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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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>
- Ronald Reagan, Said during a radio microphone test, 1984