Robert Laurie

All the best GOP campaign commercials contain the words 'castrating hogs'

“I grew up castrating hogs on an Iowa farm, so when I get to Washington, I’ll know how to cut pork.”

MSNBC: 'studies show' you're more likely to be abducted by a UFO than witness voter fraud

Yesterday, MSNBC host Joy Reid had lots of fun "discussing" voter fraud and voter ID laws with her guests. As it always does on the world's worst "news" network, the panel devolved into MSNBC's standard "grill the conservative" idiocy, focused on nonsensical race-baiting arguments. "Minorities will be disenfranchised because they're either too stupid or too poor to get passports and photo ID." You know, the usual left-wing line.

Former NYT election data guru Nate Silver has bad news for Democrats' midterm dreams

Hey, remember Nate Silver? He was the statistician/political fortune teller who caused a firestorm by saying that Mitt Romney was going to get slaughtered at the polls back in 2012. Republicans called him a hack, doubted his numbers, and - when Silver correctly predicted the race in all 50 states + DC - they ended up eating their words.

MN Democrat Rep. Keith Ellison says he 'wishes' his party would 'come out' against the 2nd Amendment

Keith Ellison is not known for being particularly smart. He gets by on the standard left-wing canards of incendiary race-baiting and income inequality rhetoric, but no one would accuse him of being a "big thinker." Even his own party spends a fair amount of time trying to distance itself from his proclamations.

Biden: People are dumb, and Obama deserves sainthood for the patience he's shown with the ACA rollout

Normally, they like to keep Joe Biden locked up. This is a good instinct, because when he gets out in front of the cameras, he starts saying the kinds of things he's been saying over the course of the last two weeks. Still, every now and then, they have no choice but to let Crazy Joe off his chain so he can run around the yard a bit. Friday, they let him speak before the National Association of Community Health Centers policy summit in Washington, D.C.

Pelosi: You peons should stop calling it ObamaCare. It's 'affordable'

The word "ObamaCare" has been through a lot of ups and downs. Sometimes, when they need to put their best foot forward, Democrats will tell you how proud they are of the term. Then, the next day, when things don't go so well, they tell you "ObamaCare" is racist. This is usually followed by the "ObamaCare is awesome and, when everyone likes it, conservatives are going to be sorry for calling it ObamaCare" argument.

Joe Biden claims to have 'led the fight' for Poland to join NATO - two years after they joined

This week, Vice President "Jumpin'" Joe Biden was dispatched to Poland, where he was supposed to calm our jittery Eastern European allies. Apparently, people there have started to think that Putin is an old-guard Ruskie expansionist, and U.S. leadership isn't up to the task of reining him in. We can't imagine where they got that idea.

Dem. Senator says Putin's Ukraine invasion is a sign that he's 'panicking' due to Obama's obvious 'strength.'

Democrats- at least publicly - claim to believe a lot of crazy stuff. They think ObamaCare is a political positive, they think the Constitution is outdated, and they think that we can only obey the rules by breaking them. Tortured logic is their bread and butter.

AP: Obama administration censors records, denies FOIA requests, at a record rate

You remember the promise. Should he be elected, Obama's administration would be the "most transparent in history." That was 2008, when a relatively unknown Senator promised that a hypothetical President Obama would correct the transgressions of his predecessor.

CNN: Democrats hammering the 2014 'panic button'

Look, if you ask me, this is completely premature. Yes the Dems are in trouble for 2014, and yes, ObamaCare is a complete disaster that should sink their midterm hopes. However, we're still more than seven months away from Election Day. Virtually anything could happen between now and then. Meanwhile, conservatives are saddled with a party that has repeatedly proven that one should never discount the GOP's ability to throw away a sure thing.

Pelosi - Republican candidates who make ObamaCare a campaign issue are 'wasting their time'

Republicans, you've got it all wrong. America loves ObamaCare. If you try to say it's a failure, a constantly-delayed quagmire, an anti-constitutional juggernaut, or a left-wing embarrassment, you're barking up the wrong tree. It's popular, it's beloved, and if you try to make it a campaign issue, you're just "wasting your time."

Obama threatens to veto bill which would force him to obey the law

During the 2008 presidential race, one of then Senator Obama's main talking points was a relentless attack on George W. Bush's executive overreach.

According to Texas Democrat, Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, the Constitution is 400 years old

If you have a subscription to "Incoherent Congressional Crackpots Monthly," you know the name Sheila Jackson Lee. She's the Texas Democrat Representative who, back in 2003, argued that Hurricanes needed more racially sensitive names because their "lily-white" names were racist.

Jay Carney plugs his wife's book during press briefing - 'it's available on Amazon!'

Yesterday, during a press briefing, Jay Carney was asked about the political motivations of President Obama's crusade to wage the minimum wage. Basically, he was asked if the whole strategy was designed to help Democrats woo women voters. Jay Carney thought this was the perfect time to plug his wife's book - which, he noted, was a New York Times best seller and is available on Amazon.

Wasserman Schultz: The GOP would have had a bigger win in Florida, if ObamaCare wasn't so popular

By now you've probably heard the news that Republican David Jolly won yesterday's special election in Florida's 13th District. Many on the left considered the race a must-win, and some called it a predictor of the Democrat's fate in November. Frankly, it's a little pre-mature for that, but the win is striking for a few reasons:

NBC/WSJ poll: Voters planning to use midterms to punish Obama

There's a new NBC News / Wall Street Journal poll out today and it contains a whole host of ugly news for the left. If Democrats are looking for comfort after their loss in Florida, they're going to have to look elsewhere. Obama's approval rating has hit a new low and, even worse, voters are ready to use the 2014 midterms to punish him.

Dianne Feinstein says the CIA spied on Intelligence Committee and suddenly realizes the Constitution exists

Senator Dianne Feinstein has been wronged, and she isn't going to take it lying down. This afternoon, she took to the Senate floor and, in excruciating detail, outlined her claims that the CIA had unlawfully spied upon not just her, but upon the entire Senate Select Committee on Intelligence as well.

Barack Obama plugs ObamaCare on 'Between Two Ferns' - and it's actually pretty funny

I know, I know. I'm a conservative columnist. I'm supposed to hate this. I'm supposed to write a hit piece telling about you that this is grotesque pandering from a President who's running out options to sell his signature law. If I was doing what I was supposed to do, I'd remind everyone that this is un-presidential, desperate, and "beneath the dignity of the office." I'd spend some time on the notion that this clip is an incredible waste of time, especially when our planet's geo-political situation seems shaky at best. Then I'd talk about our dismal economy, the President's disastrous fiscal record, and the nation's rampant joblessness. Finally, I might spend a few minutes discussing the idea that Barack Obama is obsessed with his personal celebrity and loves to hob-nob with Hollywood.

Nancy Pelosi has a 'Republican friend' who told her the GOP doesn't care about starving children

Whether she's telling you that "you have to pass it to find out what's in it," "joblessness is actually freedom from job lock," or "unemployment stimulates the economy," Nancy Pelosi can be counted on for her epic pearls of non-wisdom. If her mouth is moving, you can bet she's going to say something ridiculous.

John McCain employs the left's favorite tactic, then demands Ted Cruz apologize to Bob Dole

Back in 2008, John McCain ran what is unquestionably the weakest Republican Presidential campaign in modern American history. He was unfocused, indecisive, deathly afraid of criticizing his opponent, and unable to articulate any clear, concise policy opinions. In a word, it was disastrous. Since then he's spent most of his time trying to get in front of the cameras by voting against his own party, supporting opposition initiatives, and harassing any Republican Senator who actually dares to stand on principle.