John Hayward

Much attention is being grabbed by ProPublica’s article about a pair of dyed-in-the-wool Obama supporters, self-described San Francisco “cradle Democrats” who donated to Obama’s political organization and worked phone banks for his re-election, losing their insurance to ObamaCare.  Presumably their

In response to White House: President Was Just Explaining the Law Monday Night: I can’t remember a bit of political spin that wore out its welcome faster than this new Democrat talking point.  Why, if we’d all just read the

In response to How Much Money Should the Party Invest in a Candidate….: I’ve been reading a lot of pro- and con- articles this morning about whether the RNC should be boiled in oil for throwing Cuccinelli to the wolves.

In response to Obama Wasn’t the Only One Who Lied (Video): I see that Mary Landrieu is the latest phony-baloney “moderate Democrat” to jump into a lifeboat and row madly away from the sinking wreck of ObamaCare.  She’s got a

ObamaCare is a hideous disaster that can’t sell many insurance policies, and its commissars keep insisting they can’t get any reliable enrollment data out of the non-functional turdware code (as HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius insisted, dancing right along the edge

In response to @MyCancellation Twitter Account Keeps Getting Suspended : Ah, the return of the spam-flaggers.  It’s been a while since that little tactic made the news.  What a perfect expression of mindless left-wing groupthink. It’s interesting how completely the

In response to Krauthammer: The Great Translator: It’s one of the ironies of my writing career that after reading Krauthammer for years, the first time I had occasion to quote him was when I spectacularly disagreed with him.  I even

Just a couple of days after Halloween, one of the bloodiest monsters from the Obama Administration’s house of horrors groans and shambles forward, intent on complete the grisly mission that many believe was its true purpose all along.  Matt Boyle reports:

In response to Some Admin Officials Hoped For Failure of Healthcare.Gov During Demo Period To WH: I also love the beginning of that Washington Post article, in which an outside health adviser told the White House economic team in 2010

If you’re familiar with the nearly 30-year-old book upon which it’s based, it may be enough to know that “Ender’s Game” is very faithful to the source material, and it’s a treat to see it come to life.  The acting

In response to Poll: 71% of Voters Believe Obama Knew Premiums Would Skyrocket For Some Americans: Only 71 percent?  Man, that’s depressing.  That means 29 percent are still gullible enough to think this is all a big surprise to the

Consider these four levels of political power: 1. Power under the law.  This is the least satisfying level for the power- and money-hungry politician.  A Constitutional government exercises power under the law, enforcing codes that apply equally to everyone.  True

In response to Obama Asks Successful Enrollees to be Pictured on Obamacare Website: Since it turns out only six people actually enrolled in ObamaCare on Day One, maybe there could be one version of the HealthCareDotGov background graphic for each.

In response to Yes, the Democrats’ Plan Was to Create a Transition to Single Payer: Since you brought up Paul Krugman, let’s not forget one of the dumbest and most dishonest things he’s ever said (and that’s saying a lot):

In response to The White House and MSM Want Us Talking About HealthCare.gov Failures: I see what you’re saying here, Lisa, and it is indeed wise not to get too focused on the Healthcare.gov crash.  As everyone with a computer

The mainstream media is finally waking up to the undeniable fact that Barack Obama lied through his teeth when he promised nobody would lose their insurance under ObamaCare – “Period!” he was known to add for emphasis – and premiums

We already knew about the astonishing heroism of ex-Navy SEALs Tyrone Woods and Glen Doherty, who stepped into the horrifying security vacuum Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton created in Benghazi, and died fighting the terrorists who would later be portrayed

In response to If Health Care Is a ‘Right,’ Obama is Violating It: That is a bit of a conundrum, isn’t it?  ObamaCare is killing millions of insurance policies, while enlisting very few new beneficiaries to date, and it’s making

In response to Young, Healthy, Middle Class American Has Obama-Scare On Halloween Night (Video): I am proud to announce that, according to the folks at Generation Opportunity, I was the first one to catch the significance of the main character’s

The new word from ObamaCare’s IT gurus and their freshly appointed crisis manager, Jeff Zients, is that everything should be up and running by the end of November.  That’s still several weeks beyond the point where insurance companies will… …

HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius steps forward to prove, once again, that she has no business running a popsicle stand, let alone the largest and most powerful bureaucracy on Earth.  From the Dallas Morning News, whose editorial insertion makes it clear

In response to Alan Grayson Accuses Martin Bashir of ‘Collaborating’ With The Tea Party (Video): Grayson is a great example of the “soft” media bias that shields Democrats.  He’s a straight-up foaming-at-the-mouth lunatic who daily says the kind of idiotic

Life can get very complicated for a reporter who writes things critical of the government.  It certainly does seem like the ham-fisted tactics are coming faster and heavier, now that we’ve got Chicago culture on the Potomac, and an Administration

In response to Majority of Americans Want Healthcare Mandate Delayed: If what the American people wanted was important, ObamaCare would be long gone.  The Administration is not going to be swayed by any number of polls declaring that a majority