Print Joel B. Pollak Follow Read Full Bio New audio: Hagel tells Arab audience U.S. must 'reverse optics' on Israel, 2007 6 Feb 2013 Report: Hagel Vote Delayed by Missed Deadlines, Inquiry into Sexual Harassment by Staffers The confirmation of former Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-NE) as President Barack Obama’s new Secretary of Defense has hit new snags, according to a story broken by Foreign Policy on Tuesday evening, including an allegation of sexual harassment among staff in Hagel’s Senate office. Hagel also failed to meet a 5 p.m. Monday deadline to submit new documents, including past speeches and records of payments from foreign entities. 6 Feb 2013 The sequester and our opposition government 6 Feb 2013 Exclusive: Leaked Poll Suggests Hagel a Risky Vote for Red State Democrats Members of the Senate Armed Services Committee received the results of a national poll last week that indicates support for Chuck Hagel as Secretary of Defense collapses when voters are aware of his positions on the issues, Breitbart News has learned. The wide swing in approval suggests that support for Hagel could become a significant liability for Democrats up for re-election in largely Republican states (e.g. Louisiana, North Carolina, Alaska, etc.) in 2014. 6 Feb 2013 Jay Carney: "Uh... er... ... ... " 5 Feb 2013 Top Ten Things Republicans Have Failed to Learn from Democrats The GOP is eager to copy Democrats' ideas and tactics, but has failed to learn from Democrats' successes--or their defeats. Here are ten key lessons that they seem to have missed. 5 Feb 2013 Republicans, Learn from the Left: The Power of 'No' For the past three months, Republicans have ruminated over the many reasons that Mitt Romney lost the presidential election and the party failed to win the Senate. And today, there are just as many suggestions for improving the GOP’s future prospects. But most are missing the key element--one that Democrats used against George W. Bush, and continue to use against Republicans: a firm commitment to say “no” to the other side. 5 Feb 2013 On torture, rendition, and leftist hypocrisy 5 Feb 2013 A modest proposal: trade background checks for Fast and Furious disclosure 5 Feb 2013 Surrender: Ohio Gov. Kasich Spurns Tea Party, Backs Obamacare Medicaid Expansion; Left Celebrates Ohio Gov. John Kasich, a Republican who campaigned as a budget hawk and rode the Tea Party wave to victory in 2010, has agreed to accept Obamacare funding to expand his state’s Medicaid program, breaking ranks with fellow Republican governors and the Tea Party that elected him. Kasich’s decision, announced yesterday, could encourage other Republican governors to do the same, joining the five who have done so already. 5 Feb 2013 Previous 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 Next
Report: Hagel Vote Delayed by Missed Deadlines, Inquiry into Sexual Harassment by Staffers The confirmation of former Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-NE) as President Barack Obama’s new Secretary of Defense has hit new snags, according to a story broken by Foreign Policy on Tuesday evening, including an allegation of sexual harassment among staff in Hagel’s Senate office. Hagel also failed to meet a 5 p.m. Monday deadline to submit new documents, including past speeches and records of payments from foreign entities. 6 Feb 2013
Exclusive: Leaked Poll Suggests Hagel a Risky Vote for Red State Democrats Members of the Senate Armed Services Committee received the results of a national poll last week that indicates support for Chuck Hagel as Secretary of Defense collapses when voters are aware of his positions on the issues, Breitbart News has learned. The wide swing in approval suggests that support for Hagel could become a significant liability for Democrats up for re-election in largely Republican states (e.g. Louisiana, North Carolina, Alaska, etc.) in 2014. 6 Feb 2013
Top Ten Things Republicans Have Failed to Learn from Democrats The GOP is eager to copy Democrats' ideas and tactics, but has failed to learn from Democrats' successes--or their defeats. Here are ten key lessons that they seem to have missed. 5 Feb 2013
Republicans, Learn from the Left: The Power of 'No' For the past three months, Republicans have ruminated over the many reasons that Mitt Romney lost the presidential election and the party failed to win the Senate. And today, there are just as many suggestions for improving the GOP’s future prospects. But most are missing the key element--one that Democrats used against George W. Bush, and continue to use against Republicans: a firm commitment to say “no” to the other side. 5 Feb 2013
Surrender: Ohio Gov. Kasich Spurns Tea Party, Backs Obamacare Medicaid Expansion; Left Celebrates Ohio Gov. John Kasich, a Republican who campaigned as a budget hawk and rode the Tea Party wave to victory in 2010, has agreed to accept Obamacare funding to expand his state’s Medicaid program, breaking ranks with fellow Republican governors and the Tea Party that elected him. Kasich’s decision, announced yesterday, could encourage other Republican governors to do the same, joining the five who have done so already. 5 Feb 2013
Obama orders Justice Department review after Fox News, AP phone records seized23 May 2013, 11:46 AM PDT
Obama orders Justice Department review after Fox News, AP phone records seized23 May 2013, 11:46 AM PDT
Bills coordinator Pettine introducing new defense geared toward keeping opponents guessing23 May 2013, 1:01 PM PDT