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I’m not one to pick on the First Lady and the President on little things, but the event planner in me couldn’t be silenced.  From The Washington Post: Guests attending Michelle Obama’s 50th birthday party at the White House later this

A few weeks ago I wrote about Detroit’s bankruptcy and an adequate solution for paying Detroit’s creditors.  Greg Gutfeld summed it up on The Five when he said, “Sell the damn art.” Columnist and radio host Derek Hunter has a

From time to time I do a feature at Townhall called the De Pasquale’s Dozen.  I ask free-market minded writers, politicians and entertainers to talk about their non-political interests and pop culture obsessions.  My inspiration, Andrew Breitbart: I’ve mentioned in

Will Amy and Tina joke about not making jokes about a movie about slavery?  Will Lena Dunham’s dress make her look frumpy and then indignant about being called frumpy?  Will I watch the entire thing despite the fact that Bruce

I saw this ad this morning while watching the Today Show.  It’s from Jennifer Wexton, who is running for a State Senate seat in a special election in Loudon County, Virginia.  Democrats have found a winning strategy in painting Republicans

On the New York Post’s opinion page, Sally Pipes of Pacific Research Institute writes about two campuses with menegitis outbreaks and how current vaccines given don’t prevent the disease from spreading.  However, a 20 year old vaccine available in Europe,

It didn’t take long for the “atheist church” to succumb to in-fighting.  It seems they can’t even agree on whether to use the word “atheism.”  From CNN: The world’s most voguish – though not its only – atheist church opened

A few days ago I wrote about the Twitter Bubble and the Culture of Outrage.  Barely 24 hours later, another Twitter controversy has erupted and possibly gotten one woman fired because of a tweet.  Ace of Spades has a good

Over at Townhall.com I do an interview feature called the De Pasquale’s Dozen that asks interviewees to take a break from politics and talk about their life and pop culture obsessions.  This week’s interview is with Zack Arnold, the editor

Over the last several months I’ve been checking out of the political chatter on Twitter more and more.  It seems like every day there is a daily outrage that dominates the Twitterverse.  A reporter said something stupid.  A President tweeted

In response to NYC Loses Liberal Talk Radio Outlet: It’s hilarious that every time there’s a contract negotiation with Rush Limbaugh or Sean Hannity, the Left jumps on it as some sort of sign that conservative talk radio is on

The FreeEnterprise.com blog is “celebrating” 12 Days of Regulatory Christmas.  Each year there are $1.8 trillion in regulatory costs for businesses.  Today’s story is pretty outrageous. It’s not easy being green, especially if you’re a dusky gopher frog, an endangered species only

They can’t be delivered by drones (yet), but books are one of my favorite things to give at Christmas.  It’s a way to really show someone that you care about them and pay attention to their interests.  Over at my

In response to City of Detroit Allowed to Proceed With Bankruptcy: As Javier said, a judge ruled yesterday that Detroit can file bankruptcy.  From the New York Times: “This once proud and prosperous city can’t pay its debts,” the judge

I’m becoming more and more uncomfortable with fellow conservatives who feel the need to be the joke police.  Over the weekend, actor Paul Walker died in a car crash.  First of all, Twitter is a horrible place to be when people

Today Kira Davis has an interesting piece over at the Independent Journal Review.  She writes: I went to see [Best Man Holiday] this past weekend and three things struck me about the film. First, its always refreshing to see a story in

The Foundry has an excellent post about one family’s experience with their health care insurance premium going up after the implementation of ObamaCare.  Their original plan of $389 per month for a family of four went up to $499 per month in

Today on The Heritage Foundation’s blog, The Foundry, Chris Jacobs makes the case for why ObamaCare hurts everyone, whether you get insurance from your employer, it’s subsidized, you buy it on your own or you’re a senior on Medicare.  As

I read this story last month and had to share it on Halloween.  Reposted with permission from CoolHandSchlute. Lightning streaks across the sky and a clap of thunder offers its signature “Boom!” as we see a monolithic castle rising from

Fellow conservatives, I beg you: Stop focusing on the fact that HealthCare.gov sucks.  It takes the narrative off of the fact that it’s ObamaCare that sucks.  Proof that the Left wants us talking about the website is that the White House,

This job opening caught my eye this morning.  Planned Parenthood is seeking an “ACA Outreach Deputy Campaign Director.”  Among the duties are getting women signed up for ObamaCare and registering them to vote.  Emphasis added in job description below. Planned Parenthood

In response to HHS Sec: Obama Had No Idea of Healthcare.gov Malfunction Until After Launch: The White House (and media) are now embracing the website’s failures because it distracts from the fact that the program is also a failure.  In a

This past week Ann Coulter’s 10th book, Never Trust a Liberal Over Three-Especially a Republican, was released.  In her first interview with Sean Hannity after the book came out he said that he always reads the book and tries to

This morning the Smithsonian’s National Zoo sent out a “Happy Holidays” email.  Shop And Save Species Our animals can’t speak human. But if they could, they would thank you. You visit them in person and on our webcams. You get

The Atlantic’s Derek Thompson talked with Anita Elbrese, Harvard Professor and author of Blockbusters about why Hollywood gravitates toward sequels and blockbusters despite complaints for professional and armchair critics.  From the interview: THOMPSON: Would I be oversimplifying your thesis if

If you’ve seen a NFL game this month, you know that it’s National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. While raising awareness and money for research is admirable and important, October is prime time for the media’s continued campaign of scare tactics

I’ve been following my fellow Convo writers’ posts on the “Breaking Bad” series finale.  Since I had never seen the show and figured there were too many seasons to catch up on, I watched the last 30 minutes of the

Honor Flight has been in the news this week, so I just wanted to take this opportunity to tell people about volunteer opportunities.  I’ve been volunteering as a greeter at Reagan National Airport (DCA) for about a year now.  Though

I had to share this bedtime rhyme from blogger Dusty Schluterman at CoolHandSchlute.  Given the Left’s reaction to Senator Cruz reading Dr. Seuss to his adorable girls during his 21 hour speech from the floor, they probably won’t appreciate this literary

In response to The cult of government: After the devastating loss for conservatives and Republicans in 2012 and lack of focus on 2014, many in the movement seem to be in a post-electoral mindset. As one friend who has been

Blogger Dustin/CoolHandSchlute (@CoolHandSchlute) had a very interesting chat with “Kenneth” on Healthcare.gov’s new Live Chat service.  Read the entire thing here.  Dustin began the chat by talking about the previous night’s new South Park episode.  [11:55:39 pm]: Dustin Before we

I love this story about a New York Post reporter’s blog, 300sandwiches.com.  Stephanie Smith started the writing project when her boyfriend playfully said, “Honey, you’re 300 sandwiches away from an engagement ring!” She’s keeping track of each sandwich (she’s up to 177)

Last month I suggested that conservatives take it easy on the snark and reach out to Americans hurting in Obama’s economy. I’d call it “compassionate conservatism,” but explaining that it doesn’t mean what you think it means is like explaining

Is there any way to offer advice to millenials without sounding like an old fart?  Probably not, but they still need to hear it.  I’ve been working in politics in the D.C. area for almost 15 years, so I’ve seen