Jay Sekulow & ACLJ On Iranian Prisoner:

The American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ), which defends human rights and religious freedom said it is pleased that U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has issued a public statement expressing concern for American Pastor Saeed Abedini — a U.S. citizen imprisoned in Iran because of his Christian faith. : “We’re very pleased that Secretary […]

 


CPAC: NRA’s LaPierre Defends Second Amendment Freedoms, Mocks Biden’s Shotgun Advice

Wayne LaPierre, the National Rifle Association’s Executive Vice President and CEO, gave a poignant defense of our Second Amendment rights at CPAC today. : He admitted that his views on guns don’t get him “invited to a lot of parties in this town.” : He took a proverbial shot at the media for the NRA’s alleged extremism, […]

 

If Trump Comes to CPAC, So Should Chris Christie

The Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) begins this week, and New Jersey Republican Governor Chris Christie wasn’t invited. His antics towards House Republicans, his bashing of the NRA, and his: unofficial endorsement: of Democratic New York Governor Andrew Cuomo made sure that wouldn’t happen. : Christie said that he agreed with Cuomo, one of the most liberal governors […]

 


Jeb Bush Says History Will Be Kind to George W.

NBC News: “In his four years as president a lot of amazing accomplishments took place,” said Jeb Bush, the son of former President George H.W. Bush, during an interview on NBC’s Meet the Press. “So my guess is that history will be kind to my brother, the further out you get from this and the […]

 

“Then He Went Out and Bought an AR-15”

From Gateway Pundit: Former Rep. Gabby Giffords (D-AZ), a victim of a mass shooting in 2011, and her husband, Mark Kelly, testified before a Congressional panel on gun control in January. Kelly told the assembled members of Congress that modern weapons “Have turned every single corner of our society into places of carnage and gross […]

 

Rand Paul, Marco Rubio, and Ted Cruz. Let Freedom Ring In The GOP

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 […]

 

Making Britain Feel Safe From Crime

Having allowed their moonbat rulers to disarm them, Britons cannot employ firearms to defend themselves against an ongoing epidemic of lawlessness. No matter; they have a much nicer means to fight crime: Hundreds of pom-poms and knitted items have been strung from trees and lampposts to help reduce the fear of crime in an area […]

 

About the President’s Presser Yesterday

On the “Jedi mind-meld,” Sulu says the President got it right so that settles it…if we recognize an appeal-to-authority argument as valid. I’m afraid, though, if this demonstrates anything at all, what it demonstrates are the many flaws in that form of argument. To use one’s good name as a lever for moving insincere ambitions […]

 

Illinois Can’t Even Afford to Pay Lottery Winners.

A while ago, we told you about how a bush league Illinois bureaucrat – the head of the IL Lottery – was embarking on a tour of the continental United States, exporting Illinois’ unique brand of crazy to other, unwilling states, who not only didn’t listen to his fairy tales about the horrors of privatizing […]

 



Liberals Take The Pro-Rape Position On Gun Control

Being in favor of gun control means being in favor of disarming law abiding citizens and empowering criminals, including murderers, robbers and rapists. But, better women be raped than have guns, because their puny female brains can’t handle the adult decision making required to use a firearm — so says Colorado Democrat Rep. Joe Salazar. […]

 


Kentucky Democrats Worry About Judd Crashing The Party

According to Joshua Miller’s: February 13 piece: on Roll Call, an Ashley Judd senate candidacy would give Kentucky Democrats “heartburn.” …for many Bluegrass State Democrats, a potential Judd run brings a different feeling: heartburn. : “If she runs, I think that it would be a catastrophe for a lot of downballot races in Kentucky,” said Jimmy Cauley, a […]

 


Differences

From the twenty truths that are absolutely non-partisan, or damn well ought to be… 8. [blank] and [blank] are meaningfully different; what works for one does not necessarily work for the other. 9. [blank] and [blank] are functionally equivalent; they are not different in any meaningful way. Those two, #8 and #9, are perhaps the […]

 

Obama’s Drone War. If Obama Had A Son, Would He Look Like This?

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 […]

 

Harry Reid and The Crumbling Democratic Caucus

Iowa is about to have an open Senate seat for the first time in twenty-nine years. : Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA) decided to bolt from the U.S. Senate, as did Jay Rockefeller (D-WV). : However, why are safe Democrats retiring from the U.S. Senate? : Rockefeller and Harkin, for example, could’ve been there for life. : Is it because […]

 

The Pastor Was Wrong AND The Waitress Should Have Been Fired

Every battle isn’t a Manichean struggle between light and darkness, the ends don’t always justify the means and just because someone makes an ass of herself doesn’t give you the right to try to publicly humiliate her in retaliation.   An Applebee’s waitress who posted: a receipt with a note from a pastor complaining about the […]

 

Which blog deserves to receive the People’s Choice Award at CPAC?

Which blog deserves to receive the People’s Choice Award at CPAC? Conservatives4Palin http://www.conservatives4palin.com/ Doug Ross http://directorblue.blogspot.com/ The Foundry http://blog.heritage.org/ Fire Andrea Mitchell http://www.fireandreamitchell.com/ Jammie Wearing Fools http://www.jammiewf.com/ Jihad Watch http://www.jihadwatch.org/ The Mellow Jihadi http://themellowjihadi.com/ Misfit Politics http://misfitpolitics.co/ Moonbattery http://moonbattery.com/ NiceDeb http://nicedeb.wordpress.com/ Patterico’s Pontifications http://patterico.com/ Politichicks http://politichicks.tv/ Protein Wisdom http://proteinwisdom.com/ The Shark Tank http://shark-tank.net/ Sweetness and […]

 



Emperor Barry’s Special License

This past week, I wrote loquaciously about a mindset I’ve seen and heard, either with greater frequency in recent years, or with a constant frequency that I notice more acutely during that time. It is difficult to tell which, and this is often the confusion to be tolerated when one’s awareness increases. The mindset could […]