NRA: This is About Banning Guns
President Obama is . . . call[ing] on Congress to pass an assault weapons ban despite less than two percent of armed crimes being carried out with semi-automatic rifles.
Entries by Joe Miller
Thirty Hostages Reported Killed in Algeria Assault, Fate of Americans Unknown
The gunmen who seized the important gas facility deep in the desert before dawn on Wednesday had been demanding France halt its week-old offensive against Islamist rebels in Mali.
New York Fires Auditor Who Found Misuse of Sandy Recovery Funds
Sadowski uncovered examples of spending that appeared to take federal money for things that had no direct connection to Hurricane Sandy recovery efforts.
GOP Knows What to do on Guns, But Doesn’t Have the Backbone
Conservatives have the solution that has been proven everywhere it has been tried, yet are silent on this issue. Rather than Republicans answering questions about bad Democratic ideas, the President should be answering questions about Republican legislative proposals.
Poll: Future for U.S.? 42% Say Nation Will Collapse; Some See Dictator Soon
A full 42 percent of the respondents said they expect the nation to collapse in their lifetimes, based on the federal debt and “bloated” and “dysfunctional bureaucracy” that runs Washington.
Rank and File Tell GOP Leaders to Keep Sequester, Shutdown ‘On the Table’
Members were eager to share their views with leadership, and the two-hour morning session had to be extended to the afternoon so that all lawmakers could speak.
Surprise: Government Report Concludes Food Stamp Program Isn’t Spending Enough
The program rankles many . . . who see it as a bloated government handout. Fraud concerns are also an ongoing issue.
Sen. Rand Paul to Propose Bill to ‘Nullify’ Obama’s Executive Orders on Gun Control
Paul said that President Obama has “a history of arrogance” trying to legislate from the Oval Office.
Obama Bypasses Congress, Attempts to Force Companies to Reveal Political Donations to SEC
‘This, my friends, is all you need to know about this administration’s view of free speech’
Iran Warns: Terrorism to Spread to Washington DC
A senior Iranian religious leader blamed a terrorist attack in Pakistan on the United States and warned that Washington would eventually be targeted by terrorists in retaliation.