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In what can be viewed as an alarming and further blurring of the lines between the Mexican government and Mexico’s highly violent drug cartels, Julio Cesar Godoy Toscano, who had been actively (exactly how “actively” is debatable) sought on drug

A terrific video produced by Ben Howe over at RedState is a great reminder that November is coming–and why this midterm election is so critical in solidifying America’s future path. The video speaks for itself, but I’d like to stress

From the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC) website: On Monday, September 27, the Network of Black Farm Groups and Advocates delivered a letter to all Senators urging “immediate action” regarding the passage of a measure providing funding for the settlement

It didn’t get as much attention as it should have, but GOP Pollster Glen Bolger has done a fascinating poll. He finds Republicans leading the generic congressional ballot, 44% to 39%. No biggie. But look at the crosstabs: “Besides all

George Soros is the source of the dirty money behind the front group to destroy Israel, J Street, as J Street executive director Jeremy Ben Ami has finally admitted to the media, after lying about it since the group’s founding:

There’s a wise old saying about “don’t bite the hand that feeds you.” But perhaps we need a new saying along the lines of “don’t subsidize the foot that kicks you.” Here’s a good example: American taxpayers finance the biggest

One must be careful not to draw exact parallels between a historical event and a current situation, at least not without sufficient evidence. I want to be cautious. However, as I was teaching a class on the Civil War era

We knew that Congress was fundamentally unserious, but we had no idea it was this unserious: [youtube YsvclalwR7k nolink] Unbelievable. Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren, who invited the fake “conservative” “journalist,” should be ashamed of herself. Meanwhile… News of real importance was

One of the chief responsibilities of the Congress is the provide oversight of the executive branch — a responsibility that the Democrat Congress has punted. The president nominated Donald Berwick to head the Centers of Medicare and Medicaid, a proponent

Back in 2008, Barack Obama and his media staff–David Axelrod, Anita Dunn and David Plouffe–had the press eating out of their hands. It was, to repeat a phrase, a slobbering love affair. Things have changed in 24 short months. Yesterday,

Citing massive irregularities and gross taxpayer funding abuses, federal investigators are recommending that government funding for ACORN’s still operating housing affiliate be cut off immediately. Investigators must have felt it was necessary to urge the funding cutoff because the federal

With less than six weeks to go before the mid-term elections, the MSM is now trying to generate sympathy and fear among a targeted electorate hoping it will allow President Obama and the Democrats to retain power in the Senate.

The Obama-Pelosi Regime took control of one-sixth of the nation’s economy when they passed their nationalized health care bill and signed it into law in late March. The bill was never popular but Democrats persisted and rammed the bill through

When the Congress passed the Public School Bailout, it was akin to slapping a band-aid on a bleeding head wound. American public school systems spend somewhere around a half-trillion dollars a year, and another $10 billion is going to make

President Obama unveiled his latest economic proposal in Cleveland recently in a desperate attempt to boost the Democrats’ fleeting hopes of maintaining control of Congress this November. But after two years of massive government spending and job-killing policies, the damage

Watch live video from MSNBC (Live) on Justin.tv Republican leaders unveil the 2010 edition of their historic “Contract With America” from 1994. The new document laying out the Republican agenda for the next two years in congress is called the

The United States Congress should move swiftly to censure President Obama for his remarks that, “We (the United States) can absorb a terrorist attack…” And most assuredly the American people should vote him out of office in two years. For

Congressman Mike Pence spoke at Hillsdale College Monday night at the invitation of the Young Republicans. I attended the dinner held in his honor before the talk, briefly chatted with him, and listened with care and interest to his talk

A new ad from the National Republican Senate Committee makes a compelling case against President Obama and the Democratic Leadership in Congress. It also features Gadsen flags and scenes of crowds that resemble Tea Party rallies.

Talking heads, pundits and bloggers have been buzzing for months now at the prospect of Republicans in Congress releasing a new version of the Contract with America, the set of legislative proposals Newt Gingrich and other Republican leaders cobbled together

Modern leftists have long used the power of government to excerpt control and silence dissent. The erosion of free speech in America has come in a number of ways, not all of which are the result of new laws. Such

Former President Bill Clinton shamelessly revises history and deflects blame for the “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell” policy enacted during his presidency.

It’s been three months now since his recess appointment, and still no word from the new CMS director, Donal Berwick. In fact, Berwick hasn’t granted any interviews, refuses to testify before Congress, and doesn’t take any questions at public events.

Anyone interested in a microcosmic view of how the Alinsky-ite progressives earnestly carry water for the Shariah-driven jihad against America–whether the violent variety or the “Civilization Jihad” version laid out by the Muslim Brotherhood–need only visit any number of progressive

Should military hospitals be used to save lives or to kill unborn babies? The U.S. Senate may soon take action to overturn long-standing policy by sanctioning the performance of abortions in domestic and overseas military facilities-effectively turning military hospitals and

There’s a new Wall Street Sheriff in town. Her name is Elizabeth Warren and she’s President Obama’s pick to help set up (control) a brand new Big Government agency called the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection. (Just so you know,

In the film “300,” Spartan king Leonidas knew his country was under an imminent threat of attack from the Persians, led by the tyrant Xerxes. The law of the land – as depicted in the film and based on historical

On Tuesday afternoon (tomorrow) a key vote on a defense bill–one that Majority Leader Harry Reid has loaded up with two social issues and one immigration amnesty measure–could be the last pre-election straw that causes control of one or both

Remarks of President Obama at Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s Dinner, as prepared by the White House: Hello CBC! It is wonderful to be back with all of you. I know you’ve spent a good deal of time talking about what

Sen. Jim DeMint has been critical of Republicans who have not lived up to conservative values of limited government. He has long argued that when Republicans controlled Congress during the Bush administration, they spent and borrowed too much.

E.J. Dionne reminds me of all those fin-du-siecle losers back in the late ’70s and early ’80s who still touted the supremacy of their 8-track tapes long after the industry had moved on to the smaller, more convenient cassette. Demodé

This past week I gave a speech to a group of investors. The organizer of the event e-mailed me the night before, asking that I please try to be optimistic. Well, that’s my usual habitat. But optimism has been hard

Either the First Amendment means what it says — and it says “Congress shall make no law” — or it doesn’t. President Obama, who increasingly looks and acts less like the President of the United States and more like the

Would you vote to cut taxes only for the middle-class, if that were your only choice? Who says it’s your only choice? It’s time to place the blame on those who try to box people in. The furor over the

NPR comes to the defense, sort of, of Eleanor Holmes Norton with the old — you guessed it! — “they all do it” defense: Hundreds of such calls from lawmakers likely occur every month. And that’s no doubt an understatement.

So much for GM’s self-imposed ban on political contributions. According to The Washington Post: General Motors reported making $47,000 in contributions to lawmakers and congressional candidates in July, the first it has made since November 2008. The company stopped giving