Will the real hostage taker please stand up. Democratic Representative Dan Boren (D-OK) blamed democrats, and Speaker Nancy Pelosi by name, for holding the tax cuts hostage and not bringing the bipartisan package to the House floor for a vote.
Remember when Brian Williams showcased the story of Pigford whistleblower Jimmy Dismuke’s firsthand account of fraud in the case? [youtube r4sHwa3tVGk nolink] “Even if you got a potted plant, that makes you a farmer,” Dismuke recalled of the meetings he
[youtube 1QUOGexE0qI] This week Congressional Republicans cut a deal with the White House to keep the current tax rates for at least two years, cut payroll taxes for one year, and reinstate the death tax. Whatever you think about the
In an interview with radio host Dr. Michael Eric Dyson, Shirley Sherrod said she believed that the order to fire her came from the White House, not from Sec. of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, as Vilsack has claimed. She also revealed
From the Associated Press: House Democrats voted Thursday to reject President Barack Obama’s tax deal with Republicans in its current form, but it was unclear how significantly the package might need to be changed. By voice vote in a closed
Oliver North has a fascinating new book out, a tribute to our Special Forces operators. Wonderful stories, superb photos, and a great tribute to our silent heroes. I’m giving a copy to my 13-year-old son. For those looking for a
WASHINGTON (AP) – American Indians and black farmers will be paid $4.6 billion to address claims of government mistreatment over many decades under landmark legislation President Barack Obama signed Wednesday. The legislation “closes a long and unfortunate chapter in our
As Barack Obama prepares to sign an alleged landmark settlement to right previous wrongs dealt black farmers by the USDA, it’s important to realize that this is less a story about race, or discrimination, than it is a textbook case
A few days ago the miserable Helen Thomas, famed long-time Washington correspondent, let her hatred for Jews get the best of her once again. At a workshop held in Dearborn, Michigan dedicated to fighting anti-Arab bias in the United States,
President Obama’s announcement yesterday that he struck a tax compromise with Senate Republicans that will temporarily halt the automatic income tax hikes that were due to hit all Americans. Although the President announced the compromise with little excitement, saying he
Caption from the Lewiston (ME) Sun-Journal: Chelsea McLain, 20, of Ridge Road in Peru, holds the last family photograph of her and husband Buddy McLain and their son Owen. It was taken in June, about five months before Buddy, a
A new AP story says that, according to Obama’s own deficit commission, Obamacare isn’t going to bend the cost curve without some serious cuts from the top down: Sarah Palin take note: For the first time, the government would set
How low can Sean Penn and his Hollywood helpers stoop when it comes to manufacturing convenient political fiction dressed up as fact for the tarnished silver screen? When you see an editorial in the Washington Post that’s this bad, this
Vice President Joe Biden is pressing the point that it’s the middle class that needs a tax cut and the unemployed who need more help. He gave the weekly White House radio and Internet address in place of President Barack
Today, the Senate will vote to increase taxes on American job creators. Ironically, the November unemployment numbers came out yesterday and unemployment has risen to 9.8%. Only in Washington would politicians think that this is the time to punish job
Proving once again that you can’t teach an old dog new tricks, former White House Correspondent Helen Thomas told an anti-Arab-Bias workshop in Dearborn Michigan that she absolutely stands by her ugly comments about Jews made earlier this year, that
On the day of the biggest breach of national security in American history, when war, in effect, was declared on the United States, the President of the United States held a press conference to announce a pay freeze on federal
Folks, it’s not called WikiHacks. Nowhere in the news have I seen reports of hack attacks into CIA or State Department files. Last time WikiLeaks well, uh, leaked, it had lots of help from an insider -allegedly the low level
spider finds his way into the White House briefing room where Robert Gibbs tried his best to get rid of it.
An accurate dramatization, per State Department cables published by Wikileaks, of how the Obama White House conducts its Middle East diplomacy. It’s not exactly like this, but it’s pretty much exactly like this, ya know? [youtube FhNOWVuSXGE nolink] You’ll be
Wouldn’t you think it would be a big deal if a Republican president lost his senate seat to a Democrat only two short years after he was elected to the highest office in the land? I mean, don’t you think
It’s an eerie echo of last year’s health care debate, but without nearly as much public attention. Another Christmas Eve, another sixth of the economy taken over by Washington. This time it’s so-called “network neutrality” regulation. President Obama’s Federal Communications
The Guardian caption to this Reuters photo says it all: “The WikiLeaks cables suggest Pakistan follows a covert military strategy at odds with US goals.” Kill the messenger? —- I’m hearing a lot about “blood on the hands” of WikiLeaks’
Since former “Green Czar” Van Jones was ousted from the White House he has yet to be challenged about his radical views and associations. From his admitted communism and 9-11 trutherism to his appearance on a radical anti-government rap album,
***UPDATE: Smithsonian Pulls Video of Ant-Covered Jesus But Leaves Images of Naked Brothers Kissing. Another turn in this story, again via CNS News, and in my opinion a hollow threat from John Boehner and Eric Cantor: House Speaker-to-be John Boehner
