Just in time for the next election cycle: The Senate Ethics Committee has begun issuing subpoenas to those caught up in the sex and lobbying scandal surrounding Sen. John Ensign (R-Nev.) and his former aides, Doug and Cindy Hampton. Several people close to the scandal said they received document subpoenas on Thursday from the committee […]
In her latest “syndicated column”, Michelle Malkin has decided to target blacks and the left as being responsible for the rash of cop killings this year. Ironically she forgets to mention one tragedy that claimed the lives of 3 cops earlier this year: A gunman wearing a bulletproof vest and “lying in wait” opened fire […]
You know, if Harry ends up getting voted out of office I won’t mind one bit. He has been a very ineffective leader and the Democratic caucus seems content on keeping him in the position: A new poll indicates that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nevada, continues to trail two potential Republican rivals, less than […]
Stories like this just really give you a warm and fuzzy feeling about the insurance industry: Health insurance giant Aetna is planning to force up to 650,000 clients to drop their coverage next year as it seeks to raise additional revenue to meet profit expectations. In a third-quarter earnings conference call in late October, officials […]
Look at this headline on Drudge right now: From the article: Houston this morning broke a record with the earliest snowfall ever recorded in the city’s history. Forecasters are still hedging their bets on the amount, but say the most likely scenario is 1 to 2 inches of widespread snowfall through the day. Some areas […]
I keep thinking back to the Bush years and every time someone in Congress wanted someone from the Bush administration to testify the Republicans would give cover to Bush by arguing about “executive privilege”. At that time so many of us on the left kept thinking “I wonder if they will do the same when […]
Look at what they are doing to poor Helen! I just love how the press is so outraged by this story.
I reported about the outrage of Tuesday night’s address by President Obama upsetting some because it was at the same time as A Charlie Brown Christmas. Well Russell Wiseman, the mayor of Arlington Tennessee has taken it to an even more extreme level: In the opinion of Arlington Mayor Russell Wiseman, President Barack Obama’s speech […]
That’s the fewest since December of 2007: The unemployment rate fell to 10 percent in November as employers cut the smallest number of jobs since the recession began. The Labor Department says the economy shed 11,000 jobs last month, an improvement from October’s revised total of 111,000. That’s also much better than the 130,000 Wall […]
Yesterday Sarah Palin joined the ranks of the birther movement and by late night she issued this statement on her Facebook page: Voters have every right to ask candidates for information if they so choose. I’ve pointed out that it was seemingly fair game during the 2008 election for many on the left to badger […]