Daniel Webster Challenges Boehner for Speaker
Things got a bit more interesting in the race for Speaker of the House on Tuesday, as a new name was tossed into the ring: Rep. Daniel Webster of Florida. (What a historically interesting name!)
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Boehner Gets 216, Is Reelected as Speaker for 114th Congress, Takes Oath of Office
John Boehner was reelected with 216 votes, he needed 205.
La Raza Begins 'Month of Action' Campaign to 'Demand' Immigration Reform
The activist organization National Council of La Raza (NCLR) kicked off its “Month of Action” campaign to pressure lawmakers to pass comprehensive immigration reform and thank allies on the left for their support during Congress’s August recess. Last week, a NCLR
Chief Justice Roberts: Sequestration Hurting Judiciary
Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts complained on Saturday that sequestration is unfair to the judicial branch. He pointed out that the judicial branch receives less than 1% of the federal budget, and said: You get a whole branch of
Gettysburg: Teaching the American Fighting Tradition
In recognizing the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg, Americans would do well to remember Abraham Lincoln’s words in the Gettysburg Address to honor the sacrifice of the men who fought there. The 20th Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment made
Is Rachel Maddow So Myopic That She Called Hillary Clinton The 'Highest Profile Sec of State in History?'
Yes. Yes, she is. She just said that. Other Secretaries of State in American history: Thomas Jefferson John Jay James Monroe John Quincy Adams Daniel Webster William Jennings Bryan George Marshall John Foster Dulles Henry Kissinger Yeah, Rachel…
Education Is Important, as Long as You Pick the Correct Type
Profit used to be a good thing; it allowed companies to reinvest in their businesses, to lower prices and bring new products to market, to employ people, and enable those people to live comfortable lives. In the last few years,
Liberty and Government: An American Tipping Point
Thomas Paine said that “It is the duty of every patriot to protect his country from its government.” He did so amidst the long shadow of a centralized government which regarded individual rights as secondary to its own. Today, “56%