The nomination of Sally Jewell of REI to lead the Department of the Interior yesterday was probably the least controversial of President Barack Obama’s Cabinet picks–and that’s saying something. While he loaded up on experts and egos in his first
The contrast in leadership styles between President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has tended to favor the latter. However, there is one area in which Obama has bested his rival ally: fashion. More precisely, it is Michelle
The Senate confirmation hearings for John Brennan to head the CIA Thursday present a rare opportunity for bipartisan unity on Capitol Hill. Each party has its own particular reasons to oppose him: liberals are outraged by his record on interrogation
I’m not sure whether Paul Krugman’s alien invasion stimulus plan would also work for asteroids. If so, he may be in luck on Feb. 15, when an asteroid will pass near Earth. It’s as good an excuse for federal stimulus as
Former Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-NE) is not providing the Senate any more information about past speeches or funders. Luckily, a few of his former audiences are only too proud to share his remarks with the world. The National Council on
The confirmation of former Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-NE) as President Barack Obama’s new Secretary of Defense has hit new snags, according to a story broken by Foreign Policy on Tuesday evening, including an allegation of sexual harassment among staff in
We live in a leaderless country governed, in effect, by two opposition parties: the anti-war movement in the Senate and the Tea Party movement in the House. With a normal government–with a president actually interested in performing his duties rather
Members of the Senate Armed Services Committee received the results of a national poll last week that indicates support for Chuck Hagel as Secretary of Defense collapses when voters are aware of his positions on the issues, Breitbart News has
No, tell us, please, Jay–why is “torturing” people worse than killing them? Could more White House reporters please do their jobs? Pretty please?
The Huffington Post would rather wallow in Bush-hatred than cover the Obama presidency, and a new report on torture and rendition gives it the opportunity today. The report alleges that over fifty countries participated in a “global torture scheme” orchestrated
The Obama administration and the gun control caucus in Congress will likely fail to enact any new legislation–except, perhaps, for a law to provide for “universal” background checks for gun purchases (i.e. covering private sales or transfers in addition to
Ohio Gov. John Kasich, a Republican who campaigned as a budget hawk and rode the Tea Party wave to victory in 2010, has agreed to accept Obamacare funding to expand his state’s Medicaid program, breaking ranks with fellow Republican governors
Ron Paul’s bizarre insult against murdered Navy SEAL sniper Chris Kyle today is causing outrage everywhere. And deservedly so. I’ve heard for years from Ron Paul supporters about how he is supported by the troops, and that he’s been the
You don’t have to support the Boy Scouts’ ban on gay scoutmasters to be alarmed that President Barack Obama thinks that topic is an appropriate area for intervention or comment. The Obama administration does not believe there are any limits
The Iranian currency, the rial, has hit a new low, falling 21% in the past two weeks, according to wire reports. No thanks to former Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-NE), of course, who opposed unilateral sanctions and remained skeptical of multilateral
The MacArthur Foundation, which broadly supports public radio and other public interest initiatives, is billing its latest initiative as “$100,000 in Prizes for Fresh Ideas on Democracy.” A closer look at the multimedia “Looking@Democracy” contest reveals that MacArthur is primarily
I’ve had occasion to revisit Robert Creamer’s rambling political manual, Listen to Your Mother: Stand Up Straight! How Progressives Can Win. He began writing it in federal prison in 2006, and provided a blueprint for Democratic victories in 2008 and beyond.
![How Democrats Understand Immigration Reform: 'A Gigantic Block [Sic] of Progressive Voters'](http://cdn.breitbart.com/mediaserver/Breitbart/Big-Government/2013/02/03/Screen%20shot%2020130203%20at%2081534%20AM.png "How Democrats Understand Immigration Reform: 'A Gigantic Block [Sic] of Progressive Voters'")
As the national debate over immigration reform heats up, Republicans who believe that there are political benefits in passing new legislation might consider what Democrats believe about their own political advantages. For years, Democrat strategists such as convicted felon Robert
Outgoing Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman General John Dempsey offered their support to former Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-NE) this morning after Hagel endured a difficult confirmation hearing last week in the Senate. Separately, Senate
Andrew Breitbart did not take pleasure in the misfortune of individuals with whom he had battled over the years. Yet there was nothing he hated more than the collusion of the mainstream media in perpetuating left-wing lies, destroying lives in
How bad was Chuck Hagel’s performance at his confirmation hearing for the post of Secretary of Defense? So bad that even White House officials are willing to admit glumly to the New York Times that it was “somewhere between baffling and
In response to Ed Koch’s Tombstone Inscribed with Daniel Pearl’s Last Words: Ed Koch is–well, a hero for including that bold epitaph on his tombstone. But in some ways it’s also emblematic of an earlier generation of Jewish political fighters.
The biggest loser from yesterday’s atrocious confirmation hearings for Secretary of Defense-designate Chuck Hagel was New York Senator Chuck Schumer, who backed Hagel in mid-January. Schumer had initially indicated that he was doubtful about voting for Hagel, but later reversed
