While there are much more serious issues to deal with, like the state’s financial crisis and Chicago’s exploding crime wave, Illinois legislators have decided to focus on the burning issue of driving with dogs. Proposed legislation would make it illegal
On Tuesday, March 26, the Italian Supreme Courtdecided to order a new trial in the case against Amanda Knox, theAmerican exchange student charged with murdering her British roommate inItaly. Knox was convicted of the murder in 2009, but that conviction
On March 13, Judicial Watch filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit in the U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia against the Obama Department of Labor (DOL). They’re seeking records detailing the May 30, 2012 visit of
White House Dossier’s Keith Koffler is reporting that our beloved VP, Joey “Choo Choo” Biden is enjoying his third vacation of the year on South Carolina’s luxurious Kiawah Island. Biden and his wife Jill arrived on the island – known
This morning, the president held a brief photo op in the White House surrounded by the mothers of shooting victims, and raised concernthat the shock from the Newtown elementary school shooting could soonfade. “Less than 100 days ago that happened.
It’s been over two months since the the New York Secure Ammunition and Firearms Enforcement (S.A.F.E) Act of 2013 was passed by the New York State Legislature, and a major oversight has still not been corrected. Assemblyman Steve McLaughlan told
Started by Mayor Bloomberg in 2006, Mayors Against Illegal Guns is a coalition of over 800 mostly Democrat Mayors in all states except Alaska, Montana, Oklahoma, South Dakota, and Wyoming. Since pretty much everyone is against illegal guns, the group
Last month, DHS Sec. Janet Napolitano, told Congress that due to the sequester, the department would have to the cut hours of 5,000 Border Patrol agents and 2,750 Customs and Border Protection officers. To the horror of many congressional Republicans,
Scott McKay of The Hayride sends word of @large: “a one and a half day conference for black conservatives interestedin engaging in the political process.” The conference will be held May30-31, 2013, at Crowne Plaza in Baton Rouge, La.
Amanda Knox, the American student in Italy, who in 2009, was convicted of the murder of Meredith Kercher, and later acquitted, has been ordered to return to Italy to face a retrial. In a stunning development, the Court of Cassation,
Chris Crane, National ICE Council President, released the following statement, on Friday: As an ICE officer, and as theunion representative for 7,000 ICE agents, officers and support staff, Iapplaud the Senators who authored the letter to Chairman Leahyregarding the need
In response to One Night in Paris*: If only “Uncle Choo Choo’s” exorbitant Parisian hotel bill were the worst of it…. Has anyone yet mentioned that our esteemed VP has been flying home to Wilmington, Delaware most weekends at a
In response to The Thought Leaders of Tomorrow: It’s not often I have a “fight or flight” reaction to a YouTube video, but this one made me want to either run away from my computer, or punch everyone who was
A 17 year old and a 14 year old shot a woman in the leg, and her sleeping baby boy in the head during an unsuccessful robbery attempt in Brunswick, GA.The robbery was unsuccessful because the woman didn’t have any
What do Democrats have against balanced budgets? Senator Jeff Sessions offered a motion tonight to send Patty Murray’s Senate budget back to committee with instructions to re-do it in any way necessary to produce a balanced budget. There were no
In response to Do Gosnell’s Victims Matter, Mr. President?: Since we’re talking about how the media shapes public perception with the stories it chooses not to tell, (which not coincidentally happen to be the same stories Obama chooses not to
In response to Poll: Plurality Favor Sequester, Think President Used Scare Tactics: This afternoon, Senate Democrats voted down a Republican-led effort to reopen the White House to public tours. There is some good news, however: Senators nibbled away what they
In response to Feminists’ War on Women (and Children): So lefties have finally figured out 20+ years later than the rest of us that one of their most cherished beliefs – (families of all types should be celebrated – Wheee!)
The left-wing media complex has found its new bete noir for the 2013/2014 political news cycle, and that dubious honor goes to Republican rising star, Ted Cruz. Note that the left always targets those they perceive to be the greatest
“With public sentiment, nothing can fail. Without it, nothing can succeed” The above quote, from Abraham Lincoln, is Governor Hickenlooper’s favorite quote, per his own website: That largely describes John’s governing approach as he tackles difficult problems in a
Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-VA), Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, is holding a full committee hearing today that started at 1:00 Eastern. It’s being livestreamed on CSPAN3. Subcommittee Chairman Trey Gowdy, (R-SC) released the following statement ahead of the hearing:
In response to Kermit Gosnell’s Lawyer Plays the Race Card: Hey, why not? Some of us thought that the Race Card had maxed out and become a pathetic joke by the 2012 election, but how wrong we were. Sadly, Obama’s
Not that bizarre utterances are anything new to this Vice President…. Life News reported: Vice-President Joe Biden has put his foot in his mouth again, this time with regard to the controversy over his leading the American delegation to attend
Senator Rand Paul won the straw poll with 25% of the vote. Senator Marco Rubio came in a close second with 23% of the vote. Coming in a distant third with 8% was Rick Santorum. Governor Chris Christie, who wasn’t
Moments ago, a surprised and emotional Katie Pavlich won CPAC’s prestigious “Blogger of the Year” award which was presented by our own Sonnie Johnson. Pavlich, a Townhall columnist and author of the 2012 expose, Fast and Furious: Barack Obama’s Bloodiest
In response to White Smoke Rises From Sistine Chapel: A New Pope Has Been Chosen: The LA Times reports: Jorge Mario Bergoglio was named the 266th pope Wednesday, succeeding Benedict XVI as leader of the world’s 1.2 billion Roman
Video via ABCNews And he will be making his appearance within moments. Vatican watchers say that the decision was made relatively quickly, indicating a strong consensus. After an inconclusive first vote on Tuesday night, the 115 cardinal electors prayed
In response to Sequester panic and REAL budget cuts: Spending cuts now, tax increases never. And by “now” I mean right now. I want Harry Reid tearing up the subsidy checks before a band of snarling cowboy poets. I want
In response to Ryan Budget Doesn’t Account for the Democratic Party’s Dependency Agenda: In what Paul Ryan called “an unprecedented disrespect for the law”, Obama failed to submit his budget request for the upcoming fiscal year by the the first Monday
The beloved Hostess snack cakes haven’t been on store shelves since last November, when the company filed for bankruptcy, but they are expected to be back in stores by the summer. Last Fall, the Baker’s Union Strike broke the beleaguered
Because the president’s poll numbers are sliding, he has very publicly been “reaching out to Republicans” in an effort to stem the tide. According to Ron Fournier of National Journal an anonymous White House official told reporters that Obama’s so-called
Voter fraud doesn’t happen, Dems like to say. And when their supporters are caught red handed, they simper, “well, it rarely ever happens.” Of course, Ohio poll worker, Melowese Richardson and her cohorts represent only the tip of the iceberg.
The DSCC was previously “all in” for Ms. Judd, but that was before a poll ofthe Kentucky Senate race by one of their leading pollsters came out. Now, reportedly, they’re backing away slowly. Via the Hill: According to the Louisville
This afternoon, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX)released the following statement on his Continuing Resolution amendmentto delay funding of Obamacare: For the last four years, our economy has grown at just 0.8% per year. Asa result of this anemic growth, 23
In response to El Sharko’s Top Five Sexiest Women Ever: I see you left out Ashley Judd, El Sharko. Not cool. She deserves to be included in your list of august beauties. Your glaring omission is tantamount to (dare I
Although Organizing for Action was set up by Obama’s former advisers to advocate his agenda, it has been described by Jay Carney as a “outside “, “independent”, “separate” organization. In January, the President sent a mass email to his supporters
Rep. Paul Ryan, the chairman of the House Budget Committee will be rolling out his proposed budget, this week. On Fox News Sunday, he claimed that Republicans did not lose the argument on Medicare in the 2012 election, and called
The Obama Regime has been claiming that due to the sequestration cuts this year, tens of thousands of American children will not be vaccinated. The White House website even has an interactive map that shows the number of children it
Secretary of Defense, Chuck (Chauncy) Hagel is not inspiring confidence in the face of an increasingly bellicose North Korea. Army Gen. Kang Pyo Yong has reportedly threatened to shell Washington, “the stronghold of evils” with nuclear missiles, engulfing it in
I preferred Newt Gingrich to Mitt Romney in 2012 because of his savvy political instincts, excellent communication skills, and superior ability to handle the media. He showcased those talents in this interview he did with CNN’s Wolfe Blitzed, today: BLITZER: