Last Thursday, the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee convened what appeared to be a most timely–and much-needed–hearing. Its title was “Keeping the lights on: Are we doing enough to ensure the reliability and security of the electric grid?” Unfortunately,
President Barack Obama’s Gallup job approval rating has been under 50% for 290 days, a trend that threatens Democrats’ already uphill climb in the Nov. 4 midterm elections. According to Gallup, the last time Obama’s approval rating was at 50%
The stock price of UnitedHealth Group Inc., America’s largest health care company, is up +263% since Obamacare was signed into law just over four years ago on March 23, 2010. Over the ten year period prior to Obamacare, UnitedHealth stock
We are all well versed about the factions of the Republican Party. From Tea Partiers, to social issues supporters, mavens of foreign policy and establishment GOPers, the rifts are well known. But not so thoroughly discussed are those rifts among
On “The O’Reilly Factor” on Thursday, Democratic strategist and former adviser to Bill Clinton James Carville reacted to the most recent data in the string poor poll numbers for President Barack Obama. Carville blamed ObamaCare and the economy, but he
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi boasted at last Thursday’s weekly House Democrat News Conference that Obamacare was indeed a winning issue for Democrats, but Louisiana Senator Mary Landrieu’s actions that same day indicated otherwise. While leader Pelosi was trying to
The state of Louisiana is suing left-wing activist group MoveOn.org for violating trademark laws because the group used graphics from the state’s tourism ads in a billboard campaign attacking Republican Governor Bobby Jindal. Jay Dardenne, the state’s lieutenant governor, has been
Col. Rob Maness, a conservative candidate for U.S. Senate in Louisiana, said incumbent Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-LA) should be defeated for supporting Obamacare and President Barack Obama’s recent nominee to the Justice Department who voluntarily defended infamous cop-killer Mumia Abu-Jamal. But
On the day the U.S. Senate rejected the nomination of Debo Adegbile, who voluntarily gave legal assistance to infamous cop-killer Mumia Abu-Jamal, to the U.S. Department of Justice, former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin said that she could not wait until
Paul Krugman, as usual, is leading the left media through the looking-glass–and this time the distortions are not only bizarre but deeply disturbing. Krugman argued several days ago that many of the Obamacare “horror stories” are, in fact, “hooey.” That
The AFL-CIO is conceding its union lacks the power in the South to influence the upcoming 2014 elections, so it is not investing heavily in three hotly contested Senate races. The AFL-CIO looked at the number of union members in
Viewers of the A&E series Duck Dynasty showed their affection for Phil Robertson after the reality show star was suspended for comments taken as anti-gay. Fans flooded social media with outrage, signed petitions demanding Robertson’s reinstatement and forced A&E to
A new advertisement against Obamacare will run on television stations statewide in Louisiana to highlight Sen. Mary Landrieu’s (D-LA) support of the law does not use obscure charts, graphs, numbers, or inside-the-beltway jargon that are staples of most ads that
Democratic Lousiana Sen. Mary Landrieu is campaigning as the energy industry’s best advocate in Washington, but one of her liberal friends in the Senate said she has other plans in mind. At an energy panel hosted by Politico yesterday, Rhode
The unpopularity of Obamacare will make 2014 a tough year for Democrats, especially those in red states. The Washington Post’s Greg Sargent doesn’t deny some Dems are already taking cover where they can, but he says they also have a
On Tuesday, Politico reported that the next ObamaCare “time-bomb” will hit in the middle of next year, when millions of small business owners will face skyrocketing health insurance premiums. The announcements of the higher premiums will come just weeks before
Senator Landrieu has released her first advertisement for reelection on Wednesday and she is clearly concerned about what Obamacare could mean for her reelection. The ad uses clips from various media appearances to paint Landrieu as someone fighting to insure
A Health and Human Services department official said Thursday night that the start of enrollment in the Obamacare program for 2015 will be delayed until after the midterm elections. Therefore, people who have their insurance plans cancelled in 2014 for
Senator Mary Landrieu (D-LA) has enjoyed approval ratings well above 50 percent for most of her tenure in the Senate, but thanks to the unmitigated disaster known as ObamaCare (or the Affordable Care Act as Democrats now call it) she’s
MSNBC’s “The Cycle” co-host Touré on Democratic senators supporting a bill by Louisiana Sen. Mary Landrieu…
In response to GOP Open To Supporting Landrieu Fix: I’ve been mulling all of this over for the last couple of days, and I really can’t see any good practical OR political reason to open an ObamaCare relief valve. This
Last week, President Obama apologized for misleading the American public with his false claim that “if you like your insurance, you can keep it.” Without this assurance, it is unlikely ObamaCare would have passed. Obama was not the only politician
In response to Democrats want GOP fingerprints on ObamaCare: Looks like the Democrats are going to get their wish…. House Energy and Commerce Chairman Fred Upton, R-Mich., said Wednesday he is open to supporting Democratic Sen. Mary Landrieu’s proposal to
Every year, Congress finds new ways to tax and regulate you, but the D.C. political elites always go to great lengths to protect themselves from the same laws they pass. Until 1995, Congress exempted itself from compliance with the Age
In response to Obama Wasn’t the Only One Who Lied (Video): I see that Mary Landrieu is the latest phony-baloney “moderate Democrat” to jump into a lifeboat and row madly away from the sinking wreck of ObamaCare. She’s got a
