Massachusetts Residents Erupt in Applause as 'Assault Weapons' Ban Withdrawn
Approximately 400 citizens attended a meeting of the Westford, MA Board of Selectmen on Feb. 20 to speak against a proposed "assault weapons" ban, which was ultimately defeated. The crowd "erupted in...
View ArticleJersey Voters Flip on Menendez, Approval Ratings Crash
A new Quinnipiac University poll of New Jersey voters shows the state’s Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez’s approval ratings have crashed.Only 36 percent of New Jersey voters approve of Menendez’s...
View ArticleJobless Claims Jump Higher Than Expected
The Labor Department reported this morning that initial jobless claims jumped this week by 20,000, rising to 362,000. Economists had been expecting a slight increase to 355,000. The four-week moving...
View ArticleWhole Foods Apologizes for 'Racist' Sign Showing Obama Selling Chicken
After many complaints, a Whole Foods store in New York City took down a sign featuring an artist's depiction of President Obama selling whole organic chicken.The drawing appeared on a chalk board...
View ArticleStudent: Texas High School Teacher Refused To Grade Paper on Gun Shows
Denton High School student Marshall Williams claims a teacher refused to grade a paper he wrote because the subject matter was gun shows.According to Williams, his teacher, Dewey Christian, asked the...
View ArticleSupreme Court Considering Case Over Donor Limits
The Supreme Court has decided to hear a case which could eradicate the limit individual donors can give to candidates they favor. The case is McCutcheon v. FEC, in which Alabama businessman Shaun...
View ArticleWith Biden Present, Connecticut Governor Takes Gun Control Into His Own Hands
Stating that neither the Sandy Hook Advisory Commission he created, nor the Connecticut legislature’s bipartisan committee has moved fast enough on measures to curb gun violence, Gov. Dannel Malloy...
View ArticleBloomberg PAC Endorses Candidate in Favor of Gun Bans for Jesse Jr. Seat
In the Illinois 2nd District Special Election to replace Jesse Jackson, Jr., New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg's Independence USA PAC has gone all in, spending an estimated $1.4 million in attack ads...
View ArticleObama: Love For The Rich Unites Republicans
On Thursday, President Barack Obama doubled down on his usual tactic of bullying his opposition rather than negotiating with them. Speaking to race baiter extraordinaire and MSNBC host Al “Resist We...
View ArticlePoll: 56% of GOP Want Higher Taxes in Sequester Deal
According to a new Pew Research/USA Today poll out today, President Obama has widespread approval for his program of increased taxation to go along with spending cuts. The American people understand...
View ArticleObama Approval on Immigration Skyrockets Among Hispanics
President Obama’s plan to revamp his popularity on the immigration issue by demagoguing it seems to be going smoothly. After watching Senate Republicans and Democrats come up with a plan on immigration...
View ArticleRepublicans Set to Cave on Hagel
With Republicans sympathetic to Secretary of Defense nominee Chuck Hagel preparing to cave, Hagel’s confirmation to head the Pentagon seems all but assured. According to Reuters on Thursday afternoon,...
View ArticleDemand for Used Cars Leaves Auto Dealers Scrambling
According to Thursday’s Wall Street Journal, the U.S. auto market is now craving used cars so much even dealers are seeking out used regular consumers' vehicles to buy them for their own inventory.Doug...
View ArticleFormer AIG CEO: Dodd-Frank Regulations 'Shoot First, Aim Later'
Former American International Group (AIG) chairman and CEO Hank Greenberg lambasted the Dodd-Frank financial reform package at a Thursday press conference.“Congress passed Dodd-Frank before all the...
View ArticleFormer AIG CEO: Company Could Have Survived Without Bailout
Former American International Group (AIG) chairman and CEO Maurice "Hank" Greenberg told reporters Thursday that he believes his former company could have survived without a taxpayer-subsidized...
View ArticleSD Sen. Johnson May Try to Pass Seat to Son
There is wide speculation that SD Dem Sen. Tim Johnson will retire at the end of his term, rather than seek reelection next year. He continues to suffer physical ailments from a brain hemorrhage he...
View ArticleMichelle Obama in Video With Big Bird for Anti-Obesity Campaign
Michelle Obama, pushing her “Let’s Move” program, invited someone to join in her in a video stressing healthy eating for children—someone who usually only eats bird feed.Big Bird.Michelle: Hi! We’re...
View ArticleConsumer Spending Plummets After Payroll Tax Increase
When President Barack Obama and Congress agreed to increase the federal payroll tax by two percent to temporarily avert the so-called fiscal cliff in January, Americans were left with less money to...
View ArticleSen. Charles Grassley: Jack Lew Testimony 'Distressing'
Sen. Charles Grassley (R-IA) says President Obama’s Treasury Secretary nominee Jack Lew has been less than forthcoming throughout his confirmation."Mr. Lew has a lack of knowledge or a poor memory of...
View ArticleJon Huntsman: Republicans Should Push States to Legalize Gay Marriage
On Thursday, No Labels co-leader Jon Huntsman urged Republicans to lead the fight to legalize gay marriage in states that do not recognize it.Writing in The American Conservative, the former Ambassador...
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