Barack Obama
NRA VP Statement: More Guns and Police in Schools
Earlier this year National Rifle Association Executive Vice-President Wayne LaPierre accused Barack Obama of giving “first term lip service to gun owners” to “deceive voters and […]
Obama Will Nominate John Kerry for Secretary of State
After the Susan Rice withdrew her name from consideration last week (read: got fed up with Washington) Obama is left with his number two option, […]
Boehner’s Fiscal Cliff Plan Crashes and Burns
In a moment of high Capitol Hill drama last night, John Boehner tried and failed to get the House of Representatives to pass his “Plan […]
Congress Okays Extraordinary Rendition of Americans
On Tuesday Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Carl Levin announced that an amendment designed to protect the constitutionally guaranteed civil liberties of American citizens has […]
UPDATE: Charles Ramsey to Sit on Obama Gun Task Force
A day after signaling his support for a ban on assault weapons and for closing the “gun show loophole,” President Obama will announce the formation […]
Obama Time’s Person of the Year
Joining Stalin, LBJ, Churchill, and a few other notables, Obama becomes a two-time winner of Time’s “Person of the Year” contest. (You already knew this, […]
Two Early Signs of Post-Shooting Political Action Today
Four days after the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School, we’re already seeing indications that seemingly intractable political barriers to gun control are being lowered. […]
Obama Considering High-Capacity Magazine Ban
After this summer’s mass shootings at a movie theater in Colorado and at a Sikh temple in Wisconsin, President Obama didn’t indicate he was considering […]
Barack Obama Proves Democrats Are Wusses
Sometime in the next few days, it appears, President Obama apparently plans to stand before the world and send a resounding and unmistakable message: Democrats are […]
Susan Rice Withdraws from Secretary of State Consideration
U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice, long rumored the front-runner to replace Hillary Clinton in Foggy Bottom, sent a letter to the president today taking herself out […]
Corbett Won’t Set Up Obamacare Health Exchange
The governor announced today that Pennsylvania will refuse to set up the state health care exchange available through the Affordable Care Act. The exchanges are online […]
Reefer Sadness: Why Won’t President Obama End His Pot Crackdown?
Colorado and Washington didn’t just help President Obama win re-election last month—during the same election, those states also legalized the possession and use of small […]
Petition Asks White House to Build a Death Star
Yes, Obamacare was a pretty big achievement, but if President Obama wants to really be remembered, he can do one thing: Build a Death Star. […]
Republicans Still Trying To Find Ways to Steal PA’s Electoral Votes
Hey, remember when Republicans tried to win Pennsylvania’s electoral votes for Mitt Romney by making it really hard for poor and minority people in Philadelphia […]
Obama Pulls Out “Naughty and Nice” List During PA Visit
While Mayor Nutter is in China (where they make those “other” kinds of toys), President Obama came to town to give a speech at the […]