

  • August 29, 2010

    Vitter tops GOP field in LA; It's Manchin vs. Raese in WV

    No surprises in yesterday's primaries as GOP incumbent Senator David Vitter breezed to victory in the Republican senate primary and West Virginia Governor Joe Manchin won the West Virginia Democratic senate primary made necessary by the death earlier...

  • August 27, 2010

    Obama's economy slowed to 1.6% growth in Q2

    The economy is tanking. The revised estimate for second quarter growth was an anemic 1.6% down from a number liberals and Obama was bragging about all during this "recovery summer:" 2.4%.Compare that to the almost as anemic 3.7% growth expe...

  • August 25, 2010

    Marine Commandant:: Obama's withdrawal date giving 'sustenance' to Taliban

    It never ceases to amaze me the way that leftists fight wars. Unless there is an "exit strategy" or a hard and fast withdrawal date, they refer to the conflict as a "quagmire" and hence, a "failure." It's not as if you n...

  • August 24, 2010

    Durbin breaks with Dean and Reid; supports GZM

    Dick Durbin (D-IL), the Majority Whip in the senate and Harry Reid's right hand man, has gone against his boss and his party chairman in advocating that the Ground Zero mosque be built.The Hill: The second-ranking Senate Democrat broke ranks with his...

  • August 24, 2010

    James Cameron cancels debate with climate skeptics

    I love Climate Depot's Marc Morano's headline on this story: "From King of the World to Chicken of the sea..." Apropos of the gigantic ego of this man who apparently thought that retreat was the better part of valor.Without any reference t...

  • August 24, 2010

    GOP to smack Obama's hanging curve ball

    The curve ball in baseball, if thrown correctly, is a pitcher's "out pitch." Breaking anywhere from 6 to 12 inches down and 4-8 inches to the side, a Major League curve ball flummoxes even hitters destined for the Hall of Fame.If it is thro...

  • August 24, 2010

    Rasmussen: 48% believe Obama's views are 'extreme'

    Yes, but 51% believe Hillary Clinton's views are mainstream: Among five top contenders for the White House in 2012, only former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin is viewed as more extreme than the president. Just 38% say Palin's views are mainstream, while...

  • August 23, 2010

    Imam Rauf's wife compares opposition to mosque with Jew hatred

    A Muslim playing the Jew card? How innovative. Of course, it plays well with the press who report it as if it's a legitimate criticism. "We are deeply concerned, because this is like a metastasized antisemitism," said Daisy Khan, who is spe...

  • August 22, 2010

    DoJ drops sex charges involving minors against Ted Stevens accuser

    The man who was a key witness in the trial of former senator Ted Stevens whose conviction was thrown out as a result of prosecutorial misconduct, has dodged a legal bullet according to the Anchorage Daily News: Top officials in the U.S. Department of...

  • August 22, 2010

    Schools who got federal money to rehire teachers sitting on the cash

    The next time a Congressman looks you in the eye and claims the tens of billions of your tax dollars need to go to school districts so they can rehire laid off teachers, you might want to grab your wallet and lock up the silver because the money isn'...

  • August 22, 2010

    Obama administration now asking Libya to return Lockerbie bomber to prison in Scotland

    Are they kidding? Like, Qaddaffi is going to break down and ship the terrorist Abdel Baset Al-Megrahi - released from a Scottish prison last year because he supposedly had less than 6 months to live - back to that same prison after making him a natio...

  • August 21, 2010

    Wikileaks founder Julian Assange wanted for rape, molestation in Sweden (updated)

    This is either evidence of degeneracy in-depth or a set up by someone or someones who didn't like the idea of this fellow leaking tens of thousands of classified documents about the Afghan War.Reuters:WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, whose whistle-b...

  • August 19, 2010

    One more reason (as if you needed it) to oppose Ground Zero mosque

    The New York Post is reporting that Iran may help fund the mosque overlooking Ground Zero:The developers of the Ground Zero mosque are refusing to flat out reject cash for the project from Holocaust-denying Iranian nuke nut Mahmoud Ahmadinejad....

  • August 19, 2010

    More news about 'Recovery Summer:' Jobless claims hit half a million for the week

    We interrupt this Recovery Summer to bring you the actual news; jobless claims for the week ending August 14th jumped over the half a million mark, thus surprising the president with this "unexpected" development.CNBC: Initial claims for st...

  • August 19, 2010

    Education Secretary Duncan to speak at Sharpton led counter-protest against Beck

    I may be wrong but isn't it kind of like, you know, news that a sitting cabinet secretary would participate in a rabidly partisan counter protest supporting administration policies?At the moment, it isn't, even though the Daily Caller tried reaching...

  • August 18, 2010

    Justice in Putin's Russia

    In Valdmir Putin's Russia, it's not the crime you commit but who you know that will help you escape justice.The Telegraph: Anna Shavenkova, 28, caused a national outcry earlier this year after a video of the horrific December 2009 traffic accident we...

  • August 18, 2010

    Blago guilty on 1 out of 24 counts

    Former Governor of Illinois Rod Blagojevich was found guilty in a federal court in Chicago yesterday on one count of lying to the FBI. The jury was hung on 23 other counts, including a lone holdout juror who prevented the panel from convicting Blagoj...

  • August 17, 2010

    NoKo's threaten 'merciless counterblow' over US-South Korean war games

    They really are mostly bluster - except there's always the slight chance that this time, they mean it.New York Times: The drills are the South's third major exercise - the second conducted with the United States - since the sinking of a South Korean ...

  • August 17, 2010

    Are Muslim backers giving up on Ground Zero mosque?

    I'm not exactly sure what to make of this. First of all, I'm not sure I believe it. It very well might be a ploy that the Cordoba Initiative is floating in the wake of Obama's on again-off again support. The president's inartful rhetoric on the mosqu...

  • August 17, 2010

    Agreement on Israel-Palestinian direct talks close

    Lara Rozen is reporting that there has been good progress made toward getting the two sides together in face to face talks:An announcement that Israelis and Palestinians have agreed to go into direct peace talks is expected in the coming days, U.S. ...

  • August 17, 2010

    GOP with historic lead in generic congressional ballot

    More than anything, I think this shows that voters are simply giving up on Obama and his agenda. They don't think he has a clue about how to get the economy moving again and create some jobs. As Allah points out , they don't seem to like the GOP any ...

  • August 16, 2010

    Did Harvard divest itself of Israel stocks? (updated)

    Harvard University has reported that it sold all of its shares in Israeli companies between the first and second reporting period.As Professor Bainbridge points out, there may be technical reasons for the selling:In one sense, Harvard did divest--the...

  • August 14, 2010

    Socialist Party of America reveals 70 Democrats as belonging to their caucus

    Two things of note in this revelation. The first is the astonishing number of Democratic House members who not only belong to the Socialist Party of America, but even more incredible, don't mind if people find out about it.Jim Hoft:The Socialist Part...

  • August 13, 2010

    Afghan army's embarrassing failure

    Does anybody still doubt General Petreaus when he says he is going to need more time to train the Afghan military to take over security once American combat troops depart?The New York Times: An ambitious military operation that Afghan officials had...

  • August 13, 2010

    NH legislator who wished death on Palin resigns

    We covered this story yesterday and today, the legislator who said on his Facebook page that he wished Sarah Palin had been on the plane that crashed in Alaska, killing former Senator Ted Stevens, has resigned.CNN: State Rep. Timothy Horrigan made th...

  • August 13, 2010

    More evidence that 'Recovery Summer' is a cruel hoax

    Ed Morrissey at Hot Air posts about the new consumer spending numbers from Gallup for July that have come out in advance of the retail sales numbers for the month.When is Robert Gibbs going to get up in front of the press and claim that "Recov...

  • August 12, 2010

    You stay classy, Dems

    As far as some New Hampshire Democrats are concerned, there was only one thing wrong with the plane crash that killed former Senator Ted Stevens in Alaska:Sarah Palin wasn't on board:In a Facebook post, [Keith]Halloran, who describes himself as ...

  • August 12, 2010

    8% of US babies born to illegals

    This is a pretty stunning study from the Pew Hispanic Center , showing that about 4% of the US population is illegal but that the "unauthorized immigrants" as Pew calls them have 8% of all the babies born in the US:Unauthorized immigrants c...

  • August 11, 2010

    Buck(ing) the odds in Colorado

    Despite opposition from the establishment, Colorado prosecutor Ken Buck emerged victorious in the GOP senate primary. He will be opposed by incumbent Michael Bennett who squeaked out a narrow win over upstart Andrew Romanoff.Politico sees this as te...

  • August 11, 2010

    Federal workers earning double what their private sector counterparts make

    It's been trending this way for a long time and now it appears to have happened. Government employment is where the real salaries are located.In America, the unproductive bureaucrat is rewarded far more than their counterparts in the productive secto...

  • August 11, 2010

    'You don't want a messianic apocalyptic cult controlling atomic bombs:' Netanyahu

    I can't recommend this Jeff Goldberg article in The Atlantic highly enough. After several years of interviews with leaders and policy makers from Israel, Iran, America, and other Arab countries, as well as talks with military experts, Goldberg comes...

  • August 10, 2010

    Below the radar: Floods in Pakistan called the worst humanitarian disaster in recent memory

    The scale of the tragedy is beyond belief. Literally millions of Pakistanis are affected by the floods and the government's response has ranged from non-existent to pathetic.I suppose you can't really blame them entirely. The scope of this catastroph...

  • August 10, 2010

    Palin's latest crime: 'Eyerolling'

    Is this April Fool's day? I couldn't believe me eyes when I read this headline on Think Progress ("When you Think Progress, think stupidity.")Palin laughs and rolls her eyes when demonstrator says she's a teacher. You are not misreading. It...

  • August 10, 2010

    GOP considers resolution to block lame duck session

    Huffington Post's Sam Stein is reporting that the GOP will seek to preempt Democratic attempts to call a lame duck session of Congress in order to pass cap and tax, and perhaps even card check:House Republicans are going forward with plans to introd...

  • August 10, 2010

    GOP chances to regain Senate brightening

    Just six months ago, it looked like the GOP might take as few as 4 and perhaps as many as 7 senate seats in November.Those numbers were based on several factors including incumbency, history, and fundraising. But here we are 6 months later and the bo...

  • August 9, 2010

    Wikileaks doc leaker had a rough early life: NY Times

    This is something that the New York Times has perfected over the years; turning a perp into a victim.Nothing really subtle about it. Instead of journalism, we get soap opera. Instead of analysis, we get an emotion-laden jag designed to elicit feeling...

  • August 9, 2010

    It only took them 9 years to shut down Hamburg mosque where 9/11 plotter Atta worshiped

    Incredibly, the city authorities even admit it was operating as a radical recruitment center for terrorists in the intervening decade.The New York Times: The authorities in Hamburg said Monday that they had shut down the mosque there where several of...

  • August 8, 2010

    Taliban executes 8 western medical personnel

    Two Afghan interpreters were also shot to death. And despite the Taliban's "accusations," they were not missionaries but rather humanitarian workers bringing live saving medical care to an area that desperately needed it.Voice of America: n...

  • August 8, 2010

    Muslim 9/11 victim: 'Build your mosque somewhere else'

    There are plenty of victims and victim's families from 9/11 who oppose the proposed Ground Zero Mosque, but Neda Bolourchi, who witnessed the murder of her mother when the plane she was in slammed into the North tower of the WTC, feels particularly v...

  • August 8, 2010

    Even the liberal Seattle Times questioning Obama's 'lavish' vacations

    I did a double take when I saw this on Memeorandum this morning. The Seattle Times criticizing President Obama and the First Lady for their expensive tastes in vacations?Critics portrayed the foreign getaway as tone deaf to the economic anxiety back...

  • August 8, 2010

    Obama booed lustily by Boy Scouts

    The president decided to pass up the Boy Scouts of America's 100th Anniversary in order to make an "historic" appearance on ABC's "The View."Despite the fact that the Jamboree was just a hop, skip, and a jump from the White House ...

  • August 7, 2010

    Calderone on drug violence in Mexico

    More than 28,000 Mexicans have been killed in drug violence since the government began its crackdown on the cartels in 2006. And Mexican President Calderone doesn't see any signs that the violence is ebbing amid calls for the legalization of narcotic...

  • August 7, 2010

    Obama of Sunnybrook Farm

    Subtitle to this post: "The Pollyannites."We're used to spin from all White Houses so it is not surprising that Obama would try to put lipstick on a pig and gussy up the spectacularly bad jobs numbers from yesterday. But the way they've gon...

  • August 7, 2010

    Rich Baehr on the 'Enthusiasm Gap'

    The featured article this morning at Pajamas Media is from AT's very own Political Correspondent Rich Baehr, who examines the primaries held this past week and sees the "enthusiasm gap" writ large:The bigger picture of the four contests th...

  • August 6, 2010

    Medicare Trustees: 'Trust us. Medicare is healthy'

    I like optimists. Their sunny dispositions and can-do attitude work like a tonic on old curmudgeons like me who always seem to find that the glass is half empty. Ordinarily, we want optimists in government. Not only does it make the behemoth more ple...

  • August 5, 2010

    Sen. McCaskill: 'Message received' on mandates

    Yes - but what message , senator?McCaskill said she understood what Missouri voters had been trying to say about the healthcare reform law for which she had voted in the Senate. But the centrist senator downplayed the vote as a result of heavy Republ...

  • August 5, 2010

    Obama administration in denial over their cosmic failure

    This op-ed in the Washington Times by Richard Rahn deserves to be read in its entirety for the way it destroys the current Keyenisan fad. More importantly, it shows that the Obama administration is in total denial that its economic policies have utt...

  • August 4, 2010

    In Lebanon, 5 die in border clash over placement of a Cypress tree

    If these were the first shots fired in the next round of combat between Israel and Hezb'allah, the fact that the dispute was over where exactly a Cypress tree Israel was trying to prune in order to improve it's field of fire on the Lebanese border mi...

  • August 3, 2010

    Khamenei: Music not in tune with 'Islamic values'

    If you thought it impossible Iranian society could take any more steps backwards into the stone age of civilized development, I am sorry to bust your balloon: Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said today that music is "not compatibl...

  • August 3, 2010

    Israel agrees to participate in UN probe of Gaza incident

    The pressure by the US must have been intense for Prime Minister Netanyahu to give in on cooperating with the historically anti-Israel UN in their investigation of the Gaza flotilla incident: On Monday, Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu infor...

  • August 3, 2010

    Obama approval: 41%

    It appears that support for the war in Afghanistan - and Obama's handling of it - has tanked. Just 36% of Americans support the war, down from 48% in February.But the real shocker in this USA Today/Gallup poll was the president's overall approval rat...

  • August 1, 2010

    Chevy Volt: A modern day Edsel

    On Friday, our president showed up at the GM plant that is responsible for foisting the electric hybrid lemon, the Chevy Volt on the public.How bad is this car? Let's start with the price; an eye-popping $41,000 - slightly less than the median income...

  • August 1, 2010

    Will Dems invite Obama to campaign with them?

    Democrats who are being targeted by the GOP this year have a conundrum to work out; do they keep their president at arms length and not invite him into their districts or do they embrace Obama and court disaster?The question is tougher than it might ...

  • August 1, 2010

    Rangel probe based on racism; Black Caucus

    Well, of course it is, you ninny! Why would anyone suspect such a fine, upstanding, honest man like Charlie Rangel of doing anything illegal or unethical? This from Michelle Malkin in the New York Post: But that beleaguered panel has been pathetical...

  • August 1, 2010

    Shimon Peres says England is 'anti-Israeli'

    Hurt feelings in England today as Israeli President Shimon Peres accuses the Brits of being 'deeply pro-Arab' and 'anti-Israeli:'Shimon Peres said England was "deeply pro-Arab ... and anti-Israeli", adding: "They always worked against...

  • August 1, 2010

    What's really wrong with America?

    An enlightening, maddening, thoughtful piece in today's Financial Times about why there is so much angst in America's Middle Class.The reasons given are not definitive. And there appears to be an overemphasis on what government should be doing to ad...

  • July 30, 2010

    Why the Electoral College Matters

    It's been called "undemocratic," "a relic," and worse. Every fifty years or so, a movement gets underway to eviscerate or eliminate it -- one of the creakiest compromises that emerged from our Constitutional Convention in 1788. I ...

  • July 30, 2010

    Obama calls black people 'a mongrel people'

    Barry's turn on "The View" daytime show evinced some interesting comments from the president, including his anthropological observation that African Americans were "a mongrel people.Sam Youngman writing in The Hill: When asked about hi...

  • July 30, 2010

    Rangel will go on trial for ethics violations

    Unless something dramatic happens between Charlie Rangel's lawyers and the Ethics Committee between now and September, the 10 term congressman is likely to go on trial for 13 ethics violations: After eleventh-hour settlement talks broke down, the com...

  • July 30, 2010

    GOP up 11 points in generic ballot

    A new Fox News poll has the good news: With less than 100 days until the midterm elections, American voters would give the edge to Republicans by an 11 percentage-point margin if the Congressional election were today. Yet a majority doesn't think a R...

  • July 30, 2010

    OMB nominee got $900,000 after Citigroup bailout

    The most honest, the most transparent administration in history has another ethics problem with one of its key nominees.Jacob Lew has been tapped to replace the departing OMB chief Peter Orszag: President Obama's choice to be the government's chief b...

  • July 30, 2010

    Brewer files immigration appeal

    I think she puts the case succinctly - and powerfully: "America is not going to sit back and allow the ongoing federal failures to continue. We are a nation of laws, and we believe they need to be enforced," Brewer said. "If the federa...

  • July 29, 2010

    Why the Dems don't want GOP investigations into the White House: Reason #507

    With the Democrats in deep denial over the real possibility that they will lose their House majority in November (and the lesser possibility they will lose the senate), one wonders why the bold front in the face of horrible poll numbers?Perhaps it i...

  • July 29, 2010

    Wikileak docs out the names of 100's of Afghans cooperating with US

    So much for the "harmless" release of 90,000 secret documents from the Afghanistan war.CBS News: Hundreds of Afghan civilians who worked as informants for the U.S. military have been put at risk by WikiLeaks' publication of more than 90,000...

  • July 28, 2010

    'Diversity' to hit Wall Street

    There are precious few areas in American life where sheer ability, daring, smarts, and luck are celebrated and rewarded as on Wall Street. While there's no doubt an Ivy League business degree helps, there are many examples where entry level go getter...

  • July 28, 2010

    'Sanctions multipliers' to give Iran sanctions some bite

    An interesting bill has been introduced by brand new Congressman Ted Deutch (D-FL) regarding some add ons to the sanctions regime already in place against the Iranian mullahs.The bill would require companies whose affiliates or subsidiaries who do bu...

  • July 27, 2010

    Senator Boxer: Serving in the military is kinda like serving in Congress

    Babs is in hot water with the military again. Here's what she said at a campaign event over the weekend: "We know that if you have veterans in one place where they can befriend each other and talk to each other. You know when you've gone through...

  • July 27, 2010

    Bell, CA city fathers agree to pay cut

    How generous of them. After working for peanuts - $96,000 a year for a part time job - the city council members have agreed to take a 90% pay cut: City Council members in Bell unanimously agreed Monday to give up their controversial $96,000-a-year sa...

  • July 27, 2010

    Effort to eliminate onerous tax reporting from Obamacare

    The tax reporting requirement in Obamacare that will cause American businesses to file perhaps millions of addition 1099 forms is under attack by Republicans and may be excised from the bill by the time it becomes mandatory in 2012.The requirement is...

  • July 26, 2010

    No real bombshells in Wikileak Afghan docs

    After weeks of speculation where war opponents were licking their chops and the administration was sweating bullets, Wikileaks has released 92,000 documents summarizing in detail the day to day operations on the ground in Afghanistan as well as punge...

  • July 25, 2010

    The scripted presidency

    Writing in the Washington Post, David Ignatius portrays the Obama White House in a way not often seen in major media. Basically, we have someone as president who hates spontaneity, doesn't like surprises, and seems disengaged on some of the major is...

  • July 25, 2010

    Taliban claims to have captured 2 US servicemen

    At the very least, two of our guys have gone missing after leaving their base in Kabul on Friday.Reuters reports: "Two International Security Assistance Force service members departed their compound in Kabul City in a vehicle on Friday afternoon...

  • July 25, 2010

    Get ready for 'Recovery Summer!'

    Sounds like a new Beach Boys number. Vice President Joe Biden is in Big Sky, Mont., this weekend in preparation for "Recovery Summer" events at national parks early next week.Biden will visit Yellowstone and Grand Canyon National Parks on M...

  • July 25, 2010

    Harry Reid consoles the Netnuts

    They're having the annual liberal Netnut soiree in Las Vegas this week and there is a lot of wailing and gnashing of teeth over all that hasn't been accomplished by this, the most partisan liberal administration in history.Libtalker Ed Schultz is mad...

  • July 25, 2010

    Britan's NHS to make massive cuts and ration basic services

    Britain's national health care system is broken. Duh.What is truly pitiful, however, is the idea that the bureaucrats think that by tweaking things here and there that they can fix it. This piece in the Telegraph shows why that's akin to The Impossi...

  • July 25, 2010

    More than 100 bank failures so far this year

    I'm sure the president would tell us that "Hey! Without my brilliant policies, it could have been worse:" The FDIC expects the wave of bank failures that started in 2008 to peak sometime this year. Lending activity has picked up in some are...

  • July 25, 2010

    Youth abandoning Obama

    Doug Powers writing at Michelle Malkin's blog asks "Could it finally be sinking in who exactly is going to be paying for all this alleged "free" stuff?"The New York Post: Young voters who had been enthralled by Barack Obama's ...

  • July 25, 2010

    Big fight ahead to keep Bush tax cuts

    After spending the entire 2008 campaign railing against "tax cuts for the rich," Democrats are taking a second look at expiring Bush tax cuts and may see that the political and economic cost of allowing them to disappear on January 1, 2011 ...

  • July 23, 2010

    Will Hezb'allah leaders be indicted by Special Tribunal for Hariri assassination?

    It appears that - finally - the UN's Special Tribunal set up to try the perpetrators of the assassination of former Lebanese prime minister Rafiq Hariri is making some progress.Hezb'allah chief Hassan Nasrallah said in an interview that he has been t...

  • July 22, 2010

    Obama's NLRB member is voting on cases related to his former organization

    National Labor Relations Board member Craig Becker, appointed by President Obama and a former counsel for the SEIU, is ruling on cases that come before the board involving his former employer .Despite being asked to recuse himself numerous times, Bec...

  • July 22, 2010

    Dems looking forward with great anticipation to January 1, 2011

    Aside from the fact that Democrats love to party hearty and the prospect of a New Year's Eve Bacchanalia gives them something to look forward to, there is another reason for liberals to rejoice on New Year's day, 2011: the federal government will be ...

  • July 22, 2010

    Obama administration stands with Kosovo on independence

    Credit where credit is due, the Obama administration is standing firmly behind Kosovo as the International Court of Justice prepares to render a verdict on the "legality" of the tiny nation's unilateral declaration of independence from Serb...

  • July 20, 2010

    The consequences of announcing a timeline for withdrawal in Afghanistan

    Not surprisingly, both ally and enemy have taken stock of President Obama's mettle and found it wanting in Afghanistan.President Karzai, realizing the old adage, "If you can't beat 'em, join 'em," is now negotiating with the Taliban in orde...

  • July 20, 2010

    Is Egypt's Mubarak dying?

    That's the determination of western intelligence agencies according to this piece in the Washington Times: Earlier this month, several Arab and Hebrew newspapers reported that Mr. Mubarak recently sought treatment for his ailment at a hospital in F...

  • July 20, 2010

    Journolist docs show libs conspiring to kill Rev. Wright story

    It appears that the famous liberal listserv -- the so-called Journolist made up of prominent MSM reporters, academics, and pundits -- was everything conservative critics said about it. The Daily Caller has acquired documents that show the conspirator...

  • July 20, 2010

    ObamaCare lies keep on coming

    The evidence continues to mount that much of what critics found wrong with ObamaCare was spot on while the administration either lied or failed spectacularly in gleaning the unintended consequences that would result from its passage.Michael Tanner wr...

  • July 19, 2010

    Biden: It's the GOP's fault the stim bill didn't work

    We have got to come up with a nickname for VP Joe Biden along the lines of "Baghdad Bob." You remember Bob, don't you? He was the smiling, mustachioed Iraqi PR flak who kept insisting that Saddam was winning the war - even as American tanks...

  • July 18, 2010

    White House: We lied when we denied the insurance mandate was a tax

    Faced with the probability that the Supreme Court would deep six Obamacare due to the unconstitutionality of the individual mandate for all Americans to buy insurance, the Obama administration has switched gears and is now saying that their critics w...

  • July 18, 2010

    It's here! The 'Obama bumper sticker removal kit'

    Via Newsbusters, a present you can give to your friends who supported Obama for president but have since become disenchanted with our president:Doug Powers writing at Michelle Malkin's site:Just so you know, this also works to remove the "McCai...

  • July 17, 2010

    The case for bombing Iran's nuclear facilities

    Former CIA officer Reuel Marc Gerecht, writing in the Weekly Standard, makes a compelling, rational, and urgent case for Israel to do what America seems reluctant to do; bomb the Iranian nuclear facilities.The piece is too long to give you a fair se...

  • July 16, 2010

    GOP senate candidates outraising Dem opponents in open races

    Marco Rubio is leading the way in Florida, raising more than $3 million to his Democratic opponent's $1 million. And the same holds true for other GOP hopefuls running in states where no incumbent is on the ballot: Republicans in Illinois, Indiana, M...

  • July 16, 2010

    Suicide bombers in Iran kill 27 at mosque

    A telling sign that Iran's restless minorities are not going to accept the regime's oppression yesterday when two suicide bombers blew themselves up at a crowded mosque. An Islamic militant group whose leader was recently executed by Iranian authorit...

  • July 16, 2010

    Terrorist-supporting lawyer gets off easy - 10 years

    Lynn Stewart, who passed intelligence on to jihadists in Egypt received a gift from a federal judge - 10 years in prison for her traitorous actions: Federal Judge John Koeltl sentenced Lynne Stewart in Manhattan after she pleaded with him to reimpose...

  • July 16, 2010

    Oil leak plugged? So far so good

    The cap placed on the oil well gusher in the Gulf is holding - so far.The Washington Post: As part of what BP calls an "integrity test," a robotic submersible slowly closed a valve on the well's new sealing cap. That choked the flow until t...

  • July 16, 2010

    The wild and wacky world of Rep. Sheila Jackson

    Whatever planet Sheila Jackson comes from, I think we should probably cut off US aid. We don't need any more wacky aliens like her coming to visit us and share their particular vision of planet earth.For instance: Democratic Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee -...

  • July 15, 2010

    Trial lawyers in line for $1.6 billion tax break

    As the Democrats rail against Republicans for favoring the "rich" by wanting to make the Bush tax cuts permanent, the Obama administration is about to grant one of their favored and most favorite constituencies a huge tax break - without al...

  • July 15, 2010

    Why Russia makes a lousy ally

    Most of the smart set at the State Department believes that Vladmir Putin's Russia is no longer an enemy of the United States and is, in fact, an ally when it comes to the War on Terror and other related issues.Uh-huh. And my pet cat Snowball is a Rh...

  • July 14, 2010

    Americans joining Somali terrorist group

    American citizens have been making their way to Somalia in order to join up with the group responsible for the bombing in Uganda that claimed 76 lives.The Washington Times: A number of Americans have traveled to Somalia to join up with al Shabab as w...

  • July 13, 2010

    Child rapist goes free

    The capacity for stupidity found in the affairs of men never ceases to amaze me: Switzerland will not extradite the film director Roman Polanski to the United States to face sentencing for unlawful sex with a minor because of a possible fault in the ...

  • July 12, 2010

    Debt Commission recognizes the problem but will it do any good?

    The Debt Commission set up by President Obama to come up with recommendations to avoid insolvency is headed up by two honorable men: former Senator Alan Simpson and former Clinton chief of staff Erskine Bowles. They told a governor's conference today...

  • July 12, 2010

    Even Democratic governors are starting to blame Washington

    Abandon ship! Abandon ship! Democratic governors facing grim budget choices, lingering unemployment and angry voters are pointing a finger at their colleagues in Democratic-controlled Washington to explain this year's toxic political climate.Few will...

  • July 12, 2010

    Tehran merchant strike continues

    Merchants in Tehran's busy marketplaces have shut their doors in protest against a 70% increase in the income tax.Los Angeles Times: By some accounts, the bazaar protest is gathering momentum. In response to the growing demonstrations, increasing num...

  • July 12, 2010

    The power behind the throne in national security

    It is not unusual for a president to try and run foreign policy with a small number of advisors from the White House. This is done to weaken the State Department who sometimes acts as if they have their own agenda - which they do. But President Obama...

  • July 11, 2010

    Israel vows to stop Libyan 'peace' ship

    I'm not sure what the unbalanced Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi is trying to accomplish here. The ship full of activists is registered under the Gaddafi International Charity and Development Foundation so it is obviously a ploy of some kind beyond s...

  • July 7, 2010

    Stimulus monies devoted to public sector projects a waste says ... Harvard economist?

    The surprising source for this learned opinion is from Harvard economist Edward Glaeser and it appears in an even more astonishing venue: the New York Times: While it is easy to get all misty-eyed about the Tennessee Valley Authority, public spendin...

  • July 7, 2010

    Obama approval among independents: 38%

    With 95% of African Americans still supporting him, the president's overall approval number according to Gallup is 46%. That's with 81% of Democrats supporting him too. (Only 12% of Republicans are brain dead enough to approve of him.)But those numb...

  • July 7, 2010

    UAE Ambassador to US urges Iran strike

    From an ambassador representing a country on the front lines against Iran, in the Washington Times: In unusually blunt remarks, Ambassador Yousef al-Otaiba publicly endorsed the use of the military option for countering Iran's nuclear program, if san...

  • July 6, 2010

    CNN editor mourns the death of terrorist supporting Hezb'allah cleric

    You know what they say; One man's terrorist is another's murderer of innocents."From Daniel Halper at the Weekly Standard blog: How did CNN senior editor of Middle East affairs Octavia Nasr celebrate July 4? By mourning the passing of Hezbollah'...

  • July 5, 2010

    Iran says they will 'rescue' America from Obama 'dictatorship'

    Demonstrating a cluelessness beyond anything previously imagined, Iranian President Ahmadinejad announced that he will save the American people from the dictator Obama: "All the anti-human plans in the world are carried out under [Obama] and hi...

  • July 5, 2010

    NASA to boost Muslim self-esteem?

    This is a truly remarkable video found at Powerline of NASA administrator Charles Bolden telling al-Jazeera that NASA is now tasked "to find a way to reach out to the Muslim world and engage much more with predominantly Muslim nations to help th...

  • July 3, 2010

    Noted pollster warns Dems of 'GOP Hurricane'

    Charlie Cook is one of the best Democratic pollsters around, and a sharp analyst to boot. After running  the latest numbers, Cook spared no words in giving the bad news to Democrats about the November mid terms: Imagine sitting in Washington's...

  • July 3, 2010

    Calls for Steele's resignation grow louder

    The RNC chairman's comments about Afghanistan were pretty clueless, but I think the growing chorus from GOP heavyweights for Michael Steele to step down is a cumulative effect of his verbal gaffes rather than this particular instance of idiocy.Bill ...

  • July 2, 2010

    California welfare ATM cards work at strip clubs too!

    If word gets out about this - EBT cards that work at both casinos and strip clubs in California - the state will no doubt see a large increase in population.Considering the fact that so many businesses and individuals are leaving the state, this is r...

  • July 2, 2010

    Obama one of the best presidents evah!

    Is there bias in the academy toward Democrats and liberals?Does Charlie Daniels play a real fast fiddle?George W. Bush was no FDR, but Barack Obama could be.That's the verdict of 238 of the nation's leading presidential scholars, who - for a fifth ti...

  • July 2, 2010

    More unintended consequences from Obamacare

    One of the major justifications for passing Obamacare was the idea that we needed to cover those with pre-existing medical conditions.As it is turning out, the fund set up to take care of that problem may run out of money before 2014 when insurance c...

  • July 2, 2010

    Unemployment rate down to 9.5% but few private sector jobs created

    Where are the jobs, Barry?New York Times: The United States added just 83,000 private-sector jobs in June, a dishearteningly low number that could add to the growing number of economists who warn that the economic recovery is stalling. Over all, the ...

  • July 1, 2010

    Why does a 1st class stamp cost so much?

    Maybe because the Post Office employs crooks like this: The former $232,500-per-year president of shipping and mailing for the U.S. Postal Service regularly worked on outside corporate business while in the office, even enlisting his postal staff to ...

  • June 30, 2010

    Dems will 'deem' a budget resolution into existence

    For the first time since the new budget rules went into effect back in the 1970's, there will be no budget resolution that House members can vote on.And to add insult, to injury, to irresponsible governing, the Democrats will simply "deem" ...

  • June 29, 2010

    Hugo wants to put Israel 'in its place"

    Hugo Chavez isn't shy about aligning himself with the ant-Semites of the world. Sounding like his friend Iranian President Ahmadinejad, Hugo let loose with a tirade against Israel worthy of any Jew hating Muslim leader: Venezuela's President Hugo Cha...

  • June 29, 2010

    Russian spy case - echoes of the cold war

    The 11 people charged with spying for Russia have been living in America for as long as 10 years, blending into the background of suburban life while gathering information from a wide variety of sources.It really is the stuff of cold war spy novels. ...

  • June 29, 2010

    Daley vows new handgun laws

    You've got to hand it to Mayor Daley. Hizzoner is nothing if not persistent.Having had his head handed to him by the Supreme Court for his ban on handgun sales to law abiding citizens, Daley is taking that attitude that if at first you don't succeed....

  • June 28, 2010

    Surprise! Scott Brown outpolls Kerry and Obama in MA

    Republican Senator Scott Brown must be doing something right. Latest polls from Massachusetts have the freshman senator (who is up for re-election in 2012) showing up senior senator John Kerry as well as President Obama in the heavily Democratic stat...

  • June 27, 2010

    Biden calls citizen who asked for lower taxes a 'smartass'

    Vice President Joe Biden stopped for some custard while campaigning for Russ Feingold in Wisconsin. When he asked the store manager how much, the unimpressed citizen told him it was free. "Just lower our taxes," he said.Biden's response is ...

  • June 27, 2010

    Biden admits jobs catastrophe

    Laying the blame for everything on the Bush administration, Vice President Biden told an audience of supporters that the 8 million jobs lost since the recession began are gone forever: Vice President Joe Biden gave a stark assessment of the economy t...

  • June 27, 2010

    Hey Barry! Did you forget about Mississippi?

    Yessir, our federal government is right on top of this oil spill out in the Gulf of Mexico. A morning flight over the Mississippi Sound showed long, wide ribbons of orange-colored oil for as far as the eye could see and acres of both heavy and ligh...

  • June 27, 2010

    The Keynesian Dead End

    A great editorial in the Wall Street Journal that pronounces stimulus efforts a "dead end" and that the western governments must get their fiscal house in order:Like many bad ideas, the current Keynesian revival began under George W. Bush....

  • June 26, 2010

    Good news on the jobs front: government jobs increase by 600,000

    Veronique de Rugy, writing at NRO's The Corner , has an interesting graph about public vs. private sector jobs since the recession started 2 years ago:Since the beginning of the recession (roughly January 2008), some 7.9 million jobs were lost in th...

  • June 25, 2010

    Is anyone noticing that we don't have a budget this year?

    The Democratic controlled Congress has overlooked a small, but rather significant detail in their desire to remake America.They forgot to present a budget this year.Just a simple oversight, right? No doubt when they discover their lapse in memory, th...

  • June 24, 2010

    Can Obama grant amnesty to illegals with the stroke of a pen?

    Apparently, he thinks he can because 7 GOP senators sent a letter to the president demanding that he not do so: We understand that there's a push for your Administration to develop a plan to unilaterally extend either deferred action or parole to...

  • June 24, 2010

    American's confidence in Obama at an all time low

    A new Wall Street Journal/NBC poll out today shows the public becoming increasingly disenchanted with President Obama and his ability to address the crisis in the country:Sixty-two percent of adults in the survey feel the country is on the wrong trac...

  • June 23, 2010

    Obama going after insurance companies - again

    What makes Obama's bullying of the insurance industry so arrogant in this instance is the hubris it takes to jawbone executives not to raise rates when it is his own "reform" plan that is driving costs up in the first place.In other words, ...

  • June 23, 2010

    Blame Bush for the mess at MMS? Think again

    Democrats have all but accused George Bush of blowing up the BP oil rig currently spewing crude into the Gulf of Mexico. This is particularly true when it comes to blaming Bush for lax oversight at the Minerals Management Service (MMS) - the governme...

  • June 22, 2010

    Obama's golfing good for all Americans?

    It's a "PR gaffe" if BP CEO Tony Hayward takes a few hours off to go sailing with his son, but when The One goes golfing, or attends a ballgame, it's actually good for all Americans.Your what hurts?White House spokesman Bill Burton said, in...

  • June 22, 2010

    Bibi pays a high price for US friendship

    Caroline Glick writes about the easing of the Gaza blockade and what that means for US-Israeli relations:In plain English that means that the administration doesn't trust Israel. It will escalate its pressure on Israel by among other things, pressur...

  • June 20, 2010

    Rahmbo criticizes BP's Hayward for yachting while Obama golfs

    Talk about tone deaf...White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel laid into BP's CEO Tony Hayward for going yachting with his son instead of paying attention every minute of the day to the oil spill.Meanwhile, our president took in a 5 hour round of go...

  • June 19, 2010

    Administration to sue Arizona over immigration law

    They've been threatening to do it for weeks so it's no big surprise - except perhaps the timing.Huge majorities like the AZ immigration law and it's a safe bet that the White House waited until the issue cooled off before dumping this news on a Frida...

  • June 17, 2010

    More than 90 banks miss May TARP payments

    No, we're not out of the woods - not by a long shot. The banking sector is still weak, and ripe for another shock, such as a Greek collapse or another spur to a meltdown.From CNBC: More than 90 U.S. banks and thrifts missed making a May 17 payment to...

  • June 17, 2010

    Israel to relax Gaza blockade

    Israel announced that it would loosen its blockade of Gaza to allow more goods to flow into the territory.They'll get no credit for it among their detractors, of course. But still, it should help assuage the feelings of those who support the idea of ...

  • June 17, 2010

    Simmering IG-gate may make this a hot summer for Obama

    You may recall the case of the Inspector General for Americorps Gerald Walpin who was fired after demanding that Sacramento Mayor and Obama buddy Kevin Johnson be tried for spending Americorps funds totaling more than $800,000 for personal use. The l...

  • June 17, 2010

    The Big Lie used to justify drilling moratorium

    The Obama administration used the names of drilling experts to justify a ban on deep water drilling - despite the fact that 8 of these experts who were listed in the Interior Department report used as a basis for the moratorium say that their names h...

  • June 16, 2010

    Congress: Let's federalize public employee labor relations

    I am sick and tired of having to come up with new metaphors every week for the federal government's takeover of everything that isn't nailed down in this country.How about, "pythonesque?" This one has the benefit of alluding to both the slo...

  • June 14, 2010

    Parts of AZ not under US control

    This report comes to us via Doug Ross and it may be an eye opener for some.Did you know that there are parts of Arizona where the federal government has actually put up signs warning Americans that they are in a known drug corridor?Did you know that...

  • June 14, 2010

    Local New York teacher's union office - in Boca Raton, FL?

    I guess they can't get a good pina colada in Manhattan: New York City's teachers may do well to ask why their union, the United Federation of Teachers (UFT), has an office in Boca Raton, Florida. A recent article in the New York Post figured that ren...

  • June 14, 2010

    Education by the numbers

    Just how much do our public schools spend per pupil to educate them?More than you've been told, and more than you think.P.J. O'Rourke is deadly serious:In March the Cato Institute issued a report on the cost of public schools. Policy analyst Adam Sc...

  • June 14, 2010

    Afghanistan awash in $1 trillion of valuable minerals

    This is either good news or bad news depending on your point of view.It is doubtful that this vast mineral wealth will benefit the Afghan people. With no mining expertise, the government will turn to foreign companies to exploit the finds. Historical...

  • June 13, 2010

    Obama Failing on the Things the Public Cares Most About

    As Ed Lasky wryly points out in an email on this poll, "But he gave himself (modestly for him) a B..."Jennifer Rubin on a new poll in the Economist of all adults - not just registered or likely voters which would skew the results more towa...

  • June 13, 2010

    Obama's alternate history musings on the oil spill

    What do you do if you're president and the American people think you're handling of an environmental disaster is incompetent?If you're Obama, you make up an alternate history scenario where you place the blame on what your opponents would have done i...

  • June 13, 2010

    Leadership in the abstract

    Here's Mark Steyn on why Obama is failing:It is hard to imagine Mr. Obama wandering along to watch a Memorial Day or Fourth of July parade until the job required him to do so. That's not to say he's un-American or anti-American, but merely that he's...

  • June 13, 2010

    NY Times tries to goose Obama into doing something about oil spill and economy

    What if there's no "there" there?A New York Times editorial: The country is frustrated and apprehensive and still waiting for Mr. Obama to put his vision into action.The president cannot plug the leak or magically clean up the fouled Gulf o...

  • June 12, 2010

    Unions spend $1 million to defeat candidate for CA county supervisor

    Taking on the public employee unions in California can draw massive resistance, as Shawn Nelson,a Fullerton city councilman found out when he ran for County Supervisor.Steve Greenhut writing in IDB: The county's two most powerful public employee unio...

  • June 12, 2010

    Have the Saudis greenlighted an Israeli attack on Iran?

    This has been rumored for about a year; close cooperation between Israeli intelligence and the Saudi government on granting Israel a corridor through which Israeli jets would have overflight permission: Saudi Arabia has conducted tests to stand down ...

  • June 11, 2010

    Obama friend who was subject of IG probe honored

    Former pro basketball star and current mayor of Sacramento Kevin Johnson was fingered by former  inspector general for the Corporation for National and Community Service, (the parent body of Americorps) Gerald Walpin for mis-using almost a milli...

  • June 11, 2010

    Obama administration working against congressional sanctions against Iran

    Congress has been crafting sanctions legislation against Iran that would make the Obama administration's paltry efforts at the UN look pitiful by comparison. Not surprisingly, the administration is working to squelch the legislation.The Los Angeles T...

  • June 11, 2010

    Obama's hate speech aimed at BP incites violence

    Talk of "kicking ass" and demonizing BP oil has led to a backlash from Great Britain, home country of the oil giant, while the rhetoric has also led to violence against BP facilities:Many Britons are upset at what they see not just as the ...

  • June 8, 2010

    The left flunks Econ 101

    Which side is better able to understand and evaluate the choices facing America in these perilous times?Daniel Klein in the Wall Street Journal: Zogby researcher Zeljka Buturovic and I considered the 4,835 respondents' (all American adults) answers t...

  • June 8, 2010

    10 states go to the polls today

    The end to the soap opera in South Carolina, liberals on the warpath in Arkansas, and California tea partiers seek to flex their muscles. Those are some of the storylines today as 10 states will go to the polls to choose party nominees.Charles Mahtes...

  • June 5, 2010

    The 'Prove Dennis Kucinich has a brain' Game

    The following are some quotes from a letter sent by former presidential candidate and far left wacko Dennis Kucinich to President Obama with regard to the Gaza flotilla incident.In order to stomach its contents, I suggest a game; see how many strawme...

  • June 5, 2010

    Hillary sends birthday greetings to Queen Elizabeth - a week early

    How's that "smart" foreign policy working out for ya, Barry?An official statement from the US foreign policy chief paid tribute to the "Queen's life and legacy," despite the fact that the Monarch does not celebrate her official b...

  • June 4, 2010

    'We Con the World'

    This viral video is everywhere so why not here?Actually, if you're like me, you probably want to see it again anyway, right? It is an absolutely spot on, take no prisoners parody of the attitude displayed by most of the anti-Israeli critics of the G...

  • June 4, 2010

    Obama 'stands with Israel'...except when he doesn't

    Always - always with this crew in the White House, you have to pay attention to their actions rather than just listening to their words: First, as Elliott Abrams pointed out in this space yesterday, the Obama administration wasn't even willing to blo...

  • June 3, 2010

    Drip...drip...drip...: CO candidate details WH job offers

    Colorado senate candidate Andrew Romanoff has confirmed that the White House offered him not one, not two, but three separate jobs in government to drop out of the primary race against the incumbent Michael Bennett.Those bribery counts are starting t...

  • June 3, 2010

    Ayers, Dorhn helped organize 'peace' flotilla

    It's not like these people don't have enough blood on their hands already: Former Weather Underground leaders William Ayers and Bernardine Dohrn, as well as Code Pink founder Jodie Evans, helped organize the Free Gaza Movement, which launched the six...

  • June 2, 2010

    The media's epic failure in covering the Gaza incident

    Coverage of the Israeli commando attack on the so-called "peace" flotilla in the mainstream press has failed miserably in disseminating the facts and filling in the blanks about the nature of the organization behind the flotilla as well as ...

  • June 1, 2010

    24 hrs on: Where is the President of the United States?

    It's too bad America's best ally in the Middle East has to deal with this empty suit in the White House. With the entire rest of the world in full throated outrage over the terrorist ambush - and it has been for more than 24 hours - we have yet to he...

  • June 1, 2010

    'Owning' the oil spill, White House tries to run away

    I think we can take this information as proof positive that the administration is scared witless about the BP oil spill and its potential to destroy Barack Obama.They are panicking and seeking desperately to get out from under any blame associated wi...

  • June 1, 2010

    Iran has enough fuel to make two bombs: IAEA

    As usual, this information comes with a couple of caveats: 1) Iran could find a way to surreptitiously enhance their stockpile from a 20% level of enrichment to the bomb grade 90%; and 2) they have a workable design for a bomb.The second caveat is le...

  • June 1, 2010

    German President tells the truth; forced to resign

    German President Horst Köhler resigned his office after comments he made about the German mission in Afghanistan.Did he say that German had no business in that country? Not at all. Kohler told a reporter following a visit to German troops that i...

  • May 31, 2010

    Our IRS overlords in the lap of tax-payer funded luxury

    At least we will be assured that our IRS masters will have nice digs from which to make our lives miserable. From the Boston Herald:The $92 million renovations at the IRS compound in Andover will include a reflecting pool, an art gallery, indoor gard...

  • May 31, 2010

    They just can't help themselves

    The administration can't seem to get around to telling the people the truth about what Obamacare means to them.Case in point, a brochure sent out by Kathleen Sebelius's Department of Health and Human Services to all American senior citizens in which,...

  • May 31, 2010

    Oil could gush until August

    If this is true, the Gulf Coast may be a moonscape by the time they stop this oil from gushing.The Washington Post: As BP readied its latest fallback plan to stop oil gushing from one of its wells in the Gulf of Mexico, the Obama administration and t...

  • May 30, 2010

    Smoke and mirrors in the new 'jobs' bill

    Thomas Donlan writing in Barrons OnLine on the new bill that Democrats are saying will create jobs, close tax loopholes, and presumably bring about prosperity that will be "just around the corner:"A classic example of the breed is the 20% ...

  • May 30, 2010

    O'Keefe sting footage from Landrieu's office destroyed

    Writing in Hot Air, Patterico uncovers a cover-up of sorts; the deliberate destruction of political dynamite contained in the camera phone of conservative activist James O'Keefe.O'Keefe made a name for himself by posing as a pimp and stinging ACORN ...

  • May 30, 2010

    Michigan legislator wants to license journalists

    This would be a great idea - if it didn't fly in the face of the First Amendment and if we lived in Nazi Germany rather than the United States: A Michigan lawmaker wants to license reporters to ensure they're credible and vet them for "good mora...

  • May 30, 2010

    The death of the myth of Obama's competence?

    During the campaign, President Obama called George Bush's response to Katrina "unconscionable incompetence."What can our president say about his own lackadaisical response to the BP oil spill catastrophe?As pointed out by Toby Harnden in a ...

  • May 29, 2010

    The Genesis of the housing crisis

    In a very long but very informative article in the Spring issue of National Affairs (successor to the vital periodical The Public Interest), history professor and author Vincent J. Cannato expertly dissects where government housing policies failed s...

  • May 28, 2010

    Pediatricians group reverses female mutilation policy

    The American Academy of Pediatrics has reversed a decision made earlier this month to allow for a modified form of female genital mutilation they called a "ritual nick." This is how they described it:"However, the ritual nick suggested...

  • May 28, 2010

    GOP passes Dems in small donors

    It's been a decade since the Republicans outraised the Democrats in the small donor category - generally considered to include donations of $200 or less. But with the help of tea partiers and ordinary Americans fed up with the Democrats, the GOP has ...

  • May 28, 2010

    Racists pass strict illegal immigration bill - in Massachusetts?

    They must be racists. The bill is pretty tough on illegals: With one lawmaker citing President Lincoln's respect for the rule of law, the Massachusetts Senate passed a far-reaching crackdown this afternoon on illegal immigrants and those who would hi...

  • May 27, 2010

    Phoney baloney jobs numbers from the Census Bureau

    This makes you wonder in what other areas is the government playing fast and loose with jobs numbers.From the New York Post: Last week, one of the millions of workers hired by Census 2010 to parade around the country counting Americans blew the whis...

  • May 27, 2010

    WH Counterterror advisor: Jihad a 'legitimate tenet' of Islam

    I know what he was trying to say; that there are some schools of Islamic thought that defines "jihad" as unarmed "struggle" by the pious Muslim against his own weaknesses.So what?That's not how our enemies describe Jihad. The Isla...

  • May 26, 2010

    NJ Gov. Chris Christie continues to lead

    He's taken on the state employee unions, the legislature, the teachers - Chris Christie must not think he's doing something right unless he is getting the establishment Democrats mad at him.Now, it's the state's Supreme Court, as told in this Wall St...

  • May 25, 2010

    Deal reached to end DADT

    The deal is being forced down the Pentagon's throat, and is really more style than substance since the military has until December 1 to figure out how to implement it. But the shameless pandering to the gay community by the Democrats will probably sh...

  • May 25, 2010

    The strengths and weaknesses of the new sanctions on Iran

    Dr. Barry Rubin of the GLORIA Center has an excellent analysis of the new sanctions on Iran that the Obama administration has negotiated - both the pluses and minuses.A sampling: The Obama Administration took about 18 months to do precisely what it p...

  • May 25, 2010

    About that Sestak attempted bribe, White House says 'trust us!'

    Or, as the LA Times Top of the Ticket blog puts it: "Obama White House probe of Obama White House finds no Obama White House impropriety on Sestak."Peter Baker from the New York Times: But the White House wants everyone who suspects that so...

  • May 24, 2010

    Sestak confirms White House bribe of job offer

    Someone in the White House is in deep legal trouble - the kind that gets you sent off to jail.Pennsylvania senate primary winner Joe Sestak reconfirmed on Meet the Press that the White House offered him the inducement of a job in government - rumored...

  • May 24, 2010

    When is a protest not a protest?

    Looks like those SEIU thugs who descended on a Bank of America executive's private home weren't interested in protesting as much as they were trying to intimidate and smear.Nina Easton, writing in Fortune , is a neighbor of the executive and reports ...

  • May 24, 2010

    Free enterprise vs. government control - a new Culture War

    This is a very perceptive piece in the Washington Post by Arthur Brooks, President of the American Enterprise Institute. In it, he postulates that the cultural issues of the 1990's - "guns, gays, or abortion - have been eclipsed by the overridi...

  • May 23, 2010

    Obama's 'Green' energy program an epic fail in Spain

    President Obama has admitted that his plan to convert American electrical power into clean, renewable energy sources is modeled on a program that has been in place in Spain for years.Now a Spanish newspaper has uncovered the truth that the authoritie...

  • May 22, 2010

    History in the making: Dems refuse to present a budget

    As we all know, Barack Obama likes to make history. It pleases him immensely that he's the first African American president. He nearly swooned at the podium when he announced the "historic" passage of national health insurance reform. And h...

  • May 22, 2010

    SEIU thugs terrorize banker and his family

    Protesting in front of a Congressman's house is one thing. He is a public servant and deserves little privacy.But a banker? SEIU thugs, bused in from around the region, descended on the private house of Bank of America deputy general counsel Gregory ...

  • May 21, 2010

    Does Obama need Congress for anything?

    Evidently, our president is too impatient, too dissatisfied with the pace of our nation's representatives when it comes to fuel standards and has decided to issue an executive order that requires tough new requirements for our country's auto industry...

  • May 20, 2010

    Union puts 'bounty' on school reformer

    How terrified are teachers' unions of charter schools? Hell hath no fury like the teachers unions scorned.The labor groups - still steaming over the Senate's surprise vote last month to boost the cap on charter schools - are promising candidates as ...

  • May 20, 2010

    Calderon trashes AZ immigration law on White House lawn

    Such blatant interference in the internal affairs of another country would usually be met with outrage from the left if the US was guilty of it.But since liberals agree with Mexican President Calderon's shot at the Arizona immigration law, it's ok, ...

  • May 20, 2010

    Inquiry uncovers fraud in Head Start program

    A budget of $3.7 trillion and you begin to wonder how much of it is flushed down the tubes through gargantuan waste and fraud.We are spending $7.2 billion on the Head Start program this year with an additional $2.1 billion in stimulus funds. The ques...

  • May 19, 2010

    Extraordinary video of dead Canadian heroes returning home

    To the familiar strains of Lee Greenwood's "God Bless the USA," which he altered for the people of Canada, this flash presentation of Canadian soldiers killed in action in Afghanistan making their way from the airport to downtown Ottawa is ...

  • May 19, 2010

    Democrats to shift focus to jobs...again?

    Matt Llyod, Communications Director for the House Republican Conference, sends along an interesting email about how committed the Democrats are to getting the millions of Americans without jobs back to work. I'm sure they'll get around to it eventual...

  • May 19, 2010

    DoJ trial attorney in Black Panthers case resigns in protest

    Eric Holder has stonewalled Congress, the Civil Rights Commission, and the American people regarding the inexplicable order that political appointees at Justice gave last year to drop the slam dunk winning case against the New Black Panther party. Me...

  • May 17, 2010

    'Breakthrough' in Iran nuke talks?

    We've ridden this horse many times before with Iran. Just when it appears that there's a deal in place to swap out their uranium for further enrichment in another country, the Iranians have either reneged outright on the deal or put so may qualifying...

  • May 17, 2010

    Arab press cheers Obama for 'de-linking' Muslims and terror

    Well, at least some people are happy that our president has banished the words "Islam" and "Islamic extremist," and "Muslim terrorist" from the government lexicon.Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu writing in Arutz Sheva: A leading inte...

  • May 17, 2010

    Mexican President Calderon in Washington to whine about immigration law

    We welcome our overlord from South of the Border - er, I mean South of what we used to think as the border but is not recognized as such even by our own government:He has been frank in his condemnation of the Arizona law, however, saying it "ope...

  • May 16, 2010

    Dumb media revelation for today

    The usually sensible Hill newspaper has a headline in its OnLine edition: "Health reform threatens to cram already overwhelmed emergency rooms."It might have been better if,like, you know, they had bothered to splash that headline during t...

  • May 16, 2010

    Iranian cleric wants a 'Greater Iran'

    AP is reporting that a "radical" Iranian cleric (aren't they all?) says that the regime should seek a "Greater Iran" that would rule over the Middle East and Central Asia, thus "herald[ing] the coming of Islam's expected mess...

  • May 16, 2010

    Crist heckled about donations at opening of HQ

    What a tool: More than 100 people turned out to the opening of Charlie Crist's new campaign headquarters in downtown St Pete this morning. Among those publicly touted their support for Crist were Democratic state Rep. Darryl Rouson, Republican state ...

  • May 15, 2010

    Steyn on the "dots we don't want to connect" to radical Islam

    Mark Steyn had a lot to write about this week. And he started with Eric Holder's obvious discomfort when confronted with questions at a congressional hearing about whether "radical Islam" motivates people to commit terrorist acts:At Fort H...

  • May 14, 2010

    Pakistani with ties to Taliban arrested in NY bomb plot

    The connection to the Taliban is being denied by the Pakistanis, who are also denying that alleged bomber Shahzad traveled to the NWFP of Waziristan for bomb training.But the statements of the suspect caught in Pakistan would seem to indicate at leas...

  • May 14, 2010

    Government to track your child's BMI

    I thought this might be one of those bills where someone has misread the language and interpreted what the legislation is supposed to do incorrectly.Nope. Rep. Kind of Wisconsin has introduced legislation that he proudly proclaims will track the body...

  • May 14, 2010

    HuffPo blogger proposes 'Department of Information'

    The idea of a government "Department of Information" is not new. After all, the Nazis had one. So did the Soviets. All good little dictatorships need one in order to get the "facts" out to the people.HuffPo blogger - brain dead ps...

  • May 12, 2010

    The shameless, shocking hypocrisy and lies of President Obama

    Peter Wehner of Commentary has done us a service. He has written a piece that goes into detail about what can only be construed as Obama's numerous and continuing outright lies.Too numerous to list here, a sample will have to do: Mr. Obama is also th...

  • May 11, 2010

    The hits just keep on comin' with Obamacare

    What would we do without Nancy Pelosi? It was she who told us we'd find out exactly what was in the health insurance reform bill once it was passed, and by God, she was telling the truth!Unfortunately, what we're finding is making the hair stand on e...

  • May 10, 2010

    It's Solictor General Elena Kagan for SCOTUS

    The Harvard Law School Dean who kicked military recruiters off campus has been chosen by President Obama to fill the Supreme Court vacancy precipitated by the retirement of Justice John Paul Stephens.Here's some cold comfort - it could have been wors...

  • May 10, 2010

    The welfare state in a death spiral

    Wise old Robert Samuelson in the Washington Post on the real crisis facing Europe; it's not Greek debt but the overpromises of the welfare state:Euro coins and notes were introduced in 2002. The currency clearly hasn't lived up to its promises. It w...

  • May 6, 2010

    Not bad for a party of racists

    Don't look now but one of the left's favorite attack vectors against the Republicans is about to crash and burn.At least 32 African Americans are running for Congress on the Republican label. The Washington Post ascribes this sudden influx of new Afr...

  • May 5, 2010

    Pension Benefit Guarantee Corporation fails audit

    The federal agency in charge of making sure your pension will be paid even if the pension plan at the company you worked for goes up in flames has massive internal problems with record keeping and other fiduciary slips.The Center for Public Integrity...

  • May 2, 2010

    US to abandon Israel at the UN

    The Obama administration plans to abstain from a Security Council motion that would condemn Israel for building 1600 houses in east Jerusalem.The abandonment of our ally in favor of pandering to the Palestinians on the eve of an attempt at shuttle di...

  • May 2, 2010

    Police checking surveillance cameras after car bomb fizzle in Times Square

    It's way too early in the investigation to speculate on who was behind that attempted car bomb in Times Square last night. Being a blogger, I will do so anyway.Judging by the amateurish way the bomb was rigged, it probably wasn't al-Qaeda although so...

  • May 1, 2010

    National Enquirer says it has proof of Obama mistress

    Yes, they were the only media outlet to pursue and report the Edwards mistress story. But considering their track record on this sort of thing taken as a whole, I think we should put our skeptic hats on.For what it's worth, here's what National Enqui...

  • May 1, 2010

    Guilty verdict in Palin email case

    A jury in Tennessee has so far found the man who hacked into Sarah Palin's email accounts while she was running for Vice President guilty on two counts.CNN has the story: (CNN) - In their fourth day of deliberations, a federal jury in Tennessee has s...

  • April 30, 2010

    Crist can't take conservative heat; bails on GOP in Florida

    Is Charlie Crist insane?No - just a shameless waste of a politician who, after being overwhelmingly rejected by GOP voters in favor of Marco Rubio, has suddenly discovered how corrupt the two party system is! Crist made it official today, announcing ...

  • April 30, 2010

    Obama pushing to exempt Russia, China from Iran sanctions

    President Obama is asking a House-Senate conference committee who are crafting a tough Iran sanctions bill to exempt "cooperating countries" from its provisions.Eli Lake in the Washington Times has the details:"It's incredible the adm...

  • April 30, 2010

    UN elects Iran - yes, Iran - to seat on Women's Rights Commission

    I don't quite know where to file this one. My "Idiotic Things Done by the UN" file is stuffed - couldn't fit anything more in there. Also, my "Reasons the UN Should Never, Ever, Be Taken Seriously" file is similarly bulging.Maybe ...

  • April 29, 2010

    UN rejects request to remove Israeli organ stealing libel

    Apparently, the United Nations Human Rights Council has no problem with the blood libel made against Israel that they remove the organs of Palestinian prisoners to sell on the black market.A UNHRC document containing the outrageous charge has not be...

  • April 28, 2010

    DC vs. America on taxes

    Like all his other promises, President Obama's no tax increase pledge to those making less than $250,000 is going out the window.Whether or not Congress passes a Value Added Tax (VAT) or finds other ways to raise revenue, the middle class is about to...

  • April 26, 2010

    Scientist Stephen Hawking thinks we should be rude to space aliens

    The famous astrophysicist Stephen Hawking believes that the only rational response to "Are we alone" is a resounding "No:" In a series for the Discovery Channel the renowned astrophysicist said it was "perfectly rational...

  • April 26, 2010

    How are those lower health insurance rates you promised working out for you, Barry?

    He must have looked the camera right in the eye a dozen or more times and said some variation of "Your rates will go down" if congress passes the health insurance reform bill. The president even accused the Republicans of lying about the ra...

  • April 26, 2010

    The man who promised a new era of bipartisanship just killed the bipartisan bank deal

    You might recall that it happened with the jobs bill as well. Republicans negotiate in good faith, an agreement is reached, and the President pulls the rug out from under the GOP's feet:Robert Kuttner writing at Huffpo: Although Senate Banking Commit...

  • April 25, 2010

    Stephen Walt on 'dual loyalties' and keeping Jews out of foreign policy jobs

    Stephen Walt  believes that the "Israel lobby" virtually controls American foreign policy. His "evidence" was presented in a paper written with John Mearsheimer in which the two anti-Israel scholars looked for Jews and Jewis...

  • April 25, 2010

    GM: We still own it

    Shikha Dalmia writing in Forbes has the non-spin version of GM's "payback" of taxpayer dollars.Needless to say, Government Motors came up a little short despite their boasting:Uncle Sam gave GM $49.5 billion last summer in aid to finance i...

  • April 25, 2010

    Henry Louis Gates and reparations for slavery

    It should be said that unlike many advocates for reparations to the African American community for our slaver past, Professor Gates is a tad more realistic about who should be paying.Indeed, Gates points to the prominent role played by Africans thems...

  • April 25, 2010

    Tea partiers not the cream in their coffee (updated)

    The so-called Coffee Party movement, putatively a grass roots spontaneously-generated reaction to the "incivility" of the Tea Parties, is actually an embarrassing Astroturf op, created by an Obama campaigner, and helped along by big bucks K...

  • April 25, 2010

    Our national debt; 'A deficit of will'

    Joel Achenbach writing in the Washington Post:It's a tough task. The short term looks awful, and the long term looks hideous. Under any likely scenario, the federal debt will continue to balloon in the years to come. The Congressional Budget Office e...

  • April 24, 2010

    The voter fraud agenda

    The Democrats are out to weaken voter ID laws, despite the lessons we should have learned during the election of 2000.John Fund in the Wall Street Journal on what is happening in Wisconsin:An attempt to hijack the state's election laws and open the ...

  • April 24, 2010

    They said it: Dems who went out on a limb for Obamacare deficit reduction

    Jim Geraghty has dug through the quotes by Democratic Congressmen who justified their vote for Obamacare based on the idea it was going to reduce the deficit.Of course, HHS just came out with their verdict; Obamacare adds to the deficit despite what...

  • April 24, 2010

    Will Giannoulias be forced to withdraw from IL senate race?

    U.S. Senate candidate Alexi Giannoulias' family bank has been closed by the FDIC . The move has been anticipated so it is no great surprise.But the candidate has plenty of explaining to do. While Vice President in charge of loans, Giannoulias lent c...

  • April 24, 2010

    Arizona's immigration law too tough? Not if you live there.

    You can dress your opposition to the new Arizona immigration law up any way you want to, but if you're so all fired concerned about it, I suggest you move to the border towns that are under virtual siege by drug gangs and do your protesting there. Th...

  • April 23, 2010

    Obama's polarizing rhetoric

    This interesting opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal details President Obama's preferred method of attack; the ad hominem manner in which the president skewers his opponents like a lowly fringe blogger:A notable instance is Mr. Obama's ad homin...

  • April 22, 2010

    Why a strong Israel is essential for our national security

    Caroline Glick is one of the sharpest analysts around. Her columns in the Jerusalem Post are always worth a read.In this essay published on her personal blog, Caroline reviews the Obama administration's Israel policy and goes into great detail in re...

  • April 22, 2010

    MSNBC's Deutsch booted for criticizing Olby

    Someone should ask Chrissy Matthews what he now thinks of purges on the right after this little tantrum from Keith Olbermann: A week-long anchoring stint on MSNBC by Donny Deutsch ended abruptly on Wednesday, and four people briefed on the decis...

  • April 22, 2010

    How bad can it get for Democrats? Example #5,671

    What would you say if I were to tell you that a Republican was ahead in a special election House race in Hawaii?Yes, you read that correctly. In Hawaii, Republicans are usually as rare as hens teeth. But the dissatisfaction with the Democrats runs so...

  • April 22, 2010

    Business as usual with Syria despite Scud transfers to Hezb'allah

    I feel badly for Jeffrey Feltman, our current Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs. A couple of years ago, Feltman was helping keep democracy afloat in Lebanon as our ambassador there. Now those hopes are dashed thanks to the Obama a...

  • April 21, 2010

    Ohio Homeland Security officials falsify credentials, cozy up to Islamic radicals

    A whistleblower inside Ohio's Homeland Security Department is telling a tale to Rusty Shackleford's Jawa Report that is not only unbelievable, but frightening as well.Writer Barbarossa's inside source reports that thousands of taxpayer funded broch...

  • April 21, 2010

    White House tries to co-opt press corps

    In an effort to shut down leaks from inside the Administration, Press Secretary Robert Gibbs, according to The Hill: approached White House reporters earlier this year in an attempt to end the long-standing practice of sourcing claims to anonymous ad...

  • April 21, 2010

    Great News: RNC spends $340,000 on Hawaii junket for staff

    This will no doubt help immensely in their fundraising efforts - especially after the late night pole dancers and other expenditures by this crew under Michael Steele. According to Hotline on Call: The RNC spent more than $340K at a semi-annual meet...

  • April 21, 2010

    The astonishing reach of the Iranian military

    The Washington Times is reporting some rather grim news; the Pentagon has issued a report detailing the lengths to which the Iranian military is going to extend its reach around the world.The Qods Force has branch offices all over the world and is a...

  • April 20, 2010

    Latest IDB/TIPP poll reveals issues and voters swinging to GOP

    A new IDB/TIPP poll shows the voters unhappy with the president's handling of the economy, the health care bill, and the veer to the left the country has taken:Responses to the latest IBD/TIPP Poll suggest that the economy, one-party rule, the healt...

  • April 20, 2010

    'The Beholden State'

    Steve Malanga writing in City Journal: The camera focuses on an official of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), California's largest public-employee union, sitting in a legislative chamber and speaking into a microphone. "We helped...

  • April 20, 2010

    Obama heckled by gays at Boxer fundraiser

    How dare they interrupt the latest Sermon on the Mount! A group of gay rights activists disrupted President Obama's speech at a fundraiser here for Sen. Barbara Boxer Monday night, decrying what they describe as Mr. Obama's inaction on overturning th...

  • April 18, 2010

    Heading for another mortgage meltdown?

    Even the lowliest slug is capable of learning. So, you begin to wonder about our government that is setting up conditions strikingly similar to the witches brew of political poison that led to the mortgage meltdown in the fall of 2008.An IDB editoria...

  • April 18, 2010

    Gates: No plan for a nuclear Iran

    It's not like we haven't had ten years to come up with something. There are suggestions galore, but the fact that this administration hasn't come up with a strategic response to the prospect of an Iranian bomb shouldn't surprise anyone who knows anyt...

  • April 18, 2010

    All that census advertising has led to lower rate of return

    They may be the dumbest commercials on TV. The guy in his bathrobe waltzing around his neighborhood telling us that if we want our share of federal goodies, we better fill out that darn census form.Or the really weird commercials that debuted during ...

  • April 18, 2010

    Fight al-Qaeda with ridicule?

    Maybe we could enlist Bill Mahar, Robin Williams, Whoopie Goldberg, and other left wing comics and turn them into terror warriors if this study from Great Britain can be taken seriously: Satire and ridicule can help win the fight against Al-Qaeda by ...

  • April 18, 2010

    War in Middle East by Summer: Jordan's King

    King Abdullah of Jordan is blunt in his assessment of the current state of affairs in the Middle East and is not optimistic about prospects for peace between Israel and the Palestninians: Concerning reports that US President Barack Obama had his own ...

  • April 17, 2010

    Is the Iran bloc arming for war?

    Michael Totten in Commentary Magazine: If Obama's squishy policies are misguided, as I think they are, it's less obvious. The Middle East isn't on fire as it was circa 2005. But it should be apparent that, at some point, all the pressure that's build...

  • April 16, 2010

    Big mouth liberal promise to 'crash the party' fizzles ignominiously

    PJ Media, who aggregated dozens of tea party reports from across the country asking specifically for news regarding imposters and fakes at tea party protests, says that the effort by liberals to damage the movement came to absolutely nothing: Our tip...

  • April 16, 2010

    SEC files charges against former car czar's company

    The company co-founded by Obama's former car czar Steve Rattner is in trouble with the SEC.The agency has filed charges alleging that the Quadrangle Group "improperly secured a $100 million investment from the New York state pension fund after i...

  • April 16, 2010

    One sided START treaty

    Kim Holmes writing at the Heritage Foundry blog: The biggest problem with the new treaty is how lopsided it is in Russia's favor. Because of financial constraints and outdated nuclear systems, Russias nuclear arsenal was already going down, especiall...

  • April 16, 2010

    Oh, for a one handed economist

    I think it was President Kennedy who pined for a "one handed economist" because his economic advisors were always telling him "on the one hand," his policies would lead to this, and "on the other hand," his policies woul...

  • April 15, 2010

    Maliki appears close to forming governing coalition in Iraq

    The two main Shia parties in Iraq appear close to an agreement to form a coalition government, according to this Reuters report: Talks on an alliance between Iraq's two main Shi'ite Muslim blocs to form the next government appear to be nearing a conc...

  • April 15, 2010

    Jobless claims jump - unexpectedly, of course

    How's that "recovery " going, Barry?The number of newly laid off people signing up for unemployment benefits rose sharply for the second straight week, suggesting that jobs are still hard to come by even as the economic recovery gains tract...

  • April 15, 2010

    Obama: America is a dominant military power 'whether we like it or not'

    You can imagine the president's answer to whether he likes the idea of a strong American military.But beyond that, Commentary's J.E. Dyer has a trenchant look at Obama's musings in front of an open mic and how detrimental they are to US policy: Comm...

  • April 14, 2010

    Obama's adolescent nuclear 'dream world'

    When I was young and stupid, I thought that the US should totally disarm. I didn't see the need for nuclear weapons, much less a military at all. My adolescent thinking went along the lines of, if we give up our weapons, every other nation will do th...

  • April 14, 2010

    Will America's youth wake up to the reality of Obama?

    America's youth went overwhelming for Barack Obama in the 2008 election. The question is, what will be their reaction when they realize what the president has saddled them with?Michael Franc writing in the National Review:Millenials remain largely in...

  • April 14, 2010

    Dems may not pass a federal budget this year

    Say you were a Democratic congressmen aware that you had to run for re-election with your constituents mad as hell about how much of their money you've been spending? Wouldn't it make sense to try and hide how much is going down the rabbit hole in or...

  • April 14, 2010

    More proof that talking with our enemies really, really, really works

    Syria is giving the terrorist group Hezb'allah Scud missiles according to both US and Israeli officials.Isn't it great that our rapproachment with Syria is bearing fruit so quickly?Syria has transferred long-range Scud missiles to the Lebanese Shiite...

  • April 14, 2010

    Obama snubs Georgia at nuke talks, lectures Harper

    Apparently, Obama's best buddy Vlad Putin just couldn't stomach the thought of sharing oxygen and space with Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili, who has dared to defy Moscow with his pro-US policies. So Obama obliged and didn't invite the Georgia...

  • April 13, 2010

    Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac not included in financial reform legislation

    Congress is considering legislation that would reform the entire financial system of the United States - except the now government controlled mortgage companies Fannie Mae, Ginnie Mae, and Freddie Mac.The purpose of this legislation is to prevent ano...

  • April 13, 2010

    Buh-bye Andy: SEIU's Stern to step down

    A surprise this morning from SEIU as their president, Andy Stern, appears to be stepping down. While few details are known, Sam Stein of HuffPo reports:SEIU President Andy Stern, one of labor's most powerful leaders, is set to step down from his pos...

  • April 13, 2010

    Unionized States of America: Another big union payoff by Obama

    Let's say you're a government contractor working on a job worth more than $25 million. Let's also say that yours is an open shop operation.Good luck with that: The Obama administration is set to issue a rule Tuesday that will allow federal agencies ...

  • April 13, 2010

    No surprise: MRC calls out media for coverage of tea partiers

    We all know how bad it's been, but to see the Media Research Center's tracking of tea party coverage in black and white is even more disturbing.Aleksandra Kulczuga of the Daily Caller has the story:Here are some verbatim highlights from the report: ...

  • April 13, 2010

    The twilight of the Mubarak regime

    The Egyptian parliamentary elections this year and presidential elections next year could mean gigantic changes in the Middle East - for good or bad.Egypt is not a democracy by any stretch of the imagination. Emergency powers granted President Mubara...

  • April 12, 2010

    A report on the Southern Republican Leadership Conference

    My other employer flew me down to New Orleans to cover the Southern Republican Leadership Conference this past weekend and, I'm pleased to report that there is little doubt that that the GOP is confident, enthusiastic, and looking forward to taking o...

  • April 12, 2010

    Obama's upside down foreign policy in Kyrgyzstan

    What are the consequences of having a president who doesn't know what he's doing with regard to our foreign policy?For one thing, he makes Vladmir Putin look like a champion of human rights: In a remarkable role reversal, Russia has positioned itself...

  • April 12, 2010

    EU rides to the rescue of Greece

    They may be throwing bad money after worse money, but the European Union has pledged 40 billion Euros (with the IMF expected to kick in 20 billion more) to stabilize the Greek government: Under the plan, Greece would receive loans at about 5 percent ...

  • April 12, 2010

    'Welcome to Peak Oil' - US military's glum energy outlook

    The US Joint Forces Command has put out a report that predicts surplus oil production will be gone in a couple of years and that by 2015, serious shortages will hit the market: The US military has warned that surplus oil production capacity could dis...

  • April 11, 2010

    History and Ideology in Textbooks

    Last month, the Texas State Board of Education tentatively approved changes in social studies texts that set off much wailing and gnashing of teeth on the academic and cultural left. Would that changes made by the very same Board of Education back in...

  • April 10, 2010

    Political arson in Flint, MI?

    Eric Scheie at Classical Values reports on a rash of fires in Flint, MI that may be politically motivated arson.He links to several stories including this one from MLive.com, reprinting a Laura Angus piece from the Flint Journal:City officials susp...

  • April 9, 2010

    Stupak won't run for re-election - Politico

    Perhaps sensing the great big bullseye on his back - put there by tea partiers - Rep. Bart Stupak has decided not to run for re-election.Mike Allen and Josh Kraushaar of Politico have the details:President Barack Obama called Stupak on Wednesday and...

  • April 7, 2010

    Obama to propose new Middle East peace plan

    Well, not exactly "new" new. About 90% has already been agreed upon by both sides.The trick will be that last 10% which will include the Palestinian "right of return" (to where?), the status of Jerusalem, and other sticking points...

  • April 6, 2010

    Obama to set 'good example' with new nuke strategy

    It says something profoundly disturbing that our president would base a nuclear strategy on the feel good notion that we are "setting an example" for the rest of the world to follow.Did it ever penetrate his skull that the very nations that...

  • April 4, 2010

    Why can't we find a Climategate summary like this in US Media

    The level of coverage in America regarding questions raised by the Climategate scandal and other related revelations is a scandal. The Euro-media has been on the story from the beginning and surprisingly, is telling the story in a mostly objective ma...

  • April 4, 2010

    Amnesty International endorses 'defensive jihad'

    Sure. What did you expect? Cutting off heads, blowing up babies, murdering innocents is all "defensive" - especially when the violence is directed at evil capitalists here and in Europe or those twice as evil Jooooos.Andy McCarthy writing a...

  • April 4, 2010

    No escaping the facts; Obama will accept a nuclear Iran

    We've known this all along, of course, but to watch the change in policy in action is breathtaking to behold. Both Bill Clinton and George Bush made it plain that a nuclear Iran was "unacceptable." Obama gave lip service to that idea for a ...

  • April 3, 2010

    Support for Obamacare still tanking

    President Obama made a big deal earlier this week about the falling approval in the polls for Obamacare. "It was only passed a week ago," he mocked. That may be true, Mr. President. But please to tell us when your promise that those numbers...

  • April 3, 2010

    'Should America Bid Farewell to Exceptional Freedom?'

    If the GOP had an ounce of sense, they' make Rep. Paul Ryan the spokesman for the party (and maybe even nominate him for president in 2012?).In a gangbusters of a speech delivered before the Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs in Oklahoma City on Mar...

  • April 3, 2010

    Obamacare preview: Massachusetts rejects premium hikes

    The good news for small businesses and consumers is only temporary. Governor Deval Patrick's political grandstanding will eventually drive health insurers out of the Massachusetts market which will cause premiums to go up even faster.Robert Weisman w...

  • April 3, 2010

    Cleaver changes his 'I was spit on' story

    It's too late to affect the narrative about the tea party protest a couple of weeks ago, but indicative of the rank dishonesty involved in the smear.Weasel Zipper links to the story:The video is not clear as to whether or not the man spit in Cleaver'...

  • April 3, 2010

    Chinese enabling Iran nuke program?

    It sure looks like it if this Wall Street Journal story is accurate: An Iranian firm closely linked to Tehran's nuclear program acquired special hardware for enriching uranium, despite sanctions intended to keep such equipment out of Iran, according ...

  • April 2, 2010

    Unemployment remains at 9.7%

    Despite adding 162,000 jobs in March, unemployment remained unchanged at 9.7%. Even that figure is misleading because the government hired 48,000 census workers. Javier Hernandez of the New York Times: The unemployment rate held steady at 9.7 percent...

  • April 2, 2010

    Uh-oh: Maliki arresting victorious Alawi MP's?

    The Washington Post is reporting that the government of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki is arresting Sunni deputies who were victorious in Iraq's recent elections: In a sign of hardening sectarian divisions, the secular, largely Sunni-backed bloc that...

  • April 2, 2010

    Dead cat bounce for Obama after health care reform

    I hate the metaphor, having 3 lovely felines sharing my home, but it is descriptive of how passage of health care reform has actually made things worse for the president as far as his popularity is concerned.CBS News reports: The latest CBS News Poll...

  • April 1, 2010

    Obama's 'Now you see it - Now you don't' drilling policy

    The Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) takes a look at President Obama's new policy on offshore oil drilling and finds that what the president offers with one hand, he takes away with the other:In 2008, President George W. Bush revoked his fathe...

  • April 1, 2010

    For Chechen separatist, going jihad pays dividends

    Switching justifications for terrorism from oppression by Russia to carrying out jihad has proven to be a boon to Chechen rebel leader Doku Umarov.Ellen Barry of the New York Times reports: The separatist, Doku Umarov, last year revived a suicide bat...

  • April 1, 2010

    If Guam gets too overpopulated, it might tip over?

    Democrat Hank Johnson (D-GA) is a sick man. He contracted Hepatitis C 12 years ago and often has periods of confusion and can lose his train of thought - as this video shows.But really, postulating that overpopulation will cause the island of Guam to...

  • April 1, 2010

    Red state, blue state, pork state,

    Surprise! Money from the stimulus bill is much more likely to end up in the hands of people living in Democratic districts than Republican.What's that? You're shocked, shocked I say to discover this? Veronique de Rugy of NRO dug into the mystery so y...

  • March 31, 2010

    Iran nuke scientist defects to US

    A very nice intel coup for the CIA as they have coaxed an Iranian scientist to defect. It happened last year while the scientist, Shahram Amiri, was on a pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia.What does he know about the Iranian nuke program? He worked at a Univ...

  • March 31, 2010

    What could be more wrong than climategate data? NASA temp readings

    NASA admitted that it's temperature data is seriously flawed - even worse than the Jones/Mann fantasy numbers at East Anglia.Is anyone surprised after the stellar work done by bloggers and skeptics to expose NASA's numbers as worthless ?NASA was able...

  • March 30, 2010

    We welcome our new bosses - the nomenklatura

    This IDB editorial brings back fond memories of the 1980's and the two-tiered "classless" system in the old Soviet Union. On the top - party members and bureaucrats. What was left over went to the bulk of the citizenry.For those who rememb...

  • March 30, 2010

    Not your mother's Girl Scouts of America

    Not exactly learning how to sell cookies: Sharon Slater, a mother of seven, innocently walked into a panel sponsored by the Girl Scouts USA at the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women a few weeks ago. Almost immediately she was asked to l...

  • March 29, 2010

    Farewell and Adieu, Jack Bauer

    When "24"'s Jack Bauer first burst into the American consciousness back in 2001, a few short weeks after the attacks on 9/11, it was as if, as the New York Times said at the time, that there had been a "deadly convergence between real ...

  • March 29, 2010

    Money for wind farms but not for military families

    You would think in a $600 billion military appropriation and a federal budget of more than $3 trillion,  a paltry billion dollars could be found to help the spouses and families of our soldiers with expenses for education.In fact, the military h...

  • March 28, 2010

    Congressional Dems threaten companies who complain about Obamacare costs

    There's nothing new in Congressional Democrats hauling businesses before some committee or other to brow beat them and get face time on TV.So, it should come as no surprise that these jack booted thugs would order executives from companies that point...

  • March 28, 2010

    Big surprise. Weatherization jobs don't materialize

    Jammie Wearing Fool points us to a story that shows how the weatherization projects funded by the stim bill are "falling a little short" as far as those "green jobs" we were told would be created. "Falling short" is the...

  • March 28, 2010

    Welcome extremist pro union lawyer Craig Becker to NLRB

    I think it's safe to say that the NLRB is now about as impartial a body as Robespierre's Revolutionary Tribunal that condemned tens of thousands to the guillotine during the French Revolution.Now that SEIU flunky Craig Becker has been added to the bo...

  • March 27, 2010

    Health Care time bombs

    What happens when you pass a 3,000 page piece of legislation dealing with perhaps the most complex segment of American society that few legislators bothered to read, and that no one - not the authors of the bill, the Democratic leadership that sought...

  • March 26, 2010

    Obama in extraordinary snub to Bibi

    Please forgive me for not being as smart and insightful as some. You see, I always thought that, when it comes to basic Foreign Relations 101, you're kinda friendly with your friends, and not so very friendly with your enemies.Our president, however,...

  • March 26, 2010

    Not bad for government work (Part I)

    Erika Lovely is reporting in Politico this morning on a survey of Congressional staffers that shows about 2,000 of them make $100,000 or more:Nearly 2,000 House of Representative staffers pulled down six-figure salaries in 2009, including 43 staffer...

  • March 26, 2010

    Not bad for government work (Part II)

    Government employees at all levels are getting richer and more numerous since 1996, according to a BLS report quoted in the Wall Street Journal: It turns out there really is growing inequality in America. It's the 45% premium in pay and benefits that...

  • March 26, 2010

    Sign this kid to a baseball contract!

    How bad has the hysteria in the MSM and among liberals gotten over tea party "violence" against Democrats for voting in Obamacare?Jim Hoft: The Seattle Times reported today on another horrible political attack. The Times claimed that libera...

  • March 26, 2010

    A pivotal moment in Iraq as transfer of power looms

    This has the potential to make or break Iraqi democracy. Former "American puppet" and premiere Ayad Allawi's Sunni-Shia secular party has apparently won the most seats in the recent parliamentary elections.Technically, this gives the leader...

  • March 25, 2010

    Greece will default 'at some point'

    The European Union is the culmination of a dream that is at least 100 years old. It was envisioned by pre-World War I socialists as the natural evolution of the nation state.In practice, however, it leaves much to be desired.A currency exchange that ...

  • March 22, 2010

    The sun came up this morning

    Rumors to the contrary notwithstanding, the sun did indeed rise in the east this morning. Just like it did yesterday and like it will do tomorrow.Our faith in the regularity and predictability of the sun's appearance every morning mirrors the faith w...

  • March 22, 2010

    Now for the Pain

    The Democrats are celebrating their "historic" achievement in passing Obamacare.Now comes the pain, as Sally Pipes points out in this devastating op ed in the New York Post: The most remarkable immediate result of the vote is, well, nothing...

  • March 21, 2010

    Lockerbie bomber still kicking

    Abdul Ali al-Megrahi, released from a British prison six months ago because, we were assured he had less than three months to live, is enjoying the high life in Libya.What a sick joke: Not only is Megrahi -- who got life for his role in the 1988 bomb...

  • March 21, 2010

    Iran is training the Taliban; Obama grovels

    The Times of London is reporting that the Taliban is being trained in the use of roadside bombs and guerrilla tactics in Iran by Iranians:TALIBAN commanders have revealed that hundreds of insurgents have been trained in Iran to kill Nato forces in A...

  • March 21, 2010

    About those racial slurs allegedly tossed at black congressmen yesterday (updated with pictures)

    See also Scurrilous charge or outrageous racism?I find it fascinating that in all the reports in the MSM on the story involving racial epithets being shouted at black Congressmen, very few mention that the only evidence for these racial slurs comes f...

  • March 20, 2010

    Pro-Life fix for senate bill might seal Obamacare's fate (Huge Update: Deal is off; Stupak says he's 'Done with Pelosi')

    If true, this news  may very well put health care reform over the top in the House. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has made a deal with Rep. Bart Stupak in order to secure his vote and that of other anti-choice Democrats for the health care bill, wh...

  • March 20, 2010

    Putin scolds Clinton, US, as if we were children

    Three more years of this. Three more years of unilateral embarrassment. Three more years of having to put up with foreign leaders who laugh at us, scold us in public, and dismiss us as if we were - are - a paper tiger.ABC News reports about a humilia...

  • March 20, 2010

    Biden: 'We're going to control the insurance industry'

    Too stupid to lie well, Joe Biden has made it clear exactly what Obamacare is all about - control.In this video, he states that "We're going to control the insurance industry. (H/T: Jim Hoft ): Hat Tip: Ed Lasky...

  • March 20, 2010

    Out: Deem and Pass; In: Executive Order on abortion

    Health care reform is like a bad Norse Saga - excruciatingly endless, filled with the names of people we're not familiar with, and ultimately doomed to tragedy.Witness the chaos in the House Rules Committee where the Democrats decided that the price ...

  • March 19, 2010

    Did we really condemn Hamas for their call to violence

    The administration certainly had a lot to say about 1600 houses that would have been built in East Jerusalem. But what about the call to violence by Hamas that resulted in riots in the streets of Jerusalem? Did the US government, as Obama claimed in ...

  • March 19, 2010

    About those CBO numbers...

    The Democrats were crowing yesterday that their latest version of health care reform - the senate bill passed Christmas eve plus the reconciliation fixes the House wants to send along to the senate - came in at a "cost" of $940 billion, wit...

  • March 18, 2010

    As Illinois Democratic moderates go, so goes the nation?

    How much trouble is Nancy Pelosi in as far as getting to the magic number of 216 on health care reform?This much, according to Jim Geraghty at NRO's The Campaign Spot:An Illinois Democrat switches from yes to no, is lobbied by the White House, and re...

  • March 18, 2010

    A bluff? Or are we prepping an Iran strike? (Updated)

    Is President Obama preparing for a massive strike on the Iranian nuclear program?The Times of India is reporting that a British company has contracted with the US Navy to deliver 300 "bunker busting" bombs to the British base in Diego Garc...

  • March 16, 2010

    Tea party activists to storm Congress today

    Hundreds - perhaps thousands of tea party patriots will storm the Capitol offices of wavering Democratic Congressmen in a final effort to "Kill the Bill."And in a change in tactics, the Democrats are rolling out the red carpet for the activ...

  • March 16, 2010

    Pelosi was against the Slaughter Rule before she was for it

    Mark Tapscott of the Washington Examiner reports that in 2005, when the GOP used the "self executing" rule (Slaughter Rule) to raise the debt ceiling, a liberal activist group went to court on behalf of Nancy Pelosi and other Democrats to ...

  • March 16, 2010

    Pelosi brags that Obamacare is just the beginning

    Byron York writing in The Examiner: If you have any doubt that the Democratic leadership of the House views passing the current health care reform bill as the beginning, not the end, of the process of creating a national government health care system...

  • March 16, 2010

    Iran sought to buy nuclear weapons from Pakistan

    The "Father of the Pakistani Bomb," A.Q. Khan, has written an official report on his illegal activities that points the finger at Iran for seeking to buy nuclear weapons from Pakistan at the end of the 1980's. Jeffrey Smith and Joby Warrick...

  • March 15, 2010

    Paul Ryan - Prophet of disaster

    He's barely 40 years old and is already a six term veteran in the House of Representatives. Clearly, the people of the First District in Wisconsin have seen something they like in this very brainy, very passionate man. And this year, the rest of Amer...

  • March 15, 2010

    Nothing to do today? Here's the full text of the reconciliation reform bill

    It's 2309 PDF pages - and it's not even the final bill. Tweaks are going to be necessary as negotiations continue most of the week.Meanwhile, the US Park Police are reporting disturbances at several national historical sites. At Mount Vernon, Montic...

  • March 15, 2010

    Beauty is in the eye of the beholder - most of the time

    There is a 42 year old woman in New Jersey who should be the poster girl for the Obama administration. Donna Simpson is the living embodiment of the future former president's philosophy of government. Sunday's UK Daily Mail told us.The 42-year-old f...

  • March 14, 2010

    Obama to gut No Child Left Behind

    It's no secret that Obama and the Democrats have been wanting to radically alter the No Child Left Behind legislation that is up for reauthorization this year. One reason is that it exposes too many Democratic machines in big cities where schools are...

  • March 14, 2010

    Obama pollster: America will heart Obamacare once it's passed

    Is it any wonder they've lost touch with reality in the White House? From an article by Walter Alarkon in The Hill: President Barack Obama's pollster said the healthcare bill will win over public support once it becomes law despite polls showing Amer...

  • March 13, 2010

    Just a typical Obama appointee

    President Obama's pick to oversee export controls at the Commerce Department, Eric Hirschhorn, seems a typical Obama appointee; well connected, smooth talking, a former lobbyist - and a guy with ethical problems: Mr. Hirschhorn's financial disclosure...

  • March 13, 2010

    Pelosi waxes artistically about health care reform

    Mary Katherine Ham reports on a jaw dropper from Nancy Pelosi on Rachel Maddow's show that will make unemployed artists across the US very happy:"Think of an economy where people could be an artist or a photographer or a writer without worrying...

  • March 12, 2010

    Did the Senate Parliamentarian just save the day?

    His name is Alan Frumin and he may be the hinge upon which the door to nationalized health care is slammed shut.Frumin occupies a formerly obscure position in the senate, serving as parliamentarian to that body. It's his jobs to interpret the rules o...

  • March 11, 2010

    House dems to 'Slaughter' opponents to pass reform

    This is an exercise in the application of pure, unrestrained power. Words fail at a time like this when the very nature of democracy - voting for or against something - is tossed ruthlessly aside and tyranny is substituted: The twisted scheme by whic...

  • March 10, 2010

    Should part timers be counted as full timers?

    In the cuckoo land that is our White House, the answer is yes - at least when it comes to counting employees when figuring penalties that businesses will pay if they don't insure their workers under Obamacare.Erica Werner in the Washington Examiner:T...

  • March 10, 2010

    'Jihad Jane' arrested in plot to kill Mohammed cartoonist

    A Pennsylvania woman, born and raised in the USA, has been charged with providing material support for terrorists in connection with a plot to kill Swedish artist Lars Vilk who drew a cartoon of Mohammed with the body of a dog.She is also charged wit...

  • March 9, 2010

    A weird idea of what constitutes 'Journalism's biggest crime'

    Peter Wehner at Commentary reports on a weird statement by NBC White House correspondent Chuck Todd:"There's no worse crime in journalism these days than simply deciding something's a story because Drudge links to it," according to NBC's c...

  • March 9, 2010

    Obama to move the goal posts on poverty measurement

    This is really insidious - a means to an end that will impoverish the lower middle class who will fall that much easier into poverty.Obama plans to change the definition of "poverty" says NRO's Robert Rector: This week, the Obama administra...

  • March 9, 2010

    ATF seizes toys at border, then warns of their danger

    Bob Owens, writing at PJ Media, has the incredible story of ATF agents intercepting some toy guns at the Port of Tacoma, and then twisting themselves into knots trying to make it appear that they were dangerous.Both Airsoft Outlet Northwest (the ret...

  • March 9, 2010

    Sea change in poll on which party better able to handle national security

    Keep in mind; this is a James Carville poll from Democracy Corps . And it contains some pretty shocking numbers according to the Washington Times: The Democracy Corps-Third Way survey released Monday finds that by a 10-point margin -- 51 percent to 4...

  • March 8, 2010

    Update on Gadahn arrest; confusion reigns

    We still aren't 100% sure that the American traitor Adam Gadahn wasn't arrested in Pakistan recently. Most Pakistani sources are still confirming that it's Gadahn but now, the first word from an American intel source is that it is not.CNN: Conflictin...

  • March 8, 2010

    38 dead in election violence in Iraq

    The enemies of democracy in Iraq tried very hard to disrupt the vote yesterday. But it appears that there was a massive turnout in spite of the violence and that the political map of the country was redrawn.Sunnis, who boycotted the last election in ...

  • March 8, 2010

    Texas vs. California: No contest

    One is a big government state, the other a small government state. One has lost population, one has gained. One has low taxes, the other high.Is it any wonder that California is near default while Texas thrives?Michael Barone: Texas is a different st...

  • March 8, 2010

    One year in and Obama doesn't have any foreign leader friends

    It's a small detail, worthy of discussion only because it highlights a much larger problem. President Obama apparently doesn't have any close friends among foreign leaders according to this Washington Post piece by Jackson Diehl: I recently asked se...

  • March 7, 2010

    Would Reagan vote for Palin?

    Since he left office, Republicans running for president have been trying to claim the mantle of Ronald Reagan in order to connect to the bulk of GOP voters who still have great admiration and affection for the Gipper.As Stephen Hayward points out in ...

  • March 7, 2010

    Bombs, mortars explode all over Iraq as voters head to the polls

    Steven Meyer of the New York Times is blaming "insurgents" for the rash of bombs that have gone off in Baghdad and elsewhere on election day. That catchall designation doesn't describe who might be behind the election violence.Likely culpr...

  • March 7, 2010

    Obama's 'engagement' with Syria met with laughter

    President Obama has made it quite clear both during the campaign and now that he is in office that there is no country we should refrain from trying to engage on issues of mutual interest.A very high minded goal, that. Unfortunately, just as Obama's ...

  • March 7, 2010

    Bill Maher wishes Glenn Beck had been murdered at Pentagon

    About what we've come to expect from this drooling, lefitst, nincompoop.Via Newsbusters: BILL MAHER: Now, speaking of crazy white people, you know about the Truthers? You know who these people are? I had to throw them out of the studio one night. The...

  • March 7, 2010

    American traitor Adam Gadahn captured in Pakistan (Update: Is it Gadahn?)

    Adam Gadahn, the first person charged with treason by an American court in 50 years, has been captured in Pakistan. Gadahn was arrested in recent days, two officers who took part in the operation told The Associated Press. A senior government officia...

  • March 6, 2010

    Iraq vote not off to a good start

    They had a form of early voting in Iraq - mostly for the police and army who will be on duty this Sunday when the general vote takes place.The day was not very encouraging. There was a smattering of violence, killing 12 Iraqis at polling places and w...

  • March 6, 2010

    Obama eying exemptions for Iran sanctions bill

    The president is looking to carve out exemptions for some countries in the Iran sanctions bill now moving through Congress.Guess which country tops the list of being given a pass: The administration's plan in effect would label China as a country coo...

  • March 6, 2010

    CBO: Trillion dollar deficits for the next decade

    The wolf is at the door and we've got Little Red Riding Hood as president: President Obama's proposed budget would add more than $9.7 trillion to the national debt over the next decade, congressional budget analysts said Friday. Proposed tax cuts for...

  • March 6, 2010

    Rep. Massa to resign

    Reid Wilson of Hotline on Call breaks the news that Representative Eric Mass (D-NY) will resign Monday.Massa has been pressured by House Dems to step aside amid an ethics controversy that caused him to announce earlier this week he would not run for...

  • March 5, 2010

    About that high speed rail system, Mr. President...

    "What we need, then, is a smart transportation system equal to the needs of the 21st Century, a system that reduces travel times and increases mobility. A system that reduces congestion and boosts productivity. A system that reduces destructive ...

  • March 4, 2010

    How much for a health care vote?

    President Obama appears to be pulling out all the stops to get his health reform package through the House.And that includes what can only be termed buying the votes of wavering members. John McCormack of the Weekly Standard has the story:Tonight, B...

  • March 4, 2010

    Geert Wilders party scores big in local elections

    Controversial Dutch MP Geert Wilders and his Freedom party showed very well in two local elections yesterday, setting the stage for a run for power by Wilders' party in the national elections to be held in June.Reuters reports:In the first test of p...

  • March 1, 2010

    Obama seeking unilateral nuclear disarmament

    They won't call what they're doing disarmament, of course. We will still have a couple of thousand nuclear weapons once Obama is through cutting them.But what the Obama administration is discussing internally with regard to our nuclear policy will ha...

  • March 1, 2010

    No 'poison food plot' at Fort Jackson but 4 Muslims discharged from army?

    Given the whitewash of what happened at Fort Hood, the news that an army investigation has concluded there was no plot to poison the food at Fort Jackson but that 4 of the 5 translators involved have been dismissed from the army, I think some further...

  • February 28, 2010

    Al Gore's weird, disconnected op-ed on climate change

    Reading this New York Times op-ed by Al Gore gives you the distinct impression that he has been off somewhere communing with the global warming gods and hasn't been paying attention to the collapse of his "overwhelming consensus" on climat...

  • February 27, 2010

    SEIU chief Andy Stern named to debt panel

    If the president is going to pack the panel with cronies, how "independent" is it going to be?Chris Good of the Atlantic: Oddly enough, SEIU actually lobbied against the creation of a bipartisan deficit commission when it was being consider...

  • February 27, 2010

    MSNBC talker Ed Schultz:'Rip out Cheney's heart.'

    Par for the course in liberal La-La Land. Former Vice President Cheney suffered his 5th heart attack and is doing fine, but the left, as usual, is disappointed that Cheney didn't die. In their typical gentle, and concerned manner, liberals have expre...

  • February 26, 2010

    What the Democrats really think about 'bi-partisanship'

    Everything yesterday was smiles and roses at the Health Care Summit. Obama and the Democrats piously proclaimed their commitment to finding a bi-partisan solution to the health care reform impasse while forgetting that it's not Republicans Obama has ...

  • February 26, 2010

    White House strategy backfires as GOP rules the summit

    A couple of weeks ago, President Obama attended a GOP retreat in Baltimore and engaged several Republicans in conversation about several issues. While the GOP didn't come off looking half as bad as the media reported, there is little doubt that the p...

  • February 25, 2010

    Lowest approval rating ever for Congress

    A milestone in incompetence and stupidity. Via Jim Hoft, the latest Rasmussen survey on the Congress:Voter unhappiness with Congress has reached the highest level ever recorded by Rasmussen Reports as 71% now say the legislature is doing a poor job...

  • February 24, 2010

    Obama's reform plan passes the buck to the next president

    A surprising source - the Washington Post editorial board - slaps the president down not only for many provisions in his revised health care reform plan, but also for his tactic of dumping unpopular decisions into the lap of his successor:Mr. Obama,...

  • February 24, 2010

    Obama expects Democrats to act like lemmings and march over a cliff

    This is a man so out of touch with the national mood he has doubled down on a pair of deuces.By going for the comprehensive, trillion dollar health insurance reform plan, the president has thrown caution, common sense, and perhaps his congressional m...

  • February 23, 2010

    A crack in the wall; EPA administrator distances the agency from IPCC report

    EPA administrator Lisa Jackson, in testimony before the Environment and Public Works Committee, made it a point to declare that the agency was not using the IPCC report to develop policy.Charlie Martin at PJ Media reports: During the review of the En...

  • February 22, 2010

    Now Obama wants to set insurance rates

    Remember: This is not a government takeover of the health insurance industry. They just want to dictate who the insurance companies must cover, what kind of coverage they must offer, how much their executives can earn, and now, how much they can char...

  • February 20, 2010

    Former Reagan Secretary of State Alexander Haig dies

    Alexander Haig, Ronald Reagan's first secretary of state and former NATO commander, died yesterday at the age of 85.Haig also served as Richard Nixon's chief of staff, a position made vitally important by Nixon's Watergate troubles. Haig is credited ...

  • February 19, 2010

    Iran secretly working on developing a nuclear payload for its missiles: IAEA

    Thank God Mohammed ElBaradei is no longer head of the IAEA. The guy was famous for using weasel words and outright underplaying Iran's nuclear progress and ambitions.Thankfully, the new head of the International Atomic Energy Administration is made o...

  • February 19, 2010

    5 Muslim soldiers investigated for terrorism at Fort Jackson

    If true - and so far, the army is denying there is much of a story - that 5 Muslim soldiers at Fort Jackson in South Carolina are under investigation for trying to poison the base food supply is extraordinarily bad news.This is especially true becaus...

  • February 18, 2010

    Obama's radical associations at Occidental College

    Here's another one for the historical record.I say that because there's no chance that the MSM will pick up this story that proves President Obama harbored radical, un-American ideological positions while he was in college.From Newsreal Blog , the au...

  • February 18, 2010

    J-Street Founder gets plum posting

    It pays to have friends in high places. Foon Rhee of the Boston Globe: President Obama is nominating Alan D. Solomont, his fund-raising chief in New England, to be ambassador to Spain, the White House announced this evening.If confirmed by the Senate...

  • February 17, 2010

    Hillary Clinton said what about Iran?

    This is pretty tone deaf - even for our Secretary of State. Lamenting the idea that Iran used to be a a society with fair elections and different points of view exchanged in the leadership when Ayatollah Khomeini was Supreme Leader is just plain batt...

  • February 16, 2010

    Gotchya! Spooks capture Taliban second in command

    Members of the Pakistani intelligence agency ISI and the CIA captured the Taliban's #2 in what is being described as a "raid" on his headquarters.The New York Times , as this article by Mark Mazzetti and Dexter Filkins points out, actually ...

  • February 16, 2010

    Proposal in Utah would make senior year in high school optional

    The state is facing a $700 million shortfall so instead of cutting the number of state employees, or trimming non-vital state programs. one Utah lawmaker wants to make the kids pay for the legislature's cowardice.Dee Dee Correll writing in the LA Tim...

  • February 16, 2010

    Happy Birthday Kim Jong IL

    I wonder what present Obama will send? The devoted threw a party fit for a prince: There were dancers, singers and synchronized swimmers, not to mention unnamed foreign dignitaries -- all celebrating the 68th birthday Tuesday of Kim Jong Il, North Ko...

  • February 16, 2010

    Signs of trouble for Boxer in California

    The Los Angeles Times' Andrew Malcolm is reporting that Senator Barbara Boxer is in some re-election trouble.The senator can't break 50% against any of her Republican challengers and her lead has been shrinking over the last several months.A new Ras...

  • February 16, 2010

    The lost year: Obama's Iran engagement policy a spectacular failure

    The New York Times' Helene Cooper tries to let the Administration down easy but there's no hiding the fact that Obama's Iran engagement policy has failed and that they have decided to do what they should have done a year ago: isolate the Islamic stat...

  • February 15, 2010

    Obama: Americans are tired of politicians who won't 'walk the walk' on fiscal responsibility

    Does he realize people are laughing at him?Today, Barack Obama had the gall to lecture America on politicians who, "Talk the talk but won't walk the walk on fiscal responsibility."Unreal.Not much more to say that Jim Hoft doesn't say here:...

  • February 15, 2010

    Indiana's Bayh retiring

    He has more than $12 million socked away for his re-election, no primary challenger, and a 20 point lead on his closest GOP adversary.What does Senator Evan Bayh, retiring after two terms, know that we don't? Chris Cillizza: ndiana Sen. Evan Bayh wil...

  • February 13, 2010

    Does the White House secretly hope for a GOP takeover?

    Sean Higgins of IBD has a fascinating piece on the attitude of the White House toward House Democrats and why they may not mind very much if the Republicans win the House in November:Buried in a Politico story today on the growing friction be...

  • February 13, 2010

    Individual mandate in Obamacare an unconstitutional tax on individuals

    The Democrats are still trying to find someway to pass Obamacare. They are twisting themselves, senate rules, and the constitution in knots trying to get it done.In the end, it will probably be all for naught. That's because, as Deroy Murdock points ...

  • February 13, 2010

    Obama scrambling for a way out of KSM trial dilemma

    The word is that Holder and Obama "never expected" the kind of pushback against holding a civilian trial for 9/11 plotter Khalid Sheikk Mohammed. This is pretty clueless in and of itself. How tone deaf do you have to be in order to be caugh...

  • February 12, 2010

    Thinking outside the box on Iran

    Even though the UN seems poised to strengthen sanctions against Iran, and unilateral sanctions by the US may be followed by some in the EU, the fact is that these options will not stop Iran from enriching uranium.Bombing will delay, not destroy the I...

  • February 12, 2010

    Sessions skewers clueless Brennan's USA Today op-ed

    "No difference" between a military and civilian interrogator? That's just one of the startling claims from John Brennan's strangely defensive and wholly ignorant piece in USA Today.Senator Jeff Session laid into Mr. Brennan like the former ...

  • February 12, 2010

    Los Angeles school chief moonlights as school supply exec

    Why is it when public officials get caught in a clear conflict of interest that they always claim that they're "not involved" in decisions that benefit them financially?I mean, who believes that? Maybe the guy's wife and kids but beyond tha...

  • February 12, 2010

    A lesson in bi-partisanship courtesy of Harry Reid

    I suppose we can now say that the Democrats are as serious about bi-partisanship as they are about reducing the deficit - but that might be unfair. It is clear from this incredible move from Harry Reid that the Democrats actually care less about work...

  • February 11, 2010

    Comedy gold: Obama claims he's a 'fierce advocate' of free market

    Let's play a game. We'll call it "Counter-Intuitive." Take any historical personage and make them a "fierce advocate" for whatever is exactly the opposite of what they're known for.Examples: Genghis Khan: A fierce advocate of merc...

  • February 11, 2010

    Violent protests in Iran amidst almost total news blackout

    On a day that marks the 31st anniversary of the Iranian revolution, massive crowds marched in most Iranian cities in both celebration and protest.The security forces - some believe numbering in the millions when you include the army, the Rev Guards, ...

  • February 10, 2010

    Crist crony in GOP slush fund scandal

    If Charlie Crist, current Florida governor and candidate for the senate wasn't in political trouble already with rank and file Republicans in his state, this emerging scandal might doom his chances to beat former Florida Speaker of the House Marco Ru...

  • February 10, 2010

    Anti-Tea Party website linked to union funds

    The fact that TheTeaPartyIsOver.com website was funded by organized labor is not surprise. Bloggers had ferreted out the information that the site was backed by the SEIU within hours of its first appearance last month.But Joseph Abrams of Fox News h...

  • February 9, 2010

    Electricity emergency in oil rich Venezuela

    All hail our great President for Life and his Miracle Socialist Revolution! Despite its huge crude reserves, the South American OPEC member relies on hydro-electricity for 70 percent of its power needs, and a drought has hit supply since late 2009....

  • February 8, 2010

    The depthless mind of Deepak Chopra

    There are few human beings on planet earth more annoying than Deepak Chopra, the touchy-feely, New Age Guru whose fetid, gooey, and completely banal nostrums regarding health and healing have reached a new low in the history of civilized thought.He i...

  • February 8, 2010

    Teacher's union pay to play

    If this isn't illegal, it should be.From a Washington Post editorial: The union, representing 11,000 teachers, helpfully provides a road map to candidates seeking its blessing, including 11 criteria spelled out in painstaking detail online. Just one ...

  • February 8, 2010

    Congressman John Murtha dead at 77

    Pennsylvania Congressman John Murtha died today from complications following gall bladder surgery. He was 77.Murtha, the unofficial "King of Pork," became a controversial figure following his switch from war supporter to war critic in 2005....

  • February 7, 2010

    Palin slams Obama in tea party convention speech

    Reader Rob Minor reports:To frequent applause and a number of standing ovations, former VP candidate and Alaska governor Sarah Palin addressed the Tea Party Convention Saturday night in Nashville. One day short of what would have been Ronald Reagan'...

  • February 7, 2010

    Amnesty International and their association with former Gitmo inmate

    A senior official at Amnesty International is uncomfortable over the group's close association with a former Gitmo inmate.Richard Kerbaj of the TimesOnline: A SENIOR official at Amnesty International has accused the charity of putting the human right...

  • February 7, 2010

    Steyn on 'unsustainable'

    Mark Steyn is in rare form in this zinger-laden screed about "unsustainable" being the new normal.National Review's Jim Geraghty sums up Obama's America thus: "Unsustainable is the new normal." Indeed. The other day, Douglas Elme...

  • February 7, 2010

    Sign of the times; 'Phantom Taxes'

    Are you starting to get the feeling that there's a cop around every bend in the road just waiting to give you a ticket for speeding? Or a meter maid hovering near your parking meter waiting for the minutes to expire?Don't worry. You're not imagining ...

  • February 7, 2010

    Serious security breach at US nuclear weapons site in Belgium

    Ever wonder how secure our stash of nuclear weapons are at bases all over Europe? I never did - before today. Hans Kristensen writing at the Federation of American Scientists Security Blog: A group of people last week managed to penetrate deep onto...

  • February 6, 2010

    Buried wearing an Obama T-Shirt? It's all about him

    Byron York at the Examiner has the skinny on a weird episode that took place on Thursday night at the Democratic National Committee fundraiser in Washington. Perhaps "weird" is the wrong word; more like "creepy" as in making the ...

  • February 6, 2010

    'Why are Liberals So Condescending?'

    University of Virginia professor Gerard Alexander has an eyeopening piece in the Washington Post about how the left condescends to conservatives and ordinary Americans on a regular basis and has been doing so since the 1950's.There is nothing new in...

  • February 6, 2010

    White House website attacks the filibuster

    Yes, but it was perfectly OK when Obama was a senator. Nobody minded much when the filibuster was used to block Bush nominees or GOP sponsored bills.The difference is that Democrats only used the filibuster to block bad policy and people. How can any...

  • February 6, 2010

    FBI wants to know where you've been on the web

    I guess it had to happen eventually. The FBI wants the authority to order internet service providers to keep customer surfing records for up to two years.It's "for the children" of course. They say it will be easier to find and track child ...

  • February 6, 2010

    Climate skepticism growing in Great Britain

    There may be no other country where the religion of global warming inundated society so thoroughly as in Great Britain. All major political parties endorsed it and the solutions to climate change. It was preached from the pulpit, endorsed by almost e...

  • February 6, 2010

    Republicans in rear guard action against new financial industry legislation

    This kind of thing is driving the Democrats and Obama crazy. Republicans on the senate Banking Committee have dug in their heels on the creation of a "consumer protection agency" that many feel would make credit harder to get and place unre...

  • February 6, 2010

    Americans Reject Keynesian Economics - Rasmussen

    Apparently, just about the only people in the country who think you can spend your way out of a recession are Obama and the Democrats - and not many Democrats at that.Rasmussen proved in his latest survey that the American people usually have an ino...

  • February 6, 2010

    A 'Dump Biden in 2012' movement?

    This particular story by Kenneth Walsh in USA Today on dropping Biden from the ticket in 2012 only puts in print what many Democrats have been whispering after just about every time Biden opens his mouth. The guy is a liability and besides, Obama do...

  • February 5, 2010

    Super Bowl negotiations at delicate stage - The Onion

    The negotiations have been tense but representatives of the New Orleans Saints and Indianapolis Colts are confident that an agreement can be reached to avoid any on-field combat in Miami on Sunday.The Onion reports: Team officials from the New Orlean...

  • February 3, 2010

    Intel officials; terrorist attack 'certain'

    One of the problems with politicizing the War on Terror is that when government officials make statements like an attack is "certain," it's hard to know whether they actually have actionable intel that points to that conclusion or whether t...

  • February 3, 2010

    Former senator Coates to vie for Bayh's seat in IN

    A real heavyweight title bout is shaping up in the Indiana senate race as Howey Politics is reporting that former Senator Dan Coates will announce today that he is challenging the incumbent Senator Evan Bayh: The source, former aide Curt Smith of the...

  • February 3, 2010

    The spectacular failure of Obama's housing policy

    There's no other way to describe what Obama has wrought with his wrong headed, misguided policies for homeowners. It is an Epic Fail that has made the situation much worse and delayed the recovery in home values by artificially propping up mortgage h...

  • February 3, 2010

    Pelosi to Senate: 'After you, my colleagues in health care reform'

    Evidently, House Democrats don't trust their brothers and sisters in the senate to do as they promised and pass their health care reform provisions using reconciliation.According to Brian Beutler of TPMDC, Nancy Pelosi is politely inviting the senate...

  • February 3, 2010

    Another Obama snub of our European allies

    I guess Obama is not the leader they thought he was.Recall Obama's first trip to Europe as a candidate where leaders fawned over him as if he was, well, the rock star he set himself up to be. Even his first European trip saw leaders eager to be seen ...

  • February 3, 2010

    Is Obama's budget DOA on The Hill?

    Florida senate candidate Marco Rubio writing in NRO: The sheer numbers in the president's latest spending plan are jaw-dropping: a $1.6 trillion deficit this year, $1.3 trillion next year, and a ten-year deficit outlook of $8.5 trillion. The budget a...

  • February 2, 2010

    Rasmussen has Rubio ahead in Florida

    It appears that the candidacy of Marco Rubio, the former Florida Speaker of the House and darling of conservatives in that state, has really taken off.Almost an asterisk in the polls a few short months ago, Rubio has vaulted in front of Governor Char...

  • February 2, 2010

    IG Barofsky: TARP not working

    The Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) said yesterday that the program is not working and that the risk of another meltdown is great.Fox News:The government's bailout of financial institutions deemed "too big ...

  • February 1, 2010

    Pelosi's monumental abuse of military aircraft privileges (Updated)

    Doug Ross has been on this story and broke some news yesterday about the millions of dollars - that's right, millions - that Speaker Nancy Pelosi has rung up in travel using military aircraft.Now we learn from Doug that it appears Pelosi is using mi...

  • February 1, 2010

    'Iran will deliver telling blow to global powers on Feb. 11'

    Something to look forward to this month; Iran promising a big surprise on February 11, the anniversary of the formation of the Islamic Republic.What do you suppose it could be? Yes, it could be a nuke test but it is doubtful they've enriched enough u...

  • February 1, 2010

    New media driving conservative communications

    Pretty good "down the middle" story about new media driving conservative communications by Jerry Markson of the Washington Post. Markson highlights Erick Erickson's efforts at RedState, as well as several aspects of social networking, incl...

  • February 1, 2010

    New York Democrats in hot water over slush fund

    A couple of New York Democrats are in hot water over a purported political slush fund masquerading as a non profit organization.Give these guys high marks for creativity. As far a their ethics? This piece by Joe Mollica and Jeremy Olshan in the New Y...

  • January 31, 2010

    Obama's crocodile tears over the "perpetual campaign"

    It's been pointed out that Obama's reference to Washington being captured by politicians being in perpetual campaign mode was snort worthy due to his own penchant for "government by campaign event" that has marked his first year in office.I...

  • January 31, 2010

    Gingrich's 527 group rakes in $6.4 million

    He can't use it to campaign - per se. As this Politico article by Ken Vogel points out, the former speaker can still use the cash for campaign-like expenses; office staff, polling, travel, etc. American Solutions is a so-called 527 group, allowing i...

  • January 31, 2010

    Global warming science implodes overseas: American media silent

    The revelations have been nothing short of jaw dropping. Dozens - yes dozens - of claims made in the IPCC 2007 report on climate change that was supposed to represent the "consensus" of 2500 of the world's climate scientists have been shown...

  • January 30, 2010

    SEIU behind anti-tea party website

    We received numerous complaints yesterday from AT readers who were concerned about a Google Ad that bashed the tea party movement. It turns out, that the website the ad was linked to was created with funds contributed at least partly by the Service E...

  • January 28, 2010

    Obama slights Israeli efforts in Haiti

    New Republic's Marty Peretz wonders about President Obama's leaving Israel off a list of countries contributing to the relief effort in Haiti.Jen Rubin at Commentary: Marty Peretz catches Obama editing Israel out of the list of countries assisting in...

  • January 27, 2010

    Is IPCC chief Pachauri on his way out?

    If not, he should be.The former railroad engineer turned climate expert heads up a dysfunctional, scientifically corrupt organization on which the bulk of both the science and politics of global warming is based. Dr Rajendra Pachauri himself has bee...

  • January 26, 2010

    Obama ridiculed spending freeze when proposed by John McCain

    Here's candidate Obama on John McCain's proposal to freeze discretionary spending to bring down the deficit: "We need a scalpel, not a hatchet, says Obama. (Hat Tip: Breitbart TV )Evidently, Obamacare is rationing scalpels: President Obama will...

  • January 26, 2010

    Blueprint for the Democratic counter-attack

    This story in Politico about how the Democrats are going to go after Republicans is fascinating. It shows how far removed from ordinary people Democrats are and what voters think is important:The DSCC will distribute a memo Tuesday advising Democrat...

  • January 25, 2010

    Another Democratic retirement in Arkansas

    First it was Rep. Vic Snyder who has decided that retirement had its allures. Now, another Arkansas Congressman has decided to hang them up.Chris Cillizza's The Fix is reporting that Rep. Marion Berry will call it quits:Arkansas Rep. Marion Berry is...

  • January 25, 2010

    Iranian official uses 'N' word to describe Obama

    There they go again - those Iranians are getting all hopeychangey on us again. Don't ever let anyone tell you Obama's "outreach" the Islamic Republic has been a failure. We already knew they were a bunch of Nazo-loving Holocaust deniers. No...

  • January 25, 2010

    Underwear bomber questioned 50 minutes by FBI - then granted lawyer

    This story is getting more outrageous with every revelation. Byron York of the Examiner quotes an AP article about how the FBI handled the first crucial hours after the underwear bomber was taken into custody:The White House is not disputing a repor...

  • January 25, 2010

    Not too full of himself, is he?

    I really feel the need to apologize to our president. In the past I have called him a pathological narcissist. I was mistaken in that and should probably bake a cake and send it to the White House as my act of contrition.I never dreamed he was worse ...

  • January 24, 2010

    IPCC scientist admits Glaciergate was about influencing governments

    In a stunning admission, the scientist responsible for publishing the part of the 2007 IPCC report on global warming in Asia says he knew the evidence for the disappearing Himalayan Glacier was suspect but allowed it into the report in order to put p...

  • January 24, 2010

    'How Republicans Won the Internet'

    Two conservative new media gurus, Mindy Finn and Patrick Ruffini, have penned an article for the Washington Post in which they point to the innovative web campaign run by Scott Brown to highlight the fact that the GOP has caught up to the left on th...

  • January 23, 2010

    Wine, women, and song - tax dollars misused on federal employee travel

    It wouldn't be this bad if the agencies just enforced the rules and laws already on the books with regard to travel by federal employees. But the list of fraud, waste, and abuse by bureaucrats who want to stay an extra day to get in a round of golf, ...

  • January 20, 2010

    Welcome to the rest of the story

    The really neat thing about Scott Brown's victory last night was that it gives headline writers across America a chance to stretch their vocabulary of superlatives to describe it."Epic," says AP. "Historic," says Politico. Even th...

  • January 20, 2010

    Keys to Brown's success: Indies and opposition to Obamacare

    There were no formal exit polls from the race last night - no one thought it would be close enough to make the expensive venture worthwhile.But trust Scott Rasmussen to fill the gap. The pollster has some interesting breakdowns of the vote on his web...

  • January 20, 2010

    Dick Armey on 1994 vs. 2010

    Former Representative Dick Armey has an op-ed in the Washington Times where he lays out some similarities between Scott Brown's upset win and where the Republicans were in 1994:Today, like 1994, a new Democrat president is overreaching in an attempt...

  • January 19, 2010

    Pope's would-be assassin released from Turkish prison

    And the guy is still loony tunes.From Unreligious Right: Mehmet Ali Agca, who shot and wounded Pope John Paul II back in 1981, was released from a Turkish prison today. He also killed a man back in 1979 and is a still a raving lunatic. He had this to...

  • January 19, 2010

    Haiti in chaos

    Haiti continues its descent into hell as an aroused world, sending massive amounts of aid, finds bottlenecks due to UN stupidity, US timidity, and a lack of security as 3 million desperate people try to cope with a situation that beggars belief.Secur...

  • January 19, 2010

    Pollster.com: Brown 'likely winner'

    Another very respected polling website has predicted Brown a winner.Nate Silver's 538 gives Brown a 74% chance of prevailing while Stuart Rothenberg has the race a "lean takeover' by the GOP.Now Pollster.com has examined the trendlines and fin...

  • January 18, 2010

    Obama-Coakley rally can't fill hall; president heckled

    We are repeatedly being told over the last week or so that President Obama is still wildly popular in Massachusetts. The White House must have believed this since Obama decided to expend some capital and make a pitch for Martha Coakley on the ground ...

  • January 18, 2010

    Politico: Coakley in freefall

    If this poll can be believed, it's all over but the weeping and gnashing of teeth by DemocratsPolitico's David Catanese:A new InsiderAdvantage poll conducted exclusively for POLITICO shows Republican Scott Brown surging to a nine-point advantage ove...

  • January 17, 2010

    Lib-talker Schultz says he'd 'cheat' to keep Brown out of senate

    Well, at least he's honest about it.From Jim Hoft: "If I lived in Massachusetts I'd try to vote 10 times. I don't know if they'd let me or not but I'd try to. Yeah that's right. I'd keep these bastards out. I would. Cause that's exactly what the...

  • January 17, 2010

    OOOPS! Scientists goof on Himalayan glacier retreat

    If anything, this story in The Times of London is good for a laugh - except that there's nothing funny about the people who wanted to use this information to steal trillions from the world's most productive nations.A WARNING that climate change will...

  • January 16, 2010

    7-term Democrat retiring

    Another Democrat has surveyed the political battlefield for 2010 and has decided to retreat.Vic Snyder (D-AR), a 7 term incumbent, announced his retirement yesterday. From Politico's Scorecard:Rep. Vic Snyder (D-Ark.) announced tonight that he will b...

  • January 16, 2010

    One more from Game Change on Obama

    I'll ask the same thing Ed Lasky has been asking about this book; the MSM made a huge deal of how the McCain campaign saw Sarah Palin and what they were saying about her, quoting liberally - and gleefully - from the book.But in the first 40 pages the...

  • January 16, 2010

    Health care reform scenarios if Brown wins

    The panicked Democrats are thrashing about trying to come up with a way to save health care reform if Republican Scott Brown wins the special election in Massachusetts on Tuesday to fill Ted Kennedy's seat.The first scenario involves challenging the ...

  • January 16, 2010

    Even internal polls of campaigns in MA all over the map

    Jim Geraghty at Campaign Spot: A weird evening. Within five minutes, two sources call, each one hearing through the grapevine the internals of one of the two major campaigns in Massachusetts.One tells me that the most recent internal poll of the Scot...

  • January 16, 2010

    'Scott Brown Bites the Heads off of Little Children and Drinks Their Blood'

    The charge against Scott Brown made above is a follow up to the one the Democrats in Massachusetts are making today in a mailer:The justification for this outrageously exaggerated, and deliberately falsified charge is that Brown voted for a provision...

  • January 15, 2010

    Dems cave to unions on 'Cadillac tax'

    How much in the pocket of labor unions are the Democrats?So much so that the party doesn't care who knows it. This became evident when health care reform negotiators handed organized labor a gigantic $60 billion windfall by exempting them until 2018 ...

  • January 15, 2010

    Brown-Out! Scott Brown surges ahead in new polls

    Do you hear that noise? That's the sound of Democrats heads exploding as they watch the unbelievable happen in Massachusetts.Scott Brown is ahead in two polls released in the last 24 hours: Riding a wave of opposition to Democratic health-care reform...

  • January 12, 2010

    Will Reid's problems slow health care reform?

    This may be good news - as long as the Reid story keeps churning in the media.Senator Chris Dodd was quoted as saying yesterday that health care reform "hangs by a thread" in Congress and one of the reasons is almost certainly the damage do...

  • January 12, 2010

    Iranian nuke scientist assassinated

    File this under, "Mmmmmmmm..."Thomas Erdbrink writing in the Washington Post: An Iranian nuclear scientist was killed Tuesday by a remote-controlled bomb planted on a motorcycle parked outside his home, state news outlets reported. Iran's F...

  • January 11, 2010

    The Democrat's plan to squash minority rights

    It appears the Democrats may be getting serious about radically altering procedures in the senate that would give the majority a a huge advantage in pushing their legislative agenda; an end to the filibuster as we know it.The problem the Democrats se...

  • January 11, 2010

    Hillary accused Obama of cheating in primaries

    More little tidbits from the book "Game Change" out today in many bookstores. This one via Jim Hoft: Here's the latest piece of scum to float to the surface... A book published today by John Heilemann and Mark Halperin The Race of a Lifetim...

  • January 11, 2010

    What conflict of interest?

    Rep. John Dingell is one of the most powerful congressmen in the House. He is also married to a prominent General Motors lobbyist. Most of the couple's wealth is tied up in GM stock. But if you think this merits more than a wink and a nod from congre...

  • January 11, 2010

    A difficult road to challenge the legality of health care reform

    Part of the problem in challenging the constitutionality of health care reform - specifically, the individual mandates - is that the Supreme Court has shown over the years that they are very reluctant to pick a fight with Congress.This Jess Bravin pi...

  • January 11, 2010

    Obama never thought much of Biden

    Another juicy tidbit from Game Change via Jonathan Martin of Politico: Of all the freshly revealed anecdotes, though, none may be as eye-opening as the previously-unknown friction between the president and vice-president - which on Saturday a Biden s...

  • January 10, 2010

    What Bill Clinton really thinks of Obama

    The publication of the book "Game Change" has Washington in an uproar this morning with so many mouth watering, juicy little tidbits of political gossip, it should keep tongues wagging for days.One of the more interesting gossip items was a...

  • January 10, 2010

    John Edwards - Henpecked husband?

    Apparently, there are a couple of people who worked for John Edward's presidential campaign who really had it in for the guy - and his supposedly angelic wife Elizabeth. The new book "Game Change" has the inside story on the affair, the lov...

  • January 10, 2010

    What the heck is going on in the Massachusetts senate race?

    Good question - especially since the latest polls are all over the lot.The latest Boston Globe poll of likely voters has the Democrat Martha Coakley up by a whopping 15 points over her Republican rival Scott Brown:Half of voters surveyed said they wo...

  • January 9, 2010

    Prominent Obamacare supporter a shill for HHS

    Gee - ya think that $300,000 in fees from the government might make you more inclined to, you know, like promote government run healthcare?Nah - liberals can't be bribed. What burns in their heart is the true faith, not a desire for earthly riches, r...

  • January 8, 2010

    Unemployment remains at 10% for December

    There is so much bad news in the jobs report released today that even the administration is going to have a hard time finding the pony in this manure pile.Don Lee of the LA Times: The U.S. economy shed a larger-than-expected 85,000 jobs in December, ...

  • January 8, 2010

    Iran opposition leader's car hit by gunfire

    ABC news of Australia is reporting that a prominent Iranian opposition politician was fired upon after leaving a ceremony in remembrance of people killed during anti-government protests:Iran opposition leader Mehdi Karroubi's car has been fired on i...

  • January 7, 2010

    Coming soon to a grocery store near you

    If you're like me, you shop at 2 or 3 grocery stores in order to get the best prices on meat, soda, produce, and other items. As a result, you usually end up with a dozen or more plastic bags (the discount store we patronize requires that you bring y...

  • January 7, 2010

    Are Iran's fingerprints on the Christmas day attack?

    You won't hear it from the Obama administration, but there are several indications that al-Qaeda in Yemen was assisted by Iran in setting up operations there and that one of the bomb plotters visited Tehran just before the bombing.From an editorial i...

  • January 7, 2010

    An overview of senate races for 2010

    AT's Political Correspondent Rich Baehr has the featured article on the Pajamas Media website today where he trains his practiced eye on the 2010 senate races and how they are shaping up for the GOP.A sample:Several other Democratic-held seats are a...

  • January 6, 2010

    War correspondent Michael Yon handcuffed at Seattle airport

    Give me one good reason to buy a ticket on any domestic airline in the United States. Death in the family? I'll walk. Business trip? Let's try video conferencing. Vacation? Go Amtrak!Michael Yon - a guy I've dubbed this generation's Ernie Pyle - was ...

  • January 5, 2010

    This is why the Iranian government will not survive

    How do you stand up to a regime that has all the guns?It is done when the masses of people demonstrate courage and determination in the face of death or imprisonment. In short, the regime is likely to run out of bullets (or willing shooters) before t...

  • January 5, 2010

    Dems to tie immigration reform to health care vote

    Immigration proponents in the House have agreed to allow stricter language that would prevent illegals from accessing health care services as long as the president promises to bring up the issue of immigration reform later this year.Christina Bellant...

  • January 4, 2010

    Predictable response from Iran to Obama's hedging of New Year's deadline

    Well, I guess we shouldn't be surprised by this. Michael Theodoulou writing in The National: Iran claimed yesterday that the West had given it another month to accept a United Nations-brokered nuclear deal - as Tehran defiantly set its own end-o...

  • January 4, 2010

    Your democracy at work

    This exclusive report from Jonathan Chait at the New Republic: Now that both the House and Senate have passed health care reform bills, all Democrats have to do is work out a compromise between the two versions. And it appears they're not about to le...

  • January 4, 2010

    Iran refuses to accept Kerry's surrender

    John Kerry's plan to go to Iran and do God knows what has been derailed by the Iranian leadership.Evidently, they wish to receive our surrender from Obama rather than Kerry.Bridget Johnson of The Hill writes: Iranian legislators on Sunday decided to ...

  • January 4, 2010

    Now stim bill money being sent to fake zip codes

    Jim Scarantino of New Mexico Watchdog was the first to uncover the fact that stim bill money was being listed as spent in non-existent congressional districts.Now he's uncovered another tasty tidbit; the money is going to fake zip codes: The agency c...

  • January 3, 2010

    Is the AMA endorsement of Obamacare based on financial gain?

    That's an interesting conclusion reached by Dr. Erik Dahl who penned a letter to the editor that appeared in the Wall Street Journal: Democrats are touting the AMA's endorsement, little has been reported in the media that a large portion of the AMA's...

  • January 3, 2010

    CIA suicide bomber a double agent

    One thing that troubled me from the first when I heard about the attack on our CIA base in Afghanistan was how did the attacker know it was a focal point for our intel efforts?It turns out that the attacker knew because he was a CIA informant who cam...

  • January 3, 2010

    Liberals go after pollster Rasmussen

    When you don't like the message - shoot the messenger.That seems to be the attitude of liberal bloggers and pundits who have opened a new front in their war against conservatives by attacking the prolific pollster.Rasmussen's daily tracking poll of O...

  • January 3, 2010

    'Wacky jihad therapy' didn't take for underwear bomb plotter

    If you saw the film "The Kingdom," you are familiar with the Saudi Arabian program to rehab terrorists. In the film, a long time bomber turned himself in after he couldn't sleep at night because he saw the faces of his victims. The bomber w...

  • January 3, 2010

    This is absolutely, positively, Iran's last chance...no, really

    President Obama's New Year's deadline for Iran to accept an enrichment deal that would transfer most of their uranium stockpile to a third country for final processing has come and gone. But that hasn't stopped our milquetoast president from giving t...

  • January 3, 2010

    Stuff we needn't worry about in the next decade

    Nick Gillespie has a trenchant op-ed in the Wall Street Journal that reviews many of the false alarms of the last decade while previewing some other problems that will be blown all out of proportion in the next 10 years."Peak oil," for ins...

  • January 3, 2010

    US shuts embassy in Yemen in anticipation of attack

    Newly emboldened al-Qaeda in Yemen is posing such a threat the the U.S. is closing its embassy there, according to the BBC: The US has indications that al-Qaeda is planning an attack in the Yemeni capital Sanaa, President Barack Obama's top counter-t...

  • January 3, 2010

    Hey! Let's send more Gitmo prisoners to Yemen

    It isn't that the Obama administration is stupid, or even crazy for wanting to send more Gitmo detainees to Yemen rather than keep them from plotting against us by holding them. It's just that they're more concerned about being liked by liberals than...

  • January 2, 2010

    How's all that Stimulus cash working out for the states?

    The nearly $200 billion earmarked for the states in the stim bill is proving to be a bigger headache than most of them anticipated.The Wall Street Journal reports:First, in most state capitals the stimulus enticed state lawmakers to spend on new pro...

  • January 2, 2010

    Big Surprise: Mortgage bailout program hurting rather than helping say experts

    Before Obama is out of office, the four most overused words in the English language are going to be..."I told ya so:"The Obama administration's $75 billion program to protect homeowners from foreclosure has been widely pronounced a disappoi...

  • January 2, 2010

    Obama's problems with the intelligence community

    The Newsweek story covered by Clarice Feldman this morning regarding the briefing Obama received three days before the attack about possible Christmas terror plots seemed a little strange.After all, it was based on a conversation with a "high ad...

  • January 2, 2010

    Why the Health-Care Bills Are Unconstitutional

    Orrin Hatch, Ken Blackwell, and Ken Klukowski have penned an excellent op-ed in the Wall Street Journal where they detail the unconstitutionality of health care reform:Their reasoning with regard to the legality of the individual mandate is devastat...

  • January 2, 2010

    White House advisor briefed on 'underwear bomb' in October

    Newsweek follows up its story on Obama being informed of a Christmas terror plot with the story that White House counterterrorism advisor John Brennan being briefed about the kind of bomb used during the holiday attack:White House counterterrorism a...

  • December 31, 2009

    France's Constitutional Council rules carbon tax illegal

    I note that this story didn't make many newspapers in America and probably for good reason; the cap and trade bill (that may be dead anyway) is very similar to the French legislation and could be unconstitutional for many of the same reasons.Anthony ...

  • December 31, 2009

    What the government knew about the underwear bomber's plans

    If you heard the president's second statement on the terrorist act on Christmas day, you might be excused for wondering who was in charge. The president's claim of "systemic failure" was fine - except he refused to take responsibility for t...

  • December 31, 2009

    Your education dollars at work

    Via the Volokh Conspiracy, we find this item from South Carolina Lawyer's Weekly where trial attorneys have discovered a new way to soak the taxpayer:The two students each received $50,000, and two family members who filed the suits on their behalf...

  • December 27, 2009

    Opposition says 4 Iran protestors killed in demonstrations

    An Iranian opposition website is reporting that at least 4 protestors have been killed in clashes between demonstrators and authorities. The promised demonstrations during the Muslim festival of Ashura were augmented by the traditional 7th day mourni...

  • December 27, 2009

    Steyn on 'Let's Roll II'

    Mark Steyn writing at NRO:On September 11th 2001, the government's (1970s) security procedures all failed, and the only good news of the day came from self-reliant citizens (on Flight 93) using their own wits and a willingness to act.On December 25th...

  • December 27, 2009

    Napolitano: 'The system worked'

    From Politicolive, a quote that will no doubt receive some play today:DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano said that the thwarting of the attempt to blow up the Amsterdam-Detroit flight this week demonstrated that "the system worked."Asked by CN...

  • December 26, 2009

    Taliban releases video of captured GI

    The army is not considering the latest video of a captured American soldier as "proof of life" because there are no clues as to when it was made. But the family of Pfc. Bowe Bergdahl sees the video as welcome news according to this piece in...

  • December 26, 2009

    Senate blue dogs dig in their heels on health care reform

    The message from about a dozen Democratic senators to their negotiators in the coming House-Senate conference on health care reform is "don't fiddle with the senate version too much or we're gone."The Hill's Alexander Bolton:Centrists have...

  • December 26, 2009

    Chavez to foreign automakers: share your technology or get out

    It's never been publicly acknowledged, but a lot of Soviet era weaponry was based, if not copied, from plans stolen from NATO or the U.S.This is because socialism is inept at creating anything new. It is a system that discourages innovation. Thinking...

  • December 25, 2009

    'Top 10 List of Things You Don't Want From Health Care Reform This Christmas -- But Will Get Anyway From Congress.'

    Betsy McCaughey writing in IDB lists 10 lumps of coal Congress has put in your stocking this Christmas courtesy of the health care reform bill.Some of these will be brought by the Ghost of Christmas Future:3. A one-size-fits-all health plan: Your ben...

  • December 25, 2009

    White House unleashes vicious partsian attack over heatlh care vote

    Merry Christmas from the White House.In keeping with the spirit of the season, the administration's designated attack dog Dan Pfeiffer accused the GOP of standing in the way of "progress" and claims the Baucus bill accepted 150 Republican a...

  • December 25, 2009

    Is the mandate to buy health insurance constitutional?

    Ilya Somin writing at Volohk Conspiracy fleshes out what is sure to be a court challenge against the constitutionality of individual or business mandates to purchase health insurance. His point - there is no "consensus" among constitutional...

  • December 24, 2009

    Taxpayer Christmas gifts to Senator Dodd's campaign

    When you spend 3 decades in the senate, you are bound to build up a lot of IOU's. Senator Christopher Dodd, fighting for his political life in Connecticut, is calling in every single one of them.Politico's John Bresnahan:Sen. Chris Dodd (D-Conn.) is...

  • December 24, 2009

    The moral meltdown on Capitol Hill

    Ed Morrissey at Hot Air writes about what could be the most brazenly cynical statement made by a  Member of Congress during the entire reform debate:My, how times have changed.  In 2006, Nancy Pelosi and the Democrats won majorities in bot...

  • December 23, 2009

    'For Sale: One senator (D-Neb.) No principles, low price.'

    Michael Gerson writing in the Washington Post: But legislating, presumably, is also about giving public reasons for the expenditure of public funds. Are Cornhuskers particularly sickly and fragile? Is there a malaria outbreak in Grand Island? Ebola d...

  • December 23, 2009

    You have to watch these guys every minute

    I'm not sure if this is a big deal or not. The way Andy McCarthy writes it up, it sounds ominous. But I'd like to know if there is precedent for this kind of exemption that Obama has granted INTERPOL, and what the rest of it means as far as storing g...

  • December 22, 2009

    Those who 'strongly disapprove' of Obama performance equals Bush numbers

    Rich Richman at Commnetary:In today's Rasmussen presidential poll , only 26 percent of the nation's voters strongly approve of Barack Obama's performance as president, while 43 percent strongly disapprove - giving him a Presidential Approval Index ra...

  • December 22, 2009

    Harry Reid slips in a bombshell for Obamacare foes

    What did we ever do to deserve Harry Reid?When the "manager's amendment" was passed in the dead of night, I pointed out that the wonks had yet to give it a good going over to discern what other surprises might lurk in the convoluted languag...

  • December 22, 2009

    Bonus goodie in reform bill: 26 new opportunities for trial lawyers to sue doctors

    Well, I suppose it could have been worse. There may have been 27 or maybe 28 new ways for the Democrat's favorite interest group to make out like bandits through health care reform.Joseph Nixon writing in NRO: At least 26 sections in the House bill a...

  • December 21, 2009

    Samuelson: healthcare reform a 'Nightmare for Obama'

    Liberal economist Robert Samuelson has been sounding the alarm for months about President Obama's extravagant spending. Now, he delivers a KO to Obama and his idea of health care reform.Writing in the Washington Post, Samuelson spares no words and l...

  • December 21, 2009

    Massive opposition turnout for Montazeri funeral

    Tens of thousands of mourners crammed into the streets of Qom as the opposition took the opportunity to demonstrate its defiance of the regime.The BBC is reporting some clashes between protestors and police occurred after the funeral:Earlier, tens o...

  • December 21, 2009

    Dodd got a health care reform goodie too

    Senator Christopher Dodd, facing an uphill battle for his senate seat next year, received a little Christmas present from Harry Reid in the health care reform "manager's amendment:" a $100 million plum for a hospital.The AP reports that th...

  • December 20, 2009

    The coming doctor shortage

    We already know that Obama and the Democrats aren't very good at math. Just look at the deficit.But how's this for one of those old fashioned "word problems" we used to get in math class back in the 4th grade?A country decides to suddenly i...

  • December 20, 2009

    Obama in Copenhagen: Where's the inside story?

    Mike Allen in Politico's Playbook: BULLETIN -- Summit recognizes Obama's three-page "Copenhagen Accord" -- Reuters: "U.N. climate talks avoided a total collapse on Saturday by skirting bitter opposition from several nations to a deal c...

  • December 20, 2009

    IPCC chief benefits financially from his own rulings

    Only at the UN.What business does Dr Rajendra Pachauri, a guy with a PHD in economics and no scientific training on climate have in heading up the UN's powerful Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change?C'mon...this is the UN we're talking about...

  • December 20, 2009

    Nelson not the only senator to accept health care reform bribe

    Politico's Chris Frates has a list of bribes from Harry Reid to senators in order to get their vote for health care reform and it shows one thing very clearly; it's easy to bribe someone when you're using other people's money:But another Democratic ...

  • December 20, 2009

    Iranian dissident cleric Montazeri dies

    One of the major opposition voices in Iran, Grand Ayatollah Montazeri, died last night of natural causes according to his son. He was 87.At one time, he was the designated successor to Khomeini - an insider's insider with the ruling clerics. But afte...

  • December 19, 2009

    Eric Holder's continuing war on the Bush Administration

    The attorney general seems determined to remove, brick by brick, the domestic security regimes that the Bush Administration carefully put in place.The latest attack is the release of documents that showed the Department of Homeland Security initiatin...

  • December 19, 2009

    Nelson on board health care reform (updated)

    Ed Lasky sends us this from Politico: Sen. Ben Nelson (D-Neb.) plans to vote for health-care reform, giving Democratic leaders the required 60 votes and putting the Senate on track to pass the bill by Christmas, a top congressional source said. The ...

  • December 19, 2009

    Dem nutcase congressman demands Holder jail political opponent

    Rep. Alan Grayson (D-FL), darling of the far left for his exaggerated, over the top criticisms of Republicans - including his contention that opposition to health care reform by the GOP means they want you to "die quickly" - has written a l...

  • December 18, 2009

    Fannie and Freddie back in the bailout line

    It appears that the $400 billion that taxpayers shelled out to keep mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac from going under just isn't going to be enough. This Bloomberg article by Dawn Kopeckie reports that the government will probably end up b...

  • December 18, 2009

    Obamabots losing faith in Fearless Leader?

    Politico's Ken Vogel is reporting that the Obama worshiping group Organizing for America -- 13 million strong -- was "activated" to call their senators in support of health care reform.Apparently, they didn't get quite the response they wer...

  • December 17, 2009

    Pakistani military harassing US diplomats

    Yesterday, I wrote a piece for my own blog entitled "Our Friends, the Pakistanis." In it, I detail the Pakistani government's refusal to assist us in defeating the Taliban in Afghanistan.Now comes word from Jane Perlez and Eric Schmitt of ...

  • December 17, 2009

    Obama says government will go bankrupt unless health care reform is passed

    This is pretty much the topper in deceit and fear mongering. ABC's Karen Travers reports:President Obama told ABC News' Charles Gibson in an interview that if Congress does not pass health care legislation that will bring down costs, the federal gov...

  • December 16, 2009

    Joe Biden's funny job numbers

    Funny in the sense that they're doctored up as well as being hysterically wrong.From the Wall Street Journal, quoting a Catherine Dodge story in Bloomberg:"President Barack Obama' s clean-energy initiatives will help create more than 700,000 job...

  • December 16, 2009

    Even without the public option, reform still stinks

    Opponents of health care reform should take little comfort from the senate meltdown over the Medicare buy-in and the public option being dropped. As Sally Pipes, writing in the New York Post points out, the bill still stinks:Take the "individual...

  • December 16, 2009

    Where's that deathly ill Lockerbie bomber?

    He may be so seriously ill that he can't talk to anyone but it appears as of now that the released Lockerbie bomber,Abdul Baset Ali al-Megrahi, is not in his home and cannot be reached by phone.You will recall that al-Magrahi was released from a Scot...

  • December 15, 2009

    'Gitmo by the lake'

    The administration's leaked plans to move terrorists from Guantanamo to a little used prison in Thompson, Illinois is indicative of the desperation they feel over their promise to close the Cuban facility and move the terrorists anywhere. As this NRO...

  • December 15, 2009

    The 'Iran can be contained' fallacy

    As many analysts have been predicting, it appears that even if the Obama administration goes for another, tougher round of sanctions against Iran in the coming weeks, most of the administration has resigned itself to the idea of a nuclear Iran.Their ...

  • December 15, 2009

    Medicare buy-in will likely disappear from senate bill

    It's not 100% official but senators working on a compromise to the health care reform bill seem to have given up hope that the Medicare buy-in - or any public option for that matter - will be in the final package.Joe Lieberman has apparently derailed...

  • December 15, 2009

    Copenhagen doesn't need Climategate to self-destruct

    Even though delegates to the climate conference in Copenhagen are basically ignoring Climategate and its implications, it appears that any hope of crafting a "meaningful" treaty may be slipping away.Yesterday, developing nations got themsel...

  • December 15, 2009

    Americans believe fighting global warming will help the economy

    Sorry, but I couldn't pass this one up. It's an AP poll so all the usual caveats apply, but what I found fascinating was the unrealness of how AP interpreted the results.First, they referred to AGW as "global warming pollution." Now that's...

  • December 14, 2009

    Anti-missile systems to be based in Poland

    A new Status of Forces Agreement reached by the United States and Poland will see two anti-missile systems deployed on Polish soil.Jaroslaw Adamowski of the Christian Science Monitor writes:The deployment, under a new Status of Forces Agreement reac...

  • December 14, 2009

    "Smoking gun" Iranian document proves military component to nuke program

    The TimesOnline has obtained some documents, apparently smuggled out of Iran, that provide indisputable proof that the mullahs have been pursuing a two-track nuclear program since at least 2007, with the eventual goal of constructing a nuclear weapon...

  • December 14, 2009

    Lieberman says 'No' to Reid on health care reform

    It's back to the drawing board for Harry Reid. Senator Joe Lieberman told the Majority Leader yesterday that he would not vote for the senate bill in its current form.Robert Pear and David Herzenhorn of the New York Times have the story:But on Sunda...

  • December 14, 2009

    Obama gives himself a 'B' in Oprah interview

    What a sanctimonious twit.With 10% unemployment, an out of control deficit, a boondoggle of a stim bill, a radical attempt to "reform" health care, a continued belief in global warming despite evidence that refutes it, and a weak, ineffecti...

  • December 14, 2009

    US still tops in health care

    Pay no attention when Democrats bemoan the lowly state of our national health care system. The study used to promote that nonsense has a serious flaw in it as Betsy McCaughey points out in a New York Post op-ed:Conrad was duped by a bag-of-tricks re...

  • December 14, 2009

    'The world must take action on climate change at Copenhagen even if the science is not correct:' Tony Blair (updated)

    Blair may be a good friend of the United States and understand what kind of war we're fighting against the Islamists, but he is, after all, a socialist. And the idea of spending trillions of other people's money is apparently just too much a temptati...

  • December 14, 2009

    CMS writing Obamacare's obituary

    The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) may eventually prove to be instrumental in bringing Obamacare to a well deserved end.Writing at the Heritage blog Morning Bell, Conn Carroll:Last month, Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) rammed through ...

  • December 14, 2009

    'Did AmeriCorps official lie about possible First Lady link to IG firing?'

    That's the headline of a Byron York column in the Examiner that raises new questions about the firing of Americorps Inspector General Gerald Walpin. Congressional investigators looking into the abrupt firing of AmeriCorps inspector general Gerald Wal...

  • December 13, 2009

    The White House 'War on Billionaires'

    A couple of days ago, we blogged about the "Progress Report" released by the Center for American Progress on the influence of conservative and libertarian billionaires on politics and policy. We pointed out at the time that it seemed a cur...

  • December 13, 2009

    Government employees cashing in under Obama

    It used to be that working for the federal government was considered doing a "service" to the people. Sure, the pay was not up to standards of the private sector, but this was somewhat offset by a more generous benefit package, including a ...

  • December 13, 2009

    Judge blocks ACORN funding ban

    Calling the federal government's action in defunding ACORN "punitive," a federal judge issued a temporary restraining order that restores federal funding to the group.Nomaan Merchant writing in the Wall Street Journal: U.S. District Judge N...

  • December 13, 2009

    Ahmadinejad to speak at climate conference

    Iranian president Ahmadinejad will address the UN Climate Conference next week in what is sure to be a humorous moment in the often stodgy proceedings.Also scheduled to speak are those paragons of democracy and noted environmentalists Hugo Chavez and...

  • December 12, 2009

    $2 billion in Iranian assets secretly frozen

    Jay Solomon of the Wall Street Journal has the fascinating story of international financial skulduggery, Citibank, and the families of the victims of the Marine barracks bombing in Lebanon back in 1983.Apparently, Citibank has been holding the money...

  • December 11, 2009

    Soros Think Tank: 'How dare those billionaires get mixed up in policy!'

    Apparently, George Soros's think tank, Center for American Progress, has a blind spot where irony is concerned. CAP put out a progress report where they blasted the influence of billionaires in making public policy; specifically, the work of a conser...

  • December 11, 2009

    Property rights under six-pronged assault

    It has been called the best guarantor of American liberty and it is now under massive assault by liberal regulatory agencies and legislative manuever.Quinn Hillyer, senior editorial writer for the Washington Times , writes of the attack on property r...

  • December 10, 2009

    Jewish support for Obama continues to fall

    A key Democratic party demographic - the Jewish vote - is continuing to fall away from the president.A new Quinnipiac poll shows that Obama's support among American Jews has fallen to 52%, after a high of 83% last January.As reported on the Republica...

  • December 10, 2009

    How stupid is the Medicare buy-in idea?

    Considering that Medicare is already in huge trouble financially, this really is a pretty dumb idea, as a Washington Post editorial points out:The details of how the buy-in would work are still sketchy and still being fleshed out, but the basic noti...

  • December 9, 2009

    TSA leaves online love note for al-Qaeda

    Please put down any beverage you may be consuming and lock up all sharp objects in the house before reading this.The Transportation Security Administration "inadvertently" released a document on its website that gives a blueprint for terror...

  • December 8, 2009

    David Horowitz and 'A Cracking of the Heart'

    David Horowitz, whose journey of self discovery from radical liberal to principled conservative has inspired many on the right, lost his 44 year old daughter last year to a disease she had been afflicted with since childhood. His book about his daugh...

  • December 8, 2009

    'Homegrown' Muslim extremists seen as major threat

    An article in the Los Angeles Times of all places details the rising concern of US terrorism experts over the "homegrown" jihadists who have been very active over the last year.Sebastian Rotella writes: Europe had been the front line, the t...

  • December 8, 2009

    Criminalizing profit?

    Another executive order. Another attempt to criminalize business practices. Another scapegoating effort by the executive branch.I wonder if this little ad-hoc panel the president has formed has a clue about how the private sector works? Judging by t...

  • December 7, 2009

    Go green? 1200 limos, 54 private jets converge on Copenhagen

    Well, if you're a delegate to the Copenhagen climate change conference and you going to demand that the rest of the world sacrifice in the name of global warming, that doesn't mean that you have to.We polis will never understand. It's hard work tryin...

  • December 7, 2009

    Gaming Iran scenarios; a Kobayashi Maru test?

    David Ignatius is one of the most respected Middle East hands in the press corps. He has  worked in many countries in the region and has, in my opinion, usually a realistic outlook on what American interests are.Ignatius was allowed to observe a...

  • December 7, 2009

    Text of Sarah Palin's Gridiron Dinner speech

    American Thinker Political Correspondent Rich Baehr sends along a link to the text of Sarah Palin's speech on Saturday to the prestigious Gridiron Club.Looks like no video will be forthcoming but this is the next best thing. It comes to us via the we...

  • December 7, 2009

    Media complicity in Climategate

    It's now been 12 days since the emails from the CRU lab found their way on to the internet and into the consciousness of many Americans.But if you're looking for coverage of the story on TV, you have to really look for it. Fox News is covering many o...

  • December 7, 2009

    OK everyone, take a deep breath...and hold it

    To arms! To arms! The scourge of western civilization is upon us and only Barack Obama and his army of Carbon Destroyers can save us!How long do you think the war in Afghanistan would last if Obama fought the Taliban as hard as he wants to fight CO2 ...

  • December 7, 2009

    Mystic Chords of Memory

    "The mystic chords of memory, stretching from every battlefield and patriot grave to every living heart and hearthstone all over this broad land, will yet swell the chorus of the Union, when again touched, as surely they will be, by the better a...

  • December 6, 2009

    The Copenhagen two-step

    The Danish government is urging delegates to the Copenhagen Climate Conference to avoid the local sex workers. Aside from being killjoys, one might inquire why the notoriously liberal attitude toward sex and pornography held by many Danes wouldn't l...

  • December 6, 2009

    Palin jabs McCain, press, at Gridiron Dinner

    One of the oldest traditions of establishment Washington is the Gridiron dinner, put on by the oldest press club in Washington. The dinner used to be off the record due to its putting the powerful in the compromising position of making fools of thems...

  • December 6, 2009

    Olympics Redux: Obama changes Copenhagen travel plans

    Is Obama going to repeat the fiasco of his last minute Olympic appeal with a similar attempt in Copenhagen to put climate negotiations "over the top?"Indeed, the White House reasoning is eerily similar as Dan Reihl points out in this post:...

  • December 5, 2009

    Harry Reid faces huge problems back home

    At this point, at least, it appears that Nevadans are heartily sick of Harry Reid and want someone to replace the three term incumbent.Politico's Scorecard: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) continues to face weak support back home, and trai...

  • December 5, 2009

    Another 'success' story for the Saudi terrorist rehab program

    I wonder if future historians are going to think that our government was made up of stark raving madmen or rejects from a DNA experiment that went horribly wrong.The Saudis have a "rehab" program for terrorists that they started under Presi...

  • December 5, 2009

    The Democrats' idea of 'free and open debate' on climate change

    John Fund of the Wall Street Journal reports on a hearing in the House Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming that featured Obama's science advisor John Holdren.One of Holdren's emails was featured in the Climategate hack where the scien...

  • December 5, 2009

    Baucus will do anything for love

    This is so sweet you almost want to give the guy a pass.Senator Max Baucus (D-MT) is so smitten with his current live in girlfriend that he nominated her for US Attorney in Montana.Alas, this selfless gift didn't work out, as John Stanton of Roll Cal...

  • December 4, 2009

    Economy sheds far fewer jobs than expected

    The White House - if they're smart - will not try and spin this as the beginning of the recovery. They've seen the same projections we have - that the economy is still very weak and unemployment will probably be rising until some time after the 1st q...

  • December 4, 2009

    'Instructor' at Fort Hood has ties to terror financing group

    Andrew McCarthy at NRO has ferreted out this incredible story about an instructor the Pentagon sent to Fort Hood to teach our soldiers about Islam who has ties to the notorious terrorist financing outfit ISNA (Islamic Society of North America) - an ...

  • December 3, 2009

    Boxer: 'Not Climategate; E-Mail theftgate

    Senator Barbara Boxer is the latest warming advocate to attempt to minimize the damage done by Climategate revelations by changing the subject.Perhaps we should give her a "A" for effort on this one; she thinks whoever hacked the emails and...

  • December 3, 2009

    NASA's 'non-response' response to CEI FOIA suit

    As we reported earlier , the Competitive Enterprise Institute, after years of being snowed by NASA over FOIA requests to see data on climate change, will file suit to force NASA to open its books if they don't get the information before the end of th...

  • December 3, 2009

    AfPak response to Obama's speech; fear

    On the one hand, you have to sneer at the hypocrisy of Pakistan who has played the anti-American card whenever the government - Musharraff's or Zardari's - felt it could do them some good with their own people.On the other hand, you have to be alarme...

  • December 3, 2009

    Voters who identify as Democrats falls 5% for the year

    Rasmussen reports they are still ahead of GOP in identification but there is no doubt that the gap is narrowing.Mary Katherine Ham writing in the Weekly Standard blog: The number of Americans identifying as Democrats, though still hovering above R...

  • December 2, 2009

    Climategate: Heads begin to roll

    John Steele Gordon writing in Commentary Magazine: Climategate has claimed its first casualty. The AP is reporting that Phil Jones, the head of the Climate Research Unit at the University of East Anglia, is stepping down "pending an investigatio...

  • December 2, 2009

    It's the ideology, stupid.

    For those who are celebrating the imminent demise of  the global warming theory, I have some very bad news.One illuminating aspect of the CRU email hack was that it revealed that climate change has never been about the "science" so muc...

  • December 2, 2009

    Blue Dog Tanner to retire

    Could this be the start of a string of retirements announced by Democrats in the House and Senate? Conventional wisdom states that a politician who doesn't like the lay of the land for an upcoming election will seek retirement rather than go down to ...

  • November 30, 2009

    Walkback complete: US recognizes winner in Honduran elections

    What can you say? How often does the United States stake out a clear, unequivocal position on a major foreign policy event and then, over the course of a few months, slowly walkback from their original position to come around and embrace exactly the ...

  • November 30, 2009

    Obama's Afghan exit plan 'not tied to particular conditions on the ground '

    After all this time, it appears to me that Obama still can't make up his mind about what to do in Afghanistan.On the one hand, he will have a timetable for withdrawal not dependent on any progress that occurs on the ground. But he will also say that ...

  • November 30, 2009

    'Message amendments' will be offered as senate debate over reform bill opens

    Both sides plan on offering amendments to the health care reform debate that opens today that have little chance of passage, but will send clear political messages to their supporters that their concerns are being addressed.With barely three weeks to...

  • November 30, 2009

    Gallup: Americans still oppose Obamacare

    The Gallup numbers are very close but once again, the public has expressed opposition to the passage of national health insurance.And Obama's approval rating on the health care issue is tanking as well:Americans currently tilt against Congress' pass...

  • November 30, 2009

    UN Climate expert: 'What? Me worry?'

    This is pretty incredible. For cluelessness, I have to give it a 9.5. And if its deliberate ignorance, let's go all the way and give it a perfect "10."Rajendra Pachauri, chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) at th...

  • November 30, 2009

    Hamas bans women dancers - and scooters too

    Israel's partner for peace - at least they would be if Hamas didn't want to blow the Jews off the face of the earth - have just issued a clarion call for anti-modernity. They are forbidding women from committing the egregious transgression of riding ...

  • November 30, 2009

    Oh my. Another warming advocate sees the light on Climategate

    Clive Crook writing in The Atlantic: In my previous post on Climategate I blithely said that nothing in the climate science email dump surprised me much. Having waded more deeply over the weekend I take that back.The closed-mindedness of these suppos...

  • November 29, 2009

    CRU scientists shredded vital data

    Turns out that these folks had an excellent reason for resisting FOI requests; they destroyed much of the data on which their theory of temperature change is based.Jonathan Leake writing in the Times OnLine: SCIENTISTS at the University of East Angl...

  • November 29, 2009

    Calls to ban CRU scientists from IPCC process

    This is actually a brave move by one of the leaders of the IPCC, who recognizes that his career is probably finished now that he has gone against the majority of his colleagues.Dr. Eduardo Zorita, a UN IPCC Contributing Author of Fourth Assessment Re...

  • November 29, 2009

    Should Dick Cheney run in 2012?

    Short answer; no. His well known heart problems would kill any chances of success. I seriously doubt questions about his health could ever be put to rest no matter how many doctors swore he was fit. Beyond that, there is no doubt that Cheney would ma...

  • November 28, 2009

    Public employees doing very well, thank you

    As Steve Greenhut points out in this excellent City Journal essay, what is going on in California with public employees and their unions is a travesty:The old deal seemed fair: public employees would earn lower salaries than Americans working in the...

  • November 28, 2009

    Does Dubai debt crisis signal trouble for emerging economies?

    The markets are worried that it does. Many central banks are propping up their economies the same way the Fed is doing; pumping cash into the system to keep credit markets from going into a deep freeze. This causes doubts in investors - especially no...

  • November 28, 2009

    At least two 9/11 plotters may plead insanity

    If they are found to be incompetent to stand trial, what then? Does the government put them in a mental institution?Jess Bravin of the Wall Street Journal has the details:When five defendants are brought before a New York federal judge to face charg...

  • November 28, 2009

    Great Britain's 'Greatest Generation' wonders where their country went

    You have to read this entire article to get a sense of the widespread unhappiness of those in Great Britain who are in their 80's and 90's; the World War II generation that fought to preserve the United Kingdom and has seen it deteriorate so badly un...

  • November 28, 2009

    Oh my. NY Times scorches Obama foreign policy

    A New York Times editorial has bestirred itself and heavily criticized the Obama Middle East policy as well as the incompetents who are running it.We were thrilled when President Obama decided to plunge fully into the Middle East peace effort. He ap...

  • November 27, 2009

    Greens are blue about Black Friday

    Environmentalists are at it again - this time, they are trying to lay a guilt trip on us for going Christmas shopping today.Erika Lovely of Politico has the story: "In the climate change sense, it's not that every other retail day isn't bad. Th...

  • November 27, 2009

    American people smarter than Holder or Obama

    A strong majority of Americans believe that Obama is wrong to try KSM in a civilian court. That's the result of  a new Gallup poll: By 59% to 36%, more Americans believe accused Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed should be tried in a mil...

  • November 27, 2009

    World bestirs itself to censure Iran over secret nuke facility

    I'm not sure that it matters much at this point, given Iran may already have passed the point of no return, but this is a pretty significant step by the UN against Iranian nuclear bomb intentions.The IAEA representatives - including Russia and China ...

  • November 27, 2009

    Health care reform before the end of the year?

    Byron York of the Examiner doesn't think so:Democratic Sen. Richard Durbin recently was asked if a national health care bill would pass the Senate by the end of the year. "It must," Durbin responded. "We have to finish it."Many o...

  • November 23, 2009

    Terrorism under the radar

    A great piece by Praveen Swamiin in India's the Hindu that lists the dozen or so terrorist busts in the US in the last few months that included plans to attack not only the United States but other countries as well.What struck me as I read this arti...

  • November 23, 2009

    Samuelson: health care reform and the generational conflict

    Robert Samuelson writing in the Washington Post has nailed the major problem not only with health care reform, but other entitlements as well; they are programs that massively transfer wealth from young to old, from productive worker to retiree:One ...

  • November 23, 2009

    Rep. Obey warns of 'war surtax' if Obama sends troops to Afghanistan

    Would you pay more in taxes if it meant that General McChrystal could get the troops he needed to effectively prosecute  the war in Afghanistan?Democrat David Obey (WI), chairman of the tax writing Appropriations Committee, thinks you should. An...

  • November 23, 2009

    Polls: So goes health care reform, so goes Obama

    Today's Rasmussen tracking poll has President Obama's approval rating at 46% - tying the widest gap in approve/disapprove recorded (-7). This is also the 9th consecutive day that the president's strong approve/strong disapprove gap has been -10 or m...

  • November 22, 2009

    Big victory for Reid but plenty of hurdles still remain

    It's mostly about "process" now - strategies to get the health care reform monstrosity through the senate, into conference with the House, and then the vote for final passage.In Majority Leader Reid's favor; momentum. His beg-borrow-steal-b...

  • November 22, 2009

    What does a senate vote on health care reform cost these days?

    Well, if you're Mary Landrieu of Louisiana, the wages of sin just got pretty darned expensive, as Jonathan Karl at ABC News reports:On page 432 of the Reid bill, there is a section increasing federal Medicaid subsidies for "certain states recov...

  • November 22, 2009

    Oh to be an illegal alien under Obamacare...

    Keith Hennessey calls this "unfair." The gentleman has a gift for understatement:Under Leader Reid's amendment, in the year 2019 about 16 million U.S. citizens would be uninsured and be forced to pay a penalty tax of almost $800 per year. ...

  • November 21, 2009

    Obama hints he may not run in 2012

    Yes, I know. The chances of this guy giving up office are pretty close to zero.But the reason I'm highlighting this piece by Steve Kraske from Prime Buzz is twofold; 1) Obama is trying to preempt charges of failure with the "I did the best I co...

  • November 21, 2009

    Was IG Walpin fired because he uncovered hush money scandal?

    In normal America, this would be a hot story; Inspector General fired by the White House (illegally) for uncovering a scandal involving a friend of the president who paid hush money to women to keep them from talking about his sexual harassment of th...

  • November 21, 2009

    'Whiny, spoiled brats' protest CA tuition hikes

    Shades of the 1960's? Or more indicative of the "narcissism and self-absorption" of some of today's youth?The issue isn't free speech, or the draft. The issue in California where students from UC Berkeley and UCLA occupied various campus bu...

  • November 21, 2009

    Our good friends, the Pakistanis

    If you haven't caught HBO's compelling documentary "Terror in Mumbai" I urge you to do so. It will make you really question whether our erstwhile ally Pakistan is, in fact, a mortal enemy.At the moment, they are our bestest buddies. Congre...

  • November 20, 2009

    Democrats playing games with CBO numbers

    This is really not the CBO's fault, although you would think Director Douglas Elmendorf would explain some of the gimmicks being used by the Democrats on his blog. (He has done so in the past.) The long and short of it is this; Harry Reid is "co...

  • November 19, 2009

    A top psychiatrist at Walter Reed warned Fort Hood about Hasan

    This is really looking bad for the brass at Fort Hood. One of the top psychiatrists at Walter Reed was so concerned about Hasan, that he wrote a memo outlining his belief in the terrorist's incompetence and reckless behavior.Daniel Swerdling of NPR ...

  • November 19, 2009

    Does Osama bin Laden need to be read his Miranda rights if we capture him?

    The question put to Attorney General Holder by Lindsey Graham got this response:Again I'm not -- that all depends. I mean, the notion that we -- Such clarity of thought is about par for the course in the Obama administration.Credit Graham here for bo...

  • November 19, 2009

    Reid greenlights senate version of health care reform

    It's still over 2,000 pages. And it differs markedly from the House bill in several key areas.Nevertheless, after massaging some language that will supposedly ban abortion funding in the bill, Majority Leader Reid has introduced the bill - an $848 bi...

  • November 19, 2009

    Deleted 'Google bias' post in error

    A reader pointed out that Jed Gladstein's post on Google bias was in error because the links to Boxer's campaign that came up were of the "sponsored link" variety. Obviously, this was not a sign of bias - in this case anyway - but rather Go...

  • November 19, 2009

    Sen. Leahy: 'No need to interrogate bin Laden'

    Ladies and gentleman, I give you the primary reason why liberal Democrats are too immature, too childish - well, let's say it - too darn stupid to run the government.Quoted from a Michael O'Brien piece in The Hill, here's Senator Patrick Leahy on ca...

  • November 18, 2009

    Absolutely sickening; Geithner gave away the store in AIG bailout

    "Too big to fail" meets "Just the right size to steal from the taxpayers."Sounds like a horror movie - and believe me, if you read this piece by Jill Schlessinger at CBS News' Econowatch, you will be sickened by this colossal boo...

  • November 18, 2009

    National debt now $12 trillion. Who's counting?

    File this one under, "Who cares?"Mark Knoller at CBS's Political Hotsheet: It's another record-high for the U.S. National Debt which today topped the $12-trillion mark. Divided evenly among the U.S. population, it amounts to $38,974.34 for ...

  • November 18, 2009

    Kos: 'Conservatives are 'cowards'

    A major voice in the Democratic party has referred to conservatives as "cowards" for opposing the civilian trial of KSM in New York.Writing in The Hill, Markos Moulitsas, AKA "Kos" founder of the Daily Kos website, writes that th...

  • November 18, 2009

    GAO says 50,000 jobs were claimed to be created on projects that spent no money

    This is beyond incredible, beyond surreal. Freud couldn't invent a nightmare this bad. Wes Craven would be hard pressed to make a scary enough horror movie about it. Only Shakespeare could do justice to this tale. And even the master tragedian might ...

  • November 17, 2009

    Stim money 'creates or saves' jobs in congressional districts that don't exist

    I don't know what's loonier about this ABC report by Jonathan Karl; the idea that the federal government doesn't know much about itself or that some people who got this stim money are really, really stupid:Here's a stimulus success story: In Arizona'...

  • November 17, 2009

    Coming soon: Medicare rationing board

    I have taken the position during the entire debate over health care reform that some slippery slopes that are promoted by opponents are logical fallacies; that rather than illuminate problems with the ideas in the bill, some arguments are, for the mo...

  • November 17, 2009

    'Ban Government Employee Unions'

    They said it. The Washington Examiner has come out in an editorial in favor of disbanding government employee unions.It is not the concept of unions that needs to go, as the editorial clearly states. It is the idea that government employees can agit...

  • November 16, 2009

    Terrorists in Pakistan in 'open war" against the government and military

    This may be a first; an ideological group, animated by fundamentalist religious beliefs, organized loosely into a series of cells, and small group military units, is challenging a national government's legitimacy through acts of terror designed to di...

  • November 16, 2009

    Sequel to bestselling conservative kids book features Pelosi as villain

    Gotta love this. The sequel to the bestseller "Help! Mom! There Are Liberals Under My Bed!" features Nancy Pelosi as a tiara-wearing radical out of touch with ordinary Americans. "Help! Mom! Radicals Are Ruining My Country!" is w...

  • November 16, 2009

    Hidden land mines in health care reform bill

    Carrie Budoff Brown and Chris Frates of Politico have a good piece about some of the "hidden land mines" in the House health care reform bill.This is in addition to the ticking time bombs in plain view I suppose. Nevertheless, they make a ...

  • November 15, 2009

    Our 'Constitutional Moment'

    Seth Lipsky is a lifelong conservative journalist, former editor of the now shuttered New York Sun, and currently a contributing editor at the Wall Street Journal.In this interview with the Journal's James Taranto, Lipsky offers a trenchant analysis ...

  • November 15, 2009

    Iran rejects nuclear deal trumpeted as a 'victory' by Obama

    It's true that most news has a limited shelf life. It's hard to remember what happened last week much less last month.Let me jog your memory. On October 1 in Geneva, the so called "P5+1" powers met with Iran and at the end of the day, annou...

  • November 15, 2009

    Senator Obama in 2006: Try KSM in a military tribunal

    Breitbart TV dug up this old video of then Senator Obama supporting the idea of a military trial for KSM. Obama's remarks were made during a debate over the Military Commissions Act that set up regulations in response to the Supreme Court's Hamdan ...

  • November 15, 2009

    Coming soon: Draconian Medicare cuts

    This can't be good news if you're a senior dependent on Medicare for health care. Lori Montgomery of the Washington Post gives the details on huge cuts in Medicare that will mean that some physicians will almost certainly drop patients:A plan to sla...

  • November 15, 2009

    No world climate deal at Copenhagen

    We can all breathe a little easier. It appears the enormously complex climate treaty being negotiated that would cede vast amounts of authority to the UN over sectors of the US economy will not be ready in time for the meeting in Copenhagen early thi...

  • November 15, 2009

    Mark Steyn: Hasan was hiding in plain sight

    The inestimable Mr. Steyn is agog with our intel and defense agencies that knew about Nidal Hasan, knew that he was in communication with a radical cleric, knew he was a jihadist - and didn't do a damn thing to stop him. Writing in the OC Register: T...

  • November 15, 2009

    While Obama dithers, Iran makes its move in Afghanistan

    You won't find this story in the American press. In fact, you are much more likely to be labeled a kook if you push the idea that Iran is sending men and material into Afghanistan in order to destabilize the government of President Karzai.Iran, as we...

  • November 14, 2009

    CBO using wrong numbers of uninsured

    Jeffrey Anderson of the NRO health care blog Critical Condition points out an error in the Congressional Budget Office's estimates of how many Americans are uninsured:By all accounts, the Congressional Budget Office is using the Census Bureau's tall...

  • November 13, 2009

    Unmitigated gall: ACORN sues government over de-funding

    Can you blame them? I mean, beyond the scope of their criminal activity, those federal dollars grease the wheels in hundreds of neighborhoods across the country. It gives walking around money to their canvassers and other minions who supply the muscl...

  • November 13, 2009

    The latest version of the 'Trial of the Century'

    Talk about a feeding frenzy, the latest incarnation of the "Trial of the Century" will take place in New York City and feature all the elements that the cable nets find irresistible; high drama, low comedy, and a ready made, real life villa...

  • November 13, 2009

    What was the federal deficit for October? Go ahead, guess.

    The federal government took in $176.36 billion dollars less than it spent for the month ending October 31.As an old codger, I can fondly recall the days when that number was an abomination of a deficit for an entire year. Now Obama has made it a mont...

  • November 13, 2009

    Architect of Obama's Gitmo policy forced out

    In what is being termed a "major shake-up,"  White House Counsel Greg Craig has been canned. He will be replaced by Mao-loving Anita Dunn's husband, Democratic insider Bob Bauer.The reason? It seems our Chicago-style president needed a...

  • November 13, 2009

    Oh joy. Waiting to see a doctor will replace baseball as the national pastime

    You may get to see a doctor before the Cubs win a World Championship under Obamacare, but I wouldn't bet on it.Already facing a "catastrophic crisis" in the shortage of doctors, Obamacare's goal to add 30 million people to the insurance rol...

  • November 12, 2009

    12 reasons why unemployment will top 12% - or higher

    James Pethokoukis has a post on Reuters blog Political Risk that should be a wake up call to those Democrats counting on the jobless rate coming down before the 2010 mid terms.Pethokoukis quotes economist Gluskin Sheff who gives 12 reasons why this ...

  • November 12, 2009

    Predicting that Hasan would 'Go Muslim:' Politically correct reason #3,787

    I give this one an "A" for originality" but an "F" for any possibility whatsoever, in this universe or any other, that the Boston Globe editorial writers have a clue.You see, Nidal Hasan did not go on a rampage against infid...

  • November 12, 2009

    Let's Make a Deal - How Pelosi bought health care reform votes

    It isn't so much the idea that votes were traded for legislative favors. We are all savvy and sophisticated enough to realize that this happens all the time no matter which party is in control.The problem is that an already overstuffed bill was piled...

  • November 12, 2009

    Dear Mr. President: Please make up your mind

    How's that for being polite and respectful - even though I think most Americans who are vitally concerned about what's going on in Afghanistan would like to grab our president by the shoulders and gently shake him awake.This man is sleepwalking into ...

  • November 12, 2009

    County GOP Leaders censure Lindsey Graham

    A new wind is blowing through the Republican party and some old hands who don't change with the times may be in trouble.The Charleston, SC county executive committee of the Republican party has had it with Senator Lindsey Graham's crossing party line...

  • November 12, 2009

    A year out, anti-incumbent tide is growing

    A new Pew Research survey has some very grim news for incumbents; a definite "throw the rascals out" mood is overtaking the country, with the all important independent bloc leading the way:About half (52%) of registered voters would like t...

  • November 11, 2009

    Gotta work on that sense of humor, Barry

    Buttressing the idea that this president has the sense of humor of a marmoset, the president offered a little joke to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netahyahu.Ben Smith of Politico: A source at the White House for the president's meeting with Israel...

  • November 11, 2009

    Democrats continue slide in generic party poll

    Gallup's latest has it 48-44% in favor of Republicans which is only significant perhaps because support for Democrats has been trending downward for months: Republicans have moved ahead of Democrats by 48% to 44% among registered voters in the latest...

  • November 11, 2009

    Saudi role in radicalizing US soldiers

    From the Middle East Strategy at Harvard site (MESH) comes this thought provoking piece by Gal Luft about how the Saudis converted American servicemen to Islam during the Gulf War and the notion that those seeds have born fruit with the rampage by N...

  • November 10, 2009

    Holder to speak at CAIR-sponsored event despite ban

    Despite a ban on Justice Department employees participating in events involving the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), Attorney General Eric Holder will appear in a forum where CAIR is one of the major sponsors.Josh Gerstein at Politico: A...

  • November 10, 2009

    'Freedom Memorial' shut down by university authorites - 'offensive'

    Yes, I suppose on one level a memorial dedicated to the victims of Communism depicting a gulag on the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin wall might be offensive - especially if it serves as a reminder that the left excused that sort of thing ...

  • November 10, 2009

    $1.64 million in earmarks for employers of Congressman's wife

    "Keep it in the family," that's what I always say. And when it comes to spreading around the hard earned tax dollars of Americans, many Congressmen take that cliche to heart.Many members have wives and family members working on their staff....

  • November 10, 2009

    Code Pink deliberately targets kids from military families

    Imagine you're a youngster, a child of a parent who serves in the military. You are invited to "trick or treat" at the White House on Halloween night.As you are standing in line, a parade of goblins and ghosts passes by. But these are no or...

  • November 10, 2009

    NoKo's fire on South Korean vessel - Big Mistake

    The two Koreas exchanged naval gunfire off the coast of North Korea in disputed waters - the first time in seven years shots had been fired in anger.The North Koreans started it - the South Koreans finished it, according to this New York Times repor...

  • November 10, 2009

    Pentagon, White House at war over Afghan troop levels

    A CBS report that Obama had already decided to send close to 40,000 additional troops to Afghanistan has been denied by NSA Jim Jones, according to CNN's Political Ticker: "Reports that President Obama has made a decision about Afghanistan are a...

  • November 9, 2009

    US intel aware that Fort Hood shooter tried to contact al-Qaeda

    I want you to substitute everything we know about Malik Hasan, the Fort Hood terrorist, and instead of "Muslim" use "Christian" instead.Do you really suppose that if Hasan had been spouting off about bombing abortion clinics and s...

  • November 9, 2009

    Iraq Parliament passes landmark election law

    For a country that knew nothing except royal oppression and dictatorial diktat, the Iraqis appear to be getting the hang of this democracy thing.Note to our own lawmakers: the Iraqis have just passed an election law in a "tri-partisan" spir...

  • November 8, 2009

    National Health Care reform narrowly passes 220-215

    Interesting reactions from left and right to the passage in the House of health care reform. Carl Hulse and Robert Pear of the New York Times: Democrats were forced to make major concessions on insurance coverage for abortions to attract the final vo...

  • November 8, 2009

    'Bloodless' Obama making Americans pine for Bush?

    Tony Harnden's excellent piece in today's Telegraph may be stretching a point but what people miss about Bush was his directness and the fact that he (and Clinton before him) wore their emotions on their sleeve.More serious perhaps was Mr Obama's st...

  • November 8, 2009

    The 'true' cost of health care reform; $2.6 trillion

    Fudging numbers is a game everyone plays on Capitol Hill but not to the extent the Democrats have been lying about the true cost of Obamacare.Greg D'Angelo at Heritage's Foundry blog pulls back the curtain:As Heritage analysts noted earlier in the w...

  • November 8, 2009

    34,000 more troops for Afghanistan?

    It appears that President Obama is finally - finally - getting around to deciding what to do about the situation in Afghanistan.It has taken far too long, of course, But the prospect of the president sending more troops to Afghanistan is almost a rea...

  • November 7, 2009

    Obama's 'Delayed Empathy' over Fort Hood Massacre

    This hasn't gotten half the play it should have and for good reason; President Obama's weird, off-putting introduction to his remarks about the Fort Hood massacre reveal him to be something of a cold fish. Obama's shocking insensitivity was first not...

  • November 7, 2009

    What is in the Pelosi health care reform bill?

    After reading this piece by Betsy McCaughey in the Wall Street Journal, listing the low lights of Pelosi's 2,000 page (so far) monstrosity, you will probably feel as sick to your stomach as I am right now.The American people really don't have a clue...

  • November 7, 2009

    How's that election 'victory' working out for you Democrats?

    It looks like the Democratic/media spin that it was a good night for the majority last Tuesday didn't have much shelf life.That's because 7 of the 12 most vulnerable House members - those first term congressmen who represent districts won by McCain i...

  • November 7, 2009

    Will abortion issue derail health care bill?

    It would seem at this point, with Pelosi racing to cram down health care reform, that the bill will be won or lost on the abortion issue.Nearly 2 dozen House Democrats apparently derailed a deal last night on abortion language in the reform bill that...

  • November 6, 2009

    Indoctrinate the young as early as possible

    You know the war against Fox News has gotten serious on the left when the children's show "Sesame Street" gets in on the Fox bashing.Michael Calderone of Politico writes of the PBS ombudsman's criticism of a Sesame Street episode that aire...

  • November 6, 2009

    Jobless rate crashes 10% - and keeps going

    Whew! Aren't you glad our president and his liberal Congress passed that $787 billion dollar stim bill last Feburary?Why just think how bad it would be now if we hadn't pumped all that money into the coffers of unions and other Obama supporters. Sure...

  • November 6, 2009

    Pelosi won't put reform bill online for 72 hours before vote

    Obviously, the speaker does not want any momentum that would build against the reform bill if some of its more controversial sections were aired in public to derail her cram down efforts with the Blue Dogs.John McCormick at the Weekly Standard blog: ...

  • November 6, 2009

    'Hello, Tipping Point'

    The always insightful Kim Strassel of the Wall Street Journal offers some scintillating analysis regarding the elections on Tuesday and how President Obama has simply run out of time to enact his liberal agenda:On Jan. 20, Barack Obama began a race ...

  • November 5, 2009

    Pelosi: 'We won!'

    Nancy Pelosi's analysis of how the Democrats fared on election night is priceless. Not only did Madam Speaker actually dig deeply into the manure pile to find that pony, but she shamelessly lied twice in the process.Jim Hoft: They lost the Virginia g...

  • November 5, 2009

    Iran raises uranium output

    Bloomberg doesn't exactly downplay the news, but it's impact cannot be overstated.Iran upping their efforts to mine more uranium points to one, logical answer; somewhere in that country is another working enrichment facility that no one knows about. ...

  • November 5, 2009

    Senatorial Committee will not spend money in contested primaries

    If the NY23 race was at bottom, a way for rank and file conservatives to send a message to the national Republicans, on at least one level they have already succeeded in getting through.Much was made a few months ago when the National Republican Sena...

  • November 4, 2009

    Iran's Supreme Leader spurns Obama overtures

    What's so disheartening about this is not that Khamenei has rejected any idea of talks with the United States. This was to expected by anyone with half a brain and no naive illusions about the nature of the Iranian regime.What is truly depressing is ...

  • November 4, 2009

    Michigan town near bankruptcy due to public pension obligations

    Expect this kind of thing to start happening all over the country. Small to medium sized cities, saddled with astronomical public employee pension obligations, forced to declare insolvency because their predecessors refused to deal with the problem.A...

  • November 4, 2009

    Reading the tea leaves - elections have consequences

    Rich Baehr, AT's Political Correspondent and prognosticator extraordinaire, was in unusually fine form on my radio show last night. With his usual aplomb, he went down the list of the major races, outlining where he thought the polls showed the elect...

  • November 3, 2009

    Oh joy. 108 new federal bureaucracies created by health care reform bill

    The list comes to us via The Weekly Standard who cribbed it from a press release issued by the office of Rep. Mike Pence.What was it Obama said on the stump about not wanting to grow the size of government?Doesn't matter. People had to deliberately ...

  • November 3, 2009

    Dems admit paying for Daggett robocalls in NJ

    New Jersey Democrats have admitted that a series of robocalls on behalf of third party candidate for governor Chris Daggett were paid for by the Democratic State Committee - final proof that Daggett has been a spoiler for Republican Chris Christie al...

  • November 2, 2009

    That's 'Sir' Charlie Rangel to you, buddy

    Isabel Vincent of the New York Post asks "Are they high?" She's referring to the country of Jamaica who awarded tax scofflaw Charles Rangel a knighthood. Embattled Harlem Congressman Charles Rangel can't fill out a tax form, but he's now a...

  • November 2, 2009

    Is Japan heading for a fiscal catastrophe?

    I don't follow the monetary and fiscal problems of other countries very closely. We've got enough of a crisis here to worry about anywhere else.But during the stim bill debate, you may recall liberals pointing to Japan's "stimulus spending"...

  • November 2, 2009

    'The Worst Bill Ever'

    Not that we didn't know this, but the Wall Street Journal, in a devastating editorial, lays out the clearest, most logical case against Nancy Pelosi's health care reform bill to date.You really should read the whole thing, but this kind of clarity m...

  • November 1, 2009

    Even with Dede withdrawal, race is still tight

    Inside the Siena poll numbers that shows Hoffman and Owens neck and neck in NY23 is some potential sobering news for Hoffman fans; Scozzafava supporters like Obama more than they do Hoffman.Nate Silver: Certainly, the conventional wisdom would be tha...

  • November 1, 2009

    'Whiner in Chief'

    Jeff Kuhner writing in the Washington Times: Bush-bashing is being used as a smokescreen to distract the public from Mr. Obama's ineffective policies. It serves as a mask to cover up the administration's central problem: incompetence.Mr. Obama certai...

  • November 1, 2009

    Karzai rival pulls out of run off election

    There is good news and bad news in the withdrawal of President Karzai's opponent in the November 7 run-off election.The good news is that Dr. Abdullah Abdullah will not call for a boycott of the vote. The bad news is that it probably means a cancella...

  • November 1, 2009

    Steyn on Obama's 'Blame Czar'

    Mark Steyn, writing in the OC Register , gasses both Obama and his senior advisor Valerie Jarrett for their total cluelessness when it comes to governing.The Senior Adviser has selected targets closer to home: "I think that what the administrati...

  • November 1, 2009

    Please check the weather report for hell

    What's this? Jack Calmes and Carl Hulse of the New York Times are reporting that the Democrats are mulling options on how to cut the deficit.Cut the deficit? Right. We are going to take seriously the efforts of people who added more than a trillion ...

  • November 1, 2009

    Did you turn your clocks back?

    This post is a public service announcement brought to you by your friends at American Thinker who remind you that last night was Daylight Savings Time in most of the country and that you should turn your clocks back one hour.For those of you who turn...

  • October 31, 2009

    Goodies for trial lawyers in House reform bill

    Considering how much cash trial lawyers pour into Democratic party coffers every year, it seems only fitting that in a bill that deals with an industry they make a good chunk of change from, they would find some golden nuggets that benefit them at th...

  • October 31, 2009

    Dems don't need the public option to take over health care

    John Hinderaker of Powerline lays out a brutally clear case for why even without the public option, Democrats will succeed in federalizing health care:What strikes me as I read the House bill, however, is how closely it approximates socialized medic...

  • October 31, 2009

    White House can't tell which jobs 'saved' or 'created' because of stim bill

    We knew that it was poppycock for the White House to claim that the stim bill "saved" any jobs at all. Now, they seem to be saying that their report yesterday that trumpeted 650,000 jobs "saved or created" is pure guesswork.Eamon ...

  • October 31, 2009

    RNC chairman jumps on Hoffman bandwagon

    Steele makes the point that he had little choice but to support Dede Scozzafava since she was the nominee of the party. No doubt he is correct. And his embrace of Hoffman at this late date is only Steele bowing to practical politics and the inevitabl...

  • October 31, 2009

    Andrew Brietbart featured in WaPo

    A "new" conservative star? Well, it is the Washington Post we're talking about. The fact that Andrew Breitbart has been around for more than a few years making his mark in both Hollywood and Washington seems to have escaped Perry Bacon who ...

  • October 30, 2009

    US crams Honduras agreement on return of Zelaya down government's throat

    Details are sketchy but it appears the months long crisis in Honduras is close to being over thanks to an agreement between the legitimate government headed by President Roberto Micheletti and Chavez wannabe Manuel Zelaya that was dictated by the Uni...

  • October 30, 2009

    That's a relief: White House says Stim bill is working

    I must admit I had my doubts, but when the White House announced today that the stim bill had "created or saved" 650,000 jobs my heart soared like a hawk.Tammy Luhby of CNN - with a perfectly straight face - gives us the details:The larges...

  • October 30, 2009

    WaPo analysis shows at least a billion in stim money going to shady contractors

    A little graft, a little corruption - who's counting when we're creating and "saving" jobs?Kimberly Kindy writing in the Washington Post looked into who is getting some of these contracts and it ain't pretty:So far, 33 federal departments ...

  • October 30, 2009

    A comprehensive list of new taxes in health care bill

    Sorry this took a while, but the excellent folks at Americans for Tax Reform had to plow through 1990 pages of health care reform in order to find all the little golden nuggets that will make the tax man jump for joy.Ryan Ellis reports that ATR has ...

  • October 30, 2009

    Health care reform targets...vending machines?

    Tell me this isn't a government operation.Steve Bartin at Newsalert found a little codicil that will make purchasing those Fritos you get everyday a little more bizarre. The actual language reads:‘(viii) VENDING MACHINES.-In the case of an18 a...

  • October 29, 2009

    WaPo editorial: Iran is playing Obama

    Remember a few weeks back in Vienna when, with great fanfare, the administration announced an agreement with the Iranians regarding their stockpile of enriched uranium? We were told that the mullahs had agreed to ship 70% of it to Russia in order to ...

  • October 29, 2009

    Car bomb in Pakistan greets Hillary visit

    A nation that possesses more than 70 nuclear weapons is suffering from a murderous string of terrorist attacks that have thrown the nation into chaos while carrying out military offensives on both sides of its border.Is there a more frightening prosp...

  • October 28, 2009

    Obama's bootlicking NEA chairman

    Do you wonder why Obama doesn't take criticism well or seem not to be aware of anyone who disagrees with him?Ed Lasky:I have speculated for a while that the reason Obama seems so tone deaf to public outrage is that he is surrounded by an entourage of...

  • October 28, 2009

    New York Times outs Karzai's brother as CIA agent

    Hey! None of that false equivalency stuff, now. If Dexter Filkins, Mark Mazzetti, and James Risen of the New York Times wants to sign a death warrant for the president of Afghanistan's brother, who are we to say they shouldn't be outing CIA agents? I...

  • October 28, 2009

    For sale: White House perks

    Clinton set the precedent. Bush continued the practice, And it appears now that Obama is perfecting it.I'm talking about selling access to the White House in exchange for cash - a lot of cash. Matthew Mosk of the Washington Times reports:During his ...

  • October 28, 2009

    Democratic wishful thinking on public option

    Since the beginning of the weekend, blogs and the MSM have been full of the news that the public option has not only made a "comeback," but that it is a virtual certainty to pass.This has proven to be a bunch of hogswallow as the whip tally...

  • October 27, 2009

    Say it ain't so, Joe.

    President Obama's gaffe-prone, clueless Vice President is not helping him as far as bringing up his approval ratings.In fact, as Byron York points out in the Examiner, he's a positively dead weight for the administration: Vice President Joe Biden's f...

  • October 27, 2009

    The coming public pension nightmare

    With all the fiscal problems created by Barack Obama, the public pension crisis cannot be laid at his doorstep.That's because public unions - police, firefighters, teachers, state and local workers, and transit employees - have been gouging cities an...

  • October 27, 2009

    Ratings for Fox New up 10% since attacks by Obama

    The news that Fox ratings are up only deepens the mystery; why did the White House want to take on Fox News?To say they wanted to "stifle dissent" doesn't cut it. To do that, they would have to pull the network's FCC license and even the la...

  • October 27, 2009

    Hey J-Street: Your anti-Israel bias is showing

    I guess the liberals at the Jewish lobbying group J-Street have decided to drop all pretenses about what their true feelings are toward Israel.Hillary Krieger of the Jerusalem Post is reporting that their university arm has dropped one half of their...

  • October 27, 2009

    NY23 now a litmus test for conservatives

    This is one of those political phenomena that bubbles up out of nowhere to take the establishment by surprise.How or why the party regulars in NY23 thought that Dede Scozzafava would be acceptable to anyone to the right of Karl Marx will forever rema...

  • October 27, 2009

    Pelosi wants to 'rename' the public option

    What is it about liberals that they think they have to fool people into supporting them?Run as a nice, safe moderate only to become screaming leftists once in office. It really shows they have no confidence that the substance of their ideas can stand...

  • October 26, 2009

    'Think Tanks - The New Power Players in Washington'

    An excellent piece by AT News Editor Ed Lasky in Pajamas Media today about the changing role of liberal think tanks in Washington and how the Obama administration is using them to circumvent lobbying restrictions.In the last few months, we have seen...

  • October 26, 2009

    Samuelson: Public option 'mirage'

    Those of us who oppose Obamacare's "public option" insurance plan may be advocating the wrong reasons for doing so, says columnist Robert Samuelson in the Washington Post. While pointing up some of the obvious drawbacks, the real downer for...

  • October 26, 2009

    Gallup: Conservatives outnumber liberals 2-1

    It's not surprising - we've been tracking this since Obama was elected. And here we are 10 months into the Age of Obama and all the talk about a "transformative" election where the country took a wild swing to the left last November has all...

  • October 26, 2009

    Obama still voting 'present' on health care reform

    Leaderless Democrats are even starting to complain about Obama's lack of involvement in the nitty gritty of getting his own legislation passed.Jonathan Cohn at the New Republic: After a weekend of furious activity, Democratic leaders in the Senate th...

  • October 25, 2009

    The myth of Obamacare inevitability

    If you live on the internet (or spend a good amount of time surfing news and blogs) you were aware of the attempt by the Democrats and liberals to proclaim Obamacare "an inevitability." The talk is all of "momentum," "revival...

  • October 25, 2009

    Terrorist attacks in Baghdad kill 130

    The Iraqis are blaming Baath party bitter enders hiding out in Syria for both the bombings in August that killed 122 and two powerful explosions that rocked ministry buildings today.The targets last August were also ministry buildings - structures th...

  • October 25, 2009

    Where's the Swine Flu vaccine, Barry?

    The nasty bug has been detected in 46 states now, and is rapidly spreading to schools and workplaces. The president has declared a "national emergency" which is mostly a technical step; it allows federal and state resources to be mobilized ...

  • October 24, 2009

    The real entitlement explosion from Obamacare: Medicaid

    No one really knows how many Americans are without health insurance. It is certainly not the 29 or 45 million number given by the Democrats (depending on whether you count illegal aliens or not). But even an honest attempt to get a grasp on how many ...

  • October 24, 2009

    Horror! Transvestites may be 'profiled' in terror investigations

    We simply must prevent the harrassment of transgender males, and transvestites who will be in for closer scrutiny as a result of male terrorists dressing as women to avoid detection.That's the result of a UN study, as this Washington Times editorial...

  • October 24, 2009

    Bending the cost curve - up

    It's not about health care reform; it's about politics and saving the Obama presidency.The White House and Congress have placed a lot of emphasis on how Obamacare will put pressure on the cost curve, and bend it downwards. In fact, this is the main s...

  • October 24, 2009

    A correction - and apology

    Yesterday, American Thinker featured a blog post that linked to Michael Ledeen's article about the contents of President Obama's thesis.As it turns out, Mr. Ledeen's post was in error, and the story was proven to be bogus (it was a satire). Ledeen is...

  • October 24, 2009

    Volunteering to pay more taxes in Germany

    A group of wealthy Germans are petitioning the government to raise their taxes, according to the BBC: The group say they have more money than they need, and the extra revenue could fund economic and social programmes to aid Germany's economic recover...

  • October 23, 2009

    Not socialism; Gangsterism

    Arguments go back and forth about whether or not the Obama administration is really "socialist" in the sense that they wish to control the means of production, takeover all businesses, and put the "people" (unions) in charge. Wher...

  • October 23, 2009

    It's Baaack: The Public Option Zombie

    Is it really dead and just doesn't realize it, like some weird Zombie? Or has the full court press PR campaign by the White House simply convinced the press that the public option in in health insurance reform is back on the table?The Wall Street Jou...

  • October 23, 2009

    3/4 of Republicans say GOP Congressmen are still out of touch

    Yeah - that tea party movement sure is partisan isn't it?The NY23 fight is only a symptom. As is made evident by this Rasmussen poll, the problem for the national Republican party runs much deeper. The results of the survey are almost identical to on...

  • October 23, 2009

    Two Dems join GOP in calling for Countrywide investigation

    Susan Crabtree of The Hill has the scoop:Two junior Democrats are urging their leaders to open an investigation into the Countrywide VIP mortgage program. Rep. Paul Hodes (N.H.), who is in his second House term, and freshman Rep. Mike Quigley (Ill...

  • October 22, 2009

    The hopeless irrationality of the liberal entitlement culture

    To hear George Will explain it in the Washington Post, liberals will make sure that those who do not suffer some unfortunate happenstance will be comforted in their good luck.He's talking about the Social Security COLA (Cost of Living Increase) that,...

  • October 22, 2009

    Down the rabbit hole with 'honest budgeting'

    You have to give the Democrats credit. When confronted with the truth about them trying to buy the American Medical Association vote on health care by canceling planned cuts in payments to doctors treating Medicare patients and not including the extr...

  • October 22, 2009

    A Stupid RINO trick in NY23 race

    If you thought the anointed Republican candidate in NY23 was a typical RINO who supports health care reform. cap and trade, and card check, you would be mistaken.Dede Scozzafava is not a typical RINO. She is a stupid RINO and proved it yesterday by h...

  • October 21, 2009

    ACORN vote fraud may have tipped local election

    And people wonder what happens to all those bogus voter registration forms?Fox News: Michael Ward couldn't vote in person because he was "taking care of elderly parent."Kimberlee Truell was on a "Bus trip to casino," as was Miguel...

  • October 21, 2009

    Dems running scared on Countrywide scandal

    And when I say, "scared," I mean petrified.Some big name Democratic lawmakers as well as contributors would be embarrassed and possibly liable for ethics violations if the truth about the list of "VIP's" who benefited from overly ...

  • October 20, 2009

    Obama to skip anniversary of the Fall of Communism

    It is pretty clear why the president is refusing to accept the personal invitation of the German chancellor and attend festivities marking the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.It would smack of American triumphalism - our success in de...

  • October 20, 2009

    The absolute dead certainty of rising health care costs under Obamacare

    Unless you want to believe that for the first time in history, a new government program will not cost more than Congress is predicting, then the chances are whatever numbers Obama and the Democrats come up with to try and convince us that their plan ...

  • October 20, 2009

    Obama's payoff to the teacher's unions

    Just what did the National Education Association get for its massive help to Obama during last year's election?From Politico's Playbook: 'Recovery Act expected to save at least 250,000 education jobs nationwide ... New Education Report Shows Recover...

  • October 20, 2009

    Baucus bill runs 1500 pages

    It isn't that big of a deal when you consider that the Democrats are already re-writing the bill anyway. But it certainly gives you an idea of the nightmare that Obamacare will be for the country.Byron Wolf at ABC's The Note: Democrats on the Finance...

  • October 19, 2009

    White House escalates war on Fox News

    The Obama administration must think that they can attack Fox News and cause them harm due to their unparalleled intelligence, or something. Or perhaps they are just throwing some red meat to their ravenous base of ideological partisans.But if they th...

  • October 19, 2009

    Obama administration condemns attacks on Rev Guard commanders

    My, that was quick. The oppressors of the Iranian people (and the aspirations of Iranian minorities) meet a bloody end and the administration condemns the violence and "loss of innocent(?) life" less than 24 hours after the attack?Too bad t...

  • October 19, 2009

    Harry Reid's disingenuousness on health care reform

    The Senate Majority Leader is pulling out all the stops to get health care reform passed. And the way he is trying to do it is just plain dishonesty.From an editorial in the Washington Post: IN THE WORLD according to Senate Majority Leader Harry M. R...

  • October 19, 2009

    Hillary's excellent Belfast adventure

    More "mis-speaking" by our Secretary of State, this time on bomb damage to a hotel at which she and Bill stayed in 1995 - even though that simply wasn't possible.You may recall Hillary's Excellent Bosnia Adventure where she dodged sniper fi...

  • October 19, 2009

    Health reform will end up taxing work

    This Wall Street Journa l editorial clearly shows what the middle class is in for once Obamacare takes hold.Those subsidies that will be paid to Americans who participate will, over the course of several years, act as a disincentive for those receivi...

  • October 18, 2009

    Happy Days are here again! NY Times says recession over

    Well, if it's in the Times, it must be true, right?Floyd Norris: Over all, the surveys indicate that the manufacturing sectors of China, Taiwan, South Korea and India had begun to grow by April, but that the United States did not follow suit until Au...

  • October 18, 2009

    Pakistan's long delayed offensive against terrorists begins

    I was on a BBC radio show last week - a roundtable discussion of Pakistan that featured a Georgetown University expert and a Pakistani journalist. We had a couple of calls from inside Pakistan that were almost pleading in their desire for the governm...

  • October 18, 2009

    Harris Poll: Obama approval at 45%

    Man, that Nobel Peace Prize is sure impressing Americans, isn't it? President Obama's approval rating in the latest Harris Poll has plummeted to 45%: President Obama may have won the Nobel Peace Prize, but unfortunately, he is not winning accolades f...

  • October 18, 2009

    Suicide Bomb Kills Rev Guard leaders

    It's probably not related to the post election unrest - just a continuation of violence from a restive province along the Iranian-Pakistani border.But it's this sort of thing that could really cause a lot of problems for the government as Chip Cummin...

  • October 17, 2009

    Even a majority of the Nobel Committee didn't want to give the prize to Obama

    The report out of Norway comes from a "tabloid" news source so perhaps we should take it with a grain of salt. But as I mentioned in my post reporting on Obama's peace prize, these guys are not stupid. They were fully aware when they gave t...

  • October 17, 2009

    Rush in the Wall Street Journal

    Good choice of venues for his thoughts on what transpired this week. Limbaugh can be clownish at times but this piece in the Wall Street Journal seriously addresses the issues that came up as a result of his bid for the Rams.After pointing out the dr...

  • October 17, 2009

    Hey! I thought Obama wanted conservatives to 'shut up and get out of the way'

    Not any more. It seems the president has reconsidered his advice from a few months ago and now wishes us to "grab a mop" and "clean up the mess." (Hat Tip: Hot Air )I would answer the president thusly: Whatever "mess...

  • October 16, 2009

    White House Fox News basher names her favorite philosopher: It's Mao

    Allah at Hot Air offers some perspective on the story about White House flack Anita Dunn and the cowardly reason she was chosen to act as point person on the Fox News attack at the White House.The fact that she named Mother Theresa and Mao Zedong as...

  • October 16, 2009

    Only 43% would vote to re-elect Obama today

    This is one of those "snapshot" polls that will soon be forgotten and will have no bearing on the 2012 presidential race.But sometimes, even these "snapshot" polls are harbingers of the future in that they sometimes have a tendenc...

  • October 16, 2009

    Stim Bill job numbers: What could you do with $533,000?

    What the Obama administration is doing with that amount of money is creating exactly one job as a result of the stimulus bill, according to Conn Carroll at the Heritage Foundation blog The Foundry: The Obama administration released the first hard num...

  • October 16, 2009

    Did the Democrats just approve the 'nuclear option' on health care vote?

    Connie Hair at Human Events thinks so. She points to a hearing held by Charlie Rangel in the House Ways and Means Committee that apparently certified the House version of health care reform as meeting the requirements to become part of the "budg...

  • October 15, 2009

    Italian bribes to Taliban gets 10 French soldiers killed

    The Italians have a lot to answer for if this story is true. And the fact that the US ambassador to Rome handed the Italian government a sharply worded Demarche about the incident would seem to indicate that we are aware of what Italian intelligence ...

  • October 15, 2009

    No GOP retaliation against Snowe

    Even though it might feel good to stick it to the Maine senator, and punish her for her vote on the Finance Committee, the fact is that her lone wolf stand on health care reform was only "to move the process along," as she says in this Poli...

  • October 15, 2009

    Rifqa Bary must return to her parents in Ohio

    At the very least, the girl's running away may have alerted authorities in Ohio and forced them to watch what develops much more closely.A brief synopsis of the story; a 17 year old girl converts to Christianity and fears that she will be killed by h...

  • October 14, 2009

    Obama: 'Whiner in Chief' - The Nation Magazine

    The oldest liberal magazine in the country is telling the president to stop whining and face his critics.Writing in The Nation , John Nichols points out that President Obama is only coming off as a whiner by criticizing Fox News and liberal bloggers:...

  • October 14, 2009

    The fraud and dishonesty in the Baucus bill

    You really have to read this entire piece by Jeffrey Anderson in the New York Post to get a sense of how frighteningly dishonest the gimmicks used by Senator Baucus to get the CBO to sign off on his health care bill.The first bit of rank dishonesty ...

  • October 14, 2009

    The Name Game for Son of Stimulus

    Jennifer Rubin at Commentary Contentions reports that Democrats are readying another stimulus bill. Except they are not going to call it that. In fact, they are insisting that no one refer to it as a "stimulus." And for good reason:They th...

  • October 13, 2009

    Baucus bill offers some magical cost savings

    Cato's Michael Cannon, writing in the New York Post , has uncovered some nifty budget gimmicks being used by Finance chairman Max Baucus as he tries to sell his bill.Houdini would be proud of this guy. And the lesson Cannon is trying to teach is alwa...

  • October 13, 2009

    White House, Dems reject Price Waterhouse study

    Unless you want to believe that one of the most prestigious accounting firms in the country is cooking the books for political purposes, the Price Waterhouse study released yesterday that shows a shattering increase in health insurance premiums for f...

  • October 13, 2009

    Michael Yon on Afghanistan and 'Operation Market Garden'

    Have you been following Michael Yon's dispatches from Afghanistan? It's obvious Obama hasn't.If the president would bother reading what's happening there from someone who, like, you know, actually knows first hand what is happening there, he wouldn't...

  • October 12, 2009

    What Americans think about Obama's Nobel Prize

    A Rasmussen survey finds that 58% of Americans believe that politics plays a role in who gets the peace prize: A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 58% of American adults now believe that politics plays a role in the awarding...

  • October 12, 2009

    Administration's war on Fox News a ratings boon for network

    Never pick a fight with someone who already owns the largest slice of cable news audience. In the case of the Obama administration, their whining about the "ideological" bent of Fox News rings rather hollow when you consider the laughable b...

  • October 12, 2009

    Obama appoints federal judge too liberal even for Wisconsin

    He's just getting started. And if this fellow is any indication of the kind of judges we can expect to populate our federal courts, I guarantee you we will spend the next decade or more scratching our heads at the idiotic leftist decisions that will ...

  • October 12, 2009

    Health Insurance Industry attacks Baucus bill

    I somehow wish they had gone after the House bills which are much more radical and dangerous to liberty.But I think they figured the Baucus bill had a chance to become a template for the entire reform measure so they probably picked the right target....

  • October 12, 2009

    Mortgage defaults growing in housing's top tier

    The real estate meltdown is far from over.What started as a correction in the overheated, overinflated housing market is affecting all sectors of the real estate industry now. Many banks are in a state of near collapse as a result of the commercial r...

  • October 12, 2009

    Kaplan on Obama's 'indecision' regarding Afghanistan

    Jennifer Rubin at Commentary Contentions has an excellent analysis of Robert Kaplan's scathing critique of the president's indecision on Afghanistan:Kaplan argues that the damage has already been done, simply by the display of agonizing and indecisi...

  • October 11, 2009

    Obama's peace prize may breed resentment overseas

    Writing in the Washington Post , Jim Hoagland has an excellent column that looks at the reaction to Obama's peace prize overseas and sees some potential problems for the president.Obama's increasingly tense relationship with President Nicolas Sarkozy...

  • October 11, 2009

    'Evil' oil men may help Europe become less dependent on Russia

    While flogging the reputation of American oil men for being greedy and evil, those very same companies may be Europe's answer getting out from underneath Russia's heel when it comes to natural gas deliveries.A new way to squeeze natural gas out of oi...

  • October 11, 2009

    Steyn: 'Nobel tops SNL for Obama joke'

    The morning President Obama was awarded his peace prize, I wrote this:The news could just as easily be a Saturday Night Live comedy skit or a Mad Magazine layout. If it had appeared in either one of those venues yesterday, it would have seemed a ripe...

  • October 11, 2009

    Strain on FDIC as small banks fail

    While some banks are apparently too big to fail, most are too small to save.And that spells trouble for the FDIC that is now in the midst of a small bank slow motion crisis that could mean that hundreds of banks will fail in the next few years.Almost...

  • October 11, 2009

    3 Iranian protestors face hanging

    Hey! Remember the Iranian protestors who marched for a free and fair election last summer?The administration may have forgotten them, barely acknowledging them in the first place. But the Iranian government is about to take their revenge by executing...

  • October 10, 2009

    Channel your inner Osama; if you mock Obama's prize, you're a terrorist

    What can you say to something like this? It's from Democratic National Committee chairman Brad Woodhouse: The Republican Party has thrown in its lot with the terrorists - the Taliban and Hamas this morning - in criticizing the President for receiving...

  • October 10, 2009

    54% still favor tax cuts over health care reform

    Proving once again the good sense of the American people, a Rasmussen survey has found that 54% of Americans would prefer middle class tax cuts to spending money on health insurance reform.A similar poll found almost identical numbers before the Aug...

  • October 10, 2009

    State Department; classless louts

    This really is boorish and quite revealing of the bureaucratic mind. Our State Department's response to Obama winning the Nobel Peace Prize showed some shocking disrespect for the office of the presidency - which shows you the contempt the permanent ...

  • October 9, 2009

    President Obama wins Nobel Peace Prize (Updated)

    Sorry - not a joke or a misprint. Well, not a joke in the sense that writing something so ridiculous must obviously be untrue and I'm just going for laughs.It is not a misprint either. The former community organizer who took office 9 months ago has b...

  • October 9, 2009

    Is America a 'fair and decent' country?

    It depends on who you ask. John Hinderaker at Powerline has a Rasumussen survey that asks the question whether their country is "generally fair and decent," and got these responses:Just 60% of U.S. voters now say that American society is ...

  • October 9, 2009

    Health care reform: Some states are more equal than others

    One of the features of the Senate Finance Committee's health care reform bill is vastly expanding Medicaid coverage at the state level.As usual, the feds refuse to fully fund this expansion thus leaving states holding the bag and forcing them to come...

  • October 9, 2009

    White House tells McChrystal to cool his heels

    Still not in any great rush to decide what to do about Afghanistan, the Ditherer in Chief has told his commanding general in the war zone not to come to Washington quite yet to brief the president on what he needs to get the job done. Karen DeYoung a...

  • October 9, 2009

    'Toronto 18' ringleader pleads guilty

    A ray of light in terror prosecutions as a terrorist who wanted to set off a series of bombs in Canada is set to plead guilty.CBC News is reporting:Zakaria Amara pleaded guilty Thursday to charges related to the Toronto 18 terrorist plot to set off ...

  • October 8, 2009

    See no czars, hear no czars...

    The White House is apparently very sensitive about the subject of all these czars who are running around exercising the will of the president without any congressional approval or oversight.This bothered liberal senator Russ Feingold who decided to h...

  • October 8, 2009

    Another plum for labor in the offing

    As Ed Lasky says, "Welcome to the Unionized States of America."The latest target of Obama's masters at the AFL-CIO is Delta Airlines who, as an opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal explains, has been targeted by unions and in the proce...

  • October 8, 2009

    CBO greenlights Baucus bill

    Advocates for national health care are excited today as the CBO has passed judgment on the Senate Finance Bill and found it a deficit cutter.Actually, there really isn't anything to cheer about. The Baucus bill will not be anything close to the final...

  • October 8, 2009

    Official US Budget deficit for FY 2009: $1.4 trillion

    It could have been worse - although I'm at a loss to say how. I guess projections of a $2 trillion deficit last winter means we dodged a $600 billion bullet. But that is hardly comforting.Fox News has the official word:The Congressional Budget Offic...

  • October 8, 2009

    Suicide car bomb kills 17 in Afghanistan

    As Obama dithers about policy, the Taliban is upping the pressure on the Afghan government.A car bomb exploded outside of the Indian embassy killing 17 and wounding dozens. As the Australian Broadcast News (ABC) reports, the blast represents an ongo...

  • October 7, 2009

    CNN fact checks...Saturday Night Live?

    At first, I thought this was one of those cutesy things that cable news does every once and a while; plant their tongue firmly in cheek and report something weird, wacky, or just humorous.But about 2 minutes into the segment, I suddenly realized that...

  • October 7, 2009

    The Magnificent Ditherer: Obama on Afghanistan

    This is how a community organizer "leads:" Christi Parsons and James Oliphant of the LA Times: At a White House meeting aimed at tempering increasingly...

  • October 7, 2009

    Hooray! USA #1 again! (Don't ask why)

    Who would have believed it? It only took 9 months for President Obama to once again make the USA the most admired country in the world.Reuters reports: The United States is the most admired country globally thanks largely to the star power of Pre...

  • October 6, 2009

    What does Obama owe these kids?

    I read stuff like this from Karen Russo at ABC News and then I listen to the mealy mouthed Obama administration on how hard it is to decide what to do about Afghanistan, and I wonder:What does the president owe men like this? Flying into the besiege...

  • October 5, 2009

    Science in service to politics does no favors to either

    One of the pillars of global warming lore in the scientific community - the so-called "hockey-stick" graph that shows temperatures rising toward the end of the 20th century - has been discovered to be a fraud.The problem isn't so much that ...

  • October 5, 2009

    Obama 'furious' at McChrystal - for telling the truth

    Evidently, Obama's criticism of George Bush that he failed to listen to his generals on Iraq doesn't apply to him. Does his vast military experience gives him special insight into defense matters that Bush never had? Or is the president of the United...

  • October 5, 2009

    The case against Rangel

    Everyone knows that long time New York Congressman Charlie Rangel is a sleazy, greedy crook. But no media outlet has ever compiled a "Bill of Particulars" that shows how truly awful Rangel is.Until now.In a 5,000 word indictment, the New Yo...

  • October 5, 2009

    8 US soldiers killed in sophisticated Taliban operation

    Reading this BBC piece on the attack in the eastern Afghan province of Nuristan on a military outpost that killed 8 Americans, one gets the sense that this operation carried out by the Taliban went beyond the run of the mill "hit and run" ...

  • October 5, 2009

    Americans would rather keep their insurance rather than have a public option

    That's the finding of a new Rasmussen survey that shows Americans like the insurance plans they have now and that if they had to choose between that  and a public option, they would vote to keep their insurance by a wide margin: Sixty-three per...

  • October 5, 2009

    Say it ain't so - Obama considering tax cuts to spur job growth?

    Gotta be true. It's in the New York Times: (John Harwood writing in the Caucus blog )Whatever the fate of health care legislation, persistently high unemployment has made "Where are the jobs?" the most potent Republican campaign argument as...

  • October 4, 2009

    Good News! Moore's 'Capitalism' bombs at box office

    Here's your "Good News Sunday" post: Michael Moore's "Capitalism: A Love Story" is not going to make Mr. Moore love capitalism. It's being ignored by moviegoers according to Steve Mason: (Via John Nolte at Big Hollywood )[B]ut th...

  • October 4, 2009

    'The Coming Failure on Iran'

    Jackson Diehl of the Washington Post has a thoughtful analysis of the administration's Iran policy and how it very well might be changing into reluctantly accepting the idea that if Iran wants to build a nuclear bomb, there isn't very much we can do...

  • October 4, 2009

    Congress may extend jobless benefits - again

    Thea paucity of new ideas on how to get the economy moving again has led Democrats in Congress to simply propose more of the same; another 13 week increase in unemployment benefits for workers:An unattributed New York Times story:Mr. Obama suggested...

  • October 4, 2009

    Roland Burris - 'It's Bush's fault' Chicago lost the Olympics

    Via Dana Loesch , CMR has quotes from an interview in which Illinois very own walking sleep aid, Senator"Tombstone" Roland Burris, blames - who else - President Bush for Obama's failure in Denmark: Senator Rowland (sic) Burris of Illinois, ...

  • October 3, 2009

    White House, lefty blogs going ape over righty rejoicing at Obama's failure

    If you did not support the president's trip to Denmark to lobby for the Olympics coming to Chicago, you are an unpatriotic moron. If you opposed bringing the games here, you hate America.Those are the deep thoughts brought to us by the netnuts in blo...

  • October 3, 2009

    State Department relaxes inspection deadline for Iran

    Credibility. In international affairs, credibility is vitally important. It makes negotiations possible and agreements stick.Iran does not have any credibility. They have been lying to the world for more than a decade about their nuclear program. The...

  • October 2, 2009

    Has Jimmy Carter even heard of YouTube?

    Carter may be the last pol in America who isn't aware that, with the click of a mouse, anything and everything they've said can be retrieved and compared to what they are saying now.In this case, it was Carter's wild charge that all Obama opponents a...

  • October 2, 2009

    Don't ask. don't tell, don't know

    When it comes to Honduras, Democrats appear eager to have only their side of the story told. Their contention that a "military coup" deposed the Chavez stooge Zelaya and replaced him with an illegal regime sure sounds good. Too bad it flies...

  • October 2, 2009

    Meaningless progress in Geneva with Iran hailed as 'triumph for diplomacy'

    Iran has graciously consented to obey international law and allow inspectors into their recently revealed nuclear enrichment facility while also agreeing to allow Russia to complete the processing of a large part of their nuclear fuel.This is an ...

  • October 1, 2009

    Happy New Year! - fiscally speaking

    The government's fiscal year begins today so, in the spirit of the new year, let's take stock of our fiscal accomplishments over the past year, I present some facts and figures courtesy of The Committee For a Responsible Federal Budget (via Hit and ...

  • October 1, 2009

    Sarah Palin's book already #1 at Amazon

    As Jamie Wearing Fool tells us, Palin's unreleased book "Going Rogue" - scheduled for roll out in November - is also #1 at Barnes and Noble. This accomplishment has been termed "unprecedented" by an industry insider.Yesterday, Jo...

  • October 1, 2009

    More indies leaning GOP - party gap closing

    Gallup has an interesting new survey out that shows pretty much what some other polls are saying; Obama is losing independents and the Democrats are bleeding supporters: Though Democrats maintain an edge in party support over Republicans, Americans' ...

  • October 1, 2009

    Grayson hits China - keeps digging

    I blogged yesterday about Florida Democratic Congressman Alan Grayson accusing the GOP of wanting people who are sick to "die quickly."Now for normal humans, such language would usually be followed by an apology. Not so Mr. Grayson, who no...

  • October 1, 2009

    US to press nuke issue at talks with Iran

    US negotiators will demand access to the recently revealed nuclear facility near Qom during the P5+1 talks that begin today in Geneva.CNN has the story: "These will not be easy talks," warned one senior U.S. administration official. The fi...

  • September 30, 2009

    The Chicago Olympics: Another view

    AT Political Correspondent Rich Baehr has an excellent article today on why he supports President Obama's efforts to bring the 2016 Olympic games to Chicago.However, I disagree with my distinguished colleague and associate myself with this devastati...

  • September 30, 2009

    ACORN voting fraud in the news

    ACORN voting fraud is getting increased attention in two states today. First, in New York, "massive" voter fraud is connected to the Working Families Party - you guessed it - an ACORN front group.Mike Roman at Big Government links to a piec...

  • September 30, 2009

    Dem Congressman: 'GOP wants you to die quickly'

    How refreshing. A Democrat who speaks his mind and demonstrates an ignorance so profound, his colleagues will probably congratulate him. Jonathan Allen of Politico reports:Rep. Alan Grayson (D-Fla.) warned Americans that "Republicans want you t...

  • September 30, 2009

    Is there a full moon or something?

    The only reason I am going to comment and link on these three examples of complete lunacy is that they have all come to us on the same day.Is the world going nuts?First, the man who Jackie Kennedy ordered out of her sight for being a drunken sot at t...

  • September 29, 2009

    Defending a child rapist - 'He's suffered enough'

    Every once and a while, an issue jumps up and really shows the moral chasm that separates the right and the left.Whether it's Teri Schiavo or the cop killer Mumia, or AIM founder and convicted murderer of FBI agents Leonard Pelitier, there are some m...

  • September 29, 2009

    ACORN's Man in the White House

    Another day, another revelation about ACORN's influence in the Democratic party and the Obama administration.This time, as Matthew Vadum informs us via the American Spectator , it's a high level White House aide with ties to ACORN that go back more t...

  • September 29, 2009

    Richard Cohen waiting for Obama to realize he's president

    Richard Cohen, writing in the Washington Post, has finally noticed the same thing we here at AT have noted many times previously; Barack Obama is not leading as chief executive but is still stuck in campaign mode - as if he is still running for the o...

  • September 29, 2009

    Incompetence and stupidity by our Sudan envoy

    These statements by our Special Envoy to Sudan Scot Gration beggar belief. Can someone really be so ill informed, naive, and just plain ignorant as to say stuff like this?"We've got to think about giving out cookies," said Gration, who was ...

  • September 29, 2009

    Obama has talked to David Letterman more than our Afghanistan commander

    You would think if things are as bad as the president says they are in Afghanistan - and they are - he would deem it necessary to be in constant touch with our commanding general in that theater Stanley McChrystal, supporting him, listening to what h...

  • September 28, 2009

    Culture of corruption knows no party boundaries

    Great piece in the Washington Post by Marcus Stern and Jennifer LaFleur about a loophole in campaign finance and ethics laws that make it possible for lobbyists, union bosses, corporate big shots, and other well heeled citizens to worm their wa...

  • September 28, 2009

    Exposing the Axis of Crime: ACORN and SEIU and their illegal political action

    We've known for years the close connection between ACORN and the Service Employees International Union. But any thorough investigation of ACORN must look at how one of ACORN's founders - Wade Rathke, and his creation of two of SEIU's most powerful ch...

  • September 28, 2009

    Bill Safire, R.I.P.

    William Safire, who once upon a time was a speechwriter for Richard Nixon, is dead of pancreatic cancer at the age of 79.The speechwriting gig put Safire on the map but he probably wouldn't have needed it. He was a brilliant writer and analyst of pol...

  • September 28, 2009

    Germany veers right - socialists 'slaughtered'

    This may be a harbinger of things to come or, just as likely, a purely German reaction to the failed programs of the social democrats. But Chancellor Angela Merkel's return to power has come with a price. Her center right Christian Democrats saw thei...

  • September 28, 2009

    Obama travels to Copenhagen - to lobby the IOC to choose Chicago for Olympics?

    Sure the economy is in the toilet, Iran is marching to join the nuclear club, he is having monumental difficulty in getting his own party to pass health care reform - but all this doesn't mean he can't pay a visit to the IOC meeting in Copenhagen and...

  • September 28, 2009

    Democrats balking in efforts to investigate Countrywide sweetheart loans

    Republicans are trying to get to the bottom of  Countrywide Financial's sweetheart deals with Democratic politicians but the chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, Edolphus Towns, is refusing to issue a subpoena.This be...

  • September 27, 2009

    WaPo: Obama 'punts' on Gitmo detainees

    Well, that's one way to put it - if you want to downplay the fact that President Obama is carrying out exactly the same policy on Guantanamo detainees as his predecessor.But give the Post some credit for this editorial, as Ed Lasky points out:I actu...

  • September 27, 2009

    Start-up car company backed by Gore gets half billion dollar taxpayer loan

    There are apparently a couple of different definitions of "green" when it comes to making environmentally friendly cars.The first definition is the one you'd expect - electric or hybrid vehicles. The second definition includes the types of ...

  • September 27, 2009

    Is Rep. Boehner responsible for the death of a 22 year old Ohio woman?

    If you read the website Think Progress and other lefty blogs, the answer is definitely yes:A 22-year-old woman from Oxford, Ohio, died from swine flu on Wednesday. Kimberly Young graduated from Miami University in December and continued to live in O...

  • September 26, 2009

    Grassley, Issa call for ACORN probe

    It sort of got lost in all the news about Iran over the last 48 hours but Senator Charles Grassley and Representative Dan Issa are both calling for an investigation into the doings of ACORN.Grassley's probe has the potential to blow the lid off as Ma...

  • September 26, 2009

    Whoa; NBC Producer to anti-ACORN group employee: 'Bite me, Jew boy?'

    What is Andrew Brietbart trying to do with the spectacular launch of his new website Big Government?Not content with stinging ACORN and perhaps starting the ball rolling on bringing that thuggish group to its knees, the website now breaks the story o...

  • September 26, 2009

    TARP IG: Financial system now in a 'far more dangerous place'

    That observation by Neil Barofsky, Inspector General for the nearly $3 trillion in cash the feds have given to banks and generally referred to as the "Troubled Asset Relief Program," sat down with HuffPo's Christine Spolar and Lagan Sebert...

  • September 25, 2009

    Bibi's magnificent UN address

    Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu committed an unpardonable sin during his magnificent speech to the UN General Assembly.He told the truth: Yesterday, the man who calls the Holocaust a lie spoke from this podium. To those who refused to come ...

  • September 25, 2009

    Iran's covert nuclear fuel facility

    Well here you go. For years, our intel people have been saying that they saw no evidence of any secret, hidden nuclear activity being conducted by Iran.Now, according to David Sanger and Helene Cooper of the New York Times, that wishful thinking has ...

  • September 25, 2009

    Man arrested in Dallas who wanted to blow up skyscraper

    This is really quite chilling - and apparently not connected to the high profile arrests of what may have been a previously unknown al-Qaeda cell in the US.But the news that a Jordanian born man - here illegally - was willing to go all the way throug...

  • September 25, 2009

    'The Beauty Parlor Bomb Plan'

    Well, this is one way to downplay what is shaping up to be a massive plot involving several powerful bombs to kill a whole lot of Americans; let's name the plot something silly.ABC News also helpfully includes a picture of an empty beauty parlor as i...

  • September 24, 2009

    Health care reform battleground moves to Medicare

    To be honest, neither side is even remotely addressing the crisis. The "savings" being proposed by Democrats are a drop in the bucket for what is necessary to stave off disaster in a few years when Part A goes broke. And Republicans are pan...

  • September 24, 2009

    Bolton: We welcome our Post-American President

    Entrance question: Do Americans elect a president to look out for American interests or the interests of other countries?John Bolton, speaking to Robert Costa at NRO has the obvious answer:Former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton tel...

  • September 24, 2009

    Terror plot investigation continues to mushroom

    Just what is it we are facing? What kind of threat did authorities uncover when they arrested Zazi and the New York City jihadis?Unknown at this point. But the some experts are saying that the authorities have uncovered the first genuine al-Qaeda cel...

  • September 23, 2009

    Poll: Indies abandoning Obama

    Just two months ago, Obama's approval among independents stood at 49-38 in favor.What a difference a couple of months makes according to Jonathan Weisman of the Wall Street Journal (via Hot Air ):New doubts about the president have coincided with ne...

  • September 23, 2009

    Oh, joy: China supplying refined gasoline to Iran

    The milquetoast sanctions on Iran imposed by the UN Security Council several years back have barely made a dent in the Iranian economy. Most of them target the Iranian clerical leadership and the Revolutionary Guards.But the next round of sanctions t...

  • September 23, 2009

    NY Governor Paterson and White House at loggerheads

    Apparently, President Obama's suggestion that New York Governor David Paterson abandon his bid for reelection didn't go over too well in Albany. Ben Smith of Politico is reporting that Paterson is striking back. Smith quotes Paterson:If you look at ...

  • September 23, 2009

    Ahmadinejad hand picked his sanctions buster on NY trip

    This piece by Claudia Rosett at Fox News is an eye opener. Apparently, information has emerged from the trial of an Iranian-American businessman charged with breaking US laws against trading with Iran that shows Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad...

  • September 23, 2009

    Pelosi leaves Blue Dogs to twist in the wind on health care reform

    It seems pretty clear that Speaker Nancy Pelosi has enough votes to pass a health care reform bill in the House without having to worry about support from the moderate wing of her party. After promising to include a strong public option, the progress...

  • September 22, 2009

    Obama losing everybody on health care reform

    Dick Morris and Eileen McGann have an insightful article in the New York Post that shows how the president's reform package is alienating just about everyone while being dishonestly sold to boot:The young and uninsured will catch on: This bill is de...

  • September 22, 2009

    Bombshell: McChrystal to resign if not given more troops

    Ed Lasky refers to Obama as a "ditherer." A more apt description of our president's non-leadership qualities cannot be found.He has been dithering about what to do in Afghanistan since January. The delay has only caused the situation there ...

  • September 22, 2009

    Biden: 'End of the road' for Obama agenda if GOP wins in 2010

    One of the ironies of our political system is that you don't have to be very smart to be a successful politician.Case in point; Joe Biden. There have been dumber Vice Presidents in our history, but few have had the stupidity - and hubris - to open th...

  • September 22, 2009

    US facilitates placing viper among the innocents in Honduras

    Fausta Wertz reported it first yesterday. Legally ousted former President Manuel Zelaya is back in the country, hiding now in the Brazilian embassy.Fausta translates this Noticias 24 report: U.S. State Department spokesman Ian Kelly confirmed Zelay...

  • September 21, 2009

    Art for art's sake - Memory for the sake of memory

    You really have to  see this video - if you haven't seen it already. It's gotten 2 million hits on YouTube and is becoming a world wide phenomenon.It features the winner of the Ukraine version of "America's Got Talent" - a 24 year old ...

  • September 21, 2009

    'Failure' in Afghanistan likely without more troops - McChrystal

    A confidential assessment of the war in Afghanistan is going to test the resolve of President Obama to do what it takes to avoid catastrophe.General Stanley McChrystal's 66 page report is calling for more troops or the US faces "failure" of...

  • September 21, 2009

    Sinking support, enthusiasm for health care reform

    Almost twice as many people now strongly oppose health care reform as support it, according to Rasmussen's latest survey on the question.Overall, a staunch 56% oppose the measure while 43% support it. A solid 44% are strongly opposed while only 24% ...

  • September 21, 2009

    When is a tax, not a tax? When Obama says so

    President Obama appeared on television yesterday 5 times and it is interesting that very little, if any news, came out of any of them.The guy is worse than a broken record. At least there, we can take the needle off the disc and make it stop. We are ...

  • September 21, 2009

    Obama: ACORN? What's that?

    Via Instapundit: OBAMA: ACORN scandals? There are ACORN scandals? "I didn't even know that ACORN was getting a whole lot of federal money." This is Obama's MO when something unpleasant is asked by the press. "Tea parties? What tea par...

  • September 21, 2009

    Get ready for massive unilateral disarmament

    President Barack Obama has ordered the Pentagon to map out "radical cuts" in America's nuclear arsenal.Yes - "radical."His plan, according to Julian Borger of the liberal Guardian newspaper:Obama has rejected the Pentagon's first...

  • September 20, 2009

    Brzezinski fantasizes about US shooting down Israeli planes

    Typical liberal. He would never dream of making war on our real enemies, only our allies.The idea that we should intercept Israeli warplanes on their way to bomb Iranian nuclear sites and shoot them down is not really new. What's different is that is...

  • September 20, 2009

    IRS sniffing around ACORN books

    Gee - isn't it about time someone in the IRS noticed that ACORN's tax exempt status - dependent on "non-partisan" political activity - should be, ahem, re-evaluated?The Pelican Institute (vai Protein Wisdom ) reports (PDF) that a couple of...

  • September 20, 2009

    Three arrested in New York terror plot

    It happened overnight, according to Brian Ross, Richard Esposito, and Clayton Sandell of ABC News.The leader of a New York mosque, and two Colorado men were arrested by the FBI. It appears from the evidence that has been released that the father and ...

  • September 20, 2009

    Obama blunders into New York politics

    President Obama has asked New York Governor David Paterson to get out of the race for governor and give the Democrats a chance to win.Raymond Hernandez and Jeff Zeleny writing in the New York Times report:The move against a sitting Democratic govern...

  • September 20, 2009

    ACORN going to ground to escape scrutiny

    ACORN is closing chapters and affiliates all across the country as pressure begins to mount on the organization thanks to the recent prostitution sting videos.P.J. Huffstutter and Kate Linthicum of the Los Angeles Times have the story:Stung by the r...

  • September 19, 2009

    UN General Assembly urges Israel to accept nuclear inspections

    In case any American Jews were doubtful that a leaf has been turned in US-Israeli relations, the surprise victory by Arab state in the UN General Assembly that recommends Israel join the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and open its nuke sites to ins...

  • September 19, 2009

    Obama to insure the permanence of poverty

    Thanks to stealth changes in welfare rules, the Obama administration is about to preside over the skyrocketing of welfare payments to the poor, the near poor, and the not poor at all.Investors Business Daily has the graphic bad news:The country has...

  • September 19, 2009

    CO Man suspected in subway plot has ties to al-Qaeda

    Well this is interesting.Fox News is reporting:The Colorado man under FBI investigation into an alleged New York subway terror plot has admitted he has ties to Al Qaeda and is in negotiations to plead guilty to a terror charge, a source at the Depar...

  • September 19, 2009

    Obama's narcissism unbound: 5 Sunday talk show appearances

    It appears that on Sunday morning, you will be unable to get away from Barack Obama if you watch the political shows.The president will be on 5 - count 'em - 5 different talk shows to push his agenda.Politico's Eamon Javers:There is risk associated ...

  • September 18, 2009

    Dems stand tall for wasteful spending

    We've written about Rep. John Murtha's personal airport in the past. Editor Thomas Lifson referred to it as a"subsidized Taj Mahal" which, when you consider the facility sees only 3 flights per day and passengers must be subsidized at the...

  • September 18, 2009

    Obama's missile defense betrayal even riles liberals

    The Washington Post is asking why. So are many nervous Democrats who want to know just what concessions Obama expects to get from Russia by groveling and bending to their threats.As NRO said, the decision to stab the Poles and the Czechs in the back...

  • September 18, 2009

    Massive Qods Day protests by opposition

    So far, only 10 arrests have been reported and some random thuggery by the usual regime suspects.Former president Khatami has been involved in a physical altercation with the editor of a hard line, pro-Ahmadinejad newspaper. The older man was apparen...

  • September 17, 2009

    Surprise! Van Jones is full of it

    As our "green jobs czar" rides off into the west, never to be heard from again (we hope), he leaves a legacy of charges against white people who he has claimed many times, deliberately fouled the environment of the inner cities and poisoned...

  • September 17, 2009

    When Jimmy Carter ginned up race hatred to get elected governor

    Pot meet kettle. Or, in this case, blackhearted, race baiting, thug-loving, moralizing hypocrite, meet the truth:Here's an account of some of Carter's actions in his 1970 race for Georgia governor as David Freddoso of Commentary Magazine writing in t...

  • September 17, 2009

    Sign of theTimes: Tens of millions of dollars for signs to tout Obama stimulus

    Barbara Boxer may be the most clueless pol in Washington: "Why on earth would you want to hide from the American people the fact that the recovery package we passed is putting people to work?" asked Sen. Barbara Boxer, California Democrat, ...

  • September 17, 2009

    Gee - only a week later we learn Obama was wrong about insurance sob story

    He stood in the well of the House a week ago, looked right into the camera at the American people and lied.No, not that lie. Not the laughable notion that illegals will be unable to buy into Obamacare. This is a lie where he indicted the entire US he...

  • September 16, 2009

    Senate Republicans refuse to climb aboard the Obamacare train

    With Olympia Snowe's refusal to back the Baucus compromise bill in the senate, the Democrats are now left with the prospect of going forward on health care reform without a single Republican who supports the idea - for now.Alexander Bolton and Jeffre...

  • September 16, 2009

    Jimmy Carter says you're a racist

    The sanctimonious Jimmy Carter is lecturing America again about how scummy we are. This time, he accusing you, dear readers, of being closet Kluxers - racist pigs - for opposing anything our Dear Leader does."I think an overwhelming portion of t...

  • September 15, 2009

    US economic freedom rank is slipping under Obama

    This should probably be filed under the general heading of "Duh."Cato Institute is reporting that the US has slipped from second to sixth place on their annual report of Economic Freedom in the World:The short-term response of governments ...

  • September 15, 2009

    Government pay now double that for the private sector

    Cato Institute's Chris Edwards takes a look at a new study that shows government bureaucrats now earning twice the pay and benefits of workers in the private sector:The Bureau of Economic Analysis has released its annual data on compensation levels ...

  • September 15, 2009

    Human Rights Watch and their Nazi memorabilia collecting analyst (updated: he is 'suspended')

    Schadenfreude is a dish best served piping hot with all the trimmings...The group Human Rights Watch has evidently not been watching what's been going on in their own organization. One of their military analysts has been discovered to be an enthusias...

  • September 15, 2009

    Terrorism related bust in Queens

    Police raided a house in Queens shared by four Afghan men and arrested at least one of the occupants. Four other homes were also searched in what Edith Honan of Reuters is describing as a "terrorism probe:New York City police and the FBI raided...

  • September 15, 2009

    Score one for the good guys

    Yes, I know. The use of archaic terms like "good guys" and "bad guys" is so passe, yes? Heaven forfend that we should identify those trying to perpetrate mass murder upon us. Such talk offends the delicate sensibilities of liberal...

  • September 14, 2009

    'Clean' conservatives vs. 'dirty' liberals

    Jim Hoft at Gateway Pundit has the proof in pictures; conservatives clean up after themselves while liberals let the government take care of their trash.Hoft has a photo essay that shows the aftermath of the Mall following the 9/12 protests compared ...

  • September 14, 2009

    Axelrod: Protests don't mean much

    The master of astroturfing doesn't think much of the turnout in DC for the 9/12 protests.Obama advisor David Axelrod is quite dismissive of the massive outpouring of disgust at his boss, saying, it doesn't represent "the mainstream."Manu Ra...

  • September 14, 2009

    Great News: The banking system still at risk for another meltdown

    It's fallen below the radar because on the surface, things appear to be getting marginally better. Or perhaps it's more accurate to say that they are getting bad at a slower pace than the free fall we experienced earlier in the year.But lest we forge...

  • September 14, 2009

    Obama Justice Department still stonewalling Civil Rights Commission on Black Panther case

    What do you do if you're the Obama administration and you've been caught playing politics with the law?You stonewall the matter until people get tired of trying to get to the bottom of your malfeasance and go away.This seems to be the tactics being u...

  • September 14, 2009

    Media Matter's Boehlert whines about media 'double standard" in covering protests

    Did you know that some on the left believe that the 9/12 protests got preferential coverage at some major newspapers? Eric Boehlert of Media Matter s thinks so. In fact, he takes as proof for this thesis that the Washington Post didn't cover the ...

  • September 14, 2009

    Dems on playing the race card: 'You ain't seen nothin' yet'

    A sign of desperation? Can't see it any other way. The idea that Obama's political opponents are motivated by racism will apparently now be "mainstreamed" into the Democratic party's talking points against conservatives.It's one thing for l...

  • September 13, 2009

    NY Times admits it was 'a beat behind' Van Jones story

    What to do if you're the "newspaper of record" and fail to record the facts of a big story - even after it's over?Lie, lie, lie - then lie some more reports Kyle Smith of the New York Post: "Our Washington bureau was somewhat short-sta...

  • September 13, 2009

    Key potential Blago witness found dead

    Nothing so obvious and vulgar as "cement galoshes." These days, it's "aspirin overdoses."Mark Konkol, Natasha Korecki, and Art Golab of the Sun Times report:The man federal prosecutors pressured to cooperate in the corruption pro...

  • September 13, 2009

    Debate over protest numbers masks the historic nature of the event

    The battle over numbers who attended the protests at the Capitol continues today. ABC News actually had the temerity to publish the laughable estimate of 70,000 per Russell Goldman's piece on their website from yesterday. Stacy McCain relayed an es...

  • September 13, 2009

    Obama's 'creeping protectionism'

    As if we don't have enough problems already, President Obama seems perfectly willing to start a trade war in the middle of a deep recession.That's not all. As if to prove how truly dumb he is, our president wants to start a trade battle with China, a...

  • September 13, 2009

    Mark Steyn: 'Where is Obama's Center?'

    Another thought provoking, brilliant article from Mark Steyn. This time, the star columnist is advancing the notion that Obama's health care reform will lead to a permanent left wing government.Steyn, writing in NRO: Well, says the president, shuffli...

  • September 12, 2009

    Prosecute the ACORN video makers? (updated)

    You may have heard that Johnny Depp will be starring in a new version of Alice in Wonderland coming out next year. He has been cast as the Mad Hatter but methinks director Tim Burton missed the boat in hiring Depp for that part. Instead, he should ha...

  • September 12, 2009

    Man arraigned in abortion protestor killing

    The man who shot and killed a well-known pro life demonstrator outside of a school in Michigan has been charged with killing another man as well as plotting the demise of a third person.Dawson Bell and Chris Christoff of the Detroit Free Press has t...

  • September 12, 2009

    9/12 protests set to explode across the country

    The first, broad based conservative protest movement in the nation's history will flex its muscles today in dozens of events around the country.A huge turnout is expected in Washington D.C. How big will be anyone's guess but Democrats are warning of ...

  • September 12, 2009

    Look who wants to be Russian president - again.

    Why Vladimir Putin continues the charade of running for any office is beyond me. He should just drop all the pretension and declare himself president for life.Luke Harding and David Hearst of the Guardian have the details: Vladimir Putin dropped the ...

  • September 12, 2009

    A promise fulfilled: US to talk directly with Iran

    Obama may have broken dozens of promises he made during the campaign. I just wish he would have broken the one where he promised to establish direct talks with Iran. And to make matters even worse, Obama has agreed not even to discuss Iran's nuclear ...

  • September 12, 2009

    First reports from AP and NY Times indicate 'thousands' at DC protest? (Updated with crowd estimate)

    What else would you expect? Both the Times and AP are equating the crowds turning out in DC to protest Obama's policies with crowds turning out to see the president later today at a town hall meeting.Here's AP's and the Times notion of "thousand...

  • September 11, 2009

    The predictable outcome of electing an economic dunderhead president

    It is a very special world our president and his equally clueless advisors inhabit. It is one where market forces have been repealed, common sense is outlawed, and up is down, black is white, and it don't rain in Indianapolis in the summertime.Other ...

  • September 11, 2009

    Dems decry Wilson outburst - then close illegal's loophole in bill

    This is too rich in irony to pass up.Poor Joe Wilson is being absolutely skewered by the left over his ill-timed outburst against President Obama during his speech Wednesday night. Now Democratic senators are going back to the Baucus bill and fixing ...

  • September 10, 2009

    The 'news' made in the speech

    Jonathan Cohn writes in the New Republic about some subtle and not so subtle things Obama said that could actually be considered newsworthy:On the policy front, President Obama tonight endorses, clearly and unambiguously, a requirement that everybod...

  • September 10, 2009

    James Lewis:'First, do some harm - Then, exploit the crisis'

    Frequent AT contributor James Lewis has a brilliant piece featured in today's Pajamas Media where he identifies the main reason why Obama and Congress should have no business trying to reform health care.They're ignoramuses about science:Obama is a ...

  • September 10, 2009

    Kristol: 'The real public option; start over'

    Bill Kristol has a great piece at his blog on WaPo where he calls out Obama for not doing what a plurality of Americans want him to do; scrap the current reform fiasco and start over:He said, "I am not the first president to take up this cause,...

  • September 9, 2009

    Did MSNBC stifle Keith Olbermann's Glenn Beck dirt search?

    From Noel Sheppard at Newsbusters comes the news that less than 48 hours after urging Daily Kos readers to dig up all the dirt they could on Fox News host Glenn Beck, Keith Olbermann has changed his mind:The previous update: to clarify something I o...

  • September 9, 2009

    Obama's school speech

    OK, President Barack Obama (D) delivered his back to school pep talk, sticking to his prepared script , not adding any unexpected surprises.  Filled with the usual bromides of stay in school and do your homework so you can get a good job; if a...

  • September 9, 2009

    Terrorist friend of Bill Ayers lands cushy taxpayer funded job

    What will historians be saying 100 years from now about a society that feted and celebrated terrorists who were proud of their work? And who employed them at taxpayer's expense?From a New York Post article by Phillip Kerpen, we learn that Jeff Jones,...

  • September 9, 2009

    Reporter freed in daring rescue

    A New York Times reporter and his interpreter who were held captive for four days by the Taliban has been rescued by "commandos" according to the newspaper: An Afghan journalist who spoke to villagers in the area said that civilians, includ...

  • September 9, 2009

    Palin's WSJ Op-Ed bullseyes Obamacare

    Sarah Palin has a good op-ed in the Wall Street Journal today where she identifies the major problem with Obamacare; whatever congress comes up with will have to be implemented by thousands of regulations written by unelected bureaucrats:Now look at...

  • September 9, 2009

    Conservative best sellers and the networks that ignore them

    No one would be surprised to learn that Mark Levin's book Liberty and Tyranny - #1 for 12 weeks running on the New York Times bestseller list - didn't even rate the author an interview on any of the Big Three TV networks.But this study done by the Cu...

  • September 8, 2009

    Jack Webb schools Obama on America

    This is a very clever, quite sublime short dissertation on conservative principles that was part of a spiel spoken by actor Jack Webb in the old TV series Dragnet. It's a minute and a half of Webb (Joe Friday) and his partner Harry Morgan trying to s...

  • September 8, 2009

    Questions on White House vetting procedures re-emerge after Jones fiasco

    It's one of those issues that just won't go away largely because President Obama has appointed barely half of the executive branch employees he's supposed to, and so many of those that he has appointed have had ethics problems or received "waive...

  • September 8, 2009

    Ballot box stuffing in Afghan election

    As if we don't have enough headaches in Afghanistan, it appears that up to 800 polling places existed on paper only during the election last month and that supporters of President Karzai used them to  add tens of thousands of ballots to the pres...

  • September 8, 2009

    From the fire into the frying pan for Dems returning to DC

    It's not going to get any easier for Democrats who were exposed to the fury of ordinary citizens at health care town halls across the country during the August recess. Now they face what is sure to be enormous pressure from their party leadership to ...

  • September 8, 2009

    Obama's problems with the far left

    This Wall Street Journal editorial hits the nail on the head when it comes to why President Obama is in danger from his own left wing and offers an explanation for why the president is relying on so many czars to consolidate his power in the White H...

  • September 7, 2009

    Rich Baehr's Obama speech preview at PJM

    AT's Political Correspondent Rich Baehr has a must read piece being featured this morning at Pajamas Media that previews President Obama's joint address to Congress while giving some plausible scenarios for how the health care reform process will pl...

  • September 7, 2009

    Methinks he doth protest too much

    When the Lockerbie terrorist al-Megrahi was granted his "compassionate release" by the Scottish government, the White House issued the following statement:The United States deeply regrets the decision by the Scottish Executive to release Ab...

  • September 7, 2009

    Congratulations to conservative terrorists for forcing a Truther nut from government

    I am getting old. I'll be 56 in January and I realize that the days behind me are beginning to far outnumber the days before me. I have lived a lot of history in those years and have seen just about everything in politics imaginable; huge upsets, the...

  • September 6, 2009

    Obama seeking to hold his left flank on reform

    While moderate Democrats are insisting they will not vote for a health care reform bill with a public option, President Obama has an even bigger problem with his natural allies on the far left; they won't support reform unless the government run opti...

  • September 6, 2009

    'Sensible' Health Care Reform?'

    The Washington Post has an editorial highlighting what they term "sensible" health care reform ideas from the liberal think tank, the Brookings Institution.Some of the reforms suggested are apparently already being considered in Congress. ...

  • September 6, 2009

    Jones was recruited not in spite of his wacky beliefs but because of them

    Just how comfortable was the Obama team with the far left, radical statements and beliefs of Van Jones?Obviously, they believed he fit right in. Somewhat lost in the controversy over Jones Trutherism, his conspiracy mongering about whites trying to k...

  • September 5, 2009

    'Which part of the Constitution says you get to take over health care?'

    A pointed, intelligent question asked by an individual belonging to one of the "fascist mobs" of "crazies" at a health care town hall sponsored by Representative Mark Warner: Allah at Hot Air has some trenchant thoughts:We've be...

  • September 5, 2009

    Van Jones story finally goes mainstream

    I say finally because as Byron York pointed out yesterday in the Examiner, not one major media organ had a word about the Truther.Today, however, that has changed as WaPo, CBS, and CNN have discussed the controversy. Don't know about MSNBC but then,...

  • September 5, 2009

    Obama may try to create crisis atmosphere to pass health care

    This is something the president has proven himself very good at doing; ginning up fear over the consequences of not passing one of his agenda items.You might recall that the stimulus bill was rammed through Congress after the president barnstormed th...

  • September 5, 2009

    Imagine Van Jones in a GOP White House

    This is so good I am going to steal the entire thing.Perhaps you are tired of pundits writing "If a Republican president had done what Obama just did..." or "If a Republican had said something like that..." It does get rather bori...

  • September 5, 2009

    Visas for Cubans but not Hondurans

    The Obama administration's war against Honduran democracy continues. On Thursday , the United States of America cut off aid to Honduras for following their own laws.Now, our State Department has expanded visas to Cuba while denying them to Honduras. ...

  • September 4, 2009

    NEA put to work for Obama

    The National Endowment for the Arts is supposed to be an apolitical government agency that does nothing more than decide on worthy artistic projects and fund them.They are a grant agency - and little else. Write to them about your latest idea for a o...

  • September 4, 2009

    Unemployment hits 9.7% in August

    The new figures are out on employment and there is some good news and bad news.The good news is that the rate of job loss has slowed considerably - probably because employers have cut their labor force to the bone already and simply can't cut anymore...

  • September 4, 2009

    Van Jones: Truther nut

    It seems incredible that Barack Obama would appoint someone to manage $30 billion in government money who actually believes the government of George Bush stood by and allowed 9/11 to happen as a "pretext for war."Incredible - but true. Gree...

  • September 3, 2009

    Klein: Health care reform 'endgame' afoot

    Ezra Klein, blogger for the Washington Post, appears to be a conduit for the Obama administration to both Congress and the American people as he apparently has gotten information on what the White House wants us to believe they are thinking regardin...

  • September 3, 2009

    'Help Obama' line removed from kiddie lobbyist action plan

    Appropos of Henry Percy's piece in AT yesterday about Obama's kiddie address, Matthew Mosk of the Washington Times informs us that one of the more ludicrous and controversial aspects of the propaganda effort is being dropped; turning our kids into ...

  • September 3, 2009

    Party affiliation gap narrows dramatically

    Gallup's new poll on the percentages of Republicans and Democrats in the country shows a narrowing of the formerly large difference favoring Democrats:In August, an average of 45% of Americans identified as Democrats or leaned to the Democratic Part...

  • September 3, 2009

    Is WaPo trying to 'Macaca' Bob McDonnell?

    Michael Barone thinks so. Writing in The Examiner, Barone shows how the Washington Post is repeating its successful destruction of George Allen's senate campaign by forcefeeding its readers front page stories on GOP Virginia gubernatorial candidate ...

  • September 3, 2009

    The new, exciting board game no one wants to play: Obamopoly!

    This is making the email rounds and you may already have seen it.You don't want to play?  Too bad- you're already playing.  And everybody loses!Hat Tip: Lionheart   ...

  • September 2, 2009

    I wonder if Obama's buddies in the media know this?

    Kill the messenger! That may as well be the Obama administration's battle cry as they have directed their "political arm" (as if it's really separate from the White House at all) to rile the base by blaming the media for falling down on the...

  • September 2, 2009

    Obama ditches union financial disclosure rules

    I'll bet a lot of union bosses are breathing a sigh of relief these days. It's not just that they have a best friend in the highest possible place - the White House. But it's what that friend can do for them that allows them to retain their lavish, d...

  • September 1, 2009

    George Will wants US out of Afghanistan

    This matters a lot more to the inside the beltway crowd than it does anywhere else. Nevertheless, it is significant in this way; Will has always been seen as a proponent of a strong national defense and muscular foreign policy. By turning against the...

  • August 31, 2009

    A case study in big government; Illinois

    As is well known, Illinois has been the home of many a corrupt politician over the years. But what isn't generally recognized is that one of the reasons that's true is the huge number of targets of opportunity for the corrupt to exploit; the largest ...

  • August 31, 2009

    Irony writ large: I have met the enemy and it is me

    Congressman Carol Shea-Porter made a name for herself crashing town hall meetings of her Congressman and rabble rousing about the Iraq War. She was even kicked out of a George Bush town hall for her activism.What was principled opposition when she wa...

  • August 31, 2009

    Experts see significant GOP gains in 2010 but not enough to win back House

    Yes, it's way too early to make any predictions, but then, pollsters and pundits wouldn't have anything to write about which means they'd be out of a job for a year or so.Actually, the value of predictions today is relevant to the current political d...

  • August 31, 2009

    Where's the leadership, Barry?

    The answer is, there is none. Just a lot of bloviating nonsense from pinning the problems of the world on American "arrogance" to a failure to lead his own party on any legislative initiative he campaigned for.This is the reality of Barak O...

  • August 30, 2009

    Privacy and Obamacare

    The Washington Times has a great editorial today on the dangers posed to the privacy of our medical records if Obamacare passes.Basically, it comes down to a provision in the proposed bill that would allow the IRS and Social Security Administration t...

  • August 30, 2009

    Yep - the Brits lied about why they released al-Megrahi (updated)

    We at AT have been covering the story of the release of the Lockerbie terrorist quite closely ever since the Libyan terrorist Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed al-Megrahi was released because he supposedly had just weeks to live.We have documented how the Scotti...

  • August 29, 2009

    Rep. Watson: Che and Fidel were right to 'kick out the wealthy'

    The "race baiting" Congresswoman also praised the Cuban health care system, and congratulated Che for kicking out the wealthy from Cuba.Of course, Che didn't exactly "kick out the wealthy" - not unless you count sending them to he...

  • August 29, 2009

    Here's a great idea: Let's give Obama control of the internet

    But don't worry. Obama would only take over the internet in an "emergency."Then why does it make me uneasy that this Chicago Way pol gets to define what an "emergency" might be?Declan McCullagh writing for CNET: They're not much h...

  • August 29, 2009

    The Soviet era memo showing Ted Kennedy working against American interests

    Some would go farther and say that the memorandum from Victor Chebrikov, the top man at the KGB that was addressed to Yuri Andropov, the top man in the entire USSR, outlining a secret proposal made by Senator Ted Kennedy to the Soviets to help them ...

  • August 28, 2009

    Democratic congressmen letting the cat out of the Obamacare bag

    It appears that some Democratic congressmen care more about getting re-elected than lying for their Fearless Leader in the White House.Obama has been running around the country telling everyone that his health care reform plan will not pay for aborti...

  • August 28, 2009

    Krauthammer gives Obama an 'exit strategy' on reform

    Why one would want to assist your opponent at a time like this is puzzling, but columnist Charles Krauthammer, writing in the Washington Post, sees a very viable exit strategy for Obama so that he can extricate himself from the health care reform ta...

  • August 28, 2009

    Libtalker Malloy accuses the right of killing RFK, JFK

    Here is liberal talk show host Mike Malloy commenting on the death of Ted Kennedy:Good evening, truthseekers, Mike Malloy here, thanks for tuning in...you know as well as I know that the death of Senator Ted Kennedy is the death of a man, absolutely...

  • August 28, 2009

    ABC, NBC refuse to air ad critical of Obamacare

    The two networks are couching their refusal to run the ad in platitudes and nonsensenical, double standards.  The fact is, the ad is devastating and both NBC, whose programming on MSNBC demonstrates its rank partisanship, and ABC, who promoted O...

  • August 28, 2009

    Was the Richardson probe killed by DOJ political appointees?

    Politicizing the Justice Department? Say it ain't so, Barry!From the same crew that doesn't care if the New Black Panther Party can intimidate voters at the polls with nightsticks, comes news that the federal prosecutor in New Mexico looking into Gov...

  • August 28, 2009

    Liberal at Huffpo thinks Mary Jo Kopechne didn't mind dying for Ted

    Maybe she phrased it wrong. Maybe liberal blogger Melissa Lafsky writing in Huffpo this morning had a brain cramp and wrote something she didn't want to.Maybe aliens made her do it.Somehow, some explanation must be given for this kind of incredible,...

  • August 27, 2009

    'Kennedy and Chappaquiddick - in the obits'

    The Editor and Publisher blog, E & P Pub , has an interesting post up about where mainstream media outlets first mention "Chappaquiddick" in their obituaries of Senator Kennedy:So where did leading outlets place the first mention of the...

  • August 27, 2009

    Did al-Megrahi really have only 3 months to live?

    Storm's a-brewin', laddie. Best get undercover. And by all means, stick to your story because "The best-laid schemes o' mice an 'men Gang aft agley." Indeed, Scottish Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill may have schemed to get the Lockerbie t...

  • August 27, 2009

    Japanese, Koreans give three cheers for 'Cash for Clunkers'

    File this one under "Predictable Unintended Consequences..."John Crawley of Reuters reports on which car companies benefited most from the cash for clunkers program:Japanese and South Korean automakers registered the biggest market share g...

  • August 26, 2009

    Ted Kennedy dead (updated)

    AT's writers are sending in their comments on the passing of Sen. Kennedy. Rick Moran begins:This will be a "just the facts, ma'am," post by me, Rick Moran. Ted Kennedy succumbed to brain cancer at the age of 77.Kennedy's home town Boston G...

  • August 26, 2009

    The rank political motives of Obama's Justice Department in CIA prosecutions

    The CIA Inspector General determined 5 years ago that no legal action should be taken against those intelligence professionals who carried out their responsibilities under the rubric of legal opinions offered by the Bush administration lawyers and ca...

  • August 26, 2009

    Democrats smear anti-health care reform protestors in Denver

    An act of vandalism at the headquarters of the Colorado Democratic Party was initially blamed on anti-health care reform protestors by the state's Democratic party chairwoman.Unfortunately for her, the perps turned out to be liberal activists.Michell...

  • August 26, 2009

    That sound you hear is health care reform being flushed down the toilet

    It is a pleasing sound, the water swirling around and around as it prepares to head for the sewer - where it belongs. Health care reform, according to none other than mega liberal Russ Feingold, is headed down the crapper writes Ben Smith of Politico...

  • August 26, 2009

    Turns out that the $4500 "cash for clunkers" rebate is taxable

    Always look a gift horse in the mouth as this KCLO report by Shawn Neisteadt proves:But many of those cashing in on the clunkers program are surprised when they get to the treasurer's office windows. That's because the government's rebate of up to $4...

  • August 26, 2009

    Rangel 'forgot' he's actually $500,000 richer than he reported

    Must be nice to forget you're a millionaire. But that's the problem poor little Charlie Rangel has because he says he "forgot" $500,000 in net worth when he filled out his disclosure forms required by law.Richard Rubin and Alex Knott of Con...

  • August 25, 2009

    Brutal infighting as Taliban factions split over new leader

    Ed Morrissey has some great analysis of this McClatchy story by Saeed Shah about how the Taliban in Pakistan is falling apart after the death of their leader Baitullah Mehsud on August 5 following a US missile strike.Shah writes: A wave of defecti...

  • August 25, 2009

    Britain forced to fly in foreign doctors to fill in physician gaps

    What happens to doctors under nationalized health insurance?They become like any union and negotiate for more money while working less. Doctors in Great Britain recently signed a contract that gives them evening and weekends off while paying them mor...

  • August 24, 2009

    More on the real reasons for the Lockerbie killer's release

    It seems that the ruckus over this issue is not going to die down very soon. And it's because it appears that not only were commercial considerations like oil leases and expanded trade with Libya part of the bargain, but perhaps even more prominentl...

  • August 24, 2009

    The high speed rail boondoggle

    The Obama administration, failing to learn the lessons of nearly 40 years of subsidizing Amtrak, is embarking on a huge high speed rail project that promises to spend tens of billions of dollars for meager benefits.As Robert Samuelson points out in h...

  • August 24, 2009

    When in trouble, feed the base

    President Obama is currently in a bad odor with his liberal base over his hints that the public option may be dropped in the final heatlh care reform package.He is also in trouble with the rest of the American people for even proposing such a plan. B...

  • August 23, 2009

    What was the real reason for the Lockerbie bomber's release?

    Soeren Kern, writing from overseas in Pajamas Media, is reporting that the European press is on to the real reason for the release of the Lockerbie terrorist. It wasn't compassion, but oil leases, anti-Americanism, and Scottish nationalism:The mass-...

  • August 23, 2009

    FAA personnel dragged away to help with Cash For Clunkers

    How much of a royal, 1st class, gold plated, government screw up has the Cash for Clunkers program been?1. Dealers are not being reimbursed for the program fast enough - if at all.2. Applications are being rejected and no reason is given.3. The pro...

  • August 23, 2009

    Now it's Senate Democrats who are threatening insurers

    Last Thursday, I blogged about how Henry Waxman and House Democrats on the Energy Committee were requesting reams of information from health insurance companies in retaliation for the opposition to Obamacare.Now the Senate has picked up the idea and...

  • August 23, 2009

    What big government? Feds to regulate garage sales

    This story is actually a couple of days old but I wanted to write about it because it portrays a bureaucratic mindset that we would have to deal with if health care reform passes.The Bush era Congress passed the "Consumer Product Safety Improve...

  • August 23, 2009

    Steyn: 'Stimulus hits a pothole'

    Your required reading for this weekend is Mr. Mark Steyn, writing in the OC Register, and his dead on, funny take on the stimulus bill's failure: Still, what do I know? Evidently, it's stimulated the sign-making industry, putting America back to work...

  • August 22, 2009

    Obama's misleading statements on health care for illegals

    This is part and parcel of the White House strategy on selling health care reform; ask people to put blinders on so that the intended/unintended effects of his health care reform proposals are ignored.Case in point; everyone with an ounce of intellig...

  • August 22, 2009

    Muslim teen who fears family honor killing may be sent home by court

    This is one of those stories that makes you grind your teeth in anger and frustration. A Muslim teen who converted to Christianity, ran away from her home in Ohio because she feared family retribution. She was assisted by a couple of Christian minist...

  • August 21, 2009

    Not much hope but look at the change: Obama at 45%

    I think it's evident that the media either can't or won't hide the incompetence of the administration anymore and the "Emperor has no clothes" scenario is now taking over. Obama has been unmasked as a not very nice guy who doesn't know how ...

  • August 21, 2009

    Charlie Cook: Dem prospects for 2010 tanking

    Charlie Cook is one of the most respected pollsters of either party in the country. He was predicting a Dem landslide in both 2006 and 2008 months before election day and was extremely accurate in estimating the final tallies.He polls exclusively for...

  • August 20, 2009

    MSNBC's outrageous dishonesty

    Words do not do this story justice. You have to see the video clip to appreciate how MSNBC cropped photos of a man at an Obama town hall who came armed with a rifle and pistol. The reason for the cropping becomes apparent when you realize that their ...

  • August 20, 2009

    New York car dealers running away from 'Cash for Clunkers'

    Remember, these are the same people who want to run our heatlh care system.The entire membership of the Greater New York Automobile Dealers Association is pulling out of the "Cash for Clunkers" program because it is being run incompetently ...

  • August 20, 2009

    British Muslims celebrate Taliban 'heroes'

    Nothing new in this, of course, except perhaps the timing of these celebratory messages on websites that are cheering the death of British soldiers who were ambushed in Afghanistan's Helmand province on Sunday.Padraic Flanagan and John Ingham of the ...

  • August 20, 2009

    One healthy sector of the economy

    We've shed 7 million jobs in the last few months but you'd never know it, if you went by how much government has expanded during that period.Michael Cooper of the New York Times has the story: While the private sector has shed 6.9 million jobs since ...

  • August 20, 2009

    House Dems go after insurers for opposing Obamacare

    Welcome to government of the thugs, by the thugs, and for the thugs.In retribution for daring to oppose Obamacare, health insurance companies are being targeted by Democrats for excessive compensation to employees and lavish spending on conferences a...

  • August 19, 2009

    Prepare for Armageddon on health care reform

    The pretense of bi-partisanship is being dropped by the Democrats in the health care reform debate as it now appears they are ready to go it alone to get something passed and rescue Obama's presidency from irrelevancy.Carl Hulse and Jeff Zeleny of th...

  • August 19, 2009

    Axelrod a tool of Big Pharma

    David Axelrod, who is fond of calling the town hall protestors astroturf mobs, appears to have a few conflict of interests with the health care reform proposals being put forward by his boss, President Obama.Axelrod headed up AKPD Message and Media -...

  • August 19, 2009

    Robert Novak dead at 78

    He was, in some ways, the classic Washington insider. His sources were legendary for giving him scoops for more than 40 years, which made his column one of the most influential in the country. He was also an inconoclastic thinker and a sounding board...

  • August 19, 2009

    Big Labor's Big Threat

    Organized labor is warning Democrats who don't support the public option on national health insurance that they will not have union support come re-election time.Sam Stein of Huffpo: One of the country's most prominent union officials is warning that...

  • August 19, 2009

    Israeli army kills Palestinians and harvests their organs: Swedish paper

    This fantasy has been advanced by the paranoid Arab press for years. But it's still shocking to see it in a western newspaper.And it's not hidden away in some dark corner of the newspaper, as Morten Berthelsen and Barak Ravid of Haaretz report:A lea...

  • August 19, 2009

    At least 75 dead in Baghdad bombings

    Well, Americans have begun to sit down in Iraq. Can we start wondering when the Iraqis are going to begin standing up?Sam Dagher of the New York Times has the story of a huge series of bombs that went off around public buildings in Baghdad, killing ...

  • August 18, 2009

    Angry AARP members resigning in droves

    Mary Ann Lonze has an excellent article in AT today about why she canceled her AARP membership.Mary Ann is not alone as CBS News reports. She's got 60,000 like minded ex-AARP members to compare notes with: CBS News has learned that up to 60,000 ...

  • August 18, 2009

    Health Insurance Co-ops: The public option by any other name

    Classic bait and switch going on in Washington now as the public option appears headed for oblivion.To replace it, the White House is signaling that they would accept an even more unworkable, complicated, boondoggle; health insurance cooperatives.Rob...

  • August 18, 2009

    Meanwhile...liberals heads exploding over potential loss of public option (updated)

    Oh my. Bloodcurdling threats, weeping and wailing, gnashing of teeth - liberal emotionalism on full display as they lose it over the possibility that their precious public option in health care reform will be thrown under Obama's very crowded bus.Lib...

  • August 18, 2009

    Obama to spend $1 billion to fund offshore drilling - for Brazil

    Just when you think Obama has made the dumbest move of his presidency, he proves once again that there is no limit to his stupidity.The Wall Street Journal is incredulous:The U.S. is going to lend billions of dollars to Brazil's state-owned oil comp...

  • August 17, 2009

    Another Democratic senator in trouble

    American Thinker's political correspondent Rich Baehr reports that another Democratic senator is facing a serious challenge for re-election thanks largely to the cap and trade bill.Baehr writes:Two term Democrat Senator Blanche Lincoln, was one of 4 ...

  • August 17, 2009

    Islamic dress code imposed at British public swimming pools

    At first I thought it was the lack of coffee that was making me read something that wasn't there. Surely what they meant to say was that Muslim women in Great Britain would have the option of wearing their "burkini" - the Muslim head to toe...

  • August 17, 2009

    White House in disarray over public option

    So is it still in or not? Not even the White House knows at this point.This was made evident by the Obama administration walking to the edge of eliminating the public option and then scurrying back. This kind of thing, by all rights, should have spur...

  • August 17, 2009

    White House blames '3rd parties' for spam email from Axelrod

    AT contributor Ethel Fenig blogged about the unsolicited email from Obama advisor David Axelrod pushing health care reform 3 days ago. The spam email surprised a lot of people who by all rights, shouldn't have been on any email list to get anything ...

  • August 16, 2009

    Welcome to the 'Help Not Wanted' economy

    Things are still really bad out there. Where I live in Illinois, the local paper has few advertisements for jobs. And around town, there are few "help wanted" signs (I saw one at the supermarket and another at a convenience store). Unemploy...

  • August 16, 2009

    White House says no increase in threats as a result of town hall protests

    This is not what the left wants to hear. It destroys one of their pet theories about the "rage" being shown at town hall meetings - that the backlash could put ideas in people's minds who might do harm to the president.Sam Youngman of The H...

  • August 15, 2009

    Consumer sentiment plummets in August

    This really isn't good news as any drop in consumer confidence will slow the recovery. I think Rich Baehr has nailed it; people are fearful of what the Obama administration will try and change next, as well as worrying about out of control spending a...

  • August 15, 2009

    Where are all the Obamabots?

    Relying instead on union lackeys and thugs, President Obama's vaunted 13 million name email list and his grassroots community organizing group "Organizing for America have failed miserably to answer his call to assist him in passing his health c...

  • August 15, 2009

    Woodstock at 40: A triumph of capitalism

    It was billed as a "Love-in," a "Happening," and an "Aquarian Exposition." What it became was a half million strong stoned out, bad tripping, muddy, bloody mess that has been lionized through the years using good old fas...

  • August 14, 2009

    Stimulus being spent in dribs and drabs

    Remind me again why we needed a $800 billion stim bill?Stephen Dinan of the Washington Times is reporting that monies being spent from the stimulus bill have "slowed to a trickle:"Stimulus bill spending has slowed to a trickle, despite Pre...

  • August 14, 2009

    Europe out of recession - Obama's America? Not so much

    You may recall when Obama first got into office, he jawboned the Europeans to increase their stimulus spending. Showing contempt for our president's brilliance, the Europeans refused, saying thanks much but we know what's best for our own economies.I...

  • August 14, 2009

    Can the GOP win in 2010?

    It is a very steep hill to climb given all the variables, but Byron York writing in the Examiner thinks it's doable:Ask them about it, and many Democrats will point to the continued personal popularity of Barack Obama. But that's not the story. ...

  • August 14, 2009

    Cap and trade dead in the Senate?

    This seems pretty conclusive, although the writing has been on the wall almost since the House passed cap and trade. It was Obama's last great legislative triumph and Democratic House members went way out on a limb supporting their leader - even at t...

  • August 13, 2009

    New poll shows voters ignoring Dem message on town halls

    The Democrats have tried to portray the activists who are attending congressional town halls on health care reform as racists, Nazis, un-American, or worse. This point has been hammered home at every opportunity and the liberals have been assisted by...

  • August 13, 2009

    Yale Press bans image of Mohammed in book about Mohammed cartoons

    Obviously, the Yale Press fears a backlash and probably having a fatwa issued against their executives.But is that any reason to cave on a free speech issue?Patricia Cohen of the New York Times: So Yale University and Yale University Press consulted ...

  • August 13, 2009

    We welcome our new taxes under Obamacare

    This Washington Times editorial better not be widely quoted. The reason is, it's a great big secret that no one is supposed to tattle - the Obamacare bill contains massive tax increases:The bill does contain new taxes -- plenty of them. Pages 167 an...

  • August 12, 2009

    Sometimes, there are no words to describe the irony...

    Rep. Eugene Green (D-TX) is serious about informing his constituents about the health care reform proposals working their way through Congress.In fact, he's so serious that he will brook no "outsiders" to show up at his town hall meetings a...

  • August 12, 2009

    Luttwak: Why Obama will fail on Iran

    There is too much common sense in this article by Edward Luttwak that appears in the Wall Street Journal for anyone in the Obama White House or State Department to take the brilliant historian's advice to heart.These guys don't do common sense very ...

  • August 11, 2009

    Soros sticks his two cents - and much more - into health care debate

    What would a liberal advocacy campaign be without George "Moneybags" Soros supplying the funding?Ed Morrissey of Hot Air reports that the billionaire is dropping some loose change into the coffers of reform groups - to the tune of $5 milli...

  • August 11, 2009

    Rasmussen: 57% oppose socialized medicine (updated)

    An interesting poll from Scott Rasmussen that shows only 37% of likely voters supporting a single payer health care system while 57% oppose it:Other findings in the poll: Fifty-two percent (52%) believe such a system would lead to a lower quality of ...

  • August 11, 2009

    Another sub-prime crisis looms

    If there was ever any proof needed that government is run by a bunch of idiots, this is it.After bailing out Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to the tune of almost a trillion dollars, one might think that government had learned its lesson about loaning mon...

  • August 10, 2009

    Obamabots go back to sleep

    Barack Obama's millions of minions who contributed or worked on his presidential campaign were a big question mark going into Obama's presidency.What to do with all of these supporters?The Obama team thought that activating them for email campaigns t...

  • August 10, 2009

    Pelosi and Hoyer call reform opponents 'un-American'

    You know Democrats think they are in real trouble on the health care reform issue when they stop trying to argue the merits of their ideas and instead, attack the opposition with charges of racism, Nazism, and now, "un-Americanism."Nancy Pe...

  • August 10, 2009

    The sound you hear is the public option swirling down the drain

    When the #2 Democrat in the senate basically admits that any reform bill's chances of passage will increase substantially if it doesn't contain a public option, you know that it's days may be numbered.Fox News.com is reporting:The No. 2 Senate Democ...

  • August 10, 2009

    Surprise! Preventive care will raise, not lower health care costs

    It's actually been known for quite a while that the panacea of so-called "preventive care" might save lives but not much money. That's because any savings in health care dollars from catching some diseases early is more than offset by the f...

  • August 9, 2009

    How is Obama going to spin these statements from Fatah?

    It's a good thing Obama is so thin. Otherwise, he would have a hard time turning himself into a pretzel in order to twist logic and reality enough so that these statements from a position paper put out by Israel's "partner in peace" Fatah d...

  • August 9, 2009

    Washington Post calls for reason from both sides in debate

    It's hard to be reasonable when your opponent is implying that you are a Nazi or a racist, but nobody ever said democracy was easy.That's basically the point of this rather even handed editorial by the Washington Post as they call out both sides for...

  • August 9, 2009

    'Remember when protest was patriotic?'

    Writing in an Op-Ed appearing in the Washington Examiner , Glenn Reynolds reminds the left of some inconvenient truths:On March 16, USA Today reported that Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum "was among dozens of members of Congress who ran gantlets...

  • August 9, 2009

    Down the memory hole with Obama

    It's getting to be a broken record; if a Republican tried to pull this crap, the press would eat them alive.Well, in the case of signing statements, George Bush did indeed feel the wrath of the press and pundits. But when Obama does the exact same th...

  • August 9, 2009

    Journalist: '45%-65% of protestors are racists'

    Why of course that many protestors are racists, says Cynthia Tucker of the Atlanta-Journal Constitution. Mark Finkelstein at Newsbusters has this exchange between Tucker and Crissy Matthews on Hardball (video here ):CHRIS MATTHEWS: Put 100 of these ...

  • August 8, 2009

    Democrats unhinged

    Jonah Goldberg has a superior column in today's New York Post that explains the Democrat's desperation and panic as they see health care reform going down the drain: Meanwhile, Sen. Barbara Boxer insists the protests have to be fake because the prote...

  • August 8, 2009

    'I don't want the folks who created the mess to do a lot of talking...' - President Obama

    Yes, that's our Community Organizer in Chief laying down the law. He continued: "I want them to get out of the way so we can clean up the mess. I don't mind cleaning up after them, but don't do a lot of talking." In other words, "Shut...

  • August 8, 2009

    Liberals trot out the racism card to explain opposition to health care

    This is a fantastic article by Dan Boaz writing at Cato at Liberty. He examines several recent statements by liberals who charge opponents of health care reform as racists, and then, in the best argument I've seen that destroys that dishonest meme, B...

  • August 8, 2009

    Asking Obamabots to inform on their neighbors may be illegal

    According to Judge Andrew Napolitano, a well known contributor to Fox News, President Obama may be breaking the law if he follows through with his plan to collect the names of citizens who don't use the White House official talking points on health c...

  • August 7, 2009

    More cooking the books on climate change

    This is actually pretty startling news; the more than 1200 climate monitoring stations run by the Weather Service are reporting false data according to this Kevin Mooney piece in the Examiner:  Anthony Watts, a retired meteorologist, and a team ...

  • August 7, 2009

    Obama's honeymoon over - what did he accomplish?

    Not too darn much, according to Michael Gerson writing in the Washington Post. The man who had perhaps the most historic opportunity since the end of World War II to forge a new coalition that would rise above partisanship and race differences, simp...

  • August 7, 2009

    Obama looses labor thugs on tea party town hall protestors

    The pushback by Democrats against conservative activists who have been flooding health care town halls across the country is starting to get ugly. Organized labor has now entered the fray, promising to counter conservatives at the events.Sure enough,...

  • August 7, 2009

    White House declares an end to the 'War on Terror'

    We are no longer engaged in a "war on terror," according to Jon Ward and Eli Lake at the Washington Times. The White House has dropped all references to it and has substituted "war on al-Qaeda" instead.It's official. The U.S. is n...

  • August 7, 2009

    Presumed Bhutto assassin killed in US strike

    Baitullah Mahsud, Pakistan's most wanted terrorist and a staunch Al Qaeda ally, was apparently killed in an attack by a US drone on early Wednesday morning, according to a piece in the Los Angles Times by Alex Rodriguez and Greg Miller:Pakistani Ta...

  • August 6, 2009

    Final installment of Lasky interview with Claremont's Greenfield

    Ed Lasky's excellent series of podcasts with the Claremont Institute's Larry Greenfield concludes with a discussion of national security, health care, and the economy in the reign of Obama.Here's a link to part three of the series. You can access pa...

  • August 6, 2009

    Astroturf fantasies

    The left has a fine old time portraying conservative "Birthers" as conspiracy nuts.Perhaps it's time they looked to their own to debunk the outrageous conspiracy theories being pushed not by fringe elements of the Democratic party, but by t...

  • August 5, 2009

    Left begins smear campaign against Town Hall protests (updated)

    The first thing you have to understand is that it is impossible, according to the left, for conservatives to have a legitimate protest. Only liberals have "authentic" grass roots so the idea of the right demonstrating against anything - in ...

  • August 5, 2009

    'Culture of Corruption:' 13 Dems under ethics cloud

    Michelle Malkin's runaway bestseller "Culture of Corruption," which details the dirty associates of President Obama and other ethically challenged Democrats, has been generally dismissed by the left - without them having read it, of course...

  • August 5, 2009

    Gibbs: Ahmadinejad is the 'elected leader' of Iran

    This is a clear example of subsuming American interests to advance a personal, political agenda.Press Secretary Robert Gibbs, in response to a question about whether we recognize Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as "legitimate," Gibbs responded "He...

  • August 5, 2009

    Hezb'allah stockpiles 40,000 rockets

    All for self-defense, mind you, according to Richard Beeston and Nicholas Blanford of the Times Online: Hezbollah's rearming is in the name of resistance against Israel. The real reason, however, probably has more to do with its ally Iran. If Isra...

  • August 4, 2009

    Obama's national security policy missteps may doom Greg Craig

    As Ed Lasky has written numerous times, President Obama has sought to bring the foreign policy and national security decision making apparatus directly into the White House by empowering National Security Council head  James Jones to bypass the ...

  • August 4, 2009

    Obama's war on Sherrif Joe Arpaio

    You may have heard of Maricopa County, AZ Sheriff Joe Arpaio who has been a one man border enforcement machine - doing the job the feds refuse to do.Well, Joe got himself in a spot of trouble with Obama administration immigration enforcement official...

  • August 4, 2009

    Obama sends Bill Clinton to North Korea

    President Obama has sent former President Bill Clinton to North Korea in order to negotiate the release of two American journalists who have been convicted of spying.This is actually a good move to get our people out. The dorks who run North Korea lo...

  • August 3, 2009

    Raising taxes on the wealthy will mean less revenue

    Writing in the New York Post , E.J. McMahon gives our president a rudimentary - but necessary - lesson in economics:It also requires overlooking the impact of higher state income taxes in New York City, where the current combined state and local inco...

  • August 3, 2009

    Rahmbo browbeat network heads to carry Obama's health care presser

    It is the simple exercise of power. Obama's got more of it than the TV networks.And if you have someone in the White House perfectly willing to exercise that power by making implied threats, there isn't much even giant corporations can do to deny Oba...

  • August 3, 2009

    Jobless grad sues college

    No doubt a lot of college grads will be looking carefully at what happens to this suit.The premise is simple; Monroe College of New York made an implied promise that Trina Thompson would find gainful employment after completing her course work and re...

  • August 3, 2009

    Welcome Gitmo Prisoners to the US!

    A promise is a promise - even if fulfilling that promise becomes a duplication of facilities we already have, a nightmare of bureaucratic tangles, and to top it off, dangerous people who want to kill you coming to American soil.But that's just what O...

  • August 2, 2009

    Did Sarah Palin just 'Pwn' the media with divorce rumors?

    This is highly speculative but you've probably heard by now that a couple of Alaska liberal bloggers "broke" the story about Sarah Palin's supposed impending divorce from her husband.It sure sounded solid coming from Alaska Report News: Ala...

  • August 2, 2009

    Debunking myths about our 'lousy' health care system

    The Hoover Institute's Scott Atlas has a list of 10 reasons why our health care system is better than in other countries.The figures for cancer survivability are astonishing:1. Americans have better survival rates than Europeans for common cancers. ...

  • August 2, 2009

    Rubin on Eric Holder's Justice Department

    One of our favorite writers has a new piece up at the Weekly Standard that highlights how badly Eric Holder's Justice Department has politicized the law.Jennifer Rubin writes:It is therefore surprising that in the first seven months of the Obama adm...

  • August 2, 2009

    Dems considering the 'Armageddon option' on health care

    The prospects for health care reform passing in the senate have become so bad that the Democratic majority is considering using an option that would set off a partisan explosion the likes of which hasn't been seen in the body in many years.By conside...

  • August 2, 2009

    'Why Israel is Nervous'

    Superior piece in the Wall Street Journal from former Assistant Secretary of State Elliot Abrams on the escalating tension between Israel and the US.A sample:Since President Obama came to office on Jan. 20 and then Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ...

  • August 1, 2009

    Can Obama stand the gaff?

    Enduring nasty criticism as president is right at the top of the list under "Job Requirements." There's just no getting around it and every president - even George Washington - was forced to see his character, his reputation, his integrity ...

  • August 1, 2009

    Waxman, liberals, strong arm health care through committee

    I don't know whether the liberals simply wore down the Blue Dogs or the prospect of not getting any health insurance reform at all terrified all the Dems on the Energy and Commerce Committee.But it is clear that the chairman of that committee - Henry...

  • August 1, 2009

    Second installment of Claremont's Greenfield interview with AT's Ed Lasky

    American Thinker's News Editor Ed Lasky sat down for a three part interview with the Claremont Institute's Larry Greenfield. The second part of that discussion on President Obama can be found here. Here's Part I:   ...

  • August 1, 2009

    Malthus, Obama, and AT's James Lewis

    One of AT's most popular frequent contributors is James Lewis, as clear thinking a writer we publish here.In addition to a piece in today's AT on Hillary Clinton, James has a slam bang piece featured at Pajamas Media that outlines President Obama's...

  • July 31, 2009

    A tax break for trial lawyers?

    News from Jonathan Adler at the Volokh Conspiracy; Democrats have finally found a tax break they can support - and it's for trial lawyers: Walter Olson notes that some folks in Congress are pushing a tax break for trial lawyers. Specifically, the pro...

  • July 31, 2009

    Government suspends 'Cash for Clunkers' program - maybe

    They didn't even have the rules for the program until July 1 and no one is sure if all the loans given by car dealers under the program will be honored by the government because the rules are so complex.But the legislative director of the American Au...

  • July 31, 2009

    Making liars of Democrats who complain the rich aren't taxed enough

    The Democrats war on successful people continues unabated. Nancy Pelosi's choice comments yesterday, referring to insurance companies as "villains" is only the latest in what has been a series of statements and actions from Obama on down th...

  • July 31, 2009

    Obama invites CEO's to lunch; makes them buy

    This is almost like a bad joke from a movie. You're invited to a fancy restaurant for dinner and, after the meal, the host who set the rendezvous up in the first place is supposed to pay the bill.Now, we've all been out to dinner where the check make...

  • July 30, 2009

    Liberals in revolt over health care compromise

    It was expected that liberals would balk once word leaked out that both the House and Senate were looking to water down or even eliminate the public option in the health care reform bill. But it could be that both Pelosi and Reid underestimated the d...

  • July 30, 2009

    New poll: Stop spending our money and cut the deficit

    The American people have apparently reached their limit of patience with regard to Obamanomics.A new New York Times-CBS poll shows majorities in favor of reducing spending, not raising taxes, and against any Stimulus II that the Demcrats may want to ...

  • July 30, 2009

    Rove: 'Obama's Great Health Scare'

    Writing in the Wall Street Journal , Karl Rove turns the tables on President Obama and shows how it is he, not health reform opponents, who are practicing scare tactics to advance their agenda:A Fox News Poll from last week shows that 84% of American...

  • July 30, 2009

    Who at Justice put the kibosh on the Black Panther prosecution?

    An exclusive report by Jerry Seper at the Washington Times has the answer to that question: Associate Attorney General Thomas J. Perrelli, the No. 3 official in the Obama Justice Department, was consulted and ultimately approved a decision in May to...

  • July 29, 2009

    Obama's idea of a 'Bully Pulpit'

    Michelle Malkin has a great column up at the New York Post this week that looks at President Obama's Chicago-style bully pulpit - an historic use of the presidency that Obama has updated to reflect the thuggery of his Windy City roots: Last week, Pr...

  • July 29, 2009

    Blue on Blue: Rep. Waters warns Blue Dogs about 2010

    The Democratic party is in the process of melting down over health care reform and liberals, who outnumber moderates about 2-1 in the House, are getting ready to flex their muscles.How? By finding liberal primary challengers to run against more moder...

  • July 28, 2009

    Watch the Dems spin new housing numbers

    Will you look at that? New home sales jumped more than 11% compared to last month.Gee. Maybe we've been all wrong. Maybe Obama's stimulus bill is working. Maybe his assistance to homeowners is having an effect. Maybe the trillions and trillions of de...

  • July 28, 2009

    Health care may already be dead

    Like a turkey running around the barnyard after its head has been cut off, health care reform in Congress may already be dead - members just haven't admitted it yet.The Senate Finance Committee is moving toward an agreement on how to finance the boon...

  • July 28, 2009

    Voinovich: GOP has too many southerners

    Retiring Senator George ("Weepy") Voinovich has it all figured out. He thinks the problem with the Republican party is that there are too many senators like Jim DeMint and Tom Coburn:"We got too many Jim DeMints and Tom Coburns,"...

  • July 28, 2009

    Sotomayor snubs the senate in written answers to questions

    In a sure sign that Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor believes she has smooth sailing to being confirmed from here on out, the federal judge offered evasive and incomplete answers to a series of written questions by senators following her confirm...

  • July 28, 2009

    Now this is what I call 'Stimulus'

    The Manchester Union-Leader has an editorial that details how $2 million in stim money is being used to buy 4 busses for Boston commuters:The U.S. Department of Transportation announced on Friday that it is sending $2 million in stimulus money to the...

  • July 27, 2009

    Media slimes an innocent in the Gates Affair

    I suppose Lucia Whalen is what's known as "collateral damage" in the war begun by Obama supporting racialists over the Gates Affair.Whalen is the good citizen who called 911 when she saw what she believed were strangers trying to break into...

  • July 27, 2009

    Nurse given ultimatum: Help with abortion or lose your job

    We don't know how often this is happening now that the Obama administration and Congress have repealed the "conscience workers" rule that gave those health care workers who opposed abortion the opportunity to follow their conscience and not...

  • July 27, 2009

    White House war with CBO continues

    The Obama administration seems to have adopted the idea that one should never let the facts stand in the way of a government power grab - especially when those facts make you out to be a liar.The CBO has been a huge thorn in the side of the Obama adm...

  • July 27, 2009

    Pakistan delays going after Taliban in tribal areas

    And we wonder why our military and security experts lose sleep at night over Pakistan?The nation with nearly 80 nuclear weapons and a civil war with radical Islamists that they are not winning at the moment, has decided to delay going after the Talib...

  • July 26, 2009

    CBO again reveals that Obamacare is based on cooked numbers

    For the second time in less than a month, the Congressional Budget Office has dealt a severe blow to Obamacare's claims that it will pay of itself in health care savings.It's easy to raise taxes on the rich to pay for the plan. But that only covers h...

  • July 26, 2009

    More ACORN angst: Tea partiers turnout dwarfs Obamabots (updated)

    President Obama has 13 million email addresses in his database that he has called on to put pressure on Congressmen on health care reform by lobbying their neighbors to support the bill.In Long Island, NY, some ACORN members turned up at a shopping m...

  • July 25, 2009

    New York Times covers for Obama's surrender in Gates Affair

    I was half asleep when I started reading this piece in the New York Times by Peter Baker and Helene Cooper. But a few paragraphs in, I woke up with a start.Remember: This is a news piece:The Gates case has become the first significant racial controv...

  • July 25, 2009

    Obama a 'Know-Nothing' on economics - Barnes

    The Weekly Standard's Fred Barnes writes "There's no evidence Obama has even a sketchy grasp of economics." He makes a good case:The president also spoke favorably at the press conference of taxing "risky" ventures by Wall St...

  • July 24, 2009

    Obama laying the ground work for middle class tax hike

    As both Democrats and Republicans on the Hill balk at the cost of Obamacare and threaten to derail the president's prize legislative agenda item because no one has been able to figure out how to pay for it, Obama is now hinting that the middle class ...

  • July 24, 2009

    Obama repeats lie that 'all economists' agreed stim bill was necessary

    The lie is being told often enough that many people actually believe it.Writing in the Weeky Standard Blog , Stephen Hayes points to Obama's interview in WaPo where he repeats, for the umpteenth time, the lie that "all economists" believed ...

  • July 23, 2009

    Obama bullies CBO chief the Chicago Way

    This is a story that was broken by Ed Morrissey at Hot Air and has now hit the MSM - without crediting Morrissey or Hot Air which is typical behavior for the lazy reporters at most news outlets.After CBO chief Doug Elmendorf told Congress that passi...

  • July 23, 2009

    Hey! Only we Americans can make fun of Hillary!

    And you wonder why we have trouble talking to these guys.Rarely do diplomats offer such crude evaluations of another official as the North Koreans have done in the case of Hillary Clinton.Our Secretary of State referred to the thugs as "unruly c...

  • July 23, 2009

    Obama's presser - is anyone listening?

    Obama's press conference was not aimed at the recalcitrant members of his own party who are balking at passing health care reform.Instead, it was aimed at the American people who are beginning to doubt the president can deliver what he promised and a...

  • July 22, 2009

    Democrats make it safe for illegal immigrants to use Obamacare

    If Congress passes Obamacare - about a 50/50 chance at this juncture - illegal immigrants will not have to worry about anyone checking the status of their citizenship to confirm their eligibility for this entitlement.That's because House Democrats on...

  • July 22, 2009

    Obama's top PR tricks

    President Obama has been in office for six months, and during that time, he has repeatedly used a set of PR gambits to sell his agenda to the public.It helps that he's a celebrity beyond being president, of course. But the White House communications ...

  • July 22, 2009

    Obama: 'Shut up and pass health care'

    You will recall that President Obama did the same thing with the stim bill; told Congress in no uncertain terms that the situation with the economy was so dire that passage of the bill - even though no one had read it and that it hadn't been debated ...

  • July 22, 2009

    Is health care reform really in big trouble?

    Stories all over the net today on troubles for Obamacare that either show that a crash and burn scenario on health care is in the offing, or the press is overplaying the confusion and opposition to some elements of reform among Democrats to gin up in...

  • July 21, 2009

    Great news: Bail outs could cost us $23 trillion

    I'm beginning to like this fellow Neil Borofsky more and more. Borofsky is the Inspector General for the TARP bailout and has also been placed in charge of overseeing all other federal bailouts that have been approved by Congress or ordered by the ad...

  • July 21, 2009

    New poll shows trust in The One not what it once was

    Oh, the problems of being a celebrity Messiah.Worshipful minions can turn into pitchfork wielding citizens if you're not careful. The American public is fickle as the weather when it comes to adoration of their media created gods, and once the object...

  • July 21, 2009

    Heritage study shows that you will lose your insurance under Obamacare

    Both sides in the health care debate are furiously spinning what's in it. But sometimes, a few facts anda figures are in order to show one side is lying.The Heritage Foundation just completed a study that makes a liar out of Obama when he says you w...

  • July 21, 2009

    Hey, Barry...about that 'post partisan' presidency you promised

    William McGurn in the Wall Street Journal has an excellent Op-ed today where he traces the evolution of the phrase "post partisan" which was all the rage last summer with the press when they were pimping Obama's candidacy but that now has ...

  • July 21, 2009

    Khamenei warns opposition of their 'collapse'

    One assumes he is being descriptive of their bodies lying in the streets along with protestors who are going out again today in defiance of the Supreme Leader's orders.Najmeh Bozorgmehr reporting in Tehran for the Financial Times has the story:Aya...

  • July 20, 2009

    Your tax dollars at work: Less stim bill money for hardest hit states

    An analysis by Fox News shows that states that are suffering the most from the effects of the recession are receiving less stimulus money than states that are weathering the storm.John Lott reports: But FOXNews.com has analyzed data tracking how the ...

  • July 20, 2009

    Commerce Secretary Gary Locke is an idiot

    I know, we shouldn't refer to cabinet officials, in general, as idiots. But really now, how else can you describe someone who advocates for the American consumer paying for emissions - from China:Commerce Secretary Gary Locke said something amazing-U...

  • July 20, 2009

    WaPo-ABC News Poll shows skeptical public on Obama agenda

    His personal popularity is still high, befitting our Celebrity-in-Chief. But when it comes to the issues he's promoting, Obama's agenda appears to be in trouble with the voters.A new Washington Post-ABC News poll reveals declining support for the pre...

  • July 19, 2009

    Smoking Gun: Zelaya Computers had 'certified' results for referendum that was never held

    This has been all over the Honduran and Central American press for more than 24 hours but, as Alberto de la Cruz of Babalu Blog points out, no English speaking wire service or media has picked up on it yet.Authorities seized several computers used b...

  • July 19, 2009

    A thorough, rational, reasoned debunking of national health care

    This Investors Business Daily editorial was sorely needed; a one stop shop of debunking the myths being spread by Obama and the Democrats about health care reform.Start with the question, "Is reform needed at all?" The editorial destroys c...

  • July 19, 2009

    Is Obamacare dead in the water?

    This gorgon of a bill isn't dead - not by a long shot. But it has been stalled by the inability of Democrats to come together and pass it.Blue dogs are beginning to talk with Republicans about overhauling the entire bill. Liberals think it isn't goin...

  • July 19, 2009

    TARP Inspector General wants Treasury to track bank use of funds

    You gave US banks more than $200 billion to pull their chestnuts out of the fire with the TARP program. But what did they do with that cash?Inspector General of the TARP program Neil Borofsky thinks that Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner isn't doin...

  • July 19, 2009

    By all means, let's talk to the Iranians, Barry

    This may be the most sickening thing you've ever read about the Islamic thugs who are now the object of our president's diplomatically amorous pursuit.This article in the Jerusalem Post by Sabina Amidi features an interview with one of the hated Bas...

  • July 18, 2009

    What health care rationing looks like (Example 774) (Updated)

    I think the best way to defeat Obamacare is not to complain about the cost, or that taxes will have to be raised to pay for it, or even that it promises to hurt more people than it helps.No, the way to defeat it is to remind Americans why it was defe...

  • July 18, 2009

    McConnell to vote "no" on Sotomayor

    When you are the opposition, you must oppose."Mitch McConnell appears to be taking Jennifer Rubin's adage to heart as his office announced that the Republican leader will oppose the nomination of Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court:McConnell gi...

  • July 18, 2009

    New GOP ad: 'Obama vs. Obama on the Stimulus'

    Doing the job the MSM refuses to do...This GOP ad is an "Obama, then and now" summary of what the president said to get the stim bill passed back in February and what he's saying now. It is absolutely devastating and though a little long ...

  • July 17, 2009

    Obama's broken promises

    Betsy McCaughey, writing in the New York Post, points to an under-discussed aspect of the health care boondoggle; Obama's broken promises:Obama promises that "if you like your health plan, you can keep it," even after he reforms our health...

  • July 17, 2009

    Your Bidenism for Today

    A day without a Bidenism is a day without a belly laugh.Remember: This was the "smart" person at the VP debate during the campaign:"And folks look, AARP knows and the people with me here today know, the president knows, and I...

  • July 17, 2009

    Card Checkoff provision dropped from EFCA?

    It doesn't make the bill any better. In fact, the purpose of taking the anti-democratic card checkoff provision out of the Employee Free Choice Act is to make it a better sell to moderate Democrats and some GOP senators who like the union donations t...

  • July 17, 2009

    At least 9 dead in Jakarta suicide bomb blasts

    Two separate suicide bomb attacks hit luxuary hotels in Jakarta today according to the BBC At least nine people have been killed, including two suspected suicide bombers, in two blasts at luxury hotels in the Indonesian capital Jakarta.One explosion ...

  • July 17, 2009

    What is the point of Obama's orations?

    Daniel Henninger in the Wall Street Journal dares to ask the question, wondering what the president is trying to accomplish with all of these speeches?Here's the problem: Mr. Obama is not the nation's Speaker in Chief. He's not a senator, and he's n...

  • July 16, 2009

    Obama breaks out the brass knuckles

    Politics is a tough game. And there are few venues where it is tougher than the genteel neighborhoods and blighted wards of Chicago where Democrats have been practicing their own brand of groin kicking, blackjack clubbing, kneecapping, means of persu...

  • July 16, 2009

    Looks like the science of global warming isn't 'settled' at all

    Note to Al Gore: Your house of cards is falling down. Time to go into hiding.At a time when the US is contemplating ruining our economy to save the planet from overheating, scientific inquiry into climate change continues - even as politicians tell u...

  • July 16, 2009

    If a Republican had said it...

    If you've been watching the Sotomayor confirmation hearing, you have probably been struck by the sheer number of malapropisms uttered by the nominee.John McCormack at The Weekly Standard blog noticed too: Ed Whelan writ...

  • July 16, 2009

    Rubio may drop FL senate challenge to seek AG post

    It's not that he's so far behind Governor Charlie Crist at this point that is giving Marco Rubio, the conservative challenger to replace retiring senator Mel Martinez, second thoughts about running for the senate. It appears that another opportunity ...

  • July 16, 2009

    Inside Obama's freefall in the polls

    Allah at Hot Air points out he's down 9 points in a month with the all important independents dropping the president like yesterday's dead fish: Net approval: Down 15 points since June. Net who say they'd vote to reelect The One rather than vote for ...

  • July 15, 2009

    Washington Post calls out Obama for his 'tax the rich' mirage

    Although the paper comes out for higher tax rates on the "rich" generally, they skewer Democrats and the administration for trying to sell their health care plan by promising to tax only the wealthy: But there is no case to be made for the ...

  • July 15, 2009

    Obama booed by fans at baseball All-Star game

    St Louis native Jim Hoft has the video of the president throwing out the first pitch at last night's Major League All-Star game where Obama was booed lustily by about half the capacity crowd. Jim also refers to the "sissy pitch" made by o...

  • July 15, 2009

    Another 'Iran could have the bomb in 6 months' story

    We have heard this same tale for 3 years or more; Iran is just months away from having a workable bomb - if they chose to make one.This time it's German intelligence who is making the claim - a claim an official spokesman shot down almost immediately...

  • July 15, 2009

    Obama mulls 'rental option' for homeowners

    On the "Bailout News" front, our president is contemplating a program to reward homeowners behind in their mortgages by allowing them to rent their domiciles while their local bank is left holding the bag.Reuters' Patrick Rucker reports:U.S...

  • July 14, 2009

    Palin makes the case against cap and tax

    Sarah Palin makes a well argued case against Obama's cap and tax in an Op-ed in today's Washington Post: There is no denying that as the world becomes more industrialized, we need to reform our energy policy and become less dependent on foreign energ...

  • July 14, 2009

    Ooops! Obama's approval rating down to 57%

    The aura of invincibility is still there but it has certainly been tarnished. People are starting to ask questions about cap and trade, healthcare, and the stim bill's ineffectiveness. These questions have affected the president's approval ratings, d...

  • July 14, 2009

    Zuckerman: It's worse than we think

    Mort Zuckerman writing in the Wall Street Journal gives us 10 reasons why the unemployment numbers indicate the economy is in even worse shape than we believe.A few of Mort's valuable observations:- No fewer than 1.4 million people wanted or were ava...

  • July 13, 2009

    What is DOJ hiding in the New Black Panther case?

    Republican Congressmen want to know the answer although Democrats seem perfectly content to have a bunch of thugs physically blocking access to  polling places, using racial slurs and carrying nightsticks. Perhaps since their president is trying...

  • July 13, 2009

    Jacoby: Maybe Lawmakers should read what they are voting on

    Boston Globe columnist Jeff Jacoby highlights a phenomenon that has made Congress something of a laughingstock in recent months.According to Steny Hoyer, lawmakers should refrain from reading what they are to vote on: At a news conference last week, ...

  • July 13, 2009

    Obama wants investigation of 2001 Afghan massacre

    President Obama has ordered his national security team to look into an apparent massacre of Taliban prisoners by an Afghan warlord back in 2001, according to Jake Tapper of ABC News: "So what I've asked my national security team to do is to coll...

  • July 12, 2009

    Democrats ask the press to smear Frank Ricci

    No doubt the liberal Journo List of bloggers, reporters, and columnists thought this up. It's just their speed - smearing a private citizen who gets in the way of their agenda.In this case, the victim is firefighter Frank Ricci from New Haven, CT who...

  • July 12, 2009

    Obama releases Iranian Quds commanders

    This didn't get much play in the media because this is one "outreach" item to Iran Obama would just as soon not be widely circulated; his release of 5 Revolutionary Guard commanders belonging to the elite Quds Force who planned dozens of at...

  • July 11, 2009

    White House now looks to bail out small businesses

    Don't you just love our new "no fail" economic system? Looks like the Obama administration is now looking to make sure that incompetent small business owners who deserve to fail will now get a helping hand from uncle sam - courtesy of us, t...

  • July 10, 2009

    WH Press Corps joins an "Obama 4th' party

    "Whores" is not a word I use lightly. But it certainly is an apt description of the White House press corps - 30 of whom attended a White House party on the 4th of July, hanging around with Obama and the White House staff, and drinking and ...

  • July 10, 2009

    Burris won't seek full term

    Serial liar, and should have been perjurer Senator Roland Burris (D-IL) has decided not to run for a full term in 2010.Burris, who told so many lies about how he got his senate seat from impeached governor Rod Blagojevich that his nose enters a room ...

  • July 10, 2009

    Did Senate Republicans cave too early on Sotomayor?

    According to this CNN poll, it seems pretty clear that GOP senators were running scared a few months ago when they fell over themselves in support of Sonia Sotomayor, that a good two dozen of them would vote to confirm the controversial judge.The pub...

  • July 10, 2009

    Tea Party Movement flexing its muscles

    Considering that conservatives have been late comers to the protest game, I find this news extremely significant.With little advance notice, Tea Party groups across the country organized counterprotests to ACORN and Moveon demonstrations in favor of ...

  • July 9, 2009

    Healthy doses of pork in Health care bill

    When Congress proposes spending hundreds of billions of dollars on anything, be it health care or some weapons system - there are always a few members perfectly willing to pork up the bill with totally unrelated spending.Usually, the non-germane item...

  • July 9, 2009

    Obama uses his kid to make disarmament statement at G-8 Summit

    President Obama's daughter Malia raised some eyebrows at the G-8 Summit when she was photographed wearing a T-shirt with the peace symbol silk screened on the front. The symbol is usually associated with the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament which pla...

  • July 8, 2009

    Were we under cyber attack from North Korea?

    The feds are playing this very, very close to the vest but evidence points to North Korea as the culprit in a rash of cyber attacks that hit sensitive government agencies over the holiday weekend and has now knocked out several vital networks in Sout...

  • July 8, 2009

    'Reformed' Gitmo inmate killing Americans in Afghanistan

    His name is Abdullah Ghulam Rasoul (nickname: Zakir) and he surrendered to the American forces in Afghanistan in late 2001. Taken to Guantanamo, he spent 6 years in our custody until he was turned over to the Afghan government in 2007 when they promi...

  • July 8, 2009

    Waxman: 'GOP rooting against USA'

    The old codger equates loving Obama with loving America: Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.), who has had an eventful couple of weeks to say the least, believes House Republican opposition to climate change legislation and the stimulus indicates they're che...

  • July 7, 2009

    How bad is cap and trade? Let me count the ways...

    Stephen Spruiell and Kevin Williamson at National Review have already done some counting and they've come up with 50 reasons to oppose Waxman-Markey - for starters: Two main things to understand about Waxman-Markey: First, it will not reduce greenhou...

  • July 7, 2009

    Hospitals on board with national health insurance

    One thing you've got to say about corporate America; they know which way the wind is blowing and are embracing Obama's statism in order to both survive and prosper. They are making peace with the new regime and will be handsomely rewarded for it.The ...

  • July 7, 2009

    About that 'green light' to Israel about bombing Iran...

    The world press should know better than to listen to Joe Biden about anything. And yet on This Week with George Stephanopolus, Biden seemed to give the Israelis a pass if they wanted to bomb Iran's nuclear facilities. Reuters reports:In his intervie...

  • July 7, 2009

    Obama explains why he backs Chavista thug Zelaya

    This is just about what we'd expect from a college student elevated to running the presidency.Here's Obama's explanation for why we want to reinstall a Chavez stooge in Honduras, as reported nicely by ABC's Jake Tapper:"America supports now the ...

  • July 6, 2009

    Reuters, other wire services, up to their old fake photo tricks

    For some wire service photographers, staging dramatic pictures should land them a job in Hollywood. Whether they should be working for a news organization is another question.This time, it's Reuters - a wire service with a history of running faked p...

  • July 6, 2009

    Dramatic day in Honduras as Zelaya is prevented from returning

    Thousands of Honduran soldiers and vehicles blocked the Venezuelan military plane carrying former president Mel Zelaya who was trying to land in Honduras despite warnings from the government that he would be turned away.Clashes at the airport with Ze...

  • July 6, 2009

    Keeping taxpayers in the dark about underfunded public pensions

    There is a ticking time bomb out there that is ready to explode in the faces of taxpayers. It is the problem of underfunded, overly generous public pensions that are in such bad shape, officials have gone to extraordinary lengths to hide the bad news...

  • July 6, 2009

    Samuelson on Obama's health care plan: 'Naive, hypocritical or simply dishonest'

    The Washington Pos t economics columnist Robert Samuelson has a few choice words for President Obama's national health care proposal:The central cause of runaway health spending is clear. Hospitals and doctors are paid mostly on a fee-for-service bas...

  • July 6, 2009

    Obama. the Radical Son

    A shocking article written by a young Barack Obama while he was at Columbia sheds some light on the president's real attitudes toward the United States and our system of "economic injustice."Andy McCarthy of NRO's The Corner has the story t...

  • July 5, 2009

    FBI shoots down liberal bloggers on Palin 'investigation'

    The liberal blogger Brad Friedman (BradBlog) fancies himself a " citizen investigative journalist," pushing several conspiracy theories over the years about electronic voting machines and their manufacturers.But the gossip mongering Friedma...

  • July 5, 2009

    Qom Clerics defy Khamenei

    A couple of weeks ago, I wrote a post about how important the religious leaders in Qom were to guaranteeing the legitimacy of the regime in Iran. At that point, Ayatollah Rafsanjani was working on the clerics there, hoping to get them to come out ag...

  • July 5, 2009

    Tea Parties build on April success

    Glenn Reynolds has a massive round up with many photos of the nationwide protests held yesterday. It appears that the 4th of July holiday may have cut into attendance a little but there were still hundreds of thousands of people who turned up at ove...

  • July 5, 2009

    Zelaya to return to Honduras today

    Typical Guardian nonsense. The far left British publication referred to the civilian, constitutionally valid government as the "Honduran Military Regime." And here's their account of the "coup:Zelaya was taken from his home at gunpoint...

  • July 5, 2009

    WaPo publisher apologizes for 'new venture'

    Washington Post publisher Katherine Weymouth still doesn't get it. What she refers to in a published apology in today's paper as a "new venture" doesn't begin to describe the lapse in ethics and integrity the now defunct "salon" i...

  • July 5, 2009

    Biden with the biggest understatement of the year: 'We misread economy'

    Well, "duh" and "Double Duh."Vice President and Official Obama Administration Idiot Child Joe Biden said something that apparently he and the president are the very last people in the United States to have figured out.On This Week...

  • July 4, 2009

    You stay classy, Huffpo (updated)

    This is beyond Palin Derangement Syndrom. It is just plain nauseating.Headline from post at Huffpo by Erik Sean Nelson:Palin Will Run In '12 On More Retardation Platform  Not surprisingly, it goes downhill from there:In Sarah Palin's resignation...

  • July 4, 2009

    Wall to wall Palin

    The left is gloating while hitting the "coming scandal" angle. Even indictments! On the right, pundits and bloggers are all over the lot; she's finished (no she's not); she quit because of the attacks on the family (or not); she's running ...

  • July 4, 2009

    Mullahs display 'confessions' of reformers

    It's a good thing for Iran that societies like Soviet Russia and Nazi Germany preceded them in history. Otherwise, they wouldn't have any examples of how to treat political prisoners.The "confession" has become the preferred way for totalit...

  • July 4, 2009

    NoKo's launch short range missiles

    The promised launch of a long range missile toward Hawaii was apparently bluster, as most of what comes out of North Korea seems to be.But they did launch at least 7 shorter range missiles that threaten South Korea with annihlation. Kurt Achin of the...

  • July 4, 2009

    Honduran Supreme Court stands up to Obama, other thugs

    The Honduran Supreme Court gave a resounding No" to the demand by the Organization of American States to reinstate Chavez stooge former President Zeyala.The BBC is also reporting that Zeyala plans to return to Honduras on Sunday. Honduran offici...

  • July 3, 2009

    How's that transparency in science coming, fellas?

    Here's a great opinion piece by Kim Strassel in today's Wall Street Journal on the EPA scientist who was muzzled for his contrary views on making carbon a pollutant.This story is not going away any time soon because the EPA refuses to answer questio...

  • July 3, 2009

    Sotomayor and ACORN joined at the hip

    This is not surprising - Republican senate staffers have been whispering for weeks that a Sotomayor-ACORN connection was in the process of being unearthed.But the extent of the relationship is more than a little shocking. Jennifer Rubin writing in Co...

  • July 3, 2009

    They can keep her

    You may have heard that the Israeli navy intercepted a ship of Palestinian sympathizers who were trying to get to Israel to highlight the plight of civilians in Gaza and deliver aid. Of course, spouting anti-Israeli propoganda to the world press was ...

  • July 3, 2009

    Now they want the Gipper's name removed from Washington airport

    Well that's one way to deal with Reagan's legacy. Erase it from history like the communists used to do:At Wednesday's Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Board meeting, chairman H.R. Crawford - a former District Council member and Marion Barry...

  • July 3, 2009

    Tens of Thousands in Honduras demonstrate in favor of military

    This is a picture from a demonstration in support of Honduran democracy and the government of President Michelleti who has defied the OAS and has said there is no chance that the Chavez stooge, former President Zelaya will return. (Picture courtesy o...

  • July 2, 2009

    Expect Sanford Resignation soon

    We at AT have barely covered the story of Mark Sanford's infidelity because frankly, what's there to report? He fooled around on his wife - not the first politician to do so. The left got their panties in a twist over the "hypocrisy" of it ...

  • July 2, 2009

    When a newspaper blatantly commits incest

    I'm speechless after reading this Politico article by Mike Allen that details how the Washington Post is selling access to "key Obama Administration and Congressional leaders ..." for $25,000 to $250,000: The astonishing offer is detailed ...

  • July 2, 2009

    Major Op in Helmand Valley underway in Afghanistan

    It's being called the first "large scale test" of our new counter-insurgency strategy in Afghanistan and it involves about 4,000 Marines who will spread out over the valley and set up camp in the small villages and towns that dot the countr...

  • July 2, 2009

    Bolton calls it on Iran

    The most refreshingly frank voice on American foreign policy today, former UN Ambassador John Bolton minces no words when it comes to his recommendations on Iran in this Op-ed in the Washington Post: Iran's nuclear threat was never in doubt during i...

  • July 2, 2009

    Unemployment at 9.5% - and stll climbing (updated)

    The figures on unemployment are out today (tomorrow is a federal holiday) and they give the lie to all the boasting done last month about the economy "turning the corner."Another 467,000 jobs were lost last month. Despite the stimulus. Desp...

  • July 1, 2009

    We're not out of the woods yet

    As this jobless "recovery" begins, the Obama administration has tried to spin the idea that at least, the worst is over. Our banks have been saved by the infusion of trillions by the Fed and Congress, and it appears that we will still have ...

  • July 1, 2009

    Unbelievable: Obama asking states to lie when counting jobs 'saved or created' by stim bill

    President Obama is going to have a triumph with his stim bill - even if he has to get the states to fudge the number of Americans it's supposed to be helping.It won't matter if unemployment tops 10%. Obama will simply point to these fictional numbers...

  • July 1, 2009

    Stossel on Socialized Medicine

    ABC's John Stossel has spent his career documenting government waste, fraud, and lies. He has exposed the political motivations behind many actions taken by government that are ostensibly done for our "health."Stossel has a winning column i...

  • July 1, 2009

    Wal Mart: If you can't beat 'em, join 'em.

    Wal-Mart has deserted their business allies at the Chamber of Commerce and National Association of Manufacturers and publicly embraced the mandate in the health care bill that would require businesses over a certain size to supply the employees with ...

  • June 30, 2009

    More on the Honduran 'Military Impeachment'

    Not even our own State Department is calling what occurred in Honduras over the weekend a "coup." What's more, Hillary Clinton's refusal to brand the military's legal ouster of President Zeyala a coup puts her seemingly at odds with the Oba...

  • June 30, 2009

    Krugman: Opponents of climate change bill are traitors to planet earth

    Paul Krugman may have won a nobel prize for economics but when it comes to politics, his writings aren't even worthy of a booby prize.Yesterday, The New York Times columnist had this to say about opponents of the climate change bill:So the House pas...

  • June 30, 2009

    Obama's policy in Iran a 'shambles'

    So declares the Wall Street Journal and it's hard to argue with their reasoning:[I]t remains the American interest to reach a negotiated settlement with Tehran over its nuclear program, whether or not Ahmadinejad was fairly elected. Likewise, it is ...

  • June 30, 2009

    The Stoning of Soraya M wins audience award at LA film fest

    The New York Times called it "torture porn." But audiences at the Los Angeles Film Festival had a different take; they named the controversial film "Best Feature" at the gathering.Dennis Prager writing at Townhall has some thoug...

  • June 30, 2009

    No thanks from Maliki for US sacrifices

    Alissa Rubin, writing in the New York Times highlights the boastful, ungrateful Nouri al-Maliki's statement on US withdrawal of combat forces from Iraq's cities: In the past few weeks, nationalist sentiments have spread within the Iraqi government an...

  • June 29, 2009

    Obama fails to stand up for American interests in Honduras

    Does the fact that the coup is in the interests of the United States even matter to our president?One less Chavez stooge - a designation that everyone agrees is correct and was the proximate cause of the coup to begin with - is very much in the inter...

  • June 29, 2009

    Gloomy CBO report on deficit highlights where Obama has brought us

    The non-partisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has some depressing projections regarding Obamadebt. In fact, the report "The Long Term Budget Outlook" makes me want to grab a Xanax and go back to sleep this morning.It's that bad (PDF re...

  • June 29, 2009

    Is Obama losing his political magic?

    Rich Lowry, writing in the New York Post , believes that if Obama's health care bill fails to pass, he will be seen as just another politician and will have lost his "MoJo:"If the public turns on Obama, it won't be out of animus to him pers...

  • June 29, 2009

    Surprise! Obama won't 'rule out' Middle Class tax increase

    Well, gee. How the heck else was he going to pay for the health care boondoggle? David Axelrod on ABC's This Week breaks the bad news to Obama's non-taxpaying constituency:"The president had said in the past that he  doesn't believe taxing ...

  • June 29, 2009

    EPA: The 'Environmental Political Agency'

    All presidents have done it. Politicizing science by making its conclusions reflect a president's political preferences is nothing new - it's just that Obama pretended it was when he accused Bush of politicizing it.That said, there is something not o...

  • June 28, 2009

    Your tax dollars at work; paying off goverment staffers' student loans

    Can't blame Obama for this one, I'm afarid. The program to pay off student loan debt of bureaucrats began in 2002 under Bush.In 2007, 6,600 federal employees had you to thank for getting them out from under their student loan debt. This, despite the ...

  • June 28, 2009

    Is John Boehner growing a pair?

    He tried filibustering the climate bill on the floor of the House by reading some of the amendments into the record. To no avail, of course. You can't filibuster very effectively in the House because of their tighter rein on floor debate.But, futile ...

  • June 28, 2009

    Steyn on Sunday: A government run by 'creeps and misfits'

    Mark Steyn's latest poses an interesting question; does big government necessarily give us a government of philanderers and crooks? Writing in the OC Register: There is a rather large point to all this. As my National Review colleague Kathryn Jean Lo...

  • June 28, 2009

    Coup in Honduras

    Fausta Wertz writing in RealClear World has some details but a lot is unclear at this hour. What we know is that about 200 Honduran troops surrounded the presidential palace and, according to an aide to President Manuel Zelaya, arrested him and have...

  • June 27, 2009

    Below the radar: IG scandal developing some legs

    With all the other news of the last fortnight - Iran, cap and trade, Michael Jackson - the questions that are swirling around the treatment of several federal watchdogs who have been fired, resigned, or blocked in their efforts to keep the government...

  • June 27, 2009

    UAW begs for tax relief - for their golf course

    I believe the biggest change in Washington with Democrats in power has to be the way that unions are systematically being enriched at the taxpayer's expense. It has now gone beyond rewarding organized labor for their massive, unprecedented help elect...

  • June 27, 2009

    Union health plans may avoid special tax

    This is an interesting story on two levels. First, the Friends of Unions in the senate may exempt union negotiated health plans from a scheme to tax so-called "gold plated" health insurance programs. That's not a surprise, given union domin...

  • June 27, 2009

    White House may authorize indefinite detentions of terror suspects

    Congress is actually giving Obama very little choice. They refuse to fund the closing of Gitmo while dithering about transferring the terrorists to American prisons.It is almost at the point where Obama's promise - made with much fanfare one day afte...

  • June 27, 2009

    Gee, Mr. President. Ya think?

    Our Commander in Chief appears to have finally figured out that negotiations with the thugs in Tehran may have to be delayed - at least until a decent interval of time has passed and people forget Neda and the other demonstrators mowed down in cold b...

  • June 26, 2009

    Michael Jackson, world famous pedophile, dead at 50

    Not speak ill of the dead, you say?You can speak ill of the dead if they have done "ill" while they were alive. And there isn't anything much more "ill" than molesting a kid.To those who claim Michael Jackson was exonerated of the...

  • June 26, 2009

    Lieberman: West sending 'bad message'on Iran stance

    Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman criticized western powers for not showing more backbone in their response to the Iranian crackdown.In an interview in Time , Leberman eschewed "political correctness" to lambaste the west for their...

  • June 26, 2009

    Dems almost come to blows on House Floor

    Two of the most liberal members of the Democratic caucus - David Obey and Maxine Waters - got into a shouting match on the floor of the House that, according to at least one participant, resulted in Obey giving the 9/11 truther Waters a shove.The dis...

  • June 26, 2009

    Liberals to fight for public option in health care bill

    It appears that there will almost certainly be a public option in the health care bill that will reach the floor of the House. That is, if the 80 member Progressive Caucus has anything to say about it.Steven Dennis in Roll Call explains:"No one...

  • June 26, 2009

    Carbon Tax bill looks to squeak by in House vote

    The final tally will be close but it appears that President Obama is going to get his jobs destroying, industry crippling "Climate Change" bill through the House.The 1200 page monstrosity containing god only knows what draconian measures to...

  • June 25, 2009

    In Iran, it was the 'Day of the Axes'

    No. Commentary. Necessary.From Steve Schippert at Threats Watch:An Iranian blogger (whose URL I will not publish) live blogging from Baharestan Square in central Tehran today captures but brief glimpses of the unimaginable horror that took place toda...

  • June 25, 2009

    Australia leads the way in rejecting climate change 'solutions'

    Something important is happening in the debate over man-made global warming. Australia is beginning to rethink its government's own cap and trade scheme while an intellectual sea change is occurring that is giving more weight to legitimate scientific...

  • June 25, 2009

    'A Weak American President'

    Writing in Forbes Magazine , Anne Bayefsky has Obama pegged to a "T."After listing the incredible obtuseness of Obama's remarks on what's going on in Iran, Bayefsky lets him have it:This is a man who embodies the opposite of the courage to ...

  • June 24, 2009

    Clerics openly defy Khamenei; join protests

    The fissures in the Iranian theocray are starting to split wide open.Octavia Nasr of CNN is reporting that protests yesterday in Tehran prominently featured many participants in clerical robes and turbans - an unmistakable sign that the lock step ob...

  • June 24, 2009

    Rich Baehr on the blindness of liberal Jews

    American Thinker's Political Correspondent Richard Baehr continues to examine Barack Obama's assault on the US Israel relationship, and asks if liberal American Jews  are noticing, and if so, whether they care. In his latest article published to...

  • June 24, 2009

    Have you read the Climate Change Bill?

    Don't feel bad if you haven't because virtually no one else has read it either.It is a 1200 page monstrosity of a bill that Stacy McCain points out is about as transparent as cotton candy:Here's the timeline [for HR 2454]:Introduced - 5/15/09Reporte...

  • June 24, 2009

    Abandoning a sinking ship?

    US corporation executives certainly aren't showing much confidence in The One's ability to bring the economy back.Anuj Gangahar and Michael Mackenzie of the Financial Times are reporting that many exes are cashing out their shares in anticipation of...

  • June 23, 2009

    Dems ignoring Obama's paltry budget cuts

    When the president announced that he wanted a grand total of $19.8 billion cut from a budget of $2.7 trillion, most people laughed in his face. It turns out that his own party is laughing too because House Democrats are ignoring Obama's desire to cut...

  • June 23, 2009

    Obama's poll numbers begin to tumble

    Some of the drop is surely the result of the sheen wearing off his inaugural and people settling back into their accustomed niches - Democrat, Republican, and independent. And even though his personal popularity remains in the 60% range in a spate of...

  • June 23, 2009

    Blood in the streets of Tehran but don't let that spoil a good party

    Despite the brutality in the streets of Iran, the president's invitation to Iranian diplomats to attend 4th of July celebrations at American embassies around the world is still on.AFP reports: The United States said Monday its invitations were still ...

  • June 23, 2009

    McCain's powerful plea for more forceful response to Iran violence

    One wonders if their positions were reversed what Obama would be saying on the floor of the senate and what McCain would be saying from the oval office.If this video from C-Span of McCain speaking on the floor of the senate is any indication, I don'...

  • June 22, 2009

    Another Inspector General controversy

    There must be some horrible disease infecting our nation's Inspectors General -- public servants whose only job is to see that the taxpayers' money is spent wisely.I can't think of any other explanation for why the third IG in as many weeks has sudde...

  • June 22, 2009

    The low comedy provided by the Guardian Council

    This statement from the Guardian Council who, we are assured, is the body charged with looking into allegations of vote fraud during the Iranian election, would have perhaps been better uttered on a vaudeville stage.Slipping on a banana peel or getti...

  • June 22, 2009

    'Her name was Neda'

    You have all probably seen the dramatic video of the young Iranian female protestor who died bloodily on camera. If you haven't seen the graphic and disturbing slice of life from Iran on Saturday, it can be found here.We now have a name to go with th...

  • June 21, 2009

    On Iran, look to Qom for the next breaking story (updated)

    With tens of thousands of police, Revolutionary Guards, and paramilitary Basij's on the streets of Tehran, mass protests of the kind we saw earlier in the week are, for the moment, not possible.Demonstrating very effective crowd control techniques - ...

  • June 21, 2009

    Obama goes for ice cream while people bleed for freedom in Iran

    No doubt the left will label this another "distraction by the right wing noise machine."Of course, when they criticized Bush for going on vacation during Katrina or some other nonsense, it was legitimate criticism.No matter, the signal sent...

  • June 21, 2009

    'Neutrality Isn't an Option' - Steyn

    Here's the latest at NRO from Mark Steyn who has written some great articles during the Iran crisis, about President Obama's response:Her Majesty's Government brought this on themselves by allowing their shoot-from-the-lip prime minister to issue sa...

  • June 21, 2009

    The New York Times' 'Shady Lady polling' on health insurance

    Bruce Kessler writing at Maggies Farm: The New York Times, otherwise known as the Grey Lady, might more appropriately be known as Obama's Shady Lady.  Believe its poll and get a Times Square disease. The lead headline is about a...

  • June 21, 2009

    John Kass on Obama's IG Meddling

    John Kass, another in a long line of Chicago columnists, has contributed much to our understanding of Obama's roots and how the president plays politics - "The Chicago Way." (Kass coined the term).In this Chicago Tribune column, Kass looks...

  • June 20, 2009

    Mousavi rolls the dice

    Tomorrow is a big day, maybe I'll get killed tomorrow! - I will participate in the demonstrations tomorrow. Maybe they will turn violent. Maybe I will be one of the people who is going to get killed. I'm listening to all my favorite music. I even wan...

  • June 20, 2009

    Very heavy security at Iran protest site

    The site designated for today's protest against the regime is ringed with riot police and armored vehicles.Here's a photo sent to Huffington Post blogger Nico Pitney who has been liveblogging events in Iran for a week: There are also reports that p...

  • June 20, 2009

    Here's your mandated, massively expensive health insurance plan

    Well, the Democrats have released more details of their health insurance boondoggle and, if anything, it's worse than we could have imagined.The public option remains. Every citizen will be required to have some kind of approved health insurance. If ...

  • June 20, 2009

    'Cash for Clunkers' bill passes

    Republicans joined Democrats in foisting a $1 billion program that is supposed to spur car sales on to our already massive debt."Cash for Clunkers" will give consumers who trade in a gas guzzler for a more efficient model thousands of dolla...

  • June 20, 2009

    'My eyes well when I think of the tremendous bravery and fortitude of the Iranian people'

    A respected Iran analyst with the Carnegie Endowment for Peace believes the authorities in Iran are prepared to shed blood to suppress the uprising.Karim Sadjadpour was asked by Foreign Policy's blog Passport whether the opposition would be forced t...

  • June 19, 2009

    'Logic in the Age of Obama'

    I wonder if 100 years from now, American historians - if there are any - will use "The Age of Obama" for an entire lexicon of foibles and faults that this administration has committed and no doubt will commit in the future.They certainly ar...

  • June 19, 2009

    Khamenei's not so veiled threats to Iranian protestors

    In a much anticipated speech before Friday prayers in Tehran, Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei issued a stark warning to those protesting last week's rigged election; get off the streets or suffer the consequences.I liveblogged the last 20 mi...

  • June 19, 2009

    No, Senator Boxer. We confer no titles in America.

    No titles - no Dukes, no earls, no viscounts, no Marquis -  have ever been conferred on anyone in the United States, in or out of government.And I think it says something very profound about the corruption of our most cherished beliefs and found...

  • June 19, 2009

    Will the NoKo's fire a missile at Hawaii on July 4th?

    Japanese intel thinks so. Our own intelligence shows a missile sitting on the launch pad in North Korea right now.This piece in the UK Daily Mail has the details:North Korea may launch a long-range ballistic missile towards Hawaii on American Indepe...

  • June 19, 2009

    PETA criticizes Obama for swatting a fly

    Jeez Louise - I think some kind of mental examination for at least some PETA members is warranted after they released a statement taking President Obama to task for swatting a fly during an interview.Jerry Remmers at The Moderate Voice has the detai...

  • June 19, 2009

    Obama health plan on the ropes?

    It is perhaps too hopeful to believe that national health insurance is dead. But it is becoming increasingly clear that the dreaded "public option" which would create a government run health insurance system to compete with private insurers...

  • June 18, 2009

    100 Stimulus projects guaranteed to make your blood boil

    The list is compiled by Senator Tom Coburn's office (PDF required) and comes to us via Maggies Farm.I'm sure with a little effort, someone could compile a list 10 times that size and still barely scratch the surface of this gargantuan waste of tax p...

  • June 18, 2009

    New York Times changes headline on their own poll

    It is not unusual for a newspaper to change a headline on a story from edition to edition. This is true especially if the story has been updated or changed to reflect additional information.But this New York Times story on the poll they took regardin...

  • June 18, 2009

    Civil Rights Commission smells a rat in voting rights case dismissal

    It seems that the story about the Justice Department dismissal of the case involving the New Black Panther Party and violations of voting rights in Philadelphia just won't go away.Jennifer Rubin of Commentary reports on a letter sent by the US Commi...

  • June 18, 2009

    American people don't believe Obama has a clue on the economy

    Obama's catastrophic economic policies have not had an effect on his personal popularity - yet. But that doesn't mean they aren't getting very worried about the fact that they don't see much of a plan for getting the economy restarted, much less any ...

  • June 17, 2009

    Obama's new financial regs - worse than we imagined

    Hey kids! Let's create a brand, spanking, new federal bureaucracy to protect consumers of mortgages, credit cards, and other financial instruments from their own stupidity!That's just one of the nanny state goodie being proposed by the Obama administ...

  • June 17, 2009

    President did not 'follow the law' in IG Firings - McCaskill

    At least one Democratic senator has the integrity to stand up and say that Obama broke the law in firing Inspector General of the Corporation for National and Community Service, Gerald Walpin.Claire McCaskill (D-MO), lays into Obama in this Jake Tapp...

  • June 17, 2009

    Influential Ayatollah sides with reformers

    It is not an unexpected development nor is it very meaningful, but one of the most respected religious figures in Iran has come out in favor of the protestors, agreeing with their complaints about the election being stolen and calling on the army and...

  • June 17, 2009

    Get ready for betrayal by centrist Republicans on health care

    They have no chance whatsoever of changing the Democrat's health care bill to reflect even minimal conservative principles. But centrist Republicans are "negotiating" with more "moderate" Democrats on health care, hoping to gain a...

  • June 16, 2009

    The mullah's idea of a 'recount'

    No doubt some of the rubes out in the Iranian countryside will fall for this gimmick but no one else will believe that anything like a real recount of the vote is going to take place.First of all, as we should never tire of remembering, the election ...

  • June 16, 2009

    Obama 'troubled' by Iran violence

    It took him nearly three days to notice - probably because he was too busy telling Government Motors what kind of cars they can build.But President Barack Obama finally got off the sidelines (or out from underneath the table where he was hiding) and ...

  • June 16, 2009

    Rev Guard Auxillary opens fire on Tehran protest crowd

    They are called "The Basij" and sometimes referred to as "the moral police." That's something of a misnomer because the 13 million strong force of fanatical religious zealots are also used as bully boys and thugs to break up anti-...

  • June 16, 2009

    1984 all over again

    On the night of June 24, ABC News will turn their broadcast over to the White House so that Obama can sell his national health insurance program.Here's the Drudge piece on this radical, dangerous, and outrageous threat to freedom of the press:On the ...

  • June 15, 2009

    Iran envoy out already?

    It doesn't appear to have anything to do with the elections because the decision was apparently made in advance of the vote. But Dennis Ross, the man named to quarterback our "outreach" to Iran, is being replaced.An announcement is expected...

  • June 15, 2009

    The scales fall from Roger Cohen's eyes on Iran - sort of

    The American Thinker has cataloged New York Time columnist Roger Cohen's delusions about Iranian "democracy" several times since he returned from a week long trip to Iran and proclaimed himself an "expert." It was with some int...

  • June 15, 2009

    Obama's White House woos New York Times

    When I first showed up in Washington in 1979, the Washington Post and the New York Times stood head and shoulders above other media - including the Big Three networks - as far as opinion and advancing one's political agenda. Carter had lost both pape...

  • June 15, 2009

    Iran update: Opposition members arrested in droves, rally canceled

    Robert Worth and Nazili Fathi of the New York Times write: The developments followed a weekend of growing tension. On Sunday, word spread that more than 100 prominent opposition members had been detained; riots erupted in Tehran and other cities; an...

  • June 15, 2009

    Fired for doing his job: Walpin speaks

    Gerald Walpin, a former Inspector General with the Corporation for National and Community Service which oversees AmeriCorps said in an interview with Byron York of The Examiner that his firing was politically motivated.Yes, we knew that. We knew th...

  • June 15, 2009

    Twitter breaks through during Iran protests

    Has Twitter, the ubiquitous social networking site where brevity is required and conversations occur with warp speed, finally grown up to affect events?It would seem so if one considers that Twitter was the only social networking site that didn't go ...

  • June 14, 2009

    Carter Honored by Palestinian Authority

    Former President Jimmy "Peanut Brain" Carter was honored by the Palestinian Authority for his efforts to ... not quite sure why he was honored but the award is called, appropriately enough, the " Palestine International Award for Excel...

  • June 14, 2009

    Even WaPo getting nervous about Obama spending

    LBJ famously said "If we lose Walter Cronkite, we've lost Middle America."These days, Obama might be thinking that if he loses the Washington Post, it may be the beginning of the end for him.The Washington Post's Scott Wilson expresses the...

  • June 14, 2009

    NoKo's retaliate against sanctions by pressing ahead with enrichment

    North Korea is pledging to revive its nuclear enrichment program that it said previously didn't exist. This tantrum is in response to sanctions leveled against Kim's regime by the UN Security Council for detonating a second nuclear bomb.Blaine Harden...

  • June 14, 2009

    Iran II: Making sense of events

    First, a few links this morning so you can get your bearings.Laura Rozen continues her outstanding coverage of the aftermath of the vote in Iran at Foreign Policy's blog, The Cable.I found this interesting:"It's a disaster of course," an Am...

  • June 14, 2009

    Iran I: A coup or a purge?

    Trying to get news from Iran this morning is very difficult. Most contact with the outside world has been severed - including phone and cable traffic - while the internet is very unreliable and slow from all reports.What information is getting out re...

  • June 13, 2009

    British left out of the loop on Gitmo transfer

    Despite Bermuda being a British overseas territory, the Obama administration deliberately withheld information on the negotiations with the Crown colony in order to "assure success."Um, yeah. Whatevah. And not very surprising given how the ...

  • June 13, 2009

    Dodd's 'Irish cottage' appreciates a bit in value

    I'm sure Senator Dodd appreciates the fact that his "Irish cottage" bought for $190,000 in 2002 is now worth a whopping $658,000 according to the fellow who did the appraisal - the same fellow who appraised the property back in 2002.I know ...

  • June 13, 2009

    New GM Chief's ties to the Chicago Machine

    Crony capitalism played on a scale never before seen.It turns out that new Government Motors CEO Edward Whitacre has some interesting ties to the Chicago political machine as well as the White House.Jim McTague writing at Barrons Online has the lowdo...

  • June 13, 2009

    The way the world works - Obama style

    How's this for bullying someone on your side?The White House is playing hardball with Democrats who intend to vote against the supplemental war spending bill, threatening freshmen who oppose it that they won't get help with reelection and will be cut...

  • June 12, 2009

    Axelrod: 'Who's blaming Bush?'

    This is fascinating to watch if you're  student of politics.Blaming your predecessor for the mess you're in is a time honored presidential prerogative going back to Thomas Jefferson. But the Obama administration has made it a Gregorian Chant - -...

  • June 12, 2009

    'Hidden taxes' already biting

    The Obama administration has already raised taxes on the American people by approving regulations that directly affect everyone's pocketbook.They are called "hidden taxes" because the regulations are usually never reported in the press and ...

  • June 11, 2009

    Winners in this recession; public employee unions

    As many states struggle to close big deficits, they are also expanding the power of public employee and other unions. I guess the thinking is, "in crisis, there is opportunity."Where have we heard that before?Stephen Moore of the Wall Stree...

  • June 11, 2009

    Holocaust Museum shooter no 'right wing Christian'

    James von Brunn, an 88 year old Holocaust denying, Jew baiting, racist crazy shot and killed a security guard yesterday at the Holocaust Museum in Washington while wounding another. Debbie Wilgoren of the Washington Post has the details:The suspect,...

  • June 11, 2009

    'I don't know anything about cars:' New GM Chairman

    How perfect a metaphor is this for the state of the American auto industry?The first action taken by Government Motors was to hire a Chairman who by his own admission doesn't know anything about the car industry.Amy Thomson and Katie Merx of Bloombe...

  • June 11, 2009

    Dem squabbling threatens climate change bill

    When hundreds of billions of dollars are on the table, you can bet that Congressmen who represent various interests are going to make sure that their ox won't be gored. This attitude has led to a surprising opposition to the Waxman-Markey climate cha...

  • June 10, 2009

    Obama to Bibi: 'We stand behind you' (updated)

    Australian journalist/blogger Andrew Bolt points us to a story in the Sydney Morning Herald by Jason Koutsoukis about a very interesting phone call between President Obama and Israeli PM Netanyahu.Apparently, the administration was worried that their...

  • June 10, 2009

    Is Obama set to abandon US 'undivided Jerusalem' pledge?

    This would be the most shocking change in US policy toward an ally in quite a while.According to a Washington Times editorial, language in a pro forma declaration of intent to move our embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem is missing. The Times combine...

  • June 10, 2009

    The rise of the independents

    A 165 page Pew Survey on party affiliation has brought bad news to both Republicans and Democrats.The poll shows a huge increase in the number of people who identify themselves as "independents" while those saying they are Republicans or De...

  • June 9, 2009

    AG Holder doesn't care about voter intimidation

    Politicize the Justice Department? Who? Where?Acting with the knowledge that the press will never call them out on it as they would have if the Bush administration attempted anything remotely like this, Attorney General Holder's office is turning a b...

  • June 9, 2009

    The moronic media and Obama's jobs numbers

    You really have to try to be this ignorant. Simply examining Obama's claims about jobs "saved or created" as a metric for judging the success or failure of his stimulus bill in a superficial way would immediately lead anyone with half a bra...

  • June 9, 2009

    Obama administration believes in a unitary executive when it comes to takeovers

    They are arguing that the Supreme Court has no jurisdiction to rule on TARP according to Lyle Denniston at SCOTUS Blog: The Obama Administration argued Monday that no court, including the Supreme Court, has the authority to hear a challenge by Indian...

  • June 8, 2009

    Stunning Victory at the Polls for Democracy in Lebanon

    It wasn't supposed to happen like this. While no formal polling is allowed close to the election, many analysts still gave a slight edge to the Hezb'allah backed Development and Resistance bloc to emerge with a plurality of seats in the nation's 128 ...

  • June 8, 2009

    Lebanese election update

    Since I put my article on the Lebanese elections to bed last night and submitted it to AT, there have been a few interesting developments.Official results aren't due for another few hours but the tally of most outlets gives March 14th 71 deputies in...

  • June 8, 2009

    More Stimulus nonsense from Obama

    In a PR stunt designed to assure the nation that he knows his policies have failed and its time to alter the narrative, President Obama will announce later today an "increase" in spending of the $787 billion stimulus bill that will "sa...

  • June 8, 2009

    NoKo's convict two American journalists

    They may have strayed into North Korean territory by mistake because they were picked up at the border with China. But Laura Ling and Euna Lee, television reporters for Al Gore's Current TV, were picked up, given a short and sweet 5 day trial, and ha...

  • June 8, 2009

    Now that Obama is in office, Newsweek declares 'Victory in Iraq'

    Well, you knew this would happen. Once Obama laid his magic hands on Iraq, victory would be in sight.Newsweek's Fareed Zakaria makes the handoff from Bush (bad things happened except the surge) to Obama (good, smart policy will keep Iraq viable as a...

  • June 7, 2009

    Beware Liberals bearing energy legislation

    No one in Congress bothered to read the more than 900 pages in the president's Stimulus hornswaggle. The result was a host of new powers granted Obama and the Congress over the economy that few would have dared vote for if the light of day had been s...

  • June 7, 2009

    Dems express 'growing concern' over dealer closings

    Both Chrysler and GM are closing profitable dealerships and Democrats in Congress want to know why.They ask the $64,000 question; how are the auto companies supposed to climb out of bankruptcy when some of their best dealers won't be there to help th...

  • June 7, 2009

    Victor Davis Hanson on a 'Reckoning" for Obama

    Dr. Hanson is one of the more perceptive writers on politics today due in no small part to his immense knowledge of history that he draws on to illuminate the folly of President Obama on a regular basis.In his latest piece at Pajamas Media , Hanson o...

  • June 7, 2009

    Steyn: 'Obama's Message of Weakness'

    This is Sunday so it must be time for another gem from Mark Steyn.Writing in the Orange County Register , Steyn looks unfavorably on Obama's Cairo address:Overseas, the coolest president in history was giving a speech. Or, as the official press relea...

  • June 6, 2009

    Hillary invites jihad lover to conference call on Obama speech

    Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has taken Obama's "outreach" to Muslims to its logical, insane conclusion when she invited a supporter of jihad by the Palestinians against Israel to be part of a conference call on reaction to the preside...

  • June 6, 2009

    Presidential signing statements are bad - only if Bush did it

    President Obama has issued more signing statements at this point in his presidency than George Bush. And yet, the crickets are chirping in the media and on the left for all the stink they've made about it.According to John Elwood at Volokh Conspiracy...

  • June 6, 2009

    Evan Thomas on Obama: 'He's sort of God'

    Newsbusters Kyle Drennen has the hysterical details of Newsweek's Evan Thomas on MSNBC's Hardball going over the top with his gushing praise of Obama's Cairo speech that he actually said he was God: Newsweek editor Evan Thomas brought adulation over ...

  • June 6, 2009

    Bad, Bad, Gordon Brown

    The betting is hot and heavy on the boards in Great Britain that Prime Minister Gordon Brown is not long for his job.This past week, a close advisor and member of the cabinet resigned, calling on Brown to do the same. And yesterday, the Labor party s...

  • June 6, 2009

    Cramdown: Administration pushed Fiat deal on Chrysler

    Douglas McIntyre, an editor at 24/7 Wall St . and writing in the blog Daily Finance comments on this story in the Wall Street Journal (subscription only) that reveals enormous pressure placed on Chrysler to do the Fiat deal despite the company's mis...

  • June 6, 2009

    US charges couple with spying for Castro

    A former State Department analyst and his wife used a short wave transmitter to pass diplomatic secrets to Cuba for 30 years, according to charges filed by the Justice department.Evidently, they spied because they had an "affinity for Cuba"...

  • June 5, 2009

    Cops and Teachers vs. Chrysler and Obama

    The list of victims for Obama's government squeeze of auto maker bondholders is longer than anyone thinks. Not only is the story of pension funds who were stiffed when Obama wiped Chrysler's slate clean not being widely reported, but the victims of t...

  • June 5, 2009

    Obama reaches out - Iran reaches back with a slap in the face

    It may be unrealistic to expect Muslim views of America to change overnight as a result of Obama's Cairo speech. But how about a teeny tiny sign or acknowledgment of our president's effort? None such sign was forthcoming from Tehran where the Supreme...

  • June 5, 2009

    Sotomayor repeated 'wise Latina' crack dozens of times

    White House press secretary Robert Gibbs has egg on his face - again - this morning. Gibbs, a frustrated stand up comedian whose misstatements of fact, and shear hackery are already legend among the press corps, told us with a straight face the other...

  • June 5, 2009

    Barry Rubin on Obama's speech

    Barack Obama's speech in Cairo is one of the most bizarre orations ever made by a U.S. president, not a foreign policy statement but rather something invented by Obama, an international campaign speech, as if his main goal was to obtain votes in the ...

  • June 4, 2009

    Obama's Cairo Speech (Updated)

    I have just finished watching President Obama's address at Cairo University and I'm sure some of my colleagues here at AT will be weighing in with their opinions of the speech.My immediate impression was a sense of sadness. The president's interpreta...

  • June 4, 2009

    AG Holder tells Georgia to drop voter ID

    Andy McCarthy at The Corner believes that AG Eric Holder telling Georgia it can no longer enforce its own laws on making voters prove who they are before they can cast a ballot means that the Democrats are already winning the 2010 election by insuri...

  • June 4, 2009

    FBI backing off investigating 'Lone Wolf' Muslim extremists

    This story comes to us from the usually reliable Stratfor and paints a disturbing picture of law enforcement priorities under the Obama admininstration.So called "lone wolf" terrorists like the killer of the recruiter in Arkansas may be muc...

  • June 4, 2009

    Is TARP II dead?

    The Treasury Department is quietly shelving plans to open a $1 billion pilot program to buy back toxic assets from banks. This is the centerpiece of Obama's plan to fix the horrible bank crisis and it has apparently died an ignoble death.Why? Not eve...

  • June 4, 2009

    Vindication as judge drops suit against Telecoms

    Their country called and they responded by cooperating in an effort to prevent another 9/11.For that, they were excoriated by the left and sued by the ACLU and other groups. But today, that aspect of the Bush domestic security plan was vindicated whe...

  • June 3, 2009

    Israeli Foreign Minister: 'Israel is not planning to bomb Iran'

    You can parse that statement to read several different things but bottom line, I don't think that much has really changed.The statement by Avigdor Lieberman, Israeli Foreign Minister, is given some context by Haaretz: "Israel is not planning to ...

  • June 3, 2009

    Obama: 'US one of the largest Muslim Countries in the World'

    Maybe he means if we added all Muslims in all 57 states...Now before you start laughing at the stupidity of our president, I should point out that Obama is absolutely correct - if you take away the 27 countries in front of us who have a larger Muslim...

  • June 3, 2009

    Despite trillion dollar stim bill, billions more needed for highways

    This is sick. The president and the Democrats ram through a trillion dollar stimulus bill that is supposed to contain road building funds and yet, because of the recession, the regular highway fund is running out of money and needs more?Christopher C...

  • June 2, 2009

    Political hit out on SEIU's Stern

    When the government is giving money to unions hand over fist, it makes sense that there will be serious power plays and infighting among Big Labor to see who controls all that taxpayer financed bribery.Via Pat Hynes, Ben Smith of Politico has a block...

  • June 2, 2009

    Would you like a little Sharia with your morning coffee?

    Having trouble waking up this morning? This ought to do the trick.Washington Times editorial: Does Timothy F. Geithner support jihad? Of course not. But the Treasury secretary on Tuesday lost a major round of a court case in which a taxpayer argues t...

  • June 2, 2009

    Why did Obama cave on releasing detainee photos?

    According to this piece by Nancy Youssef of McClatchy, Obama switched his position on releasing the pics of detainee abuse because Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki warned him that his nation would erupt into violence if the photos were released....

  • June 2, 2009

    Did anti-military rhetoric from the left kill an Arkansas military recruiter?

    Do you think it possible that the suspect who gunned down a military recruiter outside of his office and wounded another may have been swayed by the anti-military rhetoric of the left?I would say it is just as likely that the left is responsible for ...

  • June 2, 2009

    Obama: 'I will not manage Government Motors'

    That's pretty good from someone who has already fired a CEO he didn't like, force bondholders of GM debt to take 10 cents on the dollar, and lavishly bestow goodies on his union buddies in the UAW.But then, Obama is very, very good at looking us stra...

  • June 1, 2009

    It's off to bankruptcy court for Government Motors

    Bondholders are still getting stiffed - a paltry 10 cents on the dollar - but it appears they were finally worn down - or threatened enough - to give in and allow GM to head off to bankruptcy court.David Zanger, Bill Vlasic, and Jeff Zeleny of the Ne...

  • June 1, 2009

    Are we about to ditch Israel at the UN?

    The Obama administration is making noises about withdrawing our unconditional support for Israel at the UN as a means to put pressure on the Israelis to 'freeze' settlement growth.This move is not unexpected, even if the freezing of settlements - wha...

  • June 1, 2009

    Great Britain's military furious with Gordon Brown

    Prime Minister Brown's paltry response to President Obama's call for NATO countries to increase troop strength in Afghanistan has drawn the ire of high level British Commanders who fear their tepid contribution of a mere 700 "temporary" tro...

  • June 1, 2009

    Muslim leaders warn Greece of riots over defaced Koran

    This is almost getting to be a "Nothing to see here, move along" story.A Greek policemen allegedly tore a Koran from an Iraqi immigrant and stepped on it which set off riots last week with the usual torched cars and general mayhem. Greece h...

  • June 1, 2009

    Some of Obama's less publicized flip flops

    Alex Conant of Politico has an interesting article on some of Obama's flip flops that have not received the attention of some of his major turnarounds like his no lobbyist pledge and his detainee policies.Some of these lesser known flip flops have b...

  • May 31, 2009

    The Most Expensive Date Night in History

    Couples who have been married for a while have been encouraged in recent years to plan a "date night" once a month or so just to keep the rituals of courtship alive and keep the "spark" of romance in their relationship.I personall...

  • May 31, 2009

    Israel to US: Stop favoring the Palestinians

    In retrospect, the Netanyahu/Obama meeting of a fortnight ago may be seen as a turning point in Israel-US relations. The fact that the government of Israel feels it even has to ask this question does not bode well for the future.Barak Ravid writing i...

  • May 31, 2009

    Some good news from Pakistan

    The Pakistan army has taken complete control of the town of Minorga, an important center of Taliban command and control for the Swat region.Iftikhar A. Khan of the English language Pakistani news portal Dawn has the story:Operation Rahe Rast made ...

  • May 31, 2009

    P.J. O'Rourke on Detroit's Downfall

    There are few political humorists who have P.J. O'Rourke's instinct for what's important about a story or a pen as sharp and witty to describe it.Car lover and brilliant satirist, O'Rourke nails it in this Wall Street Journal column:The car ceased t...

  • May 30, 2009

    How Lawmakers use Tax dollars to fund lavish lifestyles

    The scandal in Great Britain over Members of Parliament using expense accounts to fund purchases of luxury items threatens all major parties and many prominent MoP's. The Wall Street Journal's Louis Radnofsky and T.W. Franam decided to take a gander...

  • May 30, 2009

    What Obama learned about US intelligence at a burger joint

    Imagine what the president would learn at an Italian restaurant.Ben Smith at Politico: On his trip to get a burger with Brian Williams at Five Guys this afternoon, the President appears to have learned of the existence of a Defense Department intelli...

  • May 30, 2009

    Obama seeks to stifle criticism of stim bill

    To a liberal, their axiom on free speech is, "You're free to speak your mind ... as long as you agree with me."Not surprisingly the Obama administration is seeking to cut off lobbying from everyone when it comes to the stim bill. This piece...

  • May 30, 2009

    Who pressured Justice to drop case against voter intimidation in Philly?

    Or, as Jennifer Rubin's piece at PJ Media says, "Democrats: It's OK When We Politicize the Justice Department."After screaming for 8 years about Bush "politicizing" the Justice Department, it appears that there is a clear cut cas...

  • May 29, 2009

    Krauthammer's 'teaching moment' on Sotomayor

    Charles Krauthammer has what is sure to be a controversial column up today in the Washington Post . In it, he urges conservatives to:Use the upcoming hearings not to deny her the seat, but to illuminate her views. No magazine gossip from anonymous co...

  • May 29, 2009

    Good news, bad news on the Charter School front

    The good news is that it appears the Obama administration is going to aggressively promote charter schools to the states.The bad news is, they are going to use the threat of yanking federal stimulus funds to do it. This article on the Fox News websit...

  • May 29, 2009

    Burris story: From sleazy to surreal

    Every time this guy opens his mouth, he descends further down the rabbit hole.His most recent eye popping statement is brought to us via the excellent political blog Clout Street where the Chicago Tribune's Ashley Rueff and Rick Pearson give us this ...

  • May 29, 2009

    McAuliffe tried to bribe Nader to stay off key ballots in 2004

    Do you hear that? It's the sound of Terry McAuliffe's bid for the Virginia governorship going down the drain.Ralph Nader has made the explosive allegation that McAuliffe offered his campaign money if he would stay off the ballot in key states. At the...

  • May 29, 2009

    Congratulations Taxpayers! You're on the hook for $55 grand to pay off Obamanomics

    Dennis Cauchon at USA Today writes:Taxpayers are on the hook for an extra $55,000 a household to cover rising federal commitments made just in the past year for retirement benefits, the national debt and other government promises, a USA TODAY analys...

  • May 28, 2009

    Dealergate: The plot thickens

    Doug Ross and Joey Smith are doing a helluva job in researching the data on the Chrysler dealer closings story. And in typical internet fashion, the story now has some legs and is being addressed by other outlets.Notably, World Net Daily - sometim...

  • May 28, 2009

    Obama's NSA - NoKo's no 'imminent threat' -- then why raise alert level?

    More Keystone Kops foreign policy from Obama. In this piece by Roxana Trion in The Hill, we discover our national security advisor dismissing the North Korean threat:President Obama's national security adviser on Wednesday said that North Korea's rec...

  • May 28, 2009

    Burris is incapable of being truthful

    We reported yesterday on the bombshell tape released by prosecutors that had Roland Burris agreeing with Rob Blagojevich, the impeached governor's brother, to donate to the governor's re-election campaign and to perhaps put on a fundraiser in exchang...

  • May 27, 2009

    Conservatives divided on tactics in opposing Sotomayor

    Jeanne Cummings of Politico is making too much of a big deal over the fact that opposition to President Obama's pick to replace the retiring David Souter in the Supreme Court has not gelled as of yet. But her column does raise the salient issues tha...

  • May 27, 2009

    Surprise! Tapes show Burris offering to give Blago money for senate seat

    Illinois Senator Roland Burris gave sworn testimony before the Illinois House impeachment hearings for Governor Blagojevich in January that he had no contact with Blago's office or people for several weeks prior to the ex-governor's arrest on charges...

  • May 27, 2009

    No light at the end of the tunnel for Housing disaster

    The news on the housing front is just awful - no other word for it. If the economy is going to turn around then the housing market is going to have to stabilize. And judging from stats published yesterday, we are a long way from any kind of recovery....

  • May 27, 2009

    Sotomayor overturned 60% of the time by Supremes

    If senators vote on Sonia Sotomayor's track record, they might want to look at the 60% reversal rate when her decisions reach the Supreme Court.Writing at The New Republic, Jeffrey Rosen offers a reason:Her opinions, although competent, are viewed b...

  • May 27, 2009

    More evidence emerges that Chrysler Dealer closings was politically motivated

    I wrote yesterday of the possibility that Chrysler dealers who had been given the ax were disproportionately Republican - many of them large contributors to GOP candidates and the RNC.Now comes more evidence that these dealer closings were political...

  • May 26, 2009

    'Is Obama another Jimmy Carter?'

    Bahukutumbi Raman, writing in Forbes , asks the same question AT writers and readers have been asking for months. "Is Obama another Jimmy Carter?"The defiant action of North Korea in testing a long-range missile with military applications l...

  • May 26, 2009

    Did Chrysler play politics with dealer closings?

    Update:  Even more evidence. - editorDoug Ross has done a little digging and discovered a disturbing pattern in the choices Chrysler (and the Obama administration) made in closing dealerships.It appears there is a real possibility that if you co...

  • May 26, 2009

    NoKo's fire two more test missiles - for good measure

    Not content with spitting in the face of the Obama administration by testing another nuclear bomb, the North Koreans fired two more short range missiles today. That's in addition to the three they launched yesterday, according to a report in Reuters....

  • May 26, 2009

    The early summer of our discontent

    Dr. Barry Rubin, director of the Global Research in International Affairs (GLORIA) Center and editor of the Middle East Review of International Affairs (MERIA) Journal, has a warning regarding the march of Islamism and the boost it is likely to get n...

  • May 26, 2009

    SCOTUS pick: It's a Sonia!

    She's a woman, an Hispanic, and not as liberal as the left would like but too liberal for the rest of us.President Obama will make it official at a 9:15 AM news conference when he introduces Sonio Sotomayor to replace Justice David Souter on the Supr...

  • May 26, 2009

    Explosive allegations in Hariri case; it was Hezb'allah

    The case involving the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq Harriri took a spectacular turn over the weekend when the German magazine Der Spiegel released the news that the Special Tribunal set up to investigate the assassination (an...

  • May 25, 2009

    The Wages of Appeasement: 2nd NoKo Nuke Test

    Anyone who reads this New York Times article on North Korea's second nuclear test by Choe Sang-Hun will be left with the distinct impression that, 1) North Korea is spitting in Obama's and America's face, and 2) the more he spits the more we grovel....

  • May 25, 2009

    Will GOP Senators stand up against Obama SCOTUS pick?

    We are probably just hours away from an announcement of a Supreme Court nominee by Obama and it's not clear at this point just how vigorously the GOP will oppose the almost certain liberal pick by the president.This Politico piece by Andy Coller and ...

  • May 25, 2009

    Blog Tributes to the Fallen

    There are some excellent tributes to our fallen heroes from around the blogosphere today. Michelle Malkin has a roundup in pictures and video of some of the better ones.Milblogger Tigerhawk has an effecting piece, "In Memorium and Gratitude...

  • May 25, 2009

    Actions have consequences

    President Obama bad mouthing "tax shelters" overseas was a blunder. The common business practice in other countries that allows for the free flow of capital around the world may seem "unfair" to our president but others don't quit...

  • May 24, 2009

    More ironic juxtapositioning from Obama

    Instead of his motto being "Hope and Change," Obama ought to change it to "Irony and the Status Quo." The latest evidence that Obama's overheated, exaggerated rhetoric about how Bush was fighting the War on Terror revealed a naiv...

  • May 24, 2009

    Obama's strawmen finally noticed by the press

    How many times have we heard the president set up a strawman only to knock it down with ease in order to sell one of his policies?Too often to count. The president has populated a virtual field of scarecrows with his rhetoric and finally, someone is ...

  • May 24, 2009

    Pak army fighting in 'Taliban city'

    Are they finally getting serious about the Taliban?The Pakistani government tried negotiations with the terrorists only to see the Taliban take advantage and infest areas where they had not been before. Terrorist bombings have been on the rise for a ...

  • May 24, 2009

    Obama's 'Overleveraged' presidency

    Your weekend reading assignment is this superior piece by Fred Barnes at the Weekly Standard who compares Obama's risky policies with risky loans and investments made by a bank. The bank becomes overleveraged and when those loans and investments sta...

  • May 23, 2009

    Pelosi: 'I stand by my lies'

    Well, you have to give her credit - for something. What, I don't know. But it takes a lot of moxie to look straight into a camera and declare that you stand by statements that are demonstrable lies.So goes Nancy Pelosi. Fox News has a report on a ve...

  • May 23, 2009

    New York terrorists: a cautionary tale for moving Gitmo detainees here

    The four men who plotted to blow up a couple of synagogues and shoot down a military transport were not born Muslims. According to this New York Post article , they were radicalized in prison.This begs the question; if Obama wants to move Gitmo priso...

  • May 23, 2009

    Obama aide: Hey! Not our job to reduce abortions

    Well, that's what you said in a private briefing last week, Ms. Melody Barnes, Director of Domestic Policy Council and a former board member of Emily's List.But it isn't what Obama apologists have been saying - including the Vatican: That Obama's goa...

  • May 23, 2009

    Welcoming the Castros

    The dictator tag team brothers Raul and Fidel Castro are about to get a gift from the Obama administration that will elevate their credibility in the world while opening up the probability of filling their coffers with desperately needed dollars so t...

  • May 23, 2009

    Obama: 'We're out of money'

    I wish he would have realized that about $11 trillion ago.In a Memorial Day weekend interview with C-SPAN's Steve Scully, the President of the United States told the people of America that their government was flat broke:SCULLY: You know the numbers,...

  • May 22, 2009

    Jesse Jackson, Jr.'s 'unique synergy' with his wife

    He isn't the first politician to enrich a relative or even a wife. But Jesse Jackson, Jr's payments over the years to his Alderman-Wife Sandra for "consulting" and other work, totalling $300,000 may take the concept of nepotism to new heigh...

  • May 22, 2009

    Obama vs. Cheney: Man vs. Manchild

    It was an extraordinary moment for our times. Two men with radically opposing viewpoints gave speeches on national security at roughly the same time and addressed most of the same subjects.One, former Vice President Dick Cheney. The other, our curren...

  • May 22, 2009

    Can Newt ride the anti-establishment mood into the White House?

    I'm absolutely convinced Newt Gingrich would love to be president. But every time he starts making noises like a candidate, he seems to back off as if remembering his sky high negatives and problematic personal life.This is a shame because if ever we...

  • May 22, 2009

    'Speed Reader' latest Democratic gimmick

    When you're as small a minority in the House as the Republicans are, your legislative strategies come more out of Roberts Rules of Order rather than The Prince.And one of the minority's most effective strategies has been to use every t...

  • May 21, 2009

    Authorities arrest 4 home grown terrorists in New York city plot

    "It's not exactly al-Qaeda," said one law enforcement official. Indeed, the 4 home grown terrorists caught after an FBI sting operation were not trained by the terrorist group or funded by them.But they were inspired by them. And to ignore ...

  • May 21, 2009

    Gibbs blurts out the truth about the administration's decision on Gitmo

    I don't think White House press secretary Robert Gibbs is long for his job. Yesterday, Obama's flak blurted out that closing Gitmo was a "hasty decision" as reported by RealClear politics chief political correspondent David Paul Kuhn:The Wh...

  • May 21, 2009

    Will Obama give California 'The Geithner Treatment?'

    Is the state of California next in line for a federal bailout?The resounding defeat by California taxpayers of 4 measures that would have raised taxes and saddled the state with additional spending obligations - mostly to public unions - means t...

  • May 21, 2009

    1 in 7 freed Gitmo detainees go back to terrorism: Pentagon report

    The report showing that we released a whole bunch of very bad people back into the world so that our allies wouldn't be so mean to us was held up by the Pentagon for some reason. Allah at Hot Air has this take:If administration of...

  • May 21, 2009

    Lomborg's 'Climate-Industrial Complex'

    Noted climate change critic Bjorn Lomborg has an article in today's Wall Street Journal that is a must read if you want to understand the forces of business and industry who are hard at work trying to profit off the global warming scare.Referring to ...

  • May 21, 2009

    It's going to get worse, says Fed

    Chris Isidore of CNN Money reports on the very bad and bleak news from the Federal Reserve's forecast for the rest of the year.Hold on to your tuckus, boys and girls. It is going to get much bumpier:The Federal Reserve's latest forecasts for the U.S....

  • May 20, 2009

    California voters tell lawmakers, 'Make the hard choices'

    California residents rejected a package of budget reforms that was supposed to close the $21 billion deficit gap in the state's finances.The measures weren't just defeated. They were slaughtered by almost 3 to 1 despite proponents of the package outs...

  • May 20, 2009

    Second Amendment victory in the offing

    A little noticed amendment to the "consumer friendly" credit card reform act passed by the Senate and heading for approval in the House will give a victory to gun right activists they never could have gotten under George Bush.In recent year...

  • May 20, 2009

    Senate Dems refuse to allocate money to close Gitmo

    And the hypocrisy continues...Not wanting terrorists released on American soil any more than their Republican counterparts (or even being held in mainland prisons), Senate Democrats defeated a measure that would have funded the closing of the Guantan...

  • May 20, 2009

    The end of the 'American Car'

    Do you remember your first car?Mine was a Plymouth Fury - used of course - that literally purred when you turned the key. It rode like it was on air, could comfortably fit 6 people and when you put the pedal to the metal, it leapt forward like it was...

  • May 19, 2009

    Dr. Barry Rubin on the future of American policy in the Middle East

    AT contributor and Middle East scholar Dr. Barry Rubin has an interesting take on the future of US-Israeli relations as well as some intelligent speculation on how American policy in the region will evolve.Rubin is director of the Global Researc...

  • May 19, 2009

    The reason American kids lag behind the world in math

    This is pretty incredible - even for Massachusetts.Apparently 75% of teachers seeking accreditation for elementary school in Massachusetts failed the math portion of the test according to this report in the Boston Globe by James Vaznis:Education...

  • May 19, 2009

    CIA concerned it can't do its job on interrogations

    Is this the price we pay for an "open society" where all our dirty laundry is aired and a microscrope applied to the most secret areas of our government?Or is it just plain nuts to spill our secrets all over the press and give our intel pro...

  • May 18, 2009

    Boehner to Pelosi: Put up or shut up

    House minority leader John Boehner has called Nancy Pelosi's bluff by calling on her to prove her accusations that the CIA lied to Congress or apologize.Boehner, who appeared on CNN, would appear to have trapped the Speaker into giving substance to h...

  • May 18, 2009

    Oh joy: Pakistan adding nukes to its stockpile

    What they want to do with their nuclear program is their business - except if they use some of the billions of dollars in aid we are sending to beef up their strategic arsenal.In the midst of an insurgency that threatens the survival of the governmen...

  • May 17, 2009

    Obamacare to cost at least $1 trillion over next 10 years

    That $1 trillion is a number the Congressional Budget Office is looking at right now. Estimates by others have used $1 trillion as a starting point and go up to $1.5 trillion.Please recall that our president "budgeted" only $637 billion for...

  • May 17, 2009

    2002 statement by Pelosi casts further doubt on her claims

    When did she know and when did she know it? Nacny Pelosi said at her press conference last week that the first she heard of waterboarding by the CIA was when a staffer informed her in February of 2003. The CIA says they told her much earlier - in the...

  • May 17, 2009

    Blabbermouth Biden blurts out location of secret bunker

    This isn't just a gaffe but rather a serious breach of security.Remember that "secret bunker" where Dick Cheney would go when it was necessary to protect the line of succession by assuring the survival of the Vice President if something wer...

  • May 17, 2009

    'Torture photos' cause outrage

    Ari David at Big Hollywood has the story and gruesome photos:A citizen of Siam (Thailand) was recently captured on American soil with trace amounts of an unknown chemical agent. Due to homeland security policy, the foreign national was examined. The ...

  • May 16, 2009

    Utah Governor Huntsman named Ambassador to China

    One of the rising stars in the GOP presidential sweepstakes has apparently removed his name from consideration by accepting President Obama's offer to be Ambassador to China.Unless he plans on serving for only a year or so, Jon Huntsman has opted out...

  • May 16, 2009

    Pelosi hits bottom - keeps digging

    CIA Director Leon Panetta was left with no choice. Speaker Nancy Pelosi had called his employees liars and criminals which forced the former Clinton chief of staff to take sides - something he no doubt was reluctant to do but had to for the good of t...

  • May 16, 2009

    Irony so thick you can use it as pancake syrup

    Referring to Dick Cheney's criticisms of the Obama administration, Al Gore asserted to Ben Smith of Politico "I waited two years after I left office to make statements that were critical."Unfortunately, the man who invented the internet fo...

  • May 16, 2009

    No US deadline for progress in Iran talks

    Check that. The administration says that they are not going to "wait forever" before admitting defeat in engaging the Iranians on their nuclear program.Swell. I'm sure Tehran is quaking in its sandals at that one. The point being, the Obama...

  • May 16, 2009

    Climate Change legislation won't reduce emissions

    Not that we needed any more proof that the Climate Change legislation was going to be a sham, but it appears that the compromise reached by Democrats will give a pass to the very industries that it is supposed to target.Mike Lillis of the Washington ...

  • May 16, 2009

    Winter Soldier embarasses Dems

    Another military imposter has been exposed who supposedly served in Iraq and became the darling of the anti-war left when he trashed the military and the United States.Rick Duncan, executive director of the Colorado Veterans Alliance, spoke at an Oba...

  • May 15, 2009

    A political style campaign for health insurance boondoggle

    Obama may not be much of a president but few doubt his skills as a political campaigner.Put the guy in front of an adoring crowd, make sure the teleprompter is plugged in, and push the button. Bingo! And make sure you give the address of the website ...

  • May 15, 2009

    Glacial progress of stim funds leaves opening for GOP

    You recall that Obama's argument for the immediate passage of the stimulus bill - so urgent that lawmakers shouldn't have the time to read it - was predicated on the idea that the money had to flow into the economy yesterday.As we discovered later, a...

  • May 15, 2009

    Obama's nose grows another couple of inches

    Remember when Obama faced the cameras and told us that he had just talked to the Caterpillar Corporation president who promised him he was going to hire back thousands of workers once the stimulus bill was passed?Of course, it turns out that was a ba...

  • May 15, 2009

    Israel to let Obama know if it attacks Iran

    There are a couple of ways to take this news. The spin put out by the administration is that it is a major concession by Israel. But in reality, I don't think it changes Israel's plans one iota.I assumed that Israel was always going to notify Americ...

  • May 14, 2009

    Issue trends tilt toward GOP

    Yuval Levin writing at the Corner highlights an excellent table compiled by RedState's Moe Lane on the changes in attitude regarding which party is better able to handle various issues.Levin writes: Moe Lane points to some interesting trends in Rasm...

  • May 14, 2009

    Cook County's Stroger a tax deadbeat

    The most powerful Democratic organization in the country is headed up by a tax cheat.Todd Stroger, President of the Cook County Board of Supervisors, and the man who pushed through the largest sales tax in the country, owes the IRS almost $12,000 in ...

  • May 14, 2009

    The company we keep

    Great news for all you UN supporters out there. The United States won a victory at the United Nations yesterday.What kind of victory, you might ask? Don't ask.The Obama White House is celebrating our election to the UN Human Rights Council.What a cou...

  • May 14, 2009

    Obama to Bibi: No surprises on Iran

    It may be indicative just how low US-Israel relations have sunk that Barack Obama is warning Israeli Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu not to make any military moves against Iran without telling him.Aluf Benn of Haaretz reports:U.S. President Barack Obam...

  • May 14, 2009

    'Right wing extremist' report withdrawn

    File this one under "closing the barn door after the horse escaped."The Department of Homeland Security is wiithdrawing the notorious report that branded our returning veterans as possible terrorist recruits and hinted that immigration...

  • May 13, 2009

    Nap Time

    Former Tennessee senator Howard Baker used to quip that one could trace the beginnings of explosive growth in the federal government back to the day they installed a decent air conditioning system in the Capitol. It seems that Washington used to be a...

  • May 13, 2009

    Incredible. FAA approves stimulus funds for Murtha's ghost airport

    If any more evidence were needed that our government is run by a bunch of shameless, arrogant, lickspittles, the fact that the FAA has approved the plan to give money to an airport named after Pork King Rep. John Murtha should remove all doubts.We bl...

  • May 13, 2009

    Democrats say CIA out to get them

    After watching for 8 years as the Central Intelligence Agency sought to bring down the Bush Administration, the Democrats have decided that the spooks attacking politicians is not a good idea.Funny how "whistelblowers" turn into "leake...

  • May 13, 2009

    Smith, Barney, and Obama

    Our Federal Overlords are busy lately, sticking their noses into all sorts of things that were  unthinkable just a few months ago.Their latest plan is to dictate to the financial industry how much money businesses can pay their employees. It see...

  • May 12, 2009

    The madness of cap and trade

    Perhaps we should see what experience other countries have had with trying to implement cap and trade policies.Take Australia, for example, and Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's signature plan to put in place a cap and trade scheme for Australian businesse...

  • May 12, 2009

    Duh - Obama's budget means massive increase in federal workforce

    I should apologize for blogging a story like this except highlighting the fact that the federal workforce numbers will skyrocket under Barack Obama is the best way to show the American people how drastic the changes the president is trying to impleme...

  • May 11, 2009

    In Obama White House, nepotism is alive and well

    Barack Obama's administration is looking more and more like the Chicago Machine all the time. Threatening, bullying, rewarding allies with sweetheart deals, "pay to play" schemes and political hard ball have been on display as the country i...

  • May 11, 2009

    States divest from companies doing business with terrorists

    It will never get the publicity that divestment from companies doing business with South Africa got (or divestment from companies doing business with Israel), but there is a move afoot in state government to refuse to give business or invest in compa...

  • May 11, 2009

    Taliban making inroads in Pakistan

    With refugees pouring out of the Swat region where the Taliban has set up their own government and courts and no let up in terrorism, the Pakistani government appears to have finally woken up to the threat and is set to reestablish its authority in t...

  • May 11, 2009

    Letterman writer: Obama 'too competent' to make jokes about

    One of David Letterman's main writers for "The Late Show" has answered the question why late night comedians don't make fun of Barack Obama.Newsbusters Brent Baker was following the goings on at a comedy writers' panel that took place in W...

  • May 11, 2009

    Roxana Saberi to be freed

    An Iranian appeals court ("appealing" a rigged decision in another rigged court) is set to release American journalist Roxana Saberi perhaps as early as today, according to the BBC:An Iran court has cut jailed US-Iranian reporter Roxana Sab...

  • May 9, 2009

    France offers glimpse of higher ed under Obama

    French university students have been on strike for 14 weeks over reforms that President Sarkozy wants to initiate that would revive the higher education system.The reforms are incredibly modest. In short, Sarkozy wants to give university president mo...

  • May 9, 2009

    'What Congress Knew'

    A piece in the Wall Street Journal reports that Congress had no less than 40 briefings on CIA enhanced interrogation techniques - most of them involving Speaker Pelosi who denies she knew that the agency was using waterboarding on terrorist suspects...

  • May 9, 2009

    Ed Lasky on US-Israel deteriorating relations

    AT's news editor Ed Lasky has an excellent piece at Pajamas Media on the perilous state of US-Israeli relations and the consequences of the Obama administration putting pressure on Israel to play ball:A sample:There is a pattern emerging that th...

  • May 8, 2009

    Obama schools the press on how to report his 'budget cuts'

    Well, I guess it's better than the $100 million he asked his department heads to trim a couple of weeks ago.But $17 billion cut from a $3.4 Trillion budget is still a microscopic amount. Congress sneezes and spends $17 billion on Kleenex.But the trul...

  • May 8, 2009

    Governor Patrick's car giveaway (updated)

    Sometimes, you read something on the net and wonder what country you're living in.Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick has begun a program that simply hands car keys to welfare recipients to "help them get to work." True, the cars are donat...

  • May 8, 2009

    US Jobless rate climbs to 8.9%

    There was a slight easing in job losses last month as revised figures for March showed a decline of 699.00 jobs (up from 663,000 originally reported) to April's 539,000 job cuts. The overall rate stands at 8.9% - bad but not as bad as the recession o...

  • May 7, 2009

    Oklahoma tries again with sovereignty measure

    The Oklahoma legislature is once again attempting to pass a measure that would assert the state's sovereignty over certain federal government actions.They passed a similar resolution 10 days ago only to watch Democratic Governor Brad Henry veto the b...

  • May 7, 2009

    Murdoch: The days of free online newspapers is over

    Is it, Rupie baby? Murdoch thinks that because online subscriptions are booming for the Wall Street Journal that he can pull a similar trick with his other newspaper holdings.Mmmmm...I wonder. The WSJ has experienced that growth because articles of i...

  • May 7, 2009

    Surprise! New York Times hints the economy is getting better

    Since we had to endure 8 long years of gloom and doom economic news from the New York Times, it is interesting to see that now that there is a Democrat in the White House overseeing the worst recession in a couple of decades, the paper is all but pro...

  • May 7, 2009

    Obama to observe National Prayer Day in private

    My colleague here at AT, Political Correspondent Rich Baehr, has said in the past that much of Obama's motivation is colored by his desire to be the "un-Bush" president. In other words, anything George Bush did, Obama would do the opposite ...

  • May 7, 2009

    Obama's choice for #2 Housing official accused of 'blatant violations' of open records laws

    President Obama's choice for top deputy at HUD, Ronald Sims, has been handed the largest fine in US history for withholding documents that showed there were cheaper alternatives than building the $430 million Seattle Seahawks stadium.Jerry Seper of t...

  • May 6, 2009

    After reading this, you may actually feel sorry for New Yorkers

    We've all heard of the draconian tax increases that Governor David Paterson has imposed on the "rich" in New York. But what you haven't heard is what the ultra-liberal legislature is about to do.And unless Republicans can get their act toge...

  • May 6, 2009

    Good news! Chrysler to stiff taxpayer for $7 billion

    Well, it looks like that "bail out" money we gave Chrysler just became a "giveaway:"Chris Isidore of CNN Money has the details:Chrysler LLC will not repay U.S. taxpayers more than $7 billion in bailout money it received earlier t...

  • May 5, 2009

    NY Charter school teachers to union: Let my people go

    If you're a parent who has a child in a big city public school system, you are probably aware of the anti-reform attitude held by unions that end up stifling innovation and condemning students to an inferior education.Union work rules at most public ...

  • May 5, 2009

    Criminal charges filed against ACORN and two employees

    I'm glad somebody, somewhere is finally cracking down on these goons. The state of Nevada has filed charges against the group ACORN and two of their employees for voter fraud. Mary Manning of the Las Vegas Sun has the details: The complaint includes ...

  • May 4, 2009

    The Boston Globe: Thanks for the memories, Pinch

    Howard Kurtz at the Washington Post is covering the apparent demise of another ancient American newspaper; the Boston Globe.Yes, it was a liberal rag - a laughably small minded, mini-me imitation of its parent, the New York Times. But if one believes...

  • May 4, 2009

    Specter: Republicans killed Kemp

    The guy is obviously eating up all the attention. Arlen Specter can't seem to keep his mouth shut. He is even offering advice on how the GOP can make a comeback; run more people like me in elections.Perhaps Specter is unaware how difficult it is to f...

  • May 4, 2009

    Are Pakistani nukes safe?

    They keep telling us that they are but it is hard to determine whether that is just bluster or whether they really have the situation well in hand. In fact, the more assurances they give us, it seems the less we believe them.Bush authorized $100 mill...

  • May 4, 2009

    Climate change bill in trouble

    Squabbling Democrats may be unable to come to an agreement on how much they are going to rob from the taxpayers in order to fund a scheme that threatens not only energy production but the economy as well.The battle is not between those who want to ax...

  • May 4, 2009

    Obama Iran policy a 'fantasy' says Newt

    Newt Gingrich is worried about the Obama administration's stance toward Israel, believing it to be "the clearest adoption of weakness since Jimmy Carter." Gingrich made the remarks to the Jerus...

  • May 4, 2009

    Edwards campaign being investigated by Feds

    John Edwards' political career is in ruins as a result of his affair with a campaign hanger on and now the Feds have taken an interest in trying to determine whether any hush money was paid to the woman from campaign funds.Mandy Locke of the Charlott...

  • May 3, 2009

    Government by Thuggery - 'The Chicago Way'

    Man, when the White House plays hardball, they play it "The Chicago Way" - brass knuckles, groin kicks, and threats to destroy their adversaries.And when confronted with allegations of their thuggery, instead of claiming their complete inno...

  • May 3, 2009

    Jack Kemp, RIP

    His enthusiasm and optimism defined what conservatism meant for the generation after Reagan. He was one of the few idealists who saw his ideas turn into practical, workable, government policies. He was a natural leader, a visionary, a tireless propon...

  • May 3, 2009

    Tea Party Patriots Group demands apology from Democrats

    Good for Mark Tapscott of the Washington Examiner for reprinting this open letter by Jenny Beth Martin of Tea Party Patriots that takes the president, Speaker Pelosi, and the media to task for denigrating the more than one million Americans who ...

  • May 3, 2009

    Ahem, Mr. President - about those 150,000 jobs you said you created...

    Fact Check.org calls Obama out for lying about the number of jobs he says his stimulus bill has created already. Jess Henig explains:It turns out the president's claim is really an estimate of what his economic advisers think the stimulus bill is do...

  • May 3, 2009

    No Social Security COLA for this year or next

    Seniors will be in for a shock when they discover that because of low inflation, there will be no cost of living adjustments to their social security checks for this year and probably next.Not only that, but no COLA means that some seniors will see t...

  • May 2, 2009

    Surprise! Obama may revive Military Tribunals at Gitmo

    There are times when politicians acknowledge reality and switch their positions on the issues. There are times that politicians, when exposed to new information on an issue, sincerely change their minds. There are also times that a politician will ...

  • May 2, 2009

    Times Editorial: 'Republicans want to kill you'

    This deceitful, ignorant editorial in today's New York Times is remarkable not only because they have the facts wrong about the GOP cutting monies from the stimulus bill for flu preparedness, but also because the person and party responsible for remo...

  • May 1, 2009

    BMI's brilliant marketing strategy (updated)

    British airline BMI got in a spot of trouble with its Israeli passengers. It seems that the in-flight map for a couple of trips to Israel failed to include the Jewish state on a list of destinations that BMI flies to.Bad enough, right? It's what they...

  • May 1, 2009

    Souter to retire in June?

    The rumors began yesterday afternoon and Nina Totenberg of NPR has confirmed them; Justice David Souter will retire at the end of this year's docket:NPR has learned that Supreme Court Justice David Souter is planning to retire at the end of the ...

  • May 1, 2009

    Senate rejects cramdown for homeowners

    Surveys show that homeowners have a very high turnout rate in elections. That is probably one reason the so-called "cramdown" mortgage restructuring by judges was nixed by the senate yesterday.Of course, it doesn't hurt when banks all acros...

  • April 30, 2009

    The new culture war: Capitalism vs. Statism

    Arthur C. Brooks has a great piece in today's Wall Street Journal that seeks to define a new culture war.The battle is not over abortion or gay marriage but rather an "ethical populism" on one side represented by the Tea Party Movement...

  • April 30, 2009

    Obama on the deficit: 'That wasn't me'

    I burst out laughing last night when the president said that. He reminded me of a little boy who broke a dish right in front of his parents only to look them right in the eye and exclaim, "That wasn't me."Leaving aside the fact that the Dem...

  • April 30, 2009

    Chrysler Chapter 11 'imminent' (updated)

    Talks broke down between Chrysler and the administration's auto task force last night virtually assuring that the automaker will file for bankruptcy sometime today.The move won't come without a cost -- both to Chrysler and the taxpayer as this Washin...

  • April 30, 2009

    UN Tribunal releases 4 generals charged in former Lebanese PM's death

    It's not as bad as one would think because the release was ordered by the Tribunal judge and it doesn't mean they aren't still suspects in former Prime Minister Hariri's death.But Hezb'allah is treating the release of the generals who plotted with Sy...

  • April 29, 2009

    Obama's 'Managerial Brilliance'

    Well yeah, if you listen to David Brooks whose glowing encomiums to the President's "tremendously effective, efficient managerial administration" on a recent Charlie Rose show just rose up and bit him in the arse when the crazy-stupid ...

  • April 29, 2009

    What's in a name?

    Reuters is reporting that American hog farmers and producers are upset at the name given to the latest flu bug.They believe that naming the disease "Swine Flu" is hurting their business:What's in a name? U.S. pork producers are finding tha...

  • April 29, 2009

    Isn't this special? Feds knew flyover would cause panic

    Cue the Church Lady:Federal officials knew that sending two fighter jets and Air Force One to buzz ground zero and Lady Liberty might set off nightmarish fears of a 9/11 replay, but they still ordered the photo-op kept secret from the public. In a ...

  • April 29, 2009

    Gingrich sees silver lining in Specter defection

    Newt Gingrich, writing in the Washington Post's "Topic A," sees Arlen Specter's party switch in exactly the right light, I think: Arlen Specter's decision to leave the Republican Party in name as he left it in spirit over the stimulus vote...

  • April 29, 2009

    Rasmussen: Generic ballot now 41-38 - in favor of GOP

    This new survey by Rasmussen is interesting and definitely shows that the GOP is climbing out of the hole it dug for itself in 2008.But congressional and senate races are all local and will turn largely on local issues. Taken individually by state an...

  • April 29, 2009

    Economy shrinks 6.1% in first quarter

    The Commerce Department reports that the US economy shrank 6.1% for the first quarter with worse than expected showings in inventories and housing.Writing for Bloomberg, Bob Willis reports the dismal figures:Gross domestic product dropped at a 6...

  • April 28, 2009

    Half a government

    The two biggest challenges facing the United States government today are the banking mess and Swine Flu. It is telling that the executive departments responsible for those problems - Treasury and HHS - are suffering from a lack of attention by the ad...

  • April 28, 2009

    Geithner, UAW, and Obama's idea of free enterprise

    This is a remarkably disheartening piece by Larry Kudlow writing at The Corner. You must read the whole thing to get the full import of his thoughts on "Bailout Nation" - where TARP II is actually a second federal budget and will be used t...

  • April 27, 2009

    'Mr. President: About that national health care idea you have...

    The best laid plans of mice and men...It appears that President Obama's grandiose plans to remake the American health care has hit something of a snag.It's really just a minor point but perhaps one of his aides - who, after all, serves in a governmen...

  • April 27, 2009

    Another Obama promise to his base going under the bus

    If we heard it once during the campaign. we heard it a thousand times; candidate Obama promising his anti-war base that he would bring the troops home on a set timetable unlike President Bush who had an "open ended" commitment to staying in...

  • April 27, 2009

    Dems getting nervous about Iran

    David Cloud of Politico reports that some Democrats are joining Republicans in calling for tough sanctions against Iran and are telling the president that his strategy of engaging the mullahs in Tehran should have limits:Democrats in Congress are joi...

  • April 26, 2009

    100 days,100 goofs by Obama

    The list of 100 Obama gaffes in this New York Post piece compiled by their crackerjack staff is actually pretty frightening. The foreign policy goofs are especially troubling since, added together, they reveal an administration drifting toward disast...

  • April 26, 2009

    Panic hits Mexico as rumors fly in Swine Flu crisis

    Mexico has a full blown health crisis on its hands as deaths related to the Swin Flu virus have risen to 81 with more than 1300 cases reported. As this BBC piece containing reader emails from Mexico shows, rumors that the crisis is even worse than th...

  • April 26, 2009

    58% want Congress to stop torture investigations

    Do the American people have more common sense about national security than Congress? Judging by this Rasmussen survey , you could make an argument that they do:President Obama and Senate Democratic leaders are opposed to more investigations of how t...

  • April 26, 2009

    Mark Steyn on 'Who Will Lead the Post-American Era'

    It was Caroline Glick writing in the Jerusalem Post who coined the term "post-American era." Not because of any internal decline of the US, but because, as Mark Steyn explains in his usual must read column appearing in the O.C. Register , ...

  • April 26, 2009

    What media bias?

    Michelle Malkin recommends this piece if you want to "lose 50 I.Q. points quickly." And indeed, the article by Sam Fullwood III writing in Politico (syndicated by Yahoo), is such a thumb-sucker that one would be hardpressed to find any ne...

  • April 25, 2009

    Irony to the "nth" degree

    We are very lucky to have Barack Obama serving as our president in these troubled times. He may not be doing a very good job but at least we don't lack for comic relief.In a Bloomberg article, Julianna Goldberg informs us that our spendthrift preside...

  • April 25, 2009

    Democrats avoid filibuster on health insurance boondoggle

    This was to be expected since even my RINO colleagues in the Senate were going to oppose the president's $700 billion set aside for health insurance reform if it was a allowed to proceed under the normal rules. For all practical purposes, this certai...

  • April 25, 2009

    Obama's 'Diplomatic formula' adds up to failure

    Ed Lasky has examined President Obama's foreign policy initiatives and has developed this helpful formula so that we can see the results of our president's efforts:The outstretched hand (and not the clenched fist) Praise for Muslims Bow to Saudi Am...

  • April 25, 2009

    Swine flu outbreak - a story to watch

    There has been an outbreak of a new form of Swine Flu in Mexico with several cases also reported in California and Texas. According to the World Health Organization, the strain of the virus has the potential to become a pandemic. And the WHO is think...

  • April 24, 2009

    Democratic party partisans'outing' gay Republicans

    Imagine being a homosexual who, for whatever reason - family, business, or personal - chooses not to publicly divulge his or her sexuality?For some, it is a question of politics. And after 8 years of hearing the left say that a person's sex...

  • April 24, 2009

    Duh - Obama's stimulus plan ain't working

    Newly released figures on jobs and housing belabor the obvious; the president's stimulus bill isn't "stimulating" anything except perhaps Democratic party interest groups who are on the government gravy train.The Labor Department is reporti...

  • April 24, 2009

    Is Obama's message machine on the fritz?

    Alex Conant is making the point and it hinges on three monumental goofs that came out of the Obama communications apparatus this week.First was the hilarious solemnity with which the White House announced that the president had ordered his cabinet to...

  • April 24, 2009

    DHS Secretary Napolitano has got to go

    Aren't you glad we've got such a smart government?Except for DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano. Writing in Commentary, J.G. Thayer list some really shocking stupidities that have recently made it apparent that Ms. Napolitano doesn't know her arse from a...

  • April 23, 2009

    Cash pouring into Lebanon in advance of elections

    Ed Lasky passes along this fascinating primer in Lebanese electoral politics by the New York Times' Robert F. Worth that is both heartbreaking and worrisome.Lebanese democracy is unlike any other - a mish mash of clan and religious loyalties where pa...

  • April 22, 2009

    Is Russia preparing to attack Georgia?

    Russia has stationed forces 25 miles from Tbilisi, the Georgia capitol and has dramatically increased its troop strength in the Russian-dominated breakaway Georgian provinces of South Ossetia and Abkhazia.The moves, reported in the English language U...

  • April 22, 2009

    Do Democrats care about human rights anymore?

    Thus asks Boston Globe columnist Jeff Jacoby who reminds us that Democrats like John F. Kennedy once stood up for the oppressed in the world:To Democrats of a certain age, such a question might seem incomprehensible. After all, it was a Democrat, Joh...

  • April 22, 2009

    RFK, Jr. calls Obama 'Indentured servant' (corrected)

    Wouldn't it be great to be a liberal? Just think of all the stuff you can say or do that if a conservative tried it, he would be boiled in oil, tarred and feathered, and drummed out of the human race.Not so the authentic liberal who establi...

  • April 22, 2009

    Muslim woman who will advise Obama supports engagement with Muslim Brotherhood

    Why not just ask Osama bin Laden over for lunch? I'm serious. There is very little difference between the Muslim Brotherhood and al-Qaeda. Both have at their core a radical jihadist view of destroying the west. Both have carried out acts of terrorism...

  • April 22, 2009

    Why does Obama apologzie so much?

    Peter Wehrner of Commentary Magazine believes he knows the reason:President Obama also took issue with those who believe that "if we showed courtesy or opened up dialogue with governments that had previously been hostile to us, that that somehow...

  • April 21, 2009

    Cheney calls for release of documents showing the success of interrogation techniques

    Former vice president Dick Cheney has called on the Obama Administration to release other memos in their possession that prove the previous administration's use of enhanced interrogation techniques got valuable information that otherwise would not ha...

  • April 21, 2009

    More money down the auto company black hole

    I know this information is going to make your day. It appears that Obama is going to give $500 million to Chrysler to "tide it over" until its merger deal with Fiat is finalized and another pittance - only $5 billion this time - to GM so th...

  • April 21, 2009

    Liberal commentator raps Obama over vouchers

    Juan Williams, writing in the Fox News Forum, takes Obama to task for standing by while the Democrats dismantled the voucher program in Washington, D.C.: This is critical to our nation's future in terms of workforce preparation to compete in a globa...

  • April 21, 2009

    Good news! TARP Fraud probably beyond counting

    With nobody watching, what did the feds expect? Ralph Vartabedian and Tom Hamburger of the Los Angeles Times write:In the first major disclosure of corruption in the $750-billion financial bailout program, federal investigators said Monday they have ...

  • April 21, 2009

    Soros worms his way into the Pentagon

    Billionaire financier and convicted inside trader George Soros has never lacked for access to the highest levels of government. Now it appears he will have an ally strategically placed in the Pentagon where he might influence our defense policy ...

  • April 21, 2009

    Connecting the dots in Feinstein's intervention with FDIC

    No one will be able to prove that a quid pro quo existed, but Senator Diane Feinstein has some explaining to do about a contract awarded to her husband by the FDIC immediately after she steered $25 billion to the agency's coffers: Chuck Neubauer of t...

  • April 20, 2009

    Not a misprint: Obama seeks cuts of $100 MILLION to reduce deficit (updated)

    If this were April 1, I might be inclined to think it a media joke. Or that the White House press office is pulling our leg.But it is not and it makes me worry for the sanity of President Obama that he could actually believe that cutting  1/37,0...

  • April 20, 2009

    Delegates walk out on Tehran's Evil Elf

    It's what Obama should have done when Daniel Ortega was insulting America for nearly an hour yesterday at the Summit of the Americas. These guys walked out and Ahmadinejad wasn't even insulting their own countries: As Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadi...

  • April 19, 2009

    Is Iraq 'wobbling?'

    The Washington Post thinks so:IT'S BEEN only seven weeks since President Obama outlined a strategy for Iraq aimed at withdrawing most U.S. troops by the end of next summer. But already there is cause for concern. During the past month security around...

  • April 19, 2009

    Incredible - Obama defends himself but not America

    Following Nicaraguan Communist leader Daniel Ortega's wild, exaggerated, and mostly baseless harangue against the United States (referring to our "terrorist actions" in Latin America), President Obama mildly criticized Ortega and then used ...

  • April 18, 2009

    Shake hands with the devil

    Great movie, And, as they say, a picture is worth a thousand words: Joke of the day: Q. What’s the difference between Barack Obama and Hugo Chavez? A. One is grinning as he shakes the hand of a socialist. The other one is Barack Obama. (HT: Pat...

  • April 18, 2009

    American journalist experiences Iranian 'justice' first hand

    An American woman who was originally arrested for buying alcohol in Iran has been sentenced to 8 years for espionage.Apparently, the poor woman was led to believe that if she cooperated - confessed to being a spy - she would be set free. I'm afraid s...

  • April 18, 2009

    Israeli strike on Iran less likely with Obama as president

    There is probably a sizable segment of the new Israeli government that wants to go after Iran's nuclear enrichment program regardless of how hard it is or what it would cost as far as US-Israeli relations not to mention Israel's already low standing ...

  • April 17, 2009

    Rasmussen: 31% of Texans believe that Texas has the right to secede?

    Not surprising given the state of our educational system today but really now; the "right" to secede from the union was decided by the deaths of about a million Americans who perished during the Civil War. It was always a dubious legal...

  • April 17, 2009

    How Obama dishonestly uses the elites to promote his message

    I say it's dishonest because he uses the same, soothing words of post partisan comity while his actions say otherwise. President Obama ran against the chattering class politics of Washington but since coming into office has effectively manipulated th...

  • April 17, 2009

    '10th Amendment Movement' gaining steam in states

    When the left talks about "The Bill of Rights" they don't mean what you and I believe it to mean. Where we rightly believe that the Bill of Rights refers to the first ten amendments to the Constitution, the left gets awfully choosy and pick...

  • April 16, 2009

    'Our team needs more political theater and fewer marketing consultants'

    Good advice from Mark Kirkorian at The Corner who was remarking on this funny bit being promoted at the Greenville, SC tea party:A reader wrote me saying that at the Greenville, S.C., Tea Party, "They will be selling the 'Obama burger' - you pay...

  • April 16, 2009

    McCain was right about Obama's tax fantasies

    Jennifer Rubin has a piece on Contentions blog that highlights what any rational, reasonably intelligent person could have figured out during the campaign; Obama was lying when he said he would raise taxes only on the rich:President Obama's proposed ...

  • April 16, 2009

    Local issues dominate India's elections

    The world's largest democracy is holding parliamentary elections over the next 5 weeks to determine the make up of India's 543 member legislative body. More than 750 million are eligible to vote which accounts for the long voting period.At issue are ...

  • April 16, 2009

    Liberals perplexed: Trash the environment or give up on green

    As the idea of "renewable" energy gets its first serious vetting, many are pointing out that there are environmental tradeoffs in going green just as there are in drilling or transporting oil:Renewable-energy development, which the Oba...

  • April 16, 2009

    Did US help head off Pakistani military coup

    Last month, I wrote about "Trouble Brewing in Pakistan" as former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif threatened to lead a march of his supporters to the capitol in order to force current Prime Minister Asif Ali Zardari to reinstate the former...

  • April 15, 2009

    Tea Parties across America

    The number of protests is open to some dispute but there are at least 812 as of now according to the PJTV site where citizen reporters will be calling in stories and downloading pics and video of the events. This clearinghouse website puts the numb...

  • April 15, 2009

    Lefties to try and discredit tea parties

    Liberals are making fun of conservative "paranoia" over attempts to discredit the tea parties by activists on the left but, as we know, they never let the facts stand in the way of a good fantasy.Michelle Malkin: 1) From Code Pink Website:...

  • April 15, 2009

    Barack 'Bush' Obama carries on another policy of his predecessor

    Any more of this and liberal's heads are going to start exploding: The Obama administration is leaning toward keeping secret some graphic details of tactics allowed in Central Intelligence Agency interrogations, despite a push by some top official...

  • April 15, 2009

    Press going nuts over Obama dog

    Yes, the dog is cute and yes, you can't blame the press entirely for wanting to get the irresistable pics of a child with their dog.But these guys are nuts. There are more reporters taking the dog's picture than were at Obama's State of the Union MSN...

  • April 15, 2009

    Begala: April 15th should be 'Patriot's Day'

    What is it about paying taxes that make liberals coo and gurgle like a newborn making satisfied noises after soiling its diaper?Last year, it was Matt Stoller who wrote:I just paid my taxes, and I have to say, I always take pride when I do so. I don...

  • April 14, 2009

    US may allow Iran to continue enrichment during talks

    Another day, another unilateral concession by Obama to the Iranians. One begins to wonder what our negotiating strategy is beyond "Let's give them everything they want BEFORE we begin to talk."This time, the Obama administration is consider...

  • April 14, 2009

    Spain to indict Gonzalez, 5 others, for torture

    They are basing their prosecution on the testimony of 5 Spanish prisoners held at Guantanamo who claim they were tortured while in our custody.Now, aside from the dubious notion of believing anything that comes out of the mouth of anyone held at Guan...

  • April 13, 2009

    'Kill the Pirates'

    Policy analyst Fred Ikle has an excellent piece in today's Washington Post where he points out that there are plenty of measures that we can take against piracy but are prevented from doing so by government lawyers who don't want to use the powerful ...

  • April 13, 2009

    State Department can't decide whether to boycott anit-Semitic, anti-American Durban II

    Tough decision, right? The thugs and brutes of the world who will be there with bells on, railing against America and Israel would like nothing better than to have someone to lecture in the audience while mouthing their poison. It's drama! It's fun! ...

  • April 13, 2009

    Geithner to force GM into a 'surgical' bankruptcy

    GM just doesn't get it. When the boss says "jump" you're supposed to say "Yes Sir! How high?"The Treasury Department is directing General Motors to lay the groundwork for a bankruptcy filing by a June 1 deadline, despite G.M....

  • April 13, 2009

    Liberal columnist Samuelson on Obama's 'Post Material' economy

    The Washington Post columnist Robert Samuelson may be a liberal but what Obama is doing to the economy is even too radical for him: President Obama has made no secret of his vision for America's 21st-century economy. We will lead the world in "...

  • April 13, 2009

    UN to NoKo's: 'Beware of our strongly worded memo!'

    Monty Python may have put it a little differently: "Give them the comfy chair!" The apparent agreement came after envoys from permanent members the US, France, China, Russia and UK - plus Japan - held two-hour talks in New York. US Ambass...

  • April 13, 2009

    Surprise! Some TARP recipients cooking the books

    Our sharp eyed government is on the ball so have no fear. The official policing the $700bn Tarp fund says he is investigating whether banks have “cooked their books” to secure bail-out money.Neil Barofsky, special inspector-general for ...

  • April 12, 2009

    Negotiations break down with pirates over release of hero captain (Update: Captain freed!)

    No melodramatics. Captain Richard Phillips gave himself up so that the other crew members could go free. He didn't have to. His crew had retaken control of his ship but were still in danger from the heavily armed pirates. Instead of initiating a fire...

  • April 12, 2009

    Steyn on Obama 'distractions'

    The Great One nails it again, taking on both the media and the Obama administration for defining foreign policy challenges as nothing more than "distractions:"The Reuters headline put it this way: "Pirates Pose Annoying Distraction F...

  • April 12, 2009

    Koh and Justice Ginsburg - Soulmates

    How eager to disregard your own country's tradition and law do you have to be to look elsewhere in the world to justify a legal opinion?That question has haunted me since it became fairly common for some liberal members of the Supreme Court to point ...

  • April 11, 2009

    Chinese 'sex selective abortion' results in 32 million more males than females

    The US gap between sexes is relatively insignificant. There are about 5 million more females than males in a population of 282 million overall according to the 2000 US census.But cultural preferences are driving the Chinese to a suicidal situati...

  • April 11, 2009

    Bankers balking at Geithner plan

    Many banks are fearing "The Geithner Treatment" where executivese are fired, pay structures are government mandated, business plans are changed by the government, and they are prevented from paying taxpayer money back because the government...

  • April 11, 2009

    Obama mulls over what to do with al-Qaeda connected extremists in Somalia

    You have to have some sympathy for our president. You see, he is having a hard time figuring out what to do with terrorists in Somalia.Many in his administration want to bomb the stuffing out of them before they can hurt us. But our president is a ve...

  • April 10, 2009

    Rove: Biden a 'Blowhard and a liar'

    Leave it to Karl Rove to call a spade a spade and expose Joe Biden for the truth challenged liberal he is.Biden is not only a liar, he is a serial liar incapable of being truthful about almost anything. He is also a plagiarizer, a backstabb...

  • April 10, 2009

    Arizona State University refuses to give Obama honorary degree

    What's this? Someone in academia standing up to the emperor and telling him he has no clothes?President Barack Obama may be delivering a commencement address at Arizona State University this Spring - one of three campuses where the president will sen...

  • April 10, 2009

    Krauthammer reveals toothless US under Obama

    Charles Krauthammer has another brilliant column today regarding the gap between Obama's words and actions."Rules must be binding. Violations must be punished. Words must mean something. The world must stand together to prevent the spread of the...

  • April 10, 2009

    Some more redmeat on Obama's excellent overseas adventure

    Two great analyses of Obama's overseas excursion/apology tour. This one from British author and broadcaster Gerald Warren who refers to our lightwalking president in typical British understatement  as "President Pantywaist:"Presid...

  • April 10, 2009

    Best satire on Obama in a while

    Maybe ever. It's from Jon at the Exurban League and what's really remarkable is that these "remarks" by the president in response to the pirate attack on our ship and the subsequent hostage situation ring so true that unless you keep tellin...

  • April 10, 2009

    Race to find British Bomb factory

    A plot to blow up several department stores filled with Easter shoppers in Manchester has led to the resignation of a top counterterrorism official and a desperate search for the bomb factory:A desperate search was under way last night for ...

  • April 9, 2009

    What planet is Roger Cohen on?

    More Cohen follies on Iran, and this time, his ostrich-like pronouncements include heaps of praise for the current regime in Tehran. Israeli's Prime Minister Netanyahu referred to the Iranian regime as a "messianic cult." Cohen dismisses th...

  • April 9, 2009

    Conservatives who deserve their own biopic

    Matt Lewis over at AOL's Political Machine has an interesting post today about which conservatives  he would pick as a subject for a biographical, big budget Hollywood film.He was referencing the film "Milk" about the life and times of...

  • April 9, 2009

    The left's demonization of capitalism is succeeding

    This Rasmussen survey on support for capitalism in America will open your eyes this morning:Only 53% of American adults believe capitalism is better than socialism. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that 20% disagree and...

  • April 9, 2009

    Virginia legislature rejects stimulus cash

    This has got to be a blow to the president because Virginia's Governor, Tim Kaine, is Obama's hand picked Chairman of the Democratic party. The debate was over whether the state should accept $125 million in stimulus money in order to expand unemploy...

  • April 9, 2009

    American ISP's give the Taliban a leg up

    What would you say if I told you the same lovely bunch that was killing American soldiers in Afghanistan was being assisted by American internet providers in getting their message out?Hard to believe?On March 25, a Taliban Web site claiming to be the...

  • April 9, 2009

    Associated Press trips over its own content ban

    The irony in this story is just too delicious.We here at AT do not quote from AP stories anymore because the wire service behemoth is forcing websites to pay for using their content.Not to worry. If AP wants to commit suicide that's fine with us. The...

  • April 8, 2009

    Pirates take US ship with 20 Americans aboard (updated: crew retakes control)

    Update: The BBC reports the crew has taken control.The US crew of a ship hijacked by pirates off the coast of Somalia has retaken control of the vessel, according to Pentagon sources. Unnamed US defence officials said one pirate had been captured by ...

  • April 8, 2009

    CBC spits on the graves of murdered Castro opponents

    If you have eaten recently, don't read this until your food has digested  bit.Six members of the Congressional Black Caucus met with the Castro brothers:Members of the U.S. Congressional Black Caucus met with Cuban President Raul Castro and form...

  • April 8, 2009

    You're in Good Hands - With the Government

    Now it's the turn of America's life insurers to recieve "The Geithner Treatment:"The Treasury Department has decided to extend bailout funds to a number of struggling life-insurance companies, helping an industry that is a linchpin of the U...

  • April 7, 2009

    Obama stops in Iraq on way home

    Barack Obama made an unannounced stop after Air Force One took off from Turkey. He is visiting Iraq before coming home following his first foreign trip as president:Obama chose to visit Iraq rather than Afghanistan because of its proximity to Turkey,...

  • April 7, 2009

    Indictment looms in illegal transfer of nuke technology to Iran

    You don't say! Well, if you're a liberal, this would be huge news. But it appears only the New York Daily News feels it a vital enough story to publish.It seems that a Chinese national has been caught red handed setting up dummy corporations in order...

  • April 7, 2009

    Vermont OK's Gay Marriage

    You can hear them on the left already talking about "Big Mo" in the gay marriage fight. Iowa last week and Vermont this week - two small states with a higher than average population of liberals and where even in the more liberal Iowa, polls...

  • April 6, 2009

    New NATO Chief apologizes for Mohammed Cartoons

    He didn't come out and say "I'm sorry" as Michelle Malkin points out. But he may has well have given the tone of his remarks: Former Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen said on Monday he would pay close attention to religious sens...

  • April 6, 2009

    Iran: US 'capitulates' on enrichment program

    I blogged on Saturday about the leaks coming from our State Department that the US would apparently acquiesce to the Iranians on nuclear enrichment.Well, Iran is just thrilled with that idea as you can imagine and the headline in one of their papers...

  • April 5, 2009

    Obama has his foot on the neck of TARP banks

    Worrisome article in the Wall Street Journal about banks that are trying to return TARP money but the Obama Administration is refusing to accept the repayments.The whole piece should be read in its entirety but here's a sample:Here's a true story fir...

  • April 4, 2009

    Blowhard NY Times contributor a paranoid loon (Updated)

    His name is Charles Blow - no really, it is. I don't know exactly what he does for a living because this op-ed that appears in the New York Times today doesn't give us a clue. Perhaps he is the official liberal hand wringer. Or maybe he is the design...

  • April 4, 2009

    Good news! Obama to OK Iranian enrichment program

    I guess all that talk about "all options are on the table" when it came to the Iranian drive to build a bomb was just campaign rhetoric after all.It appears that the Obama Administration will acquiesce in making Iran's dream come true; we ...

  • April 3, 2009

    Gag me - Press goes ga-ga over Michelle

    Is Michelle Obama the second coming of Jackie Kennedy? That seems to be a common theme among a press that has gone  over the top with their coverage of the First Lady. Howard Kurtz noticed: President Obama may be grappling with a global economi...

  • April 3, 2009

    Fake indian wrongfully fired for 'little Eichman' comment

    Ward Churchill was awarded $1 in damages for "violating his free speech" rights in a suit where the author of a tract that blamed America for 9/11 and referred to stockbrokers who worked in the Towers as "little Eichmans" was seek...

  • April 3, 2009

    Yes, but did he look into his soul?

    The Russians appear to be pleased with their new, more accommodating partner in Barack Obama. President Medvedev even went so far as to hail our president as his "new comrade."Why shouldn't the Russkies be happy with one so generous in his ...

  • April 3, 2009

    What slippery slope?

    In the futuristic movie "Soylent Green," life is so bad due to overpopulation that people are encouraged to go to suicide centers where they can end their lives comfortably.Art imitates life: The founder of the Swiss assistedsuicide clinic ...

  • April 3, 2009

    Congress approves budget

    Both the House and Senate have approved the president's $3.5 trillion budget on a straight party line vote in both chambers.At least the GOP is learning: Voting along party lines, the House and Senate approved budget blueprints that would trim Obama...

  • April 3, 2009

    Krauthammer on Obama's real agenda

    Another stellar piece from Charles Krauthammer who rightly points out that the auto industry bailouts and financial mess are only sideshows for our president. Obama's true agenda cuts to the heart of the American experiment in government:Obama has f...

  • April 2, 2009

    Another couple of protocol blunders for our 'smart' foreign policy

    Our Keystone Kops foreign policy continues to amaze and worry the world as our rookie president presented himself at Buckingham Palace to meet Queen Elizabeth and once again, embarrassed the United States by giving her a gift that not only was common...

  • April 2, 2009

    'Is Obama Skidding or Crashing?'

    Well known libertarian Penn Jillette wrote a commentary on the CNN website that not only makes you laugh but, as with most satire, makes you think as well:Jillette relates how counterintuitive actions are so hard to get used to: I'm a fire-eater. The...

  • April 2, 2009

    Obama ignores WH press corps at appearance with Brown

    Is Obama starting to feel the heat? While by no means matching the kind of thumping the American press used to give George Bush, creeping into mainstream commentary and stories of late has been a note of worry about our new president with some going ...

  • April 2, 2009

    Sunshine on a cloudy day: Dodd way behind

    The GOP has had precious little to cheer about of late. But this Quinnipiac poll contains some excellent news about Connecticut Senator Chris Dodd's dwindling chances for re-election: Connecticut Sen. Christopher Dodd trails former U.S. Rep. Rob Si...

  • April 2, 2009

    Very unhealthy for Palestinians to sell land to Jews

    Well, at least they're honest about it. The Palestinian Authority - you know, the moderate terrorists as opposed to the real freaks in Hamas - have warned residents that they will be charged with high treason if they sell their land to a Jew:The late...

  • April 2, 2009

    'Hey! Let's ease restrictions on Cuba' - Lugar

    Former Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Richard Lugar has a history of advocating really dumb ideas. But he may have topped his own stupidity by urging the Obama Administration to open talks with Cuba and ease restrictions on that i...

  • April 1, 2009

    NY-20 race too close to call

    The race between assemblyman James Tedisco and financier Scott Murphy in New York's 20th Congressional district is too close to call this morning. The latest count has Murphy ahead by a scant 65 votes with many absentee ballots still to be counted. ...

  • April 1, 2009

    Conyers may seek hearings on ACORN

    He would be the most unlikely ally I could possibly think of but if House Judiciary Chairman John Conyers gets his way, he will likely hold hearings on the many crimes committed by ACORN: Mr. Conyers' continued commitment to hearings bristles Capitol...

  • April 1, 2009

    Taliban believes they have Obama on the run

    Anyone who didn't believe that Obama's liberal idiocy on foreign policy wouldn't have real world consequences, I present exhibit "A" - the Taliban responding to the Administration's offer for "honorable reconciliation:" Taliban i...

  • April 1, 2009

    Police, nitwits clash at G-20 Summit

    The sign being held by a protestor at the G-20 Summit said it all: "Abolish Money!"Meanwhile, police and anarchists clashed in London as the Summit is about to get underway :Protesters targeted RBS – at the centre of a row over ...

  • March 31, 2009

    ' 20 All Time Coolest Heroes in Pop Culture'

    This list is interesting on a couple of levels. First, it is a snapshot of liberal attitudes toward what defines a "hero" in our culture. Second, it's always good fun to make lists like this because they're sure to start an argument with so...

  • March 31, 2009

    Sarkozy threatens to walk out of G-20 Summit

    The French President is threatening to walk out of the most important economic meeting in many years unless the members adopt his idea of increased financial regulation: President Sarkozy yesterday threatened to wreck the London summit if France...

  • March 30, 2009

    Liberal Authoritarianism and Earth Hour

    Got up this morning and shoveled 4 inches of Global Warming off my driveway.I updated the old weather joke because it actually did snow 4 inches last night -- a "Midwest Express" that roared through the plains bringing a springtime blast of...

  • March 30, 2009

    Obama fires Government Motors CEO

    The CEO of GM (Government Motors) was fired by the president of the United States. For those old fuddy duddies out there who may think this a danger to free market capitalism, American liberty, and common sense (not to mention those of us who love ni...

  • March 30, 2009

    Breitbart: The war against online Obamabots

    Andrew Breitbart has an interesting column in today's Washington Times where he analyzes the internet phenomenon of the Obama trolls who masquerade as conservatives trying to sow dissension in the ranks:Uninvited Democratic activists are on a missio...

  • March 30, 2009

    Government troops storm Police Academy in Pakistan overrun by terrorists

    Are these attacks carried out in spite of the Pakistani government's efforts to negotiate with extremists or because of them? Pakistani security forces overpowered a group of gunmen who staged a deadly assault on a police academy Monday, capturing s...

  • March 29, 2009

    Hillary: 'Who Painted' Guadalupe apparition?

    In one respect, Hillary Clinton can be forgiven if she didn't know the story of how the apparition of the Virgin Mary appeared on a peasant's coat back in 1531. It's a "Catholic thing" and most American protestants aren't familiar with Cath...

  • March 29, 2009

    Public financing of elections dead - McCain

    Not that anyone listens to him (except those in the media who need a quote from an anti-Republican from time to time) but John McCain has declared public financing a dead issue: Sen. John McCain, an architect of sweeping campaign-finance reform who ...

  • March 29, 2009

    NoKo missile launch gets a boost from Iranians

    Tensions are rising in advance of the expected launch of a North Korean missile that has the range to hit American territory. President Kim Jung Il is apparently receiving assistance on the launch from Tehran: Missile experts from Iran are in North K...

  • March 29, 2009

    American Cardinal joins criticism of Notre Dame

    Cardinal Archbishop of Galveston-Houston Daniel DiNardo became the first Catholic prelate to come out publicly against Notre Dame University inviting President Barack Obama to speak at their commencement.In a pastoral letter to his congregation, DiNa...

  • March 29, 2009

    Mark Steyn on Obama's Straw Men

    Your must read article for today is Mark Steyn's piece in the National Review entitled "Obama's False Choice." Writing in the Chicago Tribune last week, President Obama fell back on one of his favorite rhetorical tics: “But I also k...

  • March 28, 2009

    Look who's sneaking into the country using known drug routes

    It's Hezb'allah and they are getting assistance from Mexican drug cartels: Hezbollah is using the same southern narcotics routes that Mexican drug kingpins do to smuggle drugs and people into the United States, reaping money to finance its operati...

  • March 27, 2009

    Building that is replacing the Man Caused Disaster of 9/11 no longer 'Freedom Tower'

    We're not calling it "terrorism" anymore so I guess we need a new name for the building that is replacing the structure most associated with it: Freedom is so passe at Ground Zero. Once hailed as a beacon of rebirth in the aftermath of the ...

  • March 27, 2009

    'White people with blue eyes' caused financial crisis: Lula

    Brazil's leftist President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva - referred to by most as simply "Lula" - stood next to the British Prime Minister Gordon Brown at a press conference and gave us the benefit of a little third world orthodoxy: Braz...

  • March 27, 2009

    More British troops for Afghanistan

    It's not much, but it's something.The British will up their combat presence in Afghanistan by 25%, sending 2,000 additional troops to the battle zone: Downing Street is involved in discussions about a surge. An increase of about 2,000 would take Bri...

  • March 27, 2009

    UN Climate Change plan would 'reorder' world economy

    It appears to me that this document might be about 20 years too soon: A United Nations document on "climate change" that will be distributed to a major environmental conclave next week envisions a huge reordering of the world economy, likel...

  • March 27, 2009

    Obama's green stimulus will cost jobs - study

    Aren't windmills pretty? And don't you think solar panels are cool?Even if they are, the problem with pushing those technologies is that for every one job created, an industrialized country like the US would lose two more: For every new position that...

  • March 26, 2009

    Geithner's stupidity almost singlehandedly wrecks the dollar

    You may have heard of the dollar's steep drop yesterday on the currency markets. It was because our incompetent Secretary of the Treasury opened his mouth and put his foot in it: As if the dollar didn't have enough problems, Timothy Geithner took Chi...

  • March 25, 2009

    Obama's 'defense on the cheap'

    The DC Examiner has an excellent editorial today on the Administration's hacking away at defense needs in their monstrosity of a $3.6 trillion budget.It isn't the amount of cuts that is the main problem; it's where the president intends to realize h...

  • March 25, 2009

    Out: 'Global War on Terror.' In: 'Overseas Contingency Operation'

    Hot on the heels of forbidding the use of the word "terrorism" and substituting "man caused disaster" (What? Not "person caused disaster?" Apparently it's ok to use "man" when we're talking about blowing people...

  • March 25, 2009

    Coming soon to a newstand near you; newspaper bailout

    Is it coincidence that Obama didn't call on any of reporters for major newspapers last night? Or a recognition that they should be allowed to expire in peace?One Congressman seems willing to see if there are any takers for "saving" newspape...

  • March 25, 2009

    Obama takes huge risk in entering the NY 20 House race

    Perhaps seeking to regain some luster to his presidency, Barack Obama has jumped into the political fray and endorsed Scott Murphy for Congress in NY 20th district.In an email sent to around 50,000 supporters in the district, the president urged peop...

  • March 24, 2009

    New poll shows Obama's support at 50-50

    It's a Zogby poll so a little skepticism is required. But even Zogby - a Democratic pollster - isn't off by much more than the others. And Rasmussen has been showing a steady decline in the president's job approval as well.We're a 50-50 nation again ...

  • March 24, 2009

    Obama seeks broad power to regulate risk

    The administration is not only seeking power to regulate risk across the board on Wall Street but also the ability to seize companies that, in the opinion of the Treasury Department, represent a risk to the American economy if they fail: The administ...

  • March 24, 2009

    Fall out from massive spending: China wants new reserve currency

    This, my friends, is not George Bush's fault. The suggestion by China to remove the dollar as the world's reserve currency and replace it with an internationally regulated system by the IMF is a direct result of the trillions spent by the Obama Admi...

  • March 23, 2009

    Sweden, of all places, shows us the way

    I had to read this story twice to get the full import of it but apparently, Sweden has said "no" to Saab auto company and will not bail it out.That's right; the socialist country we love to point to as an example of state control is saying ...

  • March 23, 2009

    British Minister calls for 50% reduction in population

    The "sustainable development" crew is at it again. This time, it's a British Minister who will recommend at a population conference this week that the United Kingdom reduce its population from 60 million to 30 million in order to build a ...

  • March 23, 2009

    'Hey, Barack:' The teleprompter's demands are non negotiable

    Is there anyone funnier than Iowahawk? First, the TOTUS (Teleprompter of the United States) gets his own clever blog. And now Iowahawk (David Burge) has given the machine life. This video from Obama's teleprompter needs no introduction and will al...

  • March 23, 2009

    A roundup of some react to Geithner's bank plan

    With precious few exceptions, no one believes what Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner has proposed to do with the "toxic assets" drowning American banks in red ink will work. Too much reliance on private investors, not enough incentive to ...

  • March 22, 2009

    A turn of the tide?

    Two recent polls show the GOP catching up with Democrats in terms of party identification. More importantly, Republicans have taken a sizable lead among independents as the party of choice: In the new National Public Radio poll conducted by the Democ...

  • March 22, 2009

    Al-Qaeda on the run?

    Hard to tell how much of this is smoke and how much is true but it appears that the Predator attacks on al-Qaeda in Pakistan over the last several months is doing a lot of good - killing leaders and sowing distrust among the rank and file: Since Aug....

  • March 22, 2009

    'Obamamateurism' - Where am I?

    More proof that our president should make his teleprompter an official member of his administration.I wonder if he uses a teleprompter to talk to his wife?Ed Morrissey found this gem: ...

  • March 22, 2009

    Top Ten Gaffes of the Obama Administration

    Tony Harnden of The Telegraph has been trying to keep track, although the fact his list includes only 10 gaffes must have placed a burden on his editor.A few examples: Just after he's been sworn in by him, the newly-minted Vice President Joe Biden g...

  • March 21, 2009

    Walid Phares on Obama's Iran message

    Dr. Walid Phares is an American Thinker contributor and is a Senior Fellow and the director for Future Terrorism Project at the Foundation for the Defense of Democracie. He is also a recognized expert on Iran, Lebanon, and the Middle East.I've alway...

  • March 21, 2009

    'Are we a banana republic?'

    John Hinderaker asks the question: I'm stupefied to find that some people are defending the constitutionality of Nancy Pelosi's discriminatory, confiscatory and retroactive tax on people who receive bonus income from companies that got TARP money. ...

  • March 21, 2009

    Geithner plan for banks leaked - a trillion more down the toilet

    Everyone agrees that the government has to do something about the dangerous situation with our banks. Most agree that the government - including the Fed - is going to have to spend gobs of money to fix it.The fact is, there is probably more in toxic ...

  • March 21, 2009

    What Obama Hath Wrought (Updated: ACORN connection)

    Populist rage fueled by the President himself has now entered an area not seen in American politics for generations: The Connecticut Working Families Party this weekend has organized a bus store that will make stops at Wilton, Connecticut, AIG offic...

  • March 20, 2009

    The dumbest thing done by a president in living memory

    You may recall that President Obama committed a diplomatic faux pas by giving British Prime Minister Gordon Brown a box set of 25 American movie DVD's after Brown's gracious gifts that included a wood carving from a ship that helped end the slave tra...

  • March 20, 2009

    Obama offers Iran a "new day' in video address

    It's all atmospherics at this point. Expect the mullahs to smile a little and then go into a tirade about how evil American has been to Iran. But hey! As long as we're talking at each other, we're not shooting each other, right? Well...at least we're...

  • March 20, 2009

    Please don't kill the birds

    You can't make an omelet without breaking some eggs. Nor, apparently, can you produce energy of any kind from any source without killing birds: Energy production of all types — wind, ethanol and mountaintop coal mining — is contributing ...

  • March 20, 2009

    White House bars press - from press awards ceremony

    Well, who can blame them after the unmitigated disaster of a week Obama has had? Barack Obama was elected commander in chief promising to run the most transparent presidential administration in American history.This achievement and the overall promi...

  • March 20, 2009

    Altruism at the point of a gun

    The House has passed the Generations Invigorating Volunteerism and Education Act, known as the GIVE Act (where do they come up with these Orwellian acronyms?). The bill fulfills an Obama campaign promise to create a "civilian national security...

  • March 20, 2009

    Your 'duh' moment for today

    The headline says it all: New deficit estimates much worse than W. House predicted How much worse? President Barack Obama's budget would generate deficits averaging almost $1 trillion a year over the next decade, according to the latest congre...

  • March 19, 2009

    Obama's Chief Information Officer pick a thief?

    More annals of the best and brightest. This is from MSNBC: President Barack Obama's pick for Chief Information Officer may have pleaded guilty to a minor theft 12 years ago, another potential embarrassment for an administration that has been critic...

  • March 19, 2009

    Scientific Fraud thinks we should toss democracy

    NASA scientist James Hansen, last seen cooking the books on a global warming temperature study, thinks that we should forget about democracy and take part in "direct action:" Protest and direct action could be the only way to tackle soaring...

  • March 19, 2009

    Obama compares AIG, big banks to "suicide bombers"

    Why is it that liberals can compare just about any political opponent they wish to terrorists but when it comes to fighting the real thing, they wilt?Case in point . Our president is campaigning in California, trying to sell the public on his massive...

  • March 18, 2009

    Backlash against bonus backlash

    Buried among the overwhelming avalanche of self righteousness and dripping hypocrisy with regard to the AIG bonus ruckus are several calm, well thought out defenses of the bonuses and the sanctity of contracts.Glenn Beck has come out in favor of payi...

  • March 18, 2009

    Good news: ACORN to help with 2010 census

    The folks who registered Snow White, Bugs Bunny, and other characters to vote will now be able to fake tens of thousands of names when they "help" the Commerce Department take the census next year: The U.S. Census is supposed to be free of ...

  • March 18, 2009

    Welfare Reform a thing of the past

    The latest IBD editorial is a lament about the Democrats tossing welfare reform under the bus by changing the rules for states in the stim bill:Welfare reform proved the conservative Republicans right about the destructive wastefulness of governmen...

  • March 16, 2009

    Ron Silver, RIP

    Ron Silver, a role model for other Americans in waking up to the fantasy nature of leftist thinking about politics following 9/11, is dead of cancer at the age of 62. The NY Post wrote this obituary:The steely-eyed, blunt-talking Silver, 62, enj...

  • March 16, 2009

    'Dramatic' change in Iraqi attitudes about the future

    An ABC-BBC-NHK poll that surveyed more than 2200 Iraqis across all 18 provinces has found dramatic improvements on how the people see their own security. The poll is the sixth in a series of surveys stretching back to March 2004 and shows a marked ...

  • March 16, 2009

    'Fundamentals of the economy are sound:' Not said by John McCain

    Yesterday, it was the Obama administration back tracking on their criticism of John McCain for his plan to tax some health care benefits. The Obama campaign tore into the opposition, calling it "the largest middle class tax increase in history....

  • March 16, 2009

    Democrats will ride AIG backlash to populist paradise

    Insurance giant AIG, now 80% owned by the US taxpayer, is getting ready to pay hundreds of millions in bonuses to its exectives. This has the class warfare juices flowing among Democrats who see the AIG bailout as a metaphor for Republican management...

  • March 15, 2009

    Obama considering 'largest middle class tax increase in history'

    That's what he called John McCain's proposal to tax health benefits anyway. And given all the other things he has done or proposed that he criticized vociferously during the campaign, maybe we should simply start calling him "President Two-Faced...

  • March 15, 2009

    Illegal aliens likely to benefit from stim bill more than you

    Too bad no one read the stim bill before voting on it. Stuff like this might have been avoided: Democratic leaders slipped in a provision eliminating a law requiring that workers on federal contracts prove they are citizens or legal residents of th...

  • March 15, 2009

    Is the Stimulus Bill Unconstitutional?

    Even if it is, someone would have to challenge it who has "standing." And it's not clear whether that would include governors or state legislatures.But as Ronald Rotunda points out in the Chicago Tribune , for the states to accept a lot of ...

  • March 15, 2009

    Trouble brewing in Pakistan

    There were riots in Lahore today as as the head of the Pakistan Muslim League party (PML-N) Nawaz Sharif, claiming he was under house arrest, left his home to take part in a march from Lahore to Islamabad to demand the reinstatement of judges who wer...

  • March 15, 2009

    Obama better hurry; Economy contracting at a slower rate

    If there is "opportunity in crisis" as our president and most of his administration has said at one time or another, then that window of opportunity may be closing for Obama to remake the United States: Although you wouldn't know it from th...

  • March 14, 2009

    NYT writer backs airport boondoggle (updated)

    Since there isn't a ghost of a chance that the Times would ever publish a letter in its entirety written by me, I thought I would use my position as associate editor to respond to Bob Herbert's laughably ignorant call for another airport in the Chica...

  • March 14, 2009

    Clarice Feldman on the AIPAC prosecutions

    Earlier this week, we highlighted a Washington Post editorial calling on the Justice Department to drop the prosecutions of two members of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC).In today's edition of Pajamas Media, American Thinker con...

  • March 13, 2009

    Maxine Waters and her ties to the One United Bank bail out

    Representative Maxine Waters has a financial stake in OneUnited Bank - a minority owned enterprise that received TARP money last fall.Waters, who sits on the Committee that oversees banks, has praised the directors of the bank while chastizing govern...

  • March 13, 2009

    Defender of terrorist John Walker Lindh to get top Justice job

    The San Francisco Chronicle refers to Tony West as a "high powered lawyer." I guess in San Francisco it isn't very exciting that the man President Obama has chosen as assistant attorney general in charge of the Justice Department's Civil Di...

  • March 12, 2009

    The utter, irrational stupidity of Matthew Yglesias

    I just happened to read this businessman bashing post from liberal blogger Matthew Yglesias and I'm still having trouble picking my lower jaw off the floor: I’m probably not breaking any news if I tell you that American business really hates u...

  • March 12, 2009

    Steele Resignation Watch

    Or perhaps I should make it a pool. Give me the date that Steele becomes ex-Chairman of the RNC and if you're correct, you get get to take his place:RNC Chairman Michael Steele said today that despite telling an interviewer he supports "individu...

  • March 11, 2009

    Look who showed up as Taliban Operations Officer

    An old friend of America's has surfaced as Taliban operations officer, charged with coming up with ways to kill our soldiers.We know him because he had a nice long stay at Guantanamo: The Taliban's new top operations officer in southern Afghanistan h...

  • March 11, 2009

    WaPo Editorial calls for end to AIPAC prosecution

    The Washington Post has come out with an editorial urging Attorney General Holder to drop the prosections against AIPAC officials Steven J. Rosen and Keith Weissman.The two were charged with conspiracy to disclose national security secrets in a convo...

  • March 10, 2009

    The Founding Fathers would have wanted Obama to fail too

    Byron York has an excellent article in today's DC Examiner that discusses James Madison and the founder's view on the kind of government Obama envisions for America. They would not have approved: In the Federalist Papers, written 221 years ago, Madis...

  • March 10, 2009

    Iraq: Two steps forward, one step back

    A reminder that for all of the success enjoyed by the Iraqis in trying to bring peace to their land, there are still those who seek to sabotage the effort: At least 33 people were killed and 20 wounded in a suicide car bombing targeting a national ...

  • March 10, 2009

    Obama supporter Buffett strongly criticizes the president

    You would never have heard of this unless you watched "Morning Joe" because there are no Obama supporters who criticize him according to the media - only stick in the mud Republicans. You no doubt recall that whenever anyone who voted for G...

  • March 10, 2009

    Card Check under fire in the Senate

    According to the Wall Street Journal, several Democratic senators are balking at the Holy Grail of labor legislation - the so called Employee Freedom of Choice Act which is anything but. The legislation would outlaw the secret ballot in labor votes a...

  • March 9, 2009

    Cap & Trade & Tax: The poor can't eat carbon

    When is a tax not a tax? When Democrats say so, of course.Paying more for energy as a result of federal policies is not considered a "tax" because after all, it's not going to be called that. It will be named "Cap and Trade" - but...

  • March 9, 2009

    It's only bad to want the president to fail if you are a Republican

    Many things go down the memory hole when Democrats take office - like how they treated a Republican president at the time he was in office. It is entirely lost on the media that Rush Limbaugh and many conservatives who want Obama to "fail" ...

  • March 9, 2009

    After banning Wilders, Brits welcome Hezb'allah official

    After banning controversial Dutch MP Geert Wilders - ostensibly because he spouts hate speech - the British see no problem in welcoming an official from the terrorist group Hezb'allah whose charter calls for the destruction of Israel: Just weeks afte...

  • March 8, 2009

    Maybe we should schedule some nap time for our president

    A little more than a month in and our president already needs a vacation.Everyone knows the presidency is a killer job - everyone, that is, except the current occupant of the oval office who is surprised at the amount of work he has to do. The Daily ...

  • March 8, 2009

    More Keystone Kops foreign policy - now with Buster Keaton!

    She thought she was being clever. She thought she was being funny. What she ended up being was the butt of jokes from the Dneiper to the Don.Our Secretary of State (one of Obama's "Team of Rivals") goofed - big time. Hillary Clinton thought...

  • March 8, 2009

    Nuance in our foreign policy; the difference between a 'militant' and 'extremist'

    In an interview given to the New York Times, President Obama thinks it a grand idea to begin to "reconcile" with "some elements" of the Taliban: President Obama declared in an interview that the United States was not winning the ...

  • March 8, 2009

    Get ready to shake hands with Fidel

    Lefties around the world are jumping for joy. It appears our president is so concerned that folks in Latin America don't very much like the US (when have they ever?) that he sees normalizing relations with Cuba as just the thing to get all those soci...

  • March 8, 2009

    Dems falling apart over Omnibus spending bill

    Pass the popcorn, please. This is getting good.Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi went after each other in a closed meeting with the Democratic leadership over what to do about the Senate's failure to pass the Omnibus spending bill that would keep the gover...

  • March 7, 2009

    Is Obama lazy? (Updated)

    All we're getting is whispers from the press, of course, A raised eyebrow here, a sad shake of the head there. But the picture that is emerging of Barack Obama, the executive, is not very flattering if you look between the lines.Jennifer Rubin: Well,...

  • March 7, 2009

    The 'Geithner: Boy Genius' myth exploded

    The Sydney Morning Herald has an absolutely devastating expose of Treasury Secretary Geithner as the former Australian Prime Minister during the Asian financial crisis of the 1990's relates how Geithner's actions destroyed the Indonesian economy - a ...

  • March 7, 2009

    Catholic hospitals might close their doors over FOCA

    This is what happens when an abortion fanatic becomes president.Some Catholic bishops are looking seriously at shuttering all 624 Catholic hospitals in the United States if the so-called "Freedom of Choice Act" (FOCA) becomes law.Basically,...

  • March 6, 2009

    RNC Online Director quits - apparently in disgust

    Ordinarily, if you quit a job, you would have some prospects lined up for another one - especially in this economy.Not so Republican National Committee director of online operations Cyrus Krohn who is moving back to Seattle after quitting: In an inte...

  • March 6, 2009

    Echoing Rahm, Clinton says we can't "waste" this crisis

    What is it about liberals that they know they need desperate times before they can shove their ideas down people's throats?First, it was Rahm Emanuel telling the Wall Street Journal back in November that the current economic crisis was too good an op...

  • March 6, 2009

    Please help a friend

    Lucianne.com is one of our favorite sites on the net. If you want to find out what is happening in the world right now, you can't do any better than hit the latest articles posted by her legions of L-dotters who also carry on lively discussions in th...

  • March 5, 2009

    Obama's econ 'dream team' Wall Street's nightmare

    We were told that these were the smartest guys we could get to handle this economic crisis. In fact, one of them was so valuable and necessary we gave him a pass for not paying his taxes.But the reality is that these guys just aren't very good - or c...

  • March 5, 2009

    Dems vicious personal attacks on Limbaugh

    Considering the fact that Rush rarely gets personal in his skewering of Democrats, recent remarks by high level Democrats about the talk show host reveal a pettiness and viciousness that is pretty shocking.Paul Begala on Rush:"Rush is the bloat...

  • March 5, 2009

    White House bars video of Biden speech

    So what's Joe Biden been up to lately?Obama put the Human Gaffe Machine in charge of spending $800 billion in stimulus money which I guess will mean that he will be hand stamping the official Obama seal of the stimulus on all the projects. Can't imag...

  • March 5, 2009

    How does 250,000 more federal government employees sound?

    After a generation of reductions in the federal work force, Obama must be feeling lonely. In order to accomplish his transformation of America, he is going to have to find 250,000 people who don't mind high paying jobs with excellent benefits and a h...

  • March 4, 2009

    'How the media sucks up to the White House'

    You mean besides having an ideological affinity for the president's policies and getting a tingle up their leg every time The One speaks?That's only half the story, friends. It seems the White House Press Poodles also like to write glowing profiles o...

  • March 4, 2009

    'It's only your life savings'

    Jennifer Rubin writing at Commentary takes the president to task for his cavalier attitude toward the destruction of wealth his policies are causing.Here's the president telling Americans who have invested in the stock market to suck it up and stay ...

  • March 4, 2009

    Wall Street Journal: Chances of a depression at 20%

    The stock market has been in a slow motion crash since before election day, falling from a high of 14,000 last year to its current lowly status of 6700.The Wall Street Journal's Robert Barro has assembled an impressive array of statistics not just f...

  • March 4, 2009

    More of our Keystone Cops Foreign Policy

    I wrote yesterday of the Obama administration's apparent sell-out of Eastern Europe to the Russians when he offered to not deploy a missile defense for Poland and the Czech Republic in exchange for Russia's help in preventing Iran from building nukes...

  • March 3, 2009

    Yalta II?

    The US has apparently offered Russia what amounts to a Quid Pro Quo on a missile shield for Eastern Europe in exchange for Russian help in getting Iran to stop building nukes: President Obama sent a secret letter to Russia’s president last m...

  • March 3, 2009

    'When will Obama get it on earmarks?'

    Via Mark Tapscott at the DC Examiner comes this interesting editorial that takes Obama to task for capping executive pay but utterly failing to get a handle on Congressional earmarks in the omnibus bill:As the nation faces its most severe recession ...

  • March 2, 2009

    Pelosi's "Enemies List"

    Yes, Democrats have them too although if news of such a list ever made it on the front pages of the New York Times, I would have a heart attack.Allies of Speaker Pelosi swears she is not "vindictive" but does, in fact, have a list of least ...

  • March 2, 2009

    Obama's $634 billion downpayment on health care

    Sally Pipes has a great op-ed in today's New York Pos t that clearly and patiently explains why Obama's health care proposal is not only based on misinformation but will also result in an eventual takeover the the health system by government:The pres...

  • February 28, 2009

    Obama's new intelligence council chief and his Saudi ties

    Barack Obama has named Chas Freeman to the position of National Intelligence Director and some pro-Israel groups are rightly upset . The Obama administration on Thursday named as chairman of the National Intelligence Council a veteran former diplomat...

  • February 28, 2009

    A final thought on CPAC and the future

    The CPAC conference is winding down with Rush Limbaugh scheduled to wrap things up in about an hour. It's been a fascinating couple of days with a lot of wheel spinning and Dem bashing but more thought given to the state of conservatism than I believ...

  • February 27, 2009

    Revised GDP numbers from 4th quarter show 6.2% decline

    The government released a new batch of figures today, revising the 2008 fourth quarter GDP that shows a much steeper drop than originally projected: The U.S. economy contracted more sharply than initially estimated in the fourth quarter, government d...

  • February 27, 2009

    How government works: What they mean by 'urgency'

    Everyone would love to have an electric car that went from 0-60 MPH in about 7 seconds, had a range of 1,000 miles before recharging, and had the styling to make your neighbors green with envy.Well, Congress passed an appropriation for it back in 200...

  • February 27, 2009

    Obama may throw over 'conscience rule'

    Ah - state compulsion; the essence of tyranny. When the state demands that you do something that goes against your most deeply held beliefs, they are exercising the same level of control over you as any dictator or tyrant.Welcome to our Brave New Wor...

  • February 27, 2009

    Obama throws Durban II under the bus - finally

    The UN Conference on racism is a thinly disguised conclave that will bash Israel and the US. That the Obama administration insisted on taking a part in planning this insult to both countries revealed either a naivete breathtaking in its scope or just...

  • February 26, 2009

    Live from CPAC - latest ACU Rankings

    The Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) is underway and the host of the proceedings, the American Conservative Union has used the occasion to release its new 2009 conservative rankings for members of the Congress and the Senate.For the fi...

  • February 26, 2009

    Will no one rid us of this embarassment? (update: A dissent)

    The saga of Roland Burris keeps getting weirder. The Chicago Sun Times has revealed that his son, Roland Burris II, got a job courtesy of former disgraced Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich - a job that helped Burris the younger get out from under a t...

  • February 26, 2009

    Smelling Salts Required: Deficit to hit $1.75 trillion under Obama

    At what point does the cure that Obama is trying to implement kill us? President Obama’s new budget blueprint estimates a stunning deficit of $1.75 trillion for the current fiscal year, which began five months ago, then lays out a wrenching cha...

  • February 26, 2009

    Daniel Henniger's shot across the bow

    Deputy editor of the Wall Street Journal's editorial page Daniel Henninger has fired a 16 inch shell across the bow of the Obama administration.In this editorial, Henninger uses the "R" word - perhaps a word not seen in a major print publi...

  • February 25, 2009

    Obama speech: boilerplate SOTU with shades of old testament prophets

    We have been very bad children says our daddy: We have lived through an era where too often, short-term gains were prized over long-term prosperity; where we failed to look beyond the next payment, the next quarter, o...

  • February 24, 2009

    Northern Trust, flush with bailout cash, throws big party in Los Angeles

    And Tiger Woods wasn't even playing! A bank that received $1.6 billion in bailout money just spent a fortune last week in L.A. hosting a series of lavish parties and concerts with famous singers ... and TMZ cameras caught it all.Northern Trust, a C...

  • February 24, 2009

    More personnel trouble for Obama?

    It looks like 3 times will not be a charm when it comes to getting someone - anyone - honest enough and subservient enough to run the Department of Commerce for President Obama.First, it was Bill Richardson who somehow slipped under the radar of Obam...

  • February 23, 2009

    WaPo's Samuelson savages the stimulus

    Economic columnist for the Washington Post, Robert Samuelson has not been known through the years as a friend of free market economists from the "Chicago School" of Milton Freidman. But in this powerful column today , Samuelson lets Obama h...

  • February 23, 2009

    Welcome to 1984 and our new Master of Doublespeak

    When is "nationalizing a bank" not "nationalizing a bank?"When Harry Reid says so: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said he supports efforts of the federal government to dramatically expand its stake in Citigroup, but wants peop...

  • February 22, 2009

    Either the biggest scoop of the century or the biggest hoax

    Someone just tweeted what they are saying are the results of Oscar voting.Doug Ross has the story and the screenshot of the "winners." Check out Doug's post for a full shot of the stationary it's printed on. Looks official but then, the l...

  • February 22, 2009

    Hey kids! Let's nationalize the banks! (NY Times)

    You've got to love their timing - almost as if they got an order from the Democrats to do an editorial on why it will be necessary to nationalize the banks.Why nationalize, asks the New York Times? Because they're (you guessed it) TOO BIG TO FAIL! Re...

  • February 22, 2009

    Let the freemarket fix the housing problem: Kudlow

    Larry Kudlow complements his CNBC colleague Rick Santelli's rant against the Obama mortgage plan with some straight from the shoulder advice that incorporates free market solutions instead of what he terms "a thinly disguised entitlement program...

  • February 21, 2009

    Obama's unionization drive

    There is little doubt that President Obama would love to see all of us as one big union family. The collectivization urge runs deep in our president and what better way for all of us to join hands and dance around the Maypole than for all of us to be...

  • February 21, 2009

    The nauseating hypocrisy of the left on Bill Moyers

    Bill Moyers is a sanctimonious jerk who piously ran a series of broadcasts that excoriated the Bush Administration for violating the American people's right to privacy by initiating programs to protect the nation from a terrorist attack.Now it turns ...

  • February 21, 2009

    Report: Gitmo meets Geneva standards - left is disappointed

    It's from our own military which will probably discredit it with the loons on the left but a report requested by President Obama about conditions at Guantanamo prison shows that they meet the requirements set down by the Geneva convention - just as P...

  • February 21, 2009

    Our Keystone Cops Foreign Policy

    It appears that Barack Obama's foreign policy team is going to make us pine for the days of the Bush Administration's competency by comparison very soon.I'm not sure what exactly this story illustrates except there doesn't seem to be anyone home at t...

  • February 20, 2009

    New York Post caves to racialists. Apologizes for chimp cartoon that had nothing to do with race

    Remember the controversy in Washington a few years back when a white aide to Mayor Williams made the mistake of saying "niggardly" when talking about the amount of federal funds allocated for some program?Do you remember how some racialists...

  • February 20, 2009

    Hey! Let's allow Big Brother to keep track of our highway mileage!

    As it stands now, road maintenance is funded largely through the gas tax. It is a pretty fair way to allocate the tax burden since the more you drive and use those roads, the more taxes you pay.But our new Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood doesn't ...

  • February 20, 2009

    ACORN Brownshirts break into foreclosed homes in acts of 'civil disobedience'

    There is little doubt that ACORN is feeling its oats now that one of their own is in the White House. The payback by Obama is just beginning and the only question in my mind is when we start calling these thugs "Obama's Brown Shirts?" A com...

  • February 19, 2009

    Sen. Durbin all but calls on Burris to resign

    He won't do it, of course. He has a solid wall of African American support across the country and Burris knows it. Very soon now, he will blatantly play the race card, perhaps even mentioning the word "lynch" or some other code word for the...

  • February 19, 2009

    100 Congressmen place earmarks in spending bill for clients of one lobbying company

    Earmark reform? Didn't you hear? The Democrats fixed it all up in 2007.Not exactly: No matter what the outcome of the federal investigation, PMA’s earmark success illustrates how a well-connected lobbying firm operates on Capitol Hill. And ea...

  • February 19, 2009

    'Are we post-racial yet?'

    Listen up, now. This is important. We brain dead white people are really cowards when it comes to the issue of race, did you know? This is the man President Obama put in charge of assuring that all the laws of the land be administered equally, regard...

  • February 19, 2009

    Knock, Knock...anyone home at the White House?

    Two excellent analyses today that delve into the mystery of what kind of leadership President Obama has demonstrated so far.The answer is not much at all. His lack of management skills are showing as his administration has lurched from gaffe to gaffe...

  • February 19, 2009

    California saved from budget calamity - sort of

    California's budget impasse over its $40 billion deficit has been broken as one, lone GOP senator brokered his own deal to become the tie breaking vote.What did Sen. Abel Maldonado (R-Santa Maria) get for his cooperation? As part of Maldonado's agree...

  • February 18, 2009

    Did Democrats cover up Burris lies to get Stim bill passed?

    My friend Tom Elia at the New Editor raised this question in an email and it bears looking into. The fact is, if this mess with Burris had been made public back on February 5 when the Illinois senator submitted his "corrected" affadavit t...

  • February 18, 2009

    Stimulus Bill Railroaded through Congress before Obama cabinet ready to spend it

    Of course, the New York Times waits until AFTER the bill passes to point out the obvious; with precious few cabinet people in place and Bush holdovers manning many desks, there's no one in the departments who can authorize spending the $787 billion t...

  • February 18, 2009

    The other shoe: $75 billion for homeowners

    We ain't seen nothing yet. We've had $787 for the stim bill, upwards of $1.5 trillion more for the banks, Detroit is asking for another $17 billion, and Obama's press secretary hinted that the stim bill was probably not enough, that another multi hun...

  • February 17, 2009

    Burris whines that 'Media and Republicans are almost destroying my character'

    No, Mr. Fake Senator, confirmed as you were under false and misleading pretenses. You are doing a fine job of destroying your reputation yourself. You are a fraud, a liar, a perjurer (not about sex this time my lefty friends), and a slime merchant. Y...

  • February 17, 2009

    Obama 'Auto Advisor' a former steelworker's negotiator

    They aren't calling him an "Auto Czar." But the likely nominee for the president's representative to the auto companies, Ron Bloom, has extensive experience as a labor negotiator with the United Steelworkers union and has a track record of ...

  • February 17, 2009

    Wasn't Bush belittled for taking time off during the war?

    Evidently, what's bad for the goose is just sauce for the gander. Now we have  a President who flies over to play hoops in Chicago with friends, get a haircut, dines at a fancy restaurant-all before signing a stimulus bill he himself said was ...

  • February 17, 2009

    Coming Soon: Hi-Speed rail boondoggle

    Let me just say that the idea of high speed rail is a good one. But the spending that is targeted in the stimulus bill is pork: Railroads made Chicago, and now a Chicago-rich White House wants to return the favor: remaking rail with a huge new feder...

  • February 17, 2009

    Why Geithner Laid an Egg with his Bank Bailout II

    The Washington Post does a post mortem on Treasury Secretary Geithner's disastrous roll out of his bank bail out bill last week and finds there was confusion, lack of coordination, and a political decision not to consult with the companies that were...

  • February 16, 2009

    Pelosi's daughter with a 'drive by' documentary on McCain-Palin supporters

    Last seen training her liberal camera lens on disgraced preacher Ted Haggard, Alexandra Pelosi, daughter of House speaker Nancy Pelosi, decided to make a real hit piece of a documentary on the supporters of Sarah Palin and John McCain.Even the Washin...

  • February 16, 2009

    Amidst budget crisis, NY Governor Paterson gives raises to some state workers

    This is pretty unbelievable and plays into an idea I've been thinking about that most politicians are not taking this crisis seriously and even more are using it for self aggrandizement and cronyism: Gov. Paterson has secretly granted raises of as mu...

  • February 16, 2009

    That swirling sound you hear is Pakistan going down the drain...

    The government of Pakistan has agreed to allow the imposition of Sharia law in parts of the violent Swat region. Can you say, abject surrender?From the New York Times: Pakistan government officials said they struck a deal on Monday to accept a lega...

  • February 16, 2009

    Eastern Europe on the brink of financial collapse?

    I knew I should have bought gold when it was at $600 an oz.: If mishandled by the world policy establishment, this debacle is big enough to shatter the fragile banking systems of Western Europe and set off round two of our financial Götterd...

  • February 16, 2009

    3 weeks in and grumbling already from liberals about Obama

    If this is being reported in the Los Angles Times , you can bet that the situation with liberal policy wonks and activists is deteriorating for Obama.What it reveals is that the Democratic base is even further left than Obama. And while Obama has sho...

  • February 16, 2009

    C-Span's new Presidential rankings; Lincoln first, Bush not last

    This is not "Presidents Day." Anyone who tells you that is an ignoramus. Today we are celebrating George Washington's Birthday and a happy birthday to our founding father too.But everyone calls it "Presidents Day" anyway so any ra...

  • February 15, 2009

    Are you ready for 'Stimulus: The Return?'

    It wasn't big enough?  There are Democrats who are already saying that the $787 billion budget disaster that was just passed isn't going to do the job, that we have to come up with an additional unnamed hundreds of billions in order to save the ...

  • February 15, 2009

    IL House Republicans looking into perjury charges against Burris

    The revelation that Roland Burris was approached by Governor Blago's brother and asked to contribute $10,000 to his campaign - a fact that Burris did not give the IL House impeachment inquiry on Blagojevich - is leading to unanticipated fallout that...

  • February 14, 2009

    King Abdullah appoints a woman to council of ministers

    Every revolution begins with a first shot. His Royal Highness, King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, may have just pulled the trigger: Saudi King Abdullah has appointed a woman to the council of ministers for the first time as part of a Cabinet reshuffle, n...

  • February 14, 2009

    Obama's Doomsday talk a sham?

    This piece by Terrence Jeffrey in the Washington Times tries to cut through Obama's snow job regarding the depth of the trouble we are in: Do we really face the possibility of an irreversible crisis? Well, yes. Not the one Mr. Obama describes, but t...

  • February 14, 2009

    Burris forgot to mention solicitation by Blago's brother for campaign funds

    I'm sure it's an honest mistake. Given what we know of Illinois politics, I can't imagine Senator Roland Burris deliberately withholding the information that he just happened to get hit up by the governor's brother to contribute $10,000 to Governor B...

  • February 13, 2009

    Hey! Let's accept the Iranian bomb as a fait accompli, says the National Intelligence Director

    You knew this was coming.All the rhetoric about "reaching out" to Iran would eventually make opposing their drive for a nuclear weapon obsolete, eligible to be thrown under the bus. The problem is President Obama’s national intelligen...

  • February 13, 2009

    Rubin: 'You guys are freaking us out'

    Stumbling and bumbling their way to political irrelevance, the Obama administration is starting to worry a lot of people - me in particular.From my post on RWNH this morning:They’ve screwed up monumentally on the big stuff like the “Fina...

  • February 13, 2009

    The Fairness Doctrine choo-choo has left the station

    After assuring Republicans all last year that there would be no return to the Fairness Doctrine, it appears that Democrats lied through their teeth. The issue is beginning to pick up steam among Democrats and it will only be a matter of time before t...

  • February 13, 2009

    Good News! Specter's numbers tanking in PA

    Some good news to start off your weekend. Arlen Specter is in trouble with the voters in Pennsylvania.Rasmussen: A look inside the numbers shows the problem for Specter may be even more significant. Fifty-eight percent (58%) of Republican voters in ...

  • February 12, 2009

    Commerce Department unilaterally lifts some sanctions against Syria

    Hezb'allah has an office right in the center of Damascus. Radical Palestinian terrorists have several training and base camps set up on its territory. And the President is closely allied with the Iranians.Throw in the fact - now confirmed by the IAEA...

  • February 12, 2009

    A Tale of Two Headlines

    As seen on Memeorandum, two articles on the same story with radically different headlines.The articles are on a Gallup poll asking the question whether Bush era policies in the war on terror should be investigated.From Gallup:No Mandate for Criminal...

  • February 12, 2009

    Support for Hamas dropping in Gaza

    According to some recent surveys, the people of Gaza as well as most Palestinians may be tiring of the antics of Hamas who actively seek to force Israel to defend themselves from attacks and bring misery to the Palestinians:Ilya Somin writing at Volo...

  • February 11, 2009

    Kadima ekes out narrow win over Likud. Now the hard part.

    Kadima's one mandate victory over Likud in yesterday's elections for the Knesset may turn out to be a pyrrhic  victory for Tzipi Livni who now must battle with Likud's Binyamin Netanyahu to form a coalition government: With 99.7 percent of the v...

  • February 10, 2009

    Hamas thuggery even too much for Amnesty International

    The systematic killing of rival Fatah members in Gaza by Hamas has proven too much for even the Palestinian supporting Amnesty International who has condemned the terrorists for being so mean:Amnesty International on Tuesday accused Hamas of waging a...

  • February 10, 2009

    Who were those people disguised as reporters at Obama's presser?

    For a while there last night, I thought the entire White House press corps had been kidnapped by aliens and replaced with mechanical pressbots who went through the motions of asking questions of the president, teeing up one softball after another tha...

  • February 10, 2009

    Obama lied - Economists cried

    You heard our Porker in Chief last night?Obama: That’s why the figure that we initially came up with of approximately $800 billion was put forward. That wasn’t just some random number that I plucked out of—out of a hat. That was Rep...

  • February 10, 2009

    Surprising turnout for Israeli elections

    The J-Post is reporting that there may be as much as 3% higher turnout at the polls as Israel votes for a new Knesset.The Kadima party and Likud are neck and neck while several of the pivotal smaller parties are worried that the higher turnout will r...

  • February 9, 2009

    'It's a recession, not a catastrophe'

    Obama's dire rhetoric is not only unpresidential and unbecoming a leader in an economic crisis but also carries enormous risks for himself and his presidency.The Washington Times: Mr. Hope has to be careful not to become Dr. Doom," said Frank L...

  • February 9, 2009

    Oppo researcher gets prime spot in Obama White House

    She doesn't have a law degree but Shauna Daly, a 29 year old Democratic operative has found a home in the White House counsel's office.She won't be a secretary either. Daly's specialty is digging up dirt on opposing politicians for which she will no ...

  • February 9, 2009

    A GOP Turncoat's mealy mouthed defense

    I am putting this blog post up as bait for all of our imaginative commenters who, when the mood strikes them, can lay into one of our own with as much zest as they take on the opposition.Having felt their sting myself, I know of what I speak.Anyway, ...

  • February 8, 2009

    Steyn on Obama's 'Dirty Dozen' cabinet

    Leave it to Mark Steyn to give us something to laugh about through our tears. Another brilliant piece by Mark appearing in the OC Register: Jesus took a handful of loaves and two fish and fed 5,000 people. Barack wants to take a trillion pieces of ...

  • February 8, 2009

    Is Obama laying the groundwork for a withdrawal from Afghanistan?

    It's an issue not addressed directly in this article from the Times OnLine about questions surrounding an Afghan "surge" in troops. But Obama wondering about an "exit strategy" for those troops makes me think he is looking for an...

  • February 8, 2009

    Bleak choices facing Geithner in trying to save the banks

    With all the brouhaha over the stimulus bill, a far more important plan is being formulated under most of the media's radar by the Obama administration that will radically alter the banking system in the country while perhaps staving off a depression...

  • February 8, 2009

    It isn't just the jobs lost, it's new hires at low ebb

    It's bad enough that companies are shedding jobs in this crisis. But what is really driving the unemployment rate up is the lack of new jobs being created: But the real problem in the U.S. labor market today isn’t layoffs. It’s a hiring ...

  • February 7, 2009

    Democrats, fake Republicans in 'deal' on bail out

    The media is crowing about the "bi-partisan" nature of the deal reached last night between 3 senators who call themselves Republicans and Democrats.Susan Collins, Arlen Specter and Mel Martinez labored long and hard with the Democrats and w...

  • February 7, 2009

    How's that 'Grass Roots' effort coming, Barak?

    Eh, not so good if the truth be told. Perhaps people were distracted by the Super Bowl and Oscar nominations. Maybe they were too busy with other stuff.Whatever reason, it appears that Obama's vaunted grass roots efforts to influence the vote on the ...

  • February 7, 2009

    Little noted move on census by Obama could spell GOP disaster

    There's a reason the Census Bureau is a quaisi-independent agency that reports directly to the Commerce secretary. Once every ten years, numbers from the census are used to draw the lines for Congressional districts. What makes the Census Bureau such...

  • February 7, 2009

    Iran to Obama: You are not groveling enough

    So far, President Obama's outreach plan to talk with the Iranians has hit all sorts of snags. The Iranians themselves have been most uncooperative since they keep changing the "conditions" on when they'll deign to talk to us.One thing is ce...

  • February 7, 2009

    Bail out bucks for bicycles?

    At first reading, I thought that this piece in HuffPo by Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) was a tongue in cheek attempt to show how pork laden is the bail out bill.Halfway through it, to my horror, I discovered he is absolutely dead serious. He is taking ...

  • February 7, 2009

    Cher says living under Bush almost killed her

    I wouldn't put this on the site during the week but it is, after all, the weekend and it's time to sit back, relax, make some popcorn, and enjoy the spectacle of liberals making utter, complete fools of themselves.In the pantheon of liberal cluelessn...

  • February 6, 2009

    Obama throws some red meat to Hill Democrats

    Look in the mirror. You should be ashamed of yourselves. Did you know that you are the sole cause of the economic crisis we're in because the man you probably voted for - George Bush - put the economy where it is today with no help from anyone else?O...

  • February 5, 2009

    Obama with an editorial in WaPo throws short term stimulus under the bus

    Barack Obama took to the pages of his hometown paper to try and sell his stimulus package as "The Action Americans Need:" This plan is more than a prescription for short-term spending -- it's a strategy for America's long-term growth and o...

  • February 5, 2009

    Lancet study on Iraqi war deaths dead and buried

    If there was ever truth in the saying that "A lie will work its way around the world before the truth puts its shoes on," this is it.In 2004 and 2006, the respected British medical journal, The Lancet, published studies by Glibert Burnham a...

  • February 5, 2009

    Iran tells Obama he must 'accept' the Iranian nuke program

    If I lived in the Middle East, I would be building a bomb shelter.A spokesman for the Iranian regime has stated that if the US wants better relations with Iran (and if not, why bother talking to them?) then the United States must accept Iran's nuclea...

  • February 4, 2009

    Government to tell businesses how much they can pay their employees

    The fact that the government telling CEO's that receive bailout money that they can't be paid any more than $500,000 a year will no doubt be wildly popular with Democrats, liberals, populists, and probably even some conservatives.But if they can dict...

  • February 4, 2009

    More confusion, incompetence from the White House

    What the hell is going on over there?Apparently, the White House has reneged on an offer to General Anthony Zinni to become US Ambassador to Iraq. A Washington Times exclusive: The Obama administration asked retired Marine Gen. Anthony Zinni to be U....

  • February 4, 2009

    Obama warns of 'catastrophe' if bail out isn't passed

    This mantra is getting tiresome - especially since the bill, as it now stands, won't stimulate anything except perhaps the saliva glands of Democratic constituencies. According to the AP report, Obama said the recession will turn into a "catastr...

  • February 3, 2009

    Even liberal rags are calling for Daschle to step aside

    Screeching liberal harridan Katrina vanden Heuvel, editor of The Nation magazine, has come out in favor of dumping Daschle for his tax and lobbyist problems:This was a campaign about change. Obama spoke eloquently of ending the way Washington does ...

  • February 3, 2009

    'Daniel Pearl and the Normalization of Evil'

    A powerful op-ed in the Wall Street Journal today written by Judea Pearl, father of slain journalist Daniel Pearl, who was executed in Pakistan seven years ago this week.Mr. Pearl minces no words and lets the liberal elites who excuse terror have it ...

  • February 3, 2009

    Obama on collision course with military over Iraq?

    It appears from press reports that the generals responsible for Iraq - David Petreaus and Ray Odierno, along with the Joint Chiefs of Staff and Defense Secretary Robert Gates - are lining up in opposition to the president's planned 16 month withdrawa...

  • February 2, 2009

    Boston Globe: 'Bailout Journalists!'

    The concept isn't new - it's already been suggested that the government give some of that free bailout cash to newspapers.But David Scharfenberg of the Boston Globe is proposing something different; $100 million in bailout money for newspapers to est...

  • February 2, 2009

    Dems step up the pressure on Republicans with partisan attacks

    Nothing like burning a few bridges while we enter the age of "post-partisanship."Ed Lasky forwards this bit of news from the Hill:BREAKING – The House Democratic campaign arm, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, seizes on...

  • February 1, 2009

    Surprise! Iran sneers at Obama's peace offering

    Aside from being entirely predictable, the news that Iran is gloating over the end of American capitalist "domination" as evidenced by Obama's reaching out in peace to the mullahs should be very worrisome. As Allah points out, this makes i...

  • February 1, 2009

    Obama to keep Renditions

    Rhetoric notwithstanding, Barack Obama does not want a terrorist attack on his watch. Since he and the Democrats decided to politicize the entire war on terror by making it a virtual crime for the president to do much of anything to protect us, he ha...

  • February 1, 2009

    Amity Shlaes on FDR and the Depression

    Your in-depth reading assignment for today is this brilliant article in the Washington Post by author and economist Amity Shlaes whose book on the Great Depression overturned some long standing myths about the New Deal and Roosevelt's leadership.A sa...

  • February 1, 2009

    Fight Global Warming! Get an abortion!

    I am not kidding. That's what Great Britain's senior advisor to the government on the environment is advocating:COUPLES who have more than two children are being “irresponsible” by creating an unbearable burden on the environment, the go...

  • January 31, 2009

    Google Blocks Conservative Websites (Updated)

    The blocks appear to be temporary - more a nuisance than a threat. But this morning, websites for the Republican National Committee, Real Clear Politics, and Pajamas Media were all blocked with the caption:Warning - visiting this web site may harm yo...

  • January 31, 2009

    'Obama Rule' on government service contracts

    Suppose there was a government contract that supplied janitorial services to a federal building. Now suppose that the employees goofed off on the job, got drunk, got stoned, and generally made a hash of things.In the past, the contracting officer wou...

  • January 31, 2009

    Obama hates white people and wants them to die

    With nearly 1.5 million people in the mid-west without power during a cold snap, what other possible reason is there that this new "competent" administration and FEMA would be failing so spectacularly in helping in this natural disaster?It'...

  • January 30, 2009

    Jimmy Carter, Serial Exaggerator

    Apparently, Jimmy Carter's new book, "We Can Have Peace in the Holy Land: A Plan that Will Work," is causing quite a stir among people who lived the history contained therein. In fact, reading what some are saying, it appears Jimmy got a li...

  • January 29, 2009

    US to guarantee the sovereignty of Iranian Regime?

    No "hope and change" for the Iranian people - not if Obama's State Department gets their way regarding a new "overture" to Tehran.It will apparently take the form of a letter - either addressed directly to Supreme Leader Khamenei ...

  • January 29, 2009

    Get ready for 'Bad Bank: Bailout, the Sequel'

    The trailers to this one look awesome. Trillions in bad assets will disappear with the best special effects ever! Our banking system, rescued like a damsel in distress!I like Bruce Willis for the hero - Treasury Secretary Geithner. But is Angelina Jo...

  • January 28, 2009

    Hogs are really feeding at the stimulus trough

    The Wall Street Journal is reporting that the cost of Obama's stimulus package is creeping toward $900 billion and that lobbyists are licking their chops at the prospect of getting a shot at some of that free money:The magnitude of the spending bill...

  • January 28, 2009

    'Hope and Change?' Not for tyrants

    Fallout continues from Barack Obama's interview with Arab TV with many objecting to the apologetic tone while others worried that the American president wasn't assertive enough.One of the latter is Middle East scholar Fuoad Adjami who has a thoughtfu...

  • January 28, 2009

    The definition of corruption

    A politician is generally considered corrupt if he trades the influence of his office for money.But what about spouses? Bill Clinton pulled down $5.7 million in speaking fees last year – almost entirely from foreign sources, including nearly $...

  • January 27, 2009

    'Conciliatory' Obama speaks to Al-Arabiya

    Will Obama be any more successful than George Bush in reaching out to Muslims? Bush confidante and friend Karen Hughes ran a high profile effort out of the State Department that was supposed to counter the propaganda coming from the Arab press about ...

  • January 27, 2009

    Family planning pork removed from stimulus bill

    The payoff to Planned Parenthood and the abortion industry who supported Barack Obama in the election is going to have wait a while.Realizing even some of his most rabid supporters were raising an eyebrow about spending millions on contraceptives as ...

  • January 27, 2009

    'Bloody Monday' for jobs in America

    Several companies announced layoffs yesterday that totaled more than 71,000 jobs lost - a horrific start to the week and a number that raised serious concerns that the manufacturing and retail sectors are in free fall: The final week of January bega...

  • January 26, 2009

    Obama's first week: The good, the bad, and the ugly

    It is probably too early to get a good handle on what kind of president Barack Obama will turn out to be. After all, it's been less than 4 days since he took the oath for keeps.Still, the study of the American presidency is an examination of the...

  • January 26, 2009

    ACORN eligible for billions from stimulus plan

    Barack Obama has spent the last week basically paying off some campaign debts. He gave a nod to his far left base by closing Guantanamo and stopping the military tribunals (without any plan for housing the detainees or prosecuting them), he pandered ...

  • January 26, 2009

    Bizarre Pelosi claim that $100 million for contraception will 'stimulate' the economy

    Nancy Pelosi started it. She's the one who opened the door to all the double entendres you can come up with by actually making the bizarre claim that spending $100 million for contraceptives is good for the economy because it will reduce the "bu...

  • January 26, 2009

    How real science works

    The Large Hadron Collider is the largest collaborative scientific effort in history. It involves more than 2000 scientists from 34 countries as well as hundreds of universities and laboratories. It has taken 14 years to build at a cost of $8 bill...

  • January 25, 2009

    Social networking Arab hatred of Israel

    Social networking sites like Facebook are proving to come in handy in Egypt when planning the latest hate demonstration against Israel: Anti-Israel demonstrations in Arab capitals are nothing new. From Amman to Riyadh, governments have long viewed pr...

  • January 24, 2009

    The crisis has not bottomed out yet

    If you're like me, you try to get your hands on as much information about this economic downturn we're in so that you can get a handle on how bad it is now and how bad it is likely to get.Maybe I should start worrying: The world economy is deteriorat...

  • January 24, 2009

    Is Iran running out of uranium?

    There is a chance that Iran is running out of yellow cake uranium and the western powers are working frantically behind the scenes to try and stop them from getting any more.Iran's original supply of yellowcake was purchased by the Shah back in the 1...

  • January 24, 2009

    Peter Wehner on Obama the Phenom

    Your reading assignment for this weekend is this thoughtful and insightful piece by Peter Wehner of Commentary Magazine . In it, Mr. Wehner describes the press adoration of Obama and gets to the roots of his current enormous popularity:We are in the ...

  • January 23, 2009

    Once a terrorist, always a terrorist

    Whoops!  There he goes again--blowing up property, slaughtering, preaching hate  as any good terrorist would.   According to a report in the NY Times: The emergence of a former Guantánamo Bay detainee as the deputy le...

  • January 23, 2009

    Obama to Press: 'Don't ask me difficult questions unless we're at a press conference'

    This is truly remarkable because of the reaction by both the press and Obama.Our new president walked into the press room last night - just dropping by to see some friends, you see. The Politico reporter, however, thought it the perfect opportunity t...

  • January 23, 2009

    Yes, readers. There is a Just God

    This really isn't something to make fun about - former French President Jacques Chirac getting seriously mauled by his clinically depressed French Poodle. But you know what? I don't care who thinks less of me for finding this not only uproariously fu...

  • January 23, 2009

    Jimmy Carter to Hamas: 'Be like Gandhi'

    Not that we need any more proof that Jimmy Carter is a hopelessly naive, ignorant man. But Ed Lasky just sent this gem along that proves Carter to be not only a ridiculous romantic about Hamas but dangerous to the cause of peace as well.Jimmy Carter ...

  • January 22, 2009

    Bye-Bye, Caroline

    The resurrection of Camelot has been put on hold - as has the prospect of putting an unqualified, politically naive beginner in the United States Senate just because her daddy was president a long time ago.Three cheers for our republic!Caroline Kenn...

  • January 22, 2009

    Your TARP Money at work - Pork for Barney Frank

    We have been told we are in a horrible financial crisis that might bring down the banking system in America. Worse than the 1980 recession, worse than the post war recession - almost as bad as the depression of the 1930's we are told time and time ag...

  • January 21, 2009

    Newt to GOP senators: Nix Geithner

    A surprisingly assertive Newt Gingrich has come out and urged GOP senators to reject the nomination of Timothy Geithner for Secretary of the Treasury: Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich is challenging Senate Republicans to take on President Obama's ...

  • January 21, 2009

    Classless to the last

    Obama's intent to remake American politics got a jolt of reality yesterday when thousands of his supporters booed and mocked George Bush as he stepped on to the platform: The crowd packed on the west side of the Capitol grounds serenaded President B...

  • January 21, 2009

    Geert Wilders to face anti-Islam charges

    Controversial Dutch film maker and Freedom Party leader Geert Wilders will be charged with hate-speech crimes under the strict Dutch code of law: Freedom Party leader Geert Wilders made a controversial film last year equating Islam with violence and ...

  • January 21, 2009

    Some experts think Obama should retake the oath

    Oath of Office - take two? Several constitutional lawyers said President Obama should, just to be safe, retake the oath of office that was flubbed by Chief Justice John Roberts.The 35-word oath is explicitly prescribed in the Constitution, Article I...

  • January 20, 2009

    Impossible for Obama Inaugural address to meet expectations

    The slavering press has done their creation a royal disservice on this inauguration day. And it remains to be seen how they are going to spin what inevitably is going to be an address by Obama that fails to meet the stratospheric expectations they ha...

  • January 19, 2009

    New York Times says its ok to fly the flag again

    We were just waiting for the "all clear" from the New York Times:WASHINGTON is suddenly hip again, infused with the heady double-barreled combination of a new crowd of idealistic young political worker bees, who actually believe they can...

  • January 19, 2009

    Poll: Most blacks say MLK's vision on race fulfilled

    Man, this will really put a stopper in Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson's activities. Or it should. The fact is, the racialists like Jackson and Sharpton ignore reality altogether in order to continue their theme of white jackboots oppressing African Am...

  • January 19, 2009

    Financial meltdown, unemployment up, stocks tumble - Let's Party On, Dude!

    Just how much should it cost to anoint a Messiah?Well, if he happens to be a liberal, it really doesn't matter, does it?AP's Matt Apuzzo points out the obvious; that "The price tag for President-elect Barack Obama's inauguration gala is expect...

  • January 19, 2009

    Bush commutes sentence of border guards

    It's not a pardon and it won't expunge the record and get their jobs back but the action of President Bush in commuting the sentences of two border guards convicted of shooting a drug runner will please many people: On his last full day in office, Pr...

  • January 18, 2009

    More fallout from Hamas connection to prayer service participant

    Yesterday's American Thinker piece by Winfield Myers on Ingrid Mattson, president of the Islamic Society of North America, who will be participating in the National Prayer Service at the National Cathedral on Wednesday has generated quite a bit of fa...

  • January 18, 2009

    'President Obama has 4 years to save the earth'

    That's the opinion of climate hysteric Jim Hansen of NASA who cooked the books on a study showing the rise of temperatures over the years.Obama, Hansen says, must dramatically alter the economy of the US "as an example" for the rest of the ...

  • January 18, 2009

    Skirmishes continue despite Gaza truce

    Following Israel's unilateral cease fire, the terrorists from Hamas fired around 13 rockets into Israel, vowing to continue the fight until the IDF had left the Strip.Apparently, that pledge has now gone by the wayside as Hamas has declared a "o...

  • January 18, 2009

    Gitmo to be replaced by several military bases

    Evidently, this is a president who cares more about public relations than policy.Unless Obama is going to release the Gitmo detainees, one can honestly ask why close the facility? If it's an "image" problem, then responding to world public ...

  • January 17, 2009

    Obama 'Whistle Stop' train ride

    Barack Obama is taking a train to Washington, D.C. today. The whistle stop tour (actually only stopping in Wilmington, DE to pick up Biden and Baltimore) is meant to consciously evoke images of the Lincoln inaugural: President-elect Barack Obama loo...

  • January 17, 2009

    CNN seems to criticize GOP party poopers

    "How dare they ruin the mood of the country" is the subtext of this CNN piece on the race for the RNC chair: Despite the climate of national goodwill surrounding Barack Obama as he prepares to take the oath of office, two of the candidate...

  • January 16, 2009

    Evading sanctions, Iran turns to China for banned materials

    The front page of the Wall Street Journal has an article on Iran's efforts to acquire materials that fall under the UN sanctions regime imposed by the Security Council because of Tehran's less than forthcoming attitude about their nuclear program.It ...

  • January 16, 2009

    Geithner has got to go

    The DC Examiner thinks Obama should give Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner the hook:As a general principle, The Examiner believes presidents ought to be allowed to pick their cabinet officials and have them confirmed, except in cases in which th...

  • January 16, 2009

    'Terrorists Killed my Dad'

    A powerful op-ed in today's LA Times by Joseph F. Connor whose father was killed by Puerto Rican terrorists belonging to the FALN back in 1975 and who writes about the nomination of Eric Holder for attorney general and why that nomination should be ...

  • January 14, 2009

    Guess who's coming to dinner?

    More symbolic post partisanship from Obama as he was a guest of George Will for dinner last night. Also present were William Kristol of the Weekly Standard (and New York Times), David Brooks - also of the New York Times, and Charles Krauthammer of Fo...

  • January 14, 2009

    More rockets fired from Lebanon into Israel

    For the second time in a week, rockets were fired into Israel from southern Lebanon in an apparent effort by Hamas to open a second front in the war: There was no claim of responsibility for the rockets, which landed near the town of Kiryat Shemona....

  • January 13, 2009

    Battle over releasing the rest of TARP money looms for Obama

    We learn from the office of the Minority Leader in the Senate Mitch McConnell that Obama will face bi-partisan opposition to the release of any more TARP funds until Congress can get a handle on what the heck recipients did with the first $350 billio...

  • January 13, 2009

    Democrats groveling is complete: Burris is officially in

    This is not about Mr. Burris; it is about the integrity of a governor accused of attempting to sell this United States Senate seat,” the statement read. “Anyone appointed by Gov. Blagojevich cannot be an effective representative of the pe...

  • January 13, 2009

    Will Post-War Rebuilding in Gaza help Abbas?

    Reports from Gaza are that the Hamas "brand" has taken a big hit and that the people are tired of the terrorists using their children's deaths as public relations fodder.If so, might not it be a good move to help Gazans rebuild their homes ...

  • January 13, 2009

    For GOP senate prospects in 2010, it only gets worse

    From bad to worse in the senate: A spate of retirement announcements by Senate Republicans this year have further complicated attempts by GOP strategists to begin rebuilding a party devastated by across-the-board losses in recent elections. The lat...

  • January 12, 2009

    Jack Bauer in a Post-Bush World

    After a nearly two year sabbatical, the series 24 has returned -- much to the delight of the political class in America which seems to have made the long-running drama a litmus test of where one stands on issues relating to war, to executive power, a...

  • January 12, 2009

    Burris still hasn't dotted all the "I"'s and crossed all the "T"'s in order to get seated

    Roland Burris still doesn't fulfill the paperwork requirements that the senate needs in order to seat him: Burris has his appointment papers by Blagojevich and a statement that Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White has signed that authenticates th...

  • January 11, 2009

    Finally, someone asks the right question about the stimulus

    A former advisor to George Bush has written a piece in the New York Times that finally asks the question that conservatives have wanted someone with influence to ask of the incoming administration:Is Government Spending Too Easy an Answer? HOW MUCH B...

  • January 11, 2009

    Incredibly, Burris defends Blago

    Does Roland Burris have the brains to be a United States senator?One might ask that question after he made this statement on the CBS show Face the Nation : While distancing himself from Blagojevich's troubles stemming from his arrest on Federal corr...

  • January 11, 2009

    No let-up by Israel against Hamas

    The Israeli air force hit at least 20 smuggling tunnels today while ground troops fought one of the fiercest engagements of the war in a suburb of Gaza city.Israel has taken the attitude "Let the world howl. We know what we have to do to safegu...

  • January 11, 2009

    Massachusetts gives us a sneak peek at universal health insurance

    The state health insurance plan passed by Massachusetts back in 2006 was supposed to be a model for the rest of the country. It was touted at the time as a solution to both covering the uninsured and improving services.Spare us, please.This editorial...

  • January 11, 2009

    Our new president's new Iran policy

    This doesn't sound very encouraging - unless you're the leader of a terrorist state seeking legitimacy: The incoming president told ABC's This Week presenter George Stephanopoulos he would break away from President George W Bush's policy on Iran and...

  • January 10, 2009

    British Bank caught funnelling millions to Iran

    Given the sanctions that have been in place against Iran since 1980 and more recently, following 9/11, it might seem impossible for the mullahs to get their hands on funds that have supposedly been frozen or otherwise made unavailable to them.Enter t...

  • January 10, 2009

    Role of the Soviet Union in today's Middle East troubles ignored

    David Bernstein at the Volokh Conspiracy has an excellent post about how the Soviet Union's role in fomenting trouble in the Middle East has been flushed down the memory hole: After Israel emerged victorious beyond its wildest dreams in 1967, the in...

  • January 10, 2009

    Seattle Post-Intelligencer on the block (updated)

    Another venerable newspaper appears about ready to shut its doors. The Seattle Post-Intelligencer has been given 60 days by its owner, The Hearst Corporation, to be sold. Otherwise, the paper will shut down and exist as an on-line entity only: If it ...

  • January 10, 2009

    Just desserts for Somali pirates

    A little schadenfreude for your Saturday afternoon pleasure.As many as 5 Somali pirates who hijacked a Saudi oil tanker have drowned after a $3 million ransom was paid by the tanker's owner. Apparently, the pirate's boat was so weighed down with cash...

  • January 9, 2009

    New Year's Day attack takes out two al-Qaeda bigwigs

    While we were all trying to get over our hangovers from New Year's Eve on January 1, al-Qaeda was getting a big headache of their own courtesy of some great work by the spooks at the CIA: A New Year's Day CIA strike in northern Pakistan killed two to...

  • January 9, 2009

    Burris contradicts himself in testimony before impeachment committee

    Not that it matters much since Illinois senate candidate Roland Burris could be discovered to have absconded with the entire state treasury while serving as state comptroller and still take his seat in the US senate. But Roland "I don't have no ...

  • January 9, 2009

    Scary job numbers add fuel to Obama's bailout mania

    Well, they ARE scary. The jobless rate for December shot up 0.4 percent from 6.8% to 7.2% as the economy shed nearly 600,000 jobs. It brought the total job loss for the year to 2.8 million and is hitting every sector of the economy and every region o...

  • January 9, 2009

    Irrelevant world governing body treated as such by Israel

    Did you hear that the United Nations Security Council voted 14-0, ordering Israel to cease fire immediately.That's "immediately" as in, "right now," "chop-chop,"  "Halt in the name of the crown, I say..."A...

  • January 8, 2009

    Iran opens second front against Israel

    The other shoe dropped today in Israel's war against Hamas when two rockets were launched from southern Lebanon, striking an old folks home and slightly injuring a resident.Israel responded with an artillery barrage at the site. Lebanese PM Fouad Sin...

  • January 8, 2009

    As expected, the digital TV changeover date is slipping

    If you're still using a TV set equipped with rabbit ears after February 17, you will not have anything to watch. That's because Congress mandated that by that date, all over the air TV stations must have converted to a digital signal in order to free...

  • January 7, 2009

    Israelis to allow relief supplies in Gaza

    They will get no credit for it but Israel has decided to suspend military operations for three hours every day in order to allow humanitarian relief supplies into Gaza: Military officials said operations would stop for three hours, between 1 pm and ...

  • January 7, 2009

    Book it: Blago's choice for senate will be seated (Updated)

    Was there ever any doubt that Harry Reid and the senate Democrats would cave in and seat Roland Burris as a senator from Illinois?There were if you listened to the Majority Leader the day disgraced Governor Rod Blagojevich announced his choice of Bur...

  • January 7, 2009

    Cease fire near in Gaza?

    It appears that there has been some movement in the Israeli cabinet toward calling a halt to military operations in Gaza:Haaretz is reporting that French President Sarkozy and Egypt's Mubarak have brokered a cease fire that has been accepted by both...

  • January 6, 2009

    Senate Merry-go-Round

    In its long, august history, the United States Senate has rarely had to deal with the kind of situation that the appointment by Governor Rod Blagojevich of Illinois senate-designate Roland Burris has put them in.Burris's paperwork was rejected by the...

  • January 6, 2009

    Obama appoints another CAP employee to staff

    With several of its fellows already firmly ensconced in the Obama Administration, the Center for American Progress (CAP) scored another coup when Obama named Brad Kiley as its Director of the office of Management and Administration .Brad Kiley has be...

  • January 6, 2009

    Jeb Bush for Senate: Will he or won't he?

    What at first seemed like a sure thing now appears to be no more than a 50/50 chance that Jeb Bush would jump into the Florida senate race.Family and business considerations are the reasons being circulated: Bush may conclude after completing his met...

  • January 6, 2009

    Irony Alert: Blago staffers speak to state employees about ethics

    I suppose you could make the argument that not everyone in Illinois politics is a crook. But whoever scheduled this should have their ears examined because they sure are tone deaf: As legislators weigh impeaching Gov. Rod Blagojevich and federal pros...

  • January 5, 2009

    Let the Media Fauxtography Games Begin!

    What's a war in the Middle East without some faked photos or misleading captions to get your anti-Israeli blood up and show the world how beastly those nasty Jews are to the poor, peace loving terrorists of Hamas?Previous conflicts in the Middle East...

  • January 5, 2009

    Is Iran in Trouble

    Michael Ledeen answers this question by delving into the enormous problems facing the mullahs in Tehran. They include:Sinking oil prices that have put a crimp in their plans to fund terror groups around the world.Losing wars in Iraq and now Gaza, sh...

  • January 4, 2009

    They're waving the flag in Berkeley

    Which flag, you might ask? Why, the flag of the United States of America, of course!I know what you're thinking; what has transformed these moonbats from idiots who would pass laws banning the recruitment offices for our military, declare their littl...

  • January 3, 2009

    Coming Soon: The Death of Federalism

    Faced with rising budget deficits - and without the political will to make the hard choices to cut programs politically popular - state governors are now on the bailout bandwagon and will ask for up to $1 trillion from the national government to tide...

  • January 3, 2009

    Russian instability a "50%" probability

    Ed Lasky points us to this excellent article in today's Washington Post by Masha Lipman that looks at the deteriorating situation in Putin's Russia thanks largely to a massive fall off in oil revenue.Lipman quotes "[o]ne of Russia's savviest pol...

  • January 3, 2009

    IDF ground forces on the move into Gaza

    The Jerusalem Post is reporting that up to 10,000 Israeli soldiers along with their armor are moving into northern Gaza. The attack was preceded by a massive artillery barrage along the entire border and increased air strikes: The IDF said that the p...

  • January 3, 2009

    Great News: National debt may jump $2 trillion this year

    We're going to have to start using a new nomenclature to describe the unbelievable amounts of money being thrown around by the federal government.Instead of $1 billion, we should say "1 drop" as in "A drop in the bucket." And for ...

  • January 2, 2009

    Now it's the steel industry with its palms out

    Screaming that they are "too big to fail," United States steel companies have gotten in line with their hands out hoping some of the goodies are tossed their way: The steel industry, having entered the recession in the best of health, is em...

  • January 2, 2009

    2008: 'We will wish it never happened'

    Timothy P. Carney, editor of the Evans-Novak Political Report has a great op-ed in today's DC Examiner where he calls 2008 "The Year of the Bailout" and why we will rue the day that this incredible list of companies and industries who have ...

  • January 2, 2009

    Krauthammer on the War with Hamas

    Charles Krauthammer cuts through the hand wringing and lays into the "proportional response" crowd who not only have a problem with enemy identification but also demonstrate the moral sense of an ocelot:At war today in Gaza, one combatant ...

  • January 2, 2009

    Princess Caroline: In or out?

    The AP is reporting that two people "close" to Governor Paterson are saying that "they believe" the choice has already been made to fill the senate seat being vacated by Hillary Clinton and that it's Caroline Kennedy.Meanwhile, th...

  • January 2, 2009

    Poll: 77% of Americans think the press has made the financial mess worse

    An Opinion Research poll asked 1000 respondents "Do you think the financial press is making the economic crisis worse by projecting fear into people's minds?"More than 3 out of 4 said yes: ...here are highlights of note: Household Incomes...

  • December 31, 2008

    Israel ignores calls for cease fire - pounds Hamas for 4th day

    As pressure builds on Israel in the west to stop being nasty to those peace loving Hamas terrorists, the Israeli cabinet has rejected a 48 hour cease fire proposal from the usual suspects and continues to pummel Hamas smuggler tunnels:"We didn't...

  • December 31, 2008

    Roseanne Barr says Israel's destruction 'assured'

    Did you know that blubberhead Roseanne Barr has a blog?It's a marvelous place, full of all sorts of interesting tidbits that dribble out of her ears on a daily basis. Today, she trains every point of her double digit IQ on the war between I...

  • December 31, 2008

    Walid Phares on the war with Iran's proxies in Gaza

    Occasional AT contributor Dr. Walid Phares of the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies has an excellent overview of the conflict in Gaza where he rightly points to the influence of Iran driving Hamas:The big picture is obvious. The current conf...

  • December 31, 2008

    Bobbie Rush still pushing the race card

    It's getting more bizarre by the hour in Illinois as the race-baiting Congressman Bobby Rush let fly another salvo at Harry Reid and the senate, comparing Democrats to George Wallace Bull Connor for "standing in the doorway" barring racial ...

  • December 30, 2008

    McKinney Relief boat bumped by Israeli warship

    I have to admit to a certain degree of hypocrisy by saying that if it were just about anyone besides 9/11 truther and terrorist sympathizing Cynthia McKinney involved in this incident, I might  be upset. Interdicting a ship carrying medical supp...

  • December 30, 2008

    Blago names respected African American Pol to senate seat

    The Chicago Tribune is reporting that disgraced Democratic Governor Rod Blagojevich is set to name former Illinois Attorney General Roland Burris to the senate seat vacated when Barack Obama was elected president: Gov. Rod Blagojevich is expected tod...

  • December 29, 2008

    Barak: War with Hamas 'to the bitter end'

    Israeli attacks continued overnight and for the third day as the air force has flown more than 300 sorties against targets in Gaza. This military action is not just a retaliatory raid. Israel apparently means to destroy the ability of Hamas to threat...

  • December 29, 2008

    In Iraq, no news is, well, no news

    I suppose its something akin to "See no evil, hear no evil..." See no war, hear no war...: “The war has gone on longer than a lot of news organizations’ ability or appetite to cover it,” said Jane Arraf, a former Baghdad ...

  • December 29, 2008

    So that's why the KGB lost the cold war

    About a month ago , I wrote a post about the kooky ideas of Russian "expert" on America Professor Igor Panarin who believes the United States is about ready to disintegrate, breaking into 6 pieces with Alaska reverting to Russian control. T...

  • December 29, 2008

    Business Week: The 10 worst predictions for 2008

    It's the end of the year and both the MSM and bloggers have begun the annual exercise in listmania - the urge to boil down the year that just past by cataloguing the top ten this or that with the best/worst of something else.We all succumb to it beca...

  • December 28, 2008

    Update on Gaza Strike

    Ethel Carol notes:According to Ali Waked of YNet news reporting on the extent of damage  to the duly elected  Hamas officials and their infrastructure in Gaza:   Earlier Saturday, Hamas interior minister confirmed that all Ha...

  • December 28, 2008

    Was 2008 the year that man-made global warming was disproved?

    Controversial man made global warming debunker Christopher Booker has a piece in the Sunday Telegraph that he claims shows that 2008 was the year that man made global warming was "disproved:" Easily one of the most important stories of 2008...

  • December 28, 2008

    Iran's Khamenei issues fatwa calling on Muslims to defend Palestinians

    Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has issued a decree calling on Muslims worldwide to defend "the defenseless women, children and people in Gaza in any way possible.:" Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei issued a religious decr...

  • December 27, 2008

    Israel Hits Gaza (Updated)

    After leaking the news yesterday that the IDF would wait until after a defense cabinet meeting on Sunday before launching a strike on Gaza Palestinian targets, the Israelis let loose with a sizable surprise air attack on every single Hamas security ...

  • December 27, 2008

    Is 'Barack the Magic Negro' racist? (Updated)

    I suppose the real question is will there ever be agreement among everybody on just what is satire and what is racism?The answer is not as long as liberals see playing the race card as the political advantage it is.The latest blow up involves a Rush ...

  • December 27, 2008

    'The Politics of Fat'

    Andrew Ferguson, writing in the Weekly Standard, has the newest object of liberal beneficence. It's fat people and the idea that "fat" has become the new "smoking" for the nanny staters who just can't seem to keep their nose out o...

  • December 27, 2008

    Obama visits troops at Christmas

    As Ed Morrissey points out, this was a nice gesture on the part of Obama. He didn't have to do it since he isn't CinC yet. And he didn't make a huge production out of it either.The reception Obama got from the Marines, however, was respectful but qui...

  • December 26, 2008

    Israel set to launch 'limited operations' in Gaza

    After 22 rockets and mortars fired by terrorists slammed in the western Negev on Thursday and Friday, Israel is preparing a "limited operation" against Hamas, according to Haaertz: On Sunday, the prime minister will hold a series of consult...

  • December 26, 2008

    Biden: Gird your loins for 'Stimulus Package'

    Vice President-elect Joe Biden says that the incoming Obama Administration and Congressional Democrats are close to a deal on the biggest taxpayer giveaway extravaganza in history: In recent days, government sources have talked about moving a bill th...

  • December 26, 2008

    Pakistan moves troops toward Indian border

    In a sign that tensions may be rising in southwest Asia, Pakistan is moving tens of thousands of troops away from the tribal regions where they had been carrying out operations against terrorists and toward the Indian border: Analysts said the redepl...

  • December 26, 2008

    DHS 5-year terrorism forecast

    A leaked forecast of the prospects for terrorism attacks in the United States over the next 5 years shows that the government appears to be most concerned about a biological attack that could devastate the economy: Intelligence officials also predict...

  • December 25, 2008

    Here's a fruitcake for your Christmas enjoyment

    Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad thought something was missing in the Christmas celebrations taking place in Britain. So, in his infinite wisdom (and towering hubris), he decided to give an "alternate" Christmas message to the one given...

  • December 25, 2008

    Obama's economics team flunks basic math

    The whopper of a "stimulus package" that Obama's team is working on and which will probably be close to $1 trillion before all is said and done has some major flaws in it already according to former Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill.Quote in ...

  • December 25, 2008

    Bad News for Coleman in Recount

    It appears that there is a better than even chance that we will have to stifle our gag reflexes and start referring to the bufoonish, former Saturday Night Live writer and clown Al Franken as "senator."From Powerline:The Minnesota Supreme C...

  • December 24, 2008

    Obama report on Blago contacts has some glaring holes

    I am sure you will join me in congratulating the Obama camp for absolving itself of any wrongdoing in the Blagobust matter. Yesterday at 4:30 pm, they dumped their written report on staff contacts between the transition team and Blagojevich's office ...

  • December 24, 2008

    Jobless claims jump while fuel prices ease and consumer spending climbs

    We will have a few more months of these scary unemployment numbers (2 million could lose their jobs in December alone) but there is hope that by the summer, most of the dry rot will have been gotten rid of in the economy and job creation will pick up...

  • December 24, 2008

    Obama team ponders how best to waste $1 trillion

    You can appreciate the dilemma of Obama's Kenyesians. How best do we waste $1 trillion in next year's "stimulus package?"Do we dress it up in spiffy new language and spend it on creating grids for solar and wind power? Or do we just throw i...

  • December 23, 2008

    Biden is worried about 'exceedingly high expections' for Obama

    Vice President-elect Joe Biden is worried about the “exceedingly high expectations” the world community has for Barack Obama’s presidency.Who was responsible for these “overwhelming expectations”? Maybe -  just mayb...

  • December 23, 2008

    And the winner of the 'Quote of the Year' is...

    The annual Media Research Center quotes of the year is out and there are some fond memories in their selections as well as some real doozies that I had never heard.There are many different categories but the one everyone awaits with great anticipatio...

  • December 23, 2008

    The Privilege of Unbounded Wealth

    To no one's surprise who has followed the "Kennedy Saga," Caroline Kennedy is refusing to release even basic financial information showing her investments and holdings:The New York Times: If she were running for election to the Senate, Ms. ...

  • December 23, 2008

    Press goes wild over Obama's pecs

    It would be embarrassing if we hadn't come to expect it by now. More than a dozen photographs of a bathing suit-clad President-elect Barack Obama surfaced online Monday showing the shirtless Chicagoan accompanied by his wife, Michelle, and their ...

  • December 22, 2008

    The simple human decency of George Bush

    Many readers of this site - including yours truly - have disagreed vehemently with George Bush on numerous occasions. Unlike the left, however, most of us have seen the president as a decent, God-fearing man who took office and served during perhaps ...

  • December 21, 2008

    The perfect job for Biden

    What do you do with a gaffe prone dunce who has just been elected Vice President of the United States?Put him in charge of something meaningless: Vice President-elect Joe Biden will oversee a task force that will make recommendations on how to buil...

  • December 21, 2008

    Obama Report says Rahmbo only spoke with Blago once - ABC

    ABC News is reporting that the still secret report on Obama staff contacts with Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich's office says that Obama chief of staff Rahm Emanuel only spoke directly to Blago once: The contact, described as a "pro-forma...

  • December 20, 2008

    Hezb'allah and the coming elections in Lebanon

    No firm date has been set as yet for parliamentary elections in Lebanon. The patchwork quilt cabinet cannot come to an agreement but that's not unusual. The target is sometime this spring, probably in May although at this point, no one is putting any...

  • December 20, 2008

    Getting what they deserve

    Here's a story that will put you in the Christmas mood.One of the largeest European banks, Credit Suisse, will pay its employees bonuses not in cash but in "illiquid" loans and bonds - including mortgage backed securities that have been bla...

  • December 20, 2008

    Now we're giving a helping hand out to gamblers

    The biggest gamblers on Wall Street are now to be rewarded with low cost loans from the Fed. Hedge Funds will be able to borrow from a $200 billion kitty to spur the consumer loan industry. And just what will these funds be doing? Spreading the risk,...

  • December 19, 2008

    Rahmbo had direct contact with Blago on senate seat

    According to a story in the Chicago Sun Times, Obama chief of staff Rahm Emanuel had one on one conversations with Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich where a replacement for Obama's senate seat was discussed:President-elect Barack Obama's incoming ch...

  • December 19, 2008

    Caroline didn't bother to vote in many NY races

    Should someone who wants to be senator prove that they are even tangentially involved in the political process by casting a vote in elections?In Caroline Kennedy's case, she better hope that the answer is no: Caroline Kennedy wants to be the next sen...

  • December 19, 2008

    Who Loves Bill Clinton?

    Judging by the list of donors to the Clinton Foundation, the former President is beloved of Saudi Arabian princes, lotteries, liberal foundations, George Soros, and the countries of Norway and Qatar to name a few.Clinton was forced to come clean, pro...

  • December 19, 2008

    Auto Bailout tab: $17.4 billion in loans

    Not a handout but still guesswork whether the taxpayers are going to get this money back if the Big Three go belly up: The White House announced a $17.4 billion rescue package for the troubled Detroit auto makers that allows them to avoid bankruptcy...

  • December 19, 2008

    Obama's choices for science advisors - global warming advocates

    According to Glenn Reynolds, one of the advisors actually believed at one time that economics should play no role in climate change policy. John Holden, tapped to be Obama's science advisor, is also a disciple of discredited population alarmist Paul...

  • December 18, 2008

    With Chrysler sinking, Treasury seeking to throw a lifeline

    Chrysler, the smallest of the Big Three, will close all 30 of its production facilities in the United States for a month: Tighter credit markets are keeping would-be buyers away from their showrooms, Chrysler says. Dealers are unable to close sales...

  • December 18, 2008

    Blago says he will not fill senate seat

    Through his attorney, Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich said he would not name a senator to replace Barack Obama. Gov. Rod Blagojevich will not appoint anyone to fill the U.S. Senate seat vacated by President-elect Barack Obama, the governor's lawy...

  • December 18, 2008

    Good News: Congress gives itself a raise

    They could have frozen their pay as the Congress did in 2000. They could have refused the pay raise and made some political hay for themselves.Instead, each and every Member of Congress will receive a $4,700 pay increase courtesy of us, their gratefu...

  • December 17, 2008

    Democrats turning the Senate into the House of Lords

    I thought we fought a revolution so that we could be rid of royalty, titles, and dynastic privileges.From Politico: Barack Obama's path to the presidency included beating what had been one of the nation's most powerful families. But, in an unusual ...

  • December 17, 2008

    Bush: Sorry I trashed the free market in order to save it

    I think Franklin Roosevelt said something eerily similar about the New Deal: US President George W. Bush said in an interview Tuesday he was forced to sacrifice free market principles to save the economy from "collapse.""I've abandon...

  • December 17, 2008

    $1 trillion 'stimulus' package picking up steam on the Hill

    From our "least surprising news of the day" file comes word that liberal Democrats on the Hill are lining up behind a consumer bailout plan we first reported on here. There appears to be some momentum building in Congress to spend $1 trilli...

  • December 17, 2008

    Is Rahm Emanuel in trouble?

    Not legal trouble, mind you. But the Chicago Sun Times is reporting that Rahmbo's contacts with Blagojevich over Obama's  senate seat are much more extensive than either Obama or Emanuel have led us to believe. President-elect Barack Obama's inc...

  • December 16, 2008

    Enough with the Illinois Bashing Already

    I rise today in defense of my home state, my beloved Illinois, where top soil is so rich you can make soup from its deep, black loam and where agriculture was first elevated to a science to become the wonder of the civilized world.We grow a lot of th...

  • December 16, 2008

    Obama chooses Superintendent of Chicago Schools as Education Secretary (updated)

    I think Obama's "Team of Excellence" just got its first genuine lemon. It appears that the Superintendent of one of the worst school systems in the country will get the nod as Education Secretary:Arne Duncan, the Chicago schools superintend...

  • December 16, 2008

    NY Governor Paterson wants "Obesity Tax"

    Those of us who smoke have seen this coming for years. Once the government gets it in its head that it can dictate what are acceptable behaviors, the sky's the limit.In the case of New York state, Governor Paterson has determined that if you are over...

  • December 16, 2008

    Mr. Shoe's brother says he's been beaten by guards.

    The story of Mr. Shoe - the man who tossed his footwear at George Bush in Baghdad - is really getting strange. As Jim Hoft reports, Mr. Shoe (real name Muntadar al-Zeidi) has spoken glowingly of anti-American nutcase Mookie al-Sadr while also admiri...

  • December 15, 2008

    Of shoes and leftist idiocy

    You've probably heard by now that at a press conference with Prime Minister Maliki in Iraq yesterday, an Iraqi journalist reporting for an Iraqi TV station based in Egypt threw two shoes at George Bush, narrowly missing the president: "This is a...

  • December 15, 2008

    Syria sets a trap for Obama

    Middle East scholar and Syria watcher Tony Badran has a great article in the latest issue of The Middle East Review of International Affairs (MERIA). It's part of a symposium featuring several excellent pieces by authors like Dr. Barry Rubin, Patrick...

  • December 15, 2008

    DC Charter Schools show big gains on tests

    Lost in the financial crisis has been the debate over charter schools and specifically, school vouchers as a vehicle to improve the education of poor children in the inner city.Despite heavy opposition from Democrats in Congress, the District of Colu...

  • December 14, 2008

    SEIU caught in fake charity scam

    This kind of thing happens more than you might think; unions seeking to give cronies jobs set up fake charities who siphon hundreds of thousands of dollars from membership dues. Sometimes, a small deduction is taken from every union paycheck by the c...

  • December 14, 2008

    Bush makes last surprise visit to Iraq

    President Bush paid a last, surprise visit to Iraq today in order to highlight the new Status of Forces agreement the government reached with the Iraqis last month: Air Force One arrived in Baghdad at 4 p.m. after a 10-and-a-half-hour overnight fli...

  • December 14, 2008

    Unanswered questions for Obama Team on Blagobust

    It hasn't quite gotten to the "What did the president know and when did he know it" stage. But there are several lingering questions about contacts between the Obama team and Governor Blagojevich's over a replacement for his senate seat. An...

  • December 14, 2008

    Blago meets with Criminal lawyer: Resignation tomorrow?

    Rumors are flying around Chicago that Governor Rod Blagojevich could resign as early as tomorrow. The reason given may be that he wants to devote full time to his defense from charges of corruption and fraud: The Chicago Sun-Times on Saturday reporte...

  • December 13, 2008

    Axelrod, the Obama team, and political corruption

    David Axelrod is largely - and rightly - credited with successfully crafting Barack Obama's campaign message machine and using it to great effect during the campaign.But before he elected a president, Axelrod advised campaigns for a host of politicia...

  • December 13, 2008

    In for a penny, in for a pound - Stimulus package exploding

    I guess the Obama team took that old adage about a penny and a pound and updated it a bit; in for half a trillion, in for a trillion. President-elect Barack Obama's economic team is considering an economic-stimulus program that will be far larger th...

  • December 13, 2008

    Mumbai terrorists were to take hostages

    The details of the confession from the only surviving Mumbai terrorist, obtained by AP, is pretty chilling: The gunman captured in last month's Mumbai attacks had originally intended to seize hostages and outline demands in a series of dramatic cal...

  • December 12, 2008

    Nils Larsen, close Zell associate, may have agreed to Blago extortion demand

    A close associate of Chicago Tribune chairman Sam Zell has been confirmed as the middleman who heard out and perhaps even agreed to Blagojevich’s terms that in exchange for help in Springfield with the sale of the Chicago Cubs, Zell would fire ...

  • December 12, 2008

    Get ready for 'Bailout: The Return'

    Despite the successful Republican effort in the senate to kill the auto bailout, there is still one more avenue open for The Big Three to cruise to taxpayer funded heaven; Secretary of Treasury Paulsen and his $350 billion dollar kitty: Now that Sena...

  • December 12, 2008

    Jesse Jackson, Jr. not out of the woods yet

    Just three days before Blagojevich was arrested, Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr., whose campaign finance surrogate reportedly offered $1 million for Obama's senate seat to the governor's representative, held a fundraiser for Blago in Chicago: As Gov. Rod Bla...

  • December 12, 2008

    Corrupt Pennsylvania Machine Pol chides Corrupt Chicago Machine Pol

    Considering the source, this is hilarious:Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell today criticized Barack Obama for not being more upfront about the Illinois corruption scandal.Now, he said, the story will continue to dominate the media’s attention. ...

  • December 11, 2008

    Rezko is spilling the beans to Fitzgerald

    This is not necessarily a shocker because the Chicago Trib reported back in October that Rezko was singing in exchange for a lighter sentence on his 18 count fraud conviction. But wouldn't you have wanted to be a fly on the wall in the prosecutor's o...

  • December 11, 2008

    '7 Blago questions for Obama'

    The Politico story has some excellent points but what do you want to bet that few of these questions will be directed to the messiah at today's press conference?Here are a couple of good ones: 1 – “Did you communicate directly or indirect...

  • December 11, 2008

    GM is doomed - unless Big Labor accepts cuts

    Former labor lawyer Richard Berman, writing in the DC Examiner, makes a compelling case that the only thing that can save GM is a big cut in the only thing it really controls: labor costs: GM has three ways to balance its liabilities and assets (curr...

  • December 11, 2008

    GOP Senate grows a pair - nixes auto bailout

    Three cheers for Republicans in the senate - at least those who decided that enough is enough and refused to give in to White House pressure to support the auto bailout bill.Mitch McConnell put his foot down :The prospects of a $14 billion government...

  • December 10, 2008

    Democratic Party Scandal: How High Will It Go?

    Those of us who have followed Illinois politics for any length of time are tempted to give the Rod Blagojevich arrest and pending indictment a quick shrug, a knowing smile, and a cynical sigh of know-it-all arrogance. "We've seen this before in ...

  • December 10, 2008

    Chicago Sun Times to Blago: 'Resign Now'

    From our "Media no-brainer Department" comes an editorial in the Chicago Sun Times calling on Governor Rod Blagojevich to do the right thing and step down now:If Gov. Blagojevich does not resign immediately, impeach him.This is the inescap...

  • December 10, 2008

    Why Joe the Plumber is a very smart man

    I'm sure you all remember Joe the Plumber, the ordinary guy who cornered Barack Obama on his tax proposals.*Well, Joe got an education when he campaigned with John McCain - and he didn't like it one bit. It seems that Joe began to pepp...

  • December 10, 2008

    Jesse Jackson, Jr. confirmed as 'Senate Candidate #5'

    With all these anonymous pols designated by numbers rather than names in the Blagojevich criminal complaint, you won't be able to keep them all straight without a scorecard.The fact that Jesse Jackson, Jr. has been confirmed as candidate #5 is signif...

  • December 9, 2008

    IL Governor Rod Blagojevich and his chief of staff arrested (updated)

    We've been predicting it here at AT for weeks. The trail of extraordinary and sickening corruption left by Governor Rod Blagojevich has finally caught up with him. He and his chief of staff John Harris were arrested by federal authorities today and c...

  • December 9, 2008

    'Staggering' Corruption by Blagojevich

    It just boggles the mind. Trying to sell a senate seat (person is identified only as "candidate #5")? Speculation who that might be centers on Jesse Jackson, Jr. who wanted Obama's seat so bad he could taste it.Also, there are indications h...

  • December 8, 2008

    Obama should bail out journalists next

    Sometime soon, we should expect to see ice cream truck vendors lining up for a federal bailout. After all, it's winter and the economy has hit them pretty hard too. Besides, think of the kids.I had this thought after reading this plea in The New Repu...

  • December 8, 2008

    Pakistani ISI's ties to Lashkar-e-Tabai emerging

    It won't matter much to India that Pakistani intelligence had no hand in the Mumbai attacks. This is because there appear to be either rogue elements within the ISI or elements that give the ISI leadership plausible deniability with close connections...

  • December 8, 2008

    Deploy Missile Shield Now

    "Missile defense systems on the ground, at sea and in the air long ago ceased being the stuff of science fiction," is the conclusion of this DC Examiner editorial calling on Barack Obama to deploy the shield to protect Poland as well as o...

  • December 8, 2008

    Panel urges better response to hackers

    Cyberspace thieves and pirates who hack government computers should be vigorously combated across the entire US national security landscape according to a report issued by a panel on computer security.In the last few years, lone hackers and/or sophis...

  • December 7, 2008

    For GOP senators, it's not a question of "if" but "how" to bail out automakers

    If you were expecting the Republicans to take a stand against government intervention in the auto industry, I hate to inform you but don't hold your breath.The New York Times: But Senator Bob Corker, Republican of Tennessee, who sharply questioned e...

  • December 7, 2008

    Attack in Pakistan destroys 160 NATO vehicles

    Would an ally, or friend, or even a neutral nation allow something like this to happen? Gunmen blasted their way into two transport terminals in Pakistan on Sunday and torched more than 160 vehicles destined for U.S.-led troops in Afghanistan, in...

  • December 7, 2008

    Susan Rice was roadblock to capturing Osama

    President elect Obama's Ambassador-designate to the UN  Susan Rice was a major roadblock to capturing Osama Bin Laden when the terrorist was operating out of Sudan in the 1990's according to anti-terrorism sources.Evidently, Rice thought that ac...

  • December 6, 2008

    New "New Deal" just like the old one

    President elect Obama has pledged to spend "hundreds of billions" of dollars on "public works" projects in order to put people to work :Mr. Obama and his team are working with Congressional leaders to fashion a spending package t...

  • December 6, 2008

    Caroline Kennedy for Senate?

    The daughter of President John F. Kennedy may be contemplating a trip to the US Senate.The seat being vacated by Hillary Clinton - if she is confirmed for Secretary of State - is subject to an appointment by New York Governor David Paterson and Carol...

  • December 6, 2008

    OPEC Head predicts output cuts

    With oil prices tumbling toward the $40 bbl mark, the cartel will probably take drastic action and cut production substantially says the head of the organization: Oil markets should brace for a surprise decision on output cuts when OPEC meets Dec. 1...

  • December 5, 2008

    Coming Soon: UN Racists to convene conference on racism

    You may recall the UN's 2001 "Conference on Racism" held in Durban, South Africa that devolved into such a horrifically anti-Semitic free for all that mild mannered Colin Powell ordered the entire American delegation to walk out in disgust....

  • December 5, 2008

    The bell is tolling for IL Governor Blagojevich

    It's all over but the weeping for the corrupt governor of Illinois. The Chicago Tribune is reporting that Governor Rod Blagojevich's most trusted advisor and friend wore a wiretap authorized by a federal judge in the ongoing corruption investigation...

  • December 5, 2008

    Bad idea of the week...well, maybe the year

    What should we do about the Somali pirates?If you're John Burnett writing in the New York Times, you pine for those peaceful days in Somalia back in 2006 when the al-Qaeda linked Islamic Courts Union were running that paradise of a country and pirac...

  • December 4, 2008

    How the Obama Administration will use their grass roots activists

    When you've got 10 million email addresses and a data base on 3 million donors, you'd be crazy as a politician not to find a use for such a wealth of ready made assistance to pressure Congress to pass your program.And that's apparently just what the ...

  • December 4, 2008

    Pakistan pledges to find Mumbai suspects

    Secretary of State Rice and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mullen were in Islamabad on Thursday trying to address the growing tension between India and Pakistan over the terror attacks in Mumbai last week.Rice says she has the pledge o...

  • December 4, 2008

    Good news for the Pirates: Islamic rebels are winning in Somalia

    StrategyPage.com has the sobering news that Ethiopian troops who have been propping up the Transitional National Government in Somalia are abandoning a key city to the rebels: Ethiopian troops have left Baidoa, and Islamic radical gunmen have begun...

  • December 3, 2008

    Jeb Bush looking at Florida senate run (updated)

    Jeb Bush may be the most popular Republican in the state of Florida. And with the announcement yesterday by Senator Mel Martinez that he would not seek another term in 2010 and may resign early, the president's brother immediately let it be known tha...

  • December 3, 2008

    India fingers Mumbai 'mastermind'

    The Wall Street Journa l has learned that the Indian government believes the leader of the terrorist group Lashkar-e-Taiba is the man behind the Mumbai massacre:Just two days before hitting the city, the group of 10 terrorists who ravaged India's fi...

  • December 3, 2008

    About that 'windfall profits tax' ...

    With oil trading at below $50 bbl and OPEC apparently unwilling to cut production very much, the Obama team is quietly shelving one of the cornerstones of their economic program - a "windfall profits tax" on the oil companies.Do the math. O...

  • December 3, 2008

    Attorney General Designate and the clemency granted FALN terrorists

    This article by John Perazzo in today's FrontPage.com is absolutely devastating in its portrayal of Attorney General designate Eric Holder's complicity in the pardons of 16 Puerto Rican terrorists.In his role as Deputy Attorney General, all clemency...

  • December 3, 2008

    Think Tanks warn Obama of Iranian threat

    The Council on Foreign Relations and the Brookings Institution have issued a report directed at the new president warning of the potential for an Iranian nuclear weapon "in the first year" of his administration: Iran poses the greatest fore...

  • December 3, 2008

    In Chicago, it's unions first, snow removal second

    Via my good friend and ex-Chicagoan Tom Elia of The New Editor comes the story of why Chicago is "Da Ciddee Dat Wirx:" Mayor Richard M. Daley said Tuesday that city crews will cut back on plowing side streets this winter in an effort to s...

  • December 3, 2008

    Chambliss credits Palin with victory

    Senator Saxbe Chambliss says that the appearances of Sarah Palin in the last week of his campaign "allowed us to peak" at the right time and credits her with energizing the Republican base in the state: Fresh off his runoff victory Tuesday ...

  • December 2, 2008

    Latest polls point to an easy win by Chambliss in GA

    I wouldn't drop the balloons and throw the confetti just yet but it appears that incumbent GOP senator Saxbe Chambliss is going to cruise to an easy win in today's Georgia senate runoff election:Public Policy Polling has it Chambliss 53 to 47 over h...

  • December 2, 2008

    Bill not interested in Hill's senate seat

    This is not a surprise given the fact that Bill Clinton is probably going to do something of a disappearing act once his wife is sworn in as Secretary of State.There is just no way that Bill Clinton will have any kind of high profile once the Obama A...

  • December 2, 2008

    Pirates Fire on US Cruise Ship

    This is getting ridiculous. The idea that in this day and age we've got to deal with pirates on the bounding main is ludicrous. Until the world decides to do something about the failed state of Somalia by going in for reasons of collective security a...

  • December 1, 2008

    Fulfilling secret desires in Latvia

    This story in the Wall Street Journal is instructive because it reminds us that even if we secretly acknowledge that it might feel good to round up doom and gloom economists, it is a horrible way to run a democracy and indeed, proves that the nation ...

  • December 1, 2008

    How will Obama use his 'secret weapon?'

    Allow this figure to sink in for a moment; Obama has 13 million email addresses of supporters.More than 3 million of those people gave money to his campaign. That is a well of support he can draw from for a variety of uses - a tactic he is already ta...

  • December 1, 2008

    Mumbai: 'It's America's Fault' says New Age Charlatan

    There are few human beings on planet earth more annoying than Deepak Chopra, the touchy-feely, New Age Guru whose fetid, gooey, and completely banal nostrums regarding health and healing have reached a new low in the history of civilized thought. He ...

  • November 30, 2008

    Mumbai toll to top 300: authorities

    The death toll from the Mumbai massacre continues to climb, inching toward 200 with a final tally to exceed 300 according to Indian authorities: Piles of bodies were found yesterday after commandos stormed the Taj Mahal Palace hotel, the last of thr...

  • November 30, 2008

    The myth of Obama's 'small donor base'

    Conventional wisdom (fanned by Obama supporters in the press) says that Barack Obama's record haul of campaign contributions came from ordinary Americans giving small amounts of money to the cause.That turns out to be a load of horse manure. Everybo...

  • November 30, 2008

    Walid Phares on Mumbai

    For several years, frequent AT contributor and terrorism expert Walid Phares has been predicting the kind of "urban jihad" we saw in Mumbai where a small handful of terrorists could take control of an entire city while racking up a large bo...

  • November 30, 2008

    WaPo calls on Rangel to 'step aside'

    While Representative Charles Rangel's hometown newspaper - The New York Times - can't quite bring itself to call on the tax evading, doubledipping Congressman to step down as Chairman of the powerful Ways and Means Committee, his other "hometown...

  • November 30, 2008

    Hey kids! Let's create an International Court for the Evironment!

    Obama's election is really bringing them out of the woodwork, isn't it? Every liberal kook in the world now feels enabled to advance any cockamamie idea they can come up with.Try this one; a court to try nation's and companies that contribute too muc...

  • November 30, 2008

    Thai government to negotiate with protestors who seized airports

    Calling themselves "The People's Alliance for Democracy, hundreds of protesters have jammed Thailand's two international airports stranding thousands while causing a crisis in the shaky government of Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat.After threat...

  • November 29, 2008

    Somali pirates strike again

    This is not going to end until the world resolves the chaos in Somalia.  It is one of those problems where dealing with the "root causes" is actually the only answer: Somali pirates hijacked a chemical tanker with dozens of Indian cre...

  • November 29, 2008

    Russia strikes nuclear energy deal with Chavez

    In case anyone hasn't noticed, Vladmir Putin is not our friend: Russian President Dmitry Medvedev agreed to help start a nuclear energy program in Venezuela and said Moscow is willing to participate in a socialist trade bloc in Latin America led b...

  • November 29, 2008

    "New Deal" or "Dumb Deal?"

    The debate rages in academia and on the pages of the nation's newspapers; how successful was FDR's New Deal in bringing the economy back from its lows in 1932-34?Amity Shales of the Wall Street Journal and author of a recent book on the New Deal sho...

  • November 29, 2008

    Poll: People aren't as stupid as Climate Change advocates would wish

    A poll of 12,000 citizens in 11 countries shows that people are not buying the Global Warming theory and that they are less likely to make "personal sacrifices" on the altar of climate change religion: Results of the poll were released this...

  • November 29, 2008

    Franken wants recount to continue until he wins

    Ed Morrissey updates us on the Minnesota senate race and the failed efforts of Al Franken to have rejected ballots that were not originaly counted to be tallied.And why were these ballots rejected? Some people voted for both candidates. Others were ...

  • November 29, 2008

    Mumbai death toll tops 170

    Horrific numbers coming out of Mumbai as authorities sift through the the damage wrought by 3 days of war fought in the middle of a major city. Latest reports put the death toll at more than 170 - a number that will probably rise over the next 24 hou...

  • November 26, 2008

    Gates will stay put at DoD - For now

    Barack Obama has decided to keep Robert Gates in his post as Defense Secretary, the first time a DoD chief will transition from one party's control of the White House to another.From the New York Times: Mr. Obama’s advisers were nearing a forma...

  • November 25, 2008

    Holy Land Foundation Defendants Found Guilty

    In one of the most significant victories in the courtroom over terrorism to date, a Dallas jury has found 5 members of the Holy Land Foundation guilty of financially supporting Hamas.This was the second trial for the Foundation and its leaders follow...

  • November 25, 2008

    Hezb'allah hiring Palestinian assassins to do their dirty work

    Having learned the hard way just what happens when they challenge the Israeli's directly, the terrorist group Hezb'allah has taken to hiring Palestinian terrorists to attack Jewish targets instead of using some of their stockpile of 42,000 missiles o...

  • November 25, 2008

    Polls show Chambliss with narrow lead in Georgia runoff

    The race between incumbent Republican Saxbe Chambliss and his Democratic challenger Jim Martin is very tight with Chambliss leading narrowly in most polls.The two are in a runoff for the seat with a vote scheduled for December 2.The poll results are ...

  • November 25, 2008

    Russian Analyst: 'The US will break up into 6 parts'

    To lighten the doom and gloom we've all been reading these past few weeks, here's some unintended comedy from "one of the leading" Russian political analysts.Professor Igor Panarin is not only predicting a collapse of the US economy but ...

  • November 24, 2008

    Does MN Secretary of State understand the election laws he is charged with enforcing?

    Judging by a talk Mark Ritchie had with the Weekly Standard's John McCormack, the Minnestoa Secretary of State is a little fuzzy on the details of election law in his state.McCormack asked how ballots in the Coleman-Franken race are being secured:Du...

  • November 24, 2008

    Now it's Citigroup's turn (updated)

    When the New York Times refers to the bailout plan for Citigroup as "radical," it must be somewhere out near Mars: Federal regulators approved a radical plan to stabilize Citigroup in an arrangement in which the government could soak up bi...

  • November 24, 2008

    How Stimulating! Dem package could top $700 billion

    Well, if the Democrats are looking for a way to stimulate consumers, they have hit upon a brilliant scheme. Taking a look at what they have planned for a "stimulus package" I would guess the numbers just may "stimulate" a lot of u...

  • November 24, 2008

    Are we headed for deflation?

    The difference between a deep recession and a full blown depression is if prices begin to slide precipitously. Historically, once that process starts it becomes very difficult to stop until the market finds its own bottom.With that in mind, this arti...

  • November 24, 2008

    More tests for Obama courtesy of our Russian friends

    Via Hot Air , we learn that Russian troops may have fired on the cars carrying the presidents of Georgia and Poland. Polish President Lech Kaczynski, in Georgia to mark the fifth anniversary of the “Rose Revolution” that swept Saakashvi...

  • November 23, 2008

    More Tax Shenanigans by Rangell

    Representative Charles Rangell (D-NY) has recently found himself in hot water for his ownership of several rent controlled apartments that he rented out while keeping two of the units for his personal use despite it being against the law.His troubles...

  • November 23, 2008

    Is all the economic doom and gloom justified?

    If you've been reading a lot about the economic situation here and around the world, you can't help but be struck by how terrible the future looks to a lot of "experts."Is this a function of the media realizing that apocalyptic news sells a...

  • November 22, 2008

    3 very smart young conservatives on how to close the technology gap

    So how does the GOP get back in the game when it comes to using the new technologies of the 21st century? First, get one nationally syndicated talk show host who is known as the "Father of Blogging." Then get three very smart, very tech sav...

  • November 22, 2008

    It has begun: School in New York Named for The One

    By the time he's through, Obama will have his name plastered all over the country. You will be able to get into your Obamamobile, drive down the Obama Expressway, park in an Obamalot in order to attend a concert featuring the Obama Symphony played by...

  • November 21, 2008

    New, aggressive ad for anti-card check coalition

    No sense in waiting for the new Congress to get up a head of steam on the so-called "Employee Freedom of Choice Act" and allow the unions to push this execrable legislation through.To remind our readers, the EFCA would take away the secret ...

  • November 21, 2008

    The King is dead; Long Live the King

    Representative John Dingell (D-General Motors) has lost his chairmanship of the powerful Energy and Commerce Committee. The full Democratic caucus voted yesterday to strip the 82 year old holdover from the Eisenhower Administration days and replace h...

  • November 20, 2008

    McCain Pollster on why his candidate lost

    John McCain lost because first and foremost, he was not a good candidate and the people he had advising him were clueless.But don't tell McCain pollster Bill McInturff that. Speaking before a National Journal breakfast crowd, McInturff blamed everyon...

  • November 19, 2008

    Cheney, Gonzalez 'indicted' by Texas kook

    Just goes to prove the old adage that a prosecutor can indict a ham sandwich if he wants to: A South Texas grand jury has indicted Vice President Dick Cheney and former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales on state charges related to the alleged abuse ...

  • November 19, 2008

    Romney skewers unions, Big Three in Op-ed

    "Let Detrtoit go Bankrupt" is the title of Mitt's piece in the New York Times and he pulls few punches in letting the auto industry have it for their many sins. A sample:First, their huge disadvantage in costs relative to foreign brands mus...

  • November 19, 2008

    'It's not your money' GOP Rep. says of bailout cash

    I ordinarly don't believe that kicking people out of the Republican party for alleged apostasy on a number of "litmus test" issues is necessarily a good thing.But in this case - as Ed Morrissey writes - I would definitely make an exception...

  • November 19, 2008

    Stevens takes a walk on the 'Bridge to Nowhere'

    The longest serving Republican senator in history has gone down to defeat in Alaska. Senator Ted Stevens, champion of pork barrel spending and an arrogant, superannuated relic who should have been kicked out of the senate years ago has lost his bid f...

  • November 19, 2008

    Bully for Jonah Goldberg for his Kathleen Parker Takedown

    Kathleen Parker is an intellectual harlot who sells her conservative soul in order to be thought of as "courageous" by both her smart set liberal and conservative friends.She has whined for weeks about all the hate mail from the right she g...

  • November 18, 2008

    The Clinton Choice at State

    It's not a done deal yet - apparently there are concerns about some of Billy's more creative billing procedures connected to his globe trotting - but if Obama thinks her confirmation wouldn't be too bruising an affair, there's a good chance that...

  • November 18, 2008

    Liberal dreams of 'War Crimes' trials fading?

    There was no more outrageous proposal being advanced by the left these last few years than the idea that American leaders should be tried for "war crimes" as a result of interrogations where torture was used to extract information.Now the i...

  • November 18, 2008

    Half of primary care physicians would quit

    One of the more disturbing studies I've seen in a while: Nearly half the respondents in a survey of U.S. primary care physicians said that they would seriously consider getting out of the medical business within the next three years if they had an al...

  • November 18, 2008

    Lieberman keeps Homeland Security chair

    The huge bang you just heard was all those liberal blogger's heads exploding as Kos and his acolytes are going to be spitting mad at the news that their number one Democratic target, Joe Lieberman, will get to keep his position as Chairman of the Ho...

  • November 17, 2008

    Howard Kurtz Discovers Obama worship in the press

    What makes this piece by Howard Kurtz so remarkably stupid is that he is supposed to be the media critic for the Washington Post and he never saw this kind of slavish devotion to Obama during the campaign?What's troubling here goes beyond the clangi...

  • November 17, 2008

    Why we should allow GM to go belly up

    This is the best rationale I've seen for allowing nature to take its course and allow General Motors to go bankrupt.Michael Levine, writing in the Wall Street Journal, gives us an object lesson in why GM should start over:GM has about 7,000 dealers....

  • November 15, 2008

    Auto Industry to be all but nationalized if bailout goes through

    There is nothing "temporary" about this attempt to bailout Detroit. This is as close to the permanent nationalization of an industry we have every gotten if Obama gets his way: Top advisers to President-elect Barack Obama are helping to dra...

  • November 15, 2008

    Senator DeMint Slams McCain

    Senator Jim DeMint let John McCain and George Bush have it at a gathering of top level Republicans at Myrtle Beach yesterday.The South Carolina conservative spared few words in lambasting the Arizona senator :The conservative senator, speaking to a g...

  • November 15, 2008

    Obama told to prepare for 'huge' terrorist attack

    Since the attacks of 9/11 there have been many plots that have been thwarted by a combination of excellent intel and dumb luck. There has also been some CYA carried out by officials who have warned previously of a 9/11-type attack that never material...

  • November 15, 2008

    Beware: The Gay Enemies List

    Opponents of gay marriage in California are suffering the effects of a childish tantrum thrown by those who lost on Proposition 8. There have been attacks on Mormons for leading the fight for the ballot initiative as well as racial epithets hurled at...

  • November 14, 2008

    Extrasolar Planets Imaged for the First Time

    No, this isn't political news. But it is one of the most significant scientific findings of the age. Two different astronomers have, for the first time, been able to take a picture of alien planets circling a distant star: Astronomers have taken wha...

  • November 14, 2008

    Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State?

    The rumors are coming from the Obama camp so this isn't just idle speculation. Having said that, even if she is under "serious consideration" I have to think Obama is hoping that she shoots down this trial balloon he's sending up.They are o...

  • November 13, 2008

    Proposed FCC Rule a disguised 'Fairness Doctrine'

    The DC Examiner has a troubling editorial today on a new rule being proposed by Bush's FCC that would represent a threat to the unfettered marketplace of ideas on talk radio while in practice, giving power to anti-free speech elements to dictate what...

  • November 13, 2008

    GOP to file suit to undo McCain-Feingold

    File this one under the "Couldn't happen to a nicer guy" file: The Republican Party will file federal lawsuits Thursday seeking to overthrow the McCain-Feingold federal campaign finance regulations, Republican National Committee Chairman ...

  • November 12, 2008

    Here Come Health Insurance Mandates

    This was inevitable as every single policy expert I've ever read says it is impossible to have "half" a national health insurance plan. It's everybody in or the plan will fail.Obama ran on a platform that stopped well short of forcing every...

  • November 12, 2008

    Look who's leading a UN forum on religious tolerance

    Even the Washington Post can't avoid using irony in its lede: Saudi Arabia, the oil-rich Islamic kingdom that forbids the public practice of other religious faiths, will preside Wednesday over a two-day U.N. conference on religious tolerance that ...

  • November 12, 2008

    Palin saved GOP from landslide: Morris

    Dick Morris ran President Clinton's successful 1992 presidential effort and is considered a pretty fair political analyst (although he was convinced that Hillary Clinton would be the Democratic nominee, guaranteeing her victory over Obama).Neverthele...

  • November 11, 2008

    It's Gingrich vs. Steele for RNC Chair

    Looks like a win-win situation to me. Gingrich has moderated his image somewhat if not his policy positions. Recently, the former speaker has been advocating working with Democrats and independents to solve problems like health care and entitlements....

  • November 11, 2008

    MSNBC Taken in by hoaxer on 'Palin doesn't know Africa is a continent' lie

    Oh, the gullibility of our media.We here at AT refused to report the breathless headlines from a few days ago that Sarah Palin did not know Africa was a continent because it seemed not credible to us. I would guess a lot of the other drivel...

  • November 11, 2008

    Obama asks Bush to bail out Detroit now

    In their meeting yesterday, Barack Obama asked President Bush to allow the auto industry to tap into the $700 billion kitty passed by Congress to bail out the financial industry.From The New York Times: Mr. Bush indicated at the meeting that he might...

  • November 11, 2008

    Worshippers in Lansing, MI assaulted by liberal activists

    Suppose you were sitting in church one Sunday peacefully minding your own business, praying that God grant our new president the wisdom to do what is right when suddenly, the sanctity of the church is violated in the most horrific way by vandals, thu...

  • November 11, 2008

    Support 'Survivor Corps' this Veterans Day

    Dani Sevilla emails me with a request that we inform our readers of the excellent work they're doing over at Survivor Corps:Today is Veteran's Day, and our troops need our help now. Which is why I'm asking you to honor their service by blogging abou...

  • November 10, 2008

    Obama to try Guantanamo detainees in criminal courts

    We touched briefly on this issue yesterday when reporting on the detainee case that may be heard by the Supreme Court. Now we have some interesting information from the Associated Press that Obama may indeed close Guantanamo and ship many of the su...

  • November 10, 2008

    Will Congressional Dems ditch paygo?

    Perhaps someone should remind the Democrats that they just ran against Republicans whose policies caused the deficit to skyrocket. Otherwise, they are about to be outed as the most cynical hypocrites in the history of politics, not even waiting until...

  • November 10, 2008

    Bush, Obama to meet at White House

    The New York Times refers to the potential "awkwardness" of the meeting and that might be an understatement: For nearly two years on the campaign trail, Senator Barack Obama rarely missed a chance to take a swipe at President Bush. The nam...

  • November 10, 2008

    Who defines 'fair and balanced?'

    The D.C. Examiner asks that question of Senator Chuck Schumer today in an editorial on the reinstitution of the so-called "Fairness Doctrine."Apparently, Schumer was asked recently on Fox News whether he and the Democrats would try and brin...

  • November 10, 2008

    Rasmussen: 'Reaganism isn't dead'

    This is news that should give heart to conservatives if not the entire nation.Ronald Reagan may be dead. His revolution, betrayed. His policies about to be reversed.  But the American people still identify with his principles as well as some of ...

  • November 9, 2008

    P.J. O'Rourke on the failures of conservatism

    Contributing Editor to the Weekly Standard, P.J. O'Rourke is perhaps the funniest, most insightful political writer of this or any other generation. His books through the years have explored the inanities of government both here and abroad with wit a...

  • November 9, 2008

    Minnesota senate race raises suspicions in vote counting

    No one is saying that the Democrats are trying to steal the Minnesota senate race between GOP incumbent Norm Coleman and Democratic clown Al Franken - yet: The Coleman camp was in court this morning for the second time in two days (on unrelated issu...

  • November 9, 2008

    SCOTUS may take up detention case

    It is a question that troubles civil liberties advocates - even those who support the Bush Administration's detention policies in general.Does the government have the right to indefinitely hold an American citizen or a foreign national here legally? ...

  • November 9, 2008

    Another Russian nuclear sub accident

    Another Russian nuclear sub has experienced an accident that resulted in casualties. At least 20 people were killed when a fire broke out on the brand new sub reportedly named The Nerpa. The government is claiming that the people died after inhaling ...

  • November 8, 2008

    Obama's foot in mouth disease

    Oh boy. Is this what we have to look forward to for the next 4 years? When a reporter asked Obama if he had spoken with any ex-presidents since his election on Tuesday, he responded that he had spoken to all former presidents "that are living....

  • November 8, 2008

    Robert Byrd to step down from Appropriations Chair

    The self described "Conscience of the Senate" has been shunted to the sidelines by Harry Reid and will lose the powerful Appropriations Committee chair: Mr. Byrd, who will be 91 this month, is a revered figure in the Senate but has had a s...

  • November 8, 2008

    Will Joe Lieberman Caucus with the GOP?

    Be careful what you wish for. Lieberman is very liberal on social policy, likes Big Labor, and would be unreliable on judges.But McConnell is reaching out to him nonetheless: Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) has reached out to Sen. Joseph I. L...

  • November 7, 2008

    Chris Matthews leg tingle goes to his head

    It is a fine thing indeed when Chris Matthews (and no doubt his entire, wretchedly biased network) telegraphs just how he is going to cover the Obama Administration.Not content to being in the tank for the Democrat the entire campaign, now that Obama...

  • November 7, 2008

    Emanuel was director of Freddie Mac in 2002

    Just about the time that housing loan giant Freddie Mac began to dole out money to people whose prospects of paying it back were about as good as hitting "21" in Blackjack, newly minted White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel was sitting on...

  • November 6, 2008

    Rove on why Obama won

    Karl Rove's analysis of the election in today's Wall Street Journal needs to be read by every GOP operative and every candidate dreaming of 2012.Not only does Rove give an overview of Obama's advantages, but his take on the winning strategy should an...

  • November 6, 2008

    What Obama must resist

    If Barack Obama is going to succeed, he will have to find a way to resist the far left radicals in the Democratic Congress.This piece in the Wall Street Journal  is both instructive - and a warning:Mr. Obama may appreciate the threat, because ye...

  • November 6, 2008

    Roy Blunt steps down as GOP Whip

    Too bad he and Boehner didn't do the right thing after the 2006 Republican humiliation: Blunt will be the second senior Republican not seeking another term in leadership after Adam Putnam of Florida said on Tuesday that he would not seek re-electio...

  • November 6, 2008

    Putin er...Medvedev orders missiles deployed in Europe

     It was actually his puppet Dmitri Medvedev who made the announcement. But everyone could see Putin's mouth moving as he pulled the strings: President Medvedev ordered missiles to be stationed up against Nato’s borders yesterday to counte...

  • November 6, 2008

    Clintonite Emanuel accepts Chief of Staff slot

    I suppose it could have been worse. On second thought, maybe not: Illinois Rep. Rahm Emanuel, a former Clinton administration aide, has accepted the position of President-elect Obama's chief of staff, a Democratic aide tells CNN.House Minority Lea...

  • November 5, 2008

    Was it a 'landslide"

    It would seem illogical to quibble about words at this point but a good case can be made that the vote yesterday was perhaps not quite the Democratic victory achieved by other presidents.John Hinderaker: Obama won around 52 percent of the popular vot...

  • November 5, 2008

    Both campaigns experience foreign cyber attacks on computer systems

    Newsweek is reporting that both the Obama and McCain campaign computer systems came under assault from a foreign entity: The computer systems of both the Obama and McCain campaigns were victims of a sophisticated cyberattack by an unknown "forei...

  • November 4, 2008

    Beware of exit polls

    Although I'm sure this warning is unnecessary for most of you, there still might be some who will see the "leaked" partial exit polls this afternoon and actually believe them.Rasmussen warns "pay them no mind:"Democrats still ach...

  • November 4, 2008

    Turnout heavy - everywhere

    McCain supporters can take heart. It appears from Ben Smith's vantage point as a national political blogger, that there has been an unprecedented outpouring of voters in both Democratic and Republican areas. A few examples from Ben's emails: Petersbu...

  • November 4, 2008

    The 'Thugocracy' on display in Philly (updated with video)

    Big problems - as usual - in Philadelphia where the Democratic machine is throwing Republican poll watchers out of precincts and carrying on generally as the thugs we expect them to be: GOP Election Board members have been tossed out of polling stati...

  • November 3, 2008

    Bin Laden's Media mouthpiece convicted

    Here's a dash of reality amidst the election madness.  Osama Bin Laden's media spokesman has been convicted of "conspiring with al Qaeda, soliciting murder and providing material support for terrorism;" Yemeni prisoner Ali Hamza al Ba...

  • November 2, 2008

    Obama's brags his 'Cap and Trade' plan will 'bankrupt' coal plant builders

    Change we can freeze to death by: Let me sort of describe my overall policy. What I've said is that we would put a cap and trade system in place that is as aggressive, if not more aggressive, than anybody else's out there. I was the first to call...

  • November 2, 2008

    Obama - the two dimensional president

    Mark Steyn is one of freedom's treasures. Funny, provocative, fearless, and with a pitch perfect sense of what matters to the reader, Steyn's latest is a real gem of a column.He riffs off of a story out of Tokyo where some nutcase wanted permission t...

  • November 2, 2008

    Obama promises a press conference - for Wednesday

    He hasn't faced questions from the media for a month but that didn't stop ABC News from shouting a question about the bailout to Obama on the tarmac of an airport in Springfield, MO: ABC News: Senator Obama, what would you tell your Treasury Secretar...

  • November 2, 2008

    Conyers calls for investigation into leak of info about Obama's aunt

    Yesterday, we covered the story of Obama's aunt Zeituni Onyango being in the country illegally and donating (also illegally) to Obama's presidential campaign. That information apparently came from someone at the Homeland Security Department - a sour...

  • November 2, 2008

    The New York Post looks back: on Obama's first term

    Three excellent writers for the New York Post have columns today taking a unique look at America under Obama. They have penned their pieces from the perspective of having lived through the first term of an Obama presidency.Jonah Goldberg, Nicole Geli...

  • November 1, 2008

    Surprise! Study shows McCain getting the shaft from the press

    Pew Research has come out with a study on media coverage of the election and not surprisingly, it reveals that John McCain has received an unbelievable  amount of negative coverage: The media coverage of the race for president has not so much ca...

  • November 1, 2008

    Obama Aunt here illegally - and contributed to his campaign

    While her nephew occupies a million dollar house and reported income of more than $4 million last year, Obama's Aunt Zeituni Onyango lives in public housing in Boston, hiding out from immigration authorities who denied her request for asylum from Ken...

  • October 31, 2008

    History Repeating Itself

    This powerful video quotes a letter to the editor in the Richmond Times Dispatch from a Cuban refugee who came to the US in 1968. The letter writer mentions that there are eery similarities between the candidacy of Obama and the rise to power of...

  • October 31, 2008

    Obama's ever changing definition of who is "rich"

    If we heard it once from Obama we heard it a thousand times; no tax increase for those who make less than $250,000, right?Um ... not so fast. John Podheretz of Contentions: Last week, John McCain made a big deal out of the fact that Joe Biden suddenl...

  • October 31, 2008

    Obama to Press: Welcome to the "new" America

    The Obama campaign has booted three right-leaning newspapers off their plane. All three endorsed John McCain for president.Welcome to Obama's American, gents: From Drudge: The Obama campaign has decided to heave out three newspapers from its plane fo...

  • October 30, 2008

    ACORN exposed by Whistleblower in Court

    Testifying in a suit brought by the Republican party of Ohio, former ACORN worker Anita MonCreif gave shocking testimony both to the incompetene of ACORN and its close ties to the Obama campaign:The FBI is investigating its voter registration efforts...

  • October 30, 2008

    GDP falls 0.3% in third quarter

    This is not good news for the economy, the country, or the candidacy of John McCain :Real gross domestic product -- the output of goods and services produced by labor and property located in the United States -- decreased at an annual rate of 0.3 per...

  • October 30, 2008

    Focusing on the Obama-Khalidi ties

    Barack Obama's long time friendship with ex-PLO mouthpiece Rashid Khalidi is finally hitting the media and causing some people to ask questions.Obama and Khalidi go back to their days at the University of Chicago where Obama was, by his own admission...

  • October 29, 2008

    Barone on Obama's new "New Deal"

    Michael Barone has written a little primer on what an Obama Administration might do when it initiates a new "New Deal" that will spread the wealth around.Barone points out correctly that the original New Deal spawned under FDR was not meant...

  • October 29, 2008

    Obama's illegal fund raising finally getting some attention

    The illegal credit card fund raising scams being run by Obama's website is finally getting a smidgen of attention from the MSM.The Washington Post: Sen. Barack Obama's presidential campaign is allowing donors to use largely untraceable prepaid credit...

  • October 29, 2008

    Author, former CIA Agent Robert Baer on Iran

    Our friend Kevin Sullivan over at RealClear World sent us an interview he conducted with best selling author ("See No Evil") and former intelligence agent Robert Baer. What he had to say about Iran was fascinating - and not a little fright...

  • October 29, 2008

    Both Pakistan and Afghanistan agree to talks with Taliban

    They're calling it a "min-jirga" - the tribal term for legislature, or assembly, or a meeting of elders - and it could either be the start of peace negotiations are an invitation to disaster.Both nations have agreed to conduct talks with th...

  • October 28, 2008

    Federal circuit could be revolutionized under Obama

    Reason #150,672 to vote against Obama: The chances are very good that he will be able to appoint  liberal judges not just to the Supreme Court, but he could bring a leftist majority to almost every federal circuit court in the nation:Federalist ...

  • October 28, 2008

    Syria raid might have netted al-Qaeda leader

    The left has been all over Bush for ordering the Syrian strike last weekend, believing it nothing more than a ploy to boost McCain's chances.But there was apparently a very good reason for hitting that target when we did; a senior al-Qaeda leader was...

  • October 26, 2008

    'The Obama Temptation'

    Your assignment today is to read this brilliant article by Mark Levin writing at The Corner regarding the American people and the election. "The Obama Temptation:A small sample: But beyond the elites and the media, my greatest concern is whether...

  • October 26, 2008

    Conservative Civil War well underway

    We at American Thinker have covered the first shots in the conflict between traditional conservatives and what many are referring to as conservative "elites." Just this week, we've featured several excellent articles on our front page inclu...

  • October 26, 2008

    Bush to restore relations with Iran after election?

    If this report is true (and the story is actually an old one ), then one might assume that taken in tandem with the President's actions during the financial crisis, that he has abandoned any pretense of governing as a responsible conservative and ha...

  • October 26, 2008

    Politico's Ben Smith fails to check

    No one in America has catalogued Barack Obama's connections to far left radicals like Stanley Kurtz of the National Review. Today, Kurtz looks at an article written by Obama sycophant Ben Smith of Politico who incredibly, has taken the word of former...

  • October 25, 2008

    Information on Joe the Plumber may have come from illegally accessed computers

    Stopping at nothing to slime an ordinary citizen who only asked a question of Obama, some media outlets apparently used information available only from government computers - private, protected information on Joe the Plumber - in their attempts to sm...

  • October 25, 2008

    Why you can't believe everything you see on CNN (Part 4,398)

    Lots of Republicans have been in the news recently because of their stated intention to abandon their party and vote for Obama.Colin Powell has been the most important of these. But recently, Ken Adelman, a Reagan era arms control official, and Scott...

  • October 25, 2008

    Biden Interview results in Obama campaign snubbing TV station

    Malkin calls it "The best Biden interview ever." WFTV Channel 9's Barbara West puts increasingly erratic, super-gaffetastic Joe Biden on the hot seat over ACORN, voter fraud, and Barack Obama's "Spread the wealth" comments. The...

  • October 24, 2008

    Great News: Barney Frank says Dems will cut defense, raise taxes, and spend lots of money

    Well, you can't say they didn't warn us ahead of time: Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) said Democrats will push for a stimulus package after the November election, and called for a package reducing defense spending by 25 percent while saying Congress ...

  • October 24, 2008

    Obama receives coveted Iran endorsement

    Barack Obama today received the blessing from one of the more important nutcases i n the Iranian government.Via Powerline: Iranian parliament Speaker Ali Larijani said Wednesday that Iran would prefer Democrat Barack Obama in the White House next yea...

  • October 23, 2008

    'From the Beirut Bombing to 9/11'

    Today is the 25th anniversary of the bombing of the Marine barracks in Beirut, A huge truck bomb detonated outside of the building housing our Marines located near the Beirut Airport and leveled the structure killing 241 American servi...

  • October 23, 2008

    MSNBC hits bottom - keeps digging

    If Fox News tried something similar, they would be rightly roasted for showing an unbelievable bias.But this is MSNBC - the network that, according to its president Phil Griffin, doesn't have a liberal slant to the news: Mr. Griffin, MSNBC's presi...

  • October 23, 2008

    A Pakistani Awakening?

    A.J. Strata of the Stratosphere has been reporting on this story for months. Evidently, some of the Tribes in Pakistan started their own Iraqi-style "Awakening" by going after al-Qaeda in the NWFP. Now the government appears ready to assis...

  • October 23, 2008

    Walid Phares explains al-Qaeda 'endorsement' of McCain

    Liberal blogs and websites were falling all over themselves yesterday, breathlessly and gleefully reporting that an al-Qaeda sympathetic website had come out and "endorsed" John McCain for president.The reason they did this is because back ...

  • October 23, 2008

    'Adolf Hitler' donates to Obama campaign

    Don't believe me? So has "John Galt," and "Nodda Realperson." Today, the Republican National Committee filed another complaint with the Federal Election Commission alleging massive fraud and lawbreaking by the Obama campaign in th...

  • October 22, 2008

    McCain trims ad buys in 5 states

    John McCain's campaign, trailing in several key states with less than two weeks to go, has decided to cut back on ad buys in states where he is falling further behind in order to concentrate his resources where they will do the most good:The Caucus B...

  • October 22, 2008

    Good news: Police prepare for unrest on election night

    I think some people are going to riot even if Obama wins.After all, they're basing the decision to deploy additional police on what happens after a team wins a sports championship. So even if Obama were to win, I think the chances are pretty good tha...

  • October 21, 2008

    The New York Times and McCain's health

    No doubt that the New York Times is hopeful that this line of attack against John McCain will have better results than their efforts to smear him by knowingly printing false information about an allged "affair" McCain was supposed to have h...

  • October 21, 2008

    You stay classy, John Kerry

    John Kerry was once a candidate for president. He was also once a soldier. He may also have once been a human being, but this calls that idea into doubt: "These are the exciting last two week moments of the presidential campaign," said Se...

  • October 21, 2008

    Biden Shuffled off to the sidelines after gaffe

    Two weeks before the election and the Democratic candidate for Vice President has no public events scheduled. None. Zero. Zilch.It couldn't be because of what Biden said on Sunday in Seattle about Obama's inexperience being tested by a deliberate cr...

  • October 21, 2008

    Wall Street Journal: Obama 'Nonsense' on tax cuts

    Not that this is going to get any play beyond a few conservative sites but it is still a devastating indictment of Obama's tax plan.William McGurn in the Wall Street Journal: Now we know: 95% of Americans will get a "tax cut" under Barack O...

  • October 21, 2008

    Palin hatred hits new, rabid, low

    But don't forget. It's McCain/Palin who are spreading hate, right? I don't think liberals have this whole "post partisan" thing down yet, do you?Hat Tip: Little Green Footballs ...

  • October 20, 2008

    Did Powell sell out for a high level job in an Obama White House?

    Listen to what Obama himself is saying: Colin Powell will have a role as a top presidential adviser in an Obama administration, the Democratic White House hopeful said Monday."He will have a role as one of my advisers," Barack Obama said on...

  • October 20, 2008

    What's so 'fair' about the Fairness Doctrine

    We at American Thinker have covered the attempt by Democrats to reinstitute the so-called "Fairness Doctrine" which would virtually shut down conservative talk radio and perhaps even sites like this one. In today's New York Post , City J...

  • October 20, 2008

    Bank whistleblower alleges Rezko property value altered

    This is something of a complex story so bear with me.When Obama purchased his house, the back and side yards were sold as a separate piece of land - ostensibly at the request of the seller but it may very well have been Rezko's idea to help Obama and...

  • October 20, 2008

    Biden makes fantastic commercial - for McCain

    From the man who called Barack Obama "clean and articulate."From the man who spelled out that famous 3 letter word: "J-O-B-S."From the man who thinks Article I of the Constitution deals with the powers of the executive branch rath...

  • October 19, 2008

    How to buy the presidency

    "Change and Hope" translated means "I am changing the fundraising game forever," and "I sure hope all these donations are legal."From CNN:Barack Obama's campaign announced Sunday the Democratic presidential candidate rai...

  • October 19, 2008

    Voter Registration Fraud in IL - ACORN not involved

    I will offer an opinion that the reason this kind of voter registration fraud in Lake County, IL is so worrisome is because the registrations weren't gathered by homeless people getting paid per registration form. Rather there appears to be an effort...

  • October 19, 2008

    Did Obama and Ayers share an office with radical Maoist Mike Klonsky?

    Jim Hoft quotes the blog Verum Serum who appears to have fleshed out a new connection between Obama and Ayers - they shared office space in the same office building on the same floor for years.Bill Ayers' Small Schools Workshop, the one Obama direc...

  • October 19, 2008

    Colin Powell Endorses Obama (Yawn)

    The idea that anything Colin Powell says is taken seriously is a stretch. The fact that he has - to the surprise of no one - endorsed Barack Obama for president only makes his political impotence complete.Powell has no standing in the Republican part...

  • October 18, 2008

    GOP Files new lawsuit against Brunner in Ohio

    Rebuffed by the Supreme Court due to their lack of standing under the Help America Vote law, Republicans have now filed another lawsuit against Ohio Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner in order to stop her plan to dump 200,000 suspect voter registrat...

  • October 18, 2008

    Good News from the UN

    An oxymoron to be sure. But since either a McCain or Obama presidency will no doubt continue the diplomacy track on Iran for the foreseeable future (unless something startling occurs) the election of three solid American allies to the Security Counci...

  • October 18, 2008

    The smartest article yet on the financial crisis

    Charles Calomiris of the Wall Street Journal has written a brilliant piece on the financial crisis that punches so many holes in the Obama-Democrat mantra that "deregulation" caused the meltdown that it makes swiss cheese out of them: As fo...

  • October 18, 2008

    The Conservative 'Cocoon?' - A response to J.R. Dunn's post below and more (updated with more good stuff)

    A fascinating discussion on the internets today about conservatism. It dovetails nicely with J.R. Dunn's great blog post in American Thinker where JR talks about conservative elites and how out of touch they are with the heartland:We need to know the...

  • October 17, 2008

    Under Obama, everybody will have to hold their breath...

    Well, perhaps that's a slight exaggeration. Actually, Obama is all set to finger carbon dioxide as a "dangerous" pollutant:From Bloomberg: Barack Obama will classify carbon dioxide as a dangerous pollutant that can be regulated should he wi...

  • October 17, 2008

    Supreme Court Sides with Brunner in Ohio registration case

    Ohio Secretary of State Jennifrer Brunner and ACORN have been handed a stunning victory by the US Supreme Court.Even though there are 200,000 registrations that Ohio officials can't say are genuine, those individuals are going to be allowed to cast a...

  • October 17, 2008

    Obama mocks, then lies about Joe the Plumber

    The presidential candidate who mocked ordinary Americans for "clinging" to guns and religion is up to his old tricks again.Barack Obama told a laughing crowd today who John McCain was standing up for: "A plumber is the guy he's fi...

  • October 16, 2008

    Anatomy of a media smear

    Over the last fortnight, the Democrats, the Obama campaign, media, and bloggers have all railed against John McCain for "allowing" crowds at his rally to get out of control and espouse hateful sentiments.Numerous conservative bloggers have ...

  • October 16, 2008

    'Joe the Plumber' might just change the race

    It was a revealing comment by Obama made last weekend during a stop in Ohio. An American citizen confronted him about his plan to raise taxes and rather than the smooth talking, practiced response we've come to expect from Obama, what we got - finall...

  • October 16, 2008

    Fact Checking Obama on Joe the Plumber's Taxes

    The almost non-partisan FactCheck.org looked at Obama's and Joe's claims about taxes and reached some reasonable but incomplete conclusions:At their encounter, Wurzelbacher told Obama that "I'm getting ready to buy a company that makes 250 to 28...

  • October 16, 2008

    Sol Stern op-ed on Ayers in Wall Street Journal

    Yesterday, we covered the op-ed in the Wall Street Journal that praised William Ayers by liberal author Thomas Frank. Frank referred to the former terrorist as "kind," and "humble."City Journal editor Sol Stern has a little more...

  • October 15, 2008

    Draft troop deal reached in Iraq

    An agreement on the status of forces (SOF) in Iraq has been reached in draft form between the US and Iraqi governments:The draft calls for U.S. troops to pull out of Iraqi cities by the end of June next year and leave Iraq by Dec. 31, 2011, unless th...

  • October 15, 2008

    What's the matter with Thomas Frank?

    The man who wrote the book "What's the Matter with Kansas" has one of the most nauseating defenses of Bill Ayers I've ever read in the Wall Steet Journal today.Frank, who lived in the same Hyde Park neighborhood in Chicago as Obama and Ayer...

  • October 15, 2008

    Globe: 'Hey kids! Let's scrap the Constitution and make Obama President right away!'

    Few things in life surprise me at my age. Perhaps a win by the Chicago Cubs in the World Series would get a mild eyebrow raise but beyond that, not much.Until I read this piece in the Boston Globe. The more I read, the more my jaw kept dropping unti...

  • October 15, 2008

    'Pakistan on the edge'

    When it rains, it pours: A growing al Qaida-backed insurgency, combined with the Pakistani army's reluctance to launch an all-out crackdown, political infighting and energy and food shortages are plunging America's key ally in the war on terror de...

  • October 15, 2008

    Meet the people who are going to put Obama in office

    This is really incredible. It stunned Ben Smith over at Politico where I got these quotes. It floored a GOP consultant who conducted the focus group where the people were quoted.And it is perhaps the single most depressing thing I've read this entire...

  • October 14, 2008

    How to Steal Ohio

    Imagine: It is the very early morning of November 5, 2008. Despite all the predictions and polls, John McCain and Barack Obama are locked in an extremely close race for President of the United States. McCain made a furious comeback over the previous ...

  • October 14, 2008

    Raising George Wallace from the dead - again

    First it was Congressman John Lewis propping up the moldy corpse of George Wallace in order to deliver what has to be considered one of the most scurrilous and unprincipled attacks on a presidential candidate in modern history.Now it's Derrick Jackso...

  • October 14, 2008

    9 Banks 'partially' nationalized

    Can you get "a little" pregnant? Then how can a bank be "partially" nationalized? The U.S. government is dramatically escalating its response to the financial crisis by planning to invest $250 billion in the country's banks, forci...

  • October 14, 2008

    'Obama Love' Still reigns on networks

    This will surprise no one - which is why it is an absolute travesty: Numbers tell all: 61 percent of the stories that appeared on the networks between Aug. 23 and Sept. 30 were positive toward the Democratic Party. In contrast, just 39 percent of t...

  • October 14, 2008

    McCain will bring up Ayers at next debate

    I'll bet Obama is quaking in his boots...not: John McCain said Tuesday that Barack Obama is “probably ensured” that his association with 1960s radical William Ayers will come up in Wednesday’s debate. “I was astonished to he...

  • October 14, 2008

    Fred Barnes and the 'Nightmare on Pennsylvania Avenue'

    Fred Barnes is no alarmist. He is one of the most insightful political analysts in America. I have been reading him for more than 20 years and he has always written penetrating, logical, and reasoned stuff.His article in today's Weekly Standard puts ...

  • October 13, 2008

    New York Times Unhinged Columnist wins Nobel Prize in Economics

    For the past several years, the American Thinker has catalogued some of the looniest and most disgusting examples of Bush Derangement Syndrome flowing from the vituperative pen of Paul Krugman.It pains me to announce that the Nobel Committee has seen...

  • October 13, 2008

    Turkey attacks Kurdish rebels in Iraq

    This would be bigger news at any other time. But with the economic crisis and presidential election, this attack by Turkey on Kurdish rebels on Iraqi soil rates barely a blip on the news-o-meter: Turkish warplanes and artillery units bombed Kurdistan...

  • October 13, 2008

    The Glories of Socialism

    Nancy Pelosi said a few weeks ago that we should nationalize the oil companies. Well, Hugo Chavez has already done that and perhaps we should examine the results. They may be instructive for clueless jackboots like Pelosi who believe the market is so...

  • October 13, 2008

    US Stocks open higher after rally overseas

    Wall Street is giving a vote of confidence in the plan by major economic powers to flood the markets here and overseas with billions of dollars, buy up stakes in large banks, guarantee more billions in loans, and generally overthrow the old financial...

  • October 12, 2008

    Myths about Hollywood Liberals

    Writer Andrew Klavan has a devastating piece in today's Washington Post that lists the 5 myths of Hollywood liberals.A sampling:Hollywood used to be called the Dream Factory, but nowadays it seems to be grinding out as much propaganda as anything els...

  • October 12, 2008

    Meanwhile, back at the economic crisis...

    You may not have heard but one of the most important meetings in a long time is happening in Washington this week.The finance ministers of the world's richest countries are meeting to try and craft a strategy that will avoid what the IMF is warning a...

  • October 11, 2008

    Rezko Singing: Obama Sweating?

    The news out of Chicago is not good for Governor Rod Blagojevich. Convicted Chicago political operator Antoin "Tony" Rezko is talking to prosecutors about what he knows as far as corruption in Illinois and Chicago politics.Believe me, it's ...

  • October 11, 2008

    Probe: Palin 'Abused Power' in firing trooper

    Republicans say the entire investigation was a partisan witch hunt. (the Democratic legislator in charge promised "an October surprise"). Most of the Democratic members of the Committee had their picture taken at an Obama fundraiser. The id...

  • October 11, 2008

    Oh goody. Now we're all going to own stock in banks

    I regret to report that there are no Republicans or conservatives left in the executive branch of the United States government: The federal government will buy stock in American banks for the first time since the Great Depression, Treasury Secretar...

  • October 11, 2008

    Is Obama Running out of Money?

    This is an interesting post from WLS at Pat Patterico's site. He does some math and, based upon what we know and what we can surmise regarding how much Obama has raised and spent, it would appear that there is a good chance Obama went for an early k...

  • October 11, 2008

    Lefty bloggers fall for fake Palin SAT

    Rule #1 in liberal blogging; if you aren't sure of the provenance of a document, print it anyway. That appears to be the case of this hilarious hoax perpetrated by some unknown internet jokester who posted the "results" of Sarah Palin's SAT...

  • October 11, 2008

    Good News. NoKo no longer a terrorist state

    Does this mean I can book my vacation for Pyongyang? The U.S. says North Korea has agreed to every nuclear inspection demand the Bush administration has sought, so the North is being dropped from a U.S. terrorism blacklist. The agreement is intend...

  • October 10, 2008

    Obama on Ayers: 'I assumed he had been rehabilitated'

    Well, you have to admit it's a better lie than Ayers being "just some guy in the neighborhood:"In an interview with the sympathetic conservative talk radio host this afternoon, Obama offered the clearest explanation yet of how an extremely ...

  • October 10, 2008

    Obama's Magic

    The Wall Street Journal has a laugh out loud piece that reveals the "magic" in many of Obama's proposals.A sampling:To kick off our show tonight, Mr. Obama will give 95% of American working families a tax cut, even though 40% of Americans t...

  • October 10, 2008

    New Obama/Media Attack Strategy: 'Angry Mob' Meme

    After 8 years of watching while Democrats personally savage President Bush and conservatives with epiteths like "dictator" and "fascist," while seeing the rage on people's faces contorting in anger and hate, the press has discover...

  • October 10, 2008

    Not just good news - really good news from Iraq

    One of the reasons for the success of the surge in Baghdad was the construction of blast walls that separated Sunni and Shia neighborhoods. These walls gave a certain level of security to both sides who had been ravaged by sectarian violence for mont...

  • October 9, 2008

    Here comes the race card

    I actually expected this earlier in the campaign given John McCain's surge in early-mid September. And, of course, we have had hints of the race card all along from the Obama campaign.But these remarks by a couple of black Congressmen r...

  • October 9, 2008

    Afghanistan in 'downward spiral' - NIE

    The draft of a new National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) has been leaked and the verdict is grim:The classified report finds that the breakdown in central authority in Afghanistan has been accelerated by rampant corruption within the government of P...

  • October 9, 2008

    Rove: Voters haven't decided yet (updated)

    Excellent piece by Karl Rove in today's Wall Street Journal. He points out that there are probably more undecided and persuadable voters at this stage since any campaign since 1968:For those open to Mr. McCain, it is unclear how they will respond to ...

  • October 9, 2008

    Shocking revelations about Biden in Soviet-era documents

    If  John McCain had done something like this, it would be front page news and doom his candidacy:From Hot Air: According to internal Soviet Union documents from the SALT-2 negotiations in 1979, Joe Biden effectively told Soviet negotiators not ...

  • October 9, 2008

    ACORN fraud and other Democratic voting shenanigans across the country

    The radical group ACORN has been working for the Obama campaign since its inception - despite its tax status as a "non-partisan" organization with offices in dozens of cities, ACORN has been the sharp end of the stick in the Obama's campaig...

  • October 8, 2008

    Anniversary of the Yom Kippur War

    Wednesday night October 8, the holiest day within Judaism, is the beginning of Yom Kippur.  In Israel, that day now has a special poignancy, a special tragic memory as exactly 35 years ago Egypt and Syria began an unprovoked war agains...

  • October 8, 2008

    God Bless Our (Banana) Republic

    Early voting is well underway in several states across the country and you know what that means; various liberal groups doing their damndest to turn the United States electoral system into one that Hugo Chavez would be proud of.The issue is voter fra...

  • October 8, 2008

    Tom Friedman's confusion on taxes being 'patriotic'

    Would you like to know the real difference between liberals and conservatives?Liberals believe your money is the governments. Washington lets you keep a certain percentage of their money (how generous of them, yes?).Conservatives believe your money i...

  • October 8, 2008

    McCain fails to alter the dynamic of race in debate

    The debate or the misnamed "Townhall" last night was pretty much a wash as far as points scored and visuals. McCain came off slightly worse according to even most conservatives.But McCain's problem is that he needed something decisive, some...

  • October 7, 2008

    Obama keeps some earmarks 'All in the Family'

    I wish I could say that this kind of thing will make a difference, that the American people will rise up in their righteous anger at this fakir, this rookie with radicals as his friends and mentors and smite him so powerful a blow that he would slink...

  • October 7, 2008

    Now it's racist to criticize Congress

    If things keep going in this direction, pretty soon it will be racist to criticize the Chicago Cubs - calling ballplayers who quit in the middle of the playoffs "losers" is just the same as using the "N" word to describe them.At l...

  • October 7, 2008

    'More than hypocrisy'

    My colleague at Pajamas Media Jennifer Rubin also writes at Commentary's excellent blog Contentions.She and her associates are frequently quoted here at American Thinker beecause we believe they are among the smartest, most lucid writers out there. ...

  • October 7, 2008

    Is the film 'An American Carol' being sabotaged at the box office?

    Is there an effort underway to manipulate the box office for the new conservative-themed film "An American Carol?"Little Miss Attilla fleshes out the story: What we know: in at least ten theaters nationwide, customers were sold tickets the...

  • October 6, 2008

    Floridians Rally behind Palin

    Florida and Alaska are opposites in many ways but they do have something in common.  According to this AP report: both like Governor Sarah Palin (R-Alaska) and want to show their support for her.  In Pensacola the demand for ticke...

  • October 6, 2008

    Taliban in peace talks with Afghan government

    This is not very good news but the fact is, for Afghanistan to progress, they must stop the bloodshed: From CNN:"Taliban leaders are holding Saudi-brokered talks with the Afghan government to end the country's bloody conflict -- and are sev...

  • October 4, 2008

    The Obama-Khalidi Connection (updated)

    Middle East scholar Daniel Pipes will discuss the close relationship between Barack Obama and Rashid Khalidi - Palestinian supporter and the professor at Columbia University - on a special broadcast of "Hannity's America" which will air tom...

  • October 4, 2008

    '12 Reason McCain can still win'

    Political analyst William Bradley, writing in the Huffington Post, has penned an interesting - and I believe spot on - analysis of how John McCain can overcome his recent difficulties and win the race.In addition to some staff suggestions, Bradley tu...

  • October 3, 2008

    Biden's Big Lie #1

    Frequent AT blog contributor Ethel Fenig brought this to my attention at Little Green Footballs; Biden repeating the bald faced, easily confirmed lie that Barack Obama never said he would meet with the leader of Iran "unconditionally."He sa...

  • October 3, 2008

    Biden's Big Lies: All 14 of them

    The McCain campaign was out of the box quickly last night, releasing a damning list of 14 lies told by Joe Biden during the debate.We highlighted below the biggest lie he uttered - that Obama would meet with the leaders of Iran without precondit...

  • October 3, 2008

    And now, the Mother of all Biden Gaffes (updated)

    My jaw hit the floor when I heard Biden say this:Here's what the president said when we said no. He insisted on elections on the West Bank, when I said, and others said, and Barack Obama said, "Big mistake. Hamas will win. You'll legitimize them...

  • October 3, 2008

    Biden, 'leading light' on the Judiciary Committee, is ignorant of the Constitution

    Another one to go in the "Joe Biden Gaffe Hall of Fame." From last night's debate via John Hinderaker and Powerline:This isn't what's conventionally described as a gaffe, and it won't swing any votes, but last night Joe Biden garbled t...

  • October 2, 2008

    VP Debate - Which candidate doesn't know what he's talking about?

    To listen to the MSM, you would think Sarah Palin will come out on stage tonight in St. Louis wearing overalls and sporting a piece of straw shooting out of her ears. The idea that Palin is "dumb" is being hammered relentlessly in the media...

  • October 2, 2008

    Ifill challenges viewers on her bias

    This is either incredibly brave or incredibly stupid.Gwen Ifill, who is writing a book about the new generation of black leaders, using Barack Obama's "stunning" campaign as a glowing example of a new kind of candidate, not only refuses to ...

  • October 2, 2008

    Are Foreign Donations Powering the Obama Campaign?

    Just  how much in donations from foreign countries is pouring into the Obama campaign coffers is a question one FEC auditor would like to have answered. The problem is that evidently, his bosses at the FEC are refusing to move on the charges whi...

  • October 1, 2008

    "Crap sandwiches for as far as the eye can see"

    Jonah Goldberg has a superior article in today's New York Post where he views the current crisis on Capitol Hill as a "pox on both your houses."Goldberg believes neither Democrats (who have a big responsibility for this mess in the first pl...

  • October 1, 2008

    McCain tumbles in polls

    The continuing financial crisis and doubts about Sarah Palin's qualifications have combined to make this the week from hell for John McCain and the national polls.Rasmussen still has McCain trailing by 6 in his daily tracking poll. I suppos...

  • September 30, 2008

    What Next for the Bailout?

    George Stephanopoulos reports on the ABC blog Political Radar that Congress is looking at 4 different options on how to proceed:1. Muscle the bill through in its current form. Depending on what the markets do today (they lost 700 points yesterday) th...

  • September 30, 2008

    'Goodnight and Good Luck'

    There is something very sad about the death of a newspaper.It's not like the death of any other business. For many of us, the very concept of a newspaper is a noble undertaking, one that should be respected and preserved.In this case, the loss of The...

  • September 30, 2008

    Control of Sunni 'Awakening' Militias handed to Iraqi government

    In a step that at the moment appears to have uncertain consequences, the US military is handing control of the 100,000 Sunni "Awakening Council" militias to the Shia dominated Iraqi government. Recognizing that the government has been wary ...

  • September 29, 2008

    St, Louis Prosector who joined Obama 'Truth Squad' pleads innocent

    This kind of cynicism belongs in the Hall of Fame of Shame.St. Louis prosecutor Jennifer Joyce, member of the Obama "Truth Squad" in Missouri made up of members of law enforcement pleads innocent to charges of intimidation of political...

  • September 29, 2008

    Kristol: 'How McCain Wins'

    William Kristol has a great op ed in today's New York Times that takes an unblinking look at the state of the race and what John McCain must do to get back in the race and eventually prevail.Starting with the premise that McCain is behind with the mo...

  • September 29, 2008

    Michael Moore puts on his tin foil hat to rail against 'the rich'

    One of Barack Obama's most famous supporters is a fully certified, 100%, dyed in the wool lunatic.Michael Moore has weighed in today with what can only be described as a "curious" take on the financial bailout package:Let me cut to the chas...

  • September 29, 2008

    Rasmussen Poll shows no change in race

    For you poll watchers out there, this Rassmussen daily survey could be seen as either an outlier in that all other polls show Obama pulling ahead or it could be viewed as a more accurate reflection of what is actually going on in the country at large...

  • September 29, 2008

    Olmert says Israel should pull out of West Bank

    Well, I guess you can say anything you want once you don't have to pay for it politically.Prime Minister Ehud Olmert - resigned under a cloud of corruption charges but still PM until Livni forms a government - has come out in favor of reversing long ...

  • September 28, 2008

    Agreement reached on Mother of all Bailouts

    No matter where you come down on this bailout, you are going to have to deal with the fact that the federal government is, to a large extent, taking over a big chunk of the financial services industry in America.We, the taxpayer, will become part own...

  • September 28, 2008

    Family told Obama not to wear bracelet with son's name

    File this one under "If John McCain had pulled something like this the media would have..." (Fill in the blank.)Apparently, the family of the dead soldier whose name Obama wears on a bracelet (a name he had trouble remembering during the de...

  • September 28, 2008

    The least surprising poll result in history?

    Flash! Poll shows Obama won debate! Obama could have sent his empty suit to the debate and still "won" in the polls:" Then again, who would have noticed the difference?A new USA TODAY/Gallup Poll shows 46% of people who watched Fr...

  • September 28, 2008

    Terrorist gang firebombs publisher's home

    The publisher of a forthcoming book that features a graphic depiction of sexual encounters between Muhammed and his child bride had his house firebombed yesterday by a gang of Muslim extremists:Early yesterday armed undercover officers arrested three...

  • September 28, 2008

    Tracking Polls show steady gain for Obama

    The Rassmussen Daily Tracking Poll as well as the Gallup daily survey have shown a definite trend toward Barack Obama over recent days.Today's Rasmussen poll has Obama maintaining a 6 point lead nationally - the same as yesterday. Gallup has Obama by...

  • September 27, 2008

    Kissinger says McCain, not Obama right about Iran

    Henry Kissinger is none too pleased that Barack Obama seems to have misstated the former Secretary of State's position on Iran.Obama keeps citing Kissinger as agreeing with him that a meeting with Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is a good idea....

  • September 27, 2008

    Paul Newman dead at 83: R.I.P. (updated)

    To those of us of a certain age, Paul Newman will forever be "Cool Hand Luke" - the wisecracking, brooding guy who refused to conform to life in prison. Strother Martin's famous line - "What we have here is a failure to communicate...

  • September 27, 2008

    CNN: Poll vs. Spin

    This is pretty amazing bias - even for CNN.They headline their piece on the debate poll “Round 1 in debate goes to Obama, poll says.” But about 10 grafs down, we are informed that there was a slight imbalance in the number of Democrats po...

  • September 26, 2008

    Unprecedented Disrespect of Governor Palin by Media

    File this one under "Things the liberal media does that makes them look petty and stupid."You are not going to believe this, but Katie Couric and the entire CBS news division are refusing to refer to Sarah Palin with the honorific "Gov...

  • September 26, 2008

    McCain to debate after all (updated with disagreement)

    Despite the fact there is no agreement on a Wall Street bailout, John McCain will go to Mississippi tonight and participate in the presidential debate. From Mike Allen and Dan Reilly of Politico: Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) ended three days of suspens...

  • September 26, 2008

    Conservative columnist urges Palin to withdraw

    Kathleen Parker writing in the National Review has taken a brave but stupid stand in favor of asking Sarah Palin to withdraw from the race. Her reasoning:Palin's recent interviews with Charles Gibson, Sean Hannity, and now Katie Couric have...

  • September 25, 2008

    Flash Poll on McCain Gambit shows public unimpressed (updated)

    Survey USA conducted a flash poll immediately after the announcement by John McCain yesterday that he was suspending his campaign and skipping Friday's debate in Mississippi. What the pollsters found was not encouraging for the McCain camp:A majority...

  • September 25, 2008

    Hey Kids! Work for Obama and get college credit!

    Now why didn't they have independent study projects like this when I was in school?AP is reporting that the University of Massachusetts has nixed the idea of an Amherst chaplain to grant two hours of college credit for students who campaign in New Ha...

  • September 25, 2008

    Peace gaggle - including Obama bundler - meets with "The Tiny Terrorist"

    Prominent among the 150 or so Americans who think President Ahmadinejad of Iran is the cat's meow was one of Barack Obama's big fundraisers.Jodie Evans - co-founder of Code Pink with Medea Benjamin - had a tete a tete with the tiny terrorist followin...

  • September 24, 2008

    OH Secretary of State fooling around with GOP absentee ballots

    This is pretty brazen even for a Democrat.It appears that Ohio's Secretary of State doesn't like Republicans very much. In fact, Jennifer Brunner has been referred to as the "most partisan" official in the state.That must explain why she is...

  • September 24, 2008

    Kurtz: How did Obama get his start

    In a dynamite article for NRO, Stanley Kurtz combines his research into the Chicago Annenberg Challenge records with an FOIA request for documents from the University of Illinois to show the lengths to which the library and an Obama partisan went to ...

  • September 24, 2008

    Ahmadinejad: US 'empire' near collapse

    Allah calls him 'the little terrorist." We might call him something unprintable.But there is no doubt that President Ahmadinejad is in his element when speaking before the UN General Assembly. You might recall a few years ago what he told a cler...

  • September 24, 2008

    McCain Suspends Campaign to deal with Economic Crisis (Updated)

    In remarks made in New York City today, John McCain announced that he would suspend his campaign on Thursday in order to go back to Washington and work in a bi-partisan manner to solve the economic crisis.It has become clear that no consensus has dev...

  • September 23, 2008

    Kurtz: Obama-Ayers Partnership tried to radicalize Chicago Public Schools

    Is there any sanity left in America? Are we really going to do it - elect someone who views our children as soldiers in a revolution? Obama's ideas on education "reform" sound innocuous enough. But as anyone who knows how government wo...

  • September 23, 2008

    Anti-Iran Rally a Flop

    There's no other way to describe a rally where 2-4,000 people show up when in past years, the numbers exceeded 25,000.The Rally Against Iran was a failure because liberal Democrats and the Obama campaign know that the issue of Iran is a winner for Re...

  • September 23, 2008

    More lies from the Obama Camp on McCain's health insurance proposals

    Fact Check.Org has caught the Obama campaign in another lie about John McCain's position on the issues. This time, its about health insurance and the Obama campaigns contention that McCain wants to do to health insurance "what he did for Wall St...

  • September 23, 2008

    Obama making no headway convincing Hillary voters

    This could be a significant development in a very close race. And it almost certainly will affect the outcome in PA, MI, and OH.Barack Obama's level of support among voters who preferred Hillary Clinton during the primaries is exactly where it was in...

  • September 22, 2008

    Jon Stewart is a foreign policy dunce

    Ed Lasky points us to this revealing article from Commentary Magazine's blog by James Kirchick that proves John Stewart doesn't know squat about foreign policy.The scary part is that Stewart's Daily Show is taken as gospel by millions of under 30 dim...

  • September 22, 2008

    McCain hits Obama's Chicago Ties in new ad

    I was wondering when the McCain camp was going to get around to attacking Obama's ties to the Chicago machine. It is fertile ground to plow what with Obama's connections to some of the shadier politicians in America; Daley, Stroger, Rezko, Emil Jones...

  • September 21, 2008

    NBC's Obama Campaign Commercial on 'Saturday Night Live'

    I suppose we shouldn't be surprised that NBC would air a skit on their hit show Saturday Night Live that savages John McCain while be factually challenged. What is surprising is that former SNL writer and current candidate for the senate seat in Minn...

  • September 21, 2008

    Latest Polls show Obama may have peaked again

    I know many AT readers are sick of polls or worse, believe them to be rigged. Believe me, we understand. The horse race aspect to politics can be both confusing and disheartening. And, as we write constantly, many polls are in fact designed to elicit...

  • September 21, 2008

    Huffpo writer sees impeachment as 'only answer' to 'Bush Coup'

    Is the bailout of the financial system a sign that the "Bush Coup" against America is almost complete.Larisa Alexandrovna at Huffington Post thinks so:In 2000, the long fought for and long admired democracy of the United States of America b...

  • September 20, 2008

    Democrats up to their old scare tactics on social security

    The new Obama ad that attacks John McCain on social security is so brazenly a lie that FactCheck.org calls the claims made that John McCain wants to cut social security benefits in half a "falsehood." A new Obama ad characterizes the "...

  • September 20, 2008

    Polls a jumble

    Gallup's daily tracking poll has Obama up by 6 today. That's 5 straight days of gains by Obama in the Gallup survey.Meanwhile, Rassmussen shows the messiah up by a single point - but he has clearly been gaining the last few days and is ahead now...

  • September 20, 2008

    At least 40 dead in Pakistani terror attack on Hotel

    Islamabad was rocked by a huge truck bomb today that killed at least 40 people and injured scores more.The blast occurred at the Marriott Hotel - a popular place for western media. A huge truck bomb exploded at the entrance to the Marriott Hotel in I...

  • September 19, 2008

    I wonder who Arab Americans support for President?

    The Detroit News has the answer:The poll conducted by Zogby International, on behalf of the Washington-based Arab American Institute, revealed that 20 percent of Arab-Americans now consider themselves Republican and 46 percent Democrat. In 2000, when...

  • September 19, 2008

    GOP Brand making a comeback

    The Republican party is making a comeback in the polls, fueled largely by the selection of Sarah Palin as Vice Presidential candidate but also due to a successful convention:New polling suggests that the Republican Party is beginning to regain some o...

  • September 18, 2008

    Obama back on top in latest polls

    Barack Obama is once again in the lead as this tight, unpredictable race for the president enters its final weeks.The new CBS poll has Obama ahead 48-43 while the latest Quinnipiac survey shows Obama leading 49-45. State polls also appear to be tight...

  • September 18, 2008

    Livni set to form coalition government in Israel

    Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni has narrowly won election as Kadmima party head thus setting the stage for her ascension to the office of Prime Minister once she forms a coalition.Livni, a former Mossad agent, defeated Transport Minister Shaul Mofaz by ...

  • September 18, 2008

    Biden: Paying higher taxes is patriotic

    Joe Biden has given us a perfect illustration of how liberals see your money - not just cash you will be sending to the IRS but ALL of your hard earned dollars:"We want to take money and put it back in the pocket of middle-class people," Bi...

  • September 18, 2008

    Moonbat Alert: Op Ed writer says he "Doesn't Support the Troops"

    Let me quote Charles Johnson from Little Green Footballs:Every once in a while a "progressive" gets tired of maintaining a false front, and comes right out and says what they really feel about the military and about America. Today's self-un...

  • September 18, 2008

    Palin 'Disinvited' From anti-Iran Rally (updated)

    Organizers of a rally to protest the policies of Iran toward Israel and the west have disinvited Sarah Palin from the event:The Conference of Presidents of Major Jewish Organizations created a political tempest by inviting Palin to speak without...

  • September 17, 2008

    Prominent Hillaryite and DNC Member Defects to McCain

    For some Hillary supporters, there's just no going home:Lynn Forester de Rothschild, a prominent Hillary Clinton supporter and member of the Democratic National Committee’s Platform Committee, will endorse John McCain for president on Wednesday...

  • September 17, 2008

    NoKo's test ICBM engine

    North Korea is testing an engine that would be used on their long range missiles which could concievably hit cities on the US west coast:A previously unknown missile launch site on the west coast of North Korea was identified last week by Jane's Defe...

  • September 16, 2008

    Weird celestial object stumps scientists

    Taking a short break from politics, this is the weirdest space news I've ever read.Having been an enthusiastic amateur space nut since I was a kid, the question "What's out there" has fascinated me for many years. In a serious, scientific p...

  • September 16, 2008

    Appalling lies from Obama-Biden on McCain crisis statement

    John McCain has gotten into trouble with the media for his perceived dishonest ads that exaggerate Barack Obama's position on the issues. One such ad on sex education that was cited by both the Obama campaign and the media gets a closer look today by...

  • September 15, 2008

    How will the Wall Street crisis affect the race?

    The fire sale of Merrill Lynch and bankruptcy/liquidation of Lehman Brothers is one of those events we will probably look back upon after the race and either wonder why it didn't have more of an impact or recognize that the crisis on Wall Street - th...

  • September 15, 2008

    Atlantic photographer and her 'McCain Derangement Syndrome'

    This is an incredible story that pulls back the curtain on the media in a way that has never been done before.Jeffrey Goldberg of the Atlantic Monthly wrote a very unflattering portrait of John McCain for the publication. To take the picture of McCai...

  • September 15, 2008

    RNC killing the DNC in fundraising

    The Republican National Committee has nearly 6 times the amount of money on hand at the end of August as their Democratic party counterparts: DNC spokeswoman Karen Finney says the party raised more than $17 million and has $17.5 million on hand, havi...

  • September 15, 2008

    Obama Throws 'Hope and Change' under the bus

    It had to happen sooner or later. Once the emptiness of Obama's "Hope and Change" campaign was realized by the voters, the Democratic candidate for president had precious little substance to fall back on.Political attacks only resonate if t...

  • September 15, 2008

    Biden: Sleepover at Obama's house! (updated)

    Joe "Gaffe a minute" Biden has done it again. The man who will stand a heartbeat away from the presidency if Barack Obama is elected made a curious reference to "sleepovers" when trying to describe what kind of candidate the Ameri...

  • September 14, 2008

    The all-too predictable NY Times hit piece on Palin

    The Times gave it the full treatment; front page above the fold, ominous headlines, and a completely misleading lede.In a 4500 word hit peice, the Times blows many things out of proportion while minimizing or dismissing Palin's accomplishments. Jenni...

  • September 14, 2008

    Powder Keg: Kurds in Iraq encroach on Arab enclaves

    This is a problem that has been simmering for years and is the next big challenge for the Iraqi government.The Kurds and their tough, well trained military the pesh merga, have been quietly moving out of their autonomous region in the north and have ...

  • September 14, 2008

    States restore voting rights to ex-convicts (updated)

    I am dead set against those serving time in jail getting the right to vote. But even if you see jail as pure punishment and not a place where a criminal pays a debt to society, once someone has been released, I believe their right to vote should be r...

  • September 13, 2008

    Telling the Pakistan Government to basically 'Go to hell'

    It's a harsh way to look at it but judging by this report from NPR, it seems that the US government has decided to thumb its nose at Pakistan and carry out cross border raids from Afghanistan without so much as a "by your leave" from their ...

  • September 13, 2008

    Rescue of Lehman in the offing - and we're not out of the woods yet

    To those who believe we are out of the woods regarding the financial crisis on Wall Street, things only seem to be getting bleaker.Now we have the spectacle of the Fed jawboning big banks on Wall Street to bail out Lehman Bros which is  evi...

  • September 13, 2008

    Dehli hit with multiple bomb attacks

    They're the new terrorist kids on the block and they call themselves "Indian Mujaheddin." Today, they set off 5 bombs in crowded areas of the city trying to create a huge body count.  What do they want?A little known group calling...

  • September 12, 2008

    Obama takes off the gloves - again

    Even the mainstream media is noticing that this is the 4th or 5th time that Barack Obama has declared he is going to "fight back" against those mean, nasty Republicans.The trouble is, as Allah points out at Hot Air, he may have socked himse...

  • September 11, 2008

    Obama and McCain to appear at service forum tonight

    When John McCain and Barack Obama meet tonight to discuss national service at the Nation of Service Forum in New York city, it will be one of the most unique events in recent political history.They will not be there to debate but rather give people t...

  • September 11, 2008

    Rove: Obama can't win against Palin

    Why in heaven's name is Barack Obama going after Sarah Palin in the first place? Shouldn't he be targeting John McCain and George Bush instead?Karl Rove thinks that Obama is making a huge tactical error in paying attention to Sarah Palin at all:It's ...

  • September 10, 2008

    Did Obama call Palin a 'pig' and McCain an 'old' stinking fish?

    The Obama campaign is denying it, of course. And indeed, the context gives their candidate some plausible deniability in that he can claim he was talking about the fake "change" offered by McCain-Palin.But it is very hard for a reasonable p...

  • September 10, 2008

    Foreign Columnist Bemoans Imminent Obama Demise

    If one needed any more convincing that Barack Obama is not the man to lead America, this Jonathan Freedman article in the left wing Guardian will do the trick.It seems that Mr. Freedman is depressed because the rest of the world is about to be denied...

  • September 10, 2008

    America in decline says CIA study

    One can take the conclusions reached in this study on the effects of globalization and climate change several ways.An intelligence forecast being prepared for the next president on future global risks envisions a steady decline in U.S. dominance in t...

  • September 9, 2008

    527's on both sides gearing up for action

    Both John McCain and Barack Obama made it a point during the primary campaign that they had no interest in helping to form the independent voter groups who are responsible for mostly negative advertising - the so-called "527" groups, named ...

  • September 9, 2008

    McCain makes huge gains among women voters

    More good polling news for the McCain campaign as the numbers start to roll in showing that his pick of Sarah Palin may have been the masterstroke of the election.The vital demographic of white women have surged to John McCain since the GOP conventio...

  • September 9, 2008

    Biden Gaffe Machine Rolls On

    Senator Joe Biden may be one of the McCain campaigns biggest assets. Almost every time he opens his mouth, you can bet that he will blurt out something that will end up getting him in trouble.Just recently, Biden said that if McCain-Palin were electe...

  • September 8, 2008

    GOP gets huge lift from convention

    If one were to look at history, you have to say that the 10 points John McCain and the GOP received following their convention would dissipate in a couple of weeks. Such fleeting advantages as convention bounces rarely last and the past tel...

  • September 8, 2008

    Obama tipped off about search of Annenberg Records

    As most observers predicted at the time, records from the Chicago Annenberg Challenge where Barack Obama served as President of the Board and terrorist William Ayers as head of the action arm of the organization were offered for redaction, the result...

  • September 7, 2008

    Zogby: McCain up 4

    American Thinker Political Correspondent Rich Baehr doesn't think much of Zogby's accuracy and for good reason; he consistently undercounts Republicans and his methodology is sometimes suspect. But even if you ignore his horserace numbers w...

  • September 7, 2008

    Backlash against media for Palin smears

    The GOP base, tired of the smears and outright falsehoods against Sarah Palin being advanced by the press, have taken to razzing the media at campaign events:Hundreds of angry people in this small town outside Milwaukee taunted reporters an...

  • September 7, 2008

    Hilarious Fake Palin Bio

    There is nothing mean spirited in this fake Palin bio put together by The Jimmy Kimmell Show. It's all in good fun and Allah at Hot Air quips "If they had run this, Pennsylvania and Ohio would already be mounted over the fireplace."...

  • September 7, 2008

    Your Common Sense Liberal Column for the Day

    Yes, I know. The terms "common sense" and "liberal" do not generally go together. They are as oil and water or perhaps sugar and salt. However, Nick Cohen writing in The Guardian has some words of wisdom for his friends on the lef...

  • September 7, 2008

    Democratic 'Wimp Factor' is Back

    If ever there was evidence that in order for John McCain to win this election he must make it about national security it is this recent survey done by Democratic pollsters for the think tank The Third Way:The national security credibility gap is...

  • September 6, 2008

    Reflections on the RNC

    Attending the Republican National Convention was a wonderful experience, one that I hope each of you have the opportunity to realize some day. I would like to publicly thank Pajamas Media for paying my way and getting me credentials - even though the...

  • September 3, 2008

    Day 2 at the RNC: There's life in the old party yet

    After a rather subdued first night, the Grand Old Party sent out a couple of warhorses to rally the troops and ratchet up the enthusiasm level to prepare the ground for Vice Presidential nominee Sarah Palin's speech tonight.Delegates got several oppo...

  • September 3, 2008

    The Left pushing story that Palin may be replaced

    It used to be that a good stock jobber could churn up enough activity on a stock that would make it appear to an investor  who didn't know any better that the activity meant the security was on its way up.When enough suckers had bought into his ...

  • September 2, 2008

    Convention continues with Gustav crisis fading

    Even though there are thousands of people still dealing with the aftermath of hurricane Gustav, the Republicans have decided to go ahead with a full convention schedule while reminding the country of the victims of the storm:President Bush, who was s...

  • September 2, 2008

    Grace under Fire

    It is rare that we are witnesses to the kind of smear campaign launched against Sarah Palin by Democrats, the left, and the media. The shocking virulence with which the attack has been conducted takes one aback with its audacity and nauseating hypocr...

  • September 2, 2008

    Surprise! UN Overstated Afghan Civilian Deaths

    An investigation by US military and state department officials has found that the death toll from an attack last month that has soured relations with the Afghan government is far less than either Kabul or the United Nations has claimed.The government...

  • September 1, 2008

    Convention up in the air

    Since I am covering the convention for Pajamas Media, I thought I would sneak in a few blog posts at AT to let our readers get a feel for what's happening here in St. Paul. I wish I could say that someone knows what is happening regarding the Republi...

  • August 30, 2008

    Michael Moore: 'Gustav is proof there is a God in heaven'

    Apropos my post from yesterday about the possibility that the GOP will postpone their convention due to the politics involved with Hurricane Gustav. Michael Moore showed us once again how the left has hijacked a natural disaster and turned it in...

  • August 30, 2008

    Palin Smear of the Year: Baby not hers

    Predictably, the smear comes from Daily Kos - a diary that has since been removed due to its controversial nature.But Ed Morrissey at Hot Air had all the nauseating details:This popped up on a Daily Kos diary and has unfortunately been repeated by bl...

  • August 29, 2008

    Reporters Cheer Obama Speech

    Just as the press could be heard clapping during Bill Clinton's speech on Wednesday night (that's the "working press" including wire services and correspondents from major news and radio stations), reporters were seen applauding Obama's spe...

  • August 29, 2008

    Let the Gushing Begin

    Tom Lifson's excellent analysis in today's AT of Barack Obama's "showmanship"reveals a stunning truth about the candidate and more importantly, his supporters; a kind of madness has infected the press, pundits, and even Obama himself. These...

  • August 29, 2008

    GOP Convention May be postponed due to Gustav

    If ever there was evidence that thanks to the left, a Hurricane is no longer a matter of weather but a political football, the news that the Republicans might postpone their convention because Hurricane Gustav will make landfall on Monday along the G...

  • August 29, 2008

    McCain Campaign Confirms: It's Palin

    John McCain has selected Alaska governor Sarah Palin as his running mate:U.S. Senator John McCain today announced that he has selected Alaska Governor Sarah Palin to be his running mate and to serve as his vice president. Governor Palin is a tough ex...

  • August 28, 2008

    Compulsory Altruism if Obama is elected

    Obama wants to bring big change to America if he's elected.Sounds great. How about forcing your kids to perform 50 hours of community service?The most worrisome of Barack Obama's proposals is his goal of bringing most charities under the federal umbr...

  • August 28, 2008

    Obama Lashes out blindly at opponents

    The contremps that occurred on the Milt Rosenberg Show last night as well as the Obama camp's attempt to stilfe free speech by asking the Justice Department to prosecute a conservative group for airing an ad about Obama and his relationship with Will...

  • August 28, 2008

    George Will on Obama's "banal" speeches

    George Will has a warning for Obama before he "feeds rhetorical fishes and loaves to the multitudes in the football stadium tonight." Be specific:If Socrates had engaged in an interminable presidential campaign in a media-drenched age, perh...

  • August 28, 2008

    Bill Clinton's digs at Obama

    It may have appeared all sweetness and light at last night's session of the Democratic Convention, but as Stephen Green of Vodkapundit fame points out, Bill Clinton couldn't resist getting in a few digs at Obama while calling on Democrats to unite be...

  • August 28, 2008

    New, 'exciting" McCain ad to air tonight

    I'm with Michelle Malkin on this:I guess I'm supposed to be swooning about this e-mail just in from the McCain camp, but with the capitulationist/McCain-ized GOP platform still burning my eyes and the Obama thug tactics on my front burner, this is ju...

  • August 27, 2008

    Obama bleeding support among Democratic conservatives

    There aren't many of them but less than 2 out three conservative Democrats - 63% - are now supporting Barack Obama for president according to Gallup, down from 68% last month and a high of 72% in mid-July:As a result of this, support for Obama a...

  • August 27, 2008

    Pakistan's Presidential Front Runner Suffered from Mental Disease

    This ought to cause a few sleepless nights among policymakers in Washington.Apparently, the probable choice for Pakistani president, Asif Ali Zardari, suffered from some unspecified form of mental illness, according to court documents in Britain:...

  • August 27, 2008

    Obama's lies about supporting gun rights

    David Freddoso of NRO and best selling author of the book The Case Against Barack Obama has an article today that shows how Obama's "ingenius lack of specificity" helps him in obscuring his true positions on the issues.On gun rights, Freddo...

  • August 27, 2008

    Annenberg documents show extensive contacts between Obama and Ayers

    As we wait for the press and others to go through the thousands of documents related to the Chicago Annenberg Challenge where Barack Obama served as President of the Board and terrorist William Ayers headed up the operations arm, we can say for certa...

  • August 26, 2008

    Obama Calls on the Justice Department to Censor Oppo ad

    I have heard it many times from conservatives; Obama is not a tough guy, that he will wilt under the pressure of a national campaign.I hate to break the news to my fellow righties but that's nonsense. Obama cut his teeth in one of the toughest politi...

  • August 26, 2008

    A Lion's Last Roar

    I am going to start a comment barrage directed toward me with this post but I hope there are a few of you who can appreciate where I am coming from with my analysis.Last night we saw a little history when Ted Kennedy slowly mounted the stag...

  • August 26, 2008

    Plot to kill Obama

    Authorities are downplaying this but it would appear that, like the way they downplayed the recent incident of an Egyptian who entered this country on a Sudanese passport test flying a pilotless drone aircraft capable of carrying several hundred poun...

  • August 26, 2008

    A Wasted First Night?

    James Carville thinks so. Many in the left wing blogosphere also wanted more of an attack dog mentality. And some MSM analysis also believed the Dems spent too much time on emoting and not enough throwing red meat to the partisans at the convention.T...

  • August 26, 2008

    GOP Turncoat Speaks at DNC: World Yawns

    The Democrats thought they had a great moment last night; the specter of a long time Republican moderate Jim Leach abandoning his party and coming out four square for Obama.But Leach has hardly been a Republican for 20 years. He has consistently vote...

  • August 25, 2008

    Is Obama ready? Many undecideds in Colorado say no

    Republican pollster Frank Luntz was conducting one of his focus groups in Denver, talking to 21 supposedly undecided Coloradoans about the race.What he discovered were doubts about John McCain and an antipathy that crossed party lines for George...

  • August 25, 2008

    Denver: Not a lovefest yet

    Politico is reporting this morning that aides for Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton are still resentful of each other and that the choice of Joe Biden as running mate hasn't helped matters any.The two sides continue to take anonymous swipes at each ot...

  • August 25, 2008

    Bill Clinton not a happy camper about convention role

    Cue the violins...Former President Bill Clinton, mistreated by the press, accused of using the race card by the Obama camp, and watching as his stellar presidential record was trashed by Obama himself, cried on the shoulder of CNN that he feels ...

  • August 25, 2008

    Amir Taheri on Biden's crank ideas on foriegn policy

    Amir Taheri is a keen student of foreign policy and American interests. He has consistently advocated regime change in Iran as a way to separate the clearly pro-American Iranian people from the despotic anti-American clerics who run the country.In th...

  • August 24, 2008

    Rasmussen: Biden a Lukewarm Choice

    Rasmussen polled Democrats about the choice of Joe Biden as running mate and found rather tepid support for the Delaware senator.Just 39% supported the decision while 25% thought Biden was a bad choice and fully 35% weren't sure - not much of a ringi...

  • August 24, 2008

    Colin Powell for Veep?

    By choosing Joe Biden as his running mate, Barack Obama has done John McCain a pretty big favor. He could have chosen Hillary which would have blown the Democratic convention away. Or he could have chosen another woman like Kathleen Siebelus which wo...

  • August 24, 2008

    Obama's Freudian Slip

    It was actually pretty funny, not caught by the assembled multitude because they were cheering but it came through loud and clear on TV.Obama had just spent 15 minutes praising Joe Biden to the skies, building him up for the crowd so that when he was...

  • August 23, 2008

    It's Biden: So much for 'Hope and Change'

    In choosing Senator Joe Biden of Delaware as his running mate, Barack Obama has acknowledged his own shortcomings while recognizing that the election he and his people thought a cakewalk a few months ago is now a battle royale along the lines of the ...

  • August 23, 2008

    Biden's own words may haunt Obama

    During the Democratic primary campaign, Joe Biden said some things about Barack Obama that will probably be excellent fodder for McCain campaign ads.Jim Geraghty has a few:"My impression is [Obama] thinks that if we leave, somehow the Iraqis are...

  • August 23, 2008

    Obama's choice probably not popular with Indian-Americans

    In choosing Joe Biden as his running mate, Barack Obama probably gained no friends in the Indian-American community.In July of 2006, Biden slurred Indian Americans, saying:  "In Delaware, the largest growth of population is Indian Americans...

  • August 23, 2008

    Obama-Biden: 'A bigger gamble for the Jewish Community' (updated)

    As Matt Brooks of the Republican Jewish Coalition explains, the addition of Joe Biden to the Democratic ticket should worry those who are concerned about American policy towards Iran:"With the selection of Senator Joe Biden as Sen...

  • August 23, 2008

    3:00 AM Text Message: A slap at Hillary?

    I don't know if this story has any legs but I can tell you that it won't take much to rub the Hillaisers the wrong way, so raw and strained are their emotions today.Barack Obama's promised text message to his supporters announcing his choice for runn...

  • August 22, 2008

    Trouble for Obama's Ground Game in Virginia

    In the vital state of Virginia, where Obama has set his sights on wresting the Commonwealth away from the Republicans, the Democrat is sparing no expense in setting up an enormous ground operation with a reported paid staff that will eventually reach...

  • August 22, 2008

    Obama Leads with his Chin -- Again

    With Democrats screaming at him to "get tough" with John McCain, Barack Obama's gazillion dollar campaign leapt all over the Repunlican's inability to remember the number of houses he owns by claiming the Arizona senator was "out of to...

  • August 22, 2008

    Is it Romney?

    Runors are swirling in the GOP camp that John McCain may be ready to announce his Vice President as early as next Friday.Time's Mark Halprin actually had a post up on his blog saying that "2 GOP sources" told him that McCain's Veep pick wou...

  • August 22, 2008

    Obama's Moral Equivalence Problem

    I guess we really shouldn't be surprised that Barack Obama sees no difference between our toppling of Saddam Hussein and Russia's invasion of Georgia. On an emotional level - which is where most liberals live and breathe - the comparis...

  • August 21, 2008

    Obama juices the streets

    It's called "street money" and it is a practice that most big city Democratic machines use to scare up votes on election day. The actual mechanics vary from city to city but it usually involves hundreds of people getting thousands of dollar...

  • August 21, 2008

    Rank hypocrisy from George Soros

    Liberal financier and backer of far left groups like Moveon.org George Soros has been caught in one of those "Do as I say not as I do" moments.It seems that Soros, who is a huge proponent of global warming theory, purchased an $800 million ...

  • August 21, 2008

    US-Iraq in Draft Accord on Withdrawal Timetable

    The United States and Iraq have agreed on a draft timetable to withdraw troops first from cities and towns by next summer and then from the country as a whole by 2011:The draft agreement sets 2011 as the goal date by which U.S. combat troop...

  • August 21, 2008

    Polls, Polls, and more Polls - All say McCain gaining

    You can tell how panicky some Democrats are getting because a few pundits are now openly calling for Obama to choose Hillary Clinton as his running mate.It's not going to happen - probably; although I'd say the odds have gone up in the last 24 hours ...

  • August 21, 2008

    Big Surprise: Late night comedians lay off Obama

    A study to be released later today by the Media Center for Public Affairs and previewed in the LA Times blog will show that John McCain has been the butt of far more humor by late night comedians than Barack Obama:The center found that the network sh...

  • August 20, 2008

    McCain Surging on eve of Democratic Convention

    There's no other way to put it; John McCain's support has increased over the last fortnight while Barack Obama's has decreased. That's the conclusion of several recent polls as well as the judgment of political observers on the ground in some key bat...

  • August 20, 2008

    Russians dawdling in Georgia despite pullout agreement

    Two days after the Russians agreed to remove their troops from Georgian territory, there is little sign of movement from the Russian military and other signs that they intend to stay for a while:Two days after President Dmitri A. Medvedev of Russia p...

  • August 20, 2008

    Obama's Denver Speech 'An Underground Sellout'

    A Denver TV station ferreted out this story of how Obama's "free" Invesco Field acceptance speech is being used as a fundraiser - without the knowledge of most of his supporters.Via Ed Morrissey at Hot Air, we find that the Obama campa...

  • August 20, 2008

    Lieberman burns his bridges: Will speak at RNC

    Even though he was a Democrat, I've always liked Joe Lieberman.He "got it" on many issues near to my heart; the trashing of our culture, the importance of Israel as an ally, our role in a dangerous world. Lieberman sees many things clearly ...

  • August 19, 2008

    Veep Mania Hits the Media

    The media has gone berserk the last 12 hours or so as scoops from both camps reveal that the candidates are preparing to announce their running mates.Obama's choice could be revealed as soon as tomorrow:Senator Barack Obama has all but settled on his...

  • August 19, 2008

    New Poll Boosts McCain

    The Quinnipiac Poll out today shows Obama leading McCain by just 5 points at 47-42. That compares to a 50-41 margin Obama led in the same poll last month.The real significance is that by an astonishing 2-1 margin - 55-27 - the voters prefer McCain's ...

  • August 19, 2008

    Russia still sightseeing in Georgia

    Russia swears its military is leaving Georgia but there are signs that they are settling in for a nice long stay:Along one major road, four Russian armored personnel carriers rattled a few miles closer to the capital, then plowed through parked polic...

  • August 19, 2008

    Wholesale Inflation Way Up

    The high price of fuel is beginning to really hurt wholesale prices as the index shot up another 1.2% last month which pencils out to a rate of 9.8% over the last year:Today's report follows recent news that consumer prices are also rising faster tha...

  • August 19, 2008

    Shiite Hezb'allah and Sunni Salafis sign accord

    If I had a dime for every time some "expert" told us that the idea of Shia Iran working with Sunni al-Qaeda was preposterous because SUNNIS AND SHIAS HATE EACH OTHER AND WOULD NEVER WORK TOGETHER IN A MILLION YEARS!My how time flies:Amidst ...

  • August 18, 2008

    Musharraf Resigns

    It had been expected for days but evidently, Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf's resignation over national television has brought about a profound sense of relief that he will leave peacefully:"I don't want the people of Pakistan to slide dee...

  • August 18, 2008

    Stories of Russian Atrocities in Georgia Mount: Where's the US Media?

    Giving credit where credit is due, the European wire services AFP and Reuters as well as the BBC, Times of London, and even the Guardian have been giving extraordinarily good coverage on the entire Russian-Georgia conflict.It was Reuters reporters wh...

  • August 18, 2008

    China 'Taking care" of 300 bibles brought in by missionaries

    Some Wyoming based Christian missionaries got a taste of China's idea of freedom of religion at airport customs when more than 300 bibles they brought into the country to distribute to both the faithful and non-faithful alike were confiscated.Well - ...

  • August 18, 2008

    McCain campaign protests NBC coverage

    One might ask what took them so long. It's been months since Chris Matthews blubbered about Obama being the greatest thing since sliced bread and talking about the thrill up his leg when hearing him speak. And when was the last night Keith Olberman d...

  • August 18, 2008

    Obama-Ayers records blocked at U of I Chicago

    This is getting curiouser and curiouser...Records detailing the workings of a 1990's charitable group working to better education in the city of Chicago that are housed at the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) are being shielded from the prying ey...

  • August 17, 2008

    Russia's novel interpretation of 'cease fire and pull back'

    Efforts to stop Russia from cavorting around the Georgia countryside in armored columns, terrorizing the people and making Tbilisi nervous have become almost comical - if the situation were even remotely amusing. Another French-sponsored cease fire h...

  • August 17, 2008

    GOP Rejects Pelosi's Energy Proposal

    Well that didn't take long.After reporting yesterday on Nancy Pelosi's desire to develop a comprehensive energy bill instead of an up or down vote on lifting off shore drilling restrictions, the GOP immediately saw through her transparent attemp...

  • August 17, 2008

    Basketball's Kobe Bryant on Patriotism

    The reason this story is making waves is that first, it was unexpected and second, Bryant was obviously sincere when he said it.NBC's Chris Collingwsorth, former pro football player, was interviewing basketball superstar Kobe Bryant and asked him abo...

  • August 17, 2008

    Justice Dept. may indict Blackwater reps

    The Justice Department has sent target letters to 6 employees of the security firm Blackwater in connection with the shooting deaths of 17 Iraqi civilians in a market last September:The guards, all former U.S. military personnel, were working as...

  • August 16, 2008

    Howard Dean calls the GOP the 'White' Party - Again

    What makes these statements by Howard Dean so uproariously funny is that he apparently forgets that the entire leadership of his party is white (as shown on Michelle Malkin's site). Every time he thinks he's zinging Republicans, he is actually callin...

  • August 16, 2008

    Fact Checking the Corsi Fact Checkers

    Jerome Corsi's anti Obama book Obama Nation is set to debut at #1 on the NY Times bestseller this week and the press, lefty bloggers, and the Obama campaign have all been going through it with a fine tooth comb picking out the inaccuracies and what t...

  • August 16, 2008

    Pelosi nixes vote solely on offshore drilling

    It looks like if the GOP is going to get a vote on offshore drilling, they are going to have to swallow hard and help fund alternative energy as well - plus any other add on the Democrats can think of to poison the bill and get the Republicans to opp...

  • August 16, 2008

    Gay Sex Site Owner Fired for Donating to McCain

    Anyone out there gathering examples of the total stupidity of the American political process as it stands right now, please bookmark this post and come back to it often. It is very instructive as to how far we have gone off the rails.Evidently, the o...

  • August 15, 2008

    Musharraf expected to resign

    Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf is expected to resign "in the next few days" according to the Washington Post:Faced with mounting pressure from former political allies and dwindling support from his international backers, Pakistan...

  • August 15, 2008

    US-Poland Anti-Missile Deal

    In a clear response to Vladamir Putin's thrust against Georgia, the US and Poland reached quick agreement on a long stalled deal to place a missile defense base on Polish territory.Funny how a little aggression from Moscow works wonders on concentrat...

  • August 15, 2008

    'Path to 9/11' release blocked by Clintons

    Remember the mini-series "Path to 9/11" that generated all that controversy because it deigned to portray Bill Clinton failing to kill Osama bin Laden when he had the chance? The Clintons and the left referred to the docu-drama as a "h...

  • August 14, 2008

    Pelosi Threatens Lieberman

    Joe Lieberman's days as a committee chairman are numbered. The former Democrat now independent has been Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee while caucusing with the majority since his re-election in 2006. He also has ...

  • August 14, 2008

    Georgian 'Cease Fire' a Sham

    Some day when the history of our times is written, futire historians may very well marvel at the utter stupidity and wide-eyed naivete of the west when facing aggression.Take Nicolas Sarkozy of France, for instance. Here we have a reasonabl...

  • August 14, 2008

    McCain won't rule out Pro-Choice Running Mate

    Stephen Hayes of the Weekly Standard has the story:IN A WIDE-RANGING INTERVIEW aboard his campaign plane this morning, John McCain said that he is open to choosing a pro-choice running mate and named former Pennsylvania governor Tom Ridge as someone ...

  • August 14, 2008

    Rove sees MI, CO, VA, and OH as crucial

    Not matter what you think of Karl Rove, you must acknowledge that he is one of the better political strategists around today. You don't map out victory in two presidential elections without an in depth knowledge of the ins and outs of politcs through...

  • August 14, 2008

    Greenspan sees housing crisis easing next year

    Alan Greenspan hasn't been idle since he retired as chairman of the Federal Reserve. Greenspan has been busy defending his record from those who charge that his lax regulatory policies and artifically low interest rates contributed to today's housing...

  • August 13, 2008

    Al-Qaeda making itself at home in Pakistan

    According to the senior American terrorism analyst, al-Qaeda has fully rebuilt its safe haven in the tribal areas of Pakistan and has recruited "dozens" of western looking operatives to strike inside the United Stat...

  • August 13, 2008

    New York Times all but blames America for Georgia-Russia war

    This is pretty incredible - even for the New York Times.After reporting that Condi Rice visited Georgia last month and warning President Saakashvili not to fall into Moscow's trap and get into a military conflict, the Times reporters - Helene Co...

  • August 13, 2008

    Obama on 527's: Do as I say, not as I do

    You may recall that Barck Obama refused federal financing for his campaign with the excuse that John McCain and the Republicans would spend millions of dollars through 527 groups and he would be an a disadvantage in the ad wars.Even at the time, it w...

  • August 13, 2008

    Massive Cheating by China at the Olympics

    There is absolutely no doubt - none, zero, zilch - that the Chinese "women's" gymnastics team featured several little girls no older than 14 years of age - two years younger than the international federation allows for competition. Online r...

  • August 13, 2008

    Sneak Preview of Obama's Next Flip Flop

    Will Obama's next flip flop be on affirmative action?If liberal Peter Beinart has his way - and if some hints from Obama himself prove to pan out - it may very well be that we will see Obama abandon his long-held belief in race based affirmative acti...

  • August 12, 2008

    Russia Says it has halted its military advance (updated)

    From our "We'll believe it when we see it" files...You may recall less than 48 hours ago, a Kremlin military spokesman denied Russian troops were on Georgian soil, declaring in solemn tones that the Bear had not left South Ossetia...

  • August 12, 2008

    Pelosi now wants vote on offshore drilling

    Amazing what can happen when you stand up and do the right  thing.In a 180 degree flip flop, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi now says that she will allow a vote on lifting restriction on offshore drilling:House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Monday night dr...

  • August 12, 2008

    Meet Obama's newest Middle East advisor

    All campaigns have hangers-on, groupies, overly enthusiastic volunteers - the flotsam and jetsam of political junkies and true believers who seem to be underfoot and offering unsolicited and unwelcome advice on a number of issues.But Obama's campaign...

  • August 11, 2008

    Russians Continue drive into Georgia

    Despite pleas for a cease fire from most of the world and Georgia herself, Russian troops have begun what it appears to be a drive to capture the vital rail and highway nexus in the towm of Gori which would effectively split Georgia in two.According ...

  • August 11, 2008

    Understanding the Caucasus

    I am not an expert on the Caucasus (although I play one on this site!)Seriously, the issues involved in this conflict are sometimes hard to discern. We can be reasonably well informed of some of the history of the region as well as being aware of the...

  • August 11, 2008

    A Plea for Help from the Georgian President

    The President of Georgia, Mikheil Saakashvili, is witnessing the detailed destruction of his little 26,000 man army while also having to stand by while twice that many Russians invade his country from two directions.This former US resident and pro-we...

  • August 11, 2008

    '7 Worrisome signs for Obama'

    Politico's Glen Thrush has written an excellent piece on Obama's "Summer Stall" in the polls and why these 7 warning signs might mean that McCain - despite all the obstacles - might yet pull it out in the end.1. Race. Although Obama is doin...

  • August 11, 2008

    If the Edwards Scandal had broken before Iowa

    Hillary Clinton's ex-Communications Director Howard Wolfson gives voice to a theme I've seen on a few liberal sites since the Edward's scandal saw light; if it had been revealed in November instead of August, would Hillary be the nominee?"I...

  • August 11, 2008

    The Left sneers at suggestions for a strong response to Russia

    The criticism by the left to some suggestions coming from conservatives that our response to the Russians for their now naked aggression in Georgia is analogous to the reaction to the Sudentenland or some other pre-World War II example...

  • August 10, 2008

    Obama and the Youth Vote

    Nate Silver at the excellent election blog 538 has an interesting Op-Ed in the New York Post that makes the case that the key to an Obama victory may very well be the under 30 vote and why this time, unlike in past elections, younger voters...

  • August 10, 2008

    'Why Georgia Lost the War'

    StrategyPage.Com weighs in with an excellent article on the conflict in Georgia where it appears the Russians have successfully kicked the Georgian army out of South Ossetia and is continuing its assault. This is raising fears that Putin may und...

  • August 10, 2008

    Pak Army to Ask Musharraf to Resign

    With the Pakistani coalition government ready to begin impeachment proceedings against President Pervez Musharraf, the army has taken it upon themselves to defuse the volatile situation by asking their former Commander in Chief to resign: Pakistan's ...

  • August 10, 2008

    Will McCain Make a 'One and Done" Pledge at RNC?

    This is a concept that has been discussed on many websites and speculated on by pundits for months:Will John McCain announce at the convention that if elected, he will not run in 2012?Not a peep about this concept has leaked from his campaign so my g...

  • August 10, 2008

    US and Iraqis Close to Troop Withdrawal Agreement

    The US and Iraq are moving toward an agreement that would establish a "very clear" timeline for pulling out our troops. This according to the Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshiyar Zebari:In an interview with Reuters, Zebari said the agreement, in...

  • August 9, 2008

    A splendid little war

    We are dealing with absolutely criminal and crazy acts of irresponsible and reckless decision makers, which is on the ground producing dramatic and tragic consequences." - Georgian President Mikhail SaakashviliWell, that's one way to describe Vl...

  • August 9, 2008

    The obligatory 'Lieberman on McCain's Short List' Post

    So says the Financial Times. And it really isn't suprising when you think about it. Lieberman gives McCain something that other candidates don't; proof that he is a different candidate for president. Mr Lieberman, who has campaigned for the Ariz...

  • August 9, 2008

    Free market ideas take back seat in financial crunch

    Despite the fact that Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson is a dyed in the wool free market conservative, events over the last year has forced the Treasury Department to intervene in financial markets to a degree never before seen in American history.Th...

  • August 9, 2008

    What is Syria Hiding from the IAEA?

    You will recall the spectacular raid by Israeli planes on what most are now calling a nuclear reactor in Syria that was built with the help of North Korean technicians and scientists.At the time, we were assured by those in favor of engaging Syria th...

  • August 7, 2008

    Hezb'allah Fully Re-Armed and in Control in Lebanon

    Two excellent articles today deal with the sad fate of Lebanon now that Hezb'allah is full in control and, thanks to the stupidity and incompetence of the United Nations force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), fully rearmed with more than 40,000 rockets aime...

  • August 7, 2008

    Obama Wrestles with 'The Hillary Factor'

    Three weeks away from the Democratic convention in Denver and Barack Obama still has no idea what to do with Hillary Clinton and the almost 50% of convention delegates who support her.Karen Tumulty of Time Magazine wonders if the Clintons have gotten...

  • August 7, 2008

    Iraqis Fail To Agree on Election Law

    Despite what is reported as "intense pressure" from the United States, the Iraqi parliament has adjourned for the month without passing an enabling law that would allow for provincial elections in the fall.The New York Times:The decision to...

  • August 7, 2008

    Obama faked 2002 Anti-War Speech for Ad: New Book

    Why this is coming out now in Jerome Corsi's new book The Obama Nation is a mystery since you would think that Hilalry's crack research team would have vetted every single ad Obama put out during the primary campaign.But the fact is, an ad run b...

  • August 7, 2008

    Government docs show anthrax suspect to be a vengeful, disturbed man

    Glenn Greenwald calls the document dump by the government in the Anthrax case "incomplete." No doubt it is. But since most of the documents are court related and contain the FBI "theory of the case," at the very least we can be as...

  • August 7, 2008

    Pakistan to Impeach Musharraf

    It appears that the new Pakistani government is eager to run full speed toward the gasoline dump with a lit match.With the country beset by extremists and terrorists striking seemingly at will, the coalition government has agreed to impeach President...

  • August 6, 2008

    Gravel Urges Crowd to Stalk Prosecutor in Terror Case

    Former presidential candidate Mike Gravel urged an audience last week to harrass a prosecutor for charging a convicted terrorist sympathizer with contempt of court:In the tape, Gravel can be heard telling people to pressure Gordon Kromberg, an assist...

  • August 5, 2008

    Detroit News Blasts Obama Energy 'Plan'

    If you read Obama's speech on energy, you know it's not much of a plan. The only way he proposes to increase the supply of oil is to tap the Strategic Petroleum Reserve - a gigantic flip flop from his previous statements on the issue.Otherwise, he wo...

  • August 5, 2008

    'Why Obama Can't Win' - Castellanos

    GOP heavyweight politico Alex Castellanos weighs in at, of all places, Huffington Post today with a searing post about why Obama can't win.First, Castellano wrestles with the question of the moment; why isn't Obama farther ahead?To earn the Democrati...

  • August 5, 2008

    Our Loyal Allies, the British

    Betrayal in diplomacy among allies is rare but happens on occasion. But betrayal on the battlefield? And by our closest ally?This is from the Times Online:A secret deal between Britain and the notorious al-Mahdi militia prevented British Forces from ...

  • August 5, 2008

    Petition to 'Call Back Congress'

    Eric Cantor (R-VA) is sponsoring a website where you can sign a petition to urge Speaker Pelosi to call Congress back in session in order to vote on an energy package to include offshore drilling: We, the undersigned, believe that gas prices are too ...

  • August 4, 2008

    PETA and the ethical treatment of humans

    People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has a great con game going with pet owners who, for one reason or another are forced to give up their pets for adoption. The poor deluded humans trust PETA to find their beloved pets a new home,Inste...

  • August 4, 2008

    House GOP Revolt: Day II

    As I write this, House Republican members are carrying on about gas prices again in the darkened House chamber.Representative Mike Culbertson is covering it for the rest of us on Qikking. Meanwhile, Nancy Pelosi is standing firm; no break i...

  • August 4, 2008

    Symbol of Obama's Energy plan? The tire gauge

    Barack Obama will be speaking in Lansing, MI today about his new (or newest) energy policy. Not surprisingly, it calls for massive taxes levied against "windfall profits" of oil companies - of which he will take $50 billion and ease the suf...

  • August 3, 2008

    Obama's 'Old Politics' Debate Dodge

    No doubt Obama's disciples will frame their candidate's decision to go back on his word given in May to debate McCain when he said at the time  "if I have the opportunity to debate substantive issues before the voters with John McCain, that...

  • August 3, 2008

    Add Rep. Cantor to the Veep Mix

    Seeking to make a splash with his choice of running mate, John McCain has been looking at some "outside the box" candidates like Sarah Palin of Alaska and former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina. The problem, though, with such candidates i...

  • August 3, 2008

    Obama: The Post-National Candidate

    Jeffrey Kuhner of the Washington Times has a particularly incisive op-ed in today's edition focusing on Obama's standing as a "post national" candidate for president.In effect, Obama would be the first president ever elected who has champio...

  • August 3, 2008

    Lying Voters may skew poll results

    It has been a concern among pollsters ever since Obama became a candidate; what percentage of voters are lying when they say they will vote for him?AT's Political correspondent Rich Baehr refers to "the Bradley effect" which posits that up ...

  • August 3, 2008

    Anthrax Suspect a 'sociopathic, homicidal killer'

    No, that's not the opinion of a government psychiatrist. And I am taking any statements from anyone connected to the government (army, FBI) with a grain of salt.But the case of Bruce Ivins is taking a decidedly bizarre turn as evidence is coming out ...

  • August 2, 2008

    Is Zawahiri Worm Food?

    CBS News is reporting - with a lot of caveats - that there is a possibility al-Qaeda's #2, Ayman al-Zawahiri, may be criticially injured or dead.The network obtained a copy of an interecpted letter in Pakistan that pleads for a doctor to come and tre...

  • August 2, 2008

    Is this a Flip? Or a Flop?

    What I wouldn't give to be Barack Obama for a day.Imagine being able to tell your wife on Wednesday that you would love to go to the opera with her on Saturday and then being able to change your mind and all she says is "That's fine de...

  • August 2, 2008

    Whose turn is it to wake up the media?

    While our intrepid reporters and all-knowing, all-powerful editors are taking a much deserved (according to them) snooze, another extraordinary milestone was reached in Iraq.Deaths of US soldiers from combat are the lowest ever:Five American troops d...

  • August 2, 2008

    More than 10,000 detainees released in Iraq

    You might think this is not so very good news, releasing 10,000 detainees in Iraq in about a year. After all, despite occassional mistakes, there is usually a pretty good reason someone is detained and one would think the chances are pretty good...

  • August 2, 2008

    Shades of 1936

    Holding the Olympic games in Nazi Germany back in 1936 was the biggest mistake ever made by the ringleaders of the gang of extortionists known as the International Olympic Committee. Hitler was so concerned about the Reich's image that he had all the...

  • August 1, 2008

    Suspect in Anthrax Case Commits Suicide

    The suicide of Bruce Ivins, a prime suspect in the 2001 anthrax mail poisonings will certainly give the conspiracy jobbers something to wag their tongues about for a few days. But until a little more information becomes available, I would hold to the...

  • August 1, 2008

    Pakistani ISI Fingered in Kabul Embassy Bombing

    This will not help relations between India and Pakistan - two nuclear powers already engaged in a low level war over the ownership of Kashmir:American intelligence agencies have concluded that members of Pakistan's powerful spy service helped plan th...

  • August 1, 2008

    Chicoms ease some internet restrictions for Olympics

    The IOC is making out like everything is fine now, that because the Chinese communists have eased some of their draconian restrictions on accessing internet sites not approved by the censors that we can get on and enjoy ourselves watching the sportin...

  • August 1, 2008

    Messiah Heckled in Florida

    Proving that even The One is not immune to being shouted down, Obama was interrupted during a speech in Florida by protestors.Not conservatives. Most are much too polite to interrupt someone when they are speaking. No, the protestors were even farthe...

  • August 1, 2008

    First Class Political Theater

    Even though it is a totally useless gesture, it cheered my heart when I read this piece in Politico about how House Republicans are still on the floor 2 hours and counting after the Democrats adjourned for vacation:Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and...

  • July 31, 2008

    Obama's Broken Promise to be redeemed by conservatives

    In August of 2006, Barack Obama journeyed to his ancestral village in Kenya in order to discover his roots and visit family members. He was received as a hero and feted by the town's folk who turned out en masse to welcome him.In his tour of the...

  • July 31, 2008

    #2 Democrat in the House would support return of the Fairness Doctrine

    This is madness. How can we go back to the days when talk radio was virtually banned due to requirements under the Fairness Doctrine? What would happen to political discussions on cable news if the nets were required to air opposing views for everyth...

  • July 31, 2008

    It ain't gonna be Hillary

    As Barack Obama's search for a running mate enters the final stages, it is becoming more and more clear that whatever shot Hillary Clinton had of joining the ticket, it is now a vritual certainty that Obama will choose someone else.And now the larges...

  • July 30, 2008

    Fascinating piece in the Times about Obama's law school years

    This article in the New York Times is a must read for those still trying to understand what makes the candidate tick. It details Obama's hiring as law professor at the University of Chicago and the impression he made on students and fellow professors...

  • July 30, 2008

    House issues apology for slavery, Jim Crow

    In a prelude of what will almost certainly be a serious drive for reparations, the House of Representatives apologized for the "fundamental injustice, cruelty, brutality and inhumanity of slavery and Jim Crow" segregation. The apo...

  • July 30, 2008

    US Confronts Pakistan over ISI Ties with AQ

    We tried shaming the Pakistani government a few years ago by doing this exact same thing; having a high level official deliver an intelligence assessment of activities and connections between the Pakistani intelligence service, the ISI, and al-Qaeda/...

  • July 29, 2008

    Hey Barack - Where's the 'Bounce?' (updated)

    Looks like Obama traveled all that way for nothing. Despite unbelievably positive press coverage with reporters and anchors slavering over the candidate while spectacular visuals were plastered from one end of the media landscape to another, Barack O...

  • July 29, 2008

    Report: It's Pawlenty

    Jim Geraghty at NRO's Campaign Spot says an "announcement is coming very soon" from the McCain camp about the Veep spot and Jim's source says it's Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty: A source tells me that Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty ...

  • July 29, 2008

    Dems Running Scared on Drilling

    Majority Leader Harry Reid is feeling the heat on the offshore drilling issue. He and Energy and Natural Resources Committee Chairman Jeff Bingham have crafted a bill that would open nearly a billion new acres off the coast of Alaska for study as wel...

  • July 29, 2008

    Check that 'Record' Deficit Again

    Liberal economist Dean Baker at the American Prospect points out the obvious. While the projected $490 billion deficit is a "record" in number of dollars, it isn't close to the record in the only stat that counts: The deficit as percentage ...

  • July 29, 2008

    Israeli Defense Officials See US Gambit in Iran Talks

    It's a good guess but frankly, the Israeli defense officials who are saying that recent talks between Iran and the US are nothing more than a smokescreen by America to legitimize an attack later have no evidence for their speculation:"There...

  • July 28, 2008

    McCain comes out against Racial Preferences

    It's being called a flip flop by the left and indeed, McCain has been opposed to these state initiatives that ban preferences in academics and government contracts as well as other areas where minorities have received special treatment at the expense...

  • July 28, 2008

    Al-Qaeda on the ropes but still a danger

    Their organization has been smashed but al-Qeada proved today that they are still capable of mounting a coordianted suicide attack on Iraqi civilians.Evidently, they are once again using women as the bombers. This from the International Herald Tribun...

  • July 28, 2008

    Obama ad surge a bust

    After spending millions of dollars in key battleground states this summer, it appears that Barack Obama has not improved his numbers in any substantial way and may have lost ground in some places.This is the determination of senior strategists for Jo...

  • July 27, 2008

    The Associated Press Says 'US Now Winning Iraq War'

    I nearly dropped my bowl of Rice Krispies when I saw this article this morning. Since it's AP, I will only give you a bare snippet but you simply must read it because 1) the source; and 2) what this news outlet had been saying about the Iraq War for ...

  • July 27, 2008

    'The Top Ten Things that Creep Me Out About Obama'

    For your reading pleasure this morning, I thought I would include something of my own creation. A "Top Ten" of things that really creep me out about Obama.One must be careful when criticizing the messiah, for obvious reasons: I know it is n...

  • July 27, 2008

    Is Mugabe - Finally - On his Way Out?

    This piece in the TimesOnline seems to indicate that thanks to tremendous pressure from the west, Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe's closest ally has deserted him and has given him an ultimatum: Leave office or be arrested and tried for the crimes yo...

  • July 26, 2008

    Obama Team floats name of unknown, unqualified Republican for Veep

    I would give her chances of being chosen at 100-1 but the fact that Obama's vetters are even looking at Ann Veneman, former Bush Agricultural Secretary, proves that the Democrats are looking more for symbolism over substance in their choice of r...

  • July 26, 2008

    The Most Incredible Example of Obama Media Love Yet

    I am tempted to start a regular weekly blog post featuring the funniest "news" report on Obama that shows the reporter in the tank for the candidate.Even if I don't, this story by a German reporter for Bild comes close to bei...

  • July 26, 2008

    NY Times Complains: 'Not enough dead soldiers'

    In a piece expertly slanted toward a point of view that supports the idea of showing dead bodies of Americans on the battlefield, the New York Tiimes complains about not being able to publish the bullet riddled or blown up bodies of American soldiers...

  • July 26, 2008

    Has McCain Finally Taken the Gloves Off?

    It seems that John McCain may finally be abandoning his "take it easy on Barack" approach to campaigning that was allowing the Democrat to walk all over him without getting much of an in kind response.Lately, McCain has sharpened his attack...

  • July 25, 2008

    Obama: 'Tear down this Wall' - to Israel

    Obama's somewhat vapid, cliche ridden speech in Germany yesterday included a curious references to "new walls" erected to "divide us from one another:"The walls between old allies on either side of the Atlantic cannot stand. ...

  • July 25, 2008

    Obama can't make up his mind if overseas trip is political or not

    Of all the cynical, hypocritical moves made by the Obama campaign, these one strains the imagination.Here's Obama at the very beginning of his speech:I come to Berlin as so many of my countrymen have come before.  Tonight, I speak to you not as ...

  • July 25, 2008

    Susan Estrich on the love affair between Obama and the press

    Susan Estrich ran the Dukakis campaign in 1988 and knows a thing or two about the press and politics.In an article at RealClearPolitics, Estrich gives the real explanation for the media's love affair with Obama:I certainly understand exactly why...

  • July 25, 2008

    Hysterical Obama Send up by Gerard Baker

    Gerard Baker, US Editor for the TimesOnline is a voice of reason and humor in an otherwise anti-American European press.Today, his column reads like passages from the bible as he sends up Barack Obama, holding him up to ridicule, and then dashing him...

  • July 25, 2008

    US Strengthening Zimbabwe Sanctions

    If Africans are going to ignore the problem of Zimbabwe, the doesn't mean the rest of the world has to stand still and do nothing.It's not much of a secret that President Robert Mugabe's para-military "veterans" are responsible for most of ...

  • July 24, 2008

    Aren't we forgetting something, Barack?

    Like maybe, that little event, incidental to most of us, called an election?Headline on Marc Ambinder;s site:Obama Team Begins Work On Presidential Transition:"Barack is well aware of the complexity and the organizational challenge involved in t...

  • July 24, 2008

    Obama's Love for our soldiers only goes so far

    The article that was previously posted at this site was based on a forged email. The Pentagon has confirmed that the incidents described did not take place.American Thinker regrets having published the email.ed....

  • July 23, 2008

    The Audacity of Inevitability

    I was interested to see that I and many readers here at AT weren't the only ones who have been noticing Obama putting on incredibly arrogant airs with regards to his presumed "inevitability" as the next president.Veteran political repo...

  • July 23, 2008

    Bin Laden Driver Knew 9/11 Targets

    Yes, but he's innocent - so he says: In his opening statement earlier Tuesday, the lead prosecutor contended that Hamdan had learned details of the Sept. 11 attacks, including the intended target of the fourth hijacked plane, which crashed in a Penns...

  • July 23, 2008

    The Conservative Underground - in Hollywood

    They meet surreptitiously in bars, restaurants, and private homes. They live in constant fear that they might be discoverd. If they were, it might mean the virtual end to their careers. They never speak of their activities and on those rare occa...

  • July 23, 2008

    Veep Watch: Pawlenty? Jindal?

    Ever since Bob Novak wrote a column saying that the McCain campaign would make a decision this week on the Vice Presidential running mate, speculation has been building. Romney figured prominently but he is reportedly out of the country. And ear...

  • July 22, 2008

    Michelle 'O' - Elect Obama! Save the Children!

    I know, I know. Criticizing Michelle Obama is off limits. The Goddess can't have her hair mussed because besides her well known absolute moral authority is the fact that anything that pours forth from her mouth is milk and honey - not vicious politic...

  • July 22, 2008

    Obama to seek "victory" in Iraq

    Barack Obama has now gone where no Democrat has gone before.In an interview for ABC's Nightline last night, Obama had this exchange:When asked if he is committed to winning the war in Iraq, Obama said, "I don't think we have any choice. We ...

  • July 21, 2008

    Myth of the Stupid Voter

    Many of us seem to get caught up in the day to day tug of war of the presidential race, worrying whether the "people" will "understand" the true nature of this event or that one.The unspoken premise made by many of us is that the ...

  • July 21, 2008

    Obama Wants to be President '8-10 Years'

    Ed Lasky echoes my own thoughts here:The question is not just about one more gaffe but the arrogance that is on display when he repeatedly proclaims that he will be President for two terms. I have been following Presidential politics for years; I don...

  • July 21, 2008

    Obama Campaign issues Dress Code for Female Reporters

    It appears that Team Obama didn't want to offend any Muslim sensibilities on his trip to the Middle East. The campaign issued a dress code for female reporters last week that showed just how patronizing and condenscending these arrogant jamokes can b...

  • July 20, 2008

    Democrats Proclaim Themselves Geniuses Because Maliki Agrees with Obama

    My, what a difference a couple of years make.It was two summers ago that Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki visited Washington and addressed a joint session of Congress.Except there were quite a few empty seats in the Chamber when the Prime Ministe...

  • July 20, 2008

    Media Messing Itself in Describing Obama's Trip

    I have been following politics for my entire adult life and before - more than 40 years - and I thought I had seen it all.I've seen triumph and tragedy. Low comedy and high drama. The lowest skunks and the highest examples of selflessness and politic...

  • July 20, 2008

    Not Everyone in Europe is Crazy in Love with Obama

    Via the excellent site Watching America comes an editorial in Financial Times Deutschland that asks some pertinent questions of their countrymen who are about to turn out in droves to see the messiah: However, this question must be asked: how much po...

  • July 19, 2008

    Maliki Embraces Obama Timetable for Withdrawal

    Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki told a German newsmagazine that he supported the idea of American troops leaving Iraq within the 16 month time frame proposed by Barack Obama.Maliki said "U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama talks a...

  • July 19, 2008

    Obama's Magical Mystery Tour Begins

    It is doubtful that too many ordinary Afghans know or care who Barack Obama is. Nevertheless, the messiah disembarked in Kabul this morning after a brief stop in Kuwait to visit the troops. He is scheduled to travel to a base in eastern Afghanistan t...

  • July 19, 2008

    Beijing to Airbrush Pollution from the Olympics

    Ever wonder (in your worst nightmares) what it might be like to live in a totalitarian state like China?This is the kind of power government has in the Communist country - they are shutting down a modern city in order to cut pollution levels for the ...

  • July 19, 2008

    Romney, McCain warming up frosty relations

    Of course, it always helps when your former rival pledges to raise money for your campaign. But it seems pretty clear that John McCain and Mitt Romney are getting closer personally after a bruising campaign where the candidates traded sharply worded ...

  • July 18, 2008

    'Who Does he think he is?'

    Charles Krauthammer has an excellent column on Barack Obama today in which he exposes the candidate's extraordinary narcissism.It's a given that Obama has no record of achievement that would qualify him for the presidency. Then why does he want to ap...

  • July 18, 2008

    Leader of the 9 Percenters calls Bush 'A total failure'

    The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, has called George Bush "a total failure" as president.It is at moments like this that I truly wish I had a better grasp of the English language. Then again, I don't think there is a...

  • July 18, 2008

    Judge Rejects Gitmo Trial Delay

    It appears that Osama Bin Laden's driver and bodyguard, Salim Ahmed Hamdan, will go on trial as scheduled on Monday. A federal judge denied a request to postpone the trial to give Hamdan's lawyers time to fight the idea of a military commissions...

  • July 18, 2008

    You were saying something about a Global Warming Consensus?

    Deathly news for the religion of Global Warming. Looks like at least one prominent scientific group has changed its mind about the irrefutability of evidence regarding man made climate change.The American Physical Society representing nearly 50,000 p...

  • July 18, 2008

    You were saying something about a Global Warming Consensus?

    Deathly news for the religion of Global Warming. Looks like at least one prominent scientific group has changed its mind about the irrefutability of evidence regarding man made climate change.The American Physical Society representing nearly 50,000 p...

  • July 17, 2008

    $52 Million Raised by Obama in June. Is it enough?

    Now that Obama has eschewed federal financing of his campaign, he is entirely beholden to his supporters for money to run his campaign.He thinks he can raise $200-$300 million between now and September  in order to swamp John McCain's taxpa...

  • July 17, 2008

    Former IDF Rabbi Alleges Hezb'allah Torture

    The former Rabbi for the Israeli army, when receiving the bodies of two fallen Israeli soldiers from Hezb'allah said "[T]he verification process yesterday was very slow, because, if we thought the enemy was cruel to the living and the dead, we w...

  • July 16, 2008

    Democrats Grumbling over Obama Snubs

    There are some dark clouds in Obama land today. Politico is reporting that many Democrats are disgusted with the way Obama is running his campaign.One Democrat said "“They think they know what’s right and everyone else is wrong on ev...

  • July 16, 2008

    The Sheen is off Obama Candidacy

    Is it possible that Obama's recent spate of flip flops has so damaged his reputation as a man of principle that the voters now see him as something less than a savior of America?If this New York Times poll is to be believed, that is exactly the case....

  • July 16, 2008

    If you want something done right, do it yourself

    Don't look now but Pakistan is apparently about to be in for a very rude awakening.After years of frustration in dealing with the Paksistani's reluctance to go after the Taliban and al-Qaeda sanctuaries along the border with Afghanistan, the US ...

  • July 16, 2008

    Consumer Prices Up 1.1% in June

    There is no more debilitating economic disease than high inflation. It saps the will to save while causing ordinary people to fear the future.Last month, consumer prices rose 1.1%. That's the highest monthly increase in three years. Inflation for the...

  • July 16, 2008

    Bush refuses to play Nanny on energy conservation

    It's been a while since I've had much good to say about President Bush so here you go all you Bush fans.Kudos to President Bush for treating the American people like adults by not nagging us about saving energy.Even more amazing is that liberals and ...

  • July 15, 2008

    Obama the Political Chameleon

    Having won the Democratic nomination by pandering to the left wing base of the party, Obama had a choice.He could play the role of George McGovern and keep faith with his liberal principles, being cheered on by the 25% of the public who identify with...

  • July 15, 2008

    Obama's 'Ground Game' is to Marvel At

    American Thinker Political Correspondent Rich Baehr sent along a blog post from the site "538" and my jaw nearly hit the floor.To date, the largest and most successful "ground game" in the history of electoral politics was the Bus...

  • July 15, 2008

    Poll Shows Increased Support for Sticking it out in Iraq

    This Washington Post-ABC News poll shows surprising support for John McCain's Iraq policy of removing our troops based on conditions on the ground and not as a result of a hard and fast timetable that Barack Obama favors.Where just a few months ago o...

  • July 15, 2008

    Obama Scrubs website of surge criticism

    Unbelievable but true. After denigrating the surge for more than a year, according to the New York Daily News Obama's minions have been busy scrubbing his website of any criticism the candidate made of the surge."The surge is not working," ...

  • July 14, 2008

    The Incredibly Thin Skin of Barack Obama (updated)

    A long, yet unsatisfyingly incomplete article in the current issue of The New Yorker about Barack Obama's Chicago roots, lauding him for many things that might be considered non-laudable, was a passing curiosity in the blogosphere yesterday. We here ...

  • July 14, 2008

    Olympics to be an 'Anti-Free Speech Zone' - Again

    Don't blame this on the commies because the rules banning posters and banners with a political or religious message were promulgated by the super-annuated mummies that make up the International Olympic Committee. And by far the most powerful members ...

  • July 14, 2008

    Bush to lift Ban on Offshore Drilling

    Just drill, baby...President Bush is going to announce that he is lifting an executive order that banned  offshore drilling in the United States. This in and of itself won't start the drilling. Congress would have to specifically remove restritc...

  • July 14, 2008

    Obama's About Face on Undivided Jerusalem Complete

    At the American-Israeli Public Affairs Conference (AIPAC) meeting last month in Washington, Barack Obama said he supported the idea of Jerusalem as Israel's "undivided capitol."That was then. This is now.After pandering shamelessly to the J...

  • July 13, 2008

    Pentagon Mulls Further Troop Reduction in Iraq

    With violence down to levels not seen since the beginning of the war, the Pentagon is considering the withdrawal of additional American forces from Iraq beginning in September. This would be in addition to the 30,000 troops already rotated home who w...

  • July 13, 2008

    Bush Fund Raiser Caught on Tape offering access for Library Donation

    The TimesOnline has Bush fundraiser and a member of his Homeland Security Advisory Council Stephen Payne on tape offering a reporter posing as a representative of an "exiled former central Asian president high level access to executive...

  • July 13, 2008

    GOP Veepstakes

    Via American Thinker Political Correspondent Rich Baehr, we get an interesting update on the race as well as a look at how the odds for GOP Vice Presidential nominee are shaping up.Baehr finds a lot of good news in the daily tracking polls:There...

  • July 13, 2008

    Is It Bailout Time for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac

    The TimesOnline is reporting that the federal government is preparing to inject a combined $15 billion transfusion of liqiudity into Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae to keep the two "government sponsored enterprises" from going under.This is...

  • July 13, 2008

    Top Democrat Blames Darfur, 'Black Hawk Down' on Global Warming

    Occasionally here at AT, we like to highlight idiocy from officials that is so sublime in its illogic and ignorance that the rest of us just sit there, mouth agape, and wonder at how such a dumb brute could achieve a significant positi...

  • July 13, 2008

    American Deserters Not Welcome in Canada

    For those few Americans who decided to desert their comrades by running off to Canada prior to their deployment to Iraq or Afghanistan and who thought that the Canadian government would give them a safe haven from US prosecution, I've got some great ...

  • July 12, 2008

    Tony Snow Dead at 53

    Former White House Press Secretary for President Bush Tony Snow died early this morning, a victim of a reoccuring cancer that may have dimmed his health but never his spirit.Snow was one of the few conservatives in Washington who actually enjoye...

  • July 12, 2008

    Feds Blame Schumer for Run on Indymac

    This may be a first in the history of the United States Senate. Federal regulators have cited New York Senator Charles Schumer as the proximate cause for the run on mortgage giant Indymac's deposits. That run caused the feds to take over the ailing i...

  • July 12, 2008

    Is Obama pulling 'The Big Fade?'

    The new Newsweek poll that came out yesterday showed Obama's numbers dropping like a stone. This is just the latest in a series of surveys which show that despite factors that would ordinarily make this a Democratic year, Barack Obama cannot shake hi...

  • July 12, 2008

    Possible Breakthrough in NoKo Disarmament Talks

    It appears that the North Koreans have agreed to allow intrusive inspections of its plutonium creating sites to assure the international community that they are being dismantled.The Washington Post is reporting that some details still need to be work...

  • July 11, 2008

    Low expectations for Congress

    Public approval of Congress is so low that a few Republican optimists dream of overcoming the structural factors favoring the Democrats, holding steady or even gaining seats. They are dreaming. America has a proud tradition of disdain for Congress.In...

  • July 11, 2008

    McCain and his 'Gramm Problem'

    I suppose the former senator and former chairman of mortgage giant USB might have a hard time understanding the average American's fears and anxieties about the economy. After all, Phill Gramm's idea of rough economic times is probably...

  • July 11, 2008

    Rep. Rangel's Special Housing Arrangements

    Representative Charles Rangel has represented the 15th Congressional district in New York city since 1971 when he defeated the legendary Adam Clayton Powell in the Democratic primary. The district encompasses Harlem, Washington Heights, and the...

  • July 11, 2008

    The 'Obama Effect' in Germany

    In case you hadn't noticed, there is a full fledged, trans-atlantic kerfluffle going on over Barack Obama's request to deliver a major address at Berlin's Brandenburg Gate - a cold war icon but now a symbol of a re-united Germany. The government of C...

  • July 11, 2008

    Fannie, Freddie, and Uncle Sam

    It would be the mother of all bailouts if it came to pass - hundreds of billions of taxpayer dollars used to shore up the two largest mortgage companies in the United States - Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The Federal National Mortgage Association (Fan...

  • July 11, 2008

    Is Obama Having Trouble Raising Money?

    No one would have thought it possible a few months ago when Obama was raking in $40 million a month. But all signs from the Obama campaign point to a significant slowdown in fundraising both on the web and from "bundlers."Consider some prev...

  • July 10, 2008

    Jesse Jackson Gets Very Personal in Criticizing Obama (updated)

    No, it's really not that much of a story as I point out here. But it reveals the fear that Jackson and other racialists like Al Sharpton feel with regard to Obama and the threat he poses to their little civil rights empires.Jackson didn't know t...

  • July 10, 2008

    Obama Regrets Pushing his Kids in front of Access Hollywood Cameras

    Of all the low down, sneaky, dishonest political tricks, this one takes the cake.Obama has had a sudden case of the regrets over exposing his children to the Access Hollywood cameras who had come to the Obama mansion in order to interview the candida...

  • July 10, 2008

    Is Hillary back in the Veep Picture?

    Not that she's ever completely left the scene, but Hillary's stock - already pretty low - had been sinking the last few weeks as other Democrats ascended the all important short list for Obama's Vice President.Despite that, there are still ...

  • July 9, 2008

    Obama's Stadium Speech to Cost Networks a Bundle

    Totalitarians don't seem to have this problem.It seems that Obama's little deviation from the original convention script that will have him speaking before 80,000 adoring, fainting, orgasming people at Invesco Field has thrown a monkey wrench into TV...

  • July 9, 2008

    Iran Answers Obama's Olive Branch

    Well, not directly of course. President Ahmadinejad has already said he'd meet with McCain or Obama. I can't recall whether that was before or after the little troll said he would "burn" Israel and the US Navy if we bombed hi...

  • July 9, 2008

    Obama Whales not Rushing to Help Hillary

    Despite urging from the candidate himself, Barack Obama's big campaign donors are not rushing to help Hillary Clinton retire her $20 million debt:As Mr. Obama and Mrs. Clinton prepare for their first joint fund-raisers to benefit the Obama campaign, ...

  • July 8, 2008

    Italy Frees Achille Lauro Terrorist

    Remember the name "Leon Klinghoffer?" He was a wheelchair bound American Jew on a cruise ship called the Achille Lauro when it was hijacked by Palestinian terrorists back in 1985. Klinghoffer never made it home. He was tossed over the side ...

  • July 8, 2008

    A Chicago Operation from Top to Bottom

    It's not making news because after all, reporting on the messiah's mixed race upbringing and sterling oratory makes for so much better copy.But someone, someday in the major media is going to wake up and take a good long look at Barack Obama's campai...

  • July 8, 2008

    Will Hillary Delegates get to vote for her?

    The nightmare scenario of the Obama campaign involves Hillary Clinton giving a cracking good speech the first or second night of the convention and then stampeding some Obama delegates to vote for her on the first ballot.Frankly, this is almost impos...

  • July 8, 2008

    EU to scale back Bio-fuel plans

    Reacting to several recent studies which have shown bio-fuels contributing to the current world food crisis as well as deforestation and other climate change factors, the European Union is going to cut back drastically on its bio fuels production pla...

  • July 8, 2008

    G-8 Calls for Zimbabwe Sanctions

    Feasting on 19 course dinners while discussing the world wide food crisis might seem a little hypocritical to some. But what else are these useless shindigs like the G-8 Summit for except to party down and get funky? If you can't let your hair d...

  • July 7, 2008

    The New York Times vs. Common Decency

    A couple of weeks ago, the New York Times published an exciting story about how the CIA broke 9/11 mastermind Khalid Shaik Mohammed. The hero of the story was a nondescript CIA interrogator who astonished his CIA colleagues by eliciting enormous amou...

  • July 7, 2008

    40 Dead in Kabul Blast

    In the deadliest attack since the Taliban fell, 40 people were killed when a car bomb exploded in front of the Indian embassy:The massive explosion detonated by a suicide bomber damaged two embassy vehicles entering the compound, near where dozens of...

  • July 7, 2008

    Despite Rhetoric, Obama a failure as an organizer

    This piece in today's New York Times on Obama's "experience" as a community organizer in Chicago back in the 1980's is indicative of Obama's penchant for talking big with little to back it up:Mr. Obama's three-year stretch as a grass-r...

  • July 7, 2008

    Obama's 'Nuremberg' Complex

    Yes, I realize using a Nazi analogy is probably crossing a line somewhere but really, how else can you describe a candidate for President who eschews the forms and traditions of our democracy to substitute the imagry of totalitarian rallies of the pa...

  • July 7, 2008

    UAE Cancels $7 Billion Iraqi Debt

    In a sign that Arab countries may be starting to legitimize the Iraqi government, the United Arab Emirates has forgiven the entire $7 billion debt that Iraq owes the country:UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan promised to "put out t...

  • July 7, 2008

    Soldier in Iconic Picture Dead at 31

    It is good to be reminded at times of the human cost of our effort in Iraq. And that cost is born by our nation's finest - and the scars are not always visible.In March,2003 a picture flashed around the world of a young American soldier carrying an I...

  • July 6, 2008

    Bush to Attend Olympic Opening Ceremonies

    British Prime Minister Gordon Brown won't be there. Neither will Germany's Angela Merkel. France's Nicolas Sarkozy says he will await the outcome of neogiations between the Chinese and the Dahli Lama - talks that are not going well at all which he me...

  • July 6, 2008

    Iraqi Army Mopping up al-Qaeda in Mosul

    In a joint US-Iraqi operation that began in May in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul directed at al-Qaeda's last redoubt, the Times OnLine reports that the Iraqis have achieved a spectacular success and is rolling up al-Qaeda fighters while reducing t...

  • July 6, 2008

    Bill Clinton Hints McCain Unstable

    You stay classy, Bill Jeff:Bill Clinton is speaking at the Aspen Ideas Festival, and he said just now, apropos of almost nothing (actually, during a long peroration on Nelson Mandela): "Every living soul on this planet has some highly-justified ...

  • July 6, 2008

    'Backtrack' Obama Puzzled over Press Reaction to his Iraq Comments

    Barack "Backtrack" Obama is "puzzled" by the reaction in the press to his two completely opposite statements he made last Thursday on Iraq and is blaming the McCain campaign for the confusion:ABC News' Sunlen Miller reports: Sen. ...

  • July 6, 2008

    Strange G-8 Summit Starts Tomorrow in Japan

    The G-8 Summit gets underway tomorrow in a little Japanese resort town of Toyako which is battened down with 20,000 security personnel and 5,000 credentialed press safely ensconced 20 miles away.The usual protestors have shown up but they have b...

  • July 5, 2008

    Dems Find Unity Elusive

    The Democratic race for president may have ended a month ago but there are clear signs among the rank and file that all is not well with former Hillary Clinton supporters.A CNN/Opinion Research poll released yesterday shows fewer Democrats willing to...

  • July 5, 2008

    Deification of Obama in Europe

    It's bad enough we have our own Obama worshippers here in the United States. But when Europeans catch the Obama bug, Americans who are thinking of voting for him should look long and hard at why the Continent is so much in thrall to the Democrat: Spe...

  • July 5, 2008

    Both Parties Struggling with Convention Lineup

    For convention planners from both parties, there is a unique problem they must deal with that is similar for both sides but carries different challenges as well.For the GOP, the problem is what to do with George Bush. An unpopular president with the ...

  • July 5, 2008

    Obama, Clinton to hold Joint Fundraisers

    Keeping a promise he made to Clinton and her supporters at their summit in Unity, New Hampshire last week, Barack Obama will appear jointly with Hillary Clinton in a series of three fundraisers - one of which will be used to help retire her $21 milli...

  • July 5, 2008

    The Story behind Mugabe's Crackdown

    This story in today's Washington Post is an incredible indictment of not just Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe and the tactics he used to steal the election, but it also should bring shame to the African leaders who continue to back his rule despit...

  • July 4, 2008

    Do Liberals Love America Too?

    It's nearly mid-summer here in the beautiful Midwest. The old saying about the corn being "knee high by the 4th of July" is laughably anachronistic. These days, with hybrid seeds, scientific farming methods, and soil so rich it's almost a s...

  • July 4, 2008

    Fallout from Colombian Hostage Rescue all Good

    The daring rescue by the Colombian army of 3 Americans along with 11 members of the Colombian military and ex-presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt is being praised from one end of the western world to the other:The rescue alone could reverbe...

  • July 4, 2008

    Jesse Helms, R.I.P.

    Former North Carolina Republican Senator Jesse Helms passed away early this morning. Robert Bluey of the Heritage Blog has the story:Conservative Sen. Jesse Helms, 86, a truly great American and champion of freedom, died at 1:18 a.m. today. Helm...

  • July 4, 2008

    Forgery Revealed in Kos Publication of Obama 'Birth Certificate' (updated)

    This is an issue that isn't going away for the Obama campaign and unless they address it in an effort to put it to bed, it will become one of those "distractions" the candidate really hates: A few weeks ago, a diary entry at Daily Kos publi...

  • July 4, 2008

    Assassination Rumors Fly as British Spy Chief Falls Ill

    So far, British intelligence is denying that their chief, Alex Allan, who chairs the Joint Intelligence Committee, is the victim of an assassination attempt after he was found in his home in a coma. But given what happened to Alexander Litvinenko, a ...

  • July 3, 2008

    McCain Shakes up Campaign

    In light of this post I did yesterday about the McCain campaign and it's directionlessness and drift, word comes that the candidate has fired his campaign manager and replaced him with a seasoned pro: Senator John McCain's presidential campaign has g...

  • July 3, 2008

    Colombian Hostage Rescue Boosts Uribe

    With a plan that no doubt will quickly make it as a plot for a film about this improbable rescue, the Colombian military rescued former presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt and three Americans who worked for contractors as well as 11 Colombian so...

  • July 3, 2008

    The 'End of America?' Not Exactly

    Historian Thomas Madden has a tonic of a piece in the Wall Street Journal today, criticizing all those books that have been published the last few years on how America is in decline or even dying.Madden surveys the world and offers a common sense ant...

  • July 3, 2008

    Obama: 'The Last Frontier of Flip Flops'

    Ed Morrissey has a great post up at Hot Air about Obama's advisors giving three different answers to the question of where the candidate stands on Iraq in a matter of days.Reading what his advisers are saying, you begin to see how Obama has been able...

  • July 2, 2008

    Why McCain's Captivity Matters

    Uncle Jimbo at the Milblog Blackfive has an answer to those on the left who don't believe that John McCain's captivity gives him any special experience that is transferrable to the presidency: None who have served, well none with more than 4 months i...

  • July 2, 2008

    Sunni Parties to Rejoin Cabinet in Iraq

    The Tawafaq Front - a coalition of Sunni parties in Iraq - has agreed to return to the government of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. The coalition walked out last summer after the parliament failed to pass a revenue sharing bill for oil exports and a...

  • July 2, 2008

    Americans are not a Stupid People - Just drill, baby

    Want proof? Here's a Pew Survey on attitudes toward the energy crisis. Guess what action almost a majority of Americans favor to help bring down the cost of fuel?Amid record gas prices, public support for greater energy exploration is spiking. Compar...

  • July 2, 2008

    US Draft Resolution calls for Sanctions against Mugabe

    Well, it's a start.The US will introduce a UN Security Council resolution condemning recent events in Zimbabwe and calls for sanctions on the government while demanding that President Robert Mugabe begin talks with the opposition:The draft resolution...

  • July 2, 2008

    GOP Party Pros Worried About McCain Campaign

    You don't have to be a political rocket scientist to see that the McCain campaign has gotten off to something of a rough start. Obama has led with his chin on several occassions only to have McCain miss the mark or fail to engage altogether.Most rece...

  • July 1, 2008

    Lost in the Shufffle

    Wesley Clark's rebuke of Senator McCain's military service couldn't have come at a worse time for the Obama campaign (which may, or may not - depending on how conspiracy minded you are - prove that Clark was acting independently of the campaign). Oba...

  • July 1, 2008

    Mayor Daley and the Chicago Trib: 'Repeal the 2nd Amendment'

    Last week when the Heller decision came down, Chicago's Mayor Richard Daley suggested that the states should repeal the 2nd amendment.Now those of us fortunate to live in Chicago or its beautiful suburbs and ex-urbs have gotten used to hizzoner's moo...

  • June 30, 2008

    McCain's POW Status Slimed by Democrats High and Low

    I wondered how the Democrats were going to cut McCain down to size when it came to national security because it is obviously Obama's biggest and most glaring weakness. It isn't that Obama only has a little experience in foreign and defense affairs - ...

  • June 30, 2008

    Google Shutting down Anti-Obama Websites?

    Sure looks that way although the fault may lie with an organized attempt by Obama activists to silence blogs that disagree with their candidate.The key to the shutdowns is found in the corner of every Google "Blogspot" blog. Blogspot is the...

  • June 30, 2008

    Is Romney the Veep Frontrunner?

    If he is, I predict an awful lot of disgruntled conservatives are going to be sitting on their hands on election day in November.But it is not a done deal yet - not by a long shot. Politico's Mike Allen gives us the background:Surprising many Republi...

  • June 30, 2008

    Mugabe Hailed as "Hero" At African Summitt

    Oh by all means, let's dramatically increase taxpayer financed foreign aid to Africa. I can't think of a more deserving bunch of kleptocrats in the world who would no doubt take your hard earned tax money and pour it into worthwhile and vital project...

  • June 28, 2008

    Stop the 'War Crimes' Nonsense

    Stuart Taylor, a respected liberal analyst at the National Journal, has called on his ideological soulmates to stop the witchhunts with regard to "war crimes" trials that many vindictive lefties wish to pursue once President Bush leaves off...

  • June 28, 2008

    Obama Flip Flop? What Flip Flop?

    All I can say after reading this Howard Kurtz piece in today's WaPo that if John McCain wins in November, he will have overcome the most incredible, one sided, blatantly biased reporting in the modern history of American journalism.They are a pa...

  • June 28, 2008

    US and Europe Near Deal on Data Collection

    An agreement that would allow the exchange of private data like credit card numbers, travel histories, and even internet browsing habits between America and Europe is close to being signed. Such an agreement would aid our intelligence collection effo...

  • June 27, 2008

    'Making the Clintons Look Scrupulous'

    Charles Krauthammer nails Barack Obama and his syncophants in the press to the wall in an Op Ed that details the candidate's many recent - and shocking - flip flops:Back then, in the yesteryear of primary season, he thoroughly trashed the North Ameri...

  • June 27, 2008

    Change we can be shocked at

    For a candidate who touts a mantra of "Change" until people turn a little green around the gills whenever they hear it, Obama better be careful. Even a cursory examination of his record in Chicago as a state senator bringing "change...

  • June 27, 2008

    Mugabe in One Horse Race

    Having intimidated the opposition sufficiently to drive off his remaining challenger to power, Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe said yesterday that he will be magnanimus to the opposition and "if" he wins, he will deign to speak to them:A...

  • June 27, 2008

    Attention Mr. Obama: Please adjust your Halo

    Could it be that the scales are beginning to fall from the eyes of at least some in the media?This piece by McClatchy's Margaret Talev is offered here only to illustrate the point that there are some in the press who take their jobs seriously.I might...

  • June 26, 2008

    FISA Cloture a sign of rationality from the Democrats

    The fact that the FISA bill successfully cleared the cloture hurdle in the Senate by a 80-15 margin, is significant. It shows that the Democrats, with an election looming, are finally ready to stop posturing about national security and do something a...

  • June 26, 2008

    Obama's Switcheroo on the DC Gun Ban

    Pardon Senator Obama but last year, he says he made an "inartful" statement on the DC gun ban. What exactly did our artfully challenged Obama have to say about it?With the Supreme Court poised to rule on Washington, D.C.'s, gun ban, the Oba...

  • June 26, 2008

    Huge SCOTUS victory for Gun Rights (updated)

    In one of the most significant constitutional rulings handed down in many years, the Supreme Court, by a 5-4 vote, has ruled (opinion here) that individual Americans have a right to protect themselves with a firearm under the 2nd Amendment.It is the ...

  • June 26, 2008

    Better Check the Water Supply in Spain

    Could this be some kind of terrorist attack? Someone must have put something in the water drunk by members of the Spanish parliament. That's the only explanation I can think of that would justify this bit of jaw dropping idiocy:Spain's parliament voi...

  • June 26, 2008

    Ooops! Another Obama Supporter Slips Under the Bus

    Yesterday, we asked the question "Who is Martin Klonsky?" It turns out Mr. Klonsky was another one of those radical acquaintences of Barack Obama who are only a "distraction" from the real issues of the campaign; like trying to fi...

  • June 25, 2008

    More from Obama on Why he opted out of Federal financing

    Does anyone really believe Obama about why he isn't taking federal money?And allow me to knock down the straw man argument thrown up by Obama supporters that conservatives shouldn't complain because we don't support federal financing of campaigns.You...

  • June 25, 2008

    Don't Laugh at Obama!

    Are we condemned to walk the earth the next 4 or 8 years being forbidden to laugh at our own president?If the yucksters at Huffington Post have their way, such may very well be the case. Via Jammie Wearing Fool, we are directed to a rant from one Jos...

  • June 25, 2008

    Bush Administration to Remove North Korea from Terror Watch List

    This gives me a sinking feeling in the pit of my stomach:Steve Clemons is reporting that the Bush Administration plans to remove North Korea as a state sponsor of terror.This is the same North Korea that was apparently supplying Syria with nuclear kn...

  • June 24, 2008

    Top 10 Reasons Obama shouldn't be President

    This piece by Bill Bennett and Seth Leibsohn at NRO reads more like an indictment than a top ten list.Suffice it to say, you won't see it on David Letterman's show anytime soon.Basically, it includes all the things we've come to know and love about O...

  • June 24, 2008

    Clinton-Obama to Campaign Together

    You have to wonder what will be going through each of their minds as they appear together on stage. Politics watchers will measure every move by each of them, looking for dissension or for signs of the intense dislike each holds for the other.In fact...

  • June 24, 2008

    The Strange and Tragic Case of Raed Mahmoud Ajil

    This is one of the strangest and one of the most tragic stories to come out of Iraq since the war started.An Iraqi Council member - by all reports friendly and helpful to the American military - went berserk and sprayed an automatic weapon into ...

  • June 24, 2008

    'Just Drill, Baby' - Governor Palin

    Alaska's governor Sarah Palin - mentioned as a possible running mate for John McCain sent a letter to Harry Reid telling him what needed to be done as far as helping to solve the energy crisis.In effect, she told the senator - "Just Drill, Baby:...

  • June 24, 2008

    Edwards Touts Obama to ACORN Group

    Former Democratic senator and perpetual presidential candidate John Edwards was the keynote speaker at the annual gathering of the radical group ACORN (Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now). Touting Obama to the crowd was hardly nece...

  • June 23, 2008

    Paltry Iraq Coverage Not Just Your Imagination

    Rather than crying "conspiracy!" let's chalk it up to bottom line journalism. For in the end, what drives news coverage in this country is the estimation of how many eyeballs will be glued to the set when a particular story is run.This is t...

  • June 23, 2008

    Poll: Israeli Arabs Want to live Where?

    David Hazony of Commentary highlights a poll by the John F. Kennedy School of Government where Israeli Arabs were querried on where they would like to live if given the choice of anywhere on earth.The Arabs picked Israel in overwhelming numbers:Accor...

  • June 23, 2008

    How Close is Israel to Attacking Iran?

    The Wall Street Journal thinks they are very close:Last week, an extraordinary leak revealed the fact that Israel had conducted massive military exercises in the waters off of Greece. The significance should be obvious:Those exercises - reportedly in...

  • June 23, 2008

    George Carlin, R.I.P.

    His politics were abhorrent. But if we were to judge people solely by their political views, the world would be a very boring place. George Carlin was a liberty loving, foul mouthed, ground breaking, extremist lefty of a comedian whose rants against ...

  • June 23, 2008

    Global Warming Inquisition

    We shouldn't be surprised that a "scientist" who is an advocate for anthropogenic global warming theories wants to arrest and try oil company executives.Why? Because they fund research that spreads doubt about man made climate change:James ...

  • June 23, 2008

    Where in the World is Michael Totten?

    Michael Totten is my favorite on line writer. Why? He constantly goes places that you and I would love to see but either don't have the cohones or the drive to get there. And once he's in these places that you and I would love to visit, he writes the...

  • June 23, 2008

    Obama's Terrorism Cred is Non-existent

    Scott Johnson has a piece in the New York Post today taking Onama to task for being unaware of history and the law when it comes to terrorism:In his ABC interview last Monday, for example, Obama attacked the Bush approach on fighting terror. He claim...

  • June 23, 2008

    Will Obama be able to hide his liberalism?

    Peter Brown runs the Quinnipiac University Poll and writes in the Wall Street Journal that this election will answer a fundamental question about the Democrats.Is it their message that's garbage or just their candidates?If nothing else...

  • June 23, 2008

    SCOTUS Going to the dogs...er, Whales

    The Supreme Court of the United States of America has seen its share of history over the last 218 years of its existence. It has decided the most fundamental questions of human liberty and dignity as well as laying out a legal roadmap for all of our ...

  • June 22, 2008

    You're Never too Young

    This story in the UK Telegraph caught my eye because it combines two subjects we here at AT take great pride in exposing; leftist stupidity and why that makes them dangerous.From the UK this morning comes word that the Brits are going to start t...

  • June 22, 2008

    Race Bias in America

    Very interesting survey in the Washington Post this morning about racial bias. Apparently, there are about 3 in 10 of us who admit to being biased toward another race - 30% of whites and 34% of blacks.African Americans have a much dimmer view of race...

  • June 22, 2008

    Past June Polls Do not Predict Winner

    Only once in the last 20 years has the candidate who has been ahead in June polls ended up winning the election according to the TimesOnline:As hard as it may be to believe, Michael Dukakis  was leading the first George Bush by an average of 8.2...

  • June 22, 2008

    Obama the Sell-Out

    Reaction continues to pour in to Barack Obama's announcement that he would not take federal financing for the presidential election.From Ed Morrissey at Hot Air, political analyst Mark Shields - a Democrat no less - had this to say:It was a flip-flop...

  • June 22, 2008

    Zimbabwe on the Brink of Political Meltdown

    Forget for a moment the 100,000% inflation, the 70% unemeployment, the scarcity of food, and the unbearable quality of life for the overwhelming number of Zimbabweans.Robert Mugabe, in his lust to hang on to power at all costs, has been targeting low...

  • June 22, 2008

    Tom Brokaw to Anchor 'Meet the Press'

    Veteran NBC newsman Tom Brokaw has been chosen to moderate the network's Sunday morning icon "Meet the Press" through the 2008 presidential election:Brokaw, 68, a well-known and respected figure in U.S. broadcast journalism, stepped down as...

  • June 21, 2008

    Obama's Fundraising Numbers Slip in May

    It could be everyone is taking a  breather now that the campaign for the nomination is over. Or it could be they didn't try very hard to raise money.Or it could be a sign of "giving fatigue" on the part of Obama's 1.5 million strong em...

  • June 21, 2008

    The Great Seal of Obamaland?

    This is either the creepiest thing I've ever seen in politics or a joke. Obama showed up at a meeting of Demcocratic governors in Chicago yesterday and appeared behind a podium sporting a seal that looks remarkably like the Presidential Seal: Is all ...

  • June 21, 2008

    Obama Drops Pre-Emptive Race Bomb

    The 2008 Presidential race finally got underway yesterday as Barack Obama used his race to try and innoculate himself against criticism:Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama said on Friday he expects Republicans to highlight the fact that he...

  • June 21, 2008

    The Fake Moderate

    Barack Obama has tried to hide his far left political inclinations by boasting of his "post partisan" approach to governing. We are led to believe that under an Obama presidency, partisan differences will be smoothed over by the Great Conci...

  • June 21, 2008

    United to Require Minimum Stays after October 1

    In a move that will almost certainly anger business travellers, United Airlines will require a 1-3 night stay on domestic flights beginning in October:The second-largest U.S. carrier said the moves are among a number of changes it is making to c...

  • June 21, 2008

    Obama to Clinton Women: 'Get over it'

    Usually, when we use a headline like this, it's to describe the subtext of what a politician really means. Not this time, Obama told members of the Black Caucus that they should "get over" the fact that Hillary lost: (Via Hot Air)Sources at...

  • June 21, 2008

    Forecast for Hell: Cooling with a chance of snow

    The New York Times - that's right; this is not a misprint - headlines a piece on Iraq today, "Big Gains for Iraq Security, but Questions Linger."Since that is what the United States army has been saying for months, can we now call the New Y...

  • June 20, 2008

    Israel in Dress Rehearsal for Iran Strike?

    American officials report that an Israeli military exercise earlier this month involving more than 100 planes and dozens of helicpoters could have been a dry run for a strike against Iran:But the scope of the Israeli exercise virtually guaranteed tha...

  • June 20, 2008

    Obama Fights Phantom 527 Groups

    The main reason Barack Obama has given for eschewing public financing of his campaign was based on a lie:"We've made the decision not to participate in the public financing system for the general election," Obama says in the video, blaming ...

  • June 20, 2008

    Jeez guys. You couldn't wait until the body was cold?

    Tim Russert has been dead a week but that hasn't stopped the nakedly ambitous potato heads at MSNBC from lusting after his Meet The Press job.Word is out and reported by Page Six at the New York Post that both hysterically hyper Chris Matthews a...

  • June 20, 2008

    Analysts Believe Hezb'allah Preparing an attack

    ABC News is reporting that western analysts believe the Iranian-Lebanese terrorist group Hezb'allah is preparing to attack "Jewish targets" someplace in the west, perhaps North America:Intelligence officials tell ABC News the group has acti...

  • June 20, 2008

    Beginnng of the End of Al-Sadr

    A sure sign of the weakening power of Moqtada al-Sadr is that his militia is just a shadow of its former self. The Iraqi army, backed up by a much smaller number of US troops, are rousting the militia out of their hiding places and the once feared fi...

  • June 19, 2008

    Another Democrat calls for Nationalizing Oil Refinery Industry

    The worrying thing is that the Congressman - Maurice Hinchey - isn't getting laughed out of Washington for proposing a nationalization scheme for the refinery industry. Even at the height of liberalism's power back in the 1960's, no Democrat would ha...

  • June 19, 2008

    Obama Lied to Ohioans About NAFTA

    This is pretty shameless - even for a politician who claims to practice a "new kind" of politics.During the Ohio primary against Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama skewered her for her support of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), ...

  • June 19, 2008

    Al Sharpton on IRS Hot Seat

    From our "It couldn't happen to a nicer fella" department...Several big donors connected with the Rev. Al Sharpton have been served with subpoenas this week as part of an investigation by the IRS into the radical preacher's f...

  • June 19, 2008

    Top Sadrist Arrested in Amarah

    The Iraqi army moved into the militia hot spot of Amarah and promptly arrested the town's mayor - a top member of Muqtada al-Sadr's party:Among those arrested is Amara's mayor, Rafi Abdul Jabbar, who is a supporter of the Shia cleric Moqtada Sadr. Th...

  • June 18, 2008

    Iraqi Foriegn Minister Lectures Obama about "new realities"

    Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari and Barack Obama had a conversation this week in which the presidential candidate said he would be visiting Iraq before the election. This is welcome news because as the Washington Post says in this edi...

  • June 18, 2008

    Associated Press and the Bloggers: E.L.E.

    If tomorrow we discovered a giant asteroid on a collision course with earth we would call such a threat an Extinction Level Event. An E.L.E. is what got the dinosaurs and is what may be occurring with the escalating war between bloggers and the Assoc...

  • June 18, 2008

    Obama Advisers Say Bin Laden Can Appeal to US Courts

    If we capture him alive, Osama Bin Laden will be able to appeal to US courts -- the same US courts that protects the rights of American citizens and now, evidently, the terrorists who are trying to kill us. Bill Sammon of the Washington Times:Barack ...

  • June 18, 2008

    Worst Midwest Flooding in15 years

    The Mississippi River is overflowing levees in Illinois leaving millions of acres of prime farmland underwater and driving up the cost of corn. Reuters reports:The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said a levee broke at 1 a.m. CDT near Meyer, Illinoi...

  • June 17, 2008

    Dems Miss Cash Deadline for Denver Convention

    Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton raised a total of $400 million dollars for the presidential campaign. Obama himself now has an estimated $46 million on hand for the general election.But the Denver Host Committee - in charge of raising cash for ...

  • June 17, 2008

    Obama the Gaffemeister Strikes Again

    Yes, but when can we start questioning his competence?Last week, Obama's first major decision as a candidate for president - choosing people for a steering committee to help him pick a vice president - turned into an unmitigated disaster when it was ...

  • June 17, 2008

    McCain seeks end to ban on offshore drilling

    Just drill, baby.No, we probably won't be able to drill our way out of the oil supply crisis we are currently experiencing. It's too late for that since any drilling we undertake will mean a decade before the oil begins to flow in any meaningful amou...

  • June 17, 2008

    McCain gains among Independents in WaPo Poll

    The latest Washington Post-ABC News poll confirms what other polls have been saying for about a month - that John McCain is competitive with Barack Obama in capturing the independent vote:In the first Washington Post-ABC News poll since the Democrati...

  • June 17, 2008

    Eeyore for Secretary of Defense!

    Jennifer Rubin has a jaw dropping quote from Obama's national security advisor Richard Danzig on why Obama's foreign policy sounds so infantile ("we should all sit down and chat and respect one another").Ed Lasky on Danzig :T...

  • June 17, 2008

    Taliban Ready an attack on Kandahar

    Thanks to our good friends in the Pakistani government, several hundred Taliban fighters have inflitrated across the border from their bases in the northwest frontier provinces and are seizing villages on the outskirts of Kandahar:The Afghan Army fle...

  • June 16, 2008

    Innoculating Michelle Obama from Criticism

    This piece by John Hendren at ABC News is something we should probably have to get used to. Apparently, we are to be prevented from being beastly to Michelle Obama because, after all, she's only the candidate's wife. And when she is out stumping...

  • June 16, 2008

    AP in Huge Blow-up over 'Fair Use' of their stories

    This is a story that is an object lesson for mainstream news organizations as well as new media watchers.The fundamental lesson; don't mess with bloggers.The Associated Press sent a letter to several bloggers last week threatening to sue them over AP...

  • June 16, 2008

    Countrywide 'Sweetheart Loans' Tied to Legislation

    Not making many headlines because the perps are Democrats, the sweetheart loan deals that former Obama Vice Presidential vetter Jim Johnson accepted from Countrywide Chairman Angelo Mozilo have ensnared two Democratic senators; Ken Conrad o...

  • June 16, 2008

    Newt: Jindal for Veep

    Hopefully, Newt Gingrich has even less influence with John McCain than he thinks because the former speaker of the House came out yesterday and said that Louisiana governor Bobby Jindal would be the "best choice" for Vice President.The...

  • June 16, 2008

    Brown Comes through on Iran Sanctions, Afghan Troop increase

    There were questions surrounding Gordon Brown when he became Great Britain's Prime Minister. Taking office with echoes of "lap dog" following his predecessor Tony Blair, many wondered just how committed Brown would be to the "Special R...

  • June 15, 2008

    Obama's Idea of 'New Politics'

    Barack Obama has inspired millions with his call for an end to divisiveness and partisanship in order to address our problems. He calls this approach the "new politics" of hope and change.Funny. He appears to be practicing the old politics ...

  • June 15, 2008

    New Effort To Bag Osama Bin Laden

    There appears to be a new effort underway to capture or kill Osama Bin Laden. With the help of British special forces and the cooperation of the Pakistani government, coalition forces are moving through some of the most inhospitable terrain on planet...

  • June 15, 2008

    A.Q. Khan Ring May have Shared Bomb Designs

    A group of smugglers connected to selling bomb parts to Libya, Iran, and North Korea, may have acquired blueprints to build a bomb and shared it with other countries and rogue groups says a former UN arms inspector:The drawings, discovered in 2006 on...

  • June 15, 2008

    Congrats to China: New #1 Emitter of Greenhouse Gasses

    What's remarkable isn't that China is now the world's #1 producer of greenhouse gasses. The truly unbelievable thing is that Al Gore and his minions criticized the United States severely for not signing the Kyoto agreement.Of course, they never got a...

  • June 14, 2008

    Tim Russert, R.I.P.

    The passing of Tim Russert was a shock to the political system in America. For better or worse, journalists are now as much a part of governing in this country as any elected representative and when someone of Russert's stature dies as suddenly as he...

  • June 14, 2008

    Obama's 'Dead Cat' Bounce

    The kind of  media hype given to Barack Obama last week after he clinched the Democratic nomination for president usually presages a big jimp in the polls.But Obama never received more than a medium bounce - up to a 7 point lead over J...

  • June 14, 2008

    Obama Runs from Townhall Appearances with McCain

    You can hardly blame Barack Obama for trying to avoid John McCain's challenge of appearing together at 10 Townhall forums between now and election day. Without his precious teleprompter and script, the candidate would no doubt make an idiot of himsel...

  • June 14, 2008

    Taliban Attack Frees 1200 Prisoners

    In a bold attack, the Taliban killed 15 guards at a prison in Kandahar and freed 1200 prisoners including about 350 Taliban fighters, suicide bombers, and leaders:"It is very dangerous for security. They are the most experienced killers and they...

  • June 14, 2008

    Tip of the Iceberg?

    Debra Bartoshevich is a delegate pledged to support Hillary Clinton at the Democratic convention in August.She is also, as of earlier this week, an announced supporter of John McCain:As an avid supporter of Hillary Rodham Clinton in the Democratic pr...

  • June 13, 2008

    Cook County Dems Rejoice at DNC Move to Chicago

    Boy oh Boy Cook County Dems here in Chicago must be licking their chops at the prospect of Obama moving many of the fucntions of the national party to the Windy City. Think of it; new chances for graft and corruption. New targets of opportunity. Not ...

  • June 13, 2008

    Hands off Michelle Obama you GOP Meanies!

    I was wondering when this was going to happen. It appears a major effort is underway to smear as "racist" or "sexist" (or perhaps both) anyone who criticizes Michaell Obama.This is probably a prelude to innoculating the candidate ...

  • June 13, 2008

    Maliki says Security Talks 'at dead end'

    Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki told the Associated Press that talks with the United States on a security pact had broken down because neither side would accede to each other's demands:He says the initial framework agreed upon was to have been a...

  • June 13, 2008

    Inflation up: Fed Ready to Pivot on interest rates

    The cost of food and fuel soared in May and that pushed the cost of living up 0.6% - about what analysts had expected:The Labor Department reported Friday that consumer prices rose by 0.6 percent last month, the biggest one-month increase since last ...

  • June 12, 2008

    It's Getting Crowded Under Obama's Bus

    On Tuesday, Barack Obama faced the glare of the cameras and tried to deal with what was rapidly becoming one of those "distractions" he so despises.It turns out that the man he chose to head up the steering committee to help him choose a vi...

  • June 12, 2008

    McCain 1 - Obama 0 in Foreign Policy Debate

    From "Page Six," we get the news that there was a debate in Canada between surrogates for Obama and McCain on foreign policy:IF only John McCain could use surrogates instead of having to debate Barack Obama in person. The other day in Toron...

  • June 12, 2008

    Another day, another radical supporter of Obama

    Next time Obama takes to the stump, let's watch and see if he's wearing anything pink.If so, it shouldn't surprise us. That's because one of Obama's "bundlers" - supporters who raise cash by the bushelful for the candidate - just happens to...

  • June 12, 2008

    Supreme Court Insists Terrorists have Habeus Corpus Rights

    By the narrowest of margins, 5-4, the United States Supreme Court granted the constitutional protection of Habeus Corpus to foreign nationals being held at Guantanamo:In its third rebuke of the Bush administration's treatment of prisoners, the court ...

  • June 12, 2008

    Obama: I was for high gas prices before I was against them

    Jim Geraghty reports on an interview Obama gave CNBC on the gas crisis where the candidate came out four square - for higher gas prices:Barack Obama: I think that... we have been slow to move in a better direction when it comes to energy usage. And t...

  • June 12, 2008

    Rezko Says Prosecutors leaned on him for Obama Dirt

    Antoin "Tony" Rezko, Chicago political operator and friend to the powerful in Illinois, says that two months prior to his conviction on fraud and bribery charges, prosecutors were pressing him to give them any information wrongdoing by Bara...

  • June 11, 2008

    Bush 'regrets' Legacy of War

    George Bush told the Times OnLine that he regrets the fact that his rhetoric gave the impression that he wanted war in Iraq.One might say it's a little late to harbor such regrets. One might also say that regrets are irrelevant in the face of overwhe...

  • June 11, 2008

    Internal Strife at Highest Levels of Iranian Government

    Many observers of Iranian politics have been writing off President Ahmadinejad's chances for re-election for months. The conservatives are riven by factions that can't agree on how to fix the economy and other matters of national import. Some of thes...

  • June 11, 2008

    Report: US Led Forces Kill 11 Pak Soldiers

    This could be a very big deal or it could just have been a mistake but the Pakistani army - our erstwhile ally - are very upset over reports a US-led coalition airstrike along the Pakistani-Afghan border killed 11 Pak soldiers:The U.S.-led coalition ...

  • June 10, 2008

    Kucinich comes down to earth; offers Bush Impeachment Resolution

    Lefty blogs are beside themselves with joy this morning because Congressman Dennis Kucinich has beamed down from his spaceship long enough to offer resolutions of impeachment against President George Bush.He's a little vague on the details but that n...

  • June 10, 2008

    1970's Redux: Senate Democrats Debate 'Windfall Profits' Tax

    If senate Democrats keep this up, I'll be able to break out my bell bottom jeans and start revving up my Donna Summers records:With gasoline prices topping $4 a gallon, Senate Democrats want the government to grab some of the billions of dollars in p...

  • June 10, 2008

    Obama's 50 state strategy

    Barack Obama's campaign has announced they will put campaign staff in all 50 states - the first time that has happened in a generation:He said the campaign is seeking 30,000 new donors to make $25 contributions which will be matched today by a previo...

  • June 10, 2008

    Bush, EU Threaten new round of Iran Sanctions

    No word on what kind of sanctions the president and the Europeans are willing to place on Iran for not suspending their enrichment activities or allowing more inspections but they probably won't amount to much:Following a two-hour meeting that touche...

  • June 10, 2008

    Target date of July for completion of Iraq-US Troop Deal

    There have been some indications (and wild rumors) that this deal is hung up because the US wants so many bases in Iraq after the original deployment is over. This is a misunderstanding of what the treaty is for; it authorizes US presence in the coun...

  • June 9, 2008

    Most Americans see Widespread Media Bias in Election Coverage

    It shouldn't come as a shock that most Americans see a bias at work in media coverage of the election this year. But what is really an eye-opener about this Rasmussen survey on attiudes toward the media is the extremely high numbers who don't trust t...

  • June 9, 2008

    Progress in Asia in WOT

    The most dangerous terrorist networks in Southeast Asia are on the run thanks to multinational cooperation, good police work, good intelligence, and well executed military operations:Three years after the region's last major strike - the attacks on t...

  • June 9, 2008

    Obama Needs 'Clinton Women' to Win

    A very good piece in USA Today about how Obama must pick up a good percentage of women who voted for Hillary Clinton or he can kiss the presidency goodbye:Obama could face a challenge to win over some women who, in Clinton's loss, feel they've been d...

  • June 9, 2008

    Radical Priest to return to Parish on June 16

    So much for guts at the Archdiocese of Chicago.Despite using shockingly racist language in a sermon at Trinity United Church, Father Michael Pflger is being allowed to return to his St. Sabina parish next week:The choir was booming, the dancers were ...

  • June 9, 2008

    Finally! A tiny bit of good news on housing

    It's not much in the way of a sign that we're climbing up from the well we've fallen into but at this point, like a starving man, we'll grasp at any morsel at all of good news on the housing front.Sales of existing homes increased much more than anal...

  • June 9, 2008

    Bush off for European Farewell tour

    President Bush left today for his last European Union summit being held in Slovenia and will visit several other countries while he is over there:Bush's first stop is in Slovenia for his final U.S.-European Union summit. He also will visit Germany, I...

  • June 8, 2008

    Pilfering at the NRCC

    No wonder Republican Senators are having a hard time raising money. Employees of the campaign fund evidently feel perfectly secure in robbing them blind:The former treasurer of a key Republican campaign committee embezzled more than $500,000 over a f...

  • June 8, 2008

    Bush Warns of Pay Cuts for Troops

    President Bush warned Congress in his radio address yesterday that he may be forced to cut military pay if they do not pass the $165 billion war funding bill - without all the bells and whistles added by Senate Democrats:In his weekly radio address, ...

  • June 8, 2008

    Straight from the Horse's...Well, somewhere on the horse

    Mark Penn is generally credited with botching a sure thing.He was one of Hillary Clinton's chief consultants, the architect of her drive for the White House. As chief strategist, it was his job to come up with the plan that would take Hillary Clinton...

  • June 8, 2008

    ElBaradei Wrings his Hands over Nuke Proliferation

    Perhaps the most imporant international organization relating to stopping the spread of atomic weapons is apparently headed up by an old woman.Nobel Peace Prize winner Mohammed Elbaradei said in an interview that we are at an "historic turning p...

  • June 8, 2008

    Pakistan to ask Europeans to Censor Mohamed Cartoons

    They really don't get it.A delegation of Pakistani lawmakers and government officials are off to Belgium to matter of factly ask the EU to destroy free speech by preventing the publication of cartoons that mock the prophet as well as deny filmmakers ...

  • June 8, 2008

    Too bad this didn't come out BEFORE Obama spoke to AIPAC (updated)

    An Obama supporter belonging to a group called "Socialists for Obama" posted a long piece on "The Jewish Lobby" right on Obama's presidential campaign website.          ...

  • June 7, 2008

    CNN Poll - McCain, Obama in dead heat

    The Democrats should be far ahead, of course. McCain should be in the low 30's considering everything that is going on.But this CNN poll reveals something deeper than the mere fact that the candidates are virtually tied. It shows a profound unease wi...

  • June 7, 2008

    US Walking away from Human Rights Forum

    We probably won't be doing much of this if Obamamessiah gets elected president. Such things as walking away from useless, hypocritical forums sponsored by the UN on human rights will be seen as impolite - we wouldn't want to offend the thugs and murd...

  • June 7, 2008

    Clinton Endorses Obama, Calls for Unity

    In a speech before several thousand cheering supporters, Hillary Clinton suspended her campaign for the presidency and endorsed Barack Obama for president:She urged the cheering crowd to support Illinois Sen. Barack Obama, presumptive Democratic nomi...

  • June 6, 2008

    Clinton, Obama in Secret Meeting

    Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton sat down to discuss the future of the campaign in Washington yesterday as rumors circulated that Clinton had backed off her previous utterances about wanting to be Vice President:The meeting followed Clinton's disavow...

  • June 6, 2008

    Top Two Air Force Leaders Fired

    The Air Force Chief of Staff and the Secretary of the Air Force were both fired yesterday in response to a report that heavily criticized the top levels of leadership in the USAF with regard to their handling of nuclear weapons:Air Force Chief of Sta...

  • June 6, 2008

    Defeating Global Warming: $45 Trillion

    Hey buddy, can you spare a trillion to save the planet?A report issued today by the International Energy Agency based in Paris says that in order to get serious about combatting global warming, it will cost the world $45 Trillion:The world needs to i...

  • June 6, 2008

    Unemployment in May Jumps from 5.0% to 5.5%

    In the largest single monthly increase since 1986, the unemployment rate for the nation jumped half a percentage point in May signalling that the economy is still troubled despite some recent steadying news in the financial sector:The jobless rate fo...

  • June 5, 2008

    Rezko Guilty on 16 Counts (updated)

    Antoin "Tony" Rezko, friend and fundraiser to many movers and shakers in Illinois politics, has been found guilty on 16 counts of fraud and corruption in connection with a "pay for play" bribery scheme that funneled kickbacks from...

  • June 5, 2008

    Another Haditha Marine Acquitted

    Bob Owens has the story over at Pajamas Media of the latest blow against the government's trumped up case against 8 Marines who were involved in the so-called "Haditha Massacre."A military jury has acquitted 1st Lt. Andrew Grayson of all ch...

  • June 5, 2008

    US, British Diplomats Attacked in Zimbabwe

    Diplomats from the United States and Great Britain who were investigating political violence in Zimbabwe were attacked by police and "war veterans" - a group of thugs fanatically loyal tp President Robert Mugabe - and are still being h...

  • June 5, 2008

    KSM Seeks the Death Penalty

    The mastermind of the 9/11 attacks, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed said that he would welcome becoming a "martyr" if found guilty in his military trial:Wearing thick glasses and occasionally fussing with his turban or stroking his bushy gray beard,...

  • June 5, 2008

    Bishop Compares Global Warming Deniers with Child Molester

    Global warming skeptics have been compared to Nazis so I guess it's not surprising we should hear this kind of crap from the gloabal warming crowd:In all too common fashion for Global Warming alarmists, the Anglican bishop recently employed a pastora...

  • June 4, 2008

    Hillary weighs her options

    Last night after Obama clinched the race for all practical purposes, Hillary Clinton gave a rather curious speech. She didn't suspend her campaign. She didn't concede the race - even after telling leading Democrats all day that she would mention Obam...

  • June 4, 2008

    McCain's Act opens to poor reviews

    John McCain gave a speech in New Orleans that he said was the kickoff to the general election campaign.If true, he may want a mulligan.Before a lackluster crowd (compared to his Democratic rivals), McCain's talk was fine on substance but lacked passi...

  • June 4, 2008

    Dem Leadership Seeks to End Hillary's Campaign

    This seems to be a desperate move by the Congressional leadership and will probably not sit well with Hillary Clinton supporters. Apparently, Speaker Pelosi, Majority Leader Reid and Party Chairman Dean have set a Friday deadline for all Superdelegat...

  • June 4, 2008

    Obama at AIPAC

    There will probably be more said on this later but Barack Obama, fresh from clinching the Democratic nomination for president, spoke before the American Israel Public Affairs Committee.Given all that has transpired with his controversial choices rega...

  • June 4, 2008

    Welcome to Musharraf's world, fellas

    The new Pakistani government has been negotiating with extremists in the NW Frontier Provinces for weeks and are finding the going a little tough.This is the same ground covered by President Musharraf when he was seeking deals with the tribes on sove...

  • June 3, 2008

    Candidates looking beyond today's primaries

    Officially, when the polls close tonight in Montana and South Dakota around 10:00 PM eastern time, the Democratic race for the nomination will be over. In truth, it ended weeks ago when it became clear that Hillary Clinton could never overtake Barack...

  • June 3, 2008

    Obama's Alliance with Marxists

    Erik Ericson of RedState.com has a very detailed article today on Barack Obama's connection to a neo-Marxist political party called the "New Party." (I wrote about the New Party here.)Basically, Obama sought out the group as a result of his...

  • June 3, 2008

    Chavez Tightens Grip on Venezuelan People

    Venezualean President Hugo Chavez has issued new decrees that gives him new and sweeping powers over the intelligence apparatus in the country: President Hugo Chávez has used his decree powers to carry out a major overhaul of this country's in...

  • June 3, 2008

    Mugabe Blames West for Zimbabawe Economic Woes

    This is positively obscene. After initiating land redistribution policies that everyone agrees has wrecked the Zimbabawe agricultural sector, President Robert Mugabe said in a speech at a conference to address the world food crisis that sanction...

  • June 3, 2008

    Massachusettes "Universal Heatlh Insurance Law" - Coming to Obamaland Soon

    Hey kids! Wanna see what's in store for the American people if the Democrats win the White House next year?Well here's a gander at what's been going on in the nation's only mandatory health insurance state - Massachusetts: Five percent of t...

  • June 2, 2008

    Hillary Rolls in Puerto Rico

    Hillary Clinton racked up another primary win, this time in Puerto Rico where she beat the frontrunner Barack Obama by a more than 2-1 margin:In a telephone interview with The Washington Post after her victory by a 2 to 1 ratio over Sen. Barack Obama...

  • June 2, 2008

    More Father Pfleger

    This Pfleger guy is almost as entertaining as Jeremiah Wright except he doesn't spout those idiotic conspiracy theories about the US government inventing AIDS to kill black people.That's allright because Pfleger goes Wright one better in the "I ...

  • June 2, 2008

    The Turn of the Danes

    Ever since the Danish media published the cartoons featuring Mohammed, radicals have been saying that the Danes would pay for their blasphemy.Today, they made good on that threat:An apparent car bomb exploded outside the Danish embassy in Pakistan's ...

  • June 2, 2008

    "The Forgotten Man" About ready to Step on to Center Stage

    With all the hub bub over the Democratic nomination, it's easy to forget that there is a third man in the race who now can step front and center to claim an equal share of coverage for his campaign. And he can boost that prospect by buying some strat...

  • June 2, 2008

    Iraqi Army Interdicting Iranian Operations

    Following up on their success in Basra, the Iraqi army has now moved to begin to disrupt operations of the Iranian Qods force that has been operating inside Iraq. This is according to Bill Roggio who is recently back from Iraq:The Iraqi Army has been...

  • June 2, 2008

    FARC on its last legs?

    That seems to be the consensus among military analysts in the aftermath of the death of FARC Commander and his replacement by a Communist true believer. The move won't sit well with those FARC commanders who have grown used to making a lot of money f...

  • June 1, 2008

    Obama finally quits his church - About time?

    He's going to get away with it, of course. No one will dare point to the fact that once again, Barack Obama has disposed of a problem, not by addressing the cause but rather the political garbage that goes along with it.After 20 years association, th...

  • June 1, 2008

    Washington Post sees Iraq Turnaround

    The Washington post not only sees a turnaround in Iraq in this editorial, but actually calls on Barack Obama to change his proposed policy of withdrawal:Iraq passed a turning point last fall when the U.S. counterinsurgency campaign launched in early ...

  • June 1, 2008

    Bill Clinton acting like a teenager again

    If the press had reported on Bill Clinton back then they way they are now, I don't know if he would have won a first term much less a second.Vanity Fair has a not-so shocking piece on the fast company the ex-president is keeping these days:Also in at...

  • June 1, 2008

    Mugabe Government Arrests Two Opposition Leaders

    The crackdown in Zimbabwe escalated yesterday as the government arrested two prominent members of the opposition apparently because they spoke out against President Robert Mugabe:Arthur Mutambara, who leads an MDC splinter group, was arrested on Sund...

  • June 1, 2008

    Gates says Burmese Junta guilty of 'criminal neglect'

    Defense Secretary Gates pulled no punches during a press conference in Singapore where he has been meeting with other defense chiefs trying to figure out a way to get relief supplies into Burma despite the opposition of the government.Gates used the ...

  • June 1, 2008

    McCain Trusted more than Obama on Economy, national security

    Rasmussen reports the latest survey on voter attitudes toward the candidates and at the moment, John McCain is besting Barack Obama in several important categories.On the economy, Iraq, national security, and taxes, John McCain is trusted more than O...

  • May 31, 2008

    Will Father Pfleger Really Hurt Obama?

    It's very possible that the "sermon" preached by Father Michael Pfleger at Obama's Trinity United Church where he mocked Hillary Clinton for crying, saying that she was in tears because "white privilege" was denied her may end up ...

  • May 31, 2008

    Obama Will Kick Off Campaign at GOP Convention Site

    This is actually pretty clever politically although come November not too many people are going to remember it. Barack Obama will kick off his general election campaign Tuesday in Minneapolis-St. Paul at the Xcel Energy Center - the site of the GOP c...

  • May 31, 2008

    Food Report Critical of Biofuels

    A new report out today on the worldwide food shortage castigates the west and especially the United States for their biofuels policies which the report says has exacerbated the crisis without much of a savings in crude oil:"The energy security, ...

  • May 31, 2008

    Compromise Close on Seating FL and MI Delegates?

    Sam Stein of Huffington Post is reporting that two top level sources are saying that a compromise on seating the Florida delegation at the Democratic convention has been reached:Two sources, including a high-ranking official with the Florida delegati...

  • May 31, 2008

    Sadrists want Referendum on US-Iraq Security Pact

    Followers of radical cleric Moqtada al-Sadr have called for a referendum before any deal reached between the Iraqi government and the US military on maintaining troops in the country after 2008:Senior Sadrists, including lawmakers Falah Hassan S...

  • May 31, 2008

    Burma's Junta Tightens Grip on Power

    With the extension of Burmese democracy activist Aung San Suu Kyi's house arrest for another year and the junta's insistence on carrying on the second round of voting on a new constitution despite the devastating cyclone that has killed up to 130,000...

  • May 30, 2008

    Obama's Female Problem

    Politico has a good story up today about Obama's problems with support among white women and how his favorability ratings with that group has tanked since February:Barack Obama’s favorability ratings among white women has declined signific...

  • May 30, 2008

    Hillary Facing Defeat in her bid to Seat MI, FL Delegates

    When the Democratic Rules and By-Laws Committee meets tomorrow in Washington, D.C., 10,000 Hillary Clinton supporters are expected to be demonstrating to seat the full delegation from Florida and Michigan at the convention.However, it appears that he...

  • May 30, 2008

    John Fund on 'The Obama Gaffe Machine'

    Leave it to the Wall Street Journal's John Fund to give us the definitive article on the many and wonderful gaffes supplied by Barack Obama.Fund reminds us that this is the former editor of the Harvard Law Review and then launches into an eye popping...

  • May 30, 2008

    Obama Back to Double Digit Lead over Hillary

    Gallup is reporting today that Barack Obama's lead over Hillary Clinton for the Democratic nomination has surged into double digits again:Since just after the North Carolina and Indiana primaries, Obama has led Clinton nearly every day, including a s...

  • May 30, 2008

    Party Elder Lets McClellan Have it

    GOP Presidential standard bearer from 1996 Bob Dole couldn't sit by a let Scott McClellan bask in the glow of media acceptance as a result of his book meeting with the approval of the anti-Bush crowd.So the elder statesman of the Republican party sen...

  • May 30, 2008

    US Cites Big Gains against Al-Qaeda

    CIA Chief Michael Hayden, in an interview with the Washington Post, updates us on the war against al-Qaeda and there was much to cheer about:"On balance, we are doing pretty well," he said, ticking down a list of accomplishments: ...

  • May 29, 2008

    McClellan Book Published by Soros Connected Company

    In one of the least surprising facts to come out of the publishing of Scott McClellan's hit job on President Bush is the knowledge that the book was edited and published by people with far left political leanings. It can also be determined that the p...

  • May 29, 2008

    Obama's Ties To ACORN More Substantial than first believed

    You've heard of Moveon.org and Code Pink - two radical leftist groups seeking to elect out and out socialists to public office and who are fierce opponents of the capitalist sysetm.But have you heard of ACORN? The Association of Community Organizatio...

  • May 29, 2008

    Pelosi Vows Love Fest at Dem Convention

    Making it clear that she will not allow any convention challenges by the Clinton campaign, Speaker Nancy Pelosi says that the nomination race will be over before the middle of June:Pelosi predicted Wednesday that a presidential nominee will emerge in...

  • May 29, 2008

    Livni: Olmert Must Go

    Things are starting to get a little dicey for Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert.Yesterday, it was his powerful defense minister Ehud Barak who threatened to take the Labor party out of the coalition unless Olmert resigned. Today, his rival in the ca...

  • May 29, 2008

    Lebanese democrats thumb their noses at Hezb'allah

    The man Hezb'allah has called a "tool of America" and a "dictator" has been re-appointed Prime Minister by the majority March 14th party in Lebanon:Based on his consultations with members of parliament ... the president has asked ...

  • May 29, 2008

    Commerce Ups Estimate of GDP Growth in 1st Quarter

    The American people by a 2-1 margin believe we're in recession. But the economy refuses to cooperate. An official recession would involve 2 consecutive quarters of negative or no growth. Figures released by the Commerce Department today make it clear...

  • May 28, 2008

    6 in 10 Democrats Confident of Victory in November

    A large part of the battle in any political contest is getting your supporters to the polls in order to vote for you.And it becomes extremely easy to motivate people to vote if they already think they're on the winning side - something a recent Gallu...

  • May 28, 2008

    Obama Rejects McCain's Joint Iraq Trip Suggestion

    Is it that he doesn't want to know what's really going on? Or does Barack Obama feel no good purpose could be served by a joint visit to Iraq with John McCain?Allah at Hot Air thinks McCain's offer was a ploy of some kind and that Obama only shows hi...

  • May 28, 2008

    DNC Lawyers Say no full representation by FL and MI at Convention

    In what is sure to be a huge disappointment to the Clinton campaign, DNC lawyers are saying there is no way that the Rules and Bylaws Committee can restore full delegate representation to Florida and Michigan before the convention.This means one of t...

  • May 28, 2008

    Barak Calls on Olmert to Resign

    The powerful Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak issued a statement calling on Prime Minister Olmert to step aside:Israel's defense minister said Wednesday he would use his considerable power to topple the fragile coalition government if Prime Minist...

  • May 28, 2008

    Durable Goods Orders Rise - Unexpectedly

    Analysts are claiming that foreign companies are buying more American factory goods and cushioning the blow for many. If so, it is because of a very weak dollar and probably can't last.However, it is still a spot of good news on the economy that few ...

  • May 27, 2008

    IAEA Takes Iran to the Woodshed over Nuke Program

    Note to Iran apologists: Even the United Nations nuclear watchdog - a notoriously anti-American group and obsessively non-confrontational - isn't satisfied with Iranian explanations about its nuclear enrichment activities:  The Internationa...

  • May 27, 2008

    Author Plans 'Citizens Arrest" of John Bolton

    Author George Monbiot (original inspiration for the term "moonbat") has declared that this coming Wednesday, after former UN Ambassador John Bolton speaks, that he plans to arrest the American for "war crimes."After running throug...

  • May 26, 2008

    Iraq Violence at 4-year Low

    According to the US military, attacks against coalition forces and Iraqi civilians dropped to just 300 last week compared to 1600 a week last June. This represents the lowest number of attacks in that country in 4 years:The announcement appeared aime...

  • May 26, 2008

    The Last Doughboy

    George F. Will has an outstanding column today about the very last surviving veteran of World War I:Numbers come precisely from the agile mind and nimble tongue of Frank Buckles, who seems bemused to say that 4,734,991 Americans served in the militar...

  • May 26, 2008

    NASA Hits Mars Bullseye (updated)

    In a jaw dropping feat of engineering and technical wizardry, NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander touched down on the surface of the Red Planet at 7:53 EDT last night after a journey of 9 months and more than 440 million miles:During the final, tense min...

  • May 26, 2008

    Barr Gets Libertarian Nod

    In a move with unknown consequences for the presidential race, the Libertarian Party went ahead and selected former Georgia GOP Congressman Bob Barr as their nominee for president:It took six ballots and nearly five hours of voting at the Libertarian...

  • May 25, 2008

    Anatomy of a Gaffe

    The New York Times politics blog The Caucus has a great post tracing the history of Hillary Clinton's "assassination" gaffe and folding it into a narrative that shows Hillary's campaign on the ropes - dispirited, and with basically nowhere ...

  • May 25, 2008

    Wilentz Skewers the Obamaites Disdain of Working Class Voters

    Historian and author Sean Wilientz has written a piece at Huffington Post that is a must read whether you are a Democrat or Republican. In it, he carefully lays out the case why Obama's disdain of the white working class voter - his belief that he ca...

  • May 25, 2008

    Colombia's FARC Leader Dead

    Fausta Wertz has the story via the BBC of the death of Manuel "Sureshot" Marulanda, military leader of the Colombian Communist rebel group FARC:The cause of death sounds like one of Ace's headlines: the Colombians say that three bombing rai...

  • May 25, 2008

    Lebanon Finally Elects Suleiman President

    After six months without a president, Lebanon's Parliament finally elected Army Chief Michel Suleiman as a successor to Emile Lahoud:Analysts worry, however, that electing a president after nearly six months of turmoil fails to resolve the most pivot...

  • May 24, 2008

    'The Fall of Lebanon'

    Professor Barry Rubin of The Gloria Center wrote a superior piece today on what the Doha Accords - the agreement giving Hezb'allah virtual control of the Lebanese government - mean to the west.Quoting Winston Churchill extensively, Rubin shows t...

  • May 24, 2008

    McCain Campaign Cancels Bush Fundraiser

    Ordinarily, even an unpopular president can pull in megabucks from his own party. But in a sign that President George Bush may not be much help to John McCain in his fundraising efforts, the campaign has cancelled a gala event at the Phoenix Conventi...

  • May 24, 2008

    Clinton's 'Assassination' Remark Will Bury her Campaign

    Not that her quest for the presidency wasn't technically over already. But Hillary Clinton using the "A" word in any context whatsoever relating to Obama has most observers in agreement that any chance she would have had with Superdelegates...

  • May 23, 2008

    Petreaus expects more troop cuts this fall

    General David Petreus, Commander of American forces in Iraq, said yesterday that he expects to bhe able to recommend additional troop cuts in Iraq by September:"My sense is I will be able to make a recommendation at that time for further reducti...

  • May 23, 2008

    Al-Qaeda's Quest for Nuclear Weapons

    A disturbing piece in today's FrontPage.com by Christopher Carson that traces the efforts of al-Qaeda to acquire a nuclear weapon to hit the United States:Where a nuclear attack once may have been beyond the capacities of stateless terrorists, that i...

  • May 23, 2008

    Burmese Junta will allow Foreign Aid Workers - finally

    It's no accident that the military leaders of Burma have finally acceeded to the humanitarian cries of the world to allow aid workers into the country - three weeks after a devastating cyclone hit.The fact is, there is an international donor's confer...

  • May 23, 2008

    Obama's Good Friend Rashid Khalidi

    This is getting to be a disturbing pattern for Barack Obama. A radical association from his past comes to light and he minimizes the relationship. Additional information is gathered showing him to have much more extensive contact with the radical tha...

  • May 21, 2008

    Obama, Clinton Split Primary Wins

    It was Hillary huge in Kentucky while Obama rolled up an impressive win in Oregon. And Obama passed something of a milestone in that he now as an absolute majority of pledged delegates - those delegates won in the primaries and caucuses. It only butt...

  • May 21, 2008

    Lying in Plain Sight

    Rick Klein of ABC news has done a superior job of tracing Barack Obama's lies about what he said regarding meeting with the Iranians "without preconditions."We all recall his answer to the question about meeting leaders from rogue states:Ba...

  • May 20, 2008

    Obama will Probably Declare "Victory" Tonight

    Around 9:00 PM Eastern time when Barack Obama faces the cameras in Iowa, he will probably declare that he now has enough pledged delegates to claim the nomination of the Democratic party:Much like a children's soccer or Tee Ball game, tonight's conte...

  • May 20, 2008

    Senator Kennedy has Malignant Brain Tumor

    Senator Ted Kennedy, a 40 year veteran in the senate, has been diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor. The diagnosis comes after Kennedy's seizure in Hyannisport last weekend:They said tests conducted after the seizure showed a tumor in Kennedy's lef...

  • May 20, 2008

    52 Seconds of Obama Unilaterally Disarming America

    Watch the most incredible video yet on Obama's naive and dangerous policies:In 52 seconds, he rattles off what an Obama presidency would mean for our national defense; slowing down of existing programs to build new weapons, cutting "tens of bill...

  • May 20, 2008

    Iraqi Troops Enter Sadr City

    Iraqi soldiers, without American assistance, are about to take on the worst of the worst in Iraq; the Mahdi Army in their Sadr City stronghold:Hundreds of Iraqi soldiers entered the volatile Sadr City district of eastern Baghdad on Tuesday, meeting v...

  • May 19, 2008

    Has CAIR Violated its Tax Exempt Status?

    In today's FrontPage.com, Joe Kaufman has an excellent piece detailing numerous violations by both local chapters and the national organization of CAIR (Council on American-Islamic Relations) of the tax code as it relates to political activities by n...

  • May 19, 2008

    Obama Tells 75,000 Oregonians Iran is "not a threat" to US

    Note to Obama: Your mask is slipping.Barack Obama has tried his best to conceal the fact that underneath all the soothing rhetoric about "change" and being a new kind of politican, he is nothing but a 1960's style liberal with some incredib...

  • May 19, 2008

    Obama Stupidity Part II

    Via the excellent Q & O Blog comes more Obama lunacy - this time giving us a taste of what McQ calls "global class warfare:"Pitching his message to Oregon's environmentally-conscious voters, Obama called on the United States to "le...

  • May 18, 2008

    Madame Speaker has Reality Slap her in the face in Iraq

    It will be hard for Speaker Nancy Pelosi to go back to her Democratic colleagues and keep declaiming on the House floor about how the surge isn't working in Iraq now that she has been there and seen for herself.What she saw was buried in an AP report...

  • May 18, 2008

    Is the US too big a country for Obama?

    Or perhaps he thinks the country is bigger than it is. After all, just the other day he said there were 57 states (we now know he was thinking of Heinz ketchup and their 57 different varieties).  But if you want evidence of what Obama thinks abo...

  • May 18, 2008

    'Lebanon will not become the next Gaza'

    Michael Totten has been to Lebanon several times and reported extensively on the Cedar Revolution and its aftermath. This wistful article sums up the feelings of many who have watched as Hezb'allah and their Iranian paymasters have undercut the ...

  • May 17, 2008

    Video Time Bomb on Michelle Obama?

    Rumors are a dime a dozen on the internet and we usually aren't in the habit of printing them. But when a top liberal blog publishes a story confirming rumors that I personally have heard from other sources, I find it irresistable:Larry Johnson of No...

  • May 17, 2008

    Ted Kennedy Rushed to Hospital

    CBS and others are reporting that Massachusetts Senator Ted Kennedy has been rushed to a hospital in Hyannis Port and subsequently airlifted to Mass General in Boston suffering from what CBS news describes as "stroke-like symptons:"The long...

  • May 17, 2008

    UN Sending Racism Investigator...Here

    From our "This must be a joke because it's too ridiculous to be true" files comes the news that the UN is going to send an investigator from its Human Rights Commission to investigate racism in America:A special U.N. human rights investigat...

  • May 16, 2008

    Gay Marraige Back as a Campaign Issue

    Yesterday's ruling by the California Supreme Court that lifts the ban on gay marraige in that state - a ban approved by 60% of voters in a referendum - will no doubt revive the same issues that were fought over in the 2004 election.What is "marr...

  • May 16, 2008

    What Went Wrong With Hillary's Campaign?

    Michelle Cottle has a superior article at The New Republic on what happened to Hillary Clinton's campaign. It is told by "the high-level advisors, staffers, fundraisers, and on-the-ground organizers who lived it."It is not a pretty picture...

  • May 15, 2008

    Obscure former Presidential Candidate endorses Obama

    I am obliged to post the following notice; John Edwards - uh, you remember him don't you? - Has finally taken his finger down after seeing which way the political wind was blowing and has endorsed Barack Obama for President:Sounding a theme of a...

  • May 15, 2008

    Bush Disses Obama Overseas

    Demcorats have done it to Bush enough times, I guess turnabout is fair play.Both Al Gore and Jimmy Carter go out of their way when speaking to foreign audiences to harshly criticize Bush for everything from Iraq to climate change. So Obama doesn't ha...

  • May 14, 2008

    Loss in MS-01 Special House Race has GOP Reeling

    Democrat Travis Childers won a solid victory over Republican Greg Davis in Mississippi's 1st Congressional district making it three special elections in a row held in Republican baliwicks that have flipped for the Democrats:Childers, who beat Davis 4...

  • May 14, 2008

    Happy 60th Birthday Israel

    It is one of the most remarkable stories of the 20th century - a tale whose ending has yet to be written but continues to fascinate and enthrall those who either appreciate the sheer human achievement of creating a democratic state out of virtual not...

  • May 14, 2008

    Hillary Buries Obama in WV

    Not only was it not even close, Hillary Clinton's landslide over Obama by a 67-26 margin was a shocking rejection of the probable nominee. I believe the only thing similar in the history of campaigns were some late losses by Jimmy Carter to...

  • May 14, 2008

    Foreclosures up 65% in April

    Housing foreclosures are up 65% compared to last year indicating that the housing slowdown and credit crunch show no signs of abating:Nationwide, 243,353 homes received at least one foreclosure-related filing in April, up 65 percent from 147,708 in t...

  • May 14, 2008

    China Quake Toll Could hit 40,000

    The government is reporting that 40,000 people are dead, missing, or still buried under rubble as a result of the earthquake that struck central China last week:Rescue teams who punched into the quake's stricken epicentre reported whole towns all but...

  • May 13, 2008

    Charges Dropped Against '20th 9/11 Hijacker'

    A Saudi national identified by US intelligence as the "20th hijacker" involved in the 9/11 plot has had those charges against him dropped "without prejudice:"Mohammed al-Qahtani was one of six men charged by the military in Februa...

  • May 13, 2008

    Hillary Set to Cruise in West Virginia

    With all polls showing her comfortably ahead, the only questions remaining in the West Virginia primary contest is how big will Hillary Clinton's victory be and will it change anything at all in the Democratic race for the presidency?It is a risky pr...

  • May 13, 2008

    China Quake Death Toll hits 12,000

    The tragedy in central China continues to grow as rescuers have given up hope of finding anyone else alive and continue to  uncover more bodies:The official Xinhua News Agency said the death toll exceeded 12,000 in Sichuan province alone, and 18...

  • May 13, 2008

    Terrorist Bombs kill 15 in India

    According to India Abroad, a series of 6 bombs went off in the city of Jaipur killing 15 and injuring scores:Police sources said that 15 persons perished in the attack that triggered a stampede in the affected areas in the walled city which are frequ...

  • May 12, 2008

    Quake Death Toll in China Tops 5,000

    A 7.8 magnitude earthquake rocked central China killing at least 5,000 and injuring another 10,000:The earthquake struck in the middle of the afternoon when classes and office towers were full.The temblor was felt as far away as Pakistan, Vietnam and...

  • May 12, 2008

    Does Hillary Top the List for Veep?

    Not hardly. But in the end, many analysts say he will have no choice but to take her on as a running mate - especially if she plays her cards right.Her all important exit from the race will probably determine her status as a running mate. And as Carl...

  • May 12, 2008

    Bob Barr set to Formerly Declare for Presidency

    Is he the GOP's worst nightmare? Or a non-player in a contest where he might draw Ralph Nader-like numbers?The fact is, McCain's people don't want to find out. Regardless, Bob Barr, former Republican Congressman from Georgia, is going to toss his hat...

  • May 12, 2008

    Pay no attention to the Chicago Machine behind the curtain

    Chicago Tribune columnist John Kass comes from a long line of Windy City journalists who have spent their careers exposing the rot and corruption of The Machine.But this campaign season, Kass and other Chicago journalists are finding it incredibly di...

  • May 12, 2008

    Poll Predicts Hillary Landslide in West Virginia

    Hillary Clinton is predicted to win the West Virginia primary tomorrow by a wide margin:Although Barack Obama is the likely Democratic nominee, West Virginia Democratic voters are marching to a different drummer, as Hillary Clinton leads Obama by 36 ...

  • May 12, 2008

    Unbelievable Spin in Time Article on al-Sadr's 'Cease Fire'

    It just doesn't get any more blatantly biased than this. Anti-American cleric Muqtada al-Sadr has agreed to a cease fire in Sadr city and correspondent Mark Kukis writes the story as if al-Sadr is "the winner."Word of the pact emerged Satur...

  • May 8, 2008

    Hezb'allah Rampage in Beirut

    The situation this morning in Lebanon is very tense. In response to actions taken by the government of Prime Minister Siniora, Hezb'allah supporters have rampaged through neighborhoods, initiated gun battles with Sunnis, and most threateningly, close...

  • May 8, 2008

    Democratic Train Wreck Approaching; Due to Occur May 20

    Why May 20th? That's the day that Politico's David Kuhn is saying Barack Obama will declare himself the nominee of the Democratic party for president.Meanwhile, the other train on the same track - the Hillary Express to Nowhere - will almost certainl...

  • May 8, 2008

    'What's Wrong with Republicanns?'

    Victor Davis Hanson asks the question why Republicans are depressed going into the 2008 campaign.His solution is to stand up for conservativism on some key issues:E.g., Gas Prices? More nuclear power, hydro-, refineries, clean coal, drilling off coas...

  • May 8, 2008

    Obama's Support Similar to Kerry's in '04

    In what is mostly good news for Republicans, a new Gallup poll shows support for Barack Obama very similar to what John Kerry experienced in 2004:Much of the talk following Tuesday's Indiana and North Carolina primaries has focused on just how electa...

  • May 8, 2008

    Hillary and the 'Death Star Option'

    Roger Simon of Politico sums up Hillary Clinton's strategy from here on out:In a relatively short amount of time, Clinton has gone from being the inevitable winner to being the underdog to being a dead woman walking.She needs superdelegates to win th...

  • May 8, 2008

    Burmese Junta Stalling on Cyclone Relief

    While up to 100,000 rotting corpses pile up in Myanmar - the name given Burma by the ruling military junta - western governments are begging the government to allow the massive relief supplies that are stockpiled in next door Thailand to be given to ...

  • May 7, 2008

    'The Tie is broken'

    Todd Beeton of MyDD has probably the most realistic analysis of what actually happened to the race last night. This is-it-over or isn't-it division echoes the mixed messages we've gotten from Hillary Clinton herself tonight. First there was her speec...

  • May 7, 2008

    The GOP's Secret Weapon

    She is the biggest loose cannon in either campaign. She's got a chip on her shoulder the size of a redwood and an overweening sense of entitlement that makes her one of the more unattractive advocates for Barack Obama - despite the fact that she's hi...

  • May 7, 2008

    Newt: GOP Headed for 'Real Disaster' in the Fall

    New Gingrich sent a letter to his former colleagues in the House on Monday that said in no uncertain terms that unless the party is willing to embrace change, sharpen its message, and unite, the Democrats will sweep the table this fall:The Republican...

  • May 7, 2008

    'The Ugly Truth Why Hillary Won't Quit'

    Thomas Defrank of the New York Daily News nails the reason that Hillary is still in the race; the discomfort - whether racially motivated or otherwise - with Obama by white, working class males:With Clinton posing alongside pioneering Indy speedster ...

  • May 7, 2008

    Israel: Iran could have Nukes by '09

    Via the Jeruselem Post comes the disturbing assessment by Israeli intelligence that Iran will be able to begin enriching uranium on a "military scale" by next year:With Iran racing forward with its nuclear program, Israel now believes the I...

  • May 6, 2008

    Doubts raised about the future of Federal Lenders (updated)

    I don't pretend to fully understand the workings of the government's big housing lenders Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. But when many experts start to worry about their future solvency, I find that extremely troubling:But with mortgage defaults and...

  • May 6, 2008

    Iran Halts Talks with US on Iraq Security

    Citing the "indiscriminate bombardment of Iraqi residential areas by the U.S. occupying forces," Iran has suspended talks with the United States on helping with the security situation in Iraq:The Americans believe that Iran is supplying wea...

  • May 6, 2008

    Polls little help in Picking a winner in NC and IN

    With residents of North Carolina and Indiana heading to the polls today, most voter surveys disagree on how close - nor not - today's primaries will be.The notoriously unreliable AP-Ipsos poll shows Hillary Clint vaulting into a big lead nationally o...

  • May 6, 2008

    Who did McCain vote for president in 2000?

    One thing that Republicans have always disliked about John McCain is that, well, he rarely acts like a Republican.Now comes word from Arianna Huffington that McCain told her at a party in 2000 that he didn't vote for Bush:At a dinner party in Los Ang...

  • May 6, 2008

    Facing Mass Starvation, North Korea looks to America for help

    It will get little press because it goes against the narrative of the United States being a heartless, imperial power bent on world domination.But it still says something so basic about America and her people that we will not turn our backs on starvi...

  • May 5, 2008

    Obama Says Teamsters Need Less Oversight

    Presidential candidates make all sorts of deals to get coveted endorsements. With industries like oil and securities, there is usually the unspoken agreement to ease up on the regulations, thus making doing business a less onerous proposition.But Bar...

  • May 5, 2008

    Iran Proxy Hezb'allah Training Iraqi Militias - in Iran

    The Lebanese terrorist group Hezb'allah is training Iraqi militia members in Tehran according to American sources in Iraq.The New York Times:An American official said the account of Hezbollah's role was provided by four Shiite militia members who wer...

  • May 5, 2008

    A Tale of Two Polls

    Polling may not appear to be relaible at times but it is, in fact, a science using both statistical analysis and social science to try and determine what the electorate is thinking at any given moment.There are many reasons polls differ wildly. Diffe...

  • May 5, 2008

    How Far Will Hillary Go to get the Nomination?

    Thomas Edsall, a very sharp and well connected political reporter who now works for the Huffington Post has written a story on what the Clinton campaign might do in order to get the nomination.Calling it "the nuclear option," the Clinton-do...

  • May 4, 2008

    Pentagon Considers Bolstering our Forces in Afghanistan

    Is the NATO alliance falling apart?In order to make up for a 7,000 troop shortfall thanks to NATO member nations refusing to allow their troops to engage in combat operations, the Pentagon is considering making up the deficit with our own already ove...

  • May 4, 2008

    Sharks are mad at humans about global warming

    That seems to tbe the thrust of the theory being put forward that the increase in fatal shark attacks is a direct result of climate change:'The one thing that's affecting shark attacks more than anything else is human activity,' said Dr George Burges...

  • May 4, 2008

    Oh, by the way...There was a caucus yesterday in Guam

    Just in case you missed it - and if you blinked, you did - Guam held their Democratic caucuses yesterday and Barack Obama emerged the victor - by seven whole votes:Sen. Barack Obama won the Democratic caucuses on Guam by seven votes over Sen. Hillary...

  • May 3, 2008

    Michael Barone on Obama/Wright

    The "Mr. Wizard" of politics, Michael Barone, weighs in with some devastating news for Obama regarding his belated denunciation of his former pastor. His numbers are tanking:The latest Fox News poll, conducted after the Rev. Jeremiah Wright...

  • May 3, 2008

    Have you given to American Thinker yet?

    Day three of our fundraising appeal and we have been overwhelmed by the support we have received from our readers and our friends on the internet. Just today, Glenn Reynolds of Instapundit lent a hand to our fundraising efforts. Other blogs helping t...

  • May 3, 2008

    Hillary Pandering Shamelessly

    Hillary Clinton is desperate for delegates. But does she have to abase herself and the Democratic party so shamelessly?Guam's four Democratic delegates (not to mention its five superdelegates) are up for grabs in Saturday's primary, and Democratic pr...

  • May 3, 2008

    Sunday Morning Angst: Who to watch?

    Tomorrow morning Barack Obama will beard the monster in his own den and sit down for an hour long interview with Tim Russert, a man with the reputation for being relentless in his questioning of political candidates (remember his debate performa...

  • May 2, 2008

    Give Generously to The American Thinker

    My association with American Thinker began more than three  years ago when, as someone who decided at mid-life to change careers and try to write for a living, I saw an opportunity to promote my writing on a respected conservative website and su...

  • May 2, 2008

    Left Wing Bloggers Hung out to Dry by Dems going on Fox News

    Pity poor Markos Moulitsas, founder of the Daily Kos empire and liberal blogdoms most celebrated and recognizable face. Actually, if we do pity him, it will be more compassion than he showed 4 brave American contractors who were killed in Fallujah ba...

  • May 2, 2008

    If Obama loses Nomination, will Blacks Stay Home?

    Certainly one of the primary considerations for Superdelegates as they ponder the choice between Hillary and Obama has to be the mood and attitude of Black voters and how their decision might affect that vital voting bloc in November.It is convention...

  • May 2, 2008

    Ready. Set. Lets go to the Tape!

    Former Clinton era Trade Representative and political wiz Mickey Kantor is in trouble. We think. Well, probably not. Then again...Back in 1992 during Bill's first run for the presidency, director Chris Hegedus made a very popular documentary film ...

  • May 1, 2008

    Al-Qaeda Chief in Somalia killed by Airstrike

    Welcome news from a troubled part of the world. Al-Qaeda had been making some gains in Somalia recently so the death of their leader Aden Hashi Ayro as a result of a US airstrile should bolster our efforts there:Mr. Ayro was one of the most feared an...

  • May 1, 2008

    Clinton Closing in North Carolina

    A couple of new polls out show Barack Obama's once considerable lead in North Carolina melting away.One poll even has Clinton ahead 44%-42% with 14% undecided. While probably not an accurate assessment of the race it still shows Obama in a bit of tro...

  • May 1, 2008

    Former DNC Chairman under Clinton: 'Unite behind Obama'

    Some of these Clinton-era Obama supporters better hope that Hillary doesn't get to the White House. Vindictiveness has been a hallmark of the Clintons and I can see President Hillary taking her revenge out on some of these people.The latest "tra...

  • May 1, 2008

    NJ Wants to tax Fast Food

    You can expect more of this as the health nazis gain more and more power. The sputtering economy has caused an increase in prices of many staples including gasoline, rice, ice cream, even beer. Now some lawmakers in New Jersey are considering taking ...

  • May 1, 2008

    Global Warming may 'Stop': Scientists

    Is it just my imagination or is the global warming theory starting to unravel? More likely, opposing viewpoints that have been stifled in recent years are finally getting an airing.I say that because there is nothing new in this report except it appe...

  • April 30, 2008

    A roundup of Wright Reaction

    Barack Obama's press conference denouncing his former pastor for his racist, anti-American views has generated more ink than usual on blogs and in the mainstream press. I thought I might take the opportunity to point our discerning readers towards so...

  • April 30, 2008

    Food Scientists say Stop Biofuels Production

    Ethanol apologists have long maintained the the production of the fuel does not impact the price or availability of food.Now a group of food scientists have called for a moratorium on bio fuels production due to food shortages in the third world caus...

  • April 30, 2008

    Is Egypt on the brink of a Revolution?

    Recent events in Egypt have included food riots, political unrest, and troubles with Palestinians on their borders. But does it all add up to a possible revolution?James R. Bradley, a British journalist and author of a new book on the revolution brew...

  • April 30, 2008

    Near Chaos in Zimbabawe

    Opposition groups were joined by Human Rights organizations in calling for an end to the crackdown on dissent initiated by dictator Robert Mugabe.The crackdown has been brutal with hundreds being beaten and arrested by Mugabe's loyal henchmen:New Yor...

  • April 29, 2008

    Wright Implies Obama Agrees with him

    One almost feels sorry for Barack Obama as he is forced to watch his train wreck of a pastor spew the most nauseating racist, anti-American bilge imaginable without being able to stop it.Yesterday, at the National Press Club, Reverend Jeremiah W...

  • April 29, 2008

    Polls Starting to Make Clinton's Case

    Hillary Clinton has been saying for months that she would be a stronger general election candidate than Barack Obama because of she attracts more white, working class voters than her rival. Until recently, the polls were not helping Hillary's ar...

  • April 29, 2008

    Supreme Court OK's Voter ID Law in Indiana

    In a huge victory for anti-voter fraud forces, the Supreme Court, by a 6-3 margin, ruled an Indiana law requiring photo ID  to vote did not violate the constitution.In fact, all nine justices flatly rejected the arguement of opponents of voter I...

  • April 29, 2008

    Press Club Organizer of Wright Event a Clinton Supporter

    It doesn't take much to connect the dots in this conspiracy theory.Dot one is the person responsible for bringing Jeremiah Wright to the National Press Club - an ordained minister and head of the Reynolds News Service Dr. Barbara Reynolds - member in...

  • April 29, 2008

    Hillary's Earmarks nearly $3 billion

    This is someone who is going to balance the budget and reform Congress?Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) has requested nearly $2.3 billion in federal earmarks for 2009, almost three times the largest amount received by a single senator this year. ...

  • April 29, 2008

    Consumer Confidence down in April

    The Conference Board's widely watched Consumer Confidence Index was down this month on fears of job losses and recession:The New York-based Conference Board said that its Consumer Confidence Index, which had plummeted in March, fell again to 62.3 in ...

  • April 28, 2008

    A 'Long Hot Summer' in Lebanon?

    "Whenever I want to know how bad the situation is in Lebanon, I look in the trunk of Rabieh's car. If there are only a few revolvers, the situation is fine. If there are a few automatic weapons, the situation is tense. And if it is packed with A...

  • April 28, 2008

    Jimmy Carter: Hamas Apologist

    Former President Jimmy Carter, fresh off his disasterous trip to the Middle East where he met and embraced Hamas officials, has an op-ed in the New York Times talking about what a swell job he does in talking to the thugs of the world and preaching t...

  • April 28, 2008

    Obama's Weird Idea of 'Bi-Partisanship'

    Barack Obama's appearance on Fox News yesterday came off as something of a triumph in that he was able to get through the entire interview with Chris Wallace without generating a huge amount of controversy.Ed Morrissey explains:One of the more intere...

  • April 28, 2008

    Reverend Wright's 'Brainy' Theories on Race

    Before reading this, I want you to imagine that the words are not being uttered by Obama's controversial preacher Jeremiah Wright but by, let's say, Pat Buchanan:The bulk of his remarks addressed, however, different groups seeing each other as defici...

  • April 28, 2008

    Save the New York Times!

    Would the last person reading the New York Times please turn out the lights?The following circulation compares the new data to the same period a year ago. Daily circulation is the Monday-through-Friday average.-- The New York Times lost more than 150...

  • April 28, 2008

    Wright equates 'God Damn America' with criticism of black church

    That's right. If you dare criticize Pastor Wright for saying "Not God bless America but God Damn America" you are a racist bigot because what you're really doing is criticizing "the black church:"Attacks on him are really attacks ...

  • April 27, 2008

    Obama's Halo Slips a little more

    Faced with a lot of debts following his unsuccessful bid for the US House in 2000, an angel in the form of a company run by one of his supporters stepped in and supplied Barack Obama with a little extra cash for some "legal consulting" - $8...

  • April 27, 2008

    Hezb'allah Prepares for War

    Having successfully paralyzed the Lebanese government for more than a year, the political/terrorist group Hezb'allah will now apparently turn its attention back to Israel.The Guardian reports that villages in southern Lebanon are emptying of young me...

  • April 27, 2008

    Obama's 'Mainstream' Friends

    Jeff Jacoby of the Boston Globe looks at William Ayers and Bernadine Dohrn - the two unrepentant Weather Underground terrorists frieindly with Obama - and wonders why asking the candidate about them is out of bounds especially since he seem...

  • April 27, 2008

    Karzai Escapes Assassination Attempt

    In the "forgotten war" that is Afghanistan, NATO forces continue their efforts to eradicate the Taliban and other extremists who threaten the Afghan government of President Karzai.They have met with uneven success - partly due to a force st...

  • April 26, 2008

    McCain Condemns ad he's never seen

    The controversial ad created by the North Carolina GOP that states Obama is "too extreme for North Carolina" while showing a clip of Jeremiah Wright damning America was denounced by John McCain and his campaign sent a letter asking the ad n...

  • April 26, 2008

    'Two Cynical Losers'

    TimesOnline America Editor Gerard Baker has an excellent piece on the Democratic primary race in which he nails the reason it's gone on so long; both candidates are losers:The longer the Democratic race goes on, the more obvious it appears that each ...

  • April 26, 2008

    'Revenge is a dish best served cold'

    When Barack Obama first decided to run for state senator in Illinois, the long serving incumbent in his district graciously supported his early efforts - even going so far as to introduce him to liberals in his Hyde Park district (including a former ...

  • April 25, 2008

    'Mainstreaming' Bill Ayers

    The Obama campaign referred to former Weatherman terrorists Bill Ayers and Bernadine Dorhn as "respectable fixtures of the mainstream in Chicago..." after the last debate.Well let's just take a peek at into the mind of Bill Ayers and see wh...

  • April 25, 2008

    Bill Clinton Dethroned as 'First African American President'

    Evidently, Bill Clinton is in trouble with the African American community for his remarks made the other day that the Obama campaign "played the race card" on him after South Carolina.This didn't sit well with Representative James Clyburn (...

  • April 25, 2008

    Israel's UN Ambassador: Carter a 'Bigot'

    The American left may be in love with Jimmy Carter and his personal diplomacy that always seems to make things worse wherever he goes.Carter's trip to Hamasland and his embrace of the leadership generated nothing but headlines for the egomaniacal Car...

  • April 25, 2008

    Obama Holds Slight Lead in Indiana

    Barack Obama holds a paper thin lead over Hillary Clinton according to two polls that have come out recently. The Indianapolis Star/WTHR poll shows the Illinois Senator up by 3: Sen. Barack Obama holds a narrow lead over Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton i...

  • April 25, 2008

    Let's Play 'Who's out at the Times?'

    The New York Post is reporting that things are liable to get bloody in the purge of New York Times staffers, necessary as a result of a cataclysmic fall off in revenue:THE New York Times' news room is bracing for a bloodbath in the next 10 days. The ...

  • April 24, 2008

    Obama's 'Real' Bill Ayers Problem

    In City Journal, Sol Stern raises some additional questions about Bill Ayers not related to his bomb throwing activities 40 years ago.Instead, Stern concentrates on the radical teacher Ayers and how his position as respected professor of education sh...

  • April 24, 2008

    Hillary Mines the Motherload

    Hillary Clinton's win in Pennsylvania has opened the pockets of her supporters to astonishing proportions.Her online fundraising efforts in the last 24 hours have netted her a cool $10 million - enough to get her out of debt and make a good start tow...

  • April 24, 2008

    Caught on Tape

    Smile, you're on Mossad's camera!A videotape that clearly shows North Koreans working at the site in Syria bombed by Israel last September, as well as other visual evidence regarding the reactor itself, proves that North Korea was trying to construct...

  • April 24, 2008

    'Virtual' Border Fence Virtually Gone

    When Congress mandated that the Department of Homeland Security build a 200 mile fence along the border with Mexico, DHS decided to make 28 of those miles a "virtual fence" - electronically monitored so that border security would be notifie...

  • April 24, 2008

    Mexican Official Caught Stealing White House Blackberries

    This is a pretty unebelievable story - except the Secret Service has the whole crime on tape.Apparently, a Mexican government official advancing the meeting in New Orleans between President Bush and Mexican President Calderon was caught red handed st...

  • April 23, 2008

    'Name the Crook's Party' - New York Times wants you to guess

    News out of the Tony Rezko trial in Chicago where the long time patron and fund raiser for Barack Obama and current governor of Illinois Rod Blagojevich is in the dock on federal fraud charges. One of the key figures in the case, Ali Ata, has pleaded...

  • April 23, 2008

    New Audio of Obama's Terrorist Friends

    Hugh Hewitt featured on-air some audio clips (dug up by Salem Radio producer Guy Benson) of recent audio of Barack Obama friends William Ayers and Bernadine Dohrn giving their warped views of America. The audio dates from 2007 - a little pa...

  • April 23, 2008

    Clinton's Big Win in Pennsylvania

    Depsite winning Pennyslvania handily, the electoral landscape looks pretty much the same today as it did yesterday for Hillary Clinton.She is behind in delegates to Obama with virtually no chance that she can catch up in the primaries remaining. And ...

  • April 23, 2008

    ABC News Found Lying about Guns...Again

    Bob Owens of Confederate Yankee has another case of agenda-driven media coverage. This time, it's ABC's Brian Ross and a story they did about Mexican drug gangs getting a hold of American firearms at gun shows and other venues that are perfectly lega...

  • April 22, 2008

    Obama Bails on NC Debate

    From the standpoint of pure strategy, Obama's refusal to debate Hillary in North Carolina is probably a sound decision. He must eventually start acting like the presumptive nominee and debating another Democrat at this point plays into Hillary's...

  • April 22, 2008

    Happy Earth Day - You Greedy, Exploitive Capitalists!

    Evo Morales, the far left wing President of Bolivia, has an idea of how we can save the planet; destroy capitalism:“If we want to save our planet earth, we have a duty to put an end to the capitalist system,” he said. Opening an UN meetin...

  • April 22, 2008

    PJ O'Rourke on America, McCain, and 'The Big Stick'

    There are few political authors as successful as PJ O'Rourke. And there are no conservative authors who are as funny or as insightful regarding the foibles of liberalism.PJ has an absolute must read piece up at The Weekly Standard, reporting on his t...

  • April 22, 2008

    Housing Crisis Continues

    Following a nearly 3% rise in home sales in February that raised hopes that the housing crisis was beginning to bottom out, the most recent figures out today show sales declining last month by 2%:The median price of a home sold last month was $200,70...

  • April 22, 2008

    Torch Relay Continues - Protestors Stymied

    The fact that the torch has now become the unofficial symbol of Tibet independence is probably not what the Chinese had in mind when they won the right to host the Olympic games.But that is what the torch has become. And even in Indonesia, where prot...

  • April 21, 2008

    Rejoice! Jimmy Carter Says Hamas Wants Peace

    Those of us who questioned Jimmy Carter's ability to bring peace to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, we should be ashamed of ourselves. The former President, it turns out, has everything all worked out and all that Israel needs to do is surrender to...

  • April 21, 2008

    Rice Pokes al-Sadr with a Pointy Stick

    File this one under "Gaffes - Secretary of State:"Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice mocked anti-American cleric Muqtada al-Sadr as a coward on Sunday, hours after the radical leader threatened to declare war unless U.S. and Iraqi forces e...

  • April 21, 2008

    Zimbabwe Descends into Madness

    As if 80% unemployment and 100,000% inflation wasn't enough to kill hope in the afflicted land of Zimbabwe, now comes the Mugabe crackdown on the opposition - savage beatings by the dictator's bullyboys that is driving many citizens out of the countr...

  • April 21, 2008

    Late Polls Show Clinton holding lead in PA

    Three new polls out show Hillary Clinton maintaining or widening her lead against Barack Obama in anticipation of the Pennsylvania primary tomorrow.Survey USA has Clinton leading by six points 50-44. This is down from a 14 point lead earlier. The Qui...

  • April 21, 2008

    Two Ships Deemed 'Unfit for Combat'

    Senior officers in the Navy are aghast. And judging by these inspections of two combat ships, they would seem to have reason:Most of the missiles couldn’t be fired, and neither could any of the big guns. The Aegis radars key to the ships’...

  • April 21, 2008

    Pakistan Releases Pro-Taliban Militant

    A new goverment in Pakistan with a promise to find a new way to fight terrorism. Except releasing a pro-Taliban extremist from prison would seem to most observers to be sending the wrong message:Pakistan on Monday released a pro-Taliban leader who se...

  • April 20, 2008

    Military urges more Pakistan attacks

    Military commanders in Afghanistan are urging Bush Administration officials to allow them to attack Pakistani extremists in the tribal areas on the Afghan border. The requests have been rebuffed for now, the officials said, after deliberations in Was...

  • April 20, 2008

    New Poll has Clinton holding lead in PA

    A new MSNBC-McClatchy poll shows Hillary Clinton maintaining a small lead in Pennsylvania in the lead up to the primary there on Tuesday:A new MSNBC/McClatchy/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette poll of Pennsylvania indicates things are staying fairly competitiv...

  • April 19, 2008

    China Ships Arms, Ammo to Mugabe

    China is shipping arms and ammunition to the regime of Charles Mugabe at a time when the dictator is preparing a "recount" of the votes in last months election that will almost certainly overturn the decision of the people. The resulting vi...

  • April 19, 2008

    'Obama's Secret Weapon; the Media'

    This article in Politico is extraordinary. Not for the information it gives about the fact that the press is in the tank for Obama. But rather because the reporters John Harris and Jim Vandehei are so up front and candid about it.For instance, the le...

  • April 19, 2008

    Gallup Shows Obama Wounded by Debate

    Gallup's daily tracking poll that had been showing Obama with a significant lead prior to the debate Wednesday night has reversed its track and now shows Clinton up by one percentage point 46-45:These results are based on interviewing conducted April...

  • April 18, 2008

    'How Obama Fell to Earth'

    David Brooks writing in the New York Times highlights the rise and fall of Barack Obama. Once an almost untouchable icon of the "new politics," Obama has been exposed as a "conventional politician and orthodox liberal:"He sprinkle...

  • April 18, 2008

    Superdelegates a hard sell for Hillary

    Even with Barack Obama's univerally recognized abysmal performance in the Philadelphia debate the other night, party members who will decide the race for the Democratic nomination - superdelegates - are still not giving Hillary Clinton much chance at...

  • April 18, 2008

    Did Obama make an Obscene Gesture referencing Hillary?

    It's all over the internet this morning - left and right weighing in on a YouTube video of a Barack Obama speech to supporters in North Carolina. It's one of those political blow ups that is either too trivial or too revealing of the true nature...

  • April 18, 2008

    Pope Speaks at United Nations after historic meeting with sexual abuse victims

    In an unscheduled meeting with 5 victims of sexual abuse from the the Boston Archdiocese, Pope Benedict XVI became only the third ponitiff to speak before the General Assembly of the United Nations where he urged diplomats to seek consensus to solve ...

  • April 17, 2008

    It's unanimous: McCain the Winner in Democratic Debate

    In a rare show of unanimity, the left, right, and punditland all agree that John McCain emerged the winner of the Democratic debate last night in Philadelphia.There is also univeral agreement that the biggest loser was by far and away Barack Obama wh...

  • April 17, 2008

    Michael Totten on Working with the Tribes in Anbar

    Embedded journalist Michael Totten was recently in Anbar province and spoke to one of our key people on the ground who is working closely with the tribes to improve daily life for Iraqis.Marine Captain Quintin Jones, commanding officer at Outpost Del...

  • April 17, 2008

    Finally, the Media 'Discovers' Obama-Ayers Relationship

    It is a major story in the New York Times, Politico, the New York Post, and the left wing Guardian in Great Britain. It is the most curious of all Barack Obama's problematic relationships and calls into question not only his judgement but the core of...

  • April 16, 2008

    Obama Shows his 'True' Patriotism

    Remember the Flag Pin Controversy where Barack Obama refused to wear the decoration because he thought it had become a "substitute for true patriotism?Here are his remarks at the time defending his decision not to wear the pin:You know, the trut...

  • April 16, 2008

    Bush Greets Pope

    Pope Benedict XVI landed at Andrews Air Force Base outside of Washington yesterday beginning his first trip to America since assuming the papacy 3 years ago.He was greeted by President Bush and other dignataries at the airport:The pope, who turns 81 ...

  • April 16, 2008

    Democratic Debate not likely to be decisive

    Barack Obama and Hillary will square off for what will probably be the last debate of the campaign tonight in Pennsylvania. It will be broadcast from 8:00 - 10:00 PM Eastern time on ABC.A debate this late in the campaign is more full of traps than op...

  • April 16, 2008

    Bush Caves on Climate Change

    Something weird happens to presidents in their second term. They start worrying about how future historians will view them and all of a sudden they end up supporting issues that they would never have dreamed of backing when they were fresh to the off...

  • April 16, 2008

    General Strike in Zimbabwe Peters Out

    Hopelessness is so endemic in Zimbabwe that a call by the opposition for a general strike failed to generate much enthusiasm.That and the fact that people simply can't afford to take a day off - not with inflation running at 100,000% or more a year:T...

  • April 15, 2008

    Let the Witch Hunts Begin!

    For years, the left has been accusing the Bush Administration of not only incompetence but illegality as well. The question has arisen in recent weeks on lefty blogs regarding the probability that if a Democrat is elected president, the Justice Depar...

  • April 15, 2008

    Clinton Maintains Lead in PA

    Hillary Clinton maintains a 6 point lead in the latest bellweather poll in Pennsylvania released by Quinnipiac in advance of the April 22 primary:New York Sen. Hillary Clinton has stalled Illinois Sen. Barack Obama's drive in the Pennsylvania De...

  • April 15, 2008

    Has 'Peak Oil' Arrived

    A Vice President of Russia's largest independent oil company says that oil production in that country has peaked and in the future will begin declining:Russian oil production has peaked and may never return to current levels, one of the country...

  • April 15, 2008

    Carter lays wreath at Baby Killer's grave

    What did you expect? It's Jimmy Carter, after all:Former President Jimmy Carter embraced a leading Hamas figure Tuesday, according to participants in a meeting that infuriated Israeli officials already upset by Carter's freelance Mideast peace missio...

  • April 15, 2008

    Democratic Debate could be decisive

    Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton will face off in Pennsylvania tomorrow night which promises to feature plenty of interesting responses from both candidates to questions that have arisen since their last debate in Ohio more than a month ago.The event...

  • April 14, 2008

    Confusion over Mosque Blast in Iran

    An explosion that ripped through a crowded Mosque in Shiraz, Iran killing 12 and injuring 202 people may have been caused by a bomb according to local authorities.Meanwhile, the Iranian government insists it was an accident:Television pictu...

  • April 14, 2008

    Obama and Allies Dodging the essence of his remarks

    Obama has been spinning like a top since it was revealed that he doesn't think much of white middle class voters who won't vote for him because they "cling" to God, guns, and racism.Jack Tapper has noticed that Obama is defending only one a...

  • April 14, 2008

    Hillary up by 20 in New PA Poll (updated)

    A new poll in Pennsylvania may be the first indication that Obama's verbal gaffe last weekend in San Francisco is not going over well with the public.A new ARG poll, which last week showed Obama tied with Hillary Clinton at 45% each, now shows a mass...

  • April 14, 2008

    Zimbabwe Court Rejects Opposition Demand

    All the Zimbabwe opposition MDC party wanted (Movement for Democratic Change) from the court was that the government release the official results of the presidential race held 3 weeks ago.They may as well been asking for a trip to the ...

  • April 13, 2008

    Will Carter and Gore end Clinton's Campaign?

    For weeks, Democrats have been trying to game out a scenario that would allow a graceful exit for Hillary Clinton without offending either the Clintons or her supporters.The problem is extremely delicate. Polls show that up to 30% of Hillary supporte...

  • April 13, 2008

    Chinese thugs acting as paid provocateurs against Tibet?

    Big Lizards blog has some interesting pictures that may show Chinese Communists provoking violence in order to undermine sympathy for Tibet.The first photo involves a supposed pro-Tibet demonstrator attacking a young woman in a wheelchair who was car...

  • April 13, 2008

    Jefferson Memorial Outrage

    This is a most unusual story and should make any lover of liberty's blood boil.Apparently a group of about 20 self-identified  libertarians went to the Jefferson Memorial last night to mark the birthday of Thomas Jefferson.They did it in an unus...

  • April 13, 2008

    Pope to Pray for Terrorists during visit to Ground Zero

    Pope Benedict will pray for terrorists around the world at Ground Zero during his trip to the US next week, asking them to convert to catholicism:The Pope will pray for the redemption of Islamic terrorists when he visits the site of the September 11 ...

  • April 12, 2008

    Huge Backlash Against Obama Elitist Comments

    If you haven't heard yet, Barack Obama made some comments before some mega rich donors last Sunday in San Francisco that has the internet in an uproar and many saying that his candidacy may be in trouble. You go into these small towns in Pennsylvania...

  • April 12, 2008

    Hillary Clinton's Last Big Opening

    Barack Obama's elitist remarks about God, guns, and bigotry represent Hillary Clinton's last chance to alter the dynamics of the campaign - especially with superdelegates - and show Democrats that nominating Barack Obama would be a disaster:Yesterday...

  • April 12, 2008

    Bob Barr: Obama Doesn't Understand Freedom

    Former Representative Bob Barr, who is reportedly giving a run for the presidency as a Libertaran serious consideration, said that Obama's remarks about God and guns shows him to be "simplistic and very arrogant:The Founding Fathers "might ...

  • April 11, 2008

    Taxpayers Fund Bill Clinton Spending

    I suppose we shouldn't begrudge our ex-Presidents a comfortable retirement. Spending 8 years with the awesome responsibilities of the President of the United States is something most of us would recoil from in horror.But leave it to Bill Clinton to t...

  • April 11, 2008

    Evidently the Olympics aren't about Freedom

    The Olympic farce continues to unfold as the San Francscio leg of the torch relay was forced to go underground in order to avoid protests against Chinese occupation of Tibet. Authorities eschewed the published route and took the torch by an entirely ...

  • April 11, 2008

    Teaching Jihad in the Heartland

    What would you say about a public charter school using taxpayer money, founded by a group with ties to the radical Muslim Brotherhood, and operating out of a mosque?If you're the Minnesota Public School system, you don't say anything at all."It ...

  • April 11, 2008

    Bill Clinton Spins Hillary's Bosnia Caper

    Showing that the public perception of Hillary Clinton took a hit as a result of her lies about landing in Bosnia under fire, Bill Clinton sought to "explain" what Hillary was really trying to say.Bill said that Hillary was exhausted when sh...

  • April 11, 2008

    Spy Photos Reveal Secret Iran Missile Site

    There are those on the left who wish to downplay the danger posed by the Iranian regime largely because agreeing with President Bush about anything is tantamount to sacrilege.But for the rest of us, news like this is extremely worrisome:The secret si...

  • April 11, 2008

    World Bank President chides west for Bio-Fuels program

    Just about every time we do an article or blog post about the bio fuels boondoggle here at American Thinker, we hear it from supporters of ethanol that the program does not affect the price of food.Well, the President of the World Bank doesn't think ...

  • April 10, 2008

    Another Problem Preacher for Obama

    Barack Obama may have put the Jeremiah Wright controversy behind him for the most part. But the "preacher problem" for Obama continues.One of Obama's most prominent supporters in California gave what can only be called an anti-Semetic haran...

  • April 10, 2008

    Dems Plan $40 million hit on McCain

    The Democrats are raising tons of money this primary season with both Obama and Clinton topping $100 million each and the Illinois senator approaching a stratospheric $200 million.Needless to say, GOP hopeful John McCain is far behind and is seriousl...

  • April 10, 2008

    9/11 Trutherism hits the UN

    Here's your weekly dose of 9/11 Truther idiocy.When last we left our unhinged and wacky friends who believe the US government was behind the 9/11 attacks, they were busy trying to recover from a History Channel gut punch that tore so many holes in th...

  • April 10, 2008

    Is Couric out at CBS?

    The biggest disaster in the history of news television. That's the only way to describe the Katie Couric fiasco at CBS News. The network that once set the standard for news broadcasting is mired so deep in ratings hell that they are thinking of getti...

  • April 10, 2008

    Time Poll: Clinton up 6 in PA

    Hillary Clinton's lead in Pennsylvania is shrinking. The latest Time poll shows a scant 6 points seperating her from Barack Obama:Backed by more than half of all white female Democrats, Hillary Clinton holds a six point lead over Barack Obama in Penn...

  • April 10, 2008

    Obama Claims he's greatest friend of Jews ever

    Well...not quite. But if Obama is allowed to spout hyperbole, why not the rest of us?Obama reminded the crowd that he’d denounced his church’s praise of Farrakhan, saying, “I’ve been very clear about saying that was wrong. And...

  • April 10, 2008

    Pelosi Kills Colombian Free Trade Agreement

    The Democrats are now an officially protectionist party.That much was made clear when Speaker Nancy Pelosi changed the rules of the House to avoid being forced to bring the Colombian Free Trade Agreement to a vote:The Colombia trade pact was signed i...

  • April 10, 2008

    Senate Passes Housing Bill

    The Senate passed a bill that is supposed to deal with the crisis in foreclosures today by an 84-12 margin.The only problem is that it doesn't deal with foreclosures which means House Democrats are going to have a field day loading it up with goodies...

  • April 10, 2008

    Olympic Torch Relay in San Francisco a Farce

    Thousands of protestors who turned out for the Olympic torch relay in San Francisco were disappointed yesterday when, at the last minute, officials changed the relay route entirely leaving protestors high and dry with nothing to shout at and the...

  • April 9, 2008

    Absolut Vodka Pulls Controversial Ad

    An ad showing California and the American southwest prior to their becoming part of the United States that asked the viewer to imagine "An Absolut World" where that might be true again has been pulled by the company.The distillers of Sweden...

  • April 9, 2008

    Jimmy Carter: Terrorists' best friend

    It's not that every time Jimmy Carter goes gallivanting off around the world to monitor elections and declare the thugs of the world to be freely and fairly chosen by the people that makes him such a pompous fool. It is his belief that anyone outside...

  • April 9, 2008

    Gas Prices probably to hit $4 a gallon by summer

    Still in a speculative frenzy, oil prices continue to churn upward, heading for $109 bbl. Meanwhile, the cost of a gallon of gasoline is likely to hit $4 a gallon by Memorial Day in many parts of the country:Gasoline prices could break the $4 barrier...

  • April 8, 2008

    Petreaus to cite progress in Iraq before Congress

    Another dog and pony show in Congress today as General David Petreaus and Ambassador to Iraq Ryan Crocker will appear before the Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations Committees today to update lawmakers on Iraq.The politicians are taking extra...

  • April 8, 2008

    Report: Saddam Transferred WMD to Syria

    Allahpundit is skeptical. So am I. So should you be.But a report to be released by the US and Israel detailing the attack on Syria by the IAF last September will make the claim that Saddam transferred weapons of mass destruction from Iraq to Syria pr...

  • April 8, 2008

    Is al-Sadr Finished?

    It could be that the end is near for firebrand anti-American cleric Moqtada al-Sadr.Despite the spin from the media, it is becoming more and more clear with each passing day that al-Sadr suffered a massive defeat in Basra. He is now an isolated figur...

  • April 8, 2008

    Iran installs 6,000 more centrifuges in nuke facility

    It has been two years since the United Nations demanded that Iran suspend it's enrichment of uranium so that a thorough review of its nuclear program could take place under the auspices of the IAEA.Since then, Iran has installed more than 3,000 centr...

  • April 8, 2008

    Surging Obama Closing in on Clinton in PA

    The most recent Quinnipac poll from Pennsylvania shows Barack Obama closing the once formidable gap between himself and Hillary Clinton in the crucial primary scheduled for April 22:Illinois Sen. Barack Obama is catching up with New York Sen. Hillary...

  • April 8, 2008

    Olympic Torch Relay may be Cancelled

    Due to massive protests against Chinese crackdown in Tibet, the International Olympic Committee is considering the cancellation of the torch relay which features athletes and others carrying the torch through the streets of 22 major cities on its way...

  • April 7, 2008

    Protests Extinguish Olympic Torch in France

    The progress of the Olympic torch which snakes its way around the world after being lit in Greece to end up in the host country and carried into the stadium at the opening ceremonies where it is used to light the Olympic flame for the duration of the...

  • April 7, 2008

    Hillary's Top Strategist Forced Out

    One of Hillary Clinton's closest advisors and strategists Mark Penn has stepped down from the campaign as a result of his contacts with the Colombian government over the free trade agreement - an agreement that his candidate opposes but which he has ...

  • April 7, 2008

    More 'Condi for VP' Rumors

    It's no secret that many top Republicans have been pushing Secretary of State Condi Rice's name to the front of the pack for consideration as Vice President. The rumors of her potential candidacy have been frequent and persistent enough that one simp...

  • April 7, 2008

    Is Maliki finally "Standing Up?"

    We've all heard the spin from last week's inconclusive fight between Moqtada al-Sadr's Mehdi Army and Iraqi troops in Basra. Most media outlets have judged the offensive by the government a failure and that only by the good graces of Iran was Prime M...

  • April 6, 2008

    RIP Charlton Heston

    Actor and conservative political advocate Charlton Heston died yesterday at the age of 83. A former president of the National Rifle Association, Heston's political advocacy stirred up plenty of controversy once he abandoned Hollywood liberalism in th...

  • April 6, 2008

    Iranians in Basra with Militias - Petreaus

    US Commander in Iraq General David Petreaus is expected to tell Congress this week that military intelligence has placed Iranian personnel in Basra helping the Shia militias fight the Iraqi army.Petreaus is also expected to call for a halt in troop r...

  • April 6, 2008

    Mugabe's party demands a recount?

    No, it's not a misprint. Officials with the ZANU-PF party of Robert Mugabe have called for the electoral commission to look into "errors and miscalculations" in the vote for President held last weekend:The opposition Movement for Democratic...

  • April 5, 2008

    Chinese Police Fire into Crowd of Tibetan Monks - Again

    Perhaps gunning down unarmed monks can be added as an Olympic sport. The Chinese, so concerned about the games later in the summer, could solve their "image problem" by simply including the practice in the Olympic program. This wo...

  • April 5, 2008

    Mugabe Hangs On

    Despite claims by the opposition MDC party that they have won an outright victory over Robert Mugabe with no need for a runoff, the tyrant continues to make preparations for a do-over where he will almost certainly be able to rig the vote and come ou...

  • April 5, 2008

    Hillary "Misspeaks" Again?

    Apparently, Hillary Clinton's nose is growing longer by the day. Here's the latest from the imagination of the former First Lady.Clinton has been eliciting tears and anger with her story about a pregnant women who was denied care for herself and baby...

  • April 5, 2008

    Was the Starvation of the Kulaks Genocide?

    In the 1930's, Josef Stalin unleashed a man made famine on the peoples of the Ukraine. Red soldiers siezed the harvest from Kulaks - peasant who owned their own land. Stalin's goal was to starve the Ukranians into submission and wipe out private...

  • April 4, 2008

    Rezko Sleaze Engulfs Governor of Illinois

    Maybe it's something in the water. Or perhaps it's a virus that only infects politicians and their cronies in the state in which Barack Obama chose to build his poilitical base.Personally, I prefer the "politicians being inhabited by aliens...

  • April 4, 2008

    Jobs Report Shows Employment Decline

    The unemployment report out today gives more evidence that the economy is probably headed toward a recession.The BLS says the economy lost 80.000 jobs last month - the third monthly decline in a row:The new snapshot of the job market, released by the...

  • April 4, 2008

    Mugabe will step down if no prosecution

    Robert Mugabe's rule of Zimbabwe has been marked by corruption, mismanagement, incompetence, and criminality on a scale few nations - even in Africa - have had to endure.But despite his probable loss in last weekend's presidential contest, the dictat...

  • April 4, 2008

    Bad Tidings for McCain, GOP in new Poll

    A new New York Times/CBS poll shows an astonishing 81% of Americans believe the country is "on the wrong track." It is the highest number ever recorded for that question since it first was asked in the early 1990's.The number is up fro...

  • April 4, 2008

    Israel, US to Coordinate Boycott of Durban II

    According to Ha'aretz, Israel and the United States will work together on seeking a compromise with organizers on whether to boycott the United Nations Conference on Racism known as Durban II to be held next year.The first Durban conference was ...

  • April 3, 2008

    Is the Writing on the Wall for Hillary?

    New polls out for the Pennsylvania primary are nothing but bad news for Hillary Clinton.At one point last month, Clinton enjoyed a 19 point lead in some polls. But a survey out yesterday from Public Policy Polling reveals the fact that the writing ma...

  • April 3, 2008

    Obama Gets the Coveted Jane Fonda Endorsement

    It may have been Jane Fonda's most difficult decision. Who do I impart the kiss of death to by endorsing them for president? Jane Fonda, the actress and ardent anti-Vietnam War advocate who visited North Vietnam during those hostilities, has endorsed...

  • April 3, 2008

    Absolut-ely Ridiculous

    Take a look at this map that Absolut Vodka is using in its latest campaign in Mexico and the US:Now I have an open mind about a lot of things. But somehow, giving California, Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Oregon, and about 4 other states to Mexico b...

  • April 3, 2008

    Obama Pledges to Fight Special Interests...at AFL-CIO Rally

    The Hill is reporting that Obama gave a speech at an AFL-CIO rally where he decried the influence of "special interests."Apparently, not recognizing irony is one of the senator's weaknesses:A McCain staffer writes us: "Obama goes befor...

  • April 3, 2008

    Hillary Tops Candidates in 'Pig Book' Congressional Porkers

    I'm sure all of Hillary's earmarks went to a good cause. I'm sure they can easily be justified as prudent and necessary spending. I'm sure there isn't a single earmark in there that's politically motivated.Riiiiiight:The nonpartisan taxpayer watchdog...

  • April 3, 2008

    Mugabe in runoff election for President?

    Even though the opposition MDC party has captured a majority in parliament based on election results from the weekend, something very strange is happening to the count for president.No results have been issued.If Mugabe didn't have a history of steal...

  • April 2, 2008

    Obama's Abortion Extremism

    Barack Obama rarely talks of abortion rights as other Democrats do. Such a divisive issue does not fit in to his "post partisan" personae.But the recent endorsement of Obama by Senator Bob Casey - son of the former Pennsylvania governor who...

  • April 2, 2008

    Shocking Revelations about Hillary Clinton's Watergate Committee Job

    According to this Daniel Calabrese article, Hillary Clinton was fired from her job as a staff attorney for the House Judiciary Committee during the Watergate investigations for, among other things, lying:Jerry Zeifman, a lifelong Democrat, supervised...

  • April 2, 2008

    The "Yoo Memo" (updated)

    The Justice Department has declassified one of the foundation documents for our legal strategy in the War on Terror.:The Justice Department late Tuesday released a declassified 2003 memorandum long sought by congressional Democrats and other administ...

  • April 2, 2008

    Man tries to smuggle bomb parts on plane

    A Jamaican national has been charged with attempting to carry an explosive or incendiary device on an aircraft at the Orlando airport. He was arrested after authorities noticed he was "acting suspiciously:"The suspect was identified la...

  • April 2, 2008

    Ted Turner Inserts foot, chews

    Ted Turner is a walking, talking example of the adage that just because you make a lot of money doesn't mean you're smart.In Turner's case, the howlers he has uttered over the years have been extraordinary. He once compared Bush to Julius Ceasar whil...

  • April 2, 2008

    Beranke Warns of Recession

    Federal Reserve Chairman Bernard Bernanke in remarks before the Joint Economic Committee, said that a recession is "possible:"Bernanke's testimony the Joint Economic Committee of Congress was a more pessimistic assessment of the economy's i...

  • April 1, 2008

    The Times with the understated headline of the month

    My friend Allison who lives in Israel tipped me to this bit of New York Times idiocy - a headline that would almost be amusing in any other context."In Gaza, Hamas's Insults to Jews Complicates Peace" blares the front page headline.Gee. Ya ...

  • April 1, 2008

    Mugabe Refusing to Accept Election Results

    If it were up to the people of Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe would be on his way out of office. The election held last Saturday unofficially shows the tyrant being slaughtered by Morgan Tsvangirai's Movement for Democratic Change party by more than a 2-1 m...

  • April 1, 2008

    Pennsylvania Poll Shows Obama Gaining

    A new poll out today from Survey USA shows Barack Obama making significant gains in his race with Hillary Clinton in advance of the April 22 primary.It's hard to say whether Hillary's delusions about being under sniper fire in Bosnia had an...

  • April 1, 2008

    J.D. Johannes on the air tonight with Rick Moran

    I will have author/embed/war correspondent/film maker J.D. Johannes on my Blog Talk Radio show tonight to discuss recent events in Iraq and his film "Outside the Wire." The show will stream live from 7-8 PM Central time and can be accessed ...

  • March 31, 2008

    Obama fibs about his liberal past

    More easy lies by the candidate of "change."In his first run for state senate, Obama released a voter survey that detailed his liberal stands on issues like gun control and abortion among others. When discovered by an anti-Obama group, the ...

  • March 31, 2008

    Iran helps Broker Iraq Peace Deal

    There's no other way to put this. It is extremely bad news:Iranian officials helped broker a cease-fire agreement Sunday between Iraq's government and radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, according to Iraqi lawmakers. The deal could help defuse a w...

  • March 31, 2008

    Mugabe's party makes "miraculous" comeback

    The results from Zimbabwe's election were supposed to be announced yesterday. But surprise, surprise! It appears that after initial results showing the opposition far ahead, the most recent tally has an exciting race developing between Mugabe's rulin...

  • March 31, 2008

    SCOTUS Gives Congressional Criminals a Boost

    The Supreme Court refused to intervene in a case involving a Congressmen indicted for bribery whose offices were illegally searched by the FBI according to a lower court ruling:The court declined to review an appeals court ruling that the FBI reviewe...

  • March 31, 2008

    HUD Secretary Jackson Resigns

    Amid several ethics investigations, Housing and Urban Development Secretary Afonso Jackson has resigned effective April 18:Earlier this month, Sen. Chris Dodd, D-Connecticut, and Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, demanded Jackson's resignation, saying...

  • March 30, 2008

    Merkel to Boycott Olympic Ceremony

    Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel has become the first world leader to announce that she will boycott the Olympics in China.Her actions follow a promised boycott of the opening and closing ceremonies by Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk and the Cz...

  • March 30, 2008

    'We do not rig elections.' - Mugabe

    Yeah, and it don't rain in Indianapolis in the summertime:Zimbabwe is holding a presidential election and 84 year old Robert Mugabe is seeking a mandate from the people to continue his quest to invent new ways to utterly destroy a sovereign nation: R...

  • March 29, 2008

    Iraq Army Offensive in Basra Stalls

    Despite being reinforced by 5 battalions, the Iraqi army is having a hard time dislodging Mehdi Army units from neighborhoods they control in Basra.Information gathering on both the Basra offensive and American actions in Baghdad against the Meh...

  • March 29, 2008

    Another Anti-War Movie Tanks at the Box Office

    Will they ever learn?Another anti-war movie is tanking at the box office. Overnights for Friday show the film "Stop Loss" garnering an anemic $1.4 million for a projected $4 million opening weekend. This despite a huge build up and massive ...

  • March 28, 2008

    More Obama Lies about Rev. Wright (Updated)

    The practiced ease with which Obama glibly tells untruths is becoming more noticeable as the campaign rolls along.This latest was in an interview scheduled to be aired today on the popular daytime show "The View." Obama, after saying that i...

  • March 28, 2008

    Iraq: A Mess?Or an Opportunity?

    I've never seen anything like the reporting both on blogs and in the MSM about what is happening in Iraq. I am absolutely dizzy from the spin. After years of complaining about the influence of the militias and the fact that the Baghdad government's w...

  • March 28, 2008

    Howard Dean wants race over by July 1

    Democratic Party Chairman Howard Dean says in an interview this morning on CBS that he has told the candidates that he wants to see the race over by July 1.:DEAN: “Well, I think the candidates have got to understand that they have an obligation...

  • March 28, 2008

    American Al-Jazeera Anchor Quits

    Dave Marash is not exactly Tokyo Rose, but one wonders at the portion of common sense doled out to him at his birth.Marash became the American face for the American version of Al-Jazeera - the notoriously biased Arab TV news company headquartered in ...

  • March 27, 2008

    Poll Shows Obama Unhurt by Wright Flap

    A new Wall Street Journal-NBC poll shows that Barack Obama has escaped serious damage as a result of his association with racist preacher Jeremiah Wright.In fact, the poll shows little change from a poll taken last March in raw numbers although Obama...

  • March 27, 2008

    Three Blind Mice

    If we can't accuse them of being unpatriotic, can we at least accuse some Democrats of being monumentally dense?Saddam Hussein's intelligence agency secretly financed a trip to Iraq for three U.S. lawmakers during the run-up to the U.S.-led invasion,...

  • March 27, 2008

    Who is the Iraqi Army Fighting in Basra?

    The Iraqi government continued its crackdown on extremists in Basra as the Iraqi Army is proving itself to be if not extremely competent, at least eager for battle:Pentagon press secretary Geoff Morrell said it showed that the Iraqi government and se...

  • March 27, 2008

    US Steps up Drone Attacks in Pakistan

    Fearing the new Pakistani government will severely curtail US military activities on the border with Afghanistan where Predator drones have attacked several targets within Pakistan recently, the military has stepped up the number of Predator missions...

  • March 27, 2008

    Poll: 73% believe Americans have gun ownership right

    When it comes to the Constitution and guns, even those who do not own a firearm come down on the side of a broad interpretation of the 2nd Amendment:The often fierce debate over the Second Amendment has centered on whether it was intended to protect ...

  • March 27, 2008

    Colombia captures Uranium from FARC

    A 66 pound stash of uranium belonging to the narco-terrorist group FARC has been captured by the Colombian military. Information on the stash was found on a computer hard drive captured after a raid by the Columbian army killed a top FARC official wh...

  • March 26, 2008

    Sarkozy Threatens Olympic Protest

    French President Nicholas Sarkozy is the first world leader to publicly suggest that he would boycott the opening ceremonies of the Olympic games if China doesn't moderate its actions taken against Tibetan protestors:The Foreign and Commonwealth Offi...

  • March 26, 2008

    Mahdi Army at War with Iraqi Military

    Basra is the flashpoint for an effort by Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki to get control of the vital southern city and clean out the militias who have infested it.The fact that he appears to be targeting Moqtada al-Sadr's Mahdi Militia is significant....

  • March 26, 2008

    "The Bredesen Plan"

    Moderate Democratic Governor of Tennessee Phil Bredesen has come up with what sounds like a great idea; hold a convention of Democratic party Superdelegates in June and have them vote for either Clinton or Obama then rather than allow the contest to ...

  • March 26, 2008

    The "Sore Loser" Factor

    In what has to be seen as good news for John McCain, a Gallup poll shows that if Obama wins the Democratic nomination, 28% of Hillary supporters will vote for McCain in the general election while 19% of Obama supporters would pull the lever for the G...

  • March 26, 2008

    Chavez Hopes for a Democrat Win in November

    This is not really news but its fun to tweak the Democrats with it:Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, a socialist and fierce U.S. critic, warned on Tuesday that relations with Washington could worsen if Republican candidate John McCain wins this year'...

  • March 26, 2008

    'Passover Massacre' Bomber Nabbed

    The man responsible for the bloodiest terrorist bombing of the Palestinian uprising that killed 30 Israelis enjoying a passover meal in a hotel in Netanya in 2002, was captured yesterday by Israeli soldiers:Omar Jabar planned the attack and...

  • March 25, 2008

    New Pakistan PM Frees Judges

    In a further sign that President Musharraf's days in office are probably numbered, the Pakistani Prime Minister has released the judges Musharraf detained in order to keep them from ruling his re-election illegal:In a wildly ebullient parliament...

  • March 25, 2008

    Two Pro-Tibet Protestors Detained in Torch Lighting Protest

    Two demonstrators were arrested at the Olympic torch lighting ceremony in Greece:Two protesters ran onto the field at Ancient Olympia while Liu Qi, president of the Games' organising committee, was giving a speech. Both were detained. Lhadon Tethong,...

  • March 25, 2008

    US Home Prices fall 11.4% in January

    I can remember writing last fall that many economists felt that the housing market would begin to rebound after the first of the year.Judging by this report, we still have a long way to go:The decline reported Tuesday in the Standard & Poor's/Cas...

  • March 25, 2008

    30,000 Pennsylvanians Register as Democrats in one week

    The deadline to change party affiliation in order to vote in the April 22 Democratic primary was yesterday and county registrars across the state were inundated with last minute Republicans and independents seeking to comply with the law in this clos...

  • March 24, 2008

    JP Morgan to Raise Bear Stearns Offer

    In an effort to head off suits from angry shareholders, JP Morgan is raising its bid for the belaugured investment house Bear Stearns by a factor of 5:The sweetened offer is intended to win over stockholders who vowed to fight the original fire-sale ...

  • March 24, 2008

    Anti-War Protestors Mar Easter Service

    Holy Name Cathedral in Chicago is one of the city's landmarks and a place where Catholics have come to worship since the Chicago fire in 1871. It is the seat of the Archdiocese of Chicago - the largest Archdiocese in the United States.Because of repa...

  • March 24, 2008

    NATO Must Step up in Afghanistan

    It's spring in Afghanistan and time for the annual Taliban offensive. In truth, it never amounts to much - or at least it didn't in the past because allied forces would intercept the groups of 50-100 fighters who would try to inflitrate across the bo...

  • March 24, 2008

    Web Hosting Company caves to Islamists

    Web hosting company Network Solutions has suspeneded the website for Geert Wilder's anti-Muslim film Fitna, citing possible violations of their Terms of Service:After Pakistan disrupted YouTube worldwide over an interview with right-wing Dutch MP and...

  • March 24, 2008

    Crittenden on Frontline Iraq War Doc

    In case you were thinking of sitting  through 4 1/2 hours of Frontline's documentary "Bush's War," forget about it. Columnist Jules Crittenden assures us that not only is the documentary not about Bush, but it apparently simply regurgi...

  • March 24, 2008

    Obama Inflates his record

    This isn't very surprising given all politicians like to make it appear that they play a bigger role in events than they actually do. But this is just outrageous and goes way too far:After weeks of arduous negotiations, on April 6, 2006, a bipartisan...

  • March 23, 2008

    Taiwan elects Realist President

    Voters in Taiwan slapped down the pro-independence movement and elected a realist who pledged to work with China to open new markets and integrate the island nation into a "common economic market" with Beijing:Opposition party candidate Ma ...

  • March 23, 2008

    Violence Flares all over Iraq

    Suicide bombers, rockets fired into the Green Zone, gunmen spraying automatic weapons fire at civilians, truck bombs - Iraq exploded in violence in the last 24 hours as Shia extremists, al-Qaeda terrorists, and Sunni insurgents all were credited with...

  • March 23, 2008

    University of the Absurd

    This is like some kind of PC nightmare dreamed up by diversity fanatics who were given permission to experiment at the student's expense:Recently I sat down with a young woman who shared with me the experience of her first year at Thurgood Marshall C...

  • March 23, 2008

    Obama's Problem Mentors

    First there was Jeremiah Wright. Is Emil Jones next?The press had a field day with Obama's religious mentor and friend. But the story behind Obama's political mentor also contains some disturbing elements. Emil Jones, the Democratic leader of th...

  • March 22, 2008

    New Pakistani Government Set to Negotiate With Terrorists

    It will be hard to spin this news as anything except a disaster for American policy:Faced with a sharp escalation of suicide bombings in urban areas, the leaders of Pakistan’s new coalition government say they will negotiate with the militants ...

  • March 22, 2008

    Eight in Ten Say Public Should Have Greater Influence on Government

    This is an interesting poll published by the World Public Opinion.org group. It highlights the question that has been debated in America since the Constitution became law; are we a democracy? Or a republic?Eighty-one percent say when making "an ...

  • March 22, 2008

    ChiCom Leading Paper: 'Resolutely Crush' Tibet (updated)

    Must be nice to have your very own newspaper if you're a government. You can use the organ to call on the government to commit all sorts of unspeakable acts and pretend it's the "will of the people."In the case of the Tibet crackdown, ...

  • March 21, 2008

    The Obama Passport Breach Flap

    Two employees under contract to the State Department have been let go and another disciplined for violating the privacy of Senator Barack Obama and snooping in his passport files:Senior department officials said they learned of the incidents only whe...

  • March 21, 2008

    Governor Richardson Endorses Obama

    This isn't a huge surprise to campaign observers who saw Richardson's foreign policy stance much closer to Obama than Hillary. But when you consider that Governor Bill Richardson, who came out in support of Barack Obama this morning, was a Bill Clint...

  • March 21, 2008

    US Backed Sunni Militas in Iraq not getting paid

    This is such a disturbing story on a couple of levels that we have to be careful before all the facts are in before we start assessing blame.Evidently, the hugely successful strategy of employing Sunni militias to help fight al-Qaeda is in jeapordy b...

  • March 21, 2008

    Justice Denied

    Ed Morrissey of Hot Air points us to this incredible story of a domesteic terrorist released from prison after serving only 6 years of a 12 year sentence. Kathleen Soliah, a former member of the radical Symbionese Liberation Army, was released on par...

  • March 21, 2008

    Fewer Americans Identify themselves as Republicans

    The highly respected Pew Research Cemter has published a new poll showing that Democrats own a decided advantage in party identification and that the gap between Democrats and Republicans in some swing states is even larger:In 5,566 interviews with r...

  • March 21, 2008

    UN Says it needs 25% Boost in Funding

    The United Nations says it needs more money - lots more.Citing increased demands placed on its peace keeping and nation building departments, the diplomats say they need $1.1 billion more:Much of the increased spending flows from Bush administration ...

  • March 20, 2008

    New Bin Laden Tape Something of a Puzzle

    There is a new audio tape purportedly from a living Osama Bin Laden that was issued yesterday, the 5th anniversary of the war in Iraq. But several commenters, including Rusty over at Jawa Report and Allah at Hot Air point out some interesting omissio...

  • March 20, 2008

    Release of Hillary's WH Schedule starts media frenzy

    I am sure that there is some importance attached to the release of 18,000 pages of Hillary's schedule while she was First Lady. For the life of me, I can't see it.Do we really need to know where Hillary was when Monica Lewinsky was with her husb...

  • March 20, 2008

    Obama Campaign Scrubs Black Panther Ad from Website

    I guess when it comes to hate, we should "understand" the kind spouted by Reverend Wright but not the New Black Panther Party:  Barack Obama’s campaign has rejected the support of the New Black Panther Party, after remo...

  • March 20, 2008

    Poll: US Influence on the World seen as Negative

    Every time I read something like this, I want to reach out across the Atlantic Ocean and grab some stupid European lefitst and shake some sense into him:Growing hostility in Europe towards the US could cause “lasting damage” to trans...

  • March 20, 2008

    McCain rising, Obama tanking in Rasmussen Poll

    The daily Rasmussen poll out today shows John McCain upping his national lead over Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama significantly:The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Thursday shows John McCain’s lead growing against both ...

  • March 20, 2008

    Crackdown increases in Tibet

    Hundreds of Chinese troops fanned out over the Tibetan capitol of Llahsa in a show of force designed to intimidate demonstrators who have been protesting the Chinese occupation:Government officials acknowledged for the first time that protests agains...

  • March 19, 2008

    Gun Rights Case gets Historic Hearing

    Several court watchers believe that the Heller case which challenges the Washington, D.C. gun ban will make history:A majority of the Supreme Court appeared ready on Tuesday to embrace, for the first time in the country’s history, an interpreta...

  • March 19, 2008

    Did McCain 'Mispeak' about Iranian help for AQ in Iraq?

    The Democrats say he did. So does the Washington Post which, we all know, is basically the same thing:Sen. John McCain, in the midst of a trip to the Middle East that he hoped would help burnish his foreign policy expertise, incorrectly asserted Tues...

  • March 19, 2008

    Revote plans in MI and FL appear dead in the water

    Unless some miracle formula can be found in the next few days, it appears that revote primaries in both Michigan and Florida will not happen.It is still a possibility that some Florida delegates will be seated - if a plan to give each delegate a half...

  • March 19, 2008

    And Now...The Paterson Tapes

    Did they do nothing except partake in illicit sexual trysts in the Spitzer Administration?It now appears that new governor David Paterson was a little less than completely candid when he said his extramarital affairs ended years ago.A former Olympic ...

  • March 19, 2008

    Pakistan elects first Female Speaker

    The Pakistani parliament has been seated and their first order of business was the election of a female speaker - a first in Pakistan's history:"Dr. Fehmida Mirza has received 249 votes," incumbent Chaudhry Amir Hussain, a supporter of Pres...

  • March 18, 2008

    Tibet Violence Spreads

    Violence that began last week in Tibet's capitol city of Lhasa has spread to neighboring provinces as sympathy demonstrations broke out in Sichuan and cities as far away as Beijing.Meanwhile, the Dali Llama has threatened to resign as head of state i...

  • March 18, 2008

    Supreme Court to take up Gun Rights

    The most important 2nd Amendment case to make it to the Supreme Court in many years will be heard today as the Justices will be forced to address at least some gun control and gun rights issues:DOES THE Constitution's Second Amendment give individual...

  • March 18, 2008

    New Governor, Similar Problem

    New York's new governor David Paterson has admitted he carried on extramarital affairs during a rocky period in his marriage.His wife also admitted to dalliances in an interview with the press given while his friends and supporters were still ce...

  • March 18, 2008

    Goldberg on Obama

    If you haven't yet read Tom Lifson's excellent piece on what Barack Obama will probably say today to address the crisis in his campaign caused by remarks made by his friend, mentor, and pastor Jeremiah Wright, please do so. It will put into context O...

  • March 18, 2008

    No Go on Florida Revote

    Florida Democrats have given up all hope of holding another nominating contest that would allow them representation at the Convention in August:The Florida Democratic Party chairwoman on Monday officially buried the possibility of redoing the state...

  • March 17, 2008

    Fed Acts to Avert Panic

    Over the weekend, the Federal Reserve opened a $30 billion line of credit for the purchase of troubled investment bank Bear Sterns and promised an open ended lending program for the biggest investment firms on Wall Street:In a third move aimed at hel...

  • March 17, 2008

    Obama-Wright threatens to derail the candidate

    Obama's statement that Reverrend Jeremiah Wright's harangues against America and whites were "not statements I personally heard him preach while I sat in the pews of Trinity or heard him utter in private conversation," is provijng to be at ...

  • March 17, 2008

    Predictable: Wright's Church cries 'Racism'

    I suppose we shouldn't have expected an apology but the virulence with which Reverend Jeremiah Wright's old church goes after the media for reporting the truth of Wright's sermons is a little startling:The church attended by Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill....

  • March 17, 2008

    Florida Still a Mess for Democrats

    The prospect of some kind of revote in Florida has hit another snag as it appears the idea for a mail in primary is dead:As the Florida Democratic Party gets ready to decide Monday whether to pull the plug on a long-shot bid to restage the state's pr...

  • March 17, 2008

    Obama ready to take off the gloves against Clinton

    Well, so much for the "politics of hope and change:"Sen. Barack Obama is trying to air his dirty laundry -- even some items that might appear just a little wrinkled -- as he prepares a full assault on Sen. Hillary Clinton over ethics and tr...

  • March 17, 2008

    Iraqi Poll: Confidence in future grows substantially

    A poll conducted by several western news agencies and polling groups surveyed more than 2200 Iraiqs and found a considerable improvement in their outlook compared to a similar poll taken last August:Improved security and economic conditions have reve...

  • March 16, 2008

    McCain in Iraq

    While his Democratic rivals clobber each other back home, John McCain is in Iraq getting a feel for the situation on the ground and talking with military and diplomatic leaders about the future:McCain's visit was not announced and he was believe...

  • March 16, 2008

    'Cultural genocide' in Tibet: Dalai Lama

    Rioting spread to several other provinces in Tibet after demonstrations in Lhasa become violent:Protests against Chinese rule of Tibet were reported in neighboring Sichuan and Qinghai provinces and also in western Gansu province. All are home to siza...

  • March 16, 2008

    Obama picks up 9 more delegates in Iowa

    Iowa Democrats convened their county conventions yesterday and thanks to the withdrawal of John Edwards, Barack Obama picked up 9 of the 14 delegates at stake:Iowa Democratic Party officials said that with all of the delegates picked, Obama claimed 5...

  • March 16, 2008

    Missile Strikes Targets Pakistani Terrorists

    At least 7 missiles struck a house near the Afghan border identified by local tribesmen as a militant's home, killing a reported 20 people.Tribesmen also say the missile came from an unmanned drone - almost certainly from inside Afghanistan and ...

  • March 15, 2008

    At least 30 Dead in Tibetan Riots

    Buddhist monks and Tibetan nationals battled police and burned cars and shops as the worst violence to break out in that occupied country since the late 1980's threatened to throw a monkey wrench into the Chinese government's Olympic plans:The chaoti...

  • March 15, 2008

    Oooops! Rezko raised at least $250,000 for Obama

    First, it was $60,000. Then the press discovered it was closer to $150,000. Now Obama himself admits that indicted Chicago fixer Tony Rezko raised $250,000 over the years for his campaigns:Trying to put his past with Antoin "Tony" Rezko beh...

  • March 15, 2008

    Democratic Party Fat Cats Demanding FL-MI Resolution

    The behind the scene machinations of the national party and the respective campaigns of Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton are reaching a fever pitch as Michigan is moving toward a June primary while Florida remains hopelessly deadlocked.In addition, s...

  • March 15, 2008

    FISA Bill passed by House - Bush will veto

    The reform of the Foreign Intelligence and Surveillance Act that would expand the government's ability to record some kinds of communications passed the House yesterday and headed to the White House where an almost certain presidential veto awaits it...

  • March 14, 2008

    Petreaus: Iraqi Government Not doing Enough for Peace

    Top commander in Iraq General David Petreaus is dissatisfied with the progress being made by the Iraqi government toward reconciliation:Iraqi leaders have failed to take advantage of a reduction in violence to make adequate progress toward resolving ...

  • March 14, 2008

    Surprise! MSM Misses the mark on Saddam-al-Qaeda report

    A few days ago, I blogged about the leaked conclusions of a report that purportedly debunked any claims that Saddam and al-Qaeda worked together. At the time, I wrote:It should be interesting to read the rest of the report due out Wednesday for ...

  • March 14, 2008

    Gold Tops an incredible $1,000 an ounce

    Take a deep breath folks. The next few months are liable to get very bumpy and very wild:Gold has topped $1,000 an ounce, trading at a historic high of $1,000.25 yesterday morning on weak retail sales numbers, a lukewarm reaction to Treasury Sec...

  • March 13, 2008

    Will Spitzer be Indicted?

    US Attorney Michael Garcia is denying that any deal exists between his office and the Spitzer camp regarding the governor's resignation in exchange for not being charged with a serious crime. With that in mind, experts are saying it's a virtual certa...

  • March 13, 2008

    Obama's Pastor: 'Hillary ain't never been called a nigger.' (Updated)

    In an extraordinary video recording of Barack Obama's pastor - leader of a church that the candidate says he consciously chose after a long search - the Reverend Jeremiah Wright lets loose with some of the most nauseating racist comments directed aga...

  • March 13, 2008

    Surge in Public Support for the War

    A significant surge in public support for the war in Iraq threatens to upend expectations for the November election from president on down.According to late February polling conducted by the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press, 53 percen...

  • March 13, 2008

    So much for the Gaza 'Truce'

    A day after Israel and Hamas agreed to an "unofficial truce,"  a barrage of 15 rockets targeted the western Negev:At least 15 Kassam rockets slammed into the western Negev early Thursday morning, shattering a period of calm during...

  • March 13, 2008

    Do-Over Primary in Michigan idea gaining steam

    Another primary in Michigan, run by the state but financed by the state party, may be in the offing according to party sources:As negotiators continued to work Wednesday on developing an acceptable plan for a possible do-over Democratic presidential ...

  • March 12, 2008

    On to Gettysburg

    Barack Obama’s victory in Mississippi was no surprise. But in a very large way, both last Saturday’s win for Obama in the Wyoming caucuses and tonights win in the Magnolia state’s primary are insignificant. Already, the attention of...

  • March 12, 2008

    Iran: No Deal in Lebanon until Bush leaves office

    If there was any doubt about who calls the shots for Hezb'allah, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad made it clear for all to see:Diplomatic sources close to Tehran on Wednesday quoted Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as telling a high-ranking...

  • March 12, 2008

    No Go on Florida Re-Vote

    Florida Democrats thought they had a plan that would allow for a mail in primary thus making it possible for their delegates to be seated at the convention in August.Alas, the Obama campaign never got on board and Florida Super Delegates in...

  • March 12, 2008

    Beeb Fakes Story on Terrorist House Demolition

    The BBC shows that faking news stories isn't only confined to American and French news networks:On Friday, March 7, 2008, the BBC’s World News with Jonathan Charles (seen in the U.S. on PBS stations as part of BBC America) aired footage purport...

  • March 12, 2008

    Mamet's Revelation

    David Mamet is one of America's finest playwrights, film directors, and screenwriters. He has also been a doctrinaire liberal all his life.Therefore, it was something of a shock to read this revelatory and uplifting column by Mamet in The Village Voi...

  • March 12, 2008

    Spitzer Resigns

    No surprise although one wonders what went on behind the scenes that brought this about:Gov. Eliot Spitzer announced Wednesday that he is resigning, completing a spectacular fall from power for a politician whose once-promising career imploded amid a...

  • March 11, 2008

    How much legal trouble is Spitzer in?

    Prosecutor Patterico thinks quite a bit:According to this abcnews story, Spitzer’s involvement with this ring was not uncovered by virtue of some happenstance over-hear on a wiretap involving a prostitution ring. Rather, the feds targeted Spitz...

  • March 11, 2008

    Seniors Cutting Coupons for Military Families

    This is an inspiring story. Senior citizens across the country are cutting out coupons and sending them to military families based overseas so that they can redeem them at the military commissaries on bases:In a new era of American warfare, when peop...

  • March 11, 2008

    Pentagon Study: No "operational" link between Saddam and Al-Qaeda

     A study produced by a federally-funded think tank, the Institute for Defense Analyses, under contract to the Norfolk, Va.-based U.S. Joint Forces Command that examined 600,000 pages of Iraqi government documents captured after the war shows no ...

  • March 11, 2008

    24 killed in Pakistan Suicide Bombing

    This has al-Qaeda written all over it:Massive suicide bombs ripped through a seven-story police headquarters and a house on Tuesday, killing at least 24 people and wounding more than 200 others in attacks that deepened Pakistan's security crisis. The...

  • March 11, 2008

    Uptick in Violence in Iraq as 8 US Soldiers Killed

    Two seperate suicide bombers took a heavy toll on US servicemen in Iraq, pointing up the continuing danger of al-Qaeda in some parts of the country.One of the bombs that killed 5 soldiers was detonated at the Mansour street market in Baghdad whe...

  • March 10, 2008

    Where in the World is Mookie Al-Sadr? by R. Moran

    Muqtada al-Sadr, the firebrand anti-American Shia cleric whose Mahdi Militia has fought the US military almost constantly since the occupation began has up and gone missing.Or at least faded into the background:On March 3 a Kuwaiti news article trans...

  • March 10, 2008

    Cat holocaust in China by R. Moran

    There are few countries on earth where a government could get away with this:Thousands of pet cats in Beijing are being abandoned by their owners and sent to die in secretive government pounds as China mounts an aggressive drive to clean up the ...

  • March 10, 2008

    If I were you, I'd buy a horse by R. Moran

    Carbon offsets got ya down? Worried about how we're going to reduce emissions to levels mandated by the Kyoto accords?No worries. According to this study, we'd have to take society back to the 19th century in order to have any effect on global warmin...

  • March 10, 2008

    Musharraf's Days are Numbered

    The two parties who are forming a coalition government in Pakistan have agreed to reinstate the Supreme Court judges that President Musharraf removed more than 4 months ago and placed under house arrest.The move clears the way for Musharraf's re-elec...

  • March 10, 2008

    Vatican lists 'ecological offenses' as new sins (Updated and Corrected)

    Ed Morrissey:During Mass, Catholics will ask for forgiveness for their sins, for “what I have done, and what I have failed to do.” We call these sins of commission and sins of omission. Until today, I had never heard of sins of emission.T...

  • March 9, 2008

    Democrats win Special Election to replace Hastert by R. Moran

    It's easy to read way too much into this result - so of course, the media and Democrats are doing so.A longtime Republican district fell Saturday to the Democrats when a wealthy businessman and scientist snatched former House Speaker Dennis Hastert's...

  • March 9, 2008

    Obama Takes Wyoming Caucuses by R. Moran

    There weren't that many delegates at stake in Wyoming but Hillary Clinton made a late effort any way to see if she could keep the momentum going from her victories last Tuesday:She couldn't:Senator Barack Obama chalked up a victory in anoth...

  • March 9, 2008

    Hezb'allah Cooperated in Jerusalem Attack

    Ha'aretz is reporting that according to Palestinian sources, the Lebanese terrorist group Hezb'allah cooperated in the attack in Jerusalem that killed 8 seminary students:The gunman who murdered eight students at Mercaz Harav Yeshiva in Jerusale...

  • March 9, 2008

    Rezko Cash for Obama three times what Candidate Admits by R. Moran

    Indicted Chicago fixer Antoin "Tony" Rezko and his cronies contributed at lesat three times more to Barack Obama over the years than the candidate has admitted:During his 12 years in politics, Sen. Barack Obama has received nearly thre...

  • March 8, 2008

    Fall out from Powers Resignation continues by R. Moran

     The resignation of unpaid foriegn policy advisor Samantha Powers over what the Weekly Standard refers to as "what might have been the most ill-starred book tour since the invention of movable type" is still roiling the campaign and ha...

  • March 8, 2008

    The Coming 'Obamalypse' by R. Moran

    What happens if, despite leading in the pledged delegate count, Barack Obama fails to gain the Democratic nomination for president?It's a scenario that is becoming more likely after this week's results in Texas and Ohio revived Hillary Clinton's camp...

  • March 8, 2008

    About those 'non-existent' North Korea Nuclear Engineers in Syria...by R. Moran

    Following the Israeli bombing of a military site in Syria (we still have no positive ID of what was at that site), there were many Syrian apologists who scoffed at the notion that North Korea would send any materials or nuclear engineers to Syria and...

  • March 8, 2008

    S. American Leaders Resolve Crisis by R. Moran

    The leaders of 4 South American countries who seemed on the verge of war have pulled back from teh abyss and, with a bland apology from Colombia, have resolved the crisis peacefully:The dispute erupted after Colombian forces crossed into Ecuador last...

  • March 7, 2008

    Escalating Rhetoric by both sides probably dooms 'Dream Ticket'

    Somehow, I don't think comparing Obama's tactics in the campaign with those of Special Prosecutor Ken Starr will win Hillary Clinton any friends in her rival's camp.Nor will Obama senior foreign policy aide Samantha Power's description of Hillar...

  • March 7, 2008

    Obama Mentioned on First Day of Rezko Trial

    That didn't take long.The trial of Antoin "Tony" Rezko which featured opening statements by the prosecution and defense on Thursady, is already living up to its promise to bring the name of Barack Obama into the trial mix:Barack Obama ...

  • March 7, 2008

    Bill Clinton Nixes Release of Pardon Papers

    File this one under "Least Surprising Move in the Middle of a Presidential Campaign."Federal archivists at the Clinton Presidential Library are blocking the release of hundreds of pages of White House papers on pardons that the former presi...

  • March 7, 2008

    Malkin on the left's 'escalating war against recruitment centers'

    Michelle Malkin has a terrific "Special Report" up on her blog today about the increasing number of attacks on military recruitment centers across the country.A sample:Ideas have consequences. Inaction has consequences. For the past several...

  • March 7, 2008

    Is 'Oil Bubble" About to Pop?

    The recent rise in oil prices to over $100 a barrell has been fueled largely by speculators, anaylsts say, hoping to hedge against the falling dollar and an unstable world situation - especially in the Middle East and South America.But that might cha...

  • March 6, 2008

    Bombing at New York Armed Services Recruiting Center

    A small bomb went off in front of the New York City Armed Forces Recruiting Center early this morning blowing out windows and shutting down traffic for several hours:New York City police officers and firefighters cordoned off much of Times Square for...

  • March 6, 2008

    Media Weenies

    Michelle Cottle at The New Republic has a spot on analysis of the sensitivity of the media towards Obama ever since that hilarious Saturday Night Live skit portraying famous media personalities all atwitter over getting to question the Illi...

  • March 6, 2008

    Will AlGore save the Democrats?

    Charles Hurt thinks so:IF AL GORE can pull himself away from saving the planet long enough, he might want to consider rescuing the Demo cratic Party from the clutches of utter self-destruction. Campaigning against an unpopular war in Iraq, a sputteri...

  • March 6, 2008

    Let the Bargaining Begin!

    Man, you knew this was coming:Flexing their new power to determine the Democratic presidential nomination, a bloc of Ohio superdelegates is withholding endorsements from Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton until one or the other offers a concrete...

  • March 5, 2008

    A Comeback - of sorts

    And the race goes on.Hillary Clinton won 3 of the 4 primaries at stake last night - including the vital Ohio and Texas contests - to extend her campaign another few weeks until at least the Pennsyvania primary of April 22:Senator Hillary Rodham Clint...

  • March 5, 2008

    Abbas Rebuffs Rice Pleas to Restart Peace Talks

    On the heels of Israel's incursion into Gaza to destroy launching sites for Kassam rockets, US Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice paid a visit to several Middle East capitols trying to jump start the peace process. But Palestinian President Mahmoud A...

  • March 5, 2008

    McCain Clinches Nomination - Huckabee Drops out

    Senator John McCain swept all four primaries last night and garnered enough delegates to put him over the top and allow him to clinch the Republican nomination for president:In a sign that his party was officially rallying around him, Mr. McCain was ...

  • March 5, 2008

    Is a Clinton-Obama Ticket (or vice versa) Possible?

    With the prospect of a bloody convention fight now staring Democrats squarely in the face, talk has been revived of making the two front runners ticket mates - regardless of who ends up on top:“That may, you know, be where this is headed, but o...

  • March 5, 2008

    Brattleboro Vermont: Arrest Bush -Cheney on sight

    This may be the silliest, the stupidest measure ever passed by any town in American history.Worse than arresting someone for throwing chewing gum on the sidewalk. Worse than arresting someone for shaving on Sunday.The towns of Brattleboro and Marlbor...

  • March 4, 2008

    Late Surge in polls by Clinton in TX and OH

    Has Hillary Clinton stopped the bleeding?The past week has seen her "3 AM" ad raise questions about Obama's national security credentials while Obama's evident two faced NAFTA policy - telling the Canadian government that the candidate's pr...

  • March 4, 2008

    Obama Meltdown at Presser on Rezko, NAFTAgate

    It was a very uncomfortable 15 minutes for the candidate.Participating in only his second "avail"(shorthand for "candidate availability" to the press) since Thursday, Barack Obama was deluged with questions about the NAFTA sc...

  • March 4, 2008

    Michael Totten back from Fallujah

    Once again, Michael Totten ventured into Iraq in order to give us a grunt's eye view of the war as well as some outstanding analysis of what is going on in that still war torn country.His reports are filled with the kind of viginettes and human inter...

  • March 3, 2008

    Rezko beginning to intrude on Presidential Campaign

    After months of mainly being a local story with occasional forays by the national media into the swampy mess of corruption in Illinois politics, the story of Barack Obama's friend of 17 years and major fund raiser Antoin "Tony" Rezko appear...

  • March 3, 2008

    IDF Pulls troops from Gaza; Hamas declares 'Victory'

    It's pathetic when you think about it. Hamas has declared "victory" after Israel has pulled its ground troops from Gaza following several days of intensive operations directed against Kassam launch sites and Hamas strong points. Using ...

  • March 3, 2008

    Terror threats against Saudis in Lebanon

    Threats of terrorist actions against Saudi citizens has prompted the government to urge non essential personnel to leave Lebanon in the next 48 hours.The threats are specific and credible:The Saudis have specific reasons. They have received specific ...

  • March 3, 2008

    Utah Home searched in connection with Vegas Ricin case

    Still denying there might be a terrorist connection, authorities are searching the Utah home of a man lying in criticial condition in a hospital who stayed in a hotel room where a quantity of the deadly toxin Ricin was discovered:F.B.I. agents o...

  • March 3, 2008

    US Airstrike in Somalia Targets Terrorists

    The United States bombed a house in Dobley, Somalia hitting a site where terrorists had been holed up:Three missiles hit Dobley, a town four miles from the Kenyan border, destroying a home and seriously injured eight people, police and witnesses said...

  • March 2, 2008

    Hillary Appearance on Saturday Night Live Judged 'Boffo'

    Hillary Clinton has been doing a lot of complaining about the glowing coverage Senator Barack Obama has been getting from the media compared to the criticism directed her way by most media outlets. As an example in the debate last Tuesday, she used a...

  • March 2, 2008

    Obama Going for the Knockout in OH, TX

    Seeking to end the campaign for the Democratic nomination on Tuesday, Senator Barack Obama is using his large money advantage to overwhelm the Clinton campaign in a blizzard of advertising and a huge get out the vote effort.American Thinker poli...

  • March 2, 2008

    Iran documents dispute NIE findings

    The National Intelligence Estimate that claimed Iran stopped their nuclear weapons program in 2003 received another blow to its credibility as the United Nations revealed it has documents from the Iranians themselves that show them working on a bomb ...

  • March 2, 2008

    Israel Steps up Gaza Attacks

    In response to a rain of Kassam rockets on Israeli towns, the IDF has entered Gaza in force and is cleaning out suspected launch sites as well as punishing Hamas:Israeli aircraft and troops attacked Palestinian positions in northern Gaza on Saturday,...

  • March 2, 2008

    Chavez sends troops to Colombian Border

    Following the death of a significant rebel leader at the hands of the Colombian military, Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez has ordered thousands of troops to the border and closed the Venezuelan embassy in Bogota:President Hugo Chavez on Sunday order...

  • March 2, 2008

    As expected, Medvedev is cruising to victory in Russia

    File this one under "Least surprising electoral result in history."Russia blog, which has been liveblogging the Russian presidential election shows that Vladmir Putin's close ally and ventriloquist dummy Dmitry Medvedev is cruising to an ea...

  • March 2, 2008

    Powerline Debunks 60 Minutes story on Siegelman

    The boys at Powerline, who played a big role in Rathergate, have once again shown 60 Minutes to be a partisan tool. In shocking detail, they have thoroughly debunked the 60 Minutes story last Sunday that purported to show Karl Rove playing ...

  • March 1, 2008

    Obama and His Judges: Get ready for Class War

    One of the most important duties of a president is to name federal judges to the bench. As Barack Obama's candidacy becomes more and more certain, the kinds of judges he will appoint will receive increased scrutiny.A good place to start is this artic...

  • March 1, 2008

    Hillary Ad Backfiring

    Reaction to Hilalry Clinton's "nuclear" ad shows that the piece may be backfiring on the candidate.Some in the press have called foul at the ad that shows various children asleep in their bed with a phone ringing in the background. A voice ...

  • March 1, 2008

    Bizarre Vegas Ricin Case

    The case we reported on yesterday where a case full of the deadly toxin Ricin was found in a Las Vegas hotel room is taking on a surreal quality.Several developments since then show some extraordinary suspcious activity but the FBI keeps saying ...

  • March 1, 2008

    Rezko Trial will be Eye Opener on Obama Associates

    Antoin "Tony" Rezko goes on trial next Monday on bribery and extortion charges in a case that promises to reveal several shady characters with ties to Barack Obama:With the corruption trial of one of Sen. Barack Obama's longtime friend...

  • March 1, 2008

    US Military Arrests Insurgent who trained women as bombers

    For a while, the tactic succeeded pretty well. Women had never been used as suicide bombers in Iraq so when they started to show up in crowds, they killed hundreds of people.The military has arrested the guy who was training them:The ringleader was a...

  • March 1, 2008

    Rival 'Weekly Standard' Pays Tribute to Buckley

    The Weekly Standard notes the passing of William Buckley this past week by having 5 excellent writers eulogize the great conservative.William Kristol, Editor in Chief, remembers a man who welcomed the competition to the National Review:More broadly, ...

  • February 29, 2008

    Dems Raise a Staggering $80 million in February

    No figures out yet for the Republicans but that's because losers rarely release the results of their campaign fund raising until they have to.The long and short of it is this: Obama raised at least $50 million in February while Hillary Clinton - whos...

  • February 29, 2008

    And the Winner in the Ralph Nader Veepstakes is...

    Matt Gonzalez, come on down! You've been chosen as Ralph Nader's running mate!Just who, you might ask, is Matt Gonzalez?Gonzalez, Nader said, is "unwavering in his principles and committed to his politics with clear eloquence and humane logic....

  • February 29, 2008

    Poll Shows Obama Pulling Away in Tx; gaining in OH

    It appears that next Tuesday may very well prove to be Hillary Clinton's swan song. The latest Zogby/C-Span/Houston Chronicle Poll shows Senator Barack Obama pulling away in Texas while Ohio appears to be a dead heat:Texas - DemocratsClinton42%Obama4...

  • February 29, 2008

    Angelina Jolie: US has "A moral obligation" to help in Iraq

    Angelina Jolie may be just one more lightweight actor. But how significant is it in her role as UN High Commissioner for Refugees Goodwill Ambassador that she wrote the following in an Op-Ed in today's Washington Post:My visit left me even more deepl...

  • February 29, 2008

    Will, Noonan on Buckley

    Two excellent tributes to Bill Buckley - one from George Will who was probably the second most influential conservative columnist during Buckley's lifetime and Peggy Noonan, former Reagan speechwriter who saw Buckley's work close up.George Will:...

  • February 29, 2008

    Obama NAFTA Flap about ready to explode

    This is all the more incredible because it has now been confirmed.At Tuesday night's debate, both Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama traded charges that the other was not serious about reforming NAFTA - the North American Free Trade Agreement. Unions h...

  • February 29, 2008

    Possible Discovery of Deadly Toxin Ricin in Vegas Hotel

    Conclusive tests are being run and the results will be announced in the next few hours, but a package found at a Las Vegas hotel may contain the deadly toxin Ricin:A substance found at a motel may be the deadly toxin ricin, but authorities said Frida...

  • February 28, 2008

    Reaction Pours in to Buckley's Passing

    The reaction to the death yesterday of Bil Buckley at the age of 82 is not exactly what you might expect. While conservatives are giving Mr. Buckley credit for his huge contributions to the movement and to defining conservative government, even ...

  • February 28, 2008

    New York Times Still Trying to Bring Down McCain

    It's very obvious that the New York Times "Plan A" for destroying the candidacy of John McCain didn't work out too well. Rasmussen reports that an astonishing 66% of people following the McCain story believe it was a smear job. Just 24% of ...

  • February 28, 2008

    Mixed News From Iraq

    First, the good news (we're not the MSM here).The three man Presidential Council has approved the 2008 budget and an amnesty law passed by Parliament. The budget was especially important because it earmarks funds for the provinces and will help immen...

  • February 27, 2008

    The Times Rolls out Red Carpet for Raul Castro

    The New York Times embraced Cuba's new/old dictator Raul Castro with a stunningly fawning piece reminiscent of the way they used to wax eloquently about his brother Fidel:Mr. Castro’s decision to begin his tenure by meeting the Vatican...

  • February 27, 2008

    Serenading the Tyrant (updated)

    Leonard Bernstein, the great conductor/composer who frequently fronted the New York Philharmonic Orchestra is probably smiling in heaven about now.A huge talent whose contributions to American music are unquestioned, nevertheless had a notorious soft...

  • February 27, 2008

    Obama's SCOTUS Picks: Can you say 'Nightmare?'

    Orin Kerr over at Volokh Conspiracy, the fine legal blog, has been pondering what kind of Supreme Court judges Barack Obama might pick if he became president.Here are a couple of statements made by Obama that outline his deep thoughts on the mat...

  • February 26, 2008

    Obama Builds Big Lead on Hillary Nationally; Tied in Texas

    News from the polling front has Obama surging and Hillary Clinton reeling.A new CBS-New York Times poll has the Illinois senator vaulting to a double digit lead over Clinton:A new CBS News/New York Times poll finds Barack Obama with a 16-point lead o...

  • February 26, 2008

    Hillary Camp beginning to Implode

    With a week before the crucial Texas and Ohio primaries, the Clinton campaign seems adrift and rudderless with no idea how to combat Barack Obama's growing inevitability as the Democratic candidate for president.This has led to some recriminations an...

  • February 26, 2008

    Pakistan Surgeon General Assassinated

    Lieutenant General Muhammad Mushtaq Baig, the Surgeon General of Pakistan, and seven other people were killed in a suicide attack in the garrison city of Rawalpindi.A suicide bomber killed eight people, including the Pakistan Army’s s...

  • February 26, 2008

    Al-Qaeda Entered Gaza During Breach

    It didn't take much of a hole in the wall for al-Qaeda to slip in to Gaza after Hamas breached the border with Egypt last month, according to the head of Israeli military intelligence.Maj.-Gen. Amos Yadlin told the weekly meeting of the Foreign ...

  • February 25, 2008

    'Double Secret Probation' for Plagiarizing Teacher

    Teachers College in New York, the Columbia University Graduate School of Education, seems to have a problem with ethics. Or perhaps political correctness is where the real trouble lies.Imagine a teacher at a teachers college that plagiarizes her work...

  • February 25, 2008

    In Desperation, Clinton turns to Sarcasm

    She's tried being nice. She's tried being negative. She's even tried ignoring Obama for a while.With Obama building momentum in Texas and Ohio that could crush Hillary Clinton's candidacy on March 4, the former First Lady is now attempting to belittl...

  • February 25, 2008

    Clinton Camp Attempts 'Muslim' Smear of Obama (updated)

    Perhaps if the Clinton campaign itself had released the photo showing Barack Obama in the traditional Kenyan garb of a tribal elder (hinting that it was clothing worn by Muslims), it would have been seen as simple stupidity and a sign of ho...

  • February 24, 2008

    Musharraf on his way out?

    Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf has decided to quit the presidency in order to avoid an impeachment battle with Parliament, a close aid has told the Sunday Telegraph:One close confidante said that the president believed he had run out of options...

  • February 24, 2008

    Cuban Parliament Selects new leader today

    Although Fidel Castro's brother is considered to have the inside track to the presidency, the Parliament may opt to seat a younger candidate according to the BBC:But Cuba could opt for a member of a younger generation of politicians, says the BBC's M...

  • February 24, 2008

    Russia's New Autocracy

    I guess it's now official. If the New York Times refers to Putins Russia as an autocracy, it must be so.That aside, the Times has a stellar article today on Putin's Russia and how his autocratic state works:Shortly before parliamentary elections in D...

  • February 24, 2008

    Fallout over Kosovo Independence

    Chalk this one up to United Nations incompetence.For more than 9 years, the UN had the status of Kosovo on its plate. It dillied. It dallied. It stalled. Until finally, the Kosovoans believed that the UN would never resolve their situation satisfacto...

  • February 23, 2008

    Poll: Obama now leading Clinton in Texas

    A shocking new poll out today from Decision Analyst shows Barack Obama leading Hillary Clinton by double digits in the race for the Texas primary:Barack Obama has a double digit lead over Hillary Clinton in Texas, according to a statewide survey of 6...

  • February 23, 2008

    Oh to be young and in love - anywhere but Saudi Arabia

    The incongruity of this nation sitting on half the world's oil reserves grows more grotesque by the day. Prosecutors in Saudi Arabia have begun investigating 57 young men who were arrested on Thursday for flirting with girls at shopping centres in Me...

  • February 23, 2008

    IAEA Confronts Iran with Evidence of nukes

    The International Atomic Energy Agency has confronted the Iranian government with evidence supplied by the United States that their nuclear program has had two purposes; the manufacture of fuel for civilian reactors and the goal of acquiring a nuclea...

  • February 22, 2008

    EU Experts: Iran could have enough uranium for a bomb by year end

    A European Union team of experts has calculated that there is an outisde chance Iran could have made enough highly enriched uranium to have the capability to build a nuclear bomb by the end of the year:As part of a project to improve control of nucle...

  • February 22, 2008

    US Urges Pakistanis to Keep Musharraf

    Better the devil you know...The Bush administration is pressing the opposition leaders who defeated Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf to allow the former general to retain his position, a move that Western diplomats and U.S. officials say could tr...

  • February 22, 2008

    Al-Sadr Extends Cease Fire

    Anti-American cleric Muqtada al-Sadr will extend the cease fire between his Mahdi Army and American forces according to sources:Radical Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr ordered his followers to prolong their Mahdi Army militia's ceasefire for another si...

  • February 22, 2008

    'Obamamania" at a tipping point?

    It would appear that the overwrought enthusiasm for Barack Obama may have reached its zenith according to some observers.Margret Carlson of Bloomberg thinks the press is finally getting wise to the candidate:On primary day, David Brooks of the New Yo...

  • February 22, 2008

    Even the left questions the accuracy and reasons for the Times story

    How much trouble is the New York Times in for their story yesterday alleging an affair between GOP near-nominee John McCain and a female lobbyist and subsequent unethical actions taken on her client's behalf?Quite a bit. It seems that many on the lef...

  • February 22, 2008

    Few Fireworks at Dem Debate

    Last night's debate between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama was a fairly staid affair with Mrs. Clinton delivering most of the heat as she sought to draw sharp distinctions between herself and Obama:Sens. Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama disa...

  • February 22, 2008

    Wow. Obama on track to raise more than $60 million in February

    Patrick Ruffiini does the math. According to my initial projections off this crowdsourced spreadsheet of Obama donations I set up after the Wisconsin victory, Obama has already raised at least $45 million for February and is on track to raise $60 mil...

  • February 22, 2008

    Arizona GOP Congressman indicted

    Even stalwart party members have to be sickened by the breadth of corruption exhibited by GOP politicians. The latest to do the perp walk; Congressman Richard Renzi of Arizona, indicted on 35  counts, including conspiracy, wire fraud, money laun...

  • February 22, 2008

    Is Iran preparing to retaliate for death of Mughniyeh?

    Iran's nauseating, Nazi-inspired rhetoric over the last few days could presage an attack on Israel or Israeli citizens around the world.Some experts are also pointing to this uptick in name calling as a way to deflect attention from what is sure...

  • February 22, 2008

    Obama Tied with Hillary in Texas: Closing in Ohio

    The latest Rasmussen tracking poll from Texas. has Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama in a statistical tie as does the most recent ABC-Washington Post poll.Meanwhile, Hillary Clinton's lead in Ohio is shrinking - just 7 points now in the ABC-WaPo ...

  • February 21, 2008

    Its the Sex, Stupid (Updated)

    The New York Times story alleging "impropriety" on the part of John McCain with a female lobbyist has several different angles to it but basically, it comes down to a story about sexual infidelity - a perfect start to the Times effort to sm...

  • February 21, 2008

    Navy Missile Bullseyes Dead Satellite

    In a remarkable technological achievement, the Navy successfully shot down a malfunctioning spy satellite in orbit.At 10:29 p.m. last evening the Navy confirmed it hit a falling and potentially dangerous defense intelligence satellite using an SM-3 m...

  • February 21, 2008

    Obamamaniacs Cheer as Candidate Blows his nose

    One wonders what his worshipful supporters might do when witnessing some other, more private bodily functions:It's probably safe to say that you have arrived as a politician when your audience applauds when you blow your nose. Yes, just a day before ...

  • February 21, 2008

    Another Cold War with Russia? Not Likely

    StrategyPage.com has a superior summation of the reasons that Vladmir Putin is blowing hot air when he talks about a new "cold war" with the United States.The reason? Russia's military is something of a joke:The government is making a lot o...

  • February 21, 2008

    Limbaugh, conservatives attack NYT attack on McCain

    Interesting development in the McCain smear by the New York Times. Rush Limbaugh and Laura Ingram have both come out and attacked the outrageous smear being leveled against John McCain by the hit piece in the Times this morning:"You're surprised...

  • February 21, 2008

    Sweet Revenge: Duke Lacross Players sue University

    Duke Lacross players have sued the University for "emotional distress" suffered by 38 players when the Administration failed to support them:The lawsuit, to be filed today in U.S. District Court in North Carolina, also will name Duke Presid...

  • February 20, 2008

    'A sad, empty, narcissistic, ungrateful, unthinking lot'

    That's Michelle Malkin describing the audience who listened and did nothing when Michelle Obama opined that there has never been a time in her adult life that she has been proud of America.The spin merchants on the Democratic side have been busy tryi...

  • February 20, 2008

    CNN: 'Be nice to Fidel'

    So how does an American news giant tell its on air talent to handle Fidel Castro's resignation?By glossing over the truth of the tyrant's reign and pimping "social progress" under his brutal regime:In a memo to CNN anchors, CNN brass laid d...

  • February 20, 2008

    Obama Rolls in Wisconsin, Hawaii

    Ten in a row. That's the tally in wins for Senator Barack Obama since Super Tuesday. And judging by the polls, it appears that the Democratic party may finally have settled on someone to be their nominee.In Wisconsin, according to exit polls, Obama p...

  • February 20, 2008

    Why the GOP Has a Good Shot at beating Obama

    Ed Morrissey points us to this video and transcript from Chris Matthews "Hardball" show last night where a Texas state senator and Obama Super Delegate had a wee bit of a problem coming up with anything - repeat anything - that Barack Obama...

  • February 20, 2008

    Ahmadinejad: We have brought World Powers 'To Their Knees'

    So a highly politicized National Intelligence Estimate says that Iran stopped trying to get the bomb in 2003 while those with the most to lose if Iran goes nuclear say otherwise. Who to believe?Perhaps we should keep listening to the Iranians themsel...

  • February 20, 2008

    Trouble Brewing in Iraq?

    Anti-US cleric Muqtada al-Sadr whose Mahdi Army militia was blamed for much of the violence in Iraq prior to a cease fire he called six months ago, has hinted that the cease fire will expire on Saturday and his militia will take to the...

  • February 19, 2008

    Michelle Obama Ashamed to Be an American - until today

    I'm not exactly sure how much traction this story is going to get. It's all over the internet and cable news nets which could mean Mrs. Obama's statement that: "[F]or the first time in my adult lifetime, I am really proud of my country...

  • February 19, 2008

    Fidel Castro 'Retires'

    At this point, many of us may be harboring such unchristian and politically incorrect thoughts such as, "So why don't you just croak already?"Fidel Castro announced his resignation as president of Cuba and commander in chief of Cuba's milit...

  • February 19, 2008

    Pakistani Elections Produce a Chance for Democracy

    Results are trickling in and the final tally won't be known until tomorrow, but if preliminary results hold up, the two largest secular parties in Pakistan will have won big victories while the Islamist and conservative parties have gone down to humi...

  • February 19, 2008

    David Brooks on Obama's "Change"

    There are some liberal commentators who fear that Obama's bubble is about to burst. They point to several factors including a natural inclination by the press to prove they are not taken in by Obama's magical oratory or feel good candidacy.They may h...

  • February 19, 2008

    Supremes Toss Challenge to Terrorist Surveillance Program

    In a victory for the Bush Administration, the Supreme Court threw out a suit brought by the American Civil Liberties Union against the government over the Terrorist Surveillance Program:The Supreme Court has rejected a challenge to the Bush administr...

  • February 19, 2008

    Afghanistan: Second Serious Suicide Attack in two days

    Al-Qaeda is getting busier in Afghanistan. Today, they claimed responsibility for an attack that apeared to be targeted at Canadian soldiers but, as usual, the terrorists ended up killing civilians.The governor of Kandahar Province, Asadullah Khaled,...

  • February 18, 2008

    Ayatollah Khamenei Calls for Unity before Vote

    Following mass disqualifications of reformist candidates for parliament ("reformist" being a relative term) by the ultra conservative Guardian Council, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei appealed for all factions to end their squabbling in a...

  • February 18, 2008

    Hillary would try Gitmo 6 in Criminal Court

    It will be interesting to see how John McCain responds to this suggestion by Hillary Clinton that the Gitmo 6 and other prisoners should be tried in civilian criminal courts or "regular" military courts:Clinton's response to questions about...

  • February 18, 2008

    Largest Meat Recall in History

    The US Department of Agriculture has issued the largest recall of meat in its history; 143 million pounds.The reason? Hallmark Meat Packing in Chino, California's allowed sick and diseased animals to enter the food supply:The recall comes less than t...

  • February 18, 2008

    Turnout Low for Pakistani Elections

    Reflecting both a cynicism that their vote will be jiggered with by President Musharraf and a genuine fear of terrorism, Pakistani voters stayed home in droves today while the vote for a new parliament was conducted:A number of clashes among polling ...

  • February 18, 2008

    Former FEC Commissioner Brad Smith on Obama's Federal Financing Dilemma

    Given the ease with which Barack Obama has demonstrated raising colossal sums of money, one would think that he would be crazy to live up to his promise to eschew private donations for the general election campaign.John McCain has been hammering Obam...

  • February 17, 2008

    Western Greenland Ice Sheet also Growing; Experts see Global warming as culprit

    Following up on Mr. Lifson's post from yesterday about the Arctic ice sheet growing, we get news that the ice between Canada and Greenland has also been expanding.Now there are some things in science that are counterintuitive. Quantum physics fo...

  • February 17, 2008

    Failed Surge? Violence in Baghdad down 80%

    Nancy Pelosi and other Democrats have confidently announced that our counterinsurgency strategy in Iraq has failed and its time to bring the troops home.They certainly aren't basing that judgement on reality:In a time when you could hear nothing but ...

  • February 17, 2008

    Hillary's Flawed Campaign

    This piece in the Baltimore Sun nails it pretty well. Hillary Clinton's campaign is foundering because of one basic flaw; she positioned herself as "inevitable" in a campaign that was about "change:"Now, after falling behind Barac...

  • February 17, 2008

    At least 80 die in Afghan Suicide Bombing

    A horrific attack in Afghanistan at a dog fight of all places has killed at least 80 people and wounded dozens more.It's the worst suicide attack since 2001:A prominent militia commander who stood up against the Taliban was killed in the attack and o...

  • February 16, 2008

    Kosovo to declare Independence Sunday

    In a move guaranteed to open an international hornet's nest of trouble, Kosovo will declare its independence from Serbia on Sunday:"Tomorrow will be a day of calm, of understanding, and of state engagements for the implementation of the will of ...

  • February 16, 2008

    Surveillance Program Authorization Expires

    "By blocking this piece of legislation, our country is more in danger of an attack."So says President Bush as the law authorizing the Terrorist Surveillance Program is set to expire today:With a government eavesdropping law about to expire,...

  • February 16, 2008

    "The Surge" plus one: A report card

    Jim Hoft at Gateway Pundit reminds us that today is the one year anniversary of the beginning of the "surge" - the addition of 30,000 troops in Iraq and a change in strategy that has succeeded in dramatically reducing violence in the c...

  • February 16, 2008

    Legacy of a Terrorist

    The death of Hezb'allah master terrorist Imad Mughniyeh has had significant reprecussions throughout the world. More details are emerging about a possible spectacular series of attacks that Mughniyeh was planning prior to his death which ma...

  • February 15, 2008

    Civil RIghts Icon Lewis Switches from Hillary to Obama?

    There is considerable confusion this morning as to whether or not civil rights icon Representative  John Lewis (D-GA), an influential congressman and Super Delegate who was supporting Hillary Clinton, has switched sides and now supports Barack O...

  • February 15, 2008

    Riots in Denmark by Muslim "Youths" - Authorities stumped as to why

    Outraged Muslim "Youths" torched cars, burned an elementary school, and attacked at least one journalist in the 5th night of rioting in Denmark:Seventeen people were arrested, Copenhagen Police spokesman Flemming Steen Munch said, adding po...

  • February 15, 2008

    Obama receives the Danny Ortega Seal of Approval

    There are endorsements. And then there are "endorsements."Former dictator and current Nicarauguan president Danny Ortega has endorsed Senator Barack Obama's candidacy for US president, calling his campaign "revolutionary:""It...

  • February 15, 2008

    Did Saudis Play Hardball with Blair over Bribes Case?

    This would be shocking if we didn't suspect the Saudis weren't giving a wink and a nod to terrorists already.Saudi Arabia's rulers threatened to make it easier for terrorists to attack London unless corruption investigations into their arms deals wer...

  • February 15, 2008

    Terrorist chief Mughniyeh was plotting big attacks

    Hezb'allah terrorist chief Imad Mughniyeh was planning massive terrorist attacks on moderate Arab countries prior to his being assassinated, according to a Kuwaiti newspaper:Al-Watan reports that American intelligence had learned that Mughniyeh arriv...

  • February 15, 2008

    New Texas Poll Shows Obama ahead

    In a state that Hillary Clinton desperately needs to stay in the race, an ARG poll released today shows an Obama lead in Texas.DemocratsTX Clinton42%Obama48%Someone else3%Undecided7%The details are shocking:Hillary Clinton leads Barack Obama amo...

  • February 14, 2008

    Senate Passes Torture Ban

    With the threat of a presidential veto in the offing, the Senate passed a bill that would prevent US intelligence agencies from using waterboarding and other "enhanced interrogation techniques" on al-Qaeda prisoners:In a 51 to 45 vote, the ...

  • February 14, 2008

    CIA Gives UN Nuke Watchdog Intel on Iran Bomb Program

    In a bid to get the United Nations to sign off on another round of sanctions against Iran, the CIA has taken the extraordinary step of sharing intelligence with the International Atomic Energy Administration (IAEA) that prove the Iranians want to bui...

  • February 14, 2008

    Top Advisor for McCain "won't fight Obama"

    File this one under "Weird Political Stories:"On Wednesday, a top adviser to John McCain said more definitively than he has in the past that he will step down from the Arizona senator's presidential campaign if the presumed GOP nominee face...

  • February 14, 2008

    Slowly and painfully, Iraq moves toward reconciliation

    The news from Iraq continues to be positive as the parliament has passed three vital pieces of legislation that will assist in political reconciliation.After months of inaction and some balking by the Kurds, a provincial powers arrangement has been r...

  • February 13, 2008

    Hezb'allah Terror Chief Assassinated

    He was one of the most wanted men in the world. He masterminded numerous attacks against innocents in Israel, South America, and the United States including the hijacking of TWA passenger jet and the subsequent beating to death of US Navy diver ...

  • February 13, 2008

    Steven Spielberg Pulls out of China Olympics

    Citing Chinese inaction in helping to resolve the agony in Darfur, Steven Spielberg has pulled out as artistic advisor to the Beijing Olympics:His move is a public relations blow to the Chinese government, which is under pressure to force t...

  • February 13, 2008

    Berkeley Backs Down on Marine Office

    The Berkeley City Council voted last night to rescind a controversial letter to the Marine recruiting office where they referred to the office and the Marines manning it as "unwelcome intruders:"The backdown became apparent late Tuesda...

  • February 13, 2008

    Obama, McCain sweep Potomac Primaries

    Barack Obama and John McCain easily won primaries last night in Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, D.C. solidifying their front runner status and bringing both candidates much closer to the nomination of their respective parties:This is the eighth s...

  • February 13, 2008

    Baehr/Moran on Last Night's Primaries

    If you missed the live stream of The Rick Moran Show last night, you can stream or download the podcast by going here. My partner in crime, AT political correspondent Rich Baehr joined me for the entire hour as usual and gave his usual keen insi...

  • February 12, 2008

    Mandate Me, Baby

    I am not much of a policy wonk. Rarely do I don my pointy hat and delve into the mysteries of exactly how government tries to run our lives. Usually it is enough for me to spout generalities while railing against bureaucrats, liberals, and eager beav...

  • February 12, 2008

    Are Foreigners Financing our Presidential Campaigns?

    Ed Lasky points us to this shocking article in the New York Sun that shows the utter futility in trying to enforce current campaign finance laws.A very large number of people - numbering in the hundreds of thousands - have contributed to both Democra...

  • February 12, 2008

    Obama won't wear flag pin but displays Cuban Flag in his Houston Office

    This really is too rich for irony. Barack Obama's Houston campaign office prominently displays a Cuban flag with a superimposed picture of Che Guevara, the Argentine-born terrorist and revolutionary. Of course, Obama made an issue of not wearing an A...

  • February 12, 2008

    Primary Preview

    They are voting today in Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, D.C. in both Democratic and Republican primaries. As the closing arguments were made to voters in Virginia, Maryland and the District, election officials were predicting a heavy turnout for...

  • February 12, 2008

    Tom Lantos, RIP

    He was the only serving member of Congress who was a survivor of the Holocaust, an anti-Nazi freedom fighter at age 16 saved only by the kindness of Raul Wallenberg who hid him in a safehouse until after the war. And he was something of an oddit...

  • February 12, 2008

    Confrontation in Berkely: Moonbats vs. Move America Forward

    There are conflicting reports of a confrontation early this morning between representatives of the pro-troop Move America Forward and anti-military protestors of Code Pink.This report has the police separating the two sides:A pre-dawn confrontation b...

  • February 12, 2008

    Senate OK's Telecom Immunity

    In another legislative victory for the "lame duck" President Bush, the Senate has voted against an amendment that would have stripped a key provision from the bill re-authorizing the Terrorism Surveillance program:The Senate voted Tues...

  • February 11, 2008

    A Campaign in Trouble

    Suffering 4 major defeats this past weekend and with the probability of taking it on the chin in three other contests on Tuesday, a desperate Hillary Clinton has fired her long time campaign manager and replaced her with one of her oldest political h...

  • February 11, 2008

    Obama Takes Maine Caucuses

    Senator Barack Obama cruised to an easy win in the Maine Caucuses on Sunday, thwarting Hillary Clinton's hopes to take one state from a weekend that saw the Illinois senator sweep the Nebraska and Washington state caucuses while handily winning the L...

  • February 11, 2008

    Huckabee Challenges Washington State Results

    Something very fishy happened during the GOP Washington State caucuses.With about 87% of the vote counted, the state party stopped counting and declared John McCain the winner - despite the fact he was only 2% points ahead of Mike Huckabee.Huckabee, ...

  • February 11, 2008

    Military to seek death penalty in trial of 6 detainees

    The very first trial under the Military Tribunal system of justice for detainees at Guantanamo could be a capital case involving 6 terrorists charged with complicity in the 9/11 attacks on the United States:The officials said the charges would be ann...

  • February 11, 2008

    US Forces Capture Militia Leader in Iraq

    Via Ed Morrissey, we get the good news that a key militia leader has been captured by US forces in Muqtada al-Sadr's stronghold of Sadr City:U.S. soldiers captured a suspected Shiite militia commander and one other suspect Monday, the latest of sever...

  • February 11, 2008

    Al-Qaeda Leaders: 'We are in Crisis' (updated)

    Two captured letters released by the US military show Al-Qaeda in Iraq in desperate shape while local leaders complain bitterly about the success of "The Awakening" that has brough 80,000 Sunnis into an alliance with the Americans:Al-Qaeda ...

  • February 10, 2008

    Obama buries Hillary in WA, LA, and NE

    Senator Barack Obama won all three Democratic contests on Saturday, sweeping caucuses in Washington State and Nebraska while thumping Hillary Clinton in the Louisiana primary:While Mr. Obama’s victories were significant, the Democratic Party aw...

  • February 10, 2008

    Huckabee making his case for Vice President

    Mike Huckabee continued his impressive string of wins in the south, barely edging John McCain in Louisiana 43-42% while also taking the caucuses in Kansas. McCain eked out a close victory in the Washington State caucuses.The two wins show Huckabee's ...

  • February 10, 2008

    Toledo Mayor Tells Marines to Take a Hike

    On the heels of Berkeley, California telling the Marine recruiters that they were "intruders" in their own country and "unwelcome" in the city, the Mayor of Toledo gave a Marine training unit 24 hours to leave his town:Mayor Carty...

  • February 10, 2008

    Brits to force Olympic athletes to sign "no criticism" pledge

    "Kow tow" is the Chinese word denoting the way an individual is to grovel before authority. In practical terms, it meant kneeling before the Emperor and touching your head to the ground.What else do you call what the British sports authorit...

  • February 9, 2008

    Democrats to Caucus in Washington and Nebraska; Primary in Louisiana

    Today sees the Democratic contest for president move into the next stage. And on the surface, the contests today in Washington, Louisiana, and Nebraska as well as Tuesday's primaries in Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, D.C. would seem to favor Bar...

  • February 9, 2008

    Conservatives still fear a McCain presidency

    Despite John McCain's heartfelt, even humble speech before conservative activists at the CPAC conference, many on the right remain unconvinced that a McCain presidency would be anything short of a disaster.Case in point: This piece in Congressional Q...

  • February 9, 2008

    Where in the World is Adam Gadahn? (updated)

    American traitor Adam Gadahn, AKA "Azzam al-Amriki" (Azzam the American) has appeared in several al-Qaeda videos in recent years, proclaiming his allegiance to Osama Bin Laden and issuing blood curdling warnings of future attacks on America...

  • February 9, 2008

    6 Gitmo prisoners could face 9/11 charges (Updated)

    Government sources are saying that a sweeping case involving as many as 6 detainees at Guantanamo, charged with conspiracy in the 9/11 attacks, may be in the offing:The charges, to be filed in the military commission system at Guantánamo ...

  • February 8, 2008

    A "Meddlesome Priest" Indeed

    Henry II was said to utter "Will no one rid me of this meddlesome priest?" when he wanted his conflict with the Archbishop of Canterbury Thomas Beckett over the power of the church to end.Beckett was assassinated and became hero and martyr ...

  • February 8, 2008

    Bio-Fuels an Environmental Threat

    More bad news for advocates of ethanol and other bio fuels. Several recent studies have shown that these alternative fuels actually cause more greenhouse gas emissions than regular fuels:The benefits of biofuels have come under increasing attack in r...

  • February 8, 2008

    Berkeley Mayor Apologizes for Marine Letter - Sort of

    Ever since the Berkeley City Council approved a letter to the Marine recruting office in town that referred to them as "intruders" and also passed a resolution giving Code Pink a permanent parking space in front of the building housing the ...

  • February 8, 2008

    McCain's Veep Choice (Updated)

    Now that John McCain has the nomination all but wrapped up, pundits and political junkies are turning their attention to the next order of business; who will be McCain's choice for the second spot on the ticket?Stephen Hayes:Representative Pat Toomey...

  • February 8, 2008

    Court Freezes $12 billion in Venezuela assets

    Hugo Chavez's seizure last year of a huge oil project in the name of the state has not come without costs. US oil giant Exxon has sued Venezuela to recover costs from the project and a judge has agreed to freeze Venezuelan national assets:The company...

  • February 8, 2008

    Stimulus Package Passes House - on to Bush

    The House gave final approval yesterday to the stimulus package proposed by President Bush and sent it to the White House for signing.It was just two weeks ago that the President proposed the measure. Can you imagine what kind of government we'd...

  • February 7, 2008

    Pakistan to Deal with the Devil - Again

    Perhaps it's time that the United States government start asking a basic, fundamental question about Pakistan: Just whose side are they on? Taliban militants declared a cease-fire Wednesday in fighting with Pakistani forces, and the government said ...

  • February 6, 2008

    Et Tu, Teddy?

    When Ted Kennedy endorsed Barack Obama for president, it hit the Clinton camp in a personal way no other endorsement from any other politician could have. As this Boston Globe column makes clear, Kennedy stabbed the Clinton's in the back in one of t...

  • February 6, 2008

    Happy Birthday Ronnie

    He would have been 97 if he had lived. Considering the dedication he maintained to keeping himself physically fit, one wonders if Alzheimer's had not afflicted him if he would have been hale and hearty to this day. But as Ed Morrissey reminds us, we ...

  • February 6, 2008

    Obama, Clinton in near dead heat

    The news nets are still tabulating delegates won by all the candidates last night and we probably won't have any firm numbers until later this afternoon. But NBC and the Obama campaign are in near agreement in their projections for the Democratic del...

  • February 6, 2008

    McCain takes big lead in delegates

    The GOP race for the nomination is much simpler than the Democrats; John McCain is far ahead and if he hasn't quite wrapped up the nomination, it would take a miracle for either Mitt Romney or Mike Huckabee to catch him: Sen. John McCain awoke Wedn...

  • February 5, 2008

    A Glum GOP heads for the polls

    Without much excitement, the Republican party appears ready to hand John McCain a smashing victory today when 21 states hold primaries and caucuses.Mitt Romney is making a late play for California, Georgia, Tennessee, and Alabama but it may be way to...

  • February 5, 2008

    Late surge by Obama clouds Dem race

    A surge by Barack Obama has allowed him to leap  ahead or pull even in several states he trailed badly in last week which means that it is likely neither he or Hillary Clinton will come out of Super Tuesday with a large lead in de...

  • February 5, 2008

    Second thoughts in Berkeley on Marine letter

    It appears that even the communists on the Berkeley city council can be affected by popular opinion:A week after blasting the Marines as "unwelcome intruders" in Berkeley, two City Council members want the city to back off the declaration t...

  • February 5, 2008

    On the Ground in Illinois on Super Tuesday

    I just returned from voting. The weather in Chicago and its sprawling suburbs is bad and only going to get worse what with a predicted foot of snow starting before rush hour tonight. This will probably keep many voters from stopping off at the p...

  • February 5, 2008

    Chad Rebels cause thousands to flee

    The trouble continues to escalate in Chad where small arms fire and artillery shelling are driving people in the countryside, many of them making their way to nearby Cameroon: Shelling and small arms fire erupted here in this capital on Monday, the ...

  • February 4, 2008

    McCain poised for near sweep

    According to the most recent polls out today, John McCain is poised to take all but a handful of states during tomorrow's Super Tuesday primaries.Mitt Romney, his closest rival, has pulled even with the Arizona senator in California and is ahead in M...

  • February 4, 2008

    Obama, Clinton neck and neck

    Hillary Clinton's once big lead in the Super Tuesday primaries has evaporated as Senator Barack Obama is surging as we go into tomorrow's vote.The candidates are tied in California and the polls show a near dead heat in at least 5 other states. Obama...

  • February 4, 2008

    Woman calls Bush "Bastard" - Hillary Smiles

    This story will be an interesting counterpoint to an incident that occurred at a John McCain town hall meeting back in December.At that time, a woman referred to Hillary Clinton as a "bitch." McCain never chastised the woman and the resulti...

  • February 4, 2008

    Out of Sight, out of Mind

    A shocking survey from Great Britain shows that fully a quarter of the British people believe that Winston Churchill was a myth and Sherlock Holmes was a real person:The survey found that 47 percent thought the 12th century English king Richard the L...

  • February 4, 2008

    Thanks for your help, Germany

    Germany has refused to deploy additional troops to Afghanistan to assist beleaguered Canadian and Dutch forces in the south.The flat refusal to help is a big blow to the Bush Administration who are desperately trying to get NATO countries w...

  • February 4, 2008

    Serbs Re-elect pro-western President Tadic

    By a narrow margin, the Serbian people decided to maintain close ties to the west despite the threat of Kosovo independence which would almost certainly be recognized by the EU:Tadic won 51 percent of the vote, narrowly beating his rival ultra-nation...

  • February 3, 2008

    Romney takes Maine Caucuses

    Despite almost the entire panoply of elected Republican leaders in Maine endorsing John McCain's candidacy, Mitt Romney turned his people out in droves and took the state caucuses by a more than 2-1 margin over the Arizona Senator:Mitt Romney coasted...

  • February 3, 2008

    Late Obama Surge

    Something is happening in the Democratic race that wasn't expected. Senator Barack Obama is surging in California and other states and is shaping up to do very well on Super Tuesday:But the Democratic numbers are the shocker. Clinton, a longtime Cali...

  • February 3, 2008

    Striking Writers Close to Deal?

    A breakthrough in talks between writers and TV studios is being reported that may lead to the end of the 3 month long strike that has crippled the television industry:The two sides breached the gap Friday on the thorniest issues, those concerning com...

  • February 3, 2008

    Huge Pro-Secular Protest in Turkey

    More than 100,000 protestors were in the streets of Ankara to protest a government measure that would lift the ban on head scarfs at Universities:Protesters called on the government to resign as they gathered at the mausoleum of modern Turkey's found...

  • February 2, 2008

    Obama named "Most liberal senator"

    For a guy who touts himself as a uniter and not a divider, Barack Obama sure doesn't vote that way in the United States Senate.In fact, according to the National Journal's annual rankings, Obama is the most partisan, most liberal member of the Democr...

  • February 2, 2008

    Berkeley's War against Marines escalating

    The City of Berkeley has declared war on the Marine recruting office in town, referring to them as "intruders," and both sides appear to be gearing up for battle.Yesterday, three Code Pink protestors chained themselves to the door of t...

  • February 2, 2008

    Microsoft in $44 billion Yahoo bid

    Falling further behind industry giant Google all the time, Microsoft has decided to make a leap into better competititveness by making a bid for another industry titan.Yahoo has also been trying unsuccessfully to compete with Google which makes Micro...

  • February 1, 2008

    Hillary and Obama do Hollywood

    Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama stood side by side for nearly 2 hours last night and debated the same issues they have been debating for months.This time, however, there was none of the rancor and ill will directed toward each other. Instead, the de...

  • February 1, 2008

    Top Al-Qaeda Official Killed

    Abu Laith al-Libi, a senior al-Qaeda commander, was killed by a US missile strike targeting him specifically on Wednesday:In a eulogy, it said he was "martyred with a group of his brothers in the land of Muslim Pakistan" and lauded his skil...

  • February 1, 2008

    Payroll levels decrease in January

    For the first time in 53 months, the US economy contracted on the jobs front, losing 17,000 jobs in January:The Labor Department's report, released Friday, also showed that the unemployment rate dipped slightly to 4.9 percent, from 5 percent, as the ...

  • January 31, 2008

    GOP Debate won't move the needle for Romney

    John McCain and Mitt Romney sparred over several issues last night but neither landed a telling blow on the other and both emerged relatively unscathed.This is bad news for Romney who needed to score a big win over McCain in order to halt the Arizona...

  • January 31, 2008

    Is Romney Packing it in?

    It's hard to know exactly what to make of this:In a major boost for John McCain, Republican presidential rival Mitt Romney signaled Wednesday he's not ready to commit to a costly campaign in the states holding primaries and caucuses next week. Severa...

  • January 31, 2008

    Berkely Council tells Marines they're not wanted

    When the big one hits northern California and the army is called out to assist in saving lives and keeping order, someone please tell me why they should bother protecting places like San Francisco and Berkeley who seem to get a perverse thrill in hum...

  • January 31, 2008

    A little polling info with your lunch

    Following polls are from Super Tuesday states.Insider Advantage GOP Tennessee Primary John McCain 33% Mike Huckabee 25% Mitt Romney 18% Ron Paul 9% Undecided 13% MPR/University of MN Minnesota Caucus Poll, conducted Jan. 20th-27th, 2008 John McCain 4...

  • January 30, 2008

    McMentum

    Defying the expectations of the pundits, John McCain cruised to a relatively easy win in the GOP Florida primary last night solidifying his position as Republican front runner and setting the table for a potential nomination clinching night on Februa...

  • January 30, 2008

    Giuliani Bows Out

    Several sources are reporting that Mayor Rudy Giuliani will drop out of the race for the GOP presidential nomination today and endorse John McCain:Rudy Giuliani, who bet his presidential hopes on Florida only to come in third, prepared to quit the ra...

  • January 30, 2008

    Obama to give Rezko Money to Charity

    Presidential candidate Barack Obama is giving nearly $70,000 raised by jailed financier and fundraiser Antoin Rezko to charity:The campaign announced the decision to shed the money Tuesday evening, saying it was the result of a further review of...

  • January 30, 2008

    Edwards Out: No Endorsement

    For most of the last decade, former Senator John Edwards has tried to turn a one term stint as North Carolina senator into a successful run for president.He made it to the Veep slot on the Democratic ticket in 2004 but that's as far as he got. H...

  • January 30, 2008

    UN Envoy on Panel With Iranian Officials at Davos

    It's not quite the same thing as Andrew Young, Jimmy Carter's UN Ambassador, sneaking around and talking with Palestinian Liberation Organization officials at the United Nations in direct contravention of US policy at the time.But UN Ambassador ...

  • January 30, 2008

    FBI To Probe Subprime Mess

    Were laws broken during the subprime mortgage bubble? The FBI wants to know:The Federal Bureau of Investigation has opened criminal inquiries into 14 companies as part of a wide-ranging investigation of the troubled mortgage industry, F.B.I. official...

  • January 29, 2008

    Gitmo Lawyers back Obama

    More than 80 attorneys representing the detainees still being held at Guantanamo have issued a statement supporting the candidacy of Barack Obama for president:''We are at a critical point in the presidential campaign, and as lawyers who have been de...

  • January 29, 2008

    Final Florida Polls Show GOP Race too close to call

    One final round of polling from Florida shows the race between Senator John McCain and former governor Mitt Romney still too close to call:American Research Group (via the Corner):Previous RollCurrent RollPrevious Roll/1/20-1/211/23-1/241/25-1/261/27...

  • January 29, 2008

    Bush plays "small ball" in SOTU

    In the president's final State of the Union address, Bush eschewed the large, grandiose plans to remake social security and other entitlements in favor of smaller, more achievable goals that have mostly bi-partisan support:For a president who has alw...

  • January 29, 2008

    New US Base in Afghanistan for CIA Pak Raids?

     The Asia Times is reporting that a new US military base near the Pakistan-Afghan border will be used to carry out lightening raids into Pakistan to take out al-Qaeda and Taliban targets - without the express approval of President Pervez Musharr...

  • January 28, 2008

    Ted Kennedy Obama Endorsement

    In a surprising break with his past practice of not getting involved in Democratic primaries, Ted Kennedy has endorsed Barack Obama for President:Both the Clintons and their allies had pressed Mr. Kennedy for weeks to remain neutral in the Democratic...

  • January 28, 2008

    McCain, Romney at War over the War

    Did Mitt Romney call for a phased withdrawal of American troops last April?John McCain says yes while Romney denies it. And despite some press outlets calling "Foul" on McCain for deliberately misinterpreting what Romney said, the Arizona s...

  • January 28, 2008

    Violence continues to roil Kenya

    What started as protests against a rigged presidential election has escalated into tribal warfare in Kenya with gangs of men armed with machetes and iron bars running unchecked by police through towns and villages killing innocents:More than 100 peop...

  • January 28, 2008

    Bush to give his last SOTU tonight

    President Bush will deliver his seventh and last State of the Union message tonight emphasizing gains in Iraq and his initiatives for a slowing economy.For years, President Bush and his advisers expressed frustration that the White House received lit...

  • January 28, 2008

    Gunmen release dozens of school children in Pakistan hostage standoff

    Gunmen described by Pakistani authorities as "criminals" rather than extremists barged into a school after a botched kidnap plot involving a local health official and seized several dozen children and teachers as hostage.The Guardian is rep...

  • January 27, 2008

    Obama's South Carolina Victory

    Senator Barack Obama won a big victory over Hillary Clinton in South Carolina but it may not be enough to propel him into a dominant position in the February 5 Super Tuesday match ups.That's because exit polls show that Obama won only 24% of whi...

  • January 27, 2008

    Florida Governor Crist Endorses McCain

    In a devastating blow to the Giuliani campaign, Florida Governor Charlie Crist announced last night that he was throwing his support - and considerable weight and popularity - behind John McCain.The Giuliani camp had been working on Crist for months,...

  • January 27, 2008

    Terrorist Attacks in Europe Thwarted at last moment

    It is a sad fact in our media driven culture that a story about a group of Islamic extremists who were rounded up last week and discovered to be on the verge of carrying out several terrorist attacks receives little or no coverage but that if th...

  • January 26, 2008

    Clinton's Delegate Gambit

    Last November when the DNC handed down its “death sentence” punishment to Michigan and Florida for holding their primaries prior to the party mandated February 5 date, there was immediate speculation that the penalty of taking away all of...

  • January 26, 2008

    Obama, McCain lead in late polls

    South Carolina Democrats are going to the polls today and according to the latest Zogby-Rueters poll, Obama should win fairly comfortably:Democrats in South Carolina 1/23-251/22-241/21-231/20-22Obama41%38%39%43%Clinton26%25%24%25%Edwards19%21%19...

  • January 26, 2008

    Suspects aplenty in Beirut Car Bomb

    There are no lack of suspects in the car bomb blast that killed one of the top anti-terrorist investigators in Lebanon, Captain Wissam Eid. In addition to the Syrian security services, there are also several groups who may be working with Assad'...

  • January 25, 2008

    Kucinich Drops Out of Race

    Ed Lasky wonders if Dennis Kucinich will "ride off into the sunset on a flying saucer." Frankly, I think they'll just beam him up:Rep. Dennis J. Kucinich of Ohio is dropping his second long-shot bid for the Democratic nomination for preside...

  • January 25, 2008

    GOP 'Debate' a Love Fest

    I was wracking my brain trying to think of another 90 minute show in the history of television that was as boring and devoid of substantative content as the GOP debate in Florida last night.Michelle Malkin's grade? ZZZZZZZ.Sorry - couldn't think...

  • January 25, 2008

    Pope takes on media for 'distorted morals'

    It's nothing the Vatican hasn't been saying for years but Pope Benedict hammered the media perhaps more vigorously than any of his predecessors.Celebrating "World Communications Day" the Pope didn't pull any punches:In a message for th...

  • January 25, 2008

    Blast Kills Lebanon's Anti-Terror Officer

    A car bomb exploded in east Beirut today killing Lebanon's top anti-terror policeman as he was returning from a meeting with the International Tribunal investigating the assassination of former Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri:The country's national polic...

  • January 24, 2008

    Gazans "Staged" Blackouts

    The Palestinians who blew up approximately 7 miles of a wall that seperates Egypt from Gaza are, in addition to being experts at killing innocent Israelis, pretty good at imitating P.T. Barnum as well.In order to garner sympathy for their plight afte...

  • January 24, 2008

    Chavez "Reforms" Include Outright Theft

    Hugo Chavez continues his experiment in Petro-Socialism but is getting the same results all socialists have gotten since the ideology was first tried in Soviet Russia more than 90 years ago.It doesn't matter where it is tried, who is in charge, what ...

  • January 24, 2008

    Why Does the GOP Hate Mitt Romney?

    The New York Times thinks it has the answer:Campaign insiders and outside strategists point to several factors driving the ill will, most notably, Mr. Romney’s attacks on opponents in television commercials, the perception of him as an ideologi...

  • January 24, 2008

    Bill Clinton's Act Wearing thin - with Democrats

    Bill and Hillary Clinton are aggressive politicians - no one disputes that. But many believe their primary campaign against Barack Obama has hit an all time low as far as cheap shots, deliberate misrepresentation of an opponent's position, and some w...

  • January 24, 2008

    Leftist Group to Target Lame Duck President

    I did a double take when reading this one:A liberal advocacy group plans to spend $8.5 million in a drive to make sure President Bush's public approval doesn't improve as his days in the White House come to an end. Americans United for Change plans t...

  • January 24, 2008

    General Strike in Lebanon brings Civil War Closer

    A disturbing article in Naharnet, the English language translation of Lebanon's largest Arab daily An Nahar.Thanks to Hezb'allah's obstructionism in blocking the selection of a consensus candidate for President - current military chief General M...

  • January 23, 2008

    Missouri Governor Blunt won't seek re-election

    In a decision that has shocked the Missouri Republican party, Governor Matt Blunt  has decided not to seek a second term:In a statement that shocked political leaders, in both parties, Blunt released a TV address "announcing that having ach...

  • January 23, 2008

    Convicted terrorist Padilla Gets off with light sentence

    Convicted terrorist Jose Padilla was sentenced to 17 years in prison yesterday for his role in helping Islamic extremists overseas:The sentence was more lenient than the federal sentencing guidelines recommended and was a setback for the governm...

  • January 23, 2008

    Was the Thompson Campaign A Farce?

    Carl Cameron of Fox News is reporting on his blog that he has been keeping a secret about the Thompson campaign for months; that the idea of a  Thompson for President campaign was actually a trial balloon to float the senator's name for Vice Pre...

  • January 23, 2008

    Bush, Congress close to a deal on 'Stimulus Package'

    It's an election year and there are fears of a recession.This deadly combination has led to the White House and Congress putting their heads together to come up with what they are calling a "stimulus package" which they believe will keep us...

  • January 23, 2008

    UN Envoy offers upbeat report on Iraq

    There are two remarkable things about this report from the Sec/Gen's envoy in Iraq:1. He admits things are improving.2. He does so in such a way as to make it seem as if he is reluctant to do so.This kind of report can only come from the reflexive an...

  • January 23, 2008

    Gazans Blow up Border - Cross into Egypt

    Masked gunmen blew up a large section of a wall seperating the border town of Rafah - a divided city with one half in Egypt and the other in impoverished Gaza. The result was a massive exodus of people into Egypt looking to buy goods unavailable sinc...

  • January 22, 2008

    Dem Debate Gets Testy

    In the most contentious debate to date, Democratic presidential candidates Senators Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton traded charges that the other one was not being entirely honest:The debate turned personal almost from the outset, as Obama accused t...

  • January 22, 2008

    Big Fed Rate Cut seeks to settle stocks

    Following a meltdown of overseas stock markets, the Federal Reserve cut a key interest rate 3/4 of a percent in hopes of heading off a similar sell off here in America:The surprise reduction in the federal funds rate from 4.25 down to 3.5 percent mar...

  • January 22, 2008

    Is it possible to avoid a recession?

    Alan Reynolds of the Wall Street Journal doesn't think so. Further, he believes the various "stimulus plans" being floated by all the presidential candidates as well as George Bush's idea to goose the economy, are all doomed to failure:No c...

  • January 22, 2008

    Iran Threatens Dutch Ties if Film is Shown

    Ever watchful guardians of the Islamic faith, a key Iranian government official is warning the Dutch not to show a film about Islam and the Koran, threatening to "reconsider their relationship" with the Netherlands if the planned broadcast ...

  • January 22, 2008

    Taliban hits Another Fort in Waziristan

    Hundreds of Taliban fighters attacked a fort in South Waziristan seeking to dislodge the para military units stationed there by the Pakistani government. After several hours of intense fighting, 37 militants and 7 Pakistani troops were dead with the ...

  • January 21, 2008

    Oliver Stone to Make Film of Bush

    Bad news for history. Oliver Stone, the director that gave us the completely fabricated film on the Kennedy assassination, JFK and the almost laughably over the top profile of Richard Nixon has set his sights on making a film on the 43rd President of...

  • January 21, 2008

    Obama Camp Charges Clinton Camp with "Supressing" Nevada vote

    Welcome to politics - Clinton style. Obama's campaign manager:“We currently have reports of over 200 separate incidents of trouble at caucus sites, including doors being closed up to thirty minutes early, registration forms running out so peopl...

  • January 21, 2008

    Michael Yon finally gets some recognition

    Readers of The American Thinker know the high regard we hold for blogger Michael Yon, who has spent most of the last 3 years in Iraq and Afghanistan. Those of us who hunger for the real story of what is happening in the war zones have come to depend ...

  • January 21, 2008

    Zimbabwe unveils $10 million bill - Won't even buy a hamburger

    There's inflation...and then there's what's happening in Zimbabwe:Zimbabwe faces the world's highest official inflation of an estimated 25,000 per cent. Independent financial institutions say real inflation is closer to 150,000 per cent. Acknowledgin...

  • January 21, 2008

    Coca Chewing Chavez Cracks down on Farmers

    If you've watched Hugo Chavez and ever wondered if he's on drugs, the Miami Herald reports that your suspicions are accurate:Venezuela’s controversial President Hugo Chávez has revealed that he regularly consumes coca — the source ...

  • January 21, 2008

    Sienna Poll Shows Rudy Trailing in his home state (Updated)

    Bad news for Rudy Giuliani. A new poll conducted by Sienna College has the former New York Mayor trailing John McCain by double digits:174 Registered Republicans (± 7.4%) 36 McCain 24 Giuliani 10 Romney 7 Huckabee 6 Thompson 17 Don't know...

  • January 20, 2008

    South Carolina Clarifies GOP Race

    John McCain's narrow but significant victory over Mike Huckabee in South Carolina yesterday has helped to clarify the GOP presidential race. With returns from 93 precincts counted, McCain won about 33 percent of the vote and Huckabee had about 3...

  • January 20, 2008

    Hillary Clinton's Tainted Nevada Win

    The Democratic race for president is starting to get ugly.Hillary Clinton's win in the Nevada Caucuses came with such bitterness that it begins to look as if the race is about to degenerate into a racial and gender quagmire with each candidate p...

  • January 20, 2008

    Israeli Ministers call for Nasrallah's Head

    Yesterday, Hezb'allah leader Hassan Nasrallah addressed hundreds of thousands of his supporters who turned out for a supposedly "religious" event for Shiites, and bragged that the terrorist group had the body parts of several Israeili soldi...

  • January 19, 2008

    GOP Race in SC down to the wire

    It's snowing all across the state in South Carolina today as Republican voters go to the polls and choose the man they wish to be the nominee of the party.Polls are open 7-7 EDT and most of the last polling done shows a tight race between John M...

  • January 19, 2008

    Toss up for Dems in Nevada; Romney leads GOP field

    In Nevada, it appears that Mitt Romney may be set for an easy win over John McCain. Romney is polling well in the few polls that have been done and is the only candidate with an organization. McCain is popular but it is hard to see how that tran...

  • January 19, 2008

    The Top Ten Political Speeches of All Time

    Here's some lazy reading for your Saturday afternoon pleasure.I came up with a list of my top ten political speeches of all time. Most of the modern ones have video or audio.It seems we Americans appreciated a good speech more than just about anythin...

  • January 19, 2008

    Computer Based Terror already a reality

    The CIA is reporting that computer hackers have shut down the power grids of several large foreign cities, showing the vulnerability of infrastructure to the hackers:Hackers literally turned out the lights in multiple cities after breaking into elect...

  • January 18, 2008

    The Anti Soundbite Candidate

    Fred Thompson is not the most inspiring speaker in the GOP race for President. Nor is he the best looking or the smoothest talking among the candidates running. He doesn't have Mitt Romney's hair or Mike Huckabee's glibness. He isn't as aggressively ...

  • January 18, 2008

    Hillary, Romney hold comfortable leads in Nevada

    A new Las Vegas Review-Journal poll on the eve of Saturday's caucuses shows Hillary Clinton and Mitt Romney besting their nearest rivals easily:Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Mitt Romney have comfortable leads in Nevada going into Saturday's...

  • January 18, 2008

    Canada Puts US on Torture Watch List

    Not very neighbourly of them:An official Canadian government document has put both the United States and Israel on a watch list of countries where prisoners run the risk of being tortured, CTV television reported on Thursday. The revelation is likely...

  • January 18, 2008

    Bush Readies Stimulus Package for Economy

    Fed Chair Bernanke has apparently given some kind of economic stimulus package his approval, clearing the way for Bush to huddle with Congressional Democrats to come up with a plan to goose the economy this election year:President Bush plans to lay o...

  • January 18, 2008

    Huckabee Raises Rebel Flag Issue in South Carolina

    No one was talking about it. No one had even mentioned it. But leave it to Mike Huckabee, whose scorched earth candidacy for President may yet do more damage to the Republican party than anything in recent memory.Huckabee brought up the Confederate F...

  • January 18, 2008

    Iraqi Forces Could Control Entire Country by End of the year

    The Number 2 general on the ground in Iraq has said that he believes it is very possible that all 18 provinces will be in the hands of Iraqi security forces by the end of the year:Iraq's army and police could be ready to take over security in all 18 ...

  • January 18, 2008

    Olmert will not lose his job over War Critique Report

    For more than a year, the Winograd Committee in Israel has been examining what went wrong in the war with Hezb'allah two summers ago. Leaks from the Commissions deliberations have been very hard on the army - especially former Chief of Staff Dan Halu...

  • January 17, 2008

    Obama Praises Ronald Reagan as 'Singular Figure'

    Hard to guess what Obama's game is here but in an interview with the Reno-Gazette editorial board, the Democratic contender for the nomination praised Ronald Reagan and gave some decidedly un-progressive reasons for his admiration:I don't want to pre...

  • January 17, 2008

    Bush's Egyptian 'Drop By'

    President Bush completed his 8 day, 6 country tour of the Middle East with a short visit to Egypt.The visit was so short that President Mubarak chided him for it:President Mubarak found an opportunity to zing Bush early in their joint press conferenc...

  • January 17, 2008

    Romney to skip South Carolina - Heads for Nevada

    The winner of the Michigan primary took one look at the lay of the land in South Carolina and decided to skip that state's Saturday primary in favor of campaigning in Nevada where Republicans will Caucus on the same day:Just a day after his big win i...

  • January 17, 2008

    More Problems for Musharraf

    The Pakistani army suffered a humiliating defeat yesterday when Taliban and al-Qaeda troops overran a fort on the Afghan frontier:Pakistani troops abandoned an outpost near the border with Afghanistan after receiving threats from Islamic militants wh...

  • January 17, 2008

    Abortion Rate lowest since 1974

    A new, massive study of abortions in the United States has found that there are "ever-fewer pregnant women choosing abortion and those who do increasingly opting to avoid surgical clinics."The number of abortions has plunged to 1.2 mil...

  • January 17, 2008

    New Violence in Kenya

    Riots broke out in an opposition stronghold as police waded into crowds, firing their guns indiscriminately:The worst clashes were in Kisumu, Kenya’s third largest city and an opposition stronghold, where mobs of furious young men hurled stones...

  • January 16, 2008

    Romney Win Clouds GOP Race

    Republicans made it three for three on Tuesday night; three major nominating contests, three different winning candidates.There have been so many frontrunners for the GOP nomination over the last year, you can be forgiven for losing track of them. Mc...

  • January 16, 2008

    Did Huckabee just Self Destruct?

    Speaking before a group of supporters on Monday night, Mike Huckabee said something rather shocking:"[Some of my opponents] do not want to change the Constitution, but I believe it's a lot easier to change the constitution than it would be to ch...

  • January 16, 2008

    Bush Jawbones Saudis on Oil Prices

    Continuing his visit to the Middle East, President Bush promised to raise the issue of high oil prices with King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia:“My point to His Majesty is going to be, when consumers have less purchasing power because of high prices ...

  • January 16, 2008

    Hillary wins Meaningless Michigan Primary

    The real news last night for the Democrats was coming out of Nevada where the contenders sat down for the most sickeningly sweet debate in major party history.But there was a primary for Michigan Democrats - even though Hillary Clinton was the only m...

  • January 16, 2008

    Is the Bush Doctrine Dead?

    Jeff Jacoby thinks so.The Boston Globe columnist makes a compelling case that Condoleeza Rice announced its death last week:The secretary of state was speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One en route with the president to Kuwait from Israel. She w...

  • January 16, 2008

    Lebanese Car Bomb Attack a Warning to US

    David Schenker of Counterterrorism Blog highlights the barely reported car bomb attack on a US diplomoatic convoy that killed three Lebanese civilians and injured dozens more yesterday.Schenker can't believe that the perpetrators of the attack wouldn...

  • January 15, 2008

    A Calumnious Smear of our Troops at the Times

    I suppose we should be used to it by now. The New York Times is, if nothing else, predictable when it comes to their "support" for the troops - that is to say, if they speak out against the war they are held up as shining examples of our bo...

  • January 15, 2008

    McCain Inching Toward Inevitability?

    There's a long way to go yet and anything can happen in the GOP race for president - including the McCain Express being derailed in Michigan today by Mitt Romney.But two new polls out show just how far McCain has come since his New Hampshire win a we...

  • January 15, 2008

    Clinton, Obama agree to make nice on race

    After a contentious 48 hours where both leading Democrats traded racially charged barbs, Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton have called for a truce when it comes to the subject of race:Speaking to black and Hispanic New Yorkers, Senator Hillary Rodham ...

  • January 15, 2008

    'What ye sow, so shall ye reap'

    According to several intelligence officials, Pakistan has lost control of the militant and extremist networks they created in the 1980's:Pakistan’s premier military intelligence agency has lost control of some of the networks of Pakistani milit...

  • January 15, 2008

    Red State Dems backing Obama

    Given all the political baggage that comes with Hillary Clinton, many Democratic heavy hitters in states that historically go Republican in presidential elections have come out recently for Barack Obama.The feeling is, he is eminently more electable ...

  • January 14, 2008

    Bush Calls for Increased Effort against Iran

    In the midst of his 6 country, eight day Middle East trip, President Bush urged Middle Eastern countries to reject the extremism represented by Iran and al-Qaeda and embrace democracy.Speaking to a gathering in the United Arab Emirites, the Pres...

  • January 14, 2008

    Huckabee's Cut and Paste Immigration Policy

    No one denies that Mike Huckabee, the former Baptist Preacher, is a great communicator on the stump. His down home demeanor and wit have rocketed him into second place in most national polls.But Huckabee is not running for Preacher in Chief. He is ru...

  • January 14, 2008

    Paulbots 'freakout' Small Town Clerk in NH

    This is a story that could only happen as a result of the internet.It is  the world wide web that has fueled the candidacy of Ron Paul from the beginning, gathering not only the rational libertarians, paleoconservatives, and anti-war Democrats t...

  • January 14, 2008

    Plot to Kill the Queen Foiled

    An al-Qaeda terrorist plot against the Queen of England was foiled last year at the Commonwealth Summit in Uganda, according to the Ugandan government:AL Qaeda terrorists posing as TV crews planned to blow up the Queen by smuggling explosives into la...

  • January 14, 2008

    Hillary Plays the Race Card - Sort of

    You knew it had to happen sooner or later.Race is the 800 pound gorilla in the room when it comes to American politics. Few talk about it. And using it as a weapon in a campaign went out with George Wallace.But you had to know that if there were a wa...

  • January 14, 2008

    GOP Michigan Primary a barnburner

    It will probably come down to turnout in the Michigan Republican primary tomorrow. With all the polls showing a near dead heat between John McCain and Mitt Romney, the contest will be decided by who goes to the polls.For Romney who has demonstrated s...

  • January 13, 2008

    Soros Funded Lancet Election Hit Piece

    Counting civilian deaths in Iraq is a ghoulish business. Given the chaos in the country for much of the last 4 years and the breakdown of government record keeping, the job has devolved into a statistical morass where competing methodologies give ent...

  • January 13, 2008

    Romney ahead of McCain in Michigan Poll

    With the economy taking center stage in Michigan, a new Detroit Free Press poll shows Mitt Romney narrowly in front of John McCain 27%-22% with Mike Huckabee in third with 16%. Republican primary voters whose greatest concern is the economy could giv...

  • January 13, 2008

    Bush in Kuwait Praises Troops

    President Bush is continuing his 8 day visit to the Middle East with a stop in Kuwait and a speech at Camp Arifjan to thousands of American military personnel:But I want to tell you what the history will say. The history will say, it was when you wer...

  • January 13, 2008

    Scotland Yard Fingers Al-Qaeda in Bhutto Death

    For the last 10 days, crime scene investigators from Scotland Yard have been pouring over evidence in the death of Benazir Bhutto. Their conclusion: It was an al-Qaeda operation:BRITISH officials have revealed that evidence amassed by Scotland Yard d...

  • January 12, 2008

    McCain's Stratospheric Bounce from New Hampshire

    John McCain has parlayed his big win in New Hampshire into a double digit lead in the Republican race for president.The senator from Arizona is the front-runner in the battle for the Republican presidential nomination, according to the first national...

  • January 12, 2008

    De-Baathification Measure passes Iraqi Parliament

    A measure designed to allow thousands of Sunni Muslims who served under Saddam Hussein to regain their employment in the Iraqi government has passed the parliament today:Iraq's parliament adopted legislation Saturday on the reinstatement of thou...

  • January 12, 2008

    New Questions arise in Bhutto killing

    Two new reports on last month's asssassination of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto have only added to the mystery and confusion surrounding that event:Two new reports on the assassination last month of Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto s...

  • January 12, 2008

    Appeals Court Dismisses Guantanamo Suit

    A United States appeals court has dismissed a suit brought by 4 former inmates of the Guantanomo prison that alleged  torture, abuse and violations of their religious rights:The decision by a three-judge panel to dismiss the lawsuit came exactly...

  • January 12, 2008

    A "Top Ten" You'll never see on Lettermen

    What are the top 10 existential risks to humanity? (HT: Instapundit)It's a good thing someone is thinking about some of these things because frankly, the end of humanity is something I care not to contemplate much.But on the other hand, some very sma...

  • January 11, 2008

    'Who put vitamins in Fred Thompson's Oatmeal?'

    That's the question asked by Ed Morrissey and many Republicans following last night's GOP debate in South Carolina.Mitt Romney took on Senator John McCain, the victor in New Hampshire, over economic issues in an effort to sway voters in Michigan...

  • January 11, 2008

    High Stakes Poker for Dems in Nevada

    The stakes are high in Nevada for the Democrats who will Caucus on January 19th to determine who wins the bulk of the state's 33 delegates. Both Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama have been working the state for months, piling up endorsements and satur...

  • January 11, 2008

    The 'UFO Candidate" wants a New Hampshire Recount

    Dennis Kucinich, a candidate for president who claims to have seen a UFO when at Shirely McLain's house, is demanding that there be a recount of votes in New Hampshire:Democrat Dennis Kucinich, who won less than 2 percent of the vote in the New Hamps...

  • January 11, 2008

    Ron Paul's Racist Rheoric Uncovered

    American Thinker has been documenting the strange campaign of Ron Paul for months. Most notably, Andrew Walden has delved into the Texas Congressman's acceptance of funds from neo-Nazis and other troubling aspects of his campaign in several...

  • January 10, 2008

    Bush Expects Palestinian State before he leaves Office

    Continuing his 8 day tour of the Middle East, the President was in Ramallah today for talks with PA President Mahmoud Abbas.After thost discussions, the President said that he believes it is possible that a Palestinian state can be achieved before he...

  • January 10, 2008

    Traitor Philip Agee Dies

    Philip Agee, former CIA case officer and traitor to America died yesterday in Havana. Agee outed dozens of CIA agents and covert operations in the 1970's, earning high praise from the left at the time and leading to the passage of the Intelligence Id...

  • January 10, 2008

    Push on for Michigan Dems to vote "Uncommitted" in Primary

    Michigan's January 15th Democratic primary is meaningless at the moment thanks to sanctions put in place by the Democratic National Committee that denies any delegates to the state because they violated party rules and held their nominating contest p...

  • January 10, 2008

    Kerry to Endorse Obama

    Senator John Kerry will endorse Barack Obama sources close to the Senator have told numerous media outlets.No word on how John Edwards, Kerry's 2004 running mate is taking the news, but if I were his staff, I'd keep all sharp objects out of his reach...

  • January 10, 2008

    Suicide Bomber in Pakistan kills 24

    Violence continues apace in Pakistan as al-Qaeda attempts to keep the pot boiling with its signature suicide bombers wreaking havoc with civilians and military alike.The latest attack occured in Lahore was aimed directly at the judicial system:The bl...

  • January 9, 2008

    Pollsters, Pundits have egg on their faces

    There are a lot of people who are eating some crow this morning.*  Pollsters, pundits, even professional political operatives all got it wrong in the New Hampshire Democratic primary.Hillary Clinton not only defied the odds, she defied expectati...

  • January 9, 2008

    Diebold Strikes Again!

    Is it ever going to be possible to have an election in this country where some idiot lefty doesn't believe that voting machines were hacked and the results tampered with?Brad Friedman of Bradblog is a dope. While professional pollsters are suprised t...

  • January 9, 2008

    On to Michigan

    Following his big comeback win in New Hampshire, John McCain is headed to Michigan were he hopes to deal a  blow to the chances of Mitt Romney next Tuesday.The Romney name is revered in Michigan thanks to Mitt's father who was a former governor ...

  • January 9, 2008

    What happened to Ron Paul?

    I am truly disappointed. By now, I expected Ron Paul to be on his way to the White House, measuring curtains for the Lincoln bedroom.At least, that was the impression left by the army of Paulbots that never tired of telling me "Wait until Iowa...

  • January 9, 2008

    Young Bhutto Begins to Assert Himself

    The son of Benazir Bhutto, the designated heir to the leadership of the Pakistani People's Party, has slowly begun to raise his profile internationally while assuring supporters and party members that he is indeed, in charge:Bilawal Bhutto ...

  • January 9, 2008

    'What are you going to do about the rockets?'

    That's the first question President George Bush will ask PA President Mahmoud Abbas at their meeting on Thursday.Bush made the statement at a press conference yesterday in Israel. The President also reminded the world that Iran was still a threa...

  • January 8, 2008

    Dixville Notch Votes! McCain, Obama Win!

    Conservatives are sometimes slaves of tradition. There is good reason for this, my father's favorite saying being "Old things are best."And there is no better tradition on primary day in New Hampshire than staying up until midnight to get t...

  • January 8, 2008

    Hillary's problem in a nutshell

    The question of why Hillary Clinton's candidacy is in freefall at the moment was answered at a forum featuring her husband Bill at Dartmouth College:About thirty minutes into Bill Clinton's nearly two-hour stop here at Dartmouth College, a steady str...

  • January 8, 2008

    Obama Rise takes the Wind out of Bloomberg's Sails

    Trying to position himself as a candidate that independents could rally around as an alternative to the two parties, New York billionaire Mayor Michael Bloomberg has seen his aspirations for the presidency disappear over the last few days in the boom...

  • January 8, 2008

    Major Military Operation Underway in Iraq

    Despite the improvement of the security situation in Iraq, General Petreaus has continued to say that al-Qaeda remains a dangerous threat. In light of that, this news about a new joint US-Iraqi military operation to combat the terrorists is not surpr...

  • January 8, 2008

    How well would you do on latest Geography test?

    The 2006 National Geographic-Roper Survey of Geographic Literacy is out and our 18-24 year olds must have been asleep during geography class, judging by the results.People were shown a blank map of the Middle East and asked to identify four countries...

  • January 8, 2008

    Huckabee's Shameless Flip Flop on Immigration (Update: Huckabee's Denial)

    Mark Levin at The Corner was "floored" when he read it this morning:Heading into South Carolina, where illegal immigration appears to be the biggest issue among Republicans, Huckabee is going to support a constitutional amendment prohibitin...

  • January 7, 2008

    New Hampshire shaping up to be an Obama landslide

    A candidate winning Iowa usually gets a "bump" in support that shows up in New Hampshire.This is more like an earthquake:Amid frenetic last-minute campaigning, a USA TODAY/Gallup Poll finds the onetime front-runners in New Hampshire lagging...

  • January 7, 2008

    Romney in Spin Cycle

    What do you do if you're Mitt Romney, a candidate who at one time led New Hampshire by double digits and suddenly find yourself trailing the day before the votes are cast?Spin, spin, spin like a Maytag washing machine:Mitt Romney, a dominant favorite...

  • January 7, 2008

    When in trouble, blame the victim

    President Pervez Musharraf said in an interview broadcast last night on "60 Minutes" that Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto was to blame for her own assassination:For standing up outside the car, I think it was she to blame alone -- nobody else...

  • January 7, 2008

    GOP Debate a cure for Insomnia

    I almost didn't want to blog about this today but it was the last debate before voting begins and some of you may have wondered why a premier political site like AT wasn't covering it. I'm talking about the Republican Debate last night on Fox. F...

  • January 7, 2008

    Pentagon says Ships 'harrassed' by Iran

    Are these guys suicidal or what?A couple of Iranian patrol boats took off after three US naval warships and, according to the Pentagon, "harrased" the ships in the narrow Straits of Hormuz:In what U.S. officials called a serious provocation...

  • January 6, 2008

    'There will be Blood'

    Dick Morris, former Clinton campaign guru, on some scenarios coming out of New Hampshire for the Democrats:Hillary cannot be knocked out even if she loses all the early primaries. Her berth in the finals is assured by her national standing, her stren...

  • January 6, 2008

    Clinton Fends off Attacks by Rivals at debate

    Last night's ABC debate among Democratic candidates featured a double barrelled attack on Hillary Clinton from Barack Obama and John Edwards:Senator Barack Obama and John Edwards went after Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton as never before in a televise...

  • January 6, 2008

    Romney gets "The Treatment" from Rivals

    Just as Edwards and Obama ganged up on Hillary Clinton in their debate on ABC last night, so too did GOP rivals of candidate Mitt Romney in their portion of the evening's proceedings.And they did it for the same reason; to deal a fatal blow to their ...

  • January 6, 2008

    NY Times Plasters US Pakistan Strategy all over its Front Page

    There is no more dangerous situation in the world today than what is happening in Pakistan. The incendiary combination of radical Islamists, unstable government, and nuclear weapons presents the greatest challenge to US security seen in many yea...

  • January 5, 2008

    Romney, Thompson Seek Wyoming 'Big Mo'

    Fresh off of disappointing finishes in Iowa, Mitt Romney and Fred Thompson are hoping to rebound on Saturday when Wyoming Republicans gather in county conventions across the state to choose delegates to attend the national convention in September.Bot...

  • January 5, 2008

    'Only the dead have seen the end of war'

    The blogosphere lost one of its finest on Thursday when Major Andrew Olmsted was killed in action in Iraq.Olmsted was a great writer who blogged at several sites including his own. His writing was penetrating, incisive, funny, tragic, and heartfelt. ...

  • January 5, 2008

    Obamania! Media in a tizzy over Illinois Senator

    Wow.Obama's finest speeches do not excite. They do not inform. They don't even really inspire. They elevate. They enmesh you in a grander moment, as if history has stopped flowing passively by, and, just for an instant, contracted around you, made yo...

  • January 5, 2008

    Rasmussen: Obama 37% - Hillary 27% in New Hampshire

    The latest Rasmussen tracking poll is out and it's a shocker. Barack Obama has taken a double digit lead over Hillary Clinton in New Hampshire:PRESIDENT - NEW HAMPSHIRE - DEM PRIMARYObama 37%Hillary 27%Edwards 19%Richardson 8%Kucinich 3%Gravel 1%Here...

  • January 5, 2008

    ABC New Hampshire Debate tonight

    In a unique format, ABC will host two debates tonight starting at 7:00 PM EDT with the Republicans taking the stage at St. Anselm College first followed immediately by the Democrats 90 minutes later:The network set rules to narrow the field. Candidat...

  • January 4, 2008

    Wyoming Caucuses On Saturday

    First, if you haven't already done so, read American Thinker's Political Director Richard Baehr's piece "The Big Winners" which not only gives an outstanding analysis of last night's results but lays out the various scenarios for upcom...

  • January 4, 2008

    Ron Paul Wins*

    *Over Guiliani, anyway.Actually Paul did quite well in the Iowa Caucuses last night. The 10% of voters who believe in Paul's pastiche of libertarian dogma and paleoconservative theology turned out and gave Paul a 5th place showing.What does it mean f...

  • January 4, 2008

    Pundits React to Obama's Historic Win

    Historian Richard Brookhiser puts is succinctly at NRO's The Corner this morning:But a man who could not have used certain restrooms forty years ago is in the center ring, not as a freak in the manner of Alberto Fujimori or Sonia Gandhi, nor eve...

  • January 4, 2008

    Influential ICG calls for Musharraf to resign

    An influential policy outfit, the International Crisis Group, has called on President Musharraf to step down.Citing "A Way Forward in Pakistan," the ICG, which is made up of scholars and former diplomats, believes that the Pakistani preside...

  • January 4, 2008

    The 9/10 Caucuses

    FrontPage.Com has an editorial up this morning pointing out the deficiencies of both of the Iowa winners last night; Barack Obama and Mike Huckabee:Last night, Iowa caucus-goers had the opportunity to vote for a wide variety of candidates who possess...

  • January 3, 2008

    Your Guess is as Good as Mine

    I honestly don't know how either party's caucus results will play out tonight. Usually, you can get a good idea of perhaps not a winner but at least you can figure out who's up, who's down, and who's on life support.Not with the Iowa Caucuses. R...

  • January 3, 2008

    Now He Tells Us

    After a week of false statements, lies, and dismissive apologies, Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf now says that he is disatisfied with the probe into former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto's death and is asking Scotland Yard for help:"One sho...

  • January 2, 2008

    Kucinich urges Supporters to Make Obama their second choice

    Don't quite know what to make of this. If Kucinich doesn't think he can win, what the heck is he doing in the race except fulfilling some vanity wish.But for whatever reason, there is little doubt that telling his supporters to caucus for Obama as a ...

  • January 2, 2008

    Pakistani Government Changes its Tune on Bhutto Killing

    The government of Pakistan has done an about face and now says that former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto was not killed when she hit her head on a sun roof lever:Caretaker Interior Minister Hamid Nawaz Khan has asked the media and people to ...

  • January 2, 2008

    Violence in Kenya Spinning out of Control

    Post election violence in Kenya continues to escalate as tribal warfare has now broken out in the slums of major cities and a church where dozens of people were hiding to escape the violence was torched:According to witnesses and Red Cross officials,...

  • January 2, 2008

    Parliamentary Vote in Pakistan Delayed One Month

    Despite calls for the January 8 vote to go forward as scheduled by both major opposition parties, the Pakistani electoral commission has postponed parliamentary elections until next month: USA TODAY's Paul Wiseman reports that the Pakistani elec...

  • January 2, 2008

    Rasmussen: Republican identity jumps to two year high

    According to pollster Rasmussen, the number of Americans who identify themselves as Republican has risen to a two year high:The number of Americans who consider themselves to be Republicans jumped nearly two percentage points in December to 34.2%. Th...

  • January 2, 2008

    'The 40 Most Obnoxious Quotes of 2007'

    Conservative blogger John Hawkins has compiled a list of "The 40 Most Obnoxious Quotes of 2007" and there are some real doozies in the mix.Some examples:31) "I don’t know what it’s going to take for people to really wake up...

  • January 1, 2008

    Final Des Moines Register Poll

    Barack Obama has moved out to a solid lead over Hillary Clinton and John Edwards while Mike Huckabee and Mitt Romney have distanced themselves from the rest of the GOP field according to a new Des Moines Register poll released last night.Obama leads ...

  • January 1, 2008

    Al-Qaeda Chickens Coming home to roost in Pakistan

    Frequent American Thinker contributor and noted terrorism expert Walid Phares has a sharp analysis of the reasons behind Benazir Bhutto's assassination as well as a detailed summary of al-Qaeda's plans, set in motion years ago, that appear to be comi...

  • January 1, 2008

    120 Dead in Kenyan election riots

    With all the turmoil in Pakistan, another electoral crisis taking place, this one in Kenya, has taken place under the media radar. Forces of the opposition are rioting in several cities following what the United States is calling "voting irregul...

  • January 1, 2008

    US Diplomat Shot to Death in Sudan

    A US diplomat working for the Agency for International Development was shot and killed along with his driver in the Sudanese capitol of Khartoum:It was not immediately known if the attack had a political motive or was a random crime. Though Darfur, f...

  • December 31, 2007

    New Video, New Questions in Bhutto Assassination

    A new video of the assassination that emerged yesterday appears to show former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto being hit by gunfire just prior to a suicide bomber blowing himself up. The pictures show a gunman firing at Bhutto and her headscarf flying ...

  • December 31, 2007

    Special Forces on Alert for Pak Nuke Crisis

    In case you were wondering what would happen if the Pakistani nuclear arsenal were to be threatened by a takeover of extremists or appear to be compromised by chaos in that country, US Special Forces have been put on alert to deal with just such an e...

  • December 30, 2007

    Iowa Polls all over the Map

    While the numbers may be wildly different, two polls that came out today have shown Mitt Romney making a comeback and the Democratic race too close to call.A McClatchy-MSNBC poll shows the Democrats locked in a tight three way race Former Sen. E...

  • December 30, 2007

    New Osama Tape: Empty Blather

    A new tape from Osama Bin Laden is directed at Sunnis in Iraq, warnng them that unless they ally with al-Qaeda in Iraq, they will suffer the consequences. The terrorist also speaks of attacking the Israelis, taking his terrorist war directly to Israe...

  • December 30, 2007

    Pakistani People's Party keeps it in the Family

    The party of assassinated former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto has announced that her son, 19-year-old Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, will carry on as his mother's successor - eventually. The slain party leader's husband Asif Zardari will act as caretaker u...

  • December 29, 2007

    Grading the Candidates on Pakistan

    It was an opportunity to look "presidential" and score points with the voters. The death of Benazir Bhutto which plunged nuclear power Pakistan into crisis and chaos was one of those unscripted, unexpected events during a campaign that reve...

  • December 29, 2007

    New Video Shows Bhutto was Shot

    A new video of the assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto clearly shows a man leaping on the back of Bhutto's car and firing at least 2 shots nearly point blank at her while she is standing in the open sun roof waving to the crowds. Th...

  • December 29, 2007

    Bush, Cheney Unwanted in Brattelboro, VT

    Chalk it up, as Michelle Malkin suggests, to "extreme BDS ." In the town of Brattelboro, Vermont, a group is petitioning to have an item placed on the agenda of the town meeting next March that would make the President of the United States ...

  • December 29, 2007

    Iraq Claims "75% of al-Qaeda destroyed"

    Iraq's Interior Minister is claiming that 75% of al-Qaeda in Iraq has been destroyed. He also claimed reduced sectarian killings and assassinations as well as a decrease in foreign fighters crossing the border into Iraq:"We have destroyed 75 per...

  • December 28, 2007

    Politics Anonymous

    My name is Rick and I am an inveterate grouser.I grouse about everything. If my peas inadvertently mix with my potatoes, I grouse about it. If it rains, I grouse about it. If the Bears lose, I grouse about it all week.You get the picture. I am an abs...

  • December 28, 2007

    A Gripping Eyewitness Account to History

    This piece by McClatchey special correspondent Saeed Shah is what makes journalism "the first draft of history:"Bhutto turned to her deputy, Amin Fahim, and said she wanted to wave, Fahim recounted. The sunroof was opened and she stood up. ...

  • December 28, 2007

    Bhutto Assassination a Painful Reminder that we are at War

    In our rush to claim progress in the War on Terror, we sometimes forget that the enemy has the entire globe as a potential target and can strike at any time. The Bhutto assassination is a brutal reminder that this is a shooting war and that al-Qaeda ...

  • December 28, 2007

    Politics knows no respect for the dead

    Roger Simon at Pajamas Media notes that within minutes of the assassination being confirmed "the electoral scavengers were out" - him included - gauging how the murder of Bhutto would play in Iowa and thus the campaign:The Politico was one ...

  • December 28, 2007

    New Strategic Vision Poll in Iowa

    A new Strategic Vision poll in Iowa shows three Democrats in a virtual dead heat while Mike Huckabee and Mitt Romney are also virtually tied for the lead:Among 600 likely Republican caucus goers in Iowa, former Gov. Mike Huckabee runs at 29%, former ...

  • December 28, 2007

    Pakistan in Chaos as Bhutto Interred

    It's worse than I thought. According to the Daily Mail, 23 have already died in riots across the country as police shoot into crowds:While the woman who had been tipped as Pakistan's next leader was being buried, her supporters vented their anger by ...

  • December 27, 2007

    Bhutto Assassinated

    She escaped a suicide bomb attack shortly after returning home just 2 months ago. But former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto was the number one target of Islamic extremists in Pakistan and as expected, they struck again today - this time, successf...

  • December 27, 2007

    Who Killed Bhutto? (updated)

    Conventional wisdom would point the finger at Islamic extremists in Pakistan as the ones who pulled off the successful assassination of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto. They made no secret of the fact that killing Bhutto was their number one pri...

  • December 27, 2007

    Bhutto Assassination Rocks '08 Race

    Even with the carnage in Pakistan, the impact of former Prime Minister Bhutto's assassination on the race for the presidency is considered and weighed. With a week to go before the crucial Iowa Caucuses, it was inevitable that such an earth shaking e...

  • December 26, 2007

    Syria Bullies Spain

    The socialist government of Spain does not have the most stellar record fighting terror. You might recall that following the horrible Madrid train bombing and subsequent election of Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, Spain wit...

  • December 26, 2007

    Drugs Driving Violence in Afghanistan

    StrategyPage.Com has a devastating analysis of the state of violence in Afghanistan and the factors driving it:President Karzai believes that foreign troops will have to stay in the country for ten years, before the unrest is eliminated. That...

  • December 26, 2007

    Russia Wants Iran to Give up Uranium Enrichment

    Nice try, Vladmir.After cutting the legs out from underneath the sanctions regime against Iran by supplying the mullahs with enriched uranium for their Bushre reactor, the Russians are now saying that they hope by giving the Iranians what they want t...

  • December 26, 2007

    Conservative Backlash Against Romney in New Hampshire

    As the New Hampshire Presidential Primary approaches, the increased focus on the candidates and the issues appears to be costing Mitt Romney vital support in his close fight with John McCain.The New Hampshire Union Leader published a devastating atta...

  • December 26, 2007

    "The Big Dig" is Done

    The nation's biggest urban road building project in history is finally - finally - coming to an end.The Central Artery/Third Harbor Tunnel Project - the official name of the boondoggle that became known as "The Big Dig" in Boston, becomes...

  • December 26, 2007

    Iraqi Cabinet passes "General Pardon" Measure

    It would certainly be a step forward toward reconcilation if Prime Minister Maliki could shepherd this "General Pardon" through the legislature:The Iraqi cabinet approved a draft law on Wednesday that will offer a general pardon to thousand...

  • December 24, 2007

    Pakistani Military Milking the US Taxpayer

    I would hope that our entire government has just about had it with President Musharraf. His game playing, his ruthlessness shown toward political opponents, his constant unfullfilled promises - and now, overseeing the disbursement of American aid to ...

  • December 23, 2007

    Thompson's 'Christmas Message to the Troops' a Hit

    Most of the big conservative bloggers are staying neutral so far in the Republican presidential race so it is significant when many of them come out in praise of an ad run by a specific candidate:CapQ readers want to have an eggnog with him, and...

  • December 23, 2007

    Will the New Year Bring Unity to the GOP?

    On every Republican's Christmas gift list this year is a hope that somehow, someway, the various factions that make up the successful coalition that controlled Congress for more than a decade and has won the last two presidential elections can be put...

  • December 23, 2007

    What we all Know about Press Coverage in Iraq: Confirmed

    The Pew Research Center runs the Project for Excellence in Journalism which examines the press in a statistical and scientific way.What they found about coverage of the Iraq War surprises no one who has been closely following that conflict in the new...

  • December 23, 2007

    Ron Paul Flip Flops on Independent Run for President?

    The Republican party's richest gadfly may be changing his mind about an independent run for the Presidency of the United States.In the YouTube debate last month, Paul seemed firm in his commitment not to run as a third party candidate when he answere...

  • December 22, 2007

    The Guardian's Nauseating Anti-Americanism

    We've seen it on display several times, the Guardian Unlimited's rank anti-American bias is so pronounced in this piece on the housing crisis, it defies belief.First, the headline:Tent City in Suburbs is cost of home crisisThe first three paragraphs ...

  • December 22, 2007

    Nevada Now an Obama-Clinton Battleground

    There are only 25 convention delegates at stake in the January 19th Democratic Caucuses in Nevada out of 4051 total. But the fact that the contest occurs so soon after Iowa and New Hampshire tests and before the South Carolina (1/26 for the...

  • December 22, 2007

    The Communist Conundrum

    StrategyPage.com points out some of the major problems facing the few remaining communist regimes in the world:There are only five communist states left (China, North Korea, Vietnam, Laos and Cuba), and all are suffering from the same, long-standing,...

  • December 21, 2007

    Belgium Police Arrest 14 in Terrorist Plot

    Police in Belgium have broken up a plot to free a terrorist from prison who was convicted of planning a suicide car bomb attack at an American Air Force base:Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt said the government had information suggesting "preparat...

  • December 21, 2007

    50 Killed in Pakistan Bombing

    At least 50 people were killed in a suicide attack on a mosque in Pakistan today. The target was apparently a former minister in President Pervez Musharraf's government who was praying in the mosque at the time with members of his family:The official...

  • December 21, 2007

    McCain Tries to Squelch Negative Times Story

    The New York Times is preparing a massive hit piece on John McCain according to Drudge and the Senator from Arizona is not taking it lying down.McCain is denying an accusation that he did favors for a female lobbyist who assisted in writing Telecom l...

  • December 20, 2007

    Has Anyone Checked the Temperature in Hell Lately?

        I just had to blog this one. There may be no more anti-American, anti-Iraq War publication in the world (with the exception of al-Jazeera) than the British newspaper The Guardian. And that's why when I saw this headline ...

  • December 20, 2007

    Is Muqtada al-Sadr Giving Up?

    If he has, it may be the most significant development of all in the recent string of successes being enjoyed by the coalition and the Iraqi government.Al-Sadr is actually considering extending the cease fire his militia has been following since last ...

  • December 20, 2007

    AL-Qaeda Spiritual Leader Recants

    A senior al-Qaeda theologian has changed his tune and is calling on al-Qaeda members to put down their arms:In a serialized manifesto written from prison in Egypt, Sayyed Imam al-Sharif is blasting Osama bin Laden for deceiving the Taliban leader, Mu...

  • December 19, 2007

    Your Global Warming Derangement News For Today (updated)

    Time for women to make their sex lives more eco-friendly:Women must stop admiring men who drive sports cars if they want to join the fight against global warming, the Government's chief scientist has urged. Professor Sir David King said governments c...

  • December 19, 2007

    Edwards 'Love Child' Story a Christmas Present from Hillary?

    I debated putting this story on the blog due to the fact that so far, the only media outlet carrying it (outside of blogs and publications like Slate) is the rag that broke the story; the National Enquirer:The woman linked to Presidential candidate J...

  • December 19, 2007

    Senate approves $70 billion for Iraq-Afghanistan

    With little fanfare (and less publicty), the Senate passed a $70 billion war funding bill for Iraq and Afghanistan, handing President Bush another victory over the Democratic Congress:21 Democrats, including Armed Services Committee Chairman Carl Lev...

  • December 19, 2007

    More Surrendering from the Surrender Party

    Not being able to find anyone in Iraq to surrender to, the Democrats have decided to throw up their arms and give up in Congress. Michelle Malkin has the details:Well, well, well. After all that Doing It For The Children hyperventilation, after all t...

  • December 19, 2007

    Argentine Bombings Ordered by Iran: Prosecutor

    An Argentine prosecutor investigating two bombings, including a Jewish Community Center and the Israeili Embassy, has determined that Iran is behind them:Iran orchestrated two bombings in Buenos Aires in the mid-1990s, killing more than 100 people, p...

  • December 19, 2007

    Is the GOP Heading for a Brokered Convention?

    On the surface, it sounds implausible. The idea that, after going through the entire primary and caucus season and not having a Republican candidate who owns a majority of delegates to the convention in September is the stuff of movie scripts, n...

  • December 18, 2007

    Fidel Hints at 'Retirement'

    Not seen in public in 16 months, Fidel Castro still weilds considerable power through his brother Raul who replaced him as president in March of 2006.Now Castro is saying that he wants to "retire," acting as kind of an "elder statesman...

  • December 18, 2007

    Dodd Threatens Filibuster on FISA Bill: Reid Caves

    Democratic presidential candidate Christopher Dodd doesn't like the new FISA deal worked out between the White House and Democratic leaders.In fact, he threatened to mount an old fashioned, one man filibuster if Harry Reid brought the measure to the ...

  • December 18, 2007

    Russia delivers Nuclear Fuel to Iran

    Thanks to the breakdown of the sanctions regime as a result of the NIE findings on Iran, Russia eagerly made delivery of the nuclear fuel Iran is to use in its Russian built in Bushehr reactor:In announcing that it had delivered the first shipment of...

  • December 18, 2007

    Thompson Starts Do or Die Bus Tour: McCain Surging

    When all is said in done in Iowa, many conservatives may be wondering if Fred Thompson had begun the campaign back in September the way he is relishing it now, would the story on his candidacy have turned out any differently?His voice booming and wor...

  • December 17, 2007

    Food Nannies Ban Holiday Cupcakes at School

    The majority of Americans are overwhelmingly in favor of bans on smoking in public including restaurants and bars. In fact, the banning of smoking has been one of the most successful citizen-led public health campaigns in history.Regardless of what y...

  • December 17, 2007

    Lieberman to endorse McCain

    In a move widely seen as a huge plus for the Arizona Republican, Independent Senator Joe Lieberman, former Vice Presidential candidate for the Democratic party, will cross the aisle and endorse John McCain today:Sen. Joseph Lieberman (Conn.), the 200...

  • December 16, 2007

    Bolivia in Crisis as Many Resist Socialism

    Four of the richest regions in Bolivia are set to declare their autonomy from the national government of President Evo Morales thanks to a new constitution that would massively increase taxes on the regions in order to pay for social programs:Thousan...

  • December 16, 2007

    Hamas: We'll Never Recognize Israel

    Celebrating its 20th anniversary, Hamas is vowing to continue fighting and never recognize Israel's right to exist:Tens of thousands of Palestinians participated in a main rally organized by Hamas in the center of Gaza City in what was seen as one of...

  • December 16, 2007

    Why Did the Wheels Come off Hillary's Campaign?

    The inimitable Dick Morris has an answer to that question and Hillary won't like it; she is basically an unattractive candidate:In the abstract, Hillary is a captivating idea. The first woman to run for president, she is the living reminder of the be...

  • December 15, 2007

    Mukasey rejects Congressional Demands on CIA Recordings

    Attorney General Michael Mukasey has turned down a request from Congress that he tell them exactly what was on those destroyed CIA recordings depicting "severe interrogation techniques."“The department has a long-standing policy of de...

  • December 15, 2007

    GOP Race Getting Wilder

    What is happening with the race for the Republican nomination is much like the weather in San Francisco: If you are unhappy with it now, wait a few minutes and it will change:Two new independent polls of Michigan primary voters out today add to the e...

  • December 15, 2007

    Probing Clinton Library Funding Sources

    Today, the Washington Post has an article about where a lot of the money for Bill Clinton's Presidential Library originated.The Post confirmed numerous seven-figure donors to the library through interviews and tax records of foundations. Several fore...

  • December 14, 2007

    Muqtada al-Sadr Seeking to become an Ayatollah

    Never underestimate this guy. Never. He's not some fanatical bumpkin. He is shrewd, clever, and extremely dangerous.Soon, he will become even more of a threat to the peace in Iraq:The leader of Iraq's biggest Shiite militia movement has quietly resum...

  • December 14, 2007

    Dramatic Decline in Car Bombs in Iraq

    Stars and Stripes is reporting a big drop in car bomb attacks in Baghdad this month:"VBIEDs are not a major threat against coalition forces in Baghdad right now," RisCassi said in a recent interview. Indeed, according to figures released by...

  • December 14, 2007

    No Joy in Mudville *

    Ever since 1869 when the first professional team laced up the cleats, there has never been a day in the history of baseball like yesterday.Some of baseball’s all time greats who performed feats of strength and skill almost beyond belief are rev...

  • December 13, 2007

    GOP Debate an Exercise in Somnolence

    A bottle of No-Doze wasn't required but would have come in handy.The Republican debate in Des Moines yesterday was test not of the intelligence of the candidates but of their stamina in being able to stay awake given the format and moderator:App...

  • December 13, 2007

    Is Hillary Getting Desperate? (updated)

    Watching helplessly as her once seemingly insurmountable leads in Iowa, New Hampshire, and South Carolina have all dissipated, the Clinton campaign can't seem to right itself and instead, keeps shooting itself in the foot.The latest eye opener is jus...

  • December 13, 2007

    Fred Explains his "Rebellion"

    The only genuine moment from yesterday's debate was when moderator Washburn asked "for a show of hands" from the candidates on who believed global warming was "a serious threat" and caused by man.Before any of the candidates playe...

  • December 13, 2007

    Subpoenas for Sharpeton Aides

    Can it be true? Are the feds finally going to corner and capture that slippery fish of a political gadfly Al Sharpton?I'll believe it when I see it. But this time, they have the IRS on his tail:Several employees of Sharpton's National Action Network ...

  • December 13, 2007

    Bush Bests Dems Again in Budget Battle

    Perhaps we should begin to question just which party is in the majority in Congress.All of a sudden it seems, the Republicans appear to have found themselves and, along with a newly energized President Bush, have pushed the Democrats to the wall...

  • December 13, 2007

    Russia Will Finish Bushehr

    The fallout continues from the NIE on Iran. Russia, already a reluctant partner in sanctions, has negotiated an agreement with the Iranians that will allow them to complete construction of a nuclear reactor at Bushehr:Russia and Iran have settled all...

  • December 12, 2007

    Romney Snares National Review Endorsement

    The National Review has endorsed Mitt Romney for President:Our guiding principle has always been to select the most conservative viable candidate. In our judgment, that candidate is Mitt Romney, the former governor of Massachusetts. Unlike some other...

  • December 12, 2007

    Pope Benedict Calls Out Warming Fanatics

    His predecessor was something of an agnostic on global warming, seeing the problem in human, not economic terms. But Pope Benedict has taken an entirely different approach, calling out the fanatics who have substituted ideology for science in the sea...

  • December 12, 2007

    Big Wins for GOP in House Election

    Two special elections to fill the House seats of deceased members were held in Ohio and Virginia yesterday and, despite stiff challenges from Democrats, both Republicans emerged as big winners:Republicans retained two House seats in special elections...

  • December 12, 2007

    Clinton, Obama Tied in New Hampshire

    That thud you just heard was the sound of Hillary Clinton's inevitability hitting the ground and starting to dig:Barack Obama has chipped away at Hillary Clinton’s lead in New Hampshire, and the two Democratic presidential hopefuls are now...

  • December 11, 2007

    Huckabee "really not that aware" of US-Cuba Issues

    And this guy wants to be President of the United States?On Cuba, Thompson criticized Huckabee, who in 2002 asked President Bush to lift the embargo against that country, saying it "has not helped the people of Cuba." “He thinks we sho...

  • December 11, 2007

    CIA Lawyers Approved Destruction of Interrogation Tapes

    The New York Times is reporting that the destruction of the interrogation tapes showing CIA personnel using "severe" methods of questioning was authorized by attorneys for the clandestine Directorate of Operations:The former intelligence of...

  • December 11, 2007

    Major Victory in Afghanistan

    Since the New York Times and other media would like to hide the news, we'll just go ahead and let you know that the Afghan Army and their NATO allies just kicked the Taliban out of their last major stronghold in Afghanistan:Afghan and NATO troops ret...

  • December 11, 2007

    Suicide Attack Targets Pak Nuke Facility

    Bill Roggio has the grimmest news of the day; an attack by an extremist on a Pakistani nuclear site:As the Pakistani military continues the slow push to regain control of the settled district of Swat, suicide bombers struck in two locations, one at a...

  • December 11, 2007

    Algiers Bombs kill 62

    Two car bombs ripped through downtown Algiers apparently targeting  a United Nations building and Algeria's Constitutional Court:U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has condemned the blasts which he described as "terrorist attacks". Jea...

  • December 10, 2007

    Colorado Church Shootings may be linked

    Authorities in Colorado are looking into the probability that the two shooting incidents at two different churches 65 miles and 12 hours apart are related:"Given the circumstances, I think it is a good possibility that the two are linked," ...

  • December 10, 2007

    GOP Univision Debate A Yawner

    Hillary Clinton was never mentioned. And as Ed Morrissey points out, the GOP debate on the Spanish channel Univision (candidate answers were translated into Spanish), was pretty much of a passionless affair:How dull was this debate? A look at the tra...

  • December 10, 2007

    Huge Crowd for Oprah-Obama in South Carolina

    The audience at the University of South Carolina football stadium was estimated at 29,000 - easily the largest crowd of this campaign and one of the largest for a non-incumbent president in American political history.And they came to see Oprah Winfre...

  • December 10, 2007

    Iranian Students Protest Ahmadinejad

    Chanting "Live free or die," Iranian students tore down the gate in front of Tehran University and rallied against President Ahmadinejad and the regime's treatment of women:They wrecked the iron-barred gates and threw stones at police, acco...

  • December 10, 2007

    Did Iran "Hoodwink" the CIA over its Nuke Program?

    It appears that British Intelligence officials are more skeptical of Iranian intentions with regard to their nuclear program than the CIA:British spy chiefs have grave doubts that Iran has mothballed its nuclear weapons programme, as a US intelligenc...

  • December 9, 2007

    Anti-War General Flip Flops on the Surge

    One of the Iraq War's harshest military critics, retired General John Batiste, has changed his mind and come out in support of the new counterinsurgency strategy.In a joint Op-Ed in the Washington Post with Pete Hegseth, executive director of Vets fo...

  • December 9, 2007

    Bali Climate Conference Ignores Dissenters

    Proving once again that the United Nations is disinterested in allowing for a free and open debate on global warming, the climate change conference being held in Bali, Indonesia has refused to give credentials to a prominent group that dissents from ...

  • December 8, 2007

    Not with a bang, but a whimper

    The Democrats in Congress have all but surrendered on the issue of Iraq War funding:House Democratic leaders could complete work as soon as Monday on a half-trillion-dollar spending package that will include billions of dollars for the war effort in ...

  • December 8, 2007

    New Newsweek Poll a Head Scratcher

    A new poll just released by Newsweek shows former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee with a startling surge in Iowa, now leading Mitt Romney by a 2-1 margin:Former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee has vaulted over his major GOP challengers to take a comm...

  • December 8, 2007

    War Films that are doing well

    Much has been made about the box office poison that the slew of recent anti-war movies proved to be. Have the American people lost their taste for war films? Not by a long shot:But Americans haven't lost their taste for war footage. They've just foun...

  • December 8, 2007

    Despite NIE, France and Germany want to pressure Iran

    In a gratifying show of unity, France and Germany have indicated that despite the findings of the NIE that Iran stopped building nuclear weapons in 2003, they wish to maintain and increase sanctions to get the mullahs to halt their enrichment program...

  • December 7, 2007

    Remember the day that still lives "in Infamy" (updated)

    They are old and bent now, survivors of a storm that swept America into the maelstrom of World War II. For those who lived through the attack on Pearl Harbor 66 years ago today, the memories are still fresh, the terror constantly reliv...

  • December 7, 2007

    Huckaboom Continues

    The latest AP-Ipsos Poll on the Republican nomination for President shows former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee vaulting into second place and closing in on GOP front runner Rudy Giuliani:Mike Huckabee has vaulted from nowhere into second place in t...

  • December 7, 2007

    CIA Destroys Two Interrogation Tapes

    The New York Times is reporting that the CIA destroyed two videotapes showing the interrogation of a high value al-Qaeda suspect where "severe interrogation methods" were used:The videotapes showed agency operatives in 2002 subjecting terro...

  • December 7, 2007

    Romney's Speech on Faith a Triumph

    It was certainly the most dramatic moment of the campaign to date for either party. What had only been hinted at and whispered among the candidates and pundits for months - the question of whether Mitt Romney's Mormon religion would prevent him from ...

  • December 6, 2007

    Celebrating Thuggishness

    There are many things to celebrate as a result of the razor thin referendum victory for the Venezuelan opposition last Sunday over the attempt by Hugo Chavez to turn that country into a socialist dictatorship.But Roger Cohen has discovered an an...

  • December 6, 2007

    Surprising Poll Results from Afghanistan

    StrategyPage.Com points us to a poll taken in Afghanistan that shows widespread support for the presence of US troops but disappointment in the performance of NATO forces overall:A poll conducted by foreign news organizations found that 72 percent of...

  • December 6, 2007

    Romney Cites 'Common Creed' in Major Address

    It's the speech pundits, opponents, and even his own advisors has been telling him for months he must give. As the first Mormon to run seriously for president, many believed Romney must "do a JFK" and put the religious issue to bed once and...

  • December 5, 2007

    And What do the 'Watchdogs" at the IAEA say about the NIE?

    Surprisingly, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) sounds more realistic about the Iranian regime than the Bush hating lefties who have all but given the mullahs in Tehran a clean bill of health:The International Atomic Energy Agency on Tues...

  • December 5, 2007

    The Wolves at Huckabee's Door

    The most recent LA Times poll has former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee moving into second place nationally, trailing Rudy Giuliani 25%-17%. Rather than rejoice, Huckabee should start bobbing and weaving. He is now target #1 of other Republicans run...

  • December 5, 2007

    Meanwhile, Back in Tehran...

    Sometimes, you just have to grin and bear it:President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran hailed the American intelligence assessment that concluded his country was not developing nuclear weapons today, calling it a big victory and saying it was a result of...

  • December 5, 2007

    The other Hsu Drops

    Hillary Clinton fundraiser and major league con man Norman Hsu has been indicted in New York:A federal grand jury on Tuesday indicted Norman Hsu, a top Democratic fundraiser and former fugitive accused of cheating investors of at least $20 million an...

  • December 4, 2007

    Harry "The War is Lost" Reid Opines on the Surge

    Senator Harry Reid (D-NV), who said last February (before most of the troops deplayed as part of the surge were in place) that the policy was a "failure", has now once again offered his penetrating analysis and keen military assessment on t...

  • December 4, 2007

    Is Al-Qaeda in Iraq Defeated?

    That's the question currently being asked by senior American commanders in Iraq. And the answer, according to StrategyPage.com is "not yet:"Al Qaeda in Iraq has lost thousands of members over the past year. The group is fragmented and has l...

  • December 4, 2007

    Bhutto, Sharif Threaten Boycott of Elections

    Benazir Bhutto and Nawaz Sharif - Pakistan's two major opposition leaders - are threatening to boycott next month's parliamentary elections unless President Pervez Musharraf offers some "guarantees" regarding the vote:Emerging from more tha...

  • December 4, 2007

    And now for something completely stupid...

    There's stupidity and then there is metaphysical witlessness.The denizens at Daily Kos fall into the latter category, of course. And John Hawkins of Right Wing News has done us all a service by chronicling the dumbest, the most outrageously paranoid ...

  • December 3, 2007

    Venezuelan People Say NO! to Chavez

    The vote to give Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez near dictatorial powers was probably not as close as the announced tally - 51-49. Many observers, in fact, believe that it was a landslide against Chavez who manipulated the vote to lessen...

  • December 3, 2007

    As expected, Putin's Party rolls to Victory in Russia

    File this one under "Least surprising news of the month."Vladmir Putin's United Russia party amassed a huge majority in yesterday's parliamentary elections which will allow the former KGB chief to do pretty much whatever he pleases with reg...

  • December 3, 2007

    Breakthrough: China Agrees to Iran Sanctions

    In a victory for American diplomacy, China has agreed to another round of sanctions to be placed on the Iranian regime for their failure to halt uranium enrichment:A senior US official said Monday that international talks on a third United Nations sa...

  • December 3, 2007

    Romney Plans to Address Mormon Issue Head-on

    With polls showing him falling behind Huckabee in Iowa as well as some disappointing numbers among Christian conservatives in the south, Mitt Romney on Thursday will do something he has been saying for months isn't necessary; tackle the issue of his ...

  • December 2, 2007

    This Guy Still Around?

    I hate taking up space reporting on the foibles of Larry Craig, the Idaho Senator whose adventures in restrooms landed him in hot water. But the case is instructive in that it demonstrates what's wrong with the GOP leadership in Congress and the part...

  • December 2, 2007

    McCain Snags Important Media Endorsement

    Senator John McCain's campaign for President got a big boost today when the influential New Hampshire Union-Leader endorsed him for president:We don't agree with him on every issue. We disagree with him strongly on campaign finance reform. What is mo...

  • December 2, 2007

    Foer's Folly Finally Falls Flat

    It took four months of dodging, ducking, bobbing, and weaving, but bloggers have finally pinned Franklin Foer and The New Republic to the mat.Yesterday afternoon, Foer's online edition of the magazine published a long, self-pitying, highly defensive ...

  • December 2, 2007

    Huckabee, Obama Surge into the Lead in Iowa

    With a little more than a month to go before the Iowa Caucuses, both parties have seen their front runners tumble from the lead.In the GOP race, it's been a David and Goliath story as Mitt Romney, who has spent nearly $7 million in the state since th...

  • December 2, 2007

    No Surprises Predicted in Russian Election

    Thanks to almost total control of the media along with restrictions on opposition parties that are considered most undemocratic, Vladmir Putin's United Russia Party is widely expected to trounce the opposition and gain a landslide victory in election...

  • December 1, 2007

    Chavez Calls Referendum Opponents "Traitors"

    Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is getting more hysterical in his condemnation of those who would deny him his "constitutional coup" in a referendum scheduled for early next week.Chávez's behavior appears increasingly unpredictable,...

  • December 1, 2007

    Putin Withdraws from CFE Treaty

    Vladimir Putin, in advance of parliamentary elections where he has virtually guaranteed himself an overwhelming victory, has withdrawn Russia from one of the cornerstones of post-cold war diplomacy; the Conventional Armed Froces in Europe (CFE) treat...

  • December 1, 2007

    Is Rudy in Trouble over questions about Protecting Judith?

    The drumbeat of questions are increasing over allegations that while Mayor, Rudy Giuliani used his protection service to shuttle his then mistress, now wife Judith Nathan around town and then hid the evidence by billing other agencies of the city.Giu...

  • December 1, 2007

    Fluency in English a Generational Challenge for Hispanics (updated)

    A recent study by the Pew Hispanic Research Center showed some surprising trends in English speaking ability among Hispanics.Nearly all Hispanic adults born in the United States of immigrant parents report they are fluent in English. By contrast, onl...

  • November 30, 2007

    Edwards Would Garnish Wages to Force People into Insurance Scheme

    Welcome to the brave new world of John Edwards.One of the dirty little secrets of the debate over health insurance is that around 15 million younger adults choose not to carry any. Never fear, John Edwards will save these miscreants from their own fo...

  • November 30, 2007

    Murtha Finds Military Progress in Iraq

    Allah announced the news saying "Hell Freezes Over: 'I think the surge is working' says Murtha."Indeed, back in July, Murtha offered up his professional opinion about our change in strategy by saying that any improvements were ...

  • November 30, 2007

    Thousands Demand Death for 'Teddy Bear' Teacher

    It was like something out of a medieval nightmare, the circumstances so bizarre and ridiculous to our western eyes that one begins to wonder if places like Khartoum are existing in the same century as the rest of us.The British school teacher wh...

  • November 30, 2007

    Romney's ACU Endorsement a Plum

    Mitt Romney's endorsement by David Keene of the American Conservative Union may be the most significant declaration of support by any individual or group on the right to date.That's because the ACU enjoys widespread respect among most conservati...

  • November 30, 2007

    Public Sees Gains in War on Terror

    More people now believe we are winning the War on Terror than at any time since the beginning of Bush's second term according to the most recent Rasmussen Poll:The latest Rasmussen Reports tracking poll finds that 47% of Americans now say the U.S. an...

  • November 29, 2007

    Philippine Coup Plotters Surrender

    Military plotters standing trial for a 2003 coup attempt in the Philippines surrendered after walking out the courtroom and holing up in a 5-star hotel in downtown Manila:"The full force of the law will be meted out without any concession. Addit...

  • November 29, 2007

    R.I.P. Henry Hyde

    Former Representative Henry Hyde, a conservative voice in the House of Representatives for 32 years before retiring in 2006, died early this morning:Henry J. Hyde -- known for his courtly manners, oratorical skills and historical knowledge during 32 ...

  • November 29, 2007

    CNN Puts on GOP Debate - Mostly

    Well, at least the candidates were all probably Republicans.As for the questioners, not by a long shot. No less than 4 of the YouTube videos featured as questions on last night's CNN Republican debate were from Democratic supporters or party activist...

  • November 29, 2007

    Former Chavez Supporters Turning Against Him

    The coming referendum on turning Venezuela into the personal fiefdom of President Hugo Chavez may not be quote the sure thing that most experts were predicting just a few weeks ago.Recent defections of long time Chavez supporters who oppose his plan ...

  • November 28, 2007

    Great News! Saudis announce 1500 terrorists have 'repented'

    Maybe we're going about fighting terrorism the wrong way?Saudi authorities have released more than 1,500 reformed extremists, who were detained on charges of embracing and spreading takfeer (the ideology that brands other Muslims who disagree with th...

  • November 28, 2007

    Students in Caracas clash with police and pro-Chavez thugs

    As the countdown toward the referendum on Hugo Chavez's "constitutional coup" continues, students from all over the country refuse to be quiescent in the face of a campaign of intimidation carried out by the police and pro-Chavez thugs agai...

  • November 28, 2007

    Musharraf Steps Down as Army Chief

    Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf, under intense pressure from domestic opponents and the international community, has stepped down as Chief of Staff of the Army - something he has been promising to do for years:An emotional Musharraf relinquished...

  • November 28, 2007

    Possible breakthrough in Lebanese Political Stalemate

    Lebanon may have a new president by the weekend and with him, a political breakthrough in the year long cabinet crisis.The majority coalition governing Lebanon, the March 14th forces, have dropped their opposition to a constitutional amendment that w...

  • November 27, 2007

    Saudis Rule out Shaking hands with Israelis

    It's the little things that always tell the tale...When the cameras begin snapping pictures and beaming images around the world of the coming Annapolis Middle East Summitt, one picture that won't be taken will be that of anyone from the Saudi delegat...

  • November 27, 2007

    2nd Night of Rioting in Paris

    Paris police were out in force on Monday night, attempting to tamp down a second night of violence set off by the deaths of two youngsters whose moped struck a police cruiser:Dozens of youths clashed with the police for the second night in a row...

  • November 27, 2007

    Romney lashes out at Rivals

    Former Massachussets governor Mitt Romney, trailing badly in the national polls and with time running out, has tapped his inner attack dog and has started to lay into his rivals with a gusto not seen in GOP presidential politics in a while.On Romney'...

  • November 27, 2007

    British Teacher in Sudan in Trouble over Naming of a Teddy Bear

    This is one of those stories that after reading it, you have to stop and look around in order to make sure you're still in the 21st century:A British teacher facing 40 lashes in Sudan over a school teddy bear named Muhammad will discover today w...

  • November 27, 2007

    Caroline Glick on Annapolis

    Some clear headed thoughts on the Annapolis conference by Caroline Glick in the Jerusalem Post:The Olmert government, backed by the leftist Israeli media, has presented the decision of Arab and Muslim states like Saudi Arabia, Syria, Pakistan and Ind...

  • November 26, 2007

    'Odds now favor a recession' - Summers

    In a grim column appearing in the Financial Times, former Treasury Secretary and Harvard University President Lawrence Summers says that the financial crisis gripping credit markets is only going to get worse:Even if necessary changes in policy are i...

  • November 26, 2007

    Rioting in Paris

    Rioting has broken out in Paris as a result of a traffic accident involving two Muslim youths whose moped struck a police cruiser, killing the boys:Molotov cocktails were thrown, and cars and plastic bins set on fire following the tragedy in Tolinett...

  • November 26, 2007

    Thompson Unveils Detailed Tax Plan

    Former Tennessee Senator and presidential candidate Fred Thompson's campaign has released a detailed tax plan that has won praise from the conservative Club for Growth:The Club for Growth praised Senator Fred Thompson for the release of his pro-growt...

  • November 26, 2007

    Senator Lott to Resign by end of year (updated)

    Senator Trent Lott (R-MS) has told close advisors that he plans to retire from the Senate by the end of the year:NBC News has learned that Sen. Trent Lott, R-Miss., the minority whip is in the midst of informing close allies that he plans to resign h...

  • November 26, 2007

    One more headache for Musharraf

    A lit match has just been thrown into the dynamite that is the Pakistani political situation.Former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has returned from exile and promises to complicate an already dicey political situation:  Mr. Sharif...

  • November 25, 2007

    Kasparov arrested at anti-Putin Demonstration

    Opposition leader and former chess champion Gary Kasparov was arrested and sentenced to 5 days in jail for trying to lead a march protesting the way the upcoming parliamentary elections in Russia are apparently skewed toward President Vladmir Putin's...

  • November 25, 2007

    Thompson Unloads on Fox News for 'Bias'

    Former Tennessee Senator and presidential candidate Fred Thompson has been accused of lacking fire to run for the presidency.Seeking to alter that image, Thompson fired away at Chris Wallace of Fox News this morning, accusing the network of being bia...

  • November 25, 2007

    Archbishop of Canterbury calls US 'Worst" Imperialist

    Methinks the High Churchman needs a remedial history lesson:THE Archbishop of Canterbury has said that the United States wields its power in a way that is worse than Britain during its imperial heyday. Rowan Williams claimed that America’s...

  • November 25, 2007

    Fire destroys 49 homes in Malibu

    The fire season in California continues, driven by high winds and low humidity. This time, a fire caused by "human activity" ravaged the canyons and hillsides of Malibu:The so-called Corral fire burned 4,700 acres before the fierce Santa An...

  • November 24, 2007

    Political Chaos in Lebanon

    At the stroke of midnight last night, pro-Syrian Lebanese President Emil Lahoud, his extended term finally at an end, walked out of the hilltop Baabda Republican Palace and waved goodbye to the assembled photographers and journalists.W...

  • November 24, 2007

    Australia's Howard Defeated (updated)

    One of America's staunchest and most reliable allies in the War on Terror, Australia's Prime Minister John Howard, has gone down to defeat:Australian Prime Minister John Howard has suffered a humiliating election defeat and the opposition Labor Party...

  • November 24, 2007

    Saudis Will Attend Annapolis Summit

    Saudi Arabia has agreed to attend the summit in Annapolis next week where a deal is still being sought that will restart the peace process between Israel and the Palestinians:Saudi Arabia joined 14 other Arab nations on Friday in an agreement to atte...

  • November 24, 2007

    At Least 35 Dead in Pakistani Suicide Bomb Attack

    A bus carrying intelligence personnel from the Interservices Intelligence Agency (ISI) was rammed by an explosive laden car, killing at least 35 people:The two attackers struck in Rawalpindi, a garrison city just south of the capital, Islamabad. A se...

  • November 24, 2007

    Chavez: Only a 'Traitor' Will Vote No

    Well, at least the opposition in Venezuela knows where they stand in the lead up to the referendum early next month on whether to make that country a socialist dictatorship:President Hugo Chavez warned his supporters on Friday that anyone voting agai...

  • November 23, 2007

    Deadline Passes and still no Lebanese President

    Another deadline, another delay for the Lebanese government who are finding it extremely difficult to reach a consensus on who should be the next president:Lebanon's parliament failed to convene due to an opposition boycott in its latest attempt Frid...

  • November 23, 2007

    Musharraf Clears Last Legal Hurdle to Election

    Thanks to a sympathetic court, packed with hand picked loyalists, the last legal challenge to the re-election of President Pervez Musharraf to a second term has been overcome:Presidential aides said General Musharraf would now abide by his pledge to ...

  • November 23, 2007

    Iraqi Shias Condemn Iran for violence, interferrence

    If nothing else, the petition signed by 300,000 Shias in southern Iraq proves that Iraqi Shias are not a monolithic bloc and that there is a substantial body of support for a free and independent Iraq:"The Iranians, in fact, have taken over all ...

  • November 23, 2007

    Surprise! Guess Which Party Really Represents the Rich?

    According to a study by the Heritage Foundation, the Democratic party might want to re-examine some of it's populist rhetoric.It seems that a majority of the richest congressional districts in the country are represented not by conservative Repu...

  • November 23, 2007

    Terrorist Bombs Rattle Northern India

    A series of coordinated terrorist bomb attacks on Court buildings in Northern India has authorities scrambling to protect the legal system:At least 10 people were killed and more than 50 injured today in as many as five nearly simultaneous bomb blast...

  • November 22, 2007

    Strikers Sabotage Rail Lines in France

    An eight day walk out of transit workers in France took a new turn yesterday as fires broke out on four separate rail lines of the high speed TGV system:The early morning outbreak of fires on the electrical lines supplying the T.G.V. high-speed train...

  • November 22, 2007

    On this Thanksgiving, Give some Props to the Pilgrims

    Want an antidote to the politically correct Thanksgiving? How about celebrating the accomplishments of some truly extraordinary people: the Pilgrims of Plymouth Rock:But what we tend to forget about the Pilgrims is that they were not explorers or peo...

  • November 21, 2007

    Voting with their feet (2)

    Forget what the New York Times says about Iraq - even though they acknowledged yesterday that the security situation has vastly improved.Forget the Washington Post, The LA Times, and any other mainstream publication who doubted General Petreaus when ...

  • November 21, 2007

    Hillary Chides Obama for his Ludicrous Foreign Policy 'Experience'

    Barack Obama thinks that living abroad for four years gives him "a better feel" for international issues than other candidates:‘‘Probably the strongest experience I have in foreign relations is the fact I spent four years overse...

  • November 21, 2007

    San Francisco Rolls out the Welcome Mat for Illegals

    Leave it to "sanctuary city" San Francisco to pull something like this:San Francisco will give resident identification cards to illegal immigrants under a plan approved on Tuesday amid a fierce nationwide debate on granting privileges to un...

  • November 20, 2007

    Obama Surges Ahead in Iowa

    Iowans take their responsibility as "First Test" for presidential candidates very seriously. They truly believe that their job is to scrutinize the field of candidates and come to their own conclusions without regard for what the national p...

  • November 20, 2007

    Hell has Frozen Over

    It's official: The New York Times sees improvement in the security situation in Iraq:The security improvements in most neighborhoods are real. Days now pass without a car bomb, after a high of 44 in the city in February. The number of bodies appearin...

  • November 20, 2007

    Jews 5 Times More Likely to be Hate Crime Victim than Muslims

    From our "News that is sure to be buried by the MSM" Department comes the latest figures from the FBI on hate crimes. It turns out that white Americans are more than 4 times more likely to be the victim of a hate crime than Muslims with Jew...

  • November 20, 2007

    US Plans Charges Against AP Photographer in Iraq

    You may recall the case of AP photographer Bilal Hussein who was arrested in April, 2006. At that time, Hussein was under suspicion because some of his "award winning" photographs were of insurgents taking part in attacks, includi...

  • November 20, 2007

    Musharraf Releases Some Detainees

    Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf has released almost 3500 opposition leaders in a hopeful sign that his rule by decree may be easing.Interior Ministry spokesman Javed Iqbal Cheema put the exact figure of those freed in recent days at 3,416 ...

  • November 20, 2007

    Panel Picks 4 Presidential Debate Sites

    For the general election next year:The Commission on Presidential Debates has picked Oxford, Miss.; St. Louis; Nashville; and Hempstead, N.Y., as the sites of the presidential and vice-presidential debates in the general election campaign next year. ...

  • November 19, 2007

    Attacks in Iraq down 55%

    The Washington Post is reporting that attacks in Iraq against civilians and the US military have declined 55% over the last nine months:Rear Adm. Gregory Smith, a senior U.S. military spokesman, said violence in parts of Iraq had fallen to its lowest...

  • November 19, 2007

    Musharraf 'Wins' his Court Case

    It's pretty easy to triumph if you stack the deck in your favor:Pakistan's Supreme Court, packed with government-friendly judges since the imposition of emergency rule, dismissed on Monday the main challenges to President Pervez Musharraf's re-electi...

  • November 19, 2007

    Consensus Eludes Factions in Lebanese Presidential Election

    Even with French Foriegn Minister Bernard Kouchner shuttling between the pro-government and opposition sides, trying to find some formula that would allow a consensus candidate for president to be elected later this week, it appears that all of his e...

  • November 19, 2007

    Bangladesh Cyclone Death Toll now at 15,000

    International aid agencies are saying the death toll from the Bangladesh cyclone will top 15,000 with more than a million made homeless:An international relief effort, supported by donations from the UN, Britain, US and Europe, was slowly grindi...

  • November 19, 2007

    Kosovo Warned against Independence

    A party led by a former Kosovo Albanian rebel is set to win the election held last Saturday, which were boycotted by the Serb minority. Hashim Thaci's PDK party is ahead with 30% of the vote while the rival Democratic League of Kosovo (LKD), which ha...

  • November 19, 2007

    Israel Approves Release of 441 Prisoners

    In attempt to boost the standing of Fatah leader Mahmoud Abbas prior to next week's Annapolis conference on Middle East peace, Prime Minister Olmert has gotten cabinet approval to release 441 Palestinian prisoners:The Cabinet vote took place ahe...

  • November 18, 2007

    9/11 Counter-Narrative Threatens Giuliani's Candidacy

    Most Americans are familiar with the heroic narrative involving New York city mayor Rudy Guiliani and his actions on 9/11. As the horror unfolded on that tragic day, Rudy was everywhere; walking the streets covered in dust and ash from the fallen tow...

  • November 18, 2007

    Election Watchdogs Cancel Russian Poll Monitoring Effort

    The Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), the main election monitoring group in Europe, has cancelled its plans to observe the Russian parliamentary elections early next month:The Organisation for Security and Co-operation in E...

  • November 18, 2007

    New York Times Gets Real on Pakistan

    We here at American Thinker are proud of the fact that many of our criticisms of the New York Times have received widespread approbation and agreement with numerous pundits and other media outlets over the years.Our criticism probably rings true beca...

  • November 18, 2007

    Mark Steyn on Thanksgiving

    He may be, in his own words, a "misfit unassimilated foreigner." But Mark Steyn is also gem of a writer, a Canadian whose unique perspective on America includes an obvious love and admiration for the land and people which is returned i...

  • November 17, 2007

    Future Darkens for US Control of Internet

    A conference sponsored by the United Nations on the internet broke up yesterday with grumbling about US control but no serious proposals on how to change it:With no concrete recommendations for action, the only certainty going forward is that any res...

  • November 17, 2007

    Chinese Economy 40% Smaller than Thought

    A US economist working for the Carnegie Endowment for Peace and citing recent data from the Asian Development Bank estimates that the Chinese economy is actually 40% smaller than previously thought:Keidel told AFP he made the calculations based on a ...

  • November 17, 2007

    Michigan Primary Now in Limbo

    The January 15 Michigan primary is now off, the result of a court decision that found part of the law authorizing it illegal.Under Michigan law, if one part of the measure was found illegal, the entire law had to be scuttled.The National Democratic p...

  • November 17, 2007

    Clinton, CNN and Fall out from the Debate (updated)

    Hillary Clinton's performance at the Las Vegas debate has been overshadowed by charges of planted questions, a planted audience, and curious behavior by CNN that seemed to favor Clinton over other candidates.In football, you've probably heard of ...

  • November 17, 2007

    Pakistani Army Readies Assault on Extremists

    More than 15,000 Pakistani troops are poised to assault Islamic extremists in the Swat Valley according to the Associated Press:The army said Saturday that troops backed by helicopter gunships and artillery were attacking militants to push them back ...

  • November 16, 2007

    Hillary Chides Rivals for acting like Republicans

    There are times when irony transcends its own definition and enters the realm of parody. Last night, Hillary Clinton complained that her Democratic rivals were "throwing mud" and that their tactics were "right out of the Republica...

  • November 16, 2007

    Bonds Indicted

    The long expected indictment of baseball slugger Barry Bonds has come down as the four year investigation into his shady dealings with steroid supplier Victor Conte and his sports supplement company BALCO resulted in charges that Bonds lied to a gran...

  • November 16, 2007

    CBS Cooks the Books on Vet Suicide Numbers?

    The headline is sensational: "Suicide Epidemic Among Veterans" says CBS News. The network asked all 50 states (45 responded) for their suicide data for veterans and non veterans going back to 1995. What they found was disturbing:In 200...

  • November 16, 2007

    Hollywood's 'Secret Society' of Conservatives

    Want a quick way to end a promising Hollywood career? If you're a conservative in Tinsletown, the anonymity of the closet is the safest way to avoid calamity:"They learn very quickly, if they know what's good for them, to donate to the Democrati...

  • November 16, 2007

    Elon University Poll Shows Thompson Strength

    A new poll conducted by Elon University's Institute for Politics and Public Affairs of 5 southern coastal states from Florida to Virginia shows some strength for Fred Thompson.While Rudy Giuliani and Hillary Clinton have leads in the poll, Senat...

  • November 16, 2007

    Senate Dems Fail to Get Enough Votes for House Measure to Leave Iraq

    Senate Democrats voted almost along party lines 53-45 to pass a House measure that would have paid for the Iraq War but required the President to start bringing the troops home.Since the measure failed to get 60 votes thus making it filibuster p...

  • November 15, 2007

    House Approves Iraq Withdrawal Bill

    Democrats in the House got their way and passed a $50 billion troop funding bill that would force the President to begin withdrawing troops immediately and have all troops out of Iraq by December, 2008:"We want a plan in Iraq. . . . We want stab...

  • November 15, 2007

    CIA Agent with Family Ties to Hezb'allah Posted to Iraq (updated)

    NBC has learned that Nada Prouty, the woman who has pled guilty to conspracy and unauthorized access to a classified computer played a larger role in American national security than either the FBI or CIA have let on:There’s new information abou...

  • November 15, 2007

    Al-Durah Case Turns on Raw Video of the Incident

    The case against France 2 and their manufacturing the iconic images of a young boy named Mohammed al-Durah being shot by Israelis during a fire fight was bolstered today when 18 minutes of additional raw footage was presented as evidence to the presi...

  • November 15, 2007

    Gallup Poll Shows Americans "Angry and Frustrated" with Dems in Congress

    Even though the President suffers from record low approval numbers, the Democratic Congress is, if anything, faring worse as far as popularity is concerned according to a new Gallup Poll:The latest Gallup Panel survey, conducted Oct. 25-28, 2007, ask...

  • November 15, 2007

    Washington Post Calls Chavez Drive for Power a "Coup"

    In a scathing editorial, the Washington Post has called out Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, referring to his "socialist reforms" as nothing less than a constitutional coup:In fact, Mr. Chavez's rewrite would complete his transformation in...

  • November 14, 2007

    Democratic Race Tightens in Iowa

    The latest CBS News-New York Times poll shows a tight 3-way race in Iowa among Democrats and a surprising surge by former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee in the GOP contest.In Iowa, the Democratic contest is knotted up. Among likely caucus-goers, Cli...

  • November 14, 2007

    Spitzer Backs Off Licensing Plan for Illegals

    Under intense national pressure, New York Governor Eliot Spitzer has shelved his controversial plan to give illegal aliens drivers licenses:The governor, who is to announce the move formally on Wednesday, said in an interview Tuesday night that he di...

  • November 14, 2007

    Iran hands over Blueprints for Part of a Nuclear Device

    From our "How'd That Get In There?" Department...Iran has finally handed over the proof that their nuclear enrichment activities were not entirely peaceful despite rigorous protests to the contrary that fooled no one except those disposed t...

  • November 14, 2007

    Lebanese Patriarch Issues his list of Candidates for President

    Maronite Patriarch Nasrallah Sfeir has been reluctant to embroil himself in the war of words going in the Christian community in Lebanon over who should be the next president. This is why the well-respected religious leader has not issued a list of a...

  • November 14, 2007

    Musharraf Must Go says Bhutto

    Former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto has let it be known that she now considers Musharraf a lost cause and will refuse to negotiate any further with him:Chairwoman Benazir Bhutto on Tuesday demanded President General Pervez Musharraf quit as presiden...

  • November 13, 2007

    Bhutto under house arrest - again

    Opposition Benazir Bhutto is under house arrest again. The Pakistani authorities have detained Mrs. Bhutto, who was staying at a house in Lahore, in order to prevent her from leading a march from that city to Islambad:Police officers surrounded the h...

  • November 13, 2007

    Ron Paul's Nazi Supporters (Update for Paulbots)

    We have in the past documented the support of Congressman Ron Paul's presidential candidacy by fringe groups, including white supremecists and Nazis. We have continually called upon the Congressman to disavow these haters and return any monies r...

  • November 13, 2007

    Thompson Campaign Receives Key Endorsement

    The campaign of former Senator Fred Thompson received a much needed boost when it was announced that he would recieve the endorsement of a key conservative group; the National Right to Life Committee:The decision was disclosed Monday by two Republica...

  • November 13, 2007

    'Word of the Year'

    The New Oxford American Dictionary has chosen its "Word of the Year" and the winner is:It’s that time of the year again. It is finally starting to get cold (if you are worried about the global warming maybe you should become carbon-ne...

  • November 12, 2007

    Musharraf Sets Elections

    There is good news and bad news from Pakistan.The good news is that elections will be scheduled "before January 9" of next year:President General Pervez Musharraf on Sunday announced that the general elections would be held before January 9...

  • November 12, 2007

    Sunni Allies Ambush Al-Qaeda

    Pleading with the American military to let them attack the enemy without US assistance, Sunni tribesmen - former enemies now allies - enthusiastically engaged al-Qaeda in an hours long, stand up fight and came out on top:Former Sunni insurgents ...

  • November 12, 2007

    US Strike at Iran "Not in the Offing"

    Admiral William Fallon, head of the US Central Command in the Middle East told the Financial Times that an attack on Iran's nuclear sites was not imminent:“None of this is helped by the continuing stories that just keep going around and ar...

  • November 12, 2007

    Justice for AMIA Victims?

    Terror came to Argentina on July 18, 1994 in the form of a massive car bomb that blew up the Jewish Community Center in that city (AIMA), leaving 85 dead and nearly 300 injured. It is generally agreed that Argentinian authorities botched the original...

  • November 12, 2007

    What's in a Name?

    We've all heard that 2008 is shaping up to be a big year for Democrats at the polls.But what about it being a big year for liberals?Politico's David Kuhn points out that while Republicans proudly proclaim the fact that they are conservatives, Democra...

  • November 12, 2007

    NY Times Columnist thinks Al-Jazeera 'Balanced'

    Roger Cohen, a sometime liberal hawk at the New York Times, nevertheless retains a lefty's myopia about the enemy we are facing.In a jaw dropping column in today's Times, Cohen believes one of the solutions to America's problems is that we don't watc...

  • November 11, 2007

    Musharraf Releases Top Taliban Official in Custody

    Does Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf have a death wish?While cracking down on lawyers, dissidents, and human rights activists by throwing them in jail, Musharraf has opened the back door to his prisons and allowed several Taliban their freedom -...

  • November 11, 2007

    Juan Carlos to Chavez: 'Shut up'

    King Juan Carlos of Spain finally did something about the biggest, most obnoxious mouth on the world stage.Venezualean President Hugo Chavez was giving one of his long, boring harangues when he made the mistake of referring to former Spanis...

  • November 11, 2007

    Norman Mailer, R.I.P.

    He was considered one of America's greatest writers, a man whose novels and essays powered the New Left through the 1960's and 70's with shattering prose and unforgettable characters raging against the establishment with shockingly violent imagery an...

  • November 11, 2007

    Edwards Booed at Mellencamp Concert

    Democratic Presidential candidate John Edwards appeared on stage with pop rock icon John Cougar Mellencamp and was promptly and loudly booed by JCM fans:It's at this point Mellencamp gestures and John Edwards walks on stage. After a few cheers boos o...

  • November 11, 2007

    Hillary's Lead Cut in Half in New Hampshire

    The latest Marist Poll is out and Hillary Clinton's once formidable 20 point lead has been cut in half by Senator Barack Obama.Hillary Clinton’s once commanding lead over her Democratic rivals for the 2008 New Hampshire Democratic Presidential ...

  • November 8, 2007

    Thugs Open Fire on Venezuelan Student Protestors

    Unidentified gunmen opened fire on students returning from a demonstration in Caracas injuring 8 with "one by gunfire" according to officials:Photographers for The Associated Press saw at least four gunmen -- their faces covered by ski mask...

  • November 8, 2007

    Weather Channel Founder: Global Warming 'Greatest Scam in History'

    John Coleman, founder of the Weather Channel, has written an article in which he calls the idea of man-made global warming 'a scam:"It is the greatest scam in history. I am amazed, appalled and highly offended by it. Global Warming; It is a SCAM...

  • November 7, 2007

    Iran: 3,000 Centrifuges are 'Working'

    Iran may have just hit the magic number for war - 3,000 centrifuges enriching uranium:Iran has achieved a landmark with 3,000 centrifuges fully working in its controversial uranium enrichment program, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Wednesday. Ahm...

  • November 7, 2007

    Conservative Authors Sue Regnery

    The powerhouse publisher of conservative books, Regnery Publishing, is being sued by 5 conservative authors over royalty issues:In a suit filed in United States District Court in Washington yesterday, the authors Jerome R. Corsi, Bill Gertz, Lt. Col....

  • November 7, 2007

    All The News That's Fit to Fake

    ABC News has a lot to answer for today.In an effort reminiscent of NBC's attempted "NASCAR Muslim Sting" last year where the network used Muslim-looking fans at a NASCAR event to attempt to show southerners to be bigoted yahoos in their rea...

  • November 7, 2007

    Dennis Kucinich: Live and Unhinged

    Watching the Democrats yesterday on the House floor, one could be forgiven for laughing out loud at their dilemma.Perhaps the most unhinged member of their caucus, Dennis Kucinich (D-OH), a certifiable moonbat who is making something of a vanity run ...

  • November 6, 2007

    Obey: 'No one Left to Kill' In Iraq

    Congressman David Obey (D-WI) has a novel explanation for the large drop in casualties in Iraq. He believes that the terrorists and sectarian thugs are running out of people to kill:“There are fewer targets of opportunity,” Obey said in a...

  • November 6, 2007

    Douglas Farrah on Pakistan

    Douglas Farrah turns his attention to Pakistan and what he sees should send chills down your spine:It even less clear now that it was a few months ago who is really in control in Pakistan and who controls the nuclear arsenal. There is certainly no gu...

  • November 6, 2007

    CNN Poll Shows Slippage from Hillary

    The constant attacks on Hillary Clinton from both her Democratic rivals and Republican opponents is apparently beginning to tell on her poll numbers.The latest CNN/Opinion Research Poll show the former First Lady still enjoying a big lead but her pos...

  • November 6, 2007

    The Deranged Left, Part CCLIXII

    Over the last two days, there have been two jaw dropping examples of how truly deranged the left has become.First, this piece appeared on the front page of Daily Kos. It is self-explanatory:As U.S. casualties have continued to drop, many people on th...

  • November 6, 2007

    Paul Supporters Pony Up

    In a remarkable demonstration of the power of internet fundraising, supporters of Ron Paul raised more than $4 million in one day in a coordinated on line campaign that has the professionals with mouths agape:Historians and British schoolchildren rem...

  • November 5, 2007

    Happy "Death to America" Day in Iran

    Celebrating the 28th anniversary of one of the most egregious violations of international law since the end of World War, the people of Iran gathered outside of the former US Embassy in Tehran - still the sovereign territory of the Uni...

  • November 5, 2007

    Washington Post Poll Reveals Deep Dissatisfaction

    Three of four Americans believe that the country is on the "wrong track" according to a new Washington Post-ABC Poll. In addition, only 28% of the American people believe that Congress is doing a good job with 33% giving the President a pas...

  • November 5, 2007

    Rumors Flying as Crackdown in Pakistan Continues

    Information coming out of Pakistan is getting sketchier as the government clamps down on print and broadcast media. Filling the news void are rumors - including the apparently false story that President Musharraf himself was under house arrest:Pakist...

  • November 5, 2007

    Stanley Kurtz: 'Is an Islamist Coup Possible in Pakistan?'

    This is the $64,000 question that Kurtz reveals is surprisingly being ignored by the media:Granted, Musharraf’s emergency does replay a long-standing Pakistani pattern of anti-democratic military coups. And massive public opposition could, as b...

  • November 5, 2007

    McClatchy: 'No Evidence of Iranian Nuke Program'

    Talk about burying your head in the sand.McClatchy News Service has proven itself over the years to be on of the more anti-American media outlets in the world. Today, they take on the issue of the Iranian nuclear program and despite mountains of...

  • November 4, 2007

    'The enemy, in a word, has broken'

    That's the verdict of the experts at StrategyPage.com. The analysis is in line with most all media reports coming out of Iraq over the last couple of weeks as the tide of press coverage turns cautiously positive on the news that the violence in Iraq ...

  • November 4, 2007

    Massive Crackdown on Musharraf Opponents

    According to some reports, up to 1500 democracy and human rights activists as well as lawyers and jurists opposed to the military rule of President Pervez Musharraf in Pakistan have been arrested.Prime Minister Shaukut Aziz has admitted to 500 arrest...

  • November 4, 2007

    Japan's Opposition Leader Resigns

    The head of Japan's Democratic Party resigned suddenly today, taking responsibility for "confusion" caused by his considering a power sharing proposal from the majority:Democratic Party President Ichiro Ozawa's resignation added further tur...

  • November 3, 2007

    Is the Tide Turning on Media Coverage of Iraq?

    I suppose when the New York Times has a front page story about the turnaround in the security situation in Iraq without their usual parsing and caveats, we might be able to say that press coverage of the war has turned the corner and the re...

  • November 3, 2007

    Musharraf Declares a State of Emergency in Pakistan

    President Musharraf, in defiance of the wishes of the United States, has declared a State of Emergency in Pakistan according to CNN:The declaration could potentially delay approaching parliamentary elections, according to CNN's Nic Robertson. It also...

  • November 3, 2007

    Kucinich to offer Impeachment Resolution against Cheney

    The man who claims to have seen a UFO with Shirley McLain is now claiming that he can do what no Democrat has dared to do; offer a resolution of impeachment against Vice President Cheney and have it considered by the full House.The parliamentary devi...

  • November 3, 2007

    Schumer, Feinstein, Come out in Support of Mukasey

    Attorney General nominee Michael Mukasey appears to be on the way to confirmation in the Senate when two key members came out in support of his nomination:The nomination fight over attorney general nominee Michael B. Mukasey effectively came to an en...

  • November 3, 2007

    Federal Mediator seeks to head off Hollywood Writers Strike

    A Federal Mediator has called for a last ditch negotiating session between the Writers Guild and studios on Sunday in a desperate effort to avert a planned strike by the writers on Monday:The place for the meeting -- just called by Juan Carlos Gonzal...

  • November 3, 2007

    Ford, UAW Reach Tentative Agreement

    The United Auto Workers announced they have reached a tentative 4-year agreement with Ford Motor Company that would lower costs for the automaker:The deal, reached around 3:20 a.m., must be ratified by the UAW's approximately 54,000 members cove...

  • November 2, 2007

    Telegraph Names Giuliani 'Most Influential Conservative'

    The UK Telegraph has named the most influential conservatives in America and topping the list is something of a surprise; Republican presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani.The choice should raise some conservative eyebrows here in America given Rudy's ...

  • November 2, 2007

    University of Delaware 'Indoctrination' Program Scuttled

    A controversial program at the University of Delaware that forced students to attend politically correct indoctrination sessions regarding race, gender, sexual orientation, and even illegal immigration has been dropped by the University as of yesterd...

  • November 2, 2007

    Chavez Cracks down on Students

    Jim Hoft has the gruesome pictures and video. What was apparently a peaceful demonstration by students protesting President Hugo Chavez's "constitutional reforms" was broken up by the National Guard as well as riot police in Caracas yesterd...

  • November 2, 2007

    Economy Creates 166,000 Jobs in October

    This Energizer Bunny of an economy just keeps rolling along, creating 166,000 jobs last month - twice what was predicted:The Labor Department's report, released Friday, also showed that the unemployment rate held steady at 4.7 percent for the second ...

  • November 2, 2007

    Bush to Dems: 'We are at War'

    It seems incredible that the President of the United States should have to remind the opposition, but Bush's words yesterday at the Heritage Foundation were designed to do just that:Bush accused Congress of stalling important pieces of the fight to p...

  • November 1, 2007

    Is Ron Paul Pandering to the Paranoid?

    What is it about the candidacy of Ron Paul that has attracted the paranoid fringe of American politics?Clearly, there are Ron Paul supporters who are rational and grounded, not given to spouting conspiracies or blaming "neocons" for everyth...

  • November 1, 2007

    Economy Continues to Chug Along

    Despite worries over credit and the housing market, the economy grew at a better than expected rate of 3.9% in the 3rd quarter:The 3.9 percent annual growth rate compared with 3.8 percent in the second quarter and 0.6 percent in the first quarter. Th...

  • November 1, 2007

    US Deaths in Iraq Lowest Since March, 2006

    Slowly but perceptibly, the Iraq narrative in the media is beginning to change.It is still a very dangerous place, but there is no doubt that violence in the country is beginning to subside as Sunni insurgents lay down their arms and join the US in f...

  • November 1, 2007

    Pakistan Battles Taliban

    More than 70 "militants" were killed when Pakistani military forces attacked the supporters of a radical cleric in the Northwest Frontier Province district of Swat:The militants in the northwest district of Swat attacked law-enforcement pos...

  • November 1, 2007

    LOST Passes Senate Committe

    The Senate Foreign Relations Committee easily passed the new Law of the Sea Treaty and sent it on for consideration by the full Senate where it is expected to meet stiff opposition:Ratification of treaties takes a two-thirds vote. Republican leaders ...

  • October 31, 2007

    Intelligence Budget Revealed

    For the first time in more than a decade, the federal government was forced to reveal how much the CIA and 15 other related agencies spend on intelligence work. The figure released is $43.5 billion, about a 50% increase since 9/11.A law passed last y...

  • October 31, 2007

    Democrats Drop the Gloves in 6th Debate

    After putting on relatively quiet and uneventful debates previously, Hillary Clinton's Democratic rivals ganged up on the New York Senator and criticized many of her policy positions as well as her perceived flip-flopping:Former senator John Edwards ...

  • October 31, 2007

    Taliban Force Surrounded in Kandahar

    Every time they come out of hiding in force and attempt to engage the US military in a stand up fight, they die.That appears to be the fate of 250 Taliban fighters who are now surrounded in a small town just outside of Kandahar city:The provincial po...

  • October 31, 2007

    Is Syria Targeting Another Hariri for Assassination?

    Parliamentary Majority Leader Saad Hariri disclosed that he and Prime Minister Siniora are targets of an assassination plot being planned by Syria:Hariri made the revelation in response to a question about information circulating in Cairo regarding a...

  • October 30, 2007

    Nigerians for Ron Paul

    Continuing our series of blog posts exposing the unhinged nature of the supporters of Ron Paul for President, the excellent Don Surber points us to this press release from the University of Alabama-Birmingham that solves part of the my...

  • October 30, 2007

    Poll: Majority of Voters Support Iran Strike

    A new Zogby poll out today shows that 52% of likely voters would support a strike against Iran to prevent them from building nuclear weapons. Another 53% believe it "likely" that such an attack will take place before the next election:Democ...

  • October 30, 2007

    'Cycle of Dependency'

    Thomas Sowell is a national treasure, a genuine intellectual who has a knack of being able to write about complex issues without talking down to people or making himself incomprehensible.His column today is a gem and well worth reading: "Cycle o...

  • October 30, 2007

    White House Names Medal of Freedom Winners

    Recipients of this year's Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honor that can be awarded by the government, have been named by the White House.This year's winners include civil rights leader Benjamin Hooks, former Representative Henry Hyde, C-Span ...

  • October 30, 2007

    Hezb'allah Quietly Moving North - Away from UN Peacekeepers

    The Litani river in southern Lebanon has always been an unofficial demarcation line between what was considered "Hezb'allah territory" and the rest of the country.Now Ed Lasky points us to this article that shows Hezb'allah - like any good ...

  • October 30, 2007

    Impeach Dick Cheney!

    For what, you might ask? Think Progress ("When you Think Progress, Think 'Idiocy") has the answer via the New York Daily News:Nobody got shot, but Vice President Cheney still fired up controversy Monday when he went hunting at a private clu...

  • October 29, 2007

    Ron Paul Story: Clarification and Partial Retraction

    My Ron Paul post yesterday generated the usual coordinated, vicious attacks that we have come to expect from the unhinged, ignorant supporters of the candidate. They were upset last week when I posted on the contribution to the Paul campaign from a n...

  • October 29, 2007

    The Benefits of National Health Insurance

    Electing a Democrat president could very well mean that some kind of national health insurance program would be passed. Perhaps before that happens, we should look at how other nation's national health programs are working out:Record numbers of Brito...

  • October 29, 2007

    How Much is that Model Airplane in the Window?

    Those of us who are of a certain age will recall trips to the hobby store in town in order to purchase the latest plastic model of a famous airplane, or ship, or army vehicle. If you were so inclined, after putting the model together you could paint ...

  • October 29, 2007

    LOST Cause

    The Senate is currently considering ratification of a new United Nations "Law of the Sea" treaty (LOST) that many believe would be a blow to our sovereignty as well as our ability to protect ourselves on the world's oceans.In today's N...

  • October 29, 2007

    Sarkozy Walks out of '60 Minutes' Interview

    French President Nicolas Sarkozy was introduced to "ambush" journalism the other day when 60 Minutes correspondent Leslie Stahl inquired about his recent divorce.Apparently miffed that Stahl would rather know about his personal life than pe...

  • October 29, 2007

    The Absolutely Least Surprising Story of the Campaign to Date

    Stop the presses!  Coverage of the 2008 presidential election has been "biased and shallow," according to a study released today by the Project for Excellence in Journalism and Harvard University's Shorenstein Center on the Press, Poli...

  • October 29, 2007

    Romney and Clinton Maintain Leads in Iowa

    A new University of Iowa poll out today shows the Democratic and Republican frontrunners holding on to their leads.Romney holds a strong lead in Iowa at 36.2 percent, with Giuliani second at 13.1 percent, Huckabee third with 12.8 percent and Thompson...

  • October 28, 2007

    Flag Folders: Update

    I received an email in response to my post yesterday about the Honor Details at veterans funerals being prevented from reciting a narrative as each of the 13 folds to the flag is accomplished from Kenneth J. Benway, a retired Lieutenant Col...

  • October 28, 2007

    Relief for Firefighters in California

    Scattered showers and diminishing winds are helping the firefighters in California get control of most of the 20 wildfires still burning:The blistering Santa Ana winds that whipped fires over more than a half-million acres earlier in the week were re...

  • October 28, 2007

    Chavez Facilitating Cocaine Trafficking from Columbia

    Venezuela's President for life Hugo Chavez and his government have gotten in the drug business in a big way.US and Columbian officials say that drug lords are running their cocaine through Venezuela using military and intelligence assets as well as e...

  • October 28, 2007

    Ron Paul Campaign Employs Loony 9/11 Truther

    Following the revelation that the Ron Paul campaign refused to acknowledge and return a donation from a white supremacist, it has been revealed that the Paul campaign paid notorious conspiracy nut and 9/11 truther radio host Alex Jones $1300 in ...

  • October 28, 2007

    Fierce Battle in Afghanistan

    In what the coalition military authorities are calling a "major engagement," US and Afghan forces battled the Taliban in southern Afghanistan, killing almost 80 of the enemy in an effort to win back the area:The latest fight began when Tali...

  • October 28, 2007

    Bill Richardson Would Re-Investigate the Roswell Space Alien Incident

    Democratic presidential candidate Bill Richardson has promised that if elected, he would re-open the famous case of aliens crashing at Roswell, New Mexico in 1947:Answering questions at a townhall meeting Friday, a Dell employee asked Richardson abou...

  • October 27, 2007

    FEMA Follies: Fake News Conference

    It's like something out of the pages of a KGB handbook. The Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) held a press conference yesterday, detailing their efforts to help the residents of Southern California with the disasterous consequences f...

  • October 27, 2007

    Air America Host Blames Blackwater for Fires

    Stupid news isn't confined to Washington, D.C. today. Air America unhinged host Randi Rhodes, who last week was embroiled in a controversy over a fall she took after a night of drinking and trying to blame right wing thugs for the incident, now gives...

  • October 27, 2007

    Former Prime Minister Sharif to Return to Pakistan

    As if the electoral situation in Pakistan wasn't complicated enough, the India Express is reporting (via The Moderate Voice) that former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, who fled the country in exchange for charges of corruption, being dropped is se...

  • October 27, 2007

    USS Cole Bomber Released from Prison

    I guess the life of an American is pretty cheap in Yemen: U.S. law enforcement officials Friday blasted Yemen's release of one of the leaders of the 2000 bombing of the USS Cole, which killed 17 U.S. soldiers. The release of Jamal al-Badawi, a mas...

  • October 27, 2007

    State Department to Order diplomats to Iraq

    Finding it difficult to fill all the skilled positions necessary, the State Department will order some of their diplomats to Iraq if they can't fill them any other way: On Monday, 200 to 300 employees will be notified of their selection as "prim...

  • October 27, 2007

    Rumsfeld Charged with Torture while in France

    This is the reason the US has refused to ratify the treaty governing War Crimes: Former US Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld got an unpleasant surprise during his visit to France today when human rights groups filed a complaint with the Paris Pros...

  • October 27, 2007

    Flag Folders Prevented from Reciting at Veteran's Funerals

    This is one of those stories that makes your blood boil.Because of a single complaint from an unknown attendee at a military funeral, the words spoken by the Honor Detail while the flag is being folded for the widow are no longer allowed:During thous...

  • October 27, 2007

    US Military hands Security Control in Karbala to Iraqi Government

    In what is seen as a calculated gamble, the US military is handing responsibility for security in Karbala province over to the Iraqi government Maj. Gen. Rick Lynch, who is in charge of the 3rd Infantry Division, said the Iraqis were ready to assume ...

  • October 26, 2007

    Filling the Strategic Oil Reserve

    Every day, the US pours 50,000 barrels of sweet crude oil into salt caverns in Texas and Louisiana. It's part of our Strategic Oil Reserve to be used in case of war or other emergencies.Theoretically, it contains enough crude oil to meet our energy n...

  • October 26, 2007

    Wildfire Blame Game Continues

    Making political hay out of tragedy has now become part of the landscape of our dysfunctional system.What started with slashing attacks by the left on the Bush Administration before the winds driving Hurricane Katrina had died down now encompass...

  • October 26, 2007

    Ron Paul's Neo-Nazi Supporters

    Do you remember the big news earlier this month when Ron Paul reported he raised $5 million in the 3rd quarter for his presidential campaign?I wonder where that money came from?A LoneStarTimes.com investigation has conclusively established that a lea...

  • October 26, 2007

    Presenting: The Execrable Ted Rall

    There may be no more vile political cartoonist anywhere than Ted Rall.One of his favorite targets of ridicule are American soldiers. His portrayal of them as stupid military automatons who never have an original thought is probably a result of a litt...

  • October 26, 2007

    Anti-War Films Bombing at Box Office

    The spate of anti-war, anti-Iraq, anti Administration films flooding the theaters this fall feature Academy star power, top of the line production values, and big advertising budgets.But getting fannies in the seats seems to be a problem:Both "I...

  • October 25, 2007

    Administration Funding Request Includes "Bunker Buster" Bombs

    It appears that the Administration is making all the preparations necessary to bomb Iran's nuclear infrastructure in the near future.Ed Lasky points to this ABC News article that reveals an interesting item in the recent budget request by the Adminis...

  • October 25, 2007

    Al-Qaeda Cracking Under Pressure

    Counterterrorism Blog is reporting that the latest tape from Osama Bin Laden released by al-Jazeera has the terrorist organization seeing red about the way the terrorist mouthpiece handled and disseminated the message:Al-Qaida's official online distr...

  • October 25, 2007

    McClatchy Reporter Steps in it

    This is one of those stories that those of us not in the news business point to when trying to explain why the press is held in such low regard.Bobbie Calvan, a reporter for McClatchy News Service stationed in Baghdad, decided to blog about the troub...

  • October 25, 2007

    Arson to Blame for Some California Fires

    Police arrested one man and killed another who were seen setting fires north of San Diego:In San Bernardino County, a man suspected of starting a small fire was arrested and another man was shot to death by police after he fled officers who approache...

  • October 25, 2007

    New Home Sales up in September

    Sales of new homes were up an unexpected 4.8% in September following near record low numbers in August.That level of activity was still 23.3 percent below a year ago, indicating that housing remains in a steep downturn. Analysts had been ex...

  • October 24, 2007

    Sanctions Give Russian Oil Company Pause

    US commercial sanctions on companies doing business in Iran have given one Russian oil company second thoughts about assisting the Iranians with developing their oil industry:Citing American sanctions on foreign oil companies that invest more than $2...

  • October 24, 2007

    Ahmadinejad in trouble over Larijani Resignation

    Ed Lasky sends along this article reporting that Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is in hot water with his power base over the sudden resignation of nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani and his replacement by a crony from the foriegn ministry:Pr...

  • October 24, 2007

    Hillary Insults Mississippians

    Not that we needed any more evidence that Hillary Clinton is an elitist snob, but what she said when comparing to Iowa and Mississippi about neither state ever having a female governor, senator, or representative, proves that she doesn't deserve to b...

  • October 24, 2007

    Cloture Approaching on DREAM Act

    Got to give the Democrats credit. If they can't get amnesty for illegal aliens passed through the front door, why not try to sneak it in through the back door?Senate Democratic leaders have scheduled a showdown vote Wednesday on a bill that would giv...

  • October 24, 2007

    Home Sales Drop a Record 8 Percent

    More bad news on the housing front as sales of existing homes dropped a record 8% - the biggest drop since records started being kept in 1999:The weakness in sales translated into further pressure on prices. The median price - the point at which half...

  • October 23, 2007

    New Bin Laden Tape Begs Iraqi Insurgents to Unite

    You know you're winning when your enemy starts to get desperate.And that's the clearest signal that comes from the new Osama Bin Laden tape released yesterday and played on al-Jazeera:"Don't be arrogant," bin Laden warned. "Your enemie...

  • October 23, 2007

    Earth to Media: The 'Failed" Surge is Succeeding

    Joe Biden came back from Iraq and said "The Surge has failed." Harry Reid didn't even wait for the troops to arrive in Iraq before saying that "The Surge has failed." Even some Republicans have said "The Surge has failed....

  • October 23, 2007

    Iran's New Negotiator a disciple of Messianic Ayatollah

    We covered the resignation of Iran's nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani a few days ago in AT here. as well as the ascension of Saeed Jalili to the post.But what we didn't know at the time was that Jalili is a fervent disciple of Ayatollah Mesbah Yazdi, ...

  • October 23, 2007

    New Threats to Bhutto's Life

    Former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto's lawyer has confirmed that there has been another serious threat against her life while authorities revealed there were two suicide bombers at the scene of last week's attack that killed 136 people:Sen. Farooq Na...

  • October 22, 2007

    Claws Emerge in GOP Debate

    The normally staid and genteel GOP debates were anything but last night as the candidates went after each other's scalps on issues from tort reform to trying to prove one of their rivals wasn't conservative enough to lead the party.From this observer...

  • October 22, 2007

    Pro-War Polish Premiere Defeated

    In a blow to the Iraq War coalition, Polish Prime Minister Jaroslaw Kaczynski and his Law and Justice party were trounced by the pro-business Civic Platform party of Donald Tusk:“It was a battle,” Mr. Tusk told supporters gathered he...

  • October 22, 2007

    Michael Yon and "Resistance is Futile"

    The refrain has been sung by our soldiers, by many politicians, and even by some journalists; the coverage of the war in the mainstream media has been abominable.There are noble exceptions to this rule. But the fact is, agenda-driven journalism has o...

  • October 22, 2007

    Dollar Tumbles to all time low in Europe

    Fears of continued bad housing numbers coming from the Commerce Department has the dollar sliding to an all time low against the Euro:The euro rose as high as $1.4348 in Asian trading, breaking a previous record of $1.4319, set on Friday, before sett...

  • October 22, 2007

    Presidential Election in Lebanon Delayed

    Unable to achieve a consensus on which Christian politician should serve as president, both pro and anti-government forces agreed to delay the vote in Parliament to choose a successor to current pro-Syrian President Emile Lahoud:Parliament Speaker Na...

  • October 22, 2007

    Turkish Troops Massing on Iraq Border

    It's unclear whether this is a bluff or preparations for a massive incursion by Turkish forces into Iraq. But the killing of 17 Turkish troops yesterday along with taking several of the troops hostage may presage such an event unless the US and Iraq ...

  • October 21, 2007

    Romney, Huckabee Top Straw Poll at Value Voters Summit

    The Christian right, deeply divided in their presidential preference, gave Mitt Romney a technical victory in a straw poll conducted at the Value Voters Summit in Washington yesterday.But it was former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee, an ordained min...

  • October 21, 2007

    It's Jindal in Louisana Governor's Race

    Republican Representative Bobby Jindal has become the first non-white elected governor in Louisiana since reconstruction, easily beating 11 opponents to garner a majority in the state's open primary election:Jindal, a 36-year-old Republican, wil...

  • October 21, 2007

    Obama in Trouble for Scheduled Appearance with Anti-Gay Gospel Singer

    Senator Barack Obama, trailing Hillary Clinton badly in South Carolina among blacks, has scheduled a 3 day tour with gospel singers to try and gain support among the conservative black Christians in that state.But one of those gospel singers, Donnie ...

  • October 21, 2007

    "Ominous Calm" Reigns in Burma

    Burmese citizens still walk in fear more than a month after the crackdown by the ruling Military Junta on the pro-democracy movement.The sense of danger is mixed with feelings of rage and hopelessness - both at the Junta and the outside world who res...

  • October 21, 2007

    Kurdish Rebels Kill 12 Turkish Soldiers in Ambush

    Things just got a little dicier along the Iraqi-Turkish border as Kurdish rebels ambushed a convoy of Turkish soldiers, raising fears that Turkey's army will carry out cross border raids on terrorist camps just inside Iraq:Kurdish rebels ambushed a m...

  • October 20, 2007

    Ahmadinejad Replaces Nuclear Technocrat with True Believer

    If it were possible for US-Iranian relations to get any worse, they just did.President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has replaced long time nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani - a powerful, well connected conservative who is also Secretary of the Supreme Nati...

  • October 20, 2007

    Nuclear Mistake has Air Force Cracking Down Hard

    An investigation into the incident late last summer where B-52's flew from North Dakota to Louisiana with fully armed cruise missiles has resulted in disciplinary action taken against 70 airmen.The details are mind boggling:The missiles were supposed...

  • October 20, 2007

    Bhutto Fingers ISI in Bomb Attacks

    The day after an apparent suicide bomber tried to kill her, former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto pointed the finger at the Taliban and al-Qaeda as well as specifically naming up to three individuals in the current Pakistani government who may have as...

  • October 20, 2007

    Dodd Rewarded for his Pandering

    Senator Christpopher Dodd (D-CT), a candidate for President, heeded the siren call of the netroots yesterday when he placed a "hold" on the Intelligence Surveillance Bill approved by the Intelligence Committee in a compromise with the White...

  • October 20, 2007

    Pelosi Backing Away from Stark's Smears

    Seeing the damage done to the Democrats by Representative Pete Stark's statements on the House floor that the President enjoyed "blowing things up" and that heads being blown off in the Iraq War was for Bush's "amusement," Sp...

  • October 20, 2007

    Martinez Quits Part Time Job as GOP Chairman

    A few days after the election debacle last year, George Bush named a sitting Senator Chairman of the Republican Party. Senator Mel Martinez (R-FL) was expected to dabble in party politics while holding down a full time job in the Senate.During Martin...

  • October 19, 2007

    Bhutto Escapes Al-Qaeda Attack

    Pakistan's ex-prime minister Benazir Bhutto's triumphant return from exile ended in tragedy late Thursday night when 2 bombs detonated close to her motorcade.The attack had al-Qaeda written all over it. The first bomb - a small device that apparently...

  • October 19, 2007

    Counter-Protest Against Code Pink in "The Lion's Den"

    It may have been a first for the city of Berkeley, California. A large group of protesters supporting the troops far outnumbered a rag-tag group of leftists who were agitating against a Marine recruitment office smack in the middle of downtown:Flag-w...

  • October 19, 2007

    S-CHIP Veto Upheld in House

    Democrats in the House vowed to bring a slightly modified S-CHIP bill to the floor in the next two weeks after failing to override the President's veto of the expanded children's health insurance program:Democrats came up 13 votes short of ...

  • October 19, 2007

    Rep. Stark's Unhinged Rants

    Leave it to Pete Stark to lower the level of debate in the House to the gutter:Re: The SCHIP debate:"Where are you going to get that money? Are you going to tell us lies like you're telling us today? Is that how you're going to fund the war? You...

  • October 19, 2007

    Brownback to Exit Presidential Race

    Senator Sam Brownback (R-KS) will drop out of the race today according to sources close to his campaign.The two term Senator struggled to raise money and failed to ignite religious conservatives to rally to his cause - two reasons cited by observers ...

  • October 19, 2007

    Syrians Dismantling "Empty Building" at Site of Israeli Raid

    The "empty military building," which is what Syrian President Bashar Assad referred to as the target of an Israeii raid last month, is being dismantled - probably to hide its true nature say experts:The dismantling of the damaged site,...

  • October 18, 2007

    Maine School Board Tells 11 year old Girls "It's never too early"

    A school committee in Portland, Maine voted to offer contraceptives to girls as young as 11 at a city middle school.And if you're wondering what their parents might think about the idea, don't worry; the kids don't have to get their permission:At Kin...

  • October 18, 2007

    Bhutto Receives a Hero's Welcome

    Former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto returned home from eight years in exile today and was met by thousands of enthusiastic supporters at the airport:Bhutto, who fled Pakistan in the face of corruption charges in 1999, has chosen to co...

  • October 18, 2007

    Turkish Parliament Gives Green Light for Raids into Iraq

    Responding to incessant attacks across the Iraqi-Turkish border by Kurdish terrorists, the parliament of Turkey gave the go ahead for cross border raids into Iraq by the Turkish military:Turkey’s Parliament voted overwhelmingly on Wednesda...

  • October 18, 2007

    Deal on FISA Oversight of Surveillance brings Bush a Big Victory

    In what has to be seen as a victory for President Bush, the White House and the Senate have agreed on a version of a bill authorizing FISA oversight of the Terrorist Surveillance Program that would give the President most of what he wanted while immu...

  • October 18, 2007

    'Portents of A Nuclear Al-Qaeda'

    David Ignatius and I don't see eye to eye on much, although he has written some very good pieces on the Middle East and Lebanon in particular (his column is published in the Daily Star of Lebanon). But his column in the Washington Post this morning i...

  • October 18, 2007

    Pakistan Declares all out war against Al-Qaeda

    Asia Times On-line is reporting some spectacular news; the Pakistani army is about to engage in full-scale war with the Taliban and al-Qaeda in North and South Waziristan aiming to take control of those provinces "once and for all:"An all-o...

  • October 17, 2007

    Thompson Faltering - Hillary Rising in Latest Poll

    Fred Thompson's entry into the race for the GOP nomination, much anticipated as it was, appears not to have excited too many Republicans. In fact, the most recent CNN poll shows a significant drop-off in support for the former Tennessee Senator:Fred ...

  • October 17, 2007

    Oil Prices Climb Toward the Century Mark

    The spike in oil prices continued yesterday as November crude prices topped $88 bbl for a while yesterday, closing at a record $87.20 bbl:Oil traders, discussing the latest rise, cited a potential conflict on the border between Turkey and Iraq that c...

  • October 17, 2007

    Second Thoughts in House on Armenian Genocide Vote

    Realizing that there are times when standing on principle has devastating real world consequences, many members of Congress who supported the resolution recognizing the Armenian genocide by the Turkish government in 1915 are now backing down as a res...

  • October 17, 2007

    'Auld Lange Syne' And the Iowa Caucuses

    Egads! The nightmare everyone feared may be coming to pass. Candidates will be spending New Year's Eve in Iowa:The state’s Republicans tonight set Thursday, Jan. 3, as the date for their caucus. The Democrats have not yet set a date, ...

  • October 17, 2007

    Bribery by any other name (Updated)

    Suppose you're a billionare Republican and you want to build a museum honoring the 1969 Woodstock festival in upstate New York. Now suppose you don't want to spend your own money building it.What's a rich guy to do? Why, bribe his Senators to get the...

  • October 17, 2007

    Deranged McClatchy Story of the Day

    You've probably heard the old joke, "World to end today. Women and Blacks hit hardest." Well the folks at McClatchy News, perhaps the most blatantly biased anti-Bush, anti-war media outlet in the country, simply had to outdo that ...

  • October 16, 2007

    Iraqi Shia Terrorists Targeting Polish Troops ahead of Elections

    In an attempt to duplicate the successful tactics of al-Qaeda against the Spanish government in 2004, Shia terrorists are trying to target Polish troops in Iraq ahead of elections next Sunday, according to Counterterrorism blog:Today, Shiite terroris...

  • October 16, 2007

    Japan Witholds Aid to Burma after Crackdown

    Japan has cancelled a multi-million dollar grant to Burma to protest the crackdown on demonstrators as well as the death of journalist Kenji Nagai who was shot execution style by a Burmese soldier during the protests:Japan had earlier said it would s...

  • October 16, 2007

    US India Nuke Deal Near Collapse

    Thanks to a motely collection of opponents including communists and Hindu Nationalists, the much heralded nuclear cooperation deal with India appears to be stalled and chances for its revival appear slim.The main obstacle does not involve the specifi...

  • October 16, 2007

    Democrats Continue to Outraise Republicans

    The most recent batch of FEC filings by the Presidential candidates shows that Democrats are outraising their GOP rivals by more than 2-1.The leading Democratic presidential candidates raised twice as much money as their Republican counterparts this ...

  • October 16, 2007

    Israeli-Hezb'allah Body 'Swap'

    Israel exchanged 1 live Hezballah fighter and two dead ones yesterday for the body of an Israeli civilian who had drowned at sea and washed up on Lebanon's shore. Prime Minister Olmert tried to sound optimistic about the exchange leading to the ...

  • October 16, 2007

    Modest Increase for Industrial Production last month

    The nation's industrial sector saw modest gains for September as the credit crunch and sub-prime mortgage crisis appear not to have impacted manufacturing much at all.Production rose at 0.1% as did Manufacturing output:August's production change, how...

  • October 15, 2007

    Ron Paul Wins CLC Straw Poll

    It doesn't mean that much as far as Ron Paul is concerned but there is little doubt that Mitt Romney was embarrassed by the Texas Congressman's win in the Conservative Leadership Conference straw poll yesterday:Paul won with 33 percent, Romney came i...

  • October 15, 2007

    Israel and Lebanon in an Exchange of Prisoners?

    Agence France Presse is reporting that Israel and Hezb'allah may carry out a prisoner swap today with the speculation being that two missing IDF soldiers from the 2006 Israeli-Lebanese War will be part of the deal:"An exchange of bodie...

  • October 15, 2007

    Larry Craig: The" Bad Penny" Senator

    The nightmare for Republicans continues:BOISE, Idaho - Sen. Larry Craig, R-Idaho, said Sunday that he defied calls for his resignation after he pleaded guilty in an airport restroom sex sting because that would be “the easy way out” and ...

  • October 15, 2007

    Armenian Genocide Resolution Moving Forward

    If you're like many of us, you probably have mixed feelings about the resolution passed the by the House Foreign Affairs Commitee denoting the systematic killing of 1.5 million Christians, most of them of Armenian descent, by Turkey in 1915...

  • October 15, 2007

    3 Americans Share Nobel in Economics

    Three American economists are sharing this year's Nobel Prize in Economics:Leonid Hurwicz of the University of Minnesota, Eric S. Maskin of the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey, and Roger B. Myerson of the University of Chicago s...

  • October 15, 2007

    Vote in House on Reporter's "Shield Law"

    A bill that would shield a reporter's sources and protect the reporter from prosecution is moving to a vote today in the House:A House bill that would help reporters protect confidential sources will pass easily this week, supporters say, despite opp...

  • October 14, 2007

    South Korean Ransom Money is Killing Americans

    The reported $10 million in ransom paid to the Taliban kidnappers to secure the release of 21 South Korean Christian missionaries held hostage last summer is being used to buy weapons that are killing Americans in Afghanistan.Sout...

  • October 14, 2007

    Did Israel Target a Syrian Nuke Site?

    That's the verdict of some foreign intelligence and defense experts who reportedly have seen the reports:Israel’s air attack on Syria last month was directed against a site that Israeli and American intelligence analysts judged was a partly con...

  • October 14, 2007

    Putin Keeps Rice, Gates on Ice Before Meeting

    On Friday, Russian President Vladmir Putin kept the two top foreign policy officials of the United States waiting 40 minutes before appearing for the photo op and skewering his guests and their government on the planned missile defense for several co...

  • October 14, 2007

    Burmese Junta Stages Pro-Government Love Fest

    A banner (above) at a pro-junta rally in Rangoon stated: "BBC lying, VOA deceiving and RFA (Radio Free Asia) setting up hostilities. Beware, don't be bought by those slickers." (Agence France-Presse/Getty Images) - Photo courtesy of th...

  • October 14, 2007

    Uphill Battle For US Ally in Austrailia Elections

    Australia's embattled Prime Minister John Howard has been forced to call for elections in November where it is expected he will be in the fight of his political life to maintain his party's majority position in Parliament:Prime Minister John Howard o...

  • October 13, 2007

    Former Iraq Commander Calls The Kettle Black

    No one except perhaps the most extreme and myopic supporters of the war in Iraq believes that tragic mistakes and blunders were not made by the Pentagon, the White House, the military, the State Department, and anyone and everyone connected with that...

  • October 13, 2007

    Crickets Chirping at the Times in Response to Medal of Honor Award

    The very first Medal of Honor awarded in Operation Enduring Freedom is being given to a Long Island, New Yorker, a Navy Seal named Lt. Michael Murphy. Every single major newspaper in the New York metro area has given glowing coverage to Lt....

  • October 13, 2007

    Are Democrats 'The Stupid Party?'

    A superb piece in The Weekly Standard by James Ceaser, a professor of Politics at the University of Virginia, is your weekend reading assignment.The article is meaty, substantative, and full of interesting little historical nuggets that illustrate hi...

  • October 13, 2007

    Lebanon's Divided Christian Community Struggles to Achieve Consensus

    According to the Lebanese Constitution, the office of President must go to a Maronite Christian, being elected by a super majority of a parlimentary vote.But these days, the Christian community in Lebanon is divided between those parties loyal t...

  • October 13, 2007

    Oxford to Follow in the Footsteps of Columbia

    Notorious Holocaust denier David Irving, who has been jailed in Austria for his despicable beliefs, has been approached by the famous Oxford Union debating society to address students at a future event:The president of the Oxford Union debating socie...

  • October 12, 2007

    Al Gore - Warrior for Peace ( substantially updated)

    Al Gore has won the Nobel Peace Prize. *He follows a long line of illustrious humanitarians who have selflessly and with no thought of personal reward, served the needs of humanity through the sheer goodness and purity of their souls. Or, in Gore...

  • October 12, 2007

    Burma's Agony

    No matter how bad we may have believed the crackdown by government forces on pro-reform demonstrators could have been, reports being smuggled out of Burma this week paint a picture of physical and psychological terror almost too traumatic to be true:...

  • October 11, 2007

    "There was no raid here -- we heard nothing,"

    The quote above is from Ahmed Mehdi, the Deir ez Zor director of the Arab Center for the Studies of Arid Zones and Dry Lands, a government agricultural research center and refers to the biggest non-event to ever occur in Syria; the Israeli raid on Se...

  • October 11, 2007

    Marines to redeploy from Iraq to Afghanistan?

    Pentagon officials have been looking at the drastically reduced violence in Anbar province and are contemplating redeploying the bulk of the 25,000 Marines to Afghanistan:The Marine Corps is making a bid to take over the command and primary mission o...

  • October 11, 2007

    Al-Qaeda Targeting Sunni Arab Allies

    Counterterrorism blog is reporting that two suicide truck bombs that went off yesterday in northern Iraq targeted Sunni tribal leaders who have joined the "Awakening" and allied themselves with Americans:Yesterday, two suicide truck bombs t...

  • October 11, 2007

    One Little Word

    Is there a difference between "mass killings" and genocide?There is if you're the Turkish government:A House panel voted yesterday to approve calling the mass killings of Armenians that began in 1915 genocide, defying the White House, which...

  • October 11, 2007

    Some 'Inconvenient Truths' About Goracle Film

    Even though he may win the Nobel Peace Prize today, Al Gore was handed a humiliating set back yesterday in a British court which ruled that there were 9 instances in his film Inconvenient Truths that were not supported by evidence or scientific conse...

  • October 10, 2007

    Giuliani, Romney Clash at GOP Debate

    GOP Presidential hopefuls Mitt Romney and Rudy Giuliani traded charges over taxes and spending at the Republican debate yesterday afternoon in Dearborn, Michigan:Mr. Giuliani, a former New York mayor, and Mr. Romney, a former Massachusetts governor, ...

  • October 10, 2007

    Debate over SCHIP Extension Gets Nasty

    Charges and countercharges are being hurled back and forth between conservative and liberal bloggers of the use of a 12 year old child by Democrats to try and skewer Republicans over the issue of whether the government health insurance program known ...

  • October 10, 2007

    YAF Group Targeted by Campus Administration for Fake Fliers

    The Young Americans for Freedom chapter on the campus of George Washington University are being asked by the school administration to sign a statement condemning hate speech even though the incident that precipitated the request was not the resu...

  • October 10, 2007

    Report: Iran Helped Broker Al-Sadr-Hakim Deal

    Last week's groundbreaking agreement between the two largest Shia militias actually originated in Tehran according to a report published in Stratfor which was reprinted in full in the Kuwaiti Times:Sources in Iraq said in September that Al-Sadr had b...

  • October 10, 2007

    Iranian-German Soccer Player Refuses to Play Against Israel

    He should be kicked off the team:An Iranian-born player for Germany's under-21 national soccer team has caused controversy by asking to be excused from playing a match against Israel in Tel Aviv this Friday. Ashkan Dejagah, 21, said in a statement po...

  • October 9, 2007

    Dem Thuggery Directed Toward Talk Radio

    They told me that if George W. Bush were re-elected, we'd see enemies lists, dossiers, and naked abuse of political and regulatory power in order to silence criticism and secure an unfair electoral advantage. And they were right!(Glenn Reynolds)Mr. R...

  • October 9, 2007

    Helping Bush "Tear up the Constitution"

    After spending the last several years wailing about how George Bush has been "tearing up the Constitution" by spying willy nilly on everyone from terrorists to your Auntie Midge, Democrats are preparing to announce to the American people ...

  • October 9, 2007

    Dan Rather: By Hook or by Crook

    One way or another, Dan Rather was going to personally see to it that the story centered around fake documents that supposedly showed George Bush shirked his National Guard duty during the Viet Nam War was going to see the light of day whether CBS wo...

  • October 9, 2007

    The Latest from our Hero Hugo

    We here at AT like to keep our readers informed of events and personalities around the world on a daily basis.But all of us here have a special place in our hearts for that madcap socialist, hero to the masses and Hollywood nitwits, that Master ...

  • October 9, 2007

    It's "The Fred Show" This Afternoon in Michigan

    The GOP presidential hopefuls will gather in Dearborn, Michigan this afternoon for another one of their interminable debates.But this gabfest is grabbing a little more attention than usual. Joining the clique onstage will be former Tennessee Senator ...

  • October 9, 2007

    Is Belgium Falling Apart?

    Two peoples, two languages, two distinct cultures, and 177 years of relative harmony. That has been the country of Belgium as we know it.But recent political developments have shown that the Dutch speaking Flemish and French speaking Walloo...

  • October 8, 2007

    Bias? What Media Bias

    This exchange between CNN's Howard Kurtz on the show Reliable Sources and reporters Robin Wright of the Washington Post and Barbara Starr of CNN is profoundly disturbing on a variety of levels. It calls into question the journalistic ethics of t...

  • October 8, 2007

    When all is not as it appears to be

    Do you remember 12 year old Graeme Frost from Maryland? He's the young man who gave the Democratic radio response to President Bush following the veto of the chidren's health care program SCHIP. In that heart tugging speech, Graeme pleaded with Congr...

  • October 8, 2007

    Was the Haditha Massacre an al-Qaeda Operation? (Updated)

    Some startling documents from military intelligence gathered for the prosecution of the Marines charged in the Haditha massacre reveal that we had gotten wind of an al-Qaeda operation in the weeks previous to the incident that threatened a massacre o...

  • October 8, 2007

    Brace Yourselves: Al Gore in line to win Nobel Peace Prize

    Hold on to your stomachs and grab your Pepto-Bismal; Al Gore may very well win the Nobel Peace Prize when it is announced on Friday:Gore, a former American vice-president and failed presidential candidate, has reinvented himself as the “Goracle...

  • October 7, 2007

    Novak Dispels Some Plame Myths

    Robert Novak, who wrote the column that exposed the Plame connection to Joe Wilson's trip to Niger, has been trying unsuccessfully to set the record straight regarding the "outing" of Wilson's wife for a long time.Novak's problem has been t...

  • October 7, 2007

    Iraq Shia Leaders Sign Truce

    The low level "civil war within a civil war" that has been simmering between the two largest Shia militias in Iraq may be over.Moqtada al-Sadr's Mahdi Army and the Badr Organization, representing the largest Shia party in Iraq, have been jo...

  • October 7, 2007

    Thompson Surging In Iowa

    Fred Thompson may be a late comer to the presidential race but he is apparently making up for lost time in Iowa.The latest Des Moines Register poll shows the former Tennessee Senator surging past Rudy Giuliani into second place:Romney, who has campai...

  • October 7, 2007

    Blackwater Connection to Clinton Campaign Causing Hillary Trouble

    One of Hillary Clinton's most trusted advisors is CEO of a firm that handled public relations for the controversial security firm Blackwater.Burson-Marsteller, run by Clinton pollster Mark Penn, has been representing the troubled security firm in the...

  • October 7, 2007

    Musharraf Wins Another Term in Pakistan - Probably

    With the opposition boycotting the vote in the national and provincial assemblies, President Pervez Musharraf of Pakistan had no trouble cruising to victory in his bid for a second term.Still Chief of Staff of the Army, Musharraf's victory must be ra...

  • October 7, 2007

    Report: Taliban Preparing an "End of Ramadan" Offensive

    This disturbing report in the usually reliable Asia Times paints a picture of renewed activity of the Taliban along the border with Afghanistan with as many as 20,000 armed fighters - many of them suicide bombers - preparing to enter the country...

  • October 6, 2007

    NASA Chief: China Will Beat us Back to the Moon

    For many Americans, our achievements in space have defined our greatness as a nation. The moon landings, the reusable Shuttle spacecraft, and interplanetary probes that have brought astonishing pictures and data back from neighboring worlds have been...

  • October 6, 2007

    Job Growth Eases Recession Fears (Updated)

    Good news on the jobs front over the summer has boosted the stock market and eased concerns that the economy was headed toward a recession.Numbers from September as well as some revised figures for August and July show a steady if unspectacular ...

  • October 6, 2007

    Tipping point for Senator Craig?

    Senator Larry Craig may want to remain a Senator for the remainder of his term next year but circumstances revealed yesterday may make that proposition a bit iffy:The male escort responsible for the downfall of Christian evangelist leader Ted Haggard...

  • October 6, 2007

    GOP To Go "Back to the Future?"

    Everyone agrees that the Republican party is in trouble. Now a group of Reagan-era officials are preparing to revive the Gipper's old political organization to try and fix it:Fed up with neocons, theocons and convict cons, a group of former aides to ...

  • October 6, 2007

    Media Matters Claims "Non-Partisanship"

    Here's a little comic interlude for your Saturday morning pleasure...In response to an article in Thursday's National Review by Byron York where the columnist accused the Soros-funded Media Matters for America of being "an avowedly political ins...

  • October 6, 2007

    Background on Israeli Syrian Strike

    ABC News is reporting that last month's raid on a Syrian military facility by Israel was actually delayed several months at the insistence of the United States:The September Israeli airstrike on a suspected nuclear site in Syria had been in the works...

  • October 5, 2007

    Obama: A "True" Patriot

    Senator Barack Obama stopped wearing an American Flag lapel pin shortly after 9/11 because he says it has become a substitute for "true patriotism:"Asked about the decision Wednesday in an interview with KCRG-TV in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, the I...

  • October 5, 2007

    1 in 5 Dems Think "The World would be Better Off" if US Lost in Iraq

    From our "Least Surprising Poll Result of the Year" files comes the news that about 1 in 5 Democrats believe the world would be better off if the US loses the Iraq War:The percentage of Democrats (19 percent) who believe that is nearly four...

  • October 5, 2007

    Romney Loans his Campaign Another $8 million

    Mitt Romney's campaign has been a model of efficiency and professionalism. But this hasn't translated into the kind of support nationally that makes him a viable candidate.While Romney is doing very well in several early contests - he's ahead in Iowa...

  • October 5, 2007

    Larry Craig Will Remain In the Senate

    This is really getting to be a bad joke. Despite the fact that a Minnesota judge refused to throw out his guilty plea for disorderly conduct at the Minneapolis airport and despite his promise to resign by September 30, Idaho Senator Larry Craig ...

  • October 5, 2007

    "Democracy has been Demoted"

    Daniel Henninger of the Wall Street Journal has the column of the day on the naivete of the Burmese Buddhist monks who went into the streets of Yangon 100,000 strong to protest for democracy - only to discover that "democracy has been demoted:...

  • October 5, 2007

    Who is Mr. Hsu?

    The Suitably Flip website has been on top of the Norman Hsu story since it broke with helpful charts and lists of donors that gives us some idea of who the people surrounding Mr. Hsu are and what connections they have to the Democratic party.But beyo...

  • October 4, 2007

    Hey Cubbies! History's Calling on Line One

    It's October in Chicago. The days grow shorter, the weather gets cooler, and the long, sad slide toward a dark, despairing winter has begun. There are few things more melancholy in life than watching this transition from summer to fall. And the older...

  • October 4, 2007

    Ron Paul's Surprising Fundraising Haul

    He has the most annoying, dedicated, enthusiastic supporters of any presidential candidate by far. His positions on the issues are mainly a mish mash of dogmatic conservatism tinged with radical libertarianism and a touch of paranoia.He is opposed to...

  • October 4, 2007

    Senator Pete Domenici Set to Retire

    Republican prospects of retaking the Senate received another blow yesterday when sources close to the Senator told NBC News that he would not seek re-election in 2008:Sen. Pete Domenici (R-NM) will not seek re-election in 2008, sources close to Domen...

  • October 4, 2007

    Florida Dems to Sue DNC over Ruling

    The Florida Democratic party decided to defy the Democratic National Committee and hold their primary on January 29 of next year - a week before the national party's rules say they can.As a consequence, the DNC penalized Florida by requiring candidat...

  • October 4, 2007

    Jobless Claims Rise in September

    Anticipating the Labor Department's employment numbers due out tomorrow, a report on jobless claims today showed a rise of 16,000 to 317,000 for the month of September. This is a higher number than expected and had stocks opening mixed in trading thi...

  • October 4, 2007

    Saudi Cleric Issues Edict Against Foreign Jihad

    Counterterrorism Blog is reporting that the Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia - the leading Wahhabi cleric in the Kingdom - has issued a surprising edict that forbids Saudis from participating in Jihad outside the country:Earlier this week, Sheikh Abdel-Az...

  • October 4, 2007

    Bush, Congress in Race to the Bottom in Poll Numbers (Updated)

    The latest AP-Ipsos poll is out and approval ratings for both President Bush and Congress received the lowest marks ever recorded by the poll:Only 31 percent said they approve of the job Bush is doing, according to the survey released on Thursda...

  • October 3, 2007

    Security Situation in Pakistan Seen Worsening

    President Pervez Musharraf of Pakistan has spent much of the last 6 years since he was reluctantly enlisted in the War on Terror juggling several competing interests, trying to keep all of them in the air at the same time lest one or two hit the grou...

  • October 3, 2007

    WaPo-ABC Poll Shows Clinton, Guiliani with Solid Leads

    The new Washington Post-ABC poll out today shows Senator Hillary Clinton increasing her lead among Democratic primary voters:Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton has consolidated her place as the front-runner in the contest for the Democratic presidential nom...

  • October 3, 2007

    Bush Approves North Korean Nuke Pact

    From our "We'll believe it when we see it" files comes the news that President Bush has signed off on a draft agreement that would force the North Koreans to shut down its nuclear program and give a list of nuclear activities to the 6 natio...

  • October 3, 2007

    Blackwater Probe Ignores their Perfect Record of Protection

    Democrats on the Hill are trying to portray Blackwater Corporation, the security company hired by the State Department to protect its employees in Iraq, as a bunch of out of control cowboys who shoot first and do not differentiate between civili...

  • October 3, 2007

    Crackdown in Burma Continues

    The Myanmar military junta isn't done with its systematic destruction of the pro-reform movement. Word out of the country's largest city is that the military is now agressively going after people who protested the junta's iron-fisted control:Soldiers...

  • October 3, 2007

    Iranian University Invites Bush to Speak

    The Voice of America is reporting that an Iranian university has extended an invitation to President Bush to give a talk before students and faculty:An Iranian university has invited U.S. President George W. Bush to speak about such issues as the Hol...

  • October 2, 2007

    Obama: Party like its 1972

    For a while there I was getting concerned about the Democratic party. The way some of them were talking about being in Iraq until 2013, I was almost hearing something approaching sanity coming from the party with regards to foreign policy.Thankfully,...

  • October 2, 2007

    Biting the Hand that Feeds on You

    It appears that Democratic hypocrisy knows no bounds.According to Politico, 44 Democratic House members who voted to condemn Moveon.Org's ad smearing General Petreaus took cash from the liberal group:Forty-four congressional Democrats who voted to co...

  • October 2, 2007

    After 7 Years, Israel able to Categorically Deny Al-Dura Incident

    The Israeli government has denied responsibility in the death of a young Palestinian boy, Al-Dura, whose death caught on tape by a Palestinian cameraman working for a French television station 7 years ago is largely credited with starting the "s...

  • October 2, 2007

    Dems Keep Raking in the Cash (Updated)

    If money is indeed the mother's milk of American politics, the top Democrats running for President can open their own dairy:The Democratic presidential candidates continued to raise significantly more money during the last three months than their Rep...

  • October 2, 2007

    Putin's Resurrection of "The Cult of Personality"

    To no one's surprise, Russian President Vladmir Putin, banned from seeking a third term, will keep his hands on the levers of power after he leaves office by running for Parliament:Mr. Putin, who spoke at the congress of the United Russia party, the ...

  • October 2, 2007

    More Signs of Trouble in the Housing Industry

    A leading indicator of the health of the home buying industry - the Pending Home Sales Index - has reached a new low according to the National Association of Realtors:An index that forecasts near-term home sales fell in August to a record low as woul...

  • October 1, 2007

    Cox and Forkum Take 'Final Bow'

    The dynamic editorial cartoon duo of Cox and Forkum have decided to amicably part ways:With mixed emotions I announce: John and I will no longer be producing editorial cartoons. John will continue posting his work at his blog, John Cox Art, and he an...

  • October 1, 2007

    'The Burma Revolt Is Over'

    A high ranking defector from the ruling military junta who reached the border with Thailand yesterday says that the death toll from the recent crackdown on pro-reform protests is much worse than anyone can imagine:Thousands of pro...

  • October 1, 2007

    Orange Coalition Appears Headed for Victory in Ukraine

    After several fitful starts and stops where the major players in the pro-democracy Orange Coalition had a falling out and a pro-Russian government derailed efforts to bring Ukraine closer to the west, the latest parliamentary voting appears to have b...

  • October 1, 2007

    "The Great Game" Turns in Favor of the West?

    Central Asia, with its massive oil and gas wealth as well as its strategic placement as the "backdoor" to Iran and the Middle East has long been a source of competition between Russia and the west. Called "The Great Game" by ...

  • October 1, 2007

    Another Ponzi Scheme Crook Donating to Clinton Campaign

    Perhaps if the media were to get serious and really start looking into Hillary's financial supporters, more of these Ponzi Scheme operators would be exposed.In this case, the story is even more bizarre than Mr. Hsu's. A Ponzi Scheme operator, kicked ...

  • October 1, 2007

    Troop Deaths Drop in September

    Despite increased combat operations, the number of US troops killed in action in September dropped to the lowest level in almost a year:Overall last month, 63 Americans died, according to the latest Defense Department releases. A U.S. soldier was kil...

  • September 30, 2007

    Gingrich Decides Not to Run

    The months long teasing by Newt Gingrich about his plans for the 2008 presidential campaign is over. The former Speaker of the House announced through a spokesman that he will not be running:"Newt is not running," spokesman Rick Tyler said....

  • September 30, 2007

    Canadian Dollar Closes Above US Greenback

    For the first time since November of 1976, the Canadian dollar is more valuable in the currency markets than the American Greenback.Uncertainty in the US economy is causing a stampede away from the dollar and into other currencies like the Euro. That...

  • September 30, 2007

    McCain: No Muslim President

    When John F. Kennedy ran for President in 1960, there were serious questions about his viability among many protestants due to his Catholic faith.In the end, Kennedy challenged the nation to vote for him not because he was a Catholic but in spite of ...

  • September 30, 2007

    Ethanol Follies

    Something happened on the way to bio-fuel heaven for farmers and producers of ethanol.A little thing called the law of supply and demand:The ethanol boom of recent years -- which spurred a frenzy of distillery construction, record corn prices, rising...

  • September 30, 2007

    UN: A Day Late and a Dollar Short - as Usual

    As the Myanmar government continues its brutal crackdown of pro-reform demonstrators, killing hundreds and arresting thousands, A United Nations envoy has arrived in that violence torn country to urge "restraint" by the government:A special...

  • September 30, 2007

    3rd Quarter Fundraising slows for Dems

    Tapped out contributors and a traditional downturn in donations during the summer months will apparently contribute to a lot less money being raised by Democratic frontrunners for President Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama:  Sen. Hillary Ro...

  • September 29, 2007

    Saffron Revolution Faltering after Violent Crackdown

    It appears that the pro-reform protestors in Myanmar are going to have to regroup to fight another day. The military junta's crackdown has apparently succeeded in driving protestors from the streets:Myanmar’s armed forces appeared to have succe...

  • September 29, 2007

    Pakistani Court OK's Musharraf's Re-election Bid

    The Pakistani Supreme Court has ruled that President Pervez Musharraf can run for re-election despite a constititional ban on an active duty military officer running for President:The decision is a clear victory for the embattled General Musharraf an...

  • September 29, 2007

    Al-Qaeda Leader in Iraq Killed by Coalition Forces

    One of the major figures in the al-Qaeda in Iraq terrorist group has been killed according to the US military:U.S.-led coalition forces killed militant leader Abu Usama al-Tunisi on Tuesday in Mussayib, south of Baghdad, said Army Brig. Gen. Joseph A...

  • September 29, 2007

    A Chicken in Every Pot and $5,000 to Every Child

    Politicians will promise voters the moon if they think it will help get them elected. But Hillary Clinton has taken that concept to its extreme limit by proposing that all 4 million babies born in the United States every year be given a $5,000 bond:D...

  • September 29, 2007

    Death of Rabbit Ears

    Do you still have a television that hooks up to an outisde antenna or the ubiquitous "rabbit ears" that sit on top of the box?You may be in for a rude surprise come February 17, 2009 when broadcasters, by law, stop sending analog signals wh...

  • September 29, 2007

    Iran UN Sanctions Delayed Two Months (Updated)

    Russia and China have agreed to extend sanctions against Iran but managed to wangle a concession from western powers who want to move more quickly; the sanctions will be delayed two months:The agreement came after what diplomats described as a lively...

  • September 28, 2007

    GOP Albatross Is Dems' Tar Baby

    Judging by the answers given by Democratic presidential candidates on Wednesday night to the question of whether there will still be troops in Iraq in 2013 following the first term, it seems certain that the mission will continue in one form or anoth...

  • September 28, 2007

    Junta Continues Crackdown in Myanmar

    The latest from the Saffron Revolution is not good.Michelle Malkin has a good round-up of what 's been happening the last 24 hours but one overriding fact appears certain; the military is determined to squash the demonstrations by any means necessar...

  • September 28, 2007

    Nuclear Power on the Way Back?

    With all the concerns over greenhouse gas emissions and global warming, the nuclear power industry may be poised for a comeback here in the US.This excellent article in The American Spectator by William Tucker illustrates why nuclear power plants may...

  • September 28, 2007

    California Electoral College Iniative Appears Dead

    An attempt to change the rules of the electoral college from a winner-take-all format to one where electors are apportioned by votes in individual Congressional districts has apparently died for lack of funds: Plagued by a lack of money, supporters o...

  • September 28, 2007

    Syrian Hand in Lebanese Assassination?

    A Kuwaiti newspaper, Al-Seyassah, that has proven reliable in the past when documenting Syrian involvement in Lebanese violence has pointed the finger at Syrian intelligence for the assassination earlier this month of March 14th Member of Parliament ...

  • September 28, 2007

    Top GOP Candidates Shun Debate on Minority Issues

    I'm sure there's a mighty division of opinion on this. My personal feelings are here. But the fact is, one of the cardinal rules in politics is you don't allow your opponent to define you or your intentions.Well, by skipping the debate at Morgan...

  • September 28, 2007

    Russian Air Defense System Leaves Much to be Desired

    It appears that Israel's raid into Syrian territory in order to take out a nuclear facility, a chemical weapons depot, or a missile storage unit (depending on who you believe) also had one other side benefit; the raid exposed the brand new Russian ai...

  • September 27, 2007

    Patriot Act Provisions Voided by Lower Federal Court

    In a development that some see as a victory for civil liberties and others view as a blow to homeland security, a federal judge in Oregon has voided two provisions of the Patriot Act having to do with the ability of the executive branch to carry out ...

  • September 27, 2007

    Democratic Bluster on Iraq Shown to be Empty Rhetoric

    For all the bluster from Democrats about getting out of Iraq, when pressed about withdrawing our combat forces, it appears that the party's presidential candidates are more realistic about the mission than their rhetoric would have you believe:The en...

  • September 27, 2007

    Up to 8 People Dead in Myanmar Uprising

    The military junta that has ruled Myanmar (formerly known as Burma) since 1988 continued its crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrators today after Tuesday's violence that western observers say claimed between 2 and 8 lives:Beginning the second day of ...

  • September 27, 2007

    Ellsberg Predicts "Detention Camps" If we Attack Iran

    Daniel Ellsberg must miss being in the spotlight. The former star of the radical left, best known for giving the New York Times the "Pentagon Papers, is on the comeback trail, trying to restablish his radical credentials on the college speaking ...

  • September 27, 2007

    How to Fight Climate Change if you're a Democrat

    There can really be only one option if you want to fight climate change and are a Democratic member of Congress; raise taxes, of course. Lots:"I'm trying to have everybody understand that this is going to cost and that it's going to have a measu...

  • September 27, 2007

    DREAM Act Nightmare Temporarily Shelved

    The Senate has decided to temporarily drop plans to bring an amendment to the floor that would grant hundreds of thousands of illegal aliens "back door" amnesty through the so-called DREAM Act (Development, Relief and Education for Alien Mi...

  • September 26, 2007

    The 'Saffron Revolution' Gets Bloody

    The ruling military junta in Myanmar has apparently begun shooting directly into the crowds of Buddhist monks who have been peacefully protesting against the government's repressive policies:The Myanmar military opened fire on crowds of protesters in...

  • September 26, 2007

    Terrorist Supporting Attorney Invited to Speak about 'Ethics" at Hofstra

    Convicted terrorist supporting lawyer Lynne Stewart has been invited by Hofstra University to speak about legal ethics at an event on October 16.Stewart, a radical attorney who was caught passing messages from her client, Sheikh Omar Abdel-Rahman, ma...

  • September 26, 2007

    Ahmadinejad at the UN

    Some choice words from Ahmadinejad's speech before the General Assembly.On women:The precious existence of women, as the manifestation of divine beauty and as the peak of kindness, affection and purity has been the target of heavy exploitation in rec...

  • September 26, 2007

    Bush Speech Touts Human Rights

    In contrast to the hectoring lecture offered by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, President Bush pleaded with the United Nations to stand up for human rights where repressive governments were trampling on them:President Bush, calling on countrie...

  • September 26, 2007

    UAW and GM Reach Contract Agreement

    From our "Well, that was quick" files, General Motors and the United Auto Workers have setttled their one day old strike by agreeing to an historic deal on retiree health benefits:GM is carrying some $50 billion in unfunded retiree health o...

  • September 25, 2007

    The Propaganda Value of Ahmadinejad at Columbia

    In the run up to Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's appearance at Columbia University, defenders of Columbian President Lee Bllinger pointed out that the Iranian tyrant would convict himself out of his own mouth, this bolstering the case against...

  • September 25, 2007

    Hillary Campaign Kills Negative Story in GQ

    The more things change, the more they stay the same.Hillary Clinton's campaign has killed a story in Gentleman's Quarterly that detailed infighting in her campaign organization. How did she do it? She threatened to deny the magazine access to her hus...

  • September 25, 2007

    Lebanese Parliament Adjourns Without Electing a President

    Political woes continue in Lebanon as the parliament adjourned yesterday, failing to come to a consensus on who the next president should be.House Speaker Nabih Berri adjourned Tuesday's crucial parliamentary session to elect a new president till Oct...

  • September 25, 2007

    The Left Reacts to Ahmadinejad

    A smattering of views from liberals on Iranian President Ahmadinejad's appearance at Columbia University yesterday:Ezra Klein:I genuinely don't understand the quaking fear over Ahmadinejad's interview at Columbia. When did America become so weak, so ...

  • September 25, 2007

    'Columbia's Choice - And Ours'

    Caroline Glick, deputy managing editor of the Jerusalem Post, has written the column of the day on the Ahmadinejad visit to Columbia:Columbia University disgraced itself this week beyond repair. Defending his decision to invite Iranian President Mahm...

  • September 25, 2007

    UAW Strike a 'Defining Moment?'

    The United Auto Workers, seeking to hold on to lucrative health benefits and job protections, has gone on strike against General Motors for the first time since 1970.More than 73,000 workers struck 80 GM facilities in 30 states and some analysts...

  • September 24, 2007

    Ahmadinejad in his Own Words

    A transcript of the CBS 60 Minutes interview with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad reveals a man who is oblivious to what is going on in the world and how he and his government are perceived.Ahmadinejad on visiting Ground Zero:AHMADINEJAD: Well,...

  • September 24, 2007

    Florida State Democratic Party and DNC Playing Chicken

    The state Democratic Party of Florida has decided to go ahead with their plans to hold their presidential primary on January 29 - despite the ruling by the Democratic National Committee that no delegates from Florida would be seated at the convention...

  • September 24, 2007

    Hillary: Cut Iraq Funding to force 'Change'

    The only way you could have avoided Hillary Clinton yesterday was if you turned off the TV.The Democratic presidential front runner was on no less than 5 of the Sunday morning politico gab fests, answering questions about Iraq, health care, and her h...

  • September 24, 2007

    Kos Diarist has 'A Little Crush' on Ahmadinejad

    We don't usually encourage leftist idiocy on this site by linking to it but this diary at Daily Kos was so deliciously stupid and shockingly insensitive that for entertainment value alone, everyone should read it.Try to keep your jaw from hitting the...

  • September 24, 2007

    Olmert Officially under Investigation for Corruption

    As if he didn't have enough legal troubles being under a cloud for his alleged intervention in the tender for the privatization of a bank, Prime Minister Olmert is now under investigation for a shady real estate deal from 2004:Attorney-General Menahe...

  • September 23, 2007

    The Times Fesses Up about the Moveon Ad

    All the denials, all the defensive explanations, all the lies told by spokesmen for the New York Times have all been shown to be an effort to hide the truth from the American people.The Times Public Editor (formerly known as "Ombudsman") ha...

  • September 23, 2007

    Ken Burns WW II Documentary Will Begin Airing Tonight

    As a documentarian, Ken Burns makes Michael Moore look like the amatuer he truly is. I can't recall any of Burns' works that I didn't find compelling. He has a gift as a storyteller most novelists would kill for and a filmaker's eye for making a visu...

  • September 23, 2007

    Columbia Dean: We'd invite Hitler

    I really don't have much problem with Columbia University in New York inviting Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to speak. As a supporter of pretty much unfettered academic freedom, I believe if the school thinks the mystical Mr. Ahmadi...

  • September 22, 2007

    France and US See Eye to Eye on Iran Sanctions

    Times have certainly changed. France and the United States have agreed in general to pressure Iran to give up its nuclear enrichment program through the use of harsher UN sanctions "I think that there's, essentially, no difference in the wa...

  • September 22, 2007

    Fox to air Petreaeus Special

    Fox News will host a special report on the life and times of General David Petraeus tonight at 9:00 PM. The show will trace the General's career from his roots in Cornwall, New York to his current position as Commander of our forces in Iraq.Liberal b...

  • September 22, 2007

    Castro Still Alive: Cuban People Hardest Hit

    Every once and a while when rumors of his death reach a frenzied peak, the Cuban government props up Fidel Castro and puts him in front of a camera to show that he's still alive:"Nobody knows the day they are going to die." "Well, here...

  • September 21, 2007

    Nightmare at Ground Zero

    I just woke up from one of the worst nightmares I've ever had. You're not going to believe this but I dreamed that Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was in New York City for one of his semi-annual harangues to the General Assembly of the UN and d...

  • September 21, 2007

    25 Senate Democrats Support Moveon Smear of Petraeus

    GOP Senators gave their collegaues across the aisle the opportunity to denounce the Moveon.org smear ad of General Petraeus that appeared last week in the New York Times and 25 Democrats refused the offer:The Senate approved a resolution on Thur...

  • September 21, 2007

    McCain to Protestor: 'We beat you yesterday, we'll beat you today, and we'll beat you tomorrow!'

    John McCain's campaign for president may be faltering but he was a huge hit at an NRA meeting earlier today.Just as McCain was talking about Iraq, a protestor burst in and interrupted him. After removing the disturber, McCain said this: "Well, m...

  • September 21, 2007

    Hsu is Singing to the FBI

    Yes, but how much is he really going to divulge?Norman Hsu, the Democratic fund-raiser with a habit of fleeing the law, confessed to FBI agents last week that he pressured investors in what he now admits were phony business deals to contribute to pol...

  • September 20, 2007

    Ahmadinejad to Defy NYPD and Visit Ground Zero (updated)

    This may turn out to be a non-story. And we don't want to blow a gasket for no reason. But the Iranian mission to the United Nations has told the Secret Service that President Ahmadinejad has rejected the recommendation of the NY Police Department an...

  • September 20, 2007

    New Message from Al-Qaeda Targets Pakistan

    A tape purporting to be from Osama Bin Laden is being released today and in it, the terrorist calls for attacks on the regime of President Pervez Musharraf of Pakistan: Al-Qaida chief Osama bin Laden called on Pakistanis to rebel against President Pe...

  • September 20, 2007

    Dan Rather Needs an Intervention

    Someone needs to sit Dan Rather down and bring him back to reality. Perhaps some of his friends can gently point out to him that the entire world believes he tried to deliver a blow to President Bush's re-election campaign in 2004 by passing off fake...

  • September 20, 2007

    Hsu Faces Fundraising Charges

    The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Democratic fundraiser Norman Hsu will be charged with several counts of fraud as well as violations of campaign finance law today:The case, to be announced this afternoon by the U.S. attorney's office in the ...

  • September 20, 2007

    Lebanon's Governing Majority Goes into Hiding

    On the heels of the asssination yesterday of Phalange MP Antoine Ghanem, members of the March 14th parliamentary majority have gone into hiding in order to avoid the same fate."There are instructions for us not to move, not to have a fixed agend...

  • September 19, 2007

    Dems Can't Find Enough Republicans To Help Them Surrender

    You almost have to feel sorry for them, these Democrats. They've been running around Capitol Hill these last few weeks, their white flags waving majestically in the breeze, trying to drum up support among the GOP for their plans to surrende...

  • September 19, 2007

    Welcome Back Paul Krugman!

    Trapped behind the Times Select Firewall at the "Paper of Record" for two years, the conservative blogosphere's favorite liberal loon has been released, free to spout his lunacies to anyone with a mouse and a modem.To make it easier on all ...

  • September 19, 2007

    The 9 Lives of 'Shamnesty'

    You have to hand it to the Open Borders Lobby in Washington. They are, if nothing else, persistent. Thwarted earlier in the year by a powerful coalition of on-line activists and radio talk show hosts, the "Shamnesty" bill is once again rear...

  • September 19, 2007

    A Preview of Hillarycare

    John Stossel is a national treasure. The ABC News reporter has debunked more claims by more charlatans in and out of government than any dozen other journalists. His decapitation of Michael Moore's claims about the Cuban health care system being supe...

  • September 19, 2007

    Hsu Boarded the Wrong Train? (updated)

    The Norman Hsu saga continues to amaze, annoy, and amuse people who are following it.Today's gem comes from a Hsu spokesman who offers a novel explanation of why the former fugitive Hillary Clinton fundraiser didn't make his court appearance on Septe...

  • September 19, 2007

    Another Assassination in Lebanon

    Another member of the government majority in Parliament has been assassinated. Phalangist MP Antoine Ghanem was killed when his car exploded in East Beirut on Wednesday:A 40-kilogram strong car bomb explosion shattered Ghanem's black Chevrolet Sedan ...

  • September 18, 2007

    Chavez Now Targets Education

    Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez seems to have an unlimited appetite for power. After recently swallowing up the independent media and bullying the legislature into giving him dictatorial, "President for Life" tenure, he has now set his sig...

  • September 18, 2007

    Foreclosures Skyrocket in August

    More bad news on the housing front as month over month forclosures jumped 36% in August and the year over year numbers almost doubled.This is fallout from recent spate of failures in the subprime mortgage industry where loans given to marginal a...

  • September 18, 2007

    Latest Poll Shows GOP Race Narrowing

    The latest Gallup poll released today reveals a Republican race for President that has tightened considerably.Republican Presidential Nomination Preference(without Newt Gingrich)Sept. 14-16, 2007 %Rudy Giuliani30Fred Thompson22John McCain18Mitt ...

  • September 18, 2007

    New York Times Drops Its "Times Select" Firewall (updated)

    Ed Morrissey pithily refers to it as "The Firewall of Sanity." The Times Select feature of the online New York Times has protected most of us from the spittle-flecked rants of Maureen Dowd, Paul Krugman, and Bob Herbert for more than two ye...

  • September 18, 2007

    Fracas at Kerry Speech Results in Student Being Tasered by Cops

    This story gets more bizarre by the hour.John Kerry gave a speech at the University of Florida where he opened the floor for questions. After an announcement that the final question was being asked, a student forced his way to the mic and began berat...

  • September 18, 2007

    Iraqi Government to Review all Foreign Security Contracts

    On the heels of yesterday's announcement that the Iraqi government had banned US security contractor Blackwater from the country, there is now a review of all security contractors underway in Iraq:The Iraqi government said today that it would review ...

  • September 17, 2007

    Greenspan Taken out of Context on "War for Oil" Comment

    The internet was abuzz yesterday about an article in the Times Online whose headline blared "Alan Greenspan Claims Iraq War Was Really For Oil."AMERICA’s elder statesman of finance, Alan Greenspan, has shaken the White House by declar...

  • September 17, 2007

    Are You Ready For "Hillarycare: The Sequel?"

    Just when you thought it was safe to go back tp the doctor's office, presidential candidate Hillary Clinton is resurrecting her abominable national health care proposal:Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton is unveiling a sweeping ...

  • September 17, 2007

    Blackwater: Banned in Baghdad

    The controversial practice of using private security firms in Iraq has been a an issue the military itself has looked upon with something of a jaundiced eye. The fact is, these security firms have allowed thousands of soldiers to be released from sec...

  • September 17, 2007

    Musharraf will resign from the Army

    In a victory for moderate secular forces in Pakistan, President Pervez Musharraf will reportedly resign from the army by November 15:"We expect that after his re-election process next month, God willing, General Musharraf would take his oath of ...

  • September 16, 2007

    Just What Were The Israelis Targeting in Syria?

    Originally, it was thought the Israeli planes that penetrated deep into Syrian territory didn't drop any ordinance at all. The Syrian response was mild, to say the least.Then a story leaked that the IAF was targeting a shipment of arms and suppl...

  • September 16, 2007

    Mukasey for AG?

    William Kristol of the Weekly Standard is reporting that President Bush will name Michael B. Mukasey, a former federal judge regarded as an expert on national security issues as the next Attorney General:Mukasey, 66, was nominated as a federal distri...

  • September 15, 2007

    Rudy Web Ad Blasts Hillary

    Rudy Giuliani has seen his support in the polls turn south this week thanks largely to the entrance of Fred Thompson into the race for President.But hot on the heels of a full page ad the Giuliani campaign placed in the New York Times defending Gener...

  • September 15, 2007

    Representative Jim Moran on AIPAC

    Ronald Halber, executive director of the Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Washington, responds thusly to Moran’s track record: “There are only so many mistakes he can make before it’s fair to call him an anti-Semite....

  • September 15, 2007

    Benazir Bhutto Will Return to Pakistan

    Former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto plans on returning to Pakistan in October in order to run in Parliamentary elections so that she would be eligible to return to office.Bhutto, who is under a corruption cloud from her last term in office, failed t...

  • September 15, 2007

    Ethanol Follies

    Fallout from the ethanol scam continues to hit the economy. Not only has the rise in the price of corn due to diverting part of the the crop for fuel made much of the food we buy in the grocery store more expensive, now the drive ...

  • September 14, 2007

    Falling on Deaf Ears

    The New York Times didn’t like it. The Washington Post was lukewarm. The netroots dismissed it. The right embraced it.That just about sums up the reaction to the President's speech.A cynic might note that the same could have been said about the...

  • September 14, 2007

    Rudy Demands Moveon.Org Rates to Run his Own Ad

    Clever bit of politicking here by Rudy. He says he wants to run a full page ad supporting General Petraeus in the New York Times. But he wants the same rate granted Moveon.org whose ad last Monday slimed the General:  The ad Hillary Clinton...

  • September 14, 2007

    Newt Gingrich on the Future of the GOP

    Say what you want to about New Gingrich. Brash, abrasive, brilliant, a genuine intellectual with practical political experience, he is easily one of the most fascinating men to have served in Congress over the last quarter century.In this interview g...

  • September 14, 2007

    Moveon.Org Switches Targets in New Ad

    Different target; same slime.Moveon.org may be the GOP's secret weapon for the election of 2008. Their hysterical, exaggerated rhetorical smashes at opponents plays well among the nutcases on the left but repel decent people everywhere else.Just last...

  • September 14, 2007

    Debat Scandal Roils ABC News

    More shocking revelations today in the story of the former ABC News Consultant Alexis Debat who faked interviews for a French news magazines.Laura Rozen*, writing for Mother Jones' blog, has been on the story since it broke and has ferreted out ...

  • September 13, 2007

    Holy Socks! Hillary Hires Convicted Felon Berger as Advisor

    This story should raise some eyebrows inside the beltway today.On September 8, 2005, former National Security Advisor Sandy Berger pleaded guilty and was convicted of one count of "unauthorized removal and retention of classified documents ...

  • September 13, 2007

    Moveon.Org Got Huge Discount from the Times for Petraeus Smear Ad

    Never let sound business principles get in the way of a good liberal smear.Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Jr's New York Times ran an ad by the George Soros funded Moveon.Org on Monday that slimed 4-star General David Petraeus, basically accusing him of being...

  • September 13, 2007

    The Story behind Busting the German Terrorists

    Excellent piece in Frontpage Magazine today about the foiled terrorist attack on Ramstein Air Base. The superb cooperation between the CIA and German intelligence spelled the difference:As it turns out, according to a report in the German magazine, D...

  • September 13, 2007

    The Case of the 'Scammed' Former ABC News Consultant

    This is a bizarre story about an ABC News consultant (now a former consultant) who put his name to an interview with Senator Barack Obama that was never conducted, published in the French magazine Politique Internationale.Alexis Debat, a former ...

  • September 13, 2007

    Death of Sheik Risha in Iraq Tests Gains in Anbar

    One of the most influential and pro-American tribal leaders in Anbar province was assassinated today, killed by a roadside bomb:Abu Risha was a leading member of the Anbar Salvation Council, a group formed a year ago Thursday that proved critical to ...

  • September 13, 2007

    Breakthrough in Lebanon Political Crisis

    In an apparent breakthrough in the political crisis that has paralyzed the Lebanese government for nearly a year, the ruling March 14th governing coalition has accepted a compromise proposal offered by Speaker of the Parliament Nabih Berri:The ruling...

  • September 12, 2007

    Hsu's $40 Million Windfall

    The Wall Street Journal (Subscription required) has partially solved the mystery of where the mysterious Norman Hsu's funds for donating to Democratic candidates came from:New documents reviewed by The Wall Street Journal may help point to an answer:...

  • September 12, 2007

    Scandal Plagued Japanese Prime Minister Quits

    Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has resigned suddenly.The bolt out of the blue came after last month's cabinet reshuffle failed to increase support among the people and a continuing parliamentary stalemate regarding the deployment of the Japanese ...

  • September 11, 2007

    The Way We Were

    A photograph, partially torn at the corner and suffering from being stuffed into a drawer full of screwdrivers, wrenches, and assorted knick knacks and gewgaws reflected the fluorescent light in the kitchen off its scratched surface making it difficu...

  • September 11, 2007

    FDS: Fox Derangement Syndrome

    Keith Olbermann, he of the small mind and big mouth, who laughably tries to channel Edward R. Murrow while personally savaging Republicans, conservatives, and especially the President, has a real problem with proportionality regarding Fox News. This ...

  • September 11, 2007

    The Fred Surge

    Fred Thompson had been a putative candidate for so long, it seemed that his formal announcement to enter the GOP race for President was something of an after thought.But polls taken in the last 72 hours show now that he's in the race, Republicans are...

  • September 11, 2007

    The Unbearable Lightness of Intellect at Moveon.Org

    How truly stupid can you be.With nearly 70% of the American people basically on their side of the Iraq War debate, Moveon.Org has done surge supporters the biggest favor possible by making perhaps one of the biggest political goofs in recent memory.T...

  • September 11, 2007

    Remember

    In addition to the four excellent 9/11 retrospectives in today's American Thinker, there are several moving tributes and provacative columns I highly recommend you read today.Norman Podhoretz's new book World War IV: The Long Struggle Against Islamof...

  • September 11, 2007

    Jack Bauer Goes to Law School

    This course sounds way cool:The Law of "24" Professor W. Sharp LL.M Course 853 (cross-listed) | 2 credit hours The award winning Fox Television drama series 24 explores America’s fictional response to international terrorism through t...

  • September 10, 2007

    When Politics Stops at the Water's Edge

    A nice little story in StrategyPage today about humanitarian efforts to relieve the suffering of Nicaraguans and Hondurans as a result of Hurricane Felix by the US Navy:U.S. Navy ships were holding training exercises off Panama last week, a huge...

  • September 10, 2007

    Another Osama Video on the Way?

    So says Brian Ross of ABC News:A second tape from Osama bin Laden was recorded in the same location as the video released last week. People in the intelligence community who have seen the tape feel it is directly related to the 9/11 anniversary since...

  • September 10, 2007

    Petreaus to ask for 6 Months Before Troop Decisions are Made

    General Petreaus is expected to ask Congress for 6 months before deliberations on troop withdrawals begin: General Petraeus, whose long-awaited testimony before Congress will begin Monday, has informed President Bush that troop cuts may begin in...

  • September 10, 2007

    Thompson, McCain Surging in New Gallop Poll

    The new Gallop Poll shows Senator Fred Thompson getting a nice little bump from his formal announcement last week while John McCain, whose candidacy was written off by some, has surged past Governor Romney into third place:McCain, who bottomed out in...

  • September 10, 2007

    The Sleazy World of George Soros

    An excellent editorial in The Examiner today highlights two recent decisions by the FEC that shine a spotlight on election fraud in 2004 by organizations who were largely funded by billionaire George Soros:In the first verdict, the Federal Elect...

  • September 10, 2007

    Moveon.Org Slimes General Petraeus

    In a sure sign that the political forces in favor of continuing the surge are winning, the ultra-left Moveon.Org has purchased an ad that calls General Petreaus a traitor.The body of the ad is even more insulting:General Petraeus is a military man co...

  • September 9, 2007

    Facts Continue to Come to Light in Hsu Case

    We conservatives like to make a stink about media bias when it comes to issues and personalities. And while this is no doubt true, it is also a fact that the press loves a juicy story regardiess of whose ox is being gored.Such is the case regarding t...

  • September 9, 2007

    'Osama Bin Metrosexual'

    We've heard all the various takes on Osama Bin Laden's most recent pronouncements - how nutty he is, how he's still dangerous, even where he might be.But until now, we've heard nothing about the terrorist mastermind's fashion sense:In the simple phra...

  • September 9, 2007

    New ABC Poll From Iraq Reveals Fear, Hopelessness (Important Update)

    ABC News has released the results of a poll from Iraq that shows the Iraqi people much more pessimistic and fearful than they were two years ago:A new national survey paints a devastating portrait of life in Iraq: widespread violence, torn lives, dis...

  • September 8, 2007

    Osama Tape Echoes the Left

    It seems unreal, almost ridiculous that Osama Bin Laden would use the exact same criticisms used by Democrats against George Bush.But the tape released yesterday of Bin Laden's address to the American people makes it abundantly clear t...

  • September 8, 2007

    Rich Baehr On The Osama Editorial the Times Wanted to Print

    American Thinker Political Director Rich Baehr took a look into his crystal ball and saw the editorial the New York Times almost ran today on the Osama tape:Osama Bin Laden showed his GOP roots today in his latest message to Americans by blasting ...

  • September 8, 2007

    Feinstein's Folly

    The Democrats came into power promising to reform the abuses inherent in the federal funding mechanism known as "earmarks." This is a practice where a member can add on spending to a bill that no agency has asked for and no Congressional Co...

  • September 8, 2007

    Much "A-Hsu" About Nothing?

    Several Wall Street Journal reporters have dug deeply into the past of former fugitive Democratic fundraiser Norman Hsu and found some fascinating information about his life both before and after his conviction for grand theft in 1992.Apparently, Hsu...

  • September 7, 2007

    Here's Hsu! (consolidated post)

    It's no longer a question of "Where is Hsu." The fugitive Democratic party fat cat fund raiser was arrested in Grand Junction, Colorado after being taken off a train after complaining of feeling ill:Authorities said Hsu was taken into custo...

  • September 7, 2007

    The 'Fix' in War Reporting

    No way to cover a war, that's for sure:A British colleague of mine was sent by his newspaper to Iraq in 2005, just before the July 7 bombings in London. After that attack, his editor asked him to canvass “ordinary Iraqis” for their reacti...

  • September 7, 2007

    Your Depressing Story about the War on Terror for Today

    With the sword of Mohammed poised above their heads, the British, it appears, are not willing to do anything to keep the blade from falling:Almost half of Britain’s mosques are under the control of a hardline Islamic sect whose leading preacher...

  • September 7, 2007

    It's Alive (updated)

    Osama Bin Laden is still alive, according to intel experts who have gotten hold of a video where he urges suicide bombers to carry out their missions against the west.The jihadist Web site announced the tape with a banner, showing a still picture of ...

  • September 7, 2007

    About those Billions of Dead Honey Bees....

    You have probably heard the news story about billions of honey bees mysteriously dying off over the last few months. The situation is actually quite serious. Honey bees pollinate billions of dollars worth of food crops while also supplying the U...

  • September 7, 2007

    Iranian Qods Force Member Captured in Karbala

    Bill Roggio is reporting from Iraq that we have captured a senior member of the Revolutionary Guards Qods Force in a sweep against Shia terror groups backed by Tehran:As Coalition and Iraqi forces maintain the pressure on al Qaeda's network throughou...

  • September 6, 2007

    Fred Takes the Plunge

    To no one's surprise, former Tennessee Senator Fred Thompson formally entered the race for the Republican presidential nomination last night.Thompson made the announcement on the Jay Leno show while releasing a video on his YouTube site tha...

  • September 6, 2007

    R.I.P. Luciano Pavarotti

    Whether you love the opera or hate it, there is no doubt that Italian tenor Luciano Pavarotti transcended the genre and made a huge impact on the music world during his lifetime.His voice - a creamy and powerful instrument that soared majestically wh...

  • September 6, 2007

    Dems Already Dismissing Petreaus Report

    As a political party, the Democrats sure make lousy psychics.You may recall Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's famous utterance that the surge was a "failure" even before half the additional troops earmarked for Iraq had arrived. Now the D...

  • September 6, 2007

    Rafsanjani in as Head of Iran's Assembly of Experts

    Former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani has been elected head of the powerful Assembly of Experts in Iran in what many experts see as a repudiation of the hard line faction headed up by current President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.StrategyPage reports tha...

  • September 5, 2007

    The Fickle Mind of Larry Craig

    Will he or won't he?It seems that Idaho Senator Larry Craig may be having second thoughts about resigning from the Senate over his arrest and conviction for disorderly conduct in a Minneapolis mens room.What once was a foregone conclusion is now up i...

  • September 5, 2007

    DVD Release of 'Path to 9/11' in Political Limbo

    If there was ever any doubt about the power wielded by the Clintonistas in this country, here's a story that should disabuse anyone of the notion that not even the biggest corporations can beat them once they put their minds to something:Among the ne...

  • September 5, 2007

    Terrorist Round Up in Europe

    Three terrorist attacks on targets in 3 different European countries that were still in the planning stages have been foiled by authorities.Yesterday, AT reported on the arrests in Denmark of 8 suspects involved in an unnamed plot to c...

  • September 5, 2007

    Thompson Campaign Still Tinkering

    On the eve of his announcement for President, former Senator Fred Thompson has lost another staffer - one of nearly a dozen to leave the campaign since July.Jim Mills, the former Fox News producer who joined the campaign only weeks ago, has resigned ...

  • September 5, 2007

    Politico's Clinton Campaign Commercial

    This is really rancid. I mean, if the writer of this piece in Politico today, Roger Simon, got any gushier about how marvelous Bill Clinton is, he would have to be registered as an offshore oil well:Looking into Bill Clinton’s eyes is like fall...

  • September 4, 2007

    The Media's Katrina Malpractice

    Jonah Goldberg has a great column in the Los Angeles Times in which he takes the media to task for their selective memory in replaying what happened in New Orleans 2 years ago this week when Hurricane Katrina hit that unfortunate city.Amidst all the ...

  • September 4, 2007

    Brits Abandon Last Base in Basra

    Redeployment or defeat? The British army is pulling out of Basra, abandoning the last base they have occupied since the war began:The UK is preparing to hand over control of Basra to the Iraqi army and in the process it is getting return flak from Am...

  • September 4, 2007

    Bush in Anbar: Iraq's 'Gettysburg' Moment?

    It is if you believe Fred Kagan, one of the architects of the current surge:President Bush’s Labor Day visit to Iraq should have surprised no one who was paying attention. At such a critical point in the debate over Iraq policy, it was almost i...

  • September 4, 2007

    Terror Plot Thwarted in Denmark?

    Ed Morrissey of Captains Quartersblog reports on the arrest of 8 men in Denmark with alledged ties to al-Qaeda.The eight suspects arrested late on Monday in Copenhagen form part of a terror cell with links to a senior al-Qaeda figure, police sai...

  • September 4, 2007

    Definition of Pond Scum

    Everyone knows that politics is a rough game and not for those with weak stomachs or too many skeletons in their closet.But there used to be lines that just weren't crossed regardless of the provocation. Letting it be known that a candidate's wife wa...

  • September 3, 2007

    'Where there is a Mexican, there is Mexico'

    And where there is an utterly depraved nincompoop, there is the President of Mexico:President Felipe Calderon blasted U.S. immigration policies on Sunday and promised to fight harder to protect the rights of Mexicans in the U.S., saying “Mexico...

  • September 3, 2007

    Lebanese Army Victorious over Terrorists

    A piece of good news this Labor Day comes from Lebanon where the army has finally crushed the terrorist group Fatah al-Islam and killed their leader in the process:The Lebanese Army has finished off the Fatah al-Islam legend, killed its leader Shaker...

  • September 2, 2007

    The Left's Bullwinkle Gambit

    It's all over the news this morning; we are going to hit Iran. The Times of London gives us the details: THE Pentagon has drawn up plans for massive airstrikes against 1,200 targets in Iran, designed to annihilate the Iranians’ military capabil...

  • September 1, 2007

    Who is Mr. Hsu?: Part II

    The story of Norman Hsu,  one of the top Democratic fundraisers in the country, has gotten even more bizarre and interesting.It seems that Mr. Hsu may have been kidnapped by Asian gang leaders back in 1990:In 1990, the San Francisco Chronicle re...

  • September 1, 2007

    Mugabe Hits Rock Bottom and Begins to Dig

    With inflation unofficially at 15,000% (the official rate of 7,600% is bad enough), Robert Mugabe continues to plunder what's left of the Zimbabwean economy while visiting untold misery on those who are too poor to have already fled.Mugabe's latest g...

  • September 1, 2007

    Hollywood Hates the Troops

    Just as we were inclined to dismiss Robbins as a lonely voice of idiocy, news came of director Brian DePalma's Redacted, one of eight new movies about the Iraq War due out in the coming months, according to Reuters. "Inspired by one of the most ...

  • August 31, 2007

    Just Who Is Mr. Hsu? (important update)

     This story is beginning to get very strange:Investigators believe that after Mr. Hsu skipped his court appearance in 1992, he went to his native Hong Kong and then continued working in the garment trade. At some point, Mr. Hsu, a naturalized Am...

  • August 31, 2007

    Will Craig Resign Today?

    Battered by continuing revelations from his sexcapades in a Minneapolis airport restroom and bruised by rising calls from party members for him to step down, Senator Larry Craig now faces the ultimate humilation of being asked to resign by the Republ...

  • August 31, 2007

    Fred Announces that he will Announce his Announcement

    Fred Thompson running for President is the worst kept secret in politics at this point. Nevertheless, the former Tennessee Senator has let on that he will make the official announcemnt of his candidacy on a webcast scheduled for September 6:Thompson,...

  • August 31, 2007

    Prosecution Rests in Holy Land Terror Financing Case

    After 6 weeks of testimony, the prosecution in the trial of several executives of the Holy Land Foundation, an Islamic charity that the government says funds the terrorist group Hamas, has rested:After six weeks of testimony, prosecutors finishing pr...

  • August 30, 2007

    Bias? What Media Bias?

    After all the sound and fury, the bombastic rhetoric thrown around by Democrats over the supposed partisanship of Fox News, comes this stunner of a study done by the conservative Media Research Center about coverage of the presidential campaigns on t...

  • August 30, 2007

    Hillary Fundraiser: Part II

    My piece yesterday about a fundraiser for Hillary Clinton who has been on the lam from the cops for 15 years because of a conviction for Grand Theft tried to make the point that this was a typical Clinton scandal being handled in typical Clinton fash...

  • August 30, 2007

    Moveon.Org Targets Pro-Surge Democrat

    Washington Democratic Congressman Brian Baird is being targeted by the George Soros-funded Moveon.Org following his statements that the surge in Iraq is working and that General Petreaus deserves more time to try and secure as much of the countr...

  • August 30, 2007

    Musharraf Makes a Deal

    Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf has signed off on a deal that will probably allow him to remain as President but in which he will be forced to resign as Chief of Staff of the Army:The exiled former prime minister Benazir Bhutto said Wednesday th...

  • August 30, 2007

    Craig Stripped of Leadership Posts

    The humiliation of Senator Larry Craig continues as party leaders in the Senate have stripped him of his status as ranking Republican on the Veterans Affairs Committee as well as an Appropriations subcommittee.In addition, several prominent Senators ...

  • August 29, 2007

    Just What Crime Did Larry Craig Commit?

    Dale Carpenter writing at the blog Volokh Conspiracy asks "What was Craig's Crime?"Disorderly conduct is a notoriously nebulous crime, allowing police wide discretion in making arrests and charges for conduct or speech that is little more t...

  • August 29, 2007

    Romney Drops Craig from Campaign Like a Hot Potato

    Hoping to lance a political boil on his campaign as well as distance himself from trouble, presidential candidate Mitt Romney made it clear in an interview on CNBC that what the Senator did in that Minneapolis airport restroom was wrong and that elec...

  • August 29, 2007

    US Poverty Rate Declines

    The number of people who live below the poverty line dropped significantly in 2006 according to the US Census Bureau:The nation's poverty rate was 12.3 percent in 2006, down from 12.6 percent a year before, the Census Bureau reported Tuesday. Me...

  • August 29, 2007

    London Editor Prays for Nuke Attack on Israel

    The editor of an Arabic daily newspaper based in London would be more than happy if an Iranian nuclear weapon was detonated on Israeli soil:The editor of an Arabic daily newspaper published in London said in an interview on Lebanese television that h...

  • August 29, 2007

    Hillary Fundraiser Eludes Jail for 15 Years

    This is one of those stories that could only happen to a Clinton.Norman Hsu, a prominent Democratic fundraiser who has funnelled hundreds of thousands of dollars into Hillary Clinton's Senate campaigns and pledged to raise $100,000 for her presidenti...

  • August 29, 2007

    Al-Sadr Proclaims a 6 Month Suspension of Military Operations

    I'm not exactly sure what radical anti-American cleric Moqtada al-Sadr has in mind by suspending military operations for 6 months but it could very well be that he has lost considerable control over his Mahdi Militia as factions loyal to Ir...

  • August 28, 2007

    Will Senator Craig Resign?

    I'm sure you've heard by now about Senator Larry Craig's arrest and guilty plea for "disorderly conduct" in a men's room at the Minneapolis airport. The strange details - and I mean strange - can be found here.Some prominent conservatives -...

  • August 28, 2007

    Taliban to Release South Korean Hostages?

    The Associated Press is reporting that the Taliban have agreed to release all 19 South Koreans they have held hostage since July 19:Qari Yousef Ahmadi, a Taliban spokesman, said South Korean and Taliban delegates at face-to-face talks Tuesday in the ...

  • August 28, 2007

    Tehran Agrees to "Cooperate" with IAEA

    Slowly, grudgingly, the mullahs in Tehran are giving in to UN demands for inspections of their nuclear facilities. Just last week, Iran agreed to a timetable for allowing inspectors for the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to examine much of...

  • August 28, 2007

    Fred's Date with Destiny Slips to October?

    Hot Air blogger Allahpundit writes of an interview undeclared Presidential candidate Fred Thompson had with an Indianapolis TV station where the former Senator said he would announce in "September or October:"An Indianapolis TV station says...

  • August 28, 2007

    Musharraf Mulls Over a Career Change

    Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf has a decision to make. Following the coup that brought him to power and a sham referendum that legitimized his power grab, the Army Chief of Staff promised a coalition of Islamic parties he would resign that...

  • August 28, 2007

    MSNBC, CNBC Refuse to Carry Pro-War Ads

    Two cable networks are refusing to run ads created by a pro-Iraq War group on the basis that they are too controversial.Freedom Watch, a group of military vets and their families, has initiated an ad campaign featuring soldiers and their families tal...

  • August 27, 2007

    Gonazlez Resigns

    Attorney General Alberto Gonzalez has resigned as reported by several media outlets including the New York Times:Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzalz, whose tenure has been marred by controversy and accusations of perjury before Congress, has resigned...

  • August 27, 2007

    Iraqi Leaders Forge Agreement

    The government of Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki has announced a far reaching agreement on draft legislation that would, it is hoped, begin the reconciliation process in Iraq and meet most of the benchmarks set by the US Congress for politic...

  • August 27, 2007

    US To Sponsor Convention Held By Accused Terrorist Group

    Now this might be taking tolerance and diversity a little too far:The Justice Department is co-sponsoring a convention held by the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) — an unindicted co-conspirator in an ongoing federal terrorist funding ca...

  • August 27, 2007

    Home Sales Hit 5-Year Low

    The housing slump shows no signs of abating as sales of existing homes dropped for the 5th straight month:Sales of existing homes dropped for a fifth straight month in July, falling to the slowest pace in nearly five years, while home prices fell for...

  • August 27, 2007

    Another Elian Gonzalez?

    Ed Morrissey is reporting the case of a little Cuban girl whose family situation echoes that of another Cuban child who was taken by force and returned to Castro's island prison; Elian Gonzalez.In this case, the mother is unable to care for the ...

  • August 27, 2007

    AT's Associate Editor Rick Moran on BBC Radio

    American Thinker's  Associate Editor Rick Moran will appear on the BBC Radio's World Have Your Say program today at 1:30-2:00 PM Eastern Time.Rick will be on with a yet to be determined 9/11 conspiracy theorist to debate the various conspir...

  • August 26, 2007

    A Heartfelt Thanks

    Many thanks to all my friends and colleagues at The American Thinker for their expressions of support and concern during my recent adventures with a primal force of nature; capricious and deadly floods.If you've been following the news, you know that...

  • August 24, 2007

    Allawi Hires PR Firm To Undermine Maliki

    Former Prime Minister Ayad Allawi has hired a powerful Washington D. C. public relations firm with close ties to the White House and has embarked on a campaign to undermine the legitimately elected government of Nori al-Maliki This comes as President...

  • August 24, 2007

    Pace to Recommend Troop Cuts in Iraq for Next Year

    Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Marine General Peter Pace will recommend to the President that the number of troops in Iraq be brought below 100,000 by the end of next year:This assessment could collide with one being prepared by the U.S. comma...

  • August 24, 2007

    In Iran, 'Reform' is in the Eye of the Beholder

    There is a persistent theme played out by some liberals who think the Iranian regime is not as bad as we make it out to be that the mullahs are capable of reforming on their own.This view was especially prevelant during the Presidency of Mohammad Kha...

  • August 24, 2007

    The Times They Are A-Changing

    According to a study by IBM out this week, Americans are spending almost as much time surfing the net as they are clicking the TV remote:TIME SPENT ON THE INTERNET is set to surpass time spent watching TV in the average American household, according ...

  • August 24, 2007

    Investigator Urges Charges be Dropped Against Marine in Haditha Case

    For the second time this month, a Marine Corps investigator looking into the killing of civilians in Haditha in 2005 urged the Marine Corps Commander to dismiss charges against one of the accused.Lt. Col. Paul J. Ware wrote in a 29-page report that t...

  • August 23, 2007

    President of Publishing Trade Group Says Conservatives are Dumb

    Former Congressman Pat Schroeder* sure doesn't think much of the intelligence of conservatives.Now ensconced as the President of the American Association of Publishers, Schroeder gave us the benefit of her penetrating analysis regarding the reading h...

  • August 23, 2007

    Shocka of the Day: Did Clinton Lie about Targeting Bin Laden?

    If there is one thing that the Inspector General's report on CIA accountability regarding 9/11 has highlighted, it is the utter failure of the Clinton Administration to come up with a strategic plan to deal with Osama Bin Laden and al-Qaeda.Despite a...

  • August 23, 2007

    The New York Times vs. History (updated)

    When it comes to Viet Nam,  the New York Times has a curious sense of the historical record.Commenting on President Bush's Viet Nam analogy used in his speech to veterans yesterday, the Times made this jaw dropping observation:In urging American...

  • August 23, 2007

    Beware of Fox News and their Siren Calls For War

    Socialist Congressman Bernie Sanders thinks that the American people are pretty stupid. He believes that the cable news channel's "propaganda" about war with Iran is an echo of "rumblings" from the Bush Administration: Senato...

  • August 23, 2007

    Primary Schedule in Chaos

    The race for the Republican and Democratic nominations for President have entered a surreal stage with Michigan the latest to move its primary contest to the head of the line.Not even Sartre could write a play so outrageously divorced from reality.Th...

  • August 23, 2007

    Romney Tops Clinton In 'Anyone But' Poll

    My friend Pat Curley of the excellent Brainster's Blog reports on a new Rasmussen Poll that asked voters who they defintely would never vote for.And the winner is...Mitt Romney by a hair:The Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that 44% ...

  • August 22, 2007

    Internal CIA Report on 9/11 Released (updated)

    In a devastating indictment of the pre-9/11 CIA, the agency's Inspector General's report on the accountability of the agency for that disaster has singled out Director George Tenet as the man who bears "ultimate responsibility" for failing ...

  • August 22, 2007

    CAIR Membership is Falling

    The grievance mongers at CAIR have gone to court because their membership is down - and they're blaming the government of the United States:The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) says it's suffering a decline in membership and fundraising a...

  • August 22, 2007

    Dems 'Refocus' Message on Iraq

    Being a hometown newspaper - with the "hometown" around 90% Democratic - the Washington Post from time to time likes to be helpful to their favorite political party by assisting them with problems they might have with the voting public.For ...

  • August 21, 2007

    Jane Fonda Feminist Radio Network Tanks

    A talk radio network launched last year by Jane Fond and Gloria Steinman that was supposed to appeal to women ended up appealing to no one. It signed off the air permanently last Friday:When the talk-radio network, called GreenStone, officially launc...

  • August 21, 2007

    What is going on with "24?" (major update)

    Readers of American Thinker probably know of the great affection many of the writers and editors have for the TV show "24." It's plot lines and slam bang action sequences have rivited many of us for years while we cheer on the hero of the s...

  • August 21, 2007

    Levin Demands Maliki's Ouster

    Although conceding that military progress has been made in Iraq, Senator Carl Levin (D-MI), Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, has called on the Iraqi parliament to get rid of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and replace him with a ...

  • August 21, 2007

    Hillary Speaks out of Both Sides of her Mouth on Iraq

    Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton says that the new military tactics in Iraq are working. But strangely, she goes on to say that the the best way to honor the soldiers fighting in Iraq is "by beginning to bring them home."Cl...

  • August 21, 2007

    Category 5 Dean Slams into Mexico

    Hurricane Dean slammed into a relatively unpopulated portion of the Yucatan Peninsula with winds topping an extraordinary 165 MPH and gusts reaching 200 MPH.It is the strongest Atlantic storm in two decades. Fortunately, the eye made landfall north o...

  • August 20, 2007

    Putin Whitewashing Russian History

    Really now. Tell the truth. How bad was Stalin? And did you know the Soviet gulags were just a figament of some westerner's imagination?Vladimir Putin is making sure that Russian students learn only "patriotic" history - and let the truth b...

  • August 20, 2007

    Obama not on the Short List for Hillary's Veep

    Recent history would suggest that if Hillary Clinton, as expected, wins the Democratic nomination for President, she would choose as her running mate her closest competitor in the field. It has happened many times since 1960 when John Kennedy chose L...

  • August 20, 2007

    'Sanctuary' Activist Deported

    The case of Elvira Arellano, an illegal immigrant convicted of using a falsified social security card and ordered deported more than a year ago but then took refuge in a Chicago Catholic church claiming "sanctuary," took an interesting turn...

  • August 20, 2007

    Dean Grazes Jamaica: Barrels Toward Mexico

    Residents of Jamaica and the Cayman Islands are breathing a little easier today as Hurricane Dean sideswiped Jamaica and mostly missed the Caymans on its way into the Gulf of Mexico.Hurricane Dean spared the Cayman Islands the worst of its fury on Mo...

  • August 20, 2007

    Iran Shelling Kurdish Villages in Iraq

    The autonomous Kurdish government of Iraq is reporting that the Iranians are shelling Kurdish villages in their continuing war against separatists in the remote region of Iran:Jabar Yawar, a deputy minister in the Kurdistan regional government, said ...

  • August 20, 2007

    A Peek at What General Petreaus's Report Might Look Like

    Respected milblogger Austin Bay makes gives us some intelligent speculation on what might be in the report given by General Petreaus when he goes before Congress next month.In addition to what one might expect in such a report - levels of violence, n...

  • August 19, 2007

    Ethanol Follies: Go Green by Burning Gas and Planting a Tree

    This actually makes a lot of sense: It sounds counterintuitive, but burning oil and planting forests to compensate is more environmentally friendly than burning biofuel. So say scientists who have calculated the difference in net emissions between u...

  • August 19, 2007

    Zimbabwe Collapse "In Four Months"

    Robert Mugabe has been running the Zimbabwe economy into the ground and according to this article in The Telegraph, it is just a matter of months before the once prosperous former British colony collapses into economic and political ruin: The econo...

  • August 18, 2007

    Iraq Troop Drawdown Likely Next Year

    The Administration is planning on a gradual withdrawal of combat troops from Iraq but at levels and at a speed far below that desired by Congressional Democrats: The White House plans to use a report next month assessing progress in Iraq to outline...

  • August 18, 2007

    Report: Don't Neglect Homegrown Jihadists

    A report issued by the New York police highlights the possibility that homegrown, unassimilated Muslims are vulnerable to the siren call of terrorism: Understanding how seemingly ordinary people become radicalized and hatch homegrown terror plots i...

  • August 18, 2007

    Hijackers Surrender in Turkey

    Two men who hijacked a Turkish airplane shortly after takeoff have surrendered with no harm to the passengers according to authorities: Two men who hijacked a Turkish passenger plane in an apparent protest against the U.S. surrendered to authoritie...

  • August 18, 2007

    Hurricane Dean May Threaten US Gulf Coast (Updated 8/19)

    Packing winds in excess of 150 MPH, Hurricane Dean is bearing down on Jamaica and may side swipe the Cayman Islands in the Caribbean. After that, forecasters are worried that the storm may hit the Gulf Coast of Texas sometime on Wednesday. Texas is...

  • August 17, 2007

    Padilla Guilty on All Charges

    Jose Padilla, a man the government said was an al-Qaeda wannabe was found guilty on three counts of terrorism conspiracy charges yesterday: The government’s chief evidence was a faded application form that prosecutors said Mr. Padilla, 36, fi...

  • August 17, 2007

    Padilla II: The Times Speaks Out

    The New York Times is not very happy today. While they profess to be glad that "a would-be terrorist" is going to jail, this venomous editorial on the Padilla case darkly suggests that the Bush Administration rode roughshod over the Consti...

  • August 17, 2007

    Stocks Surge on Fed Action

    The Federal Reserve has cut one of its prime discount rates in order to make it easier for banks to get direct loans: The Federal Reserve approved a half-percentage point cut in its discount rate on loans to banks Friday, a dramatic move designed to ...

  • August 17, 2007

    More Jaw Dropping Hypocrisy from Edwards

    Ed Lasky gives us this story about John Edwards and the continuing disconnect between his class warfare rhetoric, skewering the rich for practices he himself takes part in: As a presidential candidate, Democrat John Edwards has regularly attacked s...

  • August 17, 2007

    Bank Panic Hits Countrywide

    The largest mortgage lender in the country, Countrywide Financial, is experiencing something that hasn't been seen since at least the Savings and Loan scandals of the early 80's and perhaps not since the depression; a panic by customers that is causi...

  • August 17, 2007

    'Sorry we ate your forefathers'

    What's next? Italy apologizing for crushing the Carthaginians? Spain apologizing for invading the Netherlands? THE descendants of Papua New Guinea cannibals who killed and ate four Fijian missionaries in 1878 have apologised. Fiji's High Commissi...

  • August 16, 2007

    Has Fred Thompson Waited Too Long?

    Some people are asking if Fred Thompson hasn't waited too long to enter the race for the Republican nomination.: Fred Thompson had his chance to make a splashy entrance into the race. In fact, he has had many chances to do something to impress poli...

  • August 16, 2007

    We're all Allah's Children (updated)

    From our "Shock and Awe" files comes this rather curious statement from a Dutch Cardinal: A Roman Catholic Bishop in the Netherlands has proposed people of all faiths refer to God as Allah to foster understanding, stoking an already heated ...

  • August 16, 2007

    Big Political Changes Coming to Iraq?

    It could be hype in advance of the crisis meeting being held later this week that gathers leaders from all over Iraq to discuss the failing Iraqi government of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. But something absolutely must be done to get the nation ba...

  • August 15, 2007

    AP Gives an Assist to Obama

    In one of the more curious episodes of media bias to come to light recently, the Associated Press ran a "Fact Check" article on a statement made by Democratic Presidential candidate Barack Obama in which the Illinois Senator seemed to accus...

  • August 15, 2007

    Hugo Chavez: President for Life?

    Leave it to Hugo Chavez to prove every nasty thing anyone ever said about him is true.Experts have been predicting for years that Chavez would find a way to stay in power indefinitely. His apologists denigrated that notion, praising him for his visio...

  • August 15, 2007

    Will Petreaus Call For a 'Pullback?'

    The Los Angeles Times is telling us this morning that in his report to be given next month before Congress, Iraq Commander General David Petreaus will recommend a "pullback" of US forces from areas that have been sufficiently cleared of te...

  • August 15, 2007

    Immigration Agents Selling Out America To Terrorists

    I honestly don't know which is worse; US Citizenship and Immigration Services employees assisting Islamic extremists in obtaining fraudulent visas or the fact that the USCIS doesn't have the resources to investigate them: A criminal investigations...

  • August 14, 2007

    A Straw In The Wind

    It is an axiom in politics that "Winning is better than losing." That obvious conclusion can be deceptive in certain circumstances - such as when finishing second or third is just as good as winning. Or not playing the game at all is as goo...

  • August 14, 2007

    Report: US Forces Poised to Strike Bases in Pakistan

    Via the Asia Times, we learn that President Musharraf of Pakistan may have given the green light to US forces to attack Taliban bases in the Northwest Frontier Provinces where Pakistan has recently been confronting the Islamic radicals: The ongoing...

  • August 14, 2007

    Der Spiegel Wakes Up

    One of the most anti-American publications in the world, Germany's Der Spiegel , seems to have discovered that progress is being made in Iraq: Since June, Ramadi residents have only known the war from televison. Indeed, US military officials at the...

  • August 14, 2007

    Tears and Jeers For Rove

    The media has been in a feeding frenzy over the last 24 hours, ever since Karl Rove announced that he was leaving the White House at the end of the month. One thing is sure; there is not a lack of opinions on Rove's impact, his character, or the job...

  • August 13, 2007

    Farewell, Karl Rove

    The left's favorite punching bag is headed off into the sunset. Karl Rove is leaving the White House at the end of August. Why? He wants to spend more time with his family: Mr. Rove, who has held a senior post in the White House since President Bu...

  • August 13, 2007

    Ames Fallout Claims a Candidate

    The results of the Ames straw poll last Saturday have led to one of the candidates throwing in the towel and dropping out of the race. Former Wisconsin governor Tommy Thompson finished far back in the pack, garnering around 6% of the vote. Promising...

  • August 13, 2007

    War on Terror in the Philippines

    StrategyPage.com is reporting on some fierce fighting occurring on two islands in the southern Philippines involving two Muslim separatist organizations: On Jolo and Basilan islands in the south, police and troops searched for weapons and Islamic te...

  • August 13, 2007

    Liberal Profs Give More to Politics than Exxon

    Ed Lasky gives us a shocker to help wake us up this morning. He points to this piece in the Phi Beta Con blog at National Review by David French that highlights a study done which shows that academics give more money to political candidates than big...

  • August 13, 2007

    GOP To Do YouTube

    For better or worse, Republican presidential candidates will appear at a rescheduled YouTube debate to be held November 28th. The GOP backed out of the debate originally scheduled for September due to scheduling conflicts and the sense that the form...

  • August 13, 2007

    Rove II: Reaction from Right and Left

    We don't generally make a habit of doing a roundup of reaction on a particular story. But the news of Karl Rove's resignation is a special case in that he elicited such intense feelings on both the right and the left that I thought it would be instru...

  • August 12, 2007

    It's Romney in Iowa

    Mitt Romney walked away with the top spot at the Ames Straw Poll held on the campus of Iowa State University. The win boosted the former Massachusetts governor’s standing as the party’s frontrunner in Iowa, although attendance at this f...

  • August 12, 2007

    Shocking Revelations of Liberal Bias at BBC - NOT

    From our "Least Surprising Revelation of the Year" files comes the story of a former BBC executive who comes clean about the incredible liberal bias that has colored BBC programming for years. It is of particular interest to me because for ...

  • August 12, 2007

    Two Korean Hostages to be released by Taliban

    In a hopeful sign for the 21 South Korean hostages being held by the Taliban in Afghanistan, the terroist groups has agreed to release two of their hostages who apparently are sick: Qari Yousef Ahmadi, the Taliban spokesman, said the two South Korea...

  • August 12, 2007

    Kos Being 'Mainstreamed' by Liberal Media

    The mainstreaming of Markos Moulitsas Zúniga ("Kos") continued apace as the blogger/political activist showed up on the grand old dame of Sunday morning news shows, Meet the Press. After declaring last week that the far left liberal ...

  • August 11, 2007

    Reuel Marc Gerecht on Obama

    In today's Weekly Standard, Reuel Marc Gerecht has an article showing Senator Obama to be something of an empty suit when it comes to foreign policy: But its bellicosity aside, Obama's speech, if seen through Middle Eastern eyes, leaves one dumbstr...

  • August 11, 2007

    Ethanol Follies

    There are few better examples today of special interest pork than the government's ethanol policies. Born out of a desire to raise the price of corn for Midwestern farmers by subsidizing the growing of the commodity specifically for ethanol,, the fue...

  • August 11, 2007

    Draft Talk and Other Silliness

    Just who is this fellow General Douglas Lute and where does he get off talking about a draft? Lute is the so-called "War Czar" for the White House on Iraq and Afghanistan and has not been heard from much at all since his Senate confirmatio...

  • August 11, 2007

    Dirty Bomb Plot in New York City?

    Details are sketchy. But the city has taken some extra precautions against a radiological device being detonated by setting up checkpoints and employing sensors: Vehicle checkpoints and other counterterrorism precautions are continuing in New York ...

  • August 10, 2007

    Krauthammer on Beauchamp

    Charles Krauthammer has a terrific column on military fabulist Scott Beauchamp and the dishonesty of the New Republic. A sample: Amid these conflicting claims, one issue is not in dispute. When the New Republic did its initial investigation, it ad...

  • August 10, 2007

    Just What We Need: Another 9/11

    There are some people in America who believe that we need another 9/11 to unify us and drive away the rancorous partisan demons that bedevil our politics. Philadelphia Daily News columnist Stu Bykofsky is only the latest to broach the idea: ONE MO...

  • August 10, 2007

    Kristol Back From Iraq

    Bill Kristol has a must read piece in Time Magazine about his trip to Iraq and his impressions of what is happening on the ground there: Before going to Iraq, I didn't fully appreciate all the things our military leaders are doing there. Obviousl...

  • August 10, 2007

    Sowell: Blame Pols for Sub-Prime Crisis

    Leave it to Thomas Sowell, the brilliant economist and conservative thinker, to show us why the housing market is collapsing and why the sub-prime mortgage industry is in crisis: Attractive and heady phrases like "open space," "smart...

  • August 10, 2007

    The US-Iran War Continues

    Even if you've been following the news closely, you'd never know it but the United States of America and the Islamic Republic of Iran have been at war for months. This sobering dispatch from embed Bill Roggio clearly shows one of the enemies we are...

  • August 9, 2007

    Harry 'The Surge Has Failed' Reid Facing Dem Revolt On Iraq

    You know that things are going better in Iraq when even the Democrats begin to acknowledge it. One senator said U.S. troops are routing out al-Qaida in parts of Iraq. Another insisted President Bush's plan to increase troops has caused tactical mom...

  • August 9, 2007

    CAIR Part of Radical Group Allied With Palestinians

    It would seem that the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) has some explaining to do.The FBI is reporting that CAIR has close ties to the radical Islamist group The Muslim Brotherhood and has been identified as part of their Palestinian Comm...

  • August 9, 2007

    Kos Ally Fined $30,000 for Illegal Stock Touting

    Matt Drudge is reporting that Jerome Armstrong, who co-authored a book with Markos Moulitsis of Daily Kos, has been fined nearly $30,000 for illegal stock touting. If that is all there was to this story, you could simply chalk it up as one more exam...

  • August 9, 2007

    Congressman calls for Hearings on Islamic-Mexican Drug Gang Connections

    Representative Ed Royce (R-CA) is calling on Congress to investigate the ties between Islamic terrorists and Mexican drug gangs revelaed in a report by the Drug Enforcement Agency in yesterday's Washington Times. A ranking House Republican yesterday ...

  • August 9, 2007

    South Korean Hostages: Day 21

    Remember the 21 South Korean hostages who were taken by the Taliban 21 days ago? There used to be 23 hostages but the Taliban executed two of the male prisoners days ago. There are still 18 women and 3 men being held while the Afghanistan government...

  • August 8, 2007

    New Report Calls for Long Term Commitment in Iraq

    As a counterpoint to the recent New York Times Op-Ed by Michael O'Hanlon and Kenneth Pollack that showed the way to "sustainable stability" in Iraq as a means to achieve victory, Anthony Cordesman of the Center for Strategic and Internation...

  • August 8, 2007

    Media Picks Up On Beauchamp Caper

    Both the Washington Post and the New York Times are reporting on the Scott Beauchamp fables. Beauchamp is The New Republic diarist whose blood curdling stories of American military atrocities in Iraq he wrote about in the magazine he has now recante...

  • August 8, 2007

    Here We Go Again

    According to The Hill, the CIA is ready to declassify an internal report on the agency's performance in the months leading up to 9/11. The CIA has been ordered to release by Labor Day a declassified summary of an internal report on the agency...

  • August 7, 2007

    Farewell and Adieu Scott Beauchamp

    Scott Beauchamp has just become the answer to a trivia question: Which military fabulist who wrote anti-military smears for The New Republic was exposed by the Army and conservative bloggers? THE WEEKLY STANDARD has learned from a military source c...

  • August 7, 2007

    Big Labor Says Jump: Will Hillary Ask 'How High?'

    Senator Hillary Clinton brought her campaign to Chicago today to speak at a candidate forum sponsored by the AFL-CIO. Big Labor is sizing up the candidates in order to aid them in the decision on who they should endorse among the Democrats for Presid...

  • August 7, 2007

    Good Economic News is No News to the MSM

    Remember the screaming headlines from last Friday? "Big Drop in Dow!" What happened on Monday to those headlines when the market recovered and even exceeded what was lost on Friday? A pronounced example of how bad news is news and good ne...

  • August 6, 2007

    Barone Says Opinion "Shifting" on War

    Michael Barone, one of the shrewdest and most knowledgable observers of American politics believes that the Op-Ed in last week's New York Times by Michael O'Hanlon and Ken Pollack may have begun to alter the perception of what is going on in Iraq amo...

  • August 6, 2007

    Is al-Qaeda on the loose in US?

    The arrests by British police in the "Doctor's Plot" has yeilded some interesting - and alarming - intelligence about al Qaeda in America. E-mail addresses for American individuals were found on the same password-protected e-mail chains u...

  • August 6, 2007

    YKos Attendees Lacked Diversity

    As someone who attended the YearlyKos conference here in Chicago last weekend, I made the observation this morning that the event seemed a little "white" to me: There were definitely more people of color than there would be at a conservati...

  • August 5, 2007

    Obama: An Agent of "Change" in Foreign Policy

    A memo from Samantha Power, one of Senator Barak Obama's foreign policy advisor claims that the Illinois Senator is a true agent of change for American foreign policy and that "conventional wisdom" on the part of the Washington establishmen...

  • August 2, 2007

    Fred Thompson on Judge Southwick

    Fred Thompson has come out four square in favor of confirming Judge Leslie Southwick to the Court of Appeals 5th Circuit. While it really doesn't come as a surprise, the passion with which Thompson backs Southwick as well as his clear desire to appo...

  • August 1, 2007

    Beating the Heat

    As our young men and women spend the next month sweating in the 130 degree heat of a Baghdad summer, risking their lives to build a better future for the Iraqi people, the elected representatives of the people of Iraq - men who will have a hand in ru...

  • August 1, 2007

    Is Daily Kos Really A 'Hate Site'?

    Bill O'Reilly thinks so. So does Investors Business Daily . And Democratic leaders who spurned an invitation to speak at the moderate Democratic Leadership Council last weekend who cozy up to the likes of Kos and other denizens of the netroots should...

  • August 1, 2007

    Gutting Good Will

    The Senate Appropriations Committee has gutted a $3 billion request by the Bush Administration to fund one of the few foreign aid programs worth investing in: The Millennium Challenge Corp. is grown-up foreign aid. Under this three-year-old program...

  • August 1, 2007

    Consumer Confidence Soars in July

    You may notice that the Democrats aren't talking much about the economy these days. That's because unemployment is near record lows, interest rates are stable and may start falling again soon. Inflation seems not to be much affected by the rise in oi...

  • August 1, 2007

    Russians Will Claim North Pole For Moscow

    Will Santa Claus be forced to learn Russian? Isn't global warming about to claim the North Pole as one of its victims? What about the polar bears? Will they be drafted into Putin's army? No word from Moscow on answers to any of these pressing questio...

  • July 31, 2007

    Vanity Fair Savages Judith Giuliani

    In a vicious piece scheduled to hit newstands next month, Vanity Fair magazine tries to smear GOP frontrunner Rudy Giuliani's wife by portraying her as an "opportunistic, puppy-killing homewrecker:" The profile by Judy Bachrach begins with...

  • July 31, 2007

    Defender of Pork in Trouble with the FBI

    Senator Ted Stevens (R-AK), the longest serving Republican Senator in history, had his Girdwood home searched yesterday by the IRS and the FBI. Stevens is in hot water over his dealings with Bill Allen, former CEO of Veco Corporation, an energy serv...

  • July 30, 2007

    Oh! You Mean THAT Hitler

    A reader emails us the following: So waiting for the Dolphin swim at Discovery Cove in Orlando, my daughter Nikki and I were seated with a Brit family--mom, daughter and son. After small talk about the great value of the pound vs the dollar...

  • July 30, 2007

    A Kinder, Gentler, Hamas

    If you thought that the thugs and terrorists of Hamas were nothing but mindless, brutish, Jew-hating killers, the Washington Post wants you to know how very wrong you are. Indeed, I'll bet you didn't know that when they put their minds to it, these ...

  • July 30, 2007

    The Great Koran Flush Caper

    Keeping the world safe from Koran flushers is no easy job. The desperate criminals who partake in the practice must be hunted down like animals, clapped in irons, and thrown in the pokey for their transgressions. Free speech you say? Not when there...

  • July 28, 2007

    John Edwards: Too Paranoid to be President

    Trailing Hillary Clinton and Barak Obama badly in the polls, John Edwards is getting desperate. In fact, the only way to describe this speech in Iowa yesterday made by the Senator is a full blown panic attack. Edwards believes that the reason late ...

  • July 27, 2007

    Rudy Would Benefit From McCain Collapse

    With John McCain's "straight talk express" off the tracks and headed over a cliff, questions have surfaced about who most would benefit by a McCain collapse. According to this new Hotline poll, Rudy would come out the big winner if McCai...

  • July 27, 2007

    Rotten ACORN

    In what is being called the "worst case of voter registration fraud in Washington state history," 7 employees of the liberal advocacy group ACORN have been charged with filling out fake voter registration forms: King and Pierce County pros...

  • July 27, 2007

    GOP To Duck YouTube Debate?

    Some Republican candidates for President are getting cold feet about showing up at the next YouTube debate scheduled for September. The prospect of ordinary voters asking them tough questions - questions that are not screened as they are at all the...

  • July 27, 2007

    White House Conference Call on Executive Privilege

    Early this afternoon, I participated in a blogger conference call with a high level Administration official who briefed us about the White House position on Executive Privilege and related matters, including the contempt citations issued last Wednesd...

  • July 26, 2007

    Scott Thomas Revealed (updated)

    Scott Thomas came out of the closet today. His real name is Scott Thomas Beauchamp and he's serving with Alpha Company, 1/18 Infantry, Second Brigade Combat Team, First Infantry Division in Iraq: It’s been maddening, to say the least, to see th...

  • July 26, 2007

    BBC: Bush's Grandfather Planned White House Coup

    Here's an excellent illustration of how the left practices "journalism:" A BBC Radio 4 investigation sheds new light on a major subject that has received little historical attention, the conspiracy on behalf of a group of influential power...

  • July 25, 2007

    Dirty Politics in Albany

    As political scandals go, the matter involving two of Governor Elliot Spitzer's top aides in crafting a plan to smear state Senate Majority Leader Joseph L. Bruno doesn't rate very highly on the political dirt-o-meter. No laws were apparently broken....

  • July 25, 2007

    Say Cheeeeeese....

    Just what will those terrorists think of next? After downplaying the idea for years that terrorists in America were practicing "dry runs" of hijacking operations, the feds have just issued a warning to airports to be on the lookout for terr...

  • July 25, 2007

    Taliban Execute Hostage

    The bullet riddled body of one of the 23 South Koreans being held hostage by the Taliban has been found by Afghan government forces: The bullet-riddled body of a South Korean hostage was found by police Wednesday in central Afghanistan after a purp...

  • July 24, 2007

    UNIFIL and their Hezb'allah Security Blanket

    Beset by al-Qaeda backed terrorists who are targeting United Nations troops in Lebanon, the guys in the robins egg blue helmets are turning to the terrorists in Hezb'allah to protect them from the terrorists inspired by Osama Bin Laden: The growing...

  • July 24, 2007

    The Left's Flip on the Evil of Genocide

    In one of the more bizarre signs that the Democrat's position on a precipitous withdrawal from Iraq is grounded in little more than political expediency and not the national interest, Jonah Goldberg in the Los Angeles Times highlights the left's 180 ...

  • July 24, 2007

    Why The Democrats are Ducking Fox News

    If there was any question as to why the Democrats were refusing to hold a debate sponsored by Fox News, last night's broadcast of the YouTube debate on CNN should be self explanatory. Many of the questions chosen among thousands of YouTube submissio...

  • July 24, 2007

    New York Times Covering the Scott Thomas Saga

    The New York Times has a story today about The New Republic's continuing efforts to verify the stories told by Scott Thomas, the anonymous "Baghdad Diarist" whose stories of American GI's bad behavior have been called into question by a va...

  • July 23, 2007

    No Words

    From the website that gave us the liberal rallying cry of the Iraq War comes a post so defamatory, so outrageous in its overgeneralization and calumnious inferences regarding the United States military that the proprietor of the site took the offendi...

  • July 23, 2007

    Hillary Retains Wide Lead Over Obama

    In almost all categories measured in this most recent Washington Post-ABC News poll , Hillary Clinton retains a large lead over her closest rival for the Democratic nomination Senator Barak Obama. Overall, her lead remains steady at 45%-30% among el...

  • July 23, 2007

    Obama "Walks the Walk" on Supporting Illegal Immigration

    Appearing in Miami before La Raza, the largest Hispanic lobbying group in the country, Senator Barak Obama touted his credentials as a supporter of illegal immigration: Sen. Barack Obama told the nation's largest Hispanic advocacy group yesterday th...

  • July 23, 2007

    Irony Piled On Top Of Absurdity

    The abuse of human rights by the Iranian regime is well documented and has been accepted as fact by most people. But at an informal hearing today in the Rayburn House office building where Iranian human rights figures will gather to give testimony a...

  • July 20, 2007

    Cheney=Ahmadinejad: Update

    Following up on our story yesterday about the article comparing Cheney to Iran's thuggish President Ahmadinejad by Nicolas Kristoff, Davi Bernstein of Commentary Magazine takes the New York Times clueless columnist to the woodshed for a well deserved...

  • July 20, 2007

    John Edwards: A Liability to Ending Poverty

    John Edwards is quite the poverty warrior these days. The man who lives in the $29 million mansion and luxuriates in getting $400 haircuts might be forgiven his hypocrisy if, as this article in the New York Post points out, he hadn't become the riche...

  • July 20, 2007

    Those Cuddly, Fuzzy Terrorists

    What is it about American academics and their inability to recognize evil? Augustus Richard Norton was one of the experts relied on by the Baker-Hamilton Commission and who gives us a rather different look at the Iranian backed terrorist group Hezb...

  • July 19, 2007

    Lebanon Besieged by Iran-Syria Axis

    Shocking information has come to light about the al Qaeda-inspired terrorist group Fatah al-Islam, which has been battling the Lebanese army inside the Palestinian refugee camp Nahr al-Bared for nearly 2 months. Ahmed Merie, a Lebanese citizen, testi...

  • July 19, 2007

    Bush=Hitler. But Does Cheney=Ahmadinejad?

    Smearing a politician is just too easy these days. It used to be that journalists had certain standards, that comparing a politician to Josef Stalin or Hitler or to any mass murdering thug just wasn't done. It was seen even by partisans as unfair. ...

  • July 19, 2007

    Obama and His Socialist Agenda

    We all knew that Barak Obama was liberal. But just how devoted he is to the nanny state has been a pretty well kept secret by both the Senator and his campaign. In fact, if you read most mainstream media accounts of where the Senator stands on a hos...

  • July 18, 2007

    "Take the Gun. Leave the Cannolis."

    Don Harry Reid went to the mattresses last night in his war against GOP "obstructionism." Just what the GOP was obstructing became clear when the Don penned a missive to his soldiers to rally them: Those 160,000 troops are heroes. Every ...

  • July 18, 2007

    WaPo Looks at Rudy, Sees Nixon

    It shouldn't surprise us that whenever the Washington Post looks at a Republican,they see the face of Richard Nixon staring back at them. No newspaper was more identified with Nixon's downfall so it should come as no surprise that when looking at Rud...

  • July 18, 2007

    Important Leader of Islamic State Of Iraq Captured

    An important member of the terrorist umbrella group Islamic State of Iraq has been captured by American forces: The U.S. command said Wednesday the highest-ranking Iraqi in the leadership of al-Qaida in Iraq has been arrested, adding that informatio...

  • July 17, 2007

    Another Major Offensive Against Al-Qaeda In Iraq

    Intrepid war reporter Bill Roggio is reporting a major offensive against al-Qaeda involving several brigades of Americans and Iraqis aimed at hitting the terrorists in Babil: Coalition and Iraqi forces have launched a major offensive in the town of J...

  • July 17, 2007

    Pay No Attention To Those Mullahs Behind The Curtain...

    Ah, Conventional Wisdom. If there's one thing Washington loves it's CW. That's because if you subscribe to CW, you don't have to think very hard which for both politicians and pundits, is a state of being much to be desired. There's only one problem ...

  • July 17, 2007

    Politico tries to "Feminize" Romney

    John Edwards and his $500 haircuts are a perfect metaphor for the Senator's hypocrisy about "two Americas" and his populist soak the rich campaign. It has probably damaged Edwards more than any single issue or event during his entire campai...

  • July 17, 2007

    Musharraf Goes To War

    Pakistan's embattled President Pervez Musharraf has decided to take the bull by the horns and start regaining some control over the lawless, terrorist infested tribal areas in the north. He has sent thousands of troops into the area to battle extremi...

  • July 16, 2007

    Thompson and the Religious Right

    According to US News and World Report, Fred Thompson's "front porch" campaign for President has recently been reaching out to gather support from a group that any Republican will need to gain the nomination; the Christian right: For months,...

  • July 16, 2007

    With Friends Like These...

    The involvement of Syria and Iran in aiding and abetting those fighting US troops in Iraq has been well documented for a number of years. But if this report in the Los Angeles Times is true, we may want to sit down with King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia ...

  • July 16, 2007

    Haven't These Guys Heard Of Air Conditioning?

    As far as public relations go, the government of Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has a lot to learn. The Iraqi parliament has decided to take the entire month of August off. The stated reason is that Baghdad can get kind of steamy during the sum...

  • July 16, 2007

    The Arrogance of Malloch Brown

    One of new British Prime Minister Gordon Brown's more puzzling appointments has been former United Nations Deputy Secretary General Mark Malloch Brown to hold the Asia, Africa, and United Nation's portfolios. You may recall Mr. Malloch Brown's stirri...

  • July 15, 2007

    "Gorgeous George" Suspended From Parliament

    From our "It Couldn't Happen To A Nicer Guy" Department, George Galloway, the British MP whose nauseating defense of Saddam Hussein and virulent opposition to the Iraq War has made him a controversial figure on both sides of the Atlantic, w...

  • July 15, 2007

    Below The Radar, Afghanistan Is Sinking

    The news from Afghanistan is grim and getting grimmer according to Britain's most senior generals: Britain's most senior generals have issued a blunt warning to Downing Street that the military campaign in Afghanistan is facing a catastrophic failure...

  • July 15, 2007

    Race and Diversity: Surprise!

    The New York Times reports that the San Francisco school system has learned a painful lesson about wealth-based efforts at achieving diversity; it doesn't work: San Francisco began considering factors like family income, instead of race, in school as...

  • July 14, 2007

    Lebanese Dialogue Underway In Paris

    Naharnet is reporting on talks between Lebanese factions being hosted by President Nicolas Sarkozy's government outside of Paris: Lebanon's political factions including the pro-Syrian opposition Hizbullah on Saturday began two days of talks in France...

  • July 14, 2007

    Iran Arrests 14 Squirrels For Spying

    Via Memorandum, Ynet has the exciting espionage story of some highly trained, stealthy rodents who were caught entering Iranian territory. Or maybe they were left wing squirrels and only wanted to surrender: Iranian intelligence operatives recently d...

  • June 8, 2007

    The Right Lessons To Learn From Viet Nam

    Peter Rodman, one of the architects of our  military and political policy in Iraq and William Shawcross, liberal hawk now branded traitor by the left for his support of the Iraq War, have written what I believe to be an extremely important ...

  • May 31, 2007

    Obama Enters National Health Care Bidding War

    I'll say this much for the Democratic candidates for President: At least they're trying to address the health care issue.And to give you an idea of why the Republicans will probably lose the presidency in 2008, I perused the sites of the top 3 conten...

  • May 23, 2007

    The Hand of Syria Seen in Lebanese Violence

    The worried eyes of the western world are turned toward Lebanon as the under-trained and under-equipped Lebanese army does battle with the Palestinian terrorist group known as Fatah al-Islam, in and around the Nahr el-Bared refugee camp just outside ...

  • May 16, 2007

    Congressional Earmarks and Duke Cunningham

    The Wrong Stuff: A ReviewDisclaimer: One of the authors of this book, Jerry Kammer, is an old friend of the family. It was he who sent me a free copy of the book to review.It is "the biggest case of Congressional corruption ever documented....

  • May 4, 2007

    Will Lebanon Get Lost in the US-Syrian Shuffle?

    Secretary of State Condi Rice's meeting with Syrian Foreign Minister Waleed Moallem - the first high level contact between Syria and the US in more than 2 years - may be a significant step on the road to better relations between the two countries. At...

  • April 26, 2007

    The Trouble with Harry

    If I were George Bush right about now, I'd wrap my arms around Harry Reid and give him a great big kiss on the cheek. And I might even consider sending Speaker Pelosi a dozen roses, thanking her for playing her part to perfection in this Democratic P...

  • March 21, 2007

    Politicizing Science

    I’ve followed along these last few years as case after case of the White House politicizing global warming data has come to light. And I’ve also written of other cases where religion and religious beliefs have colored the science that the...

  • March 10, 2007

    Not Quite Ready to Dance the Dabke in Lebanon

    The traditional folk dance of Lebanon is called the Dabke, or literally "stomping of the feet" - a descriptive that refers to the communal nature of the dance and the fact that it is most often performed at joyous occasions like weddings. A...

  • February 10, 2007

    Stranger than Fiction: Does 24 Inspire Real Life Torture?

    I have called Jack Bauer a thug, someone who would be in jail if he weren't out saving the country every week. And yet the fact that Jack seems to be remarkably untroubled by the methods he uses to battle the terrorists has always been one of his mor...

  • January 25, 2007

    Lebanon Inches Toward the Precipice

    In what is being referred to by pro-government forces as an attempted coup, Hezb'allah and their allies in the opposition took to the streets on Tuesday in what was billed as a "General Strike" in order to force the government of Leban...

  • January 14, 2007

    Descent into Hell

    Abandon all hope, ye who enter here!"(Inscription above the Gates of Hell from Dante's Inferno)Tonight, 16 million TV viewers will make themselves as comfortable as possible on the edge of their seats as Fox Network's pulse-pounding actione...

  • January 4, 2007

    Ellison and the Oath: A Matter of Faith

    What do you get when you throw a stick of dynamite into a room full of nitroglycerine?Let me rephrase that: What do you get when religion, politics, and powerful symbols of American tradition all intersect to form a combination of controversy and con...

  • December 9, 2006

    Democrats Hanging Tough in Lebanon

    Despite being under enormous pressure, the March 14th Forces and Prime Minister Siniora are continuing to resist calls for their resignations and the formation of a Hezb'allah dominated "National Unity Government. Clashes in the streets between ...

  • November 14, 2006

    Hezb'allah's End Game in Lebanon Taking Shape

    With the resignation of 5 Hezb'allah and Amal cabinet ministers following the breakdown of the National Dialogue talks last weekend, the tiny nation of Lebanon may be on a downward spiral toward civil strife or worse — a wave of violence that w...

  • October 31, 2006

    While Iraq Bleeds Pakistan Seethes

    While the bloody, ongoing drama in Iraq continues to occupy the attention of most Americans, events in Pakistan threaten to upset the delicate balancing act that President Pervez Musharraf has been forced to perform with more conservative, anti...

  • October 19, 2006

    Are Pre Mortem "Reynoldistas" Sabotaging the GOP?

    In this, the season of Republican discontent, the various tribes that make up the GOP have been slapping on their war paint and dancing the war dance while getting ready for the big day. No, not election day. The real fun begins the day after the vot...

  • October 7, 2006

    Musharraf and Pakistan Slipping Toward Disaster

    All was peaches and cream late last month when President Bush sat down with President Pervez Musharraf of Pakistan and President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan to discuss the situation in Afghanistan, as well as efforts by Musharraf to help the United S...

  • September 19, 2006

    The Pope's Dilemma

    Since his election to the papacy in April of 2005, Pope Benedict has bent over backwards in an effort to assuage the concerns of Muslims over issues that place them in conflict with the west. It is therefore something of a surprise that he would know...

  • September 11, 2006

    The Tears No Longer Come

    On this 5th anniversary of the attacks on September 11, 2001, we Americans are engaged in the helpful process of taking stock, carefully toting up the pluses and minuses in our imaginary ledgers of where we are as a nation. Perhaps we even take some ...

  • September 10, 2006

    9/10: A Definitional Day for the Left

    Tomorrow, while much of the country pauses to remember the victims of 9/11 on the five year anniversary of that horrible day, it will occur to many of us what those attacks signified: the day that the United States awoke from its decades—long s...

  • September 7, 2006

    Musharraf's Deal with the Devil

    The agreement announced yesterday between the Pakistani government and representatives of the Taliban Council in North Waziristan appears on the surface to be an equitable arrangement that addresses the serious problems of Taliban and al—Qaeda ...

  • August 24, 2006

    CIA Versus White House

    If anyone ever thought the war between the White House and the CIA boiled down to some kind of senseless, meaningless bureaucratic squabble with no real consequences for the future of our security, think again. The partisanship, the ideological confl...

  • August 9, 2006

    A Hinge of History

    As I recline in my virtual hammock this lovely Midwestern midsummer's day, feeling the warm, gentle breezes as they waft across my face ('God's air conditioning' we call it out here), my thoughts turn to the currents and eddies of history that are ch...

  • August 3, 2006

    Bush and Israel: Shoulder to Shoulder, Hip to Hip

    Stubborn or courageous? Calculating or clueless? Smart or dumb? Historians will have a tough time trying to define George Bush. At least the honest historians will. And by honest, I mean those who will make an effort to glean the truth from the avala...

  • July 21, 2006

    Lebanon's Agony

    When Hezbollah launched their unprovoked attack on the Jewish State 9 days ago from southern Lebanon, they very well may have destroyed any hope for democracy to take root in the tiny country for the foreseeable future. Responding as they felt they m...

  • July 12, 2006

    Enjoying the Academic Freedom to be an Idiot

    Is this a great country or what? Where else can a lecturer with marginal credentials, deep paranoia, and a self righteous streak a mile wide, play upon a gullible press eager for controversy to become an instant celebrity and a recognized 'expert' on...

  • July 6, 2006

    A Small Detour on Our Road to Dictatorship

    Many on the left tell us that our republic is held in thrall by a mass—murdering dictator. He regularly tramples on our constitutional guarantees of privacy. He flouts the law at his pleasure. With a crack of his whip, he bids his minions ...

  • June 23, 2006

    The New Media is Starting to Look Old

    There are many observers of the New Media who believe that blogs or other on—line communities will one day replace the mainstream media as the best way to transmit news and information to the American public. The rationale behind this revolutio...

  • June 14, 2006

    A Grand Old Flag

    It was the first day at the Battle of Gettysburg and things were not going well for Abe Lincoln's boys in blue. Robert E. Lee's Johnny Rebs had arrived on the battlefield almost behind General Oliver Otis Howard's 11th Corps which panicked the 'Dutch...

  • June 9, 2006

    Spinning Their Way to Defeat

    The first reaction that most Americans had to news that the Jordanian born terrorist Abu Musab al Zarqawi was killed in a precision bombing raid by the United States Air Force yesterday was one of elation mixed with a grim satisfaction that a huge ob...

  • May 19, 2006

    Hamstringing Intelligence

    The hearings to confirm General Michael Hayden as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency have had some unintentional effects. The culpability of Congress in what almost all observers agree is the dysfunctional nature of our intelligence communit...

  • May 11, 2006

    Take Off the 9/11 Tinfoil Hats

    One of the many eye—popping statements made by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in his letter to the President was a curious passage about 9/11 that has gone largely unnoticed by the press: September eleven was not a simple operation. Cou...

  • April 29, 2006

    United 93: a Review

    There is a moment in the film United 93 where director Paul Greengrass takes a small step backward from the unrelenting intimate universe into which he has boldly thrust the audience and allows a glimmer of the larger truth of September 11 to be reve...

  • April 24, 2006

    Defend Dissent by Punishing the Leakers

    Like a bad penny, we just can't seem to rid ourselves of the irksome presence of John Kerry. Ostensibly still a Senator (although you'd be hard pressed to come up with anything noteworthy the former Presidential candidate has ever done in that august...

  • April 10, 2006

    Missing the Big Story: The CIA's War with the White House

    Did the lead editorial in yesterday's Washington Post that defended the President's authorizing the declassification of a secret NIE report on Iraq WMD misstate the facts surrounding the Administration's handling of pre—war intelligence? The en...

  • April 4, 2006

    Dreams and Myths: Hollywood and 9/11

    Coming soon to a theater near you — whether you're ready or not — will be the first mass market attempt by Hollywood to insert the tragedy of 9/11 into the American narrative. United 93, a Universal Studios project set to open April 28, t...

  • March 24, 2006

    Ben Domenech Must Resign

    It appeared to be the beginning of something new and exciting for the mainstream press. The Washington Post hired a conservative blogger ostensibly to give the view from the right on issues covered by the paper's news department. The Post has proven ...

  • March 13, 2006

    Getting America Right: A Review

    When it comes to diagnosing what's wrong with America and offering solutions on how to cure what ails us, there is no shortage of thoughtful, sincere opinions, on both the right and the left, that offer specific courses of action to address the natio...

  • March 9, 2006

    The Myth of Incompetence

    When the history of our times are written a hundred years from now, it is probable that historians will be scratching their heads in puzzlement over contemporary reports regarding the challenges faced by the Bush Administration and how the President'...

  • February 19, 2006

    The left hasn't learned a damned thing from 9/11

    Every once and a while over the last few years, I have come very close to saying to hell with it and tossing George Bush and the Republicans over the side. That's when the left comes to Bush's rescue and proves all over again why even allowing them t...

  • February 16, 2006

    Republican Diversity Encompasses Bush Critics

    There is a new line of attack on Republicans undertaken by the liberal netroots (the term liberals use to describe their on line 'community') that has the online "Reality Based Community" nodding their heads in agreement and patting themselves on the...

  • February 2, 2006

    No Democrat Left Behind

    Watching the President's State of the Union speech one could be forgiven for coming away with the impression only one side of the House chamber was grounded in reality. The contrast between what the President was saying on the podium and the pouting,...

  • January 16, 2006

    Mine eyes have seen the glory

    He was a not a very tall man, standing barely 5' 7', but he was powerfully built. His barrel chest and broad shoulders gave the impression of a man possessed of great strength while his short gait and cat—like movements denoted a man of purpose...

  • January 15, 2006

    Jack Bauer: A Perfect Post 9/11 Hero

    In the weeks and months following the 9/11 attacks, it became fashionable to say that America had changed and that we'd never be the same. In the grossest sense, this idea manifests itself in the realization (by most of us) that we are at war and tha...

  • January 11, 2006

    Comeback Kid Redux

    It may be the most underreported story of the new year. Very quietly and without any fanfare from a biased and hostile press, George Bush has emerged from the dog days of summer and early autumn where his approval ratings sat at a Nixonian 34% in som...

  • December 21, 2005

    Liberty, privacy, and survival in the age of terror

    At what point does a citizen's right to an expectation of privacy end and the compelling interest of government to protect us from disaster begin? To those who pretend the question is an easy one — right or left — a pox on you. This issue...

  • December 13, 2005

    Public Executions: Live and in Color?

    It is perhaps inevitable, following a high profile execution such as the State of California carried out on Tookie Williams, that debate should be re—opened on making executions public events. And while the death penalty issue itself is usually...

  • December 2, 2005

    In Defense of Hillary... Sort of

    If you look very closely, you can see patches of ice forming along the banks of the River Styx. Charon, the ferryman, is seriously contemplating trading in his flat bottomed boat for an ice breaker, while he worries that soon some of the recently dep...

  • November 18, 2005

    The nadir of the war?

    Forgive me my pessimism today. I made the mistake of reading reaction in the mainstream media to Representative John Murtha's (D—PA) tearful tirade against the Iraq War on the floor of the House yesterday. The fact that he said the war was 'unw...

  • November 9, 2005

    What's a president to do?

    Suppose you were president of a country that had been hit by a massive terrorist attack that had killed 3,000 of your fellow citizens. Suppose you had come to the inescapable conclusion that not only were the terrorists to be destroyed for the threat...

  • October 28, 2005

    A pyrrhic victory for opponents of Miers

    The withdrawal of Harriet Miers from her nomination as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States was due in no small part to a tiny, but very influential group of conservative writers and thinkers. They viewed the nomination of the ...

  • October 21, 2005

    Syria and the Hariri conspiracy

    The report  released by the United Nations today that details Syrian involvement in the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri reads like a bad spy novel. It seems unbelievable, but the facts are clear; so many people were ...

  • October 10, 2005

    In George We Trust?

    Watching the conservative coalition slowly unravel over the Miers nomination these past two weeks has been an extraordinarily painful experience. Despite all of the hard slogging work done by activists of various stripes over the past quarter century...

  • September 27, 2005

    A word about loyalty in Wartime

    There is a school of thought that believes the idea of loyalty to one's country is a crass, outmoded concept not worthy of consideration by thinking people. Rather, loyalty, if given at all, should be reserved for nebulous and ethereal entities like ...

  • September 16, 2005

    The greatest political appointee in history

    Much has been made of the fact that the President's appointment of Michael Brown to head up the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) was a matter of pure politics, a plum assignment given to a loyal partisan who was a supposed* college roommate...

  • September 9, 2005

    Dancing on the graves of black people

    For the left, the aftermath of Katrina has proven to be a godsend. In fact, I don't think I've seen them this happy since Hugo Chavez hornswaggled Jimmy Carter into certifying his victory in a recall vote last year. There's just something about commu...

  • September 2, 2005

    Race, Class, and Baloney in the Big Easy

    It certainly didn't take long for the race baiters, class warriors, and economic determinists to heave themselves up from the flood waters that have inundated New Orleans to inform us all of the real tragedy being played out in that tortured city. Mo...

  • August 31, 2005

    The compact of civil society

    Hour by torturous hour, the news grows ever grimmer. An event unlike any other in modern industrialized history is taking place right before our eyes. The stories of individual heroism and mob cowardice are obscuring the real story — a story th...

  • August 2, 2005

    CIA vs the White House: the leaks go on

    Reading today's story in the Washington Post by Dafna Linzer about a National Intelligence Estimate of Iran detailing the mad Mullah's progress toward achieving a nuclear weapon, one could be forgiven for thinking that we've been down this road befor...

  • July 28, 2005

    CIA vs. the White House: Inman speaks

    Admiral Bobby Inman is known as one of the most brilliant men who ever worked in the intelligence game. His service as Deputy Director of Central Intelligence under William Casey, as well as his stint as Director of the National Security Administrati...

  • July 26, 2005

    Terrorism's latest victim

    'Success has a thousand fathers while failure is an orphan' applies to just about every human endeavor with the exception of war. War usually has one father while making orphans galore. In our current situation, the father of this war is internationa...

  • July 20, 2005

    About that 500 tons of yellow cake...

    We interrupt this scandal to ask a question that, due to it's 'explosive' nature was never asked when the story broke almost exactly a year ago... What were 500 tons of yellow cake uranium still doing at the nuclear research center of Al—Tuwait...

  • July 12, 2005

    Homage due our secret warriors

    I serve with the memory and pride of those who have gone before me for they loved to fight, fought to win and would rather die than quit. (From the Creed of the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment—Airborne: 'The Night Stalkers') It's bee...

  • June 22, 2005

    The left's "word deficit"

    There's something pathetically childlike about the Bush—hating, anti—war left these days. It's not just Dick Durbin's big mouth or John Conyers' grandstanding about the Downing Street Minutes. The left has been galvanized by poll numbers ...

  • June 6, 2005

    Is the enemy winning?

    They've had the stuffing bombed out of them in Afghanistan. They've had their financial resources revealed and weeded out, their money men arrested and thrown in jail, their supporters and enablers cowed by a law enforcement effort involving upward o...

  • May 17, 2005

    Please don't run, Newt

    Even his enemies concede that Newt Gingrich is a visionary. Listening to him give a speech or engage in a colloquy with Brian Lamb of C—SPAN, one is astonished at the sheer volume of ideas that spring forth from his inquisitive and overactive m...

  • February 22, 2005

    Make Washington's Birthday a national holiday...again

    The year was 1783. While formal hostilities had virtually ceased between the Crown and the American colonies, peace talks continued to drag on in London. The Congress was broke and in serious debt even though the Articles of Confederation, which requ...