Welcome to Michael Bloomberg’s America. With the New York mayor successfully entrenched, Mayor Daley-style, in his third term, his ambitions have led him beyond the city he so carefully controls. Bloomberg is the 10th-wealthiest person in the country, with a
In an appearance Tuesday before Congress, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke hailed his inflation record as “the best of any Federal Reserve chairman in the post-war period” and said Congress and the Obama Administration should delay looming sequestration spending cuts. “The
On Wednesday afternoon, Club for Growth, the conservative group that has challenged moderate Republicans in past primaries, launched a new website that targets nine current Republican members of the House of Representatives who represent conservative districts but have moderate to
Wednesday’s headlines provide an important lesson in the difference in strategy between the two political parties. In Chicago, the Obama operation quashed former Rep. Debbie Halvorson, who enjoyed an “A” rating from the National Rifle Association, in favor of anti-gun
This morning on “Mornings on the Mall” on WMAL-FM in Washington DC, Gov. Bob McDonnell (R-VA) used the memory of Ronald Reagan to give himself cover for a tax increase he helped engineer. Once considered a strong contender for
An overwhelming majority of Americans still believe that individuals are responsible for their own success, according to a new national Rasmussen survey. The poll found that 86% of Americans believed success in life was determined primarily by the “choices and decisions”
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
Rep. Sean Duffy (R-WI) took Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke to task on Wednesday for saying the looming sequester would be “catastrophic” for the economy and asked Bernanke to submit his own long-term plan to reduce government waste and spending.
On Feb. 28, Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) will bring up four pieces of gun control legislation for a vote–an “assault weapons” ban, a “high capacity” magazine ban, a measure against gun trafficking, and a universal expansion of the current background
Yesterday, Sens. John McCain (R-AZ) and Lindsey Graham (R-SC) attended a private meeting with President Barack Obama on the subject of immigration reform. They emerged all smiles: “It’s one of the best meetings I’ve ever had with the president,” Graham
After recently exposing Obama campaign attempts to deny voters their right to serve as poll clerks in Ohio, True the Vote published new research today that directly challenges the dominant liberal narrative that voter suppression activity was rampant in the
NewYork Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s $2.3 million in campaign spending helped anti-gun radical Robin Kelly win the Democratic primary to replace convicted former Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr. (D) yesterday. Bloomberg joined Obama political adviser David Axelrod, radical Jeremiah Wright ally Father
On Feb. 26, Vice President Joe Biden met with retired military officials, among them retired Brig. Gen. Stephen Xenakis, to recruit help in pushing an “assault weapons” ban, a “high capacity” magazine ban, and universal background checks. Xenakis, a former
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,
Any philosophical discussion about the idea of fairness must first address who is included in the definition of “fair”. Is “fairness” designed only for a sub-sect of the population, or for the population as a whole? Fairness should be defined
While Chicago media focused on Robin Kelly’s landslide victory in Tuesday’s Democrat primary, after they blatantly ignored the GOP primary throughout the campaign, the Republican race to replace Jesse Jackson, Jr. in Illinois’ 2nd Congressional District was the thriller on
(AP) Kelly wins Dem. nod for ex-Rep. Jackson Jr.’s seatBy SARA BURNETT and SOPHIA TAREENAssociated PressCHICAGOFormer Illinois legislator Robin Kelly has won the Democratic primary to replace disgraced former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. Kelly, from the southern Chicago suburb
In the end, President Obama got the Defense Secretary he wanted. On Tuesday afternoon, the Senate voted to confirm former NE Senator Chuck Hagel to head the Defense Department. An unprecedented 41 Senators voted against Hagel’s nomination. In the history
On Tuesday Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus named Mike Shields, currently the political director at the National Republican Congressional Committee, to serve as his new chief of staff, replacing the controversial Jeff Larson in that position. Larson’s close ties
When Belinda Galvan Beauchamp, widow of Juan Rene Beauchamp, the former head of the Dominican Armed Forces assassinated in 2000, signed the now infamous and controversial “Melgen-Menendez” Dominican port security deal in 2002 on behalf of ICSSI, her newly formed
This afternoon, Gov. Chris Christie reversed course and announced that New Jersey would expand the state’s Medicaid program in conjunction with ObamaCare. The health law originally required states to expand eligibility for Medicaid, a shared federal-state program, but the Supreme
(Reuters) – President Barack Obama’s fellow Democrats in the Senate have spread his gun-control proposals across four bills in an effort to get at least some of the less controversial measures – such as expanded background checks for gun buyers
If a violent street gang was stopping traffic, threatening women, yelling racist and anti-gay taunts at strangers, and destroying property on a daily basis, one would expect that law enforcement would move quickly to stop the flagrant thuggery. However, if
On Monday, an Illinois middle school student was told that his U.S. Marines shirt was “inappropriate” to wear in school and that if he didn’t take the shirt off, cover it up, or turn it inside out, he’d be suspended.
A reader sends in this photo of a US Postal Service automated kiosk displaying a message that the machine accepts EBT to purchase postage. Not only is this ironic, but it allows for use of EBT to purchase money orders
The Senate voted Tuesday afternoon to confirm former Sen. Chuck Hagel as Secretary of Defense, replacing Leon Panetta. Hagel overcame a contentious confirmation process to win a 58-41 vote largely along party lines. The 41 “no” votes are the largest
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
Senate Democrats are scrambling to ram through Obama Treasury Secretary nominee Jack Lew in a Tuesday Senate Finance Committee vote followed by a rushed floor vote on Wednesday. “Obama has spent two campaigns railing against everything that Treasury Secretary nominee
The Democratic Party is supposedly the repository of anti-racism, but if their treatment of conservative minorities is any indicator, that’s an outright lie. The latest example of Democratic xenophobia comes from Kentucky, where a liberal Super PAC called Progress Kentucky
On Tuesday, the Obama administration announced they’d be using the sequester as an excuse to release illegal immigrant detainees. The announcement came in the lead-up to sequestration’s launch on March 1, with Immigration and Customs Enforcement stating: In order to
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie will agree to expand the state’s Medicaid program under Obamacare on Tuesday. According to the Newark, NJ-based Star-Ledger, Christie will announce the expansion when he unveils the governor’s new budget in a 3 p.m. speech to a
As Capitol Hill prepares to withstand any fallout stemming from Friday’s sequestration cuts, Obama and the Democrats are increasing pressure to replace the spending cuts with tax increases. Fearful that the House GOP would go along with such a plan,
Embattled New Jersey Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez has resorted now to playing racial politics in an attempt to fend off the scandal ripping his political career apart. On Sunday evening, NorthJersey.com reporter Jeff Pillets noted that Menendez “drew broad parallels
The Senate has voted, 71-27, to end debate on the confirmation of Chuck Hagel as Secretary of Defense. Hagel’s confirmation will be voted on later Tuesday afternoon. The 27-vote margin represents a floor for opposition to Hagel’s confirmation; the final
Over 30 groups, including the Susan B. Anthony List (SBA List), launched the Call2Conscience Campaign to encourage Congress to include language that protects all Constitutional rights in any “must-pass” legislation. The first topic is the HHS mandate that forces employers
The US Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday approved President Barack Obama’s nominee Jack Lew to be the new Treasury secretary, replacing Timothy Geithner who stepped down last month. Senators voted 19-5 in favor of Lew, with several Republicans joining with
To say that Jesse Jackson, Jr. is in a world of trouble is an understatement. As you may recall, JW identified Jackson as one of Washington’s Ten Most Wanted corrupt politicians earlier this year. But now, with his guilty plea
On Saturday, the New York Times reported that Organizing for Action–the Obama for America presidential campaign structure recently re-organized as a 501 c 4 tax-exempt “issues advocacy” non-profit–is offering access to President Obama to any donors (individuals or corporations) who
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
