The Senate will soon vote on the American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act; a counterproductive bill that, purportedly, extends unemployment benefits for millions of out of work Americans. And yet ironically, found in the bowels of this legislation is
If the Obama White House believes the controversy surrounding the administrations engagement with Congressman Joe Sestak (D-Pa.) will “go gently into that goodnight,” they are sorely mistaken. The more we Americans learn of the affair, the more questions we have.
A new hard-hitting documentary entitled, “The Lottery,” from director Madeleine Sackler premieres tomorrow, for one night only, in theaters across the country. The focus of the film is the battle for the future of our nation’s children over education. —–
Across the country, states big and small are facing significant budget gaps. In California, the worst case by far, candidates for state office are debating how to close a $19 billion budget deficit. In Florida, meanwhile, another multi-billion dollar budget
Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy MSNBC: Nevada Republican Sharron Angle is on a roll. The former assemblywoman is surging in late polls of the state’s three-way Senate primary battle. She has backing from
I didn’t realize that it would become such a huge deal. Friday morning I received an email from a friend, Rabbi David Nessenoff which provided me my first look at the video of the now famous explosive interview with Helen
KDVR: One of President Barack Obama’s top advisers suggested to a Colorado Democrat that he forgo a primary challenge to Sen. Michael Bennet and instead apply for one of three international development jobs. The disclosure came just days after the
The infamous Tammany Hall boss George Washington Plunkitt distinguished between “honest graft” and “dishonest graft.” Dishonest graft, he said, meant actual theft from the treasury, or shaking down criminals for bribes. Honest graft, on the other hand, simply meant taking
A favorite tactic of the political left is to declare an opponent racist. Take the recent controversy surrounding Senate nominee Rand Paul. He was attacked as a racist after describing a libertarian view of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
Yesterday I had the displeasure of reading Gregory Ferenstein’s column, “Why the web benefits liberals more than conservatives.” Ferenstein’s thesis is that liberal ideological characteristics facilitate Internet success, while the opposite is true for conservatism. Frankly, his entire piece is
It’s hard to imagine that the Senate Financial Reform legislation could get worse, but thanks to an amendment offered by Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL), not only did the legislation get worse, it now adds insult to injury. It’s no secret
The Free Enterprise Alliance’s Halt The Assault campaign has been raising red flags about Sen. Bob Casey’s dangerous bill granting the full faith and credit of the United States Treasury to bail out multi-employer pensions (a favorite of unions). Thankfully,
It might be 2010 but because the Obama White House has taken another page out of the Clinton White House play book, it feels a lot like it is 1998. This latest episode features the Congressman Joe Sestak Affair and
As the nearly two-year-old Palin piñata-fest demonstrates, for the devout liberal the intersection of Sorority Street and Politics Avenue is left-turn only. To no one’s surprise, Sarah Palin remains the left’s First Lady of political feminae non gratae, the gold
Rand Paul’s controversial remarks about the 1964 Civil Rights Act illustrate what I have been saying for years, that Republicans would benefit tremendously from knowing and appreciating the heritage of our Grand Old Party. That landmark legislation was the culmination
Two weeks ago Dr. Rand Paul, an ophthalmologist and the Republican U.S. Senate candidate from Kentucky, appeared on the Rachel Maddow show to clarify statements he had made, which seemed to suggest that he would have opposed the Civil Rights
This is the chubby face of tyranny. A Michigan state senator has introduced an Orwellian bill that would provide for the licensing of journalists. There is no doubt that this thing is aimed squarely at delegitimizing the New Media, silencing
KDVR: As the White House Friday confirmed that it enlisted former President Bill Clinton to dangle the possibility of an administration job in an effort to get Pennsylvania Rep. Joe Sestak to drop his primary challenge to the incumbent, Sen.
One would think that the President of the United States would have enough respect for the people who put him in office to offer an explanation that was remotely believable. The White House released an explanation of the Job offer.
The following is a document that James O’Keefe sent to me last night and has authorized me to publish. It is O’Keefe’s version of events in New Orleans. I believe this is the first time anywhere that he has publicly
The following is a document that James O’Keefe sent to me last night and has authorized me to publish. It is O’Keefe’s version of events in New Orleans. I believe this is the first time anywhere that he has publicly
Watch the latest news video at video.foxnews.com Fox News: At hastily arranged news conference Friday afternoon, Sestak said Clinton called him last summer to express concerns over his jumping into the Senate primary, and how his military background could help
The Tolbert Report: Former President Bill Clinton spoke today at a rally for Blanche Lincoln for Senate in Little Rock amid questions about his involvement in the White House deal to offer Rep. Joe Sestak a job in exchange for
Yesterday’s announcements of slitting our own throat of domestic energy production gives cause to revisit who the man is and where he wants to take us. Rahm Emanuel among others in the Obama administration are on record asserting their philosophy
Four senior congressional Democrats inadvertently confirmed Monday that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)–which, under Chairman Julius Genachowski’s leadership has been trying for months to impose contentious net neutrality rules–lacks the authority needed to regulate the Internet. For weeks, the FCC
