Tomorrow, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) will speak at American Enterprise Institute, where he is scheduled to talk about anti-First Amendment intimidation by the Obama Administration and by the political left associated with it. Sen. McConnell has long been
President Obama’s campaign speech on the economy today was an utter disaster for him. It was a bromide of tired old arguments, pathetic blame-placing, and shopworn con tricks. And even liberals like Jonathan Alter had to admit that it was,
Today, President Obama celebrated Father’s Day the same way he celebrates every day: by eating his fill, then sticking someone else with the tab. Hanging out with two service members and two barbers at Kenny’s BBQ in Washington, D.C., Obama
After President Obama’s decision to avoid the Wisconsin recall election, undercutting desperate union members who wanted to oust Governor Scott Walker, the AFL-CIO has announced that it will take money away from political candidates and instead put it into “infrastructure
The Obama administration re-launched Fatherhood.gov as an initiative of the Department of Health and Human Services in 2010 in an attempt to spread awareness about the value of fatherhood. It had originally been launched by the Clinton administration and re-launched
This weekend is Father’s Day. That means it’s time to give President Obama a hug – and a check, at least according to Michelle Obama. Today, the Obama campaign sent out a missive from the First Lady to the general
George Zimmerman’s wife, Shellie, 25, has been charged with perjury by Florida law enforcement after she was arrested for allegedly lying about the family finances in order to obtain a lower bail amount for her husband, who shot Trayvon Martin.
Blaming President Bush for everything that goes wrong with his presidency is Barack Obama’s favorite pastime. He decided to immerse himself in that warm bath of blame again today in Baltimore. “I love it when these guys talk about debt
There are 85,000 Sacramento County Democrats, and an additional 5,000 unaffiliated voters who punched ballots during last week’s presidential primary. Barack Obama’s name was the only one on the ballot on the Democratic side. Nonetheless, 8,000 voters left the presidential
Yesterday, Detroit Mayor and former NBA star Dave Bing failed to convince Detroit’s City Council to push for dismissal of a lawsuit that would challenge the city’s agreement with the state to restore fiscal stability. “[O]nce we run out of
On Monday, Jeb Bush made comments regarding the state of the political discourse. “Back to my dad’s time and Ronald Reagan’s time – they got a lot of stuff done with a lot of bipartisan support,” he said. Reagan “would
Rep. Shelley Berkley’s support in Nevada in her race with incumbent Sen. Dean Heller (R-NV) is unstable. It’s unstable mainly because it’s largely public sector union-based, and with the rise in discontent about public sector unions around the country –
President Obama has seen a ten-point drop in his support level in the American Jewish community. And no wonder. Over the weekend, the United States blocked Israel from participating in the Global Counterterrorism Forum meeting in Turkey, although Israel has
What do you do when your most idolized politician comes under heavy scrutiny for doing a terrible job? If you’re a member of the Congressional Black Caucus, you blame racism. “This is probably the toughest presidential term in my lifetime,”
Apparently, the United Nations has been pressing for a global internet tax that would hit Google, Facebook, Apple, and Netflix. The International Telecommunication Union (ITU), a subset of the UN, wants to add a provision to a current treaty that
According to government data, the net worth of the average American family is down almost 40 percent from 2007. In 2007, the average family’s median wealth was $126,400; by 2010, it was just $77,300. A dramatic dip in housing value
Madonna has always been shorter on talent than her reputation would suggest – and she’s always made up for that shortage with shock value. As her skills diminish, then, you’d expect her act to get more and more shocking. It
Last night, Jim Messina, Barack Obama’s campaign manager, sent out a mass email to the millions-strong support list. The header: “We got beat.” Here’s the text: Benjamin — For the first time in this campaign, we got beat in fundraising.
Maine State Treasurer Bruce Poliquin is viewed by many as one of the frontrunners in the race to succeed retiring Senator Olympia Snowe (R). There are currently five other Republicans and four Democrats running; the primaries are to be held
Last night at a fundraiser with the LGBT community in Los Angeles, acknowledging the struggling economy and high unemployment, President Obama suggested a slogan for Mitt Romney: “It’s very easy to put on a bumper sticker: ‘It’s Obama’s fault,’” he
Senate Candidate Berkley Runs From Obama in Nevada President Obama’s arrival today in Las Vegas creates an uncomfortable moment for Nevada Senate candidate Rep. Shelley Berkley (D), who has been under fire already for her ethics record. While Democratic politicians
Last week, Washoe County Republican Party Chairman David Buell filed an ethics complaint with the Federal Elections Commission after Senate candidate Rep. Shelley Berkley (D-NV) allegedly coordinated her activities with the Nevada Democratic Party. Under Nevada law, only the party nominee can
The spin from the left on the morning after their disastrous Wisconsin recall election failure is that Governor Scott Walker (R-WI), who walked away with the election, did so because he spent oodles of money. Politico‘s takeaway: “Money shouts.” “Walker
A few weeks ago, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health inspected an area of Los Angeles’ skid row, located in downtown Los Angeles, and found that the area was aptly named: it contained drug needles, used condoms, rat
Tom Barrett, Democratic challenger to Governor Scott Walker (R-WI) in today’s recall election, announced late Monday that if elected, he would cut state worker benefits. In 2010, Barrett also ran for governor on a platform including his “Put Madison on
