Senator James Inhofe, the second-highest-ranking member the Senate Armed Services Committee, has committed to opposing Chuck Hagel’s nomination for Secretary of Defense. This position constitutes a reversal of Inhofe’s earlier support and may have serious consequences for Hagel’s chances. Inhofe changed
One day before Obama announced 23 executive orders aimed at furthering gun control in America, White House spokesman Jay Carney assured the President has a strong “commitment to the Second Amendment.” Carney even went so far as to describe Obama as someone
Before the January 7th BCS National Championship Game, Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te’o looked like a top-5 NFL draft pick. He was resilient, skilled, and a potential cornerstone for any NFL franchise. His on-field performance was stellar, his character and
Former Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-NE) infamously said: “I’m not an Israeli senator. I’m a United States senator.” But Hagel, who is President Barack Obama’s nominee for Secretary of Defense in his second term, does take Israel very seriously–so seriously that
On January 14, the Huffington Post ran a column by actor-turned-activist Matthew Modine in which he displayed a degree of Constitutional ignorance unmatched in post-modern times. His main point was that some types of guns are bad, other types of
(AP) – French troops pressed northward in Mali toward territory occupied by radical Islamists on Wednesday, military officials said, announcing the start of a land assault that will put soldiers in direct combat “within hours.” French ground operations began overnight
Former Senator Chuck Hagel (R-Neb.) is doing what he must to win enough Democrat votes for confirmation–this includes promising abortion for women in the military and changing his stance on the repeal of “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell.” For example, in
Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D – NY) applauded his state’s expansion of the current gun control laws on Tuesday telling Breitbart News, “I’m glad New York passed strong legislation. Would I have preferred stronger?–always–without knowing the details of what they did.”
After a 113-day lockout, it is great for hockey fans everywhere to actually talk about hockey. The NHL announced a shortened and more compact 48-game season that kicks off this Saturday. Here are three teams that should get off to
During his Monday press conference, Barack Obama bizarrely claimed he needs to raise the debt ceiling because Congress won’t stop ordering him to spend money: This is a matter of Congress authorizes spending. They order me to spend. They tell
Actor, activist and “humanist” Matthew Modine says the nation must move past the “archaic” Second Amendment in the current debate over gun violence. Modine, most recently seen in “The Dark Knight Rises” where his character took up arms against an
Partisan loyalty trumped pro-Israel policy as Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) announced, over the objection of many of his constituents, that he would support the nomination of former Sen Chuck Hagel (R-NE) as Secretary of Defense today. Pro-Israel Democrats in the
Why should it be permissible for President Barack Obama to threaten the nation with default by accusing the Republicans of doing so, when they have not? Why should it be tolerable for President Obama to accuse the Republicans of wanting
(AP) Panetta: No US troops on the ground in MaliBy LOLITA C. BALDORAssociated PressLISBON, PortugalDefense Secretary Leon Panetta says the U.S. has ruled out putting any American troops on the ground in Mali, but officials are hoping the French will
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas is viewed in the West as a moderate in comparison to Hamas and other Palestinian groups. But that may be because Western media ignores incendiary rhetoric Abbas routinely makes in Arabic. An example came earlier
Who needs an AR-15? Especially an AR-15 with a 20 or 30 round clip? These are the kinds of questions that have become popular fare by talking heads like CNN’s Piers Morgan over the past few weeks. He criticizes “assault weapons” in general and
Senator Hagel’s speech at Harvard in 2005 where he cautions against defense cuts…
Chuck Hagel, nominee for Secretary of Defense and former Senator from Nebraska, has lately expressed support for cuts to defense spending that place him in agreement with President Barack Obama. Yet while he was in Congress, Hagel voted for defense
(AP) Boy convicted of killing white supremacist fatherBy GREG RISLINGAssociated PressRIVERSIDE, Calif.A boy who was only 10 when he fatally shot his white supremacist father was convicted Monday of second-degree murder by a judge who said the child knew what
The unresolved debt ceiling debate, the looming sequestration, and the expiration of the current continuing spending resolution may all combine to create “a perfect storm of budget uncertainty,” said Defense Secretary Leon Panetta during a Pentagon briefing last week. “The
Chuck Hagel’s nomination as Secretary of Defense has provoked opposition due to his perceived hostility towards Israel, his posture of appeasement towards Iran, and his objection to the successful Iraq surge. He supports global nuclear disarmament, having signed onto the
Former Secretary of State Gen. Colin Powell (Ret.), who clashed frequently with the Department of Defense throughout the first term of President George W. Bush, appeared on NBC’s Meet the Press on Sunday and backed President Barack Obama’s nomination of
The Hartford Courant is reporting that the state Senate Republican Leader in Connecticut is sponsoring a bill to ban ammunition magazines for rifles that contain more than 10 bullets. In a bipartisan effort, Senator John McKinney (R-Fairfield), whose district includes
Chuck Hagel’s defenders and anti-Israel bloggers (there is a great degree of overlap) are parroting a new, false argument in his favor as President Barack Obama’s nominee to be Secretary of Defense: So what if Hagel used the term “Jewish
After Seattle Seahawks rookie quarterback Russell Wilson led the Seahawks to a playoff victory over the Washington Redskins last week in his first playoff game, he had more playoff wins (1) than Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan (0), whose Falcons
