Alan Dershowitz has openly condemned one possible successor to Pope Benedict XVI, Cardinal Oscar Andres Rodriguez Maradiaga of Honduras, who he claims is virulently and openly anti-Semitic. Rodriguez Maradiaga has been one of the candidates mentioned as a possible pope,
One of Barack Obama’s leading choices to take over the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is already asserting that she will make efforts to reduce climate change her top priority. Gina McCarthy, who is presently EPA Assistant Administrator for the Office
Michelle Obama, pushing her “Let’s Move” program, invited someone to join in her in a video stressing healthy eating for children–someone who usually only eats bird feed. Big Bird. Michelle: Hi! We’re here in the White House kitchen looking for
An al-Qaeda document listing 22 ways for avoiding drones has been found inside a manila envelope in a building in Mali. The associated press found the document in Timbuktu after Islamists fled from a French military assault. The document reveals
Now that the Islamists have taken over Egypt, after the fall of Hosni Mubarak in 2011, an Islamic group has arisen to threaten a number of Coptic Christian priests with death if they don’t convert to Islam. The priests are
According to Thursday’s Wall Street Journal, the U.S. auto market is now craving used cars so much even dealers are seeking out used regular consumers’ vehicles to buy them for their own inventory. Doug Waikem, an auto dealer in northeast
The Supreme Court has decided to hear a case which could eradicate the limit individual donors can give to candidates they favor. The case is McCutcheon v. FEC, in which Alabama businessman Shaun McCutcheon and the Republican National Committee are fighting
Dunkin’ Brands, which owns Dunkin’ Donuts, is trying to get the White House to change the definition of a full-time worker from 30 hours per week to 40 under ObamaCare. ObamaCare demands that employers who have 50 or more employees
Alex Demetrick of CBS Baltimore reported there may be a possibility that the state of Maryland will raise its gasoline tax. Governor Martin O’Malley said, “We’re not going to solve that problem by investing less. We have a flat tax on gasoline
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) stated that the Democrats’ and media’s criticisms of Marco Rubio, including their attacks on him for drinking water during his State of the Union response, are motivated by fear of Rubio’s appeal because he is Hispanic. I
Barack Obama, who says he cares deeply about jobs, has now caused 800,000 civilian workers for the Pentagon to face as many as 22 days off without pay as a result of sequestration cuts. The workers may lose one paid
The chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), told the Washington Post’s Jennifer Rubin that it is impossible for him to see how Chuck Hagel is the right man to lead the Department of Defense.
Somebody’s lying: legendary record mogul Clive Davis or Grammy winner Kelly Clarkson. Clarkson has written an open letter condemning Davis for “spreading false information” about her in his new memoir, The Soundtrack Of My Life. Davis wrote that Clarkson broke
When the sequester occurs on March 1st and the attendant spending cuts totaling $85 billion take effect, either the White House or Congressional Republicans will get blamed for the resulting chaos; both sides are betting the other will be held responsible. The
A pregnant Texas teen who is unmarried has won her court case allowing her to keep her child, rather than submit to an abortion as her parents preferred. The judge in the case brought by the daughter of Denise and
Even in the Byzantine world of Israeli politics, it came as news that the head of the Hatnua Party, Tzipi Livni, decided to join Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government in its attempt to form a coalition. Livni, who is far
Politico has a new piece insinuating that there are four GOP senators who are frustrated that they haven’t had a phone call from the White House so they can work together. Rob Portman of Ohio said this: I view this
Republicans, cognizant that they had a dismal record with minorities in the 2012 election, have created a new nonprofit organization called Insight which will target minorities, attempt to launch their careers in Washington and help them flourish once they get
Freshman Rep. Mark Meadows (R-NC) has joined six other GOP House members to propose legislation that would place police officers in schools across the nation to help protect children. The legislation would cost $30 million and is called The Protect
A Colorado legislator stated Monday that women in college should not carry guns to protect themselves from sexual assault, because they may prematurely shoot harmless men they “feel” are dangerous. During a debate on gun control in the Colorado legislature,
The Harry Walker Agency, which represents former President Bill Clinton for his speaking appearances, has announced that they are now representing ex-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. The company’s site states: “We are proud to share the exciting news that Former
Something strange is going on. Federal non-military agencies have bought two billion rounds of ammunition in the last 10 months. The Obama Administration says that federal law enforcement agents need the ammunition for “mandatory quarterly firearms qualifications and other training
After Marco Rubio took a drink of water during his response to the State of the Union address, MSNBC played the clip of Rubio drinking 155 times over the course of the next day. CNN showed it 34 times, while
The Los Angeles Times, ever eager to implicate the LAPD in anything it can get its hands on, is now questioning whether the use of a strong tear gas that can cause a fire was the right tactic for the
Steve Israel (D-N.Y.), chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) is trying to stir up confidence among House Democrats for 2014, claiming that they are in better shape than they have been for years. Israel released a three-page memo
