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Democrats See Obama As Incompetent, Uninvolved

Democrats See Obama As Incompetent, Uninvolved

An on air conversation between CNN’s John King and Politico’s Maggie Haberman relied primarily on feedback from his fellow Democrats to portray an image of an “incompetent” Obama, seemingly not all that involved with the mechanisms of big government central

President Obama Makes a Surprise Trip to Afghanistan

President Obama Makes a Surprise Trip to Afghanistan

President Obama secretly traveled overnight on Saturday to Afghanistan, landing at the Bagram Air Field on Sunday. According to the White House Press Pool, Obama is expected to join a Memorial Day weekend rally with U.S. troops. Country music star

Julianne Moore Wins Best Actress at Cannes 2014

Julianne Moore Wins Best Actress at Cannes 2014

Julianne Moore won the best actress prize at the 67th Cannes Film Festival Saturday for her role as a shallow starlet in Canadian director David Cronenberg’s biting Hollywood satire “Maps to the Stars”. In the film, the 53-year-old redhead plays

Democrats Playing It Both Ways With VA Scandal

Democrats Playing It Both Ways With VA Scandal

In a craven bit of election years politics, “Senate Democrats are closing ranks behind Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric Shinseki and President Obama’s decision to keep him in the Cabinet despite Republican calls for his ouster.” Meanwhile, if you’re a

Obama Taps Mayor Julian Castro for Housing Secretary

Obama Taps Mayor Julian Castro for Housing Secretary

WASHINGTON (AP) — In a second-term Cabinet reshuffle, President Barack Obama tapped San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro on Friday to be the nation’s next housing secretary, giving a prominent national platform to one of the Democratic Party’s most celebrated up-and-comers.

Immigration May Come Back With a Vengeance in 2015

Immigration May Come Back With a Vengeance in 2015

Republicans are already in the beginning stages of planning their legislative agenda if they take control of the Senate in November, and many say immigration reform would be a top priority, even while President Obama’s trustworthiness as a legislative partner

7 Warnings Obama Ignored on the VA…Including His Own

7 Warnings Obama Ignored on the VA…Including His Own

On Tuesday, the Washington Post revealed a memorandum dated April 26, 2010, sent from the Deputy Undersecretary for Health for Operations and Management (10N) to Network Director (10N1-23). That memo spelled out 17 methods being used by VA hospitals to

Mawshawn Lynch No-Shows Obama

Mawshawn Lynch No-Shows Obama

Marshawn Lynch goes into Beast Mode on the gridiron. Everywhere else he pretty much goes into Meek Mode.  The Seattle Seahawks running back skipped the team’s obligatory visit to the White House yesterday. “No particular reason was given to me,”

The Hill: Obama Looks to Outsource Counterterrorism Efforts

The Hill: Obama Looks to Outsource Counterterrorism Efforts

An increase in funding for the Pentagon’s “Section 1206” counterterrorism programs, aimed at training and equipping foreign militaries to fight terrorism, suggests a shift in the Obama administration’s strategy, The Hill reports. This shift could mean a decreased reliance on drone strikes against

Obama and his leadership style or lack of it

Obama and his leadership style or lack of it

Obama was sold as the smartest man in the room to the American people who would be accountable, transparent, but most of all 21st century competent to lead.  In fact as I have said that since inauguration day 2009 on

Cruz Grills FBI Director Over IRS Targeting Scandal

Cruz Grills FBI Director Over IRS Targeting Scandal

Sen. Ted Cruz(R-TX) took on FBI Director James Comey on the issue of the Obama administration’s failure to fully investigate the IRS targeting scandal on Wednesday. Among the questions, Cruz asked: To date how many victims, or alleged victims, of

Obama: Any Misconduct at VA Will be Punished

Obama: Any Misconduct at VA Will be Punished

WASHINGTON (AP) — Seeking to head off a growing furor over veterans’ health care, President Barack Obama declared Wednesday that allegations of misconduct at VA hospitals are “dishonorable” and will be not be tolerated by his administration. “I will not

ABC: Clinton-Backed Candidate's Defeat a 'Big Loss For Both Clintons'

ABC: Clinton-Backed Candidate's Defeat a 'Big Loss For Both Clintons'

Wednesday on ABC’s “Good Morning America,” ABC News’ chief White House correspondent Jon Karl told co-host George Stephanopoulos that despite endorsements, fundraising and political ads from both former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Chelsea Clinton’s