Along with playing dumb on the rhetoric of Rep. Allen West in a recent speech (no one believes he was suggesting Democrats should actually leave America when he said they could take their message elsewhere), CNN’s Soledad O’Brien played fast
by Dan Riehl8 Feb 2012, 9:00 AM PST0
Russ Feingold is already criticizing Barack Obama for his reversal on the use of Super PACs. Obama has consistently been on record condemning the process whereby individuals and corporations can donate to a PAC anonymously to support a related campaign. So much
by Dan Riehl7 Feb 2012, 1:30 PM PST0
There’s been a great deal made of whether the unemployment rate dropped, or if the number of individuals in the job market dropped by some 1.2 million. If the American Spectator is to believed, this has all been much ado about
by Dan Riehl7 Feb 2012, 12:41 PM PST0
Obamacare opponents have been raising red flags around this issue for some time, but today the IRS has finally issued preliminary guidelines for the implementation of the Affordable Care Act. The legislation is expected to cost America tens of thousands
by Dan Riehl3 Feb 2012, 3:10 PM PST0
Relentlessly and unreasonably prattling on without any objectivity for one candidate and against another with all the self control of a Meth head tweaking away the night disassembling their stereo, or an old AM radio, is bound to catch up
by Dan Riehl3 Feb 2012, 12:58 PM PST0
It’s been over 25 years since radio shock jock Howard Stern went national and in his own way helped to define today’s AM radio. So, it’s amazing to see the liberal media now suddenly discover a mean puritanical streak in
by Dan Riehl2 Feb 2012, 12:12 PM PST0
Other than in South Carolina, 2012 GOP Primary turnout has been somewhat flat, or below that of 2008. Up +3 in Iowa and +6 in New Hampshire, it jumped to +35 in South Carolina but dropped to -14 in Florida.
by Dan Riehl2 Feb 2012, 7:09 AM PST0
Politico’s Jonathan Martin didn’t only malign residents of Florida’s Panhandle on MSNBC when he invoked the phrase “Cracker Counties” to refer to the region, he went on to equate the region with all of the Deep South, also mentioning Georgia
by Dan Riehl1 Feb 2012, 11:04 AM PST0
Politico’s Jonathan Martin didn’t only malign residents of Florida’s Panhandle on MSNBC when he invoked the phrase “Cracker Counties” to refer to the region, he went on to equate the region with all of the Deep South, also mentioning Georgia
by Dan Riehl1 Feb 2012, 5:34 AM PST0
In a deal with several moving parts, Conservative favorite Rep. Allen West will move over and run in Rep. Tom Rooney’s old district, as Rooney moves on to run in a newly created district. Additionally, Adam Hasner will drop his
by Dan Riehl31 Jan 2012, 3:44 PM PST0
While blowing all of the inappropriate anti-American, anti-capitalist dog whistles to incite the Left into reflexive action, Dave Zirin at The Nation casts the Super Bowl as basically everything the left hates about America. Cue angry Union worker: “Upsetting the
by Dan Riehl31 Jan 2012, 1:37 PM PST0
Former Maryland Lt. Governor Kathleen Kennedy Townsend is teaming up with Media Matters for America founder David Brock to form a new group to raise big bucks for Democrats in an effort to compete with Republicans. Kennedy Townsend is remembered
by Dan Riehl30 Jan 2012, 1:15 PM PST0
The Senate is taking up the STOCK Act today, though the House continues to drag its feet. The Senate meets at 2 p.m. for speeches, and then at 4:30 p.m. starts work on the Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge (STOCK)
by Dan Riehl30 Jan 2012, 10:58 AM PST0
Democrats already know one issue upon which they have potential GOP nominee, Mitt Romney at a severe disadvantage, as Paul Begala points out: RomneyCare versus ObamaCare. After 19 debates Mitt still doesn’t have a straight answer. Rick Santorum skillfully dissected
by Dan Riehl27 Jan 2012, 10:43 AM PST0
When John King opened the last CNN-hosted GOP debate with a question regarding Newt Gingrich’s ex-wife, Newt lit into him, putting King on the defensive early. In fact, King remained defensive during CNN’s post-debate report. “This story did not come
by Dan Riehl26 Jan 2012, 3:08 PM PST0
Mitt Romney appears to be so anxious to hit Newt Gingrich on anything and everything, he completely misses the point that the mainstream media moderators of debates are the most powerful people in the room. They can shape, or frame
by Dan Riehl26 Jan 2012, 7:10 AM PST0
Mitt Romney’s father, liberal Republican George Romney, met with and endorsed infamous progressive activist Saul Alinsky; meanwhile, in a defense of Mitt Romney against charges of racism, the National Black Chamber of Commerce points out the significant influence the elder
by Dan Riehl25 Jan 2012, 11:26 AM PST0
With the publication of Peter Schweizer’s best-selling book Throw Them All Out, Media Matters for America embarked on a scorched-earth campaign in an attempt to undermine both Schweizer and his book, while dismissing the topic of insider trading in Congress.
by Dan Riehl25 Jan 2012, 11:24 AM PST0
I expressed my surprise at this last night on Twitter, while Jay Nordlinger noted it at NRO: Brian Williams doesn’t know what “begging the question” means…. Williams used the phrase as he turned to Ron Paul to ask him about
by Dan Riehl24 Jan 2012, 4:31 PM PST0
Newt Gingrich seems to be making good use of a McCain oppo research file on Romney that hit the web last week. This from page 82: People chuckled when presidential candidate Mitt Romney, a Mormon raised in Michigan and elected
by Dan Riehl24 Jan 2012, 9:15 AM PST0
Along with being both timely and timeless, the critical importance of Mark Levin’s latest, Ameritopia: The Unmaking of America, rests in its unique ability to empower and inform the Conservative, or activist, political junkie, and average citizen with a genuine
by Dan Riehl23 Jan 2012, 9:59 AM PST0
Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez recently called Barack Obama “a clown and an embarrassment.” Chavez may hold a similar opinion of Mitt Romney – for good reason. Along with siding with the Left, as recently as 2005, then Governor Mitt Romney undermined
by Dan Riehl19 Jan 2012, 5:52 AM PST0
Less than a year into his current term, Barack Obama was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize; Obama would do well to keep his eyes on the prize, as, almost four years in, he has virtually nothing to show for it
by Dan Riehl17 Jan 2012, 5:56 AM PST0
The first sign of trouble surrounding a number of evangelical Christians backing Rick Santorum came via a blog post on the weekend. An attendee claimed it was done assuming Romney would get the nomination, but provided an opportunity for the
by Dan Riehl16 Jan 2012, 1:01 PM PST0
Former national security adviser to Vice President Dick Cheney, John Hannah, took Obama to task in the pages of the L.A. Times, pointing out the insecurity and potential instability developing across the Mideast as a result of the current president’s
by Dan Riehl14 Jan 2012, 9:47 AM PST0