Economy
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U.S. government paid almost $300,000 in prescription drug benefits to dead people
A study of Medicare Part D disbursements for 2012 HIV patients reveals that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services…
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Biden admits middle class has been left behind by Obama administration
From the With-Friends-Like-Yhis Department: During a campaign stop for a fellow Democrat in Iowa, Vice President Joe Biden admitted that…
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Tweet of the Day: Liberal defender of Hillary ‘jobs creation’ gaffe gets schooled
“If you’ve got a business — you didn’t build that. Somebody else made that happen.” When Barack Obama made this…
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Hillary Clinton: Businesses don’t create jobs; raising minimum wage does (Video)
In an statement oddly reminiscent of President Obama’s claim to business-owners that “You didn’t build that,” former Secretary of State…
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Senate Democrats: ‘Ineptitude of White House political operation’ is ‘embarrassing’
The National Journal is reporting that the White House and Senate Democrats are at war. Their relationship hit a new…
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Obama to delay major climate regulations until after election
Since March, the Obama administration has been looking to impose new regulations on methane emissions as part of its crusade…
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6 indicators of a new global economic downturn
The U.S. economy is looking pretty good right now compared with the global economy, where developed and developing nations alike —…
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Obamacare a ‘catalyst’ for cuts to student work hours at U. of Colorado-Boulder
Students at the University of Colorado-Boulder who also work on campus are seeing their hours cut to no more than…
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Audio: Bruce Braley trashes young people
As if Rep. Bruce Braley (D-Iowa) didn’t already big enough problems (including the first lady getting his name wrong during…
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Video: Time running out on buying tix to film exposé of IRS
It’s called “Unfair,” it’s 90 minutes long, and after viewing it you will have a new appreciation not for the Internal…
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China now world’s largest economy, breaking America’s 142-year winning streak
The United States has continuously been the world’s leading economic force since it overtook Britain in 1872–until Thursday, when China’s…
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Dem candidate admits he pays his employees less than living wage (Video)
Democratic Congressional candidate Aaron Woolf (NY-21), actively campaigning on a platform of raising the minimum wage, admitted during a debate…
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Latest ‘phony’ scandal: Census Bureau accused of faking jobless numbers to help Obama win re-election
In November 2013, the New York Post provided evidence that the monthly unemployment numbers may have been rigged to help…
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Sting op exposes KY Senate hopeful Grimes’s real (negative) views on coal (Video)
Staffers for Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Alison Lundergan Grimes were caught on camera admitting that she’s playing a “lying game” about her…
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How Obama is helping the GOP win the midterms (Video)
Republicans anxious to close the deal on the midterm elections that would cede control of the Senate got some help…
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Quite possibly the most brutal takedown of the political season (Video)
Elbert Guillory and the Free At Last PAC have released a new ad that obliterates Senator Mary Landrieu’s (D-La.) standing…
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Report: School vouchers have saved taxpayers $1.7 billion over two decades
School vouchers, much maligned by the left, created around the United States since 1990 have saved taxpayers over $1.7 billion…
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Anti-fracking Dem uses pro-fracking money to fund anti-fracking ads against pro-fracking opponent
Despite reports out of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation that indicate upwards of 80,000 jobs could be created through…
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Independents hold key in Maine governor’s race
Outspoken and under fire, Republican Gov. Paul LePage of Maine is in danger of losing his re-election bid. One of the…
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UK enviro minister: Green rules ‘may cause more harm than global warming’
Former United Kingdom environment secretary Owen Paterson launched an attack against the “wicked green blob,” saying policies to stop global…
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Obama: Americans MUCH better off than when I took office: They’re just too stupid to know it
Along with his admission that he dropped the ball in Syria and Iraq, President Obama’s “60 Minutes” interview yesterday included…
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Election update: ‘Radical centrist’ Sen. Mark Warner rated bullish on tax hikes
Sen. Mark Warner, the self-proclaimed “radical centrist,” isn’t so middle-of-the-road when it comes to spending taxpayer dollars. The Virginia Democrat, seeking…
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Video: In U.N. address on terror threat, Obama channels Bush
It’s not the first time, Barack Obama reversed himself on an issue or mimicked his much-despised (by him) predecessor. As a…
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Which gov’t agency is collecting your personal financial data and placing it at risk?
A report issued by the Government Accountability Office has revealed that a federal agency is collecting financial data on millions of…
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The MSM join the ranks of the skeptical when it comes to Obama’s climate claims
Are the mainstream media finally getting tired of President Obama’s grandstanding on global warming? Some news outlets responded skeptically to Obama’s…
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North Dakota leads nation in personal income growth; what’s its one-word secret?
Which state leads all others in terms of personal income growth? The answer is North Dakota. No other state even…
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Health care provider cuts Medicare for seniors, cites rising costs created by Obamacare
MVP Health Care is dropping certain Medicare Advantage products for New York seniors on a fixed income, citing cuts in…
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Pelosi: Americans ‘can’t just change their address to avoid paying taxes’ (Video)
U.S. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) has been a member of Congress for almost 28 years, and yet has…
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Obama administration’s false, two-faced argument about Obamacare tax credits
The Obama administration has claimed that despite recurring language in the Obamacare statute limiting tax credits to people who buy insurance…
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U.S. to Obama on economy: Guess what? It’s not working (Video)
President Barack Obama’s job approval ratings on the economy are totally in the tank, and for good reason–he’s arguably the…
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Feds’ double standard on discrimination between private firms and federal agencies
Government contractors could face a financial death sentence over labor law, civil-rights law, or wage-and-hour law violations under a recent…
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Gov. Terry McAuliffe breaks with Dems over gas pipeline, sparks fly
While his national party leaders fight the Keystone XL Pipeline project across America’s plains, Democratic Gov. Terry McAuliffe sparked a…
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Report: Regulations stifle productivity
From 1997 through 2010, industries with the fewest federal regulations experienced productivity growth almost twice that of the most-regulated industries,…
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Video: CNN reporter records her pink-slip departure
A few years ago, I had the opportunity, through friends, to attend an event hosted by the Friends of Abe. …
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