Todd Palin isn’t particularly vocal about his politics, so his endorsement of Newt Gingrich today has already prompted speculation that his wife may follow: Todd Palin notes that he hasn’t spoken with the Gingrich campaign at all, and his wife still hasn’t decided whom to support. The Daily Caller’s Matt Lewis thus seizes on the […]
Soon after becoming Massachusetts governor, Willard Mitt Romney retroactively imposed new taxes on non-residents, including Granite State citizens who work, conduct business, and/or invest in the Bay State. Romney’s higher taxes reached into New Hampshire and helped vacuum at least $95 million in marginal income back across the border. According to Massachusetts Department of Revenue […]
President Obama used his recess appointment powers Wednesday to name a head for the controversial Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and three new members to the National Labor Relations Board — moves Republican lawmakers said amounted to an unconstitutional power grab. The president acted just a day after the Senate held a session — breaking with […]
A study by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) determined that the United States funded the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the United Nations’ authority on alleged man-made global warming, with $31.1 million since 2001, nearly half of the panel’s annual budget. The GAO also found that this funding information “was not available in budget […]
President Barack Obama is ready to take “small, medium and large” actions without the consent of Congress, White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said. Carney on Tuesday explained further Obama’s “We Can’t Wait” strategy of addressing problems without Congress. This would be done through executive orders and other actions Carney said. “We hope to work […]
The United States may reject oil from Iran but that does not result in immunity from Iran’s saber-rattling in the Persian Gulf. The situation shaping up in the Strait of Hormuz illustrates the need for a serious push towards energy independence here in the United States. It defies common sense for the American economy to […]
Gallup pollsters marvel that the Republican presidential contest is the most volatile for the GOP since polling began, with four front-runners emerging and changing positions seven times since May in Gallup polling. The phenomenal jockeying rivals only the Democrats in 2003, when six front-runners slipped into, and fell out of, the lead nine times, Gallup […]
Fairbanks, Alaska. December 31, 2011 – Yesterday, Joe Miller tweeted a link to an article entitled, “Judicial Watch’s Top 10 Corrupt Politicians: Alaska’s Don Young worse than Charles Rangel, Barney Frank & John Edwards.” In response, a number of press inquiries were made about whether Mr. Miller has decided to run for the House seat for […]
With the top contenders for the GOP nomination fighting over who’s a conservative, I thought it might be appropriate to talk about the individual mandate, a provision in Obamacare and Romneycare mandating that individuals purchase a minimum level of health-care coverage or pay a stiff fine. Republican candidates Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney have both […]