Christie Secretly Has Lap Band Surgery, Will Hit NBC Nightly News to Explain

Republican New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, who is widely considered a frontrunner for the GOP presidential nomination in 2016, has now revealed that he secretly had lap band surgery to lose weight – and he’s already dropped 40 lbs. Obviously hopping on the Al Gore/Ted Kennedy/Mike Huckabee bandwagon, wherein high profile politicians lose weight each time they consider running for president, Christie had the surgery in February after turning 50 in September. 7 May 2013

Too Little, Too Late: Press Plays Catchup on Benghazi Scandal

Now, with all the responsible parties gone except for the president himself, it will make virtually no difference. That was a calculation those in the media recognized even at the time. They waited until Barack Obama won re-election. They waited until their favorite 2016 candidate, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, was out of office. They waited until then-Defense Secretary Leon Panetta was gone. They waited until Ambassador Susan Rice had been put aside for Senator John Kerry. 6 May 2013

Ayers Defends Weather Underground Bombing Campaign, Says He's Not Like Boston Bombers

On Saturday, former Weather Underground terrorist Bill Ayers expressed his continued support for his bombing campaign back in the 1970s. “There is no relationship at all between what Weather Underground members did and the bombings that two brothers allegedly committed on April 15 in Massachusetts,” Ayers told the Akron Beacon Journal. “No one died in the Weather Underground bombings.” He said the comparison was just as ineffective as comparing “the shooting in Connecticut” and “shooting at a hunting range.” 6 May 2013

Golf Summit: Obama Hits Links with Senators to Talk Over 'Range of Issues'

President Obama, supposedly at his wit’s end to find common ground with Congressional Republicans, has now opened a new front in his thus-far-unsuccessful “charm offensive”: golf diplomacy. 6 May 2013

Collins' Elite High School: We Don't 'Tolerate' Religious Views on Homosexuality

Earlier this week, NBA player Jason Collins came out of the closet. On Friday, the Los Angeles Times reported on reaction at Collins’ old elite high school, Harvard Westlake. Suffice it to say that the level of tolerance for Collins’ homosexuality is admirable at Harvard Westlake – but the level of tolerance for traditional religion at Harvard Westlake is apparently awful. 3 May 2013

Obama in Mexico: 'Without Strong Support of Hispanics' I Would Not Be President

On Friday, Barack Obama traveled to Mexico and told the Mexican people that America is responsible for their country’s gun violence and drug cartel problems, stumped for his immigration reform agenda, and thanked Hispanics for electing him – all the while criticizing America’s attitude toward Mexico. 3 May 2013

House Majority Whip: Pentagon Must 'Clarify' Position on Prosecuting Christians

On Wednesday, Breitbart News reported that the Pentagon says it could prosecute military members who promote their religion: “Religious proselytization is not permitted within the Department of Defense...Court martials and non-judicial punishments are decided on a case-by-case basis...” On Thursday, House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) said that the Department of Defense needed to clarify its policy, and called it a “wrong” targeting “the fundamental principles of democracy.” 2 May 2013

Counterterrorism Expert: Obama Admin 'Threw Dr. Afridi Under The Bus for Political Purposes'

On Wednesday, counterterrorism expert and retired Marine Lt. Col. Bill Cowan told Breitbart News that the Obama administration’s failure to work for the release of Pakistani doctor Shakil Afridi, who helped the US find Osama Bin Laden, was “disgraceful.” He also labeled it a massive intelligence risk for future operations. 1 May 2013

VA Gov. Candidate McAuliffe Left Crying Wife and Baby in Car to Fundraise

Wouldn’t you want a governor who puts fundraising first – actually, puts fundraising so far out in front of all the rest of his priorities that he will leave a weeping wife and child in the car to go pick up a few checks? If you do, the candidate for you is former Democratic National Committee chair and current Virginia gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe. 1 May 2013

CA High Speed Rail Collapsing under Strain of Corruption

California Gov. Jerry Brown’s magical bullet train may not come to fruition after all. According to reports on Tuesday, Brown’s $100 billion vanity project may meet its demise at the hands of the federal government. So far, the California High-Speed Rail Authority has drawn no interest from private funders, who cannot be assured of profit from the enterprise. 1 May 2013