
Peter Schweizer, president of the Government Accountability Institute, said President Barack Obama had a “recycling” program that used crony capitalism to reward its campaign contributors, who would then funnel money back to the Obama campaign. Appearing on Fox News’s one-hour
by Tony Lee24 Nov 2012, 12:56 PM PST0

Judicial Watch president Tom Fitton has held both Democrats and Republicans to account, and he believes Republicans need to be even more diligent and proactive in Obama’s second term in combating the crony capitalistic government corruption — such as green
by Tony Lee24 Nov 2012, 12:45 PM PST0

After Hostess began to liquidate its holdings last week, eliminating 18,500 jobs in the process, critics accused the company’s investors of engaging in so-called “vulture capitalism.” Ripplewood Holdings, which bought Hostess, will actually lose nearly all of the $130 million
by Tony Lee24 Nov 2012, 12:06 PM PST0

More potential law school students take the Law School Admissions Test (LSAT) in October, but the number of students taking the test this October plunged 16.4% due to the poor economy, as fewer law school graduates are finding jobs. In
by Tony Lee24 Nov 2012, 11:25 AM PST0

Black voters turned out in record numbers in key swing states like Ohio to reelect President Barack Obama in 2012, and some of the nation’s most prominent black leaders are now demanding Obama pay back this support in his second
by Tony Lee24 Nov 2012, 10:43 AM PST0

Speaking at The David Horowitz Freedom Center’s “Restoration Weekend” in Florida on November 16, Pat Caddell indicted what he called the Republican “consultant-lobbyist-establishment” complex for losing a presidential campaign in 2012 President Barack Obama had no business winning. “No presidential
by Tony Lee24 Nov 2012, 9:42 AM PST0

Thirty-eight Senators and 219 House members have signed Grover Norquist’s famed anti-tax “Taxpayer Protection Pledge,” which has been instrumental in preventing politicians from increasing taxes. But after Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R-GA) indicated on Wednesday to a Georgia television station that
by Tony Lee23 Nov 2012, 9:04 AM PST0

Exit polls from the 2012 election show that Mitt Romney would have lost Wisconsin, Iowa, and New Hampshire even if he had received 100% of the Hispanic vote in those states. This undercuts the notion that Republicans will not win
by Tony Lee23 Nov 2012, 8:11 AM PST0

Women in Saudi Arabia are now monitored by an electronic tracking system that sends text messages to their husbands or male guardians when they leave the country. Male guardians already must sign a “yellow sheet” at the airport or border
by Tony Lee23 Nov 2012, 7:45 AM PST0

Former George W. Bush Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez is starting a super PAC that will support comprehensive immigration reform — or amnesty — and candidates that support it. Gutierrez recently said that English should not be the official language of government. The
by Tony Lee23 Nov 2012, 6:17 AM PST0

Democrats and Republicans are racking up supermajorities in blue and red states, leading to a country in which the opposition party is rendered useless. According to the Associated Press, “half of state legislatures now have veto-proof majorities, up from 13 only
by Tony Lee23 Nov 2012, 6:01 AM PST0

Hobby Lobby is appealing a decision by a U.S. District Court Judge that denied the business relief from an Obamacare mandate. The mandate will force them to cover abortion-inducing drugs like the “day-after” and the morning-after” pills that violate the
by Tony Lee23 Nov 2012, 5:39 AM PST0

The United States has led the world in reducing carbon emissions over the past six years largely due “market forces” and “technological advances” that have allowed for more domestic natural gas exploration and use. According to a report from the International
by Tony Lee22 Nov 2012, 11:17 AM PST0

Taxpayers — through Obamacare — are funding Planned Parenthood to allow the organization to expand its sexual education and “risk reduction” program for ninth graders in places like southeastern Virginia. Critics say the program does more to glorify and encourage
by Tony Lee22 Nov 2012, 9:40 AM PST0

Arkansas Atheists are upset that a local elementary school plans to send second graders on a field trip to see a stage production of “A Charlie Brown Christmas” at a church. Anne Orsi, Vice President of the Arkansas Society of
by Tony Lee22 Nov 2012, 8:26 AM PST0

Federal labor officials from the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) will allow some Walmart workers to go on strike on Black Friday. The Board will not decide by Thursday whether to issue an injunction to stop the union-backed group, OUR
by Tony Lee22 Nov 2012, 7:37 AM PST0

On Tuesday, a leader of a Newark, New Jersey Service Employees International Union (SEIU) chapter incited a riot at city hall after he charged the dais at a council meeting, allegedly hit a woman and a child, and had to
by Tony Lee22 Nov 2012, 6:03 AM PST0

“Flaming Lips” lead singer Wayne Coyne shut down Will Rogers Airport in Oklahoma on November 10 because he packed a grenade in his carry-on luggage.
by Tony Lee21 Nov 2012, 2:43 PM PST0

The House will vote on a bill to give more green cards to highly-skilled immigrants who hold advanced degrees in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics disciplines from U.S. universities. The STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) Jobs Act, introduced by
by Tony Lee21 Nov 2012, 12:32 PM PST0

A record number of Americans — 42.2 million (1.37% of the population) will use food stamps this Thanksgiving. A Sunlight Foundation study found that average participation in the program has increased 70 percent since 2007, with costs reaching $72 billion.
by Tony Lee21 Nov 2012, 6:36 AM PST0

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Tuesday that the looming fiscal cliff and battle over raising the U.S. debt ceiling could have “severe” consequences for the U.S. economy if not resolved. Bernanke told the New York Economic Club on
by Tony Lee21 Nov 2012, 5:30 AM PST0

A record number of Americans now receive food stamps — even as the unemployment rate has declined — in part because the federal government is actively trying to recruit people into the program. The Senate Republican Budget Committee noted that
by Tony Lee21 Nov 2012, 5:21 AM PST0

On Tuesday, Illinois Governor Pat Quinn (D) and other top state leaders said they will support legislation that gives driver’s licenses to illegal immigrants in the state. Quinn said he would such a bill if the legislation, which has yet
by Tony Lee21 Nov 2012, 5:15 AM PST0

On Tuesday, a Gallup economic confidence index found Americans are more pessimistic about the economy after President Obama’s reelection. A majority of Americans (51%) believe the economy is getting worse while 44% think the economy is getting better. In addition,
by Tony Lee21 Nov 2012, 4:57 AM PST0

Democrats and the mainstream media have tried to paint Republicans as a regional — and predominantly Southern — party of white males, but nearly 30 percent of Democrats in the House will come from just two states — California and
by Tony Lee20 Nov 2012, 5:26 PM PST0