The Hill: The ad, titled ‘Accountable,’ takes aim at “out of control” health insurance companies, claiming some of them are increasing premium rates by 75 percent. The ad will run on FOX, CNN and MSNBC in the Washington, D.C. area
CNN: The key to getting reform done is the thirty seven Democratic congressmen and women who are wavering or voted “no” the first time. Each is being heavily courted by the president and House leaders. One Democrat not on that
CNN: If everything goes according to plan, Democrats could have a health care reform bill on President Obama’s desk by the end of the week. But that’s a big “if.” Former House Majority Leader Dick Armey is rallying Tea Party
CNN: A series of explosions rocked southern Afghanistan’s volatile Kandahar province on Saturday, killing at least 35 people and wounding 47 others, local officials said.
CNN: House Democrats said Wednesday that they will ban earmarks directed to for-profit companies. The move, announced by the Appropriations Committee and its Defense subcommittee, would apply to government spending bills Congress is considering for next year. But the committee
There’s an old saying that describes the fortunes of families, corporations and criminal enterprises: “From shirtsleeves to shirtsleeves in three generations.” You know: John D. Rockefeller, John D. Rockefeller, Jr., Nelson Rockefeller… the other Rockefellers. Time Inc. editor-in-chief Henry Luce,
Part I of this series can be found here. Steven Soderbergh made certain his new movie, “Che,” about the life of revolutionary Ernesto “Che” Guevara, couldn’t be attacked — at least on a factual level. (CNN Entertainment, January 1, 2009)
Some want to regulate what you eat, some want to regulate what you say, and some want to regulate how you type your TPS reports. Those around long enough to remember the 1990’s will grumble to recall the battle over
Supertrain 2010 = Supertrain 1979! President Barack Obama has pledged $8 billion in tax dollars to build a national network of high-speed rail–trains that can carry passengers at speeds in excess of 150 MPH. But the Supertrain fantasy was a
Remember when Florida Congressman Mark Foley was outed for sexual misconduct with male pages in the House of Representatives in 2006? You’ll recall that the Democrats and the Old Media and the left were in some high dudgeon over the
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Thomas Paine said that “It is the duty of every patriot to protect his country from its government.” He did so amidst the long shadow of a centralized government which regarded individual rights as secondary to its own. Today, “56%
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood represents the Illinois Combine in Obama’s Cabinet. His history in Illinois politics is that of a Republican chameleon. So it’s no surprise he gets high marks from MSM pundits. For example, as LaHood prepared to retire
MSM televised news outlets are fond of tagging conservatives as racists. But they only need to look at their news anchors, past and present, to see their own bias. For example, recall the three network news anchors that traveled to
Back in August 2009 BB (Before Scott Brown) CNN was frantically producing infomercials for Obama’s healthcare plan. Luckily for them, Michael Moore had a handy supply of valuable footage from his infomercials for Castro’s healthcare plan. So on the August
CNN: Although the overall health care reform bills passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate are unpopular, many of the provisions in the existing bills are extremely popular, even among Republicans, according to a new national poll. A
NewsBusters: On Monday’s Rick’s List, CNN’s Rick Sanchez painted Ann Coulter and CPAC as “hardline.” Sanchez also implied that the CPAC attendees were hypocritically cheering Dick Cheney: “I invited Ann Coulter, who exemplifies the hardline spirit of CPAC…and asked her
CNN: The head of U.S. forces in Afghanistan, General Stanley McChrystal, expressed regret Monday after more than two dozen civilians were killed in a NATO airstrike. Twenty-seven civilians died and 14 others were wounded in the incident Sunday in the
Boom! Studios, a minor comic book publisher, is putting out a 128 digest sized title attacking Republicans called “Repuglicans”. It’s produced by artist Pete Von Sholly with commentary by writer Steve Tatham. The cover shows Sarah Palin as some kind
Several weeks after the Senate rejected Barack Obama’s plan to create a bipartisan congressional panel charged with decreasing the deficit, the president will use his executive authority to create the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform. The less-powerful bipartisan
