In response to Darrell Issa: Records Like Lois Lerner’s Emails ‘Don’t Just Disappear… Unless That Was the Intention’: The IRS is working to recover Lois Lerner’s missing emails according to White House Press Secretary Jay Carney at Wednesday’s press briefing.
by Debra Heine19 Jun 2014, 9:21 AM PST0
Justina Pelletier, the Connecticut teen who was essentially taken hostage by the Boston Children’s Hospital 16 months ago, was finally allowed to return home to her family Wednesday, and her father has vowed to pursue legal action against the Massachusetts authorities responsible
by Debra Heine18 Jun 2014, 8:33 AM PST0
In response to It Took 645 Days to Arrest Benghazi Terrorist, 16 Days to Arrest Filmmaker: David Kirkpatrick, the reporter who wrote the widely derided “clear the decks for Hillary” piece in the New York Times, last December, resurrected the
by Debra Heine17 Jun 2014, 10:43 PM PST0

In response to ISIS Issues Rules for a New Islamic Caliphate: Meanwhile, on a different planet, the president told Tumblr users, Wednesday, that the world has never been less violent or more tolerant than it is right now. You guys are
by Debra Heine13 Jun 2014, 8:52 AM PST0
Warren made the exciting announcement on MSNBC, last night. “I’m gonna go down to Kentucky and I’m gonna campaign for Alison Lundergen Grimes!” Warren told “All In” host Chris Hayes. She added excitedly that the “tough” and “feisty” Grimes had endorsed
by Debra Heine12 Jun 2014, 11:29 AM PST0

An upset last night in the Democrat primary for governor of Nevada was almost as stunning as the Brat win in VA-7. “None of the Above” won with 29.96% of the vote. Nevada was the first state to institute a “none
by Debra Heine12 Jun 2014, 8:21 AM PST0
On Air Force One, today, Deputy Press Secretary Josh Earnest took questions from reporters about House Majority Leader Eric Cantor’s stunning loss, yesterday, and after admitting that he is not “an expert in Republican primary politics,” he went on to prove
by Debra Heine11 Jun 2014, 3:37 PM PST0
Republican voters in Virginia just sent a powerful anti-amnesty message to the GOP. Dave Brat, a political novice campaigning on a shoe-string budget, warned voters that a vote for Cantor is “a vote for open borders and lower wages,” and voters
by Debra Heine10 Jun 2014, 5:52 PM PST0
That private Washington fundraiser for Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Alison Lundergan Grimes with Harry Reid, last Thursday, is making all kinds of headlines – none of them good. The Politico reported that Grimes didn’t mention coal in her speech, after promising
by Debra Heine10 Jun 2014, 5:22 PM PST0
On May 31, Obama triumphantly announced the recovery of Bowe Bergdahl, expecting accolades from a grateful nation because *ahem- ahem* “the United States of America does not ever leave our men and women in uniform behind.” That Rose Garden announcement
by Debra Heine10 Jun 2014, 11:51 AM PST0

Accusations of threats and intimidation against whistleblowers are a feature not bug of the scandal factory known as the Obama administration, and according to a columnist from Huffington Post, SwapGate is no different. Huffpo columnist Bill Robinson joined Fox and Friends Monday
by Debra Heine10 Jun 2014, 7:11 AM PST0
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, (R-Texas) spoke on the Senate floor, Monday, about a bill he will introduce this week to put a six month moratorium on transfers from Guantanamo Bay in reaction to the Obama administration’s highly unpopular prisoner swap.
by Debra Heine9 Jun 2014, 5:04 PM PST0
On Friday, Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer expressed outrage that not only was she not informed by federal officials that the government would be shipping illegal immigrants out of Texas and “dumping” them in her state, it has no plans to
by Debra Heine9 Jun 2014, 7:54 AM PST0
Despite recent setbacks, attorneys for Justina Pelletier’s family announced Friday that the Massachusetts Department of Health and Human Services filed a motion that agrees to send Justina to her home in Connecticut. The 16-year-old West Hartford girl is currently at a
by Debra Heine8 Jun 2014, 5:25 PM PST0
Afghan victims of Taliban atrocities are giving Obama’s decision to release 5 Taliban commanders in exchange for American deserter, Bowe Bergdahl, an unambiguous thumbs down. The five are accused of terrorizing “large swathes of Afghanistan and carrying out atrocities which
by Debra Heine7 Jun 2014, 12:37 PM PST0
In response to From “swift boaters” to “psychopaths”: It should come as no surprise that the HUD flack who trial-ballooned the Bergdahl “Platoon long on psychopaths” narrative on Twitter, is a former Votes Vets operative who participated in an anti-Rush
by Debra Heine5 Jun 2014, 2:09 PM PST0
Calling the transaction that freed Bowe Bergdahl, “ghastly”, former attorney general Michael Mukasey made the argument in the Washington Post that the release of five top Taliban commanders was the first phase of Obama’s plan to make good on his promise to
by Debra Heine5 Jun 2014, 12:47 PM PST0
U.S. Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl’s hometown of Hailey, Idaho canceled the rally that was planned for later this month to celebrate his release from five years of Taliban/Haqqani captivity. The cancellation comes in the wake of serious allegations made by former
by Debra Heine4 Jun 2014, 2:47 PM PST0
In response to HIllary won’t be the only one knifing Obama in the back over Bergdahl: As John noted, according to MSNBC’s Chuck Todd, White House aides are now accusing members of Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl’s unit of “swift-boating” Bergdahl. “I’ve had
by Debra Heine4 Jun 2014, 10:36 AM PST0
U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel met with members of the special operations team who participated in the release of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, in Afghanistan, Sunday. According to a U.S. official, Hagel thanked them and told them they represented the true spirit of
by Debra Heine3 Jun 2014, 4:43 PM PST0
In response to How Dare Republicans Interrupt White House Grandstanding with Inconvenient Facts: RE that “breaking news story” from Buzzfeed: “A former Bush Administration official hired, then resigned, as Mitt Romney’s foreign policy spokesman played a key role in publicizing
by Debra Heine3 Jun 2014, 1:53 PM PST0
In the wake of efforts by Democrats to limit First Amendment rights, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, today filed a pair of bills to protect the individual right to free speech. “Senate Democrats are seeking unfettered power to regulate and
by Debra Heine3 Jun 2014, 12:38 PM PST0
The Senate Judiciary Committee is held a hearing today titled “Examining a Constitutional Amendment to Restore Democracy to the American People” to debate Harry Reid’s proposed Amendment that would overturn the Citizens United Supreme Court decision on campaign finance laws. Witnesses before
by Debra Heine3 Jun 2014, 12:03 PM PST0
In response to 2010 Report: Bergdahl Converted to Islam And Taught Captors Bomb Making Skills: According to the Taliban deputy district commander cited in that Daily Mail story from 2010, Bergdahl left his post with an Afghan soldier – a
by Debra Heine3 Jun 2014, 10:25 AM PST0
In response to The White House doubles its bet on some bad cards: For no other reason other than morbid curiosity, I’d like to know who wrote the talking points for Susan Rice’s appearances on the Sunday talk shows, yesterday.
by Debra Heine2 Jun 2014, 2:43 PM PST0