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.

If ObamaCare had been in place in 2006, I would be dead

I saw recently that several cancer centers in this country have decided to opt out of taking ObamaCare-insured patients. One of them is M.D. Anderson in Houston.

Newt: As soon as the campaign turns to substance, Hillary's toast

It seems beyond dispute that Newt's basic premise here is correct. Yes, a campaign focused on policy substance would sink Hillary so fast and so far she might be looking up at Michael Dukakis, if not Walter Mondale. There's more substance to a morning mist than there is to Hillary Clinton.

Job Creators Sue Federal Government

For years environmentalists have usurped individual private property rights and thwarted economic development. Now, thanks to Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt, it appears that the job creators may have finally learned something from the extreme tactics of groups, like the Wild Earth Guardians and the Center for Biological Diversity (CBD), which have been using the courts to their advantage by filing lawsuits against the federal government.

Motoring: Nissan Juke

Eye-catching design at an attractive price. That’s the combination on offer from Nissan with its Juke, the increasingly fashionable compact sports utility vehicle. There’s no denying it, it’s a great design that from a distance looks like a three door but thanks to cleverly concealed rear door handles it is actually a five door vehicle.

Blown Budgets: Canada's 2013 Fiscal Accountability Rankings

TORONTO, - Canada's senior governments have regularly missed budget spending and revenue targets during the last decade, with spending overruns of $47 billion combined, according to a report released today by the C.D. Howe Institute. In "Credibility on the (Bottom) Line: The Fiscal Accountability of Canada's Senior Governments, 2013," authors Colin Busby and William B.P. Robson rank the performance of Canada's federal, provincial and territorial governments for hitting budget targets and providing transparent financial reports. Each spring, legislatures vote budgets that set out their spending and revenue goals for the fiscal year, note the authors. Budget votes are critical for holding governments accountable to legislators, and in turn to voters and taxpayers. Over the last decade, however, Canada's senior governments have significantly overshot their spending targets. "More accuracy in hitting budgeted amounts would have made today's taxes and public debt lower," Robson points out.

Energy Security And Shale Gas To Dominate EU-US Crisis Summit

President Barack Obama flies Sunday to a Europe shaken by Vladimir Putin’s seizure of Crimea and his threats against eastern parts of Ukraine. US exports of energy and European development of shale gas will be a significant element of the EU-US summit in Brussels this week. --Tom Curry, NBC News, 23 March 2014

Whither Media, GOP Outrage Over Extravagant Obama Family Outings?

It’s bad enough that America is saddled with a corrupt, incompetent, clueless, anti-American Marxist in the Oval Office.

The Annexation of Crimea: International Ramifications

In a series of rather rapid moves, Russia, ignoring international criticism, annexed the Crimean Peninsula. In the immediate background to the annexation are more than three months of violent protests in Ukraine, which ended on February 21, 2014 with a coup and the flight of President Yanukovich, and with the establishment of a transitional government that will be in effect until elections in May. Rather than easing the turmoil in Ukraine, however, Russia’s annexation of Crimea has broadened the crisis, especially given the many attendant repercussions in the international arena, where a confrontation of powers is underway between Russia and the West.

Don’t Give Away the Net

On the afternoon of Friday, March 14, 2014, the Obama administration announced that it was taking a step – without prior notice or evident consultation with Congress – to “support and enhance the multi-stakeholder model of Internet policymaking and governance.” Like so many other of Team Obama’s unilateral decisions, this one is not just contrary to the national interest. It amounts to fraud.

Obama, Putin: Ever Hear Of The Monroe Doctrine?

Basically the Monroe Doctrine, boiled down to its essential parts states that European countries should stay on their side of the pond and the US will reciprocate by staying out of their business -- and -- on our side of the pond.

Opposing the Byzantine empire of Obama

In looking up an online source to give me a definition of the adjective “Byzantine,” I found the following at oxforddictionaries.com : “(of a system or situation) excessively complicated, typically involving a great deal of administrative detail.”

A Timeline of ObamaCare Delays in Pictures

ObamaCare is now four years old. But unlike most 4-year-olds, it still can’t walk on its own. It’s been tripping and falling over itself for years.

Falk's departure is victory for Palestinians and human rights

GENEVA, – One year after UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon condemned Richard Falk's comments blaming the Boston Marathon bombings on “the American global domination project,” and three years after the UN chief addressed the council plenary and condemned Falk's "preposterous" support for 9/11 conspiracy theories, the controversial UN official will address the UN Human Rights Council today for the last time, as his six-year mandate comes to an end.

Professional Protesters

Mother Jones should use a wet finger to find which way the wind blows

Far left leading website Mother Jones has trumped ratings-crazed CNN in conspiracy theories on doomed Flight 370, Al Gore, man made global warming, CNN, Flight 370, Black Hole

The Second Biggest Liar in America Accuses Koch Brothers of Lying About ObamaCare

Will wonders never cease? The biggest liar in America was strangely silent about the fact that his second-in-command of recently producing falsehoods actually one-upped him with the latest 'Big Whopper' not produced at the local Burger King factory. And you would have thought that when the subject was so relative to his personal name he would have at least announced his vocal approval.

Obama totes Muslim Brotherhood baggage on his Saudi trip


Cairo, Egypt—During the upcoming visit of President Obama to Saudi Arabia, Obama totes a lot of baggage—namely Syrian, Iranian, Qatari, Saudi Egyptian and the Muslim Brotherhood organization and its allies.

Sonny the Yellow Lab and Lucky the Red Shouldered Hawk

Sonny, the yellow lab, and Lucky, the Red Shouldered Hawk's lives crossed on a cold snowy day in Virginia when Sonny sensed something was terribly wrong with the beautiful raptor perched on the fence for hours.

The "Chinese Martyrs' Brigade" and Malaysian Flight 370

China is grappling with simmering anger among its Muslim ethnic Uighur minority in the country's remote far west, many of whom openly complain of Chinese repression.