There is little debate that the leadership of the House — lead by Nancy Pelosi — has successfully convinced vulnerable Democrats to walk the plank on issues like the government takeover of our health care system, trillions in wasteful spending,
It’s ba-ack! Facing a $20 billion budget gap, California liberals in the state legislature are reviving a tax-hike plan targeting out-of-state, online retailers that has a diverse coalition of web entrepreneurs and business and political leaders fuming. The proposal, mentioned
A stinging report was issued yesterday by Darrell Issa, ranking member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. The report, titled “Analysis of the First Year of the Obama Administration: Public Relations and Propaganda Initiatives,” outlines a host
Writing for Time Magazine, compromised JournoList hack Michael Scherer has one of the most schizophrenic pieces of political analysis I’ve seen for quite a while. In his piece, Scherer can’t quite seem to figure out exactly whom he thinks is
Just when Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Team Obama’s other boosters for the New START Treaty thought the time ripe to press the U.S. Senate to consent to the ratification of that accord, legislators were given two powerful new
What really happened during the 2008 elections? Recent information regarding the primary caucuses paints the picture of a campaign that would stop at nothing to win. A campaign that was willing to strong arm candidates and volunteers in order to
Pollsters and pundits alike most often concentrate on the marquee political races. The Florida Senate race garners national attention because of its intrigue and its national implications. In California, there is a battle for Governor that will decide the direction
Medicare is broke. A record number of Americans are on food stamps thanks to all of the economic stimulus being thrown around by the Obama administration and congressional Democrats. So, what do Democrats do when they are finished looting Medicare;
Chris Matthews this weekend winced in pain when a guest on his syndicated program said it’s actually more likely the Democrats will lose the Senate than the House in the upcoming midterm elections.
In a little remarked upon move earlier this month, Sen. Max Baucus (D-Mont.) put forward a legislative proposal to raise taxes on energy companies by stripping them of the ability to claim a key tax deduction. Known as Section 199
Sure the news stinks: Obama (of course) has come out foursquare for the Ground Zero mosque, the economy is in the dumps and Dustin Pedroia is still on the DL. But look on the bright side: the snarling, vicious, fascist
On July 27, 2010 the Senate failed to advance the Democracy is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections Act (“DISCLOSE Act”). The leaders of the Democratic Party including Majority Leader Harry Reid, Senator Chuck Schumer, and President Barack
In the runup to the 2010 elections, Politico is trying to rearrange this election’s narrative from the real one of widespread voter dissatisfaction with the Democrat status quo to one of “offbeat GOP candidates” that will “hurt the GOP.” Gee,
The U.S. Senate passed legislation to strengthen border security with President Obama expected to sign the bill into law. Deborah Lutterbeck reports.
In an apparent contradiction to his earlier statements, former President Bill Clinton now says that he did not try to get Senate Candidate Joe Sestak to drop out of the primary against Arlen Specter earlier this year. More at Big
Just when you thought it was safe to accept a White House Job offer, the Joe Sestak Job scandal has reared its ugly head once again. Silent through the mess, former President Bill Clinton has finally spoken and denied the
In recent weeks, WikiLeaks published tens of thousands of classified documents, giving Taliban fighters a virtual death list of Afghan “collaborators.” At the same time, critics of the New START pact with Russia argued that the Senate should give the
Added On August 11, 2010 Florida Governor and Senate candidate Charlie Crist says he does not support an immigration law proposal in his state that is modeled on the Arizona law.
Earlier this week, Left-Wing Gentlemen’s Quarterly (aka GQ) landed a big scoop that was destined to alter the shape of the 2010 elections, if not American politics as we know it: an anonymous source said Republican Senate candidate Rand Paul
WJLA-TV, a Washington, D.C. ABC affiliate, suspended reporter Doug McKelway following his alleged “partisan” comments at a liberal rally on Capitol Hill marking the three-month anniversary of the Gulf oil spill. Video of the broadcast tells a different story: [youtube
During an Aug. 10 conference call with his supporters, the former Vice President said the global warming battle has been lost for the time being. He placed blame solely on the U.S. government, specifically the Senate, controlled by Democratic Senate
But however valuable to American taxpayers today, U.S. sanctions against Castro’s Stalinist regime were not originally enacted because of their abysmal credit rating. Following please find a list of items the Congressional Black Caucus, the U.S. Rice Producers Association and
The future availability of our US crude oil supply is part of the current unrecognized international economic war. The objective of this conflict is control of natural resources, especially crude oil and natural gas, technology, shipping lanes, markets, job creating
Will higher tax penalties on investment really spur jobs and faster economic growth? Most commentators would say no. It’s really a matter of economic common sense. But Tim Geithner says, Yes! Speaking to a group in Washington this week, the
Albeit a bit late for General Lavelle. A note from DoD rattling about in the email box… Lavelle Posthumously Nominated to General The Department of Defense announced today that retired Air Force Major General John D. Lavelle has been nominated
