The Republican Party recently ratified their party platform and used the occasion to include a condemnation of Operation Fast & Furious. Fast & Furious was a Department of Justice operation where the ATF allowed over 2,000 guns to walk into
Planned Parenthood will hold an invitation-only “Sex, Politics, and Cocktails” party at the Privilege Day Club and Night Club on the first night of the Democratic National Convention Tuesday in Charlotte, North Carolina. The party will feature Cecile Richards, Planned
By BOB THOMAS and CHRISTOPHER WEBERAssociated PressLOS ANGELESHal David was a man of simple words. A writer by trade – and a journalist by education – David had a knack for encapsulating love, earnestness and a wry sense of humor
Washington Post: A former senior congressional aide was indicted this week in D.C. Superior Court on charges that he sexually assaulted two women after drugging them with a sedative that he allegedly put in their drinks. Donny Ray Williams Jr.,
According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the number of farmers’ markets is up by 9.6% from last year, and in 2011, the number of farmers’ markets had increased by 17% from 2010. USDA administration states, “Farmers markets are a
MSNBC host Chuck Todd “Let me ask you though, this one question, why is it that the Republicans have elected more women governors and have two Hispanic governors and the Democrats don’t?,” asked Todd. “Don’t have as many women governors
President Barack Obama called for restrictions to be put on political speech during a Wednesday “Ask Me Anything (AMA)” session on the website Reddit, an Internet link-sharing community. Obama proposed a constitutional amendment to overturn the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision
PHOENIX, Aug. 29 (UPI) —Rep. Ben Schweikert won an “inter-family battle” Tuesday in the Arizona primary, defeating fellow Republican Rep. Ben Quayle. In the battle for the Republican Senate nomination, Rep. Jeff Flake crushed Wil Cardon, a businessman who ran
Everything the government does to regulate the Internet is illegal. The last time Congress addressed Tech policy they intentionally left the ‘Net completely alone. They authorized no one to regulate the Web in any way. So of course the Obama Administration
Paul Ryan said on Monday that when he sponsored the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act, the language of which called for limiting federally funded abortions to cases of “forcible rape,” that the term, which was later changed, was simply the
The thing that most bothers me about Barack Obama is his unearned narcissism. His smugness and arrogance are beyond the ability of science to measure. I don’t mind someone being a bit cocky or even arrogant, IF they have the
This morning on ABC’s ‘This Week’ Mary Matalin said Republicans would run a write-in candidate to defeat Akin. Matlin also said Republicans would “transfer the money” to Ann Wagner a former chairwoman of the Missouri GOP who is currently running
By LISA CORNWELL and SETH BORENSTEINAssociated PressCINCINNATI Neil Armstrong was a quiet self-described nerdy engineer who became a global hero when as a steely-nerved pilot he made “one giant leap for mankind” with a small step on to the moon.
The long awaited Inspector General’s report on Operation Fast & Furious has been delivered to Attorney General Eric Holder, ATF, and the Department of Justice. Oversight Committee Chairman Darrell Issa sent a letter to Inspector General Michael Horowitz asking him
Fringe environmentalists are dictating to the federal government and 34 states what materials can be included in the construction government buildings. And it should come as no surprise that ideology, not science, informed the movement. The Leadership in Energy and
(AP) Obama says he wants to preserve MedicareWASHINGTONPresident Barack Obama says the Medicare program is about keeping promises to millions of seniors who have put in a lifetime of hard work. Obama is using Saturday’s radio and Internet address to
Even loudmouthed Charlie Rangel, the veteran black congressman from New York who was censured in 2010 after the House Ethics Committee found him guilty of 11 counts of ethical violations, thinks Mensa Joe Biden is stupid. Speaking to The Perez
Despite the news and pictures from NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity, America’s once great space program is on life support because we no longer have a serious manned space exploration program. We now pay the Russians $65 million per seat to
The Hill reports Ron Paul is happy with the GOP’s foreign policy plank in the platform because there is strong language that reiterates that only Congress has the power to declare war, which is explicitly written in the Constitution. Paul
US Capitol Police were investigating a possible threat Thursday against Todd Akin, the congressman who triggered an uproar when he said a woman’s body can prevent pregnancy in cases of rape. No further details were provided. A spokeswoman for the
Another day, another Mensa Joe Biden whopping lie – and this time there were two. Speaking at a high school in Detroit, Mensa Joe blustered Whopper #1: My dad used to say you measure a man or woman – it wasn’t whether
Republicans have joined Democrats in Congress to give President Obama even more power to appoint officials to Cabinet positions without seeking approval from the Senate. Obama signed the Presidential Appointment Efficiency and Streamlining Act of 2011 while Paul Ryan’s selection
Left-wing boogeyman Sheldon Adelson and his wife have each given $250,000 to a new independent super PAC called the Patriot Prosperity PAC created to help elect New Jersey Rabbi Shmuley Boteach to Congress, according to the Wall Street Journal. “I treasure
David Goldberg has been the rabbi of the Bavarian city of Hof since the last 1990s. He is a mohel (ritual circumciser) who has performed approximately 3,000 circumcisions since being trained to do so. However, there is a new curve
Sandra Fluke is using Rep. Todd Akin’s comments about rape to fundraise for the Obama campaign. Fluke gained national fame when she argued before Congress that government should force Catholic organizations to pay for contraceptives. Democrats will trot out Ms.
