California Bill Could Shut Down Small Restaurants

The State of California has one of the worst proposals of any legislature in the country this year with a new bill that would force every restaurant and food service business in the state to commission an expensive "risk assessment" test for every menu item. 10 Apr 2013

'Memphis Soul' Concert Rocks Fiscal Doomsayer White House

As President Obama has halted funding for White House tours and Blue Angels performances, citing the budget sequester, he and First Wife Michelle geared up Tuesday for a star-studded, soul music concert in the White House that featured such celebs as Justin Timberlake, Queen Latifah, and the Reverend Al Green. 9 Apr 2013

'America's Sheriff,' Joe Arpaio, Fights Unions And Outsiders in Recall

Only three weeks after re-election in 2012, Sheriff Joe Arpaio was hit with a recall effort. Now, with anti-Arpaio petitions in circulation in Maricopa County, Arizona, "America's Sheriff" is organizing his forces to oppose a recall backed by the deep pockets of the unions, millions of dollars in outside money, and a flood of non-Arizonans arriving to act as the left-wingers' ground troops. 9 Apr 2013

Brandon Darby's Epic Smackdown of Wonkette

Sometimes the Internet is fun--and Breitbart's own Brandon Darby had a ball slamming the profane Wonkette after it accused him of being a "snitch" for helping the FBI stop a domestic bombing in 2008, and claimed that Darby had lied about the Aryan Brotherhood's connections to Mexican drug cartels thought to be implicated in a string of murders of prosecutors. 8 Apr 2013

Lawyers: Layoffs by Obama-Supported Fisker Motors Violated Law

Despite millions in federal loans, last week luxury hybrid car maker Fisker Automotive fired 80% of its employees at its California-based plant. Now those employees have hired the same law firm that sued "green energy" company Solyndra, charging that Fisker violated state and federal laws with the layoffs. 8 Apr 2013

CNN Looking to Re-Launch 'Crossfire'

In 1982, CNN debuted a current affairs debate show titled Crossfire. The show starred Tom Braden from the left and Pat Buchanan from the right in a raucous debate on the issues of the day. The show continued until 2005 when it was canceled. But now, CNN is hinting that it is considering a re-launch of the show. 7 Apr 2013

Roll Call: Obama Has 'Given Up' on Those Darn Republicans

In an interesting break from reality, Roll Call posits that Obama has now "given up" on Republicans as partners for helping him get some "governing done" in Washington DC. Of course, the Capitol Hill newspaper fails to show when it was that Obama ever consider the GOP to be his governing partner in the first place. 7 Apr 2013

MSNBC's 'The Cycle' Announces Ari Melber as New Co-Host

MSNBC has been playing musical chairs with its on-air hosts. One of those moves left talk show The Cycle without a steady co-host. Now that Salon senior political writer Steve Kornacki has been pegged to helm a new weekend morning show, MSNBC has announced that The Nation correspondent Ari Melber will take up Kornacki's The Cycle co-hosting duties. 7 Apr 2013

Obama's Political Action Group Loses Lawsuit Against Website Address Owner

Last year, President Obama's re-election campaign reworked its operations renaming it Organizing for Action in an effort to leverage the President's monumental email address list to urge supporters to back the President's policies. But OFA made a tiny mistake: it didn't register all the various website addresses for its new effort. Worse, when others jumped to register the names, Obama's political group filed a complaint to get the web addresses back. Now Obama has lost that battle. 7 Apr 2013

NY Mayor Bloomberg Blames State's Mess on Gov. Cuomo

New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg is at it again, this time going off on Governor Cuomo and many other state legislators claiming they aren't fit for any job in the private sector. 7 Apr 2013