Politics

Media Mostly Silent on Ron Paul’s Surging Candidacy

A headline on the Politico website told the story — or, more accurately, the part of the story Politico and much of the...

Jack Kenny August 15, 2011

U.S. Postal Service Poised for Massive Cuts

Dave Bohon August 15, 2011

The U.S. Postal Service (USPS), which has been cited for decades as a case study in government inefficiency, waste, and top-heavy bureaucracy, has...

Pawlenty Earliest Casualty of Ames Straw Poll

Jack Kenny August 15, 2011

A straw poll shows which way the wind is blowing and for Tim Pawlenty (left), it was an ill wind in Ames, Iowa,...

Democrats Receive 89 Percent of Donations Made by Four Top Political Donors

Bob Adelmann August 15, 2011

The recently released study of “heavy hitters” by the Center for Responsible Politics showed the amount of money the top 140...

Homosexual Activists Force Starbucks CEO to Back Out of Christian Event

Dave Bohon August 15, 2011

Homosexual activists have once again pressured the head of a trendy company heavily patronized by the "gay" community to back out of a...

Even Left is Abandoning Obama as His Poll Numbers Continue to Decline

Bob Adelmann August 15, 2011

For the first time in his presidency, Barack Obama?s poll numbers in heavily Democratic New York have gone negative, with 49 percent disapproving...

Federal Court Outlaws School Board Prayers in Delaware District

Dave Bohon August 15, 2011

A federal appeals court has ruled that it is unconstitutional for a Delaware school district to include prayer as part of its regular...

Federal Program Pays Airlines to Fly Empty Planes

Michael Tennant August 15, 2011

Almost everyone is aware that the federal government pays farmers not to grow certain crops. But not many know that taxpayers are also...

Texas Gov. Rick Perry Now Running for President

Kelly Holt August 14, 2011

Texas Governor Rick Perry announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination for President of the United States at a RedState bloggers gathering in...

Iowa Straw Poll: Bachmann Wins, Paul Close Second

Thomas R. Eddlem August 14, 2011

Minnesota Representative Michele Bachmann narrowly bested Texas Representative Ron Paul in the Iowa Straw Poll by a margin of 152 votes out of a...

Michigan Tosses 30,000 College Students Off Food Stamps

R. Cort Kirkwood August 12, 2011

Officials in Michigan have finally ended a lucrative scam: attending college and collecting food stamps on the grounds of need. College kids in...

GOP Debate: Michele Bachmann Says Foreigners Have No Rights

Thomas R. Eddlem August 12, 2011

Does Minnesota Republican Rep. Michele Bachmann really believe foreigners have no rights under American law? Apparently so, according to her remarks during the...

GOP Debate: Bachmann Takes Down Pawlenty

Thomas R. Eddlem August 12, 2011

The two Minnesotans in the Republican presidential primary — former Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty and U.S. Representative Michele Bachmann — took aim at...