JOIN THE LIVE CHAT VISIT WHITEHOUSE.GOV Today’s White House press briefing will be the first opportunity for White House reporters to ask press secretary Jay Carney about the growing Solyndra scandal.
ABC News’ Investigative Reporter Brian Ross was interviewed by Bill O’Reilly about the emerging Solyndra bankruptcy scandal. Ross claims that the scandal goes ‘right through to the door of the White House’ with White House officials being ‘pressured’ to move
We reported two days ago about how an army hero in the battle of Ganjgal, Afghanistan, was not being recognized for his actions in battle, apparently because he was outspoken about the failures of the Army brass. Now comes word
And Watergate wasn’t the defining episode of the Nixon administration. But that’s how desperate Team Obama have become. And with today’s House hearing cancelled after the Solyndra gang phoned in a no-show, methinks this is not the end or even
The ultra-liberal Huffington Post blared that President Obama: “MOVING TO AVOID POLITICAL SUICIDE”; as the White House abandoned efforts to pass his American Jobs Act and went into a maximum defensive mode to save the President’s imploding re-election campaign following
Obama may be in the house for now, but if this were to keep up, he and his party won’t remain in the White House, or a House of Congress for too long: It sounded improbable on the surface that
Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) was recently interviewed on MSNBC after President Obama’s speech on his $447 Billion jobs plan and was asked how much the president was listening directly to the Congressional Black Caucus. Waters responded: “We can see our
During a time when the “Red Coats” foolishly consumed brew in the pubs of New England harbor towns and locals secretively volunteered to extinguish British rule, George Washington executed some of the world’s most historic covert and clandestine operations– activities
The President’s new site aimed at fighting that with which they disagree collects anything negative written of the President — what it terms “smears.” Obama for America national field director Jeremy Bird said the site offers “new resources to fight
Swenson on the radio Dan Lamothe has a troubling article over at the Marine Corps Times. While Marine Cpl. Dakota Meyer is receiving the Medal of Honor for his bravery during an ambush in Ganjgal, Afghanistan, Army Captain William Swenson
The fireworks finally started to go off in last night’s GOP debate and, yes, Perry was the man in the cross-fire. There was plenty of give and take, if you want to let people know what you think, feel free
Recently, Obama called a joint session of Congress and on September 8 he stood before it to introduce his new jobs bill. At that time, he didn’t actually have a jobs bill, but promised he would soon. Then yesterday, on
When the White House released its latest plan to stimulate – er, improve – the economy, everybody knew there would be a fresh round of spending to bail out government schools. But there’s another motive too: dues for the teachers
I have a deathly fear of water. I’ve always been kinda shy around it – even as a kid. But this turned into a full-blown fright fest when I was working at my first newspaper as an obituary clerk. In
During an event on the lawn of the White House, flanked by first responders, teachers and other public employees, President Obama presented what he calls the “American Jobs Act” urging congress to pass it immediately. “No games. No politics. No
First there was the stimulus. The $787 billion monstrosity was critical to Big Labor because it would save public school teaching jobs, among other unionized positions. In fact, upon its passage, the News Journal reported on Joe Biden’s appearance before
[youtube -kxbwu3vkLg] As Americans prepare to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the September 11th terrorists attacks, The Heritage Foundation has been busy reminding Congress and the public of the importance of staying the course in the War on Terror. Since
In less than two weeks, on September 21st, the public comment period will be closing on a Department of Labor scheme to have employers report the amount of money paid to outside vendors (namely, attorneys, PR firms, website developers, video
Oliver Stone’s World Trade Center was wildly disappointing. This film could have been the defining film of our times, but it ended up being nothing more than a generic disaster film. It’s a missed opportunity, which I think was brought
Capt. Charles Burlingame, or Chic, was a Navy veteran who grew up in Anaheim and spent years stationed at the Pentagon. He was killed by the four hijackers in the plane’s cockpit. It is believed they might have also been
Are we tired yet? Tired of petulant fingers being wagged at us? Tired of arrogant diatribes laden with authoritative-sounding statements like, “Let me be clear?” Tired of narcissistic harangues with demands like, “Pass this bill now?” Tired of empty threats
From the Associated Press: WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. intelligence agencies have found no evidence that al-Qaida has sneaked any terrorists into the country for a strike coinciding with the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, senior officials said Saturday.
The White House continues to press the message that congress should pass President Obama’s jobs bill immediately despite the fact that there is no actual bill yet and the details on how the president expects to pay for the bill
[Ed Note: This is the first post to run at BigGovernment. It was published two years ago today. It still seems relevant.] In 1995, President Bill Clinton stood before the nation and proclaimed, “The era of big government is over.”
Who would have really expected a 300-point stock market plunge on the day after President Obama’s so-called jobs speech? Yes, worries over new fears of a Greek default ripped through the markets on Friday. As did fears of an al-Qaeda
