In Obama’s speech at the UN, he asked less of Muslims than he asks of members of his own faith and,critically, less than he himself has said is required of those embarkingon a path to real democracy. That’s not just
British patients depending on the National Health Service are increasingly asking their doctors about private treatment options. The shift is the result of public rationing by the NHS which makes many patients ineligible for “free” care. Doctors in the UK
Remaining Occupiers in San Francisco have decided to abandon their camp and let it collapse under its own weight. They’ve grown tired of being overwhelmed by vagrants who take up space but don’t contribute anything to the movement. A camper
A letter from auditors at Price Waterhouse Cooper states unequivocally that GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney paid taxes every year between 1990 and 2009. This puts an end, once and for all, to irresponsible left-wing media speculation started by Sen.
First Romney, then the You Tube clip, now the Marines are to blame?The Obama administration’s shifting claims on what took place inBenghazi, Libya on 9/11 became more defiant yesterday when unnamedofficials suggested that no amount of security would have mattered
On Wednesday, the House passed a new bill which would allow wealthy Americans to pay more than they actually owe in taxes. The bill was mischievously titled the “Buffett Rule Act,” a reference to the Buffett Rule which the president
Chicago Alderman Joe Moreno had some harsh words for Chick-fil-A two months ago. Now he has changed his mind and says he welcomes the company to set up a new restaurant because of a change in their corporate policy toward
An article published in the early morning of September 12th by NBC News confused events taking place in Libya and Egypt. The article, which was reproduced over 1,200 times on the web, may have led to confusion about what happened
The U.S. State Dept. issued a travel warning telling Americans to avoid Libya two weeks before the deadly attack that killed Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three others. In addition, a recently updated threat assessment for Libya demonstrates the State Department
The skit that opened “Saturday Night Live” this weekend featured impressions of President Barack Obama, Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan. Strangely absent was Vice President Joe Biden who, of the four top candidates, seems the most ripe for humor. But
On the one-year anniversary of the Occupy Wall Street movement, dozens of protesters were arrested as they attempted to block streets in New York’s financial district. Police have reported 146 arrests so far. As many as 1,000 protesters came to
The collective bargaining law passed under Gov. Walker in Wisconsin has been struck down. Dane County Circuit Judge Juan Colas ruled the law was unconstitutional Friday afternoon. The law in question restricted collective bargaining by public sector employees. At one
Police in New York are searching for a man who raped a 56-year-old woman and then tossed her over a 2nd story railing. The woman knew the man from his involvement in the Occupy movement. The NYPD put out the
Prior to the deadly attack on a US consulate in Benghazi this week, there were two other attacks on visiting dignitaries within the last five months. In addition two western outposts were targeted including a bomb attack at the same
The Cairo Embassy’s controversial statement about “abuse” of free speech was written by a senior public affairs officer and approved by the Chargé d’affaires. A draft of the statement was sent to the State Department; officials there recommended against it
A timeline of yesterday’s events shows that it took the Obama administration 16 hours to disavow a statement posted on the US Embassy in Cairo website. It appears that the administration’s failure to correct the embassy and the doubling down
Protesters turned out in Tunisia, Morocco, and Sudan today as US embassies in at least seven countries warned of possible attacks sparked by outrage over an anti-Islamic film. In Tunisia, some 200 protesters turned up at the US embassy and
Moody’s Investor Service issued a report today warning that the UScredit rating will probably be downgraded if a deal is not reached tolower “the ratio of federal debt to GDP over the mediumterm.” A press releasefrom Moody’s indicates the AAA
Cuts to the $75 billion food stamp program would hurt the bottom line of Kraft, so the company’s incoming CEO is opposing any future cutbacks. Tony Vernon is the incoming CEO of Kraft, the third largest food conglomerate in the
A peer reviewed journal published by the American Cancer Society has some bad news for male fans of “medicinal” marijuana. It may not be that good for men. The researchers found that those who smoked pot daily were twice as
The Washington Post‘s fact check on President Obama’s vote on Illinois’s Born-Alive Protection Act ignores its own facts to come out with an anti-Republican takeaway. To see why, we first have to take a look at the facts presented in the
Touré claims in his recent article at Time that his job is to say things “black people need said.” It’s an odd way to start an article about racial politics. If I ever read the line “things white people need
When August’s jobs numbers were announced Friday morning, Joe Scarborough immediately pronounced them “good news for the President.” Announcing the drop in unemployment from 8.3 percent to 8.1 percent, Joe added, “Ladies and gentlemen, what you call that is a
Emerson wrote, “A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little statesmen and philosophers and divines.” I’m not sure even he would defend the level of inconsistency demonstrated in this clip by Reason TV: In case you
Things no one saysThings everyone supports Empty promisesPleading for votes I won’t pretend the path I’m offering is quick or easy. I neverhave. You didn’t elect me to tell you what you wanted to hear. Youelected me to tell you
