According to Chief Justice John Roberts and his liberal colleagues on the Supreme Court, Congress does not have to call a tax a tax in order for it to be a tax. Congress can, in fact, create a penalty instead
In a complex ruling, the Supreme Court has largely upheld the controversial Obamacare law. The Court struck down the individual mandate as an unconstitutional penalty under the Commerce Clause, but upheld it as a permissible tax. It also limited the expansion
Mitt Romney, speaking in northern Virginia, energized the crowd by referring to the imminent decision on ObamaCare that is due from the Supreme Court tomorrow: “My guess is they’re not sleeping real well at the White House tonight; that’s the
As we’ve already documented, on three occasions, Breitbart News has uncovered the Washington Post and the White House coordinating with one another to attack Mitt Romney and his supporters. The latest coordinated attack involves a major Washington Post piece published
The desperate Obama campaign e-mails are coming fast and furious these days. Today, Julianna Smoot, the Deputy Campaign Manager, drew the short straw. Mitt Romney, she warned, would win “If we’re drastically outspent”: Benjamin — If we’re drastically outspent in
At around 130 days until Election Day, National Public Radio thought it would be nice to give the President a little boost by going back to its 2008 practice of assigning to Obama the god-like powers of The One, The
On Tuesday, President Barack Obama said if the Supreme Court struck down Obamcare on Thursday, such a decision would, according to a Financial Times account, send the country “backwards” and Americans did not want to “re-fight” healthcare. At a campaign
A common joke is that, in the future, Republicans will have to find as many minorities to be on stage with them as possible while Democrats will have to do the same with whites. As the country becomes more diverse
Tuesday, President Obama attacked Mitt Romney and Republican lawmakers for opposing increased taxes on the rich. The President referred to himself and singer Marc Anthony, who performed at the event, as examples of those individuals who would ideally pay more
As we’ve pointed out time and again, the corrupt media is currently desperate to shift the conversation of the presidential race away from the economy and on to turf that might win their failed president a second term. Namely, the
Another day, another desperate Obama campaign e-mail. Today’s missive of panic, following directly on the heels of news that the Democratic National Convention is downscaling due to fundraising concerns, comes directly from the President of the United States. Obama informed
After the 2012 election, conservatives in Congress will likely again be on the ascendency. And if Mitt Romney wins the presidency, conservatives will not have a veto threat hanging over their heads. But as a new generation of conservatives and
This past weekend there was a fundraising gathering for Mitt Romney in Park City, Utah. There were many Republican luminaries who attended, including VP hopefuls like Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, Ohio Sen. Rob Portman, South Dakota Sen.
(AP) Poll: 1-in-4 uncommitted now in White House raceBy LAURIE KELLMAN and JENNIFER AGIESTAAssociated PressWASHINGTONThey shrug at President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney. They’re in no hurry to decide which one to support in the White House race.
(AP) Utah Sen. Hatch seems to have weathered GOP stormBy KEVIN FREKING and PAUL FOYAssociated PressSALT LAKE CITYIt was an entertaining exchange, as one-man debates go. Dan Liljenquist, hoping to shock the political world on Tuesday, didn’t let Republican Sen.
(AP) WASHINGTONFormer Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty says he’s told Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign to look elsewhere for a running mate. Pawlenty, who competed briefly last year for the GOP nomination before dropping out and endorsing Romney, says he thinks he could
By LAURIE KELLMAN and JENNIFER AGIESTAAssociated PressWASHINGTONThey shrug at President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney. They’re in no hurry to decide which one to support in the White House race. And they’ll have a big say in determining
Until recently, the general perception was that the Latino vote, which favored Barack Obama heavily in 2008 when he received 67% of that constituency, was assured of supporting him in the same manner in 2012. But recent events have cast
CBS: Tim Pawlenty is at the top of many speculation lists of potential running mates for Mitt Romney, but the former Minnesota governor tells Bob Schieffer he can help the candidate in a lot of other ways
CBS: Gov. Rick Perry, R-Texas, who criticized Mitt Romney for his experience at Bain Capital during the Republican primary, has some advice for the president’s reelection campaign: that attack won’t work.
CBS: Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa said “I don’t think that Latinos are going to vote” for Mitt Romney for a number of reasons, from immigration to economic policies.
Nothing galvanized and united conservatives more than President Barack Obama’s overreach on Obamacare. During the 2012 Republican presidential primary, Obamacare was an albatross around Mitt Romney’s neck and may still be, because many of Obamacare’s provisions — such as the
First Dan Savage insults the conservative gay group GOProud by calling them “House F*ggots” because they support Mitt Romney. Now Joy Behar has jumped in on the left’s latest conservative gay bash. Not only did she insult their intelligence, but
The narrative. In politics, the media narrative is everything. The media narrative drives the national conversation, opinion, and, unfortunately, poll numbers. Thanks to bad economic news and a number of unforced errors, narrative-wise, Obama and his media pal have had
