Tag Archives: government

Federal prosecutors balk at Holder push to reduce drug sentences

03/21/2014 Published on Foxnews.com
Federal prosecutors are at odds with U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder over whether mandatory minimum sentences — a key part of the government’s so-called war on drugs — should be rolled back. ; Congress approved many of those harsh penalties…

Freedom for me, but not for thee — Dianne Feinstein, the CIA and you

03/20/2014 Published on Foxnews.com
Initially, I was gratified to learn that Sen. Dianne Feinstein, (D-Calif.), the chairwoman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, was unafraid to take on the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) over the issue of domestic spying. The CIA is limited by its…

National Intelligence Director Finally Says He’s Sorry For NSA Overstep, But Is It Too Late?

02/18/2014 Published on Forbes.com
“I probably shouldn’t say this, but I will,” National Intelligence Director James Clapper said in an exclusive Daily Beast interview on government surveillance.He continued, “had we been transparent about this from the outset right after 9/11—which is the genesis of…

An Up And Down Week For ObamaCare

02/14/2014 Published on Forbes.com
More than 1.1 million people signed up for healthcare through the federal and state exchanges last month, according to data released by the government. Kathleen Sebelius, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, said, “These encouraging trends show that more…

What women can learn from St. Valentine

Published on Foxnews.com
The origins of Valentine’s Day are not exactly clear, but one of the more loving tales involves a courageous Roman priest and devoted young lovers. The story goes that the Roman Emperor Claudius II had outlawed marriage between young couples.…

The biggest ObamaCare lie (and it’s not ‘you can keep your doctor’)

11/20/2013 Published on Foxnews.com
A new survey by the Commonwealth Fund reveals that over a third of Americans say they don’t have access to health care because of cost or insurance red tape. The idea that the Affordable Care Act will somehow make this…

Mr. Obama, it’s not the software that’s the problem, it’s Big Government liberalism

10/24/2013 Published on Foxnews.com
So the Obama administration claims it’s found someone to come in and clean up the disaster that is the ObamaCare website aka HealthCare.gov. He’s Jeffrey Zients, Obama’s new Director of the National Economic Council whom Obama has employed as “fixer”…

Red Flags? Company behind ObamaCare site has checkered past

10/23/2013 Published on Foxnews.com
While the company behind the dysfunctional HealthCare.gov was virtually unknown to the American public until this month, critics say the Obama administration should have known this multibillion-dollar firm had a checkered history with other government contracts. In projects stretching from…

A Sad Chapter For America

10/17/2013 Published on Forbes.com
“This is not a time to point fingers of blame,” Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said after the Senate finally reached an agreement on a deal yesterday. “This is a time of reconciliation.” To be sure, we have moved past…

You call this a deal? Congress, Obama set to kick the can … again

10/15/2013 Published on Foxnews.com
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said that he was hopeful it would be a “bright day.” Republican leader Mitch McConnell seconded Reid’s optimism, “we’ve had a good day,” he commented on Monday. Indeed, we are on the precipice of a…