Monthly Archives: August 2011

Most people know by now about the Hustle for the House tonight. The story is that the President sent a letter to Speaker John Boehner (and the media) requesting a joint session of Congress be called Wednesday, September 7. Boehner’s … Continue reading →

(NSFW) Did you really think I would let this one slide by? Police: Surveillance taped NM cop having sex The cameras were originally set up to nab graffiti vandals A surveillance camera set up to nab graffiti vandals recorded a … Continue reading →

Team Obama Finds Hope for 2012 in a History Lesson Weeks before the debt-limit showdown came to a head, White House chief of staff Bill Daley held an unannounced retreat for his senior staff at Fort McNair, an Army base … Continue reading →

Boehner Asks Obama to Reschedule Jobs Address to Congress House Speaker John Boehner requested that President Obama hold his jobs address, which Obama wants to deliver next Wednesday, next Thursday instead. The Speaker’s letter didn’t mention the brewing controversy over … Continue reading →

Black leaders turn up the heat on President Obama If there’s anything close to a political certainty in 2012, it’s that Barack Obama will get more than 90 percent of the African-American vote. But that doesn’t mean every black Obama … Continue reading →

Via Hot Air: Solyndra to Declare Bankruptcy President Obama touted the facility only a year ago. Solyndra, a major manufacturer of solar technology in Fremont, has shut its doors, according to employees at the campus. “I was told by a … Continue reading →

Andre Carson: Tea party wants blacks ‘hanging on a tree’ A top lawmaker in the Congressional Black Caucus says tea partiers on Capitol Hill would like to see African-Americans hanging from trees and accuses the movement of wishing for a … Continue reading →

Oh yes he did: Obama to deliver jobs address to joint session of Congress President Obama has requested a joint session of Congress next week to deliver his jobs speech directly to lawmakers. In a letter to congressional leaders requesting … Continue reading →

Victory Film Group: Sarah Palin Biopic ‘The Undefeated’ Goes Pay-Per-View & Video-On-Demand Sept. 1 ARC Entertainment announced today that it will make the Sarah Palin biopic film The Undefeated available on video-on-demand and pay-per-view to approximately 75 million homes through … Continue reading →

Politico: Perry panic fires up the left In his two weeks as a presidential candidate, Rick Perry has done something that neither Barack Obama nor Mitt Romney could do: wake up the left. Perry panic has spread from the conference … Continue reading →

I don’t know about you but I can hardly wait for Obama to read us his next Greatest Speech Ever™ President-elect Barack Obama to deliver major speech on the economy on Thursday (change.gov, January 8, 2009) President Barack Obama to … Continue reading →

Whenever I get writer’s block I just head over to Hullabaloo to read thereisnospoonupmyass‘ latest post: One of the biggest lessons one can learn in life is that no matter how far up one rises or doesn’t rise, the world … Continue reading →

The Iowa Republican: Palin to Fly to New Hampshire Following Iowa Appearance High level Iowa Republicans tell TheIowaRepublican.com that Sarah Palin will fly to New Hampshire following her September 3rd appearance in central Iowa. Speculation has been swirling about whether … Continue reading →

Jeff Zeleny: As Mrs. Clinton campaigned in Wisconsin in advance of the primary there on Tuesday, one of her top advisers, Howard Wolfson, convened a conference call with reporters to accuse Mr. Obama of plagiarizing Mr. Patrick’s remarks from a … Continue reading →

Romney’s “Core Constituency” Ross Douthat seems in danger of jumping on the Romney meat-wagon. He writes that despite Rick Perry’s position, Romney should not panic because “Romney doesn’t have to worry about any of the rival candidates making a play … Continue reading →

Volokh Conspiracy: New York City Bars Dogs from Bars In New York, dogs can take the witness stand at a criminal trial. But at least in New York City, they’re not allowed to go into bars. NYC regulators recently banned … Continue reading →

Maybe they aren’t brain-damaged after all: Buyers’ remorse: Youth ditch Obama President Obama coasted into the White House thanks in part to the youth vote, individuals aged 18-29 who bought into his vague promise to bring change. During Mr. Obama’s … Continue reading →

Health care fraud prosecutions on pace to rise 85% New government statistics show federal health care fraud prosecutions in the first eight months of 2011 are on pace to rise 85% over last year due in large part to ramped-up … Continue reading →

Jennifer Rubin: Perry at the VFW But perhaps in the change of schedule and the rush of the new campaign not much attention was given to the speech. Let’s take a look at what he said: “I do not believe … Continue reading →

Seriously: ‘Jewish’ Bachmann is costing Romney Funny, she doesn’t look Jewish. Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is facing a new challenge: He’s having trouble raising money from some Jewish donors who mistakenly believe one of his opponents, Michele Bachmann, is … Continue reading →