The blogosphere is all abuzz over yesterday’s comments from Democratic Senator Jay Rockefeller of West Virginia, in which he opined about the annoyance of today’s cable news television programming. Apparently cable news gets in the way of his desire for
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton must have given Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu quite a reception. Otherwise it is hard to understand what possessed him to accept the deal he accepted when he met with her last week. Under the
In the first of many acts of bipartisanship to come in the 112th Congress, House Democrats have refused to work with Republicans on cutting NPR’s public funding. The brouhaha was created when NPR fired Juan Williams for expressing his honest
The race is over. Republican Renee Ellmers has defeated incumbent and Democrat Bob Etheridge in the hotly contested NC-2 congressional race. Back in June, Big Government’s Mike Flynn broke this explosive video on Rep. Etheridge where he assaulted a college
Author’s Note: BIG TIME UPDATE follows below. Things are indeed looking bad for freedom. We have heard a great deal since the November 2nd Democrat electoral thumping about the (deserved) demise of the ridiculous notion that is Network Neutrality (NN).
One of my favorite arguments from the left revolves around women in business and the notion that if socio-progged women don’t get their way then all women are doomed. When Democratic women weren’t doing well in primaries leftist pundits from
As the Obama administration doubles down on its effort to force the U.S. Senate to rubber-stamp the New START Treaty during the lame duck session, its bid took two more body blows today: First, ten senators-elect led by Roy Blunt
The past 48 hours have yielded some dramatic setbacks for President Obama in his drive to force the lame-duck Senate to rubber-stamp the New START arms control treaty with Russia. Yet, despite clear signals that this will not – and
One of the great things about America is people are free to make as much money as they can, as long as its made honestly. Sometimes though, there is a trend in income growth that makes one wonder if there
Obama Medicare Head Bringing UK Rationing Board to US? Medicare Head Donald Berwick will in love with wealth redistribution and Britains National Health Service. Sens. Pat Roberts (Kan.), Mitch McConnell (Ky.) and John Barrasso (Wyo.) joined forces on the Senate
From the Associated Press: House Democrats elected Nancy Pelosi to remain as their leader Wednesday despite massive party losses in this month’s congressional elections that prompted some lawmakers to call for new leadership. Pelosi, the nation’s first female House speaker,
As Rep. John Boehner (R-Ohio) and his team prepare for the next Congress, they are wrestling with a number of leadership and committee leadership contests that create a minefield for all involved. Any House Speaker hopes his committee chairmen and
Dr. Donald Berwick, a leading proponent of rationing of medical care in the United States and a supporter of the British health care system, is prepared to testify before Congress for the first time since he recess appointment to head
From the Associated Press: Rep. Charles Rangel, once one of the most influential House members, was convicted Tuesday on 11 counts of breaking ethics rules and now faces punishment. The veteran New York lawmaker immediately denounced the verdict as unfair.
Much has been written about the House GOP Leadership’s plan to ban earmarks for two years. The praise they have received from conservatives is justified, because it seems, at least for the time being, that their proposed moratorium doesn’t have
Two weeks ago, a Palestinian from Bethlehem was arrested by the US-financed and trained Palestinian Authority security forces. He was charged with “carrying out commercial transactions with residents of a hostile state.” No, he was not buying uranium from Iran.
That’s the new phrase commonly heard (with a nod and a wink) in banking circles when real estate loans are due but everyone knows they will be rolled over for renewal. It simply means the loan will be extended while
If there’s one thing I learned in life, it’s that when a despicable character actually shares your opinion, it might be time to reevaluate said opinion. Case in point: Fidel Castro’s recent analysis of the midterm elections. In an essay
For the past year, I have consciously avoided the occasional infighting and circular firing squads that have broken out among various conservative and tea party groups. The fight against the left was simply too important to waste time determining which
You’ve endured a long hard campaign season, weathered vicious attacks from your opponent, on Election Night, you triumphed, and now you will take your seat in the 112th Congress. Now the real work begins. While much of your time from
[Editor’s Note: This article appeared first at Right Side News] NEW YORK CITY (November 9, 2010) This past September, the Center for Security Policy issued an abbreviated report titled Shariah – The Threat to America, An Exercise in Competitive Analysis,
For this weeks edition of ‘Eyeblast Hits The Street’ , we went out seeking opinions from both liberals and conservatives on what they believe congress should do now that the midterm elections are over and Republicans have regained control of
Today on Frank Gaffney’s Secure Freedom Radio, Frank pays tribute to the troops and the equally incredible sacrifice of their families. Sadly and unsurprisingly, both the Defense Budget and our Military culture face threats from distant ideologues on the left
[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets111110.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Ben Domenech are joined by Anne Sorock of the Sam Adams Alliance to discuss their in-depth study of the Tea Party movement, their
It’s September 10 all over again. We are on the verge of another “man-made disaster.” For the past two years, Democrats have fought an economic jihad against capitalism, implanting fiscal IEDs in our healthcare and financial industries, decapitating small businesses
