Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has said in repeated public statements that the decision to trade five high-ranking Taliban officials’ freedom for the life of Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl was made at this time “to save his life.” The Obama administration did
For those who are considered to be members of the Reagan family–White House staff, campaign staff, writers, biographers, affiliated memberships–all have often heard over the years from their fellow citizens about Reagan, “He made me feel good about myself.” For
Today marks the tenth anniversary of the passing of President Ronald Reagan. As significant as this anniversary is to America and the world, there is a more important Reagan anniversary this year. I am referring to the 50th anniversary of
On Wednesday’s “Hannity,” Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) urged the White House to take additional measures to increase transparency into the subject of its deal that resulted in the release of U.S. Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl for five Guantanamo detainees. Cruz
On Wednesday’s “Special Report” on the Fox News Channel, Washington Post columnist Charles Krauthammer explained that despite there being a high degree of disconnect from the White House’s foreign policy aims to the media focus on the realities of U.S.
On Wednesday’s “Special Report” on the Fox News Channel, Washington Post columnist weighed in on the long-term implications of the White House’s handling of the deal for the release of U.S. Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl in exchange for five Taliban
On Wednesday, Rep. Peter King (R-NY) told Long Island, NY’s News 12 he resented President Barack Obama flying in the parents of Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl for a White House rose garden announcement of the prisoner swap of Bowe for
Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R-GA), vice chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, stated that after receiving a classified briefing on the Bergdahl prisoner swap, he could no longer trust anything coming from the White House. Chambliss declared, “I’m not
At a Senate intelligence briefing given by the White House’s Deputy National Security Adviser Tony Blinken, members watched a “proof of life” video made by Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl’s Taliban captors late last year. According to Senator Mark Kirk (R-IL) Kirk,
The immigration reform effort in the House is gaining traction and momentum, according to Florida Republican Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart. In an interview with Roll Call published Wednesday, the Florida Republican said his bipartisan immigration reform effort is gaining Republican supporters
HATTIESBURG, Mississippi–Sen. Thad Cochran (R-MS) praised the return of Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl on Twitter on May 31 but has deleted the Tweet since then. “Welcome home, Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl,” Cochran tweeted from his official U.S. Senate Twitter account @SenThadCochran. “A
According to an email from Fox News White House correspondent Ed Henry on Greta Van Susteren’s website, the White House is attempting to rewrite the falsehoods spewed by National Security Adviser Susan Rice on Sunday’s This Week. During an interview
A Pentagon spokesman said that they are reviewing the authenticity of a video released to the media by the Taliban showing Bowe Bergdahl being turned over to U.S. forces in Afghanistan. “We are aware of the video allegedly released by
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) doesn’t think that an apology from the White House goes far enough to asuade congressional concern about President Obama’s decision to ignore Congress in a deal with the Taliban to secure the release of Sgt. Bergdahl.
CNN chief political analyst Gloria Borger stated that a national security source not inside the Obama administration told her that “sometimes you don’t ask a question when you know what the answer’s going to be” in a discussion on the
In response to HIllary won’t be the only one knifing Obama in the back over Bergdahl: As John noted, according to MSNBC’s Chuck Todd, White House aides are now accusing members of Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl’s unit of “swift-boating” Bergdahl. “I’ve had
A day before the White House apologized to the Senate Intelligence Committee for not alerting Congress before trading five high-level terrorists for a captured American soldier, first lady Michelle Obama lectured donors about the separation of powers. “Too often, we
Anyone who thought liberal comic Jon Stewart would play down the disastrous fallout from the government’s swap of five Taliban leaders for a U.S. soldier was sorely mistaken. Stewart detailed every unsettling twist and turn of the story on Tuesday
This morning in an interview on WMAL Radio, a former Special Forces commander called for justice and an apology from recently released Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl to the families of those soldiers that died trying to find and rescue the then
CNN’s newest poll on President Obama’s approval rating has him “stuck in a rut at 43 percent” overall approval, and below 50 percent on every issue. CNN analyst John King stated that the numbers are an indication that “largely people
In response to Clinton Kicks Obama to Curb over Taliban Deal: It’s not just Madame Hillary, either. Senator Dianne Feinstein, chair of the Intelligence Committee, also turned on Obama – she said he was “totally not following the law!” – and was
Former Vice President Dick Cheney issued a scathing indictment of President Barack Obama’s foreign policy on Wednesday’s Laura Ingraham radio show. He argued that since World War II there has been “a consensus among both parties that the U.S. had
MSNBC’s Chuck Todd reported on Wednesday that White House aides complained to him that Republicans are trying to “Swift Boat” Sergeant Bergdahl – suggesting that they are purposely attacking a prisoner of war to bring down President Obama. According to
On Wednesday’s “Today Show,” NBC’s senior White House correspondent Chuck Todd reported that “a few [White House] aides describe it to me as ‘we didn’t know that they were going to Swift Boat Bergdahl.’” In a later tweet, Todd didn’t
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban on Wednesday released a video showing the handover of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl to U.S. forces in eastern Afghanistan, touting the swap of the American soldier for five Taliban detainees from Guantanamo as a significant
