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Paying Protesters: The Shelley Berkley Strategy

Paying Protesters: The Shelley Berkley Strategy

This week, Breitbart News reported that Obama-allied groups were paying protesters to stand outside Mitt Romney rallies and heckle. This sort of thing has a long history in the Democratic Party; Occupy, of course, was largely bankrolled by the unions.

DOJ Retracts Holder's 'Inadvertent' False Statement to Congress

DOJ Retracts Holder's 'Inadvertent' False Statement to Congress

On Monday, the Department of Justice was forced to once again retractinformation provided to Congress about the Fast and Furious scandal.  OnJune 12th, Attorney General Holder had a heated exchange with Sen.Cornyn during congressional testimony. Senator Cornyn offered a litanyof

Obama Campaign E-Mail: 'Hell No' To First Amendment

Obama Campaign E-Mail: 'Hell No' To First Amendment

The Barack Obama re-election campaign is once again targeting conservative donors – and this time, they’re calling for restrictions on the First Amendment to do it. In an email titled, “Hell no,” Jim Messina wrote: Something big happened in Richmond

Cronyism Alive and Well in Washington

Cronyism Alive and Well in Washington

Despite pledging to send special interests to the woodshed, President Obama has practiced his own form of crony capitalism, laying out taxpayer funds on businesses that have helped him politically – green energy (Solyndra) being of particular note, but also,

Sen Claire McCaskill: The Senate Has Passed a Budget

Sen Claire McCaskill: The Senate Has Passed a Budget

Reid: Passing A Budget ‘Foolish’ SEN. HARRY REID (D-NV): “It would be foolish for us to do a budget at this stage.” (“Harry Reid: ‘Foolish’ For Democrats To Offer Budget Plan,” LA Times, 5/20/11) Schumer: Not The Point SEN. CHUCK

Republicans want food stamps cut in big farm bill

Republicans want food stamps cut in big farm bill

(AP) Republicans want food stamps cut in big farm billBy JIM ABRAMSAssociated PressWASHINGTONThe 1,000-page “farm bill” being debated in the Senate is somewhat of a misnomer. Four of every five dollars in it _ roughly $80 billion a year _

No Contempt? Holder Asks to Meet with Chairman Issa

No Contempt? Holder Asks to Meet with Chairman Issa

Attorney General Eric Holder sent a letter to Oversight Committee Chairman Darrell Issa today asking to meet with him tomorrow, June 19, 2012 at 11:00AM EST. Mr. Holder and Chairman Issa have been exchanging letters the past week. Chairman Issa

Border Patrol Union: Holder Must Resign

Border Patrol Union: Holder Must Resign

The NBPC is a professional labor union representing more than 17,000 Border Patrol Agents and support staff. Their parent organization is the American Federation of Government Employees. We know them better as AFL-CIO. Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry was a

Elizabeth Warren Snubs Cherokees Who Travel to MA for Meeting

Elizabeth Warren Snubs Cherokees Who Travel to MA for Meeting

Just as Tracy Morgan learned that “gay” trumps “black” in the media’s politically correct pecking order, the Cherokee are about to discover that “American Indian” does not trump “pasty-white, wealthy female leftist who could unseat a sitting Republican in the

Election Offers Clear Choice on Economy

Election Offers Clear Choice on Economy

(AP) Parties are worlds apart on how to fix economyCONNIE CASSAssociated PressWASHINGTONMillions of Americans are desperate for work, runaway government spending clouds the future and Democratic and Republican candidates are busy making one thing clear: They’re light years apart on