Above image: President Obama, the First Lady, and Cuban President Castro observe moment of silence for victims of Brussels terrorist attack What’s the plan? The following is a news commentary In early 2014, I was in a small meeting with a high-ranking Obama administration official who was involved in counterterrorism. When asked, he made several candid assertions: […]
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Obamacare “Fail” Stories
The White House has helped gather many success stories born of the Affordable Care Act. Read ACA success stories here. Many people have undoubtedly been helped: for example, the previously uninsurable with pre-existing conditions. However, other Americans have been disappointed by Obamacare and believe it has worked against them. Tell your “fail” stories by clicking […]
President Obama: 10 Wild Successes; 10 Epic Fails
The following is a news commentary and analysis. It was first published Nov. 6, 2016 and has been updated with additional “successes” and “fails.”[hr] As Barack Obama’s presidency draws to a close, he’ll likely go down in history (as do many Presidents) as a polarizing figure: Beloved by supporters who believe he delivered on key […]
Iran promises never to seek, develop or acquire any nuclear weapons
[quote]“Iran reaffirms that under no circumstances will Iran ever seek, develop or acquire any nuclear weapons.”[/quote] Read the proposed US-Iran nuclear deal yourself. 159 pages. PREFACE The E3/EU+3 (China, France, Germany, the Russian Federation, the United Kingdom and the United States, with the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy) and the […]
8 Times Obama Says He Was Way Out of the Loop
It’s a remarkable irony: the same U.S. president whose administration has gone to great lengths to monitor journalists, whistleblowers and the public, claims to be oddly in the dark regarding basic information on some of his biggest controversies. Here are eight instances in which President Obama said he heard it on the news—or way after-the-fact—just […]
FCC Chairman Just Says No (to Testifying to Congress)
FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler is refusing to testify before Congress ahead of a vote tomorrow regarding new regulation of the Internet. “We are deeply disappointed in Chairman Wheeler’s decision,” said committee Republicans Fred Upton (R-MI) and Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) in a statement. “As Chairman Wheeler pushes forward with plans to regulate the Internet, he still refuses […]
Unanswered Benghazi Questions: 9th in a Series
[Above image: Aftermath of Benghazi attacks, obtained by Judicial Watch in a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit against the U.S. State Dept.] [box type=”tick” style=”rounded”]9. Is it true that “specific measures” were taken to ensure “our preparedness and security posture” as stated in a White House press release on September 10, 2012 — the day before […]
Sen. Grassley Blasts Justice Dept. for Keeping Obama Executive Action Analyses Secret
With Republicans now in the majority in the U.S. Senate, they have new political muscle to flex and are hoping that oversight inquires once relegated to a black hole can finally yield responses. That’s why the new chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Sen. Charles Grassley, is renewing pressure for the Department of Justice to […]