Yes, I’ve seen the debates. And, yes, I’ve watched the “oops” moment probably a dozen times. While he has steadily improved, Rick Perry is not a skilled debater. Seeing him debate is like watching a high-wire act, where each moment
With a record 46 million Americans now receiving food stamps and rampant abuse resulting in what the Wall Street Journal calls a “food stamp crime wave,” Nation reporter Lizzie Ratner believes that “deep racism” is “at the heart of conservative
WASHINGTON (AP) – House Speaker John Boehner said Sunday that he opposes a Senate-approved bill that extends a payroll tax cut and jobless benefits for just two months and said congressional bargainers need to write a new version that would
Boiled down to the essentials, union backing of leftist politicians is good business: Democrats push policies that benefit union bosses at the expense of employers, customers, and often the unions’ own members. This is doubly true of public unions; of
Somewhere within Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad must be overjoyed at the recent presents that seem to be falling from the sky. First his nation scores what can be considered a major intelligence coup in their capture of a RQ-170 drone, then
On NPR’s Morning Edition recently, senior news analyst Cokie Roberts told host Renee Montagne that President Barack Obama had sent “signals” to the debt supercommittee in support of a deal–even though he was on his way out of the country
[audio: http://www.coffeeandmarkets.com/CoffeeandMarkets121511.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Ben Domenech are joined by Ted Cruz to discuss his race for the US Senate, his ideas for entitlement reform, and
With the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee having advanced a bill explicitly banning congressional insider trading in a 7-2 vote, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) is receiving well-deserved praise for offering significant improvements to the STOCK (Stop Trading On
WASHINGTON (AP) – Democrats are abandoning their demand for a surtax on millionaires to help finance payroll tax cuts in a sign that lawmakers are trying to broker a compromise on Congress’ highest-profile year-end dispute. Even so, there is no
From The Hill: A Senate committee easily cleared legislation explicitly prohibiting members from profiting by trading on inside information, despite objections from some GOP lawmakers who called it unnecessary and politically motivated. The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
I need to start off all my posts about Operation Fast and Furious with this statement: Thank goodness we have Sharyl Attkisson, Katie Pavlich, Matthew Boyle, and Cam Edwards. Seriously, without them Operation Fast and Furious would stay hidden. So
Representative James Lankford (R-OK) has introduced a bill to prevent government shutdowns in an effort to force the Senate to pass budget legislation. The Congressman announced that we have had seven threatened government shutdowns just this year.
Today, on the floor of the Senate, John McCain (R-AZ), Obama’s rival for the presidency in 2008, pointed out that President Obama had opposed the surge in Iraq that brought victory, and had likely turned that victory into defeat by
I know, I know what a surprise, right? It doesn’t mean we should just blow it off and allow them to get away with this. It also doesn’t mean we shouldn’t call them out when it happens. Diane Sawyer and
From The Hill: The Senate on Wednesday defeated each party’s version of a constitutional amendment that would have required a balanced federal budget. The rival proposals would have prohibited Congress from spending more each year than it receives in revenue.
Democratic activist and former member of the Obama administration, Elizabeth Warren, has opened up a seven-point lead against incumbent Republican, Sen. Scott Brown, in the 2012 Senate race in Massachusetts, according to a recent poll. Sen. Brown, who portrayed himself
I’m not a big fan of Senator Schumer of New York. As I’ve noted before, he’s a doctrinaire statist who wants the government to have control over just about every aspect of our lives. But that describes a lot of
Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Missouri) has won the position of Vice Chairman of the Senate Republican conference, one that is considered to be the conference’s Number 5 leadership post. Sen. Blunt, who announced his candidacy only last week, was elected, via
Yesterday, Sen. Joseph Lieberman said he “doesn’t have any evidence of insider trading by members of Congress.” Nevertheless, said Lieberman, the 60 Minutes report and the book by Breitbart editor Peter Schweizer have left his constituents with the impression that
$787 billion. Plus interest. At downgrade – and thusly increased – rates. Behold the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 – the “Stimulus.” Brought to you by President Barack Obama, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi
I just sent a comment to the US Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) regarding its proposal to list the Dunes Sagebrush Lizard (DSL) on the “endangered” list of the Endangered Species Act, and I feel great about it. Absolutely great!
“You can tell a lot about a fella’s character by whether he picks out all of one color or just grabs a handful.” ~ Ronald Reagan explaining why he liked to have a jar of jelly beans on hand for
Ralph Bradbury is an Arkansan, through and through. At 55 years old, his blocky frame says less about his years as a Razorbacks baseball standout and more about his career in the hardscrabble trucking industry. But it’s his experience on
The honorable member of the Senate delivered this intellectual commentary from the floor yesterday. We’re not sure which is more ludicrous; stating that millionaire job creators don’t exist or that unicorns are impossible to find. From The Hill: [youtube Nrfr5s6OofU]
WASHINGTON (AP) – Weary after a year of partisan bickering, lawmakers tried Monday to wrap up a sprawling $1 trillion-plus spending bill that chips away at military and environmental spending but denies conservatives many of the policy changes they wanted
