Shutdown: 83% of Government Still Operating
Everyone knows the phrase “government shutdown” doesn’t mean the entire U.S. government is shut down.
Entries by Joe Miller
Libya Demands Explanation for ‘Kidnapping’ of Citizen by US Forces
Libya has demanded an explanation for the “kidnapping” of one of its citizens by American special forces, hours after a separate US military raid on a terrorist target in Somalia ended in apparent failure and retreat.
John Kerry On Special Forces Raids: Terrorists ‘Can Run But They Can’t Hide’ (+video)
U.S. Secretary of State John F. Kerry said Sunday that a pair of U.S. military raids against militants in North Africa sends the message that terrorists “can run but they can’t hide.”
Welcome to the Era of Unlimited Government!
Telling coincidence that the latest scandalous revelation about the National Security Agency (NSA) is hitting the front pages just as the enrollment period specified by the Affordable Care Act (ACA, a.k.a. Obamacare) is getting started.
Analysis: IT Experts Question Architecture of Obamacare Website
Days after the launch of the federal government’s Obamacare website, millions of Americans looking for information on new health insurance plans were still locked out of the system even though its designers scrambled to add capacity.
Maher Mocks WWII Vets Visiting Closed Memorial: ‘Nobody Said They Were the Brightest Generation’ (+video)
Liberal comedian Bill Maher ridiculed the group of World War II veterans for visiting the barricaded World War II memorial, telling his audience that the Greatest Generation wasn’t the “brightest generation.”
Failed Navy SEALs Raid on Somali Target Could Bolster Al Shabab (+video)
A commando unit from the US Navy’s Seal Team Six launched an amphibious raid on a Somali town, but failed to confirm a capture or kill of their Al Shabab target, suspected to be linked to Nairobi’s Westgate mall terror attack.
Nine Percent Have Considered Quitting Their U.S. Citizenship
Few Americans have ever thought about giving up their U.S. citizenship, but nearly half think U.S. citizens should be able to be citizens of more than one country.
Campaign Contributions, Recess Appointments Slated for Supreme Court
The Supreme Court is beginning a new term with topics that offer the court’s conservative majority the chance to move aggressively to undo limits on campaign contributions, rule on presidential recess appointments and allow for more government-sanctioned prayer.
Obamacare’s Implementation Threatens A Golden Age For The Healing Arts
The Affordable Care Act was not the product of any informed or learned group, it was a hastily contrived political farce that was literally cobbled together at the last possible minute.