In a stunningly arrogant move, President Obama, the leader of one of the co-equal branches of the United States Government, intimated that, should the United States Supreme Court rule the individual mandate included in the Patient Protection and Affordability Care
(AP) Holder: Justice Department will respond to judgeBy CARLA K. JOHNSONAP Medical WriterCHICAGOU.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said Wednesday that the Justice Department will respond “appropriately” to a federal appellate judge in Texas who demanded a letter recognizing federal courts’
White House press secretary Jay Carney addressed President Obama’s controversial comments on Monday regarding the Supreme Court, in which Obama questioned judicial review and suggested that the Court’s exercise of it with regard to Obamacare would be “unprecedented.” And, naturally,
Today, the White House released its “Federal Taxpayer Receipt for 2011” tool, allowing Americans to see what percentage of their tax dollars are spent where. But this year, the White House decided to do something special. As White House Regional
In a ceremony at the White House, President Obama signed the Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge (STOCK) Act into law. The STOCK Act makes it illegal for members of Congress and their families and staff, along with members of the
In the delusional world of David R. Dow, columnist for the Daily Beast, ruling against Obamacare is an impeachable offense. He wrote as much today: In the end, however, it is the duty of the people to protect the Constitution
President Obama this week took advantage of the fine spring weather and a meeting with Canada and Mexico’s leaders to make an extraordinary statement in the White House Rose Garden. He responded to questions about his health care takeover. ObamaCare
On Tuesday, a federal court chucked out Colorado’s “Amazon Tax” law, with U.S. District Judge Robert Blackburn writing that “the veil provided by the words of the act and the regulations is too thin to support the conclusion that the act and
(AP) Obama to sign bill Wednesday on insider tradingWASHINGTONPresident Barack Obama is ready to sign legislation prohibiting members of Congress, the president and thousands of other federal workers from engaging in insider trading. The bill signing highlights a day in
In continuing his attack on the Supreme Court on Tuesday, President Barack Obama made a mistaken reference to the Lochner decision–an error that suggests just how deeply Derrick Bell affected his thinking about the Court and the Constitution. James Taranto
President Obama’s favorite word, as we’ve learned repeatedly, is “I.” He uses it on a constant basis. He uses it to claim credit and to assign blame. He uses it to cajole and to threaten. He uses it to plead
(AP) Recovery threatened by runaway student loan debtBy TOM RAUMAssociated PressWASHINGTONThe federal student loan program seemed like a great idea back in 1965: Borrow to go to college now, pay it back later when you have a job. But many
Today, President Obama effectively declared war on the Supreme Court. Speaking from the Rose Garden, he suggested that the “unelected” Supreme Court must avoid the “extraordinary … unprecedented” measure of striking down his unconstitutional Obamacare regime: Ultimately, I am confident
(AP) House Dems slam Bloomberg over NYPD Muslim spyingBy ADAM GOLDMANAssociated PressWASHINGTONTen House Democrats, including a member of the party’s leadership and lawmakers who oversee intelligence and homeland security matters, have criticized New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg for his “underhanded
Former President Clinton said today on ABC’s “Good Morning America” that President Obama would win re-election “handily,” since he can argue that Americans are better off now than they were four years ago – a lie the media will certainly
Rep. James Clyburn (D-SC) laid out the Obama re-election campaign this morning on MSNBC. Foreseeing that there is a solid shot Obamacare will be struck down by the Supreme Court, Clyburn explained that Obama would have to run against the
House Democrats are moving to pass gun control and race-based legislation in the wake of the Trayvon Martin shooting, The Hill reports today. Members of the Congressional Black Caucus want to end “Stand Your Ground” laws – laws designed to
Our focus in these weekly essays has been largely related to economic issues and political matters. We divert this week to examine what might well be the most important issue facing the country: the health care case recently argued in
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Barack Obama is calling on Congress to increase taxes on millionaires, reviving a proposal he first pitched last September that aims to draw sharp election-year lines between the president and the Republican opposition. The plan, scheduled
It was one of his biggest campaign promises: Candidate Barack Obama told us early and often that he would unite Americans in the wake of Evil Bush doing everything he could to tear us apart. The media jumped on that
US President Barack Obama called Saturday for higher tax rates on wealthy Americans, saying the current system of tax breaks for top income earners was unfair. He pointed out that under the current system people like billionaire investor Warren Buffett
Yesterday, the Democratic Senate threw down the gauntlet to President Obama. Obama wanted a bill passed that would end $4 billion in tax breaks for oil companies, and the Senate resisted; four Democratic Senators broke with the President and voted
Does the fate of a federal government with limited powers rest in the hands of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia? And if so, will he rule against broad federal powers (as he did in the Gonzales case) or in favor of the
