Like a relentlessly advancing cancer, the news about the US fiscal deficit and the accumulated debt, which is its result, keeps getting worse. Every week the press discloses some supposedly “new” information about either the federal budget, economic failure, projections
by Of Thee I Sing 177621 Jun 2010, 9:01 AM PST0
Alexander Litvinenko was a hero in the mold of Mosab Hassan Yossef, the so-called “Son of Hamas,” who the US is sickeningly threatening to deport. In fact, their fates may be quite similar if this is to happen, as in
by Andrew Mellon20 Jun 2010, 6:35 PM PST0
In a June 14th editorial entitled “Politicizing the Fed,” the Wall Street Journal sheds light on one of the dubious regulations of the upcoming financial reform bill. The Journal states: The biggest underreported threat comes from Subtitle I, Section 1801
by Andrew Mellon19 Jun 2010, 3:15 PM PST0
A few days ago, Texas Rep. Joe Barton, ranking member on the House Energy and Commerce Commitee “apologized” to BP for the pressure the Obama Administration put on the company to fund an escrow account to compensate victims of the
by Publius19 Jun 2010, 4:47 AM PST0
Alan Simpson, co-chair of the White House Debt Commission, provides a full and frank engagement with an activist questioning him on the proposed reforms of the Social Security system. He doesn’t duck. He doesn’t hide. He doesn’t grab the guy
by Breitbart TV18 Jun 2010, 2:54 PM PST0
If you want to know why the Republicans are called the “stupid party,” you need to look no further than this story about John Boehner’s distancing himself from Congressman Joe Barton’s remark that, based on no constitutional authority, BP had
by Jake Boot17 Jun 2010, 4:01 PM PST0
Made on the heels of the more successful Mildred Pierce and based upon a similar but, in this case, true life story of Virginia Hill and Bugsy Siegel, The Damned Don’t Cry may, in my opinion, completely mirror the foundations
by Michael Moriarty16 Jun 2010, 2:11 PM PST0
So President Obama is meeting in the White House tomorrow with BP’s chairman. The focus of public discussion of this event has been on it taking until the 57th day or so since the Deepwater Horizon rig caught fire following
by Christopher C. Horner15 Jun 2010, 11:23 AM PST0
From New Jersey’s Daily Record: The Obama Administration handed out more than $400 million in awards to federal employees last year, up by more than $80 million from the prior year, according to new government data. The biggest winners were
by Publius14 Jun 2010, 11:31 AM PST0
Last year, when Tea Party activists almost derailed ObamaCare, the White House and its comrades in the House of Labor knew they had to somehow neutralize Americans who voiced opposition to their agenda. Ever since President Obama dispatched his soldiers
by Labor Union Report14 Jun 2010, 5:31 AM PST0
[youtube FcPQ9gww_qc&feature nolink] When you’ve lost the New York Times: The press traveling with Obama on the campaign never had a lovey-dovey relationship with him. He treated us with aloof correctness, and occasional spurts of irritation. Like many Democrats, he
by Frank Ross13 Jun 2010, 3:45 PM PST0
Much has happened since Rabbi Nesenoff emailed me his video interview of Helen Thomas containing her now-famous declaration that Jews should get the hell out of Palestine and go back to their homes in Germany and Poland. Upon first watching
by Jeff Dunetz13 Jun 2010, 1:33 PM PST0
Watch the latest news video at video.foxnews.com Under fire from the Freedom of Expression-Hating Left, Wall Street Journal columnist Dorothy Rabinowitz defends her recent column.
by Breitbart TV13 Jun 2010, 10:59 AM PST0
From today’s Politico: As the greatest environmental catastrophe in U.S. history has played out on Obama’s watch, the environmental movement has essentially given him a pass — all but refusing to unleash any vocal criticism against the president even as
by Publius12 Jun 2010, 6:22 AM PST0
For long time Obama watchers this comes as no surprise. Bill Kristol is reporting that the United States plans to abandon Israel at the UN Security Councel next week. According to the Weekly Standard Editor, the Obama administration has been
by Jeff Dunetz11 Jun 2010, 1:54 PM PST0
Yes, that is really the title of his post. You’d think one glance at one of my year-end reviews of the L.A. Times would somewhat dispel that notion. And it would . . . for honest people. But such a
by Patterico11 Jun 2010, 8:01 AM PST0
I was reading Pam Meister’s excellent piece here on Big Hollywood about Hollywood’s lack of attention to the continuing ecological disaster in the Gulf. In it she echoed my sentiments from a month ago when I wrote about the lack
by Jeffrey Jena11 Jun 2010, 6:44 AM PST0
If you want to laugh yourself silly tonight, you could do worse than to click on this link to the Houston Chronicle. As an illustration of the old adage that a picture is worth a thousand works, the photos you’re
by Frank Ross11 Jun 2010, 12:43 AM PST0
Gibbs: “You certainly shouldn’t, as the President has said, “nickel and dime” anybody in the Gulf…”
by Breitbart TV10 Jun 2010, 6:15 PM PST0
Congresswoman Michele Bachmann is a rising star in the Republican Party, a true representative of the tea party spirit. She’s plainspoken, brilliant, and incisive. She’s running for re-election to the House in Minnesota. And today, I had the chance to
by Ben Shapiro10 Jun 2010, 2:14 PM PST0
Timing couldn’t be worse on this one, and frankly, we are broke. Via the NYT: President Obama promised a $400 million aid package for the West Bank and Gaza on Wednesday, as the United States scrambled to come up with
by SusanAnne Hiller10 Jun 2010, 11:33 AM PST0
Before I proceed, I present to you my biases: I like Kevin Costner. Always have, from “Silverado” straight through to “Dances With Wolves” (one of my favorite films), right down to “Swing Vote.” Is he a great actor? He can
by John Nolte10 Jun 2010, 6:46 AM PST0
The media in the backdrop of Barack Obama’s now infamous “whose ass to kick” comment has argued that this President’s critics are angry at him for not showing more emotion. That conservative bastion CNN features an article entitled ‘Why Obama
by Andrew Mellon9 Jun 2010, 5:29 PM PST0
Having been caught doctoring pictures during of the violence aboard the guerilla flotilla boat, Mavi Marmara, Reuters is circling the wagons and looking for other ways to discredit Israel. Officially, Reuters says the elimination of the IHH terrorists holding knives
by Jeff Dunetz9 Jun 2010, 5:13 PM PST0
[youtube OLndSAUAClg] SEIU’s New Lavender Lady Labor Boss Politico’s Ben Smith was first to publish that Service Employee International Union (SEIU) Secretary-Treasurer Anna Burger would not be the Purple Union’s new union boss, he created a shock heard round the
by Don Loos9 Jun 2010, 11:25 AM PST0