A new CNN/ORC International poll just out had Republican Scott Brown in a dead heat with Democrat Sen Jeanne Shaheen in New Hampshire. The non-partisan poll should be considered more reliable than one the DSCC will soon be pushing. The
Hillary Clinton is back in the spotlight she never left, turning up with her husband Bill in Iowa over the weekend, fueling talk about her inevitable second attempt at the presidency. Yet her presentation seemed tone-deaf at times–even referencing the
According to Roll Call, in states where “the president’s popularity is sunk … Senate Democrats are well aware of the anchor President Barack Obama is proving to be in the midterms” and are basing much of their strategy around it, or perhaps
Confronted by an immigration activist today at the Harkin Steak Fry in Iowa, Hillary Clinton more than hedged when asked if she backs Obama’s decision to delay executive action on immigration reform until after November. “You know, I think we have
In his weekly address, Saturday, President Obama once again tried to separate himself from the “previous administration” by telling the American people he would avoid making “the mistakes of the past” and crowing that he is “leading the right way” so
Retiring Senator Tom Harkin, a prominent and long-time progressive, made it clear he isn’t necessarily on Team Hillary, although the former Secretary of State did headline his final annual Steak Fry as a Senator. Harkin, who is retiring after 30
It’s not unfair to say that Obama used the often manipulative tactic of creating expectations to get himself elected once, if not twice to America’s highest elected office. It’s all but impossible to find anything comparable to Obama’s now infamous
This weekend SyFy launched their entry into the zombie apocalypse genre, “Z Nation.” It’s from the people who made “Sharknado.” It’s trying to ride the coattails of the biggest show on television, “The Walking Dead,” which is only a few
In response to Obama As ISIS Adviser?: If that quote from Obama is accurate, the man needs to be in a mental hospital somewhere, not the Oval Office. Granted this is all second-hand info from journalists interviewing each other about
In a somewhat bizarre snippet from a New York Times account of Obama’s prelude to war with ISIS, we find this strange bit of advice for ISIS from the Commander-in-Chief himself. The Times fails to point out that it makes
In response to ISIS beheads another hostage: RE John’s question: are we still putting all our eggs in the “send guns to the good-guy Syrian rebels” basket? Because I’ve got a sick feeling we’re going to learn Haines was initially
The not-Islamic Islamic State we’re not at war with just beheaded another hostage on video, this time a citizen of the United Kingdom, another member of the non-coalition our hideously incompetent President forgot to put together before he announced it
During his now infamous Rose Garden appearance with Bowe Bergdahl’s parents, President Obama said that “America doesn’t leave our people behind,” including “American citizens who are unjustly detained abroad and deserve to be reunited with their families, just like the Bergdahls.” Well,
The L.A. Times calls Fwd.us founder Joe Green Mark Zuckerberg’s political wingman. Tonight Zuckerberg’s “wingman” fired off a shot in an on going debate, or is it a debate Mark Zuckerbeg appears too afraid to engage. The back and forth began when
When asked by ABC’s Dan Harris if he’d consider a run for the Oval Office, former president and CEO of Ford Motors Alan Mulally didn’t make a point of saying he would not one day seek the highest elected office in the
New Mexico Senate candidate Allen Weh was the first candidate this cycle to feature radical Islamic terrorist group ISIS in a campaign spot back in August. Now others, including prominent Republicans, are following his lead as what many view as Obama’s
Citing ongoing legal battles with his ex-wife, South Carolina GOP Rep Mark Sanford announced the end of his engagement to Argentine fiancee, Maria Belen Chapur. In a rambling, nearly 2,400-word post on his Facebook page, Sanford blamed a custody battle between him
The President’s failure of leadership on foreign affairs is causing some heartfelt supporters to express disappointment in him. Kimberly Cole voted for Obama twice but now she tells the Washington Post, “he’s lost his way.” Karlene Richardson, another big supporter,
As I mentioned the other day, ISIS has been enjoying a disturbing amount of success at recruiting women to its medieval cause. I’m not using “recruiting” as a euphemism for forced conversion and slavery here. In fact, they’ve got female
A poll released Thursday showed that a strong majority of French citizens want their socialist President Francois Hollande to resign. The poll conducted by Le Figaro magazine found that 62 percent of respondents think it’s time for Hollande to go.
Myra Adams at National Review notices the rather large number of Hillary Clintonesque characters popping up on TV shows this year, just in time for Madame Hillary’s expected announcement of her 2016 presidential campaign: On November 17, 2014, NBC, the
Although originally designated by Congress to be “Patriot Day” in December of 2001, Obama proclaimed 9/11 a “national day of service” five years ago to encourage Americans to do good deeds in memory of those who died in the 2001
Senate Republicans pumped their muscle in the upper chamber today by managing to block a constitutional amendment on campaign spending. The purpose of the amendment would have reversed the Supreme Court’s Citizen’s United Ruling. Democrats needed 60 votes to conclude
Louisiana Democrat Sen. Mary Landrieu is out with a new ad touting her alleged hard line on immigration, said hard line being a fence. She’s claiming her Republican opponent, U.S. Rep. Bill Cassidy is soft on immigration. Unfortunately, Landrieu called a border
President Obama came to office on the promise of ending America’s war in Iraq. Last night he committed the country to degrading and destroying ISIS in Iraq and Syria, albeit with relatively few boots on the ground. It’s not just
The times – they are a-changin’. A few years ago it was commonplace to see photos of Obama with his head framed with angelic halos. The phenomenon began in 2008, continued for at least a couple of years into his
Bill Maher, outspoken atheist and host of Real Time, appeared on the Charlie Rose show Tuesday and wound up defending Christianity, at least as it compares to Islam. Maher’s distaste for religion is well known from his film Religulous. When
Georgia Democrat Michelle Nunn “tweaks” her own party “for not doing enough to move along the Keystone XL oil pipeline”; however, as is pointed out in an update, “Nunn was among the beneficiaries of a fundraiser this year hosted by
Enjoy the spectacle of IRS Commissioner John Koskinen, Shredder of Hard Drives, explaining that his agency likes to follow the law whenever it can: He’s talking about the byzantine tax laws tied into ObamaCare, but as a general statement of
In response to MSNBC Viewers Vote For Obama To Bypass Congress On Military Action Against ISIS: 88% of the MSNBC audience pronouncing itself comfortable with unilateral Obama war, with a symbolic nod toward the Bush congressional authorization of force that
The White House may call it a recovery, and the media may mostly chirp along, but that doesn’t appear to be the case for many Americans still victim to ObamaNomics. The “number and share of people out of work for
U.S. Sen. Mark Warner put out an endorsement announcement that included Appomattox County Sheriff Barry Letterman and Nelson County Sheriff David Brooks. The problem is, neither are endorsing Warner and they aren’t exactly being quiet about it, now – especially Brooks.
Just when you thought Democrats would stop politicizing the Ferguson shooting incident, the Congressional Black Caucus, and now Rep. Alan Grayson (D), continue to stoke racial division to serve their self-serving political agendas. We told you about the Black Caucus
President Obama addressed the American people this week, assuring them that he now had a plan to defeat the terror group ISIS. Remember that just the other day, Obama said that he didn’t have a plan to counter ISIS. The
Looking back on Wednesday night’s presidential address to the nation, some analysts have wondered what, exactly, President Barack Obama intended to say. There was no real news in the speech, after all. The main point was to convey a four-part
In a poll tonight on MSNBC, viewers of the Ed Show voted overwhelmingly against allowing Congress to have a vote on military action against ISIS. These would be the same people who squawked for five years about Bush’s “illegal”, and
The rise of ISIS and the 13th anniversary of 9/11 are heightening security concerns in Washington, especially for tomorrow, the anniversary itself. Some Senate staff were told to keep their car keys and wallets on their person at all times
19-year-old Shannon Conley pled guilty today on charges of conspiracy to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization today. She’s the suburban Colorado gal who got nicked by the FBI while trying to board a plane to join up
Republicans have been saying for at least two years that they are not opposed to the most common forms of birth control. Somehow that message still comes as a shock to many progressives. One of the Democratic memes propagated in
Sen. Mark Begich (D-Alaska) has been attacking his republican opponent, claiming he has weak ties to Alaska given that he resided in the DC area while working for former president George Bush. Those attacks may be brought into question now