From the Associated Press: A government audit says the advocacy group ACORN should reimburse the government $3.2 million for failing to adequately show that lead removal work was performed at a reasonable cost. The auditors also say some grant money
Today, in 1989, the Berlin Wall fell.
From the Associated Press: A former supervisor for the defunct political advocacy group ACORN has agreed to a plea deal in a case alleging that canvassers were illegally paid to register Nevada voters during the 2008 presidential campaign. Amy Busefink,
Just days after receiving a drubbing in the Midterm Elections, President Obama escaped to India. Better relations with India was one of the great legacies of the Bush Administration. Hopefully, those relations will withstand Obama’s apology tour.
When you’re a Democrat and you’ve lost the UK’s Guardian…: Okay, today is the day I’m officially getting old. Moving toward the mushy middle. At least on this one question. Nancy Pelosi is going to run to keep her job
We still can’t believe the Democrats would keep Nancy Pelosi as their leader. But, if they are really considering this, all we can say is…please, please, pretty please…We’re not certain the GOP can win another 60 seats, but with redistricting
From the Associated Press: Despite widespread complaints about massive losses that will put Democrats in the minority, Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Friday she will try to stay on as leader of her party in the House. The decision exposed a
Today, in 1947, Meet the Press made it’s debut. 63 years of obfuscation will leave a mark.
The GOP won something else Tuesday night; subpoena power. Today is the one year anniversary of the Ft. Hood shooting. Might be a good place to start an investigation.
From The Daily Telegraph: The fresh $600bn ( 372bn) infusion of quantitative easing announced on Wednesday may or may not provide a lift for beleaguered domestic demand – both Goldman Sachs and HSBC have said much more is needed to
From Stateline.org: Republicans won smashing victories in state legislatures yesterday, capturing an outright majority of the nation’s legislative seats and the largest majority for the party since 1928. As of noon Eastern Time, Republicans had taken about 18 legislative chambers
Today, in 2008, Barack Obama was elected President of the United States.
From FoxNews: Two black Republican victories tonight mark the first time African-Americans will represent the GOP in Congress in seven years. Retired Lt. Colonel Allen West’s win in Florida’s 22nd District and South Carolina State Rep. Tim Scott’s victory in
While pundits sift through the ‘tea-leaves’ to learn the lessons of this midterm election, we hope that they realize this was a victory of the grass-roots, not the establishment GOP. Winning candidates were those who had the backing of the
A new day is rising.
Big win for the Dems, but is it enough to save face?
Rep. Bob Etheridge lost tonight. It all began here.
Bad news for our west coast contingent, bad news for the country. While liberal economic policies have driven the state of California into the ground, the Golden State is sending Barbara Boxer back to Washington and Jerry Brown to the
Incredible timing with this news. Bad news dump of the year? The Los Angeles Times reports: ACORN, a national organization whose mission included registering and turning out low-income and minority voters, announced on this election day that it was filing
Nobody in the media has called this yet, but based on what we’ve seen, Phil “I don’t worry about the Constitution” Hare will have to look for a new job tomorrow.
Based on what we’ve seen so far, it is clear that the GOP will take the House. The reign of Nancy Pelosi is officially over.
[youtube 9z8MAAG9EYk nolink] The same polling place where two New Black Panther members appeared in 2008. This time, they ran into one apparent party member in front of the main doorway.
Alan Grayson has lost his fight for re-election. Savor this moment.
The media have called the seat for Democrat Chris Coons.
Not a surprise, but still delicious.
Rand Paul has been declared the winner of the Kentucky Senate seat.
After flying Andrew Breitbart all the way out to Phoenix, Arizona yesterday to participate in an online Townhall election event, after taking him out of his home state, away from his business, and nearly making it impossible for him to
The first polls have closed, in most of Indiana and Kentucky. There are three house races in IN to watch. In Kentucky, look for results in Democrat Rep. Ben Chandler’s seat. If he loses, the GOP wave is historic.
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In Virginia’s 5th district, a supporter of Rep. Tom Perriello goes on a rampage against supporters of Republican Robert Hurt who had assembled for a rally. [youtube UPIP-i3sdVk nolink] Everyone’s a racist. Nobody’s a racist. Another example how the Democratic
Today, in 1765, the British Parliament enacted the “Stamp Act”. It was the beginning of the end of British rule in the colonies. Today is also the beginning of the end of progressive rule in the United States. What are
From James Richardson:
UPDATE: From the Miller Campaign: Now the media has gone from trying to create stories to openly lying. The audio was pulled directly from the voicemail message. Nothing was altered. “Everything that was recorded on my phone is what we
From the Washington Times: Things in Nevada are getting hotter. Not content with the direction the country and their home state is going in, a group of Nevada voters calling themselves “Concerned Nevadans That Care About Our Country” will launch
Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy —– Suggested topics of discussion: 1. Was Jon Stewart telling the truth when he told the news media “Restore Sanity and/or Fear” wasn’t a response to Glenn Beck’s
Today, 10’s or 100’s of thousands of hip lefties will gather in Washington D.C. to nod approvingly-and ironically-at wry witticisms instead of, you know, walking precincts, cavassing voters or making get-out-the-vote calls. The kinds of things you usually do the
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) – The number of write-in candidates for Alaska’s U.S. Senate seat has swelled to about 150 amid an effort by conservatives to target the write-in candidacy of GOP Sen. Lisa Murkowski. The number by Thursday’s write-in deadline
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From the Central Texas 9-12 Project. What have you done for liberty today?