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If there is one thing the Obama administration can be depended on to do, it is to do their own thing. They have a record of ignoring laws that have been passed by Congress and changing others to suit their needs and agenda. So it is with our immigration law. They have already stated they would not deport certain illegal immigrants, saying their only crime was to be brought to America when they were children. That could be debatable, given the fact that many of them have had the opportunity to do the right thing, yet chose to live here...

If there is one thing our politicians should have learned by now, it is this. No matter what law is passed, or what its intentions are, there is always the law of consequences, unintended or not. Every law that is placed on the federal register has consequences for the American people and the country in which they live. Every rule or regulation that is written as a result of those laws is loaded with consequences. That is a fact that can not be denied. Thus it is also with ObamaCare. Many of us have said all along that ObamaCare would...

Last night's interview of President Obama by Bill O'Reilly stuck out to me for one main reason. Obama refused to answer the questions and lied through his teeth in the process. He refused to acknowledge there was a "smidgen" of corruption present in the targeting of conservative groups by the IRS. He refused to acknowledge any failure in Benghazi. He refused to admit what was really happening with the ObamaCare website. He went so far as to say it was finally working the way it was supposed to work. That one lie is the easiest to prove. Fox News - Thousands...

I suppose nothing less could be expected from an interview of President Obama by Fox News' Bill O'Reilly. After all, how Obama feels about Fox News is not a secret. He blames the network for publishing stories that dare question his integrity, his honesty, his entire presidency. The video below is only a 10-minute segment of the interview, but it's plain to see the tension. The two men put on a good front, but President Obama clearly had no intention of giving straight answers to the questions Bill O'Reilly asked. From ObamaCare to Benghazi to the IRS, Obama basically accused...

I wrote earlier this week about President Obama changing the subject from ObamaCare to income inequality. We all know the man is a master at shedding the blame for his failures and pivoting to other subjects to keep the American people distracted from the disaster that is his presidency. As it turns out, he is getting a little help this week from a not so unlikely source. New Jersey Governor Chris Christie and the scandal surrounding a traffic jam on the George Washington Bridge are driving a story that the media can't seem to get enough of. Every time I...

The Dems have told the big lie on climate change so many times they actually believe the lie. Period! Last November, Obama signed an Executive Order in which he declared: "The impacts of climate change -- including an increase in prolonged periods of excessively high temperatures, more heavy downpours, an increase in wildfires, more severe droughts, permafrost thawing, ocean acidification, and sea-level rise -- are already affecting communities, natural resources, ecosystems, economies, and public health across the Nation. Just one problem, none of that is true. 2013 was the year which saw the fewest days with temps of 100 degrees...

It would appear that Benghazi is back in the news. For some of us, it has remained in the forefront of our minds, but for many Americans, it is past history. I am sure no small amount of wonder is expressed that we are still concerned about what happened in Benghazi, some fifteenth months later. My personal concern is that four Americans were killed and no one has truly been held accountable for their deaths. Americans were fed a false narrative by the Obama administration and over the weekend, the New York Times published a 7,000 word report that attempted...

Does anyone remember the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN [1])? It was a “coalition” of community-based organizations advocating for low-income and moderate-income families in such areas as voter corruption, fraudulent health care claims, and affordable housing. In the latter category, they supported the Community Reinvestment Act, signed into law in 1977 by Jimmy Carter (who many may recall was the second worst president in US history), urged on by Gale Cincotta of National People’s Action Network (Chicago), and which through a succession of revisions, led to the collapse of the US housing market [2]. The leftist view...

There is one thing that is abundantly clear about President Obama. He does not like to be challenged on anything he is doing. If he sets a policy, he expects to have the final word. Thus, you can imagine how he feels about Representative Darrell Issa (R-CA) and his chairmanship of the House Oversight Committee. From the time Issa took over the position when the Republicans won the House of Representatives in 2010, he has been focused on asking some very pointed questions of the Obama administration. He has been aided by none other than the Obama administration itself. Given...

Income inequality is the new phrase President Obama will be focusing on during the last three years of his presidency. We have seen the phrases "war on women" and "wealth redistribution" a lot during his first term in office and we all know he wants to fight climate change of the man-made variety, but he has a new, favorite catch phrase in income inequality. It is certain to catch on with a lot of people whose wages are considered sub-par. I have worked several jobs for minimum wage. Speaking from personal experience, I didn't necessarily like working for lower wages,...

Maybe David Plouffe was talking about a different group of Americans when he made this outrageous statement on ABC's This Week. His version of reality is far removed from the version I am seeing unfold as ObamaCare shows itself for what it really is. Politico - Former Senior White House Adviser David Plouffe on Sunday said he believes President Barack Obama’s “numbers will recover” and that people “trust this president.” “It’s been a tough patch,” Plouffe said on ABC’s “This Week.” “And it’s not just healthcare, you know, the shutdown affected everybody, confidence in government. But let’s fast forward to the...

As Cortney pointed out, the media still considers the President Obama to be a "celebrity" rather than the leader of the United States. According to the magazine GQ, however, Obama is not even that good of a celebrity: he landed at #17 on their annual list of the 25 Least Influential People. Here's what the magazine had to say about the president: 17. President Obama He can blame Republicans in Congress all he likes and get away with it because congressional Republicans are the worst. But the fact remains that I have spent the majority of this man's presidency watching...

The plan from the beginning was clear: utilize the Affordable Care Act to collapse private insurance while simultaneously blaming the industry for the inevitable blow-back, empower the federal government to swoop in to fix the "coverage emergency," and bring about single payer as a necessary rescue. But...

To the millions of Americans who have received letters from your insurance company, explaining that the plan you were on, and incidentally liked, has been canceled. President Obama has a few words for you. He's sorry you are losing your insurance. He wanted you to change insurance plans because you wanted to, not because his administration forced you into making the move. If he is really sorry, he has an unusual way of showing his sympathy. He sounds like he is making excuses, more than anything else. The Hill - President Obama on Thursday apologized to Americans who are losing...

WASHINGTON – The White House confirmed today that President Obama has reached out to Russian President Vladimir Putin in his effort to get immigration reform passed in Congress this year. During an appearance on CBS This Morning, National Security Adviser Susan Rice said the administration has the utmost confidence the Russian president can muster enough votes in Congress to pass an immigration bill that would show the American people President Obama means business on overhauling the immigration system. “President Obama was so impressed with President Putin’s handling of our crisis in Syria that he’s sought his intervention again to help...

Does anyone remember that we have an economy that is still in a slow recovery mode? It seems that the new normal is a slow economic recovery that produces very few jobs and most of them are part-time jobs. I know most of the people who read this post already understand that. Many people in Washington realize that our economy is not doing well at all. There are, however, some who would divert our eye from the ball that is bouncing down the court. Here is what President Obama thinks about this. Fox News - "The president thinks Washington has...

Shortly after the historic election of Barack Obama in 2008, Newsweek magazine ran an article basking in the afterglow of victory, opining about the possibility of American citizens themselves … um, basking in the afterglow. In an article which showed the depths of worship in which the media had descended to support their chosen candidate, Jessica Bennett projected her own excitement upon readers, discussing the possibility of a baby boom sparked by “exhilarated” and “euphoric” Obama fans being “in the mood for love.” The title of the piece, Change You Can Conceive In, tells you all you need to know....

I have not been one to criticize President Obama a great deal for his incessant travels and vacations. There have been many times when I felt he and his family should be more in touch with the rest of America, but I have written little about the subject. The latest in the Obama vacation saga is hard to ignore. I can not help but wonder where he and his wife have placed their priorities. This comes from BadBlue. TPNN - Fourth of July celebrations have been cancelled at Camp Lejeune Marine Corps Base and at the Army’s Fort Bragg. The...

President Obama came out last Friday and defended his administration's unprecedented grabbing of phone records and Internet data. He basically said we could not have 100% security and expect to keep 100% of our privacy. He said we should just trust him and his administration to do the right thing. Excuse me while I go gag on that proposition...Now that I have composed myself, let's deal with this issue of trusting the Obama administration to do the right thing with the information it is collecting. First of all, Obama is fond of saying Congress has oversight of the program and...

Citing President Barack Obama’s recent call for God to “bless” Planned Parenthood, former All-Pro Ravens’ Center Matt Birk declined to attend a June 5 White House ceremony honoring the Super Bowl-champion Ravens. In a June 6 interview with Minneapolis-St. Paul’s KFAN Sports-Radio FM-100.3, Birk said he had “great respect for the office of the presidency,” but could not endorse Obama’s statement “in any way.” The president made the invocation during an April 26 speech at the Planned Parenthood Conference in Washington, D.C. “Planned Parenthood performs about 330,000 abortions a year,” Birk said. “I am Catholic, I am active in the...