Who’s Gunning for Lindsey Graham? »
Who’s Gunning for Lindsey Graham? His vote for Elena Kagan’s nomination is just the latest conservative heresy from South Carolina’s senior senator. Samuel Jacobs on the Tea Party’s preferred challenger: Love Gov. Mark Sanford. Lindsey Graham is toast—or so say conservatives nationwide and at home in South Carolina. On Tuesday, Graham cast a vote in ...
Political Pep Rally »
Roberts: Scene at State of Union `very troubling’ By JAY REEVES (AP) – 16 hours ago TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts said Tuesday the scene at President Obama’s State of the Union address was “very troubling” and the annual speech has “degenerated to a political pep rally.” Obama chided the ...
Federal pay ahead of private industry »
Welcome to the future, where the Gubment gets paid more than the private sector…your head may explode after reading. Federal employees earn higher average salaries than private-sector workers in more than eight out of 10 occupations, a USA TODAY analysis of federal data finds. Accountants, nurses, chemists, surveyors, cooks, clerks and janitors are among the ...
Meet DOJ Lawyers Who Defended Terrorists »
File under crazy world. As the controversy heats up over the DOJ lawyers who once represented, or advocated on behalf of, al Qaeda and Taliban members, it is worth taking a quick look at their body of work. Neal Katyal is now the principal deputy solicitor general. Previously, Katyal was a law professor and represented ...
Trash Talking Taliban »
Sticks and stones can break your bones, but an AR will kill you… It’s a remarkable combination of psychological warfare, political roundtable and trash-talking. Afghan soldiers and Taliban fighters taunt each other, debate each other and try to persuade each other almost daily over their radios, at times while even shooting at each other. ABC’s ...
WH Calls GOP’s Attack ‘Bizarre Criticism’ »
Amazing how some believe in giving “rights” to non-citizens… White House press secretary Robert Gibbs was asked today about criticisms several conservative groups and Republican lawmakers have launched against Justice Department officials who previously supported or represented in some way the rights of detainees at Guantanamo Bay. More>
Benedict Brown »
After all the talk about being a conservative, after all the talk about “the people’s seat”, Scott “Benedict” Brown shows his true colors. When will politicians “get it”? Things have changed and we “the people” don’t have to accept you…here’s another one termer. WASHINGTON, Feb 22 (Reuters) – A modest job-creation bill advanced in the ...
F35 to be Killed »
We are at war and our enemies are spending the kids college tution on defense. The former USSR just debuted a brand new 5th generation jet to compete against the f22 which was also canceled by dear O. Hussein. The Obama administration is seeking a record $708 billion for the Defense Department in fiscal 2011, ...
Mayor: This president is a real slow learner »
File this under Obama gets bitch slapped. “When times are tough, you tighten your belts. You don’t go buying a boat when you’re trying to pay your mortgage. You don’t blow a bunch of cash on Vegas when you’re trying to save on college. You prioritize, you make tough choices.” – President Obama “This president ...