Big Government

President Obama has endorsed the budget plan proposed by Speaker John Boehner, according to White House aides, as the troubled Speaker prepares to retire from the House of Representatives. “We believe this a budget framework that meets the president’s vision,”

Armstrong Williams, the conservative commentator and long-time business manager for GOP presidential candidate Dr. Ben Carson, is now also the leading African-American owner of television stations in America.

Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) should do his job as senator or resign and stop cheating the state, the Sun-Sentinel argues in an editorial slamming Rubio, often addressing him directly.

The World Health Organization (WHO) is launching another broadside in the culture wars, declaring red meat a health risk and asserting that “processed meats,” like bacon and hot dogs were cancer risks. To ensure everyone got the message, WHO put bacon into the same category of cancer risk as smoking or asbestos.

When three homeless veterans were laid to rest last week, their funerals were given dignity and respect from an unlikely source: high school students.

Paul Ryan’s previous criticism of the deal to his Republican colleagues was quite pointed, including a declaration that the process “stinks.” But now he expresses optimism that the deal will include “meaningful reforms to strengthen our safety net programs, including significant changes to bolster Social Security,” and fund the military, as well as providing an opportunity to “return to regular order in our budget process.” His evaluation has been upgraded from stinky to “some good, some bad, and some ugly.”