On October 18, 2010, Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer sent communiqués to Attorney General Eric Holder alerting the A.G. that indictments over Fast and Furious could be forthcoming. This alert came on the heels of briefings on Fast and
CHICAGO (AP) – Rod Blagojevich, the ousted Illinois governor whose three-year battle against criminal charges became a national spectacle, was sentenced to 14 years in prison Wednesday, one of the stiffest penalties imposed for corruption in a state with a
The Obama administration is sending Ambassador Robert Ford back to Syria, even as the regime continues to attack civilians and opposition groups. Ford had been recalled in October, prompting Syria to recall its ambassador to the U.S. He is now
When asked about the “Occupy Wall Street” movement in October, Massachusetts Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren praised it to the hilt. “I created much of the intellectual foundation for what they do,” she told the Daily Beast. Yet when pressed in
Today, the House Financial Services Committee is holding a hearing on the STOCK Act and the general issue of insider trading by Members of Congress. This comes on the heals of a Senate hearing last week. The question now isn’t
Americans are frustrated and tired with Washington, D.C. The modern day Tea Party movement and its impact throughout the country is evidence of people’s frustration with inept and out-of-touch government. The recent Occupy movement arose partly out of this same
One month ago Ohio voted with its heart against reforms portrayed as an attack on public workers. Ohio, DC, and New York union bosses spent more than $30 million drenching the airwaves in images of sad firefighters, sad police officers,
I don’t think a day goes by where the “mainstream” press reminds us that New York Times columnist and far-Left hack, Paul Krugman, once won a Nobel Prize in Economics. He won his Nobel for his work in “New Trade
“Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.” From World War II, we’ve heard reports that the enemy shot at Red Crosses emblazoned on medical vehicles, tents, and helmets. The Japanese were said to specifically
Ethics and principles are pesky things. They never go away, and can rear up and bite you when you least expect it. Such should be the case for Mike Bettiga, former President of the Wisconsin Pharmacy Examining Board who has
Sherrod Brown (D-OH) isn’t merely the most extreme Progressive in the U.S. Senate, he’s also a religious scholar. Week in and week out, Sherrod preaches the Gospel of Progressivism: Greater love hath no man than he who gives generously from
Friday, President Obama reacted to the Senate’s failure to pass his gimmicky Payroll Tax Cut Extension: “We need to get this done. And I expect that it’s going to get done before Congress leaves. Otherwise, Congress may not be leaving
Since the publishing of Breitbart editor Peter Schweizer’s book, Throw Them All Out, support for the STOCK (Stop Trading On Congressional Knowledge) Act to ban members of Congress from using private information for personal profit has jumped from four cosponsors
Like the proponents of Ohio’s Issue 2 tried to point out before the November vote, keeping the status quo for Ohio public union salaries, benefits, and pensions was unsustainable. A yes vote would’ve kept Ohio Senate Bill 5 as law,
Republicans in the Senate, led by Sen. Dick Lugar, have introduced a bill that would force President Obama to act on initiating construction of the-1,700 mile Keystone XL crude oil pipeline from Canada. The project is expected to create approximately
Yesterday the Senate held a hearing based on the research of Breitbart editor and author of “Throw Them All Out” Peter Schweizer. Schweizer appeared on “60 Minutes” to discuss how it is perfectly legal for Congressmen to use industry insider
The Senate is holding a hearing today based on the research of Breitbart editor and author of “Throw Them All Out” Peter Schweizer. Schweizer appeared on “60 Minutes” to discuss how it is perfectly legal for Congressmen to use industry
The blockbuster revelations in Big Peace editor Peter Schweizer’s Throw Them All Out about Congressional insider trading have prompted vigorous calls for reform from various lawmakers. First, Texas governor and presidential candidate Rick Perry spoke out against the now-legal practice
With the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee set to begin congressional insider trading hearings today, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, whose husband trades stock options, has proposed a bill that would legalize, not ban, insider trading by members of Congress.
I can’t shake the feeling that while she’s talking about Obama, she’s thinking of hastily Photoshopping Lady Di heads onto model bodies for more creepy Newsweek covers. Tina Brown was asked her opinion on the President’s tenure on “Morning Joe.”
From Accuracy in Media’s Roger Aronoff: One should always be careful, when criticizing and making fun of others, to not be guilty of the same offense. We try to be very careful, with a name like Accuracy in Media. It
On Sunday, former Secretary of State under George Bush, and purported Conservative visited with Christiane Amanpour on the Sunday news show This Week. Powell made some interesting comments about America’s founding fathers and compromise. [youtube ceOqKT4NF4c nolink] He decried the
The Washington Post’s Ezra Klein is the founder of the infamous Journolist, a notorious online gathering place where 400 or so elite “journalists” got together to plot out their anti-Republican narratives in order to help Obama win the presidency. The
From the Desert News: With the release of a new book, ongoing protests and recent reports about Congressional insider trading and stimulus corruption, the phrase “crony capitalism” is getting noticed. When Occupy Memphis members met with tea party members on
In 2008 the Barack Obama for President campaign went into full denial mode accusing the McCain/Palin campaign of lying about a fundraiser held in domestic terrorist Bill Ayers’s home for Barack Obama’s Illinois State Senate campaign. Watch this clip from
– The New Hampshire Union Leader endorses Gingrich. – Sponsorships verses failing banner ads: an interesting discussion on the future of digital news advertising: I simply cannot believe that there isn’t a way to tell people about new products and
From BusinessInsider: Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) said Senate Democrats will put forward a plan to extend the payroll tax cut into 2012 this week paid for by a surtax on those with incomes greater than $1 million. The tax cut
From The Hill: Politically vulnerable lawmakers are lining up as co-sponsors of legislation that would ban congressional insider trading. A “60 minutes” report earlier this month indicated that members of Congress have been trading stocks based on knowledge gained from
It’s been over two weeks since Ohioans rejected the reasonable government union reforms in Issue 2. Big Labor poured over $30 million into a campaign to persuade voters to stay with the status quo. But they also rejected a whopping
From Fishbowl DC: From JournoList to activist, it appears that WaPo‘s liberal blogger Ezra Kleinis once again blurring the lines between being a journalist and trying to sway politics. In what appears to be at a minimum a breach of
Fred Grandy is one of the smartest – and certainly most respected men – in Washington. He achieved that reputation the old fashioned way: He earned it as a former Congressman, successful non-profit business executive and long-time top-rated talk radio
Coverage of Bigs editor Peter Schweizer’s book Throw Them All Out has already permeated the news cycle, from presidential campaign ads to late-night comedy monologues. Now former mayor of New York City Ed Koch is using the examples of Congressional
We last week passed the $15 trillion national debt mark. It continues hurtling upward, almost completely unabated. We the People did our job and then some in the historic 2010 election, delivering more than 70 new Republicans to the Congress
This past weekend the Washington Post published a hit piece on the grand opening of a museum in Georgia dedicated to the birthplace of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. The paper was desperate to make some grand conspiracy, some
In 2007, the deficit was $160 billion. In 2008 it was $454 billion. Then Obama took office and for two years under a Democratic-led Senate and Congress, he got everything on his wish-list passed. The result: 2009 deficit: $1.4 trillion
In 2007, the deficit was $160 billion. In 2008 it was $454 billion. Then Obama took office and for two years under a Democratic-led Senate and Congress, he got everything on his wish-list passed. The result: 2009 deficit: $1.4 trillion
On the evening of November 17th a number of Occupy protesters in Milwaukee gathered on a bridge over I-43 as part of a nationwide effort to draw attention to the Occupy movement’s agenda. The protesters succeeded in shutting down the
The landslide loss of Issue 2 this month prompted glee from Ohio leftists, whose contribution to the state in the past year has been to smear and sue conservatives at every turn. The Ohio Democratic Party, the unions, and Progressive
During the 2004 presidential election, President Clinton’s former chief of staff and President Obama’s current Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta offered Sen. John Kerry and his wife Teresa Heinz Kerry a sage piece of advice. The Senior Senator from Massachusetts