Ronald Reagan’s prescient words hold striking resonance to the dangers and maladies afflicting America today. Here are 7 Ronald Reagan quotes that speak to America’s present condition. On the importance of limited government. On minority youth unemployment. On the opportunity-crushing
In a speech marking the five-year anniversary of his $831 billion economic stimulus plan, President Barack Obama said on Tuesday that his plan, passed one month into his presidency, succeeded and that his critics were proven wrong and “have had
The National Journal reported on Tuesday that President Barack Obama’s claim that 3.3 million people have enrolled in Obamacare–a figure less than half the 7 million for which the White House originally aimed–is significantly inflated. “The actual number of Americans
Embattled Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius told reporters on Monday that zero evidence exists to suggest that the unpopular Obamacare program is a jobs killer. “There is absolutely no evidence, and every economist will tell you this,
Secretary of State John Kerry told Indonesians on Sunday that global warming is now “perhaps the world’s most fearsome weapon of mass destruction.” “Think about the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. It doesn’t keep us safe if the United
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) said at a Friday campaign rally that his leadership in helping raise the debt ceiling was an effort to “protect the country.” “We were confronted with a clean debt ceiling in the Senate or
Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) blasted President Barack Obama on Sunday for his myriad Obamacare delays designed to circumnavigate the looming midterm elections and the Constitution. “This is a shameless act, a shameless power grab that is designed to help the
Dallas convenience store owner Kamardeen Ogunleye and manager Robert Gordon have been charged with running a food stamp scam costing taxpayers $1.9 million. The scheme, laid out in an indictment unsealed on Friday, alleges that Ogunleye and Gordon bought food
In an embarrassing bit of timing, the Obamacare website was down on Saturday due to a “Social Security system outage” on the same day as its National Youth Enrollment Day. According to the HealthCare.gov website, Social Security system maintenance means
One of the main arguments President Barack Obama used to ram through Obamacare was that it would provide affordable coverage to those with pre-existing conditions. However, Dr. Daniel Kantor, who treats multiple sclerosis (MS) patients and those suffering from other
Democrats convened on Thursday at a resort on Maryland’s Eastern Shore for a three-day strategy retreat, wherein President Barack Obama attempted to allay fears that his low approval ratings and unpopular Obamacare program may translate into sizable electoral losses come
Tesla has confirmed that yet another one of its vehicles has caught fire, the fifth in just the last five months. The latest fire involved a Model S in Toronto, Canada and did not result in injuries. “We don’t yet
On Friday, President Barack Obama is expected to announce his intention to create a “Climate Resilience Fund” that will cost taxpayers $1 billion. “Weather practically everywhere is being caused by climate change,” said Assistant to the President for Science and
A Fox News poll finds that 64% of Americans say Obamacare would have never passed if citizens knew back in 2009 what they know now about the law. Interestingly, the somber sentiment garnered majorities from Republicans (74%), independents (68%), and
Progressive Washington Post columnist Dana Milbank said on Tuesday that the explosive new Congressional Budget Office (CBO) report showing Obamacare will reduce the workforce by 2.3 million full-time workers over the next seven years has “bestowed a big gift on
With just two days before America hits the debt ceiling deadline, Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) announced on Tuesday his desire to raise it. “The goal here is to increase the debt ceiling,” said Boehner. “Nobody wants to default on our
Under President Barack Obama, the United States debt has increased $6,666,142,606,010.53, according to the latest figures from the Treasury Department. On Obama’s first day in office, the national debt stood at $10.6 trillion. Today, America’s debt stands at $17.2 trillion.
Rep. Rob Andrews (D-NJ) announced on Tuesday he will resign from Congress in the wake of an explosive CBS 60 Minutes joint investigation by Government Accountability Institute (GAI) President and Breitbart News Senior Editor-At-Large Peter Schweizer and veteran reporter Steve Kroft.
White House Press Secretary Jay Carney brushed off questions from reporters Monday over the Obama administration’s failure to build an Obamacare appeals and error corrections system in the wake of revelations that 22,000 Americans have filed complaints over incorrect subsidies
On Monday, weaker than expected factory data and continued concerns over emerging markets sent the Dow Jones Industrial Average nosediving 326 points to shave 2.08 percent off the Dow as the S&P 500 posted its worst loss (40.7 points) since
The Obamacare website is unable to fix entry mistakes or handle appeals for incorrect or denied coverage and subsidies because the government has yet to build the systems necessary to handle them. A Washington Post investigation published on Sunday revealed
A Tennessee woman with lupus who voted for Barack Obama blasted the president and Obamacare in a moving Monday NY Post editorial. “Obamacare has made my life a nightmare,” wrote Emilie Lamb. “Obamacare is a health plan that is both
In an apparent reversal of his past campaign statements, President Barack Obama told Fox News’s Bill O’Reilly in a Sunday interview that he does not believe in fundamentally transforming America. O’Reilly read Obama a question from a viewer who asked,
In a pregame Super Bowl interview, President Barack Obama told Fox News’s Bill O’Reilly that there was “not even a smidgen of corruption” involved in the Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS) targeting of conservative and Tea Party groups. Obama’s bold statement
Rich and powerful progressives are wasting no time flooding a pro-Hillary Clinton super PAC’s coffers with cash. Billionaire Walmart heiress Alice Walton, billionaire philanthropist Jon Stryker, and billionaire progressive global financier George Soros were among the wealthy donors who helped
On Friday, the U.S. Secret Service arrested a New York man with a loaded rifle, machete, and gas container on charges of threatening to kill former President George W. Bush over an apparent fixation with Bush’s daughter, Barbara. “Bush will
The California Obamacare exchange spent $1.37 million in taxpayer money to produce a bizarre six-hour Internet live stream featuring aging exercise personality Richard Simmons cuddling a contortionist, CalWatchDog.com has revealed. The taxpayer-funded expenditure is particularly alarming given that California’s Obamacare exchange,
The shale oil and gas boom has skyrocketed property values in the tiny town of Cotulla, Texas, from $550 million in 2011 to a staggering $5 billion in 2013, reports Newsmax. Cotulla’s wealth explosion has also tripled tax revenues. That
Last month, President Barack Obama hailed income inequality as “the defining challenge of our time.” Politico says nervous Democrats are “convinced” the issue will help stave off midterm election losses to Republicans. On Wednesday, however, Obama’s own pollster, Joel Benenson, told
President Barack Obama on Tuesday called for the government to “give America a raise” by raising the federal minimum wage – a move that would affect just 2.8% of Americans in the workforce who earn at or below the minimum wage. “Tom
A photo posted on Sunday by the official HealthCare.gov Facebook account has prompted an avalanche of mockery. The Obamacare Facebook photo reads: “The first thing I’m going to do after my coverage begins is ______.” Facebook users wasted no time
President Barack Obama’s best friend, Chicago businessman Marty Nesbitt, told New Yorker editor David Remnick that he views Obama as a global community organizer. “He was a local community organizer when he was young,” said Nesbitt. “At the back end
The Obama administration has delayed the Obamacare provision that would have required employers to make the same health benefits available to employees that it does to top executives until after the midterm elections. As the New York Times reported on
Obama biographer and New Yorker editor David Remnick reported on Sunday that First Lady Michelle Obama is already fast at work on her memoirs, which famed literary agent Andrew Wylie says could fetch $12 million. Remnick quotes Obama strategist David
Startling congressional testimony on Thursday revealed the Obama administration does not know how many people have Obamacare coverage because it has yet to build the systems necessary to determine the number of individuals who have paid their premiums to activate
U.S. economic conditions in 2014 continue to languish, as millions of Americans remain jobless. Seven economic facts underscore America’s increasingly dire economic outlook. 1. A Record 91.8 Million Americans Are No Longer in the Workforce The latest Labor Department figures
One of the big data companies responsible for the Obamacare website scored an over-$19 million taxpayer-funded contract from the State Department for its new visa-processing system as well as help managing oversight in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda,
The government watchdog group that revealed that President Barack Obama failed to attend over half of his daily intelligence briefings (known officially as the Presidential Daily Brief, or PDB) released a devastating Benghazi timeline Wednesday. It reveals Obama’s schedule in
A report released Monday by the Congressional Management Foundation finds that 91% of congressional senior managers reported their staffers are concerned about Obamacare-induced changes to their personal health care plans. Obamacare required almost all congressional staffers to give up their
Washington Post health care reporter Sarah Kliff said Monday that the next wave of Obamacare outrage will hit as Obamacare enrollees discover that their choice of doctors and hospitals is about to shrink dramatically. “Obamacare’s narrow networks are going to
