Big Government is always presented to us as a wise and intelligent guardian, better able to handle our affairs than we could manage through voluntary action. In reality, Big Government is a $4 trillion neurotic hot mess. It falls to
Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) on Fox News: “I think John Boehner made exactly the right call. He’s been making a lot of very good calls recently, and one of the calls is that he refused to have 200 Republicans go
In a meeting Thursday afternoon with House Republicans, President Obama rejected their latest offer to extend the debt ceiling for 6 weeks, allowing negotiations over a longer-term budget deal. Obama said he was open to a short-term extension of the
Full credit to Erick Erickson and Ben Domenech for pushing a negotiating strategy that the Republican leadership appears to have embraced–namely, splitting the shutdown and debt ceiling negotiations with a short-term debt limit offer. The GOP certainly seems to have
Despite widespread consternation over the fact that, earlier this week, the Amber Alert website was closed, but Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move website was up and running, LetsMove.gov is still apparently operating. The White House website, however, carries this disclaimer: “Because
CBS This Morning says the government’s Obamacare launch has been “nothing short of disastrous” and that media outlets “have struggled to find anyone who has actually been successful” in signing up for President Barack Obama’s signature legislative healthcare overhaul. USA
I love a defunding fight as much as anyone, but I really want to see ObamaCare get a stake through its heart via widespread civil disobedience. If people refuse to sign up for ObamaCare, the program collapses. Nothing would be
Even as the rollout of Obamacare continues to fail, President Barack Obama has rejected the Republicans’ demand for a one-year delay in the individual mandate to buy health insurance, though he earlier granted a delay to small businesses. In fact,
On Thursday, White House press secretary Jay Carney launched into an attack on the Tea Party, suggesting that conservatives were thwarting the will of the people and perverting House leadership on the debt ceiling issue and the government shutdown. “We
(AP) Report: Obama brings chilling effect on journalismBy BRETT ZONGKERAssociated PressWASHINGTONThe U.S. government’s aggressive prosecution of leaks and efforts to control information are having a chilling effect on journalists and government whistle-blowers, according to a report released Thursday on U.S.
The Huffington Post’s Michael Calderone does a good job breaking down a new report that looks at the Obama administration’s treatment of the media. The study’s bottom line is that when it comes to media requests, hyper-criticism of media coverage,
(AP) Charity to pay military death benefitsBy JULIE PACE and ROBERT BURNSAssociated PressWASHINGTONThe Obama administration, scrambling to tamp down a controversy over suspended death benefits for the families of fallen troops, announced Wednesday that a charity would pick up the
In response to Cruz Blasts Obama Administration For Politicizing Shutdown to Maximize The Pain Inflicted On Americans : The White House is putting the blame on Congress for not passing a law that specifically appropriated funds for the delivery of
The Obama administration has, according to the Fort Belvoir Catholic Community’s Facebook page, canceled at least three Church services. In an Oct. 1 posting, the Church canceled multiple services on Oct. 5 and Oct. 6 “due to the government shutdown.”
Former Chicago Bears legend and coach Mike Ditka said the biggest mistake he has ever made was not challenging then-state Senator Barack Obama for Illinois’s U.S. Senate seat in 2004, saying he “probably” would have beaten Obama and prevented him
(CNN) – He may be a likely Republican contender for the White House in 2016 but Tuesday night, Gov. Chris Christie was all about New Jersey. Debating Democratic challenger state Sen. Barbara Buono, Christie, the GOP governor of a state
(AP) House passes bill to restore death benefitsBy BRADLEY KLAPPERAssociated PressWASHINGTONThe partial government shutdown has halted death benefits to the families of fallen soldiers, but the House has now voted unanimously for legislation that would restore those benefits.It’s unclear if
(AP) White House expects to fix military death benefitWASHINGTONThe White House expects a solution to be found Wednesday to military death benefit payments denied because of the government shutdown. Payments of $100,000 typically are issued within three days of a
(AP) Obama plans to talk to GOP again on shutdown, debtBy ALAN FRAMAssociated PressWASHINGTONPresident Barack Obama is making plans to talk with Republican lawmakers at the White House in the coming days as pressure builds on both sides to resolve
Following the October 5th SEAL Team Six raid in Somalia the U.S. military cited the Authorization to Use Military Force (AUMF) to justify its action. Problem–the AUMF was passed under George W. Bush and President Obama began pressing for its
News leaked via Politico’s Dylan Byers that five D.C.-based conservative journalists met President Barack Obama on Tuesday in an off-the-record session. No, I’m not upset that we weren’t invited–the Groucho Marx rule is relevant here, more so the fact that
In a clear attempt to woo largely establishment conservative commentators who have loudly opposed the GOP’s current government shutdown strategy, President Obama held an off-the-record meeting with the Washington Post‘s Charles Krauthammer, the Wall Street Journal editorial page editor Paul
The shutdown of the U.S. federal government has provided new excuses to not provide information to the public for an administration that is already known to be hostile and evasive towards the media. As a result of the shutdown, numerous press shops
The media and most pundits frame the current budget and debt showdown as a fight between President Obama and Speaker John Boehner. The question on their minds is, which one of the leaders will blink first. A closer look at
During President Barack Obama’s Tuesday press conference at the White House, the President came out swinging at Republicans for demanding “a ransom,” in their efforts to get what they want during the budget negotiations. `Republicans do not get to demand a
