August 9, 2013 – 8:13 am
Where he’ll pull his typical schtick and bloviate on questions for 5-10 minutes without actually answering any tough questions (ABC News) The news conference scheduled for 3 p.m. EDT also comes a day before Obama leaves Washington for a nine-day vacation on Martha’s Vineyard, Mass. First question: “why were you so late to your own […]
August 8, 2013 – 8:16 am
The far left leaning magazine The Nation has been a long time WalMart opposing group (like so many liberals), and has been calling WalMart out saying they need to pay their employees more. Because people who ring things up at a register somehow deserve the same wage as someone filing legal briefs. WalMart states that […]
August 7, 2013 – 8:48 am
Sadly, there are more than enough low information voters who’ll believe this tripe, as (NMP) Obama goes on Leno, which is apparently part of spending every waking minute working on the economy or something (The Hill) President Obama on Tuesday defended the National Security Agency’s (NSA) surveillance programs in a wide-ranging interview on “The Tonight […]
August 6, 2013 – 1:30 pm
To say that I’m shocked that CNN would publish this story is an understatement, but, hey, random act of journalism The vice chairman of the Federal Election Commission told CNN on Monday he has seen numerous undisclosed e-mails between FEC staffers and the Internal Revenue Service that raise new questions about potential collusion between the […]
August 3, 2013 – 7:00 am
Eh, this is probably just one of those “phony scandals” we keep hearing about (CNET) The U.S. government is quietly pressuring telecommunications providers to install eavesdropping technology deep inside companies’ internal networks to facilitate surveillance efforts. FBI officials have been sparring with carriers, a process that has on occasion included threats of contempt of court, […]
July 29, 2013 – 11:17 am
Another reason to hate Obamacare, as Detroit shifts its debt from itself and all the untenable promises it made onto the bulk of the American taxpayer (NY Times) As Detroit enters the federal bankruptcy process, the city is proposing a controversial plan for paring some of the $5.7 billion it owes in retiree health costs: […]
July 22, 2013 – 7:41 am
Essentially, the bill is window dressing, because most citizens will not bother to read the full details of it. When it passes, it shall surely be positioned as a great bill protecting the rights of all citizens, but… (The Hill) The chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee is pushing to fast-track legislation that would require […]
July 20, 2013 – 7:09 am
I’m sure you’ve read the news and analysis regarding Obama’s “hey, Trayvon Martin could have been me 35 years ago” (if Obama was in to street fighting, marijuana, illegal guns, taking naked pictures of underage girls, and taking drugs like DMX and Lean) comment, unsurprisingly making the issue about himself, along with all the race […]
July 18, 2013 – 8:05 am
Jay Carney makes Baghdad Bob look like an awesome spokesperson (Daily Caller) White House Press Secretary Jay Carney dismissed a question Wednesday regarding the safety of George Zimmerman and his parents as “ridiculous.†Asked by The Daily Caller during the daily press briefing whether the president intends to take any action to protect the Zimmermans […]
July 17, 2013 – 3:47 pm
Here’s execrable AG Eric Holder (Washington Post) Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. strongly condemned “stand your ground†laws Tuesday, saying the measures “senselessly expand the concept of self-defense†and may encourage “violent situations to escalate.†Except “stand your ground” wasn’t part of the Zimmerman trial, mainly because stand your ground drops out of play […]