The Hill: Attorney General Eric Holder replied Friday to mounting accusations against him in a scathing letter to the congressional leaders who are investigating his involvement in the botched gun-tracking operation known as Fast and Furious. Holder wrote in a letter to the chairmen and ranking members of three Congressional committees that he has been [...]
“If this is really modeled after the Arab Spring…then, that’s when we gotta be willing to understand what we’re really getting into here…” Which is then followed by a denial of attempting to incite violence, but we know what he’s talking about here, and just exactly what he’s trying to incite. By promising lawyers he’s [...]
The Washington Times: The White House is criticizing House GOP Majority Leader Eric Cantor’s description of Wall Street protesters as a “mob,” saying the activists compare favorably with the tea party movement. “I don’t understand why, you know, one man’s mob is another man’s democracy,” presidential press secretary Jay Carney said Friday. He added that [...]
Weekly Standard: The Congressional Budget Office reports that the “American Jobs Act” would make the federal deficit jump $288 billion in 2012. In other words, the 2012 deficit would rise by about twenty-five percent — from $1.2 trillion to $1.5 trillion. The most recent budget fight between Republicans and Democrats resulted in just a $22 [...]
Gallup: President Barack Obama’s job approval rating averaged 41% in September, tied with August for the lowest monthly approval average of his administration. President Obama’s approval ratings predictably differ by party identification and ideology, ranging from a 79% approval rating among liberal Democrats to a 7% rating among conservative Republicans. His current ratings among all [...]
CNS News: In discussing his foreign policy views, should he become president, GOP candidate Herman Cain said he would build up the Aegis Missile Defense system and tell the Iranian president to “Make my Day.” Cain made his remarks at the Values Voters Summit in Washington, D.C. on Friday. “I would make it a priority [...]
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The Hill: Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) said Friday that he believes the Occupy Wall Street protests stem from divisive rhetoric from President Obama, who has called for the richest Americans to pay increased taxes to help close the budget deficit. “I see the president’s rhetoric of envy inflaming the public and saying, ‘Go get yours [...]
U.S. Rep. Allen West, a former Army colonel, reflected today on the 10th anniversary of the start of the war in Aghanistan. From a statement: Ten years ago today, our nation went on the offensive against Islamic Totalitarianism, radical Islamic Terrorism and specific individuals who want to harm our country and kill our citizens after [...]
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DNA Info.com: MANHATTAN — Mayor Michael Bloomberg slammed the Wall Street protesters Friday for “trying to destroy the jobs of working people” and scaring tourists away in his strongest words yet about the nearly three-week-long demonstration. “What they’re trying to do is to take the jobs away from people working in this city,” the mayor [...]
Young Turks host Junk Puker (Indigenous spelling: Cenk Puygur ) just accepted the gig as Olbermann’s lead in at Current TV. He used to puke here and there at MSNBC.
