*UPDATED* Congressman Nunes’ office released the following statement: “Rep. Nunes was not referring to wiretapping of the cloakroom, but to the seizure of the AP’s phone records from the House Press Gallery in the Capitol. He was explaining that those records
by Debra Heine15 May 2013, 11:47 PM PST0
Ohhhh boy…this so embarrassing.Via Twitchy: JAY CARNEY FOUND! BOLO canceled. Oh, crikey. He’s standing in front of a graphic of all his faces. No laughter. twitter.com/michellemalkin… — Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) May 15, 2013 Was Jay Carney trying to disarm the
by Debra Heine15 May 2013, 1:53 PM PST0
In response to IRS and the Beckett protocol: Color me skeptical that the President was above the fray, as King Henry II supposedly was before his knights slaughtered Thomas Beckett. The idea that Obama is merely “President Passerby”, as Dana
by Debra Heine15 May 2013, 9:50 AM PST0
On the first day of voting on the comprehensive Senate immigration bill, Democrats defeated an amendment by 12 votes to 6, that would have frozen the conditional legalization process until the White House actually completed construction of a two-layer fence all
by Debra Heine9 May 2013, 5:07 PM PST0

On Tuesday night, the eve of the House hearing on Benghazi, the liberal Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies honored UN Ambassador, Susan Rice with a “Great American” award. On Wednesday night, it was former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s
by Debra Heine9 May 2013, 1:12 PM PST0
In response to Navy Seal Team VI Families To Hold Presser To Reveal Government Culpability In Fatal Helicopter Crash: Three families of Navy SEAL Team VI special forces servicemen, along with one family of an Army National Guardsman, will appear
by Debra Heine8 May 2013, 9:53 PM PST0

U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Susan Rice was honored Tuesday night with the 2013 Louis E. Martin Great American Award. The annual award, presented by The Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, is given to “an exemplar of change, progress
by Debra Heine8 May 2013, 9:40 PM PST0
Obama’s radical Labor Secretary nominee, Thomas Perez ran into another roadblock, thanks to Republicans in the Senate, Wednesday, who once again delayed a key vote on his nomination. The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee was forced to push back
by Debra Heine8 May 2013, 8:36 PM PST0
Yesterday, True the Vote, the nation’s leading voters’ rights organization, announced its settlement with the St. Lucie County Supervisor of Elections regarding their records inspection rights under federal law and the Florida Constitution. This is excellent news: The agreement provides True
by Debra Heine8 May 2013, 8:39 AM PST0
Just received in my inbox – a shocking press release about an upcoming press conference being held by several families who are claiming that the US government under Obama is as much to blame as the Taliban for the deaths
by Debra Heine7 May 2013, 8:12 PM PST0
Trey Gowdy was interviewed by a reporter for the Washington Post earlier today about the potential for a Mark Sanford win in the special election for Tim Scott’s seat in SC district 1, and the congressman was less than enthusiastic
by Debra Heine7 May 2013, 6:59 PM PST0
On April 18, during a hearing before the Appropriations Subcommittee Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies, Attorney General Eric Holder testified under oath that Assistant Attorney General Tom Perez had complied with the House Oversight subpoena of all personal emails relating
by Debra Heine7 May 2013, 8:00 AM PST0
In response to CNN’s Home Page: Limo Fire, Jodi Arias, Amanda Knox: Based on my limited knowledge of the Amanda Knox case, I had assumed that she was guilty. From what I had read, (h/t Ann Coulter!) there was a
by Debra Heine6 May 2013, 7:11 PM PST0
In response to Obama Angrily Denied His Team Would Ever ‘Play Politics or Mislead’ on Benghazi: This part of Obama’s “have you no shame speech” is particularly galling to me: Obama: The day after the attack, Governor, I stood in
by Debra Heine6 May 2013, 6:05 PM PST0
In response to Benghazi Witness: ‘You Should Have Seen What (Clinton) Tried to Do to Us That Night’: In an interview on WMAL, this morning, Mark Thompson’s lawyer, Joe diGenova charged that due to media malpractice, the country has been
by Debra Heine6 May 2013, 10:17 AM PST0
When the Accountability Review Board’s report on Benghazi came out, last December, John Bolton noted that the State Dept. was basically investigating itself, and suggested that their assertions might not hold up to scrutiny. It looks like the ARB’s findings
by Debra Heine4 May 2013, 9:00 PM PST0
To say that Dave Perry, the editor of the Aurora Sentinel doesn’t like the NRA would be a colossal understatement. He wrote in a recent oped that they are the real terrorists in America, and the “guilty monsters” should be
by Debra Heine3 May 2013, 9:53 PM PST0
Senator Ted Cruz R-Texas spoke at the National Rifle Association meeting in Houston Friday. NRA supporters were gathering there for the first time since successfully fending off the Obama administration’s push to enforce stricter gun laws. Cruz, noting Joe Biden’s
by Debra Heine3 May 2013, 1:17 PM PST0
On April 26, the day after the new Kansas gun law took effect, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder sent a letter to Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback stating that attempting to block federal regulation of some guns is unconstitutional and that
by Debra Heine3 May 2013, 7:38 AM PST0
Kansas Governor Sam Brownback received a letter today from Attorney General Eric Holder threatening action against the state should it enforce SB102, the pro 2nd Amendment law Brownback signed into law last month. The new law declares that the federal
by Debra Heine2 May 2013, 10:09 AM PST0
Over at Big Peace, Ken Klukowski has an update on that very unsettling story he reported on Sunday regarding religious persecution in the military. The Pentagon has released a statement confirming that soldiers could be prosecuted for promoting their faith: “Religious
by Debra Heine1 May 2013, 1:05 PM PST0
In response to Joel Pollak Battles Chris Christie on Twitter over Sandy Relief Bill: Oh my, Governor Christie continues to blame Republicans for the Sandy relief delay, and says Joel Pollak and other conservatives on Twitter are “dead wrong” about
by Debra Heine30 Apr 2013, 5:18 PM PST0
Conservatives on Twitter cried foul last January when the governor of New Jersey lashed out at Republicans for rightly scrapping the pork-laden Sandy Relief bill. Now Christie’s at it again – blaming the House GOP for not moving quickly enough
by Debra Heine30 Apr 2013, 11:03 AM PST0
In response to Obama: ‘Not Familiar’ with Intimidation of Benghazi Whistleblowers: Well, yeah… a State Dept. spokesman yesterday told reporters that he wasn’t even aware that there were any whistleblowers. So why would the guy who went nighty-night last September
by Debra Heine30 Apr 2013, 9:32 AM PST0
“Today, we face incredibly well-funded gangs of fundamentalist Christian monsters who terrorize their fellow Americans by forcing their weaponized and twisted version of Christianity upon their helpless subordinates in our nation’s armed forces.” Oh, you thought I meant Islamic fundamentalist
by Debra Heine29 Apr 2013, 2:59 PM PST0