The performance of the White House Press Corps during President Obama’s Tuesday afternoon briefing resulted in not a single question that seriously challenged the president or even made him uncomfortable. The hour-long affair was more like a conversation between the
According to the Associated Press, the government shutdown is responsible not merely for shuttering the White House switchboard, but for ruining President Obama’s and First Lady Michelle Obama’s 21st wedding anniversary: “And there was no fancy night at a restaurant
According to the Associated Press, the White House has been hit hard by the government shutdown, with just 15 employees available to handle the residential work. What’s worse, the menu has been shortened: “In the West Wing, only a scaled-back
While my conscience will not allow me to actually sign up for ObamaCare, I am curious about what the process will be like and am even more interested in what my health insurance costs will be. Rather than jump in
Rick Barry, the man from New Jersey who became the “Miami Greyhound” in college and went on to help bring the Golden State Warriors an NBA championship, still pays attention to the NBA and has opinions on seemingly every aspect of the game
On Monday, White House press secretary Jay Carney said he was “proud” he worked for a President who indicated support for changing the name of the Washington Redskins. “I was proud of my president on this issue,” Carney said, according to
HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius appeared Monday night on “The Daily Show” and said she didn’t know how many people had signed up for ObamaCare. “Fully enrolled?” Sebelius told host Jon Stewart. “I can’t tell you. I don’t know.” Someone ought
The House Republican leadership will reportedly consider a short-term increase in the debt ceiling, after the White House hinted Monday that it might accept one. After insisting that he would not negotiate, the president blinked–and it is good for the GOP
(AP) Did Obama swap ‘black’ detention sites for ships?By EILEEN SULLIVANAssociated PressWASHINGTONInstead of sending suspected terrorists to Guantanamo Bay or secret CIA “black” sites for interrogation, the Obama administration is questioning terrorists for as long as it takes aboard U.S.
Evidently, we can now add “World War II veterans” to the list of the Obama administration’s political enemies. Last Wednesday, the National Park Service blocked access to the national memorials and attempted to arrest World War II veterans who were
When King Barack I The Petulant first entered office in 2009, one of the first things he did was remove the bust of Winston Churchill from the oval office and send it off to the British Embassy. Last year, you
Former Auburn coach and legend Pat Dye slammed former Stanford provost and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice’s imminent selection to the College Football Playoff’s selection committee, saying Rice cannot understand football because she has not played with her “hand in
(AP) Obama climate adviser stepping downWASHINGTONPresident Barack Obama’s top adviser on environmental and climate issues is leaving. Heather Zichal has been advising Obama for five years and is the architect of his climate change plan. She also advises Obama on
(AP) White House open to short-term hike in debt limitBy DONNA CASSATAAssociated PressWASHINGTONSenate Democrats are drafting legislation to raise the nation’s debt limit without the type of unrelated conditions Republicans have said they intend to demand, officials said Monday, as
The sitting President is usually the titular leader of his party. This role can diminish late in a second-term, when possible successors take the national stage. President Obama, it seems, however, has been dethroned early, just months after having won
4:02 – CNN Poll: 63% Angry at GOP, 57% Angry at Dems, 53% Angry at Obama This is a new CNN poll just released on “The Lead with Jake Tapper.” As you can see, the numbers are very, very close.
In response to Spite House: Amber Alerts Shut Off, Let’s Move Still Up and Running: Spread The Love- > #SpiteHouse Logo! (TYVM @AgnesClaire) pic.twitter.com/7MTdyawDjQ — ?♥ Harriet Baldwin (@HarrietBaldwin) October 7, 2013 The Obama administration reached a new low, today
In response to The Empty Chair shutdown defense: Neil Munro of the Daily Caller asked Jay Carney on Friday if the president had taken any actions to ease the impact of the shutdown, like “used his agency power and asked any
On Sunday, The New York Times‘ Maureen Dowd wrote perhaps the most absurd column ever to appear in the pages of that illustrious newspaper. The piece, titled, “Welcome to Ted Cruz’s Thunderdome,” links together bizarre dystopian movie references, pathetically unfunny
WASHINGTON, D.C.–A question Americans should answer for themselves is the one I am thinking through while standing at the National World War II Memorial on the Washington Mall this week. What kind of president doesn’t do everything he can to
Scott Horsley continues to be one of the most biased reporters at National Public Radio–and that’s saying something. Horsley, NPR’s White House correspondent, described the looming debt ceiling battle on Weekend Edition on Sunday in terms that not only painted Republicans in
(AP) Supreme Court term begins with contentious topicsBy MARK SHERMANAssociated PressWASHINGTONThe Supreme Court is beginning a new term with controversial topics that offer the court’s conservative majority the chance to move aggressively to undo limits on campaign contributions, undermine claims
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) said Saturday that the House of Representatives is cruel to vote for retroactive pay for those employees at the same time it refuses to capitulate to Obama and end the shutdown. Reid stated: The
George W. Bush’s daughter proclaimed this week that she was related to former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. At a gala for the Save the Children organization in New York, Jenna Bush-Hager was the emcee and “spoke about the family
In response to The Shutdown and American Exceptionalism: Oh, we’ve gone far past barricading open-air memorials, Joel. On that score, I notice the Vietnam Wall and the Iwo Jima memorial have been added to Obama’s target list, and he really
