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NY Times: Rollout Failure is Obama's Katrina

Michael Shear has a news analysis piece out today which compares President Obama to President Bush and more specifically to his response to hurricane Katrina. Shear goes on to say that Obama has lost American’s trust and is, to some

Amnesty Activists Ambush Boehner While He Eats Breakfast

Amnesty Activists Ambush Boehner While He Eats Breakfast

Left-wing activists pushing for amnesty ambushed House Speaker John Boehner in a restaurant on Wednesday morning, confronting him while he ate breakfast on Capitol Hill–then published a video of the encounter online. As the two amnesty activists approached Boehner and

Hollywood Sticking with ObamaCare Shilling – For Now

Hollywood Sticking with ObamaCare Shilling – For Now

Hollywood just can’t quit ObamaCare. A new Politico report says despite the legislation’s disastrous web site, the gaggle of jokes about it across the media landscape and the shattered promises that are now the hallmark of President Barack Obama’s “signature”

Vulnerable Red State Dem Wants ObamaCare Investigation

Vulnerable Red State Dem Wants ObamaCare Investigation

The millions of Americans receiving cancellation notices on their insurance policies aren’t the only potential victims of ObamaCare. Increasingly, Red State Democrat Senators up for reelection next year worry that the myriad of problems with the rollout of ObamaCare will

Crony Capitalists, Obama Fundraisers Love Obamacare

Crony Capitalists, Obama Fundraisers Love Obamacare

Take a quick glance at ObamaCare’s busted multimillion-dollar website and the 3.5 million health insurance cancelation notices hitting American mailboxes and you might be tempted to dub the whole thing a disaster. But it’s not — at least not for the politically-connected

Issa Subpoenas White House Tech Chief

Issa Subpoenas White House Tech Chief

On Friday, Rep. Darrell Issa issued a subpoena, compelling the testimony of Todd Park, the White House Chief Technology Officer, at a hearing next week on the failed rollout of Healthcare.gov. The White House had said that Mr. Park was

Obamacare Insurance Cancellations Surging

Obamacare Insurance Cancellations Surging

President Barack Obama said on Thursday that he is “sorry” that millions of Americans are now receiving cancellation letters from their health insurance providers due to Obamacare.  In just the last few weeks, insurance cancellation notices have surged.  On October 29,

Pay 41% More and Get Less from Obamacare

Pay 41% More and Get Less from Obamacare

The Manhattan Institute just published an analysis of the Obamacare individual policy insurance rates which demonstrates that the average cost will rise by 41% next year.  The results are very similar to the 2009 PriceWaterhouseCoopers analysis that predicted insurance rates would rise by 47%.

The GOP's Recipe for Failure

The GOP's Recipe for Failure

It is easy in politics to say that a win is a win is a win. Liberals are popping corks over former Democratic National Committee Chairman Terry McAuliffe’s victory over Republican Ken Cuccinelli in the race for governor of Virginia.

'Extremist' Cuccinelli Crushed McAuliffe Among Independents

'Extremist' Cuccinelli Crushed McAuliffe Among Independents

Tea Party favorite Ken Cuccinelli, abandoned by the Republican establishment as too “extreme” to win in Virginia, crushed Democrat Terry McAuliffe among independent voters by 9 percentage points, 47%-38%. The key to McAuliffe’s victory was that the Democrat–assisted by the

Capitol Hill Resists Union's Call for Armed TSA Agents

Capitol Hill Resists Union's Call for Armed TSA Agents

On November 5, the union that represents Transportation Security Administration agents called for a “new class of [TSA] officer who is trained as a law enforcement officer.” But Republicans and Democrats alike were uncomfortable with the idea. This new class

Poll Claims Gun Control a Winning Position for McAuliffe

Poll Claims Gun Control a Winning Position for McAuliffe

On the eve of Virginia’s gubernatorial election, Politico released numbers from “Democratic firm Public Policy Polling” showing that gun control is a winning position for candidate Terry McAuliffe (D). The poll was commissioned by the Center for American Progress Action

Obama Asked Hillary to Stay in Office

According to a new book to be released in February, President Obama asked former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to stay on another year after he was re-elected.  Obama was worried at the time about losing both Clinton and Leon Panetta,