On Friday, in the aftermath of the government shutdown, the Washington Post ran a sob story about one furloughed federal employee, Sophia Casey, dealing with her backlog of emails. After over 200 stories lamenting the fate of victims of the
It is remarkable that President Barack Obama should prove so inept in international negotiation after winning a tough negotiation fight with his domestic rivals. Yet domestic opposition has always focused his attention more than foreign enemies; indeed, there is enthusiasm
In a blog post titled “Obamacare Success,” progressive New York Times columnist Paul Krugman took a victory lap of sorts after finding and speaking to one person who signed up for Obamacare, now over two weeks into its unveiling. “This
TruthRevolt.org reports today that the media’s coverage of government shutdown victims was overwhelming during the October 1 through October 16 period, while the media’s coverage of victims of Obamacare was miniscule. “Since October 1, when the government shutdown began, the
Speaking at the White House on Thursday, President Obama paid sycophantic homage to the federal employees who had been furloughed – and who will receive back pay – during the now-concluded government shutdown: I’ve got a simple message for all
New York Times foreign affairs reporter James Risen must reveal his secret source while testifying in the trial of Jeffrey Sterling, a former CIA agent charged with leaking classified information, so says the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in
With the collapse of the defund Obamacare, many conservatives are looking for the next step in the fight to stop the most damaging piece of law in generations before its full implementation. The answer to that question lies in lessons
Former Weather Underground terrorist Bill Ayers tells Salon.com today that Andrew Breitbart and Tucker Carlson are not “all that bright.” His evidence: they believe(d) in “small government.” His argument: Somalia has a small government, too. It takes a special kind
On Monday, Ross Douthat of the New York Times mocked the Tea Party as the “Kurtz Republicans,” comparing them to the villain of Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness. On Wednesday, however, Douthat acknowledged that the Tea Party actually had some good
The Obamacare exchange website does more than merely register you for an insurance program. According to a report from the MacIver Institute, once you complete the process, you are then immediately asked to register to vote – a propagandistic strategy
On Tuesday, some numbskull in the White House press department gave a credential to Mediaite’s Tommy Christopher, who proceeded to disprove the axiom that there are no dumb questions. Pushing Obamacare and ripping Republicans like a good media plant, Christopher
A New York Times investigative article based on two dozen interviews with industry insiders and confidential Obama Administration documents reveals that the catastrophic $500 million Obamacare rollout “has deeply embarrassed the White House” and has the technology companies involved “publicly
Paul Ryan’s call for fiscal sanity in early 2010 with his “Roadmap for America’s Future” was a rare voice of reason that periodically emanates from the asylum that masquerades as Congress. That he did so when he was barely 40
On Sunday, with throngs of veterans marching through Washington D.C. to protest President Obama’s closure of war memorials, the media focused on one man in particular: a random dude with a Confederate flag at the White House. In the apparent
Nate Silver, The New York Times’ polling guru of 2012 (who has since moved to ESPN), has taken a look at the government shutdown polls (and history) and concluded that things don’t look as bad for the GOP as the
On Friday, speaking exclusively with Breitbart News, Steven Pagones, the assistant district attorney whom Al Sharpton falsely accused of the rape of 15-year-old Tawana Brawley, called for advertisers on Sharpton’s program to drop their support of his MSNBC program, PoliticsNation.
On Thursday, California Governor Jerry Brown vetoed a bill that would streamline the firing process for California teachers. The bill, presented by a fully Democrat state assembly and senate, came in the wake of several teacher scandals including one at
According to John Podesta, founder of the Center for American Progress and former chief of staff to President Clinton, President Obama told him that he would never again bargain with Republicans to extend the debt limit. Podesta said that the
A new report issued by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) asserts that the Obama White House is the most insular in decades, and the worst since the Nixon Administration for its secrecy and lack of transparency. The report was
The Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, is rocking the health insurance plans and premiums of Americans nationwide. WSFA 12 News says Alabama Blue Cross Blue Shield is sending out cancellation letters to its customers and has announced it
President Obama’s meeting with certain House Republicans, Carney said, would not be a negotiation: “he’s not going to pay ransom to the Tea Party so that the government opens or the government doesn’t default.” Carney blamed divisions among Republicans for
On Thursday, White House press secretary Jay Carney launched into an attack on the Tea Party, suggesting that conservatives were thwarting the will of the people and perverting House leadership on the debt ceiling issue and the government shutdown. “We
According to the Washington Post, the Obamacare healthcare.gov website is not suffering from mere glitches – it’s just a bad website. “Problems with the federal government’s new healthcare Web site have attracted legions of armchair analysts who speak of its
The New York Times has run an extensive profile of President Barack Obama’s next nominee to head the Federal Reserve, Jessica Yellin. Conservatives are worried that despite her qualifications, she’s a liberal Democrat committed to using monetary policy to stimulate the
On Tuesday, Koch Industries, the company run by the left’s favorite bugaboo, the Koch brothers, sent a letter to the Senate denying that they had anything to do with the government shutdown. Members of the mainstream press, including The New
