American Majority Action: Boehner Should Resign as Speaker
Conservative group American Majority Action (AMA) has called on House Speaker John Boehner to resign his position after canceling his “Plan B” vote on Thursday.AMA president and CEO Ned Ryun made the...
View ArticleLessons from Sandy Hook: Banning Rifles Won't Work, Armed Security Will
The tragedy in Connecticut deserves a serious response, but will banning "military style" rifles really make a difference?Timothy Carney put together the chart below based on information from the FBI's...
View ArticleNRA Responds: Blasts Media, Proposes Cop in Every School
After a week of silence, the head of the NRA made his first public statement since the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Connecticut. He proposed placing an armed police officer in every public...
View ArticleNRA to Face Opposition from Teachers Unions over Armed Security at Schools
The NRA proposed on Friday its National School Shield Program in response to the tragic school shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. The program will assist schools in...
View ArticleAnatomy of a Failure: Majority Whip McCarthy's Role in Plan B Debacle
In the wake of House GOP Leadership's strategic miscalculation last night, legitimate questions are being raised about the future of Speaker John Boehner's leadership. But, it is important to remember...
View ArticleExperts: School Shootings Will Continue if Mental Health Care Stays Same
There is a school of thought that mass killings like the one in Newtown, Connecticut could be prevented in the future if funding for mental health facilities is increased.According to Linda Frederico...
View ArticleAmericans for Tax Reform Did Not Help Boehner
On Friday, the morning after House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) could not get enough Republican votes to pass his "Plan B" proposal to raise the marginal tax rate on those making over $1 million,...
View ArticleLos Angeles Man Arrested for Running Illegal Dentistry Out of Bathroom
On Wednesday, authorities arrested a Los Angeles, California man for running an "elaborate" and illegal dental operation out of his bathroom.William Escobar, 40, of Moorpark, was arrested on "several...
View ArticleConnecticut Resident Ted Kennedy, Jr. Considering Run to Replace...
Multiple press reports suggest that Ted Kennedy, Jr. is considering a run to replace Massachusetts Senator John Kerry in the special election that will be held if, as expected, Kerry is confirmed by...
View ArticleBusy Week for State Department, Where Is Hillary?
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is "working from home" this week after a stomach virus left her so dehydrated that she fell and suffered a concussion. It's a politically convenient week to be...
View ArticleFamily Friend: Lanza May Have 'Snapped' Over Mom Wanting Him to Get Out More
A friend of Adam Lanza's mother said after the mother of the Sandy Hook Elementary School murderer pushed "her loner son to leave the Newtown home that provided his refuge from reality," Adam "rejected...
View ArticleMore Parents Seek Therapy for Their Children After Sandy Hook
The massacre in Newtown, Connecticut has raised the consciousness of parents who worry that their children may have violent tendencies, according to a Rochester Hills, Michigan child psychiatrist.Dr....
View ArticleUS Homicide Rates at 50-Year Low
The wrenching tragedy in Connecticut last week led to much national coverage of gun violence. Not mentioned in most of the coverage is the fact that the U.S. is experiencing a 50-year-low in murders...
View ArticleThe NRA Puts Its Money Where Its Mouth Is
When the NRA's Wayne LaPierre broke that organization's week-long silence to speak about serious steps that can be taken to prevent another Sandy Hook Elementary shooting from happening, he not only...
View ArticleUnemployment Claims Rise 17,000 Despite Holiday 'Hiring' Season
The holiday hiring season typically depresses the number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits, but not in the Obama economy. The U.S. Department of Labor says that for the first time in...
View ArticleJudiciary Chairman: Feds Should Stay Out of Way if States Want to Arm Teachers
"Let it happen!" should be the federal approach if states want to arm teachers as a defense against Newtown-type attacks. National teachers’ unions are opposing the idea, but if states want this safety...
View ArticleNRA Speaks, Announces New Effort to Protect Schools
In a much anticipated press conference, The National Rifle Association (NRA) announced today the creation of a new program to defend American schoolchildren from the plague of madmen and mass murderers...
View ArticleFiscal Cliff Negotiations Tarnish Boehner, Cantor, GOP Leadership
After House Speaker John Boehner failed to get enough Republicans to support his “Plan B” proposal on Thursday and was forced to pull the bill, lawmakers on both sides of the aisle openly expressed...
View ArticleHouse Republicans Circulate Plan to Oust Boehner from Speakership
Several conservative House Republican members are contemplating a plan to unseat Speaker John Boehner from his position on January 3, Breitbart News has exclusively learned. Staffers have compiled a...
View ArticleSanta Wins Reelection at North Pole, Declares Mandate to Tax Reindeer
Santa Claus has been re-elected President of the North Pole by defeating the Tooth Fairy in a nasty campaign.The margin was closer than last time around when Santa beat Frosty the Snowman, who headed...
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