By James Freeman – Wall Street Journal Barack Obama speaks to his old campaign comrades at Organizing for Action. HOLY OBAMACARE Last night in Washington President Obama addressed the national meeting of Organizing for Action, the outfit formerly known as his re-election campaign. Young OFA volunteers have been redeployed to the task of persuading Americans […]
By Ben Barrack Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN, Texas – The good news is that the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee chairman, Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA), has sent a letter to the Attorneys for former IRS Tax Exemption Director, Lois Lerner, that requires her to testify in front of the Committee on March 5th. More […]
Today’s Logic Letter, By Lynn Woolley Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN, Texas – Dear Lojiks, What have we come to? Is it the people versus the establishment? Lou Ann Anderson is a dogged and determined investigative reporter. I know. She used to be executive producer of the Lynn Woolley Show. If you’re involved in political malfeasance, […]
Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN, Texas – Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott today charged an Austin-based residential construction contractor with deceiving Texas homeowners and misrepresenting funding sources available to pay for home repairs and restoration.
Tea Party Conservatives Coalesce Around Authentic Conservative Dan Patrick Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN, Texas – Today, the University of Texas and the Texas Tribune released new poll data showing Dan Patrick has closed the gap with 12-year incumbent David Dewhurst in the race for Lt. Governor.
By Michael Barone Former House Speaker Tip O’Neill famously said that all politics is local. And it mostly was, in his time: He was first elected to the Massachusetts legislature’s lower house in 1936 and became its speaker in 1949, and was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1952 and became its speaker […]
By Cal Thomas After much criticism from conservative quarters, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has decided, at least for now, to withdraw plans for its proposed study of how media organizations gather and report news. The expressed goal of the survey was to determine if the “critical information needs” of the public are being met. In […]
By Timothy P. Carney Our President is battling in court against nuns who don’t want to pay for birth control — and the President’s supporters in the media are calling the nuns theocrats for fighting back. The Little Sisters of the Poor don’t count as religious enough to be exempt from President Obama’s mandate that all […]
By Philip Rucker and Paul Kane, Washington Post At the headquarters where Republicans are plotting their takeover of the Senate, camouflage netting hangs from the ceiling and walls. Military surplus sandbags are piled up around operatives’ desks. And an ex-Marine named Ward Baker rattles off statistics that add up to trouble for Democrats.
By Byron York When controversy erupted over the FCC’s media-study/article/2544410″>now-suspended plan to question journalists in newsrooms around the country, some conservative critics saw a grossly unconstitutional attempt to reinstate the Fairness Doctrine. Others saw a grossly unconstitutional attempt to press the Obama administration agenda on a broad range of issues.
By Susan Crabtree A senior Health and Human Services official was so frustrated last May over the White House‘s “disarray” on health care before the launch of Obamacare insurance exchanges that he warned of needing a “come to Jesus meeting” with his counterparts.
By Katie Pavlich Yesterday Republican Senator Marco Rubio took to the Senate floor to address the ongoing crisis in Venezuela and to push back against Democratic Senator Tom Harkin’s praise of Cuba after visiting the country and touting its healthcare system.
A new Texas poll shows a not very close contest in the Republican U.S. Senate primary and a comfortable early general election lead for the GOP governor. Chris Christie’s ratings continue to fall in New Jersey. And live television viewing is collapsing like a house of cards. This is HuffPollster for Monday, February 24, 2014. […]
Texas Insider report: AUSTIN, Texas – (Fort Worth, TX–February 24, 2014) – Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. company recognized Texas State Representative Linda Harper-Brown today with the Bell Helicopter Legislative Leadership Award. The award honors elected officials who have been avid supporters of the aerospace and defense industries and who have fostered an environment of […]
Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN, Texas – (DALLAS) – Conservative Republicans of Texas have endorsed Morgan Meyer, conservative Republican candidate for Texas House District 108, the seat being vacated by Dan Branch, which includes the Park Cities, Uptown, Downtown, Old East Dallas, Bluffview and Preston Hollow.
Babin for Congress 1996 paid a $20,000 Civil Penalty By Tom O’Halloran Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN, Texas – Nominating the wrong candidate in the GOP Primary for Texas Congressional District 36 could end up handing the seat to the Democrats … and in my opinion, Brian Babin (right) is the wrong person. Since when did it […]
His service on behalf of America is unmatched Texas Insider Report: WASHINGTON, DC – Rep. Pete Olson (TX-22) today issued the following statement thanking Rep. John Dingell, the longest serving member of the House of Representatives for his distinguished service on behalf of America:
Texas Insider Report: WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) issued the following statement after the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) announced it would list the Georgetown and Salado salamanders as threatened species under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The FWS also announced a special rule that is expected to take a year to go into […]
