Jun 14, 2013 – To add insult to injury, Obama has to swallow the news that his Republican predecessor, on whom he has blamed all of his problems, … He promised to bring the high unemployment rate down to about 6 percent, but it remains at 7.6 percent. … figure out how to boost the price of gasoline to the levels in Europe" where gas prices are about $9 a gallon.…

Jun 13, 2013 – The United States Senate has just killed an amendment submitted by Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley to secure the southwest border with … All four Republican members of the Gang of 8, John McCain, Jeff Flake, Marco Rubio and Lindsey Graham voted with Harry Reid to table…

Jun 13, 2013 – I’m going to speak about this amendment for just a minute, but I’ld like to respond to Senator Thune, and I wish that we could get … The money to build it comes though my Committee, so I’ve actually gone down to look at the fence that we’re trying to build. … It was shocking to me and would be shocking to everyone in America if they would see it.…

Jun 12, 2013 – Contrary to everyone's expectations, 10 percent more blacks voted in 2012 compared to 2008, even beating white voters, the usual turnout … Only two groups voted in larger numbers in 2012 compared to 2008: blacks aged 45-64, and blacks over the age of 65 -- mostly elderly … going to push the Republicans to new electoral heights, one is reminded of Democratic pollster Pat Caddell's reason for refusing to…

Jun 12, 2013 – home and relocate to Texas. … “As native Californians our decision to move to a more prosperous and free state was difficult”, Tamara says.  … the point where I no longer aspire to large corporate profits and merely hope to hang on to what little I have managed to save after…

Jun 11, 2013 – Many voters in the Democratic-leaning state have yet to make up their minds. … is a seasoned political operative who understands how to win elections. … Thus the odds are not really in his favor to win -- not by a long shot.…

Jun 11, 2013 – On June 4, the president went to the Rose Garden to deliver a peevish and lecturing speech announcing three candidates for the U.S. … Noting that it is the president's constitutional duty to nominate judges and the Senate's duty to provide advice and consent, a clearly … In addition, Obama voted to filibuster one of the Supreme Court nominations, for Samuel Alito, and also tried to derail circuit court…

Jun 11, 2013 – And since we will never be able to master it, we will have to learn to live with it - just as we have learned to live with storms. … folks were tossed to the wolves. … We have to learn to live with it—just as we have learned to live with storms - to coin a phrase. …

Jun 10, 2013 – Naturally, the White House and Congress have been asked to respond to NSA actions. … “I know that people are trying to get to us,” she said. … There's just a lot to be disappointed about."…

Jun 10, 2013 – These were people who voted for Obama who they could win back. They wanted to know how they felt about the Republicans. … : Because who were they going to vote for? … Mitt Romney, who wanted to self-deport?MAHER: And who are you going to put up next time that they're going to like better?…

Jun 29, 2013 – wish only to solve these problems. … Thanks to his immigration efforts, the media won't be able to paint him as an extremist as it is trying to do with Ted Cruz right now … Thune offered the sort of simple, clear border fence amendment that appeals to those of us who long for legislators to do their jobs…

Jun 29, 2013 – Do Not Add Costs to the Most Expensive Farm Program 4. Make Sensible Reforms to Crop Insurance 5. … Congress will have a chance to work to actually improve this very dysfunctional piece of legislation. … The American people have to keep up the pressure on leaders in Congress in order to have some hope of fixing the process.…

Jun 28, 2013 – If the GOP has any prayer of winning back the Senate next year -- they need to net six seats -- they must take advantage of Obamacare … Will Republicans (again) persuade voters to punish Democratic incumbents who enabled its passage, this time as the law rolls out?   … Cotton and his allies need to understand that Arkansans expect their public servants to be honest and thoughtful – not misleading and…

Jun 28, 2013 – An IRS technology official at the center of a House investigation into whether he pushed the agency to award contracts worth up to … $500 million to a company owned by a personal friend pleaded the Fifth Amendment and refused to testify at a House hearing Wednesday … award lucrative IT contracts to Strong Castle, Inc.…

Jun 28, 2013 – He was voted in only once as the leader of what Westerners agreed to call the Palestinian Authority. … Since then, Abbas does not dare to hold an election in the areas over which he claims to have authority. … President Obama wants Israel to return to the pre-1967 borders, with much of Judea and Samaria turned over to the PLO.…

Jun 28, 2013 – Only one problem, those moderate Republican major donors who love to complain did not show up to defend this candidate and try to win … to high federal office. … As noted above, Ed Markey voted to increase taxes 271 times over his decades-long career in the House.…

Jun 28, 2013 – She would lose to Perry if he runs again, and she would lose to Republican Attorney General Greg Abbott, who is already running. … to send her to the State Senate. … This has nothing to do with gender, and everything to do with politics and morality.…

Jun 27, 2013 – In a rare scene, Senators sat at their desks and voted one by one as the roll was called. … You know my thoughts on how House Republicans ought to move forward, a process that may not even begin for some time.   … The Senate saga has come to a close.  The House is an entirely separate beast.  Stay tuned.…

Jun 27, 2013 – I suspect one of the law’s chief salesman -- you know, the same Democratic Senator who said Obamacare’s rollout was going to be “a … Sebelius went to the Hill for another update with Democrats on Obamacare rollout. … Obamacare is already forcing employers to cut workers’ hours and slash wages. Why?…

Jun 26, 2013 – for certain whether they had indeed voted on the bill.  … block a vote to ban these gruesome procedures.   … , would require abortion clinics to meet the standards of other ambulatory surgery centers and would require doctors to have admitting…

Jun 26, 2013 – to the floor. … You'll be happy to know that many of the Senators who just voted in favor of the amendment are unable to answer that question: … These five senators, all Democrats, voted to cut off debate Monday night on the revised immigration bill, but none of them knew if…

Jun 26, 2013 – The last few weeks haven't been kind to the Obama administration, as compounding scandals continue to batter the president's brand … Those PR pushes don't appear to be paying dividends.  The immigration number is interesting, too. … A few months ago, Ohioans narrowly voted to re-elect him. …

Jun 26, 2013 – Not only do we want to consume information quickly, we also want to be entertained. … We cannot be afraid to step into modern pop culture and talk about these issues in a way that people are going to want to share with … Our team has been striving to create edgy content to appeal to a broader base, outside of the usual conservatives and pro-lifers.…

Jun 26, 2013 – Over the course of an exemplary career of service to her country, not to mention to science and discovery, Susan Helms, Lt. … Worse may be yet to come. The U.S. … House of Representatives has already voted to strip commanders of their lawful authority to grant clemency -- at a time when an overstretched…

Jun 25, 2013 – to citizenship. … MOM: As a DREAMer mom, I know why we need reform, to keep families together, to be  able to live without constant fear of being separated … Please don't try to leverage your "DREAMer mom" status to claim some perverse position of moral authority on these questions.…