Poll: New Low for Government Trust
Less than half of Americans trust the government to handle problems, a all-time low, according to a new poll.
Entries by Joe Miller
Boston School Broadcasts Muslim Poem & Skips Pledge of Allegiance on 9-11
Yesterday, on 9-11-13, Boston’s Concord Carlisle High School skipped the morning pledge of allegiance and broadcast a Muslim poem in its place.
The 12-Year War: 73% of U.S. Casualties in Afghanistan on Obama’s Watch
Twelve years ago today, nineteen al Qaeda terrorists hijacked four U.S. commercial airliners and flew them into the World Trade Towers, the Pentagon and a field in Pennsylvania.
Flash Flooding Kills 3 in Colorado (+video)
Massive flash flooding along Colorado’s picturesque Front Range mountains, triggered by what the National Weather Service termed “biblical rainfall amounts,” killed at least three people Thursday, cut off small towns and forced countless residents to scramble for high ground.
Herpes-Infected Monkeys Terrorize Florida
Beware of the monkeys!
Tea Party Republicans Flex Muscle, Put Boehner in Tight Spot as Shutdown Looms
House Speaker John Boehner once again finds himself caught in the middle of a Capitol brawl between Tea Party Republicans and his Democratic counterparts, as he tries to navigate the choppy political waters and prevent a government shutdown at the end of the month.
Assad Tells Obama to Stop Arming Rebels, or No Deal
President Obama must promise not to arm rebel forces or Syrian dictator Bashar Assad will not hand over his chemical weapons, the embattled leader told a Russian state media outlet today while demanding that Israel also surrender its nuclear arsenal.
Zuckerberg: US Government ‘Blew It’ on NSA Surveillance
Facebook CEO joins Yahoo’s Marissa Mayer in saying the US did ‘bad job’ of balancing people’s privacy and duty to protect.
Reid Defends Obamacare Exemption for Congress: ‘That’s What the Law Says’
Senate majority leader Harry Reid defended the special Obamacare exemptions carved out for lawmakers and their staff on Thursday during a Capitol press conference, insisting that Congress members and staff will participate in Obamacare’s exchanges.
Col. West: Benghazi Can’t Be ‘the New Normal’ (+video)
“We abandoned four Americans who were under attack, and that’s not who we are as a people. That’s not who we are as a nation,” a somber, but determined, Col. Allen West told WND.