Could the rise of ISIS in Iraq have been prevented if the U.S. had left troops in the country in 2011? That question has been a subject of debate in Washington for years. So why do members of the Obama
In response to Obama Nationalizes The 2014 Election As Democrat Candidates Cringe: There’s so much happening in the news right now that Obama declaring the 2014 elections are a referendum on his Presidency probably won’t get as much notice as
The more I reflect on the denouement of the Neil deGrasse Tyson phony-quotes saga, the more I’m convinced he would be the perfect First Citizen of the Ineptocracy. In this sad-trombone age of massive faceplants – more money and power
In response to Obama: November’s All About Me, Dammit!: President Midas Touch doesn’t really have much to boast about these days. His 2102 applause lines about ending the war in Iraq and decimating al Qaeda would sound like sick jokes,
A recording has surfaced demonstrating that Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe’s chief of staff, Paul Reagan extended a prospective job offer to a Democrat preparing to quit the General Assembly in June, “saying that the senator’s daughter might get a top state job
Perhaps Doug Clark of the News and Record simply woke up on the wrong side of bed, or maybe he felt like carrying a little water for Kay Hagan but this hit of his on Republican Thom Tillis doesn’t hold
With embattled Democrats already doing everything they can to make November’s election not about Barack Obama – given his terrible poll numbers – the Democrat-in-Chief’s ego appears to have gotten the best of him during an address at Northwestern University.
Tom Steyer’s NextGen Climate super PAC hit Florida Gov. Rick Scott on climate change and oil drilling with a less than honest bi-lingual ad, ironically enough, entitled “Fraud.” “… a Spanish-language TV ad running in the Miami area through Election Day,
After a day of consuming increasingly disturbing Ebola news, how about an entirely different sort of horror story? William Langeswiesche at Vanity Fair has an extensive, methodical, and terrifying account of the Air France Flight 447 crash from 2009, which
After imperiously declaring that his infallible mind-powers override objective reality, scientist/entertainer Neil deGrasse Tyson finally got around to admitting he’s been misrepresenting the allegedly intolerant and stupid George Bush quote he’s been deploying during seminars for years. Tyson slandered
In response to Contagion on the honor system: While the Liberian and United States governments are obviously complicit in allowing this dreadful virus to reach American soil, I can’t help feeling a tinge of responsibility myself as a member of
In response to Ebola Patient Thomas Eric Duncan’s Long Journey to a Texas Hospital: What was this guy thinking? The Liberian government is now talking about prosecuting Duncan for lying on his airport questionnaire about making close contact with an
United Airlines has released information on which flights Thomas Eric Duncan took to reach the United States. It then took several more days and two trips to the hospital before he was properly diagnosed and treated. The Daily Mail reports
With President Obama pushing back the immigration reform issue until after the 2014 mid term elections, members of Congress pressing for a comprehensive approach to fixing the immigration problem are upset that their message is being set on the President’s
In response to Bill Clinton Seems Fond Of Alison Lundergan Grimes: What exactly is “Slick Willy” really up to in Kentucky? We know he is all about trying to get Democrats elected to public office, so those of you out
Alison Lundergan Grimes’ campaigns touts it as the former president’s “first advertisement for a Senate campaign” in 2014. In fact, it was a video message from Bill that “officially kicked off her campaign last year” and he’s already made two
A new poll out from NH1 in New Hampshire has Republican Scott Brown moving from down by 7% to dead even in his race to unseat incumbent Democrat Senator Jeanne Shaheen. With just over a month to go until Election
The Powerline blog points out that even more or less friendly journalists were under whelmed by Democrat Al Franken’s performance in his first head-to-head debate with his Republican challenger businessman Mike McFadden. Seems like @MikeforMN had his coffee this morning. @AlFranken
The official website of the Surgeon General of the United States has nothing to say about Ebola prevention and detection, other than an old press release about relief efforts in Liberia. Instead, the lead story is: “September is Fruits &
In response to Troops In Iraq Not Eligible For Military Medals in Fight Against ISIS: The troops may not be eligible for medals in this not-war, but Syrian civilians are eligible to receive errant bombs, as President Obama has exempted
In response to ISIS Declared War on US Homeland in 2012, Promising an Attack Worse Than 9/11: ISIS may have declared war on us, but because the Obama administration refuses to declare war on them, we have more than 1,600
“Be ready,” the leader of ISIS warned in July 2012, “our war with you only began now.” Even as President Obama’s campaign was congratulating itself for bringing U.S. troops home from Iraq, the leader of ISIS was declaring war on
Beleaguered Iowa Democrat Bruce Braley can’t seem to catch a break in what many assume has now gone from a sure win to a complete and total loss in his now uphill battle against surging Republican Joni Ernst. Just as
The NY Times’ Peter Baker posted a piece yesterday in which he struggles to suggests the current Republican concern over lapses in security at the White House is politically motivated. Although the target of the legislative scrutiny is the Secret
Are you feeling a bit paranoid about the use of data-mining tools to sift through huge piles of online information to predict or manipulate your behavior? How would you feel if companies started using Big Data to find job applicants,
The deadly Ebola virus is now in the U.S., as officials have confirmed the first case has been diagnosed in Dallas, Texas. The infected person is said to be a man that arrived from Liberia on Sept. 19, but because he did
The gloves have come off quite a while back in the contentious congressional race between incumbent Democrat Congressman Joe Garcia and Republican congressional nominee, Carlos Curbelo. Garcia has been relentlessly trying to convince voters that Curbelo must be hiding something,
Democrats are laughably trying to label Republican congressional candidate Carlos Curbelo as a “Tea Party candidate” because former Republican Congressman Allen West has endorsed him over liberal Democrat Congressman Joe Garcia. By calling someone a “Tea Party candidate,” like Congresswoman
A new survey released by Louisiana State University Public Policy Research Lab indicates that Republicans are both following the news more closely and more likely to vote when it comes to the upcoming November elections. “Generally, in mid-term elections, Republicans
In Oregon, the Michael Bloomberg-funded gun control group, Everytown for Gun Safety is backing Democrat Gov. John Kitzhaber, while also trying to unseat state Sen. Bruce Starr, R-Hillsboro. Along with spending $22,000 to support Starr’s opponent, Democrat Chuck Riley, they also “reported
U.S. Sen. Mark Udall doubled down on his abortion rights rhetoric in attacking his Republican challenger U.S. Rep. Cory Gardner claiming it reflects Gardner’s career, while admitting it’s myopic, at best. U.S. Sen. Mark Udall defended the deluge of abortion rights-oriented
Whatever else is going on at the Secret Service, they’ve got the Obama Administration scandal playbook down pat, which is really depressing. 1. Lie about what happened – They not only misled the public about how far Omar Gonzalez penetrated
In a move that should be seen as a slap in the face to law enforcement officers, everywhere, the students of Goddard College in Vermont have selected convicted cop-killer Mumia Abu-Jamal to deliver the school’s Fall commencement address. Abu-Jamal, who
The Associated Press has a story up which indicates that the county prosecutor is treating Alton Nolen’s crime as workplace violence. The Washington Post reports that the FBI is taking the same approach. The opening paragraph of the AP report
Democrats aren’t only running away from Barack Obama for the mid-term elections, they’re bailing on his so called signature legislation, the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare, as well. New research from Elaine C. Kamarck and Alexander R. Podkulpaper of the Brookings
The midterm elections are just around the corner, but I’m already looking ahead to 2016. Why? Because the GOP has a habit of screwing up presidential elections lately. It would be awesome if that didn’t happen again. So, a few
Earlier this year the President referred to ISIS as the “JV team” during an interview, but that designation is at odds with the placement of ISIS’ leader near the top of the State Department’s designated terrorist list in 2011. Abu
An update on the mysterious outbreak of EV-D68, a virus almost unheard-of in the United States until this year, when it suddenly blitzed across the Midwest and sent nearly 300 victims – mostly young children a history of respiratory problems
In New Hampshire, Democrat Jeanne Shaheen, no doubt looking to up turn-out among women, attacked Republican Scott Brown saying he’s “untrustworthy on women’s issues, such as abortion rights”. Brown returned fire by highlighting her support for ObamaCare, which many view as
The St. Louis Dispatch is reporting Chicago resident Derrick Dawon Burns, 21, was arrested Monday on eight federal charges alleging that Burns made a series of bomb and violence threats toward Southern Illinois University-Carbondale students and workers, prosecutors said. The
