Oct 28, 2011 – and boasted that he still had $20 billion left over to count toward reconciling the balance sheet on his grossly over-budgeted national … the student loan section of the bill, was a hidden payoff to North Dakota Democrat Kent Conrad, chairman of the Senate Budget Committee … refinanced loans, will have extra gazillions to spend and stimulate the economy he claims is being held back by obstructionist Republican…

Nov 16, 2011 – “The three legs of the stool are national security/foreign policy, the social conservatives and the fiscal conservatives.” … Erick Erickson of RedState.com goes even further, wailing that “Mitt Romney is going to be the Republican nominee. … urged John Boehner to risk default and national disaster rather than reach any deal with the dreaded Democrats.…

Nov 15, 2011 – The Obama administration, eager to maximize pressure on Republican negotiators, is now making dire warnings about the national-security … Republican Rep. … The super-duper committee?)…

Nov 15, 2011 – it was another evidence of "what every conservative already knows -- the liberal mainstream media elites are manipulating the Republican … Like many of you, my wife Gena and I are avid watchers of local, national and global news. … Propaganda seems to be at the heart of most national news.…

Nov 12, 2011 – In light of the CBS News/National Journal Republican foreign policy debate Saturday evening, I thought it would be judicious to post … During his interview with Kathleen Walter from Newsmax.TV, he warns that if the Super Committee does not reach a bipartisan agreement…

Nov 12, 2011 – unemployment rates have been at the forefront of most Americans' minds of late, but of arguably equal practical importance are issues of national … However, he did spend eight years on the Senate Armed Services Committee, and seems fairly confident in his foreign policy dexterity … The debate starts at 8 PM eastern, hosted by CBS, National Journal, and the South Carolina Republican Party, and will stream live on…

Nov 10, 2011 – National Review's Rich Lowry has the goods on the spurned GOP delegation's proposal   According to multiple sources familiar … If Congress' special committee on the debt blows up, that sends a terrible signal to the markets about American leaders' seriousness … What a golden moment: They can destroy any immediate prospects of getting a handle on an unwieldy national debt that led to our first…

Nov 9, 2011 – The snail-like pace of the national economic recovery is a running theme in this campaign. … The Democratic National Committee has been jabbing at Mitt Romney for his opposition to the taxpayer financing, replaying his comment … While Romney is confident he could win the state where he was born, no Republican has carried Michigan in a presidential election since…

Nov 9, 2011 – Eight Republican candidates may be rolling into metro Detroit for tonight’s presidential debate at Oakland University, but the Democratic … National Committee picked one – Mitt Romney – to target in full-page advertisements in today’s Free Press and Detroit News. … Several groups are expected to protest Republican policies outside the debate hall in Rochester tonight, UAW members among them.…

Nov 9, 2011 – As early as tomorrow, and certainly in the next fortnight, the Republican-led House and the Democratic-led Senate is delivering an … We, the Tea Party, will (again) court martial and purge these from our national legislature. … The Christian Science Monitor’s Gail Russell Chaddock shrewdly observes: If the super committee fails, will there be any real…

Nov 7, 2011 – The new head of the Democratic National Committee--Florida Rep. … neighboring South Florida congressional district and led a demonstration outside the Deerfield Beach, Fla., campaign headquarters of Republican…

Nov 25, 2011 – The Senate Republican Budget press office sent out this rather incriminating timeline of the Democrats' complete lack of leadership … Here's the timeline sent out by the GOP Budget Committee press office:   January 25 – In his State of the Union address … November 18– In search of common ground, Republican Sen.…

Nov 23, 2011 – In my post-mortem of the "Super Committee," I opined that Congressional Democrats bear most of the responsibility for the colossal … Now Townhall has been granted an exclusive first look at a new web video from the Republican National Committee, which exposes Obama's…

Nov 23, 2011 – Supreme Court will hear the challenge by 26 states and the National Federation of Independent Business to the constitutionality of … Mike Rogers, Michigan Republican, sponsored the Health Care Waiver Fairness Act (HR 984), which would basically exempt every American … from ObamaCare, but it hasn’t made it out of committee.…

Nov 22, 2011 – Last evening, President Obama made a brief statement on the failure of the so-called "Super Committee" to agree to reduce the national … As we suspected, the president seemed almost gleeful that the committee had failed to achieve their task.  … This approach was also rejected by committee Democrats.…

Nov 22, 2011 – Mitt Romney's first television commercial of his second bid for the Republican presidential nomination hits the airwaves Tuesday, … President Barack Obama's re-election campaign and the Democratic National Committee are both slamming the 60-second spot, saying it … ET Tuesday, November 22, in the CNN Republican National Security Debate in Washington, D.C.…

Nov 22, 2011 – But all of them at once by a single, joint committee? It was not going to happen, and, of course, it didn't. … Passing a fixed annual budget that finances and guides our national government is now the rare exception instead of the rule. … They were up to their eyeballs in spending, all of it on a charge card that added some three trillion to our national debt.…

Nov 19, 2011 – For example, General Hugh "Iron Pants" Johnson, who ran Roosevelt’s National Recovery Administration (NRA) kept a picture of Mussolini … Joe McCarthy started his political life as a Democrat (and later switched to be a Republican) in Wisconsin — the most pro-progressive … Civilian surveillance under American presidents in the modern era (for example under Republican Richard Nixon and under Democrats John…

Nov 17, 2011 – would beat President Obama in New Hampshire by 10 points, New Hampshire Democrats are treating Romney as if he already won the Republican … She noted that Obama’s campaign press secretary referenced Romney 110 times in one month on Twitter, and the Democratic National Committee…

Dec 6, 2011 – National Committee conference call with allies warned Tuesday that party surrogates should refrain from personal attacks against President … National Committee--Ari Fleischer, the former press secretary for George W. … Take special note of Ari Fleischer's "own it" badassness:   Update : Republican National Committee communications director…

Dec 6, 2011 – Halligan’s confirmation has been vigorously opposed by the National Rifle Association, Gun Owners of America, and Committee for Justice … Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously rejected her confirmation earlier this year. … Halligan also served on a committee that issued a report castigating Bush-era counter-terrorism policies (many of which The One has…

Dec 6, 2011 – Moving quietly under the cover of the presidential debates and the enormous publicity given to the Republican nomination race is a … It's a mystery how any Republican could support NPV, and it's no surprise that the Republican National Committee voted unanimously … Mexico uses a national popular vote system, and it's a good illustration of why we don't want it here.…

Dec 3, 2011 – Olympic Committee. … Second, the program would pose real national security issues. … She recently sold a home for $1.67 million, about 8 percent above asking price, to a Chinese national.…

Dec 2, 2011 – If there were a national primary and it was scheduled for this Saturday, Newt would probably be correct. … Signed, The National Debate Scheduling Association That would certainly help make Gingrich's case, but keep in mind that … under Republican National Committee rules any caucus or primary held before April: "… shall provide for the allocation of…

Dec 1, 2011 – nation -- especially in the housing scandal, where his meddling with the industry brought the United States to the brink of a national … As ranking minority member of the House Financial Services Committee starting in 2003, Frank strenuously opposed tighter regulation … He accused his opponents of exaggerating the facts, the Republican reforms lost steam, and the result was the great recession we are…