Or did, until Politico reported it. The Republican National Committee issued this statement late last night: News reports have revealed that the RNC’s health plan dating back as far as 1991 may have included some coverage for elective abortion. Upon learning of this, Chairman Michael Steele instructed the RNC Director of Administration to opt the [...]
Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska In an early sign of how President Obama’s trip to Asia will likely go, White House spokesman Robert Gibbs came back to the press cabin on Air Force One Thursday to a torrent of questions that were not about the president’s trip to Asia. “Can we start with Afghanistan, and [...]
Next week, much to the discomfort of the Obama Adminsitration, Joe Lieberman — chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Government Relations Committee — will begin his investigation into whether the Fort Hood shooter was a terrorist and if law enforcement agencies missed red flags that could’ve prevented the tragedy. This caps quite a month [...]
It’s like you never left. How heated are emotions are either side of the abortion debate right now? Some pro-choice liberals have begun referring to the Stupak Amendment as the “Coat Hanger Amendment.” And Stupak himself has declared that if his language doesn’t make it into the Senate version or is altered in conference committee, [...]
I’ve known Karl Eikenberry for several years and he is as honorable as they come, and so it’s no surprise that he has chosen to run against (most of) the pack, especially his former comrades in the military. This is a man who served two tours in Afghanistan before becoming Ambassador, the man who initiated [...]
This recess, a Democratic outside group is spending more than a $1 million on television commercials lambasting GOP lawmakers for voting against health care reform. The Foundation for Patients Rights, which is aligned with the Service Employees International Union, is planning ads in Delaware and Illinois against Reps. Mike Castle and Mark Kirk – both [...]
Reuters is reporting that Iran stopped enriching uranium in September. To which one can only say: Huh? Is this evidence of Iran’s desire to cooperate with the IAEA…or a confirmation of some intelligence reports that suggest Iran is having trouble with the enrichment process…or a sign of division and confusion in the regime…or, or…something else?
