Big Government

It was interesting to me when, after the vice-presidential debate, Fox News Channel interviewed Chris Wallace and Charles Krauthammer, both of whom said they had never seen a more “disrespectful” participant in a debate than Joe Biden.  Constant interruptions, mocking

Rep. Paul Ryan won a tough debate on Thursday evening against Vice President Joe Biden–but Biden was not the biggest loser–who was, once again, President Barack Obama.  Biden, in fact, surpassed (low) expectations and played to his Democratic base–though not

By CALVIN WOODWARDAssociated PressWASHINGTONAnyone who paid attention to a hearing in Congress this week knew that the administration had been implored to beef up security at the U.S. Consulate in Libya before the deadly terrorist attack there. But in the

Did Joe Biden bring in Al Gore as his debate coach? Did he review the tape from the Bush-Gore debate in 2000 and think obnoxious interruptions and smirks on questions of national security are the way to move voters? He

***2ND UPDATE: I’m now reading on Twitter that the AP poll mentioned in the update below is not real. ***UPDATE: According to Twitter, the Associated Press also has Ryan winning tonight by a spread of 51-43. I am looking for

(AP) DANVILLE, Ky.Vice President Joe Biden says Paul Ryan and Republicans must take responsibility for obstructing the economic recovery. Biden says in the vice presidential debate that Ryan, the House Budget Committee chairman, has stood in the way of making middle-class

This evening, vice presidential candidate Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) took on Vice President Joe Biden in a wide-ranging debate covering everything from Libya and Iran to the economy. Biden’s demeanor was the story of the evening: smirking, laughing, snorting, shaking

During this evening’s vice presidential debate, Vice President Joe Biden stated that Ryan, as a member of Congress, had voted for a blank check for two wars.  But, of course, Joe Biden, as a member of Senate, voted for both

US vice-presidential contenders Joe Biden and Paul Ryan clashed in their campaign debate Thursday over the handling of a deadly attack on the American consulate in the Libyan city of Benghazi. Vice President Biden said any mistakes made in the

Mitt Romney decided on Wednesday to stop telling the story about his chance meeting with Glenn Doherty, the former Navy SEAL who was killed during the terrorist attacks on the U.S. consulate in Libya, after Doherty’s family complained Romney was

A poll released today by a consortium of three Florida news outlets — the Tampa Bay Times, Bay News 9 television station, and the Miami Herald — shows Mitt Romney with a seven-point lead in Florida over President Barack Obama. According

Texans in State Senate District 10 need to get to the polls on Election Day and vote the conservative Dr. Mark Shelton to replace Liberal Wendy Davis. The district’s demographics are in Dr. Shelton’s favor, and he’s exactly the conservative we

Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz may be President Barack Obama’s worst surrogate, at least according to the Obama campaign’s internal polls. But Wasserman Schultz may be campaigning for herself to win an under-the-radar race for a leadership position

The U.S. Department of Energy is trying to keep the trade secrets of a Colorado solar company that went bust after receiving government-backed loans from President Barack Obama’s administration. Colorado Watchdog filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to

Welcome to the Joe Biden Lie Detector – we’ll be updating this post throughout the debate and the aftermath. You can also follow along on Twitter for updates and spin-off debates by searching for #BidenLieDetector. 5:00 p.m EDT Long before

When it comes to the ruthlessness of Team Obama and its ability to manipulate a media desperate to be manipulated, a “gaffe” is not always a gaffe. Today on CNN, Stephanie Cutter, Obama’s deputy campaign manager, said something quite incredible

What in the world is happening in Ohio? What seemed like a safe state for Barack Obama has turned belly-up for him as crowds are surging for Mitt Romney. Romney spoke at the Shelby County Fairgrounds Wednesday night with temperatures

Certain liberal women who read a satire published months ago at the Free Wood Post that claimed Darrell Issa wanted to ban tampons somehow transmuted that message into the idea that Mitt Romney wants to ban tampons. The original post

How badly does the Obama Administration want the Hispanic vote? Here’s how much; the number of illegal aliens caught in 2011 was the lowest in 40 years. And that fiscal year wasn’t an exception to the rule; every single year

Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus on Thursday sent a letter to Attorney General Eric Holder requesting a Department of Justice investigation of the Obama campaign’s “pattern of potential misconduct” in illegally soliciting foreign donations. The Government Accountability Institute conducted a

Obama deputy campaign manager Stephanie Cutter went on CNN today to blame Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan for the “political circus” surrounding the murder of our ambassador in Benghazi, Libya. Now the Romney campaign has fired back. Andrea Saul, Romney

There’s a small crack in Barack Obama’s core constituency: not all black Americans are sure of voting for him in 2012. This could hurt him badly in swing states like North Carolina and Virginia; North Carolina has the largest percentage

As polls showed Mitt Romney overtaking Obama across the nation and in key swing states like Colorado and Virginia, David Simas, President Barack Obama’s polling director, said Wednesday that if the election were held today, Obama would be “absolutely reelected.”

In a shocking turn of events, Mitt Romney has sliced into the huge lead Barack Obama had among women and the Obama campaign is desperately trying to win them back. How? The only way the Obama Administration knows how: bleating

The damaged relationship between Reno ATF and the US Attorney office has left Reno vulnerable to gun and drug crimes. The Reno Gazette-Journal chronicled three cases the US Attorney’s office refused to prosecute. The District Attorney of Washoe County is