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List of 47 Senators Who Take AIPAC’s Word Over U.S. Intel Community

Lobe Log – by Jim Lobe The American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) has published the list of senators who so far have agreed to co-sponsor the Nuclear Weapon Free Iran Act of 2013, aka the Wag the Dog Act of 2014. You’ll recall that the initial list, which was introduced by its principal engineers, Sens. Mark Kirk and Robert Menendez, […] Read More →

The 113th Congress was the least productive in the nation’s history - What About 2014?

 by  Bill Straub, 10 Things to Watch in Congress in 2014 If the first session of the 113th Congress was the least productive in the nation’s history, what’s in store for part two? WASHINGTON – Searching for legislation likely to attract consideration during the second session of the 113th Congress is like trying to find […] Read More →

Allen West Wrong on Nullification and Supremacy Clause

The New American – by Joe Wolverton, II, J.D. Allen West, former congressman and self-proclaimed “Guardian of the Republic,” is the latest “conservative” to publicly demonstrate an unacceptable misunderstanding of nullification. In an article published January 3 on his website, West asks his readers whether state nullification of ObamaCare is “possible.” His uncertainty isn’t the worst of […] Read More →

Ariel Sharon was the first Right-wing leader to grapple with Israel’s great dilemma

Why does Ariel Sharon matter? The stroke that ended Ariel Sharon’s premiership in January 2006 also left an impossible question. Without this metaphorical streak of lightning, would the man known as “the Bulldozer” have completed his personal journey from adamantine hawk to flexible pragmatist? At the moment of his collapse, Sharon had split the right-wing […] Read More →

National Affairs: A Conservative Vision of Government

Peter Wehner  Michael Gerson and I have written an essay, “A Conservative Vision of Government,” published in the newest issue of the indispensable quarterly National Affairs. Our aim is to make a persuasive case for why conservatives should speak about not only the size but also the purposes of government–and why a modern, reform agenda is key to the […] Read More →

Glenn Beck Claims He Will ‘Stand With GLAAD’ Against Russia’s ‘Hetero-Fascism’

Glenn Beck sat down with S.E. Cupp on CNN this week for an hour-long discussion, in which he made some pretty impressive and uncharacteristic claims about the state of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community in Russia. The conservative talking head opened his comments by openly criticizing the media’s attention to Fox News’ […] Read More →

Glenn Beck Calls Chris Christie ‘a Fat Nightmare’

Conservative commentator Glenn Beck blasted Republican New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie , calling him “a fat nightmare” and labeling him as a “progressive.” “Chris Christie is a fat nightmare,” Beck told conservative interviewer S.E. Cupp on “Piers Morgan Live” on CNN. “He is a nightmare.” Story continues below video. Even as Cupp rattled off some […] Read More →

The Greatest List of Thomas Jefferson Quotes

 Thomas Jefferson was born on April 13, 1743, in Shadwell, Virginia. He was a draftsman of the U.S. Declaration of Independence; the nation’s first secretary of state (1789-94); second vice president (1797-1801); and, as the third president (1801-09), the statesman responsible for the Louisiana Purchase. Jefferson died in bed at Monticello (located near Charlottesville, Virginia) […] Read More →

Contrast for parties in 2016 presidential race

 For Democrats and Republicans, the early stages of the 2016 presidential contest are worlds apart. Many Democrats already view Hillary Rodham Clinton as a quasi-incumbent, someone who could take the reins from President Barack Obama. The former secretary of state has made no decisions about her political future but has done little to dampen enthusiasm […] Read More →

Barbara Bush remains hospitalized in Houston

 Former first lady Barbara Bush remains hospitalized with a respiratory-related issue, but her condition hasn’t changed, a spokesman for her husband’s office said Wednesday. Bush, 88, was admitted to Houston Methodist Hospital on Monday, though it wasn’t announced until former President George H.W. Bush’s office released a statement Tuesday night. “She is in great spirits, […] Read More →