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| Archived Since: | April 22, 2008 | |
Blog Post Archive
Cheney: Congress ‘In Effect Signed Off On’ NSA Spying
Vice President Dick Cheney explained this morning how the recently revealed NSA data-monitoring program was originally authorized. He explained that, "when we set up this program back in ’01," former director of the National Security Agency Michael Hayden brought the proposed operation to him and discussed it with him in the vice president's office. Show More Summary
Cheney: ‘I Don’t Pay a Lot of Attention to What Barack Obama Says’
Dick Cheney said this morning that "it's good" the executive branch is still running counterterrorism surveillance operations, but he's decidedly disappointed with how the president has talked about them and defended them. The president...Show More Summary
Palin Slams Gang of Eight, Warns of ‘Perhaps Armed IRS Agents’ Implementing Obamacare
Sarah Palin pushed back against Jeb Bush’s argument that decreased fertility rates in the United States meant that immigration reform was necessary. “I say this as someone who’s kind of fertile herself,” the mother of five told attendees at the Faith and Freedom Coalition's Road to Majority Conference today. Show More Summary
Late to the Party
Nice to see my friends on the right finally waking up to what the National Security Agency has been up to, but it comes as no surprise to readers of my "Devlin" books, which chronicle the exploits of an extremely disaffected NSA/CSSShow More Summary
The Political Battlefield of Late-Term Abortion
Nancy Pelosi may think that the abattoir of a late-term-abortion clinic is "sacred ground," but polls show that most Americans oppose late term abortion. Indeed, regardless of one's views on early-term abortion, if a woman needs to end...Show More Summary
Live Brie or Die
In the all-seeing security state, nothing gets past their eyes - and everything gets pasteurized. American ports are on an FDA orange alert: Since March, several hundred pounds of the bright orange cheese have been held up by US customs...Show More Summary
Perry: In Texas, 'We've Got Your Back' On Religious Freedom
Humility was Texas governor Rick Perry's main message for attendees of the Faith and Freedom Coalition conference. “I’ve learned about humility, especially on national television,” he joked, referencing his infamous forgetful momentShow More Summary
Perry: In Texas, 'We've Got Your Back'
Humility was the main value Texas governor Rick Perry urged attendees of the Faith and Freedom Coalition conference on Saturday morning to practice moving forward. “I’ve learned about humility, especially on national television,” heShow More Summary
Dereliction on the Dangerous Mentally Ill
The gunman who perpetrated the latest mass shooting in America, this time in Santa Monica, was suffering from untreated mental illness. Like the killers in the Gabby Giffords case, the Aurora case, the Newtown case, the Virginia Tech case, and too many others to mention, the dangerous mentally ill represent a persistent threat to public safety. Show More Summary
George W. Bush Defends Surveillance
Jennifer Kabbany of The College Fix has an exclusive: Former President George W. Bush on Thursday defended some of the cellphone data-gathering tactics used by the National Security Agency that have caused a public uproar in recent weeks,...Show More Summary
Sarah Palin’s Still in the Game
While national media attention has waned since she opted not to run for president in 2012, Palin has remained a conservative favorite, garnering huge applause at CPAC earlier this year for her speech and helping to boost four out of her five endorsed Senate candidates to primary wins last year. Show More Summary
A Lesson from Iceland
EUObserver reports: BRUSSELS - Iceland's bid to join the EU is over, the country's foreign minister told the European Commission on Thursday (13 June). "This is how democracy works," said Gunnar Bragi Sveinsson, on his first overseas...Show More Summary
Krauthammer’s Take: Obama’s Syria Response ‘Preposterous’
President Obama’s response to Syria’s use of chemical weapons is “preposterous,” says Charles Krauthammer. “I think there is an unbelievable disconnect between the seriousness of the situation on the ground, what is happening right now,”...Show More Summary
Gird Yourself for the Stupid
And read this. Parents who read their kids stories about happy, human-like animals like Franklin the Turtle or Arthur at bedtime are exposing their kids to racism, materialism, homophobia and patriarchal norms, according to a paper presented...Show More Summary
Trust
We don't yet know who hacked Sharyl Attkisson's computers at the very time she happened to be digging into the Benghazi scandal. Perhaps it was a rival reporter, a rogue partisan, or just some guy in a basement with too much time onShow More Summary
‘Lincoln Unbound’
Some stuff from this week, for what it ’ s worth: Interviews with the Daily Caller and Newsmax about the book. A Q & A with Politico. Critiques from the Right and from the Left. And a reminder that I ’ ll be in California giving talks...Show More Summary
Star Rides in Biden’s Motorcade
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, star of HBO's Veep, in which her character is the vice president, told Jimmy Fallon that she hitched a ride in Joe Biden's motorcade when she met him recently. Biden offered her a ride on the way to his next appointment. During...Show More Summary
Ron Johnson: House Should Have Taken the Lead on Immigration
"Borders and benefits" are Senator Ron Johnson's (R., Wis.) main issues when it comes to immigration reform, and he thinks Republicans could have done more to address them if the bill had started in the House. He said the Gang of Eight...Show More Summary
Peter King Warns Snowden’s Potential Ties to China May Be Reason for Leaks
New York congressman Peter King says "there's a lot of reason for suspicion" that Edward Snowden, the NSA leaker, may have been motivated to release the classified information because of his ties to China. On MSNBC this afternoon, King...Show More Summary
Big Politically Correct Brother
Mark Steyn's weekend column.