The number of congressional Democrats who oppose the Federal Communications Commission’s bid to reclassify broadband as a traditional telecommunications service has reached seventy-six. Senator Debbie Stabenow, a Michigan Democrat, last week urged Commission chief Julius Genachowski to search for a
One way or the other, one of us is going to go down. President Obama, by insisting that he will go to the mat on his “green jobs” agenda, which is simply central planning with a coat of green paint,
Putting aside for a second the fact that this speech was given about 50 days late, last night’s oval office speech proved that the President is not ready to be honest with the American people. For the first 30 days
Yes, we here at Big Journalism know there’s an infinite number of “what-if-the-shoe-were-on-the-other-foot” stories when it comes to the MSM. Any story that can redound to a conservative’s discredit will be hyped to the skies: [youtube r90z0PMnKwI nolink] Anything that
The parallels to 1994 are all around us. A Democrat president is elected. He pushes big government agenda items like health care. His presidency gets mired by scandal and circumstances. His poll numbers begin to drop quickly. In 1994 Republicans
So President Obama is meeting in the White House tomorrow with BP’s chairman. The focus of public discussion of this event has been on it taking until the 57th day or so since the Deepwater Horizon rig caught fire following
Even though the Obama Administration claimed that squandering $800 billion on so-called stimulus would keep the joblessness rate below 8 percent, the unemployment rate today is almost 10 percent. There are many reasons for the economy’s tepid performance, including a
The 17th Amendment is stupid: The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from each State, elected by the people thereof, for six years…. But let me start at the beginning. Article I 3 cl. 1
The widespread feeling among the national media is that Sen. Harry Reid has the candidate he wants in Sharron Angle—to Harry, I would say be careful what you wish for. Here in Nevada, we know Harry… and books have been
With the South Carolina Democrat Senate nomination going to no-job, no-money, living-at-home-with-mom Alvin Greene, House Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-S.C.) is now calling for an investigation, hinting that Greene may even be a ‘Republican plant’. There were some real shenanigans
With doctors facing deep cuts in their reimbursements from Medicare unless Congress acts to correct long-standing problems, the President calls on Senate Republicans to stop blocking the remedy and pledges to work toward a permanent solution.
Former Pro-Life Republican Gov. Charlie Crist is looking more and more like a Pro-Choice Democrat as he positions himself for his Independent run for the US Senate. The bill would have mandated that women seeking abortions would first have to
Last night, the most famous graduate of Cornell Cow College, Keith Olbermann, interviewed the newly minted Democrat candidate for the U.S. Senate, Alvin Greene, an international man of mystery so mysterious that the only possible explanation for his improbable win
Wonkette needs to grow a pair… or buy a pair and have them installed. Either way, I won’t care. The recent “did she or didn’t she” piece about Sarah Palin’s breasts is just one more in the seemingly endless supply
Since he was so effective in leading the defeat of Scott Brown in MA (oops, make that SENATOR Scott Brown), we welcome Kieth Olbermann’s newest target, NV Senate candidate Sharron Angle to the club of fine Americans slimed by the
Carpe BP? – That seems to be a theme heard all across the MSM when it comes to what should be done with British Petroleum. Former Labor Secretary Robert Reich has called for the temporary takeover of the oil giant
California Republican Senate nominee Carly Fiorina was caught on an open mic Monday talking about Sen. Barbara Boxer: “…saw Barbara Boxer briefly on television this morning… God, what is that hair? So yesterday!”
The “Cry Wolf” leader Professor Peter Dreier has a clear right to solicit all the biased, agenda-driven, fraudulent “research” he desires under the First Amendment of the Constitution he and his pals have so little regard for. But his antics
California’s Air Resources Board (CARB)–long considered a foe of conservatives nationwide– has shelled out close to $800,000 to bolster its latest pet “green” initiative, Capitol Confidential has learned. A study released last month, which draws positive conclusions regarding CARB’s favored
[youtube OLndSAUAClg] SEIU’s New Lavender Lady Labor Boss Politico’s Ben Smith was first to publish that Service Employee International Union (SEIU) Secretary-Treasurer Anna Burger would not be the Purple Union’s new union boss, he created a shock heard round the
Drudge Report readers woke up this morning to the news that GOP senatorial candidate Sharron Angle won the Republican primary last night in Nevada. Associated Press writer Michael R. Blood’s linked piece on Drudge represents the MSM’s template in its
So. The White House sent EPA chief Lisa Jackson over to HuffPo to slam (smear?) the Murkowski resolution set to be voted on in the Senate on Thursday, which is designed to block a Power Grab by EPA and thereby
From Palo Alto, Oaklahoma City, Washington DC, the Gulf Coast of Mississippi, Instanbul Turkey, to The Republic of Georgia, we go totally global this week. But enough about us, here’s our new and improved and by popular request Ricochet podcast
Greece, Portugal and President Barack Obama have at long last combined to turn the common Washington wisdom about government spending on its head. Washington insiders insisted for decades that those who say they favor fiscal restraint in the abstract really
The always informative RealClearPolitics looks at other races to watch in today’s Super Tuesday primaries: Today’s elections feature top-tier Senate and gubernatorial races in California and Nevada, as well as a Senate runoff in Arkansas and competitive GOP primary in
