Obama on Obamacare: “We did Raise Taxes on Some Things.”
“Some things” means uninsured families, med devices,flex accounts, small businesses, people with high medical bills and even charitable hospitals.
Entries by Joe Miller
House Republicans: We’ll Move on Immigration Reform Sometime This Year
Remember immigration reform? Like Syria, it was a scalding-hot topic for awhile, only to recede to back-burner status as other political conflagrations took its place in the national spotlight.
Treasury Secretary Jack Lew Says Oct. 17 is the Debt Ceiling Deadline
Treasury Secretary Jack Lew warned Congress in a letter Wednesday morning that Oct. 17 will be the last day that the government has the funds to meet all its obligations if the debt ceiling is not raised.
‘Biggest Shakeup in Talk-Radio History’
Fulfilling a prediction he made last month, top-rated radio host Michael Savage told his listeners tonight he will take over the prime afternoon-drive slot on Cumulus Media Networks stations in January.
Team USA Stages Greatest Comeback in America’s Cup History (+video)
Trailing 8-1 a week ago, Oracle won 8 consecutive races and sailed away from Emirates Team New Zealand in first winner-take-all finale since 1983.
Illegal Aliens Awaiting Deportation Got Preferred Jobs in U.S. Prisons
Federal Prison Industries (FPI), the government-owned corporation that operates factories in federal prisons, employed 37 inmates as of June 2012 who had been issued final deportation orders and were therefore ineligible for FPI employment.
Poll: President Obama’s Approval Underwater
President Barack Obama is viewed more unfavorably than favorably for the first time in his presidency, according to a new poll.
$5.25 Million For Senate Hair Care And 21 Other Ways Politicians Are Living The High Life At Your Expense
If you want to live the high life, you don’t have to become a rap star, a professional athlete or a Wall Street banker. All it really takes is winning an election. Right now, more than half of all the members of Congress are millionaires.
Reagan’s Other Battle: With Environmental Extremists!
In February 2011, Human Events recalled President Ronald Reagan’s top ten achievements, from winning the Cold War, through restoring the economy, revitalizing the Republican Party and the conservative movement, envisioning the Strategic Defense Initiative, to reforming taxes, and taking on the unions.
Senator: Probe of Secret Service Prostitution Scandal Raises Doubts about IG’s Independence
A Republican senator is raising questions about whether there was “improper contact” between the former general counsel and the acting inspector general of the Department of Homeland Security in its review of the Secret Service’s 2012 prostitution scandal.