(AP) Jobs report leaves Obama, Romney campaigns waryBy CHARLES BABINGTONAssociated PressWASHINGTONThe nation’s steady-but-modest job growth presents political challenges for both of November’s all-but-certain presidential rivals. Republican Mitt Romney needs an ailing economy to fully exploit his image as a “Mr.
As Mitt Romney inches toward the GOP nomination, the mainstream media will move on to their next parlor game and write endless gossip-laden stories about Romney’s vice presidential selection process. As has been evident from curtain-raiser stories on the veep-stakes,
The United States is offering a $10 million bounty for the arrest of of Hafiz Mohammad Saeed, founder of the group blamed for the 2008 attacks in Mumbai. The new reward appears intended to increase pressure on Pakistan to crack
On Monday, yet another Department of Energy funded solar energy company -the world’s largest solar power plant–filed for bankruptcy. Reuters reports: Solar Trust of America LLC, which holds the development rights for the world’s largest solar power project, on Monday filed
The Washington Post reported Saturday that a major Obama bundler has been accused of fraud. New Yorker Abake Assongba has pledged to help PresidentObama win reelection, and as one of his 400 volunteer fundraisers, she has delivered $50,000 tothe cause.But
(AP) Top Obama campaign donor accused of fraudBy JACK GILLUMAssociated PressWASHINGTONA major donor to President Barack Obama has been accused of defrauding a businessman and impersonating a bank official, creating new headaches for Obama’s re-election campaign as it deals with
The Democratic National Committee has released a web ad purporting to show Gov. Mitt Romney in 2008 advocating for an individual mandate at the federal level. This would, of course, be a devastating “smoking gun” proving that Romney had explicitly
On March 27, Josh Hicks of the Washington Post’s Fact Checker gave White House regulation czar Cass Sunstein one “Pinocchio” for his defense of the Obama administration’s regulatory record. However, the same article, a day earlier, was far more critical of the
What is it about New York politicians that makes them desperate to show ustheir underwear? Sunday, New York State Senator Greg Ball tweeted a pants-less picof himself. Here’s the tweet and the photo: Greg Ball has a long history of
Clive Crook has an interesting post at the Atlantic today arguingthat Obamacare is a “milder dispensation” of government power thansingle-payer. And if single-payer is Constitutional, then stopping theObamacare mandate is really no victory worth having. In other words, thegovernment can
Recently the Washington Post had a story about a coalition of left-wing advocacy groups calling for their counterparts on the conservative side to reveal all their donors, even though the law does not require it. The Post feels the crusade is a
We all remember how the media attacked GOP front-runner Mitt Romney’s credibility for days due to what they described as a “misquote” in one of his campaign ads; but up until now, other than obligatory reporting, this same media has refused to
We all remember how the media attacked GOP front runner Mitt Romney’s credibility for days due to what they described as a “misquote” in one of his campaign ads. Up until now, other than obligatory reporting, this same media has
Media bias comes in many forms, but mostly in what the MSM refuses to cover or ignores outright. For instance, Mel Gibson’s despicable anti-Semitic outbursts received the coverage they deserved. On the other hand, Tom Hanks can spend five minutes
Last week was Sunshine Week, the once-a-year celebration of transparency in government. And as The Washington Post noted, this is as good a time as any to focus on the record of the Obama administration, which promised to be the most transparent in history:
Washington Post fact-checker Glenn Kessler has identified another serious problem with the accuracy of President Barack Obama’s recently released campaign film, “The Road We’ve Traveled.” This is the second “gross inaccuracy” found in the 17-minute film. The first was brought to
Following in the footsteps of Newt Gingrich, Rick Santorum today attacked Mitt Romney for his time at Bain Capital. According to Politico, Santorum went after Romney during a Monday morning campaign event: I heard Governor Romney here called me an
Judicial Watch recently announced a major new campaign to stop leftist activists and their allies in the Obama administration from undermining the integrity of the elections in 2012. As the nation heads into another presidential election season, our 2012 Election Integrity Project
(AP) Higher gas prices threaten economy if they persistBy CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABERAP Economics WriterWASHINGTONInflation remains tame throughout the U.S. economy, with one big exception: gas prices. Those higher prices haven’t derailed a steadily improving economy. But if they surpass $4
From the Washington Post: Before his death, Osama bin Laden boldly commanded his network to organize special cells in Afghanistan and Pakistan to attack the aircraft of President Obama and Gen. David H. Petraeus. “The reason for concentrating on them,”
According to the Washington Post, the Obama White House invited 362 people to its state dinner for the United Kingdom. One familiar face will be gracing the red carpet: Andrew Sullivan of The Daily Beast. For those who don’t remember,
There are over 300 million people in America. Barack Obama attracted nearly 70 million votes in 2008. HBO has almost 30 million subscribers. And yet… Less than 10% of those subscribers bothered to tune into one of the most hyped
President Barack Obama’s approval rating has plunged below 50 percent and he would be beaten by Republican frontrunner Mitt Romney if November’s US election were held today, a poll showed Monday. The survey, by ABC News and The Washington Post,
President Barack Obama continues to struggle with Americans’ growing ire over soaring gas prices–the highest ever at this time of year. Part of Mr. Obama’s challenge is that he continues to make misleading statements that only conflate his growing problems on gas
