It now turns out that Natalie Khawam, sister of Jill Kelley – the woman who received peeved emails from CIA Director David Petraeus’ girlfriend, Paula Broadwell – once dated Florida Governor Charlie Crist. Khawam, who was divorced last year, also
Beginning Wednesday, the state of California will implement a “cap and trade” system designed to curb carbon emissions and cripple the state’s economy. Well, actually, it’s just designed to curb carbon emissions. Crippling the state economy is merely a nifty
Today, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) said that President Obama can talk all he wants about raising taxes, but he hasn’t presented any deficit reduction plans. At all. On the floor of the Senate, McConnell announced that slogans and
The kind and friendly Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood – a group that President Obama has made clear he is eager to work with – has now condemned Israel for taking military action against terrorists in the Gaza Strip. Saturday, terrorists in
Today, President Obama is holding a summit about the fiscal cliff, starring Bono. But while he’s talking with his chums in the unions and in the far left non-profit space, the deficit grows larger each day. In October 2012 alone,
Today, Nancy Pelosi told reporters that she could step down tomorrow as House Minority Leader. “I love you all very dearly, but I thought I’d tell my caucus first,” Pelosi said. “We may not have the majority. We may not
Last week, President Obama promised to bring people together from all sides to discuss what to do about the fiscal cliff. By all sides, he apparently meant unions, Hollywood, and wild left interest groups. Here’s the guest list today at
The Wall Street Journal reports today that the FBI found classified documents on the computer of CIA Director David Petraeus’ lover and biographer, Paula Broadwell. As Business Insider reports: In September, the FBI began to do a legal
CIA Director David Petraeus was apparently very naughty … with taxpayer dollars. According to Buzzfeed, Petraeus whisked his paramour and biographer, Paul Broadwell, off to Paris on the government dime, shortly after he became CIA Director. Petraeus apparently also used
Yesterday, President Obama asked Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas to back off his proposed plan to unilaterally declare Palestinian statehood. According to the White House: In his discussion with President Abbas, President Obama reaffirmed his commitment to Middle East peace
Military law means that if CIA Director David Petraeus began his affair with biographer Paula Broadwell while he was serving in Afghanistan – while he was General David Petraeus – he can be prosecuted. Petraeus’ former aide, Peter Mansoor, acknowledged,
According to the Congressional Budget Office, the projected skyrocket in tax rates beginning January 2013 with the expiration of the Bush tax rates will cripple the economy, jacking unemployment rates up to a full 9.1% for the year. GDP would
From June 2009 to September 2012, America gained some 2.59 million jobs. That weak recovery was the basis for the Obama re-election campaign. But as it turns out, virtually all of that job creation happened in states that are right-to-work
Yesterday, California Gov. Jerry Brown, fresh off his triumph in somehow convincing Californians to raise their own sales and income taxes yet again, announced that California was a model for the nation on taxes. His language was stunningly and unapologetically
Two days ago, Karen Hughes, communications director for the Bush White House, announced, “If any Republican man makes a comment about rape other than it’s a heinous act, I’ll personally cut out his tongue.” Her comment was made, of course,
So, how long does it take to get military assets stationed mere hours away from a firefight to a firefight? Apparently, it takes some 22 hours. When former Navy SEALs called for backup at the consulate in Benghazi on September
Nothing says class and glamour quite like comparing voting for the first time to losing your virginity. And nothing says grace and style like winning a national award for doing so. Now, the epitome of class, glamour, grace and style
The CIA has now flatly denied Paula Broadwell’s claims that the CIA annex in Benghazi, Libya, was housing Libyan terrorists until it was destroyed in the September 11 assault. Broadwell claimed on October 26 that her sources had told her
Just when you thought that liberalism couldn’t be any more of a religion, liberals decide to adopt abstinence from meat one day per week – Mondays. Call it Liberal Lent. According to a resolution drafted by the Los Angeles City
Just two days after President Obama’s re-election, the Obama Interior Department announced a plan to shut down 1.6 million acres of federal land to oil shale development. The land had originally been slated for drilling under President George W. Bush.
Speculation is running rampant that Attorney General Eric Holder will step down from the Obama administration – and now, President Obama is meeting with Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick, widely considered a possible Holder successor. More broadly, Patrick is considered a
The House Foreign Affairs Committee today asked Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to testify in an open hearing about the murder of four Americans including our ambassador to Libya in Benghazi on September 11, 2012. The hearing is slated for
According to former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, Republicans lost their 2012 race against President Obama because they sent “mixed messages.” In an interview with CBS This Morning, Rice stated, “It was still a close election in the popular vote,”
The lines are now set for the battle over the fiscal cliff. The fiscal cliff, which is a combination of expiring lower tax rates and automatic cuts to government spending, largely focused on the military, is set to cripple our
