Francois Hollande is the least popular President in modern French history. Sunday, 17,000 protesters marched in Paris to demand that he meet their list of demands or step down. Protest organizer Helene Roche said the “Day of Anger” was a
Wendy Davis, who became a national figure fighting a law which would limit abortion to 20 weeks and impose additional regulations on abortion providers, said in an interview Wednesday “we all want it to be rare.” During an interview with
Hillary Clinton expressed regret Monday for the failure in Benghazi even as she continued to suggest it was an “unpredictable” event. The Senate intelligence committee report published earlier this months concluded the attack was preventable. Asked if she had any
President Obama was once a critic of unchecked presidential power but since taking office he has warmed up to the idea. Now, with the appointment of John Podesta, many believe he is poised to go farther than he already has
How big should government get? That’s a question which never seems to have a final answer. For instance, Sweden has been one of the most extensive social democracies in the world, but since the early 90s Swedes have decided progress
HHS announced Friday morning that Obamacare had reached a new “milestone” of 3 million enrolled in private insurance plans through federal and state exchanges. The brief statement by Marilyn Tavenner describes the new figures as “the most recent data” but
Bob Laszewski is a health industry analyst and expert who has been one of Obamacare’s toughest critics over the past several months. He was the person who suggested healthcare.gov was in defacto shutdown back in October when the White House
Moody’s has downgraded the outlook on the U.S. health insurance industry from stable to negative in light of unpredictability caused by Obamacare. Moody’s also cites the poor demographic mix as an important factor in their decision. Moody’s Senior Vice President
One of the assumptions many people have made is that Wendy Davis’ campaign was caught flatfooted by the Dallas Morning News article questioning some of the details of her life story. But there is some reason to think her camp
Weeks of street clashes in Kiev have resulted in 150 police officers being injured and two protesters killed. The violence has intensified since a new law regulating protests took effect last week. Secretary of State Kerry has called the laws
Covered California released new numbers Tuesday which show that the pace of enrollment has slowed from December highs. In addition, 25 percent of those already considered enrolled have yet to pay their first premium. Covered California’s spokesman, Peter Lee, says
California state leaders are monitoring millionaires to assess whether a recent jump in income taxes could lead to an exodus of the wealthy. The San Francisco Chronicle reports that in 2011 “the top 1 percent of tax returns accounted for
Wendy Davis is having a bad week. In a few days she has gone from quietly admitting she needs to tighten up her language to blaming the entire episode on her opponent and, as of this afternoon, doubling down and
If you were paying attention yesterday afternoon you probably saw this coming. Attacks on Wendy Davis are not the result of Wendy Davis misleading people (for years) about her life story. No, according to Think Progress, this is about “classic
Wendy Davis has apparently settled on a plan divert questions about her biography raised over the weekend by the Dallas Morning News. In a responses sent to one news outlet and on Twitter, Davis and her allies are blaming her
Health insurance industry expert Bob Laszewski says between 70-85 percent of Obamacare “enrollees” have paid their first month’s premium. When insurers finally close their books he anticipates 10-20 percent will have their policies voided for failure to pay. We’ve known
The media fell in love with Wendy Davis and her pink sneakers. They have followed her moves in the race for Governor of Texas. But now that the Dallas Morning News has found fault with elements in her official biography,
Earlier this week Reuters claimed the big enrollment surge in December was continuing into 2014, much to the delight and relief of the White House. I looked at the numbers and, while it’s too soon to say for certain how
This morning President Obama gave a speech outlining changes to the NSA surveillance program which has become a major scandal after leaks by Edward Snowden. Senator Rand Paul, who has previously been a strong opponent of surveillance, posted a blunt
An Arapahoe High School security guard claims he was the person who confronted Karl Pierson moments before the armed student shot himself inside the school’s library last month. He also believes the incident might have been avoided if administrators had
Is Obamacare enrollment still surging or slowing down? The data available suggests the latter but Reuters says the former. Reuters reported yesterday that the December surge in Obamacare enrollment had continued into 2014, at least in “some states.”Author Sharon Begley
This morning National Journal writer Ron Fournier opened a big can of worms when he asked this question: How does one oppose abortion and support executions? Discuss. — Ron Fournier (@ron_fournier) January 16, 2014 It always surprises me that otherwise
Socialist Francois Hollande is the least liked President in modern French history. His strategy of rolling back social security cuts and raising taxes has been a disaster for France, which has seen near zero growth and rising unemployment since he
The unpopularity of Obamacare will make 2014 a tough year for Democrats, especially those in red states. The Washington Post’s Greg Sargent doesn’t deny some Dems are already taking cover where they can, but he says they also have a
A Senate Intelligence Committee report on the Benghazi attack concludes that the State Department failed to appropriately upgrade security at the site given the deteriorating security in the region. Republican Senators specifically lay blame on Under Secretary Kennedy who made
