Jeb Bush says unity can bring win for GOP in 2016
MIAMI — Former Gov. Jeb Bush has a clear goal for 2016 — get the Republican Party back in power at the national level. Bush, brother of former President George W. Bush and son of former President George H.W. Bush, says he wants to inspire unity in the GOP by supporting immigration … Read More
Alleged bipartisan gunrunning ‘cover-up’ clouds Benghazi investigation
WASHINGTON – Alleging a bipartisan “cover-up” of U.S. gunrunning operations in the Mideast, critics are calling for an independent investigation of the 9/11 attack in Benghazi. Despite numerous congressional hearings, "no one has asked about the underlying mission in Benghazi," said Jeff … Read More
Let the greens gripe, the Keystone XL pipeline is a lock
Have fun watching the greens howl. Keystone XL is a done deal. In Baltimore Friday -- a helicopter hop away from all-scandal-all-the-time D.C. -- President Obama announced he is “directing agencies across the government to do what it takes to cut timelines for breaking ground on major … Read More
Krauthammer: Obama’s parsing words makes Bill Clinton look unsophisticated
Syndicated columnist Charles Krauthammer brought up on Friday’s Fox News Channel’s “Special Report” panel discussion that President Obama chose his words with surgical precision at a joint press conference held the day before. In doing so, he didn’t come close to answering a reporter’s … Read More
Petition to White House: Why did counsel hide IRS report from Obama?
A new petition was filed Friday with the White House, asking that the administration explain glaring inconsistencies between statements made by President Barack Obama and his chief spokesman, White House Press Secretary Jay Carney. The petition calls into question the truth of these … Read More
Mitt Romney weighs in on scandals with Leno: ‘Not a fan of president’
Former Gov. Mitt Romney, the Republican party's presidential nominee in 2012, was a guest on Friday's broadcast of "The Tonight Show." Host Jay Leno asked Romney about the AP, IRS and Benghazi scandals, to which Romney shares his opinion of how President Obama is handling these issues. At one … Read More
Evidence IRS harassed pro-life groups, asked for ‘content of members prayers’
The level of Internal Revenue Service harassment of conservative groups seeking tax-exempt status went as far as the IRS actually requesting the "prayers" of a pro-life organization in Iowa. Illinois Rep. Aaron Schock drilled acting IRS commissioner Steven Miller on the IRS’s inappropriate … Read More
Issa subpoenas Pickering over flimsy Benghazi accountability report
House Oversight Committee Chairman Rep. Darrell Issa officially subpoenaed former Ambassador Thomas Pickering to appear for a deposition by the committee next Thursday about the State Department’s Accountability Review Board report on Benghazi. Pickering co-authored the ARB report on the … Read More
IRS planted scandal-breaking question as a preemptive strike
When things hit the fan for the Internal Revenue Service last week, a strategic decision was made to have a random tax lawyer ask a seemingly innocuous question and then have Lois Lerner answer with the bombshell admission that the IRS was targeting conservative groups. The story of the IRS’s … Read More
Zogby, Rasmussen give Obama an ‘F’ for week; ‘Are locusts next?’
How bad did the White House look this week? Left-leaning pollster John Zogby found President Obama losing ground even with his base, according to a poll reported on the Zogby Analytics website Friday, Rasmussen Reports, meanwhile, found Obama has only a 48 percent approval rating among voters, … Read More
‘No blanking clue’: O’Reilly seeks opinions about scandals on streets of NY
We hear a lot about "low information voters" these days and Fox News host Bill O'Reilly gives us an up close look at who these people are. On Friday's show, he sends a producer out into the streets of New York to randomly ask people about the IRS and Benghazi scandals, with the predictable … Read More
Magpul joins Colo. sheriffs in suit to overturn state gun control laws
Earlier this month, firearms accessories manufacturer Magpul Industries moved their magazine manufacturing operation out of Colorado, a pledge made after the state passed new gun control laws in March. Now, Magpul has filed a lawsuit to overturn Colorado’s extreme gun control … Read More
Burglars stuff homeowner in gun closet, victim comes out shooting
Three burglars kicked in the front door of a Houston home, then beat the homeowner and stuffed him into an upstairs closet while they took their time looking for items to steal. The burglars were unaware that the closet they threw the homeowner into was one he used to store his gun … Read More
