Fox 5 VEGAS — Some voters in Boulder City complained on Monday that their ballot had been cast before they went to the polls, raising questions about Clark County’s electronic voting machines. Voter Joyce Ferrara said when they went to
[youtube QXP75ME8hP0 nolink] John Hickenlooper, the Denver Mayor and Democratic Party candidate for Governor of Colorado said this about Obama in 2006: Let me say, let me say very quickly that anyone who’s read his 1995 memoir, ‘Dreams from My
From Illinois Review: A Jersey County resident that went into vote early Friday afternoon October 15th told Illinois Review Tuesday she was uncomfortable the only two adults in the Jersey County Administrative Building polling place were Jersey County Clerk Steve
Nancy Pelosi, “We really haven’t gotten the credit for what we’ve done.” Discuss. Then, ask yourself…what have you done for liberty today? The elections are in 7 days.
From The Hill: Democrats haven’t necessarily gotten the credit they’re due for the work they’ve done the last two years, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said. Pelosi, in the middle of a tough campaign to defend Democrats’ majority in the
Today, in 1415, a vastly outnumbered English force under Henry V annihilated a French Army at Agincourt.
Today, in 1929, was the “Black Thursday” stock market crash. It was the spark of a chain of events which led to “Black Tuesday”, the biggest expansion of US government power and, not surprisingly, the Great Depression.
From The Daily Herald: Illinois’ top League of Women Voters official said “phony patriotism” is driving criticism over a moderator’s reaction when she was asked if the Pledge of Allegiance would be recited before an 8th Congressional District debate this
Wikileaks has released a new wave of documents. We admit, we are a bit torn about this.
The Department of Labor today released its latest state-by-state job report, showing state jobs and unemployment data for September 2010. This latest data, when compared with the level of jobs in February 2009, when President Obama signed Democrats’ trillion-dollar stimulus
This video, from a Rep. Jan Schakowsky ‘get out the vote’ rally in Chicago, got some attention for the interviewers questioning of Schakowsky on the constitutional basis for ObamaCare and the Democratic Socialists. Overlooked was a far more interesting, and
Peggy Noonan in the Wall Street Journal: Two central facts give shape to the historic 2010 election. The first is not understood by Republicans, and the second not admitted by Democrats. The first: the tea party is not a “threat”
At a recent debate between lefty Rep. Melissa Bean and her GOP challenger Joe Walsh, the League of Women Voters didn’t want to begin the proceedings with the Pledge of Allegiance. The audience had a different view of things…(something is
Today, in 1805, the British won a famous naval victory against Napoleon. It ended any ambitions Napoleon had to extend his tyranny beyond the European continent. It is Britain’s Fourth of July. God speed to them.
Two weeks from today, we will know most of the results of the 2010 Midterm Elections. A lot can happen in two weeks, but there does seem to be a trend developing…
From The Hill: A House Democratic lawmaker said late last week that he’d heard Nancy Pelosi wouldn’t seek another term as Speaker. Rep. Mike McIntyre (D-N.C.) said that not only would he not back Pelosi (D-Calif.) for Speaker again, but
Today, in 1781, Lord Cornwallis surrendered to George Washington at Yorktown.
From Election Law Center: Election Law Center has learned about some strange things happening in Illinois when it comes to military and overseas ballots. Because of events in Chicago, overseas and military voter ballots will have election judges “recreating” their
Today, in 1867, the United States took possession of Alaska.
From The Hill: Democratic leaders in the House and Senate criticizing GOP groups for allegedly funneling foreign money into campaign ads have seen their party raise more than $1 million from political action committees affiliated with foreign companies. House and
Today, in 1931, Al Capone is convicted of income tax evasion.
Today, in 1978, John Paul II was elected Pope. It was the beginning of the end of the Cold War.
By Reps. Marsha Blackburn, Darrell Issa and Peter Roskam: Last January, President Obama declared, “Jobs must be our number one focus in 2010.” Since that time, more than 2.5 million Americans have lost their jobs and unemployment stands at 9.6%.
Today, in 1966, the Black Panther organization was founded by Huey Newton and Bobby Seales. In spite of them, race relations have steadily improved.
From The Hill: Likely voters in battleground districts see extremists as having a more dominant influence over the Democratic Party than they do over the GOP. This result comes from The Hill 2010 Midterm Election Poll, which found that 44
