Common Cause would have us believe they aren’t responsible for hateful rhetoric spewed at the Right from protesters at a recent Koch brothers protest they organized. A statement was issued only after it came to light that a protester had
[youtube E3ctO7fdrcc nolink] Via Twitter: Common Cause condemns bigotry, hateful statements caught on film at rally Common Cause’s 40 year history of holding power accountable has been marked by a commitment to decency and civility – in public and private.
Last November, Breitbart.TV alerted you to the story of New Hampshire resident Ward Bird who was sentenced to an incredibly stiff three to six years in prison after the state Supreme Court upheld a conviction for brandishing a weapon. The
Remember when President Obama signed into law The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, more commonly known as ObamaCare, surrounded by grinning Democrats? Before approaching the podium, Vice President Joe Biden whispered to Obama, in a gaffe picked up by
From Reuters: A judge in Florida on Monday became the second judge to declare President Barack Obama’s healthcare reform law unconstitutional, in the biggest legal challenge yet to federal authority to enact the law. U.S. District Judge Roger Vinson, appointed
Thursday night, the Illinois Supreme Court reinstated Oswald Cobblepot’s name on the ballot to be Mayor of Chicago in time for the February 22nd election. You may be familiar with him by his other name: Rahm Emanuel. You may remember
For a brief shining moment, the rule of law prevailed in Illinois. On Thursday, the Illinois Supreme Court put a swift end to that, overruling the Appellate Court and determining that, notwithstanding the actual law, Rahm Emaneul is eligible to
Today the Egyptian regime faces its gravest threat since Anwar Sadat’s assassination 30 years ago. As protesters take to the street for the third day in a row demanding the overthrow of 82-year old President Hosni Mubarak, it is worth
The child porn allegations made against MTV for its “Skins” show must be investigated by the Obama Justice Department. Child Pornography is not protected by the First Amendment, and producing child porn is a crime. Whether these allegations are true
The title of this article refers to pro-Palestinian groups that organized last May’s six-ship bid to breach Israel’s anti-armament maritime blockade of Gaza. The so-called humanitarian mission ended with nine passengers dead and dozens of other injured. Seven Israeli naval
For something like 24 hours, the rule of law prevailed in Illinois. The state’s Supremes put a quick end to that. From the Chicago Tribune: The state Supreme Court today issued a stay of the appellate court order knocking Rahm
There wasn’t a rotting 2 foot deadfish in sight as Rahm Emanuel played the “victim’ card once again at his Chicago press conference on Monday. “I have no doubt that we will, in the end, prevail in this effort,” said
Sad to say, what I wrote last year at this time is hardly less apt today: “The State of the Union Address is ordinarily a bore. It generally consists of a laundry list of proposals, and the list nearly always
From Chicago Sun-Times: Rahm Emanuel was thrown off the ballot for mayor of Chicago today by an appellate court panel, a stunning blow to the fund-raising leader in the race. An appellate panel ruled 2-1 that Emanuel did not meet
Vacuum left by arrested drug lords quickly filled. Recently a major Mexico City newspaper editorial noted the shooting of an elected US official created a national response and a personal visit from the President. But when countless Mexican officials are
One year ago today, on January 21, the Supreme Court released its landmark decision in Citizens United v. FEC. The decision corrected an anomaly in campaign finance law, and in doing so was a tremendous victory for the First Amendment
As governor of Florida from 1999 to 2007, Jeb Bush championed school choice. His first year in office he created a program that offered vouchers to students in failing schools. The program successfully boosted student achievement until it was struck
One of the issues that many conservatives have focused on is our out of control court system and the constant judicial overreach that occurs therein. Here we have yet another case of a court insinuating itself into an area in
Life in Russia continues to resemble a Dostoyevsky novel. An ultranationalist leader has been arrested in Moscow for, well, I will let The Moscow News explain: “The Moscow City Court on Monday approved the arrest of retired colonel and ultranationalist
Dahlia Lithwick’s recent piece in Slate had me cringing almost immediately when she mashed this out from her keyboard: the Constitution is always going to raise more questions than it answers and confound more readers than it comforts. Frankly, I’m
In July 2010, Mayor Bloomberg outrageously told reporters it was “un-American” to investigate the individuals behind the Ground Zero Mosque. Now we know why he wanted no one to look into the controversy. Judicial Watch just obtained a new batch
The Hill has a month-by-month recap of 2010: The grassroots conservative political movement made its clout felt the entire year, from the healthcare reform debate to GOP primaries and the general election last month. Senior Democrats, ranging from Democratic National
In a truly hateful Newsweek interview, “Glee” star Jane Lynch and sex columnist Dan Savage, both a couple of real class acts, lash out at anything within reach different from them: Savage: F–k John McCain–put that in NEWSWEEK. Lynch: Yeah,
And I really like Jane Lynch, too. I’ve yet to see a role in which she wasn’t great. The interview in which she and Dan Savage participate about being gay and bullying and gay bullying is pure comedic awesomeness in
January 1, 2011 opens President Obama’s campaign for re-election. Everything he does will be calculated to further the objective of re-election. Accordingly, his goal will be to minimize exposure to negative review and to maximize opportunity to capitalize on any
