WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Besieged by unflattering stories about the launch of President Barack Obama’s healthcare program, the White House saw a news report that it wanted to swiftly knock down. It was from NBC, which said that Obama had overpromised
Politifact–not exactly a right-wing outlet–gave Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel a “mostly false” rating for his statement on Fox News Sunday Nov. 3 that insurance companies, not Obamacare or President Barack Obama himself, were responsible for individuals losing their health insurance coverage. “The
Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-IL) has endorsed the House’s piecemeal approach to immigration reform–and said that the end goal should be a conference committee with the Senate’s “Gang of Eight” immigration bill. Appearing on Chicago’s Public Radio station’s program “Afternoon Shift” last
Former White House Green Czar on ABC’s “This Week”
We all know that President Barack Obama is the real villain of Obamacare. But, sweet jumpin’ Jehosaphat, we’ll take Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel. Here’s a guy we barely heard from before–except as the supposed inspiration for the “death panels”–and suddenly, as
According to the Wall Street Journal, President Obama’s aides debated whether Obama should lie to Americans about keeping their health insurance plans as he pushed for Obamacare. “[A]t times,” reports the Journal, “there was second-guessing. At one point, aides discussed
By RAY HENRYAssociated PressWARM SPRINGS, Ga.Filmmaker Ken Burns said Saturday that he wants to tell the story of three of the most famous Roosevelts, their strengths and weaknesses, in an upcoming documentary on one of America’s most famous political families.
Editor’s note: the following is a parody speech and not authored by President Barack Obama. President Obama Joins Virginia Gubernatorial Candidate Terry McAuliffe For Celebration Of The Affordable Care Act WASHINGTON – Today, just over a month since the Administration
Barack Obama hated the Iraq surge. He didn’t just oppose it: he confidently predicted its failure, then refused to acknowledge its success. To be fair, he was not alone: official Washington, right and left, shared that view. But the surge
In response to Some Admin Officials Hoped For Failure of Healthcare.Gov During Demo Period To WH: I also love the beginning of that Washington Post article, in which an outside health adviser told the White House economic team in 2010
Just seven years ago, if someone had told me that I’d be writing for Christianity Today magazine about how I came to believe in God, I would have laughed out loud. If there was one thing in which I was completely secure,
The Washington Post’s piece regarding the Obama administration’s failure to properly roll out the health care exchanges includes a nugget at the end of the piece that illustrates how desperate the situation became one month before the launch of healthcare.gov:
Anti-amnesty activists have called on President Barack Obama to lower flags at the White House and other government institutions to half-mast on Sunday to honor Americans who have been killed by illegal immigrants. The call is part of the Remembrance
On Wednesday, CNN reported that the Obama administration has pressured insurance industry executives to keep quiet about Obamacare’s failures. Drew Griffin of the CNN Special Investigations Unit reported that “what’s going on is [a] behind-the-scenes attempt by the White House to at
Hillary Clinton is not about to repeat the Big Mistake of 2008. From out of nowhere, Clinton’s pre-ordained march to the White House was tripped up by something known as a Historic Candidacy, in the person of an inexperienced Barack
Israeli officials are “furious” with the White House for telling the world that Israel was behind the October 30 strike on a Syrian military site. According to The Times of Israel, although Israel “has not acknowledged carrying out the strike,”
Claiming that American intelligence gathering activities he exposed represented “systematic violations of law by my government that created a moral duty to act,” fugitive contractor Edward Snowden is asking the American government to grant him clemency. Snowden reportedly made the appeal
As of 2003, consumers have had the right to change providers while keeping their wireless number. Since 2007, consumers have also had the right to “unlock” their wireless device. But the Librarian of Congress recently made a bureaucratic ruling eliminating
Meeting Thursday with White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough, Democratic Senators blasted the Obama administration’s handling of the Obamacare rollout, according to The Hill. “There’s a lot of frustration, everywhere,” Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) said. One Democratic Senator said
While the Obama administration may have hoped that Jewish groups would agree not to lobby Congress for tougher sanctions on Iran, and has applied pressure to that effect, Christian pro-Israel groups have refused to play along with the White House’s
The White House denied Friday that President Barack Obama considered ditching Vice President Joe Biden for Hillary Clinton, as reported in a new book brimming with gossip from the 2012 reelection run. According to leaks from the book in US
Terry McAuliffe is benefiting from a late surge in campaign donations as national Democrats ensure that he prevails in the important Virginia Governor’s race on Tuesday. On Wednesday, the McAuliffe campaign reported it had received over $500,000 in donations from
(AP) McAuliffe seeks to win race that eluded him beforeBy PHILIP ELLIOTTAssociated PressHARRISONBURG, Va.This time out, Democrat Terry McAuliffe’s campaign strategy came down to three points: dramatically outspend the opponent, take advantage of outside factors and keep his outsized persona
(AP) New faces of health overhaul: Still all smilesBy HOLLY RAMERAssociated PressPORTSMOUTH, N.H.It didn’t take long for the friendly-looking young woman whose face was splashed across HealthCare.gov to spiral from smiling stock photo to laughingstock. As it scrambles to correct
The June 2010 edition of the Federal Register on the 17th of that month shows that the Obama administration was well aware that the Affordable Care Act (ACA) would cause private health insurers to halt coverage of millions of Americans
