Just when we thought we were free, a national nightmare reemerges as yet another Kennedy has decided to run for Congress. Joseph P. Kennedy III is running for Barney Frank’s seat. JFK was actually pretty okay. Everything that followed…not so
A must-read courtesy of James Pethokoukis at The American: This could be just the beginning. If President Barack Obama’s legally dodgy appointment of Richard Cordray to head the consumer finance agency should stick, it may open the door to more
DETROIT (AP) – A person briefed on the matter says General Motors will ask Volt owners to bring their electric cars into dealers to strengthen the structure around the batteries. The move is similar to a recall and involves the
From CBS News: (CBS/AP) DES MOINES, Iowa – With several attention-grabbing protests before Iowa’s caucuses, Occupy Wall Street activists proved their movement did not end when its encampments in big cities dispersed. But they also showed the group hasn’t matured
Barack Obama has decided he doesn’t want to be a normal President. He wants what he wants, never mind the rules. So, yesterday he made a recess appointment for Richard Cordray to head an agency that has no Congressional oversight.
Big Government contributor Charles C. Johnson writes against California’s bid to abolish capital punishment in the Los Angeles Times. He thanks Big Government contributor and past assemblyman Chuck Devore of the Texas Public Policy Foundation for the Texas and California
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Texas Gov. Rick Perry is staying in the presidential race despite a fifth-place finish in the Iowa caucuses. He’s written on his official Twitter account that the “the next leg of the marathon is the Palmetto
(Reuters) – President Barack Obama plans to use a recess appointment to install Richard Cordray as head of the country’s new consumer financial protection watchdog, sidestepping Republican congressional opposition to his pick. “Today in Ohio, President Obama will announce the
From National Journal: After a disappointing sixth-place finish in the Iowa caucuses over night, Republican presidential candidate Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., will hold a news conference at 11 a.m. EST on Wednesday, the campaign announced on Wednesday morning. Bachmann, who
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – Mitt Romney admits his eight-vote Iowa caucus victory was “pretty narrow” but says he’s got more staying power than runners-up Rick Santorum and Ron Paul or his other rivals for the Republican presidential nomination. Heading
WEST DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – Texas Gov. Rick Perry said Tuesday that he would head home “to determine whether there is a path forward” for his White House bid after he finished a distant fifth in the Iowa caucuses.
***UPDATE*** Romney edges Santorum by eight votes to win Iowa caucuses. It begins. Very tight race between Romney, Paul and Santorum. Tight battle for 4th between Gingrich and Perry. Check back for reaction from the Breitbart world throughout the night.
BreitbartTV is taking you LIVE inside an Ames caucus for an exclusive look at this part of our democratic process. We’ll be quietly observing the caucus proceedings while bringing commentary to give you the best look of what happens in
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) – Indiana’s Republican House leader on Tuesday promised swift movement on a push to make his state the first in more than a decade to ban labor contracts that require employees to pay union fees. Speaker Brian Bosma
It begins. Tonight, voters in Iowa caucus to select their pick for the GOP nomination.
Our friends over at the Claremont Review of Books have a delightful and exhaustive review of several books on the Iowa caucuses. For people in Iowa, perhaps more than in other states, a candidate’s pedigree and prejudices are relevant, and
Today, in 1909, Barry Goldwater was born. He revived the Conservative wing of the Republican Party and made it ascendent. Tomorrow, Iowa voters begin the process of picking a GOP nominee for President. Draw your own connections in the comments.
From the New York Post: Does getting pepper-sprayed count as extra credit? Columbia University is offering a new course on Occupy Wall Street next semester — sending upperclassmen and grad students into the field for full course credit. The class
From FoxNews: Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli is intervening in his state’s presidential primary dispute and plans to file emergency legislation to address the inability of most Republican presidential candidates to get their name on the ballot, Fox News has
Looking at the challenges ahead this year, maybe the Mayans were onto something. But, we’re not going to worry about all that tonight. Its time to celebrate our friends and family. Thanks to all of you for making 2011 so
The Des Moines Register, which is widely considered one of very best indicators of how the results of the Iowa caucuses will turn out, has released their final Republican primary poll. The race is still up for grabs, with Mitt
From the Associated Press: Obama’s election year retreat from legislative fights means this term will end without significant progress on two of his 2008 campaign promises, an immigration overhaul and closing the military prison for terrorist suspects atGuantanamo Bay, Cuba.
From The Charlotte Observer: An Occupy Charlotte member who was jailed after helping burn two U.S. flags told other members late Friday that while he’s sorry for the trouble it may have caused the movement, he’s not sorry for what
Thankfully, 2011 ends today. No telling if 2012 will be any better.
From The Hill: An electric vehicle manufacturer that received a $529 million loan from the Energy Department is recalling 239 vehicles. The Transportation Department’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said Thursday that the company, Fisker Automotive, will recall its
