With Democrats holding a razor-thin, one-vote advantage in the Colorado Senate, Governor John Hickenlooper (D) is asking outside gun control groups not to get involved in the “looming recall” of state senator Evie Hudak (D-Dist. 19). Democrats hold an 18-17
We hear constantly–it was repeated on MSNBC today, for example–that it is unreasonable to expect President Barack Obama to accept any changes to his “signature” legislative achievement, Obamacare. That was not the case when it came to President Ronald Reagan’s
(AP) Obama meeting with congressional leaders postponedBy JOSH LEDERMANAssociated PressWASHINGTONThe White House says a meeting between Obama and congressional leaders has been postponed to give Senate leaders more time to resolve a standoff over the nation’s debt and the partial
Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI), chair of the House Budget Committee, told conservative talk radio host Charlie Sykes Monday morning that House Republicans had demanded a one-year delay in Obamacare’s individual mandate, along with an end to congressional exemptions, while offering
On Monday, the White House announced that Vice President Joe Biden would get involved in ongoing negotiations concerning the government shutdown and the debt ceiling. Over the weekend, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) implored Biden to get involved. According to the
Republican National Committee (RNC) chairman Reince Priebus told Breitbart News on Monday that House Republicans should hold the line in the ongoing fiscal fights with Senate Democrats and President Barack Obama. “Just as I stood firm in supporting the efforts
On Monday, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid made a new offer to GOP Leader Mitch McConnell to end the partial government shutdown. The proposal would extend government funding through mid-December at current levels and lift the debt ceiling until the
President Barack Obama is demanding a $1.1 trillion “ransom”–or else he will not allow the debt ceiling to be raised. That’s the effective offer on the table from the president and Senate Democrats. They have now refused to pass a
Throughout the government shutdown and the debt ceiling fight, President Barack Obama and the Democrats have attempted to use the specter of economic collapse to force Republicans to make concessions. On Oct. 3, President Obama even attempted to talk stock
During the last debt ceiling fight, in the summer of 2011, Republicans and Democrats were near a “grand bargain” on the long-term budget when President Barack Obama, seeing Republican poll numbers fall, made a last-minute demand for $400 billion in
Colorado Governor Democrat John Hickenlooper, still stinging from a recall vote that saw his party lose seats in the state senate last month after members of his party followed him off the cliff with radical gun control measures, is advising
Who are the “hostage-takers” now? Convinced by opinion polls that the media will let them get away with it, Democrats are now refusing to pass a “clean” continuing resolution to end the government shutdown, as well as a straightforward debt ceiling
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) called on House Budget Committee chairman Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) to work with House Speaker John Boehner to pass a grand bargain deal that would end the government shutdown, raise the debt ceiling, and protect Obamacare
On Sunday, appearing on CNN’s State of the Union, Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) said that sequestration would remain part of any deal on the government shutdown and debt ceiling. “It’s funny,” Paul said. “They’re all about Obamacare being the law
Saturday Night Live had Kenan Thompson play Senate Chaplain Barry Black in a parody of his harsh Senate opening prayers during the shutdown…
Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) on ABC’s “This Week” With George Stephanopoulos: “As between House and Senate Republicans, the sooner this is over, the better for us, guys, And to our Democratic friends you own Obamacare, and it’s going to be
Sen. Corker discusses the latest negotiation updates with Chris Wallace on “Fox News Sunday”…
On Oct. 12, Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) took to the floor of the Senate to offer one of his typical, hyper-partisan harangues, blaming Republicans for the ill effects of the government shutdown (including the suspension of programs that the House
On September 11, 2013, Charles Woods appeared on Fox News’s Hannity and read aloud four questions about Benghazi from a letter he’d sent to President Obama. Woods, whose son, ex-SEAL Tyrone Woods, was one of four Americans killed in Benghazi
Conservatives seem to have identified Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) as the new scapegoat for frustration at the GOP’s apparent stumbles in the fiscal battle in Washington, DC. In the space of a year or so, Ryan has gone from being
Over the weekend, House and Senate Republican proposals on the fiscal showdown, which largely met previously stated demands from the White House, were summarily rejected by President Obama and Senate Democrats. Having shown that they are desperate to end the
At a rally for New Jersey Senate candidate Steve Lonegan on Saturday, former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin said in plain terms the hysteria behind the partial government shutdown is exaggerated. She said it would be more accurately descried as a “government
Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius is coming under fire to resign in the wake of a two-week Obamacare roll out that CBS News calls “nothing short of disastrous.” In a surprising development, Sebelius’s longtime friend and fellow
NEW EGYPT, N.J. — A tidal wave hit Ocean County, New Jersey on a windy Saturday afternoon. It came all the way from Alaska. Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin was met by an enthusiastic crowd when she joined The Tea
Conservative talk radio host Mark Levin blasted the Republican establishment at the Values Voter Summit in Washington, D.C. on Friday, calling the way the federal government is currently operating a “soft tyranny.” Levin accused them of spending more time attacking
