Group is undone in national scandal sparked by videos showing illegal activity From today’s Baltimore Sun: A former leader of Maryland’s ACORN chapter said Monday the group will no longer operate in the state, doomed by an embarrassing national scandal
The Cincinnati Enquirer nails it today: America’s robust discussion of health care reform during the past year has been beneficial in many ways, giving the public greater awareness and insight into this complex issue. Unfortunately, the debate has been held
From Florida’s Herald Tribune: When President Barack Obama touted the passage of the $787 billion federal stimulus bill a year ago, he highlighted billions of dollars for higher education to help retrain workers for the new economy. But an examination
Today, in year 37, Caligula became Emperor of Rome. Considering the Democrat majority is planning to pass a bill without actually voting on it, this seems like an important event to note. After centuries, have we really progressed that far?
Heather Higgins and Kellyanne Conway in today’s Wall Street Journal: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says she plans to bring health-care reform to a vote this week. Democratic leaders cite national polls that show support for individual provisions of the bill
Beware the Ides of March.
As it becomes more difficult to round up Congressman willing to end their political careers by voting for ObamaCare, House Democrat Leadership is actually considering a “rule” that will allow the health care bill to pass without being voted on.
Today, in 2008, the price of 1 oz. of gold hit $1,000 for the first time. In future years, this may seem like the floor price.
On Wednesday, we brought you the story of a little report from the Boston Fed and its role in creating the housing bubble. In that piece, we mentioned an organization you probably hadn’t heard of before, the Center for Responsible
On Wednesday, President Obama traveled to St. Louis to try to revive his party’s push for government health care. Around 5,000 activists opposed to ObamaCare turned out, dwarfing the few dozen paid organizers from Obama’s Organizing for America. The activists
By Tom Fitton Documents released today by Judicial Watch reference serious allegations of corruption and voter registration fraud by the Association of Community Organizations for Reform (ACORN), as well as the Obama administration’s decision to shut down a criminal investigation
Ben Sheffner, at Copyrights and Campaigns Blog, has the breaking story: A state court in Baltimore has dismissed ACORN’s lawsuit against James O’Keefe, Hannah Giles, and Breitbart.com LLC after the plaintiffs failed to serve the complaint on the defendants within
Today, in 1941, FDR signed the Lend-Lease Act, allowing the United States to ship supplies on loan to nations fighting Nazi Germany. At the end of 2006, Great Britain made its last annual payment ($83 million) to the United States,
From The Hill: Democrats are set to unveil a new jobs initiative Wednesday that will provide grants to local governments to save or create jobs. House Education and Labor Committee Chairman George Miller (D-Calif.) will join other lawmakers and mayors
Today, in 1876, Alexander Graham Bell made the first successful telephone call.
From Daniel Bice, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Milwaukee police officers sat on their hands for months last year instead of investigating possible voter fraud cases from the 2008 general election. It’s an incredible claim, but it’s coming from a credible source:
From the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Five Wisconsin residents have been charged with criminal counts of voter fraud in the November 2008 general election, state Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen announced Monday. Two of those charged – Maria Miles, 36, of
Rep. Eric Massa (D-NY) has been pressured to resign his seat in Congress, due to allegations of sexual harassment. He have no information about the truth of the charges, but we find it interesting that the Democrat leadership moved so
Today, in 1817, the New York Stock Exchange was founded. In its life, it became the financial capital of the world. Senators Chris Dodd and Bob Corker are now negotiating to move that title overseas.
Tonight, Hollywood holds its Prom, aka The Academy Awards. We’re curious how smug they will be this year. Politically, things are…well…different. Be sure to stay tuned to our sister site, Big Hollywood, who will be live-blogging the awards.
By Tom McGillvray, Cary Smith, and Gary MacLaren As state legislators, we are used to the federal government treating the states like its red-headed stepchild. Washington dictates, and we are expected to follow. Whether it’s transportation, health care, or education,
Today, in 1836, the Alamo fell after a 13 day siege.
Today, in 1770, the Boston Massacre took place.
Sen. Bob Corker is close to cutting a deal with Sen, Chris Dodd to re-regulate the 5/6ths of the economy that isn’t touched by Obama Care. Whiskey, Tango, Foxtrot. (Perhaps this is related to the over $3 million Corker has
From the Chicago Tribune: Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Alexi Giannoulias sought to blunt a potentially damaging political issue today about questions regarding his involvement in his family’s struggling bank, which he said he expects will likely fail in the coming
Today is generally a day of liberation. Several nations declared independence today. The United States banned the importation of slaves in 1807. In 1861, Tsar Alexander II emancipated the serfs in Russia. Bear with us, but we think this is
“The Early Adopters” Report uncovers that most oppose a third party, many are new to politics CHICAGO, — A new study released today reveals that Tea Party activists are motivated by feelings of responsibility to future generations and belief in
Today, in 1931. American author Tom Wolfe was born. A pioneer of “New Journalism,” he remains one of the keenest observers of the American Experience. He is also immune to the pablum of the lefty, deconstructionist rhetoric that has ruined
The 2010 Winter Olympics are over. Although the U.S. Men’s hockey team lost the final to Canada, the US closed the games with a total of 37 medals, more than any other country.
Al Gore emerged from his undisclosed location and took to the op-ed page of the New York Times: I, for one, genuinely wish that the climate crisis were an illusion. But unfortunately, the reality of the danger we are courting
Today, in 1854, the Republican Party is organized in Ripon, Wisconsin. One of its central planks is the abolition of slavery.
Today is the one year anniversary of the Tea Party Movement. Numerous events are scheduled today around the country to commemorate the event. What a difference a year makes. Happy Anniversary!
This week, the House Ethics Committee found that Rep. Charlie Rangel, Chair of the powerful Ways and Means Committee, violated House rules. There are more pending investigations.
Today, in 1815, Napoleon escaped from his exile in Elba. Yeah, weird, but we actually celebrate this.
The One’s network, NBC, is live-streaming the Health Care “Summit.” Lots of rich theater to enjoy. Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy
As they say, if the snowmen are on your side…(God love the Lansing, MI Tea Party folks…)
Today, in 2008, Fidel Castro resigned as President of Cuba, after holding complete power for almost 50 years. Never in the history of the world has any man been so thankful for a U.S. trade embargo. Here’s hoping the U.S.
Today, in 1778, Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben arrived at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania to begin formal training of the Continental Army. The Minutemen and state Militias were important in the early days of the Revolution, but we didn’t win Independence until
From the Associated Press: A bipartisan jobs bill cleared a GOP filibuster on Monday with critical momentum provided by the Senate’s newest Republican, Scott Brown of Massachusetts. The 62-30 tally to advance the measure to a final vote on Wednesday
Congressman Steve King, a member of the House Judiciary Committee, made the following statement in response to news reports that ACORN is dissolving its national structure. “This is not surprising news. ACORN must change its name in order to try