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We already know that Iowa Democrat Bruce Braley doesn’t think much of farmers, given that he called Sen. Chuck Grassley (R., Iowa) a “farmer from Iowa who never went to law school” at a January fundraiser. Now, given new video

We all remember when Presidente Obama let loose a bunch of criminal illegal aliens back in 2013, right? You know, the ones that were cut loose because of “sequester” budget cuts. A Homeland Security internal investigation into the release of

Jim Geraghty of National Review sticks up for Project Veritas filmmaker James O’Keefe against criticism of his border-security stunt, in which he sashayed from Mexico into America while dressed as Osama bin Laden: Maybe O’Keefe’s video is your cup of

Colorado Democrat Senator Mark Udall is talking a good game (bird) when it comes to an issue with significant economic ramifications for the West, including in Colorado; however, his actions, unlike his words suggest there is good reason for concern.

A new study published in the journal Nature Climate Change finds that the Keystone XL pipeline, if approved, would cut global oil prices. For many on the left, that’s the bad news. The official U.S. State Department estimate of carbon

Not only are the brutal tactics of ISIS, combined with the howling vacuum of American leadership, breaking the morale of their enemies, but it’s produced a recruiting bonanza. They’ve been doing so well in conquered Iraqi territory that the government

President Obama has repeatedly said all options, including military force, are on the table to prevent Iran from building nuclear weapons. But in a piece today, Vox’s Ezra Klein suggest a lot of liberals would prefer a nuclear Iran to

The once hardcore “Conservative Republican” and staunch supporter of the National Rifle Association, Democrat Charlie Crist, has just received a “D” rating from the national gun rights organization that once gave him their full-throated endorsement. While Crist was a Republican, and being

This perspective is personal and from inside the battle for survival during the Islamic State onslaught in Iraq. Dear Friends and Family: I have heard from a lot of people over the past week, and I thought I would offer

Democrat Congressman Alan Grayson is right when he says that the U.S. needs to stay out of Iraq.There I said it. I am officially on record of agreeing with the Grayson on this issue. Grayson put out an op-ed in

By John E. Michel, Brig Gen, USAF – Commanding General, NATO Air Training Command-Afghanistan; Commander, 438th Air Expeditionary Wing “I find the great thing in this world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are

Back in 2010, James Clyburn was warning anyone who would listen that the GOP would be investigating where Barack Obama was born if they took over the House. Needless to say, that never happened. Dem Whip: GOP majority will issue

As if Congressman Bruce Braley’s campaign hasn’t been getting enough bad press, now a self-described Progressive Veterans group is being called out for trying to hire Vets to work for Braley at the Iowa State Fair, while being unable to

Flailing for any excuse to get himself off the hook, our teenage President tried blaming the intelligence community for under-selling the menace of ISIS to him. Nope, says the Pentagon – we knew how dangerous they were, and warned the

The New Republic‘s Brian Beutler doesn’t like the argument being made by law professor Jonathan Adler and health policy wonk Michael Cannon. From the moment a 3-judge-panel of the D.C. Circuit Court ruled in their favor, Beutler has been writing

Republican Scott Brown has launched a new ad targeting U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen for being soft on immigration. From Alaska, to Arkansas, in Maine, New Hampshire and elsewhere, clearly the border crisis has emerged as the key driver of Election 2014.

Every Obama statement has an expiration date, and this one ended on January 20, 2009. During an interview with New York Times columnist Bob Herbert at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library in 2006, then Senator Barack Obama laid it on thick,

Ann Coulter’s most recent column calling Kent Brantley, the Christian missionary/doctor suffering from Ebola, “idiotic” for going to Africa in the first place, has produced a ton of blowback. Much of that blowback has come from her fellow conservatives —

Sure, this is a stunt, but it’s a catchy little stunt. To emphasize how lax border security is, gadfly filmmaker James O’Keefe of Project Veritas dressed up as Osama bin Laden and waded across the three-foot-deep river that currently seems

The Tea party-aligned candidate in Alaska’s Republican Senate primary Joe Miller invoked the “R” word, as in Karl Rove, in attacking his two opponents over their stance on illegal immigration. Given the way the immigration issue is now playing nationally,

From the Arkansas to New Hampshire Senate races, to the Maine governor’s race, Republicans are attacking Democrats on “amnesty,” while suggesting it’s the root cause of the current border crisis. According to the Wall Street Journal, “Republicans cite the arrival of tens

Perhaps looking to distance herself from an increasingly failed Obama foreign policy prior to a run for the presidency in 2016, in a talk with The Atlantic, Hillary Clinton directly refutes Obama’s previous claims as regards the rise of ISIS.

The Washington establishment GOP might want to re-think it’s ongoing war against it’s own so called ‘Tea Party’ base. It’s that very thing USA Today credits for the GOP having such a strong hand in the House, it’s broadly assumed Democrats

The Hawaii Reporter calls the defeat of Gov. Neil Abercrombie in the Democrat primary a “historic upset” and attribute the loss to his having lost touch with base voters. Abercrombie enjoyed support from both nions and Barack Obama, who himself has ties

NASCAR driver Tony Stewart “will not compete in a NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Watkins Glen International on Sunday after being involved in an incident that claimed the life of a driver during a race in New York on Saturday

When Valerie Jarrett told Barack Obama he’d have to cut a few hours out of his fiftieth luxury vacation and do something in Iraq, lest he go down in history as the President who lounged at poolside while genocide went

It’s a pity, at this dangerous juncture, that America can’t send Barack Obama – The Man Who Was Wrong About Absolutely Everything – to the showers and replace him with Mitt Romney. Obama’s foolishness has cost America and the world

Before heading off to Operation Martha’s Vineyard, this morning, the president held a brief press conference on the White House lawn to discuss his decision to use air strikes against ISIS in Iraq. Asked if he was having second thoughts

In response to The JV Team Is Behaving Extraordinarily Irresponsibly In Iraq: Almost everyone agrees that Obama abruptly rolled off the golf course and authorized targeted air strikes in Iraq for two reasons: (1) he can’t afford to be seen

Contrary to denials by many in the media, the Obama administration had repeatedly connected the current crisis of unaccompanied children on the border to the President’s executive actions on immigration, in particular Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). Two weeks

In response to Horrors of ISIS: The Obama administration should have done something January, when ISIS took control of Fallujah. That’s where the United States Marines fought the bloodiest battles of the Iraq war in 2004. Instead, Obama referred to ISIS

Iowa Congressman Bruce Braley already had a perception problem for being an out-of-touch, elitist trial lawyer who mocks farmers. Now, he’s angered neighbors in his Brooklyn and Holiday Lake community for filing a formal complaint against a neighbor and her therapeutic

How bad is the genocidal terror state created across Syria and Iraq on Barack Obama’s watch? This bad: Human Rights Office in Iraq reveals that ISIS have been burying hundreds of children and young people alive in Mosul. pic.twitter.com/RJxftWAcPe —

With the Senate poised to pass a bi-partisan bill imposing sanctions on Venezuelan officials involved in a violent crackdown against peaceful pro-democracy protesters, Senate Energy and Natural Resources Chairwoman Mary Landrieu teamed up with Citgo to block the pro-democracy legislation. As Politico