It appears as though Minnesotans have turned on the President, giving him a job approval rating of 43 percent in the latest Minneapolis Star Tribune survey. The rating matches that of Real Clear Politics, an average of key national polls.
The liberal land of Sen. Al Franken and Rep. Keith Ellison, helped put Obama in office in 2008 with 54 percent of the vote, and reelected him in 2012 with 53 percent.… read more
John Kerry (The Guardian.com photo)
“Climate change can now be considered another weapon of mass destruction, perhaps the world’s most fearsome weapon of destruction,” Secretary of State John Kerry said in a speech Feb. 16, in Indonesia. That’s correct. It’s no joke. Go ahead, read it again.
There’s more. “When I think about the array of global climate – of global threats – think about this: terrorism, epidemics, poverty, the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction – all challenges that know no borders – the reality is that climate change ranks right up there with every single one of them,” he added.
Sounding more like Al Gore, Kerry said, “The science of climate change is leaping out at us like a scene from a 3D movie. It’s warning us; it’s compelling us to act.” Continue reading
In my long career in Air Force and aerospace industry public affairs I am proud to say that I was always loyal to the individuals in positions of authority. Fortunately, they never placed me a position that would have forced me to abandon my integrity to save my job.
Having started my career in the military, I became impressed with the workings of the chain of command and observed the upward mobility of some officers to general ranks while others faltered. Continue reading
It’s the law of the land. It’s here to stay. Get over it.
How many times have we heard or read statements like this by someone in the Obama administration or one of those anchors on MSNBC defending ObamaCare?
Even the president has said so in his own words, yet he continues to rewrite ObamaCare provisions without the approval of Congress. Yesterday he made a political decision to delay the law’s employer mandate until 2016; his 27th modification to the act. The law is whatever he says it is. Continue reading
While immigration reform barely appears on Americans’ list of priority issues, most people agree it needs to be addressed.
I was extremely disappointed last year when Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL), representing the GOP’s new blood, appeared to be taken in by the likes of Senators Charles Schumer (D-NY) and John McCain (R-AZ) as a member of the so-called Gang of 8 as they cobbled together another comprehensive bill.
When I heard that immigration reform was on the agenda at the recent House Republican retreat my concern began to heighten again, even though I like the idea of taking on immigration reform in steps. The timing, so close to the mid-term elections, however, was ill-conceived. Continue reading
For a number of years, it has been common for presidents of both parties to select major campaign donors for ambassadorships, but recent nominees have raised eyebrows.
Late last year Caroline Kennedy was named by the president to be ambassador to Japan. Along with her uncle, the late Sen. Ted Kennedy, she supported Barack Obama in his campaign against Hillary Clinton in 2008. Continue reading
SEEING THE HANDWRITING – The latest U.S. House Democrats to jump ship are California’s George Miller and Henry Waxman, Representatives in the U. S. House, both having served 20 terms.
NOBAMA – While most Democrat candidates for reelection are avoiding the president’s presence in their states, not Rep. Gary Peters (D-Mich), who is running for the seat of retiring Sen.… read more
Douglas Elmendorf (Examiner.com photo)
ObamaCare creates a disincentive for people at the lower end of the economic ladder to work,” said Congressional Budget Office Director Douglas W. Elmendorf during a House hearing this week. “The result of this is it will be harder for people to climb the economic ladder into the middle class,” he added.
Elmendorf had earlier told the House committee members that ObamaCare will cause some 2.3 million people to reduce their work hours while receiving subsidized health insurance. Continue reading
When Fox’s Bill O’Reilly asked the president about the perception of corruption in the IRS scandal with records showing former director Douglas Shulman visited the White House on a 157 occasions; his response was “no mass corruption, not even a smidgen of corruption.”
Despite the fact that directors normally have staffers handle project detail, the president insisted Shulman’s visits were tied to meetings involving the set-up of HealthCare.gov, adding that he didn’t recall meeting with Shulman.
While the president appears to consider the IRS targeting issue closed with no corruption, DOJ appointee Barbara Bosserman and the FBI continue to investigate it At least that’s what we are told. Continue reading
THERE THEY WERE, the nation’s five top intelligence officials, Clapper (DNI), Brennan (CIA), Flynn (DIA), Comey (FBI), and Olsen (NCC), sitting before the House Intelligence Committee hearing yesterday. Rep. Jeff Miller (R-FL) asks, “Can anybody at the table tell us when somebody will be held responsible for the murders in Benghazi?” … read more