Dan Calabrese

Two 'conservative/libertarians' who refused to vote for Romney now whine ObamaCare is bothering them

Some of you will not like me today but some of you don't like me any day, so what do I care?

Obama's idea of 'sanctions': Let all Putin's main henchmen off the hook

It's pretty clear that Barack Obama has no stomach whatsoever for a confrontation with Russia. Indeed, that's been clear to Vladimir Putin for a very long time, which is why he planned the invasion of Crimea with no fear whatsoever of any significant consequences.

House attaches 10-year ObamaCare mandate delay to doc fix bill

The House today made an intriguing move in the fight against ObamaCare, but as with most such moves, it won't mean anything if they back down in the end. And that's what they usually do.

Liberal media 'fact-checkers' continue assault on cancer victim, facts notwithstanding

We told you a couple of weeks ago about Julie Boonstra, a Dexter, Michigan, leukemia patient who appeared in a commercial paid for by Americans for Prosperity after her very good health insurance was ripped out from under her by ObamaCare, prompting her to go on record as saying her new insurance was unaffordable. That prompted Washington Post "fact checker" Glenn Kessler to accuse her of being a liar, even though he never talked to her.

Obama launches assault on private-sector colleges

If you want to go after institutions of higher learning that saddle students with massive debt and don't send them off with the earning power they need to make the expense worth it, you could start with - oh, I don't know - every university in America.

Here's the form for opting out of ObamaCare

We told you yesterday that the Wall Street Journal uncovered a new administrative rule by which HHS is quietly making it possible for just about anyone to opt out of ObamaCare's individual mandate just by claiming a hardship. Today, Kathleen Sebelius confirms it to the WSJ, although she characteristically tries to pretend it's nothing new.

Cue the liberal freakout as Paul Ryan says too many inner-city men don't work

One of the things Paul Ryan can tell you is that you cannot be prominent on the American political scene and discuss any issue in a serious way. Because if you do that, you are going to delve into facts and realities that the loudest voices on the scene absolutely will not allow to be discussed. And when these things are discussed, they will go absolutely bananas and try to destroy you for it.

Lance Bass is at the White House, and he wants you on 'HealthCare.org'

Now this is just getting pathetic. I did sort of agree with Rob that Obama was surprisingly funny on Zach Galifianakis's show yesterday, but that doesn't change the fact that it's beyond pathetic when the president of the United States has to go on a show like that in a desperate attempt to get people to sign up for his health care disaster.

Shhhhh! HHS basically exempts everyone from individual mandate (but keep it quiet)

Of all the ill-conceived elements of ObamaCare, the worst may be the individual mandate. Not only is it unconstitutional (Chief Justice Roberts's inexplicable journey to the dark side notwithstanding), but it also presents a conundrum for which there is no plausible resolution: If you don't enforce the mandate, the viability of the entire health insurance market is jeopardized because you need those young healthies to pay for all that "affordable care" for the old sickies. But if you do enforce it, people rightfully cry foul because you've already delayed the employer mandate not one year but now two.

Chelsea Handler on one of Piers Morgan's last shows: 'You're a terrible interviewer'

Really, this looks either staged or conducted with a quiet understanding among the participants that it's just part of Handler's act. Morgan is not so horrifiedly taken aback that he comes across as humiliated.

No voter fraud, eh? At least 270 dead people have voted in Nassau County, NY

Once they finish insisting they're racist, the leading objection Democrats offer to voter ID laws is the simple claim that voter fraud doesn't really exist - that it's a figment of Republican imaginations or just an out-and-out lie designed to justify ID laws that can then be used to oppress minority votes.

Russians threaten to suspend inspections under START

Remember this: Barack Obama is the guy who mocked Mitt Romney for calling Russia our main geopolitical adversary. Also remember this: For a guy who thinks the '80s are long gone, Obama sure was gung ho to kick-start arms control talks with the Russians. You remember the days when Walter Mondale carped that Ronald Reagan wasn't talking to the Russkies about a new deal to rid the world of the scourge of nuclear weapons? This was a big liberal theme in those days.

UAW to NLRB: Give us a do-over in Chattanooga

When Volkswagen employees at the company's Chattanooga plant had the opportunity to vote in favor of joining the United Auto Workers, they declined. And it wasn't particularly close, as employees rejected the UAW by a margin of 712-626.

Mitch McConnell to Tea Party candidates: We're going to crush you everywhere

Didn't Mitch McConnell just appear at CPAC and tell the faithful that they wouldn't be disappointed if they gave the GOP a Senate majority? I don't know about you but I took that as an attempt, however insincere, to tell conservatives, No, we're really your allies!

HHS not even trying to find out if the uninsured are signing up for ObamaCare

Maybe it's just not worth it to recall insincere political pretexts, but there was a time when Democrats offered as the rationale for ObamaCare that too many people lacked health insurance, and this would be the answer.

Iran unveils new weapons just as U.S. releases $550 million of its assets

It looks like someone needs to explain to the Obama Administration how the concept of carrots and sticks actually works. When you're dealing with a rogue nation whose behavior you're trying to rein in, it is sometimes acceptable (if only because there's no getting around it) to give the rogue nation a reward in exchange for their doing what you want them to do. This only works, though, if you actually make them meet the conditions in order to get the reward.

Garry Kasparov: Cut off Putin's money and the oligarchs will get rid of him

If you only know Garry Kasparov as a Russian chess champion, you need to get to know the side of him that advocates for human rights, especially as a board member of the Human Rights Foundation, and especially this his focus on the oppressive policies of Vladimir Putin.

Terrific: Jimmy Carter wants to go help in Venezuela

When you think about out-of-control inflation and shortages of goods, you think Jimmy Carter! Except that you think of Jimmy Carter as the cause of these problems, not the solution. But Jimmeh really wants to swoop into Caracas and save the day, so he is apparently hoping Venezuelans don't know the difference. Oops. They do:

Another hoax? Female pilot's 'sexist note' story sounds awfully familiar

I'm not saying it couldn't be for real. But if nothing else, someone like Carey Steacey should know that if she's going to come forward with a story like this, some skepticism will be natural given the recent cases of Dayna Morales and those lunkheads from K98.3.

VIDEO: Fans at DNC meeting can't name a single Hillary accomplishment

We should know by now that stuff like track record and achievement are no longer even ancillary to the matter of choosing a president. They're now completely irrelevant. The election of Obama established that, and his re-election cemented it. Democrats don't expect Obama to get results. They expect him to protect their hold on power.