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Boehner Poised to Deal With the Devil to Avoid Shut-Down?

Boehner Poised to Deal With the Devil to Avoid Shut-Down?

With House conservatives wanting to keep the pressure on Barack Obama given his end run of the political process when it comes to illegal immigration, reports indicate Republican House Speaker John Boehner may be considering doing the un-thinkable — abandoning

Landrieu Plays The Obama Card Both Ways

In an increasingly desperate looking attempt to hold onto her Senate seat, Democrat Mary Landrieu can’t seem to decide if she’s for Barack Obama as president, or against him. Well, actually, depending on the audience, she appears to be both.

Landrieu Down Significantly in Early Voting

Landrieu Down Significantly in Early Voting

While Republican Bill Cassidy has seen an uptick over the November primary in GOP early voting, Democrat Mary Landrieu is experiencing the opposite. Democrat early voting totals are down by almost 18 percent and turn-out among blacks is down significantly,

Why Hillary May Not Run

Why Hillary May Not Run

Recently Charlie Cook of Cook’s Political Report assessed the chances that Hillary Clinton will run for the White House in 2016 a 60 – 70% probability, while saying that it’s likely she’ll run. The Five-Thirty-Eight website has come behind that

The Skyrocketing Cost of Doing Business In Chicago

With Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn and other Democrats wanting to up the minimum wage from $8.25 to at least $10 statewide in Illinois, it seems Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel wants to be first in Chicago and in a big way.

ObamaCare Poised to Become More Unpopular

ObamaCare Poised to Become More Unpopular

There’s good reason to believe that while the White House seeks to minimize fall-out from now the infamous remarks of ObamaCare architect, Jonathan Gruber and tamp down opposition to the Affordable Care Act, things are moving in the exact opposite

Russia Behind Fracking Protests?

More that a few European officials are beginning to point a finger at Russia for alleged covert operations designed to stop fracking procedures  from going forward as it presents a threat to their domination of certain energy markets. Gazprom, a

Democrats Upset with Obama over Wall Street Ties

For all its demagoguery about Wall Street, the Obama administration hasn’t been shy about tapping Wall Street talent to fill the ranks of his administration. Now, some Democrats are claiming to have had enough over “Obama’s nomination of Antonio Weiss to

Conservatives Top 2016 Target: John McCain

While the primary politics of 2016 may not afford movement conservatives a great many opportunities to take on establishment Republicans in primaries, there si one notable exception.  Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) will be 80 years old, if or when he

Arizona man who visited Sierra Leone Being Tested for Ebola

Arizona man who visited Sierra Leone Being Tested for Ebola

An unidentified 32-year-old Phoenix resident who returned from Sierra Leone this week has been hospitalized and will be screened for Ebola after complaining of feeling ill and experiencing dry heaves, along with diarrhea.  Maricopa Integrated Health System’s chief medical officer, Dr. Robert Fromm said

Rep Luis Gutierrez Most Grateful for Obama’s Amnesty This Thanksgiving

Representative Luis Gutierrez (D-Ill.) seems especially grateful for Barack Onama’s executive amnesty this Thanksgiving. He’s featured at the end of this short clip as some House members tell the Hill what they’re most thankful for this Thanksgiving. Gutierrez says this Thanksgiving is “bountiful

Rick Perry Looks To 2016

Sources close to Texas Gov. Rick Perry claim he will “meet in person with more than 500 major donors and bundlers from around the country in December,” at a major gathering in Texas designed to set the stage for a

Hillary Hanging with Loser Landrieu

Hillary Hanging with Loser Landrieu

Say what you want about her, for some reason, “Hillary Clinton is hosting a New York City fundraiser for Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., on Monday,” meaning she’s standing by Landrieu despite expectations that she’s headed for a landslide loss again

Chuck Schumer’s Shrewd Break With ObamaCare

Chuck Schumer’s Shrewd Break With ObamaCare

One doesn’t have to like NY Senator Chuck Schumer to admit he’s a smart and ambitious man. His being the first prominent Democrat to come out strong against Obamacare – without doing anything to derail it – could prove to

Obama Announces ‘Most Expensive Regulation’ of All Time

Obama Announces ‘Most Expensive Regulation’ of All Time

Wednesday the Obama administration is expected to announce a “sweeping regulation, which would aim at smog from power plants and factories across the country, particularly in the Midwest…”, a controversial regulation the opposition insists is the “most expensive regulation ever’.”

Obama: Don’t Use Ferguson Verdict as an Excuse for Violence

Obama: Don’t Use Ferguson Verdict as an Excuse for Violence

Following up on sentiments first reported by the New York Times some days ago,  today Obama used an interview with ABC’s George Stephanopoulos  to urge those protesting over an anticipated grand jury verdict in the death of Michael Brown of Ferguson

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Hillary Clinton: Pipeline, What Pipeline?

With Senate Democrats defeating approval for the construction of the Keystone XL pipeline by one vote, the issue may flow all the way over into the 2016 presidential election, with one’s position on it being at least noteworthy, if not

King To Launch Multi-Candidate Iowa Forum

“It’ll be an event that all the nation stops and looks at,” said Iowa’s Steve King in announcing “an annual multi-candidate forum for presidential hopefuls.” King made the announcement in a Monday telephone interview with The Des Moines Register. The move formally sets