
One of Obama’s explicit election promises in 2008 was that he would close America’s prison at Guantanamo Bay. In his appearance on Jon Stewart’s show Thursday night, now-President Obama announced this was a goal for his second term. Commenting on
by John Sexton20 Oct 2012, 11:55 AM PST0

Last night President Obama got wee-weed-up claiming it was “offensive” to suggest that he or anyone on his team would mislead the public on the Benghazi attack. He then went on to immediately mislead the public about his own record
by John Sexton17 Oct 2012, 11:47 AM PST0

Last Thursday President Obama claimed before a large audience that the government had recovered “every dime” of the financial bailout. But according to a CBO report issued this month, Obama is off by at least $24 billion and as much
by John Sexton17 Oct 2012, 3:39 AM PST0

Trinity Church in Manhattan has an annual Halloween celebration which includes a safe spot for kids to trick-or-treat and watch movies. But the church is cancelling the event this year because it can’t guarantee safety for those who attend. An
by John Sexton17 Oct 2012, 3:31 AM PST0

Mitt Romney has made a few honest gaffes during this campaign, as has the President. But Romney’s actual gaffes are surely outnumbered by the number of invented, bogus gaffes pushed out by the professional left. Here’s a list of ten
by John Sexton16 Oct 2012, 3:57 PM PST0

New polling released Monday by USAToday/Gallup shows Governor Romney taking a four point lead over the President in 12 swing states, including the crucial state of Florida. The poll also shows that the gender gap has closed, with Romney and
by John Sexton15 Oct 2012, 11:27 PM PST0

Just a few weeks ago, conservatives (including some at this site) called out pollsters for releasing polls with impossibly huge sampling discrepancies as wide as D+11. For their trouble they were labeled “poll truthers” by folks on the left. Now,
by John Sexton15 Oct 2012, 6:03 PM PST0

Broken windows at four banks and a drug store appear to be the work of a few dozen Occupy Portland members. The vandalism spree took place Thursday night. Police were called and some suspects were detained but no arrests have
by John Sexton14 Oct 2012, 3:00 AM PST0

Was there an embarrassing gaffe in Thursday night’s debate? Vice President Biden gave a bungled and misleading answer about the situation in Benghazi in which he stated that “we” did not know security requests had been made. Biden’s statement is
by John Sexton12 Oct 2012, 3:54 PM PST0

Monday, a Wisconsin bus driver irritated by a Romney yard sign initiated a political conversation with a middle school student she was transporting. A brief conversation ended when the driver suggested the boy should have been aborted by his mother.
by John Sexton11 Oct 2012, 11:42 AM PST0

There was a nice human interest story on the campaign trail yesterday, but the AP found a way to muss it up. You rarely see media bias as blatant as you do in a comparison of the following two photos.
by John Sexton9 Oct 2012, 1:18 PM PST0

Stanley Kurtz, author of the new book Spreading the Wealth, has written a case study of recent efforts to implement regionalism in Ohio. This plan would raid suburban tax money for the benefit of urban areas while also intentionally limiting
by John Sexton8 Oct 2012, 3:34 AM PST0

About 200 Occupy Oakland activists held a march which turned into a roving vandalism spree through downtown. Billed as a protest against the war in Afghanistan, protesters smashed the windows of banks, businesses and BMW’s along their route. Marchers also
by John Sexton8 Oct 2012, 3:32 AM PST0

Have you noticed that we’ve seen a lot less of DNC Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz recently? Since getting caught misrepresenting her own statements caught on tape in early September, she seems to have been relegated to the back bench. Wednesday
by John Sexton5 Oct 2012, 5:47 PM PST0

During the debate Wednesday night, President Obama repeatedly claimed Governor Romney’s tax plan arithmetic did not add up. But Wednesday, the author of the study Obama relied on admitted Romney’s plan could add up using different assumptions. William G. Gale
by John Sexton4 Oct 2012, 11:57 PM PST0

Everytime you think the administration’s failure in Benghazi couldn’t get worse, it gets worse. Eli Lake reports that in the six months leading up to the September 11 attack on the US consulate in Benghazi, security was not only not
by John Sexton4 Oct 2012, 11:17 AM PST0

With the release of a 2007 speech in which candidate Obama made some unusually strong statements about race, now is as good a time as any to reveal another long lost Obama video. This clip from a January, 21 2002
by John Sexton3 Oct 2012, 11:33 AM PST0

Update: Asked about claims that requests for additional security in Benghazi were denied, White House Press Secretary Jay Carney refused to comment, citing an ongoing investigation by the FBI. Nearly three weeks after the attack, FBI agents sent to Libya to
by John Sexton2 Oct 2012, 9:43 AM PST0

A little seen video shows a group associated with Al Qaeda attacking the Red Cross outpost in Benghazi with a rocket propelled grenade. The Red Cross attack took place in May and the group responsible delivered an IED to the
by John Sexton1 Oct 2012, 1:19 PM PST0

The Department of Energy’s loan guarantee program has already had two significant failures in the solar industry, the best known being Solyndra. Now a third company, San Jose’s SoloPower, seems to be following in Solyndra’s footsteps and threatening to leave
by John Sexton29 Sep 2012, 11:13 AM PST0

The Washington Post‘s fact checker has weighed in on the story of Elizabeth Warren’s Native American heritage. Rather than fact-check Warren’s evolving and demonstrably false claims, the Post decides to fact check Scott Brown and awards him two Pinocchios. The
by John Sexton28 Sep 2012, 4:35 PM PST0

The Obama campaign released a two-minute ad Wednesday which lays out a four point plan for his second term. The ad may sound good to those not paying much attention, but all it really does is rehash old promises and
by John Sexton27 Sep 2012, 6:18 PM PST0

Matt Damon’s new anti-fracking film is called “Promised Land,” but it doesn’t look as if the film will ever get there. In fact, Damon’s revised script seems to be wandering in the desert with hopes of receiving manna from Oscar-heaven
by John Sexton27 Sep 2012, 12:03 PM PST0

Twice this week, progressive media outlets have embarrassed themselves by jumping on stories that looked like promising anti-Republican material only to discover hours later they’d been fooled. In one case, the mistake was a piece of satire, the other a
by John Sexton26 Sep 2012, 4:35 PM PST0

The President’s approach to the Middle East over the last three years suggests Obama has a bi-polar foreign policy. He alternates between moments of laying low, as in Iran, and manic energy for change, as in Egypt. The result is
by John Sexton26 Sep 2012, 2:40 PM PST0