WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, who skipped an overseas trip this past week because of a stomach virus, sustained a concussion after fainting, the State Department said Saturday. The 65-year-old Clinton, who’s expected to leave her job soon, was recovering at home after the incident last week and is being monitored… Continue reading Hillary Clinton Faints, Suffers Concussion
House Democratic Prepared To ‘Embarrass’ President Obama If No Gun Legislation Is Proposed
House Representative Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY) told POLITICO Friday that if President Obama fails to act on gun control in the wake of the tragic shootings in Connecticut, she would have no problem “embarrassing everybody” in the administration into action. McCarthy said before the election, she had spoken with White House Chief of Staff Jack Lew… Continue reading House Democratic Prepared To ‘Embarrass’ President Obama If No Gun Legislation Is Proposed
President Obama’s Remarks On The Shooting In Newtown Connecticut
Transcript: This afternoon I spoke with Governor Malloy and FBI Director Mueller. I offered Governor Malloy my condolences on behalf of the nation and made it clear he will have every single resource that he needs to investigate this heinous crime, care for the victims, counsel (for ?) their families. We’ve endured too many of… Continue reading President Obama’s Remarks On The Shooting In Newtown Connecticut
More Gun Violence – At Least 27 Dead, Including 18 Children At Connecticut School Shooting
If confirmed, it would be one of the worst mass shootings in U.S. history. It comes after a series of shooting rampages in the United States this year that have killed multiple victims. The principal and school psychologist were among the dead, CNN said. The shooter, an adult, was dead and two handguns were recovered… Continue reading More Gun Violence – At Least 27 Dead, Including 18 Children At Connecticut School Shooting
President Obama – If The People Voted For Marijuana, Let Them Have Marijuana
President Obama has given the clearest sign yet that the federal government has no intention of challenging those states which voted on Nov. 7 to legalize the recreational use and sale of marijuana. Speaking to ABC News’ Barbara Walters, the president said that the prosecution of recreational marijuana users in states that have legalized the substance won’t… Continue reading President Obama – If The People Voted For Marijuana, Let Them Have Marijuana
Democrats Declare Checkmate In The Fiscal Cliff Chess Game
In the ongoing fiscal cliff chess match playing out on Capitol Hill, Democrats have a message for Republicans: checkmate. Democrats look at the political landscape and see a win whether a deal gets cut now or after the country goes over the cliff. Worst-case scenario, they say, the House will approve legislation the Senate passed… Continue reading Democrats Declare Checkmate In The Fiscal Cliff Chess Game
After Being Wrongfully Blamed By Republicans, Susan Rice Withdraws Her Name
Thanks to the lies of Fox News and the Republicans in Congress, one of the most qualified people ever to be considered for Secretary of State has withdraw her name from consideration. Susan Rice, whose only fault was repeating the official talking points regarding the attack in Benghazi, has decided that the confirmation process is… Continue reading After Being Wrongfully Blamed By Republicans, Susan Rice Withdraws Her Name
Even Republicans Disagree With Congressional Republicans On Most Issues
Michael Tomasky writes; “The poll comes from the McClatchy News Service and was conducted by Marist. It asked respondents what they would and would not support as part of a grand fiscal bargain. The top-line results are typical: People first and foremost want to see taxes go up on the high end. “But here’s the good stuff.… Continue reading Even Republicans Disagree With Congressional Republicans On Most Issues
Graphic Video Shows Police Officer Gunning Down Man In His Own Driveway
Graphic footage of a police officer shooting a man eleven times outside a suburban home – killing him – has been released a day after the officer was cleared of wrongdoing. Attorneys for Ernesto Duenez Jr., 34, showed the video, which was recorded by a camera in the cop’s patrol car on June 8, 2011,… Continue reading Graphic Video Shows Police Officer Gunning Down Man In His Own Driveway
Republicans Insist – No Savings For The Middle Class If The Rich Can’t Get More
So the middle class could continue getting a tax cut come January. This tax cut saves the average family over $2,000.00 a year. The only thing standing in the way of this continued middle class tax cut, is Republicans insisting that the rich must get more tax cuts. John Boehner’s recent counter offer to the… Continue reading Republicans Insist – No Savings For The Middle Class If The Rich Can’t Get More
Poll Finds Americans Blame Boner… um… Boehner, For Fiscal Cliff Fiasco
President Obama is crushing John Boehner in the fiscal cliff battle—at least in the polls. An ABC/Washington Post survey out this morning finds 49 percent of those questioned approving of Obama’s handling of the budget negotiations, compared with 42 percent who disapprove. Now look at the House speaker’s numbers: Some 49 percent disapprove of his… Continue reading Poll Finds Americans Blame Boner… um… Boehner, For Fiscal Cliff Fiasco
PolitiFact Chose Mitt Romney As Liar Of The Year
His entire campaign could have won this dubious honor, but it was the lie he told in the final stages of his campaign that put Romney over the top and earned him PolitiFact’s liar of the year award. It was a lie told in the critical state of Ohio in the final days of a close… Continue reading PolitiFact Chose Mitt Romney As Liar Of The Year