Author: Kathleen McKinley

I know I am late to the game on commentary regarding the failed gun bill, but there is an aspect of it that hasn’t been covered, and it’s been bothering me. As you probably know, Republican Senator Patrick Toomey of Pennsylvania wrote the bipartisan background check measure with Democratic Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia. […]

Via Jim Geraghty: Morning Jolt, Philip Klein gives us a concise: explanation: of why Sen. Rand Paul’s filibuster was so effective: A lot of the outpouring of conservative support for Paul’s filibuster on Obama’s drone policy went beyond the libertarian and anti-interventionist blocs of the movement who were also deeply troubled by Bush era counter-terrorism policies. Even those […]

Last week you probably heard about Democratic Colorado state Rep. Joe Salazar controversial remarks during a debate on the House floor over a concealed-weapons ban on college campuses. He argued that women do not need guns. He said that women fearing rape may accidentally shoot that gun at others. : He said, “It’s why we have […]

Given the sudden interest in Obama’s drone wars, I wanted to remind you that some of us have long questioned Obama’s kill list and drone war. Many on the left are suddenly outraged by it. How: convenient:  AFTER the election. Here is a part of what I said a year ago in my post, “It’s Time […]

So, a White Plains newspaper, The Journal-News, published the names and addresses of every licensed pistol permit holder in three New York counties. Just unbelievable. It just proves the: sanctimonious self righteous attitude of liberals like the publisher and reporters that see the ends justifying the means of their agenda, even if it invades the privacy […]

IF Romney wins, of course. The bottom line truth in voting is that there are those who will always vote Republican no matter what, and there are those who will vote Democrat no matter what. So the pathway to the Presidency, whether one likes it or not, is to get the votes of those 8-20 […]

That was quite a lively debate, wasn’t it? Obama knew he had to be more energized, and he was. But Romney was pretty energized himself. The biggest flub of the night didn’t come from the candidates, : but from Candy Crowley. When Romney said that Obama didn’t call Libya a terrorist act the first day after […]

With the campaign getting a bit surreal, I thought I might highlight some people you should know. Today I got inspired when Marc Lamont Hill published a piece at the Huffington Post entitled “The 15 Most Overrated White People.” So, then local radio show host Michael Berry on NewsTalk 750am , decided to take calls […]

Last night was a very very good night for Mitt Romney. When you have Chris Matthews asking, “Where was Obama last night?” You know it was bad for Obama. Mitt was commanding and smart. Here is Chris Matthews having a bit of a meltdown. Last night on twitter was fun for us conservatives, but imagine […]

From The Daily Caller and ABC News: The Spanish language television news network Univision unleashed a bombshell investigative report on Operation Fast and Furious Sunday evening, finding that in January 2010 drug cartel hit men slaughtered students with weapons the United States government allowed to flow to them across the Mexican border. “On January 30, […]

Really disturbing news out of Afghanistan that may be being overlooked with all the Presidential election news going on. The New York Times reported in August that the number of U.S. soldiers killed in Afghanistan has more than doubled since Pres. Obama: took office. From Michael Yon: “Afghan forces are infested with Taliban suicide killers. Two […]

We now know that Ambassador Susan Rice went on all Sunday news shows a week ago and knowingly lied to America by saying the Libyan attack was a protest that went wrong, and NOT a planned terrorist attack. The White House also falsely insisted that it was because of a video on Youtube. Not for […]

Yesterday I see a news story about a woman being arrested for spray painting over a pro Israel, anti Jihad subway ad in New York City. Imagine my surprise when I realize it was someone I follow on twitter to get a Middle East perspective. Mona Eltahawy is An Egyptian-born U.S. columnist who speaks out […]

Stirring up racial resentment. Creating false narratives about race and politics. Dividing us racially for political purposes. No, I’m not talking about Al Sharpton. I am talking about our Attorney General, head of the the Justice Department, Eric Holder. Mr. Holder said Wednesday in a speech to the Council of Black Churches. Voter ID laws […]

As many of you know, one of my “things” is bringing more minorities into the GOP. Believing in the free market system, Democracy, and freedom, and being against the over reaching government, government intrusion in our lives, and being against being over taxed and over regulated is for EVERYONE, regardless of color or religion. I […]

Sadly, the Democrat leaders we have today are: decidedly: anti free market and capitalism. Most regular folk Democrats I know are not. So, there is a disconnect there. But, every once in awhile, you can find a Democrat leader willing to break from the pack, and show disgust over those that demonize what made this country the […]

Brandon Darby 2012 Brandon Darby is probably not a name you are familiar with. After you read this you will wonder why you aren’t familiar with him. His story, to say the least, is fascinating. I met Brandon when he spoke at BlogCon a few weeks ago. The short version is this. Darby was approached […]

In gaging the reaction to Obama’s announcement of his support of gay marriage, I thought it might be interesting to hear the opinion of black voices across our country. Although it was easy to find black pastors who differed with Pres. Obama because of their Christian faith (Imagine! Pastors choosing the gospel over Obama!), I […]

From The Daily.com: (On) a cold December Sunday in the 1980s Romney got a phone call from a Mormon bishop in Utah who said the adult daughter of one of his members – a single mother who did not belong to the church – needed help. The woman’s heating oil had been turned off in […]

When the Obama administration is not even fooling the most liberal of magazines, you know they have a problem: The Obama administration wants Americans to realize what a good job they and the Bush administration did saving the economy from a second Great Depression. But they’d prefer not to make this case directly. They want […]

Ann Romney had a very good two days. It all started with Hilary Rosen, Democrat strategist, saying Ann Romney couldn’t comment on economic issues because “she has never worked a day in her life.” Oh boy, for a PR girl, that was incredibly stupid. You don’t diss Moms. Any mother, working or not, will tell […]

I found it truly strange that Pres. Obama would scold the Supreme Court before they made a decision on Obamacare, but it’s even stranger that WaPo liberal columnist, Ruth Marcus, who adores Obamacare and Obama, would scold the President. Obama’s assault on “an unelected group of people” stopped me cold. Because, as the former constitutional […]

So, now the Supreme Court has heard the arguments for Obamacare, and even liberal CNN analyst and lawyer Jeff Toobin saw it as a “train wreck.” Why? Charles Krauthammer has the best summary I’ve seen: (emphasis mine) Obamacare was carefully constructed to manipulate the standard ten-year cost projections of the CBO. Because benefits would not […]

Blake Koch is a young NASCAR driver who filmed this ad to get NASCAR fans to vote. ESPN rejected it saying it had “religious and political overtones.” It CLEARLY has no religious overtones whatsoever, and other than encouraging people to vote, it has no political overtones. It doesn’t endorse a party or a person. BUT […]

I don’t watch R rated movies. I’ve just found that I don’t like the filth in so many of them. I have never allowed my kids to see R rated movies as long as they were living in my house. But I made an exception last night. I took my 15 year son to see […]

You might have wondered why I haven’t had too much to say about the Republican primary so far. One of the reasons is, as I’ve said from the beginning, Mitt Romney will get this nomination, and all this we are watching is political fluff and drama. I have been amazed at the amount of crazy […]

I had been trying to write a post about the Obama’s administration’s attack on religious liberty regarding the Catholic Church for a few days, but every time I wrote one it ended up being too long, too detailed, and frankly, too angry. I don’t think I have been as shocked at any decision from this […]