Federal authorities intercepted a letter bound for the Washington office of U.S. Senator Roger Wicker that contained the deadly poison ricin, a Senate leadership aide said Tuesday, according to AFP. The letter was detected during a routine inspection of mail at an off-site facility and did not reach the U.S. Capitol or Wicker’s office, the […]
BETRAYAL! 16 REPUBLICANS SELLOUT TODAY! SAVE THE SECOND AMENDMENT! SHOUT AT CONGRESS: SHALL NOT BE INFRINGED! URGENT ALERT: THANKS TO 16 GOP TRAITORS, Obama and Dirty Harry got their cloture gun control victory in the Senate! Cloture by Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV) on the gun grab package means he and Obama’s other minions – including […]
Newscom House Republicans and various policy groups gathered on Capitol Hill this week to oppose a tax on carbon. “This is not a carbon tax,” said Grover Norquist, president of Americans for Tax Reform. “Carbon doesn’t pay taxes. People pay taxes. This is a tax on the American people.” A carbon tax would burden all […]
Martin Luther King, Jr., was an opponent of the jihad against Israel. Here are some key and authenticated MLK quotes. Take them to heart today: “I cannot stand idly by, even though I happen to live in the United States and even though I happen to be an American Negro and not be concerned about […]
by Daniel Pipes Commentary January 2013 To see the replies of 52 other writers to this same question, click here. Like so many other conservatives, I had come to assume that the Tea Party, the 2010 election results, Solyndra, 8 percent unemployment, Benghazi, and an aroused opposition (said one Romney adviser: on election day, “you […]
Posted by Aaron Blake and Chris Cillizza on December 17, 2012 South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley (R) announced Monday that she will appoint Rep. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) to the Senate. Scott will replace Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.), who is leaving the chamber in January to head up the conservative Heritage Foundation. “It is with great […]
Republicans seized the opportunity Monday after CBS News released portions of a “60 Minutes” interview with President Obama that shows him vacillating on whether to call the Sept. 11 attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, an act of terrorism. “In new 60 Minutes clips released by CBS, Obama refuses to call Benghazi attack […]
by Daniel Pipes November 3, 2012 Cross-posted from National Review Online, The Corner It happens every four years, as U.S. presidential elections roll around: I feel like a stranger. That’s because news reports blare out what’s not of interest: trivial statistics (171,000 jobs added in October; jobless rate up 0.1 percent to 7.9 percent), biographical […]
by Daniel Pipes November 4, 2012 Cross-posted from National Review Online, The Corner Note the title is not “Why I am voting for Mitt Romney.” That’s because the two major American parties, Democratic and Republican, represent contrasting outlooks and you vote for the one or other of them, not for a personality. The presidential candidate […]
A tracking poll published Thursday by TIPP for Investors’ Business Daily shows the hard-to-believe statistic of 44% support for Mitt Romney among likely Jewish voters, versus 40% for Obama, with 16% undecided. The statistic is qualified with the comment that it is based on a small sample and should therefore be viewed with caution. The […]
