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Flashback: Senate Dems' Dire Warnings About the 'Nuclear Option'

Flashback: Senate Dems' Dire Warnings About the 'Nuclear Option'

In 2005, Republicans, who controlled the Senate and were frustrated with the lack of progress on President Bush’s nominations, considered amending Senate rules to prohibit filibusters on Presidential nominations. As the video below details, Senate Democrats viewed the move as

Biden: 'President and I' Saved Economy

Biden: 'President and I' Saved Economy

On Saturday, Vice President Joe Biden spoke at a major Virginia fundraiser, pushing himself as a possible 2016 presidential contender. “With virtually zero support from the Republicans, the president and I have moved the country from the worst recession since

Biden: Voting Rights Act Inspired Me to Run for Senate

Biden: Voting Rights Act Inspired Me to Run for Senate

Vice President Joe Biden, reacting to the Supreme Court’s decision in the case Shelby County v. Holder: “The Voting Rights Act, the cornerstone of the American Civil Rights Movement–the thing that really got me engaged in politics as a young

Obama to Meet with Biden, Congressional Leaders Tuesday

Obama to Meet with Biden, Congressional Leaders Tuesday

President Barack Obama has scheduled a meeting in the Oval Office on Tuesday with Vice President Joe Biden and the leaders of the House and Senate. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV), Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), House Speaker

Biden: Immigration Reform 'The Christian Thing to Do'

Biden: Immigration Reform 'The Christian Thing to Do'

Speaking at the National Hispanic Prayer Breakfast Thursday, Vice President and self styled theologian Joe Biden suggested that Republicans who profess to be Christians are hypocrites because they oppose comprehensive immigration reform that does not secure the border. Biden (a pro-abortion

What the hell, Paula Deen?

I might have to make “What the Hell…?” a regular feature here at the Conversation, especially if Joe Biden pipes up again.  Our second installment finds celeb chef Paula Deen facing a million-dollar lawsuit from one of her former employees.

BuzzFeed Writer Dies in Car Crash at 33

BuzzFeed Writer Dies in Car Crash at 33

By SHAYA TAYEFE MOHAJERAssociated PressLOS ANGELESAward-winning journalist and war correspondent Michael Hastings died early Tuesday in a car accident in Los Angeles, his employer and family said. Hastings, who was 33, was described by many of his colleagues as an

Kerry Begins First Latin America Trip

Kerry Begins First Latin America Trip

US Secretary of State John Kerry began his first trip to Latin America for talks with his regional counterparts expected to focus on drugs and security. Kerry will likely say that there has been no change in the US anti-drug

Joe Biden Shares Deep Thoughts on Nurses

Joe Biden Shares Deep Thoughts on Nurses

Vice President Joe Biden speaking Monday at the White House’s National Conference on Mental Health quipped, “Doctors allow you to live; nurses make you want to live.” He quickly clarified that both male and female nurses supply him with lust

Biden Visits South America, Caribbean

Biden Visits South America, Caribbean

US Vice President Joe Biden arrived in Colombia on Sunday as he launched a six-day tour that will also take him to the Caribbean island nation of Trinidad and Tobago, and Brazil. The visit — Biden’s fourth to the region

Why Andrew Breitbart Walked into the Fire with Sarah Palin

Why Andrew Breitbart Walked into the Fire with Sarah Palin

Whenever Andrew Breitbart saw that somebody was being unfairly maligned by the institutional Left, he became that person’s stalwart defender. Sarah Palin, perhaps more than any other person in recent history, endured the full weight of what Breitbart called the

The Inter-Agency Process and Who Was Involved

Thanks to Jay Carney, we now know the Benghazi talking points were the result of an “inter-agency process” and not just a finished product handed over by the CIA. So who else had a hand in them? Allahpundit notes that

AFL-CIO Boss Attacks Obama for Supporting Walmart Vets

AFL-CIO Boss Attacks Obama for Supporting Walmart Vets

AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka attacked President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden for lauding Walmart’s decision to hire honorably discharged veterans. “Walmart’s recent announcement of a plan to hire returning honorably discharged veterans is more about public relations than

Biden: Legalizing Illegal Immigrants is About 'Dignity'

Biden: Legalizing Illegal Immigrants is About 'Dignity'

Vice President Joe Biden, speaking at the 43rd Annual Washington Conference on the Americas on Wednesday, decided to use a word closely associated with him when he discussed why immigration reform was so dear to him. And the word was…dignity. Joe “They’re