The House failed to pass an extension of provisions of the Patriot Act this week. House leaders put the bill on the House Suspension Calendar which requires a 2/3rds vote to pass and forecloses the opportunity for amendments to the
David Weigel’s recent Slate piece on Jim DeMint (R, SC) is a perfect example of a gentle leftwing undertone sprinkled into a story like seasoning salt in order to gently spin a story to negatively effect conservatives, or at the
[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets122710.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed Today Coffee and Markets is proud to be joined by Senator-elect Rand Paul of Kentucky. The new year will bring with it a new House and Senate, one populated with several
Appearing Sunday on ABC’s “This Week,” Senator-elect Rand Paul (R-KY.) told host Christiane Amanpour he would push for a balanced budget amendment to the U.S. Constitution. This is an idea whose time has come. In 1994, Republicans campaigned– and won
The election is over, and the nail-biting begins. Will the GOP seize its historic mandate to legislate according to conservative principles, or, mistaking weakness for magnanimity in the pink clouds of victory, will it succumb to the siren song of
In Part I of my review of Matt Taibbi’s Rolling Stone article, Tea & Crackers, How Corporate Interests and Republican Insiders Built the Tea Party Monster, I yet again defend the Tea Party against the charge of racism–leveled by one
The beginning of the end of Democrat Rep. Etheridge started here… —— Back in June, my colleague, Big Government Editor-In-Chief Mike Flynn wrote the following: Expect more of this. The hard, progressive left captured the Democrat majority in Congress and
Rand Paul has been declared the winner of the Kentucky Senate seat.
Jerry Bever, general manager for CBS Anchorage affiliate KTVA, issued a statement today regarding the inadvertent voice mail left on the phone of a senior staff member of the Joe Miller campaign. He claimed that the discussion his staff members
Jerry Bever, general manager for Anchorage station KTVA, issued a statement today regarding the inadvertent voice mail left on the phone of a senior staff member of the Joe Miller campaign. He claimed that the discussion his staff members had
UPDATE: From the Miller Campaign: Now the media has gone from trying to create stories to openly lying. The audio was pulled directly from the voicemail message. Nothing was altered. “Everything that was recorded on my phone is what we
UPDATE: From the Miller Campaign: Now the media has gone from trying to create stories to openly lying. The audio was pulled directly from the voicemail message. Nothing was altered. “Everything that was recorded on my phone is what we
Ed Schultz is no stranger to making inane comments about the right and being blindly apologetic for the left. But as we get closer to election day, and the left’s heads are exploding, Ed Schultz (along with the rest of
The left loves full video and always pooh-poohs excerpts, which is why so many thought it odd that they ignored Lauren Valle’s actions leading up to the now-infamous scuffle. Full video has emerged validating all the eyewitness accounts that Valle
Related Video at Breitbart.tv: MoveOn Protester Stomped on at Kentucky Senate Debate Related analysis at Big Journalism: Rand Paul Protester’s Shady Past: From Beijing Olympics to NY to NOLA RedState.com has received exclusive video showing the events leading up to
From the Associated Press/FOX News on Tuesday afternoon: A Rand Paul supporter is apologizing after he was seen on video stepping on a liberal activist’s head. Tim Profitt, a volunteer with the Republican’s U.S. Senate campaign, told The Associated Press
The AP certainly doesn’t seem to be wasting any time in making an incident at a Kentucky political event big news. Editor Dana Loesch recently posted on the incident here at Big Journalism. LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) – A Rand Paul
UPDATE: RS McCain notes how the man who tussled with Valle has since apologized and Paul booted him from the campaign. Compare that with Russ Carnahan who defended SEIU the following day and rallied with the attackers a week or
A MoveOn.org protester was wrestled to the ground and stomped on by a Rand Paul supporter after she tried to perform a stunt with the Kentucky Senate candidate. Dressed with a blonde wig and carrying a sign, the protester identified
Kentucky Senate candidate Rand Paul explains why he would not shake the hand of Democratic opponent Jack Conway after their debate in Louisville last night. Mr. Conway’s latest attack ad challenged Mr. Paul Christian beliefs.
Watch the latest video at video.foxnews.com Republican Rand Paul and Democrat Jack Conway square off in their only national debate.
I like Harry Reid personally. I’ve known him and his family for almost 30 years and I actually like them. I’d never vote for him in a million years, but personally, I have no problem with him or his family
There were three major surprises in the sometimes nasty Republican Senate primary results last night. The first is the most obvious, Christine O’Donnell pulled off a stunning upset over nine-term Congress Mike Castle. O’Donnell must have surged late and big
We are in the midst of a national debate over the size and scope of government and I am hopeful. Conservative Republican Joe Miller’s remarkable victory in the Alaska Republican Senate Primary should have Americans feeling optimistic about the prospects
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) is the latest victim of the Tea Party insurgency that’s trying to take over the Republican Party. Tea Party favorite Joe Miller defeated Murkowski in The North Star State’s primary by hammering away at (among other
