On Tuesday, White House spokesman Jay Carney said President Barack Obama believed Alex Rodriguez and twelve other Major League baseball players who were suspended on Monday for allegedly using performance-enhancing drugs had “important responsibilities as role models.” Obama, though, has
Newly uncovered video shows Lois Lerner discussing the political pressure that swirled around the IRS in 2010. Lerner says “everyone” was “screaming at” the IRS to stop the flood of money pouring into the 2010 elections through 501(c)(4) groups as
Perhaps you saw one of their protests on your way to work, today. Hundreds of these grassroots protests were staged on overpasses nationwide this morning during rush hour, and hundreds more are expected, later today for the afternoon rush. The
What do some of the summer’s biggest flops have in common? They all feature leading men who were supposed to put fannies in the seats. Will Smith (After Earth) Channing Tatum (White House Down) Johnny Depp (The Lone Ranger) Recent
Sensei White Lotus here. Matt Damon’s Elysium opens Aug. 9, but for the following reasons is set for a “less than inspiring” opening. 1. Film Is Way Too Expensive. Damon’s recent box office record is atrocious. His film Green Zone
This is the third in a series of five parts based on the new book American Betrayal: The Secret Assault on Our Nation’s Character (St. Martin’s Press) by Diana West. For many Americans, the first inkling of an anti-Nazi German
Democratic pollster Pat Caddell appeared on Fox News to discuss the latest revelations on the Benghazi terror attacks of September 11, 2012. Caddell accused the White House of being involved in a cover-up of the events leading up to the
Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke is expected leave office at the end of his term on February 1st, 2014. Do Republicans in the Senate have any thoughts on successors for the next Fed Chairman? Not so far, at least measured by
At least 40 people who were bundlers for Hillary Clinton’s 2008 presidential campaign, and four people who contributed to President Bill Clinton in exchange for overnight stays in the Lincoln Bedroom at the White House, have donated to Virginia gubernatorial
On Thursday, CNN’s Jake Tapper published an explosive story about several dozen CIA agents that were “on the ground” in Benghazi, Libya during the attacks that killed Ambassador Stevens in September 2011. But at the first White House press briefing
While conservatives and liberals consider the political leanings of Washington Post buyer and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos in an attempt to divine how his politics will affect those of the historic institution, the truth appears to be far simpler: the
In response to MSNBC’s Krystal Ball Thinks That’s Exactly Right: Yes, Krystal Ball believes progressives are always right by virtue of the fact that they are progressive. Remember her rationale for supporting Obama’s drone policy even though she wouldn’t support
On Monday, White House director of the Domestic Policy Council Cecilia Munoz said President Obama has no plan to deal with immigration if Congress fails to come up with an immigration reform plan. Munoz said that lawmakers would be pressed
On Saturday, as embassies around the globe remained closed due to terror threat, and while his national security team met for emergency session, President Obama golfed for his birthday. He headed over early to Andrews Air Force Base in order
In response to OFA’s Push To Sell ObamaCare Gets Off To Modest Start: Did Politico get an angry phone call from the White House press office? The title to their piece about the sparsely attended ObamaCare event inVirginia changed this
The White House is viewing the August 4 inauguration of new Iranian president Hojjatoleslam Hassan Rouhani as “an opportunity” for Iran “to resolve” concerns over their nuclear program. According to Buzzfeed’s Andrew Kaczynski, after congratulating the Iranian people for inaugurating
On Fox News Sunday, House Majority Eric Cantor (R-VA) suggested that sequestration may not be the best way to cut spending in the long run and Democrats and Republicans could agree on a deal to end the sequester in exchange for
Actor James Woods knows full well the media is in the tank for President Barack Obama. The White House Down star also understands what a tipping point is, and why that might mean a great deal to even biased press
The following begins a series in five parts based on questions that arise from integrating revelations of intelligence history – specifically, the influence on US policy-making by Americans acting on the Kremlin’s behalf– into the well-known sequence of World War
(AP) Obama: No tax reform without spending to spur jobsBy JOSH LEDERMANAssociated PressWASHINGTONPresident Barack Obama says there are no gimmicks to grow the economy _ just difficult steps that require Washington’s focus. In his weekly radio and Internet address, Obama
On Friday, House Oversight Committee chairman Darrell Issa (R-CA) blasted Treasury Secretary Jack Lew, accusing him of obstructing the House’s investigation into the IRS’ discrimination against conservative non-profits in applications before and during the 2012 election cycle. Lew, said Issa,
George Clooney is angry at a Sony stockholder who wants heads to roll for the studio’s under-performing summer tentpoles After Earth and White House Down. The Oscar-winner lashed out at both the stockholder, Daniel Loeb, and hedge fund managers in
Yesterday, Ace parodied how Jay Carney would answer reporters’ questions about the new Benghazi revelations on Twitter and his tweets were memorialized on Twitchy. I was actually looking forward to hearing how Carney would handle this latest hit to his
Many freshman Democrats in the House are defying Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and not voting with the party on key issues. They told Politico they are there to represent their constituents and not make big points with House leadership.
