Tuesday at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing concerning a constitutional amendment to reverse the 2010 Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission and 2014 McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission cases which deemed campaign contribution limitations unconstitutional, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) defended
White House press secretary Jay Carney refused on Tuesday to state whether the United States considers the prisoner swap for POW U.S. Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl a negotiation with terrorists. CNN anchor Wolf Blitzer pointed out that Bergdahl “was being held
In an interview with 102.5 WFLA, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL), who has been under attack recently for questioning the science behind global warming, had a clear message about Monday announcement by the Obama administration of new EPA regulations. Those regulations
Is “The Americans” Anti-American? In an earlier Playbook, one of the commenters asked if I thought the FX series “The Americans” was critical of America or an attempt to make the old Soviet Union look good in some way. First
Tuesday on MSNBC’s “The Reid Report,” Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL) signaled there could be upcoming trouble for the Obama administration’s deal that exchanged five Taliban terrorists for U.S. Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, who is being accused by his fellow soldiers
Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) is introducing legislation to create a way to confiscate firearms from “unstable” people. Boxer says, “We failed our children” at Santa Barbara, and this bill serves the “function” of keeping them safe. According to The Hill,
There’s a breaking news story today which is set to completely change our understanding of the Bergdahl prisoner exchange. From Buzzfeed “A former Bush Administration official hired, then resigned, as Mitt Romney’s foreign policy spokesman played a key role in
The bravery of the American, British and Canadian soldiers who stormed the beaches in Normandy stands as a singular moment in human history when freedom stood up to fascism. Operation Overlord was the beginning and the ensuing battles in the
A bunch of self-important luvvies has signed a letter calling for a moratorium on Britain’s barely nascent fracking industry. (H/T Bishop Hill) The list of contributors is like a Who’s Who from Hell. They include: Michael Mansfield QC – champagne
The Facebook page “Bowe Bergdahl is NOT a Hero” is linked to a White House petition demanding Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl be punished for “being AWOL” and for “desertion during Operation Enduring Freedom.” According to the petition: Army member Bowe
At around 3:50 pm on Saturday, May 24, a man dressed in a blue sweater and baseball cap walked casually into the Jewish Museum in Brussels, Belgium. Pulling a Kalashnikov rifle from a black bag, he shot and killed four
As news of Obama’s swap of five Guantanamo Bay prisoners for Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl continues to percolate, the enormity of this action is most clearly grasped by understanding that the Gitmo prisoners were the “top five Taliban commanders” held
U.S. Army Pvt. Jose Baggett, a soldier who served in the same as recently returned POW U.S. Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, told MSNBC’s “Jansing & Co.” host Chris Jansing that Bergdahl “obviously” left his post “purposefully.” Baggett addressed rumors that
Tuesday on MSNBC “Morning Joe” when asked by co-host Mika Brzezinski if the five Taliban prisoners swapped for Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl could potentially return to the fight against America, House Intelligence Committee chairman Rep. Mike Rogers (R-MI) said, “I believe
Tuesday in Poland, President Barack Obama was asked if the five Taliban terrorist released from Guantanamo Bay in a prisoner swap for U.S. Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl could pose a future threat to America. Obama answered, “In terms of potential
AUSTIN, Texas–A Democratic member of the Texas House facing 10 felony charges of barratry (aka ambulance chasing) will be tried in a Montgomery County court in August. Missouri City’s Ron Reynolds, first elected to the Texas Legislature in 2010, was arrested
MSNBC’s extreme left-wing TV host, Chris Hayes, must have been pleased with himself after his dishonest, strawman-styled taunt on Twitter Monday, where he suggested that because conservatives question Obama’s Bowe Bergdahl exchange, they don’t care if the U.S. leaves soldiers in
Jonah Hill, a two-time Academy Award nominee and star of the upcoming “22 Jump Street,” was caught on video calling a photographer a “faggot” over the weekend in Los Angeles. TMZ has the video and reports that the photographer followed
On Monday’s “Hannity,” conservative commentator Ann Coulter reacted to the news surrounding the release of U.S. Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl for five Taliban that had been detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. In remarks, Coulter, author of “Never Trust a Liberal
Denton Independent School District (ISD) parent Jenny Williams was stunned by the flyer she found in her son’s fifth grade reading intervention packet–“3 Key Ideas for Parents (about the Common Core).” On May 23, Williams met with Ginnings Elementary administrators
During her Sunday interview on ABC’s This Week, National Security Adviser Susan Rice told America that Sergeant Bowe Begdahl had been “captured on the battlefield” and “taken in battle.” A new report fromThe New York Times contradicts that claim.
On Fox News Channel’s “The Kelly File” on Monday, Sen. James Inhofe (R-OK) railed against the Obama administration’s deal with the Taliban last week for the release of U.S. Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl. Inhofe chastised the outcome as one that
Rep. Matt Salmon (R-AZ) strongly criticized President Barack Obama for his lack of action to free Sgt. Andrew Tahmooressi, a Marine who was imprisoned in Mexico after he took a wrong turn and ended up on the wrong side of
Monday on the floor of the U.S. Senate, Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) introduced the Pause for Safety Act, legislation aimed at “violence prevention.” The legislation would allow family members to take guns away from an “unstable” person and is a
On Monday’s “The Kelly File” on the Fox News Channel, former Vice President Dick Cheney criticized the Obama administration’s move to swap five Taliban prisoners for U.S. Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl just on the merits that it was a bad
