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Remembering Jennifer Morbelli
13 Feb 2013 12:03 am

It’s another tragic story of a young woman’s life being lost to a botched abortion. In this case, it was twenty-nine year oldJennifer Morbelli, who was a patient of Dr. Leroy Carhart. Carhart performed a third trimester abortion on Ms. Morbelli, which resulted in massive internal bleeding in her abdominal cavity. She died last Friday. This isn’t the first time a patient of Dr. Carhart has died while he was performing a third trimester abortion. According to LifeSiteNews:
This tragic incident occurred the same day that another medical emergency took place at a New Mexico …

Harry Reid and The Crumbling Democratic Caucus
3 Feb 2013 1:38 pm

Iowa is about to have an open Senate seat for the first time in twenty-nine years. Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA) decided to bolt from the U.S. Senate, as did Jay Rockefeller (D-WV). However, why are safe Democrats retiring from the U.S. Senate? Rockefeller and Harkin, for example, could’ve been there for life. Is it because Sen. Harry Reid is making things so miserable that stalwarts of the left, like Harkin, are crying “uncle”? The Washington Post‘s Jennifer Rubin thinks so, and said to watch for three more retirements as 2014 draws nearer.
Keep …

ATF’s Epic Fail In Milwaukee
31 Jan 2013 12:20 pm

As Harry Reid bolts from Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s renewed push to ban so-called assault weapons, other senators, including Pat Leahy and Al Franken, may politick their way into killing the bill in committee. As Ed Morrissey of Hot Air posted yesterday,
No one thought Reid would be excited to support a new assault-weapons ban. He didn’t support the last one, and he’s been non-committal over the last several weeks even while his fellow Democrats have publicly demanded a new ban. Leahy’s reluctance should probably not be surprising, either; Vermont has a lot of gun …

Here We Go Again: A Discussion with NumbersUSA’s Rosemary Jenks
30 Jan 2013 10:14 am

With the “Gang of Eight” announcing their immigration reform package yesterday, I’m sure many American found the deal sensible, rational, and fair. It’s a bipartisan deal, which pleases the independent segments of the electorate, and has Sen. Marco Rubio endorsing it wholeheartedly. Immigration keeps the United States economically vibrant, unlike Europe, which has become older, grayer, and more Islamized. We should welcome immigrants, but not at the cost of undermining our economic interests – which is what NumbersUSA, an organization dedicated to common sense immigration reform, is trying to tell members …

Why Hello G.I. Jane
29 Jan 2013 10:45 am

As Bridget Johnson tattled this morning, polls show support for women in combat. There has been a lot of discussion regarding Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta lifting the ban on women in combat positions. As Fox News posted on January 24:
The change would open hundreds of thousands of front-line positions and potentially elite commando jobs to women. Panetta and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey both approved the change Thursday, and the White House separately said it endorsed the decision. The groundbreaking move recommended by the Joint Chiefs of Staff overturns a …

Roe at 40: A Discussion with Live Action’s Lila Rose
23 Jan 2013 5:06 pm

On January 22, the United States celebrated the 40th anniversary of the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court case, which legalized abortion in all fifty states. In doing so, the Court usurped a developing consensus amongst the state legislatures on the issue, and violated the principle of federalism that should guide how we enact policy in this country. Nevertheless, Roe, in estimates from The National Right to Life Committee, has been responsible for 54,559,615 abortions since 1973. As Daniel Halper wrote for The Weekly Standard on January 22,”that…means there are more than 3,300 …

Whoops! New NY Gun Law Forgot To Exempt Cops On High-Capacity Mags
18 Jan 2013 10:41 am

There’s a reason why moving slow on legislation is good. If it’s too big, or you do it too fast, you often complicate the problem. New York has just passed the most stringent anti-gun laws on the books. Yes, government did something! However, as progressives crack open the champagne, they forgot to exempt law enforcement on the measure banning high-capacity magazines. Then every single cop in New York has essentially broken the law. The new law limits firearm magazines to seven-rounds in New York.
According to Jim Hoffer of ABC Eyewitness News, “as the …

Never Put The Bill of Rights on a Graduated Scale
18 Jan 2013 10:28 am

I’ve seen Facebook statuses from some of my liberal friends that go like this: First Amendment ≠ Second Amendment. No. There should be equal advocacy for honoring the entire Bill of Rights in American political discourse. Only liberals seem to put things on graduated scale. It makes things more palatable to their base to swallow, and allows them to trim the fat in order to win elections. In other words, like solving a puzzle, liberals use as many pieces as it takes to ensure victory, and disregard the rest. You …

Stephens: ‘ [Hagel] Confirmation Process Should Be Illuminating’
10 Jan 2013 6:03 pm

Chuck Hagel, former Senator of Nebraska, has been tapped to head the Department of Defense. He’s a Republican, who vociferously criticized the Bush administration during the Iraq War – and equated ‘The Surge’ as the biggest foreign policy blunder since Vietnam. I also think Iraq was more of a distraction, than brilliant strategic thinking – but that’s a different matter. We have a nominee for Secretary of Defense, who holds positions that are to the left of Obama, and it’s up to the Republicans on the Hill to derail his …

Dems Gain Voter ID Edge, Again
9 Jan 2013 2:22 pm

The pendulum in the war between liberals and conservatives continues to swing with Democrats regaining the voter ID edge in the aftermath of the 2012 election. According to Mike Flynn of Breitbart, he wrote today that this shouldn’t be a surprise.
A new survey by Gallup shows Democrats regaining their edge in party identification over the GOP. In 2012, 47% of Americans identified as Democrat or lean-Democrat. 42% identified as GOP or lean-GOP. In 2011, the two parties were even, with each claiming 45% of Americans. In 2008, however, Democrats held a 12-point …

The Journal News Doxes (possible) NY Handgun Owners
24 Dec 2012 3:13 pm

Watch out for those spooky gun owners! At least that’s what The Journal News wants you to think when they published the names and addresses of everyone with a handgun permit in Westchester and Rockland counties.
Journal News released the Google Map, which doxed these people, through an affiliate site called lohud.com on December 22.

The map indicates the addresses of all pistol permit holders in Westchester and Rockland counties. Each dot represents an individual permit holder licensed to own a handgun — a pistol or revolver. The data does not include owners …

The Progressives Push For New “Assault” Weapons Ban Is Bad Policy
20 Dec 2012 2:48 am

I stand firm with my fellow members at the National Rifle Association. I couldn’t be more proud to be part of an organization that defends the Second Amendment, which is one of the most important rights within our Constitution. Over the past forty-eight hours, the NRA has been slammed for being somehow complicit in the various incidents connected gun violence – with the most recent being that awful tragedy in Newtown, CT. As some in the media continue to inject hyper-emotionalism into this debate, liberals simply cannot control themselves. When it comes to gun violence, …

Have you bought your ‘abornament’ yet?
20 Dec 2012 1:01 am

Yes, abortion rights activists have reached a new level of depravity. Apparently, as everyone indulges in the holiday spirit, the pro-choice camp decided to create abortion ornaments – or ‘abornaments’ – to be part of the commemoration of the birth of Christ. The fact that pro-choice Americans threw this in the face of those who practice religion, or hold pro-life beliefs, is offensive in the extreme. Steven Ertelt of Life News wrote on December 19:

The pro-life group Life Dynamics has been highlighting so-called “Abornaments” that pro-abortion activists are promoting. …

I’m waiting for liberals to make their own 47 percent comment on guns
17 Dec 2012 1:44 am

In the wake of the Newtown shootings, the left is clamoring for more gun control. They want to ban assault weapons – which is liberal speak for scary guns – and do something about high-capacity magazines because they incentivize us to be mean, vicious, and violent. However, as John Fund noted in National Review, it’s time to talk about the mental illness aspect of this debate – and dismantle to frivolous concept of ‘gun-free zones.’ Zones that keep those within its perimeter perpetually unarmed and exposed to danger.
Fund noted that …

Abject union thuggery
17 Dec 2012 1:05 am

We’ve all seen the video of the Lansing, Michigan union protests. They’re mad that Gov. Rick Snyder passed a right-to-work law, which would curtail the power unions have in the state. It’s Wisconsin reloaded. However, the level of thuggery and violence has reached a whole new level. Union supporters thought that they could really make a difference in this debate by tearing down an Americans for Prosperity tent, which was located outside the state capitol building. The tent had women and children inside – and one union supporter assaulted conservative …

A second shooting was stopped on the same day as Newtown tragedy
17 Dec 2012 12:37 am

While a horrific tragedy occurred in Newtown, CT, a similar event was stopped in Oklahoma. Sammie Eaglebear Chavez, who is only 18, plotted an attack on his high school in Bartlesville, according to Fox News.
An arrest affidavit says Chavez tried to convince other students to help him lure students into the auditorium, chain the doors shut and start shooting. The Tulsa World reports that authorities say Chavez threatened to kill students who didn’t help.
The Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise reports Chavez planned to detonate bombs at the doors as police arrived. The school district …

Repeat after me: gun control isn’t the answer
15 Dec 2012 7:31 pm

The tragedy in Newton, CT should shake us all to our very core. Of the 26 who were killed yesterday, 20 of them were children. It’s evil. It’s grotesque. And I’m sure many mothers and fathers were holding their children a little tighter last night. Sadly, for twenty families, that will no longer be possible. Our thoughts and prayers should go out to everyone, especially to the brave teachers who sacrificed their lives to save their students. One teacher, Vicki Soto, shielded her students from the gunfire – and made …

Hip/hop artist and his legion of morons spew hate at Michelle Malkin
14 Dec 2012 12:46 am

Here we go again. Conservative blogger and Twitchy founder Michelle Malkin has reaped a whirlwind of hate tweets from fans of hip/hop artist The Game. It’s due to the cover art of his new album Jesus Piece, which features a depiction of Christ that some consider blasphemous. Malkin had a post about it on her blog on December 11. According to Twitchy:

The Lonely Position of Neutral
12 Dec 2012 3:26 am

I hate raising taxes. I find high tax rates immoral. However, we lost the election. An increase in revenue is inevitable. What’s perverse about this whole episode is that if we fall off the cliff – Democrats will get everything they want. They’ll get their tax increases, their revenue, and defense cuts. They would complete their decade-long project of ending the Bush Tax Cuts and gutting of the Pentagon. They have no incentive to meet us halfway, or negotiate in a meaningful way to make sure the markets don’t tank. …

In Treatment
12 Dec 2012 2:13 am

Yes, Republicans are in treatment after their catastrophic loss last November. We kept our majority in the House due to gerrymandering, and we lost two seats in the Senate. Romney’s loss was bad, but our inability to gain seats in the Senate was ignominious. Democrats were tasked with defending twenty-three senate seats, and twelve of those races had eminently beatable incumbents. However, due to some of our party members’ obsession with rape and pregnancy, we’re short two seats when the next congress convenes.
What’s becoming increasingly clear is that the conservative …

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