(Photo: Olivier Douliery/ABACAUSA.COM/Newscom) Hillary Clinton’s forthcoming memoir about her time at the State Department may have a different title than Mitt Romney’s 2011 book, “No Apology,” but excerpts from her chapter on the Benghazi terrorist attacks showcase an attitude more abrasive than apologetic about her role in the scandal. “Those who exploit this tragedy over […]
(CNSNews.com) – “I’m not against cars, because I actually think many people need them, including myself, probably, when I don’t have my husband’s car,” EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy said in a recent online interview. “I will admit, the last car I owned was a Prius,” McCarthy told a Google+ Hangout on May 19. She said […]
‘Change direction’: Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback (Photo: Scott Olson/Getty Images) His state doesn’t have pass-through taxes, so owners of small businesses don’t pay taxes on profits as part of their individual tax returns. In little over three years, his state cut income, sales and property taxes; consolidated agencies; and ended legally mandated teacher tenure. Gov. […]
Cruz: ‘Concern in Israel’ (Photo: Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call) He walked Independence Square in Kiev, the site of months of turmoil, and spoke with leaders of the protest movement, many of them college-aged. He visited a hospital in Tzfat, Israel, where he saw Israeli doctors provide free medical care to Syrians gravely wounded in the civil […]
Two Senate committees held hearings this month on the nomination of Office of Management and Budget Director Sylvia Mathews Burwell to succeed Kathleen Sebelius as secretary of Health and Human Services, the federal agency most responsible for overseeing implementation of Obamacare. In these two hearings, according to transcripts published by CQ Transcriptions, the senators and […]
(CNSNews.com) – As things go from bad to worse in Libya, the Obama administration says it is “watching closely what’s been happening” over the last couple of days. “We do not condone or support the actions on the ground, and nor have we assisted with these actions,” State Department spokesman Jen Psaki told reporters on […]
(Photo: Stephen McGee/Detroit Free Press/MCT) “Well, who you gonna believe, me or your own eyes?” This Marx Brothers quote from “Duck Soup” is effectively the mantra of the Obama Administration when it comes to the USDA’s new School Lunch and Breakfast Program requirements implementing the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 — requirements that likely […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin responded to Obama’s accusations that he’s lied about the Ukraine with: “Who is he to judge? Who is he to judge, seriously? If he wants to judge, why doesn’t he get a job in court somewhere.” Putin’s answer brought cheers and clapping from the crowd at the St. Petersburg economic conference […]
(Photo: Newscom) Vladimir Putin is the father of the most significant energy mix shift in Europe. Ukraine may be the straw that broke the back of the energy camel. As a result, Russia is about to lose a lot of revenue. Talk about the unintended consequences. Even before Putin occupied the Crimea and supported separatist […]
(Photo: Newscom) In the recent makeshift referenda in Donetsk and Luhansk unrecognized by the West, a small minority of eligible voters voted in favor of secession from Ukraine. Now, some Western politicians and analysts are wondering: If those people came out to vote for “independence,” aren’t we obligated to consider their opinion when pondering the […]
