Wednesday’s headlines provide an important lesson in the difference in strategy between the two political parties. In Chicago, the Obama operation quashed former Rep. Debbie Halvorson, who enjoyed an “A” rating from the National Rifle Association, in favor of anti-gun
In response to Fennel, It’s What’s for Lunch: I think I could come up with a reality TV reference for anything. In this case, I’m reminded of the challenges in Top Chef when they’ve had to feed kids. One episode
Republicans, determined not to fold on raising taxes yet again, are asserting publicly that Barack Obama and his Democratic Party cohorts better stop demagoguing the sequester issue because the GOP wants spending cuts, not more taxes. While Obama keeps campaigning,
The White House is mulling a major shift in policy on war-torn Syria and could supply rebels with “non-lethal” aid such as body armor, armored vehicles and perhaps even military training, according to the Washington Post. Citing unidentified US and
Obama’s permanent campaign arm, “Organizing for Action” started a Twitter hashtag campaign, last weekend, #WeDemandAVote, which was launched to show popular support for the president’s gun control proposals. Supporters were encouraged to re-tweet his call for Congress to vote on
(AP) – Israel’s Nobel-laureate president, backed by thousands of followers, is leading an effort to press President Barack Obama during his upcoming visit to free convicted spy Jonathan Pollard, ending one of the most painful episodes between the two allies.
On Feb. 25, Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano warned that the pending sequester cuts will make the U.S. more vulnerable to terrorist attacks. Napolitano claimed, “I don’t think we can maintain the same level of security with sequester compared to without
Hard times for Florida’s Governor, Rick Scott. Last week Scott ticked off grassroots conservatives in the Sunshine State when it was learned that he would not block the Medicaid expansion built into ObamaCare. And now, as the Sun-Sentinal reports, “an
The Senate Finance Committee voted Tuesday to confirm Obama Treasury Secretary nominee Jack Lew. A floor vote is expected as soon as Wednesday, as Democrats scurry to ram through the increasingly controversial nominee. On Monday, the Wall Street Journal reported
Howard Kurtz just posted a new video about conservative’s strange new respect for Bob Woodward, something he finds amusing. The hook is that Woodward’s piece claiming Obama had moved the goalposts on sequester has made even Sean Hannity into a
Howard Kurtz is such a piece of work. Obama spent weeks demagoguing the sequester and blaming Republicans for the coming cuts. Except, of course, Obama was lying. Sequester was not only his idea, but he also agreed that any deal
Author and media observer Michael Wolff appeared on HuffPo Live on the Huffington Post to discuss Roger Ailes and Fox News. The moderator of the discussion was Alicia Menendez, daughter of embattled Senator Bob Menendez who has had quite a
The White House, in its continuing efforts to use scare tactics vis-à-vis the sequester, has announced that if the sequester’s cuts are implemented, California would lose 64,000 civilian defense jobs. The White House went further, stating that a total of
The US Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday approved President Barack Obama’s nominee Jack Lew to be the new Treasury secretary, replacing Timothy Geithner who stepped down last month. Senators voted 19-5 in favor of Lew, with several Republicans joining with
AP: The White House continued laying out in stark terms what the across-the-board cuts would mean for government services, dispatching Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano to warn of the implications for critical security functions.
On Saturday, the New York Times reported that Organizing for Action–the Obama for America presidential campaign structure recently re-organized as a 501 c 4 tax-exempt “issues advocacy” non-profit–is offering access to President Obama to any donors (individuals or corporations) who
Iran’s state-run news agency FARS altered an image of First Lady Michelle Obama presenting the Best Picture Oscar at Sunday’s Academy Awards. The photo showing Obama on a giant screen hovering over the stage at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood
Having recently confessed that, yes, the sequester was a White House proposal, progressives are now trying to downplay that admission in any way possible. Ideally, they’d like us all to ignore the fact that the White House has been lying
Today, Senator Coburn sent another letter to the White House Office of Budget and Management and one to DHS with some suggested budget cuts to avoid layoffs and furloughs of essential government employees and programs. The OMB letter outlines ten low priority
In the last month, we have been subjected to propaganda from the White House warning the American public that practically everything the federal government does will be shut down because of the impending 2.4% sequestration cuts. President Obama has threatened
The office of Senator Jeff Sessions (R-AL), released a statement from the senior member of the Senate Judiciary Committee last Friday criticizing the national Chamber of Commerce “for putting cheap foreign labor above the interests of taxpayers, American workers and
Appearing on “America Live” with Fox News’ Megyn Kelly, Breitbart News’ Ben Shapiro pointed out that any organization that dares to speak unfavorably of the administration, like Bob Woodward did when he exposed the sequester was the administration’s idea, is
I saw Argo when it came out, one of four Best Picture nominated films I’ve seen so far. I thought it was excellent in part because it was tense and realistic but not deadly serious in the way most Oscar
Folks on both sides of the ideological aisle will be debating First Lady Michelle Obama’s appearance on the Oscars for some time, but one matter is instantly clear. The First Lady was flanked by several members of the U.S. military
An interesting thing is happening in Washington DC. The White House is trying to assign blame to Republicans in Congress for the impending “draconian cuts” to the federal budget known as the “Sequester.” Speaker of the House John Boehner, who
