I was hoping last week’s judiciary hearing on the president’s constitutional duty to faithfully execute the law was the first step by Republicans to finally do something about Obama’s lawlessness. At the hearing, Professor Jonathan Turley of George Washington University Law School said,
Senator Marco Rubio responded to Rep. Paul Ryan’s criticism of his stance on the widely-panned budget deal establishment Republicans agreed to last week, noting that not only had he read the deal, but he knew “full well” the details he
On Friday, the House Oversight Committee announced that Healthcare.gov contractor Creative Computing Solutions, Inc. (CCSi) had submitted requested documents to the Committee, overriding illegal demands from the Department of Health and Human Services that it not comply with the Committee’s
On Thursday, the Tea Party Patriots said House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) is declaring war against Americans who put him in power to reduce the deficit. Boehner has criticized conservative groups during two straight press conferences. “Frankly, I just think
Mike Flynn’s recent screed takes aim against the music industry for opposing the so-called “Internet Radio Fairness Act” (IRFA), a bill that would effectively have the government set a reduced price (up to 85% less) for music used by Internet
After 24 years of litigation, a federal court revealed in an emotional hearing that it has ordered the famous Mount Soledad Cross removed from a veterans memorial, holding it is a violation of the U.S. Constitution. Since 1913, a cross has
Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH), has effectively declared war against the conservative members of the GOP caucus, as well as the Tea Party and other outside conservative groups. Not only did he attack outside groups twice in as
On Thursday, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) said he will reject the budget compromise brokered by Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) and Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) that raises spending levels beyond what was set by the sequester, calling it a bad deal
Americans for Tax Reform (ATR) President Grover Norquist commended Congress’s recent budget agreement, saying it is a “good deal.” According to Norquist, Wisconsin congressman “Paul Ryan is a hero. He made all the difference. He went up against the Democrats and
Two years ago, Congress and President Obama passed the Budget Control Act, including the sequester–many of them believing it would never go into effect because the appointed “super committee” would make more targeted cuts before that ever happened. Of course,
Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-IL) said the clock on comprehensive immigration reform will end if Congress does not pass a bill next year. “I don’t see the Senate, in 2015, taking this issue back up,” he said on Wednesday. “The clock
No one can argue with the fact that Paul Ryan’s compromise budget bill raises taxes and increases spending. Show me one Republican who got elected on that platform. Spare America the Orwellian word games. If the government is taking money
Fake sign language interpreter Thamsanqa Jantjie told a local radio station on Wednesday: “I’ve been interpreting for the quite number of events. And then now–I’m very sad now, because they are the ones who are supposed to protect me….They are supposed
House minority leader Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) decided on Thursday she will vote “yes” on the “budget” deal between House Budget Committee chairman Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) and Senate Budget Committee chairwoman Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA). “Let’s get through it,
South Africa’s ruling party, the African National Congress (ANC), has spent twenty years enthusiastically blurring the boundary between the ruling party and the state. It has appointed cronies (“cadres”) to every office, taken over all independent state institutions, enriched itself
On Thursday, the House will vote on the Ryan-Murray budget deal, which hikes federal spending, raises user fees and promises spending cuts a decade from now. Supporters of the deal claim that, over 10 years, it will reduce the deficit
(AP) Aviation schools prepare for boom in drone jobsBy DAVE KOLPACKAssociated PressGRAND FORKS, N.D.Two student pilots are seated shoulder to shoulder before a bank of video monitors, maneuvering an unmanned aircraft by keyboard and mouse as the drone descends toward
South Africans gave positive reviews to President Barack Obama’s speech at the memorial for Nelson Mandela in Johannesburg on Tuesday. The popular local cartoonist Zapiro (a.k.a. Jonathan Shapiro) drew Obama capturing the essence of the man, drawing South Africa’s own
Thamsanqa Jantjie, the fake sign language interpreter whose performance at the memorial to Nelson Mandela on Tuesday sparked international outrage and national embarrassment, lashed out against his critics in an interview with local radio station Highveld 94.7 on Wednesday, saying
In pushing the case for war with Syria in September, Secretary of State John Kerry insisted that the majority of rebels were “moderates,” and not Islamists. Three months later, the top “moderate” general, Salim Idris, was pushed out of the
On Wednesday, Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL), the ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, said he is “unable to support” the budget deal announced by Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) and Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) because it is not a formal
On Wednesday, House Oversight Committee Chairman Darrell Issa sent a letter to Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius, angrily telling her that HHS’ attempts to block contractors from giving information to Congress on Obamacare was a violation of
WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 (UPI) —Capitol Hill staff members who signed up through the Washington healthcare exchange are being told to confirm their enrollments in person, the Hill reported. Staff members were told not to rely on data from the troubled
During a heated exchange between Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and Rep. John Shimkus (R-IL), the congressman said talking to Sebelius is “like talking to the Republic of Korea.” Sebelius is testifying in front of the House
American youth seem to perpetually be giving the world new words. One such word is “pwn.” Wikipedia defines pwn as a “slang term derived from the verb own, as meaning to appropriate or to conquer to gain ownership. The term
