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Politics
Acting ATF Director Likely To Be Ousted Over Gunwalker Scandal
From CNN: Kenneth Melson, acting director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, is expected to resign under pressure, perhaps in the next day or two, in the wake of the ongoing controversy over Operation Fast and Furious, two senior federal law enforcement sources said Monday. In the operation, straw buyers were allowed […]
Video: Rick Perry at the Republican Leadership Conference
Of all the speeches delivered at the Republican Leadership Conference last week the one delivered by Texas Gov. Rick Perry is the one you have to see: The knock on Perry from the usual suspects in the commentariat is that he’s to Texas, that he’ll branded by the left as the second coming of George […]
Ron Paul Wins RLC Straw Poll; Huntsman Second
Normally I’d greet the news that Ron Paul had won the Republican Leadership Conference straw poll with a yawn and an eye roll… You might say his victory was a forgone conclusion, I can’t remember the last time he didn’t win a CPAC or RLC straw poll. The real shocker here is Jon Huntsman’s second […]
Ouch: White House Chief of Staff Calls President’s Economic Policies “Indefensible”
From the Daily Caller: White House Chief of Staff Bill Daley took heat from business executives Thursday for the Obama administration’s regulatory expansions. Daley also said he didn’t have any good answers for some of what President Obama is doing and expressed frustration about the “bureaucratic stuff that’s hard to defend.” “Sometimes you can’t defend […]
Weekend News Dump: Obama Administration to End ObamaCare Waiver Program
Hey, remember those Obamacare waivers the Department of Health and Human Services was passing out like candy? Well they’ve decided to end the program in September: WASHINGTON — Removing a potential political distraction ahead of next year’s elections, the Obama administration Friday announced an early end to a health care waiver program that has come […]
The President’s Job Council Not So Good at Creating Jobs
President Obama says he’s 100 percent focused on creating jobs these days, so why is taking advice from a bunch of CEOs whose companies have shed thousands of jobs over the last decade? Watch the latest video at video.foxbusiness.com Investor’s Business Daily has the highlights: • GE’s domestic workforce shrank by 25,000 — almost 16% […]
Breaking: Weiner Tells Friends He Will Step Down
The New York Times is reporting this morning that embattled New York Congressman Anthony Weiner has told friends he will step down: Anthony D. Weiner has told friends that he plans to resign his seat after coming under growing pressure from his Democratic colleagues to leave the House, said a person told of Mr. Weiner’s […]
Once You’ve Lost the Porn Star…
I’m loath to wade into to this, but I think we may have reached a tipping point in Weinergate… I mean once you’ve lost the porn star, it’s all pretty much down hill isn’t it? Anyway, jokes aside, one of Congressman Anthony Weiner’s twitter and email buddies, former porn star Ginger Lee held a press […]
Breaking: Wisconsin Supreme Court Upholds Collective-Bargaining Law
The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that the controversial collective bargaining reforms passed by the State Legislature in March can go into effect. The 4-3 ruling found that circuit-court judge Maryann Sumi, exceeded her authority in overturning the law: The court found a committee of lawmakers was not subject to the state’s open meetings […]
Drill, Baby, Drill… Drill Here, Drill Now!
I posted this on Twitter, but it’s worth posting here as well: If you want to talk to me about alternative energy, do it after we’ve tapped into the abundant oil and natural gas reserves we have in this country. I’m not opposed alternatives, but unless they can reduce my energy costs today… They aren’t […]
Ouch: Food Prices Soar
The Federal Reserve has been on a media campaign to sell its monetary policy to main street, but as the Wall Street Journal noted yesterday it hasn’t gone smoothly. Frankly, I have to wonder how the Fed will spin this mornings news about the surge in wholesale prices, which were lead by the largest jump […]
Joe Lieberman: Stop new nuclear plants in US
From The Hill: Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Chairman Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) said the United States should issue a moratorium on any new nuclear power projects in light of the current crises facing Japan. “I’ve been a big supporter of nuclear power because it’s domestic, it’s ours and it’s clean,” Lieberman said in an […]
Michael Moore: This Week’s Biggest Idiot In American Polictics
Michael Moore is moron, I’ll let the indispensable Mary Katharine Ham explain why: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbwMPzbzVJM Heh, never mind the math, this might come as a surprise to a good socialist like Mr. Moore, but it’s not your money or the governments money to confiscate Michael. Related There Aren’t Enough Millionaires – Kevin D. Williamson, National Review […]
New NPR Sting Video Shows Execs Willing to Accept Donation From Alleged Muslim Brotherhood Front Group
A newly released video from James O’Keefe’s Project Veritas indicates National Public Radio executives intended to accept a $5 million donation from a fictitious Muslim Brotherhood front group, the Muslim Education Action Center (MEAC) Trust. NPR maintains they “refused” the check multiple times, but the video released today clearly shows NPR’s Senior Director of Institutional […]