The business community, which was quite involved in the “fiscal cliff” arguments last December, appears to be less concerned about the budget cuts implemented by the sequester. As opposed to the way the community responded in December, lobbying on Capitol
Bob Woodward sat down for a frank talk with Sean Hannity to discuss the attacks on him for reporting that the idea for sequestration originated with Barack Obama. Hannity asked him about the conversation Woodward had with Gene Sperling, Obama’s
Former Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., with a looming term in prison of 46 to 57 years awaiting him for using $750,000 in campaign funds for celebrity memorabilia, furs, a cruise, stuffed elk heads and a Rolex watch, is writing a
The campus newspaper Harvard Crimson, in an attempt to deny reality, published a piece informing conservatives that they are not welcome at Harvard. The Crimson wrote, “If you think Harvard is a revolutionary communist hotbed, don’t apply. If you think
How much time did Barack Obama spend in a “meeting” with GOP lawmakers on Thursday to look for an alternative to sequestration? Seven minutes. That’s how serious Obama is about any compromise. He’s not even interested in whether sequestration does
Is it a coincidence that Gary Mead, the director of Enforcement and Removal Operations for Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE), a division of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), is suddenly retiring after DHS came under fire for releasing hundreds
As hundreds of illegal immigrants were released from detention centers into a “supervised monitoring program” this week, the White House on Wednesday denied it had anything to do with the budget-cutting move. White House spokesman Jay Carney and a Department
A coalition of conservatives — including a professor, radio show hosts and a former student — has catalyzed Marquette University, a Catholic school, to abandon sponsoring a workshop called “FemSex: The Female Sexuality Workshop” The new “Gender and Sexuality Resource
Lena Dunham, whose impeccable taste has catapulted her to Queen of Cool, Chic and Politically Correct, decided that Seth MacFarlane’s Oscar song, “I Saw Your Boobs,” was worthy of condemnation. Dunham, who has left nothing to the imagination regarding her
Two wind turbines that were built on Cape Cod are now being considered for removal because local residents are getting sick from their impact on the environment. In the community of Falmouth, residents are complaining of headaches, dizziness, and sleep deprivation. Falmouth
Republicans, determined not to fold on raising taxes yet again, are asserting publicly that Barack Obama and his Democratic Party cohorts better stop demagoguing the sequester issue because the GOP wants spending cuts, not more taxes. While Obama keeps campaigning,
Texas, led by Rick Perry, according to Forbes Magazine, absolutely dominates the top ten list of the best cities for new jobs. Texas is so dominant that the five of the top six cities listed were Texan: Dallas was first,
Hezbollah Secretary-General Hasan Nasrallah, 52, has reportedly been flown to Tehran, Iran for treatment of cancer, according to the Turkish Anatolia News Agency. Last week the agency quoted “knowledgeable sources affiliated with Hezbollah” about Nasrallah’s health. The report stated that
Across the American political spectrum, there is the right, the center-right, the center, the center left, the left, and there is Ashley Judd. Now that Judd is making noises about running for Mitch McConnell’s Senate seat in 2014, it seems
The White House, in its continuing efforts to use scare tactics vis-à-vis the sequester, has announced that if the sequester’s cuts are implemented, California would lose 64,000 civilian defense jobs. The White House went further, stating that a total of
Actress Ashley Judd is polarizing Kentucky Democrats as she seems to be starting a campaign for Mitch McConnell’s Senate seat in 2014. Judd has not announced her candidacy officially, but her recent actions are leading many in the state to
New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg, eager to see his soda ban take flight across the nation, is starting small: he wants New York City’s ban to be applied statewide. The city’s ban goes into effect March 12, but it
In a brilliant and concise new video from Prager University, Anne Bayefsky, the director of the Touro Human Rights Institute, lays out the case delineating the nefarious treatment of Israel by the United Nations. Bayefsky begins by noting that there
No wonder Barack Obama may have proposed the sequester; with all the cuts that are due to take place, there is one cut he knew he didn’t have to worry about: his own salary. The sequester, also known as the
Sunday on Face the Nation, Arizona governor Jan Brewer was asked how she felt about Senator Marco Rubio working with Democrats like Schumer on a comprehensive immigration reform bill. Brewer responded, “Well, I think its wonderful that everybody’s coming together,
Beretta USA in Maryland is thinking of pulling up stakes and moving out of the state because of pending assault-weapons ban legislation. Beretta USA is a division of Beretta, the 500-year-old family owned company which won a contract in 1985
Barack Obama, eager to use the sequester and its attendant budget cuts as a weapon against the GOP, and his Defense Department have asserted that the cuts would threaten vital national security interests, but there is evidence to suggest that neither
According to Pew Research, if you’re an American 35 or older, your assets have plummeted 22 percent since 2007. In 2007, assets for those 35 and older were estimated at an average of $293,968, but by 2010 that number had
The American policy of eschewing one-on-one negotiations with the North Korean dictatorship was secretly ignored last year, as two missions in April and August were launched to convince Kim Jong Il‘s son and successor, Kim Jong Un, to move away
Afghan president Hamid Karzai has ordered US special forces to leave Wardak province, a critical path between Taliban fighters and the Afghan capital of Kabul, in the next two weeks. There have been allegations made that Afghans working with U.S.
